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One thing I didnt like regards Fawad though was giving Saeed Ajmal the strike with 2(?) balls to go.That was inexplicable.You are the settled batsman,man up and see us home !
 
only worse thing he did was giving strike to Ajmal while 2 balls remaining, other than that he did ok , if somebody has to blame it should be sifarshi farhat wasting balls like a test match.
 
Raz said:
One of the worst players to have ever represented Pakistan. His so called temperament is just a facade for not being able to score runs when they really matter. All he does is crank the pressure up on the other batsmen and relies on them to smack a few so that it makes it appear as if he has made a contribution and that his contribution actually means something.

Razzaq ain't gonna be able to bail us out all the time, I cannot believe that this guy finds a place in the playing XI and someone like Umar Akmal sits out. What an absolute joke of a batsman!
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Says the guy with the burning Afridi avatar.
 
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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would people ever stop criticizing dis young guy who hasn't even had enuf chances to prove his talents!
it was ov him dat we lost da match by two runs!
being a relatively new-comer he took his job seriously n controlled da immense pressure unlike other,SOO CALLED HEROES OF CRICKET like afridi,younis khan!
i think dis guy should be given credit for fighting SOO hard n leading pakistan to a respectful defeat!!
way to go fawad alam!!:fawad
 
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the only im gna say is

thank u fadi for the courage and being brave enuff to play your own game and not getting out on your 7th ball. you played a beautiful one day inning the best by any pak batsmen in our team
 
Notouts can make such a difference in batting averages.

With notouts, Fawad Alam is better than Umar Akmal:
Fawad Alam: 23 Inns, 596 runs, 9 notouts, 42.57 ave
Umar Akmal: 23 Inns, 724 runs, 3 notouts, 36.20 ave

Without notouts, Umar Akmal is better than Fawad Alam:
Fawad Alam: 23 Inns, 596 runs, 25.91 ave
Umar Akmal: 23 Inns, 724 runs, 31.48 ave
 
Good to see him perform now, was waiting for something special from him. Sad for him that he could not finish, hopefully this inning would give him lot of confident and encourage him to be even more stronger, and it's very nice to see people having positive views about Fawad now, it took a little bit of time, but its nice to see.
 
srh said:
Notouts can make such a difference in batting averages.

With notouts, Fawad Alam is better than Umar Akmal:
Fawad Alam: 23 Inns, 596 runs, 9 notouts, 42.57 ave
Umar Akmal: 23 Inns, 724 runs, 3 notouts, 36.20 ave

Without notouts, Umar Akmal is better than Fawad Alam:
Fawad Alam: 23 Inns, 596 runs, 25.91 ave
Umar Akmal: 23 Inns, 724 runs, 31.48 ave
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Well done Fawad for not getting out then...

I mean think about it if you get out, you add pressure to the team, adding to the wickets coloumn and then you cant score more runs !! :)))
 
I think its now for Fawad to develop his bowling a bit so that we can have another bowling option and not have to play a specialist spinner
 
srh said:
Notouts can make such a difference in batting averages.

With notouts, Fawad Alam is better than Umar Akmal:
Fawad Alam: 23 Inns, 596 runs, 9 notouts, 42.57 ave
Umar Akmal: 23 Inns, 724 runs, 3 notouts, 36.20 ave

Without notouts, Umar Akmal is better than Fawad Alam:
Fawad Alam: 23 Inns, 596 runs, 25.91 ave
Umar Akmal: 23 Inns, 724 runs, 31.48 ave
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I love this theory. Not outs suggest that he puts a price on his wicket. But you'd rather see him get out cheaply. Great.

This is when you begin to get desperate...
 
Fawad is a slow player he increases the tempo when the game is almost out of reach then pulls out with couple boundaries, but he tries to keep the scroeboard ticking with singles and doubles and important thing is he puts a price on his wicket, he needs to understand the ODI format if he can do that he can be a really good player.

He has probably been the best pakistani middle order player for quite a while he does not get out cheaply and he does not play reckless shots but he really needs to start hitting boundaries where it matters and when he can, very defensive player, but seems a promising cricketer...
 
