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Abdullah719

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[table= class:grid, width:500][tr][td]Overseas[/td][td]Pakistani[/td][td]Supplementary[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Shane Watson[/td][td]Misbah-ul-Haq ©[/td][td]Dwayne Smith[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Steven Finn[/td][td]Sharjeel Kan[/td][td]Ben Duckett[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Samuel Badree[/td][td]Mohammad Irfan[/td][td]Shadab Khan[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Brad Haddin[/td][td]Mohammad Sami[/td][td]Zohaib Khan[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sam Billings[/td][td]Khalid Latif[/td][td]Syed Muzammil Shah[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Saeed Ajmal[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Asif Ali[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Rumman Raeez[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Imran Khalid[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Amad Butt[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Hussain Talat[/td][td][/td][/tr][/table]
 
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They are current Champ, no wondering they didn't make any change. But I'm not certain if they can defend their title with this team.
 
Would have liked to see some other bowlers in place of Sami and Irfan. Also letting Babar was a big mistake. As an Islamabad United fan I am little worried for the upcoming season.

Hope Amad Butt gets games.
 
they are making the same mistake as last time, no genuine spinner selected. badree isnt wicket taking option, inran khalid is also same as badree, ajmal needs to prove himself as a wicket taking bowler.

in the batting, they needed another khalid latif type batsmen, but then again they have misbah himself.

im scared of shane watsons spin weakness.
 
Watch out for Ben Duckett. Very explosive batsman, the kind of power hitter Pakistan national team sorely needs.

He is highly rated in England and should be a regular for years to come in limited overs.

Glad to see Shadab Khan picked up, should be a useful learning experience especially with Samuel Badree there too.
 
Would have liked to see some other bowlers in place of Sami and Irfan. Also letting Babar was a big mistake. As an Islamabad United fan I am little worried for the upcoming season.

Hope Amad Butt gets games.

babr didnt really perform that well for islamabad, and had to sit out.

the way he got out was just embarrassing. after 4 dot balls he threw his wicket in each game.
 
Duckett is a great pick, but we should have picked Roy instead of retaining Billings.
 
Would have liked to see some other bowlers in place of Sami and Irfan. Also letting Babar was a big mistake. As an Islamabad United fan I am little worried for the upcoming season.

Hope Amad Butt gets games.

Nah. It's T20s. Babar isn't that high value here unless you see him as a stabilizer and someone who can stop a potential collapse.

What I'm more worried about not having proper wicket taking spinners and another proper t20 batsman.

Two serious spots lacking. One each. Irfan and Saeed are pathetic picks.

Spin bowling has weakness but I'm also hopeful that Sharjeel, latif, Misbah, Duckett et al can add good scores and win it again. Billings has potential but couldn't do anything in first edition.
 
sad to see no kamran ghulam. his fielding was just too good
 
sad to see no kamran ghulam. his fielding was just too good

Wth man Misbah making some bizarre choices. Still didn't pick a spinner and didn't strengthen proper T20 batting.
 
Duckett is a great pick, but we should have picked Roy instead of retaining Billings.

Not entirely sure on the timings but they may consider Billings as having a small chance (well, larger than Roy's) of being available for the entire season if England go for a full strength odi squad in the West Indies.
 
Wth man Misbah making some bizarre choices. Still didn't pick a spinner and didn't strengthen proper T20 batting.

to be honest, no other good t20 spinner was availible. all others were retained plus imran khalid and badree are good t20 spinners.

kamran ghullam was a terrible batsmen last season.

lets see if they take shadab with them
 
I'd play the following playing XI:

Sharjeel
Watson
Khalid Latif
Duckett
Misbah
Billings
Russel
Ammad Butt/Shadab
Imran Khalid/Zohaib Khan
Sami
Ajmal
 
babr didnt really perform that well for islamabad, and had to sit out.

the way he got out was just embarrassing. after 4 dot balls he threw his wicket in each game.

