Inzamam-ul-Haq wants Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali in World T20 squad

[b.lesner]

Inzamam squad on his YouTube channel

1. Sharjeel Khan
2. M Rizwan
3. Babar Azam
4. Shan Masood
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Asif Ali
7. Muhammad Hafeez
8. Shadab Khan
9. Imad Wasim
10. Usman Qadir
11. Haris Rauf
12. Muhammad Hasnain
13. Hassan Ali
14. Muhammad Wasim jr.
15. Muhammad Aamir (if available)

He was saying he watched Shan in KPL he is very impressed and also wants Asif Ali for six hitting amd Shoaib Malik for experience. Thats what he did during his tenure select test squad from PSL and now he would pick test squad from KPL too because he doesn't know any domestic player not now nor when he was selector thats the Danger Pakistan will face if Ramiz Axes Muhammad Wasim, he wants someone sources say is his close friend and 100% he would be like inzi selection only through watching PSL in tests too because they don't know about domestic let alone U-19 and 2nd XI like Muhammad Wasim.

 

[Titan24]

Did he really exclude Shaheen?

 

[b.lesner]

Did he really exclude Shaheen?

Yes he did

 

[Rana]

Did he really exclude Shaheen?

What exactly does Shaheen offer to the T20 side? He gets carted for 10+ runs per over just like Rauf or Hasnain more often than not

 

[zarak]

What exactly does Shaheen offer to the T20 side? He gets carted for 10+ runs per over just like Rauf or Hasnain more often than not

man of the match in the only t20 we won in england

 

[daytrader]

What a joke! And to think we had this guy as our chief selector

 

[Titan24]

What exactly does Shaheen offer to the T20 side? He gets carted for 10+ runs per over just like Rauf or Hasnain more often than not

Yes he has not been in the best of forms in T20Is in last year or so however, I cant think of many pacers in Pakistan who can get 1-2 wickets in the powerplay with the new ball and Shaheen on his decent days has the ability to do that. Thats a crucial element for the team and spinners especially in UAE to come into play. He hasnt been consistent but, showed that vs Eng by getting Malan and Bairstow in the powerplay and previously in vs SA in first T20I where he took both Malan and Smuts in the powerplay.

There is no denying that hasnt performed upto his potential in last year or so in T20Is but, even then he has been the only impactful pacer with the new ball in the white ball formats including T20Is.

In my opinion he is one of the very few pacers in Pakistan who on his day has the ability to win a match on his own across the formats. If he was out of form he should have been rested before and someone else should have been tried but, cant agree with Inzi here by dropping him for World T20 squad. I would be really surprised and it would be a shocker in my opinion to drop him just before the world T20 when he has been a regular fixture for Pak in T20Is for sometime now and has a decent overall record.

 

[iniqbal223]

looks like he Jost woke up from coma

Asif Ali??

Give me a break; the most serial failure, I will take UA any day (at least he will score 10 runs of 5 balls). This guy Asif Ali will do the opposite (5 runs from 9 balls) kind of very specialist T20 power hitter

 

[iniqbal223]

He also excluded Fakhar Zaman

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

We need specialist middle order batsmen and we have none. In our case, we have specialist middle order batsmen opening the innings and openers batting in the middle order. While it’s working for our opening slots, it’s really killing our middle order up to a point that our middle order can’t even bat 5 overs properly in a t20 match. My real fear is that good teams will use this situation to knock us out in the first round of the world t20.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Inzamam squad on his YouTube channel
1. Sharjeel Khan
2. M Rizwan
3. Babar Azam
4. Shan Masood
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Asif Ali
7. Muhammad Hafeez
8. Shadab Khan
9. Imad Wasim
10. Usman Qadir
11. Haris Rauf
12. Muhammad Hasnain
13. Hassan Ali
14. Muhammad Wasim jr.
15. Muhammad Aamir (if available)

He was saying he watched Shan in KPL he is very impressed and also wants Asif Ali for six hitting amd Shoaib Malik for experience. Thats what he did during his tenure select test squad from PSL and now he would pick test squad from KPL too because he doesn't know any domestic player not now nor when he was selector thats the Danger Pakistan will face if Ramiz Axes Muhammad Wasim, he wants someone sources say is his close friend and 100% he would be like inzi selection only through watching PSL in tests too because they don't know about domestic let alone U-19 and 2nd XI like Muhammad Wasim.

I mean first of all KPL was a complete and utter joke, it was basically a domestic tournament disguised as something much bigger. It can't seriously be used as a base for selection.

Asif Ali- brilliant in domestic and poor on the international front
Haris Rauf- some things are better left unsaid
Usman Qadir- liked him but he's been getting smashed in CPL
Aamir- needs to put drama aside but ok i'd take him
Shan- waaaaaay too slow

Surprise exclusions for me is Kashif Ali, Muhammad Nawaz and of course Shaheen otherwise that squad just goes to show why Inzi is no longer selector.

