Sarfaraz bearing brunt of criticism for Pakistan’s miserable run
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ISLAMABAD: Sarfaraz Ahmed was received like a prince by Pakistan’s cricket-mad fans when he returned from England with the Champions Trophy in 2017.
Two years later, the Pakistan captain is being described as ‘brainless’ with his team pushed to the brink of elimination from the ongoing World Cup.
Pakistan have won just one of their first five group matches at the World Cup, against top-ranked England. A heavy loss to India last weekend in Manchester likely means Pakistan need victories in each of their remaining four games, starting against South Africa on Sunday at Lord’s, to stand a chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.
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Sarfaraz appears to be bearing the brunt of the criticism back home, particularly since the 89-run loss to India on Sunday. That was Pakistan’s seventh straight loss to India at a World Cup.
Former Test cricketers Ramiz Raja and Shoaib Akhtar have been particularly vocal in hitting out at Sarfaraz.
“It was a no-show [by Pakistan]. India didn’t allow them to come close,” Ramiz, now a renowned TV commentator, said in a video message on his YouTube channel. “It was a useless performance, a third-class performance by Pakistan.”
Former pace bowler Shoaib, who has long questioned the fitness and leadership qualities of Sarfaraz, went further.
“How can he be such a brainless captain?” the outspoken Shoaib said of Pakistan’s ODI skipper for the past two years. “Brainless captaincy, brainless management, at the same time no thinking.”
What made the Champions Trophy success particularly memorable in 2017 was the identity of the team that Pakistan beat in the final: India.
In that match, India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat. It proved to be an ill-advised call. Sarfaraz made the same mistake last weekend.
Making matters worse, Sarfaraz went against the advice of prime minister the 1992 World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan who suggested in tweets hours before the match that Pakistan should bat first if it won the toss.
Related: Time to completely revamp Pakistan cricket: Ramiz Raja
The team selection against India was also heavily criticised, both on social media and on dozens of talk shows on private television channels in Pakistan.
Pakistan opted to go with two regular spinners Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim even though India’s batsmen have dominated slow bowlers in international cricket.
Sarfaraz getting caught on camera yawning on two occasions while keeping wicket hasn’t gone down too well, either.
“How could you yawn in an international match when you know there are dozens of cameras around you? This is disgraceful,” said Imtiaz Ahmed, a cricket fan in Islamabad.
After three losses, Pakistan are in next-to-last place in the 10-team standings, ahead of only Afghanistan. The position is similar to the one in which the Pakistan found themselves in 1992, when the team had three points from their first five matches.
Imran’s so-called ‘cornered tigers’ went on to win their remaining three league matches, sneaked into the semi-finals after West Indies lost Australia in the last league-round fixture, defeated New Zealand and then beat England in the final.
This team has the reputation for being unpredictable, but there seems a slim chance of anything like that happening again.
Published in Dawn, June 20th, 2019
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Jun 20, 2019 09:47am
Shoaib Akhtar is very vocal and always talks like he was in the 1992 World Cup team. It is all a technique to increase subscribers/viewership. As I have said earlier Pakistan would have lost to India even if they had batted first. Reality is India is a very strong team that has been preparing for this World Cup since the end of last World Cup. As far as Ramiz Raja anytime he comes in the commentary box I put it in mute. Last thing I want is to hear someone negative and pessimistic. When Pakistan wins both of them all of a sudden change their stance and have full of optimism for the Pakistan cricket team. Some of the things they say might hold some weight, however, they both don’t want to do anything about it. I say if you are patriotic and have so much passion do something for the betterment of cricket in Pakistan.
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Jun 20, 2019 09:56am
Please don't compare this team with team of 92. You had so many greats in that team. This team will even find it difficult to beat Bangaldesh and Sri Lanka. Better lets forget this time and start preparing for 2024.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:16am
Only people filled with "ism" are unnecessarily criticizing Sarfaraz. Sarfaraz Ahmed is the best thing that has happened to Pakistan cricket in the past few years. Sarfaraz is an exceptional leader with a great cricketing brain. He has won Under 19 World Cup, Champions Trophy, PSL and made Pakistan World number one team in T20 cricket. What else do we want from a young captain? Pakistan cricket team needs a humble and honest captain like Sarfaraz Ahmed. Those who are conspiring against Sarfaraz are the ones that needs to be punished.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:16am
lightening does not strike the same place twice if that is the whole strategy on which Pak cricket team is banking.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:16am
Sir our Team is very weak. Captain is useless.
As far as Champions Trophy is concerned that is story of the past.
Now Captain and some of team mates who are out of fitness should retire
This favor will benefit pak team.
Remember Inzi prime as young ended up being smashed in the end of his career
slow run rates and no performance. He should have let it go with pride.
But he was thrown out of team after 2 years poor performances and damage to our Team
Same thing is repeating.
If player is Gas out he should step down with respect.
But that is not the case here in PCB.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:21am
treating your national heros this way..(no matter what their performance is, they dont deserve abuse/character assassination) is our failure as a nation. They are playing a game that can result in a win or a loss. We as a nation need to learn how to accept defeat gracefully and give credit where its due.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:24am
Leave them alone. This type of negative criticism doesn't help. When you are down for any reason you look towards your own people. This is when you don't expect abuses. Bit surprise to see the IDEOLOGICAL approach of each one of them. Sorry to see that in Pakistan.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:24am
Shoaib Akhtar’s comments should have no weight at all given his own credibility....
Sarfaraz’s decision to bowl was correct and this was backed up by most commentators. However his bowlers (except Amir) didn’t show up and take advantage of the conditions - they bowled too short.
Their obviously is some issue in the dressing room which is affecting the captain as well. This needs to be stamped out and perpetrators sent home with Inzimam
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Jun 20, 2019 10:24am
Sarfaraz is not at fault. He cannot force players to make runs or bowlers to take wickets.
The person responsible for the debacle is the same under whose leadership Pakiatan cricket was at its lowest. Name is Inzimam.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:26am
Sarfaraz has already shown his unprofessionalism by shouting and calling names to the African Caribbean cricketer during a match!! How can someone like him control and lead the National Cricket team??
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Jun 20, 2019 10:26am
He is just matching the senior captain. Not his fault.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:27am
Lets just get over the 1992 world cup comparisons. Odds of the same happening again are next to zero. We are out and that is the grim reality, lets not forget how Bangladesh is playing they have a great chance at the semis apart from the obvious top 4
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Jun 20, 2019 10:29am
Cricket should be fixed at grass root level. Get rid of departmental cricket and introduce regional cricket. Bring in educated kids and train them in communication and behavioural skills along with cricket. Then only they can represent the country well.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:30am
SARFARAZ is recommended to open free tandoor for poor cricket fans of pakistan
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Jun 20, 2019 10:30am
As a captain who is not performing neither with bat nor with his keeping, he should. Worse still, as a captain he is not performing as well as his decisions have been poor and the body language is also really unprofessional.
The main reason he is in the team, his main skill which is keeping is also so bad that it is difficult to find a worse keeper among all other teams. On average, he drops one catch or miss stumping in almost every match.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:30am
Only one solution, PMIK should resign as prime minister of Pakistan and become couch of Pakistani cricket team.it's good for both economy and cricket of Pakistan.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:31am
For Gods sake!!! Let them live...Win or Loss are part of any game!!!
Plan,Prepare, and succeed !!! it will take time though..
Best of Luck !!
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Jun 20, 2019 10:31am
CT 2017 was a fluke.
