Your squad for Pakistan's upcoming T20I series against England

[indian_sap]

When is the selection for Eng T20 and WT20 series?

I hope some impactful batters are added besides Shan Masood who I feel is an automatic selection in this pathetic tukki middle order. I also hope Fakhar (if played or persisted with, although I feel Sharjeel is so much better against spin) should open with Babar at number 3.

I also hope Babar learns from his mistakes throughout this series esp in the last 2 matches - removing Husnain and possibly Haris in the Srilanka match prior to the final was a mistake and then not going for the kill in the finals after they were 5 down was a disastrous decision to say the least. I was shouting from my couch dont give spinners to Rajapaksa at the beginning of his innings, he can tear & eat them for BF, Lunch & Dinner but these so-called international team and their management had no clue on Rajapakshas strenghts, baffling to say the least

 

[MenInG]

WT20 squad thread is separate.

 

[Marooned]

1. I'd start with Haider Ali. He was in the squad and not played even once. Surely he has more upside than Ifti Khushdil. Give him a continuous run at a fixed position (4). He is our best bet.

2. Kamran- Backfoot player, can work in Australia. Generally methodical and puts a price on his wicket.

3. Shan as you say

4. If WC was not in Aus, I'd certainly throw in Haris Sohail too but since the England series has to be a preparation, no.

I mean Ifti Khushdil Asif just can't be a MO. What it does is we are forced to promote allrounders over these guys and then it's as if our MO vanishes into thin air.

Atleast these guys are proper batsmen, the openers can't have the excuse there is no batting after us.

 

[ShahidDar08]

Mohammad Rizwan
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam
Shan Masood
Haider Ali
Kamran Ghulam
Shadab Khan
Mohammad Nawaz
Haris Rouf
Naseem Shah
Mohammad Hasnain
Shahnawaz Dhani
Mohammad Waseem Jr
Agha Salman
Sahibzada Farhan
Abrar Ahmed (leg spinner)

 

[Marooned]

I will throw in another name:

Ali Imran: Northern opener. Always very well balanced. Plays all over the ground. Offside, legside and looks pretty good. Ideal opener for t20 imo.
Bowls some medium pace too.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Play fearless cricket which babar is saying from ages.

 

[Barragan]

Only other batting options to add would be Shan and Sharjeel - that's it!

No other big hitting batsmen available, so have to persist with Iftikhar, Asif and Khusdil.

As for bowling, no need for a complete passenger like qadir to be taken and wasting space, whilst wasim jnr should also be left out.

 

[Marooned]

I will throw in another name:

Ali Imran: Northern opener. Always very well balanced. Plays all over the ground. Offside, legside and looks pretty good. Ideal opener for t20 imo.
Bowls some medium pace too.

Infact I'm surprised this guy isn't talked about more.

 

[Ahmed216]

I will throw in another name:

Ali Imran: Northern opener. Always very well balanced. Plays all over the ground. Offside, legside and looks pretty good. Ideal opener for t20 imo.
Bowls some medium pace too.

But he’ll go after the bowling from ball 1 which isn’t the template that Babar wants to employ in T20’s

 

[Rana]

Play fearless cricket which babar is saying from ages.

What’s fearless cricket?

36-44 runs in the powerplay overs? Taking 3s and 4s against the spinners in the middle overs?

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

This humiliation was always on cards, when u had just 3 recognised batsmen in your team(Babar, Rizwan and Fakhar). We had lot of fake batsmen and fake allrounders who neither contributed with bat nor with ball.

For England series we need to drop these bits and pieces player and select proper batsmen who can be held accountable for their performance.

