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[table=class:grid][tr][td]Platinum[/td][td]Diamond[/td][td]Gold[/td][td]Silver[/td][td]Emerging[/td][td]Supplementary[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Misbah-ul-Haq ©[/td][td]Samuel Badree[/td][td]Rumman Raees[/td][td]Iftikhar Ahmed[/td][td]Sahibzada Farhan[/td][td]Alex Hales[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Andre Russell[/td][td]Mohammad Sami[/td][td]Shadab Khan[/td][td]Amad Butt [/td][td]Hussain Talat[/td][td]David Willey[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JP Duminy[/td][td]Luke Ronchi[/td][td]Faheem Ashraf[/td][td]Asif Ali[/td][td]Rohail Nazir[/td][td]Mohammad Hasan[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]Sam Billings[/td][td][/td][td]Mohammad Hasnain[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]Zafar Gohar[/td][/tr][/table]
 
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But...but... Misbah doesn't pick youngsters. :))

Strong contingent of young Pakistani players: Rumman, Shadab, Faheem, Amad, Asif Ali, Sahibzada, Talat, Zafar.

Some decent international selections. Not sure why people are giving IU stick for selecting Ronchi. He was on fire in CPL and IU need some experienced hands to guide the youngsters.

Only selection I can't forgive is cha-cha Ifti.
 
Some final local picks made in Zafar, Fahim, Sahibzada & Talat.

However, Misbah is past it as a batsman and his slow batting could screw up this side.
 
Decent squad, especially delighted that we snapped Sahbizada Farhan! [MENTION=47617]Red Devil[/MENTION] I remember us discussing him as an ideal replacement for the rattle manj
 
mak36 said:
But...but... Misbah doesn't pick youngsters. :))

Strong contingent of young Pakistani players: Rumman, Shadab, Faheem, Amad, Asif Ali, Sahibzada, Talat, Zafar.

Some decent international selections. Not sure why people are giving IU stick for selecting Ronchi. He was on fire in CPL and IU need some experienced hands to guide the youngsters.

Only selection I can't forgive is cha-cha Ifti.
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Chacha is there to keep Misbah company.
 
mak36 said:
But...but... Misbah doesn't pick youngsters. :))

Strong contingent of young Pakistani players: Rumman, Shadab, Faheem, Amad, Asif Ali, Sahibzada, Talat, Zafar.

Some decent international selections. Not sure why people are giving IU stick for selecting Ronchi. He was on fire in CPL and IU need some experienced hands to guide the youngsters.

Only selection I can't forgive is cha-cha Ifti.
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pleasantly surprised by ISLU picks this year.the best squad.
 
Mohammad Sami is still going at it, he's probably still in the top 3 quickest bowlers in Pak :)))
 
Some good picks. Hopefully Sahibzada Farhan and Hussain Talat get a good run in the side and perform. They are the sort of players we need in the Pakistan team right now. These guys coming good will be great for Pakistan. Add Amad Butt to that list as well.
 
DRsohail said:
pleasantly surprised by ISLU picks this year.the best squad.
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Waqar/Deano deserve credit for this. Wasim has moved to MS and we saw what he selected.

Waqar had the right idea as Pakistan coach but lacked the know-how. Working with Deano at IU will be good for him.
 
1. Ronchi - wk - f
2. Farhan - e
3. Talat - e
4. Dumminy - f
5. Misbah - c
6. Andre Russel - f
7. Faheem
8. Shabab
9. Sami
10. Ruman
11. Badree - f

Sadly though i expect to see Chacha Ifti over Talat

This is the most rounded squad though
 
we're looking good this season..some of the other teams will really be up against it if we click..really pleased with this squad..
 
mak36 said:
Waqar/Deano deserve credit for this. Wasim has moved to MS and we saw what he selected.

Waqar had the right idea as Pakistan coach but lacked the know-how. Working with Deano at IU will be good for him.
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They have an actual bowling coach now instead of "lock your wrist and flick it."
 
Islamabad looking so good this year. I cannot believe this is Islamabad United of the PSL! Never imagined that Wasim's departure would do Isloo this good.

For Pakistan cricket's sake I hope these guys get into the finals. They have a lot of upcoming Pakistani players in the squad.

My dream final would be : Lahore Qalanders vs Islamabad United. It would do Pak cricket's progress a world of good!
 
Hope to see hussain talat, farhan and amad are given the whole psl rather then just a game.
 
mak36 said:
But...but... Misbah doesn't pick youngsters. :))

Strong contingent of young Pakistani players: Rumman, Shadab, Faheem, Amad, Asif Ali, Sahibzada, Talat, Zafar.

