"Sarfaraz is like oxygen for this team" : Misbah-ul-Haq

[fahadshah]

The local journalist of geo claims that sarfraz has refused to open that's why he hasn't got a game yet ! These moron journalist


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[ShahKhan007]

Shame on you Misbah and Waqar for punishing Sarfaraz. SirFraz is proving why is the oxygen this bristle batting lineup need.

 

[ShahKhan007]

Sarfraz Ahmed support thread #IBelieveInSarfraz #StreetFighter

The little champ is back with a bang. A big slap on the face of naysayers including team management. What a breath of fresh that inning was. I was almost in tears watching a Pakistani batsman play with confidence. Lets pray and hope he keeps his spot for the remainder of the tournament.

 

[Hamza_]

Always thought he will do well just because of his attitude.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

No doubt, proved to be the oxygen today. The dumb fools who kept him sidelined need a slap on the face.

 

[Saj]

Really enjoyed watching his innings today.

Put pressure on the opposition bowlers which Pakistani openers rarely do. Ran aggressively, went for his shots and didn't let the bowlers settle at all.

 

[FreakCricket]

tells us how much of an expert wasim bhai is ! no offense

 

[Gollum]

Terrific little innings, breathed life into Pakistan batting. Shame on the team management for criminally sidelining him.

 

[QasimAli]

While Wasim the player is one of our greatest ever products Wasim knowledge about the current pakistan is not so great.

He has now done multiple interviews saying why Safraz couldn't open
Held faith with Younus khan despite the fact he's scored 1 Hundred in 4-5 years i think
Remember calling Sohail Tanvir a good fielder for morale boosting?

I dont think our domestic scene is covered enough for Pakistan's global commentators to know much about them normally they see the odd test and ODI series and base their judgments off that.

 

[Fahdi]

so we went without oxygen these past games

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Ohh Yeah.? so why wasn't this Oxygen mask used until this game Genius ??

 

[superman]

Coz misbah is a cow he sucks up all the oxygen and just releases lots and lots of methane

 

[shaz619]

Sarfraz did well to bat around the god awful tailenders. He's not someone who's going to muscle the ball over the rope but he put a price on his wicket in the 3rd ODI when others crumbled around him. We could have crossed 300 had someone remained with him.

 

[Yanna_Rascala]

Looks like Sarfraz used to steal [MENTION=130790]Greenshadow[/MENTION] 's lunch as a kid.

He has been doing his job in batting quite decently, and keeping brilliantly. Commies kept praising his keeping.

Why is this guy targeting Sarfraz?

No, they didn't. They were saying how he was lazy and wouldn't come up to the stumps early enough to collect throws

 

[Mamoon]

Surprised fahadshah hasn't arrived yet.

 

[razabbas]

Dont know why this is thread bumped ?

IMO he haven't done anything wrong test cricket and odi cricket is a totally different ball game sarfraz coming at 7 in test he just rotate strike consistently and scores odd boundaries here and there and there is no pressure of limited overs while in LOI's coming at 7 you have to bat with tail and then there is a pressure of limited overs too, sarfraz is someone who is good in middle order or maybe at opening he did quite well in worldcup i dont know why he demoted once again he cant do much worse then azhar and ahmed.He just cant hit those big sixes he just dont posses that ability.

 

[the Great Khan]

Drop sarfraz. Bring back kami. Sack azhar bring back malik. Next drop babar bring back umar. Let's buy a Delorean and go back to 2007. Oh wait it sounds like that's what the newbie fan boys want. Go back to when they were whippersnapper first setting their eyes on malik and Co.

 

[the Great Khan]

Isn't this the same sarfraz who hit a hundred in a world cup as an opener?? Why isn't he opening? Drop him for who?? Kami..oh plz plz save us from this stupidity.

 

[Mamoon]

Isn't this the same sarfraz who hit a hundred in a world cup as an opener?? Why isn't he opening? Drop him for who?? Kami..oh plz plz save us from this stupidity.

Yes and after the World Cup, he got owned by Bangladeshi pacers who peppered him with short balls and he had no answer.

 

[the Great Khan]

Yes and after the World Cup, he got owned by Bangladeshi pacers who peppered him with short balls and he had no answer.

