Pete Rose
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that was aweful
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If that was a drop by umar akmal it would be like aww the poor guy misjudged it from the helmet ! But if sarfraz's drops it ! Omg what a keeper he is, should be kicked out etc! Hypocrites everywhere
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Umar Akmal has rarely ever dropped a catch or miss stumping lol. He has a better keeping record than so called genuine wicket keeper.
Sarfraz drops one again
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Sarfraz drops one again
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Awful again, but he is one of the untouchables these days so how dare anyone criticize him.
Missed a catch.
He's not a safe keeper at all.
He is a mediocre keeper, that's a fact.
Good to see you have changed your tune, but I haven't anything from him yet that suggests that there is 'nothing wrong with his keeping'.
That's a laughable statement.
I also used to call him a tailender. Worse than a tailender, at batting.
He has completely transformed himself, and I'm flexible enough to change my opinion if a player has made such a transformation.
Doubt if anyone else has been safer than him in the last 6-7 months. Tell me?
Was one of the main factors PAK had that little success in the World Cup, be it with keeping or batting. One fumble in half an year, and you bump a thread.

He is ordinary indeed. His batting form shouldn't cover his deficiencies with the gloves.
Now people will hate on Ramiz for stating the obvious.
But problem Extra Ordinary wicket keeper is very ordinary with the bat. at least Sarfaraz is a good batsman where as Adnan Akmal`s batting is not very good even wicket keepers like Dhoni and Sangaraka misses the stumping chance and drop catches
That's the disappointment, it's interesting how our better keepers can't bat and the better batsmen can't keep.
No wonder we have never produced a world class wicket-keeper batsman.

Awful again, but he is one of the untouchables these days so how dare anyone criticize him.
Did he drop catch today?
Why he is untouchable he is not bigger than Pakistan by any means i am not saying he should be persisted with but problem is who would you trust with these days every team need Wicket-Keeper Batsman not just a wicket keeper![]()
Why i say Rameez comments are Harsh because of his Double standard one day he says he is best next day he says he is the worst. Criticism is fine but you wont see it in IPL and if Rameez heart is soo patriotic why he Criticizing in commentary ? why can`t he reach out to him in personal instead of insulting and making his country men laughing material. This is my point
He is untouchable because he's one of the heroes of Pakistan cricket at the moment and is above criticism. I agree he's the best option at the moment, but that doesn't change the fact that his keeping is pretty average and definitely a problem.
I agree with you anyway.
any how at least I dont rate him as hero because this is too early, yes he came in the team when our batting was looking hopeless and he lifted the team spirit but still he is not hero yet. Hero is Younis, Misbah, Inzi, Javed Miandad , Imran khan who played for country not with country. Sarfaraz is a good prospect but still need to improve his wicket keeping.Kind of ironic that his batting is keeping him in the team.
If his batting keeps him in team then why not rizwan who is much much much better batsman than sarfraz?
If his batting keeps him in team then why not rizwan who is much much much better batsman than sarfraz?
Much much better? No.
If his batting keeps him in team then why not rizwan who is much much much better batsman than sarfraz?
On what evidence ? Sarfaraz has been brilliant in tests in the SC, whilst his LOI batting has been decent if not unspectacular. Rizwan hasn't done anything of note so you're wrong and before spouting such fabrications, please back them up with stats.
On what evidence ? Sarfaraz has been brilliant in tests in the SC, whilst his LOI batting has been decent if not unspectacular. Rizwan hasn't done anything of note so you're wrong and before spouting such fabrications, please back them up with stats.
Mr. stats man, there is also something called qualitative judgement. Rizwan is a much better all round batsman than sarfu. Yeah he might not be as good against spin as the latter is but as an overall package in LOI, he is a lot better and Time will prove that.
Rizwan has not done anything of note??
Do you even know who rizwan is? He has been an excellent in batting for a while now.The ting he lacks is powerful Karachi media personalities and karachi ex cricketer who have pushed for Sarfaraz inclusion since 2007.
karachi mafia uses all its resources to induct player in team. Sarfraz is ordinary at best and he is hyped as some extraordinary player which he is not clearly. Only asad shafiq and younis khan are the one who merits selection in the national team from karachi.
else anwar ali and sami only played coz of afridi otherwise they don't merit a selection even in the squad.
Rizwan has not done anything of note??
Do you even know who rizwan is? He has been an excellent in batting for a while now.The ting he lacks is powerful Karachi media personalities and karachi ex cricketer who have pushed for Sarfaraz inclusion since 2007.
and they say I am bad.I've seen Mark Boucher drop sitters as well, doesn't mean he wasn't an amazing WK.
