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Abdullah
Imam
Babar
Rizwan
Saud
Iftikhar
Shadab
Nawaz
Shaheen
Naseem
Rauf
Imam
Babar
Rizwan
Saud
Iftikhar
Shadab
Nawaz
Shaheen
Naseem
Rauf
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If haris is batting at 7 who's going to be the 5th bowler.
He is a good batsmen. He's overrated at that non1 spot, but he is still a good batsmen no doubt about that, and it would be dishonest to say that he isn't.As much as everyone is literally crying for it Babar is not going to give up the captaincy . It’s a shame because he’s a well liked player but the more this goes on the more people will start to despise him.
He is a good batsmen. He's overrated at that non1 spot, but he is still a good batsmen no doubt about that, and it would be dishonest to say that he isn't.
But he's an accumulator who's good at fast, very good against medium, and average against spin. He is not the 2nd coming of kholi like people believe.
However despite being a good batsmen, he's an abysmal captain. He's the type of guy to never change the team because it is the winning 11, and then this winning 11 gets butchered eventually and panic mode sets in because the bench strength didn't get games in and hence is raw and exposed, this is why rotsting bench strength is required.
In 2021 t20 world cup, Babar kept and kept playing hasan Ali, despite hasan Ali being the worst bowler due to drop in form, however because shaheen was holding his hand through the cup, hasan got games in solely cause he's the winning 11 combo. This resulted in Shaheen getting injured against aus which cause chacha to bowl and get tonked as well as hasan coating us the game and dropping a catch.
In terms of bowling, he let's sides recover because even though our bowling trio is ripping apart a team, they must wait and be relegated tonthe side cause their quota is complete and we must allow shadab to bowl and recover opposition.
This guy is a worse captain then misbah, Misbah was nepotistic and loved his buddies over genuine players and adopted a 1990 philosophy. But atleast misbah knew how to rotate bowlers defend Low totals and go in for the kill when the opposition is collapsed.
Misbah was nepotistic and selfish but had excellent game awareness and didn't injure anyoneIt’s like you read my mind agree with everything you said . With regard to Misbah il cut him a little slack as he took over right after that controversy
I don't think we should be considering Saim based on his CPL exploits. He's looked pretty ordinary when he has played international cricket and hasn't featured at all in the ODI team. It's not really fair to tell him to open in India on debut in the WC. Hopefully he'll be there for 2027 but for now it's between Fakhar and Abdullah for me for that vacant opening slot.I keep flip-flopping, but this is where I'm at now:
Saim / Fakhar
Imam / Shafique
Babar
Saud
Rizwan
Iftikhar
Haris
Usama
Shaheen
Naseem
Rauf
You need one aggressive batter up front alongside the accumulators, and since Fakhar is so out of form and never actually attacks the powerplay, it can only be Saim. It's probably too early for him but Fakhar has forced my hand because he can't hit a barn door right now.
Obviously the biggest issue is that Iftikhar is the 5th bowler. You can put another bowler there in place of Haris (or Rizwan) if you like, but this XI above gives us the best chance of chasing 300+. And I don't care about logic, I believe in Iftimania. The guy can do it all and he outbowled everyone against SL so let me dream.
Saim is a good attacking player so we can afford to keep him up the order because if he stays at the crease for 5 to 6 overs he can certainly change the momentum of the game in no time.I don't think we should be considering Saim based on his CPL exploits. He's looked pretty ordinary when he has played international cricket and hasn't featured at all in the ODI team. It's not really fair to tell him to open in India on debut in the WC. Hopefully he'll be there for 2027 but for now it's between Fakhar and Abdullah for me for that vacant opening slot.
Saud is a good batsman but i have real concerns about his power game. He will need to bat extraordinarily well given his lack of six hitting ability. I'm also not sure about his ability to innovate and find gaps.
There really isn't any way Chacha can be guaranteed 10 overs a game. Teams will target him. If Usama is coming in at 8 we don't even have a long batting line up to make up for this shortfall in bowling.
