Misbah laments batting frailties – Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – March 12, 2012
Pakistani skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and Sri Lanka.
Despite scraping home by a narrow 21-run margin in the first game of the Asia Cup against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, the Men In Green’s batting frailties were evident where they lost 7 batsmen for just 63 runs in the crucial middle-overs.
"It was tough, we should have got 300. Again, we just messed it up. The guys are not learning from their mistakes and we need to rectify these mistakes and lift our performance or else we will struggle against India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758," Misbah said.
As the national team takes on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 as outstanding.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, in the recently concluded Commonwealth Bank series, where he helped his side to lift the trophy at the expense of Sri Lanka.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 being ruled out from the limited-overs series against the Windies, Arthur believes that Watson has the credentials to perform the captaincy role. "I think he's almost performed above expectation in that area, which is great," said Arthur.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964, by claiming that the left-hander still remains the best man to lead the national side in the longer version of Cricket.
Under Strauss’ tenure, Poms have been able to win back to back Ashes, while have also reached to the summit of Test Cricket. However, their recent performances against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 led many to question the team’s ability to handle quality spin.
Swann however, is fully behind his skipper and feels that his tactics and man-management skills make him the top man for the job.
Pakistani legend, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 remains the ideal leader for the underperforming Indian team.
Rumours of a rift between Dhoni and Sehwag have surfaced in recent times, where many believe the bone of contention remains the hierarchical position - which Sehwag desperately wants.
However, Akram feels that while the opener’s power-hitting ability makes him unique, he is not a natural leader and therefore should aid Dhoni, as both are senior players, in guiding the side out of a recent slump.
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