[VIDEOS] Justice for Sahibzada Farhan: what did he do wrong?

[BouncerGuy]

Fantastic knock but he needs to just work on the thing where he intentionally slows down to get to that hundred... Just kill the game man and be brave.. Only batter in the side who is on merit

 

[BouncerGuy]

Steve Smith speaking about Sahibzada Farhan during the pitch side interview :

“He (Sahibzada Farhan) was magnificent. Just took the game on, hit the ball in the middle more often than not. We’ve seen it the last couple of weeks in the World Cup—he was magnificent there, and he’s brought that form here. He missed out the other night, and I know he was keen to get going. Chasing 224 or 225, you need to get off to a good start, and we were able to do that and get the ball rolling nicely."

“We just let each other do our own thing out there and be brave, really. Our job is to take the game on, particularly when you’re chasing a big total like that. Fortunately, we were able to get off to a really nice start. It’s nice when someone’s hitting the ball as cleanly as that up the other end—it takes the pressure off you, and you’re able just to see ball and hit ball."

"You always want to perform, but he (Sahibzada Farhan) seems pretty relaxed. I think he works incredibly hard. I was talking to Shan Masood just before about him, and he said he (Sahibzada Farhan) trains so hard—he trains hitting sixes, and he’s very good at it. He hit eight tonight and just played beautifully. Hopefully, we can see a lot more of that."

 

[Bhaijaan]

A generational talent for us. He's the real deal. Not a loser like Saim.

 

[BouncerGuy]

A generational talent for us. He's the real deal. Not a loser like Saim.

He has grinded hard in domestic cricket and not like Saim, who got a chance because of his crap no-look shot once or twice.

 

[shah9425]

Well played innings

Hopefully he continues to improve

 

[RyanRyan10]

I'll believe it when I see it on the international level

T20 WC was played at the domestic level?

 

[Sachin fan]

He has been incredibly consistent with the big scores. All I would request Pak fans is to not over hype him or start comparing with Abhishek Sharma or other openers yet.

Babar comparison with Kohli didn't end well. Let him be his own man but early signs are really really good.

 

[daytrader]

T20 WC was played at the domestic level?

I'm a Farhan supporter and I hope he continues making waves. I fully back him in T20Is and we don't have a better opener than him atm.

But I'll play the devil's advocate here and use the same arguments we've heard with RizBar:

-We didn't win the WC
-His strike rate was the lowest out of the top 5 batters in the WC
-Minnow bashed Namibia
-Stat padded against a below par Sri Lankan outfit in a game where we had to win heavily. He played half the balls in the innings to get a 100. Others got us 112 from the same amount of balls. In the end it wasn't enough

Just exposing the agenda that we had to bear with everyday

 

[daytrader]

I'm a Farhan supporter and I hope he continues making waves. I fully back him in T20Is and we don't have a better opener than him atm.

But I'll play the devil's advocate here and use the same arguments we've heard with RizBar:

-We didn't win the WC
-His strike rate was the lowest out of the top 5 batters in the WC
-Minnow bashed Namibia
-Stat padded against a below par Sri Lankan outfit in a game where we had to win heavily. He played half the balls in the innings to get a 100. Others got us 112 from the same amount of balls. In the end it wasn't enough

Just exposing the agenda that we had to bear with everyday

Also got a duck against India. Couldn't handle the pressure of a big game

 

[hassan918]

He has been incredibly consistent with the big scores. All I would request Pak fans is to not over hype him or start comparing with Abhishek Sharma or other openers yet.

Babar comparison with Kohli didn't end well. Let him be his own man but early signs are really really good.

Babar's comparison with Kohli wasn't a fair one. Farhan has been doing exceptionally well since his comeback into the national side as he is batting at his preferred number and doesn't have to do wicket-keeping as well.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

The irony of you saying this when you know full-well your daddy Rizwan would have crawled to 50 off 45 against the same bowling attack, on the same pitch

Your daddies Farhan and Tulla Agha would have scored 0 if they were facing SENAI.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

I'm a Farhan supporter and I hope he continues making waves. I fully back him in T20Is and we don't have a better opener than him atm.

