Micromax Asia Cup Twenty20 - Bangladesh 2016

[Aravind.]

I vow to never watch a single cricket game involving Pakistan cricket team until they beat India in a World Cup match. (At this point it seems like never!). And any domestic Pakistani cricket game with the exception of the PSL final.

That's too much. Keep Calm & Believe in Pakistan.

 

[Rehan_24]

Its mostly the batsmen to blame, The bowlers bowled brilliantly and Afridi did fine captaincy in terms of bowling changes, but there are some problems with selection like inducting Anwar Ali prefering over Wahab Riaz and Muhammad Nawaz, and changing your batting order suddenly instead of going with the same line-up which they had against UAE.

Looks like I am repeating it for the millionth time that Pakistan's debacle is all because of making decisions in hurry in the selection process and doing immense experimentations with the final line-up and batting order. You got to give your players confidence and back them.

More importantly, Pakistani public is very much influenced with Media (Who has their own agendas), There is a full-fledge campaign going on in the Media to displace Shahid Afridi from the team and as a captain, Lots of ex-players don't like him for their own personal reasons and they are becoming victim of the Media hype. Media of subcontinent particularly sells sensation and they have their own monetary benefits and agendas. We the nation need to have control on over emotions. Now there is a debate going on that Shoaib Malik or Sarfraz can captain the side in the World Cup... lol.... This is awfully funny.... One can either laugh or cry in these kinds of stupid and hasty decisions....

As far as my suggestion goes for World T20, Just back your team, do some minor tweaks in the World T20 squad and carry on with your team and back it. The most responsibility lies towards PCB who is giving foolish statements on captaincy put all blame on the players with tweets. How un-professional they can be.... Najam Sethi tweeted yesterday that a hard ACTION should be taken whoever is responsible......

Is this criminal case going on? Come-on, Learn from other teams. Indian team looses under captaincy of Dhoni many a times, They have lost tournaments, matches over all those years but they never changed their captain, nor they did drastic changes in the squad. You got to be consistent and give enough confidence.

I would be regretfully saying that yesterday night after the match, All Pakistani News channels were filled with cricketing talk shows inviting Ex-Pakistani Players, and literally all were bashing the coach and the captain bitterly at this stage when World Cup is so near, while an Indian Ex-Player Ajay Jadeja on PTV Sports looked to me most sensible in his views. He said that this is your team and you have to back these guys and don't do drastic changes. His views were very constructive while players like Javed Miandad were very emotional.

Its a pity, There should be a difference of emotions between general public and a person who knows Cricket. Ex-players are most interested in their turns as coaches or role in the board rather than sincere with the Pakistan Cricket. Thats majority not everyone is included ofcourse

 

[Targaryen]

Its mostly the batsmen to blame, The bowlers bowled brilliantly and Afridi did fine captaincy in terms of bowling changes, but there are some problems with selection like inducting Anwar Ali prefering over Wahab Riaz and Muhammad Nawaz, and changing your batting order suddenly instead of going with the same line-up which they had against UAE.

Looks like I am repeating it for the millionth time that Pakistan's debacle is all because of making decisions in hurry in the selection process and doing immense experimentations with the final line-up and batting order. You got to give your players confidence and back them.

More importantly, Pakistani public is very much influenced with Media (Who has their own agendas), There is a full-fledge campaign going on in the Media to displace Shahid Afridi from the team and as a captain, Lots of ex-players don't like him for their own personal reasons and they are becoming victim of the Media hype. Media of subcontinent particularly sells sensation and they have their own monetary benefits and agendas. We the nation need to have control on over emotions. Now there is a debate going on that Shoaib Malik or Sarfraz can captain the side in the World Cup... lol.... This is awfully funny.... One can either laugh or cry in these kinds of stupid and hasty decisions....

