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oh god how tables have turned . Sarfraz a tailender , not even close to kamrans batting , useless wicketkeeper , a rabbit , a timid
 
Disappointing to see no one rated his captaincy.

But thats understandable too as you have to watch whole domestic matches, read credible reports, ask knowledgeable people, go to domestic grounds etc to have an idea about how good a captain someone is. Unlike bowling/batting captaincy cant be judged in 2 overs. Its outside the sphere of technique, talent and ability.
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
Disappointing to see no one rated his captaincy.

But thats understandable too as you have to watch whole domestic matches, read credible reports, ask knowledgeable people, go to domestic grounds etc to have an idea about how good a captain someone is. Unlike bowling/batting captaincy cant be judged in 2 overs. Its outside the sphere of technique, talent and ability.
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A lot of Pakistani fans judge captain's, at least initially, by their English. That's why there's still calls to bring back Salman Butt as captain, or make Imad captain
 
When the only criticism people have of you as a cricketer is that you can't speak English, you know you have made it. Sarfraz is a beast.
 
coy0607 said:
A lot of Pakistani fans judge captain's, at least initially, by their English. That's why there's still calls to bring back Salman Butt as captain, or make Imad captain
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Exactly yar! Even the big names here in this forum who have great understanding about batting and bowling rate and judge captaincy by looks, English and so called 'personality'. I am sorry but you can never judge captaincy by 10 minute youtube videos and press conferences. And about Sarfraz, he is captaining different teams long before PSL and ptv televised matches too. So this talk that he is just 't20' captain is rubbish.
 
Some people would rather want a guy who can speak English in post match interviews reasoning his teams loss rather than a guy speaking Urdu or struggling to speak English reasoning his teams victory. A big egg on his critics.
 
vandokkum said:
When the only criticism people have of you as a cricketer is that you can't speak English, you know you have made it. Sarfraz is a beast.
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people like mamoon, eagle eye are no whereto be seen here

they said sarfraz had no communication skills, no character, no leadership skills, no english skills, no charisma, i heard some guy who said, imad wasim's left toe had more charisma than sarfraz entirely and such a guy cannot possibly be a good captain

we take everything with its face value than brain value
 
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Honestly i have been a fan of sarfaraz after WC15 and have always iterated amongst my friends that sarfaraz should be the skipper, he seemed level headed, a thinking cricketer, and then as a wicketkeeper he understand the dynamics of the game too. When ramiz raja recommended wahab riaz should be made the captain (which thankfully didnt happen) i always thought to have a street smart cricketer rather than an aggresive captain.
 
Macho Mann said:
people like mamoon, eagle eye are no whereto be seen here

they said sarfraz had no communication skills, no character, no leadership skills, no english skills, no charisma, i heard some guy who said, imad wasim's left toe had more charisma than sarfraz entirely and such a guy cannot possibly be a good captain

we take everything with its face value than brain value
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If you insist then I will have to repeat myself....

The muppet captain:

- bottled it and didn't come out to bat.
- Kept shadab on for more punishment when he had already been hit for 20+ in his previous over by pandya
- brought Hafeez on to face yuvraj when he was struggling against pace. Promptly got his eye in against Hafeez.

3 mistakes which could have had a huge bearing on the result in another day, lucky for him other players were on top to cover for Sarfraz mistakes.

Pakistan won inspite of Sarfraz not because of him.
 
Eagle_Eye said:
If you insist then I will have to repeat myself....

The muppet captain:

- bottled it and didn't come out to bat.
- Kept shadab on for more punishment when he had already been hit for 20+ in his previous over by pandya
- brought Hafeez on to face yuvraj when he was struggling against pace. Promptly got his eye in against Hafeez.

3 mistakes which could have had a huge bearing on the result in another day, lucky for him other players were on top to cover for Sarfraz mistakes.

Pakistan won inspite of Sarfraz not because of him.
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You forgot "lost the toss" which also could've caused Pakistan to lose the match.
 
RickyG said:
You forgot "lost the toss" which also could've caused Pakistan to lose the match.
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So why Pakistan were ranked no 8 when Sarfraz was not captain ?? You think Pakistan would have won the champions trophy if Azhar etc were captain. LOL!

And to answer your pathetic agenda driven points.

