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Who should open alongside Sharjeel Khan in the ODI format?

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Can Haris Sohail open the batting, if he returns?

We have Sharjeel, and we need a good partner for him

The choices are
TTF'S:1.Hafeez,2. Shezi, 3.Azhar, 4.Salman
New players:5.Sami, 6.Fakhar,7. Imam

All together there are 7.

Except Fakhar, no one can play as per the modern game.

Even Fakhar isn't good against pace.

If haris returns, middle order is already packed.

Can he play as an opener?

He has a good technique, good against pace and can even hit when required.

He can be a good partner for Sharjeel

1.Sharjeel
2.Haris
3.Babar
4.Malik
5.Sarfraz(C)
6.???
7.Imad
 
Sharjeel is doing well Mashallah, and will further improve and start scoring centuries Inshallah.

But the question is who should open alongside him ? Who would you pick among these players as the second opener:

-Umar Akmal
-Khalid Latif
-Azhar Ali
-Mohammad Hafeez
-Shahzaib Hassan
-Ahmed Shehzad
-Babar azam (some people want him to open, but I reckon he should stay at nb 3).
-Kamran Akmal
-Sarfaraz Ahmad
-Asad Shafiq
 
Khalid Latif

Get hitting straight away. Cant have someone so passive with sharjeel because it pressures him.
 
He needs a partner, that can tick it over and give him most of the strike.

Also, someone that will shield him, when the ball is moving around and he is struggling, so farms the strike and has the ability to play out the moving ball.

He doesn't need someone, that plays 4 or 5 dot balls and then takes a single off the last or penultimate ball to retain the strike, which only leads to frustration and pressure building on him to hit boundaries.

Whoever can do that should partner Sharjeel.
 
Shahzaib Hassan. If you can't have him, then any other slogger. Perhaps Khalid Latif. Or even Nauman Anwar. I don't care. Anyone who plays over 90 strike rate.
 
Oh God that is such a nightmarish list you have compiled. I hope not ONE person on that list is asked to open for us, also Babar seems like a giant compared to the other names on the list.

Why can't we have some new youngster tried? Why do we have to go back to known names? Why not try someone like Fakhar Zaman or some other opener who has shown potential in domestics? Certainly nobody can do any worse than Azhar.
 
Sarfraz or Umar if he improves his fitness.

The openers waiting back in domestic cricket like Shehzad, Butt, Sami, Imam and Fakhar all have the same issues of struggling to rotate strike. might aswell stick with Azhar then get your hopes up about them only to be disappointed with the reality.

Our best bet is trying a makeshift opener. Some middle order player who has shown the ability to pick gaps well aswell as rotate the strike.
 
Syed1 said:
Oh God that is such a nightmarish list you have compiled. I hope not ONE person on that list is asked to open for us, also Babar seems like a giant compared to the other names on the list.

Why can't we have some new youngster tried? Why do we have to go back to known names? Why not try someone like Fakhar Zaman or some other opener who has shown potential in domestics? Certainly nobody can do any worse than Azhar.
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That was my reaction as well, astagfirulla ! Forgive us Lord !

There are some interesting names doing the rounds in the A squad, they deserve a look at! don't want Akmal or someone to get the seniority treatment and turn into another Malik, e.g almost two decades later and mediocrity reigns supreme which is what we have seen with the TTF's, I can't think of a pak bat who actually improved to deliver good performances consistently after a bad patch following signs of promise
 
Syed1 said:
Oh God that is such a nightmarish list you have compiled. I hope not ONE person on that list is asked to open for us, also Babar seems like a giant compared to the other names on the list.

Why can't we have some new youngster tried? Why do we have to go back to known names? Why not try someone like Fakhar Zaman or some other opener who has shown potential in domestics? Certainly nobody can do any worse than Azhar.
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I know this isn't a great list, but I can't think of any good opener in the domestic level.....umar might not be a bad idea....
 
Babar and Haris should be your numbers 3 and 4. If you add Sarf and Malik at 5 and 6 then it becomes a very one dimensional middle order.

I'd much rather that Sarf is asked to move up and open the batting. That way we can play a dynamic bat at 6, or you can drop Malik, keep Sarf at 5 and play a dynamic bat at 6.
 
Simple really .

There are no better top order power hitters than Sharjeel, Shahzaib and Khalid Latif in Pakistan.

You have to play all 3 of them. Khalid can come at 4.

Truth is we really lack modern ODI bats and those are our only options. Fakhar can't really survive against decent bowling but he can also be tried. He isn't like the other 3 power hitters though.
 
