Chief Selector and Head Coach Misbah-ul-Haq, The Revolutionary - Performance Watch

[Afhan Ali]

I am not Misbah fan but
He give chances to Ahmad Shahzad
Which was look like a good decision because Fakhar Zaman is just a hack and we don't have any opener for t20i.

He gave chance to Umar Akmal ( He was only hitter in Pakistan, Asif etc are useless so they gave chance to Akmal)

Selecting Irfan is also a backwards step but again we all saw that he was brilliant in National t20.

Wahab was selected for wc19 which was not misbah decision, he still can play t20i in place of Shinwari, Hassan, Faheem, Hasnain etc he is far better than these rubbish t20 bowlers.

Selecting Imran khan Sr and M Musa is blunder when he ignore Sameen Gul, Ehsan Adil etc

 

[Mercurial]

I am not Misbah fan but
He give chances to Ahmad Shahzad
Which was look like a good decision because Fakhar Zaman is just a hack and we don't have any opener for t20i.

He gave chance to Umar Akmal ( He was only hitter in Pakistan, Asif etc are useless so they gave chance to Akmal)

Selecting Irfan is also a backwards step but again we all saw that he was brilliant in National t20.

Wahab was selected for wc19 which was not misbah decision, he still can play t20i in place of Shinwari, Hassan, Faheem, Hasnain etc he is far better than these rubbish t20 bowlers.

Selecting Imran khan Sr and M Musa is blunder when he ignore Sameen Gul, Ehsan Adil etc

Even if Fakhar is a hack, he is still better than Shehzad and Akmal. He is a clutch batsman, has won you tournaments.

 

[topspin]

Even if Fakhar is a hack, he is still better than Shehzad and Akmal. He is a clutch batsman, has won you tournaments.

Exactly, there is a lot of disrespect shown by a number of posters who forget Fakhar single-handedly won Pakistan not only the CT final but also bossed that chase against Australia in that tri-series T20I final with a clutch 90 odd not out.

Having said that Fakhar has been found out as a opener, so it's time to bat him lower down the order.

 

[Kroll]

I am not Misbah fan but
He give chances to Ahmad Shahzad
Which was look like a good decision because Fakhar Zaman is just a hack and we don't have any opener for t20i.

He gave chance to Umar Akmal ( He was only hitter in Pakistan, Asif etc are useless so they gave chance to Akmal)

Selecting Irfan is also a backwards step but again we all saw that he was brilliant in National t20.

Wahab was selected for wc19 which was not misbah decision, he still can play t20i in place of Shinwari, Hassan, Faheem, Hasnain etc he is far better than these rubbish t20 bowlers.

Selecting Imran khan Sr and M Musa is blunder when he ignore Sameen Gul, Ehsan Adil etc

Lol, how many chances do Shehzad and Akmal need?

Wahab is not a better bowler than Hasan in T20s - a format in which he made his name. Of course, he has regressed in ODI but hopefully he will regain his mojo.

And why are the likes of oldies Wahab and Irfan being picked for T20s anyway? This was a perfect opportunity to try out the new and upcoming bowling talent.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Lol, how many chances do Shehzad and Akmal need?

Wahab is not a better bowler than Hasan in T20s - a format in which he made his name. Of course, he has regressed in ODI but hopefully he will regain his mojo.

And why are the likes of oldies Wahab and Irfan being picked for T20s anyway? This was a perfect opportunity to try out the new and upcoming bowling talent.

I just want Wahab and Irfan gone. I also want Hasan dropped and made to perform in domestic and get his head straight. Hopefully Musa is is given a chance tomorrow, really excited to see him.

Irfan is useless at this pace. At this pace it is easy to get under the ball and smash him into the stands if you stand deep in the crease, just like Finch did.

 

[Kroll]

I just want Wahab and Irfan gone. I also want Hasan dropped and made to perform in domestic and get his head straight. Hopefully Musa is is given a chance tomorrow, really excited to see him.

Irfan is useless at this pace. At this pace it is easy to get under the ball and smash him into the stands if you stand deep in the crease, just like Finch did.

