How many current Pakistani players will get into the Indian Test squad?

[Zakaz]

This is about the test team. How many Pakistani players and which ones would walk into the number 1 ranked Indian team?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Only Abbas in my opinion.

 

[Sidilicious]

Abbas, Babar and possibly Yasir.

The only reason I say possibly Yasir, is because both our specialist spinners Ashwin and Jadeja offer something with the bat. Yasir doesnt. If India were to play 3 or 2 spinners, Yasir will get in. But if we play only 1 spinner, then no.

 

[Mamoon]

No one. Perhaps Azhar has an outside chance, but it appears that Agarwal has solved their opening crisis.

He looks a superior batsman, and of course Shaw is leagues above in terms of potential. Azhar at this point will be a better backup than Vijay though.

 

[warcry]

i do not understand this obsession with india on pakpassion. they clearly want nothing to do with us and we should reciprocate in kind.

 

[Zakaz]

Shaheen Shah Afridi would definitely walk into the Indian squad, just a reminder, his stats would have been deadly if we had even half decent fielders. Not to forget how many of his catches were dropped in Asia cup. Shaheen is the most exciting upcoming fast bowling prospect in the world imo.

 

[Zakaz]

In my opinion, it would be Babar, Azhar (opener), Shaheen, Abbas and Yasir.

 

[abhay]

In my opinion, it would be Babar, Azhar (opener), Shaheen, Abbas and Yasir.

In playing 11, I don't think there would be any as you have to keep in mind that if we had to replace who are playing in playing 11 then we have so many players in domestic waiting to get selected. One example being Mayank Agarwal.

 

[Mamoon]

In my opinion, it would be Babar, Azhar (opener), Shaheen, Abbas and Yasir.

5 players from the 6th ranked team cannot get into the top ranked team. There is a reason for the massive gulf in points and it is not down to 2-3 individuals.

 

[Zakaz]

In playing 11, I don't think there would be any as you have to keep in mind that if we had to replace who are playing in playing 11 then we have so many players in domestic waiting to get selected. One example being Mayank Agarwal.

In my opinion, Shaheen and Abbas are better than Ishant and Umesh, Yasir is better than jadeja, Babar is better than Rahane and Rohit (in Tests), Azhar is better than Murali Vijay or Hanuma Vihari as an opener

 

[Bhaijaan]

Babar 'The Bobby' Azam (unbobbied) definitely ahead of Rahane, Hitman, Vihari in the middle order. Might even wanna try him as test opener.

Among bowlers, Yasir 'Messi' Shah for sure. He's a proven match winner and will be India's frontline spin bowler.

Among quickies Abbass, Amir, Hasan all have a great shot at a test spot for India.


Overall India-Pakistan combined test XI from (Bhaijaan XI) :-

Lokesh Rahul
Prithvi Shaw
Che Pujara
King Kohli (bobbied)
Babar 'The Bobby' Azam (unbobbied)
Rishabh Pant
Hardik Pandya
Yasir Shah
Mohammad Amir
Ishant Sharma
Jasprit Bumrah


Extras - Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Shami

 

[Hitman]

5 players from the 6th ranked team cannot get into the top ranked team. There is a reason for the massive gulf in points and it is not down to 2-3 individuals.

I think Pakistan is ranked 7th.

 

[Mamoon]

I think Pakistan is ranked 7th.

Sri Lanka went down after the New Zealand series.

 

[shariqnoor]

Babar Azam will definitely get in the Indian team at the number 6 spot. At the moment that spot is rotated between Rohit Sharma and Hanuma Vihari. Babar has been batting better than both of them in Test matches so he easily gets it. Although I believe Rohit is better than Babar but he hasn't been able to nail down Test cricket. Also India will elevate Babar to another level.

None of the bowlers will make it to the Indian team. Not even Abbas. Yasir no chance. He's horrible outside of the UAE and since India doesn't play in the UAE, there's no need for Yasir. Ashwin and Jadeja will do as well as Yasir if not better in India and Sri Lanka.

 

[abhay]

In my opinion, Shaheen and Abbas are better than Ishant and Umesh, Yasir is better than jadeja, Babar is better than Rahane and Rohit (in Tests), Azhar is better than Murali Vijay or Hanuma Vihari as an opener

The players you are talking about are very good players but then again you'll have to keep in mind that there are many players ready for replacement

 

[pratiktc]

Azhar Ali may make squad as a 3rd opener.

