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Misbah announces 20 probables for SL series (Ahmed Shehzad, Iftikhar Ahmed and Umar Akmal included)

The lack of front line spinner is the only flaw in selection

Nawaz is anther bits and pieces spinner, should have picked Umer Khan.
 
Overall a good group of players, but I will point to the lack of a young, inexperienced batsman in it.

Guys like Ahsan Ali, or Saud Shakeel should be given an opportunity against a weakened SL team.
 
Good squad. I have no problems with Shehzad, Umar Akmal and Iftikhar when they're all performing in domestic, and have a history of being prolific in domestic, scoring at good averages and SR.

Maybe a bit disappointing in terms of batsmen Saud Shakeel didn't get a go, but he wasn't played in PSL either, and not sure he's a big hitter. So not a big issue. I can hardly think of any other options really. Masood and Khurram perhaps come to mind, yet people would have complained if those two were in the squad too, and Masood really was awful against Aus where players were scoring centuries, I think Masood's only going to be playing tests for now.

Bowling wise, maybe Rauf would have been cool, but Hasnain is in there, as is Shinwari and Hasan. So many fast bowling options already there.

Zafar is the biggest exclusion which disappoints me the most, as if we chose to go with 2 spinners (and a spinning allrounder), Zafar would be ideal. You'd go with the more creative, attacking option than Nawaz if you're playing an extra spinner. I guess we're probably playing 3 pacers each game so won't matter.
 
Surprise surprise...Misbah displaying his love for oldies and TTFs.

He was primarily the reason why Pakistan flopped so badly in the 2013 CT and the 2015 WC.

Notice also Misbah's two biggest cheerleaders are missing here. Even they cannot defend this level of incompetence from their hero. Not that they care anyway because after all they are not Pakistan fans first as this love affair with Misbah takes precedence.
 
good to see iftikhar is back
interesting to see umar akmals name is there.

Not happy with Shezads selection. I understand that Shezad probably got selected due to the opener. Fakhar Zaman needed to be dropped. Abid Ali will be the next best choice.

Instead of Ahmed it should had been Sami Aslam or SHan Masood.
 
Major said:
good to see iftikhar is back
interesting to see umar akmals name is there.

Not happy with Shezads selection. I understand that Shezad probably got selected due to the opener. Fakhar Zaman needed to be dropped. Abid Ali will be the next best choice.

Instead of Ahmed it should had been Sami Aslam or SHan Masood.
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I'm also disappointed at the lack of a new Frontline spinner. I really hope at least for Tests Misbah will select spinners, which Mickey Arthur refused to.
 
HappyWarsFan said:
I'm also disappointed at the lack of a new Frontline spinner. I really hope at least for Tests Misbah will select spinners, which Mickey Arthur refused to.
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yes, no spinner, i forgot about that.

I wonder why the are not pursuing zafar gohar. Nawaz sucks.
 
Rana said:
Shahzad and Umar back in. Burrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnn
[MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION]
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lol whats there to burn?

hopefully they do well by going by their previous five plus failed comebacks not expecting much.

Its effectively SL B team at home so shouldnt be too hard
 
Umar Akmal, Shehzad, Faheem Arshraf, and M. Nawaz. Misbah is too predictable. Atleast this breaks the myth of him not having the power of selecting his squad when he was captain.

So far things are going as he captained.
 
Although the selection of Nawaz and Shehzad is baffling but somehow Misbah has managed to drop Malik and Hafeez which is good.
 
Shazzam said:
They are being rested.
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They are playing in CPL if I am not wrong. I am sure they would have loved to feast on Srilankan B side but apparently Misbah has other plans. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come.
 
Greenstorm said:
They are playing in CPL if I am not wrong. I am sure they would have loved to feast on Srilankan B side but apparently Misbah has other plans. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come.
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You are giving him too much credit. This is not the end of Hafeez and Shoaib.
 
I do not know why people are surprised , what you expect when Misbah is selector and head coach , and on top of that Waqar in the set up. Its a disastour.

Pathetic selection.
 
hadi123 said:
I told you guys on here doing bhangra when Inzi didn't get renewed that it was a bad blow. I was saying at the time the next selector would be 100x worse than him and surprise surprise, I was correct again. Some people never learn.

