Pakistan announce squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and New Zealand series Tri-series

[Slim]

Pathetic and shocking selections. The squad overall was already almost final but the middle order needed major fixes.

How does Wasim Jnr. gets selected over Dahani?

Why have Ifthikar and Khushdil been selected? Absolute terrible selections. Khushdil is literally the worst. Where is Imad?

Fakhar being dropped to reserves means Haider will get chance at number 3 in the upcoming series but what about number 4 and 5 which are currently held by duds.

Also, i can see that they wanted to keep a back up spinner in Qadir so thats fine i guess.

 

[Kianig89]

Looks like we will rely on dua only no visible strategy so far

 

[Syed1]

Can anyone identify who will play in the middle order?


Oh no wait I forgot we will randomly pick anyone from 4 - 10 to go in at any number. Or worse Ifti chacha will struggle his way to a selfish 20 odd and then hacks Khushdil and Asif Ali will come to be one-two ball guests at the crease.

 

[shady]

Surprised to see Fakhar dropped. I know he’s had a tough time recently but I would have still had him in the squad.

They’ve also put a lot of faith in Ifti and Khushdil. For their sakes, I hope they make it count because if not now, then when?

Also, happy to see Shan in there. He’s not some aggressive master blaster, but he will bring his own confidence to the team, plus this Shan Masood will bring a lot to the dressing room as a leader.

Also, it’s tough on Dahani, but Hasnain in Australia can very useful, plus he has experienced playing there. With Mohammed Wasim, for all his faults the boy takes wickets. He also has potential with the bat which hopefully comes through.

Usman Qadir is an odd choice, but there aren’t any other reserve wrist spinners that can support/replace Shadab ( Zahid Mehmood did not change most peoples minds when he played SA). Usman can be replaced in the long term, but not currently.

This is now the squad. Let’s get behind them and support them rather than slitting wrists

I think Fakhar will make it in the end. The way they’ve selected the teams leads me to believe that Shan, Khushdil, and Fakhar are competing for two spots. If either Shan or Khushdil fails to impress vs England than Fakhar will probably be back in the squad last minute, just like last year.

 

[Rana]

Looks like we will rely on dua only no visible strategy so far

Yes! That’s where the team is heading. I mean praying is part and parcel in the hope for success but it comes with effort too.

We’ve overlooked the effort part completely this time

 

[Mirpur express]

Happy to see the Mr Wasim not bowing to outside pressure & adding Imad ,Malik & that sumo wrestler Sharjeel in the squad , would probably swap Dahani with Qadir but otherwise the best available squad has been picked , last chance saloon for Ifti & Khusdil
My 11
Babar
Rizwan
Shan
Haider
Chacha Ifti
Asif
Shadab
Nawaz
Rauf
Naseem
Afridi

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

You can't teach class
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">chief slector ki cheap selection &#55357;&#56838;</p>— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamamirofficial/status/1570391048588853248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[ElRaja]

khushdil and usman dont deserve to be there, khushdil has obviously exploitable weaknesses, and unless its length or a half volley he struggles to hit sixes. usman has a beautiful leggie and googly but his control is attrocius, will bowl two hit me half trackers every innings, so even potential 1/30 performance ends up as 1/40.

could easily have included other domestic performers like tayyab tahir. if abrar performs decently against England, id rather he replaces usman. abrar is raw, but as far as young spinners go, he's about as good as we have.

the rest of the squad pretty much selected itself. apart from shan there was no one absolutely demanding selection.

 

[Rana]

You can't teach class
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">chief slector ki cheap selection </p>— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamamirofficial/status/1570391048588853248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He is a ‘cheap selector though’

 

[Mirpur express]

9 of the 15 are Pathans goes to show that north is producing some serious talent

 

[Bilal7]

Khushdil and Iftikhar should have been left out but a good squad overall, pretty much what was expected.

My XI for at least the first game would be:

1) Babar
2) Rizwan
3) Masood
4) Haider
5) Nawaz
6) Asif
7) Shadab
8) Shaheen
9) Rauf
10) Wasim Jr.
11) Naseem

 

[Mirpur express]

You can't teach class
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">chief slector ki cheap selection &#55357;&#56838;</p>— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamamirofficial/status/1570391048588853248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Final nail in the coffin for this deluded guy

 

[KyoOne]

Horrible selections. It's just insane from Babar Azam, Ramiz Raja and M Wasim.

