Really looks out of touch, with this form, will be lucky to make it to the World Cup with a few good innings here and there.
Tbh, he's even more unhappy with himself, than the fans are.
But on the other side, he hardly gets to bat in good situations, either it's the last 10 overs or so when he's supposed to take the bowl over the fence,
Or
he has to bat under pressure after a usual batting collapse of the batting order.
All in all, doesn't deserve to be in the World Cup squad because of two reasons.
1) Captain doesn't want him to be utilized in the perfect way.
a) Sends him to the fence whilst fielding, despite the fact that he's the VC.
b) Prefers non spinning spinners like Fakhar, Hafeez etc.
c) Demotes him to bat at no.6 in T20's even, promoting himself at 5.
d) Hides behind him and the tailenders in ODI's to not get exposed, making him the sacrificial goat.
2) He doesn't deserve to play the World Cup based on his own performances.
a) With batting at no.5, will have to face pace all the time and come at the end of the innings, limiting his scoring tactics, i.e unable to build his inning through strike rotation and bashing the spinners.
b) Cannot play short pitched deliveries.
I do respect him for the fact that he wants to play and win this World Cup, and tbh, is a very selfless cricketers, but with keeping his limitations under consideration, and Sarfraz, it's better for him to retire before the World Cup.
Personally, I would've kicked Sarfraz out, an extremely pathetic batsman, and a coward captain, but with him as the captain, Malik should leave.
Calling Sarfraz a coward captain doesn't mean he's a bad captain,he's just the type of guy who'd hesitate to take risks and lead from the front. Otherwise, he's a pretty decent tactician, and a great catcher behind the stumps, but a very limited batsman, mostly going after the random slogs and is definitely the least fit player out their.
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