There will inevitably come a day that Pakistan cricket moves on from Fakhar Zaman & we will lose a real warrior. Fakhar brings the kind of infectious energy you want in the dressing room. you get players like him once in a decade, you get people like him once in a generation.
in a parallel universe, Fakhar Zaman would get to play alot more games at the Chinnaswammy in Bangalore, he would probably end up a cult hero at RCB, with a statue outside the stadium. he’s never felt more at home anywhere else. Fakhar Zaman. made for Bangalore.
#FakharZaman
credit is due where credit is due, outstanding captaincy from Babar today, I’m sure Shadab’s presence helped as well & what an over from young Aamer Jamal on debut, nerves of steel. As much as the fanbase remains critical of the batting, the bowling unit continues to dominate.
no other sport would allow such blatant character assassination to exist. at no point has Rizwan dedicated any performance to Hamas. to bucket Hamas with the people of Gaza is criminal negligence. this is defamation of the highest order, this is how false narratives are built.
if Pakistan truly wanted a chief selector with integrity, somebody who’s recently retired, somebody who understands domestic cricket & how cricket has evolved over the 21st century..it would be hard to look beyond
@AzharAli_
but I suppose somebody from the 80’s is more logical 😞
probably one of the most bizarre T20 innings i’ve ever seen. in theory, his promotion made sense with Fakhar’s dismissal to maintain a RHB-LHB combination but Imad barely lifted his bat, almost as if he hadn’t picked up a bat since the PSL final 🤐
Shaheen Afridi to Mitch Marsh in 2021.
Haris Rauf to Tabraiz Shamsi in 2023.
2 absolute jarring LBW shouts denied on umpires’ call by one Chris Gaffaney. may have looked marginal to the naked eye, but he was never going to raise the finger.
2 broken dreams.
#PAKvSA
#CWC2023
NT20 ‘20: 393 runs @ 32, SR 167.
NT20 ‘21: 194 runs @ 28, SR 148
Pakistan Cup: 455 runs @ 46, SR 128
PSL 6: 428 runs @ 48, SR 157.
PSL 6 MVP.
Spare a thought today for
@sohaibcricketer
who had earned his place through unreal consistency.
You will be back iA
#PakistanCricket
aaj waqai dil toota hoga. from Platinum in PSL 8 to going unpicked in PSL 9, this has been an unprecedented downfall for Haider Ali. hopefully it will serve as a much needed wakeup call. fix up. no career is wasted at the age of 23. comeback stronger ✊🏽
#HaiderAli
#HBLPSLDraft
what a wonderful setup by Shan Masood & Mir Hamza but
perhaps most importantly,
thank heavens for Babar Azam, the fielder & those safe hands 🙏🏽
#AUSvPAK
so good to see Babar Azam show some innovation & improvisation in the latter end of his innings tonight. the king may finally be breaking out of his comfort zone & exploring unconventional scoring avenues which don’t belong in a textbook🔥
#BabarAzam
𓃵
it’s unfortunate that Rizwan is being vilified & maligned by supporters of a certain franchise who are frustrated to have missed out on a certain player. they’re presenting him as some sort of mafia when in reality Rizwan is one of the purest souls to have donned the green shirt.
classic Pakistan. going into another WC in utter turmoil. captaincy being questioned, core players out of form, injuries at the worst possible time. murmurs of changes to the squad. chaos everywhere you look. now watch them crunch through a dozen cakes in India.
#PakistanCricket
well said
@hijaaaaab
. hopefully this will address some misdirected concerns around Rizwan’s lack of involvement in the draft process.
more power to you ⭐️
Just how much of Mohammad Haris’ life has changed in the last 100 hours. a twisted knee for one, a twist of fate for another. talk about impact, 2 virtual knockouts. 2 game changing knocks..all while being played out of position & thrown into the deep end. truly 🇵🇰
#T20WorldCup
everytime one sees Mohammad Haris in action, it becomes a greater travesty that he is being kept out of Pakistan’s T20 team. incomprehensible. absolutely criminal at this point. improvisation & energy in abundance, he brings everything you want in a modern T20 batter. CRIMINAL.
Pakistan dreading these defining points of their WC:
- collapse against 🇮🇳
- Warner drop against 🇦🇺
- Ifti’s promotion against 🇿🇦
- Nawaz ‘AR’ facade
- persisting with Imam too long
- nonexistent spin attack
- Babar & fastbowling (barring Wasim Jr) not turning up until too late
ayo
@ICC
might wanna move the Florida games across the border, the sun is shining bright here. Florida games getting rained out will dampen your virtually nonexistent efforts to grow the game in North America.
🇺🇸 🤝 🇨🇦
#DoTheRightThing
Saim Ayub, it’s a brutal sport. forget about your batting for now. just remember if you get a Warner catch, you cannot drop it, you just cannot. it will likely do irreparable damage & leave scars deeper than ever seen before. no pressure.
