Stylish Windies floor Pakistan to enter semis
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DHAKA: Defending champions West Indies charged into the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a spectacular 84-run win over Pakistan in a key Super-10 match in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The West Indies recovered from a top-order meltdown to post 166-6 after electing to take first strike, before three wickets each by spin twins Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine skittled Pakistan for 82 in 17.5 overs.
The West Indies, who finished second behind unbeaten India in group two, will clash with group one champions Sri Lanka in the first semi-final in Dhaka on Thursday.
India, who won all their four league matches, meet South Africa at the same venue on Friday.
The final will take place in Dhaka on Sunday.
It was the first time Pakistan, finalists in the inaugural World T20 in 2007 and champions in 2009, failed to reach the knock-out rounds in the five editions of the tournament.
The West Indies slumped to 81-5 before skipper Darren Sammy and Dwayne Bravo led a dramatic rescue act by adding 71 for the sixth wicket off just 32 balls.
Bravo smashed four sixes and two fours in a 26-ball 46, while Sammy remained unbeaten on 42 off 20 balls that contained five fours and two sixes.
The West Indies plundered 71 runs in the last four overs, taking 21 runs in the 18th bowled by seamer Umar Gul and 24 in the 19th by off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.
Pakistan never recovered after Ahmed Shehzad, who scored a century in the previous match against Bangladesh, was leg-before to Krishmar Santokie off the first ball of the innings.
Badree removed Kamran Akmal in the second over, Umar Akmal in the fourth and Shoaib Malik in the sixth to leave Pakistan tottering at 13-4.
Also read: Hafeez apologises for poor performance
Skipper Mohammad Hafeez (19) and Sohaib Maqsood (18) fell in successive overs to make it 42-6, before Narine removed Shahid Afridi and Sohail Tanvir in four balls to hasten the end.
Earlier, the West Indies lost both openers by the fourth over, with Chris Gayle stumped off Hafeez for five and Dwayne Smith caught behind off Tanvir for eight.
Lendl Simmons and Marlon Samuel add 39 for the third wicket when both batsmen fell in the 11th over to reduce the West Indies to 67 for four.
Lendl was run out for a 29-ball 31 while attempting a cheeky single, while Samuels was bowled by Shahid Afridi for 20 after striking a six off the previous delivery.
It soon became 81-5 as Denesh Ramdin holed out in the deep off left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar, but Sammy and Bravo stepped in to play what turned out to be match-winning knocks.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:06pm
Enough is enough.
Mohammed Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, and Shoaib Malik should retire and make way for youngsters.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:06pm
Can any selector or any one in PCB explain the inclusion of Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik into the national team? I think it was our national team but from the very start of this tournament it was looking that it was any club team.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:07pm
I had bought 6 beers and had cancelled my meetings just to watch this game, being an Indian I was supporting Pakistan since I wanted final between India and Pakistan but I have to admit it was one of the saddest games I saw, I mean Pakistan played like an emerging country playing cricket , it's high time PCB realize it's not the bowlers who win you crucial games but consistent batsmen , I so missed Younis Khan and Yousuf Y.
Very disappointing game my full sympathies with all Pakistan nationals.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:07pm
Big Three hahahahahaha..... Now smallest one is out. Arrogance kills.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:10pm
This should be the end of Hafeez. Poor poor team selection and no game plan what so ever. Absolute embarrassment. I still don't know why was shoaib malik in every game and why so many stumps. Dodggy.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:13pm
when will Pakistani team selectors give preference to merit instead of parchi system? Shoaib Malik had no place in this team. They should have played Fawad Alam and Sharjeel Khan.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:13pm
Pakistan should play with 11 bowlers, there is no need of these batsmen.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:14pm
All the credit goes to West Indies well played. Both batting and bowling. PCB need to reform the team completely.Anyway one has to win and one has to lose so better luck next time.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:16pm
A pathetic display ever by Pakistan. I will never ever watch Pakistan Team Match again in my life. This was so shameful defeat that discarded all their effort to reach at this stage.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:20pm
Remove K Akmal and Shoaib Malik permenantly.
PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!
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Apr 01, 2014 10:21pm
Predictable result of tukka-baz Pakistani team. I question why there is even a PCB and coaching staff as Pakistani team never plays under any strategy, discipline or professionalism.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:22pm
Pakistan scored 82 that is exactly what WI scored in 5 last overs.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:27pm
You can easily blame the batting but it all started with the pressure of those last 4 overs where WI blasted Pakistan with rain of sixes. Saeed Ajmal lost the semi-final in WI when he got treated by Hussy and today again he got the same treatment at the hands of Bravo and Sammy. I feel Saeed Ajmal is just hyped otherwise Mishra, Narine and Badree did much much better than him. For me Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul are the real culprits.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:27pm
@Ali Tahir:
Good for you, honestly.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:28pm
Really upset with pakistan's defeat
I was hoping for a ind vs pak final breath taking match
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Apr 01, 2014 10:32pm
So what does the media thinks about our hero's now? They won one match with Australia and everyone was portraying them as some sort of legends, media and people of Pakistan need to learn that they should keep their emotions in control until the job is completely done. Umar Akmal made a few runs against Australia and our media was showing him dance in wedding ceremonies etc. now he will not perform for next 100 matches. Consistency is what matters in cricket, our country really needs to educate themselves, illiteracy is just killing this nation.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:33pm
@Robin:
Agreed. thanks for supporting Pakistan :)
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Apr 01, 2014 10:35pm
There is no proformance at all. Yes Umar Akmal played a good innings and won us a match against Australia but what else. Bangladesh was totally out of and lost all 4 matches and against HongKong too, so win against BD was just a formality. Hafeez, Kamran, Shoaib, Sohaib all of them didn't perform in any of the matches.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:38pm
not scoring half of the total score and that to in a do-or-die match!!! What were they thinking?
Kitney admi the: Sardar do, Bravo and Sammy!
Dhikaar hai .....kya soch ke aa geye?
Gabbar bahut kush hoga?
shabashi dega?
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Apr 01, 2014 10:42pm
@lekhraj:VERY SAD...I WAS WAITING FOR YOU IN FINAL
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Apr 01, 2014 10:42pm
@Loudspeaker:
Dont forget Sohail Tanvir.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:43pm
Why so much hullabaloo? Pakistan played as per their usual way of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. It was not the first time and it may not be the last time. They showed once again why they are considered as the most unpredictable team. One day they will make 190 plus runs and another day they may collapse below 85. No need to blame anyone. Even if Kamran, Malik or anybody is replaced, consistency will not come until basic DNA of team is not changed.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:43pm
Congratulations to West Indies. They outplayed Pakistan in all departments. Our team management had no planning. Our death bowling was very poor like school kids and,of course, we could not have death batting. This defeat reflecs on poor selection and nepotism. Playing Umar Akmal in top order was a mistake. Our press and fans spolied Umar Akmal's mind and pumped him so much that next two games he went for naughts. PCB needs honest selectors and coaches, who can bring up real players and not likes of Shoaib Malik or Umar Gul. We need a new exprienced captain like Afridi.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:48pm
@Umar:
Why thanx bhai ..... Honestly iam most disappointed since nothing compares india Pakistan game , don't know when we will see their game again
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Apr 01, 2014 10:49pm
@Robin:
Well said bro..
