Pakistan finalize their 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024

[mominsaigol]

People who should have been in the squad.

1) Salman Ali Agha over Shadab

2) Muhammad Haris Over Azam Khan

3) Tayyab tahir over Chacha

4) Saud shakeel over Rizwan

5) Abdullah Shafiq/ Sharjeel Khan over Saim Ayub

6) Ali over Rauf

7) Zafar Gohar over Naseem( Let's be honest, Naseem is an injury prone mess, and we need more spinners, we have too many pacers)

8) Wasim jnr over Abass Afridi (Abass is too expensive, keeps going for 10RR)

9) Sarfraz Ahmed/ shabzada Farhan over usman Khan (Sarfi has experience even if he's out of form, he'd come in handy and would be proper behind the stumps, plus he can make for a good vc to Imad as captain, but if not sarfi due to lack of form, Farhan is a better pick)



This is factual and the sooner you all accept the better

 

[shaz619]

1. Fakhar
2. Sharjeel
3. Babar
4. Mo. Harris
5. Imad Wasim (c)
6. Iftikhar Ahmed
7. Azam Khan (wk)
8. Naseem Shah
9. Amir (vc)
10. Shaheen
11. Abrar Ahmed

I think this is the best possible team, I’d have Rauf, Mo. Wasim Jnr, Usama Mir and Saim Ayub in the squad for rotational purposes.

Having Imad bat so low is a defensive move because they don’t trust Azam or Ifti to finish the game, but by the time Imad shows up, the game is usually dead and he has too much to do.

Are there any better options for no.6 & no.7 with the WT20 in mind, am not so sure. The top order is destructive.

Drinks carrier & dua reader: Mo. Riswan.

Imam: Saqlain

 

[mominsaigol]

1. Fakhar
2. Sharjeel
3. Babar
4. Mo. Harris
5. Imad Wasim (c)
6. Iftikhar Ahmed
7. Azam Khan (wk)
8. Naseem Shah
9. Amir (vc)
10. Shaheen
11. Abrar Ahmed

I think this is the best possible team, I’d have Rauf, Mo. Wasim Jnr, Usama Mir and Saim Ayub in the squad for rotational purposes.

Having Imad bat so low is a defensive move because they don’t trust Azam or Ifti to finish the game, but by the time Imad shows up, the game is usually dead and he has too much to do.

Are there any better options for no.6 & no.7 with the WT20 in mind, am not so sure. The top order is destructive.

Drinks carrier & dua reader: Mo. Riswan.

Imam: Saqlain

Chacha and azam can be swapped for tayyab tahir and agha.

Tayyab, agha, haris all Makeshift depending on situation

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

I wonder what the squad would have looked like if Kirsten had been in charge for a year prior. I don't think Azam Khan would have made the cut that's for sure.

 

[Rana]

Out:
Shadab
Rizwan

In:
Harris
Usama Mir or Mehran Mumtaz

 

[Rana]

Saim out

Sharjeel in

Stop messing around!

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Out:
Shadab
Rizwan

In:
Harris
Usama Mir or Mehran Mumtaz

Plz no Usama Mir, he is just a league bully.

 

[mominsaigol]

Out:
Shadab
Rizwan

In:
Harris
Usama Mir or Mehran Mumtaz

Oo I watched mehran mumtaz in acc emerging cup, he's good, decent at batting too

 

[shaz619]

Usama Mir is a good back up attacking leg spin option, leggies more then any other bowler need special attention and good leadership, Usama has received neither, but he is capable and competent, not his fault a dummy captain has to manage him.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

Salman Ali was a must in the Carib conditions etc.

Taking Abbas Afridi to sit on the bench is a waste of a spot.

I cannot understand how this management are unable to spot the big gaping hole in our line up in the middle overs.

The batting line up has been misfiring for a while and we needed a solid bat who is an excellent player of spin in the middle overs where we continuously get bogged down, He bowls useful offspin and is an excellent fielder.

A solid ready made 3 dimensional cricketer who could of slotted in the out of form Shadab s spot.

