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

Should be dropped. He has been given plenty of chances and hasn't improved any of his technical flaws. Story of our players. Huraira should be given a go but he's not the answer either outside SC. Though I do expect him to be pretty good in SC conditions.
 
khyberlion said:
Should be dropped. He has been given plenty of chances and hasn't improved any of his technical flaws. Story of our players. Huraira should be given a go but he's not the answer either outside SC. Though I do expect him to be pretty good in SC conditions.
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Huraira shouldn’t open simply , He is worse than Saim against new ball , Shan should open and let Huraira comes 1 down in next match.

He is probably the best player of spin bowling in entire squad no point in wasting him top of the order.
 
Muhammad Saad said:
Huraira shouldn’t open simply , He is worse than Saim against new ball , Shan should open and let Huraira comes 1 down in next match.

He is probably the best player of spin bowling in entire squad no point in wasting him top of the order.
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I agree Hurraira should bat at 3/4 or even at 5 .
 
Muhammad Saad said:
Huraira shouldn’t open simply , He is worse than Saim against new ball , Shan should open and let Huraira comes 1 down in next match.
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Agreed Shan since we can't kick him out at the moment. Huraira will be a very good middle order bat in SC, but our next series being in SA , Burger will have his number as he clearly struggles against left arm. His batting much like his uncle isn't great against pace.
 
Muhammad Saad said:
Huraira shouldn’t open simply , He is worse than Saim against new ball , Shan should open and let Huraira comes 1 down in next match.

He is probably the best player of spin bowling in entire squad no point in wasting him top of the order.
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why not add Imam into the playing 11 as he will bring some experience with him to play this format.

Huraira will be another failure. so let him play in domestic for few more time.
 
He should be backed. We need to stop chop and changing unless it’s necessary. Kamran was the noticeable name that needed to play and it would have been ok to drop players to bring him in. However now there are no stand out names, and some are very inexperienced. There’s just no point, especially when Abdullah is a talent identified when he was young with a first class average over 50. Even his international record is just under 40, which is better than all Pakistani test openers I believe since Anwar. And 2024 is his first year of failing since 2021, with already 5 centuries to his name despite not even being 25.

It feels senseless to go chasing after replacements to him. Just back him for now. We are in no rush to replace him. Even people talking about Haseebullah, you’re bringing in a guy with a first class average of 38, younger and less experienced at 21, and made less of a name when young than Abdullah. It’s just not worth it at this point, his time will come.

If we want to make our team settled and in still confidence we have to be less ready to just cut and drop people. The guys who are failing completely are the the guys that should go, not those who have shown something already. There isn’t a revolving door of talent in domestic in Pakistan, you don’t want to destroy the careers of the guys who actually have talent and proven domestic and international performance, by constantly making them unconfident and unsettled.

I’d much rather drop Saim than Abdullah, as Saim hasn’t really done much noteworthy in international cricket yet, and has mostly failed his entire career so far. But even then ready to persist with Saim now as there’s no obvious replacements, players that need to come in, so we might as well back him given he started to score some promising half centuries.
 
ads101 said:
He should be backed. We need to stop chop and changing unless it’s necessary. Kamran was the noticeable name that needed to play and it would have been ok to drop players to bring him in. However now there are no stand out names, and some are very inexperienced. There’s just no point, especially when Abdullah is a talent identified when he was young with a first class average over 50. Even his international record is just under 40, which is better than all Pakistani test openers I believe since Anwar. And 2024 is his first year of failing since 2021, with already 5 centuries to his name despite not even being 25.

It feels senseless to go chasing after replacements to him. Just back him for now. We are in no rush to replace him. Even people talking about Haseebullah, you’re bringing in a guy with a first class average of 38, younger and less experienced at 21, and made less of a name when young than Abdullah. It’s just not worth it at this point, his time will come.

