Time to give some credit to Inzamam-ul-Haq as well

[Savak]

Too much Bashing over Inzi's efforts as Chief Selector but we need to acknowledge the good decisions he made as well.

It is pretty clear that Fahim Ashraf was his selection. He selected Shadab Khan and Mohd Abbas for the West Indies tour. He picked Sami Aslam for the England Series.

Instead of just criticizing for the sake of criticizing we should give some credit where it is due as well.

 

[Syed1]

Well done Inzi.


Some of his decisions aren't half bad.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

He also dropped Sami Aslam.He keeps selecting Hafeez and U.Akmal,he selected Azhar for the CT etc

We have to accept the bad with the good,I agree.

 

[troodon]

Looks like the abuses and accolades towards Inzi changes after every match.

 

[Markhor]

Well done Inzi.


Some of his decisions aren't half bad.

Wow I never thought I'd see this.

Must be effect of roza

 

[shaz619]

Mubarak ho ! [MENTION=53290]Markhor[/MENTION]

 

[TalhaSyed]

Here is a list of players who have been given some sort of a run in the national side under Inzi's run as selector:

Shadab Khan
Mohmmad Abbas
Sami Aslam
Fahim Ashraf (has been selected in the squad by Inzi - yet to play a international name)
Hasan Ali
Fakhar Zaman
Mohammad Asghar (was been selected in the squad by Inzi - yet to play a international name)
Mohammad Nawaz
Rumman Raees

However, here are the rules of thumbs follwed by a large chunk of Pakistani fans:

> If they perform, they have 'forced their way in the team' and has nothing to do with Inzi
> If they dont perform, Inzi is a rubbish selector

Meanwhile, giving a international debut to 8 or 9 players in a year is still not good enough for some fans, who still will make it sound like the selectors are the problem.

 

[srh]

I knew that Inzi is a good selector. A legend like him cannot have a bad eye for evaluating talent. The bad selections he has done like Kami, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal etc. are mostly forced upon him and wish he grew more stronger in character to be able to reject those forced selections.

 

[idrizzy]

Here is a list of players who have been given some sort of a run in the national side under Inzi's run as selector:

Shadab Khan
Mohmmad Abbas
Sami Aslam
Fahim Ashraf (has been selected in the squad by Inzi - yet to play a international name)
Hasan Ali
Fakhar Zaman
Mohammad Asghar (was been selected in the squad by Inzi - yet to play a international name)
Mohammad Nawaz
Rumman Raees

However, here are the rules of thumbs follwed by a large chunk of Pakistani fans:

> If they perform, they have 'forced their way in the team' and has nothing to do with Inzi
> If they dont perform, Inzi is a rubbish selector

Meanwhile, giving a international debut to 8 or 9 players in a year is still not good enough for some fans, who still will make it sound like the selectors are the problem.

The problem is more selecting the same old nonesense players, rather than selecting beauty youngstas. E.g: Azhar, Shehzad, Wahab, J Khan, U Akmal. Gotta look at it both sides but for the most part the good outweighs the bad by a small margin.

 

[TalhaSyed]

The problem is more selecting the same old nonesense players, rather than selecting beauty youngstas. E.g: Azhar, Shehzad, Wahab, J Khan, U Akmal. Gotta look at it both sides but for the most part the good outweighs the bad by a small margin.

Yea - I agree - we do have a few players in the team who struggle to keep up with the demands of modern day cricket.

However, tge question is, if we drop them who do we bring in. There are a couple of players like Fawad Alam & Saddaf who I believ should have had a run in the national team - and they still might - however, I don't see anyone setting the domestic circuit alight and forcing their way into the national team. When Umar Akmal got declared unfit, there was a lot of chat about Haris Sohail and Umar Amin.

I'm happy that Haris was selected and I believe his run in the team was cut short by injury so he deserves another go - however - if our next best hope is Umar Amin who has averaged 19 in 15 ODIs, then we are in a spot of bother.

For example - the likes of Hafeez are bashed all day on PP, however, the fact is that he was still the highest run scorer in the recent Pakistan Cup, so now the onus is on the younger players to out perform him in domestic cricket and take his place in the national team.

Younger players are being given a chance - and at a very good rate. The list in my original post shows that. Bringing in 8 or 9 young debutants within the period of a year is no easy task, so credit should be given to the selectors. Credit should also be given to the younger players, who - by enlarge - have made the most of the opportunity ee that have been given to them.

However, we need to be patient and give the younger players (in the national team and in domestic cricket) as well as the management (coach, captain and selectors) time to groom a young team. You can't drop all XI experienced players and bring in eleven debutants in the hope that results will change over night. That sort of knee jerk reaction, where you look the 'cleanse' the team and start from a blank canvas simply does not work.

 

[Square Drive]

Yes, credit where it's due.

