Changes to the Pakistan squad for the New Zealand Test series

[Amjid Javed]

Time for mass changes for next test series, every single TTF, garbage player needs to go and a side picked for the conditions.

Batsmen

Abdullah
Imam (if FIt)
Salluddin
Hurraira
Kamran Ghulam
Saud Shakeel
Babar

Keeper
Rohail Nazir

Spinners
Abrar
Nauman
Z Gohar

All Rounders
Shadab khan
Mubashir Khan

Pacers
Naseem (if fit)
Sameen Gul
Mir Hamza
Hasan Ali (for experience)

Time to rebuild and remove all the garbage.

 

[emranabbas]

We need to get in players who have atleast 30-40 match experience in FC test cricket is about the mind rather than potential

 

[Titan24]

Agree with most names.

Not sure about Shadab's fitness for red ball cricket.

In terms of pacers, if Naseem is not fit other options in the radar can be Mohammad Umar, Aamer Jamal and Muhammad Musa (Decent progress in red ball cricket in last two seasons). All delivered some quality spells in QAE and first two are pretty handy bats. Wasim Jr I believe should remain in the squad as can be handy in sub continent with his ability to reverse once he gets some basics and experience under his belt.

 

[reversehook]

lolz either you have to be drunk to request such a lineup or the cheif selector has to be drunk to deliver such a lineup... just dont hold ur breath on it... nothing will change... its qudrat ka nizaam bro...

 

[Titan24]

We need to get in players who have atleast 30-40 match experience in FC test cricket is about the mind rather than potential

Issue is that especially when it comes to pace bowling we dont have much such names and in the current structure (Mir Hamza and Sameen Gul despite fitness concerns are only considerable ones as of now) with 10 matches each year for every team, its not going to be easy to get the pacers play these many matches by the time they ripe.

 

[Rana]

Shahdab ain’t coming back from the beauties of Australia to toil in Pakistan

 

[Amjid Javed]

Agree with most names.

Not sure about Shadab's fitness for red ball cricket.

In terms of pacers, if Naseem is not fit other options in the radar can be Mohammad Umar, Aamer Jamal and Muhammad Musa (Decent progress in red ball cricket in last two seasons). All delivered some quality spells in QAE and first two are pretty handy bats. Wasim Jr I believe should remain in the squad as can be handy in sub continent with his ability to reverse once he gets some basics and experience under his belt.

Bowlers picked indeed need to be able to be good with reversing ball and do damage with new ball, used in short sharp spells. I'd happily see any of the ones you mentioned picked rather then current garbage in the team.

 

[Rana]

Imagine Pakistan announces Shadab for the Test series v NZ

I recon he will claim asylum in Australia

 

[shah_1]

We are a hopeless test team, changes will hardly make any difference. Abdullah is a top performer in this year QEA yet he is not confident.

First thing would be never pick Faheem Ashraf. He had a purple patch in 2021 with the bat, now he is one of worst test cricketer out there.

 

[Titan24]

Imagine Pakistan announces Shadab for the Test series v NZ

I recon he will claim asylum in Australia

Well they better try luring him into captaincy, that might work.

Cant do worse than the current team.

 

[Rana]

Well they better try luring him into captaincy, that might work.

Cant do worse than the current team.

Oh yes! He would love to be in the spotlight and be our Akshay Kumar! Khiladi Kaptaan!

 

[ElRaja]

replace azhaar with hurraira, replace faheem with aamer jamal, replace agha with mubasir khan and hope at least two seamers stay fit.

pak have a long way to dig themselves out of this hole of miserable incompetence they find themselves at the test level.

 

[Rana]

We are a hopeless test team, changes will hardly make any difference. Abdullah is a top performer in this year QEA yet he is not confident.

First thing would be never pick Faheem Ashraf. He had a purple patch in 2021 with the bat, now he is one of worst test cricketer out there.

Abdullah was striking at 60 in the QEA trophy. Hurraira was also striking around that

Striking at 40 in international cricket on the same flat tracks.

 

[as-95]

Time for mass changes for next test series, every single TTF, garbage player needs to go and a side picked for the conditions.

Batsmen

Abdullah
Imam (if FIt)
Salluddin
Hurraira
Kamran Ghulam
Saud Shakeel
Babar

Keeper
Rohail Nazir

Spinners
Abrar
Nauman
Z Gohar

All Rounders
Shadab khan
Mubashir Khan

Pacers
Naseem (if fit)
Sameen Gul
Mir Hamza
Hasan Ali (for experience)

Time to rebuild and remove all the garbage.

