[VIDEO] "Since our victory in 1992 no opposition takes us lightly" : Mohammad Hafeez

[todfod 11]

no onw takes this joker seriously though

 

[Savak]

Pakistan cricket has a bizarre policy - seniors can't advise the skipper unless he asks!

Pakistan Cricket Has A Bizarre Policy, Seniors Can't Advise The Skipper Unless He Asks! Like Seriously?

INDIATIMES

JUNE 15, 2017

Senior members in the Pakistan team, which is currently taking in the Champions Trophy, have been ordered not to give any unsolicited advice to skipper Sarfraz Ahmed.

Pakistan's former captain and senior player, Muhammad Hafeez revealed this while talking to the media in Cardiff.

He said a big deal was being made out of the fact that seniors had been told not to give advice to captain, Sarfraz.

"The fact is that this was a policy decision taken during the time when Waqar Younis was our head coach," Hafeez said.

"It was decided then that only the captain and head coach will decide on the selection and strategy affairs of the team. Senior players will not give any input unless the captain approaches anyone for their advice."

The Pakistan media had reported that head coach Mickey Arthur had instructed the players not to give any advice or tips to Sarfraz and he would do this himself if required.

Hafeez explained it was a policy decision to give space to the captain and allow him to take his own independent decisions.

"It was done to ensure that the captain was solely responsible for all decisions without any input from any senior players and if required he could himself ask for advice from other players," Hafeez added.

INDIATIMES JUNE 15, 2017
Senior members in the Pakistan team, which is currently taking in the Champions Trophy, have been ordered not to give any unsolicited advice to skipper Sarfraz Ahmed.
sarfraz ahmed
AFP
Pakistan's former captain and senior player, Muhammad Hafeez revealed this while talking to the media in Cardiff.
He said a big deal was being made out of the fact that seniors had been told not to give advice to captain, Sarfraz.

sarfraz ahmed
AFP
"The fact is that this was a policy decision taken during the time when Waqar Younis was our head coach," Hafeez said.
"It was decided then that only the captain and head coach will decide on the selection and strategy affairs of the team. Senior players will not give any input unless the captain approaches anyone for their advice."
sarfraz ahmed
AP
The Pakistan media had reported that head coach Mickey Arthur had instructed the players not to give any advice or tips to Sarfraz and he would do this himself if required.
Hafeez explained it was a policy decision to give space to the captain and allow him to take his own independent decisions.

"It was done to ensure that the captain was solely responsible for all decisions without any input from any senior players and if required he could himself ask for advice from other players," Hafeez added.

A lot has been made in the Pakistani media about the complete hold Arthur has over the national team and captain, Sarfraz.

After the heavy defeat to India, Sarfraz was criticized for not taking the right and bold decision on the field and for blindly following the plan laid out by the head coach.

In fact, a mentor of Sarfraz reportedly called up the Pakistan captain before the match against South Africa and told him to start taking his own decisions instead of listening to the coach all the time or else it would be his head on the line if things went wrong in the Champions Trophy.

Hafeez and Shoaib Malik who appeared in his 250th ODI against Sri Lanka are the two senior most players in the team.

Hafeez also defended Sarfraz for not giving him a bowl against India.

"I was there available but it is the captain who is the one who calls the shot and he does what is best for the team in any given match," he said.

Link: http://www.indiatimes.com/sports/pa...per-unless-he-asks-like-seriously-323860.html

 

[Kianig89]

Nothing wrong with it specifically keeping in mind that the seniors available in them ATM are Hafeez and Malik and both of them had a consiparacist behavior in past intact a great initiative by Waqar Younis

 

[Sirris]

Yeah I find it strange too.

What a bizarre relationship it would be. But perhaps it is in place to protect a young(new) captain from the free advice onslaught by the seniors and hence pressurizing him.

 

[Specialisttailender]

This is to prevent players like Malik and Hafeez to bulge in during pressure times and give their opinions/advice when it is unnecessary. Sarfraz then has to spend time disagreeing, explaining his tactics and potentially second guess his initial plan. This just wastes time and potentially cause slow over rate. Players like Hafeez and Afridi had always had something to say.

 

[TQ89]

I recall that Afridi used to do this a lot. Would always order bowlers while misbah was captain. So maybe this was one of the reasons.

Anyway it might sound strange but it is totally applicable in our team as usually there is no concept of team spirit and every mediocre senior bloke like Hafeez/malik thinks he is Imran khan or something

 

[Stewie]

I led my club side for almost a decade and I'll tell you this is not a weird policy.

At the topmost level, you cannot have too many hands in the pot. One guy should run the show and he can ask for suggestion if he feels out of options.

 

[cricfan14]

This is also Professor's usual way of absolving himself of any responsibility for anything.

 

[Macho Mann]

these 'seniors' are not worth any good either

 

[Sirris]

This is also Professor's usual way of absolving himself of any responsibility for anything.

That was my initial thought as well.