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

I like Fawad and think he can be a real asset to Pakistan. Today he seemed pretty clueless throughout his innings but i don't think it's fair to write him off completely after one performance. Although i do have to add that imo he is better suited to the longer form of the game.
 
I could count on a single hand the number of shots Pakistani batsmen timed today, infact Shahzaib's boundary was probably the best one of the lot.

The ball wasn't coming on to the bat, and everyone struggled. Fawad is more suited to the accumulator role rather than a dasher and should be more successful in the 50over version and tests. He was trying too hard in the end and that was the problem.
 
Good innings from Fawad under the circumstances. Everyone struggled including Afridi and Katmal. Dont single out Fawad. He stopped a potential collapse, things could have been worse.
 
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do you have anyother lefthanded middle order???????????????????
in a practice match he was our hero n what now just after 1 match????who the hell played well today????we lost only 4 wickets but wht we got????
why only fawaddd????Alhamdulillah he is not a match fixer or spot fixer......
you guys very fast to criticise any1 with your word fire:pissed::pissed:
 
Leonidos said:
^ 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 advice:put your love and grudge aside and use your brain a little at least.
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yasir arafat scored hundreds on debut :)))......Man r u on drugs??????
 
Yes player x has bad game in one T20

Therefore he is also rubbish in ODI's and Tests.

Socrates would be envious...
 
Fawad will excel in the ODIs..in T20s he is only needed for his fielding
 
crazy4_cricket said:
do you have anyother lefthanded middle order???????????????????
in a practice match he was our hero n what now just after 1 match????who the hell played well today????we lost only 4 wickets but wht we got????
why only fawaddd????Alhamdulillah he is not a match fixer or spot fixer......
you guys very fast to criticise any1 with your word fire:pissed::pissed:
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Practice match wasn't 20/20, comparing apples and oranges.

As some one who has supported Fawad Alam, I don't understand why Fawad fans keep missing the point. Fawad should be in the team for ODIs and I'd take him over the likes of Malik, Faisal Iqbal, Misbah, Farhat etc. anyday in ODIs but he really doesn't have the spark needed for T20. It is not just this game (where he played 5 overs with only 20 runs to show for it), anyone who has played 20 T20 games and has a total of only 6 4's isn't cut out for the format. Most T20 batsmen will have more than that in one or two innings. And this certainly isn't a reflection on Fawad's batting only, but also the limitations of the format.

To be fair to Fawad, he should get a run in ODIs which is his strong suit. PCB should not destroy his career by throwing him in a format that doesn't suit him. In fact, it is in Fawad's best interest to not play in T20s and concentrate on ODIs.
 
Fawad was just atrocious with the bat today, although one thing I'll give him that he doesn't throw his wicket away. Doesn't work too well in T20 cricket as it is the only format you have to throw your wicket away if the situation warrants it.
 
Anwaar said:
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.
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People only see what they are prepared to see. << You summed it all up nice . Fawad Alam supporters only see what they are prepared to see, they cant see he sucks :14::14::14:
 
He sucked today.

However, I think we should persist with Fawad for the rest of the England tour, see where he stands as a limited over cricketer. If he shows a poor display like he did in this T20, then we should just play him in tests which he seems to be suited for.
 
cryptkeeper* said:
He sucked today.

However, I think we should persist with Fawad for the rest of the England tour, see where he stands as a limited over cricketer. If he shows a poor display like he did in this T20, then we should just play him in tests which he seems to be suited for.
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Well Afridi fired Malik and hand picked his team...so now Afridi is sole accountable (though he got excuse of AAmer).
 
Anwaar said:
Well Afridi fired Malik and hand picked his team...so now Afridi is sole accountable (though he got excuse of AAmer).
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Malik over Fawad in odis and t20s any time, but I feel Malik needed a break from international cricket to ponder on certain things. I truly believe Malik can be an asset to this team if only he has his head in the correct direction as he was once our best limited over player. I'm banking on Malik to return soon, and hopefully the Malik who he once used to be. :malik We need him for the world cup; for now though lets see what Alam has to offer if he's persisted with in the remaining matches.
 