1.Everyone with little cricket knowledge knows Imad is a better hitter than Sarfraz between overs 41-50 so the move made sense.
2. Kept Shadab on so that confidence of youngster is not dented. We had 200 runs to play with.
3. Brought on Hafeez as Yuvi was tuk tuking against fast bowlers and Hafeez has a habit of getting break throughs against lefties.


A clueless hater like you will never understand these things.
 
Eagle_Eye said:
If you insist then I will have to repeat myself....

The muppet captain:

- bottled it and didn't come out to bat.
- Kept shadab on for more punishment when he had already been hit for 20+ in his previous over by pandya
- brought Hafeez on to face yuvraj when he was struggling against pace. Promptly got his eye in against Hafeez.

3 mistakes which could have had a huge bearing on the result in another day, lucky for him other players were on top to cover for Sarfraz mistakes.

Pakistan won inspite of Sarfraz not because of him.
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you are like amir sohail of pakpassion
 
Kianig89 said:
Have supported him from the very beginning good he is increasing his fanbase now
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Have followed Sarfraz since 06 u19 Cup knew he would achieve something Alas some PCB lobbyist tried their best to sideline him
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
So why Pakistan were ranked no 8 when Sarfraz was not captain ?? You think Pakistan would have won the champions trophy if Azhar etc were captain. LOL!

And to answer your pathetic agenda driven points.

1.Everyone with little cricket knowledge knows Imad is a better hitter than Sarfraz between overs 41-50 so the move made sense.
2. Kept Shadab on so that confidence of youngster is not dented. We had 200 runs to play with.
3. Brought on Hafeez as Yuvi was tuk tuking against fast bowlers and Hafeez has a habit of getting break throughs against lefties.


A clueless hater like you will never understand these things.
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Are you replying to me or eagle_eye? If you're talking to me, you should buy a dictionary and look up sarcasm. Maybe next time you try to abuse someone on an internet forum, you won't look so pathetic.
 
RickyG said:
Are you replying to me or eagle_eye? If you're talking to me, you should buy a dictionary and look up sarcasm. Maybe next time you try to abuse someone on an internet forum, you won't look so pathetic.
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Wasn't replying to you.. wrong quote!
Generally i dont use harsh words as everyone has their own opinion but consistent agenda driven posts (due to regionalism etc) do turn me off.
 
What a strange world we live in.

In light of all of the criticism that Sarfaraz is currently receiving, one would be forgiven for thinking Pakistan were failing miserably under his leadership. The reality is however rather different:

Winners of the Champion's Trophy (his first ICC event as captain)
6 match winning streak in ODIs (and counting)
Exceptional on-field tactics and strategy
Getting the most out of his bowlers every time they step out onto the field
Great aggression from the team
No factionalism in the team
etc.

However, it seems an awful lot of our posters don't know what to do with themselves, and have resorted to complaining about nonsense such as on-field behaviour. Some have even started a ridiculous thread saying Sarfaraz should be replaced. His on-field behaviour is fine. In fact it is better than fine it is exactly what Pakistan need. Posters should be proud to have a captain that wears his heart on his sleeve and is clearly passionate about delivering results. The team is united behind the captain. Has everyone forgotten the days of factionalism and ego clashes?

Yes he raises his voice now and again but so what? The players are keen to do well under his leadership and they certainly aren't complaining about it. Plus most/if not all the times he does it, it is entirely justified.

It wasn't that long ago Pakistan losing in ODIs was taken as a given, and that was with pretty much the same team. Under Sarfaraz however, Pakistan have transformed into one of the best sides in the world. Why so many complaints?

He is delivering results time and time again and yet people still find reason to complain. The bottom line is that people should appreciate Sarfaraz and the value he adds to the team.

Captaincy is an underappreciated art, which many people seem to forget especially when things are going well. We don't have to look too far back to see how much damage poor leadership can have on a team.

So let's have some perspective and actually appreciate Sarfaraz and all his efforts.
 
mak36 said:
What a strange world we live in.

In light of all of the criticism that Sarfaraz is currently receiving, one would be forgiven for thinking Pakistan were failing miserably under his leadership. The reality is however rather different:

Winners of the Champion's Trophy (his first ICC event as captain)
6 match winning streak in ODIs (and counting)
Exceptional on-field tactics and strategy
Getting the most out of his bowlers every time they step out onto the field
Great aggression from the team
No factionalism in the team
etc.

