‘No compromise on discipline’: Akmal, Shehzad axed by Inzamam ahead of England tour
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Pakistan's new selectors Monday dropped star players Shahid Afridi, Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal from next month's tour of England, stressing there would be no compromises after the country's disastrous exit from the World Twenty20 in India.
Former Afghanistan coach Inzamam-ul-Haq, who is heading up the newly formed selection committee as part of wholesale changes following last month's tournament humiliation, announced 35 players would attend boot camp starting in Kakul from May 14 to June 4.
He said Afridi — who announced he would continue playing the Twenty20 format after resigning as captain in the wake of the event — needed to perform in domestic matches.
“Since we are playing only four Twenty20 matches this year we want to give new players a chance, and that will also allow Afridi to rest and perform in domestic matches,” Inzamam said at a news conference in Lahore.
As for Shehzad and Umar, he said, “the selection committee will not compromise on discipline”.
Shehzad was declared best batsman of the Pakistan Cup one-day tournament which ended on Sunday, scoring 372 runs, but along with Umar has been involved in various disciplinary breaches.
Former Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis — who resigned in early April — had also recommended dropping Shehzad and Umar.
Spot-fixing convict Salman Butt was also not selected.
“Butt has not played four-day cricket since his ban was lifted so we need to assess him in longer formats before selecting him,” said Inzamam.
Butt is also likely to face issues with obtaining a visa to England — though another spot-fixing convict, Mohammad Amir, was included in the squad as he is expected to get the visa after pleading guilty in a UK court.
Butt, Amir and Mohammad Asif were caught in a spot-fixing case on Pakistan's last tour of England in 2010, taking money for no-balls during the Lord's Test.
Their five-year ban ended in September last year.
Pakistan will play four Tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 international on a two-month long tour of England.
Squad named for boot camp
Mohammad Hafeez, Sami Aslam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azhar Ali, Sharjeel Khan, Khurram Manzoor, Shan Masood, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam, Akbar-ur-Rehman, Asif Zakir, Anwar Ali, Bilawal Bhatti, Mohammad Amir, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Hasan Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Adnan Akmal, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Mohammad Asgher, Imad Wasim, Bilal Asif, Zohaib Khan
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May 02, 2016 06:24pm
Very good decision. A precedent set to organize the disorganized.
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May 02, 2016 06:25pm
Inzamam is already playing at front foot. Great going.
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May 02, 2016 06:26pm
Sensible action. Without discipline none can prosper.
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May 02, 2016 06:27pm
Fair selection based on the Pakistan Cup performance of players. Kudos to Inzamam for this.
Dropping of Shehzad is sad. May be it had to be done. My preference would have been to get agreement from him to seek help and help mend his ways. His aggression helps him challenge himself to being the top fielder and batsman. Disappointed that PCB is wasting talent.
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May 02, 2016 06:29pm
Hopefully youngsters will get spots in final selection.
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May 02, 2016 06:33pm
Reviving the merit would restore cricket in Pakistan gradually. The fact is no one should be made indispensable as PCB did in the past.
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May 02, 2016 06:34pm
I think all this players played before so what are we expecting from same zeros going to play heroes?
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May 02, 2016 06:34pm
Good start. Let see how far Inzimam is willing to go before he buckles to pressure and nepotism.
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May 02, 2016 06:36pm
Dear inzi im really glad you dropped Umar,Afridi and Shahzad but how do you justify Mohammad Hafeez's place in the team? This is a big disaster to happen in England he is not even a average player out side subcontinent his stats/performance tells you every thing you need to know about this clueless player.
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May 02, 2016 06:36pm
This is great news that the 3 are out. Maybe Hafeez should have been shown the exit door too but let's give him one more shot at it.
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May 02, 2016 06:38pm
why M irfan is dropped .he is still better then sohail khan who single handedly gave away 90 runs in one match. irfan can be dangerous on english wickets.
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May 02, 2016 06:39pm
Ahmed Shahzad has proved a complete flop against good quality bowling at international level. Doesn't deserve a place in the team in any case.