Fakhar was the only modern day player in the squad and he's the only to face the axe. Others are either accumulators in 80s style or hacks.

How do U Qadir, M Wasim, Khushdil, Iftikhar make the cut is beyond me.

They should have selected Fakhar, Dahani, Sharjeel, Imad/Faheem instead.

Dahani due to his height & hard lengths+pace would be more useful than Naseem who is shorter and has just inswing. Hasnain can also be wayward. M Wasim is not that skilled or accurate to be there.

Sharjeel Fakhar should be first names in any Pakistan T20I squad

 

[mosh101]

You can't teach class
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">chief slector ki cheap selection &#55357;&#56838;</p>— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamamirofficial/status/1570391048588853248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Amir is a keyboard warrior.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Pathetic and shocking selections. The squad overall was already almost final but the middle order needed major fixes.

How does Wasim Jnr. gets selected over Dahani?

Why have Ifthikar and Khushdil been selected? Absolute terrible selections. Khushdil is literally the worst. Where is Imad?

Fakhar being dropped to reserves means Haider will get chance at number 3 in the upcoming series but what about number 4 and 5 which are currently held by duds.

Also, i can see that they wanted to keep a back up spinner in Qadir so thats fine i guess.

I have a feeling Dahani will make the squad. I am not sure Shaheen will be fit in time.

It's a knee injury.

 

[GreenKhan]

Fakhar will move into the final 15 provided he is fit . The England series is a shootout between Khushdil, Shan , Haider , ifti.

 

[SalimBhai]

If you look at history. Fakhar zaman plays where the ball is coming on to the bat I know he is in terrible form. But he should be in squad. He can play in place of “happy heart “

 

[PakEngFan]

Happy to see the Mr Wasim not bowing to outside pressure & adding Imad ,Malik & that sumo wrestler Sharjeel in the squad , would probably swap Dahani with Qadir but otherwise the best available squad has been picked , last chance saloon for Ifti & Khusdil
My 11
Babar
Rizwan
Shan
Haider
Chacha Ifti
Asif
Shadab
Nawaz
Rauf
Naseem
Afridi

Finally a sensible post. Looks at the quality in national t20 or lack of. No one is replacing the current lot.

 

[alone1213]

Khushdil shah is the worst player ever yet he gets selected again and again.

I don't understand on what basis he got selected again after failing so many times.

Very poor selection by a very poor chief selctor.

 

[Khurrams22]

How is Imad's form? Isnt he better than Ifti or Khushdil? Or him and Babar dont get along? Any one know about it?

 

[Rana]

How is Imad's form? Isnt he better than Ifti or Khushdil? Or him and Babar dont get along? Any one know about it?

Imad should have been the captain of Pakistan after Sarfaraz. He was the natural leader, the natural predecessor. He may have shown a negative attitude towards Babar or Shadab due to some arrogance and that could have backfired

 

[Rana]

I can see us losing to Bangladesh as well

 

[Ashmal]

Selection is along expected lines.
They were never going to make wholesome changes to the squad just before the WC.

Glad that they didn't give in to the media and PR hype and kept the likes of Malik, Sharjeel away.

Still I would've liked to see Khushdil and Iftikhar being dropped but tbh looking at current National T20 there's no one who has done well in that lower-order hitter role....Khushdil has been the best domestic/PSL performer in that position so probably they were forced to go with him.

Haider should play instead of Iftikhar.

Dahani is unlucky to miss out but I think Hasnain would be handy in Aussie pitches with his extra pace.

 

[Syed1]

If you look at history. Fakhar zaman plays where the ball is coming on to the bat I know he is in terrible form. But he should be in squad. He can play in place of “happy heart “

Yeah lets blame "form" for completely mindless batting... you are coming in at number 3 in the final of a multi-nation tournament facing a daunting target and Pakistan has just lost their captain. The first thing you do is play a big booming drive, without even presenting the full face of the bat, trying to be a hero and only manage to chop onto your stumps. Eroding 70-80% chances of your team crossing the line.

