"Besides Babar Azam, we have no batsman who can deliver a phainta to the opposition" : Shoaib Akhtar

[Muhammad Saad]

Shoaib Akhtar on his YouTube channel about Pakistan's loss to Australia in the 2nd T20I:

"Pakistan got a good wicket with even bounce, a flat surface but the openers didn't capitalise on it"

"Pakistan's batting didn't show a sense of maturity. They could have easily made 200 instead of 150, they could have got close to 200 but they chose not to. Disappointing loss for them"

"Disappointing for Babar Azam as a captain, he played really well but his effort went in vain"

"The batsmen didn't show maturity and command, like you see with Steve Smith. Besides Babar Azam, we have no batsman who can take command and deliver a 'phainta' to the opposition"

"Irfan's left leg isn't working, they should have thought of that before picking him"

"Pakistan could have won this game easily, could have come close but they chose not to. Australia didn't play well but Pakistan couldn't capitalise"

"Steve Smith has no technique or style, I am shocked as to how he's so effective, he has 'daleri' (bravery) and he gets to the pitch of the ball. I don't know how he does it. If he was playing in my time, I would have definitely tried to hit him, I would have tried to hurt him. But it's impossible to hurt this guy, he's playing so well, he's one of a kind, wish him best of luck"

[Captain caveman]

Babar does what babar does and he does it well!
But no credit to ifti chacha?
If it weren't for ifti, this would have been an embarrassing loss, as pakistan would have barely managed to score 120 runs, instead of a low but respectable sounding 150.

[Hawkeye]

Captain obvious, thank you.

Completely missed Ifti's heroics.

[Captain caveman]

Captain obvious, thank you.

Completely missed Ifti's heroics.

Poor ifti, whats the odds if he fails in the next match, he gets dropped?

[Muhammad Saad]

Its really sad to see no upcoming batsmen capable of hitting it big with consistency even in domestic cricket.

[Muhammad Saad]

However I have high hopes from M.Irfan Khan of U19s , he is the leading run scorer of 2nd XI and his S/R is above 80 in 3 day cricket so far.

[Captain caveman]

Its really sad to see no upcoming batsmen capable of hitting it big with consistency even in domestic cricket.

Ahsan ali
Kushdil shah
Just to name two, some other youngsters as well, just need to be given a fair chance.

[Muhammad Saad]

Ahsan ali
Kushdil shah
Just to name two, some other youngsters as well, just need to be given a fair chance.

Ahsan Ali is just a next Asif Ali , highly inconsistent can't play real pace bowling , Khushdil is again not comfortable again genuine pace and bounce.

[Hawkeye]

Poor ifti, whats the odds if he fails in the next match, he gets dropped?

He has shown great potential and promise, been performing on the trot and I think he hasn't even been dismissed yet, starting the SL series. Won't be dropped.

Ahsan Ali is just a next Asif Ali , highly inconsistent can't play real pace bowling , Khushdil is again not comfortable again genuine pace and bounce.

That is a real problem with our domestic talent pool.

People don't understand, it takes some serious reflexes and skills to handle international quality bowlers and genuine pace.

Hitting spinners and 120-134kph trundlers in the domestics is easy. You have to look for someone who has the potential to handle genuine pace.

[Muhammad Saad]

He has shown great potential and promise, been performing on the trot and I think he hasn't even been dismissed yet, starting the SL series. Won't be dropped.



That is a real problem with our domestic talent pool.

People don't understand, it takes some serious reflexes and skills to handle international quality bowlers and genuine pace.

Hitting spinners and 120-134kph trundlers in the domestics is easy. You have to look for someone who has the potential to handle genuine pace.

Our all out flat and low bounce pitches not helping it either.

[Captain caveman]

Ahsan Ali is just a next Asif Ali , highly inconsistent can't play real pace bowling , Khushdil is again not comfortable again genuine pace and bounce.

