"We were a little rusty coming into this game but should perform better in next match" : Shadab Khan

[MenInG]

"We were a little rusty coming into this game but should perform better in next match" : Shadab Khan

Shadab Khan speaking in presser

"We are rusty and conditions are different from Pakistan; We have young players but hopefully they will learn quickly and we will do well in the next game"

"If you lose the first powerplay then its difficult to comeback from it"

"From 29/4 we recovered well with Imad and Faheem batting exceptionally well, and I also batted well"

"If you lose 29/4 in the powerplay then its very difficult to make a comeback - also we were short by 20 runs, I feel"

"It wont be easy to face the likes of Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Kyle Jamieson in the next games as they are experienced bowlers and it will be tough for us as we have young players; but these players have done well before and they will hopefully do same again"

"These players have done well in the National T20 Cup and also did well in the series against Zimbabwe; But conditions are different here but we will do better next time"

"We are definitely missing Babar as he plays an anchor role in T20s for us, and he can play all 20 overs; Also Fakhar can hit out during power-plays but this is a good opportunity for youngsters to do well"

"It was very pleasing to play in front of crowds as last time we did that was in PSL in March; We had support here and we were very happy about that and hopefully we can make them happy in the upcoming games"

"We need an all-rounder in white-ball cricket so its good that Faheem is performing so well; He has been good in bowling but has not performed that well in batting before but tonight he showed us what caliber of player he is"

"Haris Rauf has been one of the top wicket-takers in domestic this season and his energy levels are high and he showed that in this game"

 

[FreePalestine]

I like Shadab’s captaincy. Very competent vice captain for Babar in LOI cricket

 

[MenInG]

Added more quotes for Shadab in post#1

 

[naseem]

Best luck shaddy

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Looking more at home as captain than Babar has to date.
Need to be better with the ball though. His performance has visibly been going down in last 2 years.

 

[Saj]

Seems like he was struggling with the questions in English and there wasn't any translation.

 

[Fantasy]

Seems like he was struggling with the questions in English and there wasn't any translation.

Let him be. He was just fine. Yes it wasn’t queen’s english but good enough to put across his views. Not embarrassing either. Will only improve.

 

[thecrusade911]

Looking more at home as captain than Babar has to date.
Need to be better with the ball though. His performance has visibly been going down in last 2 years.

He made some terrible decisions as captain today. Haris Rauf took a wicket in the 4th over and he was replaced by Wahab Riaz. Giving Wahab over in powerplay is a bad decision in itself, it always has been. He conceded some 12 runs and instead bringing back the bowler who took the wicket, he himself came and then gave an over to Imad and Faheem. And Pakistan lost the little momentum they had and guess what, he gave the 10th over to Haris Rauf and he striked the very first ball.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

:: cold sigh :::

Don't even know where to start.

But I guess I will give him the face value when he said, the team was a little rusty and this game will (shake them) and give them a wake-up call, and hopefully they will show some spine in the coming games.

Another thing that does go in his support is that we had a new young opener, and we definitely missed Baber as well. Fair enough.

The wicket was pacey and bouncy, and we were not prepared for it. THAT'S my bone of contention here.

The batsmen looked scared and underconfident.
And rightly so, because they lack the skill and courage to aggressively launch a counter attack on a bouncy and pace surface.
Sorry boys, this is not PCL on dead Pakistani and UAE wickets.

The ground was small and 153 was never good enough. So can't blame the bowlers much.

Moving forward, these guys need to get in the nets and start smacking the ball with a high back-lift.
I am not sure where the heck are our batting coaches? On which planet they are sleeping?

If these batsmen don't learn to play aggressively with a high back-lift of the bat, they will NEVER become an impactful batting force. Never! 100% guaranteed!

In our domestic environment and in our Pakistani cricket culture, there is absolutely no awareness of the benefits that a batsman can achieve with a high back-lift.
It definitely requires a lot of practice but once you get the hang of it, you can dominate the bowlers pretty easily.

