Rumours suggest that Waqar Younis has lost some weight and will put up a fake beard to pose as Aleem Dar
He did an interview recently
Ok. That's fair enough
Umpires follows a bowler and batter closely,their technique. And Aleem Dar was a fantastic bowler. I saw a video of him bowling.
I also want to be selector , i hope PCB will name me after resignation of Aleem Dar
The guy in the yellow shirt is one from the Dosti Yaari nexusMembers of the men's national selection committee met at the NCA on Friday afternoon. They will travel to Multan on Saturday to meet the head curator, captain and head coach, after which they will finalise the squad for the second Test.
Because he is a big name . Naqvi likes doing this bring anyone who is a big name but isn’t fit for that job
Shamelessly laughing
Aqib has done a fine job with Lahore Qalandars as well. Almost all the fastest bowlers in Pakistan in the last 5-7 years are because of Lahore Qalandars. Or at least they supported the players.
What a farce.
Selector: Okay so this is the team we are selecting.
Good God Almighty he’s the equivalent of Jim Ross!
Why not, You're in.
Hassan Cheema?
Yep,
Asad Shafiq. Mediocrity will bring in more mediocrity. Surprised Faisal Shah didn't make it to the selection committee, I mean he tried to so hard, gushing over Shan Masood.
Misbah destroyed Pakistan cricket so his son can come into the international side
Hassan Cheema is the only bonafide data analyst in pakistan. You are mistaking him for Bilala Afzal, who was a dosti yaari nexus guy.
Bro trust me I know my instincts with these guys. Hassan Cheema was sitting with Zainab or someone hosting the PSL9 draft. This was after he had parted ways with IU and was working with PCB at the time (I can’t remember in what capacity). I was listening to his views and the kind of players he was expecting to be picked during the draft…I knew for sure at the time that this guy is made of the same cloth as the ‘educated dramey’ you will find such as Haider Azhar. I know for sure I kept telling my guy @topspin about how this guy Haider will totally take KK 10 back into 2005 with his mindset and analytical approach.
Why? Because he led IU to three title wins? Yeah I guess that makes him a failure for sure.
Firstly, it’s not 3 wins…he wasn’t part of IU in their last campaign, that was Rehan ul Haq (another nerd), also I don’t think he was part of their first win campaign…I can’t be sure though.
How do you know all of this? Haider azhar did wonders with multan sultans. These are real data anlysts, you want excel and power points experts like Babloo Niaz's friend in the role of data analyst?
You misunderstood but that is unsurprising. Read and comprehend. I said we need a Director of Cricket as puts one man in charge and take responsibility but Misbah was the wrong man.
This is a very small issue. Mohsin Naqvi is pcb chairman, interior minister and a senator. Let poor Aaqib do a little side gig it’s not a big deal
Yes, matches are ultimately won on confidence, instincts, skill and mental toughness. But that doesn't mean that data doesn't enhance your understanding of it or give you a deeper understanding of your opponents and their strengths and weaknesses. And if you have the right players in your side, you naturally have a higher probability of succeeding. Data is already playing an outsized role in cricket so for anyone to deny its importance is frankly, quite dumb. As for Hassan Cheema, I have been reading him for years and he seems to understand cricket much better than many of our greedy, attention-seeking ex-players who have been gate-keeping these job roles for years.
Why not have players themselves be selectors then? They also watch the other batter from non striker end. In fact they also see opposition players like Joe Root's technique of hitting a 250.
It was data was it not that lead to Rizwan opening and Fakhar at 4?
He probably signed his own NOC
Was just kiddin bro
Okay, Please can you kindly explain what this means because you're not making any sense.
I guess that just proves there is no one scouting domestic cricket. Also, umpires aren’t scouting players when they’re umpiring.. the role requires extreme concentration and keeping your eyes on specific points of view so you can make the correct call. But I digress, trying to find logic in the PCB’s justification is a fool’s errand.
Biggest joke in cricket after WW2 . An umpire with very limited experience of FC cricket , as a player will select test players. Yasir Arafat was right , PCB is being run by some jokers.
The role of Director of cricket was and is the right way forward but unfortunately, Misbah wasn't the right man. He is more suited to the admin role like Director of operations not Director of cricket