So? You stick with players. Let them fight through. Give them confidence. Not shuffle players up and down.

 

[Mamoon]

So? You stick with players. Let them fight through. Give them confidence. Not shuffle players up and down.

Stick with players with credentials. Sarfraz struggles against anything quicker than 80 mph. Persisting with him as an opener is folly.

 

[Abdullah719]

Not sure why all Sarfraz related threads are being bumped. It's fine to discuss issues but now every thread on top is about Sarfraz. We need fahadshah to balance this out.

 

[waleed88]

Yes and after the World Cup, he got owned by Bangladeshi pacers who peppered him with short balls and he had no answer.

Still better than 15 years of dismissals against short balls

 

[waleed88]

Not sure why all Sarfraz related threads are being bumped. It's fine to discuss issues but now every thread on top is about Sarfraz. We need fahadshah to balance this out.

[MENTION=134095]fahadshah[/MENTION] needs to meet his alter ego ) He's creating havoc in the world of PP

 

[Mamoon]

Still better than 15 years of dismissals against short balls

Owned [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] .

Yeah, let's compare Malik's performance post-World Cup with Sarfraz's, shall we?

Even in the Test series they played together, rubbish Malik outperformed the so-called best WK batsman.

Now there will be silence.

 

[Hawkeye]

Yeah, let's compare Malik's performance post-World Cup with Sarfraz's, shall we?

Even in the Test series they played together, rubbish Malik outperformed the so-called best WK batsman.

Now there will be silence.

Sure, ducks after that double and averaging 20s in ODIs post Zimbabwe bashing.

Struggled to put bat on ball in the last ODI.

And then there's 15 years of struggle...

 

[waleed88]

Yeah, let's compare Malik's performance post-World Cup with Sarfraz's, shall we?

Even in the Test series they played together, rubbish Malik outperformed the so-called best WK batsman.

Now there will be silence.

The guy with the contract A averages in his 30s and plays only two formats. The guy who plays all 3 formats, has a career average of 46 in Test Matches, gets a contract B. And keeps wickets on top of that. This only happens in Pakistan.

 

[Mamoon]

Sure, ducks after that double and averaging 20s in ODIs post Zimbabwe bashing.

Struggled to put bat on ball in the last ODI.

Sarfraz couldn't get a single 50+ score in the England Tests and has just one fifty + score in ODIs in 2015. Keep hating. Malik is here to stay till the next World Cup, make peace with it.

Sarfraz though with his current fitness levels has little chance.

 

[coy0607]

not sure why Sarfraz is getting all this criticism-

he may not be a superstar, but he's far from the problem. Theirs a lot bigger issues with this team than Sarfraz

 

[Mamoon]

The guy with the contract A averages in his 30s and plays only two formats. The guy who plays all 3 formats, has a career average of 46 in Test Matches, gets a contract B. And keeps wickets on top of that. This only happens in Pakistan.

Write email to Mr. Shahryar. If it were up to me, both would get B.

 

[waleed88]

I think Sarfraz should also play to the gallery like Malik, this being Mr. Nice guy, showing his commitment game in game out, only gets you peanuts. Its better to score a 245 in one innings, and show off about it for the next 20 years on twitter, rather than performing consistently in test matches for 2 years. Because nobody cares about it once people are used to see you scoring every game.

 

[Mamoon]

Point of discussion here is ODIs and T20s. No one is questioning his place in the Test side.

Sarfraz has always been a thoroughly mediocre Limited Overs player at all levels except for his purple patch with the bat in 2014-15, where he carried some of the form into Limited Overs as well, but it quickly dissipated.

 

[waleed88]

Write email to Mr. Shahryar. If it were up to me, both would get B.

Exactly. Its all part of the perks of being a superstar, our priorities are not merit, rather on reputation. Malik gets too much mileage for his mediocrity.

 

[daytrader]

Sarfraz getting unnecessary hate here. He's been great behind the stumps, has held onto anything that comes his way. This alone deserves him a place in playing the XI. As far as batting is concerned he doesn't have the power game and is weaker against pace so expecting him to play a finisher's role is unrealistic. His strengths on the other hand are a good understanding and reading of the game and playing spin. His perfect role would be in the middle. Ideally, Malik (captain) should be at 4 with Sarfraz (VC) coming in at 5 or vice versa. Both have a place in the team and are crucial for our future success.

