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Should Imam-ul-Haq have reacted like he did after scoring his 100?

Should Imam-ul-Haq have reacted like he did after scoring his 100?

  • Yes, his reaction was perfectly understandable

    Votes: 30 44.8%

  • No, he should not have reacted in that manner

    Votes: 37 55.2%
  • Total voters
    67
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Imam-ul-Haq with a message for his critics when he reached his century <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a> <a href="https://t.co/OrOFQwGDIw">pic.twitter.com/OrOFQwGDIw</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1088804144431972352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Did he react in the appropriate fashion?
 
I don't mind whatever he does if only he keeps scoring those tons.

The real question being: can he match his performances to the arrogant attitude? Not everyone is Kohli. But I really hope so.
 
Even if he was as good Kohli this kind of reaction wouldn't be warranted
 
Let him be but some people in our media deserve to be humiliated
 
Everyone in the line up is playing for themselves.
 
His arrogance was really over the top. Could have atleast waited for the result of the match.
 
So Media can say whatever they want and belittle Imam in every way possible, but if Imam makes a gesture all hell breaks loose.
 
Ashraful_Rox said:
So Media can say whatever they want and belittle Imam in every way possible, but if Imam makes a gesture all hell breaks loose.
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Exactly. Poor guy - worked hard and can celebrate in the way he wants to.
 
That was a very Kohliesque gesture, nothing wrong in it. Good to see some spark in the younger lot, all we get to see otherwise is defeatist attitude & morose faces like the kaptaan’s.
 
He shouldn't have.
Because firstly it wasnt the best 100,let's be honest. Slow,lots of dot balls,dropped chance especially when the pitch was pretty good as he himself admitted in the post innings interview.
But even though he did convert his start and thats a good thing,sure but if he is not going to be able to replicate this consistently he will face even more backlash as media will now have a grudge against him so he will be under added pressure to perform and that will hurt him only,nobody else.

His performance should have spoken for itself, if it was good enough.no need to go OTT.You haven't just scored a plethora of match winning hundreds consistently anyways,its just one and its good but let it speak for itself.
For his sake i hope he continues to perform.
 
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MenInG said:
Exactly. Poor guy - worked hard and can celebrate in the way he wants to.
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Yea. Let him enjoy. He also is the second fastest to 1000. Immense feat considering the pressure he is put under. Getting a 100 vs Saffers in their own backyard is no mean achievement.
 
I have said it many times, that this guy looks a very decent batsman and has done hardly anything wrong in ODI cricket. Yet people were calling for his head for no real reason.
 
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It shows that the media and public criticism gets to him.

I'm not a big fan of his but let see if he can be consistent in the long run or if he's just a mediocre player. Ironically, didn't get get out soon after the 100?
 
Gotham Cronie said:
Ah yes, I too miss the days of scoring 350+ plus totals and being unbeatable before Imam was in the team.
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they aint returning anytime soon with him being happy scoring a 50 off 70 and then a another 50 off 45 balls if he is lucky
 
rhony said:
Malik did if Pak loses. Run a ball at that stage is nothing
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Fair point. But that doesnt justify Imam going Imran Tahir crazy after scoring 100 off 116 on a track that is made for batting
 
Scoring runs is shutting the media up. Should keep on scoring and no one will question his place.
 
Haven't seen the video of it but from that pic alone it's harmless and okish. At least he didn't flaunt the middle finger.
 
I don't mind the reaction but he has to back up the attitude. In this innings he was dropped at on 53 and even by the end his SR was below par; he should have scored at least 10-15 runs extra. His innings was good but it wasn't enough to shut up his critics the way he may think.
 
Rana said:
Fair point. But that doesnt justify Imam going Imran Tahir crazy after scoring 100 off 116 on a track that is made for batting
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After 203 in the 2nd ODI, can you blame him? His role is to play anchor and he got out trying to hit out. The eventual score was atleast 10 to 15 runs short because of Malik. Imam played his role well
 
A Shehzad-esque ton with a Shehzad-esque celebration to boot.
 
Absolutely! He can celebrate however he likes as long as it is not offensive.

