[VIDEOS] Fawad Alam admirers : Is this what you like about him?

[Inswinger]

smh newbies dont even know his background.
He is a good T20 player. The kid won almost all of awards in the domestic T20 series back in 2007 i think... so he does have potential. We just need to be persistent with him..

There is a significant difference between domestic and international cricket.

 

[The_Cricket_Devil]

It was a bad innings without doubt but to want to toss a batsman aside on a pitch where everyone has struggled is beyond pathetic. Anyways, I have come to expect comments like these from most Pakistanis and as soon as Fawad shows his class in a different game everyone will change their tune. Nothing to see here but a mindless hater folks

 

[Dare2Dream]

Not a good day to judge a player

(i) Difficult pitch (He ended facing their best bowler Swann for the majority)
(ii) Huge outfield
(iii) Pathetically slow outfield

Conditions were difficult but he should have adapted and rotated strike. He was just awkward against spin and throwing his bat around, didn't look like he had a clue as to what he wanted to do.

 

[Warfare]

Just look at Shoiab Akhter. Remember the first T20 against Austrailia? Akhter was VERY exspensive there and the wrist slitters saw their opportunity.

This situation is exactly the same.

 

[Alien9511]

yes you're so right, that's why the captain who has a strike rate of over 140 could only manage run a ball!!

Sorry buddy, you too are a complete numpty!!

Oi numpty!!

the captain was left too little time to do anything cuz ur dream boy fawad didnt leave him anything. friggin rubbish player

 

[Shaddy]

As I said before, I hate the presence of this guy. He's totally clueless at the international level and this was well backed up by his performance today. and *** was up with his reaction after getting out? if your'e out then just walk your ass back to dug out, retard.

 

[*sallu*]

Not only Fawad, but all our batsmen need to learn from how England's Morgan and Yardy batted in such conditions.

Everything along the ground, which is why the ball was traveling for them and not plugging into the outfield.
Our batsmen are just too slow to adapt

 

[JellyBro]

u dumbass ! the captain was left too little time to do anything cuz ur dream boy fawad didnt leave him anything. friggin rubbish player

um no wasn't. He came in when 5 overs were left in the game and danger man swann was out of overs...thats 1/4th of the game....did he do anything special? No. So just leave it at that...

 

[adzzy786]

dont write him off completely. I still remember this innings. He played terrible for today thats a given but i feel he has potential

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flat wicket.. Hes a flat wicket bully. When the balls spinning he cant bat, i think we lost the match because of him, hes a weak ling, has no power, should leave cricket

 

[AZ]

lol, that was a terrible innings.

 

[Alien9511]

um no wasn't. He came in when 5 overs were left in the game and danger man swann was out of overs...thats 1/4th of the game....did he do anything special? No. So just leave it at that...

plz stop praising him man, we wud have had 15 - 20 more runs if Fawad didnt play like that. And spinners are Afridi's strength.

to sum it up, Fawad was cluless today

 

[Leonidos]

it was a bad innings without doubt but to want to toss a batsman aside on a pitch where everyone has struggled is beyond pathetic. Anyways, i have come to expect comments like these from most pakistanis and as soon as fawad shows his class in a different game everyone will change their tune. Nothing to see here but a mindless hater folks

class!!!!!!!!!))))))))))

 

[Savak]

Fawad Alam must admit does look out of this depth at times. Today was an absolute shocker of an innings.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

It wasn't the best of innings BUT if you actually watched the match you will have known it wasn't easy - Afridi was really going for a lot of shots and when he connected the ball wasnt travelling, same with Umar

 

[farazaidi]

The guy is all at sea against spin, reminds me how we as kids use to struggle against the spin!

Seen him struggle big time in Nz when the bowl was seeming and swinging

Looks ugly against the spin as well!


Can't believe some people actually think that he would prosper in Test cricket!)


Btw, I am solely talking about his technique and don't care even if he goes on to hit a good for nothing century in this good for nothing Format!

interesting analysis of technique on a 'T20 innings'. I wonder what you have to say about Yousuf's desperate attempt today. Technically fabulous no??

 

[*sallu*]

What you guys don't realize is that poor Alam had to face almost everything Swann bowled.

I don't think anyone in Pakistan (except maybe Younis Khan, Yousuf and Malik) could have handled the way Swann bowled

 

[yadunoe]

What you guys don't realize is that poor Alam had to face almost everything Swann bowled.

