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Harsh on Sami Aslam to be dropped for the tour of the West Indies?

Too limited a batsman, an inferior version of Azhar Ali, who's become a regular opener anyways for us. Possibly Micky wanted Sami to improve his shot range in domestics (being so young) and wanted a different partner to Azhar for the time being?

Shan Masood's selection is atrocious in any case. No justification.
 
Is there any logic behind dropping a youngster Sami Aslam for Shan Masood?

I just came to know that Sami Aslam is not in the squad which is quite a shocking news for me. He played so well during England series yet he has been dropped after one failure. How are we going to develop better players if we keep replacing them with tried and test failures.

Who will answer for this?Misbah or Selectors?
 
According to [MENTION=133745]silent ischemia[/MENTION] logic -- yes, he, along with Pakistan's entire batting lineup deserved to be dropped for West Indies tour.

:srt
 
سمیع اسلم کو کڑاہی کھانے پر ٹیم سے باہر نکال دیا گیا ہے۔گیم آن ہے۔


Sami Aslam has been dropped from Pakistan team due to eating " Karahi " ! Game On Hai.


Wasim saying that at one end this is happening while on the other hand a player who is 12 kg overweight is being picked
 
" Karahi Khan " embarassing Team Management and Selection Committee. Hope he scores a double hundred.
 
Hamza_ said:
I don't know really.

Sami's drop was atrocious, Sharjeel Banned, Shahzaib Banned, Khalid Latif Gone, Somehow Sami dropped and In comes SHAN MASOOD.
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82 and 70 in Edgbaston Test. If I was CS I wouldn't drop him from either playing eleven or squad for next 4-5 Test series. Horrible decision.

If Azhar did not run him out Sami would have been the youngest visitor ever to score a Test hundred in England.


Very very unfair. Azhar and Sami should permanently open in Tests. Shehzad won't flourish outside Asia against Top 5 Test teams.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That awkward moment when the Chief Selector has to give an award to a young player he has badly mistreated <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanCup?src=hash">#PakistanCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/iMeps4V4Hg">pic.twitter.com/iMeps4V4Hg</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/857309873633202176">April 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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:srt
 
lmao what a slap on Inzis face. Expect Sami to return next series.
 
The CT squad can be reshuffled till 26 May and i think inzi should bring sami in if ahmed shehzad fails in the test series... what's your say on dis?
 
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:))

When series is in UAE/WI/SL give them to Shezad/Shaun/Hafeez... While touring ENG/NZ/AUS put in Sami, even then he passed the test with flying color (Failed in AUS, but Misbah failed lot more than him, so is everybody else failed in AUS except Azhar)... This is disgusting from entire Team management, there is not a single honest person in PCB? :acp:
 
Ramez said:
The CT squad can be reshuffled till 26 May and i think inzi should bring sami in if ahmed shehzad fails in the test series... what's your say on dis?
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Inzi won't drop " SUPER STAR " until he fails in two Odi series.
 
One of the most disgusting disgraceful deselections I have seen regarding Pakistani cricket.

Inzi you should be ashamed of yourself, while bringing back no hopers like Shezhad and Masood back.
 
Super knock by Sami Aslam showing how much ability he does have , his brilliant innings in england were very soon forgotten and replaced by a domestic failure like shan masood.
 
yasir said:
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When series is in UAE/WI/SL give them to Shezad/Shaun/Hafeez... While touring ENG/NZ/AUS put in Sami, even then he passed the test with flying color (Failed in AUS, but Misbah failed lot more than him, so is everybody else failed in AUS except Azhar)... This is disgusting from entire Team management, there is not a single honest person in PCB? :acp:
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Was there a need to make his Karahi eating habbit Masla e Kashmir ?

When Misbah joined Pak team in 2001 probably than Wasim asked someone about Misbah that for what he is famous ? That person told him that He can Eat two Chicken Karahis at a time and he loves it.


Team management could have fined Sami secretly if they had so much issues. We have no fitness freaks Kohli in our team. Lately only Malik is alittle bit into fitness and its great but if Sami eats Karahi ocassionally don't make it a Masla e Kashmir.


If a 20 years old fails in one or two Test series than it doesn't matter much. He did score on a difgicult NZ wicket that was enough.


Dropping Sami was a terrible decision. Quite worst actually.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Was there a need to make his Karahi eating habbit Masla e Kashmir ?

