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You saw Saim too and wrote him off. You will be forced to eat your words too on others. Likh le!
Why can I smell smoke from your backside? Jaalan ho rahi hai?I'm not judge player's based on just one off the performance .
So after Asif ali the future Pakistan captain , Usman khan is best middle order batsman and Saim is one of the best opener.
Why should I feel jealous. I just gave my own opinion and i feel saim is more like a heck who can Play one good innings out of ten . This is not how best opener play.Why can I smell smoke from your backside? Jaalan ho rahi hai?
He is a fat git...! he could have had a nice little a career if he'd cared more about his runs than prathas and paayay. Everytime he lasted more than a few balls, you could see he had something about him.But but but Sharjeel Khan is a talentless hack
The problem is most Pakistani batsmen would go goo goo ga ga over the opposition like the losers they are. So this actually showed a good aspect of Saim.To be honest that question was absurd as well , He is an international cricketer and not some fan boy who got a chance to play some charity match facing Aus bowlers.
He is not consistent at all... i really admire his inning which he played today but major concern for me is that how many he will further take to play such inning again.He has lots of talent but his brain and hunger are open to discussion. If the lad can get a hunger for runs and keep his thinking straight, I see a future captain. He should look at Saeed Anwer rather become another Imran Nazir
This is what is wrong with PCT players. He should have played First class insteadSaim Ayub is all set to play the T10 format - he will represent Kandy Bolts in the Lanka T10 Super League 2024
Because rizzu and bobby must open lolits really surprising that why Saim Ayub is not in the T2o squad? he is the one can play positive cricket in power play to give u early momentum.
RIP to the T20I seriesBecause rizzu and bobby must open lol
Why are you surprisedits really surprising that why Saim Ayub is not in the T2o squad? he is the one can play positive cricket in power play to give u early momentum.
On the other threads you were praising Aqib Javed and his selection. Wasn’t the selection panel making the calls now? Who selected Babar and Rizwan? Who dropped Saim Ayub?Why are you surprised
Now Babar and Rizwan can make their love for opening in T20 cricket without any interference of homewrecker Saim
yeah no surprise now why he is not in the squadWhy are you surprised
Now Babar and Rizwan can make their love for opening in T20 cricket without any interference of homewrecker Saim
Think it’s the right decision not to have him in the t20 squad even if t20s is his best format in domestic. He was doing dreadful in t20s, and it must feel daunting when he goes in at the crease every t20 he plays. There’s too much pressure now in t20s. He would have to do ridiculously well to overturn that t20 record now with how many games he’s played.
He’s succeeded now in ODIs and I’d let him continue with that. Once he’s established himself in ODIs you can add him back in t20s with the confidence that he’s done well against international attacks, and that he won’t be dropped completely even if he fails in t20 again as he has ODIs to fall back on.
Usman deserves a run as opener in t20 too, so we have other options we can use instead of Saim.
Agreed. I also think it is smart to keep him away from International T20s for now.He has turned things around.
He showed his potential in the last 2 games.
He's still in Australia?Just when he was striking form in ODI's they drop him from T20's
Let' see if he plays tomorrow
oh yeah, he's not in the squadHe's still in Australia?
ODI series was important as Champions Trophy is round the corner. I am glad Saim is rested from T20s. He has an important role on SA tour.Missing Saim Ayub in T20I series against Australia?
Saim should have retaind in the T20I squad after such dynamic performance in ODIs.. he actually played ODIs lika a T20 game and now most of the players playing this T20 game like an ODI.
Odi batting is not easy. In this day and age you're expected to be the most attacking in the first 10 overs. Not the other way around.T20 batting is more difficult. Odi opening is probably the easiest position in Loi cricket. Not taking away from saim’s achievements but it is best to leave him at a place where he can succeed for now and build up his confidence. He’s so young there is plenty of time for him to play T20s. What we need him to do at this age is make at least one format cemented. Then it’s much easier knowing he’s international quality.
Never said ODI batting is easy. However I think ODI opening is easier than t20 opening or really any position in t20. It’s why our batsmen struggle so much in t20. It’s also why imam has forged out a career as an opener despite not really able to even do well in PSL or even test cricket.Odi batting is not easy. In this day and age you're expected to be the most attacking in the first 10 overs. Not the other way around.
Fakhar was an exception because even though he took time he made up for it and exceeded expectations if he managed to survive the initial 10 overs.
Saim so far seems to be following the fakhar trend but if he wants to go that route he better bat like his predecessor.
