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Quetta Gladiators: Why is Saud Shakeel not given an opportunity?

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why Ahsan ali preffered over Saud Shakeel,I am not understanding why Quetta not giving chance to Saud Shakeel as he's the most talented batsman in Pakistan Domestic cricket.
 
More like what has Shehzad done to return to the side instead of Saud. Atleast Ahsans made some decent contribution.
 
I understand picking Ahsan Ali, what's shocking is that Shehzad continues to be given opportunities despite proving to be a failure.

Poor Saud was on the bench for the whole of the last season as well.
 
It seems like Saud Shakeel is the new Fawad Alam in Pakistan cricket.

Loved by the fans, not that good for the PCB.
 
All the franchises are obsessed with bowlers. They don't like any emerging batsman. First they picked handful of young batsmen and then deprived them.
 
Boi said:
More like what has Shehzad done to return to the side instead of Saud. Atleast Ahsans made some decent contribution.
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There is a possibility Shehzad will be our 3rd opener in the World Cup 2019 squad.
 
Shafi said:
All the franchises are obsessed with bowlers. They don't like any emerging batsman. First they picked handful of young batsmen and then deprived them.
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Except for the fact that none of these emerging batsmen are any good.

Saud shakeel has played 12 matches and he has never hit a 6.

The jokers (Talat, Farhan,and everyone else) that PP hyped up are failing like no tomorrow. These guys are embarrassing.

And people wonder why young batsmen aren't getting enough chances.
 
After Shehzad's slow fifty today, Saud's chances of getting a game are probably even lower.
 
Prince of Pakistan said:
It seems like Saud Shakeel is the new Fawad Alam in Pakistan cricket.

Loved by the fans, not that good for the PCB.
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False comparison. Inzi has always rated Saud.

Believe it or not Inzi was actually criticised when he first selected Saud for Pakistan A but he persevered with him despite his poor initial performances.
 
Darkrai said:
Except for the fact that none of these emerging batsmen are any good.

Saud shakeel has played 12 matches and he has never hit a 6.

The jokers (Talat, Farhan,and everyone else) that PP hyped up are failing like no tomorrow. These guys are embarrassing.

And people wonder why young batsmen aren't getting enough chances.
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Babar Azam wasn't a six hitter as well. But maneuvered the ball well to keep his strike rate up. In these games were the max score is 160 someone like that could be very handy.

It's true that Saud isn't ideal for the T20 format, but could be a better option than some of them playing currently.
 
Only Sarfraz's friends can play in friends XI.
 
Similarly Umar amin warmed the bench for one whole season in QG on top of his good national one day cup form.
 
QG Francises being run by very highly professional staff including a legend , they known who is worth playing and who is not . Saud is apparently not good enough, doesn’t matter home much some in PP like him . Looks like a case like Sadaf Hussain, could of big fans at PP but not liked by any franchise selectors .
 
moghul said:
QG Francises being run by very highly professional staff including a legend , they known who is worth playing and who is not . Saud is apparently not good enough, doesn’t matter home much some in PP like him . Looks like a case like Sadaf Hussain, could of big fans at PP but not liked by any franchise selectors .
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Just like how these legends benched babar azam in the first season. Ok thank you.
 
Because QG don’t have an interest in developing players. Ahsan Ali is 25 so he isn’t a youngster. Don’t blame Sarfraz too much. Franchises just don’t have any interest in developing youth. In the IPL, a majority of the time franchises back Indian players ahead overseas players unless they are the elite ones.
 
There's a danger he might come in and do well.

That could be a problem for some.
 
In my view, he will not do that great if he played this tournament. He needs a couple of balls to get his eye in.
 
Saj said:
There's a danger he might come in and do well.

That could be a problem for some.
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Nicely said!!!!! That's the main point.
Also, these franchises are not professional and do not have any intention for the best for Pakistan cricket. What they want is to make money and help their friends (TTF and oldies players) financially.
 
In the absence of Watson, QG will have to play Shehzad as opener, thats why they are giving him chances so that he gets some form/momentum. Otherwise I don't see any reason behind playing shehzad ahead of saud in the middle order because both are better suited to longer format. However, saud could feature in playing XI during the Pak phase of the tournament.
 
Azam Khan gets to debut before Saud.
Maybe next year Sarfraz can pick Arsal Sheikh As well.
 
Who needs Saud Shakeel when you have legends like Azam Khan at your disposal.

