Shoaib Akhtar blames Shoaib Malik for Pakistan's poor performance

[Savak]

Shoaib Akhtar blames Shoaib Malik for Pakistan's poor performance

By CricketCountry Staff
February 21, 2012, 10:28 pm

Shoaib Akhtar said that it was unfortunate that Shoaib Malik was still being played at the expenses of more deserving younger players © Getty Images

Karachi: Feb 21, 2012

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has blasted the performance of the national team in the one-day series, singling out captain Misbah-ul-Haq and all-rounder Shoaib Malik for scathing criticism.

Shoaib said that the Pakistan team needed to review its selection policy for one-day and T20 matches as there was no longer any place for players like Malik.

"He has been playing for around 12 years and he has accomplished nothing big. He and some other players who used to wait for hours to meet with the then Board Chairman Nasim Ashraf were rewarded," he said.

Shoaib claimed that Malik had indulged in politics and intrigues in the team being responsible for the ouster of senior all-rounder Abdul Razzaq.

"He even targeted Shahid Afridi and wanted him to be sent home. At one stage manager Talat Ali was prepared to send Afridi home but we all took a stand and said this would not happen," he recalled.

Shoaib said that it was unfortunate that Malik was still being played at the expenses of more deserving younger players.

"Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq batted well today within their limitations. But the fact is that we need to blood attacking players in our one-day and T20 teams. What is most surprising is that Pakistan which is famous for producing pace bowlers is today struggling in this department."

The former pacer said that the current crop of pacers had done nothing of note for a while now and even in the series against England .

"We need to find new fast bowlers or else we will find it difficult to even bowl out Bangladesh."

Shoaib also castigated Misbah for his passive attitude and captaincy.

"What is he doing where is the aggression. You don't see any aggression in his captaincy in this one-day series. He needs to rethink his policies."

The Pakistan team has come in for scathing criticism over their performances in the one-day series against England with the Chairman of the Board Zaka Ashraf also hinting at having separate teams for tests, ODIs and T20 matches.

With Australian Dav Whatmore due to take over as head coach after the England series pundits are expecting changes in the management and team for the Asia Cup with one newspaper claiming that Shahid Afridi was once again being considered for the captaincy for the coming tournament in Bangladesh.

Afridi who was sacked as captain last year after a dispute with coach Waqar Younis and the Board has said he is not interested in the captaincy any longer.(PTI)

Link: http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Shoaib-Akhtar-blames-Shoaib-Malik-for-Pakistan-s-poor-performance/11676

[Zaz]

Spot on again from akhter

[mufassir]

good analysis

[ninjafirstslip]

what about :farhat....oh wait shoaib did not have little hissy fights with damaad.

[ritzy_123]

what about Imran ****** then :facepalm:

[saeed-sohail]

Await BZ response to this. I completely agree with Shoaib.

[shahrukh619]

:))) Akhtar hates him soo much, cause Malik was Nasim Ashraf's chamcha

[Lala-Afridi]

Akhtar is the new Afridi ?

[HashimAmlaFan]

Since WC 2011:akhtar had a bad relation with Misbah, for not picking him up for the India Vs Pakistan Match. so far I know.
Whatever, :malik was a great hero for Pakistan. Once he was also the captain. Suddenly he was out of the team because of.......and came after 2 years. I think he need some time to get back his form back. Even if he doesn't, criticizing him is not a good option to me. :akhtar had been rough, to me.

[Zeeraq]

@HashimAmlaFan Afridi was the captain in SF.

[Thees_Mar_Khan]

Since WC 2011:akhtar had a bad relation with Misbah, for not picking him up for the India Vs Pakistan Match. so far I know.
Whatever, :malik was a great hero for Pakistan. Once he was also the captain. Suddenly he was out of the team because of.......and came after 2 years. I think he need some time to get back his form back. Even if he doesn't, criticizing him is not a good option to me. :akhtar had been rough, to me.

Afridi was captain not Misbah in WC.

Malik a great hero - We can give you our hero for free for your team plus Farhat as bonus. Hurry this offer is for limited time only:akhtar

[12cavalry]

Didn't say anything wrong did he.

