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

Cricket Warrior said:
we can have both imad and nawaz in the squad just replace him with Usama Mir and all good to go. Imad would be so effective on Indian Tracks.
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I disagree. Usama mir is a proper spinner. You can't replace him with imad.

I wouldn't mind 4 spinners in the squad and in that you can add Imad.
 
Major said:
I disagree. Usama mir is a proper spinner. You can't replace him with imad.

I wouldn't mind 4 spinners in the squad and in that you can add Imad.
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Usama isn't a proper spinner, abrar is, shadab is.

Usama has no delivery besides traditional legspin which makes his predictable.

While he did underperform against Afghanistan Lad has good line and length and that's it, no Googly, No leg break, no leg cutters, just traditional leg spin at line and length. Which makes him predictable and he's only good for economy not wicket taking which won't work against England or Australia

Shadab struggles with line and length but usually gets wickets because he can bowl various types of leg spin deliveries. Same goes for abrar although abrar is offspin.
 
mominsaigol said:
Usama isn't a proper spinner, abrar is, shadab is.

Usama has no delivery besides traditional legspin which makes his predictable.

While he did underperform against Afghanistan Lad has good line and length and that's it, no Googly, No leg break, no leg cutters, just traditional leg spin at line and length. Which makes him predictable and he's only good for economy not wicket taking which won't work against England or Australia

Shadab struggles with line and length but usually gets wickets because he can bowl various types of leg spin deliveries. Same goes for abrar although abrar is offspin.
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Abrar is slow, he is a leg spinner but slow.

Usama mir has both leg spn and googly. Guy is intact better than shadab
 
Major said:
Abrar is slow, he is a leg spinner but slow.

Usama mir has both leg spn and googly. Guy is intact better than shadab
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Usama mir is nowhere close to shadab amd abrar is an offspinner not a leggie.

Usama literally does not have any delivery besides legspin, I have watched him to know that he's predicatable and will get tonked. Basically another yasir Shah in the making.
 
Iftikhar Ahmed in presser regarding Babar:

"Bhatija also gave confidence to chacha and chacha also gave confidence to bhatija. Babar is a world-class player. The way he handles strike rotation alleviates pressure. Consequently, we relished our time batting together."
 
Major said:
I disagree. Usama mir is a proper spinner. You can't replace him with imad.

I wouldn't mind 4 spinners in the squad and in that you can add Imad.
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But Usama had his chance and he didn't exactly take it.Shadab and Nawaz will start in the world cup.
 
Chachas birthday today.

Saw the video celebration of the team, everyone was joking about his age haha
 
Haha! What happened against India Ifthikhar ? Against nepal 100 and against top team 0 (andah) . Don’t need you. Go back to domestic cricket.
 
Mohraheem said:
Haha! What happened against India Ifthikhar ? Against nepal 100 and against top team 0 (andah) . Don’t need you. Go back to domestic cricket.
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That was a pure bad luck of Itikhar against India.

On his day he can become so lethal for any opponent, a true match winner for Pakistan.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
That was a pure bad luck of Itikhar against India.

On his day he can become so lethal for any opponent, a true match winner for Pakistan.
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He is too old to play better against the top teams, reflexes are too slow. In domestic cricket and against the team like Nepal or Zimb he is OK, not against the big boys, he is just a liability, get rid off him. Also , doesn't know about to play a decent spinner.
 
His quote is just a matter of fact, if someone is better kindly go ahead and name them.
 
