Shahid Afridi is right : Pakistan does not have a replacement for him!

[Hawkeye]

Never thought I'd be saying this one day.

Y'all know I've been a critic of Afridi, but sadly, the quality and mentality of our players have led me to say this.

It almost looks as if Afridi was born in the wrong era. He taught the world how to play today's LOI cricket back in the 90s and early 2000s! And we had abundance of players who could play the game the way it's MUST to play it now, in 2016 and 2017.

We had Imran Nazir, Abdul Razzaq, Afridi, Saeed. The kind of players who would be in hot demand today.

The others are gone, but we have one still left: Shahid Afridi.

Yes, he's not young, and probably 40 already, but he's still the best lower order hitter and clean striker of the ball in Pakistan.


The Rizwans, Imads, Maliks, Sarfrazs -- name anyone - they're all extremely poor when it comes to accelerating and playing according to today's requirements.

They cannot consistently play above 100 strike rate between 30-40 overs. They cannot strike at 150-200 when it's a MUST to do in the last 10 overs. Even if you get decent starts, you will not reach 300-320 plus scores on a regular basis with these folks.

We're missing one guy. And that is Shahid Afridi. He's the only who still has it in him to strike it clean and lead us to good totals. The kind of scores that can challenge other LOI sides.

Bring him back.

 

[waleed88]

More than him, we have not found a replacement for Razzaq, Afridi just makes it there because he is 'Afridi', he has charisma, persona, and the Asian teams are definitely afraid of him as a batsman (on small grounds)

However Razzaq was more dangerous than him, he was a finisher and he finished the game off.. he was calm under pressure.. we gave the wrong person, the short end of the yardstick.. he was an asset, probably the last of his kind from Pakistan for a while

Razzaq should teach in acadmies to cricketing students how he managed to stay calm in insanely pressure situations.. his personality let him down as a player, so did his standoffs with the board

 

[despondent_artist]

It almost looks as if Afridi was born in the wrong era. He taught the world how to play today's LOI cricket back in the 90s and early 2000s!

Ahem, Sanath Jayasuriya says hello!

C'mon, I get what you're trying to say, but I have to take some umbrage to that specific statement, it is a serious disservice to one of the all time great LOI cricketers who actually did revolutionize ODI cricket before Afridi came on to the scene and - in theory - played pretty much the same brand of cricket as Afridi.

 

[waleed88]

Judging by the way Afridi played in the 2011 WC, and 2015 WC, we don't need him at all.. Razzaq to his credit had a 50 despite being on steep decline

 

[Tekcirc]

Come on guys!!

Seriously Afridi was the most lucky player in the history of cricket. Despite being a mediocre player got a run for 2 decades at the highest level.

1. It was not him who changed ODI cricket, it was Martin Crowe and mastered by Sanath Jayasurya in 1996.
2. He was interested in being flashy and above the game of cricket to actually be something truly good for Pakistan cricket.

Hero worship of Afridi has ruined Pakistan. His style of play cannot make you world beaters ever, once in a blue moon it may work, that he fires for 2 games in a series, but rest of the year he had been just a dud. Utterly selfish play, when you dont put value on your wicket, and somehow his fans think going berserk without a single brain wave was being selfless or something praiseworthy. A bull on a stampede is still a bull, it can knock out a few people but with no sense of direction will run headlong into a wall. and Afridi had been doing that to Pakistan cricket for 2 Decades!!!

Sorry, Pakistan infact no team deserves the malaise of a player like Afridi.

 

[PakLFC]

Not having a replacement doesn't mean he should be recalled. It's time for him to accept that his career is over. Get over it, lala! Move on to other things in life like starting a business, you have the money.

 

[Syed1]

Gone are the days when a guy like Afridi or Razzaq will come in to bat and blast 10 rpo in the last 10-12 overs. Cricket just doesn't work that way.

Now you need to play at a good clip from the word go. If you have a target that requires 8-9 rpo from the start then you utilize the power plays to bring that required run rate to a more manageable 6.5 rpo and then aim to keep that between 6 and 7 throughout the innings.