In my mind, this should be our 16 member squad for WC and England Series:

-Babar Azam
- Rizwan
-Fakhar Zaman (Don't want to drop him in Aus, also we don't have any replacement)
- Shan Masood
-Kamran Ghulam
-Haider Ali
-Shadab Khan
-Mohammad Nawaz (Even though wont be effective in australia, but basis his batting can be handy down the order)
-Asif Ali (basis his 6 hitting ability)
-Faheem Ashraf
-Shaheen Afridi
-Haris Rauf
-Naseem Shah
-Shahnawaz Dhani
-Waseem Jr or Hasnain
-Mohammad Haris

Our playing 11 should be like this:

Fakhar
Rizwan
Babar
Kamran Ghulam/Shan Masood
Haider
Asif Ali
Shadab
Faheem
Shaheen
Haris
Naseem

Faheem and Nawaz should play depending upon pitch and opposition. Shan and Masood should also be rotated in 7 match series vs England.

 

[Adeel Naseem]

When it will be announced?

 

[CricLegend]

Rizwan is only shining in this Pak team because of how bad and useless players the current team has got. The likes of of Ifti, khusdhil and Asif are just domestic bullies. If I had to choose of the 3 it will be Asif as he does not waste balls like the other two.

Haidar should open and Shan should be back batting in the middle order. I will look to demote either Babar or Rizwan to lower middle order, preferably Rizwan and ask him to chase 45 of 4 overs.

Pak needs to experiment with the opening I. This series against England and if it does not work then they can refer back to Babar - Riz combo for world T20.

My team for Eng would be the following

Babar
Haidar
Fakhar
Shan
Asif
Nawaz
Rizwan
Shadab
Shaheen
Haris
Naseem

The batting order always ensues that there is atleast one striker at the crease. Rizwan has done well opening but in T20 Pak team needs more, he can come ahead of Asif if the team needs to consolidate.

 

[asadee]

Cant believe Asif is still getting the nod for his 2 sixes in every 3rd match and golden ducks against quality spinners

 

[CricLegend]

Cant believe Asif is still getting the nod for his 2 sixes in every 3rd match and golden ducks against quality spinners

If there are better alternatives than can get going from the onset then please tell me??? I rather have Asif becaus he does not waste balls. We have Nawaz and Shadab who are more than capable and can cover for Asifs failures. But if he clicks, he can score 30 runs of 12 balls which will you the game.

Also in this current Pakistan team he is being used wrong. I don’t get why he is not be given the opportunity to come up the order, say number 3 to get you quick runs etc. Pakistan also need to be more tactical, because by promoting someone like Asif, you are making the opposition captain think of his bowling changes. Also if Asif gets going and get 30 if 12 batting 3 or 4, that releases huge pressure on the team as Pakistan do bat deep

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Welcome Shoaib Malik back in the side, shall we?

 

[Bewal Express]

FZ looks totally lost. Chacha had the opportunity but showed little intent and even less talent. Khusdil was awful. Where does that leave us? HA will be an option but the guy has less brain cells than my shoe size, Malik? Haven't we been there for 20 years? And look where that got us. Options are worse than these players.

 

[PakLFC]

Home conditions should favour us here against England. With the WC in Australia it will have no impact as too who will play or not. I expect Pak to win against England at home but struggle in Australia at the WC. Leave aside 1992 when the team was very different, since then we have always struggled down under.

 

[Moiz14]

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Haider
Nawaz
Shadab
Asif
Faheem/Amaad Butt/Waseem
Haris
Shaheen
Naseem

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Sharjeel Khan
Fakhar Zaman
Haidar Ali
Umar Akmal
Ifthikar Ahmed
Azam Khan (wk)
Mohammad Wasim
Shadab Khan
Haris Rauf
Shaheen Afridi (c)
Naseem Shah

Mohammad Nawaz
Asif Ali
Shahnawaz Dahani
Usman Qadir

 

[Nasty Naz]

Sharjeel Khan
Fakhar Zaman
Haidar Ali
Umar Akmal
Ifthikar Ahmed
Azam Khan (wk)
Mohammad Wasim
Shadab Khan
Haris Rauf
Shaheen Afridi (c)
Naseem Shah

Mohammad Nawaz
Asif Ali
Shahnawaz Dahani
Usman Qadir

Umar Akmal is playing in 2nd XI domestically and still doing poorly there. His career is finished.