If we want to make our team settled and in still confidence we have to be less ready to just cut and drop people. The guys who are failing completely are the the guys that should go, not those who have shown something already. There isn’t a revolving door of talent in domestic in Pakistan, you don’t want to destroy the careers of the guys who actually have talent and proven domestic and international performance, by constantly making them unconfident and unsettled.

I’d much rather drop Saim than Abdullah, as Saim hasn’t really done much noteworthy in international cricket yet, and has mostly failed his entire career so far. But even then ready to persist with Saim now as there’s no obvious replacements, players that need to come in, so we might as well back him given he started to score some promising half centuries.
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Yup! Replacing Abdullah with Hurraira lol that’s one rookie for another.

Now if they want to bring back Imam or Abid Ali, then that’s a discussion worth having. Abid is 37 and he has 3-4 years left. I haven’t seen a better player of spin than Abid Ali in recent times. He should be 1 of the openers along with Imam. Back-up should be none other than S Farhan, who has done a lot of hard yards.

Abdullah, Saim, and Hurraira should fight it out in the domestic for 3-5 more years and play at least 50 FC matches before they are ever considered for a Test side.
 
Farabi said:
Yup! Replacing Abdullah with Hurraira lol that’s one rookie for another.

Now if they want to bring back Imam or Abid Ali, then that’s a discussion worth having. Abid is 37 and he has 3-4 years left. I haven’t seen a better player of spin than Abid Ali in recent times. He should be 1 of the openers along with Imam. Back-up should be none other than S Farhan, who has done a lot of hard yards.

Abdullah, Saim, and Hurraira should fight it out in the domestic for 3-5 more years and play at least 50 FC matches before they are ever considered for a Test side.
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Abid Ali our of all the players? He doesn't even play domestics regularly of late.
 
Farabi said:
Yup! Replacing Abdullah with Hurraira lol that’s one rookie for another.

Now if they want to bring back Imam or Abid Ali, then that’s a discussion worth having. Abid is 37 and he has 3-4 years left. I haven’t seen a better player of spin than Abid Ali in recent times. He should be 1 of the openers along with Imam. Back-up should be none other than S Farhan, who has done a lot of hard yards.

Abdullah, Saim, and Hurraira should fight it out in the domestic for 3-5 more years and play at least 50 FC matches before they are ever considered for a Test side.
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I think Abid is just not long term. I feel sorry for him, it’s a shame he had those medical issues and selected a bit too late. I don’t think it’s the right idea to go back, especially for openers in tests that tend to be younger because of faster reaction time.

People want to move on from Imam. I don’t know if it’s the right idea to bring him back. I think he’s someone who never truly fulfilled his potential. I don’t mind him back, but wouldn’t have him back instead of Abdullah. Saim maybe as he isn’t ready.

Abdullah is ready now imo. 24 years old. Was considered a prodigy to an extent at youth (he was even a gold pick in Multan before he even played in PSL). 5 test centuries. 10 first class centuries. I think Abdullah is about ready for internationals. Probably only in tests. I don’t think Abdullah was probably ready when he actually debuted a few years ago, but right now I think he is. And in all fairness Abdullah has already outperformed imam in tests. Saim on the other hand hasn’t in any format yet.
 
I will never forgive myself for backing such guy
 
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Cricket Warrior said:
why not add Imam into the playing 11 as he will bring some experience with him to play this format.

Huraira will be another failure. so let him play in domestic for few more time.
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Lol @ imam protein. An awful player. Just a minnow basher and a flat track bully.
 
mominsaigol said:
I will never forgive myself for backing such filth
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Honestly speaking he has been a massive disappointment. Bets were placed on him based on what he showed but his mental fragility came to light the more he played. KL Rahul is a good example of this.
 
Slim said:
Honestly speaking he has been a massive disappointment. Bets were placed on him based on what he showed but his mental fragility came to light the more he played. KL Rahul is a good example of this.
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I mean tbf Abdullah did fool alot of Pakistani fans including myself.

