‘Serious mess’: Pakistan need to dig deep to find heroes, says Waqar Younis

“We don’t need stars, we need heroes,” Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis said outside the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore as he headed to a ‘fact-finding meeting’ called up by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the national side’s disastrous exit from the World Twent20.

Waqar’s squad included the likes of Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik and skipper Shahid Afridi.

The four players are the 'stars' in Pakistan's current line up but it wasn't clear who Waqar was pointing at in his statement amid rumours of factions within the team.

“Pakistan cricket is facing numerous problems at present and many of those can’t be spoken about in public,” Waqar told reporters.

“If those problems are disclosed in front of the people, it will bring a bad name to Pakistan. It’ll be better to discuss it all in the PCB boardroom.”

The 44-year-old former captain said Pakistan's decline on the international stage had left him deeply 'hurt'.

“I’ve been very hurt by the situation [that has surrounded Pakistan cricket] and my comments in recent press conferences show it. I apologise to the nation and if my leaving makes things better, then I would do it without delay.”

“But we need to dig deep to recognise and find heroes.”

Sharjeel Khan was Pakistan’s highest run-scorer with 112 runs in 4 matches while Shehzad, who was recalled to the team at the last minute, scored up 108 runs in as many World T20 outings.

Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi and veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik scored less than 100 runs in 4 matches and failed to take responsibility when the side needed it. 'Boom Boom' was off colour with the ball as well as his side failed to make their presence felt at the world event and crashed out in the group stage.

PCB's fact-finding committee convenes in Lahore from Tuesday for a three-day period but it has been learnt that Waqar submitted a 'damning' report on the team's World T20 performance on Monday.

The committee, which includes Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq and senior batsman Younis Khan, has been given the mandate by the board to meet and talk to the captain, coach, manager and senior players of the national team.

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If you really thought Pakistan could beat India, you are Shahid Afridi

Ali jee

Mar 29, 2016 03:27pm

We don't have heroes we have zeros

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Bravo

Mar 29, 2016 03:30pm

Very right. I agree with the coach. There is always some percentage shared by everyone in the Team either the Team Win or lost. Before identifying the root cause of failure the changes in some key positions is meaningless. There is a thorough analysis needed before any action. I don't think this fact finding committee is competent enough to find the root cause of failure may be some ex-cricketers with out any biases against the current PCB setup, Team management and Players should investigate this matter. Just to avoid biases Keep Sarfaraz Nawaz, Amir Sohail, Mohsin Khan, Rashid Latif, Wasim Akram, Moin Khan, Javed Miandad, Muhammad Yousuf, Shoaib Akhtar and all other TV experts away from this committee and try to find the right guys. May be Inizimam, Sadiq Muhammad, Majid Khan, Iqbal Qasim are best suitable for it.

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Mar 29, 2016 03:29pm

Everybody is saying what "others" should do in Pak cricket, but nobody is saying what "he" can do for Pak cricket.

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Durgesh

Mar 29, 2016 03:29pm

Situation of a country reflects in each and every thing. Pakistan's current situation is not good. There is terrorism and economy is also not good. No team in world is willing to come pakistan. And if financially you are good then you have to invest in cricket. Pakistan's priority at this time should be security. If people will remain safe then they will think about playing cricket.

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PAKLOVE

Mar 29, 2016 03:31pm

we don't need "waqar Younis"

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Amit Kosh

Mar 29, 2016 03:32pm

And the culprit must come out as BCCI or pitch or something like that

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M Khan

Mar 29, 2016 03:34pm

If things were so bad, he should have walked away prior to the Asia T20 Cup.

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Blue Saffron

Mar 29, 2016 03:36pm

Mr. Waqar Younis you are part of this problem. Imran Khan has to be involved in cricket Pakistan. Any solution without Imran Khan involvement will not be acceptable. How is Misbah and Younis Khan going to help? They have conflict of interests.

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Mar 29, 2016 03:35pm

PCB position holders are responsible for all this mess not the players. Unfortunately due to incompetent people being selected for political gains the whole department is suffering. The incompetency is evident from the PM to the bottom of our institutions, but it seems nobody cares.

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Mujtaba

Mar 29, 2016 03:36pm

Been hearing this since 5 years now Waqar Younis needs to accept the fact that hes a failure and should retire

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Salman

Mar 29, 2016 03:36pm

Its bad that Waqar has realized it after Pakistan performed poorly in WT20....reflects poorly on him too. Hope youngsters are included in the squad with an aim to rebuild the team

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Hussain

Mar 29, 2016 03:37pm

We need to establish who is hero. If it is one who performs once in a blue moon or most of time! For some time made wrong example to follow for youngsters, everyone wants to be Afridi. He is good to have in team but not on the cost of cricketing generations everyone of which now wants to be Afridi. On another note, it is not only players. It is worst management named PCB.

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Khan

Mar 29, 2016 03:37pm

Is he serious? We have a serious problem with our batting and we have a bowling coach. Our batting coach had a bad career. Why not bring inzamam and misbah as coach? Plus mismanagement pcb should have national tournaments every year and choose the best why can't we have a proper competition and pay decent money and do like lahore peshawar karachi islamabad Quetta but no ... Make the most out of it. Bring new blood into the team make a young captain like Imad wasim. Problems in roots can be fixed if someone knows how to get to the roots. Instead of saying we have problems say we have a solution.

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khurram4444@hotmail.com

Mar 29, 2016 03:39pm

I think you are second time Coach and this time for last two years. Now you are talking that we don't have heroes. You guys are really disgusting.

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sajjad parmar

Mar 29, 2016 03:39pm

Easy to comment on other's performance but very hard to put yourself through the same lens. He should be the first one resigning from his post. He is a coach and a very important part of the team so if the team fails as a leader take responsibility and get someone more capable to do it. Unfortunately we all just love to blame others but dont have the guts to accept responsibility of own failures.

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Mar 29, 2016 03:40pm

@Durgesh Yes agreed and India should also stop sending RAW agents to Pakistan. That will be a great start

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SAEED MASOOD

Mar 29, 2016 03:40pm

Why all this from him now when the water has passed over our heads...Why not when it could have been corrected and benefited from...Now will it be the same people and the same PBC...The same people can not do it and should not be allowed to do it ...it's too late...

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ali

Mar 29, 2016 03:41pm

Pls Speak...for nations sake Speak. Take names of players, shame them publicly else they will be part of the system again. Pls Speak. For how long you will not.

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FriendlyIndia

Mar 29, 2016 03:41pm

Thats again wrong thinking. If pakistan keeps on thinking that one day a hero will save them, they will keep in investing people like Shahid Afridi/ Wahab Riaz etc. It's team game, They should identify the talented 20 guys and keep on investing and training them. Give them years to mature. No Sachin or Virat Kohli was born hero, they all grown up to the level with constant hardwork and opportunities. I only mentioned batsmen because Pakistan bowling is better than India, only a class spinner is missing though.

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shuaib

Mar 29, 2016 03:41pm

Appears from Waqar's statement that some match fixing type thing is re surfacing. When it is discussed in the board room, PCB should now close chapter of those cricketers involved in it, forever.

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Amin Syed

Mar 29, 2016 03:45pm

@PAKLOVE! then who do you need mate??? It is not a coach who plays, if you are expecting the coach to do miracles, it is never gonna happen!

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Shah

Mar 29, 2016 03:45pm

We dont need Heroes nor Stars we need professional players who are patriotic and play as a team for the country and not for themselves.