People think they can spew all kinds of garbage but cry when they are at the receiving end.

He played a good innings and deserves to celebrate.

However, I do think he didn't need to say all that in the post innings interview. He could've kept it concise rather than going into details, that just showed that he let the criticism get to him.
 
Snowflake said:
Absolutely! He can celebrate however he likes as long as it is not offensive.

People think they can spew all kinds of garbage but cry when they are at the receiving end.

He played a good innings and deserves to celebrate.

However, I do think he didn't need to say all that in the post innings interview. He could've kept it concise rather than going into details, that just showed that he let the criticism get to him.
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there is a communication issue with some of these players also. Our PCB Media guys do not control this too well
 
I'd rather have such celebrations than shamelessly raising your bat for a mediocre score (after a string of failures) which has absolutely zero value for the team :asad1
 
MenInG said:
there is a communication issue with some of these players also. Our PCB Media guys do not control this too well
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I totally think it was down to communication issue (i.e. not feeling 100% comfortable in English) which lead to him saying more than he should have. He came across as a little childish and bitter.
 
MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Imam-ul-Haq with a message for his critics when he reached his century <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a> <a href="https://t.co/OrOFQwGDIw">pic.twitter.com/OrOFQwGDIw</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1088804144431972352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Did he react in the appropriate fashion?
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oh boy we have another case of a player who thinks he is better than he really is :facepalm:
 
He scored a century and can celebrate however he wants, as long as he does not belittle opposition players or fans.
 
Syed1 said:
A Shehzad-esque ton with a Shehzad-esque celebration to boot.
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Do you think he should have scored 200 in 100 balls?

I think it was a good effort which laid the platform for 300+ plus runs which is never easy to chase against Pak bowling sides.

As for his celebration, kind of normal in sports when a player is criticised relguarly and unfairly in most cases.
 
srh said:
oh boy we have another case of a player who thinks he is better than he really is :facepalm:
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On top of that, he actually doesn't have much clue about the game - I was expecting better intelligence. There was absolutely no reason to silence the crowd (critics), at half way stage.
 
I voted no. Let's see how he scores in next 10 matches/innings and pitches with some bounce in them. Hopefully it won't be followed by 101 runs in all next 10 innings combined. Not saying he should score 50s and 100s in all those innings but hopefully his reaction won't come back and bite him for next few matches :)
 
KingKhanWC said:
Do you think he should have scored 200 in 100 balls?

I think it was a good effort which laid the platform for 300+ plus runs which is never easy to chase against Pak bowling sides.

As for his celebration, kind of normal in sports when a player is criticised relguarly and unfairly in most cases.
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He scored 50 on 71st ball, with 3 boundaries playing entire power play - this was great in 1979 WC, when they used to play 60 overs ODI game. It looks like he recovered in later stages but the game doesn't work like that - he was dropped at 54-55, and had that dolly been taken, this would have been one of the worst ever 50 in ODI. There was absolutely no reason for that sort of gesture when the game is still not won - players should play to win the game for team (read it - should wait for the result before settling scores), today he was playing to put his critics at place which back fired.
 
I think most of the people are angry because he cut the line and was brought into the team. A lot of better(statistically) players deserve chance before him.

He was right in making his point. One thing is for sure to play in such situation and score a big 100 its NOT EASY. I can tell you that he is a tough cookie and that is the only reason I support him in ODIs.
 
Even in here Imam had a lot of critics and I think his innings was a nice slap on their faces. Imam is a good player for us!
 
MMHS said:
He scored 50 on 71st ball, with 3 boundaries playing entire power play - this was great in 1979 WC, when they used to play 60 overs ODI game. It looks like he recovered in later stages but the game doesn't work like that - he was dropped at 54-55, and had that dolly been taken, this would have been one of the worst ever 50 in ODI. There was absolutely no reason for that sort of gesture when the game is still not won - players should play to win the game for team (read it - should wait for the result before settling scores), today he was playing to put his critics at place which back fired.
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If we live by if's and buts all sort of things could be different. His role is bat through, not to slog out early because he is playing for Pakistan not England whose batting is fraglie. If the top order fails then Pakistan struggle to get past 250. Get to 300+ and Pakistan can defend this against anyone if they bowl and field well.

