Quetta Gladiators 2017 Squad | Discussion Thread

[Abdullah719]

[table= class:grid, width:500][tr][td]Overseas[/td][td]Pakistani[/td][td]Supplementary[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kevin Pietersen[/td][td]Sarfraz Ahmed ©[/td][td]Nathan McCullum[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mahmudullah[/td][td]Ahmed Shehzad[/td][td]Thisara Perera[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Luke Wright[/td][td]Anwar Ali[/td][td]Bismillah Khan[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Tymal Mills[/td][td]Umar Gul[/td][td]Mir Hamza[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Rilee Rossouw[/td][td]Zulfiqar Babar[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Mohammad Nawaz[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Asad Shafiq[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Saad Nasim[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Umar Amin[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Hasan Khan[/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Noor Wali[/td][td][/td][/tr][/table]

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Terrible local selections.

 

[Markhor]

Batting looks strong but bowling not so good. Nawaz and Zulfi are decent spinners but Umar Gul and Anwar Ali as two of your pacers ?

Tymal Mills is a great pick, very quick through the air and what you need on slow UAE decks.

 

[Hasan123]

Bowling isn't convincing at all, a lot will depend on Mills. There batting is decent.

 

[omairsiddiqui]

Carlos Brathwaite, as we are discovering, is quite overrated. I'm surprised they picked him. And who's Rovman Powell? Disappointing

 

[Ellipsism]

Anyone know anything about Noor Wali?

 

[Bewal Express]

Anyone know anything about Noor Wali?

Taj Wali?

 

[Ellipsism]

Taj Wali?

Doubt it. They said he was some Under-19 player. Fast Medium Bowler, I believe.

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Compared to this one last year they had a better team,

Kevin doesn't score much on spinning tracks

Luke isn't reliable

Shezad in a lump

Anwar posses nothing apart from.fielding efforts

Afghani Player mediocrity

West Indies are never eager to perform unless angry,

Shafique though performed against a d grade bowling in T,20 domestic isn't suited to this genre

Gul got old

Zulfi not a T20 bowler

Saad and Umar complete jokes!


The team to fight is only Sarfi, Nawaz, Mills, willey

 

[Deception]

Quetta did a silly thing actually when picking Ahmed Shehzad they could have easily picked him in Gold category and save money . Lahore, islamabad and Peshawar would have never picked Ahmed shehzad !

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Quetta did a silly thing actually when picking Ahmed Shehzad they could have easily picked him in Gold category and save money . Lahore, islamabad and Peshawar would have never picked Ahmed shehzad !

If a team has to retain a player they need to retain him on the same contract as of last year,
And AS performed for them in last tournament so they had to retain him,

 

[angrypathan]

Bowling worse than Australia's in their series in SA

 

[Hawkeye]

So basically a Sarfraz friends xi. Why would he pick Shafiq, Anwar, Shehzad and Saad Nasim??? ) )

Poorest team. Maybe if Amin performs they can do something.

 

[Professor]

So basically a Sarfraz friends xi. Why would he pick Shafiq, Anwar, Shehzad and Saad Nasim??? ) )

Poorest team. Maybe if Amin performs they can do something.

Well his friends and him got to the final last time and I believe even in that season they were called the poorest team before the tournament began.

So let's try and wait a bit before dismissing them completely.

 

[The_KING]

What a poor team. Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Zulfi Babab, Umar Gul . They somehow got to the final last season but this time around, I would be surprised if they don't finish bottom.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Well his friends and him got to the final last time and I believe even in that season they were called the poorest team before the tournament began.

So let's try and wait a bit before dismissing them completely.

It was the overseas players and Nawaz who carried them.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Awful team. Hope they get knocked out first round

 

[Professor]

It was the overseas players and Nawaz who carried them.

Well they still have Nawaz and pretty much the same overseas players with some good additions . So still can't count them out.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Well they still have Nawaz and pretty much the same overseas players with some good additions . So still can't count them out.

I'm not counting them out. Their overseas players will carry them again.