All you have done is shown that you easily fall victim to the myth that all players out of the side would be an improvement to what we have.I want the whole team axed. Fakhar, Imam, rizwan, agha, shadab, faheem, chacha. I want all of them gone.
Only keep babar but remove him from captaincy.
We need Abdullah and saim to open, Babar at 3, saud shakeel at 4, Tayyab at 5, imad waseem at 6, haris at no 7. 8,9,10,11 our bowling trio and abrar. 3 pace, 2 spin . To not injure out trio, Ihsanullah and arshad iqbal rotation needed and usama as backup for abrar.
Everyone else, they need to leave ASAP. But that won't happen.
Bhai I'm tired of these statistical arguments. By this logic imam ul haq is better then inzi will ever be, even though inzi played in conditions and against bowlers that imam could ever dream of playing.All you have done is shown that you easily fall victim to the myth that all players out of the side would be an improvement to what we have.
If i'm not mistaken this is what you are trying to say:
Abdullah Shafique > Imam
Saim Ayub > Fakhar
Saud Shakeel > Salman Agha
Tayyab Tahir > Chacha
Mohammad Haris > Rizwan
Imad Wasim > Nawaz
Abrar > Shadab
Statistically you are wrong in all departments except possibly Shakeel. But Salman Agha bowls which is why he was groomed for India. Salman has also hit more sixes in international cricket than Saud has hit in his entire List A career.
I understand people are frustrated by the loss to India but this sort of reactionary and emotional thinking does more harm than good.
I'd be happy with that, except Fakhar and Hasan Ali.With no time left to experiment i'm not going for any left field selections hoping for miracles. The management planned poorly but we are where we are. Assuming Naseem Shah is out then i am picking the following.
Imam
Fakhar (i feel there's no other choice as time has run out)
Babar (c)
Abdullah Shafique
Rizwan (wk)
Chacha
Imad Wasim
Shadab Khan
Hasan Ali
Shaheen
Rauf
I am happy with this team. There is variety in the bowling (off spin, leg spin, left arm orthodox) and Hasan Ali has the experience to do a risible job in replacing Naseem with the new ball. He also makes the tail look longer.
This team isn't winning anything so maybe it's conservative. But i hope we do well enough to stave off humilation.
They'll delay it as much as possible until ICC forces their hand.Very quiet from PCB
No idea when Pakistan will announce their squad.
We might be expecting a few changes to the squad from the Asia Cup. Let's hope that they think about the changes and make a few as it is necessary.They'll delay it as much as possible until ICC forces their hand.
Anyone having Imam and RIZWAN in the batting lineup means they don’t understand what our problems are.
Imam
Rizwan
Fakhar (no form)
Shadab
These players have to go, or we’ll keep wasting time trying to become a formidable side.
These players are not going to win you matches against good quality opposition. They’re only good for 220-250 totals.
The top 4 should be:
1. Saim Ayub
2. Haris (+)
3. Babar
4. Saud Shakeel/other fluent batter
Quality spinner should play in place of Shadab. Imad Wasim is no solution and needs to be kept out. Nawaz has no place in the team either. Bits and pieces players have haunted us for a long time.
When did Rizwan become a problem.
He’s the most reliable batter in that time after Big Bobby
In the imaginations, the only player who fights out and accelerates at the end after toughing it out the hard sessions. Has a decent Average and strike rate for ODIs especially for cricketer wise second skill is batting. Likes of Haris will never perform at the same level as Rizwan and we all know how good Sarfraz was in white ball cricket. Anyway his selection will not be an issue for two years atleast, so no point discussing him. Only debate can be had whether he should bat 4 or 5.When did Rizwan become a problem.
He’s the most reliable batter in that time after Big Bobby
I’ll take stat padders over non performers. The only non stat padder who actually performs is perhaps Babar in Pakistan. Rizwan also provides additional worth in keeping, especially compared to Sarfraz and Azam.He's a problem because he struggles big time vs. any decent bowling.
And a huge liability whenever you want to score or chase over 250 totals.
He eats a huge chunk of balls upfront when he does score anything over 50, and does not have that extra gear to hit when required.
Scores useless, impact-less runs - basically a stat-padder.
