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

[Rajdeep]

Since Shaheen Shah Afridi is not playing the England series, will Pak take the risk of playing him straight in the T20 world cup? I know he is very good but still need some match time.

 

[Ashmal]

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.

Nawaz has already outperformed Imad in his short career....Imad doesn't deserve a place in the team let alone being captain.

 

[Nasty Naz]

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.

Agreed and its caused a shift in philosophy for Indian team too who are fine to play out the more risky approach instead of playing anchor type innings.

This is certainly the right approach to have in T20's. However, I will say, the reason this approach hasn't been implemented in Pakistan is because I don't think they have the capability to do it. I don't think there's enough trust batters outside the top 3 can do enough if they play with an all out approach & get out. This goes for both ODI's & T20's. So I get it a bit on their end because to be honest, there is no Morgan, Stokes, Buttler, Pandya, Pant etc to save them if top order collapses.

Maybe it will start to change as more trust is earned with the middle order. Right now, the approach is on the extreme end to the point of being too conservative and its leaving some runs on the table. I don't think they will ever get to the point of having an England approach but maybe some balance in the middle is the right way. To anchor the inning but also shifting gears when you're more set around 15-20 balls than say 30 balls which seems to be the case right now.

 

[Jazx]

Now fakhar also out, doesn't matters in whatever form he was, this will result into a more disastrous batting lineup.

 

[Rana]

Agreed and its caused a shift in philosophy for Indian team too who are fine to play out the more risky approach instead of playing anchor type innings.

This is certainly the right approach to have in T20's. However, I will say, the reason this approach hasn't been implemented in Pakistan is because I don't think they have the capability to do it. I don't think there's enough trust batters outside the top 3 can do enough if they play with an all out approach & get out. This goes for both ODI's & T20's. So I get it a bit on their end because to be honest, there is no Morgan, Stokes, Buttler, Pandya, Pant etc to save them if top order collapses.

Maybe it will start to change as more trust is earned with the middle order. Right now, the approach is on the extreme end to the point of being too conservative and its leaving some runs on the table. I don't think they will ever get to the point of having an England approach but maybe some balance in the middle is the right way. To anchor the inning but also shifting gears when you're more set around 15-20 balls than say 30 balls which seems to be the case right now.

Your on a roll today but everything you are stacking up here will be bumped and ridiculed once Pakistan is finally done with this nonsense approach of accumulating, and the guys coming in prove that this concept of not enough talent will be totally shattered

 

[Nasty Naz]

Your on a roll today but everything you are stacking up here will be bumped and ridiculed once Pakistan is finally done with this nonsense approach of accumulating, and the guys coming in prove that this concept of not enough talent will be totally shattered

Sure, there's plenty of talent upcoming but a lot of those players are still pretty green like Saim Ayub, Hasan Nawaz etc. but what they have in stock right now is a bunch of accumulators like Saud Shakeel, Kamran Ghulam, Shan Masood etc.

Things can certainly change in the future but right now, this is the reality. But hey, if Pakistan can pull off an England transformation right at this immediate moment, I am totally here for it.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

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.

I was shocked after loosing the final poorly against Srilanka. Saqlain, Rameez and Babar etc were all saying that they did well to reach Final. As if there was no problem with their inept middle order. And they Dropped Fakhar Zaman like he was the weakest link. One look at career stats show that Fakhar is way ahead of Khusdil, Asif and Chacha.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

Since Shaheen Shah Afridi is not playing the England series, will Pak take the risk of playing him straight in the T20 world cup? I know he is very good but still need some match time.

There are practice matches and the NZ matches just before the world cup.

 

[Kroll]

Same bunch of mediocre players so no middle order. I'm raging!

 

[hitthestump]

Same bunch of mediocre players so no middle order. I'm raging!

Who else was going to be in the middle order that you think was overlooked?

 

[Kroll]

Who else was going to be in the middle order that you think was overlooked?

That's not my job. A few names have been banded about. They can't be any worse than Iftikhar, Khushdil and Asif.

Also was Haider not in Sri Lanka? They should have played him to give him some match practice. I think Babar should drop down one with Haider now coming in after him and not just be another holidaymaker. This may mitigate the situation somewhat.

a few names have been banded about, can't be any worse than Iftikhar, Khushdil and Asif. I'm still raging.

