Sarfaraz Ahmed takes umbrage to Mohammad Hafeez's remarks on Social Media - Mohammad Amir joins in!

[Kroll]

Not enjoyed today, Pakistan losing and prior to this, senior players acting like teenage school girls letting off gas.

 

[Bewal Express]

When you watch them you think they are great team mates with all the dost yaari but in reality they are bitter losers. Is it any wonder that during the pressure situations they let themselves and their teams down. Its this badniyaati that has held us back for nigh on 3 decades. The only people they like are the ones that pick them irrespective of performance.

 

[GudduBadmash]

Hafeez is allowed to praise Rizwan as far as I am aware. And he's stating a fact.

It seems that Sarfaraz is a bit sensitive to Rizwan receiving praise?

This in a nutshell. There was no need to respond to that tweet the way he did. All Hafeez did was praise Mohammad Rizwan

 

[MenInG]

When you watch them you think they are great team mates with all the dost yaari but in reality they are bitter losers. Is it any wonder that during the pressure situations they let themselves and their teams down. Its this badniyaati that has held us back for nigh on 3 decades. The only people they like are the ones that pick them irrespective of performance.

Huge issue this if these people will in Pakistan's T20 squad for WC.

PCB needs to sort this out asap.

 

[GudduBadmash]

HAFEEZ DID NOTHING WRONG.

He just praised Rizwan and didnt name anyone. Even if his intention was bad, his statement was calculated and didnt warrant a cringy response from Sarfaraz.

The childish response from Sarfaraz and those whose are supporting him are astonishing.

If you object to people praising others, what kind of precedent are you setting??

Any thing can be touted as a statement with ulterior motive behind it. Whats the criteria? You cant stop people from saying what they feel.

I'm surprised barely anyone has seen it this way, sarfaraz has clearly reacted to this praise of Rizwan very badly and exposed his own jealousy and insecurity.

If someone praised Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Amir chipped in saying everyone is number one it clearly would show he's jealous. Surprised that Hafeez is being criticized here for merely praising someone who has gotten so much unfair abuse from the media because they all back Sarfaraz

 

[Bewal Express]

Huge issue this if these people will in Pakistan's T20 squad for WC.

PCB needs to sort this out asap.

Nothing will happen, we will chug along. There will always be tensions in teams, even the great Aussie team of the late 90s, early 2000s had lots of tension but not at the expense of performance. But our teams are much more partial to this tripe and we done have the talent to hate each other and play well.

 

[Mamoon]

I'm surprised barely anyone has seen it this way, sarfaraz has clearly reacted to this praise of Rizwan very badly and exposed his own jealousy and insecurity.

If someone praised Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Amir chipped in saying everyone is number one it clearly would show he's jealous. Surprised that Hafeez is being criticized here for merely praising someone who has gotten so much unfair abuse from the media because they all back Sarfaraz

Poor analogy.

Amir and Shaheen are not in direct competition. There is room for 2-3 fast bowlers in the playing XI.

However, there is only room for one WK so Sarfraz and Rizwan are in direct competition, and Hafeez did not need to state that he no longer has to prove anything that he is the number 1 WK batsman in Pakistan.

It was a clear jibe at Sarfraz.

 

[Bewal Express]

I'm surprised barely anyone has seen it this way, sarfaraz has clearly reacted to this praise of Rizwan very badly and exposed his own jealousy and insecurity.

If someone praised Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Amir chipped in saying everyone is number one it clearly would show he's jealous. Surprised that Hafeez is being criticized here for merely praising someone who has gotten so much unfair abuse from the media because they all back Sarfaraz

Hafeez said nothing wrong but he could have been clever with his wording especially when these losers are sensitive snowflakes. The role of Amir is disgusting and it shows him up even more badly. I like Sarfaraz and its shame that he got so drawn in. Its like at school when i have to deal with he said, she said.

 

[Slim]

Sarfraz is so insecure and pathetic. All hafeez did was praise Rizwan, but looks like Sarfaraz has officially lost his marbles after seeing no hopes of a comeback since Riz’s heroics in t20s as well. Good on hafeez, keep burning the likes of Sarfraz and especially Amir, who i believe would never play for Pakistan again.

 

[Mamoon]

HAFEEZ DID NOTHING WRONG.

He just praised Rizwan and didnt name anyone. Even if his intention was bad, his statement was calculated and didnt warrant a cringy response from Sarfaraz.

The childish response from Sarfaraz and those whose are supporting him are astonishing.

If you object to people praising others, what kind of precedent are you setting??

Any thing can be touted as a statement with ulterior motive behind it. Whats the criteria? You cant stop people from saying what they feel.

Firstly, Hafeez was taking a shelf at Sarfraz. It is blatantly obvious from his choice of words and tone.

Secondly, Sarfraz has been full of praise for Rizwan. You can scroll throw his Twitter feed and check for yourself.

If he has a problem with people praising Rizwan, why would he do so himself?

People defending Hafeez here don’t have a strong argument. They are acting irrationally and criticizing Sarfraz for the sake of criticism.

There was absolutely no need for him to write the following:

“Wonder how long u need to prove that u r NO1 wicketkeeper/Batsman in pakistan in all formats of the game. Just asking”


It is as obvious as anything that it is a dig in Sarfraz and Sarfraz was within his right to respond.

 

[Slim]

Firstly, Hafeez was taking a shelf at Sarfraz. It is blatantly obvious from his choice of words and tone.

Secondly, Sarfraz has been full of praise for Rizwan. You can scroll throw his Twitter feed and check for yourself.

If he has a problem with people praising Rizwan, why would he do so himself?

