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Sarfraz Ahmed's Strike Rate in Test matches

A very good number 7 indeed , this is the only way he can play. We can not expect him to play a perfect defensive stroke or a technically pleasing cover drive but he does his job well.
 
Legend..!! Always rise up to the occasion under pressure for the team unlike all other nuisance we have in the team termed as 'batsmen'
 
Pakistan 6 wickets down with less than 100 on board and 480 behind England but well he is not going to change gears :D
 
No one cares about your SR when you can't bat for more than 15-20 mins.

Not a Test class batsman outside UAE/SL.

Bowl him 5-6 deliveries on the 4th stump and he will eventually edge one.
 
Mamoon said:
No one cares about your SR when you can't bat for more than 15-20 mins.

Not a Test class batsman outside UAE/SL.

Bowl him 5-6 deliveries on the 4th stump and he will eventually edge one.
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Atleast he plays with positive Intent. Yes he made a mistake, should have left the ball but

The only batsman who offset Chris Woakes's line and length.


Nasir Hussain mentioned that English pacers love pilling dots after dots and this way they flourish the most in wicket columns aswell and only David Warner & Ab Develliers have challenged them in last few years.


Pakistan must play with a positive intent against Anderson & Woakes. This is the only way we can upset their line and length otherwise they will keep on dropping the ball on set coins in good length area and dismiss our batsman cheaply.
 
Mamoon said:
No one cares about your SR when you can't bat for more than 15-20 mins.

Not a Test class batsman outside UAE/SL.

Bowl him 5-6 deliveries on the 4th stump and he will eventually edge one.
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Already playing better than Kamran who did two tours of England. We are satisfied as there is hardly anyone to replace Sarfraz in test cricket.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Atleast he plays with positive Intent. Yes he made a mistake, should have left the ball but

The only bowler who offset Chris Woakes line and length.


Nasir Hussain mentioned that English pacers love pilling dots after dots and this way they flourish the most in wicket columns aswell and only David Warner & Ab Develliers have challenged them in last few years.


Pakistan must play with a positive intent against Anderson & Woakes. This is the only way we can upset their line and length otherwise they will keep on dropping the ball on set coins in good length area and dismiss our batsman cheaply.
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Fine line between being positive and being reckless.

Sarfraz has been reckless on this tour. Players like Warner and de Villiers are positive but not reckless. Besides, they are supreme talents as well who can get away with it.

Sarfraz doesn't have half of their ability so he should not bite more than he can chew; he should respect the conditions more and show more adaptability.

Batting at a SR of 65-70 but playing a long innings is much better than batting at a SR of 100+ for 30 deliveries and then throwing your wicket away in predictable fashion.

England have worked him out and know how to get him out, they don't mind him scoring 3-4 boundaries because they know it is only a matter of time.

Get a short third man and backward point in place as well as three slips.

Bowl on the fourth stump channel and he will eventually find the hands of a fielder.

3 times he has been dismissed in the same fashion and he has shown no desire to curb his instincts or learn from his mistakes.
 
sunnykhan said:
Already playing better than Kamran who did two tours of England. We are satisfied as there is hardly anyone to replace Sarfraz in test cricket.
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Yes and Kamran is not going to play Test cricket again, nor is he the gold standard.

Sarfraz is better than the alternatives but that shouldn't mask his weaknesses.

He had been poor with both bat and gloves in this series and it doesn't matter at all if he is doing better than what Kamran did a decade ago.
 
Mamoon said:
Fine line between being positive and being reckless.

Sarfraz has been reckless on this tour. Players like Warner and de Villiers are positive but not reckless. Besides, they are supreme talents as well who can get away with it.

Sarfraz doesn't have half of their ability so he should not bite more than he can chew; he should respect the conditions more and show more adaptability.

Batting at a SR of 65-70 but playing a long innings is much better than batting at a SR of 100+ for 30 deliveries and then throwing your wicket away in predictable fashion.

England have worked him out and know how to get him out, they don't mind him scoring 3-4 boundaries because they know it is only a matter of time.

Get a short third man and backward point in place as well as three slips.

Bowl on the fourth stump channel and he will eventually find the hands of a fielder.

3 times he has been dismissed in the same fashion and he has shown no desire to curb his instincts or learn from his mistakes.
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If you analyse his today's innings he did not play any reckless shot neither he tried to manufacture a shot.