Again, get back in the nets and practice smacking the ball with a high back-lift. There are three aspects of it.

1 - Bend your back in the batting stance.
2 - Use high back-lift.
3- Generate more bat speed.

This is the way to go in white ball cricket. Not everyone is a Baber Azam who will time the ball, so if you don't learn to play like that and up your game, your batting will remain timid, under-confident, ugly and toothless.

 

[gazza619]

It was mostly Wahab Riaz who was rusty (as he always is) and lost us the game single handedly.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Just watched his press conference, and I must say Pakistan made a mistake in giving the captaincy to Babar. Shadab Khan comes across as a very confident person, and he takes responsibility when it’s needed the most.

I just know it’s too good to be true, i fully expect the PCB to do something erratical, maybe they’ll ban him for a year for going to a night club.

 

[Doc77]

New captain but standard old excuses for loosing, that the Pakistan team has been using for decades:

1) Conditions not the same as pakistan - Yes, that's why its called an away game !!!
2) Injuries
3) We didn't bat well, lost too many wickets - We were watching hence could see that!!!!
4) Young players/rebuilding - which Pakistan cricket appears to be doing for past 20 years!!!

State the actual problem- we are mentally weak, have poor management and coaching which resulted in poor match prep + we don't have any batsmen that is technically good (except babar)

 

[Junaids]

As usual, Shadab and Faheem just fine in SENA!

 

[shamaan]

Very good captincy and led from the front with both bat and fielding

 

[Mueez]

Just love Shadab’s confidence.

Hopefully you will lead our team to victory Shaddy!

 

[ask_analyse_act]

He made some terrible decisions as captain today. Haris Rauf took a wicket in the 4th over and he was replaced by Wahab Riaz. Giving Wahab over in powerplay is a bad decision in itself, it always has been. He conceded some 12 runs and instead bringing back the bowler who took the wicket, he himself came and then gave an over to Imad and Faheem. And Pakistan lost the little momentum they had and guess what, he gave the 10th over to Haris Rauf and he striked the very first ball.

WTH does Wahab have to be in the team in the first place. Never seen a team take 35+ avg bowler at the age of 35+ so seriously and give him as many chances in fact play 100+ games.

This shows where the coach and selector views on players :.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

After Wasim captaincy , just saw a captain who is in total control of the team and his decision on field.

Shows why Mohammed Wasim choose him as captain for northerns. Everyone knows he is a natural leader. Most probably I feel he will be the man who will lead Pak to 2023 or 2027 CWC glory.

Captain is as good as the team, but captains like ganguly, ponting , dhoni can transform teams and take the to next level.. I believe Shadab is in their league, he will have the support of Wasim, he needs the support form the team management.

All PCB need is to sack Misbah and Waqar ASAP.

 

[KoyoAli]

Shadab Khan speaking after defeat:

Tough game for us, powerplay cost us the game. It's not a technique issue, the conditions were a bit difficult. We'll take positives from Hafeez's knock. Hopefully, we do better in the next game. As a senior player and as the captain, I take responsibility. We get boosted by the crowd, hopefully, we can put up a better show in the next game.

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Shadab Khan: Tough game for us, powerplay cost us the game. It's not a technique issue, the conditions were a bit difficult. We'll take positives from Hafeez's knock. Hopefully, we do better in the next game. As a senior player and as the captain, I take responsibility. We get boosted by the crowd, hopefully, we can put up a better show in the next game.

seems like Misbah script..
said Same stuff yesterday ... except about Hafeez

 

[Thunderbolt14]

After Wasim captaincy , just saw a captain who is in total control of the team and his decision on field.

Shows why Mohammed Wasim choose him as captain for northerns. Everyone knows he is a natural leader. Most probably I feel he will be the man who will lead Pak to 2023 or 2027 CWC glory.

Captain is as good as the team, but captains like ganguly, ponting , dhoni can transform teams and take the to next level.. I believe Shadab is in their league, he will have the support of Wasim, he needs the support form the team management.

All PCB need is to sack Misbah and Waqar ASAP.

