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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">40 year old youngster Rafatullah Mohmand to be added to the Islamabad United squad <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HBLPSL?src=hash">#HBLPSL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/831206490132344832">February 13, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Absoultley gem from Misbah .this guy is one of the worse batsmen i ever saw i hope united win no more matches from here on just pathetic from ISU
 
Talented guy like hussain talat will sit on the bench while friends 11 will play 40 year old rafatullah woah thank u misbah
 
I saw so much pain in that tweet when he said "youngster" :))) This guy is a joke of a batsman.
 
And then we have Misbah fans come up and say Misbah gives youngsters a chance LOL


Perhaps Misbah was feeling lonely being the only guy who is 40+ in the league.
 
And then we have Misbah fans come up and say Misbah gives youngsters a chance LOL


Perhaps Misbah was feeling lonely being the only guy who is 40+ in the league.


I dont understand, so misbah and co should select youngsters for the sake of team pakistan???

Islamabad uniteds only goal and concern is winning the chapionship, not make a tryout team for youngsters.....

They will select the best guys for winning the chapionship
 
Rafatullah is for Sharjeel and who will replace Khalid latif
 
Misbah gets off with oldies

He must be hating Quetta for snapping up Zulfi chacha before he could get him
 
Saad Ali? Ahsan Ali? Mukhtar Ahmad? Nauman Anwar? And these are just names at the top of my head...would really love to hear the justification from Misbah..
 
You'd think the prominent cricket journalists from the domestic scene who are involved with IU would have more sense and advise the IU management to try younger players. Players like Saad Ali, Saud Shakeel, Zeeshan Malik have genuine strokemaking ability and would bring a lot more interest if they were selected instead but no, Misbah & co will go for the oldies. What a bore.
 
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I dont understand, so misbah and co should select youngsters for the sake of team pakistan???

Islamabad uniteds only goal and concern is winning the chapionship, not make a tryout team for youngsters.....

They will select the best guys for winning the chapionship

Ha Ha Ha Ha..yes they will do so with Rafattullah who we all saw at the international level. I understand you've made it your life's mission to defend Misbah, but I can't see you defending this decision of his.
 
Average age of the Islamabad squad steadily creeping up.

Geoffrey Boycott next? :)
 
Ha Ha Ha Ha..yes they will do so with Rafattullah who we all saw at the international level. I understand you've made it your life's mission to defend Misbah, but I can't see you defending this decision of his.

Lol misbah could set a box of kittens on fire and people will find a way to defend it. Dont get me wrong the guy has done many great things but i hate it that it in our society many are quick to turn people into saints
 
Saad Ali would've been great pick. In super form and scoring lots of runs at good rate
 
Lol misbah could set a box of kittens on fire and people will find a way to defend it. Dont get me wrong the guy has done many great things but i hate it that it in our society many are quick to turn people into saints

Yes! I agree, I love Misbah for what he's done after the fixing fiasco, but the man has many chinks in his armor, this being one of them.
 
Not as much as he hates the emerging player rule

The emerging player rule is still bearable because last year they had a 32 year old guy as their 'emerging player' but what really grinds his gear is the u19 player rule.
 
taking 'you never win anything with kids' to the next level and some more it seems.
 
Rule one for all the leagues around: All the players involved should be 30 or less than 30 years of age.

These leagues are for youngsters and their development FGS. They are meant to polish the talent and allowing youngsters to show their potential at a relatively bigger stage. The Hafeezes and Akmals and Mohmands and Misbahs are already tested at the bigger stage and we don't need to test them anymore. We already have just 5 teams and all we select in them are 30+ years old grandpas.
 
Again, all the names people have posted above arnt good enough.

They are just names. If anyone one of them were actually good other teams would had made picks. For example asif ali was IUs pick.

Iftikhar ahmed got away from us.

Rafatullah has scored runs for peshawar. Great pick for us.

Our concerns arnt pakistan 11. We are playing for psl trophy. So win that
 
Absoultley gem from Misbah .this guy is one of the worse batsmen i ever saw i hope united win no more matches from here on just pathetic from ISU
They already lost 2 of their match winners in Sharjeel and Russell
now their chances are looking bleak
next game is against Quetta, IslU is likely gonna lose
things are not looking good for IslU
 
Again, all the names people have posted above arnt good enough.

They are just names. If anyone one of them were actually good other teams would had made picks. For example asif ali was IUs pick.

Iftikhar ahmed got away from us.

Rafatullah has scored runs for peshawar. Great pick for us.

Our concerns arnt pakistan 11. We are playing for psl trophy. So win that

If Rafatullah magically fires, your point will be valid.

But I think the expectations from him should be pretty low considering the way he batted in the few chances he got on the international stage.

He will be facing high quality bowlers mostly, not those he bashes in the National T20 Cup.
 
No one wants to see these retired Misbahs and over aged Mohmands in a league. If that was the case, Misbah would have been part of every league around and Mohmand would be good enough to not show some dancing moves in an international match.
Everyone wants to see some young talent and their potential. For example, I have never seen BBL for a has been Haddin or Watson or Husseys and quality wise they are 5x better than Misbah. I have always seen BBL or IPL for the local talent.
Youngsters are good enough if you look at their averages and performances. But if you have made your mind to select the squad based on friendship and experience then what can the youngsters do?

dont compare indian or australian talent to Pakistan

Pakistan has no young talent in batsmen.

stop looking at stats. Look at the way they play, you will get a clear picture.

