Haris Sohail replaces Umar Akmal for Champions Trophy 2017

[ask_analyse_act]

Ideally, both Haris and Amin should've been selected over Malik, Shehzad and the likes.

They're our BEST batsmen - Babar Azam, Umar Amin, Haris Sohail... WHAT A MOUTH WATERING batting lineup!!!!!

Now just add 2-3 hitters, we'll become the world champions and lift the WC trophy in 2019!

Malik has been performing well and good since his comeback to int'l cricket and quite consistent too.

Amin Haris Yamin should be in for shehzad azhar fahim

 

[ask_analyse_act]

A rare good call by the selectors who narrowed it down to Haris and Amin rather than the beloved Iftikhar and the pointless Zakir. On paper, Amin adds more balance to the team with his dibbly-dobbly bowling, but a batsman should replace a batsman and Haris is better on that front. Amin though, will get his chance soon.

Amin has developed his game quite recently as he said he has toughened mentally which was quite evident in his inns in the pak cup. Also Amin is fitter than Haris. They have preferred Haris for the past experience he had.
As Amin didn't get a game in PSL under sarfraz was expecting Haris to be selected ahead of Amin on captains input. Earlier when sarfraz made the t20 captain he said the ODI team missed Haris sohail a lot in the batting department which speaks Haris is in good books of sarfraz already which Amin didn't I guess. Or is he looking Amin as a potential threat to his captaincy provided he had a good comeback and career going fwd.

 

[Syed1]

Inshallah Amin will find his way in the next squad in the place of Azhar, Shehzad and Hafeez. I can't think of any other team that has three players that are such easily identifiable as excess fat.

 

[cricketInsight]

Harris adds solidity to the middle order but we did lose of our only striker who has the ability to score at a runrate of 200 to get us out of a tight spot.

One one to one comparison Harris is better is than Akmal but this team probably needed a striker which we dont have now.

 

[PakLFC]

Umar is taking his place in the team for granted. I still feel when in form he and Harris should both be in the team.

 

[asfandyar]

Our chances of making it to the semis just increased from 1% to 10%. By choosing Haris over Umar Amin, the selectors have made an uncharacteristic move so kudos to them for growing some brains.

Amin's purple patch = Haris' normal day's work,
Haris' purple patch = 10x Amins in sublime form,
Haris' poor form = Amin's normal day's work,
Amin's poor form = Haris' poor form / 10x

x = infinity

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Good decision to select him.Now the question is,where will he bat?

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Good decision to select him.Now the question is,where will he bat?

Number 4 is his number.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Number 4 is his number.

Azhar
Shehzad
Babar
Hafeez
Malik
Sarfraz
Imad
Shadab
Amir
Junaid
Wahab.

No place for Haris,unless one of Azhar or Shehzad is dropped and Hafeez played as opener.Highly unlikely that this will happen as Mickey has shown he loves seniors.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Azhar
Shehzad
Babar
Hafeez
Malik
Sarfraz
Imad
Shadab
Amir
Junaid
Wahab.

No place for Haris,unless one of Azhar or Shehzad is dropped and Hafeez played as opener.Highly unlikely that this will happen as Mickey has shown he loves seniors.

Definitely one of Shehzad and Azhar should be dropped, if not both.

 

[mumtaz]

For the umpteenth time, Azhar's one match ban was satisfied by the first ODI against West Indies. He is fully available for the entire CT. My bet is that Fakhar and Azhar will open against India with Shehzad on the bench. Haris would, unfortunately, also start on the bench.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Earlier when sarfraz made the t20 captain he said the ODI team missed Haris sohail a lot in the batting department which speaks Haris is in good books of sarfraz

Did he really say that? Wowww he has an amazing eye for talent.
Our odi team indeed missed Haris a lot. Just about when he settled into the side he had that unfortunate 2 years injury

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

^ I really hope what you said actually happened.
Babar said in an interview that he spends the most time with Sarfraz and now as you said Sarfraz rates Haris highly. Couldnt ave been any better. Two special talents highly rated by captain. Now I really hope Sarfraz to become Pak test captain too and hopefully then Haris will be in the test team too. A format where he will rule the world.

 

[Square Drive]

Great replacement but don't think I want Malik, or especially Sarfraz batting at #6. Tempted to play 3 all-rounders in Imad, Shadab, and Fahim, which means Haris unfortunately has to sit out.