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Chacha Cricket

Mar 29, 2016 03:47pm

In my opinion, The only and only factor of this failure is the irresponsible attitude of the key players including Ahmed Shahzad, Umer Akmal even Shoaib Malik and Afridi himself were not impressive at all while professor must have taken the benefit of being injured. The team needs a psychiatrist who could work on these guys and make them mentally strong. Unable to act or decide at the right time is the biggest weak point of this team. Major responsibility though lies over captain who has to take the right decision on right time and implement the strategy given by Team management. Anyway here I go with Waqar Younis to dig out the real facts though he must include himself responsible for such performances by his team.

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Faisal

Mar 29, 2016 03:50pm

In a nutshell, no one in the board is ready to take responsibility of failure, which in short means no one is going to resign, neither from the board nor from the team.

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Arshad

Mar 29, 2016 03:50pm

Just wait till the dust settle down ! Business will be as "usual" after few weeks ! This train is going nowhere !

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natey

Mar 29, 2016 03:50pm

well to get off from this mess without headache..just fire them all from national team n make new team from youngsters..even if they bad for few years atleast they will grow n be better...if give chance to these muppets it will be same results forever

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Asif

Mar 29, 2016 03:52pm

Ahmed Shahzad, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik Stars? Are you serious.

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Fez

Mar 29, 2016 03:53pm

So Shoaib Malik is defined as a star in the mainstream. That is worrying. Umar Akmal has captaincy and other agendas, as well as consuming the wrong liquor at the wrong time. As for the issues within the team, everyone knows. You got rid of warriors like Younis and Misbah, and now youre crying. Hafeez sat out because he wanted captaincy and doesnt get on with Malik. You keep Sarfraz down the order because his skills might show and you keep Imad out permanently because he has the soundest batting technique of the lot. Oh and then theres Riaz, another politician in the team. Theres is definitely spot fixing still going on, otherwise people have a right to know what these issues are.

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Syed

Mar 29, 2016 03:56pm

We have enough heroes and stars but this time we need performers in all fields like bowling , fielding, batting , couching and also in management of PCB. This is the simple solution to reform Pakistan Cricket.

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Atif

Mar 29, 2016 03:58pm

Wy is blaming players for pak's disaster but he's been the coach for the last couple of years. What the hell has he been doing since then? Wy only selects players that he likes. There's no merit in pak cricket. Its all part of corruption and favoritism. Unless we clean up from the top including shehryar khan and najam sethi, trust me they can have 100s of these meetings nothing will change. Main problem at the top these guys have no clue how to put together a winning team. Bunch of losers.

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Chacha Cricket

Mar 29, 2016 03:59pm

@SAEED MASOOD : Better late than never, Cricket is not finished neither Pakistan lacks talent. There must be few things that have to be kept in right places. PCB should listen to him, analyze it and take right steps in right direction. I remember he has been consistent in pointing out these thing since the start up, he pointed out Shahzad and Umar Akmal for their irresponsible attitude from the day one. He pointed out Afridi as weak decision maker in his last tenure and all are proving right. May be he has been working with these guys in a hope of improvement but no improvement is anyway a failure on his part as well.

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The Outsider

Mar 29, 2016 04:01pm

Next a committee must be sent to look how and why NZ and AUS consistently produce world class teams and then base PK model on them. NZ has less then 1/10 the population but dominate in both male and female cricket. Why? How? Problem starts at the top, playing musical chairs with the players and managers will change nothing. "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result."

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Mar 29, 2016 04:01pm

The whole mess is over 2-3 games that we lost. Games that we had little control over based on the kind of pitches created by our friends in India. Asia Cup was no different. Bangaldesh created pitches that favoured their players. Pakistanis are at their worst when playing under overcast or rainy conditions. Defeats are no where treated with as much seriousness as they do in Pakistan. Please accept that sometimes its not the players, its the organisers that should answer for creating biased pitches.

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The End Is Near

Mar 29, 2016 04:03pm

Waqar Younus and Afridi, Go home

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Faiz Khilji

Mar 29, 2016 04:04pm

You are root of the problem Mr. Coach. You should have retired long before the Asia Cup. If you ask for the solutions, then there is only one solution. A total clean-up from the management to the players level. Revamp the complete structure. The PM needs to appoint fresh brains and minds - not a 90-year old, as head. Change the complete management, kick out all the so-called seniors and bring new players from Under-21 as well. A new captain for at least two years be appointed. Forget winning for at least two years. Don't worry of the rankings - we are already at the bottom in One-days and T20s, with all these super stars. It will be for better.

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Wali

Mar 29, 2016 04:06pm

Solution to all Pakistan problems seem to be in "committee" - be is political, security or sporting. An easy cop out to share the blame around and ensure no one gets pinned or problems ever getting solved!

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sid

Mar 29, 2016 04:06pm

Its nice of Waqar to admit there are problems, however as coach he needs to take some responsibility on his shoulders too and resign. If the PCB are serious about learning from their mistakes, this fact finding mission needs to go beyond just the players and must include the PCB mis-management. It should be carried out by independent people not affiliated to Pakistan cricket in anyway (preferably from the ICC).

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Mar 29, 2016 04:16pm

A new addition to the team of Philosophers, sorry Cricketers.

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Raja Ragu Raman

Mar 29, 2016 04:16pm

Politics in selection is the what the problem is... i don't think Pakistan is short of resources...But condition will improve through PCL

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Hindutavi Rakshas

Mar 29, 2016 04:18pm

@Faiz Khilji well said I second you.

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badshah

Mar 29, 2016 04:18pm

Forget heroes we need team players and selection based on merit. Quite a few good guys have been simply ignored. First thing we need to do is to get rid of the coach. More chances for younger players.

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Krezy

Mar 29, 2016 04:19pm

Waqar can only opine his views as a coach... Other malice in junior leagues and management along with etc is the responsibility of management to find out...

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Sarai Alamgir

Mar 29, 2016 04:21pm

@Durgesh Not sure if you read the news, but the economy and security situation have been improving alot, what doesn't help is the neighbours sending agents to jeopardise the situation, SA, AUS and SL got knocked out as well, doe this mean their structures need an overhaul. In Pakistan's case, yes some changes are required, but its not a doom story as many are making it out to be.

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R.S. Menon

Mar 29, 2016 04:24pm

Panacea for Pak cricket is induce discipline at any cost, on all connected with the game, whether he is a player, coach, selector or Chairman. I have been observing that everybody is poking their nose on every other's sphere of responsibility. R.S. Menon, Bangalore

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khalid h

Mar 29, 2016 04:25pm

please waqar do resign, we don't need people like you, we need honest Gora coach since you have lead, the team is in ruin , without further delay please step out and please no more local coach, team needs foreign coach and selection on merit no Malik or Chacha mama refferrals please

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Ali

Mar 29, 2016 04:25pm

We need Youth and a Separate T 20 team .. My team .... 1. Sarjeel (need to be coached how to play spin in 1st 6 overs). 2. Sarfraz 3. Harris Sohail (left handed Advantage) 4. Babar Azam 5 Umar Akmal 6. Shoaib 7. Imad Wasim 8. Nawaz/ Yasir Shah or Usman Mir(Depends on the pitch 2 players can play together). 9. Amir 10 Wahab/Irfan 11 . A right Arm variety Bowler who can bowl in death overs..(Imran Jr, or some one who can be groomed.

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Khurshid Anwar

Mar 29, 2016 04:35pm

Remove Shahyaar (80 Years old mind) bring fresh--- remove Waqar bring foreigner or Mohsin or Aqib --- Remove and taken any more forever, Umar Akmal, Shahzad, Hafeez, Afridi, Shoaib- in bowler- Wahab Riaz, Irfan don't take back this guys in Pakistani cricket-- bring fresh boys even thou you lost some coming series but may be result will be good in future. Did see the bowled delivered by Wahab R -- what shame- After hitting six to Zampa Afridi captain of the team what they did- slow batting by Umar Akmal and Shoaib Malick- Please punish otherwise you will not able to defeat Bangladesh.

