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When will Sarfaraz Ahmed start taking more responsibility with the bat?

Sarfaraz Ahmed becoming a specialist captain and wicket-keeper

Title says it all, No one question his Position as WK batsman in tests even though it's been quite a while since he played even a very decent knock but people have doubts about him being test captain but that debate is for another day, The burning question is what's his use as a player in LOIs other than being specialist keeper even though he has tightened his keeping but can team like PAK play a specialist keeper, Because our weakness in general and specially now is batting, and this guy don't fit anywhere logically speaking, we have better players in playing XI and squad, or in Domestic circuit for those positions and roles, Let's Dissect it position by position,
Opening:
He can be tried as opener, he has decentish record as well, but we have Fakhar and as 2nd opener we should bring Amin, he richly deserves it, or even Sahibzada Farhan would be better option than Sarfraz if we want left, right combo,
No. 3
Babar Azam, no further explanation needed
No. 4
Harry, only doubt was his form, but he has proven that in test series.
No. 5
Here Sarfraz could have batted here but Malik has been in legendary form and he can do the number fives consolidating and taking the initiative, both roles perfectly,
No. 6
Hafeez is doing good job and can actually hit sixes and have 140 plus strike rate Atleast, which sarfraz totally lack specially in death overs vs Pacers, and out of Asia we should play fahim instead of hafeez,
No. 7
Imad
Same scenario as in case of no. 6 position,
No. 8
Hassan or Shadab depending on situation, if we have big collapse and need some stability than shadab if need lusty blows than Hassan,
No. 9 to 11 bowlers,
So where exactly does sarfraz fit in with his skill set as batsman? But we have to somehow manage him somewhere because we Badly Need sarfraz the Captain even if Sarfraz the batsman may be counter productive. Discuss
 
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sarfraz is must in playing XI for his aggressive captaincy and he is always energetic in field
as far his position is concerned he should bat at 5 shoaib malik can be demoted as he can bat at any position
hafeez will be useless once icc bans his bowling
 
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yess he is like this for very long time in loi..the reason is that he is not slogger and he should bat at 4 or 5 which he is sacrificing for his buddy hafiz
 
Why does he shout at his players so much?
 
[MENTION=132715]Varun[/MENTION] We all have been wondering about that.
 
But i am still waiting for reply in which any of you guys can clearly show that Sarfraz as batsman merit a place in Pak XI in LOIs, for all positions i guess we have equal or better batsman who have that extra gear or are more dynamic, his lack of Power hitting is a Very Big Disadvantage for him and Team.
 
last thing u want is the media to start putting extra pressure on sarfraz to perform with the bat in every single match. Thats what happened with younis khan too.
The only problem is his batting position. He should not come out when 3 or less overs are left in the game. If he gets his turn early go to bat otherwise simply send a hitter like hassan of fahim or shahab
 
But i am still waiting for reply in which any of you guys can clearly show that Sarfraz as batsman merit a place in Pak XI in LOIs, for all positions i guess we have equal or better batsman who have that extra gear or are more dynamic, his lack of Power hitting is a Very Big Disadvantage for him and Team.

He's a complete passenger in the team in all formats but particularly in the limited overs format.

Ironically, his position in the team relies on good performances of other players. Only a few losses away from being shown the door.
 
Why does he shout at his players so much?

Because most of these players deserve it. I was of the opinion that he was too harsh earlier but the fact is, "Laatoun kay bhoot batoun sy nahi maantay". To hell with all this emotional, Western logic of being oh so nice and conducted we have.

Pakistani's are an extremely "dheet" or stubborn race and unless they are pushed to the extreme, they don't get work done. If it yields results, like it has been doing so thus far, why not? After all, Imran Khan did the same. Heck, Sarfraz isn't even close to being as strict as Imran Khan was.

Shouting would have been considered a gift in his time. He abused the players, he beat them up and the players were actually scared of his wrath, and they thank him now. Look at Wasim Akram.
 
He's a complete passenger in the team in all formats but particularly in the limited overs format.

Ironically, his position in the team relies on good performances of other players. Only a few losses away from being shown the door.

well this guy said it so it must be true!

dark times ahead for pak
 
Sarfaz is a good batsman. He's shown hints of form in his last Test innings, so I'm assuming he's going to get better. Its actually funny some people are questioning his place in the side. Sure, he hasn't been doing all too well but if not for his innings vs Sri Lanka in the CT, we wouldn't have bragging rights for the next decade.

