[VIDEO] Sourav Ganguly's views on Pakistan Cricket and how they can arrest the slide

[AlphaFighter]

You need to listen to Dada. He has more pride, love and faith in our Cricket team, the Cricketing future of Pakistan compared to ex Pakistani pundits and other notorious wrist slitters who just want things to be given to them on a platter.

 

[indian_sap]

Totally agree - utilize great talents like Inzi and Saeed Anwar

 

[Azzurri]

Sourav Ganguly's views on Pakistan Cricket and how they can arrest the slide

A big slap to PCB management who are still stuck will Iqbal qasim and Inthikhab alams


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[Hamza78]

Respect for dada

 

[princeuk]

I just love his views there, he is accurate about how Pakistan should best utilise the talent

 

[Anis10]

Make Sami Aslam or Babar Azam the captain

I know they haven't played much or at all in international cricket but select them and stick with them for about a year or so and then make them captian and vice captain

There two of the best talents we have coming up, I 100% Agree with everything he said there. Brilliant

 

[Vayuu]

You know that is why lodha committee suggestions are welcomed, by most people here and might get implemented.

Chak De India

 

[joly]

If DADA was in PAK administration, Pak will surely have a turnaround

 

[CliftonBeach]

Make Sami Aslam or Babar Azam the captain

I know they haven't played much or at all in international cricket but select them and stick with them for about a year or so and then make them captian and vice captain

There two of the best talents we have coming up, I 100% Agree with everything he said there. Brilliant

Sami Aslam and Babar due to what? Dhoni, Stephen Fleming and Smith had stats and talent to back up their selections.

Please share Aslams cricketing abilities and stats. Is he even part of the current PCB young talent development? If he is - why isn't he there to represent Pakistan?

 

[Anis10]

Sami Aslam and Babar due to what? Dhoni, Stephen Fleming and Smith had stats and talent to back up their selections.

Please share Aslams cricketing abilities and stats. Is he even part of the current PCB young talent development? If he is - why isn't he there to represent Pakistan?

He has ability, was the highest run scorer at under 19 level, and the guy who is second on that list is Quinton de Kock

On his debut he made a nice 49 against Bangladesh, while the rest of the team did nothing and we got whitewashed, and Sami was then dropped for no reason

He obviously has to develop and perform in international cricket but I feel he along with Babar Azam are two of our brightest players coming through in the next couple of years

 

[CliftonBeach]

He has ability, was the highest run scorer at under 19 level, and the guy who is second on that list is Quinton de Kock

On his debut he made a nice 49 against Bangladesh, while the rest of the team did nothing and we got whitewashed, and Sami was then dropped for no reason

He obviously has to develop and perform in international cricket but I feel he along with Babar Azam are two of our brightest players coming through in the next couple of years

Oh wow second highest scorer after De Qock? That's quite impressive.

But can he handle pressure against top teams while doing his Kaptani?

Great Azhar Ali is nothing but a choker.

 

[Anis10]

Oh wow second highest scorer after De Qock? That's quite impressive.

But can he handle pressure against top teams while doing his Kaptani?

Great Azhar Ali is nothing but a choker.

He Is actually first and de kock is second on that list at under 19 level

He was the captain at under level, and he did well, played against England in England and beaten them and he did same to South Africa, scored a couple of hundreds against India, all this at under 19 level

He needs time to first make a mark at international level but I believe he along with Babar are our future, like ganguly said we need new faces

 

[CliftonBeach]

He Is actually first and de kock is second on that list at under 19 level

He was the captain at under level, and he did well, played against England in England and beaten them and he did same to South Africa, scored a couple of hundreds against India, all this at under 19 level

He needs time to first make a mark at international level but I believe he along with Babar are our future, like ganguly said we need new faces

New faces can bring new haters coughcoughShehzadCoughcough

Our cricketing culture is made up of haters and jealousy. Can anyone ever imagine how would baby Shehzad feels after finding out that Babar is his captain.

We're talking about 3AM press conference outside his house with his raybans shades.

