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[VIDEOS] Imad Wasim announces his retirement from international cricket

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ODIs-55
T20ls-66
Wickets - 109
BBI - 5/14
Runs - 1472
HS-64*
Catches - 32
 
Not a huge loss, he wasn't a world beater but could have been useful at the next T20 WC. You would think someone who cares about the Pakistan team would know this and defer his retirement for another 6 months but "Babar ruined his career".

This was the chance for him to be a hero, given he has a lot of experience in the West Indies, and all our other all-rounders are short of form and confidence. Not a good look and I've lost respect for Imad over this decision.

We should have Shadab bat at #6 during the NZ series and hopefully, we find a good all-round option at #7.
 
This is so selfish. Yes he may not have been treated well in the past. But you are playing for your country and every chance you get you have to take it. He was already in the t20 team and with babar being out as captain now - he would have been a certainty and with Shaheen's injury concerns he could have been the potential t20 captain as well. But didn't want to play domestic games. Just wanted to play foreign leagues and international games. Sorry that's not going to fly with any other board. Just shows he is selfish and it's all about I me myself. He criticized everyone for not being selected and once in the t20 team now decides to retire..
 
Interesting reaction from some on here when compared to how they reacted to Rauf wanting to miss Test cricket and focus on being ready for the T20 World Cup.
Apparently Rauf has abandoned his country and deserves financial penalties, whilst Imad who has actually turned his back on his country is a hero standing up to the man! 🤣
 
If Malik is playing this t20 tournament. Imad should also and fought for his place he could have retired then if he wasn’t in plans . Wrong decision made
 
Shaka81 said:
Interesting reaction from some on here when compared to how they reacted to Rauf wanting to miss Test cricket and focus on being ready for the T20 World Cup.
Apparently Rauf has abandoned his country and deserves financial penalties, whilst Imad who has actually turned his back on his country is a hero standing up to the man! 🤣
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They should have included Imad in the test tour to Aus. He would have just jumped ship rightaway at that time lol !
 
Imad was just playing in the series vs NZ in T20's prior to WC under Babar's captaincy. And now he is retiring with a WC that is only 6 months away and at a place where he is quite familiar with.

Strange decision but maybe Imad knows himself that his time as an international cricketer is over. He never had the fitness to begin in the first place. Very solid T20 player and he was fantastic for Pakistan when they played in UAE and he opened the bowling. His effectiveness diminished as Pakistan got Shaheen/Naseem who were even better with the new ball and Pakistan moved away from UAE where Imad had tons of success. Still a really good career and all the best to him.
 
Terrible loss for Pakistan cricket

The writing was on the wall, and the outcome isn't surprising. Losing a player of Imad's caliber is a significant blow to Pakistan cricket. With the next T20 World Cup in the US and Caribbean, his experience in those leagues, alongside Amir, could have been valuable.

Imad’s batting had gone another notch as evident in the PSL last year. Since his return in T20 this year, Imad has taken eight wickets in seven matches for 103 runs at an average of 12.87 and an economy of 5.72. That he has done so while also being the side’s top-scorer in two of the six matches he has batted just shows how purple this Imad patch was.

Regrettably, talent is being squandered due to egos and mismanagement. Local cricketers often lack the necessary administration and leadership skills. Unlike countries like Australia, which maximizes talents like Zampa, our approach hampers our chances in global competitions.

Imad's situation hints at potential mismanagement, possibly forcing him to sacrifice league commitments for domestic tournaments. PCB must recognize that these leagues are vital for players' livelihoods. Blocking financial avenues, especially for disgruntled players, isn't productive. More talents like Rauf might follow suit if these issues persist.

We deserve the humiliations at the world cups because of our infighting and poor management skills.
 
shah_1 said:
Babar kind of ruined his career after getting the captaincy. He preferred Nawaz, a mental midget over him.
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M Wasim the chief selector prefered Nawaz over Imad. Babar actually had a spat with Wasim for not selecting Imad and Malik for wt20 2021. Imad was first dropped during Wasim's very first squad selection. (Pak vs SA 2021). Babar and Imad's relation probably soured over KK captaincy.
 
It's obviously due to not getting NOC but he was let down by the selectors.
 
