"We will do our utmost to give Kamran Akmal all the chances he needs" : Inzamam-ul-Haq

[Abdullah719]

Inzamam-ul-Haq speaking on TV:

"We are happy that the players we sent from here have done so well"

"Its heartening to see that our youngsters have performed so well"

"We also have a good bunch of youngsters in the ODI squad and we also intend to put in some younger players in the Test squad as well"

"Very pleased to see Shadab perform so well in the T20 series"

"It was great to see the youngsters put up a good fight in all aspects of the game and that had an overall good effect on the whole team"

"Seniors have a role to play in the squad but lets remember one thing, the only way to keep one's position in the team is on the back of good performances alone"

"So some seniors did not perform that well but they are mature players and will perform better in One Days"

"Kamran Akmal deserves more chances in ODIs as he is a batsman who has topped the charts in the past 2-3 years in domestic cricket"

"When someone makes a comeback after 2-3 years there is tremendous pressure on them and we should not expect him to succeed immediately"

"We will do our utmost to give Kamran Akmal all the chances he needs so that we are not unfair on him"

"Ahmed Shehzad will only play as an opener as that is his specialist position"

"Even Shehzad is making a comeback after one year so it wont be easy for him to get runs straightaway"

 

[Muhammad10]

Inzy bhai, not to worry. He only needs three chances to show his class.

 

[MenInG]

We salute you Inzi.

 

[Rana]

How can a chief selector categorically name a player and say he will give him as many chances they need? What about those poor players who "didn't get as many chances they needed" and were discarded?

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Excellent analysis ... Its tough to perform rightaway for seniors but for juniors as well.. give these young guns proper chances as well..

 

[MMHS]

Nothing wrong regarding KAkmal, if it's consistent policiy. Any player, should get enough chances before being dropped. What PAK did previously is call a player & drop him after couple of matches & bring back just discarded bunch - basically, recycling same few names.

Kamran should be given all 3 ODI at his preferred position - if he doesn't perform, drop him for good, since he is at wrong age now. What doesn't help is drop KAkmal after couple of matches & call back MoHa to open - then MoHa fails, call Azhar & then back to Kamran. This has been going around with most seniors & a generation of young players missed out at their best age.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

The emergence of Shadab, Babar and Hasan Ali has opened the floodgates.

This is a seniors worst nightmare. Now Inzi will be inclined to play youngsters to see if they can unearth another world class player.

In 12 months time TTF era will be over.

 

[in_cutter]

The emergence of Shadab, Babar and Hasan Ali has opened the floodgates.

This is a seniors worst nightmare. Now Inzi will be inclined to play youngsters to see if they can unearth another world class player.

In 12 months time TTF era will be over.

TTF era is here to stay forever

 

[Citizen4]

I think both Kamran and Shehzad will be selected for tests, they'll replace Rizwan and Sharjeel. Kamran might play in the lower order.
Really don't want Kamran in ODIs though.

 

[Rayyman]

Clear favoritism here.

Thank you Inzi

 

[Citizen4]

How can a chief selector categorically name a player and say he will give him as many chances they need? What about those poor players who "didn't get as many chances they needed" and were discarded?

cough ... Fawad Alam ...cough ... in tests

 

[Rayyman]

His Twitter handle is InziTheLegend btw

 

[Citizen4]

I don't think Asif Zakir will get a chance in tests, he deserved a go in test squad not in ODIs even Salahuddin and Imam would be left behind in tests now.

Inzi

 

[Arsalan Pro]

He should be given chance in all 3 ODIs but if he fails to register a single big score,then he should never be brought back to International cricket again.

 

[Square Drive]

Inzi has introduced many youngsters, and I applaud him for that. Whoever denies this is a blind hater. The likes of Hasan, Sharjeel, Shadab, Nawaz, Fakhar, Rumman, Fahim, Shinwari, Asghar, and now potentially Abbas as well as Salahuddin have all been introduced by or have been selected under Inzamam which is great.

HOWEVER, the fact that he picks so many undeserving senior who are then automatic selections in the playing XI is despicable and more or less cancels the positive effect of picking youngsters.

Will be a global-level disaster if Kamran/Hafeez are a part of the Test squad.

 

[Square Drive]

"When someone makes a comeback after 2-3 years there is tremendous pressure on them and we should not expect him to succeed immediately"

"We will do our utmost to give Kamran Akmal all the chances he needs so that we are not unfair on him"

Yet Sami Aslam, a youngster, is on the verge of being dropped after a poor series in one of the toughest conditions for a rookie batsman.

Well done Inzi!

