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| Pakistan now have just two one-day internationals in New Zealand on January 31 and February 3 before the World Cup gets under way. — AFP |
ABU DHABI: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis warned his team needed to improve before the World Cup while Kane Williamson hailed a “great achievement” after New Zealand win the one-day series 3-2 on Friday.
Pakistan fell 68 runs short in their 276-run chase which prompted Waqar to call for extra hard work in fielding and batting against the short ball.
“We need to improve our fielding,” said Waqar, after his team lost the fifth and final match in Abu Dhabi.
“It (fielding) is not up to the mark and must improve a lot and we also need to work hard on short balls as we have to go to Australia and both these things need to be spot on if you want to compete in the World Cup.”
Australia and New Zealand co-host the World Cup from February 14 to March 29.
Pakistan now have just two one-day internationals in New Zealand on January 31 and February 3 before the World Cup gets under way.
“I think we must keep hope, we are trying our best. I have full hope in this team for the World Cup, we will do well,” added Waqar.
The Pakistan coach said he had achieved some of his objectives from the five-game series against New Zealand.
“We did achieve what we needed but not 100 per cent. Now we have a one-day cup back home and hope that things will be clearer after that,” said Waqar.
Pakistan's problems were compounded by injury to regular captain Misbah-ul Haq who missed the last three games due to a hamstring problem.
They were already without ace spinner Saeed Ajmal who was suspended in September due to an illegal bowling action while all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez was also banned from bowling for the same reason last month.
New Zealand stand-in skipper Williamson described the series win as a “big achievement”.
“There is still time for the World Cup, it's good it will be in our conditions and this series win is a big achievement,” said Williamson.
New Zealand's win was more significant as they rested regular captain Brendon McCullum and spearheads Tim Southee and Trent Boult.
Williamson, whose team levelled the series 1-1 and then 2-2, said they had learned from mistakes.
“We learned from our mistakes, beat a strong Pakistan side and have shown improvement.
“In a series that went up and down, it was fantastic to learn from the Pakistan side and to win in such an evenly fought series has been great. “Williamson termed the rotation of players as important.
“It was important to keep adapting our plans, the personnel changed quite a lot, we had a lot of injuries,” he said.
“It has been a great series, an emotional series for many reasons and both teams put on some fantastic cricket. “New Zealand will next host Sri Lanka for two Tests and seven one-dayers.
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Dec 20, 2014 03:29pm
Please replace misbah with afridi. Otherwise resign if you are loyal to Pakistan cricket.
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Dec 20, 2014 03:46pm
I guess the leaving out deserving players like Fawad Alam may have also played a part.
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Dec 20, 2014 04:09pm
MR. Waqar & Mr. Moin Khan,
we are watching Pakistan cricket for a very long time, we can very well judge who will perform in one day cricket, I feel sorry to say that you and your selector have been a complete waste. I new that Pakistan will not win one day series against Newzealand or any other major team in the world, Pakistan Batting sucks specially, Younus Khan, Asad Shafiq & and that Hunchback (Nasir jamshed)these three players have no place one day playing eleven, I was very disappointed to read that you have hope in these players. please quit your job along with Moin Khan if you cant select playing eleven that will have a chance to win. Pakistan one day team is Pathetic please select few from A team or resign. you cannot win matches in UAE imagine playing in Australia & Newzealand,. stop dreaming come to the real world
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Dec 20, 2014 04:31pm
Men confident of their abilities deliver, they do not hope.
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Dec 20, 2014 04:44pm
You cannot play with 4 specialist bowlers with only 2 Shahid Afridi and Irfan have capability to take wickets on any wicket.
The rest are just back up bowlers and cannot even contain runs at the right moment.
I do not think Wahab Riaz, Umer Gul, Junaid Khan, Billawal Bhatti, and Sohail Tanvir are capable enough in there current form and fitness to claim place in world cup team.
We are keeping too much hopes on Saeed Ajmal and Hafeez that they will make into the team at the last moment without thinking whether their re model action will give them enough wickets like previously specially when Saeed Ajmal might not be able to bowled Dosra effectively
I think on current form and fitness we should include Rahat Ali and Imran Khan with Irfan and possibly Anwar Ali as allrounder
In the batting as well we need Sohaib Maqsood and Fawad Alam in playing eleven apart from Shahid Afridi and Harris Sohail.
