[VIDEOS] Talent Spotter: Abdullah Shafique

[Saj]

Pakistan cricket - years of lifting players to the stars, then dropping them like a sack of potatoes in no time.

Then we wonder why we keep losing players who we had high hopes for.

Zero player management or planning by those running the game in the country.

 

[MenInG]

Abdullah Shafique 44 (28) in run chase of 175 for Balochistan vs SP

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[Yk313]

Don't get why the poor kid was languishing on the side lines for this long. This PAK may have an ODI opener here, early days though.

 

[Finisher]

I wouldnt be surprised if Shafiqs move to Balochistan was done by Ramiz Raja. RR used to rave about him on his YouTube channel during the last National T20 cup

Another thing to note, Mike Haysman mentioned how Abdullah Shafiqs been getting wasted for the past 11 months

 

[Bewal Express]

His appalling handling is a source of shame. He may or may not be the solution to our opeing problems but wasting a whole year as a net player is criminal.

 

[Rana]

Abdullah Shafique 44 (28) in run chase of 175 for Balochistan vs SP

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Good lad

Pakistan has some exciting batsmen to look forward to.

Abdullah
Haider
Bangalzai
Saud

I would say Hassan Khan also. Good, talented cricketers

 

[TeymurBlake]

He looks decent and with time could be the opener Pakistan are looking for, but like Haider Ali and Naseem Shah he needs some domestic seasoning.

 

[Artaxerxes]

It is early days but Shafiq looks technically good.Shafiq and Bunglezai are potential openers for Pakistan.They need to play a full season of domestic cricket.

 

[Saj]

It makes no sense that this lad has played so little cricket in recent times.

It shows the lack of planning when it comes to handling such players.

 

[Bewal Express]

It makes no sense that this lad has played so little cricket in recent times.

It shows the lack of planning when it comes to handling such players.

Surely he was a worth a game or 2,If you compare him to the mediocre Abid and Butt

 

[Firebat]

Got good potential, needs to keep developing in domestic. Not ready for international cricket in my opinion.

 

[Yk313]

Good lad

Pakistan has some exciting batsmen to look forward to.

Abdullah
Haider
Bangalzai
Saud

I would say Hassan Khan also. Good, talented cricketers

What happened to Huraira? How have Rohail Nazir’s returns been in 4-day?

 

[Titan24]

What happened to Huraira? How have Rohail Nazir’s returns been in 4-day?

Rohail had a pretty good domestic season last year in List A cricket (Averaged 50 in 8 matches with SR of 95). Couldn’t play much QAE as he was part of Pak A tour of NZ where he led the Pak A in the 4 day match and a scored a 100 as well. In red ball cricket he is the next in line to Rizwan as backup. However, Mohammad Haris has possibly super seeded him in 50 overs format as he got picked vs NZ ODI series as backup keeper.

Huraira just scored a 100 in in his debut 2nd XI QAE match as I mentioned in his thread. There is a chance he can get a FC debut this season.

 

[Titan24]

His batting has natural elegance which is pretty pleasing to the eye. I hope he can keep on developing so that we can see more of his batting in coming years.

 

[shamaan]

Good lad

Pakistan has some exciting batsmen to look forward to.

Abdullah
Haider
Bangalzai
Saud

I would say Hassan Khan also. Good, talented cricketers

Huarira is a better player than bangalzai hands down

 

[Savak]

The guy definitely passes the eye test for sure

 

[TeymurBlake]

Batted well today.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

He is winning me over. Definitely has a much higher ceiling than the majority of the batters in the domestic. What's baffling is he should have been playing as much domestic cricket as possible rather than warming the bench for international team for over a year.

 

[shamaan]

2 things different from him and Babar is that Abdullah doesnt mind going over the top and doesn't mind playing the sweep.

 

[Bewal Express]

He looks more of a test player and to his eternal shame Misbah picked Butt and Abid. He may not become the player we hope for but at least he shows potential.

 

[MenInG]

73 off 44 - well played Abdullah!

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[Third Man]

He looks more of a test player and to his eternal shame Misbah picked Butt and Abid. He may not become the player we hope for but at least he shows potential.

He's technically very, very good. Of all the domestic players I've seen in the last few years, he has the best chance of developing into a world class test batsman.

 

[Third Man]

He needs to play more first-class cricket. Unfortunately, the absolute shambles that is the PCB selection "process" has deprived him of at least one season worth of practice, and it might still deprive him of more.

 

[Kaddy]

I think I have written it before that it was a big blunder to select him for those t20s against New Zealand. He had to miss a whole season of Quaid-e-Azam trophy, which could've been very beneficial for his development. Focus should be to groom him to be a good test and ODi player.

With the player like Abid Ali as our test opener, we are not going anywhere. He can replace him in future.

 

[gazza619]

Proper shots. Proper player. Get him in the test XI please.

