Squad: Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Imran Farhat, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-haq (capt), Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal (wk), Shoaib Malik, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Aizaz Cheema, Wahab Raiz, Umar Gul, Junaid Khan
Standby players: Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammad Talha, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Yasir Shah.
Thats the squad for Sri Lanka in the UAE. It looks like a pretty balanced squad, i feel that the bowling may be just a bit weak. I think Hafeez and Farhat should be used to open, and not taufeeq because he hasnt exactly impressed me nowadays and the other two are good enough. The bowling may be weak because Wahab still hasnt established himself as a test bowler yet and i am hoping that Umar Gul has rediscovered his test form. Aizaz Cheema highly impressed in Zimbabwe so a lot is expected from him, and also of Saeed Ajmal, who has the capibility to bamboozle any batsman.
I think that Adnan Akmal has been clean behind the stumps so far but to me, his batting has not impressed at all, he has batted like a tail ender, he really has to come up with a good innings if he wants to cement his top, otherwise Sarfaraz Ahmad wont mind a call up.
Before, i felt that it was harsh to have dropped Umar Akmal considering how he wasnt really able to perform the Zimbabwe test due to bad luck. But later Mohsin Khan made a statement that they had asked Umar has been asked to work on his batting for longer innings, i totally agree with that statement. He may have reached a century on debut but hasnt impressed much after that.
I support Shoaib Maliks inclusion in the squad and believe that he and Asad Shafiq both should get a fair chance to impress.
Key players: Hafeez, Younis, Ajmal, Gul.
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