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Agreed they have best local talent.Pz has kept all the talent of Pakistan, their batting and spin attack are great. Just need a new captain
Even if Saim isnt fit they will most likely pick Zadran In xi.They'll have the batting to be great. Got enough spin too. Question will be their fast bowlers who repeatedly let them down.
I think they have enough in their fast bowlers to be good.
Very disappointed to see Maaz selected there. Horrible place for him to be drafted personally as he will virtually not even get a shot barring Saim Ayub absence in the PSL. Disappointing for the lad but I suppose it can't hurt to practice daily with Saim & Babar and see how they go about it and maybe he can pickup some things from them.
True. Maaz Sadaqat can have a good career.Pz has kept all the talent of Pakistan, their batting and spin attack are great. Just need a new captain
Agreed Maaz will be warming the bench. Such a shame.They'll have the batting to be great. Got enough spin too. Question will be their fast bowlers who repeatedly let them down.
I think they have enough in their fast bowlers to be good.
Very disappointed to see Maaz selected there. Horrible place for him to be drafted personally as he will virtually not even get a shot barring Saim Ayub absence in the PSL. Disappointing for the lad but I suppose it can't hurt to practice daily with Saim & Babar and see how they go about it and maybe he can pickup some things from them.
It was the days of Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Asghar and Mujeeb I believe. Been too long.We’re not winning many games with those bowlers. Can’t even remember the last time Zalmi had a decent bowling attack.
They wanted to leaveThe interesting thing is I feel like Saim and Haris will want to leave Peshawar at some point. Saim if he continues to do well in internationals, will be offered PSL captaincy in another team. Like Shaheen and Shadab, grooming for future captaincy. Especially with new PSL teams on the horizon, I bet some team will try to take him that way.
Haris is in a strange position where he was opening but is in competition with both Saim and Babar for the position. With captaincy experience and he struggled last PSL. I wouldn’t be surprised if he moves too at some point. I even think had Karachi not gone for Shan, or even if Shan doesn’t work out, I could see them going for Haris. Haris is also seemingly out of the picture for internationals, so if it isn’t working at PZ will be desperate to start performing someone else to earn an international recall.
Javed doesnt seem interested in branding zalmi now maybe because of fallout with pcbUntil Darren Sammy was playing Zalmi were quite popular unfortunately Babar Azam PR is not reflected in Zalmi Brand.
Javed doesnt seem interested in branding zalmi now maybe because of fallout with pcb
TKC may or may not perform but this was actually a poor pickThe least he would do was to pick some marketable OS players
Like who?The least he would do was to pick some marketable OS players
Like who?
Who would you pick? Ahmed Shahzad said overseas players have a reservation to play for Pz with Babar in the side. It might actually be a true claim.
Why not answer the question instead of hawai firing? Who are the overseas marketable players you would pick as a PZ fan?Why Not write letter to PCB to expell Babar and Rizwan from PSL
Daryll MitchellWhy not answer the question instead of hawai firing? Who are the overseas marketable players you would pick as a PZ fan?
Ok.Daryll Mitchell
Fin Allen
David Warner
Infact Warner & Saim opening with Babar at 3 , solid trio
Ok.
So why dream when you know Babar isn’t going to bat at 3 as captain? Kisko paagal bana raha hai?
He doesn’t care like you don’t care about Pakistan.Its Javed" s team should have pushed for it
11 Finn Allens can't match a single Babar. Such is Babar's stature.He doesn’t care like you don’t care about Pakistan.
He’s entitled to fanboy it for his team with Babar as his opener and not Finn Allen.
This year foreign player quality was high. The likes of Chris Lynn, Alex hales, Jason Roy, Cooper connoly, Tim southee, Brandon King, ewin Lewis,reeza hendricks, nandre burger goes unsold but they still somehow desperatly wanted kohler cadmore in their squad...Tbh don’t know if cadmore is a bad pick as a batsman. He has at least experience with PZ before and I remember him performing one season with them. That alone slightly improves chances of performing.
The strength of foreign players is quite weak this season. I think it’s due to a clash with IPL?
