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The Babar-Rizwan partnership is close to be being broken in the NZ T20I series but which pair is the ideal one for Pakistan looking ahead to the future?
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Realistically it's never happening.Better wish for the Fakhar Ayub combo to atleast get a chance as the con artists won't let go easily.Sharjeel Khan and Fakhar Zaman
New option added. Cast your vote now bro.Why is there no option for Sahibzada Farhan and Saim? Both are in the squad.
You got your wish@Rana. Now vote your fav. duoPlease add Fakhar Zaman and Sharjeel Khan option, and put ‘hell yeah’ in brackets next to their name
Bhai you know my vote is with these two gangbanger openersYou got your wish@Rana. Now vote your fav. duo
Both are young and new to international cricket, so I think any experienced player like babar or rizwan must open with one of them.Sahibzada and Saim Ayub.
They are not kids, they have been able to hold their own in these positions for their domestic sides. They don’t need one of Babar or Rizwan to hold their hands.Both are young and new to international cricket, so I think any experienced player like babar or rizwan must open with one of them.
We have been playing pathetic players like Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf for the sake of experience . No, we need young exciting talent with six hitting abilities for T20 .Both are young and new to international cricket, so I think any experienced player like babar or rizwan must open with one of them.
Do you think Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan will become successful opening pair in T20I for Pakistan and Pakistani fans will forget the opening pair of Babar and Rizwan?I will go with Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan, considering their bombastic form in the National T20 Cup 2023.
We have played many opening combinations and different openers in the past. Sharjeel. Nazir, fakhar, shehzad, Hafeez, Kamran the list is endless. The only one who perhaps didn’t get a long enough run to prove himself was Sharjeel, and that was down to him fixing and getting himself kicked out of the team. All of them failed.Tough to say definitively because we've only seen Babar/Rizwan and the success of any other combination cannot be said.
That said I would love to see Saim and Babar open together at least once.
I’m sure Imam and Shan will also ‘work’ for Pakistan too the way you want it to work.We have played many opening combinations and different openers in the past. Sharjeel. Nazir, fakhar, shehzad, Hafeez, Kamran the list is endless. The only one who perhaps didn’t get a long enough run to prove himself was Sharjeel, and that was down to him fixing and getting himself kicked out of the team. All of them failed.
Rizwan and Babar were the first opening combination to succeed for Pakistan In t20s. Took about 10 years to achieve this. That is why. And having an opening partnership you can rely on and set platforms with is crucial. In the past I’ve seen these brittle batting line ups where anyone can get out at any time, and we are either scared of getting bowled out, or reduce our run rate to compensate being a lot of wickets down (hence the poor SR of the other batsmen too).
Thats why fakhar doesn’t even complain in t20s about his position. He knows he was given a lot of games as opener and failed. He is lucky to be even in the team with that record. He knows he should have done better. And yet somehow fans think Rizwan and Babar are to blame for Fakhars failings (or even Sharjeel’s ouster from the team which was self inflicted).
Id open with fakhar and Rizwan and see if fakhar performs or not this time or not. If he doesn’t replace with Saim. There’s no guarantee either of these two will even succeed, I wouldn’t get rid of both of our openers at the same time.
How is wanting Sharjeel Khan to play for Pakistan a defeat of good?Why is Sharjeel’s name on this list? Sharjeel will never play cricket for Pakistan ever again.
Apparently constant humiliation and embarrassment isn’t enough for this message to be driven home.
In any case it doesn’t matter as the only thing his supporters have left are fantasies and dreams.
The reality is that Mohammad Rizwan is most likely to be the one who walks out to face the first ball tomorrow.
Good will always prevail over evil. Justice has been done to Sharjeel’s failed career.
He is better than Babar and Rizwan as a T20 openerSharejeel's name up there is an insult to all the hardworking non-corrupt players in domestic. We talk about purging of match-fixing and spot-fixing from Pakistan's cricket yet we are at the same time giving convicted fixers spotlight.
Shan and Imam are nowhere near those two. Their international record is far poorer as is their international.I’m sure Imam and Shan will also ‘work’ for Pakistan too the way you want it to work.
