Shadab Khan should be sacked as captain of Islamabad United & removed as vice-captain of Pakistan

[BunnyRabbit]

Shadab Khan should be sacked as captain of Islamabad United & removed as vice-captain of Pakistan

Ever since he has been promoted to the rank of a "senior", he has only been declining. His bowling is neither penetrative nor economical. His legspinner hasn't developed still and has only nosedived as a bowler.
His much talked batting ability is inconsistent and there hasn't been any evidence of any improvement there either.

Coming on to captaincy, he has been awful uptil now. In the three t20is in NZ, it was haphazard and lacked any sort of imagination. Similarly, his captaincy was way below par in PSL as well and has been for two straight seasons.

At first glance, you may think his constant changing of the field and rotation of bowlers has some idea behind it, but time after time, he has shown to be totally inept and just making fancy moves for the sake of it. He seems to think too much of himself rather than the team and constantly promotes himself to no.3 and no.4 position ahead of better players.

The only thing that he is giving to the team is his fielding as that's the only discipline he has remained good in. His performances since 2019 have been pretty ordinary.

After 4 years of debut and being one of the most invested guys in Pakistan cricket, he should be hitting his prime now yet that is not happening.

If he really needs to prove himself to be a good enough batter to bat in top 4, then he should play a domestic season in Pak or either try and get a deal in county to prove and improve his batting credentials.

I don't really want to see another guy succumbing to the superstar and celebrity syndrome like a lot of guys of recent past.

 

[Farabi]

Ever since he has been promoted to the rank of a "senior", he has only been declining. His bowling is neither penetrative nor economical. His legspinner hasn't developed still and has only nosedived as a bowler.
His much talked batting ability is inconsistent and there hasn't been any evidence of any improvement there either.

Coming on to captaincy, he has been awful uptil now. In the three t20is in NZ, it was haphazard and lacked any sort of imagination. Similarly, his captaincy was way below par in PSL as well and has been for two straight seasons.

At first glance, you may think his constant changing of the field and rotation of bowlers has some idea behind it, but time after time, he has shown to be totally inept and just making fancy moves for the sake of it. He seems to think too much of himself rather than the team and constantly promotes himself to no.3 and no.4 position ahead of better players.

The only thing that he is giving to the team is his fielding as that's the only discipline he has remained good in. His performances since 2019 have been pretty ordinary.

After 4 years of debut and being one of the most invested guys in Pakistan cricket, he should be hitting his prime now yet that is not happening.

If he really needs to prove himself to be a good enough batter to bat in top 4, then he should play a domestic season in Pak or either try and get a deal in county to prove and improve his batting credentials.

I don't really want to see another guy succumbing to the superstar and celebrity syndrome like a lot of guys of recent past.

PSL Tournament best bowler will not be on the flight. But Shadab who is dead weight for past 2 years will fly as VC.
Then people get upset that Pak has no talent.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

He thinks too much of himself and needs to be knocked down a peg.

If there was a poll to see if Shadab makes the final t20 WC XI he would not be in it. I'd rather opt for a specialist spinner than Shadab at this point.

 

[ahmedzee]

Should be rightfully sacked as captain of IU, and VC of limited overs team. His answer to captaincy is: promoting himself to top order. He needs to realize that he primary job is wicket taking as a leg spinner. If he can't do that, then game over for him. His bowling is abysmal and a shadow of his former self.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Should be rightfully sacked as captain of IU, and VC of limited overs team. His answer to captaincy is: promoting himself to top order. He needs to realize that he primary job is wicket taking as a leg spinner. If he can't do that, then game over for him. His bowling is abysmal and a shadow of his former self.

and hide behind the pacers when the opposition is hitting you out of the park.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

He thinks too much of himself and needs to be knocked down a peg.

If there was a poll to see if Shadab makes the final t20 WC XI he would not be in it. I'd rather opt for a specialist spinner than Shadab at this point.

During the Mickey Arthur era, the trio of Hasan, Fahim and Shadab got way too much of preferential treatment. But after losing their initial charm, Hasan and Fahim had the mental steel of going back to domestic and improving themselves which they have been doing. Shadab, meanwhile, is still basking in his 2017 glory.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

During the Mickey Arthur era, the trio of Hasan, Fahim and Shadab got way too much of preferential treatment. But after losing their initial charm, Hasan and Fahim had the mental steel of going back to domestic and improving themselves which they have been doing. Shadab, meanwhile, is still basking in his 2017 glory.

