Salman Ali Agha named T20I captain as Pakistan announce squad for the white-ball series tour of New Zealand (2025)

[Greenstorm]

Saud was our top scorer vs India and they dropped him for Imam and Tayyab ? Atleast get your accumulators right. Khushdil will fail in NZ as he can't handle bounce. M Harris should do well here.

NZ is a tough place to start your career as a subcontinent batsman. I remember Abdullah Shafique and Haider Ali completely failed there as newbies. Tim Southee out bounced them ! Now we have brought a new lot who ideally should've made their debuts in home series. T20 lineup from this squad;

M Harris
Hassan Nawaz/Omair
Salman
Shadab
Niazi
Sammad
Jahandad
Shaheen
Abbas
Harris
Abrar/Sufyan

 

[Nasty Naz]

Strange squad selections as always. Neither Rizwan & Babar rested for ODI's + Faheem remains in ODI's over other allrounders that are more worthwhile in persisting (Jamal/Abbas). Shocking that ODI is essentially as unchanged side after such a disaster.

No Minhas in either squad. No spin allrounder in ODI's. I honestly don't know what their plan is and I doubt the management does either.

Bunch of new faces in T20's and I am excited to see players like Hassan Nawaz get a look. Happy to see Haris is back too.
But I'm not sure there is any strategic thinking or vision behind the team other than trying new players so they can say they tried new things. Agha as captain makes no sense. He is not a T20 player and its simply setting him up to fail and ruin his confidence & form for the formats he is doing well in (Test & ODI's).

Find it a bit crazy Abdul Samad is selected on minimal domestic performances while Haider Ali is ignored despite his domestic record and performances in leagues.

Big tour for Mohammad Ali to see if he make himself a main stay in the white ball squads.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I think due to Rizwan and Babar not in the squad then he can make the xi however if all three were picked in t20s then he most likely won't make the xi as they bat at similar pace.

wow. So there is nobody better than him that is suitable for this format. What about Harris?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Khushdil will fail in NZ as he can't handle bounce.

Saud is even worse against pace and bounce.... The correct decision to drop him. He was not good at all.

 

[gazza619]

??

No he does not... if Imam can make the team so can I..

What are your credentials buddy? How many runs have you scored

 

[Rana]

What are your credentials buddy? How many runs have you scored

Imam is yesterday’s news

Which team in the world has an opener like Imam?

 

[Shaka81]

Both are terrible squads. It shows that either there is no talent in Pakistan or the selectors are incapable of finding it. Too many players have been selected for the wrong format as well.

 

[Rana]

Both are terrible squads. It shows that either there is no talent in Pakistan or the selectors are incapable of finding it. Too many players have been selected for the wrong format as well.

I think the T20 squad has more chance of winning the T20 World Cup than the one Pakistan sent in the last 3 tournaments

 

[gazza619]

Imam is yesterday’s news

Which team in the world has an opener like Imam?

The same teams that will pick Asif Ali, Sharjeel & Azam Khan shall also pick Imam

 

[Rana]

The same teams that will pick Asif Ali, Sharjeel & Azam Khan shall also pick Imam

Is that all you have left to say now? Asif Ali, Sharjeel Khan? What have they done to you? They haven’t been the reason why Pakistan lost to USA and were knocked out in 4 days at home in a world tournament.

 

[daytrader]

Another knee jerk reaction from the PCB. When will this board become a professional organization

 

[daytrader]

All good. As long it helps Pak win something but my expectations aren't too high

 

[Rana]

All good. As long it helps Pak win something but my expectations aren't too high

Yeah I guess your expectations aren’t making much sense anyways these days.

You were always betting on the wrong horses for the wrong courses.

 

[daytrader]

Yeah I guess your expectations aren’t making much sense anyways these days.

You were always betting on the wrong horses for the wrong courses.

Better than you who has no horses. You're just against 1 horse. Khair you got your wish so happy days for you at the expense of Pak cricket. At least you can validate your feelings that you didn't waste the last 5 years for nothing.

