Inzamam announces 'strong batting' Test squad for England-Ireland tour
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Chief Selector Inzamamul Haq on Sunday announced the Test squad for the upcoming tour of England and Ireland but super-fit batsman Fawad Alam did not make the cut yet again.
Led by Sarfraz Ahmed, the squad includes Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam, Fakhar Zaman, Imamul Haq and newcomer Saad Ali in the top order while Harris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam and Usman Salahuddin were included as middle-order batsmen.
With Pakistan Super League's (PSL) top performer Wahab Riaz being excluded, Pakistan will use the talent of Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas, Rahat Ali, Hassan Ali and Faheem Ashraf in the pace department.
Pakistan will miss Yasir Shah — out owing to a hip injury — dearly in the series as the young Shadab Khan will be the lone specialist spinner accompanying the team.
Chief Selector Haq thanked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for allowing the selectors to announce a 16-man squad instead of the customary 15 to allow for a strong bench. "We have tried to strengthen our batting and also considered giving a chance to youngsters [on the tour] as the next World Cup is in England."
Asked about Alam's exclusion, Haq said that 16 players had to be selected out of 25 called for the training camp. "It does not mean that others were not up to the mark," he said, adding that those who participated in the camp would also be considered for future tours.
Regarding the inclusion of Hassan Ali, he said he thought the cricketer was a good Test bowler and would be useful on England's swinging wickets. When asked whether Wahab was excluded because of head coach Mickey Arthur's recent criticism of the player, Haq said that the pacer "has not performed well recently".
He said that the loss of Shah was huge as he has been the top wicket-taker for the team in Test matches.
Sporting a young side, including a number of players who would be looking to make their Test debuts, Pakistan will play a lone game against Ireland — Ireland's first — starting May 11, followed by two Tests against England.
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Apr 15, 2018 02:20pm
Imam-ul-Haq, really ???
He will remain biased in choosing teams for Pakistan. Fawad Alam missed it one more time. The sectors just ruined his career. I really feel sorry for Fawad.
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Apr 15, 2018 02:23pm
Imamul Haq is the nephew of Inzamam. Need I say more why Fawad is excluded?
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Apr 15, 2018 02:29pm
I told you Fawad Alam will not be selected. But there is Imam ul Haq. That should be enough.
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Apr 15, 2018 02:32pm
Sir
Fawad Alam's average in first class cricket is 20 runs per innings more than Imamul Haq. This is enough to judge the bogus merit talk of Mickey Arthur!!!
Thanks
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Apr 15, 2018 02:36pm
I feel sorry for Fawad Alam. I pray that God may give him strength to face this injustice. Such injustice can ruin you mentally as well as physically. He should try to find something in county cricket.
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Apr 15, 2018 02:37pm
Imam has done absolutely nothing and selected, why? Oh, I know why, do you?
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Apr 15, 2018 02:37pm
No Fawad Alam - this is the height of injustice. Blood is thicker than water, proves Imam ul Haqs selection!
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Apr 15, 2018 02:41pm
Thank you inzamam by carrying on the favoured legacy and parchi system.
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Apr 15, 2018 02:43pm
Imamul Haq instead of Fawad Alam!! No Imzamam no.......! You can't do it considering your earlier career (One of the great).
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Apr 15, 2018 02:44pm
Selection of imam ul haq has shown inzmam ul haq is biased as selector should be removed immediately to save cricket in Pakistan
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Apr 15, 2018 02:53pm
It is really disappointing that Fawad Alam is being neglected again despite his fitness and performance. He would have proved valuable in the absence of Younis and Misbah
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Apr 15, 2018 02:56pm
The exclusion of Fawad at this time is brazenly presumptuous, ruining someones career like this is inhumane.
I think we should send a loud message this time to PCB that this is unacceptable!
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Apr 15, 2018 02:59pm
"Conflict of interest" at it's best by selection of the nephew of chief selector, instead of super fit and well deserving; Fawad Alam, in the green-shirts squad, for the upcoming tour of England and Ireland. What a cuel and silly joke?
