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What is this nonsense by Babar/management??

So this guy who is young, played all of the FC season on home tracks and racked up a thousand odd runs has not been considered in the final sqaud let alone the starting XI (Where he should be in)! Are the management suggesting that they have picked 7-8 batsmen who would have scored as prolifically as this guy did had they played the FC season instead of being bounced up and down by Southee and Jamieson???


What a farce! He was in my starting XI! He was supposed to bat at number 4 after Babar and before Fawad/Rizwan! Im shocked to say the least.

Please justify this omission!
 
Majority believe he needs to do it for 2 seasons. We don't want 1 season wonders. Hes still with the squad and will get a chance in future.
 
Well maybe he should have been ahead of imran butt who has a worse domestic record than asad shafiqs international record.
 
ataullah said:
Majority believe he needs to do it for 2 seasons. We don't want 1 season wonders. Hes still with the squad and will get a chance in future.
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If that's the case, why on earth is a mediocre batsman such as Imran Butt with the team still?
 
Not at all ..everybody is having a go imran butt now as he is definately going to make his debut.

He had couple of good seasons if i remember thats all but has his chance.

Kamran Gulam will get his chance if he performs again simple just by having one good season how is that injustice??
 
Man what’s with the justice. No one has a right to play. Also it’s his first successful season. There’s nothing wrong in him waiting
 
Last Monetarist said:
If that's the case, why on earth is a mediocre batsman such as Imran Butt with the team still?
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Well we need 3 openers in the squad combination. We only went with 2, considering how bad the resources are in the country.

Who else would you have included?
 
Rana said:
He's not 15 years old.
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I would drop Abdullah, Rauf, Nawaz and Salman Agha...I wouldn't drop kamran but he wouldn't get in final 11 anyway. This will be the team and its known since past 3/4 days:

Azhar
Abid
Saud
Babar
Fawad
Rizwan
Faheem
Hasan
Yasir
Sajid
Shaheen
 
ataullah said:
I would drop Abdullah, Rauf, Nawaz and Salman Agha...I wouldn't drop kamran but he wouldn't get in final 11 anyway. This will be the team and its known since past 3/4 days:

Azhar
Abid
Saud
Babar
Fawad
Rizwan
Faheem
Hasan
Yasir
Sajid
Shaheen
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Source? Still Yahya Hussaini?
 
Because selecting players based on domestic t20 leagues of other countries is more important than selecting players based on domestic performances of own country
 
Is there a shortage of names in Pakistan?

Rarely do I seem to encounter a new player with a first/last name already not used by a recent player.

Sometimes - the whole name itself is repeated: Imran Khan jnr, Mohammad Irfan jnr, Rameez Raja jnr etc.
 
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Given that this Pakistan team itself has announced only 2 openers in the 17, it stands to reason that they either will play these two, or else choose a middle order batsman to open. The latter would be weird.
 
Relax. I don't think its possible for us to ever be happy with selection. It was between him and Saud and they went for Saud. Move on.
 
Varun said:
Is there a shortage of names in Pakistan?

Rarely do I seem to encounter a new player with a first/last name already not used by a recent player.

Sometimes - the whole name itself is repeated: Imran Khan jnr, Mohammad Irfan jnr, Rameez Raja jnr etc.
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True. :))

Fakhar Zaman is the only player with an unused name in the recent times. All of the rest have the recycled names with the same 'Imran, Kamran, Wasim, Ahmed , Haris and Ali". :jimmy
 
Varun said:
Is there a shortage of names in Pakistan?

Rarely do I seem to encounter a new player with a first/last name already not used by a recent player.

Sometimes - the whole name itself is repeated: Imran Khan jnr, Mohammad Irfan jnr, Rameez Raja jnr etc.
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Most names are due to religious significance. You will see Mohammad, Ahmed, Umar, Usman, etc a lot. Rarely will you find a name with no religious significance.

Last names are often based on ethnicity, tribe, village, family ancestry etc.
 
Rana said:
What is this nonsense by Babar/management??

