Pakistan at Cricket World Cup Player by Player Analysis

Pakistan at Cricket World Cup Player by Player Analysis: Pakistan has announced its 15-man World Cup squad. Misbah-ul-Haq will be serving as the leader of the team while legendary Shahid Afridi will be his vice-captain. There were numerous speculations on who should be in and who should be out? The biggest problem was the position of no. 6 and the inclusion of an all-rounder who could fight alongside Shahid Afridi.

Misbah-ul-Haq will be serving as the leader of the team while legendary Shahid Afridi will be his vice-captain. (Photo Source : ZeeNews.India).

Many names were in circulation which included former Pakistan Captain Shoaib Malik and the newbie Anwar Ali and Bilawal Bhatti. Asad Shafiq was also in contention after performing so well in the on-going Pentangular Cup. Veteran Kamran Akmal was thought to make a comeback but none of the mentioned made it to the final 15.
Fans of a specific country are very vigorous about their team’s chances in mega-events. A team’s prospect to win rests in its player’s individual performances. Like drop by drop makes a pool, player by player makes a collective team effort. We have combined the meticulous data of Pakistan’s representation at the World Cup. The stats include each player’s contribution in Australia and New Zealand as well as in previous world cups.
Most experienced in Australia/New Zealand: Shahid Afridi – 41 matches
Most experienced in World Cups:  Shahid Afridi – 20 matches

Players	Performance in AUS/NZ			Performance in WCs
	Matches	Runs	Wickets	Matches	Runs		Wickets
Misbah-ul-Haq	5	203	-	8	248		-
Ahmed Shehzad	5	188	-	5		44	-
Mohammad Hafeez	12	241	8	10		230	11
Younis Khan	15	262	-	16		306	0
Haris Sohail	First Experience			First Experience
Sohaib Maqsood	First Experience			First Experience
Shahid Afridi	41	891	45	20		209	28
Umar Akmal	11	281	-	7		240	-
Sarfraz Ahmed	1	6	-	First Experience
Ehsan Adil	First Experience			First Experience
Yasir Shah	First Experience			First Experience
Wahab Riaz	4	3	8	5		8	8
Mohammad Irfan	First Experience			First Experience
Junaid Khan	First Experience			First Experience
Sohail Khan	First Experience			First Experience

As many as 8 players will be making their World Cup Debut this year while Shahid Afridi will be playing his 5^th World Cup. Younis Khan will be playing his forth World Cup and Mohammad Hafeez will be playing his 3^rd WC. Captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal will be playing their 2^nd World Cup.