Serious concerns for Pakistan ahead of World T20: Afridi
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WELLINGTON: Pakistan's win against New Zealand in the first T20 in Auckland must seem like a distant memory after the tourists were comprehensively beaten by the Kiwis yet again.
Pakistan won the first game of the three-match series by 16 runs before New Zealand stormed the second by 10 wickets - with a world record 171 partnership between Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson. The hosts maintained that form to win equally emphatically in the 3rd T20.
Corey Anderson produced an outstanding allround performance with an unbeaten 82 to lead New Zealand to 196-5 as it batted first and took 2-17 as New Zealand dismissed Pakistan for 101 in 16.1 overs.
Pakistan's hopes of saving the match and series quickly dissolved when it was reduced to 15-3 by the third over and captain Shahid Afridi said there were serious concerns for the team before the World T20 in March.
“I think with five or six batsmen back in the dressing room in the first six overs, what are you expecting?” Afridi said after the match.
“Before the World T20 there are a lot of things we need to see and we will see what decisions have to be made now.
“We have some time but I think if we keep making these mistakes we'll come nowhere.”
Pakistan's T20 form dipped has drastically in the last few months. First they were swept aside by England 3-0 late last year and now a complete annihilation at the hands of New Zealand has left them on the ropes.
They are grouped with India, Australia, New Zealand and a qualifier in the World T20 and on current form it appears a tough ask for Afridi's side.
Before the start of the New Zealand series, the 35-year-old captain zeroed in on the mistakes that Pakistan made in the England series and termed them “school boy errors”.
But Friday's loss to New Zealand was a picture of complete helplessness for Pakistan.
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Jan 22, 2016 04:19pm
Afridi please leave these concerns for others. Leave with rest of the respect and enjoy your business.
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Jan 22, 2016 04:20pm
Dear Afridi, this is personal request and suggestion for the sake of Pakistan reputation say good bye to T20 cricket before W/c T20. You and your friend Shahzad r not able to lift further up, your time over and Shahzad is not in form. better leave with respect.
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Jan 22, 2016 04:22pm
only major concern is to and your buddies:Ahmad Shahzad, Umer Akmal
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Jan 22, 2016 04:22pm
Afridi is to Pakistan Cricket what Sultan Rahi was for Pakistan Film Industry!
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Jan 22, 2016 04:27pm
They Need a Psychiatrist and not a coach for getting mental strength we all know how much talented these guys are but failure to perform in a pressure situation is the biggest reason of inconsistent winning pattern of Pakistan Team.
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Jan 22, 2016 04:29pm
Result England 3-0 late last year, a complete annihilation at the hands of NZ hopeless performance. Do u think your team can perform in World T20 in Marchi. ???? what is best way your age is 35 yrs T20 game is less than 25 yrs, so what you have to do is that say bye bye.
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Jan 22, 2016 04:30pm
This is what happens when team is selected on the bases of relationship then performance. If you dont punish people such as Umar Akmal this is what will happen. Please go Mr.Afridi and take your friends Akmal and A.Shahzad with you.
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Jan 22, 2016 04:35pm
Mr. Afridi if you leave Pakistan t20 team it may improve same as test team has done since your departure.
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Jan 22, 2016 04:37pm
Nothing is going to happen now - as WC T20 is just round the corner.
But we need a proper clear out afterwards - and get rid of the likes of Afridi, Shehzad and a number of others.
That way, we can build a new team for the next T20 WC in 2020 (in Australia).
One thing is for sure, the journalist that asked Afridi about his poor record as captain was right - yet Afridi branded the journalist 'pathetic'.
Problem is Pakistan always claims to go into a series with lots of confidence.
However, confidence is no substitute for competence.
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Jan 22, 2016 04:40pm
Please get rid of umer akmal and shehzad for god sake
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Jan 22, 2016 04:40pm
95 runs Shahid your team out vs NZ 196 runs you totally lost. will you win T20 w.cup March 2016 in India. Think before act further, need overhaul in team, Waqar, Haroon and Shahzad and your own performance, where you stand.
