With such a pathetic strike rate by Rizwan which he carried throughout the PSL, I wouldnt prefer him to open and destroy the essence of the powerplay.
Yeah ideally Rizwan learns to utilize the power play and not tuk tuk for a run a ball 25 before going off, but realistically he's guaranteed the opening spot come World Cup time
yeah very much true because considering his batting style he cant play at any other number.
maybe after this PSL they go with Saim and Babar and send rizwan to number 3 position.
Pick your best Pakistani number 3
Actually number 3 also doesn't belong to him but the problem is that he can't play at any other number.
I have no issues not picking him
making him play at 5 or 6 means ... main na hi samjhun
bro whats the use of such impact player who only performs once in a year?
Finally a decent opening combination
Why must he play at all costs?making him play at 5 or 6 means ... main na hi samjhun
According to some people, Rizwan is 100x the batter usman Khan is, so he should be our frontline opener and wicket keeper because usman Khan is only a psl basher and would fail in international whereas rizwan dominates quality bowlers.
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I personally wouldn't pick saud as an opener because he'd have the same sr issues as babar and rizwan.
Rizwan would come down the order and fail consistently.
Considering Sharjeel, at this point in his career, can’t even make it into a PSL team, how would he possibly be successful in international cricket?
SHarjeel? How is he an ideal one?
Because he is the best ball striker in the country. Not my fault that the selectors in the PSL are too blind to see it
Hmmm, all PSL guys are so blind that they cannot see the form and talent he has. What about Umar Akmal? He is the best ball striker as well, he was also not picked. Sharjeel is a washed up individual. No need for him and he is not coming back until he blasts a record breaking domestic season.
Asides from the 2016 PSL, Umar Akmal had been a flop in all seasons
What about ahmed Shehzad? he was also in some form but got neglected,
I like Saud, but if we have the chance to have a completely new opening pair wouldn’t it be better to go with 2 guys who strike at a really high rate?
The only problem I have with 2 strikers at opening is that they can hit big or go home.
Agreed that Harris could be hit or miss. I think that there’s been players in T20 who do not have the best form but can be very explosive early on when the players are in the circle due to PP.
I agree he deserved a place in this years addition and could have fit in nicely in the Karachi or Lahore side
If I'm being 100% fair to rizwan, he's a gun keeper, and batting wise he's our 3rd best accumulator. He should be our front line in test atm since we don't have any other keeper.
If Sharjeel is in, then the ideal pair is Fakhar and Sharjeel
Yeah, don’t get me wrong, Rizwan definitely has a limited shot selection which is partially why his T20 SR is low. The thing is though even in T20 it’s not like we have too many people knocking on the door to take the WK spot. Usman Khan wants to play for UAE and Azam Khan has not made it past 10 runs in any of the chances he’s been given in international cricket. Harris is a decent part time keeper and it may be worth the change if we can the batting even if the WK gets a little worse. I don’t think this change will happen until the next WC cycle though.
Saim ayub, Abdullah and saud need to be properly invested in for the future as all 3 have potential to become all format batsmen.
Usually the number 3 batter can take things a bit easier to build his innings but not the opening slot.
Karachi quota
This will be a pretty strong squad, with loads of bowling options and batting down to Shaheen. Mohammad Ali looks like a reliable death over bowler.
at number 4 position i will rather prefer Azam Khan in place of Fakhar.
hope that never happens !!
Who would he have replaced in xi for Lohare.
Who's going to be the keeper?
Would not be against Farhan either, always been for giving prospects chances. But at the same time for every 15-20% of games Fakhar fires in he will 100% win that game in emphatic fashion
but we cant risk for the remiaing 80% games on risk in which fakhar wont click, he is the most inconsistent batsman which pakistan ever had.
I agree with him opening being a must. Got to give a player like that a full run of the powerplay, and if he doesn't get through that period there is at least a chance to rebuild.
For that Babar and Rizwan both need to sacrifice their opening slots and give a chance to Fakhar to open with Saim Ayub in the series against NZ to test the combination.
We already saw Babar step aside for Saim in the reverse series, but Riz might not do the same for Fakhar since the thinktank seem to be obsessed with trying to shoehorn him in at 4. IMO Saim Fakhar Babar Riz is the ideal top 4 to give a test run
Won't happen
Yeah they both can also offer left right combination which could be tricky to handle for the bowlers.
So we lose the Cup again.
