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Do we need Azam Khan for the T20 World Cup?
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He is more reliable than Haider. As opposed to other young Pakistani batsmen, he can clear the ropes easily. Someone that could win you a match lower down the order. He will be picked.
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If the choice for #5 slot is between Azam Khan / Khushdil Shah / Asif Ali / Iftikhar / Hussain Talat, then pick anyone as none of them are good enough to chase a total down or provide stability after early collapse.
Its pity that over the years we just could not find one decent late order bat.
Its pity that over the years we just could not find one decent late order bat.
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Last nights innings was alright but he had quite a bit of luck.
Should’ve been caught after top edging to third man.
Was dropped on 30 odd after skying it to long off.
Almost ran himself out, had to bring out a dive. (The funniest dive I’ve seen since Monty Panesar)
Apart from that, he looked good against spinners, struggled at the start with pace like most of the batsmen on that day.
Should’ve been caught after top edging to third man.
Was dropped on 30 odd after skying it to long off.
Almost ran himself out, had to bring out a dive. (The funniest dive I’ve seen since Monty Panesar)
Apart from that, he looked good against spinners, struggled at the start with pace like most of the batsmen on that day.
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No way.
Azam is a massive liability in the field.
Azam is a massive liability in the field.
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I would say Asif Ali is the best option out of all the names for the lower order hitter role, but he is also a poor catcher on the boundary. Same as Haider Ali, his fielding is unreliable also
The best yet the most boring option is Chacha Iftikhar
The best yet the most boring option is Chacha Iftikhar
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Out of all the players in the list below i feel Chach Ifti is the only option.
Decent batter, bowls off spin & can field.
Azam Khan
Asif Ali
Tatat Hussain
Chacha Ifti
Kushdil
Decent batter, bowls off spin & can field.
Azam Khan
Asif Ali
Tatat Hussain
Chacha Ifti
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Like it or not - if Azam Khan can do well in a league like CPL (which is a decent tournament), then he will come in the reckoning.
Whether he can stand the pressure of a ICC tournament, not sure!
Whether he can stand the pressure of a ICC tournament, not sure!
I was bummed out when Talat didn't perform on recall, but hey ho such is life.
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He is not serious about his cricket career; it is just a hobby for him.
He is not interested in playing FC cricket either.
I would never pick him to play for Pakistan regardless of how many sixes he hits in franchise T20 cricket.
He does not deserve the recognition on principle.
He is not interested in playing FC cricket either.
I would never pick him to play for Pakistan regardless of how many sixes he hits in franchise T20 cricket.
He does not deserve the recognition on principle.
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I sure hope that CPL form doesn't propel him to a place in the World T20, it'll be an utter insult to most domestic cricketers in Pakistan.
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Agreed. I have a feeling it is not a hobby for him. It seems like a coercion forced upon him by his dad.
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I guess we need to make the best out of what we got.
To date the only middle order batsman who I think has performed half decent at international arena is Iftikhar. I am counting on him to do well in NZ ODIs and confirm his T20 middle order spot.
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What if he destroys Indian bowlers when Pak India face off in T20WC?
The regular batsmen anyway didn't do much in past years so why not try?
The regular batsmen anyway didn't do much in past years so why not try?
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We don’t need Azam Khan. We have Hassan Ali as our lower order power-hitter. This will allow us to play an extra bowler in place of Azam Khan.
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Part of the domestic squads where the likes of Kashif Ali wont get a look in - guess his seat for the T20 WC must be booked already.
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Mohammad Wasim:
“Azam Khan is an aggressive and attacking batter who also keeps wickets, a combination that has earned him the selectors’ nod ahead of Sarfaraz Ahmed.
“Azam Khan is an aggressive and attacking batter who also keeps wickets, a combination that has earned him the selectors’ nod ahead of Sarfaraz Ahmed.
His selection angers me more than Asif's. At least Asif has domestic performances under his name plus actually takes care of himself. This disgrace has nothing going for him. Overweight, zero performances, contributes nothing in the field. Epitome of the corruption that plagues us to this day
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Had his father not been who he is, this lad probably would have struggled to go beyond his university first eleven team. Not with that body he’s carrying. Regardless of talent he’d have been laughed out of the ground.
But here he is, taking the fast elevator to national selection in a crunch tournament.
But here he is, taking the fast elevator to national selection in a crunch tournament.
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In good form in CPL but needs to play more around the leagues to get better.
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He needs to take the same medical treatment that Mukesh Ambani's son did a few years ago.
