Pakistan got a blow just before the start of ODI world cup as Naseem Shah got injured. Hassan Ali was included in place of injured Naseem Shah. Pakistan bowling is stable but its there batting that is inconsistent and not performing. We saw in Asia Cup Pakistan batters failing miserably throughout. Pakistan batting is heavily relying on Babar Azam and if Babar fails to deliver the rest of batters also fail to deliver.
Hasan Ali is not in good form recently. They have included Mohammad Wasim Jr. as well in the squad, while Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf are likely to open the bowling for Pakistan. Spin department will be led by Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan. Overall, Pakistan bowling looks quite decent even without Naseem Shah, but there are gaps here and there. And in the batting department, apart from Babar Azam, senior players such as Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman also need to step up their game.