 

[Rana]

Better than you who has no horses. You're just against 1 horse. Khair you got your wish so happy days for you at the expense of Pak cricket. At least you can validate your feelings that you didn't waste the last 5 years for nothing.

So I got my wish (to have Rizwan removed) and this will cost Pakistan cricket?

Are you sure about this statement?

 

[daytrader]

So I got my wish (to have Rizwan removed) and this will cost Pakistan cricket?

Are you sure about this statement?

As I said my expectations aren't too high. But yours are now that Rizwan isn't there so let's see if the team lives up to them

 

[Rana]

As I said my expectations aren't too high. But yours are now that Rizwan isn't there so let's see if the team lives up to them

You honestly think it’s a flick of a switch solution now?

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Fully expect a repeat of Afghanistan series @shah9425 @gazza619 @Ahmed216 We lost an ODI tournament and the jokers in PCB have removed our best T20I players. If you don't want Rizwan to open move him down the order. How can you remove Pakistan's best wicket keeper bat altogether from the team? We deserve jokers like Azam Khan.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

@Dr_Bassim @Rana brothers you got what you wanted, now let's see if we play like Australia and India.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Another mockery from a mockery of a circus board.

 

[Rana]

Fully expect a repeat of Afghanistan series @shah9425 @gazza619 @Ahmed216 We lost an ODI tournament and the jokers in PCB have removed our best T20I players. If you don't want Rizwan to open move him down the order. How can you remove Pakistan's best wicket keeper bat altogether from the team? We deserve jokers like Azam Khan.

But we lost 4-1 against NZ B team with Babar and Rizwan playing. Babar average 40ish with a sr of 140 in that series. Rizwan scored a couple of 50s too.

How can the youngsters be any worse? They at least give you a chance being the right kind of players in the right format.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

@Dr_Bassim @Rana brothers you got what you wanted, now let's see if we play like Australia and India.

Clearly you're expecting what 90% of plastic fans are.

 

[Rana]

@RizwanT20Champ
@gazza619
@daytrader

Maybe let’s admit you don’t want to support Pakistan cricket if Babar and Rizwan are not playing T20s? I’ll admit I want them to lose every time those two play.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

@RizwanT20Champ
@gazza619
@daytrader

Maybe let’s admit you don’t want to support Pakistan cricket if Babar and Rizwan are not playing T20s? I’ll admit I want them to lose every time those two play.

I would support Pak cricket regardless of who plays and I have said that many times. Do you think we have a better wicket keeper than Rizwan? Let's leave batting aside for a moment.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

But we lost 4-1 against NZ B team with Babar and Rizwan playing. Babar average 40ish with a sr of 140 in that series. Rizwan scored a couple of 50s too.

How can the youngsters be any worse? They at least give you a chance being the right kind of players in the right format.

Fine with resting Babar. Resting your captain and best keeper in the country does not make sense.

 

[Rana]

I would support Pak cricket regardless of who plays and I have said that many times. Do you think we have a better wicket keeper than Rizwan? Let's leave batting aside for a moment.

Tbh no I don’t. I’ve always said Rizwan is a gun keeper. But that’s not my priority though and especially in T20 cricket?? It’s not Test or ODI cricket. How likely is it that you will win a game in T20 mainly due to top notch keeping? It’s not a number 1 priority. The more aggressive batter as keeper always gets the nod in every team in the world, be it international or franchise.

Rizwan, great keeper, crap T20 opener,

Harris, decent keeper, gun T20 batsman any position

Akhlaq, decent keeper, hit and miss T20 batsman mainly as opener

Usman Khan, good T20 batsman, can do a job as a keeper

Khwaja Nafay, Gun T20 batsman, can do a job as a keeper.



Why do Pakistan insist on option one only??

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Tbh no I don’t. I’ve always said Rizwan is a gun keeper. But that’s not my priority though and especially in T20 cricket?? It’s not Test or ODI cricket. How likely is it that you will win a game in T20 mainly due to top notch keeping? It’s not a number 1 priority. The more aggressive batter as keeper always gets the nod in every team in the world, be it international or franchise.