However, if Hafeez opens, Haris slots in at #4, and Sarfraz indeed does bat at #6, I won't be complaining too much.

Hafeez must open in any case.

 

[Square Drive]

[MENTION=137698]ask_analyse_act[/MENTION] Azhar's one-match ban was in progress in the 1st ODI against WI. 99% sure about that.

He's eligible to take the field against India.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

As long as we have those two crap openers, this will not matter.

 

[Saj]

My concern is, is he fully fit?

He's not played a lot of high-level cricket in the past few months.

I'm sure those at the NCA who have passed him fit know what they are doing

 

[Ultimate]

We are winning CT now. No one can stop us. Jeeye Bhutto.

 

[Haz95]

Good batsman but a part of me thinks that he's no long term option as he's too injury prone and unfit. Still might be able to churn out a few years.

 

[sadida97]

we are winning ct now. No one can stop us. Jeeye bhutto.

Inshallah

 

[Ellipsism]

[MENTION=137698]ask_analyse_act[/MENTION] Azhar's one-match ban was in progress in the 1st ODI against WI. 99% sure about that.

He's eligible to take the field against India.

How does that work?

He wasn't even part of the squad.

 

[Justcrazy]

According to the conditions Umar Amin would have been a better choice, because he could bowl some seamers . Harris is better in asian conditions , where he can fill in as sixth bowling option.

Now Malik , hafeez and harris should be able to get through 15 overs at least.

 

[Hasan123]

Good decision. Gives us a left hander in the middle order which helps.

Babar
Harris
Malik
Sarfraz

Not a bad middle order, shame about the top of the order though. Azhar and Hafeez aren't good enough. Shehzad and Fakhar have a lot to prove.

 

[hamaadravda]

Best team:

Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam
Haris Sohail
Hafeez
Sarfraz
Malik
Imad / Fahim Ashraf
Shadab
Hassan Ali
Mohammad Aamir
Junaid / Wahab

 

[QalandarFan]

Good descion but now I am just concerned, how are we going to rack up 300+ scores with this line up? Everyone seems to be an accumulator, from the openers to the lower order I do not see a single person (maybe barring Fakhar who I'm hoping can find some form in the CT and whack it like he does in domestics) who has the ability to smash the ball out of the park from ball one, and that's a problem.

With Sharjeel we knew that we were going to get explosive starts but with him gone no more is that the case. We don't have a single guy who can whack the ball in the lower middle order either.

Our batting is still good with guys like Sarfraz, Babar, and Haris. But to ensure the batting was even stronger we needed someone who could blast away at the end to ensure we get a huge total.

Really would have loved a power hitter in our line up but alas let's hope for the best. We've got a strong bowling line-up and a decent batting line-up.

 

[Boi]

Hope he makes an impression in this tournament. If he does I'm sure he'll be a shoe-in for a spot in the Test side aswell.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Play Haris instead of Azhar and move Hafeez back to openers slot.

Hafeez, Haris, and Malik are good enough to bowl 10 overs among them. Play 4 pacers.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Harris getting selected is all hunky dory however here comes the real problem now...... Where does he bat ???????

In an ideal world we shouldn't even have Azhar, Hafeez and Shehzad in the squad but since we unfortunately do at the moment where do we play Harris ???

Shehzad / Azhar / Fakhar (2 out of these will open every game)
Shehzad / Azhar / Fakhir
Babar (Cannot move him)
Hafeez (He will not open, guys this man is shrewd enough to realize than opening will ultimately lead to his ODI exit so this is clearly not happening plus that power of senior will protect him)
Malik (Clearly our best ODI middle order bat since his return in 2015 so Malik stays)
Sarfraz (Captain)
Imad(1st Power Hitter)

This is our Top 7, which will is almost identical to what we might field in the opening game. Now where does Harris fit in this lineup ??

In a perfect world Hafeez would be dropped for Haris (no brainer) however since we all live in this wretched cosmic reality known as Pakistan Cricket, the only way Haris even gets a game is for the professor to grow a pair and displace one of Azhar / Hafeez while Harry slots in at #4

Playing at #6 is pointless for Harry while I wouldn't move Kaptaan or Malik any lower since the move would be counter productive....

If the management have any functioning braincells left they would force the professor to pair with Fakhir and Harry slots in at 4.......best case scenario

 

[JibranAnsari]

Harris getting selected is all hunky dory however here comes the real problem now...... Where does he bat ???????

