"The Aane Do adverts made my job easy, I did not need to say anything to my team" : Misbah-ul-Haq

[Abdullah719]

"The Aane Do adverts made my job easy, I did not need to say anything to my team" : Misbah-ul-Haq

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "the determination and attitude of Younis Khan was a great source of guidance for me during my career" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/NWyHpK7Rt2">pic.twitter.com/NWyHpK7Rt2</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/992875873320751108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "no regrets about that shot at the end of the World T20 final against India. It hurt for a few days then you move on from it" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/NrLbEQfs9Y">pic.twitter.com/NrLbEQfs9Y</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/992878442126499841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "my cricket story is about an ordinary man, a middle-class man who relied on discipline and determination throughout his career" <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/992879517227249665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "From being nowhere in the team suddenly I was made captain of the Test team in 2010 - that can only happen in Pakistan" <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/992880310932135936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "Beating England in UAE in 2012 was a great experience because the English media kept on talking about the 2010 controversy at every press conference. I told them to forget 2010 it's now 2012" <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/992881445185183744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "The Aane Do adverts made my job easy. I did not need to say anything to my team, those adverts did my job for me" <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/992881819451297793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "I never had any problems with Shahid Afridi. Most of the controversies were made up by the media" <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/992883657131118593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "The 2016 Test win at Lord's felt like we had won the trust of cricket fans again after the events of 2010 as even the English fans were cheering for us" <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/992887024817463297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "my cricketing inspiration and hero was Imran Khan especially after the 1992 World Cup win" <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/992887303180881922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "toughest bowlers I faced have been James Anderson, Dale Steyn and Shane Warne" <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/992887556877553664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "best batsmen I have come up against are Virat Kohli, Hashim Amla, Mike Hussey and AB de Villiers" <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/992887993311596544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[pakistani pride]

Would love to hear his opinion on YK the ODI player and why Misbah played him for so long.

Also what is his take on the pathetic attitude of afridi during cwc 2015.

 

[jaguarjack]

Lol.. wonder why "Mauka Mauka" ads didn't have the same effect then? This notion of being inspired some random ads on TV sounds good in interviews but it doesn't hold much water. They are professional players representing the country against arch rivals. That itself should give all the motivation required.

Simple reason is Indians were over confident and Pak played much better cricket on the field in that series.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Good to see Mike Hussey get some recognition. Underrated player.

 

[MenInG]

Brilliant comments by Misbah; still one of the most respected sportsman around the globe

 

[Sidilicious]

Lol.. wonder why "Mauka Mauka" ads didn't have the same effect then? This notion of being inspired some random ads on TV sounds good in interviews but it doesn't hold much water. They are professional players representing the country against arch rivals. That itself should give all the motivation required.

Simple reason is Indians were over confident and Pak played much better cricket on the field in that series.

Our team had also lots of OTH players.

Gambhir and Viru to start with.

 

[Saj]

He also spoke about the 2012 Test in Abu Dhabi v England and said Ajmal and Rehman said to him get us a lead of 100 and we will win you the match.

Asked regarding funny moments in Pak cricket - said too many and most he cannot share in public

 

[dhonixi]

Misbah has uncanny swag.

 

[hafizexpress]

Would love to hear his opinion on YK the ODI player and why Misbah played him for so long.

Also what is his take on the pathetic attitude of afridi during cwc 2015.

What did Afridi do in the cwc 2015?

 

[Tusker]

Lol.. wonder why "Mauka Mauka" ads didn't have the same effect then? This notion of being inspired some random ads on TV sounds good in interviews but it doesn't hold much water. They are professional players representing the country against arch rivals. That itself should give all the motivation required.

Simple reason is Indians were over confident and Pak played much better cricket on the field in that series.

Dont ask difficult questions

 

[Gotham Cronie]

Lol.. wonder why "Mauka Mauka" ads didn't have the same effect then? This notion of being inspired some random ads on TV sounds good in interviews but it doesn't hold much water. They are professional players representing the country against arch rivals. That itself should give all the motivation required.

Simple reason is Indians were over confident and Pak played much better cricket on the field in that series.

Yes, I'm sure the players stopped practicing and doing drills or holding meetings. They simply watched these ads and showed up on the day of the match.

Between Hasan's antics and this comment, some fans take things so seriously and need to loosen up. The comment was clearly made in jest.

 

[par]

What does 'Aane Do' actually mean?

 

[Tusker]

What does 'Aane Do' actually mean?

Let them come ( huge loss in translation )

 

[par]

Let them come ( huge loss in translation )

Thanks.