Abbas could replace Ishant as the attack squeezer

We'd also take Amir and use him only in ODIs/T20s as opening bowler which is what he seems suited for.

 

[Zakaz]

Azhar Ali may make squad as a 3rd opener.

Abbas could replace Ishant as the attack squeezer

We'd also take Amir and use him only in ODIs/T20s as opening bowler which is what he seems suited for.

I am talking about tests only, ODIs and T20s would be completely different story. In T20 at least 8 of playing XI would be Pakistani given our monumental success in that format.

 

[Sidilicious]

Babar Azam will definitely get in the Indian team at the number 6 spot. At the moment that spot is rotated between Rohit Sharma and Hanuma Vihari. Babar has been batting better than both of them in Test matches so he easily gets it. Although I believe Rohit is better than Babar but he hasn't been able to nail down Test cricket. Also India will elevate Babar to another level.

None of the bowlers will make it to the Indian team. Not even Abbas. Yasir no chance. He's horrible outside of the UAE and since India doesn't play in the UAE, there's no need for Yasir. Ashwin and Jadeja will do as well as Yasir if not better in India and Sri Lanka.

In India, Yasir will get in. A leggie will add variety. Outside, no, as he offers nothing with the bat.

Also, Abbas will probably replace Ishant. The attack will be Abbas, Bumrah and Shami.

 

[shariqnoor]

In India, Yasir will get in. A leggie will add variety. Outside, no, as he offers nothing with the bat.

Also, Abbas will probably replace Ishant. The attack will be Abbas, Bumrah and Shami.

Maybe but I don't think India requires Yasir in India. They have an incredible spinning duo of Jadeja and Ashwin who teams cannot handle at all in India so I don't understand the need for Yasir. Also Yasir is a walking wicket whereas both Jadeja and Ashwin can contribute 30 runs each. I don't think Yasir merits a place in the Indian team.

With regards to Abbas, everybody is hyping Abbas up before seeing how he fares against top teams. I don't discount the fact that he is a good bowler. He is at the moment Pakistan's best bowler. But don't forget that he was ruthlessly exposed by NZ because they prepared for him. Abbas couldn't buy a wicket in that series. So the jury is still out on him at least from me. Ishant was a pathetic bowler 2 years back but in the last couple of years he has worked hard on his bowling and become a vital cog in a 3 man attack. He may not have the skill to seam the ball around both ways as Abbas does but his control is at par with Abbas. Also he brings a different dimension to the Indian attack with his height. So with him in the side, India are fully covered of any pitch:

Seaming track: Shami will exploit it
Slow track: Bumrah's pace will help
Bouncy track: Ishant's height will help

I don't see what Abbas will bring to the attack that Shami, Bumrah and Ishant can't?

 

[jagatk]

Mohammad Abbas, no one else. He replaces one of shami. Babar isn't better than either Kohli,ChePu or Rahane and we want an allrounder at 6 so babar doesn't qualify. Yasir ain't much better than ashwin or jadeja in india and both can bat, same logic outside India.

 

[aukhan]

Abbas, Babar and Azhar only.

 

[Zakaz]

Abbas, Babar and Azhar only.

But Shaheen is even better than Abbas. Abbas has pin point accuracy but lacks pace a lot.

 

[Gullycricket]

Azhar(as Opener)
Babar
Amir
Abbas
Yasir(deadly on spinning pitches)
Rejuvenated Shan

 

[aukhan]

But Shaheen is even better than Abbas. Abbas has pin point accuracy but lacks pace a lot.

He has played only few matches...lets give him some time.

 

[hadi123]

Why do we even need this thread?

 

[Shandarchowka]

Indo-Pak Combined XI :

Shaw
Azhar
Pujara
Kohli (c)
Babar
Shadab/Pandya
Pant (k)
Amir
Yasir
Abbas
Bumrah

Reserves - Shan, Ashwin, Shaheen, Pandya/Shadab

Shadab and Pandya will be selected on the basis of pitch.

The above team will defeat oppositions on all kinds of pitches.

 

[Mamoon]

Some people are too kind here by naming only 4-5 Pakistani players that will get into the Indian team.

The modesty is making me uncomfortable - the truth is that only Kohli and Bumrah stand an outside chance of breaking into this world class 6th ranked team.

