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I know the answer. Let you guys decide the rest. This was actually a beautiful team, a beautiful time in Pakistan cricket.
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I know the answer. Let you guys decide the rest. This was actually a beautiful team, a beautiful time in Pakistan cricket.
They beat England, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in the 2019 World Cup in EnglandThese players were over rated and over hyped on the basis of a few performances early on in their careers. They didn't improve, evolve and work hard to take their games to the next level. That's all there is to it.
It all comes down to mentality.They beat England, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in the 2019 World Cup in England
4 years later, they only beat Netherlands, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and NZ (DLS) in Asian conditions. They regressed massively. Something definitely went wrong.
One man who kept the team going....
I know the answer. Let you guys decide the rest. This was actually a beautiful team, a beautiful time in Pakistan cricket.
every new chairperson (changed frequently lately) comes with a set of new rules - this is where core destruction begins.The 2021 India game did us more harm than good.
Just because Shaheen got u a wicket in opening spell, they decided that in every game Shaheen would open, even if the pitch supported spinners. So Imad got under utilized.
Than Babar's captaincy in the 2021semi final was flawed, but the Babar bandwagon was soo strong and Ramiz was such a crazy fan boy that everyone was going crazy as if Babar was the next Imran. I called it than that he sucks as a captain.
Than Shadab Khan was never fixed. They kept playing and calling him back.
Chairmans switched, PSL was made the standard for captaincy. Shaheen was made captain out of no where, he sucked and than the Babar-Shaheen fiasco took place. Meanwhile there is no proper coach to guide and build a team culture.
4 years later, we are making the same mistake. Hasan Ali is back after 1 good psl season. THere is no more grinding of 3-4 years before making combacks. Shadab Khan is also back.
You’ve made 2 postsThe 2021 India game did us more harm than good.
Just because Shaheen got u a wicket in opening spell, they decided that in every game Shaheen would open, even if the pitch supported spinners. So Imad got under utilized.
Than Babar's captaincy in the 2021semi final was flawed, but the Babar bandwagon was soo strong and Ramiz was such a crazy fan boy that everyone was going crazy as if Babar was the next Imran. I called it than that he sucks as a captain.
Than Shadab Khan was never fixed. They kept playing and calling him back.
Chairmans switched, PSL was made the standard for captaincy. Shaheen was made captain out of no where, he sucked and than the Babar-Shaheen fiasco took place. Meanwhile there is no proper coach to guide and build a team culture.
4 years later, we are making the same mistake. Hasan Ali is back after 1 good psl season. THere is no more grinding of 3-4 years before making combacks. Shadab Khan is also back.
The downfall was cause of Rameez.Poor PCB administration is to blame. They overhyped the players and then Ramiz took it to the next level and gave Babar god like powers without accountability and gave the senior troika Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen, Shadab, Rauf e.t.c. the right to decide who will play in the team and who won't. The players have also seen musical chairs where so many coaches, board officials, chairman have come and gone which gave them the attitude everyone will go but we are here to stay forever regardless of performances.
That’s not entirely true is it?The downfall was cause of Rameez
They beat England, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in the 2019 World Cup in England
4 years later, they only beat Netherlands, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and NZ (DLS) in Asian conditions. They regressed massively. Something definitely went wrong.
Misbah couldn’t re-assert himself, so he did the second best thing and that’s enforce the curse of Rizwan on Pakistan cricketMisbah ousted Mickey and took his job for himself. That's what went wrong but the Misbah's sympathisers aren't ready for that conversation.
Naw, well your half right. That was his initial intention but rizzu didn't make sense at the time so he went with Babar.Misbah couldn’t re-assert himself, so he did the second best thing and that’s enforce the curse of Rizwan on Pakistan cricket
Between who though? Juveniles? Guys who were clearly not mature enough as leaders?Tug of Captaincy
“When Sarfaraz was in charge these boys were performing to the max potential and could compete with top teams.”
5-0 whitewash in New Zealand, 2018 Asia Cup disaster, 5-0 whitewash in England, 2019 World Cup group stage exit with the the third worst NRR among all teams, 8 consecutive ODI defeats in 2018.
A W/L ratio between 2018-19 that would put a minnow to shame and let’s not forget he started the trend of losing home Test series.
He was lucky there was no T20 World Cup in 2018 otherwise that drama would have been exposed as well.
Pakistan did well in the format at the time because they played a lot of B and C teams because other teams except Pakistan were focused on ODI cricket in that period due to the 2019 World Cup.
As I said earlier, I will not let the usual ignoramuses rewrite history and change the narrative to fuel their dumb agendas.
I am a witness to how rubbish Pakistan was between 2018-2019 and how removing Sarfaraz from the team both as a captain and as a player was necessary.
Pakistan’s current team is better in all formats, but the only problem is Babar’s form. Sarfaraz had the luxury of having an in-form Babar, but Babar’s lost his form in an unfortunate manner which cost him his captaincy as well.Pakistan may have been rubbish in ODI bilateral cricket in that short period but they were overall a better side than they have been over the last couple of years.