Abit harsh.
Asif has one big shot, thats it. Ahsan has a range of shots. Pace will be a problem for most of our batsman due to the pitches they play on, but after seeing ifti's performance, surely, we need to try a few of these guys and move on from asif ali.
Ahsan ali, sohail akthar, naveed malik and kushdil shah have to be better than asif ali?
If pace is a genuine problem, then the akmal bros and hafeez must be recalled for the world t20, otherwise we are going to get knocked out in the group stage, posting scores of 130 to 140.
Umar needs misbah to coach him on how to play spin, after all, misbah is not only chief selector and coach, but also the batting coach.

[Hawkeye]

Ahsan ali, sohail akthar, naveed malik and kushdil shah have to be better than asif ali?
If pace is a genuine problem, then the akmal bros and hafeez must be recalled for the world t20, otherwise we are going to get knocked out in the group stage, posting scores of 130 to 140.
Umar needs misbah to coach him on how to play spin, after all, misbah is not only chief selector and coach, but also the batting coach.

One of them might be better than Asif Ali. Can't say for sure. Asif's in a very bad patch and he does like his mid wicket slogs.

Pace is indeed a genuine problem. Umar is needed, so is Sharjeel. One or two other batsmen comfortable against pace.

[Captain caveman]

One of them might be better than Asif Ali. Can't say for sure. Asif's in a very bad patch and he does like his mid wicket slogs.

Pace is indeed a genuine problem. Umar is needed, so is Sharjeel. One or two other batsmen comfortable against pace.

Pakistani players who can play pace are
Shajeel khan(pre ban)
Umar akmal
M. hafeez
kamran akmal
And now we know ifti can

So along with babar and imad, theres your top 7 for the world t20 in australia, next year, with fakhar replacing shajeel, if shajeel does not recapture his pre ban form.

Now how do we convince everyone on here this is the team required when most people hate the akmal bros and hafeez.
More importantly, will misbah take a risk again, after umar's dreadful showing against SL. Umar has to work on his batting against spin, i first noticed his weakness against spin when harbi bowled him in the 2011 wc semi, he doesn't seemed to have worked on this issue at all, and looks all at sea against spin. Even though wc will be in australia, india, afghanistan, bangladesh and SL will play alot of spinners and even aussies and NZ will play spinners.

[Hawkeye]

Pakistani players who can play pace are
Shajeel khan(pre ban)
Umar akmal
M. hafeez
kamran akmal
And now we know ifti can

So along with babar and imad, theres your top 7 for the world t20 in australia, next year, with fakhar replacing shajeel, if shajeel does not recapture his pre ban form.

Now how do we convince everyone on here this is the team required when most people hate the akmal bros and hafeez.
More importantly, will misbah take a risk again, after umar's dreadful showing against SL. Umar has to work on his batting against spin, i first noticed his weakness against spin when harbi bowled him in the 2011 wc semi, he doesn't seemed to have worked on this issue at all, and looks all at sea against spin. Even though wc will be in australia, india, afghanistan, bangladesh and SL will play alot of spinners and even aussies and NZ will play spinners.

Husain Talat is a better option than Kami, as Kami's reflexes won't support him anymore. Umar can keep. Has to work on spin playing though, yes.

[Captain caveman]

Husain Talat is a better option than Kami, as Kami's reflexes won't support him anymore. Umar can keep. Has to work on spin playing though, yes.

Not convinced with husain talat.
I think kamran is more reliable with the bat than umar.
Anyway, want to pick a team that can win the world t20. But also need to look to future players, can't keep selecting old guys like kami and hafeez as their reflexes will be going, like you said.
Need to get some of these youngsters in the squad, so they can face our bowlers in the nets, and hopefully, they can adjust to internatinal cricket standards.

[Abdullah719]

Added quotes to OP.

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[WhenSultansBowled]

Even before this series started, I was only interested in Azam and Shaheen's performances vs a world class team.

And I am afraid, that's all the positive result we might get


Major phaintas are on the way!

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

I must be honest. I know what Shoaib is going to say before he says it.

if Pakistan does well tomorrow, I can predict what he is going to say there as well.

He is predictable, devoid of insight and utterly boring.

