The players did have a captain in Younis who wanted to excel in every aspect of the game, practiced hard and was aggressive and not afraid of the opposition. However, the players revolted against him, most likely due to Malik's shenanigans, as other people have pointed out. Malik has had his stint as captain and it was nothing to write home about. What changed to cause the players look so 'motivated' under Malik now?
Samb answered this question for me. Younus had all the qualities to be a great captain but greatly lacked the emotional maturity. This is Pakistan we are dealing with and he should have known that he will run into problems while he is captain but this is where your mental toughness comes in and unfortunetly, Younus proved to be quitter. But its important to note that he didnt come out and blame ONE person for everything, he simply said he has lost control of the team. Also keep in mind when Younus quit as captain he was doing horrible with the bat himself so that could have easily been a factor too.
Malik was not let go because of his defensive approach so get your facts right. Malik was NEVER as defensive as Yousuf....NEVER. Show me one match where he has been that defensive. Malik simply couldnt gel the team together...and when he failed and didnt too well, mind you he didnt do nearly as bad as Yousuf, the managment reported its findings to the PCB and that report said that that Malik was a loner and aloof and had no authority as captain in the team. You can go back and verify that.
The team does not want Malik as its captain and neither is the team under performing to get rid of Yousuf. The team simply wants a good captain who can motivate the players on and off the field. Malik`s failure as captain cannot be all blamed on Malik. PCB had given way too much power to Inzi when he was captain and after the WC debacle and losing to Ireland, the PCB over corrected and gave Malik almost no authority. The selection committe used to decide the playing eleven for home matches.
If you want to look at the facts, then its important for you to know that Malik won his first ODI series as captain 2-1 against Sri lanka where as Yousuf lost 1-2 to NZ. Now, NZ is a team who we have ALWAYS had the upper hand against and Yousuf couldnt have asked for an easier opponent for a first full series as captain of Pakistan.
Yousuf is the one who started talking crap about Malik after Malik rightly didnt want Yousuf for the T20 team and betrayed the country after SEVERAL warnings from Nasim Ashraf and joined the ICL....and now after the NZ and Aussie debacle, he knows his career is pretty much done so he is once again coming up with complete BS to justify his retarded and worse than a 5 year old kid captaincy skills.
Are you saying the same guppie was okay with Afridi giving statements when Malik was captain or are you just mixing things up?
Really pathetic statement, nothing else.
And Malik has been a match winner as captain as well as player? Malik was a kiddo when Inzi was captain, now that he has tasted captaincy once the drooling has got stronger.
what's really pathetic is that maulana Yousuf thinks that just because he has a beard and prays 35 times a day, he's got a free license to behave like an ass. which btw is exactly what he is.
if Malik has behaved unprofessionally, moulvi sahib's been doing it for years.
what's really pathetic is that maulana Yousuf thinks that just because he has a beard and prays 35 times a day, he's got a free license to behave like an ass. which btw is exactly what he is.
if Malik has behaved unprofessionally, moulvi sahib who's been doing it for years.
Your problem with Yousuf is if he prays 35 times a day or what? as you making joke of prayers here....
aww... did I hurt you guys' feelings? I wish I could say I was sorry...
but when ppl use their topis, beards and overt displays of overzealous and insincere religioisty as an excuse to not behave with professionalism and decency, well guess what ppl aren't going to miss the hypocrisy...
The fans of Malik should note that Malik is at best an ODI or T20 player. He can't find place in a Test team, let alone be a captain.
Yes, Younis does have emotional maturity problems, but Malik is not without faults. Younis's problems surface off the field. On the field, he's always energetic and motivated, and is a much, much better captain than Malik or Yousuf. And Remember, Shoaib Malik is the same person who once deliberately threw a match in a domestic competition.
and Younis similarly is a very poor ODI player. I always backed him because imo anyone who's good enough to bat in tests should have no problems with ODIs. but Younis has been given a long enough run for him to discover how to pace an innings in ODIs. and he has failed.
using the same criteria that is applied so rigorously to Malik, Younis should lose his spot in ODIs.
aww... did I hurt you guys' feelings? I wish I could say I was sorry...
but when ppl use their topis, beards and overt displays of overzealous and insincere religioisty as an excuse to not behave with professionalism and decency, well guess what ppl aren't going to miss the hypocrisy...