An 100 against Nepal, and a 94 against second string NZ is all that is needed to get into world cup team for Pakistan. He seems such an average cricketer. His list A and t20 stats are bang average over a huge sample. Why is he celebrated as some kind of hitter? I don't see a single good innings any decent team. Wow, standards are very low
 
Hasn’t shown his talent at international level yet. Needs to do something
 
SportsWarrior said:
An 100 against Nepal, and a 94 against second string NZ is all that is needed to get into world cup team for Pakistan. He seems such an average cricketer. His list A and t20 stats are bang average over a huge sample. Why is he celebrated as some kind of hitter? I don't see a single good innings any decent team. Wow, standards are very low
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Exactly his List A is not so great to get him selected... As long as Rizwan there , he will be in the team... He is under Rizwans friends quota, Khusdil was one them but rooted forever i hope as parchi.. Similarly this WC would see the end of Ifthikhar..
 
moghul said:
He is too old to play better against the top teams, reflexes are too slow. In domestic cricket and against the team like Nepal or Zimb he is OK, not against the big boys, he is just a liability, get rid off him. Also , doesn't know about to play a decent spinner.
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He is called as best player of spin alongwith Rizwan... How can anyone say that , it is very easy to see them struggle against quality spin..
 
ask_analyse_act said:
He is called as best player of spin alongwith Rizwan... How can anyone say that , it is very easy to see them struggle against quality spin..
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Cos he smashed legendary spin pair of David Warner and Steve Smith in one of the warm-up matches (after being dropped of each bowler respectively)...Over here, in the UK, you get freedom pass to use for travel once you reach the age of a pensioner...Chacha has freedom pass to represent Pakistan for eternity, even after he has never changed the outcome of match in Pakistan's favour...not a even a poor man's Malik or Hafeez, let alone Shahid Afridi...
 
Bhaijaan said:
Hasn’t shown his talent at international level yet. Needs to do something
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@Major @Rana

Brothers,
Could you please share some of his famous knocks in domestic cricket because as a Bharatiya I don’t know of him much but I can sense a hype about him.

Of course he must be a star for all this hype.
I am aware that he smashed Wahab Riaz for 6 sixes. What else is he famous for.
 
This guy has played 75 international matches & numerous domestic matches and still he looks clueless whenever the team needs him most. He should look in the mirror and ask himself how many matches he has won for Pakistan. On a serious note, team management must get rid of him completely after this world cup. Better to invest on someone like Agha Salman or any other all-rounder who can be handy with both batting & bowling
 
Another one of Babar's favorites. Ifti is a terrible cricketer but our captain is deluded.
I can write an essay on chachas weaknesses as a cricketer
 
It is surprising that Saud who has got much better technique made international debut in test / ODIs so late and on the other hand Iftikhar who has no technique played so many international matches. Even Salman Agha performed better than him in limited opportunities he got
 
I'm yet to be convinced by this guy.

Yes he can hit big now and then, but doesn't do it often enough does he.
 
boomboomcheema said:
Ungrateful Fans doing bezzti of Chacha. No respect and manners these young kids.
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Chacha will bounce back and smash opposition bowlers all around the park then same fickle and badtameez young kids will be doing bhangra
Bhaijaan said:
@Major @Rana

Brothers,
Could you please share some of his famous knocks in domestic cricket because as a Bharatiya I don’t know of him much but I can sense a hype about him.

Of course he must be a star for all this hype.
I am aware that he smashed Wahab Riaz for 6 sixes. What else is he famous for.
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he destroyed the brand of Wahab smashing him for 6 6s in an over in the BPL earlier this year.
 
Saj said:
I'm yet to be convinced by this guy.

Yes he can hit big now and then, but doesn't do it often enough does he.
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He just doesn't have a defined role. He doesn't bowl. He gets sent too low for a specialist batsman. He could what he did at the MCG
 
Cricket Warrior said:
That was a pure bad luck of Itikhar against India.

On his day he can become so lethal for any opponent, a true match winner for Pakistan.
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lol that day won’t come. He can’t perform
boomboomcheema said:
Ungrateful Fans doing bezzti of Chacha. No respect and manners these young kids.
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Grateful fans don’t watch matches. They watch his fluke highlights on YouTube. Keep defending this useless Chacha
 
You shouldn't judge him based on his batting against India. India has 6 full time bowlers. But if you look at the combination other sides they have atleast 2 part timers. He can capitalize on them.
 
