Misbah cracking answer to Akram, million dollar question on Pakistani Batsman
Misbah said that Pakistan's thugs stopped taking risks after the 2007 final against India.
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Posted - 2022-10-17T14:19:05+06:00
Updated - 2022-10-17T14:19:05+06:00
Former Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq gave a snappy answer to veteran Wasim Akram, who asked Misbah why current Pakistani batters can't play unorthodox photos like reverse scoop or sweep.
Misbah said that the Pakistani sluggers stopped taking risks after the 2007 T20 World Cup final against India. It should be noted that Misbah received a lot of criticism from the Pakistani fans after playing the reverse round of Joginder Sharma's delivery that ended up in the hands of Sreesanth in the 2007 T20 World Cup final.
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Both Akram and Misbah took part in a panel discussion when Akram asked Misbah why Pakistan's batsman lacked creativity.
"That's a million dollar question. How come...okay, I get that you're the most experienced, you know your game and you know your weaknesses and strengths. But in our cricket I've never seen anyone take a reverse lap or sweep shot. I know they have cricket shots going mid-on, mid-off, square leg and mid-wicket," Akram asked.
The two cricketers were part of the T20 World Cup panel for A Sports, where Akram wanted to know why current Pakistani batsmen have never shown the courage to play orthodox strokes in T20 cricket such as the reverse scoop or the sweep.
With a smile, Misbah replied and said that the Pakistani thugs stopped taking risks after the 2007 final against India. He then added that on that date he asked why he played that shot. The veteran hitter said fans have forgotten the number of fours and sixes or runs he hit in the tournament and rather criticized him for the shot which he admitted never missed in his life.
"Mere baad marna chordh diya hain inhone. 2007 final ke baad,” Misbah replied. (They stopped hitting it after the 2007 T20 World Championship final). Wasim replied, "Oh... now I remember."
Misbah added: Logon ne dekha ki isko jeene nehin de rahein hain toh humbhi nehin marenge. Jo 15 chauke maare you woh kisiko yaad nehin. Maine zindagi my woh shot kabhi miss nehin kiya. Agar my samne marta, udhr bhi toh fields the. Agar Spinner Bowl kar raha he and fine leg circle me khadi hain, main uske upr se maar sakta tha, woh bhi flight bowl ko. Mera execution hi galat thi."
(People saw that they won't let me live, but they won't let me die either. Nobody remembers my 15 limits, I never missed that (round) shot. If I played a straight shot, were the outfield players too (I can hit the round punch even against a spinner but my execution against India was wrong).