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Pakistan announce squads for UAE T20I tri-series and Asia Cup

The Men’s National Selection Committee has announced Pakistan squads for the upcoming T20I tri-series and Asia Cup scheduled to take place in the UAE from 29 August to 28 September. The tri-series, featuring Afghanistan, Pakistan and UAE will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from 29 August to 7 September.

The eight-team ACC Asia Cup T20I tournament will be staged in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from 9 to 28 September. Pakistan are placed in Group ‘A’ alongside India, Oman and UAE.

17-member squad:

Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim.

Tri-series schedule (all matches at Sharjah Cricket Stadium):

29 August – Afghanistan v Pakistan – 7pm local time

30 August – UAE v Pakistan – 7pm local time

1 September – UAE v Afghanistan – 7pm local time

2 September – Pakistan v Afghanistan – 7pm local time

4 September – Pakistan v UAE – 7pm local time

5 September – Afghanistan v UAE – 7pm local time

7 September – Final – 7pm local time

ACC Asia Cup T20 2025 (Pakistan fixtures, Super Fours and Final):

12 September – Oman v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time

14 September – India v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time

17 September – UAE v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time

20-26 September – Super Fours fixtures (Abu Dhabi and Dubai)

28 September – Final, DICS, 6pm local time



PCB Link: https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-releas...ads-for-uae-t20i-tri-series-and-asia-cup.html
 
Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim.


So These are player's who will witness Epic thrashing in the hand of Indian team in Asia cup . :kp
 
This is End of rizwan/ Babar from T20I cricket. Or they can changed the team after tri series?

Pakistan always change the team in any tournament at the last moment so who knows they might be picked as an wild Card entry

:kp
 
mominsaigol said:
I thought you said Ba/Riz will 100% be back for the Asia Cup? Want me to ping that comment :vk2 .
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This is Pakistan team so they can select whoever the want's to select. Lol who care about it.

We will smashed them whatever team they will play.

As I said they Still can change the team so hold on !!!

:klopp :kp
 
adi_62941 said:
Very good decision to drop babar and rizwan from the squad even if we lose all matches. Its a way forward. They are finished as a players in T20s
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Hesson has told that he has asked Babar to improve his batting against spin and increase his Strike Rate. He can show that in BBL if he wants to make a comeback.
 
RidiculousMan said:
Hesson has told that he has asked Babar to improve his batting against spin and increase his Strike Rate. He can show that in BBL if he wants to make a comeback.
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He cannot improve his batting playing only in nets. He has to play league or even county.
 
RidiculousMan said:
Hesson in his press conference mentioned that Salman Mirza and Wasim Jr are arguably best death bowlers in those conditions with the reverse swing.
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Salman should never have been dropped for that Windies series. But anyway, he is back in so he should be playing most of the games also... Wasim Jr is a great asset to have as well.
 
Devadwal said:
This is Pakistan team so they can select whoever the want's to select. Lol who care about it.

We will smashed them whatever team they will play.

As I said they Still can change the team so hold on !!!

:klopp :kp
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Am just exposing you, that is all.

Anytime you get exposed you change the topic to

" Who cares what Pakistani fans think bro, we will smash them bro"

Topic is about bcci lying + your rizzu/Babar in t20 agenda being proven false.

Now kindly change the goalpost once again to how many predictions fail when its usually just between me, and my bros and has no involvement with you, nor is it your place to shove your nose in where it does not belong.

But carry on I suppose, I can't do anything about a Time travelling troll 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
BouncerGuy said:
Salman should never have been dropped for that Windies series. But anyway, he is back in so he should be playing most of the games also... Wasim Jr is a great asset to have as well.
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No. But that plan was effective. Hesson got to try out all different players and now he's made his best squad.
 
Both Babar and Rizwan were #1 in the T20I rankings sometime around 2021.

Can't even find a place in a struggling PAK T20 side now.
 
mominsaigol said:
Am just exposing you, that is all.

Anytime you get exposed you change the topic to

" Who cares what Pakistani fans think bro, we will smash them bro"

Topic is about bcci lying + your rizzu/Babar in t20 agenda being proven false.

Now kindly change the goalpost once again to how many predictions fail when its usually just between me, and my bros and has no involvement with you, nor is it your place to shove your nose in where it does not belong.

But carry on I suppose, I can't do anything about a Time travelling troll 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Hahahahah what to exposed here if pakistan select babar or Rizwan here ? I don't give a damm about them.