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OBSERVER

Mar 29, 2016 04:40pm

Oh great. Another committee. What's the count now ?

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divergence

Mar 29, 2016 04:40pm

You need to build domestic cricket on modern base.

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Rogers Evans

Mar 29, 2016 04:41pm

yHeroes or stars will fail if Waqar Younis is coach of the Pak Team. This guy has to go ASAP and new experienced and diplomat coach should be appointd. I can not understand why PCB is hanging around this guy.

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Salih

Mar 29, 2016 04:42pm

I hope for the best of the finding, but how can Yunus and Misbah investigate WAQAR and other tours official when in a couple of months they will have to work under them (if they didn't got fired).

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Ali

Mar 29, 2016 04:43pm

Everyone should remember they are PAkistanis and it's their second nature to bicker, back stab, and sell their souls to the highest bidder. Nothing will change unless cleansing starts from the top.

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stranger

Mar 29, 2016 04:43pm

We don't need Waqar Younis, Najam Sethi, and Sheheryar Ahmed.

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mohsin

Mar 29, 2016 04:47pm

Well said. Management only can facilitate and support and cannot perform in the ground, It is on the player telnet how he performs. Grassroot cricket needs to be improved.

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luuke furtado

Mar 29, 2016 04:48pm

Tell us something we don't know......

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Jaago

Mar 29, 2016 04:50pm

The system of patronage where the PM appoints PCB chief needs to end. Also, Imran Khan needs to take over cricket affairs. After all, he has shown that he can bring championships to Pakistan. But that will never happen so all discussions are academic.

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Khan

Mar 29, 2016 04:50pm

Mr. Waqar Younus you cannot wash your hands like this. You are part of this disaster. so when you are going to resign by the way?

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India Cricket

Mar 29, 2016 04:53pm

@Faiz Khilji : My dear Friend you seems too emotional. If you want Pakistan Cricket to flourish then don't recommend any cosmetic surgery by changing few names. Why not the complete revamp of your domestic structure that is producing such players who could ditch anytime. Think over it.

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R.Kannan

Mar 29, 2016 04:55pm

There is only one remedy for this type of mess - identify the core team & stick with it for some time. A few years ago, I would have rated Umar Akmal as better than Kohli. India gave Kohli a regular spot in both tests & ODIs. pakistan continues to move Akmal around as if he is a debutant while players of noticably poorer skills are given fixed positions.To me, Akmal should have been at no. 3 or no.4 in this line up. Pakistan should now think of the 2019 WC, decide on a coach till that date & get the strategy thinking started now. If the team starts thinking about strategy after the tournament is over, it can only lead to post mortem. Another aspect of Pakistan's game is that they seem to have forgotten that you can run singles & twos. The team is hell bent on hitting boundaries. You can do that if you are Gayle or Sehwag or Afridi but even Kohli & Dhoni focus on running between wickets. Pakistan also needs a fielding coach.

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AXH

Mar 29, 2016 04:57pm

He is still trying to cling to his job that has done horribly. He is not a coach material. He could be retained as a bowling coach but not a national coach.

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Afzal khan

Mar 29, 2016 04:59pm

Nothing will change. Same people will be running the board and same players will be playing in pakistan cricket team. JUST WAIT AND WATCH

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Pak Khan

Mar 29, 2016 05:00pm

The problem is that everybody wants to be a hero instead of being a player.

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Shahid

Mar 29, 2016 05:02pm

“If those problems are disclosed in front of the people, it will bring a bad name to Pakistan. It’ll be better to discuss it all in the PCB boardroom.” Same boardroom whose chairman right in the middle of this World event spills all beans? The question is who manages and how are those 'heroes' groomed. The only problem is absence of sense and spirit of genuine responsibility compatible with the office/position. Unless that takes root, no chance of recovery irrespective of where, when, and how many times it is discussed. Zeor+Zero=-Zero.

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Fahad

Mar 29, 2016 05:03pm

Not good enough!!

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Pak Khan

Mar 29, 2016 05:03pm

@oz dude what are you talking about? you mean to say that every country in every tournament should make pitches according to ours players abilities?

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Pakistani

Mar 29, 2016 05:04pm

Looking at the batsmen, bowlers, match planning, strategy etc,it is clear that the coach has done a tremendous job in Asia cup and T20 WC! Keep him because there is still room for more embarrassments.

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Salman

Mar 29, 2016 05:08pm

What you were doing within the team as coach then?

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Philosopher (from Japan)

Mar 29, 2016 05:09pm

You are the biggest enemy of Pak cricket. This isn't said by me only, the whole junta will endorse it. Isn't??

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MAK

Mar 29, 2016 05:10pm

PCB Should say good bye to Waqar and Gov. should say good bye to all PCB management including chairman(s) and should bring all the great PAK Ex-Players on the board but they should be accountable as well and keep monitored..that is the only option we have to keep PAK cricket alive!!

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kash

Mar 29, 2016 05:11pm

While Waqar is not entirely blameless you can see in his words that he tried to get these bunch playing together but they just did not perform as required. Its not waqar's fault that the team cannot rotate strike and play too many dot balls. Am sure they they practice in training but cannot do it on pitch. Also we need bowlers who can bat. We are 10 years behind in this regard.

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Desi

Mar 29, 2016 05:12pm

Pakistan cricket does not need "heroes" ... it needs dedicated players working together as a team ... bcoz: T = Together E = Everyone A = Achieves M = More So stop this hero worshipping and get back to basics by building a team.

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#3Batsman

Mar 29, 2016 05:20pm

Come On! You are the main cause of this catastrophe! Who recommended and ensured that Azhar Ali become ODI Captain? You Did! That is where the mess started from! A player never being part of the team asked to lead despite knowing his deficiency for limited overs games! At the time of Azhar Ali taking over the Captaincy PAK T20 team under the same captain was #2 in ICC Ranking! The started Pak ODIz worst series of losses with 3-0 to Bangladesh till recent with an obvious exception of beating ZIM a team who could not beat Afghanistan, Oman, Ireland or Netherlands to qualify for the ongoing WT20!. So through out Azhar Ali from ODIz both as Captain and batsman, appoint Sarfraz Ahmed as the new Captain fro both ODIz as well as T20z and let him build a team for next WC. At the same time doors should be permanently closed on mediocre-s like Hafeez, Malik and Umer Akmal! Hafeez since 2003 has been a patchy performer and a laughing stock against quality pace-needs to go PLEASE!

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Ashraf Usman

Mar 29, 2016 05:20pm

PCB is totally a dysfunctional organization. Lead by irrelevant babas and incompetent persons, the outcomes are not surprising. If we still treat the symptoms like bad batting, poor bowling and fielding it will not give the desired results. We will have to address the root causes and induct the game experts on merit. Looking at other teams in T20 it seems that none of our players is fit to play this shortest format of the game. It is sheer wastage of tax payers money. I would urge the honest tax payers of the country to come out of hibernation and raise their voice and be part of the change rather than a silent spectator. Lets demand the complete overhaul of PCB and make a fresh start.

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Nawab

Mar 29, 2016 05:23pm

Problem with Pakistan team is they don't understand the concept of "System".You should have a proper system in place which means rules and instructions.Pakistan players behave like a club house players not some one who is representing a country.

