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Shoaib Akhtar calls Iftikhar Ahmed – Misbah Part 2!

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Shoaib Akhtar on his YT:

“Your favourite and my favourite. I am not getting personal. I am talking about what is in your heart. Iftikhar (Ahmed) – Misbah Part 2. We already had (Mohammad) Rizwan and now we have Iftikhar…If you have selected a side like this and you wish to go to the World Cup like this in Australia…There if the ball moves even a little bit, like in Dubai it happened and nobody had a clue…Made Bhuvneshwar Kumar look like Malcolm Marshall…,”

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...-at-selectors-for-t20-world-cup-squad-1042334
 
Shoaib enjoying this a little too much!
 
MenInG;11575424Made Bhuvneshwar Kumar look like Malcolm Marshall… said:
https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/shoaib-akhtar-refers-to-pakistan-batter-iftikhar-ahmed-as-misbah-part-2-takes-a-dig-at-selectors-for-t20-world-cup-squad-1042334[/url]
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Does he realise his laughable record against the top 2 batting line up of his time - India and Australia? :)))
 
Fantastic by Shoaib!

He’s absolutely correct in everything in that video.

It is completely mind boggling why Iftikhar is continually picked. Same with Khushdil.

The middle order which was the major problem in the Asia Cup is retained. Unbelievable! You can pick someone, anyone from domestic and I will guarantee they will be better than those two.

And he’s right about mediocre Bhuvnesh too. They made him look like a demon on the first match. But they put him in his place in the second game so fair play.
 
Misbah ul haq has destroyed Pakistan cricket.
He introduced this mediocrity iftikhar Ahmed in the side and this guy is single handedly losing Pakistan games.

Less said about the khushdil Shah the better.
He is absolutely horrendous player. He absolutely has zero talent and zero skills. It's just mind boggling how he gets selected in national team.

He has to be kicked out somehow.
 
alone1213 said:
Misbah ul haq has destroyed Pakistan cricket.
He introduced this mediocrity iftikhar Ahmed in the side and this guy is single handedly losing Pakistan games.

Less said about the khushdil Shah the better.
He is absolutely horrendous player. He absolutely has zero talent and zero skills. It's just mind boggling how he gets selected in national team.

He has to be kicked out somehow.
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What about Rizwan? He is Misbah’s creation too
 
Calling a bits and pieces age fudging hack like Ifthikar as Misbah is actually upselling him.
 
Shoaib Akhtar is a drama queen however he isn't wrong in this case. He's actually bang on the money.

If you watch Iftikhar closely, he bats just like Misbah in defence and his hitting zones. What they also both have in common is the fact that they hit one or two boundaries then go to sleep for the rest of the innings.

Misbah had a strike rate of 110 in T20Is. Iftikhar's strike rate is 122, which is broadly the same when you factor in the eras they both played in.

They're white ball failures, who've made this kind of standard acceptable. This can be exemplified by the batting we've seen from Rizwan in the shortest format of the game.
 
Akhter is a toxic individual

Yes if youve got a point to make make it sensibly He can say ifti needs to up his strike rate and his current strike rate isnt good enough to be in the team

Make your thoughts without demeaning or getting persona or draggin other ex cricketers in and defaming them

Unfortunately this sort of gutter social media comments have become common and the less people listen to his low quality comments the better
 
Rana said:
What about Rizwan? He is Misbah’s creation too
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Like yourself, I'm disgusted by his presence as an opener in T20Is for Pakistan.

But he's not as bad as Misbah and has his own shots, unlike Iftikhar who is a carbon copy of tuk tuk. For e.g. Rizwan can play the short ball very well relative to other Pakistan batsmen.

Having said that his position as an opener has become untenable because he's been worked out now. All you have to do is bowl on the full and around two or three stumps away from the off-stump to stop him from scoring.

The fact that most Pakistan fans on PP want Rizwan to continue opening the batting shows it's not just our ex-players/coaches who have the 90's mindset.
 
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topspin said:
Shoaib Akhtar is a drama queen however he isn't wrong in this case. He's actually bang on the money.

If you watch Iftikhar closely, he bats just like Misbah in defence and his hitting zones. What they also both have in common is the fact that they hit one or two boundaries then go to sleep for the rest of the innings.

Misbah had a strike rate of 110 in T20Is. Iftikhar's strike rate is 122, which is broadly the same when you factor in the eras they both played in.

They're white ball failures, who've made this kind of standard acceptable. This can be exemplified by the batting we've seen from Rizwan in the shortest format of the game.
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Don't think Misbah could've played the Australian pacers as well as Iftikhar did in the T20 series in 2019. He was our top scorer on a fast Perth track when everyone else was blown away.