1. Malik is useless
2. Our fast bowling is crap.
3. Misbah is phattu.

[Looney]

Need him as Pakistan 's bowling coach :akhtar

[Muzy]

why didn't he raise his voice then? this is what I dont understand why players fear each other/choose to remain silent and let the team suffer why can't anyone just stand up to speak the truth day by day I'm getting annoyed that this same team just whitewashed the no.1 test team in the world yet these politics wont ever end and people don't remember pakistan's success instead they will always pinpoint on the negativity surrounding the team.... Shoaib Akhtar to be future Coach haha

[Amoeba]

Need him as Pakistan 's bowling coach :akhtar

Oh purlease! We don't need to produce useless injury prone fast bowlers that even that failure Sehwag would feast on......

[w8in_4_0402]

Thos guy comes back n we losr 4-0!

Not a surprise get rid of this thong plenty of tamasha leagues around the world for him to participate in.

[Rizwan25]

why didn't he raise his voice then? this is what I dont understand why players fear each other/choose to remain silent and let the team suffer why can't anyone just stand up to speak the truth day by day I'm getting annoyed that this same team just whitewashed the no.1 test team in the world yet these politics wont ever end and people don't remember pakistan's success instead they will always pinpoint on the negativity surrounding the team.... Shoaib Akhtar to be future Coach haha

because you dont mess with "PCB". It gives out 5 year bans like its giving out polio kaaay teeekaay. :zoni

[12cavalry]

Oh purlease! We don't need to produce useless injury prone fast bowlers that even that failure Sehwag would feast on......

The injury prone, over weight, drama queen won us more matches than all these ponka bowlers combined.

[Amoeba]

why didn't he raise his voice then? this is what I dont understand why players fear each other/choose to remain silent and let the team suffer why can't anyone just stand up to speak the truth day by day I'm getting annoyed that this same team just whitewashed the no.1 test team in the world yet these politics wont ever end and people don't remember pakistan's success instead they will always pinpoint on the negativity surrounding the team.... Shoaib Akhtar to be future Coach haha

Because he was probably drunk most of the time!

Also like Rameez Shoaib is finding he is a much better player from the commentator's box. The game is so easy from there. Younger viewers don't need to know that Rameez was no better than Farhat (and both owed their continued selection to family connections) and Shoaib madder than Sarfraz.

[Amoeba]

The injury prone, over weight, drama queen won us more matches than all these ponka bowlers combined.

Not really. He had the benefit of playing in a team which contained Yousuf and the consumate match winner - Inzy!

[hashmist]

Not surprised. Even Shoaib Malik would blame Shoaib Malik for Pak's poor performance.

[farazaidi]

Spot on as usual. Akhtar is fast becoming my favourite analyst

[KingKhanWC]

Bang on the money from the Pindi Express. :akhtar

[Iffitheking]

Absolutely agree with Shoaib Akhtar here... was just wondering all the players who were performing good... Younus, Ajmal, Afridi (took 5 wicktes against Afghanistan) Abdur Rehman, Hafeez, etc, all of a sudden they stop performing for no apparent reason... surely there performance graph went from 100 to 0 in matter of couple of days... something to do with selection of Shoaib Malik.
For me he shouldn't be picked at the first place... par hamare miss ball haq sahib dostian nibha rahe thee...

[The Muppets XI]

Not holding back is he. But then again did take on management during his time playing for Pak. Shame he hasn't moved into commentary - his analysis would have made todays loss less depressing.

[Amjid Javed]

Some fearsome thunderbolts still being sent down by akthar and hes pretty much right with his criticism of the team and espcially malik!

[ManaFan]

I agree with Akhtar.

[Amoeba]

A lot of naive people here who believe anything that is uttered from that madman's mouth!

[zulfiqar]

Not really. He had the benefit of playing in a team which contained Yousuf and the consumate match winner - Inzy!

Live in denial if you wish but Akhtar won us many more games than most of the bowlers he bowled with throughout the last decade.

Agree with all his points.

[farazaidi]

A lot of naive people here who believe anything that is uttered from that madman's mouth!

^there is nothing to "believe", its not as if he has opened a pandora box of secrets. Barring the Malik bit which isnt too far off the mark, he has stated his opinion only. You can agree or disagree but dont have to bow down to his greatness in the process.

[hasanmehmoodkhan]

akhtar is spot on once again

[Amoeba]

^there is nothing to "believe", its not as if he has opened a pandora box of secrets. Barring the Malik bit which isnt too far off the mark, he has stated his opinion only. You can agree or disagree but dont have to bow down to his greatness in the process.

