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Quote from: UmerIdrees on October 20, 2019, 01:07:21 AM

This is not going to help the Pakistani team. Misbah is already a controversial decision and this series failure proof too. Even it will be difficult for Baber Azam and Azhar Ali to manage the team in this situation where there will be a lot of politics and drama.

There is no need to get too negative after the recent series loss to Sri Lanka. Before the T20 series, Pakistan had won 39 out of 43 T20 matches and they were the no.1 T20 team according to the ICC rankings. Even now, they are the top ranking T20 side (comfortably ahead of the second placed England by a good 9 points) and their record stands at 39 wins out of the 46 recent matches.

However, it is going to be tight against Australia. But Australia seems to be in a lot of trouble as well. Apart from Steve Smith, none of the other batsmen are in good form. Even during the Ashes, it was the one man army of Smith which guided them to series win. Pakistani bowlers need to think how they are going to tackle Smith. If they can do that, then it's going to be their series.

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Quote from: Raja_MBZ on October 19, 2019, 04:56:56 PM

Quote from: eaLiTy on October 18, 2019, 03:29:06 PM

Quote from: Raja_MBZ on October 18, 2019, 06:25:04 AM

This is a bad, very bad decision. You may have your own different opinion, but Sarfaraz did take the team to number one in the T20s and successfully maintained that rank, so I believe that he should've at least remained the captain of the T20 side. There's a T20 world cup coming up in less than a year, and Misbah seems to be trying to ruin the team at this stage. Lips sealed

I have not seen any Pakistan match in a long time and hence i cannot comment about the performance of Sarfaraz Ahmed after the world cup. With the T20 world cup fast approaching the Pakistan cricket board must be scrambling to find the right replacement for the tournament which is always a hard job considering the lack of dept in their line up.

PCB is doing something beyond "scrambling"; they seem to be bringing politics in the game. For example:

Pakistan Cricket Board Trolled For "Untimely" Tweet After Sarfaraz Ahmed Sacking

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/pakistan-cricket-board-trolled-for-untimely-tweet-after-sarfaraz-ahmed-sacking-2119352

Ultimately, Misbah is gonna fail miserably; I hope David Warner (as he must be very much flamed up right now after consecutive failures) takes good care of the upcoming series.

This is not going to help the Pakistani team. Misbah is already a controversial decision and this series failure proof too. Even it will be difficult for Baber Azam and Azhar Ali to manage the team in this situation where there will be a lot of politics and drama.

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Quote from: Raja_MBZ on October 19, 2019, 04:56:56 PM

PCB is doing something beyond "scrambling"; they seem to be bringing politics in the game. For example:

Pakistan Cricket Board Trolled For "Untimely" Tweet After Sarfaraz Ahmed Sacking

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/pakistan-cricket-board-trolled-for-untimely-tweet-after-sarfaraz-ahmed-sacking-2119352

Ultimately, Misbah is gonna fail miserably; I hope David Warner (as he must be very much flamed up right now after consecutive failures) takes good care of the upcoming series.

Do you really think that it was intentional? Sarfaraz Ahmed is a good player and it is sad to see him targeted like this. Everyone will be having their ups and downs and it is not a justification to make jokes on their behalf. If this is a genuine mistake, then PCB did the right thing by apologizing. Hopefully Sarfaraz can regain his batting form, as the pressure of captaincy is relieved.

Pakistan needs to leave all these distractions aside and prepare for the upcoming series against Australia. The first T20 match will be played on 3rd November, and they badly needs to win this series to keep their morale high. It is not going to be easy, and Australia is in very good form after the return of Steve Smith and David Warner. And they will be having the home advantage as well.

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Quote from: eaLiTy on October 18, 2019, 03:29:06 PM

Quote from: Raja_MBZ on October 18, 2019, 06:25:04 AM

This is a bad, very bad decision. You may have your own different opinion, but Sarfaraz did take the team to number one in the T20s and successfully maintained that rank, so I believe that he should've at least remained the captain of the T20 side. There's a T20 world cup coming up in less than a year, and Misbah seems to be trying to ruin the team at this stage. Lips sealed

I have not seen any Pakistan match in a long time and hence i cannot comment about the performance of Sarfaraz Ahmed after the world cup. With the T20 world cup fast approaching the Pakistan cricket board must be scrambling to find the right replacement for the tournament which is always a hard job considering the lack of dept in their line up.