 

[latecut]

Meaningless hypothetical thread.
I find that a good number of threads are similar hypothetical "what if" threads in this forum.

 

[topspin]

India and Pakistan combined XI:

Mayank Agarwal - I know he's only played 1 test but looks the real deal
Prithvi Shaw - Probably the best opener around in the Indo-Pak region
Pujara
Kohli (C)
Babar
Pant (WK)
Pandya
Jadeja
Ishant (before Shaheen hits the ground running)
Abbas
Bumrah

Notable exclusions that make the 16 man squad:
Azhar Ali
Rahane
Shami
Ashwin
Shaheen

 

[AMSS]

Indo-Pak Combined XI :

Shaw
Azhar
Pujara
Kohli (c)
Babar
Shadab/Pandya
Pant (k)
Amir
Yasir
Abbas
Bumrah

Reserves - Shan, Ashwin, Shaheen, Pandya/Shadab

Shadab and Pandya will be selected on the basis of pitch.

The above team will defeat oppositions on all kinds of pitches.

As a die-hard Pakistan fan i can see you fantasizing about THAT many players from your team in a combined XI but no, it's not realistic. You are ranked number 7 for a reason - your players don't cut the mustard.

Has Babar's averaged touched 40 yet? No. Now I expect you to comeback with his average of 50 or whatever this year but that's not good enough. He has to do it for 4 years at a stretch before he earns the right of being mentioned in the same breath as Rahane.

And then you include Amir. LMAO. Probably the most chickenhearted 'quick' ever. His 130k trundling is not good enough. Sorry.

Shadab? Lmao. Who's he? Has he taken 5-ers against top 3 teams? Or scored 100s? Didn't think so.


I'd grant you Abbas and Yasir as legit candidate worth being considered. None of the rest.

 

[Shandarchowka]

As a die-hard Pakistan fan i can see you fantasizing about THAT many players from your team in a combined XI but no, it's not realistic. You are ranked number 7 for a reason - your players don't cut the mustard.

Has Babar's averaged touched 40 yet? No. Now I expect you to comeback with his average of 50 or whatever this year but that's not good enough. He has to do it for 4 years at a stretch before he earns the right of being mentioned in the same breath as Rahane.

And then you include Amir. LMAO. Probably the most chickenhearted 'quick' ever. His 130k trundling is not good enough. Sorry.

Shadab? Lmao. Who's he? Has he taken 5-ers against top 3 teams? Or scored 100s? Didn't think so.


I'd grant you Abbas and Yasir as legit candidate worth being considered. None of the rest.

Amir will add a different angle and wonderful variety to compliment Abbas and Bumrah. I'd not be surprised if he actually ends up as the most potent bowler of the three when they play together.

Babar and Shaw, even if they don't have the absolute best stats, are the rising stars of our countries and have been selected on their promise. Both have started scoring runs and deserve every bit to be included in the XIs. With regards to Rahane, I'm sure even Indian posters want him out and he has been woeful recently and he is not considered for this XI. Sorry.

Shadab is a very underrated batsman and can bamboozle batting line ups with his mean googly. He still is young and will mak a perfect foil along with Yasir to put pressure on batting line ups on spinning tracks. Pandya will come in whenever this team tours abroad on greener pitches.

This is a perfect XI and has all bases covered. Pakistan may not have the best ranking right now but this young team's graph is going up and will eventually become better.

 

[BreadPakoda]

As a die-hard Pakistan fan i can see you fantasizing about THAT many players from your team in a combined XI but no, it's not realistic. You are ranked number 7 for a reason - your players don't cut the mustard.

Has Babar's averaged touched 40 yet? No. Now I expect you to comeback with his average of 50 or whatever this year but that's not good enough. He has to do it for 4 years at a stretch before he earns the right of being mentioned in the same breath as Rahane.

And then you include Amir. LMAO. Probably the most chickenhearted 'quick' ever. His 130k trundling is not good enough. Sorry.

Shadab? Lmao. Who's he? Has he taken 5-ers against top 3 teams? Or scored 100s? Didn't think so.


I'd grant you Abbas and Yasir as legit candidate worth being considered. None of the rest.

If Amir can add another 10-15kph to his bowling, then maybe he does have a chance. Rishi Dhawan, despite being a better batsman couldn’t get into the team as he too is slow.