Clash between Kohli and Kumble, transferred to India won the toss elect to bowl and lost the match and cup.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:31am
Champions trophy win was a fluke and everyone knows that if you look at the overall record. Pakistan has lost to India in all major tournaments in the past and to almost all other countries shamefully. Stop the comparisons and look deeply into the flaws that have driven Pakistan cricket to such a plight. There may still be hope for a salvage and recovery.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:32am
It is the captain who is always on receiving end. A particular lobby is creating anti Sarfaraz sentiments Look at South Africa their team is not clicking do their sensible media and commentrators are so critical as we are to win or lose is the part of game to call Sarfaraz brainless is too much
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Jun 20, 2019 10:32am
That's part of the job, when the team wins, the captain basis in glory and get to lift the trophy. When they loose he is held responsible and carries whatever comes with that defeat. If you are happy to take the glory then be prepared to carry the shame.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:32am
India has already kicked Pakistan out of this world cup. Those who are still dreaming are living in fool's paradise.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:33am
He is being targeted for being from Karachi. I accept he had had share of responsibility for the debacle against India. But it is unfair to single him out. I even doubt that some players dint perform deliberately so as to remove him.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:34am
Better to come back home with dignity instead of facing further humiliation!
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Jun 20, 2019 10:35am
Stop living in 1992. This is 2019. No miracles expected this time. This Pakistani team is the weakest ever in the history of World cup.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:36am
Jargons like 'cornered tigers' and "most unpredictable team' is a recipe and acceptance of failure. It means we have no system and a fluke may or may not win us the match against top teams. Poor infrastructure at the grass root level, lack of fitness of players and nepotism in the selection process are key factors of our present debacle. International cricket has become highly professional and we have been caught yawning in the middle.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:39am
Yes, Pakistan did not play well. But currently, the Indian team is definitely better in terms of talent and fitness. Most importantly, the Indian team is playing as a team. Of course, Sarfraz has to take the blame, but the rest of the team has to own up.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:41am
Management and selectors are responsible for the defeat.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:41am
My heart goes to Pakistani fans who have been thrashed by Indians since 1992.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:41am
Pak media & people over reacting on their team.Its a game. just enjoy it,
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Jun 20, 2019 10:41am
Leave it now. There is no meaning to criticize the captain or infact the team. They are the product of a bad policy. Everyone, who are related with cricket control, board etc are responsible. Being an Indian, I really missed those Pakistani great playes like IK, Akram, Javed, etc whom we still love a lot as a performer. Pakistan terribly lost the plot. They are really unfortunate that they are not able to utilise these great past experience. Terrible politics.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:42am
Others are not in physical condition as well.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:42am
The captain always takes the blame ...... but here there are others equally culpable. His fault seems to be his inability to sensibly assert himself.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:43am
Piling more pressure on the team captain will hinder their performance. This open post mortem and criticism should wait.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:44am
Guys lets be honest, this team isn't beating South Africa and New Zealand, everyone in the team except Amir and Babar are unfit and have no spirit to play a tough game. The kind of blunt criticism that our team has faced by fans, big ex-national team players must have already put the team under a lot of pressure to perform.
I mean Wasim Akram, Ramiz Raja, Shoaib Akhtar, Aamir Sohail, Basit Ali, Tanveer Ahmed so on and so forth have openly criticized the team and fairly so, they are not only upset with the team's performance, but also by our national cricketing structure. Wasim Akram gave the best solution, abolish domestic cricket structure, put players in well defined First Class cricket where they can learn such conditions as faced with in the current WC, like a 50 over match.
I miss our team's performance, the team we had in 1999 and 2003, gone are the days, now we have yawning Sarfraz, favorited Imam, sheesha smoking Shoaib, wide throwing Hassan, even wider throwing Wahab.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:45am
Start from scratch...see forward....
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Jun 20, 2019 10:46am
Yes, Sarfaraz is the only one to blame, rest are angels !!
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Jun 20, 2019 10:48am
So 92 win you guys are so proud off was also a fluke?
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Jun 20, 2019 10:49am
What is the point in blaming when you don’t have the right foundation? Unless international cricket returns to Pakistan, the Pakistani team performance is going to be inconsistent with not many fresh talents coming in.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:52am
Why blame the captain. It should be on management and politics. The team can not play domestic cricket in front of their fans. Pakistani domestic cricket is in shambles. they can not develop talent fast enough and management is not world class. Compare that to India who has become a professional team. They are ruthless as Australia used to be in 1990's, they play as a unit, have very good fielding, and play to a plan. Till Pakistan develops such professionalism, they can not become world class team. They will remain unpredictable and unorganized. First let the team play domestic cricket at home
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Jun 20, 2019 10:53am
To deliver results in any field, needs consistency. The unpredictable means no consistency at all. The unpredictability revolves around single performance not the team. Cricket is team game. good luck Pakistan!
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Jun 20, 2019 10:54am
People in Pakistan after playing half their matches are already talking of the next cup. Those are the wise ones. The others are living in a fools paradise that this team still has a chance. The media with the fear of losing TRPs is obviously not closing the lid. But it’s a matter of one more loss whenever kids can do the math.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:54am
It’s Pakistan society and system that’s brainless now him
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Jun 20, 2019 10:55am
Rameez Raja’s commentary is some times brainless. He is not able to provide any solution.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:56am
I have seen him in the post match conference. He put up brave face. But I see him on the breakdown. Please show some mercy, let them complete matches and have life
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Jun 20, 2019 10:57am
Off course he has to be bear the criticism. He was part in-charge for playing 11, bowling changes and decision of batting first. He is physically no where near captains of other teams.. this does affect the captainacy, decision making and thinking prudently to overcome your opponent.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:58am
The format in 1992 was very different from this one.The chances now are bleak.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:59am
Tomorrow if Pakistan wins another CT against India, people will regard him as a hero again. Such is the mentality.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:59am
Pakistan should Take a break from Cricket. Brings reforms at all levels. So that real talent gets a chance.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:00am
I don't understand those who criticize Pakistan team and Captain. Look at the history of Pakistan cricket team, Pakistan always performed inconsistently. In the same World Cup, Pakistan beat the most favorite, dangerous and No. 1 team England. However, it lost to the West Indies and India. A close game against Australia (lost). Now, being a supporter of the Pakistan team, we need to believe that our team can beat any team on a particular day. In this way, we need to look at problems exist at the domestic structure, selection process, team management, team internal politics, performance standards, etc. We need to resolve these problems before expecting from the Pakistan team to beat a team like India, which has made standards for their cricket and players positions within the team.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:03am
Too harsh because Pakistan still has very realistic chance.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:03am
Two years ago he used his brain, now he is surviving on previously earned fame!
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Jun 20, 2019 11:03am
Tableeghi activities should be on personal expenses and should be separated from official trips. Inzimam should take it seriously. The bowling coach has destroyed the Pakistani bowling. He should be immediately terminated.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:04am
1) There are NO chances of Pakistan in the semi-final.. this is NOT 1992 !
2) The decision to bowl first was not the Captain's alone.
3) Sarfaraz needs to loose weight and that's the reason for the yawning as well. I won't be surprised if he snores while sleeping at night or just didn't sleep well the night before.
4) Families should have been banned from accompanying players at the world cup (read Shoaib Malik).
