Imran Khan vs Misbah-ul-Haq - Who is the better captain?

[Abdullah719]

In light of Shahryar Khan's recent statement about Misbah being better, as well as Misbah's impending retirement after this series against West Indies...... Who would YOU personally rate as the better captain?

 

[Syed1]

People's voting pattern on this poll will be influenced by their political differences with Imran.


Purely on cricketing basis, there isn't even a competition between Imran and Misbah.

 

[big_gamer007]

Imran made world class players as a captain.. competed with the best teams at their home and as a cricketer was probably a top 3 player from Asia if not the best..

 

[MRSN]

if all of cricket was played on flat roads of UAE, then surely Misbah would have given IK tough competition...

 

[Syed1]

Needless to say waleed88 is the first one to vote in Misbah's favour

 

[Mamoon]

Misbah is nothing compared to Imran. Nothing.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Quality will always outshine mediocrity. Misbah's short lived fame plummeted faster than I expected. Absolutely no comparison between the two.

 

[moghul]

Ridiculous question, only by SYK.

 

[shady]

Imran Khan and it's not even close. Misbah is missing a key element that's been a part of all the great captains before him and that's the ability to develop younger players. Imran was always on the lookout for impressive talent and made sure he did everything he could to help them achieve their potential(eg. Wasim, Waqar, Inzi). Misbah record of developing talent is atrocious. The only players he's invested in are those who fit his defensive play style and those that didn't were made to adjust their games to fit his play style. (Eg. Trying to use Yasir as a run stopper instead of a wicket taker in England) The only players of world class quality that he's leaving behind are Azhar and Yasir. Most of the players are who've come up under Misbah have woefully underachieved. Shafiq's become even more timid than he was initially, Umar Akmal is still dealing with the same temperamental issues that he was 5 years ago. Let's not even get into his atrocious captaincy in ODI's. Ultimately he just wasn't a captain who inspired confidence in his players and I don't think he's in the same class of captain as Imran (Arguably the finest captain in subcontinent history.

 

[Speedster777]

Absolutely no comparison. Misbah is nothing compared to IK. Misbah is a mediocre cricketer who never deserved to be a captain in the first place.

 

[ExpressPacer]

I'm Misbah's biggest fan but Imran Khan is better by a country mile. Also, he isn't statistically as good as Misbah because 1) Not as many matches were played. 2) Imran usually rested vs weaker opponents.

 

[shaz619]

Misbah is nothing compared to Imran. Nothing.

Imran Khan had the luxury of ATG talent which made his life so much easier, Misbah's Pakistan did not have such resources amidst the worst circumstances in our history but he made the players punch above their weight en route to one of our greatest triumphs in history, the mace and no.1 rank.

 

[shaz619]

So to suggest there is no comparison is MORONIC, in fact the numbers are there and we must also look at the context of how they were achieved.

 

[Friend786]

No comparison considering Imran's team competed and also beat some of the best teams ever to the play game. No one can deny Misbah's 25 test wins but he has lost to weakest of teams and his away record ( excluding minnows ) is pretty awful.

 

[MRSN]

Imran Khan had the luxury of ATG talent which made his life so much easier, Misbah's Pakistan did not have such resources amidst the worst circumstances in our history but he made the players punch above their weight en route to one of our greatest triumphs in history, the mace and no.1 rank.

he was also playing ATG teams.

 

[MRSN]

Needless to say waleed88 is the first one to vote in Misbah's favour

vote tu bhutto ka hi hai..

 

[shaz619]

he was also playing ATG teams.

Exactly, the playing field was levelled.

 

[shaz619]

Those who are suggesting NO COMPARISON must be reported for a HATE CRIME. It baffles me that you can even entertain the idea of NO COMPARISON even in your dreams or else Misbah would not have accomplished so much as Pak captain when many after Imran had failed.

 

[super hitter]

Imran Khan had the luxury of ATG talent which made his life so much easier, Misbah's Pakistan did not have such resources amidst the worst circumstances in our history but he made the players punch above their weight en route to one of our greatest triumphs in history, the mace and no.1 rank.

unfair to say that the team for 92 world cup would've even qualified to the quarters if it wasn't Imran

 

[szrana007]

I'm Misbah's biggest fan but Imran Khan is better by a country mile. Also, he isn't statistically as good as Misbah because 1) Not as many matches were played. 2) Imran usually rested vs weaker opponents.