However that was 3 years ago and his age fudging is catching up, probably explains his decline.
 
alone1213 said:
Misbah ul haq has destroyed Pakistan cricket.
He introduced this mediocrity iftikhar Ahmed in the side and this guy is single handedly losing Pakistan games.

Less said about the khushdil Shah the better.
He is absolutely horrendous player. He absolutely has zero talent and zero skills. It's just mind boggling how he gets selected in national team.

He has to be kicked out somehow.
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Couldn't agree more.
 
Markhor said:
Don't think Misbah could've played the Australian pacers as well as Iftikhar did in the T20 series in 2019. He was our top scorer on a fast Perth track when everyone else was blown away.

However that was 3 years ago and his age fudging is catching up, probably explains his decline.
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He showed promise in that series but other than that he's been a serial failure. That was an one-off. Even mediocre players can have a brief purple patch.

I can't think of any other series where he's done well. The less said about his Test and ODI career the better.

In the Asia Cup final, I honestly felt I watching a carbon copy of Misbah, stylistically with those sixes and how he was defending the ball. The tempo of the innings was also very much the same. Hit a couple of boundaries then go to sleep for the rest of the deliveries.
 
topspin said:
He showed promise in that series but other than that he's been a serial failure. That was an one-off. Even mediocre players can have a brief purple patch.

I can't think of any other series where he's done well. The less said about his Test and ODI career the better.

In the Asia Cup final, I honestly felt I watching a carbon copy of Misbah, stylistically with those sixes and how he was defending the ball. The tempo of the innings was also very much the same. Hit a couple of boundaries then go to sleep for the rest of the deliveries.
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Yeah, a series three years ago where he has done nothing since and not going to do anything going forward. We also have to remember that was a bilateral series and here he is going to face a variety of bowling attacks.

As a Misbah product/reincarnation he still has a small but significant support on these boards but the guy looks like someone who has won a competition to get into the team.
 
Iftikhar has been given enough opportunities now. He is sensible and gets Pakistan out of some collapse-like situations but clearly hasn't been able to up the ante when required. This shows that he is limited too. Unfortunately, age isnt on his side as well and ideally, he should be replaced with someone else.
 
I was all for Iftikhar to be given a chance before this series but this was beyond pathetic.
 
He had a couple of good outings in OZ right? But he looks very old. Looks older than Sohaib Malik.
 
Iftikhar and Asif will get badly exposed to the short ball in Australia.

Imagine starc and Co bowling to these clowns
 
topspin said:
Like yourself, I'm disgusted by his presence as an opener in T20Is for Pakistan.

But he's not as bad as Misbah and has his own shots, unlike Iftikhar who is a carbon copy of tuk tuk. For e.g. Rizwan can play the short ball very well relative to other Pakistan batsmen.

Having said that his position as an opener has become untenable because he's been worked out now. All you have to do is bowl on the full and around two or three stumps away from the off-stump to stop him from scoring.

The fact that most Pakistan fans on PP want Rizwan to continue opening the batting shows it's not just our ex-players/coaches who have the 90's mindset.
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The fact that Pakistani fans can’t give a replacement shows they know nothing about cricket and the only one they can come up with is sharjeel who been a flop in national t20, psl and international stage and every single time Rizwan has out performed him. Instead of get rid of this and that. Give a replacement.

The fact Pakistani fans think they have an replacement for him is nothing more then them being deluded.
 
shamaan said:
I was all for Iftikhar to be given a chance before this series but this was beyond pathetic.
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Enough chances ….if the player is under pressure and likes to do Tuktuk .. mind as well call v2 of Tuktuk misbah
 
People tend to forget how Iftikhar sold us down the river against Afghanistan too.

I was fully immersed in that run chase.

-Rizwan and Iftikhar let the run rate climb.

-Shadab joined Iftikhar for a bit and let it climb too, but then Shadab let loose for 2 overs and brought the rr back down to a manageable 7 runs per over

-Iftikhar once again didn’t capitalise on the momentum shifted towards Pakistan through Shadab and played out 2 overs of hardly any addition to the total, and the RR once again climbed towards 10!

*Iftikhar seems to think the best way to win a low scoring chase or any chase for that matter is to take it as deep as possible! He mistimed two chases, not one!
 
Just a few months ago, Shoaib made a video for his youtube channel alongside Misbah where he said Misbah is the most respected guy in Pak cricket. Shoaib doesn't have respect for anyone I guess and Wasim Akram put him in place last year calling him a badtameez insan with no regard for anyone.

