Who would you pick in your combined T20I XI of India and Pakistan?

[MenInG]

Current Asia Cup has made people think a bit more about how good individuals are as T20 players (knowing how we think, this could change by the time the next series/tournament happens!)

But going by current form and what you have seen so far, who would be in your combined T20I XI of India and Pakistan?

I am going to say that Shaheen and Bumrah can be included as their injuries are temporary so lets have a go.

 

[proud_pakistani]

1- Rohit Sharma
2- Mohd Rizwan (wk)
3- KL Rahul
4- Babar Azam
5- Surya Kumar Yadav
6- Hardik Pandya
7- Ravindra Jadeja
8- Shadab Khan
9- Bhuvneshvar Kumar
10-Jaspreet Bumrah
11-Shaheen Shah Afridi

 

[Duckworth Lewis]

Rohith
Fakhar
Babar
Surya
Pant
Pandya
Jadeja
Shadab
Shami
Bumrah
Shaheen

Would love to include Rizwan in Pant's place, but Rizwan doesn't have the game to hit around the park in the late overs. Too little a sample size to consider Naseem / Hasnain. Fakhar V/s Rahul is debatable. Rahul is more of an accumulator as it was evident in the IPL. Fakhar can atleast make use of powerplays by smashing the pacers but will be hit and miss.

 

[Ab Fan]

Rohit
Rizwan(wkt)
Kohli
Fakhar
SKY
Pandya
Nawaz
Shadab
Bhuvi
Bumrah
Shaheen

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Rohit
Rizwan
Kohli
Sky
Pant
Pandya
Nawaz
Shadab
Bhuvi
Shaheen
Bumrah

 

[proud_pakistani]

Rohith
Fakhar
Babar
Surya
Pant
Pandya
Jadeja
Shadab
Shami
Bumrah
Shaheen

Would love to include Rizwan in Pant's place, but Rizwan doesn't have the game to hit around the park in the late overs. Too little a sample size to consider Naseem / Hasnain. Fakhar V/s Rahul is debatable. Rahul is more of an accumulator as it was evident in the IPL. Fakhar can atleast make use of powerplays by smashing the pacers but will be hit and miss.

Lol u picked Fakhar but dropped Rizwan. Wah

 

[Marooned]

Rohit
Babar
Fakhar
Sky
Rizwan(wk)
Pandya
Nawaz
Shadab
Naseem/Dahani/Rouf
Shaheen
Bumrah


Rizwan not opening because of too many options but surely he is the keeper for combined XI.

Sorry guys, buvi comes nowhere near my team. Not even on bench if I make one.

 

[Rana]

Fakhar
Rohit
Kohli
Surya
Nawaz
DK (wk)
Hardik
Shadab
Rauf
Shaheen
Bumrah

Take no prisoners XI

 

[Duckworth Lewis]

Lol u picked Fakhar but dropped Rizwan. Wah

It is T20. Fakhar's edges could get knocks like 25(12).

 

[proud_pakistani]

It is T20. Fakhar's edges could get knocks like 25(12).

Rizwan is the most consistent T20 wicket keeper batsman. If you have the likes of Rohit Sharma, Hardik and SKY in your line up you need some other guys who can hold up as well. Fakhar scores even more slow that Rizwan at times.

 

[Marooned]

Lulz and People here picked Buvi in their combined lineups!!

Like please pick a different sport to watch or something. Swinging conditions and he resorts to slower 118k whateverness to get wickets upfront.

 

[shamaan]

Rizwan
Rohit
Babar
Fakar
SKY
Pandya
Nawaz
Shadab
Shaheen
Bumrah
Naseem

 

[Rizie]

Rohit
Rizwan (wk)
Kohli (c)
Babar
SKY
Hardik
Jadeja
Nawaz
Shadab
Shaheen
Bumrah

Batting till 9 and 6 bowling options.

 

[sweep_shot]

Rizwan (wk)
Fakhar
Babar (c)
SKY
DK
Jadeja
Hardik
Shadab
Naseem
Shaheen
Bumrah.

 

[reversehook]

bhai meri xi meri marzi...

Rizwan
Rohit
Kohli
Sky
Jadeja
Pant (wk)
Nawaz
Shadab
Naseem
Shaheen
Bumrah

 

[Monday Morning]

What would this team look like today with Rohit and Virat having retired?

Funny to see now that Shadab was an automatic pick 2 years ago. He's regressed so much in such little time.

