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Sarfaraz Ahmed - Captaincy Watch

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New Yorker said:
I suspect he was wanting the ball to be rougher for the pacers. Imad's loss was a blow.
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Personally I don't think so, given the fact that it was Fakhar and not Hafeez bowling, but if you are right then it didn't take long for that to happen the way Pandya tonked them haha. Don't intend to take away any credit from him and hope he learns from it.
 
Best i have seen after younis khan. Lets hope he doesnt meet the same fate and pcb backs and support him blindly now. Already too many biased racist people in this country are jealous of him.
 
Loved it when Sarfaraz continued with Shadab after 3 sixes. Shadab now knows that one bad over doesn't mean you have committed a crime. Opposition were way behind, Got to make use of these situations to instill these developments into minds of young bowlers. Infact if Shadab was taken off after that, it would have been a serious dent to his confidence.
 
Sarfraz is a natural leader he's the type of captain who can build a strong team that can serve us for years.
 
Why Sarfraz Didn't Changed the Bowler When Pandya Was Hitting

This question is in my mind since last night... why didn't Sarfraz changed the bowling when Pandya hit 3 sixes to Shadab he gave the next over to Fakar Zaman and then the next over to Shadab again and afterwards he went to Hasan Ali and got the run out...

Why didn't he instantly changed the bowler when Shadab got hit for 3 sixes that is something i didn't understood from his captaincy today.
 
Caz he was trying to keep good ones for the last.....There was a lot of overs and no point to use them all.
 
Yes he made a mistake by giving an extra over to Fakhar but he was amazing today and I don't think so much scrutiny is really required
 
That's because the pacers had only 16 overs left between them and more than 25 overs were left in the innings. He needed to get a few overs of the spinners out of the way incase the match went deep. He also might have thought that Pandya's striking of Shadab was an aberration and backed Shady to get him in the next over, kudos to Pandya who handled him well when even superstars like UV were left completely bamboozled.
 
Rayyman said:
[MENTION=128087]last_knight[/MENTION] has a good view
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Basically this

last_knight said:
Loved it when Sarfaraz continued with Shadab after 3 sixes. Shadab now knows that one bad over doesn't mean you have committed a crime. Opposition were way behind, Got to make use of these situations to instill these developments into minds of young bowlers. Infact if Shadab was taken off after that, it would have been a serious dent to his confidence.
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That's why sometimes it's good to over-bowl a bowler, who has a 4-for, to get his 5th.

Easy situations can be used to explore untouched territories.
 
always said not playing rumman raees was a big blunder

indians were hitting spinners like little kids

i even made thread about playing five pacers
 
Macho Mann said:
always said not playing rumman raees was a big blunder

indians were hitting spinners like little kids

i even made thread about playing five pacers
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So Drop imad wasim for rumman raees ? as shadab picked the crucial wicket of yuvraj so u can't drop him but it weakens our batting...
 
I felt the idea was to make Pandya/Jadeja go for the big shots.

They were playing it in the air.

One miscue like Kedar Jadhav was all he wanted.
 
I think he was mindful of the fact that he had bowled Amir 6 overs already and that he had to get a minimum of 20 overs out of his spinners if he brought back his seamers during a phase of the play that the spinners were supposed to manage.

We had the runs to play with - placing confidence in Shadab to continue after the onslaught was confidence building for the bowler and one less over that the had to worry about from his spinners.

He set fields with intent and shuffled the order logically although it didn't necessarily come off in Imad's and Malik's case - but then the Professor came in and produced the unexpected. Personally enjoyed his urgency and intensity on the field and rightfully scowled at mis-fields and poor returns to the keeper.

Oh and everything is "my boys". LOL :sarf
 
last_knight said:
Loved it when Sarfaraz continued with Shadab after 3 sixes. Shadab now knows that one bad over doesn't mean you have committed a crime. Opposition were way behind, Got to make use of these situations to instill these developments into minds of young bowlers. Infact if Shadab was taken off after that, it would have been a serious dent to his confidence.
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Yeah, agreed

I think Sarfraz was looking to give big game experience to both Shadab and Fahkar.

Seeing Shadab come back on was incredible, you know 99.9% of captain's would've taken him off immediately
 
I really liked that Sarfraz trusted Shadab. When Shadab insist that they go for review on Yuvi's LBW then Sarfraz trusted him and obliged instead of dismissing him who is such a junior. Then when Shadab went for 3 6s then Sarfraz did not panic and did not change Shadab. These 2 acts should go a long way for Shadab to become confident and in result will help Pakistan.
 
kingusama92 said:
I felt the idea was to make Pandya/Jadeja go for the big shots.

