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Sarfaraz Ahmed : A brilliant tactician?

Ar7alan said:
Do not look at the outcome .... my question is why didn't he save Elliot over
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Hey Aslanka, Bhai, What are Fuming about these days? The Guy who help you defend 100 runs and wins the U-19 Cup.. Awesome test bats, not a fixer... what are you having a hidden agenda or something..

he is lucky and that... who else is better then this guy.. Kami i bet it... lolz... Rizwan... funny run out guy.. who else bro... now come on !!1
 
Ar7alan said:
Do not look at the outcome .... my question is why didn't he save Elliot over
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His team are in the final, his decisions in the end won them the match, Cheema got 2 wickets in the last over and you're saying lets forget th outcome.
 
Pakpak said:
His team are in the final, his decisions in the end won them the match, Cheema got 2 wickets in the last over and you're saying lets forget th outcome.
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I don't meant to take away any credit from him . just saying he is not a master tacticain as the subject of thread suggests
 
Ar7alan said:
I don't meant to take away any credit from him . just saying he is not a master tacticain as the subject of thread suggests
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He still has a long way to go if he becomes captain. However early signs are promising.
 
Ar7alan said:
I don't meant to take away any credit from him . just saying he is not a master tacticain as the subject of thread suggests
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You're being ridiculous. That was a tiny total to defend - he had to bowl ALL his top bowlers throughout. He needed the overs and wickets Grant provided up front and the middle of the order. Those were key
 
Ar7alan said:
captaincy is second thing .... with the type of akmal keeping his own place in team is not justified
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Any keeper better than him currently? How well are Kamran and Rizwan doing? They were really out of this world in this tournament..
 
waleed88 said:
Any keeper better than him currently? How well are Kamran and Rizwan doing? They were really out of this world in this tournament..
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No need explaining anymore. The lack of any real alternatives mean naff all to his haters.
 
waleed88 said:
Any keeper better than him currently? How well are Kamran and Rizwan doing? They were really out of this world in this tournament..
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well its sad ..... but you are right .... no other keeper is near him in term of batting
 
At the moment he's no where near a brilliant tactician.

But he's not a paindu guy. which auto makes him a better option than what we have tried in the past and what we have at hand these days. Tactician or no tactician comes next.
 
Sarfarazian92 said:
A lot of people in the PCB won't be happy if he becomes captain.
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Did anybody see Ramiz's condition today...was totally devastated and ready to jump off the roof of Dubai stadium...Somebody told him that he still had to go out there and do his usual lame and corny shtick on the mic post game and stopped just to torture us...
 
HaiderAbbasRizvi said:
Did anybody see Ramiz's condition today...was totally devastated and ready to jump off the roof of Dubai stadium...Somebody told him that he still had to go out there and do his usual lame and corny shtick on the mic post game and stopped just to torture us...
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I didn't see the presentation but from what you are telling me, Ramiz sir wasn't obviously happy. That's the perfect example there. I am not saying everyone has a regional bias, but there it does contribute to some decisions in the PCB whether someone likes it or not. The second thing not in Saifi's favor is that he can't speak English, isn't good looking, and can't play elegant cover drives, all of which PCB and fans take into consideration even though they aren't related to captaincy.
 
from_da_lost_dim3nsion said:
why ??
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He isn't charismatic and stuff you know. There are many players who have connections in the PCB. How does Azhar Ali, who was not even in the team, become captain? How does Afridi, worst T20 captain in Pakistan's history, become captain again? It's definitely not on merit. Sarfraz has loads of Captaincy experience behind him.
 
Who will take up the permanent job of translating his post-match presentations around the world? Rameez won't be there always to talk to him in Urdu.

I reckon Hafeez or Wahab.
 
Mamoon said:
Who will take up the permanent job of translating his post-match presentations around the world? Rameez won't be there always to talk to him in Urdu.

I reckon Hafeez or Wahab.
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He should learn English.Look at Mauricio Pochettino,He couldn't speak English while he was at Saints but he learned it for the big job for Spurs
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Meinay ye aetraaz nai kiya Mamoon ne kiya hai.

