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Pakistan announce squad for 2019 World Cup and England series (Abid Ali, Mohammad Hasnain included)

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Shinwari would've been smashed so Alhamdulilahnot selected hes not selected.
It was a shoot out b/w amir and junaid and I think junaid deserved that.
Hasnain is a gamble but could be a great selection.
 
ar2020 said:
How is it a big gamble? When Shoaib Akhtar wasn't performing he was dropped during the WC. And Shoaib Akhtar is 3 times the bowler Amir is.
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And what was the result of the next game after Akhtar was dropped? :srt

Dropping big match players like Akthar, Amir and Afridi is a gamble since they give you the X factor & can single handedly win you limited over matches.
 
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very mediocre squad.most of the players are mediocre captain himself doesn't merit a spot in the team and his buddies like faheem Junaid the trundlers are still there to haunt their own team with their pathetic performances.Less said about malak Saab is better.They are not going to make the semis that's assured but I hope they beat India that's what matters to me.
 
Invincible Gujjar said:
very mediocre squad.most of the players are mediocre captain himself doesn't merit a spot in the team and his buddies like faheem Junaid the trundlers are still there to haunt their own team with their pathetic performances.Less said about malak Saab is better.They are not going to make the semis that's assured but I hope they beat India that's what matters to me.
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If they beat Ind then they'll probably make the semis.
 
Squad is mostly as expected.
I would have picked Rizwan over Malik.
Amir still has a chance to get in if he outperforms Junaid in the England Series.

I wouldn't pick Junaid and Afridi in the same side as both cannot figure out which end is the bat handle.
So ideally Amir at number 10 would be better, he can hold his end and get us over the line if 20-25 runs were still needed.... BUT he needs to discover his pace and swing.
 
What is this crappy tailender Faheem doing in the WC squad? Where is the CT champ Md. Amir? :)))
 
Excellent squad in given circumstances. No complains. Well done Inzi and co.
 
No hitter? One of Umar Akmal or Khushdil Shah should have been selected instead of Hafeez. Otherwise, a decent squad (would have preferred Shinwari over Hasnain, but I guess he's fine too)
 
Markhor said:
Compare this to our last World Cup squad:

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2019 squads wins hands down.
Jamshed had been found out and his form was pathetic.
Suhail was a newbie
Ehsan Adil was relatively new
Rahat Ali, the less said the better... Fielding and batting were non existent from him and bowling was more miss then hit.
Yasir Shah was and continues to be entirely useless in ODI's

You can go and on dissecting it but I honestly think the 2019 squad beats the 2015 one for talent, youth and performances...
 
Very, very pleased with the selection of Hasnain. An unknown firecracker is fantastic for Pakistan to have in their locker for this WC.
 
Chokli said:
Amir won you CT, what have Junaid and Hasnain done?
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What has Amir done since? Others have performed better..wayyyy better.

Won it on he’s own? No. Fakhar was the main factor. Junaid was also part of CT. Hasnain is new so it’s rather silly to be asking what he has done.
 
Rizwan instead of Malik and a specialist spinner instead of Faheem and I would have been very happy with squad.
 
in_cutter said:
What has Amir done since? Others have performed better..wayyyy better.

Won it on he’s own? No. Fakhar was the main factor. Junaid was also part of CT. Hasnain is new so it’s rather silly to be asking what he has done.
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He hasn't done anything but to drop him for the World Cup in the same conditions he won you the Champions Trophy is ridiculous. He surely should have been there in place of Junaid or Faheem, who are absolute garbage.

Do you not know India are the best chasers going around with the Top 3 able to chase almost anything? Not to mention how flat the pitch was if Pakistan is scoring 340?

Did Kohli, Dhawan and Sharma get dismissed all on their own? Why didn't somebody else dismiss them then?
 
Squad is fine except Malik. He has a poor record in England and has performed poorly for past two years. Rizwan should have replaced him.

I hope Haris Sohail gets in XI instead him.
 
RIzwan should be there instead of Abid.

You ahve a guy who scored 2 centuries, and you have a who scored 1. Who do you pick? the 1.
 
Taking Hasnain is a courageous calland I support it completely. Pakistan has long been known for throwing raw young players in the deep end. The irony on this forum is incredible as we get posters saying that they want to see young talent but then the same posters go nuts when a bold decision is taken to bring along a big talent like Hasnain.