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May 02, 2016 06:40pm
good precedence by Inzi..However there are some more improvements he has to make.. especially in spin bowling section.. focus on Yasir Shah and Give Muhammad Nawaz a chance instead of Imad Wasim..and also work on Opening Batsmen..
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May 02, 2016 06:42pm
@Syed Wasim Ali : Please keep your opinion to yourself and time has come to show the door all those who thinks are bigger than the game. I am glad it has been done and if it does not straighten their act i would say ban them completely.
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May 02, 2016 06:46pm
Good move. Breach of discipline can not be compromised.
R.S. Menon, Bangalore
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May 02, 2016 06:46pm
great decision.U should never pick players who think themselves bigger then sport itself.Akmal,Shahzad,Afridi deserved it.
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May 02, 2016 06:47pm
I think with no Afridi or Akmal, Shehzad is still salvageable. Nonetheless its a good first move and send the right message but with all due respect, all those at boot camp are the same old usual. Khurram Mansoor? Rahat Ali? Shan Masood? Z Babar? Shoaib Malik? These are the same old tried and tested players that have only proved one thing.............that they are not intl quality players. Try someone else
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May 02, 2016 06:47pm
Not sure what the senior players such as Misbah, Younis, Azhar Ali, etc. will get out of a "boot camp"! These 3 are automatic selection to the test team. I think the test team is pretty stable and won't need too many changes. On the other hand the ODI team needs new faces, so player like Fakhar Zaman (MoM in final of Pak Cup) should've been included.
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May 02, 2016 06:48pm
Brilliant work inzi. Keep your spine up against these arrogant so called stars.
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May 02, 2016 06:55pm
Good Start Inzi....! not sure how much pressure Inzi can sustain, not to include those dropped.
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May 02, 2016 06:56pm
@naeem
How he is flop man?
Tests 11 21 1 861 176 43.05 1616
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May 02, 2016 06:57pm
Sad to see again no Baloch players in the squad ? Inzi bhai , baloch are also proud pakistanis , pls give chance to baloch players also . They are not less talented . I would be glad if players from all ethnicities are represented in the squad ....... Thats called our Pakistan .......
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May 02, 2016 07:01pm
Where is Mohd Sami ? Currently he is Pakistan fasted bowler with 150 km speed . What Bilawal Bhatti doing? He don't deserve place.
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May 02, 2016 07:01pm
Oh No Adnan Akmal again!
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May 02, 2016 07:00pm
FAKHAR ZAMAN again ignored hard luck mate.
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May 02, 2016 07:04pm
Good decision Inzi
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May 02, 2016 07:08pm
@Baloch Lets not bring in the ethnicities. Team should be based on merit not on where you come from
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May 02, 2016 07:10pm
Fakhar zaman should hve been selected
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May 02, 2016 07:14pm
Reading Hafeez as the 1st name in the list is like starting your lunch with a big bite from a hot green chilly.
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May 02, 2016 07:18pm
I think Fakhar Zaman should have got included. He is the reason KPK won Pakistan cup. Obviously, Hafiz has passed his expiry date and should have got dropped. Probably, best thing Inzi could do is, drop Hafeez and include Fakhar Zaman in place of Hafeez.
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May 02, 2016 07:17pm
Azhar should be dropped too. Craps strike rate and he thrives on one innings for ten games.
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May 02, 2016 07:18pm
Inzy is a great man..he will succeed!
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May 02, 2016 07:20pm
Why no Hammad Azam? He must be included.
Great to see Shan Masood, Samil Aslam and Haris Sohail back!
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May 02, 2016 07:33pm
Most important issue is getting rid of the influence of patron in chief of PCB which is normally the head of state and who introduces corruption in cricket.
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May 02, 2016 07:37pm
Sohail Khan was found ball tampering during the Pakistan Cup matches. Iftikhar has been a failure. The name of a promising bowler Sadaf is missing, also missing is the name of Mohammad Sami
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May 02, 2016 07:38pm
Very good decision indeed.
