12-31-2004, 07:24 PM
Here is a article in The News Newspaper About Pakistani team , As it has been told by Salim malik ...
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" id=quote>quote<hr height=1 noshade id=quote> LAHORE Banned former captain Salim Malik on Thursday blamed a lack of maturity in both Pakistanâs cricket team and its management for the recent crushing defeats against Australia.
"I am deeply disappointed by the manner we lost both the Tests in Australia and it was mainly due to lack of maturity in boys who are otherwise very talented," Malik told AFP.
"The batsmen have not taken their full turn at the crease and have been too emotional," he said.
Pakistan were thrashed by 491 runs in the first Test at Perth and despite a better performance lost the second Test in Melbourne by nine wickets on Wednesday, in turn losing the three-match series.
The 41-year-old Malik, who was banned for life on charges of match fixing in 2000 and has since kept a low profile, said Pakistan lost after making a good start in the two games. "Pakistan had the upper hand in both the matches as they started off well but due to lack of maturity they failed to press the Australians hard. Besides the team, the management and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) lack maturity as they have appointed a foreign coach, Bob Woolmer, which is not our culture," said Malik.
A stylish middle-order batsman, Malik made 5,768 runs in 103 Tests and 7,170 in 283 One-day Internationals until his ban. He was charged with offering money to Australian trio Shane Warne, Tim May and Mark Waugh during Australiaâs tour of Pakistan in 1994. Malik denied the charges and was initially cleared on lack of evidence in 1995 but further allegations resurfaced two years later and Pakistanâs government ordered a high court judge to carry out an inquiry.
The two-year probe banned Malik for life and fined him one million rupees (14,000 dollars). His appeal was rejected by Lahore High Court and is pending with the Supreme Court, where it may be heard next month.
Malik accused Warne of being negative on the field in the current series. "He is a negative bowler and tries to frustrate the batsman by bowling round the legs. I used to play him with ease," said Malik, who was dismissed just once in five Tests by the champion leg-spinner.
"Because I had trained with Pakistanâs great leg-spinner Abdul Qadir I had no problems against Warne. I think Sri Lankaâs Muttiah Muralitharan is a better bowler because he comes good even when a pitch doesnât suit spin bowling," Malik said and added, "Warne has never been good against India and if our batsmen played him with patience he wouldnât get as many wickets as he gets against us."
Malik, who plans to open a cricket academy in Lahore, said he would ask Qadir to teach youngsters how to play leg-spin.
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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" id=quote>quote<hr height=1 noshade id=quote> LAHORE Banned former captain Salim Malik on Thursday blamed a lack of maturity in both Pakistanâs cricket team and its management for the recent crushing defeats against Australia.
"I am deeply disappointed by the manner we lost both the Tests in Australia and it was mainly due to lack of maturity in boys who are otherwise very talented," Malik told AFP.
"The batsmen have not taken their full turn at the crease and have been too emotional," he said.
Pakistan were thrashed by 491 runs in the first Test at Perth and despite a better performance lost the second Test in Melbourne by nine wickets on Wednesday, in turn losing the three-match series.
The 41-year-old Malik, who was banned for life on charges of match fixing in 2000 and has since kept a low profile, said Pakistan lost after making a good start in the two games. "Pakistan had the upper hand in both the matches as they started off well but due to lack of maturity they failed to press the Australians hard. Besides the team, the management and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) lack maturity as they have appointed a foreign coach, Bob Woolmer, which is not our culture," said Malik.
A stylish middle-order batsman, Malik made 5,768 runs in 103 Tests and 7,170 in 283 One-day Internationals until his ban. He was charged with offering money to Australian trio Shane Warne, Tim May and Mark Waugh during Australiaâs tour of Pakistan in 1994. Malik denied the charges and was initially cleared on lack of evidence in 1995 but further allegations resurfaced two years later and Pakistanâs government ordered a high court judge to carry out an inquiry.
The two-year probe banned Malik for life and fined him one million rupees (14,000 dollars). His appeal was rejected by Lahore High Court and is pending with the Supreme Court, where it may be heard next month.
Malik accused Warne of being negative on the field in the current series. "He is a negative bowler and tries to frustrate the batsman by bowling round the legs. I used to play him with ease," said Malik, who was dismissed just once in five Tests by the champion leg-spinner.
"Because I had trained with Pakistanâs great leg-spinner Abdul Qadir I had no problems against Warne. I think Sri Lankaâs Muttiah Muralitharan is a better bowler because he comes good even when a pitch doesnât suit spin bowling," Malik said and added, "Warne has never been good against India and if our batsmen played him with patience he wouldnât get as many wickets as he gets against us."
Malik, who plans to open a cricket academy in Lahore, said he would ask Qadir to teach youngsters how to play leg-spin.
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