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Apr 15, 2018 03:01pm
Hats off to you Inzi Bhai..Such blatantly biased selection..the trade off would have been between the exclusion of Wahab and inclusion of Imam..really feeling for Fawad Alam..truly deserved a place
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Apr 15, 2018 03:01pm
Imamul Haq on what basis? Yes, he is nephew of Inzamam. Sad to see exclusion of Fawad Alam once again. Selectors are ruining his career, Fawad has First Class career average of over 50. Babar Azam is a misfit for Test cricket with average of 23.
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Apr 15, 2018 03:07pm
The weakest batting line ever!
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Apr 15, 2018 03:07pm
Pakistan is essentially a good T20 team.
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Apr 15, 2018 03:09pm
Discrimination against Fawad Alam and Sadaf Hussain must end. There should be an audit of administrators/ selectors.
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Apr 15, 2018 03:12pm
It is unfortunate that in experienced players have been included in the squad, while the experienced and fit Fawad Alam has once again been ignored.
Poor decision making by Inzamam
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Apr 15, 2018 03:18pm
Unbelievable. I really feel sorry for Fawad Alam and totally unable to understand the barometer of selection criteria...Fawad has been performing consistently in the domestics, his fitness is top class, he gave good performances whenever called up in the team....the only thing he misses is his connections to influential people or probably he hasn't got one of his uncles in the selection committee like Imam ul Haq. Shame on Inzamam and shame on PCB....murder of talent is common in Pakistan but ruining someone's career like this is a crime
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Apr 15, 2018 03:23pm
PCB is leaving no stone unturned to strengthen the label of Punjab Cricket Board. I never thought of saying this but I had to. Sarfraz is the only Karachiite selected and that's because he doesn't have any competitor for captaincy in the team.
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Apr 15, 2018 03:25pm
What is the criteria of being selected for Pakistan Cricket Team?
Fouad Alam ticks every box but still can’t get in?
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Apr 15, 2018 03:28pm
Fawad Alam and Sarfaraz needs to move near PCB headquarters and learn some regional languages. It is not only Fawad there is lobby working against Sarfaraz to remove him from the team as well.
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Apr 15, 2018 03:28pm
I cannot see Fakhar Zaman performing well here. He is good for ODIs and T20s but I have my doubts about him as a test player. I would be glad to be proven wrong, though.
Team will definitely miss Yasir. He was crucial in England a couple of years back. Shadab has big boots to fill.
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Apr 15, 2018 03:33pm
Why should not Imamul be given a chance,he young eager o play and most of it is he is fit,if he is good enough then somebody else will come in,Well don Inzamam.Good luck to Imamul.
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Apr 15, 2018 03:38pm
@ALI do not know why there is so much about Fawad . His shots do not cross the inner circle and what has been his major achievement in the chances he has been given before. He is just another average cricketer who did not get much of a chances than say Ahmed Shahzad . Though he should be played for a series ti keep critics at bay. In indian team he will not be considered for under 19 also
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Apr 15, 2018 03:39pm
Imam-ul Haq has no credentials in domestics. What’s the criteria? Even guys like Sadaf Hussain has better record than Rahat.
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Apr 15, 2018 03:45pm
I have strong doubts that Fawwad Alam was dropped to accommodate the Chief Selector's nephew. Inzamam is an honest and lovable person but after all he is a human being.
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Apr 15, 2018 03:52pm
1- Fakhar 2- Sami 3- Azhar 4- Asad Shafeeq 5- Haris Sohail 6- Sarfaraz 7- Shadab 8- Fahim 9- Aamir 10- Hassan/Rahat 11- Abbas
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Apr 15, 2018 04:03pm
Inzi is corrupt to the core and destroying his own reputation.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:04pm
I guess Fawad is left out to justify previous non selection! Well I don’t see much strength in the batting. Imam UL haq what I saw off him will struggle in England.
