Surprise Surprise: The Bits and Pieces Cricketer Wins 28th Man of the Match Award

[Momo]

Twenty five man of the match awards. :afridi

Only Saeed Anwar has more for Pakistan.
:14:

[Momo]

A matter of time before he becomes #1 Pakistani on that list. Inshaallah.

[Down2Earth]

two tailenders and one youngster, well done :afridi

[W63L35]

:)))

Mubarkaaaaaaaaaaaaan, wadhaaaaiaaaaan, kungrajulationaaaaaan......to you Momo Bhai!


....and burnol for you know who! :P

[Shayan]

two tailenders and one youngster, well done :afridi

Regardless of the number of wickets he took himself, the spinners choked the innings and are the reason we won the game.

[Hando]

Was waiting for a post by you Momo , as long as he keeps performing like this he can stay in

[NJamal]

Haters gonna hate. BTW where is Baba-e-Afridi Haters Mr. Zaid65 today? I think crying under his pillow.

[SwingNSeam]

Cha gaya Cheetay :afridi

[Momo]

:)))

Mubarkaaaaaaaaaaaaan, wadhaaaaiaaaaan, kungrajulationaaaaaan......to you Momo Bhai!
Thank you, thank you, W63 bhai. :)

....and burnol for you know who! :P
:))) :))) :)))
I also offer my condolences to the [you know who]. :asif

[W63L35]

Haters gonna hate. BTW where is Baba-e-Afridi Haters Mr. Zaid65 today? I think crying under his pillow.

He has gone to buy Burnol from the nearest medical store....after throwing his toys out of his pram! :P

[Afridi_Fan]

Another FACT added to the repertoire of the Legend. :afridi

[mithun_minhas]

Afridi is a mediocre batsman. At least he has become one in the last few years.
Good thing for him is that he realized that he has to contribute with the ball to keep his place and has been doing it brilliantly.

[Riff]

Imran Farhat deserved it more imo

I think Afridi got the man of the match award to please the crowd

[cricfan4ever]

:afridi haters have gone into hiding :D

[shahrukh619]

Congrats Afridi :14: Nice bowling

See ppl 11 : 11 : 11 was a special day for both Misbah and Afridi fans:)

[cricmylife]

Maza aagaya!

[NJamal]

Imran Farhat deserved it more imo

I think Afridi got the man of the match award to please the crowd

You also think that Malik is a better batsman than Bradman.

[Zaz]

Even tho he bowled well No way did afridi deserve it

[Riff]

You also think that Malik is a better batsman than Bradman.

When did I say that?

SMH at Afridi fans not being able to take other peoples' opinions

You lot are so easy to joke around with :)))

[Riff]

Even tho he bowled well No way did afridi deserve it

The only other guy making any sense in this thread

Besides me of course :zaka

[mithun_minhas]

Why is Malik not in the side?

Is he injured?

[cricket_fever]

No the bits and pieces cricketer didnt deserve it !!! Pathetic player, useless all rounder.....bloody waste of space, a shame to pakistans name.....HA! where are the haters???

Well done lala!!!

[MVP26]

well done lala

[shahrukh619]

When did I say that?

SMH at Afridi fans not being able to take other peoples' opinions

You lot are so easy to joke around with :)))

:)) Just like Afridi.

[cricket_fever]

Haters gonna hate. BTW where is Baba-e-Afridi Haters Mr. Zaid65 today? I think crying under his pillow.

Baba-e-Afridi???? NJamal bhai, u never fail to amuse me! :)))

[Riff]

Why is Malik not in the side?

Is he injured?

waiting for his opportunity.

Personally, I think Umar Akmal is hogging his spot :zaka

[duostyle]

I'm surprised YK didn't get it, but well done Lala. :afridi

[violet_may]

Congrats to Afridi on his bowling performance and winning the MoM award :afridi

Quite happy to see that the team as a unit also played really well today. :)

[Prince of Pakistan]

Jee oye LALA



di oye LALA!!


:afridi :afridi :afridi

[NJamal]

When did I say that?

SMH at Afridi fans not being able to take other peoples' opinions

You lot are so easy to joke around with :)))

You didn't realize who is joking around.

[Riff]

:)) Just like Afridi.

Just like Afridi?

This doesnt mean much sense in this context :zaka

[mithun_minhas]

waiting for his opportunity.

Personally, I think Umar Akmal is hogging his spot

Unless Younis Khan/Misbah retire, that middle order is packed for Pakistan. Umar Akmal is a very good batsman and he is young.

Looks like Malik needs to wait for a couple more years on the bench.

[Riff]

You didn't realize who is joking around.

No Im pretty sure Im the one having the laugh in this thread :asif

[srh]

Unless Younis Khan/Misbah retire, that middle order is packed for Pakistan. Umar Akmal is a very good batsman and he is young.

Looks like Malik needs to wait for a couple more years on the bench.
Malik is in competition with Umar Akmal now as YK has cemented his place.

