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Sarfaraz Ahmed - Captaincy Watch

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So his 1st T20I as a captain for Pakistan. There is certainly some spark in the field due to captaincy change. And his field settings have been exceptionally good.

Good 1st outing as a captain till now..
 
good so far

made brave decision by bowling out hasan and imad.

Personally i think Hasan is a great death bowler, but the stokes wicket justifies sarfraz's decision
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
good so far

made brave decision by bowling out hasan and imad.

Personally i think Hasan is a great death bowler, but the stokes wicket justifies sarfraz's decision
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Yes there is a fine line between being defensive and aggressive. Defensive captains normally tend to keep best bowlers for the death overs to avoid carnage at the end. Brave captain try to go for the kill when opposition is down and out. Looks spectacular when their plan goes good - but on an off day they may look stupid in the end...
 
cricwiz said:
Yes there is a fine line between being defensive and aggressive. Defensive captains normally tend to keep best bowlers for the death overs to avoid carnage at the end. Brave captain try to go for the kill when opposition is down and out. Looks spectacular when their plan goes good - but on an off day they may look stupid in the end...
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true

it is refreshing to see a Pak captain go for the kill though. We havent seen it in many years. Afridi, Misbah, Azhar, Moyo would have all kept an over from hasan and imad
 
Much better than others. It is a shame that Amad wasnt given a go instead of tanvir in this game.
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
true

it is refreshing to see a Pak captain go for the kill though. We havent seen it in many years. Afridi, Misbah, Azhar, Moyo would have all kept an over from hasan and imad
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yes its quite quite refreshing..

And for Pakistani fans it's was more frustrating (to see similar kind of captaincy from Misbah, Afridi & Azhar etc) as Pakistani team was known for this killing instinct in ODI cricket - am talking about 90's and ealry 2000's.
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
yeah thats been the only dissapointing thing thus far.

He does seem slighlty beholden to senior players
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Don't think he is to be blamed. Tanvkr came back of a good CPL, Amir is there, Unfair to drop hasan and Wahab has bowled well actually.
 
Rotated the bowlers well, good field placing but I'm MOST impressed with how he's got the bowlers to bowl with a plan. We're finally bowling like we should be in the modern game with variations of pace, line, length and limiting the boundaries rather than looking to take wickets with every ball.

pakistanigoneaussie said:
yeah thats been the only dissapointing thing thus far.

He does seem slighlty beholden to senior players
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Mickey Arthur during a Sky piece before the Tests said he was impressed with Tanvir in the CPL so I'm guessing he wants to take a look at him.

Sarfraz probably didn't want to risk too many debutants in his first game as skipper.

But Tanvir should be the first to be discarded, had enough chances now.
 
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Hamzakhalid said:
Don't think he is to be blamed. Tanvir came back of a good CPL, Amir is there, Unfair to drop Hasan and Wahab has bowled well actually.
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its not the first nor the last time Tanvir will feast on players that have never seen his action before. I guarantee next CPL he will be smashed as teams figure him out. He got smashed out of the Big bash (before it was a league), smashed out of County, smashed out of SA and is getting smashed in Pak domestic as well. In all these leagues he had a good first season.

In international cricket with all the analysts, there is nowhere to hide. Unfortunately Pakistan's analysts are the only ones in international cricket not to figure this out
 
Intelligent and brave captaincy. His field setting was excellent and bowling changes worked in getting wickets.
 
Make him our ODI captain and test vice captain by the end of the week, bls. Intelligent bowling changes, energetic body language and totally deserves his place in all three formats.
 
Also, although Wahab had a heck of a game, wouldnt have minded Amad in the 11 in his place either. We gotta blood the youngsters and get them some experience. Sitting them on bench doesnt achieve much.
 
Led the team very well.

There was a real buzz and energy about the team and everyone seemed to know what the plan was.

Effort levels in the field were very good and the gameplan looked clear.

Very impressed.
 
Pakistan batsmen playing well, looks like we have an aggressive approach under him
 
YES!

What a performance under him!

He is the one we've been looking for!!!

Bring him in ODIs ASAP, Sherry uncle.
 
