Drop Babar Azam, Promote Mohammad Nawaz: The radical strategy Pakistan need for a 2026 World Cup semifinal run

[mon858]

My team:

Farhan
Saim or Fakhar (he did it in NZ wc game)
Salman
Shadab or Fakhar (keep left right going)
Shadab or Fakhar
Nawaz or Nafay
Nawaz or Nafay (Nafay has to keep. A 5 ball 15 from his is > 10 ball 18 from Usman)
Faheem (needed for 6 hitting)
Shaheen (did okay last game plus if game goes to number 8 will need another 6 hitter)
Abrar (wicket taker, helps keep score low, Srl couldn't play England spin and Abrar is top spin bowler)
Usman

 

[CricLegend]

Whether they win or not… I just want the boys to play aggressive and with fire. Whatever the results just try to put on a good show. None of this timid stuff

 

[Josh]

Agree with the OP. Out of box thinking is required for tomorrow

 

[Suleiman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2027443976819941661

Babar can pick the iftar catering / location after the game, will have the time to do it as he relaxes in the hotel spa or sauna. Itna haq to milta hai hamare senior and locker room leader ko.

 

[Major]

Allah da wasta he, just for babars sake, drop him tomr. Awein faxool ke galian parne

 

[shah9425]

Babar should be dropped

Out of box thinking is needed

I think we should bowl first and restrict them and go for chase in 13 overs

 

[gazza619]

personally I wanted NZ to win...

No you didnt.

Baldy bhai, ramadan main jhoot tou na bolo

 

[gazza619]

Babar should be dropped

Out of box thinking is needed

Out of the box thinking means that Babar will play and open the innings

 

[shah9425]

Out of the box thinking means that Babar will play and open the innings

I don't want to see another test match innings in t20

 

[pakistani pride]

I don't care who plays or opens, just go all guns blazing!
Bat or bowl just attack from ball 1.

 

[Rana]

If Babar Azam is going to play, fly out Tanvir Ahmed. He's the key to unlocking Babar.

Bro @heddie19 is needed as well

 

[DRsohail]

Match khel k ghar jaaw.
Losers can’t win anything.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

What's Imran Nazir doing these days? Can we get him into the squad? The process should be fairly simple... take one of those CA 56 bats and imagine Babar Azam is a piñata. Hopefully you do a good enough job to keep him out of the rest of the tournament

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Sri Lanka will also want Pakistan to qualify, this is the only way they can host a semifinal and perhaps final

 

[AndayWalaAllRounder]

Its weird to see that everyone is bashing Hesson for changes, but in last game Hesson wanted two changes. Shaheen and Abrar in, Shadab and Babar OUT. But, Salman Ali Agha and other management guys didnt agree to it so they went with only one change.

 

[AndayWalaAllRounder]

In practice session Babar got out 7 times in total, and almost 5 times he got caught with in the circle, although he was trying power hitting.

 

[JaDed]

The best thing to happen for us would be if we lose so they can really fix this mess. fix the team, fix the players, fix the selections, etc.

Qualifying for the semis is going to give this sorry lot an excuse to stick around for another couple of years and that would be the worst outcome for us.

PCB is the issue PCT is just a result.. when has PCB fixed anything?

 

[JaDed]

Naqvi makes Indians break out in tears but he won't harm Lankan brothers.

Anyway as mentioned 1 million times, trophy is available to Sky whenever he makes appointment to collect it.

Naqvi makes more Pakistanis breakout in tears than Indians the way he manages PCB..

 

[mon858]

Out of the box thinking means that Babar will play and open the innings

No. Out of box thinking they will play Babar. But just send him to bat after over 14 in case game is not over by then. Kinda like how the youngest kid used to get batting late in gully cricket.

 

[Bhaijaan]

What's Imran Nazir doing these days? Can we get him into the squad? The process should be fairly simple... take one of those CA 56 bats and imagine Babar Azam is a piñata. Hopefully you do a good enough job to keep him out of the rest of the tournament

He was our most explosive batter ever!!

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Shameless saqi is saying he will promote babar to open today and have Shadab at 2 down. Max sr achieve kr sakte hain.

Wth! How is this guy even a coach ? Reeks of favorotism and dumb thoughts. Hafeez n Gul are much better in analysis than this joker....

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

@Major looks like pct will not drop Babar

 

[Devadwal]

1996 Nairobi - Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Pakistan had to win by a big margin to reach the final.

In walked Shahid Afridi at No.3 and the 16-year-old hit a 37-ball century-fastest ODI ton that time. Hundreds from Afridi and Anwar powered Pakistan to 371.

Pakistan had to restrict SL to under 290 to reach the final. And Sri Lanka finished on 289

Thus Pakistan reached the final.

Who will be the new Shahid Afridi for Pakistan today?

 

[rballer]

Wth! How is this guy even a coach ? Reeks of favorotism and dumb thoughts. Hafeez n Gul are much better in analysis than this joker....

A system built on corruption and nepotism.

 

[Hitman]

He was our most explosive batter ever!!

Our? When did you become a Pakistani?

 

[Suleiman]

Wth! How is this guy even a coach ? Reeks of favorotism and dumb thoughts. Hafeez n Gul are much better in analysis than this joker....

Needs to be locked in same room as Babar.

