Who is second wk.

Looks weak.

Amir has the experience to play under pressure and English conditions Also, shinwari has been performing and is unfairly ignored

Virat kohli and Rohit sharma would feel Happy now as Md Amir is missing. bad selection from Pakistan, PCB remove your chief selector please, he plays defensive cricket always........ Md Amir with Juniad would have been great for Pakistan.

Pakistan will win this world cup.

very happy and relieved that umer akmal is not part of this team .....

Aamir......omg.

Shinwari deserved a place in the Squad.

Rest him!

Mhammad Amir and Wahab Riaz should have been in the squad replacing Junaid Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

The real reason you ever won the champions trophy was Junaid Khans consistency in all matches. He got you to the final more than anyone else, and took wickets throughout.

Great to see Junaid Khan and Hasnain. The latter will be the X factor while the former will be useful when the going gets tough. Shinwari is slightly unlucky but he is too one dimensional. I hope Abid Ali can shed some weight and prove his selection. He has the ability for sure.

Quite an impressive team. Ind-Pak should be a good contest this time.

Too many all-rounders, who can score 20-35+ and no power hitters, so under crunch this team may crumble getting close to the target.

Once in blue moon, one will perform to raise false hopes.

Good Luck though and best wishes.

No Aamir, no fun.

poor selection, Amir should be included in squad

Not a single player of class and calibre in the squad besides Babar Azam. What happened to cricket in Pakistan?

What has imam ul haq done in the past 2 years to deserve a place?

very bad team ...i do not think you can win the worldcup with this team

Junaid khan? Seriously?

If Amir got dropped on performance than Fakhar Zaman, Shoaib Malik and Imam-ul-Haq performances wasn't great either in recent past plus Hafeez in fit but selected and I am not sure how well he can bat in England pitches. Overall I am not too impressed with final squad but my best wishes with Pakistani team and players.

Where is Usman Shinwari?

Imam ul Haq, does he impress someone except for selector?

This could be very costly as he is a big tournament player like afridi.

why not abass instead of hasnain ??

Good selection. Unfortunately this is the best bunch of players we have. Nothing to be proud of as not a single player is world class.

Why is Hafeez still being considered for selection? I don't see him offering any benefits to the team. It would have been much better to add an additional batsman since the batting has been very fragile over the past few months.

Hope they give Aamir a chance to play on the English pitches before the World Cup to prove his worth.

Well balanced team; though I would have preferred Shenwari over Husnain. All the best Pakistan, I am flying in to UK to watch you guys :)

Shanwari is out.. strange..

My playing eleven would omit Hasnain, Abid Ali, Haris Sohail and Faheem. Imad must must must come at number five, he is a proper batsman. Bowling is brilliant.

Send any team you want, you'll meet the fate you met at the Asia Cup...

Where is Amir?

Happy for Junaid but Hasnain is being rushed which isn't the greatest thing in the world. Asif Ali and Rizwan would consider themselves unlucky and we should have taken a second wicketkeeper because we play 6 matches against England, few warm-up matches and the whole world cup which is a long tour.

Batting line up looks very weak....dropping Amir was expected...he was out of form for a long time....hopefully, the team will rise to the occasion and accept challenge.....

@Shahid, amir four wickets in past three years? And riaz, a guy who india hammered for 90 odd runs in champions trophy opening game. Shenwari deserved a place.

@Ali, he has been given fair enough chanches ,time to move forward

I'm glad Amir hasn't been selected. He was quite sub par in recent months. He has lost the in swinger which is left arm bowler's secret weapon. However batting looks weak and I doubt pk would reach semis

In Pakistan, just like anybody can come back from retirement, here anyone from the chosen 15 can be replaced as the last day of replacement is on 23rd May

@SHUJAAT, its a brilliant team my friend, and you know it just as well. This team can certainly go all the way.

@TOMATO, same for you, send any team and you will meet the fate of CT 2028 Final

Usman Shenwari should be there in the 17 man squad and not amir.

Pakistan is in no position to take on the mighty blue Men .

Sorry forgot to mention Shinwari excellent bowler BUT one dimensional only that i believe has hurt his selection

@Ashraf the great, He was Man of the Series against South Africa in South Africa. Pertinent to note in a series that South Africa won!

Weak weak weak! They should include Amir and Asif.

Should have taken out Imad Wasim and Fakhar Zaman.

Bad choices can cost us in the WC.

