Pak have had problems with getting players to fit in the opening slot.
Should more senior players take that responsibility? What about Younas Khan and likes of Razzaq, Shoaib Malik and Afridi?
We have tried many young players in that position, maybe they are not psychology strong enough to handle the pressure? We can give them some confidence by letting them bat down the order first.
My first thread, so plz be nice 
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You are indeed a new member.
Welcome aboard !
But, before you decide to open a thread, try to contribute your view points on other threads/topics. This way you will feel the pulse of the forum and take stock,
The reason I’m saying this is because we already have like half a ton of threads on this ^ similar topic. Plus your view point of some name selection ^ is quite trivial and ghissa pitta idea, know i’m say’in? :halo:
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^^ Rainy bhai bachay per reham karo yaar :p kiya jaan lo gaye us ki :D
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Afridi & Hameed should open.
Younis
Yusuf
Inzi
Malik
Razzaq
Z. Haider
Asif
Rana
Rehman
PS. I read in dawn that after the conclusion of the 3rd test either Farhat of Kamran Akmal will return to Pakistan.
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asif and kaneria....
those two slots r meant to throw wickets away so why not throw away the worst batsmen....
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Sami and Nazir... out two best batsmen in the 3rd Test.
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Hafeez and Farhat need be tested for ODIs as well unless there are certain better options. If they have made it into the team, they must get enough chances to perove themselves. Changing one of them will disturb the other and changing them both is riskworthy.
There were not better (individual) performances from SA as well as far as batting is concerned.
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Got your point 
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We have tried many young players in that position, maybe they are not psychology strong enough to handle the pressure? We can give them some confidence by letting them bat down the order first.
First real prospects to come to mind are Shoaib Malik, for a guaranteed opening shot, and either Imran Nazir or Mohammad Hafeez, depending upon their own performances. No no to Afridi, Younus and Razzaq.
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those two slots r meant to throw wickets away so why not throw away the worst batsmen....
:D yes not a bad idea as so many combinationhave been tried and tested. May be experiment with something such as this and start fromthe bottom upwards.
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I wish this team to play in ODIs
20 20 Match:
Shoiab Malik (vice-captain)
Imran Nazir
Shahid Afridi
Abdul Razzaq (captain)
Kamran Akmal
Mohammad Hafeez
Zulqarnain Haider (wicketkeeper)
Abdul Rehmaan
Naved-ul-Hasan
Mohammad Sami
Shabbir Ahmed
For 1st 2 ODIs:
Imran Nazir
Mohammad Hafeez
Younis Khan (vice-captain)
Mohammad Yousuf
Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain)
Shoiab Malik
Abdul Razzaq
Zulqarnain Haider (wicketkeeper)
Shahid Afridi
Naved-ul-Hasan
Mohammad Sami
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I would like to thank all users who have spent some time on my thread. I appreciate efforts of those who have replied so far, keep posting your thoughts.:)
Who is Zulqarnain Haider (wicketkeeper), never heard his name, is he good?
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Don’t know how good exactly Zulqairnain Haider is. Saw bit of him in the under 19 World cup final in Bangladesh and as far as I remember notthing really to get excited about.
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^ yar if the guy is amazing with gloves and avg. with bat he might still be able to make an impact in the team .. other wise akmal will be back ofcourse...
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Rest might be best for Akmal - Bari
Osman Samiuddin
January 31, 2007
Kamran Akmal had a nightmare Test series with the gloves against South Africa © Getty Images
Kamran Akmal, Pakistan’s struggling wicketkeeper, might be best served by taking a much-needed rest from the ODI series against South Africa, according to Wasim Bari, the head of Pakistan’s selection committee.
Akmal had a poor Test series against South Africa, where he fumbled a number of catches and stumpings in all three Tests, and some at crucial points. It was the second poor away series in succession, following an equally miserable tour to England last summer. His performance has led to calls for replacing him with Zulqarnain Haider, the reserve wicketkeeper on tour.
Bari, one of the world’s best wicketkeepers in his time, told Cricinfo that a rest might be just the tonic for Akmal. “It isn’t the worst idea to rest him. Sometimes a rest does you good as an international player, especially when you are going through a bad patch as Kamran is right now,” Bari said.
“I will recommend it to the management, though I am not sure how they will play it. Maybe they could rest him from the first three games and give Zulqarnain a chance,” he added.
Bob Woolmer, Pakistan’s coach, also admitted that Akmal was struggling with his confidence, telling Cricinfo: “He is fighting with his confidence now. Technically his hands are hard and not soft and he is not concentrating on the ball hard enough for long enough. He will come right, he just needs support.”
Haider has yet to play an international for Pakistan though he has been on the fringes of selection over the last two years. He was Pakistan’s Under-19 wicketkeeper during their World Cup triumph in Dhaka during 2004. That year, as the senior team looked beyond Moin Khan and Rashid Latif, Haider was competing with Akmal for the spot. The latter’s batting won him his place and since then his form, and Pakistan’s policy of taking only one keeper on tour, has meant little opportunity for Haider. That may now change.
“I have always suggested that Zulqarnain be given a try at international level. If you don’t, you will never know how mature he is, how suited he is to international cricket,” Bari said.
Osman Samiuddin is Pakistan editor of Cricinfo
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavpak/content/current/story/278369.html
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Shoaib Malik and Imran Nazir