Should Usman Khan Shinwari and Mohammad Rizwan have been selected for the 2019 World Cup?

[Sher Khan]

In my view, both have been hard done by and must be feeling gutted. Shinwari in particular, for the record he averages 19 with 28 wickets in 15 matches so far. He also is pacy and has a knack of ripping through lineups on his day. I know he can be expensive, but he was impressive in the aus series on high scoring pitches. In my view, he deserved the spot hasnain got. Hasnain is way too raw right now.

Rizwan would also be feeling hard done by. He was shuffled around in the batting order earlier. But now when he got chances at his regular position he really proved himself. He should have been there instead of abid ali. There was no need for a third opener, with hafeez with the squad already.

 

[Chokli]

Should move to Ireland or something and play for them.

 

[Ronaldo7]

Rizwan would be sad af. Who's replacing him? MALIK SERIOUSLY

 

[Hasan123]

Rizwan is extremely unlucky . Shinwari is trash but he will feel hard done by missing out in place of a inexperienced player.

Rizwan will feel unlucky, with Malik making the team he has a right to be upset.

 

[Sher Khan]

Rizwan is extremely unlucky . Shinwari is trash but he will feel hard done by missing out in place of a inexperienced player.

Rizwan will feel unlucky, with Malik making the team he has a right to be upset.

Shinwari blows hot and cold. But he can destroy a lineup in a matter of a few balls. I would have had him.

 

[Hasan123]

Shinwari blows hot and cold. But he can destroy a lineup in a matter of a few balls. I would have had him.

My worry is that he can be taken apart at any given moment. Not worth the risk.

 

[Sher Khan]

My worry is that he can be taken apart at any given moment. Not worth the risk.

Yeah I agree. Risky option. But some surprising picks in the squad. I was not expecting amir to be dropped.

 

[MeanAndGreen]

So Mickey Arthur and Inzy rested our entire first line players, watched us get humiliated 5-0 only for the top players from that series in Rizwan and Shinwari not to get selected.

Absolutely farcical. And Asif Ali - who wasn't even selected for the ODI series against Aus - has been selected here in the 17.

Do these guys seriously have any idea what they are doing?

 

[Majid Khan]

Question - if instead of Mohammed Rizwan getting two 100s v Australia, if that was one of Salman Butt or Shan Masood, would they have made it into the World Cup squad ?

 

[Chokli]

So Mickey Arthur and Inzy rested our entire first line players, watched us get humiliated 5-0 only for the top players from that series in Rizwan and Shinwari not to get selected.

Absolutely farcical. And Asif Ali - who wasn't even selected for the ODI series against Aus - has been selected here in the 17.

Do these guys seriously have any idea what they are doing?

Of course they don't know what they're doing.. It's why the team is in the shape that it's in.

 

[Green Patriot]

Shinwari played well but is too risky an option.

Genuinely sorry for Rizwan though.

 

[ar2020]

Shinwari is good and Rizwan is trashy.

 

[Smudger]

Thank gooodness Rizwan is not selected. He is simply not good enough to play as a batsman alone. I suspect he will be a stand by player
As for Shinwari I think the guy is 2nd coming of Wahab he doesnt bowl with brain He just mindlessly runs in. If I had to pick another seamer I would have gone with Wahab

 

[Mamoon]

Missing a World Cup at 26 is not the end of the world. Rizwan should take heart from the fact that he will be rewarded for his performance against Australia after the World Cup. If he maintains his form and fitness, he can play in two future World Cups.

There was always little chance of him making the World Cup squad. The likes of Malik and Hafeez were always going to make it.

 

[Markhor]

Shinwari disintegrates under pressure.

Rizwan is unlucky - Malik had to make up the senior quota.

 

[MeanAndGreen]

I have been a fan of the majority of Mickey and Inzy's work over the past 3 years but the build up to selection of this squad has been nothing short of mind-boggling.

Your okay with the national team getting humiliated 5-0 at home because it allowed you a chance to test the bench strength of the squad and in your own words "there was a lot of positives". As polarizing as Rizwan and Shinwari may be on this forum- they were the top players from that series loss. What was the point of that series if they didn't even get selected?

