'We should not embarrass ourselves by changing the team' : Younis Khan

[MenInG]

Younis Khan:

"Cricket is a game of sacrifices [...] when you play for the national team, there is no such thing that I will only play in this style. You have to change your style for your country, for the millions of people watching you, and when this is your thinking, I don't think there is anything stopping Pakistan"

"There is always this hue and cry that the team needs changing. We tried this last time. Now, I think they should not embarrass themselves, all of a sudden changing the team. Our coaches, captain and PCB have to utilise these very players. These are the only players you have, there won't be any coming in from anywhere else, and this is the best bunch"

"The team has to be prepped in a way it is ready for victory. It is not necessary Babar Azam performs each time or Mohammad Rizwan does,it is important, instead, to have a match-winning squad"

 

[Rana]

Younis Khan

Wow

England and Australia have been embarrassing to say the least by changing its team a month before the World Cup!

 

[The_KING]

So changing the team by getting rid of useless underperforming players is embarrassing?

 

[Rana]

So changing the team by getting rid of useless underperforming players is embarrassing?

It’s funny how Younis didn’t see the embarrassment of picking a player and not trusting the player to bowl in a tough situation.

So if Pakistan cannot rectify Qadir selection blunder?

 

[mazkhan]

I agree it's too late we should have been trying new players 6months to a year ago

For me it's simple bring fakhar in for khushdil

Rizwan
Babar
Fakhar
Ifthikar
Asif
Shadab
Nawaz
M wasim
Naseem
Haris
Shaheen

That would be my playing xi for t20 World Cup in Australia considering all these players are 100 % fit.

I don't see why shadab or nawaz should sit out for players like shan and khushdil in t20s.

Our strength should be our bowling
With 4 pace options and 2 spinners and a part time spinner in ifthikar.


It's too late with the batting imo now to make any significant changes .

 

[PakEngFan]

What? Our ex players are something else.

 

[adzzy786]

I agree it's too late we should have been trying new players 6months to a year ago

For me it's simple bring fakhar in for khushdil

Rizwan
Babar
Fakhar
Ifthikar
Asif
Shadab
Nawaz
M wasim
Naseem
Haris
Shaheen

That would be my playing xi for t20 World Cup in Australia considering all these players are 100 % fit.

I don't see why shadab or nawaz should sit out for players like shan and khushdil in t20s.

Our strength should be our bowling
With 4 pace options and 2 spinners and a part time spinner in ifthikar.


It's too late with the batting imo now to make any significant changes .

You do realise Fakhar isn’t in the squad.

Secondly we are playing in Australia not Asia we don’t need 3 spinners!

 

[mazkhan]

You do realise Fakhar isn’t in the squad.

Secondly we are playing in Australia not Asia we don’t need 3 spinners!

Fakhar should be in the squad because khushdil has been getting chance after chance he isn't any better than fakhar who at least has some historical match winning performances under his belt .

As for our spinners they are all rounders they won't expected to be turning it of the square but using drift and variations in pace and darts , that's why I have gone for 4 pacers to bowl 16 overs if needed 7 genuine bowling options is a plus point in the playing xi . Unless you know of any good quality pace bowling all-rounders in pakistan that can replace shadab nawaz and ifthikar plz do tell us because there aren't any we haven't had one since razzaq retired.

Your idea is to stuff the team with newbie batsmen play sarfraz as wicketkeept on Australia wickets which is also suicidal and unfair on any new batsmen trying to make his mark in the team thrown in the bear pit straight up.

 

[tkkhan77]

Fakhar should be in the squad because khushdil has been getting chance after chance he isn't any better than fakhar who at least has some historical match winning performances under his belt .

As for our spinners they are all rounders they won't expected to be turning it of the square but using drift and variations in pace and darts , that's why I have gone for 4 pacers to bowl 16 overs if needed 7 genuine bowling options is a plus point in the playing xi . Unless you know of any good quality pace bowling all-rounders in pakistan that can replace shadab nawaz and ifthikar plz do tell us because there aren't any we haven't had one since razzaq retired.

Your idea is to stuff the team with newbie batsmen play sarfraz as wicketkeept on Australia wickets which is also suicidal and unfair on any new batsmen trying to make his mark in the team thrown in the bear pit straight up.

There is a pace allrounder in the squad whom they can try in the remaining T20s. If he turns out any good as his initial outing in the domestic games then this would be promising. It would really complete this squad.

 

[Kianig89]

Another next level gem by YK
One of the luckiest captain ever to win a silverware team he quite a mediocre limited overs player never remember a top notch innings from him LOIS, as per his standards player with strike rare of 90~105 should be in team

 

[Concerned]

England are embarrassing Pakistan being 2-2 with a makeshift team.

 

[ZafarKhan2022]

Brought to you by the same dude who called T20 cricket "WWF" and that too years after the WWF had changed its name to the WWE.

 

[Kroll]

Would it be any other advice by 'team man' himself?

 

[Usman Chadda]

England are embarrassing Pakistan being 2-2 with a makeshift team.

Pakistan has also been missing key players, namely Shaheen Afridi, if you know about him?

 

[Anis Shivani]

Almost tops qudrat ka nizam.

 

[Rana]

Another next level gem by YK
One of the luckiest captain ever to win a silverware team he quite a mediocre limited overs player never remember a top notch innings from him LOIS, as per his standards player with strike rare of 90~105 should be in team

This is what I hate about our coaching system

Some of our cr@ppest T20 players have been given roles as T20 coaches.

Mohammad Yousuf and Saqlain never played T20 cricket. They are the ones dictating our team right now! Younis Khan was a decent captain but was an ordinary player, like Shan Masood in T20, he has been our batting coach in the past! Our best ever T20 fast bowler is working with Afghanistan, not Pakistan!