[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Islamabad United 2019 Squad and Discussion Thread

[Khan12]

Zalmi might win the tournament this time. Or reach the final.

ISLU won't get much success.

They have got much better chance, when Misbah doesn't play as evident from yesterday's game.

 

[Khan12]

) and they have lost

They really need misbah's 6 or 7 batting average with 90 sr.

 

[TeymurBlake]

The seem to be struggling so far. They need an anchor in the middle order or someone who can support Hussain Talat.

 

[maddgenius]

The seem to be struggling so far. They need an anchor in the middle order or someone who can support Hussain Talat.

They have Bell but unfortunately he's carrying an injury

 

[TeymurBlake]

They have Bell but unfortunately he's carrying an injury

But is Bell enough. The seemed to also heavily rely on Ronchi to start well and hope Delport delivers more often.

 

[maddgenius]

But is Bell enough. The seemed to also heavily rely on Ronchi to start well and hope Delport delivers more often.

You can't afford to have more than one anchor in T20's especially a team like United who bat deep with Samit patel coming at #9. Talat can also play the role of an anchor so yeah Bell and Talat should be enough to provide them some middle order stability

 

[TeymurBlake]

You can't afford to have more than one anchor in T20's especially a team like United who bat deep with Samit patel coming at #9. Talat can also play the role of an anchor so yeah Bell and Talat should be enough to provide them some middle order stability

Maybe Patel should bat higher. Talat at No.3, Bell No.4 and Samit Patel No.5. With Delport, Asif Ali, Faheem and Shadab to follow.

 

[Abdullah719]

Alan Wilkins says Ian Bell is out of the tournament due to an injury. That's a blow for IU.

 

[Hamza_]

United needs to get in Nasir Nawaz

 

[The Viper]

Samit finally given a chance up the order and he delivers. Not a world beater but it was quite bizarre how Islamabad played somebody who bats at three for his county side, at 9 in previous games.

 

[Hasan123]

We are champions for a reason. Not interested in [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] nonsense of us missing Misbah. Just need to find a combination and stick with it.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

The best all round team in the tournament.

Shocking to see Nasir and Zafar sitting on the bench.

 

[mak36]

The best all round team in the tournament.

Shocking to see Nasir and Zafar sitting on the bench.

If Ronchi doesn't fire, their batting looks weak. They played Parnell as a batsman today! Unfairness of draft means their foreign players are poor.

Amad is another player who deserves a game.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

If Ronchi doesn't fire, their batting looks weak. They played Parnell as a batsman today! Unfairness of draft means their foreign players are poor.

Amad is another player who deserves a game.

Ohh Amad is in IU?

Wow they have a strong bench.

Regarding batting i think Ronchi, Rizwan/Nasir, Samit, Hussain Talat, Asif, Shadab/Foreigner is a strong batting line up.

 

[mak36]

Ohh Amad is in IU?

Wow they have a strong bench.

Regarding batting i think Ronchi, Rizwan/Nasir, Samit, Hussain Talat, Asif, Shadab/Foreigner is a strong batting line up.

Problem is they have to play four foreigners.

 

[Major]

Problem is they have to play four foreigners.

is it a rule that 4 foreigners have to be played?

 

[mak36]

is it a rule that 4 foreigners have to be played?

Yes. Got this clarified.

Surprising really. Would have thought there would be a minimum/maximum rather than a fixed number.

 

[Major]

Yes. Got this clarified.

Surprising really. Would have thought there would be a minimum/maximum rather than a fixed number.

wait what???

this is ridiculous then

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">With Ian Bell out injured and Zahir Khan unavailable West Indies wicket-keeper batsman Chadwick Walton has been added to the Islamabad United squad <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL4?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL4</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1100355062029799424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Hasan123]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">With Ian Bell out injured and Zahir Khan unavailable West Indies wicket-keeper batsman Chadwick Walton has been added to the Islamabad United squad <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL4?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL4</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1100355062029799424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Why can't franchises call different overseas players up instead of these same old faces ?

