[REPORTS] PCB to not renew contracts with Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mickey Arthur post World Cup

[superman]

With Amir Sohail get ready to welcome back, Ahmad Shehzad, more Akmals, Asad technique (who was without doubt the 2nd worst ODI bat after Younis khan to play 50+ matches for any test playing nation)

 

[BD-fan]

And what if the team does good in WC?

 

[Snowflake]

Mickey and the rest of the coaching staff deserve the boot. Inzamam has been a better selector than Aamir Sohail, Iqbal Qasim, Haroon Rahid, etc.

People celebrating Eid over removal of Inzamam are blinded by their hate for him. Inzamam has done far better than his predecessors. I do not remember when was the last time so many young players received consistent opportunities.

The following players were given chances to demonstrate their ability.

Imam
Fakhar
Abid
Babar
Asif
Talat
Imad
Shadab
Faheem
Nawaz
Shaheen
Shinwari
Hasnain

That's at least 13 players.

Inzamam brought back Haris Sohail. He gave fair amount of chances to both Akmals. He selected Rizwan as Sarfraz's backup. He brought back Junaid.

His only fault has been the non-selection of a specialist spinner for which Inzy should not be the only one to blame. Clearly, Mickey is not big fan of spinners which is proved by the fact that he did not play a second spinner in tests even when there was one available.

The only seniors who were backed by Inzy were Hafeez and Malik who for the most part made the ODI team 100% on merit. Both of them are not even part of test team. He rightly kicked out non-performing players like Azhar, Shehzad, Umar, Asad, etc from ODIs.

If anyone thinks that removing Inzamam will benefit Pakistan cricket, they are in denial. Inzamam has done his job by selecting the best available players in Pakistan. There is none sitting at home who is better than the bunch currently playing for Pakistan.

For the first time ever, Pakistan will be going into a world cup with no passenger in the squad. 2015 had Younis Khan, Nasir Jamshed, and Rahat Ali of all people.

Agreed, 100%

I guess most Pak fans have memories of a goldfish and would be happy to go back to the Amir Sohails, Iqbal Qasims and Sallus who would keep filtering the same garbage players over and over again.

With Inzimam, we clearly saw the shift towards the younger player with many getting a fair opportunity and making a good strong core for Pak team. Since a very long time, we have a group of players who will be a part of the team for several years to come.

While the recent results haven't been all that positive, Inzy has done a good job in shaping the future of this ODI team.

I'm not sure who set these lofty standard for our fans but it certainly isn't anyone from the past.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Imam is garbage in tests. ODI he's ok.

Imam has always faced criticism for his selection in ODIs. That's where he has silenced his critics.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Not true for everyone. The only reason I don't feel comfortable with Imam is because I don't think he handles bouncers very well, and I don't like to see that weakness in an opener. Nothing to do with any suspicion of nepotism, I don't really care about blood ties, which is why I wasn't bothered when Amir Sohail picked Gen. Zias's son. I could see why Amir saw something in him.

Imam is not a finished product. He has only gotten better with time. None expected him to succeed in PSL but he did. He has hunger for runs and a very good conversion rate. Despite, his shortcomings, he still won a test for Pakistan in Ireland which Pakistan could have very easily lost.

It is not wrong if he's considered a long term investment. He does not need to be a perfect batsman, none is in Pakistan. He just has to perform better than his competition. He could still be the worst opener among all top teams and still the best in Pakistan to keep his spot.

 

[Bilal7]

PCB should lead an investigation against Inzamam, non-renewal of contract is not enough. For his nephew and Akmal family he has played with so many careers.

This jerk has left us with the most pathetic batting and bowling options after a boon post CT victory.

PCB gives contract to 30 cricketers how many are stable openers, middle order players nurtured or developed by this chief selector?

His selections of underperforming Imam, Shehzad, Azam, MAlik and Hafeez should not be forgotten.
The destruction Inzamam has done to Pakistan cricket should be well-documented

What an idiotic post. Imam averages 60 in ODI cricket, Shehzad is nowhere near the team and if, by "Azam", you mean Babar Azam, you need to get yourself checked out ASAP.

It will be well-documented that Inzamam's selection process was part of the reason Pakistan won both the test cricket mace and the Champions Trophy. No matter what happens after the World Cup, these facts cannot be distorted.

