Pakistan is possibly out of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 due to one man’s meltdown

[Usman Chadda]

I know Haris Rauf got hit for two crucial sixes by Kohli.

I know Shaheen has been lethargic.

I know Babar and Rizwan have done nothing this World Cup.

I know the middle-order has collapsed quite badly in every single game so far.

I know the team has made basic fielding errors and dropped easy catches.

Yet, despite all of that clown show, we were in a position to defend 13 runs off 3 balls (with a new batsman at the crease) and score 3 runs off 3 balls to win the game. Most teams would give an arm and a leg to be in that situation to finish games off.

Both times, one man’s error in judgment gave way to two embarrassing losses which has knocked us out of the World Cup effectively.

I know it’s not right to blame one person, but Nawaz had an incredible meltdown in both situations and couldn’t do the basics right.

The team has been below average at best in all the games, no doubt about it and we can dissect the performance all we want - the fact still remains Mohammad Nawaz lost us both games and knocked us out of the World Cup due to an incredible meltdown on both occasions.

 

[Asif321]

No way . Nawaz should not be bowling that last over at first place
Regarding second game he tried but it wasn’t easy since wasim jnr was hardly middling the first 6/7 balls .

 

[Kianig89]

Amazed at OP he discounts one person for the mess created by 11 plus coaching staff, unbelievable its a collective failure a complete bust-up

 

[Usman Chadda]

No way . Nawaz should not be bowling that last over at first place
Regarding second game he tried but it wasn’t easy since wasim jnr was hardly middling the first 6/7 balls .

Any half decent bowler, even a spinner will defend 13 runs off 3 legal deliveries.

Any half decent batsman, would score 3 off 3 balls.

Despite the rubbish cricket our team played throughout this World Cup, including yesterday against Netherlands, we were in those positions.

 

[Rana]

Our captain has scored of 0, 4, 4,

And it’s Nawaz’s fault we are out of the World Cup apparently

 

[Usman Chadda]

Before the rondu gang starts crying once again with their agendas, I was very clear in my post about Pakistan being below average collectively as a team.

Despite that, we were in a position where 100/100 times, international cricket teams would win games.

 

[Savak]

Nawaz, Rauf, Shadab, Rizwan and Babar are responsible

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

It is not good to blame a single player for the loss knowing he is very much younger in his career. Nawaz did enough to justify his selection and his last over to India wasn't that much bad.
That was once in a life time innings by great Kohli so Pakistan shouldn't blame anyone for the loss.

 

[PakFan2010]

Nawaz is a bits and pieces cricketer. The management made him out to be Ben Stokes.

Babar should take responsibility.

 

[Usman Chadda]

It is not good to blame a single player for the loss knowing he is very much younger in his career. Nawaz did enough to justify his selection and his last over to India wasn't that much bad.
That was once in a life time innings by great Kohli so Pakistan shouldn't blame anyone for the loss.

How is bowling a 9-ball over at that stage, not bad? Kohli was brilliant, but he would have struggled had Nawaz not blown it at that point.

I know people here don’t want to blame one player for the loss - and that’s fine. Babar as captain and Saqlain as coach, along with the entire team deserve all the criticism they are getting for playing bad collectively.

Yet, despite all that, the difference between 6 points and the meagre 2 we have right now was Mohammad Nawaz holding his nerve and doing the absolute basics right under pressure.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Any half decent bowler, even a spinner will defend 13 runs off 3 legal deliveries.

Any half decent batsman, would score 3 off 3 balls.

Despite the rubbish cricket our team played throughout this World Cup, including yesterday against Netherlands, we were in those positions.

Saeed Ajmal was pretty bad wasn’t he?

Which other team have you seen that bowls a spinner in the last over of a T20, where the opposition still has a chance of winning.

It could’ve been over before it got to the last ball, Pandya is probably the most dangerous player against spin, Nawaz got his wicket.

Pakistan is out of the WC because our captain is a dumb who has some of the best death bowlers but uses their overs up so is forced to bowl a spinner in the last over.

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

No doubt Nawaz choked badly - twice.

But he shouldn't have been in either situation in the first place.