Aor aap ne mujhay kal gaali dee but I did not mind.

I pray that Allah gives you jazaeykheir in life and hereafter.
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Sorry Sarfrazain apologies.

I mixed u with sarfrazrules. The 2nd line wasn't for you.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Sorry Sarfrazain apologies.

I mixed u with sarfrazrules. The 2nd line wasn't for you.
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After I posted I also was abit confused and I remembered once having a good convo with Sarfraz fan and I thought may be it's that one. I went back to my thread and those posts were deleted.

Thanks for letting me know. JazaakAllah. Stay Blessed.
 
Ar7alan said:
Do not look at the outcome .... my question is why didn't he save Elliot over
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So are you certain Elliot would have defended 9 run in the last over? If you are, then your question is justifiable. Otherwise, it's just an uproven idea.

Just to add, Elliot took Shahid on his last ball of the spell.
 
Mamoon said:
Who will take up the permanent job of translating his post-match presentations around the world? Rameez won't be there always to talk to him in Urdu.

I reckon Hafeez or Wahab.
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Who cares? Honestly as long as he wins matches, what he does at the post match presentations should be irrelevant.

You seem to be pretty bitter about Sarfraz, since there is no cricketing reason to attack him, you are randomly picking on his ability to speak English. Sarfraz doesn't even have a beard, so why so much bitterness towards him?
 
Malik can do a good job of translating Sarfraz's PC's. Atleast he'll do something he is good at. Sinc he cant bat bowl or even captain a side well anymore..
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Meinay ye aetraaz nai kiya Mamoon ne kiya hai.

Aor aap ne mujhay kal gaali dee but I did not mind.

I pray that Allah gives you jazaeykheir in life and hereafter.
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My bad, I intended to quote him but I mistakenly quoted you because the posts were together.
 
Ar7alan said:
His own performance does not warrant him a place in playing 11 ... he is poor behind stumps .... and average with bat ... his some decisions as a captain are also questionable like giving cheema last over considering his first three overs
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Your some decisions are also questionable like posting without having thinking before and typing barely comprehensible post.
 
RickyG said:
Your some decisions are also questionable like posting without having thinking before and typing barely comprehensible post.
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I know my English is not good ... but that is not going to stop me from posting ... if u have problem dont read my posts .... you can skip easily [emoji3]
 
Ar7alan said:
Do not look at the outcome .... my question is why didn't he save Elliot over
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I think he wanted to save Elliot's over for the final. Or maybe he forgot Elliot is only allowed 4 overs. Or maybe and this is a big maybe he thought this through and figured that tailenders are more capable of hitting medium pacers rather than fast bowlers and it is better to use your most experienced specialist fast bowler to bowl the last over. You should take note from Sarfraz when it comes to thinking things through, like your posts for example.

TalentSpotterPk said:
Good Dig bhaee :)
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Very valid point. Let him finish his PhD in English Literature first, then we will consider him for captaincy.
 
Ar7alan said:
I know my English is not good ... but that is not going to stop me from posting ... if u have problem dont read my posts .... you can skip easily [emoji3]
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Sometimes I need a good laugh and trust me it's not your English I'm laughing at mate.
 
Ar7alan said:
I know my English is not good ... but that is not going to stop me from posting ... if u have problem dont read my posts .... you can skip easily [emoji3]
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Your English is just fine, and comprehensible for those who can read.
 
Professor said:
Who cares? Honestly as long as he wins matches, what he does at the post match presentations should be irrelevant.

You seem to be pretty bitter about Sarfraz, since there is no cricketing reason to attack him, you are randomly picking on his ability to speak English. Sarfraz doesn't even have a beard, so why so much bitterness towards him?
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No bitterness, I find his performance in Limited Overs questionable and that's why I'm not thrilled with the idea of him captaining.
 
street smart... sharp learner.. best thing abt him was his interview with ramiz when he said tht he didnt want to talk to bowler too much so they dont get confused.... a gr8 thinking ... wont mind him to be named T20 captain to start with
 
Sarfraz Ahmed fanbase is the hotspot now it seems after the downfall of Shehzad and Afridi strongholds and Misbah haters disappearing completely for the most part.

