[VIDEOS] Khurram Manzoor Support Thread

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Khurram Manzoor till now has had an average career. He now gets an opportunity to play as No. 3. in Hobart Test, which may turn out to be his last Test match, if he doesn't succeed.

He doesnt seem to have a very solid footwork & technique. Thats the reason why he has been thrashed by the fellow PPers in every 2nd post.

But we must also consider the fact that this youngster has earned his chance. He has made lot of runs in domestic circuit, as well as performed good on tours.

We must not hype him, but atleast we MUST support him. He may not have a good technique but he may well have the temperament to survive at International level (a hypothesis which may be wrong).
 
i support him because he cant be worse than Faisal. ( or maybe he can ? :13: )
 
I have a policy of not supporting any mediocre player.

I am praying for his failure along with Malik.

I am happy that Faisal, Misbah and Sami are out, now I have to do some more work.

I am also praying for Pakistan to loose this match. I cannot support any corrupt system or any corrupt administration. At the moment people who are running the PCB are corrupt and my struggle will continue till I see see some changes in our system.
 
zaid65 said:
I have a policy of not supporting any mediocre player.

I am praying for his failure along with Malik.

I am happy that Faisal, Misbah and Sami are out, now I have to do some more work.

I am also praying for Pakistan to loose this match. I cannot support any corrupt system or any corrupt administration. At the moment people who are running the PCB are corrupt and my struggle will continue till I see see some changes in our system.

What makes u think we are gonna win with this lineup ? :13:
The match is gonna be rained off.. that will save Pakistan .. Mark my words...
 
zaid65 said:
I have a policy of not supporting any mediocre player.

I am praying for his failure along with Malik.

I am happy that Faisal, Misbah and Sami are out, now I have to do some more work.

I am also praying for Pakistan to loose this match. I cannot support any corrupt system or any corrupt administration. At the moment people who are running the PCB are corrupt and my struggle will continue till I see see some changes in our system.

Why dont you go support india then. I for one may not agree with some players in the team but you still have to back your team!
 
zaid65 said:
I have a policy of not supporting any mediocre player.

I am praying for his failure along with Malik.

I am happy that Faisal, Misbah and Sami are out, now I have to do some more work.


I am also praying for Pakistan to loose this match. I cannot support any corrupt system or any corrupt administration. At the moment people who are running the PCB are corrupt and my struggle will continue till I see see some changes in our system.

hmmmmmmm so you were the one who did so much work that finally Faisal, Misbah & Sami got out of the team......... :13:

i thought they are out of the team due to their own incompetence .....

If you think that by posting negative remarks on PP will bring changes in our system than good luck to you mate !!!
 
From what I've seen Khalid Latif and Ahmed Shezad are miles ahead of him.
 
I support anyone who wears the green of Pakistan and wears it with pride. Khurram might not have the best technique and his scoring rate is painfully slow, but he has good concentration. He is not likely to throw his wicket away.

Technique can be improved through coaching and training. Just look at Imran Khan, when he first played Test cricket for Pakistan he was a wayward medium pacer. A change of technique turned him into a deadly fast bowler. He also worked on his batting and became a very useful cog in the Pakistan batting line up. However, no one coached that winning mentality into Imran Khan. That was inate.

The same is true for Khurram. His technique is poor but he has good concentration. If he can improve his technique he will be a much better player than guys like Imran Nazir and Kamran Akmal who are pretty to watch, but very unreliable.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Why dont you go support india then. I for one may not agree with some players in the team but you still have to back your team!


As I have said the only way this injustice is going to end if people like us will raise their hands and register protest. This team is a losers team and I have no intention to support losers.

hmmmmmmm so you were the one who did so much work that finally Faisal, Misbah & Sami got out of the team.........

Believe or not, they dont need anybody's help. They are perfectly capable of helping their own cause.

If you think that by posting negative remarks on PP will bring changes in our system than good luck to you mate !!!

If you think posting positive on PP is going to make your team win the match than good luck to you mate.
 
lol at Khurram Manzoor.

Its hard to imagine that he'll do worse than Faisal Iqbal but really players of this kind of mediocrity shouldn't be playing for Pakistan. I can name at least five better batsman than Manzoor, just lazing around in domestic cricket that have more potential than Khurram. He looks gutsy, but he just doesn't have the technique to cut it out at this level.
 
