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Pakistan's Test squad for the Sri Lanka series

Sami Aslam, Saud Shakeel, Fawad Alam, Zafar Gohar, and Amad Butt in for IK, Musa, Naseem (for U19 cup), Haris, Ifti, Imam
 
Ifti, fawad, tabish, mir hamza, sadaf, rahat, kashif it doesn't get worse then this.

It's easy to criticize others you can only add Ehsan Adil or I might have missed one or two but as I mentioned clearly we have to try all of them to see the potential.

We do not have straight forward changes.
 
It's easy to criticize others you can only add Ehsan Adil or I might have missed one or two but as I mentioned clearly we have to try all of them to see the potential.

We do not have straight forward changes.

No point in going for some TTf's again. Plus some of them are 30 plus as well as pathetic fielder and can hardly trouble international batsmen.
 
No point in going for some TTf's again. Plus some of them are 30 plus as well as pathetic fielder and can hardly trouble international batsmen.

When Fawad Alam was last selected by the way and he failed????

Fawad Alam is a good fielder.

And when you have seen these guys playing international test cricket and that too in Pakistani conditions
 
since when is Fawad Alam a TTF in tests?

Read again. Please. Fawad deserves his chance based on domestics but, definitely not a long term solution won't last long with his hockey technique. Let's not forget he was made to look like a tailender by maxwell when he was dropped last time. Better to invest in some young rather then a 34 year old.
 
When Fawad Alam was last selected by the way and he failed????

Fawad Alam is a good fielder.

And when you have seen these guys playing international test cricket and that too in Pakistani conditions

I said some ttf's fawad is not there but i am sure he will be there when given another chance. The guy was made to look a tailender by maxwell. Our fans memories are too short.
 
Read again. Please. Fawad deserves his chance based on domestics but, definitely not a long term solution won't last long with his hockey technique. Let's not forget he was made to look like a tailender by maxwell when he was dropped last time. Better to invest in some young rather then a 34 year old.

Please name the straight forward changes for Pakistan team so all of us would realize how far we are from the reality of Pakistan cricket.
 
I said some ttf's fawad is not there but i am sure he will be there when given another chance. The guy was made to look a tailender by maxwell. Our fans memories are too short.

Ifti looked like a tailender in English conditions but he came back as a good player specially in T20's. Any predictionist can only going to tell us who has improved and who hasn't.
 
Read again. Please. Fawad deserves his chance based on domestics but, definitely not a long term solution won't last long with his hockey technique. Let's not forget he was made to look like a tailender by maxwell when he was dropped last time. Better to invest in some young rather then a 34 year old.

Chanderpaul had the same technique and had a TEST average of 52

164 280 49 11867 203* 51.37
 
Chanderpaul had the same technique and had a TEST average of 52

164 280 49 11867 203* 51.37

Yes Fawad will end up with the same average. This guy is a sitting duck outside SC just how he proved the last time he played tests.
 
Ifti looked like a tailender in English conditions but he came back as a good player specially in T20's. Any predictionist can only going to tell us who has improved and who hasn't.

Ifti looked like a tail ender again in Tests so that didn't change.
 
Yes Fawad will end up with the same average. This guy is a sitting duck outside SC just how he proved the last time he played tests.

he played 1 TEST outside sub continent where he got 29 and 5

are you basing his outside the SC career on one match?
 
Ifti looked like a tail ender again in Tests so that didn't change.

So where are the straight forward changes please enlighten us with your changes and your knowledge :-)

By the way whole team looked like a tailender except for Babar Azam, Shan Masood in the last innings and Asad Shafiq was good sometimes
 
Only QEA standouts and AUS series standouts

Abid Ali
Sami Aslam
Babar Azam
Fawad Alam
Ashfaq Ahmed
Zeeshan Ashraf
Faizan Riaz
Mohammad Rizwan
Zohaib Khan
Zafar Gohar
Nauman Ali
Yasir Shah
Mohammad Abbas
Shaheen Shah
Naseem Shah
 
Same failing seniors will be picked, will fail during SL series and then excuse will be we need seniors for a tough away to to england.

Bowlers get chopped and changed in team after failure, yet are so called "senior batsmen" get a free run in side despite pathetic performances.
 
So where are the straight forward changes please enlighten us with your changes and your knowledge :-)

By the way whole team looked like a tailender except for Babar Azam, Shan Masood in the last innings and Asad Shafiq was good sometimes

Watch domestics then you will know it doesn't need knowledge just needs eyes to watch i am sure you have eyes, then you will know the amount of players who are better then ifti.
 
Same failing seniors will be picked, will fail during SL series and then excuse will be we need seniors for a tough away to to england.

Bowlers get chopped and changed in team after failure, yet are so called "senior batsmen" get a free run in side despite pathetic performances.

Shameless azhar and misbah will blame it on youngsters.
 
Watch domestics then you will know it doesn't need knowledge just needs eyes to watch i am sure you have eyes, then you will know the amount of players who are better then ifti.

lol you're all not at all giving any names and just arguing...
 
As long as Salman butt doesn't make it, I'm good.
That's how much I can't trust misbah?!

He can do anything else he likes!!
 
When will Pakistan announce their test squad for this series that starts in a week's time?

Surely they should have announced it soon after the test series against Australia was over and get back to start preparing for this.

I would not be surprised if the 2 tests are played on dead tracks with barely 100 people in the stands.
 
When will Pakistan announce their test squad for this series that starts in a week's time?

Surely they should have announced it soon after the test series against Australia was over and get back to start preparing for this.

I would not be surprised if the 2 tests are played on dead tracks with barely 100 people in the stands.

Karachi test will be poorly attended as per usual, stupid place to host test cricket really.
 
Imran Butt
Shan Masood - won’t be dropped after getting that 50.
Azhar :facepalm:
Babar
Shafiq - sadly won’t be dropped either
Haris/Ifti/Fawad
Rizwan
Nauman
Yasir
Abbas
Shaheen

I think I’m even expecting too much to see Imran Butt get called up tbh but I think the above is probably the most realistic best XI we can get with Misbah incharge. The likes of Saud, Zafar, Sameen, Naseem aren’t going to be anywhere near the squad unfortunately.
 
My team against Sri Lanka:


Imran Butt

Sami Aslam

Zeeshan Ashraf

Babar Azam

Fawad Alam / Usman Salahuddin

Amad Butt

Mohammad Rizwan

Saheen Shah Afridi

Nauman Ali

Naseem Shah / Yasir Shah

Mohammad Abbas/ Usman Shinwari
 
Only QEA standouts and AUS series standouts

Abid Ali
Sami Aslam
Babar Azam
Fawad Alam
Ashfaq Ahmed
Zeeshan Ashraf
Faizan Riaz
Mohammad Rizwan
Zohaib Khan
Zafar Gohar
Nauman Ali
Yasir Shah
Mohammad Abbas
Shaheen Shah
Naseem Shah

Good List, I would take out Abbas - not the same bowler after injury, include Sameen Gul and remove Nauman Ali and add another quick in Usman Shinwari (can bowl with good heat and deadly 5 over spell if he gets it right can get 2-3 quick wickets).
 
1. Shaan Masood
2. Abid Ali
3. Azhar Ali
4. Babar Azam
5. Fawad Alam
6. Rizwan
7. Faheem Ashraf
8. Shadab Khan
9. Shaheen Afridi
10. Usman Shinwari
11. Naseem Shah
 
Karachi test will be poorly attended as per usual, stupid place to host test cricket really.

The way Pakistan has been playing I won't be surprised if there is a lack of anticipation of test cricket returning back to Pakistan especially if they dish out dead tracks.
 
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