 

[NishanKonar]

Nawaz was definitely at fault for the loss against Zimbabwe. Although it can be argued that it should not have come down to him when you are chasing only 131. Top order batsmen made a mess and Nawaz had to clean up. But still u expect to win from 3 from 3 balls

Loss against India was definitely NOT his fault. That was fault of the premiere fast bowlers for not being able to get job done when India was down 31 for 4

 

[Omer2002]

Exactly...look at the way maxwell has been used i actually think chacha ifty is better but he hasnt bowled once in world cup

 

[asadee]

For me Shadab’s mindless aerial shots are far more responsible for our defeats in both innings. Killed the momentum vs India when Ifti had set it up so well and derailed the chase vs Zim

 

[Usman Chadda]

Saeed Ajmal was pretty sh** wasn’t he?

Which other team have you seen that bowls a spinner in the last over of a T20, where the opposition still has a chance of winning.

It could’ve been over before it got to the last ball, Pandya is probably the most dangerous player against spin, Nawaz got his wicket.

Pakistan is out of the WC because our captain is a dumb*** who has some of the best death bowlers but uses their overs up so is forced to bowl a spinner in the last over.

Saeed Ajmal did not bowl a no-ball and two wides, so yeah he was alright.

Point is India should never have gotten 13 off 3 balls.

 

[hitthestump]

Nawaz shouldn't even be there.

Imad is the better SLA and the better batsman.

Mohammad Wasim selected Nawaz due to his personal feelings and it was probably the difference that cost the team both matches.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

For me Shadab’s mindless aerial shots are far more responsible for our defeats in both innings. Killed the momentum vs India when Ifti had set it up so well and derailed the chase vs Zim

He bats like a tailender , don’t know why he thinks he can bat well and walks out at 4,5 and for ISLU he comes in at 3 & 4

No brains , and unfortunately to be the next captain lol.

 

[sweep_shot]

I think blaming Nawaz alone is not right.

He shouldn't have bowled the final over against India. It was a captaincy error.

Similarly, it shouldn't have come down to 3 from 3 when target was around 130. Other batters should've finished the job.

 

[IAJ]

Lol why on earth blame Nawaz?

Firstly he should never have been bowling the last over against India, we have said this many times now.

Secondly, how can you blame Nawaz for the failure against Zim? The fast bowlers messed it up completely in first 3 overs. And the top batsmen flopped, so how do you expect Nawaz to deliver the goods?

I am sorry, but this thread is ridiculous.

 

[Maher96]

The teams core flopped big time, they made the team around Babar, Rizwan, Shadab, Haris, Shaheen and you can say Nawaz.

Only Shadab and Haris performed.

That’s what happened.

Babar captaincy left a lot to be desired at the same time.

All cry before the WC from all corners proved right, as Rizwan said God is fairest of the all, man should never be stubborn to admit own faults. Just using the name of God won’t make anyone a Saint.

As it comes these players should continue as they are suited to one day cricket but as it seems like a lot of heads will roll.

 

[Minnowbasher]

A. should never have been in those positions. We had India 40-4 chasing 160 and let them win. Against Zimbabwe even barely winning is pathetic. We should've thrashed them.

B. The reality is even had we won these 2 matches we would be humiliated in the semifinals anyway as our team, especially batting line-up is extremely weak for a top 5 international T20 side.

 

[MSaad1237]

He did his best to put Pakistan in winnable situation against Zimbabwe , without his innings we would have faced a humiliating defeat, M. Wasim literally wasted several balls and were not able to connect any of them, he is more to be blamed.

I agree with you regarding the India game tho, he chocked big time..

 

[Asif321]

If you already know middle order hasn’t done anything in this WC . Then you know already Nawaz is also part of middle order .
Terrible captaincy of babar and your so called world beater openers should be the first one to be blamed .

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Our captain has scored of 0, 4, 4,

And it’s Nawaz’s fault we are out of the World Cup apparently

When u are selected as an all rounder you are expected to score 4 in 4 balls and not bowl no balls and wide balls in crunch situations.

 

[Cricket_fan_2021]

You call it a melt down. I call it BEING PUT in the wrong situation by the captain AGAINST a world legend in batting, when the captain could have done with his overs long before the last over, or chosen a team where he had other options.
Nawaz was hit for 21 runs the previous over he had bowled ... and the captain gave him the last over against Kohli.

So really.. whose issue is that? Sure, Nawaz performed poorly, but you are looking at small focused view of his small mistakes which got amplified because of the situation he was put in. bowling a wide is not such a huge crime when looked at by itself. It was the situation, that he was put in by the captain, that made it so terrible.

