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brahmachari99 · Jul 3rd, 2009, 07:39 PM

The probables for the Pakistan team, according to Cricinfo are:

Pakistan (likely) 1 Salman Butt, 2 Khurram Manzoor, 3 Younis Khan (capt), 4 Mohammad Yousuf, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq / Faisal Iqbal, 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Kamran Akmal (wk), 8 Danish Kaneria / Saeed Ajmal, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Mohammad Aamer, 11 Abdur Rauf

What's surprising is the omission of Shahid Afridi. Is he unavailable for the series? If not, then he should've been an automatic selection based on his bowling alone. He earns his place in the team in place of Danish Kaneria.

Between Mohammad Aamer and Abdur Rauf, only one should get the cap, and my vote is for Mohammad Aamer. This way we could have Saeed Ajmal AND a legspinner. It's also surprising how Cricinfo has put Misbah and Faisal Iqbal's name for the No. 5 spot. I think this is no contest, and Misbah wins hands down.

Our bowling does look weak for a Test side. In 2006, it was Mohammad Asif who won us the Test. This year, I don't see a fast bowlers making a significant impression on the batsmen.

Jul 3rd, 2009, 07:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
brahmachari99 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 17, 2005 - 1:03 pm Posts: 1,990	The probables for the Pakistan team, according to Cricinfo are: Pakistan (likely) 1 Salman Butt, 2 Khurram Manzoor, 3 Younis Khan (capt), 4 Mohammad Yousuf, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq / Faisal Iqbal, 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Kamran Akmal (wk), 8 Danish Kaneria / Saeed Ajmal, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Mohammad Aamer, 11 Abdur Rauf What's surprising is the omission of Shahid Afridi. Is he unavailable for the series? If not, then he should've been an automatic selection based on his bowling alone. He earns his place in the team in place of Danish Kaneria. Between Mohammad Aamer and Abdur Rauf, only one should get the cap, and my vote is for Mohammad Aamer. This way we could have Saeed Ajmal AND a legspinner. It's also surprising how Cricinfo has put Misbah and Faisal Iqbal's name for the No. 5 spot. I think this is no contest, and Misbah wins hands down. Our bowling does look weak for a Test side. In 2006, it was Mohammad Asif who won us the Test. This year, I don't see a fast bowlers making a significant impression on the batsmen.