Anyway, here's my lineup:

Abhishek*
Fakhar
Pant/Samson
SKY
Hardik (c)
Rinku
Axar
Shaheen
Naseem
Bumrah
Kuldeep

*It's early days for him, but I'd rather him over statpadders like Babar, Rizwan, or KL Rahul.

Openers who go for it from ball one. Pant/Samson and SKY can counterattack if an opener falls early or carry on the carnage. 5, 6, and 7 will be fluid depending on the situation. Shaheen and Naseem can give the ball a thwack at the death.

Bowling has all bases covered. Shaheen and Axar/Bumrah to open. Naseem and Kuldeep to bowl through the middle. Bumrah to finish.

 

[Rana]

1- Rohit Sharma
2- Mohd Rizwan (wk)
3- KL Rahul
4- Babar Azam
5- Surya Kumar Yadav
6- Hardik Pandya
7- Ravindra Jadeja
8- Shadab Khan
9- Bhuvneshvar Kumar
10-Jaspreet Bumrah
11-Shaheen Shah Afridi

Rohit
Rizwan(wkt)
Kohli
Fakhar
SKY
Pandya
Nawaz
Shadab
Bhuvi
Bumrah
Shaheen

Lol u picked Fakhar but dropped Rizwan. Wah

Rizwan is the most consistent T20 wicket keeper batsman. If you have the likes of Rohit Sharma, Hardik and SKY in your line up you need some other guys who can hold up as well. Fakhar scores even more slow that Rizwan at times.

Rizwan
Rohit
Babar
Fakar
SKY
Pandya
Nawaz
Shadab
Shaheen
Bumrah
Naseem

Rohit
Rizwan (wk)
Kohli (c)
Babar
SKY
Hardik
Jadeja
Nawaz
Shadab
Shaheen
Bumrah

Batting till 9 and 6 bowling options.

bhai meri xi meri marzi...

Rizwan
Rohit
Kohli
Sky
Jadeja
Pant (wk)
Nawaz
Shadab
Naseem
Shaheen
Bumrah

Oh Yar Rohit+Rizwan opening pair


Hahahahahahah

 

[Devadwal]

There is no place for rizwan and Babar in combined india - pakistan team

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

In less than two years, how outdated are the teams in earlier posts .
T20 has utterly short time span.

 

[Mesozoic]

Jaiswal
Abhishek
Fakhar
SKY
Pant
Pandya (C)
Axar
Naseem
Bumrah
Arshdeep
Kuldeep

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

I really like these kind of threads,

1. Yash Jaiswal
2. Babar Azam
3. Mohd Rizwan (wk)
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Hardik Pandya (c)
6. Rinku Singh
7. Axar Patel
8. Shaheen Afridi
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Haris Rauf
11. Jasprit Bumrah

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Rohit
Jaiswal
Abhishek
SKY
Parag/Dube
Pant
Pandya
Axar
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Arshdeep

 

[Croma]

As of this moment my 17 are as follows.
_______________
Jaiswal
Gill
Fakhar/Abhishek
SKY
Pant/Samson
Pandya
Axar
Dube/Rinku
Kuldeep/Chahal/Bishnoi
Naseem/Shaheen
Bumrah
______________

 

[Bhaijaan]

Bhaijaan’s combined Bharat-Pakistan All Time T20i XI :-

Hitman
Gautam Gambhir
Virat Kohli
Surya Kumar Yadav
Yuvraj Singh
MS Dhoni (C), (WK)
Shahid Afridi
Umar Gul
Jasprit Bumrah
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Saeed Ajmal

Reserves:-
Batting: Shikhar Dhawan
Spin: Kuldeep Yadav
Pace: Mohammad Amir
Wicket Keeper: Rishabh Pant


Notable omissions from the 15 man squad :-

Hafeez volume 3.0 : See him as a match winning T20 batter but his bowling deteriorated at time hence he couldn’t make it as an AR over Shahid Afridi

Sehwag : Didn’t play a lot of T20i for Bharat

Rizwan : Not a better prospect than Thalla & Pant

Shobby Vol 2.0 : Not a match winner of elite level

Jadeja: Could not have been picked above Afridi as an AR. Wasn’t a better and more match winning spinner than Ajmal or Kuldeep

Bobzie The King: Not a match winner of elite level

 

[RidiculousMan]

For current times in T20Is.
I will start from bottom.

