PCB to review cricket side, support personnel's 3-year performance after World Cup
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will review and analyse the performances of the cricket side and team support personnel over the last three years once the World Cup has concluded, the body's Board of Governors decided at a meeting on Wednesday.
The Pakistan cricket team has so far played four group stage matches in the World Cup tournament, out of which it has won just one. A match against Sri Lanka was abandoned due to rain.
The team's disappointing performance against India on Sunday prompted criticism from various quarters, including former cricketers, with questions raised over the side's preparation and the structure of cricket in the country.
Read more: Team management responsible for Pakistan’s poor show: Intikhab Alam
The findings and recommendations of the review will be submitted to PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani and the BoG for their consideration, a press release issued by the PCB stated.
The Board agreed that the teams's performance in the tournament had been "below expectation", but hoped that the Greenshirts would "utilise all their talent and potential in the remaining matches to bounce back strongly and finish on a high".
The PCB BoG also "expressed faith, support and confidence in the side", the statement said.
The meeting was attended by Mani, Asad Ali Khan (Member), Lt Gen (R) Muzammil Hussain (Member), Kabir Ahmed Khan (Member), Muhammad Imran Farookhi (Member), Muhammad Ayaz Butt (Member), Shahrez Abdullah Khan (Member), Shahdost (Member), Akbar Durrani (Ex-Officio).
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Jun 19, 2019 06:18pm
Pcb should be disappointed with itself for own mismanagement first.
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Jun 19, 2019 06:20pm
PCB is responsible for the team’s poor performance. Now they are selling opium of come back. Treat the root cause of the disease rather than treating the symptoms.
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Jun 19, 2019 06:20pm
PCB chairman and members should resign if they have some dignity which they have none
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Jun 19, 2019 06:22pm
Pakistani cricketers look malnourished, lack physical fitness.
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Jun 19, 2019 06:22pm
Don't worry they are at least making money and getting some revenue into Pakistan be happy for it....
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Jun 19, 2019 06:23pm
So much criticism even when Pakistan is not out of world cup yet.
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Jun 19, 2019 06:31pm
Pakistan is rated above Afghanistan in points table.Be happy .
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Jun 19, 2019 06:31pm
everybody is disappointed, fact remains we have doubled our population since 1990 with same amount of resources.
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Jun 19, 2019 06:32pm
How many times has that happened, and what results have we got out of these analysis? 2003, 2007, after every disastrous tour of Australia and South Africa, nothing happens. I suggest that the PCB stop blaming players and, for once, accept that the entire cricket and administrative structure of the PCB is at fault, and then start building everything from scratch.
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Jun 19, 2019 06:32pm
This is only going to put more pressure on the team in upcoming matches. PCB should have waited till WC over
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Jun 19, 2019 06:40pm
A familiar usual response after every failure and blunder!
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Jun 19, 2019 06:42pm
Someone please tell PCB that world cup is not over yet. Absolute rubbish from them to issue such a statement at this time!
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Jun 19, 2019 06:43pm
@Bipul, A lovable positiveness and optimism. Keep it up!
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Jun 19, 2019 06:43pm
Look at PCB's own performance and they have a gall to criticize the team when World Cup is not even over yet! Shameful!
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Jun 19, 2019 06:45pm
I think we are the only board that relies on melodrama more than professionalism. I have yet to see a "professional" cricketer from Pakistan in its entire history - except for the likes of Imran Khan, Majid Khan, etc
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Jun 19, 2019 06:47pm
Nobody said that Pakistan played below expectation when Pakistan lost to England in 4 matches, one after the other. I think we need to lower our expectations from a team that is mediocre, at best. We are at number 9 in the ICC rankings. Only Afghanistan is below us.
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Jun 19, 2019 06:48pm
How come with 2 more wins you can qualify. Are you getting some preferential treatment
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Jun 19, 2019 06:49pm
Please feed the team properly so that they don't get the urge to devour burgers in sheesha joints.
