Is Sarfaraz Ahmed the worst captain Pakistan have had?

[saeedhk]

An average captain with horrible players.

 

[The_Odd_One]

From chief selector to coach to captain to the team, everyone is the poster boy of mediocrity.

This team will lose to WI and BD in the World Cup. That is their standard.

 

[Hasan123]

If we win this game his fans best not give him the credit. This is on our batting line up from here.

 

[Zhasan]

Is this even a serious questions considering some of the absolute gems we've have had in Zaheer Abbas, Inzaman, Salman Butt, Abdur Razzaq, Misbah and others.

 

[Darkrai]

He couldn't hit a single six or even a 4 when we needed it the most.

 

[Plumb]

ohh stop it!!!! cry me a river. Only a matter of couple of boundaries.. else Morgan would have been the worse captain to not defend 370+??

 

[Farhan93]

what a joke

 

[waleed88]

And we were missing this legend against Australia.

We had Malik right. But he got chucked out after failing 3 games as captain in favor of Imad. Just like his stint at Karachi kings. What did fitness and an English speaking accent do for the boy from Sialkot?

 

[aukhan]

Worst Relu Katta Captain we ever had.

 

[moghul]

Second only to Mohammad Yusuf.

 

[ali061091]

Worst Relu Katta Captain we ever had.

Not the worst captain but as an individual player, he is pretty much useless because he wants to bat at 6 or 7.

 

[aukhan]

7th ODI defeat in a row. Way to go non performing captain.

Im shocked at Media's behavior. No TV shows dedicated to his poor captaincy and individual performances. This is the biggest perk of being a player from Karachi. I feel sorry for players belonging to other cities. First it was Afridi now it is Sarfraz.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

He is just the worst.useless mediocre pathetic player with zero performance.He should be first to be kicked out from the team after world cup

 

[MMHS]

7th ODI defeat in a row. Way to go non performing captain.

Im shocked at Media's behavior. No TV shows dedicated to his poor captaincy and individual performances. This is the biggest perk of being a player from Karachi. I feel sorry for players belonging to other cities. First it was Afridi now it is Sarfraz.

He didn’t lead 5 of those 7 looses to be honest (though not sure him leading would have changed result). But, point taken - his record in last 18 months against top 7 teams reads 2-12, which is slightly better than overall 3-19 in same period.

I think, he is not the worst captain- definitely better than last 2 regular ODI Captains, but what makes him vulnerable is his individual performance- today Imam & Asif (& Hasan) played exceptionally well to revive the situation, otherwise Sarfraz did dumb enough for a total below 300 - that’s inexcusable, he was batting at 5 as well with plenty of overs at hand.

 

[QalandarFan]

Not the worst, not the best. I'd put him somewhere in the middle considering the guy did win the CT. Hard for me to rank him but hopefully he is sacked after WC

 

[Ahmed216]

Poor batsman , poor selector.
Needs to be kicked out after the inevitable WC horror show

 

[jonny darko]

They should start the inevitable clear-out after the world cup with him. From a rescue-fighter salvaging lost causes to can't hit a boundary-to-save-his-life, his decline has been sharp.

Sometimes coming at no.8 & sending hassan ali before him to bat! His tactical awareness was always non-existent & his captaincy is a pain to the eye.

 

[jonny darko]

From chief selector to coach to captain to the team, everyone is the poster boy of mediocrity.

This team will lose to WI and BD in the World Cup. That is their standard.

aptly put.

 

[PakHammer]

What changed in Champions Trophy for us to get winning momentum? It was Wahab Riaz getting wacked around by India in our first game, injured & then Junaid Khan replacing him.

I feel we need something like this to get our bowling going again, somebody to drop out injured. Who knows maybe Wahab or Shinwari can do the Junaid Khan role in this world cup.

 

[Markhor]

I loathe calling for a captain's head given how much instability we've had over the years but I'm done with Sarfraz.

Captain Fantastic in this series has picked bowling attacks against the most destructive batting unit and #1 ODI team in the world involving:

- A spinner that doesn't turn the ball and an average of 44.
- A Test spinner who doesn't have a googly and averages 96 (NINETY SIX) against top teams with ER of over 6.
- A kid with barely any List A experience and with one half-decent PSL to his name.
- Another kid who is promising but still learning his craft.
- A bowler who is alarmingly regressing after a terrific first year and has let fame go to his head.
- A "pacer" who was finished in 2014.
- A joke of an all-rounder who should be playing club cricket.

