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Originally Posted by Fazal
India is suffering from too many so called superstars in one team. neither the team can drop them, nor the team can afford to carry too many dead woods in the same team. End result :total Dhoppash.
On the other hand, in immergence of Junaid, Irfan and (in a way) S. Malik replacing Afridi made this bowling side more stronger. And jamshed is a real stud, stabilizing the operner slot. However this PAK team is not without anyy weakness. The middle order (#3, #4, #5) is filled with wrong type of batsman, In a batting pitch, if theeir opener falls quickly, this middle order is not capable to get runs with decent RR, two of them is ok ... but three of them one after another? Its too much...that the only weakness in this team I see ..... there is no excuse scoring only 250 after getting 140 for 0 with a RR close to 6....
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You hit the nail on the head. Indian selectors are giving the excuse of these players having good past records and these players winning the WC. The problem is these guys are all out of form and Kohli was bailing them out with his to form. As soon as he cools down, you see how how weak this batting lineup is. It's time to shake up this side and let the regulars know that they have to take their places seriously and not for granted.
As for Pakistan, they look a very strong side. Good pacers complimented by very good spinners make them dangerous. Batting needs to improve for sure. Jamshed has been a great find. However, it's inexcusable to have a guy like Umar Akmal riding the bench. He needs to be in the lineup. Have Azhar, Misbah, and Younis focus on Tests. They should focus on long term and have the likes of Asad, Umar, Hammad and Fawad in the lineup. Sort term they could hurt but long term they could really benefit.