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Jan 22, 2016 04:48pm
Right from Chairman to the tailenders all living in fool's paradise, just compare their press conferences before the tour and now, they will say even after T20 WC the same, and after that one will land in karachi, other dubai, few to lahore and disappear from the scene, and Pakistan rating plunging, who cares
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Jan 22, 2016 04:54pm
Sorry Shahid ur age 35 yrs now u r not in a position to perform, pls you and Shazad are friend he is not in form, this is not your personal team, we are Pakistani team, let merit work.
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Jan 22, 2016 05:00pm
It appears as if all comments were posted by one man: Waqar Yunis.
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Jan 22, 2016 05:05pm
Lala go for a walk
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Jan 22, 2016 05:06pm
@Philosopher (from Japan) Japanese don't play cricket so relax.
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Jan 22, 2016 05:11pm
It baffles me what issue people have with Ahmed Shehzad..he is a good opener who plays proper shots. Seems like mr Amir is giving more focus to franchise leagues and is nothing more than a mediocre bowler. Just another story of a left arm bowler who was over hyped and went on to bite the dust. It was the same story with Afridi, boom boom this boom boom that, and the moment the team lost the fans wanted his head.
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Jan 22, 2016 05:14pm
@Philosopher (from Japan) Leave with respect?!, it's a bit late for it now.
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Jan 22, 2016 05:25pm
Lala, you are the REAL CONCERN. Admit it and move on ....... your batting has always been inconsistent, your bowling has now become predictable and surprisingly, your fielding is also becoming a concern for the team. Leadership quality zilch !! In national interest, accept the reality and quit before world cup. My sincere and earnest request to PCB to also get rid of good for nothing Shahzad, Akmal and perhaps professor sahib as well .......
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Jan 22, 2016 05:28pm
Pakistan needs a new Coach and Captain after T20 World Cup. You cant expect to change things now, wait till world cup.
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Jan 22, 2016 05:29pm
Bye Bye Afridi ................. Please leave now had enough of you....................let Pakistani cricket move on.....................
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Jan 22, 2016 05:44pm
Afridi , WY & Mush to go for ever and leave Pakistan's cricket to rest at peace. Not to forget Sharyar Khan & Najam Sethi as both of them to be axed in first go.
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Jan 22, 2016 05:47pm
If you have players like ,Anwar Ali,Shahzad and even Wahab Riaz (he is with the team since very very long),when he will learn to contain the batsmen-after retirement?
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Jan 22, 2016 05:58pm
@Shahid
In the last two T20 international series (v England and NZ), Ahmed Shehzad has scored a total of 65 runs in 5 innings, with scores of 28, 4, 16, 9, and 8.
That for an opening batsmen is extremely worrying.
Do we really need an opener that averages 13 - as Shehzad has been doing recently.
Granted, he can tear mediocre bowlers apart in franchise leagues in Bangladesh.
But performing at international level versus high quality bowling under pressure requires more than just a maverick gung-ho approach.
Admittedly, we are not likely to find another Saeed Anwar type character to open the batting anytime soon - but I will have to disagree with your assessment that Ahmed Shehzad is a good opener who plays proper shots.
Let's get someone else in.
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Jan 22, 2016 06:02pm
All those stupid Afridi hatter, listen 3 games in on he is man of the match 3rd he is best bowler in the team ..... Afridi is a bowler who does well in bowling and every now then he beat the crap of other team with bat......so leave him alone ......others did nothing Pakistan not doing well for many reasons but they need a experience player who can handle the pressure .........this was NZ in NZ condition WC is different fish and different land
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Jan 22, 2016 06:05pm
The results of many years of isolation of Pakistani cricket played in Pakistan are now becoming obvious - Misbah and Younis Khan delayed the inevitable, but with complete dearth of quality youngsters, and a lack of strategy of induction of new blood, cricket finds itself in the same bracket as our hockey and squash fortunes. We desperately need new ideas of greater inclusiveness, diversity and sponsorship to bring in top of the line coaches, sports psychologists, trainers and nutritionists.
