Babar Azam "The turning point of the match was the dropped catch of Matthew Wade"

[90MPH]

That’s really disappointing from Babar.

Can’t make Hasan a scapegoat publicly.

His form wasn’t great and you could tell that by his body language but then you should have made a big call to replace him.

 

[realitygaf]

That’s really disappointing from Babar.

Can’t make Hasan a scapegoat publicly.

His form wasn’t great and you could tell that by his body language but then you should have made a big call to replace him.

Babar backed Hassan ali after india match after poor match

Babar backed Hassan ali after NZ match after poor match

Babar backed Hassan ali after Afghanistan match after poor match

Babar backed hassan ali after Namibia match after poor match

Babar backed hassan ali after Scotland match after poor match

Hassan ali 4-40-0 and drops sitter at THE pivotal moment of the semi final

Babar is done defending hassan ali

 

[jnaveen1980]

Smith dropped an even easier catch. Fakhar smashed 2 sixes against Starc. Pakistan had the game by the scruff of the neck at 96/5 in 12.2 overs. They needed 81 runs in 7.4 overs. Easier these days. But this was their large genuine batting pair. Cummins/Starc can slog. But they are not consistent. So they let them score 61 runs in the last 5.4 overs That is where they lost.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I am glad Babar has openly called Hasan the reason for Pak losing the match. No political correctness just call it the way it was. You expect bowlers to go for plenty of runs in T20 matches but there is always one crucial mishap that decides the result. In this match it was again Hasan's dropped effort. Why can this guy not catch?

He's usually a good catcher.

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Why wasnt faheem in squad?

 

[shamaan]

I can understand Babar's frustration, but you would never see the English or Aussies throwing one of their player's under the bus immediately after a match. Even if that player cost the match.

You win as a team and you lose as a team. It's not as if the other players have never made a mistake or played poorly.

But the thing is Australia never back a player you either perform and stay in the team or if you don't perform then your out of the team.

Babar backed Hassan the most out of all the players and he's been let down.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Babar backed Hassan ali after india match after poor match

Babar backed Hassan ali after NZ match after poor match

Babar backed Hassan ali after Afghanistan match after poor match

Babar backed hassan ali after Namibia match after poor match

Babar backed hassan ali after Scotland match after poor match

Hassan ali 4-40-0 and drops sitter at THE pivotal moment of the semi final

Babar is done defending hassan ali

Babar could’ve put him out of his misery by dropping him but he chose to keep him in the team because Roti Gang.

 

[jnaveen1980]

But the thing is Australia never back a player you either perform and stay in the team or if you don't perform then your out of the team.

Babar backed Hassan the most out of all the players and he's been let down.

Smith lol One of the worst performer in the world T20. Sub 100 strike rate in 6 matches. dropped a catch. Played a ridiculous shot in crunch time.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Why wasnt faheem in squad?

It could be because he averages 11 with the bat lol.

 

[shamaan]

Babar captaincy lost us the game.

The guy was too animated in the field, shadab is vice captain yet he tried to console with hassan ali and kept backing him.

You guys can bash hassan all you want, look at hazlewood. He bowled worse.

Babr should had bowled imad another over. Even hafeez didnt bowl that bad if you ignore that no ball.

Babar kept panicking, should had got an over done by one of the spinners to save harris or hasan from bowling full qouta.

Also one drop catch didnt make us lose. Cumins can also hit and who knows what he would had done and stoinis wws there at the other end.

I dsint want to critisize babar, but if you gonna throw your player like that in public that lets first talk about your antics

The main culprit was hassan Ali but the captain has to take some critism.Hassan needs a long rest.

 

[shamaan]

Smith lol One of the worst performer in the world T20. Sub 100 strike rate in 6 matches. dropped a catch. Played a ridiculous shot in crunch time.

He didn't waste to many balls thou.He played according to strategy.

 

[realitygaf]

Why wasnt faheem in squad?

Wade would have hit 6 6's in an over if he was

 

[Usman Chadda]

That’s really disappointing from Babar.

Can’t make Hasan a scapegoat publicly.

His form wasn’t great and you could tell that by his body language but then you should have made a big call to replace him.

Babar was praised for backing Hasan outright at the pre-match press conference, now that Hasan has proceeded to reward that backing by literally losing us a semi-final single-handedly, he is not even allowed to be slightly frustrated?

I would rather Babar throws Hasan under a train right now. Horrible attitude and body language throughout the tournament, and to end up costing us a spot in the final is frustrating to no end.

