ImageSource:GETTYIMAGESWithEnglandgoingstrongat65fornoloss,Misbahwasseensittingwithhishandsoverhisfaceandholdinghisheadindisappointment.
FormerPakistanskipperInzamam-ul-Haqhasslammedcoach-cum-selectorMisbah-ul-HaqforhisnegativebodylanguageduringPakistan’sdefeatinthesecondT20InternationalagainstEnglandonSunday.
Englandchaseddownastiff196-runtargetlosingonlyfivewickets.
WithEnglandgoingstrongat65fornoloss,Misbahwasseensittingwithhishandsoverhisfaceandholdinghisheadindisappointment.
Inzamamsaidsuchreactionssendsanegativemessagetotheteamwhichwasstillbattlinginthemiddle.
“DuringthefifthoverofEnglandinnings,whenPakistanwerebowlingtheirPowerplayoversandhadconceded40-45runs,thecamerakeptshowingMisbahandhehadhishandsonhishead,whichsuggestedthatsomethingreallybadhadhappened,”InzamamsaidinhisYouTubechannel.
“Therewerestill155-160runstogo,thematchcouldhavegoneinanyone’sfavour,butyouaresendingamessagethatsuggeststhatyouhavedonesomethingwrong.
“Youcanhaveaproperdiscussionafterthegame,butifyourespondlikethisduringthematch,thenthiswillhaveabadeffectontheteam.”
Inzamansaiditisimportanttosend”positivevibes”irrespectiveofthematchsituation.
“Nomatterwhathappensduringthematch,onlypositivevibesshouldgooutfromthedressingroom.It’sveryimportant.WeareT20champions.Ifwe’relosinginthat(format),it’sacauseofworry.”
The50-year-oldInzamam,whoscored8830runsin120Testsand11739runsin378ODIs,alsodrewacomparisonbetweenMisbahandformercoachMickeyArthur,whowasshownthedoorfollowingPakistan’sdisappointingWorldCupcampaignlastyear.
“MickeyArthurusedtorespondinthesameway,”saidInzamam,whowasthechiefselectorwhenArthurservedasthechiefcoach.
“WheneverIusedtogotowatchseriesandtalktoplayers,theyusedtocomplainalotthatArthur’ssimilaranticsaffectedthemnegatively.
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Pakistanhavealreadylostthethree-Testseries1-0andarecurrently0-1behindEnglandintheT20Iseries.
