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Pakistan ‘A’ Team Tour of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Cricket will host the Pakistan ‘A’ Team during the months of October – November
2021 for 02 Four Day Games and 03 ODIs.

Pakistan ‘A’ will arrive in Sri Lanka on the 21st October 2021, and the tour will take place in
a Bio-Bubble Environment.

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So Haider, Abdullah, Musa, Others who at this moment require First Class will be selected for warming the bench & carrying drinks and prevented from playing Domestic Cricket.
Captains Buddies and Coaches relatives (TTFs) will get into playing XI.
What is the use/advantage of this A Tour, Pakistan Domestic Cricket teams (especially, Quad-e-Azam with full strength barring National team Players) are more Competitive than Sri Lanka's National Team currently.
Plus, Conditions are same as in Pakistan.
This tour should be postponed atleast. till Quad-e-Azam Trophy Concludes.
 
Whats is this organising these 'A' Tours during the Domestic Season. Same thing happened last year, and the Selected players didn't even play one single FC match (Zafar, Abdullah, Musa, Hasnain, Rohail, etc).
Fortunately or Unfortunately, Saud was not selected for that Tour, and he played whole full season & Scored runs and got into the Team.
Otherwise, he would have been struggling to get into Domestic Teams now.
Same with Hasan Ali, who wasn't selected for the A Tour.
Rohail in last two years has played 1 FC match in NZ Tour, Same with Zafar till his County stint this year, Haider hasn't played FC match since 2019 Quad-e-Azam Final, Same for Musa Last FC Match 2019 Final, Hasnains last FC Match is in Sept. 2018 & is yet to play a FC Match in new Domestic Structure.
 
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A highly positive development. Lots of players who can be given opportunities in this tour.
 
my 4 day squad
1. Zain Abbas
2. Abdullah Shafiq
3. Rohail Nazir (c) (wk)
4. Kamran Ghulam
5. Adil Amin
6. Salman Agha
7. Ali Imran
8. Zafar Gohar
9. Shahzaib Ahmed Khan
10. Taj Wali
11. Akif Javed
12. Israrullah
13. Muhammad Hassan (WK)
14. Sadaf Hussain
15. Waqas Maqsood
16. Amad Butt
17. Mubasir Khan
18. Saad Ali
19. Zeeshan Malik
20. Ali Asad


One day Squad
1. Abdullah Shafiq
2. Tayyib Tahir
3. Rohail Nazir (c) (wk)
4. Kamran Ghulam
5. Adil Amin
6. Salman Ali Agha
7. Ali Imran
8. Amad Butt
9. Usama Mir
10. Asif Afridi
11. Akif Javed
12. Zeeshan Zamir
13. Zeeshan Malik
14. Muhammad Haris (wk)
15. Mubasir Khan
16. Qasim Akram
17. Abdul Wahid Bangulzai
18. Aarish Ali Khan
19. Nasir Nawaz
20. Muhammad Imran
 
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Listen Chaps beggars cant be chosers when did we even have an A tour last...so its all good news but i 100% agree our domestic season goes to waste if things like this happen but surely somebody else will get a chance
 
b.lesner said:
my 4 day squad
1. Zain Abbas
2. Abdullah Shafiq
3. Rohail Nazir (c) (wk)
4. Kamran Ghulam
5. Adil Amin
6. Salman Agha
7. Ali Imran
8. Zafar Gohar
9. Shahzaib Ahmed Khan
10. Taj Wali
11. Akif Javed
12. Israrullah
13. Muhammad Hassan (WK)
14. Sadaf Hussain
15. Waqas Maqsood
16. Amad Butt
17. Mubasir Khan
18. Saad Ali
19. Zeeshan Malik
20. Ali Asad


One day Squad
1. Abdullah Shafiq
2. Tayyib Tahir
3. Rohail Nazir (c) (wk)
4. Kamran Ghulam
5. Adil Amin
6. Salman Ali Agha
7. Ali Imran
8. Amad Butt
9. Usama Mir
10. Asif Afridi
11. Akif Javed
12. Zeeshan Zamir
13. Zeeshan Malik
14. Muhammad Haris (wk)
15. Mubasir Khan
16. Qasim Akram
17. Abdul Wahid Bangulzai
18. Aarish Ali Khan
19. Nasir Nawaz
20. Muhammad Imran
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ODI squad looks good.

Lol at Taj Wali and Sadak hussain .. these two are done long time ago.

It is like selecting Tabish Khan in the national side.
 