5) Shoaib Malik and Hafeez should have retired 5 years ago.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:05am
Sarfaraz may not be a great captain but neither was Imran.The difference was that Imran was lucky and the 92 WC was easily the most rain affected WC and the rules made the games into a lottery than one of skill. However, Pakistan have several questions they need to think about. Despite having several talented players , why is consistency missing and the fielding so shoddy? Pakistan needs to think of team work and not individual performances if they are to be a force to be reckoned with. In the eighties, Pakistan would win a lot of matches because of Miandad's performance but other batsmen always supported him. Many would run themselves out to give him the strike. That spirit appears missing
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Jun 20, 2019 11:07am
Championship trophy win carried away Pakistani team completely even forgetting the same team India beat Pakistan in champions trophy league matches.I knew then also Indian cricket was strong and super than Pakistan.Chasing 300 plus is difficult for any team.Its true.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:12am
The brainless dudes who dream that Pakistan still has a chance to qualify for the semifinals should not undermine the NZ team. They are far more prepared, managed, and an organized unit, as compared to the current ill-managed, inconsistent, and non-professional Pakistani team.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:17am
This is just typical Pakistani scapegoating. What did we expect when the chief selector decided that it was his job to coach the team, especially after getting his nephew in and then bringing in player who've been living off one decent spell in 2015. As for yawning, it is natural...and in a game that is 6 hours long, not entirely unreasonable.
Ghiyasuddin D Waqar
Tola Bhangi Khel, Pakistan
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Jun 20, 2019 11:18am
Pakistan won champions trophy due to individual player skills not captaincy...sarfaraz currently is maybe the best of the worst possible players to be captain, however, that does not excuse ability to formulate and change in-game strategy which he doesn't have..come on, how do you open the bowling with hassan ali when u have the pace and swing of wahab and you stated at the toss that you have to take advantage of the moisture in the wicket..one of malike and hafeez had to be dropped and asif ali to play, but playing both and relying on past performance against india is recipe for disaster..and what exactly is mickey arthur's role now?
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Jun 20, 2019 11:19am
It is unfortunate that only the captain is blamed whereas the decision to bat second was collective one. It is high time the coach either should be sacked or additional strategist like Warne should be appointed.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:26am
Ramiz Raja / Wasim Akram started group, Lahori Group vs Karachi group, Mohsin Hasan was one of the best coach, these two guys recommended Macky Ather, he has been removed Aust.and S.Africa, both unnecessary removed Mohsin, team totally uneducated unable to understand English speaking coach.Than Lahori group remmended Inzi, unqualified, favored, relative selection pirchi for Imam, Malik, Hafiz, Wahab and Immad, with his puppet selectors never heard their name Tousif/Wasti/Hyder, Tousif interested to select his son. Lahori group want to make Immad as Captain and Vice Capt. Imam with help of Inzi, These 5 guys are not cooperating with Sarfarz, he is weak, yes sir, unable to handle this group. no nody pointing these. now new leader is wild & undisciplined Shohaib Akhtar, he was fined Rs.70 Lac, one of the worse, asking sarfarz brainless, main captain is Inzi, on selection/relative selection/pitch selection, yes Akhtar pls stop criticising Sarfaz,let I suggest Sarfarz to resign, your pride.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:27am
There is still a chance, just like the 1992 edition of the world cup. Stranger things have happened. And Pakistan's last four matches are not against the big guns. Unless rain intervenes, it is still in Pakistan hands. They did it in both 1992 and 2017. No reason why they can't do it again.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:33am
Sarfaraz Ahmed receiving brunt of criticism because he is from Karachi..after selection of a team there is no further role,on the tour team is selected by captain only but the chief selector Inzi was interfering through out the tour and even going to player dressin room
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Jun 20, 2019 11:48am
It's not fare, he won CT for Pakistan
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Jun 20, 2019 11:49am
When some of the players in the team think they are on holidays and are involved in other activities/groupings,selfish play,and don't perform for the Team,than No Captain Can do Anything!!
Its the Manager and Board complete Failure to allow them such liberty during the biggest tournament of Cricket. Shoaib Malik is a known person to introduce groupings and politics in the team.Ex cricketers have already said about his role in the dressing room and team.Malik is also ruining the careers of other young cricketers too by involving them in such activities which will only destroy their careers sooner or later.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:49am
It's quickly become a Punjabi vs. Urdu-speaking thing. Sarfaraz will be the target for a lot ethnic hate.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:50am
When Sarfaraz won the toss he had 4 options.
1. To bat first
2. To field first
3. To bowl first
4. To yawn.
He chose the last 3.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:55am
Those who blame Sarfaraz are dishonest.
1. Is Sarfaraz responsible for the lack of quality in players?
2. Is Sarfaraz responsible for the lack of fitness, coaching, brainless bowling by experienced bowlers?
3. Is Sarfaraz responsible for the unwarranted tweet by PM Khan who if serious should have picked up the phone and spoken to him directly.
4. Is Sarfaraz responsible for the way Indians play?
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Jun 20, 2019 11:59am
It was the irresponsible and unwarranted Tweet of PM Khan which has resulted in this situation. If Khan was honest, he should have called and spoken to Sarfaraz and Inzamam but instead he chose to Tweet publicly and put the team in a tricky spot where they get blamed no matter what.
If Pakistan had chosen to bat first and lost, would Imran have taken the blame?
Lastly Pakistanis are good at being in denial, so those who think that Pakistan lost because of bowling first are deluding themselves. You saw the difference between Pakistan bowling and the 2 overs of Bhuvaneshwar. Pakistan would have been shot out on that pitch for 150.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:00pm
let's hope for the best.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:01pm
@Shamshad Ahmed, Sarfaraz is a very good ,cool minded captain and batsman like Dhoni.But due to poor team selection and nepotism he couldn't do nothing
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Jun 20, 2019 12:03pm
@arun bhattacharjee, Dont fall in Pakistani trap. Toss is just an excuse.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:04pm
@Qasim Shahid UK, ... Absolutely right. Sarfaraz is helpless. Nobody is listening him. Extremely bad fielding. Why Malik is playing.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:05pm
@Shamshad Ahmed, stop playing Karachi card. He is unfit to play and unfit to lead.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:05pm
@amar,. Could happen once in a while but not always. Rest of the time, you will have to rely on talents, skills and fitness. Sorry to say, all of these are missing in the team.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:06pm
@Shamshad Ahmed, please stop playing Karachi card. You have done enough damage already!!!!
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Jun 20, 2019 12:08pm
He talks too much....the man had no business advising Kohli on how to play in England. Now see who's having the last laugh....
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Jun 20, 2019 12:09pm
"Making matters worse, Sarfaraz went against the advice of prime minister the 1992 World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan who suggested in tweets hours before the match that Pakistan should bat first if it won the toss."
This is so ridiculous
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Jun 20, 2019 12:09pm
"Laga laga laga laga Masti ka Chounka" ....sounds familiar?
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Jun 20, 2019 12:11pm
At times they say that No Cricket match took place and it's doctored video broadcasted in TV, now they are accepting that Pakistan is lost, Bhai kahna kya chahte ho?
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Jun 20, 2019 12:11pm
@Pakistani1 ---->@Shamshad Ahmed, please stop playing Karachi card. You have done enough damage already!!!!
Bhai mere, forget about causing damage, Karachi alone is carrying the economic burden of entire Pakistan. If we stop working even for a week, you will understand our value. Thankless people.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:19pm
There was news in Pakistan media that urged its players not to over celebrate after the India match, I was laughing myself at that time thinking of the result.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:28pm
I think irrespective of outcome of indvspak match ... there is so much happening inside dressing room..the team has to perform, as a unit to deliver expected results..internal grievances and pity mean politics should be dumped over nations pride. Also we need to give time to the team to collect themselves, gather confidence and bounce back
Players doesn't play by holding emotions of fans, when they are on the ground so they grow their skin thick to all the hooting of the crowd and media..
Pakistanis should not keep high hopes from their team at this moment, let this event pass and then start from a scratch rebuilding system and the team.. the world has not come to an end and there is always a fresh start
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Jun 20, 2019 12:28pm
There is no question that why we blame captain, ofcourse he should be blammed.
