Have been seeing quite a few threads like this at various points over the past 3 years, in which some posters spell out the impending doom and gloom Pakistan will be indulged in the immediate future. It is because of these threads and the overtly over the top ones, that is it important that we reflect on how reactive our opinions and judgements have become. I mean, all our set opinions can literally flip a 180 after just one match.
If we reflect back at this game and the last one, we'll see that it was simply the case of lack of self-belief. It is also likely that this belief has detoriated due to many things not going our way. The fielding has been atrocious, players not confident in taking reviews and getting run-out at crucial points in the innings. I think they all stem from the player's lack of faith in their abilities. The body language too looks a bit droopy.
One thing that people are constantly glossing over, is how young our team actually is. We have like 5 players in the team who have played less than 20. Inexperience on the big stage was bound to show. With youngsters like, Shinwari, Shaheen, Hasan, Fakhar, Imam, Babar, Shadab and Faheem, how can we think that we lack skills? I find it quite baffling.
The skills are definitely there. Shadab and Hasan are extremely gifted and talented players, and I'm sure they will bounce back. Imam and Fakhar, have both got some solid starts, but just need to get one big one against a top side to get the validation, that they can do justice to their stats. Babar has already played beautifully in the tournament and was unlucky yesterday. Also, we need Haris back at 4. The guy is quality and is exactly what we need to support Babar and Malik.
Also, let's stop being sentimental and overly emotional in our assessments. Destiny was just not on our side yesterday. In Sha Allah, it will be in the final.
