"The yo-yo test being used for the Pakistan team is beyond my comprehension" : Shoaib Akhtar

[Savage]

"The yo-yo test being used for the Pakistan team is beyond my comprehension" : Shoaib Akhtar

"I am happy that Aamer Yamin would be selected for the ODI squad and I know that he performs well in all formats"
"Pakistan's real problem is the batting and not bowling as seaming tracks will be prepared for them in NZ"

"Many of our bowlers are getting unfit after playing leagues etc; it seems that they are not getting enough rest"
"When they finish BPL, they start on T10 so it looks like they are constantly on the move"
"The yoyo test being used for the Pakistan team is beyond my comprehension"

"Fitness should be tested by playing matches; players should be asked to bowl for 10 overs in a match situation and then judge his fitness"
"After passing different levels of these tests, we see that the player is unfit"
"This is a nonsense fitness test and I do not believe in it"
"Would be better if Pakistan players are stopped from playing in some leagues by paying them money"

"Sarfaraz Ahmed has to move up the order, he cannot bat at the 7th position"
"This will be a tough tour for Hafeez as he cannot bowl so he will have double the pressure on him"
"Hafeez can be used as an opener if Fakhar Zaman's technique is not able to cope in New Zealand"
"Pakistan batting will need to score 230+ in ODIs to give the bowlers a chance"

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Shoaib should know that times have changed.There should be a standard for fitness and thankfully Arthur has brought it here.

 

[Markhor]

Akhtar sounds a bit outdated in his comments. Majority of international teams are using yoyo test now.

As for seaming tracks, most ODI pitches around the world are flat decks now where 300 is par. 230 is well short of a good total against NZ's batting lineup.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Akhtar sounds a bit outdated in his comments. Majority of international teams are using yoyo test now.

As for seaming tracks, most ODI pitches around the world are flat decks now where 300 is par. 230 is well short of a good total against NZ's batting lineup.

He's saying yoyo test shouldn't be the only examination to evaluate fitness.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Yo-yo tests are perfectly fine if you want to gauge the fitness of an athlete. Shoaib's time had 90% useless fielder's who wasted that 0.1 of a second in the field which made all the difference. Cringe-worthy statements from former and current players alike are an usool in Pakistan cricket. If anyone wants a simplified version of why fitness is very important, watch Kohli's interview in that breakfast with champions show. Explains it very well.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

New Zealand pitches for LOI's are possibly the flattest pitches in the world. Add to that small boundaries and lightning fast outfields, 320 would be par.

 

[Sarfarazian92]

"Pakistan batting will need to score 230+ in ODIs to give the bowlers a chance"

Had this been the title of the thread, I wouldn't have bothered reading what this guy had to say.

 

[KyoOne]

"Sarfaraz Ahmed has to move up the order, he cannot bat at the 7th position"
"Would be better if Pakistan players are stopped from playing in some leagues by paying them money"

Some good points as well.

Our bowlers get unfit far too often, its an issue which needs to be looked at.

 

[BaankeJi]

Outdated thoughts by Akhtar.

 

[MenInG]

Outdated thoughts by Akhtar.

Imad Wasim played T10 but cannot represent his country because he should have been resting instead of playing T10.

 

[pakistani pride]

What is he on about?

230 scores?
Hafeez to open due to FZ technique.. what!?!?

 

[austerlitz]

Not surprising from a chronically indisciplined and unfit cricketer who ruined much of his own immense talent with his lazy insubordinate attitude.

 

[Smbhayi]

Yo-yo tests are perfectly fine if you want to gauge the fitness of an athlete. Shoaib's time had 90% useless fielder's who wasted that 0.1 of a second in the field which made all the difference. Cringe-worthy statements from former and current players alike are an usool in Pakistan cricket. If anyone wants a simplified version of why fitness is very important, watch Kohli's interview in that breakfast with champions show. Explains it very well.

yoyo test doesn't mean he'll be a good fielder. I do agree with Shoaib, match fitness is more important than yoyo test.

 

[yasir]

Thee is some merit to his comment but it’s misplaced.

Yo-Yo rest is a good bench mark for batsmen and fielders since they need general athaticabilty for their job, frankly traditional Cricket does not offer much, for that Yo-Yo or similar tests are helpful. In general Cricket batsmenship is about technique, reflexes and temperament, fielding has become important in modern era with T20, that’s why fitness has become more important.

Keeping bowlers fit or bowler faster for longer period of time is a whole different challenge, frankly Cricket has not address that for most part. In other fitsness domain they have picked from other sports but bowling is unique to Cricket, fast bowling is a different beast. No team or country has master this art yet, fast bowlers are injury prune now and they where 70 years ago as well... T20 present a different challenge, you have to bowl fast and that too instanteously, 4 overs are more like 10 overs of test...

Switching formats is also not as easy as it sounds for bowlers. Constantly playing cricket is much easier for batsmen but it shortens the career of bowlers a whole lot, regardless of fitness. Bowlers job is lot more Laborious.

 

[Big Mac]

"Pakistan batting will need to score 230+ in ODIs to give the bowlers a chance"

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[Deewana Mastana]

Had they been using this test back in his days, he wouldn't have made any team.

 

[giri26]

To be frank what he says is partly right. You cannot determine a bowler is fit or not by just using yo-yo test. A bowler needs to be fit for a extended period of time. He not only needs to bowl 10 overs, he needs to be on the field for 50 overs as well. How do you know if someone has the stamina to last that many overs and is able to bowl with sustained speeds even in the 50th over? yo-yo is only a part of the fitness test. There needs to be other tests which actually test the bowler in match situations as he mentions. We have seen bowlers being picked after passing all the tests but when it comes to match situation, struggle to bowl even 10 overs.