 

[szundercover]

I hope this news isn't true,I trust wasim khan to make good decisions for the betterment of cricket.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Poor from PCB, should have waited for the tournament to be over.

Mickey has done well and deserves more time.

Inzi has been average at best but Amir Sohail? Please no, the guy is far too arrogant and has the old school mentality of selecting cricketers he likes rather than those who deserve a chance.

 

[topspin]

What an idiotic post. Imam averages 60 in ODI cricket, Shehzad is nowhere near the team and if, by "Azam", you mean Babar Azam, you need to get yourself checked out ASAP.

It will be well-documented that Inzamam's selection process was part of the reason Pakistan won both the test cricket mace and the Champions Trophy. No matter what happens after the World Cup, these facts cannot be distorted.

Inzy was appointed as chief selector in April 2016 and the team was in receipt of the mace in September later that year.

Just shows you will latch on to any minute periods to further your pro-Inzy agenda.

 

[Khwaja78]

What an idiotic post. Imam averages 60 in ODI cricket, Shehzad is nowhere near the team and if, by "Azam", you mean Babar Azam, you need to get yourself checked out ASAP.

It will be well-documented that Inzamam's selection process was part of the reason Pakistan won both the test cricket mace and the Champions Trophy. No matter what happens after the World Cup, these facts cannot be distorted.

AS expected from Inzamam official spokesperson here.

Please check Imam's total average against top 5 and then check which players Inzamam selected how many of them played in the Champions Trophy. Inzamam's priority selections Umar Akmal was sent back by Arthur after he failed fitness test, Ahmed Shehzad was thrown out and Zaman a third option was put in his place. Wahab Riaz after getting bashed black and blue against India returned citing an injury.

Under Inzamam Pakistan lost in NZ, against NZ in UAE, Against South africa in South Africa, could'nt qualify for the Asia Cup Final.

Everytime Pakistan lost Inzamam used the opportunity to push in his favorite TTFs. In last tournament v Australia he dropped the captain plus 6 players to get his mafia players some prominence who were a huge fail. Thanks to Inzamam selections we have no stable top order or middle order and have lost 12 strainght matches, abhi bhi tumhe sharam nahi aati.

In Asia Cup match, his nephew dropped Rohit Sharma at a crucial juncture where Pakistan team could'nt even get 3 people out. Worst opener in years with limited shots

Inzamam's biggest contribution is protecting his seniors+nephew mafia and blocking every young bat from the Pakistan team. His contribution will never be forgotten.

 

[Saj]

Not sure about the Inzi part but I've heard that PCB is keen to retain Mickey and have spoken with him about extending his contract.

 

[topspin]

Not sure about the Inzi part but I've heard that PCB is keen to retain Mickey and have spoken with him about extending his contract.

This is actually good news in my opinion. I think there is a lot of misconception about Mickey on PP and I think those who want to see him gone are a bit naive, because I reckon we'll be going back to Waqar Younis (or someone of similar calibre) if they try to replace him.

 

[Hasan123]

Good news. Both need to be moved on. Hopefully the specialist captain will be sacked as well. Need to make sure the right people are selected as replacements.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Not sure about the Inzi part but I've heard that PCB is keen to retain Mickey and have spoken with him about extending his contract.

Mickey is a great coach, replacing him will be very very difficult. The only person I can see coming in is Dean Jones but although he has done well in the PSL, he doesn't have the experience of Mickey in Int coaching.

Imo get rid of the selectors, allow the coach and captain to select the team with help from scouts.

 

[topspin]

Mickey is a great coach, replacing him will be very very difficult. The only person I can see coming in is Dean Jones but although he has done well in the PSL, he doesn't have the experience of Mickey in Int coaching.

Imo get rid of the selectors, allow the coach and captain to select the team with help from scouts.

+1

There's a lot of naive critics, who just assume that we have world class coaches lined-up and eager to live in Pakistan and coach the national side.

 

[BaankeJi]

Great timing as usual from PCB. Expect Mickey to be really committed now.

 

[hasanali]

Mickey has been really good. He's built a team from scratch that will hopefully serve Pakistan for a decade.

 

[Technics 1210]

This news should've been announced after the World Cup!

Great! No Incentive for these two now!

