Mohammad Hasnain and Umar Akmal selected, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam rested for Australia ODIs

[Sirris]

We always get good and bad selections.... never balance or a good round of selection. So annoying.

Should have invested in Saud Shakeel & Zafaf Gohar.

Has Saud Shakeel gotten a game in PSL yet? Don't expect him to get selected for the national team without any sort of public exposure through PSL first.

 

[QalandarFan]

Wow where are the young spinners? Also out of all people I am sure Malik needs the rest the most.

Also where is Haris Rauf?

 

[saeedhk]

Mohammad Rizwan. Absolutely trash. He can’t even middle a ball in PSL. Inzi is clueless. Rather include some other keeper or make Unar Akmal keep wickets.

 

[Omer Baloch]

My squad for World Cup :
1 Fakhar
2 Imam
3 Babar
4 Hafeez
5 Malik
6 Sarfaraz
7 Imad
8 Shadab
9 Hassan
10 Shaheen
11 Amir
12 Faheem
13 Abbas
14 Umar Akmal
15 Haris Sohail
But considering each team plays nine matches the ICC should increase the squad limit to 17.
16 Junaid
17 Nawaz

 

[coy0607]

WK currently the weakest position in Pak cricket - even worse that batting

No one behind Sarfraz. Rizwan and Kamran need to disappear

 

[Shafi]

Don't know when we get rid of this bias and fool selector like him. First of all he selects wrong players for wrong formats, undeserved player and local to senior players.

Mani is too incompetent to sack him because he doesn't know how to run administration with power authority. Very bad selection by Imran Khan for PCB chief, plus unprofessional people like Mohsin Khan, Wasim Akram who do not have any knowledge of domestic cricket are also in PCB.

 

[ShahidDar08]

Golden boy Faheem Ashraf gets selected in every format without any contributions, he is simply blocking someone more deserving fast bowler.
He should not be there in WC 2019 squad otherwise our bowling will become weak.

 

[Mamoon]

Thankfully they have booted out Asif Ali. I hope we never see him in Pakistan colours again.

 

[Salman4.]

Amin misses out again. Smh

I like Amin too, but his modes of dismissals in this PSL have been disappointing. That dismissal against IU on a full toss, that dismissal against LQ of a lofted drive were disappointing to say the least.

 

[Sean143]

Thankfully they have booted out Asif Ali. I hope we never see him in Pakistan colours again.

You never know, the current dearth of big hitters might push us to pick a senseless basher like him again.
The current state of batting resources in Pakistan is alarming. I hope we somehow have just enough guys to paper over the cracks for this generation.

 

[Sean143]

Golden boy Faheem Ashraf gets selected in every format without any contributions, he is simply blocking someone more deserving fast bowler.
He should not be there in WC 2019 squad otherwise our bowling will become weak.

Even as a fast bowler he is better than the likes of Shinwari.
PS: He is a great death bowler, his control is amazing. If he starts making decent contributions down the order, then he would be an asset for us.

 

[Adijazz1706]

Good to see back, he's the one to rid us of hacks like Asif Ali. Hopefully he does well enough to get picked for the WC

 

[Adijazz1706]

Mohammad Rizwan��. Absolutely trash. He can’t even middle a ball in PSL. Inzi is clueless. Rather include some other keeper or make Unar Akmal keep wickets.

Umar Akmal needs to cement his position first

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

I like Amin too, but his modes of dismissals in this PSL have been disappointing. That dismissal against IU on a full toss, that dismissal against LQ of a lofted drive were disappointing to say the least.

He played two match winning innings. In the first match against Lahore, he played them with ease and took his team to victory.

Also, he’s been shifted around the order so many times. When the ball is moving he gets sent at 3. When it’s a flat deck they send him at 6/7. It’s a joke tbh

 

[Shafi]

Thankfully they have booted out Asif Ali. I hope we never see him in Pakistan colours again.

What is your opinion about selection of Yasir, Abbas, Rizwan, 32 years old Abid Ali and Shinwari?