Who else we cramming into The War Room?

 

[Suleiman]

In practice session Babar got out 7 times in total, and almost 5 times he got caught with in the circle, although he was trying power hitting.

We’re cooked.

Someone here who is in the city need to DoorDash him some greasy biryani so he is out cold and misses the game.

We need THE Dark Knight Mohammad Bruce Nawaz to open!! He needs this redemption arc

 

[BouncerGuy]

Nawaz has done nothing so far with the bat as well... Even Shadab has struck better. But that is not the role we needed from Shadab. A leg spinner can make a huge impact for you but Shadab did the opposite. Nawaz has been okaish with the ball so let him be. We should drop Shadab and play abrar... Simple

 

[Bhaijaan]

Our? When did you become a Pakistani?

I was always was, by heart, because i do not recognize the borders. Some people call me a madman for this view but it is what it is. They are my cousins and will always have a place in my heart.

 

[rballer]

Nawaz has done nothing so far with the bat as well... Even Shadab has struck better. But that is not the role we needed from Shadab. A leg spinner can make a huge impact for you but Shadab did the opposite. Nawaz has been okaish with the ball so let him be. We should drop Shadab and play abrar... Simple

I think Abrar is coming in for Nawaz.
Farhan and fakhar to open with Saim one down, then Nawafy, then Agha, Shadab, Faheem… and if we made it down to Faheem, we have already lost.

 

[BouncerGuy]

I think Abrar is coming in for Nawaz.

This is gonna be a pathetic decision. We need abrar but not at the cost of finger spinner. Shadab is under pressure so he must be dropped from this high pressure game.

 

[rballer]

This is gonna be a pathetic decision. We need abrar but not at the cost of finger spinner. Shadab is under pressure so he must be dropped from this high pressure game.

I think shadab is more in because of batting. I doubt he will get over tomorrow. It will be Naseem, Shaheen, Abrar, Usman, Saim/Faheem to take most of overs. Possibly get 1-2 over of shadab. But in this match Shadab is picked mostly for batting.

 

[prash88]

If you ask me, I ll drop Babar for Faheem Ashraf and bat him in Babar's position...

 

[BouncerGuy]

I think shadab is more in because of batting. I doubt he will get over tomorrow. It will be Naseem, Shaheen, Abrar, Usman, Saim/Faheem to take most of overs. Possibly get 1-2 over of shadab. But in this match Shadab is picked mostly for batting.

If we need batting then we can drop Saim? He is a useless batter so far but we will not drop him Na... We have to drop Shadab

 

[Sachin fan]

To be very honest I want Babar to bat tomorrow. I just want to see how he will play while knowing his limitations. Will he play that 48 ball 50 or for once for his team he will score some quick runs. Because this should be the perfect opportunity to silence all his doubters or it should be enough to silence all his supporters once and for all.

Didn't you see that in BBL already? There was no situation he tried to play quick, whether when his team was off to a great start and laid a platform to hit, whether his team didn't lose quick wickets, Whether it was a flat pitch. Whether it was death overs.

Babar played the same way every single time whatever the team situation. Why do you want to see it again.

 

[rballer]

We need as many tullaybaz as possible for tomorrow. It will b an epic collapse but we need lots of “potential” batting

 

[rballer]

If we need batting then we can drop Saim? He is a useless batter so far but we will not drop him Na... We have to drop Shadab

I agree that Saim should be dropped and has failed repeatedly. But there is always that remote possibility that he might score 24 of 14 balls. Everyone needs to bat at 150-200 SR tomorrow for there to be any chance.

 

[Master Blaster]

Bobby has to sit out for this crucial high pressure match.
He should be back for semis and final though.

 

[shaz619]

@Suleiman to Nawaz:

‘I wanna put a rocket on ya’

 

[shaz619]

Bobby has to sit out for this crucial high pressure match.
He should be back for semis and final though.

He can’t be made to sit out just like that, we need to remove the locks to all buildings he has access and look for suitable Karahi joints in Lanka - are there any even there? Better, ship Rizwan to keep king company

 

[shaz619]

If you ask me, I ll drop Babar for Faheem Ashraf and bat him in Babar's position...

I like this, lets open with Faheem & Nawaz, these boys don’t get paid for overtime

 

[Suleiman]

@Suleiman to Nawaz:

‘I wanna put a rocket on ya’

Watch him tap Abishek out with the ball and Bumrah with the bat in the finals. Once in a lifetime script incoming

 

[Suleiman]

Don’t let me down Nawaz, second time I’m putting my reputation on the line for you in 10 years, I’m like Rock coming back to WWE / cricket section after years to put talent over after a lot of negative feedback toward him in last few years @shaz619

This is the most I can do. Don’t botch. Please.

 

[shah9425]

Bobby has to sit out for this crucial high pressure match.
He should be back for semis and final though.

Yeah he should sit this one out

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is gonna be a pathetic decision. We need abrar but not at the cost of finger spinner. Shadab is under pressure so he must be dropped from this high pressure game.

I think Pakistan is showing a lot of recency bias in favor of Usman. IN Ashwin's channel they rate Abrar above Usman as ABrar can bowl inside power play. They don't pick him over Shadab because Shadab bats better. Abrar is a bit like KUldeep with India. Even though a pedigree spinner can't find a spot.