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[VIDEO] Faheem Ashraf - The all-rounder Pakistan has waited for?

One match and his fans go loopy.

Where was this performance against top teams in Pakistan colours ?

Against nonminnows in ODIs, he averages 13 with the bat and a lamentable 53 with the ball !
 
Markhor said:
One match and his fans go loopy.

Where was this performance against top teams in Pakistan colours ?

Against nonminnows in ODIs, he averages 13 with the bat and a lamentable 53 with the ball !
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exactly this, he is great for t20 leagues but internationally he needs a lot of work.. maybe not international quality at all
 
Still feel that Amir Yamin has more to add than Faheem. Especially with the bat.

Sad part being that Mickey has seen Amir Yamin for a month now and yet looks more impressed with Faheem.

It doesn't matter in T20's but in ODI's Amir Yamin can be that useful nr 8 in the last 10 overs alongside his bowling.
 
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Markhor said:
One match and his fans go loopy.

Where was this performance against top teams in Pakistan colours ?

Against nonminnows in ODIs, he averages 13 with the bat and a lamentable 53 with the ball !
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You seem particularly grumpy these days. Everything okay?
 
Haa done nothing with the bat for 2 years now Just a bowler
 
Markhor said:
I've always been grumpy on Faheem Ashraf. Fed up of bits and pieces !
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Perhaps, but most of your recent posts have been decidedly pessimistic. Please don't join the down and out brigade. :inzi2
 
Markhor said:
One match and his fans go loopy.

Where was this performance against top teams in Pakistan colours ?

Against nonminnows in ODIs, he averages 13 with the bat and a lamentable 53 with the ball !
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His test record isn't that bad. Give him some time.
 
Why is faheem slotted in at six, if he is just a "bowler" for the coach

Mickey during the SA series said that faheem is not an all-rounder but merely a specialist bowler. So my question is why is he slotted in at six ahead of the batsmen/keeper and a decent all-rounder?? Strange tactics.
 
Sher Khan said:
Mickey during the SA series said that faheem is not an all-rounder but merely a specialist bowler. So my question is why is he slotted in at six ahead of the batsmen/keeper and a decent all-rounder?? Strange tactics.
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It is not that difficult to understand what team management is trying to do.trying different combination with different players.

Fahim is being given last chance before worldcup. If he don't perform at six while batting it will cost him his exclusion from worldcup.
 
The Faheeminator being pushed to do well.

Unfortunately even after 2 years he hasn't shown even somewhat of an innings.
 
Mediocre player and theres only room in team for either him or Imad going forward and Imad right now is miles ahead in all departments as a player compared to Fahim.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Mediocre player and theres only room in team for either him or Imad going forward and Imad right now is miles ahead in all departments as a player compared to Fahim.
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Imad is clean hitter and a dangerous bowlers against most teams with his sliders. Only his fitness and fielding are an issue.

Imad > Faheem.
 
Calling this guy an all-rounder at the moment is very generous.

Clueless with the bat once again today.
 
He's a faux all-rounder. Mediocre with the bat and mediocre with the ball.
 
He is a gully level player who got lucky via PSL. This guy needs to be dropped permanently.
 
Just because he hit two sixes today doesn't make him an all rounder.
 
10 an over today

3-30-1

I have to say I'm a bit worried about this lad.
 
Another player like Imam who got selected because of his connections.

At least Imam has taken his opportunity with both hands
 
Faheem has no connections that would allow him to be picked so regularly. Micky Arthur has invested a lot of time in shadab, Faheem and feel they can bring a balance to the team . Faheem’s bowling is fine. His batting however Is lacklustre. I do however feel a break through innings with the bat is not far off .

He scored 11 of 4 today but he came with 3 overs left .
 
Chokli said:
Another player like Imam who got selected because of his connections.

At least Imam has taken his opportunity with both hands
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Which connections does Faheem have? Just curious
 
topspin said:
Which connections does Faheem have? Just curious
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Probably in some relation to Inzamam.

There was no way Faheem would have gotten selected back in 2017 on merit... Still doesn't make the team on merit.
 
Faheem has turned out to a decent bowler.

Please can we remove this all rounder tag?
 
Tbh Amir is at par with Faheem batting wise. We don't call Amir an all rounder so don't see why Faheem is called an all rounder. He's a bowler who can bat a bit.
 
