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So a chastening end for the ODI series for Pakistan but they are expected to do better in the T20I series.

What line-up should they go with in the first T20I?
 
Pictures of Pakistan practice ahead of the first T20I (courtesy of the PCB)

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Damn look at the muscle on Muhammad Hasnain, no wonder this lad hits close to 150 effortlessly. On the flip side Haris Rauf looks scrawny compared to him despite having a 5-7 year age advantage.
 
Syed1 said:
Damn look at the muscle on Muhammad Hasnain, no wonder this lad hits close to 150 effortlessly. On the flip side Haris Rauf looks scrawny compared to him despite having a 5-7 year age advantage.
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He’s clearly been working hard this last year. Very impressed by the effort, and I think everyone should be whether or not they like Hasnain as a bowler. A+ for commitment.
 
My lineup:

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Babar Azam (c)
3. Haider Ali
4. Mohammad Hafeez
5. Shadab Khan (vc)
6. Khushdil Shah
7. Rohail Nazir (wk)
8. Wahab Riaz
9. Musa Khan
10. Zafar Gohar
11. Mohammad Hasnain

Ideally I would sub Musa Khan out for Shaheen, but Shaheen should be rested a game or two.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
My lineup:

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Babar Azam (c)
3. Haider Ali
4. Mohammad Hafeez
5. Shadab Khan (vc)
6. Khushdil Shah
7. Rohail Nazir (wk)
8. Wahab Riaz
9. Musa Khan
10. Zafar Gohar
11. Mohammad Hasnain

Ideally I would sub Musa Khan out for Shaheen, but Shaheen should be rested a game or two.
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You forgot Chacha Ifti. He is the first name on the team sheet for shameless Misbah, even before the captain.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
My lineup:

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Babar Azam (c)
3. Haider Ali
4. Mohammad Hafeez
5. Shadab Khan (vc)
6. Khushdil Shah
7. Rohail Nazir (wk)
8. Wahab Riaz
9. Musa Khan
10. Zafar Gohar
11. Mohammad Hasnain

Ideally I would sub Musa Khan out for Shaheen, but Shaheen should be rested a game or two.
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how can you have musa over rauf?
 
[Shadab Khan will not take part in first T20I

Decision regarding his participation in remaining games will be taken at an appropriate time
 
MenInG said:
[Shadab Khan will not take part in first T20I

Decision regarding his participation in remaining games will be taken at an appropriate time
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Interesting. Seems Qadir making his debut then, and they will leave Zafar Gohar out keeping Imad. Mark these words
 
To be honest, Hafeez needs to start bowling again. It will convince Misbah to select a pure batsman over Iftikhar as 6th bowler for once. (Otherwise Iftikhar does merit a decent spot as 6th bowler and finisher).

Khushdil and Fakhar come in as 7th and 8th bowler anyways.

My ideal 2021 combination is something like this (with Hafeez as 6th bowler):

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Babar Azam (c)
3. Haider Ali
4. Mohammad Hafeez
5. Shadab Khan (vc)
6. Khushdil Shah
7. Imad Wasim
8. Rohail Nazir (wk)
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Mohammad Amir (if fit)
11. Shaheen Afridi

12th man is Haris Rauf, coming in for Amir if Amir is unfit.

Unreal batting depth, batting strike rate, and too many bowling options. Great new ball pairings in Amir, Shaheen, Imad, and great death bowlers between Wahab, Shaheen, and Rauf.

Only real concern for me is Khushdil who I still consider a little bit of a leg-side dominant player, and Iftikhar challenges for a spot based on both’s form going into the tournament.

Top 5 looks settled, bowling unit looks settled too.
 
It is a disgrace that Rizwan plays for Pakistan who doesn't get a place in Karachi Kings
 
I hope to see zafar in the playing 11.He is much better than that mediocre Imad.Shaheen should be rested.I hope no chacha ifti in playing 11
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
To be honest, Hafeez needs to start bowling again. It will convince Misbah to select a pure batsman over Iftikhar as 6th bowler for once. (Otherwise Iftikhar does merit a decent spot as 6th bowler and finisher).

Khushdil and Fakhar come in as 7th and 8th bowler anyways.