 

[badsha001]

Nawaz shouldn't even be there.

Imad is the better SLA and the better batsman.

Mohammad Wasim selected Nawaz due to his personal feelings and it was probably the difference that cost the team both matches.

There is something called bitterness and then there is Imad Wasim who isn't willing to put in the hard work but rather spend his time bad mouthing others.

 

[Mamoon]

I won’t blame Nawaz for the Zimbabwe loss. He did the right thing by going for a boundary but his execution was lacking.

However, he deserves all the criticism in the world for bottling the last over against India. Yes he shouldn’t have been bowling in the first place, but he has no one to blame but himself for bowling beamers and wides.

He completely choked under pressure and even when India needed 15 in 3, it was him who looked under pressure.

Had he conceded those runs bowling regular deliveries he wouldn’t be criticized, but the fact that he bowled beamers and wides makes his performance inexcusable.

 

[SM1989]

Our captain has scored of 0, 4, 4,

And it’s Nawaz’s fault we are out of the World Cup apparently

Yes it is ultimately. 3 off 3 - maybe consider tapping to the legside and running rather than going for glory shots. Atleast equalise the score.

 

[Titan24]

Vs India yes Nawaz could have done better but, spinners like Ajmal, Ashwin etc have failed in the last overs while defending so I dont think its fair to blame Nawaz. Again, could have done better but, its a tough ask from a spinner and he did well to get it as deep as he could. Overs 18 and 19 also saw the meltdown and exceptional stuff from Kohli so harsh to single out Nawaz.

Vs Zim again he surely could have done better but, then the whole team could while batting. So again cant single him out just because he was there till the end. That new rule of new batsman taking the strike also played a role as Wasim was off strike and had a better chance to hit the ball then Shaheen or other pacers.

Part of the game. Its the approach of Pakistan towards T20 cricket and maybe LOI as a whole that needs revision rather than pointing fingers just at Nawaz just because he was pushed into the tough zones to finish the matches with bowl (15 to defend as a spinner) and with bat (batting with the tail).

 

[dildilpak]

Feel for Nawaz, should not have been bowling that last over.

Yes, against Zim he should have batted a bit more sensibly but then pressure can induce funny stuff. Besides, how can you blame him when the so-called T20 world cricket toppers failed miserably against a minnow team?

 

[Energy]

Spinners do taken apart as we saw with Ashwin yesterday. But I agree with the OP that ultimately Nawaz only had to do the basics correct for Pakistan to cross the line.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Once again Pakistan fans with agendas need to tone down their rona dhona for a bit. No one is saying the team as a whole played well and Nawaz lost us the games single-handedly.

What I’m saying is had Nawaz kept himself calm and composes, not once but twice, we could have had all six points. Yes giving Nawaz the final over wasn’t ideal, but you don’t bowl beamers and wides when you are defending 16 off 6! How difficult is that to understand?

Similarly, why is it okay to not criticize Nawaz for failing to make 3 runs off 3 balls? Any associate would give an arm and a leg to be in that position against a raging South African or Australian pace attack, yet here Brad Evans got the better of our ‘supposed’ match-winner with harmless length deliveries!

Please go criticize Babar and Rizwan, and anyone else you want to in some other thread. This thread is for the monumental breakdown Mohammad Nawaz had on TWO occasions, costing Pakistan four points.

 

[Mamoon]

Vs India yes Nawaz could have done better but, spinners like Ajmal, Ashwin etc have failed in the last overs while defending so I dont think its fair to blame Nawaz. Again, could have done better but, its a tough ask from a spinner and he did well to get it as deep as he could. Overs 18 and 19 also saw the meltdown and exceptional stuff from Kohli so harsh to single out Nawaz.

Ajmal and Ashwin failed in last overs but they didn’t bowl beamers and wides. In spite of all the errors by Babar and the other players, it was down to 15 runs in 3 balls.

99% of the bowlers, regardless of whether they bowl fast, medium or spin, would be able to defend this even if they are up against one of the best batsmen of all time. Not to mention MCG has the biggest boundaries.

Nawaz couldn’t have choked harder. He bowled two beamers in the over and the first one was borderline as well, and if you do the same in the same over again, the umpires are more likely to punish you.