[Rayyman]

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Seems like everybody has a YouTube channel now.

Shoaib Akhtar, Ramiz Raja, Rashid Latif, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mohammad Wasim, Shahid Afridi, maybe more.

Tanvir Ahmed also has a channel. He probably gives the best analysis.

[MenInG]

"Irfan's left leg isn't working, they should have thought of that before picking him"

Wonder how Akhtar knows this? no one else seems to have noticed this!

[Captain caveman]

Babar doesn't really give a phainta to anyone. Hes a good player and very consistent, but doesn't have a power game. Ifti gave the aussies a phainta.
Fakhar used to be able to give teams a phainta and before him shajeel and occasionally afridi.
These type of hit and miss players are needed to compliment babar, thats the only way we will score big. Abid ali, imam, haris sohail and rizwan are not t20 players.

[Green Patriot]

Shoaib and his daleri

[Rayyman]

Seems like everybody has a YouTube channel now.

Shoaib Akhtar, Ramiz Raja, Rashid Latif, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mohammad Wasim, Shahid Afridi, maybe more.

Tanvir Ahmed also has a channel. He probably gives the best analysis.

Now Salman Butt's YT channel has also popped up in my recommended.

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Babar is the only truly quality batter we have produced after Youhana. The rest all are flawed in some way or another. So its been more than 20 years since we have delivered. It shows.

[KingKhanXi]

Daleri, Jaan-nasheen are important factors for Shoaib. Whoever is good has Daleri. Whoever is bad is buzdil. Lmao

[Rana]

Babar is the only truly quality batter we have produced after Youhana. The rest all are flawed in some way or another. So its been more than 20 years since we have delivered. It shows.

Harris is pretty good as well.

[Titan24]

I think i ODIs we are fine as Imam, Fakhar, Babar, Haris, Rizwan are more than capable of scoring 270+ more often than not as we have seen before. Playing at a SR of 80-100 isnt much of a problem with these players.

However problem comes in in T20s as well as finishing the innings in ODIs. I think Iftikhar has been doing decently as innings finisher in T20s and ODIs since his come back, one more batsman ideally as a backup in ODIs and in the playing Xi of T20 is needed. Hopefully Khushdil can show some potential there.

Players like Ahsan Ali, Sharjeel Khan and maybe Sohail Akhtar should be in the T20 squad as they are natural strikers of the ball.

[omairsiddiqui]

Why does Shoaib always talk like he's analyzing a wrestling match? The fact that he has a million subscribers tells you everything you need to know about Pakistan cricket fans.

[Boiz Played Well]

Now Salman Butt's YT channel has also popped up in my recommended.

I think they’ve found the cure for late-career unemployment in Pakistan cricket.

[Boiz Played Well]

I think i ODIs we are fine as Imam, Fakhar, Babar, Haris, Rizwan are more than capable of scoring 270+ more often than not as we have seen before. Playing at a SR of 80-100 isnt much of a problem with these players.

However problem comes in in T20s as well as finishing the innings in ODIs. I think Iftikhar has been doing decently as innings finisher in T20s and ODIs since his come back, one more batsman ideally as a backup in ODIs and in the playing Xi of T20 is needed. Hopefully Khushdil can show some potential there.

Players like Ahsan Ali, Sharjeel Khan and maybe Sohail Akhtar should be in the T20 squad as they are natural strikers of the ball.

I think it’s ironic that just when we finally developed a decent ODI team in the aftermath of one our longest losing streaks, we don’t have any ODIs for a year

[Abdullah719]

More analysis from Shoaib:

"Naseem Shah decided to stay on despite the news of his mother's passing away - I feel that this was a difficult decision for him but a courageous one"

"His mother must have been happy to see him being selected for Pakistan but sadly she could not see him play for Pakistan"

"We need to give Kudos to Naseem Shah for staying back"

"As a bowler I can say that Pakistan has found a solid [Tagra] fast-bowler"

"What I really like about Naseem Shah is that he understands how to bowl"