How is Asif Ali part of the plans here yet he wasn't in the squad to face Australia? These guys are literally making reactive decision after reactive decision and clearly have no idea about their best 15.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Both must be feeling unlucky as they have recently put up performances worth something.

Rizwan could feel hard done as there is only Sarfraz as the keeper and if he can't perform then tough luck as he is also the captain.

 

[MeanAndGreen]

Missing a World Cup at 26 is not the end of the world. Rizwan should take heart from the fact that he will be rewarded for his performance against Australia after the World Cup. If he maintains his form and fitness, he can play in two future World Cups.

There was always little chance of him making the World Cup squad. The likes of Malik and Hafeez were always going to make it.

In the long-term, this might be a blessing in disguise for Rizwan. I don't see Sarfraz surviving as captain in any format by the end of this year unless PAK reaches the semis.

 

[FreakCricket]

Even Bismillah khan would have scored a 100 against Australia in UAE, again if Abid Ali selected Rizwan deserves a spot as well. Rizwan is like fawad alam, can score runs but they are not cut for International Cricket.
Shinwari is a gamble so is Hasnain and Junaid, this bowling lining will self destruct.

 

[Markhor]

I have been a fan of the majority of Mickey and Inzy's work over the past 3 years but the build up to selection of this squad has been nothing short of mind-boggling.

Your okay with the national team getting humiliated 5-0 at home because it allowed you a chance to test the bench strength of the squad and in your own words "there was a lot of positives". As polarizing as Rizwan and Shinwari may be on this forum- they were the top players from that series loss. What was the point of that series if they didn't even get selected?

How is Asif Ali part of the plans here yet he wasn't in the squad to face Australia? These guys are literally making reactive decision after reactive decision and clearly have no idea about their best 15.

Their performances weren't enough stop the 5-0 though.

There's a T20 to play v England so I assume Asif Ali is there for that, and if he takes his chances in the ODIs then that's a bonus.

Rizwan should be there ahead of Malik though based on form and being a backup WK. Sick of Sarfraz having no competition for his place and getting a free ride.

 

[Abdullah719]

Harsh on both, but they will be backup options in case anyone gets injured, or injured .

 

[hitthestump]

Shinwari should be happy as this will probably save his career. The ball will be flying everywhere and he is the bowler who is most susceptible to figures of 0/100. At this point he can hope that Junaid and Hasnain get battered and that the people will be crying out for his return after we inevitably come back empty handed from the WC.

 

[hitthestump]

I have been a fan of the majority of Mickey and Inzy's work over the past 3 years but the build up to selection of this squad has been nothing short of mind-boggling.

Your okay with the national team getting humiliated 5-0 at home because it allowed you a chance to test the bench strength of the squad and in your own words "there was a lot of positives". As polarizing as Rizwan and Shinwari may be on this forum- they were the top players from that series loss. What was the point of that series if they didn't even get selected?

How is Asif Ali part of the plans here yet he wasn't in the squad to face Australia? These guys are literally making reactive decision after reactive decision and clearly have no idea about their best 15.

All very true.

 

[Square Drive]

I'd have Rizwan over Malik.

Usman can go terrinly wrong at the big stage so we went for a safer option in Junaid, who was decent in the CT, which I don't mind too much.

 

[b.lesner]

to be honest Usman Shenwari definitely looked the part against Australia on flat pitches

Squad is good but i would have Shenwari in place of junaid or Aamir and Khushdil in place of Asif Ali

 

[unemployedgm]

I'm off of Junaid Khan. He is low on pace and movement. I believe that Shinwari although wildly inconsistent can be a more devastating bowler. That said, the World Cup won't be a sprint. I think its reasonable to assume that one or more fast bowlers will not be able to last through the tournament.

 

[Bilal7]

Nope, they are good players and Rizwan, in particular I feel bad for, but they simply are not as good as their replacements and do not fit in the WC squad. Shinwari is an inferior bowler to Junaid and does not have the pace or youth of Hasnain, who can be the X-factor pick for this world cup. Rizwan's utility was diminished when Abid Ali scored that century because, as I recently found out, he can also keep wickets. Additionally, as a middle-order batsman, Rizwan does not offer anything more than the likes of Haris, Hafeez and Malik and does not have the power-hitting of Asif Ali either. Therefore, he will receive his chance after the World Cup when Hafeez and Malik bid farewell but for this World Cup, there simply was no room for him.