Thing is by making these bungling selections like Irfan and the two chosen ones before; then firing them when it spectacularly fails, Misbah is just wasting time and it's contributing heavily to the losses.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Thing is by making these bungling selections like Irfan and the two chosen ones before; then firing them when it spectacularly fails, Misbah is just wasting time and it's contributing heavily to the losses.

Exactly. But then some people are saying "Misbah is doing a great job filtering out all the TTFs, now they are exposed", what kind of dumb logic is that. We already knew they were bad, that's why Mickey kicked them out. It doesn't take an expert to figure that out. Even a new born baby could say Wahab, Irfan, Akmal, Shehzad and Imran Khan Sr are done and useless.

 

[Shafi]

How can we get rid of Misbah?

This guy is holding both CS and Head coach position without have any qualificaion and no one to answer for his action.
The sad thing is the players' selection under Misbah is even base on personal preference and age instead of merit. The genius Wasim Khan appointed him for 3 years which means we will be bottom of every format of the game by then.
How can we get rid of this incompetent and bias person?

 

[KingKhan12]

Protest or petition

 

[Mamoon]

Don’t know, but I think ECB are glad to have gotten rid of Wasim Khan.

He would have stank up the place with his incompetence. With him as ECB chairman, England would turn into Ireland.

 

[Big Mac]

Ask him if he wants to keep wicket.

 

[Shafi]

Don’t know, but I think ECB are glad to have gotten rid of Wasim Khan.

He would have stank up the place with his incompetence. With him as ECB chairman, England would turn into Ireland.

Most likely he was promoting himself to get a high position and Ik got bluffed. ECB will never take a copycat and incompetent people like him in their set up.

 

[Ellipsism]

Selecting the likes of Shehzad, Akmal, Irfan, Qadir and Wahab in T20’s is absolutely criminal. That’s a fairly long list of blunders considering he’s only announced two squads thus far.

After we get blanked 2-0 here, the come backs of Hafeez and Malik are almost guaranteed. We might even see Sohail Tanvir crawl back considering how he went in the National T20 comp.

 

[Khan12]

Selecting the likes of Shehzad, Akmal, Irfan, Qadir and Wahab in T20’s is absolutely criminal. That’s a fairly long list of blunders considering he’s only announced two squads thus far.

After we get blanked 2-0 here, the come backs of Hafeez and Malik are almost guaranteed. We might even see Sohail Tanvir crawl back considering how he went in the National T20 comp.

Lamo exactly this. Let's not forget about rahat comeback is imminent too in all formats.

 

[Sir-fraz]

Don’t know, but I think ECB are glad to have gotten rid of Wasim Khan.

He would have stank up the place with his incompetence. With him as ECB chairman, England would turn into Ireland.

clearly has the same old desi mentality, education clearly didnt help this fella.
educated fools, are still fools.

wasim khan didnt bring anything new to the PCB setup. in fact his decision making has been quite poor and distasteful.

lobby backed selections, incompetent hiring, on top of that taking top dollar to do a below avg job.

 

[Shafi]

It clearly shows unless a person is truly honest high education will never make his clean person. I bet a lot of undeucated honest people do far better than him in terms of betterment of cricket.

 

[Afhan Ali]

Don’t know, but I think ECB are glad to have gotten rid of Wasim Khan.

He would have stank up the place with his incompetence. With him as ECB chairman, England would turn into Ireland.

They would never select petriotic person which Wasim khan is, he loves Pakistan more than anyone he is working on just 40k month just for Pakistan, he select a the greatest coach ever, he also get Sky sports for Domestic matches, he also makes domestic matches pitches better than International pitches, he also make our domestic competition best in the world.

 

[AFM]

Ifti Chacha was a genius pick

 

[Kroll]

Ifti Chacha was a genius pick

It was but still losing though. We're a loser team.

 

[MenInG]

"Misbah bhai always says to go for 180-200 runs, he never says to make 120. Misbah bhai himself is a positive person and was a positive cricketer. He always tells us to be positive and that's what we're trying to do"

Iftikhar speaking to the media.

 

[Abdullah]

I would wait for a proper series to start.

He's an obvious upgrade over Mickey Arthur, you can't do any worse than him.

Looking forward to a proper series to start.

Hmm.

