"It is possible that India are afraid of playing us" : Sarfaraz Ahmed

[ExplicitAI]

By far the greatest Pakistan ODI game I've ever seen in my lifetime, before it was the 2014 Asia cup game. India would not wanting to be facing Pak in a bilateral series for a while now )

 

[Madplayer]

Someone should ask Sarfraz if he still believes that India are afraid of playing Pakistan.

Was shivering wat hing Pakistani phasht bowlers delivering thunderbolts. Who wouldn't be afraid?

Thank God india is scared of pakistan and doesnt wanna loose against them by not playing.

humble pies

 

[Sirris]

Kohli's legs are shaking watching the Pakistani pace bowlers bowl on TV. Devastating bowling attack!

Pakistan indeed trased Kohli's a bit before finally going for the kill. Two balls, two outs. First one was dropped just to play with him and troll over a billion people.

 

[Sachin136]

By far the greatest Pakistan ODI game I've ever seen in my lifetime, before it was the 2014 Asia cup game. India would not wanting to be facing Pak in a bilateral series for a while now )

Pakistan has lost numerous matches in a row against India, and they were still begging to play a bilateral series with us. Why would India be afraid?

Most Indian players will be counting down the days till the Asia Cup encounter next year.

 

[Finisher]

Pakistan has lost numerous matches in a row against India, and they were still begging to play a bilateral series with us. Why would India be afraid?

Most Indian players will be counting down the days till the Asia Cup encounter next year.

India has enjoyed it's best winning phase against Pakistan in its history and still well behind in w/l

 

[Sachin136]

India has enjoyed it's best winning phase against Pakistan in its history and still well behind in w/l

What does that have to do with anything I said?

 

[ExplicitAI]

Pakistan has lost numerous matches in a row against India, and they were still begging to play a bilateral series with us. Why would India be afraid?

Most Indian players will be counting down the days till the Asia Cup encounter next year.

If you analyse the reason as to why India have been winning those numerous amount of games and compare it to the CT final then you'll realise why. You saw a different Pakistan in the final.

 

[UP]

I think Sarfi was right

 

[Finisher]

What does that have to do with anything I said?

That Indian players shouldnt get overconfident against Pakistan. The winning edge they had against Pakistan has been shattered.

 

[zyrus]

Players of Pakistan team are rarely selected on merit, 6 of them are now, so I can expect India to be afraid now.

 

[dhonixi]

Yes, India is totally scared from beating the hell out of minows. Asia cup showed that too, why Pakistan is refusing to host bd here. Bd is capable of beating them here again and again.

 

[Haripotter]

By far the greatest Pakistan ODI game I've ever seen in my lifetime, before it was the 2014 Asia cup game. India would not wanting to be facing Pak in a bilateral series for a while now )

And you were saying
Now it's time for you bunch to go on hiding

 

[Hasan123]

No team is in fear of a team led by you. Stop making such stupid statements and concentrate on your own form.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Oh my.....

 

[BlackShadow]

These paindu comments always come back to haunt you.

 

[Vitaly]

please dig up more such thread lol

 

[Bhaijaan]

Humility is what separates champions like Wasim and Inzmam from these newbie wannabes.

 

[Abdul]

Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooool.

 

[Hasan123]

Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooool.

His fans were doing banghra over restricting a team from 12-3 to 239. Look how that turned out

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Absolutely mortified at the prospect of losing 3 consecutive matches to PAK which is why we lost to BD purpisely to avoid ............... .,..,............................................................................,.........,.................................................Oh wait

 

[YousafTheBeast]

To be fair, there’s a reason why there’s been no bilateral series since the aane do series!

 

[rudra]

Whole world is scared of sarfaraz pak team ...

Keep digging more such gem of threads lol

 

[Hawkeye]

His fans were doing banghra over restricting a team from 12-3 to 239. Look how that turned out

Captain Sarfraz has the worst fan base. Highly lack cricketing acumen.

P.s. the parosis who are here bashing Sarfraz, folks we here are doing the same thing.

This guy is a joke that's leading our team. Join in the fun.

 

[Balthazar]

lol... Just concentrate on the state of your pathetic team and on your own form. Even minnows will not have you in their teams.

 

[Hasan123]

Captain Sarfraz has the worst fan base. Highly lack cricketing acumen.

P.s. the parosis who are here bashing Sarfraz, folks we here are doing the same thing.

This guy is a joke that's leading our team. Join in the fun.