Fair enough but the only new thing he has added is the Malik bit. He talks about finding new pacers - fair enough, but anyone can see and say that. He has to come up with names. Does he believe there are better pacers out there who aren't being picked? If so name them. If not then his comments aren't helpful - he then should be saying what work needs to be done with the current pacers to get them upto scratch.

It's very easy to highlight problems - more difficult to identify solutions. Hence Actor has fallen into the biggest trap of the ex player - finding out that the game is so much easier from beyond the boundary rope. However 'ol bigmouth knew that in his playing days - that's why he used to hobble off all the time with phony injuries.....until Bob and Inzy took a stand against his nonsense.

[Amoeba]

Of course the biggest culprit of ex-player disease is Rameez. Frankly a useless player - who would make Farhat and Butt look good. Suddenly he felt he could offer Inzy and Yousuf coaching advice when he himself didn't even know the LBW rule!

[iafzal]

non stop bouncers from speed demon
damad got off easy

[farazaidi]

Of course the biggest culprit of ex-player disease is Rameez. Frankly a useless player - who would make Farhat and Butt look good. Suddenly he felt he could offer Inzy and Yousuf coaching advice when he himself didn't even know the LBW rule!

^Shoaib was one of the smartest bowler of his time, cant take that away from him. People tend to bracket him as only a fast and stupid bowlers but there is a reason why his career stats are a level above than that of Lee & Tait. That despite of bowling in dead highways in Faisalabad and Multan.

I think you havnt seen his show and only judging it by the quotes. Many of his comments on IK, YK or Misbah dont reach these telegraphs as they are only looking for spicy stuff.

[Amoeba]

^Shoaib was one of the smartest bowler of his time, cant take that away from him. People tend to bracket him as only a fast and stupid bowlers but there is a reason why his career stats are a level above than that of Lee & Tait. That despite of bowling in dead highways in Faisalabad and Multan.

I think you havnt seen his show and only judging it by the quotes. Many of his comments on IK, YK or Misbah dont reach these telegraphs as they are only looking for spicy stuff.

Fair enough to a degree. Haven't seen the show.
So did he come up with any solutions? Did he name any pacers?

[PakHammer]

Malik is bad blood for the team...he is too involved in the politics of team & causes bad morale.

It's clear that the team don't want him in the squad. His recent record is hideous & should be dropped on that basis alone.

Misbah I think has signed his own death warrant for the ODI captaincy after his insistence to put Malik in the squad after he was not originally picked.

[Amoeba]

Although not a fan (actually I am not a fan of any player - just the team) I think the Malik selection made sense to a degree. Misbah saw that England had a big problem with spin after the test series. So he wanted to play as many spinners as possible - 3. He also knew that the tail was poor and that Rehman can't bat for toffee. So he needed a spinning all-rounder.

The only problem? Malik brought too much baggage and he was horrendous.

[DOOSRA95]

Absolutely agree with Shoaib Akhtar here... was just wondering all the players who were performing good... Younus, Ajmal, Afridi (took 5 wicktes against Afghanistan) Abdur Rehman, Hafeez, etc, all of a sudden they stop performing for no apparent reason... surely there performance graph went from 100 to 0 in matter of couple of days... something to do with selection of Shoaib Malik.
For me he shouldn't be picked at the first place... par hamare miss ball haq sahib dostian nibha rahe thee...

:))):))) What a Joke Pindi xpress is right track with his criticisms!

[ali85]

What the heck is the point of playing Adnan Akmal? The guy is horrible with the bat and is an okay wicket keeper. Why can't PCB just stick with Sarfraz Ahmed?

Send Sarfraz at #6/7 and he will still do better than Adnan and he is #1 glovesman in Pakistan. So why not select him? Why waste the spot on Adnan?


Secondly, ONLY 1 FAST-BOWLER? Are you KIDDING ME? The #1 reason Pakistan lost today is because of Shoaib Malik - he scored 29 today after so many chances and he didn't bowl - why did Misbah pick him? I would say Hafeez contributed more to the match with his economical 10 overs than Malik. DROP MALIK AND BRING IN HAMMAD AZAM already!!! sheesh.