People defending Hafeez here don’t have a strong argument. They are acting irrationally and criticizing Sarfraz for the sake of criticism.

There was absolutely no need for him to write the following:

“Wonder how long u need to prove that u r NO1 wicketkeeper/Batsman in pakistan in all formats of the game. Just asking”


It is as obvious as anything that it is a dig in Sarfraz and Sarfraz was within his right to respond.

Not sure whats your agenda at play here considering you are Amir level when it comes to seeking attention. Have you even considered the fact that the tweet did not mention, tag or was not in response to anything from Sarfraz? The tweet simply praises Rizwan on the surface and its good practise to take things on face value unless you know what was going on in hafeez’s head when he wrote that tweet.

 

[Saj]

PCB used to have a policy that no contracted player or player involved in an ongoing series was allowed to use social media.

Unfortunately what's happened is that policy has now been relaxed and we have started seeing these sort of incidents.

High time the PCB started to clamp down on players use of social media once again.

 

[observer1]

People reading way to too into it.

Subcontinent players have been using Social Media freely the last few years and lack the nuances and filter suggests naivety on their part.

It seems it's just an extension of a big WhatsApp group to them.

They'll hopefully look back at these snide comments in cringe

 

[Maher96]

People reading way to too into it.

Subcontinent players have been using Social Media freely the last few years and lack the nuances and filter suggests naivety on their part.

It seems it's just an extension of a big WhatsApp group to them.

They'll hopefully look back at these snide comments in cringe

I am adamant they both can’t type to save their life’s.

Yeh to biwi ka kaam lag riya

 

[Saj]

I thought we may have had another congratulations tweet from Hafeez today for Rizwan's 50.

Perhaps he thought better of it in that Sarfaraz would have totally lost it after seeing another tweet praising Rizwan.

 

[RickyG]

I thought we may have had another congratulations tweet from Hafeez today for Rizwan's 50.

Perhaps he thought better of it in that Sarfaraz would have totally lost it after seeing another tweet praising Rizwan.

I initially thought Sarfraz was completely out of order. But it seems like there’s something in the background between Hafeez and Sarfraz. Might even have to do with his friends the Akmals.

I seem to remember there were rumours about senior players trying to instigate a mutiny at the World Cup as well.

Hafeez is a clever man and I think he was making a point using Rizwan as a pawn.

I still think Sarfraz is bang out of order for reacting. But there’s more to this than meets the eye and Hafeez knew what he was doing.

 

[Ertugrul_Bey]

Regardless of what Hafeez intentions were and the response from the other end. At the end of the day, it is Pakistan and PCB that has been disgraced as a country and an institution.

Hafeez has this habit of giving his 2 cent on any and every topic and really doesn’t care how it will reflect on PCB. The late success in his career that he’s got has gotten into his head.

 

[Mamoon]

Not sure whats your agenda at play here considering you are Amir level when it comes to seeking attention. Have you even considered the fact that the tweet did not mention, tag or was not in response to anything from Sarfraz? The tweet simply praises Rizwan on the surface and its good practise to take things on face value unless you know what was going on in hafeez’s head when he wrote that tweet.

Anyone with a working brain can see that Hafeez is taking a dig at Sarfraz with the following:

“Wonder how long u need to prove that u r NO1 wicketkeeper/Batsman in pakistan in all formats of the game. Just asking”

You have to be blind as a bat to not see it.

The only agenda at play here is by those who are criticizing Sarfraz. They have either lost their collective intelligence or their contempt for Sarfraz is so great that they will take sides against him even it is irrational to do so.

 

[Mamoon]

For all the naive and the deliberately disingenuous posters in this thread - this is how you “simply praise a player” without taking potshots at anyone.

This what it looks like. Read it a few times so that it can penetrate your grey matter.

Hafeez’s tweet is not an example of “simply praising a player”; it is an example of using the success of a player to take a jibe at someone else.

 

[kingusama92]

Hafeez 100% took a dig at Sarfraz.

If you have any doubts, look at how he responded once the other two replied.

 

[Ertugrul_Bey]

View attachment 107008

For all the naive and the deliberately disingenuous posters in this thread - this is how you “simply praise a player” without taking potshots at anyone.

This what it looks like. Read it a few times so that it can penetrate your grey matter.

Hafeez’s tweet is not an example of “simply praising a player”; it is an example of using the success of a player to take a jibe at someone else.

I am not sure how can one not see the evil intention behind self proclaimed saint aka Hafeez tweet? On the contrary they are quick to blame Sarfaraz for responding. Smh

 

[Mamoon]

I am not sure how can one not see the evil intention behind self proclaimed saint aka Hafeez tweet? On the contrary they are quick to blame Sarfaraz for responding. Smh

I don’t think anyone can be this dumb, which is why I am happy to believe that it is simply a case of having an agenda and refusing to take sides with Sarfraz against anyone.

These people will criticize Sarfraz for breathing air.

I don’t like him one bit but the fact is that he has never said anything bad about Rizwan on any platform and if a fellow player is going to publicly take shots at him, he has the right to respond.

Hafeez is a bully these days. When he retires he will probably release an autobiography with a lost of explosive, masala content.

 

[coy0607]

I thought we may have had another congratulations tweet from Hafeez today for Rizwan's 50.

Perhaps he thought better of it in that Sarfaraz would have totally lost it after seeing another tweet praising Rizwan.

Nothing wrong with a congratulatory tweet, but I don't think the jealous aunty in Hafeez can resist taking shots at others even while congratulating someone.... 'just asking'

 

[coy0607]

I initially thought Sarfraz was completely out of order. But it seems like there’s something in the background between Hafeez and Sarfraz. Might even have to do with his friends the Akmals.

