Shahid Afridi - Ducks Watch

[Aymeking]

Afridi to achieve one more record in ODI

Afridi! just One Duck away from being second in the list of Most ducks in ODI cricket..

Jayasuriya 34

Wasim Akram 28

Afridi 27

 

[Poison]

Sachin has 20.

What a crap cricketer

 

[spaceshot]

What has Sachin got to do in here ?

 

[Poison]

^ Pointing out that number of ducks has no correlation to prowess with the bat lol

 

[spaceshot]

^ Where is the OP trying to say so ?

 

[liaqat]

well done afridi,,

your brainless batting will be remembered by the brainless

 

[Asif321]

lol ) worst batsmen i hav seen

 

[Zaz]

Afridis going to create a great record, hope his boom boom fans are proud!

 

[Poison]

^ Where is the OP trying to say so ?

No the OP is trying to underline the great record he is about to achieve

And my particular favourite is this one -
[utube]1I_xA83a1hc[/utube]

Can someone make a compilation it will please me greatly.

 

[Bhaijaan]

I think its natural for a player like him to get a lot of ducks, he has played many internationals as well so obviously he's going to be up there infact i am surprised Jayasuriya has more ducks than him.


The shame is that he hasn't made much of the other innings in which he didn't get out on duck. Poison mentioned Tendulkar, surely he was kidding and made a half decent point but Tendulkar, Ponting like players made the most of their duck-less innings. That's where Afridi has been a huge let down. If he doesn't get out on duck, odds are he'll get out within 10 so doesn't make much of a difference




He has got the highest SR among players with over 5,000 runs but that average makes it a useless achievement.

 

[SOSami]

And my particular favourite is this one -
[utube]1I_xA83a1hc[/utube]

)

Best video ever.


Who said Pakistanis don't turn up for test cricket?

 

[cricketpassion]

Dont worry Hafeez will join the party soon

 

[madaboutcricket]

I think its natural for a player like him to get a lot of ducks, he has played many internationals as well so obviously he's going to be up there infact i am surprised Jayasuriya has more ducks than him.


The shame is that he hasn't made much of the other innings in which he didn't get out on duck. Poison mentioned Tendulkar, surely he was kidding and made a half decent point but Tendulkar, Ponting like players made the most of their duck-less innings. That's where Afridi has been a huge let down. If he doesn't get out on duck, odds are he'll get out within 10 so doesn't make much of a difference




He has got the highest SR among players with over 5,000 runs but that average makes it a useless achievement.

Shewag is a real beast. 100+ strike rate with 35+ average.

 

[khalil1986]

Dont worry Hafeez will join the party soon

He won't play long enough to be honest.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Shewag is a real beast. 100+ strike rate with 35+ average.

Yea, look at Gayle lurking below Tendulkar.

 

[HA123]

Well hafeez has 5 ducks in his last twelve innings.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Well hafeez has 5 ducks in his last twelve innings.

Kallis has a lot of ducks in last few months as well but he made up for those with big knocks in between, where these guys are lacking.

 

[Lethalweapon]

Yea, look at Gayle lurking below Tendulkar.

I am not surprised at all.
of the 90s was very aggressive, despite of the fact that there was daylight between him and the next best in the Indian team before Ganguly came (in odis that is). i know you will mention Azhar but his case is different.

 

[Lethalweapon]

Kallis has a lot of ducks in last few months as well but he made up for those with big knocks in between, where these guys are lacking.

Only one big knock actually (226*) and may be a 50 or two in 7 tests.

 

[saeed-sohail]

well done afridi,,

your brainless batting will be remembered by the brainless

Quote of the century.

 

[Bhaijaan]

I am not surprised at all.
of the 90s was very aggressive, despite of the fact that there was daylight between him and the next best in the Indian team before Ganguly came (in odis that is). i know you will mention Azhar but his case is different.

I wont mention Azhar He was heads, shoulders, horns, tails and everything ahead of rest of the Indian batsmen for a good 10 years. 1996-1998 No batsman has hit cricket as hard as that since the times of Don Bradman.

Only one big knock actually (226*) and may be a 50 or two in 7 tests.

I hate that. Ponting's like that. Ultimate opportunists But credit to them for making it big when they're going well.