 

[spade]

That's our Dada for you....magnanimous in his outlook as always. I think the main reason for the declining standards in Pakistan Cricket is more self inflicting than anything else, the men at the helm of Pak Cricket are callous, carefree and corrupt.
Dada gave the right bullet points to resuscitate Pak Cricket, however, I would like to see Pak greats like Inzi, Anwar, Yousuf etc work at the U19 levels and the first class system, while foreign professionals with the senior team, the reason being foreigners are more in tune with the modern day style of innovative cricket which especially the ex-pak cricketers haven't upgraded themselves nor has their been emphasis on fielding and running between the wickets.

 

[Itachi]

Ganguly is visionary. No doubt about that.

 

[AlphaFighter]

I think it is too easy to blame the PCB and the higher ups especially this current board. The likes of Intikhab, Haroon Rashid, Iqbal Qasim, Zakir Khan, Shakeel Sheikh have been in each and every PCB administration and it is clear these guys have powerful political connections based on which Chairman's come and go but these guys always stay at the helm of affairs.

We are too blame too. It is all very to talk about making the likes of Sami Aslam or Babar Azam as captain but i remember how everyone was happy when Azhar Ali was initially appointed captain but based on a few defeats everyone wants his head now. We just don't have the patience or stomach for prolonged defeats.

I will be absolutely delighted when Afridi retires for good after this WC because he will finally stop becoming everyone's favorite punching bag.

 

[Mamoon]

Nothing insightful here, same old generic assessments.

There is load of natural talent, fix the system, be consistent in selection policies, not playing cricket at home is hurting Pakistan, use services of Wasim bhai and Inzy bhai etc. etc. etc.

Everyone has been stating the above for years and years.

Nothing happened and nothing will happen.

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

Sounds good.

But now that Dada is the chief of Cricket Association of Bengal, shouldn't he prove he can turn around Bengal cricket first before advising others what to do? Just for record in our domestic cricket, Bengal, who were once a leading side, have declined significantly. No new talent to speak about, at best make the quarter finals of Ranji trophy. No decent cricket ground other than Eden Gardens.

I would love to see Dada turn it around like Kumble did for Karnataka with multiple cricket centers, performing teams and a very good grassroots systems including the very successful Karnataka Premier league.

 

[LordJames]

Nothing insightful here, same old generic assessments.

There is load of natural talent, fix the system, be consistent in selection policies, not playing cricket at home is hurting Pakistan, use services of Wasim bhai and Inzy bhai etc. etc. etc.

Everyone has been stating the above for years and years.

Nothing happened and nothing will happen.

I agree, nothing particularly insightful. Standard comments

 

[Zahid87]

Nothing really insightful.

Also, Ganguly should look to reform CAB and the BCCI first.

Just looking at West Bengal - its a pretty poor in providing players to play for India. How will you fix that Sourav?

 

[Hawkeye]

Wrist slitters should stay away.

Right on target Ganguly.

 

[naveed4687]

Make Sami Aslam or Babar Azam the captain

I know they haven't played much or at all in international cricket but select them and stick with them for about a year or so and then make them captian and vice captain

There two of the best talents we have coming up, I 100% Agree with everything he said there. Brilliant

I don't know about their captaincy part but their presence in the team is a must, how can you waste them only bright spot for batting. Poor sami was dropped for no evident reason[emoji30]

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[LordJames]

Wrist slitters should stay away.

Right on target Ganguly.

Now about wrist slitting at all. His comments are standard and nothing insighful.

1. Pick the Best Talent
2. Give it plenty of chances to Flourish
3. Don't be afraid of failure while your Talent develops

What is particularly Earth-shattering about this?

 

[AlphaFighter]

Nothing insightful here, same old generic assessments.

There is load of natural talent, fix the system, be consistent in selection policies, not playing cricket at home is hurting Pakistan, use services of Wasim bhai and Inzy bhai etc. etc. etc.

Everyone has been stating the above for years and years.

Nothing happened and nothing will happen.

Now about wrist slitting at all. His comments are standard and nothing insighful.

1. Pick the Best Talent
2. Give it plenty of chances to Flourish
3. Don't be afraid of failure while your Talent develops

What is particularly Earth-shattering about this?

Ofcourse, people like you should just be given things on a platter i.e. world class outstanding players just like that without going through any aches, pains, putting in any effort to back the pool of players during their learning phases.

