Pakistan squad announced for the ODI series against Australia

[Justcrazy]

Had to come out of bed - my sleep is gone!!!

Rahat, Irfan, Nawaz, Wahab - not sure, if many will trade this shock with the horror show at MCG today? Kamran won't be selected I knew, as long as Azhar is Captain; but the bowling choices are atrocious - only format where Sohail can contribute - he is left out again.

How Inzamam played International Cricket ? How can someone leave out sohail khan in OD in favour of rahat Ali ?

Honestly these people are killing Pakistan cricket.

 

[DRsohail]

How Inzamam played International Cricket ? How can someone leave out sohail khan in OD in favour of rahat Ali ?

Honestly these people are killing Pakistan cricket.

Inzi has been perfect disappointment..what does shafiq do in odi.what is the role of 2 lift arm spinners..rahat rubbish......rahat patehtic selection pathetic...

 

[Syed1]

How are you going to develop a pace bowling alrounder when you are not going to freaking select one?!?

 

[DRsohail]

How are you going to develop a pace bowling alrounder when you are not going to freaking select one?!?

Rahat is good option.didn't u c that flick

 

[MMHS]

How Inzamam played International Cricket ? How can someone leave out sohail khan in OD in favour of rahat Ali ?

Honestly these people are killing Pakistan cricket.

Inzi knows everything in Cricket. He toured AUS 10 times - read it again 10 times; starting from 1988 U19 WC - WSC in 90, 92, 97, 2000; WC 92, Test series in 95, 99, 2005 (WSC as well); ICC world XI in 2004 - I hope, I am not missing any more. He knows, exactly what he had selected for a tour of AUS, though I can't explain why. Test team was part of stability, may be it's the continuation. Wahab & Rahat will hit hundred almost every innings while Rahat will cost 20 runs in field & if PAK is 8 down on the 1st ball of an over, Wahab/Rahat might not survive the rest 5 balls......

Either way, 5-0 is written on it; at least they could have tried 3/4 genuine U25 players.

 

[MMHS]

i think u are on of the best poster here..for new comers like us and who does love the particular game for the sake of many things ....has emotional attachment with our cricket.but but what a fan like me can do when he see that what is being done by pcb .it hurts a fan like me being busy all the day just wanna enjoy good news about our cricket but it isn't there...and the last thing which hurts even more when a man like me knows that what is being done is not right if it is inzi 'misbah or mr. oldi ...

I was almost ceratin, Inzi will do something like this - in his 4+ years, only 3 players debuted for PAK, 2 were dropped after 1st match (Asif & Riaz Afridi) & one debuted in his last series (Rehman). I might be missing 1 or 2 at most, if so. And that was the time, when PAK won 2 U19 WCs in 2004 & 2006 - there is a generation of cricketers around 35-38 (real age, I don't see much on what's listed) with very good domestic stats, who were at their prime between that cursed era of 2003 to 2007 - never got their chance for Inzi's group.

But, I didn't expect this level from him, to be honest.

 

[Anis10]

Australia beat India 4-1, so don't be surprised if we got beat 5-0

We might have a shot of wining the 5th odi, if the Australians rest they main players like England did in the final match.

 

[Syed1]

Pathetic pathetic squad, what is the team we are going to go with?


1. Sharjeel
2. Azhar
3. Babar
4. Sarfaraz
5. Malik
6. U.Akmal
7. Imad
8. Hassan
9. Amir
10. Wahab
11. Irfan


4 off your 5 bowlers are left handed. Seriously you cannot be this illogical even if you purposefully tried. No back-up option, no pace alrounders, no dynamic ODI quality back-up batsman.


Inzi is utterly useless, dafa karo issay. Muftay ki salary lehnay walay. Chaar series se aek hi squad select horahi hai. Kis baat ki salary leh rahay hain yeh ?

