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Shocking decision to drop Junaid
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So the news is Inzi flying to SA for 2 weeks to discuss WC team with Mickey/Sarfi... Have a great vacation Inzi and yes you can bring the issue of making Imam as captain. Then you can safely out of your selection job as your job is done to help nephew...Bravo![]()
If we have a look at Abid Ali's domestic performances, we find out that he scored quite heavily in 2017-18 season.
Before that, his domestic performances were not as good as the recent season.
Now people are saying that it's wastage of talent and that he's already 31 years old.
But if we think sensibly, we find out that it is not the fault of the selection committee, because before 2017-18 season, his performances were not that great, so how come they could have selected him as he had no outstanding performances behind his back.
Secondly, Fakhar and Imam have been given chances since 2017 and to be honest, they've done quite well and didn't deserve to be dropped.
Now that Abid has performed in domestic circuit, he has been selected.
So the selection committee has rewarded him for his performances.
Then why are we acting immaturely and immensely criticizing the selection committee????
He had two other peaks as well, between 2009-10 & 2012-14; but yes it’s not only Inzi’s fault - he wasn’t there before 2016.
That's exactly my point bro.... Let's be honest.... In Inzi's tenure, a number of players have been given opportunities.... May be at times, he might have taken a wrong decision, but atleast he gave chances to quite a few players...
Hopefully he is sacked after the WC. Can't take the political and nonsensical selections anymore.
What really socked me that his appearance. Whom you can trust?
Apart from Yasir's selection, can't really say that others were not some of the top domestic performers we had lately. And to rest the first team wouldn't have been Inzi's call - it would have been mutually decided.
There's not a lot of back up talent at our disposal. The team has to do with the best they have.
Inzi's job is to give you the squad, and guys like Abid and Saad have been picked for the last few series. They haven't played because the skipper and the think tank haven't tested them and stuck with Malik, Hafeez, Asif. That's not Inzi's call.
The selector does not determine whether the team will win or not. It's the men on the field.
Along with Iqbal Qasim, he is the worst CS we have ever had.
The reason why quite a few people (including myself) were excited with Inzamam’s appointment was because he has the stature and the respect in Pakistan cricket to bring change.
He is one of our biggest cricketers ever and has played modern cricket. We haven’t had a CS like him before.
However, in three years, he has not taken a single tough decision. Along with Mickey and Sarfaraz, he has taken our cricket to new lows.
What has he given Pakistan cricket in his tenure? He has failed to recognize that our ODI team needs a proper spinner, and when overrated golden boy Shadab was rested, he lazily selected Yasir.
Apart from getting lucky with the likes Shaheen and Hasan thanks to PSL, he has not provided any players. He also refused to take note of Sarfaraz’s pathetic performance.
Perhaps it is our fault. We expected too much from a loyalist who has never shown any vision. He continuously picked his favorites as captain and then took half the team with him to the corrupt ICL.
He is a toxic character who needs to be kept away from Pakistan cricket.
How was the ICL corrupt?
If he's rewarding domestic performances, then why hasn't Bashir been selected?
That's the only error he's made by selecting Yasir over giving Gohar or Umer Khan a chance.
I agree. Yasir Shah was a bizarre selection but to be fair, apart from Shadab, Pakistan does not have many promising spinners around. Raza Hasan was one but he threw away his career and Zafar Gohar hasn't had the performances he should have.
Apart from one or two wrong selections which only prove that he is human, Inzamam has been fantastic. Nearly every single one of his selections have had a clear thinking and logic behind them and the ones that did not (Faheem, Haris, Junaid), have repaid his faith in them which proves that he has a superb eye for talent. He has gotten rid of the old crew and given Pakistan the shot in the arm they desperately needed. Most importantly, he's ensured that the team is selected on merit. People can blindly point fingers at Imam and Masood but its idiotic to claim that they were selected based on their connections because both of them have done very well.
Under his tenure, Pakistan has won both the test mace and the CT. InshaAllah, the ODI WC and the WT20 will follow.
Do you think Faheem is good enough to make the team on bowling alone? Especially when that slot could go to a proper bowler?
No, I don't think Faheem has done enough to warrant a place in the WC squad. However, he might change that over the next few weeks.
What do you make of the spinners that people have been mentioning? Like Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Irfan etc.
Some folks were complaining when Inzamam selected TTFs (Amir, U Akmal, Yasir etc) and demanded new faces.Must say, the selection of the World Cup squad is bolder than expected. Abid Ali and Hasnain picked, no Amir, no Shinwari.
Must say, the selection of the World Cup squad is bolder than expected. Abid Ali and Hasnain picked, no Amir, no Shinwari.
Another great squad selected by Inzamam. This guy is superb.
This pathetic WC squad has changed my mind on him. I was a fan of him and thought he was the best man for the job but seriously, Hassnain over UKS? No Rizwan? Really not happy with this squad
The batting is far too one dimensional if Fakhar doesn't fire expect match losing and selfish innings from the rest the bowling is as expected apart from Hasnain who's a rookie where Rauf could've been a better choice.