I seem to remember there were rumours about senior players trying to instigate a mutiny at the World Cup as well.

Hafeez is a clever man and I think he was making a point using Rizwan as a pawn.

I still think Sarfraz is bang out of order for reacting. But there’s more to this than meets the eye and Hafeez knew what he was doing.

Hafeez has been the #1 politician in the Pakistan team in the last decade, he's purposefully made controversial comments on virtually everything going on in Pakistan cricket (domestic format change, Sharjeel situation, Amir situation are all recent examples), all while other players have stayed quiet.

I wouldn't put anything past him

 

[cricket4all]

Hafeez is quite pathetic taking a jibe at Sarfraz. He wasn’t simply just praising Rizwan as it’s a clear jibe, and later his cryptic post proves this.

This is the same and (Shoaib Malik) who couldn’t take and digest the opinion of Ramiz Raja about retirement but responded by mocking Ramiz.

Whether you like Ramiz or not is not the point, but any and every pundit ex-player. and even us fans have a right of opinion. Sports people need to accept this as they are in the public eye and will get commented on.

People like Hafeez have big egos, immature and think too much of themselves. Hafeez needs to grow up and take it especially if he takes jibes at others.
Or maybe he thinks he is special and knows all.

I know Hafeez has a right of opinion to but taking a jibe at a current team mate in public is something else.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

This what I say don’t entertain divas and it’s always important to have guys that are humble and will also break their backs for you. The likes of Muhammad Amir especially aren’t required, just give the likes of Hafeez and Sarfraz a slap on the hand.,

 

[Suleiman]

Just saw this exchange. We can notice 2 things:

- Sarfraz’s insecurity. I really don’t see how he got offended?? Rizwan is the number one keeper bat, should Hafeez lie and say it’s Sarfraz?

- Amir is still ******** that management didn’t pander to his whims and is taking a potshot out of frustration that nobody has invited him back.

Leave these dramay baaz Twitter kay sher behind. Let them play for Galle Gladiators and Colombo Cobras, they are done with Intl cricket. Let’s move forward with good players who are willing to play as a team.

I’ve read and re read the tweets and I still think Sarfraz is overthinking this to the moon. At least just message Hafeez privately to clarify... what is this dirty laundry in public nonsense. Making Pak team look like a bunch of Kardashian like drama divas. s:

 

[Savak]

Sarfaraz is deep down kicking himself for taking things for granted after the 2017 CT win and for letting himself go fitness wise, keeping wise and batting wise which is why he is out of the team. Rizwan at this stage is better than him by a mile in all departments.

Sarfaraz at 33 is unlikely to play for Pakistan again. He better make the most of the PSL and the T10 leagues, domestic cricket. I doubt other T20 leagues want him.

 

[Gullycricket]

View attachment 107008

For all the naive and the deliberately disingenuous posters in this thread - this is how you “simply praise a player” without taking potshots at anyone.

This what it looks like. Read it a few times so that it can penetrate your grey matter.

Hafeez’s tweet is not an example of “simply praising a player”; it is an example of using the success of a player to take a jibe at someone else.

Loving your responses Mamoon. Its true what you said . This is the way to praise. Hafeez is not an ATG to take digs at his team mate when he himself has nothing to show for. The main problem is the choice of words he used "How long you have to prove ". It was cleraly aimed at Saifi and he evn reponded with another tweet. Childish from all 3.

 

[Ahmed216]

Idiotic from hafeez. Third class player should be banned

 

[Bigboii]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shallow minded approach EXPOSED!</p>— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) <a href="https://twitter.com/MHafeez22/status/1360521264398544898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hafeez started it all...
And sarfraz is a nice guy by all accounts with no major grudge against Rizwan

If you're going to rile up a good guy by "factual" but unnecessary and trollish tweets than he should get all the heat

And sarfraz is within his rights to clap down on this absolutely cringe worthy Individual

And this was definitely a garbage tweet...

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Hafeez started it all...
And sarfraz is a nice guy by all accounts with no major grudge against Rizwan

If you're going to rile up a good guy by "factual" but unnecessary and trollish tweets than he should get all the heat

And sarfraz is within his rights to clap down on this absolutely cringe worthy Individual

And this was definitely a garbage tweet...

All are at fault here.. I think.
Hafeez.. no need to troll.
Saifi.. No need to respond to such things
Amir.. Lol what can i say about him... He is turning out to be a big troll now.. So let him be. That is all he has left.

 

[Caved12]

This is a result of having a weak leadership team. I actually put so much faith in Imran Khan, Mani and Wasim, but all three have pushed our cricket to a level where it will take forever to recover from. Pakistan has to be the only country where national cricket players behave like dumb teenagers on social media. Hafeez should be banned for creating divisions in the team.

 

[Bigboii]

Sarfaraz is so sensitive but Hafeez is clearly trying to rile up Sarfaraz.

IMO it feels like Hafeez is trying to get Rizwan under the heat who seems like a good boy and just wants to play. PCT seniors are the weirdest folks.

Hopefully Rizwan stays away from this and focusses on cricket.

This is just a Pakistani male maturing into unclehood... (Imagine a national geographic voice over)
Tbh PCT reminds me of uncle aunties and thier beefs, troll comments

But unfortunately for PCT these guys have millions of followers and they're considred a big deal in Pakistan (I wouldn't call tham stars cause I don't feel they have that last kind of following maybe amir, Hasan after ct17 could be called stars but that's just pushing except for babar no one's a star they're just famous)

So the reflection of wider society is just rubbing on tham...

 

[Hitman]

PCB sorts out difference between Sarfaraz, Hafeez

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sorted out the difference between two former captains, Mohammad Hafeez and Sarfaraz Ahmed.