PCB is doing something beyond "scrambling"; they seem to be bringing politics in the game. For example:

Pakistan Cricket Board Trolled For "Untimely" Tweet After Sarfaraz Ahmed Sacking

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/pakistan-cricket-board-trolled-for-untimely-tweet-after-sarfaraz-ahmed-sacking-2119352

Ultimately, Misbah is gonna fail miserably; I hope David Warner (as he must be very much flamed up right now after consecutive failures) takes good care of the upcoming series.

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Quote from: Haunebu on October 19, 2019, 02:22:49 AM

Quote from: Sithara007 on October 18, 2019, 10:49:51 PM

What they should not do is to destabilize the team just before the tournament and create chaos.

I think they are doing the exact opposite actually. By sacking Sarfaraz, Misbah seems to have done the right thing here by providing enough time for Azam and Ali to settle into their roles as the new captains which is what Pakistan desperately need at the moment.

This might actually make them a much better team overall once the T-20 World Cup begins next year. Time will decide if I am right or wrong.

Well... perhaps you are right regarding this. Babar Azam will be the captain of T20 squad and he has 12 months before the world cup. Pakistan needs to win this world cup, or at least finish as the runners up. They are currently the no.1 side as per the ICC T20 rankings and they are expected to perform better in this format when compared to any other formats. But a lot of challenges remain, and the reputation of the Pakistan team as the chokers in world cricket is not going to help matters much.

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Quote from: Sithara007 on October 18, 2019, 10:49:51 PM

What they should not do is to destabilize the team just before the tournament and create chaos.

I think they are doing the exact opposite actually. By sacking Sarfaraz, Misbah seems to have done the right thing here by providing enough time for Azam and Ali to settle into their roles as the new captains which is what Pakistan desperately need at the moment.

This might actually make them a much better team overall once the T-20 World Cup begins next year. Time will decide if I am right or wrong.

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Quote from: 7788bitcoin on October 18, 2019, 11:22:14 PM

Anyone can win in T20 on their day and you cannot bet on a team because of paper strength team, a single over can change the entire match and that is the reason there is so much interest in this format.

Yes.. T20 is a shorter and more volatile format and therefore we had a higher proportion of upsets in this format when compared to the ODIs and Tests. But at the same time, if you want to win a T20 match, then you need to have T20 specialists such as Kieron Pollard and Mohammed Shami in your team. A few players from relatively smaller nations, such as Sandeep Lamichhane of Nepal and Rashid Khan of Afghanistan have emerged as T20 stars over the years.

And this is why I was disappointed with the ICC's decision of limiting the T20 world cup to just 12 teams (I am taking about the main tournament and not the qualifying phase before that). Since this is a format in which the minnows have the greatest chance of making an upset or two, they could have allowed at least 16 teams to participate in the main tournament.

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Quote from: Sithara007 on October 18, 2019, 10:49:51 PM

Almost 12 months to go for the 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They have plenty of time to prepare themselves before the tournament and in my opinion, they should finalize whatever changes they want to do to the squad during the next 1-2 months. What they should not do is to destabilize the team just before the tournament and create chaos.

Every team is trying their best to pick the best team before the tournament and every team is taking is serious to shuffle players and try out new players and combination and earlier i doubt whether any of these teams use to prepare like this for the T20 world cup like this.

Quote from: Sithara007 on October 18, 2019, 10:49:51 PM

Pakistan is being placed in a tough group, along with Australia, West Indies and New Zealand. Out of the 6 teams in the group, only the top two are going to progress to the semi final stage and it is not going to be easy. Australia and New Zealand are very good teams and they are performing exceptionally well now. On top of that, West Indies is one of the top teams in the T20 format.