Some decent international selections. Not sure why people are giving IU stick for selecting Ronchi. He was on fire in CPL and IU need some experienced hands to guide the youngsters.

Only selection I can't forgive is cha-cha Ifti.
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How many games were Kamran Ghulam, Amad Butt and Hussain Talat were given in the 2 years?
 
mak36 said:
But...but... Misbah doesn't pick youngsters. :))

Strong contingent of young Pakistani players: Rumman, Shadab, Faheem, Amad, Asif Ali, Sahibzada, Talat, Zafar.

Some decent international selections. Not sure why people are giving IU stick for selecting Ronchi. He was on fire in CPL and IU need some experienced hands to guide the youngsters.

Only selection I can't forgive is cha-cha Ifti.
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Misbah and Wasim had no hand in the picks this year. Made a huge difference. Not blaming Misbah but it's something noticeable.
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
1. Ronchi - wk - f
2. Farhan - e
3. Talat - e
4. Dumminy - f
5. Misbah - c
6. Andre Russel - f
7. Faheem
8. Shabab
9. Sami
10. Ruman
11. Badree - f

Sadly though i expect to see Chacha Ifti over Talat

This is the most rounded squad though
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Chacha can do a job,,
 
Expecting us to win again. Frankly, this squad has no competition especially considering you're being skippered by a legend.
 
Khan12 said:
How many games were Kamran Ghulam, Amad Butt and Hussain Talat were given in the 2 years?
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Why do you ignore Shadab Khan and Rumman Raees ? Are they not youngsters or also part of chacha brigade ?

PZ and MS are worse when it comes to failure to blood youngsters.
 
ExpressPacer said:
Expecting us to win again. Frankly, this squad has no competition especially considering you're being skippered by a legend.
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Well going by his performances in BPL, that legend will be a liability as a batsmen and dare I say the weakest link in Islamabad's line up.
 
Greenstorm said:
Well going by his performances in BPL, that legend will be a liability as a batsmen and dare I say the weakest link in Islamabad's line up.
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Agreed. His innings in the BPL thus far have been ordinary, but not too bad. I expect him to get more consistent and score more fluently with more match practice.
 
Markhor said:
Why do you ignore Shadab Khan and Rumman Raees ? Are they not youngsters or also part of chacha brigade ?

PZ and MS are worse when it comes to failure to blood youngsters.
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I didn't include Shadab Khan on purpose. Hope you can figure it out why. As for rumman he is a t20 special and for that i will give him credit. I am Talking in general. I never said the other teams are any better. But, the injustice some of these guys recieved stands out as they are talented.
 
Good team, not sure how well a 50 year old captain will do on the field though.
 
Prince of Pakistan said:
Misbah and Wasim had no hand in the picks this year. Made a huge difference. Not blaming Misbah but it's something noticeable.
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Yes and Misbah had no hand in the picks last year either, when Shadab, Rumman, Amad, Asif Ali, Talat played.

He also had no hands in the free picks for Faisalabad in the National t20 cup when he made Sahibzada his first pick. :facepalm:

Come on, stop using this pseudo logic just because you dislike the guy. Criticise him when he makes mistakes but don't have a one size fits all agenda.
 
They can pick a world class team from this squad. Easily the most exciting team to watch!
 
mak36 said:
But...but... Misbah doesn't pick youngsters. :))

Strong contingent of young Pakistani players: Rumman, Shadab, Faheem, Amad, Asif Ali, Sahibzada, Talat, Zafar.

Some decent international selections. Not sure why people are giving IU stick for selecting Ronchi. He was on fire in CPL and IU need some experienced hands to guide the youngsters.

Only selection I can't forgive is cha-cha Ifti.
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But Cha cha Ifti is also a youngster only 25-26 years old.
 
A very solid squad though, strong bowling line-up, decent middle order and some raw talent.
 
Haters running out of things to feed their delusions. Misbah is clearly motivated for the best for Pakistan Cricket, as he always has been.
 
IU has gotten a lot flak for being an old house.
The truth is most of the guys who have graduated to the international level have come from IU. Guys like Rumman, Shadab, Sharjeel(gone now). This year hopefully it will be, Fahim, Amad, Talat, Zafar, Hasan who will go a new level in their game.

Ronchi, Farhan, Talat, Badree, Iftikhar and Hales are Misbah's picks from what I can see or atleast recommendations.

Qalanders and United have provided us with the most newcomers. In contrast, Quetta, Peshawar and Karachi have been methodical with their selections.
Hasan Ali, Nawaz and Shinwari have been the only 3 guys to have made it to the international team from these teams. Quetta have been persisting with failures like Shafiq and Zulfiqar babar who wouldn't be of much use to Pakistan in t20is. Peshawar have relied on the tried and tested guys like Hafeez, Kamran etc while Karachi have been the team with a lot of middle order players and allrounders-sort.
 
