Hafeez resigns from T20 captaincy

E-Paper | June 06, 2026

LAHORE: Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez stepped down as Twenty20 captain on Thursday after the team's failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.

Pakistan went out from the Super-10 stage after a disappointing 84-run defeat against the West Indies on Tuesday, failing to reach the last four for the first time in five editions of the tournament since its inception in 2007.

Hafeez said he accepted responsibility for the early exit.

“I accept all the responsibility of team's failure,” Hafeez told reporters after a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) meeting in Lahore.

Hafeez led Pakistan to the semi-finals in the last World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka two years ago, shortly after taking over from Misbah-ul Haq.

The all-rounder, who opens both the batting and the bowling with his off-spin, said no one had forced him to quit.

“I am under no pressure and felt that I must step down as leader by taking responsibility, and it's for the PCB to decide who to lead the team,” said Hafeez.

Pakistan have no assignment before their series against Australia in October when they play two Tests, three one-days and one Twenty20 in the United Arab Emirates.

The 33-year-old said he was ready to join the ranks under any captain.

“I am ready to play under any captain as I have done my job with responsibility as captain as well as player,” he said.

Pakistan began the World Twenty20 with a defeat against arch-rivals India before winning their next two games against Australia and Bangladesh.

Hafeez said the players had made too many unforced mistakes during their defeats.

“Our players committed mistakes which led to our defeat and we take responsibility,” said Hafeez.

“I have already apologised to the nation for letting down our fans.”

Hafeez led Pakistan in 29 Twenty20 matches, winning 17 and losing 11, while one was abandoned.

Coach Moin Khan said Hafeez's decision should be praised.

“Hafeez has accepted responsibility and has stepped down so we all must praise his decision,” Khan told reporters.

Khan also urged the media and fans to back the team.

“When we won two matches they (media and fans) made us heroes, but after the West Indies defeat they made us zeroes, so they must back us in these hard times.”

All-rounder Shahid Afridi, who led Pakistan to the semi-finals of the last 50-over World Cup in India three years ago, is widely tipped to take over the captaincy.

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Apr 03, 2014 04:51pm

Arey Arey itna dishearted! come on Hafeez its time now you can become captain for test team and keep Akmal brothers and malik and quality bowlers Gul and Tanver with you because they have so much variety. Atleast you are ashame so tell the selectors also to think wisely and follow you.

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IKnowIt

Apr 03, 2014 04:56pm

Emotional nation - emotional decisions. Thought NS, being at the helm of affairs, would bring the much needed stability and rational thinking at the PCB but.... SA almost lost to Holland; England were defeated miserably. Australians and New Zealand couldn't make it.... Of course, there is a difference between educated societies and ours...

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Pakistani

Apr 03, 2014 04:57pm

Unprecedented act in Pakistan's cricket history..that a captain resigns taking responsibility...positive change...hope next captain can improve team performance

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Sunil Sinha

Apr 03, 2014 04:57pm

Captain Hafeez is not responsible for the letdown game against West Indies. The whole team, starting with bowlers who pitched short balls, and the opening batsman did not make an encouraging start. So far fielding was fine. The buildup pressure on Pakistan right from the start to reach semi-finals has led to fall of wickets in quick session. Even in the opening T-20 match with India, Pakistani players were nervous, several times there were possibilities of run out.

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Muhammad Waqas

Apr 03, 2014 04:59pm

Late but good decision by Hafeez he should have resigned before the WorldCup.

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Saad Saeed

Apr 03, 2014 04:59pm

what about najam sethi

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Karachi Wala

Apr 03, 2014 04:59pm

Good decision. Now the Head, Coach, Batting Coach, Fielding Coach, Selection committee should follow the good example set be Hafeez.

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irfan

Apr 03, 2014 05:06pm

I think we deserve a Better Coach and PCB Najam Seethi will destroy our cricket.

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allauddin

Apr 03, 2014 05:07pm

Well this be atleast a step in right direction as we are already out of this big tournament in which we should have at least maintained our record of all t20 semifinals ...now what needs to be done here is that a complete overhaul of our team must take place those aleady in this team a few of them must be selected for future such as Shahid Afridi must still play as he is ,was ,will remain a best option for us forever..Sharjeel khan,Babar,Umar Akmal,Ajmal,Junaid khan,Bhatti,shehzad rest of them whoever played in tournament must be fired immediately...and very importantly the support and coaching staff must be changed immediately as to me they are a major culprit and provided no benefit whatsoever...

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Khalid Arif Siddiqui

Apr 03, 2014 05:08pm

He is very cunning & saw the writing on the wall so he resigned, may be to gain some sympathy of the cricket followers in the country. He knew it quite well that he is no captaincy material and also that he has not been performing for more than a year so why he didn't resign before but any way he is gone now and I sincerely hope "For good". Its about time Mohammad Akram & the "Do Nambari" Sethi also follow him.

