Farewell Inzi

Greatest Pakistani batsman ever? Don't know but he's surely up there. Easily the best I've seen, and still, IMHO, better than any batsman playing for Pakistan today. Retiring after the Lahore test, probably as Pakistan's highest run scorer in test cricket, whether by choice or pressure is still not known, but could really have carried on for a year or two without the captaincy.

Aye, but i think its time for him to go, will be missed he is the best Pak batsman in my time don't know about all time though, atleast he will get a farewell unlike some of our other great players who never got the chance.

great player, will be missed.

kudos for going at the right time though - not all asian players do that.

> Greatest Pakistani batsman ever?

Well behind Javed at least.

Javed, Saeed Anwar, Majjid Khan, and Hanif were all better.

Tended to go missing (Sometimes even literally) when playing against Australia, which must count against his claims to true all time greatness.

javad was better and tougher but inzi still had a heck of a career.

No doubt he was very good, but IMO not great.

So it's time to sing that Beatles song 'Aloo goodbye'?

I'll get me coat...

lardbucket wrote:No doubt he was very good, but IMO not great.

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I think assaulting the spectator in Canada and the test forfeit almost push him onto the great bracket.

I think once you've reached the age of 58 it's time to retire.

Henry wrote:Tended to go missing (Sometimes even literally) when playing against Australia, which must count against his claims to true all time greatness.

He averaged 1 against Australia since 1999.

BTW - he needs to score 87 runs for twice out to end up with a 50 average (and 88 runs to go past Gooch).

I think the dinner ladies who do the lunches and teas should give him a guard of honour as he leaves the field for the last time. It would only be fitting.

bliksem wrote:I think the dinner ladies who do the lunches and teas should give him a guard of honour as he leaves the field for the last time. It would only be fitting.

Yih...

Has a player ever been unable to fit inside a guard of honour?

Would lose it's impact if he had to walk around the outside.

Oi! come on guys leave aloo alone!

Makaveli wrote:Oi! come on guys leave aloo alone!

He's a ledge. There's always a gag though!

If I had my way and David Sales gets to play for England, he'll be the new Inzi - you can join in then.

Inzi's a ledge as I've said elsewhere.

Didn't you make a joke or two when that tall Aussie tw@t and that little Aussie fat shagger retired last year?

Aye it's all fun, im just messing with you guys.

Personally, I've loved Inzi since it was revealed that he had his own special "big chair" which he liked to sit in whilst everyone else went and had a net.

I like to think if I was the star player of any team, I'd Lord it over everyone too. From my big chair.

Dello wrote:Personally, I've loved Inzi since it was revealed that he had his own special "big chair" which he liked to sit in whilst everyone else went and had a net.

I like to think if I was the star player of any team, I'd Lord it over everyone too. From my big chair.

Lol i remember beefy talking about that once, Inzi would have a net then grab a drink and sit on the chair.

I still think him jumping into the crowd with a bat in Toronto was one of the greatest moments in cricket history.

Good times.

Yep, I read somewhere that both Inzi and that spectator, Shiv became good friends after that incident.

Inzi is no longer a great his average has fallen under 50.

Inzi - musing from the big chair?