- Bumrah is a given.
- Shaheen is a better left armer than Arshdeep and can also whack some sixes.
- Kuldeep is the best spinner in the World in LOs.
- Axar because Jadeja these days doesn't take wickets like Shadab.
- Naseem Shah as the 3rd seamer these days.
- Pandya in the middle order as best All Rounder in both Pakistan and Indian team.
- Rinku Singh as the finished because Ifti Chacha has aged.
- Surya as an automatic pick at no. 4.
- Babar at no. 3 because Kohli has retired and I like having one anchor in the XI at no. 3.
- Jaiswal as the 2nd opener because Rohit has retired.
- Mohammad Haris as the 1st opener. I know he's not in the team but he is the aggressive opener like Abhishek. Not to mention Harris can also be the WK.

1. Mohammad Harris (WK)
2. Yashavi Jaiswal
3. Babar Azam
4. Surya Kumar Yadav
5. Hardik Pandya
6. Rinku Singh
7. Axar Patel
8. Shaheen Afridi (C)
9. Naseem Shah
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Kuldeep Yadav

 

[sweep_shot]

Rizwan (wk)
Fakhar
Babar (c)
SKY
DK
Jadeja
Hardik
Shadab
Naseem
Shaheen
Bumrah.

I made this post 2 years ago. It is no longer valid.

Here is my updated combined Pak-Ind XI:

Abhishek
Gill
Fakhar
Pant (wk)
SKY
Rinku
Hardik (c)
Kuldeep
Shaheen
Amir
Bumrah

I didn't add Rohit, Kohli, and Jadeja because they retired from T20I.

 

[AMSS]

All time combined ODI XI

Sachin
Rohit
Kohli
Yuvi
Inzamam
Dhoni
Kapil
Wasim
Saqlain
Bumrah
Akhtar

 

[Monday Morning]

What would this team look like today with Rohit and Virat having retired?

Funny to see now that Shadab was an automatic pick 2 years ago. He's regressed so much in such little time.

Anyway, here's my lineup:

Abhishek*
Fakhar
Pant/Samson
SKY
Hardik (c)
Rinku
Axar
Shaheen
Naseem
Bumrah
Kuldeep

*It's early days for him, but I'd rather him over statpadders like Babar, Rizwan, or KL Rahul.

Openers who go for it from ball one. Pant/Samson and SKY can counterattack if an opener falls early or carry on the carnage. 5, 6, and 7 will be fluid depending on the situation. Shaheen and Naseem can give the ball a thwack at the death.

Bowling has all bases covered. Shaheen and Axar/Bumrah to open. Naseem and Kuldeep to bowl through the middle. Bumrah to finish.

Ah I totally forgot about Jaiswal! I'd bring him in instead of Abhishek and keep Fakhar around.

 

[Unleashed]

The only Pakistani player who makes it sureshot is Naseem Shah. Rest are doubtful.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

The only Pakistani player who makes it sureshot is Naseem Shah. Rest are doubtful.

on fitness standards Naseem's inclusion will also be questionable.

 

[JattMaula]

Naseem and if we are playing 3 pacers, Shaheen from Pakistan.

Rest will be Indians.

 

[Red-Indian]

Naseem and if we are playing 3 pacers, Shaheen from Pakistan.

Rest will be Indians.

Yeah you'd include Fakhar to sort of respect Pakistan and have that X-factor but it's marginal. Babar will have to fight for that anchor role.

In the end, it's 8 Indians and 3 Pakistanis. Get's worse if you start talking about ODIs and tests. What a comedown for a proud cricketing nation.

 

[JattMaula]

Yeah you'd include Fakhar to sort of respect Pakistan and have that X-factor but it's marginal. Babar will have to fight for that anchor role.

In the end, it's 8 Indians and 3 Pakistanis. Get's worse if you start talking about ODIs and tests. What a comedown for a proud cricketing nation.

No need to pity Pakistan. They have had good success in T20 internationals. Their team is in extented trough right now. They will come back as soon as they have a visionary in charge of team and drags them to modern era.

 

[ahmadharis1]

Call me crazy but a combined India/Pak XI would just be the India team lol

Prime Shaheen probably makes it though

 

[Ab Fan]

Rohit
Kohli
Raina
SKY
Yuvi
Dhoni(c/wkt)
Afridi
Shaheen
Bumrah
Kuldeep
Gul

That's a fantastic XI.

 

[Bhaijaan]

For current times in T20Is.
I will start from bottom.

