PCB deny reports of infighting within the Pakistan team

[daytrader]

The Pakistan Cricket Board strongly denies recent speculations about any internal discord in the national cricket team currently participating in the ICC World Cup 2023.

Contrary to rumours circulated by a certain section of the media, the PCB unequivocally assures that the team is cohesive and there is no evidence to support these unsubstantiated claims.

The PCB is disappointed by the dissemination of this false news and emphasises the importance of upholding journalistic ethics before spreading such allegations.

 

[Firebat]

PCB scotches speculation over infighting in Pakistan team
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) emphatically dismissed reports of discord and internal strife within the national team, which is currently participating in the World Cup in India.

In an official press release, the PCB categorically refuted recent speculations surrounding any signs of internal discord within the team led by Babar Azam.

The PCB's response comes in the wake of escalating rumours regarding possible disunity within the team.

Some Pakistani journalists had taken to social media to hint at alleged conflicts within the squad, pledging to provide further information following the match against Afghanistan on Monday.

According to those posts, two players got into a physical altercation and there has been growing discord in the team with captain Babar facing isolation from a group of players.

"Contrary to rumours circulated by a certain section of the media, the PCB unequivocally assures that the team is cohesive and there is no evidence to support these unsubstantiated claims," the release said.

The PCB said it is disappointed by the dissemination of false news.

Pakistan won their first two games against Netherlands and Sri Lanka before losing to Australia and India.

PCB scotches speculation over infighting in Pakistan team | Cricket News - Times of India

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[Saj]

I mean why did PCB even need to announce this.

Ridiculous!

This sort of thing gets you thinking that all is not well within the squad.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I think the story must be fake, this lot don't look capable of fighting anyone, not even themselves.

 

[FearlessRoar]

All is not well. It is evident from our team's performance. I didn't see any intend from them to win any game.

 

[Saj]

A few incidents today where players have openly shown dissent towards the captain with his decision making.

Outwardly you might not agree but to stand there shaking your head at him is not very professional.

 

[Major]

Well when the captain is stupid. Even today in the field it can be seen the players are fed up with this dumb captain

 

[zaidihusain]

A few incidents today where players have openly shown dissent towards the captain with his decision making.

Outwardly you might not agree but to stand there shaking your head at him is not very professional.

Rizwan who already wasted one terrible review was shaking his head when Babar refused to take review of Haris Rauf bowl. It was clearly off the pad as replays showed and Babar was right, Rizwan shouldn't have given that kind of reaction

 

[The_KING]

What were they fighting about? Which flavour cake to cut?

 

[zaidihusain]

Well when the captain is an idiot offcourse. Even today in the field it can be seen the players are fed up with this dumb captain

Captain is definitely stupid and so are many other players on the field who failed to perform their job in this match and in various other matches in this WC. These are international players not gully mohalla player, they need to respect captain's on field decisions. The match will turn in to battle field if everyone is allowed to express their dissatisfaction on the field against their own captain

 

[Major]

Captain is definitely idiot and so are many other players on the field who failed to perform their job in this match and in various other matches in this WC. These are international players not gully mohalla player, they need to respect captain's on field decisions. The match will turn in to battle field if everyone is allowed to express their dissatisfaction on the field against their own captain

you dont respect a captain who is afool. Its time the players lock babar in his room and than show up to the ground.

Even the players are fed up with this fool.

 

[hass]

A few incidents today where players have openly shown dissent towards the captain with his decision making.

Outwardly you might not agree but to stand there shaking your head at him is not very professional.

I'm sorry but when someone is that inept and poor game after game, month after month, year after year... Babar is a strong contender for the worst captain to ever wear the shirt. You cannot back idiocy for this long.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

What they have done /achieved to show dissent towards their captain? Half of the playing should be fired after this worldcup.

Babar may not be the best captain but he as a player he is head and shoulders above his teammates.

 

[zaidihusain]

you dont respect a captain who is afool. Its time the players lock babar in his room and than show up to the ground.

