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"Virat Kohli is a great example to Umar Akmal" : Aakash Chopra

Mamoon said:
Shehzad has too many flaws for my liking. Average batsman.

The three best upcoming batters in Pakistan are:

U. Akmal, Amin and Haris Sohail. We should invest in them.
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the main problem with amin is his attitude. its a girly attitude with no aggression at all. that reflects in the way he has batted so far in the intl. matches. his domestic averages too arent anything to brag about. way too inconsistent. he is pleasing on the eye , has potential but needs to fix a few things starting from his attitude in the ground. so far he is a poor man's shaun marsh
 
Even Amla bhai has no aggression and I think Amin can be a similar opener. Maybe not as good but similar.

Hopefully he won't be a choker in ICC events like Amla bhai. :amla
 
I will never forget that Junior scored a counterattacking 100 on debut vs a rampaging, express machine in Shane Bond(who was in the midst of a 5fer iirc)
 
Darren Bravo, Steve Smith and Joe Root are as good as Kohli in Tests.

Give 30 Tests to Shehzad and Umar, I am sure they will average more than Kohli.
 
Misbah is picked on by people for having a worse 50-100 conversion rate than Harbhajan.
 
I'm sure had that hundred in New Zealand been scored by an Indian, it would have been dismissed by PP'ers as just another test ton in a losing cause :sachin
 
Scrolln said:
I'm sure had that hundred in New Zealand been scored by an Indian, it would have been dismissed by PP'ers as just another test ton in a losing cause :sachin
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Cos its nothing new when Indians produce a good batsman so the standards are higher :srt
But that Kohli knock was genuinely useless.
 
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Umar and Rahane's ton in NZ were impressive and fighting knocks while Kohli's 100 in NZ was one of the worst stats boasting exercise that you will ever see
Cheap useless ton.
 
Scrolln said:
I'm sure had that hundred in New Zealand been scored by an Indian, it would have been dismissed by PP'ers as just another test ton in a losing cause :sachin
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Had it come in a dead match, then yes.
 
One thing can never be denied and that is the fact that kohli the one day batsman is so better than junior that it is shame to even think of comparing them, junior might be more gifted player naturally but he don't have the hunger of big runs and not have nerves to finish the job. But in test junior is better then kohli but not by much and it's still early days as for as tests are concerned. So not a final call on this yet, things can change.
 
i dont think its fair to compare kohli to umer akmal or vice versa. kohli played at no.3 through out and where as u.akmal. he has been playing in low orders. kohli gets 30-40 overs to play where as u.akmal gets to play 10-20 overs. so there is a big difference but still u.akmal needs to be more matured and looks to play for big scores. i agree with akash completely.
 
Kohli is an ODI great in the making. He has suffered a bout of poor form but he is too good not to bounce back. Needs to tighten his off stump technique though
 
Kohli needs to get his act together and do it soon. His romance with Anushka is clearly costing him on the cricket field. He needs to find a different hobby off the field than bollywood actresses and get his head back to the cricket.
 
Too early to assess and still believe he will do well in all conditions eventually
 
Lolol

Ouch a lot of people looking very silly.

Umar Akmal performed so so much better on his first tour to England in tougher conditions and against a better attack.
 
Bullet Drive said:
Lolol

Ouch a lot of people looking very silly.

Umar Akmal performed so so much better on his first tour to England in tougher conditions and against a better attack.
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Umar was equally as pathetic he just boosted his stats in the 4th test after the spot fixing scandal he hit an unbeaten.
 
Expect him to come good now. He has to.

Game is dead.

Stuart Broad is injured and pitch has flattened out.

Expecting a Kohli ton.
 
Bullet Drive said:
Expect him to come good now. He has to.

Game is dead.

Stuart Broad is injured and pitch has flattened out.

Expecting a Kohli ton.
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Are you kidding me?

If he comes good now, it will be regarded as a series defining clutch innings.
 
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Imagine if we were in 2005 odd now.