Footballers do such gestures all the time, it's seen as a normal respone after them being criticsed. Whether they lose the match later is irrelevent to their personal success in the moment.:klopp
 
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Plumb said:
I think most of the people are angry because he cut the line and was brought into the team. A lot of better(statistically) players deserve chance before him.

He was right in making his point. One thing is for sure to play in such situation and score a big 100 its NOT EASY. I can tell you that he is a tough cookie and that is the only reason I support him in ODIs.
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I assume 'lot' means at least more than 5? Please list 5 names. Thanks
 
Harmless gesture.

But his approach to ODI batting needs to improve. Similar issues to Amla's 100 in the first ODI.
 
No - because it was a useless knock that cost Pakistan the game. He acted like as if he had won the WC.
 
KingKhanWC said:
If we live by if's and buts all sort of things could be different. His role is bat through, not to slog out early because he is playing for Pakistan not England whose batting is fraglie. If the top order fails then Pakistan struggle to get past 250. Get to 300+ and Pakistan can defend this against anyone if they bowl and field well.

Footballers do such gestures all the time, it's seen as a normal respone after them being criticsed. Whether they lose the match later is irrelevent to their personal success in the moment.:klopp
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POTW, most of the people criticising his knock are clueless or just pure haters because they also don't like Inzi. We post 300+ with Imam playing a crucial knock and he is being criticised rather then the lack of impotency from the bowlers when we set them a platform for once and gave them a cushion
 
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If I was Imam I would be throwing in some very friendly / PG sign language as well, all the fans and media deserve it, he is daring to be great while ya"ll just busy being haters without doing anything productive really, most people who envy others ignorantly are just sad that they can't get of the couch and do something positive. Imam is like a vessel of all their insecurities unfortunately, because in what world would we be insulting someone averaging 60 at a S/R off 80+; that too a 23 year old who is learning on the job
 
If he continues to score, and improves his strike rate, I don't care about his antics at all.

Just shows he's passionate.

But, such emotions and antics look stupid and horrible if you don't back up with performances.

Getting out next ball was shameful. :usman
 
Hawkeye said:
If he continues to score, and improves his strike rate, I don't care about his antics at all.

Just shows he's passionate.

But, such emotions and antics look stupid and horrible if you don't back up with performances.

Getting out next ball was shameful. :usman
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I didn't know he got out on the very next ball :))) That is embarrassing! Haha!
 
Its funny how people get offended is such little things, do you want our players to be a bunch of sissies getting bullied by the big boys in cricket coz tbh anytime any of your player acts a big aggressively, the moral police is out with knives. Honestly guys whoever thinks what he did was wrong should grow a pair and let our boys be a bit more aggressive in their approach, we cannot breed more Shafiqs in our team
 
Imam should know that he is the product of nepotism in the first place..By all this gestures he is trolling the critics . Though the criticism is warranted coz he got into the team without any first class stats..He took a place of a person who might have scored a lot of runs in first class cricket but didnt find a place in the squad in which imam was selected first..Now that he is in the team his aim should be to just get his head down and pile on the runs instead of the stupid gestures to the critics..They ll stop talking if he gets consistent ..Now that the team has lost despite your 100 you have given them a chance to troll you back..Kuch ghante bhi tik paayi tumhari herogiri..
 
shaz619 said:
POTW, most of the people criticising his knock are clueless or just pure haters because they also don't like Inzi. We post 300+ with Imam playing a crucial knock and he is being criticised rather then the lack of impotency from the bowlers when we set them a platform for once and gave them a cushion
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The same people would criticise him if he went hell for leather and scored 30 off 10 but got out. I think it maybe because most people who watch cricket from Asia have never played any sport in a competitive manner. Sportsmen work their backsides off from a young age ,dedicate their time often with their parents in order to become proffesionals. Being the nephew of a former great, the pressure on him has also been immense but once he got his chance, he became the 2nd fastest to 1000 ODI runs, yet people continue to say he is a failure. It's a shame as many so called fans, dont understand the basics of sports or how difficult it is for them.
 
