Bumper Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Augurs well for Umar. Getting kicked out of the test squad may be the first step towards Pakistani captaincy. FWIW, these are the official requirements posted on the PCB website for a Pakistani captain: - Dropped a while ago - Retired in the past - Banned recently - Experience leading one of the 11 gangs in the team, a big plus. - No more than two criminal investigations may be pending at any time - Former Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen members preferred
ganeshran Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Augurs well for Umar. Getting kicked out of the test squad may be the first step towards Pakistani captaincy. FWIW, these are the official requirements posted on the PCB website for a Pakistani captain: - Dropped a while ago - Retired in the past - Banned recently - Experience leading one of the 11 gangs in the team, a big plus. - No more than two criminal investigations may be pending at any time - Former Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen members preferred Bumper :hatsoff: :hysterical::hysterical:
Pagalpanti Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Augurs well for Umar. Getting kicked out of the test squad may be the first step towards Pakistani captaincy. FWIW, these are the official requirements posted on the PCB website for a Pakistani captain: - Dropped a while ago - Retired in the past - Banned recently - Experience leading one of the 11 gangs in the team, a big plus. - No more than two criminal investigations may be pending at any time - Former Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen members preferred :hysterical: :two_thumbs_up:
ganeshran Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 But seriously, It is ludicrous for selectors to leave out U.Akmal when he shown far more potential to succeed than any other young Pakistani batsman. The team has been a round of musical chairs for a long time now where players are chopped and changed at the whims and fancies of the selectors.
Cricket Tragic Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 I don't know about Akmal tbh. He looked good against Bond in NZ but he has become a slogger rather than taking the step to the next level. The lack of senior batsmen to guide him might be a factor but it's not really an excuse.
Number Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 If I were their Captain , I would've used him as an opener. Kind of openers they have they are already 1 wicket down. He is a stroke player , not a blocker and will not work anywhere except opening slot in test cricket.
ganeshran Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 I don't know about Akmal tbh. He looked good against Bond in NZ but he has become a slogger rather than taking the step to the next level. The lack of senior batsmen to guide him might be a factor but it's not really an excuse. Ya he has been having a lot of brainfarts of late, but of all people, it is Farhat and Malik who are replacing him. U akmal is certainly far better than those two hacks, and one who has potential to perform in the future even though he isnt doing so currently.
ganeshran Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 My observations are not based on the numbers he has racked up - I am aware of many batsmen who have had glittering starts to their careers and fizzled out. It's the time he has while playing or the manner in which he is able to go through periods of defence punctuated by attack, the way he picks up the length so quickly, and is completely unfazed by the situation and reputations of the opponent. And it's also not a statement that he will definitely become the batsman of the next decade. But he has got all the ingredients to become one of the major batting forces for the coming 10-12 years. Of course, a lot will depend on how he copes with success. Also, as Bumper has mentioned the role his team and PCB play in this. It's entirely possible that he gets left out after a couple of poor series or ruins his career through the internal wranglings in the team. I feel he is going to score a more than a handy century during this tour itself. Bossbhai, the playing away all the time might not give him the raw numbers but can work the other way and make him a more complete batsman. Within his first international year he would have played tests in NZ, Australia, and England, none of them easy places to bat on for someone in his first year of cricket. And no Dhondy, this is not a make up posts for uncharitable comments on Pakistanis:D Prophetic comments by Outy and Bumper 2 years back :hatsoff:
Cricket Tragic Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Ya he has been having a lot of brainfarts of late' date=' but of all people, it is Farhat and Malik who are replacing him. U akmal is certainly far better than those two hacks, and one who has potential to perform in the future even though he isnt doing so currently.[/quote'] Of course. Malik is a joke and Farhat only gets in because of connections in the board.
Cricket Tragic Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 If I were their Captain ' date=' I would've used him as an opener. Kind of openers they have they are already 1 wicket down. He is a stroke player , not a blocker and will not work anywhere except opening slot in test cricket.[/quote'] They've got a reasonable opening pair right now. His idea spot will be at 4 imo. Hafeez Toffee Kumar Sunil Gavaskar Y Khan Misbah A lot of players start at 6 and move up because of their performances. You have to earn it. If he performs well at 6, he will move up especially since Y Khan and Misbah aren't really young.
Jersey #10 Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 But seriously, It is ludicrous for selectors to leave out U.Akmal when he shown far more potential to succeed than any other young Pakistani batsman. The team has been a round of musical chairs for a long time now where players are chopped and changed at the whims and fancies of the selectors. That's the secret of PCB's success! Drop the best player in the squad by a mile:giggle::giggle::giggle::giggle::giggle:
Pagalpanti Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 I think his axing is justified, the way that he gets out after getting starts shows he is not mentally fit to play long innings, always tries to slog and play too many shots. Not everyone is Sehwag. :winky:
SachDan Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 A well watered beard at least 6 inches long would seal the deal ... :aha: :hysterical::hysterical:
ali0786 Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 A good decision to drop him, but an even dumb decision to bring back Malik and keeping Farhat in the team. If they had to bring in Malik, then they should just let Umar Akmal play. Malik is not even good enough to play for Bangladesh.
TheWall Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 but... he was supposed to be greater than sachin/richards/sehwag.. he could destroy all bowlers, break all records.. never ever fail.... pcb must be conspiring along with bcci, raw, mossad etc....
Cricket Tragic Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 A well watered beard at least 6 inches long would seal the deal ... :aha: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
saneindian Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 Looks like they sakced him from the test side and are sending him for Hong Kong sixes!!
Sidhoni Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 A well watered beard at least 6 inches long would seal the deal ... :aha: :cantstop::cantstop:
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