Fast bowler Sohail Khan was the surprise pick and Umar Gul and Fawad Alam the notable omissions as Pakistan announced their 15-man World Cup squad on Wednesday.
The team, led by Misbah-ul-Haq, includes two opening batsmen, five middle-order batsmen, five fast bowlers, two spinners, and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed.
Squad:
Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz ahmed, Younis Khan, Harris Sohail, Misbah ul Haq, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz.
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akbar
Jan 07, 2015 06:40pm
poorly drafted question on Fawad. Readers would easily choose yes because it would be a question on Fawad, without carefully reading the question. Please design a new one
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waleedfakhar
Jan 07, 2015 06:47pm
fawad is not there because of the city and province.team selected on chowpaye basis.
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excalibur
Jan 07, 2015 06:55pm
Punjab Cricket Board ( PCB ) what else could Fawad Expect ???????
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Farhan
Jan 07, 2015 07:00pm
The results show that 3 people voted for Kamran Akmal. Two of those would be Kamran Akmal himself and his mum. I wonder who the third one is?
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fahad shafiq
Jan 07, 2015 07:09pm
they choose good team. no space for fawad in the team INSHALLAH we will win the world cup
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Haider
Jan 07, 2015 07:26pm
Besides runs.. I think the selectors are waiting for Fawad to give them his first born. It's so sad to see how a gem of Pakistan is being treated like this. Only reason he was excluded was because of Younis Khan's rant a few months ago about how PCB treated him. To smooth things over, they included Younis and gave Fawad the boot. Younis Khan may bring experience.. but that "experience" will cost us runs and games. No singles. Strike rate under 30. A huge injustice has been done here today.
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Asad
Jan 07, 2015 07:31pm
@Farhan perhaps his wife would still vote for him since they are newly married
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Shahid
Jan 07, 2015 07:31pm
Putting Fawad and Haris in the same question is not fair. I think both these guys should be picked.
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E Star
Jan 07, 2015 07:37pm
Poor selection of Wahab Riaz. Umar Gul should be there in his place.
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Gulzar
Jan 07, 2015 07:37pm
Fawad for Misbah or younus. All the 3 play same way Fawad has spin bowlling.
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Junaid
Jan 07, 2015 08:10pm
Pakistan team should have been,
1-Ahmed Shehzad , 2-Sarfraz Ahmed , 3-Shoaib Maqsood , 4-Misbah , 5-Harris Sohail , 6-Umer Akmal , 7-Fawad Alam , 8-Shahid Afridi , 9-Junaid Khan , 10-Mohammad Irfan , 11-Sohail Khan/ Mohammad Talha (any right arm fast bowler)
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We all know Afridi and Misbah will be in the team, no matter what and one slot has to be filled out by a wicket keeper. So basically we need to select 8 player out of 11. We also know Pakistan has been struggling in batting, We also know in Australia and New Zealand is a fast bowling paradise. Spinners will not be as effective unless you have spinner of Ajmal caliber. This selection above gives Pakistan, 7 pure batsman (remeber Pakistan's batting struggles), Afridi (bats one is a blue moon, but can bowl 10 over quota), and 3 pure fast bowlers (2 left arm and 1 right arm), 1 spinner in Afridi. The other 10 overs can be combined between Harris and Fawad. There is also another flexibility with this selection is that, you can always drop Sarfraz and have umer Akmal do the keeping and can add another bowler if conditions allow.
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NADIM
Jan 07, 2015 08:14pm
Definitely Najam Sethi, Pakistan cricket is incomplete without this man
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proud_Pakistan
Jan 07, 2015 08:24pm
Fawad Alam.
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Adnan
Jan 07, 2015 09:41pm
What is use of Ehsan Adil when there are 4 genuine fast bowlers? Would have been better to select an all rounder , Hammad Azam would have been ideal choice. He performed really well in Under 19 World Cup in Australia and was pivotal in sending Pakistan to finals.
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Nizar
Jan 07, 2015 10:51pm
Not picking Fawad is a big mistake, Sohail Khan and Ehsan Adil don' make sense. Shoaib Malik should have been considered as the all-rounder option.
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Gogoo
Jan 08, 2015 12:01am
This time will be knocked out in the first round
They will never make it anyway
It is good to hope for them
Cheers
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Gogoo
Jan 08, 2015 12:03am
They are not going
To make it
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PakFan
Jan 08, 2015 12:52am
@Farhan third vote is from Adnan Akmal - Umar Akmal decided that he will not vote for his brother.
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ej
Jan 08, 2015 02:31am
@Farhan Umar Akmal
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tamanna
Jan 08, 2015 02:34am
What happend to ajmal still bowling problem
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Kamran
Jan 08, 2015 02:36am
@Nizar - When was the last time Malik played an innings of any significance? His days in Pakistan cricket have been over for quite a while - it's only a matter of him and followers accepting this as fact. Moin and his team have a done our nation a favour by leaving out Kakmal and Malik. They are nothing but bad influences inside a coherent dressing room. Barring the omission of Fawad Alam, and the retention of Hafeez, the squad looks balanced and with the right mix of experience and youth. We are bringing home the cup!!