I don't hate Sarfraz. Just don't like how his fans make out as though he is a revolutionary and ovverate his tactics. They also love playing the victim . When you say something negative about Sarfraz, it's called hate. They don't understand everyone has a different opinion to them and no one cares where he is from in Pakistan. It's about his abilities as a player and captain which deserved to be questioned when they aren't upto the mark.

 

[Mp812]

Sarfraz assesment seemed correct. That's why India handed over a 8 wkt and 9 wkt thrashing but still one could see them shivering with fear and avoiding looking into the eyes of sarfraz whilst handing over the drubbing. Bahut dar dar ke maara.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Does India still need to beat Pakistan in UAE to become the “true” no. 1 test team?

 

[aukhan]

Yeah. They are afraid of playing against Sarfraz, Azhar and Asad.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

I am not bragging here, but we wil whitewash pakistan in uae as well as india. Just like we whitewashed this nz team.

 

[KP From India]

Pakistan will beat India by an innings in every match in UAE.

 

[Mamoon]

India clearly does not give two hoots about their inferior H2H record in Tests and ODIs. They can put that to bed in about 4-5 years if they play full bilateral series with Pakistan every year.

Across all formats, we can only win 10% of our games against India at the moment.

 

[Hasan123]

Yes I'm sure Kohli is quaking in his boots when he sees a side led by you. Associate level player.

 

[Napa]

A lot is said in this forum that Pakistan is a better team than India due to its superior performance in England. While it is true that Pakistan does have a better record in England, this series is a reminder that you have to first win at home. Dismissing the record at home as something for "home track bullies" doesn't work.

India's record from the visit of the SENA countries in the last couple of years is SA 3-0, NZ 3-0, Eng 4-0, and Aus 2-1, for a total of 12-1. Pakistan is already at 2-2 after Aus and NZ have toured.

 

[MMHS]

That was an impulsive comment from Sarfraz - almost like a reflex action. This comment was perfectly fitting in mohallah cricket with buddies - sadly that’s his highest level of captaincy “persona”, and that’s the way he is groomed.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

India are indeed afraid that Ind vs Pak will lose its charm after they have beaten Pak several times as if they are minnows.

Pak should be happy that they at the least will not have to face this humiliation for the time to come.

 

[sam_ahm]

Aap ke aaj ke performance ke baad to thar thar kaanp rahe hai bhai hum log! )

 

[aukhan]

That was an impulsive comment from Sarfraz - almost like a reflex action. This comment was perfectly fitting in mohallah cricket with buddies - sadly that’s his highest level of captaincy “persona”, and that’s the way he is groomed.

Its very embarrassing. He behaves like the captain of Nazimabad team and not Pakistan team.

 

[K4Kohli]

Chill guys. I think he was j/k at the time

 

[mystical man]

India clearly does not give two hoots about their inferior H2H record in Tests and ODIs. They can put that to bed in about 4-5 years if they play full bilateral series with Pakistan every year.

Across all formats, we can only win 10% of our games against India at the moment.

We all know India brings out the best out of Pakistan so this statement does hold weight and India could still loose against Pakistan in 3 Match Test Series

 

[MMHS]

We all know India brings out the best out of Pakistan so this statement does hold weight and India could still loose against Pakistan in 3 Match Test Series

Won't, unless they are allowed to bat once only - then it might end 2-1 for either side. In fact, I can confidently say in a 5 Test series in Asia, PAK will lose 3-2 or 4-1 against BD. Your batsmen will keep limping at 2.25 rate, until Shakib, Miraz, Taijul & Naeem hunts them one by one. And this Sarfraz model of Captaincy isn't going to effectively contain BD batsmen on turning wickets - Yasir might take 40 wickets individually.

I was first person here to write something about that (bringing best out of PAK team), but that too had some condition. Bringing best out of Imran, Javed, Zaheer, Mazid, Wasim, Saq, Saeed, Inzi, Shoaib or Asif is one thing and bringing best out of Sarfraz's team is different issue. That team used to raise their game against IND - this team will raise the PH level in their underwear.

Also, cricket is a game where leadership plays a vital role in such rivalry, high profile contest. From Mankad-Kardar to Mushtaq-Bedi, Gavaskar- Asif, Imran-Gavaskar, Javed-Gavaskar, Kapil-Imran, Srikkanth-Imran, Azhar-Wasim, Ganguly-Inzi, Dravid-YK ....... it has come down to Kohli-Sarfraz

No chance, not even in wildest wet dreams. Apart from few, none of your players will make IND B, and on turning tracks, I'll pick 4 PAK players in BD XI - Yasir, Abbas, Azhar & Babar.

 

[Saj]

I'm just afraid that our batsmen come back from South Africa in one piece.

