Pakistan announce 16-man squad for the upcoming Test series against the West Indies

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Test Squad announced for West Indies Tour

Lahore-April 5, 2017: The National Selection Committee headed by Inzamam ul Haq after consultation with head coach Mickey Arthur and Test Captain Misbah ul Haq, has announced the Test squad for the West Indies tour. Pakistan Team will play 3 Test matches against West Indies.

“The Test team has been selected keeping in mind the conditions in West Indies and the recent performances of players during the domestic and international season. The team is a fine blend of experience and youth and believe that team will do well in the tour”, said chief selector Inzamam ul Haq.


Pakistan Squad

1. Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain)

2. Ahmad Shahzad

3. Azhar Ali

4. Shan Masood

5. Babar Azam

6. Younis Khan

7. Asad Shafiq

8. Sarfraz Ahmad (WK- V. Captain)

9. Usman Salahuddin

10. Yasir Shah

11. Shadab Khan

12. Mohammad Asghar

13. Mohammad Amir

14. Wahab Riaz

15. Hasan Ali

16. Mohammad Abbas

 

[s28]

3 spinners so maybe they intend to go with 2 in the XI at some point ?

 

[Citizen4]

Shan Masood is selected and Sami Aslam is dropped, disapointed really. Nice to see Salahuddin, Abbas, Hasan and Asghar though. Weird that Kamran isn't there, he was more deserving of test comeback than an ODI comeback.

 

[hadi123]

I am absolutely livid that Sami Aslam has been dropped and Shehzad+Masood are back. No words

 

[Syed1]

Shehzad and Shan Masood


The rest of the squad is ok.

 

[Pete Rose]

Unfair to Sami Aslam

 

[Fahdi]

Sami Aslam dropped for Shan Masood. This forces me to ask the age old question: what are the selectors thinking?

 

[Pete Rose]

Last chance for wahab riaz as well. I think

 

[Syed1]

Babar or Shafiq better fire in the first two tests otherwise they might find themselves benched for Salahuddin.


But then again the captain is Misbah so don't expect Salahuddin to debut.

 

[hadi123]

Sami Aslam's career has been ruined. He will never regain confidence

 

[MMHS]

Great pick by Inzi, I have to admit. Probably only question mark is Saan over Sami, but neither was supposed to start over Shehzad. They took a little risk by not picking 2nd WK, but that spot has gone to Usman, rather than MoHa - more than fair enough.

13 of the 16 were certain, even before the probables sorted for practice - 3 spots were open, they picked Saan, Usman & Abbas.

9.5/10 from me. I would have taken a off spin all-rounder for Usman - probably Aga Sulman Ali; rest is perfect. Sami didn't help his course down under.

 

[Syed1]

Just noticed that Sohail Khan isn't there either. Mickey really hates him lol.


Tests are his worst format anyway, but he did deserve to be in the ODI/T20 squads. Can't do a worse job that ultra phasst Riaz.

 

[Nado_]

Shan masoods selection has always been truley baffling, the guy has had like 3 good innings? If that even

 

[Syed1]

Shan masoods selection has always been truley baffling, the guy has had like 3 good innings? If that even

If you know the right people then you can get very far in life.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Shan Masood should never have been there in place of Sami Aslam. That is the most pathetic decision ever. Sami Aslam is the brightest young batsman we have. Why not drop other players like Sarfraz, Misbah, Yasir Shah and others who failed in the OZ tour?

 

[Big Mac]

I can't support that terrible squad

 

[godzilla]

I've been a long term inzi fan, but how on earth do you justify picking a 34 averaging batter, apart from because his dad is in the board. absolutely disgraceful.

wheres all this talk about Mickey Arthur not taking any prisoners?

other than that, Shahzad and wahab shouldn't be in there either, but they are less of a criminal selection. good to see they have dropped Rahat which means a right hander bowls which creates some rough for the leggies.

I would go for:

1. azhar
2. Shehzad (would have had Sami any day of the week over him)
3. babar
4. younis
5. misbah
6. salahuddin (he should be more regular once yk and mibah go, but would bed him in now, they will go for shafiq though)
7. sarfraz
8. yasir
9. shadab (they will go for wahab)
10. amir
11. abbas (they will go for Hassan)

in order of preference for the bowlers for me it would be yasir, shadab, Abbas, asghar, amir, Hassan, wahab.