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allauddin

Apr 03, 2014 05:11pm

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Apr 03, 2014 05:12pm

@IKnowIt: Other teams lost as well okay. Education never a part of 2 parallel lines for PCB and players. The matter are players who does not fit in the team was selected from no where and given chances in a WORLDCUP where you needed the best. Kamran, Malik, Tanveer and couple more. We need consistent players not those in remaining residue who performs once in 15th/20 matches and become the part again. Now I don't mean to perform in 15th/20 match but gives good standings.

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baqar hasnain

Apr 03, 2014 05:18pm

When we win, we are the best team in the world. When we lose, it's not because the other team played better, it's simply because we -- ahh -- yeah, we had bad selection -- otherwise we could easily kick -- you know what. Yes, we need to bring in fresh blood and give them a chance instead of playing the revolving door with our youth (the paltry in and out policy that sucks). But has anyone figured out the winning probability in a T-20 match? Imran Khan talked about it. Any statisticians out there??? Let's just say it's tougher to wager a bet in a T-20 match than it is in a test match. No need for isteefas. No finger pointing please (buri baat!). Get rid of cronyism and invest in your future - wisely.

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Javed

Apr 03, 2014 05:27pm

Now that you wil be out of cricket, join the TV show with "Najam Sethi" and replace Muneeb the Pappu. I'm sure as a Professor, you will make 'aapas ki baat' more interesting and lively.

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Sameer

Apr 03, 2014 05:29pm

I salute you Hafeez! It is an honest decision knowing how badly you failed.

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Pak cric fan

Apr 03, 2014 05:31pm

Hafeez is not only the man who is responsible for defeat but also ahmed,afridi,akmal,tanvir and specially shoaib malik is responsible..no doubt,afridi has more fans..but he is also responsible..its not fair with hafeez..he is such a talented player..let him bring back as captain..i just hate afridi and abdul qadir..afridi wants to be captain..afridi is such a greedy man..also abdul qadir..mistakes are part of life..hafeez is a human not an angle..shame shame shame pak cric

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Wasif Haq

Apr 03, 2014 05:34pm

Such sad news but glad that he is conscious of the fact that if he cannot perform well, he needs to go...always been a great fan of Hafeez, not only as a player but also as a very decent person as well

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shoaib

Apr 03, 2014 05:34pm

@IKnowIt: Well there is so much else these nations have to cherish and celebrate .. fortunately rather unfortunately Pakistan, right now at least, has nothing much to celebrate other than cricket

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Dr Khalid Mubarak

Apr 03, 2014 05:36pm

Although the decision has been taken, but now things should move in right direction. An aggressive approach is needed to take on future challenges. We need at least 5/6 youngsters in this team. World cup is few months away in Australia, we need to finalize at least 20 guys for the up coming event. Among the bowlers please don't pick Gul, Tan veer and Bhatti. You need Junaid, Irfan, Talha to spear head your pace battery in Australia. Saeed Ajmal , zULFIQAR bABER, Raza ahsan along with Afridi in spin Attack. Allrounders Anwar Ali and Abdul Razzak should be included in the team. We can take 2/3 guys from under 19 team. The batting line up should not include Shoaib Maqsood, Hafeez. Sharjeel and Ahmed should be given last chance , if they fail then bye bye. other senior guys should be Umar as a batsmen, Misbah, Afridi as captain, Umar Amin sholud be given chance, he is a nice player, Fawad Alam deserves a place in current ODI AND T/20 team. We need some one who can nudge a few singles and Fawad is the right choice. Imam ul Haq from under 19 team should be groomed in the up coming series. He is a better prospect for Pakistan. The rest is upto Rashid latif and compnay. Its my opinion, may be some will agree and some will not.

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Muzlee

Apr 03, 2014 05:36pm

Wohh... very brave decision. wish you good luck

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dawn

Apr 03, 2014 05:37pm

Irresponsible and emotional. Who is capable of replacing him? Please not Afridi.

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Mohammad Usman

Apr 03, 2014 05:40pm

Mr. Hafeez your decision really disappointed me..... its was actually fault of every batsman not your... plz take back your decision.....plz plz

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Aslam Butt

Apr 03, 2014 05:42pm

Gentleman Hafeez. He along with Misbah are the main characters who brough sanity, stability and most of all **respect** back to Pakistan's cricket after the embarassments of crimes, jails, infighting ball chewing etc. Now for the last 4 years Pakistan is playing with dignity and respect and has put up decent enough performance considering the quality of talent pool and chaotic conditions in the country. Hope we don't return to any volatile personality as a captain of the team.

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abhishek kumar

Apr 03, 2014 05:42pm

this is very bad moov.i have been folowing dawn for quite some time to know about how about people of pakistan reacts to different situations.its bit worst than how we indian reacts.hafiz is not that much bad as a captain.people there (pakistan) are more emotional than us.it is a sports.it is not a life.it would have beed better had he given encouragement and learn how to improve.now who will you make a caption.sahid afridi is not a right choice at all.it means talking several steps back.ok , make some guy a caption who have experience and a good batsman technically.i play cricket and I believe technique and temperament are the only two things to be agood batsmanship.find someone based on that criteria.dont stick to misbah or afridi.however misbah is must for test and test captionship.