You don’t make any sense. You want to remove Imam and Rizwan because they bat too slow but then go on to include Saud at 4. What a jokeAnyone having Imam and RIZWAN in the batting lineup means they don’t understand what our problems are.
Imam
Rizwan
Fakhar (no form)
Shadab
These players have to go, or we’ll keep wasting time trying to become a formidable side.
These players are not going to win you matches against good quality opposition. They’re only good for 220-250 totals.
The top 4 should be:
1. Saim Ayub
2. Haris (+)
3. Babar
4. Saud Shakeel/other fluent batter
Quality spinner should play in place of Shadab. Imad Wasim is no solution and needs to be kept out. Nawaz has no place in the team either. Bits and pieces players have haunted us for a long time.
If you let opposition score 350, even if you are England you will lose 90 percentage of times. It makes no sense. PCT should play as per their strength which is to restrict teams to around 270 with a buffer of 30 runs which batsman might have to chase or make in an odd game.Rizwan is a problem.
But there are bigger problems in the team at the moment and a batsmen who at least hits a 50 odd every once in a while should be least of our problems.
Imam and Babar dont have any gears besides gear three. This means if Pakistani bowlers have a difficult day and teams are scoring 320 plus, we can essentially kiss the game good bye. Imam has his own problems with gear 3. Babar has a gear 4, but he wont use it till he pads his way to a 100.
Fakhar is looking miserable but if you replace him with Abdullah, you have 3 batters of same gear. Rizwan by himself, might not be a problem but with the top 3 of Abdullah, Imam and Babar, he becomes a liability.
Imagine Pakistan are chasing 350.
Abdullah
Imam
Babar
Rizwan
Can anyone say with a straight face, that the top 4 will be chasing it down?
You can add Saud Shakeel but he also plays slow for ODI and that makes a top 5 of
Abdullah
Imam
Babar
Rizwan
Saud
Next batsmen is Iftikhar who also needs at least 15 minutes to settle down.
Shadab is the worst of the lot.
The top 7 of Pakistan can chase 280 and thats it.
If they go any faster, they will fall like a pack of cards.
In this situation, even if you KICK out Rizwan, you will NOT improve any result.
If you let opposition score 350, even if you are England you will lose 90 percentage of times. It makes no sense. PCT should play as per their strength which is to restrict teams to around 270 with a buffer of 30 runs which batsman might have to chase or make in an odd game.
Bowling is our strength. You pick any tournament We win , it's always the bowling momentum with batting putting a big score in an odd game. We are not a team like England who I see opposite of Pak.So the bowlers have to do it every time then.
The batsmen play in their comfort and enjoy their ride in the middle.
Do you see inherent flaw in this reasoning?
I back us to smash England and nz anytime anyday in KOs. Everytime.Bowling is our strength. You pick any tournament We win , it's always the bowling momentum with batting putting a big score in an odd game. We are not a team like England who I see opposite of Pak.
T20 mercenary now. Nothing we can do.Question: what has happened to Hasnain?
Lol this is very true. Give me a reliable batting team than can reliable get 270 or so and we will be able to work with it with our bowling.If you let opposition score 350, even if you are England you will lose 90 percentage of times. It makes no sense. PCT should play as per their strength which is to restrict teams to around 270 with a buffer of 30 runs which batsman might have to chase or make in an odd game.
When did Rizwan become a problem.
He’s the most reliable batter in that time after Big Bobby
In the imaginations, the only player who fights out and accelerates at the end after toughing it out the hard sessions. Has a decent Average and strike rate for ODIs especially for cricketer wise second skill is batting.
This.He eats a huge chunk of balls upfront when he does score anything over 50, and does not have that extra gear to hit when required.
It's plain wrong.Haris should be given a consistent position and only play t20s and solidify that place. Once he has done that we move to T20s. He is batting at 3 in t20s and at PSL now (he was moved down from opening In PSL as he was failing and then did better when moved to 3)
This.So the bowlers have to do it every time then.
The batsmen play in their comfort and enjoy their ride in the middle.
Do you see inherent flaw in this reasoning?