So this guy who is young, played all of the FC season on home tracks and racked up a thousand odd runs has not been considered in the final sqaud let alone the starting XI (Where he should be in)! Are the management suggesting that they have picked 7-8 batsmen who would have scored as prolifically as this guy did had they played the FC season instead of being bounced up and down by Southee and Jamieson???


What a farce! He was in my starting XI! He was supposed to bat at number 4 after Babar and before Fawad/Rizwan! Im shocked to say the least.

Please justify this omission!
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Rana said:
What is this nonsense by Babar/management??

So this guy who is young, played all of the FC season on home tracks and racked up a thousand odd runs has not been considered in the final sqaud let alone the starting XI (Where he should be in)! Are the management suggesting that they have picked 7-8 batsmen who would have scored as prolifically as this guy did had they played the FC season instead of being bounced up and down by Southee and Jamieson???


What a farce! He was in my starting XI! He was supposed to bat at number 4 after Babar and before Fawad/Rizwan! Im shocked to say the least.

Please justify this omission!
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The final decision for a middle order batsman came down to either Saud Shakeel or Kamran Ghulam.

Now look at who has played more matches and performed more consistently over a longer period of time.

The obvious answer is Saud Shakeel.

Now the issue is that both occupy relatively similar positions.

Babar won't move from 4 because he's made that spot his own. You either have 3 or 6 left, assuming that you push Rizwan down to 7, which would be a huge injustice to Rizwan who's held our batting together in the away series we've had.

Saud will likely occupy #3, meaning that even if Kamran Ghulam makes the team, he will have to start out at #6.

Not many teams play genuine batsmen down as far as #6, where the wicket-keeper usually plays. Teams instead opt for batting all-rounders to merge the gap between the bowlers and last recognized batsmen.

I'm slightly concerned as to how much longer Fawad is going to hold onto that slot at 5, because it's a really important slot for the team. As long as he's producing 50s and 100s, I don't care, but if he gets out of form in the near future, it would be a pain for the management to drop him seeing as he has the support of the entire country to some extent.

So basically, until you get Fawad out of the team (which I don't want to do if he's performing well), the likelihood of Kamran Ghulam making the playing XI is very low, it always was to be honest.

People like Salman Agha and Mohammad Nawaz will be given a chance in the second test as we drop one of the spinners, so the thing is that whichever one of our spinners performs the best in the 1st test will likely play the second, so Yasir and Sajid will be competing for that slot.
 
Disappointed that he didn't make the cut. Realistically there's one open spot in the team that would either be filled by Imran Butt, Saud Shakeel or Kamran Ghulam depending on whether Azhar opens or not.

Ideally Misbah/Babar would grow brain cells and not play Imran Butt so that would leave Kamran and Saud.

Personally I would have preferred to play Kamran on the basis of his monstrous recent form, and Saud's uncanny ability to fail in the first innings.

Having said that it's understandable that Saud got the nod in the end based on having performed for years
 
If he would have just topped FC this year and had just 1 performance in FC season i would say ok fine.

But
But
He topped the chart with record breaking performance, none has ever scored these many runs and with 5 hundreds and 5 fities in 11 matches that's fantastic conversation rate he simple doesn't drop out.

And as far as Nawaz is concerned the ball he bowls kamran can also bowl same.
 
Ask him to prove himself by playing another good season. Just 1 season cannot prove his worth.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Well we need 3 openers in the squad combination. We only went with 2, considering how bad the resources are in the country.

Who else would you have included?
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Yes, the situation is dire. They shouldn't be dropping Shan Masood if Azhar Ali is averse to opening.
 
After a long time I feel Pakistan team has got someone who is mentally strong and that is Kamran Ghulam. KG would not be as good as Babar or Yousuf when playing his shots but he is someone who has got Younis like determination levels. Pakistan cricket has been lacking someone with strong mental ability and I believe Kamran can answer that. Although he didn't make it to the final squad (unfair on him) I have a strong feeling he would have a decent test career ahead of him.
 
It's hardly an injustice for the ages, the guy has performed in 1 QeA season and was in direct competition with another solid domestic performer who (by some accounts) is considerably younger than Kamran is.