 

[Stewie]

Not sure about the Inzi part but I've heard that PCB is keen to retain Mickey and have spoken with him about extending his contract.

Hope that’s true. And I also hope they find a suitable replacement for Inzi if he is truly in the way out.

 

[Savak]

Poor from PCB, should have waited for the tournament to be over.

Mickey has done well and deserves more time.

Inzi has been average at best but Amir Sohail? Please no, the guy is far too arrogant and has the old school mentality of selecting cricketers he likes rather than those who deserve a chance.

If doing well includes losing your last 11 ODI's on the trott, i cannot even imagine what doing poorly means. Apart from the 2017 CT victory, Mickey Arthur has nothing else to show for himself, he is not going to live off the CT win forever.

 

[KingKhanWC]

If doing well includes losing your last 11 ODI's on the trott, i cannot even imagine what doing poorly means. Apart from the 2017 CT victory, Mickey Arthur has nothing else to show for himself, he is not going to live off the CT win forever.

Australia beat India in India and England are the no.1 team, strong favourites for the World Cup. Pakistan were experimenting in these series. Mickey has imporved the batting to be more consisent, the fielding has been imporved under his tenure overall and the bowling will click in the tournament.

 

[MMHS]

Not sure about the Inzi part but I've heard that PCB is keen to retain Mickey and have spoken with him about extending his contract.

That will be a good news. Not sure if great, but definitely good news. With so many T20 leagues around and PCB’s past reputation (& security situations in PAK), I am not sure if PCB will be able to hire another long term coach of Arthur’s profile.

I must inform PP that PAK’s recent “form” is “in-spite” of Arthur, not “because” of Arthur. Most posters simply can’t imagine where it could have gone without him. It was in 2004, last time another “gora” coach transformed the batsmen YK & MoYo .... 12 years later another “gora” has worked on Babar, Fakhar, Imam, Haris hence we can see some 300ish scores at least ...... in between 12 years, PAK former greats have “groomed” Umar, Shehzad, Maqsood, Jamshed .....

 

[The_Odd_One]

Pakistani fans

On team selection:
Inzamam: Poor selector who did not produce a single player for Pakistan
Mickey: World class coach who built a team from the scratch that will server Pakistan for a decade <b>with the same players that Inzy selected</b>

On team performance:
Inzamam: He selected TTFs, Pakistan lost 11 games in a row due to his poor team selection
Mickey: One of the best coaches, he was just experimenting with new players. No shame in losing to Australia, England, and <b>Afghanistan</b>

Overall:
Inzamam: Poor selector, should be removed, alternates are far better
Mickey: None is better than him, PCB should retain him

 

[ExpressPacer]

Inzamam was actually decent, surprisingly. And as for Mickey, Pakistan do not deserve him. It's as simple as that. We need someone like him, oh so direly we do, but do we deserve him? Absolutely not.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Not sure about the Inzi part but I've heard that PCB is keen to retain Mickey and have spoken with him about extending his contract.

Hope this is true.

 

[szundercover]

Not sure about the Inzi part but I've heard that PCB is keen to retain Mickey and have spoken with him about extending his contract.

That will be a good move .

 

[szundercover]

Inzamam was actually decent, surprisingly. And as for Mickey, Pakistan do not deserve him. It's as simple as that. We need someone like him, oh so direly we do, but do we deserve him? Absolutely not.

Inzinam should be the batting coach in my opinion and bazid khan should be chief selector ,the rest of the management is fine.

 

[hitthestump]

Not sure about the Inzi part but I've heard that PCB is keen to retain Mickey and have spoken with him about extending his contract.

So this whole thread is useless then? I don't have a high opinion of the PCB but surely they can't be stupid enough to hurry a decision on MA's future before the tournament has even begun AND allow a leak to the press.

 

[GrandMaster]

It's never a dull moment at the PCB office

 

[Chokli]

Inzinam should be the batting coach in my opinion and bazid khan should be chief selector ,the rest of the management is fine.

Lol Bazid Khan.

Did you see what his selected World Cup squad was?

 

[Chokli]

Did Mickey ever explain why he never selected proper spinners during our Test series' in UAE?

 

[moghul]

What a time to announce this by PCB, just before the world cup, ridiculous.

 

[The Viper]

Mickey should be kept. There are no better options and I would rather have him than one of our other great candidates.

