Replacements of Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan will emerge: Inzamam-ul-Haq

[Abdullah719]

LAHORE: While congratulating the Pakistan team for their history-making series victory in the West Indies, chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq on Monday said the replacements of both Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan would emerge in the future.

Talking to reporters here at the LCCA ground after the prize distribution ceremony of the first Hamza Shahbaz Gold Cup, Inzamam said, “The national team really fought well during the West Indies tour. Therefore, their efforts should be appreciated.”

To a question about the chances of Pakistan team after the retirement of 75-Test Misbah and 118-Test Younis, Inzamam — himself a veteran of 119 Tests — said when players like Imran Khan and Wasim Akram quit the game some people were worried about their replacements too.

“[Like when Imran Khan and Wasim Akram left the scene], after Misbah and Younis new [talented] players will emerge and they will perform for the national team,” Inzamam insisted, adding “the experiment of testing new players on the West Indies tour remained successful”.

The chief selector added, “The team has given a perfect sendoff to Younis and Misbah in the form of victory in the last Test and now the Pakistan Cricket Board will also give them farewell.”

https://www.dawn.com/news/1333347/replacements-of-misbah-younis-will-emerge-inzamam

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

so who were the replacements for Imran khan & Wasim akram?

 

[shariqnoor]

Misbah the batsman can be replaced but Misbah the captain cannot. Younis would be a difficult batsman to replace. However in the last year although he played 2 great knocks but they were only 2 knocks out of more than 20 innings so his consistency was on the wane. Emotions aside, it's not the end of the world. Batsmen and bowlers do get replaced. Such is the order of life.

 

[Hawkeye]

Anyone can be replaced, yes.

However, Inzi is planning on replacing them with Shan Masood, Ahmed Shehzad and the likes.

This way, it's never going to happen.

 

[Shafi]

Yeah right!!! You will include Hafeez and Butt as replacement. One of the Worst selector I have ever seen.

 

[TahirFan]

I think Pakistan should concentrate on rebuilding the team and select youngsters with potential instead of reselecting tried and failed hasbeens

 

[Abdullah]

Lots of people slate inzi but he got some some things right too. He could have given a squad with 3 openers excluding Azhar. ( keeping Azhar at 3)
Let's give him credit for picking abbas asghar hassan and usman too in this last squad.
In odis he is trying a few players but the core of babar malik sarfaraz Imad amir hassan picks itself in the 11. (Not his fault sharjeel fell out)
He also picked fakhar n shadab in loi
He does get some excessive stck

 

[Hawkeye]

Lots of people slate inzi but he got some some things right too. He could have given a squad with 3 openers excluding Azhar. ( keeping Azhar at 3)
Let's give him credit for picking abbas asghar hassan and usman too in this last squad.
In odis he is trying a few players but the core of babar malik sarfaraz Imad amir hassan picks itself in the 11. (Not his fault sharjeel fell out)
He also picked fakhar n shadab in loi
He does get some excessive stck

Nothing can justify his selection of Shan Masood, total nepotism, dropping Sami and bringing back Ahmed Shehzad.

 

[Usman]

Well they can only be replaced if those who deserve a chance are given a proper run. I mean Babar Azam, Usman Sallihudin, Harris Sohail, Fakhar Zaman, Sami Aslam and Fawad Alam. I do NOT mean tried and tested test match failures, such as Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammed Hafeez and Shan Masood. Up to you Inzi - you either select those who deserve or you select those who every useless selector before you has selected - it's your choice.

 

[SM1989]

Nothing can justify his selection of Shan Masood, total nepotism, dropping Sami and bringing back Ahmed Shehzad.

Sami bats too slow and too selfishly. He needs to sort that out before he gets picked again.

 

[wasimjunior]

Sami bats too slow and too selfishly. He needs to sort that out before he gets picked again.

Compared to two players who can't bat at all

 

[IAJ]

Inzi bhai, just get out of PCB and new players will emerge right away. As long as you are there we might see Faisal Iqbal and Kamran Akmal back..

 

[pakistani pride]

Misbah the batsman can be replaced but Misbah the captain cannot. Younis would be a difficult batsman to replace. However in the last year although he played 2 great knocks but they were only 2 knocks out of more than 20 innings so his consistency was on the wane. Emotions aside, it's not the end of the world. Batsmen and bowlers do get replaced. Such is the order of life.

