Re: Inzamam the Captain
In order to have a solid consistent team, one need veterans and you know World Cup history better than me that Pakistan has more rookies than ever before, may be dating back to first World Cup. Only Inzamam and Yousuf crack the role of veterans, others are just bunch of boys who are basically playing their heart out and have been for four years. You have to give credit where it is due and flak at the same time, it is the harmony in the team that has kept us a contender and we still are after loosing the first game. Let Younis, Yousuf regain their touch and we are back on track. Our bowling, which is nothing when compared to stats, gives 110% every time.
It’s not over for us right now, teams like South Africa, New Zeland, India/ Srilanka and England may be going down as second seed from their groups. Looking at the minnows, I would not be surprise if some of them even do not make it.
I never compared Inzamam's captaincy; he was never up for it. During World Cup' 03 he refused to be a vice-captain and blamed it for his poor form. Who was there to take the team when it was down? Shoaib Malik was new, Akhtar was Akhtar and Younis...do not know. This is Pakistan and from Pakistan's stand point, Inzamam has done his best to keep us as contenders. He has the ability to get the best out of players, Yousuf, Younis, Malik and Asif are examples. They have shined during his captaincy, just like we credit Javed and Imran for Inzamam, Wasim, Waqar and Saeed Anwar revolution.
Just think if we had Asif and Akhtar for England and South Africa tour, and we had them along with Inzamam in ICCCT, would the result have been the same? Probably not, we were directly in semi or second in World Rankings.