Changes in the Pakistan Test Squad for the Australia Series

[hadi123]

Can't believe there are calls for Sami Aslam to be dropped, the guy is definitely the best option. If Rizwan fails in the second innings then drop him for Kamran Akmal (yes, we need a back up keeper and he is doing well, rather him than bringing in someone new like Salahuddin for such a tough tour). I would also send an extra pacer either Tabish Khan or Mir Hamza

 

[Junaids]

For the Test component......

Additions:
Salman Butt
Umar Akmal
Saeed Ajmal (with a licence to chuck for one Test)
Mohammad Asif

Deletions:
Sharjeel Khan
Younis Khan
Imran Khan

 

[srh]

Select Asad Ali. He was very good on A tour. And on top he is left handed.

 

[moghul]

I would pick Fakhar for Sami. The guy has scored heavily with A team and in domestic. For middle order , send home Younis and bring in Usman Salahuddin , or Kamaran Akmal or Umar Amin. Kamaran , only as batsman and not as keeper.

 

[Rayyman]

If Sami fails then Sharjeel should play in Australia.

 

[srh]

Select Asad Ali. He was very good on A tour. And on top he is left handed.

Sorry said the wrong name. Its Saad Ali who is needed in Pakistan test team.

 

[Boi]

Aamer Yamin picked up 6-33 today. Could be in with a shout to get selected as the pace bowling all rounder.

 

[Ami Perth]

Who are saying that i am spreading false information..Check cricinfo score card of last 5th odl played in WACA perth in 2010 when Fawad scored 63 at a S.R of 90. It has proved that he can bat in the Australian conditions as well as he did previously..you can watch match preview of that match on dailymotion..Fawad came when Pakistan was 18/3...as similar as in Asia cup final..2014.

 

[DRsohail]

For the Test component......

Additions:
Salman Butt
Umar Akmal
Saeed Ajmal (with a licence to chuck for one Test)
Mohammad Asif

Deletions:
Sharjeel Khan
Younis Khan
Imran Khan

dont take it as offensive bur ur suggestions are out of context i wl say...

 

[QalandarFan]

Amir Yamin needs to be selected this would be my XI

1. Azhar Ali
2. Sami Aslam
3. Babar Azam
4. Younis Khan
5. Misbah Ul Haq
6. Amir Yamin (It's hard to leave Asad out but in this series I think we need an all-rounder Asad can come back after Misbah Retires)
7. Sarfraz Ahmed
8. Amad Butt/ Hasan Ali
9. Sohail Khan
10. Yasir Shah
11. Mohammad Amir

 

[Abdullah719]

Calls to drop Sami Aslam already.

 

[Rayyman]

Calls to drop Sami Aslam already.

He's got a lot of time. He's 22. I wanna see how Sharjeel goes before he gets too old.

 

[Ellipsism]

He's got a lot of time. He's 22. I wanna see how Sharjeel goes before he gets too old.

International cricket isn't for trials, he should perform on A-tours and get into the XI based on merit.

 

[Rayyman]

International cricket isn't for trials, he should perform on A-tours and get into the XI based on merit.

He was doing really well in 1st-class. That's why he got selected.

 

[Ellipsism]

He was doing really well in 1st-class. That's why he got selected.

He only played a hand-full of games.

Fawad, Salahuddin etc. have been performing, why weren't they selected?

 

[Rayyman]

He only played a hand-full of games.

Fawad, Salahuddin etc. have been performing, why weren't they selected?

Idk. We do need a backup middle order guy. Rizwan won't cut it at 6. Should get Fawad or Amin in there.
Sharjeel is there as backup opener in case someone is injured or struggling.

 

[Ellipsism]

Idk. We do need a backup middle order guy. Rizwan won't cut it at 6. Should get Fawad or Amin in there.
Sharjeel is there as backup opener in case someone is injured or struggling.

Rizwan also performed in FC cricket, why can't he cut it at six?

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

If Rizwan doesn't score in the 2nd innings than Usman Salahuddin should replace him in the squad.

Pcb should apply for Adnan's visa so that incase Sarfraz gets unfit (God forbid) Adnan can fly immediately. Shouldn't be selected in squad.

Asghar should replace Nawaz.


All others seem safe. Rahat after 4 fer is rested. Imran has taken 3 wickets. Sohail has taken 4 with runs. Amir will stay aswell. Wahab is fastest FC bowler in Pakistan so he won't be dropped for Aussie surfaces.