 

[trickyone]

I hope PCB made a deal with MoltyFoam for SA tour...

 

[pmahones]

What a thread!

 

[Mamoon]

We all know India brings out the best out of Pakistan so this statement does hold weight and India could still loose against Pakistan in 3 Match Test Series

That is another myth that is not true anymore. We caught them at the right time in 2012/2013 when they were carrying a lot of deadweight, and the Champions Trophy Final was a one-off game. Current India will smash Pakistan in a series in any format in any venue.

 

[Mamoon]

There is one thing common between our players and our supporters - both are only good at running their mouths against teams that they will never be good enough to compete with on a regular basis.

 

[MenInG]

So we take a quote from a different time and bump it up at a different time to make it work. Some of us will fit right in the editorial staff of their favourite tabloids.

 

[Rightarmfast]

On UAE pitches, even our flop batsmen are going to make merry. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma will decimate any bowling on such pitches.And these guys are not even regulars in Test team. Batting is our weakness, but it wont be in UAE. I wonder what makes people believe India will be scared to play there.

 

[Mamoon]

So we take a quote from a different time and bump it up at a different time to make it work. Some of us will fit right in the editorial staff of their favourite tabloids.

There was never a good or a right time for this quote.

 

[pmahones]

So we take a quote from a different time and bump it up at a different time to make it work. Some of us will fit right in the editorial staff of their favourite tabloids.

Doesn't this happen here often?

It shows that as a captain you have to learn to be professional. If not, your words will come back to bite you.

Sarfraz was being clever and half and it is being used against him.

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

There was never a good or a right time for this quote.

I wonder if it was tongue-in-cheek, but even still, you have had one of the worst runs on home soil in tests in years and you have provided nothing.

Sarfraz has shocked me with his antics since becoming captain. He came as a humble player and all of a sudden thinks he is a godly player who is not to blame for any failure.

 

[gazza619]

I am not bragging here, but we wil whitewash pakistan in uae as well as india. Just like we whitewashed this nz team.

Cant argue with that. I am just glad Indian government has refused to play Pakistan in tests.

 

[Tusker]

A lot is said in this forum that Pakistan is a better team than India due to its superior performance in England. While it is true that Pakistan does have a better record in England, this series is a reminder that you have to first win at home. Dismissing the record at home as something for "home track bullies" doesn't work.

India's record from the visit of the SENA countries in the last couple of years is SA 3-0, NZ 3-0, Eng 4-0, and Aus 2-1, for a total of 12-1. Pakistan is already at 2-2 after Aus and NZ have toured.

Forget SENA .... let's talk WI and SL ... Pak have lost 3 tests to these teams including a whitewash lol

 

[blackanhyellow]

I am not bragging here, but we wil whitewash pakistan in uae as well as india. Just like we whitewashed this nz team.

yes, lost our two best batsmen Younis and Misbah who held up the batting line up for years and were a major part of the reason of our good record in UAE.

India should have played Pakistan back then and it would have been competitive.

Obviously India would white wash this current team.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Pakistan turns up another gear when they play India and vice versa so never underestimate any team in an india-Pakistan contest.

A lot of people here believe in kicking a man when he’s down. Showing their real character.

Pakistan is still a quality team with many good players and one ATG spinner.

Bhaijaan always expects a tough series in UAE.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

These comments haven’t aged well for Sarfaraz.

 

[Rishta Aunty]

Feel bad for Sarfaraz. It was clear that journos set him up to make some pretty outlandish statements and he's never had the kind of media training the average Indian player gets.

It's also pretty clear, that a combination of the CT victory and a run of games against sub-par opposition gave us a very warped understanding of where we stand.

 

[Ganju Baba]

Damn right they are.

Indians are still suffering from the PTSD from the CT final.

Whatta fighter of a captain. Truly aggressive captain who intimidates the opposition. May he continue to lead Pak to new heights.

Such cheetah much wow.

 

[Zakaz]

Pakistan attacks when everyone thinks we are down for good. All Indians were jumping up and down yesterday yelling "innings defeat" while we managed a lead on such dangerous tracks against the world deadliest bowling attack atm while Indians are heading for a draw despite 600+ runs in first innings, if our bowlers turn up the heat today, we stand a chance at winning. How things change.

 

[Sachin136]

Pakistan attacks when everyone thinks we are down for good. All Indians were jumping up and down yesterday yelling "innings defeat" while we managed a lead on such dangerous tracks against the world deadliest bowling attack atm while Indians are heading for a draw despite 600+ runs in first innings, if our bowlers turn up the heat today, we stand a chance at winning. How things change.

How sad is it that you're proud of being able to avoid an innings defeat?