@TheRealPCB
absurd that they’re flying out to NZ less than 24 hrs after a 7 game bilateral series & will fly to Australia directly for the World Cup right after that..surely they could’ve had some time to process/reset, the well-being of our assets needs to be prioritized alot more.
Nemo - 5(52)* battling it out for 131 minutes with your captain, for your captain. A truly understated show of resilience dragging the team from 148/9 to 218, making this result possible - all at the tender of 19. An innings that will live long in the memory ⭐️
#PAKvSL
only some 20 odd years ahead of his time. we could really do with an Imran Nazir regen at some point. could be plucked out nowhere, could be from PJL..it wouldn’t matter. the fearlessness, the hand-eye coordination, the ability to pick the length early..
aaj tum yaad aye.
These allegations are insanely reckless and inappropriate, not that Fox had any credibility to begin with but they have successfully achieved Jatt levels of propaganda. I sincerely hope Babar launches a legal pursuit against this kind of defamation & character assassination.
Appreciation tweet for
@HaiderAzhar
who transitions from COO to Manager & even into Head Coach when needed 😉
Thank you for everything you do. For protecting our assets & keeping our supporter base engaged.
@MultanSultans
are incredibly lucky to have you 💚
#SultanAaGayya
⚜️
As a unit, it appears different individuals will win you games on different days. Hence, no one individual is any more significant than another. Love you
@TheRealPCB
💚
Agha Salman & Aamer Jamal have been your best bowlers by some distance. You’re defending 130, we’re through the 9th over, they’re 45/1 & neither of them have bowled yet. big brain moves.
arguably the best thing to come out of the Naseem Shah trade between IU & QG is Abrar Ahmed going into a team where he gets regular game time. some consistent performances this season & his case for breaking into the Pakistan’s white ball setup will only get stronger.
#HBLPSL9
once the WC squad is formally announced, spare a thought for Naseem Shah. a young boy who dreamed of representing his country at the WC, an incredible talent who was abused by the same system that was meant to protect him. come back stronger Nemo 💚
#NaseemShah
#PakistanCricket
Apparently this is the first time in Babar Azam’s career where he’s hit more than 3 sixes in an over. couldn’t have picked a better ground than Dublin, couldn’t have picked a better opponent than the mighty Irish. If there’s one thing about the King, it’s knowing when to turn up.
sincerely hope Naseem isn’t rushed back for the PSL. he should only play if & when he’s 100% recovered. it’s high time stakeholders realize his value & put national interests first. we’ve sacrificed a World Cup & a coming of age tour to Australia. PSL ho ya NZ T20s, prioritize.
it has to be said, trading fringe players Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr & Abrar Ahmed for genuine gamechangers like Imad Wasim & Naseem Shah has been an absolute masterclass by Islamabad United. rarely do teams strengthen themselves to this extent before the draft. well played 👏🏽
Tim Seifert, if fully available, is one of the standout picks in the diamond category, I’m sure a few franchises will already have an eye on him. cc:
@MultanSultans
#HBLPSLDraft
#HBLPSL9
talk about leading from the front. Fatima Sana Khan on captaincy debut at all of 22 years old, rescues Pakistan from 35/4 to 220. highest score for a PakW captain. a quite magnificent carryjob 🫡
#NZWvPAKW
at some point, Pakistan should explore using Haris Rauf in a similar role to how Umar Gul was used towards the backend of the innings in his T20 prime. he should be bowling atleast 3 overs perhaps all 4 on the trot at the death end. something like 13, 15, 17, 19. wasted in the PP
4 games. 10 wickets. 5.8 economy.
what an incredibly inspirational pick Mohammad Ali Daisy is proving to be.
@aliktareen
please share who in the thinktank came up with idea of picking him in silver round 3, it’s time they get their 🌼
#SultanSupremacy
since the T20s are first & given how much we love format mixing..hoping one of Ifti, Imad or M Haris has an incredible series & practically forces themselves into the ODI squad..nothing against Agha or H Sohail - both fantastic players but you can’t go to a WC without a proper 6.
@MazherArshad
disappointing tweet. 10/12. unforeseen consistency, deserves so much praise. If you think Islamabad is a better team than Multan this season, may the Lord help you…
really wanted Naseem to hit the winning the runs, would’ve been a true full circle moment after the heartbreak of Mount Maunganui in 2020..but it just wasn’t meant to be..next time Nemo
#TayyariKiwiHogi
at some point, questions have to be asked. why is
@ArshadIqbal32
being continuously ignored? his skillset has everything you could possibly demand from a third seamer. he has recently impressed for the Shaheens, what more does he need to do?
#JusticeForArshadIqbal
its time to scrap NSK (NBCA or whatever it likes to call itself) altogether. build a new stadium in DHA Phase 8. make it accessible, improve stadium facilities. improve fan experience. respect the audience. the empty stands speak for themselves. Karachi deserves better.