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It makes sense to pick players on the basis of their performances in T20 leagues. For e.g: Archer, Dan Christian etc
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You can't play cricket with that surgery
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Will be a huge liability on the field for us. This is a disaster!
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He hasn’t been so great in the leagues too.
He should concentrate on losing some weight. A career in the WWE seems a better option then a cricketer. He is only a player due to his old man's influence. Reminds me of so many Bollywood actors failing to follow in the successful Dad's footsteps.
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He is a decent option at 5 in UAE considering his prowess against spin. I think Razzaq and Saqlain have lot more sense than the previous inept management. They will play him as a wk batsman and that will put an end to the fitness argument that is used against him.
He is being unfairly criticized by lot of people. I lot of them will regret it once WC is over.
He is being unfairly criticized by lot of people. I lot of them will regret it once WC is over.
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4 off 8 deliveries in his latest CPL game.
Clock ticking to the T20 World Cup.
Clock ticking to the T20 World Cup.
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KARACHI: Pakistan cricket team’s chief selector Mohammad Wasim said that Azam Khan is currently the best striker in the world.
Speaking in ARY News show ‘11th Hour‘, Wasim said that the wicket-keeper batsman and son of former Test cricketer Moin Khan has an edge over other Pakistani batters as a striker.
“Azam has currently the best strike rate in Pakistan. He plays spinners too good and has a strong strike rate than any other batter in the world,” he said.
The host Wasim Badami asked the chief selector whether Azam’s average is a concern for them or not so he said, “Average doesn’t matter of a middle-order batsman, strike rate does.”
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Speaking in ARY News show ‘11th Hour‘, Wasim said that the wicket-keeper batsman and son of former Test cricketer Moin Khan has an edge over other Pakistani batters as a striker.
“Azam has currently the best strike rate in Pakistan. He plays spinners too good and has a strong strike rate than any other batter in the world,” he said.
The host Wasim Badami asked the chief selector whether Azam’s average is a concern for them or not so he said, “Average doesn’t matter of a middle-order batsman, strike rate does.”
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And many don't rate him at all.
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My my my
) In a world where the likes of Buttler, Pandya, Maxwell, Miller, Bairstow, Roy, Morgan, Rohit, Pant, Warner, Finch, Russell, Pollard, Pooran etc. exist, Azam Khan is apparently the best ball striker around.
The PowerPoint chief selector is taking delusion to a whole new level.
This is comical beyond measure.
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Have you seen his recent pictures...back to square one...and that surgery is very life threatening and difficult to sustain
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If Asif and Khushdil can be picked after so many chances than why not Azam?
Give the lad some games
Give the lad some games
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Someone try to make sense of this situation.
In T20 cricket where fielders are placed primarily in run stopping positions, they dive, put their limbs on the line, defy physics at the boundaries to turn 6s into catches.......where does one hide Azam Khan?
A batsman might or might not have a good innings.....but one WILL HAVE TO field very well for 20 overs. Most circumstances save more runs during the duration of the tournament than he might make off his bat. A weak link on the ground will be exploited by the opposition, especially with the best out there capable of playing 360!
Moeen bhai is smart, a Pak cricketing legend who knows both the game and his son very very well. Made him a keeper. With his inherent abilities (lack thereof), standing behind the stumps suits his physique the best. Also works on camera, the batsman standing in front hides one half of Azam.
BUT he's no Rizwan, who is the team's number one keeper. Yes Azam Khan is only a backup, but the new overlords want Moeen.Jr in the playing XI. Ok, so what does Babar do with him?
Replace Shadab, Babar in the inner ring? Put Azam to do boundary duties where he's expected to run and dive, jump etc....
It's understandable why Babar is worried. Moeen needs to be patient with Azam, rather than push the boy into a world cup, let him keep playing bilaterals for 2-3 years, rest assured he will not let his son play domestics. Irrespective of his lineage the domestic circuit will be ruthless to an entitled, larger than life, recommendation candidate.
Everyone needs to be patient with Azam, give him a couple more years to gain the experience and perhaps loose a few stones in the process.
In T20 cricket where fielders are placed primarily in run stopping positions, they dive, put their limbs on the line, defy physics at the boundaries to turn 6s into catches.......where does one hide Azam Khan?
A batsman might or might not have a good innings.....but one WILL HAVE TO field very well for 20 overs. Most circumstances save more runs during the duration of the tournament than he might make off his bat. A weak link on the ground will be exploited by the opposition, especially with the best out there capable of playing 360!
