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"Sharjeel Khan is good enough to open the batting for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup" : Dean Jones

Hawkeye said:
Doesn't matter now.

Him and Kami are the top openers in PAK right now, so have to play.

Yes, we don't have anyone of Warner's caliber right now.
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So you would drop Babar from opening :yuvi Shows your knowledge of cricket.
 
The confidence will take time to come back.

He's been away from the game for a while and expectations have to be realistic.
 
Expectation will only go up from this point onward. If he wants to get selected for future LOIs - especially considering the T20 WC is 1/2 year away, he would need to build on this inning. He played a pretty nice inning on a pancake.

The most auspicious thing is his bat speed which has not been effected after this long layoff - couple this with timing which was on display today, he should be scoring a couple of 50s in the next few games.

His weight has always been on the upper side. It will not stop him from getting selected and I DO NOT care about it if he is capable of blasting 30-50 in a T20 with 200% SR.
 
Mamoon said:
The point is that being relatively better than other Pakistani players means nothing when you are relatively inferior to players in other teams.

The reason people are excited about Babar is because he is potentially (if he isn’t already) a better ODI number 3 than the likes of Root, Smith and Williamson, so he is a real game changer for Pakistan.

If he was better than the likes of Hafeez and Malik but not close to the best batsmen in the world, he wouldn’t be someone to get excited about.

That is why it is pointless to overrate the likes of Sharjeel. He might be better than the other options that we as a mediocre cricket team have, but he is quite clearly inferior to the best players in his role/position.

His presence or absence makes minimal difference to our results against the top sides.
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Well I am not arguing that he is as good as or better than the likes of Kohli or Buttler. What has that got to do with whether he should be picked for Pakistan? He is the best T20 opener aside from Babar so we are talking about whether he should be recalled for the world cup. Isn't that the point of this thread?

Do you have any alternative suggestions? I'm assuming you do realise we can't pick any of the players from other countries which you keep blathering on about.
 
He's a must for the T20 WC. Will win us several matches on his own.

The least he'll do is make Pakistan Cricket a lot more watchable, with our line of dreadful looking/tuktuking players we keep on selecting, from Ahsan Ali to Imamul Haq to Haris Sohail to Fakhar to Malik, etc.
 
KyoOne said:
He's a must for the T20 WC. Will win us several matches on his own.

The least he'll do is make Pakistan Cricket a lot more watchable, with our line of dreadful looking/tuktuking players we keep on selecting, from Ahsan Ali to Imamul Haq to Haris Sohail to Fakhar to Malik, etc.
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Agreed

After a long time I had found a reason to watch Pakistan play since Afridi, Akhtar and Razzaq retires. Plus the occasional appearances of Imran Nazir. They are not ideal players but they add a very interesting level of excitement to the team. Babar keeps us glued to the TV also to be honest.
 
Haider Ali is much better option than this unsportsman like over wight and unfit player.
 
I may be wrong but did he not report being approached vs. Actually fix anything?

Not saying that it’s a good thing or anything but fixing a match is quite a bit different than just being approached by someone. He said no and went his way. Stupid to not report but he isn’t some evil person or selfish if so.

That is of course if that’s the story.
 
Saj said:
The reality is that with each innings Haider Ali is growing in stature and boosting his hopes of a Pakistan call-up whilst Sharjeel has not shown much form so far in the PSL.
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Why couldn’t they both play? Sharjeel could open and Haider could be #3. It’s not as if we have world beaters at 3 and 4.
 
moghul said:
Haider Ali is much better option than this unsportsman like over wight and unfit player.
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Haider Ali's innings on Multan's pitch does'nt prove he will play in similar manner on Australian high bounce pitches.

Sharjeel Khan has natural reflexes when playing higher bounce.

Both these players will not be Misbah's priority tbh. For Misbah to remove his friend Iftikhar and PCB mafia inducted players, you need very high performances meaning higher backlash.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Well I am not arguing that he is as good as or better than the likes of Kohli or Buttler. What has that got to do with whether he should be picked for Pakistan? He is the best T20 opener aside from Babar so we are talking about whether he should be recalled for the world cup. Isn't that the point of this thread?

Do you have any alternative suggestions? I'm assuming you do realise we can't pick any of the players from other countries which you keep blathering on about.
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I am not comparing him to Kohli and Buttler. I am comparing him to openers of the top teams and he is inferior.

