Is this Pakistan's strongest T20 squad ever?

[Sher Khan]

All bases covered in this squad. Genuine swing bowlers in Amir and Shaheen with the new ball, plus the raw pace of Naseem. Then we have stranglers like Imad and Iftekhar present. Very decent spinners in the form of Abrar and Usama Mir.

Then we have world class fielders like Shadab and Irfan Niazi. Explosive batsmen like Iftekhar, Usman and Azam Khan. Then ofcourse the ever reliable Babar and Rizwan.

Is this Pakistan's strongest T20 squad ever?

 

[Rana]

Ah hell Naa

The 2007-2009-2010 squads were awesome for their time.

This is a pathetic batting unit for this era

 

[RidiculousMan]

All bases covered in this squad. Genuine swing bowlers in Amir and Shaheen with the new ball, plus the raw pace of Naseem. Then we have stranglers like Imad and Iftekhar present. Very decent spinners in the form of Abrar and Usama Mir.

Then we have world class fielders like Shadab and Irfan Niazi. Explosive batsmen like Iftekhar, Usman and Azam Khan. Then ofcourse the ever reliable Babar and Rizwan.

Is this Pakistan's strongest T20 squad ever?

I have my doubts over power hitting. No one has proved in the middle and lower order that they can do the job as a power hitter for the team. Barring Iftikhar maybe, but his hitting is also conditional as he tends to prefer pacers bowling and coming at him at death.

If Azam is not performing Pakistan need another hitter. Maybe they need to try Mohammad Harris or Aamer Jamal as a hitter. Given their high risk game

 

[Sher Khan]

I have my doubts over power hitting. No one has proved in the middle and lower order that they can do the job as a power hitter for the team. Barring Iftikhar maybe, but his hitting is also conditional as he tends to prefer pacers bowling and coming at him at death.

If Azam is not performing Pakistan need another hitter. Maybe they need to try Mohammad Harris or Aamer Jamal as a hitter. Given their high risk game

Pakistan have nothing to lose by playing Aamer Jamal. His bowling might be miss or hit. But you know for sure he will give a fight with his batting and fielding.

 

[Rana]

I have my doubts over power hitting. No one has proved in the middle and lower order that they can do the job as a power hitter for the team. Barring Iftikhar maybe, but his hitting is also conditional as he tends to prefer pacers bowling and coming at him at death.

If Azam is not performing Pakistan need another hitter. Maybe they need to try Mohammad Harris or Aamer Jamal as a hitter. Given their high risk game

We need 1 hitter?

This is a T20 squad. Not an ODI or Test squad. Look at Australia, England and South Africa’s squads. They pick one or two non-violent players…not 7-8 like we do.

 

[RidiculousMan]

We need 1 hitter?

This is a T20 squad. Not an ODI or Test squad. Look at Australia, England and South Africa’s squads. They pick one or two non-violent players…not 7-8 like we do.

We need as many as we can. One in shape of Iftikhar isn't going to cut it.

 

[Rana]

We need as many as we can. One in shape of Iftikhar isn't going to cut it.

Thanks for clarifying that because the way Babar and Rizwan have blocked the minds of Pakistan fans and analysts makes me wonder if they truly understand how different T20 is as a format in comparison to other formats

 

[Rana]

All bases covered in this squad

Are you sure about this?

Its an extremely bold claim. @Ahmed216 made one yesterday too, and when pressed on it by me…he ended up running away. Are you ready to rumble with me if I press you on this?

 

[Sher Khan]

Are you sure about this?

Its an extremely bold claim. @Ahmed216 made one yesterday too, and when pressed on it by me…he ended up running away. Are you ready to rumble with me if I press you on this?

We have a competent government now and a shrewd PCB chairman.
Our cricket is in good hands.

 

[Rana]

We have a competent government now and a shrewd PCB chairman.
Our cricket is in good hands.

What does that have to do with the squad of Pakistan cricket with ‘all bases covered’?

 

[mominsaigol]

All bases covered in this squad. Genuine swing bowlers in Amir and Shaheen with the new ball, plus the raw pace of Naseem. Then we have stranglers like Imad and Iftekhar present. Very decent spinners in the form of Abrar and Usama Mir.

