League-type longer format of the 2019 World Cup will not suit Pakistan

[Sarwar89]

Pakistan has never been consistent in Test or Limited Overs Cricket in the last few years.

This World cup is considerably long and is more like league type. Pakistan generally prefers shorter format tournaments like ICC Champions Trophy (4-5 matches max) or even T20 World cup.

This worldcup will require lengthy concentration, composed of 9 matches in 9 different venues. Concentration and consistency is a missing trait from this team.

They will probably beat Afghanistan and Bangladesh easily but might find it hard to find wins from remaining 7 matches. They need to win 4/7 remaining matches. In total 6/9 matches to reach semi finals.

Based on current inconsistent form 6/9 looks difficult.
In 1992, luck incredibly favored them West indies choked against Australia and were unable to chase 217 on final day. Martin Crowe getting injured midway through to 92 semi final and Gooch dropping Imran on 9.

This time it us going to be difficult.

 

[a_tahir]

Pakistan has never been consistent in Test or Limited Overs Cricket in the last few years.

This World cup is considerably long and is more like league type. Pakistan generally prefers shorter format tournaments like ICC Champions Trophy (4-5 matches max) or even T20 World cup.

This worldcup will require lengthy concentration, composed of 9 matches in 9 different venues. Concentration and consistency is a missing trait from this team.

They will probably beat Afghanistan and Bangladesh easily but might find it hard to find wins from remaining 7 matches. They need to win 4/7 remaining matches. In total 6/9 matches to reach semi finals.

Based on current inconsistent form 6/9 looks difficult.
In 1992, luck incredibly favored them West indies choked against Australia and were unable to chase 217 on final day. Martin Crowe getting injured midway through to 92 semi final and Gooch dropping Imran on 9.

This time it us going to be difficult.

Luck also favoured us when we scored 72 against eng and then the game was washed out

 

[Sarwar89]

Luck also favoured us when we scored 72 against eng and then the game was washed out

But it was compensated by a loss against South Africa. Due to Duckworth lewis Pak lost that winnable match v South Africa.

 

[aloo paratha]

No format is suitable to a team that is not good enough.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

It's still one game against each team and we are good at beating a team on a day if we play them first time and not a series of matches against a particular team. We should and can win 6/7 games out of 9 in English conditions when the opposition teams are mostly on par with us except for England and India.

 

[SamNJ]

All Pakistan need to make sure is they dont slip against SL, WI, Bang and Afg.
Against top 5 teams I believe Pakistan can surprise 2 of them.

 

[Mueez]

Win comfortably against the likes of SL, Bang, WI and Afg.

Clutch two matches against the bigger teams.

And you are in the finals.

 

[ali2220]

As if we were hot contenders and only format was an issue for this team!

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is the best chance for Pakistan to reach semi finals. They just have to play once. Just keep the intensity level above in few matches. Others they can stroll through.

 

[JaDed]

It won't in UAE/Asia, but in countries like England/Aus assuming it rains off against Eng,Aus and then you beat SL,AFG,BD,WI,NZ,SA then..why not.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

It won't in UAE/Asia, but in countries like England/Aus assuming it rains off against Eng,Aus and then you beat SL,AFG,BD,WI,NZ,SA then..why not.

No need of rained off matches if we can beat SA and NZ along with the bottom 4, 6/7 wins with good run rate will be enough to take us to Semis provided something miraculous scenario doesn't happen against us, anyway we should also beat Australia.

 

[Sarwar89]

Luck also favoured us when we scored 72 against eng and then the game was washed out

It's still one game against each team and we are good at beating a team on a day if we play them first time and not a series of matches against a particular team. We should and can win 6/7 games out of 9 in English conditions when the opposition teams are mostly on par with us except for England and India.

For that to happen our bowling armoury needs to be well oiled and on the go from match number 1.

 

[JaDed]

No need of rained off matches if we can beat SA and NZ along with the bottom 4, 6/7 wins with good run rate will be enough to take us to Semis provided something miraculous scenario doesn't happen against us, anyway we should also beat Australia.

Imagine if you get it rained off against Afg and SL now, we had our match in 1992 rained off against Lanka of all teams.