Hasnain's pace will be a wildcard and he has lots of potential so even if he sits on the bench, he will learn alot and use the experience for the rest of his potentially promising career!

Amir has not performed and he has rightfully been dropped from the squad. This was a tough decision to make but he can't live off the Champions Trophy Final forever as it was 2 years ago and he hasn't performed well since that tournament!

I am sceptical on Hafeez' inclusion as I believe he does not deserve the opening slot since Fakhar, Abid and Imam are all superioir openers to him. I am happy for Hafeez to swallow his pride and play as a lower order batsman though...

Furthermore, Malik rarely bowls in ODI's so if he is coming along as a specialist batsman, there are more competent batsmen who can replace him such as Rizwan.

My ideal squad:
Fakhar
Abid
Babar
Haaris
Hafeez
Sarfaraz
Shadab
Imad
Fahim
Hasan
Shaheen

Bench:Imam, Hasnain
 
Amir’s non selection is not what bothers me.. I am bothered about Hasnain, abid, malik and Imad.

Didn’t the coach say no compromise on fitness? Three of the four players apparently struggled with the fitness test and Malik has a terrible terrible record in England. They should have take. Rizwan instead of Malik.
 
Before the WC one of the bowlers will get seriously injured. As a replacement Amir will be back and lead the attack.
 
[MENTION=147429]Chokli[/MENTION] - If Amir is this worldbeating bowler and proves it in the England ODIs, then he'll be in the 15. Simple.

However his ODI form has gone downhill since CT17. Even in more bowler friendly conditions like NZ he did nothing.
 
MMHS said:
Starting career in 2009, Amir might end International career without playing a single WC game - which I think is a poetic justice. Guy did something he should have never done, so somewhere luck will balance it out. Still, he has 100% record for PAK in ICC events - played 2, won 2 (Not sure if he was in 2010 CT team).

Quite a bold squad to be honest - they picked Hasnain, JK & Abid. For the ENG tour, still they have picked couple of pacers, which I think is quite wise call - one of them might make the final cut before 25th May.
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Amir played in CT 2009 ,
T20 WC 2009,
T20 2010,
T20 2016,
CT 2017,

So 2 out of 5.
 
Stewie said:
Amir’s non selection is not what bothers me.. I am bothered about Hasnain, abid, malik and Imad.

Didn’t the coach say no compromise on fitness? Three of the four players apparently struggled with the fitness test and Malik has a terrible terrible record in England. They should have take. Rizwan instead of Malik.
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It was reported that Abid and Hasnain passed followup tests.
 
Why pick him for the ODI series if he is not part of the WC Squad? What if he performs well in the series?
 
They picked junaid who has been sitting on the bench and they haven’t been giving him any games and now they put him in the World Cup.
 
Stewie said:
Bull!!! You know that was rigged because hey decided to include them and wanted to justify their selections.
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It's not hard to go from 17.1 to 17.4. It just takes a bit more effort but definitely possible.
 
greatest said:
Why pick him for the ODI series if he is not part of the WC Squad? What if he performs well in the series?
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That's the point. If he performs well then they'll replace him with Hasnain. If he doesn't then hasnain is already there in the squad.
 
Chokli said:
He hasn't done anything but to drop him for the World Cup in the same conditions he won you the Champions Trophy is ridiculous. He surely should have been there in place of Junaid or Faheem, who are absolute garbage.

Do you not know India are the best chasers going around with the Top 3 able to chase almost anything? Not to mention how flat the pitch was if Pakistan is scoring 340?

Did Kohli, Dhawan and Sharma get dismissed all on their own? Why didn't somebody else dismiss them then?
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Chasing 340 in a major final is a different proposition. They would have folded without Amir too. Yes Amir bowled well.
 
OK squad, Hasnain and Abid Ali are very lucky to have made it to the squad on the basis of just one or two international games.

Dropping Aamer is a fair enough call but I would have preferred Usman Shinwari over Hasnain and Rizwan over Abid Ali.
 
Stewie said:
Bull!!! You know that was rigged because hey decided to include them and wanted to justify their selections.
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Here you go again with this I know everything attitude.

They only failed it marginally the first time (17.1) when benchmark is 17.4.

So do research before venting anger needlessly.
 
Faheem had to be there no doubt about it ...Only Amir and Junaid is the one which could be swapped
 
I am satisfied with the Squad. Mohd Amir is the only omission that I don't like, However he is going to England for England series which means there is a high chance he will play in World cup also (at some point). Maybe PCB will keep him in England till the End of world cup.
I am happy Shinwari is not in the squad otherwise (300+ will be scored against us in all matches)
 
Good selection this time around.

