You know, I was really, really dissapointed today.
My expectations were seriously high, I sat in my chair and watched the stream video with great quality btw, I was excited but cautious at the same time, it was that very same nationalistic cricket feeling I used to get.
All I saw was England dealing out sixes and 4's to our squad, and our fielders dropped 4 catches for crying out loud, the fielding was poor.
The batting performance was even worse, I mean, we got big hitters like Afridi and Misbah, what about steady openers like Salman Butt?
Younis Khan in my opinion is a worthless captain.
Where are players like Razzaq, Yousuf, Imran Nazir etc..?
Where is the determination, the confidence, the steady but strong buildup from our side? Our batting order continues to get rattled by bowlers.
We did quite well vs Australia, but we fail against England, who were under pressure because they had to win, and Pakistan didn't necessarily have to win this match, but it also didn't have to LOSE this match with such big margins.
It's a true shame, i'm serious, we got so much talent and we're considered as one of the bigger cricket nations, still we fail to prove it, perhaps a lack of professionalism?
Anyhow, things must be changed, I mean, if our captain Younis Khan doesn't take Twenty20 that serious, then what on earth is Pakistan doing in this tournament? I don't know if you read Younis his comments about T20.
Certain things need to be changed, and we seriously need to bring back players who have been left out of the squad.
It hurts like hell to lose like this, especially when we barely managed to hit any six or four, our run rate was poor, and it was clear from a certain point in the match that we wouldn't make it.
When will our team deliver? When will it make us proud? I seriously wonder.
They ought to set things straight and give the Netherlands a good beating to still make it to the Super Eight.
They owe that to cricket fans, and especially to the people of Pakistan.
It's their job to wash away all the negativity surrounding our country, they have the ability to do something about it, to put things in a positive daylight.
So..so dissapointed..