Of course, going from late 120kph yo 140-145kph is easier said than done as it needs good genes, diet, and training.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Shadab will lose to Piyush Chawla to get into Gujarat team.

 

[AMSS]

Amir will add a different angle and wonderful variety to compliment Abbas and Bumrah. I'd not be surprised if he actually ends up as the most potent bowler of the three when they play together.

Babar and Shaw, even if they don't have the absolute best stats, are the rising stars of our countries and have been selected on their promise. Both have started scoring runs and deserve every bit to be included in the XIs. With regards to Rahane, I'm sure even Indian posters want him out and he has been woeful recently and he is not considered for this XI. Sorry.

Shadab is a very underrated batsman and can bamboozle batting line ups with his mean googly. He still is young and will mak a perfect foil along with Yasir to put pressure on batting line ups on spinning tracks. Pandya will come in whenever this team tours abroad on greener pitches.

This is a perfect XI and has all bases covered. Pakistan may not have the best ranking right now but this young team's graph is going up and will eventually become better.

Exactly. Your combined XI is based on your fantasies of Pakistani players' potential rather than their actual achievements. That's why I said you are not a realist. When you come out of that stupor, you'd find that Rahane's achievements dwarf Babar on every metric. Shadab and Amir and Azhar are LOLworthy names.

 

[Shandarchowka]

Exactly. Your combined XI is based on your fantasies of Pakistani players' potential rather than their actual achievements. That's why I said you are not a realist. When you come out of that stupor, you'd find that Rahane's achievements dwarf Babar on every metric. Shadab and Amir and Azhar are LOLworthy names.

A team need not be made of the best XI individual players, there are other factors as well. It's about who brings what to the table and if that adds up and makes teams even stronger than they actually are. Babar and Kohli will form the most formidable middle order pair when brought together. Similarly, Azhar and Shaw will make the loveliest mix of experience and youth at the top order. Amir and Bumrah bowling together will make batsmen scratch their heads with the different angles and variety they add together. Considering all these, the XI I stated is the best IndoPak XI.

 

[latecut]

Thank God Pakistan is ranked number six so only about Six Pakistani players are making to to Indian playing eleven. If a similar exercise was carried out for Bangladeshi players then as many as nine Bangladeshis would have walked into the Indian playing eleven.

 

[jeetu]

Abbas and Azhar for sure. Yasir and Babar on rotational basis.

 

[jagatk]

A team need not be made of the best XI individual players, there are other factors as well. It's about who brings what to the table and if that adds up and makes teams even stronger than they actually are. Babar and Kohli will form the most formidable middle order pair when brought together. Similarly, Azhar and Shaw will make the loveliest mix of experience and youth at the top order. Amir and Bumrah bowling together will make batsmen scratch their heads with the different angles and variety they add together. Considering all these, the XI I stated is the best IndoPak XI.

Another far fetched scenario, Azhar Ali doesn't open for pakistan, at no 3 he is competing with Pujara not the indian openers and no one is going to pick him ahead of Pujara. Also Rahane and Kohli already form a formidable middle order pair, Babar is potential but this isn't Pak-India Potentially great 11 this is which pak player is good enough to play in the no 1 in the world 11, Babar ahead of Rahane has no logic other than Pakistanis wanting him in the 11. Shadab in the team is pure LoL worthy, and Amir can't play in that team as Ishant isn't just their as a bowler he is a work horse, he can bowl long spells without giving away runs amir doesn't do that, Shami is the only one who can be dropped as Abbas is much better than him.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Indo-Pak Combined XI :

Shaw
Azhar
Pujara
Kohli (c)
Babar
Shadab/Pandya
Pant (k)
Amir
Yasir
Abbas
Bumrah

Reserves - Shan, Ashwin, Shaheen, Pandya/Shadab

Shadab and Pandya will be selected on the basis of pitch.

The above team will defeat oppositions on all kinds of pitches.

This guy is a legend.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Some people are too kind here by naming only 4-5 Pakistani players that will get into the Indian team.

The modesty is making me uncomfortable - the truth is that only Kohli and Bumrah stand an outside chance of breaking into this world class 6th ranked team.

Some just live in cloud cuckoo land.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I think Azhar Ali (opener) and Abbas (if he does great in warm ups) will get in.

Babar will compete with Rahane/Vihari for a spot.

That's it.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

If Mayank and Shaw are picked in squad then only Babar and Abbas hav a shot.

