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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The rise and fall of Mohammad Irfan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/taGMtDLPIJ">pic.twitter.com/taGMtDLPIJ</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/847139524723576832">March 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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A great future when he started and we at PakPassion are proud to have played a role in highlighting him to Aaqib but then upto Irfan to take this forward...or not.
 
A slight setback, but not a fall.

Its sad that his reputation would be affected only for a crime that every player has done over the years. Not being bothered to report an approach. But then again an example was suppose to be made.
 
Major said:
A slight setback, but not a fall.

Its sad that his reputation would be affected only for a crime that every player has done over the years. Not being bothered to report an approach. But then again an example was suppose to be made.
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None of this is really true. Any player tribunal is well within rights to ask 'did you not report it, because you wanted to do it at some stage later'

The most innocent explanation is that he is a special kind of stupid despite going through so many anti corruption education measures.
So, as a special kind of stupid, six months seems about right. Followed by no national selection.
 
MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The rise and fall of Mohammad Irfan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/taGMtDLPIJ">pic.twitter.com/taGMtDLPIJ</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/847139524723576832">March 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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I was not aware he got an IPL contract when Pakistani players were banned.

Is that correct [MENTION=93712]MenInG[/MENTION]? :13:
 
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

I think Irfan's international career is over

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Could someone tell me how the response was from most PP'ers at the time Irfan was spotted?
Did everyone go on board of the hype Train? :ma
 
He wasn't expected to play Internationals again, he will be back for the PSL 3 so it's no loss for the big man.
 
Doing well for South Punjab - taken 2/12 in 3 overs
 
Problem was at his height he started too late and didnt have the nutrition and facilities to work on his strength and conditioning.

If pakistan had a proper system which is similar to the nba system in america where they can identify a talent at a young age and work on him to get the best out of his talent.

It was obvious to any tom, dick and harry that he would eventually break down as his body couldnt handle the rigourous international schedule and the amount of energy one puts forth when playing for your country.

It was only a matter of time when this would happen. Playing him in test cricket was the most absurd decision made by the pct management. And it back fired hard.

Bascially ending his career.
 
[REPORTS] Mohammad Irfan Sr. set for comeback to T20 squad

News reports showing that Pakistan has opted for experience in both squads with irfan, wahab and amir leading the bowling attack for the t20 format. Whilst, Kamran Akmal is under consideration for the wk spot.

For tests, imran khan sr, rahat ali, abbas, shaheen and musa are there.
 
You mean the lambu who was finished 4 years ago? How old is he now and can he even walk without getting injured?
 
Rubbish bowler who should never play again for Pakistan. Poor fitness and cannot hold a bat to save his life...
 
Mamoon said:
You mean the lambu who was finished 4 years ago? How old is he now and can he even walk without getting injured?
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Surely you are kidding me, he is only 37 years old and still has about 5-6 years left in him. Misbah has recieved positive feedback from.his domestic coaches that he has been able to walk from the bench to the bowling crease without assistance.

Which tells the team management that Irfan is capable of being lethal on the bouncy Aussie pitches and leading Pak to a world t20 title next year.
 
Please don’t let this happen for the sake of Pakistan cricket. I’ve invested so much time watching this team hoping one day their might be change. If these TTF’s come back to the team than get ready for the biggest humiliation in PCT history. It’s so disappointing seeing India giving youngsters chances left right and centre while we keep in rinse and repeating the same mistakes with the same useless players.
 
Hahahahah is this for real?

I might just give on watching this team for a while to be honest.
 
A meltdown here without knowing the details and understanding the context is always fun to read.

First, it's T20s and 4 overs a match. Second, we don't know how his form and fitness is. Waqar Younis and domestic coaches know that better.

Third, if Waqar thinks he's the right guy, then he's the right guy to play in the T20s. Wait for that assessment.

Our keyboard warriors, without knowing any actual details, love to throw a good tantrum and think they're better than Waqar Younis.
 
Waqar during the National t20 comp did say that Irfan is still good, so this report is very likely to be true. I now hate Misbah and wish he was never captain of Pakistan. In fact I blame Salman Butt, if he didn't do that spot fixing, Misbah wouldn't have become captain and we wouldn't be in this mess.
 