Hafeez and Sarfaraz indulged in a Twitter dispute on Saturday after which the cricket board stepped into the matter. “The team management has talked to both the cricketers on this matter. The difference between the cricketer has been sorted out and both of them have been advised to not drag themselves into an unnecessary controversy,” sources told ARY News.

It must be noted here that Hafeez praised Rizwan’s performance in the first T20I and also raised a question on how long will it take for him to be recognized as the number one wicket-keeper batsman in Pakistan.

“Congratulations Rizwan on scoring T20 century. You are a Star, shining star. Wonder how long you need to prove that you are NO1 wicketkeeper/Batsman in Pakistan in all formats of the game. Just asking,” he wrote.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/iMRizwanPak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iMRizwanPak</a> on scoring T20 . U r a Star shining star Wonder how long u need to prove that u r NO1 wicketkeeper/Batsman in pakistan in all formats of the game. Just asking <a href="https://t.co/e5fSNIaCmN">pic.twitter.com/e5fSNIaCmN</a></p>— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) <a href="https://twitter.com/MHafeez22/status/1359881449005064192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


In reply, Sarfaraz took a dig at Hafeez in a series of Tweets. “Hafeez Bhai Sb, whoever has played for Pakistan from Imtiaz Ahmed, Wasim Bari, Tasleem Arif to Saleem Yousuf and from Moin Khan, Rashid Latif to Kamran Akmal and even Rizwan right now has always been number ONE for the country and have been respected accordingly,” he replied.

“We are all behind Rizwan and wish that he plays many more amazing innings for our beloved country,” he added.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hafeez bhai Sb, whoever has played for Pakistan from Imtiaz Ahmed, Wasim Bari, Tasleem Arif to Saleem Yousuf and from Moin Khan, Rashid Latif to Kamran Akmal and even Rizwan right now has always been number ONE for the country and have been respected accordingly. <a href="https://t.co/dF7BScOurl">https://t.co/dF7BScOurl</a></p>— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_54/status/1360341999572955139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


“And for the future as well, whoever gets a chance to play for Pakistan, he will be number 1 for the country. We expect nothing but positiveness coming from an international player who has played so many games for Pakistan,” he concluded.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hafeez bhai Sb, whoever has played for Pakistan from Imtiaz Ahmed, Wasim Bari, Tasleem Arif to Saleem Yousuf and from Moin Khan, Rashid Latif to Kamran Akmal and even Rizwan right now has always been number ONE for the country and have been respected accordingly. <a href="https://t.co/dF7BScOurl">https://t.co/dF7BScOurl</a></p>— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_54/status/1360341999572955139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


The dispute wasn’t over yet as Hafeez came up with another reply before the PCB intervened in this matter. “Shallow minded approach EXPOSED!” he wrote.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shallow minded approach EXPOSED!</p>— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) <a href="https://twitter.com/MHafeez22/status/1360521264398544898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It must be noted here that Hafeez was dropped from the national team for the South Africa T20I series after he refused to join the team on the said date. He was playing in a franchise league in the UAE and told PCB that he will be able to join the bio-secure bubble a day after the rest of the team joined.

Hence, he was dropped from the squad for not meeting the COVID-19 protocols, mutually set by the two boards.

Link: https://arysports.tv/pcb-sorts-out-difference-between-sarfaraz-hafeez/

 

[Varun]

PCB used to have a policy that no contracted player or player involved in an ongoing series was allowed to use social media.

Unfortunately what's happened is that policy has now been relaxed and we have started seeing these sort of incidents.

High time the PCB started to clamp down on players use of social media once again.

Still wouldn't have stopped Hafeez and Amir from tweeting, in this context.

 

[Saj]

Still wouldn't have stopped Hafeez and Amir from tweeting, in this context.

But it wouldn't have allowed Sarfraz to respond......

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Saifi needs to understand that Amir is the last person he wants on his side !!period

 

[Saj]

Link: https://arysports.tv/pcb-sorts-out-difference-between-sarfaraz-hafeez/

According to Mohammad Hafeez, nobody from PCB has been in touch with him and the ARY article is inaccurate.

Rather he had to call them.

 

[Kaka4pope]

Clearly a level between the best of Rizwan and Sarfraz but Sarfraz was a real fighter and a good scorer of late runs before captaincy - managed his time as t20 captain well and did skipper those two knockout blows against the odds to claim the CT17

 

[Madplayer]

Firstly, Hafeez was taking a shelf at Sarfraz. It is blatantly obvious from his choice of words and tone.

Secondly, Sarfraz has been full of praise for Rizwan. You can scroll throw his Twitter feed and check for yourself.

If he has a problem with people praising Rizwan, why would he do so himself?

People defending Hafeez here don’t have a strong argument. They are acting irrationally and criticizing Sarfraz for the sake of criticism.

There was absolutely no need for him to write the following:

“Wonder how long u need to prove that u r NO1 wicketkeeper/Batsman in pakistan in all formats of the game. Just asking”


It is as obvious as anything that it is a dig in Sarfraz and Sarfraz was within his right to respond.

No, these are not a strong reasons. Even if Hafeez's intentions were to take a jibe at Sarfaraz, Hafeez did not name anyone directly and that alone is reason enough for Sarfaraz to ignore his tweet.

So if you feel that Rizwan is the best Keeper bat in the country, you cannot say it because someone's sentiments can get hurt? I'm surprised that you of all people are seeing it like this. It has nothing to do with how sarfaraz has praised Rizwan earlier. The tweet named Rizwan and that should have been the end of story.

