Sarfaraz Ahmed cutting a lonely figure on the field - has he lost support from his side?

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sarfaraz Ahmed is looking around the field for support and advice from his team-mates - what he's seeing in return is the back of a lot of heads <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#INDvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1140234027099676672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

Where are the likes of Hafeez and Malik with years of experience not advising Sarfaraz?

 

[Savak]

Where are the likes of Hafeez and Malik with years of experience not advising Sarfaraz?

Lol if someone who has been groomed for the captaincy from the very beginning by the PCB i.e. U-19 cricket, A team, domestic cricket and now international cricket for the last 13 years in comparison to others who are not as fortunate and if he still needs senior players to molly coddle him then he needs to step aside.

 

[aukhan]

Mediocre player and clueless captain.

India have Kohli and we have this loser.

Babar should lead us after the world cup enough of rallu kattay captains.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Babar should be captain,,,after Safi is sacked

 

[Markhor]

Has lost the dressing room.

 

[Zaz]

Hafeez and malik the fake seniors

 

[j_kazmi]

The two so called seniors in the team should offer so help maybe? Shoaib Malik needs to be of some use if he’s gonna play.

If he’s lost support of his side then these players shouldn’t even be playing for Pakistan then. This is World Cup you back each other no matter what happens.

 

[Suleiman]

Kinda feel bad for him, at the same time PCB is full of clowns who let Pakistan down time and again by not identifying talent, choosing the wrong players to groom 90% of the time with Babar an exception and letting domestic cricket back home rot for 25 years and counting.

But never saw him as an international standard player.

 

[dhump]

Someone was saying on the TV that players are informed by management not to confused the captain and only come up with suggestions when asked for.

 

[Bewal Express]

Ind are better but whats inexcusable is the lack of passion.

 

[Savak]

To be honest Kohli has a lot of arrogance and hot headedness and is not liked by all the Indian players but being the top performer that he is, it is hard to get the respect of your team mates

Imran Khan in an interview when asked about captaincy mentioned many things that were prerequisites for good captains but the most important were that you have to deserve your spot in the team as a player and you would lead by example where you would never demand from your team what you yourself were incapable or unwilling to do, you would be the first one in the nets and be leading the squad's training sessions and Imran did just that by going up the batting order and going in at number 3 at times.

Sarfaraz by just looking at him does not inspire confidence. His batting is too inconsistent and is very up and down. I can understand why the players do not feel inspired by him

 

[Abdullah]

This is what happens when going gets tough. It's quite normal.
It's when u r on top that everybody is buzzing around and giving ideas.

 

[Madplayer]

Pakistan need to drop this unfit man and pick a young wicket keeper batsman from the u23 age group.

Thr problem is that Pakistan HAS NO ONE WHO CAN BE A CAPTAIN.

No Babar is not captaincy material. Neither can Amir be captain because of his past. Imad should never play for Pak again. Fakhar's place in the side is in danger. Rest are nobodies so far. Pakistan has no captain.

 

[Mean&Green]

Yeah I see he doesn’t even scream at them anymore like before and they don’t even listen to him anymore well this was bound to happen when the team and management are in tatters

 

[MenInG]

Someone was saying on the TV that players are informed by management not to confused the captain and only come up with suggestions when asked for.

Ok that could be an explanation but still all teams provide some feedback to the captain.

 

[dhump]

Ok that could be an explanation but still all teams provide some feedback to the captain.

I agree I think just the mental support is important for the captain when senior players come up and back him up with his decisions. It is overall very sad picture out there.

 

[dhump]

Yeah I see he doesn’t even scream at them anymore like before and they don’t even listen to him anymore well this was bound to happen when the team and management are in tatters

Shoaib Malik did a misfield and then didnt even bothred moving to pick the ball up someone else collected the ball and Sarfraz just smile and shaked his head.

It is small detail but tells a whole story.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

The guy is an embarrassment, he talks trash, and the only good thing is that he mumbles and trips over his words so much you can't make out what he's saying most of the time. Would be hard to put up with even if he was successful, but we are losing games anway, might as well have a captain who doesn't come across like a village idiot.

