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Now that our next ODI match is against India,which is our first match of the Champions Trophy.
What omissions do you expect in the Squad that played WI and who should be their replacements.

Pakistan Squad that played West Indies:

Sarfraz Ahmed (C/Wk)
Ahmed Shehzad
Asif Zakir
Babar Azam
Fahim Ashraf
Fakhar Zaman
Hasan Ali
Imad Wasim
Junaid Khan
Kamran Akmal (wk)
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Asghar
Mohammad Hafeez
Shadab Khan
Shoaib Malik
Wahab Riaz
 
Let's wait until the end of Pakistan Cup. That'll be vital in determining CT selections. Hope Hussain Talat and Saad Ali perform.
 
Against us, you guys should play 4 Pacers.

We play spin well, and we would kill Shadab.

Ultimately he would lose his confidence

Playing 11 against us(India).

Kamran
Hafeez
Babar
Mailk
Sarfraz
Hussain
Imad
Fahim
Amir
Hassan
Junaid
 
Against us, you guys should play 4 Pacers.

We play spin well, and we would kill Shadab.

Ultimately he would lose his confidence

Playing 11 against us(India).

Kamran
Hafeez
Babar
Mailk
Sarfraz
Hussain
Imad
Fahim
Amir
Hassan
Junaid

Pakistan wouldn't debut someone in a important game like that,so very unlikely that Fahim will play.
 
Let's wait until the end of Pakistan Cup. That'll be vital in determining CT selections. Hope Hussain Talat and Saad Ali perform.

Are these two openers? The only change I would make is bidding farewell to Kamran and bringing in a fresh, new opening batsman and partnering him with Hafeez, Fakhar or Shehzad at the top.
 
If you play Wahab ,he'll cconcede more runs than fahim..also fahim's batting is an added advantage
 
If you play Wahab ,he'll cconcede more runs than fahim..also fahim's batting is an added advantage

Even though I don't Wahab Riaz to play,Pakistan will prefer him if they go with 4 pacers but I think Pakistan should stick with their winning combination and Shadab should play alongside 3 pacers.
 
1)Shezzy
2)Sami Afridi
3)Babar
4)Saifi
5)Malik
6)U. Akmal
7)Shadab
8)Roman Raees
9)Sher Khan
10)Hassan Ali
11)M.Sami
 
Good thread.

The performance against WI was pretty good, considering that they had home advantage and we still won the series.

Who should be dropped?

IMO:

Fahim Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman and Asif Zakir- no point bringing a player to the Champions Trophy without any experience. Ideally, they would've debuted in WI, but this isn't an ideal world. The last time Pakistan debuted a player in a big match was Iftikhar Ahmed. We all know how that went...Experience is a better option.

Ahmed Shehzad or Kamran Akmal. One of these players should be dropped. Or maybe even both. They had very poor series. The former struggled with his strike rate, while the latter failed to make a single 50+ score. The problem is that there are no replacements. Especially since Sharjeel has been banned. I'm guessing these two will stick around, unless an opener does well in the Pakistan Cup.

Wahab Riaz. I know he is a big name around the world, and all of the people from other countries are looking forward to see him, but they shouldn't be. He is rubbish in LOIs. He probably won't get dropped; But he should be.

So 5 or 6 players should be dropped for the Champions Trophy. Not ideal, but, alas.

Team composition:

Openers: We need 3. Two main openers. And one backup. Nobody has cemented their place as of yet. Mohammad Hafeez has done well as of late, in the WI series, albeit in the middle order. However, he is an opener, and should be moved up. Kamran Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad are the only other options. Akmal should get the chance over the latter because of his superior strike rate. Opening with Shehzad and Hafeez would be a recipe for disaster and would put way too much pressure on the middle order.

Middle order: This area is pretty strong for Pakistan. Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik and Sarfraz Ahmed are locks. Now with Hafeez moving up, there is an extra spot at #6. This can be for either a middle-order player, or an all-rounder. There aren't many ready batsman waiting in Pakistan, so instead of throwing Asif Zakir in there, Umar Akmal should be thrown to the wolves. As for an all-rounder, Imad Wasim can move up to #6, and a fast-bowling all-rounder like Hammad Azam or Aamer Yamin can be played at #7.

