Abdullah719
T20I Captain
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2013
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This Inzi interview with Ramiz was conducted after the 2nd ODI against NZ but couldn't find a recording initially so left it, but got back to it today.... here are the quotes:
"Watching the batsmen, there is a sign that we are weak on the short balls so teams can attack us on that aspect. Coaches will work on that aspect definitely. We have experienced players but when Hafeez and Malik were batting, I was thinking that it's unfair for them to be facing so much short bowling.... they will have to work on it as we have to go to South Africa and then the World Cup is in England"
"I don't think that being weak against short bowling means that you are scared. But you have to do a lot of practice on it, I don't think this is a matter that can't be resolved. It requires practice for a few days. Imran bhai used to say that if your practice is tough, the match will be easy, and vice versa. In my view, short balls on such pitches should be looked at as a scoring opportunity"
"All the boys are very talented and the important thing is that aggression has to be there for the team to win. If we look at the fast bowlers, they weren't striking well in the past couple of months but their aggression was still there. No cricketer can perform in every series but I am happy that the aggression and the intention is there. I am also happy to see the team playing as a unit, even if they lose the team is one and that is very good for the team"
"I have no two opinions on this - Sarfaraz should be captain in all three formats. His performances has been improving and I want to tell everyone that most of our ODI team is inexperienced, only the senior players have played a lot of matches. In the days when I was playing, players who had played 50 ODIs wouldn't be given any importance. Sarfaraz has given good performances as a captain and no one has any doubt that he should be the captain"
"All batsmen don't perform well in all conditions. When Fakhar tries to score all over the ground, then the chances of him being dismissed increase. For example, Mohammad Yousuf hit excellent cover drives while I didn't. I was good against short-bowling, straight driving and on the on-side. So I would focus on my strong points. Fakhar's weak point is that he tries to play towards mid-on and now the bowlers have started to try to attack him. In his weak areas, he should try to take singles rather than hit boundaries, no player can hit all over the park. If he takes singles in his weak areas, I don't think there is any problem for him"
"We are considering playing Mohammad Abbas in ODIs because his domestic one-day record is very good as well. We are just wary that he may be attacked in ODIs due to the lack of pace but he is definitely in consideration after his recent performances. No other pacer could perform against Australia but he made the difference on his own"
"The likes of Abid Ali and Saad Ali are here because I saw them play. The good thing is that our bench strength is very strong. Shan has done well, Abid Ali has made runs. Shan Masood and Abid Ali both play the short ball well. So our bench strength is becoming strong which will raise the standards for the Test team as well. We can also gauge how the domestic performers perform against international level opposition. Some fast bowlers have also done well like Waqas Maqsood. If we get any spots then these players can be included in the team"
"We look at players' techniques and see where they are suited to playing. I pay close attention to batsmen's strike-rates even in Test matches. If a player hits a 100 off 300 balls then it's difficult for me to select him and I have told the first-class coaches and players about this as well"
"We are trying to improve pitches at the domestic level. Everything is slowly improving. In the past, we had told the groundsmen to make faster pitches as we struggle against swing but that swing has become so much that.... If we haven't brought up our FC cricket to international standard then that is a major shortcoming. We are trying to have PCB curators make good pitches at 8 top stadiums where the top level of domestic cricket is held. There should be a variety of pitches including faster pitches and spinning tracks as well, playing spin is an art too. We are a bit late to do this, the overall standards have to be raised"
"I lost quite a bit of weight due to the Asia Cup"
"We had a discussion about what went wrong at the Asia Cup but we realise that the team is young, the players are talented and they need to be given confidence and more chances to improve. They were playing well before that but then they did badly in a tournament, it happens. The good thing is that this tournament displayed our weak points and showed which aspects we have to improve on"
"In the days when we used to play, there was a lot of emphasis on skills and the level was high. Now, the level of fitness has gone very high due to the amount of cricket being played. All teams have high fitness standards now"
"Watching the batsmen, there is a sign that we are weak on the short balls so teams can attack us on that aspect. Coaches will work on that aspect definitely. We have experienced players but when Hafeez and Malik were batting, I was thinking that it's unfair for them to be facing so much short bowling.... they will have to work on it as we have to go to South Africa and then the World Cup is in England"
"I don't think that being weak against short bowling means that you are scared. But you have to do a lot of practice on it, I don't think this is a matter that can't be resolved. It requires practice for a few days. Imran bhai used to say that if your practice is tough, the match will be easy, and vice versa. In my view, short balls on such pitches should be looked at as a scoring opportunity"
"All the boys are very talented and the important thing is that aggression has to be there for the team to win. If we look at the fast bowlers, they weren't striking well in the past couple of months but their aggression was still there. No cricketer can perform in every series but I am happy that the aggression and the intention is there. I am also happy to see the team playing as a unit, even if they lose the team is one and that is very good for the team"
"I have no two opinions on this - Sarfaraz should be captain in all three formats. His performances has been improving and I want to tell everyone that most of our ODI team is inexperienced, only the senior players have played a lot of matches. In the days when I was playing, players who had played 50 ODIs wouldn't be given any importance. Sarfaraz has given good performances as a captain and no one has any doubt that he should be the captain"
"All batsmen don't perform well in all conditions. When Fakhar tries to score all over the ground, then the chances of him being dismissed increase. For example, Mohammad Yousuf hit excellent cover drives while I didn't. I was good against short-bowling, straight driving and on the on-side. So I would focus on my strong points. Fakhar's weak point is that he tries to play towards mid-on and now the bowlers have started to try to attack him. In his weak areas, he should try to take singles rather than hit boundaries, no player can hit all over the park. If he takes singles in his weak areas, I don't think there is any problem for him"
"We are considering playing Mohammad Abbas in ODIs because his domestic one-day record is very good as well. We are just wary that he may be attacked in ODIs due to the lack of pace but he is definitely in consideration after his recent performances. No other pacer could perform against Australia but he made the difference on his own"
"The likes of Abid Ali and Saad Ali are here because I saw them play. The good thing is that our bench strength is very strong. Shan has done well, Abid Ali has made runs. Shan Masood and Abid Ali both play the short ball well. So our bench strength is becoming strong which will raise the standards for the Test team as well. We can also gauge how the domestic performers perform against international level opposition. Some fast bowlers have also done well like Waqas Maqsood. If we get any spots then these players can be included in the team"
"We look at players' techniques and see where they are suited to playing. I pay close attention to batsmen's strike-rates even in Test matches. If a player hits a 100 off 300 balls then it's difficult for me to select him and I have told the first-class coaches and players about this as well"
"We are trying to improve pitches at the domestic level. Everything is slowly improving. In the past, we had told the groundsmen to make faster pitches as we struggle against swing but that swing has become so much that.... If we haven't brought up our FC cricket to international standard then that is a major shortcoming. We are trying to have PCB curators make good pitches at 8 top stadiums where the top level of domestic cricket is held. There should be a variety of pitches including faster pitches and spinning tracks as well, playing spin is an art too. We are a bit late to do this, the overall standards have to be raised"
"I lost quite a bit of weight due to the Asia Cup"
"We had a discussion about what went wrong at the Asia Cup but we realise that the team is young, the players are talented and they need to be given confidence and more chances to improve. They were playing well before that but then they did badly in a tournament, it happens. The good thing is that this tournament displayed our weak points and showed which aspects we have to improve on"
"In the days when we used to play, there was a lot of emphasis on skills and the level was high. Now, the level of fitness has gone very high due to the amount of cricket being played. All teams have high fitness standards now"
