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[PICTURES] Would Azam Khan be a better cricketer if he lost weight?

Azam is a hack. Can't play fast bowling, he will be a walking wicket if he batted at the top of the order. The guy can't run more than a single and at this level you are giving the opposition free runs. An embarrasment that he is even over here on tour.
 
He looked all at sea against pace and was out of breath after a couple of singles.

It must be sore for such a big guy to be in a half squat position as keeper for 20 overs and then bat.
 
With Azam, i have said many times on record that i am against his selection purely because of what he represents. But due to his immense support i always used to think, maybe i am missing a mark. His final chance is this series. If he fails, i doubt he will get another chance again considering massive eyeballs due to his poor fitness.
 
If ever there was justice in this world, we saw it today on the field.

Been saying all along that he is a fraud, but nobody listens to me.
 
It's embarrassing to see any sportsmen take to the field in this physical condition. This is not 1995

He will not succeed on the international stage
 
He's beyond awful. The should be the last series of his career. Looked a tailender against the fast bowlers.
 
I am all for 5 chances for Azam - If he is good, he will show us, if not, he will be history.
 
MenInG said:
I am all for 5 chances for Azam - If he is good, he will show us, if not, he will be history.
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You give somebody so many chances, they will surely fluke one good knock in this mickey mouse format and get selected again. This torture has to end for us fans!
 
Total insult to every fit pakistani cricketer who was left out from the squad because of this obnoxiously obese player. He thrives against low quality bowling in leagues like CPL,PSL etc :ROFLMAO: will be badly exposed against any quality bowling.(y)
 
gazza619 said:
You give somebody so many chances, they will surely fluke one good knock in this mickey mouse format and get selected again. This torture has to end for us fans!
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Well many will argue that players like Rizwan, Babar will also do the same?

My point is 5 matches in a row is a good test for Azam.

He improves, then it's great news for Pakistan.
 
He needs a lot of work. Doesn't have the right temperament. You need to trust your game as a batter at international cricket, not start flailing around like a nervous rut and expect international level cricketers to bowl you rubbish to punish.

Doesn't look good enough whenever I have seen him play in Pakistan colors.
 
It's embarrassing seeing him play international cricket. How he has any fans I will never know. They promised big hitting and sixes.... we got 2s reduced to singles as he struggled to breathe trying to get from one end to the other, wobbling about like a giant piece of fat jelly!
 
MenInG said:
I am all for 5 chances for Azam - If he is good, he will show us, if not, he will be history.
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Problem is that Azam'ites have short memories and 3 months later they'll start crying for Azam to be included again. And by hook or crook he manages 30 odd, he cements his place for the next 2-3 series.

MenInG said:
Looking at this replay - Azam seems lost at the international stage

https://twitter.com/x/status/1745738811487699053
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The problem is in the PSL that's likely a dropped catch and Azam takes a fortunate single. It's incredible the number of lives the guy gets when playing T20 club cricket. Rizwan as keeper/batsman is on a different league altogether. I'd rather give Sarfraz another go.
 
PakFan2010 said:
I would play him as an opener. He reminds me of Rohit Sharma.
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Rohit Sharma has done things in ODI cricket that most cricketers can only dream of.

Also, his power and skill for boundary hitting is such that , he is better off not looking for singles and twos. It's a better tradeoff for him to wait for the right ball to hit sixes and boundaries.

He's an outlier and not the norm .

Anyway he's a an order of magnitude fitter than Azam and Rohit is 36 years old!

There is no comparison whatsoever.
 
Watching him bat today really made my blood boil. On a few occasions, Babar hit shots that with another partner would have been 2 runs, but because Babar was batting with this guy, he could only take singles. Azam Khan is a complete embarrassment of a cricketer. How he has any fans is beyond me.
 
Azam looked very uncomfortable against anything that was chest height.

However he should get all 5 games.

People on this forum are saying he missed out on double but how many doubles did pakistan score during the Innings.
 
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Not the sight one wants to see in international sports.

I desperately want him to prove me wrong but I feel he will not be that guy that we all want him to be
 
shamaan said:
Azam looked very uncomfortable against anything that was chest height.

However he should get all 5 games.

People on this forum are saying he missed out on double but how many doubles did pakistan score during the Innings.
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He shouldn't have even got this match. What an embarrasment to sport this selection is. He should be playing darts in England.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
He shouldn't have even got this match. What an embarrasment to sport this selection is. He should be playing darts in England.
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Yes, Azam should not be in the team , Rizwan should keep the wicket and Sahibzada should be in playing 11.
 
