Quick fixes for Pakistan before the 2019 World Cup

[gazza619]

Right so what are our options here. A few weeks before WC. Bowling poor, fielding poor, batting okish.

We need to find some quick short term fixes here..

I can think of the following;

1. Send a specialist spinner on the next flight to England. Umer Khan, Zafar Gohar or Asghar?
2. Drop Sarfaraz as his energy on field looks poor and he lost us the game by his slow batting. Call back Rizwan and hand over captaincy to Hafeez.
3. Send Haris Rauf to England. He is our semi version of Bumrah and can make a difference with the new ball
4. We need more hitters down the order. I can think of guys like Anwar Ali (amazing fielder too) and Umer Akmal (wasnt too bad in Pak Cup).
5. Need to find proper ODI bowlers who have brains and can bowl good slower ones. I can think of Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees

The World Cup happens once in 4 years and we should press the panic button immediately because i cannot accept this mediocreness anymore.

England is not on planet mars. And no maulana made a fatwa that you cant make last minute changes. Inzi please read this thread and listen for God sake!

 

[iPakistani]

Right so what are our options here. A few weeks before WC. Bowling poor, fielding poor, batting okish.

We need to find some quick short term fixes here..

I can think of the following;

1. Send a specialist spinner on the next flight to England. Umer Khan, Zafar Gohar or Asghar?
2. Drop Sarfaraz as his energy on field looks poor and he lost us the game by his slow batting. Call back Rizwan and hand over captaincy to Hafeez.
3. Send Haris Rauf to England. He is our semi version of Bumrah and can make a difference with the new ball
4. We need more hitters down the order. I can think of guys like Anwar Ali (amazing fielder too) and Umer Akmal (wasnt too bad in Pak Cup).
5. Need to find proper ODI bowlers who have brains and can bowl good slower ones. I can think of Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees

The World Cup happens once in 4 years and we should press the panic button immediately because i cannot accept this mediocreness anymore.

England is not on planet mars. And no maulana made a fatwa that you cant make last minute changes. Inzi please read this thread and listen for God sake!

Lol all of this is so reactionary, we've been in the game for both of the games.

Bowling early on plans need to be executed better with tighter lines bowled and fielding needs an improvement. Today we dropped 3 catches and misfielded about 20 runs otherwise we would have won.

The squad is perfectly fine as it is the only change I'd have is bring Shinwari in.

 

[AAli98]

Eng producing pitches that India use to b proud of. Flat track bullies. Pak got no chance. Today was a 400 par score. Overweights like imam, haris, sarfaraz, imad... simply cant run singles never mind 2's n to rubbish to hit boundaries. Babar rubbish on these pitches; cant play on eng pitches... hes been found out...

 

[chacha kashmiri]

Solution is more boa constrictors and less cobras
Never going to bowl a team out

Need to think what would misbah do?
Ajmal and Hafeez drying up the runs and stopping them 4s

Nawaz or Rehman can do this job with shadab when’s he’s back from his bad injury
No point in riaz or usman, I would bring in Mohammed sami
Pacey, experienced and very good economy


Lastly consider dropping ashraf for ahmed jamal
Don’t need a long batting line up
Could do with an out and out pacer

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

Its too late to make major changes. Best bet is to clean house after the upcoming disaster.

 

[Cric1234]

Well changes need to be made but it's unlikely the combination has been set for a while Mickey and Inzi should hope their plans come off or its curtains for both of them.

 

[emranabbas]

Funniest thread and replies on PP

 

[Abdullah]

Im actually pleased with progress.
The bowling always comes good in major tournies. The top 4 at the moment looks good, and it is batting in A modern fashion. We have just made 360 twice in 2 games
Asif is improving
Shadab and probably amir to come in ( whatever people say, amir has the aura amongst opposition, they will respect him)
We will be ok

 

[Cric1234]

Mohammad Sami and Abdul Rehman SOS the team needs more experience.

 

[CadPakFan]

Right so what are our options here. A few weeks before WC. Bowling poor, fielding poor, batting okish.

We need to find some quick short term fixes here..