4day team shall be

Saim Ayub
Haider Ali
Abdullah shafiq
Kamran Ghulam
Saud Shakeel
Rohail Nazir
M.wasim jnr.
Usman qadir
Zafar gohar
Zia ul haq
Haris Rauf
Reserves
Naseem shah
Musa
Salman agha
 
ODI squad should be
Haider Ali
Ahmad shahzad
Abdullah shafiq
Talat Hussain
M.Haris(wk)
Qasim akram
Imran randhawa
Zafar gohar
M.husnain
Usama mir
M.imran
 
4 day xi
Saim Ayub
Abdullah Shafique
Saud Shakeel
Kamran Ghullam
Haider ali
Rohail Nazir
Wasim Jnr
Gohar
Sajid Khan
Akif Javed
Naseem Shah

Ali Zaryab
Sameen Gull
Qadir
 
4 day xi
Saim Ayub
Abdullah Shafique
Saud Shakeel
Kamran Ghullam
Haider ali
Rohail Nazir
Wasim Jnr
Gohar
Sajid Khan
Akif Javed
Naseem Shah

Ali Zaryab
Sameen Gull
Qadir
Qasim Akram
 
Please no domestic hacks and journeymen who are in their late 20s except if they are spinners. Let Kamran Ghulam lead it and chose a young team with all having the potential to play for PK. The only player not mentioned but should be one of the 1st on the team sheet is Mubashir Khan, a real talent.
 
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Haider ali
Abdullah Shafique
Saud Shakeel
Kamran Ghullam
Muhammed Harris
Talat
Qasim Akram
Mubasir Khan
Wasim Jnr
Akif Javed
Zeeshan Zameer

Zaman Khan
Ammad Butt
Umer Khan
Salman Ali Agha
 
Certainly a good development and exciting opportunity to give youngsters foreign experience, but strange to be scheduling it during the domestic season. Overall good nonetheless.
 
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Left-handed top-order batter Saud Shakeel will captain future Pakistan hopefuls on the tour of Sri Lanka, which will comprise two four-day fixtures and three 50-over matches in Kandy and Colombo from 28 October to 14 November.

Saud played in three One-Day Internationals against England earlier this summer, while other internationals named in the 19-player squad include Abdullah Shafique (T20I), Arshad Iqbal (T20I), Haider Ali (ODI, T20I), Naseem Shah (Test), Usman Salahuddin (Test and ODI) and Zahid Mahmood (T20I).

To maintain consistency in selection, the selectors have also retained players who have recently been part of the national side but have been unable to break into the playing line-up. These include Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Haris.

With an eye on next year’s ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 in the West Indies, the selectors have included in the squad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s teenage wicketkeeper Salman Khan and top-order batter Qasim Akram of Central Punjab.

Opportunities have also been awarded to exciting talents, such as Sindh’s 22-year-old mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Safi Abdullah (34 wickets and 245 runs in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2020-21), Irfanullah Shah (23 wickets in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2020-21) and left-arm fast bowler Akif Javed, who is returning to competitive cricket this season after missing the last season due to an injury.

Chief selector Muhammad Wasim: “The objective and purpose of such tours is to reward, encourage, motivate and prepare high-performing cricketers for future challenges, while also developing and strengthening our bench-strength.

“The average age of this squad is under 22 and includes players who have either been part of the national squads or are knocking at the doors of international cricket. The Sri Lanka tour will help these talented cricketers to further hone and polish their skills so that they are ready to perform at the international level.”

Pakistan Shaheens squad (in alphabetical order):

Saud Shakeel (captain) (Sindh) (both formats)
Haider Ali (vice-captain) (Northern) (both formats)
Abbas Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (50-over)
Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab) (both formats)
Abrar Ahmed (Sindh) (both formats)
Ahmed Safi Abdullah (Central Punjab) (four-day)
Akif Javed (Balochistan) (50-over)
Arshad Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Irfanullah Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Khurram Shahzad (Balochistan) (both formats)
Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab) (both formats)
Omair Bin Yousuf (Sindh) (four-day)
Qasim Akram (Central Punjab) (both formats)
Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab) (both formats)
Salman Khan (wicketkeeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Usman Salahuddin (Southern Punjab) (four-day)
Zahid Mahmood (Sindh) (both formats)

Player Support Personnel: Ijaz Ahmed (head coach and team manager), Rao Iftikhar (Assistant coach), Mohtashim Rashid (fielding coach), Mohammad Javed (trainer), Faisal Rai (analyst) and Hafiz Naeem (physiotherapist).