 

[globalcitizen]

I don't agree in pin pointing a single catch in 18th over as reason for defeat.
In that case, fakhar also was dropped else score would have been even less. It just evened out I guess

For me very conservative start by pakistan openers and thereby putting immense pressure on next batsmen was reason.
That's just not brave cricket ...

 

[shaaik]

I was at the game today and I saw how Hassan Ali reacted after he finished his 3rd over. He was completely spent and shd never have been bowled the fourth over. Imad must have completed his quota of 4 overs though the result could still have been same but Hassan Ali was struggling more so physically than mentally. Hassan Ali just didn’t want it. It was such a strange decision by Babar to bowl Hasan another over when he had absolutely no vigor left in him. I just knew it there and then that it was game over for us. Even the catch that Hassan dropped was because he took a lot of time to react and he cdnt reach the ball when any other fielder would have swallowed it 9 out of 10 times.

 

[Usman Chadda]

I don't agree in pin pointing a single catch in 18th over as reason for defeat.
In that case, fakhar also was dropped else score would have been even less. It just evened out I guess

For me very conservative start by pakistan openers and thereby putting immense pressure on next batsmen was reason.
That's just not brave cricket ...

A wicket there, and Pat Cummins comes in with Australia needing 20 off 8. Not to mention, a wicket at that crucial stage lifts a team and calms the nerves. Australia may well have chased it down, but the way we capitulated in the end was completely down to that incompetent buffoon dropping a crucial catch.

 

[globalcitizen]

Smith lol One of the worst performer in the world T20. Sub 100 strike rate in 6 matches. dropped a catch. Played a ridiculous shot in crunch time.

It looks ridiculous at that point but Australia had right attitude for scoring fast runs rather than expect lower order to score a plenty. Because of that approach they had to score just 8 an over for last 10. That's right t20 batting approach in these conditions

 

[realitygaf]

each Pakistan player in this tournament had 5-10 good moments. Hassan Ali had ZERO

thats how bad he was

 

[Minnowbasher]

Poor question from Bazid Khan - what else was Babar supposed to say? The toss? Hafeez's ball?
IDK what you guys are expecting him to say

 

[PakLFC]

They have won the T20 WC zero times. Had that catch been taken or one of those two been run-out, Pakistan would have defended that score comfortably.

We start slowly but more than make up for it at the death, which is the best approach for this team. Not sure why anyone would have a problem with Babar and Rizwan opening, lol. You might as well drop Shaheen Afridi too.

If we started faster would have won the match. We can get away slow starts against lesser opposition not an Australia who play aggressively from the beginning. They go at an express pace for most of their innings, had they played their full 20 overs could have got 200. Fakhar opening would give us the impetus needed at the start like the Aussies have Warner. Had the Aussies not dropped their catches we most likely not have gotten 176 either.

 

[PakLFC]

He's usually a good catcher.

I am sure he can catch a cold!

 

[IMMY69]

Poor from Babar.

Some obvious errors cost is that game.
Warner's strike rate was 200 against Imad going into this game and the ball was swinging.
That was the time to either bowl another pacer or go with Hafeez.

Hasan was awful with the ball and I'll be the first to admit I was wrong in backing his selection, but you don't publicly throw him under the bus like that. That was just awful.

 

[PakLFC]

Why wasnt faheem in squad?

Coz only 11 can play! If he was we would have cried about the player whose place he had taken. Faheem is hardly a miss.

 

[realitygaf]

If we started faster would have won the match. We can get away slow starts against lesser opposition not an Australia who play aggressively from the beginning. They go at an express pace for most of their innings, had they played their full 20 overs could have got 200. Fakhar opening would give us the impetus needed at the start like the Aussies have Warner. Had the Aussies not dropped their catches we most likely not have gotten 176 either.

This was Pakistan's highest score against Australia. The game was given away by poor bowling PRIMARILY by Hassan Ali, Haris Rauf and pivotal dropped catch . If Pakistan bowling cannot defend 180, they dont deserve the win the WC. simple as that. Your argument would have merit if pakistan scored 160. Also by your logic the 19th over where Fakhar zaman scored only 2 runs was where Pakistan lost the game

 

[Aman]

A wicket there, and Pat Cummins comes in with Australia needing 20 off 8. Not to mention, a wicket at that crucial stage lifts a team and calms the nerves. Australia may well have chased it down, but the way we capitulated in the end was completely down to that incompetent buffoon dropping a crucial catch.

It would have been 20 off 9 with Stonis on strike.

 

[shaaik]

Poor from Babar.

Some obvious errors cost is that game.
Warner's strike rate was 200 against Imad going into this game and the ball was swinging.
That was the time to either bowl another pacer or go with Hafeez.