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I always felt he is not a T20 player i mean he plays forced or shots which are not his Strength in these matches.

He is a good batsman but he needs time in the middle to get going and tests or two down position in ODI is best for him.

In T20 I feel he will frustrate himself more in coming games. He is not natural when it comes to hard hitting or hitting shots on good balls.
 
The lad is more suited to ODI and Test cricket - if given a run in those formats he will show that

Im not totally convinced he is a T20 player, I don't think he is as bad as some people are making out BUT he builds innings, which is difficult to do in such little overs - still we rarely lose all our wickets so he ain't the worst option to have in the side as a floater
 
I know a lot of people dont like Malik but i will have him ahead of Fawad in T20 and Fawad in tests inplace of Malik.

I some time wonder I mean selectors dun see this that Malik is not a test batsman and he will be exposed on a good wicket by a good bowler and some one like Fawad is more suited and they play him in t20 which Malik will be more usefull where bowlers are looking to stop the runs and not to swing the ball hmmm.

Anyways i guess when you are at selection seat its not just your own opinion that counts :p
 
Come on guys, you can't possibly defend that innings - he was atrocious.

Let's hope it was just a one off though.
 
ascher said:
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!
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Thanks so much for opening this thread, one big score is on its way from Fawad, remember the Afridi thread u started and the next innings he scored a hundred. Ur a fail guy.
 
Needs to sort out his technique first but I for one will back what some others are saying..dont think Alam is a T20 player, but he is agile and is more suited to the middle overs of ODIs and of course tests.
 
Fawad shoudnt really be playing T20s like a few others have mentioned hes more suited to nurdling runs and fighting it out in Tests and ODIs.
 
adzzy786 said:
People only see what they are prepared to see. << You summed it all up nice . Fawad Alam supporters only see what they are prepared to see, they cant see he sucks :14::14::14:
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Yeah just like you cant see that Malik sucks yet everyone else can!
 
ahmed16 said:
Needs to sort out his technique first but I for one will back what some others are saying..dont think Alam is a T20 player, but he is agile and is more suited to the middle overs of ODIs and of course tests.
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watching his batting style i don't think so he is suited to even our local san diego tab ball cricket club.
 
gollumbird said:
Not a T20 player
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i have really doubt that he is cricket player. he is just stupid jumper, who doesn't how to jump or where to jump to play the cricket ball.

I have never seen this kind of jumper in my 30 years crikcet watching career who jumps a lot for only to get some times single. what a worst player to watch, few days back when i see his scoreard against poor county team and i posted couple of idiots posts in his favor, but now i am pulling my haird with both hands that how comes a person who has 30 years cricket watching experience can support bataman like fawad alam.
 
mostly Fawad, aap pe kaun ghustakh hass sakta hai.
 
-one word 'shocking' - he dosent deserve to play cricket -shocking technique 30 balls no 4s no 6s wat can u say......get rid of him 4 gud --- and let him rot in domestic cricket for rest of his life....
 
fawad is great test material....
what hes doing in the limited overs arena.....i dont know
 
2 failures

Will wait for the conclusion of the ODI series before writing him off

We've given Umar Amin and Azhar Ali so many chances. Alam deserves to get all the matches in this series irrespective of his scores

It should be the same criteria for all youngsters - they should get a run before being dropped. Why was everyone being so adamant for Umar and Azhar to play and now Fawad to be dropped?

Stick to the same rule for everyone
 
*sallu* said:
2 failures

Will wait for the conclusion of the ODI series before writing him off

We've given Umar Amin and Azhar Ali so many chances. Alam deserves to get all the matches in this series irrespective of his scores

It should be the same criteria for all youngsters - they should get a run before being dropped. Why was everyone being so adamant for Umar and Azhar to play and now Fawad to be dropped?

Stick to the same rule for everyone
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because the primary thing to judge any player in any for of the game is his Technique and dare I may say that Fawad lacks way too much on the front when compared by the other two!

In fact, I am bemused when people think that just because he is a nudger and scores slowly, therefore he is suited for test!..I mean only t-20 loving and one day adoring pakistan fans could think so shallow!