 

[shamaan]

Fakhar had no clue the whole tournament. Imad is rubbish. Nawaz is there instead of him. Plus he’s a pathetic fielder too.

And Khushdil and Iftikhar did have a clue throwout the series ?
Imad should have been in the squad instead of Qadir because he's a much better batter and better bowling even thou he's limited.

 

[shamaan]

Khushdil does not fill me with confidence but he is a lower order player and not a direct comparison to top order. Sharjeel is well past his sell by date. I am glad sanity prevailed and we looked past him.

I didn't say thier was a comparison but adjusted could have been made by one of the openers dropping down to 3.

 

[shamaan]

Horrible squad.

I mean if you were going to the past why not pick Sharjeel who has a very good record in Australia over this test match player who is fronting as T20 batsman by bashing unproven and inexperienced bowlers?

Shan will be a spectacular failure in Australia and all the flows that has made him a below par Test & ODI player will come to the fore.

Becouse Babar doesn't want Sharjeel in the squad he's comfortable opening and doesn't like to get out of his comfort zone.

 

[shamaan]

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.

Selecting Wasim Jnr is fine he's got decent stats and is a wicket taker pluss he can bat and decent fielder.Hasnain wasn't even in the original squad in the Asia Cup.

 

[shamaan]

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.

We already know the xi.

 

[shamaan]

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

What are you looking to score 120.

 

[shamaan]

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

Thiers no chance they will allow haider to happen if they didn't allow Fakhar to open.i don't get why they didn't add Imad Wasim who can play as a batter and bowl all his quota.

 

[shamaan]

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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Maybe you can find some stats to prove that Rizwan does take singles in the powerplays.

 

[PakEngFan]

What are you looking to score 120.

You think with different players we will score 220?

 

[shamaan]

Do we really need 2 leggies in the squad?

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

No we don't Imad should have been included who can play as a batter.

 

[moghul]

Babar and Waseem are really very bad captain and selector, almost as bad as Misbah was.

Kushdil, Chacha and Asif retained even after their pathetic performance at Asia cup, ridiculous , really.

In Australia, I won't be surprised if Shaan ended up scoring more runs than Babar and Rizwan.

 

[Fenrir]

Chacha can bowl and has done well in Australia.Asif and Khushdil should have been dropped.

 

[PakEngFan]

Babar and Waseem are really very bad captain and selector, almost as bad as Misbah was.

Kushdil, Chacha and Asif retained even after their pathetic performance at Asia cup, ridiculous , really.

In Australia, I won't be surprised if Shaan ended up scoring more runs than Babar and Rizwan.

Can you give us replacements for them players?

 

[srh]

It's a good squad and mostly expected. They went with Hasnain over Dahani in asia cup, and you've got to properly back one now. I probably would have chosen Dahani over Hasnain in asia cup, but we can't keep switching back and forth. Though I think both Dahani and Hasnain did not look great in Asia cup.

I'm not that impressed with Khushdil Shah, but if we have to be honest it is difficult to properly give Iftikhar and Khushdil chances batting middle order/lower middle order. They have also both been rather impressive in domestic/PSL, let's be honest there aren't many other options. Haider Ali is also already there, who really should be given the first chance anyway if one of these two fail. The main two batsmen people want to try here in Masood and Haider Ali are already in the squad, and it's difficult to think of a definite name outside those two that comes into mind right now.

Qadir I can understand too, given his great record in T20s so far and his experience in australia. But this was probably the option most up for debate, I'm a bit surprised they didn't include a fast bowling allrounder here. Though maybe it's simply that there isn't one in Pakistan right now that they actually rate.

Its not a good squad at all at least from the batting perspective. You have 3 accumulators in top 3 (Rizwan, Babar and Shan) for crying out loud. May I remind you its a T20 team which means you only play for 20 overs? With this lineup even scoring 140 will be an achievement.

 

[imshally81]

We selected 3 Spinners

We are playing in Australia not in dubai or subcontinent

 

[hitthestump]

Shut up mo.ron, Asif has been scoring ducks and Khushdil has done nothing of note so I'm sure you can't score less than zero. It's clear you've embraced and accepted mediocrity but I'd like to see improvements and better standards.

