Pakistan's inexplicable batting selections
Do Pakistan's batting failures suggest a dearth of talent? Or are they simply a result of poor selection? Scyld Berry analyses the situation in the Telegraph
12-Jun-2013
Two tepid batting performances have put Pakistan out of the Champions Trophy, a disappointing finish for a team that many expected would win the title. As Scyld Berry writes in the Telegraph, their batting failures have had less to do with the English conditions and are a result of their own ineptitude and lack of form. What is worrying, according to Berry, is the selection and support of players past their cricketing prime.
Behind the doors that have been closed by the security chiefs, is domestic cricket in Pakistan failing to unearth talented youngsters? Or are they appearing, but not being selected for the national side?
I suspect the latter is more likely. Pakistan's selectors seem bent on picking batsmen who are well past their best, and for reasons other than cricketing merit.