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Shahid Afridi appointed interim Chair of the Selection Committee for New Zealand series

Is appointing Shahid Afridi as Chief Selector a good decision?

  • Yes, he will be prove to be a good Chief Selector

    Votes: 6 20.7%

  • No, this appointment will end in disaster

    Votes: 23 79.3%
  • Total voters
    29
TERRIBLE panel.

Shahid Afridi was a poor T20 captain, and Haroon Rashid is the worst Chief Selector we've ever had. These two oversaw the twin disasters that were the 2016 Asia Cup and 2016 T20 World Cup. By the time this pair and Waqar Younis left, we were ranked 9th and 7th in ODIs and T20s.

This pair played Khurram Manzoor in T20s despite a SR of just over run a ball. They debuted 39 year old Rifatullah Mohmand vs England. Ahmed Shehzad was seemingly undroppable under his best mate Afridi. Haroon's squads constantly chopped and changed with little continuity.

The only silver lining is its an interim panel.
 
Bewal Express said:
But on the thread you wanted more teams because not enough players are being a chance. It seems you change your views on a daily basis like some village politicians
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As I explained three times, it has nothing to do with talent. Talent or no talent, a professional cricketer deserves to be employed by his cricket board.

PCB has a duty of care towards all professional cricketers in Pakistan not just those who are international material.

Just because a player is not good enough for international cricket it doesn’t mean he should be put out to pasture.
 
Mamoon said:
As I explained three times, it has nothing to do with talent. Talent or no talent, a professional cricketer deserves to be employed by his cricket board.

PCB has a duty of care towards all professional cricketers in Pakistan not just those who are international material.

Just because a player is not good enough for international cricket it doesn’t mean he should be put out to pasture.
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That assumes that they were professionals in the 1st place and not just club players used to make up the numbers. I bet you got no idea about the difference between the 2 because you actually have to watch cricket ( and just sit on forums and talk rubbish)to understand why some are professionals and others are not. By your logic why stop at a 1000, why not 10,000.
 
I'm guessing interim meaning that they will select the squad for the 2nd Test and the ODIs and that will determine whether they continue in these roles going forward.

Very interesting times in Pakistan cricket at the moment.
 
Bewal Express said:
That assumes that they were professionals in the 1st place and not just club players used to make up the numbers. I bet you got no idea about the difference between the 2 because you actually have to watch cricket ( and just sit on forums and talk rubbish)to understand why some are professionals and others are not. By your logic why stop at a 1000, why not 10,000.
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15-20 teams are sufficient to ensure new players get a chance & performing domestic players are also retained.

If reducing teams was the golden formula for success then BCCI would have copied the model.

Why do you think BCCI has 38 teams in Ranji & what would happen if they reduce the teams to 6? Will all the players that come through be legendary material like Kohli, Tendulkar, Gavaskar etc.?

Surely, if 6 teams are catering to 2 billion people, only the elite among the elites will make it. India will never lose a game of cricket again but surely, that is now how it works right?

Defenders of the 6 team nonsense always evade answering this question & keep peddling their agenda-riddled drivel.

6 teams is not enough for Pakistan’s population. Period.
 
My problem with Afridi is that he’s a bit of a quitter when the going gets tough.

I lost a lot of respect for him when after having probably his best 12 months in test cricket he randomly “retired” from the long format in 2006.

We all know he made a comeback and was then made test captain in 2010. One match in, he quit the captaincy and quit tests for good.

He always used the excuse “this is the way I bat” for a lot of his brainlessness. Initially that’s fine in the early part of his career. But when you’re still using that excuse later in your career and you don’t have a significant amount of great knocks like the likes of Gilchrist and even Sehwag had, you can’t keep crying the same excuse. It’s an easy way out to say “well that’s the way I play”.

For these reasons I have my doubts about him, but I’m willing to see how it goes as he can’t be much worse than what’s come before.
 
Mamoon said:
15-20 teams are sufficient to ensure new players get a chance & performing domestic players are also retained.

If reducing teams was the golden formula for success then BCCI would have copied the model.

Why do you think BCCI has 38 teams in Ranji & what would happen if they reduce the teams to 6? Will all the players that come through be legendary material like Kohli, Tendulkar, Gavaskar etc.?

Surely, if 6 teams are catering to 2 billion people, only the elite among the elites will make it. India will never lose a game of cricket again but surely, that is now how it works right?