I can think of the following;

1. Send a specialist spinner on the next flight to England. Umer Khan, Zafar Gohar or Asghar?
2. Drop Sarfaraz as his energy on field looks poor and he lost us the game by his slow batting. Call back Rizwan and hand over captaincy to Hafeez.
3. Send Haris Rauf to England. He is our semi version of Bumrah and can make a difference with the new ball
4. We need more hitters down the order. I can think of guys like Anwar Ali (amazing fielder too) and Umer Akmal (wasnt too bad in Pak Cup).
5. Need to find proper ODI bowlers who have brains and can bowl good slower ones. I can think of Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees

The World Cup happens once in 4 years and we should press the panic button immediately because i cannot accept this mediocreness anymore.

England is not on planet mars. And no maulana made a fatwa that you cant make last minute changes. Inzi please read this thread and listen for God sake!

Being realistic only 1. may happen. Sarfraz won't be dropped for sure, Haris won't be tested as they invested in Hasnain, Umar Akmal is a TTF and Anwar needs to improve his bowling, and we aren't going to make any changes in our bowling anytime soon unless it's Amir.

 

[Azrim_91]

Lol at this thread.

I think the batting is becoming a bit of a dilemma to be honest. I think our top 6 is actually pretty decent. Asif Ali needs to play because there's noone else like him in the team. It's a toss up between Malik/hafeez/haris/Imad for 2 slots in my opinion.

Amir needs to be selected for sure. And Shadab also needs to play. I think Faheem needs to sit out or play at the expense of a bowler. We lack a genuine fast bowling all-rounder and so have to play with 3 seamers and 2 spinners.

Ideally a lineup like this would be our best bet:

Fakhar
Imam
Babar
Haris /Malik/hafeez
Sarfraz
Asif Ali
Malik/hafeez/imad
Shadab
Hasan
Amir
Shaheen/Junaid/Faheem

 

[emranabbas]

Lol at this thread.

I think the batting is becoming a bit of a dilemma to be honest. I think our top 6 is actually pretty decent. Asif Ali needs to play because there's noone else like him in the team. It's a toss up between Malik/hafeez/haris/Imad for 2 slots in my opinion.

Amir needs to be selected for sure. And Shadab also needs to play. I think Faheem needs to sit out or play at the expense of a bowler. We lack a genuine fast bowling all-rounder and so have to play with 3 seamers and 2 spinners.

Ideally a lineup like this would be our best bet:

Fakhar
Imam
Babar
Haris /Malik/hafeez
Sarfraz
Asif Ali
Malik/hafeez/imad
Shadab
Hasan
Amir
Shaheen/Junaid/Faheem

100 percent agree on the lineup

 

[Sami92]

I would have flied a pacer (Usman Khan) & spinner (Umer Khan?) to England & played them in the 5th ODI.

Pak missed a trick by not taking/calling Usman Khan with them specially after Mohammad Amir illness. Some were calling for Wahab Riaz.

I also would have definitely had a look at another spinner after the failure of Yasir Shah. Imad Wasim as the main spinner doesn't sound great for the remaining ODIs.

In the middle order, Asif Ali should definitely get the nod as he has showcased his six hitting abilities. Most probably, Abid Ali will make way for Asif Ali.

The extra pacer (Usman or Amir) should take the place of Faheem Ashraf.

 

[Azrim_91]

I would have flied a pacer (Usman Khan) & spinner (Umer Khan?) to England & played them in the 5th ODI.

Pak missed a trick by not taking/calling Usman Khan with them specially after Mohammad Amir illness. Some were calling for Wahab Riaz.

I also would have definitely had a look at another spinner after the failure of Yasir Shah. Imad Wasim as the main spinner doesn't sound great for the remaining ODIs.

In the middle order, Asif Ali should definitely get the nod as he has showcased his six hitting abilities. Most probably, Abid Ali will make way for Asif Ali.

The extra pacer (Usman or Amir) should take the place of Faheem Ashraf.

There must be some sifarish to select Yasir Shah honestly. The guy is 33 and looks like a potato. Umer Khan should've definitely got the nod on this tour and I agree with Usman Shinwari been given a trial. Tbh we have Hasnain sitting on the bench and he's in the WC squad so why not give him a go.