Hawkeye said:
Simple really .

There are no better top order power hitters than Sharjeel, Shahzaib and Khalid Latif in Pakistan.

You have to play all 3 of them. Khalid can come at 4.

Truth is we really lack modern ODI bats and those are our only options. Fakhar can't really survive against decent bowling but he can also be tried. He isn't like the other 3 power hitters though.
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Do you think shahzaib has improved recently ?
 
Syed1 said:
Babar and Haris should be your numbers 3 and 4. If you add Sarf and Malik at 5 and 6 then it becomes a very one dimensional middle order.

I'd much rather that Sarf is asked to move up and open the batting. That way we can play a dynamic bat at 6, or you can drop Malik, keep Sarf at 5 and play a dynamic bat at 6.
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That should be the way forward Sarfaraz scored a century opening the innings and then he was never given the opportunity to bat at the top he should be opening with sharjeel for the time being.
 
I wouldn't mind this at all. Ideally Umar would be my first choice but he needs to go away and sort his fitness out first. Haris definitely has the technique to handle pacers and could do a decent job at the top.

Sarfraz at the top is another option. A makeshift opener is the best way to go otherwise I'll just stick with Azhar because the genuine opening options waiting in domestic cricket have the same issues as him.
 
If he opens that can solve a lot of problems for us.

1 Sharjeel.
2 Haris.
3 Babar.
4 Saad.
5 Sarfaraz.
6 Malik.
7 Yamin.
8 Imad.
9 Amir.
10 Hassan.
11 Junaid.

But don't know if that'll work.
 
I agree we should have all if we want a modern batting lineup, should be same in odi and t20:

1. Sharjeel Khan
2. Shahzeb Hasan
3. Babar Azam
4. Khalid Latif
5. Sarfaraz
6. Maqsood
 
Sharjeel and Haris are both lefties. I would rather keep the left-right combination. We saw in the Aus ODIs, Starc and a couple of bowlers delivered some poor balls, which is probably because they had to keep adjusting their line between Babar and Sharjeel.
 
fazleefridi said:
If Sarfraz becomes a captain he won't open, that's for sure.
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Sarfraz said he's preferred playing at the top of the order before in LOI, he has more opportunity to make an impact.

Reason he doesn't open is management are a bit sceptical his sort of technique will handle fast bowlers top of the order in trickier conditions, we have both Azhar and Sharjeel as our openers already but an unsettled middle/lower order. And the fact he's a WK bat, seems a bit strange for the specialist batsmen to come after him/considered worse than him.

I'd like him up as opener, but he's being doing such a good job at 5/middle order, bit reluctant to move him, don't think anyone else can do a better job there.
 
Ahmed Shehzad

I'm not a fan of him but in terms of domestic performance he deserves it
 
I think Fakhar Zaman or Shahzaib Hasan in the long term but next series has to be Ahmed Shehzad he is doing too good even though we know he will flop v WI
 
No Umar Akmal please he has lost it all.

He needs to sort out lots of things (fitness, form etc.) before being considered again at any batting position.
 
Even AUS has 2 left handers.

Only haris looks comfortable against pace, apart from babar
So I would like him to open
 
He can be stop gap choice , but not permanent Opener.

Pitches are flat these days , opening is probably easiest spot to bat on.

Harris and Babaar should be at number 3 and 4 , and Umar Akmal and sharjeel should open.
 
I said in one of the other threads that it should be Harris who should be asked to open on his return, alongside Sharjeel. He never seemed to be troubled by pace, swing or bounce upfront, while he was used to coming in early anyway, as early as the 2nd/3rd over. We won't find a much better option than him. This will also solve a big conundrum that will arise upon his return, that of the middle order. Because you cannot have a middle order of Babar, Harris, Sarfraz, Malik & Hafeez (who's probably cemented his spot after this series). Again, one dimensional with no dynamic player, which is the need of the hour.

The other option, for me, is Sarfraz. It's going to be really hard for him to fit into the middle order, considering all our players are vying for those positions. And with Harris' return, I fear he'll be pushed to number 6/7, and will be completely ineffective there. He has done decently when he's opened for us before, and this might be the only way he would get to bat in the top order.

P.S that list the OP made is horrendous.
 