[NJamal]

No Im pretty sure Im the one having the laugh in this thread :asif

OK sleep well then, lol.

[Riff]

Unless Younis Khan/Misbah retire, that middle order is packed for Pakistan. Umar Akmal is a very good batsman and he is young.

Looks like Malik needs to wait for a couple more years on the bench.

I think it would have been better for Umar to come back into the team after WC 2015. This period of :quote:rest:quote: would have made him a more unselfish cricketer, just what MHK wanted :mhk

[mithun_minhas]

Malik is in competition with Umar Akmal now as YK has cemented his place.

That's not good for Malik.

Don't mess with Akmal's :kami

[Riff]

Malik is in competition with Umar Akmal now as YK has cemented his place.

I still cant believe YK wasnt forced into retirement after WC 2011.

He has done pretty well since then however

[Shahid20Ten]

i am expecting from him because he have no pressure

[xosmic]

Where is Zaid65 ?

[W63L35]

Where is Zaid65 ?

Post #10 above and .....

IQYDkmXKzFU

[Zeeraq]

Where is Zaid65 ?

He is getting ready for full assault :)).

Don't worry its not like Afridi will perform in every match from now onwards (Hope to be proven wrong though).

[Zamee]

He has gone to buy Burnol from the nearest medical store....after throwing his toys out of his pram! :P

Burnol isnt enough, He has asked for a fire brigade :)

[kkmix]

Twenty five man of the match awards. :afridi

Only Saeed Anwar has more for Pakistan.
:14:

Is this for real??? :O ... If that's the case then he might be a bigger legend than Wasim Waqar Inzi moyo Imran Javed.

Yes I think he is better than those.

Because honestly, I think the MoM award is the biggest indicator of how good the player performs in the field ... It's a better indicator than the overrated averages.

[W63L35]

this was not a match...hence there shudn't be any player of match...

You mean like this MOM award?
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/209733.html

[Zeeraq]

You mean like this MOM award?
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/209733.html

What Shoaib Malik MotM after giving 46 RUNS!!!

[Riff]

What Shoaib Malik MotM after giving 46 RUNS!!!

I think it was the fact that he was highest run scorer in Pakistan's innings along with Inzi

How dare they give him the MOTM award! :pissed:

[Zeeraq]

I think it was the fact that he was highest run scorer in Pakistan's innings along with Inzi

How dare they give him the MOTM award! :pissed:

Well Inzi deserve it more doesn't he ?

[Riff]

Well Inzi deserve it more doesn't he ?

:))) at Inzi deserving it more. Why?

And look at the bowling stats carefully

Both Razzaq and Shabir were going over 5 runs per over

Since Malik was asked to bowl as the 6th bowler, it seems that Inzi needed someone to bowl the quota of overs that Razzaq and Shabbir were suppose to bowl.

And seeing as he completed his 10 overs by giving 46 runs is pretty good when looking at the alternative bowling options.

YK, Moyo, Inzi and Butt :facepalm:

The one who uploaded this scorecard is pretty good in interpreting statistics, maybe now he needs to work on interpreting scorecards :akhtar

[MMHS]

:))) at Inzi deserving it more. Why?

And look at the bowling stats carefully

Both Razzaq and Shabir were going over 5 runs per over

Since Malik was asked to bowl as the 6th bowler, it seems that Inzi needed someone to bowl the quota of overs that Razzaq and Shabbir were suppose to bowl.

And seeing as he completed his 10 overs by giving 46 runs is pretty good when looking at the alternative bowling options.

YK, Moyo, Inzi and Butt :facepalm:

The one who uploaded this scorecard is pretty good in interpreting statistics, maybe now he needs to work on interpreting scorecards :akhtar



Actually, that's a howler by the adjudicators, either way we see it. ARazzak & Malik were supposed to share 10 overs, Malik never plays as a specialist bat.

I think, the scorecard is telling a lot of things, if we break it down. Sabbir's figures look expensive because, he bowled 7 overs at a trot, within the field restrictions & against GAYLE. He did his job more than required, by getting out a well set Gayle on his last & 7th over. Had Gayle survived, I can guarantee that Malik's 10 overs would have gone for many, many more. Inzi wanted to off-load few overs of ARazzak & with a known bunny of spin like Morton & a unset lefty Shiva being at the crease, he brought Malik, the offie.

Malik did keep it tight, but didn't get any wicket, the match was even, till 37th over, with 2 set batsmen at the wicket & 95 needed at just over 7. Then came Afridi & in 8 balls, took both the set batsmen & the danger man Bravo too. He later got Bradshaw as well.

Either way, Afridi was the deserving MoM, he got wickets & kept things tight when the regular bowlers failed to do, if you see it that way.

[Pak_Lover]

you also think that malik is a better batsman than bradman.


:))) :))) :)))

[violet_may]

You also think that Malik is a better batsman than Bradman.

