I forgot to add another thing. All the test playing nation except us (zimbabue used to play as Rhodesia in SAo) has the experience of playing longer version before gaining test status regulerly. It enabled them to adapt the demand of test cricket. Moreover unlike us they switched from longer version to shorter version. We just did the opposite. This has negative impact. Because our players get away with poor technique; did not learn the importance of staying in the crease for the whole day. You can not do it overnight. Unfortunately even after playing longer version of the game for five years we learned little. That hurts. May be fans also should be blamed. We give more importance to Ash's stroke filled 158 or Aftab's 81 than Nafis's restrained 121. Under the circumstances that 121 was more important. But did Nafiz appreciated enough? This encourged players for Kamikaze every time they go to bat.
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Twenty20 is not a gentleman's game. It's like a one-night stand and not a marriage. It is a street format and the goonda doesn't know what is a late cut or a cover drive
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