Suggestions for Misbah-ul-Haq: 'Experienced XI' to try out before the T20 World Cup

[Boiz Played Well]

It feels that the inclusion of so many TTFs is taking up a lot of time and Pakistan doesn't really have that many games before the WT20 next year.

So I propose Misbah puts together an XI of these past-their-prime T20 selections he really wants to see, give them all one game and just get it out of his system so we can move forward for good.

Here's my 'Experienced XI' to try out and get out:

1. Ahmed Shehzad
2. Imran Farhat
3. Kamran Akmal (keeper)
4. Umar Akmal
5. Misbah-ul-Haq (captain)
6. Sohaib Maqsood
7. Zulfiqar Babar
8. Yasir Shah
9. Bilawal Bhatti
10. Sohail Tanvir
11. Mohammad Irfan

What's your Experienced XI like?

Disclaimer: Tongue-in-cheek. Don't take it too seriously. Much like our national selectors these days.

 

[Slim]

Dont give Misbah too many ideas. Wont be surprised if turns out to be a reality.

 

[cricketbadshah]

MISBAH
i)Pathentic Coach
ii)Rubbish Selector
On what basis he select Irfan??
Suddenly pak t20 side looks weak like their test team.

 

[Indiafan]

The number of people who were asking for Kamran Akmal to be selected, in the match thread, was astounding. It's a surprise that people dont understand that even though older players do well in domestic their time in international cricket is over and they won't do well. Even after seeing shehzad, Umar and Irfan fail they still want Kamran selected based on domestic stats

 

[hussain.r97]

Dont give Misbah too many ideas. Wont be surprised if turns out to be a reality.

Misbah doesn't need us to suggest this to him, it's probably all written down in his mind

 

[Boiz Played Well]

The number of people who were asking for Kamran Akmal to be selected, in the match thread, was astounding. It's a surprise that people dont understand that even though older players do well in domestic their time in international cricket is over and they won't do well. Even after seeing shehzad, Umar and Irfan fail they still want Kamran selected based on domestic stats

That's why we need the one international game where both him and Umar get to improve on their out-on-a-duck record and be over with it.

 

[Asif321]

First he messed up selections against srilanka bringing Ahmed and akmal which wasn’t needed . Good luck Pakistan

 

[Nikhil_cric]

It feels that the inclusion of so many TTFs is taking up a lot of time and Pakistan doesn't really have that many games before the WT20 next year.

So I propose Misbah puts together an XI of these past-their-prime T20 selections he really wants to see, give them all one game and just get it out of his system so we can move forward for good.

Here's my 'Experienced XI' to try out and get out:

1. Ahmed Shehzad
2. Imran Farhat
3. Kamran Akmal (keeper)
4. Umar Akmal
5. Misbah-ul-Haq (captain)
6. Sohaib Maqsood
7. Zulfiqar Babar
8. Yasir Shah
9. Bilawal Bhatti
10. Sohail Tanvir
11. Mohammad Irfan

What's your Experienced XI like?

Disclaimer: Tongue-in-cheek. Don't take it too seriously. Much like our national selectors these days.

Yasir is too young for that lineup. Needs to be replaced by . For old times' sake

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Yasir is too young for that lineup. Needs to be replaced by . For old times' sake

Very true. Nothing like a throwback to the Ajmal glory days.

 

[nextover666666]

1) Rafatullah Mohmand
2) Kamran Akmal
3) Ahmed Shehzad
4) Umar Akmal
5) Mohammad Hafeez
6) Sohail Tanvir
7) Zulfiqar Babar
8) Umer Gul
9) Imran Khan JR
10) Aizaz Cheema
11) Mohammad Irfan

 

[Danyaalr01]

1) Rafatullah Mohmand
2) Kamran Akmal
3) Ahmed Shehzad
4) Umar Akmal
5) Mohammad Hafeez
6) Sohail Tanvir
7) Zulfiqar Babar
8) Umer Gul
9) Imran Khan JR
10) Aizaz Cheema
11) Mohammad Irfan

Imran Khan Sr, not Jr. Actually both of them should go. Junior would provide some entertainment with his 6 different slower balls in an over.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

1) Rafatullah Mohmand
2) Kamran Akmal
3) Ahmed Shehzad
4) Umar Akmal
5) Mohammad Hafeez
6) Sohail Tanvir
7) Zulfiqar Babar
8) Umer Gul
9) Imran Khan JR
10) Aizaz Cheema
11) Mohammad Irfan

Sohail Tanvir at 6? That solves the power-hitting problem in this squad.

