As we near end of PSL, the T20 Squad for Australia if selectors are intelligent

[realitygaf]

Fakhar Zaman
Shan Masood
Babar Azam
Rizwan Ahmad
Shoaib Malik
Khushdil Shah
Shadab Khan
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah
Haris Rauf
Salman Irshad

 

[Energy]

I agree with Shan's selection. Since we're not getting a lot out of any middle order batter there's no harm in picking the in-form top order player.

Shan, Rizwan, Babar, Fakhar is the best top four we can put up.

For bowlers, Shaheen, Haris and now Naseem is getting in contention. It's a weak fast bowling unit, that's why we will need Shadab and possibly Nawaz to provide the control with the ball.

Shadab, Nawaz, Shaheen, Haris, Naseem for the lower order.

No. 5 and 6 is lottery and anyone can be picked without setting any high expectation.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

The squad that they’ll likely pick (not my squad)

Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
Babar Azam (c)
Shan Masood (Haider Ali DROPPED)
Fakhar Zaman
Shoaib Malik
Khushdil Shah
Asif Ali
Shadab Khan
Haris Rauf
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah

 

[ameemlutfi]

Babar
Rizwan
Fakhar
Shadab
Iftikhar
Khushdil
Asif
Nawaz
Shaheen
Haris
Naseem

 

[DRsohail]

The squad that they’ll likely pick (not my squad)

Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
Babar Azam (c)
Shan Masood (Haider Ali DROPPED)
Fakhar Zaman
Shoaib Malik
Khushdil Shah
Asif Ali
Shadab Khan
Haris Rauf
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah

Hopefully Shoaib Malik is not there, I hope against hope.

 

[Rellu_Katta]

I agree with Shan's selection. Since we're not getting a lot out of any middle order batter there's no harm in picking the in-form top order player.

Shan, Rizwan, Babar, Fakhar is the best top four we can put up.

For bowlers, Shaheen, Haris and now Naseem is getting in contention. It's a weak fast bowling unit, that's why we will need Shadab and possibly Nawaz to provide the control with the ball.

Shadab, Nawaz, Shaheen, Haris, Naseem for the lower order.

No. 5 and 6 is lottery and anyone can be picked without setting any high expectation.

i can only imagine that you must be half asleep to call SSA+Harris as "Weak"...

SSA has gone to a beast level and Harris for some reason gets superman spot when he is in Aus

 

[Rellu_Katta]

1)Babar
2)Rizwan
3)Fakhar
4)Shaan
5)Shadab
6)Asif Ali
7)Iftikhar / Khushdil
8)Nawaz / Wasim Jnr
9) Dahani / Naseem Shah
10) SSA
11) HArris Rauf

4 seamers
3 spinners
4 openers
batting till 8

def no Hassan Ali plzz

 

[GreenKhan]

I agree with Shan's selection. Since we're not getting a lot out of any middle order batter there's no harm in picking the in-form top order player.

Shan, Rizwan, Babar, Fakhar is the best top four we can put up.

For bowlers, Shaheen, Haris and now Naseem is getting in contention. It's a weak fast bowling unit, that's why we will need Shadab and possibly Nawaz to provide the control with the ball.

Shadab, Nawaz, Shaheen, Haris, Naseem for the lower order.
No. 5 and 6 is lottery and anyone can be picked without setting any high expectation.

Shifting Fakhar to 4? No way.

Shan has done well in the PSL but our top 3 is sorted . Maybe the argument is that Fakhar can open but other than that there should not be any change .

Shan at 4 will be useless .

 

[Extra_Cover]

PSL is almost done and its the best time to put together and XI and even 15 member squad that you hope would give you best representation in the WC in November. My XI would be following:

- Babar (c)
- Rizwan (wk)
- Fakhar
- Shadab
- Iftikhar
- Asif Ali / Khushdil
- Nawaz
- Faheem / Amad Butt
- Shaheen
- Haris Rauf
- Dahani / Naseem Shah / Hasnain (if action is cleared)

The only concern and a massive one is around our fast bowling. We are very one dimensional attack and apart from the early burst of Shaheen all fast bowlers can be taken to cleaners. To mix this attack we need a medium pacer which could be Faheem or Amad. To be honest getting good overs out of Haris and third seamer would be a bonus anyway but as one poster said previously please no Hasan Ali this time around.

 

[Energy]

Shifting Fakhar to 4? No way.