Agree with most apart from the bold bits...

Anyone who thinks Rohail Nazir will perform better than Rizwan is delusional. Rizwan is still our best WK batsman. All players go through lean patches and even Babar has struggled in this series. Think about the times we had Adnan Akmal and Mohammad Salman keeping for us in Tests. Realistically, Rizwan is still one of our All Time best keepers if not the very best.

Salahuddin has been tried and tested but he failed miserably. Huraira and Ghulam will be great additions though.

Abrar is great and would be great paired with Shadab as opposed to the toothless Zahid and Nauman.

Our bowling looks far weaker than it is without Shaheen but Mir Hamzah is nothing but a trundle machine.

Sameen Gul isn't great either but I guess we need to try something different. It's a shame Hasan got so complacent as he would have been a good spearhead in Shaheens absence if he didnt drop off so much.

 

[Mercurial]

I would say don't pick players who have played less than 40 FC games. On one hand the talent at domestic level is mediocre and on the other hand the selector ain't giving respect to domestic experience. Look at Mohammad Wasim and Abdullah Shafiq, both have almost nil FC experience and they are playing Test cricket. Muhammad Ali was also fast tracked. Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf should be no where near the Test team until and unless they play at least 40 FC games and prove themselves. I would bring back Sajid Khan. Aamer Yamin deserves a run. Sameen Gul, Hasan Ali, Usman Salahuddin, Kamran Ghulam and Mir Hamza should be in for the NZ series.

 

[gazza619]

Lol at your line up

How about also include Imad Wasim in the test XI

 

[Amjid Javed]

Lol at your line up

How about also include Imad Wasim in the test XI

You get any better suggestions?

 

[amvbfm]

I expect Hasan and Yasir to make a comeback along with KG/Usman and another pacer. Don't think Wasim will make more than 4 changes.

Ideally both Usman and KG should come in along with Mubasir. In bowling Hamza and Umar should get a chance with Hasan/Abbas providing experience. Shan, Agha, Fahim, Zahid, Ali and Wasim should all go.

 

[mesmerizer85]

Bring back Fawad Alam as hes still 37... Misbah and Younis can play past 40 years so I think he deserves a chance and long run too..

 

[Marooned]

In the XI:

Rizwan should bat @7

Agha out, Ghulam in

Imam out, Hurraira in

Azhar out, Usman S. in

Numan out, Mubasir in

Shafique
Hurraira
Usman
Babar
Saud
Kamran
Rizwan
Mubasir
Hasan Ali
Naseem
Abrar

This is what the team should look like.

 

[Kianig89]

We need experience players who have done the hard yards in Test Cricket

Shafiq
Imam
Abid
Babar
Hsohail
Saud
Sarfraz
Nawaz
Naseem
HassanAli
Abrar

 

[pak.cricket]

Agree with most apart from the bold bits...

Anyone who thinks Rohail Nazir will perform better than Rizwan is delusional. Rizwan is still our best WK batsman. All players go through lean patches and even Babar has struggled in this series. Think about the times we had Adnan Akmal and Mohammad Salman keeping for us in Tests. Realistically, Rizwan is still one of our All Time best keepers if not the very best.

Salahuddin has been tried and tested but he failed miserably. Huraira and Ghulam will be great additions though.

Abrar is great and would be great paired with Shadab as opposed to the toothless Zahid and Nauman.

Our bowling looks far weaker than it is without Shaheen but Mir Hamzah is nothing but a trundle machine.

Sameen Gul isn't great either but I guess we need to try something different. It's a shame Hasan got so complacent as he would have been a good spearhead in Shaheens absence if he didnt drop off so much.

Rizwan is one of the worst keeper batsman pskistsn have ever had in test matches. Even adnan akmal is miles ahead of him. This guy rizwan has absolutely no technique to play against any kind of swing and he also gets exposed agsinst half decent spinners. Time to kick him out of the side for good.

 

[pak.cricket]

We need experience players who have done the hard yards in Test Cricket

Shafiq
Imam
Abid
Babar
Hsohail
Saud
Sarfraz
Nawaz
Naseem
HassanAli
Abrar

Shafiq needs to go. Guy has definite technical issues against incoming deliveries. Out batting coach, yousuf, also needs to go along with him. If yusuf cannot fix technical issues then why the hell is he there. His loud mouth belongs to media. Should not be allowed anywhere near PCB ever again.