Even the players are fed up with this fool

Ok, the players who themselves failed to perform their duties should lock their captain. I agree Babar is horrible captain but this whole team has hugely underperformed in this WC in all 3 facets of the game. Bowling was totally horrible, batting except very few innings was pathetic and fielding was also terrible.

 

[ArabKnight]

Haha! Let’s get some fight going and some arms thrown! Get all the corrupt men out.

 

[oatmeal]

A few incidents today where players have openly shown dissent towards the captain with his decision making.

Outwardly you might not agree but to stand there shaking your head at him is not very professional.

This is usually a symptom of the players knowing the captain is not going to be in his position for much longer,

 

[kingusama92]

If they weren't fighting before, they will be now.

 

[Swing]

Shadab and Shaheen have eyes on the captaincy but Shaheen is too dumb to be captain and Shadab is finished as a player, so Babar is safe.

Rizwan doesn't seem to be interested in captaincy, his biggest drama in the PCB was forcing them to have a multi sectarian religious panel rule on whether its okay for him to have 'Muhammad' on his jersey, as it could touch the ground.

 

[amvbfm]

I hope it's not the case but something just didn't feel right today. The team was extremely flat. There were expressions of dissent and the usual energy seemed to be missing.

 

[Usman Chadda]

A few incidents today where players have openly shown dissent towards the captain with his decision making.

Outwardly you might not agree but to stand there shaking your head at him is not very professional.

Dissent about what? They should be showing dissent towards themselves first, but these players are known to be openly running after money and not give one hoot about playing for Pakistan.

Babar should be stripped of captaincy, he has no leadership qualities to speak of.

 

[emranabbas]

Hope it gets all physical tonight in the dressing room and some arms and legs are broken so we can call replacements from Pakistan

 

[Saj]

Hands on hips, heads shaking, shouting at each other, finger-pointing, terrible body language - far too much of this from the Pakistan side at this World Cup.

Things are not right!

 

[ArabKnight]

Hope it gets all physical tonight in the dressing room and some arms and legs are broken so we can call replacements from Pakistan

Maybe this way we can have M Harris and Abrar Ahmed playing for the dead rubber matches.

 

[7sins]

Babar deserve all the humiliation

 

[zaidihusain]

Dissent about what? They should be showing dissent towards themselves first, but these players are known to be openly running after money and not give one hoot about playing for Pakistan.

Babar should be stripped of captaincy, he has no leadership qualities to speak of.

Exactly 6-7 of these players doesn't deserve to play again for Pakistan, example Haris Rauf, Shadab, Nawaz, Iftikhar, Usama, Imam.
Mat be I am wrong but it looks like Rizwan & Shaheen are aiming for captaincy

 

[TheSultan]

A few incidents today where players have openly shown dissent towards the captain with his decision making.

Outwardly you might not agree but to stand there shaking your head at him is not very professional.

Well if they were it’s justified. I would be tearing my hair out if he was my captain.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Exactly 6-7 of these players doesn't deserve to play again for Pakistan, example Haris Rauf, Shadab, Nawaz, Iftikhar, Usama, Imam.
Mat be I am wrong but it looks like Rizwan & Shaheen are aiming for captaincy

Rizwan may be a stop gap, specially right now in the tournament. Babar needs to leave captaincy, his mistakes were too obvious throughout the tournament.

 

[zaidihusain]

Rizwan may be a stop gap, specially right now in the tournament. Babar needs to leave captaincy, his mistakes were too obvious throughout the tournament.

Rizwan as a captain would be a disaster, equal or even worst than Babar. Let PCB try this option as well and am sure this bubble will also burst

 

[Usman Chadda]

Rizwan as a captain would be a disaster, equal or even worst than Babar. Let PCB try this option as well and am sure this bubble will also burst

It might, as I said it’s a stop gap.

Shaheen cannot be captain, he gets injured too many times.

 

[AAli98]

In tonight’s royal rumble I want imam shadab nawaz hasans limbs ripped to shreds

 

[amvbfm]

It might, as I said it’s a stop gap.

Shaheen cannot be captain, he gets injured too many times.

Besides his fitness he isnt mature or sensible enough. Won’t be a major upgrade over Babar, possibly a polar opposite trying to be ultra aggressive. We need someone mature and level headed. Unfortunately can’t see anyone amongst the current lot.

