No room for Jamshed, Amin as Pakistan name ODI squad

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No room for Jamshed, Amin as Pakistan name ODI squad

AFP Published December 12, 2013

Pakistan left out opener Nasir Jamshed and middle-order batsman Umar Amin from their 15-man squad for the five-match one-day series against Sri Lanka starting in Sharjah from Wednesday.

Jamshed and Amin were part of the squad which beat South Africa 2-1 away last month -- Pakistan's first-ever win against the Proteas. The 24-year-old Jamshed scored two and 24 in the two matches he played of the series while Umar Amin made 25 in his only appearance.

They beat Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 on Wednesday and will complete the two-match series on Friday before starting the one-day leg. The second one-day will be in Dubai on December 20, the third in Sharjah on the 22nd while the fourth and fifth one-days will be played in Abu Dhabi on the 25th and 27th, respectively.

Pakistan will also play three Tests against Sri Lanka for which a squad will be named later. Pacemen Umar Gul and Mohammad Irfan were not considered as both are recuperating from injuries.

There was also no place for veterans Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq -- who both had to return from South Africa after injuries. Sharjeel Khan, 24-year-old opener who is also part of the Twenty20 squad, earned a place in the one-day team for the first time, replacing Jamshed.

Squad: Misbah-ul Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Sohaib Maqsood, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Junaid Khan, Anwar Ali, Sohail Tanvir, Bilawal Bhatti.

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Dec 12, 2013 07:38pm

Oh at last some sense pervailed and Umar Amin is released of his services. He has been part of the team since 2010 and not a single innings of substance came out of his bat but even then he was kept on to be included. It is unbelieveable that PCB included USMAN Khan in the T20 squad but did not let him show his talent. It was a very cruel treatment for not bowling him more than 1 over. Now I hope, he is included in the playing eleven tomorrow and bowls 4 overs.

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ammar

Dec 12, 2013 07:46pm

Everything was ok until I read the name ASAD SHAFIQ --- that is definitely out of place for a number of reasons -- too many !!

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Bilal Hakim

Dec 12, 2013 08:16pm

Good to remove jamshed have no ability and enough chances give, he have no diet plan and his movement and running speed are slow, therefore this good to kick out him till W/cup. but Omer amin should be one more chance.

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Ali

Dec 12, 2013 08:22pm

the rookie bowler gets a rookie over and out all the way

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Zem

Dec 13, 2013 12:38am

Thats good decision to drop Umar Amin,but it would b 100% correct if they drop S.Tanvir as well, n select M.Talha as pak team need a right hand bowler

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Omar

Dec 13, 2013 12:45am

Sohail tanvir again and again and again. Asad Shafiq, i believe has already played his best cricket for Pakistan. Time to really inject young players and focus on 2015 world cup in Australia. Pakistans main players Afridi, Ajmal,Misbah,Hafeez are all on borrowed time as they are on the wrong side of 30.

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WeCare

Dec 13, 2013 02:23am

Well - This is how things should be. Both have been given sufficient chances but failed to perform. Same amount of chances should now be given to Sharjeel, Sohail and Shinwari. I wonder why Fawad Alam is never given any chances.

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SKhan

Dec 13, 2013 05:54am

...Only a fool will think of building a batting unit around falshy players like Shehzad, maqsood and Akmal. For God sake, Maqsood played a handful of good knocks and people started comparing him with great Inzi. I am not suggesting writing him off but he must show he can also be trusted with playing a big knock every now and then And i can predict what our biased and narrow minded think tank comprising certain senior players will do with Anwar Ali, another talented player from karachi, his technique and confidence in batting was there to be seen by anyone, he is not just a specialist bowler, a much better batsman than Sohail Tanveer and his bowling will improve with confidence Some people were critical of Sharjeel in 1st t20, whats the hell wrong with us, do we just want to see a player swinging wildly at every ball? The best thing about his inning was his confidence and willingness to rotate the strike. I will select the following pool of players for RTWC 2015 Nasir, Sharjeel, Shehzad, Manzoor Asad, Younis, Maqsood,Misbah, Haris, Alam Rizwan,Sarfaraz Hammad Azam, Anwar Ali, Bilawal Bhatti Afridi,Ajmal,Babar/Rehman Junaid, Gul, Irfan, Talha

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WHYONLYPUNJABISINTHETEAM

Dec 13, 2013 10:17am

Glad to see Sohail Tanvir again & again & again in every dam Match.He may not perform,but he will be there like Hafeez..

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Effy

Dec 13, 2013 01:34pm

Good to drop Amin. He is a total failure. Would have loved to see Hammad, Talha and Usman in the team though.

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Nasim Khan

Dec 13, 2013 02:07pm

Not a bad selection, i am not very convince with the selection of sohail tanvir and Asad Shafique, I think shafique also on the same path in which Umar Amin was, Amin never improved so did Shafiq and will do the same i believe so, i will be very happy if he makes me wrong. Now Shafique will definitely get chance ahead of haris and it will be interesting to see how does he performance. Disappointed to see Usman is dropped from the ODI,

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saman

Dec 13, 2013 03:55pm

Very strong and dangerous squad. Just goes to show when nepotism is done away with, Pakistan can do wonders.

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Shah123

Dec 13, 2013 04:15pm

This is the first time pcb acted quickly for non-performeds, very good decision

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Dec 13, 2013 07:55pm

First of all both of them need some rest. Thereafter, they must go back to the nets to practice, practice and practice and play few first class games for their teams. At the same time, they must regularly attend some tangible therapy sessions on mental toughness before a second chance could be accorded to them.

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Mohammad Salman Ahmed Lone

Dec 14, 2013 02:31am

I cant understand that Nasir and Amin were dropped but what about hafeez he hasnt been making runs as well. He should get the axe as well...

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sali

Dec 14, 2013 06:29am

Good selection. Look what we have when we stop recycling Shoib Malik, Imran Farhat, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal and YK in ODIs. Still need Hafeez to play as an all rounder and move Shoib Maqsood to #3. With Misbah, Irfan, Gul, and Junaid coming back, this looks like a good side now.

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ammar

Dec 15, 2013 02:32am

Ok we have given Umar Amin enough chances time to move on. Give Usman another chance - the second T20 was the most pathetic track I have even seen.

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shortfineleg

Dec 15, 2013 08:04pm

Both Shehzad and Maqsood has failed to deliver in the last two matches and this is not a good sign for Pakistan

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