There have been instances of such competition in other teams as well but they dont act like this and there is a reason why. There were talks about whether Mahela was better or Sanga and many Srilankan commentators put forward their opinions. Never once did Mahela or Sanga go after those people if they named the other player.

When you support Sarfaraz's cringey response and blatant insecurity, it sets a precedent that one cannot praise a fellow player (that too without naming anyone else) without being scared about how other players will feel about it. I dont give two hoots about the intentions behind such a statement, all that i care about is how measured the statement is. In Hafeez's case, his words were calculated and didnt warrant a stupid response from Sarfaraz.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

These guys are like a bunch of Phuphos fighting over some trivial issues.
Usne mujhe ye taunt maara.. usne mujhe yeh keh dia.. lol..

 

[Madplayer]

I'm surprised barely anyone has seen it this way, sarfaraz has clearly reacted to this praise of Rizwan very badly and exposed his own jealousy and insecurity.

If someone praised Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Amir chipped in saying everyone is number one it clearly would show he's jealous. Surprised that Hafeez is being criticized here for merely praising someone who has gotten so much unfair abuse from the media because they all back Sarfaraz

Sarfaraz overreacted. He even directly quoted Hafeez.
Agenda or no agenda, Hafeez didnt name him and it should have been the end of story right there.
Just look at Sarfaraz' response, its embarrassing. He began naming all the previous keepers how cringey can one get? Lol

 

[Slim]

Sarfaraz overreacted. He even directly quoted Hafeez.
Agenda or no agenda, Hafeez didnt name him and it should have been the end of story right there.
Just look at Sarfaraz' response, its embarrassing. He began naming all the previous keepers how cringey can one get? Lol

Has a lot to do with his lack of education, i believe, couldnt control his emotions which were already in break down mode since Rizwan's performances have effectively closed any doors of a comeback.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Bunch of children, no wonder our cricket is the way it is

 

[Mamoon]

No, these are not a strong reasons. Even if Hafeez's intentions were to take a jibe at Sarfaraz, Hafeez did not name anyone directly and that alone is reason enough for Sarfaraz to ignore his tweet.

So if you feel that Rizwan is the best Keeper bat in the country, you cannot say it because someone's sentiments can get hurt? I'm surprised that you of all people are seeing it like this. It has nothing to do with how sarfaraz has praised Rizwan earlier. The tweet named Rizwan and that should have been the end of story.

There have been instances of such competition in other teams as well but they dont act like this and there is a reason why. There were talks about whether Mahela was better or Sanga and many Srilankan commentators put forward their opinions. Never once did Mahela or Sanga go after those people if they named the other player.

When you support Sarfaraz's cringey response and blatant insecurity, it sets a precedent that one cannot praise a fellow player (that too without naming anyone else) without being scared about how other players will feel about it. I dont give two hoots about the intentions behind such a statement, all that i care about is how measured the statement is. In Hafeez's case, his words were calculated and didnt warrant a stupid response from Sarfaraz.

He didn’t just say that Rizwan is the best WK batsman in the country. He also said “wonder how long you need to prove just asking”.

He was clearly implying that Rizwan has been a better WK batsman than Sarfraz for quite some time and was kept out of the team unfairly.

He is not just praising Rizwan; he is using his performance to validate his own viewpoint that he has been better than Sarfraz for a long time.

Anyone who is criticizing Sarfraz for being sensitive needs to put himself in his shows. Anyone in Sarfraz’s place would interpret it as a cheap shot.

Sarfraz has had a dramatic fall from grace and he is obviously regretful over what has happened in the last 4 years.

He had the entire nation at his feet after the CT and had the opportunity to lead the team in all formats for years and become a proper legend.

However, he let it slip through his fingers after reaching a position that every Pakistani player dreams of.

He has received a lot of criticism from the fans over the last few years and every time Rizwan scores, he gets smashed. Sarfraz is obviously aware of all the hate and the mocking he gets from the fans on social media.

The last thing he needs, or the last thing he has to cope with is his fellow teammate taking potshots at him on social media.

It was uncalled for by Hafeez and I do not blame Sarfraz one bit for responding. In fact, he was gracious enough not to respond to Hafeez’s follow-up tweet about shallow character exposed or whatever.

 

[cricket4all]

Looking at this again all to blame equally. Hafeez took a jibe first starting it, sarfraz shouldn’t have responded and Amir was unnecessary. Hafeez carried on with the cryptic response.

Btw it’s the same Hafeez who’s story for selection doesn’t match the pcb version, but we know he preferred money over national duty.
I don’t think Sarfraz has an ego issue as he is happily doing 12th man duties.

 

[Madplayer]

He didn’t just say that Rizwan is the best WK batsman in the country. He also said “wonder how long you need to prove just asking”.

He was clearly implying that Rizwan has been a better WK batsman than Sarfraz for quite some time and was kept out of the team unfairly.

He is not just praising Rizwan; he is using his performance to validate his own viewpoint that he has been better than Sarfraz for a long time.

Anyone who is criticizing Sarfraz for being sensitive needs to put himself in his shows. Anyone in Sarfraz’s place would interpret it as a cheap shot.

Sarfraz has had a dramatic fall from grace and he is obviously regretful over what has happened in the last 4 years.

He had the entire nation at his feet after the CT and had the opportunity to lead the team in all formats for years and become a proper legend.

However, he let it slip through his fingers after reaching a position that every Pakistani player dreams of.

He has received a lot of criticism from the fans over the last few years and every time Rizwan scores, he gets smashed. Sarfraz is obviously aware of all the hate and the mocking he gets from the fans on social media.

The last thing he needs, or the last thing he has to cope with is his fellow teammate taking potshots at him on social media.

