Do they actually know what is their strongest XI for the T20 World Cup?

[Shafi]

Babar needs to be dropped. He is a guarantee failure in pressure match. There is no alternative of Rizwan. He is a good keeper and solid batsman and can hit 6s as well.
Fakhar, Khusdil, Ifti, Haider, Asif all are rubbish. There is no hope for this world cup. Better not to select Shaheen and Nasim and give them rest to recover fully.

 

[Shafi]

From the players used in the Asia Cup/this series

1 Rizwan
2 Bobby
3 Fakhar (better than Khushdil atlesst)
4 Shan
5 Ifthikar
6 Asif
7 Shadab
8 Nawaz
9 Shaheen
10 Rauf
11 Hasnain

How? This guy cannot even score 10 runs, plus misfield and drop catches.

 

[Shafi]

Imad as a batsman is better than Ifti, Khusdil, Asif, Fakhar.
If Umar Akmal is fit he should be in as well along with Shajeel. We need Hafeez and Malik as well.

1 Rizwan
2 Sharjeel
3 Babar aka mr. Softie
4 Umar Akmal
5 Hafeez
6 Malik
7 Shadab
8 Imad
9 Shaheen
10 Rauf
11 Hasnain

Reserve
Nasim, Nawaz and Shan

 

[Usman Chadda]

I know Naseem's numbers look better but I feel Hasnain is more of a threat with his speed and bounce.

They(Tait and co) need to work with Hasnain and get him to bowl with more consistency like they did with Rauf.

Also, Naseem always seems a bit injury prone/fragile to me.

There is no comparison between Hasnain and Naseem in terms of skill.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Babar needs to be dropped. He is a guarantee failure in pressure match. There is no alternative of Rizwan. He is a good keeper and solid batsman and can hit 6s as well.
Fakhar, Khusdil, Ifti, Haider, Asif all are rubbish. There is no hope for this world cup. Better not to select Shaheen and Nasim and give them rest to recover fully.

What the heck )

 

[Rana]

To answer the question

The only thing we do know is that Qudrat ka Nizaam will decide our fate

 

[Nikhil_cric]

There is no comparison between Hasnain and Naseem in terms of skill.

It's actually not that much of a difference . Both should be in the squad and whoever is in better rhythm should play.

The spinners were under par this series as a whole and Pakistan would need them , Fakhar and Shaheen in top form. If they do, Pakistan can get out of the group stage and make the semis at the very least . If they don't , Pakistan will get hammered
Bobby, Rizwan and Haris are quite reliable so no worries there

 

[Markhor]

It's actually not that much of a difference . Both should be in the squad and whoever is in better rhythm should play.

The spinners were under par this series as a whole and Pakistan would need them , Fakhar and Shaheen in top form. If they do, Pakistan can get out of the group stage and make the semis at the very least . If they don't , Pakistan will get hammered
Bobby, Rizwan and Haris are quite reliable so no worries there

To be honest, Shadab and Nawaz outbowled Rashid and Moeen if you see the bowling averages.

Nawaz was used poorly by Babar. He gave him one over in the PP yesterday and didn't use him afterwards. Babar also overbowled the spinners to Ben Duckett who really went after them.

Hasnain needs bowl his overs upfront. Babar again is culpable by bowling Hasnain at the death where he's struggled, and it nearly cost us the 4th T20.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

How? This guy cannot even score 10 runs, plus misfield and drop catches.

He has been in terrible form recently, I agree. But fans are delusional if they think there is anyone left in domestic that can provide any utility. They have all been tried and they have all failed.

And no, Sharjeel and Azam are not the answers as they are not fit enough especially for those big Australian grounds .

Fakhar is extremely fit and simply out of rhythm. Atleast he has a proven track record in the not too distant past in international cricket.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

To be honest, Shadab and Nawaz outbowled Rashid and Moeen if you see the bowling averages.

Nawaz was used poorly by Babar. He gave him one over in the PP yesterday and didn't use him afterwards. Babar also overbowled the spinners to Ben Duckett who really went after them.

Hasnain needs bowl his overs upfront. Babar again is culpable by bowling Hasnain at the death where he's struggled, and it nearly cost us the 4th T20.

The problem for Pakistan is that they are a team that relies on bowling strength and their bowling attack has to be in top form for them to have success and their strategy to work .

Adil has been absolutely terrible and he was the worst performer for England in this series. Moeen will most likely share 6th bowler duties and he adds value with his hitting .

England, India and Australia are batting-heavy teams and they can still win if their bowlers have off days.

Pakistan cannot afford that because they are the most reliant on bowling strength from amongst the top sides .