Listen Mr. bread and praying is part of religion, i don't know which religion you follow ( if you follow any at all) but it is serious offend to make fun of someone's believes....
Allama sahib, can you do something about your grammar please? it's painful to read and make sense of your gibberish. maybe attend an ESL class or two after the madrassah?
Allama sahib, can you do something about your grammar please? it's painful to read and make sense of your gibberish. maybe attend an ESL class or two after the madrassah?
No i cannot do anything about that, is that clear now... and since you are asking, can i ask you to add some sense in your postings.. i know what i am asking is impossible as i can learn grammar from some school but there is not institute which can add sense in you...
aww... did I hurt you guys' feelings? I wish I could say I was sorry...
but when ppl use their topis, beards and overt displays of overzealous and insincere religioisty as an excuse to not behave with professionalism and decency, well guess what ppl aren't going to miss the hypocrisy...
The hypocrisy is in the people who attempt to find faults in religion, who drag religion un-necessarily in unrelated topics. Yousuf didn't bring up religion or didn't use religion as excuse against any of the players, you are the only person dragging religion here. Where did "unreligious-ness" of Younis go when he was being the drama queen, did anyone point to him not being bearded? Did anyone point to Malik's practice of religion or lack thereof? Get a life.
and Younis similarly is a very poor ODI player. I always backed him because imo anyone who's good enough to bat in tests should have no problems with ODIs. but Younis has been given a long enough run for him to discover how to pace an innings in ODIs. and he has failed.
using the same criteria that is applied so rigorously to Malik, Younis should lose his spot in ODIs.
I wouldn't call Younis a "very poor ODI player". It's just that his natural game is suited more to Tests rather than ODIs. So yeah, I am okay with Younis being dropped from ODIs if a better replacement can be found.
If you look at averages, Malik's ODI average is only slightly better than Younis', so you can't make the argument that Malik is a far superior player. Malik bats pretty well against spin, but is horrible against fast/swing bowlers. I haven't seen much "pacing" of an innings from Malik. Younis fails to score quickly in ODIs because he plays shots along the ground, and it's hard to pierce the field during the power plays if you aren't taking the aerial route.
I wouldn't call Younis a "very poor ODI player". It's just that his natural game is suited more to Tests rather than ODIs. So yeah, I am okay with Younis being dropped from ODIs if a better replacement can be found.
fair enough. I actually realized that after I posted.
Younis not a very poor player. but he is a poor player. he should be competing for a spot with Fawad Alam, etc.
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If you look at averages, Malik's ODI average is only slightly better than Younis', so you can't make the argument that Malik is a far superior player. Malik bats pretty well against spin, but is horrible against fast/swing bowlers. I haven't seen much "pacing" of an innings from Malik. Younis fails to score quickly in ODIs because he plays shots along the ground, and it's hard to pierce the field during the power plays if you aren't taking the aerial route.
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firstly, averages aren't everything. Malik has played many good innings in ODIs. Younis has not.
and pacing means steadily upping the run rate as the inning progresses before launching an all-out attack in the death overs. even Malik's worst enemies should admit that Malik knows how to pace an innings and has played innings like that before.
and if Malik is horrible against pace bowling... then when has Younis covered himself in glory against fast bowling. what did he do in all the ODIs on fast pitches? his technique is much better than Malik's. all I hear is Malik can't bat against fast bowlers. well guess what Younis hasn't done much against real pace either.
it isn't about piercing the field. at least take singles. if Yousuf/Malik/Inzi did it, then Younis should learn to as well. it's about bloody time.
and btw, the difference between a class batsman and a decent one is the ability to pierce the field and find the gaps even with ground strokes. that's what all great batsmen did. Younis should learn to as well - at the age of 34.
Malik was a kiddo when Inzi was captain, now that he has tasted captaincy once the drooling has got stronger.