Azhar and Fawad aren't going to play forever so Kamran will get his opportunity.
 
Someone had to miss out. Saud Shakeel has been performing for a longer period of time in domestics so I think its a fair call as of now.
 
Usually we shouldn't pick guys based off a few good matches. But this was different, he was so consistent he broke the record. When a player is in this good form, really you take the chance on him to maximise it.

It's ironic really, this was an example of an absolutely exceptional performance that does merit an instant call up. Instead in the past we've given cricketers chances after a few good performances which were merely just good/very good, but no where the proportions that Kamran has done.

His competition in Saud has played just 15 more matches than Kamran, and yet only has 1 more century. It's not like there's a huge gulf in experience or anything. While Saud is fine, I would have taken the chance on Kamran.

If we really wanted experience and consistent performance, Saad has over twice the number of matches, and Usman has 4 times the amount. I hardly call 15 more games and 1 more century definite proof of being able to do it over a longer period.
 
It's not the end of the world for him, it's just one game. There was just about one space in the squad for him, and currently in our middle order there's not a space at all. If he keeps such performances up, he will get his chance very soon.
 
Selections aren’t solely made on stats and any decent first class cricketer may have a great season at some point in their career. Doesn’t necessarily mean it’s repeatable at the domestic let alone international circuit
 
Although I wanted him to be in side for 1st test in place of fawad but this could be a good thing for Kamran, because after this series we have very easy test matches coming up this year that would ve the perfect time for Kamran to play his 1st game & then cement his position & get his confidence up by playing 2 test vs 🇿🇼 & 2 vs 🇧🇩.
 
KG may actually be happy to be dropped. Let your competitor debut against Rabada/Ngidi/Nortje while you wait for zim series.
 
Saud Shakeel is a disaster waiting to happen. I get this feeling, from watching him over the years, that he’s a mentally week player who only scores soft runs. Much like Asad Shafiq, he doesn’t have that killer instinct to finish games. Hope to be proven wrong.
 
Dropped from the test squad without playing a match. #JusticeForKamranGhulam

#AsianBlocSupportsKG
 
RyanRyan10 said:
Dropped from the test squad without playing a match. #JusticeForKamranGhulam

#AsianBlocSupportsKG
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Well done for Bumping this thread

If you don’t have the courage to play your domestic leading run scorer in Zimbabwe then you might as well cancel your domestic cricket and pick Misbah’s mates!
 
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So he didnt deserve a place in the squad now Whats changed since he was last named in the squad?

On what basis was he dropped when he didnt even get a game? If someone is picked surely he should only be discarded once hes failed?
 
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If he isn't getting picked after such stats then he is in trouble. It looks like he didn't create much of an impression on Misbah and YK to fall behind the likes of Abid
 
Bewal Express said:
If he isn't getting picked after such stats then he is in trouble. It looks like he didn't create much of an impression on Misbah and YK to fall behind the likes of Abid
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I'm very surprised on this attitude. The guy has scored most runs in history of a QEA season and with respect to previous QEA trophies this one included just 6 teams suggesting the quality of opposition was more fierce.

If he cannot secure a place in a vulnerable Pakistan test side against Zimbabwe after a stellar domestic season then management has no confidence in him or simply have their favorites already selected. Really feel bad for this guy.
 
Bewal Express said:
If he isn't getting picked after such stats then he is in trouble. It looks like he didn't create much of an impression on Misbah and YK to fall behind the likes of Abid
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Wasim's performance so far is very disappointing , looks like he gets all his dictations from somewhere else.

There are many questionable decisions in the squad he announced but no more than Ghulam snub.
 
Extra_Cover said:
I'm very surprised on this attitude. The guy has scored most runs in history of a QEA season and with respect to previous QEA trophies this one included just 6 teams suggesting the quality of opposition was more fierce.

