Re: Pakistan vs India T20 World Cup 2014. H/L post#246
It is not fans that destroy team but it is cricket management, selectors and selection procedures who are not only destroying Pakistani team but name of Pakistan.
I do not know if I should call a team ‘Pakistani team’ when players get selected to play for country on nepotism, provincialism, influences, likes and dislikes of those in management and selection team, etc. If Pakistan has to rise than:
Pakistan should make selection procedure automated. This can be done by having ICC type rating of each player playing domestic cricket in Pakistan (or domestic ranking of players), based on their last 20 or so innings they played. Then:
7 top rated batsmen should be in team.
2 top rated wicket-keeper should be in team.
3 top rated fast bowlers should be in team.
2 top rated spin bowlers should be in team.
3 top rated all rounders should be in team.
Anyhow, when selecting playing team of 11 … there should be:
Top 5 rated batsmen should be in playing team.
Top rated wicket-keeper should be in playing team.
Top 2 rated fast bowlers should be in playing team.
Top 1 or 2 rated spin bowlers (depending on requirement) should be in playing team.
Top 1 or 2 rated all rounders (depending on requirements) should be in playing team.
[Captain should be one who deserve to be in team on their domestic ranking as player mentioned above].
Rating of players should have rules that cannot be manipulated and should take into account players fielding ability too (a bad fielder can make team lose matches regardless of how good batsmen and bowlers team have). Rating procedure should be such that anyone with little knowledge and mathematical skill can work out rating easily.
Actual rating should be transparent, and should be done by independent body on players figures … actual performance while playing cricket, taking conditions of game into account. After non-controversial rating is done, there should be no ifs and buts when selecting team.
Since selection would be automated, there would be no cause of discontent amongst anyone, and players would know that if they go down in rating (play badly) they would be out of team. So, all would put their maximum efforts and there would be no politics.
If for any reason a player is not selected to play in playing 11, then that should be captain and manager decision, and reasons should be clearly given to justify decision, so that no ambiguity is left.
A player may not play or get selected due to fitness and that is all, as form would be obvious from their domestic ranking.