Shan has done well in the PSL but our top 3 is sorted . Maybe the argument is that Fakhar can open but other than that there should not be any change .

Shan at 4 will be useless .

So you're saying we should fill our team with mediocre players like Malik, Iftikhar, Asif, Khushdil et al but not have someone who has had an excellent tournament.

 

[Villager6964]

Fakhar Zaman surely has to open the innings and babar should move to no.3 for the better of team.

Khushdil Shah is not an international standard player.He has way too many technical faults.
He should not be selected.

 

[silentkiller187]

i think fakhar deserves another go at the top. Shaan may even get a look in

 

[Moiz14]

Why are we so interested in t20 selection which is only one, why not ODIs??

 

[PakEngFan]

Fakhar Zaman surely has to open the innings and babar should move to no.3 for the better of team.

Khushdil Shah is not an international standard player.He has way too many technical faults.
He should not be selected.

Not a fan of khushdil but with current pitches for limited overs you don’t need much technique.

 

[FollowThru]

I would also like to see Zaman Khan in T20i vs Australia.

 

[FollowThru]

Why are we so interested in t20 selection which is only one, why not ODIs??

I thought OP was about T20i WC.

 

[Villager6964]

Not a fan of khushdil but with current pitches for limited overs you don’t need much technique.

I get what you are saying but he can't play pace bowling.
He can't play short ball at all.He has very poor balance at the crease.
He should not be in the squad.Even his international record is very poor.

 

[Ummii]

1 Babar Azam
2 Muhammad Rizwan
3 Fakhar Zaman
4 Shan Masood
5 Haider Ali
6 Shoaib Malik
7 Abdullah Shafiq
8 Shadab Khan
9 Imad Wasim (Nawaz will be out due to current injury)
10 Iftikhar Ahmed
11 Shaheen Shah Afridi
12 Haris Rauf
13 Naseem Shah
14 Muhammad Haris
15 Khushdil Shah

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Fakhar Zaman
Shan Masood
Babar Azam
Rizwan Ahmad
Shoaib Malik
Khushdil Shah
Shadab Khan
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah
Haris Rauf
Salman Irshad

Salman Irshad????

He is a very poor bowler.

 

[ChTab]

Pak squad for WT20 2022 as far as PSL performances are concerned.

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. M. Rizwan (c&wk)
3. Babar Azam
4. Haider Ali
5. Ifthikar Ahmed
6. Asif Ali
7. Shahdab Khan
8. M. Nawaz
9. Haris Rauf
10. Shaheen Shah
11. Naseem Shah

12. Shan Masood
13. Imad Wasim
14. Shahnawaz Dahani
15. Khusdil Shah

 

[cricketerB94]

1- Rizwan
2- Fakhar
3- Babar
4- Shadab
5- Iftikhar
6- Khushdil
7- Asif
8- Nawaz
9- Rauf
10- Shaheen
11- Naseem

Fakhar and Rizwan should open to take some advantage of PP overs.

Babar should be used as a floater in the middle order like Aus do with Smith.

Shadab has shown multiple times that he can be relied on in the middle order. The other options are Haider and Malik, but he has shown that he is better than these two at this stage in terms of consistency and age.

Iftikhar was very good last time in Australia and shown that he can be a short term candidate for this position. For long term, we should develop Qasim Akram for this role, but he is not ready currently.

Khushdil has improved so much with his off-side game, hard hitting and bowling. Should be a must in that lower middle order.

Asif and Nawaz can be our specialist finishers. These are the guys for last 4 overs. They should be trusted to score 60 runs in last 4 overs and they have the ability to do this.

In fast bowling, we do not need bowlers like Hasan or Waseem who are in the team because they can hit some 6s at the end. We need proper fast bowlers with wicket taking ability and who can control the run flow at the depth. Rauf has experience in that role in Australia. Shaheen is improving his depth bowling. Naseem has impressed this season by his new ball swing and slower balls in depth overs.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Babar
Rizwan
Shan Masood
Mohammed Haris
Fakhar
Khushdil Shah
Ifthikar
Shadab Khan
Nawaz
Naseem Shah
Haris Rauf
Shaheen
Dahani
Ahsan Ali
Wasim Jnr

 

[realitygaf]

Salman Irshad????

He is a very poor bowler.