 

[Savak]

Can't blame Inzi for still sticking to some of the experienced players. Can't have a completely rookie side with brand new 11 players as well. Need to have the right balance of youth and experience. The only senior players who deserve to be in the ODI and T-20 squad are Hafeez and Malik.

But by and large both Inzi and Mickey have given chances to younger players which is in stark contrast to the previous era and for that they both deserve credit.

 

[Hasan123]

I have said before he deserves some credit for certain selections but his poor selections have been sackable offences

 

[hadi123]

Some of his selections have been good but let's not forget he has made some shocking decisions too eg Masood in tests, Azhar Ali in ODI's etc. However, when this CT squad was named I thought it was awful but after Ashraf's performance today I think this is actually a good squad of 15, with the exceptions being Azhar Ali and Shehzad

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Well done Inzi.


Some of his decisions aren't half bad.

Sir Aap kay Opinion ki kya baat hay Yar

Match Thread Nikaloon kal ka ????

 

[Red Devil]

Always supported him. He's MILES better than the likes of Haroon Rasheed and Iqbal Qasim etc.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

I am sorry to say this and excuse my language but Inzamam is reeking of nepotism, favoritism and corruption in selection process. The fact that players like Azhar, Hafeez, Umar Akmal, and the phaast Riaz keep getting selected in ODIs clearly indicate where his loyalties lie and I am not too surprised as well since the guy only wants to keep his job....

The fact that a proper POT BELLY such as Kamran Akmal made a return to the LOI side just recently shows how much he favors a particular lobby and would literally screw his country over to keep the paychecks rolling every month. A dishonest man at best......

If someone is to get his knickers twisted with what I've written here then so be it and I don't give a rat's behind what his religious affiliations are in life. If you're dishonest and corrupt in any way you are no better than spot and match fixers such as Salman Butt / Mohammad Amir etc etc.......

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Yea - I agree - we do have a few players in the team who struggle to keep up with the demands of modern day cricket.

However, tge question is, if we drop them who do we bring in. There are a couple of players like Fawad Alam & Saddaf who I believ should have had a run in the national team - and they still might - however, I don't see anyone setting the domestic circuit alight and forcing their way into the national team. When Umar Akmal got declared unfit, there was a lot of chat about Haris Sohail and Umar Amin.

I'm happy that Haris was selected and I believe his run in the team was cut short by injury so he deserves another go - however - if our next best hope is Umar Amin who has averaged 19 in 15 ODIs, then we are in a spot of bother.

For example - the likes of Hafeez are bashed all day on PP, however, the fact is that he was still the highest run scorer in the recent Pakistan Cup, so now the onus is on the younger players to out perform him in domestic cricket and take his place in the national team.

Younger players are being given a chance - and at a very good rate. The list in my original post shows that. Bringing in 8 or 9 young debutants within the period of a year is no easy task, so credit should be given to the selectors. Credit should also be given to the younger players, who - by enlarge - have made the most of the opportunity ee that have been given to them.

However, we need to be patient and give the younger players (in the national team and in domestic cricket) as well as the management (coach, captain and selectors) time to groom a young team. You can't drop all XI experienced players and bring in eleven debutants in the hope that results will change over night. That sort of knee jerk reaction, where you look the 'cleanse' the team and start from a blank canvas simply does not work.

bhai I will just add that yes Hafeez was the highest scorer but he didnt look anything special. Scratchy and slow starts, play and misses, ball hitting the pads, same poor technique. You could clearly see the difference b/w him and Haris when both were playing together. Federal coach himself said that Haris' century was the best from his side and now Sami's 169 too.

Unfortunately our selectors don't bother to watch matches and prefer to go with end scorecards.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Inzy dropped Sami for Masood. There is no need to discuss anything else when it comes to his selection capability or honesty.

 

[IAJ]

Looks like the abuses and accolades towards Inzi changes after every match.

We only take one match at a time and don't look too far ahead or what has happend in past.

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

We're giving this based on a warm up match?

 

[TalhaSyed]

bhai I will just add that yes Hafeez was the highest scorer but he didnt look anything special. Scratchy and slow starts, play and misses, ball hitting the pads, same poor technique. You could clearly see the difference b/w him and Haris when both were playing together. Federal coach himself said that Haris' century was the best from his side and now Sami's 169 too.

Unfortunately our selectors don't bother to watch matches and prefer to go with end scorecards.

Absolutely - I fully agree. Even today against Bangladesh Hafeez struggled, at no stage looked set & in general struggles with modern day cricket. However, we need other players to out perform him to take his place in the national team.

I'm sure there are a few talented batsmen in the domestic circuit who have the potential to do well in international cricket - however - until they actually start out performing the current lot on a consistent basis, they will struggle to make it into the team.