Tour schedule:

21 Oct – departure for Kandy
28-31 Oct – 1st four-day match, Kandy
4-7 Nov – 2nd four-day match, Kandy
10 Nov – 1st 50-over match, Colombo
12 Nov – 2nd 50-over match, Colombo
14 Nov – 3rd 50-over match, Colombo
 
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Good squad except 1-2 selection. Not sure about 2 Salman and oldie Zahid.
 
Since most of the main players will be on national duty or on 'A' tour, standard of Quaid e Azam trophy will go down.

PCB should divide it in two rounds, First one from mid Nov to end Dec'21, second can be played in Feb/Mar (just before PSL).
 
Batting looks good but fast-bowling looks weak.

I would have picked Musa and Waqas Maqsood too.
 
How has Khurram Shahzad gotten selected though? This guy is terrible and doesn't have a single characteristic that stands-out as a fast-bowler. He isn't tall, can't really swing it, doesn't have pace, haven't ever seen him trouble any batsman and is 28 years old. Even his numbers are bang-on average.

Imran Khan would have been a better pick than him. As would have Waqas Maqsood who did exceedingly well in the last QeA Trophy or Musa for that matter.
 
Wow looks like a very solid squad. I would have liked to seen Akif Javed get picked for both formats though.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
How has Khurram Shahzad gotten selected though? This guy is terrible and doesn't have a single characteristic that stands-out as a fast-bowler. He isn't tall, can't really swing it, doesn't have pace, haven't ever seen him trouble any batsman and is 28 years old. Even his numbers are bang-on average.

Imran Khan would have been a better pick than him. As would have Waqas Maqsood who did exceedingly well in the last QeA Trophy or Musa for that matter.
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I also thought he was 28 in PSL however, he is around 22 as per the information. https://www.pcb.com.pk/player-detail.php?action=view_profile&player_id=39936&note=&country_id=&pg=332&ipp=50&player_name=&father_name=&district=&region=&school=&address=&club=

He is decent accuracy and can bowl good yorkers at the death. Had a pretty good PSL 7 as well alongside a good QAE.
 
Bit surprised that Rohail has been dropped. He scored a 100 for Shaheens on NZ tour in 4 day cricket.

Salman Khan Jr who is 21 years old did decently in a small sample size in city cricket if I am not wrong about the information. However, havent see him so cant comment.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
How has Khurram Shahzad gotten selected though? This guy is terrible and doesn't have a single characteristic that stands-out as a fast-bowler. He isn't tall, can't really swing it, doesn't have pace, haven't ever seen him trouble any batsman and is 28 years old. Even his numbers are bang-on average.

Imran Khan would have been a better pick than him. As would have Waqas Maqsood who did exceedingly well in the last QeA Trophy or Musa for that matter.
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He has very good control decent speeds he had an ok qad e azam last year around. I would prefer him over musa definitely.he is very similar to irfanullah thou.
 
Odi
Haider Ali
Abdullah Shafique
Saud Shakeel
kamran Ghullam
Muhammed Harris
Qasim Akram
Abbas Afridi
Arshad Iqbal
Naseem Shah
Zahid Mahmood
Akif Javed


4 day
Abdullah Shafique
Usman Salahuddin
Omair Bin Yusuf
Saud Shakeel
Kamran Ghullam
Muhammed Harris
Qasim Akram
Ahmed safi Ullah /zahid Mahmood
Irfanullah
Khurram Shezard
Naseem Shah.
 
Titan24 said:
I also thought he was 28 in PSL however, he is around 22 as per the information. https://www.pcb.com.pk/player-detai...r_name=&district=®ion=&school=&address=&club=

He is decent accuracy and can bowl good yorkers at the death. Had a pretty good PSL 7 as well alongside a good QAE.
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All I can say is that when I look at him, I just don't see a future international-level star. Especially when you talk about the longer format. In T20I he might be able to succeed.

It's also quite surprising to me that they are willing to throw Musa out on a dead-flat Adelaide track against Australia, but won't select him for an A tour.
 
shamaan said:
He has very good control decent speeds he had an ok qad e azam last year around. I would prefer him over musa definitely.he is very similar to irfanullah thou.
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Musa has far greater potential than him because unlike Khurram, Musa has pace. Which is a great starting point for any fast-bowler. Khurram is an incredibly limited bowler and in all likelihood won't get especially far for Pakistan. So selecting him is akin to wasting a spot.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
How has Khurram Shahzad gotten selected though? This guy is terrible and doesn't have a single characteristic that stands-out as a fast-bowler. [B]He isn't tall,[/B] can't really swing it, doesn't have pace, haven't ever seen him trouble any batsman and is 28 years old. Even his numbers are bang-on average.