Such mindlessness should result in immediate dropping from the team, I'm glad the selectors saw it the same way I did.

Unfortunately such is our talent pool that the next best option is freaking Haider Ali who can write a book on mindless hacky batting. At this rate we may need to get Haris Sohail back in the squad to bring some semblance of solidity.

 

[Marooned]

I have a feeling Dahani will make the squad. I am not sure Shaheen will be fit in time.

It's a knee injury.

I'm sceptical about Shaheen's selection too.

Don't think there is enough time to get him match ready.

He will be a tourist in Australia is what I think.

 

[Ashmal]

How is Imad's form? Isnt he better than Ifti or Khushdil? Or him and Babar dont get along? Any one know about it?

Nawaz is a huge upgrade over Imad.

Imad could've come in only for Qadir as backup spinner but they went with the legspin option.

Tbh Imad hasn't done much to earn a recall.

 

[Sarwar89]

This is what will happen to Pakistan in upcoming T20 World cup

1) Beat india
2) Beat South Africa
3) Lose to West indies
4) beat bangladesh
5) Beat qualifying team Namibia

Will finish 2nd begind South Africa and move to semi finals.

Will be comprehensively beaten by Australia in Sydney in semi final.

Will come back home & prepare for Test Series v Stokes 11.

 

[Khurrams22]

Imad as a batter........may be at no. 4 or 5

 

[wasiqwaqar]

I think we all know what the final xi will be

Babar
Rizwan
Shan
Haider Ali
Iftikhar
Asif Ali
Shadab
Nawaz
Shaheen
Rauf
Naseem

most likely but I want a change in order and adding Waseem. He can bat as much as khushdil in my opinion.

Haider Ali
Rizwan
Babar
Shan
Shadab
Nawaz
Asif Ali
Waseem
Shaheen
Rauf
Naseem

 

[sindhiboy]

How on earth was hasnain picked over dahani

 

[Gayle_Force]

How on earth was hasnain picked over dahani

My guess is his BBL experience will come in handy.

 

[Shafi]

The selection announcer was absolutely grilled by the journalists present this time

A storm is coming

Link Please!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nasty Naz]

You can't teach class
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">chief slector ki cheap selection ��</p>— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamamirofficial/status/1570391048588853248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He's become such a typical clown. I guess that's what happens when you come up around the era of Younis/Shehzad/Akmal brothers.

I am not sure what him or others are expecting. Pakistan are going to completely blow up their squad & drop everyone and replace them with... who? Domestic talent is a waste in Pakistan and there is big gap between potential players like Ayub/Bangalzai/Haseebullah etc who are too young and green to contribute vs old established players who aren't good like Akmal/Malik etc...

England series & Tri-series may bring changes anyways. In particular, Khushdil and Qadir who I think are limited and not that good. I could see Fakhar coming in for Khushdil. Qadir they may simply keep because they want an extra spinner in case but I think they're better putting Dahani in the squad over him.

Dahani is likely to get chances in the upcoming series so it'll be up to him to force that change.

 

[wasiqwaqar]

i dont get why people are calling Sharjeel. I was a fan too, but have you scene him lately. His last century in the current national t20 had 3 missed catches. After hitting a shot he is totally out of balance and it takes him a few seconds to recover his balance before he runs.
[MENTION=7295]sharjeel[/MENTION] fans please look at his recent highlights and re-analyze. He is totally out of shape. How will Rizwan take doubles with him. He is going to bring Rizwans strike rate further down with him refusing quick singles and doubles

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[Shafi]

This is what will happen to Pakistan in upcoming T20 World cup

1) Beat india
2) Beat South Africa
3) Lose to West indies
4) beat bangladesh
5) Beat qualifying team Namibia

Will finish 2nd begind South Africa and move to semi finals.

Will be comprehensively beaten by Australia in Sydney in semi final.

Will come back home & prepare for Test Series v Stokes 11.

Against Australia???? Warner co. will murder our bowlers and Strac will injure some of our batsmen. Easy win. Australia has 75% chances to win this cup, India 20% and England 5%. Other teams are there just to fill in the gap.

 

[hasanali]

I'm happy with the squad. You can't make knee jerk decisions on the back of two poor games this close to a WC.