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May 02, 2016 07:47pm
This should have been implemented long time back, all 3 players are culprits in bringing down the name for Pak cricket for some time now....good and bold move by Inzi and recommendation by Waqar
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May 02, 2016 07:52pm
Younis khan, Shoaib Malik???? seriously. I don't see any improvements if these two make it to the final 16.
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May 02, 2016 07:53pm
Inzy bhai... Good job.
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May 02, 2016 07:58pm
A new beginning. So far so good.
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May 02, 2016 08:03pm
Inzamam made his instance when he was in India. I love this guy, Pakistan must give him full power to build a victorious team again.
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May 02, 2016 08:06pm
Finally there is hope for Pakistan Cricket
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May 02, 2016 08:10pm
@Sarah Stop supporting these arrogant players like Shahzad and Akmals and i wonder if u are even a Pak supporter who always supports these players and never talk about giving chances to likes of Aslam,Fakhar zaman etc.
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May 02, 2016 08:09pm
This is brilliant start by Inzy.. Cricket is a team game and one should be a team player first then Star..
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May 02, 2016 08:28pm
Some one tell me Adnan Akmal what for?
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May 02, 2016 08:28pm
Pakistan should recruit legends Mahela or Sanga as their head coach.. Only then Pakistan team will develop rapidly in terms of fitness and batting technically. Even england hired Mahela's service in WC20-20. So, England reached final otherwise england wouldn't have qualified for semi's.
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May 02, 2016 08:29pm
@naeem Really, and who has exceled in the selected team.
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May 02, 2016 08:31pm
Ahmed Shahzad and Fakhar zaman both performed wonderfully in Pakistan Cup. Then why were they not considered, when Shoaib and Sharjeel Khan failed in matches for past 6 months including Pakistan cup. Please see Cricinfo for their performances last 6 months.
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May 02, 2016 08:38pm
How fit was Inzamam, when he played International cricket for Pakistan..? How can we forget Inzamam sloppiness in the field and his poor running between wickets.. Pakistan Mahela sir or Sanga sir as your head coach, Before India take them as their coach.
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May 02, 2016 08:38pm
well done, discipline these undisciplined players, if nothing else works, kick them out of the team.
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May 02, 2016 08:40pm
The new Committee have begun well. Hope they don't lose their way further down the road.
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May 02, 2016 08:46pm
This should have been the tempo since the start of last WC preparations.
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May 02, 2016 08:47pm
A bit harsh on Ahmed Shezad. He played well in Pakistan cup and scored his runs at a good pace.
Good to see no akmal and afridi. They can play more domestic/county cricket.
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May 02, 2016 09:05pm
@Oz He is Mr.Dependable for Test matches.No comments needed without watching Test matches.
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May 02, 2016 09:06pm
@Fahad Waleed What wrong did Imaad Wasim do now that you are after him ? Looks commenting without watching the players in International matches.
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May 02, 2016 09:07pm
@Sandeep Kumar Kohli should have been first to go if that was case along with Jadeja.
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May 02, 2016 09:07pm
@LankanTiger India has better options sir. Right now Shastri sir is doing fine. Else we have Dravid, Warne, and many other options. Even Kirsten sir expressed interest in coming back.
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May 02, 2016 09:10pm
@Majid Why three wicket keepers. Mohammad Sami and M. Irfan are missing.
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May 02, 2016 09:12pm
Great start. Make their ouster permanent, so that others fall in-line. No compromise on discipline.
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May 02, 2016 09:15pm
Inzimam laying emphasis on fitness. Kinda ironical
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May 02, 2016 09:15pm
Ahmed Shezad deserves slot in the team. Inzi policies were always like ICC, different rule for west indies and different rules for India.
Inzi will do same as he did in past.
Umar Akmal not deserve place in the team even on his performance.
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May 02, 2016 09:15pm
For me, Irfan and Hammad Azam are key players missing. Compare Bilawal Bhatti with Hamad Azam, I think Hamad is better and given very fewer chances than Bilawal. Sohaib Maqsood is super talented, needed to be in the camp at least.
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May 02, 2016 09:19pm
Why Iftikhar Ahmed. Shoaib Malik? Where is Sami, Pakistan fastest bowler. he will do great in English wickets which helps fast bowler.
