Pakistan In The T20 Format: Here Is Why They Are Losing Control

Pakistan in the T20 format has been a force to reckon with. However, their performance particularly, during the ongoing year hasn’t been too encouraging. The green caps are yet to win a series this year and hence, here is a look at why they are losing control.

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Over Reliance On Bowlers

The likes of Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi and Mohd. Amir were phenomenol during the last few years in the format. Thus, they bowled consistently well to hide the shortcomings of the batting line-up. Nevertheless, things began to change once Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali and Mohd. Amir began losing form.

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A Lack Of Six Hitters

Pakistan despite being the number side in the ICC T20 rankings lacks six hitters in their batting line up. Even the best batsman of the team and the format i.e. Babar Azam is more of a maneuver of the ball rather than a hitter. Harris Sohail on the other hand is no exception. Moreover, veterans Shoaib Malik and Mohd. Hafeez lost form and then are no longer part of the current set-up. People like Fakhar Zaman and Asif Ali who truly have the ability to hit the ball big haven’t really done justice to their talent off late. With a lack of big hitters then it is no wonder that Pakistan is struggling to sustain its top position in the format.

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Diminishing Fielding Standards

For whatever reason Pakistan’s fielding standards have come down during the last few months. And thus, you don’t win too many T20 matches with regular lapses in the field.

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What To Expect

With a new team management and with so many new face in the squad the over-all performance and the ranking with it is likely to suffer during the next few months.

Nevertheless, there is no reason why the green shirts can’t win the ICC World T20 next year if they somehow manage to find a couple of big-hitters before the event. More importantly though, they need their bowlers to regain form as it is their bowling more than anything else that plays a major part every time they win!