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[VIDEOS] "You will now see a different Fakhar Zaman"

Some people were under the delusion that Fakhar will cross 500 runs mark in the world cup. No batsman has been this badly exposed in recent times.
 
StreetSmart said:
Guys did you really see the wicket ? it was unplayable for first 10 overs and the way Joffa Archer bowled he could have troubled any batsman in the world.
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It wasn't unplayable, it was difficult but if you can stop fishing outside off stump you can survive the new ball.
 
osama.t said:
Lol yes but then everyone in this forum would say that you're playing too slow.
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What you want is the same as the leading teams are producing, try and pick up some singles where possible, or leave the unplayable deliveries alone. No point in hanging your bat out unless you want to give catching practice. Hit it or leave it.
 
The thing is, Fakhar doesn’t even know his weaknesses. Anything on his body is a sure dot ball. A very limited batsman who just scores on the off or an ugly leg side slog. Can’t believe we are going to play the WC with Fakhar, Imam, Faheem and Asif in the same team. I can see scores of 220 all out.
 
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Even Bumrah got him out exactly like that in CT final, poor technique
 
Fakhar is just not good enough. He's playing because the PCB finally came to the conclusion that you need an aggressive opener.
 
I fear that he ill have a bad WC. Most teams have exposed his poor technique.
 
He just isn't learning from his failures. Either a mental issue or he's not working on it. Either way, Mickey and Sarfaraz need to get on hism about it.
 
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Feet were all over the place yet again. The same as the T20I.

I worry about Fakhar if the ball is going to be doing a bit and conditions aren't batting-friendly.
 
Tailenders play shots like that. Wouldn't expect that from an opening batsman. He's not going to do good in the WC.
 
The only way out for him is to bat all out aggressively right from ball one, just like his early days in International cricket, otherwise he will be all over the place with such a timid approach.
 
He has become too slow. Needs to go back to the CT way. Attack from ball one. 80% chance he will fail in this WC either way.
 
Hope We will see that new Fakhar Zaman in world cup.

Yesterday he score 3 (11) with 26 strike rate.

Is this the new Fakhar? another dot ball king ?
 
Afhan Ali said:
Hope We will see that new Fakhar Zaman in world cup.

Yesterday he score 3 (11) with 26 strike rate.

Is this the new Fakhar? another dot ball king ?
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Why are you "hoping" to see that fakhar?
Looks like you don't want to pak to win.
 
Footwork is the problem.

He bats at times as if his feet are in cement - this will work in places like UAE but not when the ball is moving around.
 
Saj said:
Footwork is the problem.

He bats at times as if his feet are in cement - this will work in places like UAE but not when the ball is moving around.
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Yea but at this point, this isn't is first rodeo. He has played in England before. He knows what he needs to do. Flower may not be an amazing coach but even he isn't blind. I'm sure he has told Zaman what needs to be done. Somewhere, mentally, it isn't clicking for Zaman. Personally, I'd be out in the nets all day facing ball after ball everyday.
 
Saj said:
Footwork is the problem.

He bats at times as if his feet are in cement - this will work in places like UAE but not when the ball is moving around.
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But the thing is he hasn't even been scoring runs in the UAE either. We thought the pitches of UK will suit his style of play more.
 
The 'you will now see a different'...... reminds me of Akmal bradraan each time I read it.
 
Seems to be making an effort today in the 2nd ODI but needs a big big score
 
The_Odd_One said:
Some people were under the delusion that Fakhar will cross 500 runs mark in the world cup. No batsman has been this badly exposed in recent times.
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He is like gold in this line up remove him and the only match winner goes with it.
 
Sheer brilliance in his hundred today!

Shut his critics up nicely with his innings - now needs to keep on playing more and take us closer
 
Still a lot of hoykes to to midwicket tbh, including quite a few mis-timed, but his aggression was necessary to stay competitive in a game like this.
 
Hack, minnow basher and lucky to be in the team. If only we had Shehzad opening with Imam.
 
Fakhar embarrasing people again. :)

With a little luck he can get another double here today GW.
 
Played superb today Not pretty but effective We need a double from him today if theyre to win this
 
Brilliant innings today and unlucky to get out like that.

Only criticism would be a lack of runs on the off side, but that was largely due to England trying to cramp him up.
 
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Our fans get excited very quickly. This is not a different Fakhar and neither is this a career-defining one. He obviously did well, but England failed to target his weaknesses - almost 80% of his runs came on the leg-side.

With no Archer and Wood in the side, England don't have a lot of pace and bounce. If the likes of Woakes, Willey, Plunkett and Stokes etc. keep bowling to him on the leg-side, he will hit them all day long. Ultimately, it took a wide delivery on the off-side to get him out.

England were pretty casual with their bowling today, they didn't expect Pakistan to come out all guns blazing. Other teams will probably do their homework on Fakhar in the World Cup so we should expect Asia Cup and South African tour type performances from him.
 