I was very very skeptical of him since when he made his debut he had like 10 FC games and only 7 List A games and like one psl only and frankly it showed because

A) He got out on 4 ducks in a row in t20 international lol

And I knew that he got the push because Babar Azam pushed him up so he's a part of the friends group.

But then he made a 50 on his odi debut, Scored a 200 against sri lanka and dominated them and scored a wc 111 so I was like damn, kid must be prodigy if he's achieving such feats despite little to no experience.

But ofcourse Abdullah fooled us all, like he's been riding his whole career of bashing sri lanka.

Otherwise he's been pathetic and you can clearly see many many flaws, His lack of experience, heck his lack of games is showing.

And after this he'll run away as well, That's what these people do, Even bobby, Rn a 4 day fc tournament is starting and Babar is going for holiday in Dubai .
 
mominsaigol said:
I mean tbf Abdullah did fool alot of Pakistani fans including myself.

I was very very skeptical of him since when he made his debut he had like 10 FC games and only 7 List A games and like one psl only and frankly it showed because

A) He got out on 4 ducks in a row in t20 international lol

And I knew that he got the push because Babar Azam pushed him up so he's a part of the friends group.

But then he made a 50 on his odi debut, Scored a 200 against sri lanka and dominated them and scored a wc 111 so I was like damn, kid must be prodigy if he's achieving such feats despite little to no experience.

But ofcourse Abdullah fooled us all, like he's been riding his whole career of bashing sri lanka.

Otherwise he's been pathetic and you can clearly see many many flaws, His lack of experience, heck his lack of games is showing.

And after this he'll run away as well, That's what these people do, Even bobby, Rn a 4 day fc tournament is starting and Babar is going for holiday in Dubai .
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Awesome analysis and should be enough to boot him out to toil in domestics.

I have a growing fear that the next in line for disappointments is going to be Saud who already was known for being weak against pace.
 
Slim said:
Awesome analysis and should be enough to boot him out to toil in domestics.

I have a growing fear that the next in line for disappointments is going to be Saud who already was known for being weak against pace.
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Saud has toiled and worked hard in red ball so he isn't a safarish pick, infact he got picked quite late and was chosen to replace Fawad Alam who was aging and struggling overseas and Saud did make use of it.

Saud has been medicore yes, but he has scored centuries and scored runs so he doesn't warrant a drop as of yet.

Against Bangladesh he scored a century, made an 82 in the 1st test game against England.

Yes ik it was a road and I am not defending him, however atm, he doesn't warrant an outright drop.

If I was coach I'd try to guide him to pull his socks up. He needs a warning and he needs to be told to bat up to standards but rn I think he still deserves to stay in the team.

Abdullah, Shan and Rizwan are bigger issues since 2 of these guys don't even play red ball FC and Shan is crap as always.
 
Huraira has been scoring tons of runs in domestics. It would be a foolish idea to ignore him for another tried and tested failures.
 
He is a sitting duck against new ball , better to hold his debut till he gets better if he can't play in the middle order now.
 
ads101 said:
I think Abid is just not long term. I feel sorry for him, it’s a shame he had those medical issues and selected a bit too late. I don’t think it’s the right idea to go back, especially for openers in tests that tend to be younger because of faster reaction time.

People want to move on from Imam. I don’t know if it’s the right idea to bring him back. I think he’s someone who never truly fulfilled his potential. I don’t mind him back, but wouldn’t have him back instead of Abdullah. Saim maybe as he isn’t ready.

Abdullah is ready now imo. 24 years old. Was considered a prodigy to an extent at youth (he was even a gold pick in Multan before he even played in PSL). 5 test centuries. 10 first class centuries. I think Abdullah is about ready for internationals. Probably only in tests. I don’t think Abdullah was probably ready when he actually debuted a few years ago, but right now I think he is. And in all fairness Abdullah has already outperformed imam in tests. Saim on the other hand hasn’t in any format yet.
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I don’t think there is a better opener for test cricket than Abid, followed by Imam.
ads101 said:
I think Abid is just not long term. I feel sorry for him, it’s a shame he had those medical issues and selected a bit too late. I don’t think it’s the right idea to go back, especially for openers in tests that tend to be younger because of faster reaction time.

