Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has criticized the Pakistan crew administration following their slender six-run defeat to India within the T20 World Cup match on Sunday. Regardless of a robust bowling efficiency that restricted India to simply 119 runs, Pakistan’s batting lineup didn’t capitalize, jeopardizing their probabilities of progressing within the match.
Misbah identified crucial errors in Pakistan’s method in the course of the run chase, notably the underutilization of middle-order batter Iftikhar Ahmed, who got here in to bat at No.7 regardless of being the lone specialist batter within the center order.
“Center order par confidence nahi hai. Seedhi si baat hai. Hum unko jis tarike se make the most of karte hai, Iftikhar hai or jo bhi khelta hai center order me. Hum jab unke quantity jis tarah se hai, run-a-ball bhi hai toh hum unko nahi bhejte. Saal me unki baari aati hai do, woh bhi aisi scenario mein pariyaan dete hai ki. Aapne agar center order ki batsmen khilaya hai toh bhai uska jo quantity hai usme aap kyun nahi bhej rahe usko,” Misbah mentioned on Hum Sport.
Elaborating on the batting order choices, Misbah questioned the rationale behind sending all-rounders forward of Iftikhar on a difficult pitch in New York. He harassed that on such surfaces, the place energy hitting is much less efficient, situational evaluation is essential.
“Easy si baat hai, Iftikhar agar khel raha hai, batsman woh hena. Imad [Wasim] ussey pahle gaya, uske baad Shadab [Khan] ussey pahle gaya and he was the final. Aap unko seventh quantity par bhej rahe hai, aur yeh all through chal raha hai. Aisi pitch par jahaan aapko pata hai energy hitting ki jarurat nahi hai. State of affairs ko assess karne ki jarurat hai,” Misbah added.
Misbah additionally criticized Pakistan’s incapacity to study from India’s innings, the place their energy hitters struggled to attain.
“Aapne pahle innings dekh li India ki, as soon as you need to rating over run-a-ball aakhri 10 overs me woh bada mushkil hai. Humne isko 6 ya underneath 6 rakhna hai, iske uper le jaake, chahe unke paas jitne bhi injury karne wale batsmen ho – Hardik Pandya, jeetne bhi aaye [Shivam] Dube, unse nahi huwe hai runs. Hit nahi lag rahi thi. Toh hume ye sochna chahiye tha ki Iftikhar ko bacha ke rakhne ka kya faida. Finish me toh aapse hit nahi lagegi. Jahaan 6 ya 7 nahi ho raha, toh ek dafa 9-10 me le jayenge toh woh kya karega. Agar aapne bhejna hello tha, okay tremendous Shadab ko run-a-ball tha, pichle match me usne carry out kiya huwa hai toh usko uper bhejte phir. Uske baad Iftikhar aata,” Misbah mentioned.
He also questioned the decision to send Imad Wasim to Iftikhar and criticized the staff for hitting a few with a good delivery.
“Imad ko bhej rahe hai, theek hai ki jao abhi regular khelna hai. Yeh pitch nahi hai ki jahaan finish pe maarke aap poora kar logey. Usko left hander ke liye bheja aur woh left-hander ka hello poora over dot khel gaya. Mainly, you’re constructing stress aur apne batsman ko woh confidence nahi de rahe hai. Phir toh baat easy si hai ki aap specialist teen batsmen se khel rahe hai, bowling pitch pe. India 6 batsmen ke saath khelke bhi 2 all-rounder khela rahe hai. Sochne ki baat hai ki mushkil pitch pe, jo batting ke liye mushkil hai, underneath stress kaun hoga – batting hogi. Humne toh ulta batting assets hamare kam hai,” Misbah concluded.
The previous captain’s critique underscores the necessity for higher tactical choices and confidence within the batting order to optimize efficiency in essential matches.
