"I feel that I have improved a lot as a cricketer since my comeback" : Sharjeel Khan

[Kaddy]

These corrupt and dodgy individuals have no place in the side.

Problem is, our fans start crying for their comeback after few losses.

[Nadeemp]

He paid the price. Get on with it.

[Saj]

Big tournament coming up for Sharjeel.

Perhaps a make or break tournament for his international career.

Will he get the runs needed for an international recall?
How will his fitness stack up?

[umarf76]

Big tournament coming up for Sharjeel.

Perhaps a make or break tournament for his international career.

Will he get the runs needed for an international recall?
How will his fitness stack up?

From the pics he does not look fit and i dont think that will ever change anytime soon. However we need a guy like him and the important thing is that we scores lots of runs.

[Saj]

Poor start.

Just 4 runs before he was done by a fine delivery by Hasnain.

[moghul]

Azam and Sharjeel, cannot be successful at international level, unless them shed off lots of bulk.

[Bilal7]

Sharjeel can be a match-winner batting at #4 or #5.

[MenInG]

Poor start.

Just 4 runs before he was done by a fine delivery by Hasnain.

Slow to move - Hasnain too fast

[sweep_shot]

He doesn't look the same. He looks fatter and slower.

He could've been a great asset for Pakistan.

[Savak]

The domestic team staff should have been a lot tougher on Sharjeel. They should be the ones refusing to select him with this fitness. In fact the PSL teams should have refused to pick him like this. No IPL team will ever pick such blatantly unfit players.

[Zaz]

The domestic team staff should have been a lot tougher on Sharjeel. They should be the ones refusing to select him with this fitness. In fact the PSL teams should have refused to pick him like this. No IPL team will ever pick such blatantly unfit players.

Thats not true There were several indian players in the last ipl that were unfit n overweight
Chawla comes to mind

Not that it makes it ok IPL isnt a standard psl should be comparing itself to

[hitthestump]

The domestic team staff should have been a lot tougher on Sharjeel. They should be the ones refusing to select him with this fitness. In fact the PSL teams should have refused to pick him like this. No IPL team will ever pick such blatantly unfit players.

Lol. Sharjeel was one of the top domestic run scorers this year and has played international cricket. PSL teams have no business refusing to select someone of his calibre when batting stocks are so dry. People still talk about him and Azam Khan for the national team lol. They have to have these conversations because there is no talent waiting to be discovered in domestics.

[Suleiman]

Sharjeel Khan despite today, I can still understand being called to be tried again by people. He was smashing quality bowlers at one time in internationals.

Azam Khan, I really don’t get it. Doesn’t he only have a handful of games? Worse fitness than Sharjeel? Sharjeel had impeccable timing, and amazing hand eye coordination, so his fitness could’ve been given a pass.

Is Azam just as good or yet another leg side hack ready to be tried out?

[Gharib Aadmi]

Sharjeel Khan despite today, I can still understand being called to be tried again by people. He was smashing quality bowlers at one time in internationals.

Azam Khan, I really don’t get it. Doesn’t he only have a handful of games? Worse fitness than Sharjeel? Sharjeel had impeccable timing, and amazing hand eye coordination, so his fitness could’ve been given a pass.

Is Azam just as good or yet another leg side hack ready to be tried out?

No pass to either of these of guys. If you aint fit you aint playing.

[Firebat]

Sharjeel has faced 12 balls so far

1 four
1 single
10 dots

Isn't he supposed to be the explosive powerplay opener?

[Firebat]

Update:

17 balls
1 four
2 singles
14 dots

He's not showed up the ground today at all

[Sir-fraz]

This guy was banned for what like 2 years? Couldnt maintain basic fitness standards.

Hopefully wont see him in national colors again.
Zero movtivation for the sport you love shows a lot of about his mentality.

[Sir-fraz]

Him hitting shadab shouldnt matter, shadab has become a below avg bowler.

[Firebat]

And he's now making me look very foolish

5 sixes and a four later, he is now 45 from 27. Incredible turnaround

[sshakir411]

Takes a few deliveries to change people’s opinion on here. Goes to show why Pakistani fans are so fickle. As Imran Khan said it takes one ball to go from hero to zero in our country. Pathetic. Let the guy play his innings then pass your judgements.