 

[shariqnoor]

This guy is a legend.

Well at least the captaincy remained with an Indian.

Also quite surprised that Bumrah made the list. Never seen Bumrah deliver a spell quite like what Wahab did against Watson. Bumrah ahead of Wahab? Terrible selection I would say.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Well at least the captaincy remained with an Indian.

Also quite surprised that Bumrah made the list. Never seen Bumrah deliver a spell quite like what Wahab did against Watson. Bumrah ahead of Wahab? Terrible selection I would say.

You hav to be crazy biased to pick Bumrah ahead of Watson when the latter delivered i the biggest stage of them all.

What did Bumrah do? Bowl a no ball in CT finals. Choker sa.ala.

 

[ARK Rafay]

In batting past 2 years Azhar. And maybe Babar (Not sure because India has immense batting talent). In bowling I can see Abbas, Shaheen, Amir and Yasir walk in for sure.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

India is winning mainly due to its bowling and posters will replace 3 out of our 4 bowlers.

Hehe.

This is an awesome thread really.

 

[happydavy]

Babar Azam, I rate that kid very highly.

 

[Mr. Cricket]

In batting past 2 years Azhar. And maybe Babar (Not sure because India has immense batting talent). In bowling I can see Abbas, Shaheen, Amir and Yasir walk in for sure.

We don't need any of your bowler, our bowling unit doing fine. For batting don't think about, everyone of ur batsmen is trash.

 

[Shandarchowka]

Another far fetched scenario, Azhar Ali doesn't open for pakistan, at no 3 he is competing with Pujara not the indian openers and no one is going to pick him ahead of Pujara. Also Rahane and Kohli already form a formidable middle order pair, Babar is potential but this isn't Pak-India Potentially great 11 this is which pak player is good enough to play in the no 1 in the world 11, Babar ahead of Rahane has no logic other than Pakistanis wanting him in the 11. Shadab in the team is pure LoL worthy, and Amir can't play in that team as Ishant isn't just their as a bowler he is a work horse, he can bowl long spells without giving away runs amir doesn't do that, Shami is the only one who can be dropped as Abbas is much better than him.

Azhar is a great opener for Pakistan. He was our opener during #MisYou times. Unfortunately he now has to bat down the order to stabilize the middle order. With Pujara, Kohli, and Babar there to take care of the middle order, Azhar can freely move up to his best position and provide the much required stability at the top of the order. Hence he is in the squad as an opener.

Amir is still one of the best in the world and you will see this when Abbas and Amir play together. Hasan is underperforming and Shaheen is too raw currently. With Abbas at the other end, I'm sure Amir will be too tough to handle this week against South Africa. Even during first innings of Centurion test, we saw how Amir was firing all cylinders when Shaheen provided much required support at the other end. With Abbas and Bumrah in the squad, I'm sure Amir will run through bating orders.

Shadab, as I told you, justifies his selection as he has a mean googly and provided stability at 6. Basically he and Pandya have been drafted for the same role. Only difference being Pandya is aggressive and Shadab is more stable.

 

[Shandarchowka]

India is winning mainly due to its bowling and posters will replace 3 out of our 4 bowlers.

Hehe.

This is an awesome thread really.

Why not when you can make that bowling even more incisive? Not sure why the idea is being ridiculed! It's just an honest opinion.

 

[Shandarchowka]

You hav to be crazy biased to pick Bumrah ahead of Watson when the latter delivered i the biggest stage of them all.

What did Bumrah do? Bowl a no ball in CT finals. Choker sa.ala.

Bumrah has come a long way since that no-ball. He has been doing great since the last season and definitely is better than Wahab. I understand your mocking tone but just wanted to clarify.

 

[leg-side-flick]

In indian conditions, the indian team is v good and I don't think anyone can walk in, Only Abbas comes in with Bumrah as his partner.

In overseas conditions, I will take Shaheen Afridi as part of bowling unit and on current form Babar should replace Indian's no 6. I am assuming Mayank and Shaw will settle well as openers.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I thought this was a team for just Aussie conditions.

Overall, Yasir in Asia definitely.

Outside Asia, time will tell. He just leaks too many runs when he doesn't pick wickets. Right now, our spinners keep an end tight and bat well. Jaddu is the safest bet.

 

[Rayyman]

Abbas and Babar have the best shot.

Maybe Shaheen/Amir too, because India need a left-armer.