Danyaalr01 said:
Waqar during the National t20 comp did say that Irfan is still good, so this report is very likely to be true. I now hate Misbah and wish he was never captain of Pakistan. In fact I blame Salman Butt, if he didn't do that spot fixing, Misbah wouldn't have become captain and we wouldn't be in this mess.
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Waqar did mentioned about Irfan Senior when Naseem Shah was bowling against Balochistan...
 
After the t20 world cup 2016, Pakistan selected a younger side and it worked, they got rid of the TTFs like Irfan, Rahat, Wahab, Akmal, Shehzad. And npow we are going back to them. Why does Misbah have an agenda against young players.
 
I get the feeling someone is out there making up ridiculous stories to feed to the media almost just to sabotage Misbah. At the same time you never know
 
Hawkeye said:
A meltdown here without knowing the details and understanding the context is always fun to read.

First, it's T20s and 4 overs a match. Second, we don't know how his form and fitness is. Waqar Younis and domestic coaches know that better.

Third, if Waqar thinks he's the right guy, then he's the right guy to play in the T20s. Wait for that assessment.

Our keyboard warriors, without knowing any actual details, love to throw a good tantrum and think they're better than Waqar Younis.
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T20I average - 33.60.

PSL 2019 average - 41.80

If he gets picked, it's cause he got 2/19 vs. Northern last week. Nice. :inti :ibutt
 
kingusama92 said:
T20I average - 33.60.

PSL 2019 average - 41.80

If he gets picked, it's cause he got 2/19 vs. Northern last week. Nice. :inti :ibutt
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SOme people are just blind supporters of Misbah. They justify literally anything he does. I will see what he announces tonight. If it's good then he must be praised, but if he brings back the TTFs there should actually be a protest.
 
This will be more backward steps.

First umar akmal and shehzad, now this? I am super disappointed if this news is true.

Looks like we will be missing the inzi and Mickey combo for the next couple of years.

You never know what you have until it's gone.
 
Will it be possible after a super flop show in Australia Mani will get rid of Wasim, misbah and Waqar plus resign himself for being shame?
 
Danyaalr01 said:
SOme people are just blind supporters of Misbah. They justify literally anything he does. I will see what he announces tonight. If it's good then he must be praised, but if he brings back the TTFs there should actually be a protest.
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Misbah's fans wants to see masters league, because the league is not very popular/consistent they want to turn Pakistan team to a Veteran team. Win or Loss doesn't matter as long their favorites oldies are there they are happy.
I highly doubt even die hard Indian fans also want to see Pakistan that way because no point to play against a team when the results are there even before the match start.
 
Danyaalr01 said:
SOme people are just blind supporters of Misbah. They justify literally anything he does. I will see what he announces tonight. If it's good then he must be praised, but if he brings back the TTFs there should actually be a protest.
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Shafi said:
Misbah's fans wants to see masters league, because the league is not very popular/consistent they want to turn Pakistan team to a Veteran team. Win or Loss doesn't matter as long their favorites oldies are there they are happy.
I highly doubt even die hard Indian fans also want to see Pakistan that way because no point to play against a team when the results are there even before the match start.
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All the TTFs since Misbah's hiring...

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Amazing choice :) Could backfire in a big way or may be an inspiration choice ....Irfan is back in the Pakistan squad for T20Is
 
Misbah on Irfan's comeback...

“For the T20Is, Mohammad Irfan has been rewarded for the form he has shown recently. Based on horses for courses and his form, the Australian conditions will present Irfan with the opportunity to excel. This selection has also been made while looking at next year’s ICC T20 World Cup, which will be played in Australia. If we can successfully manage his workload, then he can be a valuable asset for us in next global event.
 
One thing you’ve got to admire the PCB for is that they don’t discriminate when it comes to age - very progressive. :)
 
Selection of Irfan given that the T20 WC will be in Australia is wise
 
I do not know of his current bowling form, but his inclusion in the playing 11 will have an immediate impact on fielding. One cannot hide a fielder in modern limited overs cricket.

Perhaps his fitness has improved!
 