Inzamam made 1 or 2 questionable selections but other than that he was one of the better selectors we had - gave youth a chance
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What is so bad about it and why does it make you so angry?

I am not a Shehzad fan, nor am I an Akmal fan but there will always be pre-series squad debates where one or two guys are picked are not liked. IA however has decent runs so far in the domestic circuit and deserves a second shot, even if it is in a prelim 20 man line up. Other than that, the core of the team which was built over the last 4 years remains and that is a good thing.

I am surprised with no Shaheen but I assume that is down to illness.
 
Welcome to Misbahs era of cricket.

Told you guys Inzi was an exception in the list if selctors pak had previously.

He gave chances to many young players during his tenure. Now from the list i can already see farhan, talat, who were given chances are gone and the usual ttfs come in to replace them.

Ifthikar has been scoring in the domestics for a long time, but we saw what he can against quality oppositions and also not to forget his and asif alis gully mohalla fielding.
 
I'm going to make a prediction. Shehzad and Akmal will not only be in the squad, they will start and fail miserably in every game. I'm looking forward to the excuses people will give for them. I'm going with he's now too athletic and lacking in strength for Shehzad and Akmal was forced to bat too high or too low in the order regardless of where he actually bats!
 
People talking about Ifti chacha,Akmal and shehzad but one future TTF is going under the radar i.e Faheem Ashraf.Faheem will haunt us forever now
 
As I stated, Misbah will take Pak cricket backwards and backwards. He was very very defensive captain and player. Will be same as a selector. What a rubbish idea!! Head coach and chief selector are the same person !!
 
Where is Junaid khan? from being just booted from the 15 for the wc to not even being in the 20
 
gohar was awful in the first match in quaid..ahsan ali doesnt have good stats..saud shakeel is the only one who has some talent but he needs to pro e too ...all tried and tested are scoring runs so what do we expect.
 
I thought it was a press release from 2017 when I first saw it :(
 
Really disappointed to see Faheem back. Hes a garbage player and was a failure in the WC. That should at least have kept him out of the game for one year.
 
Saj said:
I thought it was a press release from 2017 when I first saw it :(
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What makes it worse is that some of these guys will strengthen their cases against a severely weakened Sri Lanka side. I was a strong proponent of Misbah's appointment but am really surprised by how unimaginative this list is.

So, let's say Iftikhar, Shehzad and Akmal score big in the SL series. Are we expecting them to realistically compete for a place in the 2023 WC? Do Shehzad and Ifti have the strike rates respectively to affect a game against stronger teams, when Pakistan already have consolidators like Haris Sohail, and Babar and Imam in their line up? And what of Akmal's scandalous fitness and disciplinary record?

Once the final squad is announced, I hope journalists interrogate Misbah on this. This squad reeks of the tired old strategy of relying on Pakistan's bowling. The world has moved on, we need to as well
 
I hope people who were dying to see Misbah at the helm are now seeing the light. In the first team this pathetic insaan has selected he went back to his friends and TTFs.


But who am I kidding Misbah worshippers will even justify Misbah selecting himself by giving one excuse or another.


Don't even feel like following Pakistan cricket anymore with useless never-beens like Misbah at the helm. He will be booted out disgraced and with a blackened face in 1-2 years tops. All the gains made during the Mickey era are being reversed in one-go. [MENTION=53290]Markhor[/MENTION] was right should have kept Mickey around.


This shameless guy will take us back to number 9 in the rankings.
 
Cant wait for test squad to be announced with same gutless and pathetic TTF selections.
 
Slim said:
Really disappointed to see Faheem back. Hes a garbage player and was a failure in the WC. That should at least have kept him out of the game for one year.
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Faheem was dropped from the WC squad, but yes his performance is not up to the mark! There should be competition with the all rounder spot.
 
Eh,

Don't mind Nawaz as he's a genuine all-rounder who can spin the ball. Would have been nice to see a specialist spinner like Gohar or Asghar. Hasnain needs to spend a proper season playing domestic, waaay to raw to be playing internationals, would rather have Junaid Khan in his place.