Imad has the all rounder-spot. Not good enough in any facet is Faheem, rather have a specialist bowler or batsman over him.
 
Faheem is useless. Not good enough with ball or bat. No idea how such a less than mediocre player was selected.

The talks comparing him to Razzaq are laughable. He is a poor mans Anwar Ali.
 
Ilan Bluestone said:
Faheem is useless. Not good enough with ball or bat. No idea how such a less than mediocre player was selected.

The talks comparing him to Razzaq are laughable. He is a poor mans Anwar Ali.
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There is no comparison here with Abdul Razzak or even Azhar Mahmood. Both were leagues ahead of Faheem. It is not to be forgotten that Razzak made his debut as a 17 year old and at the age of 20 he was winning games for Pakistan in the World Cup. He was batting at number 3 as well in the world cup. Azhar was scoring hundreds against a South African bowling attack of Pollock, Donald, Kallis and Schutlz at the age of 22. What has Faheem done so far?
 
Faheem is a bowler. A decent one. Can swing the new ball and bowl good variations. A good comparison as a bowler would be phehlukwayo.

However, Faheem is not an allrounders. Regarding his batting, he is at best as good as Dale Steyn.
 
not sure what people are onto. At least the guy doesn't waste any balls. He just gave you 11 runs from 4 balls which is a big bonus considering the players who were to come after him weren't any better.
 
badsha001 said:
not sure what people are onto. At least the guy doesn't waste any balls. He just gave you 11 runs from 4 balls which is a big bonus considering the players who were to come after him weren't any better.
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Today I learned 11 off 4 balls is what defines an all rounder.
 
giri26 said:
There is no comparison here with Abdul Razzak or even Azhar Mahmood. Both were leagues ahead of Faheem. It is not to be forgotten that Razzak made his debut as a 17 year old and at the age of 20 he was winning games for Pakistan in the World Cup. He was batting at number 3 as well in the world cup. Azhar was scoring hundreds against a South African bowling attack of Pollock, Donald, Kallis and Schutlz at the age of 22. What has Faheem done so far?
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I actually have no idea what the obsession is. I would rather have a full time bat or bowler, he is not pushing you one way or the other on either side.
 
Chokli said:
And that's saying something
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Sad, but true.

Anwar Ali, not that I think he belongs on the team, still has some match winning performances, the most memorable being on debut where he scored 40 and got two wickets against SA.

Ashraf has had a couple of okay matches, but nothing to really get excited about. His power is overrated for a supposed pinch hitter he has an 81 SR, near same as Imam (80), and our slow innings builder Babar Azam has 84.

I don't really rate this pre-series against England with this county squad, same with all other performances, they are a mediocre squad.

He needs to show something this ODI series, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
 
I love how certain fans on here have set the benchmark so high here, so much so they actually believe Faheem is a decent bowler :))

He's been nothing but a minnow basher and the stats prove that! He doesn't have the penetration to take wickets, after all the lower sides he's played against his wickets per game is still <1. The top 5 sides will cart his bowling around because it's so mediocre.

Last year it started with Faheem > Pandya (as an all rounder). This year's flavour of delusion is his "decent bowling".

So what's next year's so-called accomplishment? Scoring double digit runs at an average of under 20?

[MENTION=147429]Chokli[/MENTION] I'm also starting to suspect how well connected he could be. After all selecting him is no worse than choosing Anwar Ali who is a far better lower order hitter, even though he's a bit of a legside hack.
 
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badsha001 said:
not sure what people are onto. At least the guy doesn't waste any balls. He just gave you 11 runs from 4 balls which is a big bonus considering the players who were to come after him weren't any better.
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So we should settle for a bits and pieces cricketer?
 
Faheem is a good 5th bowler but unfortunately his batting is not good enough for him to be an all-rounder at the highest level. When you have Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim, why do you need Faheem?
 
Gullycricket said:
Amir should replace him for WC.
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Shocking to see this guy getting picked over Amir lol Amir can stick around as well as this guy with bat. Infact helped Pakistan qualify for knockout in CT. Amir is a bankable miserly bowler to have even without wickets.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Shocking to see this guy getting picked over Amir lol Amir can stick around as well as this guy with bat. Infact helped Pakistan qualify for knockout in CT. Amir is a bankable miserly bowler to have even without wickets.
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Yeah cant understand his utility.We already have Hasan who can tonk a few and recently scored a 50 against SA.
 