Mohraheem said:
What should we judge him on? Vs Nepal ?? lol
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I don't know man. But he did quiet well at the MCG after top order collapse. Targeted the weakest link Axar patel. He probably is no SKY to go from ball 1. But if he spends enough time he can be more useful than he is now. If they insist on persisting with him they have to use him better.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
You shouldn't judge him based on his batting against India. India has 6 full time bowlers. But if you look at the combination other sides they have atleast 2 part timers. He can capitalize on them.
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Judge players against the toughest opposition.

See if they sink or swim. Anyone can score runs against weak attacks and in comfortable match situations.
 
Saj said:
Judge players against the toughest opposition.

See if they sink or swim. Anyone can score runs against weak attacks and in comfortable match situations.
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Yea.. if he doesn't bowl even a single over he must deliver as a batsman more often than not. Pakistan has to sit and analyze each one of their bit part player and see who brings more to the table pick the best 2 possible regardless of their mediocrity. Remove him and replace him with a genuine batsman.

Example

Nawaz 5(bowling) + 4(batting) +
Shadab 5(bowling) + 4(batting) + 8(fielding)
Ifti 1(bowling) + 5(batting)
 
Bhaijaan said:
@Major @Rana

Brothers,
Could you please share some of his famous knocks in domestic cricket because as a Bharatiya I don’t know of him much but I can sense a hype about him.

Of course he must be a star for all this hype.
I am aware that he smashed Wahab Riaz for 6 sixes. What else is he famous for.
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His most famous knock in PSL this year was scoring a 30 ball 50 on Rawalpindi and shushing the crowd.

For context, a World class hitter like Maxwell may hit a 12 ball 50 in the PSL on Rawalpindi this season
 
Rana said:
His most famous knock in PSL this year was scoring a 30 ball 50 on Rawalpindi and shushing the crowd.

For context, a World class hitter like Maxwell may hit a 12 ball 50 in the PSL on Rawalpindi this season
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Rizwan got a 27-ball 50* in Sharjah when he was a low-order bat.

Sharjeel did a 26-ball 50 at the other end batting with crazy Shane Watson.


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Iftikhar’s performance isn’t even good enough comparing to what players have done 7 years ago on more larger grounds.
 
zaidihusain said:
This guy has played 75 international matches & numerous domestic matches and still he looks clueless whenever the team needs him most. He should look in the mirror and ask himself how many matches he has won for Pakistan. On a serious note, team management must get rid of him completely after this world cup. Better to invest on someone like Agha Salman or any other all-rounder who can be handy with both batting & bowling
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Agha Sulman , played and performed in FC cricket for years and graduated to national team and has been performing well in ODIs and tests leading to the WC and was termed as a very good late order batter and more than useful offie. Now the WC is here and Agha is on the side line and Chacha is enjoying his pension in the shape of free WC matches .
 
People like Dhoni and Bevan are finishers.

Not this age.
 
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He needs to get over his nerves and play freely against every opposition. He is always looking timid when the stakes are high. Crazy for a guy whose confidence should be at the highest in the prelude to the tournament.
 
Let's see if he can finish this today. He is starting to let loose

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Finisher who rarely finishes matches?

What sort of finisher is that who can only finish a match every now and then.

Another opportunity today and he flopped.
 
The finisher realised it’s Australia and not Nepal he’s playing against a few sixes and back to the pavilion for another big match choke from master Iftikhar.

:ifticool
 
He is a crazy big guy with no brains. That's why he cannot survive as a cricketer.
 
Tbf the only time the chase really felt on was when Ifti was hitting those sixes
 
YousafTheBeast said:
The only batsman in the xi that can clear the boundaries.
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When we have Saim Fakhar Umar Akmal and Haris Sohail all capable six hitters add young Haris aswell then we are told this is the best power hitting line up we have clearly they are wrong.
 