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I don't get the hate. In a team that doesn't score many 300s against top teams, there's a solid opener who is capable of laying a foundation. He has a decent technique and has an SR in the 80s. He and Babar can get the team to 180 in 35 overs and the other players are capable of 120 in the last 15 overs. That is a solid template to score 300 consistently based on the abilities of all the batsmen in the team. His SR was 87 today and he got out trying to up the rate. He did his job

If you want to crib about 350 not being scored, you need to blame others. It's the role of Fakhar Zaman to score runs at a high rate. It is upto Malik to score better than just a run a ball at the death.
 
He is being blamed for the loss when likes of Fakhar and Malik are playing like headless chicken.
 
It was a decent century. He should have stepped on the gas pedal after 35th over. But he never did. He could have easily scored 130 runs in the same number of balls.
 
It was a good innings. He's young, has a lot to learn, the century means a lot to him. Let him react however he wants. It shows he's got some fire inside the belly and wants to respond strongly to the critics with the bat. Don't have any problem whatsoever with the celebration.

Hope he continues to score consistently for us.
 
Pakistani batsman mentality summed up in one line:

Scores 50, my job is done. Scores a 100, im untouchable!

No desire to move on and make bigger scores, rather, start throwing bat at everything.
 
Immature but being a young kid who is subjected to so much abuse from his countrymen in such an early stage of his career, I will give him some leeway.
 
Let your bat do the talking young man.

No need for this.
 
Absolutely non-story. You can't feel the emotion and pressure he has felt and it must have felt great to get to that 100, in SA with a large crowd. A bit of emotion came out, as would for any person. It didn't hurt anyone, it wasn't disrespectful. Let the man be. No need to make a mountain of a mole hill. If you have a problem with this, then you also better have a problem with the ridiculous Imad Wasim wicket celebrations, the push-ups in England etc.

It's great to see our players have some emotion. It has been sorely lacking for a while. Give the players some room to breathe once in a while.
 
I dont have a problem with what he said, and I don't think fans should

But Imam himself should hold himself to a higher standard. A century is good, but its not like he won the WC. Raise the bar on your goals
 
MMHS said:
He scored 50 on 71st ball, with 3 boundaries playing entire power play - this was great in 1979 WC, when they used to play 60 overs ODI game. It looks like he recovered in later stages but the game doesn't work like that - he was dropped at 54-55, and had that dolly been taken, this would have been one of the worst ever 50 in ODI. There was absolutely no reason for that sort of gesture when the game is still not won - players should play to win the game for team (read it - should wait for the result before settling scores), today he was playing to put his critics at place which back fired.
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you do know that if it wasn't for him pakistan would have collapsed?
 
Excellent century but that is where it stops. Immature reaction if you ask me. To me it seems like he lets the haters get the best of himself. He will fail in many matches, the haters will hit back even harder. Haters gonna hate, if you let them in your head, you will fail. Simple as that.
 
Cheetah99 said:
Its funny how people get offended is such little things, do you want our players to be a bunch of sissies getting bullied by the big boys in cricket coz tbh anytime any of your player acts a big aggressively, the moral police is out with knives. Honestly guys whoever thinks what he did was wrong should grow a pair and let our boys be a bit more aggressive in their approach, we cannot breed more Shafiqs in our team
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I agree. Posters criticizing the celebration are just a reflection of the meek nature Pakistanis have evolved, or should I say regressed, into. I guess insecurity rubs off from one another.
 
Stinking attitude to be calling out haters on twitter after his team lost the game. There was no need for any further comments especially when the Tom came in a losing cause.
 
I don't see anything wrong , if you ever happened to watch geo super in the last few months then you would know how venomous the media had been against him especially yahya hussaini. They are sportsmen and only certain amount of criticism is warranted but when you design your whole programs just to bash a young player and his uncle then it too gets to the nerves of the players. Criticism on a player should be on his game but the media with the agenda has no limits at all. Its true that with each failure now that certain part of media will come after him but I guess Imam should be ready for this and keeps performing.
 
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