 

[coy0607]

Asad and Rahat are total wasted selections

Sohail would've been better, considering there are 4 left armers in the squad and Sohail is arguably the best bat out of all the bowlers

I'm glad Kamran didn't make it. Although I'm sure he would've failed miserably while opening in Australia

 

[coy0607]

Pathetic pathetic squad, what is the team we are going to go with?


1. Sharjeel
2. Azhar
3. Babar
4. Sarfaraz
5. Malik
6. U.Akmal
7. Imad
8. Hassan
9. Amir
10. Wahab
11. Irfan


4 off your 5 bowlers are left handed. Seriously you cannot be this illogical even if you purposefully tried. No back-up option, no pace alrounders, no dynamic ODI quality back-up batsman.


Inzi is utterly useless, dafa karo issay. Muftay ki salary lehnay walay. Chaar series se aek hi squad select horahi hai. Kis baat ki salary leh rahay hain yeh ?

That's very thin batting. I think Arthur and Azhar prefer Nawaz over maybe Irfan, like we saw against WI

But I agree overall, not a very good squad. No improvements by selectors from series to series

 

[Syed1]

That's very thin batting. I think Arthur and Azhar prefer Nawaz over maybe Irfan, like we saw against WI

But I agree overall, not a very good squad. No improvements by selectors from series to series

Nawaz is the epitome of mediocrity, can't bat, can't bowl, can't field. Inzi the revolutionary has taken a liking for this pathetic cricketer and keeps on selecting him. Even Anwar Ali would have been an upgrade on Nawaz, atleast Anwar could field.

 

[Square Drive]

Sohail and a freaking all-rounder (what haplened to those goddamn reports!?) should've made it ahead of Irfan and Rahat, at the very least.

Damn you Inzi.

 

[Barragan]

How does irfan make it back? What is that dud rahat doing there?

inzi is becoming a serious joke and one of the worst selectors to date.

He used to say "selectors are those, that have never been selected themselves", but he is no better than them and is doing a terrible job himself.

The fact, Pak lost 2-0 in NZ and he still didn't make any changes, just goes to show much he cares about Pak cricket and what direction it is going down.

Simply there for the pay.

 

[ExplicitAI]

Honestly speaking I do hope that this is Azhar's last series as captain, he's clearly not fit to lead an international side let alone a PSL side.

Selecting Asad, Irfan and Rahat are big blunders. I don't see Asad making the starting XI as I think he's just a backup player but he's a horrid ODI batsman, reminds me of how Laxman was a Test specialist. There's no future for Irfan, we're building a side for the 2019 WC and you're selecting a lanky 34 year old fast bowler that broke down in last year's ODI world cup. In addition, Rahat is someone that an get spanked everywhere and concede around 70+ runs as well as being mentally weak.

Inzi should've selected Junaid Khan, Mohammad Asghar and maybe Asif Zakir (I don't see many good batsman in domestic cricket that can play fast with good averages), We're literally setting ourselves up for failure. Literally I see other team fans take pity on us.

 

[The_KING]

Where is Sohail Khan? He should be in the ODI squad.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

It would have been an excellent squad if Hafeez was in the side instead of Shafiq.

1) Sharjeel
2) Azhar Ali
3) Babar Adam
4) Umar Akmal
5) Malik
6) Sarfraz
7) Imad Wasim
8) Wahab Riaz
9) Mohammed Amir
10) Hassan Ali
11) Mohammed Irfan

This is a strong Pakistan side.

 

[DRsohail]

How are you going to develop a pace bowling alrounder when you are not going to freaking select one?!?

I was almost ceratin, Inzi will do something like this - in his 4+ years, only 3 players debuted for PAK, 2 were dropped after 1st match (Asif & Riaz Afridi) & one debuted in his last series (Rehman). I might be missing 1 or 2 at most, if so. And that was the time, when PAK won 2 U19 WCs in 2004 & 2006 - there is a generation of cricketers around 35-38 (real age, I don't see much on what's listed) with very good domestic stats, who were at their prime between that cursed era of 2003 to 2007 - never got their chance for Inzi's group.

