Pakistan : A Classic Case Of How Not To Lose A Cricket Match

[rajiv upadhyay]

Pakistan : A Classic Case Of How Not To Lose A Cricket Match

Rajiv Upadhyay

Pakistan lost only a Cricket Match To India in One Day World Cup on  23 rd In Dubai . In 2017 it had won against India at London. Indian team had suffered a humiliating defeat with it being all out at 158 against 338 /4 of Pakistan . Virat Kohli had scored just five  runs and Rohit Sharma only  a zero . Yet yesterday Rohit Sharma was the captain and Virat scored a century. India did not lose confidence in its players . Players and Team need support at such critical times and subsequent analysis and corrective action decides the future performance . At the end Cricket  is just a game and cricket field is not a battle ground .

Since Pakistan was the defending team some enhanced disappointment was expected . Losing a match to its arch enemy India was particularly hurting so a strong public reaction was expected .Earlier many TV Sets used to be broken and even the house of Cricketers were attacked . Mercifully due to very poor economic conditions it did not happen this time .

While public can be forgiven but former cricketers who know the un certainties and technicalities of the game need to be more balanced in their criticism and realise that Pakistan still has a match against Bangladesh .

A neutral analysis will show that while Babar Azam had slowed the game in his remarkable partnership at third wicket but it was well intentioned not a lack of aggression ! Since the entire team got out before fifty overs, any aggressive play , as now suggested , would possibly have reduced the total score as the players would have unnecessarily played under tension . Even Virat Kohli had played slowly but steadily till the end . Possibly Babar Azam  could have opted for four singles per over  strategy as done by Virat . Babar Azam had gambled on his bowlers since the pitch was notorious for low scores. But just like the Batsmen, the Pakistani bowlers also failed . So the Pakistani team was inferior and the better team won . It always happens in games ! ........

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