Oh please don't make things up, I never cited his improvements as a player solely on the basis of that at QeA final match. He had a very good FC tournament averaging 40+ with a SR of near 80. That is far better than someone who say for examples averages 50 with a SR of 40. Give him the credit he's due for once.
What happened between him and McCullum was unfortunate and I concur with you on this he deserves all the blame for what happened. But that was last year, we are now in 2019 and in desperate times since the gulf between the top 5 (SENA + India) and Pakistan continues to widen because of the minnow standard batting. The top 5 teams are improving while Pakistan isn't moving forward. Players like Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik with their shoddy techniques are not the answer.
As I'll say again if he proves fitness and adds PSL form (on top of his recent domestic achievements) then only an irrational and short sighted individual would exclude him from the team. But this single mindedness of yours comes to no surprise given how you've bashed better and world class Pakistan cricketing sides of the past (2000s and 90s) and turned into a cheerleader for the current side with a substandard batting line up. At least have some standards rather than displaying your small team mentality who gets easily pleased with a lesser, timid and uninspiring set of cricketers.
It's funny you are accusing me of making things up, when that's all you've done in that last paragraph of yours. Where have I said we have a world-class batting line-up? Bring up one post and I will concede, as I'm not afraid to admit I'm wrong on this forum. And I'm certain you won't be seen in this thread when (or if) Umar does make a comeback and proceeds to fail, as usual. I don't believe in these 'saviours' anymore. People wanted YK and Misbah dropped from the Test team way before their retirements, believing that a young side is the answer to our woes and look what has happened. I argued at the time that dropping someone of the stature of YK would prove to be hazardous, and lo and behold, pretty much everyone now is singing praises of YK's stature as a player. Back then it was all about giving a chance to Haris Sohail, Fawad Alam, Usman Salahuddin etc. Haris has played in five test series since then, and he hasn't even managed to out-perform Misbah, let alone YK.
Also, your earlier question, that who would I prefer between Asad Shafiq and Umar Akmal, and I would say it doesn't really matter if it's a choice between the two, right now. Asad was averaging in the early 40s when Umar was dropped from the Test side, and he had a habit of producing decent knocks at number 6, while Umar kept on playing dumb shots at crucial stages. I'm old enough to remember all that, as I watched those matches live and know exactly the kind of damage Umar caused during those times. Right now though, I would discard both and get Saad Ali to play in the line-up. I don't expect him to take the world by storm, but his numbers are tremendous and it remains to be seen what he can achieve in international cricket.
Regarding technique, Umar is diabolical against any kind of spin that turns away from him. Left arm spinners and leg-spinners have troubled him throughout his career, and I really don't know if he has improved massively on that or not. Good player of pace bowling though, better than Shafiq I agree. Very good on the cut and alright on the pull. His temparement is always under the scanner though, and one decent season after years in QeA shouldn't fast track him into the Pakistan team. Neither should one good PSL, as he has performed well there before, only to bomb spectacularly in international cricket with the same issues.
You are banking your hopes on him improving, and hoping against hope for him to finally realize his potential. I don't believe there is any hope for him, as numerous comebacks and a long stint in the Pakistan team, was enough to make a few of us realize that he'll never be good enough for international cricket. As for him taking his fitness seriously is wishful thinking, as his current state suggests.
As for me bashing the 90s team and bigging up the current team, that's once again you making things up. Nowhere have I said that the current team is better than the 90s team. I've simply said that the 90s team under-performed massively, and they don't really have a glittering CV as compared to the current team. So these posts about 'Pakistan cricket is finished and dead' are sensationalist to say the least. Nostalgia is great, but the 90s team had their fair share of embarrassing moments aswell, with much more talented players. This is a young side, so we can cut them a bit of slack.
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