This cock up could be costly.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

Usama Mir is a good back up attacking leg spin option, leggies more then any other bowler need special attention and good leadership, Usama has received neither, but he is capable and competent, not his fault a dummy captain has to manage him.

Usama goes for too many runs and is unpredictable in the T20 format.

Abrar is a better option.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Usama goes for too many runs and is unpredictable in the T20 format.

Abrar is a better option.

Abrar can be our Imran Tahir.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Abrar can be our Imran Tahir.

He is a very good bowler but he is a terrible fielder and on top of that you can't expect him to score even 5 runs down the order.

 

[mominsaigol]

Usama Mir is a good back up attacking leg spin option, leggies more then any other bowler need special attention and good leadership, Usama has received neither, but he is capable and competent, not his fault a dummy captain has to manage him.

Its better to take mehran mumtaz or zafar gohar instead.

Usama is a run machine

 

[BouncerGuy]

He is a very good bowler but he is a terrible fielder and on top of that you can't expect him to score even 5 runs down the order.

His replacement is getting smoked all around the park giving 50-60 runs in every other game and his contribution with the bat is also not worth praising. Why not try a guy who is a specialist spinner instead of a hack and try to trouble the opposition with a mystery factor?

 

[mon858]

Biggest issue in squad is picking 5 pure pace bowlers. You only max cam play 4 even that is unlikely for WI part especially. And when playing g 4 you ideally need 4th to be handy with bat you can't have 4 pacer tail. Hence instead of 5th pace bowler you should have got a pace all-rounder or if that was unavailable or simply not good enough then a backup spin all-rounder for shadab like salman agha would have been better option. Right now we are stuck with playing both shadab and imad as the only 2 all rounders and then 3 pacers and if we drop shadab tail becomes too long.

If Haris fitness was question mark or risky, you can keep Abbas Afridi as traveling reserve.or if you are not sure how Haris will do just leave him out and go with Abbas instead.

They left too much for last minute and ran out of time time to make some more concrete changes that provide greater balance. Wish Gary was there from 6 months back maybe things would be a bit different. Oh well no point now let's see how it goes.

 

[Ucdkee]

Why is no one talking about Agha Salman here? More reliable than Haris, Irfan etc. The guy is pretty decent with the bat. Ifti, Salman and Saim can bowl 4 overs in total and you dont need parchi Shadab in the team

 

[BouncerGuy]

Why is no one talking about Agha Salman here? More reliable than Haris, Irfan etc. The guy is pretty decent with the bat. Ifti, Salman and Saim can bowl 4 overs in total and you dont need parchi Shadab in the team

Actually, he is the guy that you needed in the squad. We are one batter short TBH and only he can replace Iftikhar. Right now there is nobody to replace Iftikhar if we have to drop him at some point. Sahdab is pretty bad and Usman can do nothing lower down the order where iffi plays.

 

[shaz619]

Usama goes for too many runs and is unpredictable in the T20 format.

Abrar is a better option.

Leg spinners generally are more expensive, Abrar is an exception due to his straight arm action / bowling as close to the stumps possible. I mentioned Usama as a back up if you read my previous post. Abrar would be my first choice leg spinner and Usama his back up / much prefer him to Shadab’s defensive bowling to.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

He is a very good bowler but he is a terrible fielder and on top of that you can't expect him to score even 5 runs down the order.

Abrar can hold a bat.

He s capable enough to score a few.

He s an ok fielder.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Abrar can hold a bat.

He s capable enough to score a few.

He s an ok fielder.

Yep. His bowling is enough to make him a must-have for this side. It is not like we are replacing a player who is scoring heavily as an all-rounder but his bowling is not good. Abrar is replacing a guy who is in the worst form so far.

His inclusion might not make that much difference when it comes to disrupting the batting department.

 

[Rana]

Abrar can hold a bat.

He s capable enough to score a few.

He s an ok fielder.

Abrar is a proper number 11

Everyone can hold the bat

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

Abrar is a proper number 11

Everyone can hold the bat

The phrase can hold a bat means someone is capable of scoring a few.