It was uncalled for by Hafeez and I do not blame Sarfraz one bit for responding. In fact, he was gracious enough not to respond to Hafeez’s follow-up tweet about shallow character exposed or whatever.

Well we'll have to agree to disagree on it. For me, Hafeez's tweet did not warrant that cringeworthy response from sarfaraz. He named even Kamran Akmal fgs We are not in anyone's head to see how they think. If Hafeez tweets tomorrow and outright denies that his tweet had anything to do with Sarfaraz, how would Sarfaraz prove hafeez's intentions? Where there is such massive ambiguity, the best response is silence or a clever, indirect reply which clearly Sarfaraz is incapable of. Otherwise one just ends up making a fool out of himself.

Imo we also cannot go around telling people what to say. It sets a dangerous precedent. Sarfaraz actually scored an own goal. Not many people would have even noticed Hafeez's jibe or interpreted it as one if Sarfaraz didnt make people understand it.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

A lesson I have learnt in life: You're ONLY as insulted or humiliated as you believe if YOU choose to react to it. Most people neither know, nor care.

If Sarfraz hadn't reacted to the tweet, how many would even have noticed it?

Because Sarfraz reacted to it, now it's all over the place.

 

[adzzy786]

Since his new found form, Hafeez has started to think of himself as godsent! He tries to across as someone who is wiser than everyone else and holds this authority to comment on every subject matter.

Someone should really show him the mirror and let him know of how ordinary his own career has been.

Why does he feel the need to make a case for Rizwan and especially while, indirectly but completely intentionally, putting down Sarfraz?

Hafeez is one of the most annoying cricketers but is also fast becoming one of the most obnoxious ones too. Idiot!

What are you talking about??? He had said noting about Safraaz, He is allowed to praise Rizwan and in his view he’s the number 1 keeper /batsmen. what has he said wrong? What’s obnoxious about that? I find your post very obnoxious

 

[adzzy786]

Why should Sarfraz sit back and take that cra* from Hafeez? Hafeez thinks that he can get away with anything these days. From taking on PCB with the whole Covid testing saga, to blatantly lying about the selection for the SA T20 series, he's totally off the boil. Needs to be put in his place. Agree that there's no need for Amir to chime in

Hafeez hasn’t even mentioned Safraaz. In his view rizwan is the best keeper. What is wrong with that? Why are all Safraaz fans getting sensitive about it??

Do you think Safraaz is a better keeper or batsmen than rizwan?? — exactly.

 

[Mamoon]

A lesson I have learnt in life: You're ONLY as insulted or humiliated as you believe if YOU choose to react to it. Most people neither know, nor care.

If Sarfraz hadn't reacted to the tweet, how many would even have noticed it?

Because Sarfraz reacted to it, now it's all over the place.

This applies to everything. If you are victim of racism, if you don’t speak up no one will know that you were discriminated.

If you are a victim of sexual harassment and you don’t speak up, no one will know that you were harassed.

If we use this logic, then no one should retaliate to anything, because it is the most effective way of ensuring that others don’t find out about it.

However, we all have our threshold beyond which we snap. In Sarfraz’s case, he couldn’t take potshots from his fellow teammate and he had to speak for himself.

Would it have been gracious of him to ignore it? Yes, but at least Hafeez now knows that his jibe did not go unnoticed and it could to prove to be a deterrent in the future.

 

[Abdullah719]

However, we all have our threshold beyond which we snap. In Sarfraz’s case, he couldn’t take potshots from his fellow teammate and he had to speak for himself.

Hafeez has actually gone out of his way to criticize Sarfaraz on a couple of occasions over the last year or so, saying that he would hide down the order, calling him a toss karne wala kaptaan, etc. So there’s a bit of history there too.

 

[Mamoon]

Hafeez has actually gone out of his way to criticize Sarfaraz on a couple of occasions over the last year or so, saying that he would hide down the order, calling him a toss karne wala kaptaan, etc. So there’s a bit of history there too.

Probably yes. He also got dropped from the side in 2018 so it is obvious that Sarfraz is not in the good book’s of Hafeez.

 

[topspin]

He didn’t just say that Rizwan is the best WK batsman in the country. He also said “wonder how long you need to prove just asking”.

He was clearly implying that Rizwan has been a better WK batsman than Sarfraz for quite some time and was kept out of the team unfairly.

He is not just praising Rizwan; he is using his performance to validate his own viewpoint that he has been better than Sarfraz for a long time.

Anyone who is criticizing Sarfraz for being sensitive needs to put himself in his shows. Anyone in Sarfraz’s place would interpret it as a cheap shot.

Sarfraz has had a dramatic fall from grace and he is obviously regretful over what has happened in the last 4 years.

He had the entire nation at his feet after the CT and had the opportunity to lead the team in all formats for years and become a proper legend.

However, he let it slip through his fingers after reaching a position that every Pakistani player dreams of.

He has received a lot of criticism from the fans over the last few years and every time Rizwan scores, he gets smashed. Sarfraz is obviously aware of all the hate and the mocking he gets from the fans on social media.

The last thing he needs, or the last thing he has to cope with is his fellow teammate taking potshots at him on social media.

It was uncalled for by Hafeez and I do not blame Sarfraz one bit for responding. In fact, he was gracious enough not to respond to Hafeez’s follow-up tweet about shallow character exposed or whatever.

Exactly how I read it. Like yourself, I'm no fan of Sarfraz either and I have been quite critical of the way
the Karachi media and how the fans from his region go about playing the victim card.

But in this scenario Hafeez is the one being toxic with his snidey remark. It seems most of the posters here dislike Sarfraz so much that he has to be in the wrong every time he's involved or they don't have the intelligence to put themselves in his shoes.