When Misbah joined Pak team in 2001 probably than Wasim asked someone about Misbah that for what he is famous ? That person told him that He can Eat two Chicken Karahis at a time and he loves it.


Team management could have fined Sami secretly if they had so much issues. We have no fitness freaks Kohli in our team. Lately only Malik is alittle bit into fitness and its great but if Sami eats Karahi ocassionally don't make it a Masla e Kashmir.


If a 20 years old fails in one or two Test series than it doesn't matter much. He did score on a difgicult NZ wicket that was enough.


Dropping Sami was a terrible decision. Quite worst actually.
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Boss, I'm just happy you realized I used to rate Sami for a reason. When you weren't too keen on supporting him.

Any video of today? Looks like a magnificent knock
 
Honestly if they needed a solid opener to counter new ball in CT in England, this guy would have been a lot better selection than Azhar Ali. Giving him games would have meant a lot more as we would have developed him further unlike Azhar Ali who doesn't have much to offer and looks like a future Hafeez who we will keep on selecting for long.
 
Abdullah719 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That awkward moment when the Chief Selector has to give an award to a young player he has badly mistreated <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanCup?src=hash">#PakistanCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/iMeps4V4Hg">pic.twitter.com/iMeps4V4Hg</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/857309873633202176">April 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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POTM - I actually was think exactly same when Sami was around 140, that if he wins the MoM today, in front of Inzi ........... never thought that Banda himself will be handing over the MoM .............
 
Hopefully he returns in the next test squad. But with Inzi the revolutionary anything is possible :facepalm:
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Was there a need to make his Karahi eating habbit Masla e Kashmir ?

When Misbah joined Pak team in 2001 probably than Wasim asked someone about Misbah that for what he is famous ? That person told him that He can Eat two Chicken Karahis at a time and he loves it.


Team management could have fined Sami secretly if they had so much issues. We have no fitness freaks Kohli in our team. Lately only Malik is alittle bit into fitness and its great but if Sami eats Karahi ocassionally don't make it a Masla e Kashmir.


If a 20 years old fails in one or two Test series than it doesn't matter much. He did score on a difgicult NZ wicket that was enough.


Dropping Sami was a terrible decision. Quite worst actually.
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First of all I don't buy Chicken Karachi is such a major issue. Whole Pakistan eats Karachi, forget about Pakistan, Chicken Karachi is favorite dish in UK, Misbah himself use to eat 20 Rotis in one sitting when young...

I don't buy a young opener with excellent temperament and one of the best technique of leaving new ball, a guy who knows his off stump better than 20 years old veterans(Misbah, YK, Hafeez, Shafiq to name the few), would be axed by eating a fricken Karachi, his weight is still ok, Yasir gain like 8 kilos, give me a break, we are not 5 years old, I know guys are corrupt up there, give me an adult reason, don't BS with us :acp:
 
Hawkeye said:
Boss, I'm just happy you realized I used to rate Sami for a reason. When you weren't too keen on supporting him.

Any video of today? Looks like a magnificent knock
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I have said this half a dozen time on PP that apart from Sami Aslam all of your threads have failed on PP quite miserably. Many of Us felt that his posture and technique won't help him in Int Cricket and after U-19 worldcup he was struggling quite abit in domestic aswell. Than in BD he looked attrocious to alot of Cricket pundits when he performed so poorly against weakest test bowling lineup and his technique was exposed brutally. Sami got dropped and rightly so.


Many of Us forgot that no one has scored more runs ever in U 19 Cricket than Sami so he did have grit and something in him. He went back to NCA worked with Mansoor Rana worked out his issues, practiced hard and than employed the changes in Grade 2 Cricket. He scored 2 or 3 centuries in grade 2 in 3-4 matches and was rightly called back into Pak Test team and performed. Well done to him. MashaAllah.


It's no point repeating this Sami Aslam and Fakhar Zaman thing zillion times. None of Us is God. We arw fans and we make judgements based on our Eye.

In 2000 Khi selectors were not willing to select YK for Khi team stating that

A. He is Budha

B. Not impressive


6 months later he went on to play Test for Pak and today he has 10,000 Test Runs. Three of those selectors had played Int Cricket for Pakistan.