Shadab thinks he's Drake all the time. He just takes the liberty and takes nothing seriously, at least when Boom Boom was our leggie whenever he didn't make runs he made it up more than enough with the ball whether that be t20 or ODI.

Our t20 squad is booming and we are sorted with our batsmen and at this point just need one good spinner and Shadab doesn't fit that profile for me.

 

[Savak]

I wonder if the guy even plays 4 day cricket? He has to be made to play the longer format

 

[Barragan]

He shouldn't be in any team for Pak.

Just simply not good enough and hasn't proved otherwise over the past several months.

 

[Gullycricket]

And the worst part is he's keeping some talented cricketers out of the team because of this fake assumption that he can bat. Zafar Gohar was all along on bench. Terrible show-off

 

[Babar_Azam_fan]

How long before Mohammed Rizwan takes over the captaincy from Babar Azam?

Looking at how things are going, and seeing how Rizwan has been doing and what he's capable of, him taking over the captaincy seems to be inevitable.

When will it happen

 

[Shazzam]

When Shadab is removed as VC.

 

[Babar_Azam_fan]

I feel a bad T20I WC, which is inevitable, would be curtains for Babar Azam's LOI captaincy

 

[TeamPak95]

Shadab needs to not only go back to domestic cricket to gain form but to figure out what he specializes in. Even if he's a spin-bowling allrounder, Shadab needs to figure out whether he's a leggie first or a batsman first. That way, he can invest in his strength and come back a better player. Currently he's very mediocre, but to be honest in my opinion (and this is gonna be an unpopular opinion) I do see a star player in him. If Faheem can go through a resurgence then why can't Shadab?

 

[UzmanBeast]

He needs to be sacked from captaincy and needs to go back into all forms of domestic cricket.

He needs to also make sure that he defines his role.

I think it's about time he's dropped from Pakistan's squad in all formats.

Usman Qadir and Nawaz should be our spinners.

 

[Shahzad1985]

He needs to be sacked from captaincy and needs to go back into all forms of domestic cricket.

He needs to also make sure that he defines his role.

I think it's about time he's dropped from Pakistan's squad in all formats.

Usman Qadir and Nawaz should be our spinners.

Generally I agree with almost all of your points and suggestion but this time when it comes to Nawaz I have to say his neither efficient enough as a bowler who you can trust or as a batsman, his neither here nor there. I would prefer a specialist spinner like you suggested Usman Qadir and hope Hasan can get the runs we expect from Nawaz

 

[Line and Length]

He's a specialist fielder at this point. If he's in the playing XI, it's a complete waste of a spot and he will be a passenger.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Shadab needs to be sacked yesterday.

Rizwan as VC for all formats just makes sense.

 

[Ahmed216]

Shadab's inclusion in the team that too as a vice captain can only be due to non-cricketing reasons.
Our entire system is rotten plus the fact that we dont have much talent just enhances our woes

 

[UzmanBeast]

Generally I agree with almost all of your points and suggestion but this time when it comes to Nawaz I have to say his neither efficient enough as a bowler who you can trust or as a batsman, his neither here nor there. I would prefer a specialist spinner like you suggested Usman Qadir and hope Hasan can get the runs we expect from Nawaz

I agree, if Nawaz plays, he plays as a bowler, not an all-rounder. He is terrible with the bat but he has done well with the ball in recent times.

A specialist spinner in Usman Qadir makes more sense for T20s, but perhaps someone like Iftikhar Ahmed could also be a useful choice given that he bowls but functions as a batsman primarily.

Personally, I'd take Iftikhar ahead of Shadab on current form.

What we lack is a spin bowling all-rounder who is good at both bowling and batting, we have a lot of bits and pieces players like Shadab, Imad, Nawaz, etc.

 

[Shahzad1985]

I agree, if Nawaz plays, he plays as a bowler, not an all-rounder. He is terrible with the bat but he has done well with the ball in recent times.

A specialist spinner in Usman Qadir makes more sense for T20s, but perhaps someone like Iftikhar Ahmed could also be a useful choice given that he bowls but functions as a batsman primarily.

Personally, I'd take Iftikhar ahead of Shadab on current form.

What we lack is a spin bowling all-rounder who is good at both bowling and batting, we have a lot of bits and pieces players like Shadab, Imad, Nawaz, etc.

