Pakistani cricketers could learn from the Afghani Cricketers

[Major]

For those of you who do not know, Asghar was the afghan captain, but the captaincy was taken away from him and given to Gulbadin Naib for the World cup.

Now, Mohammad Nabi has critisized this decision on twitter, aswell as Rashid Khan. They have said that for this important event Asghar should stay as captain.

I have to admire that the players have acted rational here and stood up for their captain because they know the world cup is more important than personal differences.

In Pakistan we rarely see such examples, especially before the world cup when the captain being changed gets discussed and the other players dont even bother standing up

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

For those of you who do not know, Asghar was the afghan captain, but the captaincy was taken away from him and given to Gulbadin Naib for the World cup.

Now, Mohammad Nabi has critisized this decision on twitter, aswell as Rashid Khan. They have said that for this important event Asghar should stay as captain.

I have to admire that the players have acted rational here and stood up for their captain because they know the world cup is more important than personal differences.

In Pakistan we rarely see such examples, especially before the world cup when the captain being changed gets discussed and the other players dont even bother standing up

For that to happen PCB has to first take a bold step of removing Sarfaraz from captaincy which is never going to happen.

 

[MenInG]

For those of you who do not know, Asghar was the afghan captain, but the captaincy was taken away from him and given to Gulbadin Naib for the World cup.

Now, Mohammad Nabi has critisized this decision on twitter, aswell as Rashid Khan. They have said that for this important event Asghar should stay as captain.

I have to admire that the players have acted rational here and stood up for their captain because they know the world cup is more important than personal differences.

In Pakistan we rarely see such examples, especially before the world cup when the captain being changed gets discussed and the other players dont even bother standing up

One of the worst breaches of discipline I have ever seen.

These cricketers have been given the best facilities their nation can afford and supported like heroes.

If Pakistan players start to act like that, they should be banned by PCB and I will support that.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

One of the worst breaches of discipline I have ever seen.

These cricketers have been given the best facilities their nation can afford and supported like heroes.

If Pakistan players start to act like that, they should be banned by PCB and I will support that.

Succes got to their heads. I remember they were very humble when they started playing cricket for Afghanistan. They are reacting like West Indian players against WICB.

 

[MMHS]

For those of you who do not know, Asghar was the afghan captain, but the captaincy was taken away from him and given to Gulbadin Naib for the World cup.

Now, Mohammad Nabi has critisized this decision on twitter, aswell as Rashid Khan. They have said that for this important event Asghar should stay as captain.

I have to admire that the players have acted rational here and stood up for their captain because they know the world cup is more important than personal differences.

In Pakistan we rarely see such examples, especially before the world cup when the captain being changed gets discussed and the other players dont even bother standing up

What I understand that Asghar was made Captain (& hold on to it) for his connections in Afghan board, now probably his lobby is removed or weakened, so he is removed at the wrong time. But, I can't support players here to go public on such issues - may be they could have done it behind screen or before the decision was made; but once the new Captain is appointed, they should be supportive or at least remain silent in public.

Think it other way - the Captain will lead his team in WC and it'll put undue pressure on him if he is not confident about the loyalty of his best 2 players? Also, I hope they'll keep Asghar out of WC squad, otherwise it'll complicate things more. Not a wise call by ACB, but Rashid & Nabi are not wise either here.

 

[Adijazz1706]

For those of you who do not know, Asghar was the afghan captain, but the captaincy was taken away from him and given to Gulbadin Naib for the World cup.

Now, Mohammad Nabi has critisized this decision on twitter, aswell as Rashid Khan. They have said that for this important event Asghar should stay as captain.

I have to admire that the players have acted rational here and stood up for their captain because they know the world cup is more important than personal differences.

In Pakistan we rarely see such examples, especially before the world cup when the captain being changed gets discussed and the other players dont even bother standing up

It's stupid to act like entitled brats who have let success get to their heads, never argue management decisions in public. Asghar is far worse a player than Sarfaraz and yet he was made captain, good decision to kick him out

 

[Varun]

Wait...Pakistani cricketers should 'learn' from Afghani cricketers and start tweeting stuff out aloud?

Come on.

 

[unemployedgm]

I think our cricket culture is very restrictive. I think players should have the freedom to express their opinions.

 

[Major]

It's stupid to act like entitled brats who have let success get to their heads, never argue management decisions in public. Asghar is far worse a player than Sarfaraz and yet he was made captain, good decision to kick him out

This is not about being brats or being succesfull.

Could we stop being bias for a second.

I understand we have differences with Afghanistan Cricket,

But, the players dealt with the captaincy issue the proper way. At the end, when Afghanistan doesn't perform, its not the ACB that will get bashed, it will be the players. And if the players value the leadership quality of a particular player then why asked for a change?

THe players know more about the leadership qualities than the ACB officials that sit in the offices.

