Review of Pakistan’s performance in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 2012 – Part Seven
Continued from the previous part…
The young left-arm spinner has surely proved his credentials with the ball in the tournament and looks to be a great prospect for future, at least in the limited-over formats. Raza will definitely get a chance in Test cricket in
future; however he may need to make certain adjustments in his game in order to be successful in the five-day version. But there is no question about his temperament, which is the most important thing at the international level.
In order to become a regular part of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 side in the coming years, Raza needs to work on his batting and fielding. Being a finger spinner, he cannot afford to be a genuine tail-ender and a lacklustre fielder. The talented cricketer is currently
playing the President’s Trophy back home, representing the National Bank of Pakistan, which provides him a great chance to enhance his abilities.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) gambled earlier in the year by replacing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088 was predicted take over the role. The officials however, entrusted
the cricketer from Sargodha with the responsibility to lead the side till the World T20.
Hafeez did not look that convincing during his first series in Sri Lanka but impressed one and all in the triumph against Australia in UAE, making correct moves at the right time. Same was the case in the mega event, with the all rounder showing a lot of
courage at different stages. Some of his moves, especially the decision to bat first against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623 in the semi-final, were criticized, but all in all, Hafeez did a reasonable job leading the Men in Green.
After the loss against Sri Lanka in the semi-final, the 32-year-old cricketer was naturally quite disappointed but he expressed his satisfaction over the side’s showing in the illustrious competition.
Like all sporting pundits, Pakistan’s captain is also delighted with the progress of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raza-Hasan-c84407. He expressed during the post-match presentation ceremony that the result of the all-important fixture could have been much different if the
senior batsmen had taken some responsibility.
Hafeez used that opportunity to thank all the support he received during the event from a number of Pakistani fans, who travelled all the way to the Island to back their side.
"Every person gave 100%. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamshed-c66276 and Raza have been the positives for us in this tournament. We were much in the game but the middle order collapsed. I thank the fans who came here to support us. We really wanted to do something for them," said the T20 skipper.
The Green Shirts have been overly criticised back home after their loss to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
However, the performance of their senior players remains a concern, which needs to be addressed in future.
A number of former cricketers predicted Pakistan to be the favourites of the event because of their all-round depth. By qualifying for the semi-finals of the World T20 for the fourth consecutive time, the Men in Green made their fans proud.
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