That, that Misbah is a statistically best captain of Pakistan is a myth. Misbah's W/L ratio (1.31) falls well short of IK (1.75) and Miandad (2.33).

 

[shaz619]

unfair to say that the team for 92 world cup would've even qualified to the quarters if it wasn't Imran

I'll give him credit for that no doubt, but putting into perspective what Misbah had to deal with

 

[in_cutter]

Imran Khan and it's not even close. Misbah is missing a key element that's been a part of all the great captains before him and that's the ability to develop younger players. Imran was always on the lookout for impressive talent and made sure he did everything he could to help them achieve their potential(eg. Wasim, Waqar, Inzi). Misbah record of developing talent is atrocious. The only players he's invested in are those who fit his defensive play style and those that didn't were made to adjust their games to fit his play style. (Eg. Trying to use Yasir as a run stopper instead of a wicket taker in England) The only players of world class quality that he's leaving behind are Azhar and Yasir. Most of the players are who've come up under Misbah have woefully underachieved. Shafiq's become even more timid than he was initially, Umar Akmal is still dealing with the same temperamental issues that he was 5 years ago. Let's not even get into his atrocious captaincy in ODI's. Ultimately he just wasn't a captain who inspired confidence in his players and I don't think he's in the same class of captain as Imran (Arguably the finest captain in subcontinent history.

Players like Wasim, Waqar & Inzi do not come along everyday so Imran was fortunate in that sense. Looks at the state of the domestic setup- you are talking as if it is full of superstars.

Gone are the days of producing batsmen like Miandad, Yousuf, Inzi & Yousuf. The quicker you realise Pakistan cricket is in decline rather than blaming it all on one person, the better you will feel.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Imran Khan had the luxury of ATG talent which made his life so much easier, Misbah's Pakistan did not have such resources amidst the worst circumstances in our history but he made the players punch above their weight en route to one of our greatest triumphs in history, the mace and no.1 rank.

Imran assembled that talent and polished it. Misbah isn't capable of identifying players like Imran forget developing them.

 

[Mamoon]

Imran Khan had the luxury of ATG talent which made his life so much easier, Misbah's Pakistan did not have such resources amidst the worst circumstances in our history but he made the players punch above their weight en route to one of our greatest triumphs in history, the mace and no.1 rank.

This punching above their weight is a myth. The only reason we have looked a half-decent Test side in the last 7 years is because we have played very little cricket in tough conditions, and every time we have stepped outside the UAE, we have been exposed.

Lost a Test in WI in 2011, humiliated in SA and even Zimbabwe in 2013, got thrashed by SL in 2014, and then the losing streak in 2016. The only silver lining has been the 2-2 draw in England, but it was a bit of a fluke because we got lucky with the conditions + England had problems of their own.

 

[Friend786]

No comparison considering Imran's team competed and also beat some of the best teams ever to the play game. No one can deny Misbah's 25 test wins but he has lost to weakest of teams and his away record ( excluding minnows ) is pretty awful.

Although , i do give a lot of credit to Misbah for bringing in stability to the team after 2010 fixing debacle

 

[Syed1]

We sure punched above our weight when we were demolished 3-0 in South Africa, or the time we were beaten 2-0 in NZ, or that other time where Australia inflicted a 3-0 whipping on us. Also who can forget the drawn series in Zimbabwe of all places LMAO and losing a test to minnow level WI in fortress UAE and now ripped apart by the same minnow WI in the Caribbean.

 

[Syed1]

Imran assembled that talent and polished it. Misbah isn't capable of identifying players like Imran forget developing them.

Instead Misbah kept playing guys like Rehman, Zulfi, Ifti, IK jr, Rahat, Shan etc etc..


Whattay captain.


Best ever

 

[shady]

Players like Wasim, Waqar & Inzi do not come along everyday so Imran was fortunate in that sense. Looks at the state of the domestic setup- you are talking as if it is full of superstars.

Gone are the days of producing batsmen like Miandad, Yousuf, Inzi & Yousuf. The quicker you realise Pakistan cricket is in decline rather than blaming it all on one person, the better you will feel.

Imran set a standard and inspired confidence in those players through his own performance and leadership . Every cricketer who played with him credits him for their development. Misbah always played as if the team around him would collapse at anytime. Say what you want about the abilities of the team around him, but if your captain plays as if he expects you to fail, you'll probably fail. So many of our younger players lack confidence right now (eg.Shehzad, Shafiq, Wahab) and that is squarely on their captain.