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Jan 22, 2016 06:07pm
What mistake? This mantra of mistake is going on since long time but problem is that there is no mistake, all is to do with competency. Pakistani team is incompetent. Pakistan might win a game or two as lucky break, but default result is defeat. It is not because Pakistan has no talent, but because Pakistani team is not selected on talent. When criteria of selection is connection, strings or relation ... when talented or hard working players only get selected under pressure but soon discarded at right opportunity, when unwanted player do get selected due to pressure and is not giving much opportunity to get discarded, than he gets treated in way that he lose confidence and suffer, so that he can get discarded ... Than, this is what happens, what Pakistan is getting.
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Jan 22, 2016 06:12pm
I have been saying for the long time, please remove Ahmed Shazad, and Hafeez. Replace them with Sarfraz and Rizwan as the openers. Both are complete batsmen, and they have every shot in their book. Out of 10 matches, I believe they do best than ever done before in any format of the match. Having them as opener has no risk like with Ahmed Shazad and Hafeez as Ahmed Shazad cannot rotate strikes even in Twenty20, and Hafeez score depends on the day. Sarfraz and Rizwan are complete batsmen, no such deficieny or risk with them. Moreover relatively young and has long way to go. This chane shall be starting point. What do you think boys?
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Jan 22, 2016 06:14pm
@Tanweer Khan replace confidence with hope.
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Jan 22, 2016 06:15pm
@Tanweer Khan Perhaps he isnt a t20 batsman..but I still stand by my assessment of him being a proper stroke maker. He offers the middle of the bat on his boundary hitting shots and has a solid defence as well. If they can find an opener who can get a good start in t20s then thats good. But to be honest I dont think that will happen soon. The real issue is the middle order who are just on a holiday abroad and dont give two cents about performing. The obsession with comparing new players to great legends like Saeed Anwar and Wasim Akram leaves me baffled and slightly concerned about the mentality of the fans. Like seriously, that time has gone, move on. The team is rife with politics and the board isnt helping. Cricket in on the decline big time.
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Jan 22, 2016 06:28pm
@Shahid One of the great batsman commentator once said about Ahmed Shazad that he plays shots like Brian Lara, however, the difference is Lara sends his shots to boundary (in gaps), and Shazad sends his shots to fielders! Because of this, he cannot rotate strikes. So, in this sense he is a complete failure, look at why he was removed from tests, and then one days after giving him many chances, and why he has been the failure in recent Twenty20 matches! Instead we shall hire openers who are complete batsman (not flukes). In my opinion, Sarfraz, and Rizwan can be very successfull as openers as they are complete batsmen, with capabilities to scoring runs and rotating strike with no risk attached as oppose to Shazad due to incompetency to find gaps, and Hafeez's performance depends on the day. I hope you would agree on this.
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Jan 22, 2016 06:29pm
Time for Afridi to leave with honour and Shehzad, Shoaib Malik and Umer Akmal to just leave.
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Jan 22, 2016 06:41pm
Please kick Ahmed Shahzad out of the team
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Jan 22, 2016 06:46pm
Afridi, you are one of these 5 or 6 batsmen who lost the wicket in the first six overs.
You are always under the influence of some
kind of magnetic attraction.The lines of force acts so strongly on you that you do not care to stay at the wicket for 25 balls (maximum).Please pack up and say good by to cricket.
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Jan 22, 2016 06:49pm
u need to re shuffle the batting order if you are to produce results....
1. Afridi 2. Sarfraz 3. Umar Akmal 4. Hafeez 5. S Malik 6. Ahmed Shazad 7. Rizwaan 8. Imad 9. Mohammed Amir 10 Junaid Khan 11 Mohammed Irfan 12. Wahab
All you need to do is re shuffle the batting order. Try it sometime and prmote yourself. T20 is about getting quick runs quickly and with fielding restrictions and you being the most explosive batsmans in the side you can really take away games in first 5 overs.