Anyone can win in T20 on their day and you cannot bet on a team because of paper strength team, a single over can change the entire match and that is the reason there is so much interest in this format.

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Quote from: eaLiTy on October 18, 2019, 03:29:06 PM

Quote from: Raja_MBZ on October 18, 2019, 06:25:04 AM

This is a bad, very bad decision. You may have your own different opinion, but Sarfaraz did take the team to number one in the T20s and successfully maintained that rank, so I believe that he should've at least remained the captain of the T20 side. There's a T20 world cup coming up in less than a year, and Misbah seems to be trying to ruin the team at this stage. Lips sealed

I have not seen any Pakistan match in a long time and hence i cannot comment about the performance of Sarfaraz Ahmed after the world cup. With the T20 world cup fast approaching the Pakistan cricket board must be scrambling to find the right replacement for the tournament which is always a hard job considering the lack of dept in their line up.

Almost 12 months to go for the 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They have plenty of time to prepare themselves before the tournament and in my opinion, they should finalize whatever changes they want to do to the squad during the next 1-2 months. What they should not do is to destabilize the team just before the tournament and create chaos.

Pakistan is being placed in a tough group, along with Australia, West Indies and New Zealand. Out of the 6 teams in the group, only the top two are going to progress to the semi final stage and it is not going to be easy. Australia and New Zealand are very good teams and they are performing exceptionally well now. On top of that, West Indies is one of the top teams in the T20 format.

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Quote from: bryant.coleman on October 18, 2019, 12:48:29 PM

Quote from: deadley on October 18, 2019, 09:01:14 AM

He even don't deserve place in T20 side, because of his slow batting Pak lost 2 match against SL and he wasn't even able to accelerate inning at the end. If someone did great in past doesn't mean he can continue same in future too.

Why you want to single out Sarfaraz Ahmed? I am not one of his fans, but we need to remember that most of the Pakistani batsmen failed during the T20 series. It is true that his scoring rate was not good during the first T20I match. But to be fair, he came to crease when Pakistan was struggling at 3/22 and he managed to build a partnership with Iftikhar Ahmed, which got Pakistan out of trouble. In the second match, he batted well for his 26 runs (made from 16 balls) before a perfect delivery from Hasaranga ended his innings.

This is not new after losing heavily they done this type magics many time in past main thing now Sarfraz was not in new frame and they want to put him out so they done Azhar Ali as test captain is never been good choice as we already watch him and Babaer Azam still need some more time I still feel its all about personal like and dislike and now Misbah is doing his own magic as these both new captains in his good book and Sarfraz was not suited.

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Quote from: Raja_MBZ on October 18, 2019, 06:25:04 AM

This is a bad, very bad decision. You may have your own different opinion, but Sarfaraz did take the team to number one in the T20s and successfully maintained that rank, so I believe that he should've at least remained the captain of the T20 side. There's a T20 world cup coming up in less than a year, and Misbah seems to be trying to ruin the team at this stage. Lips sealed

I have not seen any Pakistan match in a long time and hence i cannot comment about the performance of Sarfaraz Ahmed after the world cup. With the T20 world cup fast approaching the Pakistan cricket board must be scrambling to find the right replacement for the tournament which is always a hard job considering the lack of dept in their line up.

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Quote from: deadley on October 18, 2019, 09:01:14 AM

He even don't deserve place in T20 side, because of his slow batting Pak lost 2 match against SL and he wasn't even able to accelerate inning at the end. If someone did great in past doesn't mean he can continue same in future too.

Why you want to single out Sarfaraz Ahmed? I am not one of his fans, but we need to remember that most of the Pakistani batsmen failed during the T20 series. It is true that his scoring rate was not good during the first T20I match. But to be fair, he came to crease when Pakistan was struggling at 3/22 and he managed to build a partnership with Iftikhar Ahmed, which got Pakistan out of trouble. In the second match, he batted well for his 26 runs (made from 16 balls) before a perfect delivery from Hasaranga ended his innings.

