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[VIDEOS/PICTURES] Can Asif Ali be tried as a T20I opener?

Rana said:
Yeah I guess he’s getting franchise gigs to go and serve tea for his franchise owners.
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For the minimal performances he delivers he might as well... can see why you are impressed given your track record on identifying and supporting players with "talent" 🤣
 
Shaka81 said:
For the minimal performances he delivers he might as well... can see why you are impressed given your track record on identifying and supporting players with "talent" 🤣
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And I can see why you think Test cricket owes T20 cricket everything
 
If you really want to take a chance on someone then play Sharjeel Khan.

Asif Ali is so so bad.
 
Asif should try as opener in some club game , not at international level, no way.
 
Rana said:
He won two franchise tournaments recently and played a clutch knock in both finals.

He also was the first pick in the Silver category of PSL. So he is in demand to do a job.
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Which franchise touraments are you referring to bro?
 
He had an average time in the Lanka Primer League:
Average 15 and SR 139
But yes, he did play a crucial 19 (10) that helped his team

Abu Dhabi T10, it's hard for me to consider this cricket, but yeah you are right, he had a good tourament, with an average of 32.5 and a SR of 165. He also made 48 (25) in the final which helped his team take the trophy.

So fair enough, you make good points and I conceed :)
 
Lets give Azam khan 5 games as WK
Lets give Asif Ali some games as an opener
Lets give Misbah’s son a try
Lets give Razzaq’s son a go
Lets just give, give & give, and forget about merit
 
Mohammad Ali successfully traps Asif Ali LBW, marking Peshawar Zalmi's seventh wicket and putting them at risk of collapsing in the final overs. Babar Azam showed trust in Asif Ali by including him in the team, but unfortunately, he has not lived up to the team's expectations. Scoring only 13 runs off 10 balls when a substantial innings was crucial for the team against Multan Sultans in PSL 9

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The decision has finally been made. Asif Ali has been dropped today against Quetta Gladiators. Probably, he will not be selected for the next PSL season too. I guess his PSL career is over.
 
Let's give Asif Ali a chance to open in any game. It will be a hit or miss chance but I am sure that if he clicks he will give u the best score in PSL history during the power plays
 
Asif Ali's dismal performance continues. From being thought as one of the most dangerous power hitters in Pakistan to a nobody and getting dropped. Probably time for him to stay on the bench for the whole season and make way for other players.
 
Asif Ali is the only local batter to score more than 1000 PSL runs with a strike rate of over 150.

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FearlessRoar said:
Bring Asif Ali back as an opener in T20Is.
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Cricket Warrior said:
agreed! either he will give u a flying start or will get out in the first over but wont spoil the power play
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I’m glad people are starting to think about experimenting and looking to do the right thing.

It felt as if one would be making a blasphemous statement giving suggestions as such in the recent past.

Slowly, you are all starting to see the reality
 
A disappointing day for Asif Ali in GT 2024 Canada as he got bowled on duck by Shakib Ul Hasan while playing for Vancouver Knights against Bangla Tigers Mississauga.
 
Asif Ali's bad form continues in the Global T20 league as he got out cheaply again after scoring just 6 runs off 7 deliveries against Montreal Tigers.
 
A brilliant cameo played by Asif Ali against Brampton wolves in GT20, he scored a quick fire 36 off just 17 deliveries which includes 3 massive sixes.
 
The problem with Asif Ali is that he is not consistent enough as a batter. In the last game, he played a good cameo but today against the Montreal Tigers in GT20 League he got out after scoring just 6 runs.
 
sweep_shot said:
Asif Ali shouldn't have been dropped in the first place. He is a natural hitter like Sharjeel and Fakhar. Clean hitter.

Form is temporary but natural ability is permanent.
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Lol, he should have been dropped 100%. He tried making a career out of hitting a 6 and then getting out.

The only reason he's more tolerable then chacha is because atleast he tries to hit. People would take a 6 of 1 or 12 of 2 then 25 of 24-26 from no 7 in t20 of all places.

The person who should not have been dropped is tayyab Tahir and Muhammad haris.

Both could have been gun no 6 and no 7, but Pakistan is completly clueless. They look at stats and not potential.

And in the case of tayyab, they dropped him and didn't give him a single game to begin with.
 
sweep_shot said:
Asif Ali shouldn't have been dropped in the first place. He is a natural hitter like Sharjeel and Fakhar. Clean hitter.