In an ideal world we shouldn't even have Azhar, Hafeez and Shehzad in the squad but since we unfortunately do at the moment where do we play Harris ???

Shehzad / Azhar / Fakhar (2 out of these will open every game)
Shehzad / Azhar / Fakhir
Babar (Cannot move him)
Hafeez (He will not open, guys this man is shrewd enough to realize than opening will ultimately lead to his ODI exit so this is clearly not happening plus that power of senior will protect him)
Malik (Clearly our best ODI middle order bat since his return in 2015 so Malik stays)
Sarfraz (Captain)
Imad(1st Power Hitter)

This is our Top 7, which will is almost identical to what we might field in the opening game. Now where does Harris fit in this lineup ??

In a perfect world Hafeez would be dropped for Haris (no brainer) however since we all live in this wretched cosmic reality known as Pakistan Cricket, the only way Haris even gets a game is for the professor to grow a pair and displace one of Azhar / Hafeez while Harry slots in at #4

Playing at #6 is pointless for Harry while I wouldn't move Kaptaan or Malik any lower since the move would be counter productive....

If the management have any functioning braincells left they would force the professor to pair with Fakhir and Harry slots in at 4.......best case scenario

Frankly in the ODI team at the moment we need a sixth bowling option and that too a good one and mohammad hafeez is exactly that , he can give you 10 economical overs. His batting position though is a big concern but I think Azhar Ali and Shehzad are bigger liabilities in ODI team than Mohammad hafeez. Personally I would have loved 4 quicks ( including faheem) ,imad and harris bowling a few but we dont really know how good is haris's form with the ball so Hafeez wins here.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

We made him debut just 1 or 2 series before the WC. This is not the first time he is being thrown in the deep end due to shoddy selection policies.

That's still different he had time to bed in, Haris is an asset and shouldn't be batting at 6 to make up numbers

 

[Slog]

I genuinely think if Haris hadnt been injured he would have been among the best ODI batsmen right now

 

[Slog]

Harris getting selected is all hunky dory however here comes the real problem now...... Where does he bat ???????

In an ideal world we shouldn't even have Azhar, Hafeez and Shehzad in the squad but since we unfortunately do at the moment where do we play Harris ???

Shehzad / Azhar / Fakhar (2 out of these will open every game)
Shehzad / Azhar / Fakhir
Babar (Cannot move him)
Hafeez (He will not open, guys this man is shrewd enough to realize than opening will ultimately lead to his ODI exit so this is clearly not happening plus that power of senior will protect him)
Malik (Clearly our best ODI middle order bat since his return in 2015 so Malik stays)
Sarfraz (Captain)
Imad(1st Power Hitter)

This is our Top 7, which will is almost identical to what we might field in the opening game. Now where does Harris fit in this lineup ??

In a perfect world Hafeez would be dropped for Haris (no brainer) however since we all live in this wretched cosmic reality known as Pakistan Cricket, the only way Haris even gets a game is for the professor to grow a pair and displace one of Azhar / Hafeez while Harry slots in at #4

Playing at #6 is pointless for Harry while I wouldn't move Kaptaan or Malik any lower since the move would be counter productive....

If the management have any functioning braincells left they would force the professor to pair with Fakhir and Harry slots in at 4.......best case scenario

its simple

Mickey Arthur should grow some balls and put him as an opener or drop him

Arthur isarguably the most powerful (in terms of getting what he wants) coach since Woolmer. He should be dictating Hafeez's number

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

its simple

Mickey Arthur should grow some balls and put him as an opener or drop him

Arthur isarguably the most powerful (in terms of getting what he wants) coach since Woolmer. He should be dictating Hafeez's number

This is playing right into Hafeez's hands....If he fails then he gets to use the excuse that I've been shuffled around and this is the reason why my performances were not up to the mark. It also puts pressure on Harry since he'll be in direct conflict with Hafeez's #4 position and if God forbid in any games Hafeez somehow manages to outscore Harry I believe the next match Harry would most probably be on the bench

This is why I am not really happy with Shehzad and Azhar selection one bit......Gives Hafeez a cushion for failure.....Whoever drew up this squad is certainly extremely clever in protecting professor's spot....

 

[Bilal7]

Yet another great decision by Inzamam and his team. Those who were inexplicably baying for his blood have been sated rather quickly. Ideally, Haris would have more matches under his belt before making s comeback to the national side but even without that, he was the best candidate to replace Akmal. Amin is a perennial failure at the highest level and Yamin is neither a good batsman, nor a good bowler at this point in his young career. He needs more time.