None of these 'getting your eye in' or 'taking the shine off' or 'playing the anchor role' shenanigans work. If they were supposed to work we wouldn't be at number 8 in the rankings.

People like Azhar, Hafeez, Asad and Sami have no place in todays ODIs.

 

[Hawkeye]

Ahem, Sanath Jayasuriya says hello!

C'mon, I get what you're trying to say, but I have to take some umbrage to that specific statement, it is a serious disservice to one of the all time great LOI cricketers who actually did revolutionize ODI cricket before Afridi came on to the scene and - in theory - played pretty much the same brand of cricket as Afridi.

You're right, there were others too, but only a handful. It was rare to have such good hitters who'd always go after the ball.

I was implying that, and how it's TOTALLY opposite in Pakistan now. We've got no one!

More than him, we have not found a replacement for Razzaq, Afridi just makes it there because he is 'Afridi', he has charisma, persona, and the Asian teams are definitely afraid of him as a batsman (on small grounds)

However Razzaq was more dangerous than him, he was a finisher and he finished the game off.. he was calm under pressure.. we gave the wrong person, the short end of the yardstick.. he was an asset, probably the last of his kind from Pakistan for a while

Razzaq should teach in acadmies to cricketing students how he managed to stay calm in insanely pressure situations.. his personality let him down as a player, so did his standoffs with the board

Razzaq was excellent.

However, no point discussing him now. I'm talking about cricketers who are still playing, are in somewhat good form and have not retired.

 

[sshakir411]

this thread shows why Pakistan cricket is in the dumpster. Afridi was a no show for the last 5 years with his bat apart from one or two innings. Not only are the cricketers stuck a decade behind so are the fans.

 

[Hawkeye]

Not having a replacement doesn't mean he should be recalled. It's time for him to accept that his career is over. Get over it, lala! Move on to other things in life like starting a business, you have the money.

Why should he move on when whatever your domestic system is producing isn't up to even a 50% Afridi standard?

They're all timid chickens, no ability to clean the boundary at will, always scared against pace and cannot take any bowler to the cleaners.

Gone are the days when a guy like Afridi or Razzaq will come in to bat and blast 10 rpo in the last 10-12 overs. Cricket just doesn't work that way.

Now you need to play at a good clip from the word go. If you have a target that requires 8-9 rpo from the start then you utilize the power plays to bring that required run rate to a more manageable 6.5 rpo and then aim to keep that between 6 and 7 throughout the innings.

None of these 'getting your eye in' or 'taking the shine off' or 'playing the anchor role' shenanigans work. If they were supposed to work we wouldn't be at number 8 in the rankings.

People like Azhar, Hafeez, Asad and Sami have no place in todays ODIs.

1 to 3 aren't that much of an issue. Sharjeel is unbelievable, Azhar isn't great but can be decent, Babar Azam is good too except when he pulls a Shehzad and starts very slow.

It's the middle order and late order that's KILLING us. We've become LOI minnows because of them.

You simply cannot play at 70 to 80 strike rate in the middle and late overs. That's the majority of 50 overs.

 

[www787]

stop trying to contain the syndrome and try to cure the disease, which is, PCB itself.

 

[vandokkum]

What did Afridi do the last time he played in Australia?

 

[ask_analyse_act]

OMG.... again... Please bring back wasim, waqar, zaheer abbas, Miandad etc worth than bringing back afridi...

 

[Hawkeye]

stop trying to contain the syndrome and try to cure the disease, which is, PCB itself.

Easy to blame PCB for everything.

You can't do much when there's no talent. Look, the guys playing now, they're the ones who were hyped TO THE MOON by us. The same ppers and non pper Pak fans.

Do you know badly everyone wanted Nawaz and Rizwan in the side?

Now they're searching for more hope in new players from domestic. And they'll hype them again. Those new players will come in and the same fans will start hating on them.

 

[www787]

Easy to blame PCB for everything.