However, it seems an awful lot of our posters don't know what to do with themselves, and have resorted to complaining about nonsense such as on-field behaviour. Some have even started a ridiculous thread saying Sarfaraz should be replaced. His on-field behaviour is fine. In fact it is better than fine it is exactly what Pakistan need. Posters should be proud to have a captain that wears his heart on his sleeve and is clearly passionate about delivering results. The team is united behind the captain. Has everyone forgotten the days of factionalism and ego clashes?

Yes he raises his voice now and again but so what? The players are keen to do well under his leadership and they certainly aren't complaining about it. Plus most/if not all the times he does it, it is entirely justified.

It wasn't that long ago Pakistan losing in ODIs was taken as a given, and that was with pretty much the same team. Under Sarfaraz however, Pakistan have transformed into one of the best sides in the world. Why so many complaints?

He is delivering results time and time again and yet people still find reason to complain. The bottom line is that people should appreciate Sarfaraz and the value he adds to the team.

Captaincy is an underappreciated art, which many people seem to forget especially when things are going well. We don't have to look too far back to see how much damage poor leadership can have on a team.

So let's have some perspective and actually appreciate Sarfaraz and all his efforts.
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Excellent post. Sums up well.
Some of criticism on Sarfraz is justified i.e his form, tactical mistakes in team selction but majority criticism is coming either from Misbah/Afridi/Azhar fans, Indians or due to regional bias. Indians ka to smajh aata hai as they are still hurt on CT loss against rivals & underdogs but when you see Pakistanis wanting us to lose under him because he is giving better results then their favorites then it is shameful...
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
Excellent post. Sums up well.
Some of criticism on Sarfraz is justified i.e his form, tactical mistakes in team selction but majority criticism is coming either from Misbah/Afridi/Azhar fans, Indians or due to regional bias. Indians ka to smajh aata hai as they are still hurt on CT loss against rivals & underdogs but when you see Pakistanis wanting us to lose under him because he is giving better results then their favorites then it is shameful...
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Or maybe it's just Sharamful for them.....
 
In case any proof was needed, anyone who watched his captaincy in today's national t20 game will know why Pakistan is lucky to have him as captain (even though it ended as a tight loss for his side).

By the way, "specialist captain" was second highest scorer with 39 (26).

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mak36 said:
In case any proof was needed, anyone who watched his captaincy in today's national t20 game will know why Pakistan is lucky to have him as captain (even though it ended as a tight loss for his side).

By the way, "specialist captain" was second highest scorer with 39 (26).

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what about his team selection.Not a surprise that the biggest city of pakistan lost 2 matches.captaincy also counts team selection if i am not wrong.
 
DRsohail said:
what about his team selection.Not a surprise that the biggest city of pakistan lost 2 matches.captaincy also counts team selection if i am not wrong.
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If you are talking about Anwar Ali, Rumman Raees and Asad Shafiq.They were allocated by PCB, not his fault.
The rest were picked by him thru draft from 150 players again assigned by the PCB selection cmmte.

As captain he did fine.

He brought the match to the last ball, his team is the best fielding side in the tournament despite of a very ordinary lineup.

Can't blame everything on him.
 
Sarfaraz Ahmed - Support Thread

Most of you can tell I'm fond of Sarfraz as he is my avatar but Sarfraz was the reason I started watching cricket. I remember watching Pakistan vs South Africa in the 2015 World Cup and Sarfraz making a run a ball 49 and hitting JP Duminy for 3 sixes! I saw all the passion in the crowd and all my family and friends, after that I immediately fell in love with the game and now am here on PakPassion making this thread. I feel Sarfraz has gotten a lot of hate before the Champions Trophy and I was really happy when he silenced his critics by bringing home the cup! And now with Sarfraz's dip in form I want this thread to talk about his future, stats, etc. I personally believe Sarfraz will slam his critics once again by scoring in the upcoming NZ series. :sarf2
 
CadPakFan said:
Most of you can tell I'm fond of Sarfraz as he is my avatar but Sarfraz was the reason I started watching cricket. I remember watching Pakistan vs South Africa in the 2015 World Cup and Sarfraz making a run a ball 49 and hitting JP Duminy for 3 sixes! I saw all the passion in the crowd and all my family and friends, after that I immediately fell in love with the game and now am here on PakPassion making this thread. I feel Sarfraz has gotten a lot of hate before the Champions Trophy and I was really happy when he silenced his critics by bringing home the cup! And now with Sarfraz's dip in form I want this thread to talk about his future, stats, etc. I personally believe Sarfraz will slam his critics once again by scoring in the upcoming NZ series. :sarf2
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As much as I admire him his test average is only decreasing and he hasn't scored a century in years now! Also he isn't consistent as when he started.