Bowlers: The spinners are settles. Variety is there in terms of off-spin, left arm spin, and leg spin. Hafeez, Wasim and Shadab Khan. Shadab should play only if the pitch is slow,, otherwise, 4 fast bowlers is a better option. If this is the case, then a good #8 is needed to replace Shadab. Sohail Khan should get the nod here. He has shown his hitting prowess in Test matches against NZ and Aus. A big, clean striker of the ball who also works very hard on his batting. He should replace Wahab Riaz. The three other pacers are set. Junaid Khan doesn't have an impressive skill set, but he has done well in recent times. His aggression and attitude is invaluable to the team. Mohammad Amir is very much the opposite. Tremendous skill set, yet returns that you wouldn't expect from him. He should be fired up for this tournament though. Hasan Ali is the third pacer. Very good in the middle overs and at the death. Playing 5 seamers with Wasim as 6th bowler is also an option. This is where the fast-bowling all-rounder could come in.

Seeing these factors, the team for the first match against India should be:

1. Kamran Akmal
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Babar Azam
4. Shoaib Malik
5. Sarfraz Ahmed*+
6. Umar Akmal
7. Imad Wasim
8. Sohail Khan
9. Mohammad Amir
10. Hasan Ali
11. Junaid Khan
---------------------------
12. Ahmed Shehzad
13. Shadab Khan
14. Mohammad Nawaz
15. Aamer Yamin
 
Good thread.

The performance against WI was pretty good, considering that they had home advantage and we still won the series.

Who should be dropped?

IMO:

Fahim Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman and Asif Zakir- no point bringing a player to the Champions Trophy without any experience. Ideally, they would've debuted in WI, but this isn't an ideal world. The last time Pakistan debuted a player in a big match was Iftikhar Ahmed. We all know how that went...Experience is a better option.

Ahmed Shehzad or Kamran Akmal. One of these players should be dropped. Or maybe even both. They had very poor series. The former struggled with his strike rate, while the latter failed to make a single 50+ score. The problem is that there are no replacements. Especially since Sharjeel has been banned. I'm guessing these two will stick around, unless an opener does well in the Pakistan Cup.

Wahab Riaz. I know he is a big name around the world, and all of the people from other countries are looking forward to see him, but they shouldn't be. He is rubbish in LOIs. He probably won't get dropped; But he should be.

So 5 or 6 players should be dropped for the Champions Trophy. Not ideal, but, alas.

Team composition:

Openers: We need 3. Two main openers. And one backup. Nobody has cemented their place as of yet. Mohammad Hafeez has done well as of late, in the WI series, albeit in the middle order. However, he is an opener, and should be moved up. Kamran Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad are the only other options. Akmal should get the chance over the latter because of his superior strike rate. Opening with Shehzad and Hafeez would be a recipe for disaster and would put way too much pressure on the middle order.

Middle order: This area is pretty strong for Pakistan. Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik and Sarfraz Ahmed are locks. Now with Hafeez moving up, there is an extra spot at #6. This can be for either a middle-order player, or an all-rounder. There aren't many ready batsman waiting in Pakistan, so instead of throwing Asif Zakir in there, Umar Akmal should be thrown to the wolves. As for an all-rounder, Imad Wasim can move up to #6, and a fast-bowling all-rounder like Hammad Azam or Aamer Yamin can be played at #7.

Bowlers: The spinners are settles. Variety is there in terms of off-spin, left arm spin, and leg spin. Hafeez, Wasim and Shadab Khan. Shadab should play only if the pitch is slow,, otherwise, 4 fast bowlers is a better option. If this is the case, then a good #8 is needed to replace Shadab. Sohail Khan should get the nod here. He has shown his hitting prowess in Test matches against NZ and Aus. A big, clean striker of the ball who also works very hard on his batting. He should replace Wahab Riaz. The three other pacers are set. Junaid Khan doesn't have an impressive skill set, but he has done well in recent times. His aggression and attitude is invaluable to the team. Mohammad Amir is very much the opposite. Tremendous skill set, yet returns that you wouldn't expect from him. He should be fired up for this tournament though. Hasan Ali is the third pacer. Very good in the middle overs and at the death. Playing 5 seamers with Wasim as 6th bowler is also an option. This is where the fast-bowling all-rounder could come in.