 

[DRsohail]

Great pick by Inzi, I have to admit. Probably only question mark is Saan over Sami, but neither was supposed to start over Shehzad. They took a little risk by not picking 2nd WK, but that spot has gone to Usman, rather than MoHa - more than fair enough.

13 of the 16 were certain, even before the probables sorted for practice - 3 spots were open, they picked Saan, Usman & Abbas.

9.5/10 from me. I would have taken a off spin all-rounder for Usman - probably Aga Sulman Ali; rest is perfect. Sami didn't help his course down under.

8/10 for me..who will drop sami aslam for shan?? his last outing were also not great so may be inzi is trying to give chance to imam after shan fails...the only way imam can get in..

 

[DRsohail]

Great pick by Inzi, I have to admit. Probably only question mark is Saan over Sami, but neither was supposed to start over Shehzad. They took a little risk by not picking 2nd WK, but that spot has gone to Usman, rather than MoHa - more than fair enough.

13 of the 16 were certain, even before the probables sorted for practice - 3 spots were open, they picked Saan, Usman & Abbas.

9.5/10 from me. I would have taken a off spin all-rounder for Usman - probably Aga Sulman Ali; rest is perfect. Sami didn't help his course down under.

8/10 for me..who will drop sami aslam for shan?? his last outing were also not great so may be inzi is trying to give chance to imam after shan fails...the only way imam can get in..

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

1 unfair selection undermines everything that a selector may do......

Inzi is just like his predecessors, bias and unfair.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

If you know the right people then you can get very far in life.

and yet pointing this out is considered rude.

What other reason could there possibly for Shan's selection?

Yes I'm sure he is a nice guy and is intelligent , well intentioned so on.

So is Ivanka Trump by all accounts, that doesn't mean she belongs in the White House nor does it mean Shan belongs in international cricket

He is the next reincarnation of Faisal Iqbal/Imran Farhat, though ironically even those 2 had better domestic performances.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

1 unfair selection undermines everything that a selector may do......

Inzi is just like his predecessors, bias and unfair.

problems like that will exist regardless of who the selector is

there will always be a Imran Farhat, Fasial Iqbal, Arsal Sheik or Shan Masood lurking around. Its a cultural problem

 

[godzilla]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/233901.html

156 innings, 5000+ runs at a paltry average of 34. thats three times the data points needed to prove he is not a test class batsman, and yet he gets selected?

just because he has scored in List A recently, why does that have anything to with the longer format? why do they insist on mixing formats always?

only saving grace is he won't make the final eleven.

also what the hell happened to the accusations that misbah always picks his friends, given hafeez is out?

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/233901.html

156 innings, 5000+ runs at a paltry average of 34. thats three times the data points needed to prove he is not a test class batsman, and yet he gets selected?

who cares, in shan's own words his dad had a dream to see him play for Pakistan.


Hopefully he does the right thing like Junaid Zia did

 

[last_knight]

Shan Masood is an Azhar Ali in making. Not a bad selection by any means.

Usman has waited so long but he's here at last.

 

[Syed1]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/233901.html

156 innings, 5000+ runs at a paltry average of 34. thats three times the data points needed to prove he is not a test class batsman, and yet he gets selected?

just because he has scored in List A recently, why does that have anything to with the longer format? why do they insist on mixing formats always?

only saving grace is he won't make the final eleven.

also what the hell happened to the accusations that misbah always picks his friends, given hafeez is out?

A captain like IK would have opposed the selection of a cricketer like Shaan who is being inducted in the squad because of non-cricketing reasons.

 

[shaz619]

Great job by Inzi the squad selected is decent with the only real blip being Shan Masood, beyond me how he has made the squad; totally unfair on Sami Aslam

 

[mhraja]

Not bad squad but we all almost know the final XI or atleast batting line up is fixed.

Azhar
Shahzad
Babar
Younis
Misbah
Shafiq
Sarfaraz

Usman Salahuddin has been selected, don't think he will get a game. But good for him considering this Misbah's last series there's one spot for the next series.

Bowling line up have some opportunity for the new comers but that too look fixed.

Wahab
M Amir
Yasir
New Comer (Asghar, Shadab, Abbas, Hassan will fight for it)

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Rest of the squad is good, its unfortunate that such obvious stain detracts from that.