Imagine the amount of bashing Sachin would have received till 2007 (when he turned it around and did crazy well for 4 years).

Kohli will come good.

He has a LOT to prove but he will come good.

Though I must say he is the major culprit of this series along with Pujara to an extent.
 
I hope he comes good because it feels weird reading comments bashing Kohli and plus we need all the great batsman we can get in cricket as standards are declining.
 
Look I'm being serious but I actually feel really bad for him

He's a quality batsman. Usually I just troll but he is truly World Class.

I hope he can come good one day.
 
Embarrassing for Kohli. First it was Junaid, now its Anderson, I think its fair to say that he is an ordinary batsman against quality swing.

He handles bounce very well, but a sitting duck against swing. :kohli
 
Electron said:
Embarrassing for Kohli. First it was Junaid, now its Anderson, I think its fair to say that he is an ordinary batsman against quality swing.

He handles bounce very well, but a sitting duck against swing. :kohli
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It wasn't a great delivery tbh- he may have a mental block
 
Haz95 said:
It wasn't a great delivery tbh- he may have a mental block
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He gets all sorts of blocks against quality swing. ODI FTBness won't work in Tests, the sooner he realizes that the better.

This is what made Sachin, Lara and Ponting who they were. These overhyped kids need a reality check, and I am glad that Anderson has made a joke out of Kohli.
 
Electron said:
He gets all sorts of blocks against quality swing. ODI FTBness won't work in Tests, the sooner he realizes that the better.

This is what made Sachin, Lara and Ponting who they were. These overhyped kids need a reality check, and I am glad that Anderson has made a joke out of Kohli.
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Well your words, not mine :D (good comeback for the Ajmal 0-104 ;-) )
 
If Bullet Drive is feeling sorry for him....

What can I say :(
 
Bullet Drive said:
Look I'm being serious but I actually feel really bad for him

He's a quality batsman. Usually I just troll but he is truly World Class.

I hope he can come good one day.
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Dont call people poor posters when you yourself admit to trolling.
 
Eye_Done said:
Aakash Chopra...Where art thou
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Agree bro...its a joke people ask players like Umar to emulate Virat (I don't now where my off stump is) Kohli. Having said that Akash might have not known about his weakness.
 
Aman said:
Played a gem against Steyn, Philander and Morkel in SA. Doubt Umar could ever play such an innings.
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But that would be a flat track.

Even though India bowled out SA for 250 odd in their first innings.

It became flat during day 3, 4 and 5 but the narrative here is that that was a flat track throughout.
 
Shafiq has a ton against same bowlers in SA. Those tracks were flat. Even pundits said it. Boycott said it.
 
Bullet Drive said:
Umar wasn't humilated like Kohli was in England
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So what? Umar's peak doesn't even compare to Kohli's average years :afaq

You don't need to be a genius to tell who the better batsmen is, one looks a class above the rest when he bats and is considered a future great of the game while the other slogs his way to 40-50 runs and gets hyped up like he's the second coming of Sachin Tendulkar..

The fact some are even comparing the two now because of Kohli's poor form shows how little Umar has progressed, others have to worsen/fail for him to be comparable and even then the comparison is still a massive stretch.
 
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sensible-indian-fan said:
But that would be a flat track.

Even though India bowled out SA for 250 odd in their first innings.

It became flat during day 3, 4 and 5 but the narrative here is that that was a flat track throughout.
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It could be the flattest track in the world and it would still be a struggle for him to get to triple figures.

The hype he gets for such little output is absurd.

People go on and on about his stats, here's the reality - it's 2014, ODI wickets around the world are generally FLAT yet he's only averaging 37.
 
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Lol people mocked me when in another post as I said that Pakistanis rate Akmal higher than Kholi. But its clear that delusional Pakistan fans like BD and co think that a slogger like Akmal is better than the greatest LOI batsman of this generation :))
 
Did anyone see CI's interview with UA? The interviewer was struggling to describe him, he couldn't call him world class or one of the best young batsmen in the world today so he went with 'one of the worlds most enjoyable young batsmen'.
 
