yadunoe
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technique not good enough imo
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Sarfraz fans need to stop championing Sarfraz to open. He isn't an opener. He will be targeted with the short ball and if the ball is moving around he could be vulnerable. Plus these same fans will critizce Azhar and Shehzad for not being able to hit boundaries consistently in PP overs like Australian and English openers, Sarfaraz isn't exactly a boundary hitter.
Sarfarz is perfect for the middle order, where rotating the strike is essential. We struggle to rotate strike in the middle order, he can solve this problem.
Out of all the topics I see being created on PP I don't come across this ever. I honestly don't understand how could he be worse than any 2 Kings we have opening atm, plus playing him opens up room for shadab in the squad. IMO he's the best opener in the squad atm.
Never could understand how people like [MENTION=141885]Moiza[/MENTION] end up digging these 6 year old threads.
If Pitch is flat or relativelu flat than surely Yes. It would be a good move.
But if there is moisture in the wicket than it will be gamble which may pay or backfire because all indian pacers are in good form.
Timely bump.
Sarfraz fans need to stop championing Sarfraz to open. He isn't an opener. He will be targeted with the short ball and if the ball is moving around he could be vulnerable. Plus these same fans will critizce Azhar and Shehzad for not being able to hit boundaries consistently in PP overs like Australian and English openers, Sarfaraz isn't exactly a boundary hitter.
Sarfarz is perfect for the middle order, where rotating the strike is essential. We struggle to rotate strike in the middle order, he can solve this problem.
He will be do just fine if the pitch is flat. He has survived Starc and Hazlewood in Australia.
And he was exposed when opening vs them in the World Cup. Sarfaraz is perfect for the middle order.
And he was exposed when opening vs them in the World Cup. Sarfaraz is perfect for the middle order.
A sample size of 1 match, really?
And that too to Starc who was unplayable in that WC?
Wasn't exposed any more than Shehzad. He got out to Mitch Starc. Has happened to the best of them. And Watson took a blinder of a catch.
I think he needs to open, garbage players like Shehzad and Azhar are going to try and see out the new ball for 20 overs and Hafeez is too inconsistent and can be selfish at times.
its very true but its also whats needed. You let the guys who can hit down the order a little bit up the order and watch the whole team collapse for less than 175 guaranteed
Our guys have a fear of playing the new ball and in English conditions you can forget about it.
I say, it is ok if we score 100 in the first twenty overs, for 2 down as long as the rest of the guys cash it in in the last thirty and give us another 240 runs. (thats 8 an over and quite doable)
Which, in turn, of course, means one of top 5 has to score a daddy hundred, and I thnk it is not an unreasonable ask since most successful teams regularly score over 330 runs and at least one of their top 5 scores a big hundred.
Your using a test series as an example for him to open in LO, he was facing Starc and Hazelwood when they weren't fresh . He was facing them after 60 plus over.
He's not an opener for me.
No I don't. Because my point is he is one of those who provide more value in lower order when it's time to cash in. If you demote hafeez or Azhar or Shehzad, they won't give you the same value sarfaraz and babar, malik etc will. So it's better to leave them to play the new ball at the top for a sub par run rate, as long as they don't get out within the twenty. Sarfaraz won't give you the same quick fire fifty sixty at top that he can provide at the bottom. Not in England, in my opinion.
Yes he got out to a good delivery but I don't see him coping vs Starc, Rabada, Hazelwood, etc with the new ball.
Again, who do we have who is more likely to cope than him? Shehzad is not technically any better and plenty likely to get bogged down. Azhar should not even be in the team. Babar will stay at 3. The only other option is Haris. I would open with Haris and Sarfraz.
I never said Azhar was the answer as well. Neither Azhar or Sarfraz should open in LO. I would give Shehzad a chance in this tournament and than take it from there.
Ok, how is Shehzad better than Sarfraz? Bats faster? Better technique against swing?
Maybe I am missing something.
Shehzad is a specialist opener. Sarfaraz isn't.
Doull suggesting that he decided to open the innings today “to have a go at Rizwan”
Not the biggest Sarfaraz fan, but would much rather see him coming up the order rather than hiding low down the order. Glad that he's trying to take more responsibility. Didn't work out today, but let's see what happens in the next few matches