Why is Salman Ali Agha considered a modern T20 hero compared to Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan?

[Cricket Warrior]

Can someone explain the difference in T20 batting styles between Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Agha Salman? Not talking about stats or records.. just want to get a feel for how each of them plays differently in this format. What makes Agha stand out? Why do people see him as a modern day T20 ‘hero’ when intent, aggression, and adaptability matter so much these days?

Just look at his SR in T20 format:

 

[mominsaigol]

Can someone explain the difference in T20 batting styles between Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Agha Salman? Not talking about stats or records.. just want to get a feel for how each of them plays differently in this format. What makes Agha stand out? Why do people see him as a modern day T20 ‘hero’ when intent, aggression, and adaptability matter so much these days?

He can bowl, is willing to bat lower down the order, is willing to be flexible with batting orders, can bat in all formats and can be considered as an all format captain, works with Hesson and hasnt caused any problems etc etc

 

[Rana]

Because unlike the cowards Babar and Rizwan, he doesn’t misuse his power to inflate his sr by playing in the powerplay.

How is that hard to understand?

 

[RidiculousMan]

Can someone explain the difference in T20 batting styles between Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Agha Salman? Not talking about stats or records.. just want to get a feel for how each of them plays differently in this format. What makes Agha stand out? Why do people see him as a modern day T20 ‘hero’ when intent, aggression, and adaptability matter so much these days?

Because he is willing to improve and change. He is sacrificing his batting spot for the team. He is taking the heat by putting himself in most uncomfortable positions.

That's why. That's why he is different to Rizwan and Babar in T20 format.

 

[Mamoon]

This Salman Agha drama will also end soon. I have nothing again him. He is a good player and seems like a good person too, but he doesn’t deserve the pedestal that PCB has put him on.

He is nothing more than a good player. He is not a captain or a leader. For some reason PCB have decided to make him their new daddy and it will end in tears because he has been given more than what he deserves.

Shaheen is the best white ball captain in Pakistan and Agha, at best, should be his side-kick.

 

[Major]

Babar and Rizwan failed to improve or show intent in their batting.

Salman Agha is a proper batter, but he shows intent, takes the risk to score runs. He made his name in t20 through Isb United, where they grabbed him up in the draft and played in a very important position where he can anchor the innings and can shift gears.
Even in a few international games, he showed intent. Now when i say intent, i dont mean just swinging the bat. What i mean is that going after the weaker bowlers to score runs, trying to attack when the run rate is rising.

Babar and Rizwan dont bother to increase the run rate or give cameos. They go on the pitch with a mind that they will bat for 20 overs. The problem with that approach is that they might be scoring runs in the first few overs, but then by the 8th or 9th over, they will slow down and eat up balls.

Plus, they both havent bother to improve.

The Babar we saw under Mickey is not there anymore. Back than Babar was scoring runs, trying to build a name for himself. But now, he goes for the safe approach towards his runs, he tends to slow down near milestones.

Rizwan, was flawed, but than under Misbah, he developed a game plan with how to his flaws to his advantages and developed few shots in his aresenal to get himself off pressure. Rizwan, like Agha, used to show intent when he was trying to prove himself.

What Babar and Rizwan need to remember is that in t20 cricket spots are temporary, and you cant keep ur spots forever. You will need to keep fixing your game to return.

Right now, Pakistan cannot afford 3 anchors, so from these 3 Agha is the best option. Rizwan needs to go towards the Hafeez route, where he needs to develop his shots and not aim for long innings but for cameos. Both these guys need to forget about opening slots. Opening is not for them anymore. They need to come down the order and have cameo roles.

Babar spot would had made sense if he was as good as Kohli who can change the games complextion by being on the pitch. But Babar is not that type of player.

 

[Kianig89]

But but but he shows intent by playing at SR of 116 , pathetic logic.

 

[mominsaigol]

Where was this backwas when you were happily twerking like like Nicki Manage at the time when Shaheen was being removed after 1 series?

Chawwal hypocrite

Even Javed Afridi has realised that Babar aint becoming captain again

 

[Rana]

Even Javed Afridi has realised that Babar aint becoming captain again

But Javed Afridi’s bag lifter still can’t get over it here

 

[Rana]

Right now, Pakistan cannot afford 3 anchors

Great post Oppenheimer saab but in which century/decade of T20 could Pakistan afford 3 anchors??