They were playing it in the air.

One miscue like Kedar Jadhav was all he wanted.
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Fans were too concerned about shooting India out for the lowest possible total. First the wickets had to be taken and it was a fair bet to try to dangle some cheap runs in front of the middle order to make them hit out. There was a huge cushion to play with.

On a larger note, I can't help but find curious [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]'s comments to the effect that Sarfraz is a decent captain, it is still early days, he's not the saviour.

Winning an ICC trophy is the very definition of salvation. The test of a captain is what silverware he is able to win and Sarfraz is already second only to the great Khan. Whether he 'keeps saving us' another matter. But the fact that it is early days is neither here nor there.
 
New Yorker said:
Fans were too concerned about shooting India out for the lowest possible total. First the wickets had to be taken and it was a fair bet to try to dangle some cheap runs in front of the middle order to make them hit out. There was a huge cushion to play with.

On a larger note, I can't help but find curious [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]'s comments to the effect that Sarfraz is a decent captain, it is still early days, he's not the saviour.

Winning an ICC trophy is the very definition of salvation. The test of a captain is what silverware he is able to win and Sarfraz is already second only to the great Khan. Whether he 'keeps saving us' another matter. But the fact that it is early days is neither here nor there.
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I agree with the significance of winning a trophy, but the challenge for Sarfraz would be to prove that this wasn't a one-off affair like the WT20 Title and shed the "unpredictability" tag that we seem to take great pride in, but it is actually nothing but an insult. The question is, do we reach new heights from here or do we go to the UAE and lose to Sri Lanka, with all the Champions Trophy excitement fizzling out.

When we won the WT20 in 2009, I remember Saeed Ajmal stating that we have to play like champions. However, we followed that up with a tour of SL and got razed. I am a bit disappointment that we have no cricket coming up in the summer, I would have liked to see this team carry on with the same combination and more importantly, capitalize on the momentum generated by this triumph.

The difference though between this and the WT20 2009 was that the latter was not won on the force of young players but rather, veterans who delivered for once. It was extremely important for the likes of Shadab, Hasan, Fakhar, Rumman, Fahim etc. to taste silverware in the embryonic stages of their career, and that too by playing a part. In addition, they now know that they can thump India on the big stage, and will not suffer from inferiority complex in the future. That is why it was vital for these young players to prevail on Sunday.
 
Mamoon said:
I agree with the significance of winning a trophy, but the challenge for Sarfraz would be to prove that this wasn't a one-off affair like the WT20 Title and shed the "unpredictability" tag that we seem to take great pride in, but it is actually nothing but an insult. The question is, do we reach new heights from here or do we go to the UAE and lose to Sri Lanka, with all the Champions Trophy excitement fizzling out.

When we won the WT20 in 2009, I remember Saeed Ajmal stating that we have to play like champions. However, we followed that up with a tour of SL and got razed. I am a bit disappointment that we have no cricket coming up in the summer, I would have liked to see this team carry on with the same combination and more importantly, capitalize on the momentum generated by this triumph.

The difference though between this and the WT20 2009 was that the latter was not won on the force of young players but rather, veterans who delivered for once. It was extremely important for the likes of Shadab, Hasan, Fakhar, Rumman, Fahim etc. to taste silverware in the embryonic stages of their career, and that too by playing a part. In addition, they now know that they can thump India on the big stage, and will not suffer from inferiority complex in the future. That is why it was vital for these young players to prevail on Sunday.
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You are right about youth of course. Perhaps it matters that Sarf himself knows what it is like to beat India and Kohli in a WC. I don't quite know if he must win the grown up WC to prove that he is more than a flash in a pan. But I have every confidence he and the team will continue to do well. It is crucial to be able to identify players who can perform in crunch moments on the big stage. And in this CT there were, with the exception of Malik, few passengers. As striking is the fact that many of these player were already doing duty under Misbah and Azhar with nowhere the same results. Which tells us something about the effect that Sarf and Mickey have had. Lastly, I feel like some of the talent that has come to the fore now is still but the tip of the iceberg. There are players in domestics who will when they are given a chance outdo Hafeez, Mali, Azhar and even Junaid, by miles.
 
