Mohsin Khan questions Tanvir’s selection for semi-final – Cricket News Update
Former Pakistan Test cricketer Mohsin Khan on Thursday came hard on captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 semi-final against Sri Lanka
last night.
Going into last night’s semi-final the 2009 World T20 champions made only one change to their combination from the 32-run win over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in the final Super Eight match on Tuesday, bringing in left-arm seam bowler Sohail Tanvir for pace-bowling all-rounder
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623.
Though Tanvir did his role with new ball superbly, conceding just 11 runs in his spell of three overs, all bowled in one go, at the start of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758’s innings, to help the side restrict the Lankan line-up to 139 for 4. But the absence of Razzaq was dearly
felt in Pakistan’s innings, when the side was struggling at 91 for 6, in the 15th over, with all the batsmen back in the dugout, except for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595.
Tanvir struggled against Lasith Malinga’s vicious Yorkers, scoring eight runs from 13 balls, before being stumped out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BAW-Mendis-c1127 in the 18th over.
Former PCB chief selector http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 3-0 in a Test series earlier this year, said it was disappointing to see Pakistan losing the match after having restricted the home side to 140 runs.
"I felt there was lack of understanding between the captain and management and players and if it is true that Hafeez unilaterally insisted on playing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665 today than he should be questioned and so should the management," insisted the former head
coach of Pakistan while speaking to media reporters after Pakistan’s 16-run defeat at the hands of Islanders.
Another former Test batsman of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 for Pakistan’s failure to qualify for Sunday’s World T20 final, and urged the out of form all-rounder to retire from international cricket with immediate effect.
“I think he should retire now because he was a big disappointment in the tournament,” said Basit Ali. “Hafeez also made a blunder by insisting on opening the innings throughout the tournament. He spoilt the momentum of the team,” he added further.
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