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Will Fakhar Zaman get found out?

babajee said:
Lol. People wanted him dropped :)))


Now they are doing the same with Babar
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He was not tested there. Scoring 50s/100s in dead games mean nothing.

Babar should have survived there, he didn't. There's a big mark on his ability. Esp with the sluggish speed he bats on good tracks. That's pure selfishness so far.
 
His technique might not be the best, but his intent is positive. Right now, he is our best answer to the likes of David Warner, Guptill, Jason Roy, etc. at the top of the order. Hence, I believe he will get a long rope in the LOI team and score vital runs.
 
[MENTION=146346]Mr.Q[/MENTION] [MENTION=1650]Usman Chadda[/MENTION] Best not to further the Fakhar discussion on the Bangladesh thread.

Mr.Q said:
Let's not make this a Fakhar Zaman thread. I'll answer your question before I put the discussion back on track.

1)To be honest, no! It was a shut your eyes and whack the ball kinda innings. That was the only way he could have won that game for Pakistan and it came off. It wasn't a fluke or anything but I didn't see any 'universe of a difference' talent or temperament on display. It was never a measured or well planned innings to take context into consideration either in case that's the angle you're looking at.

Never wanted to compare Soumya and Fakhar. Just wanted to point out you're taking hyperbole to the next level just to belittle the Bangladeshi.

2)Talking about the NZ tour, even the guy you want to kick out of the team Mohammad Hafeez played well there. I don't remember him scoring any centuries either.

3)A batsman with good temperament usually scores big and gets his team across the line. You are mistaking a carefree batting style for temperament.
For me it'll always be Babar >>> Haris > Fakhar.
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Replying to your post here.

Fakhar's innings wasn't really a whack the ball kinda innings.

He was struggling against the pacers as India had figured out that he is harsh on any width and the pacers were bowling within the stumps or at his body. He played and missed quite a lot.

It was only when the spinners came on that he went after the bowling and it wasn't just blind slogging, it was a calculated attack. Fakhar is known for attacking spinners and he played to his strength. It wasn't an Afridi-type knock though he did play a couple of wild shots such as the one where he came down the pitch to Jadeja (?) and didn't get to the pitch off the ball, yet still smashed it and cleared the boundary by a small-ish margin. But overall, I wouldn't classify it as a 'blind-slogging' type knock. He took calculated risks.

Soumya is a more conventional player with a lot of ability but has failed over and over again in the past couple of years. I haven't watched much of Bangladesh's matches so not sure about the exact reason. Anyway, it's not a worthy comparison. Fakhar averages 15 more in FC cricket, 20 more in List A cricket.
 
Fakhar Zaman will establish himself as one of the best openers in the world. Improving day by day.
 
People are still discussing that Fakhar innings.... :)))



Some people cannot get over the fact that how can a Pakistani smash the ATG bowling attack of India to all parts.



Fakhar is easily one of the best openers in world cricket today. We saw it in CT, we saw it in NZ. If you are still nitpicking about his technique and how he will be "found out" then you are just blindly hating and your opinion does not matter.
 
[MENTION=146346]Mr.Q[/MENTION] you are disrespecting your bowling attack and Virat Kohli quite a bit, if you think Fakhar Zaman upstaged India in the final with a slash and hack kind of innings. India were shocked by Fakhar's counter-attack against the spinners and they lost because there was no plan B for Kohli. That took temperament, since he had just lost Azhar. He's not really the most talented player, but has wonderful hand-eye co-ordination and mentally tough. The fact that he was playing only the fourth match of his career, not to mention against his arch-rivals, in a final, speaks volumes of his mental strength. He wouldn't have scored two half-centuries in NZ when everyone else was falling apart around him, if he didn't have the right temperament.

You really need to stop looking at scorecards in Cricinfo and watch the games. Hafeez's half-centuries were selfish and scored in completely different circumstances.

Comparisons with Sarkar are ridiculous. He has been playing for three years now, and he has had terrible returns. Not to mention, Sarkar does not have the ability to play the kind of innings Fakhar played in the CT final.
 
Another thing.. Fakhar was terribly unlucky to miss out on a century in NZ.

Chilling on 82*, going nowhere. Could have even got a 150.
 