Defenders of the 6 team nonsense always evade answering this question & keep peddling their agenda-riddled drivel.

6 teams is not enough for Pakistan’s population. Period.
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So we don't have any talent but we have enough for 20 teams. Yes thanks for that. Maybe sobe day you will realise that posting rubbish all day long makes look silly.
 
TheSultan said:
My problem with Afridi is that he’s a bit of a quitter when the going gets tough.

I lost a lot of respect for him when after having probably his best 12 months in test cricket he randomly “retired” from the long format in 2006.

We all know he made a comeback and was then made test captain in 2010. One match in, he quit the captaincy and quit tests for good.

He always used the excuse “this is the way I bat” for a lot of his brainlessness. Initially that’s fine in the early part of his career. But when you’re still using that excuse later in your career and you don’t have a significant amount of great knocks like the likes of Gilchrist and even Sehwag had, you can’t keep crying the same excuse. It’s an easy way out to say “well that’s the way I play”.

For these reasons I have my doubts about him, but I’m willing to see how it goes as he can’t be much worse than what’s come before.
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Yes, that's his problem...running away from responsibility. He likes to be the center of attention and when things get tough, he either quits or put the blame on others. Prime example was the 2016 T20 World Cup. First, trying to be Imran Khan he selected the team by himself and after the team was out of the tournament blamed the selected players as useless and afterwards made a statement that there is no talent in the country. And on top of that he came back to Pakistan via a separate flight from India via Dubai, leaving his team to face the music from angry fans and the media at the airport.
 
Mamoon said:
People can say what they want about Afridi. He wasn’t a man without his faults but he was not a sissy. Never did match-fixing even though he must have been a very prominent target for bookies in his pomp.

Moreover, he put his body on the line & was never injured. He scored a century against Sri Lanka in the 2010 Asia Cup when his back was done & he could barely stand, then you have the likes of Naseem, Rauf, Shaheen etc. who run away in the middle of series/matches over small niggles.

I think he is the right guy to beat some discipline into these unworthy young players who feel playing for Pakistan is their birthright.
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Not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, is he - still, I agree, though he is not that smart, he was honourable when most around were succumbing to the vice of corruption and bribery, and that is to be commended.
 
Mamoon said:
15-20 teams are sufficient to ensure new players get a chance & performing domestic players are also retained.

If reducing teams was the golden formula for success then BCCI would have copied the model.

Why do you think BCCI has 38 teams in Ranji & what would happen if they reduce the teams to 6? Will all the players that come through be legendary material like Kohli, Tendulkar, Gavaskar etc.?

Surely, if 6 teams are catering to 2 billion people, only the elite among the elites will make it. India will never lose a game of cricket again but surely, that is now how it works right?

Defenders of the 6 team nonsense always evade answering this question & keep peddling their agenda-riddled drivel.

6 teams is not enough for Pakistan’s population. Period.
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I agree.
Australia (which IK seemed to try and emulate) has a population one tenth of Pakistan’s and has six first class teams.
Even in England, where cricket is a niche sport for many young people there are at least twelve competitive counties (the other six should really go by the wayside).
Six is way too few — a point that Wasim Khan made to IK but was overruled by him and was not courageous enough to stand up to him.
 
Brainless decisions by a brainless, visionless chaiman. A petty man who has dismantled a working set up a few days before a big series to cause undue stress in the team. He could have waited until after the series.

A vision-less chairman has appointed an even more vision-less chief selector. The CS position should be someone with a long term vision. Afridi didn’t even know how to construct or visualize his own innings much less a 2-3 year plan for the team. Razzaq was in the same boat and Haroon is a tried and tested failure. Rao won’t have the mental fortitude to stand up to Afridi.

What an absolute garbage show.
 
What an absolute joke. Imagine Afridi picking players having called them all talentless not that long ago. He's guaranteed to pick only his friends or anyone who massages his huge ego. Expect some odd selections...
 
CleverSir said:
Brainless decisions by a brainless, visionless chaiman. A petty man who has dismantled a working set up a few days before a big series to cause undue stress in the team. He could have waited until after the series.

A vision-less chairman has appointed an even more vision-less chief selector. The CS position should be someone with a long term vision. Afridi didn’t even know how to construct or visualize his own innings much less a 2-3 year plan for the team. Razzaq was in the same boat and Haroon is a tried and tested failure. Rao won’t have the mental fortitude to stand up to Afridi.

