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[VIDEOS] "Azhar Ali isn't good enough"

So let me get this straight, people here are mad that Azhar actually saw out the remaining overs of the day instead of getting out or sending in a tailender?

I feel like even if he breathes somebody on PP is bound to have an issue...."he didn't breathe fast enough"

He lasted 3 balls on day 2, well done night watchmen you did your job. Dont worry im sure he will get his 1 decent score of the series to save his average.

:))) pathetic inns. All that blocking on day 1 and gets out straight away on day 2.
 
Wonderful knock by Azhar again. 3 off 38 balls. Surely he will continue breaking records this way. No one will come close to it.

Who needs bazball when we have azball

Azball sucked life out of inns..Thank got this shameless fool has got out early on day 2.
 
The review was to rub salt on the wounds :facepalm:

He's been playing cricket for more than 2 decades yet still reviews against a straight one hitting the back leg :facepalm:
 
The review was to rub salt on the wounds :facepalm:

He's been playing cricket for more than 2 decades yet still reviews against a straight one hitting the back leg :facepalm:

its ok hes senior player and thats acceptable for him to be selfish.

Azball Zindabad. This inns will go down as greatest ever seen in pakistani cricketing history.
 
He has scored runs on cements roads of Pakistan and Zimbabwe to boost his average in recent years. Whenever team needs him, he has gone missing.

Hopeless case
 
The review symbolises his selfish approach towards his whole career.
 
So let me get this straight, people here are mad that Azhar actually saw out the remaining overs of the day instead of getting out or sending in a tailender?

I feel like even if he breathes somebody on PP is bound to have an issue...."he didn't breathe fast enough"

The fact uve been sad enough to use two Alias in this thread redwood and greenkhan making same useless points is comical. You can clearly see from posts its same person posting. Stop defend this loser batsmen.
 
Azhar is crossing over into “tarnished legacy” territory. He’s been a formidable servant for Pak cricket, played some great knocks and at one point was in the top tier of international test openers. Sadly, it’s all come apart as age and technique has caught up with him. I’m not sure why he’s not talking retirement and how he keeps getting selected that too with a category A contract. It’s time to hang ‘em up, he has a broadcasting career waiting. Stop blocking youngsters, even Malik retired from test cricket to make room for the next lot that too after scoring 245.
 
He lasted 3 balls on day 2, well done night watchmen you did your job. Dont worry im sure he will get his 1 decent score of the series to save his average.

:))) pathetic inns. All that blocking on day 1 and gets out straight away on day 2.

Lot of cricket still remains in the series. Maybe wait for that to take place before blabbering incessantly. Or have you learned nothing from calling his county stint "shameful"?
 
Lot of cricket still remains in the series. Maybe wait for that to take place before blabbering incessantly. Or have you learned nothing from calling his county stint "shameful"?

Why dont you explain to everyone about Azhars pathetic inns here? Yet again you defend this selfish coward for another failure with the bat. Batted like a number 11.
 
He's a shadow of a player he was till 2017. He doesn't read the ball well, his reflexes have slowed down.
Apart from his 141(in Eng) and 93(against NZ), he hasn't really done much.
 
Why dont you explain to everyone about Azhars pathetic inns here? Yet again you defend this selfish coward for another failure with the bat. Batted like a number 11.

Why dont you explain to everyone about your obsession with Azahr? Yet again you attack one person. When the entire batting so far has Batted like a number 11.
 
why dont you tell us about all his match winning and saving knocks vs Top teams in that time.

Those stats are good enough for a place in the team. In Test Cricket, runs are runs unless you have got a lot of options.

India have similar situation with Pujara but luckily for us, we have lot of options in subcontinent conditions. It is overseas where there is a headache as the options available hasn't done well overseas but in Asia, they have done well.

With Azhar and Pakistan team, I am not sure if they have a lot of options for subcontinent conditions either. And Azhar's average anyways is good enough for two years period.
 
Why dont you explain to everyone about your obsession with Azahr? Yet again you attack one person. When the entire batting so far has Batted like a number 11.

But Azhar is the experience star, world class and greatest pakistani batsmen to ever play game according to you. So why bring other batsmen into it.

what was purpose of blocking for 40 balls and waiting for a delivery with his name on it.

As usual you deflect the blame, oh what did other batsmen do. Why not focus on the shameful inns by Azhar and his pathetic review.
 