Hasan was awful with the ball and I'll be the first to admit I was wrong in backing his selection, but you don't publicly throw him under the bus like that. That was just awful.

This way babar at least shielded his poor bowling performance. Any one can drop a catch and so did Hasan. But the question is why was Hassan Ali bowled his fourth over when he was actually lying flat on the ground when he finished his 3rd over. I m 100% certain, he wasn’t 100% fit in any game. I watched 4 games of Pakistan in the stadium and I just cdnt believe how down Hasan Alis body language was in all those 4 games. It was criminal to ask him to bowl his 4th over after how he reacted after finishing his 3rd over.

 

[Usman Chadda]

It would have been 20 off 9 with Stonis on strike.

Correction, yes 20 off 9.

 

[PakLFC]

This was Pakistan's highest score against Australia. The game was given away by poor bowling PRIMARILY by Hassan Ali, Haris Rauf and pivotal dropped catch . If Pakistan bowling cannot defend 180, they dont deserve the win the WC. simple as that. Your argument would have merit if pakistan scored 160. Also by your logic the 19th over where Fakhar zaman scored only 2 runs was where Pakistan lost the game

You forget that the Aussies also dropped catches and we were lucky that Warner walked instead of going upstairs. They would probably have got the runs at a canter had he questioned the decision. 176 against a UAE would be more then enough, versus the Aussies we should be targeting 200 coz they are a great side. My beef is why did we not have different tactics against the Aussies knowing they are great chasers? Why does Babar not play fast like a Warner or we should have opened with Fakhar.

 

[shaaik]

You forget that the Aussies also dropped catches and we were lucky that Warner walked instead of going upstairs. They would probably have got the runs at a canter had he questioned the decision. 176 against a UAE would be more then enough, versus the Aussies we should be targeting 200 coz they are a great side. My beef is why did we not have different tactics against the Aussies knowing they are great chasers? Why does Babar not play fast like a Warner or we should have opened with Fakhar.

They dropped Rizwab and Fakhar and both made them pay and we dropped wade and he made us pay. Pakistan has a history of dropping catches at crucial times, in 2015 it was Rahat Ali today it was Hasan Ali..

 

[Usman Chadda]

You forget that the Aussies also dropped catches and we were lucky that Warner walked instead of going upstairs. They would probably have got the runs at a canter had he questioned the decision. 176 against a UAE would be more then enough, versus the Aussies we should be targeting 200 coz they are a great side. My beef is why did we not have different tactics against the Aussies knowing they are great chasers? Why does Babar not play fast like a Warner or we should have opened with Fakhar.

If you can’t defend 176 on this ground, you have not bowled well enough to defend even 190. We made mistakes while bowling, Haris and Hasan were torn apart. Stop putting it on the batsmen, easier to say in hindsight but good bowling attacks should be able to defend these scores in the UAE.

Both England and Pakistan couldn’t handle the pressure, that too after being in a good position and got booted out.

 

[jnaveen1980]

It looks ridiculous at that point but Australia had right attitude for scoring fast runs rather than expect lower order to score a plenty. Because of that approach they had to score just 8 an over for last 10. That's right t20 batting approach in these conditions

Smith is unfit for T20. He may be one of the greatest test batsman going around. But in T20 he is dud just like kane williamson another guy with a sub 100 strike rate in this world T20.

 

[shamaan]

They dropped Rizwab and Fakhar and both made them pay and we dropped wade and he made us pay. Pakistan has a history of dropping catches at crucial times, in 2015 it was Rahat Ali today it was Hasan Ali..

Both catches were tough but Hassan Ali was a sitter

 

[shaaik]

Both catches were tough but Hassan Ali was a sitter

Smiths drop catch was the easiest of the 3 but it’s needless now.. it was Hasan Alis drop catch that proved the costliest of the 3 in the end ..

 

[shamaan]

Smiths drop catch was the easiest of the 3 but it’s needless now.. it was Hasan Alis drop catch that proved the costliest of the 3 in the end ..

Yes it cost Pakistan massively.

 

[Syed1]

Hasan destroyed Pakistan's chances and people are worried about Babar throwing him under the bus. There is no point in being polite and side stepping the issue. Had the catch been taken some new bat would have to come in and strike from ball one. Sure Stoinis was still there but game would have definitely swung in Pakistan's favour.

 

[Ajjerz]

Are people on this thread really stupid or what? How has Barbar thrown Hassan under the bus? He has given his opinion on what the turning point was and as a professional sportsman he rightly stated "THAT" drop shifted the momentum 100 percent Australia's way, that is not throwing Hassan under the bus, but stating hard cold facts, stopping being snowflakes where someone cannot be held accountable or criticised for a mistake, jeeez.