Raz said:
And before anyone accuses me of being a blind hater, well I have seen more than I wanted to see. And all I have seen from Fawad is garbage after garbage after garbage with specks, yes just tiny little specks of promise. These specks frankly are not good enough to warrant his place in and ODI or T20 side. In Test cricket he just might find a place and that's only if he comes across bowlers with a lifetime supply of pies. Any half-decent bowler will make mincemeat out of his technique.
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Bro we're talking about Fawad not Afridi here.

Savak said:
The point is 9 times out of 10 Alam will struggle to clear the boundry or even hit the boundry. If Razzaq was at the crease, he would have dispatched theron easily. Really Dissapointed by Alam, cant believe he gave Ajmal the strike.
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Razzaq wasn't at the crease though I wonder why.....oh right maybe he got out?
 
This was a difficult wicket to bat on. With the exception of Amla, who was a sheer class today, no other batsman was able to dominate the bowlers.

Fawad scored a fifty with a decent S/R. Shame he couldn't finish it.
 
Fawads made runs against Australia, England and South Africa this year and always batted at 5 or below in doing so which means hes (i) Either under pressure because of early wickets (ii) Has had to step on it

So hes made runs against all the best bowling attacks at an average of 43 and strike rate of 74

Thats very respectable. Fair play to him. Who cares what he looks like while batting, hes effective and thats what matters
 
People want him to rotate the strike, but I bet he will when he bats with:

Asad shafiq
YK
Umar

i.e. - Good runners between the wickets!

Fawads been tentative this series because its the only chance he'll get (knowing our boards policy)

If he'd been given a clear run in this Test series, he would be able to take afew more risks.

If you don't rate him, can't you see with some work, he can at least prosper when others collapse, say in a Test/ODI - Surely thats some merit? Who else would do that role?

Remember: Collingwood developed (and he has far less talent...)

Fawad can be a decent version of Chanderpaul if he bulks up and plays some shots when he's set;

But people would rather discard him for a " 3 fours and out" type slogger...

The team needs balance remember
 
He fails and people start hating on him.
He scores and people hate him more.

Wow,people.Give credit where its due.

Raz said:
One of the worst players to have ever represented Pakistan. His so called temperament is just a facade for not being able to score runs when they really matter. All he does is crank the pressure up on the other batsmen and relies on them to smack a few so that it makes it appear as if he has made a contribution and that his contribution actually means something.

Razzaq ain't gonna be able to bail us out all the time, I cannot believe that this guy finds a place in the playing XI and someone like Umar Akmal sits out. What an absolute joke of a batsman!
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I agree completely....

Wait! I thought you were talking about the man in your avatar!
Ohh :facepalm:
 
Alam was the reason why we didnt get bowled out!

Feel gutted for him,it could have really been the making of him and shuting up a lot of his crictics if he had won the game for us.

InshAllah we'll win the remaining two ODIs.

:fawad
 
Fawad played a decent knock yesterday, but not a game winning one.

His innings was not much different from that of Farhat or Asad.

The reason why Pakistan got close was more due to the blitz by Wahab Riaz, otherwise we would've be done at around 210. Also, mental mistakes, to put the match in the hands of a #10 batsman, should've gone for 2 runs, or no run there.

Having said that, he is not a bad batsman nor one who should be discarded, but he is not the second coming of Miandad or Inzi either.
 
srh said:
This. There were lot of problems with his inning:
* He got Asad Shafiq run-out who was the set batsman.
* His slow batting in start caused Abdur Razzaq to take unnecessary risk and get out.
* His boundaries came in batting power play. When batting power play was over he could not hit and got dropped twice.
* Needing 20 runs from 18 balls should be easy for a recognized batsman. But he could not see Pakistan through.

Still Farhat and Ajmal are more to blame for this defeat than him.
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I'm convinced that Fawad Alam is the reason why US are still unable to find Osama.
 
Markhor said:
Agreed.Fans are so fickle,if he scores runs....he doesnt score them quickly enough ! :)))

Without Fawad's knock,we'd have been shot out for 150,same goes to the previous ODI,if he wasnt there stabilizing the innings,Razzaq wouldnt even have had a platform to attack and go on to make that 100.

