Thanks Misbah-ul-Haq for this embarrassment

[KingKhan12]

#MisbahOut absolutely pathetic selections. Saj please get our message across to PCB get a proper coach with experience and a selector.

 

[Taaya]

Nothing will change in this regard for at least 2 years. Get used to it.

 

[Bilal_103]

Why do we have to keep playing those useless players who have been given so many chances to prove their worth.

 

[Rana]

We deserve this humiliation

Pakistani cricketers are malnourished. Weak players.

 

[fasihulhaq94]

It's 'Thanks King Misbah for this embarrassment'

 

[Shoaib88]

The thing is, we almost lost the one day series too! seriously dont understand what it was that micky arthur did wrong and hope mickey arthur haters are enjoying their lives now! Pathetic misbah will take us back to pathetic 14/15 era.

 

[andy0204]

Srilanka win series against no.1 t20i team at home with a B grade team before WC

 

[blackanhyellow]

I didn't expect misbah to pick akmal and shehzad.

If these kinds of selections will be made, he needs to be sacked immediately.

This isn't knee jerk, but anyone who has followed pak cricket for last 10 years knows shehzad and akmal and what they can and cant bring to the team. This isn't experimentation or trying to build a team, this is going backwards.

We need a coach and selector who will move our cricket forward.

 

[blackanhyellow]

The thing is, we almost lost the one day series too! seriously dont understand what it was that micky arthur did wrong and hope mickey arthur haters are enjoying their lives now! Pathetic misbah will take us back to pathetic 14/15 era.

Well misbah was in the committee that decided to sack Mickey, huge conflict of interest.

Second, ex cricketers, media, and even PPers were after Mickey's head for the world cup and previous 13 losses in a row in one days.

But atleast under him we won a champions trophy.

Under the current regime if these types of selections continue, we wont even win against Ireland.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

We deserve this humiliation

Pakistani cricketers are malnourished. Weak players.

But they were doing better and dominating the oppositions under MA and Inzi in this T20 format especially also with the same captain and nearly same set of players....

 

[Syed1]

We all knew this was on the cards....

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Well misbah was in the committee that decided to sack Mickey, huge conflict of interest.

Second, ex cricketers, media, and even PPers were after Mickey's head for the world cup and previous 13 losses in a row in one days.

But atleast under him we won a champions trophy.

Under the current regime if these types of selections continue, we wont even win against Ireland.

they will lose to netherlands and ireland coming next year if this buffoon continues to be the coach cum selector....if there was no spot fixing, he had no future...

 

[Amjid Javed]

Cant wait for some pathetic test performances in next few months with same TTFs. Pakistan will go backwards in all 3 formats.

 

[IAJ]

Why this defeat is unacceptable, Misbah deserves the blame

As a player he could help his team out of the trouble but sitting in the pavilion now is the reality of coaching.

Why Misbah should take all the blame;

Well this is T20s and every big nation tries out new and upcoming players for this format. Had Misbah done the same this defeat would not have hurt that much.

But he has picked TTFs, trying to get short term results. This is not acceptable. Firstly he is not introducing new players in a T20 series, secondly he is just interested in his own W/L ratio. He did the same when he was captain.

Pathetic really!

 

[Rana]

The professionalism has dropped.

It’s like your 6th form head boy has become your Coach, Manager. A lot of these boys may respect Misbah and Waqar but they probably hang out with them as well as they have all played together at some point.

 

[Major]

misbah deserves blame for shezad and akmal

but, asif ali, sarfraz, babar and fakhar not performing, thats their own fault and has got nothing to do with misbah

 

[Rana]

Asif Ali and Sarfaraz are not good enough at this level. Shadab is mentally Shot. Babar has been disappointing tbh.

Fakhar is fast losing face in the eyes of Pakistani fans. Looks so ugly getting out in soft ways.

 

[Rana]

Ahmad Shahzad needs to retire himself. The guy knows he is a domestic king who can’t replicate his performances at Intl level. As long as he is available for selection this cycle will repeat itself. He should just be the bigger man now and hang his boots in limited overs International cricket. Would welcome him as a possible Test match player

 

[Major]

THe thing is, you dont see such threads when you win the odi series.

But if your blue eyed child doeesnt perform its Misbah who should be bashed.

Babar Azam has been scoring runs agaisnt domestic sides in England, what happened to him here ?

 

[KingKhan12]

We all knew this was on the cards....

Except some people who love Misbah. Won't be suprised to see them still defend him.

The way he became a coach and selector is a farce and embarrassment. I thought with change in things we will get professional but we went backwards with Misbah being in comittee that got rid of Mickey and then leaving and applying for coaching. And to top it up he gets a dual role of selector which is absolutely pathetic.

And then his team selections absolutely atrocious. Has embarrassed us against a half reserve Sri Lankan side. And their will be more embarrassments just like when he was captain in limited overs. Brining in oldies and already tested players is his way as they his buddies.

Just feel so disappointed as clearly under him we will just go backwards over the years. Even though we got knocked out in World Cup im group stages we were playing well but that game against West Indies and NRR cost us but still we gave it our best and played decent beating England and New Zealand on the way the 2 finalists.

Future don't look optimistic

 

[Rana]

As for Umar Akmal. The guy simply needs to calm the h*ll down. The guy needs to stop this ‘I must prove a point’ attitude as this has become his downfall. He’s not going to prove his worth until he loses this attitude because the guy is basically looking for a crazy 60 ball ton to win back his fans and the favour of the management. Simply isn’t looking to take any time at the crease

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Drop akmal and shehzad, or else you wont get an ounce or sympathy from the fans.

 

[KingKhan12]

THe thing is, you dont see such threads when you win the odi series.

But if your blue eyed child doeesnt perform its Misbah who should be bashed.

Babar Azam has been scoring runs agaisnt domestic sides in England, what happened to him here ?

Their comes Misbahs biggest fan. Come on get over Misbah.

He selected already tried and tested players and you can't blame players its him for selecting useless players.

Yes blame Babar Azam. He can't make runs every game.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

misbah deserves blame for shezad and akmal

but, asif ali, sarfraz, babar and fakhar not performing, thats their own fault and has got nothing to do with misbah

Thorri si sharam hi krleta hai insaan. Batting coach/Head coach kon hai?

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Called it the day he was hired.

Its back to the glorious days of 2015 folks.

Looking forward to that lucrative #6 ranking in T20Is as well.

 

[Major]

Thorri si sharam hi krleta hai insaan. Batting coach/Head coach kon hai?

so you are saying he is responsible for their batting aswell? a coach can only help you, its on the player to perform

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

You can never underestimate the value of a professional coach. Mickey Arthur would never have allowed this to happen. Even if it had happened there would have been serious consequences.

Pak needed another professional and hard task master ala Mickey Arthur.

 

[azimiqbal]

Not great start for misbah, today was even worse then the first t20,

When we talk about trying out new players it’s nit the same crap that’s been playing for last decade.

Only positive hope too see from this is if Umer Akmal and ahmed Shezard are never apart of Pakistan set up ever again

 

[superman]

Thorri si sharam hi krleta hai insaan. Batting coach/Head coach kon hai?

Literally he is batting coach and I am sure he coached babar before this match, Babar wasn’t his usual self. I remember when we beat Afghanistan in the warmups and misbah was complaining about Babar Sr (he did score a century iirc) next match against WI (which made us exit the WC on RR) Babar tries hitting out and had he stayed to the end our RR would have been respectable. #misbahout

 

[IMMY69]

Didn’t watch a single ball..

Sick of the selections and there is only so much nonsense one can take.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

so you are saying he is responsible for their batting aswell? a coach can only help you, its on the player to perform

His influence is clearly there to see. Batsmen looking to preserve wickets and go big in last 5. Bowlers not going for wickets, just bowling defensive lengths. He has ZERO credentials for coaching and he's proving it right now.

Also how about selecting Asif Ali and Faheem Ashraf for this series who have contributed zilch to PAK cricket while dropping Haris, Malik and Usman who were regulars.

 

[Khan12]

THe thing is, you dont see such threads when you win the odi series.

But if your blue eyed child doeesnt perform its Misbah who should be bashed.

Babar Azam has been scoring runs agaisnt domestic sides in England, what happened to him here ?

Maybe babar wants Misbah to get lost Asap. Plus babar is million times the player misbah ever was.

 

[Khan12]

so you are saying he is responsible for their batting aswell? a coach can only help you, its on the player to perform

I thought great days were ahead as soon as misbah was appointed. Guess this was one of them.

 

[Major]

His influence is clearly there to see. Batsmen looking to preserve wickets and go big in last 5. Bowlers not going for wickets, just bowling defensive lengths. He has ZERO credentials for coaching and he's proving it right now.

Also how about selecting Asif Ali and Faheem Ashraf for this series who have contributed zilch to PAK cricket while dropping Haris, Malik and Usman who were regulars.

1. Amir was bowling the same way even during Mickeys tenure. Infact it was only when he landed in ENgland he bowled well.

2. No one was preserving wickets, i dont understand how you got that idea. No one is stopping babar to bat his way.
A player inform doesnt get told by the captain to chnage his playing way, he is only told when he is not performing. Hence there is no reason to say that Babar Azam has been told to change his way of batting.

3.Asif selection was justified but not Umar Akmals and Shezads.

 

[Major]

Maybe babar wants Misbah to get lost Asap. Plus babar is million times the player misbah ever was.

you dont even know what dicsussion is taking place.

you are just making a statement which has got nothing to do with this thread

 

[Major]

You can never underestimate the value of a professional coach. Mickey Arthur would never have allowed this to happen. Even if it had happened there would have been serious consequences.

Pak needed another professional and hard task master ala Mickey Arthur.

oh serious consequencces? really? well we got kicked from the world cup and last 2 t20 series during the end.

THe bowlers werent even perrforming under him

 

[Khan12]

you dont even know what dicsussion is taking place.

you are just making a statement which has got nothing to do with this thread

Yes I do know more then you and I don't follow cricket just because shameless misbah become our coach.

 

[hitthestump]

I miss Mickey Arthur.

 

[coy0607]

this is what you get when you run a national institution based on connections and influences rather than merit

Misbah is so under qualified for each of the selector and coaching position - its having a direct impact on Pakistan's cricket, even when they play a weakened Sri Lankan team on your own home ground

 

[Major]

Yes I do know more then you and I don't follow cricket just because shameless misbah become our coach.

so if you dont follow than on what basis are you presenting criticism?

If you dont follow something, you dotn even watch it that just shows that you look at results to make you crticism.

You dont see the players techniques, playing ways, the way the ball is playing out or at what lengths the players are bowling or the way they are batting..


You jsut said it yourself Misbah is coach you dotn watch cricket, so on what basis you doing criticism? score cards?lol

 

[azimiqbal]

Look it was right to get rid of mickey Arthur soley on our test performances.

I was ok with hiring misbah but only for red ball cricket , he has no business being anything to do with white ball cricket.

Under his captaincy whole the world was playing proactive modern day cricket we were playing like we were stuck in the 90’s.

He was clearly hired cause he is nothing but a yes man, we can see that from his squad and team selection

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

1. Amir was bowling the same way even during Mickeys tenure. Infact it was only when he landed in ENgland he bowled well.

2. No one was preserving wickets, i dont understand how you got that idea. No one is stopping babar to bat his way.
A player inform doesnt get told by the captain to chnage his playing way, he is only told when he is not performing. Hence there is no reason to say that Babar Azam has been told to change his way of batting.

3.Asif selection was justified but not Umar Akmals and Shezads.

Except for Imad and Saifi everyone else was looking for singles/doubles and playing stupid shots.

How is Asif selection justified? Because of ISLU performance. By that logic Shehzad should be a permanent fixture in T20s.

I used to be a die-hard fan of Sarfraz but after his slump I'm done with him.

You too have to come out of Misbah-Messiah complex.
He was an extremely timid batsmen, pathetic LOI captain with the most defensive mindset of all time.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Mickey gave Sahibzada Farhan, Umar Amin and Hussain Talat games in T20 cricket. They all contributed one way or the other, although they were finding their feet.

Misbah's first act is to bring back two losers who have let down Pakistan cricket time and again.

As they say, karma is bad. Hope the PPers who bashed Mickey-Inzi duo are happy now.

 

[Abdullah719]

so if you dont follow than on what basis are you presenting criticism?

If you dont follow something, you dotn even watch it that just shows that you look at results to make you crticism.

You dont see the players techniques, playing ways, the way the ball is playing out or at what lengths the players are bowling or the way they are batting..


You jsut said it yourself Misbah is coach you dotn watch cricket, so on what basis you doing criticism? score cards?lol

You yourself admitted that he shouldn't have selected Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad.

That's what everyone is arguing about. Just accept it and move on rather than pointlessly talking about Babar's failures and what not, no player performs in every single match or series.

Misbah will need to take the heat for bringing back the has-beens.

 

[Syed1]

I miss Mickey Arthur.

Kasam se.... to go from a professional coach who had been at the helm of international level teams to a person who hasn't even coached a school team. It is showing in the results. Sad part is we are stuck with this Mishap for three more years.



I used to criticize MA like no tomorrow, but he wipes the floor with the numpty we have at present.

 

[Major]

Except for Imad and Saifi everyone else was looking for singles/doubles and playing stupid shots.

How is Asif selection justified? Because of ISLU performance. By that logic Shehzad should be a permanent fixture in T20s.

I used to be a die-hard fan of Sarfraz but after his slump I'm done with him.

You too have to come out of Misbah-Messiah complex.
He was an extremely timid batsmen, pathetic LOI captain with the most defensive mindset of all time.

your last line shows you are yourself confused.

Misbha being timid and all what what does that got to do with this thread? You just have issues with him nothing else. We are talking about one thing, but you bring in things which are just irrelevant.

Asif Ali is still one of the best hitters in Pakistan, and if not him than Iftikhar can play as the finisher. But ASiff is suited for T20 cricket.

 

[Khan12]

so if you dont follow than on what basis are you presenting criticism?

If you dont follow something, you dotn even watch it that just shows that you look at results to make you crticism.

You dont see the players techniques, playing ways, the way the ball is playing out or at what lengths the players are bowling or the way they are batting..


You jsut said it yourself Misbah is coach you dotn watch cricket, so on what basis you doing criticism? score cards?lol

Lol. What are you smoking? Read again seems like you have some issue reading.

 

[shahidbhai]

What more can I add? Misbah is just a corrupt man, he's just in it for the salary, the PCB knew they needed a "Yes man" and Misbah is the perfect specimen. Younis Khan, Rashid Latif, Shoaib Akhtar wouldve all stood up and made bold decisions and gone against the grain for the love of the country but Misbah only cares about getting money. The most selfish man I have ever seen, even when he was a player he would literally play for his average and maintain his place on the team due to having batting technique and couldnt care less about the teams outcome (Mohali vs India prime example).

As a coach/selector im sure there were some sort of "******" that came in to play ahmed shezad and U Akmal and instead of saying "these are tried and tested and we should give others a chance and give them confidence since we have a world t20 coming up in a year, we need to develop new players (abid ali etc.., he goes back to these 2 failures" and the main thing is he has played with these 2, he knows how bad they are and how far past their primes they both are, yet you still persisted.

hes just gonna "yes man" his way till as far as he can go till the PCB gets so much heat, that they are forced to sack him.

And if he really cared about the country and was an honest man that cared about Pakistan cricket he shouldve said "hey I dont feel I am qualified to lead a national side, since i have NO coaching experience whatsover, let me start with the under 16, under 19 or even the A side, or some domestic team" but no....I dont have words #misbahout

 

[Major]

You yourself admitted that he shouldn't have selected Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad.

That's what everyone is arguing about. Just accept it and move on rather than pointlessly talking about Babar's failures and what not, no player performs in every single match or series.

Misbah will need to take the heat for bringing back the has-beens.

i agree he deserves the heat but when you have 4 others batsmen in the same team not performing than why not critisize them aswell?

People have overlooked Sarfraz captaincy.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

oh serious consequencces? really? well we got kicked from the world cup and last 2 t20 series during the end.

THe bowlers werent even perrforming under him

Except for Malik, Hafeez most TTF's got out. He introduced a lot of players in the limited overs setup.

But yea everyone has its coaching style and Misbah is more of a soft and nice guy. I respect Misbah for his achievements but not sure if his approach will work with this unprofessional team. It's just the start so hopeful Misbah will realize this.

 

[azimiqbal]

Mickey gave Sahibzada Farhan, Umar Amin and Hussain Talat games in T20 cricket. They all contributed one way or the other, although they were finding their feet.

Misbah's first act is to bring back two losers who have let down Pakistan cricket time and again.

As they say, karma is bad. Hope the PPers who bashed Mickey-Inzi duo are happy now.

Can you honestly say Inzi made un bias selections? Explain to me how Junaid khan and shinwari were dropped for the World Cup squad? How was that justified ? I am only outlining those two selections but if you want I can list loads More?

Regarding mickey how would you justify his test record ?


Removing them was 100% right thing to do but replacing them with misbah in all formats is a disaster

 

[Khan12]

Mickey gave Sahibzada Farhan, Umar Amin and Hussain Talat games in T20 cricket. They all contributed one way or the other, although they were finding their feet.

Misbah's first act is to bring back two losers who have let down Pakistan cricket time and again.

As they say, karma is bad. Hope the PPers who bashed Mickey-Inzi duo are happy now.

Exactly. Shameless misbah needs to get lost Asap.

 

[Syed1]

Can you honestly say Inzi made un bias selections? Explain to me how Junaid khan and shinwari were dropped for the World Cup squad? How was that justified ? I am only outlining those two selections but if you want I can list loads More?

Regarding mickey how would you justify his test record ?


Removing them was 100% right thing to do but replacing them with misbah in all formats is a disaster

Inzi had his own share of blunders, but even he did not persist with Shehzad and Akmal.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Some people have made their mind to bash Misbah regardless of any logic. Their hatred for Misbah has blinded them.

The team which played under Mickey in SA had almost the same players: Fakhar, Babar, Asif, Imad, Shadab, Faheem, Aamir, etc. There were three exceptions. Rizwan only replaced Sarfraz because the latter was sent back home for racism. Malik and Talat were part of that team.

Since, Sarfraz is the captain, Rizwan is not on the team. Malik was swapped with Akmal which 90% of the people would have approved a week ago. Shehzad vs Talat could go either way. Talat is no power hitter either. At least Shehzad had a good PSL and is a better hitter than Talat. All crying for Haris have forgotten that Haris was not a regular in Mickey's T20 team.

What most Misbah haters fail to realize that Babar who has been carrying Pakistan batting in T20s failed to score in both games. Fakhar continued his single digits scores. Pakistani batsmen have collectively failed. Bash batsmen and not Misbah.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

your last line shows you are yourself confused.

Misbha being timid and all what what does that got to do with this thread? You just have issues with him nothing else. We are talking about one thing, but you bring in things which are just irrelevant.

Asif Ali is still one of the best hitters in Pakistan, and if not him than Iftikhar can play as the finisher. But ASiff is suited for T20 cricket.

Your first line here shows you know nothing about coaches and their impact on team culture.

There's no point arguing with a blind fan. Move along, now.

 

[superman]

Thorri si sharam hi krleta hai insaan. Batting coach/Head coach kon hai?