Remember backing him from Day 1 when he played that brisk little innings against SA when the likes of Hafeez were 1(19) in a rained game. You can question his technique but not his heart. The man’s a Navy Man. He’s not going to quit and just keep pushing forward. Hope he plays for Pakistan for another 5-7 years and maintains the high standard he has set for himself.
 
Fakhar seems an intelligent and calm headed person who is attack minded when it comes to his brand of cricket. Would like him to take over Sarfraz in T20Is at least and ideally ODIs as well. Should be an automatic selection for tests in Asia batting at 5/6 given his ability to score from spin. When his technique has improved he'll be ready to play outside SC against the red ball.
 
Yet we have posters of Bangladeshi origin who claim players like Soumya and Tamim are better than him. The latter is technically better and arguably more gifted but he has a selfish mindset so he isn't going to win LOI matches like Fakhar.
 
backfootpunch said:
Fakhar seems an intelligent and calm headed person who is attack minded when it comes to his brand of cricket. Would like him to take over Sarfraz in T20Is at least and ideally ODIs as well. Should be an automatic selection for tests in Asia batting at 5/6 given his ability to score from spin. When his technique has improved he'll be ready to play outside SC against the red ball.
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That's actually a good suggestion. Fakhar at number six would be quite handy in our test side, but unfortunately our management will play him as opener and he doesn't seem to have the technique to play the swinging ball due to lack of feet movement.


Fakhar at 6 and Sarfaraz at 7 in the test side will provide plenty of firepower and add depth to our side. Also he has the ability to bowl left arm spin which may help out Yasir and the quicks.

Imo Pakistan's ideal test batting line-up:

1. Azhar
2. Opener 2 (nighwatchman Sami needs to step up)
3. Shafiq (now or never for poultry farmer)
4. Babar/Salahuddin
5. Haris/Salahuddin
6. Fakhar
7. Sarfaraz
 
Syed1 said:
That's actually a good suggestion. Fakhar at number six would be quite handy in our test side, but unfortunately our management will play him as opener and he doesn't seem to have the technique to play the swinging ball due to lack of feet movement.


Fakhar at 6 and Sarfaraz at 7 in the test side will provide plenty of firepower and add depth to our side. Also he has the ability to bowl left arm spin which may help out Yasir and the quicks.

Imo Pakistan's ideal test batting line-up:

1. Azhar
2. Opener 2 (nighwatchman Sami needs to step up)
3. Shafiq (now or never for poultry farmer)
4. Babar/Salahuddin
5. Haris/Salahuddin
6. Fakhar
7. Sarfaraz
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The management won't be able to think outside the box that's the problem but in UAE worse comes to worse if there is no established second opener (assuming Azhar will be back opening) then I don't see why Fakhar can't succeed given the new ball swings only lasts for a few overs and the wickets over there are so dead it would nullify pace bowlers. Having said that you don't always want to be changing the batting order every time you have to play outside UAE.

Haris Sohail I feel should bat at 3 since he has the best technique and ability to score and defend against pace. Shafiq not only is he not good enough he's a mental midget to be able to handle responsibility hence why he enjoys his role at 6. It's shame like many we felt batting him at 3/4 would get the best out of him but quite the opposite.

Babar Azam is also far from ready to play international cricket (even in UAE) since he is incompetent against spin and has major issues against the short ball.

Time to give Salahuddin a chance to bat at 4 I would say. Fawad should be our number 5 but it's never going to happen and it's too late anyway, so all can be done is to pick between Babar and Shafiq for that number 5 spot.
 
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Mr.Q said:
Let's not make this a Fakhar Zaman thread. I'll answer your question before I put the discussion back on track.

1)To be honest, no! It was a shut your eyes and whack the ball kinda innings. That was the only way he could have won that game for Pakistan and it came off. It wasn't a fluke or anything but I didn't see any 'universe of a difference' talent or temperament on display. It was never a measured or well planned innings to take context into consideration either in case that's the angle you're looking at.

Never wanted to compare Soumya and Fakhar. Just wanted to point out you're taking hyperbole to the next level just to belittle the Bangladeshi.