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Jan 22, 2016 06:57pm
@Shahid
I am not comparing anyone with Saeed Anwar - just pointing out that if you are going to play flashy shots like Shehzad does in T20s, than you need an Anwar-esque type ability.
Thing is people like Shehzad think they have that ability - but the reality is that they don't.
Shehzad may well be a good batsman with proper shots - but like you have just agreed, he may not be right for T20.
And as you will have seen from the title of this article, we are discussing 'Serious concerns for Pakistan ahead of World T20'.
He may be good for ODIs, Tests etc - but that is a debate for another day.
@Adi - why does someone that says Afridi's performance is not good enough, instantly become an Afridi hater.
We all loved Imran, Javed, Wasim, Waqar, Inzi etc - but at some point you have to accept their performance was waning. That doesn't mean we became haters, it is just the reality of life.
For me Afridi is a good T20 bowler; nothing else - and definitely should not be the captain.
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Jan 22, 2016 07:12pm
If Afridi wont quit on his own, time is ripe to remove him forcefully for good, and set up an example for non-performers. Enough of this arrogant, self-centered useless 'Lala', whose made this a La-La-Land's team for his ridiculous comprehension of cricket and baseless justifications for errors.
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Jan 22, 2016 07:17pm
I can see Afridi, Waqar, Shehzad, Hafeez and selection being dumped after the T20 World cup humiliation. My question is why not now? They all have proved to be a Burden on a Sinking ship. Why not take a bold decision and replace them with some deserving players from domestic and let them have world T20 experience. Of course they will not win but so will this Lethargic over rated bunch. Time to make a decision.
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Jan 22, 2016 07:32pm
Needs complete change & it should start from Najam Sethi, Waqar Younus, Haroon and Afridi, Shazad, Akmal & so on.
TEam should be selected on merit not on Friendship basis. The above names mentioned are the main cause of disbalance & do not give chance to youngeter. Their efforts are mainly to kill the career of Sarfaraz by sending him on different position. He is not sure on what position he has to bat. Shame on Waqar & Afridi who makes division in the team
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Jan 22, 2016 07:32pm
Afridi was trying to make PK team , here is the result.
from current team
Ahmed Shezad, Mohd. Rizwan, Umar Gul, Anwar Ali, Ifthikar and Afridi.
He should give proper chances to Sarfraz Ahmed (number 3 batsman for T20), Shoaib Malik (As a allrounder).
PCB must appoint Sarfraz Ahmed Captain and remove the Coach immediately.
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Jan 22, 2016 07:40pm
Pakistan really need 2 or 3 quality batsmen.
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Jan 22, 2016 07:45pm
@Karachi Wala As a player Afridi is still best T20 Pakistani player. Excellent bowler and hitter but not constant batting performances.
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Jan 22, 2016 07:53pm
We have seen enough of our humiliation in cricket and must withdraw from the world T20 till such time when we have a formidable team in hand for every cricket format. No use playing with the sentiments of the nation with a lame-duck team of veterans having no strength to face the young and energetic competitors.
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Jan 22, 2016 08:01pm
I think Pakistani players just cant perform for their national side even though they are talented but it seems they are they just want to fail........but when it comes to league matches they are spot on . You would see excellent performance in PSL however in t20 WC 2016 i think they wont even past though the first round with current attitude.
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Jan 22, 2016 08:02pm
We desperately need coaches and good coaches. This game has changed. It is no longer lets go out and play. The blame squarely falls on our coach. Look at our batsmen, I have never see so much inconsistency in cricket. Sarfraz (again with inconsistency) saved the day otherwise we would have bundled out around 50 or 60 runs. Consistency does not mean just practice it means coaching - when to hit, how to hit where to hit, how to attack, how to defend..... Our batsmen remind me of me when I was in school playing cricket in the streets of Samnabad.....
