Pakistan v West Indies - Coach-Captain rift results in Pakistan losing the 5th ODI
A row between the coach, Waqar Younis, and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, resulted in Pakistan losing the 5th ODI against West Indies on May 5, 2011.
Analysts believe that both the seniors were at odds over the team selection prior to the match, as a consequence of which, Pakistan lost by a huge margin of 10 wickets.
Waqar and Afridi had a hot debate in the dressing room shortly before the start of the game. The coach expressed dissatisfaction over Afridi’s leadership and selection skills.
Following the dispute, the skipper decided to pull out of the game but the timely intervention of the team manager, Intikhab Alam, diluted the issue to some extent and the captain agreed to play willy nilly.
Post match analysts and experts suggested that the disgruntled skipper had no interest in the game. The players were also affected by the dispute and were passive throughout.
In yesterday’s game at Guyana, the Pakistani batsmen could score only 139 runs in the first inning. No player except Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Akmal could manage to go over 20 as the entire line-up collapsed at 41.2 overs.
In the second inning, the Caribbean chased down the target easily, without losing a wicket. Lendl Simmons contributed 77 and Kirk Edwards scored 40 to steer their side to victory, using only 23.3 overs.
However, Pakistan led the 5-match ODI series 3-2. The Men in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 won the first three games consecutively but lost the last two.
Some cricket experts believe that the row between the two legends, if not settled, will also affect the upcoming 2-match Test series in the Caribbean.
Along with this rift, the Pakistan tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319, and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as the former is not happy with the selection for the Test squad.
Historically speaking, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the Semi-final game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
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