He only played 2 games. It's no reason to let go of a international class batsmen
 
Nah. It's T20s. Babar isn't that high value here unless you see him as a stabilizer and someone who can stop a potential collapse.

What I'm more worried about not having proper wicket taking spinners and another proper t20 batsman.

Two serious spots lacking. One each. Irfan and Saeed are pathetic picks.

Spin bowling has weakness but I'm also hopeful that Sharjeel, latif, Misbah, Duckett et al can add good scores and win it again. Billings has potential but couldn't do anything in first edition.


Babar is fine for number 3. We have enough power in sharjeel,Watson, Russell,Billings. So I would liked us to have kept Babar.

Yes don't understand why we have kept Ajmal, hope Shadab gets games. Nahh our batting is fine tbh the names I mentioned above plus misbah and haddin is decent enough.

Billings needs to be backed,glad we kept him I am a big fan of his.
 
I'd play the following playing XI:

Sharjeel
Watson
Khalid Latif
Duckett
Misbah
Billings
Russel
Ammad Butt/Shadab
Imran Khalid/Zohaib Khan
Sami
Ajmal

That's a solid team that can win the tournament again. Bowling a bit weak but one good spinner can fix it .
 
the way he got out was embarrassing


So one embarrassing dismissal is enough to get rid of a player? Billings had some awful dismissals yet we retained him.

You don't need to defend misbah selection everytime. It's okay to admit he made a mistake.
 
Duckett is a great pick, but we should have picked Roy instead of retaining Billings.

Billings can be destructive to if utilised correctly, he's a little inconsistent but has become better with experience
 
Babar is fine for number 3. We have enough power in sharjeel,Watson, Russell,Billings. So I would liked us to have kept Babar.

Yes don't understand why we have kept Ajmal, hope Shadab gets games. Nahh our batting is fine tbh the names I mentioned above plus misbah and haddin is decent enough.

Billings needs to be backed,glad we kept him I am a big fan of his.

Retaining Babar would've been okay but I'm not really sad over his loss too.

Yeah Sam Billings when he clicks can do some serious fireworks. I'm positive he'll do good this time!

Another trophy coming.
 
Babar is also an improved player and it is unfortunate he was dropped having only played 2 games for Islamabad
 
Fun fact, I have bowled to Sam Billings in the nets before; I can assure you he is ready for the PSL this season :yk
 
Fun fact, I have bowled to Sam Billings in the nets before; I can assure you he is ready for the PSL this season :yk

Cool man. He's a classy player and can hit big. Good to retain.
 
Cool man. He's a classy player and can hit big. Good to retain.

Gave England a fantastic start in their crucial 3rd ODI v BD recently and helped them win the team opening the innings
 
Retaining Babar would've been okay but I'm not really sad over his loss too.

Yeah Sam Billings when he clicks can do some serious fireworks. I'm positive he'll do good this time!

Another trophy coming.


Our batting is good but it's just I would have liked a Babar type batter that is all. We have tremendous power hitting.

Yes I am as well, him and Russell should be promoted after good starts. Don't hide them at 6 and 7.

Not sure if another trophy is coming Hawkeye bhai. Other teams look strong.
 
Our batting is good but it's just I would have liked a Babar type batter that is all. We have tremendous power hitting.

Yes I am as well, him and Russell should be promoted after good starts. Don't hide them at 6 and 7.

Not sure if another trophy is coming Hawkeye bhai. Other teams look strong.

I understand where you're coming from. Babar is classy too and a good player to have.

Don't worry about others. Karachi and Quetta have gone crazy and picked poor combinations.

Lahore looks decent but we'll get them. You need strong batting and ISLU still has the best one.

Edit. And Zalmi also is a good allround team.
 
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I'm really happy for Babar. Misbah isn't the guy that can develop a dynamic batsman. It's a really fortunate move and one that Misbah as Islamabad's captain will regret.
 