Overall it's a similar team to the one which has been mostly below par in ODIs for some time now it was maybe too late to change it too much.
Really? Name your squad please. Then see how many of those names match with the squad that has been selected. Even by your own admission, you only have qualms with two of the selections...
I would have had Rizwan and Shinwari there for definite. But the reason I'm fuming is as there is absolutely ZERO justification for choosing Hasnain over UKS, when you look at their performances in the Australia series. Hasnain got smashed, Shinwari was our best bowler. And who do we pick? Yes, the one that got smashed. Honestly it's a joke. And we need Rizwan too, he done more in the Australia series than Sarfaraz has done with the bat in the last 2 years.
Hasnain bowled well in death in one of the games. Did well in death overs during PSL as well. UKS is a poor death bowler but has often bowled well with the new ball. He was, IMO, competing with JK and Shaheen for new bowler slot (Imad being the alternate opening bowler), while Hasnain might be a cover for Faheem and Hasan in middle-to-death overs.
Compare their stats in that series and you'll see UKS was miles ahead bowling wise.
I would have had Rizwan and Shinwari there for definite. But the reason I'm fuming is as there is absolutely ZERO justification for choosing Hasnain over UKS, when you look at their performances in the Australia series. Hasnain got smashed, Shinwari was our best bowler. And who do we pick? Yes, the one that got smashed. Honestly it's a joke. And we need Rizwan too, he done more in the Australia series than Sarfaraz has done with the bat in the last 2 years.
You're fuming because Inzamam was not impressed by Shinwari picking up five wickets in three matches against a depleted Australian team, in conditions that were completely different to those in England? Relax, bro.
Hasnain has pace, is younger and is also right-handed. He brings something different to the team than UKS and will give Mickey more options to choose from. Junaid, Hasan, Shaheen and even Amir on potential, are all better bowlers than Shinwari so there was no room for him.
You're fuming because Inzamam was not impressed by Shinwari picking up five wickets in three matches against a depleted Australian team, in conditions that were completely different to those in England? Relax, bro.
Hasnain has pace, is younger and is also right-handed. He brings something different to the team than UKS and will give Mickey more options to choose from. Junaid, Hasan, Shaheen and even Amir on potential, are all better bowlers than Shinwari so there was no room for him.
UKS has a fantastic ODI record, what more could he have done?
Yes we saw how Hasnain bowled in the UAE and how much he really offers.
Is the WC taking place in the UAE?
UKS has a fantastic ODI record, what more could he have done?
I would have had Rizwan and Shinwari there for definite. But the reason I'm fuming is as there is absolutely ZERO justification for choosing Hasnain over UKS, when you look at their performances in the Australia series. Hasnain got smashed, Shinwari was our best bowler. And who do we pick? Yes, the one that got smashed. Honestly it's a joke. And we need Rizwan too, he done more in the Australia series than Sarfaraz has done with the bat in the last 2 years.
It's about combinations.
Rizwan is a dud below four and Pakistan have better options for those spots already in the squad.
Shinwari is brainless and too inconsistent.
As for Hasnain, were we watching the same series? If you don't feel he is worth investing in, so be it. But he will prove you wrong.![]()
It's about combinations.
Rizwan is a dud below four and Pakistan have better options for those spots already in the squad.
Shinwari is brainless and too inconsistent.
As for Hasnain, were we watching the same series? If you don't feel he is worth investing in, so be it. But he will prove you wrong.![]()


So no accountability for revolutionary sahab for selecting a minnow level team when he had four years to build up the team????
"Atleast my nephew is playing that's all the matters"
"But chachu I'm automatic selection with 55 average just don't ask SR"![]()
What a revolutionary!!!Had more than four years to build up a team but he put the likes of Faheem, Asif, Imam, Shadab, and Fakhar in the WC team.
You should be praising Inzi. In any other country your precious captain would have been dropped months ago.
In any other country, after winning global tourney, captains get life time appointments.
Inzamam has done a better job than most of his predecessors when it comes to picking the squad for the world cup. His selection has been almost spot on with the exception of selecting a proper spinner.
Every time, Pakistan went into a world cup with some passengers in the team. The last world cup squad had Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan, Yasir Shah, and Rahat Ali.
Inzamam has picked the best available players for this world cup. Now it is up to players to do their job on the field.
Inzamam has done a better job than most of his predecessors when it comes to picking the squad for the world cup. His selection has been almost spot on with the exception of selecting a proper spinner.
Every time, Pakistan went into a world cup with some passengers in the team. The last world cup squad had Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan, Yasir Shah, and Rahat Ali.
Inzamam has picked the best available players for this world cup. Now it is up to players to do their job on the field.

Inzi took a gamble selecting Amir, Wahab (and to a lesser extent Asif) and it paid off today.
Mickey took a gamble going in with four bowlers on a ground renowned as the flattest wicket in world cricket and it paid off.
Inzamam hitting his critics into the stand for a six.
4 bowlers? You mean 3 bowlers and 3 all rounders right?