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I think much is dependant on the upcoming PSL and who performs but who would you like to see in the next t20 squad for our next international assignment?

To be brutally honest I am sick to the sight of constant failures by our inept and ridiculously weak middle order batsmen. Ifthikar, Khushdil, Asif, talat consistently fail and even haider needs to go back to domestic or have a seriously good PSL tournament before he should be considered again for the national side. At this point he is reminding me of a young umar akmal. All the talent in the world but minimal application or ability to use his brain. Haris Rauf also is absolute trash imo. Zero intelligence, an ugly action, jaahil celebration and personality and nothing more then a tape bowler who's struck lucky getting a call up to the national side at a time when our pace bowling stocks are at an all time low.

This would be my starting XI and squad for our next series.

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Shadab
Danish
Nawaz
Yamin
Hassan
Qadir
Shaheen

Azam Khan, zahid, faheem, imad, amad butt all in the squad and whoever else performs in the PSL worthy of a call up.

Now shadab and imad Imo shouldn't walk straight back into side and should have to earn their place. Starting with shadab, I firmly believe qadir and zahid are Far superior leggies then him but I don't see him not being included as VC. Imad, as time goes by is losing bowling effectiveness, was poor in the BBL generally and nawaz deserves to keep his place. Not the best bowler is nawaz but keeps it tight & I think his batting is extremely underrated. Aamir Yamin I rate very highly especially with the new ball as he swings it both ways and takes wickets. Not only that but he's very competent with the bat and I think it's a travesty faheem, an average t20 bowler has been selected over him off the back of good performances in test matches. Opening up with Yamin allows us to hold back Shaheen and hassan too and provides a quality batting option.

Azam Khan needs to something about his fitness big time but should be in the squad as a genuine power hitter and backup WK. If it was upto me he would be in for hafeez who's now 40 if I'm not mistaken? We need to move on and future plan. Hafeez isnt the future, we should thank him and move on but I highly doubt we will.

I genuinely think with this starting XI and squad we can go far in the upcoming t20 world Cup. All basis are covered, 3 seamers, 1 quality spinner, 2 good backup spinners, long tail, a finisher in Danish and powerful opener in sharjeel.

Enough of repeat failures like Ifthikar, Khushdil, talat and haider. They've been given plenty of opportunities to shine. Even oldies like wahab, malik and hafeez, let's move on from them once and for all and go with a bright, young side.

Thoughts?
 
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Skeptics about inclusion of Sharjeel, a lot will depend on how he does in the PSL.

I’m seeing Rizwan opening for Milton and may he even captaining them to the title. Don’t be surprised if we see them play 3 leg spinners in Afridi, Qadir and Tahir and win the tournament.

Also may be Azam will bat at the top order and how he goes about it has to be watched out for.

As far as middle order is going most likely Babar and Hafeez will play at 3 and 4. Traditionally best bat playing at 3 will continue for us.

Our main source of power will have to be our lower middle order. If Babar decides not to open and Haider also manages to get in groove the current combination might continue.

Even moving professor to open with Rizwan could be a chance. In t20 cricket we need these 3 to play out around 60-80 balls most times leaving 60-40 balls for the six hitters can be the answer.

We get to 120 after 12 for 3 down we can get close to 200 total needed to win in t20 conditions as millers innings showed how easy it is to make up for runs and lost time if you start slogging.

Rizwan
Haider/ Sharjeel
Babar
Hafeez

If the lower order looks anything like this we can win
Azam
Shadab
Imad
Hassan
Wahab/Faheem/Amir
Qadir
Shaheen
 
Honest with Azam and a lesser degree Sharjeel, it’s about being in shape, not saying that their laid back etc at all - some just have to work harder to be conditioned.

1 of those 2 and Haider have to play for me - I’d send Haider to 5/6 and just let him tee off.

What’s noticeable against spin is our guys don’t move around the crease, rather reach for the ball - then get out to a hoick shot. Also, as the commie was saying, wide outside off against pace, you have to go hard at the ball, it will fly behind square plenty.

For warm ups:

Azam K
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Haider
Imad
Shadab
Yamin/Faheem
Hassan
Qadir
Shaheen

Faheem is looking better but Yamin needs a go, he’s very strong and might be more skilful for this format.

Also, if I’m honest my captain would be Imad, and keep him so - leave Babar to the longer formats.
 
Squad posted by OP is good
However once PSL is done should give us more of clear picture of the 15-20 players they want to work around for the t20 world cup
 
Lfc4life786 said:
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You made some good points about the fact that our middle order is pathetically weak.

Haider Ali isn't justifying his selection, Talat missed out on a great opportunity to capitalize, Iftikhar and Khushdil are done, Asif is being given another chance so we will wait to see what happens with that.

Seeing as our next T20 series is against SAF, and a full-strength SAF side, we need to go there with a squad that can compete well.

Babar came out at 3 today, and he did a pretty decent job. I don't think it's a bad move sending Babar down at 3, his strike rate is improving nowadays and he looks to have gotten some rhythm back in the last game. Shame that ball from Pretorius seamed in viciously, otherwise he was set for a big innings. Babar at 3 means that you have people rotating strike fluently in the middle order. Similarly, you have a guy who will also be able to move up and down the order depending on the situation or the pitch. He offers great versatility that he should be using as a captain. On a spinning track, if he opens it would be better. On a pacy track, he could afford to go down the order and let someone else open.

Now, 4, 5 and 6 are the most important positions to be occupied. These guys need to be proper run getters who can rotate strike well and hit boundaries. Hafeez on recent form picks himself, the guy has been a run machine. 5 goes to Malik in my opinion, nobody better than him from the players I saw in this series. 6 should go to Azam Khan, he's the only hitter who hasn't been tried yet who seems promising, though I'd use the PSL as a benchmark for his selection.

7 and 8 pick themselves, Imad and Shadab. There's no need for a debate there, easily two fine options for MO batsmen.

If we play Hasan Ali at 9, we have enough batting and can afford to go with two genuine quicks, so Shaheen and Hasnain should fill those roles.

So the final squad would look like this:

Mohammad Rizwan
Sharjeel Khan
Babar Azam (c)
Mohammad Hafeez
Shoaib Malik
Azam Khan
Shadab Khan (vc)
Imad Wasim
Hasan Ali
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Mohammad Hasnain

Hafeez and Malik can bowl a few overs if needed, maybe 2 or 3 in a game. However, if the goal is to get another spinner into the mix, that would mean dropping Imad for someone like Qadir, which wouldn't be a bad call if the batting can hold itself together most times.

Given the resources at our disposal, that's the best squad we can make to actually compete and possibly win the WC.

The goal of the squad should be to win the WC, not for some reason to promote our youngsters and get absolutely hammered at the center-stage.

If Malik, Hafeez, and Babar are in form, our batting will go a long way. Similarly, if our bowling unit picks up wickets regularly, we will be a side who can really compete in the campaign.