I hope Afridi succeeds in the world t20, if he doesn't, people call for his head to be replaced by brilliant tactician effective immediately who will apparently make us champions by bowling Amir out in the first powerplay and giving him 2 slips.
 
Don't know how good Sarf is? is he any better than the "best brains in Pak"?

One of the reason Pak suffered in the last decade was coz of poor captaincy.Guys like Inzi, Afridi,Hafeez, azhar and Mibah were total paindus.Kardar,Immi,Miandad,Saleem Malik,Akram were all great captains.
 
^^Not to forget Mushtaq Mohammad who bucked the trend of defensive minded playing for the draw the captains like Inti before him. Under Mushtaq's tenure Pakistan won in the Aus, Windies and NZ for the first time. He was a great people manager and got the best out his players...

Wasim was good only if he was not on the take...
 
Street smart lmao... :rp

I think many people here think you're street smart if you know how to cross the street.

Street smart means knowing what to do in situations when going gets tough.. last time the situation got tough for brilliant tactician, he whipped the bail off with his glove and gave the other team the chance to take a single and tie the game...
 
Suleiman said:
Sarfraz Ahmed fanbase is the hotspot now it seems after the downfall of Shehzad and Afridi strongholds and Misbah haters disappearing completely for the most part.

I hope Afridi succeeds in the world t20, if he doesn't, people call for his head to be replaced by brilliant tactician effective immediately who will apparently make us champions by bowling Amir out in the first powerplay and giving him 2 slips.
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Goodness. When will get better in site. Alright genius who would you give the cuptaany to? Afridi is retiring. I hope you're aware of that. Give me some names and reasons otherwise please stop this utter nonsense.
 
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Mamoon said:
Who will take up the permanent job of translating his post-match presentations around the world? Rameez won't be there always to talk to him in Urdu.

I reckon Hafeez or Wahab.
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Are we back in the Raj that these sort if things should matter?
 
Suleiman said:
Street smart lmao... :rp

I think many people here think you're street smart if you know how to cross the street.

Street smart means knowing what to do in situations when going gets tough.. last time the situation got tough for brilliant tactician, he whipped the bail off with his glove and gave the other team the chance to take a single and tie the game...
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thats what PP'ers have to say. Aleem Dar whipped the bails of himself and concluded the match after Sarfraz did it at the other end. Any second run by Asghar would be against the spirit of the game. PP have plenty of crybabies/Malik,Kamran fans who would do anything but to see Sarfraz's team win.
 
Failed in the World Cup QF and now failed in both the Qualifier and the Final.

Just another choker, but I'm sure excuses will be ready. He has failed as a batsman in the PSL as expected, simply not good enough for Limited Overs cricket.

To forecast the response(s): Malik and Kamran also failed.
 
Brilliant tactician lost the plot today, pathetic captaincy.
 
Mamoon said:
Brilliant tactician lost the plot today, pathetic captaincy.
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Not that you do any real analysis but his captaincy wasn't bad.

Was a little unlucky. Couple occasions Smith could have bowled by McCullum and then Anwar Ali dropped him. He made the right changes, not much you can do when two guys are hitting like that.
 
Came up against one of the better captains in the PSL. Well done Misbah and commiserations Sarfraz and co.
 
Amir said:
Not that you do any real analysis but his captaincy wasn't bad.

Was a little unlucky. Couple occasions Smith could have bowled by McCullum and then Anwar Ali dropped him. He made the right changes, not much you can do when two guys are hitting like that.
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Yeah he got unlucky, was spot on otherwise. Brilliant knocks in the Qualifier and the Final as well. Clear contender for the Player of the Tournament.
 
