Great , as i typed a post.The system posted it twice.So, i deleted one, and it deleted both.It was long one.
Anyway.Seems like i'll have to shift back to the old ways of saving one in the MS office.
Nooooooo. Afridi is doing his job perfectly. Great captaincy with great bowling.
Sorry, i disagree.
Fine bowler of course.
But a great captain.Let's see.
Imran khan was a great captain.Younis khan was great leader. Misbah "the machine" is a great captain.
Pakistan does not need another good bowler.But their team can use a good professional batsman.
Captaincy wise and in terms of batting Misbah is miles ahead of what Afridi has to offer.
Afridi is as good as his team is.He's not a leader.A leader never falls under pressure or at least he tries to make it look like that.Afridi's deal is either to put immense pressure on the opponents and make them fall. If the opponent comes out to be a strong one , like the international teams that can imbibe pressure like a sponge holds water , then he gets fidgety and folds.That is my observation.
Same is case with Akmal , as he is an immature kid. Someone who's a hero on one day and even a bigger zero on the other.And in tournaments like that you lose one game and you are out of it.His problem is consistency.
Consider a T20 game with Pakistan chasing and there is a 100 runs on the board to take care of in 60 balls.
The game is against a side that is packed with good bowlers in their line up as is always the case with most of the international teams.Afridi is batting along with Akmal and Pakistan is 4 down.I can safely bet that they are going to fall.
Now, Afridi playing along Misbah that is a different story.
I know that's not going to happen because if Misbah gets to lead the team then Afridi is out of it.But that's just to analyse it.
Now you put Akmal supporting Misbah's cause to chase that total.It still looks good.