Speaking of disciplinary stains as you were, how would a player who loses his match payment by telling batsmen to f*** off be fit to lead a team?
What instance are you refering too?
And even if he did that, was he the only one?
[in Pakistan telling someone to **** off isn't as big a misdemaneour as going to nightclubs]
So Butt and Kaneria can be groomed as captain, but Younis cannot be considered for captaincy? strange. Butt interestinly has just started his career.
Sure Younis too can be groomed for captaincy. But he first needs to cement his place in the team. He certainly isn't good enough, or popular enough, or dare I say, experienced enough to captain Pakistan successfully at this moment.
If you think that Inzamam has the best cricket brain in the entire Pak team then what can i say? i wonder why he is so clueless on the field despite possessing such brilliant brain?
What do you think having a good cricketing brain entitles?
If he didn't possess a good cricketing brain he wouldn't be the batsman he is. And from what I have heard off him from his press-conference, he grasps the problems Pakistan is facing and quite often gives out pretty reasonable statements.
And why do you say clueless? Just because he can remain stonefaced and passive for long period of time and likes to avoid limelight doesn't mean he is a dud. He is criticised for his field positioning [fair point, but then we all saw Youhana's captainacy, was it any better?], his bowling rotations [sometimes good, sometimes bad] and his spats with Shoaib. [which I have allready explained earlier]
And as for why Younis khan isn't a permanent member of Pak oneday team, well let see, how many mid-order batsman can find a place in Pak team? Answer is just two, as rest gets to the allrounders.
Salman Butt
Yasir Hameed
Inzamam
Youhana
Malik
Razzaq
Akmal
Mahmood
Afridi
Akhtar
Kaneria
Of the top six, the only one he can possibly displace is Hameed.
And on the team playing in the current tour,
Butt
Akmal
Youhana
Inzamam
Malik
Hafeez
Afridi
Razzaq
Mahmood
Rana
????
who can he replace apart from Hafeez? [who primarily is an opener and only played at 3 because they felt they need Akmal for the pinch-hitting]
He looks to be the kind of a guy whose performance would improve with responsibility.
Just how do you infer that? If it's your opinion, then it's fair enough [though I personally think otherwise] but if you mean it as an assertion then how can you back it?
as for throwing Inzy out of the team: I think you won't get many, if any to agree with you on that - reasons aforementioned plenty.
Younis Khan is a prospect for future, but at the moment he just isn't mature, experienced and good enough to replace Inzy. Make him the vice-captain, send him on a tour or three with Inzamam, and see how he fares. You cannot just ask anyone to captain a team who hasn't had any substantial previous experience of captaining or being close to the position.
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