Imran Khan would have been a better pick than him. As would have Waqas Maqsood who did exceedingly well in the last QeA Trophy or Musa for that matter.
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Last time I checked Musa ( your choice ) is still shortest and most useless phast bowler in domestic circuit.
I agree this guy Khurram Shehzad is also not impressive at all.
 
Titan24 said:
Bit surprised that Rohail has been dropped. He scored a 100 for Shaheens on NZ tour in 4 day cricket.

Salman Khan Jr who is 21 years old did decently in a small sample size in city cricket if I am not wrong about the information. However, havent see him so cant comment.
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As generally happens with Pakistani youngsters, Rohail is regressing . He was knocking at the national selection , now there are many WK ahead of him.
 
moghul said:
Last time I checked Musa ( your choice ) is still shortest and most useless phast bowler in domestic circuit.
I agree this guy Khurram Shehzad is also not impressive at all.
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Atleast Musa has pace. That's a great starting point for any fast-bowler. If he becomes skillful enough and maintains his pace, who knows how good he will be? There's potential there, which doesn't seem like its the case for Khurram.
 
I don't think the squad is terrible, I actually think the squad is pretty decent.
 
Haider Ali supposed to be in the squad for the WC and they are sending him to this meaningless tour to accommodate useless Azam Khan.

Well done Wasim.
 
Don’t know why Rohail, Hurraira, Sameen Gul, Umer Khan, Aamer yamin, Amad butt and Hassan Khan are not part of this squad.
 
Wasim seems to have a general liking for bits and pieces a lot.

He continues to select less batsmen compared to bowlers all the time if it is for Shabeen’s or the national side.

And nobody raise this question in pressers. Pakistan has reputation for weak batting , then shouldn’t he address that with providing more options
 
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Adil Amin averages 79 for Pakistan A in 8 matches with 300+ runs highest score of 120 not out against England Lions hit mark wood straight sixes on front footsame Mark wood which indians were afraid to come on front foot , Rohail Nazir scored 100 in New Zealand in side match. Rehan Afridi was last year best Wicket Keeper, no Wahid Bangulzai, no Mubasir khan, no Muhammad Imran, no Nasir Nawaz, no Asif Afridi, no Faisal Akram what kind of selection is this?
 
moghul said:
As generally happens with Pakistani youngsters, Rohail is regressing . He was knocking at the national selection , now there are many WK ahead of him.
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In T20s he is struggling but, in 4 day cricket and List A I think he has done well as I mentioned in my post.

However, Haris is without a doubt impressive talent as well. Rohail could have been part of the squad over Salman Khan.

Though maybe Salman Khan Jr is some sort of a find from city cricket, difficult to comment as havent seen him. If he is selected over Rohail then there must be something.
 
b.lesner said:
Adil Amin averages 79 for Pakistan A in 8 matches with 300+ runs highest score of 120 not out against England Lions hit mark wood straight sixes on front footsame Mark wood which indians were afraid to come on front foot , Rohail Nazir scored 100 in New Zealand in side match. Rehan Afridi was last year best Wicket Keeper, no Wahid Bangulzai, no Mubasir khan, no Muhammad Imran, no Nasir Nawaz, no Asif Afridi, no Faisal Akram what kind of selection is this?
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I think general message from the top is to go for younger guys in Shaheens, kind of like ECB does with Lions.

Adil Amin could have debuted for Pakistan few years ago in whiteball cricket and should still be in the radar. He needs to play some door breaking kind of knocks to come in radar of selectors again and definitely deserves opportunities in PSL.

Rehan was behind in the pecking order to even Rohail I think and even he hasnt been selected.

Mubashir, Bangalzai and Muhammad Imran and Faisal Akram need bit more performances and experience at domestic level. Faisal and Bangalzai will also be playing U19 WC next year. Nasir Nawaz is rated, just needs few big knocks this domestic season.
 
Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Amad Butt could have been selected over Abbas Afridi I think.

Abbas is a decent youngster so dont wanna bring in any theories but, Imran and Amad surely deserved a chance more than him at the moment.
 
How does Rohail get dropped after captaining Shaheens in NZ and scoring a ton there.