But, I didn't expect this level from him, to be honest.

Even mohsin hasan khan and haroon were better

 

[Chikkeh]

Malik should not be in the squad.

What has happened to Sohaib Maqsood I had big hopes for him?

 

[Speedster777]

Pathetic pathetic squad, what is the team we are going to go with?


1. Sharjeel
2. Azhar
3. Babar
4. Sarfaraz
5. Malik
6. U.Akmal
7. Imad
8. Hassan
9. Amir
10. Wahab
11. Irfan


4 off your 5 bowlers are left handed. Seriously you cannot be this illogical even if you purposefully tried. No back-up option, no pace alrounders, no dynamic ODI quality back-up batsman.


Inzi is utterly useless, dafa karo issay. Muftay ki salary lehnay walay. Chaar series se aek hi squad select horahi hai. Kis baat ki salary leh rahay hain yeh ?

Exactly. Irfan, Sohail, Rahat, Wahab, Imran, Akmal, Shoaib wohi chaar paanch flop players baar baar waapis select ho jaatey hain. The whole selection committee is a joke.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Seems like Inzi and co do not spend too much time on selection. This is for the third or fourth time that they have sent the exact same team.

This means that our team still will be handicapped and Azhar will have no other option then to stick with seniors in the squad.

Inzi and co got rid of anwar ali, bhatti, zulfiqar babar, shehzad, afridi and now yasir shah for his poor performances in LOIs...

Though Hafeez cleared his bowling action is not selected which says that they dont want to disrupt the batting order which gave them success in 4 consecutive ODIs...Hope they keep rizwan going and make UA wait for some more time...

Consistency is being maintained which is good to build a team...

 

[world cup captain]

The playing 11 picks itself from the squad.

Azhar
Sharjeel
Babar
Sarfraz
Malik
Akmal
Wasim
Hassan
Amir
Wahab
Irfan/Nawaz (I prefer neither of the two)

BTW, is Hafeez unfit? Or is he "unfit"?

 

[Abdullah719]

The playing 11 picks itself from the squad.

Azhar
Sharjeel
Babar
Sarfraz
Malik
Akmal
Wasim
Hassan
Amir
Wahab
Irfan/Nawaz (I prefer neither of the two)

BTW, is Hafeez unfit? Or is he "unfit"?

Unfit.

 

[hass]

Awful squad it must be said. Didn't have huge expectation when Inzamam was appointed and I'm glad I didn't.

I'd probably go with the following line up from that sorry lot.

Azhar Ali
Sharjeel Khan
Babar Azam
Sarfraz Ahmed
Asad Shafiq
Umar Akmal
Imad Wasim
Mohammad Nawaz
Mohammad Amir
Wahab Riaz
Hasan Ali

Would still expect a 5-0 thumping. Aggressive batsman prepared to perform in today's ODI demands are sorely lacking here and unless Hasan Ali and Mohammad Nawaz emerge as revelations to supplement Amir, Imad and Wahab performing at their very best, there just isn't enough across the board in the bowling department.

 

[omer28]

they should have also included asif in the team .. on these conditions asif/ irfan / amir and wahab is a good attack ... get an aggressive captain and get rid of misbahs protege azhar ali ... need an aggressive captain imad wasim might be the answer

 

[omer28]

considering how well pakistan have bowled in the last match it might be worth a shot to play irfan how much can it backfire .. the current lot of gifted bowlers gave away 5 runs an over in a test match and conceded 624 runs at that rate just imagine what they are capable of in the odis

 

[Abdul]

I'm happy with the squad barring Rahat and Irfan. Hopefully Asad gets few games.

 

[world cup captain]

Unfit.

Inzi is starting to get as bad as they come. After the presumed series loss, Hafeez will be back as the savior of the team.

 

[Abdullah719]

Inzi is starting to get as bad as they come. After the presumed series loss, Hafeez will be back as the savior of the team.