I don’t mind him getting picked for the side because you feel he is a better T20 opener than others in Pakistan, but I took exception to you calling him a “great” player, because he is not a great player by any measure or any standard.

As far as alternatives are concerned, I would much rather give a chance to Haider Ali to see if he has the determination and desire to succeed in international cricket.

I think by the age of 30, we have already seen what Sharjeel offers. Pathetic fitness levels, little desire and passion to succeed in international cricket and learn from his mistakes, and the batting brain of the size of a pea.
 
DRsohail said:
I will like you to ignore thia relative world when we are discussing Imad wasim and few other like Rizwan about which you said he is not competing with Buttler.
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I never said Rizwan or Imad will help Pakistan become a top team. We are a rubbish team in their presence as well. However, Sharjeel cannot make us a top team either, since other teams have much better openers.
 
Mamoon said:
I am not comparing him to Kohli and Buttler. I am comparing him to openers of the top teams and he is inferior.

I don’t mind him getting picked for the side because you feel he is a better T20 opener than others in Pakistan, but I took exception to you calling him a “great” player, because he is not a great player by any measure or any standard.

As far as alternatives are concerned, I would much rather give a chance to Haider Ali to see if he has the determination and desire to succeed in international cricket.

I think by the age of 30, we have already seen what Sharjeel offers. Pathetic fitness levels, little desire and passion to succeed in international cricket and learn from his mistakes, and the batting brain of the size of a pea.
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Where did I call him a "great" player? Please provide the quote because I am pretty sure I did not.

You like Haider Ali, fair enough. I would have to see a bit more of him to make a judgement, he does look to have some ability. I don't disagree about Sharjeel's fitness levels, but you are exaggerrating his weaknesses and failing to give credit for his strengths. Yours is not a balanced view at all.

Sharjeel has always been overweight, but that doesn't stop him smashing fast bowlers out of the ground, and it will take a brave pace man to try and bounce him out. First let me see some of the alternatives play those shots to top quality quicks and then we can talk alternatives.
 
Mamoon said:
I never said Rizwan or Imad will help Pakistan become a top team. We are a rubbish team in their presence as well. However, Sharjeel cannot make us a top team either, since other teams have much better openers.
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Not everyone can be a top team, there is no divine right to be one. Unfortunately, if other teams have better openers, that's too bad. We have to pick the best ones available to Pakistan. I think I explained this in a previous post, we can't pick other teams top players, we have to pick the ones available to Pakistan.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Not everyone can be a top team, there is no divine right to be one. Unfortunately, if other teams have better openers, that's too bad. We have to pick the best ones available to Pakistan. I think I explained this in a previous post, we can't pick other teams top players, we have to pick the ones available to Pakistan.
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Exactly, I think an in form Sharjeel is the best opening partner option for OUR side for T20s at least.
 
Mamoon said:
I am not comparing him to Kohli and Buttler. I am comparing him to openers of the top teams and he is inferior.

I don’t mind him getting picked for the side because you feel he is a better T20 opener than others in Pakistan, but I took exception to you calling him a “great” player, because he is not a great player by any measure or any standard.

As far as alternatives are concerned, I would much rather give a chance to Haider Ali to see if he has the determination and desire to succeed in international cricket.

I think by the age of 30, we have already seen what Sharjeel offers. Pathetic fitness levels, little desire and passion to succeed in international cricket and learn from his mistakes, and the batting brain of the size of a pea.
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Haider Ali is your typical hit it in the air Pakistani batter. He will find the fielders in internationals.

Sharjeel has power and is more likely to clear the ropes. He 100% a starter for the WC.
 
On and off Sharjeel Khan - consistency an issue with him but hopefully will get into the groove as PSL goes on.
 
The World Cup is going to be in Australia so it is important to select batsmen that excel vs pace. Sharjeel is pretty awful vs spin but he can wreak havoc vs pace.

I'd definitely have him on the squad.
 
I think he is a one trick pony so far. His off side game is terrible, not consistent enough but can be considered. He needs to show in next 2-3 games that he is claiming the opening spot for T20I
 
He has not been consistent so far.In one match he got carried away and wanted to hit every ball for a six.He needs to work on his shot selection,punish the bad balls but defend good ones.He could be the opener for Pakistan team if he is consistent.Quick runs in the power play ensure their is less pressure on later batsmen.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
One thing which always struck me about Sharjeel was how effortlessly he played the fast bowlers. Doesn't matter how quick they are, if they pitch it short they are going into the stands. Also has a very destructive offside game, so that leaves the pace bowlers with very little margin for error. He is in a totally different class to blind sloggers like Fakhar.
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I agree. Still can't forget a couple of his 60 odd scores against AUS where he tore into Hazlewood and Starc.
Best player of the cut and pull shots in Pakistan. That ability is crucial for success in AUS.
Also destroyed the Kiwi attack at the WT20 2016 only for us to collapse.
 