I will repeat what I said in other threads and this is now evident "Ever since Malik was given welcome back, Hafeez is not performing"

And I really do feel for Hafeez - the guy is behind Pakistan's success in 2011. Before this England series, the guy was practically the next captain - now he probably senses that Malik will walk into that role.

[Love Pakistan]

What the heck is the point of playing Adnan Akmal? The guy is horrible with the bat and is an okay wicket keeper. Why can't PCB just stick with Sarfraz Ahmed?

Send Sarfraz at #6/7 and he will still do better than Adnan and he is #1 glovesman in Pakistan. So why not select him? Why waste the spot on Adnan?


Secondly, ONLY 1 FAST-BOWLER? Are you KIDDING ME? The #1 reason Pakistan lost today is because of Shoaib Malik - he scored 29 today after so many chances and he didn't bowl - why did Misbah pick him? I would say Hafeez contributed more to the match with his economical 10 overs than Malik. DROP MALIK AND BRING IN HAMMAD AZAM already!!! sheesh.

I will repeat what I said in other threads and this is now evident "Ever since Malik was given welcome back, Hafeez is not performing"

And I really do feel for Hafeez - the guy is behind Pakistan's success in 2011. Before this England series, the guy was practically the next captain - now he probably senses that Malik will walk into that role.

Malik inclusion has nothing to do with Hafeez's downfall! Hafeez needs to sort out his poor technique! Its not rocket science! If he keeps on failing like this, Im afraid he'll be dropped! He needs to prove himself in the t20s! Just like Peiterson and Cook did!

[munda_khi]

Absolutely agree with Shoaib Akhtar here... was just wondering all the players who were performing good... Younus, Ajmal, Afridi (took 5 wicktes against Afghanistan) Abdur Rehman, Hafeez, etc, all of a sudden they stop performing for no apparent reason... surely there performance graph went from 100 to 0 in matter of couple of days... something to do with selection of Shoaib Malik.
For me he shouldn't be picked at the first place... par hamare miss ball haq sahib dostian nibha rahe thee...

man thats serious accusation. you mean these guys deliberately performed badly to protest against the selection of malik.

[s28]

Akhtar is a very good analyst which is probably why there were suggestions that he should be captain at one stage.

[iBaig]

Anyone got a video?

[TigerJat]

I agree with Shoaib for the most part

@hashimAmlaFan,

I second the trade offer of Malik to bangladesh, we will take some coconuts in return. Plus you get not only farhat, but also Sania Mirza as well...

[Monty786]

something interesting he said on PTV or was talking about it anyway - Why is it that Imran Farhat is the reserve opener in Test matches but in ODI's there is no reserve opener?

Interesting (...even though it's obviously quite clear).

[proud_pakistani]

Im not a fan of Malik but its def harsh to blame this entirely on him. The blame goes to the team management and captain for not selecting the correct team for the ODI format. Simple

[Iffitheking]

man thats serious accusation. you mean these guys deliberately performed badly to protest against the selection of malik.

yes and thats what Shoiab Akhtar was saying.... Players do that... this has been happening since soo long... player power... but you can not deny it... all these players were stang by Shoaib Malik... they won't allow him... I guess Karma really worked this time.. he didn't perform on top of that... and now beleive me... Pakistan will win 3-0 T20s... all these players who were performing badly will be unplayable again... wait for couple of days...

[Systematicx0x]

I'll say it again Misbah is too close to Malik and the Akmals. He was part of that group that first went after Younis, and then Yousuf....I still have a hard time trusting him. He has doen some really shady things in the past, and insisting on playing Malik his buddy, being one of them.

I also have no doubt in my mind that Misbah also had something to do with Sarfaraz being dropped from the ODI team and keeping Adnan Akmal around for the ODIs. Since his other buddy Kamran can't play at the moment, why not his other younger brother to keep the buddies happy, right?
Doesn't matter that the guy can't bat to save his life, and is just an average wicket keeper.

People still can't see Misbah is doing more harm to our future in ODI cricket (where the money is, and his buddies wanna play), then good. It's high time he's removed...even from the ODI team, let alone captaincy.

[Black Zero]

Malik, "Akhtar ki usske ghar wallay nehi suntay, mein kya jawab doon?"