World is progressing. India landed at moon. PRC, independence 1949, left us far behind. While we are still struck with old hypothesis.Bowling is our strength. You pick any tournament We win , it's always the bowling momentum with batting putting a big score in an odd game. We are not a team like England who I see opposite of Pak.
Haris was opening with Babar. Babar wanted to open of course but he chose Haris instead of Saim. Saim didn’t do that great at 3, Haris wasn’t great opening. Mid way in the tournament, Saim and Haris positions were switched, Saim opened instead of haris. Both did better after that.Ans:-
This.
In our virtual semi final against SL, he was hitting balls that were way outside off to leg side for just 1s 2s. His hitting range is limited. He doesn't have 4th gear in reality. We shouldn't have batters of these types in fag end of innings.
He can be tried as an opener. He has around 50 avg with 130 SR in T20Is. If he opens with this mindset in ODIs, he can be really valuable replacement of Fakhar.
It's plain wrong.
Babar wanted his favorite opening spot. That's why Haris was pushed down to 3. Saim batted at 3/4 in some matches, failed, & then got the chance to open. Saim & Haris could have been most dashing opening combo for PZ but Babar ruined the party. There's a reason KK released Babar.
Means you r replacing Babar with haris for the 1 down position?Haris was opening with Babar. Babar wanted to open of course but he chose Haris instead of Saim. Saim didn’t do that great at 3, Haris wasn’t great opening. Mid way in the tournament, Saim and Haris positions were switched, Saim opened instead of haris. Both did better after that.
It is likely next PSL that that continues.
Haris won’t be opening even in PSL as a result. Saim and Babar will. He won’t be opening in internationals either given Rizwan and Babar. Even at no.3 he has some performances in internationals. So he might as well just focus on accepting that no.3 position. He won’t get it in ODIs either with Abdullah now there.
It’s best for Haris to try and make no.3 his own, it’s an available position. He missed his opportunity to take the opening slot against Afghanistan. It was a difficult chance too, but I doubt he will get an opportunity to open again any time soon.
Abdullah, Imam, Babar, Rizwan & Saud/Agha will not be there for long. All our Top 5 have 70---90 SR range.So he might as well just focus on accepting that no.3 position. He won’t get it in ODIs either with Abdullah now there.
No I said he should only play no.3 in t20s. He shouldn’t play ODIs. Even in PSL if Babar wants to open he opens, it’s not wrong at all that Haris or Saim has to drop from opening spot.Means you r replacing Babar with haris for the 1 down position?
What are the achievements of haris to make such move?
Rizwan is a much bigger problem. He does not have the range of shots and fluency in batting the likes of Saud, Babar and Kohli do. Natural technique!You don’t make any sense. You want to remove Imam and Rizwan because they bat too slow but then go on to include Saud at 4. What a joke
Dr Saab we’re mostly talking about the same problem.Rizwan is a problem.
But there are bigger problems in the team at the moment and a batsmen who at least hits a 50 odd every once in a while should be least of our problems.
Imam and Babar dont have any gears besides gear three. This means if Pakistani bowlers have a difficult day and teams are scoring 320 plus, we can essentially kiss the game good bye. Imam has his own problems with gear 3. Babar has a gear 4, but he wont use it till he pads his way to a 100.
Fakhar is looking miserable but if you replace him with Abdullah, you have 3 batters of same gear. Rizwan by himself, might not be a problem but with the top 3 of Abdullah, Imam and Babar, he becomes a liability.
Imagine Pakistan are chasing 350.
Abdullah
Imam
Babar
Rizwan
Can anyone say with a straight face, that the top 4 will be chasing it down?
You can add Saud Shakeel but he also plays slow for ODI and that makes a top 5 of
Abdullah
Imam
Babar
Rizwan
Saud
Next batsmen is Iftikhar who also needs at least 15 minutes to settle down.
Shadab is the worst of the lot.
The top 7 of Pakistan can chase 280 and thats it.
If they go any faster, they will fall like a pack of cards.
In this situation, even if you KICK out Rizwan, you will NOT improve any result.
