Sarfaraz Ahmed announces retirement from international cricket

[shaz619]

You mentioned misbah and called his uae dominance a myth

I complimented Misbah that Sarfraz helped establish that myth, not sure why you are crying about that

 

[shaz619]

You can always trust Major to turn a Sarfraz retirement thread into an opportunity for Misbah cheerleading. One of his many targeted campaigns.

Deep down his die hard fans are insecure, truth hurts him, low for him in a retirement thread as well

 

[Kroll]

Brought one of my happiest moments following Pak cricket in recent memory. All the best in your new chapter champ.

 

[shaz619]

Sarfraz winning the CT is greater than anything Misbah achieved which Sarfraz was also responsible for, such as his great feat of drawing series in the UAE

 

[Varun]

Sarfraz winning the CT is greater than anything Misbah achieved which Sarfraz was also responsible for, such as his great feat of drawing series in the UAE

Misbah whitewashed a red hot #1 England in the UAE and drew 1-1 against them in England.

 

[hassan918]

Misbah whitewashed a red hot #1 England in the UAE and drew 1-1 against them in England.

Both did well during their time as Pakistan team captain.

 

[Major]

Sarfraz winning the CT is greater than anything Misbah achieved which Sarfraz was also responsible for, such as his great feat of drawing series in the UAE

Both did great things in their own way.

 

[Major]

Misbah whitewashed a red hot #1 England in the UAE and drew 1-1 against them in England.

Its always funny seeing people critisize misbahs test captaincy and give its credit to sarfraz aswell when sarfraz was the one who ended up ending pakistans winning streak in uae in test

 

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Did he runaway with the plaque and lock it up somewhere after the photo session?

 

[shaz619]

Misbah whitewashed a red hot #1 England in the UAE and drew 1-1 against them in England.

He didn’t do anything special with his captaincy, even you would have known to exploit those conditions with prime Ajmal & Rehman who deserve the bulk of the credit really. With the 1-1 draw, Sarfraz had arguably his best series with the gloves & we only drew that largely thanks to the freakish knock of Younis Khan, if he hit form earlier, Pakistan could have won, but Misbah had Younis & rain during India/WI to thank for the no.1 ranking; thank you Misbah though for your special efforts.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

great servant and great bloke. CT 2017 definitely a crowning moment for his. Got the best out of younger guys and built at gun T20I team. Should have been allowed to carry on till 2021 WC for T20Is a Captain.

In continuation.. even though we have lost 2 finals to him but he always brought out best of the Pakistan players. A true competitor.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Was an average Cricketer, but a great captain

 

[Major]

He didn’t do anything special with his captaincy, even you would have known to exploit those conditions with prime Ajmal & Rehman who deserve the bulk of the credit really. With the 1-1 draw, Sarfraz had arguably his best series with the gloves & we only drew that largely thanks to the freakish knock of Younis Khan, if he hit form earlier, Pakistan could have won, but Misbah had Younis & rain during India/WI to thank for the no.1 ranking; thank you Misbah though for your special efforts.

So he didnt do anything special, yet when sarfraz became captain of the test team, he lost the test series in UAE and ended Pakistans undefeated record.

Misbah was undefeated, while Sarfraz lost in his first tour.

But hey, what Misbah did wasnt special...

 

[Sycamore]

He really should’ve been captain after misbah in 2015 WC. He was at the peak of his batting (classic waqar younis kept him out for a few matches in 2015 WC also) instead misbah preferred his precious azhar Ali.

This is where they these seniors again played favourites.

from 2015 to 2020 sarfaraz should’ve been grooming a second in command.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Did he runaway with the plaque and lock it up somewhere after the photo session?

No because sarfaraz did not ran away from shaking hands and taking the thing from Naqvi...

 

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No because sarfaraz did not ran away from shaking hands and taking the thing from Naqvi...

Lol, fair play. Good one haha

 

[topspin]

So he didnt do anything special, yet when sarfraz became captain of the test team, he lost the test series in UAE and ended Pakistans undefeated record.

Misbah was undefeated, while Sarfraz lost in his first tour.

But hey, what Misbah did wasnt special...

This isn’t the first time you’ve tried to misrepresent things on this forum. You have maintained that Misbah was better than Inzamam in ODIs and during the 2022 T20 World Cup you insisted that Babar and Rizwan were not only superior to Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is, but the best in the format simply because they were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 on what was clearly a flawed ICC list. All of this shows why your credibility is non-existent. Your entire cricketing contribution on PP revolves around pushing this Misbah-centric propaganda.

Misbah would have lost multiple series in UAE if he didn't have the chucking services of Saeed Ajmal (and Hafeez) and without Younis Khan, who was undoubtedly an ATG player of spin bowling. Also, Misbah had Abdul Rehman who was by the far the best left arm spinner in red ball cricket played in UAE.

If Misbah is so good and so much better than Sarfraz, please explain the stark contrast in fortune between these two tournaments:

2013 CT
Host: England
With Misbah as captain
Outcome: Lost all matches including a game against India.

2017 CT
Host: England
Without Misbah as captain
Outcome: Brought the CT home after beating India in the final by 180 runs

@shaz619

 

[shaz619]

So he didnt do anything special, yet when sarfraz became captain of the test team, he lost the test series in UAE and ended Pakistans undefeated record.

Misbah was undefeated, while Sarfraz lost in his first tour.

But hey, what Misbah did wasnt special...

If Sarfraz helped Misbah massively as a keeper batter, what does that have to do with losing in the UAE; they made some pretty basic errors not picking spinners, just because Misbah did, doesn’t make him an IK level captain.

 

[BreadPakoda]

I think Indians in general have admiration for Sarfaraz even though he crushed us in CT. On the other hand, Shahid Afridi was always widely despised and continues to be despite having achieved nothing of note against India.

 

[harshjoshi87]

I think Indians in general have admiration for Sarfaraz even though he crushed us in CT. On the other hand, Shahid Afridi was always widely despised and continues to be despite having achieved nothing of note against India.

Yes Sarfaraz doesn't get hate from most Indian fans for being simple & clean hearted person he was on & off the field.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

ICC tournament winning captain

In the limited formats, Pakistan were moving in the right direction under his tenure before he was sacked unfairly

Misbah who sacked him unfairly... He is the one who brought Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal from nowhere after Mickey was sacked and made the team lose to SRL C side at home ... Misbah has been terrible as captain , coach , selector failed on all corners.. Now he is back again as part of the selection committee hope he is dummied and muted by others in the ring...

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Also a dignified person outside the field. Hasn’t bad mouthed any current player unlike Amir, Shahzad, Imad Wasim, etc.

That is why he is liked by the Indians especially...live wire in the field as captain and off the field dignified sportsman..

2 ICC trophies as captain , yet humble something cannot associate with Pak players...

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Sarfaraz, along with the other selectors, should be held accountable for the recent debacles.

he has just joined, didnt even select the squad for the recent tour to Bangladesh....