Having said all that we need him as captain with his leadership but his batting is a worry particuarly in tests. In ODIs it is more to do with the fact that he doesn't come up the order at 4 which would be ideal for him given his ability to rotate the strike (second lowest dot ball percentage after 2015 WC - with ABD top) and the fact he doesn't have the power hitting game to bat lower down. Nor does he play enough orthodox cricketing shots to warrant an opening slot with Fakhar.
 
backfootpunch said:
As much as I admire him his test average is only decreasing and he hasn't scored a century in years now! Also he isn't consistent as when he started.

Having said all that we need him as captain with his leadership but his batting is a worry particuarly in tests. In ODIs it is more to do with the fact that he doesn't come up the order at 4 which would be ideal for him given his ability to rotate the strike (second lowest dot ball percentage after 2015 WC - with ABD top) and the fact he doesn't have the power hitting game to bat lower down. Nor does he play enough orthodox cricketing shots to warrant an opening slot with Fakhar.
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That is true but in the England tour, Sarfraz played some really good innings under pressure like scoring a hundred after we were 2-3 and a 90 in the last ODI with a 120ish strike rate which was a match winning innings. Not to mention he scored that match winning knock against Lanka in the CT, he scored 72*(70) against Aus in Aus which was pretty impressive even though it wasn't a match winning knock we lost with some more dignity. And that fighting 68 on the last day vs Lanka in UAE where everyone but him and Shafiq failed.
 
An excellent counter-attacking 94 after Pakisan had collapsed to 57-5. His innings (as well as Fakhar's) has kept Pakistan in the match. Brilliant partnership with Fakhar and rotated the strike with consummate ease.

On top off that, he took a brilliant one handed catch to dismiss Australia's key batsman in Usman Khawaja (despite carrying an injury).

Well done Sarfaraz!
 
Excellent innings. Hopefully he can contribute more regularly now. A few years ago he really was regarded as one of the best WK batsman in the world.
 
mak36 said:
An excellent counter-attacking 94 after Pakisan had collapsed to 57-5. His innings (as well as Fakhar's) has kept Pakistan in the match. Brilliant partnership with Fakhar and rotated the strike with consummate ease.

On top off that, he took a brilliant one handed catch to dismiss Australia's key batsman in Usman Khawaja (despite carrying an injury).

Well done Sarfaraz!
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You want your captain to stand up when chips are down. His performance is supposed to lift the team. I Think he did really well today.
 
A great innings given the context.

But one innings does not eradicate a year and a half of under-performance.

He needs to use this as a platform for the upcoming Test season.
 
Follows it up with great captaincy. Took the attack to Australia and they were dismissed for 145.
 
He has a lot of work to do to turn things around. Hopefully we win this game and get some confidence for the next series in UAE. Not expecting us to beat South Africa but we must compete in that tour with Sarfraz performing.

Too early to do banghra over 1 good game but then again that's what happens when we win 1 game on this forum.
 
Two fifties in five innings in South Africa against the best bowling attack in the world.

There is a reason he is the best rotator of strike/has the lowest dot ball % in test cricket, but if Pakistan want to use him properly they need to sort out the top order.

Coming in at 50-5 time and time again is not letting Sarfaraz play his natural game and there is only so many times you can expect your number seven to rescue the team. At the very least, top order should be able to score 100-150 on a regular basis.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sarfaraz Ahmed in ODIs in 2018:<br><br>Innings 15<br>Runs 245<br>Hundreds 0<br>Fifties 2<br>Average 22.27<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1086689369606492160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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iRfaN_LA said:
Sarfaraz is useless at #6. He needs to bat higher.
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Yeah PP's favourite excuse. Someone can't block one straight delivery from Tahir let's promote him up the order. Mediocre players stay mediocre.
 
MRSN said:
Yeah PP's favourite excuse. Someone can't block one straight delivery from Tahir let's promote him up the order. Mediocre players stay mediocre.
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too bad he is the captain and he is not going anywhere at least until the worldcup. If he is in the team, that's the only option.
 
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He won us CT
Hes senior player
We can replace captain this late before eorld cup
We have no replacements

;) ;) ;)
 
Replace Faheem with Talat, and bring him in at #5.

Push Malik down to #6, and Sarfraz down to #7 or even #8, below Shadab.
 