Sarfraz should open with Ahmed Shahzad like previously Kamran Akmal use to come and we should include Azhar Ali for one down position. He is very much improved player and his fielding and fitness level is also good.
I do not see any place in the team for Younus Khan and Misba ul Haq whatever people say. See how English board took decision at the right moment in removing Cook from Captaincy and playing eleven.
Please select the team on the basis of current form and fitness not on the basis of past performance and on quota basis district wise.
The members in governing board try to include players on the basis of district wise and on favoritism.
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Dec 20, 2014 05:02pm
We cannot win matches in world cup if we cannot maintain 5 runs run rate from the beginning until 40 overs . We need to score of 300 plus in every match in world cup. The standard of scoring for runs in one day cricket is now very much improved as compared to last world cup and for any team scoring less then 300 will not be able to defend or win that match easily.
The Pakistan average run rate is 3 runs per over and you cannot expect from players like Misbah and Younus to score 5 runs per over in the middle of the inning. The only players capable in current form and fitness are Fawad Alam, Harris Sohail, Sohaib Maqsood, and Shahid Afridi.
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Dec 20, 2014 05:19pm
Let's keep emotions aside, there's no way Pakistan is going to win the world cup. I wonder they'll even pass the first round.
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Dec 20, 2014 05:35pm
Waqar is saying now about the weaknesses of the team. But what is he doing ? It is his job to improve the team and remove its negativities. His job is not only to get fat cheque every month but coach the team. He should think before he speaks. He is criticising himself by such satements. Team should forget Ajmal and bowling by Hafeez and depend on talent, they have.
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Dec 20, 2014 05:54pm
@Hakim
You will bring Fawad Alam,it will not change this situation.He is not a Brian Lara.His technique on bouncy pitches will not help him.Mark my words.
Believe me you do not have players to compete at international level because of the low standard of domestic cricket,a cricketer who performs in domestic cricket not surely can perform at international level.In the past many examples are available.Not everyone like Miandad,Inzamam,Yousuf,Waseem,Waqar,Amir etc
Look at Josh Hazelwood (against India)in his debut test he bowled as if he has been bowling for decades, contrary to it M.Irfan,Wahab Riaz,Umer Gul,etc have played many matches for Pakistan but they still can not contain batsmen and take wickets to put pressure on the opposotions same story about batsmen Umer Akmal,Hafeez,Shan Masood,Younis,MisbahAsad Shafeeq ,Sohaib Maqsood,Nasir Jamshaid etc ,they are not consistent performers.And I don't consider Anwar Ali,Bilawal Bhatti,Sohail Tanveer to be inducted in the team.They are AADHEY TEETTAR AADHEY BATTAIR HAIN.IDK Awhat are their abilities-batting or bowling.
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Dec 20, 2014 06:00pm
@Mark
Yes we need Azhar Ali in Australia & NZ instead of Younis Khan.
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Dec 20, 2014 06:01pm
What a Rocket Scientist this so called x-super star bowler cum COACH is by delivering the Priceless sermon cum quantum theory , " on the state of Pakistani Fielding improvements " If it has not improved for the past 3 decades , how on earth it can Improve to deliver the worldcup in under few weeks ! This team Has Never been a Fielding Unit at all and it has never been its mantra of the game . When NZ team surpassed 240 mark during the last ODI , I said to myself , Pakistan will loose by a big margin . Loosing by 68 runs means they could not make even 240 to give it some respect for the game or show any iota of self respect .
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Dec 20, 2014 06:11pm
You can't just keep hope with stupidity, can you? Asad Shafiq and Jamshed have been tried a hundred times in ODIs but inspite of constant failure they are played again and again. Hafeez without bowling is always a non starter too. Younis Khan wants to hurt Pakistan with his stubornness as he knows he is not suited to limited over game. He looks to have no shot to offer and whole of his game consists of nudges, snicks and awkward touches. While playing hook shots his dance in the air has least with cricket to do. He is a top batsman in tests where he can wait as long as he wishes to wait for a hitable ball but for God sake not limited over game. The gentleman he is, he should retire from ODIs himself. And last but least, we have Anwer Ali who is niether a batsman nor a bowler, but yet is selected in every game. To sum up, Pakistan needs to play aggresively, open with Shehzad and Sarfraz and bring on Sohaib Maqsood at 3 and Umar Akmal at 4. Haris, Misbah and Fawad should complete the batting line. Fawad has a serious problem against off spinners and has been trapped by off spinners time and again, lately today against Kenya. But as an over all package he is better than other options. Afridi, Wahab, Junaid and Irfan should complete the playing line. Gul, Yasir shah, Sohail tanveer, Hafeez and Kamran Akmal should make the reserves. I include Kamran as I think, he is a better batsman of fast bowling. And I just wish Abdul Razaq was in form and had played domestic.
