Asia Cup 2012

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how come poor selection for sarfaraz?? how do youknow he cant bat, have you checked his domestic record??

and really imran nazir?? did you check his ODI record?? average of 24.61

source: Imran Nazir | Pakistan Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

sarfaraz his a good wicket keeper,his average is 43.22 in domestic, lets see if you can argue

So you wanna check Wicket keeper vs Wick keeper huh?

From Cricinfo

ODIs

Sarfraz Ahmed
ODIs 15 9 2 87 24 12.42 = Average

Adnan Akmal
ODIs 5 4 1 62 27 20.66 = Average

Kamran Akmal
ODIs 137 120 14 2924 124 27.58 = Average

Umar Akmal
ODIs 58 51 7 1674 102* 38.04 = Average

First Class/Domestic doesnt matter. There is different pressure in Inernational cricket.

 

[Edevelop]

...Qasim said that the Asia Cup would be Sarfraz's last chance to seal his place in the Pakistan team. "It's our inability that we don't have a batting wicketkeeper but this would be the last chance for [Sarfraz Ahmed] to step up and do well with the bat. Otherwise, after the series, we are starting the talent hunt for an all-round wicketkeeper."....

Asia Cup 2012: Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed in Pakistan squad | Cricket News | Asia Cup | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Shivani Malhotra]

...Qasim said that the Asia Cup would be Sarfraz's last chance to seal his place in the Pakistan team. "It's our inability that we don't have a batting wicketkeeper but this would be the last chance for [Sarfraz Ahmed] to step up and do well with the bat. Otherwise, after the series, we are starting the talent hunt for an all-round wicketkeeper."....

Asia Cup 2012: Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed in Pakistan squad | Cricket News | Asia Cup | ESPN Cricinfo

& I am sure kamran Akmal ll be back after Asia Cup

 

[Hyde]

There is no need to fight on Wicket keeper really... seems like Misbah will stick with Umar Akmal on limited overs game in order to play one extra batsmen. So whomsoever is going accompany the squad is probably reserved for unforeseen circumstances.

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& I am sure kamran Akmal ll be back after Asia Cup

I think it was unfair to drop Kamran Akmal from all squads. He was a better T-20 player and must be allowed to play as a batsmen wicket keeper in T-20. He was probably more useful than Umar Akmal in this format of the game. He sucks big time in Test cricket and up to certain extents in ODI's as well. For T-20s i guess he played a pivotal role in winning the T-20 World cup for Pakistan and must be playing in this shorter format of the game.

If we had better replacement for Kamran that would be another option...

 

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& I am sure kamran Akmal ll be back after Asia Cup

He may not be the best keeper but seriously how often does a person gets to catch a ball?

BPL 2012 Most Runs: Look at the first 3 leaders


Most runs
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Ahmed Shehzad 12 12 2 486 113* 48.60 312 155.76 1 4 1 46 25
(Barisal Burners)
Imran Nazir 11 11 2 390 75 43.33 250 156.00 0 4 0 38 18
(Dhaka Gladiators)
Kamran Akmal 10 10 1 356 82 39.55 247 144.12 0 5 1 43 16
(Sylhet Royals)
BJ Hodge 12 11 3 346 70* 43.25 263 131.55 0 3 2 30 18
(Barisal Burners)
DR Smith 11 11 3 346 103* 43.25 252 137.30 1 2 1 22 20
(Khulna Royal Bengals)
Nasir Jamshed 10 10 2 328 86* 41.00 248 132.25 0 3 1 32 10
(Chittagong Kings)
PD Trego 9 9 1 311 68* 38.87 272 114.33 0 3 0 28 5
(Sylhet Royals)
Azhar Mahmood 11 11 2 298 77* 33.11 208 143.26 0 2 0 35 11
(Dhaka Gladiators)
CH Gayle 5 5 2 288 116 96.00 154 187.01 2 0 0 19 26
(Barisal Burners)
Shakib Al Hasan 11 11 4 280 86* 40.00 200 140.00 0 1 1 29 7
(Khulna Royal Bengals)
S Chanderpaul 10 10 2

Sorry for poor organization. If you are confused, here is a clear source
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/bangl...most_runs_career.html?id=7188;type=tournament

 

[Edevelop]

Ahmed Shehzad

First Class
First-class 39 65 3 2805 254 45.24 = average

T20 (BPL)
12 matches, 486 runs, average 48.60, one 100, four 50s
A figure of $50,000 seemed a little too much next to Ahmed Shehzad's name when Barisal Burners picked him. But 486 runs later, it seems like a steal given what several more expensive players have done.