[Black Zero]

RE: Razzaq, Malik included him in SS, when he left Lahore. Razzaq was dropped for his poor performances. (and he is a huge cry-baby)
RE: MoYo, he was dropped for misbah by selectors and not by Malik.
RE: Afridi, so Akhtar took stand? that's a joke as even his place was not sure.

Bottom Line 1: Akhtar is the most disgraced Pakistani player ever, was sacked in middle of tournament.

Bottom Line 2: After WC, he tried to utter garbage against Afridi, and afridi's response was, "Akhtar can't even look in my eyes"

[SIMBA]

RE: Razzaq, Malik included him in SS, when he left Lahore. Razzaq was dropped for his poor performances. (and he is a huge cry-baby)
RE: MoYo, he was dropped for misbah by selectors and not by Malik.
RE: Afridi, so Akhtar took stand? that's a joke as even his place was not sure.

Bottom Line 1: Akhtar is the most disgraced Pakistani player ever, was sacked in middle of tournament.

Bottom Line 2: After WC, he tried to utter garbage against Afridi, and afridi's response was, "Akhtar can't even look in my eyes"

Any sources???

[Inziquicksingle]

BZ, stop posting utter drivel all over the forums. And remove Ron Pauls pic and replace it with Gingrich because thats who you remind me of.

[Black Zero]

Any sources???

This is not a breaking news!

[SIMBA]

This is not a breaking news!

Not only breaking news have sources.

[Black Zero]

BZ, stop posting utter drivel all over the forums. And remove Ron Pauls pic and replace it with Gingrich because that who you remind me of.

Can't do this as I have dedicated my life to defend Truth, Freedom and Principles.

[Inziquicksingle]

You are a parody of your own self.

Shoaib Malik would laugh his ass off at some of your posts.

[Black Zero]

Not only breaking news have sources.

pick one and I will try to find a source for you.

[Black Zero]

You are a parody of your own self.

Shoaib Malik would laugh his ass off at some of your posts.

not related to topic but i can understand your POV
(as i just noticed that you have entitled mississauga The Best Place)

[SIMBA]

pick one and I will try to find a source for you.

You should have sources for all of them.

one shouldnt spread information when he cant back them with reliable sources.

[Black Zero]

You should have sources for all of them.

one shouldnt spread information when he cant back them with reliable sources.

I do not know where i was not clear that give you idea that I was spreading information that I couldn't back with sources.


These are vvvvvvvv old news and keen posters know what I am talking about.

Request and someone or myself will provide you.

[osee_bhai]

A lot of naive people here who believe anything that is uttered from that madman's mouth!

Agreed, Shoaib is extremely OTT in every criticism.

[SIMBA]

I do not know where i was not clear that give you idea that I was spreading information that I couldn't back with sources.


These are vvvvvvvv old news and keen posters know what I am talking about.

Request and someone or myself will provide you.

I request you.

Come on dude, your credibility is on the line now :malik

[Black Zero]

I request you.

Come on dude, your credibility is on the line now :malik
http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=4628830&postcount=58
which one?

[ali85]

I'll say it again Misbah is too close to Malik and the Akmals. He was part of that group that first went after Younis, and then Yousuf....I still have a hard time trusting him. He has doen some really shady things in the past, and insisting on playing Malik his buddy, being one of them.

I also have no doubt in my mind that Misbah also had something to do with Sarfaraz being dropped from the ODI team and keeping Adnan Akmal around for the ODIs. Since his other buddy Kamran can't play at the moment, why not his other younger brother to keep the buddies happy, right?
Doesn't matter that the guy can't bat to save his life, and is just an average wicket keeper.

People still can't see Misbah is doing more harm to our future in ODI cricket (where the money is, and his buddies wanna play), then good. It's high time he's removed...even from the ODI team, let alone captaincy.

Oh Yes, I remember - I once ran into Akmals and Misbah off-field - they were all wearing jeans and black leather jackets. They had a golden cobra stitched at the back. Suspiciously, Misbah was already wearing sunglasses.

[UmarMalik]

Who is Shoaib Akhtar to criticize? He's the same guy who threw water over our expectations at times by bowling classy wide deliveries which were smacked around the park. Its easy to talk, and hard to deliver.

[Amoeba]

Who is Shoaib Akhtar to criticize? He's the same guy who threw water over our expectations at times by bowling classy wide deliveries which were smacked around the park. Its easy to talk, and hard to deliver.