 

[Colorblind Genius]

Babar needs to be dropped. He is a guarantee failure in pressure match. There is no alternative of Rizwan. He is a good keeper and solid batsman and can hit 6s as well.
Fakhar, Khusdil, Ifti, Haider, Asif all are rubbish. There is no hope for this world cup. Better not to select Shaheen and Nasim and give them rest to recover fully.

This should be a very serious consideration in the near future.
Perhaps we cannot drop him from the team but there should be a talk with him. There must be a sense of accountability. Right now, he is has gotten a no question asked, free hand.

He should be gradually removed from Captaincy and then should be put on his toes to play and perform as a specialist batsman, and definitely improve his fielding, or else make way for others.

 

[GreenKhan]

Some of the comments here about Fakhar are astonishing. Putting him in the same bracket as Khsudil, asif , Shan etc is embarrassing to say the least .

 

[TeymurBlake]

Out of the current squad and hope of Fakhar's return:

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Mohammad Rizwan (WK)
3. Shadab Khan
4. Babar Azam (C)
5. Iftikhar Ahmed
6. Asif Ali
7. Imad Wasim - discard Nawaz due to his abysmal batting
8. Shaheen Shah Afridi
9. Naseem Shah
10. Haris Rauf
11. Mohammad Hasnain

They have to consider a 4 pace attack in the Australian conditions using Shadab, Imad and Ifti as the spinners.

Pakistan are desperate for Fakhar to fire top of the order and Iftikhar to get more on his starts.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

With this mentality Pakistan would not make second round. To be a champion team , you need to have champion mentality.

Sacking Mickey set Pakistan back in white ball cricket.

Asked Misbah called it for Pakistan in white ball cricket, what a damage has he done, as a player, captain coach selector and also sitting in the panel..

When Mickey was able to show that this team can score 340s and chase 300+ within a year of joining the team as coach , surely MISBAH didnt like that..

In 2013 CT we knew what happened and also in 2015 WC MISBAHs team was struggling to post 250 , but in 2017 and 2019 CT and CWC MICKEYs team was posting 330+ and chasing 300+

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Out of the current squad and hope of Fakhar's return:

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Mohammad Rizwan (WK)
3. Shadab Khan
4. Babar Azam (C)
5. Iftikhar Ahmed
6. Asif Ali
7. Imad Wasim - discard Nawaz due to his abysmal batting
8. Shaheen Shah Afridi
9. Naseem Shah
10. Haris Rauf
11. Mohammad Hasnain

They have to consider a 4 pace attack in the Australian conditions using Shadab, Imad and Ifti as the spinners.

Pakistan are desperate for Fakhar to fire top of the order and Iftikhar to get more on his starts.

Asif Ali again lol

 

[Kianig89]

No they haven't and I fear they even won't get to best 11 even after the triseries because they are moving in a circle Drop Khushdil then pick him again and so and son on. Ruthless approach is req and priority should be given to batsman not hacks also prudent strategy must be devised to best utilise the resources no uncles and domestic bullies
Rizwan
Shan
Babar
Nawaz
Asif
Imad
Shadab
WasimJr.
Rauf
Naseem
Hasnain

Hasnain should bowl his 3 in first 10 overs, Imad can be used in PP, Rauf and Naseem to bowl an over each in PP, spinners to be used as when req. As for batting is concerned, for the sake of middle order Babar has to come at 1 down, Shan has an okish technique so he should be encourage to find gaps in PP to get boundaries.
Nawaz against an Indian attack has shown that he can play pace and swing so should be given the responsibility to bat at coveted no.4 and Babar should guide him. This should be the base of batting.
Asif Ali the only hitter is at no.5 means he might a chance to face 25-30 deliveries if comes out around 13th 14th over, he should be tasked with strike rotation coupled with boundaries.
At 6 & 7 are Imad and Shadab both very capable of building a partnership and scoring freely if req. Then at no 8 is WasimJr. he can use the long handle, can also be used as a pinch hitter will a couple of useful overs and is quite good in field.

Finally the pace trio should bowl according to the condition and must spent time on video analysis of opposition.
As far mgmt is concerned they should be more proactive and must not rely on tea and nature support

 

[Rana]

Can’t wait for Pakistan to win the toss and bowl first in the World Cup

 

[hitthestump]

Babar needs to be dropped. He is a guarantee failure in pressure match

The WC game against India was of course well known for being the JAM of all JAMs.

 

[shamaan]

It's actually not that much of a difference . Both should be in the squad and whoever is in better rhythm should play.

The spinners were under par this series as a whole and Pakistan would need them , Fakhar and Shaheen in top form. If they do, Pakistan can get out of the group stage and make the semis at the very least . If they don't , Pakistan will get hammered
Bobby, Rizwan and Haris are quite reliable so no worries there

Hasnain is a spray gun and it shows by his stats.