I guess it was a toss-up between Asif and Hafeez, and then 2 out of Hasnain, Amir, Junaid and Shinwari.
 
in_cutter said:
Chasing 340 in a major final is a different proposition. They would have folded without Amir too. Yes Amir bowled well.
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There were bowlers bowling at the top 3 as well, why didn't they get out to Junaid instead of Amir if it was the pressure that got them out and not Amir?

So why didn't they fold without Amir?
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good move by PCB to pick 2 extra players for the series against England. It means the 15 picked for the World Cup are kept on their toes & Asif and Amir have the chance to impress and force their way into the World Cup squad <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EngvPak?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EngvPak</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1118872234658082816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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I'm really shocked that no one asked about khushdil Shah

the media is asking about wahab, umar akmal , kamean akmal etc

if media could they would even ask why wasim bari or some 1960's player was not selected
 
In other words Mohd Amir is not in the official squad of 15 but is in unofficial squad of 17. 90% chance he will play 1 or more matches in World cup 2019

Also Hoping Hafeez is fit don't want Asif Ali getting into the playing 11
 
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I think JK is very lucky, not sure what he has been picked ahead of Amir, who has also been very poor. It's shame that Haris is still a year away from being ready because he looks better than both.
 
b.lesner said:
I'm really shocked that no one asked about khushdil Shah

the media is asking about wahab, umar akmal , kamean akmal etc

if media could they would even ask why wasim bari or some 1960's player was not selected
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Khusdil looks a like a guy that will struggle against decent Pacers.
 
boomboomcheema said:
Junaid picked 8 wickets during 2017 Champions trophy while Amir picked 5 wickets.

Junaids performance in winning CT 2017 was no less by any stretch.
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Statistically yes and it's exactly why stat bullies lack good insight into the game.

Only a jaahil could overlook the fact that Amir dismantled possibly the best top 3 in world cricket within the first powerplay. That virtually guaranteed Pakistan's win.

Also just like when he removed the leading run scorer of the tournament (Dilshan in the form of his life) in the first over of the 2007 WT20 final.
 
topspin said:
Statistically yes and it's exactly why stat bullies lack good insight into the game.

Only a jaahil could overlook the fact that Amir dismantled possibly the best top 3 in world cricket within the first powerplay. That virtually guaranteed Pakistan's win.

Also just like when he removed the leading run scorer of the tournament (Dilshan in the form of his life) in the first over of the 2007 WT20 final.
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Why are people worrying?
If Amir does well against eng then he'll be in The squad if he doesn't then he won't.
It's pretty simple.
 
Chokli said:
And the 3 of the 5 won you the match
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when the target is 340 runs the equation was in favour of Pakistan 90-10.

India has never chased that big a score ever outside Asia.

Defending 340 runs is not some once in a lifetime performance, scoring a ton in the final is.
 
That was unexpected but a great squad.Really good to see Abid Ali and Hasnain both make it to the squad.Dropping Amir was a big decision but it had to be made.Shinwari could have been there in place of Junaid but overall a very good squad.
 
topspin said:
Statistically yes and it's exactly why stat bullies lack good insight into the game.

Only a jaahil could overlook the fact that Amir dismantled possibly the best top 3 in world cricket within the first powerplay. That virtually guaranteed Pakistan's win.

Also just like when he removed the leading run scorer of the tournament (Dilshan in the form of his life) in the first over of the 2007 WT20 final.
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Easier to dismantle a opposition when the scoreboard pressure is behind you, we all saw how Cheetah Amir performed in Asia cup against India when the target was not a mammoth 340.
 
boomboomcheema said:
when the target is 340 runs the equation was in favour of Pakistan 90-10.

India has never chased that big a score ever outside Asia.

Defending 340 runs is not some once in a lifetime performance, scoring a ton in the final is.
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It's easy to say that when Amir picked up the batsmen from his own bowling ability not the three having a brain f.a.r.t
 
boomboomcheema said:
Easier to dismantle a opposition when the scoreboard pressure is behind you, we all saw how Cheetah Amir performed in Asia cup against India when the target was not a mammoth 340.
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Even though it was run chase in a final, you can't ignore it was a batting paradise and he utilised the short duration of potency with the new white ball to full effect exceptionally well.