So one embarrassing dismissal is enough to get rid of a player? Billings had some awful dismissals yet we retained him.

You don't need to defend misbah selection everytime. It's okay to admit he made a mistake.

2 embarrassing games.

im not defending misbah, plus it was not his lone decision, pretty much dean jones and others were involved.

anyways, he was gonna be benched for most games, so was no point
 
The way some people are defending misbah is just embarrassing. Just admit the fact he's got no eye for talent but a good eye for oldies. This tournament is full of ttf's.
 
2 embarrassing games.

im not defending misbah, plus it was not his lone decision, pretty much dean jones and others were involved.

anyways, he was gonna be benched for most games, so was no point


So we write players off after 2 games now? Psl is about developing young talent. Was better to invest in Babar Azam than have no stabliser.

Well I don't agree with whoever made this decision.
 
I understand where you're coming from. Babar is classy too and a good player to have.

Don't worry about others. Karachi and Quetta have gone crazy and picked poor combinations.

Lahore looks decent but we'll get them. You need strong batting and ISLU still has the best one.

Edit. And Zalmi also is a good allround team.

Brilliant batter disappointed we didn't keep him but oh well.

Karachi have a decent team bro, Quetta aren't that scary but last year they suprised with similar team so can't take them lightly.

Lahore does have strong batting no doubt and Zalmi bowling attack is strong for these conditions. Tamim and Hafeez give them a good base at the top of the order
 
what matters most is being gelled and finding the right combination because its a short tournament.


this is why lahore messed up, they made too many changes. karachi also made the same mistake. they started the draft well, bur at the other half of it made some terrible choices, though i admire karachi for actually staying true to their words and selecting some real unknown emerging players.

peshawars team is strong, but shahid afridi could single handedly lose games for them by making stupid selections. afridis captaincy was terrible last time so lets see darren sammys captaincy.

i think the final will again be of islamabad and quetta
 
So we write players off after 2 games now? Psl is about developing young talent. Was better to invest in Babar Azam than have no stabliser.

Well I don't agree with whoever made this decision.

thats the problem, very few games thus need to impress fast as not performing results in the team getting dropped in the table.

misbah has been a fan of iftikhar lately syrprise he dint get selected
 
thats the problem, very few games thus need to impress fast as not performing results in the team getting dropped in the table.

misbah has been a fan of iftikhar lately syrprise he dint get selected


Iftikhar not getting selected was a shock but not too upset we didn't get him. No stabliser is the only thing that worries me. Khalid and Samuel Badree are decent enough spinners
 
you know what after looking back, maybe dropping babar was a mistake
 
It was [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION]. We have the power hitting but no one to stabalise the innings, don't want to relay on 37 year old Brad Haddin for that. Especially if the games are so close together like last psl.
 
Not the best of teams tbh. I think they would struggle to defend their title but I'll be supporting them obviously.
 
The way some people are defending misbah is just embarrassing. Just admit the fact he's got no eye for talent but a good eye for oldies. This tournament is full of ttf's.

The only TTF I see in this team is Sami.
 
Islu are playing g it smart. The same team pretty much. Which means the coach will know his players this time. A good mix of youngsters and oldies. We will win again. The team plays as a team and will do so again. Can't wait.
 
Sharjeel
Smith
Watson
Haddin
Latif
Misbah
Russell
Khalid
Sami
Badree
Irfan
 
Easily one of the strongest t/20 teams of the world. A lot of powerhitters, Sharjeel, Billings, Duckett, Latif. The experience and known strength of Misbah, Watson, Haddin, Russell and Smith. Easily this team can break batting records of the world. Bowling looks extremely strong too. Badree and Ajmal are easily the best spinners in the world. (Ajmal is obviously going to chuck in PSL) Pace of Russell and Sami will be key too. Sami has suddenly got amazing line and length in the alter part of his career and still bowling 145+. GO ISLOOOO!
 