My ideal 2021 combination is something like this (with Hafeez as 6th bowler):

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Babar Azam (c)
3. Haider Ali
4. Mohammad Hafeez
5. Shadab Khan (vc)
6. Khushdil Shah
7. Imad Wasim
8. Rohail Nazir (wk)
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Mohammad Amir (if fit)
11. Shaheen Afridi

12th man is Haris Rauf, coming in for Amir if Amir is unfit.

Unreal batting depth, batting strike rate, and too many bowling options. Great new ball pairings in Amir, Shaheen, Imad, and great death bowlers between Wahab, Shaheen, and Rauf.

Only real concern for me is Khushdil who I still consider a little bit of a leg-side dominant player, and Iftikhar challenges for a spot based on both’s form going into the tournament.

Top 5 looks settled, bowling unit looks settled too.
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Hafeez doesn't bowl much right now because he is saving it for the World Cup. In the WC he will start chucking away to help Pakistan win the world cup, especially since it's in India. For now, he doesn't want to risk getting banned from bowling.
 
HappyWarsFan said:
Hafeez doesn't bowl much right now because he is saving it for the World Cup. In the WC he will start chucking away to help Pakistan win the world cup, especially since it's in India. For now, he doesn't want to risk getting banned from bowling.
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Don’t you think lack of bowling will impact his form?
 
Chance for Babar to regain top ranking

Pakistan captain Babar Azam would be looking to continue his fine batting form in an upcoming three-match series against Zimbabwe from Saturday and regain the top place in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, which he lost recently to England’s Dawid Malan.

Imad another Pakistan player in the T20I series who has been number one in the past; Sean Williams is the leading Zimbabwe player in all three lists
The 26-year-old, who scored 221 runs including a fine 125 in the final match of their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League series against Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, has been a familiar name at the top of the T20I batting table and is currently the only one in the top five of all three formats.

Babar, who has been number one for a total of 774 days in four different stretches since January 2018 and was at the top till September this year, is only eight rating points adrift of Malan (877 rating points), who leapfrogged him during England’s 2-1 home series win over Australia.

Similarly, all-rounder Imad Wasim would be looking to move back towards the top spot for bowlers from his current eighth position in the series. The left-arm spinner, a member of the Pakistan team that won the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2006, was number one for 146 days in 2017 and 2018.

There are others too in the Pakistan squad who get the opportunity to make their way back up and boost their confidence with just about a year to go for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in India.

Left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman, ranked as high as second in the past, is currently in 22nd place while Mohammad Hafeez is in 42nd position with his career-best being ninth position back in 2007. Among bowlers, leg-spinner Shadab Khan would be looking to move back towards his best of second position from ninth place while Faheem Ashraf is in 32nd place but was sixth two years ago.

For Zimbabwe, Sean Williams is their principal player from the rankings perspective. He is ranked 54th among batters and 45th among bowlers but has held better positions in the past. He has been a prominent all-rounder in the format who was ranked second earlier this year and is currently third.

Brendan Taylor (76th), who was in fine form in the preceding ODI series and scored a century in the first match, has had a career-high ranking of sixth while Elton Chigumbura is ranked 96th but his career graph reflects a high of 26th.

Pakistan would also be working at moving back towards the top ranking in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings, currently led by Australia with 275 points. England (271), India (266) and Pakistan (261) follow in that order. Zimbabwe are in 11th position with 191 points.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-zone/news/media-releases/1887866
 
Rawalpindi, 5 November 2020:

Shadab Khan will be unavailable for selection for the first T20I against Zimbabwe, which will be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday, 7 November.

The leg-spinner is recovering well from his injury, but he is advised for more rest.

The decision to include Shadab in the remaining T20I matches will take place in due course.

Shadab suffered from stiffness in his left upper-leg during the first intra-squad warm-up match in Lahore on 23 October.
 
Syed1 said:
Damn look at the muscle on Muhammad Hasnain, no wonder this lad hits close to 150 effortlessly. On the flip side Haris Rauf looks scrawny compared to him despite having a 5-7 year age advantage.
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Hasnain is into his delivery stride while Rauf is relaxed.

Muscle size isn't a reliable indicator of strength anyway.
 