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

:klopp :kp
 
Devadwal said:
Hahahahah what to exposed here if pakistan select babar or Rizwan here ? I don't give a damm about them.

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

:klopp :kp
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Easy bro, Copying Mamoon's laugh and imam's emote will make your head spin.

Take a deep breathe. The emoji spam is disorienting no-one but yourself 🤧
 
Joke of a squad. I needed a good laugh this afternoon after waking up this morning with a mild headache.

Hesson will die on this hill. The “new era” and “modern cricket” delusions will come to an end in this Asia Cup. In fact, they already did in BD and WI but we continued to life in denial.

Agha continues to be given more than he can handle and this will also cost him his career.

Memo to other participants of the Asia Cup: please ensure that you save us from noise pollution by showing this “modern” and “aggressive” Pakistan team their station.
 
Mamoon said:
Joke of a squad. I needed a good laugh this afternoon after waking up this morning with a mild headache.

Hesson will die on this hill. The “new era” and “modern cricket” delusions will come to an end in this Asia Cup. In fact, they already did in BD and WI but we continued to life in denial.

Agha continues to be given more than he can handle and this will also cost him his career.

Memo to other participants of the Asia Cup: please ensure that you save us from noise pollution by showing this “modern” and “aggressive” Pakistan team their station.
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live*
 
Don't tell me khushdil with an average of 17 and SR 104 is better than Babar 😂

Pak cricket has completely lost direction.
Clowns are running the show
 
Mamoon said:
Joke of a squad. I needed a good laugh this afternoon after waking up this morning with a mild headache.

Hesson will die on this hill. The “new era” and “modern cricket” delusions will come to an end in this Asia Cup. In fact, they already did in BD and WI but we continued to life in denial.

Agha continues to be given more than he can handle and this will also cost him his career.

Memo to other participants of the Asia Cup: please ensure that you save us from noise pollution by showing this “modern” and “aggressive” Pakistan team their station.
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So we need to bring babar and rizwan and make babar a captain
We cannot select t20 specialists from australia, england or india. We have to select what best available in Pak domestic. And thats the best we have
 
adi_62941 said:
So we need to bring babar and rizwan and make babar a captain
We cannot select t20 specialists from australia, england or india. We have to select what best available in Pak domestic. And thats the best we have
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These are not the best available players. Babar and Rizwan are better than players like Khushdil, Haris, Agha, Fakhar.

As far as captaincy is concerned, Shaheen should be captain. If you are not going to reward the most successful PSL captain by far, you are making a mockery of the competition.

Agha has done absolutely nothing in his career to deserve captaincy ahead of Shaheen.
 
Best 11 in batting order to play against India
Saim
Sahibxada
Agha salman
Hassan Nawaz
Fakhar( to counter spinners)
Haris (wk)
7)Hassan Ali
8)salman mirza
9)Abrar
10)Sufiyan miqim
11)shaheen
 
Ahmed216 said:
Don't tell me khushdil with an average of 17 and SR 104 is better than Babar 😂

Pak cricket has completely lost direction.
Clowns are running the show
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Selectors cant make everybody happy while selecting the team. Also comparision should be made for like to like players not on random basis.
 
Shehmir said:
Selectors cant make everybody happy while selecting the team. Also comparision should be made for like to like players not on random basis.
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Babar can do better than this joker even at number 6. He's better T20 player than Zaman too
 
Only objectionable selection are Lord Faheem, Happy heart and The useless Generator, But at the moment there ain't many replacements for them which would be clear upgrades. Just hope all three don't get into playing XI, we can only afford one of them, biggest weakness of this squad is non existent muddle and lower order specially vs spin.
 
Top 6 is fixed with change in batting orders from 4. Nawaz in at 6 maybe as its spinning conditions. The rest of the selection could be really tricky.

Saim
Farhan
Fakhar
Haris
Salman
Nawaz

Wasim/Ashraf
Shaheen
Haris
Salman
Sufiyan
 
Best XI from squad can be
1. Saim
2. Farhan
3. Agha
4. Fakhar
5. Hasan Nawaz
6. M. Haris
7. M. Nawaz
8. Shaheen
9. Waseem
10.Salman Mizra
11.Sufyian

Batting order should be flexible based on match situation and match ups, this combo provide batting depth till number 9, plus 3 proper pacers, Shaheen 3 overs upfront, 4th only if needed, Waseem 3 overs in death, Salman 2 each in start and end. Rest 8 overs of Sufyan and Nawaz, plus decent part time spin of Saim and Agha. Bowling should also be flexible based on pitch and match ups. This team is no world beater but potentially should win the tri nation cup , and make final of Asia cup, and if India have off day then they might even win it.
 