1. If he had no authority, he should have comeup earlier and tell that he has no authority in team selection.
2. Check his fitness level, its nowhere match the other captains in the world cup.
3. check his thorught process, even tandulkar questioned his field placement.
4. check his wicket keeping skills, he missed stumping chances and dropped catches
5. most importantly, check his leadership skills. He is shouting in the ground. He can't lead the time with this mind set.
6. Other than sarfaraz, the whole team management is also involved in this pathetic performance, they were yawning in the ground means they didn't have proper sleep timings.
7. selection was pathetic
complete revamp is required.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:29pm
@Karachiwala, you know karachi thrives on consumerism and its consumers are based in rural areas if sindh and punjab. You can stop assembling vehicle, packing black tea, paking palm oil etc. It will hurt mostly karachi.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:33pm
@Zauq, Cant agree more.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:36pm
Fire all of them.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:37pm
Biggest culprit there is Inzamam. Kick him out. We dont need PCB any more. Let nation decide who will play, who will not.
Secondly, match fee and salary to decided only on the performance of players.
What the hell that grade system is? getting lacs of salaries and performance is zero. Our money being given to these useless people for nothing in return.
Awam ab Jaag jao..
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Jun 20, 2019 12:39pm
@Pakistani1, " please stop playing Karachi card. You have done enough damage already!!!" Sarfraz is the only one from Karachi, whether in the team or management. You want only him out, not the coaches, not the managers, not the selector, not the PCB. Did you name anyone to replace him? What should we understand? please stop playing anti-Karachi card. You have done enough damage already!!!
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Jun 20, 2019 12:41pm
@Ajaz Ali, Money buys these things, try to understand, open your mouth when you know and believe in your words.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:42pm
I think, we should accept that India and Australia are far better teams than Pakistan. And both were 100% predicted results.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:48pm
@Zeeshan Cheema, " stop playing Karachi card. He is unfit to play and unfit to lead." Then name one player fit to lead, who is not from Punjab, and give details of his credentials that prove it. If you can't, then stop playing anti-Karachi card.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:49pm
Let’s first assess Sarfaraz as a cricketer. He may not be outstanding but he will make it to a team of Pakistan’s talent level. Should he be captain? I’m not sure. Is there anybody else? I’m not sure. The main issue is that the fitness and application is missing in this side. Is there talent? Yes there is but it has not been honed, trained and polished. The less said about physical fitness and fielding the better. Factionalism appears to be strong - there can be no effective game strategy in such a situation. Sarfaraz has to improve himself but we should accept that he has been dealt a poor hand of cards. The admin bosses must take responsibility for the continuing decline that Pakistan cricket is facing.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:57pm
@Zeeshan Cheema, : what language this Shohaib Akhtar using, did he win any world cup in his career, did he remembered they lost in Mahali and Shohaib has been kicked out from match and waqar inject his baby Wahab Riaz, lost with 30 runs, can right against S.Akhtar misbehavior and misplaced, uneducated language, I think he have full Brain without thinking, during his career he never win, now he opened unnecessary bad language against Sarfarz, Akhtar is an angle ? Boycott his Utube channel, all social channel where FULL BRAIN MAN, appeared. Teach him how to talk protest and punish his behavior.
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Jun 20, 2019 01:00pm
I have a different perspective to these results. We need to look at performances of all teams in this Cricket World cup and other sporting events in liaison with each country's economy. All top 4 teams currently in the table have a stable and growing economy. India has grown immensely since 2000s and that has reflected in their Cricket and their overall infrastructure. No. 5th team in the table is Bangladesh and we all can see how much they have grown in last 8-10 years and that has automatically reflected in their Cricket and day to day life. You look at Football or any other sport and rarely would you find a developing country doing well. Its all about infrastructure, how can u expect a kid grown up on bare muddy grounds to field like Jonty Rhodes in international cricket? You have to look at things in perspective and unless we have a consistent and stable economy, there is no point expecting consistence in cricket or any other sport!
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Jun 20, 2019 01:06pm
@Karachiwala, it's time to accept that Karachi is part of Pakistan and all it's inhabitants are just Pakistanis.
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Jun 20, 2019 01:09pm
Merge Pakistan with India and end our miseries
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Jun 20, 2019 01:09pm
Alot of Guys in the comment section support Sarfraz.
Apart from the rest of conspiracy Theories ,
Only one question to ask his credibility
Can he Bat?
Is he a good finisher like Dhoni? Like Finch? Like Kane name any of his quality?
Is he as good keeper as Rahid Latif and Moen was?
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Jun 20, 2019 01:16pm
@Yamin Sarwar UK, Thank for supporting Sarfarz, boycotting Shoaib Akhtar, u tube, terminated Inazmamul aka Bhatija and his selector, and also boycott Wasim / Raimz both are against Sarfarz, they bought Micky Arther. Long live Sarfarz and Boycott socalled utube channel which misleading, misinformation against Pakistani boys, during his tenure he was one of the notorious and bad quality cricketer.
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Jun 20, 2019 01:18pm
@Karachiwala,
Yeah Right Karachi is growing Crops for whole nation. Rice , Wheat , Lentis , vegetables all of them are cultivated in Karachi , Further Textile industry is in Karachi , Sports goods also manufactured in Karachi.
If farmers stop working in Karachi , whole nation will be out of Food and Live Stock.
The only thing not in Karachi is Stock Exchange.
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Jun 20, 2019 01:29pm
@Zubair, agreed with you 100% he is one only, what about rest of 10 ( there 3 BABA/Grand father Wahab Riaz, Seesha club captain Shohaib Malik 37 yrs, Hafiz 38 yrs, Immad wasim is not Pakistani national he is british citizen and want to become captain with the help of Inzamamul haq why he went to ground and inspect pitch, he should must fired from his job alongwith mickey arther, can you please some answer why these Immad and bhatija have bandge on hands. They went to play cricket or boxing.
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Jun 20, 2019 01:33pm
@Zubair, "Alot of Guys in the comment section support Sarfraz. Apart from the rest of conspiracy Theories , Only one question to ask his credibility Can he Bat? " He's a wicket keeper, but bats better than most "specialist" batsmen from Punjab!!
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Jun 20, 2019 01:36pm
Pakistan team is much better than Indian team, However due to bad luck they always run into strong opposition. , while India due to politics in ICC always faces weak teams
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Jun 20, 2019 01:40pm
India: Stop living in a world of dreams, First you claim Surgical Strike, then Air Strike now Cricket match, on 16th June, Pakistan team was in London, Don't know how you guys doctored the video, and showing a fake one, India Pakistan match is scheduled on 27th May.
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Jun 20, 2019 01:41pm
@Fahad Fazli, "All top 4 teams currently in the table have a stable and growing economy. India has grown immensely since 2000s and that has reflected in their Cricket and their overall infrastructure. " If hat is the yardstick, India should be doing well in other sports like football, basketball, athletics, skiing as well. It is easy to buy victories from 5-6 countries where cricket is not No.1 game, and players don't make money at home. With IPL, they have to pay well 20-30 players. It will be extremely expensive in other sports.
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Jun 20, 2019 01:56pm
@Salim w, so you agree that Pakistan is a weak team
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Jun 20, 2019 01:57pm
I like Sarfaraz as a batsman but his captaincy is below par and not motivational, sorry. Even then, at this moment of time, I am with Sarfaraz because he has been wrongly targetted. Here there is a big difference - Indian team is united and its friendliness transpires to opposition also, Pakistani team is fragmented.
