Your Post SL ODI Lineup?

[PakFan2010]

1. Imran Nazir
2. Ahmed Shehzad
3. Azhar Ali
4. Mohammad Hafeez
5. Misbah Ul-Haq
6. Rameez Raja JR
7. Umar Akmal
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Umar Gul
10. Sohail Tanvir
11. Saeed Ajmal

[mnoman15]

Asad Shafiq is must

[I Believe in the Teesra]

Asad Shafiq is must

At 3. He can grow. Misbah at 4 and Umar at 5.

[sakss]

thank you but id do without the crap umer akmal and imran nazir


rather have guys like usman , umer amin, hamad azam, and also nasir jamshed

[Desi_Joker]

At 3. He can grow. Misbah at 4 and Umar at 5.

I see what you did there. <.<

[velu]

umar akmal at 7 :facepalm:

[freelance_cricketer]

Imran Nazir still being mentioned. :))

[I Believe in the Teesra]

I see what you did there. <.<

:shafiq :yk

1. Azhar
2. Jamshed
3. Shafiq
4. Misbah
5. Umar
6. Afridi
7. Hafeez
8. Sarfaraz
9. Sami
10. Cheema
11. Ajmal

Win matches. Won't collapse hopefully. :asif

[PB]

1.Azhar Ali
2.Nasir Jamshed
3.Umar Akmal
4.Misbah Ul Haq
5.Asad Shafiq
6.Hammad Azam
7.Kamran Akmal (wk)
8.Mohammad Hafeez
9.Mohammad Sami
10.Sohail Tanvir
11.Saeed Ajmal

12.Shoaib Malik
13.Ahmed Shehzad
14.Umar Gul
15.Haris Sohail
16.Rahat Ali

[Badsha]

Imran Nazir? FFS....




Ahmed Shehzad
Azhar Ali
Umar Akmal/
Misbah ul Haq
Mohammad Hafeez
Hammad Azzam
Shahid Afridi
Saeed Ajmal
Sarfraz/adnan akmal/wicket keeper.
Umar Gul
Sohail Tanveer/Wahab Riaz/junaid khan.


This looks like a decent line up.

[pakistanalltheway]

we would be 0-2 after the first over

[pakistanigoneaussie]

1. Kamran wk - Unfortunately yes i went there
2. Nasir
3. Azhar - have serious issues with him, but there is something solid to work with
4. Umar
5. Misbah - todays game showed how much we rely on him
6. Professor - power play batsman
7. Hammad - balance is crap without him
8. Afridi - no comment
9. Sami
10. Tanvir
11. Ajmal

12. Shafiq
13. Rasa hasan - ajmal needs some rest as well
14. Umar gul
15. Cheema

[MMHS]

PAK selectors are picking wrong players for wrong format & then putting them in wrong order. Like today, YK batted at 5 & bowled couple of overs with the new ball. Funny enough, because for that role Hammad was better suited.

Just for the sake of listing, it doesn't mater though.

1. Shehzad
2. Jamshed
3. UAkmal
4. Azhar
5. Mishbah (Cp.)
6. KAkmal (WK)
7. Hafeez
8. Afridi
9. Sami
10. Gul/Tanvir
11. Ajmal

[Zu456]

Azhar
Nasir Jamshed
Asad shafiq
u.akmal
misbah
hafeez
afridi
(a wicket keeper who can bat but we doont seem to have one soooo) safraz/adnan akmal
gul
sami/wahab/junaid
ajmal

[Asif321]

no plz umar akmal should b in domestic let him perform their

[hur rizvi]

Ahmed shehzad
Nasir jamshed
Shafiq
U Akmal
Misbah
Hammad/Afridi/hafeez
hafeez/Afridi/hammad
Jamal Anwar
Ajmal
Gul/Rahat Ali
Tanvir

[Arsh_afridi]

Nasir Jamshid
Azhar Ali
Asad ShafiQ
Misbah
Hammad Azam
Hafeez/ Umar Akmal
Afridi/ Fawad alam
New Wicketkeeper
Sami
Sohail Tanvir/Gul
Saeed Ajmal

[pakistanalltheway]

1.Nasir Jamshed
2.Azhar Ali
3.Asad Shafiq
4.Umar Akmal
5.Misbah
6.Hafeez
7.Kamran Akmal-crap WK but he brings balance
8.Afridi
9.Ajmal
10.Gul
11.Sami

[pakistanalltheway]

1. Kamran wk - Unfortunately yes i went there
2. Nasir
3. Azhar - have serious issues with him, but there is something solid to work with
4. Umar
5. Misbah - todays game showed how much we rely on him
6. Professor - power play batsman
7. Hammad - balance is crap without him
8. Afridi - no comment
9. Sami
10. Tanvir
11. Ajmal

12. Shafiq
13. Rasa hasan - ajmal needs some rest as well
14. Umar gul
15. Cheema

best team possible . If only you were a selector . :asif

[World Champion]

Imran Farhat is a MUST

[PB]

Imran Farhat is a MUST

Are you Farhat? Say hi to uncle jee.

[um786]

Imran Nazir
Kamran Akmal
Azhar Ali
Mohammad Hafeez
Misbah Ul Haq
Umar Akmal
Shahid Afridi
Mohammad Sami
Umar Gul
Wahab Riaz
Saeed Ajmal

[Amjid Javed]

what a joke team selection in the 1st post! oh wait it was pakfan! so its to be expected.

[pakistanigoneaussie]

best team possible . If only you were a selector . :asif

got any connections :farhat

[pakistanalltheway]

got any connections :farhat

no unfortunately but if i did i would probably be playing in the team
:yk

[Square Drive]

Mine:

Jamshed
Azhar
Asad
Misbah
Umar Akmal
Hafeez
Jamal Anwar (NEW 'keeper)
Afridi
Tanvir
Sami
Ajmal

Gul is really inconsistent. Tanvir is better nowadays, and Sami has pace. Hammad deserves a place, but he can only replace Asad, which makes our batting even more weaker. So, Azhar can bowl 2-3 overs in EMERGENCY. YK is done with in ODIs.

[Ahson Afzal]

1) Nasir Jamshed
2) Azhar Ali
3) Asad Shafiq
4) Misbah ul Haq (c)
5) Shoaib Malik
6) Hammad Azam
7) Kamran Akmal (wk)
8) Mohammad Hafeez / Shahid Afridi
9) Saeed Ajmal
10) Mohammad Sami
11) Sohail Tanvir
Gul, Umar Akmal and Younis need to be shown the door.
Afridi / Hafeez need to be there for the bowling really

[speed]

1) jamshed
2) a shazad ( can bowl legspin)
3) a ali
4) u akmal
5) malick (captain)
6) afridi
7) hafeez/hammad( for outside the sc i would play hammad inside sc play hafeez)
8) kami
9)gul
10) ajmal
11) sami

batting all they way upto kami and gul can slog, sami can also bat a bit.

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Mine:

Jamshed
Azhar
Asad
Misbah
Umar Akmal
Hafeez
Jamal Anwar (NEW 'keeper)
Afridi
Tanvir
Sami
Ajmal

Gul is really inconsistent. Tanvir is better nowadays, and Sami has pace. Hammad deserves a place, but he can only replace Asad, which makes our batting even more weaker. So, Azhar can bowl 2-3 overs in EMERGENCY. YK is done with in ODIs.

when did he start?

[Square Drive]

when did he start?

You've got a point there. :rana

[Boi]

1) Nasir Jamshed
2) Azhar Ali
3) Asad Shafiq
4) Misbah ul Haq (c)
5) Shoaib Malik
6) Hammad Azam
7) Kamran Akmal (wk)
8) Mohammad Hafeez / Shahid Afridi
9) Saeed Ajmal
10) Mohammad Sami
11) Sohail Tanvir
Gul, Umar Akmal and Younis need to be shown the door.
Afridi / Hafeez need to be there for the bowling really

lolwut?! Why?

[talma]

PCB should take the chance with a totally fresh young team and hand them over to Whatmore to mould for the next couple of years. So what if the team loses in the meantime. Isn't the present team doing the same? Let's have a team for the future that begins today, and that comes from clearing the deck.

[Shahzaibfan]

A player who should be recognised and used in the one day squad is Shahzaib Hassan, we need someone solid at the top of the innings.

Remove Hafeez and replace with SHAHZAIB who can also bowl and is has been the leading wicket taker for his league he is playing with in the UK.

[Shahzaibfan]

agree with talma....we need a young fresh talented team.

[Warfare]

All these fans who want Kamran back. :facepalm:
And please, no Tanvir or YK.

My team:

Nasir Jamshed
Azhar Ali
Misbah (c)
Umar Amal
Mohammad Hafeez
Sarfraz Ahmed (wk)
Shahid Afridi
Saeed Ajmal
Mohammad Sami
Aizaz Cheema
Junaid Khan

[pakistanalltheway]

A player who should be recognised and used in the one day squad is Shahzaib Hassan, we need someone solid at the top of the innings.