 

[gazza619]

You get any better suggestions?

We need to bring back Sarfaraz & Misbah combo in red ball

Batsmen

Abdullah
Imam (if FIt)
Salluddin
Hurraira
Kamran Ghulam
Saud Shakeel
Babar

Keeper
Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain)

Spinners
Abrar
Nauman


All Rounders
Aamer Jamal
Mubashir Khan

Pacers
M Abbass
Sameen Gul
Mir Hamza
M Waseem (got to persist for a few games now)

 

[shariqnoor]

Pakistan's fate is cursed. After 97 Tests, finally got rid of Azhar only to have him replaced by Abdullah Shafique.

 

[moghul]

Abdullah
Imam ( Huraira if Imam not fit )
Shaan ( Captain )
Babar
Saud
Ghulam
Haseeb ( keeper )
Dahani
Naseem, ( Waseem if Naseem not fit )
Abrar
Gohar

My Team against NZL

 

[Bewal Express]

Batting I agree with. We also need to get the likes Omair and Saad Khan into the wider squad. Riz is going through a poor spell but he is head and shoulders above any young WK/bat. If he is going to be dropped than Sarfraz is the only one that could take his place. Shadab won't cut it much at test level but Mubashir needs to come in. Mir Hamza is poor, Umar is better and taller( in terms of his action). Sameen Gul needs some serious running around the block to lose the flab.

 

[Savak]

Abdullah
Imam ( Huraira if Imam not fit )
Shaan ( Captain )
Babar
Saud
Ghulam
Haseeb ( keeper )
Dahani
Naseem, ( Waseem if Naseem not fit )
Abrar
Gohar

My Team against NZL

Definitely need changes in the team and some fresh unscarred faces. If Australia had lost 4 consecutive test matches at home, they would make drastic decisions to turn things around

 

[moghul]

Bring back Fawad Alam as hes still 37... Misbah and Younis can play past 40 years so I think he deserves a chance and long run too..

Misbah was in the team till 40s but just look his stats over last 4 years , they were pathetic , particularly in NZL and Australia , Younis was no different , he would fail in 10 innings but credit to him , he would score big on a flat wicket to maintain his average.

 

[u0sama]

We need to pick horses for courses, first we need to study the other team strenth and weakness. Pakistan lost against England due to their fast bowlers. Pak need reverse swing fast bowler in Pak pitches. Bumrah, Umesh, Siraj exposed them badly in England. Aussie fast bowler also blew them away. These bunch of English players are best players of spin but not good against some quality fast bowling.

 

[Barragan]

We need to bring back Sarfaraz & Misbah combo in red ball

Batsmen

Abdullah
Imam (if FIt)
Salluddin
Hurraira
Kamran Ghulam
Saud Shakeel
Babar

Keeper
Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain)

Spinners
Abrar
Nauman


All Rounders
Aamer Jamal
Mubashir Khan

Pacers
M Abbass
Sameen Gul
Mir Hamza
M Waseem (got to persist for a few games now)

Except Wasim jnr, Nauman and Hamza.

I completely agree with this squad.

Much rather have Zafar, Nawaz and Naseem.

Naseem is the only Test quality fast bowler available atm.

 

[Savak]

We need to pick horses for courses, first we need to study the other team strenth and weakness. Pakistan lost against England due to their fast bowlers. Pak need reverse swing fast bowler in Pak pitches. Bumrah, Umesh, Siraj exposed them badly in England. Aussie fast bowler also blew them away. These bunch of English players are best players of spin but not good against some quality fast bowling.

Pakistani wickets have historically demanded a minimum of 3 fast bowlers, one pace bowling all rounder and a full time spinner for a complete attack with the fast bowlers capable of bowling well with the new ball and coming back strong with reverse swing with the old ball.

Imran Khan usually picked Qadir as the only full time leg spinner in the team and then others would roll their arm over if needed. In the 90's Mushtaq Ahmed was the only full time leg spinner selected and Aamir Sohail would turn his arm over if needed.

Spin has never been the way to go on Pakistani wickets unlike India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It has usually always been pace. Pakistan needs to go back to this formula

 

[as-95]

Rizwan is one of the worst keeper batsman pskistsn have ever had in test matches. Even adnan akmal is miles ahead of him. This guy rizwan has absolutely no technique to play against any kind of swing and he also gets exposed agsinst half decent spinners. Time to kick him out of the side for good.