I think Shaheen's role is the death-over specialist. One of Hasan or Hasnain has to bowl a bit with the new ball, I'd say Hasnain as he can keep it tight. Hasan Ali will be the middle overs bowler who goes for runs but can pick up wickets fairly frequently too. Imad is tight in the powerplay, and Shadab will have to pick up wickets. Hafeez and Malik will have to bowl in the PSL a few times and might have to take a few wickets.
 
Bring all the experienced pros back.

T20's helter skelter format is not the place to give undercooked youngsters a go.

They need to be focusing on first class cricket for now.
Haider needs to go and develop his game. He has been thrusted way too early.

Azam should not figure either or he will go the Haider way. We need long term gsins from these two, and for that it doesn't matter if we potentially go in with a less explosive batting side.

Until then, Imad Wasim, Malik and Shadab can be used in the middle order. They are good enough and have high batting IQ, which will take care of the scoring even if they dont clear the ropes that often as Azam or Haider.

Rauf needs work with his run up so that he doesn't have to rely totally on arm speed and lose stability at the crease.
He has a lot of raw ability, and some work on this issue will make a resounding difference in his execution.

Until then I dont mind Wahab getting a go (if his pace is back), because Hasnain for me is still a work in progress, and doesn't strike me as a canny t20 bowler.
 
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Fakhar, Rizwan+, Babar*, Malik, Asif, Imad, Faheem, Hasan, Shadab, Qadir, Shaheen

Bench: Nawaz, Haider, Iftikhar, Sarfraz+, Wahab
 
I like the look of this team bro but unsure about azam Khan opening. Think he might be better against spin but I see the logic. One massive hitter with rizzy if it comes off we are laughing.

I like what imad has done for us over the years but I think he regressing quite significantly, especially as a bowler. He darts the ball in, is becoming increasingly ineffective and had a really poor BBL. I've never really been a fan of nawaz in the past but he showed maturity in this series. Looks to be a genuine batsman and bowls tight overs. Also he's a very good fielder so I would be inclined to persist with him if I'm being honest.

Haider, unless he has a storming PSL I'm not sure about him application and temperament atm. Hes super talented, has all the shots and is a strong boy but he really needs to learn how to value his wicket. Right now he's reminding me of umar akmal and when he first came onto the scene. He needs some nurturing before he becomes another akmal or nazir. Needs a good Psl to boost his confidence. I would much rather prefer Danish as of now who is long overdue a chance in the middle order. He looks to be a supreme finisher and can clear the boundary for fun. He really deserves a go and I cannot believe he want given a chance ahead of talat or Asif in the final t20. Absolute travesty and typical of misbah to mismanage a situation that should've been clear as day.

I am huge fan of Amir Yamin if I'm being honest. He's a brilliant new ball bowler who can swing the ball both way and a more then competent batsman. Faheem has been given a chance off the back of an excellent test series but his bowling is nowhere near penetrative enough. You need wickets as a 3rd seamer in t20 and he doesn't give you that. Yamin opening allows you to hold back Shaheen and hassan for later overs too. I desperately want to see him being given a chance.

That aside similar team to mine, I like it. As long as ifthi, Khushdil, talat, Asif, malik, Rauf & wahab are nowhere near the squad il be happy.
 
Kaka4pope said:
Honest with Azam and a lesser degree Sharjeel, it’s about being in shape, not saying that their laid back etc at all - some just have to work harder to be conditioned.

1 of those 2 and Haider have to play for me - I’d send Haider to 5/6 and just let him tee off.

What’s noticeable against spin is our guys don’t move around the crease, rather reach for the ball - then get out to a hoick shot. Also, as the commie was saying, wide outside off against pace, you have to go hard at the ball, it will fly behind square plenty.

For warm ups:

Azam K
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Haider
Imad
Shadab
Yamin/Faheem
Hassan
Qadir
Shaheen

Faheem is looking better but Yamin needs a go, he’s very strong and might be more skilful for this format.

Also, if I’m honest my captain would be Imad, and keep him so - leave Babar to the longer formats.
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I like the look of this team bro but unsure about azam Khan opening. Think he might be better against spin but I see the logic. One massive hitter with rizzy if it comes off we are laughing.

I like what imad has done for us over the years but I think he regressing quite significantly, especially as a bowler. He darts the ball in, is becoming increasingly ineffective and had a really poor BBL. I've never really been a fan of nawaz in the past but he showed maturity in this series. Looks to be a genuine batsman and bowls tight overs. Also he's a very good fielder so I would be inclined to persist with him if I'm being honest.

Haider, unless he has a storming PSL I'm not sure about him application and temperament atm. Hes super talented, has all the shots and is a strong boy but he really needs to learn how to value his wicket. Right now he's reminding me of umar akmal and when he first came onto the scene. He needs some nurturing before he becomes another akmal or nazir. Needs a good Psl to boost his confidence. I would much rather prefer Danish as of now who is long overdue a chance in the middle order. He looks to be a supreme finisher and can clear the boundary for fun. He really deserves a go and I cannot believe he want given a chance ahead of talat or Asif in the final t20. Absolute travesty and typical of misbah to mismanage a situation that should've been clear as day.

I am huge fan of Amir Yamin if I'm being honest. He's a brilliant new ball bowler who can swing the ball both way and a more then competent batsman. Faheem has been given a chance off the back of an excellent test series but his bowling is nowhere near penetrative enough. You need wickets as a 3rd seamer in t20 and he doesn't give you that. Yamin opening allows you to hold back Shaheen and hassan for later overs too. I desperately want to see him being given a chance.

That aside similar team to mine, I like it. As long as ifthi, Khushdil, talat, Asif, malik, Rauf & wahab are nowhere near the squad il be happy.
 
Personally I’d like the following:

1. Rizwan (wk)
2. Babar Azam
3. Sohail Akhtar/Sohaib Moqsood
4. Muhammad Hafeez
5. Muhammad Nawaz (wanna push him up the order)
6. Aamer Yamin
7. Faheem Ashraf
8. Hassan Ali
9. Usman Qadir
10. Zahid Mehmood
11. Muhammad Hasnain
 
Sharjeel is a must , not sure why some people are not seeing this. Even IF he fails 50% of the time which he won’t, the other half if he manages to score above 25 believe me it will be a very quick and impactful 25. This Opening batsman with the field in the guy can be devastating
 
I do believe Azam still needs to be groomed, he is young and should work more on his fitness. I reckon that he still needs a year or two before being rushed in. not sure about Haider I think he needs to go back to the domestic and fix his technique and temperament. He is a great talent, but we are wasting him if we keep giving him chances on each of his failures. But I also think that persisting with him will also give him more confidence, and this move might be fruitful for the future.

So in this case I do think, Sohaib Maqsood walks in this team, the guy has been in brutal form, and so does Hafeez.