 

[shamaan]

Can someone explain the difference in T20 batting styles between Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Agha Salman? Not talking about stats or records.. just want to get a feel for how each of them plays differently in this format. What makes Agha stand out? Why do people see him as a modern day T20 ‘hero’ when intent, aggression, and adaptability matter so much these days?

Agha has been batting in the middle plus he can bowl.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Salman Agha has been so disappointing of late, it appears even he isn't a good choice anymore

 

[jnaveen1980]

Regardless of his good intentions his strike rate in T20 is ancient.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Not in favor of Babar and Rizwan playing the T20 format is understandable but bringing Salman Agha in thinking he’ll do wonders in T20s is absolute stupidity.

Just look at his career stats in T20I cricket... his strike rate is 115.93 which is even worse than Babar and Rizwan. So what’s the point of keeping him in the T20 squad?

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Not in favor of Babar and Rizwan playing the T20 format is understandable but bringing Salman Agha in thinking he’ll do wonders in T20s is absolute stupidity.

Just look at his career stats in T20I cricket... his strike rate is 115.93 which is even worse than Babar and Rizwan. So what’s the point of keeping him in the T20 squad?

May be he knows how to flatter Naqvi lol

 

[Cricket Warrior]

He can bowl, is willing to bat lower down the order, is willing to be flexible with batting orders, can bat in all formats and can be considered as an all format captain, works with Hesson and hasnt caused any problems etc etc

But he can't be there just for his bowling ability because the main issue still remains... he can't bat with a modern day strike rate.

A strike rate of 115 is not good enough especially when you are promoting the slogan of building a team with better intent players.

My point is he should also be limited to ODIs and Test cricket just like Babar and Rizwan. He's no different from them.

 

[gazza619]

Agha is the type of T20 player that if he is not in the squad, you won’t even notice that he is not in the squad. A very forgettable T20 player and a cheap version of Saleem Malik.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

But he can't be there just for his bowling ability because the main issue still remains... he can't bat with a modern day strike rate.

A strike rate of 115 is not good enough especially when you are promoting the slogan of building a team with better intent players.

My point is he should also be limited to ODIs and Test cricket just like Babar and Rizwan. He's no different from them.

what u say @Rana sahab?

 

[TeymurBlake]

He's open to innovative his game. He looks to be an anchor if necessary or be explosive. However I do like him at No.4 as the senior experience batter before Hasan Nawaz.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

He's open to innovative his game. He looks to be an anchor if necessary or be explosive. However I do like him at No.4 as the senior experience batter before Hasan Nawaz.

I’ve hardly seen him go explosive in this format tbh.. don't remember any of his inning!

 

[TeymurBlake]

I’ve hardly seen him go explosive in this format tbh.. don't remember any of his inning!

When I mean explosive innings, I mean knocks where he takes the attack to the opposition. He doesn't look to consume dot balls and tries to be more proactive.

 

[Rana]

what u say @Rana sahab?

What did Kirsten want to do?

He wanted to make Harris the captain of the T20 team. Is there any denying Harris’s T20 batting capability when you compare him to Agha, Rizwan and Babar?

What was the reaction by the usual clowns at the time when this news broke out? You people (not necessarily you) cannot handle a proper T20 batter/risk taker as the leader.

You guys want a mature, level headed guy. Agha is the only one willing to compromise and let the young guns plus heavy tanks (Farhan+Fakhar) go up top!

Make Saud captain and you will have the same issue that you have with Agha, and Saud will have to open. You won’t like that

Make Shadab captain and you will find the Shoda doing the same things as RizBar! And he is a lallu bowler.

Make Shaheen captain and then cry about his immaturity and the way he thinks impulsively

Who will you people be happy with??

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Nobody has said he is a hero. He's a hard worker who has tried to adapt his game. Whether he will be successful long term or not is another question. But nobody has proclaimed him as a messiah.

 

[topspin]

Can someone explain the difference in T20 batting styles between Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Agha Salman? Not talking about stats or records.. just want to get a feel for how each of them plays differently in this format. What makes Agha stand out? Why do people see him as a modern day T20 ‘hero’ when intent, aggression, and adaptability matter so much these days?

Just look at his SR in T20 format:

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Not great but still better than Misbah's T20I SR of 110.