Seeing these factors, the team for the first match against India should be:

1. Kamran Akmal
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Babar Azam
4. Shoaib Malik
5. Sarfraz Ahmed*+
6. Umar Akmal
7. Imad Wasim
8. Sohail Khan
9. Mohammad Amir
10. Hasan Ali
11. Junaid Khan
---------------------------
12. Ahmed Shehzad
13. Shadab Khan
14. Mohammad Nawaz
15. Aamer Yamin

Akmal & Hafeez in opening and Umar back in the team.

What a terrible team. Only one I'd like to see in is Yamin.
 
Against us, you guys should play 4 Pacers.

We play spin well, and we would kill Shadab.

Ultimately he would lose his confidence

Playing 11 against us(India).

Kamran
Hafeez
Babar
Mailk
Sarfraz
Hussain
Imad
Fahim
Amir
Hassan
Junaid

India haven't played spin all that well in a long time.

Pak should play their best team with none of this "India play spin well" nonsense BUT the batting needs to be rejigged. Then again, if the older guys keep performing, how can anyone drop them. So thats the problem.
 
It is very dependent on the Pakistan Cup. Hope some talented players perform.

I Want Shehzad and Kamran Akmal dropped, hopefully some openers get runs. Also don't know about Fahim Ashraf and Asif Zakir, if they aren't doing well they should be dropped for such a big tournament. I want Riaz to be dropped but I don't think he will be
 
Akmal & Hafeez in opening and Umar back in the team.

What a terrible team. Only one I'd like to see in is Yamin.

Okay. Suggest some openers to replace them. The idea is that the TTFs fail at Champions Trophy, so we can rebuild a team afterwards. It's highly unlikely that we will win the CT or at least get to the Final.
 
Okay. Suggest some openers to replace them. The idea is that the TTFs fail at Champions Trophy, so we can rebuild a team afterwards. It's highly unlikely that we will win the CT or at least get to the Final.

That's true as well I suppose. But knowing our luck they will score in a game or two and we'll be stuck with them.
 
India haven't played spin all that well in a long time.

Pak should play their best team with none of this "India play spin well" nonsense BUT the batting needs to be rejigged. Then again, if the older guys keep performing, how can anyone drop them. So thats the problem.

Sohail Khan got 5 wickets last time against India. That was in Adelaide. Edgebaston is even more suited to his style, provided he opens the bowling.
 
Wouldn't be any ODI series before CT? I heard Bangladesh's school team is visiting us. How about Sri Lanka team? Knowing Inzamam the same squad will be retained and we will see another disaster.
 
Azhar Ali and Sarfraz Ahmed as openers - any takers?? might seem ridiculous but I dont foresee any other good options that were tested before. Keep Ahmed Shehzad as backup otherwise these 2 are my openers for LOIs. And please no more trying out new guys from Pakistan Cup for CT atleast.

Have a power hitter like Hammad Azam or another allrounder at #6 (old Sarfraz position).
 
Sohail Khan got 5 wickets last time against India. That was in Adelaide. Edgebaston is even more suited to his style, provided he opens the bowling.

All grounds in England have very flat wickets for ODIs these days. I've seen games pretty much at every major ground, the pitches are pretty good for batting 8/10 times. Spin will be good enough although I like Sohail so no probs iwth him playing but his fitness/fights may keep him out.
 
1. Fakhar zaman
2. Zain Abbas
3. Babar Azam
4. Mohammad Hafeez
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Sarfraz Ahmed
7. Imad Wasim
8. Shadab khan
9. Mohammad Aamir
10. Hasan ali
11. Junaid Khan
12. Sadaf Hussain
13. Saad Ali
14. Fahim Ashraf
15. Mohammad Asghar
16. Naved Malik
 
Batting wise, need to play the same TTFs. very unfair to sport the youngsters in such a high profile tournament. if they fail, they will be forever discarded and the same TTFs we drop now (akmal, shehzad,etc) will return after the Champions Trophy. this is why squad selected for WIndies was key esp to play youngsters. now we have to live with these same people. only exception would be to slot in UAkmal(has a good track record in ICC tournaments) if he is fit again since he's experienced and his failure will have him forever discarded(good thing). the bowling can be changed as the conditions will be very much different. if wahab isnt gonna play, drop him and play a young pacer that can move the ball laterally (doesnt need express pace). Here's my 11 for India:

1. Shehzad
2. Hafeez
3. Babar
4. Sarfaraz
5. Malik
6. UAkmal
7. Shadab
8. Imad
9. Amir
10. Hasan
11.Junaid

You cant play kakmal solely on his fielding standards. he isnt scoring hundreds that we can put up with dropped catches, no arm, and slow boundary patrolling.
 