LOL

How did I miss this? :)))

[zaid65]

Haters gonna hate. BTW where is Baba-e-Afridi Haters Mr. Zaid65 today? I think crying under his pillow.


I strongly believe letting kids enjoying the early Christmas party ( even it comes at the expense of taking tail enders, what else is new, surprise surprise) :)

Mere bacho badhaai hou aap sab kou, for the last few months, I can feel the pain and I know what you all have to go through. Old fella Butt has given you so many nightmares and tonight you can all sleep without Mama ( or Momo) next to you :)

[sam]

I strongly believe letting kids enjoying the early Christmas party ( even it comes at the expense of taking tail enders, what else is new, surprise surprise) :)

Mere bacho badhaai hou aap sab kou, for the last few months, I can feel the pain and I know what you all have to go through. Old fella Butt has given you so many nightmares and tonight you can all sleep without Mama ( or Momo) next to you :)

Took you quite some time to wipe away your tears and come post.

[Momo]

I strongly believe letting kids enjoying the early Christmas party ( even it comes at the expense of taking tail enders, what else is new, surprise surprise)

Mere bacho badhaai hou aap sab kou, for the last few months, I can feel the pain and I know what you all have to go through. Old fella Butt has given you so many nightmares and tonight you can all sleep without Mama ( or Momo) next to you
Zaid65:

http://s3images.coroflot.com/user_files/individual_files/290219_rqggH7P0AjwjGG5G_Fq4Zu8jF.jpg

:)) :)) :))

[osee_bhai]

I thought YK deserved it, but well done afridi!

As for all those asking where the afridi haters are, I think everyone thought Afridi would do well with the ball (especially in UAE), it's more the fact his constant retirements/un-retirements/media bs/ego isn't going to help the team chemistry Misbah has created. Especially when you wonder if he's going to be around for much longer (next wc?). That being said, they've done pretty well so far, everyone seems mature and hopefully the team stays on the right track with Afridi being a part of it.

[Afridirocks]

zaid65 munna

[sam]

As young as ever:
http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138900/138997.jpg

[Zeeraq]

War start or is it a Warm-up :)).

[Zeeraq]

As young as ever:
http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138900/138997.jpg

16 years old :).

[shahrukh619]

:))) this thread.did afridi put kaalaa kola today

[Showman]

How many does Saeed Anwar have?

[Momo]

how many does saeed anwar have?
28.

[iHammad]

Amazing performance today

Haters will keep on hating

http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/132235975.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF87892155F29F61288AC1CA5D3C1B9FEA7E872D 82F70A9A1316265975EA82615936192CE30A760B0D811297

[munda_khi]

grood work by afridi.
but the record of saeed anwar seems bigger even when afridi will pass it. saeed anwar gets 28 in 247 matches while afridi already played 326 matches for his 25.

[Prince_Pathan]

hes back

his importance in this side was evident today

[KingKhanWC]

I would love to have compilation of these 25 matches. Can anyone list them? Even though it wasn't the case today usually when Lala wins MOM the other team is left in utter disbelief after a violent crushing. :afridi

[AZ]

another tremendous achievement, well done. :14:

[Fireworks11]

Brilliant comeback by Shahid. End of.

The boys all having a laugh and enjoying it. Awesome sight.

[cricketpassion]

Good come back by Lala . Well bowled

BTW can any one tell me who has taken most MOM in the world ?

[W63L35]

Man of the Match Awards in ODIs;

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=awards_ match;size=200;template=results;type=allround;view =awards


Players with 16 or more MOMs.... sorted by the frequency of MOM awards;

[SwingNSeam]

Great comeback by the legend :afridi. MashaAllah good job..just gotta keep it up!

[srh]

As young as ever:
http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138900/138997.jpg
it looks like he is trying to break YK's hand :afridi

[cricketpassion]

Thanks W63L35 :afridi

[moiez_no1]

SHAHID AFRIDI Rwaarrrrr

[Riff]

I strongly believe letting kids enjoying the early Christmas party ( even it comes at the expense of taking tail enders, what else is new, surprise surprise) :)

Mere bacho badhaai hou aap sab kou, for the last few months, I can feel the pain and I know what you all have to go through. Old fella Butt has given you so many nightmares and tonight you can all sleep without Mama ( or Momo) next to you :)

:))

[pullshot]

Oye Lalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Black Zero]

Man of the Match Awards in ODIs;

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=awards_ match;size=200;template=results;type=allround;view =awards


Players with 16 or more MOMs.... sorted by the frequency of MOM awards;

lets exclude minnows:

20054

[Fireworks11]

Lol the BZ v W63 war is spreading outside the 'support' thread. :malik

[ChampLeO]

Imran Farhat deserved it more imo

I think Afridi got the man of the match award to please the crowd

Well after Sri Lanka was bowled out for 131 the MOM award was always going to Afridi or Hafeez if Hafeez had scored a half century he would have gotten it but since he got out cheaply Afridi got the MOM award for his top notch bowling, a batsman were never going to get the award as their was no pressure on them unless they scored a century

[Blistering Barnacle]

Congrats to Afridi, he's definitely a match winner.