If Misbah didn't possess the power game he had and actually resembled Salman Agha in this aspect of his game then chances are his SR would be less than run a ball.

It's Misbah 110 SR in T20Is and zero ODI hundreds that actually needs to be studied.

 

[Major]

Great post Oppenheimer saab but in which century/decade of T20 could Pakistan afford 3 anchors??

When 150 to 160 used to be a decent score to defend in t20 cricket.

Back than cameo players also didnt existed cause players used to focus on getting in to the longer formats.

If one reflects back, during last 3-4 years t20 cricket has evolved and gone wild.

Now it sucks how IPL discriminates against Pakistan, or else i would have loved to watch a week of IPL games just to understand what influence their impact player role has had.

My assumption is that the impact player role in IPL has influenced cricket alot. Players that can play 10 ball innings are having more impact.

 

[Major]

Nobody has said he is a hero. He's a hard worker who has tried to adapt his game. Whether he will be successful long term or not is another question. But nobody has proclaimed him as a messiah.

Thats the thing. Agha tried to adapt his game to the situation and thats why fans are loving him.

As long as he does that, he will get support. But the moment he starts eating up deliveries, he will become hated.

 

[Major]

Also for the captaincy part. I think none of them have proven to be good captains.

All of them are more focussed on their own media portrayals. The decision making has been very bad. This includes Babar, Shadab, Shaheen, Rizwan and Agha.

Even right now in US, they are still not using spinners on those tracks just because on media they wont be portrayed as aggressive captains but as defensive ones.

This is where i respect the indian cricket strategy. All their lives, they had trudlers, so they were forced to field a bowling line up based on conditions. Even now, India has pacers, but even now, when conditions are for spinners, these guys are not afraid from using even 5 spinners.

The cricket strategy making lacks on our side, and its all about playing and looking good and aggressive for social media.

 

[Mamoon]

Salman Agha has a strike rate of 115 in T20Is. What so-called adaptability and innovation?

 

[cricfan432]

Because of intent and aggressive mindset irregardless of deficiencies in his batting for t20. Thats why he is better captain and suited for one anchor role we need in team

 

[RidiculousMan]

Babar and Rizwan failed to improve or show intent in their batting.

Salman Agha is a proper batter, but he shows intent, takes the risk to score runs. He made his name in t20 through Isb United, where they grabbed him up in the draft and played in a very important position where he can anchor the innings and can shift gears.
Even in a few international games, he showed intent. Now when i say intent, i dont mean just swinging the bat. What i mean is that going after the weaker bowlers to score runs, trying to attack when the run rate is rising.

Babar and Rizwan dont bother to increase the run rate or give cameos. They go on the pitch with a mind that they will bat for 20 overs. The problem with that approach is that they might be scoring runs in the first few overs, but then by the 8th or 9th over, they will slow down and eat up balls.

Plus, they both havent bother to improve.

The Babar we saw under Mickey is not there anymore. Back than Babar was scoring runs, trying to build a name for himself. But now, he goes for the safe approach towards his runs, he tends to slow down near milestones.

Rizwan, was flawed, but than under Misbah, he developed a game plan with how to his flaws to his advantages and developed few shots in his aresenal to get himself off pressure. Rizwan, like Agha, used to show intent when he was trying to prove himself.

What Babar and Rizwan need to remember is that in t20 cricket spots are temporary, and you cant keep ur spots forever. You will need to keep fixing your game to return.

Right now, Pakistan cannot afford 3 anchors, so from these 3 Agha is the best option. Rizwan needs to go towards the Hafeez route, where he needs to develop his shots and not aim for long innings but for cameos. Both these guys need to forget about opening slots. Opening is not for them anymore. They need to come down the order and have cameo roles.

Babar spot would had made sense if he was as good as Kohli who can change the games complextion by being on the pitch. But Babar is not that type of player.

Most sensible post I've seen from you in a while.

Welcome back!

 

[RidiculousMan]

Agha is the type of T20 player that if he is not in the squad, you won’t even notice that he is not in the squad. A very forgettable T20 player and a cheap version of Saleem Malik.

Saleem Malik was a really good test player. I'd argue he was as good as Babar in that format.

 

[TheSultan]

The difference is that Salman doesn’t try to act like a t20 hero and take centre stage - opening, acting. He very much plays the role of second fiddle and gives the lion share of exposure to the strikers. That’s how it should be.