#HBLPSL9
Haider Ali will go down as one of the greatest big match players in the history of Pakistan Cricket. Lots of ICC tournaments coming up in the next few years. He will win you high-stakes knockout games single handedly. I repeat. He will WIN you knockout games ✊🏽
“Rizwan is our main guy, we were trying to build the team around him”
@aliktareen
on
@relukattay
explaining the thought process behind picking an ideal partner for
@iMRizwanPak
& Nathan Leamon’s rationale for backing Reeza Hendricks. insightful stuff.
#SultanSupremacy
#HBLPSL9
Arafat Minhas has impressed more in 2 overs than Mohammad Nawaz has all season. all by keeping it simple. bowling wicket to wicket, showing immense control & varying his pace.
a real travesty he was left on the bench to appease a bigger name from the
platinum category.
#KKvPZ
Results aside. It’s heartwarming to see Australia have safely completed a full tour of Pakistan, something that felt like a distant dream back in October last year. Thank you to all involved in making this dream come to life.
🇵🇰 🤝 🇦🇺
We move.
#PAKvAUS
#CricketTwitter
a fitting day to relive Shaheen’s feelings about Babar being his strength. once the sense of injustice has been digested, one would hope Shaheen throws his weight behind his brother & turns up with a chip on his shoulder. it may not be a priority but there is a World Cup to win.
when the Sultans are doing well, inevitably it’s all juju, references to Rizwan’s religious influence..a pretentious fanbase getting into their feels when they might still end up winning the tournament is perhaps not what the PSL needs at this point..
these so called ‘journalists’ have no right to make any such demands. who the team management decide to send is entirely their prerogative. let alone the absolute disrespect to Abdul Rehman, the best local coach in the country. more power to you
@ahsannagi
✊🏽
#SultanSupremacy
Karachi Journalist boycotted Multan sultan's press conf on manager's misbehaviour. Journalists asked captain or senior player for conf but manager said we will not entertain according to you and if you dont want to sit, you can go .we respect every franchise and expect same
Saim Ayub is absolute box office. unfortunate to get run out today, ended up with 27 (8) at SR of 337. He ensured a flying start of 41 in the first 3 overs can’t ask for more when you’re chasing 227.
#NZvsPAK
The revisionism around
@IftiMania
being used as a finisher is rather bemusing because a) 🇵🇰 literally has nobody else with his skillset against high pace for that role & b) he’s clearly vulnerable against wrist spin so him playing majority of his List A career at 4 is irrelevant.
Congrats to Pat Cummins &
@CricketAus
on a well deserved series win. Proud of our boys for putting up a fight against such a structured unit. There will be disappointment but with 7 tests across (SL, Eng & NZ) to come, we need to apply our learnings & move forward.
#PAKvAUS
batting main acha nahi kia Mr Captain, atleast have the decency to acknowledge your failures..you can’t scapegoat the bowling unit each and every time. 200+ wali pitch par aap par martay girtay 179 karo aur phir bowlers par blame daal do. what kind of behaviour is this..
from here on..Babar will never think twice when Abrar tells him to take the review and rightly so, what a debut, unreal conviction. long time coming Abrar, soak it in 💚
#PAKvsENG
sometimes the jokes write themselves. a rather unsavoury end to the Naseem trade saga. virtue signalling, mudslinging & point scoring..aakhir hai tou Pakistan Super League 🤨
#HBLPSL9
Rizwan graciously sharing his 3 core principles: effort, bravery & execution. there have been very few players from Pakistan with a belief system as strong as Rizwan’s & it’s slowly infecting the entire team, his teammates adore him, his opponents are in awe of him. warra player.
No amount of hatred is enough to overcome the grace that radiates from him. If you dislike a man of such character then perhaps you need to self reflect.
Name: Timothy Hays David.
Born March 16 1996. There is a KING among us. Thank you for gracing the
@thePSLt20
with your presence sir, forever grateful 🙏🏽
#SultanAaGayya
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#HBLPSL7
@Zakr1a
wow this is rather explosive. Wasim Akram revealing Babar Azam’s flat out refusing to come down 1 down in the team’s best interest..
@KarachiKingsARY
in the mud.
Sarfaraz's utilization of Naseem Shah, the 2nd best new ball bowler in the country bar none, has been criminal to put it mildly. he's bowled the 3rd over and now the 10th, a strike bowler being used as some sort of a filler option should raise some eyebrows..
#HBLPSL8
#KaiKai
M Haris’ inclusion is enough for me. it’s time
#BazidKhanForChiefSelector
seriously though, it’s about time
@bazidkhan81
contributes to our cricket in a more meaningful manner. let him revitalize the domestic system. he’s earned his stripes enduring Pak knockouts in the com box.