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#3Batsman

Mar 29, 2016 05:23pm

Mr. Coach! You are the biggest reason behind this Mess! What have you been doing for more than 2 years in this capacity other than enjoying A 5 STAR Life at the expense of National Exchequer! So following is the sequence of Mess Needs to be thrown out: 1. Head Coach 2. All Other Coaches 3. ODI Captain 4. Mohammad Hafeez 5. Shoaib Malik 6. Umer Akmal

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Who cares

Mar 29, 2016 05:26pm

@NR. Yes agreed,

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Nawab

Mar 29, 2016 05:26pm

Naatak shuru.Just wait and see for next team announcement, new bottle old wine.Look at India,look at their bench strength, People like yuvraj,harbajan sit on bench

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Be Sensible

Mar 29, 2016 05:28pm

Cursing Waqar for every bad thing happen to Pakistan Cricket !! Isn't that the easiest Solution Pakistani Fans find out every time. Why not people listen to him about the wrongs he is pointing out in cricketing affairs in Pakistan. He is definitely the part of problem but not at all the whole problem himself. Should he take the Bat from Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shahzad and start batting or should he take ball from Irfan, Sami, Amir and Wahab and start bowling the famous yorkers to the opposition. How could someone imagine that Waqar as a coach would have never told the players to go for a win by giving solid performances. No one here is talking about the responsibilities of Players rather blaming the coach for every mess created by Players. If Waqar is the only mess than Wattmore and Bob Woolmer have also been in the same list due to utter failures attached to them.

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Wasi

Mar 29, 2016 05:29pm

@Fez That is exactly what Waqar is doing. He is very clever to keep Sarfraz down the order and does not perform compared to when he performed as an opener. He does not like Sarfraz so that is first thing exposed since the World Cup where he should've been dropped. PCB is in politics and in Pakistan, the coach is never held accountable when he declined to answer during the conference about Sarfraz and said, "I don't have time for stupid questions." What did PCB do? Nothing so he got away with it.

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Not Normal

Mar 29, 2016 05:30pm

You failed sir let's give Kevin Peterson a chance !

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Honest

Mar 29, 2016 05:32pm

I agree with you Waqar "Pakistan don't need Hero", and the first to go should be you.

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Jalbani Baloch

Mar 29, 2016 05:32pm

As proposed by Imran Khan, make six regional teams and then select best performers through internal competitions. These regional team includes talent from Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, KPK, GP and Azad Kashmir, so that when played at international level, the team must represent whole Pakistan and look like a real team. Currently, cricket team or any other sport is only dominated by Punjab and some patrons from some other areas, which is not a good omen for the unity of the country.

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Shahid

Mar 29, 2016 05:35pm

Waqar himself needs to answer a few questions; (1) What part did you play in deciding to bat first against Bangladesh in the Asia cup (2) Your role in playing 4 fast bowlers? (3) Why did our fast bowlers failed so badly, specially while you have been with them for over 2 years (4) What plan did you devise for Kohli, as there looked to be no plan as our bowlers bowled every where (5) What did you do to improve our bowling and fielding in your tenure as from the face of it, things are only gone down hill.

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Manoj Sharma

Mar 29, 2016 05:35pm

Fact is Pakistan don't produce enough talent matching current world standards in cricket!!

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shuaib

Mar 29, 2016 05:38pm

Dear Waquar, you served well when you were playing for Cricket Pakistan now please stop playing with cricket Pakistan, I saw you in commentary box and then you are continuously having this position, you should step down and accept you could not deliver anything..... fan with broken heart :(

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Moderate

Mar 29, 2016 05:39pm

Fitness is a serious problem with current Pak players. Hope something is done about it.

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Sam

Mar 29, 2016 05:45pm

You don't need 3 days fact finding to know what is wrong. Here is what I see : a. Improve domestic cricket. Make current national team players also take part in them. b. Select players based on their performance in domestic cricket and not based on how well someone did several years ago or how much potential one has. c. Give all the support required to those who are selected and hold administrators, selectors and support staff also accountable for the performance of the team.

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Wajid Hussain

Mar 29, 2016 05:47pm

What has he done for Pakistan since he became head coach, couldn't find one good fast bowler for the team.

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Khurrum

Mar 29, 2016 05:47pm

There is no point of blaming Pakistan as this is the cup for New Zealand and we have already one that came at 2009.

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Fez

Mar 29, 2016 05:47pm

@Wasi Youre right but its harsh to put all the blame on Waqar. He cant go out there and play. Under Misbah the team was united at least. Afridi ( I dont hate him) was busy in the world cup in Aus making a lobby against Misbah. How the tables have turned, How the tables are turned, and now there is a huge power struggle to be the captain. Bad characters need to be thrown out.

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Mentor

Mar 29, 2016 05:47pm

Look at Srilanka, South Africa and Austrailia, do they qualify for the next round? No, even with better cricketing setup than Pakistan didn't qualify to the next level and I am surprised to see some comments suggesting to to kick out everyone. So when did people realize that whole management setup and players are incompetent ? Still people were expecting from this team to perform miracle and specially against Indian Team. India is on Top because of the services of Players like Ms Dhoni, Virat Kohli who are mentally so strong that they don't give up in any situation. I personally think a mentor like Vivian Richard is needed to Pak Team who could make them realize that with this talent they can beat any team if they play consistent and according to their strength and their strength is their raw talent.

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WATSON

Mar 29, 2016 05:48pm

Sharyar,Waqar Afridi and Shoaib Malik have to exit first before any improvement can be made in the team.Sharyar has no decision making powers and looks confused he needs to exit.There are no stars in the present team it is just media hype that makes them stars.Players should be paid in each match as per their performance, their salaries should not be fixed in way that they get paid whether they perform or not. This system has made them lazy.A monitoring body should be established to keep an eye on the selection committee to make them accountable in case a fault is detected.

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nasir siddique

Mar 29, 2016 05:48pm

Really? Are u serious Waqar? That has come as a real suprise. So what dud u try and do about it in the last two years?

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DifferentPerspective

Mar 29, 2016 05:49pm

Somebody please fire Waqar. He is the biggest reason for team's failure. Second on firing line should be La La Afridi.

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muhammad mohyuddin

Mar 29, 2016 05:52pm

He still wants to clinig on to the job that he at. Ofcourse its going to help .Come one quit and take so called stars with you

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anon

Mar 29, 2016 05:53pm

He keeps bad mouthing Pak cricket...but won't step down!

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Prashantjain

Mar 29, 2016 05:55pm

Sir,by digging deep you get either oil or water not talent,for searching talent you only requires that you keep your eyes open and you will get what you want

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Erum

Mar 29, 2016 06:06pm

Arnt u part of that mess waqar???

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Wasim

Mar 29, 2016 06:11pm

As Miandad said, "Nothing will happen. It is an eye wash because these committees are appointed by the same people who are responsible for the sorry state of affairs..." http://www.read-latest-news.com/news-miandad-refuses-to-attend-meetings-of-fact-finding-committee/

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Kala Ingrez - کالا انگریز - काला अंग्रेज - কালো ইংরাজি

Mar 29, 2016 06:18pm

Its only a game, why serious? Beside, charity start at home, you are the person they supposed to be looking up to!

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Adeeb

Mar 29, 2016 06:21pm

We know the Serious Mess is YOU, and you cant talk about yourself Mr. Waqar in public

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Mar 29, 2016 06:21pm

Yes, please leave Waqar. Since you became the coach, Pakistan team has gone from bad to worse. Do us a favor and leave. Thank you!

