[VIDEO] Imad Wasim not respecting Shadab Khan's captaincy?

[Major]

Hafeez: "Kyun janney diya ussey"
"Kya attitude hai ...? "

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[Major]

Hafeez is a senior player. Plays under bunch of juniors, yet he respects them and has a very positive attitude.

And here we have the likes of Imad Waseem who after playing couple of games and winning against Afghanistan think they are above the game.

Drop them, than they start bashing others

 

[Rana]

What do you expect when you have a complete lack of leaders in the dressing room?

-Players behaving like Christiano Ronaldos
-Fielders extremely casual and not ashamed of midfields and drop catches
-Shadab Khan behaving like Tupac All Eyz On Me and then channeling his inner Shah Rukh Khan.


Imad Wasim is the rightful leader and captain.

 

[Titan24]

Not sure what happened here and why Imad left the field. They are playing for national team and any issues should be left out of the field.

 

[Rana]

You’ve got to feel for Imad

Here is a man who has put his medical degree on hold to represent his country. His wife is also a doctor in training I believe. Clearly, one of the very few in the current set up who is well educated and with a thinking brain on his head.

To top that off, he is one of the most reputable T20 players from Pakistan and can land a T20 contract nearly anywhere besides India due to political tensions. And above all of this, he just lead his Franchise to a dominating PSL win. This PSL was easily the toughest and most competitive in all of the previous competitions.

For him to be continually sidelined from captaincy and instead picking year 10 school drop outs like Babar and Shadab as captains for the format must really be painful.

 

[Savak]

I am glad Hafeez is mentoring Shadab right here. Ultimately the captain on the field is the boss and runs the team. Hafeez was reminding Shadab about this.

 

[Shazzam]

Shadab is not even the real captain its Misbah.

 

[Savak]

You’ve got to feel for Imad

Here is a man who has put his medical degree on hold to represent his country. His wife is also a doctor in training I believe. Clearly, one of the very few in the current set up who is well educated and with a thinking brain on his head.

To top that off, he is one of the most reputable T20 players from Pakistan and can land a T20 contract nearly anywhere besides India due to political tensions. And above all of this, he just lead his Franchise to a dominating PSL win. This PSL was easily the toughest and most competitive in all of the previous competitions.

For him to be continually sidelined from captaincy and instead picking year 10 school drop outs like Babar and Shadab as captains for the format must really be painful.

There is nothing to feel for. Shadab has shown good leadership qualities in the PSL and the Domestic T-20 League. In fact Northern's fortunes changed for the worst when Imad replaced Shadab as captain. For the record even Shadab is in high demand in T-20 leagues around the world.

 

[Rana]

One of the things I believe that must have ticked him off is the poor fielding efforts of some players. He was livid with someone for a misfield 4 (can’t remember who but it could have been Rauf).

 

[FreePalestine]

What actually happened here? Why did Imad leave the field?

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

One must respect the captain on the field - otherwise it harms team unity.

Can't throw your toys out of the pram because you are not given what you think is your due.

If Imad didn't inform Shadab before walking off, that is unacceptable.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

It had nothing to do with Shadab Khan, people are just trying to create controversy out of everything.



Haris Rauf’s misfield went for a 4 snd Imad was p*ssed. End of.

 

[Saj]

What's the problem here?

What's Imad done wrong?

 

[RickyG]

What do you expect when you have a complete lack of leaders in the dressing room?

-Players behaving like Christiano Ronaldos
-Fielders extremely casual and not ashamed of midfields and drop catches
-Shadab Khan behaving like Tupac All Eyz On Me and then channeling his inner Shah Rukh Khan.


Imad Wasim is the rightful leader and captain.

I rate Imad very highly as a cricketer and I've said this on numerous occasions.

But I don't rate his attitude. He has a prima donna attitude, doesn't work hard and has no actual desire. He is smart because he wants to earn the most amount of money with the least amount of effort. He should've broken into the test team and batting in the top 5 in limited overs but he doesn't want.

Imad would turn down test captaincy if it was offered because it would be too much scrutiny and prevent him from playing in leagues.

 

[Ahmed216]

Always amazes me how highly people rate Imad on this forum. Has had a very dull career so far with no memorable performances

 

[Rana]

There is nothing to feel for. Shadab has shown good leadership qualities in the PSL and the Domestic T-20 League. In fact Northern's fortunes changed for the worst when Imad replaced Shadab as captain. For the record even Shadab is in high demand in T-20 leagues around the world.