I don't think anyone in Pakistan (except maybe Younis Khan, Yousuf and Malik) could have handled the way Swann bowled

lol @ malik. but ya I agree alam had to face alot of swann plus alam isn't a T20 player our selectors don't know what they are doing. alam should play in tests and ODI

 

[shahid afr3d]

fawad rocks!!!!

 

[Poison]

lol

Swann made him look like a schoolgirl.

If there was one reason to be honed in on for this loss, sorry to say it was Fadi's innings.

 

[farazaidi]

plz stop praising him man, we wud have had 15 - 20 more runs if Fawad didnt play like that. And spinners are Afridi's strength.

to sum it up, Fawad was cluless today

OH please. Dont get me started on fragilities of Afridi & Yousuf against spin. Please dont embarrass yourself

 

[*sallu*]

lol @ malik. but ya I agree alam had to face alot of swann plus alam isn't a T20 player our selectors don't know what they are doing. alam should play in tests and ODI

You should know that perhaps no one on this forum doesn't want to see Malik in the side more than me in any format.
Hes caused too much damage with his non cricketing exploits.

But ofcourse, that does not mean I shouldn't praise him for what hes good at and that is playing spin and fielding. Hes rubbish at anything else in cricket

 

[Leonidos]

Fawad should play in tests and ODIs,Fawad should play in tests and ODIs,Fawad should play in tests and ODIs,Fawad should play in tests and ODIs, blah blah blah.ooh plz.He is not suited to any formate,we have witnessed that.Should be kicked out forever.U ppl will see him playing ODIs in this tour and when he will crumble in ODIs then I can foresee u ppl sayin "he should play test only" and when he fails in tests u ppl start saying "he should play t20"aaargh
He is a total failure at international level.

 

[t11sk9]

lol @ malik. but ya I agree alam had to face alot of swann plus alam isn't a T20 player our selectors don't know what they are doing. alam should play in tests and ODI

Well buddy it doesn't matter if you like him or not but he is one of the better players of spin in the Pak line up, very nimble footed and good at rotating as well as attacking spinners.

 

[TigerJat]

shouldnt write him off but he wasnt good today

 

[pakipower]

As I said before, I hate the presence of this guy. He's totally clueless at the international level and this was well backed up by his performance today. and *** was up with his reaction after getting out? if your'e out then just walk your ass back to dug out, retard.

Analyse what happened man.

He was annoyed with the wicket. You know when ayoungster is unhappy with the wicket and can actually verbalise it he is quality. Just think about all our youngsters always meek and questioning themselves. This guy got an Australian atitude.

Admit today was a bad inings, should have taken more singles, but he just looks like he belongs on the cricket pitch.

Everyone keeps writing him of but we will see.

PS. Everyone needs to get of his back about his technique, you guys would have ended chanderpauls career a long time ago.

And the pitch was a poor deck for T20, pretty much everybody struggled (akmal was dropped, Afridi was dropped, morgan was dropped, yardy was dropped, hard chance but a chance none the less) all of whom were the hihgest run scorers but have full faith fawad will learn and adapt for the next game.

 

[Rizie]

We already knew he should be far away from the T20 Squad, yet they still select him for this format

 

[Leonidos]

Analyse what happened man.

He was annoyed with the wicket. You know when ayoungster is unhappy with the wicket and can actually verbalise it he is quality. Just think about all our youngsters always meek and questioning themselves. This guy got an Australian atitude.

Admit today was a bad inings, should have taken more singles, but he just looks like he belongs on the cricket pitch.

Everyone keeps writing him of but we will see.

PS. Everyone needs to get of his back about his technique, you guys would have ended chanderpauls career a long time ago.

And the pitch was a poor deck for T20, pretty much everybody struggled (akmal was dropped, Afridi was dropped, morgan was dropped, yardy was dropped, hard chance but a chance none the less) all of whom were the hihgest run scorers but have full faith fawad will learn and adapt for the next game.

Naach na jany aangan teeda.

Plz handover him to Australia

 

[Desire]

haters have gathered to hate him for some reason. fawad is a kid give him some time and he is best suited in Tests, looks like azhar ali type of player. his average is good in tests..

 

[Master Blaster]

Most hyped player ever.....

Bhanja is better than this guy, me thinks !!