He should have left that ball alone. He played a nothing shot like Hafeez and perished.


I agree He should be lesser agressive and abit more circumspect in his approach.

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Mamoon said:
Yes and Kamran is not going to play Test cricket again, nor is he the gold standard.

Sarfraz is better than the alternatives but that shouldn't mask his weaknesses.

He had been poor with both bat and gloves in this series and it doesn't matter at all if he is doing better than what Kamran did a decade ago.
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It does matter as Kamran was given more opportunities than he deserved while there's always a sword upon Sarfraz's throat. It matters when you do better than your predecessor who played for 10+ years.

No one is stopping Sarfraz from improving. With all his weaknesses, he's the best we got in Test cricket.
 
sunnykhan said:
It does matter as Kamran was given more opportunities than he deserved while there's always a sword upon Sarfraz's throat. It matters when you do better than your predecessor who played for 10+ years.

No one is stopping Sarfraz from improving. With all his weaknesses, he's the best we got in Test cricket.
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No one has said that Sarfraz should be dropped. However, that does not make him immune from criticism.

Sarfraz fans should grow a thicker skin and admit that he is playing some poor cricket right now. No point in hiding behind justifications and 'but he is doing better than Kamran 10 years ago' etc. etc.
 
Mamoon said:
No one cares about your SR when you can't bat for more than 15-20 mins.

Not a Test class batsman outside UAE/SL.

Bowl him 5-6 deliveries on the 4th stump and he will eventually edge one.
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Yeah, by that logic Shafiq isn't good enough either.

Oh and Axhar Ali is even bigger liability . Shafiq at least is a one match wonder per series.
 
Mamoon said:
Fine line between being positive and being reckless.

Sarfraz has been reckless on this tour. Players like Warner and de Villiers are positive but not reckless. Besides, they are supreme talents as well who can get away with it.

Sarfraz doesn't have half of their ability so he should not bite more than he can chew; he should respect the conditions more and show more adaptability.

Batting at a SR of 65-70 but playing a long innings is much better than batting at a SR of 100+ for 30 deliveries and then throwing your wicket away in predictable fashion.

England have worked him out and know how to get him out, they don't mind him scoring 3-4 boundaries because they know it is only a matter of time.

Get a short third man and backward point in place as well as three slips.

Bowl on the fourth stump channel and he will eventually find the hands of a fielder.

3 times he has been dismissed in the same fashion and he has shown no desire to curb his instincts or learn from his mistakes.
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You obviously didn't see warner on his first tout to england then
 
Mamoon said:
No one has said that Sarfraz should be dropped. However, that does not make him immune from criticism.

Sarfraz fans should grow a thicker skin and admit that he is playing some poor cricket right now. No point in hiding behind justifications and 'but he is doing better than Kamran 10 years ago' etc. etc.
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That logic is absolutely correct as there were/are several flag bearers of Kamran's inclusion for tour of England. So it's kinda *** for tat even after Sarfraz playing poorly.
 
sunnykhan said:
That logic is absolutely correct as there were/are several flag bearers of Kamran's inclusion for tour of England. So it's kinda *** for tat even after Sarfraz playing poorly.
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There are no flag bearers for Kamran Akmal to replace Sarfraz in Test cricket.

Show me a single post in the last year or so by anyone on this forum who has claimed that Kamran should replace Sarfraz in Tests.
 
Hawkeye said:
Yeah, by that logic Shafiq isn't good enough either.

Oh and Axhar Ali is even bigger liability . Shafiq at least is a one match wonder per series.
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Shafiq has batted much better than Sarfraz on this tour, and has dropped less catches as well.

Azhar has been poor indeed.
 
Mamoon said:
There are no flag bearers for Kamran Akmal to replace Sarfraz in Test cricket.

Show me a single post in the last year or so by anyone on this forum who has claimed that Kamran should replace Sarfraz in Tests.
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That MSRN guy (or girl) most likely has a few posts like that.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
If you analyse his today's innings he did not play any reckless shot neither he tried to manufacture a shot.


He should have left that ball alone. He played a nothing shot like Hafeez and perished.


I agree He should be lesser agressive and abit more circumspect in his approach.