Ronchi (would have gone with Billings but he will be on national duty)
Sahibzada
Talat
JP
Misbah
Russell
Faheem/Amad/Gohar
Shadab
Ruman
Sami
Badree

Bowling is really strong with different opitions. Also batting is strong with lots of power down the order and depth in batting. Unlike other franchises they have backed youth a lot. Well balanced squad with no glaring weakness.

Credit to Dean,Waqar,and Misbah for assembling this squad. Islamabad is my team, with this team I'm confident we can win the tournament which will be a miserable day for Misbah haters especially some on this forum. :salute
 
IU squad is very good, but I feel their biggest weakness is Misbah. He is quite good as Captain, but I watched some part of BPL, where he is struggling big time - overall PSL attack is better, therefore I am not sure how IU can accommodate a Captain and probably No. 5 like him, who should start all 10 matches. I was expecting him to retire last year, but looks like he'll continue till 45 at least. Other than that, if everyone available - really good team. Comparing IU & MS, I probably now realize between Deano & Wasim, who was instrumental in IU's raise..... Also, almost certainly both Talat & Farhan will start every match as they don't have too many in top order.
 
mak36 said:
Yes and Misbah had no hand in the picks last year either, when Shadab, Rumman, Amad, Asif Ali, Talat played.

He also had no hands in the free picks for Faisalabad in the National t20 cup when he made Sahibzada his first pick. :facepalm:

Come on, stop using this pseudo logic just because you dislike the guy. Criticise him when he makes mistakes but don't have a one size fits all agenda.
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I have never disliked the guy. In fact he is from my area. Just noted how different the team is this year when some of the old staff isn't there. The things you mentioned above is the reason I said I do not blame Misbah.
 
MMHS said:
IU squad is very good, but I feel their biggest weakness is Misbah. He is quite good as Captain, but I watched some part of BPL, where he is struggling big time - overall PSL attack is better, therefore I am not sure how IU can accommodate a Captain and probably No. 5 like him, who should start all 10 matches. I was expecting him to retire last year, but looks like he'll continue till 45 at least. Other than that, if everyone available - really good team. Comparing IU & MS, I probably now realize between Deano & Wasim, who was instrumental in IU's raise..... Also, almost certainly both Talat & Farhan will start every match as they don't have too many in top order.
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ur every post these days hit above the shoulder area of my body......yes MISBAH is going to be liability.
 
ExpressPacer said:
Haters running out of things to feed their delusions. Misbah is clearly motivated for the best for Pakistan Cricket, as he always has been.
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Misbah doesn't like youngsters they said. :salute

Most of those haters have chosen to stay away from this thread.:)))
 
shaz619 said:
Decent squad, especially delighted that we snapped Sahbizada Farhan! [MENTION=47617]Red Devil[/MENTION] I remember us discussing him as an ideal replacement for the rattle manj
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Yep, glad we snagged him up. Probably the best local batsman available in the draft.
 
Ngl they're probably the best team on paper. All-around strength is unmatched. And players are well-suited to T20s.
:misbah4
 
mak36 said:
Yes and Misbah had no hand in the picks last year either, when Shadab, Rumman, Amad, Asif Ali, Talat played.

He also had no hands in the free picks for Faisalabad in the National t20 cup when he made Sahibzada his first pick. :facepalm:

Come on, stop using this pseudo logic just because you dislike the guy. Criticise him when he makes mistakes but don't have a one size fits all agenda.
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Man, the haters are always gonna keep moaning. Just let them as this is nothing new.
 
Prince of Pakistan said:
Misbah and Wasim had no hand in the picks this year. Made a huge difference. Not blaming Misbah but it's something noticeable.
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:facepalm:

i like how people make analysis even without knowing.


Misbah was bound to pick faheem and sahibzada as both play for faisalabad or sngpl.
 
Was my favorite team from season 1 due to Sharjeel. Will be interesting to see if Sahibzada Farhan can do what Sharjeel used to do.

Also shudnt Hussain Talat have graduated from emerging to silver?
 
Not a bad squad. Though Misbah should not be the captain and look for a role as a player mentor.
 
Looks on paper like the strongest squad.

Glad to see they've got rid of the OAP's tag.
 
Multan warriors let me down with their final squad, will be rooting for Islamabad as long as deserving youngsters are played over Ifti who is well above 35 in reality.
 
Hope we see a final between the two best teams in the tournament, Lahore and Islamabad. Will be a great advertisement for the PSL.
 
