the great one speaks. if I remember correctly, Afraidi fanboys have skewered past captains for saying the wrong thing in the press because it does “not give confidence” to the players. well I’m sure Afraidi aka Clive Lloyd II will turn this team into world beaters with these golden speeches.
so motivational. brings a tear to my dry, lifeless eyes and tugs at my pitch dark, undead heart. looking forward to the lack of beating with a stick.
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Thursday, May 06, 2010
KARACHI: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is disappointed with his team’s performance in group matches of the World Twenty20 championship in the West Indies but says he “can’t beat my players with a stick” to make them do better in the coming games.
The defending champions beat Bangladesh in their opening match of the tournament in St Lucia but succumbed tamely to Australia on the same venue in their second game.
Pakistan’s poor showing in its 34-run defeat against the Aussies has ignited strong criticism back at home and Afridi has conceded in an interview that it was a major cause for concern for the team management.
“We played poorly against Australia,” said Afridi. “But the thing is that I can’t just go out there and beat these boys with a stick and make them do better. I have talked to them and have tried to raise their morale and hopefully we will do well in our coming matches,” said the flamboyant all-rounder.
Pakistan arrived in the Caribbean fancying their chances of defending the title because of what appeared to be a potent bowling attack. But so far, against both Bangladesh and Australia, their bowlers have failed to impress.
“We’ve bowled really badly so far,” said Afridi. “I won’t put the blame on others because I myself have been bowling poorly. We will have to improve our bowling to have any chances of advancing beyond the Super-Eight stage of the tournament,” he stressed.