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Islamabad United have arrived in Karachi. (video courtesy of Islamabad United media) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL4?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL4</a> <a href="https://t.co/m3AivZDhWP">pic.twitter.com/m3AivZDhWP</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1103747679442620417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[The Viper]

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[shaaik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Islamabad United's Phil Salt sharing a joke with security personnel <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL4?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL4</a> <a href="https://t.co/zNcumqhsL3">pic.twitter.com/zNcumqhsL3</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1104663216720887808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

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[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This victory is dedicated to <a href="https://twitter.com/AasifAli2018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AasifAli2018</a>’s daughter, she isn’t well. Please pray for her. The entire team is united behind Asif bhai. May she get well soon. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UnitedWeWin?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UnitedWeWin</a></p>— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/76Shadabkhan/status/1106258835558277125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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She apparently has quite a serious illness. Very sad. Prayers for Asif and his family.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great win by <a href="https://twitter.com/IsbUnited?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IsbUnited</a> tonight, all round maturity and execution by all our players. Boys are really getting around our brother <a href="https://twitter.com/AasifAli2018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AasifAli2018</a> and we request your duas for his daughter. Serving yourself is good, serving others is better. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UnitedWeWin?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UnitedWeWin</a></p>— Wayne Parnell (@WayneParnell) <a href="https://twitter.com/WayneParnell/status/1106270807620235265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

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[Major]

Glad they are out, had Misbah been in their team, they would had been the finals by now.

 

[Hawkeye]

Glad they are out, had Misbah been in their team, they would had been the finals by now.

I say this mostly in fun.

But you can't be too serious.

Misbah is mostly finished against any half decent pacer and cannot score off them. Against spinners too not as effective anymore.

 

[Major]

I say this mostly in fun.

But you can't be too serious.

Misbah is mostly finished against any half decent pacer and cannot score off them. Against spinners too not as effective anymore.

hey, he has scored his runs this season, he has scored 100 plus and has played only 3 games.

Tonight was a big game and Sami messed up big time. Today was the night his captaincy was to be tested and he just messed up. Wrong bolwing changes, getting the wrong lengths....

This was the place where Misbah was needed and even Dean Jones showed a picture that said MIss you MIsbah

 

[Saj]

Some poor selections by IU like Sahibzada Farhan and then also continuing to pick players like Hussain Talat despite their poor form.

 

[j_kazmi]

hey, he has scored his runs this season, he has scored 100 plus and has played only 3 games.

Tonight was a big game and Sami messed up big time. Today was the night his captaincy was to be tested and he just messed up. Wrong bolwing changes, getting the wrong lengths....

This was the place where Misbah was needed and even Dean Jones showed a picture that said MIss you MIsbah

Did he?

I just found the picture that I think you’re talking about and it’s fake. The text is edited on to the picture and you can tell it’s an old picture because you can see the old unfinished roof of the Karachi stadium.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Islamabad United made some poor selections and more importantly brought in some odd players such as Phil Salt. Brought in Samit Patel who you could say underutilized thanks to the introduction of Zafar Gohar and finally bringing in Wayne Parnell and not playing him enough.

 

[Abdullah719]

Glad they are out, had Misbah been in their team, they would had been the finals by now.

Nope.

If IU had Misbah, they would have won PSL 4 already because the other teams would have forfeited.

 

[Saj]

The likes of Salt and Walton were very average.

On top of that, they were stubborn with who played. It seemed like some of the coach's favourite players were undroppable.

 

[Major]

Nope.

If IU had Misbah, they would have won PSL 4 already because the other teams would have forfeited.

hard to disagree, because he won it twice with them out of three times

 

[Savak]

The likes of Salt and Walton were very average.

On top of that, they were stubborn with who played. It seemed like some of the coach's favourite players were undroppable.

Some people on twitter are alleging that Dean Jones exploited Asif's personal situation by bringing it up in the press conference to deflect IU failure to reach the final and to win sympathy

 

[shaaik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ImranKhanPTI</a> and the Pakistan Army/Rangers/Sindh Police and all other role players for the safe keeping of all players and officials during <a href="https://twitter.com/thePSLt20?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thePSLt20</a> Enjoyed interacting with them and local people on how much it means to them for cricket to return to Pakistan <a href="https://t.co/aNz1R5OEXO">pic.twitter.com/aNz1R5OEXO</a></p>— Cameron Delport (@Cam12Delport) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cam12Delport/status/1107194210959134720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[mak36]

Some people on twitter are alleging that Dean Jones exploited Asif's personal situation by bringing it up in the press conference to deflect IU failure to reach the final and to win sympathy

That's a stupid thing to say.