Abdullah719
T20I Captain
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2013
- Runs
- 44,825
Mickey Arthur at a presser after Pakistan's massive 9 wicket loss to India:
"Our strike rates weren't good enough with the bat, we were put under pressure. With the ball, you need to strike early against these guys. If you do that, you've got a chance. We didn't take the chances presented to us and that was disappointing, when you let them get in on a wicket like this, they dominate you. We needed to get into the middle order as soon as we can"
"We've got to be realistic here, we were very well beaten by a very good Indian team. They didn't allow us to play. We've a team that's developing and that's what we've said all the while. Sarfaraz and Amir have 50 caps, Malik has 200 caps and besides that the boys are young and are developing"
"They'll gain strength and get better, these guys are very skilled, very good cricketers, they're suffering a bit of a confidence crisis at the moment. There's a bit of fear of failure in the dressing room, a bit of a reality check for exactly where we are as a cricket team. In terms of worst performance, 9 wickets, it's gotta be up there. But we're on a journey and we'll get better and stronger from this"
"There was inconsistency in the lines and lengths and that was disappointing, I think we went back to panic mode, once they got in we started searching for wickets and that won't work here. The way you get wickets here is to build pressure, we didn't stick to our plans which is to hit hard lengths and the top of off with the seamers and then hopefully put them under pressure in the middle overs"
"We went back to what I think is the best combination of the team with 5 bowlers, we've got to attack and look for wickets. It didn't happen today but we weren't patient enough. The plans weren't executed for long enough"
(Fakhar not reviewing) "Yeah, that's a problem, I think we're going to have LBW lesson classes before we start training on Tuesday"
"The Indian bowlers were outstanding. We had an optional session of training the other day and I sat there for 20 mins and saw Bumrah in the nets near us executing yorker after yorker and he put that into practice tonight. That's one thing in our review we'll be showing our young bowlers, his execution in the death overs was very good"
"Fielding is a confidence thing, in terms of the amount of work they've put in, it's second to none. They work everyday on their catching. The minute one goes down, it's like a disease, it just catches on. We are short of confidence in the field but it's going to take just one good thing to turn it around. We've got to trust the skills to come through in the end. I don't know why we're missing regulation catches. The only thing I can think of is pressure, the confidence levels are low"
"We look at Fakhar Zaman, he's an incredible player, he's an X factor player and the guy who we have at the top of the order to take the game on, he's doubting his game a little at the moment. We've just got to ride the wave with him and he'll come through a better player with this"
"Sarfaraz's captaincy is growing. I've had the privelege to work with two outstanding captains. Sarfaraz is the third captain I'm working with, he's a learning captain. But he's the only captain I've seen who has a balance on the field and off the field. Yes, Saifi and I sit after every game and debrief, we'll do that again tomorrow in terms of the tactics and where we went wrong. He will develop into a very good captain for Pakistan without a doubt"
"We've gotta win now, it's a semi-final up next. We've gotta find a way to dig ourselves out of a hole at the moment. I thought we were mature against Afghanistan who are very good in these conditions with their 3 spinners"
"I've heard people saying we should bowl first etc., we look at how we think we can best win the game. Our assessment of the wicket was that it'll get slower and slower. You also need to look at the opposition. We believe that if we can get runs then strike with the new ball, we can put them under pressure. We don't want to expose our middle order against their spinners in a run chase as the required rate will keep rising and the batsmen will get more and more under pressure. So we take all these things into consideration"
"I don't believe that at all (that India is miles ahead of Pakistan). I've got a massive belief in our players, I think they are going to get better, I don't think there is a massive gulf. They do have some very fine players and if we give them an inch, they will make us pay like they did tonight"
"The emphasis of fitness is not harming, it's helping our execution. Against Afghanistan the other night, we punched holes and kept running and running in the heat. Fitness levels don't win or lose you games, it gives you a better chance of performing. It's a way of life for the boys now, they're living it and they're stronger and fitter and hopefully better cricketers for it"
