Lolz at those putting this at BabarÂ’s door. The squad building has genuinely been a new level of atrocious.
A T20 team usually has 5 batsmen, a WK batsmen, two bowling all rounders can proficient with the bat and 3 bowlers.
That is the basic, basic, basic template of a t20 team. Within the 5 batsmen you can allow at a max 2 slow starters. Within the 3 bowlers, you can have a maximum of one defensive run restricting bowler, who gets wickets from pressure. The other two need to be wicket takers.
The clear problem with Karachi is, that they are absolutely devoid of actual specialist difference making cricketers.
Babar is a ceiling raiser, I.e when surrounded by good players, he can make a good team look great. What he isnÂ’t is a floor raiser, I.e. one who can make a poor team good.
Sharjeel has a strike rotation issue, and is too inconsistent to be relied on.
Joe Clarke is a promising cricketer, but heÂ’s in no position to be the main foreign smasher in a squad. HeÂ’s just not there yet.
Gregory is guy who can bat a bit, but ainÂ’t no smasher.
Nabi is a bowler who can bat a bit. HeÂ’s being asked to bat specifically. Same with Imad. Neither are wicket takers through actual penetration but rather through pressure bowling.
Umaid Asif, Aamir Yamin are domestic guys who rarely consistently smash through batting line ups, but rather get by through clever bowling
Mohammeds Imran and Ilyas are young lads who are still learning how to bowl with the new ball and old.
Jordan is a bowler who shines better when complemented by more attacking bowlers.
You can use the excuse of an Amir injury, but he hasnÂ’t been an attacking force recently either.
Their emerging players picks too, were confusing. You already have Nabi and Imad. Will you play Qasim as a batsmen or a bowler? WhatÂ’s the point of playing Taha if you will either not use him, or play him so low that his confidence is in pieces.
The squad building has been stunningly bad. One can blame Babar, but this is not on him