 

[Titan24]

Just looked at the video and Inzi had Faheem Ashraf in the squad. He talked about Amir and availability but, he wasnt in the squad.

Also it looks like that the guy who works on his videos made a mistake with the picture of Inzi's squad. Seconds before that picture showing up he was talking about how Shaheen, Hassan can have experience bowlers alongside Wahab and Amir in the squad and will also put pressure on opposition due to their names. In the next few seconds we see a picture of his squad where there is suddenly Shaheen and Hasnain is there who Inzi didnt even talk about.

 

[Titan24]

Just looked at the video and Inzi had Faheem Ashraf in the squad. He talked about Amir and availability but, he wasnt in the squad.

Also it looks like that the guy who works on his videos made a mistake with the picture of Inzi's squad. Seconds before that picture showing up he was talking about how Shaheen, Hassan can have experience bowlers alongside Wahab and Amir in the squad and will also put pressure on opposition due to their names. In the next few seconds we see a picture of his squad where there is suddenly Shaheen and Hasnain is there who Inzi didnt even talk about.

*suddenly no Shaheen and Hasnian is there.

 

[sweep_shot]

Inzamam squad on his YouTube channel
1. Sharjeel Khan
2. M Rizwan
3. Babar Azam
4. Shan Masood
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Asif Ali
7. Muhammad Hafeez
8. Shadab Khan
9. Imad Wasim
10. Usman Qadir
11. Haris Rauf
12. Muhammad Hasnain
13. Hassan Ali
14. Muhammad Wasim jr.
15. Muhammad Aamir (if available)

Really strange selections. Reminds me of Pakistan's 2015 WC squad.

 

[Mirpur express]

With all due respect to Inzi , this is just absolute garbage & exposed him as clueless!! 90% of adults in Pakistan who have decent knowledge of our available players will pick a better team. LMAO @ the funny side of inzi’s TTF/OAP team

 

[Shoaibbtt]

With all due respect to Inzi , this is just absolute garbage & exposed him as clueless!! 90% of adults in Pakistan who have decent knowledge of our available players will pick a better team. LMAO @ the funny side of inzi’s TTF/OAP team

And people wanted someone like him as selector, Waseem has knowledge of the domestic structure and so should be retained.

 

[Bewal Express]

These old players reflect the terrible malaise in our cricket. Keep looking back to dross and then blame each other for the poor results.

 

[srh]

We need specialist middle order batsmen and we have none. In our case, we have specialist middle order batsmen opening the innings and openers batting in the middle order. While it’s working for our opening slots, it’s really killing our middle order up to a point that our middle order can’t even bat 5 overs properly in a t20 match. My real fear is that good teams will use this situation to knock us out in the first round of the world t20.

And thats the main issue. I would move Rizwan to middle order.

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

If he's looking at KPL as a medium of selection why not select Kashif Ali?

 

[Shaka81]

Inzamam squad on his YouTube channel

1. Sharjeel Khan
2. M Rizwan
3. Babar Azam
4. Shan Masood
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Asif Ali
7. Muhammad Hafeez
8. Shadab Khan
9. Imad Wasim
10. Usman Qadir
11. Haris Rauf
12. Muhammad Hasnain
13. Hassan Ali
14. Muhammad Wasim jr.
15. Muhammad Aamir (if available)

He was saying he watched Shan in KPL he is very impressed and also wants Asif Ali for six hitting amd Shoaib Malik for experience. Thats what he did during his tenure select test squad from PSL and now he would pick test squad from KPL too because he doesn't know any domestic player not now nor when he was selector thats the Danger Pakistan will face if Ramiz Axes Muhammad Wasim, he wants someone sources say is his close friend and 100% he would be like inzi selection only through watching PSL in tests too because they don't know about domestic let alone U-19 and 2nd XI like Muhammad Wasim.

I suppose if you were wanting Pakistan to lose every game, then this is the squad you would pick. Inzi was a great batsmen but a terrible selector. His lack of knowledge or acceptance of performances really shining through in that squad.

 

[hitthestump]

A lot of overreacting in this thread. The fact is that these 3 names are probably up there as the best backup batsmen in a talentless nation like Pakistan.

Shan has done well domestically and in PSL. Asif Ali can clear the rope effortlessly which is something we don't have right now. Malik brings spin, experience and decent t20 numbers.

None of them are great players. However, all of them can lay claim to have some role to play for a international side where batting stocks are at an all time pathetic low.

 

[Energy]

Wants and needs. The whims of Pakistan cricket experts run the show.

'Wants Asif Ali for six hitting' . One of maulana saab's fine jokes.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

A lot of overreacting in this thread. The fact is that these 3 names are probably up there as the best backup batsmen in a talentless nation like Pakistan.