But there is a gulf of quality and imposing of one’s personality on the team. What exactly is Shadab’s personality and how did he impose it on this team in the last 3 T20i? The guy is a Gun fielder himself but his team produced one of the worst displays as a fielding side in the history of PCB on this tour. It was absolutely horrendous, there is no ignoring this.

Imad has every right to be ticked off when you have 4-5 passengers in the field and a management/board that is applying medieval tactics.

 

[Yk313]

What the hell was this?

 

[waleed88]

It had nothing to do with Shadab Khan, people are just trying to create controversy out of everything.

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Haris Rauf’s misfield went for a 4 snd Imad was p*ssed. End of.

Does that mean he gets to go off whenever he wants? I think the match was almost over he couldn't wait 5 minutes to hop off? Its a frikkin t20 not 5 day cricket.

 

[Slim]

Hafeez is a such a top lad, showing his class yet again. Hes an ex captain, a better player than these both jobbers yet respects the position of captaincy. Imad is being clearly passive aggressive - probably thinks hes being wronged by not getting the captaincy. The level of entitlement is just amazing lol

I would personally prefer Imad as captain over Shadab too, but its not like these both are some world class players.

 

[CleverSir]

Does that mean he gets to go off whenever he wants? I think the match was almost over he couldn't wait 5 minutes to hop off? Its a frikkin t20 not 5 day cricket.

What it means is that in a match where they were losing and losing the series emotions got hot and words were said. This kind of thing happens in every team at every level. Just think back to your own days of playing on the streets, happens there too.

People need to relax and not make controversies out of every little thing that happens. We are our own players worst enemies. We scrutinize every little thing. In another thread people were bashing the players about being "rude to the host" based on a small video clip of them at the dinner. All that does is antagonize the players minds. They're humans. Let them be human not robots with perfect algorithms.

 

[Maher96]

Best thing to do was send him off the pitch.

He was totally frustrated with the team not being able to compete at all.

Remember we sent Shadab,faheem kushdil ahead of ifti and Imad in all the games.

Took away Imad power play strength away.

And seemed to have very little to no plan.

Worse of them all Rizwan nearly got a hundred. Don’t think he will ever be dropped.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Does that mean he gets to go off whenever he wants? I think the match was almost over he couldn't wait 5 minutes to hop off? Its a frikkin t20 not 5 day cricket.

When you’re in the team as an all rounder and you’re not scoring with the bat then the last thing you want is being expensive with your bowling. His fielders couldn’t support him, he wasn’t picking up wickets, all these things lead to frustration.

We’re all humans, him going off the pitch has no effect on the game.

What annoys me is that people are blaming Shadab when they don’t even know the full story, it’s as if they were standing in the ground with the players.

 

[Giannis]

Imad needs to be humbled.

 

[hitthestump]

You’ve got to feel for Imad

Here is a man who has put his medical degree on hold to represent his country. His wife is also a doctor in training I believe. Clearly, one of the very few in the current set up who is well educated and with a thinking brain on his head.

To top that off, he is one of the most reputable T20 players from Pakistan and can land a T20 contract nearly anywhere besides India due to political tensions. And above all of this, he just lead his Franchise to a dominating PSL win. This PSL was easily the toughest and most competitive in all of the previous competitions.

For him to be continually sidelined from captaincy and instead picking year 10 school drop outs like Babar and Shadab as captains for the format must really be painful.

This is a very interesting take.

Unfortunately for Imad this is cricket, and your wifes medical degree means absolutely nothing here.

Incredible to see a non-spinning spinner act like such a superstar. Going on this basis Imad should never even come close to the captaincy, and Misbah needs to have a very firm chat with him about where the boundaries lie in within his team.

 

[hitthestump]

Hafeez is a such a top lad, showing his class yet again. Hes an ex captain, a better player than these both jobbers yet respects the position of captaincy. Imad is being clearly passive aggressive - probably thinks hes being wronged by not getting the captaincy. The level of entitlement is just amazing lol

I would personally prefer Imad as captain over Shadab too, but its not like these both are some world class players.

Absolutely. My respect for Hafeez has gone up tenfold here.

Imad took advantage of the rookie captain and Hafeez had no hesistation calling it what it was. Doubt we'd see that from any of the other players or even Misbah himself.