As long as Arthur is there, I think Hafeez will find it exceedingly difficult to make a comeback.

 

[New Yorker]

I dont understand our fans most of times.
What really you guys were expecting ?

Asad may doesn't deserve place in ODI team. but others just look fine

On the basis of what record of performance does Rahat deserve a place in the ODI team over any one of Zia, Sadaf, Rumman?

 

[Abdul]

[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION]

I saw you on some other thread mentioning that apparently there were issues between Azhar and Junaid. I'm aware that you were citing someone else.

But I don't think that's the case here:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Well played <a href="https://twitter.com/AzharAli_">@AzharAli_</a> played a wonderful innings.. congratulations on your double100... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pakvsaus?src=hash">#pakvsaus</a></p>— Junaid khan 83 (@JunaidkhanREAL) <a href="https://twitter.com/JunaidkhanREAL/status/814012101677248512">December 28, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Junaid Khan did congratulate him after his innings and Azhar also retweeted above. Both of them are also following each other.

That was probably some fake news being spread (wherever you heard it).

 

[pasha404]

Sohail should have been there instead of Rahat,he is playing the wrong format he is not fit enough to play the tests I can 400+scores every time Australia bat first it would be embarrassing

 

[Idrees1990]

How does irfan make it back? What is that dud rahat doing there?

inzi is becoming a serious joke and one of the worst selectors to date.

He used to say "selectors are those, that have never been selected themselves", but he is no better than them and is doing a terrible job himself.

The fact, Pak lost 2-0 in NZ and he still didn't make any changes, just goes to show much he cares about Pak cricket and what direction it is going down.

Simply there for the pay.

Irfan is a very good wicket taking option. We need him with a new ball. He recently played 4 day matches and looks pretty fit.

 

[Idrees1990]

I'm happy with the squad barring Rahat and Irfan. Hopefully Asad gets few games.

I don't understand everyone's problem with irfan. He showed recently that he is fit. I would take him over wahab any day, who is just a hype/no skill. Irfan is a good short term pick. Kick out wahab, sohail, and rahat and bring new faces.

 

[Abdul]

I don't understand everyone's problem with irfan. He showed recently that he is fit. I would take him over wahab any day, who is just a hype/no skill. Irfan is a good short term pick. Kick out wahab, sohail, and rahat and bring new faces.

The problem with Irfan is that he isn't a reliable option. Too many times we have seen him break down during an innings which messes up captain/coach's planning.

Even when fully fit, he bowls garbage and can't pick up wickets. Not to mention that he is a liability in the field also and the less said about his batting, the better. He only gets selected because of his height which is of no use for the team.

 

[Idrees1990]

The problem with Irfan is that he isn't a reliable option. Too many times we have seen him break down during an innings which messes up captain/coach's planning.

Even when fully fit, he bowls garbage and can't pick up wickets. Not to mention that he is a liability in the field also and the less said about his batting, the better. He only gets selected because of his height which is of no use for the team.

He is way better wicket taking option compare to wahab/rahat/sohail. Why is wahab being kept around? What has he done to warrant his place? It's a joke! Need to get rid of these three and bring in junaid/tabish/sadaf etc... I wouldn't mind asif in these conditions even if it is ODI.

 

[Abdul]

He is way better wicket taking option compare to wahab/rahat/sohail. Why is wahab being kept around? What has he done to warrant his place? It's a joke! Need to get rid of these three and bring in junaid/tabish/sadaf etc... I wouldn't mind asif in these conditions even if it is ODI.

What has Irfan done to warrant his selection? Wahab/Rahat/Sohail can at least bowl ten overs in every match without injuring themselves.

 

[Mainul]

Pakistan cricket is in the hands of wrong people.This ODI squad is rubbish.

 

[Mainul]

Junaid Khan should have been selected.

 

[Idrees1990]

What has Irfan done to warrant his selection? Wahab/Rahat/Sohail can at least bowl ten overs in every match without injuring themselves.