How? By fantasizing that we have Lance Klusener sitting patiently in domestics waiting for his turn? Keep dreaming based on your zero cricketing knowledge. There's a reason why Malik is still relevant at the age of 40 and Hafeez would still walk into this side.

Remember when everyone said "how can anyone be worse than Yasir Shah" and then Sajid Khan and Nauman came along? The middle order situation in Pakistan is the same and most people realise that.

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

The positive thing is that Shan Masood was selected. He performed well in the PSL, and is a very good fielder.

Negative is Khusdil, Chacha and most of all Usman Qadir.

 

[Marooned]

Since Shaheen Shah Afridi is not playing the England series, will Pak take the risk of playing him straight in the T20 world cup? I know he is very good but still need some match time.

I would actually be really really surprised if Shaheen is able to play at the WC.

It seems like a forced change and there doesn't seem to be enough time to bring him to match fitness.

 

[topspin]

Nawaz has already outperformed Imad in his short career....Imad doesn't deserve a place in the team let alone being captain.

I would play Imad on the basis of the fact that he's a better batsman than the likes of Ifti and Khushdil. I certainly trust him more than Rizwan who is only good for low chases.

 

[topspin]

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.

Shaheen is my favourite player in the team and I'd argue that I'm his biggest fan on PP. I've been vouching for him to play for Pakistan well before he started playing PSL and domestic cricket.

BUT

You must be watching a different game if you think Shaheen is "quite fine" at the death. This is an area where needs to improve on in white ball cricket if he is to become an ATG white ball bowler.

 

[TheSultan]

Khushdil and Iftikhar are the worst players to represent Pakistan. I’m not asking for wholesale changes - just drop these two clowns

 

[TheSultan]

I would actually be really really surprised if Shaheen is able to play at the WC.

It seems like a forced change and there doesn't seem to be enough time to bring him to match fitness.

I agree - it’s wishful thinking that he’ll be fit. I think we’ll see the same bowling line up as the asia cup - which isn’t actually too bad

 

[topspin]

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.

An excellent observation and another superb post.

The way Asif Ali has been bashed over the last few days has been unwarranted. The guy had no choice but to hit from ball one in the final.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Sure, there's plenty of talent upcoming but a lot of those players are still pretty green like Saim Ayub, Hasan Nawaz etc. but what they have in stock right now is a bunch of accumulators like Saud Shakeel, Kamran Ghulam, Shan Masood etc.

Things can certainly change in the future but right now, this is the reality. But hey, if Pakistan can pull off an England transformation right at this immediate moment, I am totally here for it.

It’s important to remember that the England transformation (starting post the 2015 WC) was not always successful. Stokes, Bairstow and Hales were all talented but very inconsistent whilst Buttler was just understanding himself. It’s both Morgan and importantly, Trevor Baylis who said go out and play with freedom. If we’re 80 all out, we’ll deal with the consequences. Thus it was a clear mindset change.

In Pakistan, because you’re only ever worth your last performance/result, with media, ex players and fans on social media immediately getting on your back immediately, there is no room to try and fail. It takes an Imran Khan type leader, with giant cojones, to go out and play your way. Unfortunately Babar just told isn’t that dude and neither is Rizzy. SSA could be, as could Shadab, but it really is the captain and coach that set the theme. Everybody else follows. Both Babar and Saqi are pragmatists and thus the team will play with that strategy.

 

[ChTab]

Indian squad is worse than ours. Relax.

I don't think so, they have faar superior batting line up, pakistani bowling is on par with Indian bowling & Indian fielding is much better than us, so tell me how exactly they have a worse squad than us?

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Expecting they will drop 1 or 2 of three 3rd class club level batsmen due to injury after the Eng series and replace them with Fakhar / Malik ...and put Haris and Maqsood in reserves..

 

[Cric1234]

The best batting lineup from the current players could be:

Umar Akmal
Rizwan
Haider
Babar
Fakhar
Asif
Nawaz

Babar and Fakhar would give the middle order more stability and Akmal with Haider would be told to give the team a quick start in the first 10 overs.

If there’s early wickets there enough in the batting line up to rebuild for Asif and Nawaz to play the hitter role in the last 4 5 overs.

The team selected isn’t going to beat the best teams in Australia Shan Babar and Rizwan in the top 4 pretty much guarantees there’s too much to do for Asif and Khushdil who aren’t great batsmen as it is.