Hafeez 3.0 is really one of the most likeable players we have right now. All the foreign commentators love him and we Pakistanis do too.

 

[Zaz]

I dont see an issue in the video

Things mightve got heated a little but that happens in the middle of a battle You vent n you move on Whats the big deal?

 

[world cup captain]

Said it before, and will say it again: Imad Wasim is a bad influence on the team. He may be a decent player but should never be in a leadership role. This man does the bare minimum in regards to fitness despite his education which points to a lack of care.

There seem to be a few people who believe he is the second coming of Ricky Ponting the captain but mind I remind you how he lost Northerns the T20 cup this year.

 

[The Viper]

I dont see an issue in the video

Things mightve got heated a little but that happens in the middle of a battle You vent n you move on Whats the big deal?

This. I don’t see the issue at all, it was a small disagreement. People are going OTT saying ‘Imad is a bad influence’.

 

[moghul]

Imad is not the captain because Misbah must be worried he might start acting like a captain, Shadab role as "captains" works better for Misbah.

 

[Savak]

Didn't some reporters report that Sarfaraz was unhappy with Shoaib Malik and Imad Wasim as being bad influence on the team in the 2019 ODI WC

 

[Savak]

This is why you need Senior players in the team

 

[Suleiman]

You’ve got to feel for Imad

Here is a man who has put his medical degree on hold to represent his country. His wife is also a doctor in training I believe. Clearly, one of the very few in the current set up who is well educated and with a thinking brain on his head.

To top that off, he is one of the most reputable T20 players from Pakistan and can land a T20 contract nearly anywhere besides India due to political tensions. And above all of this, he just lead his Franchise to a dominating PSL win. This PSL was easily the toughest and most competitive in all of the previous competitions.

For him to be continually sidelined from captaincy and instead picking year 10 school drop outs like Babar and Shadab as captains for the format must really be painful.

Horrible perspective.

Being a doctor or a doctor in training or marrying a doctor or Beyoncé herself doesn’t give you the right to downplay authority in the job you’re in.

If anything I would expect someone who has higher education to follow the rules more efficiently than let’s say someone who spent their whole life in some sort of barbaric tribe on an island who might not be familiar with basic social norms. Or someone who spent their whole life in an isolated village.

Imad being a potential doctor or janitor is irrelevant. As a human he deserves respect regardless of his external achievements or where he is in life, and therefore should exude the same kind of respect to others regardless of if they are younger/older or less/ more experienced than him or any other label for that matter.

Btw this kind of ghuroor and diva type attitude is potentially what held back numerous players and teams from Pakistan ever since the 90s. Thinking because you are potentially a great player that you should be able to do anything without consequences. Think of some of the fixers so far in Asif and Sharjeel, and outside of them Shoaib Akhtar and Afridi. Maybe if they showed some respect for themselves and the team they would’ve achieved what they were worth talent wise, or even more.

Think of the egos from 1992 +, feuds with captains, infighting between players that have held back a given Pakistani team from a respective era from achieving beyond their potential. I don’t even need to cite examples, I’m sure you know.

So these kind of messages are very dangerous, and as fans we should condemn this type of attitude rather than add fuel to these players’ out of control egos.

 

[Ismailtoca]

I think i am missing something here.

Could someone please explain what exactly happened?

 

[angrypathan]

You’ve got to feel for Imad

Here is a man who has put his medical degree on hold to represent his country. His wife is also a doctor in training I believe. Clearly, one of the very few in the current set up who is well educated and with a thinking brain on his head.

To top that off, he is one of the most reputable T20 players from Pakistan and can land a T20 contract nearly anywhere besides India due to political tensions. And above all of this, he just lead his Franchise to a dominating PSL win. This PSL was easily the toughest and most competitive in all of the previous competitions.

For him to be continually sidelined from captaincy and instead picking year 10 school drop outs like Babar and Shadab as captains for the format must really be painful.

He never even got into med school. It's just the career he wanted to go into if he wasn't a cricketer.

 

[MHN1293]

Its shadabs fault as well. From what I have gathered it seems like imad got angry at rauf for misfielding. Thats perfectly fine until imad went overboard. It was shadabs job to ask rauf to feild better and to calm down imad which hafeez was trying to make him realize.

 

[naseem]

Captain has the sole authority in filed... Hafeez is right....