- Bumrah is a given.
- Shaheen is a better left armer than Arshdeep and can also whack some sixes.
- Kuldeep is the best spinner in the World in LOs.
- Axar because Jadeja these days doesn't take wickets like Shadab.
- Naseem Shah as the 3rd seamer these days.
- Pandya in the middle order as best All Rounder in both Pakistan and Indian team.
- Rinku Singh as the finished because Ifti Chacha has aged.
- Surya as an automatic pick at no. 4.
- Babar at no. 3 because Kohli has retired and I like having one anchor in the XI at no. 3.
- Jaiswal as the 2nd opener because Rohit has retired.
- Mohammad Haris as the 1st opener. I know he's not in the team but he is the aggressive opener like Abhishek. Not to mention Harris can also be the WK.

1. Mohammad Harris (WK)
2. Yashavi Jaiswal
3. Babar Azam
4. Surya Kumar Yadav
5. Hardik Pandya
6. Rinku Singh
7. Axar Patel
8. Shaheen Afridi (C)
9. Naseem Shah
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Kuldeep Yadav

Naseem Shah over Umar Gul already?
Even Shaheen isn’t at his level in T20i cricket. Gul is one of the early superstars of this format.

 

[Red-Indian]

For current times in T20Is.
I will start from bottom.

- Bumrah is a given.
- Shaheen is a better left armer than Arshdeep and can also whack some sixes.
- Kuldeep is the best spinner in the World in LOs.
- Axar because Jadeja these days doesn't take wickets like Shadab.
- Naseem Shah as the 3rd seamer these days.
- Pandya in the middle order as best All Rounder in both Pakistan and Indian team.
- Rinku Singh as the finished because Ifti Chacha has aged.
- Surya as an automatic pick at no. 4.
- Babar at no. 3 because Kohli has retired and I like having one anchor in the XI at no. 3.
- Jaiswal as the 2nd opener because Rohit has retired.
- Mohammad Haris as the 1st opener. I know he's not in the team but he is the aggressive opener like Abhishek. Not to mention Harris can also be the WK.

1. Mohammad Harris (WK)
2. Yashavi Jaiswal
3. Babar Azam
4. Surya Kumar Yadav
5. Hardik Pandya
6. Rinku Singh
7. Axar Patel
8. Shaheen Afridi (C)
9. Naseem Shah
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Kuldeep Yadav

Mohammad Haris? Am I missing something? The guy's played 9 T20Is with an average of 14, highest score of 31 and most importantly a strike rate of 127. How can he possibly be picked over the likes of Rizwan, Pant, Samson even Rahul who mostly have higher averages AND strike rates than him?

 

[cricketcricket79]

I would pick Naseem from Pakistan and nobody else. Not even Shaheen. Shaheen can have one of those magical days but those days are becoming rarer and rarer now. Nadeem on the other hand is getting better and better, has the big match temperament and can do wonders in a team that is winning team.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

Rohit
Kohli
Raina
SKY
Yuvi
Dhoni(c/wkt)
Afridi
Shaheen
Bumrah
Kuldeep
Gul

That's a fantastic XI.

Dhoni??? Really???
What has he ever done as a player or even as a captain after 2007 WC win??
A damn stupid anchor that failed at multiple World Cups

 

[RidiculousMan]

Naseem Shah over Umar Gul already?
Even Shaheen isn’t at his level in T20i cricket. Gul is one of the early superstars of this format.

I have stated in my post that it's current XI

 

[Scoop_shot]

1 Jaiswal
2 M Haris
3 babar/rizwan
4 SKY
5 Hardik Pandya
6 Rinku Singh
7 Axar Patel
8 shaheen
9 Naseem
10 Bumrah
11 Kuldeep

 

[The lone Ranger]

Jaiswal
Fakhar
Pant (WK)
Sky
Pandya (C)
Rinku
Axar
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Amir
Naseem

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Yeah you'd include Fakhar to sort of respect Pakistan and have that X-factor but it's marginal. Babar will have to fight for that anchor role.

In the end, it's 8 Indians and 3 Pakistanis. Get's worse if you start talking about ODIs and tests. What a comedown for a proud cricketing nation.

The ODi and Test argument has merit. We are nowhere near India and probably won't ever be in test cricket.

But in T20? I remember a few years ago when India got dumped out of another T20 World Cup how your pundits were full of praise for almost all Pakistani players and was having meltdowns on social media about the PSL, bowling quality, how India players are suffering by not being able to play abroad in leagues, etc.

It's a fickle format with twists and turns every couple of months. In T20 I don't think we are too far away from being competitive again.