On the other hand, Shoaib is a smart guy in terms of attracting followers for his YT channel and making money. Probably makes the most money and views on his YT channel as compared to other Pakistani ex players even though what he says is 90% tripe.

Would also like to add, it seems like a majority of ex players are enjoying bashing the team and want to see it fail. Pretty shambolic stuff proving these guys are not well wishers of Pak cricket.

Regardless of whether we agree with the team selection or not, all the true fans of Pak Cricket would never wish a loss upon our team.
 
Markhor said:
Don't think Misbah could've played the Australian pacers as well as Iftikhar did in the T20 series in 2019. He was our top scorer on a fast Perth track when everyone else was blown away.

However that was 3 years ago and his age fudging is catching up, probably explains his decline.
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Oh man - for how long is Ifti going to live off those couple of innings? 2 innings out of many more dozen failures. That too in a bilateral where Australia started to take them lightly after the pakistans pathetic showing on that tour up to that point.
 
PakEngFan said:
The fact that Pakistani fans can’t give a replacement shows they know nothing about cricket and the only one they can come up with is sharjeel who been a flop in national t20, psl and international stage and every single time Rizwan has out performed him. Instead of get rid of this and that. Give a replacement.

The fact Pakistani fans think they have an replacement for him is nothing more then them being deluded.
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Big words coming from yet another Pakistan fan who can't get the past the 90s mindset. All you do is fantasise about Babar and Rizwan all day and all night.

A very unhealthy obsession that needs to be curbed for your sake especially because it has become apparent that 4 x posts over the last week (all in response to me) have been deleted. Tantrums are not needed. Bleed green and forget about the sweat that comes out of the backside of Babar Azam and Rizwan.
 
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Iftikhar needs to be put out to pasture. He is the biggest age-fudger in Pakistan history (the competition is intense). He is in the same age group as Misbah, Younis and Yousuf.

You can clearly tell that his reflexes have slowed down rapidly. He no longer has the eyes to play at this level.
 
topspin said:
Big words coming from yet another Pakistan fan who can't get the past the 90s mindset. All you do is fantasise about Babar and Rizwan all day and all night.

A very unhealthy obsession that needs to be curbed for your sake especially because it has become apparent that 4 x posts over the last week (all in response to me) have been deleted. Tantrums are not needed. Bleed green and forget about the sweat that comes out of the backside of Babar Azam and Rizwan.
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Can you give us possible replacement. Get rid of both of them now if you have the players. My posts seems to get deleted for no apparent reason it’s got nothing to do with you. I support Pakistan not any individuals. In case you didn’t know I have called for Rizwan to be kicked out of odis so much for being their supporters. Called his last t20 innings as one of the worst t20 innings. Talking about 90s makes sense why you want players like Imad to be your captain and Sharjeel a fixer in the team.

People want them gone so I must be missing some world class players who they can be replaced with. Can you name just 2?
 
Iftikhar surely doesn't deserve to play for Pakistan, given his limited talent, as well as his blatant age fudging.

That being said, Shoaib needs tone down a bit with the disrespect towards Misbah.

Misbah may not be the most talented or destructive batsman, nor was he as flamboyant as Shoaib, but he certainly was 100 times more classy, respectful, and played a big part in rebuilding our reputation we had lost in the spot-fixing debacle.

Unlike Shoaib, he also maximised his limited talent and never tarnished the country's name. Shoaib Actor was always in the news during his playing days, but for the wrong reasons (bans, controversies, drugs,etc..). He is just reinforcing his image as a joker here.

As someone mentionned above, it is becoming quite clear that many of our past "legends" are showing unecessary hate towards the current team for no reason.

Some are not happy with the Babar-Rizwan pair, some are suggesting Shaheen to be rested for the WT20I, some are having a go at the middle order, instead of supporting a team which just reached the semi-final of the previous WT20I, and the Final of the recent Asia Cup.

They are just wishing for the team to fail. It looks like the fact that this team managed to beat India twice in successive tournaments was not well digested by these former "greats" who were well known for wetting their pants whenever they played India in a WC game.

Shoaib Actor obviously experienced it when Sachin man-handled him in the 2003 WC.
 
topspin said:
Big words coming from yet another Pakistan fan who can't get the past the 90s mindset. All you do is fantasise about Babar and Rizwan all day and all night.

