Re: 2nd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai, January 8-12, 2014
Then you are “enlightened” now 
Does this indicate how Islamabad (and Fed govt) is so disconnected from rest of the country? x2
Did you forget Saleem Malik’s era? Basit Ali/Rashid Latif saga?
Re: 2nd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai, January 8-12, 2014
Now we know that your Islamabad upbringing made no difference. 
At least when I mention anything I give facts and figures to justify myself, and do not discriminate between Karachi or non-Karachi players, as one can see in my post that when I mentioned low averages of Pakistani players compared to Sarfraz or Fawad, I did not exclude Karachi players with lower averages or players who had high averages and are not from Karachi (I included all players, regardless of where they come from). Actually, when I mentioned Umar Akmal lower average than Fawad in ODI, I also mentioned that Umar Akmal SR is higher than Fawad in ODI.
Actually, when Misbah was getting discrimination (by Inzam), I wanted Misbah to play for Pakistan team. Same about Abdul Razzak or Afridi … so, my concern is not Karachi or Punjab players, but I would like to mention any discrimination that happens in Pakistan. Unfortunately, since players who are getting discriminated are mostly from Karachi, it seems I mentioned only their names.
As far as your post is concerned, you declared players (Sarfraz and khurram) deserving or undeserving according to your own opinion (or your own biases or convictions) without any reason or records to justify that, and you picked only players from Karachi (even though these two players have higher first class average than most Pakistani players), show you have your biases and discrimination too.
You should know that … even though wicket keeping performance is not only about how many batsmen a wicket-keeper dismissed, as that depends on how many chances wicket-keeper gets to dismiss, and that means quality of bowling in team wicket-keeper playing, and wicket-keeper like Akmals have better bowlers in team they play … when selecting, management can decide on various factors, including catches, stumps, and catches or stumping chances a wicket-keeper missed. Kamran Akmal was notorious in missing catches and stumping chances.
Anyhow: If we only check catches and stumping figures of wicket-keeper per match, and their batting averages, than Sarfraz has batting average much better than most Pakistani batsmen, and has shade better wicket-keeping figures than Adnan Akmal (in my post, I wrote that they have similar record … as I do not discriminate) … though Sarfraz has slightly lower figures than Kamran Akmal. Here are records … (you can check if you want to)
Sarfarz … 318 catches and 26 stumps in 97 matches … or 3.55 dismissals per match …
First class batting average = 40.33 (higher than most Pakistani batsmen playing test for Pakistan)
Adnan Akmal … 392 catches and 19 stumps in 116 matches … or 3.54 dismissals per match …
First class batting average = 25.72
Kamran Akmal … 661 catches and 53 stumps in 191 matches … or 3.74 dismissals per match …
First class batting average = 33.69
Note: Sarfraz batting average is more than most Pakistani batsmen and that is plus point, as he deserve to be in team even as batsman.
Re: 2nd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai, January 8-12, 2014
All Sri Lankan batsmen have first class average over 47 and first class century in less than 10 innings … when Pakistan due to discrimination, tasub, bigotry, brotherhood, and nepotism, have players whose average is mostly less than 40 and centuries … we forget that.
Here are figures of Sri Lankan test team playing Pakistan.
[TABLE]
Sri Lankan batsman … all have average over 47 … and century every 7.5 innings.
Match
Innings
NO
Runs
HS
Average
100s
Innings /century
Dimuth Karunaratne
69
110
10
4758
210*
47.58
15
7.33
Kaushal Silva
131
204
26
8743
193
49.11
27
7.56
Kumar Sangakkara
209
339
28
15457
287
49.70
44
7.7
Mahela Jayawardene
227
364
23
16918
374
49.61
49
7.43
Dinesh Chandimal
52
84
10
4121
244
55.68
12
7.00
Angelo Mathews
70
110
18
4727
270
51.38
11
10
Even their wicket keeper has first class average over 30 and century every 23 innings … seems comparable to most Pakistani batsman
Prasanna Jayawardene
228
349
41
9274
229*
30.11
15
23.27
Even Sri-Lankan bowler has reasonable average of 24.5 and 3 first class centuries
Dilruwan Perera
140
14
5225
134
24.53
3
75.67
Re: 2nd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai, January 8-12, 2014
once players have had international exposure, they shouldn’t be judged solely on their domestic performances. And from what I have seen Adnan Akmal looks more confident plus a better batsman (I think most guppies would agree with me; not saying he’s hugely better) than jittery Sarfraz at international level
Purely on the basis of domestic stats, Kamran Akmal is the best keeper (even his international stats are better than Bari’s) in the country!!! We know how good his catching and stumping is..
And if you care to open your biased eyes, I have mentioned Hafeez, Bhatti and Rahat as well
Re: 2nd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai, January 8-12, 2014
2nd thoughts? 
Re: 2nd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai, January 8-12, 2014
consistency is the key Sarfraz should be persisted with for now
Re: 2nd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai, January 8-12, 2014
If Karachiites are disillusioned with the federal government then they should direct their ire against the stake holders, the so-called liberal parties MQM, PPP & ANP (who should know more about the city than people like NS or IK) who have (mis)governed the province for the best part of the past four decades and who have also been in power at the centre at one point or another.
I do not think there’s such a big disconnect between the centre and Karachi. Karachi is a thriving yet unstable city because of all the gangs. Gangs create a culture of violence and criminality. Remove violence and crime & the city would be fine
My mother taught at PECHS Girls School in the 70s. There was peace back then. You could walk alone at 2am in the morning without any fear or concern for your safety