If Babar and Rizwan sharafat se recognised their limitations and played down the order, it people would have little to complain about them. But they wanted to be the heroes. Dumbos

 

[ads101]

Because he has a good sr and average in ODIs. That’s it.

Most of our batsman are playing either due to talent or success in other formats. Our most proven t20 bat currently playing is probably Hasan Nawaz who’s 22 and played 12 t20s. Says all you need to know.

We’ll just have to wait and see if these players work out. In the t20 format historically Pakistan has had hardly any batsmen with anything sort of a decent record. There’s a lot of outcry on batting order, strategy etc but our main issue I feel is as simple as finding just a few consistent t20 batsmen. It’s difficult to do well batting wise when you don’t have a single batsman who would be considered good when comparing to foreign sides.

 

[heddie19]

Because we are living in dictatorship. No merit, no writ. A player with a SR of 113 is your captain. I don't have anything against Agha tbh, but the only format he doesn't justify his place is t20 and you name him your catain.

 

[Devadwal]

Morden T20 player scored 38 from 33 balls and lost the match against Westindies.

 

[The_KING]

He is good player in ODIs and tests, but he isn’t a T20 player. But he is the flavour of the month, just like Babar and Rizwan were once upon a time. Very soon, the ones supporting him will turn on him.

 

[Kianig89]

More empirical evidence of his adaptability and innovation, whichever way you look at it

 

[Devadwal]

He is good player in ODIs and tests, but he isn’t a T20 player. But he is the flavour of the month, just like Babar and Rizwan were once upon a time. Very soon, the ones supporting him will turn on him.

+1. He is not a T20 player but very good player for ODI and test cricket.

 

[Mamoon]

I love the lame excuses people are making for him. But but but he is not acting like a hero, but but but he is willing to innovate, but but but he is flexible, but but but he has aggressive mindset, but but but he is selfless and doesn’t open.

Absolute hogwash. The straw-clutching is comical. Just accept the fact that this modern cricket drama has ended in tears and it didn’t turn out to be way the delusional fans thought it would.

 

[Rana]

Good captain

Good player to have in the side.

Made a couple of mistakes in the low scoring thriller though. His second seamer (Hassan Ali) really let him and Pakistan down. Otherwise I am happy with Agha

 

[RidiculousMan]

Good captain

Good player to have in the side.

Made a couple of mistakes in the low scoring thriller though. His second seamer (Hassan Ali) really let him and Pakistan down. Otherwise I am happy with Agha

Most sane comment today.

If he manages to build a great modern day T20 side. Then that will be his legacy.

A similar example of an average T20 player who build a good team and won WT20 was Younis Khan. Not that I'm comparing the two of them.

But point being that in a team sport. If you can make the team better. You will be seen as a positive contributor to the team's success.

 

[Rana]

Most sane comment today.

If he manages to build a great modern day T20 side. Then that will be his legacy.

A similar example of an average T20 player who build a good team and won WT20 was Younis Khan. Not that I'm comparing the two of them.

But point being that in a team sport. If you can make the team better. You will be seen as a positive contributor to the team's success.

I make sane comments when I am genuinely looking for the best interests of Pakistan cricket.

In a world where there are no agenda peddlers who promote rubbish players because of their agency, fan club, region or PSL team….

I will always tell you what’s right and what’s wrong for Pakistan cricket.

Salman Agha is fine. His intentions with building this side is fine. Pakistan team is much more exciting and watchable under him.

There is also a stat going around Pakistan is averaging the highest in the middle overs against spin in the world under Agha’s leadership.

Pakistan are on the right track. Believe in him.

 

[Rana]

@mods

They showed a stat during the game where Pakistan was averaging the highest in middle overs or against spin in the world in 2025…

Can you please share that. It’s very important because it’s clearly showing progress under Agha

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Long term his value to the team will be as an all rounder. He needs to bowl a few overs and we can then include another specialist.

We had 7 bowling options today and bowled 5 of them for their maximum capacity.

 

[gazza619]

Saleem Malik was a really good test player. I'd argue he was as good as Babar in that format.

I have no doubt on Saleem Malik’s credentials as a test & ODI player.

 

[Rana]

Saleem Malik was a really good test player. I'd argue he was as good as Babar in that format.