 

[MMHS]

Ahmed
Amin
Asad
KP
Sarfu*+
Wright
Brathwaite
Nawaz
Nabi
Anwar/Gul
Noor Wali/Hasan Khan

Last year, they were the surprise team, mainly because of their overseas players & Ahmed, Nawaz being tow of the best players. But, I think, this year they'll miss the cut - not a balanced side with seriously lacking in pace attack. Nabi, Nawaz makes a decent spin attack, BUT Anwar or Gul is their opening bowler, which doesn't give confidence. They might play Mills, but that'll cost either Nabi or Brathwaite. Amin might be dropped, to accommodate both Gul & Anwar, but that doesn't improve the team. It has to be blinder of a tournament for KP & Wright, otherwise they are likely to be first to go home.

 

[Anfield]

It was the overseas players and Nawaz who carried them.

Ahmad Shehzad was one of the best batsman of the tournament.

 

[KyoOne]

Very poor team, what can I say. Can go to the qualifiers max, no way can this team reach the final.

 

[AFG_Brit]

Compared to this one last year they had a better team,

Kevin doesn't score much on spinning tracks

Luke isn't reliable



Shezad in a lump

Anwar posses nothing apart from.fielding efforts

Afghani Player mediocrity

West Indies are never eager to perform unless angry,

Shafique though performed against a d grade bowling in T,20 domestic isn't suited to this genre

Gul got old

Zulfi not a T20 bowler

Saad and Umar complete jokes!


The team to fight is only Sarfi, Nawaz, Mills, willey

Afghan player Mohhamad Nabi is on 3rd position in all rounders in t20 ICC rankings.

 

[super hitter]

no one picked Muhammad Shahzad???? disappointing

 

[AFG_Brit]

no one picked Muhammad Shahzad???? disappointing

Peshawar zalmi have picked Mohhamad shehzad. Great choice

 

[sully3]

Wow people really don't rate David Willey here.

He is a fantastic t20 fast bowler who also opens the batting for his county team in t20s

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

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Ahmed Shehzad
Luke Wright
K.P
Sarfaraz Ahmed
M.Nawaz
Carlos Braithwaite
Saad Naseem / Asad Shafique
Anwar Ali
Tymal mills
Zulfi Babar Uncle
Umar Gul/Hasan Khan/Noor wali

Few players to carry last time was a better squad

 

[b.lesner]

shamefull only 1 balouch player their that too in supplementary bismillah khan , only queta by name.
Does anyone know if they are doing some talent hunt in Baluchistan like Lahore , Peshawar and Karachi

Also I don't think Islamabad is doing anything apart from signing celebrities

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

shamefull only 1 balouch player their that too in supplementary bismillah khan , only queta by name.
Does anyone know if they are doing some talent hunt in Baluchistan like Lahore , Peshawar and Karachi

Also I don't think Islamabad is doing anything apart from signing celebrities

They have selected few spinners and fast bowlers from Balochistan for a camp in NCA Lahore.


Balochistan has poor cricketing infrastructure. Everyone cannnot strive like Mohammad Asghar. It isn't easy.

Apart from Asghar there isn't any quality player from Balochistan playing domestic Cricket.


Our government and establishment need to bring Balochistan in mainstream. Corruption and Sardari Nizaam is a huge setback for Balochistan.

 

[ExpressPacer]

shamefull only 1 balouch player their that too in supplementary bismillah khan , only queta by name.
Does anyone know if they are doing some talent hunt in Baluchistan like Lahore , Peshawar and Karachi

Also I don't think Islamabad is doing anything apart from signing celebrities

It is very easy to say this behind screens, bro. Being a Baloch myself, I think I can let you know with proof that only a simulacrum of democracy exists in Balochistan. The tribal leaders don't even let them get basic education, let alone participate in international sporting events or anything that could lead to the people thinking about themselves, their own future and their rights. Its like living in North Korea but worse since the world doesn't know that you're going through this. However yes, there have been talent hunts there.

And, I think since we aren't playing big names like Steyn, ABD, Maxwell, Miller etc and only retired legends or players who their own international teams rarely select, signing celebrities will only do good to the league.

 

[saeed5646]

View attachment 70255

Quetta Galaditors replaced

Brathwaite with Moeen Ali

Powell with thisara perera

Nabi with Nathan McCullum

Willey with Rilee Rossouw

what a replacement by them they have best foreign players

 

[ExpressPacer]

Quetta Galaditors replaced

Brathwaite with Moeen Ali

Powell with thisara perera

Nabi with Nathan McCullum

Willey with Rilee Rossouw

what a replacement by them they have best foreign players

Rossouw and Wright will absolutely demolish the opposition and if they don't there's KP. Batting looks extremely strong.