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Apr 01, 2014 10:54pm
They lost because of over confidence.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:54pm
What a bad day for Pakistani cricket. Historically one of the best teams falling like a pack of cards. The team is not able to handle pressure.
Aur humare daamaad saahab Shoaibh Mallik ko India mei hi rehne do Sania ki body guard banke. He has no place in the team
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Apr 01, 2014 10:55pm
I am an Indian cricket fan, but very disappointing with outcome. Well done WI, but Pak team had no place for Shoaib Malik and K. Akmal. Would have loved to see Pak advance. Even if India loose to Semi.. was hoping for rest Pak or SL to go to final and have a chance to win the cup.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:56pm
They didnt even try to win. Something very strange.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:56pm
Joke's on you folks. It was an April Fool's game.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:57pm
If one watches the match closely, no matter how hard one tries it is difficult to lose from the position the team was in. If so how did they manage to lose. Game has been loosing its ground on cricket. Money seems to be gaining foot.
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Apr 01, 2014 10:58pm
@bastumhiho:
@umar
Sadly finishing of my beer now, thinking who will now play in finals , one team is for sure Srilanka since they are too consistent and have self belief ... hope our team india does not become too over confident .... Chak de Phate india, win this cup as well and there will be no enquiries on Dhoni and Bcci on IPL match fixing if they win, is it my Kingfisher beer or it's just me speaking :-)
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Apr 01, 2014 11:02pm
@Salma:
There you go...amazing logic! Amazing!
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Apr 01, 2014 11:05pm
@Salma:
It's not always Money it's consistency as we'll I can
hardly remember when was Pakistan ever consistent with batting ....
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Apr 01, 2014 11:05pm
As a big believer in peace between India and Pakistan, it was sad to see Pakistan loose today. A final between India and Pakistan is always nail biting. Very proud of all Pakistanis and Indians who support peace and brotherhood. Idiots are those who believe in animosity and use disparaging remarks in the name or religion or India and Pakistan . The peace process begins from our generation. Let us be role models with " Cricket for Peace".
Nick
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Apr 01, 2014 11:08pm
Two things killed Pakistan. First the most inconsistent batting and even more pathetic bowling. I guess people were already seeing a Pakistan India final. Unfortunately they forgot the two matches they needed to win in between. The team lacked strategy. They never had a plan B. Forget about plan B, did they have plan A at the first place?
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Apr 01, 2014 11:13pm
Deplorable defeat for Pakistan Team .. shameful in this important game do or die match.
I hope its not a April Fools Joke ..
Looks like the Last 4 Losses in the Tournament are spectacular....
Australia by 73, England by 45, NZ by 59 and now Pakistan by 84.
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Apr 01, 2014 11:16pm
Pakistan did not play up to their potential (to just put it mildly) and were overawed by the tight situation. It was, however, the timid way in which they succumbed to the robust tactics of the Windies, which was not unexpected though. Pakistan's think-tank never really 'thinked through' this possibility of a late assault. This factor alone played on their minds when they started their futile chase of a reasonable total.Now there ought to be an in-depth analysis of the debacle by the higher-ups of the cricket administrators in Pakistan and special focus should be directed at the CAPTAINCY, SELECTION AND COACHING issues facing the team for a long time.
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Apr 01, 2014 11:17pm
Afridi should retire .
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Apr 01, 2014 11:20pm
They wanted a Pakistani coach because the previous coach, Whatmore did not deliver. I thought that Alam was a better prospect than Malik who did nothing in this tournament.
So who will take the blame for the loss ? The coach ?
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Apr 01, 2014 11:27pm
Afridi its time to start cooking and let the girls team play.
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Apr 01, 2014 11:33pm
Well honestly speaking Pak team did not deserve to be in the final We lost to Ind in the very first match, almost lost to Aus and today we were totally outclassed by Windies' super performance. I predicted my 4 teams before the tournament, and three of those made it to SFs, my fourth was NZ but SA didnt choke this time. Happy so see deserving teams in the final stage. Best of luck to all of them. Great Tournament.
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Apr 01, 2014 11:34pm
@GAJANAN GAIKWAD:
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Apr 01, 2014 11:38pm
@Robin:
Being a girl brought up in a conservative family, I have never felt a cricket bat. I have never felt a cricket ball either. But since my childhood, I watched TV and learnt the rules of the game pretty much myself. Do you agree with the way Afridi attempted to loft aimlessly on a ball going way outside the off stump putting both his leg forward, loosing balance in the end?
I don't think so!. I will vouch that anywhere anytime.
With nearly 15 overs, we were able to maintain a run rate of slightly hovering above 6 and all of a sudden we let lose not knowing how to bowl the ball?
I don't think so either!
Now guys, Please don't attack my ignorance because I admit I haven't held a cricket bat.
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Apr 01, 2014 11:39pm
The excuse factory is working overtime shifts today.
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Apr 01, 2014 11:42pm
This is really embarrassing. Expected an India - Pakistan final. For the first time Pakistan never reached semis of T20 world cup. I would call this a test team except a few like boom boom, U Akmal. No explosive batsmen. Nearly 5 out of 7 batsmen take 10 balls to get settled. That is nearly 10 overs, which is half of an innings. I would say pick few batsmen from under 19s and groom them. Ramiz bhai really got annoyed and irritated when he was answering to Harsha about Pakistan's performance. He blamed the middle order for the dismal performance.
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Apr 01, 2014 11:42pm
@Robin:
Agree with you. The match fixing has begun already. I see India West Indies in the finals and India winning it. Go figure. India will put as much money they want to. Nothing to take away from the Indian crickiters. Right now they are playing good cricket, backed by good politics and strengthened by professional bookies.
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Apr 01, 2014 11:47pm
@canuck:
It's a great retort chief... I read Afridi's comment the other day on women cricketers and it is deplorable. What struck me as worse was the number of comments on the Dawn blog on the issue that supported Afridi --- they were all from men, who are (ostensibly) educated...
