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Sarfraz has been garbage as a batsman recently.
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.
As a Test cricketer, especially as a captain you have to change the way you bat according to the match situation, pitch, conditions etc. Unfortunately Sarfaraz seems to know only one way to bat.
Poor shot today. No need to play that shot especially with so much inexperience down the order.
It was important that Malik and Sarfaraz stayed out there till around the 35th to 40th over.
Can't bat, can't keep.
Drop him.
Manish Pandey is a brilliant fielder but not better than Pandya. A fit Pandya would have caught that ball.He took lots of responsibility today to be honest - tried to up the run rate, just after set No. 3 got out - so that it becomes easier for the next batsmen. IND cheated here a bit, as they replaced Pandeya with a better fielder, who somehow came into the path of that shot, otherwise it was destined for a SIX.
He has been awful for over a year now. There is no place for specialist captain in Pakistan team. He needs to use his bat more than his mouth.
He is batting at no. 5 with an attitude of a no. 10.
Needs to man up and let go of his ego. Needs to rub his nose on the ground and learn to do the basics right again.
Captaincy seems to have given him too much leverage he can get away with. Without any fear of accounting for, he will only keep falling.
More losses and embarrasing defeats on its way for pakistan under a captain not worth his place in the side on merit and is still dining out on CT win thinking hes a great player.
Nothing is worse than a non-performing captain.
Manish Pandey is a brilliant fielder but not better than Pandya. A fit Pandya would have caught that ball.
Does the fact that he is captain matter? From what I can tell, he would still play as a specialist WK.
Just curious, if say Fakhar Zaman was captain and Sarfraz had these batting performances, who would we replace him with?
Specalist keeper? Hes batting at number 5 in ODIs and 6 in test matches (For arguement sake you could say in tests put an all rounder in front of him at number 6) but facts are hes coming out to bat always in a hurry, plays a few fancy shots, runs down the wicket etc.. plays a daft shot and his 10/15 minute inns is over.
Its pathetic his performances dont warrant a place in side full stop captain or no captain.
He could be batting at #11. My question was even if he wasn't captain, what would be the plan to replace him?
I don't follow Domestic Cricket close enough to know of any backup WKs.
Peekaboo...
Has anyone managed to find captain fantastic? Still hiding in the dressing room or behind a tree?
Peekaboo...
Has anyone managed to find captain fantastic? Still hiding in the dressing room or behind a tree?
Peekaboo...
Has anyone managed to find captain fantastic? Still hiding in the dressing room or behind a tree?
Good to see you appearing like a rash whenever there is a chance to bash or criticize Pakistan. You always seem to take a break whenever Pak wins a series, be it champions trophy, test series win against Aus etc
If he can't even come out to bat in a dead rubber,he might as well stop playing!Peekaboo...
Has anyone managed to find captain fantastic? Still hiding in the dressing room or behind a tree?
Good to see you appearing like a rash whenever there is a chance to bash or criticize Pakistan. You always seem to take a break whenever Pak wins a series, be it champions trophy, test series win against Aus etc
If he can't even come out to bat in a dead rubber,he might as well stop playing!
Had he come out before imad and faheem I bet you my last doller you would have been the first one to say he's blocking youngsters in a dead rubber
You can bet as many dollars as you want but I donot criticize any player for no reason.What excuse do you guys have him for not coming out to bat in two consecutive matches?
When did I say Sarfaraz should have come on to the crease in the 16th over?He could have easily come out to bat right after Farhan's dimissal.Keep the excuses coming!In that case you still need to learn more cricket, who in the right mind would want Sarfaraz to come out in the last 4 overs of a t20 game when you have so many wickets in hand you needs sloggers out there in the last few overs not someone to build the innings
You can bet as many dollars as you want but I donot criticize any player for no reason.What excuse do you guys have him for not coming out to bat in two consecutive matches?
When did I say Sarfaraz should have come on to the crease in the 16th over?He could have easily come out to bat right after Farhan's dimissal.Keep the excuses coming!
So you wanted him in 18th over to build an innings
Haters keep the hate coming
Haters keep the hate coming
Bro i will make thins easy for you. There are few types of Sarfraz haters
1 Indians and Bangladeshis
2 Pseudo Pakistanis
3 Misbah fans
4 Individuals with big ego
The reasons for their hate is obvious from the type they belong to.
They will find flaws in everything Sarfraz does some even said in one thread that he should see the mirror and some call him midget and totla. Personal attacks by them to Sarfraz and his fans are a norm. Its best to ignore them unless they get personal multiple times.
So today he kept well, captaincy was top notch when Aus were on top but they still found a way to bash him. So why waste time replying to non sense and rubbish? There are some who do constructive criticism and so should we as priority should always be Pakistani team over any individual.
[MENTION=143023]SarfiBabarHaris[/MENTION] thinks his unconditional, blind love for Sarfraz is the most objective thing in this universe.So you think you're on a high-horse and then box out certain people because you think you're right? Hypocrisy is fun.
The problem with Sarfraz is he doesn't do anything. He doesn't score run and he's not even a good captain. If you don't do anything, why would you get support?
For starters, sack him from ODIs/Tests, and make him the T20 captain. If you're objective and do not blindly love, you will agree.
The thread has been bumped on the premise of him 'hiding' in T20Is. Do you agree with the sentiment?
