Will Fahkar Zaman be added to the T20 squad?

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Anyone have any news on this?

Our great selector Sun Tzu did the pointless act of not having Fahkar in t20s (or sharjeel in Odis), but surely this has to change now.

It would just be Wasim’s ego to that would prevent Fahkar being added to the t20 side

 

[GreenKhan]

I am massive Fakhar fan, but his t20 form for Pak in the last 2 years has been very poor so he was rightly dropped .

However his PSL form, his blistering knock the other day and Shadabs injury now make it a no brainer.

He should be added

 

[Rana]

Him and Sharjeel need to open

Sorry Rizwan fans

 

[Concerned]

People need to remember Fakhar has been poor the last 12 months. Don’t all of a sudden expect consistency from him.

He will be part of the T20 games.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Him and Sharjeel need to open

Sorry Rizwan fans

Agreed

Rizwan should be a failsafe if both Fahkar and Sharjeel get out early

His performances in NZ should not hide the fact he takes a while to get going

 

[cricketerB94]

Both Rizwan and Babar in the middle order will be a liability. Maybe Fakhar can be tried in middle order at 5.

Rizwan
Sharjeel
Babar
Hafeez
Fakhar
Haider

This can be the top 6 if we need to accommodate all of Fakhar, Sharjeel, Babar and Rizwan in T20Is

 

[Zeshan547]

Both Rizwan and Babar in the middle order will be a liability. Maybe Fakhar can be tried in middle order at 5.

Rizwan
Sharjeel
Babar
Hafeez
Fakhar
Haider

This can be the top 6 if we need to accommodate all of Fakhar, Sharjeel, Babar and Rizwan in T20Is

Yup not ideal but thats the second best option we have, but still i would happily swap rizwan and fakhar for t20s, we have enough cushion to survive 20 overs even they both get out in first overs but what damage they can do in power play rizwan can't. Plus rizwan has enough hitting ability and have shown in t20s that he can play in middle overs with good strike rate. And is better bet to finish game or stablize things if we have very rough start.

 

[shamaan]

Reports are stating fakhar will be a replacement for shadab excellent move

 

[shamaan]

The top 6 should be
Sharjeel
Zaman
Babar
Hafeez
Rizwan
Haider

 

[UzmanBeast]

There's 4 T20s in the series against South Africa.

We have about 5 opening options in the team now if Fakhar is added:

Fakhar Zaman, Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Haider Ali

Right now, we have Babar + Rizwan opening the innings, which is not bad given that they have the credentials and performed well in the PSL as well. However, Rizwan is kind of like Wriddhiman Saha in SRH, he either plays as an opener and does well, otherwise he's pretty useless anywhere else in the order. Babar on the other hand can be dropped down to 3.

Hence, that gives us an opening partnership of Fakhar/Sharjeel/Haider + Rizwan. Personally, I'd play Haider in the middle order seeing as he didn't handle opening the innings well, and he played a few decent knocks down the order as well.

Therefore, the remaining 3 players for the opening positions are Fakhar, Sharjeel, and Rizwan. Anywhere else in the order, Rizwan becomes useless. So if we accomodate both Fakhar + Sharjeel, it would be at the expense of Mohammad Rizwan in the T20 team.

Fakhar is a dynamic opener, but he's inconsistent. His strong points are his ability to hit sixes, and the fact that he can bash the daylight out of spinners. He is also a good runner between the wickets.

Rizwan's strengths are his current great form, and also the fact that he provides stability at the top of the order. He is also a wicket keeper, allowing us to accommodate more bowling options in the team.

Sharjeel is extremely explosive, and he is in good form right now as well. He can clobber pacers and spinners alike, but his fitness holds him back from rotating strike against accurate powerplay bowling.

If we consider the middle order for a second, we have:

Babar at 3, Hafeez at 4, Haider at 5.

Sarfaraz could be added to this list quite easily, meaning that Rizwan wouldn't be necessary at the top if we are willing to accomodate Sharjeel and Fakhar.

Personally, I'd play Sharjeel + Rizwan for the first two T20s, and if it doesn't work, I'd play Fakhar + Sharjeel and bring Sarfaraz in to keep wickets.

 

[shamaan]

I would like to see fakhar and sharjeel at the oppening spot for this series its worth a try

 

[gazza619]

Let Fakhar focus on 50 over cricket for now.

Lets see what Sharjeel brings to the table in T20s.