 

[bhakkar]

YESSS! One bad innings and he is a complete fail, yes we need more pakistan fans like you my friend.

why did he play crap?

He isn't a t20 player, hes a run accumalator, and scores mostly 1s and 2s.
In t20s either play him at 3 or dont play him at all, coming in at 5, where its hit out or get out, just isnt his game, not naturally anyway.

Please dont drop him based on these couple of t20 performances, he will be more than useful in the 50 over format. Mrk my words.

 

[jhoomumar]

Bring Back

 

[vvsshekar]

idiotic batting...............awful technique than dhoni`s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[pakipower]

Naach na jany aangan teeda.

Plz handover him to Australia

remeember that!

When in 5 years time he going to be our main stay batsmen.

Simple fact is Akmal junior is stupid so he is going to be hit and miss,

But Fawad quality is quality at the end of the day.

 

[pakipower]

lol

Swann made him look like a schoolgirl.

If there was one reason to be honed in on for this loss, sorry to say it was Fadi's innings.

Got to say was poor from fawad today not doubt. He was partially responsible.

But shoaibs drop of morgan?

 

[hur rizvi]

Really ugly batsman needs to go away and score heavily in domestic cricket asad shafiq is better than him he is utter rubbish

 

[pakipower]

To be honest only person who might have a had chance against swann would be malik,

But prefer him not to be there if he casuses unrest.

PS. Everybody who is against Fawad, what did Yousuf do against Swann, he missed a reverse sweep and then hit the next one in the air.

It was a big advantage to bowl first as nobody expected it to turn so mmuch so Pak players went to hard trying to get to much.

Next match i am sure will be more even.

 

[Leonidos]

^ I would say "you are madly in love with this loser"
I am a newcomer and always used to wonder why many of ppers hate umer akmal,shoaib malik,imran nazir etc but6 now I just got my ans. Tell me under which rock u r living???? His average of 40 in ODIs!!!!!! oooh yes an inning of 63 and then some 10s,20s with a strike rate of 50 to 60 and remaining not out and in the end casting us the match as he did today.And one 150 plus inning in tests and then consistently failing.Come onnnnn dear u know Yasir Arafat scored hundereds in both inning on debut and where is he today?

P.S an adviceut your love and grudge aside and use your brain a little at least.

 

[pakipower]

]Really ugly batsman needs to go away and score heavily in domestic cricket asad shafiq is better than him he is utter rubbish[/B]

He already has.

 

[AQ]

Fawad is good batsman no doubt but I think he is more useful in ODIs than T20s.

Also in today's game blame goes to other batsmen too who could not hit in death overs. You guys know what I mean.

 

[90MPH]

He seems to premeditate at times with his footwork. He gets frustrated very easily and he looks all at sea against spin. He seems to have no shots down the ground, he will get found out very easily against a decent international bowling attack unless he makes some adjustments.

 

[WNC]

lol @ malik. but ya I agree alam had to face alot of swann plus alam isn't a T20 player our selectors don't know what they are doing. alam should play in tests and ODI

For all of Malik's short comings, he was a decent player of spin...

And for all those who're saying he scored 168 on debut, has an ODI average of 40, stuff it. Yeah he might be able to get a few in those where time is on his side at a strike rate below 85 or something. I'm not against his inclusion in 50-over and Test Matches, but he should be nowhere near the field in a T20 game, unless he's carrying drinks.

 

[pakipower]

^ I would say "you are madly in love with this loser"
I am a newcomer and always used to wonder why many of ppers hate umer akmal,shoaib malik,imran nazir etc but6 now I just got my ans.These all are from punjab and retards like u want to see this bakwas player inplace of any of punjabians.aaaaaw..Tell me under which rock u r living???? His average of 40 in ODIs!!!!!! oooh yes an inning of 63 and then some 10s,20s with a strike rate of 50 to 60 and remaining not out and in the end casting us the match as he did today.And one 150 plus inning in tests and then consistently failing.Come onnnnn dear u know Yasir Arafat scored hundereds in both inning on debut and where is he today?

P.S an adviceut your love and grudge aside and use your brain a little at least.

There is so much wrong in this post i dont know if i will be able to answer all the stupidity.

but here it goes.