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Inzi has introduced many youngsters, and I applaud him for that. Whoever denies this is a blind hater. The likes of Hasan, Sharjeel, Shadab, Nawaz, Fakhar, Rumman, Fahim, Shinwari, Asghar, and now potentially Abbas as well as Salahuddin have all been introduced by or have been selected under Inzamam which is great.

HOWEVER, the fact that he picks so many undeserving senior who are then automatic selections in the playing XI is despicable and more or less cancels the positive effect of picking youngsters.

Will be a global-level disaster if Kamran/Hafeez are a part of the Test squad.

Inzi is too affected by his personal relationships , he played with / brought up a lot of our older players. I hope once they fail enough they will be let go because the rest of Inzi's selections are quite good, especially A teams

 

[Square Drive]

Inzi is too affected by his personal relationships , he played with / brought up a lot of our older players. I hope once they fail enough they will be let go because the rest of Inzi's selections are quite good, especially A teams

Yeah.

As mentioned above, I believe that the torture will indeed end within the next 12 months hopefully. I hope it doesn't last until the WC.

The only potential TTFs I see in the team after a year are Shehzad (if he continues to disappoint, even though I feel this comeback of his will be decent), Malik (IF he loses it, even though he's playing really well at the moment), Umar Akmal (still one of my favourites but if he remains unfit and mentally lost, he can be a TTF), and maybe someone like Wahab (ODIs ONLY, though he will always be good, just in patches).

 

[MMHS]

Kamran won't be selected for Test Series. 13/14 players almost selects themselves, therefore PAK can accommodate only couple of undeserving players - one is Captain himself, other one has to be his buddy Hafeez.

 

[DRsohail]

Nothing wrong regarding KAkmal, if it's consistent policiy. Any player, should get enough chances before being dropped. What PAK did previously is call a player & drop him after couple of matches & bring back just discarded bunch - basically, recycling same few names.

Kamran should be given all 3 ODI at his preferred position - if he doesn't perform, drop him for good, since he is at wrong age now. What doesn't help is drop KAkmal after couple of matches & call back MoHa to open - then MoHa fails, call Azhar & then back to Kamran. This has been going around with most seniors & a generation of young players missed out at their best age.

do you believe that inzi will drop these zumbis after 3 odi..for me big no..kami with one 30 plus score will make it into the next series...hafeez undroppable...

 

[Sherlock]

Oh Sharjeel what did you do...?

>>>

 

[MMHS]

do you believe that inzi will drop these zumbis after 3 odi..for me big no..kami with one 30 plus score will make it into the next series...hafeez undroppable...

Kamran might not be considered for Test side - he made this WI trip after 3 years of consistent top performance in domestics & PAK losing 13 of the last 16; 6 consecutive Tests as well. It was a case of why not, rather why - and to his credit he didn't do that bad in T20s. They can pick him as 2nd WK, but unlikely.

Azhar, Asad, YK, Babar, Sarfraz, Amir, Yasir, Wahab - these 8 makes the squad on merit. Misbah is forcing there as Captain, while based on the recent performance Hasan, Shadab, Ahmed should be there. That's 12 players certain - Asghar as well, as they'll need a SLAO spinner & they haven't called Zulfi or Gohar, rather Khalid. For the other 3 spots, one has to be a pacer - so 2 spots left are 2nd WK & an all-rounder. They haven't called any new WK - so, it'll be Rizwan or Kamran. For the all-rounder's spot, MoHa should make it through back door - Inzi'll justify him as an all-rounder & reserve opener.

 

[godzilla]

cough ... Fawad Alam ...cough ... in tests

inzi won't pick him, he doesn't like his batting style. apparently statistics only count for some players, not others. besides, I think inzi is still unfamiliar with the talent in the country and so is still reliant on advice from people around him.

I had a lot of faith in him, but I'm starting to feel suspect about him.

 

[Citizen4]

inzi won't pick him, he doesn't like his batting style. apparently statistics only count for some players, not others. besides, I think inzi is still unfamiliar with the talent in the country and so is still reliant on advice from people around him.

I had a lot of faith in him, but I'm starting to feel suspect about him.

I don't know how can someone just say that Fawad has an unorthodox style of batting and won't succeed, after watching the successes of Chanderpaul, Smith etc. all over the world. Dropping Fawad was unfair on so many levels.
I agree that Inzi will never select him, but instead he'll give Kamran a run of games in all formats.
literally "Ye gormint bik gayi hai".
That guy Fawad deserved a chance in tests as much as anyone other top performer, still do. I really hope somehow he gets a couple of tests, but it seems unlikely, not only for Fawad, but also for the likes of Sallahudin, Imam, Zakir and others.