Don't know why people are complaining about Shehzad, he should be okay in tests and he merits selection.

 

[Asif321]

my goodness how could you drop Sami Aslam . Inzi has to be one of the worst selector
where is Sohail Khan??????????

 

[ExpressPacer]

There's at least a hundred better batsmen out there. Never understand why Shan is selected. I used to really like him but I guess his debut innings against the best attack was just a fluke. - It was pretty good though.

Shan Masood may be made captain after Misbah leaves, I think. I feel like it'll happen. I'm 100% it'll happen if he manages to get a 100 in the series and Sarfraz doesn't do too well.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

problems like that will exist regardless of who the selector is

there will always be a Imran Farhat, Fasial Iqbal, Arsal Sheik or Shan Masood lurking around. Its a cultural problem

Inzi was chosen and we as fans (at least I will speak for myself) applauded the move because we thought he would be HONEST and FAIR in his selections - you can't just blame corruption on culture and what not. It's a person's choice to give favors to certain parties so that their job is secure and they are not ousted or lobbied against in future.

Shan Masood selection is a typical example of this and therefore there is no point in us singing praises of Inzi if he can't overcome the very problem for which I believe we wanted him to take the job in the first place. As a person I always thought (given his social gatherings) that Inzi would be morally strong and unbiased; however it is extremely sad to say this but Inzi is just like everyone else who has held this position.

 

[shaz619]

Shan Masood is so awful my university team in England worked him over real good but the guy is selected for Test Cricket! preposterous! I get it, he's a good P.R guy; why not just assign him a role in the office sure we can find a use for him, he can't play cricket and doesn't know how to pick up a cricket bat let alone play with one.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Inziperson's choice to give favors to certain parties so that their job is secure and they are not ousted or lobbied against in future.

What do you think happens if Inzi goes against a person who sits on the Board ?

He will be gone and a lackey like Iqbal Qasim will replace him

Inzi's issues are personanl friendships, but his A tour selections have been good bar Arsal Sheik, but thats the same as Shan.

Also we all expected Professor to get picked, but he didnt. This squad is very good bar that one issue

 

[MMHS]

8/10 for me..who will drop sami aslam for shan?? his last outing were also not great so may be inzi is trying to give chance to imam after shan fails...the only way imam can get in..

That's only question mark. Had imam been fit, probably would have got a call - none of them would have made the squad had Sharjeel been there. Sami had a series of 9 Tests at a go, but couldn't cement his spot & proved to be a poor catcher. None of them are expected starters, Inzi pickled the fitter one. You have to understand what sort of pressure he had to resist to drop MoHa from the squad.

Decent squad - Zulfi, Imran, Rahat, MoHa, KAkmal are chopped; only Misbah is hanging around for one last embrassment.

 

[shaz619]

People are getting carried away here though with their criticism levelled at Inzi, Shan Masood is the only real mistake he has made; Pakistan fans are so ungrateful, they rather have some of those nut jobs back at the helm who'd select the local chip shop men time after time; no selector is going to make you 100% happy but if he gets the job done 85-95 % of the time you should be grateful when you factor in past selectors who have held the job and messed up 80% off the time.

 

[shaz619]

Great pick by Inzi, I have to admit. Probably only question mark is Saan over Sami, but neither was supposed to start over Shehzad. They took a little risk by not picking 2nd WK, but that spot has gone to Usman, rather than MoHa - more than fair enough.

13 of the 16 were certain, even before the probables sorted for practice - 3 spots were open, they picked Saan, Usman & Abbas.

9.5/10 from me. I would have taken a off spin all-rounder for Usman - probably Aga Sulman Ali; rest is perfect. Sami didn't help his course down under.

Good post, this is just common sense not just why it has gone over everyone's head.

 

[MMHS]

Shan Masood is so awful my university team in England worked him over real good but the guy is selected for Test Cricket! preposterous! I get it, he's a good P.R guy; why not just assign him a role in the office sure we can find a use for him, he can't play cricket and doesn't know how to pick up a cricket bat let alone play with one.

He won't start for sure (unless he scores a hundred in the practice match - did so at the start of uk tour as well & Ahmed fails).

 

[Markhor]

Sami Aslam very harshly treated - Azhar and Aslam made for a solid opening pair. Maybe the team management thought they weren't dynamic enough but I'd take solidity over walking wickets like Shan Masood. Poor call from the selectors.

