[VIDEOS] Sohaib Maqsood 2.0

[Major]

Maqsood was making his comeback and he did nothing special. T20s are still tk come.

I believe he hasnt changed, he is still the same player

 

[Major]

Him and his fans will come up with the excuse and the excuse would make sense if he comes as a no.6 with very few balls.

But in this series, due to the fall of early wickets he had alot of balls to face so the argument of no.4 5 6 becomes invalid.

But based on the above qoute it shows he is still an immature player

 

[Rafa]

He is a very lazy player and fielder. Doesn't put any effort in taking catches and commits so many misfields. Pakistan is better off without such players.

 

[Energy]

He is lazy elegance. Was already compared to Inzi and beyond the moon.

Pakistan fans IQ is in free fall. Nowadays 1 performance = 10 years performance of a previous player.

 

[UzmanBeast]

I didn't like the look of him throughout the series, he seems unfit and incapable of producing knocks when the team is in crunch situations.

I'll reserve my final thoughts for the end of the T20 series. After all, it's the format he was supposed to be selected in.

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Useless player. Lazy in the field and a hack. Not even as talented as some people think he is. Should be playing tape ball cricket

 

[YousafTheBeast]

You can’t just give him 1 away tour and be done with him yet keep players like Imam ul Haq who fail against the top teams and then cements his spot in the team after playing Zimbabwe.

Let him play in the sub continent, and if he fails there then drop him.

After all, he’s replacing Haider Ali, who happens to be doing an Umar Akmal.

 

[gazza619]

Maqsood was making his comeback and he did nothing special. T20s are still tk come.

I believe he hasnt changed, he is still the same player

Believe it or not but Maqsood 1.0 was a much better and composed player. I saw him playing some decent knocks at no.3 though in Pakistan colours.

 

[Sir-fraz]

Him and his fans will come up with the excuse and the excuse would make sense if he comes as a no.6 with very few balls.

But in this series, due to the fall of early wickets he had alot of balls to face so the argument of no.4 5 6 becomes invalid.

But based on the above qoute it shows he is still an immature player

Lol if you want to blame someone blame msibah for pixking him.. you keep making excuses for misbah.. tgis coaching regime has been failure...

 

[Kroll]

Poster boy for laziness. 9/10 that catch would have been taken from a player from any other team.

 

[zacattakk]

So far its been an unimpressive return. Unlucky that Fakhar ran him out in the first game. Poor in the second game. Let's see how he does in the T20s. I think he has more ability than Asif Ali and Khushdil and he has earned his return to the squad through domestic performances. I dont like his lazy attitude and poor fielding but unfortunately he is one of the best we have at the domestic level.

 

[gazza619]

So far its been an unimpressive return. Unlucky that Fakhar ran him out in the first game. Poor in the second game. Let's see how he does in the T20s. I think he has more ability than Asif Ali and Khushdil and he has earned his return to the squad through domestic performances. I dont like his lazy attitude and poor fielding but unfortunately he is one of the best we have at the domestic level.

He is being wasted at no.6 though i feel. He is not just a 6 hitter and needs time in the middle. Should be tried at no.3/4

 

[Titan24]

If he can’t get fit in the top 3, he is going to struggle more often than not as many including me discussed before and after his selection.

Position makes a bigger difference than many realize as every position requires a certain mindset and temperament depending upon the situations, expectations which can arise at thise numbers.

All his performances in last year or so in whiteball cricket in domestic cricket and PSL has been on those numbers.

Outstanding 130 off 79 balls with 10 sixes he scored in Pakistan Cup 2021 was also at no 3.

Yes for his career he should try to adapt at every number for national team but, its easier said than done.

 

[sindhiboy]

Was looking good 1st odi before the run out, and didn't get a chance to face enough balls this match h.
Hope he is persisted with, one of the few Pakistani batsmen who can immediately get going

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Was looking good 1st odi before the run out, and didn't get a chance to face enough balls this match h.
Hope he is persisted with, one of the few Pakistani batsmen who can immediately get going

My view as well. He didn't really get much of a chance in this series apart from the 2nd game. I'm not convinced by him, but still think he's got more ability than most others who are in the frame. Worth persevering.

 

[sabre1486]

It is painful to watch him in the field. his lack of urgency and fitness shows up in his running as well. Its terrible. No matter what he contributes with the bat (not much in international cricket), the cost is too high from a running/ fielding perspective.

 

[Bouncer]

Did not like his fielding at all during the series. He didn't seem to be making any effort in the field, It seems like his mind is made up that he will need to only be able to hit a couple of sixes in an inning to secure a spot for the next game / series So no interest in improving his fielding. And that shows.

