Changes needed after losing the 2022 Asia Cup Final

[JibranAnsari]

Instead of sacking players pakistan need to change their batting gameplan , its oldschool and plain boring.

its basically built upon openers , and expect the later orders to score at extremely quick rate without fail. The openers should be ready to score boundaries in powerplay and ready to lose a wicket or two in first 6. 50/2 in first 6 is not a bad score. Lose a few matches , prepare a fearless mindset instead of afraid to lose wickets all the time.

 

[Hextro]

First and foremost Fakhar and Asif need to be sacked. You can't have players in the team that play a half decent inning after every 15 matches.

The middle-order needs to be revamped with players that are technically strong. There's nothing wrong with the openers right now other than Babar's bad form. When both Rizwan and Babar click in the same match it's practically free runs for the middle order at the death. Pakistan scored over 210 against England with that approach. Babar getting out early exposes the middle-order's lack of staying power. Guy's like Asif and Khushdil will rarely last for more than 10 balls. Fakhar bearly lasts 5 balls nowadays.

 

[PakHammer]

What is Mr Powerpoint going to do? The T20 World Cup Sqaud needs to be submitted by end of next week?

The only players who deserve their place in the sqaud are Barbar, Rizwan, Naseem, Nawaz, Shadab, Haris, Shaheen (if fit) and Hussnain. So that's 7 places up for grabs? What a mess before a world cup due to bainless selections in this past year.

 

[ethan hunt]

Change the approach, show intent. Especially in knockouts.

 

[IMMY69]

Change the captain, let him concentrate on his batting and nothing else

Make Shaheen captain

Get Shan Masood into the team as we need proper batsmen

If Khushdil doesn't bowl then he shouldn't be in the side

Make sure you get four overs out of your best bowler (Nawaz)

Re-watch this match as well as other losses together as a team with the coaches and analyse where the mistakes happened and ask each player what they could have done different
Do this again and again and again until the players start using their brain rather then just play on instinct

 

[hasanali]

While I agree with most of what has been written here, I do think that dropping Asif Ali would be a mistake. In T20s, it often comes down scenarios where you need a batsman to score 18 off 8 at the business end of a match. Only Asif has shown himself capable of doing that when the pressure is on.

 

[Sadozai]

Haider Ali should play as opener but knowing our management’s pathetic approach he’ll be wasted down the order and will be used as a sloger which he isn’t

 

[shamaan]

Iftikhar and Khushdil and Fakhar should be dropped from the squad.

Haider should be given a chance alongside Shan Masood.

 

[shamaan]

Was nawaz injured? Why he bowled only one over?

To scared to bowl him to the left hander awful move.

 

[shamaan]

Khusdil, Iftikhar, Asif Ali have won matches for Pakistan. Sadly these are the best T-20 players we have. The team rather than overhauling its personnel baring 1-2 changes needs to change their strategy. Pakistan need to go aggressively at the targets from Ball one. If one of the openers is dismissed cheaply. Send your power hitters in early and give them maximum overs because saving them for the death has proven to be a flawed strategy.

Khushdil hasn't won a single t20 game actually he's looked like a club cricketer.

 

[PakistanMeriJaan]

- Fakhar’s pre/during Asia cup form has been and still is terrible he simply needs to be dropped or given back his role of opener.

- We need to be put out of the misery that is Chacha and his batting (why was he was sent in at 4 today, a blunder and his lifeless ~30 off ~30 balls was 100% expected )

- Khusdil shah is the biggest or 2nd biggest sucker in the team right now and needs dropping.

- Nawaz and Shadab should batter a little high especially if we’re to clear away this piggy backing, dead weight no good for nothing facade of a middle order.

- One of Babar or Rizwan need to make way for a different opener

 

[shamaan]

They should bring in Tayyab Tahir,Shan Masood,Azam Khan,Imad Wasim

 

[ask_analyse_act]

What is Mr Powerpoint going to do? The T20 World Cup Sqaud needs to be submitted by end of next week?

The only players who deserve their place in the sqaud are Barbar, Rizwan, Naseem, Nawaz, Shadab, Haris, Shaheen (if fit) and Hussnain. So that's 7 places up for grabs? What a mess before a world cup due to bainless selections in this past year.

No surprise to me. Love the way Mr. PowerPoint haha

Asia cup was the perfect series to give Haider Ali enough chance , but wasn’t given a single game

Preferred bits and pieces in white ball format just because the top order is good, just goes to show what will happen when one of the main top order batsman has a dull series, Pakistan looked to be nowhere and so under prepared now

These think tanks have their brains on their knees always

 

[Rana]

Why is the PCB social media handles promoting Sharjeel’s hundred yesterday if they have no intention of ever selecting him again for Pakistan?