Form looks decent

1/11 in 2 overs in today's game vs Sindh
 
shortbread said:
I do not know of his current bowling form, but his inclusion in the playing 11 will have an immediate impact on fielding. One cannot hide a fielder in modern limited overs cricket.

Perhaps his fitness has improved!
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His fielding is not as bad as it looks. He has taken some good catches in the National T-20 tournament. His ground fielding looks ungamely but its not as bad as it looks
 
Can we also recall Rahat, I mean, all others are back now in one team or the other: Wahab, Imran Khan, Irfan...what a scary view will that be, unfortunately for Pak supporters and not the other side
 
Another of those scenarios where players are played, dropped, played, dropped and then brought back when there is a change of coach.

Is he fit enough? Especially given this whole focus on fitness levels.
 
Saj said:
Another of those scenarios where players are played, dropped, played, dropped and then brought back when there is a change of coach.

Is he fit enough? Especially given this whole focus on fitness levels.
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4 overs should be manageable. Its a horses for courses situation. If he is fit and in good form, he will be very handy in Australia keeping the T20 WC in mind.
 
Saj said:
Another of those scenarios where players are played, dropped, played, dropped and then brought back when there is a change of coach.

Is he fit enough? Especially given this whole focus on fitness levels.
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And Yes, a lot of careers got destroyed due to Mickey Arthur's likes and dislikes. Imran Khan Sr is a prime example, Arthur discarded him just on the basis that he was unhappy with his basis completely ignoring the fact his role is of a work horse in test cricket and also IK Sr had decent stats in the test matches he played.
 
That being said, I am not completely against his selection. He is still good enough for 4 overs, he was pretty decent in 2015 too IIRC.
 
Savak said:
And Yes, a lot of careers got destroyed due to Mickey Arthur's likes and dislikes. Imran Khan Sr is a prime example, Arthur discarded him just on the basis that he was unhappy with his basis completely ignoring the fact his role is of a work horse in test cricket and also IK Sr had decent stats in the test matches he played.
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Fitness of Imran khan is below far we have seen enough of him. vey poor selection.
 
DRsohail said:
Fitness of Imran khan is below far we have seen enough of him. vey poor selection.
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What are you on about? Imran Khan Sr is responsible for our third test victory against Sri Lanka in 2015 where he got a 5 wicket haul with the second new ball and was bowling at 136-138 km/hr whereas the likes of Rahat Ali and Ehsan Adil had slowed down in their subsequent spells.
 
Savak said:
What are you on about? Imran Khan Sr is responsible for our third test victory against Sri Lanka in 2015 where he got a 5 wicket haul with the second new ball and was bowling at 136-138 km/hr whereas the likes of Rahat Ali and Ehsan Adil had slowed down in their subsequent spells.
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Have seen enough of him. There is a hell of difference in 2015 and 2019 Imran , though he was operating with 125kph in 2016 too
 
What rise? He was always an average bowler to begin with. Some good performances does not make him world class or anything like that.
 
Time for Irfan to rise to his potential and maybe just show us his best in T20s before he signs off! He could be an asset come the WC
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some social media outlets have been spreading a baseless fake news about my death in a car accident. This has disturbed my family & friends beyond words, and I have been receiving endless calls on this. Please refrain from such things. There was no accident and we are well.</p>— Mohammad Irfan (@M_IrfanOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/M_IrfanOfficial/status/1274729617585254400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some social media outlets have been spreading a baseless fake news about my death in a car accident. This has disturbed my family & friends beyond words, and I have been receiving endless calls on this. Please refrain from such things. There was no accident and we are well.</p>— Mohammad Irfan (@M_IrfanOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/M_IrfanOfficial/status/1274729617585254400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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whats with such news for cricketers every few years

rem Razzaq or someone also had similar
 
MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some social media outlets have been spreading a baseless fake news about my death in a car accident. This has disturbed my family & friends beyond words, and I have been receiving endless calls on this. Please refrain from such things. There was no accident and we are well.</p>— Mohammad Irfan (@M_IrfanOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/M_IrfanOfficial/status/1274729617585254400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The standards of journalism and reporting are so low in Pakistan. Shameful stuff.
 