This is the batting line I would experiment with:

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Haider
Fakhar/Iftikhar
Asif

And then Shadab/Nawaz/trio of pacers.

This is the batting order I would try where you have an opener in Sharjeel to go hard & Babar to stabilize if there's an early wicket or two. Haider is one of the few players who can come in and go hard immediately and I think that's exactly what they need at 4. Fakhar at 5 can be dangerous too and gives the batting order another lefty bat & ideally, you can try to bring in Fakhar to play pacers instead of spinners. You still get that power down in the order and despite Fakhar being awful lately, he can be a match winner on any given day.

Long-term however, questions remain about this team's ability to play & attack spin. Hardly seems like anyone in domestic who is great at either. Where has the sweep shot gone from our batsmen? Reverse sweep? Paddle? Outside of Azam Khan, no one has a particularly great SR against spin which is an interesting role reversal considering how well Pakistan used to do vs spin & struggle vs pace.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Umar Akmal is playing in 2nd XI domestically and still doing poorly there. His career is finished.

This is the batting line I would experiment with:

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Haider
Fakhar/Iftikhar
Asif

And then Shadab/Nawaz/trio of pacers.

This is the batting order I would try where you have an opener in Sharjeel to go hard & Babar to stabilize if there's an early wicket or two. Haider is one of the few players who can come in and go hard immediately and I think that's exactly what they need at 4. Fakhar at 5 can be dangerous too and gives the batting order another lefty bat & ideally, you can try to bring in Fakhar to play pacers instead of spinners. You still get that power down in the order and despite Fakhar being awful lately, he can be a match winner on any given day.

Long-term however, questions remain about this team's ability to play & attack spin. Hardly seems like anyone in domestic who is great at either. Where has the sweep shot gone from our batsmen? Reverse sweep? Paddle? Outside of Azam Khan, no one has a particularly great SR against spin which is an interesting role reversal considering how well Pakistan used to do vs spin & struggle vs pace.

Some struggle in domestic whilst doing well at International level.

Spin isn’t going to be an issue in Australia, the reason I’ve picked Azam Khan is because of his wicket-keeping. He’s far more athletic than Rizwan who seems to get cramps every time the ball goes over his head.

 

[Markhor]

We need to select players who can handle the pace and bounce of Australian pitches. Shan Masood and Haider Ali are a must as they have a backfoot game.

Not sure about Kamran Ghulam (avg 20 SR 116) who's struggling in National T20 Cup and didn't light PSL on fire either. Maybe Tayyab Tahir can be considered (avg 44 SR 142) but if he's not utilised as an opener it'll be a waste of time.

Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah or Asif Ali had too many chances now. They should go back to their domestic sides and play whatever's left of the National T20 Cup.

 

[Farabi]

FZ looks totally lost. Chacha had the opportunity but showed little intent and even less talent. Khusdil was awful. Where does that leave us? HA will be an option but the guy has less brain cells than my shoe size, Malik? Haven't we been there for 20 years? And look where that got us. Options are worse than these players.

What are your thoughts on including Shan in the Top 3. And promoting Shadab/ Nawaz to 4.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

What’s fearless cricket?

36-44 runs in the powerplay overs? Taking 3s and 4s against the spinners in the middle overs?

Sarcasm bro. Everytime you listen babar he use words like fearless cricket, attacking cricket however he hasn't implemented in a single match

 

[Varun]

Ifthikar Ahmed is an absolute pro for Australian conditions.

Pakistan should build their batting line-up around him.

 

[Cric1234]

Some struggle in domestic whilst doing well at International level.

Spin isn’t going to be an issue in Australia, the reason I’ve picked Azam Khan is because of his wicket-keeping. He’s far more athletic than Rizwan who seems to get cramps every time the ball goes over his head.