Yet this guy was touted as the best Pak captain since Imran Khan ?

No vision, no nous, no sense of planning. He should leave after this World Cup so he can spend more time with his Beef Qorma biriyanis.

 

[shaz619]

I loathe calling for a captain's head given how much instability we've had over the years but I'm done with Sarfraz.

Captain Fantastic in this series has picked bowling attacks against the most destructive batting unit and #1 ODI team in the world involving:

- A spinner that doesn't turn the ball and an average of 44.
- A Test spinner who doesn't have a googly and averages 96 (NINETY SIX) against top teams with ER of over 6.
- A kid with barely any List A experience and with one half-decent PSL to his name.
- Another kid who is promising but still learning his craft.
- A bowler who is alarmingly regressing after a terrific first year and has let fame go to his head.
- A "pacer" who was finished in 2014.
- A joke of an all-rounder who should be playing club cricket.

Yet this guy was touted as the best Pak captain since Imran Khan ?

No vision, no nous, no sense of planning. He should leave after this World Cup so he can spend more time with his Beef Qorma biriyanis.

The guy is a bloody joke and those are just our issues with his leadership, beyond that he is just in pathetic condition, I saw Vince mistime a pull with the ball going behind Sarfraz, he sort of casually jogged at a snail pace when he turned around and missed a chance if that was Butler, his anticipation would be superior and he would be sprinting, he actually took a chance like that in this series itself but with Sarfraz's weight issues he was unable to do anything about it and I doubt he wanted to, if it was a Qorma Biryani in the air maybe he would have taken the chance, you can't defend this fella no more [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION]

The less said about him with the bat the better, all round just a terrible cricketer at the moment and I don't know how he can turn it all around; I hope we peak at the right time in the WC and punch above our weight but I don't have high hopes.

 

[hafeezrocks]

Worst and a useless performer.

 

[shaz619]

He just dropped a catch

 

[MRSN]

With that belly you can't take good catches.

 

[waleed88]

Looks like another inconsequential run chase is on the way with every man for himself getting runs to secure their place in the side. Sarfraz and Babar both to get selfish 50's and look good

 

[Syed1]

I loathe calling for a captain's head given how much instability we've had over the years but I'm done with Sarfraz.

Captain Fantastic in this series has picked bowling attacks against the most destructive batting unit and #1 ODI team in the world involving:

- A spinner that doesn't turn the ball and an average of 44.
- A Test spinner who doesn't have a googly and averages 96 (NINETY SIX) against top teams with ER of over 6.
- A kid with barely any List A experience and with one half-decent PSL to his name.
- Another kid who is promising but still learning his craft.
- A bowler who is alarmingly regressing after a terrific first year and has let fame go to his head.
- A "pacer" who was finished in 2014.
- A joke of an all-rounder who should be playing club cricket.

Yet this guy was touted as the best Pak captain since Imran Khan ?

No vision, no nous, no sense of planning. He should leave after this World Cup so he can spend more time with his Beef Qorma biriyanis.

All valid points not for Sarfaraz........ but for Inzi the revolutionary whose actual job it is to select players. Funny you have never once laid any blame on Inzi for his shoddy selections and now even trying to pin selection decisions onto Sarfaraz. I wonder why.



Criticize Sarfaraz for batting, keeping or captaincy but to put the blunders in selection squarely on his shoulders while absolving Inzi and Mickey is outright pathetic.

 

[Mueez]

Nobody deserves this.

Sarfraz will hopefully come back stronger...

 

[gazza619]

I was really pleased with his batting today. He is a very limited cricketer and I have been vocally supporting Rizwan ahead of him. He played a very solid unselfish knock today and was attacking.

Just what the doctor ordered. This is good news for Pakistan. Only the clever will understand that his innings today has boosted Pakistan’s chances in the WC from 20% to 30%. That is a huge boost and almost guarantees us a spot in the semis IA.

 

[PakPremi]

All valid points not for Sarfaraz........ but for Inzi the revolutionary whose actual job it is to select players. Funny you have never once laid any blame on Inzi for his shoddy selections and now even trying to pin selection decisions onto Sarfaraz. I wonder why.



