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[VIDEOS] "I still have a lot to offer Pakistan cricket" : Ahmed Shehzad

YousafTheBeast said:
Babar Azam was averaging around 16 in Tests for quite a while, he was lucky that his coach was Mickey Arthur and not Waqar Younis because he would’ve been dropped from all three formats just like Shahzad.
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Babar was averaging 58 in ODIs when his test average was 23 (lowest in his career). No country would have dropped him, a 22 year-old, from ODIs, let alone Pakistan.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
For a mediocre team like Pakistan that’s begging for a quality opener, we can’t afford to drop players because of their attitude or behaviour. Was he fit? Yes. Was he a liability in the filed? Nope he was our best fielder. Was he scoring runs? Yes he scored 70 in his last test before being dropped.

If the guy is performing then I couldn’t care less about his attitude, I’d rather have that over someone like Asad Shafiq who behaves well but can’t perform when the team needs him.
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In this case you need a captain that can handle the egos and a coach who can motivate and allow the players to express themselves freely. Pakistan had neither of these.
 
offstump said:
Let’s be honest here, Shehzad is an idiot and behaved like one while part of the national team. The report on him was scathing, he has no one to blame but himself for his attitude and behaviour. Now, talent wise he was up there for sure and should have been given a long run in the test side. We played him in the wrong formats, he had some big LOI knocks but those don’t tell the story on where his career could have gone long term.
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He isn't an idiot but has psychological problems after losing his father at very young age.
 
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YousafTheBeast said:
Babar Azam was averaging around 16 in Tests for quite a while, he was lucky that his coach was Mickey Arthur and not Waqar Younis because he would’ve been dropped from all three formats just like Shahzad.
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So you would drop someone in odis and t20s based upon his tests scores . also whilst Babar has gone onto new heights shezard can't even get into a 25 man squad probables.
 
shamaan said:
So you would drop someone in odis and t20s based upon his tests scores . also whilst Babar has gone onto new heights shezard can't even get into a 25 man squad probables.
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Nope, I said if Waqar Younis was the coach when Babar made his debut then he probably would’ve been dropped because he wasn’t performing in Tests. If Mickey Arthur was the coach when Shahzad came into the team then Shahzad would still be in our test team right now.
 
Rawalakot's Ahmed Shehzad has been ruled out of the Kashmir Premier League final today due to a hairline fracture.
 
Not the start he wanted in the National T20 Cup as he scores 24 for CP vs KP
 
24 off 16 isn’t bad, and for Pakistan’s sake let’s hope he finds his way back into the test team.
 
Ahmad-GERMANFC said:
That’s not a bad score. It’s not some great innings but it’s not failure either so stop attacking for no reason
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If you look at it in an unbiased manner, 24 is just 1 run short of a Quarter Century. Great feat, considering that was his 1st game in domestic circuit for quite some time. 24 on return would be equivalent to a ton in normal circumstances #GoKingShezzy
 
Manik Rao said:
If you look at it in an unbiased manner, 24 is just 1 run short of a Quarter Century. Great feat, considering that was his 1st game in domestic circuit for quite some time. 24 on return would be equivalent to a ton in normal circumstances #GoKingShezzy
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Lol, so the shezzy brigade is getting stronger here with you being the 2nd biggest fan on this forum.

I used to like Shehzad back in the day. Unfortunately after that incident in NZ test where he got hit on the head he was never the same.
 
Ahmed Shehzad 4 off 2 balls today vs Balochistan.
 
MenInG said:
Ahmed Shehzad 4 off 2 balls today vs Balochistan.
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I wonder if we'll get any Shehzad fans on to defend him..... I mean 4 off 2 is not a bad score.... it's only 96 runs short of a century and look at that strike rate! 😂
 
Manik Rao said:
If you look at it in an unbiased manner, 24 is just 1 run short of a Quarter Century. Great feat, considering that was his 1st game in domestic circuit for quite some time. 24 on return would be equivalent to a ton in normal circumstances #GoKingShezzy
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Hahaha oh man, quarter century? This is a new one I gotta hand it to you for creativity.
 
Shaka81 said:
I wonder if we'll get any Shehzad fans on to defend him..... I mean 4 off 2 is not a bad score.... it's only 96 runs short of a century and look at that strike rate! ��
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I am no fan. He is a average player who believed his own hype. I still feel he is as good as Imam ul Haq as an opener in ODIs. If given confidence, can score 50(60) consistently.
 