In short I would like the following XI:

Mohammad Rizwan
Haider Ali (I think South african wickets will suit him, the ball comes nice on the bat)
Babar Azam
Mohammad Hafeez
Sohaib Maqsood
Danish Aziz (I feel that he is a very good middle/lower order batsman)
Shadab Khan
Hassan Ali
Usman Qadir
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Mohammad Hasnain

Bench: Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Amir Yameen,
Imad Wasim, Zahid Mahmood.
 
Attiq_Lone said:
I do believe Azam still needs to be groomed, he is young and should work more on his fitness. I reckon that he still needs a year or two before being rushed in. not sure about Haider I think he needs to go back to the domestic and fix his technique and temperament. He is a great talent, but we are wasting him if we keep giving him chances on each of his failures. But I also think that persisting with him will also give him more confidence, and this move might be fruitful for the future.

So in this case I do think, Sohaib Maqsood walks in this team, the guy has been in brutal form, and so does Hafeez.

In short I would like the following XI:

Mohammad Rizwan
Haider Ali (I think South african wickets will suit him, the ball comes nice on the bat)
Babar Azam
Mohammad Hafeez
Sohaib Maqsood
Danish Aziz (I feel that he is a very good middle/lower order batsman)
Shadab Khan
Hassan Ali
Usman Qadir
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Mohammad Hasnain

Bench: Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Amir Yameen,
Imad Wasim, Zahid Mahmood.
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Nice team bro but unsure about maqsood. Just like the aforementioned failures of ifthi Khushdil talat and Asif and their continuous underwhelming fails in international cricket I think maqsood falls into the same category. He's had one really good year but has failed miserably whenever he's been given a chance internationally. I think he's a domestic bully and not sure he is deserving of another chance unless he has an amazing PSL. If he does get another chance, imo it should be higher up the order not as a lower order slogger. No doubt he has the ability to clear the rope with proper cricketing shots especially against spin but think he crumbles mentally when playing internationals. Either way he can't do no worse right now then those 4 clowns have done so no harm in giving him a go but I'm very sceptical. Not like we have much choice in that regard, we are short of top class seamers and high class batsmen unfortunately.

I really like salman Ali agha and think he should be invested in as a long term prospect for our limited over and maybe even test sides (although he is behind saud and kamran in that regard). He has the potential to be a high class batsman who can hit boundaries and rotate strike. He even bowls decent off spin so could easily be groomed as hafeez' long term replacement.
 
Nado_ said:
Sharjeel is a must , not sure why some people are not seeing this. Even IF he fails 50% of the time which he won’t, the other half if he manages to score above 25 believe me it will be a very quick and impactful 25. This Opening batsman with the field in the guy can be devastating
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Completely agree with you bro. While haider is struggling to get going internationally I think sharjeel needs to be given another go. I really hope he has a stormer of a PSL and that way it would be really hard to ignore him.

I think people are sceptical due to his misdemeanours but if Amir and butt especially can be given another chance and "rehabilitated" then the same should go for sharjeel especially considering his 'crimes' were far less serious.

On his day he's an incredibly destructive batsman who can demolish any new ball attack. If he can find form he's an incredible asset to have. We don't have many batsmen who can clear the rope with such ease. While haider is raw and learning the game at 20 we can do a lot worse then giving sharjeel the chance to find that x-factor and blast a few match winning knocks for us.

Completely agree
 
Depends on what happens in the PSL, but provided Haider gets some form back and Shadab continues where he left off last season, then the team largely picks itself.

The only question mark is a big hitter at number 6. We desperately need someone who can come in and hit sixes. Unfortunately we have to chose between the likes of Maqsood, Azam, Asif Ali, Khushdil.

Rizwan
Babar
Haider
Hafeez
Shadab
Sohaib/Azam/ anyone who can hit sixes from the get go
Faheem
Imad
Hassan
Qadir/Hasnain (depending on pitch)
Shaheen


An alternative would be if Sharjeel does well and we make use of Hafeez’s timing.

Rizwan
Sharjeel
Babar
Haider
Shadab
Hafeez

I do like this combination but a lot of question marks in terms of form.
 
Zeshan Malik
Hyder Ali
Mohd Huraira
Mohd Hafeez
Qasim Akram
Danish Aziz
Rohail Nazir(wk)
Imaad Wasim(c)
Amad Bhatt
Mohd Hasnain
Mohd Iliyas...
.....
...... Bench......
Saim Ayoub
Mohd Nawaz
Aamir Yamin
Sameen Gull
Abdullah Shafique


........
 
Forum363 said:
Depends on what happens in the PSL, but provided Haider gets some form back and Shadab continues where he left off last season, then the team largely picks itself.

The only question mark is a big hitter at number 6. We desperately need someone who can come in and hit sixes. Unfortunately we have to chose between the likes of Maqsood, Azam, Asif Ali, Khushdil.

Rizwan
Babar
Haider
Hafeez
Shadab
Sohaib/Azam/ anyone who can hit sixes from the get go
Faheem
Imad
Hassan
Qadir/Hasnain (depending on pitch)
Shaheen


An alternative would be if Sharjeel does well and we make use of Hafeez’s timing.

Rizwan
Sharjeel
Babar
Haider
Shadab
Hafeez

I do like this combination but a lot of question marks in terms of form.
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You've forgotten Danish
 
Mr Crickekter said:
Zeshan Malik
Hyder Ali
Mohd Huraira
Mohd Hafeez
Qasim Akram
Danish Aziz
Rohail Nazir(wk)
Imaad Wasim(c)
Amad Bhatt
Mohd Hasnain
Mohd Iliyas...
.....
...... Bench......
Saim Ayoub
Mohd Nawaz
Aamir Yamin
Sameen Gull
Abdullah Shafique


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Hmm, not so sure about this team lol. I'm guessing you're trolling lol.
 
Lfc4life786 said:
You've forgotten Danish
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I don’t think Danish is a power hitter who can come out and hit sixes from ball one. (Not saying the others are better batsman just that they’ve at least demonstrated some six hitting ability.

Danish is a number 4/5 batsman at a push and there’s no space in the lineup for that.
 
Best playing 11 Pak can field:

Sharjeel/Fakhar
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Azam Khan/Sohaib Maqsood
Shadab/Malik
Imad/Danish
Faheem/Yamin
Hassan
Qadir/Zahid
Shaheen
 
Sharjeel is literary carrying a pot belly so big.
Even Azam Khan looks fitter than Sharjeel.
 