All grounds in England have very flat wickets for ODIs these days. I've seen games pretty much at every major ground, the pitches are pretty good for batting 8/10 times. Spin will be good enough although I like Sohail so no probs iwth him playing but his fitness/fights may keep him out.

Yes, it is flat usually. In fact, England got 400 recently over there. Against NZ; But the match from CT 2013 was a green pitch when Ind. and Pak. played. Adelaide pitch was also flat; But Sohail Khan still bowled well. As said above by [MENTION=140419]fazleefridi[/MENTION], Shadab will struggle against Indian batsman. Especially on a flat wicket.

Sohail and Mickey Arthur have both stated that there were no personal or fitness issues. He was simply rested to give guys like Rumman Raees, Wahab Riaz and Usman Shinwari chances. Now that Riaz has failed, I hope Sohail replaces him.
 
I am not sure, if there is any rule that one can't debut in am ICC events, or selectors can't pick inexperienced players to ICC events. In both regards, WI had half their team playing 1st time (or 2nd time) in 1975 WC while AUS & PAK team of 1987 & 1992 WC wasn't that experienced.

At least 4 players don't belong to this squad that should go to CT. Should have been 6, but MoHa has saved his spot in last match while Sharjeel's stupidity has kept the last life of Ahmed alive, since he can at least make up some in fielding.

Don't know what's the purpose of Kamran, Zakir, Wahab, Asghar from this team in CT. Asghar is unlucky, because no way PAK is going to play 3 spinners in UK; while Fakhar & Fahim doesn't deserve to be dropped; neither Asif Zakir, but he shouldn't have been picked at first place.

Kamran is a basher, so in one match he might smash a quick fire 40 or 50; but he'll cost average 20 in every match from his fielding & running & he'll never convert his quick fire 40s/50s into a match winning 85+.
 
Hafeez will be a walking wicket again if he opens. Little bit of swing is enough for him to go to the pavilion. I would change openers and play the same team. No idea who can be the fourth pacer. Only left with wahab and rahat where wahab gets the edge over batting. My team would be

UA/Maqsood - one of these rookies should be tried as an opener
Haris sohail - provided he finds his form in one day cup.
Babar
Hafeez
Malik
Sarfraz
Shadab
Imad/wahab
Amir
Hasan
Junaid
 
Out: wahab, Hafeez, shehzad, Malik, Akmal
In reality we'll be lucky if just two of this lot are dropped
 
Out: wahab, Hafeez, shehzad, Malik, Akmal
In reality we'll be lucky if just two of this lot are dropped

Good luck dropping half the side while your chief selector is Inzi.


I won't be surprised if Fahim Ashraf is dropped for experienced Umar Gul to shore up the pace bowling resources.


There are already reports that Umar Akmal might be making a comeback.
 
Good luck dropping half the side while your chief selector is Inzi.


I won't be surprised if Fahim Ashraf is dropped for experienced Umar Gul to shore up the pace bowling resources.


There are already reports that Umar Akmal might be making a comeback.

Of course he will make a comeback (umar akmal) : as he says it's his fitness keeping him out, not form
 
Yes, it is flat usually. In fact, England got 400 recently over there. Against NZ; But the match from CT 2013 was a green pitch when Ind. and Pak. played. Adelaide pitch was also flat; But Sohail Khan still bowled well. As said above by [MENTION=140419]fazleefridi[/MENTION], Shadab will struggle against Indian batsman. Especially on a flat wicket.

Sohail and Mickey Arthur have both stated that there were no personal or fitness issues. He was simply rested to give guys like Rumman Raees, Wahab Riaz and Usman Shinwari chances. Now that Riaz has failed, I hope Sohail replaces him.

India have not shown they play spin that much better than anyone else for years. They do know how to avoid Ajmal and Narine though.

As for the Sohail thing, I didn't know that so it would be good seeing him in England. The only problem is his slow pace on those flat tracks will lead him to be punished.

Pak need to play to their strengths and thats spin. Forget just one match against India. Play 3/4 spinners in the side (already have Malik and Hafeez, wil have Shadab and Imad too) and 2pace men. It's not like we have absolute tearaways in terms of fast bowling.

