Are Pakistan players too sensitive to criticism?

[MenInG]

"Worse still is the fixation with anything that is written or said about them by those in the media, especially former players, when they should be more concerned with letting their performances on the field do the talking. On at least one occasion in the West Indies queries were made by a Pakistan player about who on the television production crew would have been responsible for certain images being shown during a day’s play which he interpreted as making fun of him." : Fazeer Mohammed

- See more at: http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...sts-quot-Fazeer-Mohammed#sthash.Vz7KVKJQ.dpuf

So the question is are our players too sensitive to criticism?

 

[j_kazmi]

Well some pakistani cricketers are pretty sensitive, especially some of the so called young " superstars."

But I think it's a bit stupid to complain about broadcasters repeatedly showing your injury performance when you walked back on the field 20 minutes later.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

They assume they're the finished article when they enter the international arena so their massive egos get hurt at any little thing that gets written or spoken about anywhere by anyone.

 

[Saj]

Reminds me of a time when a player wanted to fight me as he didn't like the accurate and correct stats that I was writing about him.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Reminds me of a time when a player wanted to fight me as he didn't like the accurate and correct stats that I was writing about him.

And he started on a poor Budhah....

 

[JaDed]

Reminds me of a time when a player wanted to fight me as he didn't like the accurate and correct stats that I was writing about him.

You always leave us this "juicy" line and we have to assume who could that be.

 

[Rayyman]

You always leave us this "juicy" line and we have to assume who could that be.

He tried to start a fight. Cmon. We all know.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Not all are sensitive , the ones with big egos are

 

[shaz619]

They should use the criticisms as fuel like Misbah, look at the number of times he has drank the tears of his naysayers

 

[Pete Rose]

I dont know if they are sensitive.
But they are definitely delusional. Sportsmen have notoriously fragile egos are quite often insecure. Our guys are just small time players...surrounded by groupies...and incapable of objectivity.

 

[Syed1]

You always leave us this "juicy" line and we have to assume who could that be.

If I remember correctly the player in question was the one whose smiley you inadvertently used. What a coincidence

 

[JaDed]

If I remember correctly the player in question was the one whose smiley you inadvertently used. What a coincidence

What makes you think it was accidental

 

[MenInG]

Guess they are only human - being at the wrong end of criticism day in day out does take a toll on people

 

[someone21]

Guess they are only human - being at the wrong end of criticism day in day out does take a toll on people

Yes, there are reactions to criticism. However, silence is also one reaction and often times, the best reaction. Keep your mouth shut and perform well on the pitch. But that seems difficult for many pakistan players.

 

[Sherlock]

Of course. Just look at their social media output. They need the reassurances of their f@nbo*s to calm them down.

They're too fixated by what they hear and see on TV and don't have the strong personalities of players from other countries to overcome the ego trips.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Reminds me of a time when a player wanted to fight me as he didn't like the accurate and correct stats that I was writing about him.

Haha! Saj, i didn't realise sports journalism was so dangerous.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

generally we have no stomach for criticism.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Some of the younger lot think they're above criticism and don't do anything to prove them wrong.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Some of the younger lot think they're above criticism and don't do anything to prove them wrong.

I mean the critics.

 

[Saj]

Haha! Saj, i didn't realise sports journalism was so dangerous.

Can be very dangerous.

Risky business tweeting correct statistics

 

[Saj]

Of course. Just look at their social media output. They need the reassurances of their f@nbo*s to calm them down.

They're too fixated by what they hear and see on TV and don't have the strong personalities of players from other countries to overcome the ego trips.

Actually many of these boys are incapable of operating social media accounts so they have 'friends' to run these accounts.

 

[Major]

Actually many of these boys are incapable of operating social media accounts so they have 'friends' to run these accounts.

I think its more to do the player having any sense of social media.

not only the players but whole of Pakistan

and this is just sports

You just take alook at how Pakistani take the religious posts on social media as serious. I remember once where people had to post a status in support of Islam, if they didn't that meant they were embarrassed of their religion and all

Infact, just recently, a law was passed in Pakistan that legal action could be taken if you post something that others would consider blasphemous.

 

[Sherlock]

Actually many of these boys are incapable of operating social media accounts so they have 'friends' to run these accounts.

Hafeez, Faisal Iqbal, Umar Akmal and Shehzad use their own accounts.

 

[waleed88]

"Worse still is the fixation with anything that is written or said about them by those in the media, especially former players, when they should be more concerned with letting their performances on the field do the talking. On at least one occasion in the West Indies queries were made by a Pakistan player about who on the television production crew would have been responsible for certain images being shown during a day’s play which he interpreted as making fun of him." : Fazeer Mohammed

- See more at: http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...sts-quot-Fazeer-Mohammed#sthash.Vz7KVKJQ.dpuf

So the question is are our players too sensitive to criticism?

This is Ahmed Shehzad, and everyone was making fun of him for going down on the pitch and being taken in an ambulance, but then coming back after 10 mins on the field fit as a fiddle

 

[shane]

Pakistani players are mentally weak as a rule. I hope they still have a decent sports psychologist.

As for criticism, being sensitive to it is not a bad thing if it helps them prove people wrong. Younis Khan did it his entire career.

 

[Saj]

Hafeez, Faisal Iqbal, Umar Akmal and Shehzad use their own accounts.

I said many, not all.