Talent yes. Performance no, you can’t be with an average of 22.5 SR 133. And that’s when he was in form, he‘d be worse than that now likely since he can’t even get into PSL. That was ironically his peak performance.He is better than Babar and Rizwan as a T20 opener
You pick Fakhar cans Sharjeel for what they can do on their best day. Not what they can do regularly against Zimbabwe or B string bowling attacksTalent yes. Performance no, you can’t be with an average of 22.5 SR 133. And that’s when he was in form, he‘d be worse than that now likely since he can’t even get into PSL. That was ironically his peak performance.
Which is why talent and performance isn’t the same.
Sharejeel's name up there is an insult to all the hardworking non-corrupt players in domestic. Admins please remove it. We talk about purging of match-fixing and spot-fixing from Pakistan's cricket yet here we are at the same time giving convicted fixers spotlight.a
That would give Babar and Rizwan great competition with their 90s strike ratesNext we'll see people stating Javed Miandad - Ramiz Raja is their preferred combo
Shan and Imam are nowhere near those two. Their international record is far poorer as is their international.
The only guy comparable is Fakhar. Who has both performances over many PSL and ODI success. Yet you can not deny Fakhar had lots of opportunities as opener to do something. Others never got that type of run despite failing, and he only got it due to his ODI exploits. He deserves another shot but there is no guarantee he’ll perform when he’s been failing in t20s year after year regardless of position. We hope he will but there is no guarantee. Rizwan and Babar have actually showed some type of performance, which is why their records and ranking far outstrip the rest of our batsmen.
That was basically the mantra & recipe of their "success" in 2021 wc. Fakhar, Malik, Asif, Imad, Hafeez everyone was instructed to go as hard as possible so that in the meantime the pretendingSorry, I don't wanna be in this argument.
But the only reason Babar and Rizwan have done well is that they have been told to go out and bat at their own pace against "B" string bowlers.
And the rest of the team has had to adjust to their slow poke batting.
So Saim and Rizwan will be the new opening pair against New Zealand in the first T20 match of the series today. All speculation about fakhar or Riz babar duo is gonna die.
Sharjeel is finished now.. we need to find who could be the future of Pakistan so i would rather pick Saim Ayub along with Fakhar Zaman.Keep it simple
Keep it correct
Fakhar and Sharjeel
One last danceSharjeel is finished now.. we need to find who could be the future of Pakistan so i would rather pick Saim Ayub along with Fakhar Zaman.
he couldnt do any sort of hurrah in SPL so how do u expect him to do wonders at international level?One last dance
One last hurrah. Believe in Sharjeel
Believe in the Sharjeel/Fakhar combo
Right now, no Pakistani player is in any kind of impressive form.he couldnt do any sort of hurrah in SPL so how do u expect him to do wonders at international level?
He is way too overweight now... I don't think he is interested in playing international cricket anymore.
No doubt, Sharjeel was a match winner and unfortunately we never used him properly when he was on his peak, he was more like a pakistan's jayasuriya. But now instead of going back I would prefer young blood to come up.Right now, no Pakistani player is in any kind of impressive form.
Babar, Rizwan and Saim have not been impressive in BPL. Ahmed Shahzad started well but he’s back to his old ways too.
So I recon all Pakistani players are pretty much out of nick. That’s why I say, follow the England cricket team mantra: pick players for what they can do on their best days.
An ICC tournament is a different animal. The atmosphere and pressure is something else. You never know who can come off and take you through to the next round. Pakistan advanced to two knock out stages because of maverick performances by Asif Ali and Mohammad Harris.
Just back these players. Sharjeel was a beast in the 2016 T20 World Cup. He is a game changer if he is in sync physically and mentally on his day.
Look broNo doubt, Sharjeel was a match winner and unfortunately we never used him properly when he was on his peak, he was more like a pakistan's jayasuriya. But now instead of going back I would prefer young blood to come up.
Someone like Khawaja Nafay what a talent that guy is looking like. I don't know whether he has been picked in the PSL or not but i am very curious to see him playing in the future for pakistan... would love to see him open with Saim, a deadly combo.