The selectors should definitely look at more than just the scorecard - however - cricket matches are won based on who has score more runs & not on who has got more potential. We tried the "has potential" approach with U Akmal and the guys played over 200 games for Pakistan since he "has potential" however where ha s that gotten us? This potential has to transpire into runs on the cricket pitch.

Also - if the selectors have picked the likes of Shadab, Abbas, Hassan Ali, Fakhir Zaman based solely on the scorecard - why have the likes of Saddaf and Fawad Alam not been selected? Again - it's very easy to bash the management (coach, captain and selectors) when there simply a lack of taken available at the moment.

 

[Slog]

Yeah let's wait for a game which even counts as a domestic

 

[waleed88]

Credit goes to Inzamam, when have we last seen someone play at a strike rate of 200 for Pakistan in any format? I think it was Anwar Ali vs Srilanka in a t20 game, but since then he has deteriorated at a rate of knots.

I don't care if it was 40m boundaries on one side... This was a cricket match that was a typical Pakistan chase, the way we chase down any total on the board, and we were headed in the same direction (a defeat)... out comes this guy and plays a knock of his life (practice match whatever) it had the feels of a real match because each batsmen in the top order was playing for a place in the side, Hafeez played his selfish knock, so did Shehzad, Sarfraz choked because of the captaincy pressure, Imad had no intention of going after the total..

Our team has always chased down a total like this, we looked set to be defeated and not even play our 50 overs.... (like it always happens when we are chasing) this knock gives fans genuine hope for Pakistan's future.... we desperately need a hard hitting batsman ever since Afridi and Razzaq left

 

[waleed88]

People keep saying its a practice match, there is still alot of pride involved. Ever since we lost to Bangladesh in 3-0 at home, Bangladesh have looked a much better cricketing outfit than us, we looked to be headed towards a defeat, and we won the game... this is a huge morale booster for us... these wins can spark a change in the attitude of our top order batsmen, who can play freely now knowing that there is cushion for our batsmen down the order..

 

[Bilal7]

Inzy dropped Sami for Masood. There is no need to discuss anything else when it comes to his selection capability or honesty.

For someone who is unaware of Sami's performances in New Zealand and Australia.

I've said this before and I will say it again, Inzamam-ul-Haq is the best Pakistani selector of all time. He's done things on merit, not been reactive and has given confidence even to those players that at the end of the day were not good enough. Now if only we can get him to say "boys played well" one more time, Eid will come early this year.

 

[Bilal7]

bhai I will just add that yes Hafeez was the highest scorer but he didnt look anything special. Scratchy and slow starts, play and misses, ball hitting the pads, same poor technique. You could clearly see the difference b/w him and Haris when both were playing together. Federal coach himself said that Haris' century was the best from his side and now Sami's 169 too.

Unfortunately our selectors don't bother to watch matches and prefer to go with end scorecards.

Umar Akmal was the talent quota but we all know what happened with him. Based on your perspective, Fawad Alam should never play for Pakistan.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

For someone who is unaware of Sami's performances in New Zealand and Australia.

I've said this before and I will say it again, Inzamam-ul-Haq is the best Pakistani selector of all time. He's done things on merit, not been reactive and has given confidence even to those players that at the end of the day were not good enough. Now if only we can get him to say "boys played well" one more time, Eid will come early this year.

Bilal Bhai I am sorry but NO HE HAS NOT..... Not even close.....

 

[BDwarriors]

One warm up match against minnow team and people even praising inzi.....

 

[BDwarriors]

People keep saying its a practice match, there is still alot of pride involved. Ever since we lost to Bangladesh in 3-0 at home, Bangladesh have looked a much better cricketing outfit than us, we looked to be headed towards a defeat, and we won the game... this is a huge morale booster for us... these wins can spark a change in the attitude of our top order batsmen, who can play freely now knowing that there is cushion for our batsmen down the order..

You should be worriwd about your batsmans performance in the match, there is nothing to boost about...

 

[Shafi]

Yeah, give credit for useless warm up match against Bangladesh without their main bowler Mustafiz.
Even if Amir played our bowlers can easily give away 280-300. But if Mustafiz played we will struggle to get even 230. Fahim played well but I highly doubt he can butcher Mustafiz.

Little credit is due for Inzamam to select Fakher, Hasan and Haris (Umar Akmal got fitness exposed so Inzamam did not have any choice).
But its really pathetic to select players like Azhar, Shehzad for opening slots, Selfish and useless player like Hafeez and out of form Wahab. Also selecting Shan over Sami in test was really questionable about his ability.
No matter whom you select but when you have those 4 players in the playing 11 you are bound to loose against top 5 teams.

Let the main round begin and we will see how Inzamam will be exposed for his incompetence.

 

[waleed88]

You should be worriwd about your batsmans performance in the match, there is nothing to boost about...