 

[mominsaigol]

The ODi and Test argument has merit. We are nowhere near India and probably won't ever be in test cricket.

But in T20? I remember a few years ago when India got dumped out of another T20 World Cup how your pundits were full of praise for almost all Pakistani players and was having meltdowns on social media about the PSL, bowling quality, how India players are suffering by not being able to play abroad in leagues, etc.

It's a fickle format with twists and turns every couple of months. In T20 I don't think we are too far away from being competitive again.

T20 is currently pakistan's weakest format.

No 3 to no 7 are all walking wickets and babar's form has plummeted since 2022 and the bowlers are run machines. 2022 and 2021 had solid bowling with shaheen virtually being unplayable with the new ball at that time and was probs the 2nd beat bowler in the world on form at the time only behind bumrah. And 2021 had an inform bobby.

Since then the bowling has dried to a crawl and the star batter of 2021 has plummeted off a cliff.

Atleast in odi theirs hope for falhar kicking off once in 5 to 10 games and Abdullah shafiq + Saud shakeel are better additions them saim ayub amd Usman Khan.

Pakistan has greater chances to beat teams in odi then t20 atm. Provided they play naseem, Abrar and Try to bring shaheen back in form.

 

[mominsaigol]

T20 is currently pakistan's weakest format.

No 3 to no 7 are all walking wickets and babar's form has plummeted since 2022 and the bowlers are run machines. 2022 and 2021 had solid bowling with shaheen virtually being unplayable with the new ball at that time and was probs the 2nd beat bowler in the world on form at the time only behind bumrah. And 2021 had an inform bobby.

Since then the bowling has dried to a crawl and the star batter of 2021 has plummeted off a cliff.

Atleast in odi theirs hope for falhar kicking off once in 5 to 10 games and Abdullah shafiq + Saud shakeel are better additions them saim ayub amd Usman Khan.

Pakistan has greater chances to beat teams in odi then t20 atm. Provided they play naseem, Abrar and Try to bring shaheen back in form.

Edit: Salman Ali agha as well, He's been a great addition as well in odi.

 

[Red-Indian]

The ODi and Test argument has merit. We are nowhere near India and probably won't ever be in test cricket.

But in T20? I remember a few years ago when India got dumped out of another T20 World Cup how your pundits were full of praise for almost all Pakistani players and was having meltdowns on social media about the PSL, bowling quality, how India players are suffering by not being able to play abroad in leagues, etc.

It's a fickle format with twists and turns every couple of months. In T20 I don't think we are too far away from being competitive again.

True it's a good point not to get overconfident in this format. I look at how the Indian Cricket Board is approaching this though - trying out new players (and the right kind of players), building a bench strength through lower profile tours and it gives me a certain level of confidence we can continue to maintain the dominance in T20 unless something dramatic happens.

As an illustration, when I look at the under-25 players in both countries, I find it difficult to pick one player from Pakistan other than Naseem Shah who I'd have over the corresponding Indian players. Of course a sudden talent can always burst out of nowhere (and Pakistan has a reputation for it) but that for me is a good indicator of the direction.

 

[Energy]

Sharjeel, Fakhar, Azam will be my top 3. Rest are not needed. These 3 will ensure we get runs worth 20 overs in the powerplay itself.

 

[kron]

Current or all time?

Current time I would have;

jaiswal
Fakhar
Abishek
Pant
rinku
 Hardik
Venkatesh iyer
Axar
mayank [yadav when he returns]
Bumrah
Shaheen

Left out all retired ones like roko etc

All time would have rohit, kohli, umar gul and shahid afridi.

I like pace. I like my spinners to have ability to bat so axar fits. In an all time list it would be him with shahid as my spin options.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Bhaijaan’s current Bharat-Pakistan T20i XI :-

Yashasvi Jaiswal
Shubhman Gill
Surya Kumar Yadav
Rishabh Pant (Wikkie)
Hardik Pandya (Skippa)
Rinku Yadav
Axar Patel
Jasprit Bumrah
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Kuldeep Yadav
Mohammad Amir

Reserves:-
Batting: Saim Ayub, KL Rahul (also the reserve Wikkie)
Bowling: Ravi Bishnoi, Naseem Shah

 

[TheRock]

Bhaijaan’s current Bharat-Pakistan T20i XI :-

Yashasvi Jaiswal
Shubhman Gill
Surya Kumar Yadav
Rishabh Pant (Wikkie)
Hardik Pandya (Skippa)
Rinku Yadav
Axar Patel
Jasprit Bumrah
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Kuldeep Yadav
Mohammad Amir

Reserves:-
Batting: Saim Ayub, KL Rahul (also the reserve Wikkie)
Bowling: Ravi Bishnoi, Naseem Shah

Rinku Yadav?