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Very first delivery he faced was a reckless short. Bit more bounce and it would have been a golden duck.
 
Mamoon said:
There are no flag bearers for Kamran Akmal to replace Sarfraz in Test cricket.

Show me a single post in the last year or so by anyone on this forum who has claimed that Kamran should replace Sarfraz in Tests.
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Search the forum you would find plenty ;). Just type 'Kamran Akmal' in key words search.
 
his scoring rates are always good but sometimes we need a hundred or a 70-80 rather then a quick fire 25-30.
 
I'm impressed by how highly Atherton and Hussain think of him..

You understand your player's value when you know the opposition recognizes you as the danger man..

If only some people on this people stopped comparing him to the Akmals

His understanding of the game, and the way he intelligently manipulates the field are traits the akmals are incapable of posessing
 
Stat Attack :

Pak RR in first 25 Test of Misbah era : 2.81

In the next 19 matches of Misbah as captain : 3.31

The change : Sarfaraz becoming the regular wicket keeper, and giving freedom to the top 6
 
sunnykhan said:
Search the forum you would find plenty ;). Just type 'Kamran Akmal' in key words search.
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There were plenty of posters who predicted that Sarfraz would fail and wanted him replaced by Kamran Akmal. No need to name and shame them.
 
New Yorker said:
Sarfraz is a breath of fresh air. Should be doing so much better in ODIs. And a shame he comes in so low down in the order. Or that the tail is so inept and hanging around.
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He will replicate his test performance in LOIs only if he gets a chance to bat consistently in the middle order.
 
Kamran can do anything this guy can and with twice the reward.
 
Haters can hate, but deep down they know if Pakistan had a player of true flair and aggression and not fake flair, he could've solidified Pakistan's lead in the first innings on day 3 to inspire the lower order to hang in there.

A player who rescued us from similar danger in Karachi, circa 2006.

I can almost guarantee that if Cook saw Kamran walking out to the crease instead of Sarfraz he would be much more defensive and on the back foot, wouldn't attack.

You could see Cook's facial expressions when Sarfraz comes out to bat. He looks like he is on a picnic and not in a pressure situation.
 
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Suleiman said:
Haters can hate, but deep down they know if Pakistan had a player of true flair and aggression and not fake flair, he could've solidified Pakistan's lead in the first innings on day 3 to inspire the lower order to hang in there.

A player who rescued us from similar danger in Karachi, circa 2006.

I can almost guarantee that if Cook saw Kamran walking out to the crease instead of Sarfraz he would be much more defensive and on the back foot, wouldn't attack.

You could see Cook's facial expressions when Sarfraz comes out to bat. He looks like he is on a picnic and not in a pressure situation.
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Am sure Kamran Akmal had quite a few chances to do what you're saying.

How many tests has he play in england again?

I think Pakistan should also bring back zaheer abbas
 
Dreamers can dream that Kami will make a glorious comeback and captain Pakistan after the england series.
He's 34 so I reckon he could do a misbah and captain till 42-43 heck maybe even 50 knowing the potential and true flair he has.
 
Suleiman said:
Haters can hate, but deep down they know if Pakistan had a player of true flair and aggression and not fake flair, he could've solidified Pakistan's lead in the first innings on day 3 to inspire the lower order to hang in there.

A player who rescued us from similar danger in Karachi, circa 2006.

I can almost guarantee that if Cook saw Kamran walking out to the crease instead of Sarfraz he would be much more defensive and on the back foot, wouldn't attack.

You could see Cook's facial expressions when Sarfraz comes out to bat. He looks like he is on a picnic and not in a pressure situation.
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:))) :))) Substance over flair any day!
 
Suleiman said:
Haters can hate, but deep down they know if Pakistan had a player of true flair and aggression and not fake flair, he could've solidified Pakistan's lead in the first innings on day 3 to inspire the lower order to hang in there.

A player who rescued us from similar danger in Karachi, circa 2006.

I can almost guarantee that if Cook saw Kamran walking out to the crease instead of Sarfraz he would be much more defensive and on the back foot, wouldn't attack.

You could see Cook's facial expressions when Sarfraz comes out to bat. He looks like he is on a picnic and not in a pressure situation.
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I am pretty sure you are trolling and not serious
 
Suleiman said:
Haters can hate, but deep down they know if Pakistan had a player of true flair and aggression and not fake flair, he could've solidified Pakistan's lead in the first innings on day 3 to inspire the lower order to hang in there.