And lets not forget, he was the most successful batsman in the ODI series vs England. You don't drop your best batsman after a couple of poor series, especially your keeper. And on top of that, he's your captain too.

However, I seriously think he needs to bat up the order. Batting so low has only done him poorly and to add to that, he he's put on weight which needs to go because given his short height, it becomes harder for him to get the ball over the fielders.
 
Sarfaz is a good batsman. He's shown hints of form in his last Test innings, so I'm assuming he's going to get better. Its actually funny some people are questioning his place in the side. Sure, he hasn't been doing all too well but if not for his innings vs Sri Lanka in the CT, we wouldn't have bragging rights for the next decade.

And lets not forget, he was the most successful batsman in the ODI series vs England. You don't drop your best batsman after a couple of poor series, especially your keeper. And on top of that, he's your captain too.

However, I seriously think he needs to bat up the order. Batting so low has only done him poorly and to add to that, he he's put on weight which needs to go because given his short height, it becomes harder for him to get the ball over the fielders.

Excellent post. It's astonishing the amount of hate/criticism Sarfaraz gets on here.

I personally think his fitness is much improved. He's just one of those people who doesn't "look" like an athlete.
 
Excellent post. It's astonishing the amount of hate/criticism Sarfaraz gets on here.

I personally think his fitness is much improved. He's just one of those people who doesn't "look" like an athlete.

I suppose it has. It was noticeable in the last match. Just a few more kilos shedding and a couple of extra hours put in with Flower and he should again be world class. I know he has it in him, its just that he's extremely busy and burdened.
 
People forgot he was arguably our best odi batsmen little while back

Unfortunately seniority is seniority


Everyone with a brain knows sarfraz should be batting at 4, but we can’t disappoint the Professor
 
Please take it easy guys I by no means saying that Sarfraz don't warrant a place in the ODI team what I'm asking is just that how we can best utilise skill set as a batsman to make this good ODI side even better thanks.
 
He only has himself to blame if questions start popping up regarding his spot in the side later along the line, especially if results don't go his way. Needs to grow a spine and bat himself at 4. To hell with pampering the seniors in the side.
 
But i am still waiting for reply in which any of you guys can clearly show that Sarfraz as batsman merit a place in Pak XI in LOIs, for all positions i guess we have equal or better batsman who have that extra gear or are more dynamic, his lack of Power hitting is a Very Big Disadvantage for him and Team.

simple answer
As a player . . . . Noooo
As a captain . . . Must
 
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Not sure how much of a specialist WK, but specialist captain indeed.
 
Not sure how much of a specialist WK, but specialist captain indeed.

He has really worked on his Wk off late, but thats not what i am really after, i mean at which position would you bat him, and why? or would you completely dump him even though pak need his captaincy or is it just co incident that result are better under his leadership in LOIs, or Do people give him too much importance for team results?
 
Sarfaraz is the best captain we have had since Imran. Period.
 
Please take it easy guys I by no means saying that Sarfraz don't warrant a place in the ODI team what I'm asking is just that how we can best utilise skill set as a batsman to make this good ODI side even better thanks.

I mean, unless the pitch is really good for spinners (like yesterday), then Malik and Hafeez are in the XI as specialist batsman, and I don't see any of them moving down to #6. Nor do I think they have the humility to do so. This is why Sarfraz is being forced to #6. What I think should be the plan is keep Malik and Hafeez at 4 and 5 for now. If 4th wicket falls before 35th over, than Sarfraz can come in because he has time to get set. After 35th over, send Imad at #6 as Saifi can't accelerate from ball one.

So the middle-order would be dependent on situation. Just like Hasan Ali should be send ahead of Shadab if 6th wicket falls after 45th over.
 
He has really worked on his Wk off late, but thats not what i am really after, i mean at which position would you bat him, and why? or would you completely dump him even though pak need his captaincy or is it just co incident that result are better under his leadership in LOIs, or Do people give him too much importance for team results?