However, when comparing his MOM awards to Anwar, I like to take into account the number of matches played as well.

Anwar has 28 MOM awards from 247 games (11.33%).

Afridi has 25 from 326 games (7.66%).

Shows once again that Anwar was an awesome player.

Afridi's percentage is still good - better than any other Pak player aside from Anwar.

[gangstathe13th]

Congrats to Afridi, he's definitely a match winner.

However, when comparing his MOM awards to Anwar, I like to take into account the number of matches played as well.

Anwar has 28 MOM awards from 247 games (11.33%).

Afridi has 25 from 326 games (7.66%).

Shows once again that Anwar was an awesome player.

Afridi's percentage is still good - better than any other Pak player aside from Anwar.

No comparison between Anwar and this guy. Anwar was a class act...

[zaid65]

No comparison between Anwar and this guy. Anwar was a class act...

One has class and the other has just act(ing) :)

[W63L35]

Congrats to Afridi, he's definitely a match winner.

However, when comparing his MOM awards to Anwar, I like to take into account the number of matches played as well.

Anwar has 28 MOM awards from 247 games (11.33%).

Afridi has 25 from 326 games (7.66%).

Shows once again that Anwar was an awesome player.

Afridi's percentage is still good - better than any other Pak player aside from Anwar.


No comparison between Anwar and this guy. Anwar was a class act...

@ gangstathe13th
If you think MOM awards percentage or number awards define the class then or define the comparison then see how many other "class acts" have lower percentage than Afridi.... including a few class allrounders like Pollock, Razzaq, Wasim, some other class act batsmen and bowlers;

[Black Zero]

@ gangstathe13th
If you think MOM awards percentage or number awards define the class then or define the comparison then see how many other "class acts" have lower percentage than Afridi.... including a few class allrounders like Pollock, Razzaq, Wasim, some other class act batsmen and bowlers;

and who is just above Afridi?

[W63L35]

and who is just above Afridi?

Bench warmer! ;-)

[Free Hit]

I missed on the this stuff. watched the match then work.

Ji Oye Lala
Di Oye Lala

Legend.

Zaid and co. lottay main paani pa kar, wuzu kar kay, maafi maang kay. hamaray saath aa jao.

[CORNERED-TIGER]

lovely
keep it up

[Zeeraq]

I missed on the this stuff. watched the match then work.

Ji Oye Lala
Di Oye Lala

Legend.

Zaid and co. lottay main paani pa kar, wuzu kar kay, maafi maang kay. hamaray saath aa jao.

:))) lolz.

[Free Hit]

after the long shift. I thought letting it out in desi style is the only way.

[NJamal]

I strongly believe letting kids enjoying the early Christmas party ( even it comes at the expense of taking tail enders, what else is new, surprise surprise) :)

Mere bacho badhaai hou aap sab kou, for the last few months, I can feel the pain and I know what you all have to go through. Old fella Butt has given you so many nightmares and tonight you can all sleep without Mama ( or Momo) next to you :)

Yaar aaj tu kuch sharam karte aur iss thread may na aatey. But u can't help yourself so before coming to this thread apply some burnol to lessen the pain.

[MMHS]

Man of the Match Awards in ODIs;

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=awards_ match;size=200;template=results;type=allround;view =awards


Players with 16 or more MOMs.... sorted by the frequency of MOM awards;



Excellent information; thanks. It shows that the adjudicators are extremely biased towards batsmen. Some of the greatest bowlers (Including Murali, Warne, Kumble & Ambi) are not in the list, despite helping to win many more matches than the MoMs they received.

[Usman]

@ gangstathe13th
If you think MOM awards percentage or number awards define the class then or define the comparison then see how many other "class acts" have lower percentage than Afridi.... including a few class allrounders like Pollock, Razzaq, Wasim, some other class act batsmen and bowlers;

You should work for cricinfo as the stats man, or for Sky Sports or something. You have stats to back up everything. Highly impressive.

[Zeeraq]

You should work for cricinfo as the stats man, or for Sky Sports or something. You have stats to back up everything. Highly impressive.

Yeah he's the best in Stats in PP, He can easily get the job on PP CV :D.

[Afridi_Fan]

So just 4 away from being the highest MotM for a Pakistani player in HISTORY?

Tell me, how many games are left in the series?

[Ryankhan]

Awsome LALA G, great stuff, keep going like this and may you have many more inshallah.

[Momo]

So just 4 away from being the highest MotM for a Pakistani player in HISTORY?

Tell me, how many games are left in the series?
:))

4. Oh my God, what a coincidence! :afridi

[Free Hit]

nah, he wont do it in 4 games. i think he might do it in 2(divide by 2 rule applied here)

[W63L35]

Excellent information; thanks. It shows that the adjudicators are extremely biased towards batsmen. Some of the greatest bowlers (Including Murali, Warne, Kumble & Ambi) are not in the list, despite helping to win many more matches than the MoMs they received.