 

[Sami92]

There must be some sifarish to select Yasir Shah honestly. The guy is 33 and looks like a potato. Umer Khan should've definitely got the nod on this tour and I agree with Usman Shinwari been given a trial. Tbh we have Hasnain sitting on the bench and he's in the WC squad so why not give him a go.

Yes, Hasnain should definitely play the 4th ODI. He was selected because his extra pace may make an impact.

Regarding Yasir Shah, as leg spinners trend these days, I think Pakistan wanted to go with the flow (Rashid, Tahir, Chahal, Adil, Zampa etc). It was worth a try to play a leg spinner but problem is that Yasir doesnt have the game or skills to be successful in limited overs cricket because he lacks variation. I saw a comparison of Yasir Shah & Adil Rashid where it was shown that Yasir's stock ball was 80% & variation 20% whereas a more successful limited overs leg spinner Adil Rashid has 40% stock ball & 60% variation, something along the line. If Yasir wants to be successful in limited overs cricket, he needs to have & bowl more variations in limited overs cricket. Too late for Yasir now ? For WC, yes.

 

[taqi]

Can’t do drastic changes now only few tweaks can fix this bring in Amir.

Batter bowling plans and execution required.

Need to have a spearhead leader of bowling attack which is missing.

Also it’s a matter of confidence a good performance with ball is needed I am hoping for a bowler friendly conditions may help us in Leeds probably early morning start.

Bring Amir for faheem ashraf, add Hafeez and shadab shall be back.

Just need a kick in backside. But no replacement at this point

 

[Ahson8]

Suggesting the likes of Anwar Ali and Tanvir OMG

 

[Naveedahmed1]

Suggesting the likes of Anwar Ali and Tanvir OMG

Anwar Ali can’t possibly be worse than fahim

 

[Chokli]

1.Imam Ul Haq
2.Fakhar Zaman
3.Babar Azam
4.Haris Sohail
5.Mohammad Hafeez
6.Asif Ali
7.Sarfraz Ahmed
8.Shadab Khan
9.Wahab Riaz
10.Hasan Ali
11.Haris Rauf

Batting till 10.

Hafeez
Asif Ali
Haris Sohail

to bowl the 10 overs

Actually I don't even know anymore. )

 

[Majid Khan]

Might as well beef up the batting and bowl with part-timers , it’s not like they will do that much worse then the specialist bowlers in current form.

Fakhar Zaman
Imam ul Haq
Babar Azam
Harris Sohail
Abid Ali
Sarfraz Ahmad (WK)
Mohammed Hafeez (play him as an economical off spinner who can bat)
Imad Wasim
Shadab Khan
Faheem Ashraf
Junaid Khan


Bowling attack of Junaid, Faheem, Imad, Shadab, Hafeez

And you bat down to number 10 with Faheem.

These slow spin bowlers won’t do much worse then the the 80mph spinners.

 

[Energy]

The only quick fix is to get Amir and Shadab back in the bowling line. Without them there is no lead pace bowler and no lead spinner. Doesn't matter what form they are, they have a reputation and are better bowlers than the others.

English conditions have shown enough to suggest Imad won't work on these pitches as he doesn't have variations. So we should get Hafeez in.

 

[Destroyer88]

Realistically you need to call back aamir. Atleast he can bowl with some brains. Wickets no wickets..the situation can not be any worse.

Umer khan or a genuine spinner needs to be flown on the expense of a bowler (shaheen maybe). He is quickly becoming the shinwari of this team

Persist with junaid again. Experienxe based

I would have liked hasan ali to go out but somehow his batting is quite handy

Imad can stay even though his bowling is basically slow medium pace

Batting seems fine at the moment

 

[ARK Rafay]

Lol quick fixes. It's not an elfy that will fix our team.

We can only hope is Shadab getting back and M Amir some how getting a game and perform before WC.

