Mohammad Wasim as Chief Selector for Pakistan - performance watch

[moghul]

A few concerns:

Sarfaraz Ahmed in all 3 formats
Abid Ali and Imran Butt as Test openers
Lack of communication with players as the Yasir Shah episode has confirmed
Abdullah Shafique's selection having only played 1 List A and 1 First-class match
Haris Sohail's dropping from ODIs
Usman Salahuddin not being picked in the Test squad
Imad Wasim's dropping
The treatment of Kamran Ghulam

Apart from the above, great.

These are enough reasons to give him a C in his performance .

Mohammad Wasim has no vision regarding Rizwan's deputy and grooming future WK.

Abdulla, Imran Butt and Taabish in the team, but no place for Ghulam

What else Usman had to do to make a comeback, time is running out for him and he is doing everything he could . Usman is too old and Taabish is not for him ???

Amad Butt should be on at least on team T20 or ODI

Imad's sacking is probably due to some personal reasons.

Wasim seems to be a guy who is more interested in saving his job rather than looking at future of Pak cricket. Trying to keep happy the people above him .

Communication is the key and Wasim has no clue about it . He should be trained by Australian or English selectors who always keep communications with players, thats was the way they timely moved on from great players like Ponting, Warne and more and no one was upset.

 

[Yk313]

Somewhere between the boundaries of abysmal and mediocre, we shall find Mohammad Wasim’s performance as a selector.

 

[Yk313]

Has Hafeez retired from ODIs? People who follow this more regularly please feel free to correct me.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

A few concerns:

Sarfaraz Ahmed in all 3 formats

So when Sarfaraz performs in the PSL he’s everyone’s golden boy, but when he’s selected for the national team he’s a concern?

Abid Ali and Imran Butt as Test openers

Who are your Test openers?

Lack of communication with players as the Yasir Shah episode has confirmed

On the other thread you mentioned “you would hope so” that it is correct based on it being a “report in a public forum”. What exactly does this mean?

Let’s assume the report was correct. Yasir was injured and thus had no grounds to be selected on, which he has been made clear to. Fair enough, but why is it an issue that Wasim didn’t call him to tell him he’s injured? He knows that already. Yes it would have been better if Wasim was proactive about this. But why is this a reflection on lack of communication?

Lastly, why are you generalizing this as lack of communication with players? Wasim mentioned in the press conference that he’s gotten back to most players who were dropped. If you have evidence to the contrary please provide this before making sweeping statements — I’ll humbly agree that Wasim has made a grave error.

Abdullah Shafique's selection having only played 1 List A and 1 First-class match

This is a misrepresentation of facts. Why haven’t you mentioned that he’s played National T20 cricket? What about grade II cricket? Why no mention of the fact that he’s Babar’s personal pick? Or that Misbah, Hafeez, Wasim, and Babar all rate him highly as the best emerging batsman?

Your concerns are valid and I agree that he should have played more first class cricket rather than getting shackled to a tour where he only played a couple T20Is in New Zealand. At the same time, do some justice to the opposite case - perhaps even a mention of your preferred top order ODI batsman who performed better than Abdullah in the National T20 Cup or Pakistan Cup, has good technique, performed for more seasons than Abdullah, etc. who is better suited to the backup opener spot that Abdullah has been selected for. Also keep in mind that this person should ideally be peaking in 2023.

You’ll find that once you apply all of this criteria the options in Pakistan grow dangerously low.

Haris Sohail's dropping from ODIs

I’m sure you’ve been following Haris’s form and fitness in T20Is, first class (or lack thereof) and Test cricket. Now put that in context of expecting him to be fit in 2023. Or are we going to realize he was a bad investment in 2022 and then blame Wasim for not having the foresight to drop him earlier?

Usman Salahuddin not being picked in the Test squad

Fair enough. Deserved it... to some degree. You consider the squad can only house so many players and that there are people higher in the pecking order who didn’t make it, like Kamran Ghulam, and this really seems like a non-concern. You can equally ask why Omair bin Yousuf wasn’t picked. Or Sharjeel in Tests for that matter. There’s only so many spots and someone’s bound to miss out, especially in a squad where they’re taking extra pacers to account for the longer tour. There’s also already something like 5 middle order batsmen in the squad.

Imad Wasim's dropping

Again, why is this an issue? Would you have not raised the exact same point about Mohammad Nawaz if he was dropped and Imad returned? Wasim made a call as selector to drop the guy who darts the ball and pick someone younger and fitter. Fair play. Imad barely even rates himself judging by the way he batted this year in the PSL (he didn’t) and bowled (not much beyond the powerplay).

The treatment of Kamran Ghulam

Fair enough. Record breaking season, but really just one. Wouldn’t we all be calling it injustice if Saud Shakeel or Agha Salman, who have been performing for a few seasons now, were dropped instead?

Look, the truth is you can’t make everyone happy with your selections. Someone is bound to get dropped and what matters is what the team needs. In my eyes, the best playing XIs in all three formats can be formulated from the squad provided and given the circumstances of building the squad (such as a young crop in ODIs keeping 2023 in mind).

Any players who missed out are either on par or below par which is Wasim’s job as selector to make a judgment call on.

In my eyes, every single selection and non-selection has a justifiable reasoning behind it which Wasim has not shied away from providing unlike many past selectors. This is a luxury, not a liberty, in Pakistan cricket and for it to be provided as a liberty is something I am very much satisfied about, perhaps for the first time in many many years. Let’s appreciate this rather than finding loopholes when and where we can because you can always find loopholes no matter the squad selected.

 

[Mueez]

So when Sarfaraz performs in the PSL he’s everyone’s golden boy, but when he’s selected for the national team he’s a concern?



Who are your Test openers?



On the other thread you mentioned “you would hope so” that it is correct based on it being a “report in a public forum”. What exactly does this mean?

Let’s assume the report was correct. Yasir was injured and thus had no grounds to be selected on, which he has been made clear to. Fair enough, but why is it an issue that Wasim didn’t call him to tell him he’s injured? He knows that already. Yes it would have been better if Wasim was proactive about this. But why is this a reflection on lack of communication?

Lastly, why are you generalizing this as lack of communication with players? Wasim mentioned in the press conference that he’s gotten back to most players who were dropped. If you have evidence to the contrary please provide this before making sweeping statements — I’ll humbly agree that Wasim has made a grave error.



This is a misrepresentation of facts. Why haven’t you mentioned that he’s played National T20 cricket? What about grade II cricket? Why no mention of the fact that he’s Babar’s personal pick? Or that Misbah, Hafeez, Wasim, and Babar all rate him highly as the best emerging batsman?

