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Even after facing 30 odd deliveries he still looks like he is facing his debut test ball. When will those butterflies in his tummy going to subside?He is already doing fine against Spin. Babar would have been a walking wicket on this pitch with the form he was in.
For example, look at this shot for 6.
He is making his debut replacing Babar. He has a big gap to fill. He will be nervous obviously.Even after facing 30 odd deliveries he still looks like he is facing his debut test ball. When will those butterflies in his tummy going to subside?
I don’t think there is any reason for Babar fans to hope for his failure. If anything, Pakistan needs to produce more competent batsmen to support Babar and take some of the pressure off his shoulders.A minute silence for all those Babar fans who were desperately hoping and praying that he would fail...
Babar will be back because of his pedigree. This doesn’t bode well for someone like Masood who is clearly not enough and will find it hard to keep his place without captaincy whom he is holding onto by a thread.50 for Kamran on debut. Rescued Pakistan after being 19/2.
Looks like a crunch player. This won't bode well for Babar
Babar will be back because of his pedigree. This doesn’t bode well for someone like Masood who is clearly not enough and will find it hard to keep his place without captaincy whom he is holding onto by a thread.
You can’t forget a 30 year old with 13k+ runs in international cricket and who still averages around 45 in Test in spite not scoring for two years which reflects his pedigree.It’s time to forget about Babar, he’s fallen down the pecking order.
Hurraira and Sahibzada Farhan can also be played in his position.
Masood can’t be dropped because he’s the captain.
Lack of bounce but edges not carrying to slips. Some deliveries spun when the ball was new but later it was easier to negotiate. Saim looked better than ghulam but was undone by stokes captaincy and planJust tuned in
Winning toss and 173 - 3 is somthing any team will take on any wicket any conditions.
The platform is laid and defo a better looking than 19-3 and kudos to the debutant Ghulam
on another note is it taking any spin? or keeping low? or reversing ? or still the motorway of the prev test?
If it takes turn - pak spinners must be surely surely licking their chops....surely angrez aint that flash against turn....
Wow - 2nd test on same pitch certainly piques the interest of all...plenty of subplots and intrigue....
bring on post tea session
Looks a gutsy player, but remains to be seen how he handles proper pace and bounce.Kamran Ghulam in his honeymoon period. He'll soon be found out and there'll be a thread here "Kamran Ghulam: Essential or liability"
Yeah its a shame Babar never himself wanted Kamran in the side to take the pressure off his shouldersIf anything, Pakistan needs to produce more competent batsmen to support Babar and take some of the pressure off his shoulders.
well, thats the point of A cricket... should have been on a few A away tours already if PCB wasn't a joke of an instituteFor all the runs ghulam made he looks very uncomfortable vs pace. He's getting squared up by stokes constantly. Why do they get to international and then we see the deficiencies? Need a better setup to fully polish the players but will never happen
let Abdullah types cook for a few seasons. Huraira has about 30 first class games. He will do well too.The hundred from Kamran is proof that why domestic players should be preferred instead of t20 hacks with no-look shots or Abdullah-type guys.
i dont care if sauds runs are made of cheesecake and lambs wool, pak are in no position to complain about runs being soft or tough. this is barely an international quality side, you take what you get. hes one of the first names on the sheet for me.I have said it so many times previously that Kamran Ghulam was the ideal replacement we needed for someone like Younis Khan. The guy is very gritty like Younis and doesn't carry the same mental weakness baggage like many in the team. In terms of skillset and shot making abilities he might be limited but so was Younis and Misbah yet their stats speak for themselves. Ideally we need someone who doesn't succumb to pressure situations in middle orders as a lot of the time in the past our middle order batters haven't shown spine to see out a difficult phase. He might be the guy to see off some difficult phases in test cricket.
Another one I have high hopes from is Hurraira who I believe will turn out to be a very good opener for Pakistan. He is the rare kind of talent that likes to play the ball very late something Yousuf was very good at. He is still young so can take some more time on bench and be ready for international cricket.