2)Talking about the NZ tour, even the guy you want to kick out of the team Mohammad Hafeez played well there. I don't remember him scoring any centuries either.

3)A batsman with good temperament usually scores big and gets his team across the line. You are mistaking a carefree batting style for temperament.
For me it'll always be Babar >>> Haris > Fakhar.
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Back to the topic.
Banter and even heated discussions sometimes keep things interesting but somewhere somehow the line has been crossed here I feel. I myself am of the opinion that Bangladesh is still a minnow side, although I would use the word second tier. But this thread has been used (or rather abused) to make fun of and belittle a team and its players. I think it's a bad thing to do. Don't think many Bangladeshis will accept people calling their team 'minnows'. That's how people are. It's sad that I have to tell this to the masters of denial :).

And nobody is going to compare the Pakistani team with the Bangladeshi team just because they're next to each other in a ranking table somewhere. The guys that keep posting here to 'prove' again and again that Bangladesh is a minnow team are only showing their insecurity. Come on guys.
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The way I see it is that the guy named “Fakhar Zaman” has got the hunger and is a fighter obviously trained like one.

Hunger is something which can make you achieve things that others can even comprehend.

Its just my opinion that he has the ability to do big things as I believe if he remains down to earth, working hard and his hunger remains intact he will be handful.
 
Sorry for the delayed response. I've been a bit busy.

Abdullah719 said:
[MENTION=146346]Mr.Q[/MENTION] [MENTION=1650]Usman Chadda[/MENTION] Best not to further the Fakhar discussion on the Bangladesh thread.



Replying to your post here.

Fakhar's innings wasn't really a whack the ball kinda innings.

He was struggling against the pacers as India had figured out that he is harsh on any width and the pacers were bowling within the stumps or at his body. He played and missed quite a lot.

It was only when the spinners came on that he went after the bowling and it wasn't just blind slogging, it was a calculated attack. Fakhar is known for attacking spinners and he played to his strength. It wasn't an Afridi-type knock though he did play a couple of wild shots such as the one where he came down the pitch to Jadeja (?) and didn't get to the pitch off the ball, yet still smashed it and cleared the boundary by a small-ish margin. But overall, I wouldn't classify it as a 'blind-slogging' type knock. He took calculated risks.

Soumya is a more conventional player with a lot of ability but has failed over and over again in the past couple of years. I haven't watched much of Bangladesh's matches so not sure about the exact reason. Anyway, it's not a worthy comparison. Fakhar averages 15 more in FC cricket, 20 more in List A cricket.
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Fakhar Zaman > Afridi. But really that doesn't mean much.

I wouldn't say he took calculated risks. Many of the shots weren't executed properly. He was just swinging his bat hard at the ball. I'm not sure I can call that calculated. You shouldn't have merged the posts on that thread with this one because there was a context to the statements I made there. Usman was giving hyperbole a whole new meaning with some of his statements and I think it's unfair to belittle any player in the international arena. It's not like I have something against Fakhar Zaman. He's a destructive opening batsman and Pakistan won the CT because of him. People praise your bowlers a lot but it was the scoreboard pressure that rattled India.

Usman Chadda said:
[MENTION=146346]Mr.Q[/MENTION] you are disrespecting your bowling attack and Virat Kohli quite a bit, if you think Fakhar Zaman upstaged India in the final with a slash and hack kind of innings. India were shocked by Fakhar's counter-attack against the spinners and they lost because there was no plan B for Kohli. That took temperament, since he had just lost Azhar. He's not really the most talented player, but has wonderful hand-eye co-ordination and mentally tough. The fact that he was playing only the fourth match of his career, not to mention against his arch-rivals, in a final, speaks volumes of his mental strength. He wouldn't have scored two half-centuries in NZ when everyone else was falling apart around him, if he didn't have the right temperament.

You really need to stop looking at scorecards in Cricinfo and watch the games. Hafeez's half-centuries were selfish and scored in completely different circumstances.

Comparisons with Sarkar are ridiculous. He has been playing for three years now, and he has had terrible returns. Not to mention, Sarkar does not have the ability to play the kind of innings Fakhar played in the CT final.
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Well, I'm not going to lie because it'll hurt the reputation of the bowling lineup or whatever. It's hard to have a plan for someone who is doing what Fakhar did. All you can do is hope the bowlers get the line and length right and get that white ball to get some grip on the surface. Setting an aggressive or in and out field in such scenario doesn't work very often.

