Rana
Hall of Famer
- Joined
- Jan 18, 2006
- Runs
- 85,990
Firstly, I would like to clarify that I am not an Anti PCB man. I have always been very supportive or tried my best to support whatever side the PCB has selected for us in our good and bad times. I believe that the inclusion of Wasim Khan is a very positive thing for Pakistan as he is clearly a highly competent and professional man for this job. However there are still some clear inconsistencies in the PCB's way of dealing with players in regards to selection. The appointment of Misbah ul Haq was supposed to be the appointment of a man who was meant to understand the geo politics of Pakistan cricket and also value the true merit of its domestic players. Whilst I cannot fault Misbah or the selection committee to not completely want to select the sides on Merit, however some decisions have come across as highly nonsensical, and they are not justified through other selections.
1. The PCB have decided to opt out of selecting Mohammad Amir for a serious tour of New Zealand. Maybe this decision is justified due to Amir's declining performance and form. However how can the PCB justify selecting Faheem Ashraf and Musa Khan as 'fast bowlers', not all-rounders but fast bowlers before Amir? Yes we support the idea of player development, Faheem and Musa were given a fair chance to showcase their ability agains the 14th ranked Zimbawe, and the whole nation is witness to these two players either not being good enough or are still raw and inexperienced to play as 'fast bowlers' for Pakistan. Bizarre, unjust decision and it reeks of personal grudge more than anything else.
2. Dropping Asad Shafiq (poor form and age) but persisting with Fawad Alam. According to posters here, Fawad Alam does not 'deserve' to be dropped and can still offer Pakistan with some cricket at his age of 35. So the PCB want to persist with one older guy in the side out of the two, and have opted to go for the man who has played far fewer Tests and has been out of international cricket for so many years?
3. Not selecting Saud Shakeel instead of Fawad Alam, Imam ul Haq, Shan Masood as a left handed batting option. With all due respect to those players, the only left handed batsman in Pakistan who is clearly better than Saud in terms of ability is Harris Sohail. What exactly did the PCB have to lose by Playing this young lad (25 years of age) in New Zealand before Fawad '35 year old' Alam? We are most likely going to lose both Tests with or without Fawad. The PCB clearly not doing anyone any favours by backing older aged players who are breaking into the team at an age when they should be looking to retire and look for other ventures in life!
These are three clear blunders that i cannot get my head around in this case today. Surely there has to be a way to question and get a proper explanation to these decisions? Nothing seems to have changed and the over reliance on older players is still evident to see even if they have dropped Shoaib Malik.
1. The PCB have decided to opt out of selecting Mohammad Amir for a serious tour of New Zealand. Maybe this decision is justified due to Amir's declining performance and form. However how can the PCB justify selecting Faheem Ashraf and Musa Khan as 'fast bowlers', not all-rounders but fast bowlers before Amir? Yes we support the idea of player development, Faheem and Musa were given a fair chance to showcase their ability agains the 14th ranked Zimbawe, and the whole nation is witness to these two players either not being good enough or are still raw and inexperienced to play as 'fast bowlers' for Pakistan. Bizarre, unjust decision and it reeks of personal grudge more than anything else.
2. Dropping Asad Shafiq (poor form and age) but persisting with Fawad Alam. According to posters here, Fawad Alam does not 'deserve' to be dropped and can still offer Pakistan with some cricket at his age of 35. So the PCB want to persist with one older guy in the side out of the two, and have opted to go for the man who has played far fewer Tests and has been out of international cricket for so many years?
3. Not selecting Saud Shakeel instead of Fawad Alam, Imam ul Haq, Shan Masood as a left handed batting option. With all due respect to those players, the only left handed batsman in Pakistan who is clearly better than Saud in terms of ability is Harris Sohail. What exactly did the PCB have to lose by Playing this young lad (25 years of age) in New Zealand before Fawad '35 year old' Alam? We are most likely going to lose both Tests with or without Fawad. The PCB clearly not doing anyone any favours by backing older aged players who are breaking into the team at an age when they should be looking to retire and look for other ventures in life!
These are three clear blunders that i cannot get my head around in this case today. Surely there has to be a way to question and get a proper explanation to these decisions? Nothing seems to have changed and the over reliance on older players is still evident to see even if they have dropped Shoaib Malik.