Rana said:
17th August should be the new Independence Day in Pakistan.
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Hosla rana g I also like the fact that they have moved on from RizBar ftaud but for now we have no ready-made replacements sadly, and this squad may even struggle to last 20 overs without them, and in short terms result maybe same or even worse, only upside is on rare good days and if they keep playing with modern approach throughout 20 overs they would end up with atleast par score of 180 plus or 200 , instead of 160 to 170 with RizBar. Only Irony is Mr. Captain leading this high strike rate approach have way worse strike rate then RizBar themselves, 115 odd, that has to be joke of the century. Nothing against Salman ,he is honest Trier , but he should man up and chip in with 2 or 3 overs where suitable vs lefties, and his batting ability may come in handy vs spin if pitches are turning and sluggish, otherwise on default T20 pitch Salman is such a misfit in modern day T20 team, let alone be a captain, and even as technician he is no Brearly.
 
No major surprises. Hasan and Haris over Abbas Afridi doesn’t make any sense. Both Hasan and Haris have been extremely expensive in the T20s they have played this year especially in the death overs. Also Khushdil has done nothing to deserve a place in the squad but I guess Hesson’s obsession with bits and pieces players has given him another chance. I just don’t understand the logic of playing bits and pieces players like Khushdil, Talat and Faheem when your recent strategy has been centered around bowling 8-10 overs of spin with Saim, Salman and Nawaz. Why not pick a specialist bowler or batsman instead.
 
Good to see Haris Rauf back in action. His presence is crucial, especially during the middle overs where we need that extra edge.

We also desperately need Saim Ayub to find his form and start scoring runs again. His contributions at the top of the order can make a significant difference.

It is also high time Fakhar Zaman gets back to full fitness and starts delivering in those crucial moments. If he can't be fit enough to play T20s, it might be time for him to consider stepping aside.

Hesson's preference for bits and pieces cricketers continue. This approach might lead to our downfall unless we can rely on individual brilliance to carry us through. Players like Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, and Mohammad Nawaz shouldn't be anywhere near the squad if we're aiming for consistent success.
 
Ahmed216 said:
Don't tell me khushdil with an average of 17 and SR 104 is better than Babar 😂

Pak cricket has completely lost direction.
Clowns are running the show
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Babar is expected to bat outside of the powerplay and hit sixes at the back end like Khushdil is??
 
amvbfm said:
No major surprises. Hasan and Haris over Abbas Afridi doesn’t make any sense. Both Hasan and Haris have been extremely expensive in the T20s they have played this year especially in the death overs. Also Khushdil has done nothing to deserve a place in the squad but I guess Hesson’s obsession with bits and pieces players has given him another chance. I just don’t understand the logic of playing bits and pieces players like Khushdil, Talat and Faheem when your recent strategy has been centered around bowling 8-10 overs of spin with Saim, Salman and Nawaz. Why not pick a specialist bowler or batsman instead.
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Abbas is often hard done by. He is a good bowler and should be part of the squad for sure.
 
Abbas Afridi omission is sad but the truth is, he hasn’t been bowling too well. He does have games where he takes 4fers and is a breakthrough bowler but he always has that one, down the leg six runs ball per over. He definitely lost that zip he had for Multan Sultans.
 
Rana said:
Abbas Afridi omission is sad but the truth is, he hasn’t been bowling too well. He does have games where he takes 4fers and is a breakthrough bowler but he always has that one, down the leg six runs ball per over. He definitely lost that zip he had for Multan Sultans.
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He goes for plenty of runs across all phases and then picks up wickets in the last over or two in the death overs.

Wasim Jr in this role is better. Specially now with the reverse swing in this conditions
 
I am interested to see the bowling combo Pak uses.

I would like to see them pressgang a 4 man attack of Shaheen, Salman Mirza, Wasim Jr and Sufiyan Muqeem while alternating one of Faheem/Nawaz at #7. Shaheen can be rotated for Hasan Ali during the triseries.

The likes of Agha and Saim can offer cover.
 