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WahjiWah

Apr 03, 2014 05:45pm

Wah ji Wah. Why would you resign so early Captaan Saab? The issue is not with your captaincy but with team selection. We did hear about you not liking Junaid Khan and Kamran Akmal in the first game against India, and your aan ban with team management. Now instead of resigningas a Captaan, you need to ensure that you perform well, just like baray Captaan saahab Misbah. Quiting is for quiters, and Captaan sahab you have character. Take the Gund out, not yourself. Wah ji Wah

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Safdar

Apr 03, 2014 06:05pm

He has clearly been out of form and now should be dropped and only be selected if he proves his performance in domestic cricket (if there is one)...

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Haseeb Siddiqui

Apr 03, 2014 06:05pm

Dear Hafeez You are a well-meaning and competitive sportsman, and a person of integrity. Your decision shows that. As for the team's performance, let us look at a few issues: 1. Almost all of our current batsmen are technically weak. Need to go back to basics: Straight bat, foot-work, getting behind the line, playing in the V, singles and doubles, waiting for the loose ball. Today, none of our batsmen are half as technically good as Miandad, Zaheer, Inzi, Yousef. 2. Winning or losing is "not" the issue the nation is upset about. Team Pakistan is our pride and we are with them, always. We are upset about the senseless way in which we throw matches "without" putting up a decent fight. 3. Until we have technically sound players, we will continue to rely on raw talent and slogging, resulting in sensational wins some days and pathetic losses on others, but never a decent game of cricket. 4. Biggest role is of the management and selectors: We cannot blame the boys if the boys chosen are not up to the mark. No hard feelings anyone, but some players need to go. I do not need to name names.

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Azmat Khan

Apr 03, 2014 06:06pm

Cricket is the only thing we are worried about.Rest are not important, terrorism or the dialogue or anything else.Better we spread a mourning mat and cry enough for some time for our loss in cricket.It will give us enough relief to forget all our other sufferings.

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Hello

Apr 03, 2014 06:09pm

@Mohammad Usman: Thanks God he has gone.. he was never ever a good cricketer.. was very good with tape ball cricket but there is a difference of light years between local & intl cricket..

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Youth

Apr 03, 2014 06:15pm

Good that he has resign, other non performers should also resign including officials of PCB. Only Hafeez's resignation is not enough. PCB requires a complete overhaul with reputed professional of not very distant years. Waseem Akram, Inzi, Yousuf Shoaib Akhtar, & others like him should be given a chance to groom youngsters & a 70% new & young team mostly from under 19 should be raised for 2015 world cup. Senior players like Misbah, professor Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Younis Khan should be offered golden handshake.

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Tauseef Ahmad

Apr 03, 2014 06:21pm

Hurraaaaaaaaaaaaaaay :)

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Nauman

Apr 03, 2014 06:24pm

Thanks for a bold and courageous decision. You showed that in our country people still have DIGNITY. Unlike our politicians who even after doing corruption of billions and killing millions defend themselves. Appreciate your services for Pakistan and thanks for great captaincy againt Australia !!!

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Rehan

Apr 03, 2014 06:29pm

My most humble and earnest prayer to PCB hierarchy to get rid of Akmal Bridari, Jamai Raja and Lala for good. Cosmetic surgery will further aggravate matters, now its time to overhaul the system. we may have initial problems but I am sure future is bright. Our chief selectors should not just sit in their cosy offices / academies and appear in TV talk shows but rather act and spend their weekends in talent scouting not only in metros but in rural areas and do justice to their job. coaches are required to groom young talent and not these so called matured cricketers playing in Pakistan colour.....

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Sam

Apr 03, 2014 06:31pm

I hope now we can focus on more important aspect of his game which is batting.

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Sam

Apr 03, 2014 06:33pm

@IKnowIt: His own batting performance is the real reason. Also, he didnt experiment in 4 games. He had chance to play others in top 6 but persisted with same faces.

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Apr 03, 2014 06:34pm

Good decision by the so-called professor to resign and take the full responsibility of the recent defeat in the 2014 T20 Cricket World Cup. However, if he is not the captain or vice captain of the team, I doubt that upon his current form he could be included in either of the three teams i.e. test, ODI and T20, for the green-shirts, if merit and merit is the only criteria for selection.

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Sam

Apr 03, 2014 06:34pm

@irfan: Coach what? how not to get stumped? 4 dismissals in the loss to WI were comical and no coach could fix that, its players not having heart or mind.

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Tansar

Apr 03, 2014 06:46pm

@JQ: You took words out of my mouth...lol

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Shoaib

Apr 03, 2014 07:04pm

Now its time for Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal & Afridi to retire from International Cricket.

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Taimur Malik

Apr 03, 2014 07:06pm

Well done, only if it was forced upon him. defeat in 2 tournaments resignation is well deserved. Same rule applies on chairman sb as well and other PCB officials, Hafeez lost 2nd tournament and he actually didnt hv very good run since day one may be it is also affecting his performance in big games. Neverthless good decision, for captain we need someone who knows to stand cool and make good plans like to chase the target etc. not get panic..