 

[Ayubhbaloch]

Only we need 1 Change then we have balanced squad...

drop khushdil shah bring in imad wasim.

rest is fine..

 

[Rana]

Link Please!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check the PCB YouTube page and watch the entire press conference

That wasn’t a friendly presser I tell you

 

[shariqnoor]

I think people have a right to be angry at Iftikhar but in Australia, he might come good. Ifitkhar plays the cut and pull shots relatively well compared to all our cricketers, therefore, I believe he has a good chance of succeeding there.

Khushdil and Asif are worse than hacks who will in most likelihood be sitting ducks with the short ball. They can't play short pitch bowling at 135kph+ at all. Bowl them bouncers outside off and they will invariably sky those deliveries while trying to hit towards mid-wicket.

Shaheen, even if fit, should not be part of the playing XI. He's not match fit and will go for aplenty. He needs 7-10 games to get match fit and to get his swing and pace back. Whenever you're coming back from injury, your pace will be down because in the back of your mind, there will always be that lingering doubt of the injury coming back again. That doubt only goes away once you play 7-10 games and feel comfortable going at full throttle. He could be a weak link in the attack if thrown straight back in without match practice.

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

I was saying in another thread they won't make too many changes Shan Masood and Haider Ali will be given a chance but I feel for Shahnawaz Dhani as Hasnain has pace and experience as he played in Australia that is why he has been given a chance..

I still have concern regarding Khushdil Shah as how he'll learn to play bounce so fast specially in Australian Conditions?

What is the deadline for making any last minute chances to the squad?

15 oct

 

[Amjid Javed]

So because most of this squad did well in UAE in last T20 world cup and then has been rubbish since. Mo wasim decides to retain most of squad in conditions which will be completely different. When is this idiot selector going to get sacked?

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

I'm shocked how much faith they have in Ifti, Asif and Kursdil they have failed so many times. I don't get it. No way we are getting anywhere near to the finals.

 

[Anis Shivani]

Unbelievable.
Babar is in total control of selection it seems. The poor chief selector is just a figurehead.
Ifti, Khushdil, Asif the finisher all retained.
Usman Qadir is useless.
Hasnain over Dahani! They have something against him, or rather Babar does.
Essentially Babar the unimaginative is buying into the ******** "there is no talent" in Pakistan theory with this selection.
They're delusional about SSA. He will not play in the world cup with his injury, and to rush him back would be criminal.
The selection shows that they're sticking with their failing anti-T20 strategy.

 

[MSaad1237]

Oh GOD!!!!!!!
Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmad still in the team while Fakhar Zaman dropped?
Usman Qadir and Hasnain in the team while Dahani in the reserves? What a JOKE!

Goodluck with passing even the group stages with this team...

 

[Nasty Naz]

So because most of this squad did well in UAE in last T20 world cup and then has been rubbish since. Mo wasim decides to retain most of squad in conditions which will be completely different. When is this idiot selector going to get sacked?

Iftikhar & Khushdil weren't on the squad last year.

As for the records in T20's, they have since gone 3-0 against Bangladesh. 3-0 against WI. Lost a sole T20 match vs Australia with both Shadab & Nawaz missing. In Asia Cup, lost to India & Sri Lanka twice.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

One of the weakest Pakistani team sent for T20 World Cups ever.

 

[Asif321]

Only good thing in this squad is No Malik

 

[Nasty Naz]

One of the weakest Pakistani team sent for T20 World Cups ever.

People sure have short memories & recency bias.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-t20-2015-16-901359/pakistan-squad-971159/series-squads

Heck, it's a miracle Pakistan even won the 2009 WC considering players like Younis, Salman Butt & Fawad Alam were on the team.

At the end of the day, Pakistan batting have always been weak. A lot of it relies in their bowling and if they happen to win, it will have to be because of their bowling.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Does anybody know Aamir Jamal ? What good this guy has done to be selected in national side ?

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

People sure have short memories & recency bias.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-t20-2015-16-901359/pakistan-squad-971159/series-squads

Heck, it's a miracle Pakistan even won the 2009 WC considering players like Younis, Salman Butt & Fawad Alam were on the team.

At the end of the day, Pakistan batting have always been weak. A lot of it relies in their bowling and if they happen to win, it will have to be because of their bowling.