Also, i am not talking about player, im talking about captaincy. Weak teams benefit alot more from good leaders if they have one.

You guys haven't watched Afghanistan cricket. During the world cup qualifer, Rashid was the captain and Afghanistan were not going to qualify for this event. THey had to bring Asghar who had an appendix operation and he had to win games for his team to get the world cup qualification..

 

[barah_admi]

For those of you who do not know, Asghar was the afghan captain, but the captaincy was taken away from him and given to Gulbadin Naib for the World cup.

Now, Mohammad Nabi has critisized this decision on twitter, aswell as Rashid Khan. They have said that for this important event Asghar should stay as captain.

I have to admire that the players have acted rational here and stood up for their captain because they know the world cup is more important than personal differences.

In Pakistan we rarely see such examples, especially before the world cup when the captain being changed gets discussed and the other players dont even bother standing up

That is a terrible and unprofessional way to behave. If there are r views that need to be discussed then they should b voiced behind closed doors.

 

[Major]

I think our cricket culture is very restrictive. I think players should have the freedom to express their opinions.

Exactly.

PCB could make any decsion and it goes unchecked, and players have to suffer.

I remember back in 2011 and 2015, each time they were talks of changing the captain. And during such times its important that players speak up and say no.

In such situations player opinion matters here. If a Baord is making a ridiculous decision than one should stand up.

 

[Major]

That is a terrible and unprofessional way to behave. If there are r views that need to be discussed then they should b voiced behind closed doors.

The captain was made without there views being taken under consideration.

If the views were discussed behind closed doors then this ridiculous decision would never had been made.

If ACB doesn't ask for their views then they should post it on twitter.

THing is, this is not the first time ACB did it. They did something similar last year when they removed Asghar as captain, and soon the afhgan team was failing soo bad tha tthey almost missed the world cup

 

[Major]

One of the worst breaches of discipline I have ever seen.

These cricketers have been given the best facilities their nation can afford and supported like heroes.

If Pakistan players start to act like that, they should be banned by PCB and I will support that.

If PCB doesn't take into consideration the views of the Pakistan players and make rash decision where some one else is made captain before a world cup, then Pakistani players need to speak up on social media. Especially those players who will not get dropped as they are important.

One of the biggest problem in the Afghanistan set up has been the differences between the players and officials. The players feel that they were the ones who bought Afghanistan on to the cricketing map, but the officials came in to hog it all.

If a stupid decision is being made, one needs to stand up. Because at the end, no one is going to bash Afghanistan board, the players will get bashed.

Afghanistan almost missed playing the world cup due to asghar being removed earlier, hence everyone knows how important Asghar is for the team as a captain

 

[MenInG]

If PCB doesn't take into consideration the views of the Pakistan players and make rash decision where some one else is made captain before a world cup, then Pakistani players need to speak up on social media. Especially those players who will not get dropped as they are important.

One of the biggest problem in the Afghanistan set up has been the differences between the players and officials. The players feel that they were the ones who bought Afghanistan on to the cricketing map, but the officials came in to hog it all.

If a stupid decision is being made, one needs to stand up. Because at the end, no one is going to bash Afghanistan board, the players will get bashed.

Afghanistan almost missed playing the world cup due to asghar being removed earlier, hence everyone knows how important Asghar is for the team as a captain

Views of Pakistan players should be to do what they are told by their employers. We cannot go back to the darkages of player rebellions etc.

 

[Major]

Views of Pakistan players should be to do what they are told by their employers. We cannot go back to the darkages of player rebellions etc.

this is the wrong approach.
This is what West Indies cricket suffers from

The Management and team Captain needs to be on the same side. And the captain needs to be valued by the players.

There is a chain and there should be linkage.

Groupings take place due to the failiure of team manager in gelling the team, plus team management and the captain having differences and the captain having the support of the players.

Team management needs to make sure that there isn't any ambiguity between them and the captain atleast.

Weak teams like Ireland, Afghanistan need leaders. There leaders help in getting results required.

 

[saeed5646]

Load of rubbish and disrespectful to pakistan cricketer. This thread should be closed with immediate effect

 

[j_kazmi]

I think the PCB could probably learn something from the ACB actually.

The ACB can drop one of their most senior players with no issue and our PCB doesn’t have the courage to do the same. They may drop a senior player like hafeez but then succumb to the pressure and bring them back the first chance they get.

Changing the captain this close to the World Cup was probably a bad idea though.

There have been some occasions in our history where it looked like our senior players were untouchable.

 

[saeed5646]

Afghan cricketers earn peanuts from there board .the two player you are talking are in high demand in t20 leagues where they earn more than what there board offer them .Acb cannot ban them due to there stardom and lack of finanical support to there cricketers.

Comparing Apple with orange .No wonder you comes up with something stupid more often then not.