Hadi Rizvi said:
I agree. Still can't forget a couple of his 60 odd scores against AUS where he tore into Hazlewood and Starc.
Best player of the cut and pull shots in Pakistan. That ability is crucial for success in AUS.
Also destroyed the Kiwi attack at the WT20 2016 only for us to collapse.
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That was then, he was younger and his BMI was a shade less than 35.
 
First Sharjeel needs to hit the gym for maybe a couple of months. Atrocious fitness levels. Then he needs to work on his batting. More specifically learning how to not bat like Imran Nazir and actually stay at the crease...even its for 6 overs.
 
He needs to gain some weight. Some of his 6s did not go as far as they went before. He is a power game player and his weight is source of his power and he should never compromise on it. We dont want another Nasir Jamshed experiment.
 
moghul said:
That was then, he was younger and his BMI was a shade less than 35.
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He looks exactly the same as three years ago. I was skeptical then but he changed my mind when I saw how quickly he picked the ball up off a short length. In a 20 over game, these are the type of players who can make a difference. If he gets out early, there are still plenty of batsmen who can make a mediocre score by playing carefully. How many batsmen do you need for only 20 overs anyway?
 
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Cannot bat, cannot run, but Saint Sharjeel should be picked for the WT20 because Satan Sethi wronged him and he scored three useless half-centuries against Australia 3 years ago.

His fitness has not improved an inch over his ban. He does not deserve to come back purely on his attitude, let alone the fact that he is a legit contender for the flop team of the season.
 
Mamoon said:
Cannot bat, cannot run, but Saint Sharjeel should be picked for the WT20 because Satan Sethi wronged him and he scored three useless half-centuries against Australia 3 years ago.

His fitness has not improved an inch over his ban. He does not deserve to come back purely on his attitude, let alone the fact that he is a legit contender for the flop team of the season.
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you really think Sharjeel can't bat?
 
Man Sharjeel is back to his pre-2016 ways, when he used hit flashy runs and get out. Some of this shots are out of this world. The time that this lad has. Its a tragedy how this guy continues to be so lazy and unfit.
 
waleed88 said:
Man Sharjeel is back to his pre-2016 ways, when he used hit flashy runs and get out. Some of this shots are out of this world. The time that this lad has. Its a tragedy how this guy continues to be so lazy and unfit.
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He just needs a good coach/mentor to guide him. With Grant and Mickey he had that but his dumb self ruined it. Hopefully he can unlock that extra 1% within himself
 
Sharjeel, Kamran, Fakhar. If any of these 3 fire throughout the rest of this PSL, that person will open with Babar and that would be the opening duo not only to experiment for Pakistan's next t20 assignment, which I believe is Netherlands, but the opening duo for the WT20. Personally, I really hope its Sharjeel :sharjeel.
 
waleed88 said:
Man Sharjeel is back to his pre-2016 ways, when he used hit flashy runs and get out. Some of this shots are out of this world. The time that this lad has. Its a tragedy how this guy continues to be so lazy and unfit.
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Still got the hand-eye co-ordination, but his fitness lets him down badly. Has to get leaner, as he has really let himself go. Doesn't deserve to play international cricket right now.
 
Officer Barbrady said:
you really think Sharjeel can't bat?
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When has he ever impressed?

He failed in his first stint in international cricket and was rightfully dropped in 2014. When he made a comeback in the WT20 2016 on the back of his hundred in PSL, he once again flopped.

He failed in the England ODI series in 2016 and also failed in the only Test that he played. He scored three half-centuries in the 2017 ODI series in Australia, but he threw his wicket away recklessly every single time on extremely batting-friendly pitches where Australia piled up 353 and 369.

He has played about 25-26 ODIs against the non-minnows and he averages around 25-26 with 0 hundreds.

He has been a liability for Karachi in this PSL. They should may as well open with Hales instead of asking him to clean up Sharjeel’s mess in every innings. While I am admittedly enjoying his humiliation, I also hope that he can fluke an innings at some point, so that we can take him to the World T20 so that he can once again illustrate that he is not the player his fans think he is.