Criticize Sarfaraz for batting, keeping or captaincy but to put the blunders in selection squarely on his shoulders while absolving Inzi and Mickey is outright pathetic.

I was thinking the same after read omg that post from Makhor. The haters would pin anything on Sarfraz. Granted as a captain him andi key select the team but overall selection of the full squad is Inzi's responsibility.

 

[aukhan]

One fluke performance that too after 2 years of mediocre showing with the bat.

Bohot Bohot Ehsaan Sarfraz ka Qaum par

 

[MachoKhan]

Many reports have suggested that he is behind wahab riaz inclusion in Pak word cup squad

 

[KyoOne]

Many reports have suggested that he is behind wahab riaz inclusion in Pak word cup squad

Mickey would never have called for his selection, over someone like Shinwari, one his preferred bowlers in last year or so (selected him in KK as well)

 

[Markhor]

Many reports have suggested that he is behind wahab riaz inclusion in Pak word cup squad

First he insists on fast tracking Hasnain who's nowhere near ready for international cricket. Now Clive Lloyd comes up with this inspired choice to recall Wahab Riaz.

 

[AdamM97]

I was disappointed in Sarfraz captaincy throughout the series. His batting was awful except for in the last ODI. He’s not our worst captain but not a good captain either. He doesn’t possess the leadership qualities.

 

[cricket_cfa]

7th ODI defeat in a row. Way to go non performing captain.

Im shocked at Media's behavior. No TV shows dedicated to his poor captaincy and individual performances. This is the biggest perk of being a player from Karachi. I feel sorry for players belonging to other cities. First it was Afridi now it is Sarfraz.

Agree but some experts just give their opinion based on performance and not the city like shoaib akhtar

 

[Kianig89]

A very good captain look at his performance with QG its just he has an awful lot of players

 

[PakPremi]

I was disappointed in Sarfraz captaincy throughout the series. His batting was awful except for in the last ODI. He’s not our worst captain but not a good captain either. He doesn’t possess the leadership qualities.

There has been nothing wrong with his captaincy , cannot pin blame on him if our fielders missed catches and helped the balls to boundaries. As a captain he kept making bowling changes, but the bowlers were not up to mark and England batting too strong as all 11 of their players bat properly.
If you think his batting was horrible in the series then you did not see the series, he contributed in all games and got better and better as series went on.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

First he insists on fast tracking Hasnain who's nowhere near ready for international cricket. Now Clive Lloyd comes up with this inspired choice to recall Wahab Riaz.

Yeah and no word on Inzi who called Wahab, so much of being a neutral.

 

[Markhor]

There has been nothing wrong with his captaincy , cannot pin blame on him if our fielders missed catches and helped the balls to boundaries. As a captain he kept making bowling changes, but the bowlers were not up to mark and England batting too strong as all 11 of their players bat properly.
If you think his batting was horrible in the series then you did not see the series, he contributed in all games and got better and better as series went on.

No he didn't, he recklessly threw his wicket away in Bristol when well set.

Yeah and no word on Inzi who called Wahab, so much of being a neutral.

Obviously I'm not satisfied with the selectors going in circles and recalling TTFs, but it's abundantly clear after two years that Sarfraz has no vision.

Under his watch he hasn't bothered grooming a young specialist spinner in any format, instead relying on bits and pieces like Imad and Shadab. He's stuck in 90s mindset that he can blast opposition away with our phaast bowling (which is utterly mediocre) when teams like India and even England are winning ODI series with their spinners.

He calls Hafeez and Malik the "backbone" of the team despite their rubbish record in England showing he has no guts to stand up to the sainted seniors.

His own batting form has nosedived since his appointment, failing to lead from the front except for a 97 in a dead rubber his fans are doing bhangra over. Where was this when the series was live ?

Not to mention racial comments. How can I be neutral to all this ?

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Obviously I'm not satisfied with the selectors going in circles and recalling TTFs, but it's abundantly clear after two years that Sarfraz has no vision.

Under his watch he hasn't bothered grooming a young specialist spinner in any format, instead relying on bits and pieces like Imad and Shadab. He's stuck in 90s mindset that he can blast opposition away with our phaast bowling (which is utterly mediocre) when teams like India and even England are winning ODI series with their spinners.