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Ertugrul_Bey said:
Best playing 11 Pak can field:

Sharjeel/Fakhar
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Azam Khan/Sohaib Maqsood
Shadab/Malik
Imad/Danish
Faheem/Yamin
Hassan
Qadir/Zahid
Shaheen
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I like this side but fakhar and malik shouldn't be anywhere near it. We need to move on from the oldies and fakhar has failed miserably in the last 2 years despite being given more chances then anyone else. Unless he has groundbreaking psl he rightly shouldn't be considered any longer for selection. I would prefer Yamin over faheem all day esp as a new ball bowler where he's one of the best in Pakistan. Would allow us to save hassan and Shaheen for the last 4 overs. Harsh on nawaz. I think he's a proper batsman and offers more threat as a bowler then the darter that is imad. He's been regressing in the last couple of years and had a very poor bbl. Aside from big hitting I don't think he's as good a batsman as nawaz can be. Nawaz is also fitter and a better fielder.

Never ever been sold on maqsood. He's a domestic bully and crumbles in Pakistan colours. He's has a good 2019-2020 but unless he does well again in the PSL I wouldn't be inclined to select him. Also if we do he must play in the top order not as a lower order slogger and I think the top 4 pretty much selects itself so don't see much room for him.
 
Mr Crickekter said:
Actually brother our main player workload is high And cant risk injury... So should try b team
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Aah you're rotating. That's fair but not sure we should be so soon before a world Cup. Especially at a time when we are trying to find a new competent middle order and get our team right. Too many question marks still need to be filled in this team so now I don't think is the tight time to be resting and rotating unless their names are Shaheen and hassan Ali. We have no pacers, a poor backup stop of seamers and shaheen/hassans workload needs to be very carefully managed.
 
I would be interested to see how people’s views would change after the next PSL.

There are at least 4 spots up for grabs in the Pakistani team. An aggressive opener, 2 middle order batsmen and a fast bowler.
 
At this moment of time i will pick this team

Haider
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Shadab
Azam khan
Imad
Hassan ali
Fahim
Qadir
Shaheen

Husnain
Nawaz
Fakhar/sharjeel/zeeshan malik
Malik

Long batting line can slog upto 9.
3 spinners qadir,shadab,imad
 
shamaan said:
At this moment of time i will pick this team

Haider
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Shadab
Azam khan
Imad
Hassan ali
Fahim
Qadir
Shaheen

Husnain
Nawaz
Fakhar/sharjeel/zeeshan malik
Malik

Long batting line can slog upto 9.
3 spinners qadir,shadab,imad
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I really like the look of this team and i think it's the closest to the side that'll really get selected. If I could have it my way though I'd have nawaz in for imad, Danish for azam and aamir Yamin for fahim.
 
Haider is currently the only one who has the skills to succeed in t20is from the new batch and upcoming PSL will provide a good chance to him. PSL and domestic t20s should be the sole criteria for selection in t20is not BBL, CPL, Msanzi, BPL or even FC or LA. When you bring players in from other leagues rather than your own domestics, it dilutes the value of your domestic system.

Haris Rauf should be kept atleast a few miles away from the national team.
Need to see who performs well in PSL and give the top performers a chance in t20is.

Khushdil, Iftikhar and Talat should be dropped as per current form. Khushdil shouldn't be picked unless he improves his game. Iftikhar and Talat have a relatively expanded game than Khushdil but Iftikhar has been a perennial non achiever and Talat has looked hapless against spin.

Imad and Shadab(Shadab's bowling has declined alarmingly) are still quite valuable to the t20is. Imad remains our best finisher (the bar is quite low for us). Hafeez and Shoaib Malik(in Asia) are still among our best.

Pace lineup picks itself with Shaheen and Hassan(both are expected to be a constant in the senior team) with 1 seamer's place up for grabs. Whoever performs should be given a go(hopefully it's not Haris or Wahab).
 
Lfc4life786 said:
I really like the look of this team and i think it's the closest to the side that'll really get selected. If I could have it my way though I'd have nawaz in for imad, Danish for azam and aamir Yamin for fahim.
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Danish will problem get his chance if he performs in the psl.but i would stil pick azam as hes a power hitter danish takes time to settle beforr he hits.

As for yamin i would like to see how he does in the psl but he also deserves his chance.

I think the psl will be important for alot of players like malik,danish,haider ali,qadir,Nawaz,imad and shadab not only for getting into the pakistan team but what batting position they will bat in for Pakistan.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Haider is currently the only one who has the skills to succeed in t20is from the new batch and upcoming PSL will provide a good chance to him. PSL and domestic t20s should be the sole criteria for selection in t20is not BBL, CPL, Msanzi, BPL or even FC or LA. When you bring players in from other leagues rather than your own domestics, it dilutes the value of your domestic system.

Haris Rauf should be kept atleast a few miles away from the national team.
Need to see who performs well in PSL and give the top performers a chance in t20is.

Khushdil, Iftikhar and Talat should be dropped as per current form. Khushdil shouldn't be picked unless he improves his game. Iftikhar and Talat have a relatively expanded game than Khushdil but Iftikhar has been a perennial non achiever and Talat has looked hapless against spin.

Imad and Shadab(Shadab's bowling has declined alarmingly) are still quite valuable to the t20is. Imad remains our best finisher (the bar is quite low for us). Hafeez and Shoaib Malik(in Asia) are still among our best.

Pace lineup picks itself with Shaheen and Hassan(both are expected to be a constant in the senior team) with 1 seamer's place up for grabs. Whoever performs should be given a go(hopefully it's not Haris or Wahab).
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Bro I agree. As long as Ifthikar, Khushdil, Asif, talat, malik, fakhar, wahab and Rauf are kept away from the squad I will be more then happy. REALISTICALLY I expect the following team to line up for the next series at least with major eyes on the world t20.

Haider
Rizzy
Babar
Hafeez
Azam khan
Shadab
Imad
Faheem
Hassan
Usman Q
Shaheen

This would ofc be heavily dependant on the PSL. Especially for azam Khan. Only way he walks straight into the team Imo is if he has a stormer of a PSL and he can't not be picked.

Ideally I would like a more penetrative pace AR then faheem as 3rd seamer. Someone like Yamin who is excellent with the new ball and allows us to keep hassan/Shaheen for the death overs but fully expect faheem to be selected as man of the moment and Mr reliable in test matches.

If I had it my way I would have sharjeel fighting it out with haider for the openers spot dependant on who has the better PSL.

Azam or Danish in at 5. Not many options there tbh as most of our middle order options are tried and tested failures. Huge fan of Danish and his finishing abilities But the fact he wasn't selected for even one t20 against safrica was telling for me. He will need a big PSL to walk into the side. It should be between him and azam though for sure.

Nawaz in for imad. Imads bowling is regressing bad and he was pretty useless in the BBL. Nawaz is not a wicket taker but keeps it tight and imo a very competent batsmen. No doubt it'll be imad though for the experience he provides.

Yamin for faheem as stated above.

