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[VIDEOS] "In Pakistan I am famous as a finisher" : Iftikhar Ahmed

I have a feeling this guy will end up becoming the next Misbah.

He will get a long rope once he turns 31-32, he will play a blinder of a season, tournament somewhere and then will stay until he is 43 to make up for the time lost during his younger years
 
Usman Chadda said:
Besides those two innings in Australia, he has looked like a tail-ender in pretty much every innings he has played at international level. Some players just aren’t cut out for top level cricket, Iftikhar is a clear example of one of them.
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Hes barely batted since, hes had 5 innings since the australia games with a couple of not outs and 3 low dismissals

So on basis of 3 innings its determined hes not good enough

For me someone that can go to australia and make 100 runs in two innings and is tearing up domestic t20s needs more of a rope than 3 intnl innings
 
Fantastic innings under pressure in a semi.

Unfortunately, he was sidelined for a useless batsman in asif and two past their best oldies.
 
Rodsje said:
Well Rana, i thought he would be trolled for the next 30 years? Now you suddenly want him in the world cup… ��
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For saying he is a famous finisher

He will be trolled forever. It’s so funny
 
I take back everything I said against Chacha.

I am an Iftairian now!

Misbah was right for persisting with him.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Besides those two innings in Australia, he has looked like a tail-ender in pretty much every innings he has played at international level. Some players just aren’t cut out for top level cricket, Iftikhar is a clear example of one of them.
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Hes still avging 42 in t20s

Theres a clear bias on how some players get a unlimited amount of chances and others are discarded after a handful
 
Some of Iftikhar Ahmed's latest scores in the T20 National Cup.

45* off 17 balls
54* in 26 balls
33* off 21 balls
55* off 34 balls
58 off 34 balls
36 off 18 balls
40* off 25 balls
 
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Saj said:
Some of Iftikhar Ahmed's latest scores:

45* off 17 balls
54* in 26 balls
33* off 21 balls
55* off 34 balls
58 off 34 balls
36 off 18 balls
40* off 25 balls
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It seems like Malik being picked ahead of Ifti is a big injustice to him.
 
Saj said:
Some of Iftikhar Ahmed's latest scores in the T20 National Cup.

45* off 17 balls
54* in 26 balls
33* off 21 balls
55* off 34 balls
58 off 34 balls
36 off 18 balls
40* off 25 balls
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Sad. Only just because the guy doesn't have any media backing or favourism from someone in the high seat.
 
He had a great tournament. I never liked him because of his blatant age funding, but after reconsideration I think he probably should have been selected over Malik or Asif Ali.
 
Super innings:

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With stats like that, deserves to be picked over asif Ali, a better fielder than him also.
 
Zaz said:
Hes still avging 42 in t20s

Theres a clear bias on how some players get a unlimited amount of chances and others are discarded after a handful
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His age also plays a part in that aspect. Not saying Malik or Asif Ali are some world beaters, for me they are all basically the same and will deliver similar results. He has barely looked international level in the minimal chances he has got. This is after watching him bat like a tail-ender in both ODIs and T20s when Misbah was in charge.

Hussain Talat has more of a case for being aggrieved, as he was discarded after literally two innings against South Africa recently. The lad had a couple of really good knocks against South Africa in South Africa under Mickey, but was thrown out. He also played two blinders for CP in the first half of the tournament, before the squad was announced, while Iftikhar was doing half-decent.

I agree though on this fraud Asif Ali getting chance after chance, despite nothing to show for it.
 
Usman Chadda said:
His age also plays a part in that aspect. Not saying Malik or Asif Ali are some world beaters, for me they are all basically the same and will deliver similar results. He has barely looked international level in the minimal chances he has got. This is after watching him bat like a tail-ender in both ODIs and T20s when Misbah was in charge.