 

[Haz95]

Imran Khan is arguably the greatest captain ever. Unfair comparison.

Misbah must be applauded for his man management...altho one can counter argue that he preferred yes men. Nevertheless a good captain, just outclassed in every possible way.

 

[Syed1]

Players like Wasim, Waqar & Inzi do not come along everyday so Imran was fortunate in that sense. Looks at the state of the domestic setup- you are talking as if it is full of superstars.

Gone are the days of producing batsmen like Miandad, Yousuf, Inzi & Yousuf. The quicker you realise Pakistan cricket is in decline rather than blaming it all on one person, the better you will feel.

Bhai jan IK plucked unknown youngsters like Waqar, Wasim and Inzi even before they had hardly played any domestic cricket just because he saw something in them. IK told a selector who was not inducting Inzi in the side that if Inzi is not picked he will resign as captain.


When was the last time Misbah picked an unknown youngster that he saw potential in? Scratch that, when was the last time Misbah put his captaincy on the line for some youngster who showed potential, didn't Sami Aslam just get dropped? Couldn't Misbah have raised a voice for him?


It's easy to say "Oh IK had ATG team that helped him".... Oh bhai IK developed that freaking ATG team himself. That is why he is the greatest captain Pakistan has ever had and Misbah isn't even in the same league as IK.

 

[MRSN]

Players like Wasim, Waqar & Inzi do not come along everyday so Imran was fortunate in that sense. Looks at the state of the domestic setup- you are talking as if it is full of superstars.

Gone are the days of producing batsmen like Miandad, Yousuf, Inzi & Yousuf. The quicker you realise Pakistan cricket is in decline rather than blaming it all on one person, the better you will feel.

what decline? What's difference between 2013 Pakistan test team playing Zim to Pakistan 2017 test team playing WI? The two years of nonstop UAE flat roads success must have gone to your mind and all other blind fans. This team was quite average from day one. They were just hiding from being exposed.

 

[szrana007]

Imran Khan is arguably the greatest captain ever. Unfair comparison.

Misbah must be applauded for his man management...altho one can counter argue that he preferred yes men. Nevertheless a good captain, just outclassed in every possible way.

Top post.

 

[Hamza78]

Misbah is useless that's y we lose today negative captaincy can't wait this series end and misbah get boot from this team

 

[shaz619]

This punching above their weight is a myth. The only reason we have looked a half-decent Test side in the last 7 years is because we have played very little cricket in tough conditions, and every time we have stepped outside the UAE, we have been exposed.

Lost a Test in WI in 2011, humiliated in SA and even Zimbabwe in 2013, got thrashed by SL in 2014, and then the losing streak in 2016. The only silver lining has been the 2-2 draw in England, but it was a bit of a fluke because we got lucky with the conditions + England had problems of their own.

Yeah remind me of the great records of the captains between Imran and Misbah who were incredibly accomplished, now THAT is a myth.

We destroyed England and won more session, they got lucky; they were lucky to escape. Conditions and Problems are just excuses to belittle our greatness, we won the mace with a team which lacked flare and dynamism whilst remaining undefeated in the UAE; all with journeymen and men who should't have taken up the sport amidst a big farce.

Imran Khan was a lucky fella though on many levels.

 

[in_cutter]

Bhai jan IK plucked unknown youngsters like Waqar, Wasim and Inzi even before they had hardly played any domestic cricket just because he saw something in them. IK told a selector who was not inducting Inzi in the side that if Inzi is not picked he will resign as captain.


When was the last time Misbah picked an unknown youngster that he saw potential in? Scratch that, when was the last time Misbah put his captaincy on the line for some youngster who showed potential, didn't Sami Aslam just get dropped? Couldn't Misbah have raised a voice for him?


It's easy to say "Oh IK had ATG team that helped him".... Oh bhai IK developed that freaking ATG team himself. That is why he is the greatest captain Pakistan has ever had and Misbah isn't even in the same league as IK.

Arey bhai even I know IK was our best ever captain. Yes I know IK plucked guys that went on to be ATG's. Point is that we no longer have the luxury of such talent.

There is nobody decent left to pluck lol

 

[mirza105]

Wahab younger player.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Imran is a special talent identifier and then developing them. Arguably the best ever world has seen.
If you see detail documentaries and matches of 1992 wc how Inzi was failing but It was Imran who identified his talent and backed him despite failures. Majority PP would have dismissed him and his career probably would have been finished.