 

[asfandyar]

Nothing insightful here, same old generic assessments.

There is load of natural talent, fix the system, be consistent in selection policies, not playing cricket at home is hurting Pakistan, use services of Wasim bhai and Inzy bhai etc. etc. etc.

Everyone has been stating the above for years and years.

Nothing happened and nothing will happen.

Now about wrist slitting at all. His comments are standard and nothing insighful.

1. Pick the Best Talent
2. Give it plenty of chances to Flourish
3. Don't be afraid of failure while your Talent develops

What is particularly Earth-shattering about this?

Generic comments from these two gentlemen. See the irony?

 

[Shah]

I prefer that Inzi coach Afghanistan rather than Pakistan. With him as coach there is more tabligh and less cricket coaching.

 

[angrypathan]

I prefer that Inzi coach Afghanistan rather than Pakistan. With him as coach there is more tabligh and less cricket coaching.

How many Afghan players do you see sporting beards?

 

[Mamoon]

Generic comments from these two gentlemen. See the irony?

Generic comments breed generic responses. I don't see what the big deal here is, he is simply parroting what everyone else has been saying.

I was expecting something out-of-the-box given the title and how the OP was showering 'Dada' with praises.

 

[Mamoon]

Ofcourse, people like you should just be given things on a platter i.e. world class outstanding players just like that without going through any aches, pains, putting in any effort to back the pool of players during their learning phases.

No one said anything along those lines. The question is, what did 'Dada' say that has not been repeated and recycled by everyone for years and years?

Just because he said it makes it special? That's it?

 

[asfandyar]

Generic comments breed generic responses. I don't see what the big deal here is, he is simply parroting what everyone else has been saying.

I was expecting something out-of-the-box given the title and how the OP was showering 'Dada' with praises.

I am always expecting something out-of-the-box from you too given your intellectual level. Imagine my disappointment whenever you post something generic.

 

[Mamoon]

I am always expecting something out-of-the-box from you too given your intellectual level. Imagine my disappointment whenever you post something generic.

So basically, your justification for the excitement over Ganguly's generic statement is that I also make generic statement from time to time.

Okay.

 

[asfandyar]

So basically, your justification for the excitement over Ganguly's generic statement is that I also make generic statement from time to time.

Okay.

Nope. I was just pointing the irony.

 

[AlphaFighter]

Would Sourav Ganguly be a good choice for Pakistan's next coach?

I was pretty impressed with his views on Pakistan Cricket. Now that the team of the 90's is pretty much gone and no strong personalities left in the dressing room.

Ganguly is pretty much responsible for taking India from the meak team of the 90's to the strong, proud, battle hardened team of today. Dhoni inherited the fruits of Ganguly's good work.

I hope the PCB thinks out of the box and looks to Ganguly. He just might bond with our players better.

 

[AlphaFighter]

Ganguly as Pakistan's next coach?

 

[Belawal2014]

Nah, he's quite comfortable at the CAB.

 

[MenInG]

Exactly how do you intend to make him Pakistan's coach given the issues bw Ind v Pak?

 

[Madplayer]

No. For every loss people will call for his head and call it Indian kaanspiracy

 

[AlphaFighter]

Exactly how do you intend to make him Pakistan's coach given the issues bw Ind v Pak?

Make him an offer he can't refuse. If you really think outside the box, these appointments can help relations between the two countries.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Make him an offer he can't refuse..

Interesting.

What kind of an offer would Ganguly be not tempted to refuse? He's CAB president right now and tipped to be BCCI president soon enough. If he wasn't doing it, he's a millionaire already and has dozens of top end cars in his garage. Is one of India's most revered cricketers. Please tell me what sort of an offer would he not be be tempted to refuse from Shehryar Khan who likes to give his personal comments about A-Z of Pakistan cricket every day.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Yeah one offer maybe Ganguly would not refuse and that is if Nawaz Shareef calls upon him to be the next PCB chairman. Now thats something that fits his stature and offers the right challenge that Dada cherishes.

How about that?

Saurav Ganguly, PCB Chairman. [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

 

[JaDed]

What coaching credentials does he have?Atleast Dravid is working with U-19 team of ours don't recall anything from Ganguly.