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saeeds

Apr 03, 2014 07:09pm

@IKnowIt: In educated societies also they fire team managers and players after team poor performance. After every sport seasons ended there are lot hiring and firing take place in Europen soccer , US baseball ,basketball and football teams.

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gerry d'cunha

Apr 03, 2014 07:12pm

at least there is one man in pakistan who owned is responsibility and resigned - hope our politicians try to learn such lesson and let pakistan flurish

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Ghani K

Apr 03, 2014 07:13pm

Why should you apologize to the nation ? It is game you win one, you lose one. Our nation has wrong priorities. When our leaders who have drove the nation to the bottom of the heap , caused irreparable loss, have not apologized why should you ? Look around, a journalist becomes chairman of PCB ! Is n't it ridiculous ?

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Imran

Apr 03, 2014 07:14pm

Either way Hafeez was going to be sacked from T20 cricket. It's like saying you can't fire me, I quit. It's time for Pakistan Cricket to find a new player in his place in all formats, we cannot keep trying old failures.

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Pindiwal

Apr 03, 2014 07:15pm

@Karachi Wala: You forgot to include journalist chairman of PCB

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Shahzad

Apr 03, 2014 07:19pm

Good decision by Hafiz. All other teams were playing with 11 players but Pakistan choose to pitch team of 9 players. Hafeez being the captain is responsible for this along with selection commitee who must also resign. Afridi is the best option now to captain, we need his aggression and he took team to finals in last One dau world cup.

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Saad

Apr 03, 2014 07:20pm

Thank you Sir (Hafeez).... now please urge Sania Mirza to resign as well:):);) If we want to become a world-class team, guys like Shoaib Malik (who once used to be a great player) have to be kicked out else we will always be a par team!!!!

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munir

Apr 03, 2014 07:33pm

With a few decades experience in several fields (government/commercial) I have come to the conclusions that when troubles are very clear the one that resigns is probably the only one that is not to blame. Hafeez and Misbah are decent people. I can mention several others that failed so strangely. No matter how many runs could be made by real batters... If a few are letting down the batting then you cannot say that it is the captain... The way Pak were bowling at the end... Terrible... The way some were thrown out in the first 6 overs... Unrealistic. This has nothing to do with Hafeez.

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Shahid

Apr 03, 2014 07:34pm

Plz do us another favour Hafeez. Say to Umar Gul, he should announce his retirement.

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Salma

Apr 03, 2014 07:36pm

Some others need to announce their resignations too. The most important being Mohammad Akram. But if he doesn't resign then plz fire him at once.

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Abdul Sami

Apr 03, 2014 07:59pm

@Pak cric fan:Nobody has kicked out hafeez, he himself stepped back because he was leading the team, captain is responsible for win and lose both. he accepted his failure as a captain so its a good sign now the coachs, managers and Chairman should also resign. If every one in team is responsible then whats the role of captain just collect trophies and toss???

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Anup

Apr 03, 2014 08:01pm

Captaining half a dozen rebellions, ex-captains and non-performers is a tough job. I am sure Afridi is keen to take over where he left last time. But, Hafeez is a gentleman and will play well under anyone.

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Haseeb

Apr 03, 2014 08:03pm

Very bad decision. Only one lose and you resign! Please take it back. We should be mature and not emotional. We support you Pakistani team. Please don't be disheartened. Win or lose, it's part of the game. We always love and support you. Thanks

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syed baqar ahsan

Apr 03, 2014 08:05pm

Afridi,Hafeez,U Akmal,Shoaib should have some self respect and resign from all kind of national cricket.These senior players even over shadow new players.

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Shyam

Apr 03, 2014 08:07pm

Simple comparison on paper between the batting line up of Ind and Pak: Openers Ind -Rohit and Dhavan Pak - Ahmed Shehzad and ? 1 down - Ind Kohli Pak - Hafeez 2 down - Ind Raina Pak ? 3 down - Ind Yuvi Pak - ? 4 down - Ind MSD Pak - Umar 5 Down - Ind RJadeja Pak Afridi? Am not saying Indian line up is good but on paper it the line up looks balanced and settled. The other has a lot of blanks to fill and with questionable consistency of available talent. Afridi and Hafeez were lack lustre. Shehzad and Kamran with one stellar performance each in the T20 world cup. So selection issues in the batting line up which cost Pak dearly and coaching existing talent to consistently perform requires focus. On captaincy - there is no consensus on Hafeez. But he comes through as level headed and decent captain.

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Mr.T

Apr 03, 2014 08:14pm

My comments doesn't pass the administrator, when i take the name of najam sethi who is chairman should be resigned and so called PM must put some cricketer on the his seat, for god sake, anything is internationally knows kindly put some one on merit basis, other then that you put your cook education minister...

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Nasir Vohra

Apr 03, 2014 08:16pm

Thanks for your Service Hafeez; Resignation well accepted.