 

[saeed5646]

Rossouw and Wright will absolutely demolish the opposition and if they don't there's KP. Batting looks extremely strong.

add to that moeen ali will be available for them in 5 matches who is quality batsmen and will be more

than handy with the bowl on uae tracks

 

[Brilliance]

1 Shehzad.
2 Wright.
3 Pietersen.
4 Rossouw.
5 Sarfaraz.
6 Moeen.
7 Nawaz.
8 Hassan Khan.
9 Anwar.
10 Gul.
11 Hamza.

That looks a strong team. Although the fast bowling doesn't inspire much confidence, the batters are awesome.

 

[Amirforpresident]

Quetta Galaditors replaced

Brathwaite with Moeen Ali

Powell with thisara perera

Nabi with Nathan McCullum

Willey with Rilee Rossouw

what a replacement by them they have best foreign players

Is Willey going to play for another PSL team? Really wanted to see him Swing the new ball.

 

[saeed5646]

Is Willey going to play for another PSL team? Really wanted to see him Swing the new ball.

currently injured won,t play any cricket alteast till psl is over

 

[Sarfarazian92]

only 36 posts for last season's runner up.
[MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION] everybody's underestimating Karachi 2.0 like last time, eh?

 

[Hasan123]

Fast bowling is weak. Surely this time they'll finish bottom

 

[Uzair Gooner]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Quetta Gladiators have picked Mahmudullah Riyad to replace Brad Hodge who had earlier replaced Moeen Ali <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HBLPSL?src=hash">#HBLPSL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/825371256937672705">January 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Very Good pick Mahmudullah

 

[Executioner]

Riad had great performance in Asia cup also was the man of the tournament for BPL.

I hope he plays the entire PSL instead of wasting a valuable space in the test team with Test average of 30

 

[HitWicket]

currently injured won,t play any cricket alteast till psl is over

He's supposedly fit for Englands T20 tomorrow but won't be risked quite yet especially given we won the first game, so I expect he'd be perfectly fine for the PSL.

 

[Fahdi]

What the hell is Asad Shafiq doing in a T20 squad? LOL.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

What the hell is Asad Shafiq doing in a T20 squad? LOL.

sarfraz' friends are with him.... anwar and asad...

 

[Hasan123]

Mahmdullah Riyad replaces Brad Hodge

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Viv Richards "Quetta lost the title last year but we've not lost hope. We are coming back this year to win hearts & win the PSL" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HBLPSL?src=hash">#HBLPSL</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/827246560056590336">February 2, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Anis10]

Shame that players twice as better as Saad Nasim are sitting at home

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

Need an info about Hassan Khan

 

[DRsohail]

ryad is excellent t20 player i will take him over tamim though he is middle order batsman but verry handy offie as well...

 

[The_Odd_One]

Probably the worst team in the PSL. Bowling is a joke.

 

[DRsohail]

Probably the worst team in the PSL. Bowling is a joke.

yess no quality spinner no fast bowler except that english guy..

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] pls correct replacement post as actually they had replaced willy with nathan macculum and Mohammad Nabi with rossouw...this confusion created me headache for a while now

 

[Syed1]

Backing QG to put other teams (except KK) in their place like last time.

Would be lovely if they inflict resounding defeats to LQ and IU.

 

[Gunner786]

Suuplementaey players do they only come in when someone gets injured?

 

[Abdullah719]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] pls correct replacement post as actually they had replaced willy with nathan macculum and Mohammad Nabi with rossouw...this confusion created me headache for a while now

Just see the first post in this thread, it has the complete squad.

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

I know but i was referring to replacement post in the middle of this thread

 

[Abdullah719]

I know but i was referring to replacement post in the middle of this thread

Replacement post is about specific replacement at a certain time, it will take too much searching to find each replacement post on every team's thread and update which is why I have added squad to first post for each discussion thread. Makes it simpler. Ignore the replacement post now, it's obsolete.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Rossouw will be the dark horse for Quetta

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

needs info on noor wali

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Backing Karachi to Mash them Calendars like Chocolate Pudding.
[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION]

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hope they are the team who gets elminated. Too many rubbish players

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Apparently Mohammad Nabi will be playing the first few games for Quetta before he leaves for Zimbabwe tour.

 

[ads101]

Looks weak compared to the others but Shehzad in his form, and Sarfraz as captain I feel they will perform better than expected again this year.