 

[leatherface58]

ajmal batted better than afridi. he bowls better than afridi. so what is afridi doing in the side? star power? PS:i hope pak bounce back. want to watch a tough fight.

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[Kray_jackson7]

No the OP is trying to underline the great record he is about to achieve

And my particular favourite is this one -
[utube]1I_xA83a1hc[/utube]

Can someone make a compilation it will please me greatly.

Yes a brilliant one. Possibly my favourite too. He has so many good ones though

well done afridi,,

your brainless batting will be remembered by the brainless

) ) I do hope that when people talk about afridi in the future you do not mention his batting... wouldnt that show you up as being on of the brainless?
Personally i dont think his batting is brainless so that shows his batting is remembered by me as not being brainless so therefore i am not brainless. Now what do you say about his batting? Is it brainless?

 

[Gotham Cronie]

No the OP is trying to underline the great record he is about to achieve

And my particular favourite is this one -
[utube]1I_xA83a1hc[/utube]

Can someone make a compilation it will please me greatly.

Epic Facepalm at the :55 mark

 

[LethalSami]

when will Lala be able to open a poultry farm with all these ducks??

im guessing he's quacking for a 100 ducks atleast

 

[iafzal]

Hafeez must be catching up fast too, someone said 5 ducks in last 12 innings.

 

[Anfield]

need to drop. We can't have so many bits and pieces players in the team. Hafeez is a better option than him right now..

 

[iZeeshan]

lol it's a useless stat

not sure what is proves.

 

[Bhaijaan]

lol it's a useless stat

not sure what is proves.

That Afridi is such a selfless chap

 

[Sidcricfan]

Top-5 are all SL/Pakistanis :

 

[MRSN]

Shahid Afridi 0(1)

just how many times have you seen it )

 

[amlafan79]

28 i think

 

[Saj]

Commentators said 28 ducks if I heard correctly.

Not sure about how many first ballers though in ODIs.

 

[Mohsin]

You dont understand, it was Jamshed, Azhar Ali, Misbah, Shafique, Umar Akmal and Kamran Akmal's fault...they made Afridi play his shots from ball 1 due to their own batting

Its not Afridi's fault

 

[Saj]

Tony Greig just said it was Afridi's 12th golden duck in ODIs.

 

[Zaz]

Why do we keep putting up with this rubbish?

 

[ScotRaz]

just how many times have you seen it )

Yaar, it's not even funny anymore.

 

[kungfu90]

12th sunahri battakh.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

I think you should consider Afridi like a case of Chris Martin now.

Forget his batting.

Kick him out if he doesnt bowl well either.

But use him in 11 position. That's all he is good for now.

 

[iafzal]

Legend Pak style

 

[CalculatedRisk]

The fact that he is a sporting icon tells how low Pakistan has sunk

 

[Savak]

That was indeed a poor shot especially in the circumtances, criticism well deserved.

 

[Free Hit]

Legend/

 

[munafpatel810]

How many Matches has Afridi played?
How many 0s?
How many scores between 1 to 10 ?
How many scores between 11 to 35?
How many scores between 36 to 70?
How many scores between 71 to 90s?
How many 100s?

This should give proper estimate if he asset/liability in batting.

 

[Fawad2010]

oh, the whole batting failed, but lets focus on Afridi, because his batting has been the backbone of Pakistan for as long we remember...right?

 

[Dr_Bassim]

How many Matches has Afridi played?
How many 0s?
How many scores between 1 to 10 ?
How many scores between 11 to 35?
How many scores between 36 to 70?
How many scores between 71 to 90s?
How many 100s?

This should give proper estimate if he asset/liability in batting.

Afridi was never a batsmen.

He is a hit and miss sort of player.

After 15 20 games, he'll fire in a performance that will make your team win.


An impact player..


The truth is, if our team was more consistent in winning, Afridi would have been thrown out of the side many years ago.

But since Pakistan find it so hard to win, Afridi's efforts every 20 matches or so, is crucial to win at least one game.

Hence we have to bear his 19 other totally crap games. Hoping that today a Man of Match Afridi will turn up.

 

[DW44]

How many Matches has Afridi played?
How many 0s?
How many scores between 1 to 10 ?
How many scores between 11 to 35?
How many scores between 36 to 70?
How many scores between 71 to 90s?
How many 100s?