If any thing, the way ball turns, swings, bounces and spins in a test, 9 out of ten times there's no way that he could cope with it with his juvenile technique! (barring those fluke innings and flat tracks of sub-continent)
 
After what Pakistani team has gone through and still going through how can one expect our team to perform as nothing has happen. They are humans after all and even if the players who are playing are very honest, there is no question in my mind that presure is getting to them.
Give them credit for atleast showing up in the ground cus others would not even think of stepping out in the field under these circumstances.
 
Fawad needs a few matches before we can decide for sure.

I think that he has some potential, a few matches in the ODI series, and some in the South Africa series, before a final verdict.
 
ascher said:
because the primary thing to judge any player in any for of the game is his Technique and dare I may say that Fawad lacks way too much on the front when compared by the other two!

In fact, I am bemused when people think that just because he is a nudger and scores slowly, therefore he is suited for test!..I mean only t-20 loving and one day adoring pakistan fans could think so shallow!

If any thing, the way ball turns, swings, bounces and spins in a test, 9 out of ten times there's no way that he could cope with it with his juvenile technique! (barring those fluke innings and flat tracks of sub-continent)
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Regardless of technique, callibre, ability etc etc whenever someone is selected in a side, he should be given a full chance to prove himself.

If you think 2 t20s is enough? Then so be it.

I don't
 
*sallu* said:
Regardless of technique, callibre, ability etc etc whenever someone is selected in a side, he should be given a full chance to prove himself.

If you think 2 t20s is enough? Then so be it.

I don't
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He's played 23 T20i's.
 
sallu he has played 16 innings of T20Is, even more than Mohammad Hafeez (14 innings of T20Is). It should be established now that he is not a T20I player.
 
*sallu* said:
2 failures

Will wait for the conclusion of the ODI series before writing him off
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Umar Amin got the chance to show what he is capable of in Asia cup and test series v England.

I've always said Fawad Alam's game is suited to test format - and he's shown it before and I'm sure he can do it again. I personally think Alam being used in T20 is a waste of time and talent. I'd like to see him in the ODI series and see how he does even though I think Fawad is suited best to test format.
 
That guy just has a bank full of same old sympathy votes, otherwise he's an average player. An occasional replacement type, not the actul deal. Anyway, I hope he plays each and every single match of ODI series so we can finally have a verdict on him.
 
I don't get some of the PPers(a lot of them) are still defending this talentless failure
 
Should always been tried in Test's and never in any other format a good long run in test matches and I think he could have been a decent all rounder for the Pak team
 
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and I love how people are now saying he's only suited to X, Y or Z format.

it's bakwaas.

Fawad made his name in domestic cricket based on performances in the RBS T20...IIRC he made a 50 and got 5 wickets in a semi-final / final, not 100% sure which match it was.

and since he can't even buy a run in T20 cricket, people are suggesting he can cut it in the formats which provide longer periods of crease occupation.

you need some semblance of technique to survive in those formats too...that I'm afraid Fadi does not have.

feel free to quote and laugh at this post if he does well in the ODIs.
 
Fawad Alam is excellent player against mediocre bowling in longer version of the game. His stats are very descriptive. He has no ingredient to become a world class player. He has no shots in his sleveve, he has major weaknesses, yes he is a good fielder and good friend of Afridi ( anybody who is non threatening is a good friend of Afridi).

He only has small role in in the one day cricket if he comes in the middle overs when part time bowlers are operating and he can take singles and doubles to rotate the strike. Opponents are not going to waste their best bowlers on him and will save them for the last 10 overs.

In test cricket, he will be eaten alive with short bowls and pace bowlers.

In 20/20 game, he is waste of space.

Choice is yours, what do you want to do with him!!
 
All Haters please stand up!

Pathetic Cricket Organization wasted so many talented players by not using them properly. Why introduce Umar Amin and Azher Ali in the test and discarding Fawad Alam? PCB and Selectors knew that Fawad Alam is more suited for test cricket?

Management need to decide how they want to use Fawad Alam in the team. He should be coming @ 4 or 5 not at 8th down. He is a middle order batsman, not a pinch hitter.
 