But who knows, there is a long way to go.
 
Good thread.

The performance against WI was pretty good, considering that they had home advantage and we still won the series.

Who should be dropped?

IMO:

Fahim Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman and Asif Zakir- no point bringing a player to the Champions Trophy without any experience. Ideally, they would've debuted in WI, but this isn't an ideal world. The last time Pakistan debuted a player in a big match was Iftikhar Ahmed. We all know how that went...Experience is a better option.

Ahmed Shehzad or Kamran Akmal. One of these players should be dropped. Or maybe even both. They had very poor series. The former struggled with his strike rate, while the latter failed to make a single 50+ score. The problem is that there are no replacements. Especially since Sharjeel has been banned. I'm guessing these two will stick around, unless an opener does well in the Pakistan Cup.

Wahab Riaz. I know he is a big name around the world, and all of the people from other countries are looking forward to see him, but they shouldn't be. He is rubbish in LOIs. He probably won't get dropped; But he should be.

So 5 or 6 players should be dropped for the Champions Trophy. Not ideal, but, alas.

Team composition:

Openers: We need 3. Two main openers. And one backup. Nobody has cemented their place as of yet. Mohammad Hafeez has done well as of late, in the WI series, albeit in the middle order. However, he is an opener, and should be moved up. Kamran Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad are the only other options. Akmal should get the chance over the latter because of his superior strike rate. Opening with Shehzad and Hafeez would be a recipe for disaster and would put way too much pressure on the middle order.

Middle order: This area is pretty strong for Pakistan. Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik and Sarfraz Ahmed are locks. Now with Hafeez moving up, there is an extra spot at #6. This can be for either a middle-order player, or an all-rounder. There aren't many ready batsman waiting in Pakistan, so instead of throwing Asif Zakir in there, Umar Akmal should be thrown to the wolves. As for an all-rounder, Imad Wasim can move up to #6, and a fast-bowling all-rounder like Hammad Azam or Aamer Yamin can be played at #7.

Bowlers: The spinners are settles. Variety is there in terms of off-spin, left arm spin, and leg spin. Hafeez, Wasim and Shadab Khan. Shadab should play only if the pitch is slow,, otherwise, 4 fast bowlers is a better option. If this is the case, then a good #8 is needed to replace Shadab. Sohail Khan should get the nod here. He has shown his hitting prowess in Test matches against NZ and Aus. A big, clean striker of the ball who also works very hard on his batting. He should replace Wahab Riaz. The three other pacers are set. Junaid Khan doesn't have an impressive skill set, but he has done well in recent times. His aggression and attitude is invaluable to the team. Mohammad Amir is very much the opposite. Tremendous skill set, yet returns that you wouldn't expect from him. He should be fired up for this tournament though. Hasan Ali is the third pacer. Very good in the middle overs and at the death. Playing 5 seamers with Wasim as 6th bowler is also an option. This is where the fast-bowling all-rounder could come in.

Seeing these factors, the team for the first match against India should be:

1. Kamran Akmal
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Babar Azam
4. Shoaib Malik
5. Sarfraz Ahmed*+
6. Umar Akmal
7. Imad Wasim
8. Sohail Khan
9. Mohammad Amir
10. Hasan Ali
11. Junaid Khan
---------------------------
12. Ahmed Shehzad
13. Shadab Khan
14. Mohammad Nawaz
15. Aamer Yamin

2 cahnges & the starting XI is almost perfect -

Kamran out, a left handed opener in - I don't know whom, but even that kid Talat is acceptable
Imad won't do anything with ball in June - either he'll play instead of Sohail, or he'll be replaced by Shadab.

Rest are fine. This is 12 men (including Sohail/Imad), other 3 should be Fahim/Yamin (I go for Fahim), Haris/Saad, Shehzad.
 
Hafeez
Hussain Tallat
Babar Azam
Shoaib Malik
Asif Zakir
Sarfraz
Imad Wasim
Shadab
Hassan
Aamir
Rumman


Unfortunately Junaid would be selected, other players can be selected based on List A Performance in the Tournament and stats/strike rate.
 