SARJ_BD said:
It is a disgrace that Rizwan plays for Pakistan who doesn't get a place in Karachi Kings
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Are you sure PAK is a better team than Karachi Kings? Let's compare -

PAK (Probable) KK (Probable)
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1. Babar (C) 1. Sharjeel
2. Fakhar 2. Hales
3. Haider 3. Babar
4. Hafeez 4. Deleport
5. Rizwan (WK) 5. Walton (WK)
6. Iftekhar 6. Iftekhar
7. Shadab 7. Imad (C)
8. Imad 8. Jordan
9. Wahab 9. Usama
10. Shaheen 10. Amir
11. Haris 11. McClenaghan
Head Coach: Misbah Head Coach: Dean Jones (RIP)

Leaving out the common players, the match-ups are

1. Fakhar v Sharjeel
2. Haider v Hales
3. Hafeez v Deleport
4. Rizwan v Walton
5. Shadab V Usama
6. Wahab V Amir
7. Shaheen V Jordan
8. Haris V McClaghen

Are you sure PAK is winning 4-3 in a seven games play-off?
 
My playing xI against zimbabwe

Haider
Babar
Abdullah
Hafeez
Khushdil
Rohail
Imad
Wahab
Qadir
Rauf
Shaheen (only for the first game)
 
MMHS said:
Are you sure PAK is a better team than Karachi Kings? Let's compare -

PAK (Probable) KK (Probable)
---------------------------------------------------
1. Babar (C) 1. Sharjeel
2. Fakhar 2. Hales
3. Haider 3. Babar
4. Hafeez 4. Deleport
5. Rizwan (WK) 5. Walton (WK)
6. Iftekhar 6. Iftekhar
7. Shadab 7. Imad (C)
8. Imad 8. Jordan
9. Wahab 9. Usama
10. Shaheen 10. Amir
11. Haris 11. McClenaghan
Head Coach: Misbah Head Coach: Dean Jones (RIP)

Leaving out the common players, the match-ups are

1. Fakhar v Sharjeel
2. Haider v Hales
3. Hafeez v Deleport
4. Rizwan v Walton
5. Shadab V Usama
6. Wahab V Amir
7. Shaheen V Jordan
8. Haris V McClaghen

Are you sure PAK is winning 4-3 in a seven games play-off?
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KK bowling is much weaker. Why not Amir v Amir and Wahab v McClenaghan?

Unless you assume Amir is unfit in which case Rauf v Amir and Rauf wins?

Karachi is also heavily reliant on top order as not much batting after 6-7. Pakistan team has batting depth with Wahab.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
KK bowling is much weaker. Why not Amir v Amir and Wahab v McClenaghan?

Unless you assume Amir is unfit in which case Rauf v Amir and Rauf wins?

Karachi is also heavily reliant on top order as not much batting after 6-7. Pakistan team has batting depth with Wahab.
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I’ll be waiting for the three T20s against ZIM. Honestly speaking, I have lost every confidence on PAK cricket and younger players. I do think PAK has a little edge over KK, that’s only because of the two grandpas in PAK team - Hafeez & Wahab.

Rauf will need lot, lot, lot more to show even if he is to be written in same line with Mo Amir. MoHa, Malik, Amir & Wahab were made scapegoat on public demand - Wahab & Hafeez are showing the true level of PAK youngsters, once fit Amir will show as well and I hope Misbah is not forced to call back Malik by third T20.
 
MMHS said:
I’ll be waiting for the three T20s against ZIM. Honestly speaking, I have lost every confidence on PAK cricket and younger players. I do think PAK has a little edge over KK, that’s only because of the two grandpas in PAK team - Hafeez & Wahab.

Rauf will need lot, lot, lot more to show even if he is to be written in same line with Mo Amir. MoHa, Malik, Amir & Wahab were made scapegoat on public demand - Wahab & Hafeez are showing the true level of PAK youngsters, once fit Amir will show as well and I hope Misbah is not forced to call back Malik by third T20.
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Imagine if Hafeez and Wahab are in the 2023 WC team due to youngsters not performing well.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
To be honest, Hafeez needs to start bowling again. It will convince Misbah to select a pure batsman over Iftikhar as 6th bowler for once. (Otherwise Iftikhar does merit a decent spot as 6th bowler and finisher).

Khushdil and Fakhar come in as 7th and 8th bowler anyways.