When young Inzi got out early in a match before semi final and his place was in doubt Imran said to him "Yar mujhe tumhara choka bohat pasand aya". And then we all know the magic Inzi did. This is what I can call special talent identifier. There are other stories like this. Eye for talent.

 

[szrana007]

Yeah remind me of the great records of the captains between Imran and Misbah who were incredibly accomplished, now THAT is a myth.

We destroyed England and won more session, they got lucky; they were lucky to escape. Conditions and Problems are just excuses to belittle our greatness, we won the mace with a team which lacked flare and dynamism whilst remaining undefeated in the UAE; all with journeymen and men who should't have taken up the sport amidst a big farce.

Imran Khan was a lucky fella though on many levels.

Misbah isn't even Pakistan's 2nd best captain. Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Mushtaq Mohammad, Miandad and IK, all are better than him.

 

[shaz619]

Forget comparing Misbah to Imran, he is arguably THE GREATEST in history. His accomplishments as Pakistan Captain will speak for themselves being the most successful man to wear the arm bad for team green. And I value the opinion of Peter Oborne who has seen it all from the inception of Abdul Kadar (who's achievements are also underrated).

 

[MRSN]

Imran is a special talent identifier and then developing them. Arguably the best ever world has seen.
If you see detail documentaries and matches of 1992 wc how Inzi was failing but It was Imran who identified his talent and backed him despite failures. Majority PP would have dismissed him and his career probably would have been finished.

When young Inzi got out early in a match before semi final and his place was in doubt Imran said to him "Yar mujhe tumhara choka bohat pasand aya". And then we all know the magic Inzi did. This is what I can call special talent identifier. There are other stories like this. Eye for talent.

and Misbah dropping Umar Akmal after that unlucky dismissal against Zimbabwe even though he had just returned with a 40+ average from WI tour where golden boy asad averaged in single digits...just shows the class and insight of two captains.

 

[Belawal2014]

How is this even a question?

 

[shady]

and Misbah dropping Umar Akmal after that unlucky dismissal against Zimbabwe even though he had just returned with a 40+ average from WI tour where golden boy asad averaged in single digits...just shows the class and insight of two captains.

Misbah never had the patience for player's who didn't share his temperament.

 

[Haz95]

Arey bhai even I know IK was our best ever captain. Yes I know IK plucked guys that went on to be ATG's. Point is that we no longer have the luxury of such talent.

There is nobody decent left to pluck lol

Talent is exactly the same as it was in the 80s. Only now there's no identifiers.

-This Abbas guy seems a good bowler, could've developed to be much or dangerous if he had been picked at a younger age as he'd have time to develop. He could've been a regular 135/140kph bowler who moved the ball around. However look how late he was picked.

-Sami Aslam produced wonderful innings in tough seaming conditions of NZ and England(when the ball actually moved). He however has now been dropped.

-Sarfaz Ahmed was only picked due to Adnan getting injured, he'd probably still be toiling away.

-Yasir was picked at 27 IIRC while he debuted like 13 years before debuting international.

-Sohail Khan was picked at 31. If he had been picked before he'd have developed in to a solid allrounder. Even at his current age (not talking unofficial), he's still moving the ball about and displaying glimpses of past talent.

These are just some players I can recall of the top off my head out of a much longer list of which Imran would've identified and developed at least a couple. The current ones coming in are being picked when there a) out of their primes or b) developed bad habits due to such awful domestic wickets/standards and etc. I'm not saying that pakistan is blessed with talent but it's not as bad as most people make it. Also one must remember a lot of the older players used to play a lot of domestic crickets/supertests/county and etc. There is no vision for the future now, there is no (or very little) debuting of younger players and there is little cricket played in county.

 

[Hasan123]

Imran and it's not even close. Misbah is a respectable captain but Imran is vastly superior especially tactically and in terms of developing a team.

 

[A.A.Z]

Aside from the World Cup, we won our first test series in both India and England under Imran. Drew 1-1 and almost won a test series against the GOAT test team in the Caribbean. This was a young team Imran achieved this with not the batting powerhouse of the late 70's he had inherited earlier in his tenure. Imran never lost a test series at home as captain.

Misbah's odi captaincy is derided and not even remotely close to Imran. He did win an odi series in India and Pakistan became the first Asian side with an odi series win in South Africa under him. He also won the Asia cup but he is nowhere near Imran as an odi captain under whom we won numerous odi tournaments around the world as well as thrashing India 5-1 in an odi series in India. The World Cup is of course the biggest difference.