He cant be worse than Faisal

Ps: Im looking forward to see malik's century :)
 
Easa said:
lol at Khurram Manzoor.

Its hard to imagine that he'll do worse than Faisal Iqbal but really players of this kind of mediocrity shouldn't be playing for Pakistan. I can name at least five better batsman than Manzoor, just lazing around in domestic cricket that have more potential than Khurram. He looks gutsy, but he just doesn't have the technique to cut it out at this level.
Faisal Iqbal is a genius compared to Khurram Manzoor
 
zaid65 said:
If you think posting positive on PP is going to make your team win the match than good luck to you mate.

Who is talking about winning the match...

Its about supporting a youngster, who has finally earned a callup to the International team after scoring some runs in domestic cricket and on A / Academy team tours.

If the attitude of the fans remain like this that we want youngsters to start performing from their first outing, then thats a bar which many (even talented) wont be able to cross. Many of the game greats have started off with a mediocre career. But as their team persisted them, so they started to show off their true colors.

Now there is news in media that selectors are thinking about selecting Naved Yasin / Asad Shafiq for the ODI series (both of them have performed reasonably well in the recently concluded QAE trophy). Till now we dont have any clue whether they are good batsmen or again some technically incorrect batsmen. But whatever type of batsmen they are... the team management must give them a full chance (i.e. 5-10 outings on the trot) if selected. And we fans need to be a bit patient and contain our criticism till they have played some handful of matches. Otherwise if we are not going to give youngsters their due chance than we will see all tried & tested failures being brought back again & again.
 
Inshallah he ll do well, but looking at his technique and results thus far i wont hold my breath

As far as i can see, a mediocre player is replacing a sub standard player
 
Easa said:
lol at Khurram Manzoor.

Its hard to imagine that he'll do worse than Faisal Iqbal but really players of this kind of mediocrity shouldn't be playing for Pakistan..
And this comes from a shoaib talentless wonder malik,s fan.
 
saeed-sohail said:
And this comes from a shoaib talentless wonder malik,s fan.
Now now, everything is going to be okay. I know you're heartbroken that the leader of the Punjab Mafia is getting a game but its all gonna be okay saeed-sohail, you just hang in there.

If you need any help, I could point you in the right direction.
 
I never use the term punjab mafia. Being a Kashmiri it does not bother me which part of pakistan players come from as long as they are the best 11 available. I would rather use the term friendship club for this lot.
 
Asim Kamal, Hasan Raza, Ahmed Shahzad > Manzoor.

But now that's he's playing today, good luck to him.
 
Give me a reason to support you Khurram, so that I can get behind you. Nothing I have seen so far that would make me support you as of this moment.
 
You guys are wasting your time and energy on these tried, tested, failures; while you could put that time and energy and support someone who can be actually worth supporting.
 
Manzoor is not only shown thus far that he is a mediocre player but he also seems to have a Phd in bullsh1tting.

Anyone remember the interview he gave to PP about working on his game and improving his technique? :))

That was clear to see when he played against the Kiwi's. ;-)

Let's hope the rain saves us in this game.

To be honest I'm not even bothered that Malik or Manzoor are expected to play. The series is lost.

I'm just hoping for some good performance's from the like of Aamer, Asif, Umar Akmal and Sarfraz Ahmed. Good luck to them.
 
Wish him luck as well but he has poor technique. Doubt he will do well unfortunately.
 
Sohaib-789 said:
Excuse me he actually scored a 90 against sri lanka facing the likes of vaas, muralitharan, herath and kulasekra.

He got lucky, every Manzoor has his day.
 
Manzoor getting into the squad is a MASSIVE cock-up of biriyani,pakora and Inti's belly-like proportions
 
I never thought I'd say this but Iqbal deserved to be retained, he's outdone Ponting so far LOL.

Manzoor is just a tail ender batting 7 places too high.
 
all the best to Khurram, bit I'm pretty pessimistic about his chances against the Aussies
 
Gooner said:
We won't be writing him off without giving him a fair chance, however we are talking about a guy who is unable to deal with any sort of movement, hence he technique is awful. If he wasn't able to handle the Sri Lankan bowlers, what chance has he got with the Australians? No chance in hell if you ask me.