Sad. He is one of the few guys who could have gotten Virat out in consecutive deliveries (as he did in the Champions Trophy)

Shinwari indeed deserves a place but only 15 probables are Possible. And you can rest Shaheen or Hasnain for Shinwari but personally i think Shinwari might could have replaced Hasnain but still brilliant selection.

@Adeel Saleem, imam has developed in an excellent batsman, believe me.

@Rahul , I'm sure mr kohli has fond memories of Junaid Khan.

Abid should be replaced by Asif and Husnain by Amir..... Poor selection.... Both are poorly experienced and have not shown their true ability in ODIs. Who agrees???

Amir is the backbone of the Pakistan attack, his performance improves and rises in big matches. Some great players need a challenge to perform and he is one of the greats. Not to recognize his talent is poor selection.

Malik and Hafeez are the weak links in this team. Hafeez is marginally better than Malik if he can bowl.

I think Pakistan should Select Amir & Asif ali for world cup because currently Amir is the most experience bowler in the team & Asif ali is a good hard hitter who can hit boundaries end of the inning. Mohiuddin, a die hard fan of pakistan cricket from banglades.

Amir should have been included instead of Hasnain..... Amir is experienced and knows English conditions were well.... Imam should be replaced by Asif Ali...

Pakistan should select Amir& Asif ali for world cup squad. Amir is one of the most experience bowler in pakistan team & recently Asif ali is a dangerous hard hitter who can hit boundaries end of the innings. Mohiuddin, A die hard fan of team green from bangladesh. Best of luck team Pakistan.

@Zaidi, "No Aamir, no fun." We were having fun for the last many years, time to play seriously now.

Team selection proves grave limitations faced.

@Adeel Saleem, sure only Inzimam ul Haq...that is his big criteria....Should be enough in country like Pakistan...

@wsyed, one of the greats...he couldn't even find wickets in the domestic psl. Unbelieavble some of the comments people make, you clearly know nothing about cricket. Mir Hamza even, is better than amir. the real sadness is that Shenwari has been left out.

@Ashraf the great, Imam has average close to 60 past 2 years.

Imam makes it..such a surprise..

@TOMATO, theres a reason your name is tomato.

@Taimoor Sultan, Babar Azam best world class batsman after Virat Koli in the world.

@Rafiq, yes..he has improved each year

So.those are only memories.. Meanwhile Junaid has memory of Asia Cup.. Where Pak lost by 9 /8 wickets

Shouldn't have left our Aamir

Junaid Khan should not have been included, even though he could be a good swing bowler to perform in English conditions. Aamir, regardless of form, always does well in swinging conditions. Hasnain's inclusion doesn't merit WC spot just because he was good in PSL.

Pak will regret not having Amir in the squad. It is a gift to other teams.

Don't forget, Amir single handedly won the Champions trophy for Pak by getting Kohli, Sharma and Shikkar Dhawan out, all three match winning batsmen. If one of these batsmen would have set it would have been all over for Pak.

Like former captain Waqar Younis once said on the inclusion of Wasim Akram in his world cup squad that as long as Wasim is fit, he is an automatic selection. Wasim does not need to prove form as everyone knows Wasim is a match winner.

Not a lot of experience... however, this could turn out to be a blessing in disguise

I Dont get how was he out of form? The slip , gully , in fielder out fielder all dropped his catches, in almost every match

Amir is still the best bowler available in Pakistan. Pakistan will pay the price by not selecting Amir and Wahab and instead going with Junaid and Afridi who both regularly get hammered for 10 an over. We all have seen Shaheen Shah Afridi bowling at 128-130 km/h in the last 6 months and being ineffective in all forms of the game.

@N_Saq, youre comparing amir to Wasim Akram...seriously? Wasim Akram used to take wickets for fun, in all conditions. amir cant take wickets in Dubai, in the psl and as far as odis are concerned, more than four in three years. champions trophy was won by Fakhars 100. when a team is chasing 330 they will back themselves and play shots. amir going is a blessing, and now Junaid and Shaheen can dominate things.

shinwari has been performing and is unfairly ignored Instead poor performing Nephew is in the team

No good for Pakistan due to missed Aamir..

@Combaticus , at home watching TV

Team has no ace bowler for English conditions. Batting is always so so. Having said that good luck to our team. I keep my hopes well contained.

Why no Akmal brothers? Bad for the other teams :-)

Shoaib Malik is useless. He should retire and we should add another batsman in his place.

