In Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, the Guaiba lake broke its banks, flooding streets
americas9 hours ago
Pakistan's spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed insists the national Twenty20 (T20) players need to improve upon their fielding and fitness in the aftermath of this series defeat to England here.
Taking catches cleanly is - of course - absolutely imperative in the shortest format of the game, with every dropped chance giving a costly reprieve to an opposing batsman liable to bludgeon boundaries at will thereafter.
Such a seismic shortcoming has long been associated with Pakistan's play, but it now appears they have another obvious deficiency and it is a weighty issue. A fair few of their number have strode out to the crease carrying excess timber beyond what they're holding in their hands and that has clear drawbacks when fielding inside the circle.
"The protocol of the game has been changed in modern-day cricket, like one-day internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20," Ahmed admitted.
"We're second in the Twenty20 world rankings because we have got skillful players. But, we are maybe lacking in fielding and fitness and we have to improve in those areas. It's a fitness game. "You have to face reality and the reality is here is that we have to raise our game. We're perhaps lacking something."
Pakistan's coach Waqar Younis had previously raised concerns over the number of run-outs among senior players to boot. "It's a worrying sign," Waqar conceded.
"We've had quite a few run-outs since this tour has started and it has been a problem.
"These guys who have been run out have been involved in this game -and been part of the Pakistan team - for a long time now, so they have to really put their heads together and start thinking about what is happening."
alex@khaleejtimes.com
In Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, the Guaiba lake broke its banks, flooding streets
americas9 hours ago
Khan, 53, who became the first Muslim mayor of the British capital in 2016, has pledged to build more social housing
europe10 hours ago
Charlie Appleby and William Buick team up to win the prestigious English Classic for the second time in three years following Coroebus in 2022
sports10 hours ago
A UNESCO report found that journalists and news outlets reporting on environmental issues dealt with about 750 attacks in the past 15 years
world11 hours ago
Here is everything you need to have in hand before you register for the procedure
uae11 hours ago
The discovery was made after Sharjah National Oil Corporation drilled a well
uae11 hours ago
Over 500,000 people, who are not on the taxpayer list are liable to file their income tax returns for 2023
world11 hours ago
From interacting with authors to learning computer coding, an adventure awaits at every corner
uae12 hours ago