Before the comparisons with Ganguly, I would like Shadab to complete his career having moulded a certain brand of cricket within the team. It is also conditional on the fact that he refinds his bowling form which has gone downhill in the last 1 year except for the PSL (and was quite impressive in England too, barring one bad ball per over).

Assuming he can consistently begin delivering 1-2 wickets per game at an economy of 7-8 (and 5-6 in ODI cricket) i.e he has a confirmed place in the team, he is indeed the natural choice for captain

He elevates his own effort when given responsibility as seen with IU and Northern, and his improvement with the bat shows a rare case of someone aggressively trying to improve their career trajectory in Pakistan cricket. The only similar example in recent memory is Hafeez’s improvements via golf in 2020!

And indeed, I have rarely seen someone in control of the Pakistan team like he has been, since Wasim Akram.

 

[MenInG]

Hamilton: Pakistan’s stand-in captain Shadab Khan has expressed his disappointment on the batsmen who gave away wickets in the crucial overs of powerplay.

The 22-year-old said in a video released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after Green Shirts lost the second T20I against New Zealand by nine wickets at Seddon Park.

“We repeated the same mistakes and lost both matches in powerplay overs,” Shadab said. “If you lose three wickets in the first six overs, 80% of the match is in the favor of the opposition,” he added.

Shadab did not use the absence of their regular skipper Babar Azam’s absence as an excuse for losing the series and thinks cricket is a team game.

“Babar is our main player in the batting unit but it’s not an excuse. This is not a game of individuals, so you need to perform as a team,” he added.

Shadab appreciated Mohammad Hafeez’s knock of unbeaten 99 and labeled the innings as a ‘learning opportunity’ for youngsters to play in these types of conditions.

Source ARY

 

[Saj]

I hope the rust comes off before the end of the series.

So far, it's been a shambles.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

This line, the powerplay line, about how the match is won or lost in the first 6 overs, that’s a Misbah line. He kept saying this a few months ago.

He’s telling his players that 80% of the match is done in the first 6 overs out of 40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ahmed216]

A nothing cricketer. Sooner pak gets rid of relu kattas shasab imad faheem etc the better

 

[Markhor]

A nothing cricketer. Sooner pak gets rid of relu kattas shasab imad faheem etc the better

Have to agree. For all of Shadab's energy, he is simply not contributing in his core skill (bowling).

His bowling has regressed hugely since 2018 Asia Cup.

 

[Mamoon]

This Shadab scam has been going on for too long now.

Needs to booted out for good but looks like no one has guts to see through the facade and call him out.

 

[shariqnoor]

This Shadab scam has been going on for too long now.

Needs to booted out for good but looks like no one has guts to see through the facade and call him out.

I just fail to understand how so many people get duped by Shadab? He's a bang average cricketer. Saying few "aggressive" words does not make you a good captain. He's a garbage bowler and an underwhelming batsman. On what basis is he captain? Jazba, daleri? Ridiculous. Pakistan is the only country where we're playing specialist captains.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Twice you win the toss and yet both times you decide to bat first and not take advantage of the pitch which had extra bounce and good movement for bowlers.

On top, not making any changes for the 2nd game and going in with the same team that lost which was as bad as not bowling first this time round.

This just goes to show that they have no strategy, plans on how to play or go about the game and what they should do.

 

[Mamoon]

I just fail to understand how so many people get duped by Shadab? He's a bang average cricketer. Saying few "aggressive" words does not make you a good captain. He's a garbage bowler and an underwhelming batsman. On what basis is he captain? Jazba, daleri? Ridiculous. Pakistan is the only country where we're playing specialist captains.

Most of our fans have no understanding of cricket. They have deluded themselves into thinking that Shadab is some amazing talent who would be a world beating all-rounder in a few years. Some or even fantasizing about a Steve Smith like transformation.

This guy is a nothing cricketer. A glorified part-time bowler and a glorified tail-ender with the bat. He is a very good fielder but his core skills are really poor.