In test cricket Misbah's captaincy saw series wins in New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Zimbabwe. His crowning moment was a drawn 2-2 series in England. He was undefeated as captain in the Uae. He was much better in tests than odi's as a captain but even his test reign is nowhere near Imran's. None of his test captaincy accomplishments come close to the series wins in India and England under Imran.

Misbah has more tests win but that is because there are less draws these days than back then in tests in general. Imran made us world beaters and is one of the best captains ever in world cricket. Misbah helped reestablish our team after the depths of the abyss we had plunged into in 2010. Misbah is comparable to A.H. Kardar who helped establish our team initially with Pakistan winning a game against every team it faced during our first ever series against them. But, in terms of captaincy Misbah is behind Imran as well as Mushtaq Mohammad who both left behind teams that continued to be a dominant force.

 

[in_cutter]

and Misbah dropping Umar Akmal after that unlucky dismissal against Zimbabwe even though he had just returned with a 40+ average from WI tour where golden boy asad averaged in single digits...just shows the class and insight of two captains.

Yeh we all know what has become of Umar. The guy can't even pass routine fitness tests. Disgraceful.

 

[szrana007]

Aside from the World Cup, we won our first test series in both India and England under Imran. Drew 1-1 and almost won a test series against the GOAT test team in the Caribbean. This was a young team Imran achieved this with not the batting powerhouse of the late 70's he had inherited earlier in his tenure. Imran never lost a test series at home as captain.

Misbah's odi captaincy is derided and not even remotely close to Imran. He did win an odi series in India and Pakistan became the first Asian side with an odi series win in South Africa under him. He also won the Asia cup but he is nowhere near Imran as an odi captain under whom we won numerous odi tournaments around the world as well as thrashing India 5-1 in an odi series in India. The World Cup is of course the biggest difference.

In test cricket Misbah's captaincy saw series wins in New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Zimbabwe. His crowning moment was a drawn 2-2 series in England. He was undefeated as captain in the Uae. He was much better in tests than odi's as a captain but even his test reign is nowhere near Imran's. None of his test captaincy accomplishments come close to the series wins in India and England under Imran.

Misbah has more tests win but that is because there are less draws these days than back then in tests in general. Imran made us world beaters and is one of the best captains ever in world cricket. Misbah helped reestablish our team after the depths of the abyss we had plunged into in 2010. Misbah is comparable to A.H. Kardar who helped establish our team initially with Pakistan winning a game against every team it faced during our first ever series against them. But, in terms of captaincy Misbah is behind Imran as well as Mushtaq Mohammad who both left behind teams that continued to be a dominant force.

To add to that, the greatest side ever couldn't crack IK. IK never lost the final battle. All the 3 series between Pak and WI in that period ended as 1-1 draws.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

To add to that, the greatest side ever couldn't crack IK. IK never lost the final battle. All the 3 series between Pak and WI in that period ended as 1-1 draws.

Yup, this is his greatest achievement. Arguably the GOAT captain is Imran.

 

[Big Mac]

Those who are suggesting NO COMPARISON must be reported for a HATE CRIME. It baffles me that you can even entertain the idea of NO COMPARISON even in your dreams or else Misbah would not have accomplished so much as Pak captain when many after Imran had failed.

If Misbah scored a hundred today and we won the poll would look very different, I wouldn't take much notice of it. If roles were reversed we'd have people writing off the World Cup victory because we got saved by the rain and no DRS in the final

All that needs to be looked at is the Brummie vote and that will give you the answer for who is Pakistan's greatest ever captain.

 

[MRSN]

If Misbah scored a hundred today and we won the poll would look very different, I wouldn't take much notice of it. If roles were reversed we'd have people writing off the World Cup victory because we got saved by the rain and no DRS in the final

All that needs to be looked at is the Brummie vote and that will give you the answer for who is Pakistan's greatest ever captain.

lol if Misbah could score hundred today he would not have average of 20s in Aus,SA,SL. his best bet is see off the pacers and bash the spinners..today sadly for him the pacers had more than dead track to do something.

 

[A.A.Z]

To add to that, the greatest side ever couldn't crack IK. IK never lost the final battle. All the 3 series between Pak and WI in that period ended as 1-1 draws.

Completely agree, this is why he is considered the GOAT captain and has been able to launch himself in his current avatar.