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Dec 20, 2014 06:19pm
Bring Zia ul Haq, Mir Hamza & Tabish Khan as a fast bowler as you don't have any except irfan while Junaid and Gul are unfit.
They are continously performing.
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Dec 20, 2014 06:19pm
@A Pakistani - Afridi? Shahid Afridi?
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Dec 20, 2014 06:20pm
Hope is not going to make you win.
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Dec 20, 2014 06:43pm
Asad, wahab, nasir, umar akmal
GET RID OF THEM
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Dec 20, 2014 06:45pm
Waqar... Are you kidding me? You lost this series due to wrong team selection and proper planning. Younus Khan and Asad Shafiq are not ODI players. Y Khan has played 250+ ODI's and his batting ave is 31. That's pathetic for a modern time cricketer. You keep dropping Umar Akmal for being immature, but keep giving Younus Khan and Asad chances. No way has any idea why Fawad Alam was dropped. Pakistan bowling is so below par right now. And, we understand Pak lost Saeed Ajmal and Hafeez.. which is a BIG blow. But, you are playing one regular bowler short.
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Dec 20, 2014 07:01pm
Why cry over spilled milk. Hafeez, Junaid and Ajmal cannot ball, too bad … let’s move on. Also, it would be immature to compare UAE pitches to Aus/NZ pitches. Players should be picked according to down under conditions. Pak team should not rely on too many spinning all-rounders. We would require technically correct batsmen in the top 4/5 positions unlike in UAE where anyone can be used. Use Sarfraz and Umar Akmal in key positions to increase run rates etc. Sending Sarfraz to bat at number 7/8 is a waste as he was the only batsmen who looked fearless in this series.
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Dec 20, 2014 08:09pm
Definitely leaving Fawad out was a big factor. Waqar and Moin's selection was hopeless. From the statement it seems that they have given up. Simply they did not have best 11 on the field.
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Dec 20, 2014 08:14pm
By invoking the word hope you clearly show a weak mind. Hope is not the way to go to the top. You keep making poor choices and and expect to win. This is exactly you need to show your mettle to shape and implement the only strategy and that is to win. If you are not aware of basics then let me give that to you and that is without the proper culture and structure you will fail again and again and again. Why don't you get this? if you need some training yourself then go get that training for yourself. Word make world that 'Hope" does not cut it after losing a series. The buck stops at your desk and if you can't deliver then do something better than try to be a fake leader.
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Dec 20, 2014 08:15pm
Time to look for a new coach. This coach relies on hope.
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Dec 20, 2014 08:15pm
@dawn ... yes Afridi. Shahid Afridi and only Afridi..
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Dec 20, 2014 08:18pm
Waqar, leading from the the front and owning the defeat is what most sane people do. Make a strategy to win and if that strategy is to make selection on merit then so be it. If you don't have buy in for that then quit. Obviously you can't make your case and in that case you are part of the cricket mafia who just wants a pay check.....
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Dec 20, 2014 08:27pm
Hopeless, unless Sohail Tanvir, Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali are replaced by Ehsan Adil, Fawad Alam, Sohaib, Rahat
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Dec 20, 2014 08:46pm
Yk is the best choice for captaincy.
We need to drop asad and hafeez .
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Dec 20, 2014 08:52pm
@pier wasif Well said! Our present team is not worthy of competing in the world cup in Australia and New Zealand. There is hardly any time left for the team to improve. We have no chance beyond Quarter Finals. Even teams like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe can beat us.
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Dec 20, 2014 08:53pm
Cannot believe Pakistan number one player on one day average Fawad Aalam is not a part of a playing eleven team. 2014 his average is 77 for Pakistan team. This is a height of discrimination. Shame on cricket Mafia and their spokesman person Rameez Raja.