 

[Balthazar]

Some Pak fans here give too much credit to Ganguly. He was lucky to have some of the finest cricketers ever to play under him. He didn't do anything more significant to Indian cricket than any other Indian Captains. A captain can only be good as his team.
If any thing its our excellent domestic structure that made Indian cricket what it is today.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Some Pak fans here give too much credit to Ganguly. He was lucky to have some of the finest cricketers ever to play under him. He didn't do anything more significant to Indian cricket than any other Indian Captains. A captain can only be good as his team.
If any thing its our excellent domestic structure that made Indian cricket what it is today.

What an uninformed post lmao )

Ganguly inherited a team filled with tried and tested failure of the 90s. He took charge, expelled all TTFs and brought in young Bhaji, Yuvi, Kaifu, Zaheer, Nehra etc and rest is history what he did with that team along with John Wright as coach.

 

[Balthazar]

What an uninformed post lmao )

Ganguly inherited a team filled with tried and tested failure of the 90s. He took charge, expelled all TTFs and brought in young Bhaji, Yuvi, Kaifu, Zaheer, Nehra etc and rest is history what he did with that team along with John Wright as coach.

All I could remember from his era was how Australians used to decimate us. We even lost a frigging test series against them in India under his captaincy. I still think he underachieved a lot as a captain considering the quality of players were playing under him. It was only after Dhoni took in-charge that we started to play fearlessly.

 

[Bhaijaan]

All I could remember from his era was how Australians used to decimate us. We even lost a frigging test series against them in India under his captaincy. I still think he underachieved a lot as a captain considering the quality of players were playing under him. It was only after Dhoni took in-charge that we started to play fearlessly.

We lost 1-2 to a great Australian side with 1 washed out test that could have gone either way on Day 5.

I fail to see the shame in this?

 

[Balthazar]

We lost 1-2 to a great Australian side with 1 washed out test that could have gone either way on Day 5.

I fail to see the shame in this?

So there's no need to elevate his status unnecessarily. I'll take Kapil Dev or Dhoni anyday over him.
As a batsman he was never reliable when playing against big teams.

 

[Bhaijaan]

So there's no need to elevate his status unnecessarily. I'll take Kapil Dev or Dhoni anyday over him.
As a batsman he was never reliable when playing against big teams.

and Kapil/Dhoni are both great. I don't see though why you'd need to disrespect Ganguly just because you like Kapil or Dhoni more.

 

[Madplayer]

So there's no need to elevate his status unnecessarily. I'll take Kapil Dev or Dhoni anyday over him.
As a batsman he was never reliable when playing against big teams.

Ganguly inherited a mediocre team and turned it into a very good team which could actually compete. Dhoni inherited a very good team with some ATG players and took it to next level. Also imo Dhoni is more powerful as a captain in terms of bcci support and authority than ganguly ever was.

The fearless attitude was actually instilled by ganguly , dhoni just carried it forward. We dont know what ganguly could have achieved if he was the captain in today's era. Hence If it comes to choosing between the two captains, its 50-50 for me unlike a whole host of people who will choose dhoni in the blink of an eye.

 

[rhony]

That's our Dada for you....magnanimous in his outlook as always. I think the main reason for the declining standards in Pakistan Cricket is more self inflicting than anything else, the men at the helm of Pak Cricket are callous, carefree and corrupt.
Dada gave the right bullet points to resuscitate Pak Cricket, however, I would like to see Pak greats like Inzi, Anwar, Yousuf etc work at the U19 levels and the first class system, while foreign professionals with the senior team, the reason being foreigners are more in tune with the modern day style of innovative cricket which especially the ex-pak cricketers haven't upgraded themselves nor has their been emphasis on fielding and running between the wickets.

I think he wants the Pakistani greats to focus on the domestic system and be part of the selection panel

 

[rhony]

Sounds good.

But now that Dada is the chief of Cricket Association of Bengal, shouldn't he prove he can turn around Bengal cricket first before advising others what to do? Just for record in our domestic cricket, Bengal, who were once a leading side, have declined significantly. No new talent to speak about, at best make the quarter finals of Ranji trophy. No decent cricket ground other than Eden Gardens.

