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Last series, captain. Next series, out of the squad.
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Was it the right decision to completely drop Azhar Ali from the ODI squad?
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Rayyman
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It depends on how his replacements perform.
Imo it's the right one.
Imo it's the right one.
the nagging thing in the back of my mind is ct is in early summer and i dont want us to be 5-2 and 15-3
in all honesty though in a modern odi team there is only room for one player to bide his time and lay anchor and that man is babar. (so shezzy best buck up his ideas!!)
in all honesty though in a modern odi team there is only room for one player to bide his time and lay anchor and that man is babar. (so shezzy best buck up his ideas!!)
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Well they replaced him with Shehzad. It's like putting out a fire by pouring oil on it.
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The guy had a batting avg of 38 in ODI cricket. Thats amongest the best in Pakistan ODI cricket.
If people who voted yes that it was the right decision, then in future these people should never even criticized PCB for dropping Fawad Alam aswell.
First it was Fawad, now its Azhar. Lets see whos next to join the good performance dropped bandwagon
If people who voted yes that it was the right decision, then in future these people should never even criticized PCB for dropping Fawad Alam aswell.
First it was Fawad, now its Azhar. Lets see whos next to join the good performance dropped bandwagon
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it just sucks the ill treatment this poor guy is getting.
This guy isnt as bad as the selectors of PCB and LQ have made him look out to be.
Its like everyone is just against him. He was not given a single game in a domestic T20 and now this. And its not like he has terrible performance
This guy isnt as bad as the selectors of PCB and LQ have made him look out to be.
Its like everyone is just against him. He was not given a single game in a domestic T20 and now this. And its not like he has terrible performance
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Seriously whats the point of this thread?..First everyone wanted him out of the team then when he does get dropped people start questioning if it's right or not?
ugh..Captain or not Azhar sahb wasn't going to do any magic in odis, he's a test player and should be in the test squad only
ugh..Captain or not Azhar sahb wasn't going to do any magic in odis, he's a test player and should be in the test squad only
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but then again this is the same PCB who made Misbah sit out during his whole career, and then later on he became a legend... Misbah had to suffer same way Fawad and Azhar are suffering.
Performing players but made to look bad and dropped for non performing players
Performing players but made to look bad and dropped for non performing players
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A legend who hardly won Pakistan a match in his career lmao
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Guys Misbah is a legend. Azhar his apprentice is obviously not only going to equal him, but surpass him.
Misbah is a legend for pakistan cricket no doubt. But ge wasnt picked because the middle order was almost packed with inzy younis and yousuf..razzaq and kamran were decent at that time.. so there was no place but then as soon the space got empty he was roped in in 2007 t20 world cup.. where he performed exceptionally well.
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Oh maan you're a character...
First Misbah isn't a legend barely a decent Odi player..
Azhar was average Lois bat he didnt ask for it to begin with it was Misbah's and Waqar's fault that they inducted him as captain and Odi player...
Azhar is a great Test batsman and this stupidity by Misbah ans Waqar shouldn't effect his test game...
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What was his SR? Are there actually people who want Fawad to be in the ODI team?
It was a good decision and one that was handled well by Inzamam. Azhar is a good guy and gives his all but if we can find two dynamic openers by dropping him, it is a much needed decision. Even if his replacements fail, they can bring him back for the CT.
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Misbah was a total TTF before Ijaz Butt made the decision of his life and appointed him captain.
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Those who voted "no" have no clue about how modern-day cricket works.
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I consider him to be the worst captain in the history of Pak cricket. I was actually ashamed to be a fan and wanted us to stop playing ODI's for at least a year given how bad we were at the format. He is no way a leader and that's the reason why LQ did terrible in PSL 1. Sarfraz should've been captain after Misbah straight away but thankfully he is now; so happy that Azhar didn't lead in any ICC event otherwise we would've got pumped hard. Our bowlers looked like they just wanted to get through their overs and go home under his captaincy. Literally no fight, just a good boy mentality.
