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He has a lot of potential but he seems to have gifted his wicket away on more occasions than being outdone by the bowler so far in his short career.

He could have a solid international career but he needs apply himself.

There was a big score for the taking there.
 
This is always the issue with players like Sharjeel

Better to accept their limitations and find ways to maximize their strengths

Though in honesty in his short career he has shown much more willingness to learn and some restraint than Afridi, Akmal, Imran Nazir types did in their whole careers
 
miandadrules said:
He has a lot of potential but he seems to have gifted his wicket away on more occasions than being outdone by the bowler so far in his short career.

He could have a solid international career but he needs apply himself.

There was a big score for the taking there.
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does not have the defense to play test cricket a hybrid of Sami and Sarjeel would an ATG test opener.
 
His game is based on playing too many strokes and one of them goes wrong. Same goes for sarfraz . he cant help himself.
 
Chief destroyer is spot on. Like I said in the match thread. When it comes to hand eye coordination, timing and natural ability, there is not a single batsman in Pakistan who comes close to this guy. He is slowly but surely getting better and should open for us in all formats. Hopefully does well in the Australia ODIs because he was finding some good consistency against West Indies. Great talent
 
Needs to be given a long run in all 3 formats, especially test cricket ... the more he plays, the better he will get ... his stroke play on off side already looks much improved. He's got serious potential, but not sure if our think tank can be trusted given our history of messing up promising talent.
 
I think it would be good to pair him with Sami Aslam opening the batting. Azhar at 3, Babar at 4, Shafiq at 5. Obviously I am talking about the post-Misbah & Younis future. That is a pretty solid looking batting unit. I like the idea of having an aggressive opener paired with a stodgy one. They can be like Pakistan's Jayasuriya - Atapattu combination
 
That shot was unfortunate, but if I were his coach or captain I would back him to go for it. These players are built on clarity of purpose. Everytime you start telling them reign it in etc you are clouding their judgment.
I would not the same about umar akmal though, he had too many flaws in his game
 
Pete Rose said:
That shot was unfortunate, but if I were his coach or captain I would back him to go for it. These players are built on clarity of purpose. Everytime you start telling them reign it in etc you are clouding their judgment.
I would not the same about umar akmal though, he had too many flaws in his game
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I hear people talk about Akmal's offisde game. If you watched the bpl, his only scoring shot was a slog towards midwicket and even he couldn't score off that shot frequently.

I believe Sharjeel has a good offside game, contrary to popular opinion. Even in his first ever international innings against Afghanistan, he was cover driving beautifully. People who possess a range of shots like Sharjeel should be told to play their natural game exactly like you pointed out; not players like Akmal who only have one shot in their arsenal when you tell them to "play their game."
 
Sarfarazian92 said:
I hear people talk about Akmal's offisde game. If you watched the bpl, his only scoring shot was a slog towards midwicket and even he couldn't score off that shot frequently.

I believe Sharjeel has a good offside game, contrary to popular opinion. Even in his first ever international innings against Afghanistan, he was cover driving beautifully. People who possess a range of shots like Sharjeel should be told to play their natural game exactly like you pointed out; not players like Akmal who only have one shot in their arsenal when you tell them to "play their game."
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Yeah totally agree. Akmal regressed completely over time
 
Sharjeel is not in the same class of Shehwag,Warner,Anwar or Heyden who will put up a big score with a very good strike rate often.He don't have the brilliant hand eye coordination of Shehwag,good defense along with aggression of Heyden, superlative timing of Anwar.Even our Tamim Iqbal is better than him in all aspects.He is not the man to go for in test cricket .He is not a test material.Even i have doubts that he will last longer in ODIS with consistency.
 