So you can't have more than 1 legend for your country ?
If Azhar is a legend then Aus for example has like 30 legends:

Trumper
Hill
Bradman
Hassett
Woodfull
Ponsford
McCabe
Harvey
Morris
O'Neill
Chappell
Chappell
Walters
Border
Waugh
Waugh
Ponting
Martyn
Hayden
Langer
Gilchrist
Boon
Clarke
Hussey
Warner
Ponting
Martyn
Smith

Plainly ridiculous

Aus legends are:
Bradman
Chappell
Waugh
Border
Ponting
Smith

WI:
Viv
Lara
Sobers
Headley
Worrell, Weekes, Walcott

SA:
Kallis
Pollock
Richards

Ind:
Sachin
Gavaskar
Dravid


Pak:
Miandad

SL:
Sangakkara

Eng:
Root
Hammond
Hobbs
Sutcliffe
WG
Hutton
Barrington

Azhar is probably not a top 100 batsmen of all time
 
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Those stats are good enough for a place in the team. In Test Cricket, runs are runs unless you have got a lot of options.

India have similar situation with Pujara but luckily for us, we have lot of options in subcontinent conditions. It is overseas where there is a headache as the options available hasn't done well overseas but in Asia, they have done well.

With Azhar and Pakistan team, I am not sure if they have a lot of options for subcontinent conditions either. And Azhar's average anyways is good enough for two years period.

Those stats are good enough? so uve just rambled on and cant even name 1 match winning or saving knock against a top side in this time?

no options? Saud shakeel and Kamran Ghulam sitting on side lines.
 
Yet again, you're making the mistake of assuming that I am you. I am not as emotionally invested in the failure (or success) of a player as you are. But I do hope you will be able to control the waterworks whenever Azhar scores runs next.

Keep denying it all you want. Go lick your wounds. Batted like a nightwatchmen. The sooner this selfish shameless cancerous player is removed from the team the better.

SL spinners were allowed to settle in because of all the tuk tuk.
 
If Azhar is a legend then Aus for example has like 30 legends:

Trumper
Hill
Bradman
Hassett
Woodfull
Ponsford
McCabe
Harvey
Morris
O'Neill
Chappell
Chappell
Walters
Border
Waugh
Waugh
Ponting
Martyn
Hayden
Langer
Gilchrist
Boon
Clarke
Hussey
Warner
Ponting
Martyn
Smith

Plainly ridiculous

Aus legends are:
Bradman
Chappell
Waugh
Border
Ponting
Smith

WI:
Viv
Lara
Sobers
Headley
Worrell, Weekes, Walcott

SA:
Kallis
Pollock
Richards

Ind:
Sachin
Gavaskar
Dravid


Pak:
Miandad

SL:
Sangakkara

Eng:
Root
Hammond
Hobbs
Sutcliffe
WG
Hutton
Barrington

Azhar is probably not a top 100 batsmen of all time

I would include Gilchrist, Kohli and de Villiers to that list.
 
I would include Gilchrist, Kohli and de Villiers to that list.

Those latter two are lineball for me, but I would then say Kanhai, Nourse, Herbie Taylor, Neil Harvey and some others would have to be added (tests only).

Kohli hasn't done well enough overseas, and I feel that for the firs half of his career De Villiers lacked impact, and I don't like the way he finished his career

I don't think Gilchrist is there - excellent player but below Flower and some others not on the list either

Now thinking about it Flower could very easily be there - her was incredible
 
He lasted 3 balls on day 2, well done night watchmen you did your job. Dont worry im sure he will get his 1 decent score of the series to save his average.

:))) pathetic inns. All that blocking on day 1 and gets out straight away on day 2.

This is the stupidity of his defenders - they praise a nightwatchman innings from someone selected as a BATsman!

A NIGHTWATCHman comes in and plays dead bat. A BATsman sees a day off without taking risks but also rotates the strike and score off loose balls. Batsman need to be able to score runs.

If we went in last night 44-2 instead of 24-2 it makes a difference. He ensures the team starts the following day under more pressure.
 
This should be his last series, an absolute joke of a batsman. This guy has been playing Test cricket for 12 years and he still bats like a nervous debutant.

Abdullah Shafique is also a cancer waiting to spread. Nip him in the bud now before he tortures Pakistan cricket for the next decade and carries forward Azhar’s legacy.

He either batsman like a proper batsman or throw him out of the team now before he starts playing the senior batsman card.
 
This should be his last series, an absolute joke of a batsman. This guy has been playing Test cricket for 12 years and he still bats like a nervous debutant.

Abdullah Shafique is also a cancer waiting to spread. Nip him in the bud now before he tortures Pakistan cricket for the next decade and carries forward Azhar’s legacy.

He either batsman like a proper batsman or throw him out of the team now before he starts playing the senior batsman card.