A very unhealthy obsession that needs to be curbed for your sake especially because it has become apparent that 4 x posts over the last week (all in response to me) have been deleted. Tantrums are not needed. Bleed green and forget about the sweat that comes out of the backside of Babar Azam and Rizwan.
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[MENTION=154687]PakEngFan[/MENTION] make it number 5. Keep the streak going bro :)
 
Mamoon said:
Iftikhar needs to be put out to pasture. He is the biggest age-fudger in Pakistan history (the competition is intense). He is in the same age group as Misbah, Younis and Yousuf.

You can clearly tell that his reflexes have slowed down rapidly. He no longer has the eyes to play at this level.
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That's too much. He is definitely at least 10 years younger than those you mentioned.

He is like Diego Costa. Looking older than he is.
 
Akhtar (much like many of the posters here) have watched Iftikhar play for one series and suddenly they think they know him. Iftikhar has earned a place in the side (just like Nawaz and Shan Masood) based on numerous consistent performances in domestic. He also had an amazing series last time Pakistan were in Australia.

He deserves a chance to prove himself on something more than the sluggish, dry wickets of UAE...which are completely different from the wickets Pakistan will be playing on in Australia.
 
I thought Misbah was a liability in T20s but this Ifti guy redefines liability.


Completely useless. Trust our team management to give him a 10 year career where he will single handedly lose us countless matches.
 
Didn't Akhtar have Misbah on his channel for an interview a few months ago? He is back to bashing Misbah again. I don't expect anything else from Akhtar.
 
The_KING said:
Didn't Akhtar have Misbah on his channel for an interview a few months ago? He is back to bashing Misbah again. I don't expect anything else from Akhtar.
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Has he personally attacked Misbah?

Misbah has become a brand of slow batting in white ball cricket just like Chris Gayle or Ab Devilliers are the opposite. Shoaib Akhtar the name is a brand that represents elite express pace.

He isn’t personally bashing or attacking anyone!
 
Rana said:
Has he personally attacked Misbah?

Misbah has become a brand of slow batting in white ball cricket just like Chris Gayle or Ab Devilliers are the opposite. Shoaib Akhtar the name is a brand that represents elite express pace.

He isn’t personally bashing or attacking anyone!
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Iftikhar is a limited batsman as is Rizwan. It isn't Misbah's fault that they bat slow. They just don't have the capabilities to bat faster. It is up to the selectors and captain to drop them.
 
The_KING said:
Iftikhar is a limited batsman as is Rizwan. It isn't Misbah's fault that they bat slow. They just don't have the capabilities to bat faster. It is up to the selectors and captain to drop them.
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Don’t get me started.

Misbah opened a T20 in Australia with Imam ul Haq

Misbah gave us the gift of Rizwan
 
Rana said:
Don’t get me started.

Misbah opened a T20 in Australia with Imam ul Haq

Misbah gave us the gift of Rizwan
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And? Misbah isn't in charge anymore. Can't these spineless selectors and captain drop these players?
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Akhtar (much like many of the posters here) have watched Iftikhar play for one series and suddenly they think they know him. Iftikhar has earned a place in the side (just like Nawaz and Shan Masood) based on numerous consistent performances in domestic. He also had an amazing series last time Pakistan were in Australia.

He deserves a chance to prove himself on something more than the sluggish, dry wickets of UAE...which are completely different from the wickets Pakistan will be playing on in Australia.
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Imagine defending a blatant age fudging cricketer who's so bad.
 
The_KING said:
Iftikhar is a limited batsman as is Rizwan. It isn't Misbah's fault that they bat slow. They just don't have the capabilities to bat faster. It is up to the selectors and captain to drop them.
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Even if Rizwan is limited he's done way better than most skilled players in the world.
 
Iftikhar is making a fool of himself and our system!
 
Looking at his stats.

His T20 international numbers are very similar to his domestic T20 numbers - rather average.

Strike rate around 125 and average of around 29.
 
Man Iftikhar looks lost at sea in International cricket, seriously man can't do it at international level at all.
 
Misbah at one point was ranked #1 batter in T20Is. Iftikhar will never achieve something like that
 
This guy was the Man of the Tournament in the National T-20 Cup in 2021. That really tells you the poor quality of that tournament.
 
Savak said:
This guy was the Man of the Tournament in the National T-20 Cup in 2021. That really tells you the poor quality of that tournament.
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He routinely looks like a man among boys in domestic cricket.

His lack of success in internationals is unfortunate but also probably due to the fact his real age might be around 40 or even as high as 45. He doesn't look much younger than Misbah.
 
Cant disagree with Shoaib. fields, bats and in halmet he even looks like a clone of Misbah.
 
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