 

[Saj]

Well according to Hafeez he called the PCB about his tweet and the response.

The PCB media department responded to him and said that he had not done anything wrong in his tweet and that he didn't need to apologise to anyone.

 

[NauV]

Well according to Hafeez he called the PCB about his tweet and the response.

The PCB media department responded to him and said that he had not done anything wrong in his tweet and that he didn't need to apologise to anyone.

Don't care for either Sarfaraz or Hafeez . . but difficult to trust anything coming from a guy who said if PCB had told him that he needed to be back by the 3rd, he would have been back when every other person knew what the selection criteria was (he was implying that he was just not aware that that was the cut off . . but another player involved in the league did come back in time) . .

 

[Green Patriot]

Hafeez is such a sly fox. But Sarfaraz should have just ignored. He has been vocal in his praise for Rizwan and everyone knows there is no apparent bad blood between them.

And Amir lol. Trying to score brownie points wherever possible. He is getting on my nerves.

 

[Saj]

Don't care for either Sarfaraz or Hafeez . . but difficult to trust anything coming from a guy who said if PCB had told him that he needed to be back by the 3rd, he would have been back when every other person knew what the selection criteria was (he was implying that he was just not aware that that was the cut off . . but another player involved in the league did come back in time) . .

Best not to trust most of these guys

All as bad as each other.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

This applies to everything. If you are victim of racism, if you don’t speak up no one will know that you were discriminated.

If you are a victim of sexual harassment and you don’t speak up, no one will know that you were harassed.

If we use this logic, then no one should retaliate to anything, because it is the most effective way of ensuring that others don’t find out about it.

However, we all have our threshold beyond which we snap. In Sarfraz’s case, he couldn’t take potshots from his fellow teammate and he had to speak for himself.

Would it have been gracious of him to ignore it? Yes, but at least Hafeez now knows that his jibe did not go unnoticed and it could to prove to be a deterrent in the future.

It doesn't apply to everything, and certainly not the instances you give. It's a pretty far stretch to equate someone taking a pot shot at you on grounds of competence to racism or sexual harassment. Reductio ad absurdum (kind of, not exactly) arguments wouldn't work here.

 

[Kroll]

Hafeez should look at himself in the mirror before he starts throwing his own players under the bus.

Was already a toxic presence, now evolving to a snidey, vindictive, bullying and jealous auntie.

 

[NauV]

Best not to trust most of these guys

All as bad as each other.

Touche! Well said . .

 

[topspin]

These clapping from sarfraz and the drmaybazi he does is just to show for the cameras and pretend.

This proves, sarfraz had no reason to reply back. Yet he did and that created problems.

Hafeez said nothing wrong. He can praise whoever he wants but sarfraz took insult.

Amir the corrupt bowler came in for attention seeker.

Rizwan has proven himself, yet their is criticism by karachi media and everyone waits that he doesnt perform. He scored a freaken 100 in t20.

Hafeez said nothing wrong. Sarfraz feels insecure just cause rizwan was part of jafeez and mosbah gang from sngpl.

His performance is there for evrryone to see.

Sarfraz is fake and he will be the first in line to congratukate rizwan just for showmanship.

He burns from inside, pathetic.

Instead of being jealous he needs to improve his game

The Safraz defender brigade is pathetic.

Hafeez did NOTHING WONG here, just praised Rizwan.

Who the hell is Sarfraz to barge in like that in a condescending tone and take digs at Hafeez? For what? Just praising Rizwan?

And we have real [MENTION=133986]Snowflake[/MENTION] s on the forum who are defending SRfraz even here. For feeling insecure about Rizwan's praise.

Sums up the toxicity of Misbah fans. One can understand when you compare:

Misbah's 2013 CT vs Sarfraz CT 2017
Misbah's 2015 WC vs Sarfraz's WC 2019

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Sums up the toxicity of Misbah fans. One can understand when you compare:

Misbah's 2013 CT vs Sarfraz CT 2017
Misbah's 2015 WC vs Sarfraz's WC 2019

Logic doesnt work on them unfortunately.

 

[Bigboii]

Well according to Hafeez he called the PCB about his tweet and the response.

The PCB media department responded to him and said that he had not done anything wrong in his tweet and that he didn't need to apologise to anyone.

Am I the only one who thinks hafeez is making things up along the way or atleast exadurating

Surely PCB didn't say you have nothing to apologize for (meaning they made GHT have said there's nothing on the rule books but next time be careful or the last line was a bit odd don't say that last part made it sound like PCB was taking his side)
Also he was contacting PCB to sort out the mess he created
What a responsible gentelmen!

 

[Savak]

Sarfaraz is too fickle. He hasn't come to terms with how irrelevant he is now in Pakistan Cricket

 

[Kroll]

Sums up the toxicity of Misbah fans. One can understand when you compare:

Misbah's 2013 CT vs Sarfraz CT 2017
Misbah's 2015 WC vs Sarfraz's WC 2019

Yet we're told that Misbah is this great saviour. One of the biggest fables in modern history.

 

[Zaz]

Well according to Hafeez he called the PCB about his tweet and the response.

The PCB media department responded to him and said that he had not done anything wrong in his tweet and that he didn't need to apologise to anyone.

I wouldnt trust anything that hafeez says

Hes the same guy that argued he would be back from the t10 in time when the pcb said he confirmed he wouldnt by the set date

 

[Mamoon]

Sums up the toxicity of Misbah fans. One can understand when you compare:

Misbah's 2013 CT vs Sarfraz CT 2017
Misbah's 2015 WC vs Sarfraz's WC 2019

Both were equally poor. 2019 looked better because the format was more forgiving.