People want to move on from Imam. I don’t know if it’s the right idea to bring him back. I think he’s someone who never truly fulfilled his potential. I don’t mind him back, but wouldn’t have him back instead of Abdullah. Saim maybe as he isn’t ready.

Abdullah is ready now imo. 24 years old. Was considered a prodigy to an extent at youth (he was even a gold pick in Multan before he even played in PSL). 5 test centuries. 10 first class centuries. I think Abdullah is about ready for internationals. Probably only in tests. I don’t think Abdullah was probably ready when he actually debuted a few years ago, but right now I think he is. And in all fairness Abdullah has already outperformed imam in tests. Saim on the other hand hasn’t in any format yet.
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Abdullah is not ready
 
How bad is this guy? Absolutely a walking wicket. Should have never played the 3rd test by selectors made a pathetic decision.
 
He is emulating Babar quite well but it's Babar of 2023 onwards
 
need to sack all players on babar bandwagon every single one of them are are rubbish
 
I am not worried about his non-performance, I am worried about his one insignificant performance where he toils his way to a score of 50 and secure his place for another series... I bet this guy will score atleast 50(or atleast try to grind) to secure his position.
I am saying this since start... Shan, shakeel and this guy are all the same...Proper fraud in the name of technique.
 
Abdullah should have never played this game but not sure what parchi he has.

Huraira should have replaced him.
 
Error of judgment or negligence?

A trap set by Mitchell Starc, and Abdullah Shafique falls for 12 off 26 in the 1st ODI

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FearlessRoar said:
Error of judgment or negligence?

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Both...
But not from his side..
Error of judgement is made by selectors by thinking this dud who's out of touch in test can be any good in ODIs.
Negligence of Captain that even after knowing that this fraud can't bat on highways of pakistan, he opted to select him in XI..
 
Mohammad Hafeez is Don Bradman in comparison to this taluunt
 
He is a player of great potential, but he has been struggling with form for some time now. The coaches need to work closely with him to identify and address the technical issues that have developed. As a predominantly technical player who relies heavily on his technique, it’s clear something has recently gone awry.

This highlights a gap in the skill set of coaches in Pakistan, who often struggle to provide quick and effective support to players like Abdullah.
 
After that 1st 4 on his very first ball of the inning, he has been pathetic... All edges... misses...
 
50 for Abudllah in 57
Looked quite shaky at the start but anchored the innings well

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loved they way how he handled bouncers today, he was totally dominated the aussie pacers with lot of confidence.
 
Pakistan opening batter Abdullah Shafique in a video message at Perth Stadium after winning the famous 2-1 ODI series against Australia in Australia:

"I am thankful to Allah that we won this series.

Whenever any Asian team tours Australia, the series gets a lot of hype.

And the way we have dominated Australia in this series, I think all the credit goes to the bowlers, especially Haris Rauf. Rizwan bhai's captaincy has been very good.

And because big targets weren't being set—rather, a lot of tricky targets were set—as the batting unit, we got a good start, which gave the team momentum and allowed us to control the game.

The opening partnership between Saim Ayub and me wasn’t going so well at the beginning, but a good understanding is developing. The more we play together, the more that understanding will grow."
 
2,097 International runs.
6 Test centuries
Century on WC debut vs Sri Lanka.
Double hundred against Sri Lanka at Galle.
2x PSL winner.

Happy Birthday to (ONLY STYLE NO GAME) Abdullah Shafique.
 
BouncerGuy said:
2,097 International runs.
6 Test centuries
Century on WC debut vs Sri Lanka.
Double hundred against Sri Lanka at Galle.
2x PSL winner.

