Junaid Khan to miss tour of New Zealand after suffering hairline fracture in his left foot

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A PCB official has stated that Junaid Khan will miss the tour of New Zealand after suffering a hairline fracture in his left foot which will take six weeks to heal <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NZvPak?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NZvPak</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/943205038075404290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Hiraeth]

Perfect opportunity to select a young pacer, but knowing Inzi we’ll probably be seeing Sher Khan due to his FC performances.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

What a pity that Usman Khan Shinwari is out as well. Amir, Hassan and Raees will probably be the main pacers for this tour.

Inzi will probably select Sohail Khan or Mir Hamza as back up.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Well if hearing that Wahab Riaz will be coming back wasn't terrifying enough well this news will all but confirm our horrors. Pace attack could be Wahab, Amir and Hasan when seeing Amir, Hasan and Rumman will be soooo much better. It will be interesting to see who they will draft in as replacement.

 

[HuzaifaE]

Well if hearing that Wahab Riaz will be coming back wasn't terrifying enough well this news will all but confirm our horrors. Pace attack could be Wahab, Amir and Hasan when seeing Amir, Hasan and Rumman will be soooo much better. It will be interesting to see who they will draft in as replacement.

They won't uproot Raees for no reason, he's ahead of Wahab in the pecking order

 

[TeymurBlake]

They won't uproot Raees for no reason, he's ahead of Wahab in the pecking order

I hope they do this and not just pick Wahab due to pace & bounce he would get from those pitches

 

[junaidji]

Terrible news... Hopefully Fahim Ashraf plays as a part-time pacer for at least 5 overs to relieve pressure off Amir, Hasan, or Rumaan. And if either Amir, Hasan, or Rumaan get injured as well during this tour, which won't surprise me considering we play a total of 8 ODI's and T20's, guess who fills in.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Too many injuries just when it seemed he was getting back into some sort of rhythm.

 

[hadi123]

Could see Riaz back. Possibly Sohail Khan too. Shame about Junaid Khan as him, Shinwari, Raees, Amir and Hasan Ali were an awesome bunch and rotation would be possible between these 5, not to forget Ashraf too but now JK is injured as well as UKS

 

[Mueez]

Please don’t bring asif or Riaz

 

[mak36]

Never nice to hear someone is injured.

That said, I hope Inzi takes this as an opportunity to test out a youngster.

 

[ExplicitAI]

It's safe to say that he's had an injury prone career, he's been one of the best young pacers we've produced after Amir.

 

[Syed1]

Haters ki nazar lag gayi



Mubarak ho ap log ko... Be happy with Riaz's figures of 10-90-0-1.

 

[junaidji]

On second thought, at least he didn't get caught in match fixing and ruin his career. He'll be back. Injuries happen so much in our team that this doesn't really honestly surprise me.

 

[dauntless]

For t20is I would definitely select wahab Riaz.He was the best bowler in recently concluded domestic t20 tournament and even in t10 tournament he was excellent.I m biggest fan of him but I m not sure if he should be selected for Odis.

 

[Boi]

Waqas Ahmed should be taken along so that the management can see what he's like before he is selected for the England Test tour. Looks pretty decent from what I've seen in clips but not sure how successful he'd be in LOIs. Would be better than picking the other top performing bowlers this season in Cheema and Sohail.

 

[mak36]

Waqas Ahmed should be taken along so that the management can see what he's like before he is selected for the England Test tour. Looks pretty decent from what I've seen in clips but not sure how successful he'd be in LOIs. Would be better than picking the other top performing bowlers this season in Cheema and Sohail.

Should focus on tests.

 

[Bilal7]

Bechara. Such a talented bowler but injuries have plagued him. May Allah swt grant him a speedy recovery. We'll need him next year.

If I were Inzi, I'd select Sadaf Hussain and see if his complaints were justified.

 

[Titan24]

Bechara. Such a talented bowler but injuries have plagued him. May Allah swt grant him a speedy recovery. We'll need him next year.

If I were Inzi, I'd select Sadaf Hussain and see if his complaints were justified.

Bro you cant select someone just to see if his complaints are justified or not. This will set wrong precedent and others will also start complaining hoping that they might get a chance as Inzi would check whether their complaints are justified or not.