On the look of it the team resembles bunch of bored uncles.
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Jun 19, 2019 06:50pm
And who will review PCBs performance?
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Jun 19, 2019 06:51pm
Can't believe this unprofessionalism & mismanagement... Come on guys they still have chance. As of now it's time to support them. Speak/act positively. Someone got to have management degree in PCB. Make use of basic management principles... On second thought very happy to see this havoc... Karma coming back to haunt. Pakistan holding edge over one to one encounter with India but that is gained through cheating I'm Sharjah matches. Check record on neutral venues and you will find India having upper hand
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Jun 19, 2019 06:54pm
What were they expecting ? Surely not a world cup victory . This has been the case for the lady 3-4 world cups . Other teams have caught up , we have not produced a world class player in the last ten years .
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Jun 19, 2019 06:55pm
Dear PCB Management,
THE WORLD CUP ISN'T OVER YET!
Try NOT to demotivate the team!
Regards
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Jun 19, 2019 07:00pm
Except Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman and Amir the rest of the team is absolutely minnow quality.
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Jun 19, 2019 07:08pm
whole pcb structure and cricket team needs full revamp don’t take piece meal approach it hasn’t worked in past
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Jun 19, 2019 07:20pm
The reason of downfall of sports industry in Pakistan is because all got politicized so doesn't matter how many meetings you do I don't see any improvement till merit becomes the only criteria for all positions either it's in management or as player.
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Jun 19, 2019 07:24pm
Team is out of shape the picture shown here 3 players out of 4 has protruding bellies. There is no discipline.
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Jun 19, 2019 07:24pm
Funny, none of those names have anything to do with cricket.
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Jun 19, 2019 07:32pm
PCB mistimed it. It is conspicuously clear that PCB is cheating and blackmailing their own team so that they can be (de)motivated to win their remaining matches. Totally cruel on part of PCB. Sarfaraz and the team have already been sufficiently demoralised by one and all. PCB is patron and even with the best intention, such behaviour of PCB & that too in mid way of the tournament cannot be justified.
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Jun 19, 2019 07:32pm
so form another JIT in PCB now and waste everyones time. the results are right infront of us the desctruction has been happening since more than past 5 years.. PCB is biggest to be blamed along woth senior cricketers that still want some steak in Pakistan cricket one way or another. Fire everyone bring in fresh talent and fresh minds at all levels.
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Jun 19, 2019 07:32pm
@Concerned , Well said
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Jun 19, 2019 07:43pm
They need to have a quarterly audit system to assess all employees of PCB and its players.
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Jun 19, 2019 07:44pm
Inzamam forced Sarfaraz to field first. He doesn't want any Karachi based player to lead the team. He has formed a grouping with Imad, Imam, Malik. Sarfaraz even wanted a different team for clash against India. But Inzamam forced this team selection on him. His mere presence in England raises many questions. If anyone should be sacked, it should be Inzamam and his group.
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Jun 19, 2019 07:44pm
@Rahid Sami, what are they, babies? They are fully grown men who need to take criticism in the chin and come back stronger... all this nonsense of not criticising them too much is just foolishness... they need to be told sternly to fix up otherwise find another profession.
PCB under old management is responsible for the mess you see now - let’s see if new management are the same or not but one thing is for sure inzimam has to go...
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Jun 19, 2019 07:44pm
With players having lack of fitness and bulging tummies how do you expect to win?
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Jun 19, 2019 07:50pm
Our world cup has concluded.
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Jun 19, 2019 07:54pm
This is not what we want to hear!
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Jun 19, 2019 07:55pm
Dont need review ,stand all of them in a row except aamir and shoot all of them.they made insult pakistan all over the world.high paid players and performance nil.
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Jun 19, 2019 07:56pm
Send chief selector to home and penalize all players. They are lazy and sloppy. Preparation and extensive training required a hard work.