 

[hassan918]

Babar throw at Shaheen when Afghanistan only needed 2 off 8.

 

[ArabKnight]

Babar throw at Shaheen when Afghanistan only needed 2 off 8.

I’m surprised Babar is not fielding at long-on like he usually does when in a difficult situation.

 

[topspin]

It wouldn’t surprise me if this all began after Babar dropped his friend Shadab in the last game. My hunch is this is where it stems from.

 

[IAJ]

Babar throw at Shaheen when Afghanistan only needed 2 off 8.

What are you trying to say here bro? Please don't do this.

 

[hassan918]

What are you trying to say here bro? Please don't do this.

It was just the frustration, not the hate. Every player was looking frustrated and confused. No one was sure what to do. The took a bad review and after that any little chance was gone.

 

[pillionrider]

Babar throw at Shaheen when Afghanistan only needed 2 off 8.

Bruhhh doesn't look malicious to me.

Waqar on the Hotstar stream postmatch said something though. Don't recall exact words and replay won't be available for a few hours. But in the context of saying something like, There will be criticism, people will be angry,
he added
And even in the change room...

 

[hassan918]

Bruhhh doesn't look malicious to me.

Waqar on the Hotstar stream postmatch said something though. Don't recall exact words and replay won't be available for a few hours. But in the context of saying something like, There will be criticism, people will be angry,
he added
And even in the change room...

There is criticism coming from almost everyone and people are angry. There is no doubt about it. The situation in the change room wouldn't be great too. This is a MASSIVE LOSS.

 

[Kianig89]

RizBar tola has sucked life outta this team, complete nepotism on display, Shadab gets dropped for Usama, Nawaz gets dropped for Shadab, what next now Usama gets dropped for Nawaz and we are back to square 1.

This muddles and favourtism has killed Pakistan Cricket Alas had mickey stayed online for this WC and we should have taken some local guy like Aqib Saqlain Azhar M.Akram for the WC

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

It might, as I said it’s a stop gap.

Shaheen cannot be captain, he gets injured too many times.

Shaheen maybe injury prone but I will say this now if Shadab is made captain then I'm done with Pakistan cricket!

 

[deltexas]

Pak is still in the race for sf. So focus must be on that..these things happen when teams lose.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Pak is still in the race for sf. So focus must be on that..these things happen when teams lose.

Oh yaar, are you joking, even Netherlands, Afg, SL,BD and England are in the race, but question is do they have a realistic chance of making it to semis, the answer is no and for is as well.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

This is what happens when we glorify miraculous performances, they have stopped and all the wheels have came off as well, resulting in this painful WC, as long as we won't correct our basics and bring consistency to the game we will be like WI in the next decade.

 

[emranabbas]

We need to get rid of everyone
Players, coaching staff, managment the whole lot of them and start again. It's not the skills or talent it's the mindset

 

[hitthestump]

We need to get rid of everyone
Players, coaching staff, managment the whole lot of them and start again. It's not the skills or talent it's the mindset

Mickey and Morkel need to go.

Morkel must be doing the square root of nothing. We didn’t even bowl this badly under Waqar.

 

[deltexas]

Oh yaar, are you joking, even Netherlands, Afg, SL,BD and England are in the race, but question is do they have a realistic chance of making it to semis, the answer is no and for is as well.

I mean you dont give up till it's over.. pak has nothing to lose now. So why not just play aggressively try to get 4 wins and see what happens.. no guarantees sure but still a decent chance..give it a go and who knows...

 

[Rana]

It wouldn’t surprise me if this all began after Babar dropped his friend Shadab in the last game. My hunch is this is where it stems from.

Group 1:

Rizwan, Iftikhar, Fakhar, Wasim JR, Muhammad Harris, Shaheen (Rauf tagging with Shaheen)

Group 2: Shadab, Hassan Ali, (probably Salman Agha)

Group 3: Babar, Imam

Nobodies: Shafique, Shakeel, Abrar, Nawaz


United my foot!

