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Seems a bit of a random squad in places.
These new selectors are interesting.
These new selectors are interesting.
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Afridi's picked almost everyone....to keep all happy.
Real test will be when he names the final 15.
Would have liked to see Haris Sohail included as well, he can be handy in the WC in Indian conditions.
I know these are probables and not the final squad, but 22 players for a 3-match series ? Sums up our muddled selection thinking.
No Sarfaraz Ahmed - thought he was the flavour of the month!
Surprised that Haris Sohail and Saim Ayub didn't make the squad.
Aamer Jamal's a strange pick, he's been awful in the Pakistan Cup.
Same pacers picked in every format and we wonder why our pacers get injured.
) [MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] You were cheering for Afridi? This brainless hack just dropped Fakhar Zaman. Our cricket is officially doomed.
I hope Babar protest this decision
my 11 out of this
sharjeel
imam
Shan
babar
Kamran ghulam
haris WK
shadab khan
aamer jamal
abrar ahmed
hassan ali
haris rauf
rest of the squad
tayyab tahir
mohammad nawaz
qasim akram
mohammad wasim
btw where us usman khan shinwari these days? in his last 3 odis he picked ten wickets including a 5 fer but he failed in t20s and tests and lost his place in odis. Was a very good odi bowler.
What form? He scored a hundred in the last ODI series
Did you see him bat in-between that last 100?
It seems like once we see someone score a decent amount of runs (v Netherlands btw) we immediately think they deserve to be included.
bhai not in order. Babar offcourse is number 3.Bhai, what greatness does Shan have that you are moving the greatest number 3 batsman in Pak history for?
He scored two hundred last year in SA as well. The alternatives are Abdullah Shafique, Shan and Sharjeel. They are nowhere near Fakhar's level
Just In: Haris Sohail And Fakhar zaman have been added to probables:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We have added Fakhar Zaman and Haris Sohail to the NZ probables list after they passed their fitness tests today. The two are also playing in Pak Cup and doing well. <a href="https://t.co/niK52G2XfH">pic.twitter.com/niK52G2XfH</a></p>— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1608756751247245312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Im sure a new update will be made in a few days where every single Active cricker in pakistan will be included in the sqaud, Afridi will then randomly blindfold pick out 11 names out of a hat to play each game.
So a 22 Man squad is picked for 3 games just shows how competent and due diligence the selection committee is having, nuts they all have gone, NZ might whitewash us even if we have a 55man squad
So a 22 Man squad is picked for 3 games just shows how competent and due diligence the selection committee is having, nuts they all have gone, NZ might whitewash us even if we have a 55man squad
This is comical. No team does this nonsense & it's not like its some sort of extended tour or anything or overseas. It's literally just 3 matches at home and they have announced almost everyone decent to the ODI squad except Saim Ayub.
It's pretty clear Afridi does not know what he is doing and just looking at what the media & fans are saying to select players. You have to actually watch domestic matches to see how players play according to situations, what matchups they are good or weak against etc to make proper selections.
For the first time in my life I am hoping Pakistan gets humiliated and white washed.
For the first time in my life I am hoping Pakistan gets humiliated and white washed.
For years, the real fans of Pakistan cricket were forced to watch Rizwan and Babar tuktuk at the top, yet never wished for a defeat…but now that we have a chance to see the greatest LOI opening partnership (SharFakh) the plastic fans want us to lose games…embarrassing.
For the first time in my life I am hoping Pakistan gets humiliated and white washed.
I confess
I never wished Pakistan to lose but I definitely wanted RizBar to fail.
They always did fail in my estimations anyways so who cares I suppose
Afridi might as well increase the sqaud to 33 players, then everyone gets a game in the 3 match series.
Afridi continues to impress. Say what you want about him, but he has an eye for talent.
We need him to select players if we are to break away from pseudo statisticians who quote stats and make PowerPoints without understanding the stats and their context and then end up with a bunch of stat padders who couldn’t care less if the team wins or loses.
And that's why you are a fake support posting crap all day long.
Afridi continues to impress. Say what you want about him, but he has an eye for talent.
We need him to select players if we are to break away from pseudo statisticians who quote stats and make PowerPoints without understanding the stats and their context and then end up with a bunch of stat padders who couldn’t care less if the team wins or loses.
