Mig Bhai, there is no other word to describe the whole event.
I think you’re right as much as his bowling had annoyed me in his last tenure there is literally no one left. He was just never the same after his purple patch but he’s all we’ve got now
1992 - Waqar Younis
2007 - Shoaib Akhtar + Mohammad Asif
2011 - Mohammad Amir + Mohammad Asif
2015 - Junaid Khan
2023 - Naseem Shah
The onus is not just on the PCB but the utter greed of these players as well to make as much moolah as they can. PCB should increase their salaries further but restrict their participation.
Yep. Experienced in thrashings.
I agree, I felt the only shot for us to go far in the tournament was our pace trio and getting teams out for low score , this has been our formula for when we go far in tournaments for the last 15 years or so
I am all for rest and rotation. But once named in the playing 11. A player whether it be your superstar Shaheen or anyone else for that matter should be fully committed to diving and saving boundaries as fielding should be recognised as part of the skillset a player should deploy to help his team to win. No wonder Pakistan lacks that killer instinct to close off games with this soft approach as opposed to more professional teams where the likes of Kohli etc fully commit themselves for the bigger picture of team win.
True. Our rotation policy is very bad. We never rested our ace players against lower teams like nepal, Zimbabwe etc. I think the management has trust issues and doesn't want to try new players as if we are gonna loose and all. Poor stuffWhat is baffling to see is that Pakistan, despite having so many bowlers, have literally done nothing to create good back ups.
Aamer Jamal looked good when he got a chance but has hardly been tried out enough or kept in the frame for WC. He is actually a better option than Faheem Ashraf.
Abrar as we've discussed hasn't played a single ODI, as if Pakistan have world class spinners in the playing XI who are irreplaceable.
Mohammad Wasim barely gets a game and even when he gets, he hardly bowls. He is good at reverse swing yet never bowled with the old ball in the game against SL.
Saud Shakeel is a solid middle order player and hasn't got a single proper opportunity to prove his worth in the ODI side.
Most teams started ODI WC preprations right after the T20 WC, that's 12 months ago, but Pakistan kept on playing the T20 format , it was only about 6 months back, after PSL, that they started playing ODIs, that also very few and majorly against low ranked teams.
They had an 'A' tour against Zimbabwe, lost that series 2-3 and none of the WC probables (the fringe players you are considering but not sure about) featured in that series, it was quite a depleted 'A' side. They played an emerging Asia Cup and none of the WC probables played there either. The likes of Abrar, Ihsanullah, Shakeel, Usama Mir, Aamer Jamal, Shafique, Hasan Ali should have been playing there to fight for WC spots.
I am an indian fan but enjoyed Nadeem’s bowling a lot. He is the best bowler in asia with bumrah and shaheen at the moment .
Sooner or later, they will have to return to the public.
Unfortunately will have to agree with this. I for one was vocal for youth, young blood and moving on but given the circumstances and lack of experience.
They must gamble with a spinner or two or else they'll face humiliation.
Strange, all the media reports are making it out as if the squad will go wholesale changes?
which spinners we have in our circuit right now? all are crap!
As I said they have to take a gamble. And there are no better players than test spinners,they have the best control and an attacking mindset.
Ahh good old teletext. Like that favorite uncle who would bring the samsoes when he popped round.
The PCB has the medics who are paid to assess the fitness of players and gauge their injuries.
saud also didn't know that he is suffering from fever, only Doctor Babar Azam was aware about his illness.
It's also a responsibilty of a players to manage their own fitness.
Pcb medical team, the gift that keeps on giving.
not really.
How is it bad luck for Naseem Shah? He’s fully complicit. Who told him to play the whole LPL league when he knew Pak had a packaged schedule ahead.
One thing is for sure other than resting them for few series in between players should realize they cannot play 5-6 leagues in a year. At max they should only be allowed for 2 leagues not including psl
enemy nahi hain bhai, competitor portably is the right word.
Does not play IPL but still gonna miss world cup. I am sure the resident "ALL injuries happen to ipl players" gonna keep quiet.