 

[shamaan]

Are people on this thread really stupid or what? How has Barbar thrown Hassan under the bus? He has given his opinion on what the turning point was and as a professional sportsman he rightly stated "THAT" drop shifted the momentum 100 percent Australia's way, that is not throwing Hassan under the bus, but stating hard cold facts, stopping being snowflakes where someone cannot be held accountable or criticised for a mistake, jeeez.

Some people think it's grassroots cricket you should say anything but stay quite.

 

[Savak]

The Pakistani batsmen did not make full use of Maxwell and Zampa's over. Pat Cummins conceeding 3 runs of his final over in the 19th over was also crucial. Don't need to cover our bowling and fielding lapses.

 

[Giannis]

Did the toss decide whether Hafeez bowls a double bounce ball.

Did it decide Hasan Ali’s no balls and awful 4 overs? Did it decide his dropped catch?


Yes, chasing is easier, but T20 is all about fine margins. Every ball counts, Pakistan did not make use of that, considering Australia in the field were also not their usual selves.

Not to mention we batted too slow, should've posted 20 more runs with the amount of wickets we had in hand. Babar and Riz had a good tournament but their pace of innings has been too slow for my liking, I'm always wondering why are we always like 150-1 with 3 overs remaining, I'd rather be 180-7 with 2 overs left and just tailenders.

 

[Giannis]

The Pakistani batsmen did not make full use of Maxwell and Zampa's over. Pat Cummins conceeding 3 runs of his final over in the 19th over was also crucial. Don't need to cover our bowling and fielding lapses.

I'd say our field was pretty good barring that one drop catch, we dropped fewer catches than Australia and took some good catches and saved many boundaries.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Cricket is a funny game

Hazlewood is somewhere grinning and thanking the Lord for Aussie win

 

[cririket]

It would have been 20 off 9 with Stonis on strike.

Stonis wouldn't have dispatched the 145+ yorkers for 6,kudos to wade take a lot of guts to ramp it

 

[cririket]

Hassan was spent you could see he wasn't physically or mentally in the game anymore shouldn't have bowled the 4th over and should have gone off the field
Imad bowled a very good third over he should have been given a fourth

 

[PakLFC]

They dropped Rizwab and Fakhar and both made them pay and we dropped wade and he made us pay. Pakistan has a history of dropping catches at crucial times, in 2015 it was Rahat Ali today it was Hasan Ali..

We also got lucky with Warner's dismissal who was not out. Once again always setting a slow pace and easy drop catches together with general poor fielding is why Australia always do us in knock out matches.

 

[PakLFC]

If you can’t defend 176 on this ground, you have not bowled well enough to defend even 190. We made mistakes while bowling, Haris and Hasan were torn apart. Stop putting it on the batsmen, easier to say in hindsight but good bowling attacks should be able to defend these scores in the UAE.

Both England and Pakistan couldn’t handle the pressure, that too after being in a good position and got booted out.

This is because one of our main bowlers Hassan Ali is more interested in dancing, doing his hair and. It is not the first time Hassan has dropped a crucial catch, we paid a similar price when he dropped some West Indian at the boundary some months back. We could not defend the total because of Hassan Ali who does nothing for us. He is going the Umar Akmal way now more interested in other things. I would be livid with him in the dressing room.

Batsmen are too are to blame as one Shoaib Akhtar also says we were twenty runs shot. This tuk tuk by Babar leaving it to the late order will not work against an Australia who go for your throat right from the start.

 

[Civil]

Hassan definitely let down the faith captain and fans had in him. He really should've been up for this game. Hoping he can have a redemption arc one day

 

[Mean&Green]

Hassan definitely let down the faith captain and fans had in him. He really should've been up for this game. Hoping he can have a redemption arc one day

He doesn’t really need too he’s won us a champions trophy single handedly

 

[Napa]

Weird because Waqar thinks that catch was meaningless, lots of former players trying to say no criticism allowed since you guys haven't played the game.

I mean Hasan shouldn't be abused, but surely going in the opposite direction isn't logical either?

Sort of unprofessional to single out one event to blame. Even after the dropped catch Aus needed 18 runs from 9 balls. Good bowling should have won Pakistan the game.

Every player tris their best, not good to place the entire blame on one.

 

[Shafi]

That's terrible to throw Hasan under the bus.

Abysmal from Babar really.