If he cannot secure a place in a vulnerable Pakistan test side against Zimbabwe after a stellar domestic season then management has no confidence in him or simply have their favorites already selected. Really feel bad for this guy.
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It was one season. You don't get auto-picked in other countries on the basis of one season when you're a middle aged man. Seems fair to say keep performing and the spot is yours for when Azhar Ali makes way.
 
hitthestump said:
It was one season. You don't get auto-picked in other countries on the basis of one season when you're a middle aged man. Seems fair to say keep performing and the spot is yours for when Azhar Ali makes way.
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It’s mind boggling how he can’t get into the side because Imran Butt has to play, as none of the senior players want to open the batting instead
 
hitthestump said:
It was one season. You don't get auto-picked in other countries on the basis of one season when you're a middle aged man. Seems fair to say keep performing and the spot is yours for when Azhar Ali makes way.
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People have been picked for less than a season many a times before. I'm questioning the logic of this decision saying that it was one season, if that's the case then why Salman Agha or Saud were picked on back of this QEA season where Kamran comfortably scored more runs than them?

Its a simple logic of calling what is right. Kamran on the back of that season deserved the nod ahead of these 2.

PS - Kamran is middle aged man?
 
I loved this Indian side with

Sehwag
Dravid
Ganguly
Tendulkar
Laxman


Besides Sehwag, the top 5 has 4 batsmen all capable of batting anywhere. I would prefer Pakistan to pick 6 batsmen, not 2 openers, a specialist number 3 and 3 guys who enjoy the lower middle order!
 
Rana said:
I loved this Indian side with

Sehwag
Dravid
Ganguly
Tendulkar
Laxman


Besides Sehwag, the top 5 has 4 batsmen all capable of batting anywhere. I would prefer Pakistan to pick 6 batsmen, not 2 openers, a specialist number 3 and 3 guys who enjoy the lower middle order!
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Agree with this entirely. Too much importance is given in cricket to the term "specialist openers". If a batsman is averaging 60ish in the middle order, it makes no sense to not play him so that you can instead play someone averaging 30ish an opener. That middle order player will be so much better even as an opener than your so called trash openers.

This is the ludicrous situation we have at the moment where 30 averaging Imran Butt and Abid Ali are finding their way into the team whilst 60 averaging Kamran can't even make the squad and Shahkeel can't make the team either.

What use are your 30 averaging openers if your middle order is regularly exposed to the new ball at 20-2? Those middle order players might as well open and then they won't have to play under the constant pressure of coming in when the openers have fallen cheaply.

This selector is as bad as his predecessors.
 
It was a tough decision to not include kamran ghullam in the 17 man squad but it was either him or saud for the number 4 spot and rightly so Saud got the nod.
 
I would like azhar to open so we could have tried both lamran ghulam and said shakeel at 3 and 5. Abid isnt going to get us anywhere.
 
hitthestump said:
It was one season. You don't get auto-picked in other countries on the basis of one season when you're a middle aged man. Seems fair to say keep performing and the spot is yours for when Azhar Ali makes way.
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How does Agha Salman make the squad ahead of Kamran? He's older and has a career FC average of like 36.

Kamran Ghulam is superior to Agha Salman in every conceivable metric.
 
You always pick players when they're in good form and Kamran Ghulam was in red hot form but these geniuses preferred Imran Butt over him. They could have easily opened with Azhar and played Kamran.
 
Usman said:
This selector is as bad as his predecessors.
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Absolutely, and the worst part is that he seems to carry a chip on his shoulder due to how his own career fell by the wayside after a promising start. There seems to be a vindictive streak there, going by how he's treating certain players.

I am not impressed by how he's playing to the gallery either, [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] was spot on with his initial assessment of Mohammad Wasim.
 
So picked for the 20 man Test squad versus South Africa
Then dropped from the final 17 man squad versus South Africa
Now not in the 20 man squad for the Test series versus Zimbabwe
 
Usman said:
Agree with this entirely. Too much importance is given in cricket to the term "specialist openers". If a batsman is averaging 60ish in the middle order, it makes no sense to not play him so that you can instead play someone averaging 30ish an opener. That middle order player will be so much better even as an opener than your so called trash openers.