What an absolute garbage show.
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Actually, the team was already heading to a 2-0 defeat either way

Great move at the right time. Now the current lot will have to work their socks off to ensure they are not dropped. The old regime didn’t believe in holding people accountable
 
Would rather has him as head coach to instill his aggressive attacking attitude. Don't think he will be good as a selector in my opinion. I feel he will only choose well known names....
 
gibsyhesperis said:
I agree.
Australia (which IK seemed to try and emulate) has a population one tenth of Pakistan’s and has six first class teams.
Even in England, where cricket is a niche sport for many young people there are at least twelve competitive counties (the other six should really go by the wayside).
Six is way too few — a point that Wasim Khan made to IK but was overruled by him and was not courageous enough to stand up to him.
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Its not six. We have 12 teams. There are 2nd xis for every team.
 
This must be a weird feeling for the Sethi f*nb0ys

On one side certain users dislike Afridi and see him as uneducated, while other hand their favourite chairman has hired him.

:))
 
Interesting choice. Sensible to make it interim for now. I just wonder if they will make changes to the squad before Monday's test match?

As you might as well do that now before potentially we are one down in a two match series?
 
Heard he said Umar Akmal and Amir will be included in white ball cricket. Not sure how true is this.
 
"Shahid Afridi has been an attacking cricketer who played all his cricket with no fear"

"So, in our collective opinion, there is no better person than him to understand the rigours, demands and challenges of the modern day game"


These words are enough to show how knowledgeable Mr. Sethi is when it comes to cricket.
 
greatest said:
"Shahid Afridi has been an attacking cricketer who played all his cricket with no fear"

"So, in our collective opinion, there is no better person than him to understand the rigours, demands and challenges of the modern day game"


These words are enough to show how knowledgeable Mr. Sethi is when it comes to cricket.
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Can't be worse than 3/0. This is a turning point in Pakistan cricket. Glory days will be back soon.
 
Afridi cannot be a permanent selector. There's a clear conflict of interest at play here with Shaheen as his son-in-law.
 
shariqnoor said:
Afridi cannot be a permanent selector. There's a clear conflict of interest at play here with Shaheen as his son-in-law.
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That's not the first time we are having a conflict of interest in Pakistan cricket.

Inzamam served as the chief selector for a long time. That was worse than Afridi's appointment in terms of CoI because Imam was not an established name at that time and many felt that he leap-frogged quite a few to get selected in ODIs (and especially in Tests).

Even at franchise level where we expect more transparency, we had Moin Khan as coach of a franchise where his own son was playing.

At least in Afridi's case, Shaheen is probably the first name in the team sheet along with Babar in all formats.

But yes, in an ideal world, you don't want any conflict of interest at a position of authority.
 
I have listened to Afridi's analysis over the last few weeks and he is making a lot of sense on various matters - ranging from role of team management to players selection.

He seemed happy enough with the batting line-up in test matches (I think he wanted Sarfraz to be selected ahead of Rizwan in the 3rd test).

As far as the bowling was concerned, he was quite dissatisfied with the non-selection of any fast bowler of note. He had been advocating for Dahani or Hasnain's inclusion, leading into the NZ series. He also wasn't too chuffed about seeing two left arm spinners in the squad.

So if they do go ahead with the changes, expect Dahani to make the squad and Nauman (or Nawaz) to make way for him.
 
Seen Sheen said:
I have listened to Afridi's analysis over the last few weeks and he is making a lot of sense with various matters - ranging from role of team management to players selection.

He seemed happy enough with the batting line-up in test matches (I think he wanted Sarfraz to be selected ahead of Rizwan in the 3rd test).

As far as the bowling was concerned, he was quite dissatisfied with the non-selection of any fast bowler of note. He had been advocating for Dahani or Hasnain's inclusion, leading into the NZ series. He also wasn't too chuffed about seeing two left arm spinners in the squad.

So if they do go ahead with the changes, expect Dahani to make the squad and Nauman (or Nawaz) to make way for him.
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Everyone makes sense when not in power. It's easy to talk about positive cricket because there are no consequences to talking. The problem comes when decisions actually have consequences. 8 of the 11 pretty much pick themselves, it's the 3 he has to get right. Lets see
 
We have Bazball

Now Pakistan will have LalaBall!