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Apr 01, 2014 11:48pm
Like a lot of people commenting on this article, I don't see what role Shoaib Malik has in this team. Kamran Akmal is way too inconsistent. Umar's aggression some times gives a feeling that he tries to dominate too much. Consistency is not a word that can be associated with Afridi. So better off treating him as a specialist bowler. All in all, bad batting cost the game for Pakistan.
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Apr 01, 2014 11:48pm
@cricketlover:
I don't buy this late assault theory. Here is why.
If you see how the game is typically played, you open with two or three of your strike bowlers not necessarily pacers. You use them initially and use them again during slog. If so then how do you define that "they were not prepared for late assault". The right word is they were ineffective but whether it is voluntary or not, we wont know ever.
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Apr 01, 2014 11:49pm
the result of bragging too much!!!!!!
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Apr 01, 2014 11:59pm
Pathetic batting, pathetic bowling & pathetic fielding. It looked as if we had a team of cricketing clowns playing today. Well done Team Pakistan you lived upto your reputation of nonsense game plan. Nationalization of batting, bowling & fielding coaches has not helped team Pakistan. right from the top to the last man in PCB should drown in shame & resign, first should be the preferred one I mean Najam Sethi. Today again the lousy captain came up with his excuse of not being able to bat first, I ask when did he last bat good. Hypocrat. Poor sweet makers in Pakistan must have been the biggest looser. Before each match they must have made tons of sweets only to throw them later. All of the players contract should be terminated & instead offered benefits only on performance base.
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Apr 02, 2014 12:00am
Shoib Akhtar could not have said it better " this was not an international team, rather a Club-XI that wanted to achieve the target in 9-10 overs by hitting every ball for a six" No Cricketing sense, no temperament were the main reasons. I don't think Hafeez should quit, instead i would rather love to see Shoib Malik and Maqsood be replaced with some youngsters.
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Apr 02, 2014 12:27am
@Khan:
Cheers India
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Apr 02, 2014 12:31am
Losers like K. Akmal, S. Malik, and Tanvir, are all Hafeez's Purchi. All of these so called cricketers should be FIRED for good; But the problem is PCB is nothing but a bunch of Bhatta collectors and crooks who runs this Organization as a Mafia supported by their political bosses.
Shame on Pak Cricket!
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Apr 02, 2014 12:34am
@Loudspeaker: These corrupt, gambling cricketers, especially Kamran Akmal should NOT have been allowed to play.
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Apr 02, 2014 12:34am
@Salma:
Please forgive if you think it was meant just because you a woman or have not picked up a bat, my point is Pakistan is never known for consistent batting ever somehow everyone in Pakistan thinks it's either there balling who will win them games or fixed games who will lose there games , please read Cricket is always won by runs and that is what most teams including India has been doing I.e. Focusing on consistent batting
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Apr 02, 2014 12:36am
@MAk: Wow! It's all settled then? Great...
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Apr 02, 2014 12:36am
@Bhujang Patil:Mr.Bhujang..please have some class. Stop behaving like India has won the cup already. Majority of the Pakistani fans love cricket just as Indians do and are appreciative of Indian cricket. So let's not pass such bad vibes. Not good for cricket and relationships.
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Apr 02, 2014 12:38am
@Robin:
They were playing for the BOOKIES, yet again.
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Apr 02, 2014 12:41am
@Ali:
Move to live in the West Indies then.
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Apr 02, 2014 12:42am
i am indian but in this match i was cheering pakistan because i wanted to see india pakistan final , its really sad the way pakistan played to me its just the plain arrogance of pkaistani players for example the team is yet to win the berth for semis and Saeed Ajmal is saying he wants another go against india , i think Saeed Ajmal is hype , if the team has to loose why not with young players ....
thanks
sam
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Apr 02, 2014 12:42am
Hafeez is amir sohil nephew and they are in PML (N). Hafeez never played good in big game.
This guy and the akmal brothers should not be playing in the national team. Let alone be captain. Shaid Afraidi or Younis should be the captain.
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Apr 02, 2014 12:44am
@MAk:
I don't agree please see beyond money and politics .... India gas so much money to gave win Asia Cup but did they? So respect their performance, strategy and talent. What I meant was that if India wins this tournament there will be less scrutiny of Dhoni and Bcci, we Indians love to scrutinize ourselves .....
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Apr 02, 2014 12:44am
@Sarah & @SarahKn5
Where r u? crying now, now put this loss also a sort of controversy of the BIGGGG 3
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Apr 02, 2014 12:47am
TUM NAY "APRIL FOOL BANAYA HUM KO GUSA AYA"
What a mediocre performance by mediocre players particularly the Sifarishees Shoaib Malik and Kamran.
When on earth will we get a consistent performance from our cricket team. Dawn said Wobbly Pakistan but I think this team is without ant legs.
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Apr 02, 2014 12:47am
My comments are not based on the results of Pak vs WI match only. From the first match played against India Pakistani team did not play as a team. They won 2 matches through individual performances of Umer Akmal and Shehzad. All the indicators of disaster were obvious from the first match they played, which finally ensued in the match against WI.
Shoaib Malik was included in the team without any performance, and what did Mr Zaheer Abbas do for batting improvement? Losing respectably is one thing, but losing a match like they did against WI , was really humiliating. Even Bangladesh did not lose any match that way.
I would fire Zaheer Abbas, Moin, and the Rashis Latif, due to their bad judgement and planning.
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Apr 02, 2014 12:51am
I think Pakistan cannot expect that Afridi, Ajmal, Hafeez, Ukmal will win them games every time. The other players should perform their roles and support these 4 world class performers for Pakistan to become the best team !
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Apr 02, 2014 12:58am
I see this article inundated with belief of of "FIXING" and other plausible conspiracy theories .....Its mind boggling to see the amount of intolerance and lack of humility which defies to accept the fact that in this match the so called SPIN KINGS got the taste of their own medicine at the hands of the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN who robbed us all of a possible INDO-PAK contest
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Apr 02, 2014 01:00am
@Ram: I wish I could believe you but you see, if you had been following comments in these columns regularly, you wouldn't have been so naive. Don't have to go very far...please read MAk's comment earlier --- on India already having paid the West Indians off to win the final...it sort of encapsulates what's being said here on a regular basis. (Salma too obliquely referred to a similar scenario). A few days ago, BCCI was said to have paid off the Aussies. As well as the ICC to get the pitches of its choice...I mean, there's no end to the inanity...
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Apr 02, 2014 01:04am
Pakistani cricket team is like Pervez Musharraf. He was all swagger, vainglory and grandstand but look where he is right now. Pakistani media and players as well full of swagger as if they were already the champion of T20.
Poonjabi Muslims have nothing of glory to show but they are ruling rest of the Pakistani nationalities with idiotic vainglory. Poonjabis did not go down fighting the alien marauders. Pakistani team also did not fight today.