Zahid mehmood who I rate super highly pushing shadab big time for selection. He's 3 times the bowler shadab currently is but shadab naturally gets selection because he is VC and can bat along with being a gun fielder. Usman and zahid are two genuine wicket taking options and could be a HUGE afridi/ajmal style partnership for us at the T20 WC. I would gladly drop shadab for zahid in all honesty, making our tail slightly longer but hassan Ali has the ability to step up as a genuine AR Imo. A bowling line up of Shaheen, hassan, Yamin, usman, zahid and nawaz wins us the t20 World Cup imo. Honestly believe that. Yamin to open up with 2, nawaz with another 2. Shaheen, hassan, usman and zahid to bowl the other 16 between them with Yamin and nawaz as the 6th options. Honestly see that attack decimating sides.

Fingers crossed.
 
Lfc4life786 said:
Bro I agree. As long as Ifthikar, Khushdil, Asif, talat, malik, fakhar, wahab and Rauf are kept away from the squad I will be more then happy. REALISTICALLY I expect the following team to line up for the next series at least with major eyes on the world t20.

Haider
Rizzy
Babar
Hafeez
Azam khan
Shadab
Imad
Faheem
Hassan
Usman Q
Shaheen

This would ofc be heavily dependant on the PSL. Especially for azam Khan. Only way he walks straight into the team Imo is if he has a stormer of a PSL and he can't not be picked.

Ideally I would like a more penetrative pace AR then faheem as 3rd seamer. Someone like Yamin who is excellent with the new ball and allows us to keep hassan/Shaheen for the death overs but fully expect faheem to be selected as man of the moment and Mr reliable in test matches.

If I had it my way I would have sharjeel fighting it out with haider for the openers spot dependant on who has the better PSL.

Azam or Danish in at 5. Not many options there tbh as most of our middle order options are tried and tested failures. Huge fan of Danish and his finishing abilities But the fact he wasn't selected for even one t20 against safrica was telling for me. He will need a big PSL to walk into the side. It should be between him and azam though for sure.

Nawaz in for imad. Imads bowling is regressing bad and he was pretty useless in the BBL. Nawaz is not a wicket taker but keeps it tight and imo a very competent batsmen. No doubt it'll be imad though for the experience he provides.

Yamin for faheem as stated above.

Zahid mehmood who I rate super highly pushing shadab big time for selection. He's 3 times the bowler shadab currently is but shadab naturally gets selection because he is VC and can bat along with being a gun fielder. Usman and zahid are two genuine wicket taking options and could be a HUGE afridi/ajmal style partnership for us at the T20 WC. I would gladly drop shadab for zahid in all honesty, making our tail slightly longer but hassan Ali has the ability to step up as a genuine AR Imo. A bowling line up of Shaheen, hassan, Yamin, usman, zahid and nawaz wins us the t20 World Cup imo. Honestly believe that. Yamin to open up with 2, nawaz with another 2. Shaheen, hassan, usman and zahid to bowl the other 16 between them with Yamin and nawaz as the 6th options. Honestly see that attack decimating sides.

Fingers crossed.
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Yamin's spells with the new ball is like using Vern Philander for t20s which I would not recommend. You should be opening the bowling with your best new ball bowlers, Shaheen picks himself, the second one probably would be Imad(as the wt20 is in India) or maybe Hasan Ali(if he does well in PSL). Opening the bowling with Yamin is like just trying to fit him in the team somehow.

Malik would be invaluable in India, so I won't mind him for the wt20. He is our best player of spin still and in Asia has a lot of experience for acclimatizing himself to the situation. Would have been another thing if the wt20 was in Australia first up.

Fakhar I would still say gets too much flak. He is still our best opener(such a shallow pool) for LOIs. His ability to get going from ball 1 is not found in any other. But he's been in extremely woeful form since last 1 year. Hope he sorts himself out. I don't have anything against him.

The thing with Haider is, he is not a natural opener. He is a middle order bat and should be played there till he either resets himself as an opener. It's pretty awful that with any attacking batsman, Pakistani mind starts to imagine him as an opener. If Morgan was in Pak team, we would have made him open as well. It's alright to be an attacking middle order batter.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Yamin's spells with the new ball is like using Vern Philander for t20s which I would not recommend. You should be opening the bowling with your best new ball bowlers, Shaheen picks himself, the second one probably would be Imad(as the wt20 is in India) or maybe Hasan Ali(if he does well in PSL). Opening the bowling with Yamin is like just trying to fit him in the team somehow.

Malik would be invaluable in India, so I won't mind him for the wt20. He is our best player of spin still and in Asia has a lot of experience for acclimatizing himself to the situation. Would have been another thing if the wt20 was in Australia first up.

Fakhar I would still say gets too much flak. He is still our best opener(such a shallow pool) for LOIs. His ability to get going from ball 1 is not found in any other. But he's been in extremely woeful form since last 1 year. Hope he sorts himself out. I don't have anything against him.

The thing with Haider is, he is not a natural opener. He is a middle order bat and should be played there till he either resets himself as an opener. It's pretty awful that with any attacking batsman, Pakistani mind starts to imagine him as an opener. If Morgan was in Pak team, we would have made him open as well. It's alright to be an attacking middle order batter.
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Haider is naturally an opener he opened for u19s and for nothern.in psl he was batting at 3
 
shamaan said:
Haider is naturally an opener he opened for u19s and for nothern.in psl he was batting at 3
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His game doesn't seem fit enough for an opener really atm. May get better with time though. He is a bit weak against the newish ball and seems confused within the powerplay and with slips in position.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Yamin's spells with the new ball is like using Vern Philander for t20s which I would not recommend. You should be opening the bowling with your best new ball bowlers, Shaheen picks himself, the second one probably would be Imad(as the wt20 is in India) or maybe Hasan Ali(if he does well in PSL). Opening the bowling with Yamin is like just trying to fit him in the team somehow.

Malik would be invaluable in India, so I won't mind him for the wt20. He is our best player of spin still and in Asia has a lot of experience for acclimatizing himself to the situation. Would have been another thing if the wt20 was in Australia first up.

Fakhar I would still say gets too much flak. He is still our best opener(such a shallow pool) for LOIs. His ability to get going from ball 1 is not found in any other. But he's been in extremely woeful form since last 1 year. Hope he sorts himself out. I don't have anything against him.

The thing with Haider is, he is not a natural opener. He is a middle order bat and should be played there till he either resets himself as an opener. It's pretty awful that with any attacking batsman, Pakistani mind starts to imagine him as an opener. If Morgan was in Pak team, we would have made him open as well. It's alright to be an attacking middle order batter.
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In regards to Yamin i have to disagree he's shown great promise from what i remember in the PSL and how he bowled the new ball with Amir. He's also a very handy lower order batsman that can let loose. The key to tackling teams like India is with pace, you are hardly gonna fox them with spin as being a typically Asian team they play spin very well.

Fakhar I'm sorry in my view he's just not at his best he's averaged what 9 in his last few innings? We should go with someone else if you don't wanna pick Haider as an opener and maybe go with someone like Zeeshan Malik.