Standard isn’t too great in the tournament

He will score some good scores I recon
 
Never liked him. But the good thing to see is he is shedding his selfish approach and trying to actively be positive. Whether that works or not remains to be seen. Think it's coming 5 years too late. The only format he has a chance of getting a shot at is Tests. Don't see Imran Butt and Abid Ali (i dearly hope they are dropped) being our openers for long.
 
gazza619 said:
Lol, so the shezzy brigade is getting stronger here with you being the 2nd biggest fan on this forum.

I used to like Shehzad back in the day. Unfortunately after that incident in NZ test where he got hit on the head he was never the same.
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Any player who reaches a Quarter Century or falls agonizingly close to it, deserves respect. That should be the rule of thumb.

And let's not forget that this (almost) Quarter Century got followed by another attacking knock last night, where King Shezzy scored at a strike rate of 200. Yes, he did miss out on the Quarter Ton by 21 runs, but when you consider the sky-high strike rate, which epitomizes his selflessness for the cause, you would automatically be tempted to accept his greatness & fall in love with him #KingShezzyForCaptain
 
Shaka81 said:
I wonder if we'll get any Shehzad fans on to defend him..... I mean 4 off 2 is not a bad score.... it's only 96 runs short of a century and look at that strike rate! 😂
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Jack Leach scored only ONE run in the Headingly Test that England won against Aussies.

Shezzy scored 3 more runs than Leach last night, in a match as fiercely contested as the Headingly Test.

Even one run scored at the time when needed, is better than a ton scored when there's no need. Please learn to see things in wider perspective.
 
Never seen any Pakistani player get as much hate as Ahmad Shahzad, the hate goes way beyond Misbah ul Haq’s level.

The guy has never found himself in a corruption scandal, he’s always maintained fitness, was a gun fielder and on top of that, he was dropped from the test team because of his performances in white ball cricket and also because a certain coach surprise surprise Waqar Younis had a falling out with him.


You’d think that posters here could bat better than him but in actual reality they hold their Kashmir Willow CA bats like the Duchess of Cambridge when she came to Pakistan.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Never seen any Pakistani player get as much hate as Ahmad Shahzad, the hate goes way beyond Misbah ul Haq’s level.

The guy has never found himself in a corruption scandal, he’s always maintained fitness, was a gun fielder and on top of that, he was dropped from the test team because of his performances in white ball cricket and also because a certain coach surprise surprise Waqar Younis had a falling out with him.


You’d think that posters here could bat better than him but in actual reality they hold their Kashmir Willow CA bats like the Duchess of Cambridge when she came to Pakistan.
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I suppose its more to with the fact that he was hyped so much by the likes of Abdul Razzaq, and has been below average. The head blow dealt a massive blow to his career, he has never been the same player since.
 
Bewal Express said:
I suppose its more to with the fact that he was hyped so much by the likes of Abdul Razzaq, and has been below average. The head blow dealt a massive blow to his career, he has never been the same player since.
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I mean he was hyped up by everyone, and you can’t blame him for that. People called him a Kohli look-a-like and then expected him to perform at the same level as Kohli which not many batsmen can do.

I’m not even a Shahzadian but even I can admit that he could still perform much better than the likes of Abid Ali, Shan Masood and Imran Butt in Test cricket.

As Pakistani cricket fans, we should be wishing him well, hoping he finds a way of scoring runs consistently because it’ll only be a benefit for Pakistan cricket. We’ve been struggling to find a test opener and the last thing we need is putting players down who can possibly still make it back into the team.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
I mean he was hyped up by everyone, and you can’t blame him for that. People called him a Kohli look-a-like and then expected him to perform at the same level as Kohli which not many batsmen can do.

I’m not even a Shahzadian but even I can admit that he could still perform much better than the likes of Abid Ali, Shan Masood and Imran Butt in Test cricket.

As Pakistani cricket fans, we should be wishing him well, hoping he finds a way of scoring runs consistently because it’ll only be a benefit for Pakistan cricket. We’ve been struggling to find a test opener and the last thing we need is putting players down who can possibly still make it back into the team.
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The reality is that we have too many of these poor players, from which you could chose anyone of them and none would be better or worse than the other awful players. We need to past these guys, and find 4 openers and give them plenty of chances. The difficult part is finding the 4- one i would def look at is Omair. I havent seen a lot of him but the bits i have seen showed something.
 