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Question boils down to Shehzad vs Azhar Ali and if selectors think Shehzad is good enough to play T20s then he can play ODIs as well taking strike rates into consideration. I do feel it's a bit harsh on Azhar Ali but you can't have both Shehzad and Azhar in the team and the selectors had to make a call. It was a very tough decision. Shehzad has probably the most to prove in terms of his batting ability and discipline and will be under intense scrutiny. If he doesn't perform Azhar will be back very soon. In the rich form that he is tho I fully expect Shehzad to score big against the Windies.
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Not convinced by Fakhar Zaman.
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Yes it was. He just isn't fit for modern day LO cricket.
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From neutral point of view it was a shocker. Guy averaged 38+ in ODIs.
In the entire Pakistan ODI side if I could choose some players I would definitely pick Azhar(as the accumulator in the top) and Babar at no. 3 perhaps one of Riaz or Amir.
Azhar was made to look poor because he was surrounded by non-dynamic batsmen.
In the entire Pakistan ODI side if I could choose some players I would definitely pick Azhar(as the accumulator in the top) and Babar at no. 3 perhaps one of Riaz or Amir.
Azhar was made to look poor because he was surrounded by non-dynamic batsmen.
He is in the era where he can't fit. If he was in place of wajahat ullah wasti or some one others we had in past he can be a good asset for LOI cricket. Now his average is not poor but his strike rate and even more his strike rotation effort is under question and hitting big is a big big problem.
If others don't perform then surely he will return and most probably he will, i guess.
If others don't perform then surely he will return and most probably he will, i guess.
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Yes, not an ODI player + in long term can affect his test form as playing white ball aggressive cricket may change his technique
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Unfair to him. Might have performed better without the burden of captaincy.
If he was not good enough to be on the team then how was he captain? PCB must answer this.
If he was not good enough to be on the team then how was he captain? PCB must answer this.
Yes.
Not because he was a poor Captain or unsuitable player; rather it's the lesson from history. Never carry a sacked Captain in the team, who doesn't command an automatic spot - politics starts from there. Ideally, one shouldn't appoint a Captain whose spot is a function of being Captain rather than playing merit.
Not because he was a poor Captain or unsuitable player; rather it's the lesson from history. Never carry a sacked Captain in the team, who doesn't command an automatic spot - politics starts from there. Ideally, one shouldn't appoint a Captain whose spot is a function of being Captain rather than playing merit.
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You don't want a sacked captain in the squad but his batting made up most of the runs, slow or not.
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he was the man - in- form... he is the only batsman who can bat 50 overs.... he will be surely missed if his replacements fail to score runs.. if we see the return of those days were pak scoreline reads 2/3, 10/2, 15/3, 55/4, 100/5 135/6... then he will surely be missed when we see an early collapse and rebuilding...
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If we see those scorelines then 95% chance of us losing the match, whether Azhar is there or not.
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when Azhar is there he holds one end even with his not so modern game...
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Hehehe in that case no place for malik and hafeez then...no place for MYK in tests then
Sachin played for 10 more years after losing captaincy...dravid, ganguly all did..
KP did too ,now abdv
You could have added Sobers, Kanhai, Lara, Ian Chappel, Javed, Wasim Akram, David Gower, Botham .... in your list as well.
You missed a little part of my post, that's why the confusion - "who doesn't command an automatic spot".
Of your list, only MoHa qualifies in that filter - hence, we can see what he is doing now.
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I am not sure how not taking someone who was your captain in the next series is more of a reflection on your own judgement, compared to the player's abilities.
If we really want to be competitive in LOIs, Azhar should never be selected again. It doesn't mean Shehzad is any better, they are two sides of the same coin. I fully expect Shehzad to fail again, in which case some other youngster should be given a chance.
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Azhar should focus on test cricket only, he'll be even better in tests if he plays only 1 format. He's clearly not an ODI player anymore.
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well could have played a decent role in the Odi team had he been selected in his early 20s but clearly not in 2017
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