Sri Lanka Tour of the UAE and Pakistan - September/October 2017

[Rehan_24]

As a whole Sarfraz is wasting himself at No.06

He is for sure, Ever since He became captain he has been looked quite under pressure for his own batting performance. He should take the lead from his batting to lead from the front, As much as the talent he posses he can contribute more value to the team if he comes up the order a bit. Although, I don't see him as an Opener after Imam-ul-Haq knocks considering Imam and Fakhar are two specialist openers. There is no place for Imad but he is in the head of the captain and coach I believe and you can't get rid of him till he makes you lose one thousand matches apparently. Also, Fakhar needs to forget about CT final now and start performing more consistently than what he is doing. Imam looked to me more compact and sensible in his approach towards batting relative to Fakhar. I feel Fakhar needs to improve a lot

In the next ODI tour, the selection will matter a lot as well. If Azhar would be back so you will make him open with Fakhar? You can either distort this wonderful talent or you can manage them well to achieve great results. Got only two options.

 

[Aoun13]

In defense of Sarfraz, He is a wicket keeper and thus its an added pressure to bat in top order, keep wickets and then lead a team like Pakistan. But I feel once the team gets settle, he will come in the top order.
As far Imam is concerned, he has few critical issues similar to Fakhar and both of these opener will have a long low scoring period unless they work extra hard on those issues. We can only afford one such opener for now and to me that is Fakhar, he just need a solid head on the other end.

 

[Rehan_24]

I'd still back Shehzad as an opener with either Fakhar/Imam. As far as Sarfraz goes, I'd like to see him bat at No. 5 rather than opening, Opening should be done by specialists until or unless Sarfraz regain that opening confidence once again. You are right, things will get better in time. Insha'ALLAH

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

I'd still back Shehzad as an opener

No, he's had his chances, and he failed.

 

[Velocity]

No, he's had his chances, and he failed.

He did okay in the T20 series against world xi so naturally he might be picked.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

He did okay in the T20 series against world xi so naturally he might be picked.

According to some internal sources that reported to a few local news channels here in Pakistan, he WILL be picked at least for the first Twenty20.

Shame.

 

[Rehan_24]

He has been mishandled tremendously. I believe he needs more confidence. He was your established batsman until mishandled by Waqar Younis big time.

 

[Perfect Square]

I think after he got hit on head. He is not looking the vintage Shehzad anymore...

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

I think after he got married, He is not looking the vintage Shehzad anymore...

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Format changes team changes but Lanka's performance remains the same.

 

[Perfect Square]

Format changes team changes but Lanka's performance remains the same.

Perhaps they need to do what England did after CWC15.

 

[Velocity]

Perhaps they need to do what England did after CWC15.

Except England had exceptionally great white ball players, and there isn't much talent in SL that's as great as England's

 

[Ahmad94]

I think after he got married, He is not looking the vintage Shehzad anymore...

Funnily enough, the opposite happened for Shoaib Malik

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

 

[CerealKiller]

Malik is a gem. What a player. Too bad he was so inconsistent in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Could've been a true legend.