So who is better than him? Rohail Nazir hasn't lit up domestic on fire and there is nobody else to the standard of Rizwan. Riz is probably Pakistans most athletic cricketer, one of the best pure keepers ever and also decent with the bat. Most international sides would love to have him in the side!

 

[Ami]

Wishful thinkers on this forum.

We're scraping at the bottom of barrel again.

Nothing wrong with batting line up...

Imam
Abdullah
Shaan (transitional)
Babar
Saud
Agha

Rizwan

Hasan
Nauman or fast bowler
Wasim
Abrar

Remember Afridi, Naseem, Haris are injured.

Mohammad Ali is not your answer.
Abbas is limited with reduced pace.
Faheem, unless he starts bowling between 135 - 140km (which he used to) is a pointless selection. And, he has to bat like a no 8 with intent.

Rizwan is not cut out to play a long inns especially when he keeps as well; ask him to 'have a go' at no 7 with tail.

As for wild card, Yasir Shah, his boat has sailed with the emergence of Abrar.

 

[Rana]

Pakistan's fate is cursed. After 97 Tests, finally got rid of Azhar only to have him replaced by Abdullah Shafique.

Maybe you need to be a bit more consistent with your views on accumulators

 

[Rana]

Heck, why not?

1. Fakhar
2. Imam
3. Babar
4. Saud (c)
5. Kamran Ghulam
6. Salman
7. Sarfaraz
8. Aamer Jamal
9. Abrar
10. Waseem jr
11. Naseem Shah

 

[JibranAnsari]

Sarfraz for rizwan
Kamran ghulam for azhar

You can't just dispose of zahid mehmood ,mohammad wasim and mohammad ali only after couple of matches. Give them more chances ,its ok to lose a few matches.

 

[shariqnoor]

Rizwan's goose should be cooked. He doesn't deserve to be in the ODI side and in this England series, his Test place should also be gone. In T20s he's good enough to be the opener.

 

[shariqnoor]

Maybe you need to be a bit more consistent with your views on accumulators

My problem with Abdullah Shafique is not that he is an accumulator. My problem with him is his timidity. He will play exactly the same way when he's on 150 as he's on 5. He will never look to dominate the opposition once set. A hallmark of Azhar Ali.

Also with Rizwan, I still back him as the T20 opener. There is no better opener than Rizwan in Pakistan when we're chasing. Rizwan and Babar's issue is when they bat first. They have this belief that if they both get out early trying to hit out then the team will collapse. It's not a completely unfounded thought but it cannot be used as an excuse to score 65-70/0 after 10 on good batting pitches. They need to trust the following batters more and be more aggressive when batting first. In the second innings, both of them pace their innings fine. Exceptions will happen but generally they are fine.

 

[pak.cricket]

So who is better than him? Rohail Nazir hasn't lit up domestic on fire and there is nobody else to the standard of Rizwan. Riz is probably Pakistans most athletic cricketer, one of the best pure keepers ever and also decent with the bat. Most international sides would love to have him in the side!

His batting technique is so poor that he would not make the test side of even zimbabwe. Sarfraz needs to replace him for now and another young keeper batsman should be added to the squad as a backup keeper. Rizwan can keep his athleticism to himself. He is here to plsy cricket not to compete in athletics. I am baffled that people are still defending. His batting is one of the worst ever by any keeper.

 

[pak.cricket]

My problem with Abdullah Shafique is not that he is an accumulator. My problem with him is his timidity. He will play exactly the same way when he's on 150 as he's on 5. He will never look to dominate the opposition once set. A hallmark of Azhar Ali.

Also with Rizwan, I still back him as the T20 opener. There is no better opener than Rizwan in Pakistan when we're chasing. Rizwan and Babar's issue is when they bat first. They have this belief that if they both get out early trying to hit out then the team will collapse. It's not a completely unfounded thought but it cannot be used as an excuse to score 65-70/0 after 10 on good batting pitches. They need to trust the following batters more and be more aggressive when batting first. In the second innings, both of them pace their innings fine. Exceptions will happen but generally they are fine.

I agree with your views on shafique. He bats like pujara of india. But the difference is that pujara has good enough technique to defend consistently. This guy is so much technically flawed. If he goes to any SENA tours he will be exposed so very badly.

 

[pak.cricket]

Wishful thinkers on this forum.

We're scraping at the bottom of barrel again.

Nothing wrong with batting line up...