He deserves full credit for what he delivered in that game.
 
Pak_Jazba said:
Fakhar
Imam
Haaris
Malik
Hafeez
Sarfaraz
Shadab
Imad
Fahim
Hasan
Shaheen

Most likely eleven to play.

Lower order from Shadab onwards has more hit-or-miss players. Can't see Pakistan chasing more than 250 in any condition unless Hafeez/Malik have a solid World Cup.
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You will sit babar out lol.
 
Aamir is a match winner and a big match player. I am shocked he's not included. He should get the nod over Hasnain, who wasn't really special.
 
No idea why Shoaib Malik gets picked - a truly awful and incompetent decision. Rizwan (or even Umar Akmal) were far better options.
 
topspin said:
No idea why Shoaib Malik gets picked - a truly awful and incompetent decision. Rizwan (or even Umar Akmal) were far better options.
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Also don't see the need for Abid Ali, we already have Hafeez/Babar/Haris who can open.

Malik averages 13 in England, and yes even Akmal would have been a better choice and merited after the Pakistan Cup performance
 
Amir missing out is a big surprise and yet another indication that Inzamam takes no shizz from anyone. Rizwan must be feeling hard done by but we could have only selected 17 players and including a player just because there might be an injury to Sarfaraz would be negative thinking. It is better to have an extra-pacer who might get a game against one of the weaker sides than a back-up keeper who won't get any game-time as long as things go well. Although I would have preferred Amir to be the fifth pacer instead of Faheem. Asif Ali being a part of the 17 is also a positive move, he's widely inconsistent so let us see what he does in England and then make a call on him versus Abid Ali or Shoaib Malik. Junaid's inclusion is a massive plus, as is the punt on Hasnain. Both should bowl well in England.

All in all, a fantastic squad. Inzamam has once again given us the best possible squad, MashaAllah. The rest is up to the management and of course, the players themselves.
 
Assuming Amir and Asif Ali don't make the XI

Fakhar
Abid Ali
Babar
Haris
Hafeez
Imad
Sarfraz (wk) - TAIL BEGINS HERE!
Shadab/Faheem (both poor, so doesn't matter who gets the nod)
Hasan Ali
Shaheen
Hasnain (or Junaid)

Team really needs Asif Ali here.
 
Bilal7 said:
Amir missing out is a big surprise and yet another indication that Inzamam takes no shizz from anyone. Rizwan must be feeling hard done by but we could have only selected 17 players and including a player just because there might be an injury to Sarfaraz would be negative thinking. It is better to have an extra-pacer who might get a game against one of the weaker sides than a back-up keeper who won't get any game-time as long as things go well. Although I would have preferred Amir to be the fifth pacer instead of Faheem. Asif Ali being a part of the 17 is also a positive move, he's widely inconsistent so let us see what he does in England and then make a call on him versus Abid Ali or Shoaib Malik. Junaid's inclusion is a massive plus, as is the punt on Hasnain. Both should bowl well in England.

All in all, a fantastic squad. Inzamam has once again given us the best possible squad, MashaAllah. The rest is up to the management and of course, the players themselves.
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Group stage exit.

Lol at Asif Ali though, wasn't selected for the South African series or Australian series... did awful in the Pakistan Cup....yet is the 17th player ahead of Rizwan
 
Chokli said:
Also don't see the need for Abid Ali, we already have Hafeez/Babar/Haris who can open.

Malik averages 13 in England, and yes even Akmal would have been a better choice and merited after the Pakistan Cup performance
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If Malik fails in the series against England, he will most likely be dropped for Asif Ali. Akmal is not getting anywhere near a Pakistan side again until he grows up.
 
Chokli said:
Also don't see the need for Abid Ali, we already have Hafeez/Babar/Haris who can open.

Malik averages 13 in England, and yes even Akmal would have been a better choice and merited after the Pakistan Cup performance
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I know Imam has progressed nicely with the bat however from the little I've seen from Abid Ali he looks like a better player. A reserve opener is needed since Fakhar's form of late hasn't been too good, so I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up getting benched if he fails to deliver in the next 5 ODIs coming up against England.
 
Bilal7 said:
If Malik fails in the series against England, he will most likely be dropped for Asif Ali. Akmal is not getting anywhere near a Pakistan side again until he grows up.
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So we're basically going with 14 players instead of 15 if Asif Ali gets in for Malik.

Both are useless players
 
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