Your concerns are valid and I agree that he should have played more first class cricket rather than getting shackled to a tour where he only played a couple T20Is in New Zealand. At the same time, do some justice to the opposite case - perhaps even a mention of your preferred top order ODI batsman who performed better than Abdullah in the National T20 Cup or Pakistan Cup, has good technique, performed for more seasons than Abdullah, etc. who is better suited to the backup opener spot that Abdullah has been selected for. Also keep in mind that this person should ideally be peaking in 2023.

You’ll find that once you apply all of this criteria the options in Pakistan grow dangerously low.



I’m sure you’ve been following Haris’s form and fitness in T20Is, first class (or lack thereof) and Test cricket. Now put that in context of expecting him to be fit in 2023. Or are we going to realize he was a bad investment in 2022 and then blame Wasim for not having the foresight to drop him earlier?



Fair enough. Deserved it... to some degree. You consider the squad can only house so many players and that there are people higher in the pecking order who didn’t make it, like Kamran Ghulam, and this really seems like a non-concern. You can equally ask why Omair bin Yousuf wasn’t picked. Or Sharjeel in Tests for that matter. There’s only so many spots and someone’s bound to miss out, especially in a squad where they’re taking extra pacers to account for the longer tour. There’s also already something like 5 middle order batsmen in the squad.



Again, why is this an issue? Would you have not raised the exact same point about Mohammad Nawaz if he was dropped and Imad returned? Wasim made a call as selector to drop the guy who darts the ball and pick someone younger and fitter. Fair play. Imad barely even rates himself judging by the way he batted this year in the PSL (he didn’t) and bowled (not much beyond the powerplay).



Fair enough. Record breaking season, but really just one. Wouldn’t we all be calling it injustice if Saud Shakeel or Agha Salman, who have been performing for a few seasons now, were dropped instead?

Look, the truth is you can’t make everyone happy with your selections. Someone is bound to get dropped and what matters is what the team needs. In my eyes, the best playing XIs in all three formats can be formulated from the squad provided and given the circumstances of building the squad (such as a young crop in ODIs keeping 2023 in mind).

Any players who missed out are either on par or below par which is Wasim’s job as selector to make a judgment call on.

In my eyes, every single selection and non-selection has a justifiable reasoning behind it which Wasim has not shied away from providing unlike many past selectors. This is a luxury, not a liberty, in Pakistan cricket and for it to be provided as a liberty is something I am very much satisfied about, perhaps for the first time in many many years. Let’s appreciate this rather than finding loopholes when and where we can because you can always find loopholes no matter the squad selected.

Great post. POTW for me.

Wasim is doing his best and we should appreciate instead of criticizing him for not selecting players who are unavailable or simply not good enough to represent Pakistan.

 

[Shafi]

A few concerns:

Sarfaraz Ahmed in all 3 formats
Abid Ali and Imran Butt as Test openers
Lack of communication with players as the Yasir Shah episode has confirmed
Abdullah Shafique's selection having only played 1 List A and 1 First-class match
Haris Sohail's dropping from ODIs
Usman Salahuddin not being picked in the Test squad
Imad Wasim's dropping
The treatment of Kamran Ghulam

Apart from the above, great.

Sarfaraz Ahmed in all 3 formats---> Really bad decision
Abid Ali and Imran Butt as Test openers-->Abid is Misbah's request probably
Abdullah Shafique's selection ---->50-50
Haris Sohail's dropping from ODIs--->This guy is finished 2 years ago
Usman Salahuddin not being picked in the Test squad--->Bad Decision
Imad Wasim's dropping---->Replacement is even worse
The treatment of Kamran Ghulam--->May be he is Wasim's bad book and may never get selected in Wasim's term.

 

[Shafi]

Has Hafeez retired from ODIs? People who follow this more regularly please feel free to correct me.

No, Malik is retired.

 

[hitthestump]

Has Hafeez retired from ODIs? People who follow this more regularly please feel free to correct me.

No he hasn't. However with no major tournaments on the horizon and the slim chance of him making it to 2023 i think the selectors have decided to move on.

 

[Ahson8]

Its a 50-50 decision on harris I agree his fitness is awful n hes not doing himself any favours

Imad has been avging 50 with the bat in odis over the last 2-3 years and hes a very good finisher for pakistan You cant justify that or the several other deicisons saj has highlighted

Yeah, both Haris vs Saud and Imad vs Nawaz are arguable. Problem with Imad in ODIs is that while his batting has been good, his bowling hasn't been penetrative enough. In T20s, I would probably have stuck to Imad over Nawaz.

 

[Yk313]

No he hasn't. However with no major tournaments on the horizon and the slim chance of him making it to 2023 i think the selectors have decided to move on.

Think he makes it in terms of fitness, just needs a bit cajoling - needs to be made felt that he is a core player for PAK for the next 3 years, that’s all.

Poor to have him and Imad miss out on the ODIs.

 

[naseem]

Going in ri8 direction...exactly what I was thinking....bringing back Sharjeel ...kicking out Imad....in ODIS....sticking to Saud Haider .....and also thinking of Sarfi at no. 6 in place of Ifti Talat..and Khushdil.... ...md Wasim jnr selection is somewhat not good....but dearth of choices hinder him....would like Zia Haq in tests .....but Dhani is a good choice too..

He is doing good...as selectors...now hoto the players and coaches to put their hands up

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Going in ri8 direction...exactly what I was thinking....bringing back Sharjeel ...kicking out Imad....in ODIS....sticking to Saud Haider .....and also thinking of Sarfi at no. 6 in place of Ifti Talat..and Khushdil.... ...md Wasim jnr selection is somewhat not good....but dearth of choices hinder him....would like Zia Haq in tests .....but Dhani is a good choice too..

He is doing good...as selectors...now hoto the players and coaches to put their hands up

It's like Wasim is reading PakPassion and supporting players with some good potential.

The most promising players are getting selected yet we are unhappy. Wow.

 

[moghul]

So when Sarfaraz performs in the PSL he’s everyone’s golden boy, but when he’s selected for the national team he’s a concern?



Who are your Test openers?



On the other thread you mentioned “you would hope so” that it is correct based on it being a “report in a public forum”. What exactly does this mean?

Let’s assume the report was correct. Yasir was injured and thus had no grounds to be selected on, which he has been made clear to. Fair enough, but why is it an issue that Wasim didn’t call him to tell him he’s injured? He knows that already. Yes it would have been better if Wasim was proactive about this. But why is this a reflection on lack of communication?