And if Amir is not ready. I would replace Faheem with Harris Rauf

 

[fighter85]

i want to fit in asif, wahab and amir in that order of priority.
to make way faheem is no brainer, second is more tricky but i would argue for malik, and third for the last spot there should be a bowl off for the last spot where

amir, hasnain, hassan ali, shaheen, and junaid play the last 2 games and are given their full 10 overs. the weakest performer should be left out.

that is the best we can do in the current situation. which is also realistic and within the realms of what the management can be expected to consider

 

[Sajjad-007]

might as well beef up the batting and bowl with part-timers , it’s not like they will do that much worse then the specialist bowlers in current form.

Fakhar zaman
imam ul haq
babar azam
harris sohail
abid ali
sarfraz ahmad (wk)
mohammed hafeez (play him as an economical off spinner who can bat)
imad wasim
shadab khan
faheem ashraf
junaid khan


bowling attack of junaid, faheem, imad, shadab, hafeez

and you bat down to number 10 with faheem.

These slow spin bowlers won’t do much worse then the the 80mph spinners.

500 on the cards

 

[Tyler Durden]

Right so what are our options here. A few weeks before WC. Bowling poor, fielding poor, batting okish.

We need to find some quick short term fixes here..

I can think of the following;

1. Send a specialist spinner on the next flight to England. Umer Khan, Zafar Gohar or Asghar?
2. Drop Sarfaraz as his energy on field looks poor and he lost us the game by his slow batting. Call back Rizwan and hand over captaincy to Hafeez.
3. Send Haris Rauf to England. He is our semi version of Bumrah and can make a difference with the new ball
4. We need more hitters down the order. I can think of guys like Anwar Ali (amazing fielder too) and Umer Akmal (wasnt too bad in Pak Cup).
5. Need to find proper ODI bowlers who have brains and can bowl good slower ones. I can think of Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees

The World Cup happens once in 4 years and we should press the panic button immediately because i cannot accept this mediocreness anymore.

England is not on planet mars. And no maulana made a fatwa that you cant make last minute changes. Inzi please read this thread and listen for God sake!

Wait what? Semi version of Bumrah, the World #1 bowler? lol! Who is this Rauf and how many international matches did he play so far? All these assumptions based on some local PSL matches? ) Wasn't Faheem the highest wicket-taker in PSL too? You guys hype this nobody to the moon despite getting thrashed by top teams consistently!

 

[Majid Khan]

500 on the cards

Agree we’ve managed 350 twice in a row without the Master blaster Hafeez , so 500 is definitely possible.

Unless you mean the other way ? No, you would Shinwari and Yasir Shah bowling together for that.

 

[Titan24]

If team management would have been interested in fixes we would have seen atleast one genuine spinner in this tour rather than flat bowling of Yasir and Imad especially after that Aus series in UAE.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

As a non pak neutral, i still feel your bowling is one good hit away,given the conditions SSA and hassan ali, shadab are good enough - but big proviso -if backed by positive aggressive fields...captain sarfi is defensive from 1st ball...one slip, third man back, fine leg up -dont work for tall left armers like SSA...u gotta show more faith in a young guy...
and to the positives - i guess Iman has gone some way in silencing their doubters, If FZ rockets away, he will win matches singlehandedly cue CT final 2016-abid ali looks promising...there is surely fireworks in store

 

[szundercover]

Agree we’ve managed 350 twice in a row without the Master blaster Hafeez , so 500 is definitely possible.

Unless you mean the other way ? No, you would Shinwari and Yasir Shah bowling together for that.

At least shinwari was able to take wickets

 

[Ilustcricket]

Few easy ones:

1. Faheem out Shadab in.
2. Get Hafeez in for someone, he needs to finish along with Asif and Imad.
3. Get Amir in for Shaheen

Hard ones:

1. Get Rumman Raees. His variation is what’s required on these 400 runs pitches.

2. Get Shinwari in. He will go for runs just like others but at least picks wickets and on his day will win us a game all in the first spell alone.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

Right so what are our options here. A few weeks before WC. Bowling poor, fielding poor, batting okish.

We need to find some quick short term fixes here..

