Pakistan tour of Windies 2011

[Gotham Cronie]

Good ploy to test out new bowlers Junaid and Aizaz cheema. Toffee kumar is back?? PCB cycle of - Retire, Unretire, Ban, Unban, Foot in mouth, other foot in mouth.

He'll just be a back-up player I think. Akmal has been kicked out so they need a backup WK which Umar can do if needed. He'll be featuring in the tests, however.

[Zelig]

Samuels is in the form of his lyf. Watch out for some backlash :agree:

[Sir john]

Of course. Better access to bookies and protection from the underworld if things go wrong.

:haha::haha:

[veer]

Good ploy to test out new bowlers Junaid and Aizaz cheema. Toffee kumar is back?? PCB cycle of - Retire, Unretire, Ban, Unban, Foot in mouth, other foot in mouth.

:cantstop::cantstop:

[ganeshran]

He'll just be a back-up player I think. Akmal has been kicked out so they need a backup WK which Umar can do if needed. He'll be featuring in the tests, however.

Why is Fawad Alam continuously ignored? He seemed a decent player, a bit slow though

[Sir_Afridi]

Pakistan need to send a full strength team to WI. We have not won a series there ever. Perfect oppurtunity to get that record straight.

[vvvslaxman]

clash of minnows

[Stuge]

Abdul Razzaq, the Pakistan allrounder, has questioned the basis for his exclusion from the ODIs and Twenty20s on the tour of West Indies. Razzaq played a peripheral role in his team's World Cup campaign and claimed his exclusion was not justified given he hadn't had enough opportunities. "I was told to bat at No. 8 and I hardly got a few overs in every match. So, where does the question of my non-performance arise?" Razzaq was quoted as saying by PTI. "How can one perform when he is batting at No. 8 and bowling just a few overs in every match?" In eight games at the World Cup, Razzaq didn't complete his quota of ten overs even once and picked up five wickets at 32.20. He made 104 runs, batting in the lower order, at 26 and with a highest of 62 against New Zealand. "One hardly gets time to settle in or build a proper innings. It was the same situation in bowling also," Razzaq said. "I had told the team management I was ready to bat at No. 3 because I have batted at that position before and have also done well. But as it was the World Cup and due to requirements of the team, the management didn't accept my point of view and I was kept at No. 8." Razzaq, 31, said he was determined to make a return. "I want to come back. I think I can still continue playing for a couple of more years as I pay a lot of attention to my fitness." Another player left out of the Pakistan squad was Kamran Akmal, following his wicketkeeping woes in the World Cup.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/509788.html?CMP=chrome

[Sir_Afridi]

West Indies T20 Squad announced against Pakistan The WICB Selection Committee on Wednesday named the squad for the Digicel T20 International against Pakistan at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia on Thursday, April 21. The squad features several uncapped players at the international level. They have been selected based on performances in the Caribbean T20 Tournaments in 2010 and earlier this year. Powerful right-handed batsman Danza Hyatt, all-rounder Christopher Barnwell, off-spinner Ashley Nurse, and left-arm seamer Krishmar Santokie have received their maiden call ups to the international circuit. There are also recalls for all-rounder Lendl Simmons, who last played for West Indies in 2010 in Australia, and batsman Marlon Samuels, who last played an international against Sri Lanka in 2008. SQUAD Darren Sammy (Captain) Christopher Barnwell Devendra Bishoo Darren Bravo Andre Fletcher Danza Hyatt Ashley Nurse Ravi Rampaul Kemar Roach Andre Russell Marlon Samuels Krishmar Santokie Lendl Simmons

[ganeshran]

^ No Gayle? :WTF:

[Karan114]

^ No Gayle? :WTF:

Nor Sarwan. Iirc their coach did lash out at the senior players after the WC humiliation

[Sir_Afridi]

Nor Sarwan. Iirc their coach did lash out at the senior players after the WC humiliation

Their senior players value IPL more than national duty.

[ganeshran]

Gayle is not even playing in the IPL

[WC2011INDIA]

Gayle is not even playing in the IPL

Gayle will play when India tours WI.

[Serani]

^ No Gayle? :WTF:

The players that chose the big bash over the Caribbean T20 were not considered, however he will play the ODI's

[Sir_Afridi]

The players that chose the big bash over the Caribbean T20 were not considered' date=' however he will play the ODI's[/quote'] Do you have any info on Jerome Taylor & Fidel Edwards?

[vvvslaxman]

This is one team i am frustrated with. They need to select Ganga as captain. They have the talent. But always looks like a disjointed unit which has no common plan to achieve a goal.

[Serani]

Do you have any info on Jerome Taylor & Fidel Edwards?

Jerome broke down again and was having a very good season, Fidel is back but it might be too soon to throw him into international cricket.

[Serani]

This is one team i am frustrated with. They need to select Ganga as captain. They have the talent. But always looks like a disjointed unit which has no common plan to achieve a goal.

Ganga cant bat, so no they already have a captain that cant justify his place on the team no need for another one.

[Alchemist]

I think they might be better playing as seperate islands rather that a single unit. They represent seperately in other games. Why not cricket ? Their older generation is gone and any chance of rebuilding that is in vain since the new generation can find more money in soccer and basketball leagues.