Then we have world class fielders like Shadab and Irfan Niazi. Explosive batsmen like Iftekhar, Usman and Azam Khan. Then ofcourse the ever reliable Babar and Rizwan.

Is this Pakistan's strongest T20 squad ever?

Bro even you know fully well this isn't anywhere close to being Pakistan's strongest squad.

This squad is weak as heck, although tbf our 2016 squad was the weakest. 2022 squad was also weaker then this 2024 squad.

 

[Sher Khan]

What does that have to do with the squad of Pakistan cricket with ‘all bases covered’?

So you trying to say all bases are not covered?

 

[Rana]

So you trying to say all bases are not covered?

Well I’m not trying to sell popcorn am I?

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

Ah hell Naa

The 2007-2009-2010 squads were awesome for their time.

This is a pathetic batting unit for this era

That squad was not awesome at all. That appeared to be a good squad because other squads were not performing well in the early t20 matches and tournaments. When compared to that team, this one appears to be far superior. They were all 50-over specialists who lacked the stamina to cross 160 in a match.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Batting is weak, relative to the other teams. The bowling will have to carry the batting once more.

 

[mominsaigol]

That squad was not awesome at all. That appeared to be a good squad because other squads were not performing well in the early t20 matches and tournaments. When compared to that team, this one appears to be far superior. They were all 50-over specialists who lacked the stamina to cross 160 in a match.

It was a different era. 2007 was when t20 was introduced and 2009 was when it was still in infancy, everyone was an odi specialist lol, only yuvraj and Warner when they entered the scene were built different, Everyone else even atg's like Dhoni took a while to adjust.

 

[Rana]

That squad was not awesome at all. That appeared to be a good squad because other squads were not performing well in the early t20 matches and tournaments. When compared to that team, this one appears to be far superior. They were all 50-over specialists who lacked the stamina to cross 160 in a match.

What are you talking about mate?

The 2010 squad that won the trophy was brilliant. It was significantly boosted with the arrival of Abdul Razzaq too. They had great T20 specialist (bowling and batting) in the side. Even Shoaib Malik of that era alone is far greater than all of our current T20 batsmen in this era. He was a brilliant middle overs specialist for T20. You have none right now!

 

[Usman Chadda]

What are you talking about mate?

The 2010 squad that won the trophy was brilliant. It was significantly boosted with the arrival of Abdul Razzaq too. They had great T20 specialist (bowling and batting) in the side. Even Shoaib Malik of that era alone is far greater than all of our current T20 batsmen in this era. He was a brilliant middle overs specialist for T20. You have none right now!

We lost in the semi-finals to Australia in 2010.

 

[Rana]

We lost in the semi-finals to Australia in 2010.

I meant the year we won it in 2009

Even the squad in 2010 was very good in comparison to this one

 

[Asad T]

What are you talking about mate?

The 2010 squad that won the trophy was brilliant. It was significantly boosted with the arrival of Abdul Razzaq too. They had great T20 specialist (bowling and batting) in the side. Even Shoaib Malik of that era alone is far greater than all of our current T20 batsmen in this era. He was a brilliant middle overs specialist for T20. You have none right now!

Shoaib Malik of that Era sucked. From 2009 till 2013, his SR was not even 100

 

[Master Blaster]

Strongest team in the world, no question about that.

Bobby the best batter of the era.
Riz the best keeper of the era.
SSA the best swing bowler of the era.
Naseem the best fast bowler of the era.
Shadab the best fielding all-rounder of the era.
Azam and chaha two best hitters of the era.

The list goes on and on...

this is a world conquering team...

 

[mominsaigol]

Strongest team in the world, no question about that.

Bobby the best batter of the era.
Riz the best keeper of the era.
SSA the best swing bowler of the era.
Naseem the best fast bowler of the era.
Shadab the best fielding all-rounder of the era.
Azam and chaha two best hitters of the era.

The list goes on and on...

this is a world conquering team...

Zindabad buddy

 

[emranabbas]

No way this is the strongest team, bowling is bit better with amir and abrar in the side but no way we are going to win games if we don't know how to play the powerplay.

There was a era we wanted shahid afridi, shoaib malik, hafeez and abdul razzaq to retire but I tell you those lot were much better than this lot
Even if they return today it will increase our chances in wining the cup

 

[mominsaigol]

No way this is the strongest team, bowling is bit better with amir and abrar in the side but no way we are going to win games if we don't know how to play the powerplay.