I can think of the following;

1. Send a specialist spinner on the next flight to England. Umer Khan, Zafar Gohar or Asghar?
2. Drop Sarfaraz as his energy on field looks poor and he lost us the game by his slow batting. Call back Rizwan and hand over captaincy to Hafeez.
3. Send Haris Rauf to England. He is our semi version of Bumrah and can make a difference with the new ball
4. We need more hitters down the order. I can think of guys like Anwar Ali (amazing fielder too) and Umer Akmal (wasnt too bad in Pak Cup).
5. Need to find proper ODI bowlers who have brains and can bowl good slower ones. I can think of Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees

The World Cup happens once in 4 years and we should press the panic button immediately because i cannot accept this mediocreness anymore.

England is not on planet mars. And no maulana made a fatwa that you cant make last minute changes. Inzi please read this thread and listen for God sake!

Asif Ali after two fifties has booked a spot in the Squad. In my opinion Asif Ali is a hack and still very unreliable, I hope I am wrong. Now Somebody needs to drop to make a Spot for Asif Ali, And it seems Hafeez is on the Chopping block, He just started doing full nets. Management will drop him by calling injured. And Keep Shoaib Malik. In my Opinion Hafeez is way better in middle Order compared to Shoaib And even Asif Ali. or Abid Ali will get dropped. Next 2 matches are crucial

Bowling wise, there is one good news Shahdab is flying to England on 16 March. That will improve both bowling and batting. We need Mohd Amir he is hard to hit, he never gives 8 runs an over. Hope he recovers quick enough. Ad Amir and Shahdab and the bowling will improve Greatly. 3rd odi showed that Experience is what Pakistan's bowling needs as Junaid Khan looked like the best bowler.

 

[topspin]

Seems like OP wants this team:

Fakhar
Imam
Babar
Rizwan (wk)
Hafeez (c)
Umar Akmal
Asif Ali
Anwar Ali
Sohail Tanvir
Umer Khan
Haris Rauf

 

[Kianig89]

There are no quick fixes for us thes type pf things happend where you with strategic planning here there is no simple plan let alone a contingency planning Team should be

Fakhar
Imam
Babar
Haris
Hafeez/Imad/Malik
Sarfraz
Shadab
Faheem
Hasan
Junaid
Amir/Shaheen

We need to scrape through into SF for this we need to beat atleast 5 teams
Realistically we can win against WI SL AFG Bang we need more scalp of out of EnG SA Ind Aus NZ who we can beat chokers may be in a pressure game I wonder if the team management has devised a strategy on these lines

 

[nitrous]

You can’t have fahim and Imad playing together.

Choose one.

My team:

Zaman
Nephew
Babar
Hafeez
Sarfraz
Asif
Imad/Malik (Malik can bowl too and is a better fielder)
Shadab
Amir/Junaid (if Amir is unfit)
Hasan Ali
Shaheen

 

[Bleedgreen4ever]

Right so what are our options here. A few weeks before WC. Bowling poor, fielding poor, batting okish.

We need to find some quick short term fixes here..

I can think of the following;

1. Send a specialist spinner on the next flight to England. Umer Khan, Zafar Gohar or Asghar?
2. Drop Sarfaraz as his energy on field looks poor and he lost us the game by his slow batting. Call back Rizwan and hand over captaincy to Hafeez.
3. Send Haris Rauf to England. He is our semi version of Bumrah and can make a difference with the new ball
4. We need more hitters down the order. I can think of guys like Anwar Ali (amazing fielder too) and Umer Akmal (wasnt too bad in Pak Cup).
5. Need to find proper ODI bowlers who have brains and can bowl good slower ones. I can think of Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees

The World Cup happens once in 4 years and we should press the panic button immediately because i cannot accept this mediocreness anymore.

England is not on planet mars. And no maulana made a fatwa that you cant make last minute changes. Inzi please read this thread and listen for God sake!

We just need to revamp bowling rest is fine

As soon as Shaddy comes the balance will return

 

[samiakh]

Absolutely right. Shinwari a must. Also need Shadab and Hafeez fully fit for the middle overs. Sarfaraz captaincy looks like it lacks self belief. He need to fix that before the tournament.

 

[Pete Rose]

I must say, of all the problems facing Pakistan, I did not expect on where we have to worry about the bowling rather the batting.
But whatever problems we fix will more than overcome by the fact that malik and hafeez will be in the world cup squad.

