Would appreciate if people stopped mentioning his relationship to Shoaib Malik or his English speaking ability. Judge him for his performances.
He just played a masterclass of an innings, no need to bring all these other irrelevant details into discussion. And if you really want to admire
his interview, look past the English and admire how amazingly well thought out his answers were. He has a very good sense of his own game, is willing to take complete responsibility, and looks up to players like Kane Williamson for their work ethic and willingness to carry the team, rather than name drop Kohli or Sachin like 90% of these other kids
Let him grow on these terms. You might not realize this but mentioning whatever relation he has to Shoaib Malik is going to be extremely detrimental to him if he ever ends up failing in an innings or two. It doesn’t take long for people to start claiming the “parchi” tag, and it’s not an easy one to get rid off or even deal with in the first place. Imam for example, regardless of whether he is parchi or not (not something I want to debate right now) had a very tough time with the tag and only recently did he admit openly in an interview how tough this was for him. Because whether he performs or not, his name is three letters away from Inzamam ul Haq and that will never go away.
I’m just glad Huraira’s last name isn’t Malik. And Babar’s last name isn’t Akmal.