Apparently the wicket at Lords is very green, never seen before, game which is ongoing has seen sides scoring 55 and 64.....will be very testing for batsmen.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:04pm
Fawad excluded but Imam ul haq inzis nephew selected??? I say boycott watching cricket till fair selection and end of nepotism! And raise your voice on social medias!
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Apr 15, 2018 04:08pm
Fawad Alam ignored again... Shame on this attitude of selectors
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Apr 15, 2018 04:09pm
Super-fit batsman Fawad Alam excluded, the chief selector should explain why this performing player was not selected.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:09pm
Inzi never been fair to Fawad Alam and still picked up his nephew who was no reason to be selected.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:10pm
Imam-ul-haq should have no place in the team.
Alam is being neglected again.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:12pm
Good squad but one more specialist spinner would have made squad stronger.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:16pm
Injustice against Fawad Alam.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:18pm
Mr. Inzamam, even if the Intent is right, it does not seems to be! Are Usman Salahuddin's past 2 years' Quaid-e-Azam trophy average better than Fawad Alam?
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Apr 15, 2018 04:34pm
Choosing his own nephew is fine - as long as Imam is the best option they had, which he isn’t. Fawad remains statistically the best middle order batsman in the country. Destroyed his career. He should have moved to another country a long time ago. It’s just a cruel joke now and I haven’t even begun to talk about the strong Punjab influence our team has always had. That’s not a problem if the best players are all from Punjab - pick them each time but pick the best. The team represents Pakistan so it defies logic not to pick one of the best Pakistani domestic batsman over the last 5-6 years. Why play domestic cricket then if that’s not the barometer to selection ? Why put fitness bench marks and then not pick if a player who is the fittest (and the best batsman). 2+2 is 4 ...not 0 ! And this is the test team for crying out loud. Sad to see his “career” end like this.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:34pm
What is the statistics and experience of the esteemed nephew regarding the test matches, I mean really people get serious for once, meritocracy doesn’t hold any meaning for you.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:35pm
Hasan Ali is not test quality as yet, and playing him in tests may put unnecessary pressure on him.
And Imam-ul-Haq can make it but not Fawad Alam. What hypocrisy.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:35pm
This is not the Pakistan national team- it's the Punjab national team with inzamam's nephew in the team.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:41pm
@Hyder mickey arthur does not select the team inzamam selects the team arthur coaches them
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Apr 15, 2018 04:44pm
Inaam ul Haq is better than Fawad Aalam. Really????? Shame on you Inzimam ul Haq and PCB selection committee. Just stop playing politics and look out of Punjab. By ruining the best talent career, you will never be happy and get the number one ranking on ICC.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:57pm
Imamul Haq's inclusion and Junaid Khan's exclusion tells loudly that everything is not as it should be.
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Apr 15, 2018 05:06pm
Inzy,
Fawad Alam ?? Is it personal ?? Come on man,
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Apr 15, 2018 05:06pm
Inam-ul-Haq will be under alot of pressure.
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Apr 15, 2018 05:08pm
Imam-ul Haq in and Fawad Alam out ??!! This is a bad joke.
I feel bad for Fawad Alam
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Apr 15, 2018 05:13pm
Like in everything else; Nepotism is alive and well in Pakistan.
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Apr 15, 2018 05:26pm
Another fine example of nepotism which is a common practice in Pakistan. Why should Inzimam not do it? In Pakistan, who you know matters more than what you. Inzimam as a player did great as a player and brought laurels to Pakistan, but as a selector he is just looking after his own interest without any regards to Pakistan’s success.
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Apr 15, 2018 05:34pm
hi guys we got to understand that Fawad Alam is may be a great player a legend averages over 50 in domestic, but his batting stance and movement while batting, all goes against him. imagine those out swingers and in swingers from Anderson and Broad at pace on green wickets in UK, for me he cannot survive in those conditions.
on slow tracks in UAE, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, give him a chance there he will have sufficient time to go on back foot and adjust and play his stokes but on those bouncy fast seaming tracks, a big no for Fawad Alam.
whether you like it or not this is reality either he has to change his batting stance or accept the reality that he is made for slow sub-continental tracks.