I don't think inzi is gonna make too many changes but hopefully he atleast gets rid of wahab and dotball shehzad. My squad would be:
1. Kamran
2. Fakhar
3. Babar
4. Hafeez
5. Sarfraz
6. Malik
7. Imad
8. Shadab
9. Sohail khan
10. Amir
11. Hassan


12. Azhar
13. Umar
14. Junaid
15. Talat
If we are lucky inzamam will select a squad similar to this. In an ideal world hafeez and kamran wouldn't be playing but unfortunately we don't rlly have many replacements as sharjeel and khalid are gone.
 
I assume Shehzad will play in tests and has a chance of performing good in couple of innings. That might help his cause. Then there is One Day Cup coming. Umar Akmal is captaining a side so he can open in OD Cup if he wants to. Haris has a chance as well. Two of these three should be opening in CT. Haris and Umar will be better.

Haris
Umar
Babar
Hafeez
Malik
Sarfaraz
Imad
Shadab
Hasan
Amir
Junaid/Shinwari

Talat
Sohail
Shinwari/Junaid
Asghar

Imad should be promoted up the order as a tactical move in some matches for a Left & Right combination.
 
Talat
Shehzad
Babar
Saad Ali/Harris/Umar
Malik
Sarfraz
Shadab
Hasan
Amir
Junaid
Sohail
 
I want Haris to be selected but I don't think so that selectors will bring him back so early after his recovery from that long knee injury.
 
Pakistan team for Champions Trophy title win

Why there isn't one for our team? Do you all already believe that they can't win it? :sarf

I believe they can, if this team is played.

1. Aggressive opener (??)
2. Aggressive opener (Kami?)
3. Babar Azam
4. Hussain Talat
5. Sarfraz +/wk (no other choice as he's captain)
6. Umar Akmal/Saad Ali?
7. Hitter allrounder
8. Shadab Khan
9. Asghar/Wahab
10. Amir
11. Hasan Ali


So, we have 2-3 spots where we have no idea who can play.


Keep in mind that the pitches will not be the typical low, slow, spinning tracks that you get in the UAE or West Indies.
 
I'd actually get Haris Sohail to open if anything tbh.

1. Haris Sohail
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Babar Azam
4. Sarfaraz Ahmad
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Asif Zakir/Hussain Talat
7. Imad Wasim
8. Shadab Khan
9. Mohammad Amir
10. Hasan Ali
11. JK/Wahab

My preferred eleven from the recent squad to the Windies with Haris Sohail as a surprise inclusion.
 
If kami ,hafeez,shehzad and wahab is not in the playing 11 we can hope of winning one or 2 games

ideally this should be our 11

Fakhar zaman
Hafeez(hate to write but no option left)
Babar azam
Shoaib malik
Sarfraz ahmed
Hussain talat
umar akmal
shadab khan
hasan ali
junaid khan
M.amir
 
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I'd actually get Haris Sohail to open if anything tbh.

1. Haris Sohail
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Babar Azam
4. Sarfaraz Ahmad
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Asif Zakir/Hussain Talat
7. Imad Wasim
8. Shadab Khan
9. Mohammad Amir
10. Hasan Ali
11. JK/Wahab

My preferred eleven from the recent squad to the Windies with Haris Sohail as a surprise inclusion.

yr i am so desperate for haris sohail to do well in pakistan cup and get selected for CT but i think right now

he needs more time in domestic
 
yr i am so desperate for haris sohail to do well in pakistan cup and get selected for CT but i think right now

he needs more time in domestic

Desperate times man..Shahzad and Kamran are guaranteed walking wickets in England. An out of form Haris will do better than both.
 
Desperate times man..Shahzad and Kamran are guaranteed walking wickets in England. An out of form Haris will do better than both.

I'd play Haris even if he's out of form.

BUT, his issue is fitness and his knees. Not form.
 
[MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] why are you still against Shoaib Malik? He hasnt set a foot wrong since his comeback. Credit where due.
 
1. Ahmed Shehzad
2. Mohammad Hafeez

3. Babar Azam
4. Umar Akmal
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Sarfraz Ahmed

7. Shadab Khan
8. Imad Wasim

9. Sohail Khan
10. Mohammad Amir
11. Hassan Ali

Reserves:
12. Harris Sohail
13. Hussain Talat
14. Junaid Khan
15. Wahab Riaz
 
You wish to give 3 guys debuts and expect to win the Champions Trophy? Quite ambitious thinking I must say....
 
Aggressive Opener is our biggest problem. We can work out with one guy as tuk tuk but if both our openers play the same 70s game then it's a big worry.
 
