Toothless...

Toothless, because Pakistan didn't play either on bowling nor on batting, just because of ill-mannered strategic management from our so-called Coaching Staff, because modern cricket didn't mean making players' practice only but also to make sure on how to implement the plan.

The Bowlers

OUR BOWLING HAVE BEEN TOOTHLESS "DEFINITELY"

The bowlers like I titled my article, were toothless, as Pakistani bowlers looked toothless as they were bowling without any strategy. 

Misbah's Evaluation Required

Because one of the interview's I listened on YouTube with Ramiz Raja, he was uttering (nothing but sudden utter) too much complicated usage of scientific words, which have been sans on the field.

We always used to brag about our bowling

But it is a shame, as our bowling have been toothless, literally toothless, I personally felt nepotism is to be blamed because instead of taking pride in country's need and requirement on the field, they have been busy selecting players on their favoritism, which again like I said as above that it is a shame, that is why sack 'em (Misbah and Waqar duo) if they want to revive cricketing interest, but sorry to say this is high time when due to ill-mannered strategic management of Mr. Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis is solely responsible for this mishap, why Pakistan isn't experimenting with several environmental conditions in and within Pakistan? Pakistan is a vast country where conditions of every city differs with each other, so why can't we utilize those facility? Why can't we immune our players playing in different and several challenging conditions instead of monotone conditions all around the country? Comparatively, New Zealand when compared to Pakistan is small country but their venues sports several different conditions, so why can't we incorporate the same in our cricketing venues?

The Batting

PAKISTANI BATTING HAVE BEEN ON THE DISARRAY 
AND TOOTHLESS

Pakistan is not known for batting performances, but the performance I have seen in NZ, this is not the cricket we even play on the گلی کرکٹ which they have been playing on the foreign land, because our coaches have been busy in podcasts but not doing their jobs, which is the main reason in my previous post, I opted for someone of the caliber of either جاوید میانداد otherwise محسن حسن خان, because they were strategists, they had strategies in mind, unlike these useless minds, which have been untouched, I might be giving benefit of doubt to Misbah ul Haq, but what about Waqar Younis, none of the franchise cricket opts for Waqar Younis , let alone international cricket, furthermore Waqar Younis previous stint with Pakistan cricket didn't go well, so why again PCB opt for WY again???

Strategy 

The main job of modern day coaching is making and in-lining strategies according to the team's requirement and need, have WY and MuH incorporated the same for Pakistan? Just answer this simple query...

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NZvPAK Lack of Strategic Management!

Being Monotone

This is something I personally noted specially during Sri Lanka's white ball leg to Pakistan, where strategy of management was obscured as offended and afraid; as instead of improving younger guns, they (the management) was not assured of investing on younger guns, opted back towards used bullets, which backfired as this is contra to the current trend where teams have been incorporating and strengthening their bench strengths, but the team of Misbah and Waqar where Waqar Younis have been associated with Pakistan team not the first time but quadruple time, and most of the time, he was involved in something confrontation, and this is no secret.

About Misbah

I took it to surprise, maybe Misbah was awesome white kit skipper for boys in green; but is it a certificate that a successful cricketer might be a successful coach? I personally feel that we had two home-grown cricketers who were good in coaching department, number 1 was Javed Miandad, and number 2 was Mohsin Khan, who had brains, and went with the concept that any day could go South so we should revamp for that situation instead of going on the direction of the winds without any planning.

This is why

I said they have been monotone in their strategies, that this is the only way to play, instead of conceptualization of strategies, even in spreadsheets we use IF-THAN-ELSE and NESTED COMMANDS where we use ";" semi-colon for using multiple commands on the single line and inter-connected with previous command, but the software in Misbah's mind is outdated, which is on single core otherwise modern cricket is moving on at least quad core whereas Misbah and Waqar Younis have been going on reverse gears, if you go through this screenshot above, CA have been planning and laying down their strategies for five years, for making it as a product of masses, and on the basis of which, they have been planning their strategies in-line with they way they want it to be seen in Australia.

Is Misbah and Waqar necessary for Pakistan Cricket?