Imam
Abdullah
Shaan (transitional)
Babar
Saud
Agha

Rizwan

Hasan
Nauman or fast bowler
Wasim
Abrar

Remember Afridi, Naseem, Haris are injured.

Mohammad Ali is not your answer.
Abbas is limited with reduced pace.
Faheem, unless he starts bowling between 135 - 140km (which he used to) is a pointless selection. And, he has to bat like a no 8 with intent.

Rizwan is not cut out to play a long inns especially when he keeps as well; ask him to 'have a go' at no 7 with tail.

As for wild card, Yasir Shah, his boat has sailed with the emergence of Abrar.

Lol.Batting was the pure reason for loosing all these matches.

 

[Rana]

My problem with Abdullah Shafique is not that he is an accumulator. My problem with him is his timidity. He will play exactly the same way when he's on 150 as he's on 5. He will never look to dominate the opposition once set. A hallmark of Azhar Ali.

Also with Rizwan, I still back him as the T20 opener. There is no better opener than Rizwan in Pakistan when we're chasing. Rizwan and Babar's issue is when they bat first. They have this belief that if they both get out early trying to hit out then the team will collapse. It's not a completely unfounded thought but it cannot be used as an excuse to score 65-70/0 after 10 on good batting pitches. They need to trust the following batters more and be more aggressive when batting first. In the second innings, both of them pace their innings fine. Exceptions will happen but generally they are fine.

The same Abdullah who isn’t correct for Test cricket is next in line to open T20s for Pakistan.

He will average 50. He will score many 50s. He will be ranked in the top 5 like Babar, Rizwan and Asalanka.

 

[Amirforpresident]

Cant believe people still want to play M. Wasim after this outing. This is not about him getting enough chances, the guy is just to one dimensional even for t20 cricket. You can’t play him and only use him when the ball is reversing.

Who would I play instead of him? Definitely Muhammad Umar. The guy has been performing really well and bowls the right kind of line and length. The other pacer should be Abbas, who might have been ‘figured out’, but is still way better than the alternatives at the moment.

I would like to add that if Mubasir would play, he should play as an all rounder and not as a bowler or batsman.

 

[saabir]

Some changes are needed to be made.
1. Huraira in place of Azhar Ali
2. Kamran Ghulam in place of Shaan Masood
3. Salaudin if Imam is unfit
4. Sarfraz ( Rizwan need rest both physically and mentally)
5. Zafar Gohar in place of Nawaz
6. Need to try a new face in place of Faheem Ashraf .
7. Wasim jnr is not a test quality. Need to be replaced by someone may be Mir Hamza of he is in form.

 

[MenInG]

Some changes are needed to be made.
1. Huraira in place of Azhar Ali
2. Kamran Ghulam in place of Shaan Masood
3. Salaudin if Imam is unfit
4. Sarfraz ( Rizwan need rest both physically and mentally)
5. Zafar Gohar in place of Nawaz
6. Need to try a new face in place of Faheem Ashraf .
7. Wasim jnr is not a test quality. Need to be replaced by someone may be Mir Hamza of he is in form.

Would be great if anyone had this sort of vision but it won't happen

 

[Farabi]

Time for mass changes for next test series, every single TTF, garbage player needs to go and a side picked for the conditions.

Batsmen

Abdullah
Imam (if FIt)
Salluddin
Hurraira
Kamran Ghulam
Saud Shakeel
Babar

Keeper
Rohail Nazir

Spinners
Abrar
Nauman
Z Gohar

All Rounders
Shadab khan
Mubashir Khan

Pacers
Naseem (if fit)
Sameen Gul
Mir Hamza
Hasan Ali (for experience)

Time to rebuild and remove all the garbage.

the playing 11 bar Wasim Junior have done really well in domestic. You can bring Hurraira or anyone else. But it’s not going to replace the lack of planning and prep.
England was playing choreographed cricket and Pakistan seem to be relying on Qudrat ka nizam.

Pak need a different red ball team, a scientific head coach, tactically astute captain. Additionally, consistency in selection is needed. You can’t drop Rizwan, Shan, Agha on few games. If they’ve been given a chance, give them a long run. The domestic quality is low, and these players in the squad dominated to be selected. Bringing news guys are not going to magically world beaters. Didn’t Abdullah top FC? Didn’t Azhar Ali average 90??

Aligned on Sameen Gul and Mir Hamza, but there is no quick fix. Fast bowlers are going to have to learn on the job. It’s going to take 20-30 tests.