I did watch the games in NZ and I didn't see anything extraordinary to be honest. Again, you're mistaking a carefree batting style for temperament. And where are the big scores? I don't see any. See, Hafeez getting two half centuries there at a good RR only means one thing and that is scoring runs weren't that difficult there. You talk about half centuries as if they were double hundreds or something.

Like I said in that thread itself, my intention wasn't to compare Soumya and Fakhar. But no, there isn't a 'universe of a difference' in talent between Soumya and Fakhar.
 
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backfootpunch said:
Babar Azam is also far from ready to play international cricket (even in UAE) since he is incompetent against spin and has major issues against the short ball.
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Far from ready to play international cricket? If that's not an absurd claim then I've never seen one.

He's been the most consistent batsman for his team for the past 2 years and is highly rated by many ex-cricketers. He isn't a walking wicket against short balls or quality spin bowling. He has issues but even legendary players have weaknesses that they are able to get rid of overtime.
 
AssassinatedDevil said:
Far from ready to play international cricket? If that's not an absurd claim then I've never seen one.

He's been the most consistent batsman for his team for the past 2 years and is highly rated by many ex-cricketers. He isn't a walking wicket against short balls or quality spin bowling. He has issues but even legendary players have weaknesses that they are able to get rid of overtime.
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In tests yes he isn't even close to being international standards which an upcoming rookie should be at the very least.

He is awful against spin - watch how he played Herath in the 2 test series and isn't much better against the short ball is he really...
 
backfootpunch said:
In tests yes he isn't even close to being international standards which an upcoming rookie should be at the very least.

He is awful against spin - watch how he played Herath in the 2 test series and isn't much better against the short ball is he really...
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Agreed. He should nowhere be near the Test team.
 
backfootpunch said:
In tests yes he isn't even close to being international standards which an upcoming rookie should be at the very least.

He is awful against spin - watch how he played Herath in the 2 test series and isn't much better against the short ball is he really...
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He has performed poorly in tests so far but that doesn't make him "far from ready to play international cricket". He has shown glimpses of his potential in that format. Test cricket is cricket and not some other sport. He has done well in LOIs and he will transfer his ODI form into tests soon enough.
 
Fakhar is the second coming of saeed.
I have a feeling that he will be prolific against india.He is the only pak batsman with so called jigra.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Fakhar is the second coming of saeed.
I have a feeling that he will be prolific against india.He is the only pak batsman with so called jigra.
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We want him to be prolific against everyone. If he turns out to be another Salman Butt, won't do us much good in the long run.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
I think he is the best odi batsman of pak.
Babar will be a letdown.
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Still early days for them. But if both of them work hard they will play for a long time. Babar is still young and at least 5-7 years away from his peak, Fakhar is 1-2 years away from his peak more or less. Pakistani batsmen usually peak around 30 years of age.

These two aren't the only good Odi batsmen in Pakistan right now, there are some players who might get a chance soon, like Hussain Talat, he looks taylor made for modern ODI cricket, can play aggressively or defensively, can hit sixes against against all types of bowlers, almost equally good on both on and off side, and he's a decent medium pacer and good athlete as well, that's just like icing on the cake.
 
twice he had a chance to put Lahore in the driving seat but he also seems like a big time choker.
 
BlueDoritos said:
Still early days for them. But if both of them work hard they will play for a long time. Babar is still young and at least 5-7 years away from his peak, Fakhar is 1-2 years away from his peak more or less. Pakistani batsmen usually peak around 30 years of age.

These two aren't the only good Odi batsmen in Pakistan right now, there are some players who might get a chance soon, like Hussain Talat, he looks taylor made for modern ODI cricket, can play aggressively or defensively, can hit sixes against against all types of bowlers, almost equally good on both on and off side, and he's a decent medium pacer and good athlete as well, that's just like icing on the cake.
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Yup saw his innings in one of your domestic tournament.He should be in the team as soon as possible.Sahibzada farhan is also a good power hitter he should also be selected
Btw i was talking about your current lineup,in which fakhar is a standout.
 