 

[Syed1]

Apparently Mohammad Nabi will be playing the first few games for Quetta before he leaves for Zimbabwe tour.

He would definitely be missed. I still remember how Nabi displayed incredible nerves of steel to chase 200 odd for QG against LQ.

 

[Sub-Zero]

He would definitely be missed. I still remember how Nabi displayed incredible nerves of steel to chase 200 odd for QG against LQ.

they were just showing it on ARY news, it was one of the best matches of the tournament

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

Apparently Mohammad Nabi will be playing the first few games for Quetta before he leaves for Zimbabwe tour.

I don't think he can play as he has been already replaced by Rossouw

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Quetta hasn't been playing the proper team I think they need to make couple of changes and bring in Saad and umar
Id play

Ahmed Shehzad
Umar Amin
K.P
Sarfaraz
Riley Russow
Saad Naseem
Thisara Parera
M.Nawaz
Hasan Khan
Anwar Ali
Tymal Mills.

 

[Hamza_]

Quetta should seriously try Umar Amin as opener now. He could show some impact in this league maybe and get selected, Amin should play with good approach. He is elegant and has the shots.

 

[Syed1]

Quetta should seriously try Umar Amin as opener now. He could show some impact in this league maybe and get selected, Amin should play with good approach. He is elegant and has the shots.

Amin could be a good ploy at the top of the order. I still remember back in 2013 Amin played one innings as opener and looked like class but Misbah the gentleman never picked him again, perhaps he was playing too fast for Misbah's liking.


Amin needs to be played up top and needs to perform, I'm afraid time is running out for him.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Amin needs to be played up top and needs to perform, I'm afraid time is running out for him.

Shafiq needs to be dropped, Amin should play next match
rest KP and Anwar, play Luke Wright and Mir Hamza

 

[Hamza_]

Amin could be a good ploy at the top of the order. I still remember back in 2013 Amin played one innings as opener and looked like class but Misbah the gentleman never picked him again, perhaps he was playing too fast for Misbah's liking.


Amin needs to be played up top and needs to perform, I'm afraid time is running out for him.

[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] Amin can also give some handy overs, But as a Batsman he looks like a confidence player who needs a push start to his career. Certainly good enough to average 35-42 at SR of 85-95. Quetta needs to select him so he could show some impact.

 

[Hasan123]

Good start by them. Rossouw or Amin should open in place of Asad Shafiq.

 

[Ellipsism]

Shafiq needs to be dropped, Amin should play next match
rest KP and Anwar, play Luke Wright and Mir Hamza

Why would you play Hamza?

He doesn't have the pace to trouble any batsman in the T20 format.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Why would you play Hamza?

He doesn't have the pace to trouble any batsman in the T20 format.

first of all Anwar is terrible
second of all pace is not everything, one can be successful with the tight line and length even if he's bowling around 130 and using variations, Mir Hamza deserves a go, he's young full of confidence after the recent performances
would you say 'why play Hasan Ali? he does not have pace' while he is performing well in t20s?

 

[Ellipsism]

first of all Anwar is terrible
second of all pace is not everything, one can be successful with the tight line and length even if he's bowling around 130 and using variations, Mir Hamza deserves a go, he's young full of confidence after the recent performances
would you say 'why play Hasan Ali? he does not have pace' while he is performing well in t20s?

Hasan Ali is 135 kph+ and can swing the ball along with an array of variations.

Mir Hamza is 128-132 kph and doesn't have many variations either.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Hasan Ali is 135 kph+ and can swing the ball along with an array of variations.

Mir Hamza is 128-132 kph and doesn't have many variations either.

Hasan's average pace is also 130 kph, his swing is nowhere near Mir Hamza's
Hasan's strength is his variations
and don't count your eggs before they hatch, Mir Hamza has the potential to be a really good bowler, certainly better than Anwar, and it's not like he's not gonna learn and improve

 

[Hamza_]

Who is Noor Wali?

 

[Sub-Zero]

Who is Noor Wali?

emerging player, medium pacer

 

[SL_Fan]

Bangladesh's Mahmudullah Riyad has joined Quetta Gladiators after tour of India

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Bangladesh's Mahmudullah Riyad has joined Quetta Gladiators after tour of India

Horrible Pick by Karachi 2.0 - The standards are falling indeed

 

[Hamza_]

Umar Amin should play today