There was a era we wanted shahid afridi, shoaib malik, hafeez and abdul razzaq to retire but I tell you those lot were much better than this lot
Even if they return today it will increase our chances in wining the cup

2007-2009 was a different time where teams were adjusting to t20, so the sr from that era are genuinely lower then they are now with the exception of a few like Yuvraj, Afridi.

What's shocking is that Pakistan has 0 140+ sr bats in their t20 team atm while Australia has 7.

Regardless this team is weak as heck. Although it's stronger then our 2016 and 2022 teams

 

[Rana]

Shoaib Malik of that Era sucked. From 2009 till 2013, his SR was not even 100

Average of 32-35 in 2007-2009 with a sr of 125-130 was very good for a guy batting at 5.

This was early days of T20 cricket. 150-170 usually was a decent score. Malik was a very good middle order T20 batsman in that era too.

 

[daytrader]

Bench strength of this squad looks awesome. Fakhar and Imad as 12th and 13th man, what a scenario. The tail can bat as well. Just need Saim to come good and start providing us those blistering starts

 

[emranabbas]

Afridi malik hafeez would fail in 5 games but would win us atleast 1 game vs a full strength team with these new guys we fail in 10 games and win one vs full strength teams

 

[emranabbas]

Bench strength of this squad looks awesome. Fakhar and Imad as 12th and 13th man, what a scenario. The tail can bat as well. Just need Saim to come good and start providing us those blistering starts

On paper everything looks good issue is when we are on the field

Untill rizwan and babar don't learn to play power play or step down from the top order nothing is going to happen

 

[Rana]

On paper everything looks good issue is when we are on the field

Untill rizwan and babar don't learn to play power play or step down from the top order nothing is going to happen

Key point

You have two players adamant in not adapting to modern requirements, and a million of their fans constantly making all excuses under the sun for them.

 

[shaz619]

To early to say because they have not been tested, the batting is not their strength, bowling is good.

But seriously, look who there was around 2009-2010

You got a destructive top order with Kamran Akmal and Shahid Afridi.

Then Malik and Younis in the middle.

And friggin Razzaq holding fort down the order.

And the bowling attack was out of its world to.

Amir and Razzaq with that early new ball swing

Ajmal and friggin Afridi to, for your spin options!

And Gul at the death, the best to ever do it.

Then in 2010 you add Umar Akmal, Hafeez and even the big bad Butt to the squad and it’s simply mind blowing that such a team was ever formed in T20 cricket, it’s unfair to the opposition.

All basis were covered, heck even in fielding with Fawad Alam!!

Now that I think about it, don’t ever compare any team to this bunch again. They were the genuine invincible’s in T20 cricket especially.

 

[emranabbas]

This bhai bhai culture has done alot of damage to pakistan cricket culture too

These players get paid to perform on the field and not to make friends in the team

Everything is too easy going for these lads no real competition between them self they all friends

 

[mominsaigol]

On paper everything looks good issue is when we are on the field

Untill rizwan and babar don't learn to play power play or step down from the top order nothing is going to happen

Tbh bro I don't think theirs any solution atm. The team that was selected was on merit via psl.

Only non merit selections were Ali being excluded for zaman, and azam and irfan Khan getting selected somehow while tayyab who avg 42 and sr of 151 on psl and outperformed both haris and saim in acc emerging cup wasn't even in kakul camp.

Whoever we select is always a psl basher but fails miserably or looks ordinary in international.

Babar In psl always has the highest runs and a decent sr but that vanishes in international.

Saim looks so good in psl that people call him a once in a generational superstar but he looks like a tail in international.

Rizwan in psl looks decent but with a low sr, but in international he looks to get put almost every delivery and skies it freqntly or gets lbw or run out.

Chacha always fails in international against good sides but in psl looks like solid lower order hitter.

Shadab looks as if he's the greatest allrpunder of all time in psl but in international he was facing cimpetiton from Joe root of all people.

Uk was a million dollars in psl but yesterday he looked like a tail.

Very few players look international quality tbh, with Amir, Fakhar (even fakhar once in a blue moon), Abrar being international material. Even shaheen and naseem look no where close to their 2019 and 2021 selves, they look as if their retired bowlers.