His lateral movement behind the stumps is terrible. For the sake of hiding him on the field, they are exposing the WK position.

His batting is easy to get through with good international bowlers and his fitness is atrocious.

Sahibzada or Haris are much better options in the XI.
 
I don't have any doubts about his batting abilities but the major concern is his keeping which is awful and problem is that we can't keep him as a fielder which means more vulnerability for his place in the playing XI so he needs to perform in batting to justify his place else he is gone.
 
Just does not instill fear in the opposition.

A stagnant wall in the field, but with the bat he is jumping around and can't stand still and get a powerful base going. Playing a shot on the off side but his weight is shuffling to leg side. Stop being scared of the ball this is international cricket.
 
He's just utterly bad

Move on
 
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Azam khan has the perfect chance in this series to prove his metal. He has been so hyped as a power hitter that we saw in CPL and other leagues but he is yet to bring that A-game into the international. Time is not that far that he will be discarded for good if he is not performing anytime soon.
 
As expected gets exposed. He will continue to be exposed.

He is not overweight by the way -. You can be overweight by 3/4/5kg maybe but when you are 30 kg or more above your ideal bode size then you are not .
 
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Who is backing Azam Khan? Who is the main culprit for bringing him into the Green shirt again?
 
You aren't going to get the best out of Azam if you are not playing to his strengths

The boy is a destroyer of spin and can take on the best of the best. Unfortunately our managment does not see his potential and would much rather let a washed up Iftikhar- the worst player of spin- face the lion-share of the middle overs.

How can a guy succeed when all is against him. Barely faces spin, bats so low that he doesn't get enough balls to settle
 
CerebralPatriot said:
You aren't going to get the best out of Azam if you are not playing to his strengths

The boy is a destroyer of spin and can take on the best of the best. Unfortunately our managment does not see his potential and would much rather let a washed up Iftikhar- the worst player of spin- face the lion-share of the middle overs.

How can a guy succeed when all is against him. Barely faces spin, bats so low that he doesn't get enough balls to settle
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The other teams aren’t magically going to start bowling spin to him. They’ll switch when he comes out. He needs to get out of the team.
 
Mediocre hack with questionable temperament. This chapter should be closed within these five games.
 
Let’s give him whole series before discarding him . I think he is low on confidence. Since we gave ample chances to asif khushdil ifti . Azam should be given whole series . Number 6 isn’t easy spot to bat on . I want him to do well because it’s a crucial position and I don’t see any good quality hitter at that position for Pakistan . Hoping he scores
 
Any stats for his non international performance batting first v second?

I dont think his knees can take 20 overs of keeping then batting.
 
Give him the 5 games, just don’t look at his stats when he comes out to bat, I did that and I almost felt sorry for him.
 
Adam Hollioake about Azam Khan:

He's a destructive batsman. I mean, unfortunately, tonight he came in, and he really needed to go straight away, and he got out. It's one of those things where if it works, you look great. If it doesn't work, you look stupid. So that sport again, that's what we love about sport. If we all knew what was going to happen, it would be boring. We go and watch the bold and the beautiful or go and watch some TV sitcoms, which is really like very obvious things. But sports beautiful because you never know what's going to happen, and people of all shapes and sizes and speeds and athleticism can play the game. So he's an exciting guy because he's a big hitter in the ball. We haven't seen it in these two games, but I'm sure he'll do well in the future.
 
MenInG said:
Adam Hollioake about Azam Khan:

He's a destructive batsman. I mean, unfortunately, tonight he came in, and he really needed to go straight away, and he got out. It's one of those things where if it works, you look great. If it doesn't work, you look stupid. So that sport again, that's what we love about sport. If we all knew what was going to happen, it would be boring. We go and watch the bold and the beautiful or go and watch some TV sitcoms, which is really like very obvious things. But sports beautiful because you never know what's going to happen, and people of all shapes and sizes and speeds and athleticism can play the game. So he's an exciting guy because he's a big hitter in the ball. We haven't seen it in these two games, but I'm sure he'll do well in the future.
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Adam Holliake is a poor man's Mickey Arthur. Loves talking crap and saying buzz words but does no action behind the scenes.
 
Absolute joke this guy is playing international cricket with such fitness levels , spit on the whole system
 
gazza619 said:
You give somebody so many chances, they will surely fluke one good knock in this mickey mouse format and get selected again. This torture has to end for us fans!
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That’s exactly why Rizwan has been shoved down our throats too.

Be fair.
 