I can agree with you about Haider and maybe sticking him at 3/4 might not be a bad idea with maybe even Hafeez opening with Rizwan. However, in my view i don't think Haider is quite ready yet and i think he might struggle against the bigger teams (especially those with good fielding sides).
 
Shoaibbtt said:
In regards to Yamin i have to disagree he's shown great promise from what i remember in the PSL and how he bowled the new ball with Amir. He's also a very handy lower order batsman that can let loose. The key to tackling teams like India is with pace, you are hardly gonna fox them with spin as being a typically Asian team they play spin very well.

Fakhar I'm sorry in my view he's just not at his best he's averaged what 9 in his last few innings? We should go with someone else if you don't wanna pick Haider as an opener and maybe go with someone like Zeeshan Malik.

I can agree with you about Haider and maybe sticking him at 3/4 might not be a bad idea with maybe even Hafeez opening with Rizwan. However, in my view i don't think Haider is quite ready yet and i think he might struggle against the bigger teams (especially those with good fielding sides).
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Agree with all of this bro, well said. Yamin is a class act with the new ball IMO. has the ability to swing it both ways and take early wickets which he does more often then not. Failing that even amad butt would be a more penetrative bowler then fahim but would most definitely go for Yamin initially as he's also a competent batsman.

Agree somewhat about haider but I strongly believe he should open when the ball is brand new, coming into the bat nicely and he can make the most of the PP. Failing that I'm hoping sharjeel can have a good PSL and get back into reckoning. He's dymanite when on form and there isn't a better opener in Pakistan for me.

Fakhar has been truly awful for the last 2 years. We need to move on from tried and tested failures like fakhar, Ifthikar, asif and talat. All have been given ample opportunities and all have failed miserably to step up.
 
I'm going to guess this will be the team and squad that eventually go to India:

Babar
Rizwan (wk)
Haider
Hafeez
Malik
Imad
Shadab
Faheem
Hasan
Shaheen
Qadir

Bench: Fakhar, Asif Ali, Nawaz, Rauf
 
hitthestump said:
I'm going to guess this will be the team and squad that eventually go to India:

Babar
Rizwan (wk)
Haider
Hafeez
Malik
Imad
Shadab
Faheem
Hasan
Shaheen
Qadir

Bench: Fakhar, Asif Ali, Nawaz, Rauf
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Very good squad. I would just change the names on the bench with Rohail, Hasnain, Nawaz/Danish Aziz, Asif/Fakhar/any other slogger.
 
hitthestump said:
I'm going to guess this will be the team and squad that eventually go to India:

Babar
Rizwan (wk)
Haider
Hafeez
Malik
Imad
Shadab
Faheem
Hasan
Shaheen
Qadir

Bench: Fakhar, Asif Ali, Nawaz, Rauf
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Probably the best X1 we have currently.
 
What is with the Malik hype brigade these days? Fgs get rid of this person once and for all. I would rather take Azam Khan (even though I am not a fan of his fitness) at least he would give us some runs and get some valuable experience. Malik gives us nothing, he can barely field these days and with Malik, you feel there is always some politics around the corner.
 
NoBallZombie said:
What is with the Malik hype brigade these days? Fgs get rid of this person once and for all. I would rather take Azam Khan (even though I am not a fan of his fitness) at least he would give us some runs and get some valuable experience. Malik gives us nothing, he can barely field these days and with Malik, you feel there is always some politics around the corner.
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Your stock always rises when you're not in the team. When the current players are failing, you forget the failures of the past and think they weren't so bad. Malik should never be in a Pakistan shirt again, he had been letting the team down for years.
 
Rizwan
Haider (Cannot give up on a youngster this quick)
Babar
Haffez
Shadab
Faheem
Imad
Hassan Ali
Usman Qadir / Zahid Mehmood (I think Usman will play given his bromance with Babar)
M.Hussnain

SSA shld be rested , Aamir Yamin, Waqas Maqsood, Arshad Iqbal should be backup seamers

Zafar Gohar, an additional spinner

Azam Khan. Danish Aziz, Shoaib Maqsood and any new additions shld be the backup batsmen
 
NoBallZombie said:
What is with the Malik hype brigade these days? Fgs get rid of this person once and for all. I would rather take Azam Khan (even though I am not a fan of his fitness) at least he would give us some runs and get some valuable experience. Malik gives us nothing, he can barely field these days and with Malik, you feel there is always some politics around the corner.
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You've convinced me. I now see that we should reserve a world cup spot to a player who has never played one international game.

Given his astonishing fitness levels and earth shattering domestic career of 0 hundreds and five 50's across his whole career, what could go wrong?
 
Lfc4life786 said:
Agree with all of this bro, well said. Yamin is a class act with the new ball IMO. has the ability to swing it both ways and take early wickets which he does more often then not. Failing that even amad butt would be a more penetrative bowler then fahim but would most definitely go for Yamin initially as he's also a competent batsman.

Agree somewhat about haider but I strongly believe he should open when the ball is brand new, coming into the bat nicely and he can make the most of the PP. Failing that I'm hoping sharjeel can have a good PSL and get back into reckoning. He's dymanite when on form and there isn't a better opener in Pakistan for me.

Fakhar has been truly awful for the last 2 years. We need to move on from tried and tested failures like fakhar, Ifthikar, asif and talat. All have been given ample opportunities and all have failed miserably to step up.
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Yep, regardless of Fakhar's great domestic season i don't think i could give him a chance just yet. There are lots of players to choose from other than Fakhar.

I was upset with Talat not performing, i really wanted him to do well but unfortunately he didn't so must move on.
 
Lfc4life786 said:
I think much is dependant on the upcoming PSL and who performs but who would you like to see in the next t20 squad for our next international assignment?

To be brutally honest I am sick to the sight of constant failures by our inept and ridiculously weak middle order batsmen. Ifthikar, Khushdil, Asif, talat consistently fail and even haider needs to go back to domestic or have a seriously good PSL tournament before he should be considered again for the national side. At this point he is reminding me of a young umar akmal. All the talent in the world but minimal application or ability to use his brain. Haris Rauf also is absolute trash imo. Zero intelligence, an ugly action, jaahil celebration and personality and nothing more then a tape bowler who's struck lucky getting a call up to the national side at a time when our pace bowling stocks are at an all time low.

This would be my starting XI and squad for our next series.

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Shadab
Danish
Nawaz
Yamin
Hassan
Qadir
Shaheen

Azam Khan, zahid, faheem, imad, amad butt all in the squad and whoever else performs in the PSL worthy of a call up.

