Zaka Ashraf positive about Pakistan’s chances in the Asia Cup – Cricket News Update
The Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zaka Ashraf is optimistic about his team’s chances in the on-going Asia Cup 2012 in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 but admitted that the Pakistan team is struggling in the batting department.
The Green Shirts have been performing brilliantly in international cricket since the last one and a half year, and in that period they defeated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in limited-overs series.
On top of that, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 and company have not lost a Test series since the disastrous tour of England in 2010. Their most important achievement came in the shape of a 3-0 whitewash against England.
However, since last month, Pakistan’s batting is struggling in limited-overs cricket and they failed to make an impression in the ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. In the Asia Cup, the batsmen have to perform well in order to triumph in the regional tournament.
Pakistan won their first match against Bangladesh but there was a lot to be desired regarding their performance. If the Green Shirts repeat the same mistakes against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, then they will surely be punished.
The Chairman PCB is aware of the batting frailties but he is positive nonetheless and believes the team will come good against tough opposition. He is also happy with the young talent at the disposal of the PCB and it is their duty to streamline that talent
at the international level.
"We should give chance to new talent and they would perform well," said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 needs specialist coaches for all three departments of the game.
Another criticism levelled at the Pakistan team is that they have many players who are old, ageing and will not play in the next http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and New Zealand.
The next target for Pakistan should be to create a balance within the team, which has older heads along with youngsters who are ably groomed, similar to the team that won the World Cup in 1992.
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