I don’t think there’s a single foreign player I can see and say for sure he’d definitely improve the side. Even Warner, a few years ago definitely but he might be past it at his age, you just don’t know. I’d go so far and say I’d rather have Saim over any foreign pick.
Though you could argue given how weak the bowling looks, perhaps a bowling pick in platinum would have been better. Batting with or without TDC looks alright. Babar, Saim, Haris and with talat added already feels like a decent batting core.
Mohammed Ali and Muqeem I recognise. But they are hardly psl veterans performing season after season or international regulars. They’ll be relying on a fairly inexperienced (at high level) bowling attack.
How?The strength of foreign players is quite weak this season. I think it’s due to a clash with IPL
Humble advice11 Finn Allens can't match a single Babar. Such is Babar's stature.
Well there aren’t many really strong players, players that were considered strong international players or recently retired. Remember we had in the past pietersen, rashid khan, Tahir, pollard, Guptil, AB de Villiers etc players who could come in and instantly strengthen a side. The current foreign players a lot haven’t even played internationals, or not played a lot in internationals. And their international records don’t look amazing, they don’t feel like the best of the best from internationals. A lot of these guys I wouldn’t even know unless they didn’t play PSL.How?
Those guys got unsold. There’s a reason, they’re out of favour. Hales and Roy have been dumped from England set up in last few years. Pollard was there too, and even Kane got picked up only in supplementary. Teams are taking chance with foreigners with no name, yet in the prime of their playing career hoping they will do better. Which kind of firstly doesn’t create the same excitement of foreign players involved and secondly kind of feels the standard of foreign player is weaker.This year foreign player quality was high. The likes of Chris Lynn, Alex hales, Jason Roy, Cooper connoly, Tim southee, Brandon King, ewin Lewis,reeza hendricks, nandre burger goes unsold but they still somehow desperatly wanted kohler cadmore in their squad...
Sorry I know we are talking about T20s and league cricket here, but can we please put at least an inch of blame on Ali himself for averaging 68 in 4 test matches for Pakistan. It is high time the players take responsibility for how they are rated. It is not just about having a PR team.Muhammad Ali is underrated because he isn't flashy or has a PR team.
Sorry I know we are talking about T20s and league cricket here, but can we please put at least an inch of blame on Ali himself for averaging 68 in 4 test matches for Pakistan. It is high time the players take responsibility for how they are rated. It is not just about having a PR team.
Abdullah Shafique may end up scoring 3 hundreds in this year’s PSL, but in my mind I would always rate him based on his factory of low scores for Pakistan.
I take your point but he was also wicketless in his last test match at home against the mighty Bangladesh. That was actually a low scoring game where most of the pacers had a good time.His test performances came against a rampant England on dud tracks I believe so I wouldn't really blame him. He was decent in the last PSL, also does well in domestic competitions, can't ask more from a player.
11 Finn Allens can't match a single Babar. Such is Babar's stature.
Good squad, and the fact that Babar is regaining his form is a huge bonus. Not happy with useless hack Haris getting retained, he is a proper liability.
You mean I should back the “right” people like Sharjeel, Imad, Amir, Azam Khan, Haris etc.?Always backing the wrong people man, whether it’s politics, football or cricket…I truly admire your consistency.
Platinum round 1?cadmore is a good pick.
Always backing the wrong people man, whether it’s politics, football or cricket…I truly admire your consistency.
You mean I should back the “right” people like Sharjeel, Imad, Amir, Azam Khan, Haris etc.?
No thanks. Allah Almighty has blessed me with a lot of intelligence to go astray.
Well, there is fantasy and then there is reality,11 Finn Allens can't match a single Babar. Such is Babar's stature.
Sharjeel is a crap player who never performed. His international record paints a sorry picture, and the ban helped him because it protected his image in front of deluded fans like yourself who labor under the delusion that Pakistan lost their version of Warner or De Kock.Sharjeel isn’t out of the team for his performances.
He also averages 15 with the bat in T20Is, and averaged 60+ with the ball in ODIs vs the top 5 sides, inconvenient stats that you conveniently ignored.Imad Wasim averages 42 @ 110 in ODI’s with the bat, better stats than Rizwan.