 

[Sherazkhalid]

I mean you dont give up till it's over.. pak has nothing to lose now. So why not just play aggressively try to get 4 wins and see what happens.. no guarantees sure but still a decent chance..give it a go and who knows...

it's better if they crash out, need some serious overhaul of the team and board

 

[topspin]

Mickey and Morkel need to go.

Morkel must be doing the square root of nothing. We didn’t even bowl this badly under Waqar.

The appointment of Morkel suprised me because he was very much a one dimensional bowler himself. It was all about hitting the pitch hard and utilising his height to get extra bounce. It was an odd decision to appoint someone like him as our bowling coach.

What you want is someone who knows and understands the art of conventional swing bowling with the new ball and how to deliver wickets and stem the flow of runs during the powerplay.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

It wouldn’t surprise me if this all began after Babar dropped his friend Shadab in the last game. My hunch is this is where it stems from.

If he dropped his friend why there be infighting? Not sure I am following it here. He drops his friend other be happy, why others be unhappy that he dropped his friend, or are you saying he was pressurized by others to drop Shahdab and that is why there is infighting over Shahdab?

 

[Professionalismandflair]

I mean you dont give up till it's over.. pak has nothing to lose now. So why not just play aggressively try to get 4 wins and see what happens.. no guarantees sure but still a decent chance..give it a go and who knows...

4 wins? One win would be a miracle with these jokers!

 

[deltexas]

it's better if they crash out, need some serious overhaul of the team and board

Man this is sport.. even the weekend club cricket that we play, unless there is no mathematical chance you still try I guess.. sometimes with nothing to lose you play with a lot more freedom, devil may care attitude.. But yeah looks like they are mentally shot though...

 

[topspin]

Group 1:

Rizwan, Iftikhar, Fakhar, Wasim JR, Muhammad Harris, Shaheen (Rauf tagging with Shaheen)

Group 2: Shadab, Hassan Ali, (probably Salman Agha)

Group 3: Babar, Imam

Nobodies: Shafique, Shakeel, Abrar, Nawaz


United my foot!

Everyone in the team knows Babar's time is up.

Next in line are Rizwan and Shadab. The latter won't have as many in his camp as you've illustrated here because he's not an automatic selection anymore (as Imam would say).

Rizwan is clear favourite to become next captain so it's certainly a good opportunity for him to form a clique of his own to smooth out the transition.

 

[Desprado123]

Everyone in the team knows Babar's time is up.

Next in line are Rizwan and Shadab. The latter won't have as many in his camp as you've illustrated here because he's not an automatic selection anymore (as Imam would say).

Rizwan is clear favourite to become next captain so it's certainly a good opportunity for him to form a clique of his own to smooth out the transition.

Shoaib says that Pakistan does not need a captain who plays great and he said you need a person who develops players and Rizwan is not that person. He said you need person like Imad Wasim you can change the bench anytime and plays out of it's comfort zone.

 

[ArabKnight]

Group 1:

Rizwan, Iftikhar, Fakhar, Wasim JR, Muhammad Harris, Shaheen (Rauf tagging with Shaheen)

Group 2: Shadab, Hassan Ali, (probably Salman Agha)

Group 3: Babar, Imam

Nobodies: Shafique, Shakeel, Abrar, Nawaz


United my foot!

I laugh whenever I see Saud Shakeel’s name. How did this guy sneak into the the ODI squad without playing any List-A in over a year & no notable performances in that.

comedic player from the 90s (the 1890s) who plays at a 45 SR in Tests & scored 2 centuries in 9 innings on roads instantly became the Brown Don Bradman of Pakistan—got selected for the WC.

 

[topspin]

If he dropped his friend why there be infighting? Not sure I am following it here. He drops his friend other be happy, why others be unhappy that he dropped his friend, or are you saying he was pressurized by others to drop Shahdab and that is why there is infighting over Shahdab?

I think Shadab isn't happy and there's grouping going on. Everyone knows Babar's time is up. I can only see 2 x players in the current side who can take over from him. It's either Shadab or Rizwan.

Babar dropping Shadab would've have gone down well with him, firstly because he's never been dropped before by Babar and also because it hurts his prospects to take over as captain.

