Pakistan fans - Are you losing interest in cricket?

[Hitman]

There used to be a time when our team used to be pretty much rubbish with bowlers even worse than club level ones. I'm speaking of the 90's. The thing for me as a fan is that I started following the game when our team used to be rubbish. I personally never lost hope and always stood by my team. I think most Indian fans will have the same thing to say.

The problem arises when you start following the game when your team is really good, and a decade or two later they become rubbish. It makes those fans who followed their team during good times lose interest in the game. Pakistani fans who followed their team in the 80's and 90's fall in this category. The same happened with the West Indian fans who followed their team during their glory years. A lot of them have lost interest in the game, and cricket as a game has lost it's appeal there.

So Pakistani posters on PP, have you started losing interest in the game because of that?

 

[Shoaib88]

Yes, same happened with hockey and squash. Cricket was the only sport left and now it seems pakistan will become a sport-less country.

 

[Shazzam]

I kinda am, kinda not. I must say despite our cricket team being boring I find these defeats entertaining. Its fun seeing those who had faith in Misbah crumbling into reality. This is a time that was needed in our cricket.

 

[Relic]

Obviously not because we have no other option. Either you watch cricket or you don't watch anything.
There's no other major sport in pakistan so we are forced to watch cricket whether our team is good or not.

 

[Hitman]

Yes, same happened with hockey and squash. Cricket was the only sport left and now it seems pakistan will become a sport-less country.

Squash had a big fan base in Pakistan?

 

[hur rizvi]

Interest is almost gone.

 

[Hitman]

Obviously not because we have no other option. Either you watch cricket or you don't watch anything.
There's no other major sport in pakistan so we are forced to watch cricket whether our team is good or not.

How about football?

 

[Shoaib88]

Squash had a big fan base in Pakistan?

Of course it did, Pakistan RULED squash for decades with no one coming even close to our two legends

 

[hur rizvi]

Squash had a big fan base in Pakistan?

We once produced the greatest squash players on planet

 

[Shoaib88]

Of course it did, Pakistan RULED squash for decades with no one coming even close to our two legends

I am talking globally, just look at the history of top ranked squash players in the world and you will know what I mean.

 

[Relic]

How about football?

Football ain't a major sport for us

 

[SM1989]

Yes I am losing interest. I didn't even watch a single ball of this test series. Only checked the scorecard at the end of each day.

 

[Syed1]

This is the first tour to Australia that I have not watched a single ball live. Thank you Misbah

 

[Hitman]

We once produced the greatest squash players on planet

I know that. But I didn't know it was a big sport in Pakistan. Even we have produced one of the greatest chess players ever, yet very little people here care for chess.

 

[Shoaib88]

In football Pakistan is ranked like 200, behind the likes of gibraltar (population 34 thousand) so yes, football is definitely not the sport for Pakistan or south asians in general

 

[hur rizvi]

I know that. But I didn't know it was a big sport in Pakistan. Even we have produced one of the greatest chess players ever, yet very little people here care for chess.

Squash itself is not a big game but it had decent following when we were doing well

 

[Relic]

In football Pakistan is ranked like 200, behind the likes of gibraltar (population 34 thousand) so yes, football is definitely not the sport for Pakistan or south asians in general

That's because we were banned.
If we hadn't been banned, we would be around 150

 

[Shoaib88]

Oh wow just realised, Montserrat (population 5 thousand) is ranked ahead of Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in football lol

 

[Shoaib88]

That's because we were banned.
If we hadn't been banned, we would be around 150

lol a country like indonesia is ranked 173 and you think pakistan would be ranked 150, even india was ranked like 174 and lost to GUAM not too long ago.

 

[Hitman]

It's not about how good Pakistan is in football. Neither India or Pakistan are any good in that sport, but it still has a big fan base in India. The game in general is extremely entertaining and exciting. People from a lot of countries follow football despite their team not being very good at the sport. There's a reason why it's the most popular sport in the world.

 

[Bullet Drive]

I'm opposite

I lost a bit of interest after 2017 CT, when everyone thought our cricket was fixed.

I like when we're at bottom, because love looking at ways to improve. Love seeing which young players will serve us well.

 

[Pete Rose]

I haven’t lost interest barring national t20’s: they are a complete waste of time.

 

[BreadPakoda]

I'm opposite

I lost a bit of interest after 2017 CT, when everyone thought our cricket was fixed.