And yet, Amir will always be remember for being a fixer. His legacy is tainted forever.Mohammad Amir won you two ICC tournaments, how many tournaments will Imam ul Anwar win us?
He also averages 8 in international cricket, and he will probably never play for Pakistan again. He is not 0.1% the cricketer Rizwan is. Cramping Rizwan is a billion times more useful than non-cramping Rizwan.Azam Khan is a fat, unhealthy sob, but he still doesn’t cramp up like Rizwan does every game.
Mohammad Haris averages 7 in ODIs and 14 in T20Is with a lower SR than Babar and Rizwan. Another useless player hyped to the moon by delusional fans when in reality, he is not even close to Babar and Rizwan in any format.Mohammad Haris showed us how crap RizBar were when he outperformed both of them in the WT20.
Imam will be back in the squad soon because Abdullah’s career is tanking, Masood will be gone in a couple of years and Fakhar is nearing the end as well.Imam ul Anwar, gone.
Shaheen Akram, gone.
Babaradman, dropped in the last home series because he can’t play spin.
Rizchrist, first 50 since Ban series at home.
Imam will be back in the squad soon because Abdullah’s career is tanking, Masood will be gone in a couple of years and Fakhar is nearing the end as well.
Shaheen is finally getting back to his best and he is still Pakistan’s premier pacer, so not sure what do you mean by “gone”.
Babar remains Pakistan’s best all format batsman and after 2 difficult years, is finally showing signs of getting his form back.
At 30, he is entering his prime now and will score lots of runs in the coming years and finish off as a bonafide Pakistan legend and one of the greatest, if not the greatest batsman to ever wear the Pakistan jersey.
The reasons those players failed or didn’t reach their potential are either or all of fixing, fitness issues and a lack of work ethic. Except Haris who I’m sure will be back but is still maturing as a player and should have been given a settled position but his record in internationals is poor and he even failed last PSL. Difference between Azam and Rizwan, Rizwan still keeps at a high level and scores runs with cramps. Azam is probably more talented in t20s at least, and has great power, but his fitness results in poor wicketkeeping and he is tied up in internationals not being able to score freely due to his fitness which is why he did badly in internationals. Sharjeel actually would be in the team if he performed in PSL so it is performances. Imad shouldn’t have been dropped and good enough without, but never reached his full potential due to neglect of fitness and work ethic.Sharjeel isn’t out of the team for his performances.
Imad Wasim averages 42 @ 110 in ODI’s with the bat, better stats than Rizwan.
Mohammad Amir won you two ICC tournaments, how many tournaments will Imam ul Anwar win us?
Azam Khan is a fat, unhealthy sob, but he still doesn’t cramp up like Rizwan does every game.
Mohammad Haris showed us how crap RizBar were when he outperformed both of them in the WT20.
Imam ul Anwar, gone.
Shaheen Akram, gone.
Babaradman, dropped in the last home series because he can’t play spin.
Rizchrist, first 50 since Ban series at home.
Difference between Azam and Rizwan, Rizwan still keeps at a high level and scores runs with cramps. Azam is probably more talented in t20s at least, and has great power, but his fitness results in poor wicketkeeping and he is tied up in internationals not being able to score freely due to his fitness which is why he did badly in internationals.
Sharjeel’s been performing only after he’s gone from PSL. He’s also now 35. Champions cup would have been a platform to get back to PSL but he couldn’t get in as he failed fitness standards. It’s a bit of a situation too little too late. I think even at his age if he was performing in PSL, he would still be picked. But the other domestic matches aren’t as high level as PSL. I think part of his failures was simply due to the fact he was with an underperforming franchise Karachi kings. But because he fixed, they were the only ones who would take him. His problems come from PSL not internationals, internationals he won’t even get a look in until he plays PSL again. Even if Sharjeel is picked, with his fitness, how many years are you going to get out of him even if he instantly starts performing in internationals? Unfit players rarely perform in late 30s, the ones that do seem to be ultra fit like YK, Malik etc. And Sharjeel is a player with their biggest strength being hand eye coordination and reflexes which are certainly diminished from when he was younger at this age.Tbh, I wouldn’t pick Azam Khan in my XI, he probably doesn’t even care about playing for Pakistan so I’m not gonna go out of my way to support him when he’s clearly happy being fat and getting picked in different leagues.