Abdullah719 said:
[table=class:grid][tr][td]Platinum[/td][td]Diamond[/td][td]Gold[/td][td]Silver[/td][td]Emerging[/td][td]Supplementary[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Misbah-ul-Haq ©[/td][td]Samuel Badree[/td][td]Rumman Raees[/td][td]Iftikhar Ahmed[/td][td]Sahibzada Farhan[/td][td]Alex Hales[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Andre Russell[/td][td]Mohammad Sami[/td][td]Shadab Khan[/td][td]Amad Butt [/td][td]Hussain Talat[/td][td]David Willey[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JP Duminy[/td][td]Luke Ronchi[/td][td]Faheem Ashraf[/td][td]Asif Ali[/td][td][/td][td]Mohammad Hasan[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]Sam Billings[/td][td][/td][td]Mohammad Hasnain[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]Zafar Gohar[/td][/tr][/table]
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United are nothing without Shane Watson.
 
Love how they have Farhan, Faheem, Talat, Ammad, Shadab and Rumman in their ranks - hope all 6 of them play every single game for IU
 
Grandpa XI, really looks like a boring dud team now.

I thought introducing Waqar will introduce some fresh faces in the squad.

There is no Star power here.
 
The only thing ISLU had before was star power.... alot of brand names and top stars sponsoring it, now all the limelight is gone to Multan Sultans as soon as Wasim left them.
 
Saeed Ajmal is the bowling coach of ISLU..

I have to laugh out loud at this loooooollllll :)))

The guy who can't spin the ball is now a 'spin bowling coach'

Misbah using his references to help Ajmal earn a reputable living.

Ajmal can't spin the ball to save his life.
 
waleed88 said:
Saeed Ajmal is the bowling coach of ISLU..

I have to laugh out loud at this loooooollllll :)))

The guy who can't spin the ball is now a 'spin bowling coach'

Misbah using his references to help Ajmal earn a reputable living.

Ajmal can't spin the ball to save his life.
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If Viv can be paid thousands for giving high 5s then why can't our players earn a living. This is what's wrong with our people we can't see each other succeed and want some foreigner. You want him to start a rehri and sell aloo? :inti
 
Bay Garrett said:
If Viv can be paid thousands for giving high 5s then why can't our players earn a living. This is what's wrong with our people we can't see each other succeed and want some foreigner. You want him to start a rehri and sell aloo? :inti
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Comparing Viv to Ajmal is the greatest tragedy :))

Ajmal is a 'spin bowling coach' - how can you be the coach when you can't spin the ball yourself? What is he gonna teach to Shadab? How to chuck?
 
BunnyRabbit said:
IU has gotten a lot flak for being an old house.
The truth is most of the guys who have graduated to the international level have come from IU. Guys like Rumman, Shadab, Sharjeel(gone now). This year hopefully it will be, Fahim, Amad, Talat, Zafar, Hasan who will go a new level in their game.

Ronchi, Farhan, Talat, Badree, Iftikhar and Hales are Misbah's picks from what I can see or atleast recommendations.

Qalanders and United have provided us with the most newcomers. In contrast, Quetta, Peshawar and Karachi have been methodical with their selections.
Hasan Ali, Nawaz and Shinwari have been the only 3 guys to have made it to the international team from these teams. Quetta have been persisting with failures like Shafiq and Zulfiqar babar who wouldn't be of much use to Pakistan in t20is. Peshawar have relied on the tried and tested guys like Hafeez, Kamran etc while Karachi have been the team with a lot of middle order players and allrounders-sort.
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didnt realise you had a direct line to Misbah.

but I agree with the rest of your post. IU will once again be the ones to bring it.
 
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A compact batsman light but otherwise the best squad in PSL 3. I really wish they play Asif Ali at number 5 and he comes in around the 13-14th over. His hitting has always been clean and can potentially become a death specialist.
 
the Great Khan said:
didnt realise you had a direct line to Misbah.

but I agree with the rest of your post. IU will once again be the ones to bring it.
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Ronchi has been playing under Misbah in BPL recently. In interviews and talk shows, he has praised Talat, Iftikhar, Badree and Hales a lot in last 2-3 years. Learn to join the dots.
 
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waleed88 said:
Saeed Ajmal is the bowling coach of ISLU..

I have to laugh out loud at this loooooollllll :)))

The guy who can't spin the ball is now a 'spin bowling coach'

Misbah using his references to help Ajmal earn a reputable living.

Ajmal can't spin the ball to save his life.
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Misbah supporting oldies, after all, he owes his test and some ODI success to Ajmal for chucking. Absolutely shameless.
 
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