AssassinatedDevil said:
He has performed poorly in tests so far but that doesn't make him "far from ready to play international cricket". He has shown glimpses of his potential in that format. Test cricket is cricket and not some other sport. He has done well in LOIs and he will transfer his ODI form into tests soon enough.
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Babar will be a let down don't hold your hopes on him because he doesn't have the mindset to win matches for Pakistan. He just doesn't have that ruthless streak about him like Kohli, Smith, Root and etc had. Also he doesn't have the power game and for someone who has struggled so much against spin and short ball in red ball cricket along with just 2 FC hundreds in 29 matches (excluding tests) it shows he's a million miles away from becoming test standard let alone dominating bowlers.

He wouldn't make England, Aus and India A sides.
 
Looked really nervous today.

Missed out on a few freebies and didn't even try to rotate the strike.

Not a great shot either.
 
It happens. Expecting him to bounce back in next games.
 
he will be fine

he was our only batsmen ( apart from Shadab) to stand up to NZ in NZ

just needs to learn to deal with the fact that UAE pitches are slow
 
This reminds me of the bashing he received for his performance against SL last year in the UAE.

He then went to NZ and performed when everyone else looked like they were ice-skating.
 
Saj said:
Looked really nervous today.

Missed out on a few freebies and didn't even try to rotate the strike.

Not a great shot either.
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Pakistan team depends so much on him, its ridiculous. Others have to contribute too.
 
Well at least he has the guts to play shots and can bat at a modern day strike rate. Sarfraz and Malik are bigger worries.
 
And finally a team works out what Fakhar Zaman is all about.

Angle the ball into him. Target his pads and then bang one in. He is cluelsss with the ball on his pads.

One of the worst T20I innings you will ever see today.
 
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He'll get one more chance probably at J'burg to prove his worth in Test cricket on faster & bouncier track, though if PAK opts for a 5123 combination, he doesn't deserve to play.

After that, ODIs & T20s in SAF where he has to perform to save the face of his fan base.
 
How to ruin a decent T20I and ODI batsman.....pick him for Test cricket and watch him struggle.
 
Saj said:
How to ruin a decent T20I and ODI batsman.....pick him for Test cricket and watch him struggle.
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That's actually not true.

He has a strong FC average and scored some decent runs versus Australia in the Test matches.

People wanted Fakhar desperately in the series vs NZ and thought he'd be vital in South Africa.
 
He will come good in test cricket. Should be persisted with as an opener.

Fakhar and Shan is the way forward.
 
Unlikely.

Man is a legend. Can pummel any opposition to the ground on any given day. Indians are still shaking in their boots, trying to cope up with their bete noire.
 
The problem is teams have seen how to get him out and they will try this in LO. He needs to try and make technical adjustments to his game to survive in international cricket. He is mentally strong but he has to make some changes. At the age of 28, it's not going to be easy. Let's see what he does.

In tests I'll bat him in the middle order if he was to play in the future.
 
SA ODI series will be crucial for him. Bowl on his legs or bowl short onto his body seems to be the modus operandi. He answered to a certain extent in the NZ ODIs after being a dud in Asia cup. One things for sure. Nobody is going to give him room on the off side anymore.
 
Fakhar Zaman - The golden boy

This guy has been failing non stop on this tour and getting out in similar ways but not a word about him.His shot selection has been horrible and we are discussing how a guy who won us 1st Odi and in this match was the reason to reach 300+ has lost us this game as if he brought the rain.I am sure some posters will blame rain also on him.
Ok about Fakhar ,I strongly believe he has been found out.It started with Asia Cup where India planned very well and gave him nothing.He got lucky but eventually luck has run out.
 
The stand and deliver approach is not working.

Smashing most balls to the fielders.
Not looking to play the ball with soft hands.
Not looking to place the ball.
Not looking to build an innings.
Not looking to change his approach.

Seems like there is no Plan B.
 
He is the batting equivalent of Joginder Sharma, done and dusted, Pak needs to move on, with Imam and Shan in the side this I think your opening is more or less settled.
 