I’ll take stat padders over non performers. The only non stat padder who actually performs is perhaps Babar in Pakistan. Rizwan also provides additional worth in keeping, especially compared to Sarfraz and Azam.
Haris is extremely raw with a too risky game. His stats in international cricket are looking awful. In domestic he’s not exactly that consistent either. It isn’t good to rack up failure like this when you aren’t ready. In fact his stats are already against him, few batsmen tend to recover after starts like this, often the guys who do cement their place get lucky with good performance at the start. It is much harder to mentally turn things around and way more pressure.
Rizwan is fine now. I am way more worried when Rizwan is too old and retired, what state will Haris be when he has to take over. He might be written off by then based on performances when he was younger and raw. Or we will go for the next 20 year old wicketkeeper who is not ready and fails and circle repeats itself. We mucked up with Kamran, by the time he toiled in domestic and improved and became one of the best batsmen there it was too late and he was written off. Instead he played most of his international games as the inferior batting version of himself.
Haris should be given a consistent position and only play t20s and solidify that place. Once he has done that we move to T20s. He is batting at 3 in t20s and at PSL now (he was moved down from opening In PSL as he was failing and then did better when moved to 3). So let him solely focus on that now. He is close to losing his place in the squads altogether with his record, so I see no reason to try and make it harder for him and give him more than he can handle, just let him concentrate on one thing for now.
What babar has achieved in this Asia cup if has range of shots and fluency in his batting?Rizwan is a much bigger problem. He does not have the range of shots and fluency in batting the likes of Saud, Babar and Kohli do. Natural technique!
They can accelerate or do good placement once they’re set. RIZWAN cannot.
Fitness is a BIG IF and in a 50 over format this could be crucialWhy is no one advocating for Harris Sohail ?
Just have rizwan open ig. But then either Abdullah or Imam, both can't play.What babar has achieved in this Asia cup if has range of shots and fluency in his batting?
Rizwan has all the shots in his books and certainly he can go in any gear whenever team wants him to do so.
Recent match against Srilanka is the latest example of his abilities.
Kohli is on another level, please don’t mention him in the same bracket as Saud or Babar. I have yet to see Saud have any power game. They guy can’t get a game in PSL, so he can’t be that good or better than Rizwan.Rizwan is a much bigger problem. He does not have the range of shots and fluency in batting the likes of Saud, Babar and Kohli do. Natural technique!
They can accelerate or do good placement once they’re set. RIZWAN cannot.
Kohli is on another level yes but even he's struggled with that outswing early on. Even his technique isn't perfect.Kohli is on another level, please don’t mention him in the same bracket as Saud or Babar. I have yet to see Saud have any power game. They guy can’t get a game in PSL, so he can’t be that good or better than Rizwan.
I don’t mind Saud given an opportunity based on his test exploits but please don’t be a hypocrite in your criticism of Rizwan, when Saud and Babar both play a similar game
Imam, Abdullah, Babar, saud and rizwan make fir a very 1990 era style batting lol, in chases we'll likely lose against sena and India.1. Abdullah
2. Imam
3. Babar
4. Saud
5. Rizwan
6. Iftikhar
7. Imad
8. Shadab
9. Shaheen
10. Haris
11. Naseem
Abdullah deserves a shot at opening now that he was given last match. Would have preferred Rizwan but they chose Abdullah so leave him there, and in addition hard to think of another middle order batsman to come in.
Saim‘s doing well in CPL. But as I said, Abdullah got his chance first. Saim‘s very young and will probably get his chance at some point or if Abdullah fails.
Why would anyone advocate for him?Why is no one advocating for Harris Sohail ?
He never participates in domestic matches neither his fitness is up to the mark, so how could he possibly be selected for the World Cup squad solely based on his previous good innings?Why is no one advocating for Harris Sohail ?
Do we know why he isn't playing in domestic right now ? He did last year and played some good inningsHe never participates in domestic matches neither his fitness is up to the mark, so how could he possibly be selected for the World Cup squad solely based on his previous good innings?
I believe he only got a couple games against NZ before being shadab injured himWhy would anyone advocate for him?
Has he played a single notable knock in 2023?