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Apr 02, 2014 01:05am
Pakistan Never have game plans. If they want to win they have to PLAN.
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Apr 02, 2014 01:06am
@Ashutosh :
yaa Buddy even i am also in search of the person named SARAH.....I think this discussion won't conclude till we have our MASTERMINDS( SARAH & SARAHKn ) don't have their say....lolz...
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Apr 02, 2014 01:07am
useless team, useless management, useless PCB... everything in Pakistan is utterly useless these days!
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Apr 02, 2014 01:11am
As an Indian fan, I will not hide my happiness at Pakistan's defeat and exit from T20 WC. Very well done West Indies. No one is surprised at the result but the victory margin raises doubts about Pakistan cricket. Never forget, this is the shortest form of cricket so the 'unpredictable' teams should win.
Pakistani fans post very caustic, unsporting and derisive comments about Indian team, players and BCCI based on pure jealousy. It is as if they want India to be ashamed of BCCI being a rich board. Those in doubt can visit the previous editions of Dawn. Do not tell me this is just a game. Because I dont think you think it is a game. The lesson for you is do not mess with India and your cricket is past its 'use before date'.
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Apr 02, 2014 01:11am
As a comedian once said "They should have selected me instead. If the batsman are not expected to score runs, the ballers are not expected to take wickets, and fielders not expected to field. What difference does it make who is selected". Added advantage I would not have charged a single penny from the board.
On a different note I guess the Pakistan Women's team would have fared better than these bunch of jockers ................ Sorry professional Jockers
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Apr 02, 2014 01:13am
It is very sad to see very poor Performance. All Players could not handle the pressure. 4 Batsmans were stumped out by Ramdin. It shows clearly that Batsman were even not tried to save their wicket and to reamin on Ground. They all simply thrown their wicket. If all them would have played slowly at early stage, then the result would be different during last few overs scoring fast. That is what WI Players did duing list five overs.
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Apr 02, 2014 01:15am
I don't know whether to laugh or cry with the following stats:
Pakistan top 5 batsman: 22 runs
Pakistan 4 bowlers, tail:: 24 runs
This tournament, like most other series in the past, clearly shows that Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik, and Mohammad Hafeez are world class players that deserve to play at the international level. Our captain, The Professor, batting at 3 had 55 runs in 4 matches, that is what you call leading by example.
We have a team mostly filled with one hit wonders, Umar Akmal and Afridi in the Asia Cup and Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad in the T20 WC. There is absolutely no consistency on this team.
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Apr 02, 2014 01:22am
It was a match between highly skilled world class and old,unfit below skilled club players .... No brainer
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Apr 02, 2014 01:24am
@Salma:
Salute to you for being so frank about your personal cricket experience and also having that much in depth knowledge of the intricacies of cricket. One need not have to hold bat & ball to comment and that too on a pathetic performance like today ......one should.But Ma'am what the other guy said was not exactly what you understood, he just said in the spirit of things. So chillllll.
And by the way I am from India No harm in saluting any girl.......what say ??????? ( Smiley Emoticon here pleassssssssse)
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Apr 02, 2014 01:30am
We have officially been proven chokers once again, following the South Africans.. This was on the cards, pity on the team, they were looking so helpless, out of thoughts today. Way too much pressure taken, I don't know why do these guys make it so big for them, learn from West Indies, they play their game by enjoying it, taking it lightly not life and death matter and that surely ease their nerves.
Their was no captaincy, I firmly believe that Hafeez is not a captaincy material, I mean at which position this he tried to lead them team, make changes, calm the dugout nerves or rotate sensibly bowlers. Pakistanis didn't planned well to tackle WI.
Our players are mentally very weak and vulnerable to these bully hostile type players who are their top of their game, they play it professionally, banking on their skills, not getting carried away and way too mentally occupied by the status of the game.
Ahmed Shehzad tries new stances of batting, pre-meditation before even watching the length of the ball lead to his dismissal, it was a simple yorcur. Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik selection were absolutely baseless and illogical, bringing them back after a long break, we really need to hunt out for talent.
Lastly I think, we need to make our players adopt a fighter like tough mental attitude. Playing with champion attitude is what we lack the most, if this wants to be achieved then we might recruit some trained professionals who can groom these players personalities, make them robust. Moreover, we need a proactive captain who can make quick decisions and leads the team in truce essence
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Apr 02, 2014 01:33am
Even though pakistan is out of the tournament as a Pakistani I support india and wish you good luck for the semis and God be with you.yes our team has failed today but I don't blame theme it wasn't our day to be honest I didn't think we could make it this far but I would like my Indians brothers to avenge us good luck india. Peace
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Apr 02, 2014 01:34am
Sammy batting at 7 has scored 101 runs from four innings in this tournament at a strike rate of 224.4 and has been dismissed only once.
Hafeez has scored 55 runs from four innings at a strike rate of 80 and dismissed all four times. Can someone please explain why Hafeez is batting at 3?
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Apr 02, 2014 01:50am
No team can win with 7 bowlers and 2 wicket keepers; anyways its not only the failure of Team, Captain and whole lot of coaches but also failure of Anchor-cum-journalist-cum-editor-cum Chairman. Who has the guts to resign from his post now? Also Misbah ul Haq was badly missed, even at the age of ca. 40, he still is the backbone of Pakistan batting lineup!
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Apr 02, 2014 01:59am
The batting performance of our players is as follows.Thu chaal,meh ayah.We have too many players over 30.We talk of world class bowlers. My foot. Bring in new talent and remove all the lame horses.
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Apr 02, 2014 02:08am
I often wonder why everyone says INDIAN BOWLERS are ordinary or INDIA cant produce fast bowler. but india have won 1983 world cup final with medium pacer, 2007 t20 world cup with ordinary bowlers, 2011 world cup with same ordinary bowlers. and now winning all matches in t20 world cup league matches because of bowlers. dont you people think its time to think about it.
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Apr 02, 2014 02:10am
@Deep:
U nailed it bro....such is the venom in the air against INDIA that for every single ball to be bowled hence from now in this tournament will be a topic of debate- FIXING.....this is jealousy at its peak....may LORD! knock some sense in such deviant heads....!
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Apr 02, 2014 02:18am
i will cheer for india
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Apr 02, 2014 02:28am
Sir,
Pakistan cricket team is losing crunch matches frequently because they become too predictable and lack plan B if their main plan fails.
For this debacle the blame should also go to selectors for shockingly picking Kamran Akmal and Shoeb Malik at the expense of more deserving players who could have made difference. There were too many bowlers and no back up middle order batsmen.