 

[Rana]

Sharjeel, Fakhar, Azam will be my top 3. Rest are not needed. These 3 will ensure we get runs worth 20 overs in the powerplay itself.

I would play it safe and have Babar and Rizwan as my openers. I don’t mind 40 for 0 in 6 overs with my openers striking at 110… we can catch up later and score 150 in the last 6 overs once we have a solid foundation

What do you recon? @mominsaigol @topspin @shaz619 @RyanRyan10 @YousafTheBeast @CerebralPatriot

 

[mominsaigol]

I would play it safe and have Babar and Rizwan as my openers. I don’t mind 40 for 0 in 6 overs with my openers striking at 110… we can catch up later and score 150 in the last 6 overs once we have a solid foundation

What do you recon? @mominsaigol @topspin @shaz619 @RyanRyan10 @YousafTheBeast @CerebralPatriot

It won't do, We need an actual leader who is willing to utilise the players properly which babar isn't able to do so.

So as per @Major request, we must make Rizwan captain and ensure chacha gets utilised properly. Here is What we should do.

1) Rizwan (C)
2) Babar
3) Irfan Khan Niazi (Newest prospect of the SNGPL and the successor to chacha)
4) Iftikhar Ahmed (Perfect Place to utilise him as injustice was done to him by babar)
5) Fakhar Zaman (Misbah feels no 5 is his best position)
6) Muhammad Nawaz (Goat allrounder, perfect replacement for Imad wasim)


^^ This should be our top 6, as per Misbah's recommendation.

 

[shaz619]

It won't do, We need an actual leader who is willing to utilise the players properly which babar isn't able to do so.

So as per @Major request, we must make Rizwan captain and ensure chacha gets utilised properly. Here is What we should do.

1) Rizwan (C)
2) Babar
3) Irfan Khan Niazi (Newest prospect of the SNGPL and the successor to chacha)
4) Iftikhar Ahmed (Perfect Place to utilise him as injustice was done to him by babar)
5) Fakhar Zaman (Misbah feels no 5 is his best position)
6) Muhammad Nawaz (Goat allrounder, perfect replacement for Imad wasim)


^^ This should be our top 6, as per Misbah's recommendation.

Are you sure about Chacha at no.4, I thought the fatwa said that belonged to Fakhar, it would appear Misbah is trying to create some dushmani between Chacha and Fakhar, little does he know, Fakhar is going through his Keanu Reeves 2+2=5 phase, sure uncle, whatever floats your boat. Either this, or maybe Misbah got a bone to pick with Chacha, slowly promoting him up the order one position at a time and also brining him closer to a permanent stay in the hospital

 

[Rana]

Are you sure about Chacha at no.4, I thought the fatwa said that belonged to Fakhar, it would appear Misbah is trying to create some dushmani between Chacha and Fakhar, little does he know, Fakhar is going through his Keanu Reeves 2+2=5 phase, sure uncle, whatever floats your boat. Either this, or maybe Misbah got a bone to pick with Chacha, slowly promoting him up the order one position at a time and also brining him closer to a permanent stay in the hospital

@Energy can explain this. He is a big advocate of Fakhar at 4.

 

[shaz619]

It won't do, We need an actual leader who is willing to utilise the players properly which babar isn't able to do so.

So as per @Major request, we must make Rizwan captain and ensure chacha gets utilised properly. Here is What we should do.

1) Rizwan (C)
2) Babar
3) Irfan Khan Niazi (Newest prospect of the SNGPL and the successor to chacha)
4) Iftikhar Ahmed (Perfect Place to utilise him as injustice was done to him by babar)
5) Fakhar Zaman (Misbah feels no 5 is his best position)
6) Muhammad Nawaz (Goat allrounder, perfect replacement for Imad wasim)


^^ This should be our top 6, as per Misbah's recommendation.

1. Babar
2. Rizwan
3-6. Chacha each time, just with different gimmicks/masks:

Chacha Original
Chacha kid version
Chacha Fitness
Chacha Finisher

The four faces of Chacha will take Pakistan to glory in the final 10 overs after Babar / Riz have seen off the new ball.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

I would play it safe and have Babar and Rizwan as my openers. I don’t mind 40 for 0 in 6 overs with my openers striking at 110… we can catch up later and score 150 in the last 6 overs once we have a solid foundation

What do you recon? @mominsaigol @topspin @shaz619 @RyanRyan10 @YousafTheBeast @CerebralPatriot

PAK - 40/0 (6)

*Stat appears on screen*

At this stage Eng were 75-2 (6).

