Re: Pakistan announce World Cup 15
I agree Rao is not the best bowler in the world, but people have to remember that among the backups, it was either going to be Rao or Sami. And I will anyone over Sami any day. Ras has been taking 1-2 wickets consistently without leakign 90 runs, and that is something Sami can only dream of.
Selection of Kaneria seems to be made under intense pressure from people who kept whining for months. We already have Afridi as our legspinner who takes 2-3 wickets and is handy in other departments. That new guy (Rehman?) did great in the Pak-WI series. I see no use for Danish in the team, it's the waste of a berth that could have been used to accomodate an extra seamer/opener.
I would have preferred Salman Butt over Imran Nazir. We have PLENTY of strikers in our teams and our lower order can score more than any other lower order granted we have wickets in hand. Salman does have the ability to play long(er) innings compared to Imran Nazir or Imran Farhat. We already have Kamran Akmal as the other opener, who if he doesn't get out, scores quite quickly. So we should have gone for the 'consolidation' option rather than a 'pinch hitter' option.