Sohail is unfit right now but i believe he deserves to be on the squad. Wahab and Rahat, absolutely not. Selection committee should explain to us why they keep selecting wahab?

If irfan is used carefully with rest, his pace and awkward bounce always gives us wickets.

 

[Anik Sharma]

Great squad. It's brilliant. Fantabulous. Nicest. Best..Greatest

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

What is the actual reason of sohail being dropped? Is he so unfit can't perform better or he did not performed better in england odi's and in WI odi's?

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Not sure why Sohail wasn't selected when he's shown he can bowl well in short bursts and he can bash the ball.

And no idea why Shafiq was selected; he's played 50 odd ODIs for an average of 25 or so at a s/r of 50-60.

Just a really stupid selection and one that reeks of favoritism.

 

[Asim2Good]

On the basis of what record of performance does Rahat deserve a place in the ODI team over any one of Zia, Sadaf, Rumman?

mentioned players never been selected before, whats new in that?
they are not on selection radar, Rumman may b not others 2, Zia been in news for last 5-6 years now

 

[ICanHitA6OnYou]

At the end of the day no matter who is playing Azhar Ali will will be so clueless with the field set up that even if we bowl good we wont get wickets.

 

[mz123]

1-Azhar Ali
2-Sharjeel Khan
3-Babar Azam
4-Shoaib Malik
5-Sarfaraz Ahmed
6-Umar Akmal
7-Imad Wasim
8-Mohammad Amir
9-Wahab Riaz
10-Hassan Ali
11-Mohammad Irfan

On a particular day, this team can be quite good....

 

[sl-fan-of-pak]

Come on...this is australia, you already have Imad Wasim!! Why try Nawaz? Why can't they just draft in at least a half baked fast bowling all rounder and give him a chance? And seriously why persist with Shafiq...Rahat Ali is going to get hammered like nothing.

 

[Barragan]

Irfan is a very good wicket taking option. We need him with a new ball. He recently played 4 day matches and looks pretty fit.

He has played domestic matches before and broken down mid-series, so what is so different this time?

Did he all of sudden, become super fit and immune to injuries?

If the answer is no to the question above, then this is a bad selection and a very costly one, considering a replacement will take a long time to get in from Pak.

He was probably at his peak fitness back in 2012/13, but even then he was breaking down, hence he can't be trusted anymore and a suicidal selection.

 

[Veteran]

Looking at some of the selections and omissions in the ODI squad and thinking back on some of the question marks about the Test Squad here is a question. Could Inzi be deliberately sabotaging Mickey Arthur's chances of success? Wouldn't be surprised if there is resentment about a foreign coach and this would hasten his departure and pave the way for one of his cronies unless he fancies the job himself. Any thoughts? Wonder if Mickey reads these posts. He should to get a sense of the sociocultural aspect of Pakistani cricket lol!

 

[WC-Passion]

Horrific squad. No point in wasting your time watching the ODI matches if Inzi is going to keep on recycling the same rubbish failures for no reason. Irfan, Shafiq, Nawaz, and Rahat should be no where near the LOI teams.

 

[Hasan123]

Too many leg arm bowlers and can't understand why a seam bowling all rounder wasn't selected. Also not selecting a specialist leg break bowler is disappointing, you need to look to get to wickets in the middle overs and a leg break bowler can be key in this aspect.

Would have liked to see another opening batsmen in the squad but not too upset over the batters selected. Hope Umar Akmal starts. Unlucky to drop Rizwan but we lack power down the order. Would like to see rizwan bat at 4 or 5 and get a long rope.

 

[Abdullah719]

Come on...this is australia, you already have Imad Wasim!! Why try Nawaz? Why can't they just draft in at least a half baked fast bowling all rounder and give him a chance? And seriously why persist with Shafiq...Rahat Ali is going to get hammered like nothing.

I doubt either of Shafiq or Rahat will get a game.

