[VIDEOS] Azam Khan - Performance Watch

[MenInG]

Seems to run fast between wickets!

[Prince of Pakistan]

Looked confident against spin and also quick between wickets.

[Arham_PakFan]

He has lost a lot of weight. Needs to lose a bit more.

[silent ischemia]

How can you play him ahead of Saud Shakeel? Nepotism at its best

[DRsohail]

Good timer of the ball.

[Prince of Pakistan]

He doesn't like pace it seems. Hasn't been able to take Sami on.

Getting some lectures from Shehzad.

[j_kazmi]

Him playing at number 3 is the definition of nepotism.

He might actually be a half decent player but when he’s primarily a wicket keeper batsmen and averages 11 in List A, it’s pretty clear what’s going on.

[Major]

Should be added tot eh World Cup Squad

[Salman4.]

Looked decent.

[Karl]

He is not better or worse than any other Pakistani Emerging Batsman..

[MRSN]

He has made a big impression.

[Khan12]

Seems decent against spin but looked a massive liability against pace. if saud gets a game i am sure he won't be given a chance at 3.

[Slim]

Inzamam in appearance, and lazy style. Nepotism in full glory though.

[ask_analyse_act]

Nepotism at its level best. Good that Moin Khan is not the selector or the coach of the national side.

[CricketDon]

If inzi can select imam then moin should be able to select young azam

[Boi]

Disgusting selection. QG have the worst team management. Hopefully they miss out on winning the tournament again this time.

[saabir]

Looks to be a very good player inspite of being selected due to nepotism. He seems to have a elegance and class of. Good plyer.

[Khan12]

If inzi can select imam then moin should be able to select young azam

Imam at least was selected in domestics unlike him. Plus imam is miles better player then him.

[Saj]

I'm sure he will sooner rather than later be made QG skipper.

Absolutely disgraceful piece of nepotism - meanwhile the likes of Saud Shakeel continue to warm the bench.

[Muhammad Saad]

Good timer off the ball, will take time to adjust with the pace at higher level, good against spin also, having said all that he definitely does not deserve chance ahead of Saud shakil

[Saj]

Has he really lost weight?

Looks the same to me.

[Hamza_]

Looks like a poor fielder.

[Angrez Pakistani]

I'm sure he will sooner rather than later be made QG skipper.

Absolutely disgraceful piece of nepotism - meanwhile the likes of Saud Shakeel continue to warm the bench.

Its a private league man, don't you know?

[Ilan Bluestone]

If inzi can select imam then moin should be able to select young azam

Imam is our 1-2 best batsmen and deserves a spot on merit.

[Muhammad Saad]

Poor fielder

[Saj]

Its a private league man, don't you know?

As far as I am aware, it's the Pakistan Super League, not the Nepotism Super League.

[Abdullah719]

First impressions of his fielding aren't very good.

[Hamza_]

Sarfraz cant find a place to hide him.

[Ilan Bluestone]

As far as I am aware, it's the Pakistan Super League, not the Nepotism Super League.

Ahmed Shehzad was being overly kind to him as well on the field.

All about keeping up impressions it seems.

[Angrez Pakistani]

As far as I am aware, it's the Pakistan Super League, not the Nepotism Super League.

Oh but it is; in all practical sense.

[Angrez Pakistani]

For all practical purposes Nadeem Omer, or any other owner, can get their own children into PSL without much of a fuss.

[Sher Khan]

He has a lost a lot of weight, and that proves he cares about his career. His batting was never the issue, he is an excellent hitter against the spinners.

[Alamgeer]

He looks real deal. Very pleasing to eyes while batting. He got to shed off at least 20 kgs more though.

[Alamgeer]

Its too early to say but hes got Kohli's technique.

[Bewal Express]

He wouldn't​ be playing club Cricket if he wasnt MK son. Just terrible for young players with no connections​.

[Muhammad Saad]

Its too early to say but hes got Kohli's technique.