He is marginally better than the likes of Fakhar and Jamshed and probably inferior to a 40+ year old Kamran, but his fans act as if he is the Pakistani version of Warner. In my opinion, there is sufficient evidence to conclude that he is a very ordinary batsman, and is clearly the most overrated Pakistani player of this generation.

He will be 31 this year and he does not have a semblance of batting intelligence. He does not know how to construct an innings, his fitness is atrocious and his running is terrible. He continues to struggle when the bowler doesn’t offer him width and uses variations in pace.

He is what I would call a “bowling machine batsman”. If you ball in his zone at consistent pace, he will hit you all day long. However, as soon as the bowlers starts to mix things up and use their heads, he has no answer.

Furthermore, he had 3 years to get in shape and he has made zilch progress. He has done nothing in this PSL to warrant a comeback in international cricket. Our fans will overhype him out of desperation because they want a dynamic batsman in the top-order, but he is clearly not our answer to Warner, Finch, Rohit, Rahul, Dhawan, de Kock, Roy, Bairstow etc.
 
Officer Barbrady said:
you really think Sharjeel can't bat?
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I'm not defending Sharjeel, but I really wouldn't listen to Mamoon. There is nothing about Pakistani cricket and life generally that he likes. He's not a glass half empty kind of guy - he's a glass is fully empty without even a drop left kind of guy.

You'll see in his subsequent reply to you, he's said he hopes for Sharjeel's selection for the t20 World Cup so that he can watch Sharjeel fail and Pakistan lose. I mean no true Pakistani fan would wish this and so that alone says enough about his character.
 
Babar tells Sharjeel 2 boundaries are enough, dont get out.
Sharjeel proceedes to give catching practice to the fielder:sarf
 
Like Sohail Akhtar, Sharjeel is starting to get some runs - but not looking effective at all.

Lazy running, missing out on bad deliveries, dropped catches, etc
 
Mamoon said:
When has he ever impressed?

He failed in his first stint in international cricket and was rightfully dropped in 2014. When he made a comeback in the WT20 2016 on the back of his hundred in PSL, he once again flopped.

He failed in the England ODI series in 2016 and also failed in the only Test that he played. He scored three half-centuries in the 2017 ODI series in Australia, but he threw his wicket away recklessly every single time on extremely batting-friendly pitches where Australia piled up 353 and 369.

He has played about 25-26 ODIs against the non-minnows and he averages around 25-26 with 0 hundreds.

He has been a liability for Karachi in this PSL. They should may as well open with Hales instead of asking him to clean up Sharjeel’s mess in every innings. While I am admittedly enjoying his humiliation, I also hope that he can fluke an innings at some point, so that we can take him to the World T20 so that he can once again illustrate that he is not the player his fans think he is.

He is marginally better than the likes of Fakhar and Jamshed and probably inferior to a 40+ year old Kamran, but his fans act as if he is the Pakistani version of Warner. In my opinion, there is sufficient evidence to conclude that he is a very ordinary batsman, and is clearly the most overrated Pakistani player of this generation.

He will be 31 this year and he does not have a semblance of batting intelligence. He does not know how to construct an innings, his fitness is atrocious and his running is terrible. He continues to struggle when the bowler doesn’t offer him width and uses variations in pace.

He is what I would call a “bowling machine batsman”. If you ball in his zone at consistent pace, he will hit you all day long. However, as soon as the bowlers starts to mix things up and use their heads, he has no answer.

Furthermore, he had 3 years to get in shape and he has made zilch progress. He has done nothing in this PSL to warrant a comeback in international cricket. Our fans will overhype him out of desperation because they want a dynamic batsman in the top-order, but he is clearly not our answer to Warner, Finch, Rohit, Rahul, Dhawan, de Kock, Roy, Bairstow etc.
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Once again, only you are comparing him to Warner, Finch, Rohit, etc. Pakistan fans want him in the team only because he is the closest they will get to someone who can win a match with his batting alone. Obviously they could pack the team with technically safer batsmen like Asad Shafiq, but that won't win games in T20.

Pakistan can afford to put one big htting batsman in the order, remember you don't need 6 batsmen for a 20 over match. If not Sharjeel, then it will have to be someone else who can smack the fast bowlers.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Once again, only you are comparing him to Warner, Finch, Rohit, etc. Pakistan fans want him in the team only because he is the closest they will get to someone who can win a match with his batting alone. Obviously they could pack the team with technically safer batsmen like Asad Shafiq, but that won't win games in T20.