 

[Zohaib Shah]

1. Azhar Ali (captain)
2. Sharjeel Khan
3. Babar Azam
4. Shoaib Malik
5. Asad Shafiq
6. Umar Akmal
7. Sarfraz Ahmad (vice-captain) (wk)
8. Mohammad Rizwan
9. Imad Wasim
10. Mohammad Nawaz
11. Mohammad Amir
12. Wahab Riaz
13. Hasan Ali
14. Rahat Ali
15. Mohammad Irfan

The players in bold are not needed in ODI cricket. Rahat and Irfan should be no where near the national team. Asad and Azhar are not cut out for ODI cricket. If we replace these four we should do better in ODI cricket.

I am a bit iffy on Shoiab Malik to. Along with Wahab. But they are not nearly as bad as these four players.

 

[Abdullah719]

Looking at some of the selections and omissions in the ODI squad and thinking back on some of the question marks about the Test Squad here is a question. Could Inzi be deliberately sabotaging Mickey Arthur's chances of success? Wouldn't be surprised if there is resentment about a foreign coach and this would hasten his departure and pave the way for one of his cronies unless he fancies the job himself. Any thoughts? Wonder if Mickey reads these posts. He should to get a sense of the sociocultural aspect of Pakistani cricket lol!

This seems speculative at best.

 

[ads101]

1. Azhar Ali
2. Sharjeel Khan
3. Babar Azam
4. Umar Akmal
5. Sarfraz
6. Malik
7. Imad Wasim
8. Amir
9. Hasan Ali
10. Riaz
11. Rahat Ali

Irfan might do better than Rahat but not a fan of bringing in players I'm doubtful will last 10 overs. Plus don't think Irfan has much long term use for us at all, there's no point. Irfan can play T20s but that's all I'd use him in. Let's see what umar does up the order at 4, no more excuses he didn't score because he was down the order.

 

[MMHS]

To every poster here, including the gentleman just above me - my humble inquiry is -

How Wahab Riaz makes the squad, let alone playing XI in an ODI? 3 NO Balls, in an ODI is almost equal to a game changer in a tight contest - one of many qualities this guy has.

 

[Mamoon]

Looking at some of the selections and omissions in the ODI squad and thinking back on some of the question marks about the Test Squad here is a question. Could Inzi be deliberately sabotaging Mickey Arthur's chances of success? Wouldn't be surprised if there is resentment about a foreign coach and this would hasten his departure and pave the way for one of his cronies unless he fancies the job himself. Any thoughts? Wonder if Mickey reads these posts. He should to get a sense of the sociocultural aspect of Pakistani cricket lol!

Inzamam has a taste for controversy, after all, certain players took an oath against Younis at his house in 2009, but I think that it is extremely far-fetched to think that he is trying to sabotage Arthur.

 

[Mamoon]

Wahab is being rewarded for the beautiful century that he scored in England......with the ball.

 

[MMHS]

This seems speculative at best.

Is it? If Arthur is sacked for failure, let alone PCB willing to bring one, I doubt how many top level Coaches will be interested for PAK job - result a Deshi one & could be the one who rocked the world with Afghan side.

Last 3 teams (NZ, AUS & AUS) can have 2 speculations - one is what this gentle man has written. Other one is that someone playing International cricket for 18 years, leading PAK for 4+ years in 3 format & touring AUS in 10 different tours is a novice in his job as CS.

 

[kingusama92]

To every poster here, including the gentleman just above me - my humble inquiry is -

How Wahab Riaz makes the squad, let alone playing XI in an ODI? 3 NO Balls, in an ODI is almost equal to a game changer in a tight contest - one of many qualities this guy has.

But that spell against Watson...

