Pakistan’s poor display against England worries coach Waqar Younis

Shahid Hashmi 10:15 02/12/2015
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  • Concerned: Waqar Younis.

    Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis described defeat in the Twenty20 series against England as a “huge eye opener” for his team whose “poor and ordinary” performance needed  a thorough review.

    Pakistan were routed 3-0 by England, who won the third and final game in Sharjah in a thrilling Super Over finish on Monday,  leaving Waqar to ponder his side’s progress just three months before the World T20 in India.

    “I think it’s a big eye opener,” said Younis. “We have seen a lot of things which were not obvious bef-ore and there was an obvious difference between the two teams.

    “Our performance has been very ordinary and very poor and needs serious analysis.”

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    England have now won six consecutive Twenty20 matches and displaced Pakistan to sixth from second in T20 rankings. Younis feels their opponents were far more fitter than his team which proved to be decisive.

    “England were younger than us and fitter and I think that made the difference.”

    Younis lamented some of his talented players including the erratic Umar Akmal were not learning from their mistakes. “I dont’ have the answer why they are not performing,” said Younis of Umar who was initially dropped from the team for a discipline violation.

    “They are not young like 18 or 19 and as far as the opportunities are concerned everyone, selectors and cricket board, know they get the most opportunities so I think selectors will have to think.

    “I don’t know about saying goodbye to them, it’s not my job to say that but selectors would have been watching so they must have asse-ssed the performance and fitness and they would be considering that.”

    Umar and Sohaib Maqsood managed just 26 each while Ahmed Shehzad scored 32 in three matches.

    Waqar said his players were committing silly errors. “Run outs are a huge problem,” admitted Waqar whose players have been run out 34 times in international matches this year, 21 in one-day matches. 

    “The manner in which they got run out is a schoolboy error, it’s not that you are playing new players, these players are seasoned and that’s not on, to be honest.

    “Individuals have to think, are they worried about getting out? It’s a worrying sign and if individuals come under pressure like this then it’s not good for them as well as for the team.”

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