Rana
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Ok so I find this latest PCB squad selection for the Test series v Sri Lanka as Bizarre to say the least.
Mohammad Rizwan was rightfully dropped for his BATTING against New Zealand last winter. Sarfaraz Ahmed came back into the side and grabbed his opportunity with both hands proving that he is still a far better batsman and player of Spin than Rizwan at least, in fact better than most in the Pakistan team.
PCB have just announced a squad with Rizwan in the team (fair enough) but he is also named the vice captain of the side, which means he most likely will be in the starting XI. If Rizwan and even Masood play in the XI, it means Rizwan will have to play as a batsman solely and he will most likely bat in the top 5.
Having said that, on what basis does Rizwan merit a spot in the side as a batsman only? His technical deficiencies were exposed massively up to the run in of him eventually being dropped. He also hasn’t been playing any red ball cricket as an overseas in county cricket to improve his deficiencies as a batsman.
On the other hand, a guy like Kamran Ghulam has been working his tashreef off in the Pakistan domestics, proving himself as a good solid batsman and still hasn’t been given his shot in the national side! This time he was just dropped entirely. Pakistan gave Saud a chance and he didn’t let you down, so why can’t they give Kamran a fair chance to prove himself as well??!
Why is Rizwan and Masood who are technically nowhere on the level of Kamran Ghulam being given so many opportunities??
Mohammad Rizwan was rightfully dropped for his BATTING against New Zealand last winter. Sarfaraz Ahmed came back into the side and grabbed his opportunity with both hands proving that he is still a far better batsman and player of Spin than Rizwan at least, in fact better than most in the Pakistan team.
PCB have just announced a squad with Rizwan in the team (fair enough) but he is also named the vice captain of the side, which means he most likely will be in the starting XI. If Rizwan and even Masood play in the XI, it means Rizwan will have to play as a batsman solely and he will most likely bat in the top 5.
Having said that, on what basis does Rizwan merit a spot in the side as a batsman only? His technical deficiencies were exposed massively up to the run in of him eventually being dropped. He also hasn’t been playing any red ball cricket as an overseas in county cricket to improve his deficiencies as a batsman.
On the other hand, a guy like Kamran Ghulam has been working his tashreef off in the Pakistan domestics, proving himself as a good solid batsman and still hasn’t been given his shot in the national side! This time he was just dropped entirely. Pakistan gave Saud a chance and he didn’t let you down, so why can’t they give Kamran a fair chance to prove himself as well??!
Why is Rizwan and Masood who are technically nowhere on the level of Kamran Ghulam being given so many opportunities??
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