Totally if the T20 World Cup was to start next week my team would be;

Rizwan
Fakhar
Babar
Maqsood
Hafeez
Malik Or Ifti ( on current form)
Imad
Hasan
Wahab
Shaheen
Qadir

Wahab place is again a weak point but I think Haris is a complete scatter gun. M Wasim maybe too soon for him. Otherwise 2 of the 3 between Hafeez Ifti and Malik.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Totally if the T20 World Cup was to start next week my team would be;

Rizwan
Fakhar
Babar
Maqsood
Hafeez
Malik Or Ifti ( on current form)
Imad
Hasan
Wahab
Shaheen
Qadir

Wahab place is again a weak point but I think Haris is a complete scatter gun. M Wasim maybe too soon for him. Otherwise 2 of the 3 between Hafeez Ifti and Malik.

One thing to note is that Imad's form with the bat has been atrocious, and he isn't as economical as he once was with the ball.

Because of that, I don't think Malik competes with Iftikhar, rather, Malik gets a slot and Imad is competing with Iftikhar.

I agree with the team apart from Fakhar, he's too much of a hot-cold player, and he doesn't really give an advantage other than being left-handed.

Babar playing at three doesn't really do anyone any favors, because Maqsood, Malik, and Hafeez all play at 3.

What's become increasingly obvious is that only one of Malik or Hafeez can be taken, and on current form, it's Malik, but Hafeez has 8 T20Is (3 against England, 5 against WI) to prove himself, otherwise he's out.

However, if Hafeez proves himself, then we'll have the ability to take both, and the only issue will be to decide the positions 3, 4, 5 (assuming Fakhar doesn't play).

If Fakhar does play, then there's a bigger issue because neither Malik, Maqsood, and Hafeez have played as far down as 6 in recent times, so it's a big call.

 

[Yasir_ch]

Rabb Da khouf hona chahida.He should not even play cricket.He is one of the most useless Player even.He can't bowl he can't bat.He is worse than bits and pieces.Awful player.

 

[Abdurmirr]

Should be dropped from our squad full stop. From all the mediocre cricketers that have been hyped up over the last 5 years this guy is probably the one who has continued to avoid any true criticism from the majority of fans.

His bowling is a huge factor in why we always see top teams at 200/1 after 30 when playing against us. No control, no plan, no nothing.

 

[Mamoon]

The notion that Shadab is a talented cricket is the biggest myth in cricket over the last 5 years.

He is an absolute joke of a player. A glorified tail-ender with the bat and a glorified part-timer with the ball.

His presence makes every team worse because he weakens both the batting and the bowling at the same time.

I don’t care about PSL (not that I care about the Pakistan team but just saying). He needs to be kicked out of the national team for good.

He will never improve - he is just not talented enough at either batting or bowling, but he struts around as if he is the second coming of Steve Smith.

A horrible player and the worst gift that PSL 2017 gave to Pakistan cricket.

4 years on, he is still surviving because of that PSL and the dozen T20Is that he played against West Indies in 2017 on turning pitches where they could not pick his googly.

He has been nothing but rubbish since 2018-2019.

 

[gazza619]

Shadab Khan seems to be on his last legs as far as international cricket is concerned.

From being a terrific bowler who can bat a bit, he is now a nothing cricketer. His batting has also been a disappointment.

I reckon England & WI tour is Shadab’s last chance.

 

[Saj]

Mohammad Rizwan should be the vice-captain across all 3 formats.

I think there was a bit too much hype around Shadab at the start of his career, as if he was the next Pakistani superstar. The fact is he did well initially, but his form in recent times has really dropped - perhaps due to some complacency, injuries and not playing enough first-class cricket.

 

[Golden arm]

Mohammad Rizwan should be the vice-captain across all 3 formats.

I think there was a bit too much hype around Shadab at the start of his career, as if he was the next Pakistani superstar. The fact is he did well initially, but his form in recent times has really dropped - perhaps due to some complacency, injuries and not playing enough first-class cricket.

it's easy to reach a level but more tough to maintain that level as it requires consistent hardwork and dedication.

 

[KyoOne]

Mohammad Rizwan should be the vice-captain across all 3 formats.

I think there was a bit too much hype around Shadab at the start of his career, as if he was the next Pakistani superstar. The fact is he did well initially, but his form in recent times has really dropped - perhaps due to some complacency, injuries and not playing enough first-class cricket.

Form hasn't dropped, his real capabilities (or lack of) have surfaced ever since he started playing teams other than West Indies.