Thanks.

Excellent observation. The reason could be that .... you have 5-6 bowlers to share 10 wickets among them. It is rare that one bowler dominates and takes most of the wickets.... where as when a team is chasing (or scoring) let's say 270-300 runs with 6-7 batsman, on the average all batsmen have to score @50 runs....which is an extremely rare occurrence. So ... one, two or three batsmen most do the scoring.....which stands out easily for MOM adjudicators.


You should work for cricinfo as the stats man, or for Sky Sports or something. You have stats to back up everything. Highly impressive.

Thank you!

Cricinfo & other professional organizations have much better statisticians than I am. :)

I love it here.... becuase of the instant reaction (good and bad) that I receive right away to my stats. You can't get beat that! :)

[Saqs]

Imran Farhat deserved it more imo

I think Afridi got the man of the match award to please the crowd

You my friend are unbelievable.

[Saqs]

Also I always thought Akram had the most MOM awards for Pak.

[duostyle]

Also I always thought Akram had the most MOM awards for Pak.

He does if we combine both formats. He was our biggest match winner in Tests.

[W63L35]

He does if we combine both formats. He was our biggest match winner in Tests.

Wasim has the most MoMs even if you combine all three formats.... but as somebody mentioned above, ratio/percentage of the matches-to-MoMs determines how big of a match winner you are;

[duostyle]

I know W63. But I was referring to Tests only. I'm pretty sure he has the best ratio amongst the rest there.

[Riff]

How you feel When Sania Was just seeing Afridi....hahhahahaah



Where Was S.Malik hiding............

This doesnt make much sense mate. You might want to re-write that :waqar

[style_guru]

As we see here, 2011 has been the most prolific year for SK alongside 2002 when he held 3 MOM awards in a calendar year.

Also evident that 20 out of his 25 MOM have come while playing in the sub-continent.

[W63L35]

I know W63. But I was referring to Tests only. I'm pretty sure he has the best ratio amongst the rest there.

Yes, he does.

[freelance_cricketer]

LOL What a come back :bow:

Afridi is the man :afridi

[zaid65]

As we see here, 2011 has been the most prolific year for SK alongside 2002 when he held 3 MOM awards in a calendar year.

Also evident that 20 out of his 25 MOM have come while playing in the sub continent
.

Oh boy, you are big time party crasher for all these kids. You forget to add the other important stat, the other 5 MOM outside the sub continent are against either against minnows or against sub continent teams.

No MOM in England, Australia, South Africa or even in NZ against these countries, who said minnow basher or flat track bully? :)

What a player and fans:)

[amirfanforlife]

:afridi is a legend. Face it guys. :waqar

[Black Zero]

Oh boy, you are big time party crasher for all these kids. You forget to add the other important stat, the other 5 MOM outside the sub continent are against either against minnows or against sub continent teams.

No MOM in England, Australia, South Africa or even in NZ against these countries, who said minnow basher or flat track bully? :)

What a player and fans:)

argument about MOMs against minnows is valid but

What's wrong in MOMs against SC-teams?

India/SL supposed to play leg-spin better...

[Black Zero]

excluding minnows:

Top order (esp openers rule)

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/attachment.php?attachmentid=20054&d=1321058687

[W63L35]

argument about MOMs against minnows is valid but

Same minnows (5-0 vs Zim/BD) which makes Malik better captain that Imran???




What's wrong in MOMs against SC-teams?

India/SL supposed to play leg-spin better...

OMG..... BZ defending Afridi? PawJeee..... you are feeling OK? :P

Oh.... I see... since Malik does not have too many MoMs outside SC! :)))

[Ismailtoca]

Two reasons why even if Afridi got it, it doesnt mean he is a great...


1) He has played a TON of matches

2) His talent is never in doubt. Its his consistency


Everyone knows that when lala performs, no human can beat him to the MOM, but he is not consistent... (only 1 MOS award + 23 batting avg + 34 bowling avg..)


That said, for the last few years he's done really well and he should be (and he is) in the team right now

[JeeraBlade]

:afridi is a legend. Face it guys. :waqar

No he is not legend. He is a top class entertainer on the cricket field but not a legend in cricketing terms.

[Free Hit]

number 27 tomorrow. and i will witness it InshaAllah.

[Zeeraq]

number 27 tomorrow. and i will witness it InshaAllah.

Isn't it supposed to be Number 26, Oh are you talking about the third ODI :D?

[Saqs]

Wasim has the most MoMs even if you combine all three formats.... but as somebody mentioned above, ratio/percentage of the matches-to-MoMs determines how big of a match winner you are;

Akhtar the lowest?

Wow.

Then again, bowlers have always been hard dealt by when it comes time for MoM awards.

