Re: PAKISTAN 30 PROBABLE FOR WC 2007
In my opinion
Green: Confirmed selection if fit.
Blue : Probable
Red: Confirmed out
- Imran Farhat,
- Mohammad Hafeez,
- Yasir Hameed,
- Salman Butt,
- Younis Khan,
- Mohammad Yousuf,
- Inzamam-ul-Haq,
- Shoaib Malik,
- Faisal Iqbal,
- Asim Kamal,
- Abdul Razzaq,
- Kamran Akmal,
- Danish Kaneria,
- Abdul Rehman,
- Shoaib Akhtar,
- Mohammad Asif,
- Shahid Nazir,
- Rana Naved-ul-Hasan,
- Umar Gul,
- Mohammad Sami,
- Rao Iftikhar,
- Shahid Afridi,
- Zulqarnain Haider,
- Yasir Arafat,
- Samiullah Niazi,
- Shabbir Ahmed,
- Misbah-ul-Haq,
- Imran Nazir,
- Fawad Alam and
- Azhar Mahmood.
I think Pak should pick two out of Farhat, Yasir, Butt, Imran Nazir and Fawad Alam ( I will go for Farhat and Fawad Alam), and should pick one of Gul and Shahid Nazir.
PCB will watch for Kaneria performance in SA, but PAK will be better off to pick Rehman instead of Kaneria because of two factors:
1. Rehman is more economical, better batsman and excellent fielder as compared to Kaneria.
2. Pakistan could use Afridi as a leg spinner for 10 overs.