 

[MenInG]

Let them come ( huge loss in translation )

Bring it on is the western equivalent

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[ManFan]

That beard... my gawd

 

[moghul]

Would love to hear his opinion on YK the ODI player and why Misbah played him for so long.

Also what is his take on the pathetic attitude of afridi during cwc 2015.

Misbah's pathetic and selfish batting in 2011 WC semi again India was the worst I have seen by anyone.

 

[NeVerMind]

Misbah's pathetic and selfish batting in 2011 WC semi again India was the worst I have seen by anyone.

Man's a legend...brought respectability back to Pakistan and it's cricket team...this I have witnessed personally by being in stands with English fans when the spot fixing broke out leading them (and the fans) to be ridiculed to last year at Lords and Oval when the same fans cheered Misbah and his team...Misbah has a lot to do with that change in perception and the honour he brought back to the team

 

[pakistani pride]

What did Afridi do in the cwc 2015?

Thats the point he did nothing. So called experienced player.

His attitude was pathetic after the WC QF loss. As if he was playing a warm up game.

LOSER!

 

[moghul]

Man's a legend...brought respectability back to Pakistan and it's cricket team...this I have witnessed personally by being in stands with English fans when the spot fixing broke out leading them (and the fans) to be ridiculed to last year at Lords and Oval when the same fans cheered Misbah and his team...Misbah has a lot to do with that change in perception and the honour he brought back to the team

Yes, he earned lots of respect and admiration during that time, but he could not digest that and was in illusion that Pakistan cricket would be nothing without him and he will never get older. He became extremely selfish in later years and kept playing 3-4 years too long and Pakistan cricket paid the price for that and Misbah lost all the respect he once earned.

 

[the Great Khan]

Thats the point he did nothing. So called experienced player.

His attitude was pathetic after the WC QF loss. As if he was playing a warm up game.

LOSER!

its the gully cricketer mentality that Misbah destroyed. Afridi will always be a karachi gully cricketer who got lucky..

 

[NeVerMind]

Yes, he earned lots of respect and admiration during that time, but he could not digest that and was in illusion that Pakistan cricket would be nothing without him and he will never get older. He became extremely selfish in later years and kept playing 3-4 years too long and Pakistan cricket paid the price for that and Misbah lost all the respect he once earned.

That's rubbish...He and YK were key in us just drawing the series against England 2 years back. When you have been at every Pakistani test match in England over the years, the level of admiration for Misbah from the opposition exceeds those of his predecessors (this includes Akram and Inzy - did not see any live test matches when Imran Khan was captaining)...

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Yes, he earned lots of respect and admiration during that time, but he could not digest that and was in illusion that Pakistan cricket would be nothing without him and he will never get older. He became extremely selfish in later years and kept playing 3-4 years too long and Pakistan cricket paid the price for that and Misbah lost all the respect he once earned.

No Lolz.

He delayed his test retirement because he didn't want a noob team to get pwned in Australia.

....and Misbah lost all the respect he once earned

Talk about yourself. Everyone I know love and respect Misbah.

 

[Saj]

Interviewed Misbah at this event - the interview will be published in due course.

Such a humble and nice man. So many good things about him and what a great ambassador for Pakistan and Pakistan cricket he was.

 

[pakistani pride]

Yes, he earned lots of respect and admiration during that time, but he could not digest that and was in illusion that Pakistan cricket would be nothing without him and he will never get older. He became extremely selfish in later years and kept playing 3-4 years too long and Pakistan cricket paid the price for that and Misbah lost all the respect he once earned.

What?

Misbah is a hero and a legend.
Pakistanis all over the world have respect for Misbah!

 

[Pete Rose]

All good. But dude those ads were just a series promo

 

[PakLFC]

I see he's joined the bearded fan club big time! Just in time for Ramzan

 

[Mamoon]

All good. But dude those ads were just a series promo

I think you are giving the intelligence of our fans and players too much credit. These things tend to fly above their heads.

If they do well, they will say that it inspired them (Aanay Do).

If they fail, they hope that no one brings it up (Mauka Mauka).

Romanticism aside, Pakistan won that series because India was carrying the baggage of of a few non-performing series, and Kohli had a rare shocker. It had nothing to do with the Star Sports advert/promo that seemingly got under our skins.

India sorted themselves out in time for the Champions Trophy and won the tournament, while our India-conquering squad made a mockery of themselves.

If we do happen to end the streak some day, I won't put it past our captain to announce that the Mauka Mauka finally inspired the team after decades.

 

[Mamoon]

I think you are giving the intelligence of our fans and players too much credit. These things tend to fly above their heads.

If they do well, they will say that it inspired them (Aanay Do).

If they fail, they hope that no one brings it up (Mauka Mauka).