On which performance Nasir Jamshaed and Umar AKmal was selected for one day matches against NZ. Why another base opener Khurrum Manzoor has been ignored from years.
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Dec 20, 2014 09:01pm
We couldn't even beat NZ A team! on OUR HOME GROUND! And you think we will do well in NZ and AUS where majority of our players have never played before. Honestly, it will be an achievement if we can even beat teams like Ireland and Afghanistan, let alone India, SA from our group. Nasir Jamshed, Hafeez, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq and Sohail Tanvir are Horrible ODI players and they have to go!!!
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Dec 20, 2014 09:14pm
good luck getting through to the first round of world cup waqar younas. you can only select these players for domestic games not for world cup in Australia for god sake.
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Dec 20, 2014 09:50pm
hope is good, but one cannot achieve and succeed on hope alone. We need plans and action
To start with we need to make the right selection of the team, based on merit, performance, attitude, commitment and playing style.
The continung omissions and inclusions of some players are mind boggling and incomprehensible, to say the least
WHY oh WHY keep on selecting the likes of Asad Shafiq, Sohail Tanwir and ignore Fawad Alam.
Also we fail to plan and have any game plan or strategy or plan B. We seem to just meander. We also fail to properly use our resources in the right way; prime example being umar Akmal, a match winner for sure, if handled properly and Sarfaraz Ahmed.
The batting order should reflect the sitauation, opposition and stage of the game
Our bowling attack needs a total revamp. currently only Adrid and Irfan are effective,
We also need a ore positive mindset and a look at our approach of batting safely in the first 20 overs or so. The modern ODI has changed, anyhting under 300 is now not a good score
Please Team management, selectors and PCB. Wake up, and face the reality and act only in the best interest of the team, be fair, objective and work on inprovements. We always have the same lame excuse afer every loss We all know what are our weknesses but we never work on improving them
You owe the cricket loving fans to act
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Dec 20, 2014 10:16pm
Sir Waqar Younus. The WC comes after four years. There is no second chance if you slip once in the round matches you are out. What is the point in trying once tried, twice tried, thrice tried and failed cricketers. Last's look at past performances of the WC that Pakistan has played.
1999 - reached final - surviving players and those in management. 1. Shahid Afridi 2. Waqar Younus 3. Moin Khan 4. Abdul Razzak 5. Wasim Akram
2003 - disaster- did not qualify for the quarter finals - surviving players and those in management. 1. Shahid Afridi 2. Younus Khan 3. Waqar Younus 4. Wasim Akram 5. Abdul Razzak
2007 - disaster - did not qualify for the quarter finals - surviving players and those in management. 1. Younus Khan 2. Kamran Akmal 3. Shoaib Malik
2011 - reached semi-finals - surviving players and those in management. Misbah 2. Younus Khan 3. Shahid Afridi 4. Kamran Akmal 5. Hafeez 6. Asad Shafiq 7. Saeed Ajmal 8. Abdul Rahman 9. Shoaib Malik 10. Wahab Riaz 11. Umar Gul
Out of the above Waqar Younus, Younus Khan, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Shoaib Malik, Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Abdul Rahman have been a complete failure. The only players who performed well during the WC are Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzak, Wahab Riaz and Saeed Ajmal and also Moin Khan who is now a selector. Rest of the others have been tried and failed more than once. Why risk them on the presumption of third time lucky, in case of Younus Khan fifth time lucky.
Pakistan selectors must try new blood like Yasir Shah, Shoaib Maqsood, Haris Sohail, Shahzad, Mohammad Irfan, Umar Akmal, Sarfaraz, Fawad Alam, along with Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzak, Wahab Riaz and Saeed Ajmal if he is fit even Hafeez if he clears bowling action.
Above is my humble opinion. Viewers please support me.
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Dec 20, 2014 10:35pm
@mansoor
I agree. Waqar was a brilliant bowler, but a hopeless coach. Why has he NOT made the present fast bowler bowl YORKERS?
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Dec 20, 2014 10:50pm
Pakistan only lost this series due to stupid selection: Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan and Misbah CANNOT play in the same team...they do not have the strike rate.
We should have played Sarfaraz and Umer Akmal up the order (No 3 and 4)......you CANNOT win matches or score massive runs by pushing your best players at the bottom.