If he is play LOs (no option, he has to play as captain), I'll put him at 4, slicing in between Hari at 3 & Malik at 5 with Babar opening - MoHa should compete for no. 6 if umpires call him or no. 7 if umpires don't call him. The reason being, he plays spin well, a busy player & good runner between wickets (more than runner, good judge of singles) & he is capable of lifting spinners to crowd. The innings MoHa or Babar played yesterday, he is quite capable of such; but top 3 is too high for him - batting capability is limited & extra loaded with keeping & leadership. Could have been 5 as as well, but Malik is playing his role so well there that he shouldn't be moved; besides an intellectual gent head like Malik is better in the lower half of middle order.

I won't make him Test Captain for sure, but won't dump him from Test - rather I'll keep the spot open for the best WK in country in good spirit & without bias. If he does or doesn't make it thereafter, fair enough. He should be LO Captain till 2019, may be till 2020 for T20 as well, provided that he doesn't cost the T20 side. Overall, he is a good leader of people, but tactically not that sound - still looks like Benaud because he replaced Azhar. But, as a captain, he has to improve him attitude problem - being rowdy isn't the worst thing for a Captain, but being selective with his bashing isn't cool. If young players start to get scared of him, ground below his feet will crumble - history tells that PCB's younger captains are most vulranable creature in cricket world, if there is few cunning seniors around. He should know that he is Captain of 10 other players, and everyone is there own their credit, not for being born a decade earlier.


Results are better because teams' capability was far more than 8th/9th ranking and last few Captains actually have dragged that ranking 3 to 5 spots below than it should have been with their leadership, tactics & team selection. Having said that, other parts of management (Arthur, Inzi, PCB Chairman) has their input & credit as well - PAK won't do much better under Sarfu as well if Hasan, Shadab, Fakhar, Imad, Raees & Babar is replaced by Azhar, Asad, Tanvir, Gul, Ajmal, Anwar, Shehzad, Umar, Irfan, Wahab ..... you can add the modern PCB's Gary Sobers as well - bats in top 3, opens bowling & fields at 1st slip - in history, only Sir Gary has done that for few matches; MoHa did that for 5/6 years under his buddies. Straightway, I can say that Sarfu's team has a 25 run handicap for their fielding & running, thanks to Arthur & his staffs - so you can say, most matches that PAK lost by that or lower margin (or after 48th over); probably would have been won with other Captains as well.

I think, it's nicely balanced - people supporting him gives him too much credit, and there is equal opposite as well, takes every credit out of him. Sadly for PAK cricket - those two groups are determined by geographic segregation, rather than cricket acumen. Good, bad, ugly - Sarfraz is whole PAK's Captain - those who can judge him that way, probably will say he is best LO captain since Wasim and at per with Malik & YK, but only above MoYo (& Afridi) as Test Captain so far. But, he has time to improve in LO for sure.
 
If he is play LOs (no option, he has to play as captain), I'll put him at 4, slicing in between Hari at 3 & Malik at 5 with Babar opening - MoHa should compete for no. 6 if umpires call him or no. 7 if umpires don't call him. The reason being, he plays spin well, a busy player & good runner between wickets (more than runner, good judge of singles) & he is capable of lifting spinners to crowd. The innings MoHa or Babar played yesterday, he is quite capable of such; but top 3 is too high for him - batting capability is limited & extra loaded with keeping & leadership. Could have been 5 as as well, but Malik is playing his role so well there that he shouldn't be moved; besides an intellectual gent head like Malik is better in the lower half of middle order.

I won't make him Test Captain for sure, but won't dump him from Test - rather I'll keep the spot open for the best WK in country in good spirit & without bias. If he does or doesn't make it thereafter, fair enough. He should be LO Captain till 2019, may be till 2020 for T20 as well, provided that he doesn't cost the T20 side. Overall, he is a good leader of people, but tactically not that sound - still looks like Benaud because he replaced Azhar. But, as a captain, he has to improve him attitude problem - being rowdy isn't the worst thing for a Captain, but being selective with his bashing isn't cool. If young players start to get scared of him, ground below his feet will crumble - history tells that PCB's younger captains are most vulranable creature in cricket world, if there is few cunning seniors around. He should know that he is Captain of 10 other players, and everyone is there own their credit, not for being born a decade earlier.