Don't really know what can be done. The issue is Our pacers have no pace, and besides abrar, no other spinner can actually spin, Shadab, Usama can't spin lol.

And none of pur batsmen besides fakhar have 140 sr and even fakhar's overall sr is low because he usually gets put in t20 and doesn't stay for long

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

What are you talking about mate?

The 2010 squad that won the trophy was brilliant. It was significantly boosted with the arrival of Abdul Razzaq too. They had great T20 specialist (bowling and batting) in the side. Even Shoaib Malik of that era alone is far greater than all of our current T20 batsmen in this era. He was a brilliant middle overs specialist for T20. You have none right now!

Rana sahab. Abdul Razzaq's strike rate was 116 throughout his career. Our current worst players have a higher strike rate than him. Shahid Afridi was hit and miss, and Shoaib Malik even those days was struggling against fast bowling. We had Younis Khan in our lineup, so you can imagine what kind of batting we had for T20. Hafeez was nowhere near what he was in his last stages of career.
Yes, one thing that I have to agree with is having super good bowling all-rounders like Shahid Afridi Mohammad Hafeez. We don't have that luxury nowadays. We always talk about having good spinners during those days, but we know how Saeed Ajmal bottled up against Hussey when it mattered the most. So don't talk about that squad being the best. I always believe the 2009 Cup was won by Afridi and Amir; other than that, those teams were super average. No one can change my mind.

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

This bhai bhai culture has done alot of damage to pakistan cricket culture too

These players get paid to perform on the field and not to make friends in the team

Everything is too easy going for these lads no real competition between them self they all friends

I second on that.
Even I feel this hug japiya papiya after every 2 seconds for Instagram and Twitter should be banned.
This dosti yaari is now going too far.

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

It was a different era. 2007 was when t20 was introduced and 2009 was when it was still in infancy, everyone was an odi specialist lol, only yuvraj and Warner when they entered the scene were built different, Everyone else even atg's like Dhoni took a while to adjust.

I mentioned this because he said they were better than this team in t20; if he had mentioned about 50 overs, I would have agreed. But we know teams at that time were not good T20 teams because they were not that familiar with this format. That's what I said; they used to struggle with 160 because they didn't have any clarity about what winning score to post during those days. The same issue was with all the teams; that's why Pakistan won because they had good all-rounders who could stop run flow and who could also smash with the bat. Today's teams are different; today's cricket is different; today's era is different; there is no comparison.
Even if Rizwan is slow, do you think Younis could have played better than him in today's time?
Our batting may struggle against fast bowling; do you think Shoaib could have played better against them even today?
Do you think Shahid Afridi would have chased down 200+ scores in today's time?
I hope you understand what I am trying to say here.
According to Rana, you, and many brothers here, our squad is the worst and most boring, but it is still better than those squads.

 

[Rana]

Abdul Razzaq's strike rate was 116 throughout his career. Our cu

If Rizwan is striking at 120 in this era, would Razzaq also strike at 116 in the current era?

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

If Rizwan is striking at 120 in this era, would Razzaq also strike at 116 in the current era?

127. Precisely

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

If Rizwan is striking at 120 in this era, would Razzaq also strike at 116 in the current era?

Rizwan was finisher?

 

[Rana]

Rizwan was finisher?

Chal bhai Aap hi sahi

What can I say?

 

[DeadlyVenom]

How many of these guys would get into a T20 all time XI for Pakistan?

Maybe peak Amir but the current version is unconvincing yet.

Would we really take Shadab and Abrar over Ajmal and Afridi? Sheheen over Gul?

Nah man.

 

[mominsaigol]

I mentioned this because he said they were better than this team in t20; if he had mentioned about 50 overs, I would have agreed. But we know teams at that time were not good T20 teams because they were not that familiar with this format. That's what I said; they used to struggle with 160 because they didn't have any clarity about what winning score to post during those days. The same issue was with all the teams; that's why Pakistan won because they had good all-rounders who could stop run flow and who could also smash with the bat. Today's teams are different; today's cricket is different; today's era is different; there is no comparison.
Even if Rizwan is slow, do you think Younis could have played better than him in today's time?
Our batting may struggle against fast bowling; do you think Shoaib could have played better against them even today?
Do you think Shahid Afridi would have chased down 200+ scores in today's time?
I hope you understand what I am trying to say here.
According to Rana, you, and many brothers here, our squad is the worst and most boring, but it is still better than those squads.