I would love to see Dada turn it around like Kumble did for Karnataka with multiple cricket centers, performing teams and a very good grassroots systems including the very successful Karnataka Premier league.

How many players from Karnataka are in Indian team? I seriously don't know the answer. Just curious

 

[rhony]

Ganguly as Pakistan's next coach?

He is on his way to be the BCCI chief in a few years I think. BCCi has been using Indian greats very effectively. Dravid is involved in U-19. A perfect role for him to fix the techniques of budding batsmen. Sachin, Ganguly and Laxman are in an advisory role. Kumble, Srinath are also involved in some capacity. The Indian selection committee always has ex Indian players who'd actually played the game and is top notch. Their first class cricket is decent. The only joke is that MRF pace Academy though. They just can't seem to produce great fast bowling talents yet. With sound governance, maybe they can turn that around too

 

[rhony]

Ganguly as Pakistan's next coach?

It will never work. Leaving the obvious reasons why it isn't feasible, I'd say the issues will be with the clash of egos. He's a huge personality and there can only be one alpha male in a group. Pakistan needs a foreign coach who always is in the back ground.

 

[Balthazar]

Ganguly inherited a mediocre team and turned it into a very good team which could actually compete. Dhoni inherited a very good team with some ATG players and took it to next level. Also imo Dhoni is more powerful as a captain in terms of bcci support and authority than ganguly ever was.

The fearless attitude was actually instilled by ganguly , dhoni just carried it forward. We dont know what ganguly could have achieved if he was the captain in today's era. Hence If it comes to choosing between the two captains, its 50-50 for me unlike a whole host of people who will choose dhoni in the blink of an eye.

Mediocre team? ) That team was our strongest till now. We even won a test match in Australia something your 90s team had failed to achieve. If anything the team that Dhoni got was pretty rubbish with all the senior players were in rubbish form. I don't know about fearless attitude but we used to choke a lot under Ganguly, considering the kind of players he had and most players were in their peak form too.

 

[par]

He is on his way to be the BCCI chief in a few years I think. BCCi has been using Indian greats very effectively. Dravid is involved in U-19. A perfect role for him to fix the techniques of budding batsmen. Sachin, Ganguly and Laxman are in an advisory role. Kumble, Srinath are also involved in some capacity. The Indian selection committee always has ex Indian players who'd actually played the game and is top notch. Their first class cricket is decent. The only joke is that MRF pace Academy though. They just can't seem to produce great fast bowling talents yet. With sound governance, maybe they can turn that around too

Does MRF pace Academy have anything to do with BCCI? Isn't it a private academy?

 

[Varun]

Does MRF pace Academy have anything to do with BCCI? Isn't it a private academy?

If anything, it produces speedsters for other countries. Refer Mitchell Johnson.

 

[par]

Mediocre team? ) That team was our strongest till now. We even won a test match in Australia something your 90s team had failed to achieve. If anything the team that Dhoni got was pretty rubbish with all the senior players were in rubbish form. I don't know about fearless attitude but we used to choke a lot under Ganguly, considering the kind of players he had and most players were in their peak form too.

It was not when Ganguly was made captain in 2000. Do you remember that team?

 

[par]

If anything, it produces speedsters for other countries. Refer Mitchell Johnson.

Chaminda Vaas was also trained there.

 

[Varun]

How many players from Karnataka are in Indian team? I seriously don't know the answer. Just curious

Off the top of my head:

KL Rahul
Binny
Vinay Kumar
Manish Pandey

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Robin Uthappa
Sreenath Aravind
Abhimanyu Mithun

 

[FlickedOffHips]

The point about the constant changing of the team is key. pcb team selection is a soap opera.

 

[mikeypbadana]

Some Pak fans here give too much credit to Ganguly. He was lucky to have some of the finest cricketers ever to play under him. He didn't do anything more significant to Indian cricket than any other Indian Captains. A captain can only be good as his team.
If any thing its our excellent domestic structure that made Indian cricket what it is today.