Results are better because teams' capability was far more than 8th/9th ranking and last few Captains actually have dragged that ranking 3 to 5 spots below than it should have been with their leadership, tactics & team selection. Having said that, other parts of management (Arthur, Inzi, PCB Chairman) has their input & credit as well - PAK won't do much better under Sarfu as well if Hasan, Shadab, Fakhar, Imad, Raees & Babar is replaced by Azhar, Asad, Tanvir, Gul, Ajmal, Anwar, Shehzad, Umar, Irfan, Wahab ..... you can add the modern PCB's Gary Sobers as well - bats in top 3, opens bowling & fields at 1st slip - in history, only Sir Gary has done that for few matches; MoHa did that for 5/6 years under his buddies. Straightway, I can say that Sarfu's team has a 25 run handicap for their fielding & running, thanks to Arthur & his staffs - so you can say, most matches that PAK lost by that or lower margin (or after 48th over); probably would have been won with other Captains as well.

I think, it's nicely balanced - people supporting him gives him too much credit, and there is equal opposite as well, takes every credit out of him. Sadly for PAK cricket - those two groups are determined by geographic segregation, rather than cricket acumen. Good, bad, ugly - Sarfraz is whole PAK's Captain - those who can judge him that way, probably will say he is best LO captain since Wasim and at per with Malik & YK, but only above MoYo (& Afridi) as Test Captain so far. But, he has time to improve in LO for sure.

Thanks for the detail reply, but do you think is it worthy enough to shift Babar from his best position no. 3 to opening to accommodate sarfraz?
 
Thanks for the detail reply, but do you think is it worthy enough to shift Babar from his best position no. 3 to opening to accommodate sarfraz?

ODI & Test are totally different in this regard. In Test, role of 1/2 & 3 are completely different; in ODI 1, 2 & 3 are absolutely identical spot; in current context with 2 machine stitched ball it's even closer. Therefore, I don't think there is any difference between batting at 3 or opening in ODI. Babar is probably only PAK player, who can convert starts into a long innings, so ideally he should get the highest number of balls to set up the match. I actually had a big laugh on some of the posts criticizing his century yesterday - this is for a team often failing to play out 50 overs 7 times out of 10. Hind side can't be seen, but I can visualize PAK's batting if it was 153/4 yesterday. Probably, just about 2 years back, on same ground PAK was 130/1 or so at 5.5 rate against Poms; then got all out for 214; two more years back at Eden all out for 250 in 48 overs, after 140/0 in 23, a further year back 243 all out after 139/1 in 24 against AUS .... I can go on.

Technically, he is far better player of pace bowling than spin, particularly at the start of the innings - opening gives him best chance to take spinners when set. Also, one tactical mistake I see from PAK from Afridi days is that Power Play is considered as a slogging period - which actually is absolutely opposite. Slogging can work some times, but key to PP is timing & placement - players who has 360 shots and good technique to survive best 2 bowlers with new ball. You don't need to hit every ball blindly when 9 men are in side circle - couple of good shots in gaps can keep a 6+ RR in PP and still be there for middle overs - well set, so that it's easier to rotate strike.

In 90s, tactically better teams realized this and they started to bring their best shot makers (proper cricket shot makers) up - Mark Waugh, Gilchrist, Tendulkar, Sehwag, Ganguly, Fleming, Sanath, Stuart, KP, Amal, even Lara - these are all actually middle order, brought to open in ODI. On contrary, PAK put MoYo & Inzi at 4 & 5 for Ijaz, Wasti, Taufique, YK .... to bat at top 3. Even for BD these 2 would have batted at 2 & 3. PCB actually brought Razzak at 3 but for the wrong purpose. It was good fortune that Saeed & Sohail were natural openers, otherwise I am sure they would have batted at 5 & 6 to win it larke length style. The trick was that these players could have reached 50 in PP (15 overs), playing at minimum risk for their array of shots & they had the technique to survive the new ball more often than not. I don't think, ODI batting philosophy has changed much from that - may be a great start has shifted from 88/1 in 15 overs to 70/1 in 10; but other key fundamentals are still same - partnership, rotation, shot productivity and momentum.

Tactically, one should always start with a left right opening combination if possible - Babar, Fakhar provides that. Even if SK was available, I would have sent Fakhar at 3 because he is better spin player.