 

[Syed1]

If Rizwan doesn't score in the 2nd innings than Usman Salahuddin should replace him in the squad.

Pcb should apply for Adnan's visa so that incase Sarfraz gets unfit (God forbid) Adnan can fly immediately. Shouldn't be selected in squad.

Asghar should replace Nawaz.


All others seem safe. Rahat after 4 fer is rested. Imran has taken 3 wickets. Sohail has taken 4 with runs. Amir will stay aswell. Wahab is fastest FC bowler in Pakistan so he won't be dropped for Aussie surfaces.

I'm all for Salahuddin's selection, but isn't it a bit unfair on a young lad that he is being asked to debut in a place like Australia. The pitches are hard to cope with as it is and then the Aussies will chew a rookie kid alive with their sledging.

We ruined Umar Amin's career the same way.

 

[Boi]

The attitude shown towards Sami Aslam by some fans now is proof of how poor we are as cricketing nation in developing batsmen. Here is a 21 year old who has shown great promise and application in his first series in overseas conditions but just as he hits a tiny rough patch the fans are on his back and want 'shooper agreshive' Sharjeel in as his replacement. Such a move will do no good for Sami's confidence and development. Do you think England would do something like that with Haseeb Hameed after a few tests? No, they'll back him and give him a fair chance to develop and prove himself. We need to invest in Sami, otherwise we'll be back on the merry-go round with openers again.

 

[New Yorker]

Its not just me. Mickey doesn't rate him any higher than Amir, Wahab and Sohail.

Who said he's better than Amir or Sohail?

But this the idea that he's 'unpickable' except for on helpful surfaces, that he
cant find seam or swing, is just tosh. He's actually been the best among this
current bench of fast bowlers on unhelpful surfaces, ie the UAE.

 

[New Yorker]

The attitude shown towards Sami Aslam by some fans now is proof of how poor we are as cricketing nation in developing batsmen. Here is a 21 year old who has shown great promise and application in his first series in overseas conditions but just as he hits a tiny rough patch the fans are on his back and want 'shooper agreshive' Sharjeel in as his replacement. Such a move will do no good for Sami's confidence and development. Do you think England would do something like that with Haseeb Hameed after a few tests? No, they'll back him and give him a fair chance to develop and prove himself. We need to invest in Sami, otherwise we'll be back on the merry-go round with openers again.

couldn't agree more. the idea that sharjeel should replace him is particularly absurd.

 

[New Yorker]

I'm all for Salahuddin's selection, but isn't it a bit unfair on a young lad that he is being asked to debut in a place like Australia. The pitches are hard to cope with as it is and then the Aussies will chew a rookie kid alive with their sledging.

We ruined Umar Amin's career the same way.

I really wish fans could stop talking about Australia as if it was Mordor. Didnt see Saffies
or Indians break down and cry on their tours. Why couldnt we ask as much of young
Pakistani players?

Truth is youll never know what a player is made of until they have been tested against tough
opposition. And Aus is far from the worst of it these days.

It is a pity Amin didn't come good but it rather wishful to assume he would have flowered had
he had a more gently induction. He hasn't exactly set the domestic scene on fire since.

Finally make up your minds, are the pitches hard to cope with or phattas? Either batsmen are
going to be eaten alive or bowlers will toil fruitlessly, but it cant be both.

It is not incidentally the exact inverse of the argument that is made about Pakistani domestic
grounds. Way too helpful to fast bowlers but somehow also ridiculously easy to bat on.

The real problem is quite plainly insecurity and an inferiority complex, also perhaps justfiable
lack of faith that notoriously fickle selectors will afford adequate opportunity to newcomers.
But no fan who wants to drop Aslam for Aus tour should have any right to complain about that.

 

[srh]

The players to debut should come from the A team. Use this system : when a player performs in domestic then select him in A team; when he performs in A team then select him in national team. Domestic --> A team --> National team.

 

[Rayyman]

Rizwan also performed in FC cricket, why can't he cut it at six?

He's a keeper not a batsman.

 

[Abdullah719]

He's a keeper not a batsman.

He usually plays as a specialist batsman for SNGPL. Adnan Akmal is their first choice WK.