 

[barah_admi]

Shaheen Shah Afridi would definitely walk into the Indian squad, just a reminder, his stats would have been deadly if we had even half decent fielders. Not to forget how many of his catches were dropped in Asia cup. Shaheen is the most exciting upcoming fast bowling prospect in the world imo.

Completely agree but I don't think he makes the Indian test squad just yet.

Abbas would, Shah would easily and Babar. Possibly Azhar if we're looking at it beyond just last this year (2018).

 

[Pete Rose]

This place is insufferable after a defeat

 

[ILcricket]

Some people are too kind here by naming only 4-5 Pakistani players that will get into the Indian team.

The modesty is making me uncomfortable - the truth is that only Kohli and Bumrah stand an outside chance of breaking into this world class 6th ranked team.

i was wondering about this
My opinion , perhaps Azhar & Abbas in Test squad of 14 .

 

[jagatk]

Azhar is a great opener for Pakistan. He was our opener during #MisYou times. Unfortunately he now has to bat down the order to stabilize the middle order. With Pujara, Kohli, and Babar there to take care of the middle order, Azhar can freely move up to his best position and provide the much required stability at the top of the order. Hence he is in the squad as an opener.

Amir is still one of the best in the world and you will see this when Abbas and Amir play together. Hasan is underperforming and Shaheen is too raw currently. With Abbas at the other end, I'm sure Amir will be too tough to handle this week against South Africa. Even during first innings of Centurion test, we saw how Amir was firing all cylinders when Shaheen provided much required support at the other end. With Abbas and Bumrah in the squad, I'm sure Amir will run through bating orders.

Shadab, as I told you, justifies his selection as he has a mean googly and provided stability at 6. Basically he and Pandya have been drafted for the same role. Only difference being Pandya is aggressive and Shadab is more stable.

This isn't a Indo Pak 11 thread, its a simple question which pak player can replace his opposite number in the current Indian team, Azhar Ali is not opening, so i don't consider him as an opener, Babar is not better than rahane, Amir can't do the job Ishant does and Amir isn't much better than Ishant unlike Abbas for Amir to replace him, Shadab has no place in the indian team, he isn't a good enough batsman to replace any batsman nor is he a good enough bowler to replace any of our spinners, Pandya plays because he is a pace bowling A/R, in India we won't pick him half the time and outside India the whole logic of picking him is getting an additional pacer so as to play one of Ashwin or Jadeja, unless you got a pace bowling A/R better than Pandya, he can't be replaced.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

The following will easily get into india test squad(based on current form) :
Babar azam
Mohd abbas

1.Yasir shah is a world class spinner but sadly he is also a subcontinent specialist like ashwin jadeja so he won't solve our problem. Ashwin and jadeja are better batsman so yasir misses out.

2.Azhar ali is a top batsman but he is out of form these days.
3.Our openers are unproven but so are yours.
4.haris has potential but we can't assume that he is better than rahane.

 

[Mp812]

The three Indian seamers have broken a record for the highest number of wickets in a calendar year which is amazing for the pace trio.
Replacing them with Pakistani bowlers would be illogical.
Mayank and Shaw as openers although have played just couple of tests already look to have more potential than any batter Pakistan team can show.
Replacing Cheteshwar Pujara and Kohli would be not good idea as they seem a notch better ( sarcasm intended) .
Rahane and Pant can be replaced by Babar and Sarfaraz ( purely on Sarfarazz batting ability ) since Pants scores since his 100 at last test match in England have been 39,34,27,39,36,38 etc
Spinners well , India aint playing in UAE so Yasir aint getting in.

 

[Rightarmfast]

There used to be a time when we used to fantasize about Wasim and Waqar bowling for India. How times have changed!

 

[Hitman]

Indo-Pak Combined XI :

Shaw
Azhar
Pujara
Kohli (c)
Babar
Shadab/Pandya
Pant (k)
Amir
Yasir
Abbas
Bumrah

Reserves - Shan, Ashwin, Shaheen, Pandya/Shadab

Shadab and Pandya will be selected on the basis of pitch.

The above team will defeat oppositions on all kinds of pitches.

6 players from the number 7th ranked Test team finding a place in the number 1 ranked Test team is doing charity to the number 1 ranked Test team )

 

[Mp812]

Imam
Shan
Kohli
Azhar
Harris
Babar
Fakhar
Sarfaraz
Amir
Hasan
Shaheen

 

[Shandarchowka]

There used to be a time when we used to fantasize about Wasim and Waqar bowling for India. How times have changed!