Don't get the Ahmed Shehzad selection AT ALL. Needed to have a young batsman in his place like Saad Ali or Saud Shakeel, both of whom need proper runs
 
Although the selections of Umer, Iftikar and Shehzad are absolutely shocking, I can't see any of them making the final 15. From the squad selected, I think the final 15 will be:

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Imam ul Haq
3. Babar Azam
4. Haris Sohail
5. Mohammed Rizwan
6. Sarfraz Ahmed
7. Imad Wasim
8. Shadab Khan
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Mohammed Amir
11. Usman Khan Shinwari

12. Asif Ali
13. Abid Ali
14. Hasan Ali/Faheem Ashraf
15. Mohammed Hasnain

Major concern is Fakhar Zaman at the moment - seems really low on confidence. Although Abid Ali has scored a century, he is technically flawed. Let's hope therefore for Pakistan's sake that Fakhar rediscovers his form.

Key positive to take from this squad - no more Malik and Hafeez. Rizwaan's addition in their place already makes the team a whole lot stronger to what it was in the WC.
 
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I’m very disappointed.

Ahmed Shahzad and Umar Akmal should be no where in the squad, let alone in the first XI.

Expected better.
 
Extremely disappointed.

It’s as if we have just been kicked out of the 2011 World Cup and TTF’s have been retained.

We are in 2019 you know. Pathetic.
 
I called it.

Misbah can't see past his connections in domestic cricket. I remember having this conversation before he was made coach/selector and literally named the guys Misbah just picked. :))

Very predictable.
 
Misbah has an even worse eye for talent than his predecessor Inzi. How can he be okay with backing the same players who produced absolute rubbish when he was captain? Can’t he see anyone else?
 
Why is Shinwari there? If he wasn't good enough to get into the Pakistan squad for the WC (over Hasnain of all people) surely it's time to look beyond him? He's either good enough or he isn't, and that status can't change when Pak have played literally no games since the WC.
 
Misbah basically wants to keep his very high salary job intact for three years. He wants to keep all the "seniors" and TTFs happy
 
I love misbah but quite disappointed at the squad overall. We really need to move past Fahim Ashraf's and Mohammad Nawaz's. Absolute garbage players who provide nothing to the team.

I can understand having a strong squad even though SL is sending their B team because you need players fully match fit for Australian tour but Misbah should've added a young 20 year old batsman to the team so that he could be groomed. Maybe a Haider Ali.

Ahmed Shehzad is a good batsman and there's nothing wrong with his selection but it's about time Shehzad takes responsibility and understands that playing 70% of your balls in the first powerplay as dots can't fly anymore. Umar Akmal is another sad selection unfortunately.

Expected better from misbah.
 
Iftikhar did perform decently in PSL. So whilst not thrilled at him being back, maybe he merits another go.

Shehzad and Akmal shouldn't be picked and Misbah backing them is not a good start. Umar Akmal proved he hasn't changed vs Aus before WC.

Shehzad is just a dot ball machine.

Muhammad Nawaz is just plain average.
 
an ideal series to test new & young players, but alas some things never change

Misbah may end up being the single most detrimental thing to happen to Pakistan cricket
 
How did Saeed Ajmal, Zulfiqar Babar and Abdur Rehman miss out?
 
People who hated Inzimam will be cursing themselves. And as for Misbah, same old same old.
 
shariqnoor said:
Ahmed Shehzad is a good batsman and there's nothing wrong with his selection but it's about time Shehzad takes responsibility and understands that playing 70% of your balls in the first powerplay as dots can't fly anymore. Umar Akmal is another sad selection unfortunately.

Expected better from misbah.
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Shehzad is trash, you've actually explained some of the reasons why.
 
what is the point of a change in management, when the same old trash gets selected every series.

I knew misbah was a bad bad selection and i can only hope he gets sacked by the end of the year, like football managers who do not last till christmas.
 
dhump said:
Being better than Fakhar is hardly any achievement.
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Even that's debatable, at least Fakhar has gone out and helped us win a major trophy. What has Shehzad done apart from mentally torturing us when he's batting?
 