Im expecting better things from the test team as top 7 picks itself,

I'm worried about yasir Shah!

 

[Kroll]

"Misbah bhai always says to go for 180-200 runs, he never says to make 120. Misbah bhai himself is a positive person and was a positive cricketer. He always tells us to be positive and that's what we're trying to do"

Iftikhar speaking to the media.

Was he able to contain his laughter when he said that?

 

[Abdullah]

Test team needs to be as follows given what has been picked for the tour!!

Shan
Imam
Haris
Azhar
Babar
Rizwan
Asad ( yes make him bat seven- he seems to bat best when left with the tail and the innings is nearly over!)
Shaheen
Musa
Abbas
Naseem

Play Yasir at your peril.

 

[Abdullah]

^i make that a decent line up. ( Not gonna judge Musa and naseem, but would throw them in ahead of IK and Yasir)
Haris just needs to be ready to bowl

 

[Hawkeye]

Ifti Chacha was a genius pick

Iftikhar was brought from nowhere to the PSL and then the national team by Misbah.

He's one of misbahs' handpicked selections.

Awaam kept making his fun. Potential was there and Misbah's backing paid off.

This guy played 148kph Starc Yorkers with utmost ease.

First player produced by Misbah. Many more to come. I'll give you a hint - Islamabad United players.

And some apart from that too.

Sharjeel, Shadab have already paid off.

 

[emranabbas]

Iftikhar was brought from nowhere to the PSL and then the national team by Misbah.

He's one of misbahs' handpicked selections.

Awaam kept making his fun. Potential was there and Misbah's backing paid off.

This guy played 148kph Starc Yorkers with utmost ease.

First player produced by Misbah. Many more to come. I'll give you a hint - Islamabad United players.

And some apart from that too.

Sharjeel, Shadab have already paid off.

Wow what a find by misbah

Youngster ifti will be very handy world cup 2023 and world cup 2027

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Iftikhar was brought from nowhere to the PSL and then the national team by Misbah.

He's one of misbahs' handpicked selections.

Awaam kept making his fun. Potential was there and Misbah's backing paid off.

This guy played 148kph Starc Yorkers with utmost ease.

First player produced by Misbah. Many more to come. I'll give you a hint - Islamabad United players.

And some apart from that too.

Sharjeel, Shadab have already paid off.

Real age 34. What is his shelf life? Wherr is succession planning?

Same old dross bowlers put back in the team as coach and selector have no idea how to build teams.

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Real age 34. What is his shelf life? Wherr is succession planning?

Same old dross bowlers put back in the team as coach and selector have no idea how to build teams.

so like every pakistani player has real age & reel age?
btw he looks older than misbah

 

[HGhazanfar]

Major changes needed to all lineups. I know Ahmed Shehzad test was a failure but we need to back him for the limited over teams and a backup for tests. Sami Aslam needs to be brought in as test opener, a proper offspinner like Zafar Gohar for limited over teams and we need to drop Fakhar. Rizwan should only be playing ODI and Tests. Imam needs to be dropped, he doesn't have the technique to win matches against top oppositions, just have a look at how many centuries he has scored against top 5 sides. Ahmed Shehzad as VC will help, he is already Babars deputy in central punjab and will bring more attacking nature to the team and advise Babar. Iftikhar is old, so really keep him in the T20 side for the world cup and move on. Haris Sohail does not belong in T20 and Irfan is not fit enough for any world cricket.

ODI

Abid Ali
Ahmed Shehzad VC
Babar Azam C
Haris Sohail
M Rizwan WK
Khusdil Shah
Ammad Butt
Shadab Khan
M Amir
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah

Bench
M Musa
Ali Imran (Backup Opener)
Zafar Gohar
Hussain Talat
Saud Shakeel



T20
Kamran Akmal WK
Ahmed Shehzad VC
Babar Azam C
Umar Amin
Iftikhar Ahmed
Khusdil Shah
Ammad Butt
Zafar Gohar
Shadab Khan
M Amir
M Musa

Bench
Wahab Riaz as backup can play in place of Zafar for more pacy wickets
Shaheen Afridi
Ali Imran (Backup Opener)
Ahsan Ali
Hussain Talat

Test
Sami Aslam
Abid Ali
Azhar Ali C
Haris Sohail
M Rizwan WK
Babar Azam VC
Ammad Butt
Yasir Shah
Shaheen Afridi
M Musa
Naseem Shah

Bench
Zafar Gohar
Asad Shafique
Ahmed Shehzad
M Abbas

 

[Shazzam]

After this man’s tenure is over I would love to see a comparison of his with Mickey Arthur side by side. So far he is looking in terrible shape. Don’t matter what player you bring in this team will lose 9 out of 10 times.