Remove Hafeez and replace with SHAHZAIB who can also bowl and is has been the leading wicket taker for his league he is playing with in the UK.

He is nothing more than a leg side slogger . What league does he play in ? The Sunday league Lolz .

[alberto]

I think what we desperately need is a complete clear out of the failures. This would be my team:
Jamshed
Azhar
Ahmed Shahzad
Umar Akmal
Hafeez
Mansoor Amjad
Hammad Azam
Sarfaraz
Zia Ul Haq
Sohail Tanvir
Mohammed Talha/Sami

[alberto]

I agree with warfare that Hafeez needs a demotion in the order

[HaMmy FinE LeG StriKeR]

lolwut?! Why?

his pathetic batting performance thats why, he was the biggest reason for the collapse today

[saqibali]

azhar
hafeez/jamshed
u akmal
misbah/malik
shafiq/u amin/harris
kami
afridi
hammad/razzaq
sami
gul
ajmal

[Zu456]

azhar
nasir jamshed
asad shafiq
u.akmal
misbah
hafeez
afridi
safraz
gull
ajmal
sami

really want to fit hammasd in there somehow we really need to find a wicket keeper who can bat maybe give u.akmal the gloves and replace safraz with hammad deepens bowling and batting?

[cricketfan86]

jamshed
hafeez
u akmal
misbah
shafiq
sarfaraz
afridi
hammad/razzaq
sami
gul
ajmal

[0tt0man]

-Ahmed Shehzad
-Nasir Jamshed
-Azhar Ali
-Asad Shafiq
-Misbah ul Haq
-Hafeez
-Wicketkeeper batsman
-Afridi/Hammad Azam
-Fast Bowler
-Fast bowler
-Ajmal

[kamran_uk]

1 Nasir Jamshed
2 Kamran Akmal
3 Asad Shafiq/Azhar Ali
4 Umer Akmal
5 Misbah ul Haq
6 Mohammed Hafeez
7 Shoaib Malik/Hammad Azam
8 Shahid Afridi
9 Umer Gul
10 Mohammad Sami
11 Saeed Ajmal

This is my team

[mufassir]

1.Jamshed
2.Shehzad
3.Azhar/Shafiq
4.Misbah
5.Umar akmal
6.Hammad
7.Afridi
8.Sarfraz
9.Ajmal
10.Tanvir
11.Sami

[ads101]

1 Nasir Jamshed
2 Azhar Ali
3 Asad Shafiq
4 Misbah ul Haq
5 Umar Akmal
6 Mohammed Hafeez
7 Shahid Afridi
8 Sarfaz Ahmed
9 Umer Gul
10 Mohammad Sami
11 Saeed Ajmal

[JilaWatan]

Shehzad
Azher
Asad
U. AKmal
Ul haq - C
H. Azam
K. Akmal - W
Hafeez
Ajmal
SamI
JunaId

Plenty of bowling options. I want junaid in loIs

[aneeq7]

Nasir Jamshed
Kamran Akmal
Azhar Ali
Umer Amin
Misbah-ul-Haq
Umar Akmal
Hammad Azam
Shahid Afridi
Mohammad Sami
Umar Gul
Saeed Ajmal

Reserves: Shoaib Malik, Asad Shafiq, Sohail Tanvir, Ahmad Shahzad, Junaid Khan/Wahab Riaz

[Green]

1.Ahmed Shehzad

2.Jamshed

3.Azhar

4.Umar Akmal

5.Misbah

6.Sarfaraz/Adnan/ Domestic WK batsman

7.Afridi

8.Ajmal

9.Hafeez

10.Gul

11.Sami

Good combination of attacking and defensive batsmen.

Would like to continue searching for better pace talent, but this will do for now since we've been relying on our spinners for a while now.

Hafeez should drop to 7/8 and let Shehzad and Jamshed open.

If one of the top 3 don't perform very well, they may be replaced by Shafiq.

Ofcourse, Younis K leaving goes without saying.

Another issue is Hammad Azam. I see the possibility of dropping Hafeez for that, but Hammad will have to develop his bowling then.

On the other hand, Shehzad can also bowl legspin, and could take over the 6th bowling position from Hafeez if Hammad comes in.

[Alam_dar]

It should be like this.

Nasir Jamshed & Ahmad Shehzad are not initially in my team. They will only get a chance if some one fails in the following line up.

1. Kamran Akmal .... we need one real aggressive player at the top to take advantage of the power play.

2. Azhar Ali ... stability is also required.

3. Asad Shafeeq ... I am satisfied with him in ODI team.

4. Misbah ... he should come little up the order and again stabilize the inning.

5. Umar Akmal/Malik ... if Umar Akmal fails to make runs, then seriously we should bring Malik for him in ODIs.

6. Hafeez/Malik ... Malik should be there as replacement of Hafeez too.

7. Hammad ... He is a must for our ODI team and it's balance. Not playing him is the greatest stupidity of our selectors.

8. Afridi/Malik ... Afridi has attitude problems. He should also be replaceable through Malik too

9. Sohail Tanvir ... he is the only Pakistani fast bowler at moment, who could swing the ball.

10. Sami/Gul ... Gul has to improve his game

11. Saeed Ajmal

[PakHammer]

1) Saeed Anwar
2) Aamer Sohail
3) Ijaz Ahmed
4) Javed Miandad
5) Inzamun Ul Haq
6) Imran Khan
7) Azhar Mahmood
8) Wasim Akram
9) Rashid Latif
10) Waqar Younis
11) Saqlain Mushtaq

[Green]

1) Saeed Anwar
2) Aamer Sohail
3) Ijaz Ahmed
4) Javed Miandad
5) Inzamun Ul Haq
6) Imran Khan
7) Azhar Mahmood
8) Wasim Akram
9) Rashid Latif
10) Waqar Younis
11) Saqlain Mushtaq

You know what? Screw my team.

I want this one also. :imran

[Bullet Drive]

He should open alongside Nasir Jamshed. Azhar should bat through with an SR of 75 or 80, wouldn't really mind that but we have to have aggressive batsman at the other end. We CAN NOT have Younis, Misbah & Shafiq in the same side too otherwise way to many balls get consumed before we can do anything! Hafeez must move out of the opening spot. He's done well on his comeback but I still don't rate him as an opener. He's out of form and lost his purple patch. He has no feet movement. Is on the back foot most of the time and just can't play swing. He hangs his bat out to any bit of outswing and he misses the inswinging ball which hits his pads and he gets LBW from there. A walking wicket when there's swing around.

We need to have more aggression in our ODI team. I'm sure if we had Jamshed batting yesterday alongside Azhar the game would have been won a lot earlier and that's due to his strike rate and the aggression he brings to the team. Also Ahmed Shehzad is another option. He's shown the ability to cash in on his starts and he's an immensely talented young cricketer. He's another aggressive option we have at the top.

We need to change our whole ODI team. I do believe we need Misbah in the team. He may lose us a few games but he wins us a few too. Him and Azhar can be the only stabilizers in the team. Just 2. Misbah & Azhar and NO MORE because even Hafeez has turned into a defensive batsman. Maybe captaincy pressure has got to him? I don't know but we can't have to much of the same batsman. We need to be a bit more aggressive and play attacking cricket. The 4th ODI against Sri Lanka was a shambles and that was down to poor defensive batting and a lack of boundaries. The batsman were too one dimensional and never looked to put the bowlers under pressure.

The batting line up I'd go for is - Nasir, Azhar, Shehzad, Umar, Misbah, Hafeez, Kamran, Afridi. I believe its the best line up we have. Young aggressive cricketers are the way forward and we should groom them for the 2015 world cup. They've all proved them selves on the international stage too. Just give them confidence and make them assured of their place in their line up and I'm sure they'll perform a whole lot better.

I'd still keep guys like Shafiq, Sohail, Hammad & Fawad around the team too. Hammad is a very talented batsman and a decent bowling option. There isn't much place for him in the line up but I'm sure in future he'll have a place. Its the same with Fawad, he's an amazing batsman too but he doesn't find a place in that team. Once Misbah retires I'd have Fawad take over his place.

[speed]

also wahab riaz deserves a comeback wrongly dropped just look at his odi stats.

[LastLaugh_PK]

1) Saeed Anwar
2) Aamer Sohail
3) Ijaz Ahmed
4) Javed Miandad
5) Inzamun Ul Haq
6) Imran Khan
7) Azhar Mahmood
8) Wasim Akram
9) Rashid Latif
10) Waqar Younis
11) Saqlain Mushtaq

Replace Mahmood with Razzaq and you will have the best LOI Pakistani team ever. These guys even though they are in their grand pa stage can beat the present lot hands down.

