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Has Pakistan selected the right squad to win the ICC World Cup 2023?

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Fine squad. No Fahim Ashraf thankfully. Saim Ayub could have been included ahead of Agha.

Pretty much the best squad from the available bunch.

Now let's back the team.

Hoping Shadab and Nawaz regain some form both with the bat and the ball.
 
Ahmed216 said:
I thought misbah was timid but Babar is worse. Hope to see him stripped of captaincy after WC debacle
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Not timid. That's decisive. Going with the squad that he's been preparing for a few years. It makes sense. There's no sense in changing the squad at the last minute. There should be and I think there will be a culling if they fail at the world cup but for now, this is the squad that should go there. Disappointed in the selection of Hasan Ali as Naseem's replacement but otherwise this makes sense.
 
Think these are your players for now.

Imad/Amir etc were never in the reckoning.
 
CerebralPatriot said:
Honestly if getting knocked out in the group stage is what it takes for Babar to be stripped of his captaincy than this is the best squad to do it.
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Sarfraz is never coming back as captain, neither is Amir coming back.

Does it really matter to you who is captain then?

People like you with agendas should just stop following Pakistan cricket, you are wasting your time.
 
So they needed that much time just to replace Hassan ali with Naseem and dropping Fahim?

Where is Tayyib? Anyways I didn't have much expectations from these jokers, so let's see how they fare in India.
 
8 batsmen with no spare keeper when you are going to play only 6 of them in any given XI? Poorly constructed squad, just like India's. But at least you have picked 4 genuine seamers unlike India's 3 and 5 proper bowlers overall so at least that part is OK.
 
What an amazing squad with all bases covered. Just may be missing one extra Wicket Keeper as backup, else a potent squad. Can anyone else do keeping also apart from Rizwan?
Hasan Ali could turn out to be an inspiring selection due to his big match temperament.

Kudos to Babar and Inzi, did not panic and did not listen to outside noise. Expected Squad due to Naseem's Injury.
I see this team reaching Semi Finals and then anything can happen. All the best Team Pakistan.
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
What an amazing squad with all bases covered. Just may one Wicket Keeper as backup, else a potent squad.
Hasan Ali could turn out to be an inspiring selection due to his big match temperament.

Kudos to Babar and Inzi, did not panic and did not listen to outside noise. Expected Squad due to Naseem's Injury.
I see this team reaching Semi Finals and then anything can happen. All the best Team Pakistan.
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Babar and Inzamam were adamant on this squad, which is the reason Hafeez resigned.

Babar is brave enough to take total responsibility for his players, rather than Sarfraz who hid behind Inzi and Mickey before WC2019 and compromised on his squad.
 
Honestly i do not get why are people so in shock at this squad. Its a decent squad, theres not much you could tinker since these are the players that Babar played with from the past two years. You sleep on the bed of consequences your decisions. I wish he had not selected Agha, and had went with Imad instead. Dont agree with calls to select Ayub or Azam, CPL is third class and we all saw how awful ayub has been in emerging asia cup. Best wishes, if we fail in this worldcup, Babar as a captain needs to be ended.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Sarfraz is never coming back as captain, neither is Amir coming back.

Does it really matter to you who is captain then?

People like you with agendas should just stop following Pakistan cricket, you are wasting your time.
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Don't worry after the embarrassment we will face both will be back and you so called "fans" will be cursing the team day and night.

Unfortunately for you and those fans there will be nothing to curse
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
What an amazing squad with all bases covered. Just may be missing one extra Wicket Keeper as backup, else a potent squad. Can anyone else do keeping also apart from Rizwan?
Hasan Ali could turn out to be an inspiring selection due to his big match temperament.

Kudos to Babar and Inzi, did not panic and did not listen to outside noise. Expected Squad due to Naseem's Injury.
I see this team reaching Semi Finals and then anything can happen. All the best Team Pakistan.
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Haris is in travelling reserves
 
Decent side I would liked to see Arshad Iqbal for Wasim Jr and swap Usama and Abrar spots in the team. Hassan Ali was the only alternative for Naseem unfortunately at the moment.

Good they did not go for Saim he’s not ready for a World Cup hopefully Saud starts from game 1 I see him as one of the main stars of this tournament.
 
So we have no backup wicket keeper in 15 member squad. Imam to keep the wickets lol
 
CerebralPatriot said:
Don't worry after the embarrassment we will face both will be back and you so called "fans" will be cursing the team day and night.

