Shoaib Akhtar blames Misbah and Malik for ODI loss – Cricket News Update
Former Pakistani pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, which they lost 0-4.
Akhtar had previously criticised the Men in Green captain for his apathetic attitude, and he continued his tirade after the team lost the last ODI of the series against the Poms by 4 wickets yesterday.
“What is he doing, where is the aggression? You don't see any aggression in his captaincy in this one-day series. He needs to rethink his policies,” Akhtar suggested, adding that the team needed new players who were able to take a more aggressive, attacking
approach on the field.
The right-handed batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088 also bore the brunt of Akhtar’s criticism.
“He has been playing for around 12 years and he has accomplished nothing big,” the ex-paceman said. “He and some other players who used to wait for hours to meet with the then Board Chairman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasim-Ashraf-c78712 were rewarded.”
He pointed out that the 30-year-old was heavily involved in behind-the-scene politics, and he even attempted to have the star all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623 from the squad.
Shoaib was not all criticism, and realised the efforts of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208, who he feels batted ‘within their limitations’.
He also blamed the trepid bowling attacking of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, saying that the national team required new pace bowlers. If they do not find them, the Pakistan team would struggle to dismantle the Bangladeshi batting line-up.
“What is most surprising is that Pakistan which is famous for producing pace bowlers is today struggling in this department,” he said.
The current arsenal of fast bowlers includes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wahab-Riaz-c95839. They performed below par in the recent ODI series, failing to get wickets with the new ball.
In the last ODI, the bowling attack was powerless against the prowess of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806, who led England to victory in the last match, by scoring a match winning 130 runs, to seal a 4-0 whitewash.
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