My ideal 2021 combination is something like this (with Hafeez as 6th bowler):

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Babar Azam (c)
3. Haider Ali
4. Mohammad Hafeez
5. Shadab Khan (vc)
6. Khushdil Shah
7. Imad Wasim
8. Rohail Nazir (wk)
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Mohammad Amir (if fit)
11. Shaheen Afridi

12th man is Haris Rauf, coming in for Amir if Amir is unfit.

Unreal batting depth, batting strike rate, and too many bowling options. Great new ball pairings in Amir, Shaheen, Imad, and great death bowlers between Wahab, Shaheen, and Rauf.

Only real concern for me is Khushdil who I still consider a little bit of a leg-side dominant player, and Iftikhar challenges for a spot based on both’s form going into the tournament.

Top 5 looks settled, bowling unit looks settled too.
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From my observation, Ifti is not a good finisher if you mean coming late down and tonking big hits nearer the end of the innings.

When he had that successful Oz series, he basically came in early due to quick fall of wickets, was able to get his eye in then hit out.

We have seen that he has struggled badly when coming in the last few overs and then trying to hit big, he just hasn't the game for that. But he's still got time to work on it since he's only 29/30 years old.
 
Kroll said:
From my observation, Ifti is not a good finisher if you mean coming late down and tonking big hits nearer the end of the innings.

When he had that successful Oz series, he basically came in early due to quick fall of wickets, was able to get his eye in then hit out.

We have seen that he has struggled badly when coming in the last few overs and then trying to hit big, he just hasn't the game for that. But he's still got time to work on it since he's only 29/30 years old.
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He's 39/40.
 
MMHS said:
I’ll be waiting for the three T20s against ZIM. Honestly speaking, I have lost every confidence on PAK cricket and younger players. I do think PAK has a little edge over KK, that’s only because of the two grandpas in PAK team - Hafeez & Wahab.

Rauf will need lot, lot, lot more to show even if he is to be written in same line with Mo Amir. MoHa, Malik, Amir & Wahab were made scapegoat on public demand - Wahab & Hafeez are showing the true level of PAK youngsters, once fit Amir will show as well and I hope Misbah is not forced to call back Malik by third T20.
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Well Wahab and Hafeez are both in my first choice T20 team - and Amir too over Rauf, assuming he recovers some pace. Looked oddly out of sorts during National T20 cup, not sure if you watched but very worrying.

From the scapegoats you mentioned only Malik fails to make what I consider to be the best team as he loses his spot to Haider Ali (even if he is far more consistent than Haider can be right now).
 
Pakistan bowlers in T20 are a different beast. They don’t have the endurance to last ODIs or tests but in a 4 over spells they will be too hot to
Handle for Zimbabwe. Same goes to their batsmen who seem to do better when there is no time to think. So anything other than a clean sweep will be a humongous upset.
 
Kroll said:
From my observation, Ifti is not a good finisher if you mean coming late down and tonking big hits nearer the end of the innings.

When he had that successful Oz series, he basically came in early due to quick fall of wickets, was able to get his eye in then hit out.

We have seen that he has struggled badly when coming in the last few overs and then trying to hit big, he just hasn't the game for that. But he's still got time to work on it since he's only 29/30 years old.
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Ifti does need a few balls to get going but I think 5-6 balls in after making 8 runs, he is able to begin hitting and end up with a SR of 150-180 to make 20 runs off of 13-14 balls. He did this fairly reliably during PSL 5 as well as the National T20 cup and I say this with a lot of sadness as I’m no huge fan. But if you go and examine the stats no other number 5-7 batsman has similar numbers and strike rate, which indicates there’s an empty bucket as far as middle order hitters go. If need be Ifti can consolidate longer as well, as seen in Australia.

The closest you have are Khushdil and Azam Khan. The first is leg-side dominant and the second has severe fitness issues which I am hoping he can rectify by PSL 6. That’s his last call for the 2021 T20 World Cup. Danish Aziz had one good innings, the hope is he can replicate it in List A and potentially for the Shaheens. However none of them are in a position where they have an outright claim to the middle order spot, which is why I dislike people calling for Iftikhar to be dropped because he looks old. He put in the hard yards in domestic and if he looked his listed age, people would be hailing him as the messiah savior of our middle order, overhyping him instead.

