In the first test it was Razzaq/Akmal who saved Pak.
In the second test, Younis/Youhana lent some respectibility to the 1st innings score.
In the third test , Younis/Inzy did the job.
But the 80/20 rule applies to most things in life.....including the work place...where 20% of the employees on a project sometime do 80% of the work..... or 20% of the employees account for 80% of the salary handed out by a company etc... etc..
But you are correct...among all teams, it probably applies more to the Pak team than any other...
it sure does… I work in Supply Chain and I.T. projects… 80% of the inventory costs are associated with 20% of the SKUs’ - 80% of the I.T. project implementation cost comes during 20% of the project phases etc.
just thought about this today and was surprised to see the numbers actually map that well.
In our team, when one is performing others care less about performing. For example in Mohali Test, Razzaq and Akmal defended like hell, Razzaq scored 71 or so in 260+ balls while after that Younis and Youhanna scored in second Test 1st inning so Akmal and Razzaq didn't take it as seriously, similarly in 3rd Test on perfect batting pitch Younis and Inzi scored therefore rest didn't care as much. They perhaps tend to think if one is performing then let him do it, I'll take some rest.
Very good analysis :k: It fits best on Pakistani team. Pakistan has shone in the past too, and is known for its individual brilliances for a long time.
80/20 rule is often refered in the global wealth or GDP as well. 20% of the world’s population possess 80% of the wealth/resources. Where as the rest of the 80% of the people are living just on the remaining 20% of the money/resources and are depended on the 20% wealthy people as employees/workers/charity etc etc.
^ yep, Vilfredo Pareto created the mathematical formula to describe the unequal distribution of wealth in his country... and you've said the exact thing he empirically validated.
Ok I'll stop now before this turns into a geek thread :D
Let me add to the 80/20 theory. In the project management world they say 80% of your work is analysis and planning. Implementation and execution is the rest of 20. In reality no one puts in 80 percent of work to analyze the problem…we jump in since we are too excited to get the job started.
Even though Woolmer has made a difference, but I still feel there is little planning, hence more frustration among the Pakistani camp.
Aussies on the other hand spend their 80 percent of the time analyzing batsmen..their weaknesses and strength and have a game plan for each batsman. We need that game plan tomorrow to bowl India out. Each bowler should have a purpose before delivering the ball. 90 overs are alot of overs…a good game plan and disciplined bowling can lead to flawless execution :soldier:
