Surprised by defeat? Pakistan lost to the best team in the world

[Devadwal]

He will bottle on big occasion in near future....Indian fans know it deep inside

He had played a part in winning the ICC World T20 and an Asia Cup for team india. . So what big occasion you're talking about ?

Ohh you're talking about next World Twenty20 match against USA & USA is already qualified for 2026 World T20.

Now I understand

 

[JaDed]

He will bottle on big occasion in near future....Indian fans know it deep inside

T20 Final and Asia cup final.. he did well in both.. any other occasion in T20, IPL?

 

[saimayubera]

T20 Final and Asia cup final.. he did well in both.. any other occasion in T20, IPL?

IPL 2023 final was great.

Finals bully.

 

[Mesozoic]

T20 Final and Asia cup final.. he did well in both.. any other occasion in T20, IPL?

He will definitely bottle the prestigious PSL final.

Who cares about the finals of World cup and Asia Cup ?

 

[harshjoshi87]

Next meeting between the Asian/World Champions & Pakistan is in February 2026 at the Premadasa in Colombo.

Wonder how will that match go down. India will be more or less have the same side with Pandya in the team, Pakistan will most probably have Babar & Rizwan in the team & no Rauf.

 

[saimayubera]

Next meeting between the Asian/World Champions & Pakistan is in February 2026 at the Premadasa in Colombo.

Wonder how will that match go down. India will be more or less have the same side with Pandya in the team, Pakistan will most probably have Babar & Rizwan in the team & no Rauf.

India has 15 games before that. Team will take shape.

I see Gill getting the axe if he doesn't perform though.

Maybe SKY as well, who knows.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

This statement is a bit of a cop out because it completely ignores how Pakistan actually played in the final. And how they showed the mentality of a minnow team during key junctures of the match.

 

[hassan918]

Next meeting between the Asian/World Champions & Pakistan is in February 2026 at the Premadasa in Colombo.

Wonder how will that match go down. India will be more or less have the same side with Pandya in the team, Pakistan will most probably have Babar & Rizwan in the team & no Rauf.

I don't see Babar and Rizwan both playing together in the T20 team for Pakistan but one of them should be the part of the team and after watching the recent struggle of Haris, Rizwan looks like the man who will be back in the Paksitan T20I team soon.

 

[Usman Chadda]

This statement is a bit of a cop out because it completely ignores how Pakistan actually played in the final. And how they showed the mentality of a minnow team during key junctures of the match.

Mentality won't overcome the gulf in skill. The batting line-up collapsed because they did not have the ability to take on decent spinners on that pitch, nothing to do with mentality. They just don't have the skill that top players do.

Haris Rauf got smashed because he doesn't have the skill to bowl on these pitches against top batters. He will return with the same figures 9/10 times in these conditions against India and the SENA countries. That's nothing to do with mentality, it's just lack of skill and ability.

 

[saimayubera]

Mentality won't overcome the gulf in skill. The batting line-up collapsed because they did not have the ability to take on decent spinners on that pitch, nothing to do with mentality. They just don't have the skill that top players do.

Haris Rauf got smashed because he doesn't have the skill to bowl on these pitches against top batters. He will return with the same figures 9/10 times in these conditions against India and the SENA countries. That's nothing to do with mentality, it's just lack of skill and ability.

Yup. They didn't want to get to a below par score by slowing down against spin like they did in the second game.

That Abhishek-Gill partnership scarred them so much that they just kept going to try to get to 190ish.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Mentality won't overcome the gulf in skill. The batting line-up collapsed because they did not have the ability to take on decent spinners on that pitch, nothing to do with mentality. They just don't have the skill that top players do.

Haris Rauf got smashed because he doesn't have the skill to bowl on these pitches against top batters. He will return with the same figures 9/10 times in these conditions against India and the SENA countries. That's nothing to do with mentality, it's just lack of skill and ability.

Losing 9-33 has very little to do with skill, but has everything to do with mentality. Any half decent side would have realized that 170 on that pitch in a final would have been a good total. But Pakistan's batsmen did not recognize that, or the fact that there was no point in trying to bash Kuldeep or Varun when they were in their final overs. Even by playing unskillful cricket and going at just about run a ball after the 10th over, Pakistan could have posted a good total

Even when Pakistan were bowling, Agha could have easily continued with the spinners and bowled Rauf for one less over seeing how much better spinners were doing on that surface. Not only did he not bowl out Saim but he changed Abrar's end too by bringing Rauf on, minimizing whatever pressure Abrar was building from his end.

That's just lack of match awareness, nobody is going to teach you that

 

[harshjoshi87]

India has 15 games before that. Team will take shape.

I see Gill getting the axe if he doesn't perform though.

Maybe SKY as well, who knows.

Yes Gill should go, he has immense talent but he should not be in the T20 team. Samson should open. Rinku/Shreyas can play in place of Gill. Surya will be back in form on flat decks of Australia & India. He has led this team very well, India needs Surya at the World Cup.

 

[harshjoshi87]

I don't see Babar and Rizwan both playing together in the T20 team for Pakistan but one of them should be the part of the team and after watching the recent struggle of Haris, Rizwan looks like the man who will be back in the Paksitan T20I team soon.

Babar-Rizwan are much better compared to Salman-Haris.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Babar-Rizwan are much better compared to Salman-Haris.

To be honest they don't have any proper T20 batsman. They just have to play this Farhan and Hasan. Fakhar looked way too unconvincing. Lot of edges, half connection. He made runs. But he looked laborious to make those runs. He should be released. So they just have to retain those two build the rest of the team. Even they are not that good in comparison. But i don't think they have anyone better than those two.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

T20 Final and Asia cup final.. he did well in both.. any other occasion in T20, IPL?

Yes and he was a goat in 2024 t20 WC as per some lol...that one Bumrah over saved his career and a flop tournament

 

[MP2011]

Bowlers nearly won it for us

Did you really nearly win the Asia cup?

Not sure about this.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

AS an indian fan, i would say good game to Pak. The finals was wonderful viewing, the fight and intensity shown by pak was wonderful.
I feel this is what pak team needs moving on, to display this level and no doubt they can turn around a few close game if they do this , in their favour.