If England can score at 4.5, Pakistan will be instructed to score at 6.5 now :)))

Funniest thing since the Benny Hill show! Sethi and Sharifs are masterminds. :))
 
Rana said:
Chill Kar yaara :))

Enjoy it while it lasts
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On that topic

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The Men’s Interim Selection Committee has added Mir Hamza, Sajid Khan and Shahnawaz Dahani to the Pakistan Test squad for the two-match series against New Zealand, which commences here on Monday.

The decision was made following the Committee’s meeting, which was chaired by Shahid Afridi, who, along with Pakistan captain Babar Azam, joined the session through video link.

Shahid Afridi: “We had a good discussion on the squad and agreed we needed to strengthen our bowling department to give ourselves the best chance of taking 20 wickets in a match. As such, and taking into consideration recent form and performances, we have added fast bowlers Mir Hamza and Shahnawaz Dahani, and off-spinner Sajid Khan.

“I am confident the inclusion of three additional bowling resources will give Babar Azam more options to field the best available squad for the first Test.”

In the four Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches, Mir Hamza took 16 wickets in four matches, while Sajid Khan scooped 21 wickets in seven matches. Shahnawaz Dahani appeared in only two four-day matches as he was on national duty.

Mir Hamza’s only Test was against Australia in Abu Dhabi in October 2018, while Sajid’s seventh and last Test was against Australia earlier this year in Lahore. He has to date taken 22 wickets, including eight for 42 against Bangladesh in Dhaka last year. Shahnawaz Dhani is yet to make an appearance in Test, though he has featured in two ODIs and 11 T20Is for Pakistan.
 
MenInG said:
On that topic

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The Men’s Interim Selection Committee has added Mir Hamza, Sajid Khan and Shahnawaz Dahani to the Pakistan Test squad for the two-match series against New Zealand, which commences here on Monday.

The decision was made following the Committee’s meeting, which was chaired by Shahid Afridi, who, along with Pakistan captain Babar Azam, joined the session through video link.

Shahid Afridi: “We had a good discussion on the squad and agreed we needed to strengthen our bowling department to give ourselves the best chance of taking 20 wickets in a match. As such, and taking into consideration recent form and performances, we have added fast bowlers Mir Hamza and Shahnawaz Dahani, and off-spinner Sajid Khan.

“I am confident the inclusion of three additional bowling resources will give Babar Azam more options to field the best available squad for the first Test.”

In the four Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches, Mir Hamza took 16 wickets in four matches, while Sajid Khan scooped 21 wickets in seven matches. Shahnawaz Dahani appeared in only two four-day matches as he was on national duty.

Mir Hamza’s only Test was against Australia in Abu Dhabi in October 2018, while Sajid’s seventh and last Test was against Australia earlier this year in Lahore. He has to date taken 22 wickets, including eight for 42 against Bangladesh in Dhaka last year. Shahnawaz Dhani is yet to make an appearance in Test, though he has featured in two ODIs and 11 T20Is for Pakistan.
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MashaAllah

Very happy for Hamza and Shahnawaz

Sajid is an upgrade to Zahid I suppose
 
Thank You Allah Mian!

It just seems as if my love and passion for this team is returning again. The light at the end of the tunnel
 
No one was replaced

Farce... They have selected Mir Hamza and Dahani to keep Karachi media happy and quiet
 
shah_1 said:
No one was replaced

Farce... They have selected Mir Hamza and Dahani to keep Karachi media happy and quiet
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I think both are deserving selections

Dahani is essentially a red ball bowler
 
Probable Shazball XI
Fakhar
Sharjeel
Babar
Haris+
U.Akmal
Nawaz
Shadab
Amir
Naseem
Abrar
Hasnain

This team is destined to lift the coveted trophy @Eden Gardens 2023
 
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Rana said:
I think both are deserving selections

Dahani is essentially a red ball bowler
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Does the fact that we have a 19-member Test squad for home series not bother you?
 
If Mir Hamza is a test bowler than I will eat my hat. Dahani has potential but has been poor lately, pace is down and the nip has gone. And Sajid, well what can I say.
 
Bewal Express said:
If Mir Hamza is a test bowler than I will eat my hat. Dahani has potential but has been poor lately, pace is down and the nip has gone. And Sajid, well what can I say.
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Clutching at straws it is, first illogical decision by Mr. Chairman selection Committee. going with a 19 man squad for 2 game series
 
Rana said:
Thank You Allah Mian!