Hussain Talat has more of a case for being aggrieved, as he was discarded after literally two innings against South Africa recently. The lad had a couple of really good knocks against South Africa in South Africa under Mickey, but was thrown out. He also played two blinders for CP in the first half of the tournament, before the squad was announced, while Iftikhar was doing half-decent.

I agree though on this fraud Asif Ali getting chance after chance, despite nothing to show for it.
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What does it mean like barely looking like international standard? He has got very limited chances in T20I that too at no. 5 and 6. And whenever he has been asked to play there he has delivered in majority of the cases. Look at his T20I games. He remained not out in a few because he came in late to bat or even at times did not even got to bat.

Asif and Malik at current form are not above Iftikhar
 
ARK Rafay said:
What does it mean like barely looking like international standard? He has got very limited chances in T20I that too at no. 5 and 6. And whenever he has been asked to play there he has delivered in majority of the cases. Look at his T20I games. He remained not out in a few because he came in late to bat or even at times did not even got to bat.

Asif and Malik at current form are not above Iftikhar
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Pakistan fans have the memory span of a goldfish. Iftikhar had become a meme a year or so ago, when he botched a super over against Zimbabwe of all teams and now he is the hero we dont deserve :))

The guy has an average of 20.5 in the five innings he has played in Pakistan, with a SR of 110 at number 6. Reading comments here, you would feel he was the second coming of Mike Hussey being denied a spot in the XI.

All three of Malik, Asif or Iftikhar will give the same output at number 6. Iftikhar has only been good for two innings out of 23 innings he has played so far in international cricket. He has been below average at best in the 21 other innings he has been given to showcase his abilities across all formats.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Pakistan fans have the memory span of a goldfish. Iftikhar had become a meme a year or so ago, when he botched a super over against Zimbabwe of all teams and now he is the hero we dont deserve :))

The guy has an average of 20.5 in the five innings he has played in Pakistan, with a SR of 110 at number 6. Reading comments here, you would feel he was the second coming of Mike Hussey being denied a spot in the XI.

All three of Malik, Asif or Iftikhar will give the same output at number 6. Iftikhar has only been good for two innings out of 23 innings he has played so far in international cricket. He has been below average at best in the 21 other innings he has been given to showcase his abilities across all formats.
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No point of mentioning other formats, when we are discussing T20's.

You say his output is the same as asif and malik, so you believe that they both can score 40+ against Aus in Aus?

Personally, that is a big fat NO!

Ifthikhar has shown some promise, whilst asif shown nothing in the 29 T20I's he has played.
 
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Usman Chadda said:
Pakistan fans have the memory span of a goldfish. Iftikhar had become a meme a year or so ago, when he botched a super over against Zimbabwe of all teams and now he is the hero we dont deserve :))

The guy has an average of 20.5 in the five innings he has played in Pakistan, with a SR of 110 at number 6. Reading comments here, you would feel he was the second coming of Mike Hussey being denied a spot in the XI.

All three of Malik, Asif or Iftikhar will give the same output at number 6. Iftikhar has only been good for two innings out of 23 innings he has played so far in international cricket. He has been below average at best in the 21 other innings he has been given to showcase his abilities across all formats.
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How many years and times are these 23 innings scattered over?

This chopping and changing needs to stop It hinders players confidence and development repeatedly being dropped and brought back and having to keep starting over and over again

Confidence and backing needs to be given not fear that you have 2-3 innings to prove themselves or your out

Very few players are ready made They develop over time in intnl cricket
 
Zaz said:
How many years and times are these 23 innings scattered over?

This chopping and changing needs to stop It hinders players confidence and development repeatedly being dropped and brought back and having to keep starting over and over again

Confidence and backing needs to be given not fear that you have 2-3 innings to prove themselves or your out

Very few players are ready made They develop over time in intnl cricket
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Majority of his games have been when Misbah became head coach, so 2019-2020 basically.