[Poison]

Moh'd Hafeez
Nasir Jamshed
Azhar Ali
Misbah ul Tuk
Umar Akmal
Asad Shafiq
Sarfraz Ahmed
Shahid Bateman
Umar Gul
Mohammad Sami
Saeed Ajmal

Asad and Umar need to swap positions; at least until Asad gets some more confidence in his abilities. Ideally Umar Akmal would learn how to keep and we could play Hammad Azam instead of Sarfraz (certified hack)

[jalebi-lover]

1.Ahmed Shezad/kamran Akmal
2.Nasir Jamshed/Kamran Akmal
3. Azhar Ali
4. Umar Akmal
5.Misbah
6.Hamad Azam
7.Hafeez
8.Afridi
9.Sohail Tanvir
10.Saaed Ajmal
11. Mohammed Sami



AND AFTER 3 YEARS INSHALLAH
1Ahmed Shezad--------hitter
2.Babar Azam---------can also do handy off-spin and solid opener
3.Azhar Ali (Captain)----------He understands the game
4.Umar Waheed------- I think he would be better in the middle overs
5.UmarAkmal------- good middle over batsmen
6.Hammad Azam------ good all-rounder
7. Gohar Ali---ore a other very good keeper
8.Mohammed Amir-------If he gets his form back he will be magic
9.Usman Qadir-----Handy cricketer
10.Raza Hassan------the next prominent Spinner
11.Zia Ul Haq------very bright future along with amir leading the pace attack

[Afridirocks]

1. Kamran Akmal
2. Nasir Jamshed
3. Azhar Ali
4. Umar Akmal
5. Misbah-ul-Haq
6. Mohammad Hafeez
7. Hammad Azam
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Umer Gul
10. Mohammad Sami
11. Saeed Ajmal

[insaaniyat]

1. Kamran Akmal
2. Nasir Jamshed
3. Azhar Ali
4. Umar Akmal
5. Misbah-ul-Haq
6. Mohammad Hafeez
7. Hammad Azam
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Umer Gul
10. Mohammad Sami
11. Saeed Ajmal

Good team. Just drop Afridi and bring in harris sohail

[Usman]

I'll repost something from another thread:

Nasir Jamshed
Ahmed Shehzad
Azhar Ali
Misbah-ul-haq
Umer Akmal (w)
Mohammed Hafeez
Abdul Razzaq (say what you want but I have had the pleasure of witnessing many of his outstanding finishing knocks - something nobody in the Pak team is capable of right now)
Shahid Afridi
Sohail Tanvir
Mohammed Sami
Saeed Ajmal

[umarakmalrocks]

Truth be told, there aren't enough good players to make a playing 11. These kind of threads will be coming up after every match/series.

The replacements Nazir, Shehzad, Farhat, Kamran ppl are recommending are as bad as the rubbish currently playing.

[w8in_4_0402]

He should open alongside Nasir Jamshed. Azhar should bat through with an SR of 75 or 80, wouldn't really mind that but we have to have aggressive batsman at the other end. We CAN NOT have Younis, Misbah & Shafiq in the same side too otherwise way to many balls get consumed before we can do anything! Hafeez must move out of the opening spot. He's done well on his comeback but I still don't rate him as an opener. He's out of form and lost his purple patch. He has no feet movement. Is on the back foot most of the time and just can't play swing. He hangs his bat out to any bit of outswing and he misses the inswinging ball which hits his pads and he gets LBW from there. A walking wicket when there's swing around.

We need to have more aggression in our ODI team. I'm sure if we had Jamshed batting yesterday alongside Azhar the game would have been won a lot earlier and that's due to his strike rate and the aggression he brings to the team. Also Ahmed Shehzad is another option. He's shown the ability to cash in on his starts and he's an immensely talented young cricketer. He's another aggressive option we have at the top.

We need to change our whole ODI team. I do believe we need Misbah in the team. He may lose us a few games but he wins us a few too. Him and Azhar can be the only stabilizers in the team. Just 2. Misbah & Azhar and NO MORE because even Hafeez has turned into a defensive batsman. Maybe captaincy pressure has got to him? I don't know but we can't have to much of the same batsman. We need to be a bit more aggressive and play attacking cricket. The 4th ODI against Sri Lanka was a shambles and that was down to poor defensive batting and a lack of boundaries. The batsman were too one dimensional and never looked to put the bowlers under pressure.

The batting line up I'd go for is - Nasir, Azhar, Shehzad, Umar, Misbah, Hafeez, Kamran, Afridi. I believe its the best line up we have. Young aggressive cricketers are the way forward and we should groom them for the 2015 world cup. They've all proved them selves on the international stage too. Just give them confidence and make them assured of their place in their line up and I'm sure they'll perform a whole lot better.

I'd still keep guys like Shafiq, Sohail, Hammad & Fawad around the team too. Hammad is a very talented batsman and a decent bowling option. There isn't much place for him in the line up but I'm sure in future he'll have a place. Its the same with Fawad, he's an amazing batsman too but he doesn't find a place in that team. Once Misbah retires I'd have Fawad take over his place.


Im with you, everything you said is true. Our ODI lineup you posted is excellent. I think you can drop Afridi as batsmen and you still have very capable 6-7 batsmen in the team.

Nasir, Azhar,Misbah and Ahmed Shehzad are alla capable scoring.

I am starting to have doubts on the ability of Junior Akmal his form has been really bad, guy is not scoring enough runs. I think those tapes on his fingers show that he isn't 100% fit and needs a rest.

Kami needs to be back bcz Sarfraz can't bat to save his life.

[Shahid20Ten]

1.Hafeez
2.Jamsheed
3.Azhar
4.U.Akmal
5.Misbah
6.H.Azam
7.Afridi
8.Keeper
9.Sami
10.Ajmal
11.Tanvir

[LastLaugh_PK]

Truth be told, there aren't enough good players to make a playing 11. These kind of threads will be coming up after every match/series.

The replacements Nazir, Shehzad, Farhat, Kamran ppl are recommending are as bad as the rubbish currently playing.

Exactly!

[chui_kadoo]

1. Imran Nazir
2. Ahmed Shehzad
3. Azhar Ali
4. Mohammad Hafeez
5. Misbah Ul-Haq
6. Rameez Raja JR
7. Umar Akmal
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Umar Gul
10. Sohail Tanvir
11. Saeed Ajmal
I like this line up apart from Gul. He needs a long rest

[kkmix]

Need a replacement for Younis and Umar Akmal ... other than that, team is good.

[truthseer]

1. Azhar
2. Jamshed
3. Fawad Alam (Shafiq is not a number 3)
4. Umar Akmal
5. Shafiq
6. Hammad Azam
7. Ajmal
8. Afridi
9. Sarfraz
10. Sami
11. Sohail Tanvir/Pacer

We get 4 bowlers, an all rounder in Hammad and Fawad and Azhar can bowl too. Plus, we can score 300, no?
This is post-Misbah obviously. Put Misbah instead of Fawad for now!

[Bullet Drive]

Need a replacement for Younis and Umar Akmal ... other than that, team is good.

Yeah a replacement for your best ODI batsman. Great thinking :))) :))) :)))

[truthseer]

Yeah a replacement for your best ODI batsman. Great thinking :))) :))) :)))

That title for now does not go to Umar Akmal, he has to share it with Misbah. But UA can be much better because he's young

[sakss]

Yeah a replacement for your best ODI batsman. Great thinking :))) :))) :)))

dude how many matches has UA won you in the past?? answer my question and defend him.....??

[Shahzaibfan]

Get Shahzaib Hassan in that squad it will increase the batting strength!

[pakistanalltheway]

Get Shahzaib Hassan in that squad it will increase the batting strength!

Nope he sucks big time

[Inzy's Aloo]

ALOO's ideal ODI 15 man squad:

Nasir Jamshed
Mohammad Hafeez
Azhar Ali
Umar Akmal
Misbah-ul-Haq (c)
Hammad Azam
Sarfraz Ahmed (w)
Shahid Afridi
Saeed Ajmal
Mohammad Sami
Umar Gul

Asad Shafiq
Abdul Razzaq
Sohail Tanvir / Wahab Riaz / Zia-ul-Haq
Raza Hasan

[Square Drive]

Farhat- Had a good 50 in his only match of the series, but one 50 doesn't mean he gets picked for another series. He usually follows up his 50 by 5-10 failures. Nasir Jamshed should replace him once he recovers from his injury. Should NOT be retained.

Hafeez- Pakistan's best bowler of the series, but batted horribly. Should maybe bat lower down the order to be a good all-rounder, or maybe should even play as a bowling all-rounder. Should be retained.

Azhar- Pakistan's best batsman of the series. Solid player, is the anchor of the team, and definitely one for the future. Averaged 54.25 in the series, including the shocker that he received from Ashoka de Silva in the 3rd game. Should definitely be retained.