It just seems as if my love and passion for this team is returning again. The light at the end of the tunnel
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Yeh now imagine if they select your favourites Asif Ali & Sharjeel Khan for test cricket, that would be icing on cake for you.
 
gibsyhesperis said:
I agree.
Australia (which IK seemed to try and emulate) has a population one tenth of Pakistan’s and has six first class teams.
Even in England, where cricket is a niche sport for many young people there are at least twelve competitive counties (the other six should really go by the wayside).
Six is way too few — a point that Wasim Khan made to IK but was overruled by him and was not courageous enough to stand up to him.
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And on top of that you have academies , minor counties leagues , University cricket , school leagues and club level league cricket r

khan killed of all grassroots with his suicidal approach by getting rid of department and city regions even though the cricket wasn't ordered you still had youngsters rough diamonds come through and get games .
 
Bewal Express said:
If Mir Hamza is a test bowler than I will eat my hat. Dahani has potential but has been poor lately, pace is down and the nip has gone. And Sajid, well what can I say.
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If Zahid Mehmood is a test bowler then every bowler that plays domestic cricket in Pakistan is a test bowler.
 
shah_1 said:
No one was replaced

Farce... They have selected Mir Hamza and Dahani to keep Karachi media happy and quiet
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Neither players are from the community of the urdu media.

One is a pathan and the other is from some rural backwater that worships benazir and bilawal.
 
Dahani two matches- 44.0 overs, 222 runs conceded with an economy of 5.05 by taking grand total of 0 wickets.

Pakistan cricket is a joke :)))
 
MenInG said:
On that topic

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The Men’s Interim Selection Committee has added Mir Hamza, Sajid Khan and Shahnawaz Dahani to the Pakistan Test squad for the two-match series against New Zealand, which commences here on Monday.

The decision was made following the Committee’s meeting, which was chaired by Shahid Afridi, who, along with Pakistan captain Babar Azam, joined the session through video link.

Shahid Afridi: “We had a good discussion on the squad and agreed we needed to strengthen our bowling department to give ourselves the best chance of taking 20 wickets in a match. As such, and taking into consideration recent form and performances, we have added fast bowlers Mir Hamza and Shahnawaz Dahani, and off-spinner Sajid Khan.

“I am confident the inclusion of three additional bowling resources will give Babar Azam more options to field the best available squad for the first Test.”

In the four Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches, Mir Hamza took 16 wickets in four matches, while Sajid Khan scooped 21 wickets in seven matches. Shahnawaz Dahani appeared in only two four-day matches as he was on national duty.

Mir Hamza’s only Test was against Australia in Abu Dhabi in October 2018, while Sajid’s seventh and last Test was against Australia earlier this year in Lahore. He has to date taken 22 wickets, including eight for 42 against Bangladesh in Dhaka last year. Shahnawaz Dhani is yet to make an appearance in Test, though he has featured in two ODIs and 11 T20Is for Pakistan.
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I hope we are not playing this series on roads otherwise even getting 10 wickets will be a pain.
Btw, lately New Zealand have not played the best of Test Cricket, so we have a chance if we prepare a decent pitch.
 
greatest said:
I hope we are not playing this series on roads otherwise even getting 10 wickets will be a pain.
Btw, lately New Zealand have not played the best of Test Cricket, so we have a chance if we prepare a decent pitch.
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Babar will insist on flat decks with very little bounce

Until our batsmen get rid of their coward approach and get out of their comfort zone and stop playing as individual stat padders to save their bacon .
The team won't progress .
 
Bewal Express said:
So we don't have any talent but we have enough for 20 teams. Yes thanks for that. Maybe sobe day you will realise that posting rubbish all day long makes look silly.
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We have the second most professional cricketers in the world after India & more professional cricketers than all teams (except India) put together.

We need to cater to them, it doesn’t matter if they are talented or not. PCB has a duty of care towards them.

The only rubbish is the assertion that all the professional cricketers who are not international material should be discarded & PCB should only cater to the high potential players. What rubbish.
 
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shah_1 said:
Dahani two matches- 44.0 overs, 222 runs conceded with an economy of 5.05 by taking grand total of 0 wickets.

Pakistan cricket is a joke :)))
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Sounds like a regular day for Naseem Shah in Test cricket.

If he can play for Pakistan so can Dahani.
 
Mamoon said:
We have the second most professional cricketers in the world after India & more professional cricketers than all teams (except India) put together.