[miandadrules]

Wasim has the most MoMs even if you combine all three formats.... but as somebody mentioned above, ratio/percentage of the matches-to-MoMs determines how big of a match winner you are;

Not completely fair. As I am pretty sure that MoM awards in Tests, didn't become the norm till late 70's maybe early 80's. Hence, discriminates against the likes of Zaheer, Imran, Majid, Miandad, Safraz etc...

Not sure if MoM awards were universally adopted in ODI's straight away either.

But I could be wrong.

[W63L35]

Not completely fair. As I am pretty sure that MoM awards in Tests, didn't become the norm till late 70's maybe early 80's. Hence, discriminates against the likes of Zaheer, Imran, Majid, Miandad, Safraz etc...


Excellent point....
I think, ICC should appoint a panel which should assign/pick Man of the Match for every test ever played.... just like they assigned the player ranking to the all the players who have played test cricket.



Not sure if MoM awards were universally adopted in ODI's straight away either.

But I could be wrong.
First ever ODI;
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64148.html

[W63L35]

Personally I think that MOM awards are overrated and I don't pay them much heed. Half the time an undeserving player gets it anyway.

But InshaAllah good luck, it sounds like a fun endeavor


You just blow the bubble for so many fans:(

Hatred, anger and frustration will blind people so much that they fail to notice that the thread is about test matches ...and Afridi has played very few test matches! ;-)

Posted by miandadrules
Not completely fair. As I am pretty sure that MoM awards in Tests, didn't become the norm till late 70's maybe early 80's. Hence, discriminates against the likes of Zaheer, Imran, Majid, Miandad, Safraz etc...


Read by angry, hateful and frustrated people;
Not completely fair. As I am pretty sure that MoM awards in Tests, didn't become the norm till late 70's maybe early 80's. Hence, discriminates against the likes of Afridi, Shahid, Shahid Khan, Sahibzada Afridi, and the Khan etc...

[MR__KHAN__JI]

Twenty five man of the match awards. :afridi

Only Saeed Anwar has more for Pakistan.
:14:

Interesting...

What is the ratio of MOMs to games played?

[W63L35]

Interesting...

What is the ratio of MOMs to games played?

Post # 71.

[MR__KHAN__JI]

Man of the Match Awards in ODIs;

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=awards_ match;size=200;template=results;type=allround;view =awards


Players with 16 or more MOMs.... sorted by the frequency of MOM awards;

Afridi is a matchwinner - FACT.

[Momo]

26th man of the match award.

Mods, please replace 25th with 26th in the title.

[Free Hit]

Momo. I posted in your this thread on this historical day. Yaad rakhiyo.

[Free Hit]

Takes 1st walk to take the chakka award.

[MVP26]

where have the haters gone :afridi

[Momo]

:)) Shows the crowd his trademark salute stance before accepting the award.

:afridi

[MC]

He's definitely gonna be the man of the series also. What a comeback!

Well done to him.

[MC]

:)) Shows the corwd his trademark salute stance before accepting the award.

:afridi

That sounds cool.

Any chance of getting that on video?

[AZ]

:)) Shows the corwd his trademark salute stance before accepting the award.

:afridi

:)) that was hilarious.

make that 26 MOTMs and throw in a guaranteed Man of the Series for good measure.

One Man Army.

[octavian]

He should have been given 2 man of the matches for this one match.

scored a 75 with his side 5 down for 70 odd and then takes 5for with the opposition 155-3 chasing 200. Lala is lala !

[Momo]

:)) that was hilarious.

make that 26 MOTMs and throw in a guaranteed Man of the Series for good measure.

One Man Army.

:14:

Made the Pakistanis very happy today. Alhamdulillah.

[Looney]

this performance deserved at least 5

[Free Hit]

I am happy. unbeliveable

[Momo]

He should have been given 2 man of the matches for this one match.

scored a 75 with his side 5 down for 70 odd and then takes 5for with the opposition 155-3 chasing 200. Lala is lala !
Indeed. One award can't do justice to his performance today. :14:

[Momo]

Momo. I posted in your this thread on this historical day. Yaad rakhiyo.
Thank you sir. An honour for this thread. :)

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

He is a legend! :bow:

[Free Hit]

Today, My cricinfo edit special will be the best of em all. wait for it.

[talha3]

Afridi is the first man to complete the double of a fifty and a five-for in an ODI on two occasions. Pakistan win the series!

[Pak_Pace]

I still can't believe he didn't consume Malik up in one bite when he touched Afridi on the shin after his accident/publicity stunt/gaining-sympathy-from-opposite-sex-act.

[Saqs]

:))

Pak_Pace - you really do need to post more often.

[W63L35]

#27 in ODIs and #33 overall is about to be served! :)

Momo Bhai..... kithay oooooooo??? Dushmana dey ghar afsos karan gai ooo? :P

[Afridi_Fan]

Whats the big deal it was against BD. :D

[Momo]

#27 in ODIs and #33 overall is about to be served! :)

Momo Bhai..... kithay oooooooo??? Dushmana dey ghar afsos karan gai ooo? :P
Reporting for duty sir. :)

:)) at the dushmana dey kaar afsos :)))

Well done, Shahid bhai :afridi

[Badsha]

How much does Saeed have?