Was poor in CT17 and WC19 as well. Not sure how he still gets picked, let alone being made a VC of the team

 

[Major]

And the worst part is he's keeping some talented cricketers out of the team because of this fake assumption that he can bat. Zafar Gohar was all along on bench. Terrible show-off

deserved to be on bench. Guy was sturck for 30 runs in an over. ALmost lost us the match against Zalmi in the record chase

 

[Major]

He is a good captain and is still improving.

He took Islamabad to the top. Think he will do better if he had Misbah or someone else as his coach to guide him. In the PSL we needed another spinner.

Shadab Khan has batting potential, but his spin has been a big downer.

 

[Major]

The notion that Shadab is a talented cricket is the biggest myth in cricket over the last 5 years.

He is an absolute joke of a player. A glorified tail-ender with the bat and a glorified part-timer with the ball.

His presence makes every team worse because he weakens both the batting and the bowling at the same time.

I don’t care about PSL (not that I care about the Pakistan team but just saying). He needs to be kicked out of the national team for good.

He will never improve - he is just not talented enough at either batting or bowling, but he struts around as if he is the second coming of Steve Smith.

A horrible player and the worst gift that PSL 2017 gave to Pakistan cricket.

4 years on, he is still surviving because of that PSL and the dozen T20Is that he played against West Indies in 2017 on turning pitches where they could not pick his googly.

He has been nothing but rubbish since 2018-2019.

I have seen this guy upclose, and let me tell you he is a hardworker.

he is a selfmade product, and wasn't under the guidance of any proper coach or club because most of the clubs are rubbish in Rawalpindi.

I dont know why he has detracked, but knowing his personality, i wouldn't lose hope on him just yet.

 

[Abdurmirr]

He is a good captain and is still improving.

He took Islamabad to the top. Think he will do better if he had Misbah or someone else as his coach to guide him. In the PSL we needed another spinner.

Shadab Khan has batting potential, but his spin has been a big downer.

We saw Shahdab under the mentorship with the "great" Misbah last year and guess what result's where yielded, a last place finish for United.

Doesn't really surprise me considering one's a pathetic pseudo allrounder and the other is an absolute curse of a coach

 

[Major]

We saw Shahdab under the mentorship with the "great" Misbah last year and guess what result's where yielded, a last place finish for United.

Doesn't really surprise me considering one's a pathetic pseudo allrounder and the other is an absolute curse of a coach

did you watch the whole tournament? Did you watch what actually happened or remember what happened.

Due to covid, some of our players were sitting out and some were returning back hom. Than we were forced to play a game without some of our main players and we lost the match that we would had won.

later on as covid spread, than PCB shut the PSL down. Islamabad should had got a rematch but they did not.

 

[Abdurmirr]

did you watch the whole tournament? Did you watch what actually happened or remember what happened.

Due to covid, some of our players were sitting out and some were returning back hom. Than we were forced to play a game without some of our main players and we lost the match that we would had won.

later on as covid spread, than PCB shut the PSL down. Islamabad should had got a rematch but they did not.

Last year's PSL was only effected by Covid for the qualifying games, games that Islamabad did not qualify for.

Islamabad had their same core of PSL superstars in the form of Asif, Talat, Faheem etc and had some decent domestic bashers like Munro, Ronchi, Salt, Ingram plus Dale Steyn. You were correct in saying that these guys left early but that was only a couple of days before the cancellation plus Islamabad had only one won game with their best XI together.

This year Islamabad actually did very well in the group stages coming out first and being the most in form and dominant team for the majority of the tournament. This year they looked a much better team and in much better order than last year. Frankly Islamabad has always been one of the best competitors in the PSL and probably the best team overall considering their 2 trophies, however they were completely rubbish in 2020 and the only variable which was different was the coach and that our favourite Misbah Ul Haq

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Shadab Khan seems to be on his last legs as far as international cricket is concerned.

From being a terrific bowler who can bat a bit, he is now a nothing cricketer. His batting has also been a disappointment.

I reckon England & WI tour is Shadab’s last chance.

That begs the question: why is he getting a last chance? He's been bowling rubbish for years now, he had one year of success when no one knew about his googly. Now that players know about it, they just wait for his useless leg spin and cart him out of the ground.