But I'll play the devil's advocate here and use the same arguments we've heard with RizBar:

-We didn't win the WC
-His strike rate was the lowest out of the top 5 batters in the WC
-Minnow bashed Namibia
-Stat padded against a below par Sri Lankan outfit in a game where we had to win heavily. He played half the balls in the innings to get a 100. Others got us 112 from the same amount of balls. In the end it wasn't enough

Just exposing the agenda that we had to bear with everyday

Poster you are replying to is an Ind fan with an agenda. He recently claimed Hesson's Pakistan was dead even against first strength SENA sides and then when I checked the matches the SA team had club level players. Farhan is useless against SENAI and a pure minnow basher. This is undeniable and the numbers show it.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

@RizwanT20Champ How happy do you think Steve Smith is that he gets to open the batting with a modern day white-ball batter like Farhan rather than an outdated, momentum sucking dot-ball merchant like Babar?

Steve Smith should be happy they aren't playing against SENAI then because otherwise Farhan would have failed as usual.

 

[Hikaru]

Steve Smith should be happy they aren't playing against SENAI then because otherwise Farhan would have failed as usual.

Are you implying that Farhan stocks are high only because it's easier to be a tulla against weaker sides?

 

[Kianig89]

Farhan is in a purple patch bar SENAI

 

[Cric1234]

Farhan is in a purple patch bar SENAI

Check the Asia Cup Final.

 

[Kianig89]

Check the Asia Cup Final.

Who won that game ,

 

[Cric1234]

Who won that game ,

Is that a new metric you score other batsmen let you down but your innings becomes null Pak fans agendas.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Steve Smith should be happy they aren't playing against SENAI then because otherwise Farhan would have failed as usual.

I think Smith is glad he isn't batting with someone he has to deny a single to

 

[The Bald Eagle]

I just hope Farhan doesn't end up as next Babar
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[Cric1234]

I just hope Farhan doesn't end up as next Babar
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He won't he's not a touch player like Babar and statpadding is not his game he plays well around his limitations...... Maaz looks more capable of scoring a 100 of 40-45 balls.

 

[shamaan786]

Fantastic stuff from Farhaan.

 

[Rana]

Steve Smith speaking about Sahibzada Farhan during the pitch side interview :

“He (Sahibzada Farhan) was magnificent. Just took the game on, hit the ball in the middle more often than not. We’ve seen it the last couple of weeks in the World Cup—he was magnificent there, and he’s brought that form here. He missed out the other night, and I know he was keen to get going. Chasing 224 or 225, you need to get off to a good start, and we were able to do that and get the ball rolling nicely."

“We just let each other do our own thing out there and be brave, really. Our job is to take the game on, particularly when you’re chasing a big total like that. Fortunately, we were able to get off to a really nice start. It’s nice when someone’s hitting the ball as cleanly as that up the other end—it takes the pressure off you, and you’re able just to see ball and hit ball."

"You always want to perform, but he (Sahibzada Farhan) seems pretty relaxed. I think he works incredibly hard. I was talking to Shan Masood just before about him, and he said he (Sahibzada Farhan) trains so hard—he trains hitting sixes, and he’s very good at it. He hit eight tonight and just played beautifully. Hopefully, we can see a lot more of that."

I saw this interview on the PSL YouTube channel and it seemed like genuine praise. Not forced like they had during the BBL for Babar etc.

Smith was quite impressed with Farhan’s hard work off the field, he mentioned how Farhan practices hard to hit sixes. I don’t think the two of them can communicate due to a language barrier, but it’s telling how a modern great has genuine respect for your work ethic in this role you both find yourself in.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

I think Smith is glad he isn't batting with someone he has to deny a single to

Against minnows he doesnt indeed!

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Are you implying that Farhan stocks are high only because it's easier to be a tulla against weaker sides?

Definitely a minnow basher tulla. Even in the t20 wc tulla played 3 matches 2 inning vs SENAI and averages 30 odd.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

I just hope Farhan doesn't end up as next Babar
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For that he would need to perform against SENAI and not just minow bash.

 

[BouncerGuy]

statpadding is not his game he plays well around his limitations..

Yeah that is why he took 1 full over when he was on 95 to get to his hundred... not statpadder.

 

[mesmerizer85]

Is that a new metric you score other batsmen let you down but your innings becomes null Pak fans agendas.

I think they want him to bat till the end from opening , and finish the match also each time lol