Should Pakistan reshape their squad post Asia Cup 2025?

[jnaveen1980]

Ashwin on his youtube has declared Pakistan batting unit is the worst batting unit against spin among Asian counries behind Srilanka and bangladesh.

 

[ravisurya]

Pakistan played well and punched way about its weight in the final and was clearly the second best team in the tournament but they definitely need babur azem in the team but if their bring back mullah Rizwan it would be a step backwards for them.

 

[imranq]

Just remove Rauf once and for all. Clown off the field, spray gun on the field. Single handedly the reason behind us not having atleast 1 trophy.

 

[chinaman00]

Personally, I would replace Hussain Talat with Kamran Ghulam and play him at 5. I think he can justify the number 5 spot in the future.

No. Just no, dude.

We need to move away from bits and pieces players. What in the universe has Kamran Ghulam ever accomplished?

Both him and Talat and players of their mold should be banned from cricket. They add no value whatsoever.

 

[Marooned]

So you are saying he will play at that strike rate in every innings for the rest of his career based on that? There is a reason why they have something called average.

Great comprehension.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Great comprehension.

Because you have never offered explanation for his 116 strike rate for the tournament. Even against India just one innings where he has acceptable strike rate.

 

[gazza619]

Farhan
Fakhar
Babar
Malik
H Nawaz
Azam
Rana
Shaheen
Abrar
Nawaz
Saim

One sec. Did you select Shoaib Malik?

 

[Nabeel23]

No. Just no, dude.

We need to move away from bits and pieces players. What in the universe has Kamran Ghulam ever accomplished?

Both him and Talat and players of their mold should be banned from cricket. They add no value whatsoever.

He’s done well in domestic cricket, he can play spin well on these slow wickets and that innings against South Africa last year showed he has some potential.

We need proper batsman who can defend and attack the right balls against the spinners in Sri Lanka. They are not flat pitches where you can keep going beserk. Every good team has a good spinner or two so we need someone who can play spin well in the middle.

I’m not saying he’s amazing and the only answer but he should be given a try and if he fails then try someone else.

 

[Marooned]

Because you have never offered explanation for his 116 strike rate for the tournament. Even against India just one innings where he has acceptable strike rate.

So u assumed I meant that he is going to strike at 150 in every game till he dies right. This is what happens when you have nothing better to do.

Career SR is a better predictor than analysis of one tournament played on very specific conditions. And as per career sr, over a large sample size, he has the highest SR in all of Pakistan (not just national team, I mean entire domestics ) for anyone averaging 30 or more.

He is the best we have at the moment. That's all. I'm not sure what your point is.

 

[jnaveen1980]

So u assumed I meant that he is going to strike at 150 in every game till he dies right. This is what happens when you have nothing better to do.

Career SR is a better predictor than analysis of one tournament played on very specific conditions. And as per career sr, over a large sample size, he has the highest SR in all of Pakistan (not just national team, I mean entire domestics ) for anyone averaging 30 or more.

He is the best we have at the moment. That's all. I'm not sure what your point is.

I am not saying he is not the best. He is the best you have obviously. I am just saying your best is not close to top level openers going around. Rest are far worse than him. You are trying to build a modern unit with Farhan as your best bastman. This is no modern unit. This unit is way more unpredictable not in a good sense. They can just collapse like a deck of cards from any position. Proved a few times in this year alone.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Pakistan should recall Babar, Rizwan, Shadab and Naseem.

Rinse and repeat.

Then claim that the team is in transition, is preparing for the future, and needs 4-5 tournaments before they can start winning.

After losing 4-5 tournaments, bring back Agha and co. Or some new players and restart the team building process again. Rinse and repeat.

That’s how PCT always remains in transition.

 

[chinaman00]

He’s done well in domestic cricket, he can play spin well on these slow wickets and that innings against South Africa last year showed he has some potential.

We need proper batsman who can defend and attack the right balls against the spinners in Sri Lanka. They are not flat pitches where you can keep going beserk. Every good team has a good spinner or two so we need someone who can play spin well in the middle.

I’m not saying he’s amazing and the only answer but he should be given a try and if he fails then try someone else.

Respectfully, but something is seriously wrong with you if you think Talat and Ghulam types are the solution to the woes that’s Pakistan cricket.

 

[shamaan]

Rauf should be the first one to be dropped from the squad followed by Hussaain Talat.

 

[Nabeel23]

Respectfully, but something is seriously wrong with you if you think Talat and Ghulam types are the solution to the woes that’s Pakistan cricket.

I never said they are the solution, I said he can be tried because the tournament is happening in Sri Lanka where the ball will spin.

If the tournament was happening in Australia for example then I wouldn’t suggest him because he would struggle against bounce.

Anyway, who would you pick/try at 4,5 and 6?

 

[Aami]

It doesnt matter who bats where, if you lack common sense as a middle order batter, you will carry on messing up starts of 113/1 in 13 overs.

Pak middle order batters used to hide under Babar/Rizwan supposed slow starts, now the starts are improving but the middle order batters are still looking for excuses.

So, you can ask Gilchrist, Buttler and Kohli to open but with 'Saja, Maja and Saab' in the middle, the results will inevitably be the same.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Farhan would feel extremely frustrated after the start he provided.

 

[zahid01]

We need some new bowling talent i would like to test both ali raza and obaid Shah we have seen the results of recycling the same rubbish.

 

[Energy]

It doesnt matter who bats where, if you lack common sense as a middle order batter, you will carry on messing up starts of 113/1 in 13 overs.

Pak middle order batters used to hide under Babar/Rizwan supposed slow starts, now the starts are improving but the middle order batters are still looking for excuses.

So, you can ask Gilchrist, Buttler and Kohli to open but with 'Saja, Maja and Saab' in the middle, the results will inevitably be the same.

This is a good point. There has been a lot of debate that the middle order was kept suppressed by Babar and Rizwan and were given impossible situations to work with. However, twice, against India, the middle order has faltered from overs 10-20.

PCB has not worked nearly enough to seal middle order roles, and have instead kept tinkering with top 3 under the narrative of 'anyone can bat anywhere'. Agha could have set the tone but he chickened out.

Irfan and Nawaz have been tried, and I like both of them- hard hitters, but who will develop them? Aaqib Javed? Saqlain Mushtaq? or any of the TV analysts? Easy to point out to the players, but it's also the infrastructure that counts.

 

[hassan918]

We need some new bowling talent i would like to test both ali raza and obaid Shah we have seen the results of recycling the same rubbish.

Mohammad Wasim Jr. should be given a longer run before these youngsters. He is a very useful bowler and can contribute with the bat as well. Abbas Afridi can be another good option.

 

[Marooned]

I am not saying he is not the best. He is the best you have obviously. I am just saying your best is not close to top level openers going around.

Very useful info.

Going forward we should keep that in mind and replace him with Jamie Smith or T. Head.

Wonder why we didn't think of this before.

 

[chinaman00]

I never said they are the solution, I said he can be tried because the tournament is happening in Sri Lanka where the ball will spin.

If the tournament was happening in Australia for example then I wouldn’t suggest him because he would struggle against bounce.

Anyway, who would you pick/try at 4,5 and 6?

Kamran Ghulam and his types like Talat and co. should never play international cricket.

Pakistan has to recruit new players who have the temperament and brains to play modern cricket. Rather than using PSL, a washed up league, as the basis of recruitment, they need to discover players who play red-ball cricket and have natural talents.

This is how Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Inzy etc were all discovered.