WC 2009 was won by heroics by Afridi and Gull throughout the tournament. Younis just happened to be captain and nothing else. Salman was on peak during that time.

 

[Asif321]

This is what will happen to Pakistan in upcoming T20 World cup

1) Beat india
2) Beat South Africa
3) Lose to West indies
4) beat bangladesh
5) Beat qualifying team Namibia

Will finish 2nd begind South Africa and move to semi finals.

Will be comprehensively beaten by Australia in Sydney in semi final.

Will come back home & prepare for Test Series v Stokes 11.

Beat india possible but SA won’t be easy . SA has a good all round team. Bangladesh possible . WI might win

 

[Asif321]

Does anybody know Aamir Jamal ? What good this guy has done to be selected in national side ?

Fast bowling all rounder quota

 

[Gayle_Force]

One of the weakest Pakistani team sent for T20 World Cups ever.

Honestly It is best that we go in the tournament as underdogs. Favourites tag never suits us.

Also, I am not sure if I am missing something but it’s not like we have a Dhoni or a Kohli waiting in the wings. At most we could go back to Malik, Sarfaraz or Imad but none of them bring significant improvements to the current squad.

 

[Asif321]

People sure have short memories & recency bias.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-t20-2015-16-901359/pakistan-squad-971159/series-squads

Heck, it's a miracle Pakistan even won the 2009 WC considering players like Younis, Salman Butt & Fawad Alam were on the team.

At the end of the day, Pakistan batting have always been weak. A lot of it relies in their bowling and if they happen to win, it will have to be because of their bowling.

Kami, Malik , Afridi , Ajmal , Gul , Amir , Razzaq

Their were match winners in that team . I don’t see any in this squad apart from couple of bowlers and one all rounder

 

[Rana]

One of the weakest Pakistani team sent for T20 World Cups ever.

They managed to do it without selecting Hasan Ali too

 

[msb314]

Imad should have been the captain of Pakistan after Sarfaraz. He was the natural leader, the natural predecessor. He may have shown a negative attitude towards Babar or Shadab due to some arrogance and that could have backfired

Yes he could have been captain if he wasn’t overweight and could play more shots than the ramp / scoop which he usually misses anyway..

 

[topspin]

Hasnain, Khushdil, Iftikhar and Qadir should not be there.

This CS and management are hell bent on keep trying the same failures and expecting different results.

Pretty awful.

Exactly this. Dahani in particular has been hard done here. He's better than Hasnain, in T20s at least.

 

[TeamPak95]

I feel Wasim hit the panic button on this one. Replace Fakhar with Shan Masood? Fakhar had a garbage Asia Cup but to replace him with another accumulating batsman, who's very much likely to play, theoretically means that it'd be surprising if Pakistan can cross 175-200+. A firing Fakhar would up the RR and, if he were to open, at least on paper, Pakistan would've had an opportunity to maximize better in the opening 6 overs. A lot is gonna ride on Pakistan's fiery bowling attack now more than before. Regarding Shan, he was the fifth leading run scorer in the Vitality Blast 2022 with a strike rate of nearly 140 (which is impressive) but I think it's safe to assume that the strike rate will by default be around 115-120 at best against the good international teams.

 

[Kianig89]

A very defensive team selected which will turn into ultra defensive when hacks won't click all rests on bowlers

 

[topspin]

Imad should have been the captain of Pakistan after Sarfaraz. He was the natural leader, the natural predecessor. He may have shown a negative attitude towards Babar or Shadab due to some arrogance and that could have backfired

Exactly what I was asking for before Babar Azam was appointed. His skills might be average just like Rizwan but unlike him, he can punch above his weight and bring his best in big matches + tough situations. That's because of his elite mentality, something which most of the Pakistan players (including Babar Azam) lack.

Only him, Nawaz, Amir and Shaheen have the mental toughness and champion mentality to get the best out of themselves.

Babar Azam is one of the two best players in Pakistan ability wise but he'll only end up as an ATG accumulator in ODIs because he's a bit of a softie.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Don't know what are the alternatives which people want in the team.

 

[topspin]

You can't teach class

Final nail in the coffin for this deluded guy ����

Amir is a keyboard warrior.