He calls Hafeez and Malik the "backbone" of the team despite their rubbish record in England showing he has no guts to stand up to the sainted seniors.

His own batting form has nosedived since his appointment, failing to lead from the front except for a 97 in a dead rubber his fans are doing bhangra over. Where was this when the series was live ?

Not to mention racial comments. How can I be neutral to all this ?

The topic at hand is Wahab's inclusion and selections in general on which for last some days you are putting all blame on Sarfaraz while its clear as sky that Inzi has the upper hand.

 

[gazza619]

What I cant understand is that why does Sarfaraz not consult with seniors in the team with regards to bowling changes. Secondly why is he always in such a hurry. Needs to slow down a bit.

For example the 49th over to Shadab Khan vs Afghanistan, a sane captain would have taken a minute to look at options and consult with other guys before deciding who to bowl.

 

[classic]

Best Of Luck Pakistan our prayers are with you All. Make us Proud Again.

 

[Saj]

Many reports have suggested that he is behind wahab riaz inclusion in Pak word cup squad

Yes.

Mickey wasn't keen.

 

[Loralai]

Surely after our exit in the World Cup and Sarfraz own lack of runs in the tournament, it is time for him to retire from international cricket?

 

[Savak]

Yes.

Mickey wasn't keen.

Looks like the decision to pick Wahab turned out to be correct. Sarfaraz and inzamam deserve praise for picking Wahab and over ruling Mickey.

Mickey needs to be shown the door now

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

The worst captain ever was Afridi.

End of.

 

[MRSN]

The worst captain ever was Afridi.

End of.

Afridi was performing captain and a match winner. Sarfraz will be remembered for his cowardice to demote himself and hide behind thr likes of Imad and Hasan, out of shape belly and yelling at poor players.

 

[MRSN]

A very good captain look at his performance with QG its just he has an awful lot of players

Unfortunately for him he himself in the bracket of those awful players.

Just think what must be going through players minds who have a leader like him. Other teams have likes of Williamson, Kohli, Morgan, Finch and we have this legend.

 

[imranyounus]

Since I am watching cricket around 1989. I believe he would be just my third from worst just behind Ramiz Raja and Saeed Anwar. but if you consider his long period yes he is the worst in last 30 years

 

[Syed1]

Wipes the floor with Azhar, Misbah and Afridi as captain.

 

[Hasan]

Simply, no!

 

[ManFan]

Wipes the floor with Azhar, Misbah and Afridi as captain.

Azhar: Tactically (Yes) Performance (No)

Misbah: Tactically (No) Performance (No)

Afridi: Tactically (Yes) Performance (Even)

Sarfraz has had the good fortune of facing low-ranked teams more often than the other three.

When he faced high-ranked teams, he often fails because he does not have a Plan B or his personal form to bank on.

 

[Mamoon]

He is certainly one of the most gutless captains we have ever had.

The Australia match summed him up. Pakistan needed 42 in 31 balls with 1 wicket in hand, and he allowed the number 11 Shaheen to take a single in the last ball and waste the whole 46th over.

 

[Loralai]

Fitness has declined even further during this tournament and he has been a walking wicket with the bat. Lets hope he resigns with some dignity intact instead of humiliating us further.

 

[Leeon1994]

He is just an ordinary captain anyone can replace him plus he has become a liability on team.

 

[Savak]

Judging from his body language in the press conference, it looks clear he is ready to step down

 

[Amir]

lol worse. As a player, sure he has struggled but been worse captains. Best players dont make good captains, see Mohammed Yousuf.

Inzi was a great batsmen but terrible captain. Terrible. At a period of such strong batting (YK was good, Yousuf, Malik, Kamran before he sucked) - we underperformed in all ICC events from World Cup to Champions trophy. Did not know how to use bowlers and lets not forget he took our main strike bowler in Sami adn told him to bowl line and length like he some sort of McGrath. Inzi should have done better with the batsmen he had.

Lets not forget Malik. Letting Lanka score 300 in Karachi and leading his team for 70 odd all out.

We may be upset at Sarf but lets be objective. We had worse captains.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Afridi was performing captain and a match winner. Sarfraz will be remembered for his cowardice to demote himself and hide behind thr likes of Imad and Hasan, out of shape belly and yelling at poor players.

He was neither, but whatever floats your boat.