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concerned citizen

Mar 29, 2016 06:22pm

@Shah : You nailed my man

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eli

Mar 29, 2016 06:27pm

and thy name is Waqar Younis!

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arshad

Mar 29, 2016 06:30pm

Mr Waqar please leave, we donot require your reports....it is your ego, rigidness and lack of imagination that has cost us so much....u breed favouritism in the team.....u are the main culprit

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Hakeem

Mar 29, 2016 06:31pm

How about for starters have some dignity and provide us ur resignation waqar younis. Agreed about ur hero vs star analysis but you have failed us again and again as a coach. I recon you must be the most unsuccessful coach Pakistan has ever had ..so please do us all a favor by stop saving your job and putting the team members down and gracefully retire. You are a Austrian citizen you have no self interset in our heroz or zeros just a mere stint to keep it tapped in a for the money .

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dost mohammed

Mar 29, 2016 06:33pm

Pakistan cricket is suffering for the same reason everyting else in Pakistan has decayed over the years - merit doesn't count and we don't intelligently plan, organise things. Politically motivated appointments have ruined the sport, just like hockey and squash.

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Riaz

Mar 29, 2016 06:41pm

I hope he put his name at the top in this report. But again!!!!!

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Very Touchy

Mar 29, 2016 06:43pm

Unfortunately, we as a nation has a short term memory. I appreciate Waqar Younis here that he did not mention anywhere that what he mentioned couple of years before is the result you can see today. Let people judge by themselves. I remember when he joined as a coach, he stressed on physical fitness and Sr. players like, Misbah and Afridi didn't participate and that attitude sent wrong message to other players and eventually everyone started saying that its not army training, let cricketer be cricketer. You can see the results today. Kohli in his win against Australia specifically mention about such hard core physical fitness. I have no idea when this "Saith sb" culture will go away. It's like cancer in our nature. We're not humble. Lot to change. Good Luck Pakistan and PCB!

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Khan

Mar 29, 2016 06:44pm

Now who is partly to be blamed for it. Aren't you the "coach" of the team?

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PAK FAN

Mar 29, 2016 06:47pm

Yes. Pakistan needs to dig deep to find a good coach!

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ehsan

Mar 29, 2016 06:48pm

He can start the process by resigning himself.

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Iztraab

Mar 29, 2016 06:51pm

@Durgesh Pakistan is working on it. They just captured 'RAW' agent. Thanks for your advice.

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Very Touchy

Mar 29, 2016 06:52pm

Cricket is changed. We have produced players and bowlers who were superb and unstoppable with old ball (both batsman and bowlers). Unfortunately, all this has changed. We can't have ball more than 25 overs old. We need to invest a lot and a lot on new balls and make sure those are available at grass root level so that we can produce worldcall bowler and batsman again. We can still produce batsman and bowler having inborn ability and without need of lot of grooming as we have witnessed in the past. I understand PCB is now have budget limitation. We should not expect govt. at this stage to look at the micro level however, PCB and all Star players like (Wasim, Waqar, Yousaf...) should volunteer themselves and find sponsor on local level who can provide cricket gears, (specially lots of new balls) to Govt. Schools. We have very fertile land, so ground management shouldn't be that hard.

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LOUDSPEAKER

Mar 29, 2016 06:52pm

@Amit Kosh There is no doubt about India's involvement (directly or indirectly) in this mess. Isn't India refused to play cricket series(agreed by both BCCI and PCB) against Pakistan in 2015 that eventually caused Pakistan thousands of dollars in financial loss.

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Amjad

Mar 29, 2016 06:54pm

Everyone seems to be angry on board, team, coaching staff etc but the problem is deep rooted which only can be solved with fresh and competent board and re creating the domestic structure of cricket. I can count on my fingers how many schools and colleges organize sports now and have cricket team. Can you name 10 school teams from your city. No one can we now have schools in 5 marla houses and we are angry on team. Street cricket is almost finished and new generation found new hobby in smartphones, whatsapp etc....

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Abdul Malik

Mar 29, 2016 07:02pm

Waqar you are one of the main mess! Do Pakistan cricket a favour! Call it a day and go home, please. You have played enough havoc. Why can't you disclose everything in public? You enjoy all the high perks and salary with public money then why hide?

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khanmann

Mar 29, 2016 07:02pm

do serious selection trials..there is lot of talent..kid playing perfectly doesnt even know when selection trials are done in different cities..it a slow process.like stop by some ground in sialkot peshawar etc.watch kids playing and ask them to come for further trials..trust me i have seen a kid in peshawar a well spoken kid the way he bowls and bat he need to be in the team right away

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Ahmed

Mar 29, 2016 07:04pm

If as a head coach, you can't bring the team together, you should resign instead of going on a fact finding meeting which is just a nonsense. As long as nepotism is rampant in Pakistan Cricket, Pakistan team is not going anywhere.

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Shehzad

Mar 29, 2016 07:08pm

Structural changes required. More competition in the domestic league and better pay for league players. That'll atleast give reason to youngsters to choose cricket as their career path. Secondly, personnel changes, from Shahrayar Khan, down to Intikhab Alam and Waqar Younis. 5-6 players in the current team need to be peeled off. Anyone playing politics should be kicked out permanently. Akmal brothers, Malik, Shahzad, Hafeez need to be fired. Start out fresh. Stick to youngsters and a good foreign coach. Few years down the road we shall bear the fruit of our steps.

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Fez

Mar 29, 2016 07:10pm

@Amjad Very very very well said. Make Misbah head of PCB after he retires and watch things change.

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buzz

Mar 29, 2016 07:11pm

‘Serious mess’: Pakistan need to dig deep to find heroes, says Waqar Younis Don't need heroes... need proper infrastructure and management. Heroes will emerge themselves out of a good cricketing environment.

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Adnan Jidaker

Mar 29, 2016 07:11pm

Waqar , you are great bowler. One of the five cricketing legends Pakistan have ever produced. But you were just an ordinary captain and are below ordinary coach. Please leave now to save Pakistan cricket.

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Imran A.

Mar 29, 2016 07:12pm

Waqar is a gentleman. However, I don't think he is fit to be a coach. The reason being that it's not that he doesn't have the skills to groom players. It's just that he is not very optimistic. He is not a pessimist either. But as a coach, one needs to be unrealistically optimistic. This kind of positive energy transfers into the players and they start performing better. But if you judge the players, the negativity will affect their performance. Misbah should retire and become coach.

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Blue Saffron

Mar 29, 2016 07:16pm

Imran Khan, Asif Iqbal, Hanif Mohd and others need to be involved in rebuilding Pakistan Cricket. Foreign experts should be hired as well.

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Omar

Mar 29, 2016 07:26pm

Let's be real.We don't have the talent to compete against other sides most of the time.Wd are going through a serious talent deficiency at the moment. Our bowling has become stale and mediocre.Our current batsmen too are not talented enough to be counted on. PCB has traditionally never been an organization to cultivate and enhance skill level of players.We depend on luck to unearth a Wasim or a Waqar or Inzamam.

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SUDEEP DAS

Mar 29, 2016 07:34pm

Whatever the problems can be regarding batting and bowling there is no excuse for poor fielding and fitness. You guys need to stress on that. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and our team have improved on this aspect since the 90's. Pakistan need to catch up pretty quick.

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Fez

Mar 29, 2016 07:35pm

@Imran A. I dont think its fair to point the finger at Waqar.

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SS Khan

Mar 29, 2016 07:36pm

We should learn from Indian team, they bowled so well and restricted Aus to 160, look at our 'great' bowlers, they let Aus whip them around to amass 190 runs. In bating also, we couldn't compare to Indian batting line up. Anyone who disagrees is just jealous of their team and nothing else. Truth is our team sucks.

