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[VIDEOS] "I have learnt a lot from him, and it is my aim to emulate Babar Azam": Abdullah Shafique

Australia tour seemingly broke Abdullah Shafique. It wasn't just the poor scores but his costly drops.

Looks technically and mentally shot. What's he thinking chasing a wide ball outside off with zero footwork minutes before stumps ?

Given his form, one must ask why didn't he play any red ball cricket prior to this series ? He should've played these recent Pakistan A matches instead of 35 year old Umar Amin.
 
Looking like the same old story, a promising cricketer does well at the start and then fails away. It’s sad and frustrating. I hope this doesn’t happen, he is amongst our better talents.

We don’t have alternatives either. It’s either imam who’s looking worse these days or 22 year olds where we’ll hype up and potentially have the same thing happen.
 
A classic case of a player who needs to be told, sorrys son but of you go to domestic cricket
 
Horrendous player


Hafeez is a bradman in comparison to him
 
ads101 said:
Looking like the same old story, a promising cricketer does well at the start and then fails away. It’s sad and frustrating. I hope this doesn’t happen, he is amongst our better talents.

We don’t have alternatives either. It’s either imam who’s looking worse these days or 22 year olds where we’ll hype up and potentially have the same thing happen.
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I think he has the best technique from these current guys.

Just out of form perhaps.

I still remember his match-winning century against SL in 2023 WC. It was a good one.
 
He’s emulating babar a bit too closely for my liking.

They should both face the chop. I do rate Abdullah’s ability, but now is the time to take no prisoners.

We should be dropping most of this batting lineup
 
TheSultan said:
He’s emulating babar a bit too closely for my liking.

They should both face the chop. I do rate Abdullah’s ability, but now is the time to take no prisoners.

We should be dropping most of this batting lineup
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The solution now is to axe everyone except the domestic performers like khurram, Abrar(yes he performed poor but back him), Kamran Ghulam etc etc.

And just fill the team with domestic performers and that's it.
 
mominsaigol said:
The solution now is to axe everyone except the domestic performers like khurram, Abrar(yes he performed poor but back him), Kamran Ghulam etc etc.

And just fill the team with domestic performers and that's it.
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100% agreed!

At least this way u can send a message to youngsters to prioritize First-Class cricket instead of trying to get into the side through shortcuts.
 
Another timid mediocre taalunt. We have produced an Army of timid players over the past 15 years.
 
Jason Gillespie today in a presser shared thoughts on Abdullah Shafique's poor form:

They are good players and don't lose their skills over night. Sometimes players don't score runs or take wickets. So what I am expecting from these players is to be a bit consistent off and on the field. So I think we need to support and back these players instead of making drastic changes after a couple of matches.
 
The most technically correct batsman of Pakistan suffering badly in Test these days what is the reason behind it? Has he lost focus, inspiration or the hunger of glory. What exactly has brought about Abdullah Shafique's dip in form?


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I agree he has had a very poor run but has anybody else had a great run saud one century with him gettin dropped. Saim a 50 ..shaan and babar nothing..agha one good inninga comes at number 6
 
The Bald Eagle said:
The most technically correct batsman of Pakistan suffering badly in Test these days what is the reason behind it? Has he lost focus, inspiration or the hunger of glory. What exactly has brought about Abdullah Shafique's dip in form?


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The basics of cricket never change, when you are out of form and struggling for confidence, you have to go back to domestic cricket, go back to the basics, come back with runs under his belt
 
Another bang average player who will be in and out of the team for the next decade . Another Asad shadow mould type of player
 
Markhor said:
Australia tour seemingly broke Abdullah Shafique. It wasn't just the poor scores but his costly drops.

Looks technically and mentally shot. What's he thinking chasing a wide ball outside off with zero footwork minutes before stumps ?

Given his form, one must ask why didn't he play any red ball cricket prior to this series ? He should've played these recent Pakistan A matches instead of 35 year old Umar Amin.
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Agreed. Think all the regulars should have played in that A match as a warm up as guys who weren't on WC squad haven't played any cricket, let alone Test cricket for quite some time.

Still believe in his potential and it's important to remember despite his recent struggles, he's played some great match winning innings such as that Galle chase, double ton vs SL & WC century on debut to help Pakistan chase down a World Cup record high score. Considering he was picked onto the side after 1 FC match, a dip was expected to happen eventually and unlike seasoned domestic cricketers, there's nothing to fall back on the bounce back.
 
Shaheen Shah Afridi via PCB video:

"I have a lot of hopes for Abdullah Shafique in this tournament [Champions One-Day Cup 2024]. Hopefully, he breaks all the records. He was out of touch for some time, still, I believe he can do well, but I believe he can still make his name in the white-ball cricket as well."
 
Abdullah Shafique is still struggling - how much more time does he need to find his rhythm?
 
FearlessRoar said:
Abdullah Shafique is still struggling - how much more time does he need to find his rhythm?
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He doesn't have rhythm, he made us fool this way with his asia cup 50, Double 100 and wc 2023 100 all achieved against the exact same opposition which was sri lanka.