He is still living off the 2017 hype. He had a very good PSL that year and made an immediate impact against the West Indies in T20s afterwards where they couldn’t pick his googly.

That was followed by the Champions Trophy win and suddenly he became an indispensable figure in the team.

His bowling was also average but he has actually gotten worse over the last two years because his googly has become increasingly ineffective and his stock leg-break was also non-existent. He doesn’t have the skill and the guile to trouble lineups.

As a batsman his lack of talent is obvious. He can barely hit boundaries unless he is served half-trackers, and his strike rotation is poor. He rarely picks up changes in variations and slower ones and consumes a lot of dot balls.

At best, he is nothing more than a number 8 in Limited Overs cricket and to see him bat at number 5 is pure comedy. Take a look at other number 5 batsmen in the world and then look at Shadab. They are lightyears ahead of him.

He did well in PSL in the top-order but that says more about the poor standard of bowling and fielding in PSL than his own capability.

He needs to go back to FC and decide if his stronger suit is batting or bowling and then work on it. At the moment, neither he nor his fans have the slightest idea if he is a batting all-rounder or a bowling all-rounder. However, what is evidently clear is that he is mediocre in both facets.

The fact that a nothing player like him is not only a fixture in the team but also the vice-captain sums up how mediocre Pakistan cricket is today. This guy won’t get within a mile of any top side.

I highly doubt if he would even make the bench of India, Australia and England.

 

[msb314]

I agree Shadab is a number 8 at best.

However it is harsh to say that he should be booted out..

I think he is useful as a second spinner but the problem is Imad is actually a second spinner too! So we are left with no actual spinners lol

Imad is a good finisher with the bat but plays too many nonsense shots like the scoop and switch hit when he has all the talent to use his strength to clear the infield with ease..

Shadab is a more conventional hitter so if he develops he power hitting more - he can be a useful all-rounder at no. 8
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Most of our fans have no understanding of cricket. They have deluded themselves into thinking that Shadab is some amazing talent who would be a world beating all-rounder in a few years. Some or even fantasizing about a Steve Smith like transformation.

This guy is a nothing cricketer. A glorified part-time bowler and a glorified tail-ender with the bat. He is a very good fielder but his core skills are really poor.

He is still living off the 2017 hype. He had a very good PSL that year and made an immediate impact against the West Indies in T20s afterwards where they couldn’t pick his googly.

That was followed by the Champions Trophy win and suddenly he became an indispensable figure in the team.

His bowling was also average but he has actually gotten worse over the last two years because his googly has become increasingly ineffective and his stock leg-break was also non-existent. He doesn’t have the skill and the guile to trouble lineups.

As a batsman his lack of talent is obvious. He can barely hit boundaries unless he is served half-trackers, and his strike rotation is poor. He rarely picks up changes in variations and slower ones and consumes a lot of dot balls.

At best, he is nothing more than a number 8 in Limited Overs cricket and to see him bat at number 5 is pure comedy. Take a look at other number 5 batsmen in the world and then look at Shadab. They are lightyears ahead of him.

He did well in PSL in the top-order but that says more about the poor standard of bowling and fielding in PSL than his own capability.

He needs to go back to FC and decide if his stronger suit is batting or bowling and then work on it. At the moment, neither he nor his fans have the slightest idea if he is a batting all-rounder or a bowling all-rounder. However, what is evidently clear is that he is mediocre in both facets.

The fact that a nothing player like him is not only a fixture in the team but also the vice-captain sums up how mediocre Pakistan cricket is today. This guy won’t get within a mile of any top side.

I highly doubt if he would even make the bench of India, Australia and England.

Forgot Umar, Shehzad, Kami, etc. Shadab is the biggest TTF out there.

 

[Saj]

Why is he promoting himself up the order above the likes of Khushdil Shah.

If this guy is our number 5 then we have serious problems.

 

[Markhor]

I agree Shadab is a number 8 at best.

However it is harsh to say that he should be booted out..