As Rana mentioned earlier, there's definitely some grouping going on.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Everyone in the team knows Babar's time is up.

Next in line are Rizwan and Shadab. The latter won't have as many in his camp as you've illustrated here because he's not an automatic selection anymore (as Imam would say).

Rizwan is clear favourite to become next captain so it's certainly a good opportunity for him to form a clique of his own to smooth out the transition.

I am not sure if I am sold on Riz as a captain. How will it change things? Aren't Riz and Babar friends as well?

 

[Rana]

Everyone in the team knows Babar's time is up.

Next in line are Rizwan and Shadab. The latter won't have as many in his camp as you've illustrated here because he's not an automatic selection anymore (as Imam would say).

Rizwan is clear favourite to become next captain so it's certainly a good opportunity for him to form a clique of his own to smooth out the transition.

Bro the Pakistan cricket jaahil awaam have no idea what they are about to get themselves into with this nutcase Rizwan at the helm of the steering wheel.

I don’t mind it, let them experience the demise of Pak cricket with their own eyes.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

I think Shadab isn't happy and there's grouping going on. Everyone knows Babar's time is up. I can only see 2 x players in the current side who can take over from him. It's either Shadab or Rizwan.

Babar dropping Shadab would've have gone down well with him, firstly because he's never been dropped before by Babar and also because it hurts his prospects to take over as captain.

As Rana mentioned earlier, there's definitely some grouping going on.

Shahdab can't be serious if he thinks he is going to lead an ODI team, he isn't even an automatic choice for playing XI except friendships.

 

[Rana]

Everyone in the team knows Babar's time is up.

Next in line are Rizwan and Shadab. The latter won't have as many in his camp as you've illustrated here because he's not an automatic selection anymore (as Imam would say).

Rizwan is clear favourite to become next captain so it's certainly a good opportunity for him to form a clique of his own to smooth out the transition.

Bro the Pakistan cricket jaahil awaam have no idea what they are about to get themselves into with this nutcase Rizwan at the helm of the steering wheel.

I don’t mind it, let them experience the demise of Pak cricket with their own eyes.

 

[ElRaja]

i hope theres infighting, if you perform like that and are not mentally, physically and emotionally perturbed you do not deserve to play for a national team.

i cant speak for anyone else but i have zero doubt if i was in that dressing room i would not be taking any prisoners.

 

[emranabbas]

Group 1:

Rizwan, Iftikhar, Fakhar, Wasim JR, Muhammad Harris, Shaheen (Rauf tagging with Shaheen)

Group 2: Shadab, Hassan Ali, (probably Salman Agha)

Group 3: Babar, Imam

Nobodies: Shafique, Shakeel, Abrar, Nawaz


United my foot!

We should keep group 1 and make a team around them and scrap everyone else

 

[Major]

This is usually the time when Babar's father comes up with his corny statements how Babar is crying for Pakistan lol.

 

[topspin]

Shoaib says that Pakistan does not need a captain who plays great and he said you need a person who develops players and Rizwan is not that person. He said you need person like Imad Wasim you can change the bench anytime and plays out of it's comfort zone.

He's bang on the money. There was only one player who was genuine captaincy material in white ball cricket for Pakistan and it was Imad. I've been saying since 2019, that he should've taken over from Sarfraz right after the 2019 WC. His skills with the ball and bat might be 6/10 but he leads by example with his elite mentality and self-belief to overcome his opponent with bat and ball in hand which makes him stand out from the meek timid kittens you find in the Pakistan team.

Babar's is a timid person. He's no leader of men and should've never have been in the running for captain of Pakistan cricket.

 

[topspin]

Bro the Pakistan cricket jaahil awaam have no idea what they are about to get themselves into with this nutcase Rizwan at the helm of the steering wheel.

I don’t mind it, let them experience the demise of Pak cricket with their own eyes.

Unfortunately, it's either him if PCB appoint someone who's already part of the squad or it will be Imad. I obviously prefer the latter but it's not a long-term appointment because he'll be turning 35 in December.

