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Abdullah719

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It's been around a year since he was appointed and things have mostly gone downwards since Rixon left. The ground-fielding in particular has been abysmal.

The fielding today in the third ODI against SL was comical at times. Misfields, overthrows, dropped catches.

Not to place all the blame on Bradburn as by all accounts he's a pretty good coach and has done all the right things, but the standard really needs to improve.
 
Abdullah719 said:
It's been around a year since he was appointed and things have mostly gone downwards since Rixon left. The ground-fielding in particular has been abysmal.

The fielding today in the third ODI against SL was comical at times. Misfields, overthrows, dropped catches.

Not to place all the blame on Bradburn as by all accounts he's a pretty good coach and has done all the right things, but the standard really needs to improve.
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Appointing a fielding coach for our national team is akin to teaching kids to read in High School, they should be having these coaches in FC and U19 teams.
 
He might be a good coach but seems like his methods don’t work with our boys. Need Steve Rixon and his danda approach back asap
 
We are playing two chachas and two guys with bad knees. What are you guys expecting? There are going to be lapses.
 
Fielding has been terrible for a while.

It’s going to cost us big time.

Rixon was doing a miracle with this bunch.
 
The Viper said:
Fielding has been terrible for a while.

It’s going to cost us big time.

Rixon was doing a miracle with this bunch.
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So are you saying that since Rixon left they have forgotten how to field? or is the reality they are inconsistent because they are not very good, and this is a systemic problem and individual coaches are making negligible differences to the national team. Coaches will make a difference at the FC level( and even more importantly Age group) over a period of time but people improve fielding because they take pride in their fielding and work tirelessly at it.
 
Not been the same since Steve Rixon left.

Some pretty shoddy fielding at the World Cup, terrible before the World Cup and very average in this series versus Sri Lanka.

A few of the players don't look interested in fielding.
 
Bewal Express said:
So are you saying that since Rixon left they have forgotten how to field? or is the reality they are inconsistent because they are not very good, and this is a systemic problem and individual coaches are making negligible differences to the national team. Coaches will make a difference at the FC level( and even more importantly Age group) over a period of time but people improve fielding because they take pride in their fielding and work tirelessly at it.
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Yes, the fielding has been poor since Rixon left.

I don't know what methods he used, but they were effective.

The problems are rooted in domestic cricket unfortunately and hopefully that can be sorted in the future.
 
How many catches were dropped by the old guys? From what I know, some misfields from Amir and dropped catch by Haris also
 
Better today but lets see how they do in rest of the game
 
A couple of misfields and a dropped catch on the boundary already.
 
Good run out by Shadab Khan.

He's definitely one who hasn't let his fielding slip in recent times.
 
Bradburn needs to be released of his duties. He isnt improving anything rather all the work of Rixon has been undone.
 
Misbah on Pakistan fielding:

"Fielding has been a weak link for us in Karachi also, we are working hard on it. Yesterday's fielding was a lot better than Karachi, there was improvement specially in ground fielding. There was a dropped chance and we need to keep improving and putting in effort"
 
I think it doesn't matter if Jonty Rhodes was the fielding coach, some of the fielders would still be useless.
 
Wonderful fielding from Asif Ali - good run out
 
So sarfaraz has missed 2 chances

One stumping and one catch

Shadab dropped one dolly as well
 
Add another drop by asif.

How is this guy still playing after his atrocious fielding in the WC

As i was posting shinwari drops one as well.

Fielding in shambles
 
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In between some good fielding also - this catch from Asif to remove Rajapaksa

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But then again, fielding is something that should be taught at the domestic level.
 
Given issues with Irfan's fielding, I am not sure how he will fit in with the new emphasis on fielding that we have?
 
is he still with this Pak team?
im just wondering No ones talking about pakistan fielding is that because fans is'nt even sure about their batting & balling
that fielding aspect is a far off to worry about?
 
The cricket enthusiast said:
is he still with this Pak team?
im just wondering No ones talking about pakistan fielding is that because fans is'nt even sure about their batting & balling
that fielding aspect is a far off to worry about?
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He is no longer the fielding coach. He was recently appointed as the Head of High Performance Coaching.
 
So who is our fielding coach? do we have one?

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And then this masterpiece - almost took out the arm of the other fielder

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The worrying thing is the newer players are even worse fielders than the older players.