Moeen bhai is smart, a Pak cricketing legend who knows both the game and his son very very well. Made him a keeper. With his inherent abilities (lack thereof), standing behind the stumps suits his physique the best. Also works on camera, the batsman standing in front hides one half of Azam.
BUT he's no Rizwan, who is the team's number one keeper. Yes Azam Khan is only a backup, but the new overlords want Moeen.Jr in the playing XI. Ok, so what does Babar do with him?
Replace Shadab, Babar in the inner ring? Put Azam to do boundary duties where he's expected to run and dive, jump etc....
It's understandable why Babar is worried. Moeen needs to be patient with Azam, rather than push the boy into a world cup, let him keep playing bilaterals for 2-3 years, rest assured he will not let his son play domestics. Irrespective of his lineage the domestic circuit will be ruthless to an entitled, larger than life, recommendation candidate.
Everyone needs to be patient with Azam, give him a couple more years to gain the experience and perhaps loose a few stones in the process.
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I would have played Fakhar in the middle order instead, would have taken my chances with him instead of this joke of a ‘professional cricketer’ it is a joke and embarrassing to select him on his fitness. How can someone be so over weight and be selected for an international side in a sport’
He is a massive liability in the field and will cost us a lot more runs than he’ll ever make.
Might aswell play with 10 men
He is a massive liability in the field and will cost us a lot more runs than he’ll ever make.
Might aswell play with 10 men
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How many chances has Khushdil gotten. You say so many... Please tell me how many?
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Basically my biggest worry too
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No he doesn't make it on merit, Sarfraz does. But I understand it. Having Sarfraz in the squad creates pressure on Rizwan and Babar, him being former captain and wicketkeeper. If he doesn't play, the media will hound them for not doing so. He also as a power hitter can be easily switched in if one of the "power hitters" fail. Sarfraz will only come in if Rizwan gets injured, or if they switch strategy and opt to play a safer less "power hitting" line up. It's also a bit weird to have an older more experienced wicketkeeper as a back up keeper in a squad, traditionally it's someone younger who can learn from the current wicketkeeper and take over eventually.
In reality I expect the top 7 will be Rizwan, Babar, Hafeez, Maqsood, Asif, Khushadil Shah, Imad. So Azam will just have that young back up keeper role in the squad who doesn't play anyway.
I think it's ultimately pretty ridiculous his fitness honestly for a sportsman as well as his overall performance stats, and if someone got injured middle order, I'd much rather bring in Fakhar to try middle order rather than turning to Azam.
In reality I expect the top 7 will be Rizwan, Babar, Hafeez, Maqsood, Asif, Khushadil Shah, Imad. So Azam will just have that young back up keeper role in the squad who doesn't play anyway.
I think it's ultimately pretty ridiculous his fitness honestly for a sportsman as well as his overall performance stats, and if someone got injured middle order, I'd much rather bring in Fakhar to try middle order rather than turning to Azam.
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My my my
In a world where the likes of Buttler, Pandya, Maxwell, Miller, Bairstow, Roy, Morgan, Rohit, Pant, Warner, Finch, Russell, Pollard, Pooran etc. exist, Azam Khan is apparently the best ball striker around.
The PowerPoint chief selector is taking delusion to a whole new level.
This is comical beyond measure.
He must be misquoted. Because this is delusional. Beyond delusional.
This is too much. Azam Khan is not even the best striker in Pakistan. Sharjeel, Fakhar, Sohaib Maqsood are easily better striker than Azam Khan.
This chief selector has no integrity. I suspect that he is trying to be a yes man to Ramiz Raja to keep his job. And for that purpose he has made a u-turn on all his ideas. Disgraceful.
He's had enough to decipher that he's one dimensional. All his shots are focused on targeting the leg side, i will though be interested how he does in the intra squad games.
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I don't think there has ever been a more blatant and shameless example of nepotism in Pakistan cricket than this. And its all thanks to the YouTube pundit who thinks he can fool people into thinking he's a professional by wearing a suit and glossing up his hair.
Don't take your frustration out on a privileged, overweight kid whose childhood dream is coming true.
Take your frustration out on the Santa Claus who made it possible.
Don't take your frustration out on a privileged, overweight kid whose childhood dream is coming true.
Take your frustration out on the Santa Claus who made it possible.
no he is not
no impressive domestic record, no fitness , failed badly in whatever international games he played.
