Raja Danish
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Hello every one!!
This is my first post on PAKPASSION and hopefuly you guys will tell me what improvements i need in order to make further posts in future. The main aim of my post was to select a Pakistani squad which i believe can win a much needed World Cup. While Choosing a Squad i compared it with the Pakistani squad of 1999 WC which i feel was a perfect combination with everything in their armour. First of all it is must to get Sharjeel Khan back in the team as soon as possible before the World Cup, which will definitely make them a strong side and among favorites to win the 2019 Cricket World Cup, as i feel they lack a Good opener who can partner Fakhar Zaman and release the burden on him and it will make him an even better player. First look at this squad for 2019 WC:
1: Fakhar Zaman
2: Sharjeel Khan
3: Babar Azam
4: Sarfraz Ahmad
5: Shoaib Malik
6: Muhammad Hafeez
7: Shadab Khan
8: Faheem Ashraf
9: Hasan Ali
10:Muhammad Amir
11:Shaheen Shah Afridi
Bench:
12: Junaid Khan
13: Imad Wasim
14: Haris Sohail
15: Asif ali
16: Usman Shinwari/Muhammad Abbas
This is the squad which i feel can give a ray of hope. Changes in the final eleven can be made according to the pitch conditions and form of the players. This first 11 has 4 genuine batsmen, 3 all-rounders(1 medium fast and 2 spin), 3 genuine Fast bowlers and a wicket-keeper batsman. Bench is solid as well which can easily replace anyone in the starting eleven if required.
They just need amir and hasan to be back to their best and regain form and my above squad has got a good enough batting lineup , at the stop there is sharjeel who is given a role to go all guns blazing and fakhar to rotate a strike and play his normal game and he will not feel under pressure once there is sharjeel as his partner. These two will allow middle-order to bat to their strengths which is to milk runs in the middle-overs without taking any sort of risk, just rotate the strike, and the likes of sarfraz, malik, babar can easily rotate strike in middle part and hafeez at NO.6 to give an impetus and finishing touch and if he fails to do so then we can get asif ali at no.6 to finish the good work done by the openers and the middle-order. Plus faheem also has an ability to give some lusty blows at the end. So all in all it's a perfect combination and a well balanced side for a big event like World cup. I personally think that this squad is closest to the 1999 WC squad in terms of combination only not quality which was near perfect with all the basis covered and a team full of legends and superstars..
Now lets compare this squad with 1999 squad who is no-doubt a better squad on paper with full of superstars. I will write the starting eleven which played the final against Aussies:
1: Saeed Anwar
2: Wajahatullah Wasti
3: Ijaz Ahmed
4: Inzamam-ul-Haq
5: Moin Khan (wk)
6: Abdul Razzaq
7: Shahid Afridi
8: Azhar Mahmood
9: Wasim Akram
10: Saqlain Mushtaq
11: Shoaib Akhtar
Bench:
12: Saleem Malik
13: Mohammad Yousuf
14: Waqar Younis
15: Mushtaq Ahmed
This Squad has 4 genuine batsmen, 3 all-rounders(2 medium-fast and 1 spin), 1 genuine spinner, 2 genuine fast bowlers and a wicket-keeper batsman. Bench is quite strong as well which can easily replace anyone in the starting eleven.
Now lets compare player wise and see who is the best:
1: Saeed Anwar >> Sharjeel Khan
2: Wajahatullah Wasti << Fakhar Zaman
3: Ijaz Ahmed << Babar Azam
4: Inzamam-ul-Haq >> Shoaib Malik
5: Moin Khan (wk) << Sarfraz Ahmad
6: Abdul Razzaq >> Faheem Ashraf
7: Shahid Afridi = Muhammad Hafeez (Afridi better in bowling
and Hafeez better in batting)
8: Azhar Mahmood = Hasan Ali (Hasan better in bowling
and Azhar better in batting)
9: Wasim Akram >> Muhammad Amir
10: Saqlain Mushtaq >> Shadab Khan
11: Shoaib Akhtar >> Shaheen Shah Afridi
So basically 1999 WC Team has 6 better players than Current One while the Current Team has 5 better players with overall a better fielding side than 1999 WC Team. But if you see in both teams then you will notice that both teams have well balanced squad and a perfect combination for English condition with Genuine batsmen, Quick and Skillful Fast Bowlers, All-rounders, Genuine Spinner, A Good Wicket-Keeper Batsman and a Strong Bench as well.
So in my opinion this is the way to go for Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup, a Good balanced squad with every basis covered.