 

[harisk]

Yeah, let's compare Malik's performance post-World Cup with Sarfraz's, shall we?

Even in the Test series they played together, rubbish Malik outperformed the so-called best WK batsman.

Now there will be silence.

I very rarely comment in this forum. But I am a silent reader. I have noticed that [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] bashes Sarfraz at every chance he gets. I am all for removing Sarfraz if there are better alternatives but right now there isn't one.

 

[Mamoon]

I very rarely comment in this forum. But I am a silent reader. I have noticed that [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] bashes Sarfraz at every chance he gets. I am all for removing Sarfraz if there are better alternatives but right now there isn't one.

I think he is an overrated player, just my opinion though. People are overly defensive of him because of his purple patch in 2014-2015. His performance has been below par for a year now.

 

[Pakpak]

I think he is an overrated player, just my opinion though. People are overly defensive of him because of his purple patch in 2014-2015. His performance has been below par for a year now.

He's got a better average than Kamran and is clearly a better keeper too. I know in comparison to other teams even that's poor but we have noone else to replace him. Our team has far more pressing problems, no openers, a terrible middle order and no fast bowling to speak off other than Amir and we might as well stop when it comes to spin bowling, we have noone left.

 

[Mamoon]

He's got a better average than Kamran and is clearly a better keeper too. I know in comparison to other teams even that's poor but we have noone else to replace him. Our team has far more pressing problems, no openers, a terrible middle order and no fast bowling to speak off other than Amir and we might as well stop when it comes to spin bowling, we have noone left.

I think in Limited Overs, Sarfraz is part of the problem. Just doesn't fit into any role/position. Its been 15-16 months now since he got recalled in ODIs and the management haven't figured out where to play him, and I don't think they can be blamed either, Sarfraz isn't cut for the shorter formats.

 

[Pakpak]

I think in Limited Overs, Sarfraz is part of the problem. Just doesn't fit into any role/position. Its been 15-16 months now since he got recalled in ODIs and the management haven't figured out where to play him, and I don't think they can be blamed either, Sarfraz isn't cut for the shorter formats.

We can try Rizwan I suppose instead of him rotting on the bench.

 

[The_Odd_One]

I think he is an overrated player, just my opinion though. People are overly defensive of him because of his purple patch in 2014-2015. His performance has been below par for a year now.

And yet you don't want to treat Azhar likewise. You are equally defensive of him because of his week bowling attacks bashing. Azhar's performance has been below par as well.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Sarfraz has averaged 36 at a strike rate of 88 in last one year in ODIs. He was the fourth highest run scorer for Pakistan and that too as a specialist wicket-keeper batsman and despite not getting a permanent position in the batting order. Not too bad for someone who is bashed left and right in every second thread on PP these days.

 

[Asif321]

very good player who can play under tremendous pressure not many can do that
will only grow

 

[#GreenRoars]

He isn't a bad player but we are wasting him.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Strange to see how people used bash Kami in past, and now they want to bring him back.

That's why we can't build a strong and stable team.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Sarfraz has been instrumental in many of Pakistan's test wins in the last two years and a half , absolutely amazing influence on our test team.

 

[JibranAnsari]

He isn't a bad player but we are wasting him.

Wasting him how?

 

[Square Drive]

Should open.

 

[BigBoy123]

Atleast he scores some runs

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[BigBoy123]

Sarfraz should open in ODIs and t20s

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[asfandyar]

Too much oxygen can lead to retinopathy of prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants such as those adorning our national colors.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Kick him out of LOIs

 

[Asim2Good]

1ST ODI :30 off 29
Came in 33rd over, at score of 142, chasing 180 (with 2 players who can bat at other hand) babar Azam and Imad Wasim who both left in next 5 overs while score is 170 in 38th over. People want him to chase with remain batsmen in Wahab,Anwer Ali, Irfan & Amit ? RRR was 8.30 at that time when other end can't bat.

3rd ODI : 41 off 50
Came into bat at number 6 position in 32nd over, 2 players who can bat on other end, got out in next 7 overs. left again to bat with Wahab,Amir ,Raahat, Irfan. With 12 overs to go, one end is gone.