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Mar 29, 2016 07:43pm

Pakistan need neither heroes or stars...but a honest and efficient system that grooms youngsters and grows the game..But then like the rest of the Pakistan economy this also in a mess No visible chance of changing things with the poor choices Pakistan is making

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PAK

Mar 29, 2016 07:50pm

Stop playing International series unless we can play international cricket in the country Security First Cricket last

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Asgher Ali

Mar 29, 2016 07:52pm

Serious mess? We all know that we are in it as long as you are in the team doing nothing.

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Fez

Mar 29, 2016 07:55pm

@Omar I dont think thats the whole truth. yes talent has died out slightly. But Wasim was a freak of nature, what he did with the ball was surreal. Plus, all the names you have mentioned were infact the legacy of the Great Khan. So with proper personnel who dont have vested interests, talent can be found. Just look at Yasir Shah, he has a long way to go, but he had all the talent in the world. Inzamams first day out was a semi final and would you not argue one of Younis or Yousuf are all time great batsmen. So no, I dont think finding talent is an issue, its about developing batsmen. Bowlers come by the truck load.

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saleem

Mar 29, 2016 07:59pm

You can not make the HEROES you need to find the HEROES.

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Thashay

Mar 29, 2016 08:00pm

You are the problem waqar and you need to go befire anyone else.

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Wasi

Mar 29, 2016 08:01pm

@Fez So you want Afridi to stay. It means the young players will copy his batting style which repeats for decades. Look at Shehzad and Maqsood, their batting style has become like Misbah because he as a captain taught to play defensively. They play like a test match in ODI. Shehzad will not change so he needs to be dropped permanently along with Akmal, Malik, Hafeez and Afridi. We need new talent with new players groomed. But will not let this happen so Pakistan will continue to be the worst cricket team in history. I won't be surprised if Afganistan goes above Pakistan in ranking since they play better than Pakistan.

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Fez

Mar 29, 2016 08:05pm

@Omar Also bare in mind these guys made their debut around the time of the Kerry Packer series. They were not participants in this league, other than Imran. So its not that Pakistan cricket is behind, its that the batsmen dont know the art of occupying the crease. Umar Akmal is more talented than Kohli, but he doesnt know how to pinch ones or turn ones into twos. Plus he is more motivated by money. These basic flaws are keeping them behind.

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Fez

Mar 29, 2016 08:08pm

@Wasi Afridi is only in t20's. He is not a batsman. So him staying isnt that dangerous. For tests, Misbah needs to stay long as possible. There is nobody after him, maybe Asad Shafiq. Maqsood is a flop player, who has vested interests. Shehzad and Akmal need to learn how to rotate the strike, this is all. They are not copying anyones style. Misbah only became defensive because the rest of the batting was a joke.

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arif Wajid

Mar 29, 2016 08:09pm

If u look around other team there are only 2-3 key players who perform and team wins. waqar opinion make sense but not in a country like pakistan where there is no system. what we need a smart captain, i think we have sarfaraz and built team around Amir,sharjeel,yasir,Nawaz, and get rid of Mailk/afridi/akmal/hafiz as there are rumors around them ,we will be able to perform better and definatley remove waqar by a well qualified foreign coach.

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Kamran

Mar 29, 2016 08:12pm

I think culture does not change overnight. Any player can become better if he applies himself. Often times i feel that our players lack mental strength. I think PCB should start imposing college level education as a requirement to be part of domestic system. Those who cannot afford and are talented should be given scholorships to study. Talent/ Potential alone is not sufficient any more to succeed.

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arif Wajid

Mar 29, 2016 08:25pm

@Bravo I agree with Bravo of keeping these experts out of it and please include Basit Ali and Abdul Qadir,sikander bakht into this list as there comments doesnot make sense. Players like Wajahat wasti are good.

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KHI

Mar 29, 2016 08:36pm

Dear Waqar, I am a big fan of yours, you are no doubt a legend who once terrorized batsmen world over. But I am truly disappointed in you my friend, if you are a man of character you must take responsibility for the loss and resign. If you stay you are only self serving and not honest to Pakistan cricket. If you cannot take responsibility what kind of example you are setting for your young players. If you stay you will cast a shade on your glorious career which would be a shame.

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RIZ

Mar 29, 2016 08:36pm

Waqar Younis was a very good bowler but he was a worse captain and worst coach and thanks to PCB he got appointed as coach twice. This happens only in Pakistan.

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Sohail

Mar 29, 2016 08:39pm

He is the main culprit. ..

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Asad

Mar 29, 2016 08:40pm

Just the like the country. all its sports are in shambles

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SHAHZ

Mar 29, 2016 08:47pm

Waqar along with few others are incompetent and should be replaced. I feel our players should be handled by military academy. They are the only one who can fix their brains. We have a mental and physical fitness issue. 4am training with pak army will fix their brains

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Umer Khan

Mar 29, 2016 08:53pm

Pakistan have to be blunt in their decision-making if they want to rebuild towards a better cricketing future. I fail to understand why Afridi is creating such hullabaloo around his retirement when eveeything around him, from captaincy to bowling and batting perfermance, clear points towards his time over as a cricketer. Why does it have to be Misbah and Yunus to be in the Performance review panel when 1) they still continue to represent pakistan in test cricket 2) Misbah himself has been part of bringing about this turmoil. This points towards a very dysfunctional syetem and for Pakistan to do better in future, system has to be better.

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Maz

Mar 29, 2016 08:58pm

Waqar Younis, and current PCB management should be removed. If they would have any dignity, all should have step down after Pakistan's miserable performance in Dubai against New Zealand.

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Nabeel

Mar 29, 2016 09:03pm

Irresponsibility is what describes them

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optimist

Mar 29, 2016 09:15pm

It took Waqar Younus two years and 320,000 dollars to find this out.

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Ali Dublin

Mar 29, 2016 09:35pm

@Ali We need to get rid of Akmals all together. Anytime Shoaib Malik and Akmal are in the team together, grouping starts. They are a bad influence. Our cricket has been ruined and destroyed by Akmal family. These corrupt souls should be educated first and told what it means to play for you country, it's not all about making money. These sports icons are followed by thousands of people. They should act like a role model for our young generation.

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N_Saq

Mar 29, 2016 09:38pm

We have heroes but you never gave him a chance i.e. Sarfaraz. He is regarded as one of the best batsman by Ian Chappell etc. but is being completely ignored by you, why? He did not come to bat until the match was already lost, why?. He has scored centuries and fifties as a opener then why was he held back? If he did not want to bat up (which I doubt it) why was he not encouraged to do so for the sake of the team? Unless you stop this Punjabi, Karachi etc culture and stop favoring individuals based on where they come from instead of merit, the result will always be a zero. Treat everyone with respect and give credit where due and you will have a successful team. It is as simple and it is not a rocket science.

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malik

Mar 29, 2016 09:52pm

Waqar is always blaming others. We need to find someone else.

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XYZ

Mar 29, 2016 10:03pm

We need a complete overhaul in PCB starting from the top. If you take a look at the matches you can see that there was no team spirit and I knew that Pakistan would not win. I stopped watching these matches as it is a waste of my time and energy. It is going to take a while if it will change but for now this mess seems like it is going to continue.

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SohailAnwar

Mar 29, 2016 10:05pm

Waqar, please leave your post now and stop talking. You were a great bowler for Pakistan, you will never be forgotten for your in swinging fast yorkers. Thanks.

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harry

Mar 29, 2016 10:33pm

The whole nation lacks motivation when it come to hard work, pride and performance. Money and material things are top priorities, unfortunately.