I'd like Umar Akmal to open with Ahmed Shehzad and put Hafeez down at number 6

Umar Akmal
Ahmed Shehzad
Babar
Sarfaraz
Shoaib
Hafeez
Imad
Shadab
Amir
Hasan
Junaid/Wahab/whoever else

For me this would be the ideal line up, but knowing how our think tank thinks, its not gonna happen.
 
From the current scenario best team would be

Azhar Sami Babar Sarfraz Malik Nawaz/Haris Imad Shadab Hassan Wahab/Amir Rumman

Selectors have sidelined Nawaz but from what i've seen he is a capable batsman rotates strike and can use long handle give them a fair chance just like the Messiah Amir is getting free ride
 
1. Ahmed Shehzad
2. Mohammad Hafeez

3. Babar Azam
4. Umar Akmal
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Sarfraz Ahmed

7. Shadab Khan
8. Imad Wasim

9. Sohail Khan
10. Mohammad Amir
11. Hassan Ali

Reserves:
12. Harris Sohail
13. Hussain Talat
14. Junaid Khan
15. Wahab Riaz

So basically the same team that has been failing us for the last few years.
 
The only realistic change I see happening is Umar Akmal coming back in the squad otherwise I think Inzi would like to go with the experience in this mega event.
 
I think not to many changes expected. Inclusion of Umar akmal (i am totally against this) will be resulted because sarfraz is not good enough to finish the match. His hitting ability can be easily challenged.C9PC5_oXcAAacKa.jpg

This is why i think sarfraz has to bat @4.

Hafeez can be used as opener along with Ahmad Shahzad as Kamran Akmal's fielding is terrifying.

Hafeez
Ahmad Shahzad
Babar Azam
Sarfraz
Shoaib
Umar Akmal ???? I don't have any other choice, may be Inzi could
Imad
Shadab or Sohail khan depending on the nature of the wicket. bcz Sohail can hit and conditions may suit him
Amir
Hassan
Junaid

And the rest is touring party
 
This tournaments a write off

I do this anyways but we should all expect the absolute worst se and hope for the best
 
We cant win champions trophy , period.

We need to think long term now and change our ODI batting approach altogether. First 25 overs target for the batsmen should be 150 runs , play shehzad hafeez tom dick or harry , if they cant do it they should be shown doors. Pakistan will lose a lot of matches but with this approach we will at least be able to register our team amongst the modern teams who think that 300 is a norm. I dont really care about which cricketers the selectors select but they should be able to score quick in the first 25 overs of the innings.
 
1. Kamran Akmal
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Babar Azam
4. Sarfraz Ahmed
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Imad Wasim
7. Shadab Khan
8. Saeed Ajmal
9. Sohail Khan
10. Mohammad Amir
11. Hassan Ali

Reserves:
12. Harris Sohail
13. Fakhar Zaman
14. Rumman Raees
15. Wahab Riaz
 
1) Shan Masood
2) Khurram Manzoor
3) Azhar Ali (C)
4) Shakeel Ansar (WK) (anyone remember him)
5) Iftikhar Ahmed
6) Asad Shafiq
7) Faisal Iqbal
8) Yasir Arafat
9) Sohail Tanvir
10) Saeed Ajmal
11) Mohammad Sami


This team is very strong, I reckon India, South Africa, Australia and England will be very scared. But we all know PCB is corrupt and won't play this team
 
Kamran, lol.

This should be the team:

1) Hafeez
2) Fakhar
3) Babar
4) Sarfaraz (c) (wk)
5) Malik
6) Umar Akmal
7) Imad/Shadab
8) Amir
9) Riaz
10) Junaid
11) Hassan

I've just written down players that I have watched. No idea how good some of the domestic guys are but I really hope we can find a good, aggressive opener and a proper #6. Akmal should bat in the top four but that seems highly unlikely now.
 
I'd actually get Haris Sohail to open if anything tbh.

1. Haris Sohail
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Babar Azam
4. Sarfaraz Ahmad
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Asif Zakir/Hussain Talat
7. Imad Wasim
8. Shadab Khan
9. Mohammad Amir
10. Hasan Ali
11. JK/Wahab

My preferred eleven from the recent squad to the Windies with Haris Sohail as a surprise inclusion.

Good team, however our selectors will never have the guts to select such a side.
 