260 Pakistani runs will not bring World Cup . Pakistan has no chance.

A wrong decision by PCB, Amir is always the wild card for Pakistan. He will get you the wickets when you needed it the most. I believe he is the only good bowler Pakistan has at the moment and it a shame that Amir is not included in Pakistani the team. I don't know what PCB is thinking. A poor decision.

amir has to be inducted....i am sure he will be bought in before 23rd May, 19

@Shahid, not sure which game you've been watching. its amir whose speed has been debated and gone south. Shaheen has swing, bounce due to his height and seam. Junaid takes wickets in Dubai, seaming wickets is a cake walk for him. Best fast bowler in Asia is Junaid Khan.

@Rafiq, Twice in Asia cup...

Not a good selection

I must say I’m a little surprised by the exclusion of Amir and Asif, other than that it seems like what one pretty much expected. If Pakistan Team can get to decent totals,& that’s a big “if” I think they do have one of the most potent and balanced attack. Good Luck Team Green!

I can't see a batsman who can score 120+

Emad Wasim is not an ODI spinner, he is a T-20 player. Shoaib Malik does not deserve a place in the team, as I have said earlier Seniority does NOT matter if you cannot perform. You should have selected 1 additional spinner besides Shadab. Inzamam you might have played many world cups but you are not a sensible chief Selector. PCB needs to get rid of Nepotism and key positions indulging and promoting Nepotism. Making a fundamental mistake of not selecting an additional real spinner tells us you lack skills of a chief selector. As I said Sarfraz needed to put his foot down and select a team that will fight for him and Pakistan. You have eliminated Wahab Riaz the same way you got rid of Abdul Razzak. Keep giving opportunities to your nephew.

Where is rizwan?it will be 1000 time better if imam ul haq alias parchi drop and give a chance to rizwan.

@Shahid, While I agree we lack pace I think getting rid of Amir was a very sensible decision. Regarding Wahab yes he should be in the team. While Husnan is fast it does not seem likely he can bowl over 5 overs. You might consider him an X factor but he lacks experience in the international circuit.

Are you kidding, the only bowler who can be lethal against Rohit and Virat

Looks like a team of bowlers. You can’t win with just bowlers and I despair with players like haris and imad, remind me what they have done with the bat?? Do we not produce hitters any more?

@zahid, how can you say Pakistan is not a team that can make 300 runs every match?

What!! No Amir?? He was opponents greatest hope. Only one who could be targeted for 6, sixes in an over. He was to take 10 wickets against India. Now he would not get a chance,

@Pkmkb , Good question.

Why not Rizwan? He scored back to back centuries against Australia a best fielder and a keeper as well.

Hasnain is too young to be given chance at this point. we have already have Shaheen in youngster's category.

Not a smart decision. This is WC, Amir can hit form in just one game. This decision will hurt Pakistan in WC

So what's the point of playing a second string against Australia if performers weren't going to be picked. Rizwan scored 2 centuries against a string team and yet isn't on the plane. Baffling.

Looks weak

Inzimam shows that he is Inzimam

Why on earth would you not pick Amir, or Abbas or Shinwari instead of Abid Imam Hussain or even Junaid. England is very different. Amir and Abbas could do damage. Power hitter like Asif could be better than Abid or even Imam

Plz also add M Amir in wc squad bcs he is the most Experience player and InshAllah he will bring good Names to our country once more.

Irritating to see the likes of Hafeez, Shoaib and Imam in the squad but banishing fixer Aamer is a welcome sign.

I am an Indian and naturally I will like my country to win. But I also see a pattern which I can not ignore. '92 was the only world cup with round robin league. So is 2019. In '92 Imaran Khan was the captain of Pakistan and so is in 2019 (In a way). In '83, India Won, in '87 Australia and in '92 Pakistan. In 2011-India, '15-Australia and in 19-??. If Pakistan, in fact wins, I know whom to credit ; )

Evidence backed selection. Good job. Except the ommision of shinwari. There is enough evidence in his favor

@Shahid, how could you drop Shaheen Shah Afridi. Agreed Amir should have been on the list..

Might have been better to replace Hafeez with Rizwan as he could also be a reserve keeper. currently there is no body to take that role if Sarfaraz gets unfit That is one plus for including Umar Akmal

@Waqas, Abid Ali is NOT part of the world cup squad!!!!!!!

@Ali, experienced but unable to perform.