Asad- Played stylishly in his 2 games of the series, scoring 61 across them. Should be retained.

Younis- Averaged 3.33 from the 3 games in which he got to bat. He's been poor in ODIs lately, and it would be best for him to retire. A batsman or an opener should replace him (Usman Salahuddin or Ahmed Shehzad). Should NOT be retained.

Misbah- Played solidly this series. Is captain, so will definitely be picked.

Umar Akmal- Had a topsy-turvy series. Had 2 good scores, and 2 failures. But in one of the failures, he received a shocker from the umpire. Needs to be a bit more responsible, but this talent should be retained.

Afridi- Had a really poor series, but Pakistan need his experience and matchwinning abilities. Should be retained for now.

Sarfraz- Had a forgettable Kamran Akmal-esque series. Dropped catches, poor batting force the selectors to think. Should NOT be retained, a young 'keeper like Jamal Anwar should replace him.

Gul- Didn't have a very good series, but is our spearhead paceman. Plus we don't have many options at the moment. Should be retained.

Tanvir- Great comeback for the lad, was Pakistan's best fast-bowler of the series. Should be retained.

Ajmal- Didn't have a very good series, but is our X-factor. Should be retained.

Sami- Had 2 outings, one expensive and one outstanding. He has pace, and if utilized properly, will be useful. Should be retained.

Rahat- Had an expensive outing in his only game- 4-0-34-0. Would be harsh to drop him, but I think we already have far too many bowlers. An all-rounder like Hammad Azam will be a perfect replacement. Should NOT be retained.

Rehman- Didn't get a game, but is our 2nd spinner. Should be retained.

Cheema- Didn't get a game, and didn't do anything wrong. In the 2nd match when Sami was injured, Cheema should've been the replacement, but surprisingly, it was Rahat who got the nod. Pakistan don't have many options besides Cheema. They've got the inexperienced Junaid Khan, but injuries mean taking him is sort of a risk. Cheema should be retained



So my overall squad:

1. Jamshed
2. Azhar
3. Asad
4. Misbah (c)
5. Umar
6. Hafeez
7. Afridi
8. Jamal (wk)
9. Ajmal
10. Tanvir
11. Gul
------
12. Hammad
13. Rehman
14. Cheema
15. Shehzad/ Salahuddin

Hammad in the playing XI would be great. Would provide us with a lower-order Razzaq-esque slogger, and a 6th bowling option (although is not THAT good with the ball). But the problem is, Asad will most-likely have to sit out for Hammad, which further weakens our fragile batting. That is why I wouldn't play Hammad.


So what would your squad be? Discuss.

[ads101]

Tour is officially over. Test line up looks pretty obvious, but what about ODIs?

Post your line up here!

1. Azhar
2. Jamshed
3. Misbah
4. Umar akmal
5. Asad Shafiq
6. Hafeez
7. Afridi
8. Adnan
9. Sohail Tanvir
10. Saeed Ajmal
11. Umar Gul

[Hassan Qureshi]

Azhar and Shafiq should compete for the #3 slot:

Hafeez
Jamshed
Azhar/Shafiq
Misbah (c)
Umar
Hammad
Afridi
Sarfaraz (wk)
Gul/Junaid
Cheema
Ajmal

[pakistanigoneaussie]

this would be my squad for the australia series

1. Hafeez ( he will be opening due to his 196 not point telling over selves otherwise)
2. Jamshed
3. Azhar
4. Umar akmal
5. Misbah -c
6. Kamran -wk
7. Hammad / Razzaq ( i cant decide, i love them both )
8. Afridi
9. Junaid
10. Gul ( crunch time for him)
11. Ajmal

12. Tanvir
13. Asad
14. Rasa Hasan
15. Hammad/ Razzaq
16. Harris sohail
17. Zia Ul haq ( if he doesnt have under 19 commitments)

[Square Drive]

Hafeez (VC)
Azhar
Asad
Misbah (C)
Umar
Hammad
Adnan (WK)
Afridi
Tanvir
Ajmal
Junaid


I'd want Jamshed in the XI, but that means Hafeez at 6 (he'll have to play, he's VC. Plus, his bowling is quality and batting is improving). With Jamshed in, one of Asad, Azhar, Hammad, or even Umar Akmal (sigh, Misbah wants him out) misses out. Hammad will most likely be the one who will make way for Jamshed if Jamshed plays. That means a handy bowler and a valuable batsman down the order is gone.

All this is IF Younis retires, which he hopefully will.

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Hafeez (VC)
Azhar
Asad
Misbah (C)
Umar
Hammad
Adnan (WK)
Afridi
Tanvir
Ajmal
Junaid


I'd want Jamshed in the XI, but that means Hafeez at 6 (he'll have to play, he's VC. Plus, his bowling is quality and batting is improving). With Jamshed in, someone will have to miss out, and that will be Hammad (Umar doesn't deserve to be dropped). If Hammad is dropped, a bowling option and a good batsman down the order will leave. So, Jamshed coming in means that a talent like Asad, Azhar, Hammad, or even Umar Akmal (sigh, Misbah wants him out) misses out.

All this is IF Younis retires, which he hopefully will.
drop him for asad, nasir deserves his odi spot more, i know he has played few games but the guy averages 39 with a strike rate of 99, plus he is left handed

[Square Drive]

drop him for asad, nasir deserves his odi spot more, i know he has played few games but the guy averages 39 with a strike rate of 99, plus he is left handed

Interesting, but Asad has proved he's a solid player.

[Pak_Lover]

I would go with this line up:

Nasir Jamshed
Asad Shafiq
Umer Akmal
Misbah ul Haq
Hammad Azam
Muhammad Hafeez
Kamran Akmal
Shahid Afridi
Sohail Tanvir
Saeed Ajmal
Junaid Khan/ Wahab Riaz

We cant afford to have Asad ,Azhar and Misbah in the same line up at the same time as they all are inclined to score at the strike rate of 60-70 % which according to me is not recommendable in LOI , we gotta give chance to youngsta beauty like Hammad Azam

[Ahson Afzal]

Hafeez
Jamshed
Azhar
Shafiq / Hammad (to bat at 6 if he plays, with Misbah at 4 and Umar at 5)
Misbah (c)
Umar
Kamran (wk)
Afridi
Tanvir
Junaid
Ajmal

[Square Drive]

I can't understand how people manage to forgive Kamran. :facepalm:

[JibranAnsari]

I don't mind kamran in T20s as do not really care much about the format.

[BakuGM]

I don't mind kamran in T20s as do not really care much about the format.

Agreed but here we are talking about ODI lineup.

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Interesting, but Asad has proved he's a solid player.

avg of 29 strike of 70, has potential but the fact younus khan hogged his spot and the fact that azhar made a case for himself means asad will be the unlucky one

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Azhar averages 43 at a SR of 66. But that improves to 61 when opening at a SR of 70. His strike rate is low. But think he can improve. Not to mention he has one of the highest averages in list A cricket in Pakistan.

Jamshed averages 39 at a SR a shade under 100. Best stats I've seen by a pakistani opener in a long while.

Don't think we can afford to not include either of these two. There's only one spot which is up for grabs in my opinion, which I gave to Asad.

[alberto]

Kamran Akmal is the best of a bad bunch sadly and he can hold his own with the bat. My team would be:
Azhar
Jamshed
Umar Akmal/Shafiq
Yousuf
Misbah
Hammad
Kamran Akmal
Sohail Tanvir
Ajmal
Mohammed Talha
Zia-Ul-Haq

[hasanmehmoodkhan]

hafeez
jamshed
azhar
misbah
umar
asad
sarfraz
afridi
gul
junaid
ajmal

[Square Drive]

avg of 29 strike of 70, has potential but the fact younus khan hogged his spot and the fact that azhar made a case for himself means asad will be the unlucky one

Younis is most-likely gonna hang his boots from ODIs soon, maybe even before the Australia series.

Azhar averages 43 at a SR of 66. But that improves to 61 when opening at a SR of 70. His strike rate is low. But think he can improve. Not to mention he has one of the highest averages in list A cricket in Pakistan.

Jamshed averages 39 at a SR a shade under 100. Best stats I've seen by a pakistani opener in a long while.

Don't think we can afford to not include either of these two. There's only one spot which is up for grabs in my opinion, which I gave to Asad.

I like your line-up in the OP, except for the fact Hammad is missing out. Hammad provides a bowling option and a very useful, attacking batsman down the order. He should definitely be in the XI, and I'd replace Jamshed with Hammad. Jamshed should definitely be in the squad, though.