A very sad decision, but its understandable. PCB was forcing him to forgo a contract and be forced to play a domestic cricket. In the past he didnt had the option of leagues and would had played. But now he has options. You cant force cricketers here.

Imad has made a good decision here, a decision where he needs to protect and look out for his own career.

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Imad was a trend setter because he used to open the spell in T20Is. Remember those spells when he used to take 2-3 wickets in the PowerPlay.
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Major said:
A very sad decision, but its understandable. PCB was forcing him to forgo a contract and be forced to play a domestic cricket. In the past he didnt had the option of leagues and would had played. But now he has options. You cant force cricketers here.

People blaming Babar are being childish. Babar selects 15 guys. If 200+ guys dont get selected and resign, that isnt babars fault. Plus, the new captain is Shaheen.

Imad has made a good decision here, a decision where he needs to protect and look out for his own career.



bro, Hafeez was doing this way earlier
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I think he had other contract lined up as well during Pakistan matches as well so it wasn't domestic matches only. A lot leagues options during NZ Pakistan series.

People will take that option and it is understandable.
 
Major said:
A very sad decision, but its understandable. PCB was forcing him to forgo a contract and be forced to play a domestic cricket. In the past he didnt had the option of leagues and would had played. But now he has options. You cant force cricketers here.

People blaming Babar are being childish. Babar selects 15 guys. If 200+ guys dont get selected and resign, that isnt babars fault. Plus, the new captain is Shaheen.

Imad has made a good decision here, a decision where he needs to protect and look out for his own career.



bro, Hafeez was doing this way earlier
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He could have opted for the option to go Free Lance and offer to play for Pakistan if selected like Bolt but the PCB made it clear he is not in their plans.
 
Savak said:
He could have opted for the option to go Free Lance and offer to play for Pakistan if selected like Bolt but the PCB made it clear he is not in their plans.
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PCB has made it clear we will not allow to pick or choose like WI or NZ.

You retire and go freelance, we have no problem with it.
 
Saj said:
No idea what you are talking about.

He's got his NOC.
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The selectors must have told him that if you aren't playing domestic cricket then you wouldn't be considered for national team
 
Farabi said:
Terrible loss for Pakistan cricket

The writing was on the wall, and the outcome isn't surprising. Losing a player of Imad's caliber is a significant blow to Pakistan cricket. With the next T20 World Cup in the US and Caribbean, his experience in those leagues, alongside Amir, could have been valuable.

Imad’s batting had gone another notch as evident in the PSL last year. Since his return in T20 this year, Imad has taken eight wickets in seven matches for 103 runs at an average of 12.87 and an economy of 5.72. That he has done so while also being the side’s top-scorer in two of the six matches he has batted just shows how purple this Imad patch was.

Regrettably, talent is being squandered due to egos and mismanagement. Local cricketers often lack the necessary administration and leadership skills. Unlike countries like Australia, which maximizes talents like Zampa, our approach hampers our chances in global competitions.

Imad's situation hints at potential mismanagement, possibly forcing him to sacrifice league commitments for domestic tournaments. PCB must recognize that these leagues are vital for players' livelihoods. Blocking financial avenues, especially for disgruntled players, isn't productive. More talents like Rauf might follow suit if these issues persist.

We deserve the humiliations at the world cups because of our infighting and poor management skills.
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100% agree.

The talent drain in Pakistan continues. And unlike India, who puts a value on their own domestic cricket, we are like "Hey <insert_franchise_name>! Here is a marquee player whom we developed that you can play for whatever you want because we can't figure out how to treat him better."

Can you blame these players when they don't get paid for 6 months and then want to play where they actually get paid. Don't call these players selfish when the Pakistan system doesn't compensate the players adequately.

Imad Wasim with 50+ CPL games, in the form of his life, decides to walk away from Pakistan cricket 7 months before a T20 WC in the Caribbean. What a waste!

You think Imad wouldn't want to play for Pakistan in the T20 WC? What guarantees would he have when, as a Category B player, he can't even get picked?
 