People who are asking for Umar Akmal to open, DO YOU FOLLOW DOMESTIC CRICKET?
Did Umar ever played as opener in any match? If he is sent to opening, shut down Pakistan domestic circuit that cannot produce a single opener and force Pakistan to send a number 5/6 to open.
No need to waste money in organizing QeA or Pakistan Cup etc
 
SARJ_BD said:
People who are asking for Umar Akmal to open, DO YOU FOLLOW DOMESTIC CRICKET?
Did Umar ever played as opener in any match? If he is sent to opening, shut down Pakistan domestic circuit that cannot produce a single opener and force Pakistan to send a number 5/6 to open.
No need to waste money in organizing QeA or Pakistan Cup etc
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Makeshift openers are quite common in LOIs. Specialized openers are only necessary in tests.
 
Shehzad - not sure it's my weakness or PAK's options - but kid deserves a 2nd chance.

For similar offence, both went out - Umar got this chance back - he spent whole energy to add few layers. This guy at least scoring crazy - will be injustice if still Azhar/MoHa opens ahead of this guy.
 
Give Azhar the next series purely as a batsman, and as a last chance.

If he fails, give Umar a series.

If he fails, try Shahzaib/Khalid/Fakhar/Imam one by one.

If nothing works, back to Shehzad.
 
Rizwan. he opens for Peshawar. Rizwan plays well against fast bowling and rotates the strike.
Gotta give props to Sharjeel, despite poor fitness he has improved his batting. Doesn't get scared, stay aggressive.
 
Latif, Shahzaib..i think these guys over 30 now.
We should be looking for players who can help us in the next world cup, not temporary solutions.
 
I hate to say it, but Hafeez is probably the best option- he going to play anyway, might as well open

bowls, aggressive enough, somewhere between consistent and inconsistent

I'd rather inject more youth in the middle order
 
This woeful era is the era of bits, pieces and hack players. Just look at England and Australia (some of their good ODI allrounders are hardly test class)

I can see Shahzaib and Khalid excelling. And a young Imran Nazir can be among the 'top' ODI openers.
 
It's a joke to see people saying Sarfraz should open in ODIs. Almost as hilarious as those calling for Butts inclusion in the format. I'd still give Umar a shot as opener
 
Shehzad.

IF not him - then Salman Butt.

No one else is good enough to be a top class opener.
 
AJM-Q said:
Khalid Latif

Get hitting straight away. Cant have someone so passive with sharjeel because it pressures him.
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This is classic PP-er line of argument.
- Why did Akmal fail? Because Misbah did tuk-tuk and this put pressure on Akmal.
- Why did Shezad fail? Because Hafeez did tuk-tuk and this put pressure on Shehzad.
- and it seems that from now on, anytime Sharjeel gets out to a bad shot, the blame will be on the fellow on the other side.

The batsmen need to grow up and handle such pressures; That is why they are playing the sport professionally.
 
I would give an u19 a go. Someone like zeeshan malik who looks very promising there is no point him playing domestic where he will be lost pretty soon thanks to the legendry coaches and pathetic pitches.
 
Khan12 said:
I would give an u19 a go. Someone like zeeshan malik who looks very promising there is no point him playing domestic where he will be lost pretty soon thanks to the legendry coaches and pathetic pitches.
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Speaking of which there has been no info on Zeeshan Malik since the u19 WC last year. It seems that the domestic system has gobbled him up and he is lost in the abyss.
 
Shahzaib Hasan. Maybe Nauman Anwar is a couple of years. Umar Akmal if he works on his technique and fitness. Shehzad if he works on his strike rate and attitude.
 
If shahzaib hassan does well in the psl for Karachi Kings then he'll definitely have Mickey on his side.
 
Ellipsism said:
Doesn't have the capability to rotate the strike nor have the ability to play half decent fast bowling.
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I find it hilarious when people who haven't watched him bat look at his stats on cricinfo and then start calling for his inclusion. Limited player who is not gonna make it in international cricket
 
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Off all the suggestions flying around, I am a bit surprised that up till now no one has named Mukhtar as an extremely solid opening partner for Sharjeel.

Mukhtar, Nauman, Awais Zia and Khalid Latif should be in the touring party for the next ODI leg we play in the West Indies.

These five are probably the only decent modern ODI options we have at the moment.
 
ahmedwaqas92 said:
Off all the suggestions flying around, I am a bit surprised that up till now no one has named Mukhtar as an extremely solid opening partner for Sharjeel.

Mukhtar, Nauman, Awais Zia and Khalid Latif should be in the touring party for the next ODI leg we play in the West Indies.