Kamran Akmal is the best of a bad bunch sadly and he can hold his own with the bat. My team would be:
Azhar
Jamshed
Umar Akmal/Shafiq
Yousuf
Misbah
Hammad
Kamran Akmal
Sohail Tanvir
Ajmal
Mohammed Talha
Zia-Ul-Haq

Adnan>Kamran. Adnan is a WAY better 'keeper than Kamran (infact, even Taufeeq is a better 'keeper than Kamran!). As for batting, Kamran wasn't Bradman with the bat. He was an average batsman, and Adnan is doing the same these days. So for batting, Kamran=Adnan, but for WK, Adnan>>>Kamran.

And instead of Yousuf, I'd have both Umar Akmal and Asad in the XI.

[Square Drive]

hafeez
jamshed
azhar
misbah
umar
asad
sarfraz
afridi
gul
junaid
ajmal

According to your signature, you're Hammad's biggest fan. But I don't see Hammad in your XI.

[mastermind_quad]

Not a bad idea to play Adnan in ODIs .. I think he is the best option you have.

[alberto]

Kamran Akmal may become a better player after a year out like Mohammed Hafeez. This is a possibility as Akmal realises it is his last chance as an international cricketer. The current crop(Adnan and Sarfaraz) make him look outstanding with the bat. He can open the batting which is valuable to strategy as then the team can play an extra batsman/bowler.

[Ahson Afzal]

@Square Drive, I will never forgive Kamran for what he did in the Sydney Test. Unfortunately we don't have any other option though, Adnan is brilliant for tests, but doesn't cut it for odi's for me UNLESS he bats somewhere in the top order. At No. 7 you want someone who can hit the ball a long way, and that Kami can do but Adnan cannot. He would be fine at 3, 4, 5 or 6 but playing him at any of those positions would disrupt the team's balance

[Atif]

Kamran Akmal is the best of a bad bunch sadly and he can hold his own with the bat. My team would be:
Azhar
Jamshed
Umar Akmal/Shafiq
Yousuf
Misbah
Hammad
Kamran Akmal
Sohail Tanvir
Ajmal
Mohammed Talha
Zia-Ul-Haq

Yousuf ? he wont be coming back.

[Square Drive]

Kamran Akmal may become a better player after a year out like Mohammed Hafeez. This is a possibility as Akmal realises it is his last chance as an international cricketer. The current crop(Adnan and Sarfaraz) make him look outstanding with the bat. He can open the batting which is valuable to strategy as then the team can play an extra batsman/bowler.

@Square Drive, I will never forgive Kamran for what he did in the Sydney Test. Unfortunately we don't have any other option though, Adnan is brilliant for tests, but doesn't cut it for odi's for me UNLESS he bats somewhere in the top order. At No. 7 you want someone who can hit the ball a long way, and that Kami can do but Adnan cannot. He would be fine at 3, 4, 5 or 6 but playing him at any of those positions would disrupt the team's balance

Then we can try Adnan at the top, with Hafeez at 7...

[Pak_Lover]

I can't understand how people manage to forgive Kamran. :facepalm:

You are living in a country where we dont have a better keeper batsman than him so far after his exclusion, we have tried Zoni,Sarfraz, Shakeel Ansar,Salman etc and some ppl want to give a go to the guys like Bismallah khan and Jamal Anwar, I dont have any problem with that ... If they prove that they are better than Kami , then I would take them over KAMI anyday as at the end of the day we want to see Pakistan winning ...weather its *******, Jamal or any tom ,dick, harry ... The question is who is he and where is he ????

[LastLaugh_PK]

Wait till Dropmal drops the t20 WC in Sept. If he is in our team we don't stand a chance. Might aswell forfiet the tournament.

[alberto]

Keeping in T20 is not an issue so Kamran or Umar being the keeper makes no difference. I think LastLaugh_PK is scaring the Ppers with his gloomy forecast. Kami is the reason why we were doing qell initially in T20 and he seems to excel in this format

[speed]

1) a shazad
2) jamshed
3) a ali
4) u akmal
5) haris sohail/ malik
6) shafiq/hammad/ afridi/ hafeez
7) k akmal
8) ajmal
9) riaz
10) gul
11) raza hasan /sohail tanvir

[LastLaugh_PK]

Keeping in T20 is not an issue so Kamran or Umar being the keeper makes no difference. I think LastLaugh_PK is scaring the Ppers with his gloomy forecast. Kami is the reason why we were doing qell initially in T20 and he seems to excel in this format

Don't confuse his batting with his keeping. Last time I checked they were two separate entities. I commented on his keeping which even his family members and closests fans would concede is truly atrocious.

[MRSN]

Wait till Dropmal drops the t20 WC in Sept. If he is in our team we don't stand a chance. Might aswell forfiet the tournament.

You hate him only because he's from Lahore !! :moyo

[MRSN]

Don't confuse his batting with his keeping. Last time I checked they were two separate entities. I commented on his keeping which even his family members and closests fans would concede is truly atrocious.

And you are confusing us too..His keeping has never lost us any t20 game. In fact He's the best Wicket keeper out there.
http://i45.tinypic.com/j9pzs2.png

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I like your line-up in the OP, except for the fact Hammad is missing out. Hammad provides a bowling option and a very useful, attacking batsman down the order. He should definitely be in the XI, and I'd replace Jamshed with Hammad. Jamshed should definitely be in the squad, though.



Jamshed has incredible stats and has at the moment outperformed any of our openers. Needs to be in there even if he isn't opening. Would be most unfair to leave him out.

I like Hammad but he hasn't performed. He'd be picked on potential. His bowling didn't look up to par either. With five full time bowling options because of hafeez, not sure we'll need Hammad most of the time. Jamshed has both potential and performance.

It might be worth playing hammad at five/six for Asad. But personally I rate Asad as the better batsman. And I think he'll take confidence from his recent test success. Our problem is our batting, and I think our batting will look more fragile with Hammad instead of Asad.

The fact of the matter is that Hammad hasn't done anything great in internationals yet whatever format. He hasn't exactly set the domestic scene alight either, lots outperforming him. He's there more on his U19 success. I feel perhaps we should have waited before he really started doing well in domestic to pick him. It's a big leap from U19 to internationals. The talent is certainly there though.

[ads101]

And you are confusing us too..His keeping has never lost us any t20 game. In fact He's the best Wicket keeper out there.
http://i45.tinypic.com/j9pzs2.png
People don't realise Kamran was a good T20 keeper. Only makes me more annoyed he sucks in ODIs and tests. He certainly has the potential to do well.

I'm not really in favour of playing a player just for T20s. We all know once kamran is in T20s he'll probably be back in the other two formats. And this whole business will start again.

Rather keep him out of the side, until there's some definite proof he's improved as a keeper (and he's really tried). Guys like Rashid Latif, and other professionals should be the judge to whether it has. If it has, bring him back only in T20, and if he does well there, perhaps bring him back to ODIs.

[Square Drive]

Jamshed has incredible stats and has at the moment outperformed any of our openers. Needs to be in there even if he isn't opening. Would be most unfair to leave him out.

I like Hammad but he hasn't performed. He'd be picked on potential. His bowling didn't look up to par either. With five full time bowling options because of hafeez, not sure we'll need Hammad most of the time. Jamshed has both potential and performance.

It might be worth playing hammad at five/six for Asad. But personally I rate Asad as the better batsman. And I think he'll take confidence from his recent test success. Our problem is our batting, and I think our batting will look more fragile with Hammad instead of Asad.

The fact of the matter is that Hammad hasn't done anything great in internationals yet whatever format. He hasn't exactly set the domestic scene alight either, lots outperforming him. He's there more on his U19 success. I feel perhaps we should have waited before he really started doing well in domestic to pick him. It's a big leap from U19 to internationals. The talent is certainly there though.

But what if 1 of our 5 bowlers are getting beaten up? If Hammad's there, he can bowl a few overs. The only solution I see is that we give Azhar 3-4 overs, which is a tad risky.

[Akmal Dynasty]

Nasir
kami
Azhar
Umar
Malik(C)
Haris
Hammad
Afridi
Gul
Ajmal
tanvir

[Square Drive]

Nasir
kami
Azhar
Umar
Malik(C)
Haris
Hammad
Afridi
Gul
Ajmal
tanvir

Malik and Kamran, with Malik captain?! Politics XI, I tell you.

No Shafiq as well. :facepalm:

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how can you put Malik in there Akmal Dynasty? And captain too.

No idea why a few on here suddenly think putting malik as captain will suddenly make him a super batsman compared to the fact he's probably averaged single digits or so from his recent ODI comeback.

Malik is very lucky to even be in the T20 team. He deserved another shot, I supported his comeback, his domestic form good and a decent international record with experience. But he didn't do well enough.


Square Drive I agree it's risky, but that's the problem most teams face. Whether their main bowlers get tonked or not, they usually bowl 10 overs or so. Batting would just be too weak. Even then team's fifth bowler is nowhere near as strong as hafeez. Generally full time bowlers are going to do a better job than part time. And there's no guarantee the part timers will do well, or the full time bowlers will get back into form later on in the game.