Because its a different era altogether. That's why it's useless comparing eras. If rizwan, Babar etc were born 10 years ago then they'd also be getting accustomed to the format, and would be even slower then they are now.

The thing is this squad is far weaker then teams of today. In fact this squad is weaker then 2010 Australia as well since the hussey bros and Warner had adjusted to the format casually.

The fact that In 14 to 16 years we have mustered rizwan who's sr increase from 122-126 over razzaq who was at 116, isn't a huge improvement when 130-150 is now the norm that other teams have adjusted to

 

[Ahmed216]

Are you sure about this?

Its an extremely bold claim. @Ahmed216 made one yesterday too, and when pressed on it by me…he ended up running away. Are you ready to rumble with me if I press you on this?

I asked you about a better wicket keeper from Pakistan. I told you about Rizwan's brilliant all format record and you showed me Neil Johnson's ODI record against Australia. It was nonsense from you as usual .U were obviously embarassed and now making these desperate tags

 

[Rana]

All bases covered in this squad

Some of the wisest words ever spoken…

 

[mominsaigol]

How many of these guys would get into a T20 all time XI for Pakistan?

Maybe peak Amir but the current version is unconvincing yet.

Would we really take Shadab and Abrar over Ajmal and Afridi? Sheheen over Gul?

Nah man.

All time 11 for Pakistan would be

1) Saeed Anwar
2) Afridi (During his golden days)
3) Zaheer abass
4) Javed Miandad
5) Inzimam
6) Imran Khan
7) Abdul Razzaq
8) Wasim Bari (wk)
9) Wasim Akram
10) Waqar Younis
11) Saqlain/Mushtaq/Abdul Qadir (Honestly all 3 spinners are goated)

None of these clowns enter into the all time 11.

Rizwan is the biggest liability, you can't play him at opening, or middle order, and he'll be useless at 8, so might as well have a specialist keeper who's keeping skills far exceed rizwan.

Edit: Odi 11, test 11 would include YK and other players.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

All time 11 for Pakistan would be

1) Saeed Anwar
2) Afridi (During his golden days)
3) Zaheer abass
4) Javed Miandad
5) Inzimam
6) Imran Khan
7) Abdul Razzaq
8) Wasim Bari (wk)
9) Wasim Akram
10) Waqar Younis
11) Saqlain/Mushtaq/Abdul Qadir (Honestly all 3 spinners are goated)

None of these clowns enter into the all time 11.

Rizwan is the biggest liability, you can't play him at opening, or middle order, and he'll be useless at 8, so might as well have a specialist keeper who's keeping skills far exceed rizwan.

Edit: Odi 11, test 11 would include YK and other players.

I meant all time T20 xi.

I think Malik Amir Gul Ajmal and Afridi make it into our all time T20 Xi squad.

They all played together at one point so I think the team they were in automatically becomes our strongest ever.

 

[mominsaigol]

I meant all time T20 xi.

I think Malik Amir Gul Ajmal and Afridi make it into our all time T20 Xi squad.

They all played together at one point so I think the team they were in automatically becomes our strongest ever.

Imo for our t20 11 I would have

1) Kamran Akmal (WK)(He played gun knocks in 2009/2010 was a tournament player in that era, heck was a gun psl player as well, but obviously he was a failure outside of tournaments)

2) Imran Nazir (People forget how explosive he was in 2007 especially NZ sf, his 2007 version is gun)

3) Umar Akmal (2014 and 2009 form, his clutch innings against 2014 Australia is beyond the capabilities of anyone in our unit atm, plus he loved no 3)

4) Afridi (2009 era)(I'd have him bat here tbh)

5) Hafeez

6) Malik

7) Abdul Razzaq

8) Sohail Tanvir (People forget how gun he is in t20)/ Can choose 2012 Junaid Khan pre injury as well

9) Umar Gul

10) Amir (2009 form)

11) Ajmal

 

[topspin]

All bases covered in this squad. Genuine swing bowlers in Amir and Shaheen with the new ball, plus the raw pace of Naseem. Then we have stranglers like Imad and Iftekhar present. Very decent spinners in the form of Abrar and Usama Mir.