Umar Akmal has played 4 matches at the National T20 2 low scores and 2 scores of 32 not out and 30 it’s not ideal as he’s batting at number 4 his ideal position is opening.

Coming in later on isn’t the best position for him as he’s a better batsman than just a hitter near the end of an innings.

It tells you everything when Umar had more chance of playing a match winning innings in the knock out games as an opener than Babar and Rizwan a batsman who’s played little cricket in the last 2 years.

Sharjeel could give quick starts on his day but he’s not as good a batsman as Umar whatever is said Babar and Rizwan will open in Australia for the third time the same thing will happen as in the last 2 tournaments.

 

[Energy]

Media and the selectors are in their elements now. Everyone will be lobbying for their chosen ones. The next few days will be full of political circus.

And we will end up carrying a couple of players on debut for the World Cup.

 

[Bewal Express]

What are your thoughts on including Shan in the Top 3. And promoting Shadab/ Nawaz to 4.

Shan is no worse than FZ that is playing ATM. I don't mind taking teams by surprise by pushing Shadab or Nawaz up the order once in a while but its not a solution to the appalling quality of our middle order.

 

[Kianig89]

7-0 never happened in cricket highly possible now

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Pakistan's eleven acc to me should be ;

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Haider
Fakhar (floater)
Iftiikhar
Shadab
Nawaz
Shaheen
Naseem
Rauf

Guys like Khushdil and Asif aren't really international class batters.
Fakhar might not fit at 5, but he can definitely score more than Khushdil.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Rizwan is only shining in this Pak team because of how bad and useless players the current team has got. The likes of of Ifti, khusdhil and Asif are just domestic bullies. If I had to choose of the 3 it will be Asif as he does not waste balls like the other two.

Haidar should open and Shan should be back batting in the middle order. I will look to demote either Babar or Rizwan to lower middle order, preferably Rizwan and ask him to chase 45 of 4 overs.

Pak needs to experiment with the opening I. This series against England and if it does not work then they can refer back to Babar - Riz combo for world T20.

My team for Eng would be the following

Babar
Haidar
Fakhar
Shan
Asif
Nawaz
Rizwan
Shadab
Shaheen
Haris
Naseem

The batting order always ensues that there is atleast one striker at the crease. Rizwan has done well opening but in T20 Pak team needs more, he can come ahead of Asif if the team needs to consolidate.

Your 6th bowler?

 

[ritzy_123]

I don't think this management will go for too many changes

1) Muhammad Rizwan (WK)
2) Babar Azam (C)
3) Shan Masood
4) Haider Ali
5) Iftikhar Ahmed (He was good in Australia)
6) Asif Ali (Please don't expect him to go at 12 RR from the very first ball)
7) Muhammad Nawaz
8) Shadab Khan
9) Shaheen Shah Afridi
10) Naseem Shah
11) Haris Rauf

12) Usman Qadir
13) Shahnawaz Dhani (I think he'll get good bounce in Australia)
14) Fakhar Zaman
15) Muhammad Wasim Jnr

 

[CricLegend]

Your 6th bowler?

Pakistan never used a 6th bowler throughout Asia Cup, apart from the final where iftikar bowled. If 6th bowler is needed then Shan or Fakhar can roll their arms

 

[CricLegend]

I don't think this management will go for too many changes

1) Muhammad Rizwan (WK)
2) Babar Azam (C)
3) Shan Masood
4) Haider Ali
5) Iftikhar Ahmed (He was good in Australia)
6) Asif Ali (Please don't expect him to go at 12 RR from the very first ball)
7) Muhammad Nawaz
8) Shadab Khan
9) Shaheen Shah Afridi
10) Naseem Shah
11) Haris Rauf

12) Usman Qadir
13) Shahnawaz Dhani (I think he'll get good bounce in Australia)
14) Fakhar Zaman
15) Muhammad Wasim Jnr

Please no more iftikar. Yes I get he did decent in Aus over 3 years ago. He is no longer that same player, we saw in the last couple of weeks

 

[MSaad1237]

Ifthikar Ahmed is an absolute pro for Australian conditions.