We need to cater to them, it doesn’t matter if they are talented or not. PCB has a duty of care towards them.

The only rubbish is the assertion that all the professional cricketers who are not international material should be discarded & PCB should only cater to the high potential players. What rubbish.
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Professional in what sense? If the uncle or someone else picked you for a Dept , doesn't make you a professional. It's like when Nani got into a medical college because daddy forced the Dean to accept her. These are club players that would struggle in the Birmingham league and because you have a political agenda you are desperately back tracking from your previous position.
 
Rana said:
I think both are deserving selections

Dahani is essentially a red ball bowler
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Dahani is absolutely gun barrel straight with a consistent back of a length delivery. Shown no ability to swing or reverse the ball and has barely played FC. We know you're excited but don't let that blind you.
 
Mamoon said:
Sounds like a regular day for Naseem Shah in Test cricket.

If he can play for Pakistan so can Dahani.
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He has played 8 matches in Asia with an overall average of 27. 86.

He is an overrated bowler, rubbish outside Asia but your comparison makes no sense
 
Maliq_Mudasir said:
Heard he said Umar Akmal and Amir will be included in white ball cricket. Not sure how true is this.
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If true

Umar Akmal would be GREAET.

Amir would be a DISASTER, Terrible, terrible bowler with no pace and zip anymore.
 
Bewal Express said:
Professional in what sense? If the uncle or someone else picked you for a Dept , doesn't make you a professional. It's like when Nani got into a medical college because daddy forced the Dean to accept her. These are club players that would struggle in the Birmingham league and because you have a political agenda you are desperately back tracking from your previous position.
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In the long-term, if you don’t perform for your department you will eventually phase out. Please list the cricketers who have played for departments for a long time with no notable domestic performances.
 
Mamoon said:
In the long-term, if you don’t perform for your department you will eventually phase out. Please list the cricketers who have played for departments for a long time with no notable domestic performances.
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That is nonsense. PIA is overmanned by 1000s, by some estimates by 8000, and the same with PSM, an organisation bankrupted by your crooks. Did anyone get phased out? And look how they got the jobs? Through safarish off course. This was the same in cricket. Your arguments make no sense, are hotch potch of confused political agendas that end up confusing you more than the reader.
 
Bewal Express said:
Everyone makes sense when not in power. It's easy to talk about positive cricket because there are no consequences to talking. The problem comes when decisions actually have consequences. 8 of the 11 pretty much pick themselves, it's the 3 he has to get right. Lets see
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I know; but you should listen to some of the other ex-cricketers, they make such pathetic comments that are grounded on either regional bias or horrible understanding of the game that they make Afridi look like a well-balanced analyst.

Yes those buzz words like positive cricket, aggressive mindsets are very easy to float in the conversations - even Afridi uses it a lot - but his overall assessment of other issues plaguing Pakistan cricket is much better in my opinion compared to other loud-mouths and attention seeking ex-cricketers.


That being said, I dont think he is going to be the savior. The cup-board is literally bare when it comes to spin bowling stocks and even much touted fast bowling is in complete tatters when it comes to Test matches. Zero stamina/fitness to bowl consistent lengths in test matches. So dont think selector can do anything to improve that apart from using trial and error approach.
 
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MenInG said:
Does the fact that we have a 19-member Test squad for home series not bother you?
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I have a feeling 3/4 players are unofficially axed from the squad and quietly being sent home
 
Seen Sheen said:
I know; but you should listen to some of the other ex-cricketers, they make such pathetic comments that are grounded on either regional bias or horrible understanding of the game that they make Afridi look like a genius.

Yes those buzz words like positive cricket, aggressive mindsets are very easy to float in the conversations - even Afridi uses it a lot - but his overall assessment of other issues plaguing Pakistan cricket is much better in my opinion compared to other loud-mouths and attention seeking ex-cricketers.


