Re: Sri Lanka VS Pakistan 26th March @ Colombo
Nice post. :)
I do agree with your theory, but would like to add a bit of taste from my side as well. Yes, as far as the hypothesis of whether or not Imran Farhat should be glued as an opener, I would very much like to see him at this position, as his style of technique and the temperament that he possesses is on high grounds as opposed to Salman Butt, who, at times, can also get in great touch if he gets going in his usual full-flow with the bat. Shoaib Malik should be dropped down the order, alongwith the likes of Afridi, Razzaq and Akmal, which effectively, would strengthen our middle-order alongwith providing the edge to our long list of pinch-hitters.
A combination of (Farhat + Hameed) or (Farhat + Butt) should be considered the most likely, in my opinion. Malik is not an option. He is consistently being shuffled up and down the order already as it is, and it should now be time to persist with either one of the two combinations above, and stick with it for the time being, at least until the beginning of English tour which would, in turn, provide the necessary confidence to both the batters and boost their faith to greater heights.