 

[mominsaigol]

Are you sure about Chacha at no.4, I thought the fatwa said that belonged to Fakhar, it would appear Misbah is trying to create some dushmani between Chacha and Fakhar, little does he know, Fakhar is going through his Keanu Reeves 2+2=5 phase, sure uncle, whatever floats your boat. Either this, or maybe Misbah got a bone to pick with Chacha, slowly promoting him up the order one position at a time and also brining him closer to a permanent stay in the hospital

@Major Wants chacha at no 4 because he thinks Babar has done injustice to him by batting chacha at no 6 even though chacha himself said the words " I AM FAMOUS AS A FINISHER".

As for Misbah, Fakhar Zaman said that Misbah said these words

"You are not good enough to open for t20 as babar and rizwan are much better openers then you ever will be, so the best solution is for you to play at no 4 or no 5 for pakistan and let Rizwan take your place as he is a much better opener then you"

But yeah to answer your question, Misbah said either no 4 or no 5.

 

[Rana]

PAK - 40/0 (6)

*Stat appears on screen*

At this stage Eng were 75-2 (6).

As Ramiz Raja said whilst discussing modern cricket with Sunil Gavaskar in the commentary box:

“pakistan and India doesn’t have those kinds of players that the world has, that’s why Babar and Rizwan are good for opening.”

 

[mominsaigol]

1. Babar
2. Rizwan
3-6. Chacha each time, just with different gimmicks/masks:

Chacha Original
Chacha kid version
Chacha Fitness
Chacha Finisher

The four faces of Chacha will take Pakistan to glory in the final 10 overs after Babar / Riz have seen off the new ball.

Bro Misbah fan's current favourite players are

1) Rizwan
2) Chacha
3) Irfan Khan Niazi
4) Abrar Ahmed
5) Muhammad Waseem Jnr


^^ tthese 5 are the people Misbah advocates for, and hence their also everyone's(Misbah fandom's) favourite members.

The only one I support is abrar Ahmed. The other 4 are crap.

 

[Ab Fan]

Dhoni??? Really???
What has he ever done as a player or even as a captain after 2007 WC win??
A damn stupid anchor that failed at multiple World Cups

That's more than what others did.

 

[topspin]

I would play it safe and have Babar and Rizwan as my openers. I don’t mind 40 for 0 in 6 overs with my openers striking at 110… we can catch up later and score 150 in the last 6 overs once we have a solid foundation

What do you recon? @mominsaigol @topspin @shaz619 @RyanRyan10 @YousafTheBeast @CerebralPatriot

I would also add Misbah after his winning contribution last week

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

That's more than what others did.

Far far superior wicket keepers available to pick. Sorry, Dhoni was ill suited for T20 both as a player and a captain. 2007 was a miracle run, but the utterly mediocre runs India had in 2009 and 2010 were all on him too.

 

[Devadwal]

I made this post 2 years ago. It is no longer valid.

Here is my updated combined Pak-Ind XI:

Abhishek
Gill
Fakhar
Pant (wk)
SKY
Rinku
Hardik (c)
Kuldeep
Shaheen
Amir
Bumrah

I didn't add Rohit, Kohli, and Jadeja because they retired from T20I.

Remove Aamir and add Naseem Shah than its perfect

 

[RyanRyan10]

I would play it safe and have Babar and Rizwan as my openers. I don’t mind 40 for 0 in 6 overs with my openers striking at 110… we can catch up later and score 150 in the last 6 overs once we have a solid foundation

What do you recon? @mominsaigol @topspin @shaz619 @RyanRyan10 @YousafTheBeast @CerebralPatriot

Some fans fail to understand that T20 is more about strike rate and impact than runs scored and average. If anyone doesn't rate the 3 individuals highly, it's not a problem. But it seems like they just don't appreciate the approach these individuals take in T20s. Who will remember the top scorers in future T20 World Cups? However, impactful performances delivered in critical moments will always be remembered and celebrated.

 

[Ab Fan]

Far far superior wicket keepers available to pick. Sorry, Dhoni was ill suited for T20 both as a player and a captain. 2007 was a miracle run, but the utterly mediocre runs India had in 2009 and 2010 were all on him too.