Azam is twice the man Saud is.
 
Moin Khan is a revolting piece of work. No shame whatsoever.
 
Pathetic by QG to have him on the bench and not give a chance.
 
Why are people after four editions still asking for merit in the PSL ?

Folks should realise by now that this is a jobs for the boys league.
 
What is the use of picking him if you don’t even give him a game. It is sad because really the PSL is used for selecting players for both LOI squads. Saud has excellent List A stats but he won’t be rewarded for it.
 
2 seasons now and yet to play a match. Absolutely disgusting. There is is no point taking selfies with him and saying "what a talent" etc when you are not going to play him. Shameful stuff by QG management.

Feeling sorry for Saud even though i believe T20s will be his least successful format like Haris Sohail.
 
Saud is the third best batting talent in Pakistan and he should maximum opportunities in televised matches.

Azam Khan and Ahmed Shehzad are nowhere near him.
 
I've heard that some of the senior players in the QG squad wanted Saud to play today but they were overruled.
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
2 seasons now and yet to play a match. Absolutely disgusting. There is is no point taking selfies with him and saying "what a talent" etc when you are not going to play him. Shameful stuff by QG management.

Feeling sorry for Saud even though i believe T20s will be his least successful format like Haris Sohail.
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Beautiful post.
 
The fact that Moin’s son is going around while Saud rots on the bench is an insult to the hard work, dedication and talent he’s put into getting to the level is at right now. PCB should hang its head in shame and yet another blunder by Sarfraz to add to his long list of blunders continuing from 2018. Have some shame man, grow a pair and play the boy!
 
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Saud...the new Fawad alam..there will always be a news Shoaib Malik who will prevent talented players like Saud from getting into the team. I guess now its Azam khan..the only thing Azam about him seems to be his giant belly!!
 
Suleiman said:
The fact that Moin’s son is going around while Saud rots on the bench is an insult to the hard work, dedication and talent he’s put into getting to the level is at right now. PCB should hang its head in shame and yet another blunder by Sarfraz to add to his long list of blunders continuing from 2018. Have some shame man, grow a pair and play the boy!
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Sarfraz is a yes man who bows down. But he's the best captain since Imran. Pathetic we have such a weak captain. How can you play this guy over Saud. If sarfraz had any guts he wouldn't have played him.

But we know all he can do is run his mouth at his players. But can't utter a word when someone throws the ball at him (philander).
 
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I think Saud is another over hyped player like many before him. We were crying out for Rizwan Hussain, Danish Aziz, Ahsan Ali, Musa khan, Nasir Nawaz and Umair Masood but what have they done? There's no exceptional batting talent in Pak and we have to accept it.
 
ataullah said:
I think Saud is another over hyped player like many before him. We were crying out for Rizwan Hussain, Danish Aziz, Ahsan Ali, Musa khan, Nasir Nawaz and Umair Masood but what have they done? There's no exceptional batting talent in Pak and we have to accept it.
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How can you compare Saud Shakeel with some of these batsmen where most of them are yet to play handful number of FC matches and other than Rizwan Hussain none of them even avg 30 in FC and other than Ahsan Ali none of them avg even 20. They were mainly selected on their stroke making talent and hitting ability which is required in T20s while Rizwan and Umair were also emerging players.

Saud Shakeel averages over 40 in both list A and FC. Guys you have mentioned havent even played a lot of FC cricket and were rated on their talent and few decent performances, along with hitting ability required in T20s.

Saud Shakeel is a proven FC performer for few years now.

You are right there is no exceptional batting talent but Saud is definitely one of the best young batsman we have.
 
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In last couple of years Imam, Faheem and Shan were selected in LOI setup without playing in PSL.

If they can be selected, then Saud can also be selected for ODIs if in the radar of the management without getting a game in PSL.
 
Saj said:
I've heard that some of the senior players in the QG squad wanted Saud to play today but they were overruled.
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Just excuses, even before the PSL started the way QG stacked all the TTFs from Ahmed Shehzad to Umar Akmal pretty much sealed the fate of young talent ever getting a chance.

You can see chief selector Inzi's role there as Captain Sarfraz is literally allying himself with him to protect Asad Shafiqs against coach Mickey Arthur.

No young batsman thruout and potential prospects who can challenge or perform better than seniors like Shoaib Malik like Hammad Azam are coming at no. 5 or no. 6.