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Quote from: Haunebu on October 18, 2019, 05:32:10 AM

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sarfaraz-ahmed-sacked-as-pakistans-test-and-t20-captain/articleshow/71646519.cms

Damn. Saw this coming from a mile away. He has been in the news from quite a long time for so many negative reasons which is why I feel that Misbah made the right call here. Azam seems to be the right choice as the T-20 captain though I did not expect Azhar to become the ODI captain. Lets see how this move plays out.

This is a bad, very bad decision. You may have your own different opinion, but Sarfaraz did take the team to number one in the T20s and successfully maintained that rank, so I believe that he should've at least remained the captain of the T20 side. There's a T20 world cup coming up in less than a year, and Misbah seems to be trying to ruin the team at this stage. Lips sealed

He even don't deserve place in T20 side, because of his slow batting Pak lost 2 match against SL and he wasn't even able to accelerate inning at the end. If someone did great in past doesn't mean he can continue same in future too.

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Quote from: Haunebu on October 18, 2019, 05:32:10 AM

Damn. Saw this coming from a mile away. He has been in the news from quite a long time for so many negative reasons which is why I feel that Misbah made the right call here. Azam seems to be the right choice as the T-20 captain though I did not expect Azhar to become the ODI captain. Lets see how this move plays out.

Pakistan needs to groom young talents and find the right captain to be successful for a long time, not sure about the new players in the team, India did the right way when they were grooming Dhoni to take over as the captain he had support from senior players and former captains and then he took over the helm in every format and it was a gradual process and that is the case with Kohli too and now see how they are performing. Time will tell whether these changes will make an impact.

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Quote from: Raja_MBZ on October 18, 2019, 06:25:04 AM

Quote from: Haunebu on October 18, 2019, 05:32:10 AM

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sarfaraz-ahmed-sacked-as-pakistans-test-and-t20-captain/articleshow/71646519.cms

Damn. Saw this coming from a mile away. He has been in the news from quite a long time for so many negative reasons which is why I feel that Misbah made the right call here. Azam seems to be the right choice as the T-20 captain though I did not expect Azhar to become the ODI captain. Lets see how this move plays out.

This is a bad, very bad decision. You may have your own different opinion, but Sarfaraz did take the team to number one in the T20s and successfully maintained that rank, so I believe that he should've at least remained the captain of the T20 side. There's a T20 world cup coming up in less than a year, and Misbah seems to be trying to ruin the team at this stage. Lips sealed

I understand what you are saying and I know that Sarfaraz did help them win the 2017 champions trophy and helped in many other ways, but his form has gone down the hill drastically and he is not the man he once was.

This is why I appreciate Misbah for taking such a bold decision for the benefit of the team though it remains to be seen if this decision will pay dividends in the future. Am expecting good results through this decision though.

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Quote from: teosanru on October 18, 2019, 06:47:52 AM

I think the recent defeat against number 9 team really put a lot of pressure on them all eyes were on Misbah and a lot of questions were actually asked on team selection and working. I think it was obvious that some critical decision would be taken and here it is. I don't know if this would prove to be good or fatal but yes it would lower down the morale even further. Now there would be another fight for the captain of the team. I think Imam-ul-haq or maybe Babar Azam can be great contenders for the spot.

They have already selected the new captain. Babar Azam will be the new T20 captain and Azhar Ali will be leading them for tests. That means that Babar will be captaining them for the ICC T20 World Cup (Australia 2020). However, they should make sure that they don't put too much pressure on him, as along with Fakhar Zaman, he forms the backbone of the Pakistani batting lineup.

The immediate target for Pakistan should be to win the next T20 world cup. I don't think that this is an impossible target as they are currently the no.1 ranking side (despite the recent series loss to Sri Lanka) as per the ICC rankings. Their top order batting and pace bowling is in order and the only departments they need to improve on are spin and middle-order batting.