Pakistan should build their batting line-up around him.

And what made you say this ??
On basis of what evidence lol? His 30 ball 30 runs?

 

[MSaad1237]

Pakistan's eleven acc to me should be ;

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Haider
Fakhar (floater)
Iftiikhar
Shadab
Nawaz
Shaheen
Naseem
Rauf

Guys like Khushdil and Asif aren't really international class batters.
Fakhar might not fit at 5, but he can definitely score more than Khushdil.

I actually like this team, well done!

Only change I'd make is replace Iftikhar with someone like Shoaib Malik and dare I say Umar Akmal? Iftikhar has been totally Out of form lately .

 

[shamaan]

Infact I'm surprised this guy isn't talked about more.

He's good but he won't be picked any time soon.

 

[shamaan]

Some struggle in domestic whilst doing well at International level.

Spin isn’t going to be an issue in Australia, the reason I’ve picked Azam Khan is because of his wicket-keeping. He’s far more athletic than Rizwan who seems to get cramps every time the ball goes over his head.

If you think Azam Khan is more athletic than Rizwan then you know nothing.

 

[shamaan]

Pakistan's eleven acc to me should be ;

Sharjeel
Rizwan
Babar
Haider
Fakhar (floater)
Iftiikhar
Shadab
Nawaz
Shaheen
Naseem
Rauf

Guys like Khushdil and Asif aren't really international class batters.
Fakhar might not fit at 5, but he can definitely score more than Khushdil.

Fakhar should play in the world cup but not against England let him regain his confidence and get his head in the right place.

 

[bones]

Oh god not Sharjeel what example does it set when you have obese players in your national side.

Sharjeel was dropped 3 times today so not exactly a clean 100.

 

[muazy1]

My squad for England/world Cup:
1) Sharjeel
2) Rizwan
3) Babar
4) Fakhar
5) Haider Ali
6) Imad Wasim
7) Shadab khan
8) Nawaz
9) Haris
10) Shaheen
11) Naseem
12) Faheem Ashraf
13) M. Wasim
14) Dahani
15) Kamran Ghulam/ Shoaib Malik

 

[Concerned]

Some deluded teams being picked. Rizwan is not a power hitter yet people are putting him in the middle order? Shan Masood is another anchor which is not needed especially in this line up.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Should try new guys to stake a claim for the vacant slots in the team.

Khushdil and Iftikhar should be sacked immediately.

Maybe try Shadab in the middle order.

Also we will need to play 4 pacers in Australia so need one of them to be able to whack some hits from no.8. Mohammad Wasim, Fahim and maybe Amad Butt(highly doubt his bowling credentials) seem to be the only guys who fit that bill. 9 10 11 will be Haris Shaheen and Naseem hopefully in the wc. Can't have them batting one place higher and Hasnain isn't really that good of an option to be a regular. I would for once have Dhani over him.

So need to give Dhani, Wasim, Amad a few games. Have Shadab bat at 4 and see what he can do there
Can try Masood as well.

I'll be honest I think Babar will find it enjoyable to bat in Australia due to the range of shots he has and the quick outfields. Don't think SR should be a concern for Babar in Aus if he finds his form back.

I have some doubts regarding Rizwan in Aus. He doesn't have many shots/placement to get over the bowlers earlier on. He will definitely need to show more urgency.

I really like Qasim Akram but he doesn't appear to be in good form recently.

