No Place For Shoaib Akhtar In Rashid Latif’s All Time Pakistan ODI XI

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Rashid Latif's All Time Pakistan ODI XI
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So, here is a look at Rashid Latif’s all time Pakistan ODI XI that doesn’t include some big names like Shoaib Akhtar and Amir Sohail.

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Openers

Shane Warne's Greatest- Pakistan XI, Rashid Latif's All Time Pakistan ODI XI
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While Saeed Anwar is part of Rashid Latif’s all time Pakistan ODI XI; there is no place for Saeed’s iconic opening partner i.e. Amir Sohail. Instead the former skipper has opted to select Shahid Afridi who then also serves as the fifth bowling option in the XI.

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Middle Order

Javed Miandad, Rashid Latif's All Time Pakistan ODI XI
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The former wicket-keeper selected a pretty solid middle-order that included legendary batsmen like Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohd. Yousuf.

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All-rounders

Rashid Latif's All Time Pakistan ODI XI
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The 51 year old selected Moin Khan ahead of himself and named Imran Khan as the captain to lead his XI.

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No Place For Shoaib Akhtar

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Rashid Latif selected Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis to lead the fast bowling department. Younis then gets the nod ahead of Shoaib Akhtar. Similarly, he prefers Saqlain Mushtaq ahead of Mushtaq Ahmed as a specialist spinner in his all time Pakistan ODI XI.