This should be his last series, an absolute joke of a batsman.

Don't think selector has any gut to get rid of him He will play another 2-3 years at least.

Abdullah Shafique is also a cancer waiting to spread. Nip him in the bud now before he tortures Pakistan cricket for the next decade

Needs to get rid Imam as well. along with Hasan, Fawad, Sarfraz, Nauman and may be Nasim as well.
 
This should be his last series, an absolute joke of a batsman. This guy has been playing Test cricket for 12 years and he still bats like a nervous debutant.

Abdullah Shafique is also a cancer waiting to spread. Nip him in the bud now before he tortures Pakistan cricket for the next decade and carries forward Azhar’s legacy.

He either batsman like a proper batsman or throw him out of the team now before he starts playing the senior batsman card.

he's not getting dropped, will play 100 tests and get a congratulatory video on pcbs youtube channel.

shafique is symptomatic of misbah thinking, if ur out of form play defensively, one bad innings and young players become defensive. his psl exploits show he has the shots, he just chooses not to play em in tests.
 
This should be his last series, an absolute joke of a batsman.

Don't think selector has any gut to get rid of him He will play another 2-3 years at least.

Abdullah Shafique is also a cancer waiting to spread. Nip him in the bud now before he tortures Pakistan cricket for the next decade

Needs to get rid Imam as well. along with Hasan, Fawad, Sarfraz, Nauman and may be Nasim as well.

Imam has improved a lot, he was striking at 100+ in recent ODI series. He can easily sustain a healthy average in Test cricket at a SR of 50 odd, which is what you need.

Time has come to move on from this 35 SR batsmen like Azhar and Abdullah, they are liabilities who take the team nowhere and fail to put any pressure on the opposition.
 
This should be his last series, an absolute joke of a batsman. This guy has been playing Test cricket for 12 years and he still bats like a nervous debutant.

Abdullah Shafique is also a cancer waiting to spread. Nip him in the bud now before he tortures Pakistan cricket for the next decade and carries forward Azhar’s legacy.

He either batsman like a proper batsman or throw him out of the team now before he starts playing the senior batsman card.

The way he cowardly lost a test match with his timid batting vs NZ in UAE should have been in last test. His best mate Babar wont have balls to drop him.
 
Imam has improved a lot, he was striking at 100+ in recent ODI series. He can easily sustain a healthy average in Test cricket at a SR of 50 odd, which is what you need.

Time has come to move on from this 35 SR batsmen like Azhar and Abdullah, they are liabilities who take the team nowhere and fail to put any pressure on the opposition.

Saqlain needs to sacked ASAP. M Wasim should be warned to poor selections
 
The way he cowardly lost a test match with his timid batting vs NZ in UAE should have been in last test. His best mate Babar wont have balls to drop him.

Pakistan needed 10 runs in 10 overs with 1 wicket in hand. His strategy was to take 10 singles in 10 overs and then he got out with 4 runs to go. :)))
 
he's not getting dropped, will play 100 tests and get a congratulatory video on pcbs youtube channel.

shafique is symptomatic of misbah thinking, if ur out of form play defensively, one bad innings and young players become defensive. his psl exploits show he has the shots, he just chooses not to play em in tests.

Don't think he will play another 6 more tests only. More likely 20-30 tests. He will end up playing around 120-130 tests. So at least 2-3 years.
 
His supporters bleat about his “respectable” average of 43 but that is not acceptable at a SR of 41.

If you are going to bat that slow, then you need to average 50 to be considered a premier batsman.

Azhar’s record shows that unless he goes on to score a big hundred, he is a total liability. Wastes ball and doesn’t move the game forward and put any pressure on the opposition.
 
Imam has improved a lot, he was striking at 100+ in recent ODI series. He can easily sustain a healthy average in Test cricket at a SR of 50 odd, which is what you need.

Time has come to move on from this 35 SR batsmen like Azhar and Abdullah, they are liabilities who take the team nowhere and fail to put any pressure on the opposition.

Abdullah shafique is not a liability, he is young and doing very well as an opener .. he and along with Imam are definitely for the future for a team like Pakistan that lacks in batting

Azhar should have gone long time ago. Ever since he switched his position from opening to bat at 3 again , he is at complete loss and with his timid approaches to the game make him useless. 3 (41) no life in this inns from a no.3 batting in 1st inns even if it is a mine field track. Totally unacceptable, to have the inform Shan Masood benched for Azhar ali and debutant crap Agha Salman who is not used for bowling also baffles me.
 