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Btw happy that Abid got a chance even though test is his best format and could have made a real difference in SA as Haris was injured too..

Scored a 200 last last year in one days which is probably the highest score in Pak's one day history.

Him and Shan can give a real tough time to Fakhar and Imam.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Btw happy that Abid got a chance even though test is his best format and could have made a real difference in SA as Haris was injured too..

Scored a 200 last last year in one days which is probably the highest score in Pak's one day history.

Him and Shan can give a real tough time to Fakhar and Imam.

But on the other side really baffled that Saud Shakeel a batsman with an avg 52 and who had a stellar season too is not selected

 

[Salman4.]

He played two match winning innings. In the first match against Lahore, he played them with ease and took his team to victory.

Also, he’s been shifted around the order so many times. When the ball is moving he gets sent at 3. When it’s a flat deck they send him at 6/7. It’s a joke tbh

I agree but his dismissal against LQ was utter rubbish

 

[Mamoon]

What is your opinion about selection of Yasir, Abbas, Rizwan, 32 years old Abid Ali and Shinwari?

All of them are wasteful selections except for Rizwan. Yes he has been dreadful, but he has scored heavily for the A team against some pretty solid bowling. Perhaps he deserves one final chance to prove that he has what it takes to deliver at international level.

Sarfraz is pathetic and he needs to be under pressure to maintain his spot in the team. We have to hope for Pakistan's sake that Rizwan performs against Australia.

 

[Mamoon]

You never know, the current dearth of big hitters might push us to pick a senseless basher like him again.
The current state of batting resources in Pakistan is alarming. I hope we somehow have just enough guys to paper over the cracks for this generation.

I believe Umar Akmal's return has signalled the end of his sorry international career. A shockingly poor batsman who should have never played for Pakistan in the first place - we have paid a heavy price for those 3 sixes against Hasan Ali in PSL Final last year.

 

[ShahidDar08]

Even as a fast bowler he is better than the likes of Shinwari.
PS: He is a great death bowler, his control is amazing. If he starts making decent contributions down the order, then he would be an asset for us.

How many more years he needs to establish himself???

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Thankfully they have booted out Asif Ali. I hope we never see him in Pakistan colours again.

Yes much refreshing. Not international level ODI batsman. For t20s he can hack around but in ODIs he is a waste of space.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

I like Amin too, but his modes of dismissals in this PSL have been disappointing. That dismissal against IU on a full toss, that dismissal against LQ of a lofted drive were disappointing to say the least.

True and I totally agree. He has been heavily inconsistent. Chance of him making the squad looks very bleak even after the WC

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Has Saud Shakeel gotten a game in PSL yet? Don't expect him to get selected for the national team without any sort of public exposure through PSL first.

Him and saad Ali has been successfully made to warm the bench for this season and they talk about no young batsman coming outta this PSL season lol..

 

[Sean143]

How many more years he needs to establish himself???

You got your answer in today's game mate, the batting has to come off though. Hopefully, he is gonna set the stage on fire in WC'19

 

[Sirris]

Him and saad Ali has been successfully made to warm the bench for this season and they talk about no young batsman coming outta this PSL season lol..

I wonder if one has to be a rocket scientist to understand the dynamics. On another note I did hear about an once in a century talent Azam Khan.

 

[ShahidDar08]

You got your answer in today's game mate, the batting has to come off though. Hopefully, he is gonna set the stage on fire in WC'19

We want Fahim to contribute with both bat & ball and that also at international level.

In franchise leagues even trundler like Sohail Tanvir seems to be unplayable.

 

[Chokli]

they will probably bat umar akmal at 6... he needs to bat in the top order, maybe even have him open

 

[Maher96]

So it has happend Junior returns to the team with Rizwan also given probably his last chance. Baring in mind that worst come worst we can leave Rizwan and Trust Sarfraz to lead throughout the Tournament. UA can be back up keeper in case required. So can Shan/Fakhar ( Emergency only)I think.

