I have never really been a big fan of Inzi the captain but I’m really surprised at the backlash after the first match defeat over his captaincy. I dont believe anything has changed in his style of leading the side. Just because we didnt win doesnt mean it’s his fault now. It’s been his fault all along being a sub-standard leader. He was just blessed (still is) with some very gifted cricketers. I dont believe Pakistan ever won a game cause of Inzi’s astute captaincy skills (yes teams do win cause of their captain, Fleming & Vaughan are prime examples) Either a Shoaib Akhtar has performed a miracle (whenever fit) or an Asif has come to the rescue, either a Rana is in form or an Afridi blasted the opposition away, a Yousaf is busy shattering records or a Younis is busy collecting runs. It has always been indivisual brilliance of players that has won games for Pakistan in the past under Inzi’s leadership. Never really his leadership qualities.
PCB should have realized pretty quickly after Inzi took over as the captain. He is not the captain who makes things happens, he waits for them to happen. Somtimes it pays off and sometimes it doesnt and we just call it the game of cricket but in reality the quality players he’s had at his disposal we should have won a lot more games then we did. I had written on the board before that if anything would cost Pakistan the world cup it would be his captaincy (of lackof) skills. Contrary to the belief of many people who always defend him saying he looks laid back but is actually very calculating, he’s not. He looks laid back and is laid back and thats just the way he is and thats the way he plays the game. It works fine for him as a batsman as he appears so calm and collected but dont do a whole lot for a leader. Dravid is also very calm and cool but he aint no slaker by any standards. I personally still believe that Ganguly was a better captain then Dravid but Dravid is himself not such a bad captain. He is a good student of the game and learns quickly from his mistakes. Inzi unfortunatley on the other hand doesnt learn from any mistakes cause thats just the way he will keep doing things. He could be the captain for the next 10 years and I doubt if anything would change.
Well there are still players in the ranks who can take Pakistan a little ways into this cup but I believe Inzi now needs to start consulting a couple of good thinkers in the team more often on the field. Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik in my opinion are both pretty good readers of the game and should play more active role in the putting things togather. As a matter of fact I believe Malik is a very smart cricketer and should always have a say so whatever happens in the middle. Inzi can take all the glory of being a good captain while keeping these two working in the background for him. They both come acorss as the kinda people who wouldnt mind giving Inzi the glory for a chance to have a real shot at the World Cup.