Rizwan, great keeper, crap T20 opener,

Harris, decent keeper, gun T20 batsman any position

Akhlaq, decent keeper, hit and miss T20 batsman mainly as opener

Usman Khan, good T20 batsman, can do a job as a keeper

Khwaja Nafay, Gun T20 batsman, can do a job as a keeper.



Why do Pakistan insist on option one only??

Catches, stumpings, run saved they all matter bro - in T20 as well. If you don't like him as opener drop him down to middle order, a team man like Riz will be happy to play wherever needed. What is the logic of dropping him altogether?

 

[Rana]

Catches, stumpings, run saved they all matter bro - in T20 as well. If you don't like him as opener drop him down to middle order, a team man like Riz will be happy to play wherever needed. What is the logic of dropping him altogether?

But a lot of it is regulation, all the keepers I have listed can and should get the regulations right as a keeper. It’s the fact that Rizwan opens and is a poor opener as we have clearly seen in the last year or so that is the problem. Terrible terrible strike rate in ICC tournaments. Pathetic approach in the Australia-South Africa series where many of the top players were rested by these two nations. There is just no doubt anymore that the guy isn’t suited to this format and is dragging the whole team down.

a team man like Riz will be happy to play wherever needed

This is factually incorrect. He himself said in a press conference that he admires Babar for giving up his opening spot for Saim, although Hafeez wanted both Babar and Rizwan out of the opening spots. Rizwan didn’t budge.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

@Dr_Bassim @Rana brothers you got what you wanted, now let's see if we play like Australia and India.

You make it sound like they were winning tournaments with Riz and Babar.

 

[Ahmed216]

Fully expect a repeat of Afghanistan series @shah9425 @gazza619 @Ahmed216 We lost an ODI tournament and the jokers in PCB have removed our best T20I players. If you don't want Rizwan to open move him down the order. How can you remove Pakistan's best wicket keeper bat altogether from the team? We deserve jokers like Azam Khan.

I feel Babar still could have played the shortest format.
Rizwan has declined though and because he had limited strokeplay he's no longer a force in T20 cricket.

However in T20's I feel more than the personnel it's the attacking approach that matters. Game has changed and Rizbab failed to evolve over the last couple of years.
Under tournament pressure they tend to go on defensive rather than offensive.

Youngsters Saim Maaz Omair etc have it in them to play a more fearless brand and it's time to back them.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

You make it sound like they were winning tournaments with Riz and Babar.

You made it sound like they were the reason we were not winning. With them in T20 tournaments, we reached SF in 2021 and final in 2022. Only 2024 was bad and that was mainly down to Aamer/Imad being rubbish. Let's see now in 2026.

 

[Rana]

You made it sound like they were the reason we were not winning

This is correct. They are a major factor in Pakistan automatically becoming uncompetitive against the top teams of the world.

You already lose every game where your players don’t believe in utilising all 36 balls of the powerplay.

 

[jamie smith]

There is no problem in dropping rizbar but atleast select those players who have performed in domestics.
Abdul samad has highest score of 41 in his t20 career.
Hassan has scored just 2 fifties at an average of 23 and sr of 131.
Honestly I think both of them are parchi selections.
Yasir and haider deserved to be in the team over these 2.

You made it sound like they were the reason we were not winning. With them in T20 tournaments, we reached SF in 2021 and final in 2022. Only 2024 was bad and that was mainly down to Aamer/Imad being rubbish. Let's see now in 2026.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

You made it sound like they were the reason we were not winning. With them in T20 tournaments, we reached SF in 2021 and final in 2022. Only 2024 was bad and that was mainly down to Aamer/Imad being rubbish. Let's see now in 2026.

So since last 3 years, you skipped 2023, blamed Amir and Imad for 2024 and wanted them to play on in 2025.

Right.

Yes, they were the reason Pakistan was habitually playing like a snail.

It won't happen overnight but if Pakistan doesn't panic and give the process its due time, we will win some tournaments in a few years.