In what tournament have our batsmen ever performed?? Even the World Cups we won had our team getting all out on 72 in one of the games...

in the t20 world cup of 2009, our batting hardly clicked until Abdul Razzaq came to the party down the order and it allowed cushion for our batsmen to bat freely..

when our team reached 2011 world cup semis, our team never scored a 300 if I'm not wrong while all the other top teams did

 

[The_Odd_One]

For someone who is unaware of Sami's performances in New Zealand and Australia.

I've said this before and I will say it again, Inzamam-ul-Haq is the best Pakistani selector of all time. He's done things on merit, not been reactive and has given confidence even to those players that at the end of the day were not good enough. Now if only we can get him to say "boys played well" one more time, Eid will come early this year.

Inzimam is nothing but a hypocrite. Sami was dropped on the basis of 2 tests in Australia where historically Pakstani ATGs have failed. What did Babar do in those 2 tests? On what basis was Masood selected? What was his output in previous test matches?

Sami has out scored the likes of Misbah and Younis and his senior partner Azhar in some overseas test matches. It was criminal to drop him after just 2 bad tests.

Even when Sami failed, he saw off the new ball which is a requirement for a test opener. Interestingly, the same Inzy picked Shehzad and Azhar for doing it in ODIs. This is not 80s anymore. Even in the 90s, almost all teams brought in aggressive openers.

And talking about Inzy's selection, he dropped Azhar for WI ODIs, brought Kamran, and then dropped him after just 3 ODIs to bring back Azhar without any performance is PSL or Pakistan cup.

 

[super hitter]

lol, is all i can say for such threads...Just one inning by a bowler, and people are all down to mindless praising.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Lol @ the overreaction.. Bhai pehle koi performance to dene do real game mein.

 

[DRsohail]

he has mixed sort of performance..some good and some worst decisions..

 

[rahulrulezz]

Tbf he is most professional and probably the best selector Pakistan had for a while.

But all I have seen on PP is people ranting about him. I guess it's hard to keep Pakistani fans happy.

 

[Shafi]

Tbf he is most professional and probably the best selector Pakistan had for a while.

But all I have seen on PP is people ranting about him. I guess it's hard to keep Pakistani fans happy.

Yes, good for opposition teams by selecting tuktuking and failure like Azhar, Shezad and Hafeez

 

[coy0607]

he's had some good decision - but even a broken clock is right twice a day

his blunder of insisting with Azhar and Shehzad is a total catastrophe and cannot be forgiven

and thats even before you get to guys like Wahab and Hafeez

 

[Ami]

His job was to revolutionise odi set up which he hasnt done...well done.
Our batting line with ALL tundlers is a recurring joke...
well done.
Same goes for T20s...well done.

Test match side has always been competitive way before he arrived....well done there too.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Inzy dropped Sami for Masood. There is no need to discuss anything else when it comes to his selection capability or honesty.

exactly... for this he has to be sacked....

 

[Bilal7]

Bilal Bhai I am sorry but NO HE HAS NOT..... Not even close.....

Inzimam is nothing but a hypocrite. Sami was dropped on the basis of 2 tests in Australia where historically Pakstani ATGs have failed. What did Babar do in those 2 tests? On what basis was Masood selected? What was his output in previous test matches?

Sami has out scored the likes of Misbah and Younis and his senior partner Azhar in some overseas test matches. It was criminal to drop him after just 2 bad tests.

Even when Sami failed, he saw off the new ball which is a requirement for a test opener. Interestingly, the same Inzy picked Shehzad and Azhar for doing it in ODIs. This is not 80s anymore. Even in the 90s, almost all teams brought in aggressive openers.

And talking about Inzy's selection, he dropped Azhar for WI ODIs, brought Kamran, and then dropped him after just 3 ODIs to bring back Azhar without any performance is PSL or Pakistan cup.

This is why Inzamam is getting paid for selecting the Pakistani team and you are not. Sami is a young player, barely 20 years old and his experience overseas has rattled him. Rather than continuing to place him in the firing line, Inzamam dropped him so he could go and work on the issues that have crept up in his game. In the meanwhile, he's given another chance to Masood, who has match-winning centuries against South Africa and Sri Lanka. Inzamam is the guy who gave Sami a chance in the first place, it is totally stupid to assume that he has an agenda against Sami.

Azhar was dropped because his performances were not up to par and Kamran was killing it at the domestic level. After Kamran was exposed yet again, Inzamam had no other choice but to go back to Azhar because Sharjeel was found to be a corrupt cheater.

All of Inzamam's decisions have been on merit and make a lot of sense to people that have the brains to read between the lines a little bit.

 

[Bilal7]

For the other simpletons in this thread, Azhar and Shehzad are just two of the opening options in the squad. Fakhar and Hafeez are the others. The team management has to ensure that the right combination is selected.

 

[moghul]

Couple of good decision and tons of bad decisions , the worst was persisting with Misbah too long and now with Hafeez.