It's sad because there's no one who's fit to be captain in the current team. Shaheen is our best player but I'm not sure he'll be a good captain because he's too emotional and also because I don't want him playing every meaningless bilateral game.

It's either going to be Rizwan or Shadab as next Pakistan white ball captain.

 

[Major]

Unfortunately, it's either him if PCB appoint someone who's already part of the squad or it will be Imad. I obviously prefer the latter but it's not a long-term appointment because he'll be turning 35 in December.

It's sad because there's no one who's fit to be captain in the current team. Shaheen is our best player but I'm not sure he'll be a good captain because he's too emotional and also because I don't want him playing every meaningless bilateral game.

It's either going to be Rizwan or Shadab as next Pakistan white ball captain.

shaheen has no captaincy experience. PSL is t20. He needs first class captaincy experience.

The choice is Iftikhar or Rizwan, cause Rizwan has done the captaincy job. And Iftikhar was recently KPK's captain aswell.

Imad is just another nawaz

 

[topspin]

shaheen has no captaincy experience. PSL is t20. He needs first class captaincy experience.

The choice is Iftikhar or Rizwan, cause Rizwan has done the captaincy job. And Iftikhar was recently KPK's captain aswell.

Imad is just another nawaz

No he isn't. Imad is good enough to make the team as a standalone lower order batsman. I know you dislike him because he doesn't follow the Misbah template but don't make up lies. You did this with Amir as well.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

The disjointed performance of Pak team mirrors that of Pak's performance against SL-B in Sarfraz's last series as captain.
PCB have probably let it known who's going to be replaced and who would be brought in. Babar has probably been told already he's not a captain after the wc. You can tell by his attitude. The team doesn't seem to be playing like one.
Shaheen is the only charged up bowler out of 5 (will probably be given captaincy in LOIs or just t20is.)

 

[adzzy786]

Hope it gets all physical tonight in the dressing room and some arms and legs are broken so we can call replacements from Pakistan

where’s Shoaib akhtar when you need him

 

[BChaudhry02]

You know what really gets me furious about these cliques, etc.? Two things:

1) Why is it ALWAYS during a global tournament? Like, actually though? Why can't they fight and figure it out during a bilateral bash or something? Do they just save it to compound their humiliation in front of the world?

2) More importantly, I'm fine with there being dissension against Babar. I think he knows his time is up. But who in the hell do people like Shadab, Imam, Hassan, etc. think they are to take sides, show dissatisfaction, etc.!!! You wouldn't fit in the 15 man team of any other nation, take a hint FFS!!! Like, where do these clowns get off...

Clown show, top to bottom.

P.S. Rizwan. If you're going to show displeasure with Babar openly about not taking a review, then make sure that the batsman was actually out...See clown show comment above.

 

[Gullycricket]

You know what really gets me furious about these cliques, etc.? Two things:

1) Why is it ALWAYS during a global tournament? Like, actually though? Why can't they fight and figure it out during a bilateral bash or something? Do they just save it to compound their humiliation in front of the world?

2) More importantly, I'm fine with there being dissension against Babar. I think he knows his time is up. But who in the hell do people like Shadab, Imam, Hassan, etc. think they are to take sides, show dissatisfaction, etc.!!! You wouldn't fit in the 15 man team of any other nation, take a hint FFS!!! Like, where do these clowns get off...

Clown show, top to bottom.

P.S. Rizwan. If you're going to show displeasure with Babar openly about not taking a review, then make sure that the batsman was actually out...See clown show comment above.

Top post. I also don't understand what Imam thinks of himself to give pep talks. And Shadab who hasn't landed a single ball right. Useless people and players

 

[Slim]

Rizwan who already wasted one terrible review was shaking his head when Babar refused to take review of Haris Rauf bowl. It was clearly off the pad as replays showed and Babar was right, Rizwan shouldn't have given that kind of reaction

Rizwan is a clever politican - hes the biggest problem in the team.

1) When Babar is in good books of the public - he will do all bhai chara, make statements like physics chemistry and act like hes best bros with him.