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Fan2014 said:
Lol people mocked me when in another post as I said that Pakistanis rate Akmal higher than Kholi. But its clear that delusional Pakistan fans like BD and co think that a slogger like Akmal is better than the greatest LOI batsman of this generation :))
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No they don't. A couple of idiots posting in this thread do but the average Pakistani will never rate Akmal higher than Kohli. Kohli is a class apart, in fact I only opened this thread to see the gloating of some of the fans with sub-par IQ's. But yea Kohli will come good again soon whereas Akmal has yet to come good thus far.
 
RickyG said:
No they don't. A couple of idiots posting in this thread do but the average Pakistani will never rate Akmal higher than Kohli. Kohli is a class apart, in fact I only opened this thread to see the gloating of some of the fans with sub-par IQ's. But yea Kohli will come good again soon whereas Akmal has yet to come good thus far.
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Akmal might have more TALENT than Kohli. But Talent doesn't matter if he doesn't execute. Therefore Kohli > Mini Akmal
 
Kohli can still teach a lot to youngsters around the World, including Akmal, how to bat. Yes he's going through a bad patch but he's asking for help and practising more than ever and not just standing still and praying to get out of his current predicament.
 
Aman, your post of late are more in-keeping with your previous posts. Slagging off Akmal is hardly surprising coming from you.

The excuses are pretty funny though :))
 
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Sherlock said:
Aman, your post of late are more in-keeping with your previous posts. Slagging off Akmal is hardly surprising coming from you.

The excuses are pretty funny though :))
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I've given up on him, he has time on his side but I don't think he'll ever turn it around.

Find it idiotic when people compare him to Kohli when even he himself doesn't want to be compared to him.

I rate Kohli really highly, don't even think KW matches even though the comparison is a much better one than Kohli-Akmal.
 
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Only ignorance is replied to in regards to Akmal and Kohli comparisons.

He's still got time on his hands but I for one can't seem him achieving anything of significance in his career, if he continues his brain-**** and egotistical batting.
 
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Sherlock said:
Only ignorance is replied to in regards to Akmal and Kohli comparisons.

He's still got time on his hands but I for one can't seem him achieving anything of significance in his career, if he continues his brain-**** and egotistical batting.
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This is the Kohli innings which made me a fan.


A superb batsmen to watch in full flow with exceptional temperament to boot.
 
Aman said:
This is the Kohli innings which made me a fan.


A superb batsmen to watch in full flow with exceptional temperament to boot.
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I guess it becomes easier when you play in a team that has some great batsmen in the squad, let alone the starting XI. He'll break lots of ODI records, no doubt. Quality player and a future Captain too.
 
Sherlock said:
I guess it becomes easier when you play in a team that has some great batsmen in the squad, let alone the starting XI. He'll break lots of ODI records, no doubt. Quality player and a future Captain too.
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I've never feared an opposition player like I have Kohli before, because you know if he settles, it's pretty much game over. I thought we had lost it when Ryder dropped him in the 90s but Mitch was able to get him with a full toss which Kohli hit straight to short cover. Still remember that chip shot he hit went for 6 was beaten all ends up yet he was still able to hit it for 6. He's all class and timing :afaq
 
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sensible-indian-fan said:
But that would be a flat track.

Even though India bowled out SA for 250 odd in their first innings.

It became flat during day 3, 4 and 5 but the narrative here is that that was a flat track throughout.
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Lol, whenever Indian batsmen score runs - even on the moon - "the track is a patta".
 
Varun said:
Lol, whenever Indian batsmen score runs - even on the moon - "the track is a patta".
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Dude its a mark of respect!!
Indian Batsmen are so Good that make so many tracks in the world look "patta"
Poor mortals from other teams, they are not as gifted as Indian batsmen
:D
 
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