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shah_1 said:
The selectors must have told him that if you aren't playing domestic cricket then you wouldn't be considered for national team
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No the NZ series and a few other things were the issues from what I've heard.
 
emranabbas said:
Imad Wasim2015-20236665226.041416655/1421.786.2620.811

Mohammad Nawaz (3)2016-20235754171.411258473/526.767.3221.900

Shadab Khan2017-20239288325.1323011044/822.127.0718.730

you decide

I will take an economy of 6.26 over 7.3 any day

and 65 wickets in 66 games over 47 wickets in 57 games any day
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One player being garbage doesn't make other a better one. All of them are equally bad.
 
pakdude said:
100% agree.

The talent drain in Pakistan continues. And unlike India, who puts a value on their own domestic cricket, we are like "Hey <insert_franchise_name>! Here is a marquee player whom we developed that you can play for whatever you want because we can't figure out how to treat him better."

Can you blame these players when they don't get paid for 6 months (it's not just Babar and co who didn't get paid) and then want to play where they actually get paid. Don't call these players selfish when the Pakistan system doesn't compensate the players adequately.

Imad Wasim with 50+ CPL games, in the form of his life, decides to walk away from Pakistan cricket 7 months before a T20 WC in the Caribbean. What a waste!

You think Imad wouldn't want to play for Pakistan in the T20 WC? What guarantees would he have when, as a Category B player, he can't even get picked?
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Correct.

I am someone who always says it should be country first but this is now becoming a major issue in Pak cricket.

PCB suddenly gave Imad a contract despite him not wanting one. Then they said to him he MIGHT be picked for NZ T20Is and that he should cancel his BBL contract.

Asking a player to cancel a big contract as he MIGHT be picked for a T20 series isn't fair in my opinion.
 
He was/is easily Pakistan's best white ball allrounder. Very Underrated odi batsman. Played at high sr with low risk strokes and as a result averaged high too.

People who think he was mediocre, his competition wasn't exactly Imran Khan, he was competing with Mo Nawaz, a complete mental midget and a tail ender masquerading as an allrounder. Imad is atleast 10 times the player Nawaz is.

He never should have been dropped and dropping him was pretty unfair and mysterious at the time.
 
Rana said:
Rizwan after being dropped from the Test squad has played a total of 0 red ball fc games.

Sarfaraz having taken his spot has played a full season of red ball fc cricket
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Our first class tournament was schduled during the Asia cup - World Cup window
 
shah_1 said:
Mohammad Haris cancelled his T10 contact and played domestic tournament. Imad made his own choice, respect it. Stop blaming Babar Azam for it
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Can’t really compare the situation with Mo Haris. One is 23 with 15 years of cricket left and the other is a 34 year old who has probably 2-3 years left in cricket.

At the end of the day he has to put food on the plate for his family, you can’t do that if you decline offers for franchise leagues to play in domestic and then not get picked to play for the national team after performing well.
 
He makes the Pakistan T20i team as a middle order batsman alone over so called T20 superstars

I really don’t understand the direction PCB has taken since Misbah came in and totally derailed them in 2019
 
2 things that any Pakistan talent has to overcome.

1. Impulse to fix.
2. Infighting and toxicity / ego issues

He fell for #2 despite being talented. Whether it’s his fault or Babar’s is another issue.
 
Suleiman said:
2 things that any Pakistan talent has to overcome.

1. Impulse to fix.
2. Infighting and toxicity / ego issues

He fell for #2 despite being talented. Whether it’s his fault or Babar’s is another issue.
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Tbh he was treated very unfairly if you followed the whole sequence.
 
Why would Hafeez/Wahab tell him that he ‘might’ get picked for the NZ series?

I mean what are they smoking? He is a better batsman of spin in the middle overs than 99% of the team that played the 2022 World Cup final.

What’s gone into this nation?
 
pakdude said:
100% agree.

The talent drain in Pakistan continues. And unlike India, who puts a value on their own domestic cricket, we are like "Hey <insert_franchise_name>! Here is a marquee player whom we developed that you can play for whatever you want because we can't figure out how to treat him better."

Can you blame these players when they don't get paid for 6 months and then want to play where they actually get paid. Don't call these players selfish when the Pakistan system doesn't compensate the players adequately.

Imad Wasim with 50+ CPL games, in the form of his life, decides to walk away from Pakistan cricket 7 months before a T20 WC in the Caribbean. What a waste!