But lets blame Sarfraz for everything

 

[Cricket lover 27]

Kick him out of LOIs

Yeah lets kick out who is performing in against England he averaged 39@89

Against New Zealand 35@85

Third highest run scorer in both the series after Babar and Hafeez but yeah kick him out.

Ironically Malik has done nothing apart from bashing minnows but nobody is scrutinizing his performances infact asking him to become captain.

 

[goran]

Well tbh, Sarfraz hasn't done badly in LOIs and is not a problem at all.

Even if Kamran is selected, he should not keep wickets, the keeper should be Sarfraz.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Wasting him how?

I am talking about LOIs, we are wasting him at lower down the order, our openers are struggling and Sarfi proved in the past the he could be a good opener.

 

[Ahson8]

Kick him out of LOIs

Disagree. We don't have a better WK option.

 

[pakistancricketlover2016]

So? You stick with players. Let them fight through. Give them confidence. Not shuffle players up and down.

That is why we are the no 8 team today, right? U are right we shuld stick with players,but......

U can stick with players like babar azam who for sure is talented and has an allround game ability. He ll only get better and better.

But u cant stick with people like sarfraz who has no shots to offer to the pace bowlers, doesnt posses of hitting abilities and has just nothing in his game. Same goes for rizwan, maqsood, shehzad, azhar ali and malik these guys have no allround game ability.

Do we want to go from no 8 position to no 3, then 2 and then 1. Then firstly bring in players who have a allround game ability like babar azam. Then we ll improve.

 

[pakistancricketlover2016]

Strange to see how people used bash Kami in past, and now they want to bring him back.

That's why we can't build a strong and stable team.

If u stick with sarfraz even then u will not get a strong and stable team, so what do u want.

Kamran akmal who is performing in domestic for quite a while now, has ability to strike the ball and has a gud allround game or sarfraz who has nothing to offer except his keeping.

How long ll we stick with bits and pieces players. Why cant u guys see the difference between babar azam and sarfraz or shehzad, rizwan, malik.

There is only one player we can stick with and he is hafeez, bcz he has shown improvement and is playing well. Other than him nobody is capable of playing a innings like babar azam or hafeez did in the last match. So what is the point to stick with them?

 

[#GreenRoars]

If u stick with sarfraz even then u will not get a strong and stable team, so what do u want.

Kamran akmal who is performing in domestic for quite a while now, has ability to strike the ball and has a gud allround game or sarfraz who has nothing to offer except his keeping.

How long ll we stick with bits and pieces players. Why cant u guys see the difference between babar azam and sarfraz or shehzad, rizwan, malik.

There is only one player we can stick with and he is hafeez, bcz he has shown improvement and is playing well. Other than him nobody is capable of playing a innings like babar azam or hafeez did in the last match. So what is the point to stick with them?

First of all, Kamran Akmal is a domestic bully, every one knows it. He has be recalled billions times for ICC tournaments, and got failed. No point in bringing him back, you have regular keeper, stick to him. Kami ability is only limited to domestic, and that's been proven.

I am not talking about Rizwan or Shehzad and e.t.c players, and you are asking what's the point in sticking to new players?
So tell me, you expect greats from day one? Do you expect excellent performances sine day one?

NO

Pick players, stick to them, give them proper chances, and they will deliver you. We have seen this in other countries too, NZ, Aus, they selected new players, invested in them and now they are unbeatable.
There are 2 things, natural ability and hard work which creates ability.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Disagree. We don't have a better WK option.

Rizwan is being unncecesarily criticized by ppers. Yes he has a weakness against ball turning away and failed in Eng series but I think hes better in the long term than Sarfraz in ODIs. Sarfraz is one our best cricketers in tests which is my favourite format

 

[pakistancricketlover2016]

First of all, Kamran Akmal is a domestic bully, every one knows it. He has be recalled billions times for ICC tournaments, and got failed. No point in bringing him back, you have regular keeper, stick to him. Kami ability is only limited to domestic, and that's been proven.

I am not talking about Rizwan or Shehzad and e.t.c players, and you are asking what's the point in sticking to new players?
So tell me, you expect greats from day one? Do you expect excellent performances sine day one?

