Pakistan's Tour of New Zealand - 2020/21

[CerealKiller]

This guy <3

 

[Ed Smith]

Williamson is the best bloke.

 

[hammadahmed88]

Fielding was embarrassingly subpar today. It's just unacceptable for the international level. It's ok to drop catches here and there, but it felt like it was a circus.

 

[Khan Sahab54]

Fielding was embarrassingly subpar today. It's just unacceptable for the international level. It's ok to drop catches here and there, but it felt like it was a circus.

Specially Haris Rauf's drop

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Rizwan bashers will have so much egg on their face right now!!

 

[AsadRM]

Take this Rizwan haters!

Every single time that he is backed, he delivers! Man of crisis.

 

[CerealKiller]

Rizwan bashers will have so much egg on their face right now!!

He needs to deliver consistently though. He can’t play at a SR of 110 for 2 out of 3 matches.
Truth is, you can only play one pure accumulator in T20s, and Babar does that job. So after he and Fakhar are back, Rizwan will go down in the order. Will he be able to play the role required of him then, which is to play quickly from ball one? I doubt it.

 

[CerealKiller]

Great to see Faheem step up this series. We need him to perform well.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

He needs to deliver consistently though. He can’t play at a SR of 110 for 2 out of 3 matches.
Truth is, you can only play one pure accumulator in T20s, and Babar does that job. So after he and Fakhar are back, Rizwan will go down in the order. Will he be able to play the role required of him then, which is to play quickly from ball one? I doubt it.

All valid points. Who's his replacement?

 

[CerealKiller]

All valid points. Who's his replacement?

No one. You play him as a specialist keeper at 8/9.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

No one. You play him as a specialist keeper at 8/9.

I think he's a very bright talent. There is something about him and a spunk I cannot explain. He reminds me a lot of the old Pakistan cricketer who will fight with tooth and nail till he goes down. I'm not saying he's a QdK or a Pant or anything but he's certainly someone who I feel deserves an opportunity to show if he can grow or become the player Pakistan needs.

Half the media in Pakistan have now lost an agenda.

 

[hammadahmed88]

Rizwan is a good player overall. I think people that watch Pakistan cricket consistently will agree that his strike rate is below par in T20 cricket. He also has a tendency to become overly excitable at times. He definitely is a solid plus at 8/9 as a specialist keeper.

EDIT: Also it's best not to even give the "media" the dignity of referencing them here. They're all pushing some kind of agenda sadly. I just saw Inzimam criticize Haider Ali. For goodness sake, the guy is not even 21 and is opening. He'll take some time. He probably doesn't want someone to take up that spot for some reason...I can't quite put my finger on it.

 

[Khan Sahab54]

Luckily Both Faheem and Rizwan are part of test squad for upcoming test series

 

[CerealKiller]

For goodness sake, the guy is not even 21 and is opening. He'll take some time. He probably doesn't want someone to take up that spot for some reason...I can't quite put my finger on it.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

I don't like to make big claims because I have seen some very talented players end up nowhere but please Pakistan! Please! Keep the patience with Haider Ali. I know Babar Azam is like the night in shining armour for you guys but it is that bloke who has such bundles of talent that he could be the best batsman in the world in five years. He is exactly the kind of guy every team will have 4-5 plans for and he can shred them to tatters in one session.

No need for hype, just nurture him and I will be livid if he's wasted. I know the sub continent is desperate to make comparisons but more than Rohit he reminds me a lot of a young Yuvraj Singh. He is just from another planet and you can see what we did with Yuvraj in red ball cricket. Totally wasted him.

Have you guys noticed? Mitchell Santner never gets compared to Daniel Vettori as vehemently if ever on those shores. He's just Santner and that's how it should be. I can swear sometimes it feels he's been bought out of a Vettori copy machine.

Keep Haider Ali strong and do not move him from number 3. He has all the makings of pure magic.