Romanticism aside, Pakistan won that series because India was carrying the baggage of of a few non-performing series, and Kohli had a rare shocker. It had nothing to do with the Star Sports advert/promo that seemingly got under our skins.

India sorted themselves out in time for the Champions Trophy and won the tournament, while our India-conquering squad made a mockery of themselves.

If we do happen to end the streak some day, I won't put it past our captain to announce that the Mauka Mauka finally inspired the team after decades.

India was carrying the baggage of a few non-performing seniors*

 

[in_cutter]

Misbah's pathetic and selfish batting in 2011 WC semi again India was the worst I have seen by anyone.

What did your heroes do in that match? Good to see Misbah is still giving you heartburn. Long may it continue.

 

[ArsenalFC]

What did your heroes do in that match? Good to see Misbah is still giving you heartburn. Long may it continue.

He isn't burning because he's a Pakistan fan like us and I'll be honest his batting in the 2011 WC semi and in the final over of the 2007 T20 was nothing short of a disgrace.

He ruined Pakistan's limited overs cricket with his defensive approach and selections, particularly with his reliance on seniors. Also he was one of the most selfish batsmen that I've seen play ODIs but still with a SR of 70-75 failed to score an ODI ton.

 

[The Googly]

I think you are giving the intelligence of our fans and players too much credit. These things tend to fly above their heads.

If they do well, they will say that it inspired them (Aanay Do).

If they fail, they hope that no one brings it up (Mauka Mauka).

Romanticism aside, Pakistan won that series because India was carrying the baggage of of a few non-performing series, and Kohli had a rare shocker. It had nothing to do with the Star Sports advert/promo that seemingly got under our skins.

India sorted themselves out in time for the Champions Trophy and won the tournament, while our India-conquering squad made a mockery of themselves.

If we do happen to end the streak some day, I won't put it past our captain to announce that the Mauka Mauka finally inspired the team after decades.

Yaar - do you EVER have anything positive to say? Your negativity is nauseating! What an absolutely ridiculous statement to make! So Pakistan won ONLY because Kohli played poorly along with some seniors? Absolutely nothing to do with Pakistan simply playing better cricket? I think you are forgetting the very basic concept of sport. It is often NOT about who is the better team or player - it's about who PERFORMS better on the day. Seriously man - don't be so miserable!

 

[moghul]

That's rubbish...He and YK were key in us just drawing the series against England 2 years back. When you have been at every Pakistani test match in England over the years, the level of admiration for Misbah from the opposition exceeds those of his predecessors (this includes Akram and Inzy - did not see any live test matches when Imran Khan was captaining)...

What about the long awaited test series in New Zealand Australia that followed ? What was 43 tear old Misbah's performance there, as captain and as batsman. How many tests we won ?

 

[in_cutter]

He isn't burning because he's a Pakistan fan like us and I'll be honest his batting in the 2011 WC semi and in the final over of the 2007 T20 was nothing short of a disgrace.

He ruined Pakistan's limited overs cricket with his defensive approach and selections, particularly with his reliance on seniors. Also he was one of the most selfish batsmen that I've seen play ODIs but still with a SR of 70-75 failed to score an ODI ton.

Yes Misbah singlehandley ruined Pakistan limited overs cricket

 

[ArsenalFC]

Yes Misbah singlehandley ruined Pakistan limited overs cricket

Misbah mostly as captain with Waqar, yes manufactured this decline in limited overs. While other teams were adopting more attack minded approaches to batting Pakistan was lagging behind the developments in the game thanks to these 2 incompetent tacticians.

Azhar Ali actually revealed in an interview that Misbah had totals of 250-260 as target and his sole strategy was to use chuckers like Ajmal and Hafeez to win matches. When these 2 finally got caught out, it was inevitable Misbah was going to get horribly exposed in the 2015 WC.

Furthermore Misbah didn't set a good example with the bat because his SRs in the 2015 WC and in 2014 ODIs were 70-75. Having seen every Pakistan game since 2000 there has not been one match winning knock from him - perhaps this could be best explained by his non-existent tons in LOIs?

2013 CT was where he really made a joke of himself for e.g. how can you pick players like Imran Farhat and a raw and unproven rookie like Umar Amin in that tournament?

Now we know the truth hurts, 4 years later a new captain, who in contrast likes to give chances to young blood, is the opposite of Misbah's passive approach and bats selflessly for the team's cause - END RESULT: Pakistan wins the CT. Since you like to throw "heartburn" remarks to other posters, perhaps I should ask how bad was your heartburn when you saw a CT tournament lifted by someone other than Misbah?

 

[Rishta Aunty]

Then what happened with Mauka Mauka?

It's a nice apocryphal story, but doesn't add up though.