Sarfraz’s team playing in the 2015 World Cup would not have achieved anything different.

 

[topspin]

[/b]

Both were equally poor. 2019 looked better because the format was more forgiving.

Sarfraz’s team playing in the 2015 World Cup would not have achieved anything different.

No they weren't. Not even close.

Misbah only won one game against a top 8 side during the 2015 WC. Sarfraz won three out of the six that were played. Two of those were against the finalists. The other game against Sri Lanka was a washout. Pakistan were the favourites so it would be rational to suggest that Sarfraz's men would have most likely gone on to clinch the semi-final spot if it wasn't for the rain. Remember they only missed out by net run rate anyway.

I didn't rate Sarfraz's captaincy but he wasn't as bad as Misbah in white ball cricket. Firstly because he wasn't as obsessed with oldies but actually supportive of younger players with skills such as Shaheen. If you recall, Misbah didn't approve of him during the early stages of the WC but then had to admit he was wrong later in the tournament. This epitomises Misbah's cricketing IQ and why his stint as white ball captain can only be classed as a disaster for Pakistan cricket. One can only imagine seeing Shaheen sidelined if Misbah was leading the Pakistan team during the 2019 WC.

What also makes Misbah the inferior captain in the shorter format was his ultra defensive approach. He commanded his batsmen to play an outdated style of cricket. Pakistan fans should be thankful that Babar didn't make his debut under Misbah's leadership otherwise he probably would have been batting lower down the order or perhaps even get ditched by him, as he experienced during his time at ISLU.

Also let's talk about the contrast in fortunes between the 2013 CT (led by Misbah) and the 2017 CT (led by Sarfraz). Misbah came out of that tournament losing 3 games out of 3. Let that sink in for a moment.

I know you think Sarfraz's CT win was all just a fluke and I agree it was a flash of the pan but at the same time you have to be at a certain level to "fluke it". You can't expect Bangladesh even with all the luck in the world to win the CT in England. The star performers in the tournament were Hasan Ali and Fakhar Zaman. With Misbah's phobia for younger/inexperienced players, I'm certain we wouldn't have even made the semis if he was leading the side instead because I'm sure he would have overlooked the duo.

Pakistan played awful cricket over the period between the post-2017 CT and 2019 WC so I feel your judgement is always going to be clouded because of what you saw during this time.

 

[topspin]

Logic doesnt work on them unfortunately.

Yet we're told that Misbah is this great saviour. One of the biggest fables in modern history.

Reality will dawn on them soon and they will go back hiding into their caves. At least all those desperate pro-Misbah threads will stop by then

 

[MenInG]

Wasim Khan about this issue:

"Its down to professional cricketers to have discipline because at the end of all this, its Pakistan's name which suffers disrepute; So we are talking to them now and will also speak to other players but there isnt much more we can do about this; We are trying to treat them like adults and professional cricketers but at the end, there has to be some responsibility on them too"

 

[Indiafan]

I am just looking forward to last few years of Amir's career because I am sure he no longer gives a damn and we are going to have way more entertainment like Sarfaraz Nawaz

 

[Gotham Cronie]

Wasim Khan about this issue:

"Its down to professional cricketers to have discipline because at the end of all this, its Pakistan's name which suffers disrepute; So we are talking to them now and will also speak to other players but there isnt much more we can do about this; We are trying to treat them like adults and professional cricketers but at the end, there has to be some responsibility on them too"

Why would Pakistan's name suffer disrepute and why would they talk to them and they need to show responsibly when Hafeez already said the PCB told him he did nothing wrong?

 

[MenInG]

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has clarified that he holds no grudges with senior player Mohammad Hafeez after the two indulged in a Twitter dispute last week.

“There is no grudges between the two of us. Hafeez is a senior player and will always have my respect,” Sarfaraz said in a pre-tournament presser of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six.

Remember, Hafeez and Sarfaraz indulged in an argument on Twitter after which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stepped into the matter.

Hafeez praised Rizwan’s performance in the first T20I and also raised a question on how long will it take for him to be recognized as the number one wicket-keeper batsman in Pakistan.

In reply, Sarfaraz reminded Hafeez that whoever will play for the country will remain number one and expected that positivity from a player of Hafeez’s caliber.

https://arysports.tv/sarfaraz-opens-up-on-twitter-row-with-hafeez/

 

[Minnowbasher]

My primary school was more mature than these Pakistani cricketers. Absolute drama queens.

 

[OMB]

twitter fight is fine. but whats in it for Amir though?

 

[OMB]

Why would Pakistan's name suffer disrepute and why would they talk to them and they need to show responsibly when Hafeez already said the PCB told him he did nothing wrong?

By this measure whole of USA is disreputed because of exPrez Trump's tweets

 

[Greenstorm]

Sarfraz should have removed hafeez (and malik) after 2017 CT. Mickey wanted these two out as well but Sarfraz was into 'seniors ki respect' thing and hence didn't showed any spine. He even demoted himself to lower order just to accommodate 'seniors'.

Now he has only himself to blame.

 

[Snowflake]

Hafeez hasn’t even mentioned Safraaz. In his view rizwan is the best keeper. What is wrong with that? Why are all Safraaz fans getting sensitive about it??

Do you think Safraaz is a better keeper or batsmen than rizwan?? — exactly.

Sorry, but I have tried to explain this multiple times in this thread now. If you, and some others, are still failing to read between the lines, I can't help you. Though, Mamoon has a lot more patience than me and is doing fine job explaining how Hafeez's tweet was a direct jibe at Sarfraz.