 

[Bilal7]

I have been a fan of the majority of Mickey and Inzy's work over the past 3 years but the build up to selection of this squad has been nothing short of mind-boggling.

Your okay with the national team getting humiliated 5-0 at home because it allowed you a chance to test the bench strength of the squad and in your own words "there was a lot of positives". As polarizing as Rizwan and Shinwari may be on this forum- they were the top players from that series loss. What was the point of that series if they didn't even get selected?

How is Asif Ali part of the plans here yet he wasn't in the squad to face Australia? These guys are literally making reactive decision after reactive decision and clearly have no idea about their best 15.

The positives were Hasnain and finally finding a reliable third opener in Abid Ali. Let's not forget that unlike the coaches and selectors, you and I do not see how things went in the training and fitness camp that they had.

 

[Saj]

With Shinwari I always feel that a bad match-costing over is never too far away.

Regarding Rizwan, yes he scored 2 100s against Australia but I'm yet to be convinced by him - however he couldhave been picked ahead of Shoaib Malik.

 

[The_Odd_One]

It was always hard for Rizwan to find a place in the middle order of Babar, Haris, Hafeez, Malik, and Sarfraz. However, I am not convinced with Asif's selection for the England ODIs - he is just not good enough for ODIs. Rizwan should have played those ODIs as wicket keeper batsman and Sarfraz could play as specialist batsman giving him much needed time on the crease.

Shinwari should have been selected over Hasnain who is completely untested and may prove to be worse than Bilawal Bhatti.

 

[ahmadharis1]

I'd have picked them both ahead of Abid Ali and Mohammad Hasnain

 

[Pakhs]

Question - if instead of Mohammed Rizwan getting two 100s v Australia, if that was one of Salman Butt or Shan Masood, would they have made it into the World Cup squad ?

I think the point is rizwan is a WK and thats why he is not selected instead of specialist batsmen. As a specialist batsman it was a shoot out between him and harris sohail. You cant compare him to malik because malik will bat lower down the order and rizwan doesn't have the power game.

 

[Pakhs]

I'd have picked them both ahead of Abid Ali and Mohammad Hasnain

Abid Ali is a opener none of the two mentioned in this thread open? or were you thinking of opening with shinwari as a back up? Amir might still make it in the squad if he performs well in the England series.

 

[Pakhs]

It was always hard for Rizwan to find a place in the middle order of Babar, Haris, Hafeez, Malik, and Sarfraz. However, I am not convinced with Asif's selection for the England ODIs - he is just not good enough for ODIs. Rizwan should have played those ODIs as wicket keeper batsman and Sarfraz could play as specialist batsman giving him much needed time on the crease.

Shinwari should have been selected over Hasnain who is completely untested and may prove to be worse than Bilawal Bhatti.

Asif Ali is not selected, he has only got a place in England series because selectors are so desperate to find a hitter after what they saw against Australia where batsmen getting two hundreds and still cant chase down 280?

 

[The_Odd_One]

Asif Ali is not selected, he has only got a place in England series because selectors are so desperate to find a hitter after what they saw against Australia where batsmen getting two hundreds and still cant chase down 280?

Asif has shown zero ability to chase down a total in any format. He is just good for playing a 18 of 10 balls type of innings, basically a poor man's Afridi.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Both would be dejected after being left out while inferior players are in.

 

[Boi]

Shinwari is trash. Pleasantly surprised he’s not in the squad actually.

Rizzy boy’s time will come soon. He can only play in the top 4 and there are already too many options for those spots in the squad.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Glad that Shinwari is not selected as those conditions don't suit him. He is more of a hit the deck hard type of bowlers the reason he has been so good in the UAE + Aus.

Rizwan would have been a wasteful selection if Sarfraz is guaranteed to play. Where do you fit in Rizwan? Hafeez at 5, Malik at 6. Rizwan is useless after 4.

I didn't expect this from Inzi, but excellent stuff!

 

[gazza619]

Glad that Shinwari is not selected as those conditions don't suit him. He is more of a hit the deck hard type of bowlers the reason he has been so good in the UAE + Aus.