Kroll said:
Even that's debatable, at least Fakhar has gone out and helped us win a major trophy. What has Shehzad done apart from mentally torturing us when he's batting?
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Scored centuries, helping us win our last 2 SENA ODI series wins: in NZ 2011 and SA 2013/14.
 
HappyWarsFan said:
Scored centuries, helping us win our last 2 SENA ODI series wins: in NZ 2011 and SA 2013/14.
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Yeah because some JAMODI series holds more value than winning our first ODI multi-nation tournament in 2+ decades.



Never underestimate the dumbness of Shehzad fans.
 
As a well known poster often states in similar fashion on these boards, we fully deserve this probables squad. :uakmal
 
Lol! Talk about jumping the gun and that is what many posters are doing on this thread.

No one mentions which players should have been selected with a reasonable and factual basis rather everyone starts to criticize the players being selected.

Other than 2,3 names on top of my head I cant think of anybody good enough at the moment which could have been considered other than the players already selected.

Which extraordinary opener is missing? We need to accept the fact that Fakhar, Imam, Shehzad, Shan, Sami Aslam, Abid Ali are the best ones we have at the moment (Only 3 could have been picked). Talking about Zeeshan Malik, Sahibzada Farhan without them performing in even two consecutive seasons is not how a squad is selected.

Also which exceptional talent are we missing in middle order? Babar, Haris and Sarfaraz are enough to play innings builder and consolidation role. Talking about Saud Shakeel, Saad Ali etc is again useless exercise as a LOI team requires attacking batsmen along with consolidators. Playing Saad Ali and Saud Shakeel at no 6, 7 is gonnna result in same way it resulted in Aus series for Saad Ali.

Which are the best aggressive middle order batsmen we have in Pakistan? Again a bitter truth which many wont like that they are Umar Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah and to push further Sohail Akhtar (Not suitable for ODIs in my opinion) and Adil Amin. 3 of which have been selected in probables.

Now coming to pacers, which one is exactly missing? Talking about Musa, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah when they are yet to play few domestic matches is again not sensible. Its arguable the spot Hasnain got early this year for a young fast pacer could have gone to Haris Rauf as well but now you cant have 3,4 pacers with almost no FC experience representing Pak in national team. Let the others play a bit to understand their own game.

In spin department I agree that there could have been one more specialist spinner but then team management has thought about going with one in Shadab and 3 options in Imad, Nawaz and Iftikhar in probables. Still would have liked to see one more specialist spinner in the probables atleast.

So I personally dont know which exceptional players are missing from the probables.
 
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Titan24 said:
Lol! Talk about jumping the gun and that is what many posters are doing on this thread.

No one mentions which players should have been selected with a reasonable and factual basis rather everyone starts to criticize the players being selected.

Other than 2,3 names on top of my head I cant think of anybody good enough at the moment which could have been considered other than the players already selected.

Which extraordinary opener is missing? We need to accept the fact that Fakhar, Imam, Shehzad, Shan, Sami Aslam, Abid Ali are the best ones we have at the moment (Only 3 could have been picked). Talking about Zeeshan Malik, Sahibzada Farhan without them performing in even two consecutive seasons is not how a squad is selected.

Also which exceptional talent are we missing in middle order? Babar, Haris and Sarfaraz are enough to play innings builder and consolidation role. Talking about Saud Shakeel, Saad Ali etc is again useless exercise as a LOI team requires attacking batsmen along with consolidators. Playing Saad Ali and Saud Shakeel at no 6, 7 is gonnna result in same way it resulted in Aus series for Saad Ali.

Which are the best aggressive middle order batsmen we have in Pakistan? Again a bitter truth which many wont like that they are Umar Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah and to push further Sohail Akhtar (Not suitable for ODIs in my opinion) and Adil Amin. 3 of which have been selected in probables.

Now coming to pacers, which one is exactly missing? Talking about Musa, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah when they are yet to play few domestic matches is again not sensible. Its arguable the spot Hasnain got early this year for a young fast pacer could have gone to Haris Rauf as well but now you cant have 3,4 pacers with almost no FC experience representing Pak in national team. Let the others play a bit to understand their own game.