As far as my suggestion goes for World T20, Just back your team, do some minor tweaks in the World T20 squad and carry on with your team and back it. The most responsibility lies towards PCB who is giving foolish statements on captaincy put all blame on the players with tweets. How un-professional they can be.... Najam Sethi tweeted yesterday that a hard ACTION should be taken whoever is responsible......

Is this criminal case going on? Come-on, Learn from other teams. Indian team looses under captaincy of Dhoni many a times, They have lost tournaments, matches over all those years but they never changed their captain, nor they did drastic changes in the squad. You got to be consistent and give enough confidence.

I would be regretfully saying that yesterday night after the match, All Pakistani News channels were filled with cricketing talk shows inviting Ex-Pakistani Players, and literally all were bashing the coach and the captain bitterly at this stage when World Cup is so near, while an Indian Ex-Player Ajay Jadeja on PTV Sports looked to me most sensible in his views. He said that this is your team and you have to back these guys and don't do drastic changes. His views were very constructive while players like Javed Miandad were very emotional.

Its a pity, There should be a difference of emotions between general public and a person who knows Cricket. Ex-players are most interested in their turns as coaches or role in the board rather than sincere with the Pakistan Cricket. Thats majority not everyone is included ofcourse

Agreed. Pakistan is a very good side with some good players who can turn over the game within an over or two.

We can't blame people or media for criticizing the team's performance and captaincy. The same happened when we (India) lost 5-match test against England in 2011, Test series against Aus in 2012 ,WT20 in 2012 & 2014, SA vs Ind tour 2015 (ODI & T20I)etc…. How can we forget the people's angry agendas against Virat & Anushka after losing semis of WC2015. It is an ongoing process which we cannot negotiate or try to negotiate. Once the team gets momentum, they start praising the captaincy and team's performace and even go to airports to congratulate the team with a bouquet of flowers. If they lose, throw stones at the player's residence who is responsible for that loss.

Board must take a strict action by dropping few players who are responsible and not the whole team. I'm pretty much happy with Dhoni because he is the only captain to win all the trophies of ICC. Even though the team has lost some series recently, Dhoni was the one to stand firm and back his players. It is the responsibility of the captain to back his players. Captain plays an important role in team selection. It is not the fault of board of selectors alone. Even captain is equally responsible. Again, team should be backed by captain and captain should be backed by the board.

Afridi should stick to a combination and try to work on it. It is a kind of funny thing where the captain is still finding right combination of WT20 prior to a week of commencement of the tournment.

Its all over for Pakistan (in term of experimenting team combination). They need to build a team which can perform even in pressure. You can't always depend on Malik or Sarfraz. Each player should understand their role in the team and play accordingly.

Good luck Pakistan - Selectors, Team, Players, Captain and ultimately - the pakistani fans.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

The only positive record Pakistan has that they haven't been beaten by South Africa or New Zealand in WT20. :v

 

[Aravind.]

Umar Akmal is the Pakistan's best batsman, he should be given some backing to bat at 3. I don't know why the F**K he is batting too low all the time.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Umar Akmal is the Pakistan's best batsman, he should be given some backing to bat at 3. I don't know why the F**K he is batting too low all the time.

Exactly, after the game against UAE, Umar Akmal said that the lowest position He wants to play is No. 4. I hope You remember the World Twenty20 game against Australia in 2014, when Umar and Kamran Akmal rescued Pakistan from 2 for 10 odd runs to take them to 197. Only because Umar was playing at No. 4. He scored 94/96 runs in that innings, and after that, Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid praised him because that was a risk free, classy innings.

Rahul Dravid said that if Pakistan doesn't play Umar Akmal at No. 4, then they are doing injustice to him. They are ruining their future, and a potential talent. And, guess what? The motherfreakin' Pakistan team management, selectors and captain still haven't opened their eyes after that majestic knock.

 

[zwarrior]

Shakib Al Hasan reprimanded for stump strike, level 1 breach | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Shakib Al Hasan reprimanded for stump strike, level 1 breach | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

This was completely expected.