Malik had proper Test match mettle. Guy wasn’t a soft player like Zimbu lol

 

[PakPremi]

Amonst all the hacks you need one solid players to stop team being bowled dor next to nothing. Otyers need to utilise their hitting ability better to help post decent scores, but unfortunately Hasan Nawaz and Saim are the only two otherplayers that look to contribute significantly with Fakhar seemingly on his last legs. Salman does have intent and ability to improve his strike rate. His captaincy though is questionable but no worse than Babar's.

 

[Kianig89]

Did Salman Agha actually played the 3rd T20?, luckily the team won and get everything under the rug

 

[Rana]

Did Salman Agha actually played the 3rd T20?, luckily the team won and get everything under the rug

Yes

He ended your yaar’s career’s with selflessness

 

[G0rmintAunty]

What was Sahibzada talking about a tri series next?

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Nawaz bigging up Yuvi despite the drama last week. Big hearts.

 

[shariqnoor]

I have supported Salman Agha from the beginning as I've always found out that he is actually one of the very few players in the entire Pakistan cricketing setup that has a decent level of cricketing IQ. A terrific Test and ODI player by Pakistani standards actually.

However, in T20, I'm struggling to see why Salman should remain in the side. He is fast becoming a Sarfraz 2.0, whereby he never comes into bat if the top order doesn't get out. Sarfraz used to send every Tom, Dick and Harry before himself as well which eventually became his downfall as he never had his own performances to fall back on when results did not go his way. If Salman cannot power hit himself, then what's the point? Is he only in the team to anchor? Once the results start drying up against big teams, Salman would find himself under so much pressure from the fans because he would not have his own performances to reply back with. He cannot let guys like Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Nawaz come ahead of him. That looks really bad on the credentials of himself.

 

[Energy]

I don't mind Salman being a daddy to Farhan, Ayub, Haris, Hassan Nawaz, Sufiyan et al. - Pakistan needs these guys to get mature and taking the team forward.

 

[TheSultan]

This is what I like about Agha. He’s not a natural T20 player, and when he’s not needed, he doesn’t bat.

That’s how it should be.

Not “I vILL oPEn aT aLl cOsT - vE nEeD aNcHoR”!

 

[AZulfi]

He is good player in ODIs and tests, but he isn’t a T20 player. But he is the flavour of the month, just like Babar and Rizwan were once upon a time. Very soon, the ones supporting him will turn on him.

Agreed to some extent

However, you need at least one batsman who can anchor the innings (in the event of a top order collapse which is often the case with Pak) even in a short format like T20.

Not everyone can blindly slog like Harris

 

[Barragan]

The key difference is he can play at a higher sr in the middle overs against spin which was lacking from Babar and Rizwan

Also, both Rizwan and Babar only wanted to open, whilst guys like Fakhar had to be played at no. 4 in an unnatural position to accommodate them

There has been a gaping hole in middle order for quite sometime, but with Agha at least you feel secure knowing Pakistan won't completely capitulate if the top order misfires

 

[DeadlyVenom]

It's all well and good assessing the situation and demoting yourself.l However,This sort of captaincy doesn't fly for too long in Pakistan. He needs to also front up and bat and bowl. Specialist captaincy like Darren Sammy will not last in this country. The vultures will get him. H

If he wasn't captain and was shunted down the order and not given a bowl most of us would have said there was injustice against him.

At the moment our team is lop sided with all semi all rounders. We have Saim who is a must pick and then Salman, Nawaz, Khushdil and Faheem. Do we really need so many all the time? Probably not. And who at the moment is the weakest link....well it should be the one who doesn't bat or bowl.

This will inevitably turn into a rizbar argument but the reality is even if you are anti rizbar you should be championing for Salman to play his part. His success as a captain AND player is the way to keep the old regime out.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Most sane comment today.

If he manages to build a great modern day T20 side. Then that will be his legacy.

A similar example of an average T20 player who build a good team and won WT20 was Younis Khan. Not that I'm comparing the two of them.

But point being that in a team sport. If you can make the team better. You will be seen as a positive contributor to the team's success.

i hope he does

But having Faheem and Khushdil in Team is not helping this Cause so yeah doubts linger

 

[Mamoon]

I have supported Salman Agha from the beginning as I've always found out that he is actually one of the very few players in the entire Pakistan cricketing setup that has a decent level of cricketing IQ. A terrific Test and ODI player by Pakistani standards actually.