 

[RickyG]

Didn't some reporters report that Sarfaraz was unhappy with Shoaib Malik and Imad Wasim as being bad influence on the team in the 2019 ODI WC

I remember those reports too. I wonder if it was an attitude problem with Imad. He has a prima madonna thing about him. Malik has always been pretty selfish as a cricketer.

 

[naseem]

RAuf fielding like street cricketer is a cause of concern and he is 27 and it's hard to mould somebody at this age.....so I don't think he is gonna improve and he also don't think he needs improvement.

Even though Imad was right getting annoyed at Rauf but leaving field is just poor attitude...how can such person become captain even in domestic competition ....

 

[mon858]

I have seen multiple instances of this:
1. First game during a break imad looked to be talking very harshly to shadab acting bossy in some conversation. I am not good with finding clips nor do I recall exactly when this took place perhaps during when a wicket fell or some other break during our fielding time.
2. When Shadab asked imad to come on to bowl in 2nd t20 very late in game. Imad acted all surprised in a sarcastic way what you could hear on stump mic was "mein", shadab had to say " haan" and then imad again said something can't recall if he said "mein"or similar second time then shadab again said "haan haan" somewhat nervously not quite sure how to respond to such attitude.
3. Dropping of imad in last game could have something to do with it. Logically he is among our best players and shouldn't have been dropped. But perhaps Shadab had enough of his attitude.

 

[Ryw]

I have seen multiple instances of this:
1. First game during a break imad looked to be talking very harshly to shadab acting bossy in some conversation. I am not good with finding clips nor do I recall exactly when this took place perhaps during when a wicket fell or some other break during our fielding time.
2. When Shadab asked imad to come on to bowl in 2nd t20 very late in game. Imad acted all surprised in a sarcastic way what you could hear on stump mic was "mein", shadab had to say " haan" and then imad again said something can't recall if he said "mein"or similar second time then shadab again said "haan haan" somewhat nervously not quite sure how to respond to such attitude.
3. Dropping of imad in last game could have something to do with it. Logically he is among our best players and shouldn't have been dropped. But perhaps Shadab had enough of his attitude.

Imad is clearly not happy over captaincy leadership given to Shadab. He thinks wining PSL title makes him an automatic captaincy choice, he was interfering too much in Shadab s work in 1st and 2nd T20s and rightly dropped before 3rd game. Any captain in the world would have done same. Imad is no Ben Stroke type allrounder. I hope he have learned his lesson, nobody is above the game. You are playing for country not club cricket.

 

[Slim]

I have seen multiple instances of this:
1. First game during a break imad looked to be talking very harshly to shadab acting bossy in some conversation. I am not good with finding clips nor do I recall exactly when this took place perhaps during when a wicket fell or some other break during our fielding time.
2. When Shadab asked imad to come on to bowl in 2nd t20 very late in game. Imad acted all surprised in a sarcastic way what you could hear on stump mic was "mein", shadab had to say " haan" and then imad again said something can't recall if he said "mein"or similar second time then shadab again said "haan haan" somewhat nervously not quite sure how to respond to such attitude.
3. Dropping of imad in last game could have something to do with it. Logically he is among our best players and shouldn't have been dropped. But perhaps Shadab had enough of his attitude.

Noticed this too, petty and toxic from Imad.

 

[UzmanBeast]

You’ve got to feel for Imad

Here is a man who has put his medical degree on hold to represent his country. His wife is also a doctor in training I believe. Clearly, one of the very few in the current set up who is well educated and with a thinking brain on his head.

To top that off, he is one of the most reputable T20 players from Pakistan and can land a T20 contract nearly anywhere besides India due to political tensions. And above all of this, he just lead his Franchise to a dominating PSL win. This PSL was easily the toughest and most competitive in all of the previous competitions.

For him to be continually sidelined from captaincy and instead picking year 10 school drop outs like Babar and Shadab as captains for the format must really be painful.

I don't think educational backgrounds have anything to do with talent, but what I will say is that Imad is not being utilized to his full potential.

He was not bowled in the powerplay, where he has taken wickets at an economical rate.

He was sent further down the order to bat, when we all know that he is capable of scoring.

He was not considered for the captaincy role despite winning the PSL.

Fielding was atrocious when he was bowling, and it was obvious that he was trying to conjure something but ultimately got frustrated because it seemed like nobody else was trying.