Mamoon said:
I agree with the significance of winning a trophy, but the challenge for Sarfraz would be to prove that this wasn't a one-off affair like the WT20 Title and shed the "unpredictability" tag that we seem to take great pride in, but it is actually nothing but an insult. The question is, do we reach new heights from here or do we go to the UAE and lose to Sri Lanka, with all the Champions Trophy excitement fizzling out.

When we won the WT20 in 2009, I remember Saeed Ajmal stating that we have to play like champions. However, we followed that up with a tour of SL and got razed. I am a bit disappointment that we have no cricket coming up in the summer, I would have liked to see this team carry on with the same combination and more importantly, capitalize on the momentum generated by this triumph.

The difference though between this and the WT20 2009 was that the latter was not won on the force of young players but rather, veterans who delivered for once. It was extremely important for the likes of Shadab, Hasan, Fakhar, Rumman, Fahim etc. to taste silverware in the embryonic stages of their career, and that too by playing a part. In addition, they now know that they can thump India on the big stage, and will not suffer from inferiority complex in the future. That is why it was vital for these young players to prevail on Sunday.
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and yes, one milestone for Sarf and the team would be to we shed this awfully cliched unpredictability tag. i thought wining four in a row in this series was a good start.
 
Sarfaraz ODI captaincy record shows 9 matches..3 when we toured Windies and 5 from the CT..which match is the 9th one??
 
Sarfaraz Ahmed captaincy watch in Independence Cup

Sarfraz looking very animated out there, marshalling his troops well at Gaddafi Stadium.
 
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Good captaincy by Sarfaraz today.

Let's not confuse passion with his captaincy in this thread.

Personally, think he shouldn't bring Hasan Ali on in the powerplay yet. Hasan needs to work more on his new ball skills and how to ball in the powerplay.
 
Overall, good captaincy today. However, a couple of things:

1. Ashraf should have batted higher up the order and

2. I would have preferred to see Rumman open the bowling.
 
Think Nawaz should've bowled his quota instead of Sohail Khan especially since we were looking to take pace off the ball.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pakistan in T20Is with Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain:<br>Played 14<br>Won 12<br>Lost 2<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/924681040169459713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Waqar Younis "I've not been impressed with Sarfaraz's captaincy as he bowled the opening bowlers 1 over too many".
 
He criticizes everyone but his drop cost us the most this game. If we lose, it will be because of sarfi's incompetence.
 
Theo_14 said:
Sick and tired of him constantly moaning.
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Yes because it was far better when we lost but there wasn't sarfaraz's moaning.

I was sooo annoyed during the champions trophy by his moaning I almost didn't realise we won.
 
Saj said:
Waqar Younis "I've not been impressed with Sarfaraz's captaincy as he bowled the opening bowlers 1 over too many".
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Waqar is a biased individual. I'm sure it peeved him off seeing Sarfraz lifting the champions trophy last year :P
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not surprised at all by Pakistan’s performance at Lords. <br>I played under Safraz for 3 seasons of PSL & he certainly has a winning instinct! <br>Mickey also very smart!</p>— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) <a href="https://twitter.com/KP24/status/1000414882200682496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Sarfraz's captaincy has been good. Also in this match his keeping has been much much improved. So credit where credits due.

But he is not making runs.

If he is batting at number 6, he needs to contribute with the bat. Faheem and Shadab are not proper batsmen and wont make runs every match to make up for Sarfraz's poor form.

He needs to contribute next match.
 
The Champions Trophy final was a great moment, but this win at Lord's was Sarfaraz's finest hour as Pakistan's captain so far in his career.

He was energetic, kept well, captained well, got most things right as skipper.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not surprised at all by Pakistan’s performance at Lords. <br>I played under Safraz for 3 seasons of PSL & he certainly has a winning instinct! <br>Mickey also very smart!</p>— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) <a href="https://twitter.com/KP24/status/1000414882200682496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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But bhai I heard Sarfraz can't captain star players. Wonder what KP, Watto and Russow are then?
 
blackanhyellow said:
But he is not making runs.

If he is batting at number 6, he needs to contribute with the bat. Faheem and Shadab are not proper batsmen and wont make runs every match to make up for Sarfraz's poor form.
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True, playing too many shots. Technically I think he can cater England's bowling. Needs to just play the ball on merit and don't worry about runs. Runs will come.
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
True, playing too many shots. Technically I think he can cater England's bowling. Needs to just play the ball on merit and don't worry about runs. Runs will come.
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Sarfraz has always played his shots.

If anything he is playing less shots then he was a few years ago during his purple patch in tests.

He was sweeping medium pacers for fun, it was in UAE but still.

