Rafatullah Mohmand - The man who can win the World T20 for Pakistan

[Square Drive]

Man I'm actually depressed.

 

[Sherlock]

Wait....why are they playing him as a opener?

I haven't seen anything in him to suggest a organised or a massive hitter. The man finds it difficult to hit his stride, let alone the ball.

Hell Sharjeel and Mukhtar could count themselves unlucky not to be picked.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

Not watched him play in either innings so I can't really comment

But I can remember comments about sarfraz, junaid and hafeez when they were starting off
If he has been found out and he really was that bad he can still look back at some impressive performances for his domestic team and his 15 minutes of fame in front of the cameras in Dubai

 

[Rana]

Sure, if a 50 year old Gilberg can get into the side there's hope for you to bruv!

Bro, I dont think my club would give this player a contract as an overseas pro...thats how bad I think he is!

 

[Rana]

Idk if the above poster was kidding, but I'd seriously consider bringing Misbah back for the t20 world cup. I mean spinning tracks, small boundaries. Slog sweep galore.

Just put no responsibility on his shoulders, tell him to go in at number 5 or 6 and misbah - ul - slog sweep the living crap out of everything.

#SlogSweepCity

 

[zabalestmsm]

Very sad day for me.

Have talked about all this talent in Pakistan, but its all bs.

Bilal Asif, Raffat Ullah, Iftikhar, Imran Khan, Imran Khan 2, Rahat Ali(ODI), Yasir Shah(ODI),

Selectors are to blame.

Why are u mentioning Bilal Asif? He hasnt been given a fair run as a bowler. One cant give a final verdict after three ODI games.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Shocking performances by Rafatullah. He couldn't even middle a shot. Seemed as if he had a poor quality bat lol.

 

[Zaz]

He was better than in the 1st match but its clear as daylight riffat doesnt have the power game or range n timing of the shots to make it at this level

Unfortunately seems very limited tbh

 

[Suleiman]

Lol... the guy should call it a day and go back home and spend time with his grand kids.

World t20 ko kwhaab rehnay do

 

[IAJ]

I am sorry to say this but he is the worst pakistani batsman I have seen. Even guys like Awais Zia and Shahzaib Hasan are light years ahead of him.

 

[BDwarriors]

worst t 20 player introduced by pakistan ever

 

[Sherlock]

Btw this thread needs to be "Stickied" along with the Steve Smith thread

 

[FreakCricket]

I think we should call back awais zia instead of baba rafatullah.

 

[Saj]

I'd be very surprised if we see Rafatullah again in a Pakistan shirt.

 

[goran]

Hopefully we have seen him in a Pakistan shirt for the last time.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Next time i will take stats of pakistani batsman in domestic cricket with a container of salt.

 

[Suleiman]

OP's favorite grand dad couldn't get going at all

but his number 1 enemy Shoaib Malik is not doing too shabby

or should I say shobby

 

[b.lesner]

if rafatullah doesnt deserve to be in squad then umar akmal and ahmed shehzad doesnt too , i would open with fakhar zaman and nauman anwar and even mukhtar and get navid yasin and guys like faisal mubashir in place of akmal

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Next time i will take stats of pakistani batsman in domestic cricket with a container of salt.

his stats are nothing special

FC average of 29

List A - 38

t20 - 25

 

[Belawal2014]

Chacha Rafi cant hit any shot other than the cut shot. Sure, this man will win us the T20.

 

[Dios]

Pakistan winning the World T20 ) )

Lol Pakistan has to be the only team picking random uncles from domestic cricket while neglecting young talent.

 

[srh]

he performed better than some other more talented batsmen

 

[Syed1]

Next time i will take stats of pakistani batsman in domestic cricket with a container of salt.

Bhai even all of Arabian Sea doesn't have the amount of salt you need

 

[Lurker_Ind]

Could it be that the guy got selected after wasting his prime years in domestic. Feel sorry for him.

40 is not the age to debut in international cricket for a opening batsman.