We don't meed a sri lanka only basher. Abdullah has failed agaisnt every team post Sri lanka so no thanks, he ain't needed
 
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FearlessRoar said:
Abdullah Shafique is still struggling - how much more time does he need to find his rhythm?
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This guy is overrated tbh... he focuses more on being stylish rather than concentrating on scoring runs. It's better to drop him from all formats now and give someone else a chance.
 
And Shaheen was saying he has high expectations from him...........

Abdullah Shafique in Champions One-day Cup 2024. So far:

Matches: 10
Runs: 10
HS: 9
Average: 5.00
SR: 50.00
 
Current form and performance is everything in Cricket. He needs to be dropped for next series
 
He can sit and drink tea with Zimbabar in his home.
He should be dropped for the tests along with Zimbabar.
 
FearlessRoar said:
And Shaheen was saying he has high expectations from him...........

Abdullah Shafique in Champions One-day Cup 2024. So far:

Matches: 10
Runs: 10
HS: 9
Average: 5.00
SR: 50.00
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He is clearly out of form and experiencing some technical difficulties. This situation highlights the lack of quality coaches in Pakistan. He needs a skilled coach who can quickly identify his issues and help him get back to scoring runs.

He is not as a bad a players as his recent performances suggest.
 
Pakhs said:
He is clearly out of form and experiencing some technical difficulties. This situation highlights the lack of quality coaches in Pakistan. He needs a skilled coach who can quickly identify his issues and help him get back to scoring runs.

He is not as a bad a players as his recent performances suggest.
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This is where your mental toughness comes in as a cricketer. Do you have the mental strength, ability to buck yourself up after a string of low scores. Abdullah sadly lacks in this dept, even when you see him bat, you are on the edge of your seat because you can clearly see he is a very nervous starter.

What he is experiencing a crisis of confidence and lack of self belief in his ability.
 
50 up for Abdullah off 60 deliveries against Markhors. Some runs for this guy but he is still looking pretty rusty.
 
Shan Masood vowed to back Abdullah Shafique despite current poor run:

"With all due respect, I don't think your question is accurate...I agree that Pakistan hasn't played good cricket in 2024. If I back a player who becomes a good servant for Pakistan cricket and lose my own spot in the process, I will have no regrets.

“Things should be looked at objectively. You talk about stats. The other day I was reading a stat that Abdullah Shafique, who has played 19 Tests, has a better record than Virat Kohli.”
 
Abdullah Shafique times it perfectly, but the slow outfield keeps him from couple of potential boundaries

 
Got to fifty with a SIX

Got to Hundred with a Six

Abdullah Shafique registers his 5th Test ton on Day 1 of 1st Test against England

It’s nothing short of a treat watching him live, smashing a brilliant ton
 
Such an inconsistent player. Couldn't buy a run against Bangladesh on the same pitches, and goes up and smashes a hundred on the first day against a decent bowling attack.
 
Abdullah Shafique in a post Day 1 presser of the 1st Test against England answered following queries:

How crucial was your century ton today?

Obviously it was quite important for me as it was the Day 1 of the 1st Test against England. It was quite important for us as a batting unit to set a good tone for the whole team. So indeed this knock set that tone for the team.

Thoughts on abrupt decline in form after a sublime debut phase:

Obviously as a sportsman you have to face challenges and failures sometimes. But I am thankful to team management and captain who reposed trust in me and gave me a fair chance with more matches that helped me put up this performance. Also in such a (struggling) phase you face a lot of mental challenges which create doubts in your mind regarding your abilities but in the end you have to come out of it for putting up a solid display.

Thoughts on winning toss and batting first:

Management make such decisions and as a team you never have control over toss. But the main thing is to utilize these opportunities well whenever you get them. And when as a batting unit you perform well, it not only boosts the morale of the batters but also inspires confidence in the whole side.

Thoughts on animated celebration after century:

It was not that emotional but it was just the expression of my natural emotions at that moment.

Views on English pacers' tactics of bowling too many bouncers:

I believe this is a part of their strategy because they have been playing like this before in the past. As a batter you have to go through that challenges. So we were prepared for that.

Is Multan weather challenging for the players?

It is a bit warm here in Multan but as a professional you can't cite this as an excuse (for poor performances). As a professional you are supposed to deliver well on any given day no matter what are the conditions.

Shed light on interaction with captain Shan Masood during today's historic partnership:

First of all, all praises belong to Almighty ALLAH that we did well as a batting unit. As Shan bhai is a senior cricketer so I keep observing him and try to learn from him how to score runs effectively. Basically as a player you keep on learning as long as you remain a part of the sport so the same is the case with me.
 
So Abdullah is trying to learn from Shan of all people on how to score runs effectively? Really? What next? Learning from Shahid Afridi on how to score a single?
 