NO

Pick players, stick to them, give them proper chances, and they will deliver you. We have seen this in other countries too, NZ, Aus, they selected new players, invested in them and now they are unbeatable.
There are 2 things, natural ability and hard work which creates ability.

Sarfraz is a regular keeper, but what about his batting. No one is pointing fingers on his keeping, but it s the batting what is not upto the mark. U cant be in the team on keeping alone.

What ll u say if kamran scores heavily in psl? I am not talking about 1,2,3,4 50s or 1,2,3 centuries. He is scoring consistently and heavily. U cant say that he has not improved his keeping or that he has been given billions of chances and doesnt deserve another one. He is the only wk batsmen who is scoring runs and can play lower down the order.

If I had to bring back kamran akmal then I wouldn't play him as an opener anyways, but lower down the order. Where he can do a much better job than sarfraz. The fact is that sarfraz and rizwan bot are not upto the mark and then u have to look at ur domestic and look at who is performing and what kind of player is required in the pakistan team and for what position.

The thing is not only that he isn't a finisher and cant hit big, but even if he plays at no 4 or 5. Is he at the same level as babar azam?
Could sarfraz have played the same inning like babar did in the last match. No.

We have to select players keeping in mind the specific roles they ll play for the team.

If we want to make a strong and stable team like u said. Then bring young players and while selecting keep in mind the roles they ll play for the team.

There are not 2 things, there is natural ability and through hard work it can make u better, but the natural ability has to be there. So that is only one thing my friend.

Now the t20 world cup and asia cup is coming up. So the squad can look like this. I ll select on natural ability what creates ability to achieve something. Remember my friend not 2 things, but 1:

Nauman anwar
shahid afridi
babar azam
mohammad hafeez
kamran akmal wk
umar akmal
hammad azam/ mohammad nawaz
zafar gohar
mohammad amir
wahab riaz
mohammad irfan/ rahat ali/ sohail khan

reserves:

sharjeel khan
mohammad nawaz/ hammad azam
rahat ali
sohail khan
2 more bats psl ll give me a bigger picture


U got me wrong. I am not against picking young players, giving them proper chances and stick with them.

Actually I am for picking young players, but the right ones. U cant compare our current or past selections of young players to the ones of other countries, bcz they have a system and the selectors are certified ones. They know their job and select players on merrit. So dont compare our selections to them.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Sarfraz is a regular keeper, but what about his batting. No one is pointing fingers on his keeping, but it s the batting what is not upto the mark. U cant be in the team on keeping alone.

What ll u say if kamran scores heavily in psl? I am not talking about 1,2,3,4 50s or 1,2,3 centuries. He is scoring consistently and heavily. U cant say that he has not improved his keeping or that he has been given billions of chances and doesnt deserve another one. He is the only wk batsmen who is scoring runs and can play lower down the order.

If I had to bring back kamran akmal then I wouldn't play him as an opener anyways, but lower down the order. Where he can do a much better job than sarfraz. The fact is that sarfraz and rizwan bot are not upto the mark and then u have to look at ur domestic and look at who is performing and what kind of player is required in the pakistan team and for what position.

The thing is not only that he isn't a finisher and cant hit big, but even if he plays at no 4 or 5. Is he at the same level as babar azam?
Could sarfraz have played the same inning like babar did in the last match. No.

We have to select players keeping in mind the specific roles they ll play for the team.

If we want to make a strong and stable team like u said. Then bring young players and while selecting keep in mind the roles they ll play for the team.

There are not 2 things, there is natural ability and through hard work it can make u better, but the natural ability has to be there. So that is only one thing my friend.

Now the t20 world cup and asia cup is coming up. So the squad can look like this. I ll select on natural ability what creates ability to achieve something. Remember my friend not 2 things, but 1:

Nauman anwar
shahid afridi
babar azam
mohammad hafeez
kamran akmal wk
umar akmal
hammad azam/ mohammad nawaz
zafar gohar
mohammad amir
wahab riaz
mohammad irfan/ rahat ali/ sohail khan

reserves:

sharjeel khan
mohammad nawaz/ hammad azam
rahat ali
sohail khan
2 more bats psl ll give me a bigger picture


U got me wrong. I am not against picking young players, giving them proper chances and stick with them.