We still would lost the game. Rauf can give away 30 runs in over.
Also, Australia would still win the match easily if they bat first. They would score 210 and bowl us out under 140. Australia is far superior team than us. None of our batsmen are as good as Warner, Finch, Maxwell, Marcus, Wade, Marsh in terms of hitting abilities.

 

[rhony]

Sort of unprofessional to single out one event to blame. Even after the dropped catch Aus needed 18 runs from 9 balls. Good bowling should have won Pakistan the game.

Every player tris their best, not good to place the entire blame on one.

The catch was the turning point. Cummins at that stage against a rejuvenated Shaheen would have been a different prospect. Pak is a momentum based team. They pounced like tigers if they saw an opportunity in this world cup. The flip side was they panicked when the catch was dropped. Instead of trying to contain the runs after the dropped catch, they went for the kill and lost. Wade is an old dog that can smell fear. He was ready for the ramp as he knew that's what Shaheen would bowl. He also knew Shaheen or other Pak bowlers wouldn't dare bowl 'bouncers to Aussies' at that stage. The only other option was a slower ball and Wade was ready for that too. It was a matchup between a veteran and a pup at that stage. He knew what Shaheen was going to bowl.

 

[Shafi]

The difference of qualities between Pakistan and Australia are huge. We don't have any proper power hitter plus we are carrying 2 oldies Hafeez and Malik who are good for nothing against top opposition. We would still lost the game if we bowl first. Babar and Rizwan wasted too many balls, Fakhar did at the beginning. We didn't play all out. Also obsession with fast bowlers in spinning tracks cost Asian teams. No point to play average players who cannot make an impact on opposition batsmen.

 

[Shafi]

The catch was the turning point. Cummins at that stage against a rejuvenated Shaheen would have been a different prospect. Pak is a momentum based team. They pounced like tigers if they saw an opportunity in this world cup. The flip side was they panicked when the catch was dropped. Instead of trying to contain the runs after the dropped catch, they went for the kill and lost. Wade is an old dog that can smell fear. He was ready for the ramp as he knew that's what Shaheen would bowl. He also knew Shaheen or other Pak bowlers wouldn't dare bowl 'bouncers to Aussies' at that stage. The only other option was a slower ball and Wade was ready for that too. It was a matchup between a veteran and a pup at that stage. He knew what Shaheen was going to bowl.

Even if that was a maiden over Markus can tear Haris in 3 balls. With Australia you have to take wickets otherwise they can take even Wasim to the cleaner.

 

[Sunzi]

A more experienced captain would have exercised a bit of tact here.

Agree that he's basically thrown Hassan under the bus. Even if he feels that way he had to gloss over it diplomatically.

Didn't have to back or defend him. Just didn't have to throw him under either.

 

[Napa]

The catch was the turning point. Cummins at that stage against a rejuvenated Shaheen would have been a different prospect. Pak is a momentum based team. They pounced like tigers if they saw an opportunity in this world cup. The flip side was they panicked when the catch was dropped. Instead of trying to contain the runs after the dropped catch, they went for the kill and lost. Wade is an old dog that can smell fear. He was ready for the ramp as he knew that's what Shaheen would bowl. He also knew Shaheen or other Pak bowlers wouldn't dare bowl 'bouncers to Aussies' at that stage. The only other option was a slower ball and Wade was ready for that too. It was a matchup between a veteran and a pup at that stage. He knew what Shaheen was going to bowl.

What you say is true, but…

a captain should say “we win as a team, we lose as a team. No individual player is responsible for any turning point.”

 

[globalcitizen]

Smith is unfit for T20. He may be one of the greatest test batsman going around. But in T20 he is dud just like kane williamson another guy with a sub 100 strike rate in this world T20.

You have to appreciate Smith being selfless , he could have scored a run a ball 30 or 40 but the team goals were more important for him. T20 requires all types of batsmen. He is perfect for Australia in this world cup but might not be in t20 team for long.

 

[MenInG]

Think Babar realized his mistake and in his speech to the team clearly stated that it was a team failure.

 

[Hasan]

Such negative mind sets being displayed by “supporters”. Those weak in intelligence and character start to play the blame game after a set back. Thank god that mentality is being removed from the team itself.

People with negative outlook in life will never achieve anything and will look to blame their failure in life on others.

Stop blaming and enjoy the game!

 

[Titan24]

That’s really disappointing from Babar.

Can’t make Hasan a scapegoat publicly.

His form wasn’t great and you could tell that by his body language but then you should have made a big call to replace him.