 

[Yk313]

Rohail had a pretty good domestic season last year in List A cricket (Averaged 50 in 8 matches with SR of 95). Couldn’t play much QAE as he was part of Pak A tour of NZ where he led the Pak A in the 4 day match and a scored a 100 as well. In red ball cricket he is the next in line to Rizwan as backup. However, Mohammad Haris has possibly super seeded him in 50 overs format as he got picked vs NZ ODI series as backup keeper.

Huraira just scored a 100 in in his debut 2nd XI QAE match as I mentioned in his thread. There is a chance he can get a FC debut this season.

Thank you, really helpful!

 

[Yk313]

Proper shots. Proper player. Get him in the test XI please.

Hmm, I wouldn’t do that yet. Would give him ~2 full seasons in domestics. Would prioritise the inclusion of Saud Shakeel and / or Usman Salahuddin in the Test team.

The problem is that Azhar is blocking the evolution of the team by hogging the No. 3 spot. He should just go out to open in his last WTC cycle. Given PAK are not playing overseas in SENA this should be fine. Would open up No. 3 for Saud or for Babar to promote himself. Then a No.3 to No.6, inclusive, of Babar, Saud, Fawad, Rizwan can materialise. If PAK can find a partner for Azhar at the top then great. If not, Usman or even Asad Shafiq can be used to bide valuable time with mostly Asian series in this cycle.

By the Abdullah should be rearing to go.

 

[Last Monetarist]

It's hilarious that the PCB had to contrive a transfer to Balochistan for Abdullah Shafique to get a regular run in this tournament. This absolutely lays bare the shocking lack of judgement by coaches in domestic cricket.

Ramiz is absolutely correct to belittle and humiliate these men. If Ramiz's aggressive approach towards promoting youth players in first-class cricket bears dividends over the next few years, there's no reason why players like Shafique won't develop and progress to international cricket.

 

[Rana]

Proper shots. Proper player. Get him in the test XI please.

Babar
Saud
Shafique
Rizwan

4 serious batsmen.

Bangalzai should also develop into something decent as well

 

[Bewal Express]

It's hilarious that the PCB had to contrive a transfer to Balochistan for Abdullah Shafique to get a regular run in this tournament. This absolutely lays bare the shocking lack of judgement by coaches in domestic cricket.

Ramiz is absolutely correct to belittle and humiliate these men. If Ramiz's aggressive approach towards promoting youth players in first-class cricket bears dividends over the next few years, there's no reason why players like Shafique won't develop and progress to international cricket.

I was thinking the same. Over him they picked Kami and Shahzad and we wonder why we struggle to produce young batsman

 

[ElRaja]

hope he has a good domestic fc season, his playing style is perfect to replace azhar ali at 3 in the test team if he has the consistency and mentality to back it up.

 

[Saj]

It's hilarious that the PCB had to contrive a transfer to Balochistan for Abdullah Shafique to get a regular run in this tournament. This absolutely lays bare the shocking lack of judgement by coaches in domestic cricket.

Embarrassing and shambolic and shows the blinkered policies of some.

 

[shamaan]

Babar
Saud
Shafique
Rizwan

4 serious batsmen.

Bangalzai should also develop into something decent as well

Hurrira is someone to look out for azwell but he's a long way off

 

[angrypathan]

Babar
Saud
Shafique
Rizwan

4 serious batsmen.

Bangalzai should also develop into something decent as well

Kamran Ghulam probably deserves a shot too if he can continue his form this season

 

[Nasty Naz]

Abdullah seems to enjoy vs pace. Depending on how this upcoming season goes, maybe he gets into consideration for the WC in Australia next year.

 

[Bewal Express]

AS reminds me of a young Michael Vaughan. He is worth investing and After the T20 WC ,we need to play him in all formats, although he will be better suited to ODIs and Tests.

 

[ataullah]

This guy is an insane talent...Babar Azam level talent...babar and Abdullah will be our version of kohli and rohit

 

[Yk313]

Kamran Ghulam probably deserves a shot too if he can continue his form this season

If he does, then Azhar should be given a nudge to either open or call it a day. A misfiring Azhar hogging the No.3 spot is blocking this team from evolving.

Ideally both Saud and KG can feature in the XI.

 

[Nasty Naz]

What a treat to watch. Proper shots & he actually has power in his game too.

 

[Ummii]

top 6 batsmen for ODIs

Fakhar Zaman
Imam/Abdullah
Babar Azam
Saud Shakeel
Kamran Ghulam
Muhammad Rizwan

 

[YousafTheBeast]

top 6 batsmen for ODIs

Fakhar Zaman
Imam/Abdullah
Babar Azam
Saud Shakeel
Kamran Ghulam
Muhammad Rizwan

Imam? Top 6? I’d love to hear you explain how?

Kamran Ghulam and Abdullah Shafique are top 6 now without even playing any international games, ok.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Dismissed for 60 but another good innings today.