Can't say that but he's got some elegance and class in his batting and he's a power hitter as well, I think he will be better than Asif Ali for sure if he can adjust to pace bowling as currently he is twice a player as Asif Ali against spin bowling.

[Asif321]

That dive was surprising shocked everyone

[Saj]

For all practical purposes Nadeem Omer, or any other owner, can get their own children into PSL without much of a fuss.

And that's what makes many people despise the nepotism of such leagues.

[SensiblePakFan]

Thankfully the incentive of winning usually keeps such players away.

[RickyG]

He is definitely out of shape but I would give him a proper chance with the bat before writing him off entirely.

I understand Saud Shakeel not getting a chance as he has a fairly poor T20 record but hopefully in the next game he will get to play that too at his home ground.

QG have the best management in terms of getting the most out of their players year in year out. The likes of Umar Akmal and Sohail Tanvir failed elsewhere but are showing great form for QG.

Mohammad Hasnain and Mohammad Nawaz have been good finds as well. Hassan Khan was a good find in the previous edition as well.

Let's see how he plays in the next game. His fielding is hit or miss however.

[coy0607]

better get used to him fella's .. sooner or later we are going to see him play for Pakistan, and going by the history of nepotism- he will be around for a long time

100 LOIs are pretty much guaranteed for him

[ManFan]

If anyone ever wants a one-sentence answer to India’s meteoric rise and Pakistan’s woeful demise in the cricketing fraternity in the last decade, it is the following:

“Azam Khan is promoted to Number 3 of a PSL Franchise in his debut match while Saud Shakeel collects pens and papers on the bench”.

[SensiblePakFan]

Saud's last hope in Karachi now that Quetta have secured top 2.

[HuzaifaE]

Cannot fathom how he plays ahead of Saud

[CricketAnalyst]

Him playing at number 3 is the definition of nepotism.

He might actually be a half decent player but when he’s primarily a wicket keeper batsmen and averages 11 in List A, it’s pretty clear what’s going on.

To be fair, the List A sample size is very small. 4 games in which he did not even bat in 1 of them, so it's not conclusive.

[CricketAnalyst]

Imam at least was selected in domestics unlike him. Plus imam is miles better player then him.

Imam's selection is at worst debatable. Even if the reason was nepotism his record is good enough that there's no way anybody can say that nepotism is the only reason he is playing etc.

[Nov15]

Can he pass the Yo Yo test?

[Zeeraq]

Saud Shakeel should've definitely been picked ahead of him.

[ask_analyse_act]

Can he pass the Yo Yo test?

he will not last half the test...

[ar2020]

If anyone ever wants a one-sentence answer to India’s meteoric rise and Pakistan’s woeful demise in the cricketing fraternity in the last decade, it is the following:

“Azam Khan is promoted to Number 3 of a PSL Franchise in his debut match while Saud Shakeel collects pens and papers on the bench”.

Sorry but who in the world is Saud Shakeel? Stop overhyping nobodies like we usually do.

[barah_admi]

I haven't had a chance to watch him but other than the batting, how is his keeping?

[FastBowlingAllrounder]

Sorry but who in the world is Saud Shakeel? Stop overhyping nobodies like we usually do.

Yeah but one Azam Khan is playing in your premier T20 tournament without the performances to back up his selection than you have a license to overhype I guess...

[Hawkeye]

The challenge here for @Syed1 is to keep on bashing Inzi for nepotism, and at the same time keep backing Sarfraz despite the worst form of nepotism we've seen in the last 2 decades here.

[the Great Khan]

The challenge here for @Syed1 is to keep on bashing Inzi for nepotism, and at the same time keep backing Sarfraz despite the worst form of nepotism we've seen in the last 2 decades here.

Indeed. No matter what people say about Imam, people forget he has performed in his age groups, and he's not doing to shabbily at international level. He is an opener and its not like we have tons of those. When we saw the team in the U19 wc a few eyars ago and everyone assumed imam baba and sami would eventually make the grade coz they looked decent for U19..so why this nepotism all the time?