2) Now that he knows the writing is on the wall, hes showing dissent like this to establish his “leadership” skills

3) He was statpadding all this worldcup to be in the highest run getters to make the case of his captaincy

Rizwan is extremely shrewd, and Babar was in complete influence of him ( remember how he openly spoke about how he wants to bat at 4, and he got it etc.)

Rizwan himself is a limited player, an actor, terrible DRS support.

 

[Third Man]

Shoaib says that Pakistan does not need a captain who plays great and he said you need a person who develops players and Rizwan is not that person. He said you need person like Imad Wasim you can change the bench anytime and plays out of it's comfort zone.

Rarely agree with Shoaib on anything but he's right here. For Pakistan at this moment, having a great player who is also a good captain is a complete pipe dream. Agree that it has to be Imad Waseem. Don't see anyone else having the personality to do it. He'll be better than the current fake allrounders as a player, too. That I can guarantee.

 

[Moiza]

He's bang on the money. There was only one player who was genuine captaincy material in white ball cricket for Pakistan and it was Imad. I've been saying since 2019, that he should've taken over from Sarfraz right after the 2019 WC. His skills with the ball and bat might be 6/10 but he leads by example with his elite mentality and self-belief to overcome his opponent with bat and ball in hand which makes him stand out from the meek timid kittens you find in the Pakistan team.

Babar's is a timid person. He's no leader of men and should've never have been in the running for captain of Pakistan cricket.

Why is imad not showing his special captaincy while at the helm of KK?

 

[Rana]

Why is imad not showing his special captaincy while at the helm of KK?

He lost one of his main bowlers at the beginning of the tournament.

He did beat Multan and Lahore (finalists).

He’s a good leader. Much better than these frauds

 

[Moiza]

He lost one of his main bowlers at the beginning of the tournament.

He did beat Multan and Lahore (finalists).

He’s a good leader. Much better than these frauds

What about other seasons?

We also beat both finalist of 2019 wc but got knocked out in the group stages. These things don't matter

 

[Rana]

What about other seasons?

We also beat both finalist of 2019 wc but got knocked out in the group stages. These things don't matter

He hasn’t done worse overall than Babar Azam the national team captain

 

[zaidihusain]

It might, as I said it’s a stop gap.

Shaheen cannot be captain, he gets injured too many times.

Bro the Pakistan cricket jaahil awaam have no idea what they are about to get themselves into with this nutcase Rizwan at the helm of the steering wheel.

I don’t mind it, let them experience the demise of Pak cricket with their own eyes.

I really fail to understand what captaincy skills Pakistani fans have seen in Rizwan & Shaheen. International cricket is not PSL, here you need a player who can lead from front by fully focussing on the game, performing in big matches, doesn't hype individual performances, knows the art of man management and have no non sense approach against loud mouthed players & chokers, someone who is not agenda driven. As far as Rizwan is concerned his focus is not fully on cricket, and am afraid he will take the team to another Saeed Anwar & Inzamam's era and there will be more groupism. Shaheen cannot keep himself 100% fit, plus he is following footsteps of his father in law who was always a loose cannon. PCB invested 4 years in Babar and he failed, now they should be more vigilant before finalizing the next capacity. Honestly there are very few good options available currently but certainly not Rizwan & Shaheen

 

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Why is imad not showing his special captaincy while at the helm of KK?

In 2022, KK were led by Babar. KK finished bottom, winning 1 and lost 9 out of their 10 games.

In 2023, KK had to boot out Babar because they realised he was being selfish by refusing to bat at 3 and also they clocked on to the fact that he was playing for his milestones as well. Babar moved to PZ and Imad became captain of KK.

Despite being weaker in the batting department after the loss of Babar, under Imad, KK managed to win 3 games out of their 10 games and move one place in the table. They lost a lot of close games which they should've won.

KK are heading in the right direction under Imad's leadership and I'm confident they will win at least 5 games next year.

@Rana

 

[Phuzz]

I saw Rizwan helping one of the Afghanistan players with his cramping. I mean who would actually do that for your opposition. Do you think he would do that for an Indian player? On the field there are no friends. We just didn't have attitude of wanting to win today. Was it because they're too friendly with Afghanistan?