"In domestic cricket academies, we emphasize batting and bowling, not fielding." - Mansoor Amjad

This is nothing more disturbing than bottling a World Cup match that was within your grasp. Pakistan did just that, leaving millions of fans disheartened and shattered. Shortly after the humiliating defeat against the USA, Pakistan bowlers made huge amends against arch-rivals India on June 9 to restrict them to just 119.
It looked like a straightforward target until the 14th over of Pakistan's chase; however, a shoddy display of batting and a Bumrah masterclass combined to hand Pakistan back-to-back defeats and on the verge of elimination from the T20 World Cup. Saj Sadiq was joined by former Pakistan all-rounder Mansoor Amjad, who also also serves as the Sialkot Region Head coach and the two dissected the shocking defeat against India. Amjad also emphasized the lackluster fielding display by Pakistan players and felt that they could have restricted India by 10 runs.
Catch the full interview here:
00:14 - Introduction
01:20 - On the Pakistan and India game
03:13 - On Pakistan's poor fielding
06:13 - On Shadab Khan
08:41 - On Pakistan's batting lineup
11:08 - Reasons behind Pakistan's failure in the World Cup
12;12 - On Gary Kirsten
13:13 - On Babar Azam's captaincy
15:02 - Conclusion
Where do you think we went wrong? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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1. Firstly, the main issue with sports in Pakistan is bureaucracy and ineptness. Cricket, Hockey and Squash (maybe 1981-1986). Nothing else. You can't even manage 1 sport properly? 2. Secondly, lack of exposure to diverse dressing room environments. IPL would be a great example here. You learn a lot more than just skills - Eating patterns, diet, communication, training regimes etc. You hear Pakistani players talk and you can figure out that neither these are well read individuals nor they are well aware. There's no one looking after them basically. 3. Lack of mental toughness, lack of diet strictness, no dietician available with the team - All of these aspects contribute to player stability and growth in the longer run. Please don't compare Pakistan with India. The scale of operations plus the money invested in the sport is in-comparable. Pakistan should still do a lot better with what they have. Problem is, the decision making lacks logic and selectors/fans/players think from the heart rather than from their heads.