 

[saeedhk]

Serves him right for choosing to bowl first.

 

[Revolution]

To be honest Kohli has a lot of arrogance and hot headedness and is not liked by all the Indian players but being the top performer that he is, it is hard to get the respect of your team mates

Haha ha.. Which player in Indian team is not liking kohli. . Which player told to you. LOL

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Its almost as if constantly berating and abusing your players might make them dislike you?

 

[Rightarmfast]

Give the same Pakistan team Virat Kohli as their captain, and this same team will beat most of the other teams.

 

[JellyBro]

He has no leg to stand on. In a competitive environment if you show weakness you lose respect. Sarfaraz exudes weakness. He looks beta as heck around the players, has a dumb mouth breathing look on his face most of the time, and bats at number 7 or something and is terrible at it. Who in their right mind would consider that person as their leader? They're just waiting for him to be kicked out after a humiliating defeat and rally around the next big player. Pakistan needs someone with a personality and aggression.

 

[Ahmed216]

You know things are bad when we hear rumours of losers involved in groupism,those nothing players

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

Miandad was a good second in command, as a leader he was not great at all. I think this is similar for Sarfraz.

I don't think I said that miandad was captaincy material, but do you think that shoaib and hafeez are doing the duty of seniors.

 

[MMHS]

In Cricket, Captain COMMANDS RESPECT, EARNS SUPPORT - muft me mili arm-band doesn't serve much.

I wrote it long time back -
Mushtaq Mo
Asif Iqbal
I Khan
W Akram
W Younis
IU Haq
Shahid Afridi
Misbah Ul Haq
Sarfraz Ahmed ......

- that trend does tell everything for those who can read.

 

[pakistani pride]

LOL non sens this is an indo pak game, if this doesnt bring out the best in each individual than better stop playing.

Always this lost the dressing room talk.

 

[Savak]

I don't think I said that miandad was captaincy material, but do you think that shoaib and hafeez are doing the duty of seniors.

You seriously cannot compare Hafeez, Malik with Miandad.

 

[blackanhyellow]

When you are losing 12-13 matches in a row, any body language or implied rifts in the team are greatly exaggerated and magnified.

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

You seriously cannot compare Hafeez, Malik with Miandad.

Skills can not be compare but roles can be. Do you think that shoaib & hafeez are doing the 10% of what it is required from a senior.

 

[unemployedgm]

We are country that doesn’t produce leaders. In this pack sarfraz is the only player that has shown an ability to lead and even that has been neutered by the board, Mickey, and Inzi. He probably shouldn’t be captain but there is literally no one else.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I don't think I said that miandad was captaincy material, but do you think that shoaib and hafeez are doing the duty of seniors.

No, that is why you need a captain who can command respect.

 

[Savak]

Skills can not be compare but roles can be. Do you think that shoaib & hafeez are doing the 10% of what it is required from a senior.

I remember a media report where it came out that the team management gave instructions to Hafeez and Malik that they were not to approach Sarfaraz unless asked to by him. What is stopping Sarfaraz from going up to these two players and speaking to them?

 

[Sherlock]

When things get tough, the weaklings show their true lack of spine and character [Hafeez & Malik].

 

[Zeeraq]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sarfaraz Ahmed - tired or bored <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#INDvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://t.co/xXt5kXy6Xi">pic.twitter.com/xXt5kXy6Xi</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1140258420395634689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Hasan123]

Easily one of the worst captains to captain Pakistan. We didn't win the CT because of his captaincy . So don't bring that to me. He doesn't make the team on merit, shouts at players for making a mistake, cant stand up for himself when it comes to selection.

Absolute done with this mediocre player.

 

[Energy]

Seen it all now. No appeal on run out when match was winnable, exposing No. 11 when 40 away from victory, barking instructions when nobody listens. Eventually the double yawn.

Face of our cricket to the world. And then you ask why Pakistanis should not be embarrassed.