What are your thoughts on this ??????????????
This is my first post on PAKPASSION and hopefuly you guys will tell me what improvements i need in order to make further posts in future. The main aim of my post was to select a Pakistani squad which i believe can win a much needed World Cup. While Choosing a Squad i compared it with the Pakistani squad of 1999 WC which i feel was a perfect combination with everything in their armour. First of all it is must to get Sharjeel Khan back in the team as soon as possible before the World Cup, which will definitely make them a strong side and among favorites to win the 2019 Cricket World Cup, as i feel they lack a Good opener who can partner Fakhar Zaman and release the burden on him and it will make him an even better player. First look at this squad for 2019 WC:
1: Fakhar Zaman
2: Sharjeel Khan
3: Babar Azam
4: Sarfraz Ahmad
5: Shoaib Malik
6: Muhammad Hafeez
7: Shadab Khan
8: Faheem Ashraf
9: Hasan Ali
10:Muhammad Amir
11:Shaheen Shah Afridi
Bench:
12: Junaid Khan
13: Imad Wasim
14: Haris Sohail
15: Asif ali
16: Usman Shinwari/Muhammad Abbas
This is the squad which i feel can give a ray of hope. Changes in the final eleven can be made according to the pitch conditions and form of the players. This first 11 has 4 genuine batsmen, 3 all-rounders(1 medium fast and 2 spin), 3 genuine Fast bowlers and a wicket-keeper batsman. Bench is solid as well which can easily replace anyone in the starting eleven if required.
They just need amir and hasan to be back to their best and regain form and my above squad has got a good enough batting lineup , at the stop there is sharjeel who is given a role to go all guns blazing and fakhar to rotate a strike and play his normal game and he will not feel under pressure once there is sharjeel as his partner. These two will allow middle-order to bat to their strengths which is to milk runs in the middle-overs without taking any sort of risk, just rotate the strike, and the likes of sarfraz, malik, babar can easily rotate strike in middle part and hafeez at NO.6 to give an impetus and finishing touch and if he fails to do so then we can get asif ali at no.6 to finish the good work done by the openers and the middle-order. Plus faheem also has an ability to give some lusty blows at the end. So all in all it's a perfect combination and a well balanced side for a big event like World cup. I personally think that this squad is closest to the 1999 WC squad in terms of combination only not quality which was near perfect with all the basis covered and a team full of legends and superstars..
Now lets compare this squad with 1999 squad who is no-doubt a better squad on paper with full of superstars. I will write the starting eleven which played the final against Aussies:
1: Saeed Anwar
2: Wajahatullah Wasti
3: Ijaz Ahmed
4: Inzamam-ul-Haq
5: Moin Khan (wk)
6: Abdul Razzaq
7: Shahid Afridi
8: Azhar Mahmood
9: Wasim Akram
10: Saqlain Mushtaq
11: Shoaib Akhtar
Bench:
12: Saleem Malik
13: Mohammad Yousuf
14: Waqar Younis
15: Mushtaq Ahmed
This Squad has 4 genuine batsmen, 3 all-rounders(2 medium-fast and 1 spin), 1 genuine spinner, 2 genuine fast bowlers and a wicket-keeper batsman. Bench is quite strong as well which can easily replace anyone in the starting eleven.
Now lets compare player wise and see who is the best:
1: Saeed Anwar >> Sharjeel Khan
2: Wajahatullah Wasti << Fakhar Zaman
3: Ijaz Ahmed << Babar Azam
4: Inzamam-ul-Haq >> Shoaib Malik
5: Moin Khan (wk) << Sarfraz Ahmad
6: Abdul Razzaq >> Faheem Ashraf
7: Shahid Afridi = Muhammad Hafeez (Afridi better in bowling
and Hafeez better in batting)
8: Azhar Mahmood = Hasan Ali (Hasan better in bowling
and Azhar better in batting)
9: Wasim Akram >> Muhammad Amir
10: Saqlain Mushtaq >> Shadab Khan
11: Shoaib Akhtar >> Shaheen Shah Afridi
So basically 1999 WC Team has 6 better players than Current One while the Current Team has 5 better players with overall a better fielding side than 1999 WC Team. But if you see in both teams then you will notice that both teams have well balanced squad and a perfect combination for English condition with Genuine batsmen, Quick and Skillful Fast Bowlers, All-rounders, Genuine Spinner, A Good Wicket-Keeper Batsman and a Strong Bench as well.
So in my opinion this is the way to go for Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup, a Good balanced squad with every basis covered.
What are your thoughts on this ??????????????
