Biggest Cricket Tournaments The World Cup With less than two weeks left for the start of the tournament and almost all the teams participating in the tournament have announced their squads, Pakistan is yet to finalize its squad.
Like Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are yet to announce their squads.
Although Asia Cup PCB and captain announcing the team for Babur Azam had made it clear that the World Cup team will be more or less the same but the worst performance in the Asia Cup has not only weakened the morale of the team but also affected the team combination.
The team that looked very confident about their squad and performance till a month ago is now suffering from restlessness and anxiety.
Does the team suffer from any factionalism?
Traditionally, every defeat of the Pakistani team has been attributed to groupism and irresponsibility, but for the past one year, all the members of the team under the leadership of Babar Azam have been strongly denying that there was any foul play. Differences or grouping.
Babar Azam, who was made captain in place of Sarfraz Ahmed and Azhar Ali, quickly dominated the affairs of the team. He has never been an individual target of criticism due to his outstanding performance but has been heavily criticized for his decisions as captain and the involvement of players.
On the other hand, some sources were reporting the heat between Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah in the team meeting, but the participation of Shaheen Shah in the wedding and the picture of Babar Azam with him has curbed the misunderstandings to a great extent. An opening batsman is being suspected of divulging the details of the meeting to the media for his own benefit.
Trouble for fast bowlers
The biggest problem for the Pakistan team at the moment is the shortage of fast bowlers. The sudden injury of Naseem Shah has caused a stir in the team. Naseem Shah is Pakistan’s most important bowler and his bowling excellence and skill over the last one year has made him an early need in the team. His absence has damaged the combination of fast bowlers but also his replacement is not available.
The team’s think tank wants to pick between Hasan Ali and Zaman Khan. Hasan Ali has not played for Pakistan for the last 14 months. He has also been injured but has brought back his form by representing Warwickshire in county cricket but the selectors are not confident.
Zaman Khan is inexperienced and is yet to understand the big tournament environment.
Mohammad Hasnain and Ehsanullah could be substitutes but both are unavailable due to their fitness.
If Haris Rauf also gets injured, Pakistan’s fast bowling will depend entirely on Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Spinners also out of form
An Indian and a Pakistani fan during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23, 2022 (William West/AFP)
The Pakistan team was aware that the World Cup was to be played this year and the spinners would have a special role, but due to wrong planning and playing too much franchise cricket, the experienced Shadab Khan has become ineffective while the specialist sniper Usama Mir. Despite being unable to play much.
Shadab Khan’s worst performance in the Asia Cup has made the selectors think that he should be dropped. However, he is still on the flight to India.
Mohammad Nawaz will be effective in India but for unknown reasons he gets very little bowling.
Iftikhar Ahmed is a part-time off-spinner but is now bowling more frequently. Perhaps he will be Pakistan’s leading spinner but there are not many expectations due to the lack of variety in his bowling.
Some sources are reporting the inclusion of Abrar Ahmed but no final change has been considered yet. Abrar Ahmed is known as the mystery sniper. Will their secret hand work in India now or not?
Lack of consistency among the batsmen
A string of defeats in the Asia Cup has proved that Pakistan’s batsmen lack consistency.
Fakhar Zaman’s constant failure in opening has increased the burden on the batting. He is unable to score runs but with that his reflexes are also slow now, but the management wants to feed him.
Imam-ul-Haq also plays one good innings and two bad innings. This is the situation of Muhammad Rizwan and Salman Agha.
Faheem Ashraf, who plays as an all-rounder in the team, is a batsman and not a bowler. In spite of obligatory performance in both the fields, some have approved.
There is a Babar Azam who plays consistently but also falters on crucial occasions.
Batting Combination Danvan Doll
Despite the failure of batting, Pakistan team management is still unable to realize that there is a dire need for an authentic batsman after Babar Azam. Mohammad Rizwan is yet to do justice to his batting at No.4, while the rest of the batsmen consider themselves all-rounders, with their lack of focus affecting their batting.
Despite the presence of Saud Shakeel in the squad, not being fed to him can be a satisfaction to someone, but it is definitely not in the interest of the team.
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The officials of the Pakistan team will have to think whether the announcement of the team with this delay is strengthening the rival teams or not.
All the countries including India have finalized their teams and now the two teams are ready for battle but Pakistan is a victim of sometimes yes and sometimes no. The bad performance of Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf has created pressure to drop them, but the captain does not want it and differences are arising due to this decision.
Pakistan are scheduled to begin their tour of India in the next few days but with the names of the team members yet to be finalised, the tour looks to be tough and sensitive right from the start.
Pakistan has to play its first match against the Netherlands, thanks to whom Pakistan reached the semi-finals of the last T20 World Cup, but Pakistan’s real match will be held on October 14 in Ahmedabad, where the Indian team will play their first match after 12 years. She will play in the one-day match against Pakistan on the mainland.
The situation of the board with the Pakistan team is also in a state of anxiety. Interim Chairman Zaka Ashraf has remained the owner of black and white without any privilege, but a letter from the relevant ministry in the past few days has shaken the heads of the board.
The uncertainty and lack of confidence has left the board officials as well as the players wondering which side of the scales they should go for.
Due to not signing the central contract, there is some tension between the board and the players and if all these factors continue, the performance of the Pakistan team in the World Cup may go beyond disappointment.
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