 

[The Viper]

Rauf's yorker abilities would have been useful. I don't see the management making any of those changes though despite the drubbings so far.

 

[FreakCricket]

Lets call Mohammad Sami, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Sohail Tanveer and Sohail Khan.
All rounders should be Anwer Ali and Bilal Asif.
Keeper Karmran Akmal.

 

[Usman]

Lets call Mohammad Sami, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Sohail Tanveer and Sohail Khan.
All rounders should be Anwer Ali and Bilal Asif.
Keeper Karmran Akmal.

And Waqar too. Sharam nahi athee Waqar ko. Sitting in commentary box whilst his fellow countrymen are getting slaughtered

 

[The_Odd_One]

There are no fixes. Let's see the list of the best available players and the most popular opinion for each of them.

1. Fakhar- hit or miss
2. Imam - too slow
3. Abid - untested
4. Babar - impactless
5. Haris - impactless
6. Sarfraz - specialist captain
7. Rizwan - impactless
8. Akmal - zero performance
9. Asif - untested
10. Hafeez - too old
11. Malik - too old
12. Imad - bits and pieces
13. Shadab - bits and pieces
14. Faheem - bits and pieces
15. Hassan - too inconsistent/expensive
16. Aamir - toothless
17. Junaid - match loser
18. Shaheen - untested
19. Hasnain - untested
20. Shinwari - match loser
21. Wahab - too inconsistent/expensive
22. Yasir - worst ODI spinner

No amount of changes will fix this team's issues. The replacements are as bad as the ones currently playing. The untested ones will most probably turn out to be equally mediocre as has been the case with all recent debutants.

 

[shrestha]

Out of context of this thread but I am really frustrated with the English pitches. It is totally batsman-favoured. What happened to the low-scoring champion’s trophy pitches? There is nothing for the bowlers. 50 overs now seem like an extension of T20 cricket. I do not have any excitement for this worldcup.

 

[wasimjunior]

Anwar Ali can’t possibly be worse than fahim

He can and he is...

Faheems bowling hasnt been that disastrous- its more the fact he is pretending to be an all rounder but cannot bat and taking up a genuine bowlers place.

 

[Chokli]

Seems like OP wants this team:

Fakhar
Imam
Babar
Rizwan (wk)
Hafeez (c)
Umar Akmal
Asif Ali
Anwar Ali
Sohail Tanvir
Umer Khan
Haris Rauf

On these phatta pitches, that's actually not bad at all.

 

[Chokli]

Rauf's yorker abilities would have been useful. I don't see the management making any of those changes though despite the drubbings so far.

We have Hasnain who showed he can bowl yorkers at will in the T20.

 

[gazza619]

Seems like OP wants this team:

Fakhar
Imam
Babar
Rizwan (wk)
Hafeez (c)
Umar Akmal
Asif Ali
Anwar Ali
Sohail Tanvir
Umer Khan
Haris Rauf

Not too far off.

Would kick out Asif Ali as I am dead certain he will fail in crunch situations. 2 fifties on roads where even Shaheen Afridi was hitting sixes doesnt tell much. Had enough Shaheen and Hasan Ali as well.

If I had a wish I would pick the following 15:

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Imam ul Haq
3. Babar Azam
4. M Rizwan
5. M Hafeez
6. Umar Akmal
7. Imad Wasim
8. Anwar Ali
9. Umer Khan
10. Rumman Raees
11. Haris Rauf

12. U Shinwari
13. Shadab Khan
14. M Hasnain
15. Haris Sohail

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Not too far off.

Would kick out Asif Ali as I am dead certain he will fail in crunch situations. 2 fifties on roads where even Shaheen Afridi was hitting sixes doesnt tell much. Had enough Shaheen and Hasan Ali as well.

If I had a wish I would pick the following 15:

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Imam ul Haq
3. Babar Azam
4. M Rizwan
5. M Hafeez
6. Umar Akmal
7. Imad Wasim
8. Anwar Ali
9. Umer Khan
10. Rumman Raees
11. Haris Rauf

12. U Shinwari
13. Shadab Khan
14. M Hasnain
15. Haris Sohail

Ur wishes are alot and its too late to be fulfilled now.