Due to this empty, we have to accept our positions 5-8 in the lower order are essentially dependent on the following players:

5. Shadab
6. Iftikhar / Khushdil
7. Imad
8. Rohail
9. Wahab

This isn’t too bad as there is depth, and all of them can hit good boundaries without worrying about having to consolidate wickets. As Khushdil is theoretically younger, I do want to develop him but I am fairly sure that in this age of analytics any opposition worth their salt will do their homework on him, and he will end up in a similar position to Asif Ali. Even against Zimbabwe he was trying to convert an undeserving ball in the superover into a leg-side slog.

Right now it is Misbah/Yousuf/Younis’s job to open up his offside game and give him confidence. Ultimately it is down to Khushdil to develop, though.

Added to a decent 6th bowling option, Iftikhar takes the slot unless Hafeez decides to roll (bend) his arm again.
 
Rohail in my above post, by the way, is substitutable for Zeeshan Ashraf or Azam Khan in T20 cricket. Not really much depth in explosive keepers either.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Rohail in my above post, by the way, is substitutable for Zeeshan Ashraf or Azam Khan in T20 cricket. Not really much depth in explosive keepers either.
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Serious question, aren’t there yo-yo tests anymore? How does a guy like Azam Khan pass those?

For guys like Rohit, Pant etc at least boards will have a workaround as they are indispensable or similar with someone like Sarfaraz when he was capt.
 
Local.Dada said:
Serious question, aren’t there yo-yo tests anymore? How does a guy like Azam Khan pass those?

For guys like Rohit, Pant etc at least boards will have a workaround as they are indispensable or similar with someone like Sarfaraz when he was capt.
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I believe Azam does pass, from what I remember. He does have very good running between the wickets, decent fielder, and I would say Haris Sohail looks a lot more labored after reaching his 50 than Azam does. His main concern is body fat percentage which he has been working on, the gains are notable if you follow his progression.

The trajectory is right, just a matter of continuing it until PSL 6 and then having another good (decent, really, as not much competition) season with the bat. Right now, though, too unfit to make the team.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
To be honest, Hafeez needs to start bowling again. It will convince Misbah to select a pure batsman over Iftikhar as 6th bowler for once. (Otherwise Iftikhar does merit a decent spot as 6th bowler and finisher).

Khushdil and Fakhar come in as 7th and 8th bowler anyways.

My ideal 2021 combination is something like this (with Hafeez as 6th bowler):

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Babar Azam (c)
3. Haider Ali
4. Mohammad Hafeez
5. Shadab Khan (vc)
6. Khushdil Shah
7. Imad Wasim
8. Rohail Nazir (wk)
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Mohammad Amir (if fit)
11. Shaheen Afridi

12th man is Haris Rauf, coming in for Amir if Amir is unfit.

Unreal batting depth, batting strike rate, and too many bowling options. Great new ball pairings in Amir, Shaheen, Imad, and great death bowlers between Wahab, Shaheen, and Rauf.

Only real concern for me is Khushdil who I still consider a little bit of a leg-side dominant player, and Iftikhar challenges for a spot based on both’s form going into the tournament.

Top 5 looks settled, bowling unit looks settled too.
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If anyone is interested, this analysis on Mumbai is very similar to my own thinking with creating the above lineup, obviously quality is vastly different but the focus on batting depth afforded by Wahab, Shadab and Imad is similar to that afforded by the Pandya brothers (again in utility, not quality). This extends the batting through to 9 and gives all players very clear roles as well as allows freedom to bat without the weight of worrying about a collapse which we have often seen either happens with the Pakistan team, or we bat too slowly to make sure it doesn’t happen.

I have also put a focus on at least 6 bowling options which a competent skipper may be able to take advantage of, going up to 7 bowling options if Iftikhar Ahmed plays instead of Khushdil Shah. There are clear players who are meant to play aggressively in Haider, Fakhar, Khushdil, Imad, and Wahab, while there are more than enough options to hold down the fort if need be, without batting too slowly - Babar, Hafeez, Shadab, Iftikhar, and Rohail can all maintain good strike rates upon the collapse of early wickets (let’s say Haider and Fakhar, who were given the license to go for the kill - maybe it didn’t work, but no worries).

This may not outright be a side that can beat the best of the best, but it will compete well on any given day assuming the strategy and tactics are in place.