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Jun 19, 2019 07:57pm
Pls let them play first instead of creating more kiosk, Pak is not the only team or its not first time for any team showing such performance. Admin won't get any thing by taking quick decisions now.
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Jun 19, 2019 08:00pm
First of all call Inzi back. And I wanted to ask what are the specific job roles of the people who attended this meeting and how many of them have any knowledge of the game or of cricket administration. It just sounds like far too many people on the payroll not working hard enough for earning their dough.
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Jun 19, 2019 08:03pm
Selection has been based on language and region discrimination, and parchis. Obviously, this would be the result. Selection committee needs to be revamped, before making any changes in team.
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Jun 19, 2019 08:07pm
What nonsense is this.? Halfway through the tournament these guys have started doing how to do a postmortem? Just because they lost against India? Isn't this the same thing that happened during the champions trophy?..Lost a couple of matches before losing against India..Then all hell broke loose...As if they wanted the Pak team to come back then and there..What happened after that?..The Pakistan team went and won the tournament ..So just let them play the rest of 4 matches before deciding all these circus
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Jun 19, 2019 08:10pm
Pakistani cricket cannot be fixed before Pakistan itself is fixed.
Therefore,.expect this underperformance to continue, no matter what the PCB does.
By the way, the pain seems to be mostly that Pakistan lost to India specifically. There was no such hullabaloo when Pakistan lost consistently to Australia, New Zealand and England, whole series one after another. But lose one match to India, and all hell breaks loose.
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Jun 19, 2019 08:12pm
So the performance of cricket team will be reviewed by people who never held a bat or ball in hand!
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Jun 19, 2019 08:14pm
Too early or too late?
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Jun 19, 2019 08:15pm
All the rest of the matches will be won by Pakistan and they will bring cheers to Pakistan....
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Jun 19, 2019 08:16pm
We are the most unpredictable team. Let us hope that, the Greenshirts really utilise all their talent and potential in the remaining matches and bounce back strongly to finish on a high.
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Jun 19, 2019 08:17pm
I am sure, there will be a post mortem after the ODI world cup and, it is likely that selection committee, coaches, captain and some players contracts will be terminated for poor performance and lack of mental and physical preparation.
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Jun 19, 2019 08:21pm
Imam is wearing glasses, please guide him else he cannot see...
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Jun 19, 2019 08:23pm
@M. Emad, what happened to well fed Afghan cricketers?
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Jun 19, 2019 08:25pm
Too little to late - someone should review the PCB in parallel
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Jun 19, 2019 08:27pm
In the private sector when you are not performing changes at every level are made . Companies answer to their shareholders, in this case the shareholders are the fans and we are not happy with the PCB , management or players - there has to be a complete overhaul and massive changes at every level
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Jun 19, 2019 08:28pm
@Arsalan Iqtidar Khan, it is over for Pakistan
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Jun 19, 2019 08:31pm
Somebody ask them what is Inzimam doing in England?? Who approved the vacation and who recommended it??
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Jun 19, 2019 08:36pm
As a cricketing body, you should have known where this team stands. The second issue is team discipline which is management's responsibility. Those in the team who think they are on an all paid vacation in England with their families should be disbanded for life.
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Jun 19, 2019 08:36pm
What about 1-year performance from Jul 18 to Jun 19
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Jun 19, 2019 08:40pm
From among the members has anyone played ever.
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Jun 19, 2019 08:52pm
Apart from change of team food habits change and yoga be made compulsory including support staff.
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Jun 19, 2019 08:52pm
Do first thing first. Introspect.
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Jun 19, 2019 08:52pm
Najam Sathi should have stayed
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Jun 19, 2019 08:53pm
Press release in the middle of the tournament will put unnecessary pressure on the support staff. PCB is acting extremely unprofessional in the middle of the tournament
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Jun 19, 2019 08:54pm
Not yet over! Fight back
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Jun 19, 2019 09:00pm
As of June 19th, Pakistan has lost 3 (not 2 games) Please fix the error.