These five are probably the only decent modern ODI options we have at the moment.
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Mukhtar will be worked over very quickly. He's far too flawed. Zia is a twig who can't clear the 30, just likes hitting the ball in the air. Latif will struggle against the new ball, T20s are different.

Nauman is the only one with actual potential but he's not ready.
 
ahmedwaqas92 said:
Off all the suggestions flying around, I am a bit surprised that up till now no one has named Mukhtar as an extremely solid opening partner for Sharjeel.

Mukhtar, Nauman, Awais Zia and Khalid Latif should be in the touring party for the next ODI leg we play in the West Indies.

These five are probably the only decent modern ODI options we have at the moment.
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Mukhtar is the worst top order batsman to have represented Pakistan closely followed by awais zia. Khalid is much better but he isn't good enough to open at the international level. Maybe he can play in the lower middle order but he will still struggle against good pacers
 
Chief Destroyer said:
Mukhtar will be worked over very quickly. He's far too flawed. Zia is a twig who can't clear the 30, just likes hitting the ball in the air. Latif will struggle against the new ball, T20s are different.

Nauman is the only one with actual potential but he's not ready.
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aliasad1998 said:
Mukhtar is the worst top order batsman to have represented Pakistan closely followed by awais zia. Khalid is much better but he isn't good enough to open at the international level. Maybe he can play in the lower middle order but he will still struggle against good pacers
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The same was said about Sharjeel when he was inducted into the squad earlier yet he has shown everyone of his critics that he's the only modern ODI bat we have at the moment, yes !! on current form he is even outperforming The Golden Boy Babar.

Mukhtar for all his flaws at least has the muscle strength to clear the ropes, no matter if he's playing in UAE or the SCG. The same can be said about Khalid, Nauman and Shaziab. ( I don't know why I wrote Awais Zia :facepalm: )

Play these four blokes around Babar and Sarfaraz, and you get a good modern ODI lineup. The problem with our batting is that we go into a shell because 90% of our batsmen think TOO MUCH. When you're chasing 350 odd in an ODI, you can't think and hold your breath to get settled first - you need to go bang bang from ball one and in all honesty, the only way we can do that if we fill our lineup with mindless hacks who just slog without CONTEXT or FEAR.

Mind you this is a short term solution and will get the ball rolling for us to have a change in mindset. When your international stars are scoring 300+ game in game out, your domestic; more often than not would try to replicate them and that is where in the immediate 4-5 year we can transition into how India, SA, Australia, England and other Modern ODI teams play these days.

Nothing is working at the moment, this is worth a try.
 
ahmedwaqas92 said:
The same was said about Sharjeel when he was inducted into the squad earlier yet he has shown everyone of his critics that he's the only modern ODI bat we have at the moment, yes !! on current form he is even outperforming The Golden Boy Babar.

Mukhtar for all his flaws at least has the muscle strength to clear the ropes, no matter if he's playing in UAE or the SCG. The same can be said about Khalid, Nauman and Shaziab. ( I don't know why I wrote Awais Zia :facepalm: )

Play these four blokes around Babar and Sarfaraz, and you get a good modern ODI lineup. The problem with our batting is that we go into a shell because 90% of our batsmen think TOO MUCH. When you're chasing 350 odd in an ODI, you can't think and hold your breath to get settled first - you need to go bang bang from ball one and in all honesty, the only way we can do that if we fill our lineup with mindless hacks who just slog without CONTEXT or FEAR.

Mind you this is a short term solution and will get the ball rolling for us to have a change in mindset. When your international stars are scoring 300+ game in game out, your domestic; more often than not would try to replicate them and that is where in the immediate 4-5 year we can transition into how India, SA, Australia, England and other Modern ODI teams play these days.

Nothing is working at the moment, this is worth a try.
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Only clueless people said that. Sharjeel is a class apart when it comes to Limited Overs openers in Pakistan. Mukhtar got worked over easily by that awful lankan attack and all it takes is a pair of eyes to see how awful he is.

Sharjeel
Umar
Babar
Haris

Shahzaib is a good option for the lower middle order at 6
 
ahmedwaqas92 said:
The same was said about Sharjeel when he was inducted into the squad earlier yet he has shown everyone of his critics that he's the only modern ODI bat we have at the moment, yes !! on current form he is even outperforming The Golden Boy Babar.