The batting line up should have been:
Shehzad,Nasir/Hafeez,Sarfaraz,Akmal,Sohail,Afridi and we should play an extra bowler - be bold NOT old. Also, for Aussie pitches they need to take Talha and Jamshed and Maqsood are they're best pull/hook players so I hope they DON'T drop them.
Waqar/Moin need to change their one day psyche.....teams are scoring 300+ and we are still stuck in 250 mode....
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Dec 20, 2014 10:56pm
I am happy that Hafeez, Umer Akmal, and Asad shafique failed miserably. As Fawad Alam was left out with better average. I hope waqar bhai you will include Fawad Alam and find replacement for the others I mentioned above. At least do not call Umer Akmal talented please.
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Dec 20, 2014 11:18pm
We should have a reception of bad eggs and shoes when the cricket team returns home. They should be ashamed of playing cricket after what happened in Peshawar.
These people are more interested in talking about the world cup than what is going on in Pakistan.
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Dec 20, 2014 11:34pm
Pakistan's preparation for world cup is hopeless. PCB selected wrong team for NZ series, now what do you expect what team will be selected for world cup. They must drop Ajmal for world cup, because he will not be effective after remedial work. Plus, there is no place for Nasir Jamshed, Mishbah, sohail tanveer,
The team should be Hafeez, Shezad, Fawad Alam, Younis khan, Afridi (C), Harris Sohail, Umar Akmal, Sarfaraz, Shoaib Malik, Irfan, Hasan Raza, Junaid, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Gul, Anwar Ali.
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Dec 21, 2014 12:26am
Bowling is suffering due to injuries but I just cant understand why Pakistan is trying so many batting lineup changes? Fawad was not included, Misbah and Yonus are only getting older, Sarfaraz and Akmal are not utilized properly. Just trying to figure out what they are thinking or trying to accomplish?
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Dec 21, 2014 12:31am
@Naveed ,USA Even our best batsman (Younis and Misbah) struggle against short balls so I think its unfair to single out Fawad Alam, dude is a fighter in batting, excellent fielder and sometime could bowl one or two overs here and there. We are giving Shehzad overs these days...thats not his job :) so yeah my point is if you have someone who is doing great like Fawad and Sarfaraz then keep rolling them.. technique wise you dont have any world class batsman in Pak team - just use what you have to its fullest potentioal.
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Dec 21, 2014 12:32am
@FARHAN I like the idea but no Malik please - there are two many alrounders who cant win us matches anymore. Better pick Yasir Shah. He is our surprise package
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Dec 21, 2014 01:31am
Pakistan's capitulating habit predictably surfaced in the decider against New Zealand as it often does in similar situations. It is a foregone conclusion that PCB is inept and has done nothing to groom and harness the right talent to compete at the international level. Frailty of the top order is no longer baffling and continues to be the most consistent factor. Time and again we fail to find an answer to the conspicuous issue of why our batting is so horrific and often we chalk it up as the poor shot selection by the batsmen. Regardless of where Pakistan plays our batting often fails to show up. Like our politics we continue to recycle the same players who despite given a lot of chances have failed to prove their worth. Weak domestic cricket competition results in great stats for lot of the players but against true professionals these yahoos are clueless. Of late our bowling has become problematic and is average at best. Our excellent bowling days are now a distant memory and our attack is probably the last amongst the top eight teams. Bowling use to be out strength which often camouflaged the poor batting but they are just as bad now. Instead of finding newer young players we are banking on Amir to come back and be our savior. We did well against Australia but New Zealand were more resilient and they adjusted to the situation much better. They were unlucky not to have won the test series and were the deserving winners in ODIs. Pakistan will be lucky to win one match against the top competition but I am sure they will brag about their accomplishments after beating a qualifier. Waqar is putting up a smoke screen by saying that team accomplished a lot of its goals. I am assuming winning wasn't one of the them.
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Dec 21, 2014 01:33am
Waqar, Why there is no sense of responsibility in our team management. If you jump to own the successes then why not stand up to own the failures too. If you have a game plan then share it openly with public. What is your strategy for players selection if you have one. I dare you and entire PCB to become transparent which will go in your favor and it will cut down the backdoor endorsement of players. I know you will not share the strategy because most likely you don't have and if you share that with publish then you can not justify the wrong player selections. You strategy and your tactics are misaligned, Sir.
