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

Continues to be underwhelming. One six and then out. Expensive with the ball too.
 
The Viper said:
Continues to be underwhelming. One six and then out. Expensive with the ball too.
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Faheem Ashraf's bowling economy rate in T20Is outside Asia (where the pitches generally are true) is 8.73. If you exclude match vs Scotland and Zimbabwe, the economy rate in 26.5 overs is 10.06!
 
Ronaldo7 said:
Faheem Ashraf's bowling economy rate in T20Is outside Asia (where the pitches generally are true) is 8.73. If you exclude match vs Scotland and Zimbabwe, the economy rate in 26.5 overs is 10.06!
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Minnow basher in both LOI formats. Needs to be booted out.
 
Let’s wait till the end of the ODIs and judge his bowling.

And who knows he may fire with the bat on the true English pitches?


On a side note I really don’t like his new hairstyle.
 
Problem is we dont have many pace bowling all rounders available
 
Titan24 said:
Problem is we dont have many pace bowling all rounders available
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If we don't have the pace bowling all rounders of international standard then don't play them.

We may as well play our best three fast bowlers and two spinners (Imad and Shadab or Imad and Hafeez). Why play all rounders for the sake of it ?
 
Markhor said:
If we don't have the pace bowling all rounders of international standard then don't play them.

We may as well play our best three fast bowlers and two spinners (Imad and Shadab or Imad and Hafeez). Why play all rounders for the sake of it ?
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I agree. Shadab gives bit of batting depth, with him not available they played Faheem for that extra bit of batting.
 
I’ve said it from day 1. He is a gully level player, not even domestic level. I just don't understand how he has been in the team for over 2 years. This guy is a total failure. He can’t bat at all. Bowling is mediocre also. But Mickey likes him. Faheem and Asif will destroy Pak more than the opposition.
 
Faheem Ashraf's bowling economy rate in T20Is outside Asia (where the pitches generally are true) is 8.73. If you exclude match vs Scotland and Zimbabwe, the economy rate in 26.5 overs is 10.06!
 
Faheem Ashraf - One of Pakistan's worst cricketers

This guy has been consistently getting smashed by top teams. On top of that, he can’t even middle a ball. Shows how clueless Pakistan is. No meritocracy whatsoever. Sarfraz is a coward captain and Mickey and Azhar love Faheem because he has swag.
 
In 20 ODIs:

Bat: average of 13. 2 at a SR of 81.
Bowl: 19 wickets at average of 31.5.
 
saeedhk said:
In 20 ODIs:

Bat: average of 13. 2 at a SR of 81.
Bowl: 19 wickets at average of 31.5.
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That bowling average is increased by minnows.

He's even worse than that.

Probably the worst cricketer ever to play for us
 
I know we don’t have many all rounder options but I’d much rather have a specialist batsmen or bowler than this nothing all rounder
 
adzzy786 said:
I know we don’t have many all rounder options but I’d much rather have a specialist batsmen or bowler than this nothing all rounder
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We don't have any specialist batsmen currently in the batting line up, where would you find a spare?

As for bowlers, they are all pretty mediocre from what I've seen. Which one would you play instead?
 
It will be better to play replace Faheem with Hasnain.Faheem will not score many runs and he is not a top class bowler.At least with Hasnain there is a chance he will take wickets or restrict runs.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Faheem Ashraf's bowling in his last 7 ODIs:<br><br>Wickets 1<br>Runs conceded 304<br>Overs 55.5<br>Average 304<br>Strike-rate 335<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1127210491858882561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Pathetic pathetic cricketer..... thank you corrupt Inzi :inzi2
 
Why are we bashing faheem?? He didn’t bowl any worse than our two star fast bowlers... they were all taken to the cleaners.. people just need excuse to bash players they don’t like.
 
Somebody . . PLEASE . . for Gods sake . . ask the team management the following question:

1 ODI innings where he has had an impact with the ball in teh last year . . or even over his career . . ONE!

1 ODI innings where he has had an impact with the bat in his career . . ONE please??!?!

ANd he is opening the freaking bowling?? What is the team management expecting?

Surely, they can't be this daft . . him being in the XI is an insult to cricket in Pakistan!! Absolutely incredible!!
 
Faheem needs a reality check instead of a new hairstyle and new chain.

Wannabe rapper. :facepalm:
 
I don't think anyone waited for him, there are plenty of players like him available playing on streets of Pakistan. We can try anyone of them, so there wasn't any wait but yet for some reason Inzi and Mickey decided to stick with him to this extent that he is an automatic selection for World Cup.
 
