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Why is Moin Khan not getting stick for Quetta Gladiators' below par performances?

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Sarfaraz has rightfully come under the scanner but I feel Moin Khan has not got any where near the same stick. What has he exactly bought to the table as a coach apart from the underserved nepotistic selection of his son without any domestic performances to back his selection?

Honestly speaking the QG owner and gomanagement need to run the franchise much more professionally rather than on the basis of their blind loyalty to their people on the back of their personal relationships with the captain and coach
 
He is feeling the heat and will continue to do so as Quetta decline.

Question really is for the QG owners to think carefully what they need to do for the next edition as this one is out of reach.
 
He is feeling the heat and will continue to do so as Quetta decline.

Question really is for the QG owners to think carefully what they need to do for the next edition as this one is out of reach.

Just don't see it enough. The focus is primarily on Sarfaraz which i find excessive and unfair
 
He is feeling the heat and will continue to do so as Quetta decline.

Question really is for the QG owners to think carefully what they need to do for the next edition as this one is out of reach.

Except for Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi all other PSL franchises are extremely unprofessional.

They are run in emotions, relations and friendships.
E.g. I was amazed when I saw Azam Khan's mother along with other QG management at the PSL draft desk (it PSL 5/6, can't remember precisely), what was she doing there?
Was it an organised family function ?
When you have your father as the head coach, your mother on the draft desk, even GOD can't prevent you not being selected.

The blame lies not in the Khan family, they are just enjoying the privilege, but it is the OWNER Nadeem Omar who can't see that a particular family is vacationing on his $$.

People blame Akib Javed ( rightly so) but this Moin Khan is no different, from Quetta Gladiators to Galle Gladiators the $$ keeps coming and his family keeps enjoying.
 
He is feeling the heat and will continue to do so as Quetta decline.

Question really is for the QG owners to think carefully what they need to do for the next edition as this one is out of reach.

They aren’t out of the tournament yet. Should fully focus on next game
 
Becoming a boys club.

QG needs a clearout from top to bottom. They are coasting on the back of winning a previous PSL.

Poor strategies, poor selections, poor management, poor leadership.
 
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Becoming a boys club.

QG needs a clearout from top to bottom. They are coasting on the back of winning a previous PSL.

Poor strategies, poor selections, poor management, poor leadership.

Honestly speaking, a team comprising of Faf, Russell, Delport, Zahir and a few decent domestic guys has should not be languishing at the bottom of the table. Seems like the players aren't being held accountable so they aren't playing with any urgency.
 
Nadeem Omar would rather sell his team than kicking out the management and Sarfraz. Remember how much they were whining when Sarfraz was not allowed to board.
 
His son is one of the best players in team, and I'd choose Azam over any domestic player 8/10 times just because he had better training coaching and mentoring throughout life and is expected to give better results, and if you think he's a braindead fat couch potato you're wrong he has the same passion for cricket running in his veins as anybody else and it's been nurtured by the best there is in Pakistan while others may've same passion but certainly not the same nurturing. The way he plays also confirms it, If you dont watch his innings atleast watch the highlights.

And my priority is Pakistan team winning not nepotism, if Moin Khan and Rashid Latif has XI sons they all can play if they're good enough because our batsmen suck.
 
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Honestly speaking, a team comprising of Faf, Russell, Delport, Zahir and a few decent domestic guys has should not be languishing at the bottom of the table. Seems like the players aren't being held accountable so they aren't playing with any urgency.

I think the responsibility has to be shared.

Skipper, coach have to take their share of the blame too.

The squad is poor when you compare it to others and the skipper, coach and management are responsible for picking the players they have.
 
Seems nothing will change!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To all the supporters of the QG family,its not been our year.<br>I take full responsibility for the teams loss, we played poor cricket but promise you the next ten years we will dominate once again In Sha Allah please keep faith,need your prayers and support.May Allah bless you all</p>— Nadeem Omar (@nadeem_omar57) <a href="https://twitter.com/nadeem_omar57/status/1403708561717346308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
His son is one of the best players in team, and I'd choose Azam over any domestic player 8/10 times just because he had better training coaching and mentoring throughout life and is expected to give better results, and if you think he's a braindead fat couch potato you're wrong he has the same passion for cricket running in his veins as anybody else and it's been nurtured by the best there is in Pakistan while others may've same passion but certainly not the same nurturing. The way he plays also confirms it, If you dont watch his innings atleast watch the highlights.