Ideally my test team for Asian conditions would be as follows:
1. Abdullah Shafique
2. Hurraira
3. Kamran Ghulam
4. Babar Azam
5. Saud Shakeel / Someone from domestic
6. Mohammad Rizwan
7. Salman Ali Agha / Mubasir Khan
8. Mehran Mumtaz / Aamir Jamal
8. Shaheen Shah / Mir Hamza / Mohammad Umar
9. Naseem Shah
10. Abrar Ahmed
I understand a lot of these players haven't had a great series vs Bangladesh or England right now but these are the best of the lot we have got for Asian conditions. I do believe someone like Mubasir Khan is severely underutilised especially in Asian conditions as the guy has had a remarkable couple of domestic seasons now.
Also I believe Saud Shakeel is walking on thin ice. Problem with Saud is that his runs are very soft and usually goes missing when the team needs him to step up. We are thin in terms of domestic resources for a middle order batter too. Someone like Umar Amin has been piling on runs for the past 3-4 seasons now but would be a short fix given his age. Other guys like Tayyab Tahir isn't really a long format batter and hasn't done that well in first class. So hopefully we can get someone from domestic circuit who can step up and challenge for this post.
But in this pitch they won't bowl much pace. Anyway pitch is uber slow. He should be able to handle.Excellent knock today but as suspected he doesn't have the game against pace.
All of us want PCT should prosper. But creating this kind of environment only divide people.A minute silence for all those Babar fans who were desperately hoping and praying that he would fail...
Bro don't feel offended why are you giving names of squad when there is no chance of selectors consulting you for squad selection.i have often seen people on this forum doing this. Bro until unless basics are not covered in every sector of this sport in Pakistan be it skill wise be it fitness or be it game awareness, anything. PCT can't become world beaters. When you process in place for every thing and people acknowledge and follow that process,I have said it so many times previously that Kamran Ghulam was the ideal replacement we needed for someone like Younis Khan. The guy is very gritty like Younis and doesn't carry the same mental weakness baggage like many in the team. In terms of skillset and shot making abilities he might be limited but so was Younis and Misbah yet their stats speak for themselves. Ideally we need someone who doesn't succumb to pressure situations in middle orders as a lot of the time in the past our middle order batters haven't shown spine to see out a difficult phase. He might be the guy to see off some difficult phases in test cricket.
Another one I have high hopes from is Hurraira who I believe will turn out to be a very good opener for Pakistan. He is the rare kind of talent that likes to play the ball very late something Yousuf was very good at. He is still young so can take some more time on bench and be ready for international cricket.
Ideally my test team for Asian conditions would be as follows:
1. Abdullah Shafique
2. Hurraira
3. Kamran Ghulam
4. Babar Azam
5. Saud Shakeel / Someone from domestic
6. Mohammad Rizwan
7. Salman Ali Agha / Mubasir Khan
8. Mehran Mumtaz / Aamir Jamal
8. Shaheen Shah / Mir Hamza / Mohammad Umar
9. Naseem Shah
10. Abrar Ahmed
I understand a lot of these players haven't had a great series vs Bangladesh or England right now but these are the best of the lot we have got for Asian conditions. I do believe someone like Mubasir Khan is severely underutilised especially in Asian conditions as the guy has had a remarkable couple of domestic seasons now.
Also I believe Saud Shakeel is walking on thin ice. Problem with Saud is that his runs are very soft and usually goes missing when the team needs him to step up. We are thin in terms of domestic resources for a middle order batter too. Someone like Umar Amin has been piling on runs for the past 3-4 seasons now but would be a short fix given his age. Other guys like Tayyab Tahir isn't really a long format batter and hasn't done that well in first class. So hopefully we can get someone from domestic circuit who can step up and challenge for this post.
How his this rubbish player convinced so many he is good enough?play Shan as an opener.