This is ridiculous.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Musa has far greater potential than him because unlike Khurram, Musa has pace. Which is a great starting point for any fast-bowler. Khurram is an incredibly limited bowler and in all likelihood won't get especially far for Pakistan. So selecting him is akin to wasting a spot.
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Pace without brains is useless just like we have seen in this national cup.thiers more chance of him getting selected ahead of musa
 
ask_analyse_act said:
Don’t know why Rohail, Hurraira, Sameen Gul, Umer Khan, Aamer yamin, Amad butt and Hassan Khan are not part of this squad.
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Rohail should be in the squad.
Hurraira I think is just behind the pecking order but a good player.
I picked sameen in my squad.
 
Hopeless selection

shamaan said:
Rohail should be in the squad.
Hurraira I think is just behind the pecking order but a good player.
I picked sameen in my squad.
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Its the biggest joke Hussain talat the highest run getter for Shaheens on their last visit of new zealand is not there. someone could ask from Mohammad Wasim.
 
javedhashmi said:
Its the biggest joke Hussain talat the highest run getter for Shaheens on their last visit of new zealand is not there. someone could ask from Mohammad Wasim.
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Should he be? I'd rather see opportunities go to younger & less established players.

Rohail is probably the most curious exclusion and sadly, another cost of selectors looking at a player's box score in a format ill-suited for him and making the case he is "out of form". Not that these A tours should even be about winning but more so development. His FC & List A track record so far is pretty good. I'm not really sure how this Salman Khan is that has taken his spot though.
 
javedhashmi said:
Its the biggest joke Hussain talat the highest run getter for Shaheens on their last visit of new zealand is not there. someone could ask from Mohammad Wasim.
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I would rather see omair Bin yusuf,Abdullah Shafique,Saud Shakeel qasim Akram.the biggest joke is Rohail Nazir not being selected.
 
Rana said:
Maybe they are taking him as a second keeper for the World Cup?

That too is a poor decision if true
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No chance they will select him for the world Cup squad thiers not even 10 percent chance.
 
shamaan said:
Pace without brains is useless just like we have seen in this national cup.thiers more chance of him getting selected ahead of musa
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The kid is 21. What are you expecting him to be? Shoaib Akhtar? It takes time to learn and develop as a bowler. Nobody debuts as a fully-formed international-level bowler. And you can only learn by playing more and gaining experience.

Its easy for you to sit there and insult his cognitive abilities. But the simple fact is that every bowler has a plan until they get smashed for a couple of boundaries. And when you're young it can be especially hard to come back from that because you haven't been in that kind of situation before.

But at 21 having that kind of express pace is massive. And its something to work with and mold.

For any young player breaking into professional cricket is hard enough, but its harder for our players because our fans write them off and condemn them as talentless or "without brains" before they've even played 5 games. So why not have some patience before writing someone off, who literally just broke into professional cricket 2 years ago?
 
What does Sameen Gul have to do to get selected, he should be there instead of his Junior bowling partner Arshad Iqbal, they are both around the same height and pace.

Arshad Iqbal could have been kept back to gain more FC experience, 20 odd FC wickets and he's already moved ahead of Sameen Gul



Shaheens 4 day team

1)Abdullah Shafiq
2)Haider Ali
3)Usman Salahuddin
4)Kamran Ghulam
5)Saud Shakeel (c)
6)Agh Salman (A.R)
7)Rohail Nazir (WK)
8)Sameen Gul (1)
9)Naseem Shah
10)Zahid Mehmood
11)Irfanullah Shah (2)
 
Someone on twitter shared Salman Khan stats. He hasn’t played professional cricket

His grade II U19 batting stats are 31 runs in 3 matches with an average of 10.33 and grade I batting stats are 121 runs in 10 matches with an average of 13.44

Then we cry why our Pakistan cricket is so crap these days. Here is the answer for all of you
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
The kid is 21. What are you expecting him to be? Shoaib Akhtar? It takes time to learn and develop as a bowler. Nobody debuts as a fully-formed international-level bowler. And you can only learn by playing more and gaining experience.

Its easy for you to sit there and insult his cognitive abilities. But the simple fact is that every bowler has a plan until they get smashed for a couple of boundaries. And when you're young it can be especially hard to come back from that because you haven't been in that kind of situation before.

But at 21 having that kind of express pace is massive. And its something to work with and mold.

For any young player breaking into professional cricket is hard enough, but its harder for our players because our fans write them off and condemn them as talentless or "without brains" before they've even played 5 games. So why not have some patience before writing someone off, who literally just broke into professional cricket 2 years ago?
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That's even better he has time to develop in the qaid e azam.i wasn't insulting him ?.so why are you writing off khurram saying he's Limited its obvious the selector doesn't think that.

Musa needs to play qaid e azam and learn to control his line and length.
 
shamaan said:
That's even better he has time to develop in the qaid e azam.i wasn't insulting him ?.so why are you writing off khurram saying he's Limited its obvious the selector doesn't think that.