He was a pretty average fielder 5 years ago, and that 5 years of off time from international cricket has not done him any well, It clearly shows when he is in the field.

I do not like that mentality at all. But sad thing is that on this current touring squad, his alternative at this point in the team is the biggest nepotistic selection ever, social media hype created cricketer, Who would be even bigger liability in the field against a quality team like England than Maqsood.

What a strange scenario.

 

[Savak]

He is a hack and its a sad reflection of our domestic cricket bowlers and fielders where they just kept feeding to his strengths whereas it only took the English think tank a few deliveries to realize that this guy struggles against the short ball and has no answers for it which is why they have the fielder on the leg side boundary.

Less said about his fielding and fitness the better. I want the PCB to get tough with the regional coaches, fitness trainers who allow players to get away with such horrible fitness standards.

 

[TeymurBlake]

His fitness and fielding were poor but there were always this case. His batting showed glimpses of power and timing he has always had but also poor judgement as well.

 

[shamaan]

He should be given another series but he has made the same mistakes when he last played international

 

[Firebat]

[utube]PpUG8fI9EI4[/utube]

 

[rockyboy2018]

Sharjeel should replace him permanently. He is a tape ball player at best. A couple of 4s thats his contribution.

 

[Saj]

An opportunity missed today.

Had a lot of overs at his disposal and the chance to get a big score - but struggled.

 

[Kroll]

*** is this Maqsood guy doing, has he got the ability to score above 19?

At least be alert and get your foot behind the line! What a lazy assed player

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Why do we keep on playing TTFs? I think Pakistan is better off playing an allrounder in place of him

 

[Kroll]

With Babar getting out early and no one else ready to take any responsibility, a procession of wickets was likely. But With on wicket down, Pak still had a chance but Maqsood just doesn't value his wicket.

The game was more less lost after that because Pakistan start panicking especially in a run chase. And we all know Hafeez goes missing when the pressure is on.

 

[Mamoon]

Sharjeel should replace him permanently. He is a tape ball player at best. A couple of 4s thats his contribution.

This is an apt description of Sharjeel as well, so Pakistan does not gain anything with this swap.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Once a slogger always a slogger.

Shows the level of bowling in the PSL. Guys like Asif, Maqsood and Khushdil are lions in domestic cricket only.

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Maqsood is such a drama queen. He said that he failed in his last stint for Pakistan because he didn’t play at the right number but today when he had the time to make a good score, he was swinging his bay. Even on the other day, Bairstow dropped him on the first ball. He averages 14 in T20 cricket

 

[Titan24]

Mediocre stuff today. I dont mind him going for his shots but, need better application than blindly going after every ball and bowler. He had 14 overs to play when he came in and he went about it pretty ordinarily by losing his shape and balance on every other ball.

Dont have much better options so Pak will have to stick with him atleast till the end of WI series I guess and hope he turns it around.

 

[fight_club]

Should be tried as opener. Rizwan should come at 3

 

[Saj]

The spinners tied him down. He was having problems reading both leggies and that really bogged him down.

You have to be able to play all types of bowling, unfortunately some of our batsmen have strengths but a lot of weaknesses.

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Should be tried as opener. Rizwan should come at 3

Why waste your best bat Bc of this tulla?

 

[fight_club]

well Fact is Pakistan can't afford to have Rizwan and babar opening inspite of great individual success.

These are Pak best middle order batsmen as well and one of them will have to come down as Middle
order is struggling big time. Both babar and Rizwan must look to play deep and let other batters take
aggressive options

 

[Kroll]

well Fact is Pakistan can't afford to have Rizwan and babar opening inspite of great individual success.

These are Pak best middle order batsmen as well and one of them will have to come down as Middle
order is struggling big time. Both babar and Rizwan must look to play deep and let other batters take
aggressive options

Rizwan isnt a middle order bat.

 

[fight_club]

Rizwan isnt a middle order bat.

Actually he is the best Middle order bat Pak has. Plays spinner well hits the gap and can do last over damage. IF an analysis is done then it would be very clear that he scores more run past 6 overs of powerplay

 

[Shoaibbtt]

The spinners tied him down. He was having problems reading both leggies and that really bogged him down.

You have to be able to play all types of bowling, unfortunately some of our batsmen have strengths but a lot of weaknesses.

Again this is our biggest problem on this forum hero today, loser tomorrow. You can’t always pull out a 10/10 performance. You’ve gotta give it take before we pass judgement, 200 on the board was always gonna be a tough chase. I’m still backing Moqsood to come big and I’m liking his new approach, besides UAE conditions will suit his style when it comes to the cup.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

If you look at some of the shots he has played on this tour, its fairly obvious that he has improved leaps and bounds as a batsman. And there are shades of that hard-hitting batsman we want to see and desperately need.

