What's your all time best Test XI for Pakistan?

[GoUgandaCranes]

Pakistan has produced some brilliant all-condition players but we've also produced some cricketers who were good in particular conditions. Ijaz Ahmed was a beast in Australia for example and Mudassar Nazar was an England specialist. Zaheer Abbas could play spinners and trundlers with one arm tied behind his back while Azhar Mehmood for a while loved playing against the proteas home and away.

This would be my pool of players and you could select any 11 based on the underlying conditions. Best player first (left to right in descending order)

The Openers: Hanif Muhammad, Saeed Anwar, Majid Khan, Mudassar Nazar, Shoaib Muhammad, Amir Sohail

The Middle Order: Javed Miandad, Younus Khan, Inzimam-ul-Haq, Muhammad Yousuf, Mushtaq Muhammad, Zaheer Abbas, Asif Iqbal, Salim Malik, Ijaz Ahmed, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq

The Wicket keeper: Rashid Latif, Salim Yousuf, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Wasim Bari, Anil Dilpat

The Lower Middle order: Imran Khan, Wasim Raja, Intikhab Alam, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Azhar Mahmood

The Fast Bowlers: Wasim Akram, Waqar Younus, Khan Muhammad, Fazal Mahmood, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Shoaib Akhtar, Muhammad Zahid, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Amir

The spinners: Abdul Qadir, Mushtaq Ahmed, Iqbal Qasim, Saqlain Mushtaq, Tauseef Ahmed, Intikhab Alam, Danish Kaneria, Yasir Shah.

*1. I've not selected Saeed Ajmal and Shabbir Ahmed because their actions were deemed illegal.

*2. The players are listed in terms of descending order with best players being placed first. However based on the conditions and country we are playing in, a replacement can be put into place. Some of the young guns feature because of their potential.

*3. Moeen and Kamran were both terrible keepers. Even Sarfaraz so far has a very high ratio of dropped catches however his batting is actually test class. Imtiaz Ahmed misses out sadly.

*4. Wanted to select Miran Buksh and Wallis Mithais just because I love their names and have read so much about their careers in Akhbar-e-Watan and the Cricketer magazine.

*5. Zulfiqar Ahmed who played in only 9 tests between 1952-56 happens to be our best statistical all-rounder with at least 5 games. Bat avg 33, bowl avg 18. Wonder why he only played 9 tests.

*6. Shahid Afridi makes it to the list sadly but he won't be selected in any 11 unless it's 99' and we are playing against India. Statistically, he'll reach the top echelon of our test cricket (37 bat avg, 35 bowl avg)

*7. Mushtaq Muhammad happens to be the most underrated player in my opinion. Champion all-rounder, amazing captain, and someone who took our team out of the abyss that we were in. I'd select him and even be tempted to make him the captain as Imran was an apprentice of this great man. Imran eclipsed him as a leader of men but I'd say the peak Imran will still be able to respect our forgotten cricketing hero.

My all-time favorite test team for maybe an Australian tour

1. Saeed Anwar
2. Hanif Muhammad
3. Younis Khan
4. Javed Miandad
5. Inzamam-ul-Haq
6. Mushtaq Muhammad (Captain)
7. Imran Khan
8. Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk)
9. Wasim Akram
a. Waqar Younis
b. Shoaib Akhtar

Mushtaq Ahmed could spin it if needed and extreme pace for the Aussies to enjoy. Let's just hope we win the toss and not have to bat last day.

It'll also be an interesting exercise to possibly make the worst Pakistani team that has some substantial test caps between them and not just one test or 5 test wonders.

Misbah-ul-Haq. Wonder how I missed him. Slots in between Salim Malik and Ijaz Ahmed.

 

[JattMaula]

1. Hanif Mohammad
2. Saeed Anwar
3. Younis Khan
4. Javed Miandad
5. Zaheer Abbas
6. Imran Khan (c)
7. Sarfraz Ahmed (wk)
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Wasim Akram
10. Waqar Younis
11. Fazal Mahmood

5 bowlers and 9 batters.