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masood

Apr 03, 2014 08:21pm

Good riddance, now Moin should quit too.....

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Tilikum

Apr 03, 2014 08:23pm

Please bring back Rana Naveed ul Hassan ! He is a better all-rounder than Hafeez and Rana bahi is smart enough to be our T20 captain. He has good experience of playing in different T20 leagues around the world. PCB should use their spectrum eyes and pick people like Rana bahi and Razzaq bahi who are genuine all rounders and genuine persons.

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sschauhan

Apr 03, 2014 08:25pm

This is not going to help any way to pakistan.Pakistan need a good team first rather than a captain.A good team make a good captain not a good captain makes good team.

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Aamir

Apr 03, 2014 08:28pm

Thanks Hafeez. Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal & Sohail tanvir need to go as well. They always let the team down in crucial matches. Not sure if they are getting paid money to throw the matches away. Hafeez needs to go back to domestic cricket and work on his batting & fielding for a few years.

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Zafar

Apr 03, 2014 08:29pm

This game of musical chairs to continue - Read the fine print - he is not quitting, just offering to leave the captaincy. Just the talk of SA taking over the captaincy means status quo - Pakistan's cricket IQ will stay below par for the forseeable future. With Pakistan not to play cricket for 6 months, they are hoping that after that time people will forget and they can go about creaming the system for some more time. With Najam Sethi at the helms, that will only help the cause of these failures at the expense of Pakistani fans.

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syed wasim haider

Apr 03, 2014 08:43pm

Did he resigned because of his inability to deliver or trying to blackmail PCB. If it is the first case then it is fine but if he is trying to play politics then he should know that Mr. Najam Sethi is incharge of PCB now ; he can bowled u out with his googlies. Be careful.. By the the way why our political gurus do not learn this lesson of accepting their failures and give someone more capable to carry on their job.

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aviral ashok

Apr 03, 2014 08:44pm

Pakistan must nurture young talents of Ahmed shahzad and umar Akmal.They are mind blowing. And stop this comparison between Kohli and Shahzad. They both are young and still learning. Both have talents. Competition is good but don't make it a hype!!Umar Akmal has been awesome as always. I think it's time for Gul to make way for other young talents.Yet I would say that he has probably 2 years left.He is loosing his length.Nevertheless Gul is afterall Gul. He will make a statement and silence the critics. There were many commentators criticizing his length during Asia cup and T20. He is an excellent death over bowler but sometimes misses the charisma!! Junaid khan of all impresses me most. Oh dear he is simply mindblowing and everyday he makes a statement!!The world will remember him for creating havoc in the world's best batting line up of India in december 2012. Though people would say that his dismissal of Kohli in straight matches was thrilling and nerve holding!!We would see more of him in the upcoming UAE tour of Australia!! Ajmal-what to say about him!!the greatest after warne and murli!! Hafeez is an excellent short format player but he has to make way for captaincy!!No not Shahzad.Probably Umar Akmal!Misbah-An excellent test player but slow starter in ODI. In T20 never keep him!His captaincy in test sometimes leaves me comparing to Dhoni in overseas where he waits for the things to happen!! Only if AAMIR and BUT had been around Pakistan would have the best team in the world in shorter formats!!Feel sorry for them.Though I think PCB must do something to bring aamir back.The world has never seen a young talent like him before. PCB please nurture the young talents. Do not waste them --A brother from India

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Dias

Apr 03, 2014 08:57pm

The auction for the post of Captain is on: Who wanna have a go at it?

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Sam

Apr 03, 2014 09:16pm

Good riddance! Give opportunity to young players and rebuild the team. Ask for resignation from Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Gul, Ajmal and a few other under-performers. You just cant play T-20 when you get over 30 years. The hand-eye coordination is just not there. The coach and PCB chairman should resign too after a pathetic display of cricket. Resignation of Hafeez is not enough.

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Fiz

Apr 03, 2014 09:19pm

Natural outcome of a ludicrous performance...of the team.

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ahaasn

Apr 03, 2014 09:43pm

good decision Hafeez. Other players and politicians should learn from you.

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Parvez

Apr 03, 2014 10:11pm

Well done..........he obviously took my advice.

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Ihtesham Kayani

Apr 03, 2014 10:21pm

What about Shoaib Malik becoming the captain and permanent member of the team on the basis of "experience".

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M. Siddique

Apr 03, 2014 10:23pm

Hafeez should retire from cricket and take Shoab, Kamran and Afridi with him. Thank you very much.

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Naveed Javed

Apr 03, 2014 10:24pm

Not a fan of Hafeez

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Rogers Evans

Apr 03, 2014 10:40pm

Good decision. Good luck !

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Jehan Mir ,M.D.

Apr 03, 2014 10:42pm

Instead of scalp hunting, Pakistanis must accept that the better team won the match.