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Apr 15, 2018 05:46pm
What’s the big deal and why everyone is so keen on Fawad Alam.. I am not saying that Imam Ul Haq is any better but frankly Fawad is an extremely hard working but very average batsman who will struggle in England.
Even selection of Sami Aslam and Asad Shafiq is questionable. They should have inducted Hussain Talat. Usman Salahuddin, Harris Sohail and Saad Ali are good inclusions though.
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Apr 15, 2018 05:53pm
India will be watching closely... If you succeed they will learn from you.... If you fail... They will learn from your mistakes.... Good luck ... Wish you success
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Apr 15, 2018 06:13pm
@Shahid I agree 100 percent. Junaid Khan is the best bowler in Asia and is being left out time and again.
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Apr 15, 2018 06:15pm
@Jawad Asad Shafiq is also there from the city
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Apr 15, 2018 06:21pm
Why on earth would you all want Fawad Alam to be selected. He is not a proper batsman, half of the nation laughs when he tries to hit a shot. Now don't say that check the stats.. He has good luck but he is not a winning player or a player you can rely on.
We are talking about making future stars, a team that can compete against difficult odds. we don't need another Afridi. Though I also doubt and question on the selection of Imam but Fawad a BIG NO for me.
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Apr 15, 2018 06:24pm
If instead of usual 15 member squad, 16 was 'chosen', it could have equally sound to make it 17 member squad. It would have pleased both, family and merit.
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Apr 15, 2018 06:27pm
Why no Fawad Alam? I thought Inzamam was a pious man but now I doubt his sincerity. Nepotism is a form of corruption too!
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Apr 15, 2018 06:33pm
Imam-ul-Haq performed in UAE so get iff his back. Inzamam has been a selector for almost 3 years - if he was biased he would have picked him straight away. Do we have any proper openers? - not one that has been selected in the past has a proper technique. To do well in tests you need to have a good start - 50 plus preferably a 100 run stand - we have not had that for a long time - and when we have then we have gone to win test matches - that is why India, England, Australia and South Africa succeed, it is sad however that Fawad has not been picked. We could have also done with another spinner in the squad.
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Apr 15, 2018 06:34pm
I do not understand continuous snubbing of Fawad Alam. He’s the best in the team but am sure someone higher up doesn’t like him or his guts. It’s a shame. They did same with Basit Ali, n tried same with Sarfaraz. Stop biased parchi system and see how pak team takes over the world.
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Apr 15, 2018 06:35pm
I'm so glad to see the new vibe and passion for cricket in Pakistan that is coming back to the nation. In caparison to the past, we all are now so looking forward to each series or match or even team selection.
Pakistan did not only lift the ICC Champions Trophy but also the passion for cricket.
These youngsters have proved their worth and we all can see a bright future.
I still remember the days when everyone demanded for restructuring PCB especially after BND defeat but look at the team now. We stand at the top on ICC t20 ranking and getting better in ODI and test. There is a lot required in terms of team performance but we are on the right path. WAY TO GO PAKISTAN
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Apr 15, 2018 06:39pm
@Yasir Zeb I agree with Yasir’s observation
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Apr 15, 2018 06:56pm
Inzimam, the morally correct thing is to resign if your relative is up for selection. Learn from Dr. Jahangir Khan resigned as Chief Selector when his son Majid was being considered for the Pakistani team in the 60s. Religion also teaches fairness very regrettable
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Apr 15, 2018 07:11pm
And who was it who kept Misbah out of the team which he was captain.
And who is it who is now keeping Fawad out of the team .... it is such action that turns potential into ruin, and nation into rubble...and we all watch, blame and clap from the sidelines....
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Apr 15, 2018 07:18pm
It is a clear cut case of conflict of interest. How can Inzi be the Selector when his nephew was under consideration.
R.S. Menon, Bangalore
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Apr 15, 2018 07:24pm
How long shall we see this game of nepotisim which has already destroyed this country?