The simple fact is that since 2000 (after Younis debut); Pakistan has had only 3 potentially world class batsmen debut and that includes Babar, Shehzad and Azhar
 
Ahmad-GERMANFC said:
The simple fact is that since 2000 (after Younis debut); Pakistan has had only 3 potentially world class batsmen debut and that includes Babar, Shehzad and Azhar
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In terms of potential Umar and Babar are tiers above mediocre Shehzad and Azhar. They don't belong in same sentence.
 
Rafa said:
Isn't Shahzad popularly known as King of Dot balls ?
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I think thats why some posters see him as an option for test cricket.

To be honest I don't blame them. I mean after all the competition is with the mighty combo of Abid Ali & Imran Butt.
 
He's a capable opener for red-ball cricket.

For other formats, it remains to be seen what he can do.

He should be eyeing a full domestic FC season to get back on the test team.

Playing T20s won't do him any good.
 
Ahmad-GERMANFC said:
The simple fact is that since 2000 (after Younis debut); Pakistan has had only 3 potentially world class batsmen debut and that includes Babar, Shehzad and Azhar
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Are you ok? Lool shehzad and world class. Hafeez and Malik have better record then him lol and azhar loool.
 
He is past his sell date in white ball cricket but is still decent for Pakistan domestic standards
 
Rana said:
He is past his sell date in white ball cricket but is still decent for Pakistan domestic standards
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Ahmed Shehzad was a gun player in 2009 and played really good. He got hit on the head in NZ tour of 2014-15 while trying to pull the ball. He actually had a head fracture. After that, I did not see him going for pull or hook. Our domestic coaches sucks. If I remember we had Waqar as a coach who doesn't know how to deal with the players. He is gone now and we'll see even mediocre players will start to perform.
 
MSHKing said:
Ahmed Shehzad was a gun player in 2009 and played really good. He got hit on the head in NZ tour of 2014-15 while trying to pull the ball. He actually had a head fracture. After that, I did not see him going for pull or hook. Our domestic coaches sucks. If I remember we had Waqar as a coach who doesn't know how to deal with the players. He is gone now and we'll see even mediocre players will start to perform.
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Stuart Broad used to slog a bit with the bat but he also become a sitting duck after getting by bouncer. What is the reason? Is it a psychological issue?
 
reversehook said:
coaching or commentary or some cricket related tv show will do him good...
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He could become an administrator within the PCB, something like director of social media etc. Could advise upcoming youngsters how to best use the platform for their own good.

Would rock in a three piece suit as well.... Daymn!
 
Ahmed Shehzad in a good opening innings today
Scored 37 off 20 balls with 8 fours
 
Not really been able to set the world on fire during this tournament as much as he would have wanted to

5 matches and 140 runs - not bad but not that great either.

Out for 35 off 35 today.

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Seemed to be doing well at 20(14) - then this

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all TTFs looks Bradman in domestic cricket, and looks completely pathetic in international cricket
 
MenInG said:
Seemed to be doing well at 20(14) - then this

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Oh dear.

Similar to the Azam Khan run out the other day.

Basic cricket.
 
Some sizzling shots in
@iamAhmadshahzad
39th T20 half-century ������

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Scored 77 off 45 balls with 10 fours and 1 six
 
Keep performing in domestics and get back. Thats the only way!
 
Every good knock by Shehzad is increasing his chances for a return to the test squad. You have to give him credit to get this act together again. No easy after so many downs.
 
gazza619 said:
Every good knock by Shehzad is increasing his chances for a return to the test squad. You have to give him credit to get this act together again. No easy after so many downs.
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I wouldn’t mind him being in contention for the test team however, this would require a monster, full first class season. We can’t make the same mistake of picking players for the test team based on T20 performances. Shehzad is playing the wrong format, his best chance of getting into the Pak team is as a test opener but he needs to back it up by topping the first class charts next season.
 
offstump said:
I wouldn’t mind him being in contention for the test team however, this would require a monster, full first class season. We can’t make the same mistake of picking players for the test team based on T20 performances. Shehzad is playing the wrong format, his best chance of getting into the Pak team is as a test opener but he needs to back it up by topping the first class charts next season.
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I mean it’s not like he’s competing with Hayden and Langer. A couple of double hundreds and he should come in to replace either Abid or Butt.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
I mean it’s not like he’s competing with Hayden and Langer. A couple of double hundreds and he should come in to replace either Abid or Butt.
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I'll even take a century and a fifty. Shehzad is a player who you'll get the best out of when, at the very least, he's not hurried to score runs. I personally would stick with Imran Butt a little longer and drop Abid for Shehzad (assuming Shehzad scores in the upcoming QeA).
 