Haris comes in for Rizwan regardless of his form. Rizwan will continue to score runs but he plays for himself and not the situation.
Sharjeel has been performing in domestic cricket for a while after his ban, was never given a consistent chance after that in international cricket.
That still makes him more successful than Sharjeel.He’ll be back, and he’ll be dropped again after the CT.
Imam is just another Farhat, Hameed, Masood, Faisal Iqbal. He’ll be forgotten the day he retires. A player that will either lose you a game or won’t have any impact in the games that you win.
It is the smart thing to do. He is finally showing signs of physical recovery and he doesn’t need to play Test matches at this point, he is still very young and has many years left so he will return to Test cricket soon.Your premier pacer is playing in the BPL when there’s a test match being played.
Not sure if you are trolling now. He has a hefty contract with GN and now he has a contract with CA and quite a lucrative one. Babar will never be short of sponsors given his status as a world class batsman.Your best all format player will end up with a bat with no stickers in his prime![]()
Please provide evidence that he is 34.He’s not 30, he’s probably 34.
Sounds like Sharjeel. In 2025, the only thing his deluded fans can talk about is one series in Australia in 2017 and PSL 2017.His peak is done, his career was like a soda bottle - he makes a loud pop but there is nothing inside. The fizz doesn’t last.
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Obviously not my first platinum pick but then they proberly thinking someone else might snatch him up if we dont make a move early.Platinum round 1?
Konsi Qayamat Aa gayi thy? TKC gone. How does it matter when you can get a much better player?Obviously not my first platinum pick but then they proberly thinking someone else might snatch him up if we dont make a move early.
I will find out from Kaptaan saab and let you knowKonsi Qayamat Aa gayi thy? TKC gone. How does it matter when you can get a much better player?
You can’t think for yourself?I will find out from Kaptaan saab and let you know![]()
You can’t think for yourself?
Kuwait to immigrate?I saw a post on peshawar zalmi facebook handle. They did some talent hunt camp and selected players after many rounds. The shocking thing is they are sending these selected players to play for kuwait cricket team. How can they drain talent from Pakistan to other country? Why are they allowed to do so?
Pakistan is already struggling and talent hunts like these will do more harm.
Yes You can check how shamelessly zalmi is promoting such thingsKuwait to immigrate?
6 Finn Allens, 3 quality t20 pacers, one spin allrounder and one genuine spinner would make for a near unbeatable t20 team.Well, there is fantasy and then there is reality,
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Player Retentions Confirmed for The Hundred 2024
Teams have confirmed their retained players for 2024 on The Hundred Deadline Day! Take a look at the names staying at your team.www.thehundred.com
This was the 2024 Hundred retentions. Babar registered for the competition and was unsold. Fin Allen was retained.
I’ve dismantled your fantasy of 11 Fin Allen’s not being worth 1 Babar quite simply with 1 fact, reality check.
1 Fin Allen was considered worthy of retention, so that’s 2 seasons with a hundred franchise. 1 Babar Azam was considered worthy of being unsold by the hundred franchises….for 3 seasons he attempted to be registered by them.
Next time, argue with facts. Talk big with facts and reality. Not some fantasy that you have drawn up during your me time.
But but but Saim Ayub and Mohammad Harris love to bat with Babar Azam their captain and mentorAs per reports:
A franchise representative initiated a conversation with Mohammad Akram about potential trades, expressing specific interest in Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, and Aamer Jamal. Akram highlighted that Saim Ayub's demands have been increasing lately. The representative suggested that if Saim Ayub's requests became unaffordable for his current franchise, they could discuss a trade.
Later, Akram informed the representative that Karachi Kings had approached Saim Ayub, which came as news to both parties and Javed Afridi. Akram viewed the situation positively, considering any publicity as good publicity for Peshawar Zalmi, who hold the Right to Match (RTM) card for Saim Ayub in the draft.
Additionally, another player mentioned a wildcard option, but the representative refrained from detailed discussions, revealing that the player's team had issued a legal threat. Although the representative claimed they would have offered a $250,000 deal for Saim Ayub during a proper trade conversation but such a deal never happened.