Some people have made their mind to bash Misbah regardless of any logic. Their hatred for Misbah has blinded them.

The team which played under Mickey in SA had almost the same players: Fakhar, Babar, Asif, Imad, Shadab, Faheem, Aamir, etc. There were three exceptions. Rizwan only replaced Sarfraz because the latter was sent back home for racism. Malik and Talat were part of that team.

Since, Sarfraz is the captain, Rizwan is not on the team. Malik was swapped with Akmal which 90% of the people would have approved a week ago. Shehzad vs Talat could go either way. Talat is no power hitter either. At least Shehzad had a good PSL and is a better hitter than Talat. All crying for Haris have forgotten that Haris was not a regular in Mickey's T20 team.

What most Misbah haters fail to realize that Babar who has been carrying Pakistan batting in T20s failed to score in both games. Fakhar continued his single digits scores. Pakistani batsmen have collectively failed. Bash batsmen and not Misbah.

Ummm or the batting coach and who would that be? Oh the same horrible selfish man who wouldn’t retire until his 40’s the one who has never ever coached a school girls team but got the job of head coach, selector and batting coach. This is with logic not despite it

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Kasam se.... to go from a professional coach who had been at the helm of international level teams to a person who hasn't even coached a school team. It is showing in the results. Sad part is we are stuck with this Mishap for three more years.



I used to criticize MA like no tomorrow, but he wipes the floor with the numpty we have at present.

Mickey could've done wonders in this dual role.

He was a visionary with an eye for youngsters and had long-term plans.

Take out the test record under him and he'd done decently changing a 90s ODI team into (almost) WC semi-finalists.

 

[aloo paratha]

When the team would fail under mickey it was never labelled as his fault, so we shouldn't solely blame Misbah.

Akmal and Shehzad selections are unacceptable but everybody else who underperformed was in the side long before.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

I told you guys were gonna miss Mickey. You don't know what you have until you lose it.

 

[Khan12]

I told you guys were gonna miss Mickey. You don't know what you have until you lose it.

But but just because Mickey didn't select a spinner we needed to boot him to replace him with shameless misbah. Never seen babar play a horrible shot like that under Mickey.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

But but just because Mickey didn't select a spinner we needed to boot him to replace him with shameless misbah. Never seen babar play a horrible shot like that under Mickey.

Yeah, that was the only thing Mickey lacked. Had he understood spin bowlers a bit better or just selectors helped him out by selecing Zafar, our UAE test record would've remained great under him.

 

[Khan12]

Yeah, that was the only thing Mickey lacked. Had he understood spin bowlers a bit better or just selectors helped him out by selecing Zafar, our UAE test record would've remained great under him.

I agree with that. But he was miles better then this garbage and I am sure spinner or later he would have rectified it. I am starting to worry about Babar under misbah.

 

[Syed1]

Mickey could've done wonders in this dual role.

He was a visionary with an eye for youngsters and had long-term plans.

Take out the test record under him and he'd done decently changing a 90s ODI team into (almost) WC semi-finalists.

Check the credentials of the coach job requirement and then check Misbah's credentials. It is like hiring an intern as your CEO and the result is showing. I wonder why PCB went through the exercise of selecting a coach when they already had Misbah in mind, because nobody in their right mind can say that Misbah fits the bill of the job requirement.


Wasim Khan is a proper con man.

 

[IMMY69]

When the team would fail under mickey it was never labelled as his fault, so we shouldn't solely blame Misbah.

Akmal and Shehzad selections are unacceptable but everybody else who underperformed was in the side long before.

You only need one bad selection to affect a team let alone two catastrophically bad selections.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

I agree with that. But he was miles better then this garbage and I am sure spinner or later he would have rectified it. I am starting to worry about Babar under misbah.

Yeah, if you recall, this was what I was most worried about when Mickey and Grant left. Babar won't have anyone to fall back on if he has to make minor technical or mental adjustments.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Can you honestly say Inzi made un bias selections? Explain to me how Junaid khan and shinwari were dropped for the World Cup squad? How was that justified ? I am only outlining those two selections but if you want I can list loads More?