 

[Grunge101]

Not a fan of either of either Malik or Hafeez but a captain shouldnt need coddling. Difficult to command respect when you yourself dont deserve a place in the side.

 

[Cric1234]

The stress of losing is showing on his face but it's his own fault aswell for some of the players he's selected and backed.
Then seniors are now nowhere to be seen when the captain needs some advice.

 

[dhump]

Seen it all now. No appeal on run out when match was winnable, exposing No. 11 when 40 away from victory, barking instructions when nobody listens. Eventually the double yawn.

Face of our cricket to the world. And then you ask why Pakistanis should not be embarrassed.

Pakistan should have felt embarrased when he mocked that players in South Africa with his stupidity.

 

[Last Monetarist]

In Cricket, Captain COMMANDS RESPECT, EARNS SUPPORT - muft me mili arm-band doesn't serve much.

I wrote it long time back -
Mushtaq Mo
Asif Iqbal
I Khan
W Akram
W Younis
IU Haq
Shahid Afridi
Misbah Ul Haq
Sarfraz Ahmed ......

- that trend does tell everything for those who can read.

I actually think Misbah has been the best captain since Imran. His team was probably the weakest in terms of sheer ability though. I know a lot of our fans weren't always able to recognize his leadership traits, but that says more about them than anything else.

 

[superman]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sarfaraz Ahmed - tired or bored <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#INDvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://t.co/xXt5kXy6Xi">pic.twitter.com/xXt5kXy6Xi</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1140258420395634689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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To be fair he probably had a sleepless night, its one of the biggest matches of his career

 

[mobins]

we have no patience.suddenly he is a loser etc etc.when we were winning the champion trophy he could no wrong.applying the same logic when india lost the champions trophy by the biggest margin ever,he should have been fired .we are just a fickle lot.

 

[Captain]

If u make pathetic decisions as a captain... What support do u want to seek from the rest... He's the most clueless captain of the worldcup so far

 

[mosh101]

Some real bizarre decision making from the captain today, I think the writing is on the wall for him.

 

[W63L35]

 

[Asif321]

Sarfraz should leave the captaincy
Continue playing as player
Still feel he is best WK batsmen for Pakistan

 

[Asif321]

Sarfraz should leave the captaincy
Continue playing as player
Still feel he is best WK batsmen for Pakistan

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Mediocre player and clueless captain.

India have Kohli and we have this loser.

Babar should lead us after the world cup enough of rallu kattay captains.

Babar is not the captain that pak needs, he is too soft for a captain and that too for a pak team...
Just like how he got out slowing down for his 50...

 

[Abdul]

Time for him to get the boot. I'm finally excited about Pakistan cricket again.

 

[MMHS]

I actually think Misbah has been the best captain since Imran. His team was probably the weakest in terms of sheer ability though. I know a lot of our fans weren't always able to recognize his leadership traits, but that says more about them than anything else.

At least looked like a Captain in middle.

 

[ManFan]

It is truly shameful that on an international stage, our captain is Sarfraz.

 

[Savak]

What are the captaincy options? No one in the team has any leadership qualities

 

[The_Odd_One]

World Cup winning captains do not look and act like him.

I had zero doubt about the outcome.

Hopefully, he will be sacked after the World Cup.

 

[Stark]

To be fair he probably had a sleepless night, its one of the biggest matches of his career

Nobody yawns in 'one of the biggest matches of his career'.

 

[hashimafzal]

Why is it Hafeez and Maliks job to check up on him? He's the captain of the bloody national team.

If he needs coddling maybe he's just not cut for the job?

 

[Major]

The worst captain Pakistan has ever had

 

[ask_analyse_act]

If u make pathetic decisions as a captain... What support do u want to seek from the rest... He's the most clueless captain of the worldcup so far

from team selections to bowling changes to field placements (especially having asif ali in the slip) sack this idiot and save pak cricket from any further embarrassment..

 

[Zaz]

Unfortunately he looks like a dead man walking

The end is nigh

 

[moghul]

Problem is, we ( selectors, players and PCB admin ) have lost shame in losing the game. they just don;t think its a big deal. No wonder after losing so many matches for years, under the same captain, they kept him as captain for all three formats .

