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Originally Posted by yaseer
So, the job of no#8 is to score some quick runs. What is Naeem's Strike Rate in ODI? It is 66.04.
Counter argument can be, he had to rebuild innings when top order fails. In that case we should have seen more 50s from him instead of just 1.
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Once you see the top order get collapsed so cheaply as ever does with bangladesh, you dont really have that psychological push to score 100s 50s batting at #8. Bottomline you literally cant judge a batsman and his strength playing him no 8. Naeem just isnt being used effectively in the team as theres no place for him it seems like. He should be batting in the top order (or middle atleast cuz hes a batsman right) but since we already have so many batsman and considering we just cant get enough of the likes of Ash and Aftab so much so that we continue to play them after so many failures, players like Naeem and co arent being used to their full potential.
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Out of 29 innings he played in ODIs, he was Not out 13 times. This contributed to his average. How many times Naeem has even crossed 30 runs in ODI? Only 3 times out of 29 innings. So, his average does not present the real scenario.
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counter argument could be those so many not outs suggests how less of a chance he got to prove himself ? When is a batsman usually not out ? coming to bat when your team batting first with only 4 5 deliveries to spare ? and you tell him to prove himself ? WITH WHAT ?
Naeem's ODI record - Match by match list
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I want nayeem to be given a fair chance in top order (specially in ODI/T20) to prove himself as a batsman. Right now he is getting away with excuses like not having enough opportunity.
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same here ,first give him ENOUGH chances to prove himself and then criticize all you want. Infact i will join the party then.