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Jun 19, 2019 09:00pm
Contradicting themselves.
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Jun 19, 2019 09:03pm
PCB and others (former cricketers) should wait until world cup is over.
Don't understand why demoralized them.
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Jun 19, 2019 09:10pm
How many of those who attended this meeting have played any professional sport at National or International level?
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Jun 19, 2019 09:16pm
Why doesn't PCB also review the performance of the Board of Governors? They have been part of the PCB for 20+ years and are responsible for the bad domestic structure
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Jun 19, 2019 09:18pm
This is highly unprofessional to criticize a team after few losses. Show the courage and support them. I just hope they don’t read tweets and news like this otherwise no one can perform. No one wants to lose, it is just a bad day. Keep cheering for them. Love from India.
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Jun 19, 2019 09:18pm
What a perfect timing of meeting from PCB
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Jun 19, 2019 09:20pm
With their.stomachs sticking out.like this,.no wonder they.lost the match..
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Jun 19, 2019 09:21pm
What is LT GEN doing in the cricket body meeting
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Jun 19, 2019 09:21pm
Dear PCB, Pakistan is not out of the tournament yet and don't forget they defeated England only a couple of days ago. Instead of criticizing, you should concentrate on the basic infrastructure and the fitness of your team.
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Jun 19, 2019 09:28pm
Couldnt recognize a single name in the governing board. If they are with cricket background, it doesn't appear to be a very prominent one, like performing well at the highest level.
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Jun 19, 2019 09:32pm
Do not blame PCB for all the performances,WHAT about the SO called professional players,I would blame the players instead of others,it is the players who are playing like kids.I always blame the players.They need to be sorted out,once for all.AND let the YOUNG blood in train them and train them hard.
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Jun 19, 2019 09:57pm
Yea right. After when Pak is going to lose to qualify for semi finals.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:03pm
People are so fickle, the board have released the correct statement.
If they had made sweeping changes before the WC, everyone would have complained it had destabilised the team...
Right now we need to accept the Mgmt team in Eng until the conclusion of the campaign- then the post mortem should be held for both the short and long term..
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Jun 19, 2019 10:07pm
NAB should open inquires on PCB officers.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:11pm
@Tarik, yaar dost there is no solution when there is grouping against captain by sh malik, babar, imam and imad, otherwise very talented balanced team selected.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:13pm
So the thief is going to investigate the the thief? Those who may be guilty as well are now going to determine the guilty. Wow, as I mentioned so so many times, Pakistan is a funny country.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:16pm
@AK, "Pakistani cricketers look malnourished, lack physical fitness."
Absolutely and that is so accurate depiction of the strength of the teams in the World Cup.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:18pm
show must go on!!
good luck
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Jun 19, 2019 10:18pm
They could not play the first 15 minutes of NBA basketball.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:20pm
@Bipul, .... I am only criticising their pot bellies.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:20pm
Non of the players look fit .....they are all fat with bellies ...over weight athletes.....no wonder they lost .....so sad...
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Jun 19, 2019 10:25pm
@Rashid,
Spot on, I am an Indian but feels so sad for this team. We miss those nail biting finishes, but I think main reason is not getting to play on home soil. As I read in one of the comments here by someone and I fully agree, Pakistan need to work hard to get international cricket back ASAP.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:26pm
We are complaining Sarfaraz about the Toss decision against India.
Can we ask Wasim Akram why we batted first in overcast conditions in 1999 World Cup Final against Australia. We had the best bowling lineup then. Every Expert was surprised...No Enquiry then...So why complain now???
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Jun 19, 2019 10:31pm
@Rehmatullah,
Spot on
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Jun 19, 2019 10:36pm
Retire inzamam and senior players immediately. Only physically fit youngster should be retained in the team.