FearlessRoar said:
Abdullah Shafique played a much-needed knock on Day 1 of the 1st Test against England, scoring 102 off 184

Most Test centuries for a Pakistani batter before turning 25:

7 - Javed Miandad
6 - Saleem Malik
5 - Hanif Mohammad
5 - Younis Khan
5 - Abdullah Shafique
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Consistency is the issue with this guy. As soon as the pitch start offering something to the bowlers and you'll see him running back to the dressing room.
 
like him or lump him, in the list of everything that's wrong with the pak test team, hes nowhere near the top. its not like theres a tonne of options out their when saim hasnt even locked his spot. for a country that spent years with imran farhat, sami aslam, butt, shan, manzoor barely averaging 30, an inconsistent 40 averaging opener is not to be sniffed at.

he also has a technical issue with leading far to hard with the hands on the cover drive, if he can correct that he could average a few runs higher.
 
Scored a century in the 1st inning on the flattest of the wicket that you can imagine and got hyped like he is Bradman.

In the 2nd inning??? GOLDEN DUCK on the same Flat pitch.

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shamaan said:
Same pressure when he scored 150+ against Sri Lanka?
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He had lucky breaks in that knock. He was an unknown commodity back then. In every innings you can clearly see he is a very nervous starter where he can easily be knicked off or bowled through the gate. He is another Asad Shafiq where he scores a century in one innings and goes missing in 9 innings. A player who consistently scores 40-60 runs per innings is far more valuable.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Scored a century in the 1st inning on the flattest of the wicket that you can imagine and got hyped like he is Bradman.

In the 2nd inning??? GOLDEN DUCK on the same Flat pitch.

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He needs a tough task master coach, an earful. Go back to domestics and i want to see some positive body language in your batting from ball one.
 
Savak said:
He had lucky breaks in that knock. He was an unknown commodity back then. In every innings you can clearly see he is a very nervous starter where he can easily be knicked off or bowled through the gate. He is another Asad Shafiq where he scores a century in one innings and goes missing in 9 innings. A player who consistently scores 40-60 runs per innings is far more valuable.
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How many lucky breaks?.
Also how many match winnings innings did Asad Shafiq have in fact how many match winnings innings has pakistani batters have in the last 5 years.
 
BouncerGuy said:
He should have been dropped along with babar who he tried to emulate.
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Those centuries by Abdullah and Shan did more damage to pak cricket. In the first Test.

It ensured these guys will stay for 50 more games
 
mominsaigol said:
Those centuries by Abdullah and Shan did more damage to pak cricket. In the first Test.

It ensured these guys will stay for 50 more games
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I said that thing first that shan is gonna vanish after that century and Abdullah is no different. His technique has so many flaws that I cannot even count.
 
Abdullah Shafique has one of the worst techniques in the Pakistan side. There seems to be daylight between bat and pad in nearly all his dismissals. On top of that, his method of bringing down the bat to play a shot also makes him highly prone to drawing edges. He should not be playing test cricket while having such obvious flaws in his technique. Also amazing that no coach has seen this and tried to work on it with him, considering this has been evident since Australia where he got completely exposed by Starc.
 
Needs to go back to TikTok or wherever he was originally found
 
Abdullah Shafique had moved up two slots to 39th position in the latest ICC Test batting rankings.

He should be demoted in reality. He is pathetic.
 
Remove him, hes simply not good enough right now. He showed a lot of promise, good stroke play but became a shell of himself mirroring his idol. His strike rate has fallen down, he cannot even concentrate to properly play a dot ball. He needs to be dropped. Enough of babar gang. Less of them the better.

That does not mean you bring Imam back. Please give Usman Sallu, Hurraria a chance instead.
 
If Abdullah still plays the next game then I will simply say that he has a very strong parchi otherwise he has nothing left to show. He should be dropped right away.
 
As I mentioned during his purple patch, he needs to aim higher. Emulating Babar will only ensure he remains an average batsman.
 
Still not gonna drop him???

he is the worst opener Pakistan had in recent times.
 
This useless batsman has been found out...
Throw him out along with shan and shakeel...
 
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Pak should make a policy of playing in form players only and if any one is out of form he should be drop irrespective of his name amd allowed to regain his form through domestic matches and be replaced by in form domestic player , we don’t have any quality players and national team players are more or less equal in talent with domestic players so any inform player will perform better than out of form player
 
It’s not like we will be dropping Wasim Akram and play Ata ur Rehman instead, Babar is on par with Kamran when it comes to red ball cricket, we should do this with every player and make a good back up.
 
I would drop him like Babar Azam as well
 
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Muhammad Saad said:
It’s not like we will be dropping Wasim Akram and play Ata ur Rehman instead, Babar is on par with Kamran when it comes to red ball cricket, we should do this with every player and make a good back up.
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Question is why has it not been done yet?

Crawley, duckett, pope, root, Brooke etc.. all have played 100+ FC matches

They are not in the team on the back of vitality blast or something
 
He's likely got 2 more innings left to continue as a Pakistan test opener but with Mohammad Hurraira knocking on the door alongside Omair Bin Yousuf, Abdullah Shafique is desperately running out of time.
 
This is where non performing skipper like Shan hurts Pakistan he himself fires once every five knocks that he has no leg to stand on when time comes to drop an out of form player.
 
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