That said, the guy is incredibly lazy. And some of his dismissals on this tour have shown that. Last night was one prime example. And the runout in the first game demonstrated the same. He needs to badly reassess and contemplate what he is doing because this may very likely end up being his last chance to play for Pakistan.

He can either become that hard-hitting (but thinking) batsman that Pakistan need, who can both go hard and keep the scoreboard ticking when the team needs him to. Or, he can go down in history among a long line of Pakistani batsmen who were expected to be the next big thing but ended up being failures.

 

[OldWarHorse]

Looks a good player but batting too high. Should be tried at 5 or 6 allowing Hafeez and Zaman to bat at the top order, those two are too far down to influence the game

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Looks a good player but batting too high. Should be tried at 5 or 6 allowing Hafeez and Zaman to bat at the top order, those two are too far down to influence the game

Yep, perfect #6. He can bowl too. This means Hafeez/Fakher should come at #3 or I will slot Sharjeel at #3 if i can.

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Yep, perfect #6. He can bowl too. This means Hafeez/Fakher should come at #3 or I will slot Sharjeel at #3 if i can.

At first his fans were saying that he’s batting too low in ODIs and now when he is batting at 3, they are saying too high. Just admit it that he is a pathetic hack

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

At first his fans were saying that he’s batting too low in ODIs and now when he is batting at 3, they are saying too high. Just admit it that he is a pathetic hack

Most of Pakistan's hard hitting batsmen are hacks. The ones which are technically correct aren't aggressive enough for T20 cricket. Maqsood is actually one of the few who isn't just a leg side slogger, he hits in the V. He plays too loose, but I'm struggling to see who else could be brought in that would offer more.

 

[Kroll]

Actually he is the best Middle order bat Pak has. Plays spinner well hits the gap and can do last over damage. IF an analysis is done then it would be very clear that he scores more run past 6 overs of powerplay

Yes, but don't mistake his excelling as a cricketer as a middle order bat. Its not the remit of guys like Rizwan to cover the lack of quality or tullaybaaz players in that position.

 

[Hawkeye]

He isn't international level.

We found that out back in 2015'16. Why a league-level player, that too only at PSL level, got selected for the national team?

M Wasim has to be held accountable.

Umar Akmal could have done far far better than this incompetent hack.

 

[Kroll]

Maqsood can hit some lusty blows but he's been poor. Need someone half decent to come in at 3, Maqsood is a 6 at best. Five if we're pushing it.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

He isn't international level.

We found that out back in 2015'16. Why a league-level player, that too only at PSL level, got selected for the national team?

M Wasim has to be held accountable.

Umar Akmal could have done far far better than this incompetent hack.

Is Umar Akmal still playing cricket?

 

[GreenKhan]

I’m not a fan of Maqsood, but you can’t really hold Mohammad Wasim accountable for selecting somebody who has performed well in various limited over tournaments in our domestic circuit.

He was the flavour of the month for most , and deserved a recall , unfortunately for him and Pakistan he still has not learnt the art of constructing an innings .

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Let's have some perspective here, the only reason Maqsood is in the side is because he's a middle order batsman who can hit big. He was brought into the side after continued failed attempts to get something from Haider Ali and Asif Ali. I believe he did better than both in the recent PSL, and he probably deserves a decent run in the side after we persisted with them for so long.

I don't think he'll succeed, but I still think he's a better bet than those two or Umar Akmal, so if we want him out, then need to come up with some viable alternatives.

 

[Concerned]

Maqsood batting intent resembles Hassan Ali. He tries striking everything from the first few balls.

Difference being one bats at 3 and the other at 8.

 

[Shaka81]

His recent form was worthy of a call up and he deserves at least a couple more chances.

Interestingly if the joke that is Azam Khan had managed to even score as much as Maqsood did then his fans would be calling this a success and a clear ability to hit big.

Maqsood might be an average slogger but Azam dreams of even being that!

 

[Hawkeye]

Is Umar Akmal still playing cricket?

He's available, yes. I'm certain he'll be recalled.

We have tried a dozen batters in the hopes they can hit big and be a bit consistent.

All have been worse than Umar Akmal, Maqsood too.

 

[Zaz]

He's available, yes. I'm certain he'll be recalled.

We have tried a dozen batters in the hopes they can hit big and be a bit consistent.

All have been worse than Umar Akmal, Maqsood too.

The last time umar akmal played for pakistan didnt he score 2 ducks?

 

[MenInG]

This is a bug-filled version of Maqsood 2.0

Incredible hack is the way I am seeing him.