I agree with the chopping and changing part, but you need the right players to invest that time in and that’s where our team management has been severely lacking. Someone like Hussain Talat would have been a better fit, who showed his potential in his first few games away from home. Instead, they chose to go with mediocre rubbish like Iftikhar and Asif Ali, and that number 6 spot went down the drain.

Shoaib Malik is only there due to ‘experience’ and media pressure, there was a reason Pakistan went with Maqsood over the past year or so and rightfully so.
 
3/5 in 2 overs so far!

Captain Ifti turning it on in the final of the National T20 Cup

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Not only has he been brilliant with the bat in the National T20 Cup - Iftikhar Ahmed has also taken 8 wickets for 106 runs from 19 overs at an economy rate of just 5.57
 
I'm not his biggest fan whatsoever, but he has been growing on me this tournament. Clean striking, economical bowling and safe fielder/catcher. Asif Ali, Hafeez and Malik being selected in front of him isn't fair.

Should have been picked for the upcoming tournament.
 
Problem I can see with Iftikhar like with many of the TTF’s is that if we brought him back, he’ll go missing.

I’m not buying into the hype, I’ve see it all before. I don’t blame others though as our standards are so low at the moment.
 
waited whole day for his batting. KPK depends on him to win this now
 
What i like about his captaincy is he is unselfish.

He bowled 2 overs took 3 wickets and had good economy yet didnt bowl more overs to let the other bowlers do their job and not hogg them

Even in the batting, he never came above others and played at his position which is to finish the game
 
It's crazy how this guy has been ignored. His present form is too good to be ignored. Plus his off spin will be very handy in the UAE.

He didn't deserve to be dropped from the ODI and the T20 squad so soon.
 
Absolutely incredible recent performances. He proved without doubt that the selectors have made a mistake by not picking him.

To think we're taking Khushdil and Asif over this guy. Absolutely absurd.
 
This guy used to tow with Faisalabad WOlves, he defeated them and took them out of the tournament when chacha was with peshawar, so i have seen him do this many times
 
People used to write that he freezes at the big ocassions. This should shut them up for a while. A textbook AR performance.
 
hitthestump said:
Absolutely incredible recent performances. He proved without doubt that the selectors have made a mistake by not picking him.

To think we're taking Khushdil and Asif over this guy. Absolutely absurd.
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Not saying that Khushdil and Asif are better, but Iftikhar didn't do himself any favors when selected for the side. He needs to understand that domestic performances are going to get him in the national side but to stay there, he needs to perform at the highest level.

He was given chances and he failed.
 
Iftikhar Ahmed in the National T20 Cup:

Innings 12
Not Outs 8
Runs 409
Average 102.25
Strike-rate 170.41
Fifties 3
Sixes 24
Fours 36
 
Sycamore said:
With stats like that, deserves to be picked over asif Ali, a better fielder than him also.
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Sounds like a no brianer now. Iftikhar had a great tournament. I bet next player to become unfit gets him in the side. He is twice the player Asif Ali is.
 
Youngsta Beauty Infti has dun it again :raja

he should be on the plane to uae and into the side
 
What boggles my mind is that the team has been searching for no. 5 , no. 6 batsman to play as a finisher role for a month now for world cup and the best finisher in the country doesn't even make it to the squad.
 
Snowflake said:
This is a big occasion?
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That's the issue people don't get. Even the likes of Asif Ali have teared up domestic tournaments. But put them up against int. quality players, they either bottle it or are just too mediocre for that level.

Iftikhar was rubbish in the last few internationals he played and that's why he got the boot. In saying that, I agree he would be a better pick than Asif Ali who is nothing but a joke.
 
cricketAXEpert said:
How about his bowling? today that 3 for 5 was crucial.
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Not only has he been brilliant with the bat in the National T20 Cup - Iftikhar Ahmed has also taken 8 wickets for 106 runs from 19 overs at an economy rate of just 5.57
 
I have always liked Ifti Chacha, but never supported him because he was too old and I always believe that we should only invest in youngsters when it comes to the T20 format, but this kind of form should never be ignored. Please accept my apology Sir Iftikhar Ahmed.
 