 

[tonmoy]

I know people will hate me saying this,
but Misbah is probably still the best T20 batsman Pakistan got... Call him tuk tuk all you want, but he can shift gears and win matches for pak unlike the rest....

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

He should announce his retirement from international Cricket , Fc and list A cricket and just play for peshawar or abbotabad team in domestic T20 or PSL if selected.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Rawalpindi have dropped Faisal Mubashar after giving him 2 or 3 Fc games and looks like he has gone to Bahawalpur after packing his stuff.

His best format is Fc cricket.

He is not a T20 player nor is Haris Sohail check Strike rates.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

He should announce his retirement from international Cricket , Fc and list A cricket and just play for peshawar or abbotabad team in domestic T20 or PSL if selected.

[MENTION=139012]b.lesner[/MENTION] regarding faisal mubashir

 

[Barragan]

I genuinely do feel sorry for him, but his time is up and it looks like he exhausted all his petrol in the T20 tournaments back home.

Hope he gets a good PSL deal and earns his fair due for toiling away in domestic cricket for so long.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

I genuinely do feel sorry for him, but his time is up and it looks like he exhausted all his petrol in the T20 tournaments back home.

Hope he gets a good PSL deal and earns his fair due for toiling away in domestic cricket for so long.

I doubt he will be selected for Pentangular T20 tournament so how can he scores runs to get a PSL squad ?

Awais Zia , Naveed Malik , Babar Azam , Mukhtar , Nauman , Ahsan Ali , Shahzaib , Sharjeel , Fakhar and Israrullah will be and should be the 10 openers for 5 Pentangular teams. With reserves being khurram manzoor , khalid latif , shan masood (ubl) , Ramiz raja jnr, Sami aslam/Imam ul haq and Nasir jamshed.

 

[Barragan]

I doubt he will be selected for Pentangular T20 tournament so how can he scores runs to get a PSL squad ?

Awais Zia , Naveed Malik , Babar Azam , Mukhtar , Nauman , Ahsan Ali , Shahzaib , Sharjeel , Fakhar and Israrullah will be and should be the 10 openers for 5 Pentangular teams. With reserves being khurram manzoor , khalid latif , shan masood (ubl) , Ramiz raja jnr, Sami aslam/Imam ul haq and Nasir jamshed.

He should get a gig because he has done well in the previous two tournaments and out-performed some of the names mentioned above.

 

[Bullet Drive]

I feel sorry for him. This is what he has waited for for 20 years. That is a very very long time. Longer then I was born. And he has only gotten 3 chances. All those times as a young boy practicing, and it comes down to this.

Sadly the fact is he isn't good enough.

I feel so bad for him. He's worked so hard for this. And he must be feeling like rubbish atm. Inside it must kill. He will think about this week for the rest of his entire life.

I hope for his sake this doesn't mean he will lose out on a PSL contract.

Good luck to him in future.

 

[LegendInzi]

I love how everyone who hasn't played for Pakistan or isn't in the international team is always capable winning matches & big tournaments for Pakistan.

It's almost as if the eleven players we select is always our second or third string team, since if we field our best team it will be too unfair on the opposition...


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Fans need to realize that this is largely the best we got. Selectors can't do much when there's no quality talent coming through.

 

[cricketInsight]

So who is going to take his place on the tour to NZ. Last few we have tried N Anwar, Mukhtar, now Rafatullah have all failed.

Shouldn't Hafeez come back to opening, while Harris Sohail comes back as number 3? Any other worthy openers in Pakistan? Is Kamran Akmal worth a look as an opener only in T20?

 

[Thivagar]

I feel sorry for him. This is what he has waited for for 20 years. That is a very very long time. Longer then I was born. And he has only gotten 3 chances. All those times as a young boy practicing, and it comes down to this.

Sadly the fact is he isn't good enough.

I feel so bad for him. He's worked so hard for this. And he must be feeling like rubbish atm. Inside it must kill. He will think about this week for the rest of his entire life.

I hope for his sake this doesn't mean he will lose out on a PSL contract.

Good luck to him in future.