CerebralPatriot said:
You aren't going to get the best out of Azam if you are not playing to his strengths

The boy is a destroyer of spin and can take on the best of the best. Unfortunately our managment does not see his potential and would much rather let a washed up Iftikhar- the worst player of spin- face the lion-share of the middle overs.

How can a guy succeed when all is against him. Barely faces spin, bats so low that he doesn't get enough balls to settle
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WOW, seriously? Did you know how he got out today? He is a parchi, period.
 
MenInG said:
Adam Hollioake about Azam Khan:

He's a destructive batsman. I mean, unfortunately, tonight he came in, and he really needed to go straight away, and he got out. It's one of those things where if it works, you look great. If it doesn't work, you look stupid. So that sport again, that's what we love about sport. If we all knew what was going to happen, it would be boring. We go and watch the bold and the beautiful or go and watch some TV sitcoms, which is really like very obvious things. But sports beautiful because you never know what's going to happen, and people of all shapes and sizes and speeds and athleticism can play the game. So he's an exciting guy because he's a big hitter in the ball. We haven't seen it in these two games, but I'm sure he'll do well in the future.
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Hollyoak the only places where moins son is destructive in are burger joints & toilets !
 
Let's give him the series. We are too hasty in our judgements. I haven't seen any of the innings because I can't be bothered to wake up for a T20 game but I do know that you need to give time to players once you choose them.
 
Bewal Express said:
Let's give him the series. We are too hasty in our judgements. I haven't seen any of the innings because I can't be bothered to wake up for a T20 game but I do know that you need to give time to players once you choose them.
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Problem is, he shouldnt be there in the 1st place. How on earth is he playing for the national team. Its a slap on those grinding it out in domestic cricket!
 
Bewal Express said:
Let's give him the series. We are too hasty in our judgements. I haven't seen any of the innings because I can't be bothered to wake up for a T20 game but I do know that you need to give time to players once you choose them.
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No you don't. No one in their right minds would pick this walking lump of jelly in the first place. Whoever was responsible for his selection needs to be sacked immediately.
 
pakistani pride said:
Problem is, he shouldnt be there in the 1st place. How on earth is he playing for the national team. Its a slap on those grinding it out in domestic cricket!
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Well he is and the investment needs time. The problem is that he isn't as good as Riz in either disciplines and it's a position that is wasted. But I would still like him to be given an opportunity to succeed and then get rid if he doesn't do the business
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
No you don't. No one in their right minds would pick this walking lump of jelly in the first place. Whoever was responsible for his selection needs to be sacked immediately.
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He would be a useful batsman at 6, if he could field. The fact that he cant means he has to be better than Riz, which he clearly isn't
 
I’m sorry but which sane selector with an iota of intelligence thought it was a good idea to select Azam Khan over Mohammed Haris? This decision makes no sense whatsoever on every level.

On the one hand you have a fit, young, destructive batsman who has shown how lethal he can be, and on the other hand you have an obese out of form domestic hack who seems to have no place anywhere near the national team. The injustice is so obvious it just makes my blood boil.
 
Bewal Express said:
He would be a useful batsman at 6, if he could field. The fact that he cant means he has to be better than Riz, which he clearly isn't
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He cant bat and he certainly cant field. Thats the reason he is WK. i mean Rizwan is way better as a keeper but he Azam is keeping because he cant field. Hello this is the national team, not some local club team, that is adjusting overweight walking wicket. For the first time since I follow Pak cricket, I actually wanted a player to fail.
 
pakistani pride said:
He cant bat and he certainly cant field. Thats the reason he is WK. i mean Rizwan is way better as a keeper but he Azam is keeping because he cant field. Hello this is the national team, not some local club team, that is adjusting overweight walking wicket. For the first time since I follow Pak cricket, I actually wanted a player to fail.
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I think he can bat but whether he can be effective at the high level is another matter.
 
Bewal Express said:
I think he can bat but whether he can be effective at the high level is another matter.
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We can all bat to varying degrees, doesn't mean we'll be selected to the national squad. The crux of the issue is how effective is he at international level. Right now in order to accommodate Azam the mediocre batsman, we make do with him as a keeper when Rizwan a better keeper is available. It's even worse having to watch him run around in the outfield.
 
Bewal Express said:
Well he is and the investment needs time. The problem is that he isn't as good as Riz in either disciplines and it's a position that is wasted. But I would still like him to be given an opportunity to succeed and then get rid if he doesn't do the business
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In most cases i would agree with you.

In this particular one though it's already clear that there isn't any point persisting with him. To make up for his lack of athleticism he would need to have talent at Inzi/Ranatunga levels which he evidently doesn't.