 

[Captain caveman]

Mickey should be kept. There are no better options and I would rather have him than one of our other great candidates.

Head coach - Dean jones
Chief selector - ijaz ahmed

 

[Abdul]

Excellent news. Can't wait for both of them to be kicked out alongside Sarfaraz. So excited.

 

[Usman Chadda]

So this whole thread is useless then? I don't have a high opinion of the PCB but surely they can't be stupid enough to hurry a decision on MA's future before the tournament has even begun AND allow a leak to the press.

I wouldn't be surprised if these 'sources' mentioned in the OP is some disgruntled old fool, who is counting down his days in the PCB too. I mean which idiot would 'leak' something as stupid as Inzi becoming head coach, and pass it off as genuine information? Why would PCB remove Inzi from the selector's post and end up hiring him in an even bigger position?

 

[coy0607]

Seeing Aamir Sohail's name as Chief selector is a major cause for concern. In fact it's alarming!

He was disastrous as Chief selector in the past.

 

[Oneking]

Wow perfect timing, a day before World Cup, PCB professionalism seems to surprise right before every major tour and tournament.
I wonder who the source is.

 

[AZ]

Inzi's been fine, but they could probably get another bloke at a much lower salary to do the job.

Coaching changes are an absolute must, Mickey Arthur & Azhar Mahmood would have been sacked ages ago if it hadn't been a WC year.

 

[last_knight]

Why can't PCB have Wasim Akram as chief selector.
When it comes to identifying talent, he is best option among mentioned candidates.

 

[Saj]

Hope this is true.

At the moment that's what I've been told.

 

[proud_pakistani]

Aamir Sohail? Inzi is still much better than Aamir as a selector. PCB shud look at a third option.

 

[foulu]

Why can't PCB have Wasim Akram as chief selector.
When it comes to identifying talent, he is best option among mentioned candidates.

Justice Qayyum report comes to mind..
Please keep akram as far away from pcb as possible.

 

[Stewie]

With Imran Incharge, justice qayyum can be put out to pasture.. wasim is imran’s Favorite lad so if he wants the job, he can get it.. but something tells me Waz just never wants to get involved with Pakistan cricket for long term. Maybe he enjoys his commentary gigs and benefits more than serving the cause.. maybe he doesn’t want the headache.. Waqar has had two coaching stints with the team when he was named in the same
Report as Waz.. I think waqar genuinely wanted to work for the country whereas Waz ko baatein zyada aati hein..

 

[Markhor]

This is actually good news in my opinion. I think there is a lot of misconception about Mickey on PP and I think those who want to see him gone are a bit naive, because I reckon we'll be going back to Waqar Younis (or someone of similar calibre) if they try to replace him.

Yes the last thing we need is a third term of Waqar Guardiola.

People forget we were 9th and 7th in the ODI and T20 rankings when Mickey took over.

 

[Mkumar825]

Pure unprofessional from Pak management .why leak this news before mega event

 

[last_knight]

Justice Qayyum report comes to mind..
Please keep akram as far away from pcb as possible.

Yet he was key member of committee selecting head coach. Should move on.

 

[cricguru]

Not sure about the Inzi part but I've heard that PCB is keen to retain Mickey and have spoken with him about extending his contract.

I think retaining Mickey and may be Inzi as well would be good idea

But we must replace the real culprit Azhar Mahmood as he is directly responsiable for current rock bottom down fall of Pakistani fast bowlers. We now totally forget the art of delivering deadly yorkers (heard commentators saying pitch up all the matches, where are the Yorkers etc). Sprinkling short balls are the concept we adopted since Azhar Mahmood takes over as a bowling coach.

We also need to replace Sarfraz if he fail to perform with his bating this world cup. Rizwan can be good long term replacement


Malik should be retired at the end of WC or just be dropped from post WC era. We need young blood to replace all aging players

 

[amvbfm]

He has - he is ill tempered, so often anger gets better of his behavior, but he actually was a better choice for Captaincy than even Akram in mid 90s (PCB went for Rambo Raza, no wonder), and much better choice than Saeed. Long, long back, in a game he used some unique bowling combinations and later explained that, which was impressive.