 

[Syed1]

Just 10 games out of the WC and I see the following glaring deficiencies in the team:


1. Fakhar is unreliable, if he comes off we are golden, but is failing 2-3 times a series.
2. Imam is TOO slow. He is a better version of Azhar, but that's about it. If we are chasing a big total he is the last person you want out there.
3. Malik and Sarfaraz occupy 5 and 6 in the batting order but they are hardly batsmen. Only one must play. My choice would be Sarfaraz batting at 8. Which brings to following point.
4. Lack of proper middle order batsmen for 5/6 who can defend or attack depending on the situation and no Asif or Talat aren't the answer.
5. Fahim Ashraf's bowling and batting form. Pace bowling alrounders are like gold dust and we were banking on Rana to take some responsibility in a WC year, but he found the most opportune time to completely loose it.
6. Imad Wasim's lack of penetration with the bowl. He is essentially a bowler who is looking to quickly get done with his quota while going for minimum amount of runs. Other teams target such bowlers.
7. Amir and Hasan's lack of venom. Needs no explanation.
8. Selecting bowlers like Shinwari who are straight out of Sami and Wahab school of bowling.
9. No off-spinner who can control the run flow and also bowl the doosra to be wicket taking option.
10. Captaincy



With all these issues I foresee an early exit for Pakistan.

 

[Abdullah]

Pakistan has never been consistent in Test or Limited Overs Cricket in the last few years.

This World cup is considerably long and is more like league type. Pakistan generally prefers shorter format tournaments like ICC Champions Trophy (4-5 matches max) or even T20 World cup.

This worldcup will require lengthy concentration, composed of 9 matches in 9 different venues. Concentration and consistency is a missing trait from this team.

They will probably beat Afghanistan and Bangladesh easily but might find it hard to find wins from remaining 7 matches. They need to win 4/7 remaining matches. In total 6/9 matches to reach semi finals.

Based on current inconsistent form 6/9 looks difficult.
In 1992, luck incredibly favored them West indies choked against Australia and were unable to chase 217 on final day. Martin Crowe getting injured midway through to 92 semi final and Gooch dropping Imran on 9.

This time it us going to be difficult.

6 out of 9 is hard but I can also look at it like this.

WI
SL
BANG
AFG

Our top 3 should be able to slay these bowling attacks with only the windies being able to return the favour but our experience should come through ( our young guys were around for CT whereas the WI team didn't play)

That means we need to win 2 out of remaining 5.
Aus NZ and SA we can give a game so hoping we will be there or there abouts

 

[EliteCynical]

But it was compensated by a loss against South Africa. Due to Duckworth lewis Pak lost that winnable match v South Africa.

D/L did not exist back then! It was a stupid rain rule devised for the tournament

 

[Hasan123]

Yes this format doesn't suit us and our batting is a real worry. I don't see Inzi making changes and I honestly don't see this line up scoring big.

 

[msb314]

Just 10 games out of the WC and I see the following glaring deficiencies in the team:


1. Fakhar is unreliable, if he comes off we are golden, but is failing 2-3 times a series.
2. Imam is TOO slow. He is a better version of Azhar, but that's about it. If we are chasing a big total he is the last person you want out there.
3. Malik and Sarfaraz occupy 5 and 6 in the batting order but they are hardly batsmen. Only one must play. My choice would be Sarfaraz batting at 8. Which brings to following point.
4. Lack of proper middle order batsmen for 5/6 who can defend or attack depending on the situation and no Asif or Talat aren't the answer.
5. Fahim Ashraf's bowling and batting form. Pace bowling alrounders are like gold dust and we were banking on Rana to take some responsibility in a WC year, but he found the most opportune time to completely loose it.
6. Imad Wasim's lack of penetration with the bowl. He is essentially a bowler who is looking to quickly get done with his quota while going for minimum amount of runs. Other teams target such bowlers.
7. Amir and Hasan's lack of venom. Needs no explanation.
8. Selecting bowlers like Shinwari who are straight out of Sami and Wahab school of bowling.
9. No off-spinner who can control the run flow and also bowl the doosra to be wicket taking option.
10. Captaincy



With all these issues I foresee an early exit for Pakistan.

Fit or unfit - Harry must play in the WC ahead of Malik and Hafeez...

Sarfraz and Rizean both must go and Fakhar should be awarded WKing duties.

Top 4 has to be Fakhar, Imam, Babar and Haris if we are to have any chance in the WC.