Mamoon said:
Our fans get excited very quickly. This is not a different Fakhar and neither is this a career-defining one. He obviously did well, but England failed to target his weaknesses - almost 80% of his runs came on the leg-side.

With no Archer and Wood in the side, England don't have a lot of pace and bounce. If the likes of Woakes, Willey, Plunkett and Stokes etc. keep bowling to him on the leg-side, he will hit them all day long. Ultimately, it took a wide delivery on the off-side to get him out.

England were pretty casual with their bowling today, they didn't expect Pakistan to come out all guns blazing. Other teams will probably do their homework on Fakhar in the World Cup so we should expect Asia Cup and South African tour type performances from him.
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Of course.

Even with all of that, still much better and useful, impactful than Imam ul Haq.

All we need is someone better to partner Fakhar.
 
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Pretty good on the leg-side today.
 
Saj said:
Brillian innings today and unlucky to get out like that.

Only criticism would be a lack of runs on the off side, but that was largely due to England trying to cramp him up.
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He's actually a devastating striker on the offside, he coped quite well with England's attempts to cramp him, but not sure how successful the onside hoyks will be on a consistent basis. He needs some alternatives to the big swing.
 
Hawkeye said:
Of course.

Even with all of that, still much better and useful, impactful than Imam ul Haq.

All we need is someone better to partner Fakhar.
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Imam was top scorer for Pakistan in the Asia Cup and South Africa (MoS as well) while Fakhar was a walking wicket. They both have different qualities and different weaknesses. Perhaps if you could combine the two, you get a top opener with good temperament and hitting ability.

The issue is that people have been singling Imam out for criticism when Fakhar has hardly done much in the last 12 months or so. The criticism needs to be spread out instead of directed at one particular individual.
 
Mamoon said:
Our fans get excited very quickly. This is not a different Fakhar and neither is this a career-defining one. He obviously did well, but England failed to target his weaknesses - almost 80% of his runs came on the leg-side.

With no Archer and Wood in the side, England don't have a lot of pace and bounce. If the likes of Woakes, Willey, Plunkett and Stokes etc. keep bowling to him on the leg-side, he will hit them all day long. Ultimately, it took a wide delivery on the off-side to get him out.

England were pretty casual with their bowling today, they didn't expect Pakistan to come out all guns blazing. Other teams will probably do their homework on Fakhar in the World Cup so we should expect Asia Cup and South African tour type performances from him.
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Just say his innings was a fluke and be done with it.

Aways the oppositions fault when a Pakistani players does well.

Did England do their homework in for the first ODI? Or was his wicket a fluke too? No wait, it's only a fluke when Pakistan are successful.
 
MenInG said:
Our resident Indian supporter will be here shortly to explain.
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As expected - we have our naysayers spoiling the celebration for a brilliant innings. Fact is Fakhar has given us hope for the upcoming games and set the standards for other batsmen to follow also in his team
 
Fakhar is a champion.

I knew he would come good on the English flat-pitches.
 
Fakhar Zaman was still establishing himself in the Pakistan team when Jasprit Bumrah‘s no-ball in the Champions Trophy final triggered his unlikely rise from navy sailor to World Cup talisman.

India appeared to have made the perfect start in the 2017 Champions Trophy showpiece when Zaman edged to wicketkeeper MS Dhoni off Bumrah. However, the Indian fast bowler had overstepped the crease and Zaman, who had scored just three at the time, was given a reprieve that he made the most of, reaching his first one-day international century.

Fakhar changed the game with a crisp 114 to help Pakistan beat their bitter rivals by a 180-run margin at the Oval to lift the trophy. Since then Fakhar has been the linchpin of Pakistan’s batting and will be expected to anchor the line-up when the World Cup gets under way in England on May 30.

“That no-ball made me. I had a dream before the final that I will be dismissed off a no-ball and it proved to be true,” Fakhar said. “Initially I was very sad as I had promised my parents to do well in that match.”

Fakhar’s role in that famous victory against India came in just his fourth ODI and made him a household name in Pakistan. But he said the recognition has not distracted him as he focuses on inspiring Pakistan’s bid for a second World Cup win and first since 1992.

“I was very lucky and ever since that century I have become famous,” he said. “But with that fame comes responsibility and I have become more mature and now I realise the importance of playing my part. That will be my top priority in the World Cup.”

World Cup anchor

Luck has been on the unassuming left-hander’s side since he defied his father’s advice not to play cricket in his native Mardan. Fakhar joined the Pakistan Navy but cricket remained his dream. He kept his hand in by playing for the navy team and crucially benefited from a stroke of good fortune to fulfil his wish of playing for the national side.

Pakistan opener Sharjeel Khan was banned in a spot-fixing case during the second edition of the Pakistan Super League in 2017, just three months before the Champions Trophy. Fakhar’s aggressive batting had impressed head coach Mickey Arthur and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq.

