From poor health and fielding to PCB chaos: Decoding Pakistan’s dismal run in ODI World Cup
Pakistan are on the verge of early exit from the ODI World Cup 2023 version. This is decoding their struggles –
1) Pakistan’s health requirements
Pakistan have been a pale shadow of themselves within the ODI World Cup 2023 version, in India. After a vivid begin, they misplaced 4 back-to-back video games and are closing in on a depressing marketing campaign which is more likely to finish within the group stage.
With defeats versus large groups, questions have been raised on their gamers’ health. Former cricketer Wasim Akram, after their loss to Afghanistan, mentioned on A Sports activities, “It is embarrassing. Simply 2 wickets, 280-290 is a giant rating. The pitch is moist or not moist. Fielding was… you have a look at the health ranges. We have now been discussing on this present that there was no health check for the final 2 years. If I take the gamers’ particular person names, they will not prefer it. It appears like they’re consuming 8 kg of mutton on daily basis.”
Akram identified, “There must be assessments. Professionally, you might be enjoying on your nation, you might be being paid. I’m with Misbah. When he was coach, he had that standards, gamers hated him. However, it labored for the staff. Fielding is all about health, and it reveals on the sphere.”
Typically, questions have been raised on health of gamers resembling Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, and many others.
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2) Fielding being their Achilles heels
Pakistan have by no means been a very good fielding facet. Whereas within the current years, they did showcase some enchancment, they return to their below-par fielding in big-ticket occasions. On this World Cup, they’ve dropped fairly a number of sitters and given reprieves to oppositions. The likes of Usama Mir, Iftikhar Ahmed, and many others. have let go off some straightforward possibilities as fielding stays Pakistan’s Achilles heels.
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3) Babar Azam’s disappointing run with the bat, captaincy strain
Babar Azam’s disappointing run with the bat has additionally not helped Pakistan. Sure, he has three fifties however has not been capable of get a giant rating. Furthermore, questions have typically been raised on his strike fee. On this World Cup, he’s hanging at 79 in six innings.
Questions have additionally been raised on Babar’s management as former cricketers have pointed fingers at his bowling adjustments, staff alternatives and physique language throughout crunch conditions. Experiences have additionally claimed that the board is already urgent laborious for healthful adjustments after the World Cup (with Shaheen Afridi, Md Rizwan and Sarfaraz Ahmed in competition to exchange Babar as captain).
In the meantime, Babar has shared that his facet has batted nicely however not turned up with the ball whereas the other has additionally occurred on a number of events. In brief, Pakistan haven’t managed a whole staff effort to date.
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4) Zaka Ashraf-Babar Azam controversy
In an ARY Information broadcast, hosted by Waseem Badami, an alleged screenshot of Pakistan captain Babar’s chat with the PCB COO Salman Naseer was proven on reside television. Within the chat, the board official was asking whether or not Babar had known as or texted the PCB chief Zaka Ashraf in the midst of the World Cup, as claimed by numerous media retailers within the nation. To this, Babar denied making any such try to get in contact with the PCB chairman. Nevertheless, the screenshot of Babar’s chat was proven on reside television, as reportedly instructed by Ashraf to Salman, which caught everybody’s consideration.
This was severely criticised by former Pakistani gamers resembling Waqar Younis, Shahid Afridi, and many others. as all this has uncovered the chaos in PCB setup and was a breach to Babar’s privateness,
Whereas all this won’t have a direct impact on the staff collectively, it’s positive to have impacted Babar in a unfavorable manner.
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5) Inzamam-ul-Haq’s premature resigination
On Monday night, Inzamam-ul-Haq stepped down because the PCB chief selector amid allegations of battle of curiosity by the board. Inzamam resigned after media studies indicated that the previous captain had a stake in a participant’s administration firm registered with the PCB. The studies additional claimed that a number of high gamers together with Babar and Mohammad Rizwan have been related to the corporate. Amid all this drama and allegations, Inzamam introduced his resignation. He has already been criticised left, proper and centre for the staff choice.
Thus, other than fielding, health and lack of collective effort, Pakistan is tottering exterior the sphere as nicely with a number of drama and chaos inside the PCB-team administration.
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