Nawaz completely melting under pressure and the blunders of other players as well as the captain/management should be under the scanner simultaneously.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Saeed Ajmal did not bowl a no-ball and two wides, so yeah he was alright.

Point is India should never have gotten 13 off 3 balls.

lol, that just makes it even worse Saeed Ajmal wasn’t able to defend 18 runs with no extra deliveries, but Nawaz who bowled wides and a no ball still managed to take it to the last ball.

India wouldn’t have gotten 13 off 3 had we bowled a specialist death overs bowler instead of someone who bowls a bit.

 

[Mamoon]

Nawaz bowled two beamers and one wide in the last over. He completely choked under pressure.

It doesn’t matter if he was bowling the 20th, 15th or the 1st over. He is responsible for maintaining his composure and do the basics right at least.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Also, people saying it should never have come to Nawaz in the Zimbabwe game fail to realize that he plays as a top 6 in your batting line-up. So we should not expect a batsman to make 3 runs off 3 balls, only because you want to criticize other players only because you get a kick from it?

 

[Usman Chadda]

lol, that just makes it even worse Saeed Ajmal wasn’t able to defend 18 runs with no extra deliveries, but Nawaz who bowled wides and a no ball still managed to take it to the last ball.

India wouldn’t have gotten 13 off 3 had we bowled a specialist death overs bowler instead of someone who bowls a bit.

I have no idea why is it so difficult for you to understand - no wonder the IQ of our cricketers is possibly the worst in the entire cricketing world.

Had Nawaz bowled six LEGAL deliveries and conceded 16 runs at that stage, neither me nor anyone else would have doubted his effort. He bowled a NINE ball over, when 16 were needed off 6 deliveries. Read that slowly and try to make sense of what’s being said here about him succumbing to pressure.

 

[OmaIR1]

Wow, nonsense thread!

Nawaz is the reason we beat India in the Asia Cup Match #2, he is also the reason we beat NZ and Bangladesh in the tri series.

It's very easy to look at only his failures but he has had match winning performances as well, while many of the others have not. To blame him for the India/Zimbabwe defeat is hilarious. Where is our so called King Captain? Why didn't he lead us to victory? He hasn't done anything in the World Cup, didn't do anything in the Asia cup or Tri Series either. I can point out so many other players who have never stepped up and have maintained a spot in the team.

 

[TeymurBlake]

India are tremendous players of spin, they played out Shadab to make sure they could attack Nawaz.

His inconsistency with the bat is the main problem as he hasn't performed the way a No.6/7 should perform. Which ultimately comes down to lack of power game which has spread across into the team.

 

[Savak]

Nawaz bowled two beamers and one wide in the last over. He completely choked under pressure.

It doesn’t matter if he was bowling the 20th, 15th or the 1st over. He is responsible for maintaining his composure and do the basics right at least.

Everyone choked that night

Babar Azam with his captaincy

Shaheen Afridi in the 16th over
Haris Rauf in the 19th over
Nawaz in the 20th over

Shaheen ran to celebrate when Kohli got bowled of a Nawaz free hit, had Shaheen stood in his normal fielding position, that might only have been a single but instead he gave away 3 runs.

Next game

Haider Ali chocks, was absolutely petrified and got out to a straight delivery from Sikander Raza

Nawaz chocked in the final over not being able to make the right decision on the type of shots to play to get bat on ball on that pacy, bouncy Perth Wicket. Same goes for Mohd Wasim Jr.

Pakistani team management chocked by sending an injured Shaheen to face the final delivery when Pakistan needed a fully fit batter who was capable of running a fast two.

Shocking lack of Temperament of the Pakistani players and not a good look at all for Pakistan Cricket on such a big stage.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Wow, nonsense thread!

Nawaz is the reason we beat India in the Asia Cup Match #2, he is also the reason we beat NZ and Bangladesh in the tri series.

It's very easy to look at only his failures but he has had match winning performances as well, while many of the others have not. To blame him for the India/Zimbabwe defeat is hilarious. Where is our so called King Captain? Why didn't he lead us to victory? He hasn't done anything in the World Cup, didn't do anything in the Asia cup or Tri Series either. I can point out so many other players who have never stepped up and have maintained a spot in the team.