 

[ftbno1]

Unfair criticism of selectors??

Even at the time such tensions between the two nations;the Indo-Pak cricket fans are united in one beief.Both believe that their selectors are crap and have selected a poor team for CT 2017.
Pakistani fans believe that Inzi made a mistake of bringing back azhar ali and should have selected youngsters who did well in PC.
Indians believe that Indian seectors made a huge mistale in selecting MSD-Yuvi and not considering performances in IPL of players like Pant,Iyer,Gambhir,Krunal etc.
I can't claim to know much about Pakistani cricket setup but I can understand logic about selection of Azhar Ali. When he was dropped from ODIs no one could have predicted that Sharjeel will get into such troubles. Sharjeels departure left a hole in pakistani top order and considering the stature of tournament team required an experienced and pedigreed player for some time atleat. His selection is not very doffernt from selection of dravid, late in his career in odi team in australia.This decision is not for long term but this particular tournament
Similarly, If Yuvi-MSD should not have been selected this should have been done earlier.Now when they have performed against England it will be really unfair to drop them without any rhe or reason.Further why should selectors make big changes in a team which soundly defeated a vey good english team in theor last LOI outing.
I am first one to say that shreyas iyer and rishabh pant will have long career for india. In fact I believe Rishabh will be our next sehwag.
But to dole out debut caps in CT 2017 is outright reckless. No team does that before such a big tournament barring some injury or freak accident which leaves big hole in the side.

 

[ExpressPacer]

For someone who is unaware of Sami's performances in New Zealand and Australia.

I've said this before and I will say it again, Inzamam-ul-Haq is the best Pakistani selector of all time. He's done things on merit, not been reactive and has given confidence even to those players that at the end of the day were not good enough. Now if only we can get him to say "boys played well" one more time, Eid will come early this year.

Did you say that with a straight face? Honestly, in my opinion, Inzamam-ul-Haq is the absolute worst Pakistani selector of all time. He's done things on merit? This has me cracking up. Not selecting Sohail Khan for LOI's was merit? Was dropping Sami Aslam and selecting Shan Masood instead a description of meritocracy? Sami Aslam has a tough tour at 19 years of age at the world's hardest venue. Misbah, Sarfraz and Babar Azam had equally had series. Why were they not dropped?

As for the selections of Abbas and Shadab, there is no credit to Inzamam-ul-Haq for that. He was forced to select someone who was topping the charts in the QeA trophy for two years and Shadab had an unbelievable tournament in the PSL.

I would give him credit for where he deserves it but all he's done after coming back is bring back Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Shan Masood and almost Salman Butt. I would've mentioned Shoaib Malik too but he's done really well since his comeback.

 

[the Great Khan]

Inzi has been one of our better selectors. I mean we can always go back to iqbal qasim if thats what people want or perhaps Bari? Some of you kiddies need to understand our dilemma. Everyone wants their mama chacha in the team. From the ultimate saviour of pakistan cricket Haris sahib to the greatest brain in cricket in Malik mirza sahib.

The reality is somewhat different. People want Hafeez dropped. Ok lets say Inzi drops him, we then need to find a bowler and a batsman/opener. Who will replace him? Bhoala the wapda mulazims son? or perhaps that 18 year old who bowled one ball that looked really really phasst on youtube? please..

The fact is we dont have any real ready made replacements for some of our TTF's. And Inzi knows this. So he is doing the right thing. He is slowly introducing some young players and seeing if they sink or swim. We are in no position to suddenly make wholesale changes. People say why wanst Sami selected for the ODI's. well he hasnt exactly given us much confidence in ODI's has he? Yes he should have been in the test sqaud but I understand Inzi wanted to try and create some competition by selecting Shaan and hoping he would do well. He didnt so now I expect Sami to be back. We dont have a great domestic system so we have to try these things.

In short get off inzi's back and stop moaning. Afterall Iqbal qasim is always ready to volunteer his services..

 

[Markhor]

Was dropping Sami Aslam and selecting Shan Masood instead a description of meritocracy?

What can Inzamam do when Shan Masood's father is on the Board ? Fans need to remember there is a lot of external pressures on selectors who don't always have a free hand.

As for the selections of Abbas and Shadab, there is no credit to Inzamam-ul-Haq for that. He was forced to select someone who was topping the charts in the QeA trophy for two years and Shadab had an unbelievable tournament in the PSL.

Isn't the point of selection to reward domestic performers ? How's it logical that all the blame goes to Inzamam for the poor selection decisions but none of the credit goes to Inzamam for the good selections ?

BTW Shadab was selected for the Pakistan A team tour of Zimbabwe last Sep so clearly he was being groomed for the national team even before the PSL.

 

[ExpressPacer]

What can Inzamam do when Shan Masood's father is on the Board ? Fans need to remember there is a lot of external pressures on selectors who don't always have a free hand.

