What the hell is going on?
Why did Tulsi just state Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, AND Pakistan are all building advanced missiles, nuclear & conventional, that can hit the U.S, and are becoming a threat?
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For the first time, I decided to back this Pakistan team, allowing nationalism to override professional, evidence-based analysis. I am embarrassed.
I did not appreciate the extent of the eccentricity and adamancy: the excessive reliance on so-called bits-and-pieces all-rounders; compelling established top-order batsmen to bat in the middle order; handpicking players on reputation rather than contemporary form; and the absence of clearly defined roles for the batsmen. The captaincy appeared pedestrian.
If the intention was to adopt an unconventional strategy by bowling the first over differently, why were six spinners selected in the playing XI?
Having picked an early wicket, why didnโt Agha complete his quota, the majority of the four overs within the powerplay?
Why was Shaheen selected on reputation rather than opting for another fast bowler? Why was Abrar introduced when you could have bowled yourself?
Why was Shadab assigned the ninth over? Why was Nawaz employed ahead of Usman Tariq? Why was Usman not utilised within the first ten overs?
Batting - The shot selection was pedestrian. There was no rotation of strike. In the absence of a middle-order batsman with a solid defensive technique, rotation becomes essential; one cannot just attempt expansive strokes without the requisite defensive foundation.
There is a clear distinction between structured power-hitting and outright slogging.
What, precisely, was Pakistanโs plan? What were the defined roles of the batsmen? On a slow surface with 80-metre boundaries, where the ball was not coming onto the bat, how could one persist with slogging against quality bowlers?
Did anyone in the management observe that Abrar was releasing the ball more quickly than required and consistently erring by pitching it too full?
Selecting six spinners, with half of them delivering pedestrian lengths and conceding runs, was dispiriting indeed.
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