Sarfaraz has a far superior record with arguably a worse team - which is only now beginning to gel.

To be fair, both are poor performers as captains and players - so it is a race to the bottom.

 

[Hasan123]

All you hear from Sarfraz fans is that he is better than Azhar and Misbah. Like that is a yardstick for a captain. Imran Khan was our captain in 92. Now we have this average cricketer as our captain.

Just sums up the demise of our cricket. That's what should worry you, rather than doing banghra over being better than 2 average captains.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

He wins you a 50 ICC trophy after 25 years, and this is the respect you show. Allah bachay.

 

[sahiwal_punjabi_786]

This is a disrespectful thread - he won has champions trophy.

Thread should be closed out of respect to Sarfraz's achievements - shame on this negativity.

 

[Abdul]

Undoubtedly.

 

[zee-za-man]

He wins you a 50 ICC trophy after 25 years, and this is the respect you show. Allah bachay.

This post is designed to hide failures of the PCB chairman, chief selector, his nephew Imam, his pathetic selections of seniors like Hafeez, Wahab and Malik.

Now they're putting blame of Wahab Riaz selection on Sarfaraz also rofl. Sarfaraaz is guilty for backing Asad Sahfiq in Tests, apart from that he is useless and powerless. Powers
rested with Coach Arthur and Chief selector Inzamam ul Haq. Even Azhar Mahmood bowling coach had more powers than the captain.

 

[MisbahTheGreat]

He may be the worst captain Pakistan have had but he is still so much better than India's worst ever captain Tendulkar.

In fact on a whole Pakistan have produced great captains compared to other teams - Imran Khan, Misbah etc

 

[chuck]

This post is designed to hide failures of the PCB chairman, chief selector, his nephew Imam, his pathetic selections of seniors like Hafeez, Wahab and Malik.

Now they're putting blame of Wahab Riaz selection on Sarfaraz also rofl. Sarfaraaz is guilty for backing Asad Sahfiq in Tests, apart from that he is useless and powerless. Powers
rested with Coach Arthur and Chief selector Inzamam ul Haq. Even Azhar Mahmood bowling coach had more powers than the captain.

Ok,for arguments sake, let's accept that he had no power or say (Which I don't think is true), however your captain needs to be one of the most valuable player in the team. Is he even one of the top 3 most valuable players in the team? Babar, Harris, Fakhar and Amir will be top 4. What does Sarfi bring to the table from a performance perspective?

 

[chuck]

Ok,for arguments sake, let's accept that he had no power or say (Which I don't think is true), however your captain needs to be one of the most valuable player in the team. Is he even one of the top 3 most valuable players in the team? Babar, Harris, Fakhar and Amir will be top 4. What does Sarfi bring to the table from a performance perspective?

Even Shaheen and Imad would rank above Sarfi.

 

[AdamM97]

There has certainly been worse captains and one can’t forget that Sarfraz was our captain when we won the CT in 2017 (doesn’t matter whether or not he contributed to the win).

However, his batting has deteriorated, he looks clueless on the field and he looks like he has a few mental issues he needs to deal with. Time for a new captain.

 

[The_KING]

Whether or not he is a good captain is secondary. The first thing is that he has to make the team on merit. His batting (when he decides to bat instead of hitting behind tailenders) is average, wicket keeping average, fitness absolutely poor. There is no doubt that he is the worst player to captain us. He might be tactically better than Misbah, Azhar & Afridi, but at least these guys made the team on merit. Sarfraz doesn't, hence why he needs to stripped from captaincy and dropped from the team after the world cup.

 

[Slog]

Lol he’s def top 5 captain we have had

 

[coy0607]

Misbah and Azhar are probably the worst LOI captains' Pakistan has had in the last 20 years. There was no hope in their times, the team selection was horrid - we have come a long way since. Misbah in particular would play teams with an average age of 30++

Waqar is up there too. Extremely defensive for such an attacking bowler

Thankfully we didn't see more of Yousuf - he would've definitely taken the cake.

 

[Titan24]

Misbah and Azhar are probably the worst LOI captains' Pakistan has had in the last 20 years. There was no hope in their times, the team selection was horrid - we have come a long way since. Misbah in particular would play teams with an average age of 30++

Waqar is up there too. Extremely defensive for such an attacking bowler

Thankfully we didn't see more of Yousuf - he would've definitely taken the cake.