Abid is on borrowed time. I think there’s a chance Shehzad will find his way back into red ball cricket.
 
Biggest injustice done to him was his hyphenation with Umar Akmal, when hes miles above in terms of mentality and fitness than the former.
 
44 (36) for CP in final against KP

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MenInG said:
44 (36) for CP in final against KP

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Super shot! But how on earth was that delivery clocked at 141 kph?! That had no pace behind it! :|
 
Slim said:
Biggest injustice done to him was his hyphenation with Umar Akmal, when hes miles above in terms of mentality and fitness than the former.
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Lol Umar should feel aggrieved for being bracketed with a player of such limited natural ability. Umar could get on top of the fastest bowlers (Johnson, Morkel) on his day and was not terrified of the short ball. Much more destructive against spin too. And back in those days Umar was fitter than fat Shehzad. What are you on about?
 
Doing well in QeA for CP

Ahmed Shehzad made his second half-century of the match as Central Punjab were 138 for two in their second innings and 270 runs ahead Southern Punjab at Multan Cricket Stadium.

Ahmed was undefeated on 66, which he had gathered from 89 balls, and he was joined by Azhar Ali when umpires called stumps. Abid Ali followed up his first innings 158 with 41.
 
It's a promising start to the season for Shehzad, no reason why he can't be recalled to the test side if he keeps scoring consistently.
 
Last Monetarist said:
It's a promising start to the season for Shehzad, no reason why he can't be recalled to the test side if he keeps scoring consistently.
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91 in second innings - looking good Ahmed.

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Well done, lad. Keep performing! We need to get rid of Butt and Abid.
 
30 years old on 23rd November - Happy Birthday
 
Not picked by any PSL side for season 7.

Is the writing on the wall for Ahmed Shehzad?
 
This is a conspiracy against Ahmed Shehzad... he is more talented than Sachin Tendulkar...

And let's not forgot Umar Akmal... another talent wasted by PCB...





:yk
 
WhenSultansBowled said:
This is a conspiracy against Ahmed Shehzad... he is more talented than Sachin Tendulkar...

And let's not forgot Umar Akmal... another talent wasted by PCB...

:yk
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how did you blame the pcb for him failing, they supported him for yrs, it was he who messed up - didnt train hard enough.... was on his Instagram most of the time
 
I think he'll be even more annoyed by the fact that his old mate Umar Akmal has been picked yet he hasn't.
 
Sadly its a fact of life "Jo Dikhta Hai, Woh Bikhta Hai". The guy has been keeping such a low profile for the last few years hence out of sight, out of mind. He needs to either come in the media more often i.e. electronic or social media or he needs to network with selectors, coaches, key individuals in Pakistan Cricket. Just staying back silently expecting the system to pick you does not work in Pakistan
 
A blessing in disguise. He only gets into the national team for Tests.

Hopefully, he performs well in domestic and we see him back in the top order for Pakistan.
 
Not picked in the additional PSL draft either.

Things not looking too good for Ahmed Shehzad these days.
 
For those wishing/hoping for him to be back in Pak team, are you mad or you completely bonkers?

This guy is almost the same drama as Akmal with less ability/telent etc.

He can contribute to Pak cricket/team from being far far away from the team is the only way he can help us!
 
Monsee said:
For those wishing/hoping for him to be back in Pak team, are you mad or you completely bonkers?

This guy is almost the same drama as Akmal with less ability/telent etc.

He can contribute to Pak cricket/team from being far far away from the team is the only way he can help us!
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People who don’t want Shahzad in the team base their opinions on his LOI performances.

You cannot say that a player should not represent Pakistan because he causes “drama”, especially one who maintains his fitness higher than others.

Look at his Test stats. Did he deserve to be dropped from the Test format?
 
Shehzad at the opening of Shoaib Malik's new restaurant.

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