Then we have world class fielders like Shadab and Irfan Niazi. Explosive batsmen like Iftekhar, Usman and Azam Khan. Then ofcourse the ever reliable Babar and Rizwan.

Is this Pakistan's strongest T20 squad ever?

You would be perfect as Yasir Hameed’s social media manager.

You could produced the same tweets without having to ask him what he wants to put up on his handle at any given time or day.

 

[Mohraheem]

Bring in Imad

 

[mominsaigol]

You would be perfect as Yasir Hameed’s social media manager.

You could produced the same tweets without having to ask him what he wants to put up on his handle at any given time or day.

Tbf bro, sher Khan is a good dude and is shariff. He's a casual fan. So he's excused on making such claims, he has no agenda or any motive, he saw Pakistan dominate in the 2nd t20 and made this thread but he's genuinely just am overly excited fan that's okay.

The people who are clearly trying to intimate world war 3 on us should be clear by now, oh my bad, I meant Misbah/Babar war 3

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Squad is better but team formation is still pathetic

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

To early to say because they have not been tested, the batting is not their strength, bowling is good.

But seriously, look who there was around 2009-2010

You got a destructive top order with Kamran Akmal and Shahid Afridi.

Then Malik and Younis in the middle.

And friggin Razzaq holding fort down the order.

And the bowling attack was out of its world to.

Amir and Razzaq with that early new ball swing

Ajmal and friggin Afridi to, for your spin options!

And Gul at the death, the best to ever do it.

Then in 2010 you add Umar Akmal, Hafeez and even the big bad Butt to the squad and it’s simply mind blowing that such a team was ever formed in T20 cricket, it’s unfair to the opposition.

All basis were covered, heck even in fielding with Fawad Alam!!

Now that I think about it, don’t ever compare any team to this bunch again. They were the genuine invincible’s in T20 cricket especially.

Yeah but the lack of trophies hurts. Especially because we easily could have had 3, instead of 1. 2007 and 2010 are just a different kind of trauma for Pakistan fans.

 

[shaz619]

Yeah but the lack of trophies hurts. Especially because we easily could have had 3, instead of 1. 2007 and 2010 are just a different kind of trauma for Pakistan fans.

They actually won something though didn't they, something to show unlike the current lot who's best claim to fame is getting bent over in KO games. 2009 blunted the 2007 blow. 2010 obviously was nuts.

 

[shaz619]

Squad is better but team formation is still pathetic

1990's batting unit though mostly

 

[RidiculousMan]

It's clear by now that Rizwan is your slowest accumulator in T20Is and he cannot bat well outside of his opening position.

Usman Khan is here and if he performs, he is likely to be in the XI for WT20. But I'm not convinced with his Wicket Keeping. Pakistan will definitely need the gloves of Harris or Azam or Rizwan.

 

[Mohraheem]

Bring in Abdullah shafiq, Imad or Salman Agha. Remove Ifthikhar

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

Very very strong.
They should bid this squad for fifa world cup as well.

 

[Rana]

“All bases covered”

 

[sam_ahm]

Obviously not the strongest ever! but it is a good squad, the two results have been shocking.

 

[SportsWarrior]

This is clearly the strongest team OP. Don’t mind the losses to strong NZ team. Strength on paper is all that matters. Anyone can win on the field on their day. But on paper, no one can beat this team.

 

[mominsaigol]

I think this is the weakest squad lol or maybe the 2nd weakest.

Actually no, probs the weakest since haris in 2022 carries the batting.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Bullet points from the OP

1. Genuine swing - Amir, Shaheen
2. Raw pace - Naseem
3. Stranglers (?) - Imad, Ifti
4. Very decent spinners - Usama, Abrar
5. World class fielders - Shadab, Niazi
6. EVER RELIABLE - Babar, Rizwan

 

[Rana]

Bullet points from the OP

1. Genuine swing - Amir, Shaheen
2. Raw pace - Naseem
3. Stranglers (?) - Imad, Ifti
4. Very decent spinners - Usama, Abrar
5. World class fielders - Shadab, Niazi
6. EVER RELIABLE - Babar, Rizwan

AlL bAsEs CoVeReD

 

[Kroll]

AlL bAsEs CoVeReD

Nothing like a Sher Khan prediction.