 

[Titan24]

I guess more than the youngster, I would like to try the best fastest bowler (Bowls 90 mph regularly or whatever fastest we have got with good line and lenght) we have at the moment to add variety to the attack. Wahab is fast but I would like someone else as Wahab had so many opportunities in ODIs however he still struggles with the semi new ball. Though was in good form in T10 I must admit.

Current Ashes series proves that variety is always important and England were playing four right arm quicks with almost similar pace. I know Inzi might not be thinking on these lines but still I would like to mention few names.

Mohammad Talha (He was also pretty erratic most of the times but pacy)
Ahmed Jamal (He is tall, fast in good form so good option)

To be honest dont know others as never watched their speed through speed gun. So i guess thats about it for me, i have heard atif jabbar is pretty pacy but i am not sure how fast he was bowling in the T20 national cup.

 

[Titan24]

If team wants to play both Imad and Shadab then I wll go for Faheem as the third seamer and it will give a lot more batting depth as well.

Even if Imad is benched we have Rumman Raees and Shaddy and Ashraf as allrounders. Amir Yamin can be pretty dangerous with the new ball in NZ and battung is bonus.

But as I mentioned in my previous post we want someone on the bench with x factor (can be pace, unorthodoxy etc) as in 5 match ODI series that guy can definitely play a role. Overseas tour should have someone to surprise the opposition as that is the only upper hand one can have considering home teams know their conditions a lot better.

 

[New Yorker]

If team wants to play both Imad and Shadab then I wll go for Faheem as the third seamer and it will give a lot more batting depth as well.

Even if Imad is benched we have Rumman Raees and Shaddy and Ashraf as allrounders. Amir Yamin can be pretty dangerous with the new ball in NZ and battung is bonus.

But as I mentioned in my previous post we want someone on the bench with x factor (can be pace, unorthodoxy etc) as in 5 match ODI series that guy can definitely play a role. Overseas tour should have someone to surprise the opposition as that is the only upper hand one can have considering home teams know their conditions a lot better.

I'd take proven ability to take wickets over so called X factor, any time. Why would anyone be surprised by pace? Haven't we learned from Wahab's record? There aren't many secrets to how to win a cricket game.

 

[New Yorker]

Bro you cant select someone just to see if his complaints are justified or not. This will set wrong precedent and others will also start complaining hoping that they might get a chance as Inzi would check whether their complaints are justified or not.

You set the wrong precedent by selecting a consistent top domestic performer? Come again?

 

[Titan24]

You set the wrong precedent by selecting a consistent top domestic performer? Come again?

You misunderstood me.

I am saying if he is selected on basis of complaining He did than thats not a good precedent to set. Yes he is a top performer and I wanted to seem him in the team years ago, I will be happy on his selection even in ODIs bcz he can swing it and NZ is a good place to do so.

But dont want him to be selected the way Bilal was implying that he should be selected so that Inzi can know what he was Sadaf was complaining about. Thats no reason for selection in international team.

 

[Titan24]

I'd take proven ability to take wickets over so called X factor, any time. Why would anyone be surprised by pace? Haven't we learned from Wahab's record? There aren't many secrets to how to win a cricket game.

Never said I will play him as you can read wanted to be on the bench just incase the series is not turning out the way we planned he can be brought in.

So who would you select? The so called proven ability?

Yes I know Sohail and Wahab are in contention for selection but wanted to give a different angle.

 

[Hermoine Green]

Free ride for Wahab or Irfan for the billionth time.

 

[MenInG]

Update: Junaid Khan has informed us that he reckons he should be back in action in 3 weeks

 

[maxamax]

Chance for Sadaf Finally?

 

[Abdullah]

Update: Junaid Khan has informed us that he reckons he should be back in action in 3 weeks

Thats is still too soon for the tour . First Game is in 17 days

 

[EliteCynical]

Any chance of Asif getting selected or Pakistan? For whatever it is worth, I would love to seem him bowl again in test cricket. Guy was a genius!

 

[BunnyRabbit]

They won't uproot Raees for no reason, he's ahead of Wahab in the pecking order

Wahab has been picked ahead of other bowlers when he was seemingly behind the pecking order for quite a while now. Recall West Indies First ODI and CT opening game.

Mickey has a lot of good qualities but he favors pace way too much and Wahab being the fastest bowler in the domestics has benefitted the most of it.