What is likely to happen is Pakistan will panic and you will be gleefully celebrating the return of "Chosen Ones".

 

[gazza619]

@RizwanT20Champ
@gazza619
@daytrader

Maybe let’s admit you don’t want to support Pakistan cricket if Babar and Rizwan are not playing T20s? I’ll admit I want them to lose every time those two play.

We are not sick.

 

[Rana]

he's no longer a force in T20 cricket.

When was he ever a force What force?

 

[shamaan]

wow. So there is nobody better than him that is suitable for this format. What about Harris?

Haris is in the squad already and was in contention for the captaincy but in the end they didn't give it him.

 

[gazza619]

Is that all you have left to say now? Asif Ali, Sharjeel Khan? What have they done to you? They haven’t been the reason why Pakistan lost to USA and were knocked out in 4 days at home in a world tournament.

Beat SA in SA
Beat Aus in Aus

And your needle is stuck in You Ess Aay

 

[Rana]

Beat SA in SA
Beat Aus in Aus

And your needle is stuck in You Ess Aay

Oh bhai Sri Lanka just beat India 3-0

What difference do these bilaterals make? Whose playing semis and who’s watching them play semis from Arbaz Khan stadium?

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Beat SA in SA
Beat Aus in Aus

And your needle is stuck in You Ess Aay

These achievements don't mean much.

Most teams are not serious in bilateral series anymore.

Only Pakistan manages to send its full strength side vs Nepal and Hong Kong also.

Nevertheless, you can celebrate these little wins.

Most teams do not even care for these wins and look to win tournaments.

But obviously Babar and Rizwan lovers need to hang on to those little moments because that's the limit of their cerebral cortex or dream box.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Oh bhai Sri Lanka just beat India 3-0

What difference do these bilaterals make? Whose playing semis and who’s watching them play semis from Arbaz Khan stadium?

Bhaee every match is important - this is international cricket not cricket between 2 pinds. ICC matches have more significance for sure but up until T20 WC 2024, Pak were doing ok in T20 WCs. In ODI WCs, Pak have not reached a SF since 2011 so that has nothing to do with RizBar.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

These achievements don't mean much.

Most teams are not serious in bilateral series anymore.

Only Pakistan manages to send its full strength side vs Nepal and Hong Kong also.

Nevertheless, you can celebrate these little wins.

Most teams do not even care for these wins and look to win tournaments.

But obviously Babar and Rizwan lovers need to hang on to those little moments because that's the limit of their cerebral cortex or dream box.

But only 1 team can win a tournament - by your logic, no bilateral tournaments should be even played.

 

[jamie smith]

But only 1 team can win a tournament - by your logic, no bilateral tournaments should be even played.

Bilaterals are valuable when both teams are playing at full strength otherwise they are boring.

 

[Rana]

Bilaterals are valuable when both teams are playing at full strength otherwise they are boring.

Rizwan did well as captain against Aus and SA. Let’s just draw a line under that. It’s the reason why they have persisted with him in ODIs after he was a highly mediocre captain/leader in the tri series and Champions trophy. We don’t need to nitpick as to why he was good in those two tours. Fair is fair.

Appointing him as T20 captain however was a stupid decision, and the same can be said about Agha. Unless Some sports psychologists and experts have predicted Agha will now be playing T20 cricket as 25 average 140sr middle order batsman, the same fate awaits him after a couple of series.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

But only 1 team can win a tournament - by your logic, no bilateral tournaments should be even played.

Bilateral tournaments are feeders for players to be developed.

Which player has developed in opening position since Babar and Rizwan started opening?

Other teams try various combinations.

We try to win the trophy because we know this is our only chance for mentally challenged fans to clap and pretend everything is great.

 

[jamie smith]

Rizwan did well as captain against Aus and SA. Let’s just draw a line under that. It’s the reason why they have persisted with him in ODIs after he was a highly mediocre captain/leader in the tri series and Champions trophy. We don’t need to nitpick as to why he was good in those two tours. Fair is fair.