Just chill, this is just a dream of one individual. He at least got to play few matches for Pakistan. So many dreams go broken because they don't get selected, they get injured, they can't afford to play cricket or they just die due to accident or illness.

 

[Bilal7]

Could it be that the guy got selected after wasting his prime years in domestic. Feel sorry for him.

40 is not the age to debut in international cricket for a opening batsman.

This is the best he has ever been.

 

[Relapse]

Penchant for poor predictions it seems.

 

[msb314]

Iftikhar Ahmed - rubbish.
Rafatullah - extremely rubbish
Rizwan - proven to be mediocre. I have a little bit of faith in him, but he's been worked out this series and Fawad Alam looks better.
Imran Khan jr - just lol.

Rizwan is ok and has potential.

The rest I agreew with!

 

[msb314]

Lol... the guy should call it a day and go back home and spend time with his grand kids.

World t20 ko kwhaab rehnay do

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[waleed88]

Well that escalated quickly

 

[ExplicitAI]

What a terrible batsman he is.

 

[Mamoon]

Mohmand chacha failing badly in domestic as well, looks like the failure in the T20s vs. England has shattered his confidence.

Pretty hard to digest the fact that you are 39 now and will never play international cricket again because you are nowhere near good enough. How do you keep yourself motivated?

Ignored in PSL as well, I think he should hang his boots now and look for another career option as he's still young in practical terms.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Where is the thread creator?

 

[Bilal7]

Where is the thread creator?

Languishing at the domestic level.

 

[Sherlock]

Pin-able thread

 

[Hawkeye]

The thread is still going strong.

Purpose served.

Anyone who's seen him bat in T20 cups woud know that he isn't a blind slogger or a hack. There are some people here who used to praise his shots but after he failed in 2 matches, have completely took a U turn.

Transition to international cricket takes time, but he simply don't have enough time for it.

Could've been good for us if he was given a chance 5 years back to settle. We lack good T20 openers who can up the ante early on.

Short ball and express pace issue will also take some time to solve.

 

[cricketInsight]

Time is not on his side. He doesnt have enough time to correct all his mistakes.

Lets move on to a younger prospect who has some potential.

 

[badsha001]

Bcoz of pp hype machine... This guy couldn't make some money from PSL. If he wasn't praised that much by pp he could have easily avoid the international matches and he would have been easily drafted into one of the PSL teams...

 

[Yanna_Rascala]

Bcoz of pp hype machine... This guy couldn't make some money from PSL. If he wasn't praised that much by pp he could have easily avoid the international matches and he would have been easily drafted into one of the PSL teams...

PP is not the selection committee...I think you are pretty confused because earlier you were suggesting we buy a franchise worth $1 Million in PSL )

 

[badsha001]

PP is not the selection committee...I think you are pretty confused because earlier you were suggesting we buy a franchise worth $1 Million in PSL )

PP selection committee wont be dumb enough to draft Rafatullah into the team )...



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[Suleiman]

He'll win a special discount for senior citizens at his local Bundu Khan kebab house.

 

[Belawal2014]

Major at this thread.

 

[BuccalSingh]

Let me stick my neck out. Just like he has been a key player for his domestic team winning back to back T20 titles, he'll make sure we post good totals in the upcoming World T20 in 2016 - the 3rd biggest ICC event.

Combine Iftikhar Ahmed, Imran Khan jr., Nauman Anwar, Rizwan and Sarfraz, this cup is ours.

Unless Shehzad spoils the party.

Discuss.

I think this guy wants to seriously hurt Pak cricket.. LL

 

[Yanna_Rascala]

I think this guy wants to seriously hurt Pak cricket.. LL

OP named all the tullas and failures. EPIC THREAD ) :

 

[b.lesner]

i would take him over khurram anyday

 

[b.lesner]

he has shown very good hitting ability , no harm in trying him on indian dead tracks instead of shehzad
rafatullah and sharjeel destruction

 

[Yanna_Rascala]

he has shown very good hitting ability , no harm in trying him on indian dead tracks instead of shehzad
rafatullah and sharjeel destruction

Bus kar de tu

 

[Bilal7]

Pretty poor foresight from [MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION]. Even named Iftiqar Ahmed in there.