However, in T20, I'm struggling to see why Salman should remain in the side. He is fast becoming a Sarfraz 2.0, whereby he never comes into bat if the top order doesn't get out. Sarfraz used to send every Tom, Dick and Harry before himself as well which eventually became his downfall as he never had his own performances to fall back on when results did not go his way. If Salman cannot power hit himself, then what's the point? Is he only in the team to anchor? Once the results start drying up against big teams, Salman would find himself under so much pressure from the fans because he would not have his own performances to reply back with. He cannot let guys like Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Nawaz come ahead of him. That looks really bad on the credentials of himself.

You have hit the nail on the head as well.

Agha is a poor T20 batsman, and it is funny when some idiots use him as a stick to beat Babar and Rizwan with, when both are much better batsmen than him.

Right now, these idiots would latch onto anyone who can offer an alternative to Babar and Rizwan. However, they will come to terms with the reality soon and the same idiots will start bashing him very soon because the team is not going anywhere under him and there is no upward trajectory. They are still playing bang average T20 cricket, and Agha himself plays the format like it is 2010.

 

[Mamoon]

The key difference is he can play at a higher sr in the middle overs against spin which was lacking from Babar and Rizwan

What is his SR in the middle-overs vs spin and how does it compare to Babar and Rizwan?

 

[shariqnoor]

You have hit the nail on the head as well.

Agha is a poor T20 batsman, and it is funny when some idiots use him as a stick to beat Babar and Rizwan with, when both are much better batsmen than him.

Right now, these idiots would latch onto anyone who can offer an alternative to Babar and Rizwan. However, they will come to terms with the reality soon and the same idiots will start bashing him very soon because the team is not going anywhere under him and there is no upward trajectory. They are still playing bang average T20 cricket, and Agha himself plays the format like it is 2010.

Anybody who thinks Salman Agha is better than Babar and Rizwan in T20 is living in cuckooland.

 

[Barragan]

What is his SR in the middle-overs vs spin and how does it compare to Babar and Rizwan?

I don't know how to get those stats, but Salman Agha is a far superior player of spin than Babar and better than Rizwan as well

Also, Babar and Rizwan don't want top play in the middle either, so you can't have your explosive batsmen like Farhan, Fakhar, Saim, Haris etc opening and take advantage of the PP

Even Hasan Nawaz is a better opening option than RizBar

 

[Mamoon]

I don't know how to get those stats, but Salman Agha is a far superior player of spin than Babar and better than Rizwan as well

Also, Babar and Rizwan don't want top play in the middle either, so you can't have your explosive batsmen like Farhan, Fakhar, Saim, Haris etc opening and take advantage of the PP

Even Hasan Nawaz is a better opening option than RizBar

You made a statistical claim so you should have the stats to backup your claim.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Who considers Salman Agha a T20 hero?

Pakistan cricket is not all about Babar and Rizwan, so why don't we just move on from them? Our results haven't changed since they were dropped, so it's better to try something new than hoping for the same thing to work again and again.

 

[Mamoon]

Anybody who thinks Salman Agha is better than Babar and Rizwan in T20 is living in cuckooland.

He is the flavor of the month, but this flavor will turn sour soon because he has been given more than he can handle.

It will be a shame because he is a fine Test and ODI cricketer, but he is not captaincy material and he should not play T20Is, but this dumb experiment will damage his Test and ODI career as well.

 

[Rana]

He is the flavor of the month, but this flavor will turn sour soon because he has been given more than he can handle.

It will be a shame because he is a fine Test and ODI cricketer, but he is not captaincy material and he should not play T20Is, but this dumb experiment will damage his Test and ODI career as well.

The flavour of the month in his hater’s mouth is Gobar.

 

[Mamoon]

The flavour of the month in his hater’s mouth is Gobar.

I know that as a Mirpuri villager, this kind of language is normal in your household, but please refrain from such language on this forum.

 

[Rana]

I know that as a Mirpuri villager, this kind of language is normal in your household, but please refrain from such language on this forum.

Don’t bowl full tosses if you are afraid of being sent out of the park.

 

[Mamoon]

Don’t bowl full tosses if you are afraid of being sent out of the park.