Back in 2012-2013, I really thought Irfan was going to be the next big thing. He didn't turn out that way.

Quite an anti-climax.
 
From PCB:
Southern Punjab, yet to win a match in the First XI tournament, have decided to replace Bilawal Bhatti, Mohammad Irfan and Rahat Ali with Dilbar Hussain, Mohammad Imran and Zain Abbas.

Bilawal has been wicketless in Multan, while Irfan and Rahat’s three wickets apiece came at economy-rates of over 8.8 and 10, respectively.
 
Irfan's peak was 2013 to 2014 when he was 32 years old. Since then his age and body have failed him
 
Irfan's case is age - he is already officially 38, otherwise guy had MUCH higher celling. He was "hunted" first like Feb 2009, when he was already officially almost 28. For a fast bowler of his size, conditioning needed to start 12 years back. It was good for PAK that his remaining 3-4 years could be exploited - and after that it's just PCB's man crash on aged players that kept him playing and still made 2019 AUS tour, wasn't the worst bowler either. Born 20 years back, he would have retired even from domestic cricket by 35-36.
 
It was sad he couldnt mske the most of his god given asset

For someone that tall he was surprisingly very easy to play
 
I was very excited about the Junaid-Irfan duo, especially after the ODI series win against India in 2013. Along with Umar Gul, I thought Junaid-Irfan-Gul fast bowling attack for the 2015 WC was gonna be one to look out for. Irfan was there, but Gul and Junaid were injured. Looking back, even if they were healthy, they probably wouldn't have done much.

Regarding Irfan specifically, I remember a yorker he bowled to Yuvraj and thought that if he could hone that yorker more, he'll be even more of a lethal bowler with not just the bounce he'd generate. Unfortunately, he couldn't and it just made it frustrating to watch him bowl the more I watched. Not saying he would've been a legend or anything, but I feel like Irfan could've achieved way more as a fast bowler. Injuries didn't really help either.
 
TeamPak95 said:
I was very excited about the Junaid-Irfan duo, especially after the ODI series win against India in 2013. Along with Umar Gul, I thought Junaid-Irfan-Gul fast bowling attack for the 2015 WC was gonna be one to look out for. Irfan was there, but Gul and Junaid were injured. Looking back, even if they were healthy, they probably wouldn't have done much.

Regarding Irfan specifically, I remember a yorker he bowled to Yuvraj and thought that if he could hone that yorker more, he'll be even more of a lethal bowler with not just the bounce he'd generate. Unfortunately, he couldn't and it just made it frustrating to watch him bowl the more I watched. Not saying he would've been a legend or anything, but I feel like Irfan could've achieved way more as a fast bowler. Injuries didn't really help either.
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Junaid was mistreated by the management
 
shamaan said:
Junaid was mistreated by the management
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No he wasn't.
He has always been an entitled guy who has refused to work on his skills and fitness.
When his pace declined, he put no effort into packing on some muscle to regain his pace or improve his action to atleast develop a semblence of swing in his bowling.
Gun barrel straight bowling at 135 kph needs no mistreatment to be dropped.
 
Pacy with wisdom said:
No he wasn't.
He has always been an entitled guy who has refused to work on his skills and fitness.
When his pace declined, he put no effort into packing on some muscle to regain his pace or improve his action to atleast develop a semblence of swing in his bowling.
Gun barrel straight bowling at 135 kph needs no mistreatment to be dropped.
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18 out of 22 were on flat wicket did you watch the CT17 trophy.what has amir done he bowls gun barrel straight at 130
What about sohail khan imran khan.
 
Given his late entry to cricket and high vulnerability to fitness issues he has carved out a decent career for himself.

He has also carried himself well without any controversy. Wish him best of luck
 
Had a decent career considering his fitness issues but his time is up
 
Irfan wasn't exactly a well conditioned athlete that came through the ranks in the traditional way - he was plucked from obscurity partly thanks to this forum and Aqib Javed.

His fitness became an issue but what made things worse was he was a complete passenger with thr bat and in the field too. I remember that 3rd ODI vs Australia where he could barely place bat on ball and we lost chasing a simple total of 230.

Still he had a decent run and hopefully made enough money to retire on and provide for his family.
 
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