This is the ludicrous situation we have at the moment where 30 averaging Imran Butt and Abid Ali are finding their way into the team whilst 60 averaging Kamran can't even make the squad and Shahkeel can't make the team either.

What use are your 30 averaging openers if your middle order is regularly exposed to the new ball at 20-2? Those middle order players might as well open and then they won't have to play under the constant pressure of coming in when the openers have fallen cheaply.

This selector is as bad as his predecessors.
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This The continued selections of inept and inadequate openers over much better mid order players is completely illogical and flawed

Surely the likes of saud and ghulam would be much better options with their superior techniques and form if given the chance
 
moghul said:
Wasim's performance so far is very disappointing , looks like he gets all his dictations from somewhere else.

There are many questionable decisions in the squad he announced but no more than Ghulam snub.
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The reality is that the batting is weak. We have 2 decent young players coming through in HA and Abdullah. HA has something but looks like he hasn't developed a method to score consistently and Abdullah is a player who is highly rated by all the management, which is a good sign but I haven't seen enough of him to comment
The problem with KG is that he was a lower order batsman and that is obvious to anyone that has watched him, whether he can throw off the perception is going to be the issue.
 
Extra_Cover said:
I'm very surprised on this attitude. The guy has scored most runs in history of a QEA season and with respect to previous QEA trophies this one included just 6 teams suggesting the quality of opposition was more fierce.

If he cannot secure a place in a vulnerable Pakistan test side against Zimbabwe after a stellar domestic season then management has no confidence in him or simply have their favorites already selected. Really feel bad for this guy.
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I think you are right that they don't rate him.
 
Red Devil said:
How does Agha Salman make the squad ahead of Kamran? He's older and has a career FC average of like 36.

Kamran Ghulam is superior to Agha Salman in every conceivable metric.
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KG has stopped bowling. Salman can bowl, solidly and bat at 6.
 
Bewal Express said:
I think you are right that they don't rate him.
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How can you not rate someone who scored the most runs ever in a domestic season but instead pick players who avge in their 30s or dont have any domestic experience
 
Saj said:
In that case why pick him in the original 20 man squad against South Africa.
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His weight of runs got him in the selection, and I suppose when Misbah and YK saw him up closely, they didn't rate him. To be fair to the lad, he had to play in matches to be judged but obviously they have made their feelings known to MW.
 
Bewal Express said:
His weight of runs got him in the selection, and I suppose when Misbah and YK saw him up closely, they didn't rate him. To be fair to the lad, he had to play in matches to be judged but obviously they have made their feelings known to MW.
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It's the same player that they saw on television scoring all those runs.
 
Saj said:
It's the same player that they saw on television scoring all those runs.
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True but I am guessing that when they saw him in nets against Haaan Ali, Afridi etc he maybe have looked a little ropey. As I said earlier, when I have seen him play, straight away he struck me as a guy that batted in the lower order. Lets hope the guy gets his chance sooner rather than later.
 
He didn't deserve to be dropped. After a splendid, prolific season he shouldn't have been dropped.
 
Last Monetarist said:
Absolutely, and the worst part is that he seems to carry a chip on his shoulder due to how his own career fell by the wayside after a promising start. There seems to be a vindictive streak there, going by how he's treating certain players.

I am not impressed by how he's playing to the gallery either, [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] was spot on with his initial assessment of Mohammad Wasim.
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If that's true and this guy is acting in a vindictive manner to settle some scores, then shame on him. I had heard so much good stuff about him from the work he had done with the Northern team but I have been left bitterly disappointed.

Zaz said:
This The continued selections of inept and inadequate openers over much better mid order players is completely illogical and flawed

Surely the likes of saud and ghulam would be much better options with their superior techniques and form if given the chance
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I agree and frankly, I can see history repeating itself here. For years, Fawad Alam was left out of the test squad and one inferior player after another played instead. The same happened to Misbah before that. Now we are seeing it with Kamran, Saud and Usman Sallihudin.

I just hope that in 10 years time, we aren't left thinking "what could have been" as we have done with Fawad.