Musa needs to play qaid e azam and learn to control his line and length.
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Because he is. I'm not writing him off. He can still be successful in limited-overs if he develops variations and control. But can you name one quality that he has that can make him successful in all formats if honed properly? With Musa atleast you can say he has pace.
 
Waisay I didn't think about this before but the exclusion of Zafar Gohar is shocking. Has been doing well in QeA Trophy and county, can bat, is a very good spinner for the longer format and yet not selected.
 
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RedwoodOriginal said:
Because he is. I'm not writing him off. He can still be successful in limited-overs if he develops variations and control. But can you name one quality that he has that can make him successful in all formats if honed properly? With Musa atleast you can say he has pace.
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Who said all formats ?
I was on about the longer format pluss if you think khurram doesn't have control we should end the discussion here.
Khurram has twice the control musa does.
 
So all those players selected for this tour have not been considered for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
 
A forgotten talent is Mohammed Asghar, he is going backwards at a rare of knots. He remains the most talented left arm spinner but needs someone to sit down with him.
 
16 th October, 2021 Sri Lanka Cricket’s Selection Committee selected the following squad to take part in the upcoming series against Pakistan ‘A’, which is set to commence on the 28 th October, 2021.

Minister of Youth and Sports Honorable Namal Rajapaksa ratified the squad.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs Pakistan ‘A’ series consist of 02 Four Day Games and 03 ODIs.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ SQUAD

1) Sadeera Samarawickrema – Captain
2) Nishan Madushka
3) Lahiru Udara
4) Lasith Croospulle
5) Kamil Mishara
6) Oshada Fernando
7) Nuwanidu Fernando
8) Nipun Dhananjaya
9) Sahan Arachchige
10) Shammu Ashan
11) Lasith Abeyratne
12) Dhananjaya Lakshan – Injured and will not take part
13) Kalana Perera
14) Shiran Fernando – He has joined the Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Squad as a ‘Reserve Player’
15) Mohamed Shiraz
16) Asitha Fernando
17) Himesh Ramanayake
18) Vishwa Fernando
19) Suminda Lakshan
20) Lasith Embuldeniya
21) Ashian Daniel
22) Duvindu Tillakaratne
23) Chamika Gunasekara – Comes in place of Shiran Fernando
24) Lahiru Samarakoon – Comes in place of Dhananjaya Lakshan
 
So with changes in Administration, Has PCB also changed the Name of 'A' Team from SHAHEENS to PAKISTAN 'A' ?
 
Karachi, 15 October 2021: The training camp for Pakistan Shaheens prior to their departure for Sri Lanka will commence at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, National Stadium Karachi from Sunday.

The four-day camp will run from Sunday 17 to Wednesday 20 October with the team departing for Colombo from Karachi on Thursday 21 October. The camp will take place in a Bio-Secure-Environment with the squad undergoing pre-departure and on-arrival Covid-19 tests.

The tour comprises two four-day fixtures and three 50-over matches in Kandy and Colombo from 28 October to 14 November.

Meanwhile, Sindh middle-order batter Mohammad Taha has been included in the squad in place of Haider Ali who has been named in Pakistan’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 team. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa batter Kamran Ghulam will now be the vice-captain in place of Haider, the squad is led by Sindh and Pakistan ODI batter Saud Shakeel.

During the camp in Karachi, the players will prepare for both red and white ball matches, the coaching staff is led by head coach Ijaz Ahmed with Rao Iftikhar as his assistant coach.

Pakistan Shaheens squad (in alphabetical order):

Saud Shakeel (captain) (Sindh) (both formats)

Kamran Ghulam (vice-captain) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)

Abbas Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (50-over)

Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab) (both formats)

Abrar Ahmed (Sindh) (both formats)

Ahmed Safi Abdullah (Central Punjab) (four-day)

Akif Javed (Balochistan) (50-over)

Arshad Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)

Irfanullah Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)

Khurram Shahzad (Balochistan) (both formats)

Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)

Mohammad Taha (Sindh) (both formats)

Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab) (both formats)

Omair Bin Yousuf (Sindh) (four-day)

Qasim Akram (Central Punjab) (both formats)

Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab) (both formats)

Salman Khan (wicketkeeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)

Usman Salahuddin (Southern Punjab) (four-day)

Zahid Mahmood (Sindh) (both formats)

Player Support Personnel: Ijaz Ahmed (head coach and team manager), Rao Iftikhar (assistant coach), Mohtashim Rashid (fielding coach), Mohammad Javed (trainer), Faisal Rai (analyst) Col. Usman (team security manager) and Hafiz Naeem (physiotherapist).