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ahsanullah

Mar 29, 2016 10:35pm

We don't need Heroes, We need Professionals.

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Mar 29, 2016 10:39pm

What else could he say?

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Abdulla Hussain

Mar 29, 2016 10:42pm

I think enough said & enough heard the end result is ZERO in capital letters. They all will talk to save their skin & probably their lucrative jobs with PCB. I have been writing this since long & I will write it again "PCB needs stone & acid wash to clean the mess" Only one person can call the shot if he so desires & if it helps him benefit politically and this person is Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. If he is really serious to salvage the long lost prestige of cricket in Pakistan then he has to take a real honest initiative.

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tajamul

Mar 29, 2016 10:48pm

“Pakistan cricket is facing numerous problems at present and many of those can’t be spoken about in public,” when he says that believe me,he says a lot. Something is seriously wrong. What could it be?

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Mar 29, 2016 10:51pm

do whatever you want, say whatever you want nothing will be changed in Pakistan or its cricket

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Wasi

Mar 29, 2016 10:56pm

@Fez Afridi is a waste of space who does nothing for the team. More damage will happen because every new batsmen will want to play like him by smashing every ball for a six. You don't need a batsmen that plays irresponsible shots like Afridi, Akmal, Shehzad. Look at Kohli and see how he plays. It's a lot better than the Boom Boom.

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Khan143

Mar 29, 2016 11:04pm

@Oz Well said Oz. Everyone is conspiring against us. We want different pitches when we are batting , flat , and bowling, swing and turn. " The whole mess is over 2-3 games that we lost. Games that we had little control over based on the kind of pitches created by our friends in India. Asia Cup was no different. Bangaldesh created pitches that favoured their players. Pakistanis are at their worst when playing under overcast or rainy conditions. Defeats are no where treated with as much seriousness as they do in Pakistan. Please accept that sometimes its not the players, its the organisers that should answer for creating biased pitches."

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Rehan

Mar 29, 2016 11:34pm

as he said any new thing ??? I feel this is just another attempt to save his job ..... a man with conscience should resign honourably ...... he is not going to find heroes for Pakistan in Australia .....stay put in your country .... hunt for talent in all possible nook and corner of the country and bring them in the main stream .......

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Pervez

Mar 29, 2016 11:40pm

Point the problems. That helps identify them so solutions can be found. You are all reactive people. If for eamaple a player is a trouble maker then get rid of the player regardless of who he is.

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sheikh

Mar 30, 2016 12:19am

That means COACH you were unable to do your job.........Resign! i have been a sportman myself....i am sorry to say but with your attitude "heroes" cannot be made....your attitude is one of the reasons for the precarious condition of Pakistan cricket..... PLEASE SAY WHERE DID YOU GO WRONG.

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Abbassin

Mar 30, 2016 12:21am

@Maz /Agree 100%-the entire management group pf over the hill geriatrics, the coach, the captain and the so called stars need to be removed, because none of them has any idea where Pakistan cricket is headed-as evident from the same old excuses given by one and all after every disastrous outing. We need fresh, educated and capable administrators and qualified foreign coaches-we do not need semi-literate cricketers to run the affairs of PCB. Second look at the domestic set-up, identify and coach up and coming young players, around whom we can build a new team. It will take time, but there are no short cuts. The last, but not the least, the institution of PCB. should be an independent entity, answerable to perhaps ministry of sports and leisure.

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Pak Patriot

Mar 30, 2016 12:22am

The complete present set up of the PCB should be " Cleared out ", as they have collectively failed. PCB should also conduct a " Clean up operation " of the present team, as non performers need to be shown the door. In Pakistan we need to adopt a management style of " Performance based retention ". In other words non performers have ZERO justification to be included in the National Side. Once you set this bench mark, the performance will automatically rise. The principle is simple ..........either you can perform at the Top Level or Not. Cricket is a great passion of our 250 Million plus population, these cricketers cannot be allowed to play with the emotions of 250 Million supporters

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DVK

Mar 30, 2016 01:22am

After reading comments here, everybody blaming somebody. The nation should stand behind the team in victory as well as defeat.

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Khan143

Mar 30, 2016 01:45am

Please don't overreact. Bring in new players and we will start winning. New coach and we will start winning. Imran Khan as PCB head and we will magically become world beaters instantly. Not going to happen. It is a process. There is no magic formula. Will require a lot of hard work and a lot of patience. The two things our cricketers lack. The two things our cricket fans lack. The two things we , as a nation, lack.

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haider

Mar 30, 2016 01:54am

At least we have talent, doesn't matter if we win or loose. We are the most talented side in the world. Can't wait to see another display of sizzling talent soon.

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Aisha

Mar 30, 2016 02:54am

What about sarfaraz who you continue to send in at no 7

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Obaid

Mar 30, 2016 03:28am

I think he should have said that. ." I created serious mess in Pakistan cricket..introducing racism and bigotry at the expense of many talented and honest players who saw their careers ended under my regime with help from other babas" I have succeeded in my mission...I wish I could stay longer to bury the pakistan cricket into t he ground.....thank you Pakistan....

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Omar

Mar 30, 2016 03:48am

You are supposed to coach ,not make political statements to cover up your own inadequacies. How demoralizing would it be for any player to know that their coach does not cover for them. He has lost moral authority to coach and should be removed immediately if he does not resign himself.

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Chaniyan

Mar 30, 2016 03:49am

Does anybody here believe in resigning? Or even getting fired? I guess if the PM can stick around then so can he.

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Ram G

Mar 30, 2016 03:52am

With all respect Waqar who was a great bowler has failed as clearly not all greats are good leaders. Pak must use head and not hearts and fond memories to make key appointments. Imran Khan is too busy with politics to get involved, Wasim Akram too busy with tv work so I guess that leaves Shoaib Akhtar.

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A. Ali

Mar 30, 2016 04:29am

@Ali - if Akmal is still in your team, God help you. and thank God you are nowhere near a selector.....

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Mkhan

Mar 30, 2016 05:12am

@haider empty vessels makes much noises please don't dream come to reality

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Azmeen

Mar 30, 2016 05:23am

Fix the PCB. Come up with brand new team & management. Within a few years Pak cricket can gain its lost prestige.

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Agha Ata

Mar 30, 2016 06:07am

True, at the moment, we have only villains. We need a couple of heroes badly.

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Taimur

Mar 30, 2016 06:10am

Coach had taken the couch for so long and now all of a sudden when all is lost woke up and started highlighting all wrongs. Where was he when out team needed his services. Now that every one is on list list for exit. He remembers everything . This behaviour gives an impression that our coach lacks character.

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faisal

Mar 30, 2016 06:49am

Misbah is the investigator ... tuk tuk doesn't work for T20.

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Hussain Khan

Mar 30, 2016 07:01am

Simple, Mr.Waqar must be fired and made accountable. The process of accountability for all in the present cricket set up has to start, this includes players as well. A lesson for future!

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ttootoolo

Mar 30, 2016 07:08am

You took 10 years to understand it. Now you are backdated and unfit.

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Jones

Mar 30, 2016 07:08am

Cricket team is just a sample of overall mess Pakistan is in as a nation. It an overall representation of challanges we face as a nation.

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Naveed,USA

Mar 30, 2016 07:30am

@Faiz Khilji No coach can be successful with pakistani team,just look at the past 10 years,I can not see any successful coach,the main reason pakistani players don't implementin the field what is coached to them. Who has stopped Wahab,Irfan,Afridi,Malik and Sami to put the ball in the right areas,I did not mention Amir,he is better and bowls well. Who has stopped all the batsmen including Umer Akmal,Malik,Hafeez,Ahmed Shahzad etc to perform consistently? I am sure no coach wants this.He guides and counsels them to improve their performances. I have heard mostly coaches complained that players don't implement in the field and don't act as their given roles.