You can't do much when there's no talent. Look, the guys playing now, they're the ones who were hyped TO THE MOON by us. The same ppers and non pper Pak fans.

Do you know badly everyone wanted Nawaz and Rizwan in the side?

Now they're searching for more hope in new players from domestic. And they'll hype them again. Those new players will come in and the same fans will start hating on them.

It is easy to blame them because they are the only one to be blame.

 

[Tekcirc]

Gone are the days when a guy like Afridi or Razzaq will come in to bat and blast 10 rpo in the last 10-12 overs. Cricket just doesn't work that way.

Now you need to play at a good clip from the word go. If you have a target that requires 8-9 rpo from the start then you utilize the power plays to bring that required run rate to a more manageable 6.5 rpo and then aim to keep that between 6 and 7 throughout the innings.

None of these 'getting your eye in' or 'taking the shine off' or 'playing the anchor role' shenanigans work. If they were supposed to work we wouldn't be at number 8 in the rankings.

People like Azhar, Hafeez, Asad and Sami have no place in todays ODIs.

How often has Afridi lasted for 10 overs in a game???

He averages 23 with a strike rate of near 130+ so on an average he faced 17 balls in the lower order.
For a tailender these are good numbers but no way does it merit recognition as a batsman or an all rounder.

Afridi is a serious case study of Cognitive bias where people get so enamoured by his one sterling performance and project it through out hsi career.

 

[Tekcirc]

It is easy to blame them because they are the only one to be blame.

PCB sent minions in his head to hit sky high shots at 30 years line range!! Yup!!

Afridi just was neither talented or ever played for the team. He just came with a kamikaze mindset, run headlong blind and as his stats suggest he worked 1 out of 10 games and in the rest crashed and burned like a pack of cards. Team's requirements and needs were always secondary to him. It is evident from his off field antics with regards to captaincy or multiple retirements. Such Prima Donna should not find a place in any team.

 

[Saj]

I disagree.

At his best he was a rare talent, but too often he flopped and flattered to deceive. Too often he threw his wicket away.

 

[Speedster777]

Afridi was the most rubbish player ever to play for Pak. He was corrupt opportunist man and an embarrassment for the country.

 

[Speedster777]

Afridi was the king of ducks.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Yeah, definitely missing those minnow bashing fifties once every 10 games. He wouldn't have done jack against this attack.

 

[Tekcirc]

Yeah, definitely missing those minnow bashing fifties once every 10 games. He wouldn't have done jack against this attack.

His only little good innings against better teams were against Lanka and India, in Asia! (Even against these teams his avg is pretty mediocre) rest he minnow bashed Zim and bangladesh all the way.

Less than 1 wicket per game, avg of 35.

30 ducks !! Afridi just lived a merry life resting on performances (which can be counted on your fingers) for 2 decades and decaying Pakistan cricket to the core. Sad part, many people live in utter denial to accept this reality.

 

[The_Odd_One]

The last World Cup was less than 2 years ago. Somebody tell me how many times did Afridi score at 10rpo in the last 10 overs.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Pakistan is indeed missing Afridi, the bowler who could finish his 10 overs for 45/1. However, his most suitable batting position was #8. He was a bowler who could slog sometimes.

 

[PakLFC]

Why should he move on when whatever your domestic system is producing isn't up to even a 50% Afridi standard?

They're all timid chickens, no ability to clean the boundary at will, always scared against pace and cannot take any bowler to the cleaners.

Coz Afridi as a Cricketer is finished as well. He doesn't perform anymore and has been living on past glories for a long time. May as well give his position with someone who may eventually come good then a has been whose best days are behind him.

 

[itsme]

Impossible to find replacement for special players like afridi and misbah

 

[Speedster777]

Whats with too many threads popping up for finished cricketers like afridi? They all parrot the same talking points. Seriously with fans like these no surprise our cricket is in abysmal state. Recycling hacks who led to our current abysmal state.

 

[Surf]

Shadab Khan is a better leg spinner and batsman than overrated Afridi. He played his first ever First Class match for Pakistan A against a full strength Zimbabwe team and was the highest wicket taker in the series. And that same series scored a hundred.