 

[zulfiqar]

Pak has enough batting power at the top to make it to the knockouts. At that point if we have a few guys clicking it could be enough as it was in CT. Of course, we are not a top 4 team in this tournament though going by recent performances, as India, England, NZ and South Africa are better than us. I'd argue we're better than the rest of the teams though!

 

[ali2220]

Pak has enough batting power at the top to make it to the knockouts. At that point if we have a few guys clicking it could be enough as it was in CT. Of course, we are not a top 4 team in this tournament though going by recent performances, as India, England, NZ and Australia are better than us. I'd argue we're better than the rest of the teams though!

Corrected, as this is most likely to be the case in WC

 

[Mp812]

Win comfortably against the likes of SL, Bang, WI and Afg.

Clutch two matches against the bigger teams.

And you are in the finals.

Afghanistan nearly defeated Pakistan in Asia cup and if it was not for grit and experience of Malik , ag would have won. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in Asia cup . With fearsome hitters and bowlers Windies are no pushovers. You think these games are to be easy wins ???

 

[Sin Nombre]

Last 5 matches

Pakistan vs SL 5-0
Pakistan vs BD 1-4
Pakistan vs WI 4-1
Pakistan vs Afg 3-0

Pakistan vs SA 2-3
Pakistan vs England 2-3
Pakistan vs NZ 0-5
Pakistan vs India 1-4
Pakistan vs Australia 1-3


I think Pakistan obviously have a chance looking at this.

SL, WI, Afg 3 wins
Need to beat at least one of SA or England.
Need to beat BD.

That gets you to 5 wins.

Hope Kohli still has nightmares of CT and messes up team selection/tactics or one of India, NZ, Australia gets washed out.

That gets you to 5.5/9 which should be enough for a semifinal spot.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

I personally think Pakistan will do really well mostly due to the fact we’ll be playing England prior to the tournament, so this will give our batsmen and bowlers time to adjust to the conditions.

The number 4 spot is between 3 teams, South Africa, Pakistan and New Zealand.

West Indies, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are there to make the numbers.

 

[Titan24]

Just 10 games out of the WC and I see the following glaring deficiencies in the team:


1. Fakhar is unreliable, if he comes off we are golden, but is failing 2-3 times a series.
2. Imam is TOO slow. He is a better version of Azhar, but that's about it. If we are chasing a big total he is the last person you want out there.
3. Malik and Sarfaraz occupy 5 and 6 in the batting order but they are hardly batsmen. Only one must play. My choice would be Sarfaraz batting at 8. Which brings to following point.
4. Lack of proper middle order batsmen for 5/6 who can defend or attack depending on the situation and no Asif or Talat aren't the answer.
5. Fahim Ashraf's bowling and batting form. Pace bowling alrounders are like gold dust and we were banking on Rana to take some responsibility in a WC year, but he found the most opportune time to completely loose it.
6. Imad Wasim's lack of penetration with the bowl. He is essentially a bowler who is looking to quickly get done with his quota while going for minimum amount of runs. Other teams target such bowlers.
7. Amir and Hasan's lack of venom. Needs no explanation.
8. Selecting bowlers like Shinwari who are straight out of Sami and Wahab school of bowling.
9. No off-spinner who can control the run flow and also bowl the doosra to be wicket taking option.
10. Captaincy



With all these issues I foresee an early exit for Pakistan.

Captaincy? So you are not fond of Sarfaraz's captaincy anymore?

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Lol @ some posters having Sarfaraz at 8, when you need 4s and 6s at the back of the innings, you’ll get 1s and 2s with Sarfaraz.

 

[Savak]

Pakistan when they have won major tournaments when not being favorites have gone through severe batterings but ended up peaking and gaining in confidence at the right time.

The team needs to be selected given the conditions in England. We won the 2017 CT against all odds and many super red hot teams flopped when it mattered the most, no reason why it can't happen again though this time teams will be ten times wary of Pakistan's ability to pull off a surprise

 

[Bangladesh_Fan]

Please explain how they will beat Bangladesh easily who has a 4-0 record vs Pakistan last few years but will not beat West Indies without a fight, a team that just lost the series both home and away to Bangladesh and had to qualify for the world cup.

 

[Savitar]

TO THOSE WHO CRITICIZE IMAM FOR HIS STRIKE RATE - FINCH's ODI SR IS JUST 88.