The best Pakistani batsman is Shaheen Shah Afridi and the best bowler is Saim Ayub

[Buffet]

I did not see most of the game. Just looking at scores,

A bowler was the best batsman today for Pakistan.
A batsman was the best bowler today for Pakistan.

Some fans may see it as depth, but it's not great to see no one stepping up with primary skill. I saw limited portion when Pakistan was batting and lack of strike rotation was a huge problem for Pakitan. Once you hit 4/6, you got to take singles to make it a big over.

India is a better team and they will win 9/10 times against Pakistan right now. Gap in skill set is big but in T20 you can still do well. You got to try to play well and score 160-170 odd runs despite India having a good bowling unit. It was a poor game by Pakistan with too many dot balls. Lack of game awareness was visible and I used to see that appraoch from some minnows in past. Pakistan is not a top tier team now, but not exactly minnow in T20. Team still needs to perform well and if you get beaten by better sides then so be it.

Hope to see a better performance in future.

 

[nish_mate]

PCT in a nutshell your openers your best bowler and your strike bowlers you best bat.....

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Pakistan is mentally shot. Their batters looked petrified when they came out to bat. It wasn't just one of them who was like that, it was everyone who held a bat except the tail enders because there were no expectations on them.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

No doubt India is the better side. That's a lot of analysis based on one scorecard of a match you didn't watch.

It is not uncommon in cricket for the tail to wag and for all rounders to be amongst the wicket takers

 

[Buffet]

Pakistan is mentally shot. Their batters looked petrified when they came out to bat. It wasn't just one of them who was like that, it was everyone who held a bat except the tail enders because there were no expectations on them.

Petrified or not, got to keep score moving. Can't be all about 4 or 6.

 

[RyanRyan10]

Pakistan have introduced their own style of play --- "Total Cricket"

Everyone is an allrounder

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Petrified or not, got to keep score moving. Can't be all about 4 or 6.

Fear numbs the reflexes and dulls the mind. That is what has been happening to them. It's like a mental chokehold and they just cannot escape it. There's no freedom and when they try to be aggressive it seems reckless because they are just not in the mental fight.

 

[AAli98]

Apart from Fakhar & Shaheen throw the rest in jail along with Naqvi for being **** at there job.

 

[nish_mate]

Apart from Fakhar & Shaheen throw the rest in jail along with Naqvi for being **** at there job.

what is Shaheen's main role and job in the team???

 

[Buffet]

Fear numbs the reflexes and dulls the mind. That is what has been happening to them. It's like a mental chokehold and they just cannot escape it. There's no freedom and when they try to be aggressive it seems reckless because they are just not in the mental fight.

You are most likely right here. I don't follow T20 that closely.

Batsmen looked pretrified and did not play ball on merit. I did not think India bowled that great to begin with.

Pakistan should play with no expectations and just go for it ball by ball. That way there will be less pressure.

Pakistan coach said that team was short by 20-30 runs, that seems troubling to me. 140-150 runs are not that great total. Instead of having 140-150 runs in mind, just try to score in each ball.

 

[Banda298]

I did not see most of the game. Just looking at scores,

A bowler was the best batsman today for Pakistan.
A batsman was the best bowler today for Pakistan.

Some fans may see it as depth, but it's not great to see no one stepping up with primary skill. I saw limited portion when Pakistan was batting and lack of strike rotation was a huge problem for Pakitan. Once you hit 4/6, you got to take singles to make it a big over.

India is a better team and they will win 9/10 times against Pakistan right now. Gap in skill set is big but in T20 you can still do well. You got to try to play well and score 160-170 odd runs despite India having a good bowling unit. It was a poor game by Pakistan with too many dot balls. Lack of game awareness was visible and I used to see that appraoch from some minnows in past. Pakistan is not a top tier team now, but not exactly minnow in T20. Team still needs to perform well and if you get beaten by better sides then so be it.

Hope to see a better performance in future.

Yes you are right its not a minnow...

its below the Minnows , losing to minnows like USA , Bangladesh and even Zimbabwe etc...

the team its seniors trained is now beating it consistently Afganistan...

lets see what happens vs SL , Afgh and BD

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

You are most likely right here. I don't follow T20 that closely.

Batsmen looked pretrified and did not play ball on merit. I did not think India bowled that great to begin with.

Pakistan should play with no expectations and just go for it ball by ball. That way there will be less pressure.

Pakistan coach said that team was short by 20-30 runs, that seems troubling to me. 140-150 runs are not that great total. Instead of having 140-150 runs in mind, just try to score in each ball.

Every time the coach and captain talk about their strategies, I get worried

We batted first because the pitches are tired ....
We were just 20-30 runs short ...
We played Fahim as the second fast bowler ....
Nawaz is the best spinner in the world ...