So 150+ is easy. Has Butt, Akmal (Junior and Senior) Azhar Ali, Umar Amin, Imran Nazir or Malik made a 168 at international level. All of whom have played more matches than Mr F.alam.

Consistent failings? He only player 3 matches. Which failings you talking about you may have it confused with the possy of three players you named.

Yasir Arfat no he didnt. Yasir Hameed maybe.

And yes i know it is a shame when a Pakistani batsmen has the quality to have a not out at the end of his innings. He never ever played for not out, but what can he do give his wicket away.

 

[Poison]

After calming down, am willing to give Fawad the benefit of the doubt this one time

 

[IMMY69]

Poor innings today no doubt, but this thread is even poorer!!!

Numpty threads, made for numpties! I feel like anumpty too for wasting my time on it!

These sorts of threads should be after we've seen him play consistently in Odi's and test matches not after one t20! Ridiculous!

Really this only shows the pathetic mentality of some of the pakistany supporters. Why cant you idiots just hold your tongue and wait for a while before spouting all the hatred! Patience is something thats not in the culture of many pakistanys, from the High commisioner (yes he made a uturn today!), to Ejaz buthead Butt (who makes uturns as if its going out of fashion!)...

 

[pakcricketfan]

One bad game and the haters are out! Typical knee-jerk reaction!

Fawad surely played a bad innings today but didn't everyone else also struggle? At least the scorecard tells me so.

P.s. I didn't watch the match.

 

[pakipower]

Poor innings today no doubt, but this thread is even poorer!!!

Numpty threads, made for numpties! I feel like anumpty too for wasting my time on it!

These sorts of threads should be after we've seen him play consistently in Odi's and test matches not after one t20! Ridiculous!

Really this only shows the pathetic mentality of some of the pakistany supporters. Why cant you idiots just hold your tongue and wait for a while before spouting all the hatred! Patience is something thats not in the culture of many pakistanys, from the High commisioner (yes he made a uturn today!), to Ejaz buthead Butt (who makes uturns as if its going out of fashion!)...

Feel the same way.

I fed up refuting these fawad haters.

But then again i still keeping coming back for more.

 

[wez4all]

Fawad Alam has no strength to clear the boundary neither he's got timming. he always try to hit the ball powerfully so that he can clear the boundary but in doing so he looses his balance.
He needs to work hard on his batting skill to be in team for future.

 

[vvsshekar]

as i said before, i hate the presence of this guy. he's totally clueless at the international level and this was well backed up by his performance today. And *** was up with his reaction after getting out? If your'e out then just walk your ass back to dug out, retard.

 

[IMMY69]

Fawad Alam has no strength to clear the boundary neither he's got timming. he always try to hit the ball powerfully so that he can clear the boundary but in doing so he looses his balance.
He needs to work hard on his batting skill to be in team for future.

Now thats just a pathetic observation...

Go see some of his previous innings in T20's, learn a little about batting and particularly batting on different tyupes of wickets and how they can affect yiour timing etc etc etc and then perhaps give it a couple more years before returning to give your expert opinion!

 

[wez4all]

Now thats just a pathetic observation...

Go see some of his previous innings in T20's, learn a little about batting and particularly batting on different tyupes of wickets and how they can affect yiour timing etc etc etc and then perhaps give it a couple more years before returning to give your expert opinion!

I think you need to grow up and learn respecting others view too.

 

[wez4all]

Now thats just a pathetic observation...

Go see some of his previous innings in T20's, learn a little about batting and particularly batting on different tyupes of wickets and how they can affect yiour timing etc etc etc and then perhaps give it a couple more years before returning to give your expert opinion!

btw what specific t20 innings you are talking about in which fawad alam played match winning hand.

 

[IMMY69]

btw what specific t20 innings you are talking about in which fawad alam played match winning hand.

let me think now...

1. Against England in UAE
2. Against Sri Lanka in Toronto..

Fiurst one was not a match winning innings as such but he scored well and unlike your analysis was able to hit sixes...Against Sri Lanka he actually did play match winnings innings and once again unlike you analysis he managed to score sixes...

There are other little cameo knocks too. Look them up for yourself..

 

[Black Zero]

What you guys don't realize is that poor Alam had to face almost everything Swann bowled.

I don't think anyone in Pakistan (except maybe Younis Khan, Yousuf and Malik) could have handled the way Swann bowled

I don't mind, losing or slow RR...the issue ppl trying to make is the way he was playing.
He wasn't good either against fast bowlers...

