LAHORE – Former Test cricketer, Sarfaraz Nawaz Monday predicted that Pakistan had fifty-fifty chances in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. He said that there was a need to make comprehensive planning for the rest of the competitions. He said Pakistan performed well in the first three matches against minnows Kenya and Canada. “However, victory against Sri Lanka was not impressive. Pakistan committed too many mistakes which should have overcome them in the next game but unfortunately our team repeated them against Canada,” he maintained.
Sarfarz said that team lacked planning and this performance exposed the working of team management especially coach Waqar Younis. “Shahid Afridi is doing well with the ball and there should be a nice pace attack for the match against high ranked international cricket teams. We are also not performing well in the fielding and missing the easy chances. Kamran Akmal is wasting easy stumps and this is not a positive sign, “he asserted.
“Pakistan is facing opening pair problem and Kamran Akmal is also not playing the type of cricket which should be displayed by a number three batsman. Hafeez and Shahzad should concentrate on their game, “he said. “Abdul Razzak is playing as a batsman but he came at number eight. This is not fair and he should come earlier. Pakistan should enter the ground with three pacers and one spinner and Afridi should be the fifth bowler. One from Abdul Rehman and Saeed Ajmal should be
selected in last elevens, “he suggested.