A player who rescued us from similar danger in Karachi, circa 2006.

I can almost guarantee that if Cook saw Kamran walking out to the crease instead of Sarfraz he would be much more defensive and on the back foot, wouldn't attack.

You could see Cook's facial expressions when Sarfraz comes out to bat. He looks like he is on a picnic and not in a pressure situation.
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Completely agree. Kamran Akmal is easily the 2nd best keeper batsman after Gilchrist who has batted in England.
 
Why do Pakistanis have the habit of begging for absolutely anyone who's not in the Team? Speaking in kamis context.

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Top 5 Pak Players by Strike Rate in Test cricket (min 1000 runs)

  1. Afridi 87.97
  2. Sarfraz 73.43*
  3. Umar Akmal 65.98
  4. Kamran Akmal 63.10
  5. Yasir Hameed 57.62
 
Yeah, people complaining that his 30's and 40's don't cut it in test cricket, talk nah
 
He has been superb in Tests. Glad that he finally got a 50 though, it is his first in more than a year.
 
He has to be consistent. This 50 shouldn't be considered a success though. A 100 or high 90s was needed from him.
 
Mamoon said:
He has been superb in Tests. Glad that he finally got a 50 though, it is his first in more than a year.
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If he stopped running out of partners he would have had more, poor guy has to score runs and protect the tailenders too at the other end. His average would be 50 if he was a normal middle order batsman not in rearguard action
 
street cricketer said:
That strike rate of Lala though!
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Afridi never focused on Test cricket otherwise he was good enough to murder some attacks in Asia. He was very good against spin.

Afridi is an interesting case i mean Pakistan biggest weakness in ODI all these years was strike rotation and if you watch some of Afridi innings where he batted for long you will realize he was best strike rotator and was able to take singles without any issues in this Pak batting line where strike rotation was like mission impossile but was never interested in those singles doubles.

In the words of Lala "I played cricket my way to enjoy it as i want"
 
Mamoon said:
He has been superb in Tests. Glad that he finally got a 50 though, it is his first in more than a year.
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TBF our tail is stopping him from scoring big. He is batting with 4 sitting ducks all the time and the worst tail in cricket so can't blame him much.
 
WebGuru said:
TBF our tail is stopping him from scoring big. He is batting with 4 sitting ducks all the time and the worst tail in cricket so can't blame him much.
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Our tail is actually good now. Not in this match b/c we are resting bowlers.
 
WebGuru said:
Afridi never focused on Test cricket otherwise he was good enough to murder some attacks in Asia. He was very good against spin.

Afridi is an interesting case i mean Pakistan biggest weakness in ODI all these years was strike rotation and if you watch some of Afridi innings where he batted for long you will realize he was best strike rotator and was able to take singles without any issues in this Pak batting line where strike rotation was like mission impossile but was never interested in those singles doubles.

In the words of Lala "I played cricket my way to enjoy it as i want"
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That 141 in Chennai was a great inns, calling him back as captain was an awful decision though.
 
Sarfraz is wasting his potential. He can be easily 50 averaging batsman in tests. Like Shafiq, he throws his wicket away after getting his 50.
 
Mamoon said:
He has been superb in Tests. Glad that he finally got a 50 though, it is his first in more than a year.
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He was good in Tests during the time he averaged over 50+ with the bat.

His prowess vs. spin and his high SR still makes him valuable but he is inconsistent...
 
msb314 said:
He was good in Tests during the time he averaged over 50+ with the bat.

His prowess vs. spin and his high SR still makes him valuable but he is inconsistent...
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His 2014-15 form was a purple patch. He was batting like a peak Gilchrist and scoring centuries every series. However, he is certainly good enough to average around 40 and play impactful cameos.

Nonetheless, he does have a habit of throwing it away. I was quite disappointed with his output in England. He looked good in pretty much every innings but never managed to kick on and get a big score.
 
Mamoon said:
His 2014-15 form was a purple patch. He was batting like a peak Gilchrist and scoring centuries every series. However, he is certainly good enough to average around 40 and play impactful cameos.