Mainul said:
Sharjeel is not in the same class of Shehwag,Warner,Anwar or Heyden who will put up a big score with a very good strike rate often.He don't have the brilliant hand eye coordination of Shehwag,good defense along with aggression of Heyden, superlative timing of Anwar.Even our Tamim Iqbal is better than him in all aspects.He is not the man to go for in test cricket .He is not a test material.Even i have doubts that he will last longer in ODIS with consistency.
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Who writes drivel like this. Comparing a test debutant to past greats
 
Mainul said:
Sharjeel is not in the same class of Shehwag,Warner,Anwar or Heyden who will put up a big score with a very good strike rate often.He don't have the brilliant hand eye coordination of Shehwag,good defense along with aggression of Heyden, superlative timing of Anwar.Even our Tamim Iqbal is better than him in all aspects.He is not the man to go for in test cricket .He is not a test material.Even i have doubts that he will last longer in ODIS with consistency.
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One can only laugh at such a post.

Sharjeel might not be in the league of the greats you have mentioned but one cannot say he will be completely useless in tests. Pakistani batting in tests is quite one dimensional with no game changer who can blow the opposition away. Sharjeel can be that guy.

The only worry i have about him is his limited defensive technique against quality spin. Every time a spinner comes on, he will have to blast his way out of any questions the spinner asks. If he can work hard on his defense against spinners, he can be a value addition to the test side.
 
Give him proper chance as long as he was batting he looked good played one shot too many.
 
He is more useful against the old ball lower down the order than opening the batting. Also needs to add an offside game and maybe train like crazy to be a slip catcher so that he doesn't cost the team any runs on the field. These types of players can be useful if used correctly.
 
He should bat at number 6. My lineup for next series

1. Azhar Ali
2. Sami Aslam
3. Babar Azam
4. Fawad Alam
5. Younis Khan
6. Sharjeel Khan
7. Sarfaraz
8. Yasir Shah
9. Amir
10. Wahab Riaz
11. Mir Hamza
 
needs to improve play against spin. otherwise ok.

Should be allowed to play freely as that is his playing style. Expecting him to block would regress him rather than bring any improvement
 
Even with his deficiencies, he is a different kind of player than any current Pak player and should be persisted with. Pakistan has lots of tuk-tuk and defensive players but no one else like Sharjeel.
 
I think Sharjeel is a terrific and needs to keep playing the game the way he does. Making any sort of amends to his technique would only hinder him. I'm already impressed with the way he has himself worked on his weak areas. Its remarkable to see that he is playing the game with a fearless approach and is ready to work on his flaws.

It was easy to see when Sharjeel first came about that he was immensely talented. However, like any other player, some problems were also noticeable, to which are "experts" were quick to label him as a 'hack'. The problems were quite evident; lack of fitness, a relatively poor off-side game and inefficiency to play. Much to my delight however, it is clear that Sharjeel has worked hard on each of those problems. The way he played Lyon today painted a true picture of his technique of playing spin. His shots on the offside and his cuts showed how he had improved his offside game. And lastly, his fitness is getting better, slowly but getting better nonetheless. Even the coach Mickey Arthur was quick to point this out.
 
Sharjeel is the find of the last few years for Pakistan. He just needs to learn quickly and be backed. I think it's clear that Misbah's replacement in the playing 11 is Sharjeel. Move Azhar back to 3 and open with Sami and Sharjeel. His defense looked pretty good as well.
 
How many chances should to be given to him because there is alot of domestic"talent" that are waiting to be picked? He can't play on bouncy pitches, the openers should be hitting 50s or 100s . In 20 ODI, his average is only 28 which is really low for an opener. Plus, when do Pakistan players learn to be fit?/
 
Sharjeel is a God-send for our tuk tuk LOI team. Let's not ruin his game by playing him in tests.
 
Azhar shouldn't be pushed back to no. 3 . He has been tremendous for Pakistan in tests while opening.

Sharjeel needs to improve his defense a bit and he will be an asset for Pakistan.

I think Sami Aslam should be played at 3 after Misbah retires. A lefty in the middle oder will be good and will provide balance to the middle order. Babar can move to 4 in tests.