 

[Canistani Hero]

All the best to Misbah, its too early to judge him but in my opinion somebody like M Wasim or Younis Khan would have fit the profile better

 

[Energy]

Have always backed him, but he's been making pure absurd selections lately. Re-calling former players and not being answerable for it is a sign of arrogance, and dheetai.

Misbah is being Misbah - it is as simple as that. He didn't listen to anyone during his playing days, kept on playing his own style. Yes it worked sometimes, and failed sometimes. He's brought the same approach to the coaching. It may work in the long run, but so far it hasn't, and does not indicate any sign of improvement either.

 

[Kroll]

So in the T20 series against Sri Lanka, he brings in Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad but by the time of the third and final game, they're unceremoniously dumped making a mockery of the decision to bring them in.The team is subsequently whitewashed by the Sri Lanka C team.

Now moving onto the T20 series down under, if wasn't for rain, it would be another 3-0 whitewash. Here the genius plays 34 years old Wahab Riaz and an unfit 37 year old Mo Irfan who gets massacred in his 2nd over. Now in the 3rd and final match with the series needing saved, he throws in 2 young boys with only one experienced pacer as backup.

Again, unsurprisingly, we are brutally mauled and left a laughing stock. Clearly Misbah-ul-Haq doesn't know what he's doing and just wasting time by bringing in useless players and then binning them when we all know how it's going to end up.

 

[HappyWarsFan]

So in the T20 series against Sri Lanka, he brings in Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad but by the time of the third and final game, they're unceremoniously dumped making a mockery of the decision to bring them in.The team is subsequently whitewashed by the Sri Lanka C team.

Now moving onto the T20 series down under, if wasn't for rain, it would be another 3-0 whitewash. Here the genius plays 34 years old Wahab Riaz and an unfit 37 year old Mo Irfan who gets massacred in his 2nd over. Now in the 3rd and final match with the series needing saved, he throws in 2 young boys with only one experienced pacer as backup.

Again, unsurprisingly, we are brutally mauled and left a laughing stock. Clearly Misbah-ul-Haq doesn't know what he's doing and just wasting time by bringing in useless players and then binning them when we all know how it's going to end up.

Nobody will even care because it's a bilateral t20.

 

[Kroll]

For me, the some of the selections coming into this Australia Test series were a bit bizarre but the tactics and team chosen for the 1st Test even stranger. To start off, IK and Yasir? Just hope Misbah has learned from last time from playing negatively using Yasir.

I think it's good that Misbah has chosen some youngsters as there are accusations he's averse to some young blood. But Pakistan do take it to extremes. On the one hand they like to play oldies but have picked two teenagers, one an unknown quantity in 16 year old Naseem. Talk about throwing someone into the cauldron. I really hope the kid doesn't get overwhelmed and really makes a name for himself here.

To accommodate Ifti Chacha, Azhar has gone back to opening leaving the middle order badly exposed with Haris looking out of sorts and Babar perhaps feeling the weight of expectations heaped onto his young shoulders. So in summary, the balance of the team looks all wrong. You don't want to be going in with your preparations all wrong in one of the toughest tours on the circuit.

 

[FreePalestine]

Picking Khan over Abbas another howler, surely. At the very least, Abbas would not have leaked as many as Khan

 

[Pete Rose]

Safe to say he has made match losing personnel decisions

 

[Bleedgreen4ever]

Worst captain

Worst coach

Worst selector


This guy is an insult to the legacy of Mushtaq and Imran. He is completely opposite to them and if he persists get ready for some more humiliations like this.

 

[Shafi]

Worst captain

Worst coach

Worst selector


This guy is an insult to the legacy of Mushtaq and Imran. He is completely opposite to them and if he persists get ready for some more humiliations like this.

