Pakistan Team Discussion

[Salman.]

Razzaq announces retirements, hopes of farewell match - The Express Tribune

 

[Perfect Square]

12 Pakistani players for tomorrow's match as confirmed by Micky Arthur.

Azhar Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Fahim Ashraf, Imaad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Hasan Ali.

Junaid Khan, Haris Sohail and Fakhar Zaman OUT.

Like seriously Junaid Khan should be out?
Your Thoughts?

 

[Aoun13]

After watching yesterday's match, Wahab will surely give 80-90 runs if he play against India. Short of length fast bowling is the easiest to play on this edgbaston pitch.

 

[Perfect Square]

After watching yesterday's match, Wahab will surely give 80-90 runs if he play against India. Short of length fast bowling is the easiest to play on this edgbaston pitch.

Yes. 100% agree. Has he ever won a match for Pakistan single handedly in his 7+ years of career?

 

[Ahmad94]

12 Pakistani players for tomorrow's match as confirmed by Micky Arthur.

Azhar Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Fahim Ashraf, Imaad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Hasan Ali.

Junaid Khan, Haris Sohail and Fakhar Zaman OUT.

Like seriously Junaid Khan should be out?
Your Thoughts?

WHY WHY WHY WHY is Azhar Ali in the line-up????

What has he done since being dropped? Watching the CT so far, all the games have been 300+, and with Azhar mediocre slow batting this could seriously lower our chances!!!!!!!!

 

[Perfect Square]

WHY WHY WHY WHY is Azhar Ali in the line-up????

What has he done since being dropped? Watching the CT so far, all the games have been 300+, and with Azhar mediocre slow batting this could seriously lower our chances!!!!!!!!

But we also don't have other openers. Ahmed Shehzad also failed. Fakhar Zaman is new. (Should get a chance). Hafeez - Are you sure he should open?

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

HAFEEZ, SHAHZAD, AZHAR and WAHAB should the ones to be dropped. The XI we fielded against India in CT13 was our weakest XI in god knows how long, this XI might beat that record if these four make it to the XI.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

• Junaid Khan has bowled 22 balls to Kohli in ODIs for two runs and three wickets. All three dismissals came in the 2012-13 series in India.

- courtesy: ESPNCricinfo

 

[Satan666]

After watching yesterday's match, Wahab will surely give 80-90 runs if he play against India. Short of length fast bowling is the easiest to play on this edgbaston pitch.

The Indian batsmen are always susceptible to a bouncer at 150kph and Wahab can consistently do that for a full 10 overs! I want him to aim for the blue helmets at 150kph.

 

[Aoun13]

I badly want PCB to sack Mickey, what the hell he was doing in the press conference? It seems Sarfraz has no say in the team selection, everything is controlled by Mickey.
Why would you name 12 players even if you have selected them, let the other speculate the playing XI. Both Waqar and Mickey has destroyed this team by forcing their own decisions. We were known to play new players on big stages but now we go back to old useless players whenever there is a big match and then we see the same old story all again. Fakhar, Shadab, Faheem and Junaid should have been in this team because they are young and they have hunger to succeed compare to Wahab, Azhar Ali or Ahmed Shehzad.

 

[Aoun13]

The Indian batsmen are always susceptible to a bouncer at 150kph and Wahab can consistently do that for a full 10 overs! I want him to aim for the blue helmets at 150kph.

You should have seen the yesterday's match where Cummins went for plenty courtesy of bowling short pitch deliveries. No matter how flat the pitch is, the english conditions always give bowler a chance if he bowl in good length with optimum speed of 130-135kph and try to seam or swing.

 

[Salman.]

Has he ever won a match for Pakistan single handedly in his 7+ years of career?

Pakistan V Zimbabwe, ICC CWC 15.

 

[Satan666]

You should have seen the yesterday's match where Cummins went for plenty courtesy of bowling short pitch deliveries. No matter how flat the pitch is, the english conditions always give bowler a chance if he bowl in good length with optimum speed of 130-135kph and try to seam or swing.

You know the difference between seam and swing right? Yes it may indeed seem impractical but as Ive said the Indians are weak and get rattled against the short pitch stuff at extreme pace.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Happy Birthday to the greatest fast bowler of all time from a huge fan!

I have a feeling PAK will win tomorrow.

 

[Aoun13]

You know the difference between seam and swing right? Yes it may indeed seem impractical but as Ive said the Indians are weak and get rattled against the short pitch stuff at extreme pace.

I very well know what is seam or swing, for both you need a perfect action and mostly bowlers get that perfect action by bowling at an optimum pace and hence allow the bowl to move. Even the great Wasim Akram used to cut his pace with new ball, if he try to swing it in these conditions. With overcast conditions there will be a little bit of juice in the pitch so the one who will bowl with upright seam will get the maximum seam while again in the overcast conditions the air is heavy and thus a bowler with right action and pace will move the ball in the air before pitching it.
I will reiterate it again, like any other team India is not comfortable against the moving ball. This is not a bouncy track where Wahab can intimidate India with sheer pace, neither the conditions suit his reverse swing action.