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Apr 15, 2018 07:29pm
what then is the difference between Inzimam ul Haq and corrupt politicians.
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Apr 15, 2018 07:32pm
Death of Impartiality and professionalism. Inzi will have an interesting time answering for this one on The Day.
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Apr 15, 2018 07:33pm
Inzy is a biased person in nature.He did not allowed Misbah to play when he was 28 or 29 because he was afraid of his position. He created a slot for his medium class batsman who never impressed in international cricket.Fawad has shown his guts both in Test and other type of game and is an excellent fielder.
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Apr 15, 2018 07:35pm
These events tell us more about Inzi than they do about Alam. Alas, one less childhood hero to respect.
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Apr 15, 2018 07:38pm
This tells us more about Inzi than it does about Alam. Sad to see a childhood hero fall from grace like this.
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Apr 15, 2018 07:38pm
"Asked about Alam's exclusion, Haq said that 16 players had to be selected out of 25 called for the training camp. "It does not mean that others were not up to the mark," he said, adding that those who participated in the camp would also be considered for future tours."
Pathetic. When it comes to world cup, Imam ul Haq will be picked over Fawad! Mark my words.
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Apr 15, 2018 07:40pm
Imran Tahir was smart. Alam was too naive for his own good.
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Apr 15, 2018 07:42pm
I was not expecting that from Inziman. Fawad is way better than Imam. This is clear nepotism
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Apr 15, 2018 08:22pm
Selectors are not saying it but I can tell you why Fawad was not picked. It is because he is a useless test cricket player. Please also take not, I am not related to Inzaman or Imam.
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Apr 15, 2018 08:40pm
What is Fawad Alam's fault except he is from Karachi and has no lobby in PCB?
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Apr 15, 2018 08:54pm
Alam's exclusion was according to his lack of hitting boundaries? Even then, his average was greater than those who were hitting boundaries. What a sorry excuse.
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Apr 15, 2018 09:15pm
People who making Alam selection regional issue. Why don’t SARFRAZ comes forward and say something, He is capitan and more powerful than selectors. Though F Alam deserve test selection.
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Apr 15, 2018 09:20pm
Inzi favoured his relative. There is no merit in dropping Fawad Alam. Inzi just did injustice to Fawad and domestic cricket
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Apr 15, 2018 09:37pm
Only one spinner in the squad, feel one left arm spineer should have been there too.
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Apr 15, 2018 09:41pm
@Jawad Typical MQM view. Fawad performances has never been impressive in test criciket.
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Apr 15, 2018 09:55pm
Even if all those selected batsmen manage to score centuries in every match, it would still not be able to hide the injustice dished out to Fawad Alam time Nd again. SHAME! #JUSTICEFORFAWAD
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Apr 15, 2018 09:57pm
@SHAZ Yes an open bias from big brother.
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Apr 15, 2018 10:00pm
Alas! Karachi and Karachiites are orphans.
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Apr 15, 2018 10:01pm
Imam ul Haq. Is this a joke! If there is anything against Fawad bring it out in public. Has Inzi got no shame left or did it depart with his batting skills before his retirement
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Apr 15, 2018 10:19pm
Is there any legal punishment for nepotism under Pakistani law? Can anyone take Inzamam to the court for favouring his nephew over Fawad Alam who has scored a lot of rums and is super fit in domestic cricket. Inzi destroyed Asim Kamal's career, almost destroyed Misbah's career and is now destroying Fawad's career.
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Apr 15, 2018 10:22pm
Yet again no Fawad Alam. I feel they are jealous of him to join the team and if he scores they will be accoused for life for spoiling his career. Good Luck Fawad i hope you get a chance soon and i hope the chance thay u get is a proper one..
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Apr 15, 2018 10:27pm
Out of 78 comments so far , 75 comments have Fawad's name in it . This is consistent with people I meet over 95% complaining about Fawad not being selected. Stats can't not be wrong over 95% people can't not be wrong
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Apr 15, 2018 10:44pm
Strong batting they say , the same batting line will be exposed and struggle
And they should bring back fawad alam.