Atleast look at the team Misbah had other than Saeed Ajmal at his peak he literally had no weapon in either batting or bowling.

While I am no fan of Misbah’s LOIs attitude but it isnt a fare comparison with totally different set of players.

 

[MRSN]

He is certainly one of the most gutless captains we have ever had.

The Australia match summed him up. Pakistan needed 42 in 31 balls with 1 wicket in hand, and he allowed the number 11 Shaheen to take a single in the last ball and waste the whole 46th over.

Which proved to be our exit point. He is one of those fake personality that wants to look good instead of taking risk of becoming hero through hard work.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Which proved to be our exit point. He is one of those fake personality that wants to look good instead of taking risk of becoming hero through hard work.

His actions speak for himself. Such a coward. Came down to floating batting position again from the fixed no. 5 he promised.

 

[iPakistani]

TESTS: 13 matches 33% win percentage

4 won
8 lost


BATTING AVE: 25.81, 0 100S.

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ODIS: 46 matches 56.52% win percentage

26 wins
20 losses


VS TOP 5: 32% win percentage

8 won
17 lost

BATTING AVE: 33.60, 0 100s.

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T20IS: 85.3%

29 wins
5 losses


BATTING AVE: 19.87 SR 128.22 0 50s

------------------------------------------------------------------

56% win percentage in ODIs is misleading as 6 of them came vs Sri Lanka and a few vs WI against top 5 it is only 32%.

On top of that he has never hit 100 in any format since his captaincy and he's played close to 100 matches combined in 3 formats. Mohammad Rizwan got given a chance and hit 2 100s in 5 matches vs Australia.

85% win percentage as captain in T20I is spectacular and rightly so deserves praise however he averages only 19.87 in that period with a low SR of 128 and no 50s ever as captain in T20I.

We may not win as many matches as we did under Sarfraz initially, however if we choose to play Rizwan in all 3 formats I guarantee we will have a stronger, more athletic and well-performing outfit in all three formats.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Can people please stop parroting that fake international cricketer Rizwan as Sarfraz's replacement? The guy turns into a duck against quick bowling and decent leg-spin.

Might aswell give Rohail Nazir a chance.

 

[mominsaigol]

This is a deep dive at some of the criticisms that sarfraz faced over the years for his controversial sacking in 2019.

Myth no 1: Sarfraz was a coward who ducked himself down the order to avoid playing for his country.

In this world cup, Tom latham ducked himself multiple times under Mitchell, Chapman, Glenn philips and has even batted at no 8 below satner at times.

The reason this was done was because those people are superior hitters and new Zealand has been able to bazzball on a few occasions in this tournament, latham ducked cause he didn't want to ruin the flow

Sarfraz in 2019 batted at 4 or 5 if a collapse occurred to rescue it cause he was an anchored and understood the role of the team.

We had haris sohail, Hafeez Imad, Malik aka proper hitters in the squad, if pak got off to a flyer then sarfraz would duck himself cause its better to send someone else.

It shows he's flexible, not scared. It's because of sarfraz sacrificing his no 4 slot on 2017 and sending hafeez ahead of him that we even reached 339 otherwise babar botched the start fakhar gave lol.

In this world cup, Babar has been completly inflexible on rotation, which cause problems for example in our last game against bamgaldesh After fakhar's blistering start chacha shpuld have been sent to up the rr, but babar came and botched it again. This is why NZ has 130+ run rate lead ahead of us.

This is common sense, Misbah ducked himself multiple times as well, He sent afridi at no 3 at one point and afridi scored a 55 of 25 because the openers got off to a rare flyer.

Babar is inflexible and stupid lol.


Myth no 2: Sarfraz ran the team into the ground in 2018

He had a poor outing, 100% agreed and as a captain he's solely responsible, but he's gone on media multiple times and admitted this, not like babar who keeps finding excuses such as Nawaz tu hai mera match winner.

He didn't deliberately try to sabotage like people believe. Fakhar, Imam, Babar, haris, hafeez, malik and imad which worked multiple tines didn't click in 2018, it was the same team that won us in 2017 and rizwan was also tried in this period, so was abid Ali, same with alot of other players being discarded like junaid etc.