If our pacers are getting tonked, not sure why Hammad too won't get tonked. He seemed pretty easy to hit and low on pace. Doesn't even have good list A stats with the ball. But then again he also hasn't played much domestic cricket, which is a mistake, should have played more before entering the team.

Azhar a couple of overs in spin IMO would be safer. Has pretty decent list A stats with the ball too.

I do like Hammad, but him being in the team feels as if our team is weaker. Batting average 19, ball 63. Poor stats. He could improve no doubt. But I feel a bit more comfortable having someone like asad in the side, who I feel is a more complete batsman and we already know he's pretty good in tests.

[Square Drive]

how can you put Malik in there Akmal Dynasty? And captain too.

No idea why a few on here suddenly think putting malik as captain will suddenly make him a super batsman compared to the fact he's probably averaged single digits or so from his recent ODI comeback.

Malik is very lucky to even be in the T20 team. He deserved another shot, I supported his comeback, his domestic form good and a decent international record with experience. But he didn't do well enough.


Square Drive I agree it's risky, but that's the problem most teams face. Whether their main bowlers get tonked or not, they usually bowl 10 overs or so. Batting would just be too weak. Even then team's fifth bowler is nowhere near as strong as hafeez. Generally full time bowlers are going to do a better job than part time. And there's no guarantee the part timers will do well, or the full time bowlers will get back into form later on in the game.

If our pacers are getting tonked, not sure why Hammad too won't get tonked. He seemed pretty easy to hit and low on pace. Doesn't even have good list A stats with the ball. But then again he also hasn't played much domestic cricket, which is a mistake, should have played more before entering the team.

Azhar a couple of overs in spin IMO would be safer. Has pretty decent list A stats with the ball too.

I do like Hammad, but him being in the team feels as if our team is weaker. Batting average 19, ball 63. Poor stats. He could improve no doubt. But I feel a bit more comfortable having someone like asad in the side, who I feel is a more complete batsman and we already know he's pretty good in tests.

If our fast bowlers are getting tonked, then Hammad's medium pace can add variety.

Asad should undoubtedly be in the team. I think Jamshed should get the axe from the XI, but should be in the squad as a back up.

[PapaRomeo]

FINALLY....some love for Hammad Azam....he MUST be tried, specially against the Ozzies and before the T20WC........

[Ray]

:shafiq :yk

1. Azhar
2. Jamshed
3. Shafiq
4. Misbah
5. Umar
6. Afridi
7. Hafeez
8. Sarfaraz
9. Sami
10. Cheema
11. Ajmal



I Like this lineup !!

The problem is the bowling looks slightly week, with no sixth bowling option. So id be inclined to go with:

1. Jamshed
2. Hafeez
3. Asad/Azhar
4. Misbah
5. Umar
6. Hammad
7. Afridi
8. Sarfraz/Adnan
9. Cheema
10. Junaid
11. Ajmal

12. Azhar
14. Shehzad
15. Gul
16. Sami


Gul has lost it a bit recently in all formats nd should sit out of the playing XI. Keep him in the T20 squad nd see if he gets his rythem back If Cheema ir Junaid dont perform bring Gul or Sami in.

[Akmal Dynasty]

how can you put Malik in there Akmal Dynasty? And captain too.



Malik is more suitable choice for t20 than hafeez. He has captained our t20 side before and has a good win/loss ratio. His domestic t20 record as captain is infront of us. He is a street smart cricketer/captain unlike the fools we had who destroyed our dominant t20 team in their captaincy days. :afridi

MAlik is an ideal choice and i strongly believe in next six months or so he'll be leading us in both LOI formats.

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Malik is more suitable choice for t20 than hafeez. He has captained our t20 side before and has a good win/loss ratio. His domestic t20 record as captain is infront of us. He is a street smart cricketer/captain unlike the fools we had who destroyed our dominant t20 team in their captaincy days. :afridi

MAlik is an ideal choice and i strongly believe in next six months or so he'll be leading us in both LOI formats.
Malik's a great domestic limited overs player and captain. Easily the best captain in domestic limited overs.

He did not transfer that success into internationals though. And is in terrible form at the moment, cant convert domestic form into international form. Seems like mental issues. And he was never a great player to start with, but now he's downright poor.

I do feel he was a little underrated as a limited overs captain, generally defensive is the way to go in limited overs.

But the guy had his chance due to his domestic form. He had a long time to prove himself again, and failed, no one else would have got such a long run of matches in his recent comeback with such poor performance over that run.

It seemed like PCB were desperate for him to be back in the team, and for him to be installed as captain. Hafeez seemed like he was only put in after Malik failed. Even then Malik's in the T20 team, which even he should not be. In the hope he can somehow recover form in the shortest format, but not be a liability in the longer ODI formats which people care and notice more (which he was before).

[Akmal Dynasty]

He is in terrible form atm but he has age and experience on his side,i think he will comeback strong.

PCB was desperate because they knew hafeez is not good enough to lead our national team. Malik lack of form and misbah jees backing gave hafeez the nod. I personally don't see hafeez surviving for a long time.

[samiakh]

Hafeez
Jamshed
Azhar
Asad
U Akmal
Azam
Afridi
Sarfaraz
Tanvir
Gul/junaid
Ajmal

Time for Misbah to move on also we need to prepare for 2015 and Haris Sohail Should be in the squad too

[Square Drive]

Hafeez
Jamshed
Azhar
Asad
U Akmal
Azam
Afridi
Sarfaraz
Tanvir
Gul/junaid
Ajmal

Time for Misbah to move on also we need to prepare for 2015 and Haris Sohail Should be in the squad too

Sarfraz seemed no better than Kamran the last time we saw him. I'd groom a new wicketkeeper like Jamal Anwar, Gauhar Ali, Gulraiz Sadaf. Or maybe even Adnan Akmal would be a good choice as he is a very good WK and is improving his batting.

And your line-up is good (except I'd have Adnan or a new WK ahead of Sarfraz) and should be our line up after Misbah retires. I'd like to have Misbah for another 6-12 months in ODIs (because he has experience and stabilizes our batting), which means probably Hammad will have to make way for him, although I'd maybe prefer Hammad>Jamshed.

[hur rizvi]

I am still not convinced by azhar in ODIs i would prefer jamshed,shafiq and shehzad ahead of him

[Square Drive]

Azhar has to be there as he can play the role of the anchor of our team. He'll espescially be needed when Misbah retires.

[hur rizvi]

Azhar has to be there as he can play the role of the anchor of our team. He'll espescially be needed when Misbah retires.

until misbah is there we cant afford two anchors playing at S/R of 60 in our team

[crikket fan]

With important ODI series coming against Australia and India,What will be your team??
i have put my team here...Simply the best team,No jugaad and no past records...Best PRESENT players....


1) Md Hafeez (c)
2) Azhar Ali

3) Asad Shafeeq
4) Fawad Alam
5) Umar Akmal

6) Sarfaraz Ahmad (wk)
7) Hammad Azam
8) Shahid Afridi

9) Junaid Khan
10) Saeed Ajmal
11) Sadaf Hussain

OPENER
The reason i didnt selected Nasir jamshed is his fielding and fitness,i want a complete fit team.Hafeez is must for his bowling and experience at top and Azhar ali is best player to open the innings.

MIDDLE ORDER
Our middle order is strong,Shafeeq,Fawad and Umar can play out overs with good strike rate.

LOWER ORDER
Sarfaraz is another pure batsman who can carry momentum(Better first class average than Azhar ali and Asad shafiq,so we simply dont have to look for another wk) and Hammad and Afridi are the best hitters.
I want to replace Afridi but with no Misbah And Younis khan,i will give Afridi one more year in team.

BOWLERS
Junaid and Ajmal are best in business. Sadaf hussain has strike rate of 35 in first class,the best i have seen,just give this guy a chance,he is young. And we have Hafeez and Afridi.
Also Fawad alam and Hammad Azam can bowl few overs.
Sohail tanvir is unlucky to miss,but i know he will get injured anytime so better go with young.

TAILENDERS
I always believe that Junaid is good with bat,he can be a decent allrounder without a doubt.(2 fifties in 1st class).Also Ajmal is a decent No 10.
Will have to groom Sadaf with Bat little bit.
Our tail looks long but looking at the strong Top 6, i think this is very decent Tail,

FIELDING
From Top to bottom everyone is a good fielder,May be Ajmal but he gives his all and always fun on the field.



There are many good players who missed out,but i think this is the best playing eleven we can have right now.

Whats your team guys?????????

[iZeeshan]

Until Azhar Ali learns to rotate strike and either consistently play quick in his innings' or accelerate once he's past 70+, he cannot be an ODI team.