He left the field, which is something I disagree with if he didn't inform the captain. Granted we had already lost the game at that point, there should still be respect for the team and a positive attitude should be maintained.

A lot of people over here are talking about him having an attitude, and I can't really comment on that because I don't know the guy personally. But what I will say is that every player has an attitude, and I would expect him to be frustrated if the team is underestimating his abilities and using him poorly, as it makes players feel dejected and ultimately angry at the management/captain.

Shadab didn't do much wrong with his captaincy, but some of his bowling changes were a bit questionable. As a bowler, he is not impressing me, and if he wants to pursue this batting all-rounder role, then we should ask him to and play Usman Qadir.

I don't have a problem with either of these players because they both have a lot to offer, but these fights and arguments on the field are a very poor sight. The fielding standard was atrocious, and I think that ultimately the frustration of losing a do-or-die game that badly had gotten to the heads of some players.

 

[Khan12]

Pathetic attitude from a garbage cricketer. Imad himself is a junk of a fielder.

 

[Sir-fraz]

The loser mentality is back.. imad clearly wants to win, and when the rest of the team think they are there on vacation one gets ****** off.

These guys dont even put 100% in why are they even selected? Id rather have a less player put in 110% then jabe a "talented" player put in 75%.

These guys would be mediocre in any profession because they do not put in 100%.

 

[Ryw]

The loser mentality is back.. imad clearly wants to win, and when the rest of the team think they are there on vacation one gets ****** off.

These guys dont even put 100% in why are they even selected? Id rather have a less player put in 110% then jabe a "talented" player put in 75%.

These guys would be mediocre in any profession because they do not put in 100%.

Dont know if you were watching the same matches, as i wrote earlier in first two games it was opposite,team was trying to win but Imad was yelling at Captain and young players. It was quiet clear by his body language "kay team ka moral kon down kr raha tha"

 

[shamaan]

Its shadabs fault as well. From what I have gathered it seems like imad got angry at rauf for misfielding. Thats perfectly fine until imad went overboard. It was shadabs job to ask rauf to feild better and to calm down imad which hafeez was trying to make him realize.

So shadab has to tell everyone to field better like they are in nursery.they wouldn't listen to shadab as imad is a senior

 

[shamaan]

even if imad didnt bowl ot bat you cant yel at the captain and leave the pitch that is tottally un exceptable.

 

[shamaan]

I don't think educational backgrounds have anything to do with talent, but what I will say is that Imad is not being utilized to his full potential.

He was not bowled in the powerplay, where he has taken wickets at an economical rate.

He was sent further down the order to bat, when we all know that he is capable of scoring.

He was not considered for the captaincy role despite winning the PSL.

Fielding was atrocious when he was bowling, and it was obvious that he was trying to conjure something but ultimately got frustrated because it seemed like nobody else was trying.

He left the field, which is something I disagree with if he didn't inform the captain. Granted we had already lost the game at that point, there should still be respect for the team and a positive attitude should be maintained.

A lot of people over here are talking about him having an attitude, and I can't really comment on that because I don't know the guy personally. But what I will say is that every player has an attitude, and I would expect him to be frustrated if the team is underestimating his abilities and using him poorly, as it makes players feel dejected and ultimately angry at the management/captain.

Shadab didn't do much wrong with his captaincy, but some of his bowling changes were a bit questionable. As a bowler, he is not impressing me, and if he wants to pursue this batting all-rounder role, then we should ask him to and play Usman Qadir.

I don't have a problem with either of these players because they both have a lot to offer, but these fights and arguments on the field are a very poor sight. The fielding standard was atrocious, and I think that ultimately the frustration of losing a do-or-die game that badly had gotten to the heads of some players.

Even if he isnt utilised you cant do what he did its totaly un exepteable.

As for fielding its not like hes the best fielder in the team hes ok at best. In the psl or national cup did he promote himself up the order

 

[UzmanBeast]

Even if he isnt utilised you cant do what he did its totaly un exepteable.

As for fielding its not like hes the best fielder in the team hes ok at best. In the psl or national cup did he promote himself up the order

Yes, but it's a team management issue at best. Whatever has happened needs to be addressed and what the problem was may not even be what we think.

 

[topspin]

Last year I once said that nearly all Misbah fans that I've come across have something against Imad and I can see why. The latter has a better batting record in ODIs.