Appointing him as T20 captain however was a stupid decision, and the same can be said about Agha. Unless Some sports psychologists and experts have predicted Agha will now be playing T20 cricket as 25 average 140sr middle order batsman, the same fate awaits him after a couple of series.

I think we need one experienced player in our batting lineup so that other young batters can play freely and he can anchor the innings if things go worse.
IMO Agha should be used as a floater only.

 

[Ahmed216]

When was he ever a force? What force?

Here's the list of highest run chases ever by Pak with Rizwan's contribution

208 ( Riz 87 off 45)
205 ( 73 off 47 )
200 (88 off 51)
195 (75 off 46)
189 ( 74 off 50)
184 ( did not play)
182 (71 off 51)
179 (56 off 38)
176( DNP)
176 (DNP)
171 ( 89 off 59)

He was good enough to play in the ghatiya batting lineups of Pakistan.
Much better than likes of Sharjeel Farhan Azam and other hacks.

Best Pak opener till date. @RizwanT20Champ @gazza619 @daytrader

 

[NeVerMind]

Beat SA in SA
Beat Aus in Aus

And your needle is stuck in You Ess Aay

And yet, he is like a deer in headlights when it comes to ICC tournaments (bar the 156 chase against India many moons ago)...so we should be happy winning bilateral tournaments and sod all when it comes to ICC trophies!

As for T20 bilateral tournaments, I could care less who captains the team as the only objective of such matches should be to discover new talent, regardless of results. If we find one new batting and one new bowling talent and lose all our matches, then it is fine with me.

As for Agha, I will reserve my judgement on him as he is one of the most improved players so will see what he has learned from last stint as captain.

 

[shah9425]

Rizwan removal came just after two series

And guy replacing him is a great t20 player

Well done fraud Aqib and PCB

 

[daytrader]

You honestly think it’s a flick of a switch solution now?

No I don't, that has never been my stance. In fact you're the one advocating for the flick of a switch solution. Now that Rizwan has been dropped, 90% of our problems should be solved right?

 

[daytrader]

Here's the list of highest run chases ever by Pak with Rizwan's contribution

208 ( Riz 87 off 45)
205 ( 73 off 47 )
200 (88 off 51)
195 (75 off 46)
189 ( 74 off 50)
184 ( did not play)
182 (71 off 51)
179 (56 off 38)
176( DNP)
176 (DNP)
171 ( 89 off 59)

He was good enough to play in the ghatiya batting lineups of Pakistan.
Much better than likes of Sharjeel Farhan Azam and other hacks.

Best Pak opener till date. @RizwanT20Champ @gazza619 @daytrader

You never know what you have till it's gone. Khair, Rizwan and Babar both will be back for the T20 WC. Right now it's just optics from Naqvi and co

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Here's the list of highest run chases ever by Pak with Rizwan's contribution

208 ( Riz 87 off 45)
205 ( 73 off 47 )
200 (88 off 51)
195 (75 off 46)
189 ( 74 off 50)
184 ( did not play)
182 (71 off 51)
179 (56 off 38)
176( DNP)
176 (DNP)
171 ( 89 off 59)

He was good enough to play in the ghatiya batting lineups of Pakistan.
Much better than likes of Sharjeel Farhan Azam and other hacks.

Best Pak opener till date. @RizwanT20Champ @gazza619 @daytrader

Rizwan is a pocket sized dynamite. Big player with a big heart. Always gives it his all. You can hate him for his English or his batting style which isn't aesthetic but you can't deny the man has courage. After Shoaib Akhtar, he is the guy I see the mongrel in. Someone teams fear and know they have to get out.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

You honestly think it’s a flick of a switch solution now?

But if you think those two were the biggest reason for Pak not performing well it stands to reason that removing them should see an immediate improvement in results. Will we?

 

[jamie smith]

Rizwan is a pocket sized dynamite. Big player with a big heart. Always gives it his all. You can hate him for his English or his batting style which isn't aesthetic but you can't deny the man has courage. After Shoaib Akhtar, he is the guy I see the mongrel in. Someone teams fear and know they have to get out.

