Imam-Ul-Haq: Underrated?

[Autonomous]

Snapshot of Imam's career thus far:

 

-ODI stats of 52 @ 81

 

-7 100s and 7 50s, indicating high conversion rate

 

-Best score of 151 against England in England

 

-Second fastest to 1k ODI runs

 

He is still only 25 years old and SR is improving (was in 70s earlier) but gets massive amount of hate. Why?

 

Above stats are note-worthy. 

[Old guy]

Watch him play. 
I had good laugh when he was hitting every half volley straight to point and cover. Lmao 

[sage]

I like his technique good to watch not going to be a superstar on anything but might have a long career

[Serpico]

Like you said, his strike rate used to be in 70s which definitely frustrates ODI fans in this era. Maybe if he continues improving, he can redeem his reputation

[jf1gp_1]

52 @ 81 means a steady start but also means lower order has to play catch up. Off 7 100s how many against top teams? 

[Norman]

5 out of his 7 100s are against Zim (3), SL and Ban...

 

And he scored one 100 each against England and South Africa and both times Paxtaan ended up losing....

 

Tells everything you need to know. He's pretty much a poor man's Dhawan who would say fukk all to the RR and just prod along the way even on roads. If anything he's actually overrated.....

[Serpico]

On a separate note, odi batting stats completely lost their meaning in this era.

 

His uncle inzamam who made 10k Odi runs and was probably their best batsman for long time made 10 centuries in 350 ODIs. Imam already made 7 centuries in 41 ODIs. I just can't wrap my head around this

[Lone Wolf]

Imam is a very outdated type batsman..  But can be useful to a team like Pakistan.  He needs to improve against bigger sides though.  Better than Fakhar the hack for sure. 

[Sean Bradley]

Considering Pakistani standard you should Mummify him and preserve him for eternity...

Edited April 4, 2021 by Sean Bradley

[Clarke]

When was the last time they had a steady opener who's place wasn't in question ? Anwar ?

[Suhaan]

He should have a good career in tests

LOIs ,he is a steady batsmen but in a batting shoot out he will be exposed like we have seen with our top 4 against England

[Autonomous]

1 hour ago, Suhaan said:

He should have a good career in tests

LOIs ,he is a steady batsmen but in a batting shoot out he will be exposed like we have seen with our top 4 against England

I too think that he can perform the best in test matches

[Vickydev]

Too slow for modern LOIs but has good technique

[Straight Drive]

Poor strike rate of 80 for the current rules in ODI. I am surprised he get selected in ODI squad. Shouldn't be even in A teams, forget the main 11.

[New guy]

Based on those stats, don't understand the hate he gets from pak fans

[diga]

1 hour ago, New guy said:

Based on those stats, don't understand the hate he gets from pak fans

1. He is the nephew of former selection head Inzamam

2. As an opener, you cant have a s/r in the low 80s in the modern ODI game 

[Clarke]

Today will be a good test with likely RRR of 7

[Autonomous]

14 minutes ago, Clarke said:

Today will be a good test with likely RRR of 7

I expect bavuma like innings

[QuarantineTormentino]

Rauf has bowled well at the death today

[QuarantineTormentino]

Just now, QuarantineTormentino said:

Rauf has bowled well at the death today

Sorry wrong thread lol