He is woefully out of form.
 
blackanhyellow said:
Sarfraz has always played his shots.

If anything he is playing less shots then he was a few years ago during his purple patch in tests.

He was sweeping medium pacers for fun, it was in UAE but still.

He is woefully out of form.
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That might work in Asia but not here. Need to respect the bowlers and not play silly shots.
 
blackanhyellow said:
Sarfraz has always played his shots.

If anything he is playing less shots then he was a few years ago during his purple patch in tests.

He was sweeping medium pacers for fun, it was in UAE but still.

He is woefully out of form.
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He is not out of form... he is at his level. He had a fluke patch.
 
Sarfaraz Ahmed’s Poor Toss win percentage

Toss is a really important part of the game. Many of you may not be aware of the fact that Sarfraz Ahmed has a really poor performance in Toss. What this means is that as a captain he looses the toss very more often than not.

Here are some statistics I mined:

Tosses Done/Tosses Won (Toss Win Percentage)

ODIs
19/8 (42.11%)

T20Is
11/19 (57.89%)

Tests
4/0 (0%)
 
You cannot do anything about this. This is a bizarre thread. Toss is a matter of luck, you cannot prepare or plan or practice.
 
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Maybe we should hire a coach to train him on how to flip coin and how to make the call. Our current coach is too incompetent to understand this concept. :qadir
 
Here are some more interesting statistics (min 10 matches):

Our best TEST captain in toss performance

Imran Khan
48/25 (52.08%)

Our best ODI captain in toss performance

Rameez Raja
22/15 (68.18%)
 
Seriously, its a 50:50 ratio... Next people should be blamed for losing lotteries too
 
what kind of thread is this ? how do you improve toss ? go to baba and do magic on opposition?
or practice head and tail before game? close your eyes and pray when coin is in air?
 
Id be more concerned with his poor form with bat then his ability to call heads or tails :facepalm:
 
Arham_PakFan said:
Wow,you're probably the first person to say that tosses can be won by practice.Can you suggest some techniques?
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Right now, I will go back to mining statistics and see how he looses toss/what call he makes, etc. Hopefully, there will be a pattern that I can share with you.
 
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We wouldn't have won this match had anyone else been the captain.



#Best since Immy

:salute
 
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He has a habit of taking out the slip fielder in LOIs fairly quickly, and then bringing him back after the horse has bolted... :(
 
supposed to be a great captain can't even read pitch and conditions. Goes with 6 fast bowlers and only one spinner on pitches where other teams are playing even three spinners and are successful. You would expect him to learn from his mistakes especially when he was exposed against SL in home series.
 
No slip in 6th over and a catch goes right there. This is ladies and gentlemen our best captain. He has no clue that he is not going to win against India by this defensive mentality. It's not some associate team.
 
Where are his revolutionary tactics now ? Since the CT in ODIs we have been beaten by top teams and haven't won any. Lost to India earlier in the tournament and lost 5-0 to NZ.

I actually don't have Sarfraz. What I have is how his fans make out as though he's some revolutionary tactican which he isn't. He did well in the CT but other than he was won the games we should be winning and performed woefully in his primary roles . For me he isn't a great captain. Just a respectable captain and only captain as there's no one else who PCB want to make captain.
 
Sarfaraz just doesn't look or sound like a captain. I know its a superficial observation but sometimes those turn out to be the most apt ones. He lacks temperament and appears impulsive at times. Winning a major tournamanet doesn't automatically gives you those qualities. The Champions Trophy win did not come only because of Sarfaraz's personal contributions to the team or his great acumen as a captain. We as a team managed to play out of our skins in that final game. Since we are an emotional nation, that one win against our arch rivals managed to hide all our deficiencies and insecurities. It also elevated Sarfaraz to the level that he did not deserved.

He never had class and even after that magical win, has not managed to grow into the figure we all aspired him to be. On the contrary, you see a guy who has become somewhat complacent. His fitness level always seemed questionable and one thought after becoming the captain that he will seriously work on shedding those extra pounds. Its been the opposite. He is a street fighter for sure but the game of cricket cannot always be treated as a street fight. Its requires planning, training, tact, patience and maturity. Pure brute self confidence and aggression can only take one so far.

Its hard for me to see any of the youngsters in the team getting inspired by him. He doesn't command any respect. Having said all that, the tragedy is that there are no better options available to us right now and if not but only for the sake of continuity, we simply have to stick with him and hope he improves in his ways. Though I seriously doubt that.
 
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