No team fears Rizwan.
The more the Rizwan bats it's better for the opposition team.

 

[Rana]

But if you think those two were the biggest reason for Pak not performing well it stands to reason that removing them should see an immediate improvement in results. Will we?

InshaAllah we will.

 

[jamie smith]

But if you think those two were the biggest reason for Pak not performing well it stands to reason that removing them should see an immediate improvement in results. Will we?

Good things take time.
Give the new batch 10-12 games and then see the results.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

No team fears Rizwan.
The more the Rizwan bats it's better for the opposition team.

In India vs Pak match, India celebrated when they got Babar and Riz out. In T20 WC Bhumrah went crazy when Riz got out. They knew he was our gamebreaker.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Good things take time.
Give the new batch 10-12 games and then see the results.

Ok so in 10 games if we don't see results we get RizBar back. Agreed?

 

[Rana]

Ok so in 10 games if we don't see results we get RizBar back. Agreed?

Why? Why not those who will play modern white ball cricket?

 

[Kianig89]

Read between the lines, RizBar will be back after 10 games

 

[Greenstorm]

Saud is even worse against pace and bounce.... The correct decision to drop him. He was not good at all.

Thats true but Saud did scored 80 something against Rabada and Co. Why is Tayyab there ? Ideally none of Imam, Saud, Tayyab types should be in this squad.

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

I mean i get shadab in t20 can be a good option but why not try someone new while pak are giving youngsters a chance why not arafat?

 

[Kianig89]

Just waiting for Agha to smash a 20 ball 50 oh wait he's SR is 79

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Just waiting for Agha to smash a 20 ball 50 oh wait he's SR is 79

Still pakistan best white ball player better than rizbabar i am 100 percent sure he will evolve his t20 game as well just like he did so good in odis.

 

[gazza619]

These achievements don't mean much.

Most teams are not serious in bilateral series anymore.

Only Pakistan manages to send its full strength side vs Nepal and Hong Kong also.

Nevertheless, you can celebrate these little wins.

Most teams do not even care for these wins and look to win tournaments.

But obviously Babar and Rizwan lovers need to hang on to those little moments because that's the limit of their cerebral cortex or dream box.

Pakistan just lost to higher rank teams in the champions trophy. Why cant our fans digest this fact that we are a low ranked team.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Naqvi
Aqib
Wahab
Yousuf
Agha

Full on Lahore cult. Shaheen sacked after one series Lahori king Babar brought back . Rizwan sacked in 4 games . Understand the game here

If Salman butt wasn’t tainted he would be also in here . But he landed a commentary job already .

exactly.. glad to see ppl are not blind and can clearly see the regional bias being on full flow here..

 

[jnaveen1980]

One common sentiment i see in fans these days is "He wouldn't have done worse" basically they don't look for someone that is fit for the job they rather look for someone who is less worse than the guys they are going to replace. How will they improve with this attitude? If you want to do experiment it should be only raw unfinished youngsters.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Former cricketer Basit Ali, via his YouTube channel:

"The selectors did this (giving captaincy to Salman Ali Agha) because they want to make Shadab Khan the captain. The New Zealand tour will be a difficult one, then Shadab will be in the line. Let Shadab play, he is a good player. He will come if he performs well."

"Salman Ali Agha is a very good player in Test matches and ODIs; he is not T20 player. The selectors closed their eyes here."

"Pakistan have announced their teams. A big mess has been created. Two-two players were picked based on different people's choices. A team is not made like this, friend. They probably want to throw dust in people's eyes."

 

[Rana]

Former cricketer Basit Ali, via his YouTube channel:

"The selectors did this (giving captaincy to Salman Ali Agha) because they want to make Shadab Khan the captain. The New Zealand tour will be a difficult one, then Shadab will be in the line. Let Shadab play, he is a good player. He will come if he performs well."

"Salman Ali Agha is a very good player in Test matches and ODIs; he is not T20 player. The selectors closed their eyes here."