Only issue could be double standards while selection, but I am sure there'll be check & balance this time. Also, PAK likely to appoint new Captain (s), for Test & ODI definitely, probably T20 as well - Amir is a better person to work with a new Captain than current man in charge.

If that Singapore match against Sri Lanka back in the nineties was totally above board then its the single best piece of captaincy i have witnessed from a Pakistani captain. Also the 98 test series against South Africa where he stood in for Latif clearly demonstrated his leadership skills. The effect he had was clear when Latif came back in the last test (along with an unwanted Akram) and Pakistan were duly drubbed. Had he been a better player than he was, and not been a hothead he could have captained Pakistan for a long time. Also did well as a selector, introducing Gul, bringing back youngsters like Hafeez, Taufeeq etc after the world cup 03 debacle. He is certainly a good choice and a big upgrade from Inzi if he is given a free hand and can control his temper.

 

[jonny darko]

Everybody is an expert in this country, hence nobody listens to nobody.

 

[szundercover]

Lol Bazid Khan.

Did you see what his selected World Cup squad was?

Nope but his analysis during commentary was spot on that's why I chose him ascan candidate.

 

[amvbfm]

Regardless of what happens, certainly not good news for the Pakistan team on the eve of the World Cup. PCB need to handle it tactfully to ensure that it doesn't affect the campaign and certainly need to investigate the leak and the person responsible.

 

[asifkhan]

I think discussions / decisions regarding Selection Committee and Coaching Staff should be put to rest till the end of WC 2019. It can cause bad affect on team focus and anyone involve.

 

[SARJ_BD]

Justice Qayyum report comes to mind..
Please keep akram as far away from pcb as possible.

As far I know, Justice Qayyum report did not had clear cut evidence against Wasim. He got the benefit of doubt. Thus without clear evidence we cannot tag him as criminal. This is not only wrong as professional, also wrong in our religion.

 

[topspin]

Yes the last thing we need is a third term of Waqar Guardiola.

People forget we were 9th and 7th in the ODI and T20 rankings when Mickey took over.

Absolutely, Waqar (along with Misbah) was the prime reason for Pakistan's demise in the rankings. He's good for our bowlers, so he would be an asset for the side as a bowling coach, but as a head coach he will wreck this side because he's always been a tactical failure, ever since he was captain of the side in the early 2000s.

 

[dhump]

This is my professional PCB where it is normal for all such news to surface right before a mega tournament. I don't care about Inzi or Mickey one bit but what about distraction and who leak such news before these events?

 

[Mehndi155]

Fake

 

[MMHS]

If that Singapore match against Sri Lanka back in the nineties was totally above board then its the single best piece of captaincy i have witnessed from a Pakistani captain. Also the 98 test series against South Africa where he stood in for Latif clearly demonstrated his leadership skills. The effect he had was clear when Latif came back in the last test (along with an unwanted Akram) and Pakistan were duly drubbed. Had he been a better player than he was, and not been a hothead he could have captained Pakistan for a long time. Also did well as a selector, introducing Gul, bringing back youngsters like Hafeez, Taufeeq etc after the world cup 03 debacle. He is certainly a good choice and a big upgrade from Inzi if he is given a free hand and can control his temper.

Thanks, now I can recall the Singapore game. In same tournament, PAK beat India by 8-9 wickets under treacherous condition, and Amir was absolutely brilliant with his bowling changes.

Regarding that Durban Test, I can recall his comments- we are missing our two best players (Wasim & Inzi), on a green track against SAF (with a shy) ... instead of batting cover, we are going with bowling backup to cover Wasim’s absence and try to get 20 SAF wickets for scores that we can manage. His last 4 batsmen were Mushi (@8!!!), Waquar, Shoaib & Fazle-Akbar ..... and they did take 20 wickets for <450.


Amir will do much better as CS, I am certain about that. The blemish put on him (Junaid Zia) is uncalled for - JZ debuted against BD in a series PAK tried several players (unfortunately for Amir, others didn’t have PCB chairman as dad), he was one of them. And his domestic stats prior to that series was satisfactory enough even without his dad.

After that series, he was taken to NZ and Amir categorically explained that within cricket reasons and I was perfectly happy with his explanation (& I knew JZ was TZ’s son). Besides, Amir mentioned one key stats, that Ul Haq can dream about even thinking (because he doesn’t bother for that - in that same series, this guy took a Test match to day 5 for 15 minutes despite 80% threat of thunderstorm for full day, because PAK Captain didn’t know the 30 minutes extension rule!!!).