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Khan

Apr 03, 2014 10:51pm

What? Hafeez is not captain anymore!? Now how would we score 17 runs in first 10 overs? :D

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Fowez

Apr 03, 2014 10:55pm

I was hoping for retirement not resignation as captain. Just look at his stats over the last 16 innings, in 7 matches his SR is below 86 and 70% of the innings he scores below 19. That's not a #3 batsman, more like tail. I hope Afridi is a better captain than a player, because he shows up one in every 10 innings. Any status on Shoaib Malik and Kamran Akmal?

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Shabut

Apr 03, 2014 10:55pm

Take it easy folks. It was Pakistan the other day on the receiving end, and now West Indies today. One team wins and one loses. There were other teams who performed even worst, England, Australia, NZ to name the few big ones.

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Mirza Hasan

Apr 03, 2014 11:21pm

@Najam Seth Thank you Hafiz you even no place as team member, because you are not in form one more help to Pakistan please urge Sania Mirza, SHAHID AFRIDI, Akmal Barader, Tanvir,Gul & Muhammad Akram (so called couch) to resign as well, need young energetic Captain from Sharjeel khan,Babar, Ajmal,Junaid khan,Bhatti,shehzad, Abdul Razak. Faisal Iqbal. Fawad Alam. Talah. Anwar ali, If we want to become a world-class team. Afridi conspiring grouping team, he political vision, he should be kicked out one Chaka 2 years he is used cartous and china mobile no place for him also.

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M.Toor

Apr 03, 2014 11:37pm

@IKnowIt: In SA, Eng, Aus, NZ a captain can not force the selectors to include his buddies in the team like Hafiz did to have unqualified Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik etc. so when they do loose people at least have satisfaction that there was no merit issues and their best team lost.

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Ali

Apr 03, 2014 11:47pm

It's always the same. To keep the peace someone has to sacrifices. It still doesn't answer the team selection. Now afridi will be back again leading the side. As long as you have wasim Akram involved in a PCB, you will never see a fair game. That's why shoaib malik is still in the team. One of the most shameless and useless sportman I have ever seen. A person must be good at something and in his case it's match fixing and licking shoes. And they are all corrupt. Don't think anyone is fair. The ones they are fair are either unfit or injured. Azhar Khan selected the T20 team. He played 1 test match ever for pakistan. For god sake, and we don't know where is he now. He should do a press conference.

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Afsar Ali

Apr 04, 2014 12:02am

Please don't say anything against Najam Sethi, I think he is not responsible for it. He should remain the chairman of P.C.B.

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Anas

Apr 04, 2014 12:05am

no need to step down. He should be supported by Afridi and other senior players. I was happy to see him as a captain for the second time in T20 WC he must continue...

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Ajaz

Apr 04, 2014 12:08am

Its a good move,, but if he has any shame or patriotism,then he along with Shoaib Malik, Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Sohail Tanvir should retire voluntarily or axed by the board.

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KAz

Apr 04, 2014 12:12am

This is essence of leadership. Accept failure and step aside with dignity. This is sign of any civilised country. I only hope our political leadership learn something from Hafeez. Respect your decision

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m raja

Apr 04, 2014 12:12am

Afridi will surely ruin the team. Bring Abdull razzaq if u want win.

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Ajaz

Apr 04, 2014 12:16am

@Pakistani: I am waiting for Misbah if he has any respect for his country??

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athar

Apr 04, 2014 12:27am

@JQ: Are U in your sense or have any cricket knowledge. Your comments are totally wrong. Gul, Shaib malik & Kamran Akmal should be out from all the formats. Enough is enough

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Hrleen

Apr 04, 2014 12:28am

It am an Indian supporter but I feel it is a loss for Pakistan. Criticism of both Misbah as well as Hafeez is misguided. Both of them are able players and decent human beings and have done no harm to reputation of Pakistan at international level. Remember the controversies of infighting coming out in the media, ball tempering, spot fixing, unwarranted statements to media by players, PCB somersaults had made Pakistan laughing stock of the world. These two had at least led Pakistan to leave behind all such things in recent past and also achieved some degree of success on the cricket field. It is unreasonable to expect any team to win all the matches. India got thrashed by England and Australia, Australia got thrashed in India, England got thrashed in Australia and Australia and England both got thrashed in T20 WC. What is the big deal ? If you talk about margins of defeat, all the defeats stated above are big defeats. Captain's role is limited to make decisions and issue instructions, field placements, he can neither bat not bowl and nor field or catch for others. If Umar Akmal or Ahmad Shehzad or Saeed Ajmal cannot repeat their performances what is his fault ? He didn't deserved to harassed to this extent. I want to ask all those Pakistanis, as well as Indians, who so bitterly criticize their players, how good are you compared with your counterparts in other countries in what they do on day to day basis ? Pakistan, I am afraid, at this point of time does not appear to have someone who can lead them calmly and quietly and without controversies, other than these two gentlemen.

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Ali

Apr 04, 2014 12:34am

@Ihtesham Kayani: I don't know about captaincy but he will definitely be your team manager or head coach in future. No doubt.

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athar

Apr 04, 2014 12:34am

@Dr Khalid Mubarak: Good & knowledgable comments.