 

[Saj]

Shan Masood set for the number 3 slot or are we still unsure?

Big match for him tomorrow.

That's that then.

Shan it is for number 3.

 

[ChTab]

I'd go with the following XI & hope that they at least get a win vs India, rest doesn't matter.

1. Fakhar Zaman
Hoping against the hope that he might get out of his shell & play some decent innings during the WC

2. M. Rizwan (wk)
Not suitable for T20I's but he's the best wk we got can score runs at decent rate

3. Babar Azam (c)
Can easily play his beloved anchor role where he won't have to take any risk plus he won't waste many deliveries in the PP.

4. Haider Ali
Literally no one to play at this position. Only keeping him in the side in hope that he might play blinder in one or 2 inns vs associate side during the WC which might bring his confidence back.

5. Shahdab Khan
Certainly he can't be worse than the other options we have like Ifti, Malik, Khusdil etc etc

6. M. Nawaz
Can be a decent hitter on his day

7. Imad Wasim
Very good player don't know why he was dropped from the T20 side after the WC.

8. Asif Ali
We know what he can do, he's lethal on his day & should be persisted with unless we unearth Maxwell, Pandya etc

9. Naseem Shah

10. Haris Rauf

11. Shaheen Shah

 

[daytrader]

Asked Misbah called it for Pakistan in white ball cricket, what a damage has he done, as a player, captain coach selector and also sitting in the panel..

When Mickey was able to show that this team can score 340s and chase 300+ within a year of joining the team as coach , surely MISBAH didnt like that..

In 2013 CT we knew what happened and also in 2015 WC MISBAHs team was struggling to post 250 , but in 2017 and 2019 CT and CWC MICKEYs team was posting 330+ and chasing 300+

Please compare apples to apples, you're comparing Misbah the captain to Mickey the coach. If you want a fair comparison it would be coach vs coach. But it's obvious you don't want to do that as you just want to malign Misbah's name.

 

[Saj]

The dilemma that remains is what to do with Fakhar Zaman?

Reserve?
Number 3?
Number 4?

 

[adzzy786]

To answer the question

The only thing we do know is that Qudrat ka Nizaam will decide our fate

Hahahahahaha! It’s so true. We have a philosopher as our national cricket coach

 

[adzzy786]

How? This guy cannot even score 10 runs, plus misfield and drop catches.

He had one bad gamein the field. Normally he is very good. Plus he still has a track record of scoring , Khusdhil is totally buzdhil

 

[adzzy786]

The dilemma that remains is what to do with Fakhar Zaman?

Reserve?
Number 3?
Number 4?

Thing is Mohammed Yousaf said the top 3 are set. Shaan being a number 3. Which I don’t think is the correct thing. Shaan can bat but I don’t think he fits in the team. We already have 2 accumulators at the top.

I think
1)Fakhar
2), Mohammed Rizwan,
3) Babar

As it won’t happen he will have to go in at 4.

 

[Saj]

So that's Shadab at number 4 then.

Shan still uncertainty regarding him at 3?

 

[shamaan]

I think Fakhar will sneak into the squad for maybe Khushdil,Qadir or Shan.

 

[Naveedahmed1]

So that's Shadab at number 4 then.

Shan still uncertainty regarding him at 3?

Harris sohail is better

Rizwan
Babar
Harris Sohail
Shadab
Malik/ifti
Nawaz/Imad
Asif Ali
Shaheen
Naseem
Rauf
Hasnain

Reserve
Shan/fakhar
Malik/ifti
Nawaz/Imad
Dhani/wasim

 

[Saj]

I think Fakhar will sneak into the squad for maybe Khushdil,Qadir or Shan.

The most likely candidate to miss out at the moment is Khushdil Shah.

If it was a choice between Fakhar and him, I think most people would opt for Fakhar.

 

[shamaan]

The most likely candidate to miss out at the moment is Khushdil Shah.

If it was a choice between Fakhar and him, I think most people would opt for Fakhar.

Yes 100 % most people will pick Fakhar.

 

[shamaan]

Babar
Rizwan
Fakhar
Haider Ali
Iftikhar
Asif Ali
Shadab
Nawaz
Shaheen
Rauf
Naseem

 

[Bilal7]

Thing is Mohammed Yousaf said the top 3 are set. Shaan being a number 3. Which I don’t think is the correct thing. Shaan can bat but I don’t think he fits in the team. We already have 2 accumulators at the top.

I think
1)Fakhar
2), Mohammed Rizwan,
3) Babar

As it won’t happen he will have to go in at 4.

Shan is there in case Babar or Rizwan get out early. He won't get to bat if our openers take us past the 10 overs mark.