I personally feel, they have bought enough losses to Pakistan, first Misbah should have strategic management and strategic manegement from Pakistan's domestic circuit on how to motivate the team to achieve what expects off them, which is currently being lacked in current Pakistan team, where we have been acting like that spoiled child who buys whatever looks good but doesn't know the importance and the need of that commodity, first recognition of the need is the main requirement and then go for IF-THAN-ELSE, I feel either Mibah ain't able to elaborate his plans to the team, otherwise he is not able to have control on the team, which is a necessary for the team coach to have control on and within the team.

Getting Back to NZvPAK

Pakistan's bowling and fielding was toothless and dropped too many extras and dropped catches resulting in extra runs, miss fields and gave NZ chances to capitalize a score amid 600+ score, on a pitch if a proper plan was incorporated and I must emphasis, that rotating the strike, strike rate, how to initiate the plan and where to plan, and strategically plan, but I personally felt Pakistani batters and bowlers look out of hands-and-eye-coordination.

What about Sohail Khan as experienced campaigner in current Pakistani test match fraternity???

Pakistani bowlers in current Pakistani squad, Pakistan lacks someone who has pace with swinging and good-length yorkers, although he is part of the squad but just like Fawad Alam, he is also uttering اپنا ٹائم آئگا! Fawad Alam after 11 years when given chance scored fighting century on a loosing cause, but we require such fighting from the rest of the cricketers as well. This is a shame that why Waqar and Misbah have been ruining Pakistan Cricket? I personally feel PMIK should take note of it, because Misbah is incapable of utilizing the resources available to him, same is the case for Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram also retired the same era where WY retired, but look what he did with KKR, and now Karachi Kings, because he is a strategist, specially the time when Karachi Kings had lost Dean Jones who was coach of Karachi Kings when PSL got suspended amid COVID-19, this is high time for PCB to invest not only on media presentations and music, but also the team because if Pakistan team performs, it would strengthen PCB internationally.

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The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2020-21 between KP and CP at Karachi

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy - 2020-21 Final being played at Karachi

Finally, Q-e-A trophy is about to get to an end, which despite Corona Virus pandemic threats and the PSL break between 14th to 17 November, 2020, is coming to an end, which unlike previous years, the TV presentation was given utmost importance, as like I mentioned above, that due to pandemic threats, crowds are not allowed for time being in and within Pakistan, TV presentation is the only way, these games can be watched, although there have been sudden glitches, was quite better then the previous years, hence kudos to the PTV team for putting such a great show, again I must remind, there were glitches, but if they do not repeat those glitches in the next season i.e. 2021-22; I am going to be one of few people who're going to place pat on the back in appreciation.

Current Season of Q-e-A trophy

Skippers of participating teams posing with the Q-e-A trophy

Current season of the Q-e-A trophy got a lot of hype due to success of the National T20 Cup, because most of the players got their recognition off National T20 and now they were related to their respective teams, like Shan Masood basically belongs from Karachi but now represents Central Punjab, hence Shan Masood is now representing CP, hence improvement of TV production relates to players getting recognition in domestic circuit, but sorry to say we Pakistanis are always impatient specially when people see anything happening good, they start to expect more and more, instead they should remember that reaping takes time, it is not like the same like replicated in the story "Jack and the Bean Stalk"; reality doesn't act this way.

Give Time to This Structure

Because what I watched, players participating were toiling their hearts out, furthermore we got to see new players, but sorry to say pitches were not testing the skills of both batters and bowlers, as they were very much predictable, instead I would had recommended playing on green-tops, swinging conditions, etc. If NHPC brags they have been working really hard, they should have made sure that monotony should be eradicated, what is the use of playing in different conditions, when in different conditions we got to know that pitches are going to behave the same way like it did previously.

Just look how Pakistan got exposed in New Zealand

Pakistan got exposed badly in foreign conditions

This is the main reason I said pitches in Pakistani domestic circuit should test the skills of both batters and bowlers, it is not about scoring or taking 10 Wickets per Match, instead it should go on the philosophy of testing the character of participating cricketers, because if this thing was a benchmark, why our cricketers while performing in Pakistan domestic unable to maintain the same standards internationally? The whole world has learnt how to play short-pitch delivery and here I have touched my 30s listening that; Pakistan are not good in chasing high scores, and secondly Pakistanis are not good in playing short-pitch and bouncer deliveries, for god's sake, this is a shame internationally that Pakistan was one of those countries bought innovation in modern cricket, now without ideas?

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