 

[Oneking]

A lot of posters are calling for attacking cricket but don’t have Sheergel and Fakhar in the opening slot in there like up. Shergel is done the sooner we realize the better plus Babar is not giving up the opening slot he is going to to pile up some runs on the hole pitches and everyone will be praising him, he is a selfish player who plays for his milestones, Why is he allowed to bat one down in one day and opener in T20, if he is that good of opener or if that’s his spot he should open in one day too ? Also we need 4 pacers 1. Shaheen 2. Nasim 3. Harris 4. Dhani
Batting needs a solid batsman in the middle of Babar really wants to win then he will need to drop himself to #3 slot which he won’t bc it will effect his strike rate in T20.
Let Fakhar open again he is not meant for 3 or 5 slot worst decision by Misbah to drop him down the poor guy hadn’t performed since then

 

[alishahid]

Worldcup starting eleven hopefully

Fakhar Zaman
Mohammed Rizwan
Babar Azam
Haider Ali
Shoaib Malik
Shadab Khan
Mohammed Nawaz
Mohammed Wasim
Haris Rauf
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah

Not sure whether the same team could be played vs england due to the difference in conditions.

 

[Nasty Naz]

I do think Haider Ali is potentially a guy to try as an opener. He likes to play aerial shots and it may make more sense to allow him to play that way with most of the fielders within the circle.

Rizwan
Haider
Babar
Iftikhar
Fakhar
Asif

Is potentially a lineup I could see them experimenting with. People will groan at the idea of Iftikhar but I still think he can come good. He is getting solid starts, has shown some big hitting ability too but has gotten out. Also gives you handy off spin vs lefties which this team dearly lacks. I think he can still figure it out though. Fakhar at 5 towards the end to go big could be good along with Asif.

I guess people want Shan Masood in because he's in good form but he is also another accumulator and can't hit sixes. Backwards thinking to add more accumulators just to avoid middle order collapses IMO.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

No Fakhar Zaman.
He needs to go back in the nets to sort things out, otherwise, he will score some runs at home and will fail miserably in Australia.

And Khushdil Shah? Enough said.

I will definitely take in Shoaib Malik.

Just like many other pundits, some in here, also believe that Shoaib Malik wont be able to play good in Australia, BECAUSE AUSTRALIA HAS PACEY AND BOUNCEY tracks ... yeah right. lol.
Last time they took Muhammad Irfan under the same assumption.

The little known fact is,

There is ONLY ONE bouncy and pacey wicket in Australia, and that is in Perth.

Rest of ALL Australian wickets are not a whole lot different than any other place.

So Shoaib Malik has just as equal of a chance or even better, than any other replacement.

 

[Naveedahmed1]

Don’t think we can have babar, Rizwan and Shan in playing XI - they pretty much play at the same tempo and are not power hitters

As much as I don’t want sharjeel back I don’t think we have other consistent dynamic openers currently .. saw sharjeels recent century his fitness has gotten even worse !

Middle order I think should be babar kamran and Malik. I also think pak can play 4 quicks instead of faheem since it’s aus.

Haider
Rizwan
Babar
Ghulam
Malik
NawaZ
Shadab
Shaheen
Rauf
Naseem
Dhani/ hasnain

4 Reserves
Imad wasim
Ifti
Shan
Dhani/hasnain

 

[Varun]

And what made you say this ??
On basis of what evidence lol? His 30 ball 30 runs?

Check out the T20s he has played in Australia.

 

[indian_sap]

My squad for England/ T20 World Cup:

1) Sharjeel
2) Rizwan
3) Babar
4) Shan
5) Malik
6) Asif
7) Nawaz
8) Shadab
9) Shaheen
10) Rauf
11) Naseem
12) Husnain
13) M. Wasim
14) Usman/ Umar Akmal
15) Fakhar

Given its a T20 WC, I'm very tempted to include Umar Akmal as spare keeper-batsman but I know thats very controversial. Have seen his recent batting clips, he loves fast n bouncy wickets and has done well both in AU & NZ!

 

[Rana]

Will the PCB actually announce their squad today or further delay it? What is the delay for? All countries have announced their squad, why are PCB so slow?

 

[indian_sap]

Today is the last day for squad announcement, they have to by hook or crook. 4:30pm PK time is the announcement.

