[EXCLUSIVE] "Pakistan find ways to lose that put even the West Indies to shame": Fazeer Mohammed

[The Bald Eagle]

Pakistan and the West Indies are among the most unpredictable cricket teams to ever play the game. The West Indies demonstrated the beauty of unpredictability, defying expectations with clinical performances against Papua New Guinea, Uganda, and New Zealand to qualify for the Super Eights. In contrast, Pakistan faltered in the group stages, losing to the USA and choking against India, bowing out of the tournament early.

In this episode, acclaimed Trinidadian cricket commentator and journalist, Fazeer Mohammed, joins PakPassion to discuss the contrasting fortunes of both teams. Some of the topics discussed are:

02:05 - On West Indies performance so far in the World Cup
02:49 - On the T20 World Cup
08:04 - On Pakistan's dismal T20 World Cup campaign
11:23 - On USA cricket
13:11 - World Cup predictions

 

[Cricket Warrior]

West Indies have a very good chance in this World Cup. They have a balanced combination and the good thing is that they have called up some big names like Russell back into the team which is strengthening them further.

So yeah they must start believing that they can lift the trophy for the third time.

 

[Saj]

We are becoming a laughing stock in world cricket.

About time we sort this mess out.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

That's a pretty damning remark. And I agree.

 

[AamirWarraich]

Our cricket was dying by 2007. We have been having all these same discussions for nearly 20 years now.

 

[MenInG]

Imagine what a change it is for Fazeer to speak about Pakistan like this! He has always admired our cricket in the past but even he is non-plussed!

 

[RamLakhan]

West Indies is always a dangerous side in T20... They have different issues compared to Pakistan... Their main issue is not getting their best players together in a team... If they do that they will still be competitive even in tests!

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Credit goes to the current PCB management for digging new lows for the national side. Without meritocracy that was meant to be.

 

[kach]

Pakistan were unpredictable, always found ways to lose, only nowadays it's predictable.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

We are becoming a laughing stock in world cricket.

About time we sort this mess out.

Wasn't Pakistan Cricket Board always a laughing stock anyway

 

[emranabbas]

We are becoming a laughing stock in world cricket.

About time we sort this mess out.

becoming? bro we are a laughing stock even the bangladesh work colleagues ask "what happened to pakistan? and i know they secretly laugh at pakistan team behind my back

 

[Thephenom]

It’s so irritating the ease with which India and Australia excel at cricket, while we always make it look all so difficult

 

[The Bald Eagle]

It’s so irritating the ease with which India and Australia excel at cricket, while we always make it look all so difficult

Sometimes it seems that other teams are just not exerting effort just because of these teams and when the same come against Pakistan they out of nowhere become world beaters.