Actually I am for picking young players, but the right ones. U cant compare our current or past selections of young players to the ones of other countries, bcz they have a system and the selectors are certified ones. They know their job and select players on merrit. So dont compare our selections to them.

You are saying like Hammad as broke all records in domestic??? Don't know on what basis he is in your team, and just woow Imad, Malik, aren't in your list
Hammad has replaced Yaamen, strange.

Kamran Akmal is like Khalid Latif, Shahzaib e.t.c who are domestic bullies, but utter failure at international level.

I am not against Kami, i am against this thing that you have selected players, who are playing consistently in your team and now just for WT20, you will bring Kami (again). Doesn't make sense.

His last T20I scores: 1,1,5,1,8,31,9,0.

Sarfi : 76*, 1,3*,1,19,2,1,41 (keep in mind his most innings were in last overs).

Kami won't come back, accept it. Nor Hammad Azam.

 

[Gotham Cronie]

I think in Limited Overs, Sarfraz is part of the problem. Just doesn't fit into any role/position. Its been 15-16 months now since he got recalled in ODIs and the management haven't figured out where to play him, and I don't think they can be blamed either, Sarfraz isn't cut for the shorter formats.

Last 4 innings at #4

77 off 74
17* off 23
27 off 24
44 off 59
26 off 26

Not sure why they went away from this.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Last 4 innings at #4

77 off 74
17* off 23
27 off 24
44 off 59
26 off 26

Not sure why they went away from this.

Yes lets replace Babar, Hafeez or Malik in the middle order, with Sarfraz

 

[Gotham Cronie]

Yes lets replace Babar, Hafeez or Malik in the middle order, with Sarfraz

Open with Babar or Hafeez.

Azhar Ali (c)
Babar Azam / Mohammad Hafeez
Babar Azam / Mohammad Hafeez
Sarfraz Ahmed (wk)
Shoaib Malik
Mohammad Rizwan

Malik isn't affected.

 

[Ahson8]

Sarf has to be used as a floater. He is the best player of spin in the country and better than our other WK options.
Rizwan started off well but has not been able to maintain his performances.

 

[pakistancricketlover2016]

You are saying like Hammad as broke all records in domestic??? Don't know on what basis he is in your team, and just woow Imad, Malik, aren't in your list
Hammad has replaced Yaamen, strange.

Kamran Akmal is like Khalid Latif, Shahzaib e.t.c who are domestic bullies, but utter failure at international level.

I am not against Kami, i am against this thing that you have selected players, who are playing consistently in your team and now just for WT20, you will bring Kami (again). Doesn't make sense.

His last T20I scores: 1,1,5,1,8,31,9,0.

Sarfi : 76*, 1,3*,1,19,2,1,41 (keep in mind his most innings were in last overs).

Kami won't come back, accept it. Nor Hammad Azam.

Lolz u are funny. Kami, hammad soon ll be in the team. Just w8 and watch and u ll need to accept that. U *have to* bring kami back dude, bcz sarfraz isnt gud enough for limited overs cricket and no one better out there. If there was anyone better than kami I would go for it, but there isnt. We ll see in psl, kami b jhn hi hy, sarfraz b iddr hi hy aur hum b iddr hi hon gye. We ll see who ll perform.

As far malik is concerned he was never an long term option. What shots has he in his arsnal if he ll go after the spinners, a cut or ll come down the track, no other shot to offer.

What shots has he against the fast bowlers....... none? only plays a late cut of them and thats it. Not a complete batsmen so not in mine future squad.

and as far hammad, nawaz or yamin are concerned. I am not sure about who to pick, psl ll give me a bigger picture. Havent seen much of yamin, but have a feeling that he cant hit big and if that is true then I ll not go for him. If he was a big hitter or a smart cooky like sam billing then sohail tanvir wouldnt come ahead of him in that last t20 against england, right?

The thing is that I want complete batsmen who are equally gud against fast and spin. They shuld have a gud range of strokes. So that they have not to do tuk tuk against the fast bowlers and w8 for the spinners to come on like malik does.