In T20, if he is to play, his only spot is opening - which Kohli does. For batting tactics, I actually blindly follow what Indians do & try to understand the logic, because their club coaches has better batting tactical sense than QEA coaches. They open T20 with Kohli & if Sharma wasn't there, I am sure Kohli would have opened with Dhawan. PAK can do the same with Babar-Fakhar & expect them to deliver. These days Farhan's stake looks very high after 5 innings against 2nd string attacks on 350+ condition - that actualy exposes the gap of batting culture on either side of Waga gate.
 
One thing a lot of posters are missing is Sarfraz a wicket keeper batsman, how many wicket keeper batsman do we have in domestic who can take over his position and on which spot do they play in, and at same time who do think will captain Pak.
 
One thing a lot of posters are missing is Sarfraz a wicket keeper batsman, how many wicket keeper batsman do we have in domestic who can take over his position and on which spot do they play in, and at same time who do think will captain Pak.

Rizwan is better kepper than him clearly, batting impact wise both will be equaly useless so only thing which gives sarf more edge right now is his captaincy and team results, the moment we lose 2 or 3 series back to back even his biggest suporters will have to agree that he brings nothing to team anymore.
 
Has become a disgrace. It is NOT justifiable to have such poor fitness and batting skills at this level. Regardless of his captaincy skills.
 
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I remembered Sarfraz started his career as tailender type batsmen. Than suddenly his performance became very good and now back to his old performance. Sarfraz is not 23-25 years old players and its hard to improve his performance in his last leg of his career
 
when will he stop exposing the no.11 batsman just to remain not out?
 
HE should come to bat at 4 hafeez has to go..sarfaraz has given his batting position to his buddy...and this does not work.
 
HE should come to bat at 4 hafeez has to go..sarfaraz has given his batting position to his buddy...and this does not work.

He is not equipped to take place of a specialist batsman
 
Many have defended him and Arthur to keep courting and supporting the seniors but this has led to disaster. Keeping Malik, Hafeez, Azhar and Azam has only put his position in a more sick situation. If one adds the total these 4 players have made and take average is not even 10 runs.This has been a catastrophe that 4-5 batsmen have been destroying the rest of the teams performances. When I saw Yamin, and Harris not selected and Sarfraz keeping the 4 pathetic seniors most of knew the result but what has transpired is simply pitiful and an embarassment.
 
Gave catching practice for the slip fielder.

Was looking set and made a good start only to waste it again. 6 is too high for him in Tests.
 
In tests all he is useful for his 30/40s. His fans cam cry as much as they want. That's my honest opinion. More interested in the team than individuals like his fan base.
 
Not a fan ,

Ideally If ridwan was any good with the bat he would be in the team since he is top class with the gloves

But for me bismillah Khan deserves a shot he is a good keeper and agrresive batsmen who can play in the top order

It's about time a player from balochistan represents Pakistan
 
He’s been trash in tests for a while now, cue dhoka nahi dega brigade to the rescue.

His last “decent” performance was in the England tour so exactly a year ago. 12 months of mediocrity since.

He simply doesn’t have the technique and “guts” are only going to get you so far.

Time to nip this sucker in the bud.
 
Need to take more responsibility with the bat. He can do better.

I guess he needs to change his game. Instead for going with a SR of 75, may be bat like middle order batsmen and go with a SR of 60. Should try this.
 
Needs to pull his own weight (no pun intended), Specialist Captain won't work for long.
 
Stats in the last 12 months with the bat
Test average 28 (mostly batted at no.7)
ODI average 23 (floats in the batting order between no.5 and no.9)
T20 average 21

the above averages are not amazing but I am not concerned. Not every wicketkeeper is Glichrist or Sangakarra. I rather have Sarfaraz in my team who plays for the team and is a genius captain and motivator rather than Dhoni who plays for his average.
 
Stats in the last 12 months with the bat
Test average 28 (mostly batted at no.7)
ODI average 23 (floats in the batting order between no.5 and no.9)
T20 average 21

the above averages are not amazing but I am not concerned. Not every wicketkeeper is Glichrist or Sangakarra. I rather have Sarfaraz in my team who plays for the team and is a genius captain and motivator rather than Dhoni who plays for his average.

Dhoni vs Sarfraz is not even close.