Unfortunately for you and those fans there will be nothing to curse
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I am not a huge fan of this team, but I back them 200%. Once the squad is selected, even Hasan Ali has my support. We are Pakistan fans, not Sarfraz or Amir or Imad fans.

What matters to us is Pakistan doing well. If this team does well by some miracle, people like you will be hiding rather than celebrate the team’s success. What’s the point? What did your Sarfraz achieve after that CT win? Getting unceremoniously kicked out of the captaincy he was so desperate to hold to?
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
What an amazing squad with all bases covered. Just may be missing one extra Wicket Keeper as backup, else a potent squad. Can anyone else do keeping also apart from Rizwan?
Hasan Ali could turn out to be an inspiring selection due to his big match temperament.

Kudos to Babar and Inzi, did not panic and did not listen to outside noise. Expected Squad due to Naseem's Injury.
I see this team reaching Semi Finals and then anything can happen. All the best Team Pakistan.
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His bag match temperament disappeared in every single tournament he has played (minus CT). He singlehandedly lost us so many games in the previous WC.
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
What an amazing squad with all bases covered. Just may be missing one extra Wicket Keeper as backup, else a potent squad. Can anyone else do keeping also apart from Rizwan?
Hasan Ali could turn out to be an inspiring selection due to his big match temperament.

Kudos to Babar and Inzi, did not panic and did not listen to outside noise. Expected Squad due to Naseem's Injury.
I see this team reaching Semi Finals and then anything can happen. All the best Team Pakistan.
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Doesn't Haris keep wickets as well if I'm not wrong?
 
Xoib said:
Decent side I would liked to see Arshad Iqbal for Wasim Jr and swap Usama and Abrar spots in the team. Hassan Ali was the only alternative for Naseem unfortunately at the moment.

Good they did not go for Saim he’s not ready for a World Cup hopefully Saud starts from game 1 I see him as one of the main stars of this tournament.
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Arshad Iqbal is not fully fit.

Ihsanullah has somehow ended up hospitalized, PCB scores an own goal once again.
 
TheSultan said:
So many delusional posters who are convincing themselves this is a good squad. Haris and Abrar as travelling reserves?

I mean have some guts.

I hope this is the end of this “friends” era
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They will give couple of games to Fakhar and Usama first if they fail I expect them to get mysteriously injured and these two get in.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Arshad Iqbal is not fully fit.

Ihsanullah has somehow ended up hospitalized, PCB scores an own goal once again.
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Then it’s fine I guess

I wish Hasnain had developed more he was the one with the highest potential if one of your main 3 get injured
 
I have not seen much of Saud or Abdullah in ODIs but they seem to be entirely one-dimensional and timid batsmen. Don't get me wrong, both are classy and will go down as one of Pakistan's best ever Test batsmen ...but in the ODI side over Saim Ayub or even Mo Haris? What an absolute farce.
 
Babar knows that now it is do and die situation for him. Cant understand what have they seen in mental midget agha?
 
ExpressPacer said:
I have not seen much of Saud or Abdullah in ODIs but they seem to be entirely one-dimensional and timid batsmen. Don't get me wrong, both are classy and will go down as one of Pakistan's best ever Test batsmen ...but in the ODI side over Saim Ayub or even Mo Haris? What an absolute farce.
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Yeah Haris ahead of one of Abdullah/Saud makes sense
 
So even though we were 4th out of 6 teams, Babar manage to keep his friends. Zaka Ashraf is not man of principal and you cannot expect any good from this guy. This guy is only cares for money, performance doesn't matter.
 
ExpressPacer said:
The omission of Saim Ayub is criminal. I have defended Babar on so many instances but his inability to look beyond his favourites is really going to hold this team back.
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Saim is too raw I see one decent score couple of flashy 30’s and a string of low scores if he was there .
If Fakhar fails early I expect Abdullah to get in and make the most impact of the opportunities
 
ExpressPacer said:
The omission of Saim Ayub is criminal. I have defended Babar on so many instances but his inability to look beyond his favourites is really going to hold this team back.
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Saim Ayub is the real deal for the future, but you cannot just throw in a 20-year old directly in the WC and expect him to perform well.
 
Xoib said:
They will give couple of games to Fakhar and Usama first if they fail I expect them to get mysteriously injured and these two get in.
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Sad thing is you’re probably right. They even know they’ll fail but don’t have the guts to change anything
 
Abdullah definitely got his place because of that 50. or Else he would not have been there. Fakhar will get 1 or 2 initial games and if he fails, we will see Abdullah opening with Imam.
 