Most unfit player in domestic circuit and gaining weight and getting more unfit every day
Needs to be thrown out of Pak team for ever.
no impressive domestic record, no fitness , failed badly in whatever international games he played.
Most unfit player in domestic circuit and gaining weight and getting more unfit every day
Needs to be thrown out of Pak team for ever.
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In terms of talent, skill and delivery, he is not way too far apart from any of his new incoming fellows. We don’t have any Brian Lara being stepped on to bring Azam in the team.
Yes, he is overweight and yes, he might’ve gotten his dad’s support to get the initial exposure and catch the selectors’ eyes to eventually making it to the top; however, one thing that sets him apart is how good and confident of public speaker he is?
Exhibits a good composure and maintains a very good command on speaking well structured sentences that have true content. (Watch a couple of his interviews), I was pleasantly surprised.
Unlike many other timid guys in the team, he has this rare ability to confidently speak like a leader.
He doesn’t go into a shell and state the same ghissay pittay daqyanoos dialogues like a typical chouthi jamaat fail Pak cricketer would talk in front of camera.
He keeps his head up and makes a solid eye contact to reply in a strong, convincing and somewhat intimidating tone. These are a few signs of a leader.
I used to be his critic but coming to think of our incoming quality of talent and our bench strength, we are not doing any injustice to any Andre Russ sitting in the benches.
I personally think that he has signs of a natural leader and can become a good T20 captain.
He will; however, need to work very hard to improve his game and fitness first.
All the best to him.
Yes, he is overweight and yes, he might’ve gotten his dad’s support to get the initial exposure and catch the selectors’ eyes to eventually making it to the top; however, one thing that sets him apart is how good and confident of public speaker he is?
Exhibits a good composure and maintains a very good command on speaking well structured sentences that have true content. (Watch a couple of his interviews), I was pleasantly surprised.
Unlike many other timid guys in the team, he has this rare ability to confidently speak like a leader.
He doesn’t go into a shell and state the same ghissay pittay daqyanoos dialogues like a typical chouthi jamaat fail Pak cricketer would talk in front of camera.
He keeps his head up and makes a solid eye contact to reply in a strong, convincing and somewhat intimidating tone. These are a few signs of a leader.
I used to be his critic but coming to think of our incoming quality of talent and our bench strength, we are not doing any injustice to any Andre Russ sitting in the benches.
I personally think that he has signs of a natural leader and can become a good T20 captain.
He will; however, need to work very hard to improve his game and fitness first.
All the best to him.
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He has hit a lot of sixes in the CPL as well. Mohd Wasim explained the logic behind selecting Maqsood, Khusdil, Asif Ali, Azam Khan e.t.c i.e. these guys will be told to go out there and go beserk and even a quick fire 20 of 7 deliveries or 30 of 10 deliveries will help the team cause in this format. This format is all about strike rate and hitting ability, not average and low strike rate.
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Very true but i think what we need to be mindful that Babar/Rizwan won't always be able to get us out a jam. I fully understand Wasim's comments about power hitting and it being about SR, however the one thing lacking is another accumulator and I feel the best option available is Shan Masood, he's just as good against spin and has been performing well in franchise/domestic cricket be it list A or t20s.
I think for the role he's been selected that's perfectly acceptable, mind you he's come in most of the time during a collapse.
You already have Babar and rizwan who strike rate is good but they are more accumulators than sloggers.
Yes, but what happens if one gets out cheap?
- Hafeez in bad form
- Moqsood relatively new
- Khushdil dumb as a lamp post with his slogging
- Asif Ali man of the match
No anchor in that middle and as a safety net i want Shan in there, he plays spin well and can help drag an innings further and allow those sloggers to go for it. Need at least 3 sensible batsmen bro, can't put the pressure on 2.
This thread is about his place in the team and here is someone saying he needs to be captain because he speaks confidently.
If one gets out the other one bats throw.maqsood is not relatively new.if someone should be in the team it should malik he's the best player of spin and a brilliant fielder.
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Yep, we don't have any Andre Russ's sitting in the bench that Azam Khan has stepped on.
As I said, talent, skill and delivery wise, he is not better or worse than any other new comers, but he does have the edge of presenting himself as a confident front man.
Why should Malik be in? It blows my mind when people say that.
Form trumps experience any day of the week, Malik is in bad touch and you can see it. It's too late for him to be selected now.