 

[MMHS]

Specifically for this AUS tour - I'll take Kamran as specialist bat. He was always good with his horizontal bat shots - now is in his form of life. Also, don't think 4 bowler strategy is going to work with the fitness level & age of the bowlers. Fahim should be in the squad & I'll pick Amin as well. Usman is batting very well, but last I can recall him to be a predominately front-foot player; not sure if AUS is the place to take him. Had he been fit, I would have taken Haris as well.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Looks eyebrow raising but makes sense.Amir is not among our top 4 bowlers especially for Australia.Wahab is the impact bowler,Sohail Khan is the new ball merchant while Imran is the work horse yasir plays as the lone spinner.Amir can sit the bench with Rahat and comes in for an injury.

As for Younis i love the guy but I think he is done as a batsmen for these pitches.Get Sharjeel to open with Sami followed by Azhar,Babar, Misbah and Shafiq rounds the top 6.

Aamir is still better than other 3 fast bowlers.

Younis is not going anywhere, can't drop someone who just drew a series in England based on one bad series.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Specifically for this AUS tour - I'll take Kamran as specialist bat. He was always good with his horizontal bat shots - now is in his form of life. Also, don't think 4 bowler strategy is going to work with the fitness level & age of the bowlers. Fahim should be in the squad & I'll pick Amin as well. Usman is batting very well, but last I can recall him to be a predominately front-foot player; not sure if AUS is the place to take him. Had he been fit, I would have taken Haris as well.

If Kamran can clear the fitness tests that are the benchmark of this team then I guess he can come in as a specialist bat but in all honesty, if we breakdown the runs scored by him against whichever bowlers and then compare them to what's coming in Australia I guess we'd be setting ourselves for another massive massive horrid tour down under.

Scoring in Pakistan domestic (As per your own words earlier) is relatively easy and to base such numbers when we're about to have such an important tour could back fire in the grand scheme of things. Plus where would you field Senior Akmal ?? I am pretty sure I wouldn't trust him with any position behind the stumps !!

Also I seriously can't believe that after the Shenanigans of Mr. Kami in the last 2010 Aussie tour he is somehow or another making the rounds for yet another comeback - Either he has the best PR agency behind him or our fans / selectors and other personnel in charge are gullible simpletons with a memory range of a Gold Fish !!

Have we all literally forgotten Sydney 2010 ????

 

[Junaids]

Aamir is still better than other 3 fast bowlers.

Younis is not going anywhere, can't drop someone who just drew a series in England based on one bad series.

Three consecutive terrible series outside Asia, to be precise.

 

[MMHS]

If Kamran can clear the fitness tests that are the benchmark of this team then I guess he can come in as a specialist bat but in all honesty, if we breakdown the runs scored by him against whichever bowlers and then compare them to what's coming in Australia I guess we'd be setting ourselves for another massive massive horrid tour down under.

Scoring in Pakistan domestic (As per your own words earlier) is relatively easy and to base such numbers when we're about to have such an important tour could back fire in the grand scheme of things. Plus where would you field Senior Akmal ?? I am pretty sure I wouldn't trust him with any position behind the stumps !!

Also I seriously can't believe that after the Shenanigans of Mr. Kami in the last 2010 Aussie tour he is somehow or another making the rounds for yet another comeback - Either he has the best PR agency behind him or our fans / selectors and other personnel in charge are gullible simpletons with a memory range of a Gold Fish !!

Have we all literally forgotten Sydney 2010 ????

You conveniently missed 4 key notes of my post -
1. Horizontal bat shot
2. Specialist bat
3. Form of his life
4. Specially for AUS tour

I guess for first 2, further explanation won't be required; but for the 3rd one - it's not about weather it's easy or tough scoring in PAK domestics (that I'll explain later), it's about the amount of run he is scoring now compared to any phase of his career, which indicats he is tremendous batting form - worth taking a risk. Regarding batting position, it's probably easier to fit in KAkmal in the line up from opening to No. 6 than most. In ideal world, he can replace YK at 4 or even Sami as opener; but he is scoring his runs from middle order, hence No. 4 is better.

Fitness indeed an issue, but that's probably default condition under Arthur - obviously unfit player won't make the cut for whatever, hence I didn't mention that. But for the other "question mark" - I think PAK is the last team to raise those shenanigans & my memory is indeed decent enough to know & recall some "history" - it's not even an issue with PAK cricket team - bowler, batsman, coach, manager, assistant, mentor, legend, umpire ..... take a random pick from anywhere......