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yousapzai

Apr 04, 2014 12:59am

Once a mouse complained to a pious person( buzurg) that the cat alway chases me and that scares me alot. The pious person tapped it on the back and turned it into a cat. The cat then came back after a few days, and complained that now the dog chases me and this is even more terrrible. He tapped it again and turned it into a dog. The dog came the next day complaining that now the tiger is scaring me to death. He starred at the dog but still tapped it on the back and turned it into a big tiger. But the tiger came back even earlier and complained about humans. The pious person tapped it back into a mouse and said, " You have a heart of mouse! nothing is going to help you!!!!!!"......no offence but it seeems to fit here...

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Ali Hassan Bhatti

Apr 04, 2014 01:46am

Meanwhile in Pakistan: "TUK TUK laagta tha wo Kahan gia use dhoondo"

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Riazulalh Baig

Apr 04, 2014 04:27am

@Mohammad Usma: some better player and leader, I do not think that that illiterate professor sahib is indispensable. It would not make any difference to Pak cricket even if it looses under some other captain as it is not doing marvels in his excellency's leadership.

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Zain

Apr 04, 2014 04:29am

Respect. Perhaps the leaders of our institutions should take note and follow suit.

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Tariq K Sami

Apr 04, 2014 04:46am

The malaise runs deeper. Its not just about winning or losing a game. Its about the system. Why did the selectors bring players who were well past their prime. How can you ever expect a different result. They have weak reflexes no stamina and poor eye sight. More over they distract and misguide the younger players. Why Hafiz wants Shoaib Mallick and Kamran Akmal and Tanvir and Gul in the team, its like he wants to cover his own poor performance with someone who will be worse than him. Why no emphasis on a good fielders like Fawad and Anwar Ali and Hammad and Bhatti. Why Mohammad Irfan was selected to play test cricket and ends up with a Hip problem when he was the ideal T-20 bowler. He should have been handled with care like something precious. Its the same thing we did with Mohammad Amir. He was just a kid. He was the best bowler in the world and we threw him to the dogs. Why the PCB did not know that Amir must be guarded and protected from the mafia. Why PCB did not protect Mohammad Irfan. That's criminal negligence- it should be investigated.

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Sayed Rasool

Apr 04, 2014 05:12am

@Save Pakistan No more Afridi he head grouping in team to survive till 2015, once run away from england as a captain, and chewed bowl now he will chew whole team, look for future, Its a good move,, but if he has any shame or patriotism,then he along with Shoaib Malik, Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Sohail Tanvir, Muhammad Akram should retire voluntarily or axed by the board by forced. Remove these rusting junk, Save Pak team with dignity of new blood, no more mistake Afridi, he is cunning player and ro make money he was advisor to professor.

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Rameez

Apr 04, 2014 05:16am

@IKnowIt: NS has disappointed with his choice of Najam Sethi as PCB chairman and also the way he was brought in. BTW your comparison of Pakistan with the performances of Aus, Eng, etc is incorrect since you did not take into account that the tournament was played on Asian pitches etc...and the failure of our batsmen is not a one off that happened in this match...the WI vs Pak disaster is just a continuation of decline we have seen since the last champions trophy

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Rameez

Apr 04, 2014 05:17am

@Pakistani: I agree with you 100%. We must appreciate Hafeez for the maturity (professorism) he has shown here

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Apr 04, 2014 05:54am

Hafeez has improved as a player and has shown ability to read the game better than anyone from the current lot of players - he still has respect of the team & contemporaries hence he would still be my long term choice to captain T20 and One Day sides. Though his shortcoming is poor judgement of character when it comes to player selection - Team Pakistan could do a lot better if team management and selection committee play their role more positively and select players on merit rather than reputation. But too bad that he has decided to quit - I suggest lets do away with tradition of appointing long term captain - lets select the team on merit and match conditions and then let the team appoint someone from the lot to represent the team for the toss and post-match presentation!

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ali

Apr 04, 2014 07:59am

It's not wise to leave straightaway all the senior players. Yea, Shaoib Malik and K Akmal are always burdensome to Pak. Why and how they are been comprised with the Pak squad is a mystery and 100 million dollars question. I think Pakistan should form such a cricket team based on only merit, performance and experiences. It may be a mixture of seniors and juniors keeping aside those controversial players. I don't find any reason why Fawad,Sharjeel, Sarfraz, Razzak, Misbah, Younus, and even Yousuf have been kept outside the team? Omar Gul is a wonderful player, I don't agree with you to leave him out considering a few performances.

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raj

Apr 04, 2014 08:08am

Hafeez is a good player and allrounder he must assist Afridi as captain in t20 and 50 overs players like Akmal brothers,malik and ajmal must never be entertained , Abdul razaq and imran nazir must b called sirfaraz for good wicket keeping he must get good support , Junaid Khan must b encouraged,, team must b vigilant

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zubair

Apr 04, 2014 08:42am

very poor performance

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PThind

Apr 04, 2014 08:45am

@Sunil Sinha: Selection was critical. Shoaib Malik should not have played against WI.