Shan has done well domestically and in PSL. Asif Ali can clear the rope effortlessly which is something we don't have right now. Malik brings spin, experience and decent t20 numbers.

None of them are great players. However, all of them can lay claim to have some role to play for a international side where batting stocks are at an all time pathetic low.

Malik is a mediocre player that has never stood up when Pak has needed him, he's a TTF.

Shan is an interesting pick but it's pointless picking someone when the opening slot is settled.

Asif Ali are you seriously kidding me?????

 

[CricketingMinds]

I think Inzi sahab should change his video editor. A big mistake from the editor to leave out Shaheen when Inzi clearly spoke about Shaheens high value

Asif Ali and Malik - I don't agree with. Maqsood would be much better than Asif Ali.

 

[gazza619]

I am shocked he didnt include Imam in his team.

 

[Firebat]

Asif Ali has a T20I strike rate of 123.74 (7 less than Babar) and average of 16.38. He's got 19 sixes in 278 balls - Hassan Ali has a better six-hitting rate than that. A true TTF.

 

[moghul]

Inzamam squad on his YouTube channel

1. Sharjeel Khan
2. M Rizwan
3. Babar Azam
4. Shan Masood
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Asif Ali
7. Muhammad Hafeez
8. Shadab Khan
9. Imad Wasim
10. Usman Qadir
11. Haris Rauf
12. Muhammad Hasnain
13. Hassan Ali
14. Muhammad Wasim jr.
15. Muhammad Aamir (if available)

He was saying he watched Shan in KPL he is very impressed and also wants Asif Ali for six hitting amd Shoaib Malik for experience. Thats what he did during his tenure select test squad from PSL and now he would pick test squad from KPL too because he doesn't know any domestic player not now nor when he was selector thats the Danger Pakistan will face if Ramiz Axes Muhammad Wasim, he wants someone sources say is his close friend and 100% he would be like inzi selection only through watching PSL in tests too because they don't know about domestic let alone U-19 and 2nd XI like Muhammad Wasim.

Inzi is a funny guy, didn't know that, until now .

 

[hitthestump]

Malik is a mediocre player that has never stood up when Pak has needed him, he's a TTF.

Shan is an interesting pick but it's pointless picking someone when the opening slot is settled.

Asif Ali are you seriously kidding me?????

Asif Ali is a terrible cricketer. I completely agree with you there. The point is that there aren't many domestic batsmen in Pakistan who are any better.

People who think Inzi has 'lost his mind' aren't quite grasping how empty the batting stocks are in Pakistan right now. In the midst of such a pathetic, talentless system, can we really name three other back up batsmen who are clearly superior to these three?

 

[PakLFC]

Shan is okay but no Shoaib or Asif. One is past his sell by date and the other useless to the core.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

No Imam?

 

[MenInG]

Inzamam speaking on his YouTube:

“Fakhar Zaman played well in the ODIs in South Africa, but his performance in T20Is hasn’t been impressive. It is logical that the team will not carry two wicket-keepers in the 15-men squad. So there isn’t much debate if you ask me. It will be Rizwan"

“I have seen Shan Masood in KPL and PSL. I felt he played better than all other players. He hits sensibly, makes runs through proper shots, has a good strike rate, knows to take singles, has the sense of the game. Sharjeel Khan is a natural player. If the ban of 2-3 years hadn’t happened, he would have been one of the best T20 players in the world now"

“There is a lot of debate around Shoaib Malik. You have tried Haider (Ali), Azam Khan and a lot of others in the middle-order, but no one has scored. The middle-order is an important position. Shoaib Malik is a senior player. If he does the job for you till the World Cup, he should be considered for sure"

“Asif Ali wasn’t a reliable player initially. But his batting has gained maturity now. If he scores in three out of five matches, his performance can be considered as exceptional"

 

[Sher Khan]

Inzamam speaking on his YouTube:

“Fakhar Zaman played well in the ODIs in South Africa, but his performance in T20Is hasn’t been impressive. It is logical that the team will not carry two wicket-keepers in the 15-men squad. So there isn’t much debate if you ask me. It will be Rizwan"

“I have seen Shan Masood in KPL and PSL. I felt he played better than all other players. He hits sensibly, makes runs through proper shots, has a good strike rate, knows to take singles, has the sense of the game. Sharjeel Khan is a natural player. If the ban of 2-3 years hadn’t happened, he would have been one of the best T20 players in the world now"

“There is a lot of debate around Shoaib Malik. You have tried Haider (Ali), Azam Khan and a lot of others in the middle-order, but no one has scored. The middle-order is an important position. Shoaib Malik is a senior player. If he does the job for you till the World Cup, he should be considered for sure"

“Asif Ali wasn’t a reliable player initially. But his batting has gained maturity now. If he scores in three out of five matches, his performance can be considered as exceptional"

No wonder, Inzamam was such a terrible chief selector. He literally has no clue what he is talking about. In what world, has Asif Ali now become a mature batsman he is still a club level slogger.