Not literally .

 

[Rana]

The phrase can hold a bat means someone is capable of scoring a few.

Not literally .

Yeah I know what you mean. Trent Boult can hold a bay in that sense too, but a tailender will always be a tailender. It’s about working out which of the tail is a number 9 (can support the number 6 or 7 at the back end) and which of them is a pure number 10/11 (the one who the number 6-7 will not trust with the strike)

He’s a number 10/11. Seen enough of him.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Yeah I know what you mean. Trent Boult can hold a bay in that sense too, but a tailender will always be a tailender. It’s about working out which of the tail is a number 9 (can support the number 6 or 7 at the back end) and which of them is a pure number 10/11 (the one who the number 6-7 will not trust with the strike)

He’s a number 10/11. Seen enough of him.

atm, Shadab is nothing more than a number 8 or 9 so Abrar can replace him in the 11 easily.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

Leg spinners generally are more expensive, Abrar is an exception due to his straight arm action / bowling as close to the stumps possible. I mentioned Usama as a back up if you read my previous post. Abrar would be my first choice leg spinner and Usama his back up / much prefer him to Shadab’s defensive bowling to.

Salman Ali should of been selected in the squad and played in shaddy s place in the X1.

There was never going to be a space for Usama even as a back up because Abrar was the back up to Shaddy.

 

[Rana]

atm, Shadab is nothing more than a number 8 or 9 so Abrar can replace him in the 11 easily.

Agreed

Shaheen can lock in 8 and Amir (who is a decent batsman and has a better off-side game than Rizwan) can be at 9. Naseem fluke Shah at 10 to ensure the element of a surprise fluke win is still there.

Abrar at 11 not for batting…just because we need his 4 overs, just like Imad’s 4 overs.

CRUCIAL 8 overs

 

[shaz619]

Salman Ali should of been selected in the squad and played in shaddy s place in the X1.

There was never going to be a space for Usama even as a back up because Abrar was the back up to Shaddy.

In my mind I can’t see how Shadab should be there. So with Abrar as the strike leg spinner, his back up should be Usama. @Rana in his above post has already covered up the lower order batting so this could work.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

Yep. His bowling is enough to make him a must-have for this side. It is not like we are replacing a player who is scoring heavily as an all-rounder but his bowling is not good. Abrar is replacing a guy who is in the worst form so far.

His inclusion might not make that much difference when it comes to disrupting the batting department.

we cant afford to go in with 5 bowlers which is why I kept saying including Salman Ali was a must.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

In my mind I can’t see how Shadab should be there. So with Abrar as the strike leg spinner, his back up should be Usama. @Rana in his above post has already covered up the lower order batting so this could work.

We needed Salman Ali to come in as a batting all rounder in Shaddy s place.

Shaheen at 8 is one place to high.

Shaheen at 9 , Amir at 10 and one of Naseem or Rauf at 11.

with Imad that 16 overs and then use Saim and Ifti to make up 4 overs.

Most teams have batting till 8 and in some cases 9.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

Yeah I know what you mean. Trent Boult can hold a bay in that sense too, but a tailender will always be a tailender. It’s about working out which of the tail is a number 9 (can support the number 6 or 7 at the back end) and which of them is a pure number 10/11 (the one who the number 6-7 will not trust with the strike)

He’s a number 10/11. Seen enough of him.

Shaheen, Amir and Naseem can all support but Abrar isn't a mcgrath out and out bunny.

Rauf is probably the closest thing but even he can slog a few.

 

[gazza619]

I am proposing the following changes:
Drop Azam Khan - Bring in Saud Shakeel
Drop Shadab Khan - Bring in Usama Mir
Drop Saim Ayub - Bring in Abdullah Shafique

 

[Barragan]

Why Rauf?

Too many bowlers.

Needed an extra batsman.

Said it million times.

Too many bowlers and needed extra batsmen.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Can we still make some changes? Atleast put the horribly out of form players and we have got 3 of them

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Too late to make any changes, the management have to back the players that have been picked.