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Jun 20, 2019 01:57pm
@Shaz, Don't you see any big difference in Indian team or your team? The same team won Champions trophy. The team with legendary players were defeated by India many times. This is a game. Yes improve your domestic cricket .T20 is not cricket
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Jun 20, 2019 02:03pm
@Saad, But in cricket Champions trophy final the same Strong Indian batting collapsed under pressure. It happens and brings excitement in the game. Fitness and quality of players are issues to be rectified through domestic cricket not T20 or 50 over cricket.
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Jun 20, 2019 02:05pm
@Mitzvah, then the same Shoab would have said what he told on ABPnews India to choose fielding.
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Jun 20, 2019 02:08pm
@Qasim Shahid UK, pl watch ABP news India. Shoab Akhtar is a hypocrite. One hr before the match he said to chose fielding. Must expose him
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Jun 20, 2019 02:11pm
Inzmam the selector... being good batsman mean you definitely a good coach and selector! NO
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Jun 20, 2019 02:13pm
Shoab Akhtar link must see
https://youtu.be/5PR9IbhTS-A
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Jun 20, 2019 02:15pm
Sarfaraz is gentleman who wholeheartedly has taken the brunt of all criticism. Very unfortunate we loose sanity and divide in Karachi and Punjabis . And very unfortunate how prejudiced we are. Some have argued on Sarfaraz capability so again those who chose him are responsible. Truly speaking this way we can not live.
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Jun 20, 2019 02:18pm
There are many ex cricket players(of India) who hate Dhoni and r responsible for his test team exit. You too hv the same who don't like Aamir and Babur Azam like top players
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Jun 20, 2019 02:19pm
@Karachiwala, That is true for every big city. Take London for example - the city is the main driving force behind all financial growth in the UK. But that does not mean that all Londoners should be part of the England team nor should being a Londoner entitle you to manage ECB!
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Jun 20, 2019 02:30pm
Its unfortunate that even in Sports some rogue elements try to disunite the nation. No its not about Karachi or Lahore or Timbuktu. Its about a lack of talent. A lack of physical and mental fitness. We need to face the facts and move on. Sarfraz had ample opportunity to challenge his critics by talking with his bat and gloves. He failed miserably and showed the yawns to prove it.
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Jun 20, 2019 02:33pm
Support for Pakistan continues..
They will win the World Cup ,I believe in them..
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Jun 20, 2019 02:33pm
Sarfaraz is being pilloried on account of his Mohajir origins.
Look at the conduct of the players in the India game.
A single bowler gave away 84 runs in 9 overs.
Fielders dropped catches like it was going out of fashion.
There were several overthrows.
All these can not be attributed to the Captain alone.
In fact Kohli is on record saying that had he won the toss he would have also chosen to field first.
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Jun 20, 2019 02:40pm
@BAXAR, Rise above sectarianism bro
Its not about Punjab or Sindh , Stop This non sense
Sarfraz as batsman is poor , at his number should be great finisher.
He cant bat watch Pak Vs Aus and open your eyes , the match was in hands
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Jun 20, 2019 02:40pm
@M.Jan, You forgot about quota system that excludes mohajirs from rest.
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Jun 20, 2019 03:09pm
@Karachiwala, Please stop working, at least you will know your worth. There is no need to bring Karachi Vs Lahore discussion here.
A Lahori
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Jun 20, 2019 03:14pm
Inzimam made room for his bhatija by kicking out Azhar Ali. There is no comparison between the two. Bhatija is an player who belongs only in domestic cricket, has no skills and can play only on the leg side. Azhar Ali is currently playing county cricket and scoring centuries. Nepotism and favoritism by Inzimam has caused this embarrassment to the nation. Inzimam pretends to be a religious person but he he is a corrupt individual, not selecting deserving players for the team on merit. He should be the first one to be fired and should never be allowed to come close to Pakistan cricket ever again. Same goes for the bhatija.
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Jun 20, 2019 03:14pm
He deserves it every bit.You do not pay them respect and money and they misbehave like night out on a big day.
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Jun 20, 2019 03:15pm
@Asiya andrabi, Better merge India and Bangladesh with Pakistan
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Jun 20, 2019 03:19pm
@Pakistan Wala, "Sarfraz had ample opportunity to challenge his critics by talking with his bat and gloves. " So did Inzi, waseem, waqar, coaches, managers, and the rest of the team. Why don't you blame them? Afraid of Punjab?
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Jun 20, 2019 03:20pm
how come they can qualify? bangladesh must qualify for the semi as they deserve better than this last ramked team pakistan..
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Jun 20, 2019 03:23pm
@Zubair, "Rise above sectarianism bro Its not about Punjab or Sindh , Stop This non sense" Exactly and stop this none sense of having one PCB. Have a separate Punjab cricket board for those who can't stand a Karachi player. That will accommodate, Shoaib Akhtar, Inzi, waseem, waqar. And one PCB for all Pakistanis (including 95% Punjabis) who want one Pakistan team. UK has five football team in FIFA, Pakistan can have 2 in cricket.
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Jun 20, 2019 03:26pm
@Shaz, It was a fluke just like present day England match. England/India haven’t lost a single match. They are that consistent teams. But they are still humans and cant win all matches. They have 99% win ratio vs 1% loss on odd days they dnt perform to their capability. To take that fluke 1% as win when one loose all others matches is nonsensical.
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Jun 20, 2019 03:32pm
Let it be a game. Let Sarfraz alone. Its a heavy responsibility. The future is yet to be, who knows.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:00pm
@Salim w,
i had a tough time controlling my laughter after reading your comment.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:00pm
Yes, being the greenshirts skipper, role model and the focal point, he is primarily responsible for all the operations of the team, on and off the field, in good and bad times.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:02pm
@Salim w, You said "Pakistan team is much better than Indian team, However due to bad luck they always run into strong opposition. , while India due to politics in ICC always faces weak teams"
Maybe its all due to the US and Israel? .. LOL
On the day the better team won like Pakistan did in 2017. I agree with Dr. Hoodbhoy that there is a serious lack of quality education in Pakistan and kids do not reason or apply logic anymore
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Jun 20, 2019 04:03pm
on that day, india completely outplayed pakistan in all aspects of the game. it is as simple as that. pakistan would have lost even if they had batted first, as india more often than not, chase well, these days.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:13pm
it should be the whole team, Sarfraz Ahmad (SA) cannot be blamed for those who are not making runs, making slow runs, dropping catches, cannot not field. Whoever it is, senior, junior, should be told to improve or keep playing at the domestic level, till you they have improved their skills and come up to a certain standard.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:16pm
Sick mentality of people labeling the criticism on Sarfarz is only because hes from Karachi. World has changed and you guys still live in the illiterate past.
When he won, he was praised not just by Karachi but by whole Pakistan. Come out of petty thinking.
The fact is, the guy is mediocre batsmen,wicketkeeper & captain!
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Jun 20, 2019 04:20pm
@Pro Democracy , "Better merge India and Bangladesh with Pakistan". And Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, and even Iran. Indians should like the idea!!!
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Jun 20, 2019 04:25pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, "Yes, being the greenshirts skipper, role model and the focal point, he is primarily responsible for all the operations of the team, on and off the field, in good and bad times." First thing first. First take the selectors, coaches, managers, those who appointed them (Waseem Akram and Ramiz Raja), to task. Once done, you can take the captain, but not before them. Unfortunately, he's the only one from Karachi. So to save all of them, you want the only Karachi guy to task.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:26pm
It wasn't a single man's effort. Or lack of.
It was a joint disappointment.
Our team was just not in a great shape. Winning is for those who practise and are in great physique. It's just laws of nature.
