- Ahmed Shehzad picked his all-time Pakistan XI.
- He did not include current players.
- He chose Saeed Anwar and Majid Khan as openers.
During a show on local channel, the 32-year-old opted not to include any present-day cricketers, explaining his choices.
For the opening duo, he chose Saeed Anwar and Majid Khan.
"Saeed Anwar is everyone’s favourite who used to play everywhere across the ground.
“I have watched many of Majid Khan’s videos and he looked a stylish batter. He has many records while playing in his era,” he remarked.
His middle-order selections were Zaheer Abbas, Younis Khan, Javed Miandad, and Shahid Afridi, with Moin Khan as the wicket-keeper.
"He [Zaheer Abbas} was pleasing to the eye, the cover drive was great and used to dominate the bowlers. Younis Khan was a hard-working player with very good stats. Having him in any side is icing on the cake.
"I know I have placed him below but how can I miss Javed Miandad.? Growing up watching him play, I had to adjust to him somewhere in my team.
“Shahid Afridi is the batter who can hit sixes and bowl spin. It was a tough call but for wicketkeeper-spot but Moin Khan used to take neat takes with ball going smoothly in his gloves,” he asserted.
His bowling lineup includes ‘Doosra’ pioneer Saqlain Mushtaq, Wasim Akram, Mohammad Zahid, and Shoaib Akhtar.
"Saqlain has won us matches and has great stats.
“It’s impossible if someone is playing in their childhood and are not following Wasim Akram and his achievements,” he commented on the selection.
“Zahid played very little cricket and I remember once Brian Lara said, he is the fastest I have ever played,” he continued.
Ahmed Shehzad’s all-time Pakistan XI
Saeed Anwar, Majid Khan, Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Moeen Khan (wk), Saqlain Mushtaq, Wasim Akram, Mohammad Zahid, Shoaib Akhtar.[embedpost slug = "/babar-rizwan-play-for-their-own-records-ahmed-shehzad/"]