Look at Shaheen, Rauf, Naseem. Awful fielders.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Catches being left to each other, sloppy misfields, fielders mistiming their dives - a really poor fielding effort once again from Pakistan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvZIM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvZIM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/9qe77BdmSb">pic.twitter.com/9qe77BdmSb</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1325044042602786816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The outfields are like concrete. Whose going to want to dive on these?
 
Bring someone like Darren Berry, Chris Read, James Foster or some one else. It's not a cup of tea of our local coaches.
 
Saj said:
The worrying thing is the newer players are even worse fielders than the older players.

Look at Shaheen, Rauf, Naseem. Awful fielders.
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I agree with the rest but calling Shaheen an awful fielder, WOW that's serious disrespect. Made a couple of errors todays but he's arguably the best Fielder in the team after Shadab
 
TrentDevil said:
I agree with the rest but calling Shaheen an awful fielder, WOW that's serious disrespect. Made a couple of errors todays but he's arguably the best Fielder in the team after Shadab
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Shaheen wasn't even playing today.
 
TrentDevil said:
I agree with the rest but calling Shaheen an awful fielder, WOW that's serious disrespect. Made a couple of errors todays but he's arguably the best Fielder in the team after Shadab
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Hes an impulsive cricketer more than a sensible one.
 
Saj said:
Shaheen wasn't even playing today.
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My bad, I meant overall against Zimbabwe

He has been brilliant in the field throughout his career, has taken some brilliant reflex catches as well as great saves on the field
 
TrentDevil said:
I agree with the rest but calling Shaheen an awful fielder, WOW that's serious disrespect. Made a couple of errors todays but he's arguably the best Fielder in the team after Shadab
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Fakhar imaam babar are much better fielders than shaheen thats disrespecting the above I mentioned shaheen is ok
 
just watch first class and domestic and t20, fielding standards are awful all the way down, not enough focus at any level.
 
An awful performance in the field once again Seriously poor
 
Saj said:
The worrying thing is the newer players are even worse fielders than the older players.

Look at Shaheen, Rauf, Naseem. Awful fielders.
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Shaheen is NOT an awful fielder, he is a very good fielder.
 
Schoolboy errors in the field once again today.

Basic errors and stuff that you are taught how to do when you first start playing cricket.

The problem is we have more bad fielders than good ones.
 
Saj said:
Schoolboy errors in the field once again today.

Basic errors and stuff that you are taught how to do when you first start playing cricket.

The problem is we have more bad fielders than good ones.
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Do the first class teams not have fielding coaches or is it still not seen a priority and one aspect you can get away with
 
Some of the fielding we have seen over the last month in pakistan is below club level cricket
 
Today was pretty bad.


Shadab and Shoaib Malik are the only legitimate fielders in Pakistan. Maybe Rizwan too.
 
PCB ahould sign foreign fielding and fitness coach rest is okay with local.
 
Saj said:
The worrying thing is the newer players are even worse fielders than the older players.

Look at Shaheen, Rauf, Naseem. Awful fielders.
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Haider, faheem, rauf, qadir were few of the main culprits today

All mostly young but newbies in the team
 
cricf@n said:
PCB ahould sign foreign fielding and fitness coach rest is okay with local.
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They did and it improved under Julien Fountain and Steve Rixon, but things seem to be going back to normal now.
 
Zaz said:
Haider, faheem, rauf, qadir were few of the main culprits today

All mostly young but newbies in the team
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It's worrying when you watch these guys and they don't even know how to dive.
 
Pakistan's fielding seems to have regressed over time as I remember they started making a few steads under Julien Fountain but his term was then cut short and it ended the progress.

Then same thing happened with Steve Rixon as I had mentioned on another thread and his term was also cut short as he left after PCB weren't a professional outfit to work for.

The fielding standards in the entire country are abysmal and won't improve until and unless there is a specific desire to make the players work more effectively in their training and importance of fielding and their physical fitness for that is the most important thing. If they won't be in the best physical shape they can be then the mobility to run, dive and being athletic won't come to them.

Pakistan has always been a very poor fielding unit overall with only a few players through the decades shining through but not always making the headlines.
 
Pakistan needs to improve its outfields for a start.

You could be Paul Collingwood and you would be double minded to put in the dive on those cement playgrounds. Yes we have some passengers but even the decent fielders won’t put in the extra effort on these outfields
 
Watch the QeA Trophy and you will see the standard of fielding in Pakistan cricket.