Tour schedule:

21 Oct – departure for Kandy

28-31 Oct – 1st four-day match, Kandy

4-7 Nov – 2nd four-day match, Kandy

10 Nov – 1st 50-over match, Colombo

12 Nov – 2nd 50-over match, Colombo

14 Nov – 3rd 50-over match, Colombo
 
Karachi, 20 October 2021: Left-arm fast bowler Akif Javed has tested positive in pre-departure testing and, as such, he will miss Pakistan Shaheens’ tour of Sri Lanka. The 18-player squad will depart for Colombo on Thursday, 21 October.

Akif was selected for the three 50-over matches in Colombo, which will be played at the back of two four-day matches scheduled to begin in Kandy from 28 October. Due to paucity of time, no replacement has been named and the team management will have the option of selecting Akif’s replacement from the available bowlers.

Pakistan Shaheens attended a four-day training camp from 17-20 October in Karachi at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre in Karachi under the supervision of head coach Ijaz Ahmed.

The squad will be led by Saud Shakeel, while Kamran Ghulam is the vice-captain.

Pakistan Shaheens squad (in alphabetical order):

Saud Shakeel (captain) (Sindh) (both formats)

Kamran Ghulam (vice-captain) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)

Abbas Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (50-over)

Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab) (both formats)

Abrar Ahmed (Sindh) (both formats)

Ahmed Safi Abdullah (Central Punjab) (four-day)

Arshad Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)

Irfanullah Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)

Khurram Shahzad (Balochistan) (both formats)

Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)

Mohammad Taha (Sindh) (both formats)

Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab) (both formats)

Omair Bin Yousuf (Sindh) (four-day)

Qasim Akram (Central Punjab) (both formats)

Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab) (both formats)

Salman Khan (wicketkeeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)

Usman Salahuddin (Southern Punjab) (four-day)

Zahid Mahmood (Sindh) (both formats)

Player Support Personnel: Ijaz Ahmed (head coach and team manager), Rao Iftikhar (assistant coach), Mohtashim Rashid (fielding coach), Mohammad Javed (trainer), Faisal Rai (analyst) Col. Usman (team security manager) and Hafiz Naeem (physiotherapist).

Tour schedule:

28-31 Oct – 1st four-day match, Kandy

4-7 Nov – 2nd four-day match, Kandy

10 Nov – 1st 50-over match, Colombo

12 Nov – 2nd 50-over match, Colombo

14 Nov – 3rd 50-over match, Colombo
 
On their way to Sri Lanka

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Karachi, 21 October 2021: Pakistan Shaheens captain Saud Shakeel is keen on leading his side from the front on their tour to Sri Lanka. Eighteen players and seven officials left Karachi for Colombo last night after a five-day preparation camp which was held at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre and the National Stadium.

The 26-year-old Saud who made his international debut for Pakistan in the three-match ODI series against England earlier in the year feels that the tour is vital both for him and the players part of the squad as it provides them the opportunity of making a name and subsequently progressing to international cricket.

“My message is very clear to the boys, do well on the tour and try and stake a claim in Pakistan men’s national team. Of course our aim is to win on the tour at the same time providing exposure to the players in foreign conditions will be our target. I really enjoy captaincy and look forward to leading any side as it keeps me involved in the game, I always strive to encourage my players to perform while focusing on my own performance.”

Saud made a mark in his second ODI by scoring 56 at Lord’s –the home of cricket. The left-handed middle-order batter feels that he gained great confidence through that innings and it was his experience of touring England with the Pakistan A’ team (Shaheens) that helped him counter the English conditions.

“I gained a lot of confidence by playing international cricket, scoring a half-century at Lord’s gave me a real feel of how things work at the highest level. What really worked for me was my experience of playing in England since I had toured there with the A’ team prior to playing international cricket. I really think these tours are vital and help immensely in the development of the players.”

The southpaw averages 48.78 in 46 first-class appearances (3220 runs, 10 100s), he is considered as one of the most technically gifted players in the Pakistan circuit. After getting a taste of international cricket, Saud is optimistic of making it to Pakistan’s Test eleven soon.