No doubt a brilliant performance but guys it's just one game let's not go overboard please. He should be made odi captain but let's give him a long rope before calling him a saviour or anything but wouldn't mind if Sarfraz became captain in every format. Seems more suited than someone like Azhar to a leadership role
 
Saj said:
Led the team very well.

There was a real buzz and energy about the team and everyone seemed to know what the plan was.

Effort levels in the field were very good and the gameplan looked clear.

Very impressed.
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So what's the difference between Azhar and Sarfaraz???
 
Too early to make judgements, but I see positive signs. We don't know how much involved he was in the tactics because Sarfraz himself admitted that during the pre match; meetings were held to decide who would ball what specific deliveries etc etc

Sarfraz however plays attacking cricket; and everyone will look at that as a template to follow; so good stuff.
 
I told my dad during the game if Safraz does not manage to slow down the run scoring of England. He is as bad of a captain as Azhar Ali. Just when I said that Imad Wasim had come back to get his first wicket. Since that point on England's average started dipping from 9 an hour to eventually 6. Sarfraz showed today that he can make wise decisions under pressure. That in times of pressure he does not get tied down. Can't say the same about Azhar unfortunately.
 
Looks to have some real energy and invention and he's bringing that to the whole team. I think Azhar Ali has had some unfair criticism for poor team performances in the ODI's but I think Sarfraz brings something extra and should take over duties there as well. I have been very impressed.
 
He's always been a natural leader since the U19 days when he inspired his players to defend 109 in a U19 WC final...

Was easily the best captain in the PSL, unlucky not to win the final.

Needs to be captain of ODIs immediately, he brings energy and aggression into this Pakistan side. Looks a completely different team under Azhar Ali...
 
What a sea change from ODIs, finally saw some energy in the field and bowling changes. Definitely Sarfaraz captaincy was the difference and he was fully supported by all players he backed whether giving 1st over to Imad or the fantastic opening display by Sharjeel & Khalid. Hasan Ali was another superb bowler. Shoaib Malik was reduced to a fielder which also helped Pakistan XI. Credit definitely goes to Sarfaraz, well done!!
 
Hasan123 said:
No doubt a brilliant performance but guys it's just one game let's not go overboard please. He should be made odi captain but let's give him a long rope before calling him a saviour or anything but wouldn't mind if Sarfraz became captain in every format. Seems more suited than someone like Azhar to a leadership role
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I would agree with this if the match was a cake walk. Safraz got tested today and he proved himself while being tested. I think the hype makes sense for him.
 
He was great.

The bowling changes were spot on, positive energy, fielding placings were on point and I really like the fact he bowled out guys like Imad and Hassan, despite them being our best and that shows he wants to take wickets.

But the one aspect that impressed me the most, the fact he kept his cool and didn't panic, when Eng were off to a flyer and blazing away - hallmark of a solid captain.
 
reversehook said:
Also, although Wahab had a heck of a game, wouldnt have minded Amad in the 11 in his place either. We gotta blood the youngsters and get them some experience. Sitting them on bench doesnt achieve much.
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First game captaining international team dream come true u would want to start of winning not experimenting or go against management
 
The best part was the way he used bowlers left right combination Azhar lacked in that department Azhar used 2 lefties together and two slower or two fast together was also scared to mix things up
 
It's only his first game but he has been amazing. Give the same team to Misbah or afridi, I bet my last dollar they would have not won us this game
 
It's only one game.

BUT

He led the troops well. Fantastic field placements and smart bowling changes.

WI series will be a much bigger test.
 
Only 1 mistake today.
Bowling tanvir for 3 straight overs in a power play when the same 2 batsman were batting for the whole period.
 
Sarfarazian92 said:
Lol you'll never be satisfied with this guy.
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I'm not a Sarfrazian :kakmal

But srsly, I did the same for Azhar. Didn't call him good or bad after an extended period as captain. No different here.

Fair judgement :inti
 
Zohaib Shah said:
I would agree with this if the match was a cake walk. Safraz got tested today and he proved himself while being tested. I think the hype makes sense for him.
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Its one game let's judge him after a few more. But very good start :)
 
gunner said:
Intelligent and brave captaincy. His field setting was excellent and bowling changes worked in getting wickets.
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If I'm not mistaken Kevin Peterson said what he was really impressed by was the field setting whilst playing under Sarfaraz in the PSL.
 
