Pakistan’s two practice squads in England from the 29-man main squad

[Thunderbolt14]

What do you guys think the division of the 29 picked players into 2 practice squads (for tests) will be? I’m thinking it will be something like this:

Team Azhar
Abid Ali
Imam ul Haq
Azhar Ali (C)
Haider Ali
Fawad Alam
Shadab Khan
Mohammad Rizwan (WK)
Wahab Riaz
Shaheen Afridi
Usman Shinwari
Imran Khan

Team Babar
Fakhar Zaman
Shan Masood
Babar Azam (C)
Asad Shafiq
Iftikhar Ahmed
Faheem Ashraf
Sarfaraz Ahmed (WK)
Yasir Shah
Naseem Shah
Sohail Khan
Mohammad Abbas

Bench
Khushdil Shah
Mohammad Hafeez
Shoaib Malik
Haris Rauf
Mohammad Hasnain
Imad Wasim
Kashif Bhatti

 

[MoFresh23]

What do you guys think the division of the 29 picked players into 2 practice squads (for tests) will be? I’m thinking it will be something like this:

Team Azhar
Abid Ali
Imam ul Haq
Azhar Ali (C)
Haider Ali
Fawad Alam
Shadab Khan
Mohammad Rizwan (WK)
Wahab Riaz
Shaheen Afridi
Usman Shinwari
Imran Khan

Team Babar
Fakhar Zaman
Shan Masood
Babar Azam (C)
Asad Shafiq
Iftikhar Ahmed
Faheem Ashraf
Sarfaraz Ahmed (WK)
Yasir Shah
Naseem Shah
Sohail Khan
Mohammad Abbas

Bench
Khushdil Shah
Mohammad Hafeez
Shoaib Malik
Haris Rauf
Mohammad Hasnain
Imad Wasim
Kashif Bhatti

Good and fair squads picked. Great job my brother.
What I would change is in terms of the partnerships and development, I would have Babar and Haider Ali playing on the same team.

I wont be surprised if Haris Rauf and Hasnain play the practice games. It would be good practice for themselves and for the batsmen.

 

[Arsal_AK]

I'll add Hasnain in team B and Rauf in A. They need to practice against pace rather that the 120kph thunderbolts of Sohail and Imran.

In the case Hasnain does really well and the conditions are such that we are going for four seamers, I won't mind him getting a look.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

I'll add Hasnain in team B and Rauf in A. They need to practice against pace rather that the 120kph thunderbolts of Sohail and Imran.

Disagree, I think to prepare for Anderson and Broad we need Sohail and Imran to get some swing in with the Dukes ball. I already have Shaheen, Naseem, and Wahab in the practice squad to prepare against pace

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Good and fair squads picked. Great job my brother.
What I would change is in terms of the partnerships and development, I would have Babar and Haider Ali playing on the same team.

Very good point, would be nice to see Babar and 3 and Haider at 4 in the practice game.

 

[MoFresh23]

I'll add Hasnain in team B and Rauf in A. They need to practice against pace rather that the 120kph thunderbolts of Sohail and Imran.

In the case Hasnain does really well and the conditions are such that we are going for four seamers, I won't mind him getting a look.

It is too early for Hasnain to play test cricket. He needs to build up to playing odi first and consistently and play a full season of first class cricket in Pakistan. Haris Rauf can play in the practice games. He knows how to swing the ball but also like Hasnain he needs to play first class a little more. Haris Rauf is ahead of Hasnain in terms of playing Test cricket, but he needs a little more experience in first class cricket. Haris can be a backup seamer. These two just need to focus on T20 when they are on tour. Best of luck to both of them.

 

[MoFresh23]

Very good point, would be nice to see Babar and 3 and Haider at 4 in the practice game.

Thank you. It would make sense bc they will be behind each other in the batting lineup and almost all the time in a match they will be in the middle. Even Naseem Shah and Shaheen, they should play in the same team in the practice games, bc they will have a better connection and chemistry of playing alongside each other. They would also understand each other better. Another big reason is also they are still young so the more they play cricket alongside each other, the more it will benefit them and Pakistan cricket.

 

[mumtaz]

I think it should be the first team batting vs the first team bowling.
So:
Abid
Shan
Azhar
Babar
Shafiq
Rizwan
Shadab
Wahab
Imran
Shinwari
Hasnain

vs

Fakhar
Imam
Haider
Iftikhar
Fawad
Sarfaraz
Fahim
Yasir
Shaheen
Naseem
Abbas

 

[Hawkeye]

Just do this:

Babar
Azhar
Fawad
Shafiq
Masood
Imam

They should be playing against our BEST bowlers. To help them prepare for the opposition.

So,
Naseem
Wahab
Shaheen

Should be in the opposite team to our mainstay batters.

 

[shamaan]

Should be starring xI vs second xI

Abid ali
Shan masood
Azhar ali
Babar
shafiq
Fawad
Rizwan
Yasir
Shaheen
Naseem
Abbas

Imaam
Fakhar
Haider ali
Iftikhar
Hafeez
Sarfraz
Shadab
Fahim
Wahab/husnain
Imran
Shinwari

 

[shamaan]

Just do this:

Babar
Azhar
Fawad
Shafiq
Masood
Imam

They should be playing against our BEST bowlers. To help them prepare for the opposition.

So,
Naseem
Wahab
Shaheen

Should be in the opposite team to our mainstay batters.

What I'f one of the players get injuried by one of the following quickes even before the tour then we do stuffed

 

[shamaan]

I think it should be the first team batting vs the first team bowling.
So:
Abid
Shan
Azhar
Babar
Shafiq
Rizwan
Shadab
Wahab
Imran
Shinwari
Hasnain

vs

Fakhar
Imam
Haider
Iftikhar
Fawad
Sarfaraz
Fahim
Yasir
Shaheen
Naseem
Abbas

I wouldnt have naseem bowling at azhar he could do some serious damage if he the batters get hit with a bouncer

 

[shamaan]

Very good point, would be nice to see Babar and 3 and Haider at 4 in the practice game.

I would have naseem in the same team as babar and azhar and shafiq remember he bowls at high speed dont want the batters getting injuried

 

[Thunderbolt14]

I would have naseem in the same team as babar and azhar and shafiq remember he bowls at high speed dont want the batters getting injuried

Naseem needs to bowl with Shaheen. I think their partnership is crucial to Naseem’s development as a bowler. He was doing an interview the other day where Naseem mentioned that Shaheen is the single most favorite person for him to bowl alongside because they always observe each others’ overs and discuss strategy, bounce ideas off each other and rectify their flaws on the other’s advice, all during the match itself.

Naseem is really growing as a result of this partnership under the tutelage of Waqar

 

[shamaan]

Naseem needs to bowl with Shaheen. I think their partnership is crucial to Naseem’s development as a bowler. He was doing an interview the other day where Naseem mentioned that Shaheen is the single most favorite person for him to bowl alongside because they always observe each others’ overs and discuss strategy, bounce ideas off each other and rectify their flaws on the other’s advice, all during the match itself.

Naseem is really growing as a result of this partnership under the tutelage of Waqar

Yes I'd have naseem shaheen and babar azhar shafiq in the same team dont want the core of the team getting injuried