Have Pakistan Forgotten How To Play T20's

[Prince_Pathan]

looking at our last three games in the format...its not very encouraging at all

our ability to lose wickets even in this form of the game is appauling...thought 20 overs would be ideal for these guys but the same old lapses seem to have reared their ugly head the last 3 t20 games

[Amir]

I think they lost the ability to bat.

[Kray_jackson7]

Originally Posted by Prince_Pathan looking at our last three games in the format...its not very encouraging at all our ability to lose wickets even in this form of the game is appauling...thought 20 overs would be ideal for these guys but the same old lapses seem to have reared their ugly head the last 3 t20 games

Its the tactics, abdul razzaq likes pace and our number 3 batsmen is poor. why not push abdul razzaq up the order? he will face pace bowlers and can utilise powerplays nicely if he needs to.

Opening is hit and miss, imran nazir used to be consistent (i think)

Umar akmal is holding things up alot now. and misbah is a shadow of his former self.

[Prince_Pathan]

these guys apparantly read pp...why dont they try this stuff?

razzaq should easily be higher up the order playing pace

misbah has sadly lost it

[pakcricketfan]

I think the team management has lost it.
Look at the team selection...PATHETIC!

[Shayan_Sohail]

were key members of our t20 team without all three we are finding it quite difficult.

[Down2Earth]

we're playing the same way, it's just that the others have improved.

[MRSN]

No plan

I miss as a captain

[insaftak]

dummy captain with dummy team selection and dumb shots.

[BoomBoomAfridi]

i think this policy of winning the toss and batting first needs to be addressed. Surely we'l use our batting brains alot more if chasing a score. When we bat first all the batsmen seem to just be playing for fun without any methods

[insaftak]

Originally Posted by BoomBoomAfridi i think this policy of winning the toss and batting first needs to be addressed. Surely we'l use our batting brains alot more if chasing a score. When we bat first all the batsmen seem to just be playing for fun without any methods

batting first is our strength.

I think we have only lost two games when scoring 160+. With our bowling lineup we should always bat first.

we might even defend this total. our bowling is that good.

[Prince_Pathan]

regardless of us not being able to bat...our bowling might help us
this is the reason people like yk should be in the team

[batfirst]

pak need imran nazir and kamran akmal to open batting in t20 and one day matches. we also need sohail tanver back in the team. shazaib, farhat, hafeez and misbah are not good enough and should retire!

[don1990]

First of all thnx to God. sometimes it is happened that boys is not played good....

[ads101]

our problem is now 20 overs has become too long for us.

10 overs and we're in business

[AZ]

no Salman, no party.

[farazaidi]

1. Unable to dry up runs in the middle (Afridi's bowling form is a concern)
2. We rely heavily on Afridi/Umar for runs. Except them, not a single decent batsmen who can hold the innings together with a decent S/R of 120-130 (missing YK, Malik)
3. No bowling plan in the field, Afridi is just going through the motions

[don1990]

Originally Posted by Ahmed Zulfiqar no Salman, no party.

dil ko bhelane ko yeh khayal achaa hy galib....

[AZ]

it's the truth.

he was the one holding it together.

and also his fellow Lion

[asifp]

We need to go back to what made us win the T20 world up.

What is Zoni doing in a T20 team?

What are Farhat and Hafeez doing in this team?

Shoaib Malik is a T20 player and he is not around.

Selectors get it all wong. T20 guys are playing Test Matches, Test Match players are playing T20.

absurd complete mess.

Get Farhat, Hafeez away from this team asap.

[Shayan_Sohail]

Originally Posted by asifp We need to go back to what made us win the T20 world up. What is Zoni doing in a T20 team? What are Farhat and Hafeez doing in this team? Shoaib Malik is a T20 player and he is not around. Selectors get it all wong. T20 guys are playing Test Matches, Test Match players are playing T20. absurd complete mess. Get Farhat, Hafeez away from this team asap.

Hafeez is ok i think and his bowling is pretty handy, damaad ji on the other hand needs to be dropped from all formats of the game.

[Prince_Pathan]

just wonder why hafeez didnt get another over

the pick of our bowlers...did an awesome job and then didnt get another over

[AZ]

good question, could have not have had to use Razzaq.

[t_kaay]

we are also missing a trick in the bowling tactics.....in the world t20 gul was the most feared bowler because of his smart death bowling....where are the yorkers? afridi and ajmal used to give about 4 an over to keep it quiet but they are the loose ones now. not lack of ability but lack of brainpower. we can't sit back and presume we are unbeatable in this format anymore. we were the best to start with because it is the type of cricket our guys play when growing up, but other teams have learnt the trade now and we must improve.

[Garuda]

Like someone mentioned Hafeez is not a no. 3 batsman. I don't think any team currenly has as poor batsman at no. 3 as hafeez.

And I don't understand why all the Pakistani batsman from whom everyone expects scores come after 4th wicket is down? Just resuffle the batting order. All hitters at the bottom and all swing-n-miss ones at the top are not gonna work.

[ads101]

Originally Posted by Ahmed Zulfiqar good question, could have not have had to use Razzaq.

Well technically Hafeez could only do one more over. And Afridi would have to bowl all 4 overs. Then we wouldn't need to use razzaq.

But I don't like the idea of using a spinner to open and neither does Afridi it seems. Hence he was forced to use Razzaq. Personally if we didn't have the option of a third fast bowler, I would have preferred to have used Gul for one over perhaps in the beginning.

[Sledger]

Well we all know what happened the last time Afridi gave Hafeez the new ball in a T20I lol.

[AZ]

Wahab ko khilao.

I full expect to see him in the match tomorrow.

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by Ahmed Zulfiqar Wahab ko khilao. I full expect to see him in the match tomorrow.

Where is Sohail Tanvir. He used to bowl good in T20.

Though I never liked his awkward stepping before releasing the bowl and blowing so many kisses to batsman.

[AZ]

he has been selected on provisional basis in the Test squad.

LOL!

[IT_Khumbee]

Originally Posted by Garuda Where is Sohail Tanvir. He used to bowl good in T20. Though I never liked his awkward stepping before releasing the bowl and blowing so many kisses to batsman.

kee zehniyat pehlay jaise nahin rahee

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by IT_Khumbee kee zehniyat pehlay jaise nahin rahee

what is zehniyat?


do you mean aadat?

[AZ]

zehniyat = thinking / mentality

[Garuda]

Originally Posted by Ahmed Zulfiqar zehniyat = thinking / mentality

accha...

Good he changed. Only Akhar manages that act well. Tanvir and Aamer try to copy and look gay.

ahhhh I remember now. Tanvir was talking about this "Zehniyat of Hindus bla bla" after IPL auction

[AZ]

I guess it must be part of Rawalpindi cricket culture

the fan club can probably explain it better.

[sakss]

its the crappy line up they are playing...

razzak is not good enough bowler to open ...we need back for sure...

shazaib and farhat is the worst it can get....even bermuda might be better...

fielding is a disgrace..

as a result south africa now have a better win/loss ratio than pakistan in t20s...

[Markhor]

Another shambolic T20 performance.Rash and bizarre dismissals,lethargic fielding performance.

[sunnykhan]

The poor playing XI selection was the major reason for or lost today!

[cricfan4ever]

our downfall in T20 as I have been saying is mainly due to poor selection of starting XI and tactical mistakes on the field, especially giving the opposition easy 1s n 2s!

[sunnykhan]

Apart wrong selection of playing XI. Other nations have learnt how to play T20s and are discovering new tactics. They are not lakeer k faqeer like us.