He gets criticised too harshly when there are much bigger culprits in the team !

Ok,Fawad has his faults and is not particularly technique-savvy or very aggressive and yes,he doesnt score enough boundaries BUT the bottom line is that we should direct our ''hatred'' towards the bigger culprits in the team and not hate for the sake of it.It seems that he has to solve world hunger in order to be credited.
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True that!

Some people are actually putting the entire blame on Fawad for the loss..and defending the Farhat, Shafiq and Razzaq. In fact, srh blamed him for Razzaq's wicket, too! :69:

He is getting more stick than all those batsmen who failed to score in double figures!:))
 
Impala_KaifTamasha said:
Alam was the reason why we didnt get bowled out!

Feel gutted for him,it could have really been the making of him and shuting up a lot of his crictics if he had won the game for us.

InshAllah we'll win the remaining two ODIs.

:fawad
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I'm certain that if Fawad would have won the match for us on the last ball by hitting a six, below would be the type of comments we would see:

1. A fluke inning
2. If he would have batted faster earlier on, it wouldn't have gone to the last ball.
3. If Wahab Riaz didn't play that cameo, we wouldn't have won.

There is no pleasing these guys.
 
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Just noticed that while I was typing my response above, TigerJat gave excuse#3 (Wahab Riaz) already. :)))
 
There's a lot of hate for this guy, but he seriously puts in for Pakistan. Becoming one of my favs.
 
In current pakistani side he is one of the most consistent batsman whom u can depend on to stay on wicket for some overs and make valuable contribution. There is no other player from top to bottom who u can say will at least last for an over.
 
Most Pakistani fans can't stomach a player in the mold of Alam.

They want a razzaq style innings from all their batsman all the time which is impossible! The sad thing is that it seems either our batsman try to live up to this expectation and hit out of the ground from ball 1, or they rebel against it and have SR of 50 in an ODI!

Finally we find a guy who averages 35+ odd, consistent, doesnt get out easily, gets the singles and doubles, but we don't want him because he is not one of these extremes.

with this mentality we can never consistently succeed in Cricket.
 
Civil said:
Most Pakistani fans can't stomach a player in the mold of Alam.

They want a razzaq style innings from all their batsman all the time which is impossible! The sad thing is that it seems either our batsman try to live up to this expectation and hit out of the ground from ball 1, or they rebel against it and have SR of 50 in an ODI!

Finally we find a guy who averages 35+ odd, consistent, doesnt get out easily, gets the singles and doubles, but we don't want him because he is not one of these extremes.

with this mentality we can never consistently succeed in Cricket.
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thats what i have been saying, AZ wants 11 afridi's in his team. geez
 
We need a player at 5 who can rotate the strike,can ply spin well and in later overs can score sum quick runs.Fawad simply can do none of these.
 
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Leonidos said:
We need a player at 5 who can rotate the strike,can ply spin well and in later overs can score sum quick runs.Fawad simply can do none of these.
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You are right, he really can't do any of those. I've heard renowned mathematicians from MIT are trying to solve this paradox of a guy that scored 59 runs on 67 balls (25% from spinners) with only 3 boundaries without rotating the strike or hitting boundaries.

"It's the greatest mathematical mystery of our times," remarked Dr. Mathwiz. "Its complexity is right up there with the pythagorean theorem", added his colleague Dr. Mathdork.
 
Leonidos said:
We need a player at 5 who can rotate the strike,can ply spin well and in later overs can score sum quick runs.Fawad simply can do none of these.
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Yeah, we should have Shahzaib at number 5. He is a very good hitter of the ball, can rotate the strike, is a very good runner between the wickets and intimidates the oposition by giving them a mean look after hitting a six.

Shahzaib is ideal.
 
It brings tears to my eyes that So many people have been started supporting Fawad.

Tears of Happiness that is ;-)

This kid has surely made a name for himself! InshAllah he will keep on succeeding! And more Importantly, keep playing for Pakistan! :fawad
 
Leonidos said:
We need a player at 5 who can rotate the strike,can ply spin well and in later overs can score sum quick runs.Fawad simply can do none of these.
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And who is that jack of all trades, Mr. Genius? We are waiting to be enlightened! :shahzaib
 
:))) At the people taking Fawad's not outs.