1 Sharjeel.
2 Azhar.
3 Sami.
4 Babar.
5 Asad.
6 Newcomer
7 Sarfaraz
 
his talent is in stoke making- when you strokes like that, sometime you give your wicket away

I think this idea of 'giving your wicket away' is absurd. You can either play like Azhar Ali at a SR of 40 and play a long innings, or play like Sharjeel and occasionally you'll end up throwing your wicket away

cant have it both ways
 
He can score runs.

I think he should open with Azhar , and Sami can move to middle order.
 
coy0607 said:
his talent is in stoke making- when you strokes like that, sometime you give your wicket away

I think this idea of 'giving your wicket away' is absurd. You can either play like Azhar Ali at a SR of 40 and play a long innings, or play like Sharjeel and occasionally you'll end up throwing your wicket away

cant have it both ways
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Actually, many, many players have scored must faster consistently. And with Sharjeel his throwing his wicket away is not occasionally. There is always a balance, its never two extreme ends. So lets hope that Sharjeel can be consistent with his batting too or else lots of questions will be raised
 
This experiment will most likely end like the Hales, Guptill or Sharma test experiment.
 
Players like Sharjeel, Imran Nazir and co need to be all rounders, their batting is so high risk that failures with the bat will automatically make them liabilities, but if these guys could bowl reliably then they have many other things to fall back on and compensate for e.g., if they fail with the bat, they have the opportunity to make up for it in the field and with the ball, if they fail with the ball, they can make up for it with the bat.
 
miandadrules said:
He has a lot of potential but he seems to have gifted his wicket away on more occasions than being outdone by the bowler so far in his short career.

He could have a solid international career but he needs apply himself.

There was a big score for the taking there.
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His footwork needs to improve and his off side game, he played a couple of shots through the covers but they were over pitched and he sought of just gave them a little push. However there is some talent there and he's a confident bloke which I like but a lot of hard work to be done
 
Madplayer said:
Finally Pakistan has someone is dhawan's mould. Only a tad better :msd
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Dhawan has won a lot for India. Has Sharjeel won any game single handedly? Except the one played against minnows. So he is not of Dhawan's mould. Afridi was a perfect call for him. Even Afridi can be argued as better batsman than him.
 
Ankit007 said:
Dhawan has won a lot for India. Has Sharjeel won any game single handedly? Except the one played against minnows. So he is not of Dhawan's mould. Afridi was a perfect call for him. Even Afridi can be argued as better batsman than him.
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Sharjeel has two-three FC Double Tons. 4853 Runs @38 SR of 81. Best of 279 runs in an innings.

It's not correct to judge a batsman very early, Maybe he would need to alter his methods a bit but certainly there is something to work with.

I think it would be appropriate to judge after he has played for a while in International Cricket.
 
Hamzakhalid said:
Sharjeel has two-three FC Double Tons. 4853 Runs @38 SR of 81. Best of 279 runs in an innings.

It's not correct to judge a batsman very early, Maybe he would need to alter his methods a bit but certainly there is something to work with.

I think it would be appropriate to judge after he has played for a while in International Cricket.
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If you ask me, even these are not good enough records to play International cricket. He needs to spend a bit more time in domestic circuit and learn to be patient. Aggresive play doesnt mean play 20 balls, make 30 odd runs and get out. As an opener, you should make fast runs but not so fast that you lose your wicket. He doesnt price his wicket. I dont say he cant do it but thing is he is not doing it. He can be your best batsman perhaps better than Babar too but he needs to learn that to make runs or quick runs you need to attach a price tag on your wicket. Otherwise there is no difference in him or Shahid Afridi...
 
