Is Mickey Arthur lenient on his favourites? Is he too stubborn with his mindset?

[Savak]

He has made a lot of statements on being ruthless and that he was not going to compromise on professionalism, basic fitness standards and meeting the team culture and that no player from now on will be playing in the squad on the basis of potential, talent, name alone and that mediocrity will also not be tolerated under the pretext of "We are Pakistani's, this is our culture, this is how things are done here".

I fully supported his decision and his tough love approach on Umar Akmal. But there is also evidence that he turns the other eye on his favorites. It is no secret that Imad Wasim was not 100% fit and was not meeting the basic fitness standards set in the team, it is clear that the captain Sarfaraz himself is not setting a good example for the rest of the squad as far as being a 100% fit is concerned.

Why is the team going off the standards set in place during the off season? I can visibly note that certain players playing in the NZ series are noticably out of shape vis a vis the last assignment they had vs Sri Lanka at the end of October. Now clearly the coaching staff cannot baby sit the players 24/7, at the end of the day the players have to be held accountable for what they do in their spare time and off season. I personally would have liked Arthur to do the same thing that he did with Umar Akmal with regards to these players i.e. dropped them and asked for fitter replacements immediately.

It's one thing to be a tough task master but it is contradictory to look the other way when it comes to your favorites.

Sohail Khan while granted he had severe fitness issues and late spell issues but the guy could swing the new ball and could have been a useful option in our ODI and T-20 team atleast. Imran Khan had decent stats and was doing his job in the limited chances he got, but because of Arthur's dislike for him, he is now out of the team.

Personally i don't think he should be completely allowed to destroy careers just like that, the captain and selectors need to reason with him on certain occasions. His decision to play 1 spinner cost us the Sri Lankan test series.

 

[Slog]

He is an opinionated guy and isn't very flexible with his decisions

The freefall of the Test side from #1 to #7 that he has overseen is proof enough that he is rigid with his tactics. Our proud unbeaten record in UAE no longer exists is solely due to his mindless tactics

 

[sam_ahm]

He has made a lot of statements on being ruthless and that he was not going to compromise on professionalism, basic fitness standards and meeting the team culture and that no player from now on will be playing in the squad on the basis of potential, talent, name alone and that mediocrity will also not be tolerated under the pretext of "We are Pakistani's, this is our culture, this is how things are done here".

I fully supported his decision and his tough love approach on Umar Akmal. But there is also evidence that he turns the other eye on his favorites. It is no secret that Imad Wasim was not 100% fit and was not meeting the basic fitness standards set in the team, it is clear that the captain Sarfaraz himself is not setting a good example for the rest of the squad as far as being a 100% fit is concerned.

Why is the team going off the standards set in place during the off season? I can visibly note that certain players playing in the NZ series are noticably out of shape vis a vis the last assignment they had vs Sri Lanka at the end of October. Now clearly the coaching staff cannot baby sit the players 24/7, at the end of the day the players have to be held accountable for what they do in their spare time and off season. I personally would have liked Arthur to do the same thing that he did with Umar Akmal with regards to these players i.e. dropped them and asked for fitter replacements immediately.

It's one thing to be a tough task master but it is contradictory to look the other way when it comes to your favorites.

Sohail Khan while granted he had severe fitness issues and late spell issues but the guy could swing the new ball and could have been a useful option in our ODI and T-20 team atleast. Imran Khan had decent stats and was doing his job in the limited chances he got, but because of Arthur's dislike for him, he is now out of the team.

Personally i don't think he should be completely allowed to destroy careers just like that, the captain and selectors need to reason with him on certain occasions. His decision to play 1 spinner cost us the Sri Lankan test series.

This is a very good post. I agree and I see no reason how Sohail Khan and Imran Khan are worse than Rumman or Fahim... Sohail can actually be a brutal hitter down the order as well.

Same goes for some batters as well, big question.mark on Azhar Ali as a LOI player. Hafeez shouldn't be in the side either... And yes Sarfraz isn't the fittest, neither is he scoring runs. Add to that he dropped a crucial catch of Kane Williamson and Kane goes on to score a century in the first ODI. ( Had Kamran done the same people would have bashed him for next 6 months and he would have been out of the side the next match.)

I don't know on what basis Mickey agreed for Sarfraz as the captain across formats.

 

[Slog]

This is a very good post. I agree and I see no reason how Sohail Khan and Imran Khan are worse than Rumman or Fahim... Sohail can actually be a brutal hitter down the order as well.

Same goes for some batters as well, big question.mark on Azhar Ali as a LOI player. Hafeez shouldn't be in the side either... And yes Sarfraz isn't the fittest, neither is he scoring runs. Add to that he dropped a crucial catch of Kane Williamson and Kane goes on to score a century in the first ODI. ( Had Kamran done the same people would have bashed him for next 6 months and he would have been out of the side the next match.)

I don't know on what basis Mickey agreed for Sarfraz as the captain across formats.

1. Lack of other options
2. The fact that Sarfraz's introduction led to a reversal in ODI results

 

[Lefthanded]

I fully supported his decision and his tough love approach on Umar Akmal. But there is also evidence that he turns the other eye on his favorites. It is no secret that Imad Wasim was not 100% fit and was not meeting the basic fitness standards set in the team, it is clear that the captain Sarfaraz himself is not setting a good example for the rest of the squad as far as being a 100% fit is concerned.

I'm sorry, I thought he was a foreign coach in a shamefully nepotistic environment. Have you been following cricket long? How many XIs have we fielded where someone was consistently in the team when they had no meritocratic right to be there for long periods?

Do you expect personal tweets from PCB telling you whose friends with whom and who has connections to pressure whom?