They instantly selected Fakhar as an attacking option and he has paid them back by averaging a stunning 51.31 in his 36 ODIs. “I saw a game changer in Fakhar,” recalled Inzamam. “We had to find someone to replace Sharjeel and after watching Fakhar we thought ‘here is our man’. He lived up to that promise and we see him as an anchor in the World Cup.”

The 29-year-old, called “soldier” by his teammates for his navy connection, smashed Pakistan’s first double century in a one-day match in Zimbabwe last year and knows what is required of him in his country’s World Cup campaign.

“My job is to score runs and I am doing that so I know that hard work will pay off,” he said.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...ions-trophy-final-made-me-fakhar-zaman-848426
 
Fakhar Zaman is one batsman in Pakistan line up who I would not talk to regarding changing his game. He is the only modern era player in our team who once gets going can take the game away very quickly
 
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hassaanzeb said:
Fakhar Zaman is one batsman in Pakistan line up who I would not talk to regarding changing his game. He is the only modern era player in our team who once gets going can take the game away very quickly
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He is a sloger if conditions are cloudy he will be back in pavilion after 5overs
 
Only modern day cricket in this Pakistani side and people still criticize him for that.. I rather him score a brisk 50 every 4th match then watch likes of Imam score big and still lose by killing the momentum
 
Quite interesting when they were showing him trying to play bouncers off the front foot. Seems like he comes forward to everything, he's good enough to hit them if they are short pitched, but anything which gets up above rib height is going to be trouble surely.
 
He may come good every now and then but he won’t take use to the next level. If he has a bad World Cup I would not be upset if he was dropped.
 
He's had an inconsistent tournament so far, but a good innings against India is being followed up by a great start vs SA. Could Zaman be turning a corner, is this the "different Fakhar Zaman" appearing? Certainly looks in much better touch.
 
I cant make sense of Fakhar.. I really cant.. Ive always viewed him as a hack. Every single innings, youre holding yer breath whenever hes on strike, waiting for an edge or a mistimed slog.
Yet he manages to average 50 which is quite phenomenal considering our batting line up. You look up his record and hes no minnow basher either, hes made runs against the big guns. And when it comes to match winning performances, i bet he has more than Babar.

I dont get it.
 
What a lousy shot today. What was he thinking.

A 100 was on for him and he had laid the foundations - then why play such a pathetic and ousy shot.

So frustrating this guy at times.
 
He's a glorified slogger, not even a particularly good one. I have heard people compare him with Sehwag and Gilchrist....you must be joking. Those guys had proper shots and they hit through the line. This dismissal was typical of Fakahr, just making his mind up to play a shot before the ball has even been delivered.

People can point to his average, but I bet it is coming down month by month.
 
Seems he's been watching too much of Root vs Imad during the bilateral series, but those types of shots are just not his game. A big score was on the cards for him but he threw it away taking an unnecessary risk on a shot he is clearly not comfortable playing. Disappointing.
 
One of the worst shots to get out. A mindset like that will give opposition team plenty of chances and simply gave it away. Pakistan needs openers with sounds technique who are ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS throughout.
 
You really can’t please some people.

To get busy players who play at a decent strike rate you will need them to take risks.

Fakhar has been remarkably consistent for our standards and is arguable the most important player in our team.

True, the shot today was frustrating and he should have kicked on. But the posts in this thread make it seem like he’s a terrible player who should be dropped.

With Dhawan and Roy injured, he would easily make the two best batting teams as the second opener. And yet posters here think he’s not good enough for Pakistan ...
 
Forum363 said:
You really can’t please some people.

To get busy players who play at a decent strike rate you will need them to take risks.

Fakhar has been remarkably consistent for our standards and is arguable the most important player in our team.

True, the shot today was frustrating and he should have kicked on. But the posts in this thread make it seem like he’s a terrible player who should be dropped.

With Dhawan and Roy injured, he would easily make the two best batting teams as the second opener. And yet posters here think he’s not good enough for Pakistan ...
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He is not making either team. They have way too players who will make the team ahead of hacks like Fakhar.

And taking risks is not the same as giving catching practice to the other team. That was probably the worst shot of the WC, no matter how many excuses people come up with it.
 
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Arsal_AK said:
He is not making either team. They have way too players who will make the team ahead of hacks like Fakhar.

And taking risks is not the same as giving catching practice to the other team. That was probably the worst shot of the WC, no matter how many excuses people come up with it.
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Are you telling me that Vince and KL Rahul are better openers than Fakhar? You must be deluded.

That was a terrible shot because of the execution but it happens. If he had hit it properly it was a guaranteed four. Worst shot of the World Cup? Did you watch Hetmeyers shot yesterday?
 
We really saw a new Fakhar Zaman today..He had to work really hard to make it such a dolly for the fielder...
 
By a different Fakhar Zaman maybe he meant one that sits on the bench and doesn't open for Pakistan because it seems as though he's trying really hard to achieve this.
 
Disappointing inning by him today, if only he had scored 20 more runs.
 
Done with his hacking. Only if it was consistent.

Sharjeel is our savior.
 
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