Now the management needs to get the batting order right. Haris should bat at #4, below Babar and above Malik and Sarfaraz. I honestly cannot say which of the latter two should bat at #5 and who should bat at #6 but it shouldn't make a big difference.

Imad Wasim needs to give us some good cameos with the bat in this tournament. Let's hope that he isn't needed though. The new batting order becomes:

1) Hafeez
2) Fakhar
3) Babar
4) Haris
5) Sarfaraz (c) (wk)
6) Malik
7) Wasim
8) Amir
9) Riaz
10) Junaid
11) Hassan

 

[Bilal7]

I genuinely think if Haris hadnt been injured he would have been among the best ODI batsmen right now

Easy there. Dhoni completely crippled him with some smart captaincy in a couple of matches. He had his weaknesses.

 

[Slog]

Easy there. Dhoni completely crippled him with some smart captaincy in a couple of matches. He had his weaknesses.

huh?

he only played one match against dhoni

 

[wasimjunior]

The stats and hype lovers need to watch this guy play and realise just how good he is at playing the moving delivery.

Hopefully comes in at 4

 

[in_cutter]

Everything will be fine guys because saviour Haris is here

 

[ask_analyse_act]

[MENTION=137698]ask_analyse_act[/MENTION] Azhar's one-match ban was in progress in the 1st ODI against WI. 99% sure about that.

He's eligible to take the field against India.

he was not in the squad for the WI... still it counts?

 

[hadi123]

he was not in the squad for the WI... still it counts?

of course it counts, he still missed the game didn't he

 

[Square Drive]

How does that work?

He wasn't even part of the squad.

he was not in the squad for the WI... still it counts?

He still missed the game.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Everything will be fine guys because saviour Haris is here

Seriously though.....I hate this messiah mentality that most of our fans have....

Even though Haris is a good batsman, stuff like this actually puts more undue pressure on a player and if they run into an early mishap; people start bashing and calling for the guys head the next day

 

[mumtaz]

Haris will most likely start from the bench. Of course, if we lose the first game and especially if the batting flops, then there is a good chance he will come in for the do-or-die second game against South Africa.

 

[Bilal7]

huh?

he only played one match against dhoni

Perhaps, I don't remember the details. Point is, that he found it tough to rotate the strike when his scoring zones were blocked and ended up throwing his wicket away.

 

[sadida97]

Perhaps, I don't remember the details. Point is, that he found it tough to rotate the strike when his scoring zones were blocked and ended up throwing his wicket away.

he didn't throw it away, it was a good delivery by ashwin, spinning away from the left hander, haris edged it to first slip

 

[sl-fan-of-pak]

Honestly, this is a stupid move. Haris Sohail may be good (not too sure about current form though), but he should ideally replace someone like Azhar Ali or Ahmed Shehzad. Like it or not, the following will be playing for a surety

1.OPENER 1
2.OPENER 2
3.Babar
4.Sarfaraz
5.Malik
6.Hafeez
7.Imad Wasim
8.ALL ROUNDER
9. Amir
10. Hasan Ali
11. FAST BOWLER

OPENER 1 & 2 was the weakest link.
Fahim and Shadab will fight it out for the ALL ROUNDER spot.
Wahab and Junaid for the FAST BOWLER. So it's pretty clear.

The Openers conundrum could have ideally been solved by sending an aggressive Afridi / Kaluvitharana like character along with a technical sound guy who could play the anchor role and counter the swing.

Umar Akmal and Azhar Ali would have thus, been the ideal combo.

I don't see how Haris swapping Umar solves this. If someone is going to say that he could replace Hafeez. I don't think so, Hafeez with his reliable and economical off spin is way ahead of the injured and recovering Sohail.

 

[Speedster777]

Hafeez ' spin is not going to win you any match he's a liability with the bat and his inclusion has always cost us in big games he gets out against any decent attack. We need to groom shadab and imaad and get rid of hafeez. Haris should take his place he can also bowl and is a proper batsman.

 

[Speedster777]

Mickey should give ultimatum to malik also either win a match or retire his useless 20s and 10s are not required. Still don't get it why is he in the team after the negative role malik played in wc t20 game against india killing the runrate when we had to accelerate. This should be last series of Malik and hafeez.