In his latest blog for PakPassion.net, former Pakistan all-rounder and Bowling Coach Azhar Mahmood writes about which team will have the advantage in the upcoming India-Pakistan encounter in the ICC T20 World Cup, how a flexible approach from Pakistan could be the key to victory against India, why it's now time to stand behind the selected squad and his hopes of improvement to Pakistan cricket under the reign of new PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja.
In his latest blog for PakPassion.net, former Pakistan all-rounder and Bowling Coach Azhar Mahmood writes about which team will have the advantage in the upcoming India-Pakistan encounter in the ICC T20 World Cup, how a flexible approach from Pakistan could be the key to victory against India, why it's now time to stand behind the selected squad and his hopes of improvement to Pakistan cricket under the reign of new PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is by far the most difficult ICC tournament to predict, purely based on the nature of the format. Once a team makes it out of groups, they have to play superior Cricket for just 80 overs in order to be crowned champions. That is less than one ODI. That isn't to say that preparation, planning and execution still aren't of the utmost importance.
I want to observe some of the strengths, weaknesses and win conditions of each team participating in the tournament. (The teams that have already secured a place in the Super 12 round, including Bangladesh)
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is by far the most difficult ICC tournament to predict, purely based on the nature of the format. Once a team makes it out of groups, they have to play superior Cricket for just 80 overs in order to be crowned champions. That is less than one ODI. That isn't to say that preparation, planning and execution still aren't of the utmost importance.
I want to observe some of the strengths, weaknesses and win conditions of each team participating in the tournament. (The teams that have already secured a place in the Super 12 round, including Bangladesh)
In his latest hard-hitting blog for PakPassion.net, Fazeer Mohammed explains why Pakistan, despite their protestations due to cancellations of tours by New Zealand and England, will find no sympathy for their cause amongst the cricketing world and even dominating world cricket will not bring any relief due to the climate of fear and prejudice which exists at the moment.