Stewie said:
Why are we bashing faheem?? He didn’t bowl any worse than our two star fast bowlers... they were all taken to the cleaners.. people just need excuse to bash players they don’t like.
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Bhai, we bash Faheem because he is supposed to be an “All-Rounder”, but he has not delivered at all with the bat. To all of his fans, if he can’t bat, he shouldn’t be on the team because his bowling alone isn’t something that should solely justify his spot in the team.
 
Misbah today:

"In all-rounders, we have Aamer Yamin, Faheem Ashraf and Amad Butt. These are 3 players who can be developed. In back to back series, it's difficult for us to fit them in the team. We are working on Faheem's batting, he has played some good innings but doesn't have consistency in his batting. My concept of an all-rounder is one who makes his spot in the team on the basis of one aspect. He should make the team on his batting or bowling and the other facet is an extra advantage. Wahab Riaz has this advantage, he can come into the team as a bowler and he can make 15-20 runs in crucial situations. So these players will need to be better in at least any one department. We are working on them and let's see what happens"
 
Gets a chance to play in the PakvSL T20I series in Pakistan in 1st T20I
 
As always, a mediocre bowler who plays as an allrounder. His batting is as good as Chris Martin. He must have some serious connections within the PCB.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Faheem Ashraf's struggles with the ball in T20Is in 2019:<br><br>v Sri Lanka 3-31-0<br>v England 3.2-43-0<br>v South Africa 4-38-2<br>v South Africa 3-36-1<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvSL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvSL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1180500089820848129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Sarfaraz speaking to the media tonight:

"Faheem Ashraf is being developed as an all-rounder, he's made a comeback in the side and there is always room for improvement - Inshallah all these guys have done well for Pakistan and will keep on doing well"
 
Rather just play Hasan Ali. He's 10 times better with the bat and on his worst day will be as bad as Faheem usually is with the ball.
 
MenInG said:
Sarfaraz speaking to the media tonight:

"Faheem Ashraf is being developed as an all-rounder, he's made a comeback in the side and there is always room for improvement - Inshallah all these guys have done well for Pakistan and will keep on doing well"
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Developed?

Nothing is developing with Faheem. His game is going downhill fast. His bowling is nothing, his fielding ordinary and his batting is terrible.
 
He is being “developed” since 2016. Pakistan simply identified the wrong player and there is no point in making things worse. Just drop him from all formats immediately.
 
Part of the “Superstar Squad” that’s been failing regularly for quite some time now.
 
Ammad Butt and Aamer Yamin must be wondering what on earth they have done wrong.
 
I cannot stand to see him in the squad.

I am guessing he bats like Lance Kluesener and bowls like Imran Khan in the bets, but gosh he has been very poor when it matters most in the middle
 
Faheem is poor man's Abdul Razzaq. He has been disappointing. Pakistan haven't had a proper pace all-rounder in a while.
 
Mamoon said:
He is being “developed” since 2016. Pakistan simply identified the wrong player and there is no point in making things worse. Just drop him from all formats immediately.
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Aamer Yamin was never given a proper go. In the limited chances he got, he showed more promise with the bat than faheem. His bowling is ordinary, but he seems like a hard working guy keen to improve and grab his chances unlike faheem.

Yamin averages 40 plus with a strike rate of 80 in first class cricket and deserves a go in the trip down under for the two tests ahead of faheem.
 
MenInG said:
Sarfaraz speaking to the media tonight:

"Faheem Ashraf is being developed as an all-rounder, he's made a comeback in the side and there is always room for improvement - Inshallah all these guys have done well for Pakistan and will keep on doing well"
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Lol. “Have doe well for Pakistan and will keep on doing well”. Shows how clueless our think tank is. The thing now, Pakistan simply invested in the wrong man. Now that they have wasted 3 years in this guy, they don’t want to make all that time and money go to absolute waste. So they are just waiting for Faheem to click just to justify their 3 year investment. This guy has been rubbish wince day 1 but we will see him playing for Pakistan. Also, another reason is because he is one of the three ‘Young Swagsters’ in Pakistan team. All of whom have been ordinary with Faheem being the worst. In simple words, this guy is undroppable.
 
I remember how they gave him chances against Australia and Mickey was so frustrated and done with him.Now Misbah thinks he can reinvent the wheel.When will these guys understand
 
Can someone PLEASE for God’s sake explain to me how a guy like Faheem has been opening the bowling for us? It just kills me and I lose all hope in Pakistan cricket
 
If you bowl 135k+ and look like a decent batsmen as well than you are dead certain to play for pakistan for at least a decade irrespective of what you actually do. Same applies for 145k+ pace bowlers.
 
