I never understood, why players dont accept that they didnt perform to the required level? Why cant they accept that in a cricket team, every spot is being competted for and if you dont give the performance you will be replaced by someone. That someone could be an experience or non experience that is not your concern. That is the selectors concern.
Guys like Ahmad Shezad, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmad, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Amir and even past ones like Tanveer Ahmad have made themselves believed that they were victims.
Dont these guys reflect back and see that if someone else gave poor performances like them, would they support idea that that person should continue to play?
Ahmad Shezad got irked when Afridi said that Ahmad couldnt perform in all games. That comment hurt him so much that he ends up speaking nonsense on national tv.
Ahmad is not alone.
Umar akmal thinks he was an upper order batsmen but was sideline by everyone. When he got his chances he did nothing, just threw away his wicket.
Kamran Akmal whines about inexperience cricketers being given a go at international level, yet he has no issue that when he came in the early 2000s or when umar came in they were quite inexperienced aswell.
Kamran used to think he should be the keeper of Pakistan cricket just because he was scoring runs, yet he didnt understand that when he was part of the national team where was that performance? You ended up being a terrible keeper even in psl causing your team to lose a final.
Sarfraz ahmad also whines on social media where he will post poetry to get sympathy showing that he is a victim. Bhai, just because you won the champions trophy, doesnt mean you had a pass on performance and fitness. Especially when a certain M. Rizwan was waiting to get back in.
Mohammad Amir wanted to live in UK and have an easy life there. Fine, no issues, but to get that life he bashed Misbah and Waqar publically. Misbah and Waqar knew his intentions and when they were removed from team management all eyes were on Amir to see if he would walk the talk, but he ended up exposing himself and proving Misbah right. Amir still believes he is a better bowler than our current lot, yet he gets bashed around in county cricket.
Sharjeel probably believes that pakistan cricket is against him as they are forcing him(a sportsman) to shed weight and be physically fit. How cruel to expect this from a sportsman and not be understanding because he is Sharjeel right? Even though he was caught spot fixing during the second season of psl, but it is the PCB who are evil as why they caught him, and why they force him to be physically fit.
Tanver Ahmad believes that in the matches he didnt perform, it was because it was a conspiracy by Waqar Younis to play him in grounds which were dead wickets. His fitness was never an issue, Waqar was after him....
These guys are not gonna learn and will continue to find ways to see themselves as victims.
This is why I appreciate the likes of Umar Amin, Sohail Tanveer, Yasir Arafat and Mohammad Abbas.
Umar amin came from an educated family and he himself was educated. Even today he accepts that the reason why he couldnt make it to top level was because his own performance was bad. He got selected but it was upto him afterwards to give that performance.
Sohail tanvir and Yasir Arafat were not getting international cricket, instead of crying, they decided to become freelance cricketers and move around the world playing for leaugues and quietly earning their living. Something which Amir could had done.
Mohammad Abbas tolled for years in domestic until he faced an SNGPL team where Misbah was also playing. Bowled well enough to impress the captain and got his call up. Now adays not a good crixketer anymore for international level, he has quietly gone to county cricket to score his runs.
Whenever Shan Masood is out of form, he goes back to domestic, uses his money to hire coaches and tries county cricket instead of whining.
Afridi is right, Shezad should shut it and score runs. No one has kicked him out from grade 2, top the charts there.
Afridi was kicked out from champions trophy squad by Misbah, and he had to work and prove himself. Both are still friends today and respect each other.
Shadab Khan in recent interview admits that him not being in the rest squad is because of himself as he hasnt played much first-class.
You have to accept that you sucked. Either you can work hard and improve or just quietly earn through domestic. Blaming PCB or Waqar does not solve the problem.
This blame culture was started by shoaib akhtar who would blame naseem ashraf for all his failings