Great captaincy by Sarfraz.. credit to him for leading the side to the finals.. What a captain and a find he has been. Relatively inexperienced but out thinking the great minds of Pakistan cricket for large parts of the tournament..
On points they are the team with the most points.. defeating peshawar twice and most other teams twice. Only to lose against Lahore and peshawar once.. and then losing to islamabad in the finals.
Overall he can stand proud on his achievements.. a true mastermind and tactician
 
Salute to Sarfraz the true braveheart of Pakistan. A true leader has emerged for Pakistan in the near future.. Will lead quetta and to many victories... Has been by far the best captain of the tournament. He has been something special..
 
Now apparently some were assuming KP was the captain when the team was winning, losing takes the blame all to Sarfraz.
He is a winner and his tactics in the playoffs were enough to be termed the best captain of the tournament. Has led the team brilliantly with limited resources..
Misbah is a fantastic captain as well, but Sarfraz's team has been the most consistent. So they should be the top 2 of the lot..
 
waleed88 said:
Salute to Sarfraz the true braveheart of Pakistan. A true leader has emerged for Pakistan in the near future.. Will lead quetta and to many victories... Has been by far the best captain of the tournament. He has been something special..
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I know this loss is tough for you and a lot of other Karachiites and Misbah haters and Afridi fans to swallow but relax Sarfraz has been ok. Not great. Why didn't he bowl out Nawaz today?? Where were his brilliant tactics at that time?
 
Shobby needs to take him under his wing and teach him the true art of winning domestic knockouts and trophies.

Not good enough today.
 
His captaincy has put the likes of Malik and Afridi to shame.. Some stalwarts of more than 15 years of International cricket.. Kudos!!
 
Suleiman said:
Shobby needs to take him under his wing and teach him the true art of winning domestic knockouts and trophies.

Not good enough today.
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Yea by shobby can only teach him the art of stepping down from captaincy :)) hes great at it
 
Bottom line - a captain is really only as good as his players.

There are occasions where the brilliance of a captain wins a match. I think in Test cricket is where the brilliance really shows, where tactics and strategy pan out.

But more often than not in ODIs and especially T20s, a win is a reflection of players, not the captain.

Sarfraz's bowlers were not good today. Not good all tournament really, apart from Elliot till today and Nawaz. Nawaz was the best, and he didn't bowl him enough today.
 
Yanna_Rascala said:
I know this loss is tough for you and a lot of other Karachiites and Misbah haters and Afridi fans to swallow but relax Sarfraz has been ok. Not great. Why didn't he bowl out Nawaz today?? Where were his brilliant tactics at that time?
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I haven't watched the final. Only followed scores. But honestly no one was left out by Smith and Haddin. It wouldn't have made much of a difference.
If you want some manuals on captaincy, watch the semi final vs zalmi to know how good he is as captain. That is the best example of how to defned a low score, and how to defend 8 of the last over. His team has been the most consistent, and if you go doubts on that you can check the stats. Credit goes to the captain for leading the underdogs this far
 
Yanna_Rascala said:
I know this loss is tough for you and a lot of other Karachiites and Misbah haters and Afridi fans to swallow but relax Sarfraz has been ok. Not great. Why didn't he bowl out Nawaz today?? Where were his brilliant tactics at that time?
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Also calling me a misbah hater... loool you need to check my posting history.
 
To be fair he deserves flak for whatever wrong he's done but, when it gets to a point where he's criticised for the smallest of things you know it's personal.

Just try to avoid the obvious attention seeking posts by certain users.
 
Sherlock said:
Came up against one of the better captains in the PSL. Well done Misbah and commiserations Sarfraz and co.
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Didn't he defeated Misbah earlier in the tournament?


Brilliant captaincy by Sarfraz. Great man management. Taking the cheapest team to the finals. No one rated them (including me) but hats off to Quetta.
 
sunnykhan said:
Didn't he defeated Misbah earlier in the tournament?


Brilliant captaincy by Sarfraz. Great man management. Taking the cheapest team to the finals. No one rated them (including me) but hats off to Quetta.
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He may have but when it really counted Misbah captaincy came on top. Nothing to be ashamed of, especially when the likes of Malik and Afridi sides gave up so meekly.
 