So time for a new team, new strategies new games.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:32pm
It's a bad day ! however, Pakistan cricket is strong they will come back as we saw in past. In India too there are many fans of Pakistan cricketers, I hope bagwan the ties between 2 great nations normalise soon and we more cricket. Need of the hour is to look at EU model in south Asia, in my opinion.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:38pm
This is for PCB.
I would like to understand what policies and implementation plans are put in place to nourish young cricketing talent.
We need physically strong players who can be developed mentally and professionally. We need educated individuals who can learn, adapt and grow. Very simple logic, junk in, junk out.
PCB , please be professional.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:39pm
The Karachi vs Punjab debate is getting heat in the comments. I am a Karachiite Urdu Speaking but I feel almost all captains in the past have been severely criticized like Azhar Ali, Misbah, Afridi etc who all were not Urdu Speaking. Guys, trust me Sarfraz is the best T20 Captain but not a good One Day Captain as of now especially with weak talent in the team like Shoaib Malik or Hasan Ali.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:53pm
Pakistan has to just forget this world cup 2019 match and focus for next work cup in 2023. In this world cup the players do not have the physical fitness required in big matches. Why grumble?
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Jun 20, 2019 04:56pm
I Feel sorry for the guy now.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:04pm
Pak fans are the real unpredictable. Same captain was showered with gifts after CT. Pak is not really a technically sound team. Not in Batting, not in bowling..definitely not fielding. 20 and 50 overs has a big luck component unlike test cricket, which is the reason why an occasional win or the ‘mercurial’ tag!
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Jun 20, 2019 05:09pm
Since last 5 World cups, Pakistan does very bad till half of world cup. Then the media starts the cornered tiger stuff. And then eventually they are out. Guys it's been 27 years since you won that trophy. The whole world has moved on.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:10pm
@Imran Dar, "Sick mentality of people labeling the criticism on Sarfarz is only because hes from Karachi." The whole team was praised by all when it won. Now that it lost, you point out the only Karachi guy. Why not the whole team? Why not the whole PCB. You think we are fools. You are using Punjab card, not Karachi people using Karachi card. Can you name a better captain? Why don't you propose a replacement by explaining how he did a better leader's job? Just saying Sarfraz is not good, is not enough. We understand what you want: get the Karachi guy out, the replacement will be automatically from Punjab.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:16pm
@Salim w, You know that WC19 is based on round robin right?
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Jun 20, 2019 05:29pm
Cricket is not only a game of bat, ball and skills. It needs education and knowing psychology of your opposition. Unfortunately most players in Pakistan team are not educated and they don't have knowledge of how the opposition think.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:29pm
@M.Jan ---> @Karachiwala, it's time to accept that Karachi is part of Pakistan and all it's inhabitants are just Pakistanis.
Dint want to bring it up, but since you asked, here's my honest reply. Hope you have been reading the news since at least last year or so. Many things happened with Rangers in Karachi. Very little of it came out in the media. Did Punjabis treat Karachi as a part of Pakistan? It takes two to tango. And we are really tired of proving our loyalty. Go think whatever you want to think of us.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:33pm
@Zubair, Your knowledge of economy is so vast that I do not have the time to start from the basics. To make hard things simple - Karachi on its own can manage crops and other things you mentioned. But let me repeat my question again - can rest of the Pakistan manage without Karachi even for a week? So stop boasting and start learning economics. May be that will help you appreciate us more.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:38pm
I just went back to the 2017 Champions Trophy win columns from Dawn. Man, what a change since then.!! Totally over the top and arrogant comments after the CT 2017 win and now this!!!
Pakistan cricket fans truly swing the pendulum to either extreme.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:09pm
Sad to see the narrow minded ethnocentric comments from some Sarfraz supporters. They tend to see anti Karachi conspiracy if a fan criticizes Sarfraz performance. So he should not be criticized despite poor performance just simply because he is from Karachi?
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Jun 20, 2019 06:13pm
He is the captain of the team. The buck stops with him.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:15pm
Sarfraz should bear the brunt as it is him who made very bad decisions, was no inspiration when the they were bowling short in both the matches and had wrong people fielding at wrong places. He as a batsman disappointed even more and that again in both the matches. He needs to take the responsibility for the second last standing of the team. Win or loss is part of each and every sport but after being in England 6 weeks before WC and then doing what they did, is really bad.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:27pm
@Jawad Asif, True
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Jun 20, 2019 06:31pm
@BAXAR, There is no provincial quota system in cricket team, then why talking nonsense. Shahid Afridi & Younis Khan both were from Khi and they had lead the team for quite a long. From where you bring this stupid sense. Majority of the players are from different cities of Pakistan and it is no where written to bring players from major cities only....
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Jun 20, 2019 06:33pm
Grow up people, Soaib Malik is an experienced players. Did u see that how did he loose the wicket. Like a small kid . What can captain do? Should captain go on the ground and teach how to hold the bad. Its international cricket batsman should know at least how to save wicket from lbw and plaid ons.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:42pm
Why is everyone up and arms about Sarfraz being caught yawning. A yawn is not under one's control and it can come and hit a person at any time. While it could be due to lack of sleep, it does not mean a person is sleeping. There are plenty of reasons to criticize the team and it's captain, but this is not one of them.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:47pm
Sarfraz created a record to win 21 in a row.20/20 matches.
He is the captain of Champions cup of 2017.
Better ranking in ODI than Misbah.
What you expect from him ?
Shoiab has a history of mental disorder, he should go to Mental Hospital for tratment
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Jun 20, 2019 06:47pm
I'm always upset when the team loses, and I'm always embarrassed when they get beaten so badly. But nothing is more difficult to digest than the attitudes of some fans.
For a start, the people who are criticising the team selection are most likely the same ones who were so angry at the inclusion of Amir and Wahab in the squad. These two bowlers have gone on to be our best pace attack for all games. Sometimes selection works, sometimes it doesn't. There's no point whining "Karachi" this or "Lahore" that - the truth is that Pakistan has produced brilliant cricketers from all corners of the country.
Secondly, the players don't deserve the level of abuse they've received. For the best part, this is the same team that beat Hindustan hands down two years ago - which doesn't mean they are above criticism, it just means that most of them have proven what they're capable of. To call any one of them "useless" or "brainless" is just unnecessarily abusive.
We need to learn to think calmly.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:53pm
I just don't get it. When PCB selected Sarfraz as captain. Karachities felt he was selected based on talent. When he is not performing, Karachities start bringing up the Punjab Vs. Karachi card. What do you want PCB to do and rest of Pakistan do? Keep Sarfraz and not even make it to the Semi-finals? Please Pakistan first!
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Jun 20, 2019 06:59pm
The poor performance by Pakistan's cricket team in this WC is not a surprise for we all and batting first or second doesn't make a difference for our poor batting line up !
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Jun 20, 2019 07:03pm
Akhtar criticizes for poor performance as if he has never played poorly. Look who is talking. You guys should be backing your team when they need the most support. Any one can support in good times..
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Jun 20, 2019 07:04pm
@Bipul , No it doesn't. You can depend on other teams to lose 1 or 2 matches for you. But Pakistan needs at least two teams to lose 3 or 4 matches, which is just not happening.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:13pm
I think, had it just been these two defeats in the world cup, there would never been such strong reactions. The problem is that we are losing matches for last 3 years and sometimes a dozen in a row. All those matches should be analysed one by one and data be collected to see what can be corrected or changed. lastly I would like to see Abid Ali being given a longer run.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:00pm
Ridiculous, I mean common, was the PM seriously expecting the Captain to read his tweet before a big game ? Or any game for that matter?
There is a serious role mismatch in the country in all respect.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:01pm
I think Sarfraz is getting brunt of criticism is unfair.