Ask @Bhaag Viru Bhaag !

 

[Cricket Warrior]

I made this post 2 years ago. It is no longer valid.

Here is my updated combined Pak-Ind XI:

Abhishek
Gill
Fakhar
Pant (wk)
SKY
Rinku
Hardik (c)
Kuldeep
Shaheen
Amir
Bumrah

I didn't add Rohit, Kohli, and Jadeja because they retired from T20I.

Where is Mighty Babar Azam?

 

[sweep_shot]

Where is Mighty Babar Azam?

I would've added Babar if it was year 2021 or 2022. But, not now. He seems to have lost form/confidence.

 

[Vikram1989]

I would play it safe and have Babar and Rizwan as my openers. I don’t mind 40 for 0 in 6 overs with my openers striking at 110…

Just a suggestion have all Indians till the bowlers as finishers to clean up their mess.i will say jaiswal, pant, rinku, pandya ,abhishek,axar, kd, bumrah, naseem

Then rizwan will say anchoring is very tough as we have lots of unreliable kind of players

 

[BouncerGuy]

Jaiswal and Rohit to open.

 

[pratiktc]

Really hard to understand how entire nucleus of 2021-2022 Pak T20 team has regressed together.

Fading of fringe players like Asif, Ifthi is no surprise but Babar, Shaheen, Shadab should have been in their prime now.

Today only Naseem on form can get a place in Indian top XII. Shaheen is still good but he was outbowled by Arshdeep in WT20 which was completely unexpected.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

Some fans fail to understand that T20 is more about strike rate and impact than runs scored and average. If anyone doesn't rate the 3 individuals highly, it's not a problem. But it seems like they just don't appreciate the approach these individuals take in T20s. Who will remember the top scorers in future T20 World Cups? However, impactful performances delivered in critical moments will always be remembered and celebrated.

Yup, Yuvraj is remembered from 07 but hardly anyone remembers the highest run getter of the tournament and the final : Gautam Gambhir. But, Without Gambhir there would have been no chance of world cup for India.
Highlight reels do not cover the entire picture. Bumrah was the outright champ bowler this time, but will India have won without contributions from other bowlers.

From the picks above, What I see is people are just making their Highlight Reel XI instead of Champion Team XI.

 

[mominsaigol]

Literally no pakistani player would enter into this 11 with the exception of maybe Naseem as India could use him on certain surfaces, but even then why would they play him?

Arshdeep is an attacking bowler while naseem is a defensive one.

Bumrah is irrereplacable and Naseem over pandya would be a dumb move for india due to pandya being a proper allrounder.

As for the others, who would take babar, Rizwan, Usman khan, saim etc etc?

Maybe they can take fakhar and have him open but they'd rather groom a young blood in abisheikh

 

[Red-Indian]

Literally no pakistani player would enter into this 11 with the exception of maybe Naseem as India could use him on certain surfaces, but even then why would they play him?

Arshdeep is an attacking bowler while naseem is a defensive one.

Bumrah is irrereplacable and Naseem over pandya would be a dumb move for india due to pandya being a proper allrounder.

As for the others, who would take babar, Rizwan, Usman khan, saim etc etc?

Maybe they can take fakhar and have him open but they'd rather groom a young blood in abisheikh

I'd definitely have Shaheen over Arshdeep. Left handed, attacking and able to tonk a few.

If Rohit and Kohli were still playing, that's it. With their retirement there's still room for a complementary batter to Jaiswal.

There's 4 batters for that slot each offering something different - Fakhar, Gill, Babar and Abhishek.

Nobody else.
None of your middle order
Not your keeper
None of your spinners

 

[mominsaigol]

I'd definitely have Shaheen over Arshdeep. Left handed, attacking and able to tonk a few.

If Rohit and Kohli were still playing, that's it. With their retirement there's still room for a complementary batter to Jaiswal.

There's 4 batters for that slot each offering something different - Fakhar, Gill, Babar and Abhishek.

Nobody else.
None of your middle order
Not your keeper
None of your spinners

Depends on which versions?

If it's 2019 shaheen then 100% over arshdeep.

If its peak confidence 2017 fakhar or Kiwi Zaman, then 100% he should open

If it's 2021 babar then he can be included.

But their 2024 versions don't play by metric. Fakhar in t20 has no confidence atm courtesy of bobby and rizzu, Babar is a burnt shell since 2022 and shaheen sucked post injury