 

[kingusama92]

His talent was superlative.

BUT, absolute minimal batting IQ. He should look back at his career and realize he tossed away a wonderfully successful career (performance wise).

 

[Stark]

pak team losing matches brings the best comedy threads in here.

It almost looks as if Afridi was born in the wrong era.

He taught the world how to play today's LOI cricket back in the 90s and early 2000s!

the Asian teams are definitely afraid of him as a batsman (on small grounds)

Let non deserving people continue after their expiry date, and then claim their fluke inns as EPIC!

 

[JaDed]

LOIs were changed by Sanath imo,such an impact player also played a massive hand in them winning a WC! And he was consistent.

 

[Rayyman]

One of the best ODI all-rounders of all time. Among the conversation for the GOAT six hitter. So obviously he will be tough to replace.

 

[msb314]

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[msb314]

Occasionally - Afridi may have helped us score 80-100 runs off the last 10 overs but more often than not, he failed spectacularly.

I wouldn't mind giving Maqsood a go at number 6. Can do no worse than Akmal or Rizwan.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Lets see how well he fares against not-so-bad bowlers in the PSL, THEN we can form an opinion. As for now, best service he can do to Pakistan cricket is teaching young boys the method of hitting a cricket ball. Hard.

 

[Abdullah719]

Lets see how well he fares against not-so-bad bowlers in the PSL, THEN we can form an opinion. As for now, best service he can do to Pakistan cricket is teaching young boys the method of hitting a cricket ball. Hard.

He really can't. The main reason why he hit that many sixes was because he tried so many times, and he had (or has) amazing hand-eye co-ordination. That is one of the reasons why people are often so frustrated with him. He could have been so much more than a slogger if he put his mind to it and developed in terms of his temperament. You can't teach someone talent.

 

[Eye_Done]

You dont get replacements for once in a lifetime player

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Nobody needs Afridi, he's the definition of overrated. Vastly overrated. Afridi didn't teach the world how to play LOI cricket, Tendulkar, Gilchrist and Jayasuriya were far better than Afridi in 90s and early 2000. Scoring a 50 ball century once in a blue moon doesn't make you a pioneer.

 

[Mamoon]

Afridi is still a much better option for ODIs than Yasir and Nawaz. It is a fact that people shall not acknowledge because of their inflated egos.

Having said that, it doesn't mean that Afridi should be brought back into the fold. In my opinion, he is simply too old now and in addition, comes with a lot of baggage.

We need to keep looking and looking until we find a hard hitting all-rounder who is better than him. If we get someone who can also bowl fast, i.e. in the mould of Razzaq, it will be even better.

 

[Salma_T]

Far too many forces behind the scenes keeping him in the team for so many years. I always wonder if he wasn't marketing mans dream how long he would have survived.

 

[Stallion__]

Took us 20 years to get rid of him. What is his batting average in T20s since his retirement in ODIs? 14, and that too boosted by playing against Bangladesh and SriLanka.....

 

[super hitter]

lol, this is a terrible thread!

Did he really used to hit???

Nowadays there is nothing like a finishing role type of thing, all of the batsmen have to score with a strike rate of 80+.

We have sohail Khan in the test XI but unfortunately he wasn't selected for ODI's, he is a 10 times better hitter than afridi.

Afridi was in the team for so long without any capability.

 

[Tekcirc]

Took us 20 years to get rid of him. What is his batting average in T20s since his retirement in ODIs? 14, and that too boosted by playing against Bangladesh and SriLanka.....

So true, better Pakistan relegate Afridi mindset to rest better it is for them. He was an unworthy player who mooched off of Pakistani cricket and its fans for decades based on few flashes! Rest of the time he had spent hundreds of matches throwing his team under the bus on and off the field ( Captaincy, brawl with team mates, retirementssssss)

 

[Hawkeye]

All of you seem to be forgetting this:

Afridi is still a much better option for ODIs than Yasir and Nawaz. It is a fact that people shall not acknowledge because of their inflated egos.