Shehzad slammed four fifties in the league stage but his contributions were telling and crucial after Chris Gayle left. He struck 60 in the next innings and followed it up with important contributions. In the semi-final, Shehzad was on fire, hitting 113 off just 49 balls. When he got out in the final, it was half the game won for the Dhaka Gladiators.

ODIs:
ODIs 19 19 1 477 115 26.50 = average

 

[WAQAS119]

If anybody is looking for results, please see below:

Bangladesh < Pakistan < India < Srilanka.

This is how it will go. No need to watch and boil your blood over it.

Fitting reply for world's worst post ever.

 

[Areesh]

18 March is the only date I care for. Who cares about Asia cup anyways???

 

[W.11]

So you wanna check Wicket keeper vs Wick keeper huh?

From Cricinfo

ODIs

Sarfraz Ahmed
ODIs 15 9 2 87 24 12.42 = Average

Adnan Akmal
ODIs 5 4 1 62 27 20.66 = Average

Kamran Akmal
ODIs 137 120 14 2924 124 27.58 = Average

Umar Akmal
ODIs 58 51 7 1674 102* 38.04 = Average

First Class/Domestic doesnt matter. There is different pressure in Inernational cricket.

so you want kamran akmal in the squad again?? :epic face palm:

sarfraz has only played games on and off the scene, he is never given proper chance to settle down he comes at number 6 where he should be coming at middle order, adnan akmal has dropped dollies every body knows why he is being replaced, he cant stump, have you seen how sarfraz jayawardene stumping brought pakistan back into the winning position?

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Its about time when we might need to find replacement for Asad Shafiq as well... he hasn't been consistent in his performance and we cannot rely upon him

ohh well yeah so why not younus khan,misbah, umar akmal, hafeez, i think we need to remove every batsmen then

in last odi he made 65

 

[Syed Naved]

This was announced and finalized today:

Pakistan squad for Asia Cup
Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Hammad Azam, Asad Shafiq, Shahid Afridi, Azhar Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Wahab Riaz.
In: Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed.
Out: Shoaib Malik, Imran Farhat, Adnan Akmal.
Reserves: Ahmed Shehzad, Rahat Ali, Bilawal Bhatti, Afaq Rahim.

This is poor selection. Why the heck did they pick Sarfraz? This man cannot bat.
Also i think Imran Nazir should have been included.in the squad at least and Ahmed Shehzad should be brought up as a opener.

I also astonished ! Imran Nazir must be included, whats PCB doing !!

 

[W.11]

Ahmed Shehzad

First Class
First-class 39 65 3 2805 254 45.24 = average

T20 (BPL)
12 matches, 486 runs, average 48.60, one 100, four 50s
A figure of $50,000 seemed a little too much next to Ahmed Shehzad's name when Barisal Burners picked him. But 486 runs later, it seems like a steal given what several more expensive players have done.

Shehzad slammed four fifties in the league stage but his contributions were telling and crucial after Chris Gayle left. He struck 60 in the next innings and followed it up with important contributions. In the semi-final, Shehzad was on fire, hitting 113 off just 49 balls. When he got out in the final, it was half the game won for the Dhaka Gladiators.

ODIs:
ODIs 19 19 1 477 115 26.50 = average

26 is a pathetic average in ODIs

 

[Super Falcon]

i need kamran akmal and Mohammad sami back im not impressed with wahab selection becoz he dont have pace like sami and he dont have in swinger to right handers which is main ingrediant of left arm fast bowler without it left armer is nuts and he is out of touch too i never picked him even in A team unless he had good variation and specially in dipper and in swinger to right handers without it he is useless and indian will milk him he did well against india in semi final and when in last overs where batters were hitting and bowl was reversed too and in his open overs he given alot of runs so he is big question mark for me

 

[Shivani Malhotra]

There is no need to fight on Wicket keeper really... seems like Misbah will stick with Umar Akmal on limited overs game in order to play one extra batsmen. So whomsoever is going accompany the squad is probably reserved for unforeseen circumstances.

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I think it was unfair to drop Kamran Akmal from all squads. He was a better T-20 player and must be allowed to play as a batsmen wicket keeper in T-20. He was probably more useful than Umar Akmal in this format of the game. He sucks big time in Test cricket and up to certain extents in ODI's as well. For T-20s i guess he played a pivotal role in winning the T-20 World cup for Pakistan and must be playing in this shorter format of the game.

If we had better replacement for Kamran that would be another option...

There is no problem with his batting, in fact he is a good batsmen but the real problem is with his keeping skills.

 

[W.11]

He may not be the best keeper but seriously how often does a person gets to catch a ball?

OKhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

have you ever heard, catches win matches?

how often??, so the wicket keepers must not be even present, utlize some extra bowler instead

dude how dumb can you get seriously?

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

Can anybody paste schedule of match