b555 Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/14/we-are-beginning-a-new-era-in-pakistan-cricket-mohammed-aamer.htm Link to comment
achilles Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Yes. Decent start to the season after the embarrassment in Australia Link to comment
DomainK Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Spoken a little too soon. He should have waited for a bot of real success before opening his mouth. Link to comment
King Tendulkar Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 New era!!!!! As I type pak collapse in progress:hysterical: Looks like same old same old Link to comment
mastana Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 They will never get tired of their new era's and rebuiliding team BS. :wall: Link to comment
DomainK Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 New era!!!!! As I type pak collapse in progress:hysterical: Looks like same old same old Its the same old **** in a new era. Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 "Hello square one"-Mohammed Aamer Link to comment
King Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Amazing... some of these blokes never learn. One decent bowling effort will not win a test match, it requires the full team to play over it's potential (Pakistan's batting), win sessions consistently and you will then win a test match. I don't know about new era... Asif's been there for quite some time and so is Gul. There are no guarantees these two will play enough. Asif can end up injured in no time. Fragile keeper still playing in the side. A new look batting with absolutely no experience whatsoever. Pakistan can get there in 2-3 years time but by then the current bowlers will have gone. With no home cricket being played it is always going to be hard for Pakistan to produce victories. When was the last time Pakistan won a test series? I can't quite remember off the head. Link to comment
Asim Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 'The future is safe' - Salman Butt Pakistan v Australia 2010 'The future is safe' - Salman Butt Moments after being confirmed as Pakistan's new captain following Shahid Afridi's shock retirement, Salman Butt spoke exclusively to Cricinfo Nagraj Gollapudi July 17, 2010 How do you summarise the events in the last 24 hours? I knew nothing about it [shahid Afridi's retirement from Tests] beforehand. But I have respect for his honest opinion and he made a very good decision. He took the captaincy after we did not have a good tour of Australia, and we'd had a very difficult time, so he has done a great job so far. He has been doing wonderfully well in the one-dayers and Twenty20. I really respect his decision about Test cricket because this is a totally different domain. It is a big decision to make and not too many people would've gone through and made a decision like he did. Did you predict anything like this might happen when the tour began? Being the vice-captain meant if anything goes wrong you are the next man. So I was partially ready for something like this, but I didn't expect him to retire like this. So mentally I was partially prepared. What will be the biggest challenge ahead for you? We have a very good young unit. The two new guys [Azhar Ali and Umar Amin] have done really well because the standard of bowling at Lord's was world class. Yes, this is a home series but we all know this is not home. Still the way they played it was heartening. It is a step forward. If we play this unit for the next eight to ten months, we will have a different team. We still believe we can beat any side because it is this same side that won two Twenty20 matches against Australia, even though we lost two tight matches in Asia Cup. It is a good sign. The average age of the side is under 25 so to have this potential is important. If we can see the youngsters play for the next 10-12 years, we can build a very good unit. But the important thing is that we have to be patient because experience does not have any short cuts. We have to give ourselves and the youngsters time and at the same time work hard. I am very sure that these guys are committed and they want to play for each other and the country. No doubt it is a rebuilding phase but being the captain now, in addition to being the senior batsman, does that increase your burden? You can add the weight by using a different word but as a player my responsibility is the same: to go out there and perform to the best of my ability. It does not matter who is the captain because I am playing for Pakistan primarily and secondly for myself. If I don't do well I won't be in the team. It applies to everybody. What I see in my team is that they have the ability to fight. The other important thing is the new guys don't think about the big names. We tell each other everyday that we can beat anyone. The belief is steadily starting to develop and one day we will be once again a force to reckon with. Your batting at Lord's looked settled and confident. Did you work on it consciously before the tour? There is nothing big to do. The best thing to do is to get your basics right and do the simple things well. I was just watching ball. That was one the one pieces of advice I got from a man, whose name I don't want to reveal at the moment. He was one of the best batsman I saw opening the innings. He just told me "watch the ball from the time it starts form the bowler's hand till it reaches you and let your body react to it." It has worked. The rest of my coaches here - Ijaz bhai, Waqar bhai and Aaqib bhai - they have been helping me and the youngsters. Even I don't have much experience. I have only played 28 Tests. You can call me a senior batsman but compared to other big players I am just two or three years older. I am not promising big things but there is definitely hope and the future is safe. Can you talk about the coaching think tank - what exactly do they bring to the table? The best thing they bring is the mind of a champion. These were people that were part of the team that brought Pakistan cricket to the top. They were there when Pakistan won the World Cup. Aaqib bhai has been the coach of two Under-19 World Cup winning sides, Ijaz bhai was coach this year of the Under-19 team which ended as runners up [in New Zealand]. Waqar bhai was a champion bowler and needs no further introduction. These are people who have experienced pressure at the highest level and performed well, so there is nobody else better than these three to describe a game to a youngster. Their presence is very valuable and I hope every squad member will take a piece from their book and apply however he thinks suitable for himself. The PCB haven't ruled out the return of the two Ys - Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan. How would you look at such a development? At the moment nothing has been discussed with me about them. Nobody can deny they are two great players but at the moment they haven't been discussed. We have to be content with what we have at hand. I'm very happy with the new boys who have come in. And even former players share the same opinion. We need to give them a long run. Nobody is a born Mohammad Yousuf or Wasim Akram or Inzamam-ul-Haq - even these players were not known when they came into cricket. Their performances made them who they are. So we need to given the youngsters the time. Hopefully, and I'm sure, they will make a name for themselves. http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2010/content/current/story/467704.html Link to comment
Sachin200* Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 The future is safe in losing back to back test matches & back to back odis No Test series & ODI wins for two years now apart from t20 2009 pak havent won nothing take t20 results and i m sure we can analyse how great pak team is Link to comment
Bradman99 Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I do think he's the best choice for captain though. Link to comment
Bublu Bhuyan Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 ^^ It had to be him, there were no other options. Kamran Akmal is another one, but he has only very recently cleaned up his terrible keeping. Giving him an additional burden would probably get him back to where he started ..... dropping catches left, right and center. Link to comment
EnterTheVoid Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 These mofos would be well advised to shut the **** up and learn some PR skills. I mean, for ****s sake, don't you ever learn from your mistakes ? Why not stop giving these stupid sound bytes ? :idea: Link to comment
saneindian Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Poor chap has my sympathies. Now the idiots (led by K Akmal) will gang up against him and try to ruin his captaincy tenure. Has made promising statements and has always come across someone who knows what he is talking about. Link to comment
DomainK Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Safe? Really? Butt played well in the last match and even though he is the only choice as captain, a good batsman does not automatically become a good captain. It will be interesting how he handles the next test. Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Future of teams playing against Pakistan is safe. Link to comment
asterix Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Future is not safe unless the beard scratching (or is it nail chewing?) photo of Retard facing Punter is not removed from the banner in you know where..:giggle: Link to comment
Clarke Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Lets see what he has to offer, hopefully others will not gang up on him. One match earlier, Afridi was talking of winning streak and maintaining it. Future of teams playing against Pakistan is safe. When the 'home' series is held in NZ/England and not a city like Lahore, the future is indeed 'safe'. Link to comment
zubinpepsi Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 to be fair salman butt seems a very decent guy... no dramas n antics.. Link to comment
Holysmoke Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 We need Toffee Kumar back :--D Link to comment
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