Having said that, it doesn't mean that Afridi should be brought back into the fold. In my opinion, he is simply too old now and in addition, comes with a lot of baggage.

We need to keep looking and looking until we find a hard hitting all-rounder who is better than him. If we get someone who can also bowl fast, i.e. in the mould of Razzaq, it will be even better.

We have no replacement for him at that position particularly. At least not yet.

He's not been consistent, yes, and I'm one of the biggest critics of that. But compared to our current number #7 or number #8, he'd be able to provide us proper hitting and a decent bowling option.

I'm going a bit too extreme when calling for his return. I know.

But desperate times call for desperate measures. Name me one number #7 or number #8 who can hit as good as him lower down the order.

A better option is to keep trying new players.

BUT ARE WE? Is there anyone WELL KNOWN in domestic circle who can hit as good as Afridi/Razzaq and also bowl decently?

If there's someone, the whole domestic circuit knows about him. But sadly there's no one.

 

[Tekcirc]

All of you seem to be forgetting this:




We have no replacement for him at that position particularly. At least not yet.

He's not been consistent, yes, and I'm one of the biggest critics of that. But compared to our current number #7 or number #8, he'd be able to provide us proper hitting and a decent bowling option.

I'm going a bit too extreme when calling for his return. I know.

But desperate times call for desperate measures. Name me one number #7 or number #8 who can hit as good as him lower down the order.

A better option is to keep trying new players.

BUT ARE WE? Is there anyone WELL KNOWN in domestic circle who can hit as good as Afridi/Razzaq and also bowl decently?

If there's someone, the whole domestic circuit knows about him. But sadly there's no one.

What role do you need Afridi for:
a) a bowler: He was well below average for 90% of his career
b) as a top order (where he played half his career) : pathetic with one or two innings in about 200 matches
c) bowler who can bat a bit: never sustained as a good bowler
d) batsman who could bowl a bit: Never was reliable enough to bat in the first place.

Afridi was a great player for a number 10 who could entertain, but at number 10 you should actually be able to bowl well. Mutiah, Herath come to mind.

Afridi was a bad influence on the field and off the field. Give any mediocre player 20 years of a career, he will also have some good flashes of brilliance (Kumble has a 100 at Lords, no one ever considered him as a batsman.

Afiridi was totally bits and pieces player not worth a place in the team. Who openly relished failures of his teammates because it amplified his value in the team.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

I don't think we need him.His time is over now,too old and too inconsistent

 

[Lynx]

Yep, we're definitely missing Afridi's legendary 0 (1) scores. After all, not many can replicate this sort of world class performance match after match like he did.

 

[Markhor]

The only people missing Afridi are the deep midwicket fielders who used to get catching practice from him.

Afridi was talented ? What talent does it take to slog to cow corner over and over again ? Afridi by the end of his LOI career was even missing out on full tosses !

As for his bowling - he was even getting hit around by the retired budhays in that Lord's benefit match a couple of years ago. His fast legspinners give no terrors to any batting side other than Kenya, Canada and Uganda which more befitting Afridi's level these days.

 

[Justcrazy]

Because of Afridi there were players who could not be developed , everyone wanted 20 runs of 10 balls kind of innings.

 

[Asif321]

as a bowler Afridu did win many matches but brainles batting costed many matches too

 

[waleed88]

People have a misconception, Afridi was always poorer against pace bowlers, from Brett Lee- Dale Steyn, in any era of fast bowling, he was never good against them

His only success was bashing medium pace and spinners of Srilanka

 

[Madplayer]

People have a misconception, Afridi was always poorer against pace bowlers, from Brett Lee- Dale Steyn, in any era of fast bowling, he was never good against them

His only success was bashing medium pace and spinners of Srilanka

And India too. Until Indian bowlers became smart and used their brains.

 

[Tekcirc]

And India too. Until Indian bowlers became smart and used their brains.