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May 02, 2016 09:22pm
Why 3 Wicket Keepers? Adnan Akmal inclusion is alarming. Sarfraz , you must ready for big politics. Inzi always against you in past. he kept you out when he was a captain.
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May 02, 2016 09:22pm
@Sarah Where does Kohli and Jadeja come in all this?
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May 02, 2016 09:25pm
@LankanTiger India has better options. We have Dravid sir who's proving to be a fine coach as teams are excelling under his regime.
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May 02, 2016 09:31pm
@ SAMRAT .. Shastri contract ending on Jun'16.. Don't forget India's position in Test cricket.. 3-1 in England, 2-0 in SAF, 3-0, in Australia,1-0 in Newz. If you want play Fast ,bouncier and swing balls better then India should take Mahela sir or Sanga sir.. Its only betterment for India or Pakistan cricket. Whoever takes these legends, they have glorious year ahead..
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May 02, 2016 09:32pm
@SAMRAT Players like Rahane, Raina, Dhawan , Kohli (struggled in England seaming pitches) need better techniques to play fast aiding bowling pitches. Mahela/Sanga would correct them.
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May 02, 2016 09:33pm
Inzi bhai where is Fakhar Zaman? He should have been selected instead of Hafeez.
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May 02, 2016 09:36pm
GREAT START no Compeomise on discipline, training and to remain fit.
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May 02, 2016 09:44pm
Very sensible move by Inzamam..I am sure he will select good and energetic team for the tour!!!
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May 02, 2016 10:00pm
Very disappointed for not including the KPK opener Fakhar Zaman who played extremely well throughout this tournament and also recently against England A. The likes of Iftikhar Ahmad and Asad Shafiq shouldn't have been placed before Fakhar Zaman.
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May 02, 2016 10:49pm
Stunned in a positive manner.no sacred cows.
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May 02, 2016 11:15pm
Hafeez cannot field, bowl and bat, not sure why he is part of the team. He will definately fail against pace, seem and swing. Glad Afridi, Akmal and Shezad are not part of the new plan. Youngsters must step up not only in batting and bowling but most importantly fitness, fielding and diet
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May 02, 2016 11:14pm
A very good decision Inzi.
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May 02, 2016 11:33pm
Fakhar Zaman ..please...you are missing out a very good left handed player, check his record a consistent performer in all format.
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May 02, 2016 11:33pm
Alhamdulilah. Good Job.
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May 03, 2016 12:02am
@Baloch ; Baloch are very good soccer players. Cricket does not click with them. To be in the National team one has to grow with cricket.
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May 03, 2016 12:22am
But there is always one akmal in the selection :)
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May 03, 2016 12:31am
@Baloch with all due respect, that is not the way forward, merit n only merit
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May 03, 2016 12:38am
This will be a lesson to others.
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May 03, 2016 12:46am
@fahd when did Sohail khan give away 90 runs?? It was Bilawal Bhatti
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May 03, 2016 12:48am
@Saima Khan Inzi left in 2007, Sarfaraz was captain U-19 captain in 2006. He was 20 only when Inzi left the game so what are you talking about?
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May 03, 2016 12:59am
Even every kid knew that Inzi will drop shehzad and Akmal...
Understand if Akmal was dropped, why was shehzad dropped for?? He scored heavily in the Pakistan cup. If it was about his discipline, he should not have been made eligible for domestic cricket...
People want result from u...
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May 03, 2016 01:01am
Well done, sir. We need changes immediately. This is a national team. PAKISTAN FIRST!!!
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May 03, 2016 01:26am
PCB taking recent losses in stride. At least we'll come out on top on the discipline side of the equation.
These two are the most exciting players Pakistan has to offer. If Amir is not allowed a visa, who are the fans looking forward to winning it for Pakistan?
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May 03, 2016 01:48am
excellent decision by inzy, let the players know they are not larger than the game. Good afridi is shown how to keep your feet grounded.
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May 03, 2016 01:51am
@Common Sense he won't buckle under pressure, his no nonsense policy is clear.