When asked, Amir explained “.......we are looking for a young No. 8, who will be Razzak’s backup and can make the squad on bowling merit. This kid is bowling well this season, extremely fit & hard working, and he was comfortably the best PAK pacer in U19 WC last year in NZ ...”. I later checked the stats - JZ indeed was much better than even Gul for that WC. Someone else in that position might have asked ....Koun as Junaid?

 

[javid]

Instead they should kick out Azhar mahmood the english man

 

[amvbfm]

Thanks, now I can recall the Singapore game. In same tournament, PAK beat India by 8-9 wickets under treacherous condition, and Amir was absolutely brilliant with his bowling changes.

Regarding that Durban Test, I can recall his comments- we are missing our two best players (Wasim & Inzi), on a green track against SAF (with a shy) ... instead of batting cover, we are going with bowling backup to cover Wasim’s absence and try to get 20 SAF wickets for scores that we can manage. His last 4 batsmen were Mushi (@8!!!), Waquar, Shoaib & Fazle-Akbar ..... and they did take 20 wickets for <450.


Amir will do much better as CS, I am certain about that. The blemish put on him (Junaid Zia) is uncalled for - JZ debuted against BD in a series PAK tried several players (unfortunately for Amir, others didn’t have PCB chairman as dad), he was one of them. And his domestic stats prior to that series was satisfactory enough even without his dad.

After that series, he was taken to NZ and Amir categorically explained that within cricket reasons and I was perfectly happy with his explanation (& I knew JZ was TZ’s son). Besides, Amir mentioned one key stats, that Ul Haq can dream about even thinking (because he doesn’t bother for that - in that same series, this guy took a Test match to day 5 for 15 minutes despite 80% threat of thunderstorm for full day, because PAK Captain didn’t know the 30 minutes extension rule!!!).

When asked, Amir explained “.......we are looking for a young No. 8, who will be Razzak’s backup and can make the squad on bowling merit. This kid is bowling well this season, extremely fit & hard working, and he was comfortably the best PAK pacer in U19 WC last year in NZ ...”. I later checked the stats - JZ indeed was much better than even Gul for that WC. Someone else in that position might have asked ....Koun as Junaid?

That was one of the weirdest (possibly dodgy) cricket games I have ever watched. The Junaid zia episode had more to do with politics as JZ in his prime was a decent prospect. But he tends to be his own worst enemy. Hopefully if he can control his anger issues it might be a positive change for the team.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Mickey is a great coach, replacing him will be very very difficult. The only person I can see coming in is Dean Jones but although he has done well in the PSL, he doesn't have the experience of Mickey in Int coaching.

Imo get rid of the selectors, allow the coach and captain to select the team with help from scouts.

I agree. I've generally been supportive of Arthur on here because he has said all the right things. I would definitely prefer to get rid of selectors and other underlings first. If you listen to Waqar in the commentary box it makes you realise how bad things must have been in his previous stints, the guy was a great bowler, but a thinker he is not.

 

[Chokli]

Nope but his analysis during commentary was spot on that's why I chose him ascan candidate.

Please educate yourself first and then come up with suggestions.

He had the following squad -

Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohmmad Rizwan, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Abbas.

 

[the Great Khan]

No you have won me over.... Inzi the great has selected the best batsman in the country. Can't believe he dropped Umar Akmal.

Yes he has. He has selected the best batsmen in the country..unless you think otherwise? and if so who would you have? stop running away and answer the question or please stop moaning about the selector.

 

[Syed1]

Yes he has. He has selected the best batsmen in the country..unless you think otherwise? and if so who would you have? stop running away and answer the question or please stop moaning about the selector.

I can post for or against whoever I feel like. If you have an issue then take a hike.

 

[Bilal7]

Inzy was appointed as chief selector in April 2016 and the team was in receipt of the mace in September later that year.

Just shows you will latch on to any minute periods to further your pro-Inzy agenda.

Inzamam selected the squad that won two test matches in England, thereby winning the test mace. Understand?

AS expected from Inzamam official spokesperson here.