See a lot of criticism.

Would be nice to see what changes you guys would have made ?
Am a bit concerned with the Hasan Ali selection although seems like he's been preforming OK lately, albeit a T20 league. He has my support.

Saim Ayub would have been nice but a high profile tournament - probably too early to draft him.

Hope Fakhar Zaman doesn't start.

Would have probably replaced Zaman Khan with Mohamed Wasim jr.

Imaad would have also been a useful inclusion.

But all in all it's not terrible as some people make it out to be.
 
Azeem Zafar said:
Saim Ayub is the real deal for the future, but you cannot just throw in a 20-year old directly in the WC and expect him to perform well.
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Why not? As we’ve seen in many ICC tournaments, a young unknown quantity usually has some impact as no-one really knows much about him.

Inzi 92, Fakhar CT 17, Haris 2022.

Saim Ayub or Abrar could have surprised a few teams.

Instead we’ll get all the steady Eddies. Bowlers will get milked and batsmen will play test matches
 
My XI
Imam
Fakhar
Bobby
Rizwan
Saud
Ifti
Shady
Shaheen
Hassan
Usama
Harris

Get Abdullah and Abrar in if Fakhar and Usama fail early games .
 
Xoib said:
Abdullah and Saud will outscore Babar if they get a run of games
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Saud has never shown ability in ODI's or in white ball cricket in general. Big call to say he'd outscore Babar. I know Pakistanis rate his ability against spin but playing spin in different formats requires different skills. Saud is not a proven commodity at all.
 
TheSultan said:
Why not? As we’ve seen in many ICC tournaments, a young unknown quantity usually has some impact as no-one really knows much about him.

Inzi 92, Fakhar CT 17, Haris 2022.

Saim Ayub or Abrar could have surprised a few teams.

Instead we’ll get all the steady Eddies. Bowlers will get milked and batsmen will play test matches
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Exactly!!! That's why too much power to a ignorant people make them dictator.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Saud has never shown ability in ODI's or in white ball cricket in general. Big call to say he'd outscore Babar. I know Pakistanis rate his ability against spin but playing spin in different formats requires different skills. Saud is not a proven commodity at all.
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Let’s just say I am happy we went for safety over some fantasy selections like Harris and Saim
 
They took that much of the time and created speculations to select the same Squad as Asia Cup in the end. I would have liked to see Abrar, Haris and Zaman in the 15 instead of Shadab, Fakhar and Wasim JR, but Babar and his friends have a very stronghold on this team now.

Hasan Ali in place of injured Naseem makes sense as there are no other viable alternatives, I really hope not to see 3 short and wide deliveries bring cracked for Four in each over by Hasan this time. He should take this opportunity with both hands to come back as a better bowler and revive his international career.
 
Xoib said:
Saim is too raw I see one decent score couple of flashy 30’s and a string of low scores if he was there .
If Fakhar fails early I expect Abdullah to get in and make the most impact of the opportunities
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I just don't understand the inclusion of Abdullah and Saud. Maybe the management is going for players with a solid technique, which I suppose makes sense. But IMO they lack the firepower that is required in ODIs. Both batsmen are grinders. I don't think they can play a quick fire 75(50) against a full-strength team
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Saud has never shown ability in ODI's or in white ball cricket in general. Big call to say he'd outscore Babar. I know Pakistanis rate his ability against spin but playing spin in different formats requires different skills. Saud is not a proven commodity at all.
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Is Saud Shakeel expected to show ability in White Ball cricket by sitting on his couch. He’s just got 6/7 games spread over years. Saud’s consistent List A, FC, and Test record over a long period of time speaks to his caliber as a batter and he will not have any issues adjusting to a much easier format like ODIs. Pretty sure he will be averaging 50+ with SR of 87/88.
 
While Pakistan has never been known for proper World Cup preparations or smart squad selection. This low quality decision-making is par for the course and I don’t think fans should be surprised. The sorts of decision-making fans expect requires a mindset shift which is hard to imagine happening in Pakistan.

With this squad, you get a weak batting line-up, a seriously deficient bowling attack & fake allrounders masquerading as spin-bowlers. There’s no middle order or lower order pinch-hitters to drive the score to a respectable totals.