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Ahmed

Apr 04, 2014 08:56am

Appreciate this, much much better than politicians who ruin the country and didn't take any responsibility.

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pravin

Apr 04, 2014 11:51am

its time for younis khan to tke over

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M. Saeed Awan

Apr 04, 2014 12:25pm

Nation is happy over your resign. Get out of cricket team with your friends Sohail Tanvir, Shoaib Malik. We don't want to see you anymore.

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masood

Apr 04, 2014 12:45pm

I cannot understand why Fawad Alam was not selected as he had shown in this tour an excellent all rounder and saved Pakistan twice during the Asia cup, is it because of his dedication where most have failed. Any selector or professor please answer to my question...

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Effy

Apr 04, 2014 12:52pm

Head Coach : Javiad Miandad Batting coach : Inzi Bowling coach : Waseem Akram Fielding coach ; Jonty Rhodes Spin Coach : Mushtaq Ahmad Test Captain : Azhar Ali One day and T20 captain : Afridi

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Adeeb Bukhari

Apr 04, 2014 03:26pm

Pakistan's problum is our players want to play only to achive personal goals and to satisfiy ego and to have protocol and to win populrity contast by trying to hit boundries on every ball. Our team is selected on parchi Shoib Malik is big example. Abdul Razzak is out of team with his talent and proven performance he is man of the match of only T20 world cup final that we won due to his contribution but Ex Captin M Hafeez did not like him so National interest has no value againt disliking of M Hafeez. Future captins should consider merit or they will not be able to keep captaincy. M Hafeez is example, his personal liking and parchi player could not save his captancy . An other bitter decesion is not selecting Shoib Akhtar for Worldcup semifinal againt India when every pakistani wanted him to play. Shahid Afridi and WAQAR YUNIS who ever responsible had to go. As a captin Kamran Akmal will be a bad choice since he wants his family hold in team which is not good for pakistan.

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RAJ KUMAR CHHABRA

Apr 04, 2014 07:19pm

@Sunil Sinha: Hafeez is the culprit. He should have promoted Afridi.

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Aasman

Apr 05, 2014 01:21am

Pakistan has Misbah, bring him in T20 as captain.

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Apr 05, 2014 01:58am

Our problem is and always will be inconsistent & poor batting technique unless PCB accepts the shortcoming and appoints a professional batting coach. Please consider Rahul Dravid or Sachin Tendulkar as batting coach instead of any of our past brilliant but inconsistent batting stars - if Wasim Akram can serve as coach of an IPL side, why cant Pakistan have an Indian as a batting coach? Watching the Indian chase against South Africa last night - who better to teach batting than an Indian?

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Omar

Apr 05, 2014 02:43am

I remember Moin Khan being very VOCAL at our every defeat BEFORE he took over.He was critical of our coaching,approach etc. Amazing isn't it!!!!!

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Hyder

Apr 05, 2014 12:19pm

Sir, Good riddance of Professor Nathulal. Let us hope that PCB does not appoint Shahid Afridi or Shoaib Malik as captain. Truly someone like Fawad Alam should lead the ODI and T20 formats as he has been a good captain in the domestic cricket and has ability to lead from the front. Recently Azhar Ali scored a quick fire hundred in test match victory over Sri Lanka and he should bat at number 3 in all formats to bring in stability in the batting.

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Aimen

Apr 05, 2014 06:08pm

Sethi sahab, firing the captain won't solve pakistan's problems.you need to hire a SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST for team pakistan.our players have no mental strength to deliver in PRESSURE situations.they always fold when under pressure whilw CHASING.plus you need to fire both shoaib mohammed and mohammad akram.BRING BACK JULIAN FOUNTAIN AND WAQAR YOUNIS ASAP!our fielding was improving under fountain n now it's regressing again.remenber, "catches WIN matches."our fast bowlers are suffering greatly under akram's horrible coaching.waqar turned amir/gul into world-beaters and his services are NEEDED, whatever happens!we can't let our great fast bowling legacy of Wasim, Waqar,Shoaib n Imran die due to ridiculous coaching of m akram!Also, we need to give our fast bowlers CONFIDENCE!open the bowling with our pacers, give them the FULL fast bowler by mishandling him, QUOTA of 10 overs in every ODI and DON'T DROP OUR BEST PACER, JUNAID KHAN, in EVERY game.you are killing our best fast bowler by mishandling him, just like you did with IRFAN!Lastly, kick out parchis like malik,tanvir n kamran OR PAKISTAN WILL NEVER WIN ANY TOURNAMENT!select players on MERIT; DROP non-performing players, even if they are SENIORS!If these points are taken care of pak can do well in WC2015 or we can kiss the WC2015 GOODBYE!

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ammar

Apr 06, 2014 09:12am

Come on Pakistan....its fine we lost but lets not vilify Hafeez. Let him learn from his mistakes...support him encourage him to stay on as Captain. What it is the alternative ---Afridi.....he is a one man show, we don't need that --- trust me. Hafeez should and must be groomed. And btw I hate to say this but Shoaib Malik needs to retire.

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