Mohammad Rizwan
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam
Usman Khan
Saim Ayub
Ifthikar Ahmed
Imad Wasim
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah
Mohammad Amir
Abrar Ahmed

No Shadab + No Azam.

 

[gazza619]

Said it million times.

Too many bowlers and needed extra batsmen.

Here is the thing, you play XI batters and you will still see Pakistan scoring 20 runs below par.

It is not the number of batters, it is the quality of batters. With tail enders like Shadab & Azam playing at no.5 & 6, what do u expect.

 

[gazza619]

Too late to make any changes, the management have to back the players that have been picked.

Mohammad Rizwan
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam
Usman Khan
Saim Ayub
Ifthikar Ahmed
Imad Wasim
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah
Mohammad Amir
Abrar Ahmed

No Shadab + No Azam.

Has Saim Ayub done kala jaadu that he makes the cut for so many people despite being nothing but crap.

 

[Barragan]

Here is the thing, you play XI batters and you will still see Pakistan scoring 20 runs below par.

It is not the number of batters, it is the quality of batters. With tail enders like Shadab & Azam playing at no.5 & 6, what do u expect.

That's why you needed an extra batsman in the squad to replace any underperforming one

You take Agha and replace him with azam and all of sudden the middle order doesn't look bad.

This is what's wrong.

 

[TeymurBlake]

How are they still persisting with Shadab.

Agha Ali Salman would be a much better option.

Agha Ali Salman for Shadab Khan.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Has Saim Ayub done kala jaadu that he makes the cut for so many people despite being nothing but crap.

He’s in the WT20 squad, Usman Khan has to play, Rizwan and Babar aren’t going anywhere. Fakhar has claimed his spot at 4. Might as well strengthen your batting by playing Ayub in the middle order rather than having him sit on the bench.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

What if we declare Saim and Azam unfit and call in Mohammad Haris and Sahibzada Farhan?

 

[FearlessRoar]

Only Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf are the right players in Pakistan's T20I squad for the World Cup. The rest are nowhere near being T20I cricketers, and I'm surprised that they're representing Pakistan in T20is.

 

[riddu]

1. Rizwan
2. Babar
3. Usman
4. Fakhar
5. Saim ayub
6. Imad wasim
7. Salman ali agha
8. Mohd Haris
9. Shaheen Afridi
10. Rauf
11. Abbas Afridi


Keep more batters till 9... nomatter how many good bowlers you will keep... opposition will always find way to score 200+

 

[mumtaz]

Too late to make any changes, the management have to back the players that have been picked.

Mohammad Rizwan
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam
Usman Khan
Saim Ayub
Ifthikar Ahmed
Imad Wasim
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah
Mohammad Amir
Abrar Ahmed

No Shadab + No Azam.

I think at this point both Shadab and Azam are unselectable, so Saim has to come back at 5.

On the bowling front, Rauf has to start ahead of both Naseem and Amir. I would even argue that Abbas Afridi should also play ahead of both of them.

Rizwan
Babar
Usman
Fakhar
Saim
Iftikhar
Imad
Shaheen
Abbas/Naseem/Amir
Abrar
Rauf

 

[mumtaz]

But it's remarkably short sighted of the selectors to not have a backup allrounder (pace or spin) in the squad especially with Shadab in poor form and Imad having dodgy fitness. I am assuming that plan A would always have to be to have batting down to number 8.

 

[mominsaigol]

I am proposing the following changes:
Drop Azam Khan - Bring in Saud Shakeel
Drop Shadab Khan - Bring in Usama Mir
Drop Saim Ayub - Bring in Abdullah Shafique

Shadab for agha.
Azam for haris
Usman khan for saud shakeel
Saim for shabzada farhan
Rizwan for Abdullah

 

[Asif321]

What if we declare Saim and Azam unfit and call in Mohammad Haris and Sahibzada Farhan?

Same result

 

[BouncerGuy]

Some things are established now.