MashaAllah, this means Mohammad Nawaz can continue to perform like a little lamb under pressure because he won us an inconsequential tournament which no one will remember one year out

So lets get this straight, your best performing batsman in Babar deserves the boot, your most improved cricketer Rizwan deserves the boot and your bowling attack is rubbish despite being the only shining light in this failure of a tournament for you. Nice hypocrisy right there.

But no one says a word against Nawaz because he won you a game against India and some no-name tri-series

Not even once in the OP have I said he is a bad player, he is responsible for choking under pressure and cost us two wins. Simple as that.

 

[Savak]

Ajmal and Ashwin failed in last overs but they didn’t bowl beamers and wides. In spite of all the errors by Babar and the other players, it was down to 15 runs in 3 balls.

99% of the bowlers, regardless of whether they bowl fast, medium or spin, would be able to defend this even if they are up against one of the best batsmen of all time. Not to mention MCG has the biggest boundaries.

Nawaz couldn’t have choked harder. He bowled two beamers in the over and the first one was borderline as well, and if you do the same in the same over again, the umpires are more likely to punish you.

Nawaz completely melting under pressure and the blunders of other players as well as the captain/management should be under the scanner simultaneously.

Nawaz in the PSL has bowled yorkers as a spinner. Whoever told him to bowl medium pace should be sacked. If he had bowled his normal spin i think he would have pulled it off.

 

[PakPremi]

Wasim Junior wasted a whole over, so no Nawaz is not the one to be blamed for Zimbabwe loss.
India game it was Babar's captaincy by not bowling Iftikhar to cover one of Nawaz over after he got hit for 21. It is not that Babar had not done the same before with Nawaz and failed.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Nawaz in the PSL has bowled yorkers as a spinner. Whoever told him to bowl medium pace should be sacked. If he had bowled his normal spin i think he would have pulled it off.

Is he some junior cricketer who doesn’t know what’s best for him in that situation?

The mental gymnastics to avoid accepting one major aspect of both losses is staggering. No wonder people forgot Shadab’s match-winning fielding effort in the Asia Cup final which cost us 30-40 runs, while everyone remembers Haider Ali dropping Sikandar Raza in the Zimbabwe game

 

[fitCricFan]

Pakistan is probably out of the WC because it has failed as a team. Nothing new and not the first time. You can mark specific players for their failure but you can't bank on individual performances for winning consistently. This is a team sport and you need the entire unit to be functional, working for the win. A few individual failures may allow the team to carry them through bt not the other way around.

BTW why are lot of folks surprised by this outcome?

 

[YousafTheBeast]

I have no idea why is it so difficult for you to understand - no wonder the IQ of our cricketers is possibly the worst in the entire cricketing world.

Had Nawaz bowled six LEGAL deliveries and conceded 16 runs at that stage, neither me nor anyone else would have doubted his effort. He bowled a NINE ball over, when 16 were needed off 6 deliveries. Read that slowly and try to make sense of what’s being said here about him succumbing to pressure.

Oh my dayzzzzz…YOU said in a reply to someone that any decent bowler would be able to defend 13 off 3. I replied to you mentioning Saeed Ajmal who was unable to defend 18 from 6.

So using YOUR logic, ajmal isn’t even a decent bowler.

Lastly, as others have pointed out, many great spinners have been unable to defend 10+ in the last over, how do you expect a bowler who doesn’t bowl regularly to defend 16 AGAINST PANDYA AND KOHLI. PANDYA AND KOHLI. GET THOSE 2 NAMES INTO YOUR HEAD.

 

[Kianig89]

First time it is that a single player is being blamed for all the crap

What about Shan Masood scoring rubs at snails pace is.it acceptable in T20 cricket, how about the captain 4 0 4 something like that in 3 innings the dumb duo Moyo and Saqlain who've made a mess of this tourney
If you are to write a report then blame should be shared by every player Nawaz alone is not the culprit

 

[samiakh]

No doubt Nawaz choked in both games. He could have taken us over the line, he didn’t. But to say he is responsible for us being out is absurd. Cricket is a team sport. If Hardik hadn’t stood by Kohli no matter what he did India would not have been close. If the Zim tail hadn’t contributed a few extra runs at the end it would even have come to the last over. Shadab should have won the Zim game. After hitting Reza for a 6 he could have bunted the ball for a single and kept going. Lots of ifs and buts, we only remember Nawaz because his were the last ifs and buts of both games.