Regarding mickey how would you justify his test record ?


Removing them was 100% right thing to do but replacing them with misbah in all formats is a disaster

Still much better than what Misbah has done in his first gig. As I said, Inzi and Mickey actually gave youngsters chances. Misbah proceeds to bring back two losers, and justifies the decision by saying "we are giving youngsters enough chances".

 

[Khan12]

Yeah, if you recall, this was what I was most worried about when Mickey and Grant left. Babar won't have anyone to fall back on if he has to make minor technical or mental adjustments.

Yes. Exactly. And the shot today got me thinking about him. I hope for the sake of babar we get rid of him.

 

[shahidbhai]

Some people have made their mind to bash Misbah regardless of any logic. Their hatred for Misbah has blinded them.

The team which played under Mickey in SA had almost the same players: Fakhar, Babar, Asif, Imad, Shadab, Faheem, Aamir, etc. There were three exceptions. Rizwan only replaced Sarfraz because the latter was sent back home for racism. Malik and Talat were part of that team.

Since, Sarfraz is the captain, Rizwan is not on the team. Malik was swapped with Akmal which 90% of the people would have approved a week ago. Shehzad vs Talat could go either way. Talat is no power hitter either. At least Shehzad had a good PSL and is a better hitter than Talat. All crying for Haris have forgotten that Haris was not a regular in Mickey's T20 team.

What most Misbah haters fail to realize that Babar who has been carrying Pakistan batting in T20s failed to score in both games. Fakhar continued his single digits scores. Pakistani batsmen have collectively failed. Bash batsmen and not Misbah.

There's a difference between playing SA in SA vs a second string Sri Lanka at home, and its not about the ******** selections of UAkmal and Ahmed Shehzad, its about the thought process of giving tried and tested players ANOTHER chance, a chance for players who have gone well beyond their primes. You have to understand the opportunity cost of this and how demoralizing it is for other players like Abid Ali who are performing with such erratic inclusions in the team and then out and then in. misbah is wasting other talent just because he is too incompetent for this role. a role he was never qualified to be in the first place. #misbahout

 

[The_Odd_One]

There's a difference between playing SA in SA vs a second string Sri Lanka at home, and its not about the ******** selections of UAkmal and Ahmed Shehzad, its about the thought process of giving tried and tested players ANOTHER chance, a chance for players who have gone well beyond their primes. You have to understand the opportunity cost of this and how demoralizing it is for other players like Abid Ali who are performing with such erratic inclusions in the team and then out and then in. misbah is wasting other talent just because he is too incompetent for this role. a role he was never qualified to be in the first place. #misbahout

Abil Ali has a SR of 102 in domestic T20s. Abid and Haris are not T20 players. Umar Akmal is one of the top T20 batsman in Pakistan. Shehzad has a T20 century. Misbah is clearly trying to find a good batting combination for the next T20 world cup as Malik and Hafeez have to be replaced.

 

[sweep_shot]

Abil Ali has a SR of 102 in domestic T20s. Abid and Haris are not T20 players. Umar Akmal is one of the top T20 batsman in Pakistan. Shehzad has a T20 century. Misbah is clearly trying to find a good batting combination for the next T20 world cup as Malik and Hafeez have to be replaced.

Haris showed in the World Cup that he can hit big. He is a sensible batsman who knows when to accelerate.

Umar scored two ducks and he fails 9 out of 10 times. He used to be a fantastic T20 batsman but that is no longer the case.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Abil Ali has a SR of 102 in domestic T20s. Abid and Haris are not T20 players. Umar Akmal is one of the top T20 batsman in Pakistan. Shehzad has a T20 century. Misbah is clearly trying to find a good batting combination for the next T20 world cup as Malik and Hafeez have to be replaced.

Top T20 batsman just embarrassed himself infront of the whole world against a C-string Sri Lankan team.