Looked good in batting for a short while but his bowling is what we need today vs England in T20I
 
Teams are going to target him when he bowls.

At the moment he's the weak link in Pakistan's bowling.
 
I HATE that we've invested two years in this club cricketer. But Pakistan don't accept they've made a failed investment until it's far too late - we still persist with Asad Shafiq.
 
At this rate, he is the pace-bowler who could be dropped from the World Cup squad.

I know Mickey likes him and he supposedly can bat, but he looks very ordinary at the moment.
 
Faheem is in the team for being an "allrounder" , yes he is equally useless both in bowling and batting.

On a side note, Harris Sohail is the worst fielder in international cricket ATM, but played a good knock today.
 
Eoin Morgan after the match confirming that they had deliberately targeted Faheem Ashraf.
 
Saj said:
Eoin Morgan after the match confirming that they had deliberately targeted Faheem Ashraf.
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Targeting pakistan's best phast t20 bowler. Lol.
Would never hear them saying that they deliberately targeted Bumrah.
Tbh it is just WRONG to compare Faheem with Bumrah. Sorry.
 
Ronaldo7 said:
Targeting pakistan's best phast t20 bowler. Lol.
Would never hear them saying that they deliberately targeted Bumrah.
Tbh it is just WRONG to compare Faheem with Bumrah. Sorry.
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Thats OK , we have compared Shehzad with Tendulkar and Umar Akmal with Kohli in the past, nothing wrong with that, just funny.
 
No one listened. It was clear from day one that he is not good enough.
 
Faheem is neither a batsman, or a bowler. So he is an all-rounder.

Aamir is out because he can't take wickets. Shinwari is out because he takes wickets but sprays the ball around. But Faheem is in because he is an 'all-rounder'.
 
Saj said:
Teams are going to target him when he bowls.

At the moment he's the weak link in Pakistan's bowling.
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I Agree with you Saj. He's the weak link. He doesn't offer any variable in his bowling , One dimension bowler. He's batting chances will come occasionally even there he's not performing.
 
Ronaldo7 said:
You know you're performing s**t when your only fan can't be asked to defend you.
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On a serious note how does Faheem Ashraf always get into the side? He offers nothing, very average bowler, hit and miss with the the bat. He must be one of the poorest all rounded out there to have played this many games. This is not me over reacting too, I have been saying this for a while now
 
BoomBoomAfridi said:
On a serious note how does Faheem Ashraf always get into the side? He offers nothing, very average bowler, hit and miss with the the bat. He must be one of the poorest all rounded out there to have played this many games. This is not me over reacting too, I have been saying this for a while now
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because he's convinced everyone that he is an all rounder.
 
BoomBoomAfridi said:
On a serious note how does Faheem Ashraf always get into the side? He offers nothing, very average bowler, hit and miss with the the bat. He must be one of the poorest all rounded out there to have played this many games. This is not me over reacting too, I have been saying this for a while now
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The next klusener according to some intelligent individual. His bowling is mediocre, his batting is no.10/11 level. I'm actually don't care that we lost his match. I'm just happy that Rana is getting exposed alas Mickey won't care. He will still select him.
 
Can't believe a player becomes an international team's first choice just coz he scored 70 in a practice match against a minnow on a ground which has 40 metre boundaries. Just pakistani things.
 
Ronaldo7 said:
The next klusener according to some intelligent individual. His bowling is mediocre, his batting is no.10/11 level. I'm actually don't care that we lost his match. I'm just happy that Rana is getting exposed alas Mickey won't care. He will still select him.
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I actually don't care***
 
Mamoon said:
No one listened. It was clear from day one that he is not good enough.
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Sir, Don't you think he is being pushed hard by Mickey Arthur to be like Abdul Razzaq who was the last perfect all rounder Pak had.
 
babajee said:
His miserly bowling was the only reason I kept supporting him and had faith he would come good.
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Use Babar azam's photo as your profile pic as least you can defend him when he gets criticised.
 
Earlier in the year - Babajee: Good enough to make most sides as a second pacer.
 
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