Yeah, if you want to play him in a team his ideal position is as an opener where he can provide u momentum in the PP.Muhammed Harris should be opening.
Haris is a single dimesnional player more like a haider ali, i think Saim Ayub needs any experienced player with him to bat so i will prefer Fakhar Zaman along with Saim Ayub.Would loved to have seen Saim Ayub and Mohammad Haris opening all 5 matches in NZ, more realistically I think Saim and one of Babar/Rizwan would be a decent combo
We have to wait for 10 months to see this great combination in the Ramadan tournament100% Sharjeel and Fakhar
Stop wasting your time with wannabes
Let the real OGs open
The Game and 50 cent
Of course guys like you view Babar and Rizwan as Ferarris….not realising they are Vauxhall Corsas.We have to wait for 10 months to see this great combination in the Ramadan tournament
Why is there no option for Sahibzada Farhan and Saim? Both are in the squad.
100% Sharjeel and Fakhar
Stop wasting your time with wannabes
Let the real OGs open
The Game and 50 cent
The problem with Sharjeel is he is an old broken down Ferrari. He’s old, poor form, poor fitness and fixing doesn’t help. Even a Vauxhall Corsa will beat a Ferrari that is broken down.Of course guys like you view Babar and Rizwan as Ferarris….not realising they are Vauxhall Corsas.
How much will you get trying to sell a Corsa? PeanutsEven a Vauxhall Corsa will beat a Ferrari that is broken down.
The suggestion of Babar and Rizwan opening is an insult to cricket itself. No one is crying about your suggestion, therefore…know your role..Sharejeel's name up there is an insult to all the hardworking non-corrupt players in domestic.
Yeah no I will keep suggesting the right players for the right position. And I will keep suggesting you pick players for what they can deliver on their best day.I think people need to stop thinking about Sharjeel and Fakhar now. Sharjeel isn't coming back into the team, what with the entire Lahore sticking out of his belly. He hasn't been serious about playing professional cricket since his ban, so the same posters criticizing Azam's fitness need to stop being hypocrites and ask for Sharjeel.
Fakhar's opening numbers are mediocre and his strike-rate isn't any better than Babar or Rizwan.
Saim is the only one I have high hopes for, and despite his average performances so far, he has the most potential to play modern cricket in our entire setup currently.
Rizwan is useless at number 3, so Saim and Rizwan to open should be the short term solution. Babar slots in at number 3, with Fakhar to follow at 4.
I think the question becomes whether you want players who can give you 2 decent performances out of 10, or 8 decent performances out of 10.Yeah no I will keep suggesting the right players for the right position. And I will keep suggesting you pick players for what they can deliver on their best day.
Sharjeel and Fakhar
That’s the closest you will get to Salt+Butler, or Head+Warner, or Jaiswal+Rohit
Just let them play, and watch them tear the house down.
Why are you fearing failure?I think the question becomes whether you want players who can give you 2 decent performances out of 10, or 8 decent performances out of 10.
Sharjeel and Fakhar won't make a difference to the team. They will both get out in the power play more often than not.
Salt-Buttler, Head-Warner, Jaiswal-Rohit are proper batsmen, and rarely will you see both get out in the first six overs of the game.
I think 50 cent is an apt name for Sharjeel. That would be his base price if he enters the IPL auction.100% Sharjeel and Fakhar
Stop wasting your time with wannabes
Let the real OGs open
The Game and 50 cent
Yeah I mean £50 for Babar Azam in the hundred was too muchI think 50 cent is an apt name for Sharjeel. That would be his base price if he enters the IPL auction.
He should be the captainPick anyone except for Saim Ayub. The guy is highly unreliable. I rather play Asif Ali.
It's not fear of failure, it's certainty.Why are you fearing failure?
It’s not like our consistency in failed ploy has resulted in anything.
You want Pakistan to play a fearless brand of cricket but you are afraid of 2/10 failures. You can’t snail your way to World Cup glory. It doesn’t work in this day and age
What’s there to be uncertain about? You ‘certainly’ know you are not good enough with Babar or Rizwan playing as openers or 3 out of 2 top 3 positionsIt's not fear of failure, it's certainty.