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Apr 15, 2018 11:08pm
Despite being so religious he makes decsions which baffles ALL.
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Apr 15, 2018 11:16pm
Perfect ODI team except I dont know what Rahat Ali is doing in there. Looks too weak for a test game in England. Only Azhar Ali is the test caliber.
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Apr 15, 2018 11:24pm
The day will come when people of Karachi will have their own cricket team.
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Apr 15, 2018 11:44pm
Imam-Ul-Haq is selected to go with the team and earn money he won't be the part of any game so no matter what we said as long as Inzi is chief selector Imam will be in the team. I would have picked Hussain Talat over Imam if not Fawad.
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Apr 15, 2018 11:56pm
Shame on you.
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Apr 16, 2018 12:13am
I hope I have the strength to stop taking interest in Pakistan cricket as a protest against the favouritism and discrimination that takes place in the player selection process.
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Apr 16, 2018 12:17am
Need Soumoto on this. Inzy is the most crooked selector under religious looking appearance! Shameful.
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Apr 16, 2018 12:57am
Inzamam is selecting his nephew out of any merit. He should be removed immediately
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Apr 16, 2018 01:20am
when there is so much injustice done for perishable gains, What face will one show at the Grandest of events where decisions and selections have a much more meaningful impact, the event which is sure to take place one day?
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Apr 16, 2018 01:32am
Unrecognisable!
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Apr 16, 2018 01:50am
What is the comparison of Fawad Alam with Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman or even the Babar Azam in longer format of this game. Despite all the talent Babar Azam has been a complete failure in Test Matches. The selection is once again based on so called "Very Talented, which only can be measured by selector, and not looking at the domestic performances
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Apr 16, 2018 02:03am
Young Imam has a huge burden to carry. If Pakistan are not successful, he will be blamed beyond his actions.
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Apr 16, 2018 02:09am
@SHAZ imam scored 46 runs in last six outings in domestic cricket. His average is in 30,s and strike rate 36.
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Apr 16, 2018 02:10am
@Fayzee what did Imam did in domestic cricket
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Apr 16, 2018 02:12am
@Omar The chief selector should justify his nephew Imam ul haq selection. What is his domestic cricket performance. Check cricinfo he scored 46 in his last six innings.
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Apr 16, 2018 02:21am
@Jawad Sarfaraz was never selected. Sarfaraz was sent as a replacement when Adnan Akmal was injured. Since then he has been giving match winning performances. Misbah and Waqar Younus try to end his career in 2015 WC but Nasir Jamshed and Umar Akmal failed miserably. Sarfaraz was picked after four loses because of media pressure and he got back to back man of the match award.
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Apr 16, 2018 02:26am
@Yasir Zeb sir but how can you justify Imam Ul Haq selection. He scored 46 in his last six domestic outings incl 5 scores under ten. 30 runs was one good score against a very weak team. He is a poor fielder.
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Apr 16, 2018 02:32am
@tayyab Fawad Alam played winning knock when selected in Asia cup. Look at his last nine years record and compare it with all other middle order batsmen selected in last nine years. Doesn’t he deserve one chance in nine years after scoring a century in his first test. Look at Imam ul Haq batting record in domestic cricket. Imam last sin innings total score 46. Sir. This is extreme nepotism- period. Check out 98% of the comments. Even BBC cricket headlines pointed at Fawad Alam not inclusions in team.
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Apr 16, 2018 03:17am
Bias selection. Why is the thanking PBC for allowing 16 instead of 15. He is part of PCB and his job is to do selection on merits.
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Apr 16, 2018 04:10am
This man just look at him...Chief selector! Do we really need people like him associated with Pakistan cricket in current era. Think about it.
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Apr 16, 2018 06:26am
Fawad Alam dropped with a test average of 42 and a first class average of 55!
Imam-ul-Haq chose for tests with no international performance and a first class average of 35.