Happy Birthday to (ONLY STYLE NO GAME) Abdullah Shafique.
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Biggest parchi I've ever seen.

plays 7 List A games and is now pakistan's priemere odi and test opener hahaha.

Garbage player
 
mominsaigol said:
Biggest parchi I've ever seen.

plays 7 List A games and is now pakistan's priemere odi and test opener hahaha.

Garbage player
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Thing is he could have quiet decent had he spent more time in FC cricket, but the boy is a quick learner
 
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mominsaigol said:
Biggest parchi I've ever seen.

plays 7 List A games and is now pakistan's priemere odi and test opener hahaha.

Garbage player
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Bro he is a good player i am not sure why you dont like him he got great shots its just he himself go to shell but when he is in the mood he just score runs so freely as we have seen how he dominated that sri lankan bowling in their den.
 
Aqib_mustafa said:
Bro he is a good player i am not sure why you dont like him he got great shots its just he himself go to shell but when he is in the mood he just score runs so freely as we have seen how he dominated that sri lankan bowling in their den.
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His whole career has been riding off ove sri lankan bashing. Beyond that he's useless.

Sri lanka are a clueless bowling attack from what I've seen.

I don't like Imam one bit but the truth is Imam is superior to this mental midget.

Imam scored a century in debut against sri lanka as well, To top it off his 151 ahainat peak England is >> Anything Abdullah is capable of.

Pakistani fans are way too obsessed with kabsoorat batters with flashy techniques when the truth is with the exception of Saeed Anwar who was a classy batsmen and Mohammad Yousaf, Every successful Pakistani batter has had shoddy and weird techniques.

Fakhar zaman has a baseball stance, Inzi and Younis Khan aren't winning beauty pagent points anytime soon.

Classy orthodox technique is overrated. Yes don't get me wrong good technical batters like pointing, Kohli, Sachin have been widely succesful.

However steve smith, Viv Richards, Sehwag etc have been successful as well and they aren't known for looking pretty or classy on the crease.

Abdullah failed champions cup, he has failed in his test and odi career once his purple patch ended. What people Don't realise is that when a batter or bowler is relatively new, They might perform well due to lack of footage.

Abrar was succesful in his early stint as England didn't have enough info on him.

Now oppositions have figured players like babar, Rizwan, Abdullah etc out.

Every tom dick and Harry knows that to dismiss Imam bowl short to him, To dismiss Babar bring spin on, To dismiss Rizwan bowl on the offside, to dismiss Abdullah angle it into his pads.

They've been found out.
 
He was and he still is pathetic. Which team is he gonna score against?

UGANDA???

Just 1 today for him against Zimbabwe in the 1st ODI
 
Abdullah Shafique played a turtle's innings today. Made unbeaten 32 off 48 against Zimbabwe in the 2nd ODI match where Saim was going all guns.
 
If Pakistan have the cojones, sack this guy for the 3rd ODI and send him to Imam Ul Haq’s retirement home.

Enough is enough. Make a bold statement that you do not want to see this kind of crap in your batting approach.
 
I think Abulldah think its a Test Match. His scoring rate for a modern ODI opener is poor.

Try Haseebullah
 
Abdullah Pathetic Shafique should be shown the door finally, no he should play SA series only to be heckled by Rabada Jansen & Coertzee
 
People here thinking that he will be replaced and that he should be shown the door. PCB is going to salivate at the fact that he scored a 50 and in classic Pakistani fashion, he's secured his place on the team for the next few series. Even though it was a useless 50 and had he been out earlier, I'm sure Pakistan could have made more runs.
 
Forget Babar, he gives me Ahmed Shehzad vibes. Aesthetic strokes, no urgency, meager strike rate, impactless scores, etc etc. Except that Shehzad was a lot better than this fraud in tests. When will nepotism end
 
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