Pakistan cricket Team preview, analysis 2015 ICC world cup

Pakistan team 2015 cricket world cup preview and analysis.

Pakistan cricket team will be desperate to repeat the glory of 1992 world cup when they clinched title after defeating England in the final at MCG. They won world cup in these similar conditions of Australia and New Zealand. Once against Pakistan is in Australia/New Zealand to participate in 11th cricket world cup. Misbah-Ul Haq will be leading Pakistan throughout the competition.

Pakistan team 2015 cricket world cup preview and analysis.

Let’s have a look at the world cup squad and key players in Pak team.

Pak world cup squad:

Misbah ul Haq (Captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Younis Khan, Harris Sohail, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Rahat Ali, Ehsan Adil, Sohail Khan and Wahab Riaz.

Key Players: Misbah ul haq, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Umar Akmal

Preview

Let’s analysis and preview Pakistan team batting line-up and bowling for world cup.

Batting

Top Order

In the opening Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez will be there for Pakistan. Both players are n good touch as Hafeez and Shehzad scored fifties in previous ODI against New Zealand in Napier. So both batsmen have capability to score big runs for the side. They had 111 runs opening stand in that match.

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Younis Khan will have responsibility to hold the innings if wickets fall early. He is the most experience player in Pakistan batting order as specialist batsman.

Middle Order

Captain Misbah-ul-haq, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal will be having responsibility to handle pressure in the middle overs and maintain the momentum in match. Misbah will have to go with 6 batsmen including Afridi in it. The fact is new ODI rules will make harder for bowlers to stop runs. So every team needs to have 6 batsmen. In Pakistan side Afridi can bowl ten overs hence Misbah may think to add one more batsman in the line-up.
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See more: Pakistan world cup 2015 fixtures

Bowling

Five bowlers are must but as I discussed above, Pakistan has experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi who can bowl 10 overs for team so we Pak can play with seven batsmen including Shahid. In four bowlers captain can go with 7 feet tall Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Harris Shoail and Ehsan Adil. Obviously Afridi is the most experienced bowler in the side as he played 391 ODIs in which he took 393 wickets. So he’ll be leading bowling attack with Mohammad to lead pace battery.

Pakistan to play their opening match of world cup against arch rivals India on 15 February. What do you think about PAK team, are they favorite to win 2015 cricket world cup?

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