 

[Madplayer]

In the match against India, I'd say that Kohli was rampaging and no bowler from Pakistan remained safe from his wrath. So I might give Nawaz a break there. (Even though 13 off 3 should have been defended and he bowled full tosses and noballs, but oh well)

BUT

His brainfade against Zimbabwe is unforgivable. 3 off 3 were needed. Why on earth wouldnt you secure the game by taking a single or a double? You are the last recognised batsman and you play that stupid shot? That was a bottle job if there ever was one.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

I agree to an extent but Rauf is more liable. No way should he have been hit for those two 6s. Two 150kph deliveries there and we were home.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

In the match against India, I'd say that Kohli was rampaging and no bowler from Pakistan remained safe from his wrath. So I might give Nawaz a break there. (Even though 13 off 3 should have been defended and he bowled full tosses and noballs, but oh well)

BUT

His brainfade against Zimbabwe is unforgivable. 3 off 3 were needed. Why on earth wouldnt you secure the game by taking a single or a double? You are the last recognised batsman and you play that stupid shot? That was a bottle job if there ever was one.

Zimbabwe was a result of the India loss we were too shocked to recover.

 

[Technics 1210]

Another last over classic.

World Cup final. WI needing 19 off 6. Bowler is Stokes, batsman is Brathwaite. Rest is history.

Here's another, Pak need 24 to win vs Afghanistan in 2021 WC, in comes Asif Ali, smacks 4 6s.

You get the point.

 

[Madplayer]

Zimbabwe was a result of the India loss we were too shocked to recover.

True. That game was supposed to heal the Pakistani fans after the India loss but here we are

 

[Technics 1210]

In the match against India, I'd say that Kohli was rampaging and no bowler from Pakistan remained safe from his wrath. So I might give Nawaz a break there. (Even though 13 off 3 should have been defended and he bowled full tosses and noballs, but oh well)

BUT

His brainfade against Zimbabwe is unforgivable. 3 off 3 were needed. Why on earth wouldnt you secure the game by taking a single or a double? You are the last recognised batsman and you play that stupid shot? That was a bottle job if there ever was one.

Pakistan had 9 overs of dot balls when chasing Zim score. NINE OVERS, and Nawaz is to blame for failing to take a single or a double in the final over?

 

[Saj]

A bit harsh to blame one person especially when:

The skipper has scored 8 runs in 3 innings
Haider Ali has scored 2 runs in 2 innings
Shaheen Shah Afridi has just 1 wicket
Rizwan has scored at a strike rate of just 100

 

[Madplayer]

Pakistan had 9 overs of dot balls when chasing Zim score. NINE OVERS, and Nawaz is to blame for failing to take a single or a double in the final over?

Ofcourse he isnt to blame overall. But he is completely to be blamed in that crucial moment. Shouldnt 3 off 3 against Zimbabwe be a done deal? Just take a single or a double man, secure a super over at least. But no. Nikla hero banne.

 

[Technics 1210]

Ofcourse he isnt to blame overall. But he is completely to be blamed in that crucial moment. Shouldnt 3 off 3 against Zimbabwe be a done deal? Just take a single or a double man, secure a super over at least. But no. Nikla hero banne.

On paper one would bet the house on 3 off 3, yes.

Personally a team chasing 130 should have the game wrapped up by the 16th over. Chasing 130 was a done deal, but in the end it wasn't for Pakistan. No such thing as certainties in a game.

 

[abughio]

If one person is to blame than it is surely our selector Mohammad Wasim's ego which led us to our failure.

He knew we are going to fail. Even we knew that.

Two major and glaring flaws were shoaib malik and faheem ashraf (or even any half pace all rounder aka Anwar ali, aamer Yamin, Amad Butt)
And two waste of the selections were Usman Qadir and Khushdil Shah.

Imagined, how improved our squad become.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Harsh. Top order Pakistani batsmen were struggling on that Perth wicket. Unfair to blame the allrounder. His intent was right but execution failed but that happens. It should have never got to that point in that match.

Shaheen's lack of pace, non existent contributions from Haider and Asif are bigger issues. Won't blame Rizwan and Babar too much because PP batting at MCG and Perth was extremely tough.

 

[Savak]

Hope Haris Rauf remembers his once in a lifetime chance to be a hero where all he needed to bowl a 150 km/hr bouncer on a spicy pitch or 150 km/hr plus yorker but he bottled it under pressure and overthought by bowling two unnecessary slower deliveries which got dispatched for six.