I like when we're at bottom, because love looking at ways to improve. Love seeing which young players will serve us well.

Is that the reason for your love for Umar Akmal? Because he’s always at the bottom?

 

[Hitman]

I'm opposite

I lost a bit of interest after 2017 CT, when everyone thought our cricket was fixed.

I like when we're at bottom, because love looking at ways to improve. Love seeing which young players will serve us well.

Why would anyone assume that?

 

[Sir Alex]

I read a crazy stat that 63% of Pakistanis alive today haven't experienced a Pak test win in Australia in their lifetime.

In other words 63% of today s Pak population was born on or after 1995.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Cricket has been in decline in pakistan for good part of 20 years now , we havent won much after 1999. Younger generation takes interest when there is a world cup or a t20 match , not many care abot test cricket in pakistan. It doesnt hurt much now if we lose.

 

[Titan24]

No.

I support Pakistan cricket team obviously and would like it to do well but I am a fan of cricket as a sport. Ups and downs are part of every sport and that is why people love sports.

Not being good isnt a constant phenomenon and same is the case with being good. Pak team has been struggling and playing poor cricket, no doubt about that but than teams go through different phases. In 90s different teams were dominating and in 2000s different teams are dominating with Aus being somewhat a constant phenomenon but even they struggled between 2007 to 2012-13 to an extent.

 

[Mesozoic]

It happens.

Even I felt like quitting watching the Indian team after the horrid phase between 2011 and 2013.

We were so excited for the overseas cycle after winning the WC. But things went down disastrously. Got mauled in England (not even a single win on the whole tour) , Australia (didn't even reach CB final) , Asia cup exit with a defeat to Bangladesh, wt20 exit, Home series lose to England , aane do series against Pakistan.........

But then out of nowhere, We won the champions trophy and we were like "Here we go again".

I'm sure and I hope you guys will also find that "here we go again" moment pretty soon. Can be at the wt20 next year ?

 

[Square Drive]

Why would anyone assume that?

Fixed as in, corrected. Not match fixed lol.

Going back to the OP, I am hating watching us play under the likes of Misbah/Azhar.

But I see where [MENTION=56866]Bullet Drive[/MENTION] is coming from - there is definitely some excitement in making fantasy XIs and talking about how your team can improve.

 

[Majid Khan]

After following Pakistan cricket team through ups and downs through 80s/90s and enjoyed it greatly watching those magnificent cricketers of that era, I lost my faith in Pakistan cricket after the 2007 World Cup - I decided that day after Pakistan lost to Ireland that as a fan I would only care as much as the care
shown by the players in their performances. Why lose sleep as a fan when the players who get the honour of representing their country are content with mediocrity, and have almost no commitment to improving themselves and becoming better cricketers?

If you are serious and passionate enough about improving your game , then no matter what level your ability as a batsman or bowler, with regular practice and learning from experience you will surely be showing some improvement ?

 

[Saj]

I'm losing heart with the team.

The current crop of players are largely mediocre and only interested in T20 leagues and making as much money as possible in a quick amount of time.

Mediocrity seems to be the norm now.

 

[Hasan123]

PP discussions are more entertaining than the team right now lol.

I'll always support them .

 

[Savak]

Not really, interest was reinvigorated after Misbah ul Haq's retirement, will further go up with the exit of Azhar Ali.

 

[Abdullah]

We should have left Mickey in charge. Was doing a good job with the resources and I still believe we have a good enough 11 in the country to play a lot better than we saw in test cricket

 

[Syed1]

Not really, interest was reinvigorated after Misbah ul Haq's retirement, will further go up with the exit of Azhar Ali.

Azhar Ali is a carbon copy of useless Misbah. He will hang around like a bad stink just like his mentor. I expect Azhar Ali to be coach of Pakistan side at sometime in the future, just like dehati Misbah is the coach right now after years of having to bare with his b.s. on the playing field.

 

[omairsiddiqui]

I haven't lost interest in cricket, but I've certainly lost interest in Pakistan cricket. I only watch Test matches and sometimes ODIs. I haven't seen the team win a Test match since Oct 2018. That doesn't bother me as much as the bleak outlook and team mismanagement does. I just don't expect great things from Pakistan in the future because they aren't building towards anything. The team has been in constant decline for two decades now (maybe more).