You think Imad wouldn't want to play for Pakistan in the T20 WC? What guarantees would he have when, as a Category B player, he can't even get picked?
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The prevalence of negative and toxic ex cricketers and analysts, coupled with sensationalist media, is likely to fuel conspiracies and fake news about this issue, paint Imad as a greedy monster, further exacerbating the situation. Widespread chatter from everyone only adds to the problem, and the outlook doesn't seem optimistic for Imad and Pakistan. What a terrible loss this is!

I worry for Haris Rauf next.
 
The reinvented Imad of the 2023 PSL was the best Pakistani middle order batsman on display

Why term him only as a bowler who bats? He is 3 times the batsman Nawaz and Shadab is. He is far more likely to bat long than Iftikhar.

He would probably a better accumulator than Babar and Rizwan if he opens.

You don’t just let these kind of players slip out of your hands when they are in this form!
 
Rana said:
Why would Hafeez/Wahab tell him that he ‘might’ get picked for the NZ series?

I mean what are they smoking? He is a better batsman of spin in the middle overs than 99% of the team that played the 2022 World Cup final.

What’s gone into this nation?
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We are not honest with ourselves.

@Mamoon is right. We deserve the humiliation we get.
 
Rana said:
The reinvented Imad of the 2023 PSL was the best Pakistani middle order batsman on display

Why term him only as a bowler who bats? He is 3 times the batsman Nawaz and Shadab is. He is far more likely to bat long than Iftikhar.

He would probably a better accumulator than Babar and Rizwan if he opens.

You don’t just let these kind of players slip out of your hands when they are in this form!
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I feel your pain. It’s really really sad day for Pakistan cricket.
On top, Imad had great experience of CPL.
 
Anyways, I think Imad should had waited an year atleast if NOC was not an issue.

Because right now, with Shadab and Nawaz exposed, the spin allrounder spot has again opened up. With a new captain and management, anyone can bag the two spinners slot.

While Abrar will be preferred in limited overs, one spin allrounder will be required, and if a younger bowler is not chosen than Imad could had fought for the spot.

With the World T20 coming up next year and our spin department being transitioned, should had waited this out
 
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Marooned said:
Tbh he was treated very unfairly if you followed the whole sequence.
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Followed the sequence. Babar has an ego too regarding a lot of things, but Imad isn’t an angel either, he too has attitude problems.

In either case we never got the whole feud out in public so can’t say ultimately who was at fault.
 
Marooned said:
Tbh he was treated very unfairly if you followed the whole sequence.
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Yes, he was treated unfairly. However, he still should have played in the Pakistan Cup or other domestic tournaments like Sarfaraz did. No young talent in Pakistan gets to benefit from his rich experience. Just like with Amir. Other nations benefit from their retirement. But we don't.
 
Suleiman said:
Followed the sequence. Babar has an ego too regarding a lot of things, but Imad isn’t an angel either, he too has attitude problems.

In either case we never got the whole feud out in public so can’t say ultimately who was at fault.
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You're not getting into the spirit of things... it's all a giant conspiracy and Pakistan are controlled by a player mafia. If they just got rid of all the players that failed at the world cup and the leadership group, and just replaced them with deserving players like Sharjeel, Azam and any other overweight guy who has managed to hit a six a couple of times to be led by Imad. They would've won the world cup and had complete domination!

Or you could just be normal and accept that Pakistan are just average at international level and essentially performed as expected. There is no great talent being ignored for national duty and anyone who comes in right now will just be of a similar level. There are some decent young players coming through but until they play at a higher level we don't know how successful they can be.
 
The “non spinning non all rounder” Pakistan never needed. Haha

Thank you for your service but you were none better than the Shadabs and Nawazs of Pakistan.
 
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Suleiman said:
2 things that any Pakistan talent has to overcome.

1. Impulse to fix.
2. Infighting and toxicity / ego issues

He fell for #2 despite being talented. Whether it’s his fault or Babar’s is another issue.
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Add fitness/being fat as no.3. It’s the biggest problem in pak cricket. Not lack of talent whether that’s true or not. It’s the actual talented guys not stepping up/delivering their best for whatever reason.