Both Malik and Hafeez play a similar role and both play at either 3/4, now if i was to play devil's advocate i'd be choosing Hafeez over Malik cause he's had some form in the CPL be it at a low SR but he's also been in tremendous bowling form. No space for Malik at all and you'd be going back a step by selecting him.
there are all kind of people here, there are some here who are happy that Pakistan's 2 openers in T20s are accumulators and not hitters.
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He has potential but hard to get past his weight
Malik is a better fielder a better bowler and a better batter than asif ali he's the best player of spin.if form trumps experience then asif khushdil should not be part of the squad.you say malik and hafeez play similar role in batting but you want to consider Shan who bats at similar pace to malik and hafeez
Malik is a better fielder a better bowler and a better batter than asif ali he's the best player of spin.if form trumps experience then asif khushdil should not be part of the squad.you say malik and hafeez play similar role in batting but you want to consider Shan who bats at similar pace to malik and hafeez
Look i wouldn't want Asif Ali either and i agree if you say he should be dropped 100% he should be. In the scenario of Khushdil we as fans have to be patient and see if he's improved his off side game or not, he's obviously worked in the NHPC and we need to see what improvements have been made. I mean yes a little bit tells me he's not improved but can't pre-judge let's just wait and see in the ODIs.
The reason i am considering Shan is that in terms of batting he's in better form than Malik and Hafeez if we consider the stats for KPL and PSL.
Now if you add both Hafeez and Malik to the XI you are in danger of having 2 walking wickets, both have been in horrible form with the bat in CPL but for me Hafeez edges Malik with his bowling so therefore you can't slot Malik in anywhere in the playing XI, Malik is either a no. 4 or 5 batsman and i don't see him coming in as those slots are fulfilled. We've got lots of fielders and don't really need another what we desire at the moment is a reliable batsman who will carry the ship if Babar/Rizwan fall early.
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"Is Azam Khan a necessity for Pakistan ?"
No. Because he can hit a six, doesn't mean he should be a necessity. Poor fitness and limited domestic cricket experience, also a lot of nepotism.
No. Because he can hit a six, doesn't mean he should be a necessity. Poor fitness and limited domestic cricket experience, also a lot of nepotism.
Khushdil I dont mind giving him a chance as atleast he tried to occupy the creese something that asif ali is not capable off.
Am sure shaoib malik had a better strike rate than Shan Masood in psl and a better average?
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That's the thing
Not only the field but also on the pitch. He is most likely to run out either himself or the partner.
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You don't need too many accumulators in T20s specially when Babar and Rizwan are your openers. I don't have any issues with the selection of Azam, Asif, Khushdil. Selectors and management clearly has a plan which entails a conservative start by high averaging openers while the remaining hacks with higher strike rates capitalizing on the foundation.
In case of early loss of wickets, you don't need Shan or Malik or some other non T20 batsman. Just send in Imad or Shadab to steady the ship. They have done it in the past after early collapses.
Hafeez is a major issue in this regard. If we cannot rely on a 40 year old to provide stability in the middle order, than there must be question mark on his selection.
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If Mohammad Wasim is a selector that is so heavily influenced by Twitter and social media (like people say he is) than shouldn't Azam Khan get dropped if there is enough backlash against him? I mean what do we have to do to get him dropped? Get him trending on Twitter? What's it gonna take? I'd just like to know so I can focus all my energy towards that.
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Smashing Usman Qadir doesn’t mean he’s making progress, i’d fancy my chances against Qadir too.
Give any club cricketer 10 games in a row on flat wicket and I'm sure anyone would make run at least one time . Nothing to get excited about this innings by Azam Khan. Most of the spinners at international level are better than Usman and Azam is a sitting duck against pace.
Azam makes Pakistan a laughing stock. His batting ability is that of a club power hitter. His fitness is laughable. Such cricketers coming from Pakistan tell the world a lot about the country and its only sport. If a country of 250 million people cannot produce an athletic looking player in the only sport it plays, it tells how backward the country is. I would not go near Azam, even sharjeel has less BMI then him. This is just pure nepotism, how much influence do Nadeem Khan and Moin Khan wield to stand infront of a country like that. Pathetic, makes me sad. I mean come on guys, cry out loud
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Your post assumes that it is the right of moin khan's son to play cricket. Moin khan was no legend. He used to drop catches very frequently like Kamran Akmal and play once every 30 matches an innings of significance like Kamran Akmal. He was given preference over Rashid Latif , a world class keeper and more talented batsman just because he was a friend of Wasim Akram. It makes me really sad that people put national colors based upon nepotism, be Azam and to a lesser degree Usman, they are not among the top players inside their class.
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