I still love cricket and will continue to follow the beautiful Test game for as long as I live.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

There used to be a time when our team used to be pretty much rubbish with bowlers even worse than club level ones. I'm speaking of the 90's. The thing for me as a fan is that I started following the game when our team used to be rubbish. I personally never lost hope and always stood by my team. I think most Indian fans will have the same thing to say.

The problem arises when you start following the game when your team is really good, and a decade or two later they become rubbish. It makes those fans who followed their team during good times lose interest in the game. Pakistani fans who followed their team in the 80's and 90's fall in this category. The same happened with the West Indian fans who followed their team during their glory years. A lot of them have lost interest in the game, and cricket as a game has lost it's appeal there.

So Pakistani posters on PP, have you started losing interest in the game because of that?

I wouldn't say i've lost interest more so i've lost respect for the dirty politics that go on in the background.

 

[Hyperion66]

Let them win a couple matches at home and they will bounce back in style. As of now they are just low key biding their time, smart move.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I had a similar feeling when Dhoni led us to back to back whitewashes. God awful. I did not watch a single test after the first test in England. Predictably lost next 7.

 

[PakPremi]

You cant lose interest in sports just because your team loses a lot. Otherwise there be no fans of premier league football teams other than the usual top 4.
Teams performances go up and down in different decades,there's enough talent in Pakistan to make a come back to top 4, once the selections are done on merit and Pak gets to play more cricket like other major teams.

 

[Saj]

Pakistan as a cricket team is becoming a T20 team.

Players who predominantly only have the heart, skill, fitness and desire to play the 20 over format.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Yes, 2005/6 when Inzy was captain and Pakistan had a great batting unit was the last time I took any Pakistani matches seriously.

 

[Captain caveman]

Cricket to me is only about world cups and world t20s.
Everything else is time pass.

 

[Plumb]

Yes!! lost interest in our team and watching cricket as a whole. Very disappointing that the so called PCB has failed the fans so many times that its not even funny. We are a laughing stock in the world at the moment.

Looking at the little bit history of cricket circus from the past I have come to the conclusion that we have zero knowledge of the game and no idea how to build a team/player. We have somewhat good reputation in cricket world because luckily we had the services of few fast bowlers in the past(natural talent) and few batsmen. On top of that we bring favoritism/nepotism in the team. Before it used to be 1-2 players now more than half of the team is not selected on merit. Why to waste time on watching Misbah11 or Inzi 11 or Vicky11?

Everyone becomes expert when on tv but when given the job they are same as the previous guy. I used to wait for test series but now I hope that we never play test cricket. We are a team who can only last 30-40 overs max. And when we play on dead pitches we make sure that we bore the fans to death that they don't ever wish to watch cricket.

I am confident that we will lose to SL easily. Most of the cricket pundits are thinking that we are playing at "home" and that will make pakistan win the game lol...Will not happen.

 

[adil_909]

yup, losing interest rapidly. but its not just about our team's performance. the entire cricket structure with these bilateral series is stupid. each team plays different number of home and away games, there is no standardization. ICC needs to do something to give meaning to the games. outside of the world cups everything just seems so random. didn't use to feel this way before but i'm really fed up of bilateral series which are the bread and butter of the cricketing calendar.

it also doesn't help that our team is pathetic to watch these days and going downhill in all formats with no clear solution in sight

 

[angrypathan]

Mostly just since Misbah took over. Brainless decisions one after the other

 

[Darkrai]

yup, that time is approaching very fast, the time to stop following cricket.

When Babar got out in the first inning of the first test match i turned off the match and convinced myself that i would never watch this team again, which essentially means stop watching cricket all-together. But i still retuned to watching this team in couple of days, but for how long?

PCB is running out of time. Their repeated mistakes will leave any sane person to question their decision to follow/support this team.

 

[Varun]

If Pakistani cricket fans lose interest, what sport will they switch to instead?

 

[saeed5646]

Going through same phase
I have not watch single ball of 2nd test only checked scorecard few time (that too due to babar) .I am losing interest quickly in Pakistan team thanks to misbah and azhar ali .If things don't change in next few weeks many will not bother to watch this pathetic team.

 

[tyron_woodley]

that means you aren't a true fan. Don't follow it then. Pakistan is better off without fake fans like you lot if you are going to give up on your team when they are down.

 

[shamaan]

that means you aren't a true fan. Don't follow it then. Pakistan is better off without fake fans like you lot if you are going to give up on your team when they are down.