Suleiman said:
I'm not a Sarfrazian :kakmal

But srsly, I did the same for Azhar. Didn't call him good or bad after an extended period as captain. No different here.

Fair judgement :inti
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You still aren't happy with him in ODIs in the top 5 brother. He averages 44 in ODIs in the top 5 after 20+ innings.
 
He is much better than azhar no doubt but still not sold on his place as a player for the moment he deserves it but making him captain will make him undropabble.
 
Suleiman said:
I'm not a Sarfrazian :kakmal

But srsly, I did the same for Azhar. Didn't call him good or bad after an extended period as captain. No different here.

Fair judgement :inti
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If you can't call Azhar bad there is something amiss with the judgement...
 
Theo_14 said:
Too early to make judgements, but I see positive signs. We don't know how much involved he was in the tactics because Sarfraz himself admitted that during the pre match; meetings were held to decide who would ball what specific deliveries etc etc

Sarfraz however plays attacking cricket; and everyone will look at that as a template to follow; so good stuff.
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You make it sound like a concession by him. But getting everyone together to figure out strategy and then acknowledging that afterwards IS good captaincy. It gets everyone involved in a completely different way.
Good leaders are not necessarily merciless autocrats.
 
Natural captain and good man manager. Tactical intelligence will be seen in coming matches.
 
Good signs for the most part and he's an upgrade on pretty much all of the recent captains.

Found it a bit surprising that he didn't bowl Wahab more in the middle overs though.
 
His decision making on the team selection and batting order is current being masked because we are playing the windies
 
Pete Rose said:
His decision making on the team selection and batting order is current being masked because we are playing the windies
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He doesn't have much to choose from this squad. This batting lineup will transform with Umar and Talat in the top 4.
 
Last roll of the dice for Umar Akmal fans to suggest he opens the innings.
 
He got the batting order wrong today and some of the bowling changes were very strange.

Lewis has an obvious hitting zone yet the planning just wasn't there for him at all.
 
Some of his field placings were odd to say the least.

Didn't exert enough pressure after the wicket of Samuels.
 
Syed1 said:
Last roll of the dice for Umar Akmal fans to suggest he opens the innings.
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Basically this:

Abdullah719 said:
Anything is a better option than having TTFs tuk-tuking away in the powerplay.
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An inconsistent modern day player is better than a barrage of one dimensional players sucking the momentum out of our team, failing against every decent opposition.
 
People will be calling for him to be dropped in 1-2 years.
 
Ellipsism said:
Some of his field placings were odd to say the least.

Didn't exert enough pressure after the wicket of Samuels.
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Nothing succeeds like success. When you get rattled that's when the true character comes out.
 
Ellipsism said:
His team selection ain't the greatest either.

Not impressed with his captaincy thus far.
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I would like to blv inzi gave him this squad. If he selected it, that is not a good beginning.
 
Pete Rose said:
I would like to blv inzi gave him this squad. If he selected it, that is not a good beginning.
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Can't really think of any notable ommisions apart from Sohail but then again our bowling hasn't been much of an issue.

Unless your asking for hacks like Zia, Mukhtar or Nauman.
 
Ellipsism said:
Can't really think of any notable ommisions apart from Sohail but then again our bowling hasn't been much of an issue.

Unless your asking for hacks like Zia, Mukhtar or Nauman.
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Yes. How one selects a squad with Malik and hafeez after a tour of Australia, I don't get.
I do understand that they had to select Akmal and shehzad, but these other two. I would have loved it if they selected the hacks.
 
Hasan Ali and Tanvir are just mediocre bowlers who are spanked with ease,hopefully Pakistan will replace both in T20Is.
 
He is a much better upgrade to Afridi, Misbah, Azhar.

Only Zohaib Khan in Pakistan comes close to Sarfraz as captain but Zohaib fails to even make domestic sides.
 
Arsalan Pro said:
Hasan Ali and Tanvir are just mediocre bowlers who are spanked with ease,hopefully Pakistan will replace both in T20Is.
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Don't be salty that Hasan has been outperforming Amir.

Hasan is a special bowler, some people will fail to understand.
 
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