Hafeez has been dropped despite half of PPers crying about how he's Misbah's buddy and would be a dead cert for selection. Well he's rightly dropped now so cut the conspiracy theories.

Encouraging to see an injection of new faces like Usman Salahuddin, Mohammad Asghar, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Abbas.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

He won't start for sure (unless he scores a hundred in the practice match - did so at the start of uk tour as well & Ahmed fails).

he is here for his paid holiday and will most likely be like that for the next 5 years. This is the farhat/fasial category. Though farhat was actually great in domestic cricket.

 

[Big Mac]

People are getting carried away here though with their criticism levelled at Inzi, Shan Masood is the only real mistake he has made;

Really?

REALLY?

 

[DRsohail]

That's only question mark. Had imam been fit, probably would have got a call - none of them would have made the squad had Sharjeel been there. Sami had a series of 9 Tests at a go, but couldn't cement his spot & proved to be a poor catcher. None of them are expected starters, Inzi pickled the fitter one. You have to understand what sort of pressure he had to resist to drop MoHa from the squad.

Decent squad - Zulfi, Imran, Rahat, MoHa, KAkmal are chopped; only Misbah is hanging around for one last embrassment.

another question ....do u also think that imam is going to grab that spot eventually because he is better than the two ..shan and sami and may be shezzy to make left right combo with shezzy..inzi is slowly and gradually doing well....i am asking capiblity of the four openers where i feel imam is better....

 

[shaz619]

Really?

REALLY?

 

[mango_bite77]

Sami Aslam need to improve his strike rate . i hope this will make him work hard for hit.

 

[MMHS]

Everyone has to blame Saan Masood's luck here, not Inzi. Arthur always backs player who are comited, fit & dedicated; besides he would defintely like a lefti in a line up that has only Amir to bat left handed (surely WI will pick 2.5 spinners with 2 taking their stock ball away from right handers).

Now, Saan didn't force Sharjeel to go beyond line, he didn't make Imam unfit, he wasn't responsible for Salman Butt not playing his 100th Test by now & he is definitely not responsible for Sami to bat at 33 average & probably similar Strike Rate. Rather, what he has done is kept himself in game, kept himself fit & kept himself available - even that guy didn't go to BPL & he kept playing every possible match that came towards him.

Unless these qualities & efforts are recognized, PAK will keep producing lots of Umar Akmal. Saan might not be the best tool, but definitely a role model of what a pro sportsman should be. There was a thread on this - I can safely bet that Saan would have played many more Test under Imran than Misbah & many, many more matches than Afridi or Umar. For a change, Khan would have forced him to improve his game - he won't ever be Lara, but its possible to match Shoaib Md....

 

[MMHS]

another question ....do u also think that imam is going to grab that spot eventually because he is better than the two ..shan and sami and may be shezzy to make left right combo with shezzy..inzi is slowly and gradually doing well....i am asking capiblity of the four openers where i feel imam is better....

Eventually should, unless he spoils his game in LO version. Imam isn't a LO batsman - domestics & Faisal bank is fine; but he should focus entirely on longer format.

 

[Brilliance]

Shan Masood back. Brace yourself for the mighty 33 off 122 balls.

Other than that the squad is excellent. Would have preferred anybody else over Shehzad. If Sharjeel hadn't done the mistake Shehzad wouldn't have been there in any of the squads.

I would love to see Shadab and Salahuddin being given chance in one of the tests atleast.

 

[Salman]

Shan Masood - Plagiarism at it's finest, what cricket has this guy played in the last year to warrant a spot?

 

[Boi]

Just that ridiculous decision to drop Sami has ruined an otherwise decent squad. Inzi is a massive disappointment.

 

[DRsohail]

Everyone has to blame Saan Masood's luck here, not Inzi. Arthur always backs player who are comited, fit & dedicated; besides he would defintely like a lefti in a line up that has only Amir to bat left handed (surely WI will pick 2.5 spinners with 2 taking their stock ball away from right handers).

Now, Saan didn't force Sharjeel to go beyond line, he didn't make Imam unfit, he wasn't responsible for Salman Butt not playing his 100th Test by now & he is definitely not responsible for Sami to bat at 33 average & probably similar Strike Rate. Rather, what he has done is kept himself in game, kept himself fit & kept himself available - even that guy didn't go to BPL & he kept playing every possible match that came towards him.