 

[PakLFC]

From the above teams I see no one ever seems to pick Saleem Malik. Was a brilliant player on his day, his omission could be due to those match fixing allegations. I also considered Asif Iqbal for my team as well in place of Zaheer Abbas, the latter just shaded it. To bad Waseem Raja couldn't wicket keep otherwise would be in there in place of Rashid Lateef.

 

[Obstructing_the_field]

1. Hanif Mohammad
2. Saeed Anwar
3. Younis Khan
4. Javed Miandad
5. Zaheer Abbas
6. Imran Khan (c)
7. Sarfraz Ahmed (wk)
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Wasim Akram
10. Waqar Younis
11. Fazal Mahmood

5 bowlers and 9 batters.

no specialist spinner ? and zaheer over inzi...? no thank u

 

[Obstructing_the_field]

1. Hanif Mohammad
2. Saeed Anwar
3. Younis Khan
4. Javed Miandad
5. Inzimam -ul - Haq
6. Imran Khan (c)
7. Sarfraz Ahmed (wk)
8. Wasim Akram
9. Abdul Qadir
10. Waqar Younis
11. Saqlain Mushtaq

 

[Markhor]

Looking at all these great names show we've been truly blessed.

Wasim Raja is an interesting name, I wish he played in the televised era as most contemporary accounts are glowing about his elegance and style.

Fazeer Mohammad mentioned on commentary how brilliant his performances were on the 1977 tour of the West Indies, top scoring 5 times from 10 innings.

 

[Sultan Baba]

Pakistan Best Test XI For All Time

.In my opinion.

1.Azhar Ali.
2.Younis Khan.
3.Javed Miandad.
4.Inzamam ul Haq.
5.Mohammad Yousaf.
6.Misbah ul Haq(c).
7.Rashid Latif.
8.Wasim Akram.
9.Saqlain Mushtaq.
10.Yasir Shah.
11.Waqar Younis.

What is your choice.

 

[badsha001]

Except Wasim Akram, no one is even close to be All Time Best Pakistan XI...

Forgetting Imran Khan, Saeed Anwar, Wasim Bari, Zaheer Abbas, Hanif Muhammad, Abdul Kardar, Fazal Mehmood

 

[MilkyWay]

lol ... no chance in hell that i would agree with atleast 4 of ur list (sorry)
1) Hanif Mohammad
2) Saeed Anwar
3) Younis Khan
4) Javed Miandad
5) Inzi
6) Imran (c)
7) Rashid Latif
8) Wasim Akram
9) Fazel Mehmood
10) Abdul Kadir
11) Waqar younis / Saqlain (based on where they playing)

12th Zaheer Abbas

 

[Sultan Baba]

Dear check all these players Avg,Runs and Wickets and then compare with otheres and then result will be in front of you then you decide........

 

[Rayyman]

Azhar
Anwar
YK
Miandad
Inzi
IK*
Sarfraz+
Akram
Yasir
Waqar
Akhtar

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hanif/Azhar
Anwar
Zaheer
Miandad
Inzamam
Imran
Bari (Best glovesman)
Wasim
Waqar
Saqlain
Akhtar

Batting isn't too deep but any batting lineup in history will be absolutely quaking in their boots

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

1st XI

Saeed Anwar
Hanif Mohammad
Zaheer Abbas
Javed Miandad
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Imran Khan C
Rashid Latif WK
Wasim Akram
Fazal Mahmood
Abdul Qadir
Waqar Younis

-----------------------------

2nd XI

Aamer Sohail
Majid Khan
Younis Khan
Mohammad Yousuf
Misbah-Ul-Haq
AH Kardar C
Sarfaraz Ahmed WK
Sarfraz Nawaz
Shoaib Akhtar
Saqlain Mushtaq
Mohammad Asif

-----------------------------

3rd XI

Azhar Ali
Mohsin Khan
Mudassar Nazar
Saleem Malik
Asif Iqbal
Mushtaq Muhammad C
Moin Khan WK
Sohail Khan
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Zahid
Mushtaq Ahmed

 

[Billy1999]

Saeed Anwar
Azhar Ali
Younis Khan
Javed Miandad
Mohammed Yousaf
Inzamam ul Haq
Imran Khan*
Sarfraz Ahmed
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Abdul Qadir/Shoaib Akhtar

 

[Justcrazy]

.In my opinion.