Why it annoys me when people hype Sharjeel or others. He clearly has let pak cricket down by not giving his best to fitness or not fixing. I have very little sympathy for players like that.
 
when Ex Chief Selector Mohammad Wasim dropped him in 2021, had told Imad to improve his bowling especially in the middle overs and to left handers. Imad instead of accepting the criticism constructively just kept thowing hissy fits. He was never really keen or hungry to play for Pakistan. Even now the PCB by offering him a C contract have told him that he is in the plans for the T-20 team but because of a T10 League NOC he has decided to retire rather than play the T20 Domestic League.

I hope the PCB stays away from these toxic individuals. Please ban him from the PSL as well going forward.
 
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Suleiman said:
Followed the sequence. Babar has an ego too regarding a lot of things, but Imad isn’t an angel either, he too has attitude problems.

In either case we never got the whole feud out in public so can’t say ultimately who was at fault.
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His problem initially wasn't with Babar. Remember babar in his initial captaincy days wasn't the autocrat he became later. Imad was sidelined by M Wasim (selector and earlier northern coach) 1st from northern captaincy and later from Pakistan team. He could never come up with a convincing argument for dropping Imad. He used to say we have a better option in nawaz when nawaz had proved nothing and sometimes used the fitness excuse (whilst selecting Azam Khan...). It was all very absurd.

Maybe someday Imad will spill the beans because his sacking was pretty mysterious and certainly not merit based.
 
That’s awful news.

I had him in the XI for the World Cup due to his performances and overall experience in the West Indies.
 
Saj said:
Correct.

I am someone who always says it should be country first but this is now becoming a major issue in Pak cricket.

PCB suddenly gave Imad a contract despite him not wanting one. Then they said to him he MIGHT be picked for NZ T20Is and that he should cancel his BBL contract.

Asking a player to cancel a big contract as he MIGHT be picked for a T20 series isn't fair in my opinion.
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If there was any ambiguity about his T20 selection then he wouldn't have been given a central contract. Nawaz has been garbage since T20 world cup 2022, his selection would have been sure shot. I feel he just wanted to play BBL over Pak NZ series, rest are all excuses to safeguard his image.
 
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shah_1 said:
If there was any ambiguity about his T20 selection then he wouldn't have been given a central contract. Nawaz has been garbage since T20 world cup 2022, his selection would have been sure shot. I feel he just wanted to play BBL over Pak NZ series, rest are all excuses to safeguard his image.
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Central contracts mean nothing.

They don't mean automatic selection.
 
So the person who according to some posters destroyed his career has been stripped of all powers, A new selection panel is there headed by your friend with whom you used to do shows, A T20 WC 6 months away and after all this you choose to retire? What is this? And now some posters will still blame Babar for his greed.
 
Saj said:
Correct.

I am someone who always says it should be country first but this is now becoming a major issue in Pak cricket.

PCB suddenly gave Imad a contract despite him not wanting one. Then they said to him he MIGHT be picked for NZ T20Is and that he should cancel his BBL contract.

Asking a player to cancel a big contract as he MIGHT be picked for a T20 series isn't fair in my opinion.
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Didn't Wahab said that he wants clarity with each player? That's why he uttered Haris name in public. I don't think it was might. He would be selected. he had said he won't keep any ambiguity
 
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Savak said:
when Ex Chief Selector Mohammad Wasim dropped him in 2021, had told Imad to improve his bowling especially in the middle overs and to left handers. Imad instead of accepting the criticism constructively just kept thowing hissy fits. He was never really keen or hungry to play for Pakistan. Even now the PCB by offering him a C contract have told him that he is in the plans for the T-20 team but because of a T10 League NOC he has decided to retire rather than play the T20 Domestic League.

I hope the PCB stays away from these toxic individuals. Please ban him from the PSL as well going forward.
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That's the problem
We think we have talent in abundance playing domestic when in reality, there is NO talent otherwise mediocrity like Malik and Hafeez wouldn't have played for 20 years.

The West Indies also thought like this: put a condition that you have to play domestic tournaments in order to be considered for national selection. What happened? After winning in 2016,
Finished second last in Super 12 in 2021
Didn't even reach Super 12 in 2022
As many good performers were not selected

Won't be surprised if the same happens with Pakistan.

Pakistan needs Imad. Pakistan needs Amir. Pakistan needs Haris Rauf. How difficult is this to understand?