Now shadab and imad Imo shouldn't walk straight back into side and should have to earn their place. Starting with shadab, I firmly believe qadir and zahid are Far superior leggies then him but I don't see him not being included as VC. Imad, as time goes by is losing bowling effectiveness, was poor in the BBL generally and nawaz deserves to keep his place. Not the best bowler is nawaz but keeps it tight & I think his batting is extremely underrated. Aamir Yamin I rate very highly especially with the new ball as he swings it both ways and takes wickets. Not only that but he's very competent with the bat and I think it's a travesty faheem, an average t20 bowler has been selected over him off the back of good performances in test matches. Opening up with Yamin allows us to hold back Shaheen and hassan too and provides a quality batting option.

Azam Khan needs to something about his fitness big time but should be in the squad as a genuine power hitter and backup WK. If it was upto me he would be in for hafeez who's now 40 if I'm not mistaken? We need to move on and future plan. Hafeez isnt the future, we should thank him and move on but I highly doubt we will.

I genuinely think with this starting XI and squad we can go far in the upcoming t20 world Cup. All basis are covered, 3 seamers, 1 quality spinner, 2 good backup spinners, long tail, a finisher in Danish and powerful opener in sharjeel.

Enough of repeat failures like Ifthikar, Khushdil, talat and haider. They've been given plenty of opportunities to shine. Even oldies like wahab, malik and hafeez, let's move on from them once and for all and go with a bright, young side.

Thoughts?
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The real test for Mohammad Wasim will be the temptation to bring back the TTF brigade after the failure of khushdil, Ifti and Talat. I get the feeling we'll have the repeat cycle of every ICC event, we need experience bla bla bla and we'll see Malik and Riaz back.
This thick tank isn't utilising the current crop of players adequately. Amad Butt needs to be tested and Yamin did no wrong to be dropped in the first place. Yes man Babar needs to grow a pair and try different combinations or we'll see the young budding All rounders disappear.
It's very much clear aswel as the above all rounders, Zafar Gohar is not in Misbahs plans and hence they were not tested in the series just incase they performed it'll be hard drop them from the squad as the squad needs to be trimmed to 15.Also,bearing in mind Hafeez shadab and Imad will most likely walk back in.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
His game doesn't seem fit enough for an opener really atm. May get better with time though. He is a bit weak against the newish ball and seems confused within the powerplay and with slips in position.
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Based upon what ?
 
1. Imam
2. Rizwan
3. Haider
4. Babar
5. Hafeez
6. Ifkhitar
7. Imad/Faheem
8. Shadab
9. Hasan
10. Hasnain
11. Shaheen

I see no promising youngster apart from Haider. Azam and Sharjeel are unfit, Azam has done hardly anything in domestic, Sharjeel is a fixer. Imam has performed in domestic T20 and PSL at decent SRs with international performances. I'll probably be hounded for this, but I'd pick him based on merit, and at least he's young enough to improve. I think it's unfair to discriminate based on reputation when he's not exactly been slow at all in PSL and domestic and unlike others actually performed. I'd rather pick someone who's really earnt his spot through performances.

Haven't got much clue to who would be best at 6. Picked Iftikhar simply as he's got the best average. Unless there's someone with great talent/potential to try out, seems unfair to drop him, he's had a few good innings in Australia against Australia too, on the whole he hasn't got much chances to forge an innings because he comes in at 6. Though generally he bats at a decent SR. If there aren't any standouts, I'd stick with him till someone better comes along.
 
One things for sure. After todays game I'm really very excited about the potential of hasnain. Looks like he's learning and developing well. Bowled beautifully today, with pace and great seam presentation. If he can continue developing it would be a huge bonus with him, Shaheen and hassan as pit 3 front line seamers. So much potential the lad has got, we need to get him into FC cricket and playing every match possible to build up his red ball game but so much raw talent there to work with.

Shout out also to Arshad iqbal, another potentially excellent fast bowler. If he can improve his fitness and up his pace I think he has a future as a full international for us especially in test cricket. He was blowing hard after only 4/5 balls today and for a lad of his physique he needs to be quicker then the 135/137 clicks he was hitting today. Again, lots of potential to be working with. Excited about both but especially Hasnain.
 
The players of international quality is scared but here is my 16. This is just the squad leading to the WT20 in India.

Sharjeel
Fakhar
Babar
Haidar ali
Hafeez
Akmal
Imad
Shadab
Sarfraz
Shaheen
Rauf (I guess)
Wahab
Hasnain
Qadir
Rizwan
 
Audrey500 said:
The players of international quality is scared but here is my 16. This is just the squad leading to the WT20 in India.

Sharjeel
Fakhar
Babar
Haidar ali
Hafeez
Akmal
Imad
Shadab
Sarfraz
Shaheen
Rauf (I guess)
Wahab
Hasnain
Qadir
Rizwan
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Sorry I stopped reading your post after I saw Akmal's name........
 
BakuGM said:
Sorry I stopped reading your post after I saw Akmal's name........
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Kamran (the Akmal i assume hes referring to), actually had a good PSL in 2020. We are not in a position to exclude top performers, so if he is again one of the top guys, he might be an option.
 
Gharib Aadmi said:
Kamran (the Akmal i assume hes referring to), actually had a good PSL in 2020. We are not in a position to exclude top performers, so if he is again one of the top guys, he might be an option.
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He is habitual match fixer who has miraculously escaped the radar anguishly close.
 
Audrey500 said:
The players of international quality is scared but here is my 16. This is just the squad leading to the WT20 in India.

Sharjeel
Fakhar
Babar
Haidar ali
Hafeez
Akmal
Imad
Shadab
Sarfraz
Shaheen
Rauf (I guess)
Wahab
Hasnain
Qadir
Rizwan
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Jokes aside, one of the worst takes on a squad I think I've ever seen.

Kamran akmal? On what basis? When you've got rizwan and sarfraz there already. Also wahab, Rauf, fakhar. Also on what grounds? All 3 are tried and tested failures. Unless they have a storming PSL they shouldn't be anywhere near the squad. We need to move on from these senior pros who consistently fail to perform at international level.
 
gazza619 said:
If Asif Ali gets picked again I will stop following Pakistan cricket.
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Tell me about it bro. Same goes with any of Ifthikar, talat, Khushdil, Asif, malik, wahab, fakhar. We need to move on from all of them tbh. Only way any of them should get back in is they have a storming PSL. If not discard all of them once and for all.
 
Lfc4life786 said:
Tell me about it bro. Same goes with any of Ifthikar, talat, Khushdil, Asif, malik, wahab, fakhar. We need to move on from all of them tbh. Only way any of them should get back in is they have a storming PSL. If not discard all of them once and for all.
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All of the above have had way too many chances already and should be discarded, period.
 
So here's my updated XI after the first few PSL games.

Fakhar
Rizzy
Babar
Hafeez
Shadab
Danish
Nawaz
Faheem
Hassan
Qadir
Shaheen

Il Post again after another 5/6 games.
 