Zeshan547 said:
Only objectionable selection are Lord Faheem, Happy heart and The useless Generator, But at the moment there ain't many replacements for them which would be clear upgrades. Just hope all three don't get into playing XI, we can only afford one of them, biggest weakness of this squad is non existent muddle and lower order specially vs spin.
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I think he just does enough in T20s now a days that he gets his place in. Considering also that Aamer Jamal is out of favor and so there's no other seam all rounder.
 
this is pretty much the best pak can manage, should have had abbas afridi in for fahim, and maybe nasim in for haris rauf.
 
RidiculousMan said:
He goes for plenty of runs across all phases and then picks up wickets in the last over or two in the death overs.

Wasim Jr in this role is better. Specially now with the reverse swing in this conditions
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I would take Wasim JR and Abbas Afridi both over Hassan Ali and Naseem Shah….

Wasim JR’s batting is a joke and it could have been a lot better. Abbas is actually a pretty decent batter
 
The funniest part about Pakistan fans is their shameless flip-flops. Just a few years ago, they were parading the bang-average Babar and Rizwan as the next Kohli and Dhoni, and today they’re celebrating their exclusion. But give it a couple of series losses, and these same fans will beg for their comeback. This isn’t new—Pakistan cricket has always been a graveyard of retirements and comebacks. Look at Shahid Afridi, who “retired” more times than he won matches. Shoaib Malik kept crawling back for decades, and Mohammad Amir’s retire–comeback drama is another classic. Even Misbah-ul-Haq was dragged out of retirement to “fix” the mess, only to leave it messier. Unlike other nations that scout and groom new talent, Pakistan cricket runs like an STP—a sewage treatment plant—constantly recycling its garbage players and trying to sell them as stars.
 
Rana said:
I think he should have considered Khwaja Nafay as a 2nd keeper
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He will eventually make it in the national side. May even replace Babar as no. 3 in the long term in ODIs.

But that kids need to just focus and perform. I have seen a couple of instances recently where he got really frustrated and angry at his teammates.

Lots of talent and he will make it, as long as he keeps his attitude right.
 
Zaman and Saim are the only match winners in that batting lineup. Not sold on Hassan Nawaz yet.
Omitting Babar and Rizwan is a brave move and will definitely help Pakistan correct its course in t20s.

Naseem isn’t a t20 bowler and rightly dropped, Afridi - Mohd Wasim - Rauf/Salman is a good pace lineup.
 
I think for the first time in a long time. The coach has used the matches rightly to try out players.

In this short period of 3 T20I series. Shaheen, Hasan, Rauf, Salman, Daniyal, Faheem, Abbas, Nawaz, Sufyan, Abrar have been tried (Am I missing any bowler)?

Even Wasim Jr, who was not in national squad has played and is watched over in parallel with the Shaheens team.

Under any Pakistani coach. Certainly most of these matches would only be played by Shaheen, Rauf, Naseem and Hasan.
 
RidiculousMan said:
I think for the first time in a long time. The coach has used the matches rightly to try out players.

In this short period of 3 T20I series. Shaheen, Hasan, Rauf, Salman, Daniyal, Faheem, Abbas, Nawaz, Sufyan, Abrar have been tried (Am I missing any bowler)?

Even Wasim Jr, who was not in national squad has played and is watched over in parallel with the Shaheens team.

Under any Pakistani coach. Certainly most of these matches would only be played by Shaheen, Rauf, Naseem and Hasan.
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Hesson’s rotation planning and management is spot on.

The guy is brilliant at making pools and not just a strong first XI
 
Rana said:
What do you recon about this Pakistan squad?

How far away are we from actually competing with Aus in T20s?
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Imo PK is lacking experience atm.

Mitch Marsh, Head and Maxwell are experienced veterans and While Green and Inglis have improved leaps and bounds they aren't newbies, they have been around for a while, only Owen is new. Tim David has also now hot his purple patch phase.

Due to Ba/Riz, the likes of Haris and Farhan couldnt cement themselves.

If pcb grows a pair we can compete with aus in batting eventually but bowling will be tricky. Aus is leagues ahead In that.

I'd say the batting will improve though.

Atm.aus is obviously ahead
 
someone like Ramiz Raja said he would even hire a coach…

Well, if you hire someone like Hesson…he will actually try and maximise your resources to the max. He will give you 3 worthy back ups for every position. That’s brilliant management.

In a short space of time, Hesson has been more invested in maximising Pakistan’s resources than any coach I have seen for a long, long time!
 
Rana said:
someone like Ramiz Raja said he would even hire a coach…

Well, if you hire someone like Hesson…he will actually try and maximise your resources to the max. He will give you 3 worthy back ups for every position. That’s brilliant management.

