This includes matches against India, Australia and South Africa..cant argue with the records...
Lower ranked sides BUT Shoaib Malik led Pak to the 3rd highest consecutive ODI win tally of 12 in 07/08 and got plenty of credit. He was up against the likes of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe for 5 each in that and that too on home soil, but here we had a far more inexperienced side bowling wise and were playing all games on neutral or away territory which adds weight to the argument. Many records come against minnows, such is nature. How clinical we are against them is what matters. This record is about as good as it gets. We’d have been expected to lose at least 3 or 4 more games than just the 1.
4 against Zimbabwe AWAY
2 against Ireland AWAY
2 against West Indies
2 against New Zealand
2 against South Africa
1 against Australia (before he was full time captain)
1 against India (before he was full time captain)
Fewer losses, stability in the camp, more consistency
2 against Ireland AWAY
2 against West Indies
2 against New Zealand
2 against South Africa
1 against Australia (before he was full time captain)
1 against India (before he was full time captain)
Fewer losses, stability in the camp, more consistency
Fewer losses, stability in the camp, more consistency
Superb record and start to his captaincy
Tougher challenges lie ahead but for now let’s take a moment
to give him the credit he deserves
He has a higher win/loss ratio than SKW who Imran Khan
considered as one of the best tacticians in the game
He always was an ideal captain or born leader...always
possessed captaincy material characteristics in the domestic circuit...always
went about his business in an organised and systematic manner...Handled
adversity analytically not emotionally...Had a statesmen like
demeanour..ability to assess situations and make advanced considerate decisions
of how to approach the game and consider the wider picture as opposed to simply
employing the basic or obvious elements..was strategically strong & had
depth understanding on the various technical aspects as well as the ability to
guide fellow teammates and pass on suggestions..thrived with added
responsibility…Unfortunately this is not always picked up by the fan base due
to his understated and calm flowing personality..he’s not an in your face
character who gets the limelight and attention..but he has a heck of a
cricketing brain..not something u always tend to associate with Pakistan
players..he is a rare breed…
This record is about as good as it gets
Couldn’t ask for much better or more……
Give me solid consistency, greater professionalism and a trouble free environment over unpredictable
aggressiveness combined with flair & excitement but continuous dramas to
haunt and disturb the camp time and time again…..
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