This should give proper estimate if he asset/liability in batting.

348 matches(322 innings)

55(29), 0 including one not out
159(133), 1 to 10
123(123), 11 to 35
52(52), 36 to 70
8(8), 71 to 99
6(6), 100+

A total of 39 innings of fifty or more, 33 fifties and 6 hundreds, in 322 innings.

EDIT - On reviewing these numbers, something seems to be wrong with the math(it's the '1 to 10' column that's messing things up). As a whole though, the margin of error isn't too big and the numbers are within +/- 10%.

 

[DW44]

He has scored 35 or less 285 times in 322 innings i.e. roughly 89% of the time, he gets out for 35 or less.

 

[Zaz]

He has scored 35 or less 285 times in 322 innings i.e. roughly 89% of the time, he gets out for 35 or less.

As long as he hits a 6 or two who cares right fansboys?

 

[LegCutter]

He has scored 35 or less 285 times in 322 innings i.e. roughly 89% of the time, he gets out for 35 or less.

That is one damning stat

 

[Myrmidon]

why is he the only scapegoat though?

 

[leatherface58]

he has become worse. he knows he just needs to "retire" to make the fanboys(and boy are they large in number) ballistic. pcb gives in too easy. look how ecb handled kp. and kp was a potential great. till afridi is there, pakistan cannot claim to have eradicated mediocrity from their side.

 

[Mobashir]

Nice to blame number 8 for teams batting failure.
Often Ashwin, Mitch, Peterson, Roach, Swann etc are often blamed for batting failures...

 

[Mobashir]

Nice to blame number 8 for teams batting failure.
Often Ashwin, Mitch, Peterson, Roach, Swann etc are often blamed for batting failures...

 

[Down2Earth]

ironically it was afridi that was calling for his teammates to perform sincerely. This guy needs to be dropped for good now, enough is enough. Also, so much for selecting Kamran on his batting ability

 

[Mobashir]

1 over, 1 wicket! Great bowler!

 

[Khaleefa]

Nice to blame number 8 for teams batting failure.
Often Ashwin, Mitch, Peterson, Roach, Swann etc are often blamed for batting failures...

ouch !!
You are trying to challenge the mental intellect of Afridi haters.

 

[munafpatel810]

So he has score below 35 ...about 133+123+29 times ???

 

[Indiafan]

ouch !!
You are trying to challenge the mental intellect of Afridi haters.

Err, no when the same average player is hyped up as some masiah, most famous player, match-winner, etc thats when threads like this come up. Also being no 8 does not absolve players of any responsibitly particularly when he is the most experienced player in the team, just take a look at how no 8s play in other top teams. Ouch!!!

 

[DW44]

So he has score below 35 ...about 133+123+29 times ???

The 133(1-10) figure is a little iffy(stupid statsguru) but yeah, something to the tune of 100 odd+123+29 times.

 

[Indiafan]

Nice to blame number 8 for teams batting failure.
Often Ashwin, Mitch, Peterson, Roach, Swann etc are often blamed for batting failures...

Aswin scored a 100 in tests and has a great average. None of the others you mentioned throw their wicket away, they try to bat responsibly despite their limited abilites. And now the greatets strike batsman and hitter of all time is comparable to Roach? How the mighty has fallen!

 

[munafpatel810]

The 133(1-10) figure is a little iffy(stupid statsguru) but yeah, something to the tune of 100 odd+123+29 times.

I just asked for 1-10 figure because it is as good as being out in zero in my opinion because a whack or two or an outside edge can also get a person that much score.

 

[Zaz]

If the guy had a brain hed be dangerous

 

[LegCutter]

Anyway, 0s or 50s; Afridi will be staying in our team till the 2015 world cup so we might as well get used to his on-off performances.

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

he has become worse. he knows he just needs to "retire" to make the fanboys(and boy are they large in number) ballistic. pcb gives in too easy. look how ecb handled kp. and kp was a potential great. till afridi is there, pakistan cannot claim to have eradicated mediocrity from their side.

i agree yasir shah/abdur rehman/raza hasan will replace him.