Khushdil shouldn’t be selected regardless you’d rather not select someone if the selectors don’t feel
anyone else is suitable.

 

[daytrader]

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.

Who is to say that their approach is more effective than ours? Overall Pakistan's T20I record is better than most (# and % of wins). We have our own cricketing culture and style. No harm in doing it the Pakistani way. Rather than blindly following what others are doing, we should improve our playing template and perfect it.

 

[Rana]

Who is to say that their approach is more effective than ours? Overall Pakistan's T20I record is better than most (# and % of wins). We have our own cricketing culture and style. No harm in doing it the Pakistani way. Rather than blindly following what others are doing, we should improve our playing template and perfect it.

The Pakistani way? So you are saying that they are capable of going the other way but they refuse to do it because it’s not the Pakistani way of doing things?

 

[alone1213]

Khushdil and Iftikhar are the worst players to represent Pakistan. I’m not asking for wholesale changes - just drop these two clowns

Yeah man so true.they are definitely the worst players. My blood boils when i see this most useless player ever khushdil Shah.

I really want him to be dropped from Pakistan team.

Iftikhar chacha scored at 100 strike rate in Asia he is the main reason Pakistan lost the final.

 

[adzzy786]

Why is Fakhar not in the squad???! He is much better on those pitches then nearly most the Batsman in the squad

 

[MenInG]

Younis Khan in an interview

"The team has to prepped in a way it is ready for victory. It is not necessary Babar Azam performs each time or Mohammad Rizwan does

 

[shamaan]

Why is Fakhar not in the squad???! He is much better on those pitches then nearly most the Batsman in the squad

Apparently he's injured

 

[shamaan]

I think thier will be 2/3 changes for the world cup.

 

[Kianig89]

Time to back the team now Pakistan might win it even with their conservative approach

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Get imad & amir back

 

[Bilal7]

1) Babar (c)
2) Rizwan (wk)
3) Fakhar/Masood
4) Iftikhar
5) Haider
6) Asif
7) Nawaz
8) Shadab
9) Rauf
10) Naseem
11) Shaheen

This seems to be our best team for Australia. We get depth in the batting, allowing Babar and Rizwan to play more freely as well as having a fluid batting order. The six bowling options will also be crucial.

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan cricket squad will leave tonight for New Zealand tour and T20 World Cup.

After the match against England tonight, the national team will leave for New Zealand and will travel to Sydney via Dubai. The Pakistan team will travel from Sydney to Auckland and then Christ Church.

Pakistan will play the first match of the tri-series against Bangladesh on October 7 and the final match of the series will be held on October 14.

The Pakistan squad will arrive in Australia on October 15, where they will play warm-up matches on October 17 and 19.

 

[dilraza]

Any changes For the Tri-Series?

Is there any change in the Pakistan squad after such dismal performance in last match?
Khushdil×××
Shan Masood×××××
M.Wasim jnr.×××××
All 3 should be out of team?

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

-Playin 11-
01-Saim Ayub
02-Babar Azam
03-M.Rizwan.
04-Haris Sohail
05-Fakhar Zaman
06-Shadab Khan
07-Asif Ali
08-Imad Waseem
09-Haris Rauf
10-M. Hasnain
11-Shaeen Shah Afridi
-Bench-
12-Naseem Shah
13-Shan Masood
14-Sahibzada Farhan
15-M. Nawaz
-Reserve-
16-Sarfaraz Ahmed
17-Haider Ali
18-Aamer Jamal

 

[hitthestump]

I hope whoever is beefing with Imad Wasim can put that aside for the sake of the team and bring him in for Qadir.

Khushdil and Shan should be replaced. Fakhar seems like the least worst option out there and maybe Shoaib Malik is too. Asif and Ifti have done just about enough to convince people they aren't the biggest problem we have right now.

If Shaheen is back he comes in for M. Wasim but otherwise there isn't much point bringing someone like Hasan Ali to fill a space for no reason.

 

[shamaan]

Is there any change in the Pakistan squad after such dismal performance in last match?
Khushdil×××
Shan Masood×××××
M.Wasim jnr.×××××
All 3 should be out of team?

Don't think they will make changes to the Sri Series but I can see changes to the world cup squad.

 

[shamaan]

I hope whoever is beefing with Imad Wasim can put that aside for the sake of the team and bring him in for Qadir.