Then he should stop pretending as if he's some saint and doesn't give in to external pressures. If he's so strict about his morals, he should resign and let the world know of what goes on in the PCB. Otherwise, he is also a part of the corruption and the selections are not on merit. It's as simple as that.

Isn't the point of selection to reward domestic performers ? How's it logical that all the blame goes to Inzamam for the poor selection decisions but none of the credit goes to Inzamam for the good selections ?

BTW Shadab was selected for the Pakistan A team tour of Zimbabwe last Sep so clearly he was being groomed for the national team even before the PSL.

What I'm trying to say is that he didn't pick them on the basis of the potential that they had, instead because he was forced to. Why aren't talented players like Hamza Ghanchi who scored a triple hundred in his very first match if the domestic season a part of the A squad, or even the Pakistan Cup? And Ehtisham Sultan? I can name at least a dozen other guys who showed tons of potential but have been bogged down because of TTFs and buddies of Inzi that he continues to select.

 

[Bilal7]

Did you say that with a straight face? Honestly, in my opinion, Inzamam-ul-Haq is the absolute worst Pakistani selector of all time. He's done things on merit? This has me cracking up. Not selecting Sohail Khan for LOI's was merit? Was dropping Sami Aslam and selecting Shan Masood instead a description of meritocracy? Sami Aslam has a tough tour at 19 years of age at the world's hardest venue. Misbah, Sarfraz and Babar Azam had equally had series. Why were they not dropped?

As for the selections of Abbas and Shadab, there is no credit to Inzamam-ul-Haq for that. He was forced to select someone who was topping the charts in the QeA trophy for two years and Shadab had an unbelievable tournament in the PSL.

I would give him credit for where he deserves it but all he's done after coming back is bring back Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Shan Masood and almost Salman Butt. I would've mentioned Shoaib Malik too but he's done really well since his comeback.

Sohail Khan cannot bowl ten overs with his current fitness levels and even then, he is a nothing bowler and at 31 years old, he isn't getting any better. Inzamam rightfully dropped him for the younger, fitter and sharper Junaid Khan and Hassan Ali.

You need to read my reply to the other people crying foul on Sami Aslam's exclusion. You probably don't realize that Inzamam was the one who gave Sami a chance in the first place. You want Inzamam to drop the captain and his successor? If you want to be laughing at anyone, laugh at yourself.

No, he wasn't forced to pick them. He picked them because he does things on merit. Same reason he picked Kamran and Shehzad in the team and hasn't dropped Malik or Hafeez. You clearly are incapable of giving him credit where it's due so spare me the false air of neutrality.

 

[Savak]

I dont blame Inzi at all for chopping Sami. Hopefully the message was clear to him that his constipated 15-20 runs of 100 deliveries are not good enough at this level. That being said i believe Sami being sacked is more Mickey Arthur's move than Inzi, apparently Sami was caught violating the team's diet instructions by secretly eating Chicken Karhai in his room.

That also being said, Shan Masood is a rubbish replacement, would rather have Hafeez back in the side than Masood.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Sohail Khan cannot bowl ten overs with his current fitness levels and even then, he is a nothing bowler and at 31 years old, he isn't getting any better. Inzamam rightfully dropped him for the younger, fitter and sharper Junaid Khan and Hassan Ali.

Hasan Ali was already in the team. Sohail Khan was dropped for a less skilled, slower, skinnier but not fitter and non performing Junaid Khan.

You need to read my reply to the other people crying foul on Sami Aslam's exclusion. You probably don't realize that Inzamam was the one who gave Sami a chance in the first place. You want Inzamam to drop the captain and his successor? If you want to be laughing at anyone, laugh at yourself.

His successor? It still hasn't been established if Sarfraz will be captain in Tests.. Not to forget, he didn't nothing of note in the NZ or England series either whereas Sami Aslam was instrumental in us winning. You can have an undying love for Inzamam but trying to justify a false and unethical dropping of one of the best talents in Pakistan is atrocious and frankly, I'm losing all the respect I have for you as a poster. How can you even justify him being dropped? He's one the best rising talents we've had in years. He performed consistently and in conditions where you average Joe wouldn't, against bowlers where your every Shehzad, Dick and Harry fail.

And to add to that, he's a left hander at the top, a type of batsman we haven't had in years. Not to forget, he was dropped for a non performing, older and severely less talented Shan Masood. Please don't try to justify it.

No, he wasn't forced to pick them. He picked them because he does things on merit. Same reason he picked Kamran and Shehzad in the team and hasn't dropped Malik or Hafeez. You clearly are incapable of giving him credit where it's due so spare me the false air of neutrality.

Ahmed Shehzad was there on merit? Shehzad was picked because we had no other options, my friend. Khalid Latif and Sharjeel, our openers were missing so he was the only one we could turn back to. As far as Hafeez is concerned, he's a non performing oldie and even a blind man can tell he's still chucking. He sucks the life out of the innings and isn't made for cricket being played in 2017. I may be incapable of giving Inzi credit but you are incapable of seeing the truth.