 

[zulfiqar]

Thank God someone finally listened in the management and brought Afridi at #8! Please keep him there forever in ODIs! As long as he plays ODIs I want to see him come in that position for 90% of games, with the exception being of a floating #3 hitter on flat tracks. At #8 I won't mind his 0(1) as long as he's managing to bowl well enough!

Let's hope he never goes to batting at 7 again

 

[Marshland]

He's your Phantom Martin.

 

[Khaleefa]

Thank God someone finally listened in the management and brought Afridi at #8! Please keep him there forever in ODIs! As long as he plays ODIs I want to see him come in that position for 90% of games, with the exception being of a floating #3 hitter on flat tracks. At #8 I won't mind his 0(1) as long as he's managing to bowl well enough!

Let's hope he never goes to batting at 7 again

I would definitely want Hafeez and Afridi's batting spots being swapped. Hafeez can play at 8 and let Afridi gamble at opening ,,,, there is nothing to lose in this scenario but if the gamble pays off we can finally get the proper use of opening power play.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

I would definitely want Hafeez and Afridi's batting spots being swapped. Hafeez can play at 8 and let Afridi gamble at opening ,,,, there is nothing to lose in this scenario but if the gamble pays off we can finally get the proper use of opening power play.

You mean you basically want Pakistan to start at 0/1 instead of 8/1 ?

 

[Khaleefa]

You mean you basically want Pakistan to start at 0/1 instead of 8/1 ?

It's a game of probabilities as we severely lack consistency on individual level of a player or the entire team as a group.

There is a high probability that you will get 8 odd runs for Hafeez's wicket on very frequent basis.....

On the other hand, there is hardly any difference for losing the first wicket for 0 runs or for 8 runs BUT if averages catch up and Afridi manages to stay there for a few overs (no matter how rarely it happens) we will get on to a flyer ... otherwise with Hafeez we will perhaps never get on to a flyer. You will keep seeing 8/1 without any hope.
I will play the gamble and play Afridi ... there is nothing to lose because we are consistently inconsistent.

 

[iHammad]

He's Pakistan's Gladiator, enough said

 

[Bhaijaan]

It's disappointing because he isn't that bad. Don't know what is wrong with his head really, i have never seen him 'struggling' when he's playing ground shots. The Asia Cup 2-3 years ago in which he hit 2 big centuries, those were phenomenal efforts, i expected big things from him. Was kind of intimidating to think of a century hitting Afridi (#kanpur). But after that he didnt do much apart from few cameos here and there. More of a bowler now.

Still Afridi is Afridi, he gets even with his haters soon.

 

[Square Drive]

Like he won us the last one ?

Nope, like he won us the '09 WC.

But I gotta admit, Afridi is turning into a tailender. Even Cheema batted better today.

 

[Mobashir]

Aswin scored a 100 in tests and has a great average. None of the others you mentioned throw their wicket away, they try to bat responsibly despite their limited abilites. And now the greatets strike batsman and hitter of all time is comparable to Roach? How the mighty has fallen!

Lol I was mentionning this bowlers because of their batting position!
As Afridi is also made to bat at 8, you can't expect him to play an important role as a batsman.

Since he was given the captaincy, he has a done a great job with the bat when he came in to bat before the 35th over...

Hmmmm Test hundred for Ashwin? Still India number 5 in the rankings

 

[Khaleefa]

Like he won us the last one ?

No it was not Afridi who won us the last one, it was Misbah who lost it for us. I am not evening mentioning Tendulkar's playing catching practice with pak fielders and turning them into clowns till he finally popped one up towards Afridi.

 

[saj001]

What a player.

 

[saj001]

In limited overs cricket every ball is crucial and he made sure he doesn't waste many.

 

[Bhaijaan]

01 should be shirt number

 

[Canistani Hero]

It's disappointing because he isn't that bad. Don't know what is wrong with his head really, i have never seen him 'struggling' when he's playing ground shots. The Asia Cup 2-3 years ago in which he hit 2 big centuries, those were phenomenal efforts, i expected big things from him. Was kind intimidating to think of a century hitting Afridi (#kanpur). But after that he didnt do much apart from few cameos here and there. More of a bowler now.

Still Afridi is Afridi, he gets even with his haters soon.

This. RT

 

[akamaka]

Second? i am disappoint.

How many more till he takes over first place?