Former players slam team’s tactics after Pakistan’s semi-final defeat – Cricket News Update
Following Pakistan’s semi-final exit in the ongoing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 in the starting XI.
After impressive showings in the earlier rounds, the Green shirts were knocked out of the competition by hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in the first semi-final on a slow turning track at Colombo. After opting to bat first, the home team posted a battling 139 on the board,
and restricted their opponents to 123, courtesy strong bowling contributions from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BAW-Mendis-c1127.
Despite qualifying for their fourth T20 semi-final in a row, Mohammad Hafeez’s led side was criticised for their decision to exclude http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, and scored a vital 22,
but was ignored for the clash against Sri Lanka, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665 taking his place.
The left-armer conceded just 11 runs in his three overs; however, his inclusion did not go down well with former leg-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Qadir-c41605, who believed that Razzaq would have given additional depth to the batting order.
“I don't think Abdul Razzaq has been treated fairly and given the respect he deserves as a senior player with many match winning performances to his credit,” Qadir said.
“There was no way you could go into the semifinal without Razzaq after the way he performed against Australia. Unfortunately the truth is he has never been treated properly by team managements and we paid the price today,” Qadir added.
Ex-opener Aamir http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-c90628 was highly critical of Asad Shafiq’s omission, claiming that the youngster’s sound technique makes him a worthy contender of place in the national side, especially on testing tracks. The right-hander failed to get a game in the tournament.
"He (Asad) is your most composed and technically sound player and he should have been in the team in this tournament where pitches were such that one had to bat sensibly instead of trying big hits all the time," Sohail said.
Sri Lanka will now await the winner of the second semi-final between Australia and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in Sunday’s final, played at Colombo.
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