Pakistan announced Squad for Asia Cup & Afg series

[Lone Wolf]

Here is the squad

 

Edited August 9, 2023 by Austin 3:!6

[Lone Wolf]

Shafique & Wasim Jnr look only bad picks... 

Both won't Start anyways.  Pakistan still believes Ihsanullah ain't ready after mediocre returns vs Afg. 

May see him & Zaman Khan in China during Asian Games. 

[Austin 3:!6]

Much better than our lazy a££ team

[Lone Wolf]

Imam

Fakhar

Babar

Shakeel

Rizwan

Chachu/Salman

Shadab

Nawaz/Usama

Shaheen 

Nasim

Rauf

 

This could be likely combination they will play vs us on Sep 2.

 

 

 

[Lone Wolf]

Emerging Motu Uncle Tayyab Tahir also rewarded after his smashing Inns against Indian kids

[vvvslaxman]

Their lower order batting has been good. That will give them cushion in case there is a collapse. In big tournaments having depth is vital. Because you don't have to have perfect games in every match as you have more guys to cover. It also frees up the mind of top order batsmen. Our one-dimensional hacks will rely on some individual brilliance once again in every match. Who knows. We might falter against Afghanistan.

[Austin 3:!6]

Last 2 editions of Asia cup was won by the host side:

 

2018 - India

2022 - Srilanka

 

Considering Pakistanis the host this time, they should win it as per the norm.

[Lone Wolf]

Love the professionalism & transparency of PCB though.  Proper PC's & questions asked.  Stark contrast with BCCI & India. 

Absolute sh*tshow going on here.  Rampant corruption & regionalism at play 

 

[Lone Wolf]

Ajit Agarkar should announce squad via PC or online PC if he has guts.  Chetan Sharma was one heck of a lallu Cheif selector who never even bothered. 

Even MSK Prasad used to face press once in a while. 

[test fan]

Pakistan is solid odi team .imad in place of Faheem is better choice considering asia cup and world cuo happening in subcontinent 

[Norman]

2 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

Much better than our lazy a££ team

 

It's always the case of 'grass is greener on the other side' when it comes to us. Isn't it? Yes... Pakistan have improved in the past year or so but it's still 60-40 in our favour all things considered. 

 

Their middle order is meh and their bowling apart from Shaheen and Rauf can be easily milked around in ODIs. Even their stronghold top 3 doesn't have the ability to be ruthless like Dhawan-Rohit-Kohli of the yesteryears. 

[Suhaan]

8 minutes ago, Norman said:

 

It's always the case of 'grass is greener on the other side' when it comes to us. Isn't it? Yes... Pakistan have improved in the past year or so but it's still 60-40 in our favour all things considered. 

 

Their middle order is meh and their bowling apart from Shaheen and Rauf can be easily milked around in ODIs. Even their stronghold top 3 doesn't have the ability to be ruthless like Dhawan-Rohit-Kohli of the yesteryears. 

Our lazy arse attack ripped their batting majority of times,even last year

If we have our first or even first and half choice attack we can again rattle their line up

Just need some sense in our side of boundary

Edited August 9, 2023 by Suhaan

[Norman]

32 minutes ago, Suhaan said:

Our lazy arse attack ripped their batting majority of times,even last year

If we have our first or even first and half choice attack we can again rattle their line up

Just need some sense in our side of boundary

 

If Bumrah is anywhere near his pre-injury levels , him along with Siraj, Kuldeep and Shami/Axar can be a handful attack for the pak lineup. People here are treating them as if they're stacked from top to bottom with match winning batters like England or Australia.

[Lone Wolf]

40 minutes ago, Norman said:

 

It's always the case of 'grass is greener on the other side' when it comes to us. Isn't it? Yes... Pakistan have improved in the past year or so but it's still 60-40 in our favour all things considered. 

 

Their middle order is meh and their bowling apart from Shaheen and Rauf can be easily milked around in ODIs. Even their stronghold top 3 doesn't have the ability to be ruthless like Dhawan-Rohit-Kohli of the yesteryears. 

Nope its 60-40 on their side...  We are up against it.  We have to look beyond numbers & our Team isn't peaking or the graph isn't  going upwards.  Rohit Kohli Shami Jadeja are not the gun players like they were in 2019.

Pakistan team is definately on the upswing & their core is relatively younger & not on a decline.

It's like 2003 WC reversal.  They had the star power but we had the younger side with plenty of raw Talent.  

[the don]

3 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

Shafique & Wasim Jnr look only bad picks... 

Both won't Start anyways.  Pakistan still believes Ihsanullah ain't ready after mediocre returns vs Afg. 

May see him & Zaman Khan in China during Asian Games. 

Ihsanullah was the best bowler vs afgh. Mediocre gains?

[Lone Wolf]

3 minutes ago, the don said:

Ihsanullah was the best bowler vs afgh. Mediocre gains?

He was okay...  I may have mixed up with the NZ game when he was smashed around..  Didn't bowl express pace either. 

Probably they think he is not ready beyond 4 overs. 

May get a look in for Asian Games.  

I would have picked Arshad Iqbal over Wasim Jnr in a heartbeat though. 

[Norman]

11 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Nope its 60-40 on their side...  We are up against it.  We have to look beyond numbers & our Team isn't peaking or the graph isn't  going upwards.  Rohit Kohli Shami Jadeja are not the gun players like they were in 2019.

Pakistan team is definately on the upswing & their core is relatively younger & not on a decline.

 

 

That's a ridiculously flawed logic. 

 

Just because a team's performance curve is on the rise and another team's is going down, doesn't mean the former are better. It still comes down to the overall quality of the teams at a point of time. And I already said, Pakistan are improving, we have declined a bit and that's the reason for the 60-40 odds instead of 80-20 we had during the 2013-2019 phase.

 

 

[Norman]

A middle order of Rizwan/Iftikhar/Salman (?) followed by the bowling all rounders Shadab/Nawaz isn't really an encouraging prospect for poyzz if I'm being honest. 

 

And unlike T20s, Shadab and Nawaz are barely above average spinners in ODIs.

 

Two blaring weaknesses right there.

[Lone Wolf]

32 minutes ago, Norman said:

A middle order of Rizwan/Iftikhar/Salman (?) followed by the bowling all rounders Shadab/Nawaz isn't really an encouraging prospect for poyzz if I'm being honest. 

 

And unlike T20s, Shadab and Nawaz are barely above average spinners in ODIs.

 

Two blaring weaknesses right there.

Salman is turning out to be a more than a decent inclusion...  His off spin is just add on.  Another Hafeez in the making I'd say. 

Chachu Ifti is a Misbah style spin hitter.  He is their best power hitter by far. 

 

Usama Mir is in great form and dude gas batting ability as well so he is a good back up option of Shadab. 

 

Their team is no way a world beater but in Asian Conditions I'd put them ahead of current Indian side. 

I can't name  one decent match winner in Indian batting order right now.  When Kohli at the fag end of his career is your best hope against Pakistan bowling...  It's definately panic button time. 

[Sooda]

Would agree Pak are favourites vs India, settled line up unlike ours especially in Asian conditions.

 

Batting isnt world class Babar aside but its Settled and bats deep, Imam has been good, Iftikhar and Fakhar can take the game away on their day .

 

Batting till 8 even 9 Afridi can hit . World class pace attack of course. Lots of bowling options Nawaz and Shadab are good LOI bowlers 

 

Fear for this current unsettled india v Pak.