That being said, I dont think he is going to be the savior. The cup-board is literally bare when it comes to spin bowling stocks and even much touted fast bowling is in complete tatters when it comes to Test matches. Zero stamina/fitness to bowl consistent lengths in test matches. So dont think selector can do anything to improve that apart from using trial and error approach.
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Time will tell. Its easy to talk as i explained but difficult to do with players that arent that good. He could send a message that we will attack and if it goes wrong the players wont be dropped but the chief selector will take full responsibility
 
gazza619 said:
Yeh now imagine if they select your favourites Asif Ali & Sharjeel Khan for test cricket, that would be icing on cake for you.
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InshaAllah the squad will be on merit and not favouritism or politics
 
Rana said:
I have a feeling 3/4 players are unofficially axed from the squad and quietly being sent home
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Think that would make sense. Otherwise calling in players to sit around carrying drinks would be a travesty
 
Selecting Mir Hamza is basically the biggest slap on Muhammad Waseem’s selection

In a time when your stocks are so so low, it made no sense to not pick the best left arm seamer playing FC cricket in Pakistan
 
Popular decision, nothing more.
Dense cricketer, dense selector, dense full stop.
 
Afridi: an embarassment in waiting.
It wont take long, they all talk a good game.
 
With these 3 additions to the squad

The ownership now lies mainly on the new management. The success and failure is not on Babar and Saqlain alone
 
Will Afridi even devote the time required to fulfill this role? He was already hesitant when initially approached and mentioned his calendar is full with charity work. I don’t think you can be a Zoom CS. Having said that, I do think he will make a difference in our white ball team and thinking. For tests I hope the others can provide good input into the selections.
 
Kianig89 said:
Probable Shazball XI
Fakhar
Sharjeel
Babar
Haris+
U.Akmal
Nawaz
Shadab
Amir
Naseem
Abrar
Hasnain

This team is destined to lift the coveted trophy @Eden Gardens 2023
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Babar doesn't belong here....bring in Ahmed Shehzad
 
Kianig89 said:
Probable Shazball XI
Fakhar
Sharjeel
Babar
Haris+
U.Akmal
Nawaz
Shadab
Amir
Naseem
Abrar
Hasnain

This team is destined to lift the coveted trophy @Eden Gardens 2023
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Solid

Shaheen for Hasnain
 
Mamoon said:
15-20 teams are sufficient to ensure new players get a chance & performing domestic players are also retained.

If reducing teams was the golden formula for success then BCCI would have copied the model.

Why do you think BCCI has 38 teams in Ranji & what would happen if they reduce the teams to 6? Will all the players that come through be legendary material like Kohli, Tendulkar, Gavaskar etc.?

Surely, if 6 teams are catering to 2 billion people, only the elite among the elites will make it. India will never lose a game of cricket again but surely, that is now how it works right?

Defenders of the 6 team nonsense always evade answering this question & keep peddling their agenda-riddled drivel.

6 teams is not enough for Pakistan’s population. Period.
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Changing the number of teams is like fixing the results. It’s likely not going to matter either way whether we have 6, 12, or 16 teams.

What matters is the feeder system, quality of club and school cricket. International exposure, access to quality coaching and facilities for youth in their developmental years. Opportunities to travel with A tours etc

Otherwise it’s garbage in, garbage out.
 
Major said:
:))) pakistan cricket the biggest joke ever
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They are turning away from Misbah which is a very good sign.

Next they are also lined up for Mickey to take the role as coach.


Raja, Wasim, Saqlain all gone in one go. Next in line would be Babar if he shows his friendship skills instead of merit and fear of losing captaincy, game etc.

Such an amazing response for the whitewash
 
ask_analyse_act said:
They are turning away from Misbah which is a very good sign.

Next they are also lined up for Mickey to take the role as coach.


Raja, Wasim, Saqlain all gone in one go. Next in line would be Babar if he shows his friendship skills instead of merit and fear of losing captaincy, game etc.

Such an amazing response for the whitewash
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These moves were not going to be commissioned by Rameez until July I think
 
Savak said:
In Pakistan you need a heavyweight chief selector to ensure the captain and coaches don't walk over you.
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Exactly this. Now Babar and Rizwan will get zipped and will concentrate on their own performance

Can’t pick their buddies 11 or keep them in squad
 
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Test Squad Should be

Abdullah
Imam
Shan
Babar
Mubasir
Saud
Rizwan
Sarfraz
salman
K Ghulam
Shadab
Nawaz
Abrar
Naseem
Hasnain
Hassan Ali
S Dahani


Starting 11

Shan
Imam
Abdullah
Babar
Saud Role: Batsman/ Left arm spin
Mubasir Role: Allrounder
Rizwan/Sarfraz
Shadab Role: Allrounder
Abrar Role: Mystery
Naseem Role: New Ball
Hasnain Role: Enforcer
 
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