Pakistan can afford to put one big htting batsman in the order, remember you don't need 6 batsmen for a 20 over match. If not Sharjeel, then it will have to be someone else who can smack the fast bowlers.
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Well looks like my wish has been granted. He has managed to fluke an innings which should get him selected for the WT20.

He will once again illustrate why he is massively overrated and his supporters will deserve the humiliation.

He wasn’t, isn’t and never will be international quality.
 
Mamoon said:
Well looks like my wish has been granted. He has managed to fluke an innings which should get him selected for the WT20.

He will once again illustrate why he is massively overrated and his supporters will deserve the humiliation.

He wasn’t, isn’t and never will be international quality.
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Same as most other Pakistan batsmen then. Except he can hit the ball a bit harder and further when he does get bat on ball.
 
SensiblePakFan said:
Babar is playing faster than him mate
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What's your point? Babar is the #1 batsmen in the world, no one is saying otherwise.

Literally all I said is Sharjeel is a great 6-hitter... you're talking about his running, than about Babar. I agree with you on both points, but that's no where close to what my point is
 
Mamoon said:
Well looks like my wish has been granted. He has managed to fluke an innings which should get him selected for the WT20.

He will once again illustrate why he is massively overrated and his supporters will deserve the humiliation.

He wasn’t, isn’t and never will be international quality.
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Well he’s overrated no doubt but everyone knows his big hitting is second to none in Pakistan and should be opening alongside babar in T20s


He’s not competing with Rohit, Guptill, Warner or Roy he’s competing with fakhar Zaman, imam Ul haq, Abid ali etc
 
Fatty can hit a long ball but is an absolute liability in the field and during strike rotation. Still suffers from one boundary and four dot balls issues.
 
hur rizvi said:
Well he’s overrated no doubt but everyone knows his big hitting is second to none in Pakistan and should be opening alongside babar in T20s


He’s not competing with Rohit, Guptill, Warner or Roy he’s competing with fakhar Zaman, imam Ul haq, Abid ali etc
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Exactly. And it's not as if I am saying Sharjeel is suddenly a match winning top class batsmen, he clearly has a loose technique. But he can hit any bowler when he comes off, and that means he might win the odd game even when the run rate is crazy high. There just aren't many other Pakistan batsmen capable of doing it.
 
Mamoon said:
Well looks like my wish has been granted. He has managed to fluke an innings which should get him selected for the WT20.

He will once again illustrate why he is massively overrated and his supporters will deserve the humiliation.

He wasn’t, isn’t and never will be international quality.
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What you mean once again he gave a good account of himself last time around Dropped catches for hitters means nothing, if it's their day they will give you good start if not they wont waste many balls, Pak needs one or two such dynamic batsmen, but not Asif Ali or Kami who have no track record of producing match winning innings more than one or two in their entire career for Pakistan.
 
He's a mediocre cricketer, should be nowhere near the team. If you're out of the team for 3 years and still can't even care a single bit about improving your fitness you're not serious.

Fatty should stick to domestics.
 
Mamoon said:
When has he ever impressed?

He failed in his first stint in international cricket and was rightfully dropped in 2014. When he made a comeback in the WT20 2016 on the back of his hundred in PSL, he once again flopped.

He failed in the England ODI series in 2016 and also failed in the only Test that he played. He scored three half-centuries in the 2017 ODI series in Australia, but he threw his wicket away recklessly every single time on extremely batting-friendly pitches where Australia piled up 353 and 369.

He has played about 25-26 ODIs against the non-minnows and he averages around 25-26 with 0 hundreds.

He has been a liability for Karachi in this PSL. They should may as well open with Hales instead of asking him to clean up Sharjeel’s mess in every innings. While I am admittedly enjoying his humiliation, I also hope that he can fluke an innings at some point, so that we can take him to the World T20 so that he can once again illustrate that he is not the player his fans think he is.

He is marginally better than the likes of Fakhar and Jamshed and probably inferior to a 40+ year old Kamran, but his fans act as if he is the Pakistani version of Warner. In my opinion, there is sufficient evidence to conclude that he is a very ordinary batsman, and is clearly the most overrated Pakistani player of this generation.

He will be 31 this year and he does not have a semblance of batting intelligence. He does not know how to construct an innings, his fitness is atrocious and his running is terrible. He continues to struggle when the bowler doesn’t offer him width and uses variations in pace.

