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Archive for December, 2013

Out of the first 33 balls bowled by the SL team, 25 were dot balls. And remember only 60 balls are bowled in the first power play.

8 runs in 26 balls. Every batsman is playing for himself rather the team.

Sharjeel was out on the 11th consecutive maiden ball. What a performance during the power play, when only 2 fielders are allowed out side the 30 yards circle.
No surprise that Pakistani team is world record holder for playing maximum number of DOT balls.

How the 2nd ODI was lost?

Pakistan lost, but there is no shame in going down fighting. Yes surrender is always shameful. However, if seen in the true objective perspective, our team didn’t lose; the match was lost by the team management and its leadership.

In the next match, Sohail Tanvir must be replaced with Anwer Ali, who is a much better bowler, batsman and a matchless fielder, as well.

Moreover, we only scored 43 runs in the 1st power play (when only 2 fielders are out of circle) of 10 overs, which is absolutely not acceptable. In fact, this was the singular reason for our defeat in the 2nd ODI, which was won by the SL team, on the 4th ball of the last over.

Onwards, we must aim for 80 runs in the first 10 overs of the power play, when only 2 fielders are allowed outside the 30 yards circle, never forgetting that not failure, but low aim is a crime.

Our biggest problem since the advent of the ODI game is that whenever wickets fall, we go into the shell, forgetting that keeping wickets in hand, at the end of the innings, is absolutely useless.

What is the benefit of batsmen like Umer Akmal, sitting in the pavilion, without getting a chance of showing their attacking prowess? And if, his batting is not required, then why not play a specialist wicket keeper, dropping Umer Akmal, altogether.

It must be indoctrinated in the minds of the players that attack is the name of the game, in the ODI matches.

All our planning, strategy and execution of the game, which includes selection of the players, batting order, the decision of batting or bowling first in case of winning the toss, batting strategy and plans during the power play and other segments, with particular emphasis on minimising dot balls (very few people know that a research revealed that Pakistani cricket team plays the maximum number of dot balls), bowling plans and shrewd field placings, must be based on just one premise “OFFENCE IS THE BEST DEFENCE”.

Further, Misbah should have allowed to bat Umer Akmal and Bilawal Bhatti, ahead of himself.
We must not forget that Pakistan lost, on the 4th ball of the last over, meaning thereby that Pakistan was just short of 8-10 runs, which hard hitting batsmen like Umer Akmal and Bilawal Bhatti, would have quickly scored.

Anyway, we must learn from our mistakes, which caused defeat, which was not inevitable for Pakistan, in the 2nd ODI.

Better luck next time, but the team management (chairman of the tour selection committee, head coach and the captain) is solely responsible, for this absolutely avoidable defeat.

“Minds are like parachutes. They only function when open.”

— Thomas Dewar

Pakistan lost, but there is no shame in going down fighting. Yes surrender is always shameful. However, if seen in the true objective perspective, our team didn’t lose; the match was lost by the team management and its leadership.

In the next match, Sohail Tanvir must be replaced with Anwer Ali, who is a much better bowler, batsman and a matchless fielder, as well.

Moreover, we only scored 43 runs in the 1st power play (when only 2 fielders are out of circle) of 10 overs, which is absolutely not acceptable. In fact, this was the singular reason for our defeat in the 2nd ODI, which was won by the SL team, on the 4th ball of the last over.

Onwards, we must aim for 80 runs in the first 10 overs of the power play, when only 2 fielders are allowed outside the 30 yards circle, never forgetting that not failure, but low aim is a crime.

Our biggest problem since the advent of the ODI game is that whenever wickets fall, we go into the shell, forgetting that keeping wickets in hand, at the end of the innings, is absolutely useless.

What is the benefit of batsmen like Umer Akmal, sitting in the pavilion, without getting a chance of showing their attacking prowess? And if, his batting is not required, then why not play a specialist wicket keeper, dropping Umer Akmal, altogether.

It must be indoctrinated in the minds of the players that attack is the name of the game, in the ODI matches.

All our planning, strategy and execution of the game, which includes selection of the players, batting order, the decision of batting or bowling first in case of winning the toss, batting strategy and plans during the power play and other segments, with particular emphasis on minimising dot balls (very few people know that a research revealed that Pakistani cricket team plays the maximum number of dot balls), bowling plans and shrewd field placings, must be based on just one premise “OFFENCE IS THE BEST DEFENCE”.

Further, Misbah should have allowed to bat Umer Akmal and Bilawal Bhatti, ahead of himself.

We must not forget that Pakistan lost, on the 4th ball of the last over, meaning thereby that Pakistan was just short of 8-10 runs, which hard hitting batsmen like Umer Akmal and Bilawal Bhatti, would have quickly scored.

Anyway, we must learn from our mistakes, which caused defeat, which was not inevitable for Pakistan, in the 2nd ODI.

Better luck next time, but the team management (chairman of the tour selection committee, head coach and the captain) is solely responsible, for this absolutely avoidable defeat.

Negotiate for Success

Negotiation is an essential executive skill that surprisingly few managers master.
Too many, in fact, concentrate only on what happens at the bargaining table and neglect what happens before and after the deal.

As a result of this narrow focus, they miss valuable opportunities to maximize the value of the outcome.

2nd ODI match Pak vs SL

Pakistan lost, but there is no shame in going down fighting. Yes surrender is always shameful.

In the next match, Sohail Tanvir must be replaced with Anwer Ali.

Moreover, we only scored 43 runs in the 1st power play of 10 overs, which is absolutely not acceptable.

We must aim for 80 runs in the first 10 overs of the power play, when only 2 fielders are allowed outside the 30 yards circle, never forgetting that not failure, but low aim is a crime.

Further, Misbah should have allowed to bat Umer Akmal and Bilawal Bhatti, ahead of himself.

We must not forget that Pakistan lost, when only 3 balls of the last over were left, meaning thereby that Pakistan was just short of 8-10 runs, which hard hitting batsmen like Umer Akmal and Bilawal Bhatti, would have quickly scored.

Anyway, we must learn from our mistakes, which caused defeat, which was not inevitable for Pakistan, in the 2nd ODI.

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”

— Albert Einstein

Umpires must note the action of Sri Lankan bowler Senanayke, for throwing.