This is the usual false propaganda from Misbah's fans so nothing to see here. Just a masala thread.

 

[Snowflake]

What's the problem here?

What's Imad done wrong?

You can just go off the field like that, without informing the captain, right?

Hafeez was right call him out.

But these things happen when you appoint a captain who doesn't really command any respect in the side. They all know Shadab is a stop gap for Babar and himself has his place not 100% confirmed. Without Babar, this unit is truly without a leader and everyone is free to do what they please.

 

[Zaz]

I ll be honest Shadab maybe captaincy material for the future but he doesnt command any respect at this age Its a mistake to make him captain

Not that i condone misbehaviour with the captain but Imad has much more of a stature as a leader than shadab does

 

[Saj]

You can just go off the field like that, without informing the captain, right?

Ah right I didn't see the incident.

Yes fair enough. He shouldn't have walked off even if he was annoyed with the fielding effort.

 

[Snowflake]

I ll be honest Shadab maybe captaincy material for the future but he doesnt command any respect at this age Its a mistake to make him captain

Not that i condone misbehaviour with the captain but Imad has much more of a stature as a leader than shadab does

Respect is never dependent on age. If Shadab was a gun player with a strong personality, he'd automatically command respect. He just hasn't done enough in his career yet to be that person.

But PCB didn't have many options to choose from. Imad's place isn't 100% guaranteed in the side either, so they just picked the next "best" alternative.

 

[Snowflake]

Ah right I didn't see the incident.

Yes fair enough. He shouldn't have walked off even if he was annoyed with the fielding effort.

Exactly. I really think this team is facing a huge leadership crisis. I hope Babar is able to stamp his authority soon because in addition to being a gun player, you need to have the personality of a leader in order to really command that respect from your teammates.

Shi! like this should not be tolerated at all!

 

[Darkrai]

Respect is never dependent on age. If Shadab was a gun player with a strong personality, he'd automatically command respect. He just hasn't done enough in his career yet to be that person.

But PCB didn't have many options to choose from. Imad's place isn't 100% guaranteed in the side either, so they just picked the next "best" alternative.

Hafeez recently said in an interview that the captain should be someone who commands respect through his performance. I think he may have been hinting at specialist captains like Sarfraz and Azhar.

 

[shamaan]

Yes, but it's a team management issue at best. Whatever has happened needs to be addressed and what the problem was may not even be what we think.

yes it is the management issue and needs to addressed collectly as we seen the same thing happened when babar was captain even though no one walked off the ground

 

[Slim]

Respect is never dependent on age. If Shadab was a gun player with a strong personality, he'd automatically command respect. He just hasn't done enough in his career yet to be that person.

But PCB didn't have many options to choose from. Imad's place isn't 100% guaranteed in the side either, so they just picked the next "best" alternative.

I dont think theres any leadership crisis with Babar at the helm - no such incident has been noticed. Stop with the hyperbole.

 

[Caved12]

If I remember correctly, Imad was overdoing it in the first T20 as well, but how can you blame him as Shadab's decision making was a joke in all three T20i against NZ. In the first two games, Shadab brought himself at a wrong time when better bowling options were available. Shadab is a bowling allrounder who just can't bowl well to save his career, so he has to become a batsman who can bat at number 5

Shadab is Misbah's guy and Imad has become good friends with Arthur and Amir, so I am not surprised why Imad is in Misbah's dog house.

Imad is a better allrounder who should have been utilized properly by Shadab and Misbah, but they all were busy promoting Shadab Khan.

Right or wrong, Imad should know better as he can't lose it like that and go against the decision of his captain.

 

[Varun]

Imad Wasim should be spoken to regarding this.

No way to treat a fledgling captain.

 

[Markhor]

Both of these bits and pieces cricketers should be thrown out.

One is a specialist fielder with his bowling declining alarmingly and his batting in dire need of improvement.

The other is overweight, an okay batsman but whose bowling consists of economical darts with little wicket-taking threat.

 

[Saj]

Appointing young captains will work in many countries, but it's a recipe for disaster in Pakistan, as we have seen many times over the years.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

I watched it live this incident, it came after khusdil shah over ran and misfielded in the boundary and it went for 4 in Imads over... Imad was furious at it and left the field...

