NEW DELHI: A humiliating 2-0 series defeat at home against Bangladesh, reports of dressing room conflicts and groupism within the team, Pakistan cricket has been going through torrid times recently.
With regular chopping and changing in PCB administration and teams across formats, Pakistan cricket’s downfall has become a grave matter for concern.
Former players have been lashing out at the administrators, team management and players and amid continued criticism former leg-spinner Danish Kaneria too joined them, bashing Pakistan’s recent performances.
Kaneria pointed out that everything is being taken for granted in the team and country’s cricket needs a tough task-master like India’s Gautam Gambhir.
“Everything is taken for granted; that’s why the downfall of Pakistan cricket has gone through making captains, changing captain. That will not work. Stick to your captain, stick with him,” Kaneria told Republic TV.
“Okay, I have made him the captain for one year. I will ask him. I will ask him to give me an answer after one year. Nobody will touch him you have full support from me, but you need to perform. If you don’t perform, you go out, so that’s the thing you have to make tough decisions. Why, if you don’t make tough decisions, things will not work,” said Kaneria.
“Why today other teams are doing so well Why is the Indian team is doing so well? They had Rahul Dravid who worked with the team very well now they have Gautham Gambhir, a fantastic cricketer and fantastic guy. The way he reacts, he tells on the face. He doesn’t go back and do backbiting; he’s on the face straight away. This is how you have to be. You have to be strong, and like a strong person, you have to make the decision on the face, not at the back,” he added Kaneria.
Reports in Pakistan media also recently said that Babar Azam, who is battling poor form, might be removed as Pakistan’s white-ball captain and his days at the helm are numbered.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has emerged as the candidate to lead the team in ODIs and T20Is, Geo News reported.
The likely development comes after Babar’s recent batting failures in the home Test series against Bangladesh.
Shan Masood was leading the Test side which the hosts embarrassingly lost 2-0 against Bangladesh.
With regular chopping and changing in PCB administration and teams across formats, Pakistan cricket’s downfall has become a grave matter for concern.
Former players have been lashing out at the administrators, team management and players and amid continued criticism former leg-spinner Danish Kaneria too joined them, bashing Pakistan’s recent performances.
Kaneria pointed out that everything is being taken for granted in the team and country’s cricket needs a tough task-master like India’s Gautam Gambhir.
“Everything is taken for granted; that’s why the downfall of Pakistan cricket has gone through making captains, changing captain. That will not work. Stick to your captain, stick with him,” Kaneria told Republic TV.
“Okay, I have made him the captain for one year. I will ask him. I will ask him to give me an answer after one year. Nobody will touch him you have full support from me, but you need to perform. If you don’t perform, you go out, so that’s the thing you have to make tough decisions. Why, if you don’t make tough decisions, things will not work,” said Kaneria.
“Why today other teams are doing so well Why is the Indian team is doing so well? They had Rahul Dravid who worked with the team very well now they have Gautham Gambhir, a fantastic cricketer and fantastic guy. The way he reacts, he tells on the face. He doesn’t go back and do backbiting; he’s on the face straight away. This is how you have to be. You have to be strong, and like a strong person, you have to make the decision on the face, not at the back,” he added Kaneria.
Reports in Pakistan media also recently said that Babar Azam, who is battling poor form, might be removed as Pakistan’s white-ball captain and his days at the helm are numbered.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has emerged as the candidate to lead the team in ODIs and T20Is, Geo News reported.
The likely development comes after Babar’s recent batting failures in the home Test series against Bangladesh.
Shan Masood was leading the Test side which the hosts embarrassingly lost 2-0 against Bangladesh.