Finally mentality needs to change. Get supporting wickets and back your fast bowlers. We don’t have quality spinners nor do we play spin better.

 

[Farabi]

If anything, they need to do the opposite and back experience in this team and give them a long run. Test cricket is not about potential and rookies.

Shan
Abid Al
Usman
Babar
Saud
Ghulam
Sarfaraz Ahmed
Zafar Gohar / Mir Hamza in SENA
Sameen Gul
Abrar
Abbas

 

[Farabi]

If we have learned nothing, then throw undercooked Hurraira and let him fail as well. The players coming through just aren’t ready. Hurraira, Abdullah, Rohail and others should be sent on A tours.
Given the lack of quality in domestic, the only other option is to give weight-age to time spent in domestic and bring in 27+ year old batsmen who have played 5+ seasons and consistently done well.

 

[Omer2002]

No changed required..there is no talent coming thru...no keeper decent enough to challenge saffy or rizzy. Bowlers are mediocre...spinners are non existent only zafar gohar and even then i am clutching at straws. Thats the harsh truth

 

[Farabi]

No changed required..there is no talent coming thru...no keeper decent enough to challenge saffy or rizzy. Bowlers are mediocre...spinners are non existent only zafar gohar and even then i am clutching at straws. Thats the harsh truth

Yes the domestic is not preparing for international.
The domestic wickets don’t resemble international wickets. They are doctoring them up. If they wanna make dry spinning wickets in international, then that’s what they should make in FC to both prepare players for the test and be able to identify talent that would do well in those conditions. The disconnect means that FC data is likely not reliable.

 

[Amjid Javed]

the playing 11 bar Wasim Junior have done really well in domestic. You can bring Hurraira or anyone else. But it’s not going to replace the lack of planning and prep.
England was playing choreographed cricket and Pakistan seem to be relying on Qudrat ka nizam.

Pak need a different red ball team, a scientific head coach, tactically astute captain. Additionally, consistency in selection is needed. You can’t drop Rizwan, Shan, Agha on few games. If they’ve been given a chance, give them a long run. The domestic quality is low, and these players in the squad dominated to be selected. Bringing news guys are not going to magically world beaters. Didn’t Abdullah top FC? Didn’t Azhar Ali average 90??

Aligned on Sameen Gul and Mir Hamza, but there is no quick fix. Fast bowlers are going to have to learn on the job. It’s going to take 20-30 tests.

Finally mentality needs to change. Get supporting wickets and back your fast bowlers. We don’t have quality spinners nor do we play spin better.

No one is saying there is any quick fixes but picking mediocre garbage players like Agha, shan, Azhar etc... was always asking for trouble. I said at start of the year we should blood new players in and given them a few series to find their feet, yes we might have still lost but those players would have gained 3 or 4 series in Asian conditions to learn and improve.

Yet you want to persist with Shan masood, how many chances do you want this loser to have when hes shown no improvement. Everyone knows pakistan domestic cricket isnt great, but re-select TTFs or bits and pieces / T20 players isnt building a test side.

1st job get the player selection right, yes we need a new captain, coach, change in mentality.

Mo wasim just seems to look at domestic stats and thats it, its about looking at players and seeing how they are performing, who did they score against, what was match situation. Do they play spin or pace well etc..

9 out of 30 domestic games were drawns, that tells you games are being played on roads most of the time so plenty of FTBs are going to be found in domestic game and its finding the ones who actually look competent.

 

[gazza619]

Heck, why not?

1. Fakhar
2. Imam
3. Babar
4. Saud (c)
5. Kamran Ghulam
6. Salman
7. Sarfaraz
8. Aamer Jamal
9. Abrar
10. Waseem jr
11. Naseem Shah

So the cheaper version of Asad Shafiq who will never ever win you any games is your captain? Right.

 

[Amjid Javed]

*9 out of 30 domestic games were wins and 21 draws - i meant in my last post.

 

[Officer Barbrady]

Time for mass changes for next test series, every single TTF, garbage player needs to go and a side picked for the conditions.

Batsmen

Abdullah
Imam (if FIt)
Salluddin
Hurraira
Kamran Ghulam
Saud Shakeel
Babar

Keeper
Rohail Nazir

Spinners
Abrar
Nauman
Z Gohar

All Rounders
Shadab khan
Mubashir Khan

Pacers
Naseem (if fit)
Sameen Gul
Mir Hamza
Hasan Ali (for experience)

Time to rebuild and remove all the garbage.

