What was our management thinking by playing Asif Ali over Haider Ali in the 1st ODI vs SA?

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Asif probably has senior powers in Misbah's eyes.


I don't know why anyone is surprised.

Misbah will always priorities seniority, I'm pretty sure he has more or less admitted that in the past (he calls it experience but we know what he is talking about)

[gazza619]

Another failure on the cards for management’s darling

[Golden arm]

Another failure on the cards for management’s darling

I have never seen such a miserable planning by the team management in last 30 years.
Asif for Haider Ali
Shadab for Usman Qadir

Should never happened. It totally defies common sense and logic even to arm chair expert like me.

[Ucdkee]

I wish Professor could be part of ODI side again.

Why is he not part of the ODI squad? He hasn't retired from ODIs or has he? Makes no sense to exclude someone who is in the form of his life.

[marlonbrowndo]

Hope these guys hang their heads in shame. Playing a street level batsman in an international team over the most promising young batsman in the country

[Bleedgreen4ever]

Shameful stuff from Misbah and Waqar.

Pure bias.

[shamaan]

Why is he not part of the ODI squad? He hasn't retired from ODIs or has he? Makes no sense to exclude someone who is in the form of his life.

He has retired i think.

[shamaan]

Am not sure what the management are thinking playing asif ali over haider ali

[iniqbal223]

Forget Haider Ali, even Hasan Ali is much better batsman than Asif Ali..

Just like Misbah and Waqar,,, Asif has some really serious connections

[iniqbal223]

If Misbah is so adamant in playing Asif Ali, then he should be opening with Fakhar Zaman

Asif Ali
Fakhar
Babar
Rizwan
Haider Ali
Sarfaraz
Danish Aziz
Faheem
Hasan Ali
Shaheen
Hasnain

[TeamPak95]

Having a feeling Asif will get the nod again for the 3rd ODI. Imo, Haider needs to play at 5 and work from there and if he can develop consistency and runs, then he'll slowly make his way up the order and cement a top order slot by WC 2023.

[Artaxerxes]

Asif has very poor technique.He won’t last long as an opener.

[ahmedzee]

This is what Misbah is known for. He is known for to select his friends and other players from Islamabad united, as he has some affiliation with them i feel. During his captaincy (and coaching days), he selected a garbage combination in first 2 games of a bilateral series, only for him to select a winning combination in the third one. For example, this happened in NZ where in first 2 T20s, Misbah selected an unchanged team, a losing combination. In the third one, he selected a winning combination that all the fans and critics were suggesting, and Pakistan won.

Seems like Misbah didn't learn the lesson and yet again selected the losing and unchanged combination (just look at the middle order). Expect this incompetence from Misbah.

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Very convenient. Shadab is out because of toe, Haider is in because of tooth. What next? Asif out because of wrong haircut?

Haider Ali has been suffering from toothache. However the pain has eased and he is available for selection for the 3rd ODI against South Africa #SAvPAK #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) April 5, 2021

[Shazzam]

I’m just bidding my time till World Cup twenty20 happens. Its gonna take a bad beating from that to make our higher ups realize Misbah and Waqar combo was a mistake.

[iniqbal223]

This is my team XI for WT20

Sharjeel
Fakhar
Babar
Hafeez
Malik
Rizwan / Sarfaraz
Imad/Shadab
Hasnain
Faheem
Amir/Shaheen
Hasan

[shamaan]

I can understand Hasnain or Haris Rauf playing over Hasan Ali. But I absolutely cannot understand the inclusion of Asif Ali again.

They proberly dont want to risk him thats the only excuse i can come up with

[marlonbrowndo]

This management hates young talented batsmen

[Line and Length]

Not a single batsman apart from the top 3 had a good series, yet Haider can’t even get one game. Appalling team selection.

[Concerned]

The management need a reminder of what a middle order batsmen means.

To note, it does not mean specialist wicket keepers or bowlers in this position.

[shamaan]

Haider ali should have been played from game 1 at 5

[CaptainIce]

He can only play those shots that all he has up his sleeve. Selecting a comedy batsman like him and expecting to play yuvraj or David Miller is a hilarious.

Sit deep in crease hit ball from outside off to leg. That is all that he has to offer, why not hit a cover drive. This guy is a joke. Lets also not forget his drop against AUS in the WC.

[Canistani Hero]

Lets put it this way, if 18 runs were needed of the last 3 balls then i would not mind Asif Ali in that scenario. The trouble is that Asif Ali barely survives a few balls and is never ever going to be there till the last over.

I would still prefer Haider in that scenario. Asif has serious mentality issues.

[ParwazHaiJunoon]

I know this might be a silly question since our management doesn’t do much thinking but

Haider is much younger and infinitely more skilled and is coming off an
incredible PSL. And yet Asif, who is a complete failure, manages to get in the team over him. Disgusting

Haider Ali is an Opener. He opened for Pak U-19 Team in 2020 U-19 WC. Why people want him to bat at 5/6.

We have already destroyed a top-order player "Umar Akmal" by making him bat at 6 in ODIs.

Haider can bat @4 in T20Is just like Baristow bats @4 in T20I & open in ODIs.

[Artaxerxes]

I hope Asif does not play in T20s.There are plenty of options available so there is no need to play Asif.

[unemployedgm]

Our evaluation of players in Pakistan is very poor. We have no idea what Asif Ali is good at it and what he isn't. I would say the same thing about Haider.

[Greenstorm]

Haider Ali is an Opener. He opened for Pak U-19 Team in 2020 U-19 WC. Why people want him to bat at 5/6.

We have already destroyed a top-order player "Umar Akmal" by making him bat at 6 in ODIs.

Haider can bat @4 in T20Is just like Baristow bats @4 in T20I & open in ODIs.

Babar started his career at 5,6 so did R Sharma and many others who went on to play in the top order after establishing themselves.

Umar Akmal was destroyed by dropping him from tests (same with Afridi). A mistake that we are committing with Haider as well.