[Momo]

Highest scorer (unbeaten - ask Shoaib Akhtar and Asif :)) ) and highest wicket taker (5 only).

Not bad, eh? :afridi

[Momo]

How much does Saeed have?

Saeed bhai has 28.
Shahid bhai, 27*

[Osman]

credit where credit is due he has been very good on his comeback....could someone please break down who and when all his MOM performances have been?

[Momo]

7th 5fer. Second only to Waqar. :14:

[Momo]

By the way, would some mod be kind enough to replace 25 by 27 in the title. :)

[Momo]

It's good practice. LOLOL

How rude! :)))

[Afridi_Fan]

And he discussed Head & Shoulder on Man of the Match Ceremony.

What a soul. :afridi

:)))

[Momo]

"I did some experiments" :)))

[khalil1986]

Fantastic achievement by Afridi here, he is really starting to impress. I really really hope he can carry this form against the likes of Australia, South Africa etc

[Momo]

And he discussed Head & Shoulder on Man of the Match Ceremony.

No other soul - living or dead - can do that. :afridi

[zid60]

LOL Heads and Shoulders!:afridi +:raja = LEGENDS

[sawal]

And he discussed Head & Shoulder on Man of the Match Ceremony.

What a soul. :afridi

:)))

Can you tell us the exact wordings?

[W63L35]

"I did some experiments" :)))

If I was BD player, I would be thankful that today.... was just experiments ... not the real stuff! :)))

[Afridi_Fan]

Someone needs to upload the ceremony. It was pure GOLD. :)))

[Osman]

It's good practice. LOLOL

How rude! :)))

this :)))...thought exactly the same

[Pak_Spin]

jee oye shera

[khalil1986]

Where the flipping hell is that eternal pessimist named Zaid65

[Momo]

If I was BD player, I would be thankful that today.... was just experiments ... not the real stuff! :)))

:))) :))) True.

[duostyle]

Someone tell Afridi to quit hogging the MOMs, Hafeez needs one or two. Thanks.

:afridi

[taxzu]

what is ODI bowler ranking now

[mate1]

we have losts of batsmen in Paistan who can hit harder than Afridi, but there is no one like him when it comes to bowling, that is why he is still in the team,

[hazen_batti]

For Afridi, MoM should be renamed as BoM ( Boy of Match ). Man feels too elderly. :))

[M.A.G]

Man of the Match is, hold on to your hats, Shahid Afridi: "I want to be consistent in our performance, it is a good practice, the way Misbah is leading the team, the way he is playing, the coach is doing his job as well. The coach decision was good, he told me to go play my own game, I can change my game now (smiles). I tried to experiment with my bowling in this game, and it worked. "

It took him ages, what a beast.

Though i always wonder, how will his (current bowling style) will fare in tests, he is miles ahead of rehman, cant we play him as bowler who bats down the order in tests, will it work in tests.

[AFG_Brit]

In presentation rameez said to afridi, your new head and shoulder add is out which say " damagh ko rakhe thandha"

Afridi replied; yeah you are my coach, you told me to stay cool :-)

I think he meant is that i have taken your advise well and am batting more sensibly now and playing according to situation.

[Momo]

Make that 28 MOM awards.

Shares the top spot on the Pakistan list with Saeed Anwar. :14:

:afridi

[Momo]

^
And he is only 31.

[Momo]

"It's good practice for me." :)))

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

Aamer Sohail interviewing him. :)))

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

Momo,

But but but, it was against minnows, he can't do anything against big teams, so it doesn't count!

[W63L35]

Aamer Sohail interviewing him. :)))

Must be a ghatia interview! :P

[Momo]

Momo,

But but but, it was against minnows, he can't do anything against big teams, so it doesn't count!
It's ok, because he can not only not spell "minnows", he has no idea what in the world "minnows" means. :moyo

[W63L35]

Make that 28 MOM awards.

Shares the top spot on the Pakistan list with Saeed Anwar. :14:

:afridi

Momo..... kyun dushman key zakhmoo pey namak chirktey ho?? :P

[Geordie Ahmed]

Awesome achievement by the youngsta beauty :waqar

[Anwar_194]

28 MOM in 334 matches....wow that makes it even less than 10%

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

Must be a ghatia interview! :P
It was a very awkward interview, such suspense.

'Twas comedy gold tho. :))

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

Here come the haters!

[iZaman]

It is ridiculous to see the same people which rate Hafeez as a high-class batsmen when most of his performances are against minnows not rate Afridi.

Afridi is no less than Inzimam-ul-Haq. He ruined his fan following by a couple of brainfart interviews otherwise he is not far away from achieving what Waqar and Inzimam achieved.