The team needs to go with a four pacer attack no matter what. We don't have the batting to keep up, but two years ago at the World Cup we were able to make a strong run in the second half of the tournament with four pacers on board.
Currently in a mood to kick Sharjeel and Khalid Latif between the legs, if we had had them Shehzad and Hafeez wouldn't be seeing the light of day on this team and I would have rated us to get out of the group stage at least.
 
Sharjeel must play. Babar is a gun player. But otherwise Pakistan look weak in the batting department.
 
[MENTION=8119]Logical[/MENTION]

My answer is in this thread: http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...minnow-bashers-from-the-others-Shocking-stats!

I'm not a fan of both Malik and Hafeez.

Neither are you a fan of logic and reason.



On topic, we are really down in the dumps when it comes to the batting department due to Sharjeel's departure, Hafeez's minnow bashing, re-selection of Shehzad and Kami, and lack of exposure to performing youngsters all thanks to Inzi the revolutionary.

We are going to go into the CT with an absolute pathetic team. From the useless squad Inzi is going to give us I'd select the following team:


Fakhar (can't do worse than Shehzad)
Kami (this person defines the word TTF, will fail like he always does, thank you Inzi)
Babar (best batsman)
Hafeez (same as Kami, unfortunately for us he performed in WI)
Malik (second best batsman, excellent chaser)
Sarfaraz (should be playing higher up the order, but thank you Inzi for selecting Hafeez)
Imad (bits and pieces)
Shadab (batting too low)
Hasan
Amir
Junaid (the troika of these three pacers has done well compared to Wahab/Sohail/anyother pacer)
 
1. Hafeez
2. Fakhar Zaman
3. Babar Azam
4. Malik
5. Sarfaraz
6. Hussain Talat
7. Shadab Khan
8. Imad Wasim
9. Sohail Khan
10. Amir
11. Hassan Ali

12. Junaid Khan
13. Shehzad
14. Asif Zakir
15. Wahab Riaz
 
1) Shan Masood
2) Khurram Manzoor
3) Azhar Ali (C)
4) Shakeel Ansar (WK) (anyone remember him)
5) Iftikhar Ahmed
6) Asad Shafiq
7) Faisal Iqbal
8) Yasir Arafat
9) Sohail Tanvir
10) Saeed Ajmal
11) Mohammad Sami


This team is very strong, I reckon India, South Africa, Australia and England will be very scared. But we all know PCB is corrupt and won't play this team

this is clearly a troll post lol
 
waisy we need to beat SL (which is realistic) and one of Ind/SA to reach the semis ?

yes. I don't see us beating India/SA. But if we beat SL, SL manage to upset one of SA/India and rain affects the odd match there is the odd chance of us scraping to the semi's. and from there it's just two wins and boom, you're the champions
 
Kami
Sarfraz
Babar
Malik
Haris
Hussain Talat
Shadab
Sohail Khan / Imad (Ideally I would like to see Pakistan going with 4 fast bowlers)
Amir
Hasan
Junaid
 
Kamran again? I don't understand people.

People are left with no choice after witnessing Sharjeel's episode, Ahmed Shahzad playing cross batted ugly shots.

I am not a big fan of Fakhar yet I don't want to risk Fakhar's career in such a high profile tournament. If anything, ODI series with Wet Indies was a perfect opportunity to help Fakhar build up his confidence but they have missed that opportunity and unfortunately they persisted with Shahzad and Kami. Kami is much better option than Shahzad and will most definitely play less dot balls than Shahzad which is a big plus in modern day cricket.
 
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I think not to many changes expected. Inclusion of Umar akmal (i am totally against this) will be resulted because sarfraz is not good enough to finish the match. His hitting ability can be easily challenged.View attachment 73597

This is why i think sarfraz has to bat @4.

Hafeez can be used as opener along with Ahmad Shahzad as Kamran Akmal's fielding is terrifying.

Hafeez
Ahmad Shahzad
Babar Azam
Sarfraz
Shoaib
Umar Akmal ???? I don't have any other choice, may be Inzi could
Imad
Shadab or Sohail khan depending on the nature of the wicket. bcz Sohail can hit and conditions may suit him
Amir
Hassan
Junaid

And the rest is touring party

Almost all of us want Sarfraz to play at No. 4/5 as he could be very useful for Pakistan in Champions Trophy and in coming years but unfortunately our team management is too dumb to understand that.
 
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