Re: So…What’s Next
So bhano aur bhaiyo
T20 is over but what’s next..big question mark on few players and it is not about this worldcup…we need to look at few players in a broader context..their performance in last 12 moths…future potential…bah blah but you know what i mean
I think time has come to make decisons abou some players… here are few as I see it:
Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (in his 17th year of international of cricket) …pretty dull performance throughout last 12 months
Shoaib Malik (in his 13th year) . … given many chances in T20 and some in ODI in last 12 months…but could not materialize
**Imran Nazir (in his 12th year) **… some claim it was his 10th come back … i think he was not overly bad in this T20 but can he ever score against good teams..big question mark? I really doubt it…how many more comebacks?
Razaq( in his 17th year). …out of administration and skipper favor…at best he can play T20s or maybe ODIs…if no one wants him to play why is he in the squad taking spot of a young player? need to make a decision about him sooner than later
Mohammad Sami (in his 12th year) …well not sure what to say…some claim he made as many 12 comebacks! we need to make a decision about this guy for sure
Yasir Arafat (in his 13th year) …yes in his 13th year..hard to believe but he made his ODI debut in 1999-2000 season…no idea what is he doing in the team..no batting potential..Okish medium fast..we have many young players like him..better to invest in hammad azam than yasir…i mean come on!
Kamran Akmal (in his 11 year). ..a come back for him but could not materialize at all…as always was pretty fishy behind wickets..no score either…spotty character with match fixing allegations…but more importantly does he fit in next 2-3 year game plan?
Umar Gul (in his 10th year) …well not sure what to say..after 10 years he is not going anywhere..he cant even bowl 4 decent overs anymore and was one of the most expensive fast bowler in the tournament and prolly took 1 or 2 wickets…but again we are doing this analysis in a borader context…Umar has been pathetic in last12 months…what now?
Sohail Tanvir (in his 6th year) … no comments, no idea why is he in the team!
As i finish this analysis, I am actually shocked…i don’t think i am overly critical and yet ended up with a list of 9 players in this team about which we absolutely need to make some decision… here are the buckets
a)retire now
Comments welcome!
Most of these players should go. Imran Nazir, Shoaib Malik should never have been ‘recalled’.
Hafeez might be persisted with since someone needs to be ‘captain’ with some experience, unless we make Umar Akmal or Kamran as captain (only for T20 that is). Razzaq should’ve been utilized in this T20 but he should be let go as well.
For next tournament we need Nasir Jamshed, Ahmad Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Shahzaib Hasan, Asad Shafiq, Rameez Raja, Awais Zia, Hammad Azam, Raza Hasan, Junaid Khan to be there. May be 2-3 seniors (Hafeez, Kamran, Wahab?).