 

[shamaan]

Totally if the T20 World Cup was to start next week my team would be;

Rizwan
Fakhar
Babar
Maqsood
Hafeez
Malik Or Ifti ( on current form)
Imad
Hasan
Wahab
Shaheen
Qadir

Wahab place is again a weak point but I think Haris is a complete scatter gun. M Wasim maybe too soon for him. Otherwise 2 of the 3 between Hafeez Ifti and Malik.

And what has imad done ?

 

[Saj]

it's easy to reach a level but more tough to maintain that level as it requires consistent hardwork and dedication.

The main question has to be why is he not performing on a regular basis and why are his performances inconsistent.

 

[krikit]

Hardly any spinner has ever peaked at an age of 22 (assuming he is 22).

But whatever little I have seen of him, haven't seen him bowl with an upright seam, he is either bowling with a cross seam or a weird wobble seam. Not going to get any drift from that action.

 

[Yk313]

What are PAK’s spin options? Genuine spinners and all-rounders.

Seems like SSA and HA can be the pacers. Will PAK need a third pacer in UAE or will they want to chance FA as some sort of an all-rounder?

Would think that Imad plays unless he’s had an atrocious PSL. Just feel that neither or Shadab or Nawaz offers much with bat or ball. Both could be included but their aggregate sum may still just be half a cricketer. In an ideal world, both would play and have good outings as bowlers to give PAK options and some 10-15 quick runs down the order.

 

[ahmed16]

Never understood his promotion in either international cricket or the PSL.

Bits and pieces player at best. A poor mans Shoaib Malik if I'm being honest (and Malik didn't exactly set the world on fire)

He must have a great personality with leadership qualities, otherwise can't think of any reason for his quick promotion.

 

[Saj]

ODI Batting average of 25, strike-rate of 70
T20I Batting average of 14

14 wickets in 6 Tests
ODI bowling average of 31

Not exactly world-class numbers.

 

[IMMY69]

ODI Batting average of 25, strike-rate of 70
T20I Batting average of 14

14 wickets in 6 Tests
ODI bowling average of 31

Not exactly world-class numbers.

He's still very young especially for a leg spinner.
The stupid thing was to make him captain / vice captain of international side.
The guy needs to develop his bowling and the upside is huge but he's being badly mismanaged

 

[MenInG]

Seems PCB convinced that he is one for the future - CAT B contract? Really - is this how good he is?

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Seems PCB convinced that he is one for the future - CAT B contract? Really - is this how good he is?

Do we have a better spin bowling all rounder? He might be struggling in LOI but in tests he’d be one of the first names on the sheet.

 

[MenInG]

Do we have a better spin bowling all rounder? He might be struggling in LOI but in tests he’d be one of the first names on the sheet.

So contracts based upon potential rather than performances?

 

[shamaan]

So contracts based upon potential rather than performances?

What about the emerging category isn't that based upon potential?

 

[Saj]

The real vice-captain out there is Rizwan.

He's the one helping Babar with the field placings and bowling changes.

 

[ritzy_123]

The real vice-captain out there is Rizwan.

He's the one helping Babar with the field placings and bowling changes.

Exactly the best player to have your vc or captain is Rizwan atm.. I'm sure Babar and Rizwan have good cricketing brains if we remove this seniority culture and sack Misbah and Waqar.. I personally feel we can achieve results in coming years

 

[TeymurBlake]

He bowled alright at times in this recent T20I's and batted well in the 2nd T20I but its not enough, I must say I expect better from the VC.

 

[Savak]

Shadab has been given too much on a platter and his drive to improve his game has diminished. In other countries, 19-20 year olds are made to work and earn their striples for many years and have a big body of performance before their name gets thrown in the captaincy mix.

He was also injured and he didn't have a great PSL and has been allowed to walk into the Pakistani team without having to go back to domestic cricket like Hasan Ali did.

 

[unemployedgm]

The real vice-captain out there is Rizwan.

He's the one helping Babar with the field placings and bowling changes.

And should be captain.

 

[shamaan]

Overall a good series

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

his batting in nowhere near as #7 ..possibly the earliest he should bat is # 8 in international cricket but he thinks himself as an allrounder which is a worry

 

[shamaan]

his batting in nowhere near as #7 ..possibly the earliest he should bat is # 8 in international cricket but he thinks himself as an allrounder which is a worry

Imad wasim or Hassan Ali should have came in as well are big hitters

 

[PakPremi]

Imad wasim or Hassan Ali should have came in as well are big hitters

Hasan Ali is big hitter but wastes a lot of ball trying to swing for 6. Shadab inning in second match albeit losing case was as good as anything Imad produces. No 7 is a good position for Shadab or Imad, but we need to have only one of them in the team, and 6 proper batsmen.