Sharjeel
Latif
Watto
Misbah*
Haddin+
Asif Ali
Russell
Hussain Talat/Amad
Raees
Badree
Ajmal

IU kept almost same team, which to me is not a good idea. They won last time, but I don't think it's a balanced squad this year - batting is too weak in the bottom half. Misbah kept almost every senior player, but dropped the most important one (for me) - Babar; because their batting is damn week. Might play Billings (Or Duckett later), in exchange of Badree (Or Haddin, but Misbah won't drop a senior player for an younger one). Ideally, Babar should have batted at 3 in this team, but Misbah kept Asif Ali in exchange which has made the batting weak. Opposite like KK, it's a team who'll struggle to chase.

They should make the KO stage over Quetta, but won't make the Final.
 
they are making the same mistake as last time, no genuine spinner selected. badree isnt wicket taking option, inran khalid is also same as badree, ajmal needs to prove himself as a wicket taking bowler.

in the batting, they needed another khalid latif type batsmen, but then again they have misbah himself.

im scared of shane watsons spin weakness.

Badree is the best T20 bowler and will open the bowling for them and when you do that you are automatically a wicket taking option
 
I dont think Islamabad will be as good as last year. They seem to have the most unfit squad. Its like Uncles Vs Boys. Will be very surprised if they are able to win this season.
 
Not a good idea to dump Kamran Ghulam after 1 or 2 matches in first season where he was not given proper chance with Bat or Ball.



Whichever Zohaib Khan is this, isn't a future product.


Kamran Ghulam is an Agressive Batsman who has strong Forearms, a brilliant fielder and only left arm spinner in pakistan who balls a Carrom Ball.
 
Not a good idea to dump Kamran Ghulam after 1 or 2 matches in first season where he was not given proper chance with Bat or Ball.



Whichever Zohaib Khan is this, isn't a future product.


Kamran Ghulam is an Agressive Batsman who has strong Forearms, a brilliant fielder and only left arm spinner in pakistan who balls a Carrom Ball.

Cant believe a nothing player like Zohaib being picked
 
Cant believe a nothing player like Zohaib being picked


If its the spinner Zohaib than He isn't a Nothing Player but his strongest format is List A followed by Fc followed by T20 as He is not a agressive Batsman especially against Pacers so his batting is more suited to longer formats.


Won't be surprised if Imran Khalid gets exposed this season.
 
If Duckett Fires we will win another title surely inshaAllah :)

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[MENTION=140316]IslamabadUnited[/MENTION] time for Comeback ;)
 
If its the spinner Zohaib than He isn't a Nothing Player but his strongest format is List A followed by Fc followed by T20 as He is not a agressive Batsman especially against Pacers so his batting is more suited to longer formats.


Won't be surprised if Imran Khalid gets exposed this season.

That left arm spinner Zohaib, right? He looks very ordinary. Imran Khalid and Asif Ali are buddy picks by Misbah. Many better options available. ISB are too reliant on few players like Watson, Sharjeel and Russell. Hope Ammad Butt plays
 
That left arm spinner Zohaib, right? He looks very ordinary. Imran Khalid and Asif Ali are buddy picks by Misbah. Many better options available. ISB are too reliant on few players like Watson, Sharjeel and Russell. Hope Ammad Butt plays

Asif ali is not a bad pick. Decent batsman who can play big shots and a good enough fielder.
 
Badree is the best T20 bowler and will open the bowling for them and when you do that you are automatically a wicket taking option

he isn't really a wicket taking bowler, more of an economical one.
 
Still the best squad in the PSL along with the best captain. They start again as massive favorites
 
Lol, As long as you have M Sami in the squad Islamabad are not winning anything. And Brad Haddin?? What is he doing there?
 
Lol, As long as you have M Sami in the squad Islamabad are not winning anything. And Brad Haddin?? What is he doing there?