No I don’t have video. It was a very good innings against a very poor bowling lineup. Though it was a List A hundred but definitely it would have embarassed selectors alot because dropping Sami from Test team after his impressive fifties in UK and NZ on wickets which assisted pacers was a terrible move. I hope Shehzad proves me wrong but He will average 50 in UAE or similar flat surfaces in SL, BD and Zim but in SA, AUS, NZ & UK his commulative average won't be above 30 that too because AUS is flat these days.


Unsettling Azhar & Sami was terrible. Aqal requires that in any case Sami should be back opening with Azhar in next Test series.
 
yasir said:
First of all I don't buy Chicken Karachi is such a major issue. Whole Pakistan eats Karachi, forget about Pakistan, Chicken Karachi is favorite dish in UK, Misbah himself use to eat 20 Rotis in one sitting when young...

I don't buy a young opener with excellent temperament and one of the best technique of leaving new ball, a guy who knows his off stump better than 20 years old veterans(Misbah, YK, Hafeez, Shafiq to name the few), would be axed by eating a fricken Karachi, his weight is still ok, Yasir gain like 8 kilos, give me a break, we are not 5 years old, I know guys are corrupt up there, give me an adult reason, don't BS with us :acp:
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This has been endorsed as the reason of ommision from Test squad by Dr Nauman, Mohammad Wasim, Rashid Latif & Wasim Akram on Ptv Sports.


Even if Shan Masood had to be picked due to Non Cricketing reasons than too there was no justification to bring Ahmed Shehzad in all three fornats all of a sudden. Even in last QEA many openers had more centuries and averaged better than Shan Masood and Ahmed Shehzad so even if Sami had to be dropped after bad Aussie tour than someone who had scored heavily as a opener should have replaced him not these two.


Another pacer has been dropped because a coaching staff member got offended by a No from the tired pacer when he was asked to guide a VVIP's son of how to outswing a ball.


This is nothing new in Pakistan Cricket.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
This has been endorsed as the reason of ommision from Test squad by Dr Nauman, Mohammad Wasim, Rashid Latif & Wasim Akram on Ptv Sports.


Even if Shan Masood had to be picked due to Non Cricketing reasons than too there was no justification to bring Ahmed Shehzad in all three fornats all of a sudden. Even in last QEA many openers had more centuries and averaged better than Shan Masood and Ahmed Shehzad so even if Sami had to be dropped after bad Aussie tour than someone who had scored heavily as a opener should have replaced him not these two.


Another pacer has been dropped because a coaching staff member got offended by a No from the tired pacer when he was asked to guide a VVIP's son of how to outswing a ball.


This is nothing new in Pakistan Cricket.
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Are you talking about Sohail?? - Pakistan kabbi nahieen sudray ghaa...Whole Country is obsessed with Blasphemy and then we have pity stuff infront of big picture, no long term thinking or pride in anything...Nobody cares if a bright kid is brutally murder or career is ruined for pitty stuff like this...Culture is rotten to the core :facepalm:
 
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yasir said:
Are you talking about Sohail?? - Pakistan kabbi nahieen sudray ghaa...Whole Country is obsessed with Blasphemy and then we have pity stuff infront of big picture, no long term thinking or pride in anything...Nobody cares if a bright kid is brutally murder or career is ruined for pitty stuff like this...Culture is rotten to the core :facepalm:
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Yes it's Sohail. I agree that Sohail should have been dropped from Test team only because of his fitness for which we worled very hard but Age and stiff body never helped his cause despite losing weight. But

Wahab averages 65 odd in last 10 Odi's and Junaid 60 in last 16 Odi's so the the best format for Sohail is Odi Cricket where his hitting at 8 or 9 could be handy aswell. His best format has always been List A. He was top wicket taker in PSL aswell but we don’t need him in T20 Cricket but in Odi Cricket only.


For me 33 years old Sohail should have opened the bowling with Amir in CT with Hasan coming in at first change. I could have accepted Wahab at bench only because He has always performed in ICC events where usually our majority players always fail plus he has pace but Junaid shouldn't have made Pak team.
 
[MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION] okay boss, no need to get so serious. :najam

Was just some banter. ;-)
 
Great to see him play so well in front of Inzamam.

One would think he is a certainty in the next Test squad, and maybe the ODI squad too in the near future. [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION]
 
Well played!!!

I hope he returns to the Test side in near future, maybe in Odis to as he is better than Azhar.
 
Square Drive said:
Great to see him play so well in front of Inzamam.

One would think he is a certainty in the next Test squad, and maybe the ODI squad too in the near future. [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION]
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Test Squad surely.

