ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan's middle order – A Potential Pitfall

[FearlessRoar]

Sohaib Maqsood while talking on his youtube channel:

"The number three spot in the batting order has been the most vulnerable position for Pakistan. Pakistan should have given Usman Khan a chance as an opener. If Pakistan doesn't trust Usman Khan as an opener, why was he selected? It would have been better to select Hasibullah instead, as he has been in form. You have to give Babar Azam back his original spot at number three. You’re disrupting the team’s balance by putting players out of position. It’s better to play someone like Usman Khan as an opener and let Babar play at number three, where he has been most effective."

"Players like Kamran Gulam and Saud Shakeel are good players, but it’s tough to throw someone into such a big tournament without any recent ODI experience. Tayyab Tahir shouldn't be dropped. He should ideally be played higher up the order, but Rizwan and Agha have been performing well and should be kept in the middle order."

 

[Cricket Warrior]

After Inzamam, Yousuf, and Younus, we have always struggled to make our middle order more consistent. We need to give chances to those performing in first-class cricket because hara huri players can't do anything good in the middle order.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Pakistan's success and failure depends on them as Fakhar and Rizwan alone can't get them over the line.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Get Babar back at 3. Don't make the mistake of playing Usman Khan. And hope for the best.

 

[followed]

Big teeth hack Usman khan shouldn't even be in pakistan let alone playing in a icc tournament for Pakistan.
He is way too garbage that hack.

 

[shamaan]

Will they stick with Babar to open or will Saud open.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Pakistan's success and failure depends on them as Fakhar and Rizwan alone can't get them over the line.

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