The quick singles and twos dry up as soon as he comes out to bat which mean he is reliant on boundaries only. That might fly in leagues, but in international level where loose balls aren't so easy to come by he will get exposed quickly.

A youngster should always be given a fair run of games to prove himself but this rule should be adaptable. If they haven't got it, they haven't got it.

And Azam Khan has only himself to blame because he has been in this shape for years and done absolutely nothing about it.
 
pakistani pride said:
And whos problem is that?
He shouldnt be near an INT team. He is pathetic.
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Its his problem....but its something our management should have identified.

If he is a player that can only hit against spin when batting first then he is even more limited than we may have thought.
 
And he fails again. International level is not there to learn. You need to perform or you are gone. Give him 1 more match. Rizwan should be rested for Sahibazada Farhan. Its not like we are missing any gems if Rizwan isnt playing.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Its his problem....but its something our management should have identified.

If he is a player that can only hit against spin when batting first then he is even more limited than we may have thought.
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So he shouldnt be playing, he seriously has no business playing for the national team. Its a joke seeing him walk around.
 
Bewal Express said:
I think he can bat but whether he can be effective at the high level is another matter.
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Every player can bat to a certain degree. Azam is just not good enough for the national team. You can give him a zillion chances, but the result will be the same. He cant play pace. Should stick to leauge cricket hitting 120ks pies.
 
He is not cut for international cricket and he is not desperate to make his mark either.

His priority is to make money through low quality leagues. Any international appearances are a bonus.

This series should mark the end of his sorry international career.
 
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Fitness should be a non negotiable issue for int cricket.. Having Azam khan in the team is making a mockery of Pak cricket. Honestly its an insult to world cricket that such fat players are representing an int cricket team.
 
Don't understand why every selector is trying hard to "fit in " Azam Khan in the team . He is keeping the wicket ahead of a much better keeper Rizwan , just to make him a utility cricketer . He has played 7 IT20 for Pakistan with highest score of 10. He is totally failure at international level and less we talk about his fitness and intention to improve his game is better.
 
deltexas said:
Fitness should be a non negotiable issue for int cricket.. Having Azam khan in the team is making a mockery of Pak cricket. Honestly its an insult to world cricket that such fat players are representing an int cricket team.
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What's worse is he doesn't seem to be making any conscious effort to improve his fitness and diet.

Infact Shoaib Malik (who was giggling while telling this story despite showcasing himself as Mr Fitness) said Azam Khan was over at his house recently and was downing paranthas like pieces of toffee.

Nor can his performances be used to overlook his lack of fitness. 7 T20Is and an average of 3.80 at a SR of 76.
 
Mamoon said:
He is not cut for international cricket and he is not desperate to make his mark either.

His priority is to make money through low quality leagues. Any international appearances are a bonus.

This series should mark the end of his sorry international career.
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Surely these recent performances will affect his market value in the leagues too.

I think it may be better for him to feign an injury and sit out the rest of the series if leagues are his only priority.
 
Markhor said:
What's worse is he doesn't seem to be making any conscious effort to improve his fitness and diet.

Infact Shoaib Malik (who was giggling while telling this story despite showcasing himself as Mr Fitness) said Azam Khan was over at his house recently and was downing paranthas like pieces of toffee.

Nor can his performances be used to overlook his lack of fitness. 7 T20Is and an average of 3.80 at a SR of 76.
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Yes, i saw that. Just confirms his pathetic attitude. But gets rewarded with a place in the national team. Sack the whole selection panel!
 
The lad would not be picked by 99% of international teams.

The fact he is being picked for Pakistan, speaks volumes about the current state of PCB and Pakistan cricket.
 
Saj said:
The lad would not be picked by 99% of international teams.

The fact he is being picked for Pakistan, speaks volumes about the current state of PCB and Pakistan cricket.
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Moin Khan his father refuses to accept any criticism over his son's fitness. What can I do, he loves food, will any father who loves his son deny him food?
 
At this point it’s just sad!

Players like Abbas and Jamal are hitting sixes… Azam Khan yet to hit one!
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Surely these recent performances will affect his market value in the leagues too.

I think it may be better for him to feign an injury and sit out the rest of the series if leagues are his only priority.
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He's an expert in hitting sub par bowlers and the beneficiary of countless midfields. He'll continue to prosper in T20 leagues.

He delivers in PSL and no one can take that away from him. He's just not good enough to play internationals, hopefully the selectors understand this as well.
 
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