@Shoaib, take out Imad? are you serious. hr plays a very vital role as a bowler, both in the start and in the middle. Also more than useful as a batsmen

Flhar. you need him to get a good start. Specially with Imam as the other opener. He should not have been selected as he is not the right choice for ODii

@Blues, India has a very talented and focussed team. I don't think any other team has a chance to give India trouble in this world cup. GOOD LUCK.

@Rehan, agreed. Though Shoib Malik should have been with Akmals as well

Shinwari should have been selected. I don't understand the reason for Imad if Malik and Hafeez are on the list.

Rizwan should have been selected instead of shoaib Malik

@N_Saq, joke of the week. Comparing amir to Wasim Akram, unbelievable.amir was over rated at best of times. 4 wickets in 3 years is a joke, he is done.

Amir is a history. New blood would perform far better.

Not including Amir is BIG mistake.

@Ali, but, his performance in the last two years is very poor, except containment. He was a strike bowler, no more.

With or without Mohd Amir makes no differences. Pakistan are going to do very badly. The team can't field and bowlers can't get batsman out.

This team is not able to make semi final. Come inzi come out of nepotism.

Selectors keep ignoring Mir Hamza. He is a fantastic bowler. He is currently playing for Sussex. Why are selectors ignoring him?

Hussnain is a chucker who will probably get reported and will spend the rest of the WC being a tourist, real talent like Mir Hamza or Uman Qadir should have been given a chance we’ll probably be facing UQ if he’s selected for Australia.

you are helping Indian team by excluding Amir

I think Akmal brothers should be the part of Pakistan team. They both have lot of experience in gambling.

Good, team is not anybody's personal property, every player should b drafted into team on the basis of current performance, not on the basis of past brilliances....Amir is currently out of touch and has been rightly dropped from the world cup scord

@Kashif Rehan , Wait for 2 months and see who reaches where

Either way it is a gamble selecting Amir or not! Definitely Amir is a better bowler in English conditions. However, his wicket taking ability has completely disappeared. However, it is worth playing him in UK in the warm games and see, he could still make the team! The worry remains the old guys, Malik and Hafeez, I have more confidence in Hafeez than Malik! He a Different attitude!

I think Rizwan, deserves a place, seriously I think Shoaib, should not be in, on the basis of his performance against Australia and generally his attitude which is very meek and disinterested! At least Hafeez has the right attitude, picking them both is a liability and very unfair to the younger players. Either way
Sarfraz, will have to buck his batting. Personally I am not expecting too much from this side. Even though I am going to auK to watch and support!

With this team making Semi Final cut would be impossible.

Amir should have made ahead of Junaid. Its unreal considering Junaid has not done much and you can never write off Amir in England in a big game. Big blunder.

@Ashraf the great, playing well against Zimbabwe Bangladesh and west Indies..he secured his place for years to come Pakistan once had so much talent that it was difficult to pick a team..now so less that it is again difficult to pick a Winning tea

To all those backing imad and Shadab..you will need match winning spinenrs..like Mushtaq Saqlain..it wouldn't matter of they cannot bat.. I don't see imad and Shadab at that level.. Yasir was a better choice ..

I will surely not watch the World Cup this time. Our team is hopeless.

Feel happy that Comments are Almost Same & it is against Selection & Pathetic Defensive approach of Inzamam. Amir ,Should have been in Team. He is a GEM ,particularly in England's Condition.

PCB selectors r paving way for humiliating losses in WC by choosing the players seeing their PSL performance. No Amir means no win in WC. Bowling seems very weak. Tell me who has the ability to take wickets of Kohli. Giving Hasnain preference over Amir is completely a wrong decision. For me, there is no reason to watch this WC being PAK fan.

Are you serious? What is the point then including him in the team for the England series?

Or is it a strategy? :) :)

Very Good team selection. Some difficult decisions had to be made: Hasnain vs Shinwari was a tough call. Rizwan as a batsman probably should have made it versus Abid Ali. Top 4 should be Imam, Fakhar, Babar, Haris. That means Shoaib or Hafeez will have to sit or we play both with four bowlers and the fifth is Haris/Shoaib/Hafeez. I hope we play four seamers + Imam against India and leave out Shadab for that match. Imad could be an X factor. He bowls at 60mph which is a shade slower than the ideal speed for a swing bowler like Botham and then he can spin off the wicket.