Lastly, why are you generalizing this as lack of communication with players? Wasim mentioned in the press conference that he’s gotten back to most players who were dropped. If you have evidence to the contrary please provide this before making sweeping statements — I’ll humbly agree that Wasim has made a grave error.



This is a misrepresentation of facts. Why haven’t you mentioned that he’s played National T20 cricket? What about grade II cricket? Why no mention of the fact that he’s Babar’s personal pick? Or that Misbah, Hafeez, Wasim, and Babar all rate him highly as the best emerging batsman?

Your concerns are valid and I agree that he should have played more first class cricket rather than getting shackled to a tour where he only played a couple T20Is in New Zealand. At the same time, do some justice to the opposite case - perhaps even a mention of your preferred top order ODI batsman who performed better than Abdullah in the National T20 Cup or Pakistan Cup, has good technique, performed for more seasons than Abdullah, etc. who is better suited to the backup opener spot that Abdullah has been selected for. Also keep in mind that this person should ideally be peaking in 2023.

You’ll find that once you apply all of this criteria the options in Pakistan grow dangerously low.



I’m sure you’ve been following Haris’s form and fitness in T20Is, first class (or lack thereof) and Test cricket. Now put that in context of expecting him to be fit in 2023. Or are we going to realize he was a bad investment in 2022 and then blame Wasim for not having the foresight to drop him earlier?



Fair enough. Deserved it... to some degree. You consider the squad can only house so many players and that there are people higher in the pecking order who didn’t make it, like Kamran Ghulam, and this really seems like a non-concern. You can equally ask why Omair bin Yousuf wasn’t picked. Or Sharjeel in Tests for that matter. There’s only so many spots and someone’s bound to miss out, especially in a squad where they’re taking extra pacers to account for the longer tour. There’s also already something like 5 middle order batsmen in the squad.



Again, why is this an issue? Would you have not raised the exact same point about Mohammad Nawaz if he was dropped and Imad returned? Wasim made a call as selector to drop the guy who darts the ball and pick someone younger and fitter. Fair play. Imad barely even rates himself judging by the way he batted this year in the PSL (he didn’t) and bowled (not much beyond the powerplay).



Fair enough. Record breaking season, but really just one. Wouldn’t we all be calling it injustice if Saud Shakeel or Agha Salman, who have been performing for a few seasons now, were dropped instead?

Look, the truth is you can’t make everyone happy with your selections. Someone is bound to get dropped and what matters is what the team needs. In my eyes, the best playing XIs in all three formats can be formulated from the squad provided and given the circumstances of building the squad (such as a young crop in ODIs keeping 2023 in mind).

Any players who missed out are either on par or below par which is Wasim’s job as selector to make a judgment call on.

In my eyes, every single selection and non-selection has a justifiable reasoning behind it which Wasim has not shied away from providing unlike many past selectors. This is a luxury, not a liberty, in Pakistan cricket and for it to be provided as a liberty is something I am very much satisfied about, perhaps for the first time in many many years. Let’s appreciate this rather than finding loopholes when and where we can because you can always find loopholes no matter the squad selected.

And, that "street cricketer" with no experience of even club cricket , in all three format ??, I just noticed that, unbelievable. But he from Pindi and probably Wasim's neighbor ???

 

[Thunderbolt14]

And, that "street cricketer" with no experience of even club cricket , in all three format ??, I just noticed that, unbelievable. But he from Pindi and probably Wasim's neighbor ???

Sadly that street cricketer is the best we’ve got. You really need to name alternatives. Our fast bowling stocks are dry. That’s also why Dahani has been rushed into the Test squad. No alternatives.

 

[shamaan]

I mean no point moaning or whining about a few experiments, overall on paper the test squad is fine. Media people are never happy as well, they keep saying that Asad is being harshly done with which i don't think he has comparing his stats this season to Hammad Azam, Saud Shakeel, Usman Salhuddin, Agha Salman etc all middle order he's been nowhere near compared to them plus not to mention Azhar, Fawad and Babar are performing so where exactly does he fit in???? Nothing against Asad i wish him the best but no way is he being done harshly.

I agree asad had his time and couldnt give match winning performance he was in the team long enough and righly so that he wasnt picked

 

[shamaan]

Its a 50-50 decision on harris I agree his fitness is awful n hes not doing himself any favours

Imad has been avging 50 with the bat in odis over the last 2-3 years and hes a very good finisher for pakistan You cant justify that or the several other deicisons saj has highlighted

He got dropped based upon his non bowling performance in psl i dont even think he bowledd more than 2 full spells in a game

 

[shamaan]

Sadly that street cricketer is the best we’ve got. You really need to name alternatives. Our fast bowling stocks are dry. That’s also why Dahani has been rushed into the Test squad. No alternatives.

Irfanullah shah

 

[shamaan]

Overall a decent performance in wasim obviously every squad will have a few questionable decisions but i am pleased with the squad. However abid ali shouldn't have been in the squad

 

[shamaan]

I am glad that harris sohail and hafeez are not part of the odi squad excellent decisions they are

 

[hitthestump]

Think he makes it in terms of fitness, just needs a bit cajoling - needs to be made felt that he is a core player for PAK for the next 3 years, that’s all.

Poor to have him and Imad miss out on the ODIs.

When he's 42-43? It's anomalous enough that he's still going now. A series by series basis seems the most sensible. We are desperate but we can't rely on Hafeez forever.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

I agree asad had his time and couldnt give match winning performance he was in the team long enough and righly so that he wasnt picked

Selection day is like someone’s upcoming wedding some people and are happy and some are not. We can’t say as well that oh these are unjust selections most there are on merit, only one is Abid Ali who’s had countless chances.

 

[Zaz]

He got dropped based upon his non bowling performance in psl i dont even think he bowledd more than 2 full spells in a game

And doesnt his batting performance in odis count? Hes avging 40 as a finisher for god sake

Hes one of the few players u can rely on with the bat and hes dropped

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Irfanullah shah

He’s a ways off. 2-3 years before he’s ready, and is unlikely to be particularly particularly good. Rauf can be relatively ready in 1 year if he plays the full first class season of 10 games and hopefully all ten games in the Pakistan Cup too.

 

[Zaz]

There has to be some consistentcy in selections The likes of ammad butt and ghulam were dropped without being given a chance or playing

There seems to be no rhyme or reason for his decisions I thought we were gonna get someone whos gonna give deserving players a good chance but here we have the same old likes and dislikes and players selected and deselected on whims and the weather

Far from impressed by wasim on this squad

 

[moghul]

Sadly that street cricketer is the best we’ve got. You really need to name alternatives. Our fast bowling stocks are dry. That’s also why Dahani has been rushed into the Test squad. No alternatives.