Exactly. Same goes to Waqar. Team will go downhill

 

[NoBallZombie]

Exactly. Same goes to Waqar. Team will go downhill

I just hope we dont end up ending so many promising careers just because of these jokers in leadership roles. We were setup nicely to transition to the young guns but this management has really messed it up now.

 

[Shafi]

I just hope we dont end up ending so many promising careers just because of these jokers in leadership roles. We were setup nicely to transition to the young guns but this management has really messed it up now.

It will be. These 2s will be there for 4-5 years to destroy our cricket. Big thanks to mr. accent man Wasim Khan

 

[Oneking]

It will be. These 2s will be there for 4-5 years to destroy our cricket. Big thanks to mr. accent man Wasim Khan

Every single commentator is criticizing tactics singlesare given everywhere they are hoping for miracle get ready to we 500 plus on board

 

[Junaids]

I just hope we dont end up ending so many promising careers just because of these jokers in leadership roles. We were setup nicely to transition to the young guns but this management has really messed it up now.

The risk now is that there are two guys in their teens being horribly overbowled on rock hard pitches.

The least of their troubles is that they are losing pace, accuracy and menace.

There's a significant risk that this absurdly unbalanced attack (2 spinners at Brisbane!) is going to lead to stress fractures for Naseem or Shaheen.

Misbah is both Chief Selector and Head Coach.

He is 100% accountable. The buck stops with Misbah. No excuses!

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Rotten person. Even worse cricketing mind.

 

[ARK Rafay]

He literally has zero experience in Coaching and Selection.

Such professionalism by Mani and Wasim.

 

[Shafi]

He literally has zero experience in Coaching and Selection.

Such professionalism by Mani and Wasim.

So as Wasim Khan. Really disappointed with Mani. He should be man up to sack both Wasim and Misbah along with Waqar

 

[Junaids]

History repeating: Yasir Shah bowling in Australia at New Ball time!

Here in Australia people still laugh at Misbah-ul-Haq for giving Yasir Shah the new ball in a Test match at Sydney.

And yet at Brisbane, three years later, with Australia 290-1 after 80 overs, Misbah’s skipper Azhar Ali has got Yasir Shah bowling at one end and Haris Sohail at the other!

What is wrong with the Pakistan Brains Trust?

It’s bad enough to pick the wrong attack and make it bowl to the wrong field.

But to continue at Brisbane with spin bowlers when the new ball is due and the opposition is 290-1?

Someone should be fired for this. Either the coach and captain are grossly incompetent or someone had a bet on this.

Either way, it’s totally unacceptable.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Here in Australia people still laugh at Misbah-ul-Haq for giving Yasir Shah the new ball in a Test match at Sydney.

And yet at Brisbane, three years later, with Australia 290-1 after 80 overs, Misbah’s skipper Azhar Ali has got Yasir Shah bowling at one end and Haris Sohail at the other!

What is wrong with the Pakistan Brains Trust?

It’s bad enough to pick the wrong attack and make it bowl to the wrong field.

But to continue at Brisbane with spin bowlers when the new ball is due and the opposition is 290-1?

Someone should be fired for this. Either the coach and captain are grossly incompetent or someone had a bet on this.

Either way, it’s totally unacceptable.

It’s due to the atrocious over rate. You don’t want the captain to be banned for the next game

 

[Hasan123]

Here in Australia people still laugh at Misbah-ul-Haq for giving Yasir Shah the new ball in a Test match at Sydney.

And yet at Brisbane, three years later, with Australia 290-1 after 80 overs, Misbah’s skipper Azhar Ali has got Yasir Shah bowling at one end and Haris Sohail at the other!

What is wrong with the Pakistan Brains Trust?

It’s bad enough to pick the wrong attack and make it bowl to the wrong field.

But to continue at Brisbane with spin bowlers when the new ball is due and the opposition is 290-1?

Someone should be fired for this. Either the coach and captain are grossly incompetent or someone had a bet on this.

Either way, it’s totally unacceptable.

So wait when Mickey Arthur was coach and Yasir Shah was opening the bowling it was all Misbah fault, now that Misbah is the coach it's all his fault Yasir is opening the bowling?