1) Babar (should take first strike)
2) Rizwan
3) Masood
4) Haider/Fakhar
5) Iftikhar
6) Asif
7) Shadab
8) Nawaz/Wasim
9) Rauf
10) Shaheen
11) Naseem/Hasnain

 

[Saj]

At the moment the starting XI at the T20 World Cup looks like it could be:

1) Babar
2) Rizwan
3) Masood
4) Fakhar
5) Iftikhar
6) Asif
7) Shadab
8) Nawaz
9) Rauf
10) Shaheen
11) Naseem

 

[Colorblind Genius]

At the moment the starting XI at the T20 World Cup looks like it could be:

1) Babar
2) Rizwan
3) Masood
4) Fakhar
5) Iftikhar
6) Asif
7) Shadab
8) Nawaz
9) Rauf
10) Shaheen
11) Naseem

If they are hell bent to keep Shan Masood in the playing squad then for goodness sake, push him down to 8 or 9 and bring Nawaz or Wasim/Rauf second down and ask them to hit regardless of powerplay or not.

We need to do a favor to Shan and take him out of his misery at # 3.

 

[Stewie]

i am almost convinced that we were better off with malik, hafeez and imam in the T20 side compared with the middle order hacks we have now. Heck even Imad Wasim is better.

need to get rid of haider, iftikhar, khushdil, asif. stick with shadab and nawaz in the middle and maybe get imad wasim and malik to come in the middle and fakhar or imam ul haq to open. surely they can do the anchor role at the top so one of rizwan or babar can come down and play freely.

we have these options available to us. please dont waste them just so can persist with "younger players" who look like they are in their mid to late thirties.

 

[Saj]

So at the moment the starting Xi could be:

Babar
Rizwan
Fakhar
Nawaz
Haider
Iftikhar
Shadab
Asif
Naseem
Shaheen
Rauf

 

[Suleiman]

It should be

Rizwan
Fakhar
Babar
Nawaz
Haider
Shadab
Asif
Iftikhar
Naseem
Rauf
Shaheen

But they will play:

Rizwan
Babar
Fakhar
The Rest

Even though this opening pair has nearly cost us the last 2 games, the Asia cup final and the England series decider, captain and management will continue to play them until we lose a few once the middle order can’t bail us out from 70+ off 30-40 every time.

I don’t understand why they are so averse to keeping a consistently high run rate like the top 3 t20 teams and instead want to use the even riskier approach of a 6-7 run rate for 10+ overs and then a Herculean slog fest for the last 8 overs. Almost always settling for 160-170 scores. Why not go hard since ball 1? We were far more aggressive last year with this same opening pair.

It’s not working like it was, so time to mix it up. Simple.

 

[Kianig89]

Not a rocket science now
Rizwan
Babar
Shan/Fakhar
Nawaz
Haider
Iftikhar
Shadab
Asif
WasimJr
Rauf
Naseem

 

[Farabi]

Not a rocket science now
Rizwan
Babar
Shan/Fakhar
Nawaz
Haider
Iftikhar
Shadab
Asif
WasimJr
Rauf
Naseem

No Shaheen ?

 

[daytrader]

Really would like to see an extra pace option

Rizwan
Babar
Fakhar
Nawaz
Haider/Iftikhar
Asif
Shadab
Wasim/Hasnain/Iftikhar
Haris
Naseem
Shaheen

 

[Kianig89]

No Shaheen ?

does he has game fitness should not jump the gun

 

[Naveedahmed1]

Rizwan
Babar
Fakar
Shadab
Nawaz (if after 8th over then Nawaz at 4)
Chacha
Asif
Rauf
Shaheen
Naseem
Hasnain

 

[Colorblind Genius]

Rizwan
Babar
Fakar
Shadab
Nawaz (if after 8th over then Nawaz at 4)
Chacha
Asif
Rauf
Shaheen
Naseem
Hasnain

I would keep my options open to play Wasim Jr. instead of Hasnain or swap them in games. And send Wasim to bat after Rauf.
Wasim can smack a few over the boundary line.
Naseem Shah should come next, and Shaheen should be the last man.

 

[Marooned]

I would keep my options open to play Wasim Jr. instead of Hasnain or swap them in games. And send Wasim to bat after Rauf.
Wasim can smack a few over the boundary line.
Naseem Shah should come next, and Shaheen should be the last man.

Shaheen is probably better bat than Wasim.

 

[Kianig89]

One warmup game done and the conundrum still remains not sure if they have found the preferred XI Middler order puzzle still unsolved so is 3rd pacer slot not to mention the abysmal fielding

Riz
Babar
Shan
Haider
Nawaz
Iftikhar
Shadab
Asif
Wasim
Rauf
Shaheen

Res Naseem Hasnain Khushdil Fakhar