Karachi said:
All Haters please stand up!

Pathetic Cricket Organization wasted so many talented players by not using them properly. Why introduce Umar Amin and Azher Ali in the test and discarding Fawad Alam? PCB and Selectors knew that Fawad Alam is more suited for test cricket?

Management need to decide how they want to use Fawad Alam in the team. He should be coming @ 4 or 5 not at 8th down. He is a middle order batsman, not a pinch hitter.
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Its disappointing to see that though you are from karachi yet when it comes to test cricket you are talking about it as if you are one of those villagers who just watch limited overs cricket and think that any one who can't score quickly in it deserves 5 day cricket!

My brother, Test cricket is the ultimate test of any player and with fawad's ridiculous technique and limited talent he shouldn't be brought any where near that divine and ultimate form of the game!
 
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he can play spin as he displayed against srilanka and he can also play in seaming bouncy wickets better than most of out batsmen as he proved against australia when he averaged 40 against them in odis
 
ascher said:
Its disappointing to see that though you are from karachi yet when it comes to test cricket you are talking about it as if you are one of those villagers who just watch limited overs cricket and think that any one who can't score quickly in it deserves 5 day cricket!

My brother, Test cricket is the ultimate test of any player and with fawad's ridiculous technique and limited talent he shouldn't be brought any where near that divine and ultimate form of the game!
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I guess u havent heard of a guy called Chanderpaul.technique isnt everything
 
fawad alam is a good player but his being used in the wrong format,
he shud be in the test's and maybe odi's and he can also bowl but pak team seems to forget that he can bowl,,
 
Fawad Haters... eat some humble pie,

This is what we are in love with...

Having a stable partnership (RH LH) in the middle scoring at good rate with low risks... 39 off 39, the dude done well, like Umar... gave it away at the wrong time.

4 more ODIs to come, you will see more good and better work if hes given the chance. Insha'Allah.
 
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Let's see if Asad, Fawad, and Umar can develop into a much needed middle order. Hopefully, these guys will have cemented their spots by the time the WC comes around.
 
rhussain33 said:
Fawad Haters... eat some humble pie,

This is what we are in love with...

Having a stable partnership (RH LH) in the middle scoring at good rate with low risks... 39 off 39, the dude done well, like Umar... gave it away at the wrong time.

4 more ODIs to come, you will see more good and better work if hes given the chance. Insha'Allah.
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EXACTLYYeeee :P!


MashaAllah very good batting by him today!! :D :D :D

InshaAllah he will continue to progress in a positive direction from now on! :D
 
He batted at the perfect spot for him today. Number 4. And he did quite well. He is very good with the rotation of the strike and his placement is very good. He's a little weak but power hitting isn't his game. The guy can become more of a partnership developer with someone who can hit them big.

He has to be given a proper run in his favoured spot.
 
today's dismissal is one of the reason why fawad will never be a regular in the team.

he waste's all his hard work
 
sully3 said:
today's dismissal is one of the reason why fawad will never be a regular in the team.

he waste's all his hard work
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To be honest, he had the right idea.

It was a new bowler, starting a fresh spell and mid on was up. Get a boundary first ball to release some pressure. But he made a poor execution of the plan.

Still, he complimented Umar Akmal and Kamran Akmal nicely and showed that he is a very good rotater of the strike.

He should definitely be persisted with in ODIs and Tests.
 
He should avoid that ugly dance down the track shot , instead he should look for boundaries in a similar way as Eoin Morgan does.
 
pretty decent player, needs time to settle in and not play that slogging slap that gets him out
 
muhammad saad said:
He should avoid that ugly dance down the track shot , instead he should look for boundaries in a similar way as Eoin Morgan does.
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Nah mate. Morgan is an exceptional player, he announced himself as a match winner from day one. Umar Akmal has the talent and the character to look upto him. Fawad will be lucky if he can be for Pakistan what Chanderpaul is to West Indies. Even for that he'll have to work hard. So far he looks like a typical member of 30's and 40's club.
 
Not a bad knock but really hated him and the shot he played to get out. Reminds me of the shot he played vs Angelo Mathews. Horrible.

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