“After tasting international cricket in one-day format, I am really keen on making my Test debut, I have been part of the Test team but haven’t made an appearance yet so my aim is to play Test cricket and serve Pakistan for a long time.”
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pakistan 'A' Team arrived in Sri Lanka this evening for a 02 Four-Day Games and three-match One Day series, kick start from October 28 in Kandy. 🛬<br>The tour will take place in a Bio-Bubble Environment. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SLvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SLvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SLA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SLA</a> <a href="https://t.co/OoyiGiga4p">pic.twitter.com/OoyiGiga4p</a></p>— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialSLC/status/1451254027560226828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
I recently saw srilankan cricket youtube channel streaming bangla un19 matches and have a good feeling they.might stream these too
 
I saw some SLC TV production tenders going on regarding to Pakistan A ODI & England U19
 
Kandy, 27 October 2021: Saud Shakeel-led Pakistan Shaheens begin their five-match series against Sri Lanka A at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium tomorrow with the first of the two four-day matches. The two sides will also play a three-match one-day series in Colombo following the four dayers.

After arriving in Sri Lanka, the Pakistan Shaheens started their practice sessions at the venue on Monday. The squad spent the last two days training and assessing the conditions, apart from Saud, the Shaheens that is coached by former Pakistan Test batter and present U19 coach Ijaz Ahmed includes some formidable domestic cricket performers and U19 stars.

Kamran Ghulam, Usman Salahuddin and Saud himself are seasoned domestic cricket performers. Abdullah Shafique, Omair Bin Yousuf, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Taha and U19 captain Qasim Akram are all promising batters who have already made a mark at the domestic level.

The Shaheens also possess a potent bowling attack led by Pakistan Test fast bowler Naseem Shah. T20 internationals Arshad Iqbal, (leg-spinner) Zahid Mehmood and seasoned domestic performers Khurram Shehzad provide further depth to the attack alongside Ahmed Safi Abdullah (slow-left-arm) and young pacer Irfanullah Shah.

All-rounder Abbas Afridi and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed have both featured in the HBL Pakistan Super League and have been identified as potential Pakistan stars in the days ahead.

Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris is also full of promise and has made rapid strides in the last two years after starring for the national U9 team in the ICC U19 World Cup in South Africa last year. Another teenager, Salman Khan is the other wicketkeeper in the side.

Pakistan Shaheens captain Saud Shakeel: “We have worked hard and prepared ourselves well despite the challenges of pre-practice quarantine and rain in Kandy. Our aim over the last three days has been to get ourselves acclimatised to the conditions and the weather here. Prior to coming here we had spent quality time preparing in Karachi with extended match-based practice and nets sessions.

“The players are keen, ready and eager to make a mark as this tour is an ideal opportunity of expressing talent and ability with an eye on a place in the national squad in near future.”

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka A will be led by Test player Sadeera Samarawickrema and includes players like Oshada Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Lasith Embuldeniya and Vishwa Fernando who have all represented the Sri Lankan national side.

Pakistan Shaheens squad (in alphabetical order):Saud Shakeel (captain), Kamran Ghulam (vice-captain), Abbas Afridi, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Arshad Iqbal, Irfanullah Shah, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Taha, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Salman Ali Agha, Salman Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Salahuddin and Zahid Mahmood.

Tour schedule:

28-31 Oct – 1st four-day match, Pallekele

4-7 Nov – 2nd four-day match, Pallekele

10 Nov – 1st 50-over match, Dambulla

12 Nov – 2nd 50-over match, Dambulla

14 Nov – 3rd 50-over match, Dambulla
 
Pakistan A have won the toss and elected to field first in the 1st 4-day game against Sri Lanka at Pallekele

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Important little tour for many players including the captain himself.
Interesting to see what does Abdullah Shafique do. Also have to keep an eye on Naseem Shah.
 
Sri Lanka A batting first and 55/3.
One wicket each to the three pacers so far : Irfanullah, Naseem Shah and Khuram Shahzad.
I really like the look of our side. Hope they perform well.
 
61 for 6 at lunch. Superb start from the Shaheen.
3 for Naseem and 2 for Khurram.
 
Pakistan A (Playing XI): Saud Shakeel(c), Abdullah Shafique, Usman Salahuddin, Kamran Ghulam, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Haris(w), Zahid Mahmood, Naseem Shah, Irfanullah Shah, Khurram Shahzad

Sri Lanka A (Playing XI): Kamil Mishara, Lahiru Udara, Oshada Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama(w/c), Lasith Abeyratne, Mohamed Shiraz, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Suminda Lakshan, Lasith Embuldeniya
 
Pakistan Shaheens vs Srilanka A score

Srilanka A - 61/6 (Lahiru Udara 23 , Kamil Mishara 20 , Naseem Shah 3W , Khurram Shehzad 2W)
 
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