 

[Bilal7]

I dont blame Inzi at all for chopping Sami. Hopefully the message was clear to him that his constipated 15-20 runs of 100 deliveries are not good enough at this level. That being said i believe Sami being sacked is more Mickey Arthur's move than Inzi, apparently Sami was caught violating the team's diet instructions by secretly eating Chicken Karhai in his room.

That also being said, Shan Masood is a rubbish replacement, would rather have Hafeez back in the side than Masood.

Plus, it's not like Sami's career is over. Inzamam will surely pick him again and this time, Sami needs to really nail down that opening spot.

Shan Masood has a century against South Africa and played a huge role in Pakistan chasing down 300+ against Sri Lanka in that fourth innings chase. He isn't a rubbish player and it's good that he got a chance once again.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Plus, it's not like Sami's career is over. Inzamam will surely pick him again and this time, Sami needs to really nail down that opening spot.

Shan Masood has a century against South Africa and played a huge role in Pakistan chasing down 300+ against Sri Lanka in that fourth innings chase. He isn't a rubbish player and it's good that he got a chance once again.

Wrong. He doesn't have a century against South Africa. He has a solitary century coming against a weak Sri Lanka with a batting average of 23. Not to forget, even this century came when Younis Khan, arguably one of the best players of spin bowling, was on the other end and guided him on how to play each and every delivery - something Masood admitted himself. So, a fluke century vs a weak attack isn't really something to boast of.

He doesn't deserve any more chances. Should look to get into commentary like Bazid Khan.

 

[Bilal7]

Hasan Ali was already in the team. Sohail Khan was dropped for a less skilled, slower, skinnier but not fitter and non performing Junaid Khan.



His successor? It still hasn't been established if Sarfraz will be captain in Tests.. Not to forget, he didn't nothing of note in the NZ or England series either whereas Sami Aslam was instrumental in us winning. You can have an undying love for Inzamam but trying to justify a false and unethical dropping of one of the best talents in Pakistan is atrocious and frankly, I'm losing all the respect I have for you as a poster. How can you even justify him being dropped? He's one the best rising talents we've had in years. He performed consistently and in conditions where you average Joe wouldn't, against bowlers where your every Shehzad, Dick and Harry fail.

And to add to that, he's a left hander at the top, a type of batsman we haven't had in years. Not to forget, he was dropped for a non performing, older and severely less talented Shan Masood. Please don't try to justify it.




Ahmed Shehzad was there on merit? Shehzad was picked because we had no other options, my friend. Khalid Latif and Sharjeel, our openers were missing so he was the only one we could turn back to. As far as Hafeez is concerned, he's a non performing oldie and even a blind man can tell he's still chucking. He sucks the life out of the innings and isn't made for cricket being played in 2017. I may be incapable of giving Inzi credit but you are incapable of seeing the truth.

Before we proceed any further, you need to get a glass of water and stop hyperventilating that poor, little Sami was dropped. It's not the end of the world. As far as respect is concerned, I don't really need it from someone like you.

Junaid Khan is clearly the better bowler and fitter athlete than Sohail Khan. He showed this in Australia when he got on top of David Warner for a couple of matches and has an excellent record in ODIs. Absolutely the right decision.

Sarfaraz is Inzamam's pick for test captain. Sami did really well in England, after Inzamam picked him for the squad. He didn't do well in Australia and as a result, was dropped so he could sort out his issues and Masood could be tried out. Sami is likely to be picked in the next test squad and will come back as a better and hungrier player.

Shehzad was picked because he was doing very well at the domestic level. Sharjeel Khan's stupidity did leave the opening department thin and this is why Azhar Ali is in the team right now. Hafeez has been scoring runs and that is what performing is. Your ageism will not result in him or Malik getting dropped as long as they keep performing. Inzamam doesn't drop performing players.

Given that every single one of your complaints have no basis or are simply irrational, it is you who needs to put aside your likes and dislikes and see the truth.

 

[waleed88]

Credit to Inzamam if Fahim can live upto his reputation

 

[Bilal7]

Wrong. He doesn't have a century against South Africa. He has a solitary century coming against a weak Sri Lanka with a batting average of 23. Not to forget, even this century came when Younis Khan, arguably one of the best players of spin bowling, was on the other end and guided him on how to play each and every delivery - something Masood admitted himself. So, a fluke century vs a weak attack isn't really something to boast of.

He doesn't deserve any more chances. Should look to get into commentary like Bazid Khan.

Yes, he won't get any more chances.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Before we proceed any further, you need to get a glass of water and stop hyperventilating that poor, little Sami was dropped. It's not the end of the world. As far as respect is concerned, I don't really need it from someone like you.

