Keep dreaming as Pakistan will never do well under current setup

[PennOne]

In the past like in the 80s to early 2000s, Pakistan team had bad fielders, they had bad fitness standards and some suspect moral standards, they lost badly yet won through invidual brilliances despite the inconsistencies. One thing Pakistan was always ahead in was their aggressive yet erratic nature. This is what won them games and what lost them games. It made fans infuriated but it mad fans like me tune in again because the nature of the team was such that I knew a moment of brilliance was just waiting to come up by one of the players.

What do we have now. We have yes sir no sir professional infused cricket where in the name of consistency, the soul has been snatched out of what was the essence of the team itself. Slow in test slow in odi slow in t20. Coaches are telling these bowlers who have the talent to bowl a channel when Pakistani bowlers used to bowl the channel to bowl fast and swing it as much and make the batsmen fear your ability, not your line and length.

The best example is sarfraz who despite being inconsistent is the only link to how Pakistan used to play before, just going out there and playing despite not being brilliant talent. The last glimpse that I personally saw of the old Pakistan style was the 2009 t20 World Cup and despite what anyone says if you let the bowlers and batsmen play out of their skin there is still talent but for the sake of consistency that pcb inzamam and misbah employ this will not happen until you ask the players to tear it up even if it means losing badly you are bound to win brilliantly next game

If Pakistan was still playing like the team of old in the current state of cricket it would be team which would have individuals posting mega totals at a high SR not even giving the opposition batting team a chance against bowlers who would bowl at the stumps ,their toes or their body as fast as they can with as much swing and with bloody any action even if it injures their backs just for those brilliant moments that future generations cherish because now we all look at past teams for their brilliance even though they failed a lot and as badly as today's team but their wins ans individuals performances urged fans like me to tune in at 3 am to see how a fast bowler is making their batsmen jump or how our opener is tearing up that leather against their best fast bowler

 

[Markhor]

I watched us in the 90s and 00s and I saw the same "erratic and mercurial" team lose home series to Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka twice, England, South Africa, Australia twice (including getting bowled out for 59 and 53) draw to a poor New Zealand side and lost to India.

We choked in two very winnable World Cups to boot and then crashed out of the group stages in 2003 despite having all of these "mercurial superstars". As far as professionalism is concerned, I'd take "yes sir no sir" types over a bunch of crooked matchfixers who sold their country repeatedly whilst plotting against their captains on a regular basis.

Look that era is gone and is not coming back. Believe me, I'm a sucker for nostalgia, I grew up with all the Pepsi Cups and Coca-Cola tri-series in Sharjah, but for all the entertainment we were massive underachievers when you look at the results.

We have to play to our strengths. You're not going to get 90mph reverse swinging yorkers from a Mohammad Abbas. He'll take wickets by bowling a consistent channel. You're not going to make fluent strokemakers from grinders, but these same grinders did take us to #1 in Test rankings.

In ODIs for sure we have hugely declined but the game has changed. Two new balls has eliminated reverse swing, you have more field restrictions, smaller boundaries, bigger bats and flatter pitches.

We have to evolve with the times instead of reviving the 90s. And believe me, we tuk tukked in the 90s too - go watch the 99 WC again and you see it wasn't a common sight for us to go 3 or 3.5 RPO in the first 30 overs.

 

[Syed1]

1. Inzi selected Azhar and Shehzad as ODI openers both of whom have career strike rates in the 70s.

2. Inzi selected Wahab Riaz who averages in the 40-50 range since the 2015 WC, because supposedly he can bowl a few that are pacy.

3. Inzi did not select a single left-handed middle order batsman despite the fact that both Haris Sohail and Umar Amin had excellent performances in the Pakistan Cup.

4. Inzi did not select Amir Yamin even though he is the best pace bowling alrounder in the country and had a stellar Pakistan Cup.

5. Inzi selected Fahim Ashraf who is neither a good enough batsman or a good enough bowler.

6. Inzi selected Junaid Khan who averages 40+ since his comeback and seriously lacks fast bowler fitness.

7. Inzi and Mickey colluded to drop Sohail Khan who not only is our best pacer after Amir he can also smack a few down the order.

8. Mickey's love for Muhammad Hafeez is well known and he even pushed Babar Azam to number 4 to accommodate Hafeez at 3 for a couple of matches.



With this sort of management or should I say mismanagement even India, England, Australia or South Africa will struggle to compete.


Thank you Inzi and Mickey

 

[PennOne]

Bump. There's the spark I was looking for !!!!

 

[Hasan123]

Despite the obstacles, despite the setbacks, despite logic, Pakistan cricket finds a way. And that is why I love Pakistan cricket.

 

[proud_pakistani]

Bump. There's the spark I was looking for !!!!

Good jinx. Well played sir.

 

[sali]

PCB and politics will find a way to destroy the team again.
Players are getting banned left n right while talent waste could make a "Waste Eleven" who could qualify for the semi final in CT.