Won Champions Trophy compared to the disaster in 2025 and the 2019 campaign was far superior to the 2023 campaign.
#1 T20I ranking as well compared to the #7 ranking currently.
No it’s not.Pakistan’s current team is better in all formats,
No it’s not.
Anyone with a brain can tell 2017-2019 Pakistan nukes 2025 Pakistan.Pakistan’s current team is better in all formats, but the only problem is Babar’s form. Sarfaraz had the luxury of having an in-form Babar, but Babar’s lost his form in an unfortunate manner which cost him his captaincy as well.
Sarfaraz was a nothing player and a nothing captain. Rizwan for all his faults is far better than him in all formats. Sarfaraz was also insecure to boot - he didn’t even let Rizwan be in the squad of the World Cup in 2019 in spite of scoring 2 centuries in the ODI series vs Australia, which was more than what Sarfaraz managed in 2 years.
Sarfaraz yawning with his belly sticking out is the defining image of his legacy as an international cricketer and captain. Bang average.
The fact that you are fixating on the CT 25 injury-ridden squad while mentioned the full-strength squad from 2017-19 shows that you are not interested in an impartial comparison and want to drive your agenda.Anyone with a brain can tell 2017-2019 Pakistan nukes 2025 Pakistan.
2017-2019
1) Fakhar
2) Imam/Azhar
3) Babar
4) Hafeez
5) Haris sohail
6) Malik
7) Sarfaraz
8) Imad/ Shadab
9) Hasan Ali/ Wahab
10) Amir
11) Junaid Khan/ Shaheen
^^ All these players were inform. Even imam who i have issues with was soft scoring centuries which is more then his fat put of shape body can do today.
Meanwhile 2025 ct
1) Imam Ul haq
2) Babar Azam
3) Saud Shakeel
4) Muhammad Rizwan
5) Salman Ali Agha
6) Tayyab
7) Khusdil
8) Shaheen
9) Naseem
10) Rauf
11) Abrar
This is a terrible team and you've lost your marbels. The whole team depends upon fakhar and saim and maybe agha otherwise the team is completly toast.
Rana is right, Javed Afridi hacked your account lol
You can hate Rizwan as much as you want, but he is twice the WK batsman Sarfaraz was especially in the 2017-19 period
What injury ridden squad?The fact that you are fixating on the CT 25 injury-ridden squad while mentioned the full-strength squad from 2017-19 shows that you are not interested in an impartial comparison and want to drive your agenda.
Moreover, you conveniently mentioned Haris Sohail in the 2017-19 period where he only played 19 ODIs out of the 61 that Pakistan played in those years, but we can let that one go because it is important for your agenda and I really liked him and consider him as a huge wasted talent.
This is my combined 2017-19 and 2022-current ODI XI.
Fakhar
Saim
Babar
Haris
Rizwan
Hafeez
Agha
Shadab
Shaheen
Naseem/Rauf/Junaid/Wahab
Abrar
Hafeez and Haris are the only retired/discarded players from that era that will get into the current XI.
Naseem, Rauf, Junaid and Wahab are all mediocre and interchangeable. Shadab gets into the team because he is the only available leg-spinner, and his bowling was really bad in 2018-2019 as well but he got a lot of protection from the fans because he still has credit left in the bank from his explosive entry in 2017 especially in the West Indies prior to the CT.
You can hate Rizwan as much as you want, but he is twice the WK batsman Sarfaraz was especially in the 2017-19 period.
Sarfaraz at the time was a complete failure and a strong contender for being the worst WK batsman in the format.
Haris is an improvement on Saud for sure but Agha is much better than 2017-19 washed Malik.
Hafeez himself was very ordinary in ODIs after he stopped being effective with his bowling. He barely did anything with the bat in this period apart from 2-3 knocks before a golden run in T20Is in 2020.
However, I don’t have a problem picking his 2017-19 version over KG or Tayyab today.
Imad the self-appointed superstar was useless in ODIs with an average of 60+ with the ball. The format didn’t allow him to do the powerplay bowling drama. I will pick Abrar over him.
We are talking about ODIs here. Sarfraz turned Pakistan into a minnow in ODIs between 2018 and 2019, and his pathetic batting was a key driver behind Pakistan’s demise.More and more nonsense. Rizwan was a better keeper, but for a player who occupied one position only and causing serious detriment to Pakistan cricket to the point that he had to be forced out with an average of 47….
Whilst Sarfaraz who captained his side to no.1 in the rankings without even holding on to a top 6 position?!?!?
2-3 players make all the difference and this goes for every team. Everyone fields 11 players but the fate of the team lies with 2-3 players. It is the same everywhere.What injury ridden squad?
I already mentioned that 2025 was fakhar + saim or bust.
If your entire lineup is fixated on these 2 then its a failure. To top it off im not the one who claimed Pakistan were favourites to win ct 2025, you did lol.
Australia didn't have half their squad yet they made semi's. Would have probably defeated India if India didn't fixate on dubai + aus were full strength.