 

[Madplayer]

People Kicking a man when he is down.

 

[Chrish]

Pakistan was a better team when Mishabh/ Yunis were around.

 

[Savak]

Pakistan was a better team when Mishabh/ Yunis were around.

Not really, that team got exposed in Australia and NZ and would have met the same fate on this tour. But Misbah was a better best captain than Sarfaraz for sure

 

[Sachin136]

Not really, that team got exposed in Australia and NZ and would have met the same fate on this tour. But Misbah was a better best captain than Sarfaraz for sure

At least they were not losing in the UAE.

 

[jnaveen1980]

By the time when Pak and INdia may clash India will have many promising youngsters in the side.

 

[fitCricFan]

Pakistan attacks when everyone thinks we are down for good. All Indians were jumping up and down yesterday yelling "innings defeat" while we managed a lead on such dangerous tracks against the world deadliest bowling attack atm while Indians are heading for a draw despite 600+ runs in first innings, if our bowlers turn up the heat today, we stand a chance at winning. How things change.

Very shameful and sad if we are talking pride in the fact that we avoided an innings defeat.
Rather than worrying about the Indians and their scores we should be figuring out how to stop the decline in our performance. This doesn't bode well for our cricket

 

[Bhaijaan]

The aggression that Masood and Asad showed yesterday, would have intimidated many Indians.

 

[anoop]

The aggression that Mansood and Alam showed yesterday, would have intimidated many Indians.

What aggression ? These 70s , 80s won't do anything good for Pak cricket. In fact they collapsed again. From 170/2 they should have aimed 400 runs but couldn't even complete even 300.

 

[charlie007]

What aggression ? These 70s , 80s won't do anything good for Pak cricket. In fact they collapsed again. From 170/2 they should have aimed 400 runs but couldn't even complete even 300.

He was making fun of Pakistan batting and you fell for it!

 

[Chrish]

Not really, that team got exposed in Australia and NZ and would have met the same fate on this tour. But Misbah was a better best captain than Sarfaraz for sure

So would have current Indian team..

 

[aukhan]

That one fluke win against India and CT win has got to his head. He is living in his own lala land now. Garbage players with not much hope of improving should keep their mouth shut infront of the media.

 

[Zakaz]

The aggression that Masood and Asad showed yesterday, would have intimidated many Indians.

Intimidated? Indians would have surrendered with their pants down. Masood and Asad would have smashed Indian trundlers.

 

[Mamoon]

Pakistan was a better team when Mishabh/ Yunis were around.

That is a myth. That team routinely struggled against quality spinners. On turning wickets, Ashwin and Jadeja would have mauled that team.

The only reason why they stayed unbeaten in the UAE for so long was because India never cared to tour.

 

[BreadPakoda]

People Kicking a man when he is down.

The man needs media training. Sarfu is one those cricketers who respects India and its cricket team. However, he ends up saying stuff that he doesn’t mean to. And then media twists his words.

 

[RyanRyan10]

That is a myth. That team routinely struggled against quality spinners. On turning wickets, Ashwin and Jadeja would have mauled that team.

The only reason why they stayed unbeaten in the UAE for so long was because India never cared to tour.

Totally agree with you

The Pak "dominance" in UAE was always overrated

They even struggled against SL and could only manage to draw the series somehow in 2014
The same SL team which has failed to win a single test in India

 

[Marathonrunner]

Sarfraj seems to be good sober captain, I really doubt if he said this . If yes then very immature and unlike international captain

 

[Josh]

Sarfaraz is a good person. He just doesn't have the leadership qualities. He gets impatient at times and starts to scold his own players. He is respectful towards Indian cricketers or any other opposition players. He just doesn't have a complex strategist mind of a leader.

But all these things don't matter when he can't perform. He needs to be sacked from captaincy.

 

[Varun]

People Kicking a man when he is down.

Maybe they should yell at him in full public view instead - that's more of Sarfraz's style isn't it?

 

[Rahul1]

How sad is it that you're proud of being able to avoid an innings defeat?

Moral victories.

 

[light]

Feel bad for Sarfaraz. It was clear that journos set him up to make some pretty outlandish statements and he's never had the kind of media training the average Indian player gets.

It's also pretty clear, that a combination of the CT victory and a run of games against sub-par opposition gave us a very warped understanding of where we stand.

It all started with that Zim tour. Then reality hit.

 

[big_gamer007]

Bmoh the banter is real.. Good stuff by sarfaraz initially however since his bat hasn't been performing on same level as his mouth he should be ready for the vicious attacks from other side now..

Bring the aag..