Pakistan cricket team was knocked out of the World Cup 2023 due to their poor performance. Since the last decade or so, the dynamics of cricket have transformed by leaps and bounds – especially due to the advent of T20 cricket in 2007 and this has dented Pakistan too much and their performance in the 50-over game is going down as the majority of times green shirts failed to play allotted fifty overs.
The game’s shortest format has not only added flair but has caused massive changes in the other two formats – ODIs and Test matches – besides completely altering the approach towards the sport.
It’s fair to say that today, cricket is, without doubt, a game of innovators, be it from the advent of out-of-text-book shot-making, unimaginable fielding standards, or the trend of wide Yorkers or slower ones.
The teams that are data-driven-based seem to thrive in the challenging dynamics.
After the 2015 World Cup, the ODI cricket has become a total different ball game altogether. With the usage of two new balls, a score over 350-400 is a norm.
That has also impacted the Test arena, and the ‘Bazzball’ mayhem is a clear example, as that approach will surely going to have a far-reaching impact upon the red-ball cricket.
Pakistan cricket lacks when it comes to moving in line with the new landscapes. Their disappointing performance in the ongoing marquee event is a clear example.
We always talk about our current skipper Babar Azam, not possessing the leadership skills required for a captain to be successful.
But, the more worrisome point is related to the lack of modern cricket awareness.
You can argue if you lose a match, but not playing by keeping the importance of NRR is more alarming.
As a result, like the previous 50-over Cup, the NRR issue is highly likely to play spoilsport.
Unfortunately, the way we played the tournament by neglecting the NRR option. New Zealand also lost four continuous matches as Pakistan, but their NRR was good as compared to the Green Shirts so that helped them to go through the semis.
Pakistan to play to the basic else we will keep saying that Pakistan will perform well in the next World Cup.
