Brother, this is just luck if Shahid Afridi can perform well in the opening. How many times did he make century? Like 4 times? Fastest ones through his career. Meaning since 8 years he has only made 4 centuries and fastest ones. Look at his average 23.53. Even Irfan Pathan has more average than him. We need a consistent batsman like Shoaib Malik. I would prefer Faisal Iqbal with Shoaib Malik due to being consistent. Salman Butt and Imran Farhat are less consistent than those batsmen. Salman Butt only performs well with being in form while Imran Farhat plays risky shots.
England may declare today and allow Pakistan to bat for few tricky overs. They will be pretty confident of knocking over Farhat and the over rated Akmal.
Yes this is an idea the Pakistan management may not have thought off and worth considering as they have tried different combinations and allow Kaneria to open.
He doesn't get much time to bat and this is ideal opprtunity for him to make a name for himself. He can't do any worse than Farhat in the 1st innings.
, oh bhai Life 1 forum mai jaao :o