I just don't get why we cannot ever seem to get a decent chief selector no matter how hard we try. I mean most of us here hold down full time jobs/education and yet almost all of us could easily pick better squads in our spare time. It's just not that hard. Someone consistently does well = you select them. Someone consistently does badly = you don't select them. I mean is this really that hard or do our selectors lack basic understanding of logic?
 
Last Monetarist said:
Absolutely, and the worst part is that he seems to carry a chip on his shoulder due to how his own career fell by the wayside after a promising start. There seems to be a vindictive streak there, going by how he's treating certain players.

I am not impressed by how he's playing to the gallery either, [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] was spot on with his initial assessment of Mohammad Wasim.
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And where exactly are you generating these theories from?

How is he treating certain players? Which players are these? Why is this treatment bad? Why is that representative of some decades old grudge? Really kuch bhi? If you’re going to make a grand claim like that then definitely back it up please.

So far Wasim has been responsible for some really fantastic selections and I for one am excited for it to continue.
 
It's stupid but not entirely surprising. This team selected Kamran, Saud and Salman, yet gave none of them a shot.

Because when you get to run out elite batting lineups like Abid/Butt/Azhar/Babar/Fawad/Rizwan, unfortunately there is no place for good batsmen with great domestic track record. Gotta have a poor domestic record to make it *cough Butt cough*

I'm sure he'll be back but its not really the point. If you can't afford to try out youngsters or are scared to vs Zimbabwe, then I guess its a new low point in Pakistan history.

I expect Pakistan to run with the same mediocre lineup they ran in the last series and not use Saud either.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
And where exactly are you generating these theories from?

How is he treating certain players? Which players are these? Why is this treatment bad? Why is that representative of some decades old grudge? Really kuch bhi? If you’re going to make a grand claim like that then definitely back it up please.

So far Wasim has been responsible for some really fantastic selections and I for one am excited for it to continue.
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Exactly. Wasim's selections in general have been fantastic. It will pay off in long term. He is already moving to a pretty decent T20 team.

Wasim is selecting PP fans' favorites yet they are not happy. I don't get it.
 
Usman said:
This selector is as bad as his predecessors.
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Everything related to national setup boils down to performance as that is considered the ultimate goal of the whole setup. So far he has had a good start at home, if the team starts to struggle going forward he will obviously come under pressure and will be questioned. However, it is premature to compare him with his predecessors when he actually have a decent track record in his CV in handling the teams as a head coach previously where he was the main selector and talent hunter as well more often than not which is a positive in comparison to some past selectors who didnt have any such experience in such positions. If he would have selected make shift openers, we would have had threads regarding if its the right call as its something unprecedented as well in test cricket or atleast very rare.

So I believe lets give him some time before start comparing him with his predecessors. As reference in last two years one of the recent ones selected Yasir & Abbas in ODIs, created whole debacle before WC 19 while the other one selected Musa in tests in Aus along with 37 years old Irfan in T20s etc. so I am yet to see such a call in his very limited tenure till now, correct me if I am wrong. Discarding him on the basis of one person he has dropped in a 32 players squad for 3 formats is a bit early in my opinion.
 
Tbh MdW has a good eye for talent so.......most of his selections are long term basis ...keeping in mind future.......Yasir performance has gone south and is more south in southern hemisphere.....what need to tell to him that his performance is not good.....he was good in England but then this is Africa......would love had he retained Zafar and Kamran but actually when u have to play Abid Ali and I Butt u have no room....I think Abid is Babars favourite or Misbah's......I have seen Abid to be most joyful and enjoying even if he fails ...may be he has a good presence in dressing room....and may be they valuing his fielding in slips and short leg or forward short leg......I think his days r numbered too......And KamGhulam will make a comeback for sure....
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
And where exactly are you generating these theories from?

How is he treating certain players? Which players are these? Why is this treatment bad? Why is that representative of some decades old grudge? Really kuch bhi? If you’re going to make a grand claim like that then definitely back it up please.