Rizwan would have been a wasteful selection if Sarfraz is guaranteed to play. Where do you fit in Rizwan? Hafeez at 5, Malik at 6. Rizwan is useless after 4.

I didn't expect this from Inzi, but excellent stuff!

Basically the two guys who actually did well in Australia ODIs were Rizwan and Shinwari.

Rizwan wouldnt have wasted a slot. How many guys do we have these days who score ODI 100s? Not that many. He should have been in there in place of Malik.

 

[hadi123]

They both should have been picked, both were great against Australia, meanwhile Hasnain was awful yet he's selected over UKS. Honestly gutted for both players

 

[PakLFC]

Only Shinwari should have been picked.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Basically the two guys who actually did well in Australia ODIs were Rizwan and Shinwari.

Rizwan wouldnt have wasted a slot. How many guys do we have these days who score ODI 100s? Not that many. He should have been in there in place of Malik.

If the WC would have been in the UAE or Asia for that matter then these would indeed have been good selections, but things in the UK are very different and the bowlers selected have a good track record in the UK. Rizwan's poor tour of SA showed how conditions effect one player.

It's probably the only reason Junaid got in and Amir yet again got another chance against ENG. Kuddos to Inzi for at the least thinking about different conditions.

 

[Ertugrul_Bey]

Don’t get the point of picking Faheem and Malik.Amir and Rizwan are way better pick them these two.

 

[Stewie]

Hell yes... we will miss them both

 

[Arsalan Pro]

As much as I don't want Shinwari to play big games like WC matches, still it was pretty weird to not see him in the 17. Since CT, he has been our best bowler after Shaheen Afridi statistically and dosen't merited to be dropped for someone so new.

Mohammad Rizwan could have only replaced someone in the middle order and ideally it should have been Malik, but knowing he is a guarantee no matter how he performs, Rizwan wouldn't have been useful playing in place of anyone else.

 

[KyoOne]

Must say Malik should have strong connections in right places. Zero performance, abject record in England across large sample size, yet getting the nod

 

[KyoOne]

For Shinwari, his poor performances in South Africa and then in PSL were sufficient enough for me to not risk him. Didn't show world-beating performances in the Australian series as well.

Though I'd selected Amir over JK in first 15 if he shows some form against England

 

[Sadozai]

Considering recent form of Rizwan and Malik and the later's record in England, Rizwan should have been part of the squad in place of Malik.

Since his debut, Shinwari has the best ODI bowling average among all Pakistani bowlers, so he should have been at least in the 17 members squad (ideally in the 15 members squad). Having said that Hasnain's inclusion is a courageous decision.

This is not the end of road for any of Rizwan and Shinwari. Both will be part of the ODI team after world cup.

 

[GudduBadmash]

Even Bismillah khan would have scored a 100 against Australia in UAE, again if Abid Ali selected Rizwan deserves a spot as well. Rizwan is like fawad alam, can score runs but they are not cut for International Cricket.
Shinwari is a gamble so is Hasnain and Junaid, this bowling lining will self destruct.

Rizwan is quality at number 4

 

[GudduBadmash]

Missing a World Cup at 26 is not the end of the world. Rizwan should take heart from the fact that he will be rewarded for his performance against Australia after the World Cup. If he maintains his form and fitness, he can play in two future World Cups.

There was always little chance of him making the World Cup squad. The likes of Malik and Hafeez were always going to make it.

It is a serious pity he is missing a world cup for players like Hafeez and Malik who have hogged a spot in every world cup team since the disgraceful exit against Ireland all those years ago. They have literally been in the team that long.

 

[Hawkeye]

Excellent decisions.

One has to really commend the selection committee and Inzi for having at least some sort of cricketing insight here.

Although they've made some bad decisions, dropping these two are EXCELLENT decisions.

Both should be nowhere near the national team.

Rizwan can make it though, if he works on his game and not act like a headless chicken when the run rate is above 5 - 6 RPO in the last 10-20 overs.

But I don't think that will happen.

 

[Usman]

Basically the two guys who actually did well in Australia ODIs were Rizwan and Shinwari.