[shaz619]

And he's now making me look very foolish

5 sixes and a four later, he is now 45 from 27. Incredible turnaround

For better or worse Pak simply don’t have a top order batsman with the same explosive potential, Sharjeel has done enough in domestic cricket in my view to get another look at least

[Firebat]

50 up for Sharjeel, from 32 balls

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Wasted his peak years. I am a big fan of his but I think he may not make it in international cricket any more due to his age because his game is all reflexes.

[Kroll]

Wasted his peak years. I am a big fan of his but I think he may not make it in international cricket any more due to his age because his game is all reflexes.

Definitely, when rubbish like Ahmed Shehzad and Azhar were persisted with.

[Firebat]

[Nado_]

Devastating striker of the ball. Always loved his batting.

[Firebat]

Sharjeel brings up his century from 55 balls! Amazing turnaround

[MenInG]

Shoaib Akhtar on Sharjeel:

"I will say to Sharjeel - well done but what I need from you is fitness; You need to look the part when we talk about fitness and until you dont pay attention to that aspect of cricket, there will be problems for your selection for the Pakistan team"

"One thing about Sharjeel is that he is a 3D player - he is not a slogger and when you have such a wide range of shots, you can become a big player"

"If we had Kamran Akmal and Sharjeel Khan in the side, our problems with opening would have been resolved but unfortunately that did not happen"

[Firebat]

Blistering start to his innings today, but could not convert this time. Out for 27 from 14 balls

[Firebat]

Gloves one down the leg side, soft dismissal

[MenInG]

Sharjeel Khan "what can I do, such is the bowling that I'm just hitting boundaries. If it's a good ball I'll block it, otherwise I'm just waiting for the bad balls" #PSL6 #KKvLQ pic.twitter.com/3yy7ClKEaA

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 28, 2021

[MenInG]

Sharjeel Khan so far in PSL6:

200 runs (2nd highest)
Average 50.00
Strike-rate 172.41
1 hundred
1 fifty
19 fours
15 sixes#PSL6 #LQvKK pic.twitter.com/oFrcBVYbhH

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 28, 2021

[Cpt. Rishwat]

No doubt he can destroy any attack when he gets in, but he is always shaky for the first few overs. I guess if you were playing against Pakistan you would rather he wasn't in the line up. Very dangerous opponent.

[Mean&Green]

The first time I saw this guy bat I knew he was a a beast of a batsmen next level hand eye coordination he has plus the power but unfortunately he took the wrong turn in his career still can make a comeback but who knows how it’ll go.

[shamaan]

Hopefully he keeps performing lets see how many runs and what strike hes at the end of the tournament.

[mazkhan]

He's very much like jesse ryder

Very underrated

[Saj]

He's easily a few levels above on Azam Khan but I will say what I've said about Azam - he needs to improve his fitness.

Sharjeel during this PSL has been struggling running between the wickets and his fielding has been poor at times.

[srh]

He's easily a few levels above on Azam Khan but I will say what I've said about Azam - he needs to improve his fitness.

Sharjeel during this PSL has been struggling running between the wickets and his fielding has been poor at times.

he needs to improve his batting in initial overs

[hitthestump]

Hopefully he keeps performing lets see how many runs and what strike hes at the end of the tournament.

To be honest, if you look at his domestic stats for this year then he's already done enough. We aren't strong enough to keep him out on principle nor on fitness. From what we've seen he clearly deserves to play.

[Savak]

Should the selectors take a gamble and include both Sharjeel, Azam Khan in our ODI, T-20 team while hoping that the team's fitness trainers will be able to make sure these guys get fit as they go along?

[Nasty Naz]

He's easily a few levels above on Azam Khan but I will say what I've said about Azam - he needs to improve his fitness.

Sharjeel during this PSL has been struggling running between the wickets and his fielding has been poor at times.

Something for pretty much every Pakistani to work on. It's baffling how horrible almost everyone is in fielding.