Ehsan Mani due to his inaction and ignorance of Inzamam has ruined PSL.
 
Select Saud for the Australia series and rest sarfraz as captain..

I hope they dont select Umar or Shehzad from their performance in PSL... Yes they did well last time too but when selected they were the same piece of **** in int'l
 
He is not gonna get chances if Inzi stays in charge.so its not important if play in PSL.
 
Khwaja78 said:
Just excuses, even before the PSL started the way QG stacked all the TTFs from Ahmed Shehzad to Umar Akmal pretty much sealed the fate of young talent ever getting a chance.

You can see chief selector Inzi's role there as Captain Sarfraz is literally allying himself with him to protect Asad Shafiqs against coach Mickey Arthur.

No young batsman thruout and potential prospects who can challenge or perform better than seniors like Shoaib Malik like Hammad Azam are coming at no. 5 or no. 6.

Ehsan Mani due to his inaction and ignorance of Inzamam has ruined PSL.
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Yet these TTF’s have taken Quetta to the top of the league and into the knockout stages.

I know it is the favorite past time on PP to criticize the TTF’s but that argument becomes null and invalid when they are the ones performing.

On the note of Saud and Azam - it is total shambles that someone like Azam is getting chances ahead of Saud. Total nepotism in its most obvious form. Azam is not a TTF but simply an F - which stands for “Failure”....
 
msb314 said:
Yet these TTF’s have taken Quetta to the top of the league and into the knockout stages.

I know it is the favorite past time on PP to criticize the TTF’s but that argument becomes null and invalid when they are the ones performing.

On the note of Saud and Azam - it is total shambles that someone like Azam is getting chances ahead of Saud. Total nepotism in its most obvious form. Azam is not a TTF but simply an F - which stands for “Failure”....
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Rofl never knew Shane Watson is a TTF
 
Shakeel must cursing himself when he saw Azam playing. Either we hopefully see a 7th team in the PSL or Saud Shakeel should move another team where he would play.
 
Azam Khan provides some entertainment which Saud Shakeel can't. I loved the way Azam Kahn roled over the ball yesterday while trying to stop it.
 
Quetta literally have their top 2 position confirmed. There's no reason why both Saud and Moin Khan's son can't play. In all honesty though they should give him a chance. He's been on the bench for too long
 
ataullah said:
I think Saud is another over hyped player like many before him. We were crying out for Rizwan Hussain, Danish Aziz, Ahsan Ali, Musa khan, Nasir Nawaz and Umair Masood but what have they done? There's no exceptional batting talent in Pak and we have to accept it.
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Its about providing a fair opportunity to all players. There are some who are being held back purposely.
 
Will Saud Shakil destined to be like Fawad Alam?

This kid is genius. But couldn't make in a team for a single game in a whole tournament where nobody like Azam Khan got to play 1 game because of his father Moin Khan.
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Your opinion please!!!
 
This kid should be playing for national team with stats like that. Really hope he gets a big run for national team. He seems promising.
 
Shafi said:
This kid is genius. But couldn't make in a team for a single game in a whole tournament where nobody like Azam Khan got to play 1 game because of his father Moin Khan.
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Your opinion please!!!
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Moin mentioned in the presser yesterday that they wanted to give him a game today but he wasn't fully fit so he wouldn't be able to play.
 
No chance for Saud Shakeel and Saad Ali..

IU has been the best team to give chances for youngsters.. Clearly can say that IU is the team that plays their youngsters and no seniority clout can make the youngsters warm the bench.. More professional unit...

The youngsters they gave chance to are the main players in the national side and also in their side for example Shadab, Faheem, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat,

Youngsters should target to get picked from IU
 
A player in the mild of Babar Azam needs to be picked.


He is someone who would score a 35 balls 50 batting at number 3 or 4 in a T20 game playing proper cricketing shots.


Quetta now pick him and draft him into playing eleven straight away.
 
Quetta deserves to be where they are right now at the bottom of the table. When the team is more concerned of coach son and fledgling career of another former opener Shahzad than that team should not go into playoffs.

Quetta has benched topmost t20 openers in Pakistan like Khurram Manzoor while Watson, Shahzad and Azam have got free run thruout the tournament. Azam and Shahzad have fried Quetta's chances. Another huge disappointment is Shane Watson performance and Sarfraz making awful compromises in order to support Moin Khan.
 
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