Inzamam ul Haq and Mickey Arthur wanted Shoaib Malik
and Imad Wasim but Sarfraz was against this and stayed up very late the night before the India match. Hence that explains why Sarfraz was yawning.
Inzamam's present in England was unnecessary and his interference in team selection made matters worse.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:06pm
No point in blaming Sarfaraz alone. The entire PAK Team had negative mindset coming into the match. Expectations were high, naturally. But this act of 'Back to drawing board' shouldn't happen in the middle of the tour. Where was Rameez, Shoaib Aktar in the last 1 year? What sort of instrospection have they done during the preparation period? None. They are sad more because PAK lost to India and now thumping their frustration on Sarfaraz. Remember, Imran Khan, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Shahid Afridi all lost in World Cups against India. And you are expecting magic from Safaraz??
Also, why in the world is Imran Khan tweeting his thoughts for the world to see right before the game. He is the PM and could have called the Team on the eve of the match. Its match strategy and how did he expect Sarfaraz to read his tweet before the match. Insane!!
If you believe the Team needs a big change, then start with the entire Board first. Thought process has to change first, People will then automatically change.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:16pm
The criticism is fully understandable and warranted! He has not made an effort to improve his cricket nor is general outlook! He looks so unfit i am 67 and I reckon I can outsprint him. He is such a bad advert for Pakistan period. As to blame well the neared wonder and the coaching staff the strategists which I suspect are the same, are guilty since the October series in UAE. Whole sale sacking but need to work on the grass root, start at age group cricket with emphasis on fitness, food science, and general presentational skills on addition to cricketing skills....not difficult actually!
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Jun 20, 2019 08:16pm
@Ayaz Munir, "Guys, trust me Sarfraz is the best T20 Captain but not a good One Day Captain as of now especially with weak talent in the team like Shoaib Malik or Hasan Ali." Start by naming the appropriate replacement. Tell us who Sarfraz is blocking the way to become captain. It should be someone who has shown leadership quality in one year. Secondly, you start sacking from above, if the team doesn't perform. Start from those who appointed the coaches (Waseem and Ramiz Raja), management, selector and coaches. If you replace them with Punjabis, then the captain should also be replaced by someone from Karachi. Deal?
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Jun 20, 2019 08:17pm
Sarfraz had aboslutely no role as a player in CT victory. He was , infact , a drag
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Jun 20, 2019 08:22pm
Please please drop Hafeez and Fakhr. Pak batsmen please don't get out caught thanks
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Jun 20, 2019 08:23pm
@amar, pakistan has game against nz, sa, and you are saying that they are not big guns.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:23pm
@Sab Se Pehle Pakistan, seriously.....he has been very lucky, can’t see any tactical skills what so ever. CT was sheer luck, his own performance has been applying, and it appears he also a yes man with no standing to make a call! He has very poor body la gauge... He is ok for U19, his skill is to shout.....I saw him against NZ in Abu Dhabi at close quarters he was embarrassing we lost by 4 runs and he got 0 or 1
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Jun 20, 2019 08:44pm
@Atif Amin, "There is no provincial quota system in cricket team, then why talking nonsense." Apart from Sarfraz, there are no players from Karachi, and he's held responsible for the failure by Punjabis (selector, coaches managers) and other team members. How many of you criticize Inzi. Start by sacking him, then the coaches. and those who selected the selectors and coaches. After that we can have this discussion about Sarfraz in a civilized manner ( I may agree about him with you then). Till then it will be about ethnicity whether you and I like it or not. What will you do if the international media start poking their noses, don't you know how they operate?
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Jun 20, 2019 08:46pm
@Sab Se Pehle Pakistan, If Sarfaraz is the best thing to happen to Pakistan cricket, then Pakistan cricket is in dire straits
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Jun 20, 2019 08:59pm
@Imran A., "I just don't get it. When PCB selected Sarfraz as captain. Karachities felt he was selected based on talent. " When you named Waseem Akram and Ramiz Raja to appoint the head coach, Punjabis felt that it was based on their talent. The coaches that they appoint were failures. Were Waseem and Raja taken to task? When Inzi was appointed chief selector, Punjabis felt that it was based on his talent. Was he taken to task? Take them to task first, then talk about Sarfraz, then the rest of the team. This is what common sense dictates. If you start from Sarfraz, you will be replied by the same coin. Now do you gt it.
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Jun 20, 2019 09:18pm
@BAXAR, Oh mean are you high or what!
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Jun 20, 2019 09:19pm
@Hindustani, Your heart does not go to Pakistani fans, stop lying.
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Jun 20, 2019 09:20pm
Let us face it. Current team has not reflected the traits of a champion in a series of matches prior to World Cup. As a nation, we loose touch with the facts on grounds and have exceedingly high expectations.Odds of India winning the match were very high and in line with our previous record. Sarfaraz is being targeted unnecessarily. Media should educate the people to treat the sports as sport and not sacrifice individuals to popular bashing.
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Jun 20, 2019 09:20pm
Foremost never ever compare Sarfaraz and Kohli, even when it comes to making mistakes.
Secondly see the overall performance of your team, batting first or second is irrelevant!!
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Jun 20, 2019 09:38pm
@Asad, Karachi does not have local economy while rural sindh, punjab, kpk has their local agri economy. So we have money, but you wont have after a month of break of sale to these areas.
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Jun 20, 2019 09:50pm
The real culprit is this nasty saga is Inzamam ul Haq. Sarfraz Ahmed has been made the scapegoat, whilst Ehsan Mani, Inzamam, Mickey Arthur and Azhar Mahmood are getting away scot-free.
Inzamam went to England that has cost PCB $50,000 ($10,000 Business class
5 stars hotel so that our Chief Selector have a comfy bed and $500 US daily
allowances)
How badly PCB squander funds they derive from ICC and other competition.
$50,000 could have been used to promote cricket rural villages to encourage young and poor Pakistani to have proper facilities to play and practice.
Ehsan Mani and Inzamam are corrupt and abusing their powers.
Inzamam present did very little to change Pakistan's fortune, they lost to
Australia and humiliated by India.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:18pm
@Salim w,
So according to your logic Pakistan IS a weak team!
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Jun 20, 2019 10:23pm
You win and lose as a team the blame lies with Sarfraz, malik, Imam, Inzimam and all others.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:31pm
Sarfraz Ahmed is fall guy. Poor Sarfraz, he doesn't get to chose the team because Inzamam is poking his nose into the final selection.
Inzamam job was to sit in Pakistan and improve the cricket infracture in globe trotting to England all expenses paid.
Once the 15 players had been selected Inzamam had no right to be in England,
Too many chefs spoils the broth.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:52pm
@Pro Democracy ----> @Karachiwala, Please stop working, at least you will know your worth.
No thanks. I know my worth, my company knows my worth. That's enough for me. I believe in hard work and making my parents and wife proud of me. Looks like you have fallen in love with your jobless life. Nothing to be ashamed of mate.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:55pm
Stop criticism. They are doing tnheir best. Maybe consder importing players from abroad like English and others do. They always have players from Pakistan, India etc as professionals.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:08pm
No chance to Qualify for the semis now.
They need to win all remaining matches and hope NZ lose against their remaining 4 opponents , one of which is West Indies .