[OMB]

"Sharjeel Khan has shown his form in domestic cricket and has also done well in whatever games he has played so far in PSL 6; I had said before that we needed an opener who could play with a high strike-rate and make use of the powerplay; The way he has batted in PSL 6 means that it's about time we include him in the national squad" : Mohammad Wasim

[Firebat]

"Fitness is not the only yardstick for selection because at the end of the day, players have to play cricket; When we spoke about Sharjeel before, his performance wasa little patchy; But when it comes to T20 cricket, then you need to decide whether with his current fitness can he win games for Pakistan or not? So we had a meeting and we decided that yes, Sharjeel has to work on his fitness and we hope he will improve on his fitness but at the moment, he can win big matches with his batting alone" : Mohammad Wasim

[hitthestump]

"Fitness is not the only yardstick for selection because at the end of the day, players have to play cricket; When we spoke about Sharjeel before, his performance wasa little patchy; But when it comes to T20 cricket, then you need to decide whether with his current fitness can he win games for Pakistan or not? So we had a meeting and we decided that yes, Sharjeel has to work on his fitness and we hope he will improve on his fitness but at the moment, he can win big matches with his batting alone" : Mohammad Wasim

Basically "it's not ideal, but we're desperate"

[SensiblePakFan]

He's lucky the psl was cut short, this is his one chance to prove he isnt like Fakher.

[Coolcapri]

Hi i just came to know that sharjeel weight is 112kg, In current date and age where you have to dive and jump around to save runs for you team in feilding or take quick run while batting, Is is sustainable to have him in they team with same weight going fwd to world cup.

[Gullycricket]

No. This type of behavior needs to be culled. Wait for posters here to say his weight doesn't matter as he another Warner 2.0.

[Energy]

This is Pakistan of 2021 for you. A spot-fixer, overweight, liability in the field and the ball is considered good enough to represent the country because he can hit a 50 on his day.

The anti body shaming merchants will outnumber the sensible ones anyway and reference will be made with Inzamam, and a few other obese players who have made a decent career. That's still less than 0.1% of the total cricketers who have played the game in the last 30 years so yeah that's our miracle argument.

[Forward Defensive Push]

As long as he bats effectively I don't see a problem. Fitness is important but overrated in cricket. As long as you take all your catches and run all your runs, there is no issue.

[angrypathan]

No it's a disgrace

[Varun]

The 112kg isn't as much of a problem as his tainted past, making him another one in a long line of Pakistani players welcomed back to the team after indulging in corruption.

[Giannis]

The 112kg isn't as much of a problem as his tainted past, making him another one in a long line of Pakistani players welcomed back to the team after indulging in corruption.

If I'm not wrong, he was acquited of all charges? If that's the case then he has a clean slate.

[Varun]

If I'm not wrong, he was acquited of all charges? If that's the case then he has a clean slate.

Even Azharuddin and Jadeja were acquitted of all charges. The legal system is broken, so the cricket boards should do their bit and quietly discard these players.

[Savak]

Moh Wasim argues and believes that for far to long, selectors have been prioritizing fitness ahead of skills and that Sharjeels match winning skills merit that his fitness issues can be overlooked. He feels if Sharjeel plays for the national team, it will also rub of positively on his fitness

[BunnyRabbit]

Even if he scores a 50, he will singlehandedly cost 20-25 runs in the field.

[TeamPak95]

Don't really know how to feel about this. The positive is that he'll score (assuming he does) at a high strike rate and from a batting lineup perspective, at least to me, the top 4 could look like: Sharjeel, Rizwan, Babar, Hafeez which, strategy wise and on paper, is good.

However, he's a liability on the field and sets a bad example, fitness-wise, for up and coming Pak batsmen. One thing is for sure though, certain people will be doing banghra if he fails, and others when he scores.

[JaDed]

If I'm not wrong, he was acquited of all charges? If that's the case then he has a clean slate.

Then why was he banned?

[Giannis]

Then why was he banned?

I think it's for non-reporting, he's been cleared of any involvement in match/spotfixing.

[UzmanBeast]

If you want to take Sharjeel's wicket, hold him on strike and bowl it wide. Yes, he has power, but he also faced a lot of scorecard pressure. In that hundred he hit, he almost got out quite a lot of times.