I want batsmen with gud range of strokes, batsmen who play on merrit of the ball, stroke makers and who look to score on every delivery. For that u shuld have gud range of strokes and who play proper cricketing shots. no malik, no rizwan, no sarfraz, no shehzad, no azhar, no shafiq, no maqsood. Hafeez is the only one who has improved in this area. Thats why I want to stick with him.

Sarfraz cant get better, bcz he doesnt has shots to offer against the fast bowlers except a sweep. So if ur range of strokes is weak. Then how can u improve tell me? It seems like u dont understand these things so.... have a gud night.

 

[Adil_94]

There are some players who just can't produce it at international level anymore. Kami might be a boss in domestic but his international career should be shut. Look at the likes of Mark Ramprakash and graeme hick they were domestic giants in England absolutely dominated the domestic scene but because of their consistently below par performances at international level, eventually England stopped picking them regardless of how much they bashed county cricket because they just couldn't replicate it on the internationally circuit. Kami is in that boat he hasn't done anything of note with the bat since 2010 or 2011 I can't remember any great innings post 2010. Sarfraz isn't the worst player we have certainly us performing better than Azhar and Shehzad a garbage opening pair.

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[Yanna_Rascala]

1ST ODI :30 off 29
Came in 33rd over, at score of 142, chasing 180 (with 2 players who can bat at other hand) babar Azam and Imad Wasim who both left in next 5 overs while score is 170 in 38th over. People want him to chase with remain batsmen in Wahab,Anwer Ali, Irfan & Amit ? RRR was 8.30 at that time when other end can't bat.

3rd ODI : 41 off 50
Came into bat at number 6 position in 32nd over, 2 players who can bat on other end, got out in next 7 overs. left again to bat with Wahab,Amir ,Raahat, Irfan. With 12 overs to go, one end is gone.

But lets blame Sarfraz for everything

Not blaming him only but he's not exempt from blame. In both of these innings, if you watched him you would see that he gave many catching chances and looked completely at sea against pace. In the last game he exposed our weak tail by taking a single on the first 2 balls. Then when the wickets were tumbling, he couldn't accelerate. He does not have a power game and he's only an accumulator. We already have so many accumulators that we need a keeper who can hit.

I would love for him to play test cricket which he's great at. But, he is not cut out for LOIs especially T20s.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

Not blaming him only but he's not exempt from blame. In both of these innings, if you watched him you would see that he gave many catching chances and looked completely at sea against pace. In the last game he exposed our weak tail by taking a single on the first 2 balls. Then when the wickets were tumbling, he couldn't accelerate. He does not have a power game and he's only an accumulator. We already have so many accumulators that we need a keeper who can hit.

I would love for him to play test cricket which he's great at. But, he is not cut out for LOIs especially T20s.

The main problem was he had no one to slog with which is what you normally associate with number 8s

 

[pakistancricketlover2016]

The main problem was he had no one to slog with which is what you normally associate with number 8s

And uhmm............ What has that exactly to do with the ability of sarfraz.

So actually u are suggesting that sarfraz has not the ability to do it on his own at the death and needs a slogger. So that sarfraz can keep on taking singles.

So that also means that sarfraz isn't capable to play at the death, right? Only position people were suggesting for sarfraz is now taken by babar azam. So what now shuld sarfraz remain in the team and keep searching for that slogger who ll make life easy for him?

Ya phir, bye bye kr dena chaiye?

 

[Bilal7]

I think in Limited Overs, Sarfraz is part of the problem. Just doesn't fit into any role/position. Its been 15-16 months now since he got recalled in ODIs and the management haven't figured out where to play him, and I don't think they can be blamed either, Sarfraz isn't cut for the shorter formats.

Good post. The only role he can fit into by making some modifications to his game is to play as a slogger/finisher down at #7. He can certainly score at a SR of 100+ and seeing how we have have absolutely no other options for that position.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Lolz u are funny. Kami, hammad soon ll be in the team. Just w8 and watch and u ll need to accept that. U *have to* bring kami back dude, bcz sarfraz isnt gud enough for limited overs cricket and no one better out there. If there was anyone better than kami I would go for it, but there isnt. We ll see in psl, kami b jhn hi hy, sarfraz b iddr hi hy aur hum b iddr hi hon gye. We ll see who ll perform.