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Jan 22, 2016 08:15pm
Pakistan's T20 performances under Afridi are a reflection of his own career of boom and bust. It's time the team is rebuilt from scratch but it will not happen unless we get honest rulers who fix the rotten PCB to begin with.
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Jan 22, 2016 08:17pm
@Indian: Quality comes with devotion and consistency in game, free from from all other charms now attached.
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Jan 22, 2016 08:27pm
@Shahid its good that u have accepted that shahzad is not an t20 batsman but u also have to accept that he is not a ODI player either...just because he plays he plays proper shots don't mean he should be in the team ...now read carefully... His strike rate in ODI is 73 which is the worst in the world among all openers ...Do u really think this is acceptable strike rate in this modern world of ODI??He is a ball eater ..plays most of the shots straight to the fielder.. So when u have top 3 like shahzad azhar Ali and hafeez who all have strike rate in 70s then u will get slow starts most of the times...Selectors treated very harshly to semi aslam when they dropped him just after one odi v ban and have destroyed his career
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Jan 22, 2016 09:00pm
@SHAHID, we cricinfo commended that if it was not for M. Amir, NZ would have reached 50 much sooner. I guess you just have a vengeance against him and you are the only one supporting Ahmed Shahzad. Why can't Hafeez perform consistently?
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Jan 22, 2016 09:11pm
There's no substitute for fitness, a strong funnel, date driven selection, and team spirit. Pakistan lags on all these things. The swashbuckling days are long gone in cricket and all other sports.
Start with a new PCB that employs business school graduates and fewer political appointees that seek self-enrichment and egocentricity above all other considerations.
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Jan 22, 2016 09:13pm
Extend the coaching contract of waqar younis till to the end of cricket in Pakistan...
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Jan 22, 2016 09:13pm
Yesterday Mr. Afridi said "On a given day we can beat any team". But he forgot to say "On a given day we can also be beaten like no other team".
Sarfraz should lead T20 team!!!
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Jan 22, 2016 09:24pm
@AH I would also say thats a very good suggestion. But Rizwan has done nothing of substance in the past few series and Sarfraz has one major flaw in his game. His go to shot is the hook shot for four, but teams have picked up on this and this has been apparent in more than the last one or two games.
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Jan 22, 2016 09:41pm
Wow this team is full of average players. No match winner left. Same mentality in all fields in pakistan that who is better than you group him/her out.
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Jan 22, 2016 09:43pm
Team deliver the expected result. Our players cannot perform in a pressure and no confidence. Who to blame Coach? selectors? No more excuses. PCB open your eyes
and smell the coffee!!!!
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Jan 22, 2016 10:38pm
Relax guys. Nothing is going to happen. No one will leave because you are asking and there is no one better to replace them as well. Just suck up and keep watching the game. Be happy when they win once in a while. Pakistani players are part of Pakistan's Cricket Board which is not above any other failing institution in Pakistan. There is no money to spend on developing and coaching the players. Our players have lots of experience in years but not enough in playing Cricket. No team wants to come to Pakistan due to security issues created by someone who wants to kick our balls.
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Jan 22, 2016 10:41pm
Pakistan team performance under the coach Waqar Younis has been pathetic. One of the biggest causes is his likes and dislikes trump merit and performance for team selection. Pakistan does not have a settled team except if you are captain or coach's buddy. Those buddies have no pressure or responsibility to perform. Others are playing just to keep their place in the team.
Misbah and Younis are the real reason, Pakistan has been so successful in test cricket despite Waqar Younis being the coach. They selected players based on ability and then stuck to them. That is how test team was able to build a core set of settled players.
As long as Waqar is the coach, Pakistan cricket will keep regressing.
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Jan 22, 2016 10:43pm
Desperate need to make changes. This team has no chance at World T20. Get rid of Waqar. He is useless. Not just as head coach but bowling coach as well. Also get rid of Hafeez and Shehzad. Open with Sarfaraz. Time to act and not make this a routine with this team losing consistently.