Here’s the article:
https://www.cricviz.com/how-did-mumbai-indians-get-this-good
 
Abdullah
Haider
Babar
Hafeez
Rizwan
Khushdil (for lack of better options right now)
Imad
Zafar (essentially plays the same role as Shadab. Although, he's a better bowler and Shadab is a better bat. Zafar is a solid fielder as well)
Hasnain
Rauf
Shaheen
 
Ellipsism said:
Abdullah
Haider
Babar
Hafeez
Rizwan
Khushdil (for lack of better options right now)
Imad
Zafar (essentially plays the same role as Shadab. Although, he's a better bowler and Shadab is a better bat. Zafar is a solid fielder as well)
Hasnain
Rauf
Shaheen
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Did you just say gohar is a bowler than shadab
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Interesting. Seems Qadir making his debut then, and they will leave Zafar Gohar out keeping Imad. Mark these words
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Because Imad is our best T20 bowler by some distance and he will not be dropped for Gohar because of PPers obsession with youngsters.

Misbah is coaching a terrible team and he will not risk losing another match to please the fans who are out of touch with reality. He got bullied into dropping Hafeez/Malik for the ODI series and it cost him a match.

Qadir is rubbish who has made a walk of shame from Australia to Pakistan because he severely overestimated himself, but it doesn’t make sense to pick two SLAs so he will most likely partner Imad as Shadab’s direct replacement.
 
Mamoon said:
Because Imad is our best T20 bowler by some distance and he will not be dropped for Gohar because of PPers obsession with youngsters.

Misbah is coaching a terrible team and he will not risk losing another match to please the fans who are out of touch with reality. He got bullied into dropping Hafeez/Malik for the ODI series and it cost him a match.

Qadir is rubbish who has made a walk of shame from Australia to Pakistan because he severely overestimated himself, but it doesn’t make sense to pick two SLAs so he will most likely partner Imad as Shadab’s direct replacement.
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When did I say otherwise? Seems you are trying to pick a bone for the sake of it now - Imad comfortably makes the first string T20 team, the question is when and where to give Gohar, someone who is lining up to play ODIs and Tests in the future, a “comeback” debut.

Regarding the rest about picking a leggy over two SLAS, thank you for echoing my words.
 
Pictures of Pakistan practice ahead of the first T20I against Zimbabwe(courtesy of the PCB)

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Pakistans performances in ODI series was pretty mediocre, massive improvement needed here in T20 series to have anything to take forward going into future series after this one.
 
shamaan said:
Did you just say gohar is a bowler than shadab
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I'm not making an assessment yet because Gohar needs to be brought in to see what he can do. In fact should have given a shot ages ago but instead the likes of Musa were being picked by the shameless Misbah.
 
Kroll said:
I'm not making an assessment yet because Gohar needs to be brought in to see what he can do. In fact should have given a shot ages ago but instead the likes of Musa were being picked by the shameless Misbah.
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Exactly I dont no were they get the idea of gohar is better even thou he hasnt played a single game.
 
Wrong decision to cut Imam. He needs to play these T20s to learn to be more aggressive. We can afford to, it's not like we have a lot of cemented places in T20s.

Haider, Kushdil, Abdullah all should be playing.
 
Fakhar
Babar
Haider
Hafeez
Rizwan
Kushdil
Imad
Qadir ( no point in selecting Zafar when you have Imad and we need another spinner with Shadab out).
Wahab
Hasnain
Shaheen
 
Where is Sharjeel Khan. Misbah is so annoying. He didn’t select him for Odi series, he didn’t select ammar yamin for ODI series, he selected Fahim who is just waste of space. No Zafar, No Umar Khan. 😡 misbah
 
lahoriyah1234 said:
Where is Sharjeel Khan. Misbah is so annoying. He didn’t select him for Odi series, he didn’t select ammar yamin for ODI series, he selected Fahim who is just waste of space. No Zafar, No Umar Khan. �� misbah
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No offence but if you're calling for Sharjeel and Umer Khan then i wonder if you're up to date?
 
My Pakistan Playing XI vs ZIM (1st T20I):
1 Babar (C)
2 Fakhar
3 Haider
4 Hafeez
5 Rizwan (WK)
6 Khushdil/Iftikhar (If Hafeez isn't bowling)
7 Imad
8 Wahab
9 Qadir
10 Shaheen
11 Hasnain
Sharjeel Khan should have been selected in the T20I squad.
 
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