Take New Zealand for example. Boult has said I will play leagues all year but would be available for national selection come the ICC tournament. And New Zealand selected him in WC 2023.

Why can't we do the same? If Imad or any player is performing in leagues, select him come the ICC tournament. No one cares about bilaterals anyways.

Dont offer players like Imad central contracts- in this way you would save money and the players won't be bounded as well and would only show availability come the ICC tournament.
 
Why is everyone blaming Babar for his decision? Nobody forced him to retire. Imad already made a comeback in the T20 team so he would most likely have been part of the next squad. It’s a loss for sure for Pakistan but at his age I think he decided to prefer whatever money he can make in the limited amount of playing career he is left with.
 
I don't like how he has been acting as of late, but he did work hard to improve his batting and had a fantastic PSL.

At the end of the day what matters is how hard they work in the off season to improve their game, but our selectors/Directors refuse to see all that and continue to think from their back side.

What are Hafeez and Wahab doing to resolve this situation? We do need him for the next T20 world cup.
 
In ODIs Wasim was much better than his replacement (Nawaz).
 
Always felt like he wasn't given a fair shake as of late. Occupies the same role as Nawaz, but of course the worse player got more chances.

Water under the bridge now though unfortunately, wish him the best and hope he has some more league cricket fun before signing off altogether.
 
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Always felt like he wasn't given a fair shake as of late. Occupies the same role as Nawaz, but of course the worse player got more chances.

Water under the bridge now though unfortunately, wish him the best and hope he has some more league cricket fun before signing off altogether.
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I think he should've played ahead of Nawaz and even Shadab.

His batting is superior.
 
PSL 8

Rilee Russouw: 11 matches, 454 runs, 171.59 strike rate, 21 sixes

Imad Wasim: 10 matches, 404 runs, 170 strike rate, 16 sixes

The guy plays as a batsman alone in the Pakistan team for crying out loud! Why would you not have this guy bat ahead of Babar, Rizwan, Iftikhar and Shan MAsooD who all bat with a strike rate of 120-130??
 
saqib.rai said:
That's the problem
We think we have talent in abundance playing domestic when in reality, there is NO talent otherwise mediocrity like Malik and Hafeez wouldn't have played for 20 years.

The West Indies also thought like this: put a condition that you have to play domestic tournaments in order to be considered for national selection. What happened? After winning in 2016,
Finished second last in Super 12 in 2021
Didn't even reach Super 12 in 2022
As many good performers were not selected

Won't be surprised if the same happens with Pakistan.

Pakistan needs Imad. Pakistan needs Amir. Pakistan needs Haris Rauf. How difficult is this to understand?

Take New Zealand for example. Boult has said I will play leagues all year but would be available for national selection come the ICC tournament. And New Zealand selected him in WC 2023.

Why can't we do the same? If Imad or any player is performing in leagues, select him come the ICC tournament. No one cares about bilaterals anyways.

Dont offer players like Imad central contracts- in this way you would save money and the players won't be bounded as well and would only show availability come the ICC tournament.
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The PCB would be setting a dangerous precedent by giving the national side players central contracts and then allowing them to skip national duties, domestic tournaments for T-20 leagues.

Did Imad offer the PCB to become a free lancer and that he will be available to play for Pakistan whenever called upon?

No individual player is bigger than the game. And no Pakistan does not need a 10 runs per over conceeding Haris Rauf. Our cricket has suffered enough because of our bowlers becoming predominantly T-20 bowlers.
 
Working with Amir recently might have influenced his decision as well. His views had become more aligned with Amir too.
 
Lampard said:
Working with Amir recently might have influenced his decision as well. His views had become more aligned with Amir too.
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Him and Amir are besties since u19 days. Amir was a u17 when Imad was captain of the Pakistan u19 team.

They are homies from time back
 
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Cricket is changing. There is too much competition from leagues which are more lucrative and relatively low pressure compared to international cricket.

Pakistan needs to offer more protection to players. At the very least this shows why a squad rotation policy is useful. It means no player will feel totally left out.

I'm disappointed Imad chose to retire. He could have fought for selection. He probably would have been selected too. He will be remembered as a canny and somewhat underrated player.
 
