Imran Nazir - Why?
Adbul Razzaq - Why? He's too fat
Sami - Terrible bowler but Amir can keep him Sami posters up for a while now
Yasir Arafat - Terrible for Lanchs in FLT20
Its a crime that Sami get's in and Junaid is not in the squad and how Razzaq gets in before a younger and much more mobile Azam is bizzare. For Leicestershire he looked like he was in his mid 40s with the amount of weight he had put on.
Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal (wk), Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami, Sohail Tanvir
In: Kamran Akmal, Imran Nazir, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Nasir Jamshed
Out: Khalid Latif, Ahmed Shahzad, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail, Shakeel Ansar
Pakistan World T20 Squad Announced
posted on 17/7/12
Viru they are playing a T20 series V's Austrailia next month but this is the actual squad from what cricinfo claims.
posted on 17/7/12
oh ok. i guess its a pretty balanced squad. hopefully we could have a india vs pakistan in this wc
posted on 17/7/12
Has razzaq really gone fat? I'm suprised if that is the case, he has always kept himself really fit.
posted on 17/7/12
1. Kamran Akmal (wk)
2. Nasir Jamshed
3. Mohammad Hafeez
4. Asad Shafiq
5. Umar Akmal
6. Shoaib Malik
7. Shahid Afridi
8. Abdul Razzaq
9. Sohail Tanvir
10. Umar Gul
11. Saeed Ajmal
posted on 17/7/12
Surely 8 is too low in 20 overs for Razzaq?
He should be a sixth choice bowler, batting at 6 or 7.
posted on 17/7/12
How could they drop Junaid for useless Same is beyond me. Criminal as you mentioned Kash. Don't know what happens to people who are selected as authorities in PCB. They just naturally lose their heads.
posted on 17/7/12
Pakistan have done the right thing by picking Nazir, surely if he's a hit and miss then the T20 format would suit him. He is the player we require at the top of the order or as a back-up, if others fail. That should be quite evident considering batting "slow" in all forms has been a problem for a long, long while.
As for Razzaq it's not the fact that he is fat that he should not be selected it's the fact that his bowling has got worse and he'll find it difficult just to perform with the bat. And, he's not exactly great in the field.
As for Yasir Arafat, well I think Hammad Azam should've been picked then Pakistan should've picked between Arafat and Razzaq.
posted on 18/7/12
Agree with you about sami and razzaq kash..... Razza has been a wonderful servant to pakistan cricket, but needs to call it a day... Nazirs inclusion is interesting and im hoping he gets a game and opens up with kammy, and hafeez dropping down.
Ps, kash your line up is shocking mate , imagine a dodgy inexperienced 2 opening up, and they are followed in by umar akmal, hafeez and Afridi in the middle order...... are you having a laugh??? Shafiq should be 3 or 4.....
ALSO WTF IS MALIK DOING IN THE SQUAD
posted on 18/7/12
I remember a few months back we all agreed that Malik should not be in the squad, the fact that he's a prat, rubbish etc...
But I've actually changed my mind. He's still a prat, but for some odd reason he is the player that would actually benifit us in the middle order. And is the player we need...100% at this moment in time.
We struggle with rotating strike...he does it. We struggle in the field...he's probably our best fielder. We collapse a lot...he actually performs when the rest don't. I for one hope he plays because he'll actually do us good. Trust.
posted on 19/7/12
Agree with amir regarding malik