Fakhar is a dashing one-day batsman and has shown he can get big scores and win matches.

But - let's not try to make him what he is not, a test batsman. Some players have what it takes mentally to adapt to test cricket , others struggle. Fakhar has lost confidence by his poor performances in test matches and this in turn is now affecting his confidence in batting in ODIs, as he has now experienced that feeling of job insecurity in tests and he's carried that across into the ODI team where his position was settled. He has the body language of a player who thinks he's one or two failures from being dropped.

Let him get his confidence back and watch him excel in One-day cricket in the years to come.. mark my words
 
Dont offer him width, he will faulter.

Oh, and direct few bouncers at his body if you want him to send to pavilion sooner
 
Bowl over the wicket across his body. Bowl around the wicket into his body. Bowl a bouncer onto his body. Rinse repeat. He needs a break.
 
Majid Khan said:
Fakhar is a dashing one-day batsman and has shown he can get big scores and win matches.

But - let's not try to make him what he is not, a test batsman. Some players have what it takes mentally to adapt to test cricket , others struggle. Fakhar has lost confidence by his poor performances in test matches and this in turn is now affecting his confidence in batting in ODIs, as he has now experienced that feeling of job insecurity in tests and he's carried that across into the ODI team where his position was settled. He has the body language of a player who thinks he's one or two failures from being dropped.

Let him get his confidence back and watch him excel in One-day cricket in the years to come.. mark my words
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But the fact is he IS one or two failures away from being dropped.
He might even be dropped for the next match
 
Majid Khan said:
Fakhar is a dashing one-day batsman and has shown he can get big scores and win matches.

But - let's not try to make him what he is not, a test batsman. Some players have what it takes mentally to adapt to test cricket , others struggle. Fakhar has lost confidence by his poor performances in test matches and this in turn is now affecting his confidence in batting in ODIs, as he has now experienced that feeling of job insecurity in tests and he's carried that across into the ODI team where his position was settled. He has the body language of a player who thinks he's one or two failures from being dropped.

Let him get his confidence back and watch him excel in One-day cricket in the years to come.. mark my words
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Totally agree with this - many posters seem to forget if it wasn't for his knocks in the CT final and tri-series T20 chase against Australia, Pakistan would have lost both games. He was also the side's best bat in the NZ whitewash series.

In fairness to him Imam's sedate approach actually puts too much pressure on Fakhar to go hard in the first 10 overs.

If he can find a partner who can bat at a SR of at least 85+ in the first 10 overs, Fakhar will be able to play a longer innings.

Yes he's struggling with the short ball aimed at his body but unlike other players he has the drive to improve his game. Once he's ironed his deficiencies he'll be ready to play tests in all conditions. For now we need his batting against spin at UAE and SC.

As a batsman his presence is needed because he's selfless and has the ability to win matches on his own. The rest of the batting line up on the other hand are mere accumulators.
 
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In a team of 4-5 accumulators you are bound to carry a player like Fakhar at the top of batting lineup, especially when any better option isn't sitting on the bench.
 
ask_analyse_act said:
where is the century maker Imam.... you will play the batsman who scored 2 (10) at no.3 and drop 101 (116)
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Yes, just like we should have dropped Azhar after CT instead of dragging him to NZ.

Even openers like Dhawan and Rohit struggled on their first tour to SA. Stroke makers take time to adjust. Its easy to score a selfish 100 like Imam rather than going after the bowlers. Fakhar will be crucial in WC on flat wickets of England with no extra bounce, and every team do not have bowlers like Rabada and Steyn to trouble him with bounce. At this time, only a fool will think of dropping Fakhar from a team filled with accumulators.
 
Shame he seems to be regressing quite badly as I thought that he had mental capacity to be a gun opener for us. I would not drop him though, as any chance we have in the World Cup will have to be with a in form Farkhar opening. Shan should come in for Malik as we have more or less lost the series so he needs to be tried out.
 
Saj said:
The stand and deliver approach is not working.

Smashing most balls to the fielders.
Not looking to play the ball with soft hands.
Not looking to place the ball.
Not looking to build an innings.
Not looking to change his approach.