 

[Varun]

I watched it live this incident, it came after khusdil shah over ran and misfielded in the boundary and it went for 4 in Imads over... Imad was furious at it and left the field...

Imagine if he does that as captain.

 

[topspin]

Both of these bits and pieces cricketers should be thrown out.

One is a specialist fielder with his bowling declining alarmingly and his batting in dire need of improvement.

The other is overweight, an okay batsman but whose bowling consists of economical darts with little wicket-taking threat.

I rarely disagree with you but on this occasion I do because Imad is our best all-rounder and relatively decent compared to all the other "all-rounders" we have out there.

He's been clutch with the bat and I feel we will need his in white ball cricket until the 2023 WC. He's nothing special but his mental toughness allows him to punch above his weight and thrive in tough situations. The rest of our players (including Babar) are meek/timid and will crumble under the slightest bit of pressure.

 

[UzmanBeast]

If I remember correctly, Imad was overdoing it in the first T20 as well, but how can you blame him as Shadab's decision making was a joke in all three T20i against NZ. In the first two games, Shadab brought himself at a wrong time when better bowling options were available. Shadab is a bowling allrounder who just can't bowl well to save his career, so he has to become a batsman who can bat at number 5

Shadab is Misbah's guy and Imad has become good friends with Arthur and Amir, so I am not surprised why Imad is in Misbah's dog house.

Imad is a better allrounder who should have been utilized properly by Shadab and Misbah, but they all were busy promoting Shadab Khan.

Right or wrong, Imad should know better as he can't lose it like that and go against the decision of his captain.

I completely agree with some of the points you have mentioned.

In the first game, Shadab brought himself on right after the powerplay and did not bowl Imad in the powerplay.

Shadab gave away 10 or 12 runs in his over and gave momentum to Seifert.

Imad bowled two overs and conceded 14 runs and bowled 6 dot balls, and conceded only two boundaries.

I don't know what the issue is between both, but what I do know is that Shadab made some noticeable captaincy blunders by taking Imad out of the attack in the powerplay, where his economy rate is about 6.5 or so.

 

[Mobashir]

I don't know if you guys also noticed that Imad looks a lesser bowler now that he is out of UAE.
To me he doesn't impose the same confidence even in Pakistan as he used to do in UAE. Still I will have him in my T20 team for the next world cup.

 

[mon858]

people can say what they want, but to me, Imad Wasim was not dropped for cricketing reason. On merit he is better than Nawaz any day and has performed at big stage on multiple occasions when needed (Afg world cup is just one example).
a little surprising given that Shadab is vice captain, and Bobby plays for Imad in KK (but maybe that has something to do with it too i wonder now).

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

people can say what they want, but to me, Imad Wasim was not dropped for cricketing reason. On merit he is better than Nawaz any day and has performed at big stage on multiple occasions when needed (Afg world cup is just one example).
a little surprising given that Shadab is vice captain, and Bobby plays for Imad in KK (but maybe that has something to do with it too i wonder now).

He made it clear in the press conference. I like Nawaz therefore I am selecting him over Imad.

This fool only uses power point presentations when it suits his agenda.

 

[shamaan]

If imad actually bowled half decently he would have been in the squad his performance in psl was below par

 

[Saj]

If imad actually bowled half decently he would have been in the squad his performance in psl was below par

Imad Wasim so far in PSL 6:

13-101-3

Shadab Khan so far in PSL 6:

13-113-2

 

[Zaz]

If imad actually bowled half decently he would have been in the squad his performance in psl was below par

He shouldve been in anway U dont drop your performing players on the basis of a couple of avge psl performances

Imads performed as a t20 bowler over a long period for pakistan

 

[Snowflake]

Appointing young captains will work in many countries, but it's a recipe for disaster in Pakistan, as we have seen many times over the years.

The issue isn't with the recipe but our culture. The culture needs to change, not the recipe.

Professional units thrive under young and dynamic leadership. We need to replicate the same

 

[Saj]

I asked Imad about this incident. He said that he was annoyed with himself and had no problem with Shadab or anyone else and that he explained that to Shadab too and he had no issue with it either.

 

[shamaan]

He shouldve been in anway U dont drop your performing players on the basis of a couple of avge psl performances

Imads performed as a t20 bowler over a long period for pakistan

And how do you drop nawaz after a good performance in the last series for Pakistan?

Would you not continue testing the bench incase injuires happen before the world cup ?