While latest darling of the Akmal clan, Babar Akmal, has a test average of 24!
Inzimam was a poor captain and a worse selector, playing favorites.
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Apr 16, 2018 06:44am
Ahh. Such a dire state. For those who complain about Fawad's stance, even with this stance his average is higher than all the other players selected. So stop arguing that he would not succeed in places such as Australia and England. That fact that this is the only excuse you can come up with tell you how much he deserves a place in the XI...
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Apr 16, 2018 07:47am
I blame skipper Sarfraz for non-inclusion of Fawad in the team. He should have put his foot down and held his ground. Unfortunately, he didn't.
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Apr 16, 2018 08:01am
Fakher and Amir should not be in test team. We needed another specialist spinner. Junaid should have been in the squad as well
We need to seperate test team from ODI and T20.
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Apr 16, 2018 08:25am
You have to be as good as Sarfaraz Ahmed to replace a keeper like Kamran Akmal, if you are from Karachi.
In other case likes of Imam-ul-Haq will be selected - such an irony to Fawad Alam by the selectors.
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Apr 16, 2018 08:32am
Shame on you inzi
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Apr 16, 2018 08:44am
Inzeman's own fitness level and running between the wicket was not up to the mark and he relied upon the boundaries only. Perhaps Fawad's fitness level doesn't impress him for this reason.
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Apr 16, 2018 08:46am
But our religion says be honest? Where is honesty and justice here?
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Apr 16, 2018 10:27am
@Yasir Zeb: Fawad has better average in first class (56) ... and also has better average in test (42 .. though he played only 3 test). ... Now, who is Inzamam to say that players who have FC average 34, 35, 41 and 42 ... they would do better than Fawad? ...
Do not talk about merit, as people like Inzamam (and also people like you) do not value merit, not making excuses. Just read your post and remember that ... these bias characterless selectors did the same last year selecting players for 2 test in SL (note, Fawad made century against SL on his debut match) ... that was played in UAE ... where Pakistan lost both matches and same players who failed against SL in UAE are now selected for this tour.
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Apr 16, 2018 10:29am
Why imam-ul-Haq??? b'cos he is related to inzamam-ul-haq, why not Fawad Alam?? he has been the leading run scrorer in domestic cricket for years now, isn't this a biased selection???????
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Apr 16, 2018 10:51am
Lets discuss with Mickey Arthur & Inzi about ignoring Fawad Alam as usual in spite of excellent performance in the first class matches. they can't give any solid reasoning for his omission from the team except personal disliking .. PCB wake up & please look into it !
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Apr 16, 2018 11:37am
Inzamam ... explain: How can Imam-ul-Haq with his pathetic FC average of 34, Sami with FC average 35 (Test average 31 in 13 test), Babar with FC average 34 (Test average 24 in 11 test), Asad with FC average 38 (Test average 40), Azhar with FC average 41 (and test average 46), Fakhar with FC average 42 ... these players can play and make more runs in coming test than Fawad with first class average 56 (Test average 42 in 3 tests)? ... When we see world batsmen, players first class and test average over time converges as same ... It means, over time, if Fawad is given test places, his test average would be over 55 runs. No country in the world play a batsman with average below 46 in test (unless they do not have enough batsmen with such average), but Pakistan have many batsmen with average over 46 (Fawad is exceptional, with average over 55)
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Apr 16, 2018 12:59pm
Inzamam: When batsmen cannot perform in domestic cricket (that one can see in their FC average below 45) than how you expect them to perform at international level? ... And worse is, you discarding batsmen with much higher performance (can be seen in their FC batting averages) than players you selected as batsmen. If your selected players were so good and better choice than Fawad, then their FC average would have shown that by them having FC average over 55 (like Fawad exceptional FC average).
Inzamam: What type of pathetic selector you are? ... Do you know that no batsmen in top teams (India, Australia, England, SA and NZ) have FC average below 40 (as Pakistan) and all respectable teams have several batsmen with FC average over 45, some batsmen with FC average over 50? But you want Pakistan to play (and obviously lose) with pathetic batsmen whom you selected, right?
