NEW DELHI: There's dependably a quality of capriciousness encompassing the Men in Green. One day they might play like a group had and the one more day hit a nadir. They can direct terms as underdogs and can likewise get destroyed being the top choices. Like dependably, the group has some uncommon ability, yet their fortunes throughout the years have varied in the middle of adoration and mortification. In any case, this is the same particle of vulnerability that makes them enduring darkhorses in any competition they play. Come the 27th of February, when two-time champions Pakistan start their Asia Cup battle against main adversaries India in abundantly anticipated challenge, Shahid Afridi and his men will hope to transcend a hopeless year passed by and get back fit as a fiddle for the up and coming ICC World Twenty20.
Pakistan have slipped drastically in ICC Rankings in the course of the most recent 12 months. Placing things in context, since the 2104-15 season, Pakistan have figured out how to win only three out of eight T20I matches, with several them coming against minnows Zimbabwe and one against Sri Lanka. Other than that, Pakistan have lost matches against real groups such as Australia, England and New Zealand, furthermore an erratic T20I against Bangladesh a year ago. From being one of the best a couple of years prior to drooping to the seventh spot in the T20I rankings, Pakistan have seen a slide that abandons them with much to contemplate in front of two mega T20 competitions. It is additionally one of the essential reasons why the nation's selectors and mentor Waqar Younis decided on a youthful squad for Asia Cup and World T20, in opposition to their prior squads that included a larger number of seniors than adolescents.
Pakistan have four uncapped players - batsmen Khurram Manzoor and Babar Azam, quick bowler Rumman Raees, and allrounder Mohammad Nawaz separated from the prepared Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez and Afridi. The selectors, be that as it may, dropped experienced opener Ahmed Shehzad and veteran pace bowler Umar Gul. On paper, the group looks crude, having little experience. Be that as it may, it was picked remembering a portion of the late exhibitions. Nawaz, Raees and Manzoor have awed in the residential competitions furthermore amid late Pakistan A group visits. Nawaz, a left-arm spinner and left-gave batsman, has officially won two Man-of-the-Match recompenses in the progressing Pakistan Super League in Dubai.
Interestingly, Azam has scored five half-hundreds of years in nine ODIs however he is yet to play a T20I for Pakistan. Pakistan, that just a year ago saw return of worldwide cricket to its dirt since an assault on Sri Lankan group in 2009, got a jolt by the PSL - an alliance in view of the model of the Indian Premier League. The class has given the selectors a great deal of choices to pick among youthful ability, right when they are in the T20 groove.Although Pakistan don't have a steady squad like India, they are constantly equipped for tossing an amazement on subcontinental pitches, which makes them hazardous.
Quick bowler Mohammad Aamir's arrival has additionally been one of the significant positives for Pakistan and his great show in New Zealand will just support the group's certainty. Without spinner Saeed Ajmal, once a top power for Pakistan, and banned Yasir Shah, the onus will be on chief Afridi to lead the group's assault alongside Wahab Riaz, Aamir and Mohammad Irfan.
While their knocking down some pins assault is free from any significant chink, it is their batting that gives a helpless look. Pakistan's batting request has battled against most adversaries and needs profundity. Likewise, playing four newcomers can be a bet that can go in any case. Pakistan's batting will for the most part rely on upon "Educator" Hafeez, Malik and Afridi while they will likewise expect consistency from Umar Akmal and Sarfaraz Ahmed. In spite of these weaknesses, Pakistan remains an intense risk and a top contender for the Asia Cup trophy.
SQUAD: Shahid Afridi (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nawaz, Khurram Manzoor, Rumman Raees
Mentor: Waqar Younis
Qualities: Fast bowlers
Shortcoming: Inconsistent batting and poor handling
CHANCES: With flightiness being their real weapon, don't be amazed on the off chance that they achieve the last
Apparatuses
February 27: Pakistan versus India
February 29: Pakistan v TBD
Walk second: Bangladesh v Pakistan
Walk fourth: Pakistan v Sri Lanka.
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