Odi squad yes if he performs like this.


Personally I have seen somethings similar in Sahibzada to Ahsan so I will want them to be given a go. Very strong favourable comments for Sahibzada by M Waseem today. Impressed.


So Currently its between Khurram, Sahibzada & Sami. One more hundred by Khurram or Sami and God forbid a bad CT than selectors will be pushed to select one of them.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Test Squad surely.

Odi squad yes if he performs like this.


Personally I have seen somethings similar in Sahibzada to Ahsan so I will want them to be given a go. Very strong favourable comments for Sahibzada by M Waseem today. Impressed.


So Currently its between Khurram, Sahibzada & Sami. One more hundred by Khurram or Sami and God forbid a bad CT than selectors will be pushed to select one of them.
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Between Khurram/Sahibzada/Sami for an opener's slot?

I honestly wouldn't mind one of them opening with Fakhar post-CT.

Looking forward to seeing Sami be back for Tests from the SL tour onwards.

If Shehzad fails the next two Tests vs WI, we may well see Sami start in the 1st Test against SL.
 
Good to see some intent but he still hasn't worked on his flaws against pace. He needs to tighten his bottom hand grip, it's way too loose which causes the bat to twist. He's not a top hand player, he needs to understand that.
 
I am so happy for the youngster . Gave absolutely brilliant reply after being dropped unfairly to accomodate parchis.
 
But he had no performance to claim a spot in the team until now, a bit too late.
 
If Umar Akmal is dropped due to indiscipline then Sami should get in for CT , IMO
 
MenInG said:
If Umar Akmal is dropped due to indiscipline then Sami should get in for CT , IMO
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Sami should replace one of Shehzad/Azhar Ali. If Umar Akmal is dropped then Haris Sohail should come in. No Umar Amin please
 
Guys like Sami Aslam, Fawad Alam are dropped after 2-3 bad performances but Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal keeps getting selected.
 
Ahmed Shehzad and Shan Masood made a comeback to Pakistan Test squad needlessly.


For a new Opening pair Azhar Ali & Sami Aslam were doing absolutely fine as openers and did not need to disturbed at all.


Shehzad has made a return only because of fan base plus his impressive test average based on his UAE numbers. Post a blow to his head he was never what he was before on even Dead UAE wickets.


You can't just select players on their 14 months old Test numbers. Just look at last FC season. Shehzad doesn't feauture even in Top 20 Fc scorers. Probably he was there in Bangladesh playing T20 Cricket.

Look at this List. It has atleast 10 openers amongst Top run getters. Amongst those 10 average vise Shan Masood doesn't make even top 5 openers while Shehzad is absent from the List.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/quaid...ost_runs_career.html?id=11463;type=tournament


As a 3rd opener Inzamam could have picked Salman Butt if he is cleared. He had 4 Fc hundreds including twin centuries in Qea final where in his first ever FC season He won QEA for Wapda as a Captain. Even if he wasn't cleared and wasn't selected fine. No Problem.

Inzamam could have picked Imam ul Haq or Ahsan Ali or Sahibzada Farhan or Fakhar Zaman or Hamza Ghanchi as 3rd opener on bench with Azhar & Sami opening. Fakhar although has best season average plus Fc average but He isn't compact enough technically to be given Test Call. But Imam, Sahibzada, Ahsan or Hamza could have been good bench openers.


What precedence are you setting for domestic players by Selecting Shehzad & Shan ? Shan a complete Test failure has a FC season averaging poorer than 5-6 openers and gets picked while Shehzad has hardly played 2 Fc matches in last 14 months and gets picked ?

Even with these 2 lucky chances given today if Shehzad scores a double Ton his selection won't or cannot be called merited.
 
Can't believe we dropped him for trash like shehzad and shan.
 
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Can't believe we dropped him for trash like shehzad and shan.
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Chalo Shehzad atleast had a Test Average of 40 plus although everyone knew that post Bouncer blow he struggled alot plus He just played 1 or 2 FC matches in last 14 months. No Country on planet earth would have picked him because of no FC Cricket in last 14 months but but


Lets see Shan's case. In a decent enough Test Run he averages 24 in Test Cricket. Such numbers mean go correct your technique emerge has highest scorer in domestic in couple of seasons and than we will pick you.

He goes back and averages 36 in Fc season with 1 hundred in 9 FC matches with 436 runs. In the same season following were the numbers of other openers.