Things are not yet so bad for fast bowling in Pakistan. India has done well to produce Bumrah but I'll wait for another 2 years to see if this is just a flash in the pan.

 

[Shandarchowka]

6 players from the number 7th ranked Test team finding a place in the number 1 ranked Test team is doing charity to the number 1 ranked Test team )

Indian teams strength is Kohli and Bumrah. If those two are out, India will also struggle like Pakistan without #MisYou. If you remove those two the two teams are closer than one can imagine..

 

[Ummii]

none

 

[Hitman]

Indian teams strength is Kohli and Bumrah. If those two are out, India will also struggle like Pakistan without #MisYou. If you remove those two the two teams are closer than one can imagine..

Yea, with Misbah and Younis, Pakistan were the #1 team in the world, right? 2 players doesn't really make a humongous gap between 2 team, so much that one is ranked #1 and the other at #6.

 

[Mainul]

LOL. Pakistanis are having fantasy with Babar. Babar won't get a seat in Indian team for sure. How can he be better than Rahane with an test average of just 34 with 1 century?
At present only Abbas and Azhar can make the Indian side.

 

[sshakir411]

Kind of a pretty dumb question tbh. On ability alone majority of these players can make any national squad...on performance though is a different question.

India has not all of a sudden started producing super talented players...it’s just that their players are able to reach their potential quicker and be professional.

 

[Hasan123]

Some people are too kind here by naming only 4-5 Pakistani players that will get into the Indian team.

The modesty is making me uncomfortable - the truth is that only Kohli and Bumrah stand an outside chance of breaking into this world class 6th ranked team.

The funniest thing is these same people will use excuses that our test team is weak as to why Sarfraz is struggling and that we are struggling because of no Misbah and Younis. Yet we have 5 players who will get into the Indian team.

 

[Attiq_Lone]

Basically this

Mayank Agarwal
Prithvi Shaw
Cheteshwar Pujara
Virat Kohli
Babar Azam
Rishab Pant (wk)
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin
Mohammad Abbas
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammad Shami

Yasir Shah
Ishant Sharma
Murali Vijay
Ajinkya Rahane

 

[Tyler Durden]

None!

 

[Balthazar]

Let's see. We had an inconsistent openers before the introduction of Mayank and Shaw but Pakistan openers are even worst. KL Rahul is still a big talent, so he will still be the backup opener for me. Wouldn't want to swap him with any of Pakistan batsmen.

We have a solid middle order batsmen in Pujara, Kohli and Rahane. Maybe Babar could be the backup option for Rahane or whoever plays as an extra batsman.

As for the spinners, Ashwin, Jadeja and Kuldeep offer much more than any Pak spinners could do. So there's nothing there for Pak spinners.

As for the fast bowlers, I think only Shaheen Afridi has an outside chance because we lack left arm fast bowlers.

That's it. Only Babar and Afridi can get into Indian team.

 

[Adeel Naseem]

Imam ul haq

 

[PakLFC]

How about how many Pak players will get into any top Test side? Get over your obsession with India.

 

[Rathore]

Why so much obsession with india? They r a much better teat team than Pakistan they dnt need any of our player they have population of about 1.3 billions they can easily choose from own people. Stop embarassing urself n ur country

 

[PakLFC]

All these people opening such threads suffer from a massive Indian complex. Please have some self respect coz most Pakistanis are not like you. I don't see many Pak players getting in to any Test side above us. Perhaps Babar, Hasan and Amir will be good enough for NZ, Aussies or England when in top form. I am not taking the West Indies in to consideration as they are now worse then us.

 

[Zakaz]

All these people opening such threads suffer from a massive Indian complex. Please have some self respect coz most Pakistanis are not like you. I don't see many Pak players getting in to any Test side above us. Perhaps Babar, Hasan and Amir will be good enough for NZ, Aussies or England when in top form. I am not taking the West Indies in to consideration as they are now worse then us.

The only reason I chose India is because they are number 1 ranked team. If I was talking about ODIs then I would have asked how many pakistani players will get into England squad.

 

[Sadozai]

No one barring Abbas and Babar

 

[leg-side-flick]

No one barring Abbas and Babar

Why are people under ratin Shaheen.....