As far malik is concerned he was never an long term option. What shots has he in his arsnal if he ll go after the spinners, a cut or ll come down the track, no other shot to offer.

What shots has he against the fast bowlers....... none? only plays a late cut of them and thats it. Not a complete batsmen so not in mine future squad.

and as far hammad, nawaz or yamin are concerned. I am not sure about who to pick, psl ll give me a bigger picture. Havent seen much of yamin, but have a feeling that he cant hit big and if that is true then I ll not go for him. If he was a big hitter or a smart cooky like sam billing then sohail tanvir wouldnt come ahead of him in that last t20 against england, right?

The thing is that I want complete batsmen who are equally gud against fast and spin. They shuld have a gud range of strokes. So that they have not to do tuk tuk against the fast bowlers and w8 for the spinners to come on like malik does.

I want batsmen with gud range of strokes, batsmen who play on merrit of the ball, stroke makers and who look to score on every delivery. For that u shuld have gud range of strokes and who play proper cricketing shots. no malik, no rizwan, no sarfraz, no shehzad, no azhar, no shafiq, no maqsood. Hafeez is the only one who has improved in this area. Thats why I want to stick with him.

Sarfraz cant get better, bcz he doesnt has shots to offer against the fast bowlers except a sweep. So if ur range of strokes is weak. Then how can u improve tell me? It seems like u dont understand these things so.... have a gud night.

And i want batsman who can peform better, i don't mind he is unorthodox player, what i want his performances. I shared last scores of Kami, he played all matches in Asia conditions ( except 1 i guess ) and look where he stands. On the other hand, Sarfi is playing much much better cricket than him. Statistically it's been proved. yes Kami shots range is better than Sarfi, but what's the use of these shots when your every shot finds fielder? Just take an extra man, and Kami will throw his wicket every single time.

You are saying Malik isn't good, but tbh he is better than Hammad and Kami. And especially in Asian conditions, he is a beast, well you will see that.

And now you are saying Yaamin CANT hit big?? I have followed his career since domestic, and he is a clean strike of the ball like Razzler. I have seen his batting at international level and also at domestic level. This guy is a better hitter than any other AR in our team.

Last thing, you are saying i don't understand these things, well i thing vice versa, you even don't know about some players and you think you understand better?

Yes may be you understand more than me, but you can't prove me wrong nor you can prove that Kami should replace Sarf for WT20 and Asia cup.
Have a good night.

 

[pakistancricketlover2016]

And i want batsman who can peform better, i don't mind he is unorthodox player, what i want his performances. I shared last scores of Kami, he played all matches in Asia conditions ( except 1 i guess ) and look where he stands. On the other hand, Sarfi is playing much much better cricket than him. Statistically it's been proved. yes Kami shots range is better than Sarfi, but what's the use of these shots when your every shot finds fielder? Just take an extra man, and Kami will throw his wicket every single time.

You are saying Malik isn't good, but tbh he is better than Hammad and Kami. And especially in Asian conditions, he is a beast, well you will see that.

And now you are saying Yaamin CANT hit big?? I have followed his career since domestic, and he is a clean strike of the ball like Razzler. I have seen his batting at international level and also at domestic level. This guy is a better hitter than any other AR in our team.

Last thing, you are saying i don't understand these things, well i thing vice versa, you even don't know about some players and you think you understand better?

Yes may be you understand more than me, but you can't prove me wrong nor you can prove that Kami should replace Sarf for WT20 and Asia cup.
Have a good night.

Its cool bro, just stick to ur opinions. Wont make a difference anyways.

 

[Hawkeye]

So true.

Best WK/Batsman in the world and by far the most impactful # 7 batsman in the world right now.

Took us out of a hole - his runs at brisk pace were badly needed.

Top performer at home and now away, in his first England Test.

 

[Hawkeye]

Again a crucial knock at the end.

Can't remember any Asian keeper doing so well in England. Or any non-Asian keeper doing so well in Asia.

must be proud.

 

[Saj]

Great quote from Misbah and spot on.

 

[The_KING]

Misbah right as always. Sarfraz is indeed the oxygen of the team.

 

[MenInG]

Excellent remarks by Misbah on Sarfraz and its working!

 

[Sarfarazian92]

Bump