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Dec 21, 2014 06:09am
Other Cricketing countries make and execute plans and our country cricket authorities hope and give chances to friends and family members of well connected political party members. Learn from England and West Indies. In the last 2 days, England and WI have replaced and axed their ODI captain for the WorldCup. Here, we don't even know who will be our starting lineup for the World Cup. There is the fear that both Shoaib Malik & Kamran Akmal will be back. Look at both Alistar Cook & Dwayne Bravo - much better ODI players than Misbah, Younis, Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Kamran Akmal & Shoaib Malik. Yet they are gone. [b]Think about the cricket not about your own positions.[/b]
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Dec 21, 2014 07:19am
What I fail to understand is, Pakistan in not winning One dayers under Misbah's captaincy especially his approach to One day cricket(and somehow he is savior of Pakistan Cricket). Isn't it obvious that we need a fresh approach. Misbah is way too defensive and these days one dayers are won with aggressive approach. If this kind of mentality is maintained, I do not believe Pakistan can go beyond Quarter Finals in the world Cup and this is very generous assessment. As other people pointed out, deserving people need to be given a chance such as Fawad Alam, and need to bring back Junaid Khan and Sohaib Maqsood and somebody more aggressive for opening. Pakistan lost both of the final One days(against New Zealand in the recent One Day series) due to very slow start and had way too much pressure towards the end. Employ tactics just like what Sri Lanka has applied and be aggressive right from the first over to release the pressure. Those old methods don't work anymore. Good Luck Pakistan!!!
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Dec 21, 2014 07:27am
Please selete 11 for WC - ahmed shehzad, sarfaraz ahmed, shoaib maqsood, umar akmal, misbah ul haq, fawad alam, haris sohail, shahid afridi, anwar ali/raza hasan, junaid khan, mohammad irfan. NO PARCHI PLZZZZZZZZZ
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Dec 21, 2014 11:30am
I think BCCP don't pay a hefty amount to you to give a statement in a very non professional press conference to keep hope.Cricket fans are really disappointed with this statement. We can keep hope if u , Moin and few others are not managing the team. It simply looked that it was a nothing for u as u were smiling in your press conference on your defeat. Loosing 2 matches in a row and the series is a wake up call. These managers must be tightened.
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Dec 21, 2014 02:08pm
Keep hope for what?? We need to shut out players like Younus and Asad Shafiq from the ODI squad and bring back Fawad Alam. And please don't advise us what we need to do, just do it. You are the coach. If you cannot improve on fielding then whats the use of having all these coaches there?
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Dec 21, 2014 02:24pm
CHALLENGE FOR PCB SELECTORS : I have my playing eleven : Fakhar Zaman, Sami Aslam, Babar Azam, Sohaib Maqsood, Harris Sohail, Hammad Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmad, Kamran Ghulam, Raza Hasan, Zia-ul-haq and Ahmad Jamal. (Reserve man : Sadaf and Zafar Gohar ) I challenge the current Pakistan team to play against them. My team will white wash them and any other international team.
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Dec 22, 2014 07:22am
It is too late to find a winning combination for PAK team. But I am sure they may have a surprise for WC 2015.
My final four are as follows: AUS, NZ, SA and SL.
Love from Ludhiana!
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Dec 23, 2014 08:54am
Dear Mr. Waqar,
you dont worry, even you are trying to get rid of tag viz. "UNPREDICTIBLE" from Pakistani cricket team, our team is very un-predictible and you will see & experience that the players will not disappoint you or the nation by any means. You just wait, the inside feeling of each player is highly motivated and inshallah Pakistan will win WC 2015.
Salute ! Mr. Wizard of Cricket.
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Dec 26, 2014 02:01am
Waqar and Moin should play Fawad Alam. He is the best we have. Despite the highest ODI batting average poor fellow is always a loose link in the team.
Pakistan Cricket has been given Fawad Alam a third class treatment since Dec 2006 when he won the best payer award with other awards for the domestic season. He still has the highest batting average in the domestic cricket and so as in the ODI but unfortunately PCB always wants to play politics and always have corrupt culture.
Considering the talent Fawad has, he should be a permanent fixture in playing 11. Pakistan Cricket should come out of the CORRUPT culture they live in.
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