For the past several months, I've seen many of our fans lose the sense of reality -- conveniently forgetting how poor we've been against any half decent side and bullying the weaker teams/minnows.
I'd like to clarify what a minnow basher is. It's not someone who averages 100 against the weaker teams.
It's someone who has a very high average against the weaker teams, and is a consistent low performer against any top side, with a huge difference in averages. That's how the separation works.
Let's take a look at the past two years, where some have made "comebacks" and our fans really revere.
Pakistani batsmen against top 5 ODI sides::
![Najam Sethi :najam :najam](https://ppforum.pakpassion.net/styles/ppsmilies/najam-sethi2.png)
Pakistani batsmen against the lowest ranked sides:
![Danish Kaneria :danish :danish](https://ppforum.pakpassion.net/styles/ppsmilies/Untitled-2.png)
Observations:
- Babar Azam is our best bat. Good averages against both top and low ranked sides.
- Sarfraz consistent across the two. Good average against both groups. 40 average.
- Hafeez consistent across the two. Averaging 40.
- Malik: That's where he gets caught! Average against top sides: 35. Average against weaker ones: 76!![Shoaib Malik :malik :malik](https://ppforum.pakpassion.net/styles/ppsmilies/malik2.png)
Difference between averages: 41.
- Ahmed Shehzad: He's not a batsman to begin with.
- Imad Wasim: 's average is inflated due to 4 not outs, otherwise it's 27. Strike rate is poor for a late order hitter.
Let's keep things real. It appears Pakistan fans and the board has accepted that we're minnows -- losing series after series against any decent side has become the norm. We've become numb against the losses.
We immediately forget the humiliation, then win against a weak side or minnows and start cheering for the same players who fail to perform when we REALLY want them to.
We need a direction and an aim. Where do we want to be in the next 2 years?
I'd like to clarify what a minnow basher is. It's not someone who averages 100 against the weaker teams.
It's someone who has a very high average against the weaker teams, and is a consistent low performer against any top side, with a huge difference in averages. That's how the separation works.
Let's take a look at the past two years, where some have made "comebacks" and our fans really revere.
Pakistani batsmen against top 5 ODI sides::
![TI02zb.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.snag.gy%2FTI02zb.jpg&hash=23977869d5bbf0eb31b8048a472f6a8e)
![Najam Sethi :najam :najam](https://ppforum.pakpassion.net/styles/ppsmilies/najam-sethi2.png)
Pakistani batsmen against the lowest ranked sides:
![IMeKug.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.snag.gy%2FIMeKug.jpg&hash=0969cbb8ff65628d4e92a6cd2ad1adfb)
![Danish Kaneria :danish :danish](https://ppforum.pakpassion.net/styles/ppsmilies/Untitled-2.png)
Observations:
- Babar Azam is our best bat. Good averages against both top and low ranked sides.
- Sarfraz consistent across the two. Good average against both groups. 40 average.
- Hafeez consistent across the two. Averaging 40.
- Malik: That's where he gets caught! Average against top sides: 35. Average against weaker ones: 76!
![Shoaib Malik :malik :malik](https://ppforum.pakpassion.net/styles/ppsmilies/malik2.png)
Difference between averages: 41.
- Ahmed Shehzad: He's not a batsman to begin with.
- Imad Wasim: 's average is inflated due to 4 not outs, otherwise it's 27. Strike rate is poor for a late order hitter.
Let's keep things real. It appears Pakistan fans and the board has accepted that we're minnows -- losing series after series against any decent side has become the norm. We've become numb against the losses.
We immediately forget the humiliation, then win against a weak side or minnows and start cheering for the same players who fail to perform when we REALLY want them to.
We need a direction and an aim. Where do we want to be in the next 2 years?