I am an indian fan watching cricket since I was 9 from 1995 having witnessed the australians pakistanies srilankans at their peak.Sourav played against the mighty australians pakistanies srilankns at their peak.India went to world cup final won a champions trophy a joint winner with srilanka (having to chase 220 cruising with sehwag on a blaze in the final both times chasing but the final was abandoned twice due to rain).He did not play in t20 era so he is almost there with dhoni if not better in ODI's.He a

Players take 7 to 8 years to hit their peak.Its the middle order that wins the matches/finishes the matches.Srilanka won 1996 world cup not due to openers jayasuriya(who failed in semis and final) but arawind disilwa/arjuna ranatunga.Sourav had to build the team from the shackles of match fixing.It is tough to replace ajaruddin,ajay jadeja,robin singh in the middle order.Youvraj was 3 years into international cricket in 2003 world cup so were zaheer and harbajan.I would take a 8 years experienced virat than 3 years experienced virat.In 2011 world cup zaheer,harbajan,youvraj were all experience and were in numerous big matches.Dravid was a big time liability despite his 10000 runs in souravs team I am saying dhonis team in 2011 better than 2003 indian team.Either you did not watch sourav play from 1996 or one of those young dhoni fans who do not know how criket was in mid 90's or late 90's and what sourav offered to the team.

I give all the credit to dhoni but dhoni under India played against a depleted pakistan,depelted australia.1999 wasim akram lost to aus in final sourav lost to 2003 aus srilanka lost in 2007.Would have been interesting if dhoni played in an era with australians at peak,pakistanies at peak.Despite that 2011 it was pakistans match to lose with them dropping sachin 4 times and panicking rather than captaincy brilliance.If dhoni's calmess rubs on team the entire team was under preassure except sehwag


A simple question.If it is all due to dhonis fearless approach why did the team perform so poorly after 2011 world cup in the rebuilding phase?Dhoni failed big time in rebuilding phase while sourav achieved great heights in rebuilding phase post match fixing scandal.


Regarding sourav not being a big match player he knocked out srilnaka in a must win game in 1999 world cup withy 183 to advance to next stage.He scored 124 against pakistan in independce cup final.He led the way in natwest withy 60 odd in final.He lost 10 finals because the middle order always failed miserably and sachin always used to choke in big matches

Steve waugh arjuna ranatunga dhoni all mediocre players maximized their potential and had a world cup winning streak.That alone does not make them all time great.If that is the case Steve waugh arjuna ranatunga dhoni >> lara.

 

[rhony]

Off the top of my head:

KL Rahul
Binny
Vinay Kumar
Manish Pandey

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Robin Uthappa
Sreenath Aravind
Abhimanyu Mithun

Thanks. Pandey can be a good ODI bat. Rahul is a good test prospect

 

[Vayuu]

If DADA was in PAK administration, Pak will surely have a turnaround

He would have given proper chhitroll to all the wannabees and thrown them out.

Chak De India

 

[Madplayer]

Mediocre team? ) That team was our strongest till now. We even won a test match in Australia something your 90s team had failed to achieve. If anything the team that Dhoni got was pretty rubbish with all the senior players were in rubbish form. I don't know about fearless attitude but we used to choke a lot under Ganguly, considering the kind of players he had and most players were in their peak form too.

okay the strongest team couldnt do jack before ganguly was made the captain but it was still the strongest.

 

[Billy1999]

These former Indian players actually care about our cricket and they also know what is going wrong they want to see good matches between India and Pakistan and saurav is 100% right

 

[Mamoon]

So we did listen to 'Dada' and utilized the services of Inzy bhai...

 

[DRsohail]

agreed,..he does know and care for pakistan team but here najam sethi sahb hahhaha

 

[DRsohail]

So we did listen to 'Dada' and utilized the services of Inzy bhai...

he did not say make him selector he said utilize him...

 

[Savak]

agreed,..he does know and care for pakistan team but here najam sethi sahb hahhaha

Blaming Najam Sethi and Shahryar has become fashionable. They have given space to the selectors, coaches and the captains.