 

[shamaan]

Hasan Ali is big hitter but wastes a lot of ball trying to swing for 6. Shadab inning in second match albeit losing case was as good as anything Imad produces. No 7 is a good position for Shadab or Imad, but we need to have only one of them in the team, and 6 proper batsmen.

Shadab is good but he should in before the 15th over.if it's after 15th over then Hassan Ali and Imad should come in.i would play Shadab and Imad at 7 and 8 in sena but in asain conditions I'd play shadab and imad at 6 and 7 and qadir af 9

 

[Major]

Ridiculous captain.

The guy who went for onl 7 runs bowled 1 over and the others who went for 15 and 13 got full qoutas

 

[Major]

Why play Zameer than if you are not even going to bowl him overs.

Even when Mubasir was in the team, Azhar mehmood would force Shadab Khan at time out to bowl these guys aswell.

Today Mubasir wasnt playing so Shadab gave 4 overs to Dawso. Like what the hell.

I used to support shadab as captain, but i am taking a u turn on him. This guy isnt a good captain, he is too selfish in protecting his own career and his friends career

 

[waqar goraya]

Ridiculous captain.

The guy who went for onl 7 runs bowled 1 over and the others who went for 15 and 13 got full qoutas

I disagree.

The more experienced guys should have done better. Easy full tosses can't be blamed on his captaincy.

The kid was playing only his first PSL, not a ridiculous decision not to give him ball in such pressure situation.

 

[Darkrai]

Why play Zameer than if you are not even going to bowl him overs.

Even when Mubasir was in the team, Azhar mehmood would force Shadab Khan at time out to bowl these guys aswell.

Today Mubasir wasnt playing so Shadab gave 4 overs to Dawso. Like what the hell.

I used to support shadab as captain, but i am taking a u turn on him. This guy isnt a good captain, he is too selfish in protecting his own career and his friends career

On the bright side, rubbish bowlers are getting exposed. Hopefully, the selectors will do their job honestly.

 

[Major]

I disagree.

The more experienced guys should have done better. Easy full tosses can't be blamed on his captaincy.

The kid was playing only his first PSL, not a ridiculous decision not to give him ball in such pressure situation.

Everyone knows hasan ali is bowling bad along with waseem jr.

If you take anplayer with you than atleast use him. Shadab has proven to be a bad captain from time to time.

Isalamabad united could had picked rashid khan in the draft. But as hasan is friends woth shadab, shadab asked him to join the draft and got him in islamabad united.

This is just a friends united nothing else..

Really miss when this franchise was under the misbah regime. They won two tournaments with him

 

[cricketerB94]

Ridiculous captain.

The guy who went for onl 7 runs bowled 1 over and the others who went for 15 and 13 got full qoutas

Not his fault. He trusted his seniors more, which is understandable and they should have done the job for him.

There is no proof that if a bowler went for 7 runs in his first over, cannot be taken to cleaners in his next overs.

 

[Major]

Not his fault. He trusted his seniors more, which is understandable and they should have done the job for him.

There is no proof that if a bowler went for 7 runs in his first over, cannot be taken to cleaners in his next overs.

Bhai jaan, waseem and hasan had already been bashed even before the 17th over. I have watchenuff of hasan and waseem to know they would get bashed again.

Wouldnt had mind had zeeshan been given an over in the last few overs.

Shadab khan needs to have guts tk drop his friends

 

[waqar goraya]

Who should replace Hasan Ali and Muhammad Wasim in the Islamabad United squad?

 

[cricketerB94]

Bhai jaan, waseem and hasan had already been bashed even before the 17th over. I have watchenuff of hasan and waseem to know they would get bashed again.

Wouldnt had mind had zeeshan been given an over in the last few overs.

Shadab khan needs to have guts tk drop his friends

Only Hasan needs to be dropped. Everyone else is fine. It's pretty obvious that if you have 2 overs left of regular bowlers of Pakistan National team, you will not trust an U19 guy over them. There's nothing wrong with captaincy as he took the right decision but the bowlers just could not deliver.

 

[moghul]

Anyone has any idea why Zeeshan was not given any over earlier than 15th over ?