Sadly that continues into international cricket.
 
Does Misbah or any of the local coaches even know how to put on fielding drills ?

I wonder what goes on in practice.
 
Fielded much better today which throws out the theory that they can't field well due to the outfield.
 
Hope some Pakistani fielders see this.

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MenInG said:
Hope some Pakistani fielders see this.

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As cool as this, cricketers shouldn't be doing this unless it's literally to win a world Cup or something. I remember Brendan mccullum doing the same thing a few times a while back. You can do serious injury to your neck or shoulders.

Although, I agree that the larger point, of being athletic in the field should be taken.
 
MenInG said:
Hope some Pakistani fielders see this.

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Good dedication but that is not an example to follow. She has terrible technique and made that far more dramatic then it needed to be. Plus the landing was gruesome. She took all that impact on her neck/ shoulder. Thankfully she wasn’t injured but if I was the fielding coach I would be sitting her down to tell her if she does that again she risks ending her career.
 
Pakistan is clearly missing Shadab. He is the best fielder in our history and he raises the standard of everyone when he’s on the field.
 
That was impressive athleticism, but that could have ended really badly, a bad landing on the neck would have been catastrophic.
 
That could have injuired her elbow and shoulders really badly poor technique
 
After so many false dawns, the fielding is still shambolic as ever.

I can't believe what I was seeing in these last two T20I's. Our players are still dropping dollies and the reverse slides letting the ball go right the body into the boundary, I mean WTH is that? :facepalm:

I know there's probably a few threads on the subject going down the years but needs to be brought up again.

You'd think after all the emphasis and exposure on fielding standards, this area might see improvement. We do see spikes but then it goes back to the awful and comical attempts at fielding we've just witnessed.

With a lower quality bowling attack than previous years, the fielding needs to be on point to support the bowlers. Instead we're treated to a horror show of shambolic fielding.

Do these guys not practice catching or proper techniques on how to stop a fast moving ball to the boundary?

Even the commentators despair at the shambolic fielding efforts and the unfortunate bowlers draw daggers at the culprit who's just gave away unnecessary runs.

In order to compete with the best teams, this is an area we need to improve drastically and not just treat it as an after thought.
 
Yeah the fielding was frustrating to watch. Faheem quite possibly dropped the match in the 1st t20.
 
Catches win matches. Run outs lead to all outs. Not sure who the fielding coach is these days.
 
The below par fielders:

1. Shaheen Shah Afridi

2. Haider Ali

3. Khushdil Shah

4. Harris Rauf


These 4 have been shocking! Faheem is borderline acceptable. The other 4 need to get their act straight!
 
Rana said:
The below par fielders:

1. Shaheen Shah Afridi

2. Haider Ali

3. Khushdil Shah

4. Harris Rauf


These 4 have been shocking! Faheem is borderline acceptable. The other 4 need to get their act straight!
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Haris is my least favorite. Let’s one ball through to the boundary while standing at third man almost every game.

Haider has dropped 1-2 sitters. Shaheen used to be even worse, but is starting to improve, though is well below par.

I also don’t recall any particularly impressive fielding from Abdullah Shafique yet, though I do know he’s a good fielder.
 
We were getting better with Rixon, but then he left. PCB should have done everything to convince him to stick around. I would have paid him an extra 100k to stick around.
 
Rizwan needs to be more decisive when behind the stumps. When the ball was skied in the air, the catch was for Rizwan's taking, yet he panicked and let Faheem go for it instead who also bailed out.

Another easy chance missed, Pakistan won this game but they're not making it easy for themselves with the shambolic fielding and indecisiveness.
 
Disappointed with the standard of Pakistan's fielding in the T20I series against New Zealand.

I know they weren't able to get a full schedule of practice in ahead of the series, but there were basic errors, sloppy mistakes and some downright lazy efforts.

Some of these young lads field as if they are playing in an over 50s league.
 
Feel like pulling my hair out with the current fielding standards. I remember the torturous home ODI tour against India in 2006 where we are so abysmal in comparison to Dhoni, Yuvraj, Kaif, Pathan etc in the field. Only Shoaib Malik was a respectable fielder back then, the rest were so, so below par!

It’s back to that pre-historic Pakistan again!
 
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