Bard Haddin played key innings in the last two or three games to guide us to the title. Am I correct? [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION]
 
[MENTION=141114]Hasan123[/MENTION] Babar Azam not being in the team is not a big loss at all, why on earth would you want a damn stabiliser in a dynamic T20 line up this isn't Test or ODI cricket, it's like wanting Kofi Kingston to main-event mania sure I like Kofi and think he's great but his talent is best utilised in the mid-card, not calling Babar a jobber but stabilizers are not required in T20. See ball, hit ball, SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! Feed me more! This is why England are a destructive ODI team because they have figured out how to play modern cricket
 
[MENTION=141114]Hasan123[/MENTION] Babar Azam not being in the team is not a big loss at all, why on earth would you want a damn stabiliser in a dynamic T20 line up this isn't Test or ODI cricket, it's like wanting Kofi Kingston to main-event mania sure I like Kofi and think he's great but his talent is best utilised in the mid-card, not calling Babar a jobber but stabilizers are not required in T20. See ball, hit ball, SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! Feed me more! This is why England are a destructive ODI team because they have figured out how to play modern cricket


I get what your saying but on some of the slower and lower wickets in the UAE, likes of Watson and Russell may not fare well against spin and could struggle to rotate the strike whilst Babar is more able to do that.

But on flat batting decks we should cope find without Babar. Would prefer to have him in the squad though.
 
I get what your saying but on some of the slower and lower wickets in the UAE, likes of Watson and Russell may not fare well against spin and could struggle to rotate the strike whilst Babar is more able to do that.

But on flat batting decks we should cope find without Babar. Would prefer to have him in the squad though.

I agree, was trying to get you to turn heel :yk But am expecting wickets which will be a lot more balanced this time round. Who is Babar playing for now
 
I agree, was trying to get you to turn heel :yk But am expecting wickets which will be a lot more balanced this time round. Who is Babar playing for now

Dw I was booing you of the building :uakmal.

The wickets will turn of course, hopefully we don't have pitches like we did in the 1st PSL. Didn't enjoy the ball not even coming onto the bat :facepalm:. Umar Akmal did play some good innings so wasn't all that bad in them early games. :yk
 
Dw I was booing you of the building :uakmal.

The wickets will turn of course, hopefully we don't have pitches like we did in the 1st PSL. Didn't enjoy the ball not even coming onto the bat :facepalm:. Umar Akmal did play some good innings so wasn't all that bad in them early games. :yk

He looked incredible I felt he turned a corner, hadn't see him bat with so much maturity and then he went to the world cup and performed a botch mania regardless of how he could have been utlised he was awful, yeah the pitches should defo be better this time hopefully, tbh I didn't mind them at first and the pitches got better eventually to balance things out, too often we've been use to high scoring slog fests with nothing in it for the bowler
 
He looked incredible I felt he turned a corner, hadn't see him bat with so much maturity and then he went to the world cup and performed a botch mania regardless of how he could have been utlised he was awful, yeah the pitches should defo be better this time hopefully, tbh I didn't mind them at first and the pitches got better eventually to balance things out, too often we've been use to high scoring slog fests with nothing in it for the bowler


Pitches did improve later in the tournament can't deny that.

Bowlers who have experience of uae conditions will be key for the franchises.
 
When do the local players start training ?

Are they at NCA ?


Will we see Mohammad Sami without tummy ? Or we ll see him in the same state as Last year ?


If he gets rid of his tummy than He will hit 150 kph even at this age.


Speed does increase the excitement of these T20 leagues.


Remember Bret Lee hitting 150kph in his last BBL stinct at the age of 37 ? Even at that age he increased his Pace. A year ago he was operating in higher 130's and lower 140's but in his last season he stunned us all.


Definitely it all happened through 2 months of hard training.


Will Sami show such professionalism ?
 
