"Our target is to win the Champions Trophy and whitewash Australia": Mohammad Rizwan

[The Bald Eagle]

I like Mohammed Rizwan's attitude. Whitewashing should be the aim of the team. Otherwise, you are getting on the field with the thinking that you would lose one or more games.

Yep no shame in losing, if one goes there with full intent of winning.

 

[ChennaiFan]

Yep no shame in losing, if one goes there with full intent of winning.

Exactly! Strive for winning the game, but if you lose in the pursuit, that is okay. It is just a game and one has to win and other will lose on a given day. This PCT has personnel to do well and it is their collective attitude that will determine their future.

 

[Mohraheem]

With Misbah mentality u won’t … cause Misbah was a failure in Odi and t 20

 

[Snowflake]

Yea. What do you think?

I think they both are poor T20 players and have lost us many matches single handedly. Shouldn’t be part of the team.

But I don’t know how that’s relevant to the thread

 

[Snowflake]

I agree with you in principle but there are players who have been in the side for years and we aren't just judging them based on this game alone.

Given our approach to this format what exactly do you think we would have achieved with an extra 13 overs?

Why can Aussie number 3 play ramps and scoops against fast bowlers but our number 3 couldn't against their new comers?
Why our captain plays every single ball to leg side even if it 3 foot outside off?

Why we select a keeper who has a poor SR at number 7 even though he never kept wicket but but Aussie have an all rounder who bats at a much higher SR than our top order?

Our team deserves some chittar even if it was just 7 overs.

If you are saying Pakistan is a poor T20 side, then we don’t have an argument because I hold the same opinion.

Now, I was only talking about this game and not in general. If we talk about this game, there’s not enough subject matter to criticize their performance.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

I think Riz got excited too early after the series win. Now let’s just hope they don’t end up getting whitewashed themselves.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

I think they both are poor T20 players and have lost us many matches single handedly. Shouldn’t be part of the team.

But I don’t know how that’s relevant to the thread

Forget about him (and a couple of others), they don't really care about Pakistan or even perhaps the game, just have a single minded soch and agenda.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

I agree with you in principle but there are players who have been in the side for years and we aren't just judging them based on this game alone.

Given our approach to this format what exactly do you think we would have achieved with an extra 13 overs?

If it would've been a 20 overs a side match then even Australia wouldn't have come out swinging from ball 1. They would've played the ball according to merit (somewhat) and the result could've been very different. 6-7 over shoot outs are very random and basis for no metric. We even saw in the HK 6s even Oman and UAE scored close to or more than a 100 in some games. If Aus has bowled first we could've also scored 75-80 and they would've wilted under the pressure of 15 RPO.

Having said that, this isn't our optimal T20 line up with 4 accumulators up top. However after trying other players int he Zim series, SA series etc we may have some clarity. Problem is our top performers are accumulators and the people come out with knives and agendas once someone they don't like fails once. Players have become too scared of losing their positions and play like mental midgets. You can not build a team in this environment and atmosphere any where.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

If it would've been a 20 overs a side match then even Australia wouldn't have come out swinging from ball 1. They would've played the ball according to merit (somewhat) and the result could've been very different. 6-7 over shoot outs are very random and basis for no metric. We even saw in the HK 6s even Oman and UAE scored close to or more than a 100 in some games. If Aus has bowled first we could've also scored 75-80 and they would've wilted under the pressure of 15 RPO.

Having said that, this isn't our optimal T20 line up with 4 accumulators up top. However after trying other players int he Zim series, SA series etc we may have some clarity. Problem is our top performers are accumulators and the people come out with knives and agendas once someone they don't like fails once. Players have become too scared of losing their positions and play like mental midgets. You can not build a team in this environment and atmosphere any where.

I don't think they would have wilted like we did.

Completely agree with your last two sentences. I think the team and board completely needs to deflate the importance of bilateral t20 cricket to help reduce their pressure. I think one of the best ways to have done that was to have a completely different captain to the the other formats, ideally one who doesn't really play test cricket.

 

[FearlessRoar]

someone said:

"Pakistan will whitewash Australia."

 

[Rana]

Our target is to wash my lipstick smirk off

 

[shah9425]

Keep going on Rizwan

Onto next series

 

[Master Blaster]

Calm...
Clear..
Busted.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

someone said:

"Pakistan will whitewash Australia."

I think he meant opposite, slip of tongue

 

[Mrjungshook]

What he mean to say was:
Our plan is to get whitewashed by Australia.

 

[Rana]

What he mean to say was:
Our plan is to get whitewashed by Australia.

Ya to win hai ya tou learn hai

 

[Mrjungshook]

Ya to win hai ya tou learn hai

After this series rizwan to media:
Sometimes acting

 

[Rana]

After this series rizwan to media:
Sometimes acting

Sometimes history sometimes chemistry

 

[Mrjungshook]

Sometimes history sometimes chemistry

Me opening in a t20 match is still a mystery.