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Sher Khan said:
Aamer Yamin was never given a proper go. In the limited chances he got, he showed more promise with the bat than faheem. His bowling is ordinary, but he seems like a hard working guy keen to improve and grab his chances unlike faheem.

Yamin averages 40 plus with a strike rate of 80 in first class cricket and deserves a go in the trip down under for the two tests ahead of faheem.
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To add, Yamin's bowling isn't ordinary. He bowls a good new ball and actually one of the few we have who can swing it
 
ARK Rafay said:
To add, Yamin's bowling isn't ordinary. He bowls a good new ball and actually one of the few we have who can swing it
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We need three front line pacers and a pacer who gets through over in Aus and Yamin is the perfect candidate. His batting is his strength and is good enough to get ahead of Shafiq. His FC batting stats are pretty good, especially considering the pitches he would have had to bat on. His bowling stats are also uite good. His bowling average is 1 better than Faheem and batting average is 7 better than Faheem with an excellent strike rate. It is really beyond me how Faheem got in to the test side ahead of him.

Faheem makes 60 against Bangladesh in a warm up one dayer and gets into the test team, brilliant stuff from Inzi.
 
Misbah explaining why he was not considered for the Australia tour

"(Faheem dropped) In this series we're given preference to specialists, even in T20s. Pacy and young bowlers have been preferred due to their energy and we are trying to have an aggressive lineup in bowling so that we can give as good as we get"
 
Faheem paying the price for his poor form. Has got to get good scores under his belt
 
He needs to work on all aspects of his cricket.

Average bowler these days, non-existant batsman and below average fielder.
 
Saj said:
He needs to work on all aspects of his cricket.

Average bowler these days, non-existant batsman and below average fielder.
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Faheem Ashraf stocks are at an all-time right now after the Australia series.
 
Saj said:
He needs to work on all aspects of his cricket.

Average bowler these days, non-existant batsman and below average fielder.
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Do we agree that he is a Number 8 batsman who outside Asia is a fourth seamer and in Asia is a third seamer?

This is his red ball record:

4 Tests, all outside Asia
138 runs at 23.00
11 wickets at 26.09.

I am the first to say that he needs to do a lot of work on his batting.

I'm also the first to say that at his height, I'm surprised that he has had so much success as a Test bowler.

But he adds great balance to the Pakistan Test team. Watching Shaheen Shah Afridi come in at Number 9 in the Test series in Australia just highlighted how crucial Shadab Khan at 7 and Faheem Ashraf at 8 really are.
 
Junaids said:
Do we agree that he is a Number 8 batsman who outside Asia is a fourth seamer and in Asia is a third seamer?
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Clearly Saj doesn't rate him. The words average, non-existent, and below-average might have a clue hidden in them.

Saj said:
He needs to work on all aspects of his cricket.

Average bowler these days, non-existant batsman and below average fielder.
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I don’t understand why people are discounting him as a red ball player on the basis of white ball performances.

It’s not the same game: ask Finch or Guptill or Hales or Narine or Imran Tahir!
 
Abdullah719 said:
Faheem back from rehab and bowling well in the QEA final. 3/15 after 5 overs.
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He’s actually a far better bowler than Musa Khan or the 2019 Imran Khan.

He should be a fixture in the Test team at 8, straight after Shadab Khan.
 
5fer for Faheem Ashraf in the 1st innings of the QeA Final vs CP
 
Junaids said:
He’s actually a far better bowler than Musa Khan or the 2019 Imran Khan.

He should be a fixture in the Test team at 8, straight after Shadab Khan.
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8 is too early for him. Doesn't have a clue on how to build an innings. He needs to improve before being drafted back into the team.

Shadab will be played by default in the near future, but even his batting has gone downhill in the past year or so.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
A destitute man's Hardik pandya and that's being generous to faheem.
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With a white ball, maybe.

Here are their respective Test records:

BATTING
Hardik Pandya 532 runs in 11 Tests at 31.29
Faheem Ashraf 138 runs in 4 Tests at 23.00

BOWLING
Hardik Pandya 17 wickets in 11 Tests at 31.05
Faheem Ashraf 11 wickets in 4 Tests at 26.09

On that basis, there's not a huge difference: Pandya is a better batsman but Faheem is a better bowler.

Pandya would be a decent Number 6 or 7 in SENA, whereas Faheem would be more of a Number 8.
 
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Usman Chadda said:
While Faheem is trash, Pandya is no better. Indians really like to over-rate Pandya and Rahul.
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Nobody apart from ATG’s consistently takes 4 or more wickets per Test outside Asia.

So you need five bowlers to win Tests in SENA.

And that’s where Faheem and Pandya come in.
 
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