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Apr 16, 2018 03:45pm
Fawad Alam not only playing well in Pakistan First-class cricket with avg. score of 55+ runs but also he has performed very well for English County teams over the last 5 years.
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Apr 16, 2018 04:42pm
Inzi bhai its called nepotism,
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Apr 16, 2018 05:15pm
Fawad Alam aside, I honestly believe it is a good side. In the past we selected old and aging teams when we recently toured Australia and New Zealand and ended up losing all tests. I would rather lose with a youthful team than an aging team. It is time for the youth of Pakistan to come forward. There will always be some controversy around he selection criteria but all in all this is an improvement from last time. Go greens
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Apr 16, 2018 05:40pm
If Imam fails in England, Inzi would be in big trouble.
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Apr 16, 2018 07:59pm
i also feel sorry for fawad alam. but no inzamam is not of that type a person. his selection is 100% based on merit.
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Apr 16, 2018 08:43pm
Nepotism is rife in all walks of our life and cricket is no exception. The tour will surely fail big time.
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Apr 16, 2018 09:39pm
Clear favouritism to rope in his nephew ...... Still a mystery why Asim Kamal was constantly ignored and now Alam (both LHB)
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Apr 17, 2018 01:13am
1. Fawad should have been the regular and permenant part of the Squad. He never had any competition with Fakhar Zaman and Imam .
2. Compare him with Haris Sohail .
With his fitness and record , perhaps Fawad is 40 percent better choice.
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Apr 17, 2018 03:08am
Is there any way, we throw this chief selector out of cricket world. He is nothing but another crooked nepotiser.
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Apr 17, 2018 04:49am
This mean now we will only score, but wont take wikets .In test cricket you have to take 20 wickets to win the match. Haq is trying to fix one issue by creating one more.
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Apr 17, 2018 04:50am
Anyways we are going to loose all matches. England is very strong in their home conditions, and that to against Pakistan - a third class cricket team. I am not going to waste my money and time to subscribe these matches.
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Apr 17, 2018 06:48am
Fawad Alam almost similar to Asim Kamal . What else common among the two ... go figure !
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Apr 17, 2018 09:15am
@sanaullah: 'i also feel sorry for fawad alam. but no inzamam is not of that type a person. his selection is 100% based on merit.'
What is merit in selecting batsmen with FC averages: 34 (Imam), 34 (Babar), 35 (Sami), Asad (38), Azhar (41), Fakhar (42), Usman (46), Saad (47) and Haris (51) but discarding Fawad with FC ave 55? ... Is there any excuse when all these averages are result of playing in Pakistan? Same environment, same wickets and similar Bowlers. If merit is criteria of selection and selected players were better than Fawad, than they would have had better batting average than Fawad, right?
Tell me, why Sami and Babar are getting selected even when they failed miserably in tests ... Sami averages 31 in 13 tests (0 century) and Babar averages 21 in 14 test (0 century) ... while Fawad was given chance in only 3 tests (all in 2009), unlike 13 test for Sami and 14 tests for Babar, and even then Fawad record is better, with ave 42 (1 century)? Is that merit or victimization?
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Apr 17, 2018 10:29am
Inzamum should start a hockey academy and start coaching for goal keeping. No ball can cross goal post when this fatso is a goal keeper.
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Apr 17, 2018 10:31am
Nepotism and corruption is in blood of people of this sub-continent. Nothing will cure it. When nothing can be cured we have to endure it and allow it to die naturally.
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Apr 17, 2018 12:35pm
Shame on you Inzi..... there is no criteria for selection in Pakistan. They ask players to perform in domestic and when player perform they tell him that we will select youngsters... The youngsters who are not even fit for international level... You have shown that in Pakistan anybody can become corrupt.... its just matter of getting a chance.
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Apr 17, 2018 01:31pm
Hypocrisy and biasedness will remain associated with Inzi
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