Who are the greatest Pakistani players to have never played in a World Cup?

[msb314]

The ones I can think of at the top of my head:
- Salman Butt
- Fawad Alam
- Junaid Khan (selected for the 2011 WC but did not play a single game)
- Mohammad Asif
- Yasir Hameed
- Sharjeel Khan
- Imran Farhat

This list personally does surprise me a bit since nearly all these players were mainstays in the LOI team at some point in time and had plenty of chances but I guess the WC was not in their fate...

Any others anyone can think of?

 

[Kingpin786]

Asif was a big loss jk was at his peak in 2015 before his injury

 

[shah_1]

Selecting Imran Nazir and Hafeez ahead of Salman Butt was criminal by Inzamam

 

[KyoOne]

Rana Naveed
Shabbir Ahmad

 

[Mamoon]

Butt was our best ODI opener since his debut and until his ban. It was a terrible decision to leave him out in 2007.

 

[Slog]

Interestingly I believe 2019 was Shoaib Maliks first WC despite being in team since 1999.

 

[shah_1]

Interestingly I believe 2019 was Shoaib Maliks first WC despite being in team since 1999.

He played in 2007 WC as well

 

[Sher Khan]

He played in 2007 WC as well

He was their for the 2011wc too.

 

[Hawkeye]

Interestingly I believe 2019 was Shoaib Maliks first WC despite being in team since 1999.

The most unworthy player has played previously too.

 

[shah_1]

He was their for the 2011wc too.

He wasn't selected

 

[Slog]

He was their for the 2011wc too.

He def wasn’t but should have been since he was in great form

 

[Smbhayi]

Muhammad Asif..

 

[PakLFC]

Don't know who played in the first few tournaments. Saleem Malik was unfortunate to hardly get a look in the 1992 tournament. Asif Mujtaba another one that comes to mind

 

[msb314]

Interestingly I believe 2019 was Shoaib Maliks first WC despite being in team since 1999.

Malik played in the 2007 WC

 

[msb314]

Rana Naveed
Shabbir Ahmad

Rana Naved also played in the 2007 WC

 

[msb314]

Don't know who played in the first few tournaments. Saleem Malik was unfortunate to hardly get a look in the 1992 tournament. Asif Mujtaba another one that comes to mind

I know for sure Saleem Malik player in the 1999 WC

 

[msb314]

Muhammad Asif..

Asif was mentioned in the OP..

 

[Junaids]

Fazal Mahmood

Hanif Mohammad

 

[andy0204]

Fazal Mahmood

Hanif Mohammad

They retired before Odi started.

 

[azimiqbal]

Mohammed Asif not even close!

Quite simply the best seam / new ball bowler Pakistan ever produced

 

[shamaan]

Mohammed Asif not even close!

Quite simply the best seam / new ball bowler Pakistan ever produced

Agreed

 

[msb314]

Mohammed Asif not even close!

Quite simply the best seam / new ball bowler Pakistan ever produced

Mentioned in the OP

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Could we have beat India in the 2011 semi finals if Asif was playing? Or Butt/Amir for that matter. 2011 world cup could have been ours.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Could we have beat India in the 2011 semi finals if Asif was playing? Or Butt/Amir for that matter. 2011 world cup could have been ours.

yes had amir played. it could have been different.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Could we have beat India in the 2011 semi finals if Asif was playing? Or Butt/Amir for that matter. 2011 world cup could have been ours.

If we had Malik over Misbah, definitely.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Fawad Alam played in t20 WC

Sharjeel selected in 2016 T20 squad.

 

[Dulex9]

Imran Farhat