Cric1234 said:
When we have Saim Fakhar Umar Akmal and Haris Sohail all capable six hitters add young Haris aswell then we are told this is the best power hitting line up we have clearly they are wrong.
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Our top 4 are all accumulators, we go into every game with one power hitter and 5 tailenders. The balance of this team makes me sick.
 
I’m predicting the following guys will take Iftikhar’s wicket going forward…

1. Rashid Khan
2. Tabraiz Shamsi
3. He will be not out against Bangladesh
4. Adil Rashid
5. Mitchell Santner
 
Ifty was unlucky but he played decent with both bat and ball. Bowled much better than so-called specialists and fake allrounders and he batted with real intent. He got out at the wrong time but that’s what happens when you are playing against the scoreboard pressure.

The real culprit is Shafique, Babar, Saud Shakeel who threw their wicket.

I don’t fault Nawaz because he had no business being in the squad. I blame the team management. Not him.
 
Ifti isn't getting dropped, but if he's not good enough as a no.6 with 15-20 over to go, he might hit a couple of sixes but he will then get out. He should be shifted to no.7 and play an extra batsman at 6.

I never feel confident after the 3rd wicket falls because it has be shown time and time again with this team we are extremely ropey and either collapse or complete chase. I mean against top teams not average/emerging teams like SL and Dutch.

So please, Ifti can play whatever position he likes in T20 but as a bits n piece, we need someone much more reliable at 6. Nawaz is a rubbish batter as well so there is no backup if Ifti fails.
 
At least he is bowling ok. Looks like he’ll be giving us 7-8 overs a game at this rate.

As @Kroll says having Ifti at 7 with the extra batsman feels like the way to go. It is a better use of his limited skills. Nawaz is utterly useless in all facets so there’s no need to have him.

Bringing Agha at 6 would be my choice going forward.

Again, I just cannot believe this squad came to India with such a big Imad Wasim shaped hole in it.
 
Mohraheem said:
LOL this aged well today lol
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Okay Einstein.

Ifti is NOT THE PROBLEM. He's the only hope in the team that actually can hit.

Imam/Rizwan/Shadab/Nawaz/Rauf is the reason we keep LOSING.

Sure chachu is unreliable but we have to fix the root cause of our woes first.
 
Saj said:
Clueless against spin most of the time.

Babar playing dot ball after dot ball so Ifthi expected to slog - something had to give.
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Our players cant play any sort of decent spin( or pretty average spin). As i said this isnt a Babar or Mickey thing, this is a structural thing and the PCB dont care and never will. Too busy with political machinations and visits to casinos.
 
Most farzi player I have ever seen of late. He is neither a proper hard hitter nor accumulator.

I repeat my earlier words about him:

Please Iftikhar at least finish one big match for Pakistan in your whole career.
 
The dots today by Babar resulted in that shot. He is poor against spin anyway.
 
Hawkeye said:
Okay Einstein.

Ifti is NOT THE PROBLEM. He's the only hope in the team that actually can hit.

Imam/Rizwan/Shadab/Nawaz/Rauf is the reason we keep LOSING.

Sure chachu is unreliable but we have to fix the root cause of our woes first.
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If he is unreliable why is he on the team! He is exactly like Asif Ali. He should be mocked. People need to stop over hyping a player who can’t perform against top team.
 
Mohraheem said:
If he is unreliable why is he on the team! He is exactly like Asif Ali. He should be mocked. People need to stop over hyping a player who can’t perform against top team.
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You're just clueless.

In the list of issues, he comes probably in the last.

Why are you ignoring the reason of our losses?

Imam/Rizwan/Shadab/Nawaz/Rauf.
 
Ifti is at least 40. Pakistan need to move on from him in ODIs. The only good innings he played was against minnow level Afghan pacers.

As I expected he's had a terrible WC.
 
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