Misbah blames inconsistency for defeat – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in UAE.
The 37-year old veteran, while speaking to a local TV, expressed his disappointment over the batting collapses and added that all players had performed well below par.
However, the right-handed batsman was keen to take forward the same group, and said that all players will need to work hard in order to restore their form, despite the appointment of a new Head Coach and the selection committee, which could result in swift
changes.
While the bowling department kept on proving their mettle, Pakistan’s batting remained unimpressive throughout the tour, apart from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890, who shared most of the workload in the Test series – along with showing maturity in the limited overs.
When asked about the last-minute inclusion of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088 in the team, skipper shunned any notion of special favours and claimed that Malik’s all-round ability was crucial to his selection.
One of the most notable aspects of the decline in team’s overall showings in the shorter format was Misbah’s own performances. His calm approach, which remained key in the longer version proved, somewhat, detrimental in the other formats, where his slow
finishing resulted in disappointing losses.
Earlier, the interim coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohsin-Hasan-Khan-c77595 also rued his side’s batting failures as the main rationale – admitting that it was difficult to comprehend his team’s recent debacles.
“I’m still stunned by our losses in the limited-overs series. It’s beyond my understanding as to what went wrong. The same players performed outstandingly in the Test series as well as the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747. In the end, it’s really
disappointing to see the team end the tour so badly after a brilliant start,” said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319.
The management is yet to formalise a squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2012, with speculations rife that a change in leadership is on the cards and refuses to die down. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 remains the favourite according to the media but it remains to be seen whether
he will be offered the post after relinquishing it just 8 months back.
The team will play their first match against Bangladesh on March 11, at Dhaka
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