A phoren returned medical Doctor scolds an International Cricket Team Management and advises them on how to play Cricket. NICE !!
Dear Mr Talat Ali,
Last night’s performance against India in which we lost by over 100 runs was embarrassing. It is not a question of losing a match but our overall performance and the lack of resolve and commitment bothered me the most.
I am writing this to you in your capacity as chairman of the touring selection committee with copies to Geoff Lawson and Malik. Please discuss these points today and give us your considered response within the next 24 hours so that timely action can be taken before the next match against India on the 14th which will be the final.
Selection of the playing eleven for this match against India: The previous game against Bangladesh had clearly highlighted the characteristics of the track in Dhaka, that the spinners were going to play crucial role. The team selected for India game had four fast bowlers. Also, you clearly told me that Malik was 100 per cent fit and therefore was the second spinner in the side. What happened to that? Why did Malik not bowl?
After the Indian opening pair started to hit us all over the park in the first 3 to 4 overs, it was fairly obvious that something needed to be done to break their momentum. We dropped some catches in the beginning as well but, watching from here, one felt that we were paralysed in the field. Nobody suggested to the captain that he must have a mini conference with the vice-captain and other players — junior or senior — and take corrective action. Even the commentators were talking as to the possibility of changing the bowling and bringing in Shahid Afridi at an early stage.
Even if that was not the strategy, at least the fast bowlers should have been advised not to over extend themselves (more than 22 wides and a total of 38 extras) on a track like this. Rather, they should have been instructed to bowl strictly to a line and length and to contain especially when the batsmen were in such full cry. It seemed as if we were just continuing with tactics that were clearly not working! We need to be more proactive on the field!
Wicketkeeping was pathetic, especially after Kamran Akmal dropped the catch and pretended that he had held on to it. This is unsporting behaviour but perhaps one has to give him the benefit of the doubt as he may not have realised that the ball had slipped out from his hand, which was picked up by the cameras. I do not want such behaviour from any Pakistani player. Please warn everyone! We ought to be looking at playing another ‘keeper.
Except for a few on the field, the body language was not competitive. We were smiling and joking as if we were some junior team which was happy just to be given the privilege of playing a top team. This has to stop.
As I said earlier, the fast bowlers were just trying too hard on a dead track, resulting in wayward line and length. If you look at Sehwag run map, he almost had 50 runs on the leg side which is something that he has never done in the past.
The positives were that Afridi bowled very well and Malik got his 50 but then Afridi threw his wicket away in a most irresponsible manner.
At least our strategy after losing early wickets should have been to bat out the 50 overs. No one applied themselves to build partnerships,” the chairman argued.
I can go on with a lot of other match details and analysis but this should be enough.
a) The touring selection committee needs to have a meeting and decide regarding the playing 11 i.e how many spinners and who?
b) Malik must undergo a complete fitness test with regards to his bowling tomorrow so as to determine clearly whether he can bowl full 10 overs.
c) If the touring committee decides that they want to ask for another spinners from Pakistan, you can decide and let us know immediately so we can arrange for the player to join the team. It could either be a left-arm spinner or another right-arm spinner.
d) The bowlers should work extra hard for the next two days and correct their no balls and wides. This is simply unacceptable and the coach must address this.
I intend to reach Dhaka on Saturday, Inshallah, at noon time and would like to have a meeting first with you, the captain, the coach and the vice-captain immediately, and then later in the evening a meeting with the full team. Please get back to us by calling me with your decision regarding the spinner, etc.
I have full confidence that we can beat India on the 14th if we get our act together, Inshallah. May God be with you all.
Guys i dont know how all of you feel but this is so embarassing pata nahi ye og is kisam ki drame bazi kun karte hain, but nehow aaj to subha subha mere ek indian freind ka email aya and obiously woh pak cricket team ki bari tareef karr raha tha man i hope we dont lose to India in the next match, cause after we lose to India next day office ane ka dill nahi chahta !
Aaj to subha subha mere ek indian freind ka email aya and obiously woh pak cricket team ki bari tareef karr raha tha man i hope we dont lose to India in the next match, cause after we lose to India next day office ane ka dill nahi chahta !
PCB management's antics of dragging the name of the country further down the sewer is a bigger cause of embarrassment than anything else.
PCB management's antics of dragging the name of the country further down the sewer is a bigger cause of embarrassment than anything else.
Seems like Pak cricket is always in news for these kind of matters not winning, u know guys winning ka chaska kisis ko lagg jai to phir woh log nahi harte, we dont have the desire to win nemorw unitl we do our team will suffer.
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Seriously, Pak team and managements has been in the news for all the wrong reasons since World Cup 2007. Mr. Prime Minister please pay some attention and sack PCB management ASAP.
Wicketkeeping was pathetic, especially after Kamran Akmal dropped the catch and pretended that he had held on to it. This is unsporting behaviour but perhaps one has to give him the benefit of the doubt as he may not have realised that the ball had slipped out from his hand, which was picked up by the cameras. I do not want such behaviour from any Pakistani player. Please warn everyone! We ought to be looking at playing another ‘keeper.
When was the time our wicket-keeping amounted to something to write home about?
The selectors have already given the deadline for this series. We are looking at another keeper. The last statement of 'we ought to be looking at player another keeper' in these circumstances, knowing that it could very well be Kamran's last series, was not proper.
The players and selectors are on another page, the coach is on a whole different page (parallel to Duncan Fletcher after winning the Ashes) by giving his piece of mind on the winning-margin, and the chairman is making decisions on behalf of everyone. No one is on the same page right now.
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Seriously, Pak team and managements has been in the news for all the wrong reasons since World Cup 2007. Mr. Prime Minister please pay some attention and sack PCB management ASAP.
President Musharraf is the patron-in-chief of cricket, so Gillani can't really sack Nasim without Mush's approval. PM Gillani is the paton-in-chief of hockey which is another sorry story