Of course. I don’t come from a family of cab drivers and factory workers in the Midlands so I can’t compete with you when it comes to trading insults. That is your forte.

 

[TheSultan]

Anybody who thinks Salman Agha is better than Babar and Rizwan in T20 is living in cuckooland.

That’s not the point. The point is with Babar and Rizwan, they make themselves centre stage and give Pakistan a ceiling of 160. Agha acknowledges he has no right to take centre stage so doesn’t.

 

[Rana]

Of course. I don’t come from a family of cab drivers and factory workers in the Midlands so I can’t compete with you when it comes to trading insults. That is your forte.

Why are you such a sulk? Was it not you who abuse people’s mothers when you can’t handle it? Now you have an issue with the language being used against you?

 

[Rana]

Anybody who thinks Salman Agha is better than Babar and Rizwan in T20 is living in cuckooland.

Says the Who actually thinks Babar and Rizwan are worthy T20 openers

 

[Mamoon]

Why are you such a sulk? Was it not you who abuse people’s mothers when you can’t handle it? Now you have an issue with the language being used against you?

That is because I know that I’m far better than the 0 IQ idiots on this forum and I should know better than to stoop to their level.

I know they use such language out of frustration. They are left with no choice after the intellectual pounding.

For example, you and other 0 IQ clowns start using abusive language after you couldn’t explain with facts and figures why Fakhar should bat in the top 3 in T20Is.

 

[Rana]

For example, you and other 0 IQ clowns start using abusive language after you couldn’t explain with facts and figures why Fakhar should bat in the top 3 in T20Is.

No one has to explain or justify anything to you. You are not glued on when it comes to cricket and modernity. We’ve established that. You don’t have the best interests of Pakistan cricket at heart, you have the best interests of a particular franchise. We know this.

No one is obligated to prove anything to you. If the subject is Pakistan cricket and they are arguing against you, they are always and by default correct.

You are always wrong. By default.

 

[Mamoon]

No one has to explain or justify anything to you. You are not glued on when it comes to cricket and modernity. We’ve established that. You don’t have the best interests of Pakistan cricket at heart, you have the best interests of a particular franchise. We know this.

No one is obligated to prove anything to you. If the subject is Pakistan cricket and they are arguing against you, they are always and by default correct.

You are always wrong. By default.

Says the guy who supports Fakhar as a top 3 batsman in T20s with a SR of 126

I repeat: I have to drop 50 IQ points just to convince myself to engage with you. Maybe one day I will revoke this privilege from you because engaging with unintelligent folks over the internet isn’t the best utilization of time.

 

[Rana]

Says the guy who supports Fakhar as a top 3 batsman in T20s with a SR of 126

I repeat: I have to drop 50 IQ points just to convince myself to engage with you. Maybe one day I will revoke this privilege from you because engaging with unintelligent folks over the internet isn’t the best utilization of time.

I have to do wudhu every time I engage with you.

 

[Mamoon]

I have to do wudhu every time I engage with you.

As an Ahmadi, I don’t think you even need to do wudhu. Non-Muslims don’t require one. Stop wasting water.

 

[Barragan]

You made a statistical claim so you should have the stats to backup your claim.

I said this "The key difference is he can play at a higher sr in the middle overs against spin"

I didn't make any statistical claims here and my response was "Salman Agha is a far superior player of spin than Babar and better than Rizwan as well"

There is no doubt about Salman being a better player of spin than both - unless you disagree and think otherwise?

 

[Mamoon]

I said this "The key difference is he can play at a higher sr in the middle overs against spin"

I didn't make any statistical claims here and my response was "Salman Agha is a far superior player of spin than Babar and better than Rizwan as well"

There is no doubt about Salman being a better player of spin than both - unless you disagree and think otherwise?

You mentioned that he can play at a highest SR, which is a statistical claim. I simply asked to confirm the difference in the respective SRs which you cannot.

Salman is an inferior batsman to both in all formats of the game.

 

[Rana]

As an Ahmadi, I don’t think you even need to do wudhu. Non-Muslims don’t require one. Stop wasting water.

Don’t engage in fights you cannot win if you cannot handle the inevitable defeat. You should have learned this ages ago when you decided to job to me. You won’t have to resort to abusive and derogatory remarks about a person’s parent and their religion had you learned your lesson earlier.