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[Last Monetarist]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Very impressed with Abdullah Shafique's batting. Ridiculous that he's only played after transferring to Balochistan during this tournament. 3 of his recent innings:<br><br>60 off 42 balls<br>73 off 44 balls<br>44 off 28 balls<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NationalT20Cup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NationalT20Cup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/HMC1EkIZkl">pic.twitter.com/HMC1EkIZkl</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1447230863775830021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Third Man]

This guy is something you don't see much in Pakistan. Insanely good talent. The technique is just flawless and so watchable. If he doesn't screw up, I think we could be comparing him to our greats by the end of his career.

 

[Bewal Express]

This guy is something you don't see much in Pakistan. Insanely good talent. The technique is just flawless and so watchable. If he doesn't screw up, I think we could be comparing him to our greats by the end of his career.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. The lad has something to work with but our history is littered with these players. To name a few from the last 20 years , Imran Nazir & Farhat, Tufeeq Umar, Ahmed Shazad, Nasir Jamshed, Umar Akmal, Khalid Latif and there will be others I have missed. The most aspect is the intelligence of the guy, let's hope he has the grey matter to score runs.

 

[Third Man]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. The lad has something to work with but our history is littered with these players. To name a few from the last 20 years , Imran Nazir & Farhat, Tufeeq Umar, Ahmed Shazad, Nasir Jamshed, Umar Akmal, Khalid Latif and there will be others I have missed. The most aspect is the intelligence of the guy, let's hope he has the grey matter to score runs.

His intelligence is the very thing that lead me to get a bit carried away. By all accounts, he is one of those geeky batsmen, and a very intelligent fellow.

 

[Saj]

Effortless batting.

Lovely timer of the ball.

We don't help our players do we - he's been wasted carrying drinks and towels around the world when he should have been given chances for Pakistan or should have been gaining more experience in domestic cricket.

 

[Bewal Express]

His intelligence is the very thing that lead me to get a bit carried away. By all accounts, he is one of those geeky batsmen, and a very intelligent fellow.

That would be great but I will wait until I see some consistent performances for PK

 

[Bewal Express]

Effortless batting.

Lovely timer of the ball.

We don't help our players do we - he's been wasted carrying drinks and towels around the world when he should have been given chances for Pakistan or should have been gaining more experience in domestic cricket.

I said earlier that he reminds me of a young Michael Vaughan. If only he becomes 1/2 the player then he would have had a good career

 

[shah_1]

I said earlier that he reminds me of a young Michael Vaughan. If only he becomes 1/2 the player then he would have had a good career

Vaughan averaged 41 in test which is good but, I don't know how good of a career will Abdullah will have if he is 1/2 the player Vaughan is

 

[PakEngFan]

Vaughan averaged 41 in test which is good but, I don't know how good of a career will Abdullah will have if he is 1/2 the player Vaughan is

An average of 20 in tests. 13 in odis and 7 in t20. I hope the posters will be happy with these averages since half of Vaughans means a good career.

 

[Bewal Express]

Vaughan averaged 41 in test which is good but, I don't know how good of a career will Abdullah will have if he is 1/2 the player Vaughan is

Vaughan at one stage was amongst the top players in the World- 3 100s in an Ashes series against Mcgrath and Warne. Then His knees gave way and he was never the same player.

 

[Bewal Express]

An average of 20 in tests. 13 in odis and 7 in t20. I hope the posters will be happy with these averages since half of Vaughans means a good career.

Average of 20? Which player?

 

[PakEngFan]

Average of 20? Which player?

Half the player of Vaughan means an average of 20.

 

[Sycamore]

I wonder if these domestic coaches have any shame.

They benched this guy and played Kamran Akmal. Why doesn't any one in the press call these guys out ? Who holds them responsible...

 

[shamaan]

Odi
Abdullah
Fakhar
Saud
Babar
Haider


Tests
Azhar usman Salahuddin
Abdullah usman Salahuddin
Saud
Babar
Kamran ghullam

 

[Bewal Express]

Half the player of Vaughan means an average of 20.

It's an English idiom. Sorry you took so literally

 

[iniqbal223]

Looked so skillful batter (even its against some average bowling)
Big Lana to Misbah to not play this guy in any of the games; and played his buddies Asif Ali

 

[Nasty Naz]

Looked so skillful batter (even its against some average bowling)
Big Lana to Misbah to not play this guy in any of the games; and played his buddies Asif Ali

He had a nice debut vs Zimbabwe but then had 2 ducks vs NZ and hasn't played since. He is also an opener which Pakistan has an abundance of in T20's now. Middle order batsmen is what Pakistan need in T20's.

Should have gotten games in ODI's though or at least a couple of them. Unfortunate NZ series did not go through because he would have received opportunities in that.

 

[Saj]

I said earlier that he reminds me of a young Michael Vaughan. If only he becomes 1/2 the player then he would have had a good career

Hopefully he will be.

Technically sound, lazy elegance. Exciting talent.

 

[TeymurBlake]

He really looks good on the eye, good timer, solid technique and power.