Hopefully with this squad, the fans can moderate their expectations and enjoy the World Cup for what it is rather than harboring delusions of their team being world beaters.
 
Azeem Zafar said:
Saim Ayub is the real deal for the future, but you cannot just throw in a 20-year old directly in the WC and expect him to perform well.
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Agreed. But it is a better bet than throwing in Saud and Abdullah who are also pretty young and have similar amounts of experience in LOIs, if not less (considering Saim has played quality attacks in leagues).
 
ExpressPacer said:
I just don't understand the inclusion of Abdullah and Saud. Maybe the management is going for players with a solid technique, which I suppose makes sense. But IMO they lack the firepower that is required in ODIs. Both batsmen are grinders. I don't think they can play a quick fire 75(50) against a full-strength team
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And who can play a quick fire 75 in Pak?
 
ExpressPacer said:
I just don't understand the inclusion of Abdullah and Saud. Maybe the management is going for players with a solid technique, which I suppose makes sense. But IMO they lack the firepower that is required in ODIs. Both batsmen are grinders. I don't think they can play a quick fire 75(50) against a full-strength team
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Abdullah can go in high gear once he’s in.
 
ExpressPacer said:
I just don't understand the inclusion of Abdullah and Saud. Maybe the management is going for players with a solid technique, which I suppose makes sense. But IMO they lack the firepower that is required in ODIs. Both batsmen are grinders. I don't think they can play a quick fire 75(50) against a full-strength team
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How much have you seen these 2 in ODI? You need solid technique to succeed at this level. First Pak batters should crawl before they can walk. The pipe dream about SR makes more sense when we are regularly playing out all 50 overs, because rn we are not.
 
TheSultan said:
Why not? As we’ve seen in many ICC tournaments, a young unknown quantity usually has some impact as no-one really knows much about him.

Inzi 92, Fakhar CT 17, Haris 2022.

Saim Ayub or Abrar could have surprised a few teams.

Instead we’ll get all the steady Eddies. Bowlers will get milked and batsmen will play test matches
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We're not in 90's anymore, Cricket has changed a lot since then. Fakhar in CT'17 was a seasoned FC pro and most of us strongly expected him to do well on the basis of his FC stats. Haris and Saim can create impact in T20's but ODI batting needs patience, resilience and ability to stay on the wicket for long, these skills will only come to them with experience and exposure. An ODI WC in India is not the place to throw youngsters like Saim, Ihsanullah or Arshad in the lion's den.
 
Devadwal said:
What if rizwan is having fever or niggle just before the match ? Who take wicketkeeper responsibility? If Harish is come in 15 members team it's mean world cup is over for rizwan.
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Le PCB

We know everything
 
Just realised Nawaz is also there now that is a wasted spot and could have been givin to any fantasy selections Saim , Harris, Ihsanullah etc hell we could have carried Naseem in place of him with the hope he plays last couple of games if need arises
 
Xoib said:
Let’s just say I am happy we went for safety over some fantasy selections like Harris and Saim
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Haris is also a backup keeper. Saim Ayub has a very strong List A and PSL + CPL record. Neither Saud nor Abdullah actually have that.
 
Average squad.

Straight out of the 90s.

From this squad, a good XI would be:

Fakhar Zaman
Imam Ul Haq
Babar Azam (C)
Saud Shakeel
Mohammad Rizwan (WK)
Iftikhar Ahmed
Shadab Khan
Hasan Ali/Mohammad Nawaz (depending on the pitch)
Shaheen Afridi
Haris Rauf
Usama Mir

This is still rubbish and the batting is going to get found out by better teams.
 
Xoib said:
Just realised Nawaz is also there now that is a wasted spot and could have been givin to any fantasy selections Saim , Harris, Ihsanullah etc hell we could have carried Naseem in place of him with the hope he plays last couple of games if need arises
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There was contention on Nawaz vs Imad during the meet, Babar over-ruled everyone and opted to keep his faith in Nawaz.

‘Tu mera match-winner’ jo hai :sneaky:
 
Ahmed216 said:
And who can play a quick fire 75 in Pak?
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I would back Saim Ayub to get there after a consistent run. He isn't just a slogger – he visibly has a proper technique that he relies on. Haris probably has a slightly lower ceiling but he also has a solid technique and can do much more than Abdullah and Saud.

Have Abdullah or Saud ever even played the type of innings in domestic LOIs that Saim Ayub has played in the CPL or Haris in the PSL for that matter?
 
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