 

[MajidBhuta-AamirFan]

When Imran was used to play, my mother in law was drinking 5 hours energy drinks 3 times per night to keep her awake and watch the game of the most handsome player...

A few days ago when I asked my granny, do you need your refill for sleeping pills?

She replied with a smile, who needs sleeping pills when PK test series is going on and Misbah is batting.....

 

[Muhammad10]

Imran. Easy choice for me. Misbah's overseas record in Tests has been relatively poor, and it would be hypocritical to overlook that since it's the same reason I never rated Dhoni (for example) too highly as a Test captain despite the wins he racked up in India.

As far as ODIs are concerned, as well as comparing them based on their personal cricketing achievements, I'm afraid Imran is on a completely different level.

Misbah retains great credit, however, for doing pretty well despite his limitations.

 

[Ramez]

Everybody is different so comparison' s shdnt be made. IK and Misbah played in seperate eras and both had different circumstances to face. But personally i do think that IK was a better leader bcz all the players respected him and he was able to get performances out of less abled cricketers.

 

[On_the_up]

I refuse to dignify this question with an answer.

 

[shaz619]

If Misbah scored a hundred today and we won the poll would look very different, I wouldn't take much notice of it. If roles were reversed we'd have people writing off the World Cup victory because we got saved by the rain and no DRS in the final

All that needs to be looked at is the Brummie vote and that will give you the answer for who is Pakistan's greatest ever captain.

You know the intellectuals of England have great admiration for Misbah which is what counts given that we are the mecca of super human intelligence, the third world lot tend to do their reputations justice of not being the smartest tools in the box

 

[shaz619]

Imran. Easy choice for me. Misbah's overseas record in Tests has been relatively poor, and it would be hypocritical to overlook that since it's the same reason I never rated Dhoni (for example) too highly as a Test captain despite the wins he racked up in India.

As far as ODIs are concerned, as well as comparing them based on their personal cricketing achievements, I'm afraid Imran is on a completely different level.

Misbah retains great credit, however, for doing pretty well despite his limitations.

Dhoni got hammered in England, Misbah destroyed the English in England; they were lucky to get away with a draw.

Also, IK did not have to overcome as much adversity as Misbah's Pakistan; plus he fought ATG teams but he had ATG players, yes they deserve credit for what they acheived but he had the resources at his disposal. Imran had an AK 47, Misbah achieved greatness with a water gun [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION]

 

[moghul]

Mushtaq Mohammad was 2nd best after IK. Miandad, Akram were also better captain than Misbah.

 

[PakLFC]

I m going to say Misbah because IK had much better players at his disposal. It is easy to play well when you have Akram, Waqar, Anwar and Miandad to choose from. Misbah has done wonders with a very average side.

 

[moghul]

I m going to say Misbah because IK had much better players at his disposal. It is easy to play well when you have Akram, Waqar, Anwar and Miandad to choose from. Misbah has done wonders with a very average side.

Imran Khan picked talented players and made them great players, Misbah did nothing , he destroyed many talented players.

 

[PakLFC]

Imran Khan picked talented players and made them great players, Misbah did nothing , he destroyed many talented players.

We had talented players then. Now the talent has dried up.

 

[Farhansk]

It's an insult to Misbah to be compared with IK, all the voters in Misbah's favor deserve standing ovation.
My respect to them.

 

[Big Mac]

You know the intellectuals of England have great admiration for Misbah which is what counts given that we are the mecca of super human intelligence, the third world lot tend to do their reputations justice of not being the smartest tools in the box

Funny isn't it, the only country where he isn't admired is the one whose cricket he kept afloat during our darkest days. What an ungrateful qaum.

Dhoni got hammered in England, Misbah destroyed the English in England; they were lucky to get away with a draw.

Also, IK did not have to overcome as much adversity as Misbah's Pakistan; plus he fought ATG teams but he had ATG players, yes they deserve credit for what they acheived but he had the resources at his disposal. Imran had an AK 47, Misbah achieved greatness with a water gun [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION]

Imagine if social media and the internet had been around in the 70's. Imran would have been ripped to shreds for the first few years of his career for being a mediocre trundler who only got into the national team because of family connections and no matter what he achieved over the next 15 years people would have refused to change their mind about him

 

[Muhammad10]

Dhoni got hammered in England, Misbah destroyed the English in England; they were lucky to get away with a draw.