Rizwan wouldnt have wasted a slot. How many guys do we have these days who score ODI 100s? Not that many. He should have been in there in place of Malik.

Whilst I agree that Rizwan should have been there instead of Malik; I also don't see how Rizwan could have slotted into our top 4. Fakhar, Imam, Barber and Harris are all hundred-making batsmen. Whether they'll do it or not in the WC is a different question. They are all however capable of it.

I have been a fan of the majority of Mickey and Inzy's work over the past 3 years but the build up to selection of this squad has been nothing short of mind-boggling.

Your okay with the national team getting humiliated 5-0 at home because it allowed you a chance to test the bench strength of the squad and in your own words "there was a lot of positives". As polarizing as Rizwan and Shinwari may be on this forum- they were the top players from that series loss. What was the point of that series if they didn't even get selected?

How is Asif Ali part of the plans here yet he wasn't in the squad to face Australia? These guys are literally making reactive decision after reactive decision and clearly have no idea about their best 15.

They've picked Haris and Hasnain from that odi series haven't they?

Asif Ali might not have made the squad for the Aus series due to the severe illness of his daughter. He may also have been selected for the Eng series because of the t20 game which we will play.

 

[Anchorman]

Even Bismillah khan would have scored a 100 against Australia in UAE, again if Abid Ali selected Rizwan deserves a spot as well. Rizwan is like fawad alam, can score runs but they are not cut for International Cricket.
Shinwari is a gamble so is Hasnain and Junaid, this bowling lining will self destruct.

Yes, Bismillah Khan who can barely get in to the Baluchistan line-up, who scored a COMBINED 47 runs in 4 matches at an average of 11 and a SR of 63 in the Pakistan Cup recently would've scored a century against Australia. Sound logic, buddy.

 

[MMHS]

There are only 15 to be picked, so some one had to miss the cut. Rizwan vs Malik/Hafeez is always a lost battle for the younger one, Abid is backup opener.

Shinwari doesn’t make it over Amir.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Rizwan is a complete trash in English conditions

 

[cricketerB94]

No.

Shinwari - Does not add variety in the attack. There are already similar bowlers like Junaid and Amir.

Rizwan- Our top 5 is set. He is not any good below that. Should wait until the retirement of Malik and Hafeez.

 

[Ilustcricket]

People shouldn’t fret too much about Rizwan, he is definitely part of Pakistan’s post WC plans. I don’t mean to be cynical but lets face it we will be thrashed 5-0 against England and then lose to just about every team in the WC. Thats probably 13 straight losses. This means Sarfaraz will be gone for good and will stick to captaining and playing T20s.

As for Shinwari, I think he deserved a spot over the very raw Hasnain. I agree that Hasnain is pacy, and we could really use that, but at the moment he lacks the skills to play 50 over cricket. You cannot compare him to Shaheen who clearly is more skilled albeit slower than Hasnain.

 

[Ilustcricket]

Post WC my team in batting order would be:

1. Fakhar
2. Babar (plays well in power play)
3. Haris (accumulator/backbone)
4. Rizwan (quick accumulator/keeper)
5. Shadab (needs to be groomed)
6. Sharjeel (proper lower order finisher)
7. Asif (finisher)
8. Imad (supporting finisher and captain)
9. Hassan Ali (supporting finisher)
10. Junaid/Hasnain/Haris/Amir/Shinwari
11. Shaheen Afridi

12. Faheem (If he improves his batting)

 

[Ronaldo7]

Post WC my team in batting order would be:

1. Fakhar
2. Babar (plays well in power play)
3. Haris (accumulator/backbone)
4. Rizwan (quick accumulator/keeper)
5. Shadab (needs to be groomed)
6. Sharjeel (proper lower order finisher)
7. Asif (finisher)
8. Imad (supporting finisher and captain)
9. Hassan Ali (supporting finisher)
10. Junaid/Hasnain/Haris/Amir/Shinwari
11. Shaheen Afridi

12. Faheem (If he improves his batting)

Sharjeel at 6 is just an insult.

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

Usman Shinwari should have been selected on for Junaid Khan. Poor decision from selectors. Even on his bad day shinwari can provide wickets.