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zahid
Jan 08, 2015 02:54am
I'm happy pcb did not pick FAWAD. he is underwight & no foot-work. Fawad can only play little bit on DEAD WICKETS.
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IQBAL GHANI
Jan 08, 2015 03:37am
Drop Ehsan Adil and pick Fawad Alam
Pakistan Team Should Be..
SHAHZAD,SARFRAZ,SOHAIB,YOUNIS,MISBAH,HARIS,FAWAD,SHAHID,WAHAB,JUNAID,IRFAN,12THMAN UMAR AKMAL.
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Sherry
Jan 08, 2015 04:08am
Kamran can be used as an opener, down the order or as a keeper. Who is our back up keeper - Pakistan's tail cannot bat like other teams in the world. Shoaib Malik can gives us an all-rounder and he has been playing in Australia in their T-20 Competition, as has Tanvir. I feel there is not enough fire power at the bottom and lately the Team has been struggling to chase or defend totals.
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khan
Jan 08, 2015 04:39am
Imran Khan for everything.
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dawn
Jan 08, 2015 04:40am
@Junaid - I still disagree with inclusion of Shahid Afridi.
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Naveed
Jan 08, 2015 04:53am
Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzak should have been in the squad in place of Ehsan Adil and Sohail Khan.
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Faheem
Jan 08, 2015 05:28am
Go Pakistan go and may you win the World Cup
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Malik Sb
Jan 08, 2015 05:46am
@excalibur Given the current form of Younis, any selector in the world will prefer Younis to Fawwad. Btw Sohail Khan is also from Karachi.
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Malik Sb
Jan 08, 2015 05:51am
Strange that only 49% people picked Hafeez. He is the highest run scorer for Pakistan since 2011 world cup and all guys like Shahzad, Misbah, Umar Akmal etc have played as much matches.
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Mohammad Merchant
Jan 08, 2015 05:56am
Junaid , Shoaib Maqsood and Umer Gul are not consider because of injury pron. Azhar Ali and Shoaib Malik are consider because of their bowling capabilities. Fawad is not consider because we need batsman who can score boundaries.
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fazl
Jan 08, 2015 05:59am
@Shahid yes both of them they are in good form and better option than misbah and younis
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ASHFAQ ALI
Jan 08, 2015 06:34am
In last multiple-choice question there is no Sohail Khan ?
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sibtain
Jan 08, 2015 06:41am
Fawad is good on dead wickets he couldnt bat in aus nz fast tracks
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Khan
Jan 08, 2015 08:00am
The responses' summary prove that the team selection has been quite decent. Mostly, people are differing on Fawad's exclusion. It is a good, decent and a balanced squad. All the best, Pakistan!
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Rohan
Jan 08, 2015 08:28am
@Farhan Umar Akmal
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imtiaz ali
Jan 08, 2015 08:55am
Pakistan need shoaib malik .........unjustice with shoaib Malik.....
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Ossy
Jan 08, 2015 10:38am
Drop Hafeez and bring in Babar Azam - that should have been done 1 year earlier
Drop Sohaib Maqsood (he is likely to get injured as well) and bring in Fawad Alam
Drop Ehsan Adil and bring in Zia ul Haq
Drop Yasir Shah and bring in Raza Hasan
The rest is fine.
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Muhammed Javed
Jan 08, 2015 11:48am
I would've picked Shoaib Malik or Fawad Alam in place of Ehsan Adil.
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Osman Siddiqi
Jan 08, 2015 12:35pm
Results so far -
1) Ahmed Shehzad 96%
2) Mohammad Irfan 93%
3) Junaid Khan 92%
4) Shahid Afridi 92%
5) Sarfraz Ahmad 90%
6) Misbah-ul Haq 89%
7) Umar Akmal 82%
8) Sohaib Maqsood 79%
9) Younis Khan 77%
10) Haris Sohail 77%
11) Fawad Alam 70%
12) Yasir Shah 63%
13) Wahab Riaz 56%
Below 50%
Mohammad Hafeez 49%
Umar Gul 38%
Anwar Ali 33%
Asad Shafiq 27%
Ehsan Adil 27%
Zulfiqar Babar 27%
Azhar Ali 26%
Raza Hasan 25%
Nasir Jamshed 24%
Bilawal Bhatti 24%
Sohail Tanvir 17%
Shoaib Malik 16%
Sharjeel Khan 14%
Mohammad Talha 12%
Sami Aslam 11%
Saeed Ajmal 10%
Kamran Akmal 7%
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Rehan
Jan 08, 2015 01:52pm
i would have left out Akmal and Afridi for sure !!
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Waheed Ahmad
Jan 08, 2015 03:38pm
@to all. 15 players for the world cup have already been selected. Please spare yourself to create your own teams.
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NEO
Jan 08, 2015 05:45pm
@Farhan His beloved Wife maybe...........just a guess
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Muhammed Javed
Jan 08, 2015 05:52pm
Shoaib Malik or Fawad Alam in place of Ehsan Adil.
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abid
Jan 09, 2015 12:52pm
umer amin
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