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Anay do :yk:
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I didnt like it either. A captian is caption. no matter what. Decipline and respect has to be maintined. Cricket is all about doing personal better and respect seniors. No matter what misbah is a good man ,a fighter and caption , everyone needs to respect the great one.
So what if they lost, its just a game and pak has beaten us more times in overall.
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Congrats Kaka on this historic win!
Best of Luck for the Semis 
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Get ready we are coming , like it or not. We will come down fast and hard if its left to the player alone. only if bcci has some stomach. We have the worst and most spineless board in the world. We are wasting so much energy playing everyone else, we should be playing each other more often while we are neighbors. our game is the biggest game in cricket, so lets take advantage of it.
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barely historic but thanks. I hope PCB makes some changes and get lala in despite of his performance :halo:
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This is probably the worst Pakistan team I have ever seen.
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Betrayed by the batsmen by Kamran Abbasi
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JUNE 16, 2013****Betrayed by the batsmen
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Pakistan’s performance in international tournaments tends to defy prevailing circumstances. Not this time. The World Cup campaigns of 2003 and 2007 rank alongside this year’s Champions Trophy as demoralising failures. The 2003 tournament in particular was followed by a cull of players that allowed Pakistan to rebuild and become competitive again. Something similar needs to happen now.
The imperative for Pakistan in one-day cricket is to build towards the next World Cup in 2015. The bowling is in good health. It is the batting that has required a surgeon’s scalpel for over a year and now resembles a rotting corpse. The dead meat belongs to Imran Farhat, Shoaib Malik, and Kamran Akmal. Mohammad Hafeez has some life in him as a bowling allrounder in the lower middle order but his lifetime’s endeavour to establish himself as a top-order batsman has come to nought.
Pakistan cricket is not blessed with alternatives. Its cricket infrastructure is so shattered that it struggles to compete with the professional standards that have been established in other major cricketing countries, systems that are required to develop international-class batsmen.
Yet there are options and these can no longer be overlooked. The players who need to be considered include Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail and Hammad Azam. Umar Akmal is a viable option as a batsman wicketkeeper. Mix this younger group with Misbah-ul-Haq, Nasir Jamshed, Asad Shafiq and Umar Amin from the current squad and Pakistan’s batting order already looks stronger, with potential for the future.
The Champions Trophy is a tough tournament and success is by no means guaranteed. But the manner of Pakistan’s exit from this series has made their supporters forlorn. The only fight on display at Edgbaston was the unfortunate skirmish or two between opposing fans in the stands. The pragmatic approach of Misbah’s reign as captain has helped stabilise Pakistan cricket. Pragmatism does not have to be soulless, however. There was no soul, no spirit, and no fight in these batting displays except from the captain.
That hurts most of all. Pakistan is a troubled nation but it looks to its cricketers to raise a flag of honour on the international stage, to make a stand that reflects the determination and aspirations of its people. Pakistan’s batsmen have lowered the standard.
Kamran Abbasi is an editor, writer and broadcaster. He tweets here
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Get ready we are coming , like it or not. We will come down fast and hard if its left to the player alone. only if bcci has some stomach. We have the worst and most spineless board in the world. We are wasting so much energy playing everyone else, we should be playing each other more often while we are neighbors. our game is the biggest game in cricket, so lets take advantage of it.
i agree wth you , it reminded me of sharjah series
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We are the world champions for a reason. We are number one. well done india, hard luck pakistan, better luck next time.
Our spineless bcci should go for a pakistan home series in UAE or england this year
Bhai winning n losing is Part of came issi works Champion team ko pak Infos mei series hara kr aya tha Few months bck
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K. Akmal *- will whack the ball here and there but other than that we can't rely on him as an opener or as a decent batsman...and as a wicketkeeper...he's only good at screaming out ghoomay gi..bhagay gi...dorray gi..his actual job of catching anything rarely seems to happen any more.
**U. Akmal *- just like his brother will whack the ball here and there but will usually get really excited and doesn't have the patience to stay on the crease for more than 10 minutes. Otherwise, a decent fielder.
**S. Malik - Decent fielder, over rated for his "experience" and above avg strike rate against India.
Misbah - Tuk Tuk Tuk Tuk Tuk Chakka Tuk Tuk Tuk Tuk Chakka ....Tuk Tuk Tuk ...maybe we are going to win afterall ...yes...no..yess..no.. tuk tuk..tukkk...OUT!
In my opinion, Malik and both the akmal brothers including Imran Farhat are very inconsistent, over branded, and over rated names!
Keepers:
Misbah, Jamshed, Shafiq, U. Amin
Hafeez, Afridi (as a bowler only)
Junaid Khan, Wahab Riaz, Mohd. Irfan, and Saeed Ajmal
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Dude Dont forget Misbah is the captain of the team and he has selected this squad No body said him to drop Umar Akmal,Hammad Azam and Ahmed Shahzad and take the whole burden of batting on him
Misbah's duty is not just to bat and steady the ship his duty is to select a team on merit too he has now a good influence on the team and whatever players he selects goes on to the tour.......His ODI record as captain is pathetic and not to forget selecting players like Malik,Farhat,Kamran again and again because they are close to him has ruined our ODI cricket Whether you guys accept it or not its a fact.....
read this again and again and than remove the "Misbah hatred goggles" and "if not afridi Pak can go to hell" attitude and you will understand what people are saying. I had not realised that misbah is the chairman of the selector committee and that he is the only member of this committee.
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read this again and again and than remove the "Misbah hatred goggles" and "if not afridi Pak can go to hell" attitude and you will understand what people are saying. I had not realised that misbah is the chairman of the selector committee and that he is the only member of this committee.
Selection Committe consults with the captain too which players you want and which you dont want ......Itna bacha nhe Misbah ke chup rahay aur jo players mil jaye woh le gaya CT to get whopped by everyone his influence on the team and selection committe is too much now
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And Besides When You Have Chairman Like Zaka Ashraf What to Expect
Afridi dropped for not joining PPP
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Afridi dropped for simply not performing. If they had to pick between hafeez and afridi...hafeez would definitely be a better option. And Ajmal is always there for those death bowling overs!
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Pathetic!
This is yet another example of political and influential lobbies putting their interests first and ruining our cricket…
but to be honest Afridi deserved to be dropped in view of his recent performances with both bat and ball
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Pathetic! This is yet another example of politicis and influential lobbies putting their interests first and ruining our cricket... but to be honest Afridi deserved to be dropped in view of his recent performances with both bat and ball
Yeah he was completely out of form but this is the truth politics is there in the team