Shocking Defeat in Ist ODI – A Terrible Trailer of Performance of Pakistan Cricket Team in Upcoming World Cup 2011

The way Pakistan loss first ODI to New Zealand may be trailer of performance of Pakistan team in upcoming world cup 2011. Success and defeat is part of the game but the story of the defeat of Pakistan is looking different. Every player was under pressure and was trying to safe his place in the team; due to this pressure players were unable to present their natural game. The reason of Pressure was stupid attitude of PCB. As we know that PCB has delayed announcement of Captain for World Cup 2011 for unknown reasons. Therefore, a rivalry has come into existence between Shahid Khan Afridi and Misbah Ul Haq. Because due to Misbah’s some fifties in Test Matches nonsense Ijaz Butt want him as captain. How short of performance is our team, 2 or 3 fifties are enough for captaincy.

Now some players may like Shahid Afridi and some may like Mishab, because demanding change is habit of our nation from beginning in Politics and other field of life also. So, therefore, the focus of the players is not on the game but on other matters. Cricket is a game of concentration, but unfortunately our players are not able to do so under these circumstance. It is clear by the performance of some players that they are underperforming by advice of some high profile person of PCB to demote Shahid Afridi. As Shahid is aware of the situation, therefore, he is also in immense pressure.  His inning was complete failure, after getting chances he was still not able to apply himself. This is the result of the pressure of PCB which he is feeling on himself for survive as captain. He knows that PCB is going to disgrace him by removing him from captaincy in this important time of his career when all the stage is set for world cup 2011.

It will be better for Shahid Afridi to withdraw himself not even from captaincy but from world cup team also. Because in this situation when on the advice of Chairman PCB players are not with him he cannot perform well as captain and as batsman also.