Seems like there is no Plan B.
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what is the batting coach doing about this? surely it's something he would know how to handle? it's not like he lacks the ability, he's just not in the zone mentally
 
Chokli said:
what is the batting coach doing about this? surely it's something he would know how to handle? it's not like he lacks the ability, he's just not in the zone mentally
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It's a tricky one. Sometimes these things get sorted out in the nets and all looks fine, but the issues reappear in a match situation.
 
topspin said:
Totally agree with this - many posters seem to forget if it wasn't for his knocks in the CT final and tri-series T20 chase against Australia, Pakistan would have lost both games. He was also the side's best bat in the NZ whitewash series.

In fairness to him Imam's sedate approach actually puts too much pressure on Fakhar to go hard in the first 10 overs.

If he can find a partner who can bat at a SR of at least 85+ in the first 10 overs, Fakhar will be able to play a longer innings.

Yes he's struggling with the short ball aimed at his body but unlike other players he has the drive to improve his game. Once he's ironed his deficiencies he'll be ready to play tests in all conditions. For now we need his batting against spin at UAE and SC.

As a batsman his presence is needed because he's selfless and has the ability to win matches on his own. The rest of the batting line up on the other hand are mere accumulators.
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Actually imam sedate approach is great as it will give him the opportunity to take calculated risky shots in the 1st 15 overs as opposed to opening with Sharjeel which could reduce Pakistan to 0-2 or 15-2...
 
Saj said:
The stand and deliver approach is not working.

Smashing most balls to the fielders.
Not looking to play the ball with soft hands.
Not looking to place the ball.
Not looking to build an innings.
Not looking to change his approach.

Seems like there is no Plan B.
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He looks like a better version of Awais Zia but he is in the league of those type hacks we keep producing from time to time.
 
Fakhar WILL stay for the WC, regardless of how he does this series, Aus, Eng, and the WC itself. I see absolutely no way Pakistan will drop a player that can potentially get the team off to a flyer, found out or not. If there's any chance of him being dropped due to this still, it'll be after the WC.
 
Fakhar will come good.

He is lacking confidence and needs to reassess his game against the short-ball like he did with the leg-side problem.
 
Hr is not playing his natural game the fearless approach he had once. I have seen a decent square cut or square drive from him.. he is too scared he either plays straight or try and hook the ball. he should play his shots with confidence..
he has developed one of the bad habits as well.. when a ball is bowled full on off side he kinds of try and push it towards mid on with a closing his bat face last minute instead of playing a drive.
 
Fakhar is out of form. He needs to continue playing and back himself.

I have faith in the lad.

If there is a question mark on any spots in the team, it is Malik and Sarfaraz.
 
Ok so he has played two "Top Teams" since the CT. New Zealand, and South Africa. He has struggled against SA. But in the 7 matches he played against NZL his stats are as follow:

Matches - 7 (5 of them In NZL)
Runs - 304
Ave - 51
SR - 86
50's - 4

Yeah but one tough series in SA and we should drop him for good because the almighty and all knowing poster of PP knew he was going to fail and his technique was never good enough. All his performances at the Intl level have been flukes so let's dust them under the carpet, and drop him forever. :facepalm:
 
i always think he is not capable of a role which is given to him.
if he take some time on the pitch which he has done against newzealand than he can play against any opposition on any surface
 
QalandarFan said:
Ok so he has played two "Top Teams" since the CT. New Zealand, and South Africa. He has struggled against SA. But in the 7 matches he played against NZL his stats are as follow:

Matches - 7 (5 of them In NZL)
Runs - 304
Ave - 51
SR - 86
50's - 4

Yeah but one tough series in SA and we should drop him for good because the almighty and all knowing poster of PP knew he was going to fail and his technique was never good enough. All his performances at the Intl level have been flukes so let's dust them under the carpet, and drop him forever. :facepalm:
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You have ignored Asia cup. That's where his technique was exposed by BK and Bumrah. He recovered from the leg stump line in the following NZ series but SA tests and ODIs have shown that he needs a flat deck with not much bounce to prosper. He lost his fluency since Asia cup and his SR has been low as well. Opening batsman is gonna face the fastest bowlers in the opposition. They are going to bowl bouncers. There has been no improvement in 7 innings so far.
 
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