Azam Khan is the biggest ****** since , well im not even sure, Shoaib Malik? Maybe even Nawz sharif himself lol

[JibranAnsari]

He is playing for a private franchise so cant really call it nepotism.

[srh]

The challenge here for @Syed1 is to keep on bashing Inzi for nepotism, and at the same time keep backing Sarfraz despite the worst form of nepotism we've seen in the last 2 decades here.

both Imam and Azam are nepotism selection; Azam's look worst when you see that he has no domestic record to back up his selection in PSL; Imam's looks worst when you see that he was selected in national team on the basis of nepotism and national team >>> PSL

[Sherlock]

There's definitely a positive here, the positive being anyone sitting at home, in their underwear, with a gamepad in one hand and Doritos in the other has a every chance to get chance to play in a tournament and watched by millions and showcase their inabilities to actually bat.

[Rana]

I can understand the sentiments of disapprove at his selection but I would still give him a game or two to finally write him off as a complete nepotistic failure.

[ManFan]

Sorry but who in the world is Saud Shakeel? Stop overhyping nobodies like we usually do.

Saud has a better FC and List A record than Babar, Fakhar, and Imam, who happen to be the three best batsmen in our current lineup.

[Cpt. Rishwat]

He has lost a lot of weight. Needs to lose a bit more.

Really? That was him after losing weight?


He looked ok against spin, absolutely hopeless against pace. Maybe caught him on a bad day.

[Madplayer]

Seems to run fast between wickets!

I would love if he replaces Sarfaraz as a wk batsman. That will teach Sarfaraz a lesson of not selecting players based on nepotism.

[Red Devil]

Watched some videos of his batting on YouTube, and I have to admit he looks like a very very clean striker.

Obviously needs to get fitter if he wants to become a successful international cricketer but it's hard to question his batting talent if you watch those videos.

[Muhammad Saad]

I can understand the sentiments of disapprove at his selection but I would still give him a game or two to finally write him off as a complete nepotistic failure.

I am pretty sure hes gonna grab his chances with both hands , seems to oozes with natural talent and flair.

[Muhammad Saad]

^Thats Chris Gaylesque strength, those are huge effortless sixes. No nepotism I see here, can come in national side if he sort out his glaring issues

[umarf76]

Some serious hitting ability! However yet to be seen if he can hit fast bowlers.

[PakLFC]

He looks really overweight. I am sure Inzi has been giving him some culinary lessons!!

[MenInG]

Seems to take his cricket seriously!

[Savak]

Well if Adnan Sami Khan can lose excess Body Fat, all is not lost for Azam Khan. Lets hope he does not lose his big hitting abilities in the process

[ar2020]

I just don't understand how he can be THAT FAT given he is the son of a former cricketer? And it's not like his dad was fat.

[Savak]

I just don't understand how he can be THAT FAT given he is the son of a former cricketer? And it's not like his dad was fat.

People have medical issues

[ar2020]

People have medical issues

LOL! You mean not being able to resist sugar and fats?

[Saj]

Looked like an impressive turn of pace today when QG beat Peshawar.

[Wahid1234]

Looked like an impressive turn of pace today when QG beat Peshawar.

I have always rated this azam khan he just needs to work a little more on his weight and fitness. Man's a serious striker of a cricket ball and can be a good replacement for sarfraz in a couple of years time. Guys need to give the chap a break.

[SensiblePakFan]

He was asked about his weight in an interview and flat out refused to answer

[Abdullah719]

For a large guy, he seems like a decent enough athlete. Sure can run.

[MenInG]

Seems to run fast between wickets!

Part of today's QG XI....

[DRsohail]

Part of today's QG XI....

I wish Quetta gets thrashed today.

[SensiblePakFan]

This will be fun

[srh]

Part of today's QG XI....

who would have been more deserving than him in playing 11 in your opinion?

[minamino]

First professional match in almost a year