Sharam se doob marnay se bhi agay nikal chuka hai ab ye banda

 

[Kroll]

It was unbearable when Misbah kept on playing past his use by date and getting his hopeless friends selected as well. It was a weight off everyone's shoulders when he eventually left and we all thought that would be that.

But he is back to haunt us.

 

[shahidbhai]

Abil Ali has a SR of 102 in domestic T20s. Abid and Haris are not T20 players. Umar Akmal is one of the top T20 batsman in Pakistan. Shehzad has a T20 century. Misbah is clearly trying to find a good batting combination for the next T20 world cup as Malik and Hafeez have to be replaced.

You cannot quote stats from ancient history and justify their place in the team in 2019, if that is the case we should be looking at Afridi and Imran Nazir as well, tbh I think they wouldve done better than Akmal and Shehzad. Please face facts these 2 "gentlemen" are past their primes, please do not be selfish and care about the country instead. And the world cup is 1 year away, if you give Abid and Haris enough cricket you can add a dimension to their game to increase their SR, but also realize t20 isnt just about slogging, you can still play proper cricketing shots and still be effective (Babar )

 

[The_Odd_One]

Top T20 batsman just embarrassed himself infront of the whole world against a C-string Sri Lankan team.

Sharam se doob marnay se bhi agay nikal chuka hai ab ye banda

It does not change the fact that Umar's T20 stats (29@130 SR) are better than almost everyone else in Pakistan. He was also in form batsman based on his recent domestic performance.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Haris showed in the World Cup that he can hit big. He is a sensible batsman who knows when to accelerate.

Umar scored two ducks and he fails 9 out of 10 times. He used to be a fantastic T20 batsman but that is no longer the case.

You do not need sensible batsmen in T20s. It is a game of 20 overs. Babar and Sarfraz are sufficient as accumulators. The rest of the team should have hard hitting batsmen.

 

[shahidbhai]

It does not change the fact that Umar's T20 stats (29@130 SR) are better than almost everyone else in Pakistan. He was also in form batsman based on his recent domestic performance.

Ill say this in Urdu: achaar dalenge is SR ka if he gets out on 0

 

[reversehook]

seeing this situation, i am not miffed at Ahmed Shehzad, Umer Akmal or Sarfaraz Ahmed, this reminds me of the scenario where a guy is singing horribly and a guy in crowd gets up holding a gun and the singer asks for forgiveness and the guy with the gun goes "its ok you keep singing, just tell me who brought you here to sing".... so yeah Misbah ji where you at...

 

[The_Odd_One]

You cannot quote stats from ancient history and justify their place in the team in 2019, if that is the case we should be looking at Afridi and Imran Nazir as well, tbh I think they wouldve done better than Akmal and Shehzad. Please face facts these 2 "gentlemen" are past their primes, please do not be selfish and care about the country instead. And the world cup is 1 year away, if you give Abid and Haris enough cricket you can add a dimension to their game to increase their SR, but also realize t20 isnt just about slogging, you can still play proper cricketing shots and still be effective (Babar )

Ancient history?

Shehzad had a good PSL this year. He looks motivated and fit.

Akmal had been in great touch in domestic cricket.

 

[Usman Chadda]

It does not change the fact that Umar's T20 stats (29@130 SR) are better than almost everyone else in Pakistan. He was also in form batsman based on his recent domestic performance.

I can't believe he still has support

Some of you will never learn.

 

[shahidbhai]

Ancient history?

Shehzad had a good PSL this year. He looks motivated and fit.

Akmal had been in great touch in domestic cricket.

If he had a good PSL he wouldve made the team that played in UAE against Australia or the world cup squad, clearly there were players that still are better. Domestic cricket there are still far better performers that dont get a chance cuz they dont have the same kinda of par-chi and contacts that these 2 have to get back on the side time and time again. International cricket is a whole different game, its about handling pressure which these 2 never had. I just want to know how long we are going to keep trying them and how many other careers we are going to waste ?