 

[ask_analyse_act]

While I agree with most of what has been written here, I do think that dropping Asif Ali would be a mistake. In T20s, it often comes down scenarios where you need a batsman to score 18 off 8 at the business end of a match. Only Asif has shown himself capable of doing that when the pressure is on.

Many people have said this but I’m yet to see that happen in a match. Show me the no. of matches where he scored more than 15 runs at a SR of 150 atleast as a bare minimum

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Why is the PCB social media handles promoting Sharjeel’s hundred yesterday if they have no intention of ever selecting him again for Pakistan?

May be it’s is his birthday lol.

 

[Mp812]

Mohammad Rizwan, who during the course of the Asia cup tournament became the No.1 ranked ICC Men's T20I batter should be opening.

 

[hasanali]

Many people have said this but I’m yet to see that happen in a match. Show me the no. of matches where he scored more than 15 runs at a SR of 150 atleast as a bare minimum

In the last t20 World Cup he came out with Pakistan in trouble chasing against New Zealand and scored 27 off 12 at a strike rate of 225.

The match after that, against Afghanistan, in a really really difficult situation he came out and scored 25 off 7 at a strike rate of 357.

In both matches we would have lost had he not been in the team.

Then in this Asia cup, he came out against India and scored 16 off 8 at a strike rate of 200.

The match after that, in a chase against Afghanistan, he scored 16 off 8 at a strike rate of 200 again.

That's four huge matches where he scored vital runs at the business end of the inning to either drag us over the line or get us close to it. I think it would be madness to drop him.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

In the last t20 World Cup he came out with Pakistan in trouble chasing against New Zealand and scored 27 off 12 at a strike rate of 225.

The match after that, against Afghanistan, in a really really difficult situation he came out and scored 25 off 7 at a strike rate of 357.

In both matches we would have lost had he not been in the team.

Then in this Asia cup, he came out against India and scored 16 off 8 at a strike rate of 200.

The match after that, in a chase against Afghanistan, he scored 16 off 8 at a strike rate of 200 again.

That's four huge matches where he scored vital runs at the business end of the inning to either drag us over the line or get us close to it. I think it would be madness to drop him.

4 out of 40 games it’s not a good sample I would take only his innings against New Zealand apart from that other two innings against Afghanistan the first one was a fluke of four sixes and 16 off eight balls anyone can do it even Naseem shah did it.

He’s in the team for the role of a finisher + also he’s not an all-rounder it’s a waste of space

His career average is very poor also his strike rate is very low for a 6 hitter , first of all he’s not even a batter, he can hit sixes in PSL and in domestic National T-20 come against international bowlers he always struggles.

He should be happy playing in PSL and gully cricket and leave the international for the rest

Bring his stats to back and talk about it

 

[hasanali]

4 out of 40 games it’s not a good sample I would take only his innings against New Zealand apart from that other two innings against Afghanistan the first one was a fluke of four sixes and 16 off eight balls anyone can do it even Naseem shah did it.

He’s in the team for the role of a finisher + also he’s not an all-rounder it’s a waste of space



His career average is very poor also his strike rate is very low for a 6 hitter , first of all he’s not even a batter, he can hit sixes in PSL and in domestic National T-20 come against international bowlers he always struggles.

He should be happy playing in PSL and gully cricket and leave the international for the rest

Bring his stats to back and talk about it

You were the one who said you'd never seen him do it in a match. Now you're saying you have seen it happen. Which is it?

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

There is no need to change this squad. The worst thing can happen right now for us is to change the core of this team. If we change the middle order right now, the team will lose its identity. These guys are the best awe have right now. Back then up to do better and sooner or later they will deliver.

 

[topspin]

Lol only 3 changes.

If you make alle those 3 changes and then still play Fakhar, Khushdil and Asif Ali, then nothing will change in the end.

You missed better middle order. Rizwan moving to #3 will make top 3 better but 4,5,6 positions still do not have good explosive batsmen.

If Pakistan upgrades the coach and captain, you'd expect the selection and batting order to sort itself out.

Also, I'd expect a superior coach (and captain) to get more out of the likes of Fakhar (like Mickey Arthur did), Khushdil and Asif Ali.

Even if we change the batting order and select a better team under the current leadership and Head Coach it won't make a zilch of difference until we have a competent captain who isn't a timid kitten and perhaps more importantly a coach who understands the demands of the modern game.

 

[topspin]

Why is the PCB social media handles promoting Sharjeel’s hundred yesterday if they have no intention of ever selecting him again for Pakistan?

To make him feel valued and perhaps to give him a sign that it's time to lose some weight + gain some fitness so he can play for Pakistan again.