Have Pakistan Become T20I Minnows?

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

Whenever such threads appear, Pakistan does the unthinkable and wins. 2009 T20 World Cup and 2017 CT come to mind. Are Pakistani posters just looking for some reverse jinx magic?

 

[Cricket Warrior]

wow.. UAE had better vote count for this match... what a shame for Pakistan cricket

 

[Cricket Warrior]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1969832633296150744

 

[Usman Chadda]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1969832633296150744

Australia, South Africa and New Zealand played second string sides, and we still have this pathetic record against them.

First win against these second string sides, then talk about winning against India consistently.

 

[tiger_khan]

The short answer is yes.

But hey have been T20 minnows for a while now. They rank number 7.


They should start selecting players on the basis of PSL performances only, which last for only 3 weeks in the entire year.

They should pick cricketers from the domestic circuit who handle pressure daily, during the entire season.

 

[Obaidd]

I thought so but on second consideration no.
Not minnows yet because we regularly beat minnows.

Basically it’s
Top teams
Pak
Minnows

 

[BouncerGuy]

Still asking this question???

Pakistan, with the current squad, can beat the number 7-8 side at best.. No way this team is gonna win anything and be top 5...

 

[Cricket Warrior]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972382510001856802

 

[BlackstoneRock]

Not a minnow side for sure

 

[big_gamer007]

Depends on how you want to look at it, cricket is played by 8-10 countries out of which 4 boards run professionally.

If you are ranked near at the end of those 8-10 countries then you will be considered a minnow.

However, if you beat teams worse than you consistently and only lose to teams in top 6, then you shouldn’t be considered a minnow but a mediocre team.

I think from Pakistan’s perspective they are an average team and the results show. If stars align they can win against better teams.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

We need star players and match winners to be considered top team again.

 

[sweep_shot]

We need star players and match winners to be considered top team again.

Pakistan's bowling is very good (minus Rauf). I think bowling is in good shape.

Batting requires improvement. I think Pakistan need to go for batters with good techniques instead of random T20 hacks. They need to find more batters like Farhan and H Nawaz.

 

[Energy]

The batting middle order is minnow level there can't be any doubts on that. Overall, the team is slightly above minnow status.

 

[chakdeindian]

Pakistan's bowling is very good (minus Rauf). I think bowling is in good shape.

Batting requires improvement. I think Pakistan need to go for batters with good techniques instead of random T20 hacks. They need to find more batters like Farhan and H Nawaz.

Take away spin friendly condition and then it will also be poor..Shaheen will anyway fail in the world cup..he will be back to his form after this Asia cup..

 

[Hikaru]

T20 is Pakistan's best format.