For tests, pick anyone who has played at least one season of FC cricket and showed some promise.

Test cricket is no joke, you don;t pick someone from street and make him a test cricketer. Might work in pajama cricket.

 

[Nasty Naz]

A few concerns:

Sarfaraz Ahmed in all 3 formats
Abid Ali and Imran Butt as Test openers
Lack of communication with players as the Yasir Shah episode has confirmed
Abdullah Shafique's selection having only played 1 List A and 1 First-class match
Haris Sohail's dropping from ODIs
Usman Salahuddin not being picked in the Test squad
Imad Wasim's dropping
The treatment of Kamran Ghulam

Apart from the above, great.

Some of these are a bit overblown IMO. Sarfraz is the backup keeper going on an overseas tour and an injury back for Rizwan. Maybe some prefer Nazir but it is too early for him right now.

Don't mind the Haris/Imad drop to be honest. You know what they are at this point and giving looks to some other players to see what they can or cannot do makes sense. Remember the World Cup where out of nowhere decisions like Wahab shockingly being added to the WC squad because the pacers got smacked in the England tour and they didn't really have any other reliable backup pacer they tried/tested. And frankly, Pakistan bowling in recent times has been far too weak and not threatening for wickets enough and its because they're using so many allrounders like Imad/Faheem/Shadab who don't pickup enough wickets and you can only play so many of them.

Yasir is injured and unfit. I'm not sure what a player who is injured and unfit needs to be told he hasn't been selected. And it's for a Zimbabwe series. Yasir himself should be stepping aside to allow a young player to get an opportunity against a very weak team.

Definitely agree or Ghulam and Salahuddin though.

Shafique, I sort of agree & disagree. I do think he could use more domestic time but no domestic matches are going on at the moment and clearly his potential is very high. So if he is on the bench and not playing, is being around the team and learning from guys like Babar/Younus/Misbah etc bad for him? I don't think so. He can use practice time to tighten up his technique and improve upon his weaknesses. It's also a nice little confidence boost for him after not being selected in PSL and having a rough International start. The team and management clearly believe in him and his talent and hopefully he puts in the hardwork and the faith management has put in him pays off.

 

[Watsupdoc]

Great post. POTW for me.

Wasim is doing his best and we should appreciate instead of criticizing him for not selecting players who are unavailable or simply not good enough to represent Pakistan.

I second this. You don’t have to criticize every selection just for the sake of it.

Of course it will never be perfect, but it’s going in the right direction.

 

[moghul]

People like Wasim, even if they want to a do a good honest job, cannot do it, just because of their not too strong background. They have to keep everyone happy and have to adjust/compromise their selection.

Chief selector has to be someone with solid background, particularly financially, who would focus more on selecting the right player and not on saving his job.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

There has to be some consistentcy in selections The likes of ammad butt and ghulam were dropped without being given a chance or playing

There seems to be no rhyme or reason for his decisions I thought we were gonna get someone whos gonna give deserving players a good chance but here we have the same old likes and dislikes and players selected and deselected on whims and the weather

Far from impressed by wasim on this squad

On the other hand, if Ammad Butt was selected, people would be saying it’s a horrible decision and would point to him being smacked left right and center and probably behind too in the PSL.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

For tests, pick anyone who has played at least one season of FC cricket and showed some promise.

Test cricket is no joke, you don;t pick someone from street and make him a test cricketer. Might work in pajama cricket.

I agree, but it really doesn’t look like Haris is going to get a debut. Feel free to bump this when Haris debuts against Zimbabwe and I’ll agree with you. For now it’s an indicative selection with the goal of moving Rauf’s focus towards the longer formats and signaling that they want him to keep working with Waqar. I am completely fine with this and am keen to see how Rauf develops (as this will have a trickle down impact on his skill in T20Is and ODIs too).

 

[Saj]

So when Sarfaraz performs in the PSL he’s everyone’s golden boy, but when he’s selected for the national team he’s a concern?

Golden boy. Not for many he isn't. What brilliance did he do to be a golden boy?

Who are your Test openers?

Why not go with Azhar Ali and Usman Salahuddin. They can't do any worse than Imran Butt or Abid Ali.

On the other thread you mentioned “you would hope so” that it is correct based on it being a “report in a public forum”. What exactly does this mean?

Read the report, it has direct quotes from Yasir Shah.

I’m sure you’ve been following Haris’s form and fitness in T20Is, first class (or lack thereof) and Test cricket. Now put that in context of expecting him to be fit in 2023. Or are we going to realize he was a bad investment in 2022 and then blame Wasim for not having the foresight to drop him earlier?

We can all speculate on who will be fit in 2 years time and who won't. None of us have crystal balls to see into the future. In my opinion Haris is still good enough to be a part of the Pakistan ODI squad.

Again, why is this an issue? Would you have not raised the exact same point about Mohammad Nawaz if he was dropped and Imad returned? Wasim made a call as selector to drop the guy who darts the ball and pick someone younger and fitter. Fair play. Imad barely even rates himself judging by the way he batted this year in the PSL (he didn’t) and bowled (not much beyond the powerplay).

All about opinions isn't it. I think Imad is still a fine T20I bowler. If anyone with his stats had been dropped I think many of us would have raised the issue.

Fair enough. Record breaking season, but really just one. Wouldn’t we all be calling it injustice if Saud Shakeel or Agha Salman, who have been performing for a few seasons now, were dropped instead?

Why would it just have to be one of those two dropped to accommodate Kamran Ghulam. The issue with Kamran Ghulam being dropped is he has been booted out despite not even playing a match which is strange.

Look, the truth is you can’t make everyone happy with your selections. Someone is bound to get dropped and what matters is what the team needs. In my eyes, the best playing XIs in all three formats can be formulated from the squad provided and given the circumstances of building the squad (such as a young crop in ODIs keeping 2023 in mind).

We are all entitled to our opinions. Some will cheer all the selections on, whilst others will point out any flaws they think are there. That's what forums such as these are all about. Opinions.

 

[qaiser]

Deserving players missing are
Immad, Kamran Ghulam, Usman Salahuddin, Azam Khan, Khurram, Yasir, Abbas Afridi
Non deserving selected are
Abid Ali , Imran Butt, Haaris, Husnain, Nawaz, Shadab

Happy to see and hope they get chance
Dhani, Wasim, Sajjad

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Making Misbah look a visionary.
Too much show off but no proper assessment of resources.

Dropping Imad and Yasir are howlers.

Persisting with Abid defies logic.

Selecting Abdullah Shafiq and Haris Rauf is pseudoheroic.

Dropping Haris Sohail and Kamran Ghulam is confusing.