In spin department I agree that there could have been one more specialist spinner but then team management has thought about going with one in Shadab and 3 options in Imad, Nawaz and Iftikhar in probables. Still would have liked to see one more specialist spinner in the probables atleast.

So I personally dont know which exceptional players are missing from the probables.
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Most feel strung out with inclusion of Shehzad, Akmal and Ifti chacha. As you metioned, out of openers, three can get selected, so they have Fakhar, Imam and Abid, no need for Shehzad who along with Akmal are the poster boys for TTF's.
 
Kroll said:
Most feel strung out with inclusion of Shehzad, Akmal and Ifti chacha. As you metioned, out of openers, three can get selected, so they have Fakhar, Imam and Abid, no need for Shehzad who along with Akmal are the poster boys for TTF's.
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This isn't the final squad. What if they don't make it?
 
Titan24 said:
Lol! Talk about jumping the gun and that is what many posters are doing on this thread.

No one mentions which players should have been selected with a reasonable and factual basis rather everyone starts to criticize the players being selected.

Other than 2,3 names on top of my head I cant think of anybody good enough at the moment which could have been considered other than the players already selected.

Which extraordinary opener is missing? We need to accept the fact that Fakhar, Imam, Shehzad, Shan, Sami Aslam, Abid Ali are the best ones we have at the moment (Only 3 could have been picked). Talking about Zeeshan Malik, Sahibzada Farhan without them performing in even two consecutive seasons is not how a squad is selected.

Also which exceptional talent are we missing in middle order? Babar, Haris and Sarfaraz are enough to play innings builder and consolidation role. Talking about Saud Shakeel, Saad Ali etc is again useless exercise as a LOI team requires attacking batsmen along with consolidators. Playing Saad Ali and Saud Shakeel at no 6, 7 is gonnna result in same way it resulted in Aus series for Saad Ali.

Which are the best aggressive middle order batsmen we have in Pakistan? Again a bitter truth which many wont like that they are Umar Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah and to push further Sohail Akhtar (Not suitable for ODIs in my opinion) and Adil Amin. 3 of which have been selected in probables.

Now coming to pacers, which one is exactly missing? Talking about Musa, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah when they are yet to play few domestic matches is again not sensible. Its arguable the spot Hasnain got early this year for a young fast pacer could have gone to Haris Rauf as well but now you cant have 3,4 pacers with almost no FC experience representing Pak in national team. Let the others play a bit to understand their own game.

In spin department I agree that there could have been one more specialist spinner but then team management has thought about going with one in Shadab and 3 options in Imad, Nawaz and Iftikhar in probables. Still would have liked to see one more specialist spinner in the probables atleast.

So I personally dont know which exceptional players are missing from the probables.
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1. Do you agree that PSL is a reliable criteria for t20 selection? If yes, who was the best batsman in last two editions? Shouldn't Kamran Akmal get a trial, particularly when you know that Fakhar is struggling for over a year?

2. Srilanka is bringing a weak Odi team. If this was not the opportunity to give younger, inexperienced potential like Saud Shakeel or Haris Rauf or Umer Khan than when will it be? Do you really think that if we play Saud Shakeel at #4 by benching a regular like Haris Sohail for a match or two, Pakistan will lose against such a minor Srilankan side?
 
It's a poor beginning on the part of Misbah ul Haq the Selector. I am not a big believer in experimentation. I am a big believer in Player Development and Logical Integration. In this squad Misbah ul Haq has demonstrated not only limited knowledge of the Domestic Landscape but also a clear lack of foresight. He's also failed to correctly interpret statistics.

For example, Ahmed Shehzad in his time away from the Pakistan National Team has demonstrated an ability to play at a High Strike Rate or Mitigate his Dot Ball Percentage. These are essential criteria for Modern ODI and T20 Batsman. Shehzad fails on both accounts and his numbers reflect a downward trajectory. With the PCB ramping up its media efforts to help Media Development, I think it would make sense for Misbah to take questions on the players picked for the camp. Unfortunately the selection of Ahmed Shehzad reflects an approach to talent assessment that gives greater opportunity to those players who seem to be aesthetically pleasing(talented) over the those players who either have better performance or project to be better players.