There’s a big question mark still over his ability to do this in international cricket but even I concede that on the back of these performances, he deserves to be selected for the T20 World Cup.
 
Saj said:
Not only has he been brilliant with the bat in the National T20 Cup - Iftikhar Ahmed has also taken 8 wickets for 106 runs from 19 overs at an economy rate of just 5.57
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Absolute Monster tournament! Glen Maxwell of Pakistan!!
 
Youngster enjoying his moment.

Should feel disappointed, deserved a place on merit but was ignored over inconsistent players.
 
Usman said:
There’s a big question mark still over his ability to do this in international cricket but even I concede that on the back of these performances, he deserves to be selected for the T20 World Cup.
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If the middle-order batting fails at the World Cup, there will no doubt be lots of questions asked regarding his omission from the squad.
 
Saj said:
If the middle-order batting fails at the World Cup, there will no doubt be lots of questions asked regarding his omission from the squad.
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I would agree with that. But I also feel that as long as Asif Ali isn’t picked, we should do ok in most games. Barbar and Rizwaan are the most dependable opening pair in world cricket mashallah, even if they’re not the fastest, so our middle order shouldn’t come under pressure. Between Haider, Fakhar, Hafeez and Malik, there is enough ability and talent there that one or more of them should come off in each game inshallah.

If Asif Ali gets selected however, then it’s curtains for us.
 
Iftikhar Ahmed’s numbers

Player of the tournament and the final had a dream run in this National T20. Iftikhar Ahmed scored 45 not out off 19 balls and took three wickets for five runs in the final against Central Punjab and finished the tournament with 409 runs and eight wickets at an economy of 5.57 (the best by anyone who bowled at least 10 overs in the tournament).

Iftikhar also hit 24 sixes, the most by anyone in this year’s edition, and had a tournament strike-rate of 170.41.

The most impressive aspect of Iftikhar’s runs scoring was his average of 102.25. The only batter in the tournament history with a higher average in one season is Salman Butt – 328 runs at 109.33 in the 2017 edition.
 
On Day of Round 1 of QeA:

Iftikhar carried his impressive form with the bat in red-ball cricket and smashed three fours and a six as he remained unbeaten on 50 off 106. He will resume Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s innings on 240 for five from 81 overs with Khalid Usman (five not out) on Thursday.
 
Looking good in Bangladesh!

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I don't believe he's 29 - more like 35.

He deserves his sport, lots of consistent scores at the death. But from what we've seen from him before and from Asif Ali for that matter their square game is simply not good enough.
 
Defo should be in the team for T20 in Aus as he is good finisher on bouncy tracks as well as decent off spinner

Like for like replacement for Sir Mohammed Sobers Hafeez
 
Double Trouble said:
Defo should be in the team for T20 in Aus as he is good finisher on bouncy tracks as well as decent off spinner

Like for like replacement for Sir Mohammed Sobers Hafeez
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Made his name when Pak toured Australia last and in the T20s. If not Hafeez , he should definitely replace Malik who cannot play pace.
 
If you are not picking youngsters for A Bangladesh tour , it either suggests that there are no young guys with any talent or the selector is some high quality dope.
 
3 overs for 9 runs - Iftikhar very good today
 
Scored 108 runs in Australia in 2019 at 150 SR (2 not outs & 108 AVG). Gotta take him for the next WC.
 
miles better than Hafeez and Malik who are both leeches. Iftikhar is the better version of Misbah who can bat better and bowl as well.
 
Omg he is a Pakhtun!! Didn’t know that! first time I’ve heard him speaking.. that explains his age lol but he is playing @ his peak & must replace Malik/Hafeez for the next T20 WC
 
Bold move for Islamabad to give away Iftikhar Ahmed to Quetta!
 
Surprised that IU have let him go to QG.
 
Good cameo today:

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