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Jun 20, 2019 11:19pm
Very unfair to single out the Captain for the dismal performance by the team.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:19pm
Sarfraz does not belong in the team, poor batting skills, poor wicket keeping. Anyone can score few runs once in a while.No fitness, unable to run or respond to situation. As captain, has poor judgement, bad manners with players and opponents, unable to answer questions after match, poor hygiene and appearance, totally nonathletic. Sarfraz has brought nothing but shame for Pakistan. his contribution to 2017 trophy was zero.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:30pm
@BAXAR, enough of Karachi Vs Punjab. Please talk based on talent. I don't understand why Karachi is so important, Pakistan first.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:38pm
@JackJones, I totally agreed with your comments. These commentators I do not care about. I think we should support our team no matter what. We may still have a chance
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Jun 20, 2019 11:57pm
Pakistan needs a motivational Captain, Surfraz not fit for even as a team member. I hope he goes out of the team and all team members start doing fitness workout and practice, practice, practice! i don't see why they can't beat India in the next world cup.
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Jun 21, 2019 12:01am
The biggest culprit is Inzamam who some how got unlimited and unquestioned power. We don't need foreign coaches, Get rid of them. Sarfraz is a great player but not acceptable to some team members. He also for some reason cannot assert himself. His yawning is unforgiveable. He would do better if relieved from captaincy.
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Jun 21, 2019 12:17am
@JackJones, What makes you so sure that India would have won even if Pakistan batted first? India was also favorite to win in 2017 and Pakistan beat them with a better performance on that day. Yes, India is certainly a much stronger team than Pakistan but don't forget cricket is a very funny and unpredictable game. India MIGHT have won despite Pakistan batting first, but it would have been the right decision and chances of Pakistan's victory would have been better. So don't be too sure about results in cricket.
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Jun 21, 2019 12:21am
@Salim w, You said "Pakistan team is much better than Indian team, However due to bad luck they always run into strong opposition. , while India due to politics in ICC always faces weak teams"
In this World cup, each team plays every other team. So there is no question of playing weaker or stronger teams. In 2015, both India and Pakistan were in the same group and played the same teams. In 2011, both India and Pakistan reached semis. India played Pakistan and won. So based on this, your excuse is proved completely wrong.
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Jun 21, 2019 12:24am
Destruction of Hockey reason : Hockey Players.
Destruction of Cricket reason : Cricket Players.
Those who cannot run a small shop are at the helms of the affairs of the cricket board. Inzamam has the record of being the only test captain to forfeit. Under his captaincy Pakistan crashed out of WC-2007. There is no unity in the team and no strong personality to lead the national team. Take any department it is worst than the other.
Fielding :a dilemma.
Batting : disaster
Bowling : once the strength is now so weak that we cannot dismiss the whole team.
Leadership : is the weakest link
Team filled with politics. Every one wants to be a captain.
Just like previous world cups 3 4 players will be dropped. Journalists will start to write columns that MR X is performing well it is a pity he is not in the national side. Then phase wise return of all the main culprits.And another wait for a performance like this. We have lost 16/17 matches it is best to field a new team if we are losing this much. It is better to try new talent.
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Jun 21, 2019 12:32am
You don't even qualify for team, I don't know who has made you captain of the team. You can't even bat you can't lead our team. Sarfaraz ko ghar bhejo.
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Jun 21, 2019 12:52am
Captin should have the strength to take bad and good priase. Physical fitness is important ,the captin 's physical fitness ,grooming,and decisions ,needs explanations !
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Jun 21, 2019 02:00am
If we had won, then we would be praising all of Sarfaraz's decisions. Also, India is not the only team in this World Cup, so why all this obsession?
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Jun 21, 2019 02:40am
It's unfair to put all the blame on Sarfaraz for this team's performance. In my opinion, the main reason for our performance is batting. Sarfaraz cannot be blamed for that. Our batters have consistently failed to show up. What is Sarfaraz to do about that, how is that his fault? The score against India was definitely a chase-able one. We started well but as usual, came to a crash. We have done it in the past and we scored a very similar one against England. Stop making Sarfaraz as the reason for this failure. I've seen him consistently lead from the front, read the situation, change bowling, change fielding, and try different ways of breaking the rhythm. You all need to understand that by shouting, complaining and cursing your team while in the midst of still on-going World Cup doesn't help a bit. While I respect Shoaib Akhtar, I would like to see how many World Cup he has to show therefore he can just keep quite.
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Jun 21, 2019 02:46am
We must respect them and support them . If they win we are happy and when they lose we abuse them that's is not right. They have family's too and wish to make us all proud. Win or lose Pakistan Zindabad ......Let's act like a positive nation.
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Jun 21, 2019 06:14am
Success has hundred fathers , failure has none .Need support when i m down , who cares what u say when i shall win .
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Jun 21, 2019 06:27am
@JackJones, Totally agree
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Jun 21, 2019 07:43am
Let’s be real. Captain alone does not win or lose cricket matches. It’s a team sport and the result is indicative of team and competition performance - May it be 1992 or 2019. Yes, I’m saying IK is not the reason of 1992 win. It’s was 1992 team and it’s competition performance that resulted in 1992 win.
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Jun 21, 2019 09:52am
Has Pakistan won any other world cup match against india? Then why so much fuzz this time?
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Jun 21, 2019 09:56am
@Zubair, I agree Sarfraz is not a finisher like Dhoni, is not a keeper like Moeen or Rashid. My question is who in your opinion has the qualities of the three above mentioned wicket keepers capable of replacing Sarfaraz
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Jun 21, 2019 10:51am
Criticism is fine but one should accept that Indian and other teams are better than the current Pakistani team. Real responsible are Coaches and Trainers who could not prepare athletes for the crucial world cup matches. I believe that the team was prepared on a very casual approach and took as granted to reach semi finals without any hard work.
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Jun 21, 2019 11:04am
He needs to be terminated immediately.
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Jun 21, 2019 12:23pm
@Ajaz, Then let karachi be independent province, we will tax you for every dry port access into the sea.
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Jun 21, 2019 12:34pm
@Imran A., "enough of Karachi Vs Punjab. " Agreed. Start from the top. Let's get rid of Waseem Akram, Ramiz Raja, Azhar Mahmood, Inzamam first. Then we'll talk about Sarfraz. Or we start from the bottom, let's get rid of all the players then we'll talk about Sarfraz. OK?
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Jun 21, 2019 12:57pm
Now that IK is in politics let cricketer play cricket ! win or loose ...that's cricket !
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Jun 21, 2019 02:04pm
People do not have any patience whatsover...instead of encouraging their team till the end of the tournament for the time being they are just hammering (discouraging) the team...
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Jun 21, 2019 03:10pm
Captain yawning on the field. This is a disgrace.
Is Sarfraz brain in his backside?
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Jun 21, 2019 03:11pm
@SHAHID LATIF, You mean odds were low & therefore you lost. In betting terms, odds = percentage or possiblities. So higher odds mean higher chances of winning.
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Jun 21, 2019 03:48pm
ok going for maximum impact: Pakistan have won only one of 5 matches so they are also being blamed for the rained out match? honestly.
and of course, the captain is being blamed for following his own instincts and not following Imran Khans advice. Next time, let the team be directed from Islamabad for on field decisions!
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Jun 21, 2019 03:55pm
only thing pakistan needs is a good psychiatrist who can instill in team's mind that chasing score wont kill anyone, thats all pakistan needs. no need need to prepare for this and prepare for that, just remove this fear from team's head and pakistan cricket will change.
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Jun 21, 2019 05:44pm
No hindu want Pakistan to not win, because all indian colonies will win over evil forces of Australia, England and SA/WI. all hindu colonies specially pak, bangla, afgan, lanka must defeat other teams... Asia will rule the world very soon and only together we can beat Europe or US.. i wanted united Asian teams so that we can beat them further in football, tennis, polo, soccer, cycling, and all the games....... jai hind, jai pak, jai afgan, and jai to all indian colonies of the planet...
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Jun 21, 2019 10:54pm
@Ajaz, Karachi belongs to Pakistan and not to any like one you.!
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