I think he is useful as a second spinner but the problem is Imad is actually a second spinner too! So we are left with no actual spinners lol

Imad is a good finisher with the bat but plays too many nonsense shots like the scoop and switch hit when he has all the talent to use his strength to clear the infield with ease..

Shadab is a more conventional hitter so if he develops he power hitting more - he can be a useful all-rounder at no. 8

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

Precisely, Imad and Shadab are not good enough to be the lead spinner. They are support spinners at best.

Has been a concern since that disasterous 2018 Asia Cup and we still haven't fixed it.

 

[jino]

Qader should play in place of Shadab or Imad.

 

[Omer2002]

Why is he promoting himself up the order above the likes of Khushdil Shah.

If this guy is our number 5 then we have serious problems.

I dont mind him promoting above Khushdil as thats showing initiative and responsibilities its not as if khushdil is some superstar he is another hack..but the main issue is him not being a decent cricketer

 

[obaidshariq]

You are a deluded Indian fan as well tbh.

Most of our fans have no understanding of cricket. They have deluded themselves into thinking that Shadab is some amazing talent who would be a world beating all-rounder in a few years. Some or even fantasizing about a Steve Smith like transformation.

This guy is a nothing cricketer. A glorified part-time bowler and a glorified tail-ender with the bat. He is a very good fielder but his core skills are really poor.

He is still living off the 2017 hype. He had a very good PSL that year and made an immediate impact against the West Indies in T20s afterwards where they couldn’t pick his googly.

That was followed by the Champions Trophy win and suddenly he became an indispensable figure in the team.

His bowling was also average but he has actually gotten worse over the last two years because his googly has become increasingly ineffective and his stock leg-break was also non-existent. He doesn’t have the skill and the guile to trouble lineups.

As a batsman his lack of talent is obvious. He can barely hit boundaries unless he is served half-trackers, and his strike rotation is poor. He rarely picks up changes in variations and slower ones and consumes a lot of dot balls.

At best, he is nothing more than a number 8 in Limited Overs cricket and to see him bat at number 5 is pure comedy. Take a look at other number 5 batsmen in the world and then look at Shadab. They are lightyears ahead of him.

He did well in PSL in the top-order but that says more about the poor standard of bowling and fielding in PSL than his own capability.

He needs to go back to FC and decide if his stronger suit is batting or bowling and then work on it. At the moment, neither he nor his fans have the slightest idea if he is a batting all-rounder or a bowling all-rounder. However, what is evidently clear is that he is mediocre in both facets.

The fact that a nothing player like him is not only a fixture in the team but also the vice-captain sums up how mediocre Pakistan cricket is today. This guy won’t get within a mile of any top side.

I highly doubt if he would even make the bench of India, Australia and England.

 

[msb314]

Precisely, Imad and Shadab are not good enough to be the lead spinner. They are support spinners at best.

Has been a concern since that disasterous 2018 Asia Cup and we still haven't fixed it.

So the Shadab / Imad combo might work in Aus, NZ or Eng where the spinners main job is to contain runs. However - in Asia this will be a complete disaster..

I strongly believe Yasir Shah needs to play the ODI's in Asia..

 

[msb314]

Why is he promoting himself up the order above the likes of Khushdil Shah.

If this guy is our number 5 then we have serious problems.

The only genuine number 5 we have is sitting on the bench.

Yes I'm talking about Talat Hussain.

 

[angrypathan]

So the Shadab / Imad combo might work in Aus, NZ or Eng where the spinners main job is to contain runs. However - in Asia this will be a complete disaster..

I strongly believe Yasir Shah needs to play the ODI's in Asia..

Yasir Shah is a proven failure in LOIs. Better off going for someone younger like Zafar Gohar.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

So the Shadab / Imad combo might work in Aus, NZ or Eng where the spinners main job is to contain runs. However - in Asia this will be a complete disaster..

I strongly believe Yasir Shah needs to play the ODI's in Asia..

Why and on what basis , what is his record in Asia.

Yasir shah doesn’t even have one variety which are LOIs demands these days.