Agreed

 

[Kroll]

Its more about losing heart than interest I would say given the incompetence, nepotism, corruption, dirty politics etc like others have mentioned.

 

[Shazzam]

that means you aren't a true fan. Don't follow it then. Pakistan is better off without fake fans like you lot if you are going to give up on your team when they are down.

Don’t agree with the notion that being a true fan means you follow your team blindly when you know the management incompetent. I believe you can be a true fan by managing your time how you want. I don’t think for one second any of the fans who are losing interest want the team to crash down. What they care for is hope with in the system. If the system does not provide you with one you have every right to avoid such support.

 

[ManFan]

Go through stages, each less intense than the one prior.

Currently, it’s an absolute ****-show.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Don’t agree with the notion that being a true fan means you follow your team blindly when you know the management incompetent. I believe you can be a true fan by managing your time how you want. I don’t think for one second any of the fans who are losing interest want the team to crash down. What they care for is hope with in the system. If the system does not provide you with one you have every right to avoid such support.

fair enough. It's not like pakistan are a scrub team? they are still a good side They pushed England hard in the last test. Had a few decisions gone their way pakistan probably would have won.

I understand fans having issues with nepotism and dirty politics as that's quite prevalent in india as well. I still watched india play even when we got smashed in 2011 -2012 away from home. India lost 11 in a row. We even lost a series to England at home albeit with an ageing weakened squad.

Never gave up. India bounced back. Same will happen to pakistan. There is just too much talent in Pakistan so I am certain they will always remain a dangerous top side.

We all like to spout some rubbish as part of a banter but I will always support Asian teams.

 

[ManFan]

fair enough. It's not like pakistan are a scrub team? they are still a good side They pushed England hard in the last test. Had a few decisions gone their way pakistan probably would have won.

I understand fans having issues with nepotism and dirty politics as that's quite prevalent in india as well. I still watched india play even when we got smashed in 2011 -2012 away from home. India lost 11 in a row. We even lost a series to England at home albeit with an ageing weakened squad.

Never gave up. India bounced back. Same will happen to pakistan. There is just too much talent in Pakistan so I am certain they will always remain a dangerous top side.

We all like to spout some rubbish as part of a banter but I will always support Asian teams.

The issue is India has more revenue to spread into its development and structure, thereby insuring its talent is nurtured.

Pakistan, on the other hand, is a hot mess. It’s more vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

 

[Ellipsism]

With Misbah at the helm, yes.

It's a shame that whatever Wasim Khan manages to accomplish behind the scenes will forever be tainted by the appointment of Misbah as coach/selector/whatever other role he has.

 

[hitthestump]

It feels a bit like coming down from a drug. At the beginning of my time watching cricket (90's) every Pakistani player was a superstar. Gradually they've all retired, none of them have been replaced and now we have Asad Shafiq. The change in how the team feels has been dramatic in just 30 years.

I personally continue to follow Pakistan in the hope that we'll throw up a few world class players in a row eventually. But i think the longer it takes to get there the more likely interest will be lost overall, and Pakistan will then risk falling off the cricketing hemisphere.

 

[Saj]

Tired of watching mediocre, mentally weak cricketers representing Pakistan and more often than not losing.

 

[MMHS]

I certainly lost interest - yes, I do watch Test cricket, but these days hardly bother for PAK's ODI games (In any case I even don't watch BD's T20 games much). And, in many cases, now I actually watch for PAK's opponents as well, which wasn't the case even for that AUS side in past.

 

[Tabishbeigh]

It is better to lose with talent then persist with mediocrity with occasional brilliance. 70 tests are 50 more than enough to gauge someone. Domestic greats don’t necessarily mean International greatness, look at Grame Hick & Mark Ramprakash. If Shafiq is given 70 tests to prove himself why not Fawad Alam , I’m sure he will put more efforts than Asad. Mishab did bring the culture of “nice men” to the team but they need to look at India , it’s aggression. Of course India is far more talented team but look at the level of commitment. I don’t remember an indian batsman getting run out other than Dhoni , in semifinal’s.

 

[Abdullah]

No and I don't think i ever will.
We have the makings of a top 3 test outfit,we just keep shooting ourselves in the foot
Even this game I expect us to push England all the way and we are playing with 8 players

 

[Thephenom]

Been watching Pakistan ever since mainly 1992, I always get excited when they play especially in England, being a Pakistan fan has always been a roller coaster and that won’t change, but I’ll always watch/support Pakistan in any sport we’re vaguely good at, I’m 44 now!

