Pakistan v England in UAE - 2012-Pakistan Test Squad Announced

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waleedhbk December 21, 2011, 3:18pm 1

**Coming Test series in UAE will be played between the two teams who won maximum Test matches, 6 victories apiece, in year 2011.

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Antumul_alona December 22, 2011, 4:01am 2

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oh…why would they come up with a 4 ODI series…they should have made it 5…this requires 1 team to completely dominate the other…which I believe won’t happen and stronger chances of a tied series

waleedhbk December 22, 2011, 9:50am 3

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^

We will win the ODI series Cant say anything about Test matches though

Sannan December 22, 2011, 10:58am 4

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InshaAllah bhi laga dia karain bhai

Decent_6Chora December 22, 2011, 1:38pm 5

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Looking forward to the series. I hope we can dominate in shorter versions of the game and be competitive in longer version

Exodus December 22, 2011, 2:20pm 6

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Initially it was planned to be a 5 LOI series I heard, however after the organizers realized the amount of people that attend 20/20’s, the plan was scrapped and an extra 20/20 was added at the sacrifice of one LOI. I do agree with the latter part of your post, a 3 match contest would’ve made a lot more sense than a 4 match series.

Pakistan seem to be the favorites in ODI/T20’s, could be an even contest when it comes to tests. Would love to see Pakistan coming through in all though, insha’Allah.

ehsan December 24, 2011, 8:29am 7

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The way we bat now a days we will bore England into submission.

GoldenAsif December 24, 2011, 7:08pm 8

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Don’t forget they also have Cook and Trott (effective but one of the most boring batsmen in international cricket)

Pietersen and Bell are exciting though

Zero_one December 24, 2011, 7:59pm 9

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Why u revealing plan A ???

Now Plan B is needed

Decent_6Chora December 24, 2011, 8:11pm 10

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I hope we can fit Umer Akmal somehow in the lineup for some counter excitement warna Taufiq Umer, Azhar Ali, Younus, Misbah and Asad Shafiq ke line up daikh ker England nai kehna hai

“bhaii btaoo kitney runs loo ga…bus batting na karoo wasiey hee runs lai loo hamarey fielders sleeping disorder ka shikaar ho jatey hain field main”

waleedhbk December 25, 2011, 9:44am 11

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According to some news Malik will be replaced By Umar

And Junaid will be back

Captain1 December 25, 2011, 5:54pm 12

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^ gayee bhens paani mai… BTW is Nikema going to be happy or sad?

waleedhbk December 25, 2011, 5:57pm 13

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Its not confirmed still

ehsan December 25, 2011, 6:43pm 14

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According to GEO malik is being dropped in favour of another all rounder, the name escapes me, never heard of him before and wahab will be back as well. No news on Junaid as yet.

waleedhbk December 26, 2011, 1:54pm 15

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Pakistan Test Squad For England Series : Muhammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Imran Farhat, Azhar Ali , Younis Khan , Misbah Ul Haq, Asad Shafiq , Umar Akmal , Adnan Akmal, Umar Gul, Aziaz Cheema , Junaid Khan*, Wahab Riaz, Muhammad Talha, Saeed Ajmal , Abdur Rehman.

Junaid’s selection is subject to fitness

GoldenAsif December 26, 2011, 3:58pm 16

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PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf believes that naming a vice captain will lead to disunity among members of the team. While I agree that a vice captain should be named, it could be that in Pakistan’s case it is better not to; let’s not forget that our players have huge ego problems.

Do you agree?

(ps. Hafeez aka ‘Professor’ is the best candidate for vice captaincy IMO)

GoldenAsif January 1, 2012, 3:47pm 17

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just read this

**ICC had nothing to do with Wahab Riaz not playing for Pakistan

**I’ve spoken with various people involved in the world of cricket about Wahab Riaz not playing for Pakistan in recent times and his subsequent re-selection.

Let’s clear something up because there seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding this issue - the ICC had nothing at all to do with him not being picked by the Pakistani selectors and the ICC had nothing to do with him now being selected, cleared or whatever else you want to call it.

The decision to drop Wahab Riaz from recent tours was purely a decision by the Pakistan Cricket Board and made as a result of Wahab’s name being mentioned on several occasions during the spot fixing trial in London.