Babar backed Hassan ali after india match after poor match

Babar backed Hassan ali after NZ match after poor match

Babar backed Hassan ali after Afghanistan match after poor match

Babar backed hassan ali after Namibia match after poor match

Babar backed hassan ali after Scotland match after poor match

Hassan ali 4-40-0 and drops sitter at THE pivotal moment of the semi final

Babar is done defending hassan ali

Babar has defended Hassan even after the loss in his press conference as well as mentioned in his post match dressing roam talk that we lost because we were short as a team not because of any induvial so I dont want to see any player talking about any individual or incident.

The only reason Babar mentioned that moment was because Bazid Khan asked about the turning point and Babar mentioned couple I think and one of them was dropped catch. He didnt name him or talked about it in anger rather honestly stated what he thought was the turning point.

Babar has proven to be a class act in this tournament and knows that its part and parcel of the game.

 

[MenInG]

Wasim Akram on TV:

“What we don’t want is that the whole country gets after poor Hasan Ali now. I have been through this, Waqar Younis has been through it. In other countries, it’s just a game for people. Next day, you say well tried, bad luck, better luck next time, and move on"

“This situation is as tough for the players as it is for the fans. The players will go to their rooms, they’ll be quiet, they won’t talk to their families and the defeat will haunt them. As a nation, we don’t want to add fire to that fuel"

 

[pillionrider]

Wasim Akram on TV:

“What we don’t want is that the whole country gets after poor Hasan Ali now. I have been through this, Waqar Younis has been through it. In other countries, it’s just a game for people. Next day, you say well tried, bad luck, better luck next time, and move on"

“This situation is as tough for the players as it is for the fans. The players will go to their rooms, they’ll be quiet, they won’t talk to their families and the defeat will haunt them. As a nation, we don’t want to add fire to that fuel"

I was watching this show just now. The anchor seemed hell bent on pinning it all on Hasan whereas the rest of them, who are all distinguished ex-cricketers were adamant that one moment wouldn't have for sure, changed the game. In fact, some of them went into detailed analysis on why Shaheen's choice of going for fuller balls with fine leg up was wrong knowing Wade's skill with the ramp shot.

 

[rhony]

What you say is true, but…

a captain should say “we win as a team, we lose as a team. No individual player is responsible for any turning point.”

Agree. It was the turning point but Hasan Ali deserves some sympathy. Smith dropped a sitter as well and it proved costly for AUS with Fakhar going berserk at the end. Catching in Dubai with those lights isn't easy. Also Hasan's catch wasn't a sitter either. Don't think Babar blamed Hasan. He merely pointed the turning point of the game.

 

[Fahdi]

I watched the press conference, Babar was asked questions directly about Hassan and he still backed him and defended him. Said clearly his job is to lift Hassan up no matter what. People are basing too much on this statement which was more of analysis where it went wrong.

 

[pillionrider]

Matthew Wade during his press conference:

...it's hard to say. The dropped catch, I'm not sure. I think we needed 12 or something, 14 maybe at that stage. I felt like the game was starting to swing in our direction at that stage anyway.

I get out there and we’re not sure what’s going to happen, obviously, but I would still be pretty confident with Pat (Cummins) coming in and Marcus (Stoinis) still at the crease, that we could have got the job done anyway.

I wouldn't say that was the reason why we won the game.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Sort of unprofessional to single out one event to blame. Even after the dropped catch Aus needed 18 runs from 9 balls. Good bowling should have won Pakistan the game.

Every player tris their best, not good to place the entire blame on one.

It is the turning point, Babar said nothing wrong. Molly coddle it all you want, Hasan is the reason we have been thrown out of the WC right now. With Hasan taking that catch in a pressure situation, momentum shifts completely towards Pakistan and as good as Cummins is as a batsman in the IPL etc, he and Stoinis would have felt immense pressure having to make 20 off the last 9 balls having just lost a wicket.

Not to mention, Hasan gave away 15 runs off the previous over. The margins are fine in T20 cricket, very fine. Shaheen had bowled INCREDIBLY well till that dropped catch, it’s no coincidence he got torn apart by Wade right after that catch.

 

[Napa]

It is the turning point, Babar said nothing wrong. Molly coddle it all you want, Hasan is the reason we have been thrown out of the WC right now. With Hasan taking that catch in a pressure situation, momentum shifts completely towards Pakistan and as good as Cummins is as a batsman in the IPL etc, he and Stoinis would have felt immense pressure having to make 20 off the last 9 balls having just lost a wicket.

Not to mention, Hasan gave away 15 runs off the previous over. The margins are fine in T20 cricket, very fine. Shaheen had bowled INCREDIBLY well till that dropped catch, it’s no coincidence he got torn apart by Wade right after that catch.