No idea what Babar wants to do with taking singles on the 5th ball and wait for next over if Naseem can see through the last ball
Even Yasir shah could do a better job than this playing with the last wicket.
 
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His supporters bleat about his “respectable” average of 43 but that is not acceptable at a SR of 41.

If you are going to bat that slow, then you need to average 50 to be considered a premier batsman.

Azhar’s record shows that unless he goes on to score a big hundred, he is a total liability. Wastes ball and doesn’t move the game forward and put any pressure on the opposition.

Dont worry Redwood aka Green khan will come and defend his hero. Average of 45 and 1 good gamd a series is enough to make him pakistans greatest ever batsmen.
 
His supporters bleat about his “respectable” average of 43 but that is not acceptable at a SR of 41.

If you are going to bat that slow, then you need to average 50 to be considered a premier batsman.

Azhar’s record shows that unless he goes on to score a big hundred, he is a total liability. Wastes ball and doesn’t move the game forward and put any pressure on the opposition.

In the last 4 years ever since Misbah and Younis retire , he haven’t scored that many runs , his avg would even drop more if we take only last 4 years.

No form for 4 years + timid approach towards the game going unquestioned is something what the board should react to

His timid approach was once welcomed and encouraged by Misbah. But now he is gone and he still hangs onto the same approach forever which is bad and unacceptable
 
This is the stupidity of his defenders - they praise a nightwatchman innings from someone selected as a BATsman!

A NIGHTWATCHman comes in and plays dead bat. A BATsman sees a day off without taking risks but also rotates the strike and score off loose balls. Batsman need to be able to score runs.

If we went in last night 44-2 instead of 24-2 it makes a difference. He ensures the team starts the following day under more pressure.

Azhar ali , his fans, Board and the selectors can’t think like this.

Poor Babar to go through all this under his watch as captain , Azhar trying to hold the senior card but bats like debutant every single inns is a curse in this team
 
3 off 41 is a ghastly innings and im afraid its becoming the norm for him

hes never been the most fluent but over the last 3-4 years hes been awful scratching around, dead batting everything and generally looking clueless where the next runs are coming from

yes theres been the odd innings where hes scored but surely if hes in the team for his experience he should be doing a lot better than a 50+ every 3 innings and should be actually helping the likes of babar and taking pressure off him

if hes going to bat like this id rather we give his spot to someone whos got a future and is making runs in fc cricket than relying on azhar ali who looks all at sea for the majority of his inn8ngs these days
 
If Azhar is a legend then Aus for example has like 30 legends:

Trumper
Hill
Bradman
Hassett
Woodfull
Ponsford
McCabe
Harvey
Morris
O'Neill
Chappell
Chappell
Walters
Border
Waugh
Waugh
Ponting
Martyn
Hayden
Langer
Gilchrist
Boon
Clarke
Hussey
Warner
Ponting
Martyn
Smith

Plainly ridiculous

Aus legends are:
Bradman
Chappell
Waugh
Border
Ponting
Smith

WI:
Viv
Lara
Sobers
Headley
Worrell, Weekes, Walcott

SA:
Kallis
Pollock
Richards

Ind:
Sachin
Gavaskar
Dravid


Pak:
Miandad

SL:
Sangakkara

Eng:
Root
Hammond
Hobbs
Sutcliffe
WG
Hutton
Barrington

Azhar is probably not a top 100 batsmen of all time

I would say Khawaja is much better batsman than Azhar Ali is.
 
I am just waiting for someone to come out and credit Babar’s innings to Azhar Ali’s innings

. “You see, Azhar Ali’s snail like performance enabled Babar to make this century”
 
I am just waiting for someone to come out and credit Babar’s innings to Azhar Ali’s innings

. “You see, Azhar Ali’s snail like performance enabled Babar to make this century”

“Helped to take the shine off the ball”
 
Ajju bhai with a composed 14 (62) coming up in the second innings.
 
This should be his last series, an absolute joke of a batsman. This guy has been playing Test cricket for 12 years and he still bats like a nervous debutant.

Abdullah Shafique is also a cancer waiting to spread. Nip him in the bud now before he tortures Pakistan cricket for the next decade and carries forward Azhar’s legacy.

He either batsman like a proper batsman or throw him out of the team now before he starts playing the senior batsman card.

What has Abdullah done to you? He’s a young man who has hardly played much cricket give him some time. You have a problem with every Pakistani player it seems.
 
In the last 4 years ever since Misbah and Younis retire , he haven’t scored that many runs , his avg would even drop more if we take only last 4 years.