Where all the Islamabad United fans at? The fans of Karachi and Lahore are bumping there discussion threads and confident of victory. Our team has hardly been discussed, seems like we don't have confidence in our team. You guys think we can defend or not?
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Team of grandpas. Are people actually looking forward to watching oldies like Haddin, Misbah, Ajmal, Watson, Irfan and Sami? :))
 
Where all the Islamabad United fans at? The fans of Karachi and Lahore are bumping there discussion threads and confident of victory. Our team has hardly been discussed, seems like we don't have confidence in our team. You guys think we can defend or not?
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You support Islamabad as well? I shall end our feud :yk :))

Basically, we're so confident in our team that very little is to be discussed; we're superior on every level imaginable and I predict another title win except we'll become the first undefeated undisputed champions of the PSL :akhtar
 
When do the local players start training ?

Are they at NCA ?


Will we see Mohammad Sami without tummy ? Or we ll see him in the same state as Last year ?


If he gets rid of his tummy than He will hit 150 kph even at this age.


Speed does increase the excitement of these T20 leagues.


Remember Bret Lee hitting 150kph in his last BBL stinct at the age of 37 ? Even at that age he increased his Pace. A year ago he was operating in higher 130's and lower 140's but in his last season he stunned us all.


Definitely it all happened through 2 months of hard training.


Will Sami show such professionalism ?

Speed can't be taken away once you have it, much like punching power but you can put yourself in the best position to make best use of the gift
 
You support Islamabad as well? I shall end our feud :yk :))

Basically, we're so confident in our team that very little is to be discussed; we're superior on every level imaginable and I predict another title win except we'll become the first undefeated undisputed champions of the PSL :akhtar


Yes because I like Misbah,Watto,and Russell :)).

I definitely think we can defend it. Russell being out is a big blow, hoping Amad and Ghulam get game time.

We have the best t20 spinner as well in Badree, imagine him on uae wickets. :misbah
 
Yes because I like Misbah,Watto,and Russell :)).

I definitely think we can defend it. Russell being out is a big blow, hoping Amad and Ghulam get game time.

We have the best t20 spinner as well in Badree, imagine him on uae wickets. :misbah

Is Misbah going to keep the armband? am not sure it's a great idea, he doesn't seem quiet there mentally and perhaps he should take a backseat and just enjoy himself being a batsman. Yeah Russel was our lucky charm to! Badree is one of my favourite bowlers because my style is similar to him, I rely mostly on variations with me wrists rotated at 360 degrees and don't bowl the leg break, much like badree rely on ze googly! ze toppie! ze slidey! He's terribly underrated.

We should sign Hammad, am shocked he has not been picked by any franchise. We will give Amad and Ghulam an opportunity, management are on point when it comes to utlizing their resources especially when things dont go well.
 
Where all the Islamabad United fans at? The fans of Karachi and Lahore are bumping there discussion threads and confident of victory. Our team has hardly been discussed, seems like we don't have confidence in our team. You guys think we can defend or not?
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Kaeefalhaal Akhee ?

Busy bro. Rarely come.
 
Yes because I like Misbah,Watto,and Russell :)).

I definitely think we can defend it. Russell being out is a big blow, hoping Amad and Ghulam get game time.

We have the best t20 spinner as well in Badree, imagine him on uae wickets. :misbah
Didn't Ghulam get dumped?
 
Is Misbah going to keep the armband? am not sure it's a great idea, he doesn't seem quiet there mentally and perhaps he should take a backseat and just enjoy himself being a batsman. Yeah Russel was our lucky charm to! Badree is one of my favourite bowlers because my style is similar to him, I rely mostly on variations with me wrists rotated at 360 degrees and don't bowl the leg break, much like badree rely on ze googly! ze toppie! ze slidey! He's terribly underrated.

We should sign Hammad, am shocked he has not been picked by any franchise. We will give Amad and Ghulam an opportunity, management are on point when it comes to utlizing their resources especially when things dont go well.



I think that kamran ghulam isn't in ISLU's squad this time
 
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