As you say yk has been below average for the last 2 years.

 

[Hitman]

When will Pakistan next play a Test series and against whom?

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Compared to two players who can't bat at all

This.

Sami may be slow,but Masood and Shehzad can't even dream of playing the sort of innings' he did in England.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

When will Pakistan next play a Test series and against whom?

Sri Lanka in Sept/Oct.I think it's in the UAE.

 

[Hawkeye]

Compared to two players who can't bat at all

This T20 clan had said the same things about Azhar Ali.

Look where he's now - best Test opener in the world. Sami Aslam can become the next best too, has the right ingredients.

 

[SM1989]

This.

Sami may be slow,but Masood and Shehzad can't even dream of playing the sort of innings' he did in England.

You mean the innings he played at the Oval in the 4th Innings when chasing 40 runs? He showed no intent at all even though Moeen Ali and Joe Root were bowling at him. That shows the mentality of a person who is not brave. And we can't have players like that in our team.

 

[Shafi]

Under Inzi there is no hope. First replace Inzi with someone honest and then rest will take care of itself.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

You mean the innings he played at the Oval in the 4th Innings when chasing 40 runs? He showed no intent at all even though Moeen Ali and Joe Root were bowling at him. That shows the mentality of a person who is not brave. And we can't have players like that in our team.

Yes we all need brave cricketers like Shehzad and Umar Akmal in our team?Or do you want 'brave' players like Afridi back?Yes,maybe that last innings in England was a but selfish,but tell me,what other options do you have who are as good as Sami Aslam?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Expect Hafeez, Malik or some other TTFs close to Inzis heart to be called up into test sqaud.. such is Inzis love for experience!

 

[Abdullah]

Nothing can justify his selection of Shan Masood, total nepotism, dropping Sami and bringing back Ahmed Shehzad.

Dropping Sami was a blunder. Agree to that.
I think Mickley and the management like shan too given the work ethic

 

[Abdullah]

Nothing can justify his selection of Shan Masood, total nepotism, dropping Sami and bringing back Ahmed Shehzad.

Sami was a blunder. But hopefully it's a short term thing. Same has come out of his bunker since he got dropped, not that I would have dropped him.
Shan is in the managements good books, so it's not just an inzi thing. I guess its a case of micky not seeing that work ethic in a young Pakistani before and he does have a good head on his shoulders. Maybe they will drop him once it's confirmed to them he is not worth the investment

 

[ask_analyse_act]

I think Pakistan should concentrate on rebuilding the team and select youngsters with potential instead of reselecting tried and failed hasbeens

never happened in the recent past

 

[StreetSmart]

"Kisi haal main khush na rehna PP walon". Inzi did a great job, yes selection of Shaan was cheezy but not selecting Sami will allow him to concentrate on his batting technique more. Not selecting or droping a player like Sami is not easy but who know this was what Inzi wanted to achive from not selecting him. Overall Inzi is doing a great job by selecting youngsters remember ( Abbas , Hasan, Shadab, Sami) all were selected by him and he will give us more I am sure. By PP standard Umar (Brian Lara) Amin is the best player in Pakistan to bhai I think keep your suggestions to your self and dont whine for every little thing.

 

[MMHS]

What emerge Izni - they are already there. PAK has ready made replacement - MoHa, Butt & Kamran.

 

[Jabo]

Inzamam has been bloody awful since he has arrived, not surprised though.

His replacement likely will be Hafeez & Shoaib Malik

 

[Jabo]

Just imagine 2017 and our Test XI is -

Shahzad
Hafeez
Azhar
Babar
Malik
Shafiq (STILL AT 6)
Sarfraz

 

[JibranAnsari]

If hafeez is back as a saviour i will have to stop watching pakistan test cricket.

 

[PakLFC]

I think he means Azhar Ali and Babar Azam.

 

[SM1989]

Yes we all need brave cricketers like Shehzad and Umar Akmal in our team?Or do you want 'brave' players like Afridi back?Yes,maybe that last innings in England was a but selfish,but tell me,what other options do you have who are as good as Sami Aslam?

Sami was a colossal failure in Australia, that Sharjeel had to replace him in the 3rd test. He wasted balls blocking away with little to score. He needs to build up his initiative as an opener before being considered for selection again. He is not the second coming of Saeed Anwar as some pp'ers have made him out to be.