 

[Chokli]

Really unfair to Usman Shinwari who has been performing in ODIs ever since he debuted to be replaced by Mohammad Hasnain.

Faheem Ashraf
Mohammad Hasnain
Hasan Ali
Junaid Khan
Shaheen Afridi


It would have been better to go with

Hasan Ali
Haris Rauf
Umer Khan
Junaid Khan
Usman Shinwari
Shaheen Afridi

With Mohammad Amir on standby.

 

[Mercurial]

Shinwari, absolutely yes. Dropping him was 'jahalat' from Inzamam.

Rizwan will take over from Sarfraz after the WC anyways. He is young, can play the 2023 WC. His omission makes sense, but I would have preferred him over Abid Ali for sure.

 

[ExpressPacer]

If Pakistan is to have any chance at tasting success, we need to bring back Usman Khan!

To all the stats-loving fan boys on PP, take a trip to Usman Khan's cricinfo page and look at his numbers. From what I remember, he has been Pakistan's best bowler this year. Best average, amazing ER and a brilliant strike rate. Inzimam needs to be more meritorious in his selections. Sure, Hasnain is good. But you dont drop your best bowler this year for a newbie who bowls fast.

UKS was impressive in the BBL, in all our series, in the Asia cup and has been throughout the year. He takes wickets in bunches and that's essentially what we've lacked. As teams have shown during this WC time and again, you dont contain the opposition, you bowl them out. You cannot contain on this pitch and with no wicket-takers in our line up, it seems as thought we're going to lose every single game.

Out of the box but we need to start a petition or something.

 

[IAJ]

The problem with our players is that they are simply not smart enough. One match they are good and on same wicket next day can be awful. They have no plans when bowling. They can not work out batsmen. They can’t put the ball on same spot for even two deliveries.

How I miss Ajmal and Asif.

Even Zulfiqar Babar and Abdur Rehman were much better than our frontline spinners now.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

We can't bring him unless there is an injury to someone and I hope no one gets one for sake of it.

 

[Pete Rose]

To all the stats-loving fan boys on PP, take a trip to Usman Khan's cricinfo page and look at his numbers. From what I remember, he has been Pakistan's best bowler this year. Best average, amazing ER and a brilliant strike rate. Inzimam needs to be more meritorious in his selections. Sure, Hasnain is good. But you dont drop your best bowler this year for a newbie who bowls fast.

UKS was impressive in the BBL, in all our series, in the Asia cup and has been throughout the year. He takes wickets in bunches and that's essentially what we've lacked. As teams have shown during this WC time and again, you dont contain the opposition, you bowl them out. You cannot contain on this pitch and with no wicket-takers in our line up, it seems as thought we're going to lose every single game.

Out of the box but we need to start a petition or something.

Team gets bounced out for 100 something.
Logical answer: we are missing a fast bowle r

 

[ExpressPacer]

Team gets bounced out for 100 something.
Logical answer: we are missing a fast bowle r

Agree with your analysis of my post but this was not a reaction to our previous match. Our strength lies in our bowling. Batting will continue to fail and to be honest, I cannot say I wa surprised. We were what, 4 wickets down for 1 run when we last played them in a world up situation? I expect these type of things from our batting.

It is our bowling we need to beef up.

 

[Hawkeye]

Brother [MENTION=141922]ExpressPacer[/MENTION] with his never ending support for Shinwari the spraygun, worse than Wahab.

 

[topspin]

Really unfair to Usman Shinwari who has been performing in ODIs ever since he debuted to be replaced by Mohammad Hasnain.

Faheem Ashraf
Mohammad Hasnain
Hasan Ali
Junaid Khan
Shaheen Afridi


It would have been better to go with

Hasan Ali
Haris Rauf
Umer Khan
Junaid Khan
Usman Shinwari
Shaheen Afridi

With Mohammad Amir on standby.

Lol didn't know you were Bengali

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Missing a World Cup at 26 is not the end of the world. Rizwan should take heart from the fact that he will be rewarded for his performance against Australia after the World Cup. If he maintains his form and fitness, he can play in two future World Cups.

There was always little chance of him making the World Cup squad. The likes of Malik and Hafeez were always going to make it.

You mean the performance in which he failed to clear the rope even once and lost us the game?