14.2
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, no run, good slower ball this time, he's a canny operator, big swish from Alam but he never looked like connecting
14.3
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, no run, excellent stuff from Sidebottom, not so good from Alam, so bad in fact that Razzak has his head in his hands in the dug out
14.4
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, no run, this won't make Razzak any happier, poor old Alam has absolutely lost it, he ran down the wicket with his head in the clouds and tried to smash this miles, but missed by further
14.5
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, 2 runs, finally he connects, swinging a pull shot away, he looks surprised to find the bat on the ball
14.6
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, 1 run, another short ball, slower too, Alam has to fetch it from high outside off stump and manages to get a single for the effort. Excellent over from Sidebottom

15.1
Yardy to Fawad Alam, OUT, finally the torture is over, it's been a truly awful innings and England may be disappointed to see him go, shortish ball that he ends up chipping back off the leading edge to gift Yardy a wicket.

 

[IMMY69]

I think you need to grow up and learn respecting others view too.

Please dont take it that way...Instead see it a 'tough love', or how a strict teacher would behave with their students, particularly the ones who fail to grasp the basics...

No need to thank me though, not until you've grasped the basics..

 

[Usman Chadda]

Not a T20 player

 

[IMMY69]

I don't mind, losing or slow RR...the issue ppl trying to make is the way he was playing.
He wasn't good either against fast bowlers...

14.2
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, no run, good slower ball this time, he's a canny operator, big swish from Alam but he never looked like connecting
14.3
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, no run, excellent stuff from Sidebottom, not so good from Alam, so bad in fact that Razzak has his head in his hands in the dug out
14.4
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, no run, this won't make Razzak any happier, poor old Alam has absolutely lost it, he ran down the wicket with his head in the clouds and tried to smash this miles, but missed by further
14.5
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, 2 runs, finally he connects, swinging a pull shot away, he looks surprised to find the bat on the ball
14.6
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, 1 run, another short ball, slower too, Alam has to fetch it from high outside off stump and manages to get a single for the effort. Excellent over from Sidebottom

15.1
Yardy to Fawad Alam, OUT, finally the torture is over, it's been a truly awful innings and England may be disappointed to see him go, shortish ball that he ends up chipping back off the leading edge to gift Yardy a wicket.

Nonsense stats, one everyone should ignore! It is has been complied by someone who has used to stats in the past to back up his demented theories!

Anyway, for the ones who do suffer fools gladly, the pressure had already been built on Fawad prior to the over highlighted so 'corruptly' by the above poster..

 

[vvsshekar]

let me think now...

1. Against England in UAE
2. Against Sri Lanka in Toronto..

Fiurst one was not a match winning innings as such but he scored well and unlike your analysis was able to hit sixes...Against Sri Lanka he actually did play match winnings innings and once again unlike you analysis he managed to score sixes...

There are other little cameo knocks too. Look them up for yourself..

i think alam`s fans just massage his bloated ego toooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[wez4all]

let me think now...

1. Against England in UAE
2. Against Sri Lanka in Toronto..

Fiurst one was not a match winning innings as such but he scored well and unlike your analysis was able to hit sixes...Against Sri Lanka he actually did play match winnings innings and once again unlike you analysis he managed to score sixes...

There are other little cameo knocks too. Look them up for yourself..

Thats his record : (courtesy cricinfo)

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 3 6 0 250 168 41.66 441 56.68 1 0 23 1 3 0
ODIs 17 15 7 327 63* 40.87 459 71.24 0 2 18 1 5 0
T20Is 22 15 6 185 28 20.55 157 117.83 0 0 6 7 7 0

7 sixes in 22 T20Is and 6 fours. highest 28.

 

[Theo_14]

Alam fans have complained that he needs to be brought up the order so he has more chance and time to show what he is capable of.

Well they got what they asked for - and I personally thought he looked shaky, specially against the spinners and tbh not only him but other players didn't time the ball well which is why we didnt get many boundaries and no sixes.

I must say he looked very sharp when he was fielding - he was eager to have the ball in his hands which is always good to see.

 

[Desire]

Bring Back

fans enjoy seeing players who are like them.
I hope you are joking.

 

[IMMY69]

i think alam`s fans just massage his bloated ego toooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fan boys are those who support a player no matter what, even if they file consistently, and are generally poor cricketers...