Form is temporary but natural ability is permanent.
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He is a very single dimensional player.. only knows one shot.. clear the front leg and go straight down the ground.

Any short ball can get him out anytime due to his slow reflexes.

Sharjeel is way better than him because he has range of shots.
 
T20 opener??

Lets make him and iftikhar openers, azam khan 1 down. Usman khan 2 down. Shadab and Imad next. Lets make a great team.

Asif Ali as opener makes no sense. Let him make his way in the team first.
 
Jazx said:
So, getting out in the first over will not spoil the powerplay. Good logic.
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In terms of run rate, yes, it won’t make a difference!

Surviving a power play with just 30 odd runs isnt an achievement either, so I m okay with a player getting out while trying to score early rather than just trying to survive the whole power play.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
In terms of run rate, yes, it won’t make a difference!

Surviving a power play with just 30 odd runs isnt an achievement either, so I m okay with a player getting out while trying to score early rather than just trying to survive the whole power
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Giving wicket in first over will automatically hamper the run rate. Your logic is totally wrong.
 
Jazx said:
Giving wicket in first over will automatically hamper the run rate. Your logic is totally wrong.
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not saying he should give away his wicket in the first over. My argument is simple if you lose a wicket while trying to score runs quickly that's okay. But playing T20 cricket with a defensive mindset will only hurt you more.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
not saying he should give away his wicket in the first over. My argument is simple if you lose a wicket while trying to score runs quickly that's okay. But playing T20 cricket with a defensive mindset will only hurt you more.
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Some advice

Trying to talk sense to a wall will only hurt you more bro
 
Vancouver Knights' Asif Ali didn't impress much either in GT20 2024, with limited exposure in 6 matches, scoring 48 runs in 5 innings at a strike rate of 141.17.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Vancouver Knights' Asif Ali didn't impress much either in GT20 2024, with limited exposure in 6 matches, scoring 48 runs in 5 innings at a strike rate of 141.17.
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I think that is pretty standard stuff from Asif Ali. People who expect him to have an average score of more than 10 per innings are living in a fool’s paradise.

It is absolutely logical to demand for an aggressive opener, but to pick trash just for the sake of it will get us nowhere.
 
Asif Ali is a bad player and should not play for pakistan for obvious reasons.

My issue isn't asif Ali, my issue is people hating on asif Ali but pretending as if Chacha, Shadab, Rizwan, Shan and various other guilty party members don't fit the bill.

Just like asif Ali is a one hit wonder who hits a 6 and gets out next ball and is not some miracle Butler finisher, the same mantra applies to the rest.

1) Babar is not pakistan's best ever batsmen, nor is he a classy batter just because he can play the cover drive. He's a medicore test batsmen, a pathetic T20 batsmen and a very good ODI accumulative player who sadly regressed in recent times.

2) Rizwan is not Pakistan's best wicket keeper batsmen, he's a medicore no 4 odi player, A decent test player and possibly the worst t20 international opener with over 30 games under his belt. His peak is no where close to Sarfi's peak, Kamran's peak or even waseem bari, moeen Khan or other batters peak, The difference is, those wk batsmen played as specialist keepers for the team, This fraud hides in opening and no 4 because he can't fucntion anywhere else, hence protection laws.

3) Shadab is not Pakistan's best allrounder, He's a total fraud at no 5 and a total fraud at legspin, Again protection laws are in place where he only bowls to no 10 batters and functions as a fraudulent batter in order to keep genuine legspinners like abrar out.

4) Chacha is not a finisher by any metric nor was injustice done to him. He was a no 11 batter against wrist spin who performed in odi only against nz c and Nepal because pindi pitches were curated and sodhi is the shadab Khan of NZ.

But again protection laws were in place for this clown hence to protect him he got shoved at no 7 but even then failed cause he can't strike it.

Plain and simple, if protection laws and false narratives cannot be presented for Asif Ali, Then stop spreading them for Babar and his gang of hoodlums.

This world class drama needs to end. Pakistan has not had a genuine world class batsmen for over 15+ years now. Only fakhar zaman gets that mantra but because Fakhar is more inconsistent then even Shahid Afridi we sadly cannot give world class mantra to him. If he was more consistent then yes, I'd put him on this list but only him.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
not saying he should give away his wicket in the first over. My argument is simple if you lose a wicket while trying to score runs quickly that's okay. But playing T20 cricket with a defensive mindset will only hurt you more.
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You are right here, but the problem is that Asif is not capable enough to score quickly and play long innings. Bro, modern cricket's need is not only to score quickly but also to make scores with that same pace.
 