Forget all this the most shocking thing, Inzi said is a 15 player squad would not have two wicketkeepers? Why wouldn't it? What's if Rizwan or a specialist batsman loses form badly? The second wicketkeeper could come into consideration.

Also that Sharjeel comment is laughable and no clue what Malik has done recently to make a case for WT20 selection.

 

[gazza619]

No wonder, Inzamam was such a terrible chief selector. He literally has no clue what he is talking about. In what world, has Asif Ali now become a mature batsman he is still a club level slogger.

Forget all this the most shocking thing, Inzi said is a 15 player squad would not have two wicketkeepers? Why wouldn't it? What's if Rizwan or a specialist batsman loses form badly? The second wicketkeeper could come into consideration.

Also that Sharjeel comment is laughable and no clue what Malik has done recently to make a case for WT20 selection.

When somebody is making a squad on the dining table eating a plate of chicken biryani and a class of mango lassi, this is what usually happens. Logic dies.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Asif Ali is a terrible cricketer. I completely agree with you there. The point is that there aren't many domestic batsmen in Pakistan who are any better.

People who think Inzi has 'lost his mind' aren't quite grasping how empty the batting stocks are in Pakistan right now. In the midst of such a pathetic, talentless system, can we really name three other back up batsmen who are clearly superior to these three?

Naseebo Laal makes a better batsman than Asif Ali.

You can trial the likes of Agha Salman, Hammad Azam, Shahibzada Farhan etc. Lot's of batsmen, i'm sick of trialing the same TTFs.

Inzi no offense to him has no sense of domestic cricket nor it's awareness, that's why people think he's lost his mind.

 

[hitthestump]

Naseebo Laal makes a better batsman than Asif Ali.

You can trial the likes of Agha Salman, Hammad Azam, Shahibzada Farhan etc. Lot's of batsmen, i'm sick of trialing the same TTFs.

Inzi no offense to him has no sense of domestic cricket nor it's awareness, that's why people think he's lost his mind.

Who?

Hammad Azam and Agha Salman as effective international t20 batsmen? I think that says it all.

Farhan might compare to Asif Ali but opening is the one position we aren't struggling for right now. He's scarcely any better anyway.

My point stands - Inzy has far from lost his mind. It's the lack of talent in Pakistan that is the issue.

 

[Cric1234]

Asif Ali has technical issues against short bowling spin bowling and in general bowling it looks like he’s a worse batsman than Shadab Hasan and a few other bowlers expected better from Inzi who’s been chief selector.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Who?

Hammad Azam and Agha Salman as effective international t20 batsmen? I think that says it all.

Farhan might compare to Asif Ali but opening is the one position we aren't struggling for right now. He's scarcely any better anyway.

My point stands - Inzy has far from lost his mind. It's the lack of talent in Pakistan that is the issue.

She's the singer that sang the score for PSL 6

Who said anything about t20, I meant they would be good ODI solutions.

Babar can still come at 3, but you can still trial Farhan as an opener or even have Farhan come at 3 either way. Asif Ali is a do or die hack in my eyes, he's fluffed it constantly in intl cricket.

I stand by it Inzi has lost his mind in including Asif Ali in his t20 squad.

Pakistan has talent but all that talent that was given chances have fluffed it by not grabbing opportunities with both hands.

Go look at the list of people who we've tried and failed:

- Haider Ali
- Khushdil Shah
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Hussain Talat
- Shoaib Moqsood
- Asif Ali
- Danish Aziz

All these guys have been given chances despite good domestic seasons and all have failed. What exactly as a selector are you supposed to do?

- Haider failed when he was given easy situations which required you to nudge the ball around. Failed.
- Khushdil proved he is only a leg side player and so therefore one dimensional. Failed.
- Iftikhar Ahmed played rash shots and got out. Failed
- Hussain Talat proved a failure against good spin, he was Shamsi's bunny in the SA home series, if you can't play good spin then you are gonna struggle in UAE.
- Shoaib Moqsood (this one pains me cause i'm a fan) made good starts but failed to capitalize.
- Asif Ali well some failures speak for themselves.
- Danish Aziz struggled against express pace of Nortje.

 

[shamaan]

What a poor selection.
Shaheen is the 4th name on the team sheet.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Remember when everyone praised revolutionary Inzi when he was hired as a chief selector.

Playing the game and analyzing/identifying young talent are two completely different things. A lesson PCB is yet to realize considering all they try to do is hire their former top players in prominent roles. More often than not, level of ability in a game doesn't coincide with a higher level of analysis or the ability to identify talent.