Your hate for Misbah is clouding your opinion.

We are not good enough to beat Australia in Australia. Whether it's your dream line up selected or PP fantasy 11, we don't have an 11 to beat Australia in Australia.

 

[Junaids]

It’s due to the atrocious over rate. You don’t want the captain to be banned for the next game

Yes you do. He’s not good enough at this age to be in the team.

 

[Junaids]

So wait when Mickey Arthur was coach and Yasir Shah was opening the bowling it was all Misbah fault, now that Misbah is the coach it's all his fault Yasir is opening the bowling?

Your hate for Misbah is clouding your opinion.

We are not good enough to beat Australia in Australia. Whether it's your dream line up selected or PP fantasy 11, we don't have an 11 to beat Australia in Australia.

Has any Mickey Arthur team not led by Misbah ever opened the bowling in a Test with a spinner in Australia or South Africa?

You’ve got a huge sample size - he used to coach both those teams.

 

[Hasan123]

Has any Mickey Arthur team not led by Misbah ever opened the bowling in a Test with a spinner in Australia or South Africa?

You’ve got a huge sample size - he used to coach both those teams.

That's not the question.

You want to blame Misbah for everything which is just ridiculous . It's looking like he should not have gotten this much power, but you actually think we are good enough to compete with Australia in Australia which isn't case lol.

 

[Junaids]

That's not the question.

You want to blame Misbah for everything which is just ridiculous . It's looking like he should not have gotten this much power, but you actually think we are good enough to compete with Australia in Australia which isn't case lol.

Yes, I do.

I could select a Pakistan team that would not be in this situation.

There should be no Azhar, no Haris, no Yasir and no Imran.

Replace them with players suited to the conditions and Pakistan would have scored 350, and Australia would now be 150-2 in reply.

Yes, Australia would probably win.

But this is the wrong team with the wrong tactics and the wrong leader.

 

[Shafi]

Under Misbah we will loose to SL and BD in all formats

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Give him players like Bhumrah , Cummins , Kohli , Smith and the same Misbah will make you a champion team, Stop criticizing him what can he do if we don't have worldclass players?

 

[Muhammad Saad]

On a more realistic note , We all know Misbah is not the best person to get the most out of mediocre cricketers. Even Arthur was better despite his tactical ineptness.

 

[emranabbas]

Give him players like Bhumrah , Cummins , Kohli , Smith and the same Misbah will make you a champion team, Stop criticizing him what can he do if we don't have worldclass players?

Add Bradman, Lara, and tendulkar to this list and misbah will still not win you anything.

By the way misbah selected this team

 

[Markhor]

What's baffling is that Mickey was appointed to clear up Misbah/Waqar/Azhar's mess.

Now we reappoint the same inept combo to create a new mess.

 

[Shazzam]

We are not good enough to beat Australia in Australia. Whether it's your dream line up selected or PP fantasy 11, we don't have an 11 to beat Australia in Australia.

Yeah well with this mentality we will never beat Australia in Australia. Cricket is a mind game more than anything. If our players truly believe what you believe than screw sending any team to Australia. Boycott the series completely till we find men in this team who play like men not kittens who fear the mighty lion.

 

[Shafi]

Yeah well with this mentality we will never beat Australia in Australia. Cricket is a mind game more than anything. If our players truly believe what you believe than screw sending any team to Australia. Boycott the series completely till we find men in this team who play like men not kittens who fear the mighty lion.

True!!! But still you need very good skill to beat them. Its like a bathroom singer wants to concert in Opera house and hope he will gets lots of claps.

 

[Amjid Javed]

What's baffling is that Mickey was appointed to clear up Misbah/Waqar/Azhar's mess.

Now we reappoint the same inept combo to create a new mess.

Should be no surprised, pakistan has been recycling same rubbish for last 16 years at least.

 

[Usman Chadda]

What's baffling is that Mickey was appointed to clear up Misbah/Waqar/Azhar's mess.

Now we reappoint the same inept combo to create a new mess.