 

[godzilla]

I don't know how can someone just say that Fawad has an unorthodox style of batting and won't succeed, after watching the successes of Chanderpaul, Smith etc. all over the world. Dropping Fawad was unfair on so many levels.
I agree that Inzi will never select him, but instead he'll give Kamran a run of games in all formats.
literally "Ye gormint bik gayi hai".
That guy Fawad deserved a chance in tests as much as anyone other top performer, still do. I really hope somehow he gets a couple of tests, but it seems unlikely, not only for Fawad, but also for the likes of Sallahudin, Imam, Zakir and others.

I couldn't agree more. I've been a consistent advocate for flawed, he has performed well when he has been given chances, except his last three odis, when everyone else failed too, but theres clearly someone in power who has a particularly negative influence on his eligibility for selection.

I happen to know that is ini's current position on him.

I also think that kami deserves a run for exactly try the same reasons as fawad, they have both performed substantially in domestics. I have noticed farad's performances have declined the last couple of years, but then again, anyone averaging 57ish, and way way way above everyone else for a number of years, and who is consistently overlooked, would lose heart, which is what I am told is happening to him.

 

[cricketInsight]

Inzi is doing better than some of the other recent selectors we have had - Yes he is not perfect which is hard for any selector to be from all points of view.

I agree that now that Shehzad & Kamran have been recalled, they should get a decent go at it. But the same should be true for the likes of Zaman & Raees.

One thing we can all agree on is that it is time for Hafeez to move on!

 

[Citizen4]

Inzi is doing better than some of the other recent selectors we have had - Yes he is not perfect which is hard for any selector to be from all points of view.

I agree that now that Shehzad & Kamran have been recalled, they should get a decent go at it. But the same should be true for the likes of Zaman & Raees.

One thing we can all agree on is that it is time for Hafeez to move on!

100% that's a unanimous decision here, also Tanvir I guess.

 

[Messiah]

He deserves it. Domestic performances should mean something. It's a myth that players keep improving with age. What do you know? All these youngsters u want in the team might end up being TTF, as has been the case for many in the past

 

[Big Mac]

How can a chief selector categorically name a player and say he will give him as many chances they need? What about those poor players who "didn't get as many chances they needed" and were discarded?

Because the question probably asked about Kamran specifically. You think Inzi just went on TV, read those quotes one after another without prompting and then left?

 

[Hawkeye]

Kami has already grabbed the chance and did well, where most others failed.

 

[hadi123]

Yet Sami Aslam, a youngster, is on the verge of being dropped after a poor series in one of the toughest conditions for a rookie batsman.

Well done Inzi!

i will seriously be very angry if Sami Aslam is dropped

 

[Pete Rose]

The upside with a consistent kamran Akmal is significant. With an ahmed Shehzad in form, I don't know what the upside is.

 

[last_knight]

Inzy bhai, not to worry. He only needs three chances to show his class.

Akmals quote from a different dicrionary. 4 T20s, 3 ODIs don't make it 7 chances. This tour is ONE chance.

 

[Markhor]

I like the idea of giving the TTFs enough rope to hang themselves, that way they can't complain after they weren't given sufficient opportunities.

Specifically on Kamran and Shehzad, i doubt either would've been recalled had it not been for the fixing scandal involving Sharjeel, Shahzaib and Latif.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Usual rubbish that senior players given extra time to "perform" and come "good" even though they have been failing for over a decade. Inzi taking pakistan backwards as a team in ODIs even more then before.

 

[Amjid Javed]

I like the idea of giving the TTFs enough rope to hang themselves, that way they can't complain after they weren't given sufficient opportunities.

Specifically on Kamran and Shehzad, i doubt either would've been recalled had it not been for the fixing scandal involving Sharjeel, Shahzaib and Latif.

So 5-10 years of failure in some cases is not enough justification to boot these TTFS out, they shouldnt have been recalled in 1st place

 

[Markhor]

So 5-10 years of failure in some cases is not enough justification to boot these TTFS out, they shouldnt have been recalled in 1st place

I wouldn't have brought back either Kamran or Shehzad. However I can understand the selectors were in a tough spot as they couldn't pick Sharjeel, Shahzaib or Latif due to their suspensions. As much as I dislike these two, they did top the batting charts in PSL.

Which other opening options were left ? Awais Zia ? Mukhtar Ahmed ? Neither convinced last time they played international cricket.

 

[yasir]

The emergence of Shadab, Babar and Hasan Ali has opened the floodgates.

This is a seniors worst nightmare. Now Inzi will be inclined to play youngsters to see if they can unearth another world class player.

In 12 months time TTF era will be over.