People dont watch kids on tv. People watch teams that put a performance to win.
 
It's important to note this isn't the national team.

It's a private team and they will choose a player that's best for their needs NOW. If Rafatullah is the best option in their eye, age will never play a part.
 
dont compare indian or australian talent to Pakistan

Pakistan has no young talent in batsmen.

stop looking at stats. Look at the way they play, you will get a clear picture.

People dont watch kids on tv. People watch teams that put a performance to win.

Saad Ali, Adil Amin, Saud Shakeel and so on should stop playing because there is no chance for them to get selected even in PSL since there is no young batting talent. Your point is not valid and is just a vocal for Misbah/ISLU's pointless selection.
 
This Rifatullah made Waja Wasti look like Ricky Ponting when he made his debut at the ripe age of 39 vs England. He was struggling to get bat on ball.

Let's take the argument that IU's obligation is to win cricket matches not blood young players. But I don't see how Rifatullah even would help achieve that. His game has centred around strong reflexes but at 40 that begins to slow down.
 
dont compare indian or australian talent to Pakistan

Pakistan has no young talent in batsmen.

stop looking at stats. Look at the way they play, you will get a clear picture.

People dont watch kids on tv. People watch teams that put a performance to win.

True. What a pity that we opted for young TTFs like 53-averaging at strike-rate 90 Babar Azam in ODIs instead of persisting with the explosive, dynamic ATG ODI batsman Misbah who averaged 43 at a strike-rate of 73 in this era of flat pitches and massive totals.

Now, of course, you will tell me it's Babar's fault that he doesn't struggle to score at a decent rate against pacers and needs to feast on spinners like "Old is Gold" Misbah, and therefore gets to come in earlier, score at a higher strike-rate and EVEN MAKE CENTURIES!
 
dont compare indian or australian talent to Pakistan

Pakistan has no young talent in batsmen.

stop looking at stats. Look at the way they play, you will get a clear picture.

People dont watch kids on tv. People watch teams that put a performance to win.

We will see talent when it will be given a chance at a higher stage. And to remind you, Misbah is also a very limited batsman in LOIs. But still he got chances and shown at times that he can deliver. How will a youngster show his talent when he has never got a chance to show it at a bigger stage?
And secondly, people don't watch oldies on TV instead. If that was the case, MCL would already be a block buster. They always want to see some youngsters performing.
Ask yourself. Will you want to see Afridi succeeding in BBL or Hasan Ali? If one has to succeed and one has to fail.
 
dont compare indian or australian talent to Pakistan

Pakistan has no young talent in batsmen.

stop looking at stats. Look at the way they play, you will get a clear picture.

People dont watch kids on tv. People watch teams that put a performance to win.

Rafatullah is a trash player. Stop trying to defend everything that the saviour Misbah does. He was thoroughly exposed in 2 t20s against England.
 
Will you want to see Afridi succeeding in BBL or Hasan Ali? If one has to succeed and one has to fail.

Its not about us, its about Misbah, what he wants to see.
I do agree with the replacement, i think Rafat is just perfect, he will keep Misbah in good spirits and Misbah won't get lonely in the team with all the youngsters.
 
This is ridiculous from Islamabad. They might as well play tauseef, wasim and Dean Jones. Oh I forgot sethi and sheryar. Atleast misbah will get some company.
 
People losing their mind over the 'age' of a player being announced as a replacement, but forgetting that the guy can actually contribute to victories. :srini

I have no hope from anyone that they can become good intl openers.
 
I don't mind him being selected.

The man has been playing for decades on bread crumbs, but still carried on playing cricket.

We have guys ready to quit because they weren't selected, but this guy has been playing for eons and carries on playing.

The mans determination and never give up attitude exceeds all limits, hence the least he deserves is a PSL contract and some big paycheck.

A wonderful example for many and wish him the best of luck.
 
They should simply select Shaharyar Khan in Islamabad United and finish this drama...absolutely strange selections really.
 
[MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] there is no defence for Misbah when it comes to selecting young players, it's a myth that no talent during his tenure could have been developed. For whatever reason he prefers experience. I am Misbah fan but when it comes to this topic I won't defend him.

Your fighting lonesome on this one buddy.
 
Rubbish selection by TTF Misbah he will never allow a talented batsman near the team. I'm waiting for the day this man gets public humiliation for the damage he has caused.
 
Rubbish selection by TTF Misbah he will never allow a talented batsman near the team. I'm waiting for the day this man gets public humiliation for the damage he has caused.

That's some serious anger man hahhaa. Really? He did all of that? :sree
 
Salman Butt's inclusion would put an end of Hafeez and Azhar's career. Misbah , Azhar and Hafeez mafia will play patriotic card to block him.
 