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May 03, 2016 01:56am
What's new here? This is exactly what Waqar said to do & no one listened to him.
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May 03, 2016 02:43am
Just like PHF, PCB should also give statements and let the people know that for next 4-5 years do not expect any trophies while the team re-builds. Right steps are being taken, however it will be at a cost, leaving out two of the most talented batters in the country (as proven in Pak cup) will lead to losses while the youngsters gain experience.
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May 03, 2016 03:13am
That's my boy, full marks for the stance!
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May 03, 2016 03:21am
Congrats Inzy for dropping Shezad and Akmal. You may have done them a great favor by giving them this shock treatment. I hope they return to the Pakistan team as better people. You are spot on about the reasons for omitting Afridi. Rajan
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May 03, 2016 04:25am
Anyone who does not abide by the discipline , code of conduct , has no right to represent Pakistan. Guys like Akmal have the tendency to stay in the news for the wrong reasons. Better stay away from him.
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May 03, 2016 05:13am
poor decision Inzi, you dropped these players, because you can't handle them.
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May 03, 2016 05:45am
Where is Suhail Tanveer, Irfan and Mukhtar.
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May 03, 2016 05:49am
Pak is wasting a beautiful talent on petty issues got nothing to do with cricket.
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May 03, 2016 06:56am
Pakistan can't beat even a local club with this team in England but it is best move by Inzi because discipline is a must and this discipline will bring success in future.It will take approximately 3-4 years to put team on proper track
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May 03, 2016 08:13am
Excellent decision by Inzi to out these 3 so called hero, this is 90% still 10% left or hide is Shoaib Malik, one of the grouping leader, conspiracy creator and accepted in TV interview that T20 2009 team has grouped. He should be dropped from team immediately.
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May 03, 2016 08:17am
Ahmed Shahzad and Umer Akmal are two spoiled, self centered, ignorant and unpatriotic brats who have earned a bit of money, which they are trying to flout. Good start for Inzamam to throw them out.
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May 03, 2016 08:49am
Great decision by Great Legend Inzi!
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May 03, 2016 08:59am
Can Pak Cricket function without an Akmal in the Team? I suppose not for the last 15 years. These Akmals must have made a lot of people Rich.
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May 03, 2016 09:32am
Mr. Inizimam should also watch out for Hafeez and Shoaib Malik as many questions about their attitude and batting performance has been case in past.
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May 03, 2016 09:59am
@Pakistani : For your information Baloch & Sindhi Players are much more talented then the players selected in Squad... Just need them chance to demonstrate their mettle how strong players are they....
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May 03, 2016 10:53am
why not hasan mohsin?
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May 03, 2016 11:04am
As Indian i am also looking for new looks Pakistan. I am looking for competitive Remove almost all old face. Only Sarfraz n Amir deserves to be part of team from Old face.
Come with new talent. Looking forward to have good game against india. I will pray for india you pray for pakistan.
At the end good team will win.
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May 03, 2016 11:10am
the most critical task for inzimam right now is to find the right talent and train them while we have the two legends Misbah & Younus around ...for the test and 1 day format ...else Pakistan team will continue to fail ...not being able to play whole 5 days ..and the whole 50 overs ....this should be "priority number 1 "....
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May 03, 2016 11:39am
Very good decision.no compromise on discipline.
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May 03, 2016 01:18pm
Inzamam will only damage his well earned respect by stepping in this mire.
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May 03, 2016 01:41pm
Best news of the day!
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May 03, 2016 01:48pm
umarakmal,shahid khan afriid, abdul razzaq,misbahulhaq, sohail khan, asad shafiq,imad wasim,anwar ali,muhammad asghar, hafeez,ahmedshahzad,younis khan,wahab,irfan,amir,sami, zulfiqar babr,yasir shah,saeed ajmal, waqar younis
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May 03, 2016 02:16pm
Well done inzi good step but Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal should also be included at least for boot camp .
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May 03, 2016 03:25pm
Now keep them out for some time until then learn to play and behave.