Should go in with someone younger than 25. Irfan is a more reliable option than both Riaz and Sohail.
Although this should be an opportunity for Raees to make the third pacer slot his own as he has shown some good right swing and notched up his pace recently in the ilk of more traditional fast bowlers. Add to that his unflappable temperament and variations for the death overs, he is becoming a great package. I would still prefer Junaid once he is fit again though as he is a proven performer.

 

[HuzaifaE]

Mickey has a lot of good qualities but he favors pace way too much and Wahab being the fastest bowler in the domestics has benefitted the most of it.

Is Wahab the only evidence you have for that? Because it doesn't seem consistent when he vouches for pace loving Mohammad Abbas.

 

[Titan24]

Update: Junaid Khan has informed us that he reckons he should be back in action in 3 weeks

If thats the case he can go with the squad and might be able to play the last two three ODIs and T20 series as well.

 

[MenInG]

If thats the case he can go with the squad and might be able to play the last two three ODIs and T20 series as well.

Depends if Pak team management shares his optimism

 

[Abdullah719]

If thats the case he can go with the squad and might be able to play the last two three ODIs and T20 series as well.

He should just work on a complete recovery rather than risk returning too soon (before he's 100%) which would be detrimental to him in the long term.

If a PCB official is saying six weeks but Junaid is saying three weeks, that's not a very good sign. Everyone should be on the same page and players should realise the importance of staging complete recoveries in order to attain optimum fitness.

 

[Syed1]

He should just work on a complete recovery rather than risk returning too soon (before he's 100%) which would be detrimental to him in the long term.

If a PCB official is saying six weeks but Junaid is saying three weeks, that's not a very good sign. Everyone should be on the same page and players should realise the importance of staging complete recoveries in order to attain optimum fitness.

What if PCB official is purposefully saying six weeks so that a certain bowler may make the cut in place of Junaid

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Is Wahab the only evidence you have for that? Because it doesn't seem consistent when he vouches for pace loving Mohammad Abbas.

Abbas forced his way in after a stellar season with KRL, Inzi repeatedly mentioned his name prior to West Indies series that they had been considering Abbas for quite some time. Wahab sadly can not match the numbers Abbas produced in last few years.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

He should just work on a complete recovery rather than risk returning too soon (before he's 100%) which would be detrimental to him in the long term.

If a PCB official is saying six weeks but Junaid is saying three weeks, that's not a very good sign. Everyone should be on the same page and players should realise the importance of staging complete recoveries in order to attain optimum fitness.

They tried to rush Junaid back in the squad during 2015 WC, didn't prove to be a good move.

 

[Saj]

Injury plagued this guy.

Every time he finds some form, he gets injured.

Bad luck or perhaps an over-eagerness to play in leagues around the world.

 

[PakSarZameen]

Injury plagued this guy.

Every time he finds some form, he gets injured.

Bad luck or perhaps an over-eagerness to play in leagues around the world.

The worst thing is he always gets injured before important series/ICC tournaments.

Might have to discard him permanently and look for alternatives who will actually play in the major series/tournaments.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Any chance of Asif getting selected or Pakistan? For whatever it is worth, I would love to seem him bowl again in test cricket. Guy was a genius!

Doesn't seem like they take Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif seriously. Asif has great stats since his comeback yet doesnt make it in any draft.

 

[Bilal7]

Bro you cant select someone just to see if his complaints are justified or not. This will set wrong precedent and others will also start complaining hoping that they might get a chance as Inzi would check whether their complaints are justified or not.

You misunderstood me.

I am saying if he is selected on basis of complaining He did than thats not a good precedent to set. Yes he is a top performer and I wanted to seem him in the team years ago, I will be happy on his selection even in ODIs bcz he can swing it and NZ is a good place to do so.

But dont want him to be selected the way Bilal was implying that he should be selected so that Inzi can know what he was Sadaf was complaining about. Thats no reason for selection in international team.

No, no. Sadaf is a deserving selection. The complaining comment was just because I did not like his tone in a few of his interviews.

 

[Mamoon]

Bad news for Junaid, but a blessing in disguise for Pakistan.

He is terribly mediocre and needs to be booted out of all formats for good. Doesn't bring anything to the table - no pace, no swing, no genuine wicket-taking ability, malnourished, rubbish batsmen and a rubbish fielder. Not to mention, a susceptible fielder.

Rumman Raees should play ahead of him as the third wheel of the bowling unit for good, and we need to find another right arm pacer.

 

[msb314]

Very unfortunate- hope he recovers soon!