 

[Rana]

Nothing like a Sher Khan prediction.

Right out of the jungle book

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Hard to cover bases when your 2 out of your top 3 batsmen being advocated are anchorers.

And fans are racuous over them as they painstakingly score 100 runs in 14 overs and then ask remaining 9 batsmen to score 100 in 6 overs.

If that doesnt happen, then fans ask the bowlers to perform miracles because "hey top 3 cant play any faster because of collapse".

And if you lose they look at anyone but those two because those 2 hit a century partnerhsip.

If you cant spot the trouble with all I have just said, then you will NEVER win any tournament with these two.


Addendum :

Oh yeah, Pakistan is not a tournament winning team anyways so lets clap for Babar and Rizwan for helping us lose the match less embarassingly.

Sums up mentality.

 

[mominsaigol]

This squad is a bit stronger then 2022 tbf. I'll give it that much

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Can’t believe I just saw this thread

 

[Cricket Warrior]

To me it seems like the weakest squad and I m afraid they might lose to the USA too in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

 

[BouncerGuy]

It looked strong on paper only. When it comes to real game, I am afraid they are behind.

 

[Usman Chadda]

The batting will continue to flounder.

These boys are not even playing the same sport as the rest of the world.

200+ is par now on flat batting tracks and Pakistan does not have the players to score that much regardless of bowling attack.

 

[mominsaigol]

I'm not sure which squad is weaker between 2022 and 2024.

2022 squad that played the final was

1) Babar
2) Rizwan
3) Haris
4) Shan
5) Chacha (LOL chacha in the final scored 0 of 6 balls )
6) Shadab
7) nawaz
8) Wasim
9) Shaheen
10) Rauf
11) Naseem

2024 usual playing 11

1) Babar (Still sucks from 2022, same garbo performance, but 2022 version scored a 50 in a semi final)

2) Saim (Sr is better then rizzu but both he and rizzu average wise match if you're to take how rizzu did in 2022 cup and how saim is doing this series, so ig saim of 2024 is slightly better then rizwan of 2022)

3) Rizwan (Haris out did him by miles in 2022, Haris of 2022 > Rizwan of 2024)

4) Fakhar (I'm assuming fakhar will now he frontline over, usman, fakhar is 100x > Shan)

5/6) Shadab/chacha ( They still suck in 2022 as well, Shadab with his usual 40 of 20 once every 20 innings, and failing the rest with his bowling being trundler level, and chacha in 2022 was also another snail pace misbah, he messed the final like he messed yesterday so equal)

7) Imad > Nawaz no question

8-11) Shaheen, Amir, abrar and naseem > Shaheen, wasim, Rauf, and naseem

So thats 5-1.

Yeah 2024 team is a bit stronger then our 2022 team, but it's much much weaker then any of our teams from the 2014 era or 2009 etc

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Not strong enough to qualify for Super 8 lol

 

[Asif321]

Put 15 match winners babar will still manage to lose . 2021 was the best squad of Pakistan and in form . Babar managed to lose with that too .

 

[Rana]

All bases covered in this squad.

Best analysis

 

[sweep_shot]

Strong Pakistani sides were all before 2016 (2007, 2009 etc.).

 

[Kianig89]

Hopefully the OP will wake up from slumber

 

[Kroll]

If this was our strongest squad, I’d hate to see one of our weakest.

 

[Mohraheem]

LOL you Chacha in your squad! Ur squad goes from 10/10 to 0.5/10…. Chacha is the player who kept telling players to let’s do outing

 

[Shaheenthefalcon]

Sooo strong… at doing meet n greet.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

World cups are won by bowling units which are deadly and versatile. 2009 Pakistan had deadly Umar gul with a rising star Amir in English conditions with Afridi baba reaching his peak, and Saeed Ajmal.
Pakistan for the last 10 years has been very unidimensional, same type of Batsmen and pretty much same type of bowlers and literally no spinners to name a few. So when they shine they all shine together and look like the best time but since all players are basically the same the collective collapse is something magnificent to say the least.
Of all the batters, Fakhar is most distinct from others with his 6 hitting capabilities he should be persisted along with others and find some good spinners