Former greats as good as fans singled out messy fielding as a categorical reason for Pakistan’s 29-run detriment opposite sour rivals India in their high-profile World Cup semi-final in Mohali. Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan (pictured in 2005) pronounced India won notwithstanding not behaving during their most appropriate level.
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KARACHI (AFP) – Former greats as good as fans singled out messy fielding as a categorical reason for Pakistan’s 29-run detriment opposite sour rivals India in a high-profile World Cup semi-final in Mohali.
Pakistan forsaken 6 catches, 4 off Indian conductor Sachin Tendulkar, to assistance their rivals post a severe 260-9.
Tendulkar went upon to have 85 as good as won a male of a compare award.
Pakistan succumbed to a vigour of a run-chase as good as were bundled out for 231 in a compare watched by Pakistani budding apportion Yousuf Raza Gilani as good as India’s Manmohan Singh as good as millions of fans possibly side of a border.
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan pronounced India won notwithstanding not behaving during their most appropriate level.
“Had Pakistan fielded good a aim would have been around 220 that would not have been formidable upon that pitch,” pronounced Imran, who led Pakistan to their usually World Cup pretension in 1992.
“No group can win a World Cup with such bad fielding as good as dropping Tendulkar 4 times was a crime,” combined a former skipper in anxiety to drops when a Indian star was upon 27, 45, 70 as good as 84.
Imran combined that India had rubbed a vigour well.
“The categorical thing in an Indo-Pak compare is a group that handles vigour good wins, as good as upon Wednesday it was India who did not stoop notwithstanding a little shining bowling from Wahab Riaz as good as Saeed Ajmal.”
Riaz was a collect of Pakistan’s bowlers with a career-best 5-46, whilst off-spinner Ajmal accomplished with 2-44.
India wicketkeeper as good as captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni watches as Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq plays a shot during their 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final compare during a Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali, upon Mar 30. India won by twenty-nine runs.
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“I consider they faltered in a batting sequence as well. They should have sent Younis (Khan) in during 3 as good as Misbah-ul-Haq during 4 so that they had wickets in hand,” combined Imran.
Former leg-spinner Abdul Qadir pronounced fielding had been Pakistan’s weakest link.
“Pakistan’s fielding has regularly been their weakest couple as good as their batting has regularly been unreliable. Both these things came to show up them,” pronounced Qadir, singling out opener Mohammad Hafeez’s retreat brush as a single “which let a group down”.
“Hafeez (43) was personification good though unexpected he played a forward shot as good as a total batting came underneath pressure,” pronounced Qadir.
But Qadir certified that by reaching a semi-final, a Pakistan team, that had been underneath a clouded cover following last year’s ‘spot-fixing’ debate that saw 3 of their teammates banned, had over a promise.
“Before starting to a World Cup a captain as good as a manager had betrothed to strech a semi-final as good as they over that. Had they been up to a symbol in batting as good as fielding they would have been in a final,” pronounced Qadir.
Co-hosts India as good as Sri Lanka fool around a last in Mumbai upon Saturday.
Former captain Aamer Sohail additionally pinpointed bad fielding as a branch point.
“The total diversion incited upside down with forsaken catches,” pronounced Sohail, a part of of group that mislaid to India in a 1996 World Cup quarter-finals, a single of Pakistan’s 5 defeats in as most games opposite their rivals in World Cups.
Fans blamed bad fielding as good as forward batting, lashing out during Misbah’s greedy batting.
“He (Misbah) batted for himself as good as not for a team. He forsaken Tendulkar upon twenty-seven as good as afterwards batted solemnly to raise vigour upon alternative batsmen,” pronounced Haroon Khan of a middle-order batsman who done 56 off 76 balls.
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