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Jan 22, 2016 10:56pm
Until shahid afridi is captain, there's no chance of improvement or dreaming of world cup t20. He might be good all rounder but not a good leader, his gestures in and out of the field lacks maturity. Secondly our bowling squad specially fast bowler's are trying to put pace on the ball but no variety like kiwi bowlers were bowling slow and break deliveries. Even muhammad amir was disappointing. Sohail tanveer would have been given a chance, he is a wicket taker
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Jan 22, 2016 11:17pm
Afridi must lead from the front.As a talented bestman he must open the innings like those good old days to see some miracle other wise doomed to hell.
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Jan 22, 2016 11:58pm
@Sheena
How right you are.
These players are so weak mentally. They can't see the fielders and are given catches practice.
Rizwan, saying no to a single run, but starts running. What was he thinking.
Our players give their wickets away.
Our bowling was mindless, no youkers , not coming around the wicket . Do our players leave their brains in the changing room.
If our players are helped to be mentally strong, we can beat anyone
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Jan 23, 2016 12:00am
Might sound funny but Misbah was way better at T20 than any if the current lot !!
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Jan 23, 2016 12:03am
Afridi you are our (fans) biggest concern...enough is enough..please leave us alone...
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Jan 23, 2016 12:08am
Unfortunately Pakistan's performance in the third ODI was Substandard.
Why don't we play that goo bat Harris Sohail ?
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Jan 23, 2016 12:11am
Mr. Afridi, you need to be shown the door since your contribution to the team has been quite insignificant. We also need to get rid of Shahzad and Gul and bring in fresh blood like Rizwan and Hammad and babar to the team. It is quite a pathetic performance and I am sure in ODI it is only going to get worst. So keep your nonsense talk to yourself and between you and coach waqar we can do without.
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Jan 23, 2016 12:13am
Pakistan won when Afridi and Umar Akmal Performed. Why don't the other players step up and take some responsibility. I see that only Afridi, Akmal and Ahmad Shahzad are being bashed here. I expected Shoab Malik to score big because he looked in a fine nick but got out to a straight forward delivery from an injured bowler.
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Jan 23, 2016 12:14am
@Ashraf Yousafzai : Exactly and with that said we need to fire Shahid Afridi, Shahzad, Waqar and bring back real talent who is not based on buddy system.
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Jan 23, 2016 12:16am
@Karachi Wala : Afridi is not even close to anything but best option, so stop living in the past and move forward with new talents.
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Jan 23, 2016 12:27am
Shahid Afridi won us the first T20 against New Zealand. Memories are short. Leave the team alone. Change the corrupt management. As the chinese saying goes ' the fish rots from the head'.
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Jan 23, 2016 12:34am
Lack of planning was the major cause of defeat. It was very small ground. Even if one doesn't try to play lofty shots one could still be able to score 8 runs per over with normal cricketing non-risky shot.
It was very much batting wicket with short boundaries. looked like nobody told players "the game plan", there was no need for any risky-lofty shots. It seemed like ever body wanted to get out ASAP.
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Jan 23, 2016 01:10am
No chance for Pakistan as long as Afridi is part of this team. Go home..
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Jan 23, 2016 01:21am
Afridi take my advice and quit while you are still behind.
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Jan 23, 2016 01:35am
Pakistan need to make some serious thinking and make some personnel and batting order changes. To me, they still have a chance with the following lineup:
1) Sarfaraz 2) Akmal 3) Nouman Anwer 4) Shoaib Malik 5) Hafeez 6) Rizwan 7) Afridi 8) Imad 9) Amir 10) Wahab 11) Gul/Irfan
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Jan 23, 2016 02:50am
Afridi played well. He bowled well and what donu expect in batting when you are down to so many people in first few overs
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Jan 23, 2016 03:29am
Out of all the players, I must say Ahmad Shehzad is the worst. It is so painful to watch him play. He can't even hold the bat correctly let alone bat for longer time on a cricket pitch. Please leave the team.
