Pakistan’s Third T20 Against Bangladesh: Why Misbah-ul-Haq Should Avoid Testing The Bench Strength

Pakistan’s third T20 against Bangladesh at Lahore begins with in the next few hours. There is plenty of talk about testing the bench strength and hence, here is a look at why it is not a good idea.

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A Winning Combination After A Long Time

Pakistan lost every single T20 series that it played during the year 2019. For the first time in a year then, there is finally a team that has just started to win games. Therefore, Misbah-ul-Haq and co. must resist the idea for now and ensure more exposure to the winning combination.

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Plenty Of Inexperience Already

Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Ahsan Ali, Mohd. Hasnain and even Iftikhar Ahmed are somewhat newbies and hence, there is already plenty of inexperience in the first choice eleven. Pakistan then, must look to provide as many games as possible to the current group before looking to experiment in any possible manner.   

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A Need For Consistency

Misbah-ul-Haq has already received plenty of criticism for his haywire selection policies. Therefore, it is alright if for once he allows more consistency in terms of team selection.

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T20s In Ireland The Right Time

Pakistan play T20s in Ireland later in the year and so, that should be the right time to test bench strength and fill positions if any of them are still vacant.

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Maintaining The Top Ranking

Despite a horrendous 2019 in the format, Pakistan is still the top ranked T20 team in the world. A loss against Bangladesh in the final T20 nevertheless can see them go down. So, it is absolutely imperative to play the best side during Pakistan’s third T20 against Bangladesh in order to ensure that Pakistan is able to maintain its top position.