I think Pakistani bowling has suffered enough at the hands of incompetent Mohamed Akram and team Pakistan should now focus for next year World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with new bowling coach with the calibre of Wasim Akram or Waqar Yunus or even Mushtaq Ahmed would be better.
We have had enough of "Tum jeeto ya haro hamein tumse Pyar hey"
Regards
Hyder
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Apr 02, 2014 02:38am
@Ram,
Why do you presume I am a fan of Indian Cricket Team?
And how can a mild joke be devoid of class?
(Judging somebody by their internet handle definitely is)
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Apr 02, 2014 03:08am
Thank you Shoaib Malik,Hafeez,Umer Gul,Kamran &Sohail Tanvir.
We appreciate the selectors for selecting you Guys.we would not be in the semi finals without your help.
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Apr 02, 2014 03:14am
It reflects the mood or physic of the country at large, after all the team is made up of Pakistanis.
Till we put ourselves in order and have self respect. Respect and value the opinion and views of others, we shall not rise as great nations have done through out history. There a Punjabi saying "Aawa the aawa bigra hua hey". In simple lingo, When a potter fires his earthenware if one of those pots break they affect the whole.
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Apr 02, 2014 03:18am
Pakistani always leave self praised state. For politics , religion , army or cricket. When Afiridi plays one good game we put him to high chair but we never look what Afridi scores in rest one or two years ..Nothing. Afridi , Shoaib Malick , Kamran Akmal are total waste. We always think we are the best spinners . Afridi conveniently shifts his role to bowler when he fails as batsman . And the best part we accept his justification. Who is stopping Afridi to come early. Even Dhoni , Devillers , Sammy all comes at number 7 and still love old guns like Afridi . He is useless. He should be equally blames as hafiz or Shoaib or Akmals...
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Apr 02, 2014 03:31am
Pathetic but not unexpected. Hafeez, Akmal and Malik were useless throughout the tournament, if they cannot even score against WI on batting friendly pitches how can they cope with difficult oppositions and on challenging pitches. i remember people were so impressed by the smash and grab style of Maqsood as well when he score couple of decent knocks but I knew he is not the guy you can built your team around.
Selectors are equally responsible for this shambolic performance as they selected akmal and malik while ignoring the young and talented players like Fawad Alam, Sarfaraz ahmed, Hammad azam etc.
Hafeez should also explain why Sharjeel was not given a chance when akmal, malik and maqsood were constantly failing.
Regarding hafeez himself, i do not see him as a batting allrounder anymore and for the bowling allrounder slot we already have afridi in prime form and also contributing runs at the death so we can only have one spin bowling allrounder.
Even the ODI squad is in need of solid players, we cannot win with the flashy style players or highly inconsistent players like shehzad who will score an odd century in 20 matches and will start talking big and rubbish as if he conquered the world
I will select the following ODI squad
Nasir Jamshed
Shehzad
Asad Shafiq/Misbah/Younis
Umar Akmal
Fawad Alam
Hammad Azam
Sarfaraz ahmed
Shahid Afridi
Saeed Ajmal
Junaid Khan
Irfan
Sub: Umar Gul, Talha, Anwar Ali, Khurram Manzoor, Sharjeel Khan
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Apr 02, 2014 03:57am
Worst t20 world cup in terms of pithces. win the toss bat first and win the match even if you have made 120 odd score of 120 balls. top three teams capitulated under 100 score pakistan, australia, newzealand, england and i guess some more additions expected in semis and in the final. Worst ever t20 tournament i ever saw.
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Apr 02, 2014 04:15am
Shoaib Malik needs to retire... Not only about his performance, he looks so boring.
Ahmad Shahzad looked promising with his century and next game - first ball out !?! This is Pakistan batting for you.
They need Misbah in every game and I must say even Misbah is a boring sight for me. The young players are there and they can do it... they need a mature head between their shoulders.
Pakistani fans, feel free to support India... we won't disappoint you.
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Apr 02, 2014 04:22am
@Salma:
For a girl from conservative family, you are very good with cricket knowledge. Sorry to see you disappointed with your cricket team. I think chasing 166 was a tough challenge and the batsmen lost their confidence much before they lost the game. They need good captaincy and more batsmen in team. Some old players should retire, like Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi
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Apr 02, 2014 04:25am
India Pak final would have been good. Now who should we look forward to for finals, if we qualify of course. I don't like India-Sri Lanka final. Sri Lanka are boring. West Indies look in good nick - so it would have to be them. And even if the Windies won, we don't mind because they have some of the coolest players made for T20 cricket.
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Apr 02, 2014 04:51am
@Salma:
I got it why you said it on part of Afridi ;p
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Apr 02, 2014 05:12am
@Pakistani:
" I think it was our national team but from the very start of this tournament it was looking that it was any club team."
For last many years the whole team has been sliding toward becoming a club level team. The slide has only gotten a momentum now. The change in selectors, multiple coach, batting consultant and captain is not going to make any difference.
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Apr 02, 2014 05:15am
I think Pakistan cannot expect that Afridi, Ajmal, Hafeez, Ukmal will win them games every time. The other players should perform their roles and support these 4 world class performers for Pakistan to become the best team !
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Apr 02, 2014 05:18am
If only Afridi was able to use his Asia cup form in the t20 world cup !! Pakistan would have comfortably been the winners by a big margin !!!
Go Afridi !
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Apr 02, 2014 05:18am
Time to shred wastes like Hafeez as he is useless not only as a leader but as a player as well. Why would a player like him make to that level?
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Apr 02, 2014 05:22am
A big mistake was to make Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik play the world cup without any prior international matches. if they had played in south Africa and the Asia cup, they could have come up with match winning performances ! Look at India, they keep persisting with Yuvraj singh and he delivers for them !!
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Apr 02, 2014 05:24am
SL defended 119 runs against NZ. If WI had made only 115 - 120 runs, I can bet our players would have still crumbled under pressure and would lost the game.
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Apr 02, 2014 05:29am
Shameful!
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Apr 02, 2014 05:30am
Pakistan need to rethink that just speed is not everything in bowling. In the name of speed the bowlers throw the ball in uncontolled manner and give too many runs. Control , swing ,right length , variations are the key
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Apr 02, 2014 05:39am
Pakistan Teams task is not to seek for apologies but merely to seek and find all the barriers within themselves that they have built .
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Apr 02, 2014 05:44am
Oh..! Very sad to see pakistan going out...!
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Apr 02, 2014 05:46am
I was hoping India-Pakistan final...so sad!
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Apr 02, 2014 05:53am
@Deep:
All I would say is that, you yourself have all those characteristics you just mentioned for Pakistani fans, unfortunately. How do you find yourself any different.