He's been decent against South Africa,
Needs to stand up when the team is counting on him,
that has been his biggest problem.
Cannot be making big press conferences about the players not doing well when he himself is not taking responsibility. It just does not sit right with the boys. Even though he is a keeper, but this is no way to bat for one of the most expereinced and notable batsman in the team.
 
Has absolutely no shame.

If you cannot win as a captain than you must win as an individual.

If you cannot win as an individual than you must perform adequately.

Sarfraz has not done either and the reigns need to be given to someone who can.

And the only plausible candidate, a.k.a “Knockout Man”, has timed his recent Test retirement to perfection.
 
We need to be a bit more respectful here. Whether we like it or not Sarfaraz is captain and I don’t think we have a Dhoni or Virat that’s being groomed down the line in domestics waiting to take his place. Sarfaraz won us the Ct trophy and brought in youngsters like Fakhar and Imam . He also kicked Younis and Misbah out of the team similar to what Dhoni did when he took over. We just need to give some time to Sarfaraz as he recovers from his purple patch and he’s also playing all 3 forms of the game as well as keeping. How many other captains you know are doing that.
 
If Malik fails again he can be dropped and Sarf pushed up to 5 with Talat coming in at 6.
 
What I would give to see Sarfraz tell Rizwan what he thought of his innings today. Came in at 3 when rr was in double figures and we all saw
 
Pakistan Fans: We must back Sarfraz now.

Guys,

Granted that Sarfraz had a milkshake but he wasn't at the Sheesha bar like Shadab, Wahab, Malik and co and he wasn't chatting up girls in lifts and Restaurants.

Groupings against him have started and several of the players openly flouted Sarfraz's call for discipline a few days ago by tearing it up at Wilmslow road.

I feel for Sarfraz and we must not make him the scape goat for the shenanigans of Shadab, Makik and co. Besides he is still the best choice for captain. Yes he needs to reduce his belly but he will sort this out.

And let go of his yawning. No big deal. Even lions yawn before going hunting.

This is a critical time for the future of Pakistan cricket. Shadab and co need to be dropped for a while and Sarfraz must be backed.

So don't boo him if you do go to the grounds for the next 4 games.

Sarfraz has given the "Aisi ki taisi" and read the riot act to some of these prima donna's last night.

So let's back him and stick twos at some of the others.
 
Lol we have backed him for 2 years. He is not good enough. Time for change. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that whilst he has been captain we have been getting beaten black and blue by top teams most times we face them.
 
Lol Sarfaraz has apparently told the players that he knows he is going to be held responsible but he will make sure he takes down everyone involved in undermining him
 
As far as backing him is concerned, this WC is more or less lost now, hopefully the team will now be able to take advantage of the lack of pressure
 
Guys seriously keep him as captain and get rid of Inzi and some of the prima donnas in the team.
 
I stand with Sarfaraz Ahmed

For several days now target killing is going on against Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on social media and Indians are having a field day. He is being blamed for selection, coaching and all other issues which have nothing to do with him. Certain non-credible biased media con-artists are taking potshots at him, we all know why. Just to protect the senior leeches in the team like Hafeez and Malik who never deserved to be in the team.

In this fight between coach and chief selector he is being wrongly accused.

I stand with Sarfaraz Ahmed, who is the most sincere for Pakistan team than all of the XI combined from Babar Azam to Malik and Imad who play for their places and have never delivered any victories with their performance against top 6 ranked teams.

Sarfaraz is an easy target for all lobbies who are protecting others in the PCB who are really at fault. A lot of people in PCB are responsible for team's debacle and this diversionary tactic should be denied to them so that they are pressurized to make right decisions esp. on selectors' role who did not give a strong batsman for the team in the last 4 years.
 
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So the lobby is making sure he does not perform in the ground and loiter around with a pot belly and yawning face?
Ok,good to know.
 
He is responsible for his own downfall. Being unfit and underperforming is not ideal when you are the captain.

Deserves all the backlash he gets.
 
Green Patriot said:
So the lobby is making sure he does not perform in the ground and loiter around with a pot belly and yawning face?
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Others are busy violating their own PCB contracts meeting family members having hookah and a smoke, I guess Sarfaraz yawn has something to do with it. Can understand why Indians hate him he broke their shameless pride 2 years back they would love to get him replaced. There are more important players who has decimated Paksitan team than Arthur and Sarfaraz. When he is not even choosing the playing XI [chief selector was doing that] than the blamegame is just diversionary nothing else.
 