I’m always vindicated though
Burn more
So selecting lots of players is an eye for talent. I don't mind left field thinking but outside Ihsanullah and Qasim,it's the same players
Afridi might as well increase the sqaud to 33 players, then everyone gets a game in the 3 match series.
Will they just keep adding players whenever their fans complain.... could end up with half of Pakistan selected before very long!
What you on about??
no one has been selected yet this is a list of probables not the actual squad.
1. Rizwan
2. Imam
3. Fakhar
4. Babar
5. Kamran ghulam
6. Agha Salman
7. Shadab
8. Nawaz
9. Naseem
10. Haris Rauf
11. Dahani
I don’t think we should go back to the older, unfit or players involved in fixing. Need to move forward, players that can be around for many years.
So basically he's only dropped Khushdil and Zahid Mehmood -- two very poor selections across last year -- and added deserving names/ young Players Babar did not want.
So one man show of Babar is over. It was widely reported Babar did not want players like Shan Masood or Imad Wasim in squads, and got his way with selections everytime..
The real test would be how does Afridi trim this squad down. I'd pick:
1. Sharjeel Khan - destructive modern day opener
2. Fakhar - our best opener over recent years
3. M Haris (wk) - another modern day player
4. Babar Azam - pure batter to free him up (often plays within himself due to captaincy/stat-padding),
5. Kamran Ghulam - solid middle order batter,
6. Haris Sohail - another solid middle order batter,
7. M Nawaz - aggressive; can be floated up at 5 or 6 if closer to death overs,
8. Shadab (c) - best captaincy material from permanent players,
9. M Hasnain - fastest bowler in Pakistan, very good in death overs, should not be given new ball, far better than fake all-rounder MW
10. Haris Rauf,
11. Naseem Shah
Abrar Ahmed - for real spinning pitch can replace one pacer or injured spinner,
Imam-ul-Haq - too slow for modern day but cannot drop him for his average beefed up by bashing minnows,
Mohammad Rizwan - best behind stumps, can replace M Haris if later is found to have buttery fingers,
Shahnawaz Dahani - back up pacer with good height and skills,
Shan Masood - has been phenomenal in domestics
That's my 16.
So basically he's only dropped Khushdil and Zahid Mehmood -- two very poor selections across last year -- and added deserving names/ young Players Babar did not want.
So one man show of Babar is over. It was widely reported Babar did not want players like Shan Masood or Imad Wasim in squads, and got his way with selections everytime..
The real test would be how does Afridi trim this squad down. I'd pick:
1. Sharjeel Khan - destructive modern day opener
2. Fakhar - our best opener over recent years
3. M Haris (wk) - another modern day player
4. Babar Azam - pure batter to free him up (often plays within himself due to captaincy/stat-padding),
5. Kamran Ghulam - solid middle order batter,
6. Haris Sohail - another solid middle order batter,
7. M Nawaz - aggressive; can be floated up at 5 or 6 if closer to death overs,
8. Shadab (c) - best captaincy material from permanent players,
9. M Hasnain - fastest bowler in Pakistan, very good in death overs, should not be given new ball, far better than fake all-rounder MW
10. Haris Rauf,
11. Naseem Shah
Abrar Ahmed - for real spinning pitch can replace one pacer or injured spinner,
Imam-ul-Haq - too slow for modern day but cannot drop him for his average beefed up by bashing minnows,
Mohammad Rizwan - best behind stumps, can replace M Haris if later is found to have buttery fingers,
Shahnawaz Dahani - back up pacer with good height and skills,
Shan Masood - has been phenomenal in domestics
That's my 16.
I would go with same squad but replace imam with sharjeel, because sharjeel is a hack and will give his wicket away 9 out of 10 times we already have fakhar who loves gifting his wicket we dont need both openeres to be walking wickets
People sure do love throw the word “hack” around for any batsman who has an aggressive and attacking approach.
Please do explain how he’s a hack?
Select the squad and get on with it. What is this nonsense.
This is not the 1st time probables have been announced because its afridi so its nonsense
I don’t even think there’s goona be a training camp or anything so how will Afridi make his final decision? Harris Sohail has only played 3 matches in the Pakistan cup, Fakhar is coming off an injury, etc.
His last century in the national cup he had 4-5 catches dropped.. his average isnt very i spiring for an international opener as well.