He seriously hampers the aggression we need towards the end of an innings as we saw in the Sri Lanka series.

He puts a price on his wicket, but he's gotta learn to not slow down or start accelerating later in his innings or we will never be able to chase down a high score or always set a below par total.

[crikket fan]

Until Azhar Ali learns to rotate strike and either consistently play quick in his innings' or accelerate once he's past 70+, he cannot be an ODI team.

He seriously hampers the aggression we need towards the end of an innings as we saw in the Sri Lanka series.

He puts a price on his wicket, but he's gotta learn to not slow down or start accelerating later in his innings or we will never be able to chase down a high score or always set a below par total.

even if he gets 70 its very good..
one thing is sure that he will take the shine out of 2 new balls,which is must for our strong middle order..

[King Khan]

Er.... Last time I checked, Misbah was still captain. Fast bowlers look inexperianced.
Also, I don't think Sarfaraz is suitable in that position. Adnan maybe batter or bat Sarfaraz higher up as the finisher role is not suited to him.

[King Khan]

Er.... Last time I checked, Misbah was still captain. Fast bowlers look inexperianced.
Also, I don't think Sarfaraz is suitable in that position. Adnan maybe batter or bat Sarfaraz higher up as the finisher role is not suited to him.

[LastLaugh_PK]

Oh good another thread discussing the future ODI line up. YAY!

[shehzadd]

With important ODI series coming against Australia and India,What will be your team??
i have put my team here...Simply the best team,No jugaad and no past records...Best PRESENT players....


1) Md Hafeez (c)
2) Azhar Ali

3) Asad Shafeeq
4) Fawad Alam
5) Umar Akmal

6) Sarfaraz Ahmad (wk)
7) Hammad Azam
8) Shahid Afridi

9) Junaid Khan
10) Saeed Ajmal
11) Sadaf Hussain

OPENER
The reason i didnt selected Nasir jamshed is his fielding and fitness,i want a complete fit team.Hafeez is must for his bowling and experience at top and Azhar ali is best player to open the innings.

MIDDLE ORDER
Our middle order is strong,Shafeeq,Fawad and Umar can play out overs with good strike rate.

LOWER ORDER
Sarfaraz is another pure batsman who can carry momentum(Better first class average than Azhar ali and Asad shafiq,so we simply dont have to look for another wk) and Hammad and Afridi are the best hitters.
I want to replace Afridi but with no Misbah And Younis khan,i will give Afridi one more year in team.

BOWLERS
Junaid and Ajmal are best in business. Sadaf hussain has strike rate of 35 in first class,the best i have seen,just give this guy a chance,he is young. And we have Hafeez and Afridi.
Also Fawad alam and Hammad Azam can bowl few overs.
Sohail tanvir is unlucky to miss,but i know he will get injured anytime so better go with young.

TAILENDERS
I always believe that Junaid is good with bat,he can be a decent allrounder without a doubt.(2 fifties in 1st class).Also Ajmal is a decent No 10.
Will have to groom Sadaf with Bat little bit.
Our tail looks long but looking at the strong Top 6, i think this is very decent Tail,

FIELDING
From Top to bottom everyone is a good fielder,May be Ajmal but he gives his all and always fun on the field.



There are many good players who missed out,but i think this is the best playing eleven we can have right now.

Whats your team guys?????????

No hammad and sadaf. then its ok.

[LastLaugh_PK]

Drop Alam and play Haris Sohail at 5. Then you have a very strong team.

[crikket fan]

Drop Alam and play Haris Sohail at 5. Then you have a very strong team.

Are you sure?
i think fawad is excellent fielder and good bowler...havnt seen harris fielding though...

[LastLaugh_PK]

Are you sure?
i think fawad is excellent fielder and good bowler...havnt seen harris fielding though...

Ok so are we picking batsmen on the basis of fielding now? Haris is more of a finisher, he can rotate the strike and hit the fast bowlers for sixes. Alam on the other hand can't even clear the inner circle.

[crikket fan]

Ok so are we picking batsmen on the basis of fielding now? Haris is more of a finisher, he can rotate the strike and hit the fast bowlers for sixes. Alam on the other hand can't even clear the inner circle.

Havnt seen much of harris,hope he is that good..
and like other guys i am also a big fan of fawad...
so i think i needs him in team,he is one guy who score 40-50 runs in single and opposition even dont know..

[Square Drive]

Neither can we afford to have a sloggers XI.

[Canistani Hero]

Middle order is way to inexperienced.

Best possible combination at the moment

Hafeez
Jamshed (switch with Nazir for T20's)
Shafiq (switch with Shehzad for T20's)
Misbah (switch with Malik for T20's)
U Akmal
K Akmal
Afridi
Tanvir
Gul
Ajmal
Junaid

If batting needs to be further strengthened, bring in Hammad for one of the three seamers.

[LastLaugh_PK]

Middle order is way to inexperienced.

Best possible combination at the moment

Hafeez
Jamshed (switch with Nazir for T20's)
Shafiq (switch with Shehzad for T20's)
Misbah (switch with Malik for T20's)
U Akmal
K Akmal
Afridi
Tanvir
Gul
Ajmal
Junaid

If batting needs to be further strengthened, bring in Hammad for one of the three seamers.

Your batting ends at Kami and he too is completely woeful with the bat sometimes.

[crikket fan]

Middle order is way to inexperienced.

Best possible combination at the moment

Hafeez
Jamshed (switch with Nazir for T20's)
Shafiq (switch with Shehzad for T20's)
Misbah (switch with Malik for T20's)
U Akmal
K Akmal
Afridi
Tanvir
Gul
Ajmal
Junaid

If batting needs to be further strengthened, bring in Hammad for one of the three seamers.


Hafeez
Jamshed
Shafiq
Misbah :46:
U Akmal
K Akmal:facepalm:
Afridi
Tanvir :20:
Gul:facepalm:
Ajmal
Junaid

[crikket fan]

Your batting ends at Kami and he too is completely woeful with the bat sometimes.

agree.....
and add to this great catching ability of sir kamran akmal...:danish

[w8in_4_0402]

We need solid openers we have a variety of openers but no good middle order back ups for ODI.

Opening options are Jamshed, Azhar, Shehzad, Hafeez, Farhat.

Hafeez could do well down the order in the role of Afridi who needs to be pushed even lower to number 8 as he can't be trusted with the bat at all. He should be used as a pinch hitter though if for example a bowler is taking too many wickets or is stopping the scoring rate because if Afridi gets going he will go at a good S/R.

Jamshed and Azhar are both really good batsmen, both when they get in can play long innings which can be very effective to our team. Both have habit of scoring big and if they can form a good partnership can be really useful. As a Back Up we can have Ahmed Shehzad or Farhat.

Middle order can consist of Asad,Umer and Misbah. Asad and Umer are the future whereas Misbah is in their because of his Leadership skills. Middle order batsmen need to know when to accelrate and should also have a solid defense. more to follow

[aneeq7]

TAILENDERS
I always believe that Junaid is good with bat,he can be a decent allrounder without a doubt.(2 fifties in 1st class).

:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

[crikket fan]

We need solid openers we have a variety of openers but no good middle order back ups for ODI.

Opening options are Jamshed, Azhar, Shehzad, Hafeez, Farhat.

Hafeez could do well down the order in the role of Afridi who needs to be pushed even lower to number 8 as he can't be trusted with the bat at all. He should be used as a pinch hitter though if for example a bowler is taking too many wickets or is stopping the scoring rate because if Afridi gets going he will go at a good S/R.

Jamshed and Azhar are both really good batsmen, both when they get in can play long innings which can be very effective to our team. Both have habit of scoring big and if they can form a good partnership can be really useful. As a Back Up we can have Ahmed Shehzad or Farhat.

Middle order can consist of Asad,Umer and Misbah. Asad and Umer are the future whereas Misbah is in their because of his Leadership skills. Middle order batsmen need to know when to accelrate and should also have a solid defense. more to follow

can u give ur complete team of 11?

[crikket fan]

:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

whats so funny???????
i just told that he can be a allrounder..
he looks very decent with bat to me..
and he has 2 fifty also....

[aneeq7]

MY ODI Team against Australia:

1. Nasir Jamshed
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Azhar Ali/Asad Shafiq
4. Misbah-ul-Haq
5. Umar Akmal
6. Kamran Akmal
7. Shahid Afridi
8. Abdur Rehman
9. Umer Gul
10. Saeed Ajmal
11. Junaid Khan/Sohail Tanvir




...

MY ODI Team against India:

1. Ahmed Shehzad
2. Nasir Jamshed
3. Mohammad Hafeez
4. Shoaib Malik
5. Misbah-ul-Haq
6. Umar Akmal
7. Kamran Akmal
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Saeed Ajmal
10. Sohail Tanvir
11. Junaid Khan

[aneeq7]

whats so funny???????
i just told that he can be a allrounder..
he looks very decent with bat to me..
and he has 2 fifty also....