Physically fit and mentally strong players should be selected.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:40pm
And who is reviewing PCB?
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Jun 19, 2019 10:40pm
Micky Arthur, Grant Flower and Azhar Mehmood all need to go.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:42pm
This is amazing !. Pakistan Played 5 games 1 washout , 1 upset loss (WI), 1 Upset win (Eng). and 2 expected loss to higher ranked opponent . Mind it they had chance to win against Australia. Against india, due to Rain loss seems to be bigger than actual was. Announcing in the middle of tournament for performance review does get player discourage and added extra pressure .
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Jun 19, 2019 10:45pm
PCB is full of Jerks as they don't have merit to select the team and neither PCB. Big disappointment from Chief Selector, he should be sacked first please don't play religious card here.
My message to all the commentator like Ramiz & Shoaib Akhtar, what did do in your time when you lost against India in previous world cup, did you blame yourself? if you had that much of talent why you didn't prove that time?
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Jun 19, 2019 10:49pm
Not to forget that our PM is an ex cricketer and like many other things he is not able to fix this as well.I love you IK but you are not proving to be a good PM.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:52pm
What the Pakistan team is, is what we are. And what we are, is the Pakistan team.
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Jun 19, 2019 10:57pm
Take it easy guys...Don't create a major issue out of few cricket games....
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Jun 19, 2019 11:12pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, too early for next world cup
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Jun 19, 2019 11:17pm
I don't understand why so much hype or even a regrate after one game?!
Few questions:
1. As we all know Pakistan had to defeat 6 teams to get into semis. Before start of the tournament, and considering team stats, give me 5 teams which Pakistan can defeat on regular day, without any super extra game?
2. If you want to cry, cry about lose to WI or about performance in overall tournament, not just one game
3. When everybody knew India was a far better team, were you expecting miracle like CT every time?
Take stalk of over all situation and take actions. Just one Game against India should not be the indicator nor trigger.
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Jun 19, 2019 11:54pm
Chairman, Selectors, Coaches local or foreign, Captain Sarfraz, Shoaib Malik, Hafeez all must resign immediately for their bad performance. We need new talent's.
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Jun 19, 2019 11:57pm
Downfall started with appointment of Najam Sethi .... a political decision .... secondly the review under discussion should have been undertaken prior sending the team for World Cup .... why now? Was the BoG were so unaware of the team issues ?
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Jun 20, 2019 12:06am
Fire the people who are in charge of everything at PCB .
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Jun 20, 2019 12:07am
I look at the picture and see nothing and nobody that even remotely resemble professional athletes or sportsman. Only potbellies and slight overweight. So it's pretty self explanatory why our team lost. Winning requires work and long haul hours. No slacking off.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:09am
@M. Emad,
Agreed.
Well they probably just woke them up from their nap on the couch(whereas the rest of the day is spent watching telly and eating lovely fatty greasy food) and walked them off to the field to play to win. The result is now before our eyes. Look at them. Out of shape.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:11am
@Bipul,
Look at them and then look at all other tesms. Out team doesn''t look like professional sportsmen or cricketers. They look like regular out of shape aging guys. Time for a new team.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:13am
This is not wise. Boys are still playing. You could have waited till it is over. how you expect them to not be demoralized. PCB is not helping the situation
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Jun 20, 2019 12:36am
sack sarfarz as captain. Also remove Culprit Hassan Ali. Junaid Khan is a very good bowler
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Jun 20, 2019 12:48am
Mature response for once.
Wholesale reactionary changes never work.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:52am
Review is the best thing for making correction in the future. .. but parallel to this implementation of correct measures for the bright future is urgent need of the hour. .
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Jun 20, 2019 01:28am
@Tushar,
*Against india, due to Rain loss seems to be bigger than actual was. *
Losing whole series against all the rest of the world is permissible and tolerable. Losing a single game against India however, is unpardonable.
