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Celebrated British Chess Grand Master Dr Nigel Short complimented Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq for his composure and patience, key attributes according to him that helped his team to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match test series.
“He’s (Misbah) not flamboyant and fully focused on his job as captain and did it in style,” Short, an avid cricket follower, said.
“Misbah is very cool and composed which impressed me. Pakistan really played smart cricket and I am surprised with England’s mediocre batting,” he said.
“England batting crashed against Ajmal and Rehman like a train despite the presence of top batsmen in the England lineup,” he said.
He added that while the series was turning out to be great for Pakistan and its supporters, the English were clearly not amused.
Short is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Pakistan Chess Players Association (PCPA) as their Guest of Honor for the ongoing Zahiruddin Farooqui Trophy.
Well done Team Pakistan, you have played an excellent series. Now to the furutre, as has been the case with many past teams, I fear that winning brings in-fighting as certain elements in the team start raising their heads and want the control away from the captain for their own personal gains. This is what happened recently with India too, Dhoni vs Sehwag and the results are too obvious. I hope Pakistan team takes a leaf from the Team Pakistan that played under Imran, and dont resort to in-fighting and remain disciplined. Its just the beginning the tough road lies ahead and we have along way to go.
Gentlemen: Misbah-ul-Haque's leadership skills coupled with his controlled passion have been responsible for pakistan's success since he took over the leadership from Shahid Afridi. Misbah has a strategy in place for different scenarios and he implements these strategies on a timely basis. Since Mohsin Khan has been doing a good job as a coach, let this team continue for a while until further notice.
Well done Misbah.
Very right in his comments. The key to success lies in cool approach accompanied by determination and perservance. No doubt Misbah appears to have learnt the knack and fortunately his team mates are doing justice as well. On the whole its team spirit which is doing wonders. Keep it up. Well done. Bravo!
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