Mukhtar for all his flaws at least has the muscle strength to clear the ropes, no matter if he's playing in UAE or the SCG. The same can be said about Khalid, Nauman and Shaziab. ( I don't know why I wrote Awais Zia :facepalm: )

Play these four blokes around Babar and Sarfaraz, and you get a good modern ODI lineup. The problem with our batting is that we go into a shell because 90% of our batsmen think TOO MUCH. When you're chasing 350 odd in an ODI, you can't think and hold your breath to get settled first - you need to go bang bang from ball one and in all honesty, the only way we can do that if we fill our lineup with mindless hacks who just slog without CONTEXT or FEAR.

Mind you this is a short term solution and will get the ball rolling for us to have a change in mindset. When your international stars are scoring 300+ game in game out, your domestic; more often than not would try to replicate them and that is where in the immediate 4-5 year we can transition into how India, SA, Australia, England and other Modern ODI teams play these days.

Nothing is working at the moment, this is worth a try.
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Wasn't impressed by him. But yeah why not give him a try.
 
aliasad1998 said:
Only clueless people said that. Sharjeel is a class apart when it comes to Limited Overs openers in Pakistan. Mukhtar got worked over easily by that awful lankan attack and all it takes is a pair of eyes to see how awful he is.

Sharjeel
Umar
Babar
Haris

Shahzaib is a good option for the lower middle order at 6
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I can't believe you're advocating for Umar :facepalm: - Seriously Bro ??!!

Umar, Malik, Hafeez, Rizwan, Azhar and Asad should never feature in any ODI lineup for Pakistan. Umer has not scored a List A or FC ton in over 5 years, That's HALF A GOD DAMN DECADE MAN !! He is overweight, lacks professional attitude and is as much a burden on the field as someone like Sharjeel or Hassan; but to be fair to those two, they are pretty Good in their primary job i.e. batting and bowling respectively.

Harris if he gets fit may need match time to get up to scratch for international cricket. We do not want another Junaid type of comeback where the PCB inducts him without proper rehabilitation and then when he's not up to par with where we might want him to be we throw him out deeming him not 'Good Enough'. The same happened with Junaid when he played that Bangladesh Series with a match fitness of no more than 20% and was trundling at 125ks.

People were calling for his head claiming him to be a useless chucker or what not but it took him 1.5 years to get back into rhythm and some sort of form so that he was at least capable enough to hold his own in internationals. Even right now I believe he isn't firing at 100%, he is around 70-75 ish percent and it would take another 6 odd months of continuous competitive cricket to make him bowl that low to mid 140s that he would bowl before his injury and be accurate at the same time.

Also if you may note, Amir has taken a year (nearly) to come back to the same level he was Pre-ban. At the moment he's firing at 100% and bowling pretty well. Cricket is probably the only sport that requires a great deal of time for someone to well and truly come back into form and we have 2 solid examples in Amir and Junaid for such. I genuinely fear that inducting Harris even 3 months from now would be counter productive and could backfire for Pakistan as well as for Harris. He needs (at minimum) to finish one complete domestic season (FC + List A + T20 + PSL) so that his body is used to playing for long stretches of time and only should PCB look to bring him back.

A line up of

Mukhtar
Sharjeel
Babar
Nauman
Sarfaraz (c)
Shazaib
Khalid
Imad
Amir
Hassan
Junaid

Even if three of the top 7 click. We get 300+ every time. The only problem is who becomes the fifth bowler ????
 
ahmedwaqas92 said:
The same was said about Sharjeel when he was inducted into the squad earlier yet he has shown everyone of his critics that he's the only modern ODI bat we have at the moment, yes !! on current form he is even outperforming The Golden Boy Babar.

Mukhtar for all his flaws at least has the muscle strength to clear the ropes, no matter if he's playing in UAE or the SCG. The same can be said about Khalid, Nauman and Shaziab. ( I don't know why I wrote Awais Zia :facepalm: )

Play these four blokes around Babar and Sarfaraz, and you get a good modern ODI lineup. The problem with our batting is that we go into a shell because 90% of our batsmen think TOO MUCH. When you're chasing 350 odd in an ODI, you can't think and hold your breath to get settled first - you need to go bang bang from ball one and in all honesty, the only way we can do that if we fill our lineup with mindless hacks who just slog without CONTEXT or FEAR.

Mind you this is a short term solution and will get the ball rolling for us to have a change in mindset. When your international stars are scoring 300+ game in game out, your domestic; more often than not would try to replicate them and that is where in the immediate 4-5 year we can transition into how India, SA, Australia, England and other Modern ODI teams play these days.