Rana said:
PSL 8

Rilee Russouw: 11 matches, 454 runs, 171.59 strike rate, 21 sixes

Imad Wasim: 10 matches, 404 runs, 170 strike rate, 16 sixes

The guy plays as a batsman alone in the Pakistan team for crying out loud! Why would you not have this guy bat ahead of Babar, Rizwan, Iftikhar and Shan MAsooD who all bat with a strike rate of 120-130??
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A good reminder to his critics who doubt his batting credentials.

Imad is the only Pakistan player I’ve seen over the past six years who has elite mentality. He has the self-belief to rise to the occasion. Without him, Pakistan would’ve lost against Afghanistan during the 2019 World Cup.

His batting was badly missed during the 2023 World Cup. Given his form this year, I’m sure he would’ve enjoyed the good batting conditions during this tournament.

Also, he’s exactly the bowler you want during the powerplay because he can get the ball to drift in with the new ball.

It’s Babar’s loss at the end of day and he deserved the humiliation for the way he treated him, Amir and Saim Ayub.
 
very sad. Should have been an automatic selection for ODIs and T20s. Batting alone he’s way better than nawaz and shadab. Honestly I think his bowling is better too, imad at least can always be trusted to keep things economical. I was so happy when he was in the team, we finally got a dependable late order batsman that could bowl.

I don’t understand why he was dropped in the first place years back. I wonder if that’s what really started this whole feud off. Had that not happened, maybe this tension between imad and board (and Babar) would never have happened and Imad would have been in the team.
 
Imad should’ve just retired from ODIs.

But he was needed for the next World T20. He should’ve been made captain for the shortest format.

Unlike Babar, Imam and Rizwan, this guy has the guts and self-belief to perform whenever he’s required, which I have to say is a very rare trait these days in Pakistan cricket.
 
Imad was way superior with the bat than all these "fake" all-rounders we have. He was genuinely someone who played better under pressure and could find boundaries at ease at the death.

Even with his bowling despite not taking too many wickets in ODIs. He would keep things nice and tight. He was a gold dust bowler in t20s.
 
I guess he was sick and tired of the team politics and didn't want to fight another war. Would have been a very useful team member in 2024 T20 WC. Deserved to be the captain but the gang in current Pakistan team would not accept him. Retired gracefully unlike very ungraceful exit from Pakistan team by guys like MIsbah who stuck with the tam till he was 44.
 
topspin said:
Imad should’ve just retired from ODIs.

But he was needed for the next World T20. He should’ve been made captain for the shortest format.

Unlike Babar, Imam and Rizwan, this guy has the guts and self-belief to perform whenever he’s required, which I have to say is a very rare trait these days in Pakistan cricket.
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Imad did have something about him. And I would have made him captain instead of Babar originally. Even could have been captain now, though we all knew that wasn’t going to happen. We didn’t learn with azhar Ali, Yousuf etc you don’t just pick captains just because they’re the best batsman in the side. Even the successes of Misbah in test and Sarfraz in CT proved that.
 
I like him when he played for us. But he seems to have changed dramatically including sitting on TV - while he has a central contract - and criticizing current players while he leaves domestic cricket to play T10.

Also, he’s being massively overrated. His numbers are worse than Shadab in T20 and Shadab gets declared the worst player ever while Imad Wasim is supposed to he our savior.
 
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ads101 said:
Imad did have something about him. And I would have made him captain instead of Babar originally. Even could have been captain now, though we all knew that wasn’t going to happen. We didn’t learn with azhar Ali, Yousuf etc you don’t just pick captains just because they’re the best batsman in the side. Even the successes of Misbah in test and Sarfraz in CT proved that.
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Bang on. I remember very well in 2018 and 2019 how a good number of posters were backing Babar to become Pakistan’s next captain but I knew this was never going to work because he’s far too timid and meek. This is why he formed a clique. It was as if his life was dependant on it.

Imad should’ve been made the white ball captain after the 2019 World Cup. He wouldn’t have put up with nonsense stat padding that we’ve seen the likes of Babar, Rizwan and Imam. You need someone like that who can make difficult decisions and set the right expectations. What we saw under Babar’s leadership was a clique who got too cosy in their comfort zone.
 