Adnan is no Boucher or Healy, but he's the best WK in Pakistan and seems a complete natural. The likes of Sarfraz, Kamran, Rizwan etc look like batsmen who took up keeping at a young age to improve their chances for selection while Adnan seems to be born for it. His agility and body frame are perfect for keeping.
Definitely the most natural WK we've produced since Rashid. However his batting is simply not good enough so he's no genuine threat to Sarfraz. Don't make Sarfraz a better keeper than he is because of his amazing batting form.
being slim doesnt mean that he is born for it.. even after watching those sitters by adnan akmal, u r hell bent on adnan akmal for it.. hope moin, rashid and bari can judge better than you ,, and they all have gone with sarfaraz as the best keeper in pakistan.. they could have chosen adnan akmal if he deserves to be..
I think based on this recent record, he has been the best keeper among all the top teams.being slim doesnt mean that he is born for it.. even after watching those sitters by adnan akmal, u r hell bent on adnan akmal for it.. hope moin, rashid and bari can judge better than you ,, and they all have gone with sarfaraz as the best keeper in pakistan.. they could have chosen adnan akmal if he deserves to be..
Adnan is worse then wahab with the bat ..Like I said before, any keeper and every keeper drops catches and misses chances. I have followed both Adnan and Sarfraz from day 1 and I can safely conclude that Adnan is definitely the superior wicket-keeper.
As far as the second part of your post is concerned, the only reason Sarfraz is in the team ahead of Adnan is because he is miles better as a batsman and in this era, you cannot do with a keeper who doesn't contribute at all with the bat.
It is an unfortunate situation that the best wicket-keeper in Pakistan is the worst with the bat when you compare him to his peers like Sarfraz and Rizwan.
Adnan is far from a world class keeper, but he is the best pure keeper in Pakistan at the moment, while Rizwan is the worst. Sarfraz is in the middle of the two.
He seems to be carrying a few extra kilos at the moment.
He's a really poor keeper but the issue is that Rizwan is an even worse keeper.
) he'll be an absolute disaster - imagine Sarf keeping in Indian dust bowl or in gloomy English day!I won't blame Karachi based media/former players only ... few days back, someone here in PP was trying to convince me why he is the best WK in Asia (that too on technical aspects of a WK). Apart from technique, he is probably 15 KG over-weight - at this rate 'll reach 100 KG shortly (& recently married as well)............
Anyway, Sarfraz isn't a WK & at this rate of decline, by the age of 35 (or by CTC 2017, whichever is earlier) he'll be an absolute disaster - imagine Sarf keeping in Indian dust bowl or in gloomy English day!
I don't think, PAK 'll get any decent WK from his generation. PCB should look for a couple of genuine U19 WC, who are athletic & interested to build the career on Keeping merit (& keep improving batting).
I won't blame Karachi based media/former players only ... few days back, someone here in PP was trying to convince me why he is the best WK in Asia (that too on technical aspects of a WK). Apart from technique, he is probably 15 KG over-weight - at this rate 'll reach 100 KG shortly (& recently married as well)............
Anyway, Sarfraz isn't a WK & at this rate of decline, by the age of 35 (or by CTC 2017, whichever is earlier) he'll be an absolute disaster - imagine Sarf keeping in Indian dust bowl or in gloomy English day!
I don't think, PAK 'll get any decent WK from his generation. PCB should look for a couple of genuine U19 WC, who are athletic & interested to build the career on Keeping merit (& keep improving batting).
Saifullah Bangash is a good keeper.
If his batting keeps him in team then why not rizwan who is much much much better batsman than sarfraz?
He seems to be carrying a lot of extra weight and is not very agile at all.
I think after Afridi he is the most blatant liar about his age.
He is NOT 28 he is at the very minimum around 32 years of age.
sarfraz has thrown the match away , it was a regulation stumping and its not the first time
him and asad in current team. Asad since 2010.Unfortunately criticising his keeping means you hate Karachiites.
sarfraz has thrown the match away , it was a regulation stumping and its not the first time
Lols SL chasing 150 Odd and one missed chance would not matter much in this regard. So you can not blame him for costing us the match.
It was the collapse in first innings and then the mini collapse in our second innings which cost us the match.
People should put aside personal likes/dislikes and give an objective verdict.
He took the team out of a strong position and forced them to be in a condition where they can not win due to his careless, selfish batting style.
He never was a good keeper (missed a straight stumping in 4th inning today and cost pak the game) he is in team becaise of his battibg
...but my question is...How many times has he compromised team situation and gave opponent an upper hand due to his terrible judgement and irresponsible shot selection and threw the wicket and advantage away?
Does he need to go back to domestic cricket so that he learns to value his wicket?
I think so.
What do you guys think?
:aakmal