Re: We have six to seven captains in the team: Yousuf
Captain1 - Yes, the captain should take up the responsility and come up the order and not send youngsters at the #3 batting position, especially if its not their natural position. Why is it always youngsters who have to face the music at #3? Thats one thing I admired about Younus, when he was made captain he could have EASILY dropped himself down the order to #4 or #5 because he was the captain and he could have said he did that to have some stability in the middle order but whether in form or not, he was always willing to lead from the front and bat at position, which mind you isnt his regular position as well, he started off his career batting lower down the order.
About Malik being a bits and pieces player, I agree. I personally think he shouldnt even be in the test team. But thats exactly my point. Malik is a mere nobody in the team. He doesnt even know if he will be playing the next game in ODI’s or test matches. Thats like saying Misbah is causing disunity, which is laughable at best. How can players who arent even regular members be causing all this? Whenever their’s grouping in the team, its always done by a player who is CERTAIN of his place in the team, and therefore some players will join his ‘group’ because they want to stay in the team and want to be good in his eyes incase he becomes the next captain. In Malik’s case, I hardly see anyone except Akmal backing him. Why would other players be backing Malik when they arent even sure if he will be playing the next match? If infact it is true and others are listening to what Malik has to say and are grouping up, then there is obviously something wrong with Yousuf and his approach as captain. Like I said previously, when Yousuf is captain, the body language of the WHOLE team looks pathetic, not just Malik’s. Yousuf isnt captaining a bunch of 5 year old kids that someone can brainwash them into doing something. Obviously each and every player knows whats best for himself and for the country.
Thirdly, like Yousuf said he talked to Afridi and Inti about that ‘certain’ player and they all decided something should be done about him. What he meant about something must be done about him obviously means to drop him…right? So right after they decide that, Afridi goes and tells Malik after his biting incident that I want you to lead the team in my absense? If Afridi also thought Malik is causing problems in the team WHY would he tell Malik to accept captaincy in his absense? Afridi could have stayed quiet? But Afridi basically backed Malik for captaincy and thought he is the best option in his absense. Does Afridi want a problem causing, disunity causing, and group creating captain in his absense?
Lastly, im not suggesting Yousuf to start a food catering business or a tableeghi jamaat. What pisses me off is how kept saying on GEO’s show Bolein Kya Baat hai how is the ONLY one playing for Pakistan while the rest are selfish and playing for themselves. Going by the facts and history, Yousuf is by far the most selfish person on the team. Dont forget the likes of Afridi, Malik, Akhtar rejected much bigger and better offers from ICL so they could represent Pakistan. Plus, when Malik didnt want Yousuf in the T20 team, he threw a fit and that was another reason why he ran off to the ICL. Greame Smith also dropped Kallis for the 2007 T20 WC, did he join the ICL? Did Kallis come out and say crap about Smith? No, he went back improved his game and now is a part of the SA T20 lineup. Couldnt Yousuf have done the same?
Like I said before, im saying this again. Yousuf is only saving his own ass and thats it. The guy takes zero blame for everything. We got whitewashed and he was saying he did well as captain. He has 15 years of international cricketing experience and loads of domestic captaincy experience and he comes out and says he is still ‘learning’? The field settings in the sydney test match, he blamed it on managment and said he even consulted Waqar Younis on it. Once again this CLEARLY shows whatever coaches told him in the dressing room, he came out and implemented it. Doesnt he have his own brain? Is he a robot on the field? After a while he could have thought these plans arent working, maybe we should try something else? No, nothing changed, and it never will. He just cannot be a good captain, especially with his attitude of taking no blame for anything.
… CIC i.e chinrandee in chief
