PP’ers must accept that Hafeez, Imad and Shadab in the lower order is the best we can do!

[msb314]

Title says it all despite everyone qualms about Hafeez and Imad - they remain the best possible choices in the lower middle order.

Hafeez, Imad and Shadab at 6,7 and 8 along with Yasir in the tail should be a MUST in the LOI team in Asian conditions for the foreseeable future - atleast until adequate replacements are found.

Nawaz, Sarfraz and Asif need to be booted out ASAP!

 

[blackanhyellow]

Hafeez > Nawaz

Better bowler and much better batsman.

However, Hafeez does not deserve a spot in the top 3. If he plays it has to be as a lower order finisher.

 

[Rana]

I think Hafeez, Imad Asif

Shadab needs to go. I would even bench Hasan Ali for Faheem Ashraf.

Ashraf as my 3rd seamer after Junaid and Shaheen. Imad and Hafeez as my spinners

 

[alized]

People forget how great Hafeez was as a bowler before ICC banned him

 

[Rayyman]

Shadab is not a must by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[alized]

Shadab is not a must by any stretch of the imagination.

He picks up 1 or 2 wickets. He’s only handy against non-Asian teams

 

[Rana]

My Pakistan team for the wc

1. Fakhar
2. Imam
3. Babar
4. Malik
5. Hafeez
6. Umar (wk)
7. Asif
8. Imad
9. Faheem
10. Amir
11. Junaid

 

[Savak]

Faheem and Amir Yamin can hit the ball big, why were they discarded?

 

[msb314]

My Pakistan team for the wc

1. Fakhar
2. Imam
3. Babar
4. Malik
5. Hafeez
6. Umar (wk)
7. Asif
8. Imad
9. Faheem
10. Amir
11. Junaid

In my opinion this is the team that is needed in Asian conditions.

1) Fakhar Zaman (wk)
2) Imam Ul Haq
3) Babar Adam
4) Talat Hussain
5) Malik
6) Hafeez
7) Imad
8) Shadab
9) Yasir
10) Amir / Shaheen
11) Junaid

 

[msb314]

Faheem and Amir Yamin can hit the ball big, why were they discarded?

Because medium pace trundlers will get taken to the cleaners in Asian conditions.

However - both are probably better batsman than Nawaz

 

[msb314]

Shadab is not a must by any stretch of the imagination.

He is young so I would give him more time for now.

However - he cannot play as the frontline spinner and certainly not bat higher than 8 for now

 

[msb314]

I think Hafeez, Imad Asif

Shadab needs to go. I would even bench Hasan Ali for Faheem Ashraf.

Ashraf as my 3rd seamer after Junaid and Shaheen. Imad and Hafeez as my spinners

Agree that Hasan needs to be benched but Faheem will be useless in Asian conditions as well.

I would think outside the box and play Talat as the middle order batsman and as the third seamer as well - after dropping Sarfraz.