Great News - Inzamam Set to make it to World 11 Test Team

He made it to the squad but I doubt that he would make a cut to the final 11.

He shud be in the ODI squad for sure....Gibbs is pants...No idea why he's there!!!

Hope Gibbs gets Injured!!!!!

its a 13 man test squad so only two players wud be dropped in the final 11 selection

one wud certainly be Vettori and just keep ure fingers crossed on the second one :-)

I hope Inzi plays!!!

what Imran predicted was bull****, over the top....inzi's record against Aus is ridiculous

The World XI is playing England now are they?

Good one Mac, but you have to realize Australia at home are a much more complete and better attack.

Its better than Jacques Kallis's record...

Inzi Overall against Aussies:

.Mat Runs HS BatAv 100 50

Career 101 7620 329 50.80 22 39 0

VS Aussies 13 784 118 34.08 1 6


Inzi in Aussies:

In Australia .7 493 118 35.21 1 3




I agree it is nothing to write home about BUT care to elaborate, how is it so bad that "It is Ridiculous"

prolly how he's faced up against Donald is why he's calling it ridiculous

ok ok i may have exagerated a little....but a man whos supposed to be 'the best player of pace bowling' (apparently), its a not so good record.

OMG!!!

are u telling be that Inzi will go in the team...

i know what INzi shudd do...go to ICC head quarter and show them the big finger...LOL

i hope inzamam doesnt get selected, no need for an unmodest begging for place in team guy to be in team. i know why he wasnt selected, because he was bragging "it will be an honor to captain world xi team" and that too before the judges got together to select the team. Im sure Sunil Gavaskar didnt like that attitude

Are you sure you are a Pakistani?

yes, but that doesnt mean I worship a player in the team

Hardly an issue. We have an important series against England, an issue, and I'd like to see him doing really well in that. He remains easily our best player of the pacers.

But it still seems sad that our Inzi is only second choice/second best

i for one hope he gets selected and scores big..that would be like showing two fingers to the selectors...

It's a little difficult to understand why Inzi's non-inclusion in the World 11 is generating such a fuss, like it's some national misfortune. On one side it's their loss as he's an accomplished batsman; on the other his track record against Australia is bad - they've decided which factor is more important to the W11. Let's move on.

See why we chose this guy ( Marooned ) Best Poster on PP ? Good post Mian!

He was talking about Aussies...last time I checked Donald was from SA...why do you even bother Tupac

Just say I hate Inzi cause you people put down Tendi so much and also cause Inzi has won many games against India and it hurts you deep down

Like that ODI just recently, when he won the game single handedly, and scored the winning run on the last bowl

and to ungrateful fans like hasanahmed

Tendulkar's been given more time to prove his fitness....

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ind...ory/219214.html

Still think they're a better attack?

certainly a bad news for Pakistani fans

but it does signal the ICC double standards as even if he gets fit .... it wont guarantee tht he has also regained form and is gud enuff to play the world best
and too whn u have better alternatives

Who gives a toss if he plays in the Super Series or not? I mean really, He'd be going halfway across the world to play in a meaningless exhibition game where no good can possibly come of it. If he suceeds it'll be a case "Oh it was just an exhibition game" and if he fails it'll be "Told you he couldn't face the Aussies all along"

Would you rather he do that OR stay in Pakistan with Woolmer and sort out plans and look at players for the upcoming visit by England? USE YOUR BRAINS PEOPLE!

who says i hate inzy? I think he's a great player...he just doesn't come close to Tendulkar though, and 90% of the world will agree with me on that one....unlike you i don't have a blinding hatred for a player, i respect inzy and i think he's fantastic...fact remains that he hasn't played donald or mcgrath well

But then again Tendulkar hasn't played wasim and waqar well. What's his average against Pak in ODIs? Mid 30's His test average is 42 against Pak. That's 15 runs below is career average. And Waz and Wicky were easily the best bowlers in the 90s. Guess Tendi $hitted his pants against Waz, Wicky and co.

If a player has a below par record against a certain team that doesn't make that player any worse, does it?

Warne averages in mid 40s against India, BUT that doesn't alter the fact that he is the greatest spinner of all time. BTW some indians think Kumble is better than Warne, hope you're not one of them.

opening berth just opened up....

http://www.supercricket.co.za/sateam

Maybe they will draft in Ganguly after his Heroic knock today against a Mighty Zimbabwe team

Vaughan could face Aussies again

England captain Michael Vaughan could win a late call-up to the Rest of the World squad to take on Australia. India star Sachin Tendulkar has a deadline of 21 September to declare his fitness to selector Sunil Gavaskar.

Tendulkar, 32, underwent surgery on his elbow in May, which ruled him out of tours to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

Vaughan would be the likely Test replacement while Pakistan star Inzamam-ul-Haq could come into the equation for the one-day matches.

An International Cricket Council spokesman told BBC Sport: "It's right that there are concerns about Tendulkar's fitness.

"The selectors have discussed potential replacements for him, for both the Test and one-day squads.

"I can't confirm who those players are at the moment because we haven't checked whether the players are available."


The Super Series consists of three one-dayers in Melbourne on 5, 7 and 9 October and a six-day Test starting 14 October in Sydney.

Vaughan has just captained England to Ashes glory against Australia and hit one century during the series.

But he was not in the best of form with the bat, averaging 32.60.

South Africa's Graeme Smith will captain both the Test and one-day sides.

The Rest of the World XI will be coached by New Zealander John Wright.

England coach Duncan Fletcher said he was "disappointed" not to have been asked to do the job.

But there is some representation from home shores - Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison are in the Test squad, while Flintoff and Oval hero Kevin Pietersen feature in the one-day squad.

(BBC)

KARACHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally told the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that captain Inzamam-ul-Haq should be mentally prepared to join the ICC World eleven squads for the Super Series in Australia next month.

A senior official of the board confirmed that an ICC manager had called up and told the PCB that Inzamam should have his passport and other travel documents ready to travel to Australia for the Super Series.

"Basically what he said was that by September 21 it will be confirmed if Inzamam is needed to replace Sachin Tendulkar in the World eleven squad for the Test and three one-dayers against Australia," said the official.

"Officially Tendulkar has been given until the 21st of this month to confirm his availability to the ICC selectors but unofficially what we have been conveyed is that Inzamam would be going to Australia," he added.

Interestingly Inzamam, who was not considered for the World eleven squads by the ICC selectors last month, has been included for three nominations in the ICC awards to be given soon.

Nominated in three categories including best batsman of the year, Inzamam’s exclusion in the first place had raised a lot of hue and cry in Pakistan with many former Test players and the cricket fan questioning the criteria adopted for picking the World eleven squads by the selection committee headed by former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar.

Former captain Rashid Latif on Thursday expressed surprise that a player who is considered good enough to be nominated for three awards was not picked in either the World eleven Test or one-day squads.

"If Inzamam is considered good enough to be nominated for three awards than why was he dropped in the first place?

"He has been nominated for the best batsman of the year category and yet the best batsman of the year is not considered good enough by the selectors to play for the World eleven," he added.

He called on the ICC to review the selected teams and include Inzamam in both the Test and one-day squads on the basis of his performances in the last one-year.

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quote of week for me from rashid latif