 

[Rana]

I honestly think he is the best captain in the PSL

Today his bowler (Wasim JR) let him down

 

[waqar goraya]

Making right changes at crunch times is an important but only one hallmark of a good captain. I do not agree that he made a ridiculous decision of bowling Hasan and Wasim over a 19 year old kid yet even if his this decision is criticized, he has other qualities that is required in a captain.
He is one of the best performers for his team as an all rounder and fielder, there is nothing reported that he has not kept a good team atmosphere and above all he does not wilt under pressure. In the semi Final against Australia in T20 he was one of the best performers in the match for Pakistan in a very high pressure match.

A captain should be brave and able to soak pressure, he should set example with his own performance, should maintain an atmosphere of camaraderie in the team and should be able to make right decisions in the field at crucial times. He is young so his on field decisions should improve by time.
I don't watch cricket regularly these days but what little i have seen i don't think he is bad captaincy material at this stage for Islamabad United.

 

[CricVet]

I honestly think he is the best captain in the PSL

Today his bowler (Wasim JR) let him down

Rizwan is the captain cool. Shadab behind him. I love Shadab's passionate captaincy and he has to be the VC pf Pak team as of now however, if I put myself in the players' shoe, I would rather play under Rizwan to get the best out of me. Babar should not be captaining at all.

 

[Rana]

Rizwan is the captain cool. Shadab behind him. I love Shadab's passionate captaincy and he has to be the VC pf Pak team as of now however, if I put myself in the players' shoe, I would rather play under Rizwan to get the best out of me. Babar should not be captaining at all.

Rizwan is captain ‘God’s sheer blessings upon him’. A very, very lucky captain

 

[Savak]

Too much criticism, people are forgetting that he is still a young 22-23 year old player who is now getting invaluable captaincy exposure at this age.

He will learn from these experiences and make better, tougher decisions going forward. Atleast he doesn't berate his team mates on the field in front of the whole world and doesn't throw them under the bus.

 

[cricketerB94]

He is the second best captain of this PSL so far.

1- Rizwan
2- Shadab
3- Shaheen
4- Sarfraz
5- Babar
6- Wahab (Don't know why is he in this list)

 

[Saj]

Big lesson for him today.

Got it wrong regarding the bowling selection of his pacers. If a bowlernis bowling well trust him despite his inexperience.

 

[Major]

Big lesson for him today.

Got it wrong regarding the bowling selection of his pacers. If a bowlernis bowling well trust him despite his inexperience.

Saj do you think captains like Shadab and Imad feel insecure that they dont try certain bowlers to make sure someone else doesnt out perform them or their friends?

Shadab first did this with Mubasir and now Zeeshan.

Liam Dawson was trusted with overs but not these guys. Instead the friends brigade got theirs even for going after runs.

He made same mistakes last year when he refrained from using Zafar Gohar

 

[shamaan]

I honestly think he is the best captain in the PSL

Today his bowler (Wasim JR) let him down

He hasn't trusted his emerging picks this season and he has over trusted his seniors.

 

[Saj]

Alex Hales "Shadab Khan's injury is bad and for him to be out here with us shows what a fighter he is and how much Islamabad United means to him. To have him come in and perform the way he did was outstanding for everyone"

 

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Poor review by the captain, what was he thinking

 

[Saj]

He did ok during PSL7.

However I just thought at key moments in the bug matches his decision making wasn't great.

But having said that, he's a young skipper, still learning the art of captaincy and I'm sure he will improve as a captain in years to come.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

He did ok during PSL7.

However I just thought at key moments in the bug matches his decision making wasn't great.

But having said that, he's a young skipper, still learning the art of captaincy and I'm sure he will improve as a captain in years to come.

I thought he took great responsibility as captain and raised his own game to a higher standard, in both bowling and batting.

Onfield, his field placements were generally smart and he kept encouraging his team.

Where he went wrong was his handling of his emerging players. Mubasir Khan and Zeeshan Zameer were both underbowled.

He was also badly let down by his experienced players. Both Asif Ali and Hassan Ali, despite being platinum picks, failed to justify that label. Faheem was also inconsistent and poor Mo Wasim jrs form fell off a cliff.

The untimely injury to Munro plus the loss of Hales and Sterling also didn’t help.

Yes, Shadab wasn’t perfect, but I still think there’s a lot of promise in his captaincy.

Anyhoo, from a Pakistan perspective, it’s not so much that he’s a future Pakistan captain based on his ISLU captaincy. It’s that he will develop the leadership skill that’ll help The Pakistan team as a whole.