Please check Imam's total average against top 5 and then check which players Inzamam selected how many of them played in the Champions Trophy. Inzamam's priority selections Umar Akmal was sent back by Arthur after he failed fitness test, Ahmed Shehzad was thrown out and Zaman a third option was put in his place. Wahab Riaz after getting bashed black and blue against India returned citing an injury.

Under Inzamam Pakistan lost in NZ, against NZ in UAE, Against South africa in South Africa, could'nt qualify for the Asia Cup Final.

Everytime Pakistan lost Inzamam used the opportunity to push in his favorite TTFs. In last tournament v Australia he dropped the captain plus 6 players to get his mafia players some prominence who were a huge fail. Thanks to Inzamam selections we have no stable top order or middle order and have lost 12 strainght matches, abhi bhi tumhe sharam nahi aati.

In Asia Cup match, his nephew dropped Rohit Sharma at a crucial juncture where Pakistan team could'nt even get 3 people out. Worst opener in years with limited shots

Inzamam's biggest contribution is protecting his seniors+nephew mafia and blocking every young bat from the Pakistan team. His contribution will never be forgotten.

All this Inzamam hate is making you lose it. He selected 15 players for the CT, 11 of his selected players played in every single match. You cannot point fingers at Akmal, Riaz and Shehzad without crediting him for picking Junaid, Faheem, Hasan, Fakhar and Hafeez.

Who makes up this mafia of seniors that Inzamam is backing? Hafeez and Malik? Because every other senior from Amir to Riaz has been dropped multiple times by him and have only been brought back when they have deserved it. Hafeez and Malik meanwhile, have actually done quite well and due to the added benefit of their experience, bowling and fielding are quite useful to this Pakistan team. However, I do not expect Inzamam's haters to have any respect for selections made on merit. For people like you, you either hate a player or love him, regardless of actual performances.

No stable top order? Open your eyes. Imam, Fakhar and Babar have not only made the first three spots their own, they make up one of the strongest top-orders in the world. The middle-order has seen a lot of chopping and changing but that is down to the circumstances some of our middle-order batsmen have gone through such as injury (Hafeez) and loss of form (Malik).

Additionally, I do not understand how you can accuse Inzamam of backing his favourites on the one hand but also have an issue with him giving fringe players a full series to show what they can do. Inzamam could have very easily picked a full strength team during that series against Australia and probably escaped criticism as a result. Instead, he risked a series loss to ensure that Pakistan is ready for the series that really matters: The World Cup. These are just some of the young (new) batsmen that have been given opportunities by Inzamam:

- Babar Azam
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Fakhar Zaman
- Haris Sohail
- Asif Ali
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Saad Ali
- Usman Salahuddin
- Abid Ali
- Shan Masood

None of your arguments make any sense. I won't even try to explain why blaming the selectors for dropped catches is silly.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Mickey must be retained. We can't get any better.

Not so worried about Inzi, former cricketers turned selectors are ten a penny.

 

[Savak]

Inzamam selected the squad that won two test matches in England, thereby winning the test mace. Understand?



All this Inzamam hate is making you lose it. He selected 15 players for the CT, 11 of his selected players played in every single match. You cannot point fingers at Akmal, Riaz and Shehzad without crediting him for picking Junaid, Faheem, Hasan, Fakhar and Hafeez.

Who makes up this mafia of seniors that Inzamam is backing? Hafeez and Malik? Because every other senior from Amir to Riaz has been dropped multiple times by him and have only been brought back when they have deserved it. Hafeez and Malik meanwhile, have actually done quite well and due to the added benefit of their experience, bowling and fielding are quite useful to this Pakistan team. However, I do not expect Inzamam's haters to have any respect for selections made on merit. For people like you, you either hate a player or love him, regardless of actual performances.

No stable top order? Open your eyes. Imam, Fakhar and Babar have not only made the first three spots their own, they make up one of the strongest top-orders in the world. The middle-order has seen a lot of chopping and changing but that is down to the circumstances some of our middle-order batsmen have gone through such as injury (Hafeez) and loss of form (Malik).