1. Imam ul Haq 848 runs @50 with 3 hundreds

2. Salman Butt 741 runs @50 with 4 hundreds

3. Hamza Ghanchi 700 runs @39 with 1 hundreds

4. Saeed Anwar 670 runs @42 with 2 hundreds

5. Fakhar Zaman 663 runs @51 with 2 hundreds

6. Mohammad Naeem 592 runs @42 with 1 hundred

7. Fazal Subhan 584 runs @42 with 1 hundred

8. Khurram Manzoor 557 runs @40 with 1 hundred

9. Sahibzada 497 runs @41 with 5 fifties

10. Ahsan Ali 422 runs @47 with 2 hundreds


So 10 FC openers averaged more than Shan Masood in the season and 5 Fc Openers scored more number of FC tons in a season as Opener than Shan Masood.

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Chalo Shehzad atleast had a Test Average of 40 plus although everyone knew that post Bouncer blow he struggled alot plus He just played 1 or 2 FC matches in last 14 months. No Country on planet earth would have picked him because of no FC Cricket in last 14 months but but


Lets see Shan's case. In a decent enough Test Run he averages 24 in Test Cricket. Such numbers mean go correct your technique emerge has highest scorer in domestic in couple of seasons and than we will pick you.

He goes back and averages 36 in Fc season with 1 hundred in 9 FC matches with 436 runs. In the same season following were the numbers of other openers.


1. Imam ul Haq 848 runs @50 with 3 hundreds

2. Salman Butt 741 runs @50 with 4 hundreds

3. Hamza Ghanchi 700 runs @39 with 1 hundreds

4. Saeed Anwar 670 runs @42 with 2 hundreds

5. Fakhar Zaman 663 runs @51 with 2 hundreds

6. Mohammad Naeem 592 runs @42 with 1 hundred

7. Fazal Subhan 584 runs @42 with 1 hundred

8. Khurram Manzoor 557 runs @40 with 1 hundred

9. Sahibzada 497 runs @41 with 5 fifties

10. Ahsan Ali 422 runs @47 with 2 hundreds


So 10 FC openers averaged more than Shan Masood in the season and 5 Fc Openers scored more number of FC tons in a season as Opener than Shan Masood.

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We all know why shan is selected. Due to connections a nothing cricketer to be honest I am sure some of our pper's are better then him. James Anderson found it easier to get him out then rahat ali. God knows when this nonsense is gonna finish. These connections and shafirish is killing our cricket slowly but surely.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Chalo Shehzad atleast had a Test Average of 40 plus although everyone knew that post Bouncer blow he struggled alot plus He just played 1 or 2 FC matches in last 14 months. No Country on planet earth would have picked him because of no FC Cricket in last 14 months but but


Lets see Shan's case. In a decent enough Test Run he averages 24 in Test Cricket. Such numbers mean go correct your technique emerge has highest scorer in domestic in couple of seasons and than we will pick you.

He goes back and averages 36 in Fc season with 1 hundred in 9 FC matches with 436 runs. In the same season following were the numbers of other openers.


1. Imam ul Haq 848 runs @50 with 3 hundreds

2. Salman Butt 741 runs @50 with 4 hundreds

3. Hamza Ghanchi 700 runs @39 with 1 hundreds

4. Saeed Anwar 670 runs @42 with 2 hundreds

5. Fakhar Zaman 663 runs @51 with 2 hundreds

6. Mohammad Naeem 592 runs @42 with 1 hundred

7. Fazal Subhan 584 runs @42 with 1 hundred

8. Khurram Manzoor 557 runs @40 with 1 hundred

9. Sahibzada 497 runs @41 with 5 fifties

10. Ahsan Ali 422 runs @47 with 2 hundreds


So 10 FC openers averaged more than Shan Masood in the season and 5 Fc Openers scored more number of FC tons in a season as Opener than Shan Masood.

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both Shehzad and Shan didn't deserve to be selected in Tests right now. Shehzad's selection is slightly understandable because of decent previous record but Shan's selection despite his below average performance in QeA trophy as you stated, is mind boggling.

In Sami's defense there are some wonderful stats from last year.

Azhar and Sami had most partnership runs between them in 2016. (from all nations)

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...+2016;spanval1=span;template=results;type=fow

Azhar and Sami had the biggest 1st wicket partnership last year (221 runs).
 (from all nations)

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...hips_by_wicket.html?class=1;id=2016;type=year

Tell me who will drop a young test opener when he got settled in the team with his partner?

