http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 – Cricket News Update
Extremely impressed by the leadership skills of Misbah-ul-Haq, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s premier off-spinner, Saeed Ajmal, believes that the middle-order batsman is a great thinker of the game and has been extremely effective for the country over the last couple of years.
The cricketer from Mianwali was made the captain of the Test team in 2010 after the ban imposed on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE) last year under Misbah’s captaincy.
However, there is a school of thought which believes that Misbah is an ultra-defensive captain, who is never ready to attack the opposition. Some critics also slam the captain for not using Ajmal as a wicket-taking option in One Day International (ODI) cricket.
While speaking exclusively to Pakpassion, the cricketer from Faisalabad expressed that he has played a lot of cricket under Misbah’s captaincy and the experienced batsman knows how to use him. Rejecting allegations on Misbah to be too defensive, Ajmal said that the critics must have a look at his record first.
The off-spinner said, “Misbah’s an excellent captain and not a defensive captain. We’ve played a lot of cricket together over the years and he knows how to utilise my bowling and when to bowl me. You cannot be a defensive captain when you have won as many matches as Misbah has as skipper.”
After being heavily criticised by the analysts for a defensive approach, the middle-order batsman was replaced as the T20 skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 2012.
The off-spinner further added that Misbah must be given credit for the revival of Pakistan cricket after the tour of England in 2010, which turned out to be a nightmare.
“Misbah is one of cricket’s great thinkers. Even away from the field he analyses the team’s performance, individual performances and is constantly thinking of ways to get the best out of all the players. I think it’s unfair and harsh to say that he’s not utilising me properly,” he added.
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