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May 03, 2016 03:42pm
@LankanTiger players like Rahane and Pujara have played more outside SC than at home. Why don't you appoint Sanga sir as coach now? Your team last year lost to India and Pak 2-1 at home despite Sanga sir in the team. When you can't win at home what will you do outside? Even BD can beat you at your home now. So I suggest, appoint both Sanga and Mahela sirs before BD overtakes SL in rankings of all formats.
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May 03, 2016 04:07pm
Is it necessay to include akmal member in the team?
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May 03, 2016 05:16pm
I am unable to understand that, what umer akmal has done is his personal matter, it has nothing to do with the PCB discipline, ahmed shahzad has already paid the prices when he was rested for quite a long, umer akmal is one of the top performer in recent past, we are best in destroying our players and this is another example of it, why cant you promote the domestic selector to the position of national selector, inzi was a great player but he doesnt have the expertise of a selector
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May 03, 2016 05:33pm
1st wrong move.
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May 03, 2016 05:39pm
@LankanTiger : Why Sanga and Mahela not helping Srilankan team? Of late Srilanka team is in bad shape. It is better for them to help their country's team so that Srilanka will be no 1 in all forms of cricket
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May 03, 2016 05:41pm
Although I agree that some players needs to be disciplined but this is not the duty of selection committee. It is the PCB responsibility to inform selection committee which players shouldn't be considered for selection.
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May 03, 2016 05:45pm
come on Inzamam make pakistan cricket great again, implement a strict regime, no compromise on discipline, nepotism or fitness. must make the players work hard to bring them to international standards. get them in the habit of thinking to improve their performance.
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May 03, 2016 06:09pm
Fantastic decision to drop Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal.
These two characters are more interested in playing politics in the team than Cricket.
Good to see their past mischievous behaviour has finally caught up with them.
Good job Inzi, you have set the pace,
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May 03, 2016 07:42pm
Bravo Inzi, excellent first steps towards recovery.
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May 03, 2016 09:05pm
How did Adnan Akmal get into the selection mix? At least, Kamran Akmal played in the Pakistan Cup.
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May 03, 2016 09:05pm
How did Adnan Akmal get into the selection mix?
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May 03, 2016 09:47pm
Great decision. We heartly welcome the new true and real selection team. Zinda Baad.
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May 03, 2016 09:57pm
This is first and right step going forward by one of the great bats
and chief. Hope to continue the policy with out any compromise and performance base inclusion with transparency.
Inzi has lots of Expiernce and knows well this system since he is honest and not only to the nation but higher athurity who have lots of hope depend on fare selection and performance base rewards. All the best.
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May 04, 2016 12:23am
It is better to lose games than to give opportunities to undisciplined players to join the team. Good decision.
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May 04, 2016 12:27am
Good to see Haris Sohail and Khalid Lateef in the squad. Haris will need to do weight training to build up his muscles if he wants to make it.
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May 04, 2016 03:20am
I was skeptical with Inzi's appointment initially, but he won me over the moment he dropped Afridi. That was a good riddance.
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May 04, 2016 04:18am
@aamir khan : sorry mate, but he has handled them in the most brilliant manner. If they want to be in the team, they must learn to fit in it. They are not little kids and Inzi is not their godfather. Its as simple as that.
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May 04, 2016 04:57am
Dropping of Shehzad is not justified after his top performance in the Pakistan Cup. Whoever miss behave should be punished with stripping their contract to lower level plus issuing NOC for advertisement contract and overseas and local matches. No one will play for free and then these type of players will realize that they need to grow up and be professionals.
Why were they allowed to play Pakistan Cup? Punishment should have been started by stripping them from the Pakistan Cup.
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May 04, 2016 06:09pm
Inzi will favor certain brand of players, as we have witnessed in past during his captaincy.
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May 04, 2016 09:00pm
@LankanTiger how about helping SriLankan team. In recent Asia cup series SL was the poorest among test playing nations. Sanga sir and Mahela sir can definitely help them
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May 05, 2016 03:59am
@Syed Wasim Ali
There is no dearth of talent in Pakistan. These players need to learn the concept of TEAM and not be in their own island.
Hats off to Inzy for laying the foundation for youngsters who wishes to represent the country .
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