Our team most likely now given the strength we losses would be

Imam
Shan
Haris
Umar
Malik
Rizwan
Imad
Faheem
Amir/Usman
Yasir
Junaid

Although I would want to see Amir, Abbas, Junaid and Faheem bowl at the Aussies. But I think it will be spin friendly most likely. With Malik and Haris in we can afford to drop Imad or Yasir and go with a all out pace attack. Get Imad to bat higher up but don't think my wish would come true. Try Umar also up the Order get him to open.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Yasir is definitely the most disappointing selection in the squad. He is not a good LOI player, I don't understand why that is so difficult to comprehend. And he's basically the only spinner they selected so it would be extremely disappointing if he played 5 games. Even the Abbas selection is pretty absurd. Both of these guys are Test specialists, why can't PCB just accept that and play them strictly in Tests? There are other spinners and fast bowlers that are more worthy of a look and have upside to stick in LOI long-term unlike these two.

I'll be intrigued to see how well Shan Masood does. I don't think its likely Akmal makes the WC squad but having a great series will certainly make it interesting. I really hope Saad Ali plays all 5 games, I think he has a chance to be a real impact player.

 

[coy0607]

Yasir is definitely the most disappointing selection in the squad. He is not a good LOI player, I don't understand why that is so difficult to comprehend. And he's basically the only spinner they selected so it would be extremely disappointing if he played 5 games. Even the Abbas selection is pretty absurd. Both of these guys are Test specialists, why can't PCB just accept that and play them strictly in Tests? There are other spinners and fast bowlers that are more worthy of a look and have upside to stick in LOI long-term unlike these two.

I'll be intrigued to see how well Shan Masood does. I don't think its likely Akmal makes the WC squad but having a great series will certainly make it interesting. I really hope Saad Ali plays all 5 games, I think he has a chance to be a real impact player.

one reason could be that selectors wanted Yasir and Abbas to have some match practice, since neither played a whole lot in PSL, and no test matches coming up for a while.

But yeah, definitely hope Yasir doesn't get more than a game or two vs Aus. I'd much rather see 4-5 fast bowler + Imad, rather than Yasir who clearly isn't a long term candidate for LOI

 

[FastBowlingAllrounder]

Relatively happy with the squad to be honest. Would've liked to see an Umar Siddiq or someone rather than a Rizwan who only knows how to give catching practice. Can someone give me a bit of info on Abid Ali? I know he did decent in National T20 Cup and also in the QeA (or some ODD tournament). But isn't he a bit old now?

 

[cricket_cfa]

One more spinner?

 

[ARK Rafay]

What a great preparation for WC. lol

 

[Chokli]

1 all rounder spinner and 1 proper spinner who shouldn't even be playing ODIs in the freaking UAE.

Deserve to lose

 

[Bilal_103]

I have a feeling umar akmal will have a good series.

 

[Nasty Naz]

one reason could be that selectors wanted Yasir and Abbas to have some match practice, since neither played a whole lot in PSL, and no test matches coming up for a while.

But yeah, definitely hope Yasir doesn't get more than a game or two vs Aus. I'd much rather see 4-5 fast bowler + Imad, rather than Yasir who clearly isn't a long term candidate for LOI

That is what domestic matches is for...

International matches aren't meant to be practice for Test specialist and they've played plenty enough in PSL anyways.

 

[Pakpak]

This will be the lineup for the first match:

Imam Ul Haq
Shan Masood
Haris Sohail
Umar Akmal
Shoaib Malik(C)
Mohammad Rizwan(Wk)
Imad Wasim
Faheem Ashraf
Mohammad Amir
Yasir Shah
Junaid Khan

Bench:

Abid Ali
Saad Ali
Usman Shinwari
Mohammad Hasnain
Mohammad Abbas

Horrific lineup when it comes to batting.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Umar akmal doesnt have it in him to succeed at international level , pcb doing some comic relief before the wc.

 

[Shafi]

Australia should consider themselves unlucky if they don't win the series 5-0. Too many useless players.