1.Azhar Ali.
2.Younis Khan.
3.Javed Miandad.
4.Inzamam ul Haq.
5.Mohammad Yousaf.
6.Misbah ul Haq(c).
7.Rashid Latif.
8.Wasim Akram.
9.Saqlain Mushtaq.
10.Yasir Shah.
11.Waqar Younis.

What is your choice.

Is this a sarcastic thread ?

The best XI should be ( Talent wise )

Saeed Anwar
hanif Muhammad
Zaheer Abbas
Inzamam Ul haq
Javed Miandad
Younis Khan
Imran Khan
Rashid latif
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Abdul Qadir

 

[The_Odd_One]

1. Saeed Anwar
2. Azhar Ali
3. Younis Khan
4. Javed Miandad
5. Inzamam ul Haq
6. Mushtaq Mohammad
7. Sarfraz Ahmed
8. Imran Khan
9. Wasim Akram
10. Saqlain Mushtaq
11. Waqar Younis

 

[shady]

1.Saeed Anwar
2.Hanif Mohammad
3.Younis Khan
4.Javed Miandad
5.Inzamam Ul-Haq
6.Imran Khan
7.Moin Khan
8.Wasim Akram
9.Abdul Qadir
10.Saqlain Mushtaq
11.Waqar Younis

 

[ManFan]

Majid
Anwar
Zaheer
Inzimam
Yousuf
Miandad
Imran ( C )
Wasim
Saqlain
Waqar
Akhtar
12th Man: Fazal Mehmood

 

[Khwaja]

1. Saeed Anwar
2. Azhar Ali
3. Javed Miandad
4. Younis Khan
5. Inzamam ul Haq
6. Imran Khan
7. Moin Khan
8. Wasim Akram
9. Waqar Younis
10. Yasir Shah
11. Saeed Ajmal

THIS IS THE BEST TEST XI FOR PAKISTAN!!!! HANDS ON!!!!!

OK???

 

[Enigmatic_786]

Saeed Anwar
Hanif Mohammed
Javed Miandad
Younis Khan
Inzamam Ul Haq
Mohammed Yousaf
Sarfraz Ahmed
Imran Khan (Capt)
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Saqlain Mushtaq

 

[moghul]

.In my opinion.

1.Azhar Ali.
2.Younis Khan.
3.Javed Miandad.
4.Inzamam ul Haq.
5.Mohammad Yousaf.
6.Misbah ul Haq(c).
7.Rashid Latif.
8.Wasim Akram.
9.Saqlain Mushtaq.
10.Yasir Shah.
11.Waqar Younis.

What is your choice.

Is this a current eleven or all time eleven.
Believe me people used to play cricket in Pakistan prior to 90s and have you ever heard players like Imran Khan , Majid Khan, Hanif Mohammd, Qadir and many others, who have been mentioned in many all time test eleven.

I would not include Misbah in D team of all Pakistan eleven.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Saeed Anwar
Hanif Mohammad
Younis Khan
Javed Miandad
Inzamam ul Haq
Imran Khan (c)
Rashid Latif
Wasim Akram
Abdul Qadir
Waqar Younis
Shoaib Akhtar

12th Man: Fazal Mahmood

Really hard to select a spinner for the team, I could have realistically plopped for Qadir, Mushtaq, Saqlain or Yasir Shah and not much would change. All four have pretty similar averages but at the end it was the lure of 80s nostalgia and Imran's captaincy that influenced the choice.

 

[Majestic]

I tried looking for this thread or a similar one but surprisingly couldn’t find it. So, let’s give it a shot. What would be Pakistan’s all-time test XI?

Saeed Anwar
Hanif Mohammad
Younis Khan
Javed Miandad
Inzamam ul haq
Mohammad Yousuf
Mohammad Rizwan(wkt)
Imran khan(c)
Wasim Akram
Saqlain Mushtaq
Waqar Younis

12th man- Shoaib Akhtar

 

[DeadlyVenom]

This is going to become a big discussion because of the (wk) position.

 

[mb3407]

I tried looking for this thread or a similar one but surprisingly couldn’t find it. So, let’s give it a shot. What would be Pakistan’s all-time test XI?