From my observation, no, I don't think he's 'hiding' in the T20s.
I don't really believe that the success in T20s is strictly tied to his captaincy, we just have the bowlers who know how to trap the opposition, and slow/low pitches also help us in batting+bowling.
He's not a great T20 bat either, can't hit.
But, he's not hiding from anything.
Regardless, people think his presence is making us win in T20s, so I'm ready to give them the benefit of the doubt.
And he can be retained as the T20 captain only.
[MENTION=143023]SarfiBabarHaris[/MENTION] thinks his unconditional, blind love for Sarfraz is the most objective thing in this universe.
And people who do not share his romanticism are "Sarfraz haters".
His holy cow cannot be criticized, a non-performing captain averaging in the 20s for more than a year, and barely winning. But still, his love and the holy cow needs to be loved.
Sorry bruh, it doesn't work like that. Your love has blinded you from seeing things objectively.
For starters, sack him from ODIs/Tests, and make him the T20 captain. If you're objective and do not blindly love, you will agree.
Its obvious from your posts and threads after threads that you are still hurt that why Sarfraz has performed much better as a captain than your beloved Misbah who couldn't do jack even with a far better team. Apnay ap sai jhoot bol rahy ho ya mujh sai? Should i tag you in all the non sense threads you made just to downplay Pakistan, Sarfraz and the young team under him?
Ya sack him from odis and tests and bring 45 year old uncle Misbah back!
Not sure why people are whining. The plan for the T20I team has been patently obvious, and that's how it should be. The batting order is somewhat fluid. Hafeez and Malik are always going to be batting ahead of Sarfaraz for obvious reasons. In every game of this series, the second wicket fell in the 14th over. Who in their right mind wants Sarfaraz coming in at that point and stalling the innings? Each time, the likes of Asif Ali and Faheem Ashraf have been preferred so that they have the chance to maximise the scoring. Each of Asif, Faheem, Shadab, Hasan and Imad is probably a better boundary boundary hitter than Sarfaraz so I would much rather have one of these guys batting at that point instead of Sarfaraz.
I thought this is an example of unselfishness, but it looks like the keyboard warriors have other ideas. They would rather than he comes in, makes 20 off 17, and then they can whine about how he stalled the innings instead.
He is doing completely fine.
The last time he was seriously required with the bat, he made 94 and 81.
But no, we love to whine.
At least wait till the ODIs against NZ. Our current form dictates we are likely to lose those, so you all can have a blast then.
Dude, what's your obsession with Misbah? He's retired, nowhere to be seen.
Calm down.
And respond to my comment. Why do you get so defensive and protective when Sarfraz is validly criticized?
He's a non-performing captain for years now. So, why defend blindly?
Dude, what's your obsession with Misbah? He's retired, nowhere to be seen.
Calm down.
And respond to my comment. Why do you get so defensive and protective when Sarfraz is validly criticized?
He's a non-performing captain for years now. So, why defend blindly?
He is the best Pakistan captain in last 10 years or so easily for me. Do you know what captaincy means?
I dont defend him when he is validly criticize as i said in one of the above posts that haters who criticize his face, voice, english, accent and education need no mention and belongs to the types i mentioned above.
Yeah for 'years' right, bhaijaan he just became the test and odi captain last year. In your blind hate you forgot simple math.
I thought this is an example of unselfishness, but it looks like the keyboard warriors have other ideas. They would rather than he comes in, makes 20 off 17, and then they can whine about how he stalled the innings instead.
He is doing completely fine.
The last time he was seriously required with the bat, he made 94 and 81.
But no, we love to whine.![]()
But you said tests are the most important format and he scored 94 and 81 in Pakistan's last test.
Hawkeye got trapped in his own logic)
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With 'fans' like these who needs enemies
Sure, you can keep him in T20s. But how do you want him in ODIs/Tests with a straight face?
Defying logic is your hobby.
What do you call someone who scores one time in one year?
Answer: A person averaging in 20s for extended period of time. AKA Sarfraz.
You jump on other players who perform once in a blue moon, yet you're here defending Sarfraz for scoring ONCE? Have you even looked at his average in the last 1 year?
You said hasn't performed for a year but in his last test he has two fifties (almost hundreds), in his 2nd last ODI he has a 44, last three times he batted in T20s he has scores of 38* (180 SR) 28 (150 SR). He cannot go back and change his scores from a year ago, but he has good scores in the last little while.
Now we all know who is talking with facts and who is running mouth for the sake of it.
What do you call a poor show?
For me and any other Pakistani (not pseduo Pakistanis) Sarfraz leading us to Champions Trophy win with a number 8 team that too in final against arch rivals India will forever hold great value than few bilateral odi series lose.
Fluke or no fluke it doesnt matter.
I know it made you sad as it didnt fit your agenda but he is here to stay till world cup and then we will asess his performance.
Regarding tests he has a captaincy record of 3 wins , 3 loses and 1 draw and currently is the highest averaging wicket keeper batsman in the world with 10+ innings and is a game changer with SR of 70+.
The fact that you think people (almost everyone here) cricitizing Sarfraz are "pseudo Pakistanis" -- show what kind of logic and train of though you use to debate here, and to defend your heroes.
No use - you will not see the bigger picture objectively.
Were you happy or sad when Pak won the CT AND credited the win to Sarfaraz?