"Pakistan have announced their teams. A big mess has been created. Two-two players were picked based on different people's choices. A team is not made like this, friend. They probably want to throw dust in people's eyes."

Basit Ali knows all about throwing dust in people’s eyes

He is hurt because his pet project Rizwan has been removed.

 

[FearlessRoar]

The Pakistan men’s T20I team will hold a training camp in Lahore from March 7 to March 10 as part of their preparations for the upcoming tour of New Zealand. The squad is scheduled to depart on March 12 for a five-match T20I series, running from March 16 to March 26, followed by three ODIs on March 29, April 2, and April 5.

Training Camp Details:

• Venue: LCCA Ground, Lahore
• Schedule:
  • March 7: Training begins at 9 PM. A player will be available for brief media interactions before the session.
  • March 8-9: Training starts at 9 PM, with media access limited to vision-only coverage.
  • March 10: The final session will be at 9 PM, with another opportunity for a player to speak to the media before training.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Shahid Afridi, while speaking on a local media outlet:

"Pakistan’s national team is not a place for learning; it is a place for performance. Learning should be completed at the Under-19 and academy levels. Only those players should make it to the national team who have gone through the proper process and know that they must perform to stay in the team."

"The selection process is baffling. Where we needed more spinners, we have fewer, and where we needed fewer, we have picked four or five. The selection committee seems to be making decisions under pressure instead of proper planning."

"Mohammad Yousuf is not needed in the Pakistan team as a batting coach. He should be working at the Under-19 level or the academy, where young players can actually benefit from his experience."

 

[Major]

@Rana You happy with the t20 squad right? If this squad doesnt win the series, will you accept you were wrong?

 

[Kianig89]

The Pakistan men’s T20I team will hold a training camp in Lahore from March 7 to March 10 as part of their preparations for the upcoming tour of New Zealand. The squad is scheduled to depart on March 12 for a five-match T20I series, running from March 16 to March 26, followed by three ODIs on March 29, April 2, and April 5.

Training Camp Details:

• Venue: LCCA Ground, Lahore
• Schedule:
  • March 7: Training begins at 9 PM. A player will be available for brief media interactions before the session.
  • March 8-9: Training starts at 9 PM, with media access limited to vision-only coverage.
  • March 10: The final session will be at 9 PM, with another opportunity for a player to speak to the media before training.

So training will start after having , Kachori, Samosay and Rolls with sugary Rooh Afza , amazing

 

[Rana]

@Rana You happy with the t20 squad right? If this squad doesnt win the series, will you accept you were wrong?

When was the RizBar template formed by Misbah? What year was it? When Misbah tried to make Rizwan work in T20i?

 

[Major]

When was the RizBar template formed by Misbah? What year was it? When Misbah tried to make Rizwan work in T20i?

You dint answer the question.
So it seems like you are already running away even when your squad got selected

 

[Rana]

You dint answer the question.
So it seems like you are already running away even when your squad got selected

Answer my question and I’ll answer your stupid questions that you pose with a gun to my head

 

[Major]

Answer my question and I’ll answer your stupid questions that you pose with a gun to my head

I asked first didnt i?

Seems like you are doing a runner. So you dont have faith in your own squad now.

 

[Rana]

I asked first didnt i?

Seems like you are doing a runner. So you dont have faith in your own squad now.

You know I know the answer. So just answer it. You want to play big leagues by challenging me, I set the rules here.

 

[Major]

You know I know the answer. So just answer it. You want to play big leagues by challenging me, I set the rules here.

Wait what?

I asked a simple question, but now you have your weird fantasies.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

The question really is this though.

If Pakistan aren't winning with Rizbar, and youngsters also don't perform well in 10 games or so, why would you revert back to Rizwan and Babar?

Its not like they were Kobe and LeBron level in the first place.

Why is the immediate step a regression to tried and tested stuff?

Why no innovation and creativity?

So what if we lose 10 games?

We throw some of the players out and test a new 11 player system.