 

[msb314]

I would rather have Mohmand rather than Manzoor at this point...

 

[msb314]

Mohmand chacha failing badly in domestic as well, looks like the failure in the T20s vs. England has shattered his confidence.

Pretty hard to digest the fact that you are 39 now and will never play international cricket again because you are nowhere near good enough. How do you keep yourself motivated?

Ignored in PSL as well, I think he should hang his boots now and look for another career option as he's still young in practical terms.

Kis cbeez ka confidence bhai?

 

[Mamoon]

Kis cbeez ka confidence bhai?

He was scoring in domestic before he got picked for England, but after that disaster, he has been struggling in domestic as well.

I personally think he has lost motivation because he can no longer dream of playing for Pakistan.

 

[BabarAkmal_Fan]

We were missing him in our WT20 campaign. Would've ripped Ashwin, Jadeja, Santner, and Zampa to shreds. Every other ball would've been smashed for

 

[b.lesner]

as the op said unless shehzad spoils the party , he did )

 

[naseem]

Rafatullah didn't do anything against England... poor domestic players and setup costing Pakistan

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

We would have won the world cup if he had played.

 

[SM1989]

Bump... we need hitters... why not try him again against West Indies? That series isn't very high profile and so the weight of expectations might be lower?

 

[Rayyman]

Bump... we need hitters... why not try him again against West Indies? That series isn't very high profile and so the weight of expectations might be lower?

Sarfraz has got to open. We need hitters from 3-10. No need for another hitting opener because we have Sharjeel.

 

[Zaz]

Bump... we need hitters... why not try him again against West Indies? That series isn't very high profile and so the weight of expectations might be lower?

Really???

Have you ever even seen him bat? Forget hitting, the guy couldnt get the ball off the square in his t20 intnl chances

Quick tip Don't take domestic scores as a sign of how good a player is

 

[j_kazmi]

Bump... we need hitters... why not try him again against West Indies? That series isn't very high profile and so the weight of expectations might be lower?

This guy is 39 years old. Why the hell do we need him? Plus he's rubbish so he has nothing to offer.

If you want below average hitters there are plenty of young ones we can try instead of him.

 

[90MPH]

Yes we need good clean hitters who can play the short ball.

But no this guy is not upto it. Hitting the likes of Anwar Ali and Bhatti doesn't mean a ticket for the national team.

 

[The_KING]

This is one of the most embarrassing threads ever made. This guy only has a cut shot. He looked all at sea against England but looks like a million dollars in domestics which shows that we aren't really producing talented international quality players anymore.

 

[Hawkeye]

So much hatred against a classy guy.

2 random T20s can't tell if a person will be a success or not. Years of classy dominance in T20 tournaments with good offside play suggest he had very good ability.

Was just hard done by and not given a chance at the right time.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

The man who will win the PSL for Islamabad united

 

[MRSN]

Yes we need good clean hitters who can play the short ball.

But no this guy is not upto it. Hitting the likes of Anwar Ali and Bhatti doesn't mean a ticket for the national team.

he is too clean..

 

[MRSN]

The man who will win the PSL for Islamabad united

The man who will break all Shahid Afridi's records..

 

[Rayyman]

The man who can replace Sharjeel for IU.

 

[The_Odd_One]

<b>Combine Iftikhar Ahmed, Imran Khan jr., Nauman Anwar, Rizwan and Sarfraz, this cup is ours.</b>

This is gold!

 

[Hasan123]

Hawkeye bhai you are one of my favourite posters, but what were you thinking when you made this thread?

 

[Hawkeye]

Hawkeye bhai you are one of my favourite posters, but what were you thinking when you made this thread?

Most of it was sarcasm, but it was also based on a domestic cup held quite a while back.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Most of it was sarcasm, but it was also based on a domestic cup held quite a while back.

Nice defensive tactic. I could say my rizwan thread was sarcasm but it wasn't. You slipped up this time