 

[Seamer]

My playing 11 for 1st odi :

1. Azhar Ali
2. Sharjeel Khan
3. Babar Azam
4. Sarfaraz
5. Malik
6. U Akmal
7. Imad Wasim
8. Amir
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Hassan Ali
11. Irfan

 

[marlonbrowndo]

The best possible 11 in this poor team is

Azhar
Sharjeel
Babar
Umar
Sarfraz
Malik
Imad
Amir
Hassan
Wahab
Rahat

 

[Veteran]

Inzamam has a taste for controversy, after all, certain players took an oath against Younis at his house in 2009, but I think that it is extremely far-fetched to think that he is trying to sabotage Arthur.

I hope you are right. I have been following Pakistan cricket from before most of you were born albeit from afar since I have never lived in what is now Pakistan. Sadly it seems to me nothing is too farfetched for Pakistan cricket. Do you want me to list some farfetched events? Whatever may be the truth there seem to be some bizarre selections--moreso than usual.

 

[Zohaib Shah]

To every poster here, including the gentleman just above me - my humble inquiry is -

How Wahab Riaz makes the squad, let alone playing XI in an ODI? 3 NO Balls, in an ODI is almost equal to a game changer in a tight contest - one of many qualities this guy has.

Wahab has the ablity to take wickets. When Amir is not firing Wahab manages to get a few. At the moment I would take Wahab over Amir.

As for his replacement I see no one better than Junaid Khan.

 

[Rayyman]

My playing 11 for 1st odi :

1. Azhar Ali
2. Sharjeel Khan
3. Babar Azam
4. Sarfaraz
5. Malik
6. U Akmal
7. Imad Wasim
8. Amir
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Hassan Ali
11. Irfan

Agreed, but switch Malik and Sarfraz.

 

[Square Drive]

As long as Arthur is there, I think Hafeez will find it exceedingly difficult to make a comeback.

We said that about Irfan too, but here he is.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Should recal saleem malik too

 

[sl-fan-of-pak]

I doubt either of Shafiq or Rahat will get a game.

Then why do something so redundant??

 

[Abdullah719]

Then why do something so redundant??

I don't agree with it, just pointing out that they will probably be carrying drinks.

 

[MMHS]

Wahab has the ablity to take wickets. When Amir is not firing Wahab manages to get a few. At the moment I would take Wahab over Amir.

As for his replacement I see no one better than Junaid Khan.

Wahab has no ability to take wickets - he can buy some. What Wahab is doing is similar to Agarkar, but at much inferior impact. 15 years back, Agarkar took almost 2 wickets/ODI at 5+ economy, which was effective in one sense that he at least gave wickets with new ball for the spinners to come in to play.

On cricket tactical terms, I can explain why Amir isn't getting that many wickets in ODI - won't now, as it'll sound hollow. He is around 26, I am sure, he'll bowl sometimes in near future under Sarfraz or even himself, who knows - we'll see then; same goes for Yasir. Also, International teams don't bat with Afridi size brain, not even pea size - if they get at least couple of Hit Me ball every over from one end, they don't need to go crazy against the only bowler maintaining at least decent pressure. Show me a single match, where Amir opened the flood gate.

Besides, continuation of Misbah/Afridi style Captaincy has ensured that teams can walk around at 4.5 to 5.75 rate from over No. 11 to 40, without taking slightest of risks & can reach 180/3 to 240/2 after 40 overs, with set batsmen in - what Amir, even Wasim at prime 'll struggle to stop 100 more in 10 overs after that in current context. Bowling is the most tactical part of Cricket game, it was even 170 years back, when Alfred Mann & Fuller Pilch used to play single wicket games - in current moods operandi even Shane, Murali, Wasim, McGrath will struggle to bowl teams out if they allow "Captain" to call shots.

Junaid is a decent option; only issue is, there are too many left-armers in the team. He is not a better option than Amir or even Irfan, if fit & I'll take Tanvir in LO than Wahab.

 

[Walidad]

INJustice

Why not junaid khan & sohail khan & Fakhar Zaman

Why asad Shafique after floping in 50 + odis why Sir rahat ali the king of swing

Pak cricket needs brave decisions not time pass

One good th8ng they not opt for kamran akmaal

 

[Black Zero]

Inzamam has a taste for controversy, after all, certain players took an oath against Younis at his house in 2009, but I think that it is extremely far-fetched to think that he is trying to sabotage Arthur.