1) Babar and Rizwan still do better as openers than many Tulla players out there
2) Usman needs more chances
3) Azam khan is the worst guy in this squad for obvious reason
4) Iftikhar Ahmed needs to be kicked out of the team now.
5) Shadab is not a batter so don't try to play him in middle order. If he cannot bowl well, drop him as well.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pakistan T20I squad departs for the USA to take part in the ICC T20 World Cup.

Pakistan team will start their World Cup campaign with a match against the Hosts, USA, on June 6

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Too late to make any changes, the management have to back the players that have been picked.

Is that official? Is this squad now finalised and we are not allowed to change if we change our mind about any player unless they have fitness issues?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Is that official? Is this squad now finalised and we are not allowed to change if we change our mind about any player unless they have fitness issues?

Yes. You can only replace a player for injury now

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Yes. You can only replace a player for injury now

It might be difficult to prove an injury to a player like Azam Khan when he has completed a fixture just yesterday.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

It might be difficult to prove an injury to a player like Azam Khan when he has completed a fixture just yesterday.

Rauf can bowl short balls at his body in the nets.

 

[ads101]

Best xi from squad I think right now

1. Usman
2. Rizwan
3. Babar
4. Fakhar
5. Saim
6. Ifti
7. Imad
8. Abrar
9. Shaheen
10. Amir
11. Rauf

But if possible would prefer Agha or Saud at 5.

 

[ads101]

It might be difficult to prove an injury to a player like Azam Khan when he has completed a fixture just yesterday.

Just do another military camp, that should do it.

 

[Professionalismandflair]

Yes. You can only replace a player for injury now

Surely Azam Khan’s pride and self belief have been hurt?

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Rauf can bowl short balls at his body in the nets.

Would be pretty hard to miss so I think you might have a good plan there.

 

[Energy]

In hindsight, this is a poor squad because there's no extra batting option.

 

[FearlessRoar]

How have Pakistan performed since the T20 cricket since World Cup 2022?

The table below quickly highlights how the Pakistan cricket team have performed in their last 24 T20Is since finishing as runners-up in the 2022 tournament:

Pakistan record	Result
4 match series vs England (Away)	Lost 0-2
3 match series vs Ireland (Away)	Won 2-1
5 match series vs New Zealand (Home)	Tied 2-2
5 match series vs New Zealand (Away)	Lost 1-4
Pakistan vs Bangladesh (Hangzhou Asian Games)	Lost
Pakistan vs Afghanistan (Hangzhou Asian Games)	Lost
Pakistan vs Hong Kong (Hangzhou Asian Games)	Won
5 match series in 2023 vs New Zealand (H)	Tied 2-2
3 match series in 2023 vs Afghanistan (A)	Lost 2-1

 

[Mohraheem]

Is there a chance we can kick out Chacha off the team! All his last series were why this guy keeps getting selected

 

[TeymurBlake]

Drop Azam Khan. You have Rizwan & Usman Khan as keepers so you don't need another keeper. Maybe bring in a batter.

Drop Shadab. You have Abrar Ahmed, Imad Wasim. Bring in Agha Ali Salman.

I would also like to see Pakistan if he's fit, Aamer Jamal inclusion could be vital.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Is that official? Is this squad now finalised and we are not allowed to change if we change our mind about any player unless they have fitness issues?

Nope. It's for the better. It's not gully Cricket. Otherwise Pakistan and fans will change squad every other day

 

[RidiculousMan]

Rauf can bowl short balls at his body in the nets.

What were theycm doing at nets this whole time?

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Is that official? Is this squad now finalised and we are not allowed to change if we change our mind about any player unless they have fitness issues?

Tournament starts in a couple days

Time to back them regardless of how mediocre they are.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Tournament starts in a couple days

Time to back them regardless of how mediocre they are.

You could still make a better team even with the players in the squad that has been picked. Babar can keep wicket so replace Azam with Saim Ayub. He might be unreliable but at least he isn't too heavy to be caught flat-footed with the short balls.

Replace Shadab with Abrar. He can't bat, but he is a decent spinner.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Instead of Shadab we would have opted for Irfan Niazi or Salman Ali Agha i believe

 

[Fanti78]

Drop Azam Khan. You have Rizwan & Usman Khan as keepers so you don't need another keeper. Maybe bring in a batter.