Unless these qualities & efforts are recognized, PAK will keep producing lots of Umar Akmal. Saan might not be the best tool, but definitely a role model of what a pro sportsman should be. There was a thread on this - I can safely bet that Saan would have played many more Test under Imran than Misbah & many, many more matches than Afridi or Umar. For a change, Khan would have forced him to improve his game - he won't ever be Lara, but its possible to match Shoaib Md....

so you are expecting him to do good..i dont think so and sami was not that bad at all....in nz he got 90 and we all know in babr did fail as well but it should not be the case, we should give him enough chances and he is hardworking as well..

 

[MMHS]

so you are expecting him to do good..i dont think so and sami was not that bad at all....in nz he got 90 and we all know in babr did fail as well but it should not be the case, we should give him enough chances and he is hardworking as well..

That's because you personally don't like Saan - go & check both Saan & Sami's stats; almost identical. Saan actually has played couple of clutch knocks.

 

[Brilliance]

My XI.

Azhar.
Shehzad.
Babar.
YK.
Misbah.
Shafiq.
Sarfaraz.
Yasir.
Hassan.
Amir.
Asghar.

YK and Yasir should be rested in one of the tests and Usman , Shadab should take their place.

Azhar.
Shehzad.
Babar.
Salahuddin.
Misbah.
Shafiq.
Sarfaraz.
Shadab.
Hassan.
Amir / Abbas.
Asghar

 

[Amjid Javed]

I wonder what technical improvements shan masood has made to earn a recall?

 

[pak.cricket]

Very good selections by inzi.
Sami Aslam deserved to be dropped because he has a technique like a Cockroach.
No chance of him succeding against Bishoo and Gabriel
Shaan is far beeter than Sami

 

[Shafi]

Why Hasan Ali and Sadab khan in Test squad. Too many matches will spoil their career. Typical no brainer for our selector

 

[phoenix363]

No Hafeez, Akmal, Rahat, Imran Khan, Rizwan while young players like Asghar, Shadab, Abbas, Salahuddin, Hasan Ali included.

Very good squad with the obvious exception of Shan's inclusion. Extremely harsh on Aslam but he is too good of a player not to be back and hopefully will use this to raise his game even further.

Don't expect Shan to have a game, but he is a good 12th man/media person/ mascot for the training pics. It really is a shame, with his intelligence and temperament, if he had even half the talent of any of the other Pakistani players he would be a very useful player for us. However it is abundantly clear he is not international class.

On that note, he is harder to dislike than people like Farhat, Iqbal etc. Perhaps if he continues to be selected that will change.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

That's because you personally don't like Saan - go & check both Saan & Sami's stats; almost identical. Saan actually has played couple of clutch knocks.

Im sure you know there is massive difference.

One being the what 6 year age difference.

THe other being Sami succeeded where Shan was brutally exposed.

I dont think Sami should be an automatic selection the 11, but he definitely deserved to be in the squad. There is only one reason for Shan's secltion and we know what it is.

 

[Sarfarazian92]

Good squad overall.

No more 125kph pies from Sohail and Imran that they bowled in their latter spells.

Sami Aslam's axing is the only decision that can be classified as a bad one.

 

[samiakh]

Only in Pakistan would Sami Aslam be dropped for Shan Masood! Probably 2nd worst selection from Inzi after preferring Iftikhar to Fawad for the England tour

 

[Shafi]

Really feel bad for Sami. But he deserve to be dropped for excessive tuk tuk with such a timid approach.
Was Usman Salauddin in preliminary squad or Usman Khalid?

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Really feel bad for Sami. But he deserve to be dropped for excessive tuk tuk with such a timid approach.
Was Usman Salauddin in preliminary squad or Usman Khalid?

both

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Great pick by Inzi, I have to admit. Probably only question mark is Saan over Sami, but neither was supposed to start over Shehzad. They took a little risk by not picking 2nd WK, but that spot has gone to Usman, rather than MoHa - more than fair enough.

13 of the 16 were certain, even before the probables sorted for practice - 3 spots were open, they picked Saan, Usman & Abbas.

9.5/10 from me. I would have taken a off spin all-rounder for Usman - probably Aga Sulman Ali; rest is perfect.

Sami didn't help his course down under.