This guy was one of two linked to Afghanistan team back in 2009. I am not sure if he has family links to Afghanistan, but he refused, because he thought he could play for Pakistan. He could have become big star. Was 33 back then. Could have cashed in and played lots of international cricket.

The other guy is Mohammad Shahzad. Biggest cricket star in Afghanistan now.
 
This guy was one of two linked to Afghanistan team back in 2009. I am not sure if he has family links to Afghanistan, but he refused, because he thought he could play for Pakistan. He could have become big star. Was 33 back then. Could have cashed in and played lots of international cricket.

The other guy is Mohammad Shahzad. Biggest cricket star in Afghanistan now.

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He made it to their 15 man squad, but Afghanistan withdraw him because he was not eligible.
 
This guy was one of two linked to Afghanistan team back in 2009. I am not sure if he has family links to Afghanistan, but he refused, because he thought he could play for Pakistan. He could have become big star. Was 33 back then. Could have cashed in and played lots of international cricket.

The other guy is Mohammad Shahzad. Biggest cricket star in Afghanistan now.

He never refused. He tried his best, it was i think icc who refused him.
 
Rubbish selection by TTF Misbah he will never allow a talented batsman near the team. I'm waiting for the day this man gets public humiliation for the damage he has caused.
Islamabad united is not some trial team for team pakistan mate

This team is playing to win the tourny not bring youngsters and give then try outs
 
Rubbish selection by TTF Misbah he will never allow a talented batsman near the team. I'm waiting for the day this man gets public humiliation for the damage he has caused.

Thats not possible, he's trying out buzurks so he is ending up getting duas.I for one wants to see IU with all buzurks players:misbah3:cheema:chacha
 
Islamabad united is not some trial team for team pakistan mate

This team is playing to win the tourny not bring youngsters and give then try outs

Nonsense. The last time Islamabad United won was only because of Sharjeel Khan a young and new player. All your "experienced players" hafeez and company failed. Every PSL team has quota of young and emerging players so stop giving the impression as if it's a league for "experienced players" only. This guy is a rubbish player just like the Misbah and the old TTFs in his low ranked test team.
 
Thats not possible, he's trying out buzurks so he is ending up getting duas.I for one wants to see IU with all buzurks players:misbah3:cheema:chacha


haha I can't wait for Islamabad United to be kicked out of the tournament.
 
Nonsense. The last time Islamabad United won was only because of Sharjeel Khan a young and new player. All your "experienced players" hafeez and company failed. Every PSL team has quota of young and emerging players so stop giving the impression as if it's a league for "experienced players" only. This guy is a rubbish player just like the Misbah and the old TTFs in his low ranked test team.

What are you on about? Sharjeel didnt perform in the first match he played.
 
Disgusting

It is absolutely pathetic and ridiculous to select 40 year old guy who is not a batman even in gully cricket.. Psl is all about promoting younger talent... hatzz off to pcb and 42 year mishba younger haq... huh
 
Psl has to be the most ridiculous tournament ever where you end up selecting a 40 year old with no future. Why not pick some one like Imam ul Haq or any other deserving youngster. Where is the national spirit. I guess PSL is losing its way and ultimately a lot of fans as well with these ridiculous decisions.
 
Tbh this is a blunder by the management and everyone who said yes to it. Wrong to blame just misbah for this although he should have pressed for a younger guy. Him having a history of selecting oldies and friends doesnt help either.
 
Salman Butt's inclusion would put an end of Hafeez and Azhar's career. Misbah , Azhar and Hafeez mafia will play patriotic card to block him.

Azhar is our best test batsman and that to by a fair margin, how dare you compare him to cheat.
 
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It is absolutely pathetic and ridiculous to select 40 year old guy who is not a batman even in gully cricket.. Psl is all about promoting younger talent... hatzz off to pcb and 42 year mishba younger haq... huh
Psl is about money and making your team win somehow.

No one ever said that it was about giving youngsters a trial for pakistan international team. You guys just assume all this
 
As an ISLU fan, I know there's no one in the domestic circuit who can replace Sharjeel and take on the bowlers.

Getting this guy in means we have a chance, he can do some damage. I see People losing their mind and abusing non stop because he's 37 plus.

But I would've been against it if there was any hard hitting young opener out there. People are ignorant of these facts.
 
As an ISLU fan, I know there's no one in the domestic circuit who can replace Sharjeel and take on the bowlers.

Getting this guy in means we have a chance, he can do some damage. I see People losing their mind and abusing non stop because he's 37 plus.

But I would've been against it if there was any hard hitting young opener out there. People are ignorant of these facts.

He is 40. 37 is too young for you people
 
As an ISLU fan, I know there's no one in the domestic circuit who can replace Sharjeel and take on the bowlers.

Getting this guy in means we have a chance, he can do some damage. I see People losing their mind and abusing non stop because he's 37 plus.

But I would've been against it if there was any hard hitting young opener out there. People are ignorant of these facts.

When sharjeel got suspended i immediately went over the left over list.

Rafat was the only guy good enough. Rest are just crrap batsmen. We dont have any opening hitter.

All the youngsters that people are naming are not really good enough for t20. Rafat was the best one out of the lot. Next is salman butt and then there is some imran guy opener of sngpl.
 
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