Asif Ali selection will be a good one, he will deliver as the pitches will be flat ones. Umar and Asif Ali are same type of players, both can lose concentration v quickly. But i would have liked umar over asif.

You are judging Shaheen v soon, he will learn and will become better.

Rauf and umar khan definitely over Hasnain and juni.

 

[ads101]

There are no fixes. Let's see the list of the best available players and the most popular opinion for each of them.

1. Fakhar- hit or miss
2. Imam - too slow
3. Abid - untested
4. Babar - impactless
5. Haris - impactless
6. Sarfraz - specialist captain
7. Rizwan - impactless
8. Akmal - zero performance
9. Asif - untested
10. Hafeez - too old
11. Malik - too old
12. Imad - bits and pieces
13. Shadab - bits and pieces
14. Faheem - bits and pieces
15. Hassan - too inconsistent/expensive
16. Aamir - toothless
17. Junaid - match loser
18. Shaheen - untested
19. Hasnain - untested
20. Shinwari - match loser
21. Wahab - too inconsistent/expensive
22. Yasir - worst ODI spinner

No amount of changes will fix this team's issues. The replacements are as bad as the ones currently playing. The untested ones will most probably turn out to be equally mediocre as has been the case with all recent debutants.

It sucks that every player has a downside/flawed players. Look at the strong teams like India, Rohit, Dhawan, Kohli, Bumrah, teams have 3 or 4 players at least who don't have a downside at all, yet we don't even have one.

 

[QalandarFan]

Get Amir, Shadab and Hafeez Sobers in the team.

 

[saeedhk]

Faheem Kluzener out

 

[topspin]

Not too far off.

Would kick out Asif Ali as I am dead certain he will fail in crunch situations. 2 fifties on roads where even Shaheen Afridi was hitting sixes doesnt tell much. Had enough Shaheen and Hasan Ali as well.

If I had a wish I would pick the following 15:

1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Imam ul Haq
3. Babar Azam
4. M Rizwan
5. M Hafeez
6. Umar Akmal
7. Imad Wasim
8. Anwar Ali
9. Umer Khan
10. Rumman Raees
11. Haris Rauf

12. U Shinwari
13. Shadab Khan
14. M Hasnain
15. Haris Sohail

Don't blame you for excluding Hasan Ali and if Shaheen can't get back to bowl 140+, then I agree with dropping him from the first team because in such batting friendly conditions, medium pacers cannot survive.

I would look for bowlers who can take wickets out of the equation (pace or exceptional skills), so I couldn't agree more with the inclusion of Haris Rauf. But definitely not with Sohail Tanvir and Rumman Raees, these trundlers will get exposed outside Asia because they are both slow track one trick ponies.

If the trend of the current conditions in England is to continue till the WC, I would like to see a pace attack trio of Amir, Hasnanin and Rauf. Latter two are genuine 90mph+ bowlers and complement each other well. One is a Yorker specialist while the other can bang it in the pitch. Even though Amir is considerably slower than these two, he will provide stability with his economical bowling and hopefully build pressure with some dot balls.

Anwar Ali to be fair is an upgrade over Faheem. Both rubbish, but the former is less mediocre, so I'm on the fence with this one.

I would shift Umar Akmal to 4 because your top 4 has 3 accumulators (Fakhar being the exception). I don't think wicket keeping is going to play a big role as there isn't much in the wicket, so I would take the risk and give him the gloves instead, replacing Rizwan's accumulation for Asif Ali's hitting.

Fakhar
Imam
Babar
Umar Akmal
Hafeez
Asif Ali
Imad
Anwar Ali/Iftikhar Ahmed
Amir
Shaheen
Haris Rauf

 

[hadi123]

Need to stop playing so many DOTS!

 

[gazza619]

JK out - Shinwari in

 

[hadi123]

JK out - Shinwari in

Yes I really hope this happens but I think Shinwari is out of the picture if he wasn't even in the 17 man squad, you never know though!

 

[gazza619]

Yes I really hope this happens but I think Shinwari is out of the picture if he wasn't even in the 17 man squad, you never know though!

He was actually one bowler who bowled some decent yorkers.