**The decision by the PCB to exclude Wahab from intenational cricket recently was basically to keep him out of the cricketing spotlight until the trial had been finalised. **

That explains it.

Good stuff from the PCB - For a change!!

waleedhbk January 4, 2012, 12:54pm 18

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England Cricket Team has reached Dubai while Pakistan Team has started practice camp from today in Lahore.

Shahid Afridi has said he will not like to become captain again as he was made scapegoat when captained.
Dav Whatmore wants to join Pakistan Team during their tour to UAE where they will play against England.

GoldenAsif January 7, 2012, 1:17pm 19

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PCB Honours Pakistan Cricket Team’s Performance in 2011

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hosted a ceremony at Pearl Continental Hotel on Thursday evening to congratulate the team upon their performances in 2011 and to encourage them for the upcoming series against England.

PCB awarded cash prize of Three Lakh (300,000) Rupees to each playing member and One Lakh (100,000) Rupees to each supporting member.

The ceremony titled “You Have Made Us Proud” also seemed to be a celebration to put behind a year when the Pakistan Cricket Team was engulfed by a litany of controversies, headlined by the spot fixing scandal.

Appreciating the efforts of the whole team PCB Chairman Muhammad Zaka Ashraf said, “The team is performing well and everybody associated with the team needs our appreciation”. Commenting upon the upcoming series against England he added , “England is wary of the Pakistan cricket team and if every team member keeps on performing this way, there is no reason why we cannot be successful”. He further offered these words of encouragement for the players “The Pakistan Cricket Board stands by you and is highly appreciative of your good performances”.

Addressing the occasion the Pakistan Cricket Team captain Misbah ul Haq said, “Discipline is the key to be consistent and this has been realized by the players and cricket management”. Speaking further about the performance of his team mates, Misbah singled out Muhammad Hafeez for his bowling, “Hafeez can bowl well whenever you give him the ball, irrespective of the situation in any match”.

**Ex Pakistan Captain and TV Commentator, Ramiz Raja, also spoke on this occasion where he offered glowing tributes to the “never say die” spirit exhibited by this team, especially in light of some unfortunate events. He said that “the spot fixing controversy united the team and they have won the fans back through their performances”. With reference to the upcoming series against England in the UAE, Ramiz reminded the audience that “good performances against good teams are always remembered, after a long time I am feeling confident of the Pakistan team”.

**Ramiz also commented upon some of the upcoming talent in the Pakistani team, singling out Umar Akmal and Azhar Ali as ones for whom he has high expectations.

Saeed Ajmal, Pakistan’s premier off spinner and world renowned exponent of the “doosra” also offered his thoughts on the year gone by. Commenting upon his success in 2011, Ajmal offered his assurance that he would continue to excel in this year as well.

**No mention of Pakistan’s success in 2011 would be complete without the mention of the most successful all-rounder in 2011, Muhammad Hafeez. Speaking to the audience, the impressive all rounder said that when he was dropped from the team, he did a lot of hard work, “it was a learning experience for me and I tried to remove my flaws during the period”. **He wholly attributed Pakistan’s impressive performance in 2011 to a splendid all round effort by the team.

While staging a comeback in the Test squad for the series against England aggressive middle order batsman, Umar Akmal admitted to his tendency to losing his wicket to rash shots and said, “I try to play according to the team plan but at times shots click and at times it doesn’t”. He thanked the PCB chairman for the reception.

For his part, Pakistan’s most senior batsman Younis Khan had words of appreciation and encouragement for his team mates “I have visited many countries and played for many teams but I haven’t seen a team like Pakistan. Despite criticism that Pakistan players can’t speak English or have discipline issues, the fact is that they are still one of the best! We should be thankful to Allah that we have found talented players in any era”.

The August ceremony was widely attended by personalities from cricket and different walks of life.

**The Pakistan Cricket Team played 10 test matches, 32 ODIs and 5 T20 matches winning 6, 24 and 4 respectively. The team also improved its ranking in all three formats of the game in 2011. **

Nice of the PCB!

Ali_Syed January 8, 2012, 4:19am 20

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Whens the series starting?