 

[Kroll]

1) Ahmed Shehzad
2) Kamran Akmal (wk)
3) Azhar Ali (c)
4) Mohammad Hafeez
5) Umar Akmal
6) Asad Shafiq
7) Anwar Ali
8) Sohail Tanvir
9) Bilawal Bhatti
10) Zulfiqar Babar
11) Umar Gul

 

[Rellu_Katta]

How dare you forget Asad Shafiq from this T20 team.. how dare u lol

 

[coy0607]

Misbah would be disappointed you didn't include Salman Butt, Wahab Butt, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan Sr, Azhar Ali

 

[Jeetlodil]

Patience. He is actually exposing all the experienced players. wait and watch. give him a year at least

 

[Hasan123]

My worry is that if we continue losing that Misbah may turn to oldies like Hafeez,Malik , etc.

 

[sjahmed23]

Pakistani fans going full Mohd Yousuf on Misbah lol. But seriously some of the selections have been mind boggling. Shehzad, Umar Akmal then Irfan??? I felt like I was watching highlights from 2014 or something

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Patience. He is actually exposing all the experienced players. wait and watch. give him a year at least

If you say so. 2021 World Cup it is then.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

1) Ahmed Shehzad
2) Kamran Akmal (wk)
3) Azhar Ali (c)
4) Mohammad Hafeez
5) Umar Akmal
6) Asad Shafiq
7) Anwar Ali
8) Sohail Tanvir
9) Bilawal Bhatti
10) Zulfiqar Babar
11) Umar Gul

This looks like a legit PM XI from 2013.

 

[nextover666666]

Imran Khan Sr, not Jr. Actually both of them should go. Junior would provide some entertainment with his 6 different slower balls in an over.

Both shouldn't play but this was if misbah was selecting a t20 squad and snr never played limited overs international from my understandings how ever Jr. has and should have never played in the first place

 

[Danyaalr01]

Patience. He is actually exposing all the experienced players. wait and watch. give him a year at least

We already knew these guys were useless. Misbah is just wasting time with them. They already were exposed. Even if they are exposed again the Irfan, Shehzad, Akmal and Wahab fans will still say they should be in the team.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Both shouldn't play but this was if misbah was selecting a t20 squad and snr never played limited overs international from my understandings how ever Jr. has and should have never played in the first place

I wans't on PP when Jr debuted, but did anyone actually rate him? He was a joke of a fast bowler.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

We already knew these guys were useless. Misbah is just wasting time with them. They already were exposed. Even if they are exposed again the Irfan, Shehzad, Akmal and Wahab fans will still say they should be in the team.

England has given T20 caps to Lewis Gregory, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Saqib Mahmood, Pat Brown and Matt Parkinson in their last 3 games. In contrast, Pakistan has not even tried one new player in their past 4 T20s and instead brought back a list of TTFs. I really hope Khushdil, Musa and/or Husnain get some game time today.

 

[iniqbal223]

England has given T20 caps to Lewis Gregory, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Saqib Mahmood, Pat Brown and Matt Parkinson in their last 3 games. In contrast, Pakistan has not even tried one new player in their past 4 T20s and instead brought back a list of TTFs. I really hope Khushdil, Musa and/or Husnain get some game time today.

As expected, Misbah turns out be Misbah. The person who lost 2011 WC semifinal against India, I really wants to know how he managed to rise so much. First ever cricketer, who remained captain for straight 6-7 years without any global trophy (or its not that he was producing good results, same old mediocre results) I wonder what secrets he knows about PCB, that he gets what he wants....

 

[Junaids]

This thread is grossly unfair to the Prime Minister, to Javed Miandad and to Hanif Mohammad.

Now that being old and long past your best is viewed as an asset and not an obstacle, it’s not enough simply to exhume Mohammad Irfan and his ilk. Clearly there are older men who were once successful, so why restrict yourself to the living?

 

[Boiz Played Well]

This thread is grossly unfair to the Prime Minister, to Javed Miandad and to Hanif Mohammad.

Now that being old and long past your best is viewed as an asset and not an obstacle, it’s not enough simply to exhume Mohammad Irfan and his ilk. Clearly there are older men who were once successful, so why restrict yourself to the living?

Next line of recalls has to be Shahid Afridi, Razzaq, Azhar Mahmood and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan. After that there's no guarantees.