He is one of PSL's best performing bowlers

 

[Mirpur express]

If Shan comes in for Haider we will have 2 openers @ 3 & 4 as Riz/Babar combo is not changing!!

 

[Concerned]

You have to pick playing performing in their positions. Shan doesn’t make the squad as Babar, Rizwan and Fakhar is locked.

The space available is in the middle order of which Malik, Asif and Khushdil will likely occupy.

 

[Energy]

You have to pick playing performing in their positions. Shan doesn’t make the squad as Babar, Rizwan and Fakhar is locked.

The space available is in the middle order of which Malik, Asif and Khushdil will likely occupy.

On fast Australian wickets, the ball will be past the stumps before Malik's bat even comes down. Neither him, nor Asif or Khushil are reliable on the back foot, and preferring them over Shan will be a mistake.

 

[ritzy_123]

1) Muhammad Rizwan
2) Babar Azam
3) Fakhar Zaman
4) Shan Masood
5) Iftikhar Ahmed
6) Khushdil Shah
7) Muhammad Nawaz
8) Shadab Khan
9) Shaheed Shah Afridi
10) Haris Rauf
11) Naseem Shah

12) Muhammad Wasim Jnr
13) Shahnawaz Dahani
14) Imad Wasim
15) Shoaib Malik
16) Asif Ali

 

[shamaan]

Fakhar Zaman
Shan Masood
Babar Azam
Rizwan Ahmad
Shoaib Malik
Khushdil Shah
Shadab Khan
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah
Haris Rauf
Salman Irshad

Shan Masood has had a good tournament but we already have Babar thier and Rizwan for that reason no.

 

[shamaan]

I get what you are saying but he can't play pace bowling.
He can't play short ball at all.He has very poor balance at the crease.
He should not be in the squad.Even his international record is very poor.

But he has performed with ball and bat.

 

[shamaan]

I will pick this squad.

Rizwan
Fakhar
Babar
Shadab
Iftikhar
Khushdil
Asif ali
Nawaz
Shaheen
Naseem
Rauf

Haider Ali
Muhammed Haris
Imad Wasim
Dahani
Wasim Jnr

 

[GreenKhan]

So you're saying we should fill our team with mediocre players like Malik, Iftikhar, Asif, Khushdil et al but not have someone who has had an excellent tournament.

I’m saying that Fakhar has no business batting at 4. He is the best batsman of the tournament and you want to move even further down . Crazy !

Asif and Khushdil especially have had had good tournaments as finishers , so they can take the 5 and 6 number batting slots . But Shan masood in the t20 line up is a big no no .

 

[moghul]

Rizwan
Shaan
Babar
Fakhar
Mohammad Haris
Shadab
Amad
Waseem Jr
Shaheen
Rauf
Naseem

also
Khushdil
Nawaz
Dhani
Ahsan Ali
Usman Qadir

To make the 16


Drop Asif Ali , you cannot play and fail for ever after couple of god performance in last Wc, in PSL in 8 matches his highest score has been 28.

 

[moghul]

I’m saying that Fakhar has no business batting at 4. He is the best batsman of the tournament and you want to move even further down . Crazy !

Asif and Khushdil especially have had had good tournaments as finishers , so they can take the 5 and 6 number batting slots . But Shan masood in the t20 line up is a big no no .

What is Asif's performance in PSL, a grand total of 84 runs in 8 innings ?

 

[moghul]

Iftikhar is too old for international cricket, at this age he is only good for domestic cricket.

 

[shamaan]

Rizwan
Shaan
Babar
Fakhar
Mohammad Haris
Shadab
Amad
Waseem Jr
Shaheen
Rauf
Naseem

also
Khushdil
Nawaz
Dhani
Ahsan Ali
Usman Qadir

To make the 16


Drop Asif Ali , you cannot play and fail for ever after couple of god performance in last Wc, in PSL in 8 matches his highest score has been 28.

Shan,Babar,Rizwan,Fakhar,Haris would prefer to open so who drops down and who opens.You haven't included Asif in the squad because he hasn't performed but you have included ammad.

 

[GreenKhan]

What is Asif's performance in PSL, a grand total of 84 runs in 8 innings ?

PSL performance is not a barometer for a player who has proved himself for the national team . Asif Ali played two match winning innings in the World Cup recently and also did the same in the last t20 West Indies . His place secure for now .

The PSL is an audition for fringe players at this moment Asif is not a fringe player in the t20 national team .