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Apr 02, 2014 05:56am
For at least last 10 I have believed there should be a two tiered (now I believe there should be a three tiered systems). But my thinking was nothing like what BCCI came up with and forced others to submit into. I have believed matches and tournaments (Test, ODI, T20) should be played among teams that are somewhat at par. Teams should be ranked after each team has played an equal number of games in each country over a pre-specified period of time by ICC. This will allow each team a home advantage and they will have to prove they can play good enough on foreign soils as well. (I know it is not applicable on Pakistan as none will visit Pakistan for now) This way all the teams that live in fools paradise thinking they are as good as anyone else will be forced to face reality. I was never in favor of granting Bangladesh a test status and they have proved I was absolutely right. ICC only saw huge fan base in BD thus, a huge earning potential and granted them test status anyway. I have been a Pakistan supporter but have stopped fooling myself long time ago.
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Apr 02, 2014 05:59am
@Sami: Please don't be so irrational and harsh on your team.I am sure after this result they too (players) all would be dying deep in their hearts. My observation is that it was your over hyped bowlers who let the team down that too at a very crucial moment when you literally had the WI by their neck. When the WI onslaught came both Ajmal and Gul were clueless. Yes there were few passengers in your team but it is not fair to get carried away in the heat of moment. As they say when the chips are down keep a low profile, think and analyse as to what went wrong and how it can be avoided in future. Mindless criticism across the board is of no use.
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Apr 02, 2014 06:00am
@Vairamuthu:
You are insulting Test Cricket.
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Apr 02, 2014 06:05am
I just heard on the Geo TV by the mouth of Mohammed Yousaf, that it was Hafeez who was behind for the selection of Kamran Akmal, now it makes sense, Umar Akmal was threatening for one down position not only in ODIs but in T20s as well and the only way to keep him away from this position was to give chance to his brother Kamran Akmal, hello Mr Sethi such things are happening right under your nose without you knowing, probably you will be aware of such things but turned blind eyes, I wonder why? If this is not true what I heard from Mohammed Yousaf, then is it the way to please Umar Akmal as you promised him after the controversy of Zimbabwe tour, where Umar Akmal was never selected due to some psychological problem. You see, truth is revealing slowly and steadily, Mr Sethi you made a mess in cricket because of your political background slowly things moving towards the down fall of cricket in Pakistan, and if nasty action is not taken by the Prime Minister, there will be no more cricket in Pakistan, and definitely the chief patron the Prime Minister will get all the blame.
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Apr 02, 2014 06:15am
Shocked to watch the defeat of Pakistan. I agree on a given day any team may be defeated in T20 cricket, but not in this passion. I never thought Pakistan would so easily handover the game to West Indies. Come on Pakistan.. You are not a minnow in cricket, but a Giant who taught many lessons to other cricketing nations. It seems Pakistan board involvement is too much in controlling their players, reason of which here is their poor performance today. I have seen earlier my country India losing matches in this critical passion and felt very disappointed, but the way India surging up now should be a lesson to Pakistan. Because for me Pakistan in no way lesser to India in cricket talent. I'm doubted about the young talent of Pakistan otherwise why will they include Malik in their final eleven. I was hoping for India vs Pakistan final, alas.. I'm disappointed.
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Apr 02, 2014 06:23am
Instead of making sentimental comments like the others here, let's get the things right. For me Pakistan had already lost the match by losing the toss. These over-used wickets are not fit for batting in the second innings speciallly if the dew stays away. What did happen to England against a minnow and then to NZ against SL makes it three in a row. Anybody who has seen the match live, can easliy say that batting in T20 style was simply impossible on this track in the second innings. For Pakistan real culprits were Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul who bowled badly and gave away 82 runs in the final 5 overs. Saeed Ajmal has caused our exit for the second time in T20 worldcups. This thrashing was in no way different to what Hussy did to him in West Indies. The psychological impact of that thrashing at the end of WI innings shook the whole Pakistani team mentally and the result was then obvious when the first wicket fell on the very first ball, an inswinging perfect yorker to which Ahmad Shehzad couldn't do much.
Another thing which made Pakistan batsmen look like clowns, was that non of the pakistan batsmen except Umar Akmal and Shehzad had played any reasonable innings in whole of the tournament. Hafeez, Shoaib Malik and Sohaib Maqsood were totally out of touch. Hafeez at 3 was always there to slow down the things and Shoaib then followed to kill the initiative if there was any. Hafeez has played whole of his cricket due to being a package otherwise he could never make it as a batsman or a bowler alone. Now Pakistan selectors need to rebuild the team around Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Afridi and Mohammad Irfan. Where as Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib, Bhatti, Umar Gul, Tanveer, Baber and Kamran Akmal need thorough analysis. To end, I think Pakistan needed to play Younis Khan and Misbah on these turning wickets as they could always score at run a ball and then let Afridi and Umar Akmal blast the averages to decent totals.
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Apr 02, 2014 06:27am
Can I ask bowling coach that what he taught to Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir in net practice? Everybody knows that in T20 last overs the only lethal weapon is Malinga style 'Yorker balls'. But nobody footed. PCB chief and Muhammad Hafeez are responsible over Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir's inclusion.
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Apr 02, 2014 06:30am
It looked as if the game had been fixed. I seriously the authorities to look into this matter.
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Apr 02, 2014 06:43am
@Sami:
10 bowlers and a wicket keeper
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Apr 02, 2014 06:43am
@Salma:
Sammy and Bravo havn't done it first time against their opponents. They did the same to Australia in the last couple of overs and won a match which they looked to have lost. Secondly, whoever have watched the match live and know the scoreline of the two previous matches where England and NZ were bundled out for low scores in the second inings, can surely understand that any team batting second would find it impossible to score freely. Surely, the semifinals and the final are not going to be played on the same wicket but if they were, you could have seen exactly the same results. The wickets have been over-used in last 20 days and are unplayable after an innings of play. I bet even india and SL couldn't score freely in the conditions as they were when Pakistan was batting. But yes Pakistan are not a class batting unit and for them to succeed they need flate wickets with no turn at all. Had they kept WI to 135 as it looked like before Bravo and Sammy show, we could have played more calmly. Your pointing to Afridi swinging at a wider ball has no weightage as even if he stayed he couldn't score 90 runs in 4 overs as were needed then, the match was already over a long ago.
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Apr 02, 2014 06:51am
@Robin:
You being a die hard fan of Pakistan cricket team and pakistani people, why don't u migrate their. I guess you will be at home and finally at peace. why to waste time in India?? isn't it.
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Apr 02, 2014 06:51am
It was not Pakistan's day. If they had restricted WI to 140 they could have won. The momentum was totally lost in last 5 overs. even if last over went well, frame of mind would have been different. Eventually everybody is starting to believe that Pak doesn't have the nerves. The nostalgia of old Pak team as world beaters has faded.