Saeed Anwar
Hanif Mohammad
Younis Khan
Javed Miandad
Inzamam ul haq
Mohammad Yousuf
Mohammad Rizwan(wkt)
Imran khan(c)
Wasim Akram
Saqlain Mushtaq
Waqar Younis

12th man- Shoaib Akhtar

Just 4 bowlers including an all-rounder?

 

[MenInG]

Misbah is missing - should be there - most successful Pakistan Test captain after Imran.

 

[Rana]

Pakistan covid 19 Test XI

That’s when cricket truly started

 

[mominsaigol]

1) Saeed Anwar
2) Haneef Mohammad
3) Zaheer Abass
4) Younis Khan
5) Javed Miandad
6) Imran Khan (C)
7) Sarfaraz Ahmed (WK)
8) Wasim Akram
9) Saqlain Mushtaq
10) Abdul Qadir
11) Waqar Younis

12-16) Yousaf, Misbah, Mushtaq Ahmad, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Inzimam

 

[Ab Fan]

You have selected arguably 4 best Pakistani bowlers. Hence it is not necessary to pick 5th bowler. But if you pick 5th bowler, Yousuf will get dropped and batting will be weak.

It is down to captain whether they want to play 4 bowlers or 5 bowlers but think you have got the best 12 players there. Yousuf is an additional batsman and Shoaib is an additional fast bowler.

Keeper is also debatable. It is too early to put Rizwan in that test XI.

 

[Majestic]

Just 4 bowlers including an all-rounder?

3 ATG fast bowlers and the best spinner.

 

[batandballbattle]

Anwar
Miandad
Hanif
YK
MoYo
Abbas (wk)
Imran Khan (c)
Akram
Waqar
Saqqy
Akhtar

For ODIs switch Hanif for Inzy, Abbas for Moin and MoYo for Afridi. Afridi get pushed up to opener to smash it around in the PP

 

[Ab Fan]

Anwar
Miandad
Hanif
YK
MoYo
Abbas (wk)
Imran Khan (c)
Akram
Waqar
Saqqy
Akhtar

For ODIs switch Hanif for Inzy, Abbas for Moin and MoYo for Afridi. Afridi get pushed up to opener to smash it around in the PP

Abbas is your keeper?

 

[batandballbattle]

Abbas is your keeper?

Whoops, I could have sworn he kept too. Must be misremembering.
In that case hanif for rizwan, move him down to 7 and ditch the moin change for odis. After consideration Hanif is probably too old a cricketer for inclusion

 

[anikrc1]

Anwar
Majid
Younis
Miandad
Inzamam
Mustaq mohammad
Imran
Wasim
Rashid Latif
Yasir Shah
Asif.
Went for Asif over Waqar because Waqar's speciality is already covered by Imran and Wasim, while Asif's not so much. Latif because this bowling line up deserves the best keeper.

 

[Majestic]

Anwar
Majid
Younis
Miandad
Inzamam
Mustaq mohammad
Imran
Wasim
Rashid Latif
Yasir Shah
Asif.
Went for Asif over Waqar because Waqar's speciality is already covered by Imran and Wasim, while Asif's not so much. Latif because this bowling line up deserves the best keeper.

Mushtaq Mohammad is so underrated, often gets ignored.

 

[BouncerGuy]

I tried looking for this thread or a similar one but surprisingly couldn’t find it. So, let’s give it a shot. What would be Pakistan’s all-time test XI?

Saeed Anwar
Hanif Mohammad
Younis Khan
Javed Miandad
Inzamam ul haq
Mohammad Yousuf
Mohammad Rizwan(wkt)
Imran khan(c)
Wasim Akram
Saqlain Mushtaq
Waqar Younis

12th man- Shoaib Akhtar

I more or less agree with this team apart from Shoiab akhter, I would take Asif.

 

[Van_Sri]

Pakistan All Time Test XI in Pakistan : 1) Anwar 2) Mudassar 3) Younis 4) Miandad 5) Yousuf 6) Mushtaq 7) Sarfaraz+ 8) Imran 9) Wasim 10) Qadir 11) Waqar - Can World XI defeat this Pakistan Team if they travel to Pakistan for a 5 Test Series ?