Not to mention that he is the next to Imran in Handsomeness and fan following perhaps that is why straight-people are jealous :O

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

It's ok, because he can not only not spell "minnows", he has no idea what in the world "minnows" means. :moyo
:)))

Then it must be fine!

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

It is ridiculous to see the same people which rate Hafeez as a high-class batsmen when most of his performances are against minnows not rate Afridi.

Afridi is no less than Inzimam-ul-Haq. He ruined his fan following by a couple of brainfart interviews otherwise he is not far away from achieving what Waqar and Inzimam achieved.

Not to mention that he is the next to Imran in Handsomeness and fan following perhaps that is why straight-people are jealous :O
Spot on there! :D

:yk

[W63L35]

28 MOM in 334 matches....wow that makes it even less than 10%

Look at post # 101 in this thread...


http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/attachment.php?attachmentid=20089&stc=1&d=1321104375

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

"It's good practice for me." :)))
Btw, did he actually say that, AGAIN? :O

[Anwar_194]

It is ridiculous to see the same people which rate Hafeez as a high-class batsmen when most of his performances are against minnows not rate Afridi.

Afridi is no less than Inzimam-ul-Haq. He ruined his fan following by a couple of brainfart interviews otherwise he is not far away from achieving what Waqar and Inzimam achieved.

Not to mention that he is the next to Imran in Handsomeness and fan following perhaps that is why straight-people are jealous :O

I stopped reading after you rate afridi in the likes of inzimam....Better watch cricket more closely.

[talha3]

Look post # 101 in this thread...

Woah. Younis ahead of some big names.

[Momo]

Btw, did he actually say that, AGAIN? :O
He did. :))

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

28 MOM in 334 matches....wow that makes it even less than 10%
He's only 16 - has time on his side - he can easily double that percentage soon!

[iZaman]

Look post # 101 in this thread...

W63L35 could you show statistics of the highest MOTM awards to a a player and his percentages of MOTM out of total matches as well?

[iZaman]

I stopped reading after you rate afridi in the likes of inzimam....Better watch cricket more closely.

You need help I guess.
I am comparing Inzimam with Afridi as an overall cricketer not as a batsmen.
Afridi has much superior bowling and fielding while Inzi is superior in batting yet Inzimam has 33 MOTM in 500 matches.
and I am not even counting the run outs he was involved in...

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

He did. :))
Nothing short of amazing that guy! Always seems to amaze.

[W63L35]

Momo....today's was #34.

W63L35 could you show statistics of the highest MOTM awards to a a player and his percentages of MOTM out of total matches as well?

Here you go... Sachin 11.80%

[Anwar_194]

Sachin : 644 matches wow

[iZaman]

Sachin : 644 matches wow

Hence my point proven.

Sachins percentage is only 3%* more than Afridi.
Where as Inzimams percentage is 2% less than Afridi (6%)


*Edit: 3%
*Edit two: Thank you W63 ;)

[MajidBhuta-AamirFan]

at the end of the career he will be #3 ODI player in the world cricket.. I don't want to bring the names of first two odi players because i don't want to bring more controversies here.

at the end of his career with 8000 runs and 400 wickets.. still lot of people will bring so much nonsense about his avg 23 but if you calculate that 23 avg with SR combination it would be similar to a player who has avg 33 and with SR 85.

plus after murali, Shane warne, seqlain and kumble, world will know him 5th best odi spinner in the world... he has better stats in odis than from a very famous Indian spinner Harbhjan.. so his 8000 runs will be just extra bonus for us!

Some people has habit to find something to criticize even in Einstein, these kind of people are failed in their personal lives and can't handle the success of otters.....

For me Afridi is a great ODI player. I don't care what world says!

[octavian]

^^ don't insult lala by comparing to the other guys.

He is peerless, matchless, limitless, logicless, absolutely merciless. :91:

[Momo]

Momo....today's was #34.
True. 28th in ODIs alone. Top of the list for Pakistan. :afridi

[W63L35]

Momo... did you see this?

World Record equaled by Afridi:

List of bowler who have taken five or more wickets in an innings against at least five different Limited-overs International sides.

SEVEN:
M Muralitharan (SL)
Shahid Afridi (Pak)
Waqar Younis (Pak)

SIX:
Wasim Akram (Pak)


FIVE:
RJ Hadlee (NZ)
L Klusener (SAf)
S Malinga (SL)
GD McGrath (Aus)
SM Pollock (SAf)
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak)

[Momo]

Momo... did you see this?

World Record equaled by Afridi:
Another amazing achievement! One hell of a cricketer, is this boy.

[iHammad]

Boy :)))

:afridi

[W63L35]

Boy :)))

:afridi

What is so funny? :20: :20:

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

Boy :)))

:afridi
Who told a joke?

:confused:

[Zane]

Without Afridi, the team looks pale. Afridi is like the Rainbow of the team. So colorful, you never know what to expect LOL!