Pakistan problem is seniors are not good role model of modern cricket. Sarfraz, Malik, Hafeez are very similar type of batsmen, they all can play spin reasonably well and all are dud against pacers. The reason they can play spin well, is not because of some exceptional talent but 10-15 years of experience(not to mention Pakistan has played 60-70% of test cricket in last decade in Asia only), any Pakistani batsmen with that much experience under his belt can play spin...Same problem was with Misbah and Azhar, they were not modern players when it comes to whacking pacers. For any Asian batsman to be consider good, he has to play seamers really well, otherwise he is just another player....Looks like Sarfi and Malik will stay atleast for 2 years, that makes middle order not so good against pace, which is a problem, we cannot win against pace heavy sides like AUS/SA/ENG/NZ

Sharjeel and Babar were really positive change in batting department, we loose Sharjeel at very bad time(sort of what happened in 2010, we lost 2 excellent seamers, we have not recovered from that glory till now, Pakistan was land of fast bowler, now struggling to uncover one)...Amir/Asif were pushing kids to art of swing and fast bowling before they disappear, Sharjeel would have pushed kids towards power hitting, specially mastering pull and cut shots, which severely lacking in Pakistani team...In a country where infrastructure is lacking, role model makes big difference...Millions of left arm bowlers all over the world is no accident, its Wasim Akram effect, he took left arm bowling to a completely different level, before that people did not see anything special about lefty seamers...

Imagine Sharjeel, Babar, Shadab, Hasan, Amir all these players were good enough to play all three format, making of a solid team. Right now Pakistan don't have well rounded players, who can play every format, that limits the development and growth of not just players but team as well...I think Hassan Talat is better player than Fakir(who has been disappointing in limited international exposure), but he should be given chance in ODIs... None of these players are at the level of Sharjeel (he developed a lot in last 12-18 months, all goes to waste), when it comes to going after seamers...

Kamran Akmal is better player of pace than Hafeez, Malik, Sarfraz, Shezad that is why Inzi picked him... His selection is not favoritism but justified. PPers don't like Akmals but reality is they(UA, KA, Babar) play seamers better than anybody else in the country for almost a decade...Its unfortunate for Pakistan (for whatever reason) that we were not able to make full use of Akmals, its big loss for them as well, because they had very little real competition, all they had to do was to keep their head down and let the bat do talking...Also ENV in Pakistan was not conducive to shot makers in Misbah's era that was also an unfortunate legacy of the Great Man!!

 

[Boi]

But you'll never give young, deserving players a fair chance. This bias for these 'senior' players is incredible

 

[Square Drive]

i will seriously be very angry if Sami Aslam is dropped

There we go.

 

[PakLFC]

He has had enough chances. All he does is drop catches then make daft faces to show his regret. Can't keep him in the squad for his batting, he is not good enough to be kept for that alone.

 

[Abdullah719]

So what's the verdict, how many more chances for Kami?

 

[Chief Destroyer]

So what's the verdict, how many more chances for Kami?

Who can replace him?

 

[Abdullah719]

Who can replace him?

It was an innocent question.

Anyway - being better than Shehzad isn't much of an achievement but I think he will remain for the CT.

He is currently like a massively downgraded version of Sharjeel, I'd hope we can find someone better in the recent future.

 

[Belawal2014]

So what's the verdict, how many more chances for Kami?

3 more chances as keeper.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

It was an innocent question.

Anyway - being better than Shehzad isn't much of an achievement but I think he will remain for the CT.

He is currently like a massively downgraded version of Sharjeel, I'd hope we can find someone better in the recent future.

The situation is such that there are no "openers" on the selection radar that would do a better job than Kamran. The ones that have the potential are far away from selection.

We need to be realistic.

 

[Pete Rose]

It is clear that Kamran not the answer.
But let us spend a minute to understand the selectors' approach in all this:
- after many proclamations on blooding new talent, we finally had sharjeel get an opening slot
- on the other end, we has Azhar ali as opener
- the selectors made the decision to go back to the past with kamran and shehzad
- both have failed, if you consider that their catches were dropped in every match, they have failed spectacularly
- with no odi cricket to play between now and the CT, the have to unearth a new set of openers
- by all accounts the openers selected for the pakistan cup are not anything to write home about
So, I expect the selectors to stick with their full ****** approach of continuing to back one if not both these openers.

If it were even a slightly progressive selection board: I would expect them to interfere with the selections in the pakistan cup and make sure that guys like umar akmal open, and of course to lay down the law that any player with a strike below 90 will not be considered for national selection. And of course weigh in on sanctioning the groundsman if he produces a sub 300 pitch.