For simplicity sake when the same group of players have been loosing non stop to minnows for the last two years, it's time to give them a kick of their back sides and touch love. Pakistani players sadly don't get better with experience
The surgery isn't just a simple chop of players.
Yes players should 100% be axed, but theirs more to it then that.
1) Firstly you've created a system of unfairness, Shan and Babar get their ranks and are never in any danger to ever be dropped, So their is no point to improve which is why they don't get better with experience.
In Australia however everyone is fighting tooth and nail, no one is safe. Travis Head isn't opening because it's his God gifted birth right, but because he is the best opener in Australia period.
He got dropped multiple times by Finch and Warner because he was not good enough, so he got motivated to improve, CA saw this and that's what we have today.
How can players improve when their isn't a healthy created competiton?
Pakistan turns a simple concept of Be the best otherwise someone who is better will replace you, to Be a part of the boy band club and you get free rides.
Their is no motivation to improve and get better, because no matter what happens, Babar at no 3 is mainstay, so theirs no point of a top order batter in domestic performing tooth and nail because he qont ever replace bobby even if he somehow reaches Travis head levels of prowess.
Abrar compared to shadab is like Shane Warne vs Usman Qadir, That's the insane gap in spin quality between these 2 but shadab gets free rides so moot point.
2) Look at the crapola pitches you're playing on? Pakistan players improved while playing in UAE especially when PSL was played in UAE. That's why 2016-2017 featured a competent mid card level odi and t20 side.
Not only are these pitches crap, but international teams are better then us at playing on it, because their use to their own pitches, giving them these halwas is signing your own death warrant even against bamgaldesh.
If a system of nepo is in play where healthy competiton does no exist and coaches have ko power, then their is no motivation for upcoming youngsters to improve, The only motivation they have is to find a way to become a friend and network your way to the top rather then Work your way to the top.
And this environment is unsuited to improving to begin qith.
You want surgery? Prepare an insaan wala pitch with that 55M and actually created system of hard work rather then a system of marketing aka I am the king