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Jun 20, 2019 02:12am
PCB is the problem. When you look at our Chief Selector Inzamam ul Haq,
a pot belly, unfit and encourages players to eat Biyanis.
What kind of a role model is Inzamam, I don't think any of countries Chief Selectors are fat and overweight.
It was very embarrassing to see Pakistan captain in toss up with Jason Holding and then against slender six pack Virat Kohli, and here have the Pakistan captain not only unfit but was caught yawning during the match, absolutely terrible and then come up with same old lame excuses.
I think Rameez is right, they need to sack everybody connected with Pakistan's cricket, that is Ehsan Mani, Inzamam ul Haq, Mickey Arthur, Azhar Mahmood ,
Grant Flower and the sleepy overweight captain Sarfraz along with the 14 useless players in the party.
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Jun 20, 2019 03:12am
needless to say, PCBs timing is always impeccable.Yeah, run them into the ground, even before the next match. Always looking ahead, find the scapegoats now before people start blaming management. What a farce.
Anyways, its not like theres a tremendous pool of talent just waiting to be discovered.
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Jun 20, 2019 03:18am
Eshan Mani and ten others in this meeting.
Is this some kind of a joke?
All those ten in the PCB payroll.
No wonder Pakistan’s cricket is in the doghouse.
No money left for domestic cricket improvement because the top brass made themselves a nice little earner.
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Jun 20, 2019 03:47am
Top teams have a wide pool of players to chose from and have some form of highly competitive national league or tournament. India have bought themselves into the top rankings through IPL. Pak cannot even play matches at home. For Pak to succeed on international stage they need to select 100 or so top players to a national cricket academy and train them to very high standards.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:04am
Another announcement made in a haste and without proper thought. The timing of this leaves a lot to be desired. This shows unprofessionalism on the part of PCB. It will only put more pressure on the already burdened players and might now affect their performance in the remaining games. This should have been announced once the tournament was over. When will we learn anything?
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Jun 20, 2019 04:15am
@Karachiwala, 100 percent agree with your observations - inzimam has to go ASAP...
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Jun 20, 2019 05:04am
Nothing wrong with cricket team.One bad game should not put you in to such a panic.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:12am
The only match I can see Pakistan winning is against Afghanistan that to if they play properly, now Bangladesh also has the calibre to give a humiliating defeat to Pakistan.
There is no point discussing the matches against New Zealand and South Africa as heart on heart we all know what will be the result.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:42am
Please do an extensive review from July 2017 to July 2019. When I say extensive I don't mean just win/loss, do review by player, selection process, etc. Please do it in all formats. In that way team would get credit for being number 1 in T-20 and no credit for being number 7 in Test and number 6 in ODI. And please make the review process at least once every 2 years. Thank you for reading my comment.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:47am
@Rabba, and so has the world population.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:53am
The photo show three clearly paunchy, unfit cricketers not athletes. I guess fitness is not a prerequisite to play cricket.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:54am
Pay for performance, no performance, no pay.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:58am
@Fredy, utterly incorrect
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Jun 20, 2019 05:59am
@Karachiwala, on what evidence to your make such a blatant, biased statement?
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Jun 20, 2019 06:03am
@Ashraf P, there are other good players, improperly managed.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:03am
Biggest blunder Pakistan made was playing a wicket keeper who does not have skills to bat higher than 8, and two former bowling allrounders (Hafeez and Malik) as front line batsmen. That means the team was made up of 3 front line batsmen, 6 low order batsmen, and 2 tail-enders. No one can win a world cup with that makeup of a team. You need a minimum of 5 front line batsmen to win a world cup. Haris should have played in place of Malik, Rizwan should have played in place of Sarfaraz. Make these changes and the team has a chance of doing much better. So we should not blame the players, we should blame the clueless person appointed as selector who has no business being a selector.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:07am
@Fredy, Totally disagree with your comment of " we have not produced a world class player in the last ten years .". Babar Azam is world class. In fact some poeple rate is as the best young batsman in the world right now.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:19am
This should've been done before world cup,now I'm forced to go see their games cez I've bought the tickets.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:57am
I think PCB is responsible for each and every action of the team and cannot get away with it. PCB should resign along with any other team member.