 

[Usman Chadda]

Certainly losing interest in games played in England. I do not remember a season where rain hasn't wrecked havoc.

 

[Markhor]

I'm encouraged by the restructuring of domestic cricket and the revamping of NCA/HPC. A lot of the dinosaurs in administration have been moved on.

However PCB made a huge mistake reviving this failed combination of Azhar, Misbah and Waqar. This trio took us to 9th in ODI rankings, and none of them are qualified for their roles. Simply being an experienced international cricketer doesn't always make you suited for management roles. There's seems to be a lack of planning while squad selections are neurotic, inconsistent and smack of favouritism.

 

[Cricketrenew]

Yes I am watching less. Not even watched current match.

No X factor players.

Boring Coach, Stupid Captain choice. Waqar failed coach still hanging around.

YK: Did achieve as much as he should have done, last tour he was dancing the pitch
like it was dancing competition.
Writing something on paper pad all day as coach must be his memoirs or noughts crosses. Trying to show he is doing something.

Mushtaq I like.


Summary: Team not at worst as some rubbish players not there but the excitement of winning match from any position gone. no mystery spinner.

 

[Hasan123]

Lost a bit of interest in cricket due to no crowd. Hopefully crowds can come back soon.

In terms of Pakistan cricket, since Sarfraz took over as captain took over I don't feel as connected to the team. I watch Pakistan out of loyalty. I enjoy watching other teams more than my own.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistanis in Canada are still heavily interested in cricket. I don't see any major drop.

I don't think interest is dropping worldwide.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Pakistan lost a lot of support between 2013-2016 from what I’ve personally seen. Big resurgence in 2019 before the World Cup and coinciding with the return of PSL as well as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh tours. Simultaneous demand for ex-cricketer Youtube channels shows this resurgence in popularity - i have an uncle who only restarted watching cricket after 6 years during this England series. He got interested because of me as well as videos popping up in his Youtube from Shoaib Akhtar etc. Said he didn’t feel as connected in recent years since being a Pak fan was a constant set up for disappointment.

He’s not entirely wrong - while some diehard fans like those of us on this forum will continue to tune in no matter what, no one likes a constantly losing and mismanaged team. This is what I suspect is happening with the masses. I personally think that the first match of this England series will probably represent the peak of support from Pakistani fans for some time now - already casual viewers are beginning to lose hope again after that 4th day loss.

I expect things to pick up again by next PSL.

 

[Varun]

Pakistan lost a lot of support between 2013-2016 from what I’ve personally seen. Big resurgence in 2019 before the World Cup and coinciding with the return of PSL as well as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh tours. Simultaneous demand for ex-cricketer Youtube channels shows this resurgence in popularity - i have an uncle who only restarted watching cricket after 6 years during this England series. He got interested because of me as well as videos popping up in his Youtube from Shoaib Akhtar etc. Said he didn’t feel as connected in recent years since being a Pak fan was a constant set up for disappointment.

He’s not entirely wrong - while some diehard fans like those of us on this forum will continue to tune in no matter what, no one likes a constantly losing and mismanaged team. This is what I suspect is happening with the masses. I personally think that the first match of this England series will probably represent the peak of support from Pakistani fans for some time now - already casual viewers are beginning to lose hope again after that 4th day loss.

I expect things to pick up again by next PSL.

Good to see those Shoaib Akhtar videos have some value after all hehe.

 

[Snowflake]

Tired of watching mediocre, mentally weak cricketers representing Pakistan and more often than not losing.

I completely agree. For me, all those characteristics are associated with Misbah's era. I never saw a more timid Pakistan team that was losing so frequently prior to Misbah's captaincy tenure. Losing became a norm which was so disheartening.

With him now at the helm once again, I feel that any hope of a revival has been crushed. We're being led by those that have no understanding of modern day cricket and that is why I struggle to support this team.

I have never held a stronger dislike for a player than the one I hold for Misbah. His damage to Pak cricket wasn't just limited to results but also impacted our core fiber and mentality. With no end in sight to this incompetency, I'm not surprised to see Pak fans ditching this team.