 

[OmaIR1]

Dare I say an Indian coach would do wonders for team Pakistan.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Everything he is saying has a lot of truth to it. We produce sooooooo much talent that instead of grooming them and utlising there talent. We don't have the structure and nthe resources which is why the team is suffering. We need to realise that the future or the sport for our country is not with Hafeez, Shehzad, U Akmal, Wahab and Shafiq. We need to focus on young talent and new players. That's been the Pakistani way, the way of creating stars for the future. If we make it the next world cup we'll need more than just Shadab, Babar, Hasan, Amir and Fahim. We're gonna need Saad Ali, Saud Shakeel, Sahibzada Farhan, Nauman Anwar, Hasan Mohsin. Players who have the potential to be stars and legends for our team for the future. Sure some of these players might not be able to live up to the expectation we set for them but atleast we would have structure for more young players. Our team currently lacks plans, direction and confidence. How is the last brilliant batsman our country produce Miandad, when we should have built much more than him. Sad times lie ahead for our team unfortunately.

 

[Justcrazy]

Ganguly is spot on.

That is why ganguly would make a good coach . He has the brains. Pakistan should not look for short cut quick solutions. Give a new team with younger players some series. You will loose sometime but overall would benefit Pakistan cricket immensely.

 

[Mamoon]

Dare I say an Indian coach would do wonders for team Pakistan.

Not as a coach, but they can do a great job if they are given charge of domestic cricket without any interference. People like Ganguly don't know much about the internal problems of Pakistan cricket due to which they have to resort to generic statements, but if he is given the task of revamping domestic cricket, he will know what he needs to be done. Unfortunately, it will never happen.

 

[Madplayer]

Not as a coach, but they can do a great job if they are given charge of domestic cricket without any interference. People like Ganguly don't know much about the internal problems of Pakistan cricket due to which they have to resort to generic statements, but if he is given the task of revamping domestic cricket, he will know what he needs to be done. Unfortunately, it will never happen.

There are people in Pakistan too who know what needs to be done. But without initiative of the people who have the power to authorise changes, they cant do jack squat.

 

[princeuk]

There are people in Pakistan too who know what needs to be done. But without initiative of the people who have the power to authorise changes, they cant do jack squat.

Yes this is true, their hands are
expected tied. Why are we doing this to ourselves? Don't the people at the helm want pakistan cricket to thrive.

 

[jnaveen1980]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...2012;spanval1=span;template=results;type=team

Last 5 years Pakistan has lost 57 matches Won 45 matches. If you ignore minnows Last 5 year Pakistan won 32 matches lost 55 matches. Only WI has poorer Win loss ratio than this. Bangladesh is above Pakistan in the both the categories. It is not like Pakistan ODI cricket sliding suddenly. It has been for years. But their Test form some what managed to mask their regression in the ODIs.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...am=6;team=7;team=8;template=results;type=team

 

[PakLFC]

Saurav makes some good points. Firstly a strong Pak side is very important for world Cricket. There has to be a long term plan under the right captain. I am not sure if Azhar or Sarfraz are the correct one to lead Pakistan long term. What Saurav probably does not realise is the mess the PCB is and nepotism culture in Pak Cricket. There can be no reformation of the current structure until chronic problems like these are permanently sorted. Until then no past great will want to get involved with Pak Cricket. Even India wants a strong Pak side to give them some competition.

 

[KyoOne]

We need to employ the likes of Yousuf, Inzi, Younis, Saeed Anwar, Shoaib Akhtar, Saqlain Mushtaq and Salim Malik for U19 and A teams (as a coach/manager, not selector!), and at NCA. They are gem we are not utilizing appropriately.

Plus unbaised selections (top domestic performers not getting selected is a biggest tragedy happening time and again since ages)

 

[Madplayer]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...2012;spanval1=span;template=results;type=team

Last 5 years Pakistan has lost 57 matches Won 45 matches. If you ignore minnows Last 5 year Pakistan won 32 matches lost 55 matches. Only WI has poorer Win loss ratio than this. Bangladesh is above Pakistan in the both the categories. It is not like Pakistan ODI cricket sliding suddenly. It has been for years. But their Test form some what managed to mask their regression in the ODIs.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...am=6;team=7;team=8;template=results;type=team

Something is wrong with your data.

 

[Rightarmfast]

Dare I say an Indian coach would do wonders for team Pakistan.

Get someone like Rahul Dravid for your junior team. Ganguly and Dravid combined can change Pakistan cricket.