I think if you read my first post I clearly said that this may very well be the last chance provided to Khurram Manzoor & I have also stated the fact about his lack of footwork/technique.

But as he is going to be in the playing 11, so we should get behind him & support him.
 
His entire presence at crease is a gift for bowlers. His footwork is mind numbingly laughable. I am not sure if any of you noticed his expression after getting out in new zeland. He made it seem like he got out to a magic ball when it was a conventional good length delivery.

Commentators read "Well you can make all the faces you want but the idea is not to nick it" :)))
 
Best of luck to Khurram.

I have to say Khurram is a very committed cricketer who is really desperate to do well for his country.
 
Manzoor will probably be the mainstay of the Pak batting lineup for years to come.

Great natural ability and good technique and temperament.

Our best opener since Anwar.
 
Saj said:
Best of luck to Khurram.

I have to say Khurram is a very committed cricketer who is really desperate to do well for his country.


Majority of the cricketers are desperate to do well for the country. Can they do it, this is a million dollar question.
 
Uzi said:
Manzoor will probably be the mainstay of the Pak batting lineup for years to come.

Great natural ability and good technique and temperament.

Our best opener since Anwar.
No doubt he'll overtake Tendulkar in test runs too! :D
 
All the best to him, but his foot-work is easily on the the worsts I have ever seen in Pakistani players.
 
jattafridi said:
mark my word one day all world gonna say same thing

Looks like your day of realizing he plays like Kevin came a lot more quicker. So far I was comparing him to Kaneria batting and thought Kaneria got a much better foot-work.
 
zaid65 said:
I am also praying for Pakistan to loose this match. I cannot support any corrupt system or any corrupt administration. At the moment people who are running the PCB are corrupt and my struggle will continue till I see see some changes in our system.


you are actually beseeching the allmighty ?

what a pathetic little cnut you must be :akhtar
 
good luck khurram, he really does look pumped today (mind you so did faisal iqbal in the last test), wouldn't be at all surprised to see him grind out a gritty century....
 
most boring batsman to watch in test along with razzaq. worse technic other and other then blocking does nothing special.
 
Wrong.

This wonderful opportunity could have been given to Ahmed Shehzad or Azhar Ali. Stupid, pathetic stuff.
 
Manzoor makes a strong comeback with a whopping score of 0.

He was lucky he actually lasted 4 deliveries
 
zaid65 said:
I have a policy of not supporting any mediocre player.

I am praying for his failure along with Malik.

I am happy that Faisal, Misbah and Sami are out, now I have to do some more work.

I am also praying for Pakistan to loose this match. I cannot support any corrupt system or any corrupt administration. At the moment people who are running the PCB are corrupt and my struggle will continue till I see see some changes in our system.

Yesssssssssssssss..

My prayers answered.

Malik is next and now I have to so some special prayers for Butt, Farhat and Kaneria. Throw out all the garbage players.
 
How many threads are the Pakistan cricket team owning? First the Ponting over the hill one and then this, no doubt the Malik to score a 100 thread is to follow. :))
 
Dr_Bassim said:
i support him because he cant be worse than Faisal. ( or maybe he can ? :13: )
And he did too!! He is not test class at all, I hope Pakistan can find atleast two good ones from U19 team which is playing in the WC. Otherwise i dont c any outstanding batter comming through. Khurram Manzoor has had his opertunity which he did not deserve and i dont dont want c him in the team again.
 
Sledger said:
How many threads are the Pakistan cricket team owning? First the Ponting over the hill one and then this, no doubt the Malik to score a 100 thread is to follow. :))
Malik 100 thread is there now, your wish is our command.
 
PapaBear said:
Malik 100 thread is there now, your wish is our command.
You didn't understand my post. I meant the threads have been silenced by the Pakistani performances.

Just saw the highlights and Manzoor's shot was something you expect from a number 11 in village cricket.
 
i still dont understand why they dropped Faisal and picked Manzoor. Okay Faisal wasnt all that great... but its not like they dropped Kallis and picked Ponting...
They picked one mediocre for another mediocre... These changes are pointless....
 
Dr_Bassim said:
i still dont understand why they dropped Faisal and picked Manzoor. Okay Faisal wasnt all that great... but its not like they dropped Kallis and picked Ponting...
They picked one mediocre for another mediocre... These changes are pointless....