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Jan 23, 2016 04:50am
I think it is a conspiracy when people talk about the talent in Pakistan team. What talent is there when your whole team is out for paltry 100? It is really sickening when people talk ad nauseam about the talent. How come this "talent" does not wake up and score some runs?
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Jan 23, 2016 05:52am
Main issues with Pakistan team that under pressure they hit and go for runs recklessly. They have to find gaps and play intelligently, looking for field around. Attempts for six what make out so cheaply. Most reckless batsmen on scale 1-10: Afridi-10, Shezad- 9, Number 4 batsman- 9, Malick-5, Hafeez-4, Akmal-3; They need another quality spinner. Fielding Grade- 7; Bowling Grade- 5, Overall Batting Grade-4 (NZ Bating Grade- 8 Bowling Grade-7, Fielding Grade-7 ) . Wicketkeeper Grade Pakistan- 9 NZ -7). Pakistani Coach should review both team videos and compare with same physically built Indian team. Pakistan should seriously give Citizenship to foreign good players the way UK hires players, time is running out. Afridi cannot complaint about others, his recklessness is grade-10.
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Jan 23, 2016 07:30am
Let me offer some dumb advice:
a- Don't play T20 like tape-ball cricket!
b- Don't change bowlers every over and strive for wickets instead of hitting the deck hard.
c- Don't try to hit good length balls that are outside the off-stump towards the on side
d- Plz take Afridi out of captaincy...but wait then "woh kakh punh kar dora nahi karay ga"
e- And I hate myself for saying this but promote Umar Akmal up the order. I don't believe I have become so desperate :)
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Jan 23, 2016 07:38am
They need strong arms to hit sixes. They should practice how to hit a ball hard out of the boundary. For this particular format, hard hitters are required. Not small built, who rotate ball for singles. They totally miss T20 format style.
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Jan 23, 2016 07:49am
It is not Afridi, he can still bowl well,ever present threat late in the inning, it is lack of good consistent hitters in the line up. Let,s not kid ourselves ,we do not have the talent in the line up.
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Jan 23, 2016 09:56am
What happened ? are you not boycotting it ?
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Jan 23, 2016 11:40am
Right dear..
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Jan 23, 2016 11:48am
Poor performance by Pakistani by profession advertisement cricketers. Half of our players are busy with advertising companies putting effort and precious time in shooting adds of housing / developers / shaving cream etc. It's time for major cleanup starting from top to bottom.
Javed Miandad, Waseem Akram, Rameez Raja, Amir Sohail and Abdul Qadir is the need of today to reshape and give training to team, all previous coaches, selectors and managers has to go home with oppology to country.
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Jan 23, 2016 12:30pm
Talented beleivr me they are not. Only if we believe talent and recklessness are the same. We win when we take huge risks and they come off. Unfortunately life and sports is not like that.
I can't see any batsmen of the current ears of the calibre of th guys in 70s and recently Saeed Anwar, Inzi Mohammed Yousef...no where near. They are all technically deficient....terrible. I reckon Afghnistsn, Bangldesh and even Zim have better batsmen.
For example Soaib and Nasser Jamshed reflect what levels,we have reached....these guys are not sportsman, they should,be sitting and watching cricket on a sofa eating Briyani then playing for national side! Sorry I am very annoyed with what I have seen, it is unacceptable, even the fact that we don't have international cricket at home cannot explain the situation? How have Afghanistsn managed to improve??
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Jan 23, 2016 01:32pm
Umer Akmal & Ahmed Shahzad are liability, occupying two places, if chance is given to others they will perform much better.
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Jan 24, 2016 02:57am
Anyone who watched Shoaib Malik's and Rizwan's mix ups first, during the 3rd ODI against England, and second, during the 3rd T20 against NZ would agree with me that Rizwan is the new Kamran.
P.S: I highly doubt my comment will see daylight haha
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