In a short space of time, Hesson has been more invested in maximising Pakistan’s resources than any coach I have seen for a long, long time!
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Isn't that a bad thing though? He is trying out too many intent merchants and is refusing to play established Legends :vk2.
 
Mamoon said:
These are not the best available players. Babar and Rizwan are better than players like Khushdil, Haris, Agha, Fakhar.

As far as captaincy is concerned, Shaheen should be captain. If you are not going to reward the most successful PSL captain by far, you are making a mockery of the competition.

Agha has done absolutely nothing in his career to deserve captaincy ahead of Shaheen.
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Babar and Rizwan both flopped and Pakistan got destroyed in ODIs by Windies because of these two senior most players. But in T20s Pakistan won against Windies without these two. I have nothing against them and have always backed them when picked, but theres is a limit and I am glad they are not here. Pakistan need to move forward even if they flop in Asia Cup. It's better to lose with fresh players than with established players.
 
mominsaigol said:
Isn't that a bad thing though? He is trying out too many intent merchants and is refusing to play established Legends :vk2.
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I think the guy knows what he’s doing

He turned a bunch on jobbers in NZ into one of the most deadliest white ball teams in history, and others followed suit.

The issue with Babar and Rizwan is that they don’t actually believe in the need of change. They mock it. They suffer as a result. I’ve seen plenty of Rizwan and Babar interviews where they are mocking the word ‘intent’ and the term ‘modern day approach’. The can’t even say the word correctly. They call it ‘Mod-run day’.
 
mominsaigol said:
Imo PK is lacking experience atm.

Mitch Marsh, Head and Maxwell are experienced veterans and While Green and Inglis have improved leaps and bounds they aren't newbies, they have been around for a while, only Owen is new. Tim David has also now hot his purple patch phase.

Due to Ba/Riz, the likes of Haris and Farhan couldnt cement themselves.

If pcb grows a pair we can compete with aus in batting eventually but bowling will be tricky. Aus is leagues ahead In that.

I'd say the batting will improve though.

Atm.aus is obviously ahead
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It's impossible for PCT or any other team to match Australia for sheer power hitting, currently
 
Forget the Asia Cup, Pakistan will probably sink to new depths in the tri series. This squad is not worthy to play in the 1st tier of international cricket. They should play Associate level cricket.

Hesson with his ridiculous selections (Faheem, Hasan, Khushdil) will be out of the coaching job in less than a year. He's totally out of his depth with regards to Pakistan cricket.

This is extremely good news for Babar and Rizwan to not be playing in 130 type pitches where they stand to gain nothing but criticism. Inevitably they will be back for the World Cup when this lot completely fails.
 
Rana said:
I think the guy knows what he’s doing

He turned a bunch on jobbers in NZ into one of the most deadliest white ball teams in history, and others followed suit.

The issue with Babar and Rizwan is that they don’t actually believe in the need of change. They mock it. They suffer as a result. I’ve seen plenty of Rizwan and Babar interviews where they are mocking the word ‘intent’ and the term ‘modern day approach’. The can’t even say the word correctly. They call it ‘Mod-run day’.
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Tbh bro, I don't think they can.

Rizwan is too limited by default. We have seen him use his feat before in an embarrassing fashion.

Babar just isnt that type of player. At his peak he was a good odi and test player but I dont think he was ever known for anything more then an accumulator.

He just never developed lofted strokes in his arsenal and he is 30+ now, dont think he can anymore.
 
shariqnoor said:
Forget the Asia Cup, Pakistan will probably sink to new depths in the tri series. This squad is not worthy to play in the 1st tier of international cricket. They should play Associate level cricket.

Hesson with his ridiculous selections (Faheem, Hasan, Khushdil) will be out of the coaching job in less than a year. He's totally out of his depth with regards to Pakistan cricket.

This is extremely good news for Babar and Rizwan to not be playing in 130 type pitches where they stand to gain nothing but criticism. Inevitably they will be back for the World Cup when this lot completely fails.
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Are you trying to prove you are not a Zero version but you have the full zing in you?
 
mominsaigol said:
Somewhat disagree. Hasan Nawaz is promising. But yes he is nowhere close to the likes of tim david and many others

Also be very careful around me. Remember what'll happen if I praise Australia's power hitting :vk2
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Yeah but Hassan Nawaz is only 1 guy.

Marsh, Owen, Green, David - not a single other team can match that power.
 
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