Secondly, Misbah's 20 reflects an affirmation of the previous regime. I would always prefer evolution to revolution, but by essentially moving in the same direction as Inzamam ul Haq, Misbah has raised his hand in support of what Inzamam.

Three, I am clearly negative about the selection as it pertains to the style of play. The selection Ahmed Shehzad and Imam ul Haq suggests Pakistan will continue to rely on Fakhar Zaman to play match defining innings at the top of the order. Fakhar Zaman as has been proven time and time again, is limited. Zaman has a poor technique and a limited range of shots. Although I like Fakhar, he is not a long-term answer for Pakistan as a One Day Opener. But it doesn't help him to play players next to him that force him to make things happen.

Takeaway

This new Sporting Model is better than the models of the past. Misbah has obviously selected these 20 probables and the 15 that will tour with the national team. It is important that we remember not only those players who will be selected for Pakistan to faceoff against Sri Lanka but those players not selected. Will those 5 players be in future probables or squads. Is there consistency in our thought process?

Our perspective around selection and team-building remains incredibly weak and backwards. Until we change our approach to Playing Philosophy, Roster Construction, Lineup Construction, Roster and Lineup Manipulation and Evolution, the results won't change and Pakistan Cricket won't compete with top teams around the world.
 
i could have lived with Ahmad Shahzad in the list.. he puts some price on his wicket, fit, is a great fielder

Iftikhar Ahmad , i think is being taken as Haffez'z replacement ... should be tried

Umar Akmal - huh.... my worst nightmare was to see him in national colours... if he is selected, i would have lost all respect for misbah... and wasnt Waqar Younis the one to request PCB to kick them out?
 
Bring on the 230-250 totals again then!

1 step forward
10 steps back

This is Pakistans way!
 
Rellu_Katta said:
i could have lived with Ahmad Shahzad in the list.. he puts some price on his wicket, fit, is a great fielder

Iftikhar Ahmad , i think is being taken as Haffez'z replacement ... should be tried

Umar Akmal - huh.... my worst nightmare was to see him in national colours... if he is selected, i would have lost all respect for misbah... and wasnt Waqar Younis the one to request PCB to kick them out?
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Does Ahmed Shehzad score runs consistently at a fast rate? He does neither. He's fit and should be commended for it but he's not a good fielder. His collection rate of balls hit in his area is very low. You just remember him diving acrobatically once the ball has already past him.

Does Pakistan need another Mohammad Hafeez? Hafeez was neither a full batsman nor a full bowler yet he played in the team as a number four batsman. Iftikhar can hit the ball but is average at best. He cannot be a genuine middle order player for a top international team. He can be a lower order hitter.

Umar Akmal on merit is both talented and scores runs domestically. That said, his fitness standards are generally poor and his attitude towards the game is the same. Do those things matter? Those things can change and I have no issue with Akmals selection. I do have an issue with how I think he is used. If Akmal is going to be a lower order hitter he shouldn't be selected. If misbah is going to play Akmal as a top order batsman which he's never had the opportunity to do then I'm all in. But this has to be an investment where the coach is responsible for the player reaching his potential..if it isn't then the likes of Saud Shakeel, Fawad Alam, Hussain Talat Khushdil Shah, and others are hard done by.
 
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1. Do you agree that PSL is a reliable criteria for t20 selection? If yes, who was the best batsman in last two editions? Shouldn't Kamran Akmal get a trial, particularly when you know that Fakhar is struggling for over a year?

2. Srilanka is bringing a weak Odi team. If this was not the opportunity to give younger, inexperienced potential like Saud Shakeel or Haris Rauf or Umer Khan than when will it be? Do you really think that if we play Saud Shakeel at #4 by benching a regular like Haris Sohail for a match or two, Pakistan will lose against such a minor Srilankan side?
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I don't think the National Team is a forum for trials. Everybody knows exactly what Kamran Akmal is as a batsman and as a,keeper irrespective of whether he is or isn't scoring runs. Form has been a curse on Pakistan Cricket. We should pick players on their ability today and the potential to improve significantly. Other factors such team building should also be considered.