I like this list. Huraira and Mir Hamza should play the next test match. Stick with Rizwan whose keeping is still very good. Rohail has struggled for runs and only started to find some form in the backhalf of the FC season.

Faheem can still play an important role overseas and should remain in contention. At least he provided some control with the ball. I'm not convinced Mubasir is ready yet.

Mohammed Umer could be an option with the ball. Looked pretty good in the FC season.

to summarize: Rizwan and Faheem for Rohail and Mubasir. Consider Umer for Sameen Gul.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Nothing will happen with this managment and selectors (and chairman).

 

[Ami]

Lol.Batting was the pure reason for loosing all these matches.

You're missing the point...we dont have anyone else.
Try Kamran?..and then who?
All these players that keep coming up now and then are the same tatt that we've seen before.

 

[jupiter2007]

You will not see a drastic change in selection policy. Someone will replace Azhar other than that, pretty much the same time.

In my opinion, Rizwan should rest next test series, and Sarfaraz should replace him.
MW jr and Fahim are not test material and should be replaced but do we have w someone to replace them, and same goes for captaincy.

 

[SentOff]

In the XI:

Rizwan should bat @7

Agha out, Ghulam in

Imam out, Hurraira in

Azhar out, Usman S. in

Numan out, Mubasir in

Shafique
Hurraira
Usman
Babar
Saud
Kamran
Rizwan
Mubasir
Hasan Ali
Naseem
Abrar

This is what the team should look like.

I like it for the most part except the bowling is a little weak.

I would keep Mubasir as the all-rounder and drop Usman for another bowler (Nauman, Wasim, Nawaz, Shadab etc). I don't know how our test bowling ranks are so depleted that we have to play Faheem Ashraf as an opening bowler.

In reality, we'll see Shan at ahead of Hurraira or Kamran unfortunately.

 

[shamaan]

We need to make changes and pick players based upon domestic stats and team combination.

Batters
Imaam(if fit if not then Shan Masood)
Abdullah Shafique
Saud Shakeel
Babar Azam
Kamran Ghullam
Hurraira

Keepers
Rohail Nazir/Haseebullah

All rounders
Mubasir (he will have a good Test career)
Aamer Jamaal pace bowler and can bat abit


Spinners
Abrar
Nawaz

Pace bowlers
Sameen Gull
Mir Hamza
Ihsanullah
Naseem Shah

Shaheen should not be picked no point risking him.


My xi
Abdullah
Imaam
Saud Shakeel
Babar Azam
Kamran Ghulam
Rohail Nazir
Mubasir Khan
Jamal
Abrar
Naseem
Sameen Gull

 

[shamaan]

replace azhaar with hurraira, replace faheem with aamer jamal, replace agha with mubasir khan and hope at least two seamers stay fit.

pak have a long way to dig themselves out of this hole of miserable incompetence they find themselves at the test level.

Pretty much this is what I would do.

 

[shamaan]

Lol at your line up

How about also include Imad Wasim in the test XI

What's wrong with his line up its pretty good .

 

[SamNJ]

Why Pakistan Shaheens/PM XI not playing NZ for a 3 day practice match ?
They can waste billions on PJL but not organising A team's matches.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Changes or without changes it doesn't matter.
Pakista will win this series.

Nz team is not an England team. They are not good against spin and the they don't play aggressive cricket.

Pitches like Multan and Karachi are enough to beat them.

Also Nz missing their main bowlers Boult and Jamieson.

 

[offstump]

Changes or without changes it doesn't matter.
Pakista will win this series.

Nz team is not an England team. They are not good against spin and the they don't play aggressive cricket.

Pitches like Multan and Karachi are enough to beat them.

Also Nz missing their main bowlers Boult and Jamieson.

This is the exact same thinking of the Pakistan camp. With this type of mindset we might as well hand the trophy to NZ as soon as they land.

 

[pak.cricket]

You're missing the point...we dont have anyone else.
Try Kamran?..and then who?
All these players that keep coming up now and then are the same tatt that we've seen before.

Replace agha with kamran Ghulam, Mubasir for Faheem, Bring back hassan ali and abbas and the same team will start winning games. Shafique also needs to go and huraira should replace him.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Let's see if Mo wasim has grown a pair after this shambolic loss to England of changes are made. The clown should be sacked.