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Quote from: Raja_MBZ on October 18, 2019, 06:25:04 AM

Quote from: Haunebu on October 18, 2019, 05:32:10 AM

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sarfaraz-ahmed-sacked-as-pakistans-test-and-t20-captain/articleshow/71646519.cms

Damn. Saw this coming from a mile away. He has been in the news from quite a long time for so many negative reasons which is why I feel that Misbah made the right call here. Azam seems to be the right choice as the T-20 captain though I did not expect Azhar to become the ODI captain. Lets see how this move plays out.

This is a bad, very bad decision. You may have your own different opinion, but Sarfaraz did take the team to number one in the T20s and successfully maintained that rank, so I believe that he should've at least remained the captain of the T20 side. There's a T20 world cup coming up in less than a year, and Misbah seems to be trying to ruin the team at this stage. Lips sealed

I have a more or less similar thoughts as you. but good thing is they didn't drop him as a ODI captain lol which looks like a lip service in a sense because there is no major Tournament coming up in ODI. Babar Azam might look a good choice for T-20 but i am not sure if he's captain material or not and clock is ticking for next T-20 World cup. In test format his captaincy sucks so Azhar is good choice.

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Quote from: Raja_MBZ on October 18, 2019, 06:25:04 AM

Quote from: Haunebu on October 18, 2019, 05:32:10 AM

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sarfaraz-ahmed-sacked-as-pakistans-test-and-t20-captain/articleshow/71646519.cms

Damn. Saw this coming from a mile away. He has been in the news from quite a long time for so many negative reasons which is why I feel that Misbah made the right call here. Azam seems to be the right choice as the T-20 captain though I did not expect Azhar to become the ODI captain. Lets see how this move plays out.

This is a bad, very bad decision. You may have your own different opinion, but Sarfaraz did take the team to number one in the T20s and successfully maintained that rank, so I believe that he should've at least remained the captain of the T20 side. There's a T20 world cup coming up in less than a year, and Misbah seems to be trying to ruin the team at this stage. Lips sealed

I think the recent defeat against number 9 team really put a lot of pressure on them all eyes were on Misbah and a lot of questions were actually asked on team selection and working. I think it was obvious that some critical decision would be taken and here it is. I don't know if this would prove to be good or fatal but yes it would lower down the morale even further. Now there would be another fight for the captain of the team. I think Imam-ul-haq or maybe Babar Azam can be great contenders for the spot.

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Quote from: Juggy777 on October 18, 2019, 02:31:41 AM

@bryant.coleman I’ll agree as it’s very difficult to see a bilateral series happening anytime soon between these two Asian nations, but I feel cricket should be above politics. The only way I see this series happening is if the Pakistan PM personally reaches out to the Indian PM, and requests him for this series to take place. While there’s no doubt that BCCI doesn’t need more money, but this series is about emotions and whenever these two sides play the entire world watches hence ICC should compel them to play each other.

Imran Khan reaching out to Narendra Modi? It is plain impracticable, with Pakistan making so much noise over the abolishment of the Article 370 (the one which gave autonomy to Jammu-Kashmir). The situation is highly charged and no side is in a position to concede anything to the other. To put it plainly, BCCI does not feel a need to engage with the PCB.

However, that doesn't mean that PCB can't earn revenues. The recently concluded Sri Lankan tour of Pakistan was a grand success. Next, they should ask teams such as South Africa and West Indies to tour Pakistan. And if everything goes as planned, then nothing stops them from hosting big 3 teams such as Australia or England there.

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Quote from: Haunebu on October 18, 2019, 05:32:10 AM

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sarfaraz-ahmed-sacked-as-pakistans-test-and-t20-captain/articleshow/71646519.cms

Damn. Saw this coming from a mile away. He has been in the news from quite a long time for so many negative reasons which is why I feel that Misbah made the right call here. Azam seems to be the right choice as the T-20 captain though I did not expect Azhar to become the ODI captain. Lets see how this move plays out.

This is a bad, very bad decision. You may have your own different opinion, but Sarfaraz did take the team to number one in the T20s and successfully maintained that rank, so I believe that he should've at least remained the captain of the T20 side. There's a T20 world cup coming up in less than a year, and Misbah seems to be trying to ruin the team at this stage. Lips sealed

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