Inzi coming at number 6 shows how much depth is in our batting but there is only one replacement that can be.
Inzi can be moved up one spot to 5 and kick out Afridi and bring Azhar Mahmood in as 6th player.
NO RAZAK AND SQulain wat the heck is this
hmmmmz,z,
i,ve got an exam on the 12th
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so i wont b able to see that one, but on the 15th!!!
do look out for me in the stands
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i,ll b the one with nice biceps
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Go pakistan Go!
The 14 have been finalised as follows:
*Pakistan squad: Saeed Anwar, Imran Nazir, Shahid Afridi, Yousuf Youhana, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Rashid Latif, Azhar Mahmood, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis (captain), Shoaib Akhtar, Muhammad Sami and Shoaib Malik. *
My 11 to face Australia will be:
Saeed
Imran
Malik
Youhanna
Inzi
Younis
Mahmood
Rashid
Wasim
Waqar
Shoaib
Saeed – glad to see him back but not to sure if he will be up to it, first he has not played much cricket within the last few months and second he has lost of reflexes after that knee injury… that effected his foot work .. but what he lost in footwork he can make up with crafty wrist work .. I wonder how much is that gonna be a factor after his wrist injury .. Australia is last place where you wanna make a com back .. would love to see him succeed
Imran – good prospect .. and good test for him Austrlian pitches are much different than sharja .. he uses arms rather than the usual subcontinent wrist style which is actually better for fast bowling .. but his weakness is shot selection .. I have rarely seen him play straight … he is a delight to watch when he is plying square of the wicket
Malik – the guy in definitely the most talented allrounder from the current new found allrounder breed .. he has the temperament to bat and stick in the middle .. good option for one down position …bowling wise he is no replacement for Saqi (atleast not yet) .. time for him to grab the initiative
Youhanna – very consist an reliable .. the only thing surprises me about him is the way he gets out .. usually he is playing well and out of the blue he plays a bad shot on an ordinary ball and he is gone ..
Inzi – da man .. he is playing good and I am expecting lot of runs from the big man .. no run outs please
Afridi– well it is very tempting to include Younis Khan .. he is good, reliable and consistent but that leaves us with only five bowling options .. with solid Aussie batting line we need 6 bowlers at least .. Afridi is a good option in terms of that he can produce few big hits and good breakthrough with his nippy bowling .. but his batting is a fluke it’s a case of hit and miss .. Sami is very accurate with lot of ball movement but Australians are not threatened easily by this kind of bowling ..
Mahmood – there is no doubt he is very talented but second only to Raz taz .. he could be very expensive at times since he moves the ball a lot with less pace and less control .. but he is tidy and successful at times .. I think he is better batsman than Raz .. for the people who have seen his centuries against South Africa would agree with me
Rashid – best keeper in the game .. quick reflexes and anticipation .. bating is very useful too .. but he should learn to hit ball in the air when he is coming down the order
Wasim – I think physically wasim is done .. he is badly out of breath after bowling five overs .. but his skill and experience is there plus his hitting in last few overs is always useful
Waqar – rejounated skipper is bowling very well these days found his rhythm and swing he is leading the team well
Shoaib – well I have to admit I was not a fan at all until recently .. but his bowling at Karachi one day and Lahore test was unplayable .. he was extremely fast and accurate .. a deadly combo .. Kiwis were hopping in the crease to avoid the brunt of his inswingers .. and very impressed with his slow ball as well .. the question now is that gonna go to his head ? and would it become a ‘fastest bowler contest’ ?
Hey one more thing
These things are hard to explain
For some it seems strange... to swallow
The frontier of our minds
Is the last place we find
But maybe the first place we should go