After an era in which Australia dominated the world of cricket, the men in yellow have been struggled as of late. When and how will the next Australian 'great' player come from?

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Pakistan's ODI form over the past 15 months has been nothing more than ordinary, having lost 14 matches and won only 10.  Given this, how would Pakistan fare in the Champions Trophy?

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Eight years ago today, Rana Naved ul Hasan took 6/27 to lead Pakistan to victory and keep the series alive.

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Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq can become Pakistan's All-time greats in ODIs if given continuous chance at correct batting position. And their correct batting positions are:
* Azhar Ali as an opener.
* Asad Shafiq at #3.

The stats are pointing towards it. I am using the stats against fulltime ICC members only. The sample size is small but do point out that both can make it big.


Azhar Ali as an opener
Inning : 5
Average : 61.25
Strike Rate : 70.00
100s : 0
50s : 3

Compare him with all the Pakistani players who have played as an opener with atleast same number of innings (i.e. 5) and he is ranked Number 1. 
The top 5 openers are:
1. Azhar Ali 
2. Ijaz Ahmed 
3. Majid Khan 
4. Asif Mujtaba 
5. Nasir Jamshed 
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...s;type=batting



Asad Shafiq at # 3
Inning : 15
Average : 42.16
Strike Rate : 70.67
100s : 0
50s : 5

Compare him with all the Pakistani players who have played at # 3 with atleast same number of innings (i.e. 15) and he is ranked Number 4. 
The top 5 batsmen at #3 batting position are:
1. Javed Miandad 
2. Mohammad Yousuf 
3. Zaheer Abbas 
4. Asad Shafiq 
5. Shoaib Malik 
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...s;type=batting


The best thing about them is that both are permanent members of test team. 
Both should be given continuous chance at their best batting positions for atleast 10 innings and then we can reevaluate them. 
Both of them should work in improving their strike rates. 
The continuous chances in paying ODIs will improve their strike rate which will also result in improving their strike rates in Tests as well.

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Twelve years ago today, Mohammad Sami made his ODI debut at Sharjah against Sri Lanka.  During these twelve years, fans have witness shades of excellent from Sami, but a lack of consistency, which has also been a factor in him not being able to retain his place in the plaxying XI.

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What can Umar Akmal do to regain his form?

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How important is that special performance at Lords for any cricketer? Does it still mean as much as it did before?

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His debut in England was less than impressive but this is a much more improved Irfan.

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An indication of lack of discipline or par for the course as far as "senior" players are concerned?

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If handled properly and given a consistent run in the team, can Ahmed Shehzad be leveraged as a one-down batsmen and play a similar role as that of Virat Kohli?

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