The last time the Cricket World Cup had happened, then in 2015 Pakistan was in awe. Mohammad Hafeez was suspended from bowling after being suspended from the team, and Junaid Khan disappeared due to injury, he went into the event on a feather and a prayer in hopes of making things like this. Umar Akmal was the wicketkeeper, who started in spite of being in the team of Sarfraz Ahmed, and his fifth bowling option was Haris Sohail, whom Coach Waqar Younis desperately worked, making him a left-arm spinner who provided 10 overs can do.
Not only that, in the absence of his opener, Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed was completely out-of-form, but it was expected that he would get bouncy pitch according to his choice, while Rahi Ali, who played only one ODI. It was three years ago, as a substitute for Junaid. Yunus Khan, who was never an excellent ODI player, was scattered in the team on the basis of 100 score in Abu Dhabi, and he was part of Pakistan's batting line-up, besides being one-sided, out of form also Were. After that the only surprise was that they defeated South Africa and in some way made it to the last eight.
Around this time, things are very different. In 2015, there were very few options to choose from, now there are many players who can be forgiven for working hard. As always, the strength of the team is in its fast bowling. While young left-arm fast bowler Shahin Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali selected themselves, there was huge competition for the remaining three places, including Junaid Khan, Wahab Riaz, Usman Shinwari, Mohammed Hasen, Fahim Ashraf, Mohammad Aamir and even That Mohammed Abbas was also running.
Fahim Ashraf's batting ability has come down and his desire to bowl in the difficult overs always has been done by coach Mickey Arthur and captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and the fact that they made was not a surprise. Injuries have surprised Junaid Khan's career, but his heroes in the last Champions Trophy in England also saw him. He has not always had the taste of the month, but his ability to throw a heavy ball, and the fact that he did not make a single choke between the 11-40 overs of the Champions Trophy (he threw 10 overs in that period) Were tick marks.
The last slot was perhaps the most controversial, in which large-scale untrained Mohammed Hasnain was emerging as a bolt to post two left-hand batsmen, Amir and Shinwari. This young right hand has rapidly increased a meteorite. Only 19, the boys of Hyderabad (Sindh) made their first class debut in September last year and was fortunate to be selected by Queta Gladiators as the replacement of the injured player.
When the speed gun took 150 kmph in the first over bowled in PSL, then there is a hunch in the commentary box. A simple, easy run-up and an explosive delivery immediately saw him as a player. With Sarfaraz on the back of the stumps for Quetta, this was a great audition for the teenager. He showed that he was not very enthusiastic on this occasion, he gave the match winning 3/30 match winning to take the man of the match award in the PSL final.
In the finest traditions of Pakistani selections (Wasim Akram, Taufeef Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq), they were inducted into the national ODI squad for playing in Australia in UAE, before that a list was not played. . After all, he did enough to make the fastest place in the World Cup team.
Among the men he had been stripping, Aamir made headlines, although he has made a horror run since his exploits in the Champions Trophy final, in which 101 overs have taken just five wickets from an average of more than 92. Although the most unfortunate person is Usman Khan, who has taken 28 wickets in 23 games at an average of 19.32 in average 110 and an average strike rate of 23.5 in 110 overs in this period. No Pakistani bowler has better figures since the last Champions Trophy.
The spin department is not less glamorous, young leg-spinner Shadab Khan is a stand-out. He will have a part time left arm spin for Harry Sohail in addition to Imad Wasim's left-arm spinner Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez for the company. Imad has failed to hit Pakistan's 17: 4 benchmark in the fitness test, scoring 17: 3, but before the big event every opportunity to clear it will be given.
In recent years, Babar Azam has emerged as the ODI batsman for Pakistan, who has scored eight centuries in 59 matches at an average of 51, and he will be the team's batsman, Lynchpin.
The problem for Pakistan is that its top and middle order is largely unmatched, with all others, which is a shaky moment, which strikes more than 93, the start of the 80s since the 2017 Champions Trophy. In. This is something they will be worried about, especially if the situation is close to 350 to 275.
Firm is of course important, and he has scored 1190 runs in 27 matches since the Champions Trophy. But break it down and down, and the picture is a little pink. Over 43% of the runs scored by him in this period were in a five-match series against Zimbabwe.
While the run is a run and throwing aside to make runs against the lower team may be unfair, it was a Zimbabwe side who was uncomfortable with all their top players, who were performing against unpaid wages, and barely one Were able to complete the fight. Therefore, against them, 515 runs needed at an average of 257.5. Against all others, he scored 675 runs in just 22 more than 32 matches.
His early companion Imam-ul-Haq, nephew of Great Inzamam, also looted Zimbabwe, and scored three 100 runs in five matches, and when he proved critics wrong time, Australia, New Zealand and India (only 2 games) Not enough stacks have happened and everyone is not convinced of his ability against quality bowling. Abid Ali is the back-up opener who has set-up on Debut against Australia. By the age of 31, and as the beginning of his list A, until 2005, he could well have thought that his time had passed him. It is unlikely to be at the eleventh position at least in the beginning, but there is a safe reserve.
Haris Sohail has been suffering from injury since 2015, and has just recently returned. A stable left-handed batsman, he has played only 14 innings for Pakistan in the last four years, but the number is impressive - 765 runs and more than 70 average strike rate of over 87 Two centuries in the recent series against Australia are a testament to his ability. He can also provide some over left spin and if he fails to recover from his injury, then he will become even more important.
After breaking his bowling arm in recent PSL, Hafeez has not played for the last two months, though, along with Malik, he hopes to advise Exclusive Sarfaraz what he promises to do in the World Cup. Both can stick to some overs and both are fit in the highest form despite the wrong side of 35. Although Malik is an average of 13 in England and if he does not go, then Pakistan has very few options that can push things up. Middle and towards the end of an innings - the typical finisher.
Asif Ali could have completed that role, as he had attacked more than 130, but he had no big score in those occasions, which were in the minds of the selection committee. Umar Akmal is another person who could be considered, but different management of the team decided that in spite of his talent, his indiscipline is not something which he is ready to tolerate. Mohammed Rizwan can be very unkept, apart from putting two centuries against Australia in the previous series, apart from his capabilities as a wicketkeeper and out-fielder, but there was no just place.
For Captain Sarfraj Ahmed, this will be a powerful test of both batting skills and leadership. He tries to take extra responsibility with the bat, and when his bowlers are misfire, then they struggle to keep their emotions. He will need a quiet head around him in stressful moments, if Pakistan hopes to repeat its heroines of 2017.
If Mikey Arthur's teams have done the right thing, especially in England, then this is their tour planning. They will play a T20 and five ODIs against the host before playing two hot games, coming down the World Cup more than a month ago. This will allow them to make any changes to their squad before the deadline of 23 May, apart from this, they can also taste the conditions. The games that they play cover many places in the World Cup, so the plan could not have been better.
Last time the World Cup was held in England and Wales, Pakistan made the final place. There were stars like Wasim Akram, Inzamam, Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shoaib Akhtar, Ejaz Ahmed, Moin Khan and Azan Mahmood. Around this time, there are no real stars, but it is a team that is capable of matching heroines of two decades ago, if the chips come in their favor.
Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain), Fakhar Jaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Fahim Ashraf, Shahin Afridi, Haseed Ali, Abid Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hasen Haris Sohail
