Dropping Faheem Ashraf is a clueless decision!

[GLORY OF '92]

Our only hitter. It was made easier with Amir out just bring Shadab in.

Why oh why do we weaken our already poor batting?

 

[Khwaja]

Because Azhar Ali is the premier batsmen who has scored centuries around the globe and won hundreds of ODIs for Pakistan!!!

 

[Hamza_]

Mickey Arthur is all talks only. And less said about Sarfraz the better. Don't have guts to drop this pathetic Hafeez

 

[DonJee]

How can you justify Hafeez/Imad in the side and dropping Faheem? What's going on?

 

[roshanrocks]

Our only hitter. It was made easier with Amir out just bring Shadab in.

Why oh why do we weaken our already poor batting?

Faheem is a bowler right? Fakhar is the batsman... or am I getting confused here....?

 

[Amjid Javed]

England tend to play spin better at home in ODIs, dropping Faheem is a shocking decision.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Shadab will get hammered today.... what a stupid decision from captain and coach clueless

 

[Rayyman]

Shadab is a good option

 

[Varun]

Faheem is a bowler right? Fakhar is the batsman... or am I getting confused here....?

Yeah. Fakhar (Zaman) is the guy who blazed to a quickfire Sharjeel style half-century in the last game, arguably the innings that won them the game.

Faheem Ashraf is the guy who got run out at the non-striker's end and unfairly got screamed at by Sarfraz for that.

 

[Madplayer]

Match losing decision considering they opted to chase.

Faheem should have been there and hafeez should have been dropped.

 

[smarmazhar]

Oh boy what a pathetic decision by these nutheads! Really angry with this decision..One of these 2 could have been easily axed

 

[Abid Z]

Dropping faheem is a master stroke. I think he needs another season In domestic before returning to the international side. Ruman raees looks the business and shadab will do well against England on a used pitch.

 

[basitmian]

You guys got it all wrong, they replaced Amir with another wicket taking option and someone to bowl at death. Fahim a good batsman is not a good bowler. Ruman give options at death. Its the right decision.
Also a surprise package for England.

 

[Madplayer]

Dropping faheem is a master stroke. I think he needs another season In domestic before returning to the international side. Ruman raees looks the business and shadab will do well against England on a used pitch.

Faheem is a lower order hitter fgs. Why does everyone look at his mediocre bowling alone?

 

[Hawkeye]

Mickey Arthur doesn't like too much aggression.

Don't want players who can hit the ball.

 

[Madplayer]

You guys got it all wrong, they replaced Amir with another wicket taking option and someone to bowl at death. Fahim a good batsman is not a good bowler. Ruman give options at death. Its the right decision.
Also a surprise package for England.

Dont you get it? Faheem should have played in place of hafeez the bowling all rounder. Rumman should have played in place of amir.

 

[smarmazhar]

Yes if a part time bowler needs to be dropped, Hafeez or Imad should have been benched...I am wondering without Amir & Fahim, if there is a batting collapse somewhere down the line in our chase (which is highly probable) who will be the person who would be playing the supportive role that Amir played with Safraz the other day?

Can Shadab/Imad bat like Amir or Fahim? Seems like there is very weak batting firepower and our chasing chances are bleak if 5 wickets fall

 

[Pollack]

Imad is troubling batsman. Great decision to include shadab in place of faheem

 

[Abid Z]

Faheem is a lower order hitter fgs. Why does everyone look at his mediocre bowling alone?

Coz he bowled 10 overs last game. If faheem is a lower order hitter then even more reason to drop him. First we need bowlers who can take ten wickets. Then we need a top six that can post between 200-25 regularly in 45 overs. Then we need to think of a lower order hitter.

At the moment we can just about take 10 wickets

We definitely have a very shaky top order. There are a couple of out of form/never had form players.

After all this, we then need to think about a guy that can contribute useful runs.

 

[basitmian]

Dont you get it? Faheem should have played in place of hafeez the bowling all rounder. Rumman should have played in place of amir.

While I agree hafeez should be dropped. You can't replace hafeez with a part time batsman based on 2 innings of Faheem. We need a proper batsman to replace Hafeez.

 

[smarmazhar]

But then again Hafeez (being a so-called proper batsman) is terribly out of form (or should you call it as usual) this season..Why would you need his 15 (31) you can have the same score or more from Fahim at a better strike rate

 

[Syed1]

Just woke up, what pathetic team selection. Fahim Ashraf who picked up two wickets last match and looked excellent with the bat is dropped but garbage Azhar Ali continues to get a game.

 

[Macho Mann]

imad was not dropped because he's spinner

its not selector's fault when the a guy who has more charisma in his toe than sarfraz ahmed is not getting any wickets

maybe his toe lacks enough charisma to take wickets