 

[Kianig89]

Sack Mo Wasim and get Mohsin Khan on board

Team should be

Shafq
Imam
Abid
Babar
Hsohail
Saud
Sarfraz+
Nawaz
HassanAli
Naseem
Abrar

Just play this side and get rid of Saqlain and MoYo ASAP, any 2nd rate player from County cricket will fulfill the req of coach

 

[Bewal Express]

We need tall fast bowlers and we need to induct Ihsanullah into the squads. He isn't ready but looking at the poor returns of the fast bowlers, he needs to be closer to the squad if not playing.

 

[PakEngFan]

Mubasir, Huraira and Zafar Gohar needs to come in. Zahid shouldn’t be ever selected even in domestics.

 

[Loralai]

1. Shafique
2. Shan Masood
3. Babar Azam
4. Saud Shakeel
5. Usman Salahuddin
6. Kamran Ghulam
7. Mohammed Rizwan
8. Mir Hamza
9. Naseem Shah
10. Sameen Gul
11. Abrar Ahmad
12th man: Wasim jnr

Also in the squad:
13. Shadab Khan
14. Mohammad Abbas
15. Zafar Gohar

 

[PakHammer]

Haris Sohail needs to be back, just play him as a damn home specialist. We need to win test series at home,it really is simple as that.

 

[MenInG]

Lets prepare ourselves for .... NO CHANGE!

I expect same team + maybe Mohammad Abbas making a comeback

 

[MenInG]

According to a media report (more like a wish list)


Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could make few changes to the squad for test series against New Zealand, it was reported on Tuesday.

Mir Hamza, Muhammad Huraira, Yasir Shah and Usman Salahuddin could be selected for the series that begins on 26 December.

Fast bowler Hassan Ali, who last played for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in July, could also be selected for the next series.

Mohammad Rizwan could be given a rest and former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed could play first test match for Pakistan since 2019.

 

[shamaan]

Yasir Shah should not be selected.

 

[Cric1234]

I have always maintained to make progress Pakistan needs a few attacking batsmen capable of playing at over 60 70 strike rates home and away I keep being proved right.

There will be little progress if you replace 40 strike rate batsmen with more 40 strike rate batsmen none average 50 as it is and most are struggling to average over 40 long term.

With the bowling attack being depleted and combined with slow batsmen taking the game nowhere regularly you get a minnow level team as we have seen recently.

Unfortunately it’s not going to change as Misbah Saqlain and others have combined to make current test team (with the batsmen they’ve selected) into one which plays a negative defensive style of cricket that’s been consistent for many years now.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

According to a media report (more like a wish list)


Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could make few changes to the squad for test series against New Zealand, it was reported on Tuesday.

Mir Hamza, Muhammad Huraira, Yasir Shah and Usman Salahuddin could be selected for the series that begins on 26 December.

Fast bowler Hassan Ali, who last played for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in July, could also be selected for the next series.

Mohammad Rizwan could be given a rest and former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed could play first test match for Pakistan since 2019.

And still no mention of Kamran Ghulam.

 

[Amjid Javed]

According to a media report (more like a wish list)


Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could make few changes to the squad for test series against New Zealand, it was reported on Tuesday.

Mir Hamza, Muhammad Huraira, Yasir Shah and Usman Salahuddin could be selected for the series that begins on 26 December.

Fast bowler Hassan Ali, who last played for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in July, could also be selected for the next series.

Mohammad Rizwan could be given a rest and former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed could play first test match for Pakistan since 2019.

Yasir Shah is done and Is a backwards move. Sallu and huraira would be good. Ghulam needs to be picked as well.

Mir Hamza and hasan would be good.

rizwan rested? is this what it's called now when players are dropped. sarfraraz is a backwards selection.

 

[James]

Lets prepare ourselves for .... NO CHANGE!

I expect same team + maybe Mohammad Abbas making a comeback

This series has either come at a bad time for Pakistan because it is really too quick a turnaround to make the significant changes which many feel are needed, or a good time because it gives them no time to stew over a poor series result and they can turn it around quickly if they play well.

The changes, if there are any, would likely come in late January.

 

[James]

A rest for Rizwan (if true) is probably a good decision.

He is an all format player and by the end of the Test series against England he was looking a bit lost.

His final shot in the first innings to a full toss was a disaster, and in the second innings he was effectively dismissed in consecutive balls to a debutant — Zak Crawley dropped a catch, and then immediately afterwards Rizwan edged a legspinner behind to the keeper off Rehan.