Gone are the old days of cricket. It's why I'm still not convinced on saim. I like saim, he seems like a hard working positive and honest young man but I'm not convinced on his abilities as of yet
Fantastic posts!Never said ODI batting is easy. However I think ODI opening is easier than t20 opening or really any position in t20. It’s why our batsmen struggle so much in t20. It’s also why imam has forged out a career as an opener despite not really able to even do well in PSL or even test cricket.
Fakhar excels at the ODI opener position, it doesn’t take away from the fact he has been our best LOI cricketer in recent years. But in ODIs there is time to work yourself in. You don’t have that in t20s. Which is why I think fakhar doesn’t do well in t20s at least top order. He is too scratchy and easily able to get out. Fakhar becomes truly dangerous once he sets in, and there’s way more overs in ODI for us to have that fakhar who can hit blistering centuries there. Saim is going to find ODI opening easier than t20 as is Abdullah.
In t20 you have to be comfortable at the crease early on and able to hit ball one. I think that’s quite tough to be and I don’t think I’d describe a single one of our batsman able to do that, even fakhar who isn’t comfortable at the crease early on. In ODIs you don’t need to be that necessarily which is why I think more of our batsmen do better in ODIs.
What I’m saying is you could have a failed t20 opener who becomes an average but probably not as great (I.e. as good as fakhar) as ODI opener. Which imam is already proof of this, along with Saim and Abdullah to an extent.
Here’s how I’d rank easiest to hardest generally speaking for Pakistani talent:Never said ODI batting is easy. However I think ODI opening is easier than t20 opening or really any position in t20. It’s why our batsmen struggle so much in t20. It’s also why imam has forged out a career as an opener despite not really able to even do well in PSL or even test cricket.
Fakhar excels at the ODI opener position, it doesn’t take away from the fact he has been our best LOI cricketer in recent years. But in ODIs there is time to work yourself in. You don’t have that in t20s. Which is why I think fakhar doesn’t do well in t20s at least top order. He is too scratchy and easily able to get out. Fakhar becomes truly dangerous once he sets in, and there’s way more overs in ODI for us to have that fakhar who can hit blistering centuries there. Saim is going to find ODI opening easier than t20 as is Abdullah.
In t20 you have to be comfortable at the crease early on and able to hit ball one. I think that’s quite tough to be and I don’t think I’d describe a single one of our batsman able to do that, even fakhar who isn’t comfortable at the crease early on. In ODIs you don’t need to be that necessarily which is why I think more of our batsmen do better in ODIs.
What I’m saying is you could have a failed t20 opener who becomes an average but probably not as great (I.e. as good as fakhar) as ODI opener. Which imam is already proof of this, along with Saim and Abdullah to an extent.
Yeah I’d agree with this orderHere’s how I’d rank easiest to hardest generally speaking for Pakistani talent:
ODI top order
ODI middle order
T20 Top order
T20 middle order
Test middle order
Test Top order
I'd swap the t20 top order with the middle order in terms of rankings.Here’s how I’d rank easiest to hardest generally speaking for Pakistani talent:
ODI top order
ODI middle order
T20 Top order
T20 middle order
Test middle order
Test Top order
Test top order is easier then test middle order. We saw that in the England series, the top order batters had it easier them the middle order batters because it was spinning and the old ball was difficult to hit.Here’s how I’d rank easiest to hardest generally speaking for Pakistani talent:
ODI top order
ODI middle order
T20 Top order
T20 middle order
Test middle order
Test Top order
Underrated band.
This song is Saim Ayub 100%
Only for that firepower to take a nosedive as soon as the he walks in at no 4Statement making performance from Saim. I think in Fakhar and Saim we can finally have an opening combination that will give us that firepower up top.
I don't think clowns like him should be given any kind of attention. This is how people like him become 'analysts' and 'experts'.Wow, what's this now
Before
Given all the hype around Ayub and the fact that he was dominating in domestic cricket, Ahmed Shehzad earlier questioned why the talented youngster hasn’t been able to replicate that level of success in international cricket.
“What about Saim Ayub’s performance after 25 matches?” he said in a video on X,
After the century today
Pakistan cricket became mediocre the moment flops like this became influential voicesFlopped in Aus, Flopped in NZ , Flopped in Bangladesh and now Flopped in Pakistan what next , all those selectors and coaches who hyped him should be criminally penalised
Learn from someone like Rizwan
It makes you better than Lara at number 4 in ODI btwPlaying a stylish shot on 1 leg doesn’t make you Lara !!
MashaAllah it seems like we have Ricky Ponting sir here amidst us on this forumTechnically very deficient...wants to play everything square off the wicket.
And a poor shot is always around the corner like Mohammad Haris
He won’t come good 1 good length delivery outside 4th stump & it’s good night poor player.. if this is the best talent that’s coming up PCB might as well put padlocks on grounds.