 

[Pete Rose]

The funniest part of all this is that after the World Cup when everyone has been fired to all the fans’ liking we will have an unending procession of games against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. These are teams on which hafeez and Malik have revived their careers.
The heirs to Malik and Hafeez will be Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad who will fill their boots with big runs. Thereafter when we get to play one decent country once a year, these players will fail unsuccessfully.
And pp will he full of threads explaining to me how Umar Akmal and Ahmed shehzad have turned around their careers by showing me aggregate strike rates and averages without any context of pitch or quality of competition

 

[Rifaqat]

How about Amir as captain?

 

[Greenstorm]

As if others can replace him as captain. All of them are looking lonely figures atm.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Come on end this game - skipper needs to catch up on some sleep &#55357;&#56859; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#INDvPAK</a> <a href="https://t.co/5fcMJQntKF">pic.twitter.com/5fcMJQntKF</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1140317926370754560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Majestic_Inzi]

Leave him be, what ha Pak got, Pak can't afford to let him go yet. Hafeez and Malik need to be thrown out first.

Sarfi needs to stay yet.

 

[Bewal Express]

How about Amir as captain?

Based on what?

 

[AdamM97]

Is this the end of Sarfraz Ahmad?

Is this the end of Sarfraz? At some point, we all knew it was inevitable but is this match the final nail in the coffin?

What do you think?

 

[DrSchultz]

You almost feel sorry for him. A cricketer of his level could have had quite a decent career playing for Omar Associates in the Ramzan cricket circuit. Now he is unfortunately like a rabbit in the headlights.

 

[ataullah]

I'd get rid. He's unfit, can't bat, can't lead and lost the dressing room

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hopefully

 

[moghul]

Make Imad the next captain for ODI and T20 team. Today he again showed he has guts and nerves to bring out his best at the toughest situation.

He is not the best cricketer ever produced by Pakistan but by current Pakistani standard, he is one of best.

 

[moghul]

Leave him be, what ha Pak got, Pak can't afford to let him go yet. Hafeez and Malik need to be thrown out first.

Sarfi needs to stay yet.

Sarfraz needs to stay for what ? you're not tired of losing yet. He is a loser, can;t bat, can;t keep, a worthless cricketer.

 

[PakLFC]

A captain is only as good as his team. By and large Sarfaraz is an average player at best. He seems clueless most of the time barking meaningless instructions that no one seems to listen to.

 

[Saj]

I'm not sure if TV shows the full picture or not, but Sarfaraz is really cutting a lonely figure at the moment. It's clear that the dressing room is not fully behind him. Some players today were clearly turning their back on him when he was issuing instructions.

 

[AdamM97]

I'm not sure if TV shows the full picture or not, but Sarfaraz is really cutting a lonely figure at the moment. It's clear that the dressing room is not fully behind him. Some players today were clearly turning their back on him when he was issuing instructions.

Maybe he gives up his captaincy himself. Think he has realised it himself, that this is the end.

 

[AdamM97]

A captain is only as good as his team. By and large Sarfaraz is an average player at best. He seems clueless most of the time barking meaningless instructions that no one seems to listen to.

Yeah, the rest seem mediocre as well apart from Amir and Babar. But Sarfraz isn’t even a good batsman, would rather have Rizwan in.

 

[iky]

Babar should be captain,,,after Safi is sacked

babar as captain we need to get rid of these tuk tuks not make them captains

 

[Zhasan]

Ever since Inzi took over, we all know Sarfaraz was nothing but a dummy captain.

Sarfaraz's logical successor is none other then Inzi himself and his number one boy Imam the VC.

 

[Snowflake]

I'm not sure if TV shows the full picture or not, but Sarfaraz is really cutting a lonely figure at the moment. It's clear that the dressing room is not fully behind him. Some players today were clearly turning their back on him when he was issuing instructions.

Did you catch who it was? If that's the case, these players need to be shown the door along with Sarfraz