He's become such a typical clown. I guess that's what happens when you come up around the era of Younis/Shehzad/Akmal brothers.

I am not sure what him or others are expecting. Pakistan are going to completely blow up their squad & drop everyone and replace them with... who? Domestic talent is a waste in Pakistan and there is big gap between potential players like Ayub/Bangalzai/Haseebullah etc who are too young and green to contribute vs old established players who aren't good like Akmal/Malik etc...

England series & Tri-series may bring changes anyways. In particular, Khushdil and Qadir who I think are limited and not that good. I could see Fakhar coming in for Khushdil. Qadir they may simply keep because they want an extra spinner in case but I think they're better putting Dahani in the squad over him.

Dahani is likely to get chances in the upcoming series so it'll be up to him to force that change.

I don't agree with Amir's style. For a grown man to express himself like this on social media is embarrassing.

However having said that, he isn't wrong. Pakistan's chief selector is a buffoon.

Also, Amir is the only Pakistani bowler who knows how to bowl at the death so one can understand his frustration.

 

[TeamPak95]

Is there a deadline for last minute squad changes? If not, then this is my XI (even though that's probably not gonna be the case):

1. Rizwan
2. Haider
3. Babar
4. Shan
5. Iftikhar
6. Shadab
7. Asif
8. Nawaz
9. Shaheen
10. Naseem
11. Rauf

Haider should be told to attack and do this for at least the PP overs to hopefully get off to a good, positive start. If he gets out early, then Babar and Rizwan can do their thing and build a partnership to take the innings deep (I wouldn't say deep until like the 15th over but deep enough to avoid an early collapse).

I put Shan at 4 solely for the purposes of strengthening the middle order. In reality, I don't really have high expectations from him. He's probably gonna end up opening with Rizwan.

Batters 5-8 are floaters depending on the situation. If Pakistan, mainly through Haider, get off to a flier and Haider gets out, they could send, for example, Nawaz up the order to continue the high tempo and if Nawaz gets out, then send in the usual batsmen in to steady the ship and avoid collapse. Point being, I'm hoping that batters 5-8 are used well according to the situation.

In terms of the bowling, on paper at least, I think we have a solid attack heading into this tournament. Exciting at the very least, with the likes of Shaheen, Naseem, and Rauf steaming in on Aus pitches + Shadab-Nawaz spin duo. Rauf's BBL experience will play an important role here. Plus management got Shaun Tait to lean on for more guidance on how to bowl in T20Is on Aus wickets.

Like I said above, I doubt this is the XI Pakistan will go with. In terms of getting the most out of each player capability and getting the strategies right, I feel like this is the best XI that Pakistan can offer with this squad. Regardless, amidst all the doom and gloom among fans, I wish Pakistan the best of luck.

 

[ChTab]

Sadly our streak vs Ind in WC will only last for one game

 

[Savak]

Excellent decision by the selectors. Unfair to axe Asif Ali, Khusdil because of the selfishness of Babar, Rizwan and Iftikhar.

The top 3-4 need to be told to bat faster even at the expense of getting out but enough of this 90's nonsense of taking the game deep. The likes of Nawaz, Shadab, Khusdil, Asif Ali need to be made to bat from overs 5 and onwards so that they can take some time getting their eye in before going for big shots.

 

[Idrees1990]

Not a bad Test squad, should be able to maintain a rr of 3.5

 

[Nasty Naz]

I don't agree with Amir's style. For a grown man to express himself like this on social media is embarrassing.

However having said that, he isn't wrong. Pakistan's chief selector is a buffoon.

Also, Amir is the only Pakistani bowler who knows how to bowl at the death so one can understand his frustration.

Haris Rauf has become a pretty good death bowler too and Shaheen is quite fine at it too.

In no way whatsoever does Amir belong on this T20 squad anymore, specially on an Australian pitch. As a player retired from Internationals, he doesn't have a say in his inclusion either since he is retired & doesn't play domestically for Pakistan either.

 

[Saj]

Do we really need 2 leggies in the squad?

Especially given that Shadab is a definite pick for each match.

 

[asadee]

Do we really need 2 leggies in the squad?

Especially given that Shadab is a definite pick for each match.