Selecting Zahid Mehmood and Usman Qadir is laughable.


Think I will stop following Pak cricket for a few months now as it's going to be a quite depressing directionless phase.

 

[Bewal Express]

Making Misbah look a visionary.
Too much show off but no proper assessment of resources.

Dropping Imad and Yasir are howlers.

Persisting with Abid defies logic.

Selecting Abdullah Shafiq and Haris Rauf is pseudoheroic.

Dropping Haris Sohail and Kamran Ghulam is confusing.

Selecting Zahid Mehmood and Usman Qadir is laughable.


Think I will stop following Pak cricket for a few months now as it's going to be a quite depressing directionless phase.

Dropping Imad is a good move. He offers little threat to decent teams.
Abid should not be in the squad
I trust the judgement of the management on Abdullah until he plays. They must see something to pick him.
Harid Sohail is useless and has been awful, and his poor batting in NZ was one of the reasons we lost.
KG should have played before any judgement can be made on his suitability. As I have said before he bats like lower order player but his stats suggest otherwise.
Qadir has potential but Zahid is solid but isn't international material.

 

[b.lesner]

Can anyone confirm the news its everywhere on media Babar and M wasim rift.


Heard Babar is unhappy with selection and he met Wasim khan and protested.

He wanted Shoaib Malik and Wahab Riaz in t20 and Haris Sohail in tests and couple of others 11 in total what i have heard and M wasim hasn't selected anyone in 11 players recommended by Babar.

If anyone can confirm?

 

[Ahson8]

Making Misbah look a visionary.
Too much show off but no proper assessment of resources.

Dropping Imad and Yasir are howlers.

Persisting with Abid defies logic.

Selecting Abdullah Shafiq and Haris Rauf is pseudoheroic.

Dropping Haris Sohail and Kamran Ghulam is confusing.

Selecting Zahid Mehmood and Usman Qadir is laughable.


Think I will stop following Pak cricket for a few months now as it's going to be a quite depressing directionless phase.

Lol at making Misbah look like a visionary.

He's been far better.

 

[Mamoon]

The two Wasims are disastrous for Pakistan cricket. Utterly incompetent and clueless.

 

[Abu_Hamza]

The two Wasims are disastrous for Pakistan cricket. Utterly incompetent and clueless.

Sir, [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] I was going to post the same. But u did it before me.

 

[shamaan]

And doesnt his batting performance in odis count? Hes avging 40 as a finisher for god sake

Hes one of the few players u can rely on with the bat and hes dropped

When was the last time they played a odi? His form has been terrible he didnt even promote himself up the order just shows how much confidence he has in his batting.if he is averaging 40 maybe they should promote him up the order which am not sure imad would prefer to do.

 

[shamaan]

He’s a ways off. 2-3 years before he’s ready, and is unlikely to be particularly particularly good. Rauf can be relatively ready in 1 year if he plays the full first class season of 10 games and hopefully all ten games in the Pakistan Cup too.

His stats in this qaid e azam was better than dahani and in terms of average,strike rate and rpo. Obviously its only a limited amount of matches.but he looked good maybe another season.dahani got picked due to psl and qaid e azam.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Media reports stating that Babar Azam and Misbah ul Haq are extremely unhappy with the squad selection for the tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe.

It is alleged that Babar and Misbah had provided a list of 11 names to Mohammad Wasim prior to the squad selection and none of those names were considered by M. Wasim. Furthermore, Misbah and Waqar had explained their reservations to Mohammad Wasim about picking Shahnawaz Dhani for the tour as they felt he was a bit raw for international cricket and they didn't want him to suffer similar problems as Naseem Shah or Musa Khan.

However, Mohammad Wasim allegedly ignored all their recommendations and picked a squad unilaterally. When Babar and Misbah learned of the tour selection, they got furious and requested a meeting with the Chief Executive Wasim Khan to complain. During the meeting with Wasim Khan they expressed their fears that it was their jobs on the line due to results not the chief selector's, and that their recommendations for the tour should have been considered.

 

[Shafi]

Can anyone confirm the news its everywhere on media Babar and M wasim rift.


Heard Babar is unhappy with selection and he met Wasim khan and protested.

He wanted Shoaib Malik and Wahab Riaz in t20 and Haris Sohail in tests and couple of others 11 in total what i have heard and M wasim hasn't selected anyone in 11 players recommended by Babar.

If anyone can confirm?

What's wrong with Babar? He wants Wahab who can give 60 + runs in 4 overs against good team.
Shoaib Malik is not same as before.
Haris was super failure in shot-pitch ball!!
And couple of others???? Kamran/Umar/s Tanvir/Iftikhar....???

 

[Shafi]

Media reports stating that Babar Azam and Misbah ul Haq are extremely unhappy with the squad selection for the tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe.

It is alleged that Babar and Misbah had provided a list of 11 names to Mohammad Wasim prior to the squad selection and none of those names were considered by M. Wasim. Furthermore, Misbah and Waqar had explained their reservations to Mohammad Wasim about picking Shahnawaz Dhani for the tour as they felt he was a bit raw for international cricket and they didn't want him to suffer similar problems as Naseem Shah or Musa Khan.

However, Mohammad Wasim allegedly ignored all their recommendations and picked a squad unilaterally. When Babar and Misbah learned of the tour selection, they got furious and requested a meeting with the Chief Executive Wasim Khan to complain. During the meeting with Wasim Khan they expressed their fears that it was their jobs on the line due to results not the chief selector's, and that their recommendations for the tour should have been considered.

Babar is a timid player and not a leader. Rizwan should be captain in ODI and Test and Sadab in T20. He is also not good in picking players and acts like Misbah's puppet.

 

[Last Monetarist]

I have no idea whether these reports are veritable, but if even a quarter of this is true, it spells disaster for the PCB and Wasim Khan. Dysfunctional relationships between the captain, coach, and selector never work out well.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Media reports stating that Babar Azam and Misbah ul Haq are extremely unhappy with the squad selection for the tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe.

It is alleged that Babar and Misbah had provided a list of 11 names to Mohammad Wasim prior to the squad selection and none of those names were considered by M. Wasim. Furthermore, Misbah and Waqar had explained their reservations to Mohammad Wasim about picking Shahnawaz Dhani for the tour as they felt he was a bit raw for international cricket and they didn't want him to suffer similar problems as Naseem Shah or Musa Khan.

However, Mohammad Wasim allegedly ignored all their recommendations and picked a squad unilaterally. When Babar and Misbah learned of the tour selection, they got furious and requested a meeting with the Chief Executive Wasim Khan to complain. During the meeting with Wasim Khan they expressed their fears that it was their jobs on the line due to results not the chief selector's, and that their recommendations for the tour should have been considered.