I think it was a hotel room (but inzi was consulted one way or the ther) and oath was to help each other if YK marginalized any player.

It's an old story, but YK started acting weirdly after t20 win.

 

[MRSN]

To every poster here, including the gentleman just above me - my humble inquiry is -

How Wahab Riaz makes the squad, let alone playing XI in an ODI? 3 NO Balls, in an ODI is almost equal to a game changer in a tight contest - one of many qualities this guy has.

because he bowls his heart out... after being taken to the cleaners..

 

[New Yorker]

Wahab has the ablity to take wickets. When Amir is not firing Wahab manages to get a few. At the moment I would take Wahab over Amir.

As for his replacement I see no one better than Junaid Khan.

There are quite a few bowlers in domestics with better records of performance than Junaid, let alone miserable Wahab? Hasan Ali has a good run so far and he was not even the best LOI bowler in the year that he was picked. Try 2-3 more domestic top performers and one year from now we will miss neither Wahab nor Rahat.

 

[GullyCricketFlop]

Terrible squad selection.2 spin allrounders?And why select that dud Rahat Ali?

M.Irfan is injury prone,a terrible batsman and a liability in the field.He should not be selected either.

 

[Rayyman]

Terrible squad selection.2 spin allrounders?And why select that dud Rahat Ali?

M.Irfan is injury prone,a terrible batsman and a liability in the field.He should not be selected either.

We can't do anything about this now. I just hope we win a couple of games or more in this series.

 

[GullyCricketFlop]

We can't do anything about this now. I just hope we win a couple of games or more in this series.

The best we can hope for is one victory,looking at the form Australia is in!

 

[Jabo]

We'll likely get

Sharjeel
Azhar (C)
Babar
Shafiq
Akmal
Malik
Sarfraz (WK)
Imad
Riaz
Amir
Irfan

Don't agree with Shafiq and I think he ruins the whole line up
Shafiq at ODI should only bat at 3
But Babar shouldn't move
I'd rather Umar at 4 instead of Shafiq
and 6 is too high for Malik, he should be at 5.

Surprised we have no Hafeez.

Don't expect much from us in the ODI format, Aus are a far better side, we'd be lucky to win 1 game to be honest.

Bowling/Batting is weak.

 

[Zohaib Shah]

There are quite a few bowlers in domestics with better records of performance than Junaid, let alone miserable Wahab? Hasan Ali has a good run so far and he was not even the best LOI bowler in the year that he was picked. Try 2-3 more domestic top performers and one year from now we will miss neither Wahab nor Rahat.

Got any names of these bowlers?

 

[Abdullah719]

We'll likely get

Sharjeel
Azhar (C)
Babar
Shafiq
Akmal
Malik
Sarfraz (WK)
Imad
Riaz
Amir
Irfan

Don't agree with Shafiq and I think he ruins the whole line up
Shafiq at ODI should only bat at 3
But Babar shouldn't move
I'd rather Umar at 4 instead of Shafiq
and 6 is too high for Malik, he should be at 5.

Surprised we have no Hafeez.

Don't expect much from us in the ODI format, Aus are a far better side, we'd be lucky to win 1 game to be honest.

Bowling/Batting is weak.

Sarfraz won't be demoted after the success he's had at #4/5.

Most of the team selects itself.

Azhar
Sharjeel
Babar
Sarfraz
Malik
Umar
Imad
Amir
Hasan
Wahab
Irfan

 

[Mamoon]

I think it was a hotel room (but inzi was consulted one way or the ther) and oath was to help each other if YK marginalized any player.

It's an old story, but YK started acting weirdly after t20 win.

There are two versions of the story - hotel room or Inzamam's house. As you pointed out, in any case, it is clear that Inzamam had considerable involvement.