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Lol rest assured these two were not going to elevate the team in any way, shape or form if they were playing

 

[ExpressPacer]

Brother [MENTION=141922]ExpressPacer[/MENTION] with his never ending support for Shinwari the spraygun, worse than Wahab.

Boss, I have time and again presented arguments in favour of Shinwari which everyone conveniently ignores. Yes, Shinwari had a poor PSL. Heck, he may even be a poor 20/20 bowler in general but that does not mean he is not good in ODI's, it does not take away the fact that he has been our best bowler for the last year, it goes not take away the fact that he has the best average, bowls around the 90 MPH mark, swings it and has the body of a workhorse.

I dont understand why Usman Khan is dropped from the WC over performances in the PSL. Is PSL really the benchmark of T20 cricket, let alone the selection criteria for our ODI team?

If you're going to conclude that Usman Khan is a poor ODI bowler because of his poor performances in a T20 tournament, why not look at a tournament like the BBL that is far superior to the PSL and has a much better batting credibility. In the BBL, Usman Khan was brilliant. So why do you ignore that, may I ask?

You and I both know he deserves to be there, boss.

 

[Chokli]

Lol didn't know you were Bengali

Lol might as well have some fun tbh.

 

[Savak]

Shinwari should have been picked. His 3-4 wicket bursts in 2 overs would have been vital to progress in the tournament, yes he can get tonked around too, but you have to take that gamble

 

[Savak]

Imran Khan would have picked Shinwari in his team, Imran loved match winning bowlers and bowlers who could run through a batting line up in 2 overs. These are the bowlers you need to win big tournaments. I am sure Imran would have worked with Shinwari on his control tho

 

[hussain.r97]

Shinwari >>>>> Wahab. Also much better than Hasan on current form, it's ridiculous that he didn't get picked.

 

[Captain caveman]

Rizwan has to replace safaraz in tests, but in white ball cricket we need a dynamic stroke playing wicket keeper batsman. We already have 3 slow players in the team - babar, imam and haris. We need some stroke players to add to fakhar and asif. I want to see shajeel and umar akmal given a run in the team after wc( only if we could have had them in this wc)!
Shinwari absence leaves me baffled! You invest in a guy for a couple of years and he does well overall(had a few dodgy games) and then comes the wc and you dump him ? Makes me think mickey holds grudges against people(eg sohail khan).
Personally, would have liked haris rauf and umer khan selected for the wc as well

 

[Savak]

Rizwan has to replace safaraz in tests, but in white ball cricket we need a dynamic stroke playing wicket keeper batsman. We already have 3 slow players in the team - babar, imam and haris. We need some stroke players to add to fakhar and asif. I want to see shajeel and umar akmal given a run in the team after wc( only if we could have had them in this wc)!
Shinwari absence leaves me baffled! You invest in a guy for a couple of years and he does well overall(had a few dodgy games) and then comes the wc and you dump him ? Makes me think mickey holds grudges against people(eg sohail khan).
Personally, would have liked haris rauf and umer khan selected for the wc as well

Imran Khan the bowler was the pick of Pakistani pacers in 2015, he won Pakistan a test match against Sri Lanka with a 5 wicket hall on a flat wicket, he wasn't fast, express but he knew how to reverse swing the ball and get wickets. However our beloved Mickey Arthur decides to black list him because in his view he is millitary medium and not express and end result is Imran Khan Jr never gets a second look in ever again since 2017.

Pakistan needs to do away with Mickey Arthur after this WC, the guy single handedly destroys careers.

 

[Mamoon]

You mean the performance in which he failed to clear the rope even once and lost us the game?

A third rate cricket nation like Pakistan cannot turn up its nose against a batsman who scored 2 hundreds against Australia in his first full series since his comeback. Yes he did not win us any of those games, but with or without him, Pakistan are on a 12 match losing streak. If we adopt the criteria of selecting match-winners only, I doubt if we will be able to field a playing XI.

Rizwan did more than enough against Australia to get a long run in the middle-order after the World Cup. The only reason he is not in the World Cup squad is because of Hafeez and Malik.

 

[Kianig89]

i know its hindsight but Shinwari should have been here instead of SSA