World Cup Questions Answered As Pakistan Lose ODI Series To Australia

The men in green were thrashed again by the Aussie boys in UAE yesterday. Hence, the third straight defeat in the 5 match series means that Pakistan lose ODI series to Australia. Nevertheless, since the tour was being used to have a look at the bench strength; here is a look at some key world cup questions that have been answered during entire practice.

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Hasnain and Junaid Khan Can’t Bowl At The Death

Both Mohd. Hasnain and Junaid Khan opened the bowling for Pakistan yesterday. While Hasnain didn’t bowl well throughout the game after impressing with his pace in the previous ODI; Junaid was pretty decent with the new ball. However, despite years and years of experience the left-arm fast medium still couldn’t deliver during the death overs. Hence, if Pakistan is to select any one of them in the world cup squad then it is important to know that one might not be effective during the later stages of a game owing to inexperience and the other because of lack of pace.

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Pakistan Can Do Without Abbas, Yasir and Amir

Mohd. Abbas, Yasir Shah and Mohd. Amir have all been pretty ordinary during the series and therefore, have failed to show good ODI from. Thus, Pakistan can actually do without them during the mega event if their current form persists.

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Will Have To Play Both Imad and Shadab In The Eleven

You need spinners to be bowling in ODIs. With Mohd. Hafeez’s fitness in doubt and Harris Sohail unpredictable; Pakistan it seems will eventually, have little choice but to play both Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan in their playing elevens ahead of a specialist batsman during the event.

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Shan Masood Still Not The Man To Replace Fakhar Zaman

There are two games still to go but Shan Masood is yet to prove that he is actually the man capable of replacing Fakhar Zaman. Hence, he might still be part of the squad but the probability of him making it to the playing eleven at least during the early half of the tournament remains slim.

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Umar Akmal Not The Man You Want To Have Onboard

Umar Akmal has done during the tour what he has done all his career. Despite two years of wilderness, he still is a batsman capable of scoring an odd 30 or 40 and occasionally a 50. The middle-order batsman still lacks the temperament and hence, is just not the man you want to have on board.