A Recipe for Success Against the Australian Cricket Team

In this regard, the PCB may consider as below, a recipe for winning all the three Test Matches, Three ODI’s and lone T20I match.

1. Positive Attitude.

Defensive minds are neither creative nor cooperative. Until and unless we only focus on nothing short of winning (and consider a DRAW as a DEFEAT) no planning and preparation, will give us the desired results.

2. Planning.

The team management in particular and players in general must be told that PLANS never fail, rather we fail to PLAN. And for planning, the first and foremost thing is the mind set, totally focused on goal achievement. In order to achieve the impossible, it is precisely imperative, to think the unthinkable.

3. Video Analysis.

All concerned must sit and watch strengths and weaknesses of Australian players, as well as, Pakistani players. This will not only help in overcoming our weaknesses, but will also help in field settings, determining bowling line and length, knowing weakness of opponent players, against fast and spin bowling etc.

4. Infusion of Motivation.

Since, cricket is a mind game, a motivation specialist (NOT psychiatrist) must be attached with the team, with the task to convert our players, from being simply dynamic persons to a DYNAMITE personality, so that every player must perform, to his peak ability. In my opinion, the best person in the country, for this job is Ms Andleeb Abbas.

5. Team Selection.

(a) The success of any project depends on the right selection of it’s team members. The enemy of the BEST is often the GOOD. In fact, now it is said that the only difference between winning and losing organizations is the quality of it’s people, which includes their character, belief, habits, personal motivation and abilities