It was the turning point, but teammates need to stick with each other and not criticize each other publicly. If Hassan underperformed then by all means drop him in future games. But team spirit requires that every team member is supported publicly, especially as everyone has tried their best even if they failed.

 

[DHONI183]

Here´s what I posted just 13 minutes before the match. Didn´t know that it´ll indeed end up coming down to one man, all the blame.....

I just get this strange feeling that Hasan Ali might end up playing a very vital role tonight. Let's see what that ends up meaning as.

Link:
http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...mber-Pakistan-innings&p=11346402#post11346402

What prophetic words!

The most difficult thing for me to bear following Pakistan´s defeat are the glum faces at home, especially that of my father and my elder sister. They´re most passionate supporters of the team. The old fellow is into his 70s, has blood pressure, blood sugar, and sleep issues. He stays calm, but the disappointment is visible on his face. It´s the first thing that he talked about today after waking up. Hasan Ali didn´t do the right thing, and it was sad seeing the faces of children crying in the stadium. I think what hurts everyone the most is that Pakistan had the game in the bag for 37 overs or so of the game. But, it happens....

 

[DHONI183]

Another ICC tournament, once more Pakistan get knocked out due to dropped catches and poor fielding. Whereas we´re all bashing Hasan Ali for the deed, we shouldn´t forget that Pakistan´s accuracy in terms of direct hits was zero percent. If even one of those three to four attempts had hit the target, it might well have been game over for Australia.

Fielding, fielding is the key. This needs to be addressed.

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan captain Babar Azam offered consolation to teammate Hasan Ali whose costly mistake in the field allowed Matthew Wade to secure Australia's thrilling victory in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final on Thursday.

Having conceded 44 runs in four wicketless overs, Hasan had more disappointment to face in the dramatic closing stages of the see-saw match at the Dubai International Stadium.

With Australia needing 22 runs off the last two overs, Wade took a wild swing at Shaheen Shah Afridi's third ball and sent a skier towards Hasan who spilled the catch on the leg-side.

Wade responded by hitting three sixes in a row to complete an excellent chase against the tournament's form side.

“If the catch was taken then the scenario would have been different but it is part of the game,” Babar told reporters.

“He is one of my main bowlers and he has won many matches for Pakistan. Players drop catches but he is a fighter and I will back him.

“Everybody doesn't perform every day. There is a day when one performs. It was just not his day. He is down and we will lift his mood.”

Babar felt 176-4 after being put into bat was a decent score by the 2009 champions.

“We started off well with a good total but unfortunately the finish wasn't good,” Babar said.

“The way we played the tournament and boys fought, I keep the belief that we will continue with this.”

A team doctor revealed opening batter Mohammad Rizwan, who top-scored for Pakistan with 67, had spent two days in hospital following a chest infection before being declared fit for the semi-final.

“The way he (Rizwan) played today he showed that he's a team man,” Babar said. “I am very confident about his attitude and his performance.”

DAWN

 

[MenInG]

Another ICC tournament, once more Pakistan get knocked out due to dropped catches and poor fielding. Whereas we´re all bashing Hasan Ali for the deed, we shouldn´t forget that Pakistan´s accuracy in terms of direct hits was zero percent. If even one of those three to four attempts had hit the target, it might well have been game over for Australia.

Fielding, fielding is the key. This needs to be addressed.

I disagree.

Pakistan's catching until that one drop from Hassan was immaculate in this tournament.

 

[DHONI183]

I disagree.

Pakistan's catching until that one drop from Hassan was immaculate in this tournament.

The bigger problem for Pakistan, instead of only the dropped catches, has always been dropping catches at most defining phases of big games, at most crucial stages, and during extreme pressure cooker situations. This happened again yesterday as well, and this has been happening since years, even if the overall fielding in the tournament had been pretty good. Also, quite a few run out chances as well were missed yesterday.

 

[Rellu_Katta]

How much more do people want Babar to support Hassan Ali

lets face it, Hassan Ali killed the momentum of the game and lost us the game

Lets face it, Hassan Ali was the worst bowler in the tournament for us

Lets face it, Hassan Ali was the worst bowler of all 4 teams in the semifinals, consistently

Lets face it, Hassan Ali did NOT contribute at any stage of this tournament AT ALL, apart from tht 1 KW runout

Lets face it, Hassan Ali it is a serious heartbreak for the likes of Babar, SSA, Rizwan, Shadab and the rest who put everything on the line for this 1 person to destroy it for all of us

Lets face it, Hassan Ali's attitude through out the tournament was the worst u can possibly see. nowhere he was looking to improve or put in effort

Lets face it, Hassan Ali is NOT willing to learn. No balls in 1-2 games is fine but to bowl them in every game and by miles and again and again and again just shows how dis-interested u r

its a pure shame to have some1 like a Hassan Ali in the team,.... an abs shame ... not bcz he had a bad tournament or a bad game,.... just bcz there was abs no shame on his face in any game and neither was there ANY effort visible to improve himself ... an utter disgusting player and waste of space

 

[Sir-fraz]

Babar captaincy lost us the game.