Akmal I don't disagree is a better t20 batsman than either Sarfraz or Rizwan. But there needs to be more structure and process around his inclusion than a few good performances and failures by someone else..
 
Where does this hate for Umar Akmal come from?

Yes, he has been an immature fool. But all the signs are that his behavior is improving, and most importantly his First Class batting output is going through the roof.

He was MoM in the last QEA Final. This week - his next First Class match - he played the outstanding innings of the round.

Umar Akmal played his last Test at the age of 21. Of course he was immature.

He then hung around and was influenced by idiots for years...…..but a lot of people think (wrongly) that someone like Shahid Afridi is a role model. Akmal followed the same slog and burn path for years, but for the last 18 months seems to be genuinely growing up.

Umar Akmal is 29 years and 3 months old. If he has genuinely matured then why shouldn't he have a 3-4 year international career? He has always been the most talented Pakistan batsman of the last 30 years, but appeared to have let his technique wither away. But evidence from the last two QEA seasons suggests that actually no, he has not lost it.
 
SARJ_BD said:
1. Do you agree that PSL is a reliable criteria for t20 selection? If yes, who was the best batsman in last two editions? Shouldn't Kamran Akmal get a trial, particularly when you know that Fakhar is struggling for over a year?

2. Srilanka is bringing a weak Odi team. If this was not the opportunity to give younger, inexperienced potential like Saud Shakeel or Haris Rauf or Umer Khan than when will it be? Do you really think that if we play Saud Shakeel at #4 by benching a regular like Haris Sohail for a match or two, Pakistan will lose against such a minor Srilankan side?
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SL is sending B team already. Who will come to watch the match if pcb also select B team.
 
Rellu_Katta said:
i could have lived with Ahmad Shahzad in the list.. he puts some price on his wicket, fit, is a great fielder

Iftikhar Ahmad , i think is being taken as Haffez'z replacement ... should be tried

Umar Akmal - huh.... my worst nightmare was to see him in national colours... if he is selected, i would have lost all respect for misbah... and wasnt Waqar Younis the one to request PCB to kick them out?
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Swap Akmal with Shehzad.
 
Squad can end up being:

Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain)
Babar Azam (vice-captain)
Abid Ali
Asif Ali
Faheem Ashraf
Fakhar Zaman
Haris Sohail
Hasan Ali
Imad Wasim
Imam-ul-Haq
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Hasnain
Shadab Khan
Wahab Riaz
Shaheen Shah Afridi (if fit - otherwise Usman Khan Shinwari)

Dropped:

Mohammad Rizwan
Mohammad Nawaz
Umar Akmal
Ahmed Shehzad
Iftikhar Ahmed
 
TalhaSyed said:
Squad can end up being:

Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain)
Babar Azam (vice-captain)
Abid Ali
Asif Ali
Faheem Ashraf
Fakhar Zaman
Haris Sohail
Hasan Ali
Imad Wasim
Imam-ul-Haq
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Hasnain
Shadab Khan
Wahab Riaz
Shaheen Shah Afridi (if fit - otherwise Usman Khan Shinwari)

Dropped:

Mohammad Rizwan
Mohammad Nawaz
Umar Akmal
Ahmed Shehzad
Iftikhar Ahmed
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Playing XI Possibly:

Fakhar
Abid/Imam
Babar
Haris
Sarfraz
Asif
Imad
Shadab
Hasnain/Faheem
Amir
Wahab/Hassan
Shaheen/Usman

Despite some shocking selections in the initial 30- not a bad Final XI - or even Final 15 for that matter.
 
TalhaSyed said:
Playing XI Possibly:

Fakhar
Abid/Imam
Babar
Haris
Sarfraz
Asif
Imad
Shadab
Hasnain/Faheem
Amir
Wahab/Hassan
Shaheen/Usman

Despite some shocking selections in the initial 30- not a bad Final XI - or even Final 15 for that matter.
Click to expand...

Would have liked to see some of the young pacers/spinners selected for at least the T20s.

On the flip side at least they'll be playing FC cricket.
 
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