SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
Sarfraz gave a fitting reply to those who scoffed at his batting and also whether he could open the innings. For good measure he equaled the record for most catches in the ODI World Cup. If it was not really tragic it would be funny that while Sarfraz was being derided by his team management almost every knowledgeable Pakistani and foreign cricket expert (Gavaskar, McGrath, Chappell, Hadlee, Boycott, Rameez Raza, Miandad, etc) was asking why he was not in original line-up. Those who pilloried his abilities publicly should have enough shame and self-respect to fade away from the cricket scene.
Every cricket team needs balance but what is done is done, we cannot lament about not sending the best team. To get the right balance for the remaining matches, we may have to sacrifice talented youngster Sohaib Maqsood, who has not yet impressed in this World Cup and probably play Yasir Shah to pair with Afridi. Misbah can drop anchor but he must come much lower down the batting order. We have the talent, and as we have shown against Zimbabwe and South Africa, despite the shenanigans of the Selection Committee and the team management we have the courage and determination. We need those involved in the team selection to keep the national interest before personal likes and dislikes. But then this is Pakistan where merit is a disqualifier.
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