One is ODI ATG the other is just a motivator if you call him that.

No matter how you wanna twist this around, Dhoni is in a different league to Sarfraz.

Thats like comparing Habibul Bashar to Inzimam ul Haq.
 
Dhoni vs Sarfraz is not even close.

One is ODI ATG the other is just a motivator if you call him that.

No matter how you wanna twist this around, Dhoni is in a different league to Sarfraz.

Thats like comparing Habibul Bashar to Inzimam ul Haq.

I guess i went over the top with the comparison but the difference between Sarfaraz and Dhoni is not as huge as Habibul Bashir and Inzi.
Dhoni has always had half a dozen masterclass men in his team (still couldnt win anything in overseas tests). Yes his batting average is quite high thanks to his willingness to contribute in lost causes and remains not out in a lot of his knocks.
 
Dhoni vs Sarfraz is not even close.

One is ODI ATG the other is just a motivator if you call him that.

No matter how you wanna twist this around, Dhoni is in a different league to Sarfraz.

Thats like comparing Habibul Bashar to Inzimam ul Haq.

Should give him a microphone and he can shout from the dugout while someone else can play :)
 
Stats in the last 12 months with the bat
Test average 28 (mostly batted at no.7)
ODI average 23 (floats in the batting order between no.5 and no.9)
T20 average 21

the above averages are not amazing but I am not concerned. Not every wicketkeeper is Glichrist or Sangakarra. I rather have Sarfaraz in my team who plays for the team and is a genius captain and motivator rather than Dhoni who plays for his average.

Dhoni could have batted higher in the order but dropped down because India had no finisher . How is that playing for average ?

Why do Sarfraz fans make out as though he is some tactical genius that we have never seen before ? He is a good captain that's it. Nothing more and nothing less. His keeping is average and his batting is declining.

Dhoni is vastly superior to Sarfraz, no matter how you try to sugar coat it.
 
People need to realize that Sarfraz is an average cricketer. Always was and always will be.

He had a purple patch in 2014-2015 that fooled a lot of people, but he has been ordinary either side of it. With age not on his side anymore, don't expect him to have another purple patch like the one he had 3-4 years ago.

A good servant of Pakistan cricket though. Okay with the bat and the gloves, and leads the team better than his predecessors. If people expect him to perform like de Kock, Dhoni, Bairstow, Buttler etc., then that is not his problem.

He can only be faulted for his poor fitness though. As captain, he should be leading the way with his dedication, however, that does not seem to be the case.

I don't find myself criticizing his lack of performances anymore because I have to come accept his limited ability. He is doing whatever he can within his powers, and it is not his fault that he is not very good.
 
Another modest score and this is getting ridiculous.
 
Not worth his place in the side and a liability with gloves and bat. The whole balance of side is being effected right now and is making pakistans slim chances of competing against england go out of the window.
 
Another modest score and this is getting ridiculous.

What's new? :)

I don't know why people have expectations from him in the first place. He's never going to be in his 2014 form again, because fluke performances are fluke performances.
 
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His modes of dismissal are a concern.

I appreciate he's an attacking batsman and will take risks, but he needs to knuckle down and take more responsibility with the bat.

The occasional flashy 50 is not good enough.
 
His modes of dismissal are a concern.

I appreciate he's an attacking batsman and will take risks, but he needs to knuckle down and take more responsibility with the bat.

The occasional flashy 50 is not good enough.

Simply not good enough to batting top 6 in any test conditions, shouldnt even be in the side. Pathetic inns once again.

You cant have a captain of a side where they cant even make the side on merit with the bat.
 
His modes of dismissal are a concern.

I appreciate he's an attacking batsman and will take risks, but he needs to knuckle down and take more responsibility with the bat.

The occasional flashy 50 is not good enough.

Forget the occasional flashy 50, even 20 will be a good score for him given his current form.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sarfaraz Ahmed needing a big score in Tests. His last 5 Test scores:<br>14<br>9<br>20<br>8<br>14<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EngvPak?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EngvPak</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1002533996121788417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Good scores for a test number 11?

Oh wait, hes the captain! batting number 6 :facepalm:
 
Can't bat, can't bowl, can't field, can't keep.

WHAT IS HE THERE FOR?
 
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