You'll find that I am no fan boy...I have no favorites. My arguments for and against players is based on cricketing knowledge and nothing else. I can be wrong at times but one thing I will always argue against are these nonsensical threads heaping hatred on a young player, particularly when it is unjustified...

 

[Black Zero]

Nonsense stats, one everyone should ignore! It is has been complied by someone who has used to stats in the past to back up his demented theories!

Anyway, for the ones who do suffer fools gladly, the pressure had already been built on Fawad prior to the over highlighted so 'corruptly' by the above poster..

those were not stats.
it was Cricinfo's commentary copied directly from their site.

He played 5 overs out of 20 (25% of the Pakistani Innings and made 20 runs).

He needs to prove himself and very soon...
At the moment, the status is:

Can't play spin
Can't play quick
Can't hit boundries
Can't take singles
Can't bat at lower order
Can't bat at middle

Only Plus, good tidy fielder.

 

[IMMY69]

Thats his record : (courtesy cricinfo)

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 3 6 0 250 168 41.66 441 56.68 1 0 23 1 3 0
ODIs 17 15 7 327 63* 40.87 459 71.24 0 2 18 1 5 0
T20Is 22 15 6 185 28 20.55 157 117.83 0 0 6 7 7 0

7 sixes in 22 T20Is and 6 fours. highest 28.

and I rest my case...

 

[IMMY69]

Alam fans have complained that he needs to be brought up the order so he has more chance and time to show what he is capable of.

Well they got what they asked for - and I personally thought he looked shaky, specially against the spinners and tbh not only him but other players didn't time the ball well which is why we didnt get many boundaries and no sixes.

I must say he looked very sharp when he was fielding - he was eager to have the ball in his hands which is always good to see.

Good, sensible post...Would only expect this from a true Gooner!!!!!!

 

[Kray_jackson7]

Lets not be too harsh, everyone else has been playing all summer in england but fawad has just arrived and played his 1st game. give him a chance atleast, BUT he should come lower down or incase of a collapse

 

[wez4all]

and I rest my case...

If you let yousaf play 22 T20Is i bet he will hit more than 7 sixes

 

[IMMY69]

those were not stats.
it was Cricinfo's commentary copied directly from their site.

He played 5 overs out of 20 (25% of the Pakistani Innings and made 20 runs).

He needs to prove himself and very soon...
At the moment, the status is:

Can't play spin
Can't play quick
Can't hit boundries
Can't take singles
Can't bat at lower order
Can't bat at middle

Only Plus, good tidy fielder.

You will slag every player, even a newbie only so that there is a chance to get in your idol, Mr Sania Malik AKA Moon...

What did you say before the test series? Arhh yes, compare Maliks performance with that of Azhar Ali, Umar Amin, Imran Farhat etc etc...Big fat NUMPTY comes to mind!

 

[IMMY69]

If you let yousaf play 22 T20Is i bet he will hit more than 7 sixes

Thats not my point. Please re-read the your own post to which I replied initially.

 

[Black Zero]

You will slag every player, even a newbie only so that there is a chance to get in your idol, Mr Sania Malik AKA Moon...

What did you say before the test series? Arhh yes, compare Maliks performance with that of Azhar Ali, Umar Amin, Imran Farhat etc etc...Big fat NUMPTY comes to mind!

Well if you are in team then you need to perform on par or better then team mates to justify the selection...new, fresh or senior...
every one is accountable...

 

[IMMY69]

Well if you are in team then you need to perform on par or better then team mates to justify the selection...new, fresh or senior...
every one is accountable...

Oh dear god...

 

[vvsshekar]

even shoaib akter would have gone for a few hits................!!!!!!!!!!! bring hafeez into the team instead of this pakistan`s ravi jadoo......... i`m personally tired of seeing immature left-handers wasting their time in the middle............20(25) and his pathetic fans still defend him........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rhussain33]

wow wee you haters are so darn clever

fawad failed in format thats not suited to him, at a time when the pitch is turning loads and hes facing swann and yardy together, with the pressure built up cause of Kamran losing his wicket early and shahzaib not scoring runs at good pace also !! Slow outfield with the ball sticking in it

 

[vvsshekar]

wow wee you haters are so darn clever

fawad failed in format thats not suited to him, at a time when the pitch is turning loads and hes facing swann and yardy together, with the pressure built up cause of Kamran losing his wicket early and shahzaib not scoring runs at good pace also !! Slow outfield with the ball sticking in it

wat has tat got to do with rotating the strike????????????????