Myth no 3: CT is a fluke, Sarfi deserves no credit

By this logic, Imran Khan deserves zero credit cause he also lost 4 games on the dot and had to rely on quadrat ki nazam to win?

Imran and sarfi instilled a winning mentality once they got the opportunity. Problem with Pakistan is that it usually goes into a mental shell against India irrespective if they are superior to inferior.

Under sarfraz in 2017 that was not the case.

Myth no 4: Sarfraz did dosti yaari but deliberately trying to keep rizzu out of the team after rizzu scored 2 100's.

haris sohail also scored a 100 lol. Sarfraz already did an interview explaining this. Where was rizwan suppose to fit?

Babar at no 3 was performing better so rizzu can't replace Bobby, haris sohail was a gun no 4 with centuries of his own a higher sr and average and bowling as well. Rizzu doesn't bowl do he can't replace him.

Hafeez regressed in batting a bit in 2019 but he was a gun bowler and batted at no 5, so eizzu can't replace him due to lack of bowling

Imad waseem and malika re 6 and 7, Malik was a spent force yes, but rizzu was tried at 6 and 7 and was an even bigger failure. He only functioned at no 4, so he can't play at 6 and 7 nor can he replace hafeez, Babar and haris sohail.

He can't replace sarfi cause sarfi is captain?

Only mistake sarfraz made was choosing imam over abid Ali. Otherwise as sarfraz said, Who was rizwan suppose to replace? We also lost both games rizzu scored his 100's in and won the game where haris sohail scored his 100.

So again, Where was rizwan suppose to fit in 2019?


Please do your research next time. I disagree on sarfraz being a folklore legend like people have made him out to be, but don't act like he's a horrible captain lol. Reality is, he isn't a goat but he's > Misbah, Azhar and Babar as a captain.

His psl, Under 19 and ct records speak for itself.

 

[Major]

4 years too late.

Look, world has moved on. There is no point bringing Sarfraz in now because Babar is bad.

Sarfraz was a good limited overs captain, won us an ICC tournament. But he was a terrible batter and was unfit. He got dropped due to his form. Its his own fault. Afridi said it to his face that why focus on fitness after being dropped when you should had focussed before.

Sarfraz after winning the trophy, went abit laid back, his performance went down and he got the boot for it.

Winning icc tournament does not mean you can just sit back and relax and expect to get selected cause you are a senior.

Sarfraz had alot of struggles in his cricketing career and i respect the way he carved out his international career, but sarfraz fans make him look bad as if he was made a victim when he was dropped in 2019.

Also, he was a bad test captain and end our winning streak of UAE.

 

[Mamoon]

Please don’t try to fool people with your revisionism. Some might have forgotten the minnow level performances in ODI and Test cricket from Jan 2018 to July 2019 but I haven’t.

1.5 years of pathetic performances is more than enough to get you sacked. Pakistan and Sarfraz himself were in total shambles in the last 1.5 years of his tenure and Misbah made the right call by booting him out.

 

[saqib.rai]

This is a deep dive at some of the criticisms that sarfraz faced over the years for his controversial sacking in 2019.

Myth no 1: Sarfraz was a coward who ducked himself down the order to avoid playing for his country.

In this world cup, Tom latham ducked himself multiple times under Mitchell, Chapman, Glenn philips and has even batted at no 8 below satner at times.

The reason this was done was because those people are superior hitters and new Zealand has been able to bazzball on a few occasions in this tournament, latham ducked cause he didn't want to ruin the flow

Sarfraz in 2019 batted at 4 or 5 if a collapse occurred to rescue it cause he was an anchored and understood the role of the team.

We had haris sohail, Hafeez Imad, Malik aka proper hitters in the squad, if pak got off to a flyer then sarfraz would duck himself cause its better to send someone else.

It shows he's flexible, not scared. It's because of sarfraz sacrificing his no 4 slot on 2017 and sending hafeez ahead of him that we even reached 339 otherwise babar botched the start fakhar gave lol.

In this world cup, Babar has been completly inflexible on rotation, which cause problems for example in our last game against bamgaldesh After fakhar's blistering start chacha shpuld have been sent to up the rr, but babar came and botched it again. This is why NZ has 130+ run rate lead ahead of us.

This is common sense, Misbah ducked himself multiple times as well, He sent afridi at no 3 at one point and afridi scored a 55 of 25 because the openers got off to a rare flyer.