Yes, Sami failed in Australia, so what? Babar also failed. They are both young and have showed their talent to the world, they dont deserve to be dropped after 1 bad series, that too against a team where we have struggled everytime we toured in our whole history.

Our cricket is plagued by Nepotism, Favouritism and Politics, and it doesn't seem to get any better with Inzi, Mickey and Mahmood at the helm.

Another awful decision from Inzi to add to his long list of terrible selections.:trump



#InziOut
 
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Citizen4 said:
both Shehzad and Shan didn't deserve to be selected in Tests right now. Shehzad's selection is slightly understandable because of decent previous record but Shan's selection despite his below average performance in QeA trophy as you stated, is mind boggling.

In Sami's defense there are some wonderful stats from last year.

Azhar and Sami had most partnership runs between them in 2016. (from all nations)

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...+2016;spanval1=span;template=results;type=fow

Azhar and Sami had the biggest 1st wicket partnership last year (221 runs).
 (from all nations)

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...hips_by_wicket.html?class=1;id=2016;type=year

Tell me who will drop a young test opener when he got settled in the team with his partner?

Yes, Sami failed in Australia, so what? Babar also failed. They are both young and have showed their talent to the world, they dont deserve to be dropped after 1 bad series, that too against a team where we have struggled everytime we toured in our whole history.

Our cricket is plagued by Nepotism, Favouritism and Politics, and it doesn't seem to get any better with Inzi, Mickey and Mahmood at the helm.

Another awful decision from Inzi to add to his long list of terrible selections.:trump



#InziOut
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You have picked very very significant stats which are not just numbers. Highest runs 912 as batting pair for all Test Nations in 2016 with 3 hundred runs partnerships. Nobody can make such a terrible decision. This is why I have said many times that dropping Sami was horrible, terrible decision.
 
Late to the thread but yes, Sami Aslam should've been on the plane to West Indies & should be opening alongside Azhar Ali. Inzi has been the most direct influence/cause on the Pakistani opening problem ever since Saeed Anwar. After becoming captain, he would only give opening batsmen a few test matches to prove their worth. Even if they were playing semi-okay, they would be given the boot. And then came the carousel, of just dropping and picking the same players a few times.

He was criticized by Imran directly when they were both being interviewed together, and his best excuse was that when players are given an opportunity they have to perform. The problem with this excuse is that it will only work when there are other decent options. With Pakistan, the opening spot has been a problem since at the latest 2003. Now that Inzi is the selector, he's bringing his same attitude towards the opening spot. We need to just stick it out and let a pair play for a year or two. Back your instincts for once when it comes to the openers Inzi!
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
You have picked very very significant stats which are not just numbers. Highest runs 912 as batting pair for all Test Nations in 2016 with 3 hundred runs partnerships. Nobody can make such a terrible decision. This is why I have said many times that dropping Sami was horrible, terrible decision.
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no one can defend this terrible selection not even Inzi's die hard jiyalay.

Inzi is ruining our Test team which became one of the best in the world not too long ago.

God knows who he will select to replace Younis and Misbah.

This torture will not end until he resigns or gets sacked, which is unlikely because of the board love him.

Inzi is a stubborn guy who never shows any remorse or regrets for ignoring top performers and selecting garbage from the trash can, all while shamelessly talking all the right things in the media and showing the hypocrisy later.
 
Inzi mentioned in his interview after the Pakistan cup final that Sami was dropped for scoring slow.
 
If Pakistan has to win the match by taking a lead of 180 at end of day 4, Sami and Sarfraz are the 2 most important players.
Both can take on spinners and play at a high SR.

Time for Sami to shine. This can be a career defining innings for him.
 
As I said earlier, there is no room for cowardice. It was the right decision and it is time to drop him again. Pakistan Cup is his level.
 
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] Its so sad to see because he has massive potential.

He is still young however and needs to buckle up.
 
I am a great fan of his but I've been disappointed with him this series. Hopefully he works on his game in domestics.
 
Tbh the guy who dissapointed me the most is Sami Aslam. Thought he will do well this series but still have the same weaknesses.
 
Scored a fifty in the first test but batted too slowly.

He was better in the second test match. He showed positive intent and his 39 in the first innings was a lot more positive . Likewise, even though he didn't score in the 2nd innings he got out playing a positive shot so I didn't mind that too much.