Should have played shan masood or shehzad in the matches down under, then people will know how precious was sami as a test opener.. In all the away tests he played in Eng, Nzl and Aus he has face nearly 1000 balls out of 12 innings which is very important to note... If he hasnt blunted the new ball, Pak would have terribly lost with many 100 allout scores for sure...

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Excellent squad gave chances to all these young players.. Apart from Sami blunder I'd rate 9.5 put of 10..
If Sami was here it would be 10 out of 10..

 

[coy0607]

I actually quite like the squad - other than the Shan Masood selection

a bunch of new faces here, and no Hafeez!!!

I just hope Misbah uncle is willing to give some new guys a shot against a weak WI rather than sticking to the same bunch

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Good squad overall.

No more 125kph pies from Sohail and Imran that they bowled in their latter spells.

Sami Aslam's axing is the only decision that can be

classified as a bad one

.

terrible one... Only in Pak and PCB players like Sami will be dropped for Shan Masood and Shehzad..

 

[DRsohail]

That's because you personally don't like Saan - go & check both Saan & Sami's stats; almost identical. Saan actually has played couple of clutch knocks.

i think there is a difference bw 33 and 24 average and specially when u have played most of your crricket in eng ,nz and aus while the other one has just played on roads of uae where he was anderson bunny ....you like shan work ethics,its ok but for me he is just good for domestics and i will even not take him in A squad...

 

[Ramez]

So disappointed to see sohail khan missing out, the guy always gives his 100% and was better than many batsmen downunder. Sadaf hussain and fawad alam should now give up playng cricket bcz they shd realize that they are not in the pcb plans. Disgusting!!! Disappointed fan frm kashmir

 

[MMHS]

i think there is a difference bw 33 and 24 average and specially when u have played most of your crricket in eng ,nz and aus while the other one has just played on roads of uae where he was anderson bunny ....you like shan work ethics,its ok but for me he is just good for domestics and i will even not take him in A squad...

Sami has played 5 Tests in UAE & in BD - couldn't get a hundred. Give Shan couple of Tests against us & this WI lot in UAE - he'll get couple of hundreds, because he isn't lacking in concentration or value for wicket -just not good enough to compete at highest level.

 

[run-out]

Is Abbas a spinner?

 

[cricketAXEpert]

Shan Masood ?? & No Junaid Khan, Fawad Alam.

 

[Pete Rose]

I back the West Indians pacemen to have the five overs of discipline to dismiss either Shan or Shehzad.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Is Abbas a spinner?

right hand seamer

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Is Abbas a spinner?

Medium-fast. Seams the ball.

 

[Aviator]

How much inzi made by selecting this epitome of mediocrity aka masood.
#Pathetic Batsman selected again..

 

[yasir]

Shehzad and Shan Masood


The rest of the squad is ok.

If Sharjeel was available he would have been first choice. You cannot blame Inzi for that...

I did not realize they have dropped Sami Aslam, which is very unfair, he was best player in tough tour of England, you just cannot drop him and bring Shan and Shezad. This is ridiculous

 

[Kakar]

That's because you personally don't like Saan - go & check both Saan & Sami's stats; almost identical. Saan actually has played couple of clutch knocks.

Sami averages 33, Shan averages 24. In what world is that similar?

 

[yasir]

I like the selection of Shadab, Hasan Ali and new bowler Abbas, its good to drop Rahat, Sohail and Imran Khan, they were not good enough for test team...

Batting selection is terrible at the top. I got a feeling Misbah has hand in bringing back his favorites Shezad and Shan... I cannot see why anybody will prefer Shaun over Sami. There is miles of difference in their technique as opener, You have to be illiterate in Cricket to pick Shan

 

[DRsohail]

Sami has played 5 Tests in UAE & in BD - couldn't get a hundred. Give Shan couple of Tests against us & this WI lot in UAE - he'll get couple of hundreds, because he isn't lacking in concentration or value for wicket -just not good enough to compete at highest level.

sami come back was good after failure against bangla....time will tell that how this masood guy goes.i have zero expectations though...

 

[Sarfarazian92]

Shan Masood ?? & No Junaid Khan, Fawad Alam.

What has junaid done to be selected?

 

[Shafi]

PCB will ruin Sadab and Hasan Ali by playing all the formats.
By this our selection pool will be limited. once couple of players gets injury we need to find 4-6 players to replace them