"To know how to bowl at this young age is amazing and its inbuilt in some - this is same as Mohammad Amir as when he come on to the scene in 2009, I wanted to take retirement as I felt that with Amir and Asif in the side, there was no place for me in the side"

"In the 2007/8 period with Asif and then in 2009 with Amir, it was clear that these were the world's best fast-bowlers"

"After a long time Pakistan has found a good fast-bowler who has 'jaan' and is 'tagra' but its still too early to say as I would like to play Tests and see how he reacts to being bashed around"

"I want to see a fast-bowler who has a strong character and I know that every fast-bowler gets hit about in Australia but when you fight it out, you are also appreciated there"

"It wont be easy for Pakistan in the Tests - although they have done well in the side match, bowlers have bowled well, and ifti etc have batted well"

"If Pakistan takes control of some sessions in a Test then it will be easy for Pakistan"

"The weakest link for Pakistan in the past has been that of the captain; If only Sarfaraz Ahmed had captained in the way he had done during the CT17 then he would have been ready for this challenge but unfortunately he sacrificed himself to develop other players"

[Varun]

Seriously, every day he uploads a video?

[Hawkeye]

Jazba
Dileri
Badmashi
Tagra-pan
Badmashi
@freelance_cricketer boss he's back

[Varun]

"Steve Smith has no technique or style, I am shocked as to how he's so effective, he has 'daleri' (bravery) and he gets to the pitch of the ball. I don't know how he does it. If he was playing in my time, I would have definitely tried to hit him, I would have tried to hurt him. But it's impossible to hurt this guy, he's playing so well, he's one of a kind, wish him best of luck"

Dumb, dumber, dumbest.

The problem is he probably has an audience who is lapping it up.

[Abdullah719]

Seriously, every day he uploads a video?

I blame your countrymen.

[The cricket enthusiast]

Pakistan tour of Australia 2016-17
got out lbw 2 times
and caught to smith im guessing must be at slip (2times)
so Big question is will he Be Hazlewood bunny again?

[sshakir411]

Babar is amazing. Hands down the best we’ve had in the last 3 years. But I gotta admit the best batsman Pakistan has seen in the last decade is Sharjeel. No one come close.

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Babar is amazing. Hands down the best we’ve had in the last 3 years. But I gotta admit the best batsman Pakistan has seen in the last decade is Sharjeel. No one come close.

Sharjeel? For about 30 balls.

[Bewal Express]

Babar is amazing. Hands down the best we’ve had in the last 3 years. But I gotta admit the best batsman Pakistan has seen in the last decade is Sharjeel. No one come close.

Really- an average slogger is our best batsmen of the last decade?

[OmarKhan99]

Babar is amazing. Hands down the best we’ve had in the last 3 years. But I gotta admit the best batsman Pakistan has seen in the last decade is Sharjeel. No one come close.

In terms of what? "Talent"? Hand-eye coordination? Possibly.

But overall, he had a really poor technique. Still remember the way he used to shovel across the bowl to play the full ball outside off. Teams would have eventually caught on. Did not see enough of him in difficult conditions, but when he did face even a tinge of swing, he struggled. Still remember how comprehensively he was bowled by Wood in the 2nd ODI in 2016.

Babar is easily better.

[sshakir411]

Really- an average slogger is our best batsmen of the last decade?

In terms of what? "Talent"? Hand-eye coordination? Possibly.

But overall, he had a really poor technique. Still remember the way he used to shovel across the bowl to play the full ball outside off. Teams would have eventually caught on. Did not see enough of him in difficult conditions, but when he did face even a tinge of swing, he struggled. Still remember how comprehensively he was bowled by Wood in the 2nd ODI in 2016.

Babar is easily better.

Y'all just gotta watch the last Australia tour and compare Sharjeel and Babar. Sharjeel can win you games and Babar can score runs. 2 different kinds of players. Also....here's Mark Wood in the 3rd ODI...keep an eye out for over 8

[freelance_cricketer]

Jazba
Dileri
Badmashi
Tagra-pan
Badmashi
@freelance_cricketer boss he's back

Only trust a man who can call a spade a spade.

Shoaib Akhtar days it as he sees it and you always know what he says comes from his heart and is never intended to be politically correct.

I agree with Shabby. Bobby is world class and is class apart.

Whole world wishes him well and expects a 50+ average it even better series down other with one test century at least.

Good luck guys.

[Danyaalr01]

Dumb, dumber, dumbest.

The problem is he probably has an audience who is lapping it up.

People must realise that Smith actually has very good technique and he gets into good positions to play the ball, he is also still when he makes contact and when the ball is delivered. He may before the ball is bowled, but not during. He masks his technique with his unusual set up and his fidgety nature. His unusual style has obviously got the stupid people thinking he has zero technique.

[freelance_cricketer]

Let's not forget Steven The BoBo Smith hasn't come across an ATG spinner like Warney, Murali, Brother Jumbo, Saqi or Ajji.

[andy0204]

Let's not forget Steven The BoBo Smith hasn't come across an ATG spinner like Warney, Murali, Brother Jumbo, Saqi or Ajji.

So it is his problem not to face them?
Those guys retired before he started playing.
It's like saying Viv didn't face his bowlers,
Bradman didn't play in subcontinent.

[lifecric7]

Shoaib Akhtar on game on hai and his YouTube channel is a gift that keeps on giving. Few quotes below :
“Naseem shah ne apni age thodi Kam likhwadi”
“If I become PCB chairman I will fire 600 people and j keep 50 and make them work from 8 to 8. I will double their salary but take more work from them”
“Pakistan cricket will become worse than hockey in next 1-2 years under this management”
“Azhar Ali is Sharief but that doesn’t mean ke us ko Kaptaan bana do”

[MenInG]

Shaoib Akhtar on his channel:

"It was a gallant effort from Pakistan, with a 100 from Babar and whilst Rizwan could not get 100 but that's still ok for me"

"We made some mistakes like we should have played Haris Sohail at number 6 where he could play the role of Adam Gilchrist, where he could play in a flashy style and score some runs"

"Babar is our number one batsman and number one batsman always comes on top of the order [number 3]"

"Then we made the mistake of not playing Abbas; Both Imran and Abbas have same pace but Abbas is senior and understands how to bowl"

"Naseem Shah was very good and a great find, he was removed after 4 overs and that should not have happened and I am not sure what the issue is - was it lack of energy?"

Pakistan looked comfortable in the 2nd innings and it always seems that it takes them a Test match to get going, and Waqar also said that if we had 4-5 Tests, we would perform better"

"There is some logic in this as with other sub-continental sides, it does take a Test to adjust"

"Pakistan needs to comeback with an aggressive mindset as if you play with a timid field setting and attitude in Australia, then they will give you a hiding [phainta]"

"And Australian bowling can be handled very easily, Cummins is a good bowler but I feel that Pakistan could have managed him with a better effort"

"In Adelaide usually there are a lot of runs but I have a feeling they prepare a fast-paced wicket"

"We havent won against Australia because they are the best team for the last decade or so"

"I have a feeling that there is no place for Iftikhar in the team and I feel Imam will make a comeback, and if we want a pacy bowler, then we can consider Musa Khan"

[lifecric7]

phainta, tagda, daleri, jaanbaazi..... The summary of Shoaib Akthar speaking.

[Shazzam]

phainta, tagda, daleri, jaanbaazi..... The summary of Shoaib Akthar speaking.

You missed Imran Khan.

[coy0607]

Shoaib Akhtar on game on hai and his YouTube channel is a gift that keeps on giving. Few quotes below :
“Naseem shah ne apni age thodi Kam likhwadi”
“If I become PCB chairman I will fire 600 people and j keep 50 and make them work from 8 to 8. I will double their salary but take more work from them”
“Pakistan cricket will become worse than hockey in next 1-2 years under this management”
“Azhar Ali is Sharief but that doesn’t mean ke us ko Kaptaan bana do”

most that is right on, albeit exaggerated