Lol Misbah and Waqar should be ones to talk. They selected Musa for a test series in Australia of all places. This is only a Zimbavwe tour. And dhani is much more of a long format bowler than 5'7" spraygun musa will ever be.

 

[Hasan123]

Not impressed so far. Seems to have a big ego and an arrogance about him. Also he doesn't seem to have a clue how to build a team with correct level of experience and youth.

 

[Coolcapri]

The two Wasims are disastrous for Pakistan cricket. Utterly incompetent and clueless.

Whom you think is suitable for both the post.

 

[Markhor]

Lol Misbah and Waqar should be ones to talk. They selected Musa for a test series in Australia of all places. This is only a Zimbavwe tour. And dhani is much more of a long format bowler than 5'7" spraygun musa will ever be.

Exactly, talk about hypocrisy. The less selection powers those two clowns have the better.

 

[b.lesner]

Not impressed so far. Seems to have a big ego and an arrogance about him. Also he doesn't seem to have a clue how to build a team with correct level of experience and youth.

Its not ego Babar wants TTFs in the side he has to be accountable Babar wants ifti and wahab amd Shoaib Malik etc tomorrow media won't question Babar , Wasim is accountable.

Babar is a great player he should focus on his game and playing 11 for which he is accountable. Babar has inferiority complex i don't know why thats why he doesn't lets performing young players in the side but he has secure place i guess he doesn't want his performances to be under shadow.

 

[Hasan123]

Its not ego Babar wants TTFs in the side he has to be accountable Babar wants ifti and wahab amd Shoaib Malik etc tomorrow media won't question Babar , Wasim is accountable.

Babar is a great player he should focus on his game and playing 11 for which he is accountable. Babar has inferiority complex i don't know why thats why he doesn't lets performing young players in the side but he has secure place i guess he doesn't want his performances to be under shadow.

But Babar will be judged on the players that someone else has selected which is not fair.

Babar is a new captain, he has to concentrate on captaincy,his batting, and helping newbies. It's a lot of responsibility on a new captain.

 

[Saj]

Just to be fair to Mohammad Wasim as PakPassion should be, I have asked him for an interview and to give him a chance to respond to Babar Azam etc.

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Just to be fair to Mohammad Wasim as PakPassion should be, I have asked him for an interview and to give him a chance to respond to Babar Azam etc.

Fair enough im pretty much sure babar is actually a dummy & just a mouthpiece of misbah .
Spineless captain. .
No rocket science who wants ifti uncle soo badly..
Best finisher in pakistan

 

[b.lesner]

Just to be fair to Mohammad Wasim as PakPassion should be, I have asked him for an interview and to give him a chance to respond to Babar Azam etc.

Saj bhai if you could ask Wasim about Usman Salahuddin as test opener in place of Abid Ali as Usman scored 850 odd this season at number 3 and lahore were usually 1 down in first over so he faced the new ball amd Usman has perfect test match opener technique plays ball close to the body unlike Abid who plays away from the body and struggles against any sort of seam movement or swing if its in swing he gets bowled or LBW same in every match he played and if outswing he edges the ball while driving , Abid is more suited to ODIs.

Please saj bhai if you ask

 

[Saj]

Saj bhai if you could ask Wasim about Usman Salahuddin as test opener in place of Abid Ali as Usman scored 850 odd this season at number 3 and lahore were usually 1 down in first over so he faced the new ball amd Usman has perfect test match opener technique plays ball close to the body unlike Abid who plays away from the body and struggles against any sort of seam movement or swing if its in swing he gets bowled or LBW same in every match he played and if outswing he edges the ball while driving , Abid is more suited to ODIs.

Please saj bhai if you ask

Yes it's on the list, along with plenty of other questions

 

[Savak]

How does it work in Australia, England, New Zealand South Africa, India. Do the selectors have the ultimate authority over the squad after taking input of the captain, coach and the team management later is responsible for the final eleven?

 

[Bewal Express]

Making Misbah look a visionary.
Too much show off but no proper assessment of resources.

Dropping Imad and Yasir are howlers.

Persisting with Abid defies logic.

Selecting Abdullah Shafiq and Haris Rauf is pseudoheroic.

Dropping Haris Sohail and Kamran Ghulam is confusing.

Selecting Zahid Mehmood and Usman Qadir is laughable.


Think I will stop following Pak cricket for a few months now as it's going to be a quite depressing directionless phase.

Why is dropping Haris Sohail confusing, have you seem him play recently. Abid, I agree with. Abdullah Shafique was must have something to be liked by 2 different selection committees. Imad has been lazy and poor and this will act as kick up the backside.Qadir needs as much exposure as possible if he is going to be the wicket taking spinner we need, which neither Imad or Shadab are atm.

 

[Bewal Express]

Let's face it, someone is always unhappy about every selection. Remember those days when Misbah was the bad guy, those days were only 4 months ago. MW comes in and makes changes and apparently some people are not happy and the next guy will come in and the same will apply. There are some selections which aren't great but Dahani is one of the better ones, the dropping of the unfit and under performing Haris was overdue. He wasn't just poor in NZ, he was atrocious. Abid should have also gone.

 

[Titan24]

How does it work in Australia, England, New Zealand South Africa, India. Do the selectors have the ultimate authority over the squad after taking input of the captain, coach and the team management later is responsible for the final eleven?

As per my understanding chief selector has the final say but, captain, head coach do have considerable say and are kept in the loop throughout. Any difference of opinion is discussed with all its merits and demerits and a conclusion is reached within the team selection meetings with chief selector having the final say. However, as per the currently available information it looks like there was lack of integration and communication between team management and selection committee.

In a normal scenario all these issues and selections of different players should have been discussed in the selection committee’s meeting in which I think captain and coach should also be involved.

 

[Last Monetarist]

How does it work in Australia, England, New Zealand South Africa, India. Do the selectors have the ultimate authority over the squad after taking input of the captain, coach and the team management later is responsible for the final eleven?

Australia - Justin Langer is part of the National Selection Panel along with Trevor Hohns and Greg Chappell. The coach is the most influential position in Australian cricket at present, more so than the captain.

England - Ed Smith and James Taylor call the shots. Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, and Chris Silverwood provide their recommendations but Smith has ultimate say.

India - The BCCI has a five man selection panel with one chair and 4 others representing each of the distinct regional zones. Current panel comprises Chetan Sharma (chair), Abey Kuruvilla (West), Debashish Mohanty (East), Harvinder Singh (Central), and Sunil Joshi (South). The coach and captain again provide recommendations but have no formal say.

