As I said according to the poster never said they were confirmed. Secondly there is clearly hyrpoicy in your views according to you rizwan should have been dropped because he didn't perform in the champions cup and now a u turn in regards to sharjeel.
The reason I picked sharjeel and fakhar as an opening duo is because their an attacking duo which is the only way to tackle aus.
Aus is utilising short and jfm and 90% of tue time, these 2 will be back in the hut and will leave aus at 10-2.
Australia is utilising them due to PP exploits only, aka 1-10 over bashing and hoping these 2 cone good.
The only issue with fakhar and sharjeel compared to jfm and short is the age factor. They ain't young, and their just as inconsistent but if they do come good, then those 1-10 overs are detrimental for PK. Something Abdullah and saim won't provide in their lifetimes.
Abdullah and saim are walking wickets. That's a fact, And unlike the rest (Sharjeel, JFM, Short, Fakhar) they don't offer the added incentive of playing attacking cricket either.
Rizwan on the other hand is a slow as molasses, Selfish toothpick of a fraud. It doesn't matter if he performs or not. Rizzu can hold onto his 131 ans 68 against India and Sri lanka for the rest of his life of he wishes to, It doesn't change the fact that he's one of the biggest botchers and most frustrating batters I've ever seen.
The only other pair you've suggested is Babar and Fakhar as an opening duo.
The only other options are taking middle order batters like saud or Babar as opening partners with Fakhar. That could work, but it also exposes the middle order. For example you put saim at 3 and fakhar and Babar at opening.
So congrats, Given how inconsistent fakhar is, and how useless saim is, Your results will still be 10-2 with babar likely being dismissed at 20-35 and leaving pakistan at 50 to 60 for 3 or 4.
Results are still the same.
Cricket isn't always just about stats and avg that you lot hold onto. Try to understand another person's perspective, Besides stats are meaningless in this day and age due to curated test pitches and 2 new balls in wb. Now every Tom dick and Harry can avg whatever.