 

[Warfare]

I don't mind, losing or slow RR...the issue ppl trying to make is the way he was playing.
He wasn't good either against fast bowlers...

14.2
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, no run, good slower ball this time, he's a canny operator, big swish from Alam but he never looked like connecting
14.3
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, no run, excellent stuff from Sidebottom, not so good from Alam, so bad in fact that Razzak has his head in his hands in the dug out
14.4
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, no run, this won't make Razzak any happier, poor old Alam has absolutely lost it, he ran down the wicket with his head in the clouds and tried to smash this miles, but missed by further
14.5
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, 2 runs, finally he connects, swinging a pull shot away, he looks surprised to find the bat on the ball
14.6
Sidebottom to Fawad Alam, 1 run, another short ball, slower too, Alam has to fetch it from high outside off stump and manages to get a single for the effort. Excellent over from Sidebottom

15.1
Yardy to Fawad Alam, OUT, finally the torture is over, it's been a truly awful innings and England may be disappointed to see him go, shortish ball that he ends up chipping back off the leading edge to gift Yardy a wicket.

25.4
Mendis to Fawad Alam, FOUR, a hit-me ball from Mendis, a full toss on the pads, Alam gets the front foot out of the way and hammers it towards wide long-on

30.2
Herath to Fawad Alam, FOUR, this time it and full and down the leg side, Alam has an easy task of paddling it down the leg side, plays it very fine to beat the fielder

44.5
Herath to Fawad Alam, FOUR, a lovely shot to erase the deficit, it was a touch short, Alam makes himself room and cracks it through extra cover

I can copy commentary too! It isn't hard!

 

[Warfare]

From some of the posters in this thread, I assume they think Chanderpaul is the worst batsman ever. After all, he sucks in T20 and we all know T20 cricket is the pinnacle. Am I Right?

 

[vvsshekar]

25.4
Mendis to Fawad Alam, FOUR, a hit-me ball from Mendis, a full toss on the pads, Alam gets the front foot out of the way and hammers it towards wide long-on

30.2
Herath to Fawad Alam, FOUR, this time it and full and down the leg side, Alam has an easy task of paddling it down the leg side, plays it very fine to beat the fielder

44.5
Herath to Fawad Alam, FOUR, a lovely shot to erase the deficit, it was a touch short, Alam makes himself room and cracks it through extra cover

I can copy commentary too! It isn't hard!

why the hell u guys always jump to his debut or his 23 run epic innings........??????????

hafeez should have played today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Warfare]

why the hell u guys always jump to his debut or his 23 run epic innings........??????????

hafeez should have played today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lol? Because he was one of the few who scored on his debut? It was an impressive knock and shows what he's capable of, OH WAIT, he played terribly today in A T20 match?!?! It doesn't even matter that he played other great inning because played bad in a T20 match is CRIMINAL!

Hafeez is the God of cricket, we already know that.

 

[vvsshekar]

Lol? Because he was one of the few who scored on his debut? It was an impressive knock and shows what he's capable of, OH WAIT, he played terribly today in A T20 match?!?! It doesn't even matter that he played other great inning because played bad in a T20 match is CRIMINAL!

Hafeez is the God of cricket, we already know that.

atleast hafeez would have scored some quick runs or got out............!!!!!!!!!!! not like this wannabe bevan!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was a complete joke of him batting 5 overs...........imagine of afridi and razzaq...........maybe the target would have been 172.........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Warfare]

atleast hafeez would have scored some quick runs or got out............!!!!!!!!!!! not like this wannabe bevan!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was a complete joke of him batting 5 overs...........imagine of afridi and razzaq...........maybe the target would have been 172.........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is Chanderpaul a wannabe bevan aswell? (whatever the hell that means)

 

[vvsshekar]

Is Chanderpaul a wannabe bevan aswell? (whatever the hell that means)

dont compare chanderpaul with alam...........it is a disgrace to the stature of chanderpaul..............BTW (wannabe bevan) means he never scores boundaries and at the same time wants his SR to be 100.00!!!!!!!! pathetic player!!!!!!!!!