Did you read the whole post?How his this rubbish player convinced so many he is good enough?
I do not understand why people want to persist with one of the worst players ever.
He will be fine on such pitches, but will be a sitting duck like saud on pitches which assistance for fast bowlers.But in this pitch they won't bowl much pace. Anyway pitch is uber slow. He should be able to handle.
Pakistan needs some HTBs asap. They got outbatted by Bangladesh. That too by someone who is goign to retire soon.He will be fine on such pitches, but will be a sitting duck like saud on pitches which assistance for fast bowlers.
Was just having a laugh. We all support anyone who plays for the team... well apart from a couple of the stranger people on this forum!Bro we should come out of this negativity.
All of us want PCT should prosper. But creating this kind of environment only divide people.
You can’t forget a 30 year old with 13k+ runs in international cricket and who still averages around 45 in Test in spite not scoring for two years which reflects his pedigree.
Masood can and should be dropped because if a player is only playing because of captaincy, then he shouldn’t be playing in the first place.
Babar, Kamran, Saud, Rizwan and Agha all make Pakistan’s best XI in Test.
That’s a very valid criticism. If BA wanted somebody to share his pressures, he could have grafted guys like Kamran Ghulam in the side earlier. I just saw that Ghulam is 29 - why was he ignored for so long? Still early days, but looks to me he has a great technique against spin.Yeah its a shame Babar never himself wanted Kamran in the side to take the pressure off his shoulders
Umar Akmal the only one to score a debut Test ton away from AsiaCONGRATS TO KAMRAN FOR HUNDRED ON DEBUT IN TEST
- Khalid Ibadulla – 166 vs Australia, Karachi, 1964
- Javed Miandad – 163 vs New Zealand, Lahore, 1976
- Saleem Malik – 100* vs Sri Lanka, Karachi, 1982
- Mohammad Wasim – 109* vs New Zealand, Lahore, 1996
- Ali Naqvi – 115 vs South Africa, Rawalpindi, 1997
- Azhar Mahmood – 128* vs South Africa, Rawalpindi, 1997
- Younis Khan – 107 vs Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi, 2000
- Taufeeq Umar – 104 vs Bangladesh, Multan, 2001
- Yasir Hameed – 170, 105 vs Bangladesh, Karachi, 2003
- Fawad Alam – 168 vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2009
- Umar Akmal – 129 vs New Zealand, Dunedin, 2009
- Abid Ali – 109* vs Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi, 2019
- Kamran Ghulam – 114 vs England, Multan, 2024
He joins this list !!!
Did he look the part? I have seen the highlights but those watching live get a much better idea. If does then even better because all the other batsman have to step up their game or they will go on an extended break.I am happy for Kamran Ghulam finally a well deserved talent got a chance to shine.
this aged really well, our genius fans like this guy deserves the bobsies and constant lossesEven after facing 30 odd deliveries he still looks like he is facing his debut test ball. When will those butterflies in his tummy going to subside?
He will get drop after a few games. He isnt as good as people are making him to be.Did he look the part? I have seen the highlights but those watching live get a much better idea. If does then even better because all the other batsman have to step up their game or they will go on an extended break.
The genius is right.this aged really well, our genius fans like this guy deserves the bobsies and constant losses
@Rana here it isThe genius is right.
The fact that he faced issues against pace on a dead wicket is concerning.
I get it, support a player, but dont turn blind towards his issues in batting, because if not today, than tomr those issues get exposed.
It happend with umar akmal, it happened with Asad shafiq, it than happened with sohaib maqsood, fawad alam and the list goes on.
When younis and misbah retired, the biggest issue was that we the replacement players that we had developed, failed to fill in those roles. Azhar and asad stayed as supporting players even after misbah and younis retired.
People are bashing Babar and going to the extent by saying Babar has been replaced by Kamran, but Babar and Rizwan are going to stay as the main players while the others will act more as supporting players due to flaws in their technques.
I was more happy with Saim Ayub finally proving his worth