Yup, they stopped treated him like a proper batsman and gave him dollies to yield sky high catches !!

 

[Abdullah719]

People have a misconception, Afridi was always poorer against pace bowlers, from Brett Lee- Dale Steyn, in any era of fast bowling, he was never good against them

His only success was bashing medium pace and spinners of Srilanka

Not really, his main problem was temperament. The bowler didn't matter, he got out to mediocre bowlers with pathetic shots often as well.

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[waleed88]

Not really, his main problem was temperament. The bowler didn't matter, he got out to mediocre bowlers with pathetic shots often as well.

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I only remember Afridi hit one six off Brett Lee, that was in the 2004-5 series where he went across swiped it for six over extra cover, unlike Chris Gayle, I have hardly seen Afridi consistently hit a fast bowler...

Most fast bowlers of 2000s era from South Africa Aus and NZ always got the better of him..

 

[Abdullah719]

I only remember Afridi hit one six off Brett Lee, that was in the 2004-5 series where he went across swiped it for six over extra cover, unlike Chris Gayle, I have hardly seen Afridi consistently hit a fast bowler...

Most fast bowlers of 2000s era from South Africa Aus and NZ always got the better of him..

He had the ability but no application, charging down a pacer bowling at 150kph and trying to swat a bouncer over mid-on is not a bright idea.

 

[Saj]

If you are picked for hundreds and hundreds of matches, any player will win you the occasional match.

 

[Hawkeye]

Situations like these when Pak always had a genuine chance because of Afridi.

I get what y'all are saying regarding his inconsistency. But, his inconsistency wasn't due to lack of ability or talent.

I think not being able to control when and where to hit led to it, i.e. lack of temperament. But, nobody was better than him when he was in his zone.

And that could have been made more consistent.

The point is, we have nobody like him! Even with his inconsistency.

 

[Pete Rose]

There is no one in world cricket with a bowling and batting average so poor who has played more than 300 odis. So yeah none like him

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

There is no one in world cricket with a bowling and batting average so poor who has played more than 300 odis. So yeah none like him

Just do what his fans do, swap his batting and bowling averages around.

Ignorance is bliss

 

[Hawkeye]

Watched all Pak batsmen in this PSL.

Afridi STILL the best hitter - or at least the best late order hitter in Pak.

What a shame for our "youngster" talent! What do we have? Saad Nasim, Anwar Ali, Nawaz, Imad!

 

[Mamoon]

Correct.

 

[s.h.a.k]

PSL has proven and shown everyone that Afridi was completely correct in his statement he made which got him so much abuse.

Pakistan don't have any middle/lower order hitter with half the ability of Afridi and the impact Afridi makes.

 

[Big Mac]

It was great watching him tonk it into (and on top of) the stands, all the memories came flooding back and then he threw his wicket away after guiding the team into a brilliant position and you remembered "Oh yeah, THAT'S why he should have been dropped years ago"

 

[Speedster777]

Yeah we don't have another king of ducks to replace the hack Afridi. He lost PZ the match with his brainless shot that was not even required

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Shadab will prove to be a better all rounder than Afridi with more consistency..

Give this kid a chance..

 

[Hawkeye]

It was great watching him tonk it into (and on top of) the stands, all the memories came flooding back and then he threw his wicket away after guiding the team into a brilliant position and you remembered "Oh yeah, THAT'S why he should have been dropped years ago"

Come on now. Can't use that logic. Others (incl. Misbah) have done that many times too.

Took it till the end the previous match.

 

[aloo paratha]

I have been a critic of Afridi' batting for a long time but I can't deny, when he gets going, there are few mroe fun to watch!

 

[kaboom]

Hes still the best hitter in pakistan. Another terrible day for his haters.

 

[Mobashir]

Hes still the best hitter in pakistan. Another terrible day for his haters.

By far the best hitter In Asia. Actually the only réal hitter In Asia.

 

[Bilal7]

Gone are the days when a guy like Afridi or Razzaq will come in to bat and blast 10 rpo in the last 10-12 overs. Cricket just doesn't work that way.