 

[Snowflake]

While it is commendable that the players are putting the team's interest ahead of their own, it is wrong on their part to voice their opinion on the matter on twitter.

They should reach out to the board privately. Players are not allowed to comment on captaincy publicly. I do believe success has gotten to their head and they think of themselves as bigger than their board.

 

[mesmerizer85]

PCB can follow ACB but remove players like Shoaib Malik before the World Cup..An Abid Ali/Rizwan would be a much better upgrade IMO

 

[Ronaldo7]

By saying that firstly you're making the newly appointed captain feel like he's not being welcomed. Secondly, the board decides what is best. You can have arguments directly but not via social media.

 

[Indiafan]

Think it other way - the Captain will lead his team in WC and it'll put undue pressure on him if he is not confident about the loyalty of his best 2 players? .

Nabi himself has been named the captain

 

[Indiafan]

By saying that firstly you're making the newly appointed captain feel like he's not being welcomed. Secondly, the board decides what is best. You can have arguments directly but not via social media.

Nabi is the one who is named the captain so that unwelcome part won't happen

 

[Ronaldo7]

Nabi is the one who is named the captain so that unwelcome part won't happen

NAIB has been named captain not NABI. They're two different people.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

What can our cricketers learn from the Afghani cricketers? How to become immature and disrespect your cricket board's decision using Twitter or how to become a minnow team like them?

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Nabi is the one who is named the captain so that unwelcome part won't happen

Do you even know about Gulbadin Naib, because he is the Captain and not Mohammad Nabi.

 

[gazza619]

I dont think there is a single player in the pakistan team (apart Babar Azam may be) who is important enough to make a difference by being in or out of the team. So the chance of players standing up for someone in minimum.

I do remember though when Amir was bought back some players like Azhar Ali and Hafeez refused to play aside him.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

What can our cricketers learn from the Afghani cricketers? How to become immature and disrespect your cricket board's decision using Twitter or how to become a minnow team like them?

Spot on

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

It's a terrible decision, yes. Personally, I wouldn't even have thought Gulbadin Naib was going to be a lock in Afghanistan's playing eleven and Asghar Afghan has achieved alot for Afghanistan as captain.

But reacting like this is no way to behave. If anything it shows how immature their players are. The board probably won't change it's decision which means all you have is an awkward dressing room environment that has a high chance of breeding of infighting and divisions.

 

[Ronaldo7]

What can our cricketers learn from the Afghani cricketers? How to become immature and disrespect your cricket board's decision using Twitter or how to become a minnow team like them?

I have to say this with all due respect that the afghani players are starting to become very arrogant. It's good that they've improved leaps and bounds in the last 3-4 years but the fact is that they're still minnows. They drew 2-2 with ireland. This is one of the reasons i believe they will still be considered as minnows in the world cup. Arrogance is really starting to creep in and this is not good for the development of Afghanistan Cricket. They haven't even beaten a single top ranked team (top 5) in odis and i'm hearing from some afghani player that "Afghanistan keep beat any team". It doesn't look good.

 

[iPakistani]

Yes Pakistan players should come on to social media and put the PCB on blast.

Idiots, if any Pakistan player goes to social media to raise concerns about the team should be kicked out.

 

[Sadozai]

Both ACB & players (Rashid & Nabi) acted in an unprofessional manner. ACB's decision to change the captain just before the WC is pathetic. On part of players it's good put your team interest ahead of yourself but having said that social media (or whatever media) isn't an appropriate forum for players to criticize their board. It doesn't serve any purpose & It'll dent the confidence of their newly appointed captain & he'll be under undue pressure during the WC.

 

[Ronaldo7]

Both ACB & players (Rashid & Nabi) acted in an unprofessional manner. ACB's decision to change the captain just before the WC is pathetic. On part of players it's good put your team interest ahead of yourself but having said that social media (or whatever media) isn't an appropriate forum for players to criticize their board. It doesn't serve any purpose & It'll dent the confidence of their newly appointed captain & he'll be under undue pressure during the WC.

This is what i was saying too. Why would you want to make the new captain feel like he's not welcome. You just told the whole world that the new captain doesn't deserve that role. It's very very demotivating. Kinda feel sorry for Naib tbh.

 

[Pakpak]

Any player who goes public like this should be banned. It makes the entire board and setup look like a circus.

 

[Bilal7]

When was the last time there was ever any doubt about who the captain would be before a World Cup?

 

[Indiafan]

NAIB has been named captain not NABI. They're two different people.

Do you even know about Gulbadin Naib, because he is the Captain and not Mohammad Nabi.

Ha ha, thanks for correcting me, that was an embarrassing mistake

 

[hafizexpress]

If Pakistan players adopt this it will only bring chaos within the team and bad relations between the team and management. Good on Pak and the rest of the world not to take such matters to Twitter. What happens happens