 

[Savak]

If one person is to blame than it is surely our selector Mohammad Wasim's ego which led us to our failure.

He knew we are going to fail. Even we knew that.

Two major and glaring flaws were shoaib malik and faheem ashraf (or even any half pace all rounder aka Anwar ali, aamer Yamin, Amad Butt)
And two waste of the selections were Usman Qadir and Khushdil Shah.

Imagined, how improved our squad become.

No point blaming Mohd Wasim. Ramiz has already on record stated that Babar gets the players he wants. Both Ramiz and Mohd Wasim had been trying to plead with Babar to choose other options for the middle order but Babar stubbornly refused.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Superficially, yes.

Analyze a bit deeper and you find that he is just part of the same Pakistani train that is not good enough.

But he gets the flak for failing to finish.

We have other awful players too.

He is being thrown into the limelight because I guess OP needs a final scapegoat?

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Hope Haris Rauf remembers his once in a lifetime chance to be a hero where all he needed to bowl a 150 km/hr bouncer on a spicy pitch or 150 km/hr plus yorker but he bottled it under pressure and overthought by bowling two unnecessary slower deliveries which got dispatched for six.

Slower balls have cost us multiple trophies. We will never learn.

 

[Syed1]

Unfair to squarely blame Nawaz. Yeah he botched it in the final over against India, but the bigger culprit was Bobby Bradman who bowled a spinner in the last over.

In the Zim match, it should never have gotten to the situation it did in the last over had our tortoise batting lineup batted as per the requirements of T20 cricket. Babar and Rizwan are squarely to blame. They thought it is small target against easy opponents they will play a run a ball 50 type of innings just to uplift their stats.

We saw similar stat padding from Rizwan against Ned.

 

[OmaIR1]

MashaAllah, this means Mohammad Nawaz can continue to perform like a little lamb under pressure because he won us an inconsequential tournament which no one will remember one year out

So lets get this straight, your best performing batsman in Babar deserves the boot, your most improved cricketer Rizwan deserves the boot and your bowling attack is rubbish despite being the only shining light in this failure of a tournament for you. Nice hypocrisy right there.

But no one says a word against Nawaz because he won you a game against India and some no-name tri-series

Not even once in the OP have I said he is a bad player, he is responsible for choking under pressure and cost us two wins. Simple as that.

If you're going to blame Nawaz you might as well blame Babar and many others. The point I'm making is that Nawaz has won you games whereas the others have not. It's a team game and if Nawaz doesn't step up then someone else should. You can't expect Nawaz to win them all for you.

You listed the others who failed in moments which also contributed to the loss but you can't single out Nawaz. A spinner bowling the final over is always a gamble. We should know this by now and have had similar results with Saeed Ajmal bowling the final over.

 

[giri26]

Pakistan should not have never lost to Zimbabwe. That kind of choke is normally associated with the lesser teams against a strong opposition. With just run a ball required an accomplished team like Pakistan should have finished off the game easily. The best chance for Pakistan now is to hope that Bangladesh beats India because of the superior runrate of SA. SA surely are going to end up with at least 7 points, even if Pakistan manages to beat them.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Once again, as repeatedly mentioned this thread is NOT about how the other players have failed aswell, there are numerous threads on this already.

But facts are facts, Mohammad Nawaz choked when it mattered most and Pakistan needed him most. 13 off 3 should be defended 9 times out of 10, while 3 off 3 should be scored 10 times out of 10. He broke down mentally and bowled no balls and wides against India, while he tried to pre-meditate and couldn’t pierce the field on two harmless length deliveries against a 80MPH pie-chucker (with all due respect).

You can call it blame, you can call it whatever you want - Nawaz is the difference between 6 points and the 2 we have right now.

The others failed horribly, but we were still in a position where Nawaz should have done the BASICS right and took us over the line.

Had anyone else done it, they would share the blame. Nothing against Nawaz, he is just another talented Pakistan cricketer with severe temperament issues.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Just needed 6 fair deliveries and batters would have given their wickets away.

 

[SM1989]

Once again, as repeatedly mentioned this thread is NOT about how the other players have failed aswell, there are numerous threads on this already.