Ankit007 said:
If you ask me, even these are not good enough records to play International cricket. He needs to spend a bit more time in domestic circuit and learn to be patient. Aggresive play doesnt mean play 20 balls, make 30 odd runs and get out. As an opener, you should make fast runs but not so fast that you lose your wicket. He doesnt price his wicket. I dont say he cant do it but thing is he is not doing it. He can be your best batsman perhaps better than Babar too but he needs to learn that to make runs or quick runs you need to attach a price tag on your wicket. Otherwise there is no difference in him or Shahid Afridi...
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I think Sharjeel does realize importance of playing test cricket and what value it is to represent your country. I think he is first and only one from his city to represent at Test Level. In his interviews he has openly accepted areas where he needs to work out and focus on which were pointed out by analysts as well.

Certainly he must be putting up more price over his wicket but I think he should be given some persistent chances at top level to prove what he is capable of. I do believe he will play longer innings, Looking forward to ODI Series as well.
 
Madplayer said:
One can only laugh at such a post.

Sharjeel might not be in the league of the greats you have mentioned but one cannot say he will be completely useless in tests. Pakistani batting in tests is quite one dimensional with no game changer who can blow the opposition away. Sharjeel can be that guy.

The only worry i have about him is his limited defensive technique against quality spin. Every time a spinner comes on, he will have to blast his way out of any questions the spinner asks. If he can work hard on his defense against spinners, he can be a value addition to the test side.
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Let's see who is right.Only time can say.
 
He just debuted. Let him play few games.
 
You have to take the good with the bad. He will never be a Warner or a de Kock or even a Roy, but he gives impetus at the start of the innings and deserves his place in the team.

Those who expect consistency from him will always be disappointed.
 
Mamoon said:
You have to take the good with the bad. He will never be a Warner or a de Kock or even a Roy, but he gives impetus at the start of the innings and deserves his place in the team.

Those who expect consistency from him will always be disappointed.
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You're underestimating him
 
He is a limited player we should keep that in mind

But I have always maintained that if he can average 32-33 @95+ SR at the top of the order then he is worth his weight in gold and should be one of the first names on the team sheet.
 
Mamoon said:
Maybe I am, but that is what I expect from him.
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he definitely seems an improved player from the one who came into the side this time last year.

From that perspective he seems to be working on his game (which tbh is also evident if you observe clearly). His defence is better than a year ago and he seems to have more of an off side game and some release shots that side of the wicket which were nonexistent earlier

Usually you dont associate this from tullay baaz hacks like him (Imran Nazir case in point)

So that is good to see and why I have some hopes.
 
Slog said:
he definitely seems an improved player from the one who came into the side this time last year.

From that perspective he seems to be working on his game (which tbh is also evident if you observe clearly). His defence is better than a year ago and he seems to have more of an off side game and some release shots that side of the wicket which were nonexistent earlier

Usually you dont associate this from tullay baaz hacks like him (Imran Nazir case in point)

So that is good to see and why I have some hopes.
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Still not compact at all. I wonder if Shahzaib should get another chance at Azhar's expense, he seems to have improved a lot in recent times.
 
Mamoon said:
You have to take the good with the bad. He will never be a Warner or a de Kock or even a Roy, but he gives impetus at the start of the innings and deserves his place in the team.

Those who expect consistency from him will always be disappointed.
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Problem is he is getting a start or a 50 and then getting out somehow. Faced Starc, Hazlewood and Cummins decently in the series and guess who he gets out to? Faulkner twice and once to Travis Head.

Should look to convert 50 into 100, That will be more beneficial, Being inconsistent is one thing but not utilizing when you are well set is just not enough.
 
I'll take his 30s at the moment and the odd 50.

Don't expect much and no regrets if he keeps making 20s and 30s with the odd 50.
 
Palyers like sharjeel needs free hand and license to kill from word Go
Too much advice only going to confuse him
infact all players should be told to play to their strengths the way they carried themselves to reach to place where they are
 
Slog said:
he definitely seems an improved player from the one who came into the side this time last year.