Junaid Khan is clearly the better bowler and fitter athlete than Sohail Khan. He showed this in Australia when he got on top of David Warner for a couple of matches and has an excellent record in ODIs. Absolutely the right decision.

Sarfaraz is Inzamam's pick for test captain. Sami did really well in England, after Inzamam picked him for the squad. He didn't do well in Australia and as a result, was dropped so he could sort out his issues and Masood could be tried out. Sami is likely to be picked in the next test squad and will come back as a better and hungrier player.

Shehzad was picked because he was doing very well at the domestic level. Sharjeel Khan's stupidity did leave the opening department thin and this is why Azhar Ali is in the team right now. Hafeez has been scoring runs and that is what performing is. Your ageism will not result in him or Malik getting dropped as long as they keep performing. Inzamam doesn't drop performing players.

Given that every single one of your complaints have no basis or are simply irrational, it is you who needs to put aside your likes and dislikes and see the truth.

Its not the end of the world, I agree. But trying to justify the exclusion of Sami Aslam just shows your hypocrisy because I'm not the one running around saying Inzamam is the GOAT selector. Either you accept his corruption and continue with your false praise or stop making such statements.

Junaid Khan wasn't supposed to be there in the first place. What he did has no meaning. He had a bad PSL while it was the opposite with Sohail Khan. As far as Junaid's performance in Australia is concerned, I don't understand how getting the wicket of a hack at 126 KPH is exactly "getting on top" of him but sure, if it helps you feel better.

For Hafeez, the only reason he got some runs in Australia was because Smith dropped a dolly at zero. His runs in WI were worse than lower scores. Pakistan would have been better off with him getting ducks because please, do me a favour and look at the strike rate at which they were scored if you didn't bother watching the match.

 

[Bilal7]

Its not the end of the world, I agree. But trying to justify the exclusion of Sami Aslam just shows your hypocrisy because I'm not the one running around saying Inzamam is the GOAT selector. Either you accept his corruption and continue with your false praise or stop making such statements.

Junaid Khan wasn't supposed to be there in the first place. What he did has no meaning. He had a bad PSL while it was the opposite with Sohail Khan. As far as Junaid's performance in Australia is concerned, I don't understand how getting the wicket of a hack at 126 KPH is exactly "getting on top" of him but sure, if it helps you feel better.

For Hafeez, the only reason he got some runs in Australia was because Smith dropped a dolly at zero. His runs in WI were worse than lower scores. Pakistan would have been better off with him getting ducks because please, do me a favour and look at the strike rate at which they were scored if you didn't bother watching the match.

No, I gave you valid reasons why Sami, or any other young player, being dropped and sent back to work on his issues is the right thing to do after a major set-back. You don't seem to see the bigger picture, seeing how emotional you are getting over Sami being dropped for one tour.

"What he did has no meaning". Absolute garbage. So now you want players who have performed at the international level to be dropped because they did not perform at the domestic level prior to their selection. Do you read what you post? This hack has scored nine centuries in the past few months and has slaughtered dozens of bowlers on his home pitches. So yeah, getting on top of him is a big deal. Once again, Sohail Khan is unable to bowl more than five or six overs and unless he improves his fitness, he's not getting selected again.

I don't care why or how Hafeez scored his runs, the fact is that he did score them. His SR, while not fantastic, was passable and seeing how all the batsmen in Pakistan that can do a better job than him are either in the squad as well or caught up in corruption problems, I don't see why his inclusion is so painful for you.

The only problematic selection in the Champions Trophy Squad is Azhar Ali. However, no one is saying that Inzamam is perfect. No one is.

 

[The_Odd_One]

This is why Inzamam is getting paid for selecting the Pakistani team and you are not. Sami is a young player, barely 20 years old and his experience overseas has rattled him. Rather than continuing to place him in the firing line, Inzamam dropped him so he could go and work on the issues that have crept up in his game. In the meanwhile, he's given another chance to Masood, who has match-winning centuries against South Africa and Sri Lanka. Inzamam is the guy who gave Sami a chance in the first place, it is totally stupid to assume that he has an agenda against Sami.

Azhar was dropped because his performances were not up to par and Kamran was killing it at the domestic level. After Kamran was exposed yet again, Inzamam had no other choice but to go back to Azhar because Sharjeel was found to be a corrupt cheater.

All of Inzamam's decisions have been on merit and make a lot of sense to people that have the brains to read between the lines a little bit.

Your post does not make any sense. How getting dropped from the team will help Sami? You must be the only one here defending Masood's selection. The guy is worse than Imran Farhat.

Kamran was exposed after 3 ODIs but Azhar was not after he averaged in 20s in last 1 year? Inzimam had several options. He could have picked any of the performing batsman from PSL.

Even for all-rounder spot, Inzy failed to pick Yamin.