Drop Shadab. You have Abrar Ahmed, Imad Wasim. Bring in Agha Ali Salman.

I would also like to see Pakistan if he's fit, Aamer Jamal inclusion could be vital.

Totally agree with you - need to some how squeeze in salman Ali agha and Amaar Jamal - Azam can go along with saim ayub as we have fakhar who is a genuine opener…

There’s news circulating around Usama Mir and wahab rift that may have cost him his spot hence why brown nose yes sir shadab keeps getting picked…

 

[PakHammer]

Pakistan have been quite creative in World Cup squads before and getting rid of under performing players who were named in the original squad.

I still think Salman Ali Agha will make the squad to replace an 'injured' Azam or Shadab.

 

[Mohraheem]

I think at this point both Shadab and Azam are unselectable, so Saim has to come back at 5.

On the bowling front, Rauf has to start ahead of both Naseem and Amir. I would even argue that Abbas Afridi should also play ahead of both of them.

Rizwan
Babar
Usman
Fakhar
Saim
Iftikhar
Imad
Shaheen
Abbas/Naseem/Amir
Abrar
Rauf

Ifthikhar again why did u select Ifthikhar on behalf of which Performance ??? Haven’t u learnt your lesson ???

 

[TeymurBlake]

Totally agree with you - need to some how squeeze in salman Ali agha and Amaar Jamal - Azam can go along with saim ayub as we have fakhar who is a genuine opener…

There’s news circulating around Usama Mir and wahab rift that may have cost him his spot hence why brown nose yes sir shadab keeps getting picked…

It's nuts that Pakistan haven't utilised a pace bowling AR in the team. It's probably because they want to have Amir, Shaheen, Naseem & Haris bowling together, as opposed to the idea of dropping one & bringing a AR.

 

[Mohraheem]

Best xi from squad I think right now

1. Usman
2. Rizwan
3. Babar
4. Fakhar
5. Saim
6. Ifti
7. Imad
8. Abrar
9. Shaheen
10. Amir
11. Rauf

But if possible would prefer Agha or Saud at 5.

Why Ifthikhar and which match he has pleased you ??? Which game he performed ??? Please don’t add Chacha’s name if you don’t have any answer.

 

[Mohraheem]

Some things are established now.

1) Babar and Rizwan still do better as openers than many Tulla players out there
2) Usman needs more chances
3) Azam khan is the worst guy in this squad for obvious reason
4) Iftikhar Ahmed needs to be kicked out of the team now.
5) Shadab is not a batter so don't try to play him in middle order. If he cannot bowl well, drop him as well.

Love # 4

 

[Mohraheem]

People selecting Ifthikhar has no clue in Pakistan cricket. My question to them is to them is why u selecting him ? Didn’t u watch NZ away series and home series ? Did u watch ire or England series ?

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Pakistan cricket team has arrived in Dallas from London where they will play its first match in the ICC T20 World Cup against the host, the USA, on June 6 in Dallas.

Pakistan is in Group A of the T20 World Cup along with India, the USA, Canada, and Ireland.

 

[Energy]

There's still time for Azam and Saim to be involved in a freak injury.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

Best X1 to start with the squad selected vs US


Saim
Riz (WK)
Babar
Usman
Fakhar
Imad
Ifti
Shadab
Shaheen
Amir
Rauf

7 bowling options.

 

[PakFan2010]

Shan Masood would have been a good option.

He played well at the last tournament.

 

[Kroll]

Pakistan cricket team has arrived in Dallas from London where they will play its first match in the ICC T20 World Cup against the host, the USA, on June 6 in Dallas.

Pakistan is in Group A of the T20 World Cup along with India, the USA, Canada, and Ireland.

Another nice wee summer holiday for the lads in America and Caribbean.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Shan Masood would have been a good option.

He played well at the last tournament.

Can't say anything with certainty. Also another accumulator.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Umar Akmal should have been picked over Azam.