Agreed, but it goes back to the poor squad selection in the first place.
 
It was a tail ender shot to get out, and to be honest I was not surprised.

The question I will ask again is: How on earth has this guy been picked for Test cricket ??

Do the selectors even look at the techniques of batsmen before they are chosen ??

There has to be better batsman with reasonable solid techniques somewhere in Pakistan - no matter how pathetic the domestic structure is.
 
Lets see what does he do in 2nd innings.
By the way, Hobart is the best place a newcomer can hope to get in Aus.

One thing can be so clearly concluded by the performances of Rauf and Khurram that Pakistan has got no clue to pick winners from losers.
 
Manzoor has an awful technique.

I still can't believe how he is playing for Pakistan.

Ahmed Shazad looks more promising than this guy.
 
Even the channel nine commentators could pick, by looking at his grip, that he is more of a leg side player.

Guy was pathetic, and should have never been picked. Fawad would have been more of a good, clever choice
 
Asif and Gul looked much better, that tells you all you need to know really.
 
90MPH said:
It was a tail ender shot to get out, and to be honest I was not surprised.

The question I will ask again is: How on earth has this guy been picked for Test cricket ??

Do the selectors even look at the techniques of batsmen before they are chosen ??

There has to be better batsman with reasonable solid techniques somewhere in Pakistan - no matter how pathetic the domestic structure is.

They only look at averages.
 
He has been in some crazy good form of late in List A matches. I Think he has over 400 runs in last 6 matches. Without a doubt one of the best players of spin in Pakistan.

Has he improved against pace? Still only 26..
 
Khurram Manzoor Support Thread

He has been in some crazy good form of late in List A matches. I Think he has over 400 runs in last 6 matches. Without a doubt one of the best players of spin in Pakistan.

Has he improved against pace? Still only 26..

Just shows how poor our domestic cricket is
 
Looks like some people just won't give credit to Manzoor. When some new guy like Hussain Talat or Imran Butt scores a couple of 50s, threads pop up about them. But Manzoor's mountain of runs is being dismissed by saying oh his runs just show how poor our domestic cricket is.
 
Looks like some people just won't give credit to Manzoor. When some new guy like Hussain Talat or Imran Butt scores a couple of 50s, threads pop up about them. But Manzoor's mountain of runs is being dismissed by saying oh his runs just show how poor our domestic cricket is.

Well said. Domestic cricket is the same whether it's Babar Azam, Imran Farhat, Khurram Manzoor, Kamran Akmal or Mohammad Rizwan.
 
Doesn't matter if you like him or not, dropping a young batsman after he makes 77 in Australia is stupid.
 
Good couple of months for Khurram. Should be ahead of the likes of Farhat in the openers pecking order.
 
Based on him scoring runs he should be the backup opener, no doubt about it.
 
Re: Khurram Manzoor Support Thread

He won't get to play, he is from Karachi.

KCA only support lulloo players such as Faisal Iqbal, Khalid Latif, Muhammad Sami and Shahzaib Hasan.
 
I don't think he was given a fair run when you compare him with the parasites like Imran Farhat and Faisal Iqbal.
In my opinion, Khurram Manzoor was an extremely rare type of batsman that propped out of Pakistani batting culture. His uniqueness was him being a back-foot player something that we usually see in the Indian batting culture. I think he would have proved quite handy if he had been given a proper run under a good BATTING coach instead of Mr. Waqar Yonus.
 
Khurram Manzoor Support Thread

If ur scoring runs you should get a call up.

Keep adding those runs boy. Nobody can stop you then.
 
Now a 122 against Ajmal and co. It will be unfair if he is left out of the CT squad.
 
It is sad that Khurram Manzoor hasn't been named in the 30 probables for CT. I am assuming the final squad is made out of these people and not other players.

He's in great nick and we could give him a chance to show his ability. I think he hasn't had many good chances, he's only played some 4 or 5 ODIs -- this could be it.
 
It is sad that Khurram Manzoor hasn't been named in the 30 probables for CT. I am assuming the final squad is made out of these people and not other players.

He's in great nick and we could give him a chance to show his ability. I think he hasn't had many good chances, he's only played some 4 or 5 ODIs -- this could be it.

I think you are allowed to pick people not in the 30 man squad.
 
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