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Originally Posted by Nadim
We lost the game because of our middle and lower order batsmans. Period!
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We could have said that, if we won close matches against Pakistan, Afghanistan & lost only this game. But after watching all the matches closely, the biggest drawback of the team seems to be the captaincy.. In a match it is possible that one day batting won't click, or the bowlers will have an off day; but usually that is compensated by aggressive captaincy and innovative field placing.
In the the matches we lost in 2014, Mushfiq got rid of the pressure on the opposition batsmen by defensive field placing and bringing in the wrong bowler. He needs to finish games off and not hold back the best bowlers till the end. Even against Pakistan, people say we lost due to Afridi, but before he got to the crease Mushfiq let off the pressure by allowing a big partnership.
Finally, the worst part is, he did not learn a single thing over the 2 weeks, he repeated the exact same mistake in every match! This is unacceptable at an international level.