Oh yeah instead of counting his 6 as a not out when he comes in at number 8 with 4 balls to go, let's just say he got out so we can lower his average.

:)))

This kid is obviously exactly what we need in the middle order. Yes, he looks awful when he plays but he's quite effective and puts a major price on his wicket. Such a shame he's not in the test squad but Shafiq is.
 
Warfare said:
Yeah, we should have Shahzaib at number 5. He is a very good hitter of the ball, can rotate the strike, is a very good runner between the wickets and intimidates the oposition by giving them a mean look after hitting a six.
Shahzaib is ideal.
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no at all mate.shazaib is an opener.I would give fawad's place to Malik.Malik is ideal at no 5.Get ready to see Malik replacing him in WC.
 
fawad_wellwisher said:
And who is that jack of all trades, Mr. Genius? We are waiting to be enlightened! :shahzaib
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shoaib malik.he is a damn gud player of spin,v gud runner,fielder and v useful offy,he can hit big sixes when needed.In WC spinners are gonna play v imp part in the middle overs and we all know fawad sucks when it comes to play spin.Imagine swan,harbhajan,murli,vetori bowling him in wc.
 
Leonidos said:
no at all mate.shazaib is an opener.I would give fawad's place to Malik.Malik is ideal at no 5.Get ready to see Malik replacing him in WC.
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Nah, if Malik wants to dance in India instead of working hard for his cricket, then he can stay the hell where he currently is.
 
iZeeshan said:
:))) :))) After that, I don't think I can ever take another post of your's seriously. Shahzaib is a strike-rotater? Since when :))
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It was...sarcasm. I thought we all new Shahzaib is Leonidos's role model.
 
Fawad's played very well, yes he struggled a bit early on but he upped the tempo beautifully. He's been a fine find this kid
 
Leonidos said:
shoaib malik.he is a damn gud player of spin,v gud runner,fielder and v useful offy,he can hit big sixes when needed.In WC spinners are gonna play v imp part in the middle overs and we all know fawad sucks when it comes to play spin.Imagine swan,harbhajan,murli,vetori bowling him in wc.
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Malik's form has been woeful to say the least in the last 2 years. He averages in the 20's.

Fawad did struggle against Swann but so did MoYo. Swann is a good bowler and everyone struggled against him.

At the end of the day it is a team game. Fawad provides the team a different flavour no other batter can. His average of ~43 is a testament to this. No other batsman in the Pakistan team averages in the 40's bar MoYo and even his form is to be questioned lately. And I am not going to talk about his fielding skills .....
 
iZeeshan said:
:))) At the people taking Fawad's not outs.

Oh yeah instead of counting his 6 as a not out when he comes in at number 8 with 4 balls to go, let's just say he got out so we can lower his average.

:)))

This kid is obviously exactly what we need in the middle order. Yes, he looks awful when he plays but he's quite effective and puts a major price on his wicket. Such a shame he's not in the test squad but Shafiq is.
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lol indeed. Umar Akmal usually plays most of his innings at 5-6 as well, thats sufficiently low enough to stay not out and help your team to a decent total. Too bad he throws his wicket away :(

on topic, Fawad is definitely the guy our squad needs. I don't care if his technique is horrid, he's scoring runs consistently. I agree that he needs to bulk up a bit and come up with a pressure release shot though. It would really help him when he gets bogged down.

The criticism for this guy is insane. I mean ffs, his half century puts up a competitive total in England that helps us win. He supports Razzaq ideally in the second ODI, scoring but not taking any unneccessary risks. Yesterday he helps get our total to some respectability and some clowns are hounding him as though he scored a 0(1). Definitely a case of damned if you, and damned if you don't for this guy.
 
As i said, FAWAD IS NOT NUMBER 5/6

He is Number 4/3 kinda player, even an Opener.

Anything below number 4 will expose him, cuz he cant hit big, he build innings and can be there till the end, as long as hitters do their job.

With time, IF he bulk up a little, he will start hitting again.

I just dont understand, checking his past matches stats, in alot of matches he has few fours and 1/2 six in his innings, why isnt he scoring like that anymore.