Savak said:
The PCB would be setting a dangerous precedent by giving the national side players central contracts and then allowing them to skip national duties, domestic tournaments for T-20 leagues.

Did Imad offer the PCB to become a free lancer and that he will be available to play for Pakistan whenever called upon?

No individual player is bigger than the game. And no Pakistan does not need a 10 runs per over conceeding Haris Rauf. Our cricket has suffered enough because of our bowlers becoming predominantly T-20 bowlers.
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I am pretty sure if they would have told Imad we are taking away your central contract- play in as many leagues as you want and if you do well, we would select you come the t20 WC
He would have agreed- that's ideal for him

But no, we want you to play domestic tournament and useless bilaterals

And I used Haris Rauf as an example as he is facing a lot of backlash as well- the larger point being we would eventually lose all our players like the West Indies if we do not show flexibility
 
topspin said:
Bang on. I remember very well in 2018 and 2019 how a good number of posters were backing Babar to become Pakistan’s next captain but I knew this was never going to work because he’s far too timid and meek. This is why he formed a clique. It was as if his life was dependant on it.

Imad should’ve been made the white ball captain after the 2019 World Cup. He wouldn’t have put up with nonsense stat padding that we’ve seen the likes of Babar, Rizwan and Imam. You need someone like that who can make difficult decisions and set the right expectations. What we saw under Babar’s leadership was a clique who got too cosy in their comfort zone.
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I would also add:

Imad led by example with his selfless approach in his batting. That’s the kind of captain you need in the side, not ones who play for their milestones and averages.
 
moghul said:
I guess he was sick and tired of the team politics and didn't want to fight another war. Would have been a very useful team member in 2024 T20 WC. Deserved to be the captain but the gang in current Pakistan team would not accept him. Retired gracefully unlike very ungraceful exit from Pakistan team by guys like MIsbah who stuck with the tam till he was 44.
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I’m glad he retired gracefully unlike Misbah, who set this horrible precedent that you can play until your an uncle in your mid 40s. No wonder why he had a thing for older players.

Unlike a good number of Pakistan players, Imad is no serial age fudger like Iftikhar and Shoaib Malik.

He’s actually 35 because he was born in a developed country outside of Pakistan.

He did the right thing to retire from ODIs but I hope he can be convinced to play T20Is for another year.
 
Ppl say Babar ruined his career but
he was rightly dropped from ODI team for poor wicket taking form + laid back approach laziness to achieve more. He is a good batter and could be very good finisher but he stayed back let others go ahead of him , he is capable of scoring match winning knocks but limited himself to play at 7 and bowl some overs get the pay cheque and also for his English nearly got the captains armband but Mickeys exit brought and turned everything down for him. Remember his walk off from the field for a teammate misfield on his own bowling during NZ T20 in NzL under Shadab captaincy and Hafeez was furious abt it on the field and now him being director I believe there is something happened behind during this incident not known outside

Having said all that he was not preferred when Nawaz was toothless and that was due to Rizbar definitely

And now probably PCB asked him to play the Pakistan T20 cup to be considered for national team selection and he announced retirement
 
Respect for players like Safaraz, Shehzad, Umar Akmal increased who are toiling hard in domestic cricket to prove their metal and has eagerness and passion to play for their nation. Those who don't have passion to play for nation should be banned by board, even if they are as good as Virat or Viv Richards.
 
Genuine batsman too... a first class average of 41 is very solid. Could have made the team on batting alone and his economical bowling was a huge plus. He deserved better than Pakistan
 
emranabbas said:
Imad Wasim2015-20236665226.041416655/1421.786.2620.811

Mohammad Nawaz (3)2016-20235754171.411258473/526.767.3221.900

Shadab Khan2017-20239288325.1323011044/822.127.0718.730

you decide

I will take an economy of 6.26 over 7.3 any day

and 65 wickets in 66 games over 47 wickets in 57 games any day
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Nawaz replaced Imad when he was out of form.
But same replacement didn’t happen when Nawaz was going through a poor run of form and at the same time when Imad was also more than decent with the ball n bat in the league cricket it is an injustice to him.

Probably wahab asking him to play FC cricket to get selected in T20I 😂 and this is Imads response Lol
 
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