Mickey inherited a deplorable and unfit ODI and T20 team from Waqar who had us tottering in 9th and 7th in rankings. We finished 5th in the WC only missing out on SF qualification via NRR, we bagged an ICC 50 over trophy for first time since 1992, and are 1st in T20s.
My first point was regarding the test team which has factually lost everything post Misbah except series win against Aus in UAE and a 1-1 draw against Eng in Eng.
Versus top 10 teams, Mickey had a W/L ratio of 0.735 whereas the Pep Guardiola of cricket Waqar had ratio of 0.347 ! Under Waqar we crossed 300 twice but under Mickey we've done so 14 times ! Our RPO, bowling average and economy rates have also improved. How can you say that counts for nothing ?
Already agreed that in LOIs he did decently but if we compare the squad Mickey had in comparison to what we had in 2015 is just a huge difference. Waqar was also a mediocre coach but we cant seriously compare the batting and bowling talent of 2015 and 2017-19 which Pak has.
PSL is a rubbish second rate league. We are better off NOT using PSL for selections - see the failures of Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Rumman Raees and other PSL wonders at international level.
Why not take Hassan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Sharjeel Khan, Fakhar Zaman etc out as well.
Take out Fakhar Zaman and Hassan Ali for the CT 17 team, do you think there were other players who could have replicated what they did?
The names which I have mentioned do you think would have been playing for Pak if it wasnt for PSL.
It might be the worst league in the world but if shows talented players live and to the people and on that basis talented players get selected while they are teenagers and other players who were fading away in domestics than I think its doing a good job. Yes ideally it shouldnt be the case but when have unprofessional people and standard of domestics at low level than a talented player was rarely gonna be noticed.
You need to make up your mind either Mickey had a say in selections or he doesn't. Or does he get no credit for the good selections and all the blame for the bad ones ?
Lets assume what I believe as well is that he had a role in those selections but then again all those selections prove one point that PSL was only the sole criteria for Mickey's selections and he had the liberty for that short cut to see players which other coaches before him didnt. All the names I have mentioned above are the reason the outlook of the LOI side is different from 4 years ago along with emergence of Babar Azam and come back of Amir.
If he picked Usama Mir then you, Slog and others would've shouted that Mickey is showing favoritism to Karachi Kings players !
I have never said that and I never will if selection is on merit. If he didnt select him because he was thinking what people will say than its only further demonstration of his unprofessionalism and his emotions taking over his objective decision making
That was a bad call but fact is our unbeaten UAE Test record would be intact if Captain Useless scored 27 runs across those two close Abu Dhabi chases we lost.
However Sarfraz cannot play a responsible innings if his life depended on it yet he remains in his job (along with his Test average of 25 as captain) yet Mickey and Inzamam have been sacked ! Total injustice.
Completely agree Sarfaraz is neither fit nor a performer and has been poor in his captaincy as well.
What was Babar Azam's averages under Waqar and what are they under Mickey ?
Babar Azam's avg was 38 and Sr was of 89 which isnt bat but one has to realize they were his first 7 matches and it takes players time to settle. Mickey handled him brilliantly but its not like Mickey unearthed a star out of nowhere as everybody in cricket circles already knew about him.
Except from a few PSL youngsters Mickey havent unearthed any body and I am open to hear names if I am missing someone.