I'd pick this if the World T20 or Asia Cup was tomorrow, first XI in bold:

Babar Azam (C) - Desperately needs to stay as an opener.
Sharjeel Khan
Mohammad Rizwan (W) - Awesome as an opener but we need Babar and Sharjeel in the powerplay.
Kamran Akmal (W) - Back up opener and keeper, incredibly under-rated.
Mohammad Hafeez - If the opening stand is good, he bats at 3.
Haider Ali - He seems good at 4 but Hafeez is excellent there, 5 is fine.
Shoaib Malik - Need his cool head in some situations and ideal to come in for Haider if necessary.
Khushdil Shah - I still like him and we don't need an extra spinner on the bench.
Shadab Khan - His bowling doesn't need to be peak when in a 6 man so no pressure, superb all-rounder.
Imad Wasim - Three spinners is fine when Imad opens the bowling.
Usman Qadir
Hasan Ali
Mohammad Amir - Of course he'll play.
Shaheen Afridi
Haris Rauf - Gets wickets and wouldn't open, in my team would be Imad, Hasan, Shaheen, Faheem.
 
Uptill now this seems the line up keeping in mind WC in india:-
1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Sharjeel Khan
3. Babar Azam (c)
4. M Rizwan (wk)
5. Sohaib Maqsood
6. Fahim Ashraf
7. Imad Wasim
8. Usman Qadir
9. Zahid Mehmm
10. Shaheen Shah Afridi
11. Haris Rauf

Reserves:-
12. Muhammad Hasnain
13. Arshad Iqbal
14. Aamir yamin
15. Amad Butt
16. Muhammad Nawaz
17. Zeeshan Malik
18. Haider Ali
19. Zafar Gohar
20. Danish Aziz



Will update i think when PSL finishes but this is shaping like this uptill now.
 
b.lesner said:
Uptill now this seems the line up keeping in mind WC in india:-
1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Sharjeel Khan
3. Babar Azam (c)
4. M Rizwan (wk)
5. Sohaib Maqsood
6. Fahim Ashraf
7. Imad Wasim
8. Usman Qadir
9. Zahid Mehmm
10. Shaheen Shah Afridi
11. Haris Rauf

Reserves:-
12. Muhammad Hasnain
13. Arshad Iqbal
14. Aamir yamin
15. Amad Butt
16. Muhammad Nawaz
17. Zeeshan Malik
18. Haider Ali
19. Zafar Gohar
20. Danish Aziz



Will update i think when PSL finishes but this is shaping like this uptill now.
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You would drop Hafeez from the t20 lineup....?
 
By the looks of it some thinking awaits Mohammad Wasim post PSL with regards to the T20 squad.
 
My squad will be

Sharjeel
Fakhar
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Kamran Akmal
Azam Khan
Shadab Khan
Haider Ali/Iftikhar
Maqsood/Asif Ali
Malik
Imad
Faheem
Shaheen
Hasan Ali
 
After last few games here's my latest and realistic take on the latest side.

Fakhar/sharjeel
Rizzy
Babar
Hafeez
Sohaib/haider
Shadab
Imad
Faheem
Hassan
Qadir
Shaheen

Although if it was upto me shadab would be benched for Danish and nawaz in for imad. Shadabs batting has been a let down so far and his bowling has fallen off a cliff badly in the last 2 years. He would be a liability with the ball. Don't see him getting dropped however as Vice captain.
 
Looking at his stats is there a reason Zaman doesn’t bowl as a sixth option and why has Hafeez stopped at international level? After Imad, the other regular spinners, not sure they are any better than Zaman/Hafeez, who are also good batsmen:

Zaman AR
Sharjeel Bt
Babar Bt
Rizwan +
Hafeez AR
Haider Bt
Azam Bt
Imad AR
Hassan Bwl
Shaheen Bwl
Rauf Bwl

Wahab, Dhani, Shadab, Maqsood, Qadir, Amir is the bench

I do still think about Amirs inclusion also, he’s a good bowler, simple as...appreciate we lack a proper wicket taking spinner -
 
Despite great success of Rizwan as opener but he is more flexible than Babar I would like him to play the Malik Role in middle order and now we know he can hit sixes when required too.

My team:

Sharjeel
Fakhar
Babar
Hafeez
Haider
Rizwan
Faheem
Imad
Hasan
Usman Qadir
Shaheen

On bench would be Hasnain, Haris, Zahid Mehmood, Danish Aziz, Azam Khan, Iftikhar.
 
Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Fakhar/Haider
Faheem
Shadab
Imad/Nawaz
Hassan
Qadir/Mehmood
Shaheen
_____
Rauf
Hasnain
 
Lfc4life786 said:
Jokes aside, one of the worst takes on a squad I think I've ever seen.

Kamran akmal? On what basis? When you've got rizwan and sarfraz there already. Also wahab, Rauf, fakhar. Also on what grounds? All 3 are tried and tested failures. Unless they have a storming PSL they shouldn't be anywhere near the squad. We need to move on from these senior pros who consistently fail to perform at international level.
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Fakhar is not a tried and tested failure . His t20 form for Pakistan has been very poor in the last 12-18 months but he averages 45 in one day cricket and has been man of the match in the last two tournament finals Pakistan have won .

If that is a TTF for you then I have no words .
 
Our key players are getting back in their groove at the right moment. My playing 11 as of now will be:

1. Fakher
2. Sharjeel
3. Rizwan
4. Babar
5. Hafeez
6. Haider
7. Nawaz(Shahdab or Imad depending on form)
8. Fahim
9. Hasan
10. Shaheen
11. Amir/Dhani(If Amir is not selected)

Currently all 11 are in top form. If the openers can give us a quick start, Rizwan and Babar are perfect for middle overs and Hafeez, Hadier, Nawaz and Fahim can up the run rate in the last leg of the inning.
 
With world T20 scheduled for this year

1. Rizwan
2. Sharjeel
3. Babar
4. Hafeez
5. Haider
6. Malik
7. Faheem
8. Imad
9. Hasan
10. Qadir
11. Shaheen


Reserves: Azam ,hasnain, Z Mahmood, Dahani, S Maqsood
 
Apart from opening the bowling with 2 overs Imad doesn't offer enough to warrant a place in the 11. Nawaz can do the same job - is a better fielder and batting seems decent to. Imad tends to just swing from the hip when he comes in late on.

my 11 would be

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Haider
Azam
Shadab/Usman Qadir
Nawaz
Faheem/fast bowler ( NOT RAUF)
Hassan
Shaheen

I think Faheem could potentially be replaced for another proper seamer ( NOT Rowdy Rowdy Rauf). But if the above batting cant bat for 20 overs then forget about it. Also could change batting order to suit situation.

Thoughts?
 
or Usman and Shadab both play if its a taking spin instead of 3rd seamer
 
My team:

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Hafeez
Haider
D Aziz
Shadab
Imad
Hasan/Amir
Usman Qadir
Shaheen
 
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