PCB can't get away with this just like that without paying a price.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:11am
Inzamam must go first, what exactly is he doing with the team? Selecting team of oldies and favoritism is the cause. Keep selecting Shoaib, Professor and tired old fast bowlers who can't even bowl yorkers! Can someone bring him the news that players who cant field should not be selected. Look at their garbage averages! Are we surprised by their sloppy work. Being labelled "unpedictable" is a symbol of school boys cricket.. please improve the selection criteria, fitness level, alertness, and abondon biased selection.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:23am
I have been a great fan of Pak cricketers like Wasim Akram, Waqar Yunus, Saeed Anwar and likes. We need a good Pak team for contest with India. It's no fun watching one sided contest. Desparate times need desparate measures....
I hope to see a strong Pak team for next world cup.
Good luck from an Indian fan across the border.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:27am
Do I know any of these people on this Board. What a pity. Shame on those who supported and are still supporting nepotism in cricket team. Fire all board members as well.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:52am
Sarfraz doesn't look fit. He shouldn't be playing.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:53am
Dont worry. Pakistan will win the world cup. How and when I don’t know
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Jun 20, 2019 07:55am
The PM needs to do an overnight shake-up with the players like he did with the cabinet.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:00am
The players and their performance is the result of the PCB management.
The new MD was brought to purge these elements and he is facing stiff resistance.
Time for the PM to intervene and fire all the dead wood.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:32am
What a joke with nation. Enjoyed 4 years with heavy salaries and kickbacks got defeated in almost every major events then just go and hold a press conference to make fool every one. This is situation of every public office.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:33am
Pakistan cricket is a reflection of Pakistan as a nation. Its failing on all fronts. there is no quick fix to this. you need to start planning and executing now for 2027 world cup with your under 19 team now. The reality is that it will take another two world cups for Pakistan to get back to parity with world and have any hope to compete at highest level.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:35am
They get together to save their jobs after world cup. They never concern about cricket. Very smart because they know defeat is sure. They destroyed cricket very smartly like others institutions making fool every one of us.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:35am
Leading into the tournament I could see so many pictures where Inzamam was actively involved with Sarfaraz and Arthur. He is just a selector and his job ends there. Gives a feeling that he might be overruling Mickey Arthur's decisions.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:36am
PCB RIP! Pakistan cricket RIP.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:56am
@Tushar,
Very level headed assessment. I agree with you wholeheartedly.
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Jun 20, 2019 09:00am
India's main opened Dhawan didn't play.
India lost a main bowler Buvaneshwar who bowled on 2 overs and was unavailable for slog overs.
Rohit threw his wicket.
Kohli gifted his wicket.
Dhoni gifted Babar a life by not reviewing else he was plumb LBW.
Rahul dropped an easy catch of Imad.
Pandya and Dhoni batted poorly.
Indian fielding was also not usual sharp.
Bumrah bowled rather underpar due to fear of losing foothold.
Only Pandya bowled at 144kmph when he was excited.
What more could India have done to help Pakistan?
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Jun 20, 2019 09:11am
First kick out captain, coach and Inzamam.
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Jun 20, 2019 09:15am
First start with Sarfaraz. He seems under the influence of opium and feeling drowsy while on field and outside field giving interviews. Completely clueless and confused. Not sure how such guy can motivate the team.
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Jun 20, 2019 09:22am
Look who is talking ,they woke up after the match where were they before the world cup, Actually its time for all those members to go home , they must voluntarily resign are they should be fired immediately,
Cricket is among one of the National security issue when it comes to play against India.
