Let's get this road back on the show...or shows and roads...something like that. I need what, two picks? I'll assume I have two picks and go from there.
@ahmedleo414 you forgot to add in my pick of
Fazal Mahmood into the table. It's not a current pick, it's one I did in the past. It's in the list, just not added into the actual table. And props for that table too. It helps out so much.
Pakistanis, Pakistanis...wherefore art though Pakistanis with names in the word "counterflow"?
For a moment there I thought I might have had to look at Umar Akmal (thankfully he's ineligible for me). I found Qasim
Umar. Now before I get into the nitty-gritty of things, let it be known that he was the first Kenyan Test player. Not for Kenya, of course, but he was born in Nairobi prior to his family making a move to Pakistan. A solid player at the crease, he was patient. At number three internationally, he'd just soak up the balls and wear the bowlers down, even while they were battering him. One of the quotes attributed to him comes after he was dismissed by Lillee after wearing more than a few balls to the body...the physio went up to him to apply an icepack and he said, "Maybe you should just put me in the fridge."
Unfortunately his career comes with a bit of a huge blemish. He was one of the first players to speak out against corruption in the Game, saying that bribes, spot-fixing, drugs, women, everything...they were all rampant and nobody could do a thing about it. He admitted that he himself partook in such things. It was a case of, "damned if you do, damned if you don't" at it's best. He couldn't speak out revealing that he too, did it - it would have come out eventually. But he couldn't remain quiet and allow it to happen either. The result? He was banned from cricket and lost his day job at a bank. But he still stood by what he said, even years afterwards. I don't normally pick banned players without good reason, but the courage it took to admit his own involvement while also speaking out is something I rather like. Sort of a confession of sorts. He's okay for a pick in my books.
That's three of my four Pakistan picks.
I'll go with Graham
Thorpe at 5 (78 out of 179 innings...43pointsomething percent). I think that Thorpe was stubborn when he was ready, attacking when need be, and damn mentally strong to overcome a highly-public marriage fallout. His back issues prevented him from going further, but in no way does that remove what he added to the England team during his time.
Might it be
@mohsin7827 now?