Needs to improve against spin.
 
mak36 said:
Scored a fifty in the first test but batted too slowly.

He was better in the second test match. He showed positive intent and his 39 in the first innings was a lot more positive . Likewise, even though he didn't score in the 2nd innings he got out playing a positive shot so I didn't mind that too much.

Needs to improve against spin.
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Giving Catch practice is positive ? I have learnt a new definition today
 
PerfectionPersonified said:
Giving Catch practice is positive ? I have learnt a new definition today
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I suggest you re-read my post.

He has, rightly, been criticised for batting too slowly especially in the UAE.

In the second test he was playing more positively, which he showed in the first innings. In the second innings, he got out trying to drive at a loose ball. I did not say it was a good shot, rather what I said was I don't mind the nature of that dismissal too much as at least it shows he is developing his game and trying to be positive rather than simply repeating the same mistake again and again. Now he just needs to improve on implementation.

In short, I was referring to the positive intent rather than the actual shot. I would have that was obvious but obviously it passed over your head.
 
Test Squad should have been announced after completion of 2 FC matches of Pakistan A vs Australia.

Top two three performers of Pakistan A who would have performed under pressure & expectation of Test squad selection sgould have been rewarded with them being named in Test squad.

Sami had a chance.


Fakhar over Sami makes no sense at all.


Sami is in great form at the moment.


Look at his character. 19-20 years old Sami Aslam playing his first Test in England after Shan Masood failed miserably had to face

1. Anderson
2. Broad
3. Woakes
4. Finn
5. Ali


Top notch Test attack.


And these were his performances


82 & 70 where he missed a hundred due to his batting partner in 1st innings and could have been youngest to score Test hundred in UK in his first test there.


No way he deserved to be dropped from Test Squad. This season he has been best opener uptil now with 2-3 Fc hundreds in 3-4 matches.


When A side plays against Test side with Test squad not announced yet than the players are under more pressure to perform and hopes of Test squad selection encourages them more.

Test squad should not have been announced so early needlessly. Should have been announced after completion of first two FC matches of Pak A vs Aus Test team and top 2-3 performers of those 3,4 innings with ball and bat should have made the Test squad.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Test Squad should have been announced after completion of 2 FC matches of Pakistan A vs Australia.

Top two three performers of Pakistan A who would have performed under pressure & expectation of Test squad selection sgould have been rewarded with them being named in Test squad.

Sami had a chance.


Fakhar over Sami makes no sense at all.


Sami is in great form at the moment.


Look at his character. 19-20 years old Sami Aslam playing his first Test in England after Shan Masood failed miserably had to face

1. Anderson
2. Broad
3. Woakes
4. Finn
5. Ali


Top notch Test attack.


And these were his performances


82 & 70 where he missed a hundred due to his batting partner in 1st innings and could have been youngest to score Test hundred in UK in his first test there.


No way he deserved to be dropped from Test Squad. This season he has been best opener uptil now with 2-3 Fc hundreds in 3-4 matches.


When A side plays against Test side with Test squad not announced yet than the players are under more pressure to perform and hopes of Test squad selection encourages them more.

Test squad should not have been announced so early needlessly. Should have been announced after completion of first two FC matches of Pak A vs Aus Test team and top 2-3 performers of those 3,4 innings with ball and bat should have made the Test squad.
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True that.

He's our most brave AND successful Test opener for tough conditions.

Need to persist with him and he'll satisfy the strike rate brigade as well.
 
In Test Cricket,Sami Aslam should have been opening from Last 2 years along with Athar Ali and Imam ul Haq should have been the 3rd opener since Sharjeel got banned.

Rather what we saw was Shan Masood getting numerous chances despite his dismal F.C. record. (Shan only deserved selection for Odi squad after brilliant last two List A seasons)

And than Fakhar Zaman getting picked ahead of Sami. Although his F.C. numbers are good but his technique is as good as Israrullah and can’t last Test Cricket. Warner (decent tech), Gayle and Sehwag have been only successful aggressive test openers. We could have tried with Sharjeel but surely not Fakhar who has numerous issues with technique against pace and spin both.



Sami getting dropped was pure injustice.


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Sami is another Imam who is basically another Azhar Ali or Asad Shafiq. How many players do we want in the team who can only score at a strike rate of below 60?
 
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