Anyway, WHEN will the Coach understand to send him at number 4. damn it.

4th ODI

Hafeez
Afridi
Umer
Fawad
Younus
Asad
Razaq
Wahab
Zulqarnain
Rehman or Tanveer (Wanna try any of these players)
Akhtar
 
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M.A.G said:
As i said, FAWAD IS NOT NUMBER 5/6

He is Number 4/3 kinda player, even an Opener.

Anything below number 4 will expose him, cuz he cant hit big, he build innings and can be there till the end, as long as hitters do their job.

With time, IF he bulk up a little, he will start hitting again.

I just dont understand, checking his past matches stats, in alot of matches he has few fours and 1/2 six in his innings, why isnt he scoring like that anymore.

Anyway, WHEN will the Coach understand to send him at number 4. damn it.

4th ODI

Hafeez
Razaq
Umer
Fawad
Younus
Asad
Afridi
Wahab
Zulqarnain
Rehman or Tanveer (Wanna try any of these players)
Akhtar
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v. good post. The line-up makes a lot of sense to me. Also like the WC line-up. You should post more on PP.
 
M.A.G said:
As i said, FAWAD IS NOT NUMBER 5/6

He is Number 4/3 kinda player, even an Opener.

Anything below number 4 will expose him, cuz he cant hit big, he build innings and can be there till the end, as long as hitters do their job.

With time, IF he bulk up a little, he will start hitting again.

I just dont understand, checking his past matches stats, in alot of matches he has few fours and 1/2 six in his innings, why isnt he scoring like that anymore.

Anyway, WHEN will the Coach understand to send him at number 4. damn it.

4th ODI

Hafeez
Afridi
Umer
Fawad
Younus
Asad
Razaq
Wahab
Zulqarnain
Rehman or Tanveer (Wanna try any of these players)
Akhtar
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Probably never because as long as there is a culture of giving preference to senior players when it comes to batting position we are unlikely to see any changes.

But in this case they can try and switch Fawad with Shafiq coming in at 5.
 
Drop Alam for good from Int. cricket!

He is a weak and pathetic batsmen who cannot even cross the in-field. Either he takes some roids and grows some muscle or stay out fo the team FOREVER.
He is an absolute joke of a batsmen and should not be anywhere near a cricket bat unless it's tape-ball :yk
 
I just hope he doesnt waste a space in the Worldcup XI, May be we need Yasir Arafat in his place, heck even misbah is good.
 
Welll DROP yousef and YOunis assell... they both failed..


Fawad ALAM

Pakistan's best batsmen the last 2 series
 
Mian Hassan said:
Welll DROP yousef and YOunis assell... they both failed..


Fawad ALAM

Pakistan's best batsmen the last 2 series
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He has been playing continuously and failed most of the times and I you know every day is not sunday :waqar
 
The guy scores a decent innings in one match and then wastes the next few.

Yeah before his fanboys jump on my back, no I wasn't expecting him to win the match but considering the hype and over the top credit he gets, I thought he might stick around to frustrate the Saffers.
 
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Schickelgruber said:
He is a weak and pathetic batsmen who cannot even cross the in-field. Either he takes some roids and grows some muscle or stay out fo the team FOREVER.
He is an absolute joke of a batsmen and should not be anywhere near a cricket bat unless it's tape-ball :yk
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Why is it that whenever a batsman fails, you start hating?
 
Schickelgruber said:
He is a weak and pathetic batsmen who cannot even cross the in-field. Either he takes some roids and grows some muscle or stay out fo the team FOREVER.
He is an absolute joke of a batsmen and should not be anywhere near a cricket bat unless it's tape-ball :yk
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I completely agree.
 
whats even more amazing is , Alam has fans & its almost Afridi like fanatic following lol
 
jusarrived said:
whats even more amazing is , Alam has fans & its almost Afridi like fanatic following lol
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That, without doubt is the most staggering thing about him. I just cannot comprehend it at all!
 
Fawad needs to be dropped like Umar Akmal was, he needs to be a taught a lesson so next time he values his place in team as well as his wicket when batting !!!
 
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