The guy was too animated in the field, shadab is vice captain yet he tried to console with hassan ali and kept backing him.

You guys can bash hassan all you want, look at hazlewood. He bowled worse.

Babr should had bowled imad another over. Even hafeez didnt bowl that bad if you ignore that no ball.

Babar kept panicking, should had got an over done by one of the spinners to save harris or hasan from bowling full qouta.

Also one drop catch didnt make us lose. Cumins can also hit and who knows what he would had done and stoinis wws there at the other end.

I dsint want to critisize babar, but if you gonna throw your player like that in public that lets first talk about your antics

Opting for length balls over wide yorkers, not being proactive as captain... he kept with the same tactics.

We had 2 games vs minows to try out other fact bowlers. Babar is to blame here hassan was clearly out of touch before the WC.

UAE pitches have never supported hassans bowling.

 

[Tabishbeigh]

I think this should teach Hassan Ali to stay grounded and not do his stupid overzealous celebration. Shaheen simply lost the plot after that dropped catch, quite excusable for a bowler who is 21 and yet carrying the burden of leading the bowling attack, the same attack which was led by a few Greatest of the Game. It's not easy for a guy in his early 20's to turn up day in and out.
Pakistan needs a specialist, call him a shrink or anything you like.

 

[Zaz]

Not good from babar throwing hasan under the bus

Yes he dropped the catch but you need to protect players once that happens

On a side note Hasan has been poor all tournament Maybe the management n babar need to be blamed iinstead for continuously picking him when you could see he was playing poorly throughout

 

[MenInG]

The second semi-final of the T20 World Cup between Pakistan and Australia turned out to be one of the most exciting matches of the tournament. In a nail-biting thriller, Australia defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to seal their place in the final.

For large periods of the game, it looked like Pakistan were in the drivers' seat but an incredible cameo of 41 in just 17 balls by wicket-keeper Matthew Wade turned the balance of the game. Wade was dropped by Hasan Ali in the 19th over which many are calling as the 'turning point' of the game.

However, former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has slammed Pakistan fans for solely blaming Hasan for the defeat. Harbhajan claimed that the blame for the defeat should be shared by the entire team.

In a video on his Youtube Channel, Harbhajan said, "Every catch is tough. In pressure matches, very often catches are dropped and something brilliant catches are dropped. I will just say forget Forget which country Hasan Ali belongs too. He is a player after all and giving his best. It is also wrong to involve his family and target them after the loss."

He added, "He is also a human being after all and mistakes happen by humans only. It is wrong to target one player, there were other mistakes too because of which Pakistan lost."

When Hasan dropped the catch, Australia needed 20 runs in 10 balls but Wade hit the next three deliveries from Shaheen Afridi into the stands to complete the game with an over to spare.

Pakistan had a fairytale run in the 2021 T20 World Cup before the sem-final as they won all five games in the Super 12 stage. This included a victory over India in a World Cup match for the first time in history.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...ing-t20wc-sf-defeat-blame-on-hasan-ali/831458

 

[UzmanBeast]

He's usually a good catcher.

Debatable.

Cost us the game against WI in the 1st test.

I admire Hasan Ali, I think he's going to be one of our best bowlers since the 2010s, but he needs to put in more effort in the field.

Regardless, this is the time to support players. Let's hope he can redeem himself.

In my opinion, he should be rested.

 

[Usman Chadda]

While we are frustrated with how Hasan cost us this game, no excuse for the filth that is being uttered on social media. Jahil awam needs to learn some class.

 

[shamaan]

While we are frustrated with how Hasan cost us this game, no excuse for the filth that is being uttered on social media. Jahil awam needs to learn some class.

Exactly what's him Shia got to do with anything !

 

[Snatch]

Sadly , turning point was the toss..
When Babar lost the toss, match was lost 80%.

Was the reason for Pakistan beating NZ if their fairly close match also due to Pakistan winning the toss. or does the toss only matter when Pakistan lose it?

 

[Mainul]

The turning point was when Hasan Ali made the playing eleven in this whole tournament. He was bound to do worst. Everyone knew it . Babar , you didn't know it! Why?