As the World Cup squads of 1999 and 2003 highlighted, captains made sure all basis were covered and the all-rounders picked were genuinely good with both bat and ball. This meant at the 1999 World Cup, Pakistan sometimes went into a match with six quality bowlers: Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq and Azhar Mahmood. The 99 squad, some argue, was the best Pakistan had ever fielded as far as overall depth was concerned.
Wicket-keepers. Not that Kamran Akmal was the greatest, but there was a time when Pakistan had a genuine glovemen in the squad. Moin Khan and Rashid Latif were exceptional with the gloves but when it mattered they almost always scored a useful cameo. Kamran was once perhaps a much better batsman than the two but his performances behind the stumps were terrible to say the least.
Umar Akmal, who's enormously talented with the bat but seldom fires, is the preferred choice nowadays which makes him seem like a half-and-half. He should ideally take the number three spot in the batting order and that must be his only responsibility in the team. Otherwise Sarfraz Ahmed should be in the side and and Umar must make way for another batsman.