"Our strike rates weren't good enough with the bat, we were put under pressure. With the ball, you need to strike early against these guys. If you do that, you've got a chance. We didn't take the chances presented to us and that was disappointing, when you let them get in on a wicket like this, they dominate you. We needed to get into the middle order as soon as we can"
"We've got to be realistic here, we were very well beaten by a very good Indian team. They didn't allow us to play. We've a team that's developing and that's what we've said all the while. Sarfaraz and Amir have 50 caps, Malik has 200 caps and besides that the boys are young and are developing"
"They'll gain strength and get better, these guys are very skilled, very good cricketers, they're suffering a bit of a confidence crisis at the moment. There's a bit of fear of failure in the dressing room, a bit of a reality check for exactly where we are as a cricket team. In terms of worst performance, 9 wickets, it's gotta be up there. But we're on a journey and we'll get better and stronger from this"
"There was inconsistency in the lines and lengths and that was disappointing, I think we went back to panic mode, once they got in we started searching for wickets and that won't work here. The way you get wickets here is to build pressure, we didn't stick to our plans which is to hit hard lengths and the top of off with the seamers and then hopefully put them under pressure in the middle overs"
"We went back to what I think is the best combination of the team with 5 bowlers, we've got to attack and look for wickets. It didn't happen today but we weren't patient enough. The plans weren't executed for long enough"
(Fakhar not reviewing) "Yeah, that's a problem, I think we're going to have LBW lesson classes before we start training on Tuesday"
"The Indian bowlers were outstanding. We had an optional session of training the other day and I sat there for 20 mins and saw Bumrah in the nets near us executing yorker after yorker and he put that into practice tonight. That's one thing in our review we'll be showing our young bowlers, his execution in the death overs was very good"
"Fielding is a confidence thing, in terms of the amount of work they've put in, it's second to none. They work everyday on their catching. The minute one goes down, it's like a disease, it just catches on. We are short of confidence in the field but it's going to take just one good thing to turn it around. We've got to trust the skills to come through in the end. I don't know why we're missing regulation catches. The only thing I can think of is pressure, the confidence levels are low"
"We look at Fakhar Zaman, he's an incredible player, he's an X factor player and the guy who we have at the top of the order to take the game on, he's doubting his game a little at the moment. We've just got to ride the wave with him and he'll come through a better player with this"
"Sarfaraz's captaincy is growing. I've had the privelege to work with two outstanding captains. Sarfaraz is the third captain I'm working with, he's a learning captain. But he's the only captain I've seen who has a balance on the field and off the field. Yes, Saifi and I sit after every game and debrief, we'll do that again tomorrow in terms of the tactics and where we went wrong. He will develop into a very good captain for Pakistan without a doubt"
"We've gotta win now, it's a semi-final up next. We've gotta find a way to dig ourselves out of a hole at the moment. I thought we were mature against Afghanistan who are very good in these conditions with their 3 spinners"
"I've heard people saying we should bowl first etc., we look at how we think we can best win the game. Our assessment of the wicket was that it'll get slower and slower. You also need to look at the opposition. We believe that if we can get runs then strike with the new ball, we can put them under pressure. We don't want to expose our middle order against their spinners in a run chase as the required rate will keep rising and the batsmen will get more and more under pressure. So we take all these things into consideration"
"I don't believe that at all (that India is miles ahead of Pakistan). I've got a massive belief in our players, I think they are going to get better, I don't think there is a massive gulf. They do have some very fine players and if we give them an inch, they will make us pay like they did tonight"
"The emphasis of fitness is not harming, it's helping our execution. Against Afghanistan the other night, we punched holes and kept running and running in the heat. Fitness levels don't win or lose you games, it gives you a better chance of performing. It's a way of life for the boys now, they're living it and they're stronger and fitter and hopefully better cricketers for it"
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