 

[Fahdi]

I am still interested in cricket but I just find it hard to cheer for the team with any real enthusiasm. For the longest time the most frustrating thing about Pakistan cricket has been this senior culture, the experienced oldies are allowed to fail for 3-4 years because half a decade ago they were actually good, if they do get replaced they are replaced by other "experienced" failures because we need experience for some reason, even if it doesn't provide any performances on the field. New guys on the other hand are lucky to get a series or two. This culture has not gone away but only gotten more frustrating to deal with because at the moment the sainted seniors are the most incompetent I have ever seen. The current management inspires the least confidence in addressing this issue simply because I don't think they see it as an issue. Bringing back Imran Khan, Sohail Khan, Fawad Alam at this stage of his career, making a failing and aging Azhar Ali captain. Later start screaming that there is no replacement, which is a play I have seen for years in Pak cricket: don't train a good potential replacement and then use the excuse that isn't one available. One can only hope that public pressure would knock some sense into them. The Inzi and Micky combo had far better vision in terms of team building and they weren't great by any means.

 

[Abdullah]

I am still interested in cricket but I just find it hard to cheer for the team with any real enthusiasm. For the longest time the most frustrating thing about Pakistan cricket has been this senior culture, the experienced oldies are allowed to fail for 3-4 years because half a decade ago they were actually good, if they do get replaced they are replaced by other "experienced" failures because we need experience for some reason, even if it doesn't provide any performances on the field. New guys on the other hand are lucky to get a series or two. This culture has not gone away but only gotten more frustrating to deal with because at the moment the sainted seniors are the most incompetent I have ever seen. The current management inspires the least confidence in addressing this issue simply because I don't think they see it as an issue. Bringing back Imran Khan, Sohail Khan, Fawad Alam at this stage of his career, making a failing and aging Azhar Ali captain. Later start screaming that there is no replacement, which is a play I have seen for years in Pak cricket: don't train a good potential replacement and then use the excuse that isn't one available. One can only hope that public pressure would knock some sense into them. The Inzi and Micky combo had far better vision in terms of team building and they weren't great by any means.

Your last point is right. Mickey was investing in the right players.
Even he had to wait and let misyou decide their own careers but he was brilliant for our team and thankfully he backed most of the young brigade we see now, we just need to chuck them all on the eleven together.
It can't happen in a country like Pak but I would love them to give captaincy to imam

 

[Fahdi]

Your last point is right. Mickey was investing in the right players.
Even he had to wait and let misyou decide their own careers but he was brilliant for our team and thankfully he backed most of the young brigade we see now, we just need to chuck them all on the eleven together.
It can't happen in a country like Pak but I would love them to give captaincy to imam

You would make someone who is not even in the team captain? How are you so sure he is even good enough to play? He had some glaring technical flaws and I have seen no indication that he has actually worked on those.

 

[Saj]

I think the interest is still there and always will be amongst Pakistanis, but there's a lot of frustration due to there being too many average cricketers in the various teams, resulting in mediocre and disappointing performances.

I don't mind the team losing, as long as they fight hard and give their all, but too often they crumble under pressure.

 

[Abdullah]

You would make someone who is not even in the team captain? How are you so sure he is even good enough to play? He had some glaring technical flaws and I have seen no indication that he has actually worked on those.

I think he is in our best two test openers. He can easily replace azhar Ali, let's leave it at that.
He has a good mentality. Off course it's a risk but that is what SA did with Graeme Smith

 

[moghul]

Yes and Misbah has been the main factor . God knows when will we get rid of him. He has taken away the remaining excitement and whatever positivity we had left with in Pakistan cricket.

 

[Cricketrenew]

I though under Imran Khan one thing would improve definitely that would be cricket and the fighting spirit in the team. So don't understand such a negative tuk tuk coach/captain, who is killing the flair of individuals.

At the moment they can't bowl reverse swing.
Can bowl a decent bouncer.
cant bowl a doosra or decent googly (except Shadab).
Batting is slow in tempo... Rizwan and Shadab seem to keep scoring bigger runs to get decent totals.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Nope I m excited. There are so so many fast bowlers coming up and as a fast bowling lover i m excited to see these upcoming fast bowlers but as long as misbah is there he won't give much chance to these guys but I m hoping for the best.

 

[Kroll]

Nope I m excited. There are so so many fast bowlers coming up and as a fast bowling lover i m excited to see these upcoming fast bowlers but as long as misbah is there he won't give much chance to these guys but I m hoping for the best.

We've had Imran Khan snr. Might not be long before see the re-introduction of Imran Khan jr to whet our appetite!