Wanted: Quality batsmen for the Pakistan national cricket team

3. No Willingness to Bat till The End

The hallmark of a quality batsman is to bat till the end and either try to accelerate the scoring or provide steady support to the well-set partner by running the ones and twos and rotating the strike. None of the Green Caps – save for Misbah – showed that tenacity. Experienced guys such as Shoaib Malik and Kamran Akmal are also guilty of this. When you play in a tournament where every league game is crucial, you need to ensure that at least one of your key batsmen stays in till the end. That’s what separates Pakistan from the rest of the teams – that grit is missing.