 

[Aravind.]

Exactly, after the game against UAE, Umar Akmal said that the lowest position He wants to play is No. 4. I hope You remember the World Twenty20 game against Australia in 2014, when Umar and Kamran Akmal rescued Pakistan from 2 for 10 odd runs to take them to 197. Only because Umar was playing at No. 4. He scored 94/96 runs in that innings, and after that, Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid praised him because that was a risk free, classy innings.

Rahul Dravid said that if Pakistan doesn't play Umar Akmal at No. 4, then they are doing injustice to him. They are ruining their future, and a potential talent. And, guess what? The motherfreakin' Pakistan team management, selectors and captain still haven't opened their eyes after that majestic knock.

Yes I always feel Kamran & Umar doesn't get enough credits they deserve, especially Umar. The following is the best team according to me to play T20.

Sharjeel Khan
Mohammad Hafeez
Umar Akmal
Shoaib Malik
Sarfaraz Ahmed
Kamran Akmal
Shahid Afridi
Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Irfan/Raza Hasan/Ajmal
Junaid Khan

Btw what happened to Raza Hasan ?

Umar played this gem in 2009, surely he was not backed well.

 

[AliB]

New t20 kit the blues!

 

[Aravind.]

It looks so shit, nike sucks.

 

[AliB]

It looks so shit, nike sucks.

Exactly, I was hoping adidas to take over. But they renewed Nike..

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Btw what happened to Raza Hasan ?

He got banned by PCB for taking banned drugs in a domestic match.

Yes I always feel Kamran & Umar doesn't get enough credits they deserve, especially Umar. The following is the best team according to me to play T20.

Sharjeel Khan
Mohammad Hafeez
Umar Akmal
Shoaib Malik
Sarfaraz Ahmed
Kamran Akmal
Shahid Afridi
Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Irfan/Raza Hasan/Ajmal
Junaid Khan

That's a good line-up, but I think Kamran Akmal should be used as an opener only if He comes in the side. Also, I would prefer Ahmed Shehzad over Sharjeel Khan despite his inconsistency. And, JUNAID NEEDS TO BE IN THE TEAM!

God, why didn't the selectors send him to Bangladesh for Asia Cup? Instead, they opted to send Khurram Manzoor and Mohammad Sami?

This, for Me, is the squad we should have for the 2016 World Twenty20 in India if we are any close to standing a chance of winning it;

1. Ahmed Shehzad
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Umar Akmal
4. Shoaib Malik
   
5. Sarfaraz Ahmed
6. Shahid Afridi (I would totally drop him but I can't because He's our captain)
   
7. Imad Wasim
8. Wahab Riaz
   
9. Mohammad Aamir
   
10. Mohammad Irfan
    
11. Junaid Khan

- - Benched players - -

Babar Azam
Haris Sohail (Why haven't I seen more of him after the series against NZ in Oct/Nov, 2015)?
Saeed Ajmal (Even with a renewed and less effective bowling action, He is better than most of the current Pakistani spinners. He just needs more confidence.)
Aamer Yamin (We really haven't heard of him much, but He's played a few match winning innings for Pakistan in minor tours. He is the best replacement for Shahid Afridi. He can bowl, He can bat in a way that makes him a match-finisher, and He says his idol is Abdul Razzaq. His bowling style says the same, He literally is a clone of Abdul Razzaq. And god, we need a Abdul Razzaq).

Umar played this gem in 2009, surely he was not backed well.

It was only his third ODI, and He was only 20 back then!

 

[Saroj padhy]

All the benched players deserves a chance against UAE.
But i don't think its gonna happen.

 

[zwarrior]

I will be disappointed if bhajji doesn't play today's match. He hasn't played against Aussies, Lanka and so far in Asia cup. I seriously want him to play today. He is a good bowler in this format and doesn't deserve to sit out for so many matches.