Additionally, I do not understand how you can accuse Inzamam of backing his favourites on the one hand but also have an issue with him giving fringe players a full series to show what they can do. Inzamam could have very easily picked a full strength team during that series against Australia and probably escaped criticism as a result. Instead, he risked a series loss to ensure that Pakistan is ready for the series that really matters: The World Cup. These are just some of the young (new) batsmen that have been given opportunities by Inzamam:

- Babar Azam
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Fakhar Zaman
- Haris Sohail
- Asif Ali
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Saad Ali
- Usman Salahuddin
- Abid Ali
- Shan Masood

None of your arguments make any sense. I won't even try to explain why blaming the selectors for dropped catches is silly.

To be honest Inzi's selections for the squad of 15 by and large have been decent. Mickey Arthur is to blame for not selecting and grooming spinners because Inzi gave him spinners for UAE tours, it is Arthur who refused to play them.

 

[Hectic]

Heads need to roll.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Heads need to roll.

I don't really see how you can blame the coach if the batsmen can't play short pitched bowling.

Perhaps they could have picked batsmen who tend to play it better. Umar Akmal is better, but he's a bad lad.

 

[ARK Rafay]

My two bits.

Today's performance aside, I saw zero intent from our players and they didn't looked like they were fully awaken and focused on the WC.

There is a possibility that the dressing room could have been shaken up before WC. Due to Inzamam's arrival. I didn't understand why selector flew to the team to tell them how to play. Mickey Arthur and the coaches, good or bad that's another thing to debate. But when you bring in selector in place of a coach to coach a team suddenly in the WC it is bound to happen.

 

[Pete Rose]

My two bits.

Today's performance aside, I saw zero intent from our players and they didn't looked like they were fully awaken and focused on the WC.

There is a possibility that the dressing room could have been shaken up before WC. Due to Inzamam's arrival. I didn't understand why selector flew to the team to tell them how to play. Mickey Arthur and the coaches, good or bad that's another thing to debate. But when you bring in selector in place of a coach to coach a team suddenly in the WC it is bound to happen.

My two bits. It was a team that let a big occasion get to them. They faced these conditions and hostile bowling against England as well. They've been here a month. This is not a shortage of effort or the usual gossip that Pakistani gutter journalists like to write about.
Pakistan's team ethos is one of chokers basically.
it has nothing to do with coaching.
Pakistan were 4 wicket down for 1 run against west indies in 2015 world cup

 

[Usman Chadda]

Not sure why my thread was deleted, but I'm curious to know where is Mickey Arthur since the warm-up game. It's like he has sidelined himself or he has been sidelined since Inzamam came to the UK.

Pakistan fans deserve answers.

 

[Hasan123]

Not sure why my thread was deleted, but I'm curious to know where is Mickey Arthur since the warm-up game. It's like he has sidelined himself or he has been sidelined since Inzamam came to the UK.

Pakistan fans deserve answers.

Good point. He probably knows he won't be here after the WC so has lost interest. Also may not want to risk a future job with a stupid statement.

 

[Technics 1210]

I still cannot fathom how Amir Sohail is in contention for the selector spot given he claimed that CT17 was fixed for Pakistan!

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

First of all azhar should go, how on earth Pakistan can dumped Mushtaq & the same mushtaq now working with west indies & took the sweet revenge from Pakistan.

It was Mushtaq advise that bowl short to Pakistan.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Good point. He probably knows he won't be here after the WC so has lost interest. Also may not want to risk a future job with a stupid statement.

It's weird, since he was coming out to face the music during the England series. All of a sudden he is nowhere to be seen.

 

[Hasan123]

It's weird, since he was coming out to face the music during the England series. All of a sudden he is nowhere to be seen.

He has given up I think. To be honest I don't want to hear his excuses or for him to big these players. This team and management are not likeable at all. Babar,Imam ,and Shaheen are the only 3 players in the squad who I feel confident will have a long term future . Not really interested in Mickey telling us that we are a young team and our experienced players work hard.

 

[King-Misbah]

Mickey must be retained. We can't get any better.

Not so worried about Inzi, former cricketers turned selectors are ten a penny.

Any better? We have now lost 11 games on the trot! Mickey is a failure as a coach and PCB should have hired Deans Jones back then.

 

[coy0607]

every coach has a shelf life, and at 3+ years now I think Mickey has reached his. Team performances have also stagnated under him recently, maybe even deteriorated!

After the WC, it'll be time for some changes

 

[Hectic]

Poor squad selections. No defined tactics. Players just going through motions. Time for a fresh start.