 

[Rana]

Today is the last day for squad announcement, they have to by hook or crook. 4:30pm PK time is the announcement.

Someone was saying here that they will apply for an extension.

I mean, who is running the show here? How useless do you have to be to not be able to announce a World Cup squad especially considering they never change their team throughout the year even against Zimbabwe

 

[Muhammad Saad]

They should go with the inform players from the national T20 that would be a safer bet.

 

[proud_pakistani]

1-Sharjeel Khan
2-Fakhar Zaman
3-Babar Azam (c)
4-Mohd. Rizwan (wk)
5-Iftikhar Ahmed
6-Mohd. Nawaz
7-Shadab Khan
8-Faheem Ashraf
9-Haris Rauf
10-Mohd. Hasnain
11-Naseem Shah
12-Shan Masood
13-Asif Ali
14-Salman Irshad
15-Hassan Ali
16-Azam Khan (reserve keeper)

 

[shamaan]

Will thier be live stream from Wasim when announcing the squad ?

 

[shamaan]

A lot of posters are calling for attacking cricket but don’t have Sheergel and Fakhar in the opening slot in there like up. Shergel is done the sooner we realize the better plus Babar is not giving up the opening slot he is going to to pile up some runs on the hole pitches and everyone will be praising him, he is a selfish player who plays for his milestones, Why is he allowed to bat one down in one day and opener in T20, if he is that good of opener or if that’s his spot he should open in one day too ? Also we need 4 pacers 1. Shaheen 2. Nasim 3. Harris 4. Dhani
Batting needs a solid batsman in the middle of Babar really wants to win then he will need to drop himself to #3 slot which he won’t bc it will effect his strike rate in T20.
Let Fakhar open again he is not meant for 3 or 5 slot worst decision by Misbah to drop him down the poor guy hadn’t performed since then

They won't go with 4 pacers.

 

[shamaan]

No Fakhar Zaman.
He needs to go back in the nets to sort things out, otherwise, he will score some runs at home and will fail miserably in Australia.

And Khushdil Shah? Enough said.

I will definitely take in Shoaib Malik.

Just like many other pundits, some in here, also believe that Shoaib Malik wont be able to play good in Australia, BECAUSE AUSTRALIA HAS PACEY AND BOUNCEY tracks ... yeah right. lol.
Last time they took Muhammad Irfan under the same assumption.

The little known fact is,

There is ONLY ONE bouncy and pacey wicket in Australia, and that is in Perth.

Rest of ALL Australian wickets are not a whole lot different than any other place.

So Shoaib Malik has just as equal of a chance or even better, than any other replacement.

Just go look at Shaoib Malik stats When's he's playing away.

 

[Rana]

Will thier be live stream from Wasim when announcing the squad ?

Mate there is no confirmation it will be announced today

 

[shamaan]

Someone was saying here that they will apply for an extension.

I mean, who is running the show here? How useless do you have to be to not be able to announce a World Cup squad especially considering they never change their team throughout the year even against Zimbabwe

It was me who said it but I think they will reject the extension anyways.


We have not yet requested the ICC for any extension in deadline but that is possible if the selectors desire so. There have been traditions where the ICC in some cases has given extra time to a member country to submit names for important events. I think the situation would get clear within the next two days,” a PCB source told GeoTV.

 

[shamaan]

Mate there is no confirmation it will be announced today

I have heard rumours they will ask for extention but then I heard its been declined the extension.

 

[Rana]

I have heard rumours they will ask for extention but then I heard its been declined the extension.

Well done ICC if that’s true. Even they are getting sick of Pakistan’s laid back approach in everything!

 

[shamaan]

Well done ICC if that’s true. Even they are getting sick of Pakistan’s laid back approach in everything!

Let's waite and see

 

[Concerned]

The England series is pointless. There is glaring problems with the T20 team and with the WC squad being announced today it does not give any time for change.

Team picked will be a perfect for chasing 120.

 

[shamaan]

What a **** squad.