Usman Chadda said:
He is responsible for his own downfall. Being unfit and underperforming is not ideal when you are the captain.

Deserves all the backlash he gets.
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There are players in the team who are unfit than him and failed to pass fitness test, who underperformed in the India matchand being accused of grouping also. Why sideline him only?
 
You stand by Sarfaraz for what particular reason? I am intrigued to know as based solely upon cricket he has lost almost everything as captain in last two years (Broke the record of consecutive defeats), has been a poor performer for sometime and isnt fit as well. So whats the exact reason for your support?
 
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You stand by Sarfaraz for what particular reason? I am intrigued to know as based solely upon cricket he has lost almost everything as captain in last two years (Broke the record of consecutive defeats), has been a poor performer for sometime and isnt fit as well. So whats the exact reason for your support?
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Replace Malik, Hassan Ali, and Imad and you will see a different more sharper Sarfraz on the field. I agree he needs to get fitter and bat up the order.
 
classic said:
Replace Malik, Hassan Ali, and Imad and you will see a different more sharper Sarfraz on the field. I agree he needs to get fitter and bat up the order.
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He has been the captain for more than two years with all sorts of different players playing under him with same result more often than not. Against Srl in tests none of the players you mentioned play and result was a home whitewash. There are countless other occasions as well where he was without these 3.

He is 32, I am not sure he can become fitter considering he couldn’t improve his standards in fitness as well as a player when he has given such an honourable position like being captain of the national team which usually motivates you to get better and inspire.

2 years is more than enough time to judge anybody. I think we need to move on and think about the future, he wont even be in 2023 WC squad as he will be older around 35,36 and considering his fitness he wont be even in the radar.
 
Poor fitness, lack of ability to lead from the front, no matches won for his team in last 2 years, can't inspire any confidence in the team, yawning in the middle of a battering by India.

Believe me, I am a supporter of Sarfaraz but he has created enough mess for himself to be blamed. He is certainly not the right choice to lead this team.
 
JoyBaig said:
Others are busy violating their own PCB contracts meeting family members having hookah and a smoke, I guess Sarfaraz yawn has something to do with it. Can understand why Indians hate him he broke their shameless pride 2 years back they would love to get him replaced. There are more important players who has decimated Paksitan team than Arthur and Sarfaraz. When he is not even choosing the playing XI [chief selector was doing that] than the blamegame is just diversionary nothing else.
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I do hope your realize that the ones who were out for a late night sheesha party have been receiving their fair share of criticsm to the point that even their families have been dragged into it,which wasnt even warranted so i dont what you are on about that the whole world has ganged up again Sarfaraz and the rest have been let off scot free.

If a captain is leading from the front and has his performances to back him,nobody can dare raise their fingers at him.If Sarfaraz is being criticized ,he has brought it upon himself with his lack of leadership and performances.An unfit captain who is yawning on the field in the middle of an all important match,allows a no 11 to take strike for full over when there is match to be won,cant dive to take a catch,when the team needs it,even though wicket keeping is his primary job and has no match winning innings to speak of in recent times does not deserve to lead a team like Pakistan with its esteemed legacy and devoted fan following.

And if he isnt choosing the team then its because of his own lack of authority.He needs to stop being spineless and have his say in what is his right as the captain.We can do without a captain who is so weakwilled and feeble that he can not have his own say in something as basic as the playing 11.
But like I said if others are trodding upon him or pointing fingers at him he can not retaliate because he is responsible for it himself for not having anything to back himself with in terms of performances.
Every genunine fan will stand behind the team but that doesnt mean we can excuse what is so blatantly wrong for the sake of jazba and patriotism.
 
With the NZ win today, Sarfaraz's win/loss ratio just passed the previous best ODI captain's ratio;




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AdamM97 said:
Average captain, we have to remember we played 5 ODIS against Zimbabwe.
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I just posted the numbers....without any opinion.

But speaking of Zimbabwe..... Sarfaraz's record vs Zimbabwe is 6-0 but Misbah's 6-1. One loss.
 
Syed1 said:
As opposed to Misbah never playing them?
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Compared to Misbah, i’ll take Sarfraz any day of the week but he’s still average in my opinion. He still has time to prove me wrong, a semi final will do it for me.

For Pakistan’s sake, let’s hope i’m wrong.
 
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