From that perspective he seems to be working on his game (which tbh is also evident if you observe clearly). His defence is better than a year ago and he seems to have more of an off side game and some release shots that side of the wicket which were nonexistent earlier

Usually you dont associate this from tullay baaz hacks like him (Imran Nazir case in point)

So that is good to see and why I have some hopes.
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Make up your mind man. Sometimes youre praising him and the next day he's a hack. This guy is definitely not a hack. People need to learn how to distinguish between a hack and an aggressive batsman. Lol at you calling him a tullay baaz. This tullay baaz is our second best ODI batsman and our best t20 batsman. I'd take 6 tullay baaz like him in this team.
 
Given how pathetic and disgraceful he has been in the field today, he needs to score at least a hundred to make up for it, but he won't. Not good enough to do so.
 
Its about to happen, its close to happening, he has reached his standard quick fire 30s
 
Madplayer said:
Nasir jamshed is not a bad fielder. I dont think i have seen him drop a catch. His problem was getting to the ball , not catching it.
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You didn't watch 2015 WC I guess
 
Prior to the series, I predicted two fifties for him. Let's see if he can get a third in the 5th ODI.

Good innings today, but lack of fitness and match awareness got the better of him as usual.
 
To compete against top sides we need sharjeel type of players. He is undoubtedly the best we have atm. He has improved his off side game which shows he is willing to work on his faults.

Pairing him with Azhar would do him more damage than good. We need to partner him with some one who can play strokes from the other end. This way there will be less pressure on him.
 
If you ever wanted to know as to how much or if at all Sharjeel has improved in his game, just watch today´s celebration by the Australian team after dismissing him. I´m really pleased to see him prove me wrong and going to do quite well at the international level; and above all, to see Pakistan have a top-order batsman of the required standards of the modern day limited-overs cricket. He does have his technical glitches and shortcomings, but who doesn´t in this era? They all succeed and it´s what cricket post-2010 (especially post-2013) or so is all about. So keep going young man!

As a side note, as I was slowly typing away my above paragraph, Waqar has just said that "You need the Maxwell in the field, every team."
 
aukhan said:
To compete against top sides we need sharjeel type of players. He is undoubtedly the best we have atm. He has improved his off side game which shows he is willing to work on his faults.

Pairing him with Azhar would do him more damage than good. We need to partner him with some one who can play strokes from the other end. This way there will be less pressure on him.
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Don't know if we have such players, Nauman Anwar looked bright prospect and had strokes till he went on to be terrible.
 
Top and the best batsman in our team currently.

Critics need to direct their hatred elsewhere -- Malik, Rizwan, Imad, Azhar, Sarfraz (LOis).
 
This is the way it will go with him.

Some explosive shots, some breathtaking innings, some mediocre innings. Frustration, brilliance......
 
He did well today; slowly working towards his hundred...
 
Graeme Swann "Sharjeel looks like a club cricketer and plays like one. He's my favourite cricketer at the moment" :)
 
Easily the best LOI opener in Pakistan. Probably the best Limited Overs batsman too along with Babar
 
I had him pegged as one of the most influential players for Pakistan's odi line up in the next few years.
Problem is that, sooner or later, this constant losing will eventually catch up with him. He will try to change his game to play longer innings because the other batsmen cant do their job.
 
Pete Rose said:
I had him pegged as one of the most influential players for Pakistan's odi line up in the next few years.
Problem is that, sooner or later, this constant losing will eventually catch up with him. He will try to change his game to play longer innings because the other batsmen cant do their job.
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This. Also he needs to improve his fielding but this is a critisicm for the whole ODI team and not just him, cos there have been some shockers on this tour.

He has been one of the few positives on this tour, I hope he continues to bat in this vein, pleasure watching him on the last two matches.
 
Mamoon said:
Given how pathetic and disgraceful he has been in the field today, he needs to score at least a hundred to make up for it, but he won't. Not good enough to do so.
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Almost got the 100.....what happened in the field?
 
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