What's baffling is how we have no acountability for any process that happens in Pakistan cricket. I'm not sure on what basis Mickey was let go, when the underlying factors for our failures have absolutely nothing to do with the management at the top. The management has to make do with what they get from a run-down system, which is quite possibly the most unprofessional in the cricketing world.

All Pakistan has done in the past ten years is chop and change, without understanding the reasons behind other countries' improvements. In addition, the media and fan pressure is acting as a massive deterrent. Agenda-based journalism has had an effect on the attitude of the players too. It all basically stinks, and it's a miracle we are competitive at the top level.

 

[topspin]

What's baffling is that Mickey was appointed to clear up Misbah/Waqar/Azhar's mess.

Now we reappoint the same inept combo to create a new mess.

But the problem is the PCB have ALWAYS been oblivious to Misbah's shortcomings, otherwise he wouldn't have been allowed to have play ODIs after Mohali/2013 CT and tests up until 2017.

 

[Shafi]

Sad part is Misbah doesn't need to answer anyone. Wasim Khan made him all powerful dictator who doesn't listen to anyone. Also our formers were happy with his selection so win win situation for PCB. They don't need to worry that much about media.SInce media was always against foreigner so they cannot complain to desi unskilled coaches.

 

[Sir-fraz]

Misbah is the sole reason i have been debating with my self to stop watching pak cricket.

Misbah is a soul eater. He feeds off people misery, there is no other explanation to his selections this test.

Azhar being selected as captain after what he showed us in 2015. SMH. Imran fake khan being picked ahead of abbas beacause abbas didnt look good in the nets? Baffling.

On top of that not selectinf zafar gohar for these tests and picking uo yasir who has been toothless in overseas tests makes no sense..



There were plenty of players to choose from. Misbah just doesnt have the cricket IQ to succeed as a captain or coach.

This guy doesnt have an iota of knowledge when it comes to selecting a well balanced team.

Pay him his money, and let this guy go home and play with his kids.

Anyone off the streets who actually cares about pak cricket wouldve done a better job.

Its time to fire wasim khan and mani. What atrocious employees. And where is the accountability?

 

[topspin]

Misbah's selection errors with the bowling attack:

Iftikhar
Imran Khan snr
Yasir Shah

Neither of these players should be playing in Australia.

 

[dhump]

He could have ended his career on high quitting LOI cricket he didn't. Then he somehow got done with test cricket on high retiring with YK got the opportunity to do something for the country by helping fix first-class cricket, but he wanted the big position. From the inside, he got rid of Mickey got the position of both selector and coach and now will end up ruining Pakistan cricket further. He is destined to be humiliated and shamed but he is thick and will keep on going for power and money.

 

[aukhan]

He is making me miss Hroon Rasheed, Inzimam etc.

Incompetent and clueless.

 

[aukhan]

Please add revolutionary "Batting coach" also in thread title.

Greed knows no bound. Make him Revolutionary Manager and Revolutionary Team's cook as well.

 

[Shafi]

Unfortunately we have to be suffer next 4-5 years with Misbah because once is 3 years contract finish PCB will find excuse lack of time to find a coach so they will offer him another 2-3 years.

 

[Pete Rose]

What's baffling is that Mickey was appointed to clear up Misbah/Waqar/Azhar's mess.

Now we reappoint the same inept combo to create a new mess.

Mickey failed because he didn’t play two spinners at home like Misbah because he wanted to develop two test all-rounders
Misbah is flailing because he think it’s still 2016 and is one game away from bringing back Zulfiqar.
I would take mickey’s approach over Misbah any day.
But hey if wining at home with zulfi and Yasir bowling 50 overs each a day against bottom tier competition is the objective, then yes Misbah is our guy.

 

[Shazzam]

True!!! But still you need very good skill to beat them. Its like a bathroom singer wants to concert in Opera house and hope he will gets lots of claps.

If you look at our history we have had skill. We just never knew how to utilize it better. Despite what we think we do have some solid players in this team. We can play more better than this. Pakistan players are mental midgets. They fail time to time due to it.

 

[Kroll]

Give him players like Bhumrah , Cummins , Kohli , Smith and the same Misbah will make you a champion team, Stop criticizing him what can he do if we don't have worldclass players?

Probably wouldn’t select them preferring the likes of IK, Ifti, Azhar etc instead.