What if he is injured? Qadir is not a bad pick he takes wickets, yes goes for runs but he has played in Australia and will bother non Asian teams for sure

 

[YousafTheBeast]

LOL, Usman Qadir only gets into the team if Shadab is injured. We all know Babar is behind this, because even a ret@rd could tell you that reserves are there for injury replacements.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

What if he is injured? Qadir is not a bad pick he takes wickets, yes goes for runs but he has played in Australia and will bother non Asian teams for sure

That’s why we have reserves…

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

My Squad would be For England T20s and world cup:

Fakhar
Sharjeel
Nasir Nawaz
Rizwan
Babar
Haider Ali
Shan Masood
Azam Khan / Muhammad Harris
Shadab
Nawaz
One Off Asif Ali / Iftikhar / kushdil
Imad / Abrar Ahmed
Naseem
Shaheen
Rauf
Dahani / Muhammad Amir
Hasnain / Muhammad Amir
Amir Jameel

Strating 11 in Aus with conditions in mind

Sharjeel
Riz
Babar
Fakhar
Haider Ali
Shadab
Nawaz
Amir Jameel
Shaheen
Naseem
H Rauf

 

[Ami]

Unlucky For Dhani...should have been there instead of Hasnain.

And, Ifti, Asif, Khushdil? seriously? Even Shan?
Could easily have picked Malik, Shehzad, Umar and Kamran Akmal?

I'm joking!

This is the best we have...and it ain't good.

 

[IMMY69]

There is absolutely no logic whatsoever in selecting Usman Qadir.
Likewise for dropping Fakhar whose game actually suits the faster wickets.

As for leaving out Dahani, that's just blatant bias.

The sooner Babar is relived of captaincy duties, a proper chief selector is in place and a top head coach appointed the better.

 

[Saj]

What if he is injured? Qadir is not a bad pick he takes wickets, yes goes for runs but he has played in Australia and will bother non Asian teams for sure

If Shadab was injured then you would be able to call-up a replacement player.

 

[Gayle_Force]

If Shadab was injured then you would be able to call-up a replacement player.

Honestly, I don’t understand Qadir’s selection either. I think Qadir and Hasnain are in the squad purely because of their past experience in Australia.

 

[Slim]

Sadly our streak vs Ind in WC will only last for one game

Indian squad is worse than ours. Relax.

 

[Ashmal]

One of the weakest Pakistani team sent for T20 World Cups ever.

The worst one was 2016 team

 

[Markhor]

Excellent decision by the selectors. Unfair to axe Asif Ali, Khusdil because of the selfishness of Babar, Rizwan and Iftikhar.

The top 3-4 need to be told to bat faster even at the expense of getting out but enough of this 90's nonsense of taking the game deep. The likes of Nawaz, Shadab, Khusdil, Asif Ali need to be made to bat from overs 5 and onwards so that they can take some time getting their eye in before going for big shots.

The problem is many Pakistani fans and pundits also share this 90s era conservative mindset of accumulation upfront, wickets in hand and slog at the end. This is called "sensible" batting while the batters who dismissed trying to accelerate are brainless and hacks.

In a T20, it's better to have ten batsmen dismissed for 20 (12) than three batsmen scoring 50 (40) and playing out the overs. The latter being Babar and Rizwan's trademarks.

While their approach is effective for low scoring matches, or for boosting their individual rankings, it constrains us in high scoring matches. It cost us the Australia SF when we didn't go hard enough in the first ten overs, it cost us the Asia Cup Final and will cost us again and again.

The "safer" approach is actually more dangerous because you're not distributing the risk evenly throughout the innings. Saqlain and Babar should realise that the top 3 taking their sweet time letting the RRR hit 12+ and asking Asif, Khushdil, Shadab and Nawaz, a middle-order low on confidence and under scrutiny, to produce a Hail Mary is a risky strategy in itself !

Let me be blunt - Pakistan's batting template that Saqlain arrogantly said he sees no fault with goes against the grain of every other T20 nation in the world. NO other T20I team has two anchors at the top. Either they change their approach or move out.

 

[Rana]

Indian squad is worse than ours. Relax.

Hahahaahahahahaahhahahahaahah

Sorry but this is hilarious.