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First T20I between England and Pakistan washed out after England were 131/6

So haider ali misses out because we have to accommodate two 40 year old legends
 
shamaan said:
I hope pakistan lose
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As a Pakistan cricket fan, you should never hope for that even if the playing eleven is wrong. Pray for the win but if they lose then the argument can be raised in support of Haider and Khushdil.
 
Wao it doesn't get better than that, man this Misbah guy and this team management gonna Pak fans cry even before the start of match. How for heavens sake you can play both Malik and hafeez in T20s in the year 2020. no other top team would even pick one of them and we have both of them. Khuch sharm hoti koi haya hoti hai, but in me koi b nai. Feeling gutted.
 
Every other nation uses T20 to blood their youngsters and we use it to extend the lives of have-beens....
 
Hafeez playing in this series is an absolute joke.

His age and performance issues aside, the way he put this whole tour at jeopardy by tweeting about his private test results should have at least got him dropped for this tour.
 
Extremely sad to see Haider Ali being left out . .not that I think he will set the game alight, and he is the next wonder out there . . but whatever he is, its time we let these young players play . . Seeing Shoaib Malik and Hafeez in place of Haider Ali is just extremely sad and goes on to show the thinking in the camp today!

Secondly, I have maintained . . Rizwan is a fantastic player and I would love to see him in the ODI and Test set up . . but I believe Sarfaraz is better than him for T20s . .
 
I feel Babar and Misbah got the Playing XI wrong but I will support my Pakistan team and my players. The batting order would also be crucial and if it stays like it is right now then the lineup will find it tough chasing big scores.
 
[MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] to come in. ‘Wowowow such good team selection from Misbah, making good use of experienced players’
 
No Haider Ali?

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So all that fuss over Haider was for nothing.

Also Rizwan over Sarfraz again? I like Rizwan a lot but the guy is a useless T20 batsman, no point playing him in this format. Sarfraz is far superior in this form of the game.

Nothing new, Pakistan can't distinguish between formats and continues to plan on "series to series" basis.
 
Haider will get his debut in the series. It is really unfortunate to see him on the bench though. Was really looking forward to seeing him bat today.
 
Lol! Rob Key saying dont underestimate Pakistan. I dont to what to say :inti
 
We will forever remain a minnow in cricket. We have been minnows for almost a decade now!
 
DandyFellow said:
As a Pakistan cricket fan, you should never hope for that even if the playing eleven is wrong. Pray for the win but if they lose then the argument can be raised in support of Haider and Khushdil.
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Mate I support pakistan from day 1 but this is getting ridiculous if they win they going to keep the team for next 5 years
 
The best powerplay run rate vs the best powerplay economy rate. Should be an interesting contest.

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I hope pakistan wins but malik and hafeez gail miserably
Enough of these oldies
Misbah as head coach is a joke
 
DandyFellow said:
Haider will get his debut in the series. It is really unfortunate to see him on the bench though. Was really looking forward to seeing him bat today.
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Yeah give him 1 game and then bench him for the next series good one
 
Pakistan are bowling. I think it is a good decision because it will probably be a shortened match.
 
Really disappointed. When the opposite team is fielding almost an entirely new 11 for T20 , why are we not trying young players. What's the point of playing both Hafeez and Malik , Wahab and Amir. Shuffle one of them with a youngster. We will never develop a side like this. We want to win meaningless T20's while we will fail with this side in Australia. Baffling as always
 
Middle order consists of Malik, Hafeez and Rizwan. Who exactly amongst these 3 is going to play at a strike rate of 150 plus ???
 
Wanted to see Haider. Looks like he is not playing.

T20 should be used to test out youngsters.
 
I am amused that people here really thought that Haider will be playing ahead of mighty giants Malik and Hafeez.
 
Gullycricket said:
Really disappointed. When the opposite team is fielding almost an entirely new 11 for T20 , why are we not trying young players. What's the point of playing both Hafeez and Malik , Wahab and Amir. Shuffle one of them with a youngster. We will never develop a side like this. We want to win meaningless T20's while we will fail with this side in Australia. Baffling as always
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Haris Rauf is playing over Wahab.
 
Eoin Morgan says England would have bowled too. "This series, we're out to win, but it's about giving opportunities to younger guys." Tom Banton is one of those, with Dawid Malan also earning a recall. Lewis Gregory gets a chance to prove himself as an allrounder after a quiet debut series in New Zealand before Christmas.

For Pak its opportunities for veterans over the hill
 
Haider is there to stay. Actually if he had failed first game and Malik and Hafeez were in the squad then he would have been dropped. Overall, I want to see Haider play this format consecutively without any worries. I really enjoyed his batting in the PSL.
 
Grunge101 said:
Middle order consists of Malik, Hafeez and Rizwan. Who exactly amongst these 3 is going to play at a strike rate of 150 plus ???
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Probably this man :ifti, atleast thats what his role is
 
Gutted for Haider and to an extent Khushdil Shah both can replace Malik and Hafeez in my books. Oh well at least Rauf is bowling i like him
 
shamaan said:
Mate I support pakistan from day 1 but this is getting ridiculous if they win they going to keep the team for next 5 years
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I understand your frustration but Haider will find a way anyways whoever underperforms. You can hope Pakistan win but some player does not perform. That would be win win.
 
And how many bowling options did they want ?. 3 fast bowlers, shadab, Imad, Iftikhar,Hafeez,Malik.

Does Misbah want all 11 to come in and have a bowl?
 
Babar should share some insights regarding Banton with his bowlers
 
Haider should've played. Misbah as always starts with seniors, when they don't perform, put in a youngster which would put more pressure to him. Pathetic and loser mentality.

One of Hafeez/Malik should've only played, if not none. And Sarfaraz should've been in the side ahead of Rizwan who is definitely not a T20 player (not even played by Karachi Kings).

Very disappointed with Misbah once again.

I remember during his captaincy he did exactly the same, lost lost and lost and for one last game bring in the youngster, put more pressure on him and set him up for failure, and then drop from the side for good.
 
DandyFellow said:
Haider is there to stay. Actually if he had failed first game and Malik and Hafeez were in the squad then he would have been dropped. Overall, I want to see Haider play this format consecutively without any worries. I really enjoyed his batting in the PSL.
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i was itching to see him play but he will get a game this series i reckon
 
Poor selection in the middle order. However, given we're bowling first, I'm interested to see how Babar captains.
 
T20 is becoming a specialised format too. Apart from subcontinent teams, every other team fields new and hard hitting players for T20. But we have Maleez (Mareez) leeching into the team. In tests we had Azhar and Asad.
 
So you win the toss and bowl first due to the weather around and conditions . . perhaps will help swing bowling . . and fair enough! then you open with Imad Wasim with 2 swing bowlers in your line up . .

Pakistan cricket makes me feel so stupid, its not even funny
 
Am I missing something here? No Haider in place of Chacha jaan?

Spotlight on BA’s captaincy now - already seems to have selected a poor middle order. He’s the captain.

No Shadab? Again, I don’t follow T20 very closely but why? And who will be the 5 bowler?
 
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