Babar is inflexible and stupid lol.


Myth no 2: Sarfraz ran the team into the ground in 2018

He had a poor outing, 100% agreed and as a captain he's solely responsible, but he's gone on media multiple times and admitted this, not like babar who keeps finding excuses such as Nawaz tu hai mera match winner.

He didn't deliberately try to sabotage like people believe. Fakhar, Imam, Babar, haris, hafeez, malik and imad which worked multiple tines didn't click in 2018, it was the same team that won us in 2017 and rizwan was also tried in this period, so was abid Ali, same with alot of other players being discarded like junaid etc.

Myth no 3: CT is a fluke, Sarfi deserves no credit

By this logic, Imran Khan deserves zero credit cause he also lost 4 games on the dot and had to rely on quadrat ki nazam to win?

Imran and sarfi instilled a winning mentality once they got the opportunity. Problem with Pakistan is that it usually goes into a mental shell against India irrespective if they are superior to inferior.

Under sarfraz in 2017 that was not the case.

Myth no 4: Sarfraz did dosti yaari but deliberately trying to keep rizzu out of the team after rizzu scored 2 100's.

haris sohail also scored a 100 lol. Sarfraz already did an interview explaining this. Where was rizwan suppose to fit?

Babar at no 3 was performing better so rizzu can't replace Bobby, haris sohail was a gun no 4 with centuries of his own a higher sr and average and bowling as well. Rizzu doesn't bowl do he can't replace him.

Hafeez regressed in batting a bit in 2019 but he was a gun bowler and batted at no 5, so eizzu can't replace him due to lack of bowling

Imad waseem and malika re 6 and 7, Malik was a spent force yes, but rizzu was tried at 6 and 7 and was an even bigger failure. He only functioned at no 4, so he can't play at 6 and 7 nor can he replace hafeez, Babar and haris sohail.

He can't replace sarfi cause sarfi is captain?

Only mistake sarfraz made was choosing imam over abid Ali. Otherwise as sarfraz said, Who was rizwan suppose to replace? We also lost both games rizzu scored his 100's in and won the game where haris sohail scored his 100.

So again, Where was rizwan suppose to fit in 2019?


Please do your research next time. I disagree on sarfraz being a folklore legend like people have made him out to be, but don't act like he's a horrible captain lol. Reality is, he isn't a goat but he's > Misbah, Azhar and Babar as a captain.

His psl, Under 19 and ct records speak for itself.

The racist comment to Andile Phehlukwayo should have ended his captaincy there and then

However, the World Cup was close so had to stick with him

I was watching a podcast he came on, and the guy is a complete unpar jahil sarakchaap. Doesn't know how to carry himself unlike Babar who does that really well.
Was saying Indian cricketers eat beef. Imagine a former Indian captain saying Pakistani cricketers eat pork. You can't imagine because it will never happen. A former captain should know how to carry himself atleast

Anyways, was a very very limited cricketer. There was no way you could have ignored Rizwan any longer and so Sarfraz was rightly removed and dropped in 2019

After that, Rizwan has not given him the slightest of opportunity for a comeback into the white ball side

 

[mominsaigol]

Please don’t try to fool people with your revisionism. Some might have forgotten the minnow level performances in ODI and Test cricket from Jan 2018 to July 2019 but I haven’t.

1.5 years of pathetic performances is more than enough to get you sacked. Pakistan and Sarfraz himself were in total shambles in the last 1.5 years of his tenure and Misbah made the right call by booting him out.

Brother Theirs no false narrative, conspiracy or anything else you keep springing forth.

2018 was a bad year, I already said so, so stop grabbing at one straw for propaganda.

Problem is you don't replace a former winner who had a bad hear with an even more toothless captain who has zero justification or track record to be one.

Misbah had multiple bad years. 2013 ct should have been enough to boot him out, why did he continue for 2 more years?

Reality is Theirs nepotism and corruption which determines who's liked and disliked. Theirs no merit drama that you're pulling on me.

I've seen you quote We deserve this humiliation 24/7

only to then vanish into thin air when something goes pakistan's way case in point nz game lol when people quoted you non stop with clown emojis the same emojis you often quote others with lol.

Come up something insightful to the overall analysis given rather then coming up with another hate propaganda as if this is a wwe ring