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Apr 02, 2014 07:14am
Why Pakistan keeps on playing the same batsmen? Some batsmen like Shoaib Malik keeps on playing each game without any significant score, Also he never does bowling so does not understand why not they give chance to some other batsman? There is lack of consistency from all batsmen as well except some individual brilliance from Shehzad and Umar Akmal in a couple of matches. Surprisingly Ajmal was off colour today and Gul took lots of beating in the whole tournament. Overall not a competitive show from Pakistan side.
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Apr 02, 2014 07:47am
One can't just put the blame on the batsmen only. Look at our much hypped spin bowling. Where as Saeed Ajmal (4 wkts) Afridi (4 wkts) Zulfikar (4 wkts) Hafeez ( 1 wkt) altogether failed to make any impact, Imran Tahir ( 11 wkts) Badree (10 wkts) Mishra (9 wkts) Ashwin (7 wkts) Herath ( 5 wkts in one match) are the real spin deals in as many matches. While Saeed Ajmal got blasted for 7,50 and non other had an economy under 6, Badree, Narine, Mishra, Herathetc all bowled with an economy of about 5. Actually, our spinners were not better than a single prominent spinner who played this tournament. Even Mendis, Jadeja and Shakib gave better performances than all the Pakistan spinners.
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Apr 02, 2014 07:48am
@Ashutosh :
Flat Track Bullies forgot your loss against NZ 4-0? First get done with South Africa,then wait for crushing defeat from Sri Lankan who are on roll.
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Apr 02, 2014 07:52am
Isn't it times for some entertaining conspiracy theories, guys ? After all the most invincible and most unbeatable team has lost ?
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Apr 02, 2014 07:57am
Spectators should not get too emotional about a game and learn to take results in their stride. In any game one team at times plays better than the other, on another day the result can be different. What is clear is that the late and big hitting of Sammy and Bravo deflated Pakistan. When Pakistan came out to bat they should have batted cautiously built a base and preserved their wickets, however the pressure overcame them. The last few matches played were more a game of nerves than cricket. Let us hope the best team wins the Tournament.
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Apr 02, 2014 08:12am
Whole the team faultered in this tournament. The spinners didn't get even half the number of wickets what other leading spinner's got. Even Imran Tahir got 3 times as many wickets as Saeed Ajmal's. Fast bowlers hammered for above 9 per over. And batsmen did nothing except Umar Akmal's innings against Australia. Yes Shehzad scored a century against the qualifiers too but you can't place that highly as it was not against a major team. Only considerable match Pakistan won was against Australia which was also nothing but a fluke as it was due to a extraordinary fall of Australia after being in total control. Most of all Hafeez' strike rate of 72 is laughable in the contest of T20. Saeed Ajmal caused our exit second time in the T20 WCs.
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Apr 02, 2014 08:16am
Pathetic show by pakistan and every expected INDO Pak clash in finals,Batting lineup is very poor and pakistan selectors has to take tough decisions
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Apr 02, 2014 08:22am
@Robin: Thank you so much for your nice comments and kind words for Pakistani fans , next we would like to see India and Sri Lanka in the final. Good luck to both India and Sri Lanka.
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Apr 02, 2014 08:33am
@nick: Thanks a lot for your nice words.
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Apr 02, 2014 08:41am
@Sarah: Has anyone told you are filled with jealousy with a capital J?
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Apr 02, 2014 08:54am
Losing to wayward Windies in Subcontinent pitch that too by Subcontinent team... is simply unacceptable
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Apr 02, 2014 09:06am
Who deserve to win has won....do you really think this team Pakistan is at all deserving, I doubt even they were deserved to be in the series....isse accha to hamare gali me bachhe khelte hai yaar :D
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Apr 02, 2014 09:10am
@Mohammed Ahmed:Thanks bud, wish some of the Pakistani fans were as balanced and good mannered in their take on the Indian team as you...
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Apr 02, 2014 09:24am
Had predicted this disaster when the team was announced - see my comments in old Dawn articles. Had predicted the same when Champions Trophy team was named for England.
You cannot win cricket matches with 9 bowlers; 3 Parchis; and 3 batsmen - 1 batsman (Sharjeel) never played a single game mind u! We played only 2 specialist Batsmen in every game. Why - because our batting is weak?!?!?
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Apr 02, 2014 09:25am
Mourning day for Pakistan.
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Apr 02, 2014 09:26am
I can bet PCB officials are taking money from Parchi players at the time of team selection for tournaments and even directly from bookies to influence playing 11 for each game.
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Apr 02, 2014 09:28am
Extremely disappointed. I prayed and expected a fighting from pakistan which did nt happen. Guys, why Abdul Razzak has not been picked ? Why PCB is still Looking at guys like Shoiab Malik? Pak needs some one like Virat Kholi in the middle to defend , attack to turn the table. Nothing to worry. PAK has been a great team always and I am sure they will bounce back if the team selctional is purely logical
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Apr 02, 2014 09:42am
Pakistan's batting after Inzy and Yusuf era is dismal in general
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Apr 02, 2014 09:44am
While Pak team did not play to its potential, i would like the audience to also remember Darren Sammy's performance that changed the match! Looking forward to see more of Darren Sammy - what a performer!!
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Apr 02, 2014 10:02am
@Robin: really dude? whats with the patronizing effort? who are you trying to impress? stick to what you are and pull off the phony "samjautha" mask from your face.
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Apr 02, 2014 10:27am
Classic example of a yet another "FIXED" game.
And can someone pls show the exit door to Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, M. Hafeez and Kamran Akmal as they are totally useless non-performing players.
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Apr 02, 2014 10:30am
From the very beginning I was suspected about the reliability of Pakistan XI because they didn't keep going with better payers. It's sorry to say that Pakistan have, historically, a major problem in team selection. They are, most of the cases, been guided by nepotism,favouritism and regionalism which are harmful to expected performance, integrity, and team cohesiveness. I don't find the reason why dependable batsmen like Sharjeel Khan,Younus Khan, M. Yousuf, Misbah, Fawad and allrounder Razzak are kept in sideline and controversial payers like K Akmal and shoaib Malik are got in limelight, time and again. Accordingly, in a major occasion, the end result is zero + zero. What a shame!
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Apr 02, 2014 11:04am
I am admirer of Pakistan cricket team since I watched wasim, waqar, aqib, saqlain, and mushi and from batting side saeed, Amir , inzmam all these greats are badly missing by present pakistan team I think PCB should start some motivational classes for the existing team by showing them the past performances of their living legends in order to realize them what reputation as a pak team carrying. Zazba and junoon in pak team is badly missing for which they known for I hope they will re discover themselves
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Apr 02, 2014 11:13am
I dont know if i should be sad or angry. This recent team has never made us happy. Pakistanis are fighters and this game was given away to windies on a plate. NOMORE cricket. My team broke my heart, again.