Nonetheless, he does have a habit of throwing it away. I was quite disappointed with his output in England. He looked good in pretty much every innings but never managed to kick on and get a big score.
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He scores far too many 'soft' runs for my liking.

The last time he played a gutsy knock was his partnership with Shafiq in the 1st Test against SL in 2015 when we were 96-5 in the 1st innings.
 
msb314 said:
He scores far too many 'soft' runs for my liking.

The last time he played a gutsy knock was his partnership with Shafiq in the 1st Test against SL in 2015 when we were 96-5 in the 1st innings.
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Our batting line-up is set up in this way.

The only way he will play what you're calling a 'gutsy knock' is if the batting collapses which doesn't happen too often.

His role is take us from a decent/good position to a position of dominance. That's exactly what he does.

If he continues batting at #6, he will have more responsibility though.
 
Abdullah719 said:
Our batting line-up is set up in this way.

The only way he will play what you're calling a 'gutsy knock' is if the batting collapses which doesn't happen too often.

His role is take us from a decent/good position to a position of dominance. That's exactly what he does.

If he continues batting at #6, he will have more responsibility though.
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Scoring soft runs is fine and in fact required when we bat first and rack up 500+ scores in the UAE but when wickets are falling (e.g. 2nd innings vs WI in the last Test match) or when it is becoming harder to score runs - someone need to fight it out and stay at the crease. This is where Sarfraz struggles with and falls at the first sign of pressure.
 
msb314 said:
Scoring soft runs is fine and in fact required when we bat first and rack up 500+ scores in the UAE but when wickets are falling (e.g. 2nd innings vs WI in the last Test match) or when it is becoming harder to score runs - someone need to fight it out and stay at the crease. This is where Sarfraz struggles with and falls at the first sign of pressure.
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Need more of a sample size of such occurrences to make that claim. No one stayed at the crease in the 2nd innings in Dubai. As you mentioned earlier, he played an important knock when the chips were down in SL, so he has the capability.
 
msb314 said:
Scoring soft runs is fine and in fact required when we bat first and rack up 500+ scores in the UAE but when wickets are falling (e.g. 2nd innings vs WI in the last Test match) or when it is becoming harder to score runs - someone need to fight it out and stay at the crease. This is where Sarfraz struggles with and falls at the first sign of pressure.
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I don't think the evidence is really on your side here.
 
Sarfraz needs to improve under pressure though. Him and Wahab are our worst batsman under pressure.
 
It's not his fault to bat with the tail most of the time so i will happily take his 40s and 50s
 
Rayyman said:
Sarfraz needs to improve under pressure though. Him and Wahab are our worst batsman under pressure.
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Sarfraz is probably our best player under pressure. I know he hasn't been scoring that many runs in test recently but that's not becuase of being under pressure.

The fighting qualities and the never give up attitude he has is something no one else in the team has.
 
j_kazmi said:
Sarfraz is probably our best player under pressure. I know he hasn't been scoring that many runs in test recently but that's not becuase of being under pressure.

The fighting qualities and the never give up attitude he has is something no one else in the team has.
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That doesn't mean he is good under pressure. He just looks like it because he bats w/4 or 5 wickets down. There have been many situations where Sarfraz came in with no pressure and got some quick runs. In fact, most of his runs have come in that fashion. Younis is by far our best batsman under pressure. Sami has the potential to be very clutch too.
 
(in last 5 years, minimum 1000 runs scored)

Sarfraz has second highest strike rate in tests right now :sarf 1st is Warner and 3rd is De Kock
 
But Kami is a better batsman because he had the burden of keeping holding him back, and he has a nice cut shot, and his poor average is part of the history channel and he played that great innings against India. And he plays more dynamically than Sarfaraz (ignore the considerably lower strike rate).
 
His haphazard approach to batting predictably cost Pakistan last year on our overseas tours. Played a key role in our defeats and less than a key role in our wins. However, in favorable conditions, he has been a genuine asset. A proper game-changer in Asia and on Asian style surfaces.
 
Mamoon said:
His haphazard approach to batting predictably cost Pakistan last year on our overseas tours. Played a key role in our defeats and less than a key role in our wins. However, in favorable conditions, he has been a genuine asset. A proper game-changer in Asia and on Asian style surfaces.
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The same style has won many games.
 
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