Now you need to play at a good clip from the word go. If you have a target that requires 8-9 rpo from the start then you utilize the power plays to bring that required run rate to a more manageable 6.5 rpo and then aim to keep that between 6 and 7 throughout the innings.

None of these 'getting your eye in' or 'taking the shine off' or 'playing the anchor role' shenanigans work. If they were supposed to work we wouldn't be at number 8 in the rankings.

People like Azhar, Hafeez, Asad and Sami have no place in todays ODIs.

This. With the rule changes, the RR has to be good throughout the innings, blasting it in the end won't work with the extra fielder. The best teams all play at a good RR from over number one till the end.

We need to find more Babars and Umars and fill our top six with them.

 

[Bilal7]

It was great watching him tonk it into (and on top of) the stands, all the memories came flooding back and then he threw his wicket away after guiding the team into a brilliant position and you remembered "Oh yeah, THAT'S why he should have been dropped years ago"

Lol, well said. Couldn't resist hitting that one extra six which never came off. His best performaces as a batsman came whenever he played more conservatively than usual.

 

[Barragan]

The amount of power he can still generate at this age is phenomenal.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

why have we not produced more hard hitting batsmen? 20 years of afridi and not a single person with power hitting ability even close to him.

in comparison west indies have almost 5 power hitters. 6 if we count narine in it. australia have at least 4. england have plenty now. so do all others but we are still debating on shehzad and hafeez (albeit the hafeez one is top class sarcasm but still)

 

[Bilal7]

There is a multitude of power hitters in Pakistan. Sharjeel, Khalid, Awais, Akmal, Kamran, Maqsood and Khurrum can all slog. The only problem is that these hacks and sloggers, barring Akmal, cannot play a single quality innings on pitches that are not roads.

So either go the India and Australia route and convince the UAE curators to prepare pancakes for our home series (difficult to do so because they are not employed by the PCB) and fill the side with these guys, or find more quality batsmen like Babar and Haris who can play in a variety of conditions at a good SR.

 

[Mobashir]

There is a multitude of power hitters in Pakistan. Sharjeel, Khalid, Awais, Akmal, Kamran, Maqsood and Khurrum can all slog. The only problem is that these hacks and sloggers, barring Akmal, cannot play a single quality innings on pitches that are not roads.

So either go the India and Australia route and convince the UAE curators to prepare pancakes for our home series (difficult to do so because they are not employed by the PCB) and fill the side with these guys, or find more quality batsmen like Babar and Haris who can play in a variety of conditions at a good SR.

Khuram Manzoor and Khalid Latif are power hitters... ok!
Thanks for the information.
Khalid has an ODI sr of 64.5 ans T20I sr of 104.
Manzoor In ODI's 63 and domestic T20's 114...

 

[Dr_Bassim]

This. With the rule changes, the RR has to be good throughout the innings, blasting it in the end won't work with the extra fielder. The best teams all play at a good RR from over number one till the end.

We need to find more Babars and Umars and fill our top six with them.

Lmao.

Et Tu Brutus?

The delusion is almost infectious.

We need to rid batsmen like Umar in the team who depend on wild slogs to make an innings.

Babar, I agree is top class.

 

[vandokkum]

Lmao.

Et Tu Brutus?

The delusion is almost infectious.

We need to rid batsmen like Umar in the team who depend on wild slogs to make an innings.

Babar, I agree is top class.

Against top 8 teams, Umar Akmal averages in the 20s in last 4 years and hasn't scored a single hundred. There are few batsmen around who are in the same league as him.

 

[Bilal7]

Lmao.

Et Tu Brutus?

The delusion is almost infectious.

We need to rid batsmen like Umar in the team who depend on wild slogs to make an innings.

Babar, I agree is top class.

We will, when we find five batsmen better than him. Until then, he's one of the best options we have.

 

[Rafay Shafiq]

My simple statement:
Afridi can do it, though he do it rarely.
Other Pakistan players cannot even do it.

I am talking about hitting and finishing the game.