New Zealand - They have a lean system with a Chief Selector and the coach responsible for all selection matters.

South Africa - CSA historically had a full selection panel but they have scrapped that system and instead given authority to a single convenor of selectors (Victor Mpitsang) who will work in coordination with the director of cricket (Graeme Smith) and head coach (Mark Boucher) to select the senior side.

It seems no international captain has any formal say in squad selection.

 

[Titan24]

Let's face it, someone is always unhappy about every selection. Remember those days when Misbah was the bad guy, those days were only 4 months ago. MW comes in and makes changes and apparently some people are not happy and the next guy will come in and the same will apply. There are some selections which aren't great but Dahani is one of the better ones, the dropping of the unfit and under performing Haris was overdue. He wasn't just poor in NZ, he was atrocious. Abid should have also gone.

True but you don’t really want captain and coach to be the unhappy guys as this indicates disharmony regarding thinking and future plans of both the parties. They should be on the same page and hopefully this wont impact the performance of Pak team in SA.

 

[Bewal Express]

True but you don’t really want captain and coach to be the unhappy guys as this indicates disharmony regarding thinking and future plans of both the parties. They should be on the same page and hopefully this wont impact the performance of Pak team in SA.

It depends on what The Capt and the coach want. If they want guys that have failed for a decade to still playing then, they need to go. In no other country do we have guys still.playing that have failed perennially and still be in the conversation. There will always be quibbles on some selections and so far MW has got it right. If the results don't go our way then that is fine. Babar is a young Capt and needs to concentrate on his performances and not worry about selection.

 

[Savak]

As per my understanding chief selector has the final say but, captain, head coach do have considerable say and are kept in the loop throughout. Any difference of opinion is discussed with all its merits and demerits and a conclusion is reached within the team selection meetings with chief selector having the final say. However, as per the currently available information it looks like there was lack of integration and communication between team management and selection committee.

In a normal scenario all these issues and selections of different players should have been discussed in the selection committee’s meeting in which I think captain and coach should also be involved.

Maybe the solution is to appoint the captain and coach as selectors on the panel as well.

 

[Ahson8]

Wasim is doing a fine job. Dont expect the short sighted fanbase to get it though.

 

[jino]

Australia - Justin Langer is part of the National Selection Panel along with Trevor Hohns and Greg Chappell. The coach is the most influential position in Australian cricket at present, more so than the captain.

England - Ed Smith and James Taylor call the shots. Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, and Chris Silverwood provide their recommendations but Smith has ultimate say.

India - The BCCI has a five man selection panel with one chair and 4 others representing each of the distinct regional zones. Current panel comprises Chetan Sharma (chair), Abey Kuruvilla (West), Debashish Mohanty (East), Harvinder Singh (Central), and Sunil Joshi (South). The coach and captain again provide recommendations but have no formal say.

New Zealand - They have a lean system with a Chief Selector and the coach responsible for all selection matters.

South Africa - CSA historically had a full selection panel but they have scrapped that system and instead given authority to a single convenor of selectors (Victor Mpitsang) who will work in coordination with the director of cricket (Graeme Smith) and head coach (Mark Boucher) to select the senior side.

It seems no international captain has any formal say in squad selection.

Kohli makes all shots for India. Indian selectors and coaches are mere puppets.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Kohli makes all shots for India. Indian selectors and coaches are mere puppets.

Kohli calls the shots when it comes to selecting the final XI for each match. He has no formal role in overall squad selection, anything else is just conjecture.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Why is dropping Haris Sohail confusing, have you seem him play recently. Abid, I agree with. Abdullah Shafique was must have something to be liked by 2 different selection committees. Imad has been lazy and poor and this will act as kick up the backside.Qadir needs as much exposure as possible if he is going to be the wicket taking spinner we need, which neither Imad or Shadab are atm.

Haris dropping should be based on his recent ODI performance not Test. It only looks like Wasim's ploy to somehow force Saud Shakeel into the playing XI.

Abdullah Shafique wasn't picked for test squad by the previous selection committee. It's only Wasim's infatuation with him.

My point was for selecting Zahid for tests and Usman for ODIs. Both have below average record in the respective FC and LA games. That too dropping Yasir for Zahid.

 

[Bewal Express]

Haris dropping should be based on his recent ODI performance not Test. It only looks like Wasim's ploy to somehow force Saud Shakeel into the playing XI.

Abdullah Shafique wasn't picked for test squad by the previous selection committee. It's only Wasim's infatuation with him.

My point was for selecting Zahid for tests and Usman for ODIs. Both have below average record in the respective FC and LA games. That too dropping Yasir for Zahid.

Yasir is injured, maybe they need to look at an assessment and even if he was I am not sure why YS dropping is such a big thing, outside the SC he hardly takes a wicket, this isnt a form thing, this is a method thing.
Haris has regressed badly since those scores, he was awful in NZ and there isnt a reason to suspect that he would be better in ODI, which requires more fitness.
I have no problem with AS, selectors often go with hunches, and if they dont come off they lose their job, but if they do come off then great. I would have also like to have seen Usman on the tour, maybe as an opener.
The brutal truth is that our team is poor, and has revolved 3 good players in Babar, Riz and Afridi. We need more good players. Our ODI is just as awful, and we lose nothing by playing new players. If they dont perform, we try another lot, until we do succeed.

 

[Usman]

Australia - Justin Langer is part of the National Selection Panel along with Trevor Hohns and Greg Chappell. The coach is the most influential position in Australian cricket at present, more so than the captain.

England - Ed Smith and James Taylor call the shots. Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, and Chris Silverwood provide their recommendations but Smith has ultimate say.

India - The BCCI has a five man selection panel with one chair and 4 others representing each of the distinct regional zones. Current panel comprises Chetan Sharma (chair), Abey Kuruvilla (West), Debashish Mohanty (East), Harvinder Singh (Central), and Sunil Joshi (South). The coach and captain again provide recommendations but have no formal say.

New Zealand - They have a lean system with a Chief Selector and the coach responsible for all selection matters.

South Africa - CSA historically had a full selection panel but they have scrapped that system and instead given authority to a single convenor of selectors (Victor Mpitsang) who will work in coordination with the director of cricket (Graeme Smith) and head coach (Mark Boucher) to select the senior side.

It seems no international captain has any formal say in squad selection.

Not quite correct about England. Ed Smith and James Taylor have, for some time, suggested that the time is right for Alex Hales to come back. However they have been vetoed for over 2 years now by Eoin Morgan. Given the success of the limited overs teams, Morgan calls all the shots.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Not quite correct about England. Ed Smith and James Taylor have, for some time, suggested that the time is right for Alex Hales to come back. However they have been vetoed for over 2 years now by Eoin Morgan. Given the success of the limited overs teams, Morgan calls all the shots.