Regarding scoring in PAK wicket - you have missed again. Scoring is not easy on those dead slow & low wickets - rather it's opposite, playing proper cricket shot is difficult - it's easier to play a game between cricket & hockey with ball coming at ankle high & dying. Result, news makers in QA run making tables are typical Azhar Ali staff - ZERO back lift, no back foot shot, no horizontal bat shot & no hit through the line on the rise - take a random pick - Fawad, Usman Sallauddin, Asif Zakir, Azhar, Misbah, Isharullah, Manzoor, Saeed Anwar Jr., Hasan Raza, Akbar ur Rahman .... I don't look at the stats much because the tournament is not balanced - over 600 players play FC cricket in a random selection of Corporate & regional teams & half of the players are not there on merit or purpose, hence stats often doesn't give confidence - couple of months back a young man scored a triple, not sure what he had done after that.

On such wickets, a player like Kamran is batting at 80/80 sort of stats for almost a thousand runs, means he is in tremendous touch. Cricket is a game of instinct, touch & cordinatikn (a bit luck as well) - the way Kamran is batting, I do feel it's his fortunate time now - that 150+ couple of days back is one of the best ever PAK domestic innings & it's not a fluke 60-70.

May not be for long term, but for this AUS tour particularly (this is the No. 4), he is definitely a better prospect than Rizwan, YK, Sami, may be even Azhar. In AUS, batsmen with single gear often set traps for own team - unless Azhar starts scoring at a faster rate from over 25 to 80; he'll cost PAK big time for his statically excellent batting.

Sorry for the long response, but I am a bit weak in English - can't explain in short.

 

[Junaids]

You conveniently missed 4 key notes of my post -
1. Horizontal bat shot
2. Specialist bat
3. Form of his life
4. Specially for AUS tour

I guess for first 2, further explanation won't be required; but for the 3rd one - it's not about weather it's easy or tough scoring in PAK domestics (that I'll explain later), it's about the amount of run he is scoring now compared to any phase of his career, which indicats he is tremendous batting form - worth taking a risk. Regarding batting position, it's probably easier to fit in KAkmal in the line up from opening to No. 6 than most. In ideal world, he can replace YK at 4 or even Sami as opener; but he is scoring his runs from middle order, hence No. 4 is better.

Fitness indeed an issue, but that's probably default condition under Arthur - obviously unfit player won't make the cut for whatever, hence I didn't mention that. But for the other "question mark" - I think PAK is the last team to raise those shenanigans & my memory is indeed decent enough to know & recall some "history" - it's not even an issue with PAK cricket team - bowler, batsman, coach, manager, assistant, mentor, legend, umpire ..... take a random pick from anywhere......

Regarding scoring in PAK wicket - you have missed again. Scoring is not easy on those dead slow & low wickets - rather it's opposite, playing proper cricket shot is difficult - it's easier to play a game between cricket & hockey with ball coming at ankle high & dying. Result, news makers in QA run making tables are typical Azhar Ali staff - ZERO back lift, no back foot shot, no horizontal bat shot & no hit through the line on the rise - take a random pick - Fawad, Usman Sallauddin, Asif Zakir, Azhar, Misbah, Isharullah, Manzoor, Saeed Anwar Jr., Hasan Raza, Akbar ur Rahman .... I don't look at the stats much because the tournament is not balanced - over 600 players play FC cricket in a random selection of Corporate & regional teams & half of the players are not there on merit or purpose, hence stats often doesn't give confidence - couple of months back a young man scored a triple, not sure what he had done after that.

On such wickets, a player like Kamran is batting at 80/80 sort of stats for almost a thousand runs, means he is in tremendous touch. Cricket is a game of instinct, touch & cordinatikn (a bit luck as well) - the way Kamran is batting, I do feel it's his fortunate time now - that 150+ couple of days back is one of the best ever PAK domestic innings & it's not a fluke 60-70.

May not be for long term, but for this AUS tour particularly (this is the No. 4), he is definitely a better prospect than Rizwan, YK, Sami, may be even Azhar. In AUS, batsmen with single gear often set traps for own team - unless Azhar starts scoring at a faster rate from over 25 to 80; he'll cost PAK big time for his statically excellent batting.

Sorry for the long response, but I am a bit weak in English - can't explain in short.

And you get a passable slip fielder in the process.

Do it!

 

[Dr_Bassim]

The fact that Kamran is again into the discussion and selection just sums up Pakistan cricket.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

The fact that Kamran is again into the discussion and selection just sums up Pakistan cricket.

+1 and like I said in my response above

Either he has the best PR agency behind him or our fans / selectors and other personnel in charge are gullible simpletons with a memory range of a Gold Fish !!

Sad Stuff this to be honest

 

[Ellipsism]

He's a keeper not a batsman.

He's a keeper who can bat, your point?