Nothing is working at the moment, this is worth a try.
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Sharjeel is a proper batsman whom many mistake for a slogger. I've rated him from day one and have heard all the nonsense. He's got a great base and stillness at the crease. His foot movement is not extensive but it is precise which aligns him with the offstump well. One mistake he was making was taking leg stump guard instead of middle. Because he doesn't shuffle or move around a great deal, this gave bowlers a chance to take the ball away, out of his reach. I've written in depth on this technical adjustment on some of his previous threads. He has now corrected this.

The likes of Shahzaib and Latif are good options down the order, Shahzaib being the superior option as he can target both pace and spin. Unlike Sharjeel these two have a very closed stance with nonexistent foot movement(Shahzaib does on some shots but it is minimal) so anything shaping or angling away is out of their reach. They also don't judge their offstump well which is a necessity for openers. Longer the format, the better the judgement required. Their strengths are creating a good base, fast hands, getting maximum leverage with the bat and swinging hard through the line once they've gauged the ball. This works when the ball loses its shine, down the order at 5-6. Unlike Umar, they're not complete dunces, they actually think about the game and know how to construct an innings. However, for them to do that, they need to be in a comfort zone where they can look to target bowlers without having to worry about their technical deficiencies.

Mukhtar has no base when he hits, he relies solely on bat swing. He's got arguably the best physique out of the lot but needs technical coaching.

Why I suggest Umar is because he's actually quite technically correct when he applies himself but once again they've made the same mistake of batting him down the order which is out of his mental capacity. Requirements such as balance between attack and defence, game awareness, assessing the situation, creating a plan, identifying bowlers to target, etc. These are things he's not capable of. He's been trying his level best to restrict himself and construct an innings but it's very clear that it's something he simply cannot adapt to. His natural instincts are that of player who wants to strike the ball from get-go. Strokeplay is his strength so asking him to restrict and assess will only lead to self implosion. Let him play at the top of the order. Like Sharjeel he prefers the aerial route, what better time than the powerplay overs with one or two patrolling the boundary.
 
It's clear, the other opener has to be Ahmed Shahzad, someone who is in great form, has immaculate technique, and get play both pace and spin. He can be by far one of Pakistans greatest batsmen if given the chances.
 
best possible playing 11 which can compete with modern day odi ckt. If we manage to make this squad then i assure u we can beat any other side in the world:
1 sharjeel
2 khalid latif
3 babar
4 malik
5 sarfraz
6 umar akmal
7 immad/ shadab khan
8 amir yamin/ sohail khan
9 M amir
10 hasan ali
11 junaid
 
Shahvaaaaaaaiz said:
It's clear, the other opener has to be Ahmed Shahzad, someone who is in great form, has immaculate technique, and get play both pace and spin. He can be by far one of Pakistans greatest batsmen if given the chances.
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I am not even going to attempt to address the amount of troll that is dripping from this post but I hope you're a man of faith because apparently Mr. Shehzad is about to start a chase of 375 in a Semi Final in Pakistan. May need all the prayers he can get from Shehzadi..... Errr.... I mean from his fans :)
 
ahmedwaqas92 said:
I am not even going to attempt to address the amount of troll that is dripping from this post but I hope you're a man of faith because apparently Mr. Shehzad is about to start a chase of 375 in a Semi Final in Pakistan. May need all the prayers he can get from Shehzadi..... Errr.... I mean from his fans :)
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Out for 15.
 
wanted to know more about Fakhar Zaman ... i hope to see more of him during PSL then decide given option in OP are mostly tried and tested
 
waleed honey said:
best possible playing 11 which can compete with modern day odi ckt. If we manage to make this squad then i assure u we can beat any other side in the world:
1 sharjeel caught for 15
2 khalid latif lbw for 0
3 babar caught on the boudary for 35
4 malik caught at long on for 34
5 sarfraz not out 45
6 umar akmal caught for 15
7 immad/ shadab khan bowled for 15
8 amir yamin/ sohail khan bowled for 0
9 M amir bowled for 10
10 hasan ali bowled for 5
11 junaid lbw 2
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edited for your great squad...
 
Syed1 said:
Oh God that is such a nightmarish list you have compiled. I hope not ONE person on that list is asked to open for us, also Babar seems like a giant compared to the other names on the list.

Why can't we have some new youngster tried? Why do we have to go back to known names? Why not try someone like Fakhar Zaman or some other opener who has shown potential in domestics? Certainly nobody can do any worse than Azhar.
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What's wrong with opening with Shahzaib Hasan??

The dude has scored a lot of runs recently at 90+ SR. I'd have him open with Sharjeel in LOIs.
 
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