And my priority is Pakistan team winning not nepotism, if Moin Khan and Rashid Latif has XI sons they all can play if they're good enough because our batsmen suck.
[MENTION=147292]RedwoodOriginal[/MENTION] have a read at this :))
 
[MENTION=147292]RedwoodOriginal[/MENTION] have a read at this :))

HAHAHA. Too much to unpack.

But man, if playing in high-level cricket academies was really as effective as OP makes it out to be than I should have been the next Babar Azam by now.

Hard to take anything else he has said seriously. Its far too absurd, even as an opinion.
 
Seems nothing will change!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To all the supporters of the QG family,its not been our year.<br>I take full responsibility for the teams loss, we played poor cricket but promise you the next ten years we will dominate once again In Sha Allah please keep faith,need your prayers and support.May Allah bless you all</p>— Nadeem Omar (@nadeem_omar57) <a href="https://twitter.com/nadeem_omar57/status/1403708561717346308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Next ten years??

I hope its a typo.
 
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Becoming a boys club.

QG needs a clearout from top to bottom. They are coasting on the back of winning a previous PSL.

Poor strategies, poor selections, poor management, poor leadership.

Someone should ask Moin Khan why he dropped Saud Shakeel after having him in the squad for a number of years, and without even giving him a single opportunity. On the other hand, his son really didn't really have to do much to become a regular in the team.
 
Sarfraz and Moin are friends with (very close) and loyal to owner Nadeem Omer. So they can not be fired.

That's the problem with a friends party team: you just cannot fire people when things aren't going well.

Next year you will see many changes in the QG camp, but Moin, Sarfraz and Azam will still be there.
 
Quetta Gladiators have won only 2 of their last 13 games!

Their last 13 matches:
(recent first)

Lose vs PZ
Lose vs IU
Win vs MS
Lose vs IU
Lose vs PZ
Lose vs LQ
Lose vs KK
Win vs KK
NR vs QG
Lose vs LQ
Lose vs PZ
Lose vs LQ
Lose vs MS
 
Seems nothing will change!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To all the supporters of the QG family,its not been our year.<br>I take full responsibility for the teams loss, we played poor cricket but promise you the next ten years we will dominate once again In Sha Allah please keep faith,need your prayers and support.May Allah bless you all</p>— Nadeem Omar (@nadeem_omar57) <a href="https://twitter.com/nadeem_omar57/status/1403708561717346308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

10 years of Moin Khan and family.

Good luck.
 
If it's a results and performance business then Moin Khan and co should be sacked.

If it's a boys club where friendships matter more than anything else, then keep him in the role.

Quetta Gladiators last 12 completed matches:

Lost by 61 runs
Lost by 10 wickets
Won by 22 runs
Lost by 6 wickets
Lost by 3 wickets
Lost by 9 wickets
Lost by 7 wickets
Won by 5 wickets
Lost by 8 wickets
Lost by 30 runs
Lost by 37 runs
Lost by 30 runs
 
Sarfraz and Moin are friends with (very close) and loyal to owner Nadeem Omer. So they can not be fired.

That's the problem with a friends party team: you just cannot fire people when things aren't going well.

Next year you will see many changes in the QG camp, but Moin, Sarfraz and Azam will still be there.

The problem with that is that with the same team management and approach, even if you get some good players in, they will just add to the mediocrity.

It needs a clear-out, new management, new captain etc.
 
They should add a layer of peril for these guys by having a relegation play-off, so other teams wanting to join the league have a chance to play and beat QG, so we no longer need to see such a badly managed team.
 
Speaking after Quetta Gladiators unable to make it to the top 4:

"Every season is a new season and every match is a new match - this should be realized by our team; There are no excuses as we played very badly; The other thing is that we couldn't create a good team combination as in every other game, we seem to lose a player"

"We had Chris Gayle in the beginning, then the league stopped and almost new side had to be formed"

"We had Qais come and play for us and he won us a game and we seemed to be building a positive momentum but then the league stopped; Even in the 2nd round, we lost Andre Russell and Fad du Plessis"

"In any side, if even one or 2 players don't perform consistently then there is a problem, and also I saw a lack of confidence amongst individual players"

"As a coach its my job to help players gain game awareness - This is top level cricket but we have some youngsters who have lack of game awareness and they are making the same mistakes all the time"

"When it was required to stay on the pitch, we didn't do that in our batting; Our bowlers bowled sometimes in a way which put pressure on our team"

"We have nothing to lose now and those players who have not played before will be given a chance and it will be a good opportunity for the youngsters"
 
This is top level cricket but we have some youngsters who have lack of game awareness and they are making the same mistakes all the time"

Harsh to blame the youngsters.

Some of the senior players haven't been up to the mark and they are the ones who Moin should be scrutinising.
 
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