 

[Plumb]

Mickey failed because he didn’t play two spinners at home like Misbah because he wanted to develop two test all-rounders
Misbah is flailing because he think it’s still 2016 and is one game away from bringing back Zulfiqar.
I would take mickey’s approach over Misbah any day.
But hey if wining at home with zulfi and Yasir bowling 50 overs each a day against bottom tier competition is the objective, then yes Misbah is our guy.

+1... I have full confidence that if Misbah stayed in management we will comfortably lose to SL at home

 

[Pete Rose]

So when is Misbah bringing back Junaid Khan- after all he was another player sidelined by Mickey for fitness issues.

 

[Hasan123]

Yeah well with this mentality we will never beat Australia in Australia. Cricket is a mind game more than anything. If our players truly believe what you believe than screw sending any team to Australia. Boycott the series completely till we find men in this team who play like men not kittens who fear the mighty lion.

The players should not think this. But I find it hilarious when you see Juanids bumping threads about Shadab and Faheem not playing or fans crying about Abbas making a difference. As if they are Ben Stokes and Glen McGrath 2.0 .

 

[Hasan123]

Yes, I do.

I could select a Pakistan team that would not be in this situation.

There should be no Azhar, no Haris, no Yasir and no Imran.

Replace them with players suited to the conditions and Pakistan would have scored 350, and Australia would now be 150-2 in reply.

Yes, Australia would probably win.

But this is the wrong team with the wrong tactics and the wrong leader.

Your team would he beaten black and blue.

Imagine Faheem , Shadab, and Ehsan Adil vs Steve Smith and David Warner. Labuschange looked comfortable against Archer imagine what he would do to those 3.

 

[Titan24]

I will be honest. I wanted to give Misbah a chance but it's clear his squads will always have a boring or questionable selection in them.

If our plan was to appoint Misbah in these roles, it was better we kept Mickey as coach. Made him a selector and hired a specialist batting coach.

We could have than reassessed things in a year or so whilst seeing what experienced coaches maybe interested in coaching Pakistan.

Mickey Arthur in my opinion player a big part in the development of Babar Azam and Imam Ul Haq. I honestly don't see how a young batter will improve under Misbah, I also think he may make some solid selections but I don't see him thinking outside the box and taking risks like a selector should.


I'll support Misbah whilst he is here. But I don't agree with the PCB choice to make him batting coach, chief selector, and coach. If they really wanted him to be involved he should have been a team director with a specialist head coach ,batting coach,and another chief selector in place . Not Misbah having 3 roles.

PS: we would not have won in Australia under Mickey but I'm sure some players would improve under him.

Good post which doesnt go to any extreme.

Mickey was always good with player development as I have said time and time again and his stint with SA in 2000s also reflected that. At the same time he lacked the understanding of subcontinental conditions and tactically wasnt good enough to win a test series in Aus or SA with an inexperienced squad.

Misbah on the other hand doesnt have experience of coaching as well as being the chief selector so it wasn never gonna be a smooth sailing at the start. We can only hope it becomes smoother as the time goes and doing decently at home against Srl can be a decent start to that.

 

[Hasan123]

Good post which doesnt go to any extreme.

Mickey was always good with player development as I have said time and time again and his stint with SA in 2000s also reflected that. At the same time he lacked the understanding of subcontinental conditions and tactically wasnt good enough to win a test series in Aus or SA with an inexperienced squad.

Misbah on the other hand doesnt have experience of coaching as well as being the chief selector so it wasn never gonna be a smooth sailing at the start. We can only hope it becomes smoother as the time goes and doing decently at home against Srl can be a decent start to that.

Thank you.

Yes he wasn't always great with tactics that where you hire a team director to help out. Also it would have been interesting to see how Mickey would have done if he was an official selector.

Hopefully Misbah can improve but I am not confident he will. I don't like his selections and don't trust him to develop players. The more we lose , the more likely he will turn to experience. That won't help us at all.

 

[ritzy_123]

I don't know what is wrong with Misbah why can't he leave Pakistan cricket. He might be a good person but knowing about cricket is something else.

Now I think people will realise why Mickey was at least a better choice.