Also, IK did not have to overcome as much adversity as Misbah's Pakistan; plus he fought ATG teams but he had ATG players, yes they deserve credit for what they acheived but he had the resources at his disposal. Imran had an AK 47, Misbah achieved greatness with a water gun [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION]

It was just an analogy. I also rate Misbah more highly than Dhoni as a Test captain, but his captaincy had the same weakness overseas, just to a lesser degree than Dhoni's.

 

[szrana007]

Dhoni got hammered in England, Misbah destroyed the English in England; they were lucky to get away with a draw.

Also, IK did not have to overcome as much adversity as Misbah's Pakistan; plus he fought ATG teams but he had ATG players, yes they deserve credit for what they acheived but he had the resources at his disposal. Imran had an AK 47, Misbah achieved greatness with a water gun [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION]

Dhoni also drew with an ATG South African side, while Misbah was demolished, there.

 

[szrana007]

Funny isn't it, the only country where he isn't admired is the one whose cricket he kept afloat during our darkest days. What an ungrateful qaum.

Yeah sure, Aussies also admire him, oh wait you have heard about Ian Chappell ?

 

[Napa]

How much credit do you give Misbah for pulling Pakistan out of the dumps in 2010 all the way to the #1 ranking (though briefly held)? That should be an important part of your answer.

 

[ahsan88]

Imran could arguably be named the captain of an All-Time World XI.

 

[moghul]

Looking at the polls, its evident that there are 6 people who are too young to have witnessed Imran Khan's era.

 

[szrana007]

How much credit do you give Misbah for pulling Pakistan out of the dumps in 2010 all the way to the #1 ranking (though briefly held)? That should be an important part of your answer.

I don;t think, that should be the focus of this discussion, coz I clearly remember that We went to no.1 only after the rain in Port of Spain.

 

[szrana007]

Imran could arguably be named the captain of an All-Time World XI.

Of course, as Geoffrey Boycott named him the captain in his all time XI.

 

[Big Mac]

I don;t think, that should be the focus of this discussion, coz I clearly remember that We went to no.1 only after the rain in Port of Spain.

We only won the world cup after rain saved us, do we discount that then?

 

[khurram39]

Results matter for me. In chess you need both defensive and aggressive approach. Here we have both at its extreme.

 

[Chrish]

People have forgotten the condition Pakistan was in before Misbah took over..

Lot of ungratefulness swirling around.

 

[ocfan]

Imran made world class players as a captain.. competed with the best teams at their home and as a cricketer was probably a top 3 player from Asia if not the best..

He already has talented players in his team while current team has no talented or hard working players.

 

[Ultimate]

The only differences between Imran and Misbah, are, mindset, talents they left behind, and Test series win in England. So, Imran > Misbah.

P.S: Misbah is not a legend, Imran is.

 

[Mian]

Those saying Imran had ATG players and adding Anwar and Waqar should realize they both came after 1988 and Imran had already achieved everything in Test cricket before the debut of them and even in 1992 WC they didn't play. Wasim was still learning the tricks in mid 80s. Ramiz was average, Salim Malik was good.

Only Miandad was a true ATG playing under Imran and Misbah also had the services of an ATG bat in Younus Khan.

Statistics wise Misbah always had better spinners, batmen and wk batsman.

 

[Cuts_and_cuts_hard]

Imranw as better but Misbah is also very good. PP hates him but the way he has led Pak post the spot fixing scandal was very commendable. Has brought a level of dignity back to Pak cricket, and results, although up and down, have been decent overall in his tenure.

We don't need to say Misbah has been a horrible captain to justify that Imran was better.

 

[MRSN]

Those saying Imran had ATG players and adding Anwar and Waqar should realize they both came after 1988 and Imran had already achieved everything in Test cricket before the debut of them and even in 1992 WC they didn't play. Wasim was still learning the tricks in mid 80s. Ramiz was average, Salim Malik was good.

Only Miandad was a true ATG playing under Imran and Misbah also had the services of an ATG bat in Younus Khan.

Statistics wise Misbah always had better spinners, batmen and wk batsman.

Misbah had services of the best spinners ever to come out of Pakistan on rank turners to rattle the oppositions and also services of YK,Azhar,Sarfraz and Asad who were very good for flat tracks where most of Misbah's success has come.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Not good to put down a great servant of Pakistani cricket. Misbah is nowhere near Imran, but he holds his own and stands tall among the pantheon of modern age cricket captains.