He is what I would call a “bowling machine batsman”. If you ball in his zone at consistent pace, he will hit you all day long. However, as soon as the bowlers starts to mix things up and use their heads, he has no answer.

Furthermore, he had 3 years to get in shape and he has made zilch progress. He has done nothing in this PSL to warrant a comeback in international cricket. Our fans will overhype him out of desperation because they want a dynamic batsman in the top-order, but he is clearly not our answer to Warner, Finch, Rohit, Rahul, Dhawan, de Kock, Roy, Bairstow etc.
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Sharjeel is a special talent and therefore generates excitement. I’m sorry you can’t see that when you watch him bat.

But that’s the beauty of the game - we find different aspects of it to relish in
 
I'm having a feeling Sharjeel will be in the Pakistan team headed to Australia. There are 10 or so T20 games before the tournament. He should probably get chance to play all matches.

The sixes he hit some of them were coming from the toe end of the bat and yet they went for six. Once he starts middling Australian grounds would look smaller. He was dragging every bowl towards mid wicket. He needs to be trained to play on the off side. He has a pretty good game on the off. Another issue with him is same which existed before his ban. He gets tired and then spoons one in the air for an easy catch. He has a fitness issue similar to Saeed Anwar this needs to be overcome.

One can see Dean Jones had instructed him to finish the game and spend more time on the field. We need such a coach in Pakistan team for Sharjeel and others to improve. Unfortunately the present coach Misbah ul Haq does'nt have the ability to enforce fitness standards.
 
SensiblePakFan said:
Poor dismissal.
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He misread the length but i think the ball kept a bit low. Before then anything remotely short was disappearing off his bat so i don't think it was that bad to play across the line. He still looked miles better than anyone else on that pitch today.

Sharjeel is vulnerable to a particular length but it takes a very skilled bowler to exploit it as anything even fractionally short is punished. Sharjeel can and should improve from here but it's very encouraging.
 
Sharjeel and Babar are the only Pakistani batsmen who can deal with hostile short pitched bowling. That is simply all there is to it.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Sharjeel and Babar are the only Pakistani batsmen who can deal with hostile short pitched bowling. That is simply all there is to it.
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Actually Abid and Shan are pretty good back foot players as well. Of course Shan isn’t in the mix for the shorter formats though
 
I have a lot of time for Sharjeel Khan.

He had just started to blossom before the ban.

Backing him to come good and allow Babar to come one down.
 
Gotta agree with the late Dean Jones. Sharjeel's return is necessary for the World T20 to get us off to quick starts.
 
Impressive knock today. Ball wasnt coming onto bat as good as some other surfaces but he took his time and played some proper cricketing shots.
 
Good knock under pressure to perform played cricketing shots both or pace and spin needs to work on his fitness thou
 
Failed in the Psl and now failing in the national t20 cup
Wont be picked for Zimbabwe series
 
Always was and always will be a mediocre player. The fact that he is completely unfit doesn’t help either.

He is ridiculously overhyped by Pakistani fans because of one series in Australia where he scored 3 useless half-centuries on pitches where Australia were scoring 370 and Warner was smashing 150.

He has failed against quality opposition about 99% of the time in his nothing career.

If he wouldn’t have been banned in 2017, he would have been history by now.
 
Imad Wasim on whether being excluded from Pakistan side bring out the best in Amir and Sharjeel, as they will want to impress with performances in PSL for KK?

"In a selfish way, I would say that this [Amir and Sharjeel being excluded from Pakistan side] was pretty useful for us; The fact is that when you are not in the Pakistan side, you always want to prove yourself to others and that is a good thing for us [KK]; So Amir and Sharjeel will both try and perform and that will benefit our team; Having said that, it's upto the individual to try and put in some solid performances or, he could feel down about it and not do anything; Both Amir and Sharjeel are strong characters, and I am sure they will try and prove themselves with solid performances; And we all know whenever they make those efforts, they can produce good performances"
 
His failures continue.

Out for 4 in the Qualifier vs Multan today.
 
Went out to bat for super over and failed again, poor lad huge blow to his confidence. I hope he score runs and make a comeback :)
 
2 poor shots yesterday.

Just hitting the ball with no thought about where fielders are.

As a batsman you have to be more than someone who comes in and starts trying to smash it everywhere.
 
Rubbish and overweight.

He never was and never will be good enough.
 
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