Whatever floats your boat bro. One time won a CT, the other team flopped it.2-3 players make all the difference and this goes for every team. Everyone fields 11 players but the fate of the team lies with 2-3 players. It is the same everywhere.
Losing Fakhar and Saim at the same completely derailed Pakistan. They didn’t have the time to replace them properly. Babar was already in bad touch and wasn’t going to do much as an opener, and a rusty and out of practice Imam was not going to do much either.
The CT was a shambles of a tournament. Pakistan’s fate was sealed due to injuries while Indian enjoyed an unfair advantage of playing all matches on one venue tailored to their strengths.
Pakistan’s best possible ODI XI today is a solid outfit. Not the best in the world but good enough to be competitive, more so than the 2018-19 minnow-like was in their era, having lost 32 out of 40 ODIs with so-called quality players who are were supposedly far better than what we have today. I wonder who forced them to humiliate themselves during those two years if they were that good.
CT is a format where flukes happen. The great Australian team was in their prime between 2000 and 2004 and teams like New Zealand, India/Sri Lanka and West Indies won the CT in that era but couldn’t stop the Australian machine from winning the 2003 and 2007 World Cups.Whatever floats your boat bro. One time won a CT, the other team flopped it.
Yeah and the stars aligning for Babar in the 2022 World Cup wasn’t down to the fact that he had built towards a rubbish T20 set up? Or the fact that they edged through to the Asia cup final because of fluke hits by Naseem Shah against Afghanistan??CT is a format where flukes happen. The great Australian team was in their prime between 2000 and 2004 and teams like New Zealand, India/Sri Lanka and West Indies won the CT in that era but couldn’t stop the Australian machine from winning the 2003 and 2007 World Cups.
Sarfaraz’s ODI team was bang average before and after the CT but the stars aligned for them for 3 games. The way they performed in ODI cricket between 2018 and 2019 illustrated how poor the team was and how poor his captaincy was.
Ask yourself why these so called flukes have not occurred for Babar and Rizwan.CT is a format where flukes happen. The great Australian team was in their prime between 2000 and 2004 and teams like New Zealand, India/Sri Lanka and West Indies won the CT in that era but couldn’t stop the Australian machine from winning the 2003 and 2007 World Cups.
Sarfaraz’s ODI team was bang average before and after the CT but the stars aligned for them for 3 games. The way they performed in ODI cricket between 2018 and 2019 illustrated how poor the team was and how poor his captaincy was.
Keep cooking these waterboy fraudulent fansCT is a format where flukes happen. The great Australian team was in their prime between 2000 and 2004 and teams like New Zealand, India/Sri Lanka and West Indies won the CT in that era but couldn’t stop the Australian machine from winning the 2003 and 2007 World Cups.
Sarfaraz’s ODI team was bang average before and after the CT but the stars aligned for them for 3 games. The way they performed in ODI cricket between 2018 and 2019 illustrated how poor the team was and how poor his captaincy was.
Maximum yawning performanceNotice how all the players bar Safi are still playing for Pakistan.
When Sarfaraz was in charge these boys were performing to the max potential and could compete with top teams. People like to blame the players for being mediocore which is partially true however a great leader gets the best out of his players which Safi did
When Misbah and Rameez orchestrated their coups and destroyed the foundation the great man built and replaced it with the worst thing to happen to Pakistan cricket it was only inevitable that we would hit rock bottom
The same would have happened to the Australian team of the 90s if Gilchrist was replaced by Rizwan or India of the 2010s if Dhoni was replaced by that agent of chaos
Sarfaraz was a selfless person and an effective leader but he was extremely mediocre as a batsman. In that 2019 WC, he was a liability for Pakistan. I remember that run chase against Australia where Sarfaraz was relying on Wahab, Amir and Hassan to win the game with bat !Notice how all the players bar Safi are still playing for Pakistan.
When Sarfaraz was in charge these boys were performing to the max potential and could compete with top teams. People like to blame the players for being mediocore which is partially true however a great leader gets the best out of his players which Safi did
When Misbah and Rameez orchestrated their coups and destroyed the foundation the great man built and replaced it with the worst thing to happen to Pakistan cricket it was only inevitable that we would hit rock bottom
The same would have happened to the Australian team of the 90s if Gilchrist was replaced by Rizwan or India of the 2010s if Dhoni was replaced by that agent of chaos
It’s what God wanted.Ask yourself why these so called flukes have not occurred for Babar and Rizwan.
In 2021, Pakistan under Babar produced one of the most dominant tournament performances ever but unfortunately they fell short in the semifinal thanks to Hasan Ali and Imad.Yeah and the stars aligning for Babar in the 2022 World Cup wasn’t down to the fact that he had built towards a rubbish T20 set up? Or the fact that they edged through to the Asia cup final because of fluke hits by Naseem Shah against Afghanistan??
What do you have to say about that? What do you have to say about the fact that Pakistan were totally crap under Babar inside or outside of ICC tournaments during his tenure?