The only shot he has in his shot-selection is the "Tuk" :misbah

[crikket fan]

The only shot he has in his shot-selection is the "Tuk" :misbah

thats is what is expected from a tailender to hold one end...
and with time he will learn big hitting also...:wasim

[iZeeshan]

even if he gets 70 its very good..
one thing is sure that he will take the shine out of 2 new balls,which is must for our strong middle order..

Not point yaar, the point is that he carries on after that but very slowly and doesn't accelerate at the end.

Even the 70 he'd get would be off 95 balls, which is fine if we didn't have Misbah, YK, and Shafiq coming in after him. But they bat pretty slow as well, so we need the well set batsman to accelerate which he can't.

[w8in_4_0402]

We need solid openers we have a variety of openers but no good middle order back ups for ODI.

Opening options are Jamshed, Azhar, Shehzad, Hafeez, Farhat.

Hafeez could do well down the order in the role of Afridi who needs to be pushed even lower to number 8 as he can't be trusted with the bat at all. He should be used as a pinch hitter though if for example a bowler is taking too many wickets or is stopping the scoring rate because if Afridi gets going he will go at a good S/R.

Jamshed and Azhar are both really good batsmen, both when they get in can play long innings which can be very effective to our team. Both have habit of scoring big and if they can form a good partnership can be really useful. As a Back Up we can have Ahmed Shehzad or Farhat.

Middle order can consist of Asad,Umer and Misbah. Asad and Umer are the future whereas Misbah is in their because of his Leadership skills. Middle order batsmen need to know when to accelrate and should also have a solid defense. more to follow

Malik can be used as Middle order player were he can play at number 4. His off-spin can come handy too. I would have wanted to see Hammad but as long as Hafeez and Afridi are around that is not the case. He should keep working hard and Inshallah he will be given a chance. Haris Sohail is another talented player who needs to be groomed properly. I hope he can deliver at the CL12 this year and show his skills to the world. One player who i think may be a good number three is Shehzad, he is a another player I like and think is suffering due to seniors occupying seats.

Kami would be my ideal keeper as he can be a good finisher along with Afridi and Hafeez. Sarfraz is more of a test player who is suited at the top of the order for me personally.

as I said Afridi should be sacrificed its not like he will do anything different to what he does no matter what the situation. Coming to bowlers i think we have a range of bowlers to select from. Atm Sohail Tanvir and Junaid Khan both have been in fine form, Gul has been off colour and needs to really work hard in the coming days. Sami the less we talk about him the better, Wahab Riaz has been extremely difficult to judge he has a lot of potential but needs to get things right. he has been really awful with his line and length recently.

the Spin department has Rehman who is preferred in ODI's by the team management therefore it is better to have in Test only as he does the same job as Hafeez. Ajmal don't think anyone else justifies a place more than him anyway. At the moment no young spinner apart from Raza Hasan is knocking on the door anyway.

All in all i would select this 11

1. Nasir
2. Azhar
3. Asad/ /Shehzad
4. Umer /Malik
5. Misbah (C)/Malik
6. Kami/Safraz (WK)
7. Hafeez / Malik
8. Afridi (ideally i would have Hammad here)
9. Sohail Tanvir/ Umer Gul
10. Junaid Khan/ Umar Gul
11. Ajmal

I think this team is quite good on paper.

[Brilliant_Boyd]

Mohammed Hafeez
Nasir Jamshed
Ahmed Shehzad
Azhar Ali
Misbah Ul Haq
Umar Akmal
Asad Shafiq
Shahid Afridi
Umar Gul
Saeed Ajmal
Junaid Khan


Won't ever happen, but hey :)

[Alien9511]

1. Ahmed Shezad
2. Nasir Jamshed
3. Mohammad Hafeez
4. Umar Akmal (wk)
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Misbah (c)
7. Hammad Azam
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Umar Gul
10. Shoail Tanvir
11. Saeed Ajmal

[LastLaugh_PK]

What difference would it make to come up with these teams. In the end the people who matter will go with a batting line consisting of Azhar-Younis-Misbah-Asad.. Such one dimensional and defensive players.. :facepalm:

[w8in_4_0402]

What difference would it make to come up with these teams. In the end the people who matter will go with a batting line consisting of Azhar-Younis-Misbah-Asad.. Such one dimensional and defensive players.. :facepalm:

exactly, we seem like experts compared to the management/coaches.

[Purefection]

Jamshed
Hafeez
Azhar/Shafiq
Umar Akmal
Misbah
Hammad
Sarfraz
Afridi
Gul//any other fast bowler
Ajmal
Fast bowler

[Down2Earth]

because hafeez is the odi vice captain, it is damaging the team's balance. ideally nasir jamshed and azhar ali should open with ahmed shezad and 3. hafeez could slot into 6 and replace afridi but that'll hurt the ego too much.

[LastLaugh_PK]

because hafeez is the odi vice captain, it is damaging the team's balance. ideally nasir jamshed and azhar ali should open with ahmed shezad and 3. hafeez could slot into 6 and replace afridi but that'll hurt the ego too much.

Yea! It is the biggest sin in Pak to even think about dropping drama queen. He has nothing left to offer to the ODI team, but he continues to hold a spot where we can play somebody who can actually bat and bowl

[Square Drive]

Mohammed Hafeez
Nasir Jamshed
Ahmed Shehzad
Azhar Ali
Misbah Ul Haq
Umar Akmal
Asad Shafiq
Shahid Afridi
Umar Gul
Saeed Ajmal
Junaid Khan


Won't ever happen, but hey :)

So you mean Umar Akmal as wicketkeeper for 25 overs and Asad for the remaining 25, eh? I'd personally love if Umar could 'keep in LOIs, but he's not trained to 'keep for that long, and there's nothing wrong in that.

And 4 openers in an XI? At least one of Azhar, Jamshed, Shehzad, or Hafeez (I'd prefer Shehzad) has to make way for the WK, and Asad has to bat at 6 at least.

And Jamshed could be replaced by Hammad, but your choice.

What difference would it make to come up with these teams. In the end the people who matter will go with a batting line consisting of Azhar-Younis-Misbah-Asad.. Such one dimensional and defensive players.. :facepalm:

No one wants Younis anymore...

[LastLaugh_PK]

No one wants Younis anymore...

Apparently that is not true. He continues to be an integral part of the ODI team. Seriously now that I think of it, our ODI team is pathetic. Don't know how we managed to win the Asia Cup.

[LastLaugh_PK]

Mohammed Hafeez
Nasir Jamshed
Ahmed Shehzad
Azhar Ali
Misbah Ul Haq
Umar Akmal
Asad Shafiq
Shahid Afridi
Umar Gul
Saeed Ajmal
Junaid Khan


Won't ever happen, but hey :)

I like this team. Need to replace Shafiq with a competent keeper though. Shafiq will get his chance once Misbah retires.

Need to strengthen up the bowling somehow. Gul is not even the shadow of the bowler he used to be.

[Square Drive]

Expect the unexpected with the PCB. YASIR HAMEED, SHOAIB MALIK, and Fawad (don't mind Fadi) are being recalled. :110: Hope it's a rumour!

[iHammad]

Lots of solid lineups in this thread, but this is the lineup I expect Pakistan to field vs Aus in the 1st ODI.

Hafeez
Azhar Ali
Asad
U Akmal
Misbah
Malik/Fawad
Afridi
Sarfraz
Tanvir
Gul
Ajmal

I'm assuming Sarfraz is the only keeper that's going to be selected in the ODI squad, and I don't expect Nasir Jamshed to be selected (even though imo he should), after reading that Fawad, Malik and Yasir Hameed are likely to be in the squad.

[LastLaugh_PK]

What did Yasir Hameed or Malik do in the domestic to deserve a recall?

Why can't our selectors ever make positive selections..

[Square Drive]

Lots of solid lineups in this thread, but this is the lineup I expect Pakistan to field vs Aus in the 1st ODI.

Hafeez
Azhar Ali
Asad
U Akmal
Misbah
Malik/Fawad
Afridi
Sarfraz
Tanvir
Gul
Ajmal

I'm assuming Sarfraz is the only keeper that's going to be selected in the ODI squad, and I don't expect Nasir Jamshed to be selected (even though imo he should), after reading that Fawad, Malik and Yasir Hameed are likely to be in the squad.

What did Yasir Hameed or Malik do in the domestic to deserve a recall?

Why can't our selectors ever make positive selections..

Guys, I've got positive news!! :)

The source is Times of India! :)) That means that Yasir, Malik, Fawad coming back is likely to be a rumour...

[iHammad]

When is the actual confirmed squad being announced?

[Square Drive]

When is the actual confirmed squad being announced?

August 5th or 6th.