It was long time coming...Amir's performances since after CT 2017 have been very mediocre...He did not merit a place in the team. I wonder how come his pace has come down from 147-148 kmh (in CT 2017) to pathetic 130-135 kmh??!!

@M Junaid, the only good name amir can bring is fixing and low speed bowling. Zero wicket taking ability. Junaid has real pace and swing.

Amir dropped because of his wrong doings in england than his form. Usman shud b part

@Salman, amir hasn't hit form since 2010. Or better still when a bowler like Stuart Broad walloped him for a double century ten years back on a seaming wicket. Other than being a cheat, his bowling skills are pathetic.

Forget Amir and Shinwari, I think the biggest mistake PCB have made is lack of selecting a backup wicket keeper. They should have included him. Plus, though his batting may not be the best, I would choose two from Shoaib, Hafeez and Rizwan. Rizwan will certainly perform over one of these two players. It would have been a confidence booster for Rizwan as well to play in a big tournament as he has a bright future. I also see sparks in Umar Siddiq from his performance in PSL.

amir is a key player even if he did not get wickets but if we have a look at his over all performance, he is far better then the rest in other. if amir is not including in squad , there lest chances of Pakistan to win world cup.

A very very massive Wake-Up Call for Amir .... He shouldn't forgot his past .. We need Wicket Taker & Match Winners in the team.. Shoaib Malik , Hafeez , Amir & Imad Wasim plays for their Advertisers not for the Conutry ...

Just analyze Shoaib Malik performances on crunch moments against real good oppositions..

Here are the predictions from a non expert common sense user: Most batsman will perish in slip region to swinging deliveries Average scores if batting first 235 Would never be Able to chase scores above 280 Elimation likely in first stage. Pakistan only has temperament for 20/20 Now best player will be Babar Azam. Only one with a bit of technique Hopefully Hafiz never makes it, because he is the master of being bunnies to any ordinary swinging bowlers in any condition Only bowler who could swing is out. Amir However, bowling will be far better than batting. If it was a bowling only World Cup, Pakistan could get into semifinal

I did not see any regular spinner in the team . England is a place where spinners play critical role ...

Amir's exclusion will hurt Pakistan

i feel very sorry for Mohd Amir a player who has been through too many ups and downs at a very young age. Due to lack of proper guidance and mentorship he seems to have lost his way. Always very painful to see a talented player fall by the wayside. Life is tough.

Pak will miss him, his aggressiveness.

I will be surprised if this team ends up winning 2/3 matches in this world cup. Perhaps a total humiliation is required to make widespread changes starting from removal of both ul-Haqs.

Cup will come to Karachi, for sure..

Amir, on present form, a risk, is not the notable omission. The significant is Mohd. Rizwan, in form the only success (two centuries against Australia) other than Harris Sohail in the recent ODI series in UAE. Comes into the team before Hafeez and Shoaib, strengthens the middle order BUT threatens Sarfraz; his inclusion Sarfraz cannot risk.Where is the PCB and Selection Committee?

Amir will be included in the final squad sooner or later. Current bowling attack lacks experience and penetration. Inclusion of Hasnain was a little too early. As far as batting, no power hitter at number 6 or 7. No chance for this squad to move beyond the first round. At par with BAN and AFG forget about the BIG boys of the league. ENG and AUS are firm favorites but don't rule out NZ & WI. Thanks

@SIAK, he got married. Everything is downhill after that!

We Pakistanis are our own enemies,u dont need anyone to drown us,we will take care of ourself as we dont know whats good and whats bad for us,Amir and Shadab are two match winners we have and look at our wise men who are deciding and destroying our chances....Khan Sahb do something.

@manish, -- Every bowler has a chance to get any great batsman out either with a good ball or with a careless and extravagant shot played by the batsman. Kohli and Sharma would rather like him to play for Pakistan. They were very proud of him, and to them, he was the best bowler in the world just the other day!

Inspite of his attitude and disciplinary problems Umar Akmal would have been a good part of the squad.

Usman Shinwari should be in the World Cup team instead of Husnan. Not sure how Husnan will bowl 10 overs, his fitness is a big question. Wahab Riaz should be in the World Cup team instead of Amir.

while we need services of Amir however he needs to improve. Only 4 wickets in last 14 matches is a performance below his mantle.

At ant point of time Amir is better than Junaid. In view of England condition he should have been chosen, But this is how the PCB works to the surprise of all.

Don't drop Amir from world cup he is talented bowler of Pakistani my best wishes with him he become a part of playing eleven of world cup