Canistani Hero
Senior T20I Player
- Joined
- Mar 3, 2012
- Runs
- 17,862
An average of 10 in his last 6 games, it's hardly a surprise Pakistan's captain-in waiting is beginning to frustrate Pakistani cricket enthusiasts. Most believe and perhaps rightly so, that he manages a place in the team on the basis of his bowling prowess. That's not far from the truth, Hafeez's usual neat and tidy spells add a unique dimension to Pakistan's bowling attack, a glaring consequence of which is their much exposed batting fragility.
His temperament may have quenched in today's innings but is usually sound, however, one can hardly say the same for his rigidly flawed technique. He seemed rather confident facing the likes of Narine and the trundler-friendly pace of Sammy and who can blame him? When you struggle as much against the moving ball as he does, you hope and pray for the openers to play it out. Usually, they don't. Today, Shehzad and Jamshed shocked even the Guyana sunshine in managing to do so.
Hafeez would have been relieved to have gotten a start. A healthy 20 at a great strike rate, it looked like it was all coming together. A partnership building. Jamshed's luck as ripe as ever but this was Pakistan's chase. Something had to give. Pressure. They had to make it dramatic. There had to be a collapse. Misbah already had his pads on. Hafeez gave in to the script, danced down the track and hit Narine straight down the throat of Lendyl Simmons at long-on. That moment of madness initiated Pakistan's inevitable collapse. They could have blocked, they could have bonked - the end result was already in fine print.
Some are deluded enough to think Hafeez will drop down the order, hell, he's come down a spot to accommodate Shehzad, he's done the nation - a favor. It's a pity, they fail to understand the dynamics of Pakistani cricket. A captain-elect being dropped is hard to fathom, especially when his presence is pivotal to their bowling attack, as damaging as it might be to their batting lineup.
It begs the question..who can give Mohammad Hafeez, the oh so untouchable Mohammad Hafeez - the wake up call, he so dearly needs.
His temperament may have quenched in today's innings but is usually sound, however, one can hardly say the same for his rigidly flawed technique. He seemed rather confident facing the likes of Narine and the trundler-friendly pace of Sammy and who can blame him? When you struggle as much against the moving ball as he does, you hope and pray for the openers to play it out. Usually, they don't. Today, Shehzad and Jamshed shocked even the Guyana sunshine in managing to do so.
Hafeez would have been relieved to have gotten a start. A healthy 20 at a great strike rate, it looked like it was all coming together. A partnership building. Jamshed's luck as ripe as ever but this was Pakistan's chase. Something had to give. Pressure. They had to make it dramatic. There had to be a collapse. Misbah already had his pads on. Hafeez gave in to the script, danced down the track and hit Narine straight down the throat of Lendyl Simmons at long-on. That moment of madness initiated Pakistan's inevitable collapse. They could have blocked, they could have bonked - the end result was already in fine print.
Some are deluded enough to think Hafeez will drop down the order, hell, he's come down a spot to accommodate Shehzad, he's done the nation - a favor. It's a pity, they fail to understand the dynamics of Pakistani cricket. A captain-elect being dropped is hard to fathom, especially when his presence is pivotal to their bowling attack, as damaging as it might be to their batting lineup.
It begs the question..who can give Mohammad Hafeez, the oh so untouchable Mohammad Hafeez - the wake up call, he so dearly needs.
just kick this profeser who dont have any clue of his own subject 
mmad can do the job