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Disgusted

Mar 30, 2016 07:46am

Waqar the nation has been embarrassed enough, so no need to not the nation know the whole story. Time to be transparent . No more protecting people. If you can't do that just leave. Your apology may be sincere but time to go. The PCB needs to be cleaned also. This debacle has proved their incompetency, how over the years they have successfully ruined the standard of the national team and disgraced the country. No apologies needed just leave. We have talent but they cannot see it. The PCB has failed successfully .

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Faisal Naqvi

Mar 30, 2016 08:01am

Well we as a nation also has some responsibility. Shahid Afridi has been our hero and Misbah has been criticized ( though stats show a different picture altogether ). Making Afridi captain was the blunder.

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Mar 30, 2016 08:23am

That was an interesting assessment by the coach. He put the blame on the structure and lack of ability in players who were under his command for more than 2 years. I think it was more of a lack of common sense and self belief. Instill some cricketing common sense was coach job that he utterly failed and at the same time Waqar blaming his players and putting them down like this during and after the tournament suggest what kind of nurturing and inspirational environment he was promoting in the dressing room.

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ABDUL RASHID

Mar 30, 2016 08:52am

We don’t need heroes, We need Professionals !

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Ijlal

Mar 30, 2016 09:00am

Serious change is required including the coach

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Sridhar Raghunatha Rao

Mar 30, 2016 09:06am

@Blue Saffron Wasim Akram is another great who should be involved. Imran Khan traveled to Kolkota with genuine concerns for the good of Pakistan Cricket and he must find a place.

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Kedar

Mar 30, 2016 09:06am

Guys, why don't you just dump it on BCCI and get back to business as usual ?

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amir

Mar 30, 2016 09:15am

We dont need heroes, we need professional sportsmen who honour the role of representing their country. We also need professional coaches who know how to deliver and bind a team towards goals-not 'has been' free boarders who were over the hill long ago. The only solace for Pakistani's is through sports. We have no dearth of talent and heart winners-don't let such pathetic people subdue our legacy. Please remove the faces of defeat and misery immediately....!

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osman

Mar 30, 2016 09:44am

He is just trying to put all the burden on others. He is here for years and he couldn't point out this earlier. Now he trying to save his position. Thoes who cant take ownership our pathetic souls. He should be sacked

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khalid

Mar 30, 2016 09:44am

Not to Worry as soon as CPEC becomes operational We will be world beaters

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natey

Mar 30, 2016 09:51am

pak need strict coach who will put all the not disciplined players to their place..they will be afraid of someone like shoaib akhtar....make him coach n see the difference..

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Nasrullah Khan -USA

Mar 30, 2016 09:54am

I bet Younis Khan would have done a better job as a coach. Waqar Younis is all hats not cattles

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Mar 30, 2016 09:58am

@Oz ; what a reply buddy!! Blame it on the pitches and close your eyes.. what a way to dig grave for your beloved team..

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srimanta majumdar

Mar 30, 2016 10:19am

shahid afridi is the most over rated player i have seen till date virat kohli is playing since 2008 and has almost corssed 8000 runs but shahid sfridi who is playing when virat was a baby has still not been able to score more than 8000 runs in international odis as he is playing for pakistan since 1996

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srimanta majumdar

Mar 30, 2016 10:23am

indian batsmen vs pakistani bowlers but now even your bowlers are worst than ever

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Sandeep

Mar 30, 2016 10:27am

@Oz Why don't you take your pitches with you when you tour abroad. Your team is not good enough to compete that is the only reason for your defeat. If you are good you will find a way and if you are not you will find an excuse.

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Sandeep

Mar 30, 2016 10:30am

Mr. Waqar Younis if you are not the part of a solution then definitely you are the part of problem. I think Pak need a professional coach and not a "Hero Coach".

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Sarah

Mar 30, 2016 10:33am

It was unfortunate that Pakistan crashed out in first round.. But that doesnt alter the fact that Pakistan is the best team in the world today.. Look at Afridi's performance against Bangladesh 49 off just 19 balls against a bowling attack which even Australia found difficult to play.. We have Akmal and Shehzad who are way more talented than Kohli who is nothing but a fluke.. And we have the best bowler in the world Amir..

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Vamshi

Mar 30, 2016 10:42am

what is missing is "Pakistan victories, if the team wins everything bury under the carpet.

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Haider

Mar 30, 2016 01:19pm

I think one name can certainly be taken. Waqar Younis. I think he needs to understand that he is not indispensable and the cricket can move on and get better even without his input.

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Fez

Mar 30, 2016 01:44pm

@faisal But quite clearly as youve so aptly put it, boom and bust does doesnt it?

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Fez

Mar 30, 2016 01:46pm

@Wasi I guess youre right. He has done more bad than good. He is definitely not a captain because the grouping is clear to see. I will say thought he brings energy to the field. This is his recompense for creating lobbies against Misbah during his career.

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Mahmud

Mar 30, 2016 01:52pm

Where was Waqar Younus when the team was being selected and coached? Having fun and getting a fat salary? Too late Mr Waqar for blaming others. If you and your other officials were that good in judgement and skills then why the debacle? Why was Afridi chosen captain when he has proved to be inconsistent and irresponsible as a player. You guys should have resigned. Even now you should resign in shame and tell the public the real reasons instead of in camera discussions. We the public demand accountability for the disgrace.

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Mar 30, 2016 02:32pm

It's really not rocket science to solve these issues, as long as PCB, and the selectors follow one golden rule "Honesty" and "Merit" These words may sound strange to some in the country where "bribes" and "influence peddling" are used in lieu of honesty and merit.

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Zafar

Mar 30, 2016 02:39pm

Is the Pakistan team psychologically capable of taking on pressure? I have seen other teams are able to handle pressure far better than ours. Why do we panic and fail miserably? I am sure all of our players know how to play cricket. We need to have the confidence to perform better and win. Our players need psychological counselling.

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Nobody

Mar 30, 2016 03:08pm

Afridi is a hero.. Pakistan needs afridi l, at least till the next T20 World Cup

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Junaid

Mar 30, 2016 07:28pm

I don't agree with Waqar's analysis. Why is he being honest now when his own term is finishing. He was supposed to open up and try to fix these problems when he was in charge.

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Reality

Mar 30, 2016 08:12pm

Really ! are you serious....? or is this some kind of a joke ? Why is the team so unpredictable ? If the PCB management believe in merit, there is no place on earth then Pakistan that they can find best cricket players. There should be one point agenda on PCB's contract management with players, that there should be no contract beyond 5 years with performing players, Period.

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Reality

Mar 30, 2016 10:58pm

Why do they came up with the idea of bringing change within the team when they do not perform well ? The same agenda contract management should be applied on team management i.e. contract should not go beyond 5 years if they perform. In addition to that, there should be a proper performance management system in place for players and team management for each year during the contract, Period.

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Apr 01, 2016 06:27pm

He has been captaining the team for last two years, Its not like we have been winning matches all this time. Umar Akmal has never performed on the big stage. Team management is just figuring it out.

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Waqas Kaka

Apr 01, 2016 06:51pm

Your are coaching from three years, how many heroes did you produce? The entire period of Pakistan cricket team under Waqar Younis coaching is history of decline and failures. Better he resign and allow someone else to take over with better coaching skills.

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