Khushdil and Shan should be replaced. Fakhar seems like the least worst option out there and maybe Shoaib Malik is too. Asif and Ifti have done just about enough to convince people they aren't the biggest problem we have right now.

If Shaheen is back he comes in for M. Wasim but otherwise there isn't much point bringing someone like Hasan Ali to fill a space for no reason.

Yes agreed Imad Wasim and Shaoib Malik should be brought into the squad.

 

[dilraza]

Bad bowling from Dahani,Usman Qadir and jnr. Wasim. They should be out of team

 

[boomboom6]

Sharjeel and Imad should definitely be in playing XI over Shan & Khushdil.

Ideally only Asif should be retained from Shan/Khushdil/Chacha group.

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Fakhar
Asif
Imad
Shadab
Nawaz
Rauf
Hasnain
Shaheen (when fit)

That should be the playing XI

 

[YousafTheBeast]

7 days till the deadline…can’t see any changes being made.

Even if they were to make changes, I doubt those players would get their visas sorted out in time.

The squad announced will be the squad we take…the only change that’ll be made is Fakhar Zaman in for Haidar Ali.

 

[KamranDestiny]

Don't expect any changes at all.
by the time the WC starts, our players gonna already be exhausted and burnt out mentally and physically from getting beating left, right and center and taking L after L.
Sure we do fluke a win here and there but when we lose we make sure to do it by a huge margin while getting a beating that's painful to watch. How long can our players cope with that mentally?

 

[Rana]

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

Great first XI by a great expert here

 

[Colorblind Genius]

How is Shan Masood a T20 top order batsman FROM ANY ANGLE is beyond me.

And how is Khushdil Shah a T20 finisher with the bat? It’s mind boggling.

M Wasim as a selector seems a stubborn person with quite a low IQ.

 

[heddie19]

7 days till the deadline…can’t see any changes being made.

Even if they were to make changes, I doubt those players would get their visas sorted out in time.

The squad announced will be the squad we take…the only change that’ll be made is Fakhar Zaman in for Haidar Ali.

I don't think there would be any visa issues.

 

[Mirpur express]

Great first XI by a great expert here

I’d rather loose with these lot then go with your favourite has beens like fat fixer & Co btw I don’t claim to be an expert & I certainly don’t stick my nose in every single thread like YOU do & repeat the same ** over & over ** so calm down son..

 

[Mirpur express]

[MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] weather you like it or not the playing 11 will be the same as above maybe Fakhar comes in from the reserves so sit tight & scoff on that humble pie .. adois

 

[Mirpur express]

[MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] weather you like it or not the playing 11 will be the same as above maybe Fakhar comes in from the reserves so sit tight & scoff on that humble pie .. adios

 

[sweep_shot]

Good opportunity for Pakistan to test out their middle order before the World T20.

 

[Savak]

How is Shan Masood a T20 top order batsman FROM ANY ANGLE is beyond me.

And how is Khushdil Shah a T20 finisher with the bat? It’s mind boggling.

M Wasim as a selector seems a stubborn person with quite a low IQ.

According to reporters Ramiz has given Babar the full authority to select his team. Had it been up to Mohd Wasim, he would have axed Iftikhar, Khusdil, Asif a long time ago

 

[PakLFC]

Same team that got lucky losing 2-3 to England. Predictable, slow batting and so boring lacking in excitement.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

According to reporters Ramiz has given Babar the full authority to select his team. Had it been up to Mohd Wasim, he would have axed Iftikhar, Khusdil, Asif a long time ago

Frankly speaking, there is nothing special about Babar Azim's captaincy and his man management skills. And here, he wants to take a couple of donkey carts to a formula 1 race, and compete?


Except for playing a few good strokes on loose balls, I don't think he has a great potential or talent, to grow as a smart, energetic, and an influential leader.

He should be kept in the team, just a batsman. Nothing more. His fielding seems ordinary too.

 

[SalimBhai]

I think nz tour will tell us how we will perform in the World Cup. Similar style of pitches. Sharjeel and fakhar like when the ball comes in to the bat and play horizontal shots. Happy heart should be locked up, Shan too.

 

[Rana]

Shan Masood

Usman Qadir

Khushdil Shah

Shahnawaz Dahani

They will all survive?