So far Wasim has been responsible for some really fantastic selections and I for one am excited for it to continue.
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Multiple players have now come out and stated that they aren't clear about selection criteria and that they haven't been contacted by the PCB about being dropped. Now you can choose to believe that these players are all lying, which might be the case, or be a bit sceptical of what Wasim is relaying to the media. At the end of the day, it's all interpretation.

There is no consistency in selection, unless it's to suit an agenda (i.e. retaining the likes of Abid Ali or Imran Butt or Sarfraz Ahmed) when it magically becomes reflective of continuity and kindheartedness in giving players a chance, while for others such as Kamran Ghulam or Zahid Mehmood it's a completely different criteria.

Having listened to Mohammad Wasim on tv over the past 5 years or so, it does appear to me that certain players (Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Yasir Shah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Shan Masood) that had been in his crosshairs are being judged through a different lens to some others. I accept that I am speculating and that I could have got it horribly wrong.

The chip on his shoulder thing is not idle speculation though, he has referred to it in several interviews that him being mistreated by the selectors and administration of the 90s and 2000s had a detrimental impact on his life, which is not an unexpected or unreasonable reaction.

The purpose of a forum such as this is to engender debate and opinion, while being respectful of contrary viewpoints. No one wants uniformity in opinion as that would be tediously bland.
 
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Mohammad Wasim on Kamran Ghulam's exclusion

PakPassion.net: What’s Kamran Ghulam done wrong to be treated the way he has been by the selectors?

Mohammad Wasim: I am looking at all these middle-order batsmen based upon their performances and I always give priority to those who have been consistent over the years. Kamran’s competitor is Saud Shakeel. Both bat at number 3 or 4 in the batting-order and I had to pick only one of these two. Saud comes in ahead of Kamran because he has been performing consistently for a number of years. Kamran had a good season but when I compare their numbers Saud comes out on top.

Kamran was close to selection, but he misses out because we felt we needed another fast bowler on the tour and we chose Shahnawaz Dhani. These are the two reasons why Kamran Ghulam missed out. Also, Agha Salman is another who has been performing in the last couple of years and deserved to be selected. Kamran is in our plans but the boys who have been performing over the years will get preference.
 
When you see the story of Surya Kumar Yadav, then I’m sure you can draw inspiration as a cricketer. Hang in there Kamran buddy, your time will come!
 
Rana said:
When you see the story of Surya Kumar Yadav, then I’m sure you can draw inspiration as a cricketer. Hang in there Kamran buddy, your time will come!
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He will get his chance just has to keep getting runs in domestic like fawad,saud
 
is it too hard to just this ??????

num_matches_played = 0
if batsman < 25 years_old and top_scorer in last_2_years and fitness_level == acceptable:
while international_num_matches_played != 5:
if failed_in_5_games :
discard_for_1_year and send_to_NCA
international_num_matches_played += 1

if senior and num_man_of_the_match in last_10_innings <= 2:
if series_not_in_ASIA :
discard_for_2_years


which simply says , if some young batsman is top scorer for 2 years in QeA, then bring that guy in the team. Give him 5 games, if he still do not perform to acceptable levels then send to NCA, if still no sign of improvement, discard him for at least 1 year

Similarly,

If senior did not get any MoTM in last 10 matches , and next series not in ASIA then discard him for 2 years
 
Played 4 matches in National T20 2021 with avg of 70+ and SR of 145 including a 100. Plays all around the ground, temperamentally strong and looks solid whenever he bats. A proper gutsy middle order batsman in my opinion. Not many resources around as well for middle order role.

Is he the need of the hour in LOIs as well at no 4 to take the game forward as well as push when required? Surely something for selectors and management to think about.
 
Titan24 said:
Played 4 matches in National T20 2021 with avg of 70+ and SR of 145 including a 100. Plays all around the ground, temperamentally strong and looks solid whenever he bats. A proper gutsy middle order batsman in my opinion. Not many resources around as well for middle order role.

Is he the need of the hour in LOIs as well at no 4 to take the game forward as well as push when required? Surely something for selectors and management to think about.
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In odis yes but not in t20s like people have suggested.
 
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