That was reality isn't it, Saim is lucky to have so many chances , vindicates it he is not in T20 squad due to those flop performancesPakistan cricket became mediocre the moment flops like this became influential voices
6 months on it seems he's been reading my posts on PP on how to improve.MashaAllah it seems like we have Ricky Ponting sir here amidst us on this forum
Bro, now he has to do something to run his YouTube channel lolWow, what's this now
Before
Given all the hype around Ayub and the fact that he was dominating in domestic cricket, Ahmed Shehzad earlier questioned why the talented youngster hasn’t been able to replicate that level of success in international cricket.
“What about Saim Ayub’s performance after 25 matches?” he said in a video on X,
After the century today
PLAYER | DELIVERIES | OPPOSITION, YEAR |
Shahid Afridi | 37 balls | v Sri Lanka, 1996 |
Shahid Afridi | 45 balls | v India, 2005 |
Shahid Afridi | 53 balls | v Bangladesh, 2010 |
Saim Ayub | 53 balls | v Zimbabwe, 2024 |
Sharjeel Khan | 61 balls | v Ireland, 2016 |
Why isn't rizwan on the list? Isn't he pakistan's premier t20 opener?Ayub matches Afridi's heroics with stunning Bulawayo century
The left-hander now holds the fastest men's ODI century by any Pakistan player that isn't Shahid Afridi.
Young opener Saim Ayub matched the efforts of Pakistan great Shahid Afridi with an outstanding century against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
Ayub smashed his first ODI hundred in brilliant style, with the 22-year-old bringing up his century in just 53 balls to help Pakistan level the three-game series at 1-1 ahead of the series decider on Thursday.
It was the equal third fastest ODI century by a Pakistan men's player, matching the efforts of Afridi's 53-ball effort against Bangladesh in 2010.
Afridi holds the two fastest centuries by Pakistan players, having reached three figures in just 37 balls against Sri Lanka in 1996 and 45 deliveries against India in 2005.
Fastest ODI centuries - Pakistan Men
Ayub has always shown plenty of promise through the early parts of his international career, but this latest knock could be just the confidence booster both he and Pakistan need ahead of next year's ICC Champions Trophy tournament.
PLAYER DELIVERIES OPPOSITION, YEAR Shahid Afridi 37 balls v Sri Lanka, 1996 Shahid Afridi 45 balls v India, 2005 Shahid Afridi 53 balls v Bangladesh, 2010 Saim Ayub 53 balls v Zimbabwe, 2024 Sharjeel Khan 61 balls v Ireland, 2016
The left-hander smashed 17 fours and three massive sixes during his 62-ball stay, eventually finishing unbeaten on 113 as he and Abdullah Shafique (32*) successfully chased down Zimbabwe's total of 145 in less than 19 overs.
Spinner Abrar Ahmed did the damage for Pakistan with four Zimbabwe wickets and the 26-year-old was quick to praise Ayub when speaking post-match.
"Everybody knows that whenever he plays, he is capable of turning the match into a one-sided affair," he said.
"He is a very talented lad and I have my best wishes for him that he keeps performing in the same manner to help Pakistan win more matches in the future."
ICC
These are ODI stats BruhWhy isn't rizwan on the list? Isn't he pakistan's premier t20 opener?
Ik but you'd think the premium t20 opener for pakistan would be topping the odi charts as well in terms of speedThese are ODI stats Bruh
Ab devilliers has the fastest ODI ton but could nor replicate the same in t20s, does that mean he was pathetic???Ik but you'd think the premium t20 opener for pakistan would be topping the odi charts as well in terms of speed
Talk about Sai bruh... leave rizwan outAb devilliers has the fastest ODI ton but could nor replicate the same in t20s, does that mean he was pathetic???
Talk about Sai bruh... leave rizwan out
Rizwan is not even a topic here. Saim smashed a hundred and wrote his name in history books while rizwan could not. SimpleTalk about Sai bruh... leave rizwan out
Trust me by talking about Rizwan i am boosting and complimenting saim. This is very much ontopic.
As for ab, so? What are you trying to say? That rizwan is an odi beast who smacks 30 ball 100's but is only slow in t20 cause he cant replicate it?
I think you're confusing rizwan for saim who can smack 50 ball 100's in odi but hasn't replicated it in t20
while rizwan could notRizwan is not even a topic here. Saim smashed a hundred and wrote his name in history books while rizwan could not. Simple
Saim is a dasher, rizwan is not.. Huge huge difference.while rizwan could not
Im asking why? Saim ayub a newbie playing an innings that the 2nd greatest opener after babar in t20 history for pakistan could not?
i thpught Babar and rizwan are the type of players who set worlds on ?
So why is a 22 year old kid performing Miracles?