Pakistan cricket generally in white ball cricket has been in the dumps, and continues to remain there for a long, long time.
 
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Asif is a likeable guy. He has delivered us a few big moments, plucked himself out of poverty and taken care of his family. He has maximised his limited talent.

No hate for this guy at all. I'll forever have happy memories of his two knowcks in the WC against the Kiwis and Afghanistan.
 
mominsaigol said:
Asif Ali is a bad player and should not play for pakistan for obvious reasons.

My issue isn't asif Ali, my issue is people hating on asif Ali but pretending as if Chacha, Shadab, Rizwan, Shan and various other guilty party members don't fit the bill.

Just like asif Ali is a one hit wonder who hits a 6 and gets out next ball and is not some miracle Butler finisher, the same mantra applies to the rest.

1) Babar is not pakistan's best ever batsmen, nor is he a classy batter just because he can play the cover drive. He's a medicore test batsmen, a pathetic T20 batsmen and a very good ODI accumulative player who sadly regressed in recent times.

2) Rizwan is not Pakistan's best wicket keeper batsmen, he's a medicore no 4 odi player, A decent test player and possibly the worst t20 international opener with over 30 games under his belt. His peak is no where close to Sarfi's peak, Kamran's peak or even waseem bari, moeen Khan or other batters peak, The difference is, those wk batsmen played as specialist keepers for the team, This fraud hides in opening and no 4 because he can't fucntion anywhere else, hence protection laws.

3) Shadab is not Pakistan's best allrounder, He's a total fraud at no 5 and a total fraud at legspin, Again protection laws are in place where he only bowls to no 10 batters and functions as a fraudulent batter in order to keep genuine legspinners like abrar out.

4) Chacha is not a finisher by any metric nor was injustice done to him. He was a no 11 batter against wrist spin who performed in odi only against nz c and Nepal because pindi pitches were curated and sodhi is the shadab Khan of NZ.

But again protection laws were in place for this clown hence to protect him he got shoved at no 7 but even then failed cause he can't strike it.

Plain and simple, if protection laws and false narratives cannot be presented for Asif Ali, Then stop spreading them for Babar and his gang of hoodlums.

This world class drama needs to end. Pakistan has not had a genuine world class batsmen for over 15+ years now. Only fakhar zaman gets that mantra but because Fakhar is more inconsistent then even Shahid Afridi we sadly cannot give world class mantra to him. If he was more consistent then yes, I'd put him on this list but only him.
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You absolutely nailed it with point 3 and 4. But partially agrees on point 1 and 2. Both babar and rizwan are not the best, but the only good thing that pakistan have in their batting line up right now. Fakhar is also good but inconsistent and I really think that as now babar- rizwan partnership not going well as earlier it was, its the right time to bring fakhar back to opening slot with babar coming at 3.
 
Jazx said:
You absolutely nailed it with point 3 and 4. But partially agrees on point 1 and 2. Both babar and rizwan are not the best, but the only good thing that pakistan have in their batting line up right now. Fakhar is also good but inconsistent and I really think that as now babar- rizwan partnership not going well as earlier it was, its the right time to bring fakhar back to opening slot with babar coming at 3.
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That's fine, I'm not saying Babar and rizwan are crapola players.

However I still remember the arguments people made way back in 2019 and even now I have met multiple people on this forumn who have claimed Babar is pakistan's best batsmen all time.

Asif Ali is a horrible player, I 100% agree, but people need to stop being hypocritical. The same people mocking others for asif Ali bring a bad player are the same people who have hyped up chacha because he's a part of the Misbah cult and have defended Shadab as OUR BEST ALLROUNDER simply because Babar says so.

Babar + Misbah + Rizwam have formed such a cult that players like amir and omad are criticised just because imad threw rizwan out of his psl team and talked about bobby on the media.

If you wish to hate imad and amir for their performance or in amir's case spot fixing then fine that's totally fair.

But if you're going to hate on players like fakhar, imad, Amir solely because they requested to open or critisied their sr on the media or going to defend chacha because misbah considered chacha a goat famous finisher, Then sorry to say but you're a hypocrite in the same way Babar and Misbah are hypocrites.
 
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