No form for 4 years + timid approach towards the game going unquestioned is something what the board should react to

His timid approach was once welcomed and encouraged by Misbah. But now he is gone and he still hangs onto the same approach forever which is bad and unacceptable

We must analyse the numbers and leave emotions aside. After Younis and Misbah's retirement in summer 2017, Azhar was expected to pick up the slack as the seniormost batsman.

Since then, Azhar averages 35 from 35 Tests. Omitting Zimbabwe that falls to 33. Now most Test batsmen experience some age-related decline. However Azhar's decline is stark.

His overall average drops by 13, but most concerning is his away average which dips by nearly 20 !

Azhars form.jpg

To place that in context - Asad Shafiq's overall and away averages post-MisYou dipped by 4 and 8 respectively, and he got axed ! So the question is how much longer can this be tolerated by Babar and co ?
 
Even without analysing averages, its obvious he’s not fit for purpose. Its absolute torture when he comes out to bat.

He’s going nowhere though as the most important thing is for him reach playing 100 tests first and foremost.
 
We must analyse the numbers and leave emotions aside. After Younis and Misbah's retirement in summer 2017, Azhar was expected to pick up the slack as the seniormost batsman.

Since then, Azhar averages 35 from 35 Tests. Omitting Zimbabwe that falls to 33. Now most Test batsmen experience some age-related decline. However Azhar's decline is stark.

His overall average drops by 13, but most concerning is his away average which dips by nearly 20 !

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To place that in context - Asad Shafiq's overall and away averages post-MisYou dipped by 4 and 8 respectively, and he got axed ! So the question is how much longer can this be tolerated by Babar and co ?

POTW - Winner right here.
 
Azhar could learn a thing or two from Naseem Shah’s batting. If you are going to bat that slow, you don’t get out
 
We must analyse the numbers and leave emotions aside. After Younis and Misbah's retirement in summer 2017, Azhar was expected to pick up the slack as the seniormost batsman.

Since then, Azhar averages 35 from 35 Tests. Omitting Zimbabwe that falls to 33. Now most Test batsmen experience some age-related decline. However Azhar's decline is stark.

His overall average drops by 13, but most concerning is his away average which dips by nearly 20 !

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To place that in context - Asad Shafiq's overall and away averages post-MisYou dipped by 4 and 8 respectively, and he got axed ! So the question is how much longer can this be tolerated by Babar and co ?

Must say it is a mystery why Asad Shafiq has been discarded and completely blacklisted by the PCB, yet the same people are constantly celebrating every miniscule, pointless milestone achieved by Azhar.

Not that I believe shafiq should be back in the team, but it’s a mystery why they’ve dusted Azhar’s horrendous showings under the carpet when he’s been worse than Asad
 
Lets see what happens with azhar in the 2nd innings but if recent history is to go by, and i hope im wrong, azhar wont be a factor
 
Azhar is protected by his best mate Babar, just like the other loser in side hasan Ali is as well.
 
Azhar Ali sucking the life out of our run-chase!
 
Why does he bat like a plucky underdog? Looks like a genuine tailender.

P Jayasuriya to Azhar Ali, out Caught by de Silva!! Azhar Ali c de Silva b P Jayasuriya 6(32)
 
He was finished 3-4 years ago but its PCB still persisting with him. But he will play at least 2-3 more years as a senior batsman.
 
Minus Zimbabwe and Pakistan pitches, he is a tail ender these days
 
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He’s clinging on for 100 Tests

This will hurt Pakistan a lot.
 
Need to score a few against part timer but I guess lack of batting depth is bothering these 2
 
Think a retirement announcement is coming after this series.

I'd bring Shan and Fawad for Azhar and Agha for the next test.
 
Like many Pakistani cricketers Azhar has no shame, he will happily fail and the selectors will happily keep picking waiting for his one 50 off 186 balls in a series to secure his place for the next series. Appalling that he is still in the side.
 
Like many Pakistani cricketers Azhar has no shame, he will happily fail and the selectors will happily keep picking waiting for his one 50 off 186 balls in a series to secure his place for the next series. Appalling that he is still in the side.

I don’t blame him. There is no security for players post retirement in Pakistan unless they are superstars. Might as well milk the cash cow as long as you can
 
Pindi pitch has done a real damage to Pak team. Azhar and Imam have cemented their place for next 5 tests and they will fail against quality pace bowling. Shan Masood and Abid Ali needs to be regular in the team ahead of these two.

200% agree
 
I don’t blame him. There is no security for players post retirement in Pakistan unless they are superstars. Might as well milk the cash cow as long as you can

Nothing to do with that. They could be billionaires but still want more.
 
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