Typical ex player - much like Rameez and to a degree Sohail.......suddenly they find they have become much better players in the commentary box!

[munda_khi]

yes and thats what Shoiab Akhtar was saying.... Players do that... this has been happening since soo long... player power... but you can not deny it... all these players were stang by Shoaib Malik... they won't allow him... I guess Karma really worked this time.. he didn't perform on top of that... and now beleive me... Pakistan will win 3-0 T20s... all these players who were performing badly will be unplayable again... wait for couple of days...

if thats the case then these players are selfish. they put there personal differences higher then the country. they think its ok to be whitewashed by a team not reputed in ODI but show there anger on the selecrion of one particular player. and by the way why they are ok with the selection of imran farhat.

is it possible that shoaib akhtar is still angry with afridi and his senior players younus and misbah on being dropped from mohali semi final and he is trying to malign all of them.

[ecstatic_freak]

Spot on shoaib! Cheetaaahh, i see he is still fearless

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Spot on from Akhtar :)

Should make a good commentator in the coming days.

[IAJ]

why didn't he raise his voice then? this is what I dont understand why players fear each other/choose to remain silent and let the team suffer why can't anyone just stand up to speak the truth day by day I'm getting annoyed that this same team just whitewashed the no.1 test team in the world yet these politics wont ever end and people don't remember pakistan's success instead they will always pinpoint on the negativity surrounding the team.... Shoaib Akhtar to be future Coach haha

And when Zulqarnain raised his voice people were calling him mental etc so not easy for the players.

[saeedhk]

Spot on

[Fireworks11]

Yeah Malik was a failure, spot on about the pace bowling situation atm

[emclub]

Shoaib Akhtar is a sarroo, just taking out his dil ki bhrraas, its got nothing to do with team's performance but his own personal grudge, what a loser :akhtar

[sakss]

im starting to luv sheby bhai all over again.. :)

[Saqs]

The injury prone, over weight, drama queen won us more matches than all these ponka bowlers combined.

This. This. And this.

[Saqs]

Shoaib Akhtar is a sarroo, just taking out his dil ki bhrraas, its got nothing to do with team's performance but his own personal grudge, what a loser :akhtar

He hasn't really said anything that ccould be construed as holding grudges. Calling it as it is.

Can't argue with much of what he has said.

[the Great Khan]

Actually at the end of the match I was on the way home listening to TMS on the bbc and boycott and aggers were looking at the series as a whole and the test series. For this particualr match boycot blamed Malik for slowing the run rate down and playing like a mug. We were going ok upto then! bakwaas khilari, barely a cricketer!!

[oyei]

how dare of :akhtar to talk about :Malik
Malik should be selected in all 3 format of the game, he is a number 1 dulha in Pakistan :drfirdourashiq

secretory! call black zero and tell him to defend malik on PP, so what if Malik sucks, dulha ko tu khilana hai. so what if it hurts Pakistani team, haven't you seen my ego, it almost weight 1000 kg. mazaq nahi hai...khatey peetay gharaney sey hein. Malik ko koi nahi rok sakta khelney sey, 100 cow ki qasam wo kheley ga. Dr.firdousashiq

[oyei]

Malik, "Akhtar ki usske ghar wallay nehi suntay, mein kya jawab doon?"

aur idhar, 18 karor Pakistani awam Malik ko nahi suna or dekhna chatey, magar hum ko mujboran suna aur dekhna partha hai.

[Majestic_Inzi]

this guy speaks with his heart, no hes a former captain all the truth is coming out.

[shehzadd]

Misbah ne malik ko dalwaya, Ilyas ne farhat ko team me dalwaya. to pakistan jeetay ga Aaam.

[bmwduran]

:))) Akhtar hates him soo much, cause Malik was Nasim Ashraf's chamcha

what is Shoaib Malike really doing in the team? since his comeback he has not perfomred at all, its better we give a chance to another younger player, lets stop this parchee system, and brown nosing

[Black Zero]

Actually at the end of the match I was on the way home listening to TMS on the bbc and boycott and aggers were looking at the series as a whole and the test series. For this particualr match boycot blamed Malik for slowing the run rate down and playing like a mug. We were going ok upto then! bakwaas khilari, barely a cricketer!!

and what was the reason he gave for losing 1,2 n 3rd match?