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Apr 02, 2014 11:34am
To all fans who simply call this "shameful" etc ,this is a just a game and one good team outplayed the other and lets stop it there and not overreact.Even England ,Australia played worse but i think they don't have so overreacting fans as we do in sub continent.So learn to support your team !!
Corrections should be made and analysis of what went wrong should be done and worked upon instead of bashing.
Mishra
India
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Apr 02, 2014 11:43am
WELL DONE Team Pakistan.......now go to home.
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Apr 02, 2014 12:09pm
Saeed Ajmal , the spinner lost this match...i will not blame the batsmen...coz they were never up to the mark of International Standards...let me yell...our team is a mediocre team...lets start playing in the ICC Associated Countries tournament here after (any ways we are not able to host any matches in our blessed (lol) country)....so its better we have matches between Afghanistan , Netherlands , Ireland , Zimbabwe , Hong Kong , Bangladesh and prove to be the champs in that lot....then we will think about coming to main ICC tournaments...
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Apr 02, 2014 01:27pm
time for Hafeez, malik and Kamran to retire....
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Apr 02, 2014 01:28pm
malik and Kamran have to go. and the selection committee should be taken to court.
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Apr 02, 2014 02:16pm
The pakistani cricketers had forgotten the basics be it in batting or bowling- as it transpired from the match yesterday. Why everybody was in so much of hurry in whacking windies bowlers out of the stadium everytime? Even their fast bowling looked very timid in the death overs. Time to think for the selectors and include promising youngsters in the team rather than continue with the old faces
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Apr 02, 2014 03:02pm
Although Pakistan has lost the game and all Pakistanis are sad..but they will become normal or overjoyed if India loses.
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Apr 02, 2014 03:10pm
Pakistani batsman should learn from Kohly they should play. Like him always looking for singles and have a very sound shot selections.They play lots of shots resulting in loosing wickets.
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Apr 02, 2014 03:13pm
@Fowez: Simple logic because hafiz plays for pakistan and sammy for west indies...he he he
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Apr 02, 2014 03:18pm
If Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik are selected again for Pakistan, I will take up arms.
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Apr 02, 2014 03:30pm
T-20 must be used as a format for grooming youngsters for longer formats of the game. Hafeez is a hopeless Captain and pathetic batsmen and must be replaced for good along with Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik as all have been tried for almost a decade and failed to deliver up to expectations. Their time is past and new players must be given a long run. Gul also is a "spent force" and he has failed at key occasions during 2011 World Cup Semi vs India and now this match. Same goes for Ajmal who cost us the 2010 Semifinal vs Aussies and this match as well. Ajmal should be conserved for ODI's and Tests only. If PCB don't wake up and learn their lesson now then even worse humiliation awaits them in next year's 2015 world cup in Australia where our batting will face an even sterner test on fast and boumcy wickets. Batsmen with faulty techniques like Hafeez, Afridi, Malik, Kamran Akmal will again be exposed and fail in those conditions. PCB must use the remaining time to make a new team and select proper batsmen with better techniques like Anwar Ali, Fawad Alam, and Asad Shafiq to bat up the order rather than "makeshift" mediocre players like Hafeez, Kamran, and Malik.
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Apr 02, 2014 03:46pm
@Hyder:
was there a Plan"A"?
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Apr 02, 2014 04:52pm
It is really saddening to see one of the most talented teams in international cricket disintegrate so...despite being an Indian i have been an ardent fan of the silken elegance of Zaheer Abbas, the street-smart batting of Javed Miandad, the aggression of Imran Khan, the fluidity of Inzamam, the raw pace of Sarfraz Nawaz and the guile of Abdul Qadir and Saqlain Mushtaq. Dont tell me Pak has stopped producing these kind of talented men. If only the PCB will look harder they will find them!!
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Apr 02, 2014 05:40pm
As a neutral cricket fan, I am shocked and wondering why a talented hard-working team as pak didnt even make it to semis! But as a human being, I am thinking that if pak was as tolerant and as secular as India or western countries, it would have been an invincible team with players of the quality of saeed ajmal, dale stayne in bowling and chris gayle, shahid afridi and dhoni in batting ! When will pakistan entity get the idea of being super-power in every area of life if it turns secular ?
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Apr 02, 2014 05:51pm
Winning and losing (a game of Cricket) is part n parcel of life. But what's important is being brave in loss and humble in victory. But some Pak players make huge unnecessary statements before the start of tournament (despite not winning anything worth to mention in recent times). Now where are you?
For example, Shahid Afridi made claims that he can't see any team other than Pakistan winning this tournament...as if was a very obvious thing, a foregone conclusion, and that Pakistan just needs to take part in the tournament. Pakistan has this culture of saying crap things such as "walk in the park" (on the eve of Ind-Pak match in WC2003), "we are treating this match as a practice match" (on the eve of Ind-Pak match in WC1999), and so many other instances...and make fools out of themselves. BTW, Pakistan lose a match every time they make tall claims. Not sure whether they will ever learn.
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Apr 02, 2014 06:29pm
Pakistan's defeat didn't surprise me very much because it lacks consistency. I am rather surprised that the team succumbed to spin attack.
Similarly,Indian team proved to be miserable in Bangla Desh only last month. How come the same team proved victorious till now????????.
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Apr 02, 2014 06:33pm
What a shame? A team led by a so-called professor consisting of so-called world class players has crashed out of the tournament and could not make it to the semi-finals. What a tragedy?
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Apr 02, 2014 06:40pm
@Salma:
Playing cricket is fun......DO play it for fun of it?:):)
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Apr 02, 2014 08:18pm
I had predicted Pakistan to reach the S/F but was proved wrong. The unfortunate part was that Pakistan went down without a fight which was really disappointing. The Pak selection committee should give chance to new players and whole team needs to be revamped.
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Apr 02, 2014 08:30pm
Analyze how India is performing in T20. You required consistently good strong batsmen to carry it to the end. Pakistan has to get very good batsmen ( like Miandad ) who will fight towards winning the game. It is time for Pakistan to end its hostility towards India and progress as a smart nation.
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Apr 02, 2014 10:39pm
Chill out pals, pakistani players are talented enough to win on their day but the thing pulling them down is having to face so much domestic blame-game and criticism on every mistake they do and so they are unstable on field and panic easily on every bad ball and so end up doing more mistakes ! So learn not to criticize the players on every occasion
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Apr 03, 2014 08:09am
Ham ko yaqeen ham jeetain gey......
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