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Jun 20, 2019 09:41am
Why creating a fuss over losing to India they have never loss against us , so should concentrate on Why we lost against West Indies Old players like shoaib Malik ,Hafeez never shown maturity and last not the least those criticizing the current team likes of ShoaibAkhtar, Waseem , Rameez and all have they made any difference while playing in the world Cup against India . Please take a deep breath and relax
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Jun 20, 2019 09:47am
Distance yourself from biasness and language love, you will find best players. Lobbying and nepotism have destroyed our cricket.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:23am
Once again, wrong timing of this information. Let the world cup is over and then come with your plans. The Board cannot review itself. Its conflict of interest. Few sane minded, cricket knowledge, and without any connection to the Board, should be appointed in a small (4-5) committee to review the whole process, including Board performance, selection committee, team management including manager, coach and others and then the individual players performance. This way, an objective and transparent report will suggest way forward.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:37am
@A Pakistani, "Not to forget that our PM is an ex cricketer and like many other things he is not able to fix this as well.I love you IK but you are not proving to be a good PM."
At the time of the match Modi was discussing ways of reaching a mark of $5 trillion economy with his ministers, while your PM was busy tweeting about the match. He probably glued the whole day to the TV. The difference between priorities and sincerity of two PMs.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:45am
This should've been done before selecting the squad for the world cup in the first place.
After the tournament is over, somebody should review the performance of PCB for the last 3 years. Enough is enough with hiring & placement of incompetent people in high places.
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Jun 20, 2019 11:39am
PCB should focus on preventing Pakistan cricket from becoming like the hockey team and being counted as minnows of the game
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Jun 20, 2019 11:41am
Great! There is a Lt General on the committee! I am sure all problems will be sorted and Pakistan will become the best team in the world in 6 months. Good to see Generals in the high powered finance committee and cricket committee.
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Jun 20, 2019 12:50pm
@Imran, "Micky Arthur, Grant Flower and Azhar Mehmood all need to go." Are they also from Karachi??
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Jun 20, 2019 12:55pm
@M, "Spot on, I am an Indian but feels so sad for this team. We miss those nail biting finishes," You can't have it both ways. If you wanna win at all cost, this is what Pakistan has to offer, like in Asia Cup. If you wanna have a match, there will be no guarantee of an Indian victory, like in CT. The only way Pakistan can guarantee an Indian victory, is by not playing at all. We are not good at topi drama. Choice is yours.
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Jun 20, 2019 01:00pm
who will review the 'below expectation' performance of PCB ??
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Jun 20, 2019 01:01pm
Pakistani cricketers are always 'on a high'
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Jun 20, 2019 01:04pm
@arfan aslam, "Do not blame PCB for all the performances,WHAT about the SO called professional players," It is the duty of PCB to identify professional players, preferably from outside their family. If they can't find good players for world cup, what else is their function? It is Inzi who certified Imam as the best professional opening batsman of one day in Pakistan. Why should Sarfraz be blamed if he was proven wrong?
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Jun 20, 2019 01:19pm
@Ashraf P, "Except Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman and Amir the rest of the team is absolutely minnow quality." Yes only Punjabis are good.
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Jun 20, 2019 02:11pm
Problem lies in the system of First Class Cricket in Pakistan. PCB should change the system of hunting new talent. It should be revisited and be brought about transformational changes in it. Otherwise the fans will face the disappointments again and again in the big events like ICC tournaments...
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Jun 20, 2019 04:21pm
Non of them have any dignity, they think by saying the words 'bounce back they are giving false hopes to the nation. We always had the problem in our system. No investment is made for the team by providing them with the state of the art facilities , the nutrition and exercise they need to stay fit. Everyone is filling their own pockets, nobody cares about the image of this country. Players have zero mentality and are more prone to brand deals and coming in ads rather then focusing on their cricket. The coach needs to be changed, the management needs to be changed, the team needs to be changed. Period.
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