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Younis, Afridi, Misbah and Malik should not be part of our 2015 squad.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures
"Age" is not a strong enough argument to sideline Misbah (or anyone) when he is still one of the best fielders and batsmen in the side.
Since we have rubbish batsmen (but that is **mainly because *not *enough young players are given a run in the side**), Misbah leading us in 2015 is a possibilty for sure
Hafeez (likely captain in 2015) and Malik need to be consistent performers first
Fielder seriously ......He doesnt even know how to field !
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/628306.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
**Wasim offers help to Pakistan quicks
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Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan captain, has taken the reins of the country’s fast-bowlers to help their progress. He and the PCB reached an agreement for a short-term fast-bowling camp in Karachi between April 20-29, ahead of the Champions Trophy.Along with the camp, Wasim, with the collaboration of the PCB and a cellular company, will search for the fastest bowlers in the country. The search will be nationwide as the candidates will be selected from 8-10 cities over 5-7 days. Any bowler with a bowling speed of 140kph or more will be selected.
He will also work with Pakistan’s full-time bowling coach Mohammad Akram in the national camp planned in Abbottabad, north of Islamabad, from May 3-9. “The idea is to sit and talk with the bowlers and give them confidence,” Akram said. “I will assess the bowlers, find out their problems and help them to rectify them. A lot of young bowlers need some insight. I will then keep a track of them and follow them closely.”
“I saw them in Test matches against South Africa they didn’t impress me, but in one-day cricket they looked different and wicket taking bowlers. I have to teach them what is a good corridor, what is the right line and length. Regardless of any sort of pitches anywhere in the world, they have to be consistent in length, with yorkers, and know how to take wickets.”
Akram, 46, who has been with Kolkata Knight Riders, the IPL champions, for the last three seasons, is currently in Pakistan on a two-month break. He rues the absence of Pakistan players in the IPL and believes it is a loss for the tournament. Pakistani players featured in the inaugural IPL in 2008 but India stalled all bilateral ties after the November 2008 Mumbai attack. Despite a short series between the countries in December and January, Pakistani players were not allowed to take part in the sixth edition of the IPL.
**“Politics should stay away from sports, and we should play cricket,” Akram added. “Our players should have gone to the IPL. I think batsman are scoring easy runs in the absence of Pakistani bowlers and our bowlers could be top wicket takers there. The psyche of Pakistan bowlers is strong, they are physical and mentally tough while ****Indian bowlers get spoiled within a year. They start with express pace from 140-plus but in a year go down around 130.”
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I have noticed that as well..
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^^ wow 
great …so what is mohammad Akram doing them? PCB is just another joke everyday…
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He is going to work with the bowlers for 10 days and he is being paid thousands of dollars for that. Let's see if his "service" pays off.
re: ICC Champions Trophy 2013 - Pakistan squad announced
PCB has organized a fast bowler training camp with the help of Wasim Akram, who will be paid Rs 1.5 Million for his ten day stint. Muhammad Akram will be the co-ordinator of the camp. The camp is scheduled to be in the third week of April.
Here’s the list of 14 fast bowlers who will be participating in the 10 day training camp at National Stadium, Karachi.
Mohammad Irfan
Junaid Khan
Ehsan Adil
Rahat Ali
Asad Ali
Wahab Riaz
Anwar Ali
Zia-ul-Haq
Imran Khan
Sadaf Hussain
Tabish Khan
Bilawal Bhatti
Mohammad Aftab
Ahmed Jamal
Notable Exclusions:
Umar Gul
Sohail Tanvir
Yasir Arafat
Tanvir Ahmed
Aizaz Cheema
re: ICC Champions Trophy 2013 - Pakistan squad announced
Younis, Afridi, Misbah and Malik should not be part of our 2015 squad.
Do you think KA should stay till then??
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Irfan Wahab and Junaid should be given more importance cz they have to play in CT where ball will seam and swing alot
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you forgot Gul and Farhat
i dnt even knw why i dislike farhat so much 
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yeah..so why are you highlighting Gul? He is not an emerging bowler. He is the senior, who actually needs a break from international cricket. Geoff Lawson also shared this opinion recently on PP. Otherwise Gul should know how to bowl within his limits.
Rest of the names on the exclusion list are also “has beens” tried and tested.
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I thought PD should notice and rejoice...
Gul should only play T20 cricket
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re: ICC Champions Trophy 2013 - Pakistan squad announced
Afridi likely to miss out … a mistake perhaps. bowling might have come good in England. No place for Umar Gul either (and quite rightly too)
would have selected Umar Amin instead of Malik and Afridi in place of of Cheema or Rehman. Not sure what Aizaz Cheema is doing in the team!
Final squad seems like this: **Misbah ul Haq, M.Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Imran Farhat, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Kamran Akmal, M.Irfan, Asad Ali, Shoaib Malik, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil and Aizaz Cheema.
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http://geosuper.tv/news_detail.asp?id=63904
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re: ICC Champions Trophy 2013 - Pakistan squad announced
That clown Farhat keeps coming back.
Beggars belief. If they choose him over Jamshed I will be amazed.
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What a joke of a batting lineup.
Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal, Misbah ul Haq, Shoaib Malik, Asad Shafiq.
Farhat, Akmal, Malik and Misbah with his slow brain farts...he only decent batsman there is Jamshed and Hafeez.
We will get battered.
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Batting does look weak .... no Umar Akmal either!
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Hope Harris Sohail gets a game at last
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He’s not even in the squad:
Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal, Misbah ul Haq (capt), Shoaib Malik, Asad Shafiq, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Asad Ali, Wahab Riaz, Umar Amin, Abdur Rehman, Ehsan Adil.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/633067.html?CMP=chrome