 

[phoenix363]

Nothing can justify his selection of Shan Masood, total nepotism, dropping Sami and bringing back Ahmed Shehzad.

Completely agree. Apologies if I missed it, but has Inzy or anyone in the think tank given a resson for Shan's selection / Aslam's dropping or has that specific point not been discussed?

It would be intersting to see how they justify it.

 

[Markhor]

Sami was a colossal failure in Australia, that Sharjeel had to replace him in the 3rd test. He wasted balls blocking away with little to score. He needs to build up his initiative as an opener before being considered for selection again. He is not the second coming of Saeed Anwar as some pp'ers have made him out to be.

I can name you a list of Pakistani batsmen as long as my arm who have failed in Australia but went on to have successful careers.

Aslam did have a rough time down under but he performed admirably in England and in tough conditions in NZ.

We need to give these young openers time instead of constantly chopping and changing.

 

[Markhor]

Nothing can justify his selection of Shan Masood, total nepotism, dropping Sami and bringing back Ahmed Shehzad.

Inzamam can't change the fact Shan Masood's father is on the Board. Some factors are out of the hands of the Chief Selector.

 

[Syed1]

Inzi's selection policy is "replacements will emerge on their own"

 

[Stewie]

You guys are bloody pessimists. Rejoice?

Celebrate.. we will have replacements for our two greats ... cricket goes on. Believe in the boys and back them. You cannot win them all but what you can hope for is our team plays hard, plays good cricket and tries its best.


Please remember we are already at a big handicap because of no cricket st home so give our boys some credit.. those playing and those about to come in. We could do with a little less negativity.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Sami was a colossal failure in Australia, that Sharjeel had to replace him in the 3rd test. He wasted balls blocking away with little to score. He needs to build up his initiative as an opener before being considered for selection again. He is not the second coming of Saeed Anwar as some pp'ers have made him out to be.

Yes,well Sharjeel threw away his opportunity.And now Sami is the one who deserves to open,alongside Azhar.He's clearly better than Shehzad and Masood.

 

[Square Drive]

You guys are bloody pessimists. Rejoice?

Celebrate.. we will have replacements for our two greats ... cricket goes on. Believe in the boys and back them. You cannot win them all but what you can hope for is our team plays hard, plays good cricket and tries its best.


Please remember we are already at a big handicap because of no cricket st home so give our boys some credit.. those playing and those about to come in. We could do with a little less negativity.

Finally a good post.

 

[TalhaSyed]

Yup - I agree with Inzi.

Replacements will come forward In-Shaa-Allah.

It may be someone who we have seen before - such as Fawad Alam or Harris Sohail. It may be someone who has recently made an impact - such as Fakhar Zaman. Or it may be someone we haven't heard of yet.

We were also left with a gaping hole in our batting line up after Inzi retired. At that time it was Misbah who stepped out of the wilderness and filled that hole & look at where we are now 10 years later.

Mohammad Yousuf played his last game for Pakistan in the summer of 2010, leaving a hole in the Pakistani batting lineup. However, pretty much out of nowhere, a young player by the name of Azhar Ali made his debut for Pakistan in the summer of 2010. Now if you ask someone who is the next Pakistani batsmen to make 10k Test runs, many would argue that Azhar is the only logical option who has a chance (as things currently stand).

Of course - it will not be easy to fill the hole Younis and Misbah leave behind, however, In-Shaa-Allah it will be filled.

This is not the time to sulk and mope about veterans and legends of the game calling it a day. This is a time to celebrate two fantastic careers which Misbah & Younus have had mashallah, and an opportunity to look forward at how Pakistani cricket can grow from here In-Shaa-Allah.

 

[Hasan123]

The revolutionary ideal replacements will be Hafeez, Kami,and Salman Butt.

 

[Shafi]

Lots of people slate inzi but he got some some things right too. He could have given a squad with 3 openers excluding Azhar. ( keeping Azhar at 3)
Let's give him credit for picking abbas asghar hassan and usman too in this last squad.
In odis he is trying a few players but the core of babar malik sarfaraz Imad amir hassan picks itself in the 11. (Not his fault sharjeel fell out)
He also picked fakhar n shadab in loi
He does get some excessive stck

Yeah right he keep recycling garbage like Gul, Irfan, Kamran, Hafeez, Tanvir, Azhar etc.
But formers like Miandad, Sarfraz, Qadir, Latif...... are worse than current one.