Was poor today. Shouldn't have sent in Nawaz ahead of Elliot. That cost them 20 runs. Plus shouldn't have bowled with McCullum in the powerplay that allowed Smith to get going. Had a poor final but other than that he was very good as a captain. Of course Mamoon is going to criticize him because for him it's personal. Not sure why though. Mamoon's hate was very evident in that "Zalmi could have taken the second run" thread when he kept bashing Safraz for not knowing the law until I shut Mamoon up but by explaining the law. And as it turned out Sarfraz DID KNOW the law and Mamoon didn't. lol
 
Sherlock said:
He may have but when it really counted Misbah captaincy came on top. Nothing to be ashamed of, especially when the likes of Malik and Afridi sides gave up so meekly.
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So your initial statement isn't correct. Sarfraz is a rookie in front of Misbah.
 
He was just outclassed and got nervous by the best captain: Misbah ul Haq. :najam
 
sunnykhan said:
So your initial statement isn't correct. Sarfraz is a rookie in front of Misbah.
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The best captain won the tournament.... which was Misbah!

Sarfraz deserved to be there but Misbah deserved to be called the better captain because his side won.
 
Can't afford to carry a tactician who struggles to hit big. Although he can be a decent choice for Test captaincy post Misbah. I would prefer him over Azhar.
 
Sherlock said:
The best captain won the tournament.... which was Misbah!

Sarfraz deserved to be there but Misbah deserved to be called the better captain because his side won.
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As I mentioned, Sarfraz is a rookie in front of Misbah. If Misbah had defeated him earlier so your initial statement would have been correct. Entirely! I'm not comparing their captaincy. Misbah is a seasoned campaigner.
 
Anfield said:
Was poor today. Shouldn't have sent in Nawaz ahead of Elliot. That cost them 20 runs. Plus shouldn't have bowled with McCullum in the powerplay that allowed Smith to get going. Had a poor final but other than that he was very good as a captain. Of course Mamoon is going to criticize him because for him it's personal. Not sure why though. Mamoon's hate was very evident in that "Zalmi could have taken the second run" thread when he kept bashing Safraz for not knowing the law until I shut Mamoon up but by explaining the law. And as it turned out Sarfraz DID KNOW the law and Mamoon didn't. lol
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Keep crying. Pietersen carried him as captain throughout the tournament.
 
sunnykhan said:
As I mentioned, Sarfraz is a rookie in front of Misbah. If Misbah had defeated him earlier so your initial statement would have been correct. Entirely! I'm not comparing their captaincy. Misbah is a seasoned campaigner.
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No, I just feel whoever wins the game/tournament deserves the higher praise. When teams win it's more often than not because they deserved it. The same can be said of captains.

It really shouldn't matter if he's seasoned or not, it comes down to minute details and changes made throughout the game. Misbah was very good and Sarfraz made mistakes. Simple as that.
 
We don't need this choker captain. Failed both as a batsman and captain when the going got tough.

Was carried by Wright and Nawaz in the first half of the tournament.
 
Anfield said:
Was poor today. Shouldn't have sent in Nawaz ahead of Elliot. That cost them 20 runs. Plus shouldn't have bowled with McCullum in the powerplay that allowed Smith to get going. Had a poor final but other than that he was very good as a captain. Of course Mamoon is going to criticize him because for him it's personal. Not sure why though. Mamoon's hate was very evident in that "Zalmi could have taken the second run" thread when he kept bashing Safraz for not knowing the law until I shut Mamoon up but by explaining the law. And as it turned out Sarfraz DID KNOW the law and Mamoon didn't. lol
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Mamoon has been shut up by lot of people here.
 
Yes, Sarfraz was rubbish so make this about me now, but I am a bit busy celebrating our win at the moment. Will have time for the burn later.

Tough, tough night for Sarfraz lovers, Pietersen lovers, Afridi lovers and Misbah haters.
 
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