But facts are facts, Mohammad Nawaz choked when it mattered most and Pakistan needed him most. 13 off 3 should be defended 9 times out of 10, while 3 off 3 should be scored 10 times out of 10. He broke down mentally and bowled no balls and wides against India, while he tried to pre-meditate and couldn’t pierce the field on two harmless length deliveries against a 80MPH pie-chucker (with all due respect).

You can call it blame, you can call it whatever you want - Nawaz is the difference between 6 points and the 2 we have right now.

The others failed horribly, but we were still in a position where Nawaz should have done the BASICS right and took us over the line.

Had anyone else done it, they would share the blame. Nothing against Nawaz, he is just another talented Pakistan cricketer with severe temperament issues.

Totally agree. Ultimately it comes down to this. No ifs no buts. He bottled it on both occasions and needs to up his ante.

 

[shariqnoor]

100% Nawaz is the guy to blame for the India loss. 13 off 3 should be defended 99 times out of 100, spinner or no spinner.

If he loses the match by getting hit for 2 sixes and a single, then fine. Credit to the batsmen.

But to bowl 6 deliveries from thereon instead of 3 is criminal.

 

[Aman]

It is not good to blame a single player for the loss knowing he is very much younger in his career. Nawaz did enough to justify his selection and his last over to India wasn't that much bad.
That was once in a life time innings by great Kohli so Pakistan shouldn't blame anyone for the loss.

And it still shouldn't have been enough.

Kohli got India into a position where their chances of winning were remote, Pakistan did the rest.

 

[KamranDestiny]

Nawaz has always been an average player and mentally weak JUST LIKE MOST PAKISTANI PLAYERS.

He just crumbled under pressure while bowling that last over. Even Wasim Akram pointed out the look of pressure and fear on his face when he was about to bowl the first bowl of his last over. That look alone told us the he was never gonna win that match for pak even if he had 10 more runs to defend.

He can bat a bit but he's got absolutely no mental strength to be a finisher.

Now the question is, do we have any better options in Pakistan...? Maybe Imad Wasim...? Anyone else..?

 

[Hyder]

Saqlain deserves alot of crotocism i think.
When nawaz got out and 3 was req of 1 delivery u d think he ll send the faster runner of the three snd a right handed so that the bowler has to change his line and length as he was bowling to a left hander previosuly but nah we send shaheen who was neither

 

[mastermind_quad]

Vs zim Yes Pakistan as a whole team didn't played well. But you can expect from a no. 6-7 batsman to make 3 of 3.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Blame the vulture captain and his brainless tactics

 

[Sarwar89]

If Imad wasim was playing instead of Mohammad Nawaz, pakistan would have won both games v ind/zim ( or atleast 1 game) imad got team over the line v afghanistan few years ago. Was mentally better than nawaz any given day.

 

[Usergame]

I know Haris Rauf got hit for two crucial sixes by Kohli.

I know Shaheen has been lethargic.

I know Babar and Rizwan have done nothing this World Cup.

I know the middle-order has collapsed quite badly in every single game so far.

I know the team has made basic fielding errors and dropped easy catches.

Yet, despite all of that clown show, we were in a position to defend 13 runs off 3 balls (with a new batsman at the crease) and score 3 runs off 3 balls to win the game. Most teams would give an arm and a leg to be in that situation to finish games off.

Both times, one man’s error in judgment gave way to two embarrassing losses which has knocked us out of the World Cup effectively.

I know it’s not right to blame one person, but Nawaz had an incredible meltdown in both situations and couldn’t do the basics right.

The team has been below average at best in all the games, no doubt about it and we can dissect the performance all we want - the fact still remains Mohammad Nawaz lost us both games and knocked us out of the World Cup due to an incredible meltdown on both occasions.

No-the 2 sixes off Rauf was more costly. Game looked over at 28 off 8. 12 off 2 from that situation is much worse than 16 off 6 or 13 off 3.
Rauf cost Pakistan the game .

 

[alishahid]

Nawaz will put it right against South Africa. Netherlands will beat Zimbabwe and Bangladesh will beat India tomorrow. He will play a big part in pakistan doing well in the semis

 

[Local.Dada]

Nawaz will put it right against South Africa. Netherlands will beat Zimbabwe and Bangladesh will beat India tomorrow. He will play a big part in pakistan doing well in the semis

Babar on his way to being PM in 26 yrs looks like