That's soft power though, which a captain can only possess through sheer force of personality and a track record of sustained success. It's totally up to Ed Smith and Ashley Giles to manage that relationship with Morgan, or equivalently in the BCCI's case with Virat Kohli.

 

[Usman]

That's soft power though, which a captain can only possess through sheer force of personality and a track record of sustained success. It's totally up to Ed Smith and Ashley Giles to manage that relationship with Morgan, or equivalently in the BCCI's case with Virat Kohli.

Call it soft power or whatever else, the point stands that it is not correct to say that Ed Smith has the final say. Eoin Morgan does. I agree with you though that Morgan has probably earned that through the phenomenal turn around in the last 6 years or so in English limited overs cricket. However you also need to keep in mind that the Hales situation is only known to us because his non-selection has raised questions. It's likely that behind closed doors, both Morgan and Root have a massive hand in the selection of their squads. Captains should have veto power as ultimately it is their neck on the line.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Call it soft power or whatever else, the point stands that it is not correct to say that Ed Smith has the final say. Eoin Morgan does. I agree with you though that Morgan has probably earned that through the phenomenal turn around in the last 6 years or so in English limited overs cricket. However you also need to keep in mind that the Hales situation is only known to us because his non-selection has raised questions. It's likely that behind closed doors, both Morgan and Root have a massive hand in the selection of their squads. Captains should have veto power as ultimately it is their neck on the line.

The ECB's official stance has always been that Ed Smith is in charge of selection matters. If Smith is collaborating with Morgan and Root and keeping them happy, that's an important facet of the role.

I doubt Joe Root has the same influence in selection as Eoin Morgan, it's been pretty clear over the course of the past 3 years that Smith has been making the final calls for the test squad. If Root had as much influence as Morgan, the rotation policy this winter would have applied to the white ball sides also. There have also been several (dubious) test selections over the past few years that have had Smith's influence writ large.

 

[NauV]

Absolute shambles! With the T20 world cup upon us, the guy is experimenting rather than working around a core set of players who have been playing for the last 2 3 years . . Very quetsionable selections and more importantly no direction for the future!

 

[Barragan]

Overall he is doing well.

Just a questionable decisions here and there, however much better than his predecessors.

 

[shamaan]

Absolute shambles! With the T20 world cup upon us, the guy is experimenting rather than working around a core set of players who have been playing for the last 2 3 years . . Very quetsionable selections and more importantly no direction for the future!

We have atleast 4 series.i think after these two series they will have majority players sorted.

 

[Greenstorm]

His squads for SA and Zim tour look good. After a long time, I am looking forward to our matches. It will be interesting to see our batting line in ODIs. Sharjeel's selection in T20Is is also great news. Keep up the good work Wasim !

 

[cricketAXEpert]

What a debut!

Impressive analysis and presentation skills - think we have a great CS now!

Dropping Shan Masood & Asad Shafiq are brave and great decisions.
these 2 are not suitable for international cricket.

Although Imad Wasim Should not have been dropped from T20/ Odi squads.

 

[Firebat]

Made some good long overdue decisions. Goodbye to Khushdil and Ifti. Hopefully Asif is soon to follow.

Will not judge him on the retaining of the Test openers, as I'm not sure about the alternatives. I'll give Wasim a few more selections to see if that's something to be concerned about.

 

[MenInG]

Mohammad Wasim on his role:


PakPassion.net: Your critics are also saying that you are trying to please too many people and are making too many changes. Is that unfair criticism?

Mohammad Wasim: If I wanted to please everyone then I wouldn’t be getting any criticism, would I? I am not trying to make everyone happy, but I am trying to do the job to the best of my ability. Selection is such a thing that you can never satisfy everyone. Even if you picked 1000 players, people will still say that you should have picked this player or that player. Here I would like to highlight that we have set specific goals and have tried to make the selection process methodical rather than based on likes and dislikes and InshAllah you will find us consistent in that process.

I am not really bothered about the criticism that comes with the job. It’s a tough job and I am trying to keep it simple. When it came to the selection of the Twenty20 squad, I have made changes and given a chance to players, but we have to bear in mind that the Twenty20 World Cup is not too far away. So, we need to do the experimenting now and not nearer the time of the tournament. What is disappointing to hear is that whilst I have only been Chief Selector for two series and we have won both of them, some people are reacting as if it has been a disaster and I have done everything wrong.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Mohammad Wasim on his role:


PakPassion.net: Your critics are also saying that you are trying to please too many people and are making too many changes. Is that unfair criticism?

Mohammad Wasim: If I wanted to please everyone then I wouldn’t be getting any criticism, would I? I am not trying to make everyone happy, but I am trying to do the job to the best of my ability. Selection is such a thing that you can never satisfy everyone. Even if you picked 1000 players, people will still say that you should have picked this player or that player. Here I would like to highlight that we have set specific goals and have tried to make the selection process methodical rather than based on likes and dislikes and InshAllah you will find us consistent in that process.

I am not really bothered about the criticism that comes with the job. It’s a tough job and I am trying to keep it simple. When it came to the selection of the Twenty20 squad, I have made changes and given a chance to players, but we have to bear in mind that the Twenty20 World Cup is not too far away. So, we need to do the experimenting now and not nearer the time of the tournament. What is disappointing to hear is that whilst I have only been Chief Selector for two series and we have won both of them, some people are reacting as if it has been a disaster and I have done everything wrong.

I have to agree with all of what he's said but in particular he's right to do some experimentation now to find the right winning formula for Pakistan and specifically finding that lower order hitter we so desperately need along with a competent fast bowling allrounder barring Faheem.

He's had some very dramatic and frankly un-needed criticism prior to the team starting their tour which is honestly not on from the Pakistan media. You can't please everyone and i always say selection day is like your wedding day some people will be happy and some not so happy.

In my books he's doing a bang up job.

 

[shamaan]

I have to agree with all of what he's said but in particular he's right to do some experimentation now to find the right winning formula for Pakistan and specifically finding that lower order hitter we so desperately need along with a competent fast bowling allrounder barring Faheem.

He's had some very dramatic and frankly un-needed criticism prior to the team starting their tour which is honestly not on from the Pakistan media. You can't please everyone and i always say selection day is like your wedding day some people will be happy and some not so happy.

In my books he's doing a bang up job.

Defonitely doing a good thou.its good to see his giving everyone a fair chance before being dropped.