 

[Saj]

His scores in this tour of England:

19 19 8 19 15 13

 

[SpiritOf1903]

System error 404

 

[Kroll]

Hope he gets kicked out for good never to be seen again.

 

[Bewal Express]

Looked very confused.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sohaib Maqsood on the tour of England. A few starts but he's not been able to convert them into good scores:<br><br>19 19 8 19 15 13<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1417549447937110016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2021</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[mazkhan]

I'm really getting worried about this team.

The middle order looks worrying there is a serious lack of talent

 

[Saj]

He's not looked comfortable at all in the series, despite getting some pretty good chances in terms of batting position.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Whenever I see numbers like 2.0, 3.0 beside any Pakistani player, I get a feeling that Pakistani cricket is just like Github and players are the repositories who change their version numbers after pushing themselves just a little bit.

 

[Aviator]

No matter how many comebacks he make... He is and he will remain a club level player...

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

He is a little better than Asif Ali.

Both glorified sloggers with only one plan.

What do these hacks add? They'll only do well in one of 10 games.

Even a Shoaib Malik has a better success rate then these hacks.

 

[AdamM97]

Would rather have him play at 6 than 3. He’s only good at quick cameos, can be useful with 10-20 quick runs at the end of the innings but he should never ever bat at 3 again.

 

[Hawkeye]

The last time umar akmal played for pakistan didnt he score 2 ducks?

Can happen after a come back.

He'll be miles better than all the failed options we've tried so far.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I was a big proponent of giving a go in the T20 side at 3. I thought he could bring his superlative PSL form to the national team. But now I must admit I was wrong. His thought-process and decision making is just as bad at it was in 2015/2016.

Next.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Would rather have him play at 6 than 3. He’s only good at quick cameos, can be useful with 10-20 quick runs at the end of the innings but he should never ever bat at 3 again.

Hasan Ali can play at 6 and outperform him 7 out of 10 times. Maqsood is also lazy in the field. Should be dropped.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Can happen after a come back.

He'll be miles better than all the failed options we've tried so far.

If Umar Akmal ever makes a comeback he should play as an opener only.

 

[Saj]

Would rather have him play at 6 than 3. He’s only good at quick cameos, can be useful with 10-20 quick runs at the end of the innings but he should never ever bat at 3 again.

If I remember correctly he did well for MS in PSL6 batting at 3 and that was the position he wanted a chance in?

 

[AdamM97]

If I remember correctly he did well for MS in PSL6 batting at 3 and that was the position he wanted a chance in?

He did well in PSL to be fair to him but he’s failed playing at 3 this series.

 

[Hawkeye]

He did well in PSL to be fair to him but he’s failed playing at 3 this series.

Yes, but it's a mistake interpreting PSL results as international-quality.

It's league cricket and that too second-tier, so far from IPL competitiveness.

 

[Forum363]

I think he’s the least of our problems tbh.

He’s showed glimpses of being a match winner on his day.

I don’t mind him getting out the way he did. It’s a tough pitch and a meter back that’s a six.

I feel he deserves more chances as we don’t have the players for the middle order.

 

[Energy]

Lately, he's not interested in taking catches, not interested in batting long, not interested in running hard between the wickets. Also gives himself out too.

Absolutely mockery of a cricket player.

 

[Amjid Javed]

A poor mans Inzi - always has been his entire career, flash in pan 15-20 balls knocks do nothing for team most of the time.

 

[MenInG]

His dismissal today

<div style="width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.250%;"><iframe src="https://streamable.com/e/nfp3lk" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;"></iframe></div>

 

[shamaan]

Would rather have him play at 6 than 3. He’s only good at quick cameos, can be useful with 10-20 quick runs at the end of the innings but he should never ever bat at 3 again.

Fakhar should be batting in the top 3

 

[shamaan]

I was a big proponent of giving a go in the T20 side at 3. I thought he could bring his superlative PSL form to the national team. But now I must admit I was wrong. His thought-process and decision making is just as bad at it was in 2015/2016.

Next.

His attitude is horrible people wanted him for the world Cup

 

[TeymurBlake]

I've seen 6 matches of this guy since his comeback and I am yet to see any improvements. In fact he's gone the other way, he's gotten worse. His batting has been poor, glimpses of good shots balanced with poor technique and judgement. His fitness overall has gotten worse and as has his fielding. Overall a liability in this squad and team. Time to give the boot.

 

[Savak]

This guy should be sent packing just because of lazziness alone. He will never amount to anything with such a horrible body language

 

[offstump]

He hasn’t changed at all, still the same lazy and brainless cricketer from years ago. We’re goona have to wait for Maqsood 3.0 and he’ll make another comeback at 40.