He needs to improve fitness to improve rotation of strike.

[Shoaibbtt]

If you want to take Sharjeel's wicket, hold him on strike and bowl it wide. Yes, he has power, but he also faced a lot of scorecard pressure. In that hundred he hit, he almost got out quite a lot of times.

He needs to improve fitness to improve rotation of strike.

certainly agree we are forgiving fitness at times which is wrong.

[Flat_Track_Bully]

When he goes bang he is like a supersonic jet engine. What do we have to lose, its not like there is anyone else dynamic enough. Just lots of nervous wrecks and Azhar Ali Imam types.

[UzmanBeast]

certainly agree we are forgiving fitness at times which is wrong.

Poor fitness is a major issue in sports, especially cricket. For one, Sharjeel can't be relied upon to take quick singles in tense situations (say the team lost two quick wickets in the PP, and there's a newcomer on strike. Sharjeel can't take the quick singles to get on strike, and that would result in dot ball pressure. This is a specific example, but I think you understand.)

Sharjeel has time to work on his fitness before the WT20, and he should look to do that. It will help him immensely.

[shamaan]

Poor fitness is a major issue in sports, especially cricket. For one, Sharjeel can't be relied upon to take quick singles in tense situations (say the team lost two quick wickets in the PP, and there's a newcomer on strike. Sharjeel can't take the quick singles to get on strike, and that would result in dot ball pressure. This is a specific example, but I think you understand.)

Sharjeel has time to work on his fitness before the WT20, and he should look to do that. It will help him immensely.

Pakistan are not quickest at running quick single eg hafeez.sharjeel does need to work on his fitness and if he doez it will be benefit him in the field and batting

[MenInG]

Not looking too impressed in this picture - but could he be useful in ODIs also?

[Flat_Track_Bully]

We need Sharjeel back. Opening combo of Sharjeel and Fakhar at T20 WC is going get us 10rpo.

[shamaan]

We need Sharjeel back. Opening combo of Sharjeel and Fakhar at T20 WC is going get us 10rpo.

Am not to sure sharjeel and fakhar will open i dont think misbah would take that risk but i hope they do.

[Usman Chadda]

Am not to sure sharjeel and fakhar will open i dont think misbah would take that risk but i hope they do.

Been looking forward to this opening pair since Fakhar burst onto the scene in 2017. Sharjeel and Fakhar is our ideal batting combination at the top of the order for T20s atleast. Any chance of us being competitive in the face of a big total, is entirely dependent on this opening pair.

[YousafTheBeast]

Am not to sure sharjeel and fakhar will open i dont think misbah would take that risk but i hope they do.

I also don’t think we’ll see Sharjeel and Fakhar opening, but for a different reason. Babar won’t want it to happen. It’ll put his place in the team at risk. Babar can only play as an opener, and he’ll only be good for the first 10 overs, after that he’s pretty much useless, he only has 1 gear.

[sam_ahm]

Sherjeel and Fakhar opening will be quite interesting to watch. I hope they give the pair a chance!

[shamaan]

Been looking forward to this opening pair since Fakhar burst onto the scene in 2017. Sharjeel and Fakhar is our ideal batting combination at the top of the order for T20s atleast. Any chance of us being competitive in the face of a big total, is entirely dependent on this opening pair.

I would try them both at the oppening spot and pluss its a weeker attack if it doesn't work we can always go back with Rizwan but if it does fire then we proberly will be winning more games than not.

[shamaan]

I also don’t think we’ll see Sharjeel and Fakhar opening, but for a different reason. Babar won’t want it to happen. It’ll put his place in the team at risk. Babar can only play as an opener, and he’ll only be good for the first 10 overs, after that he’s pretty much useless, he only has 1 gear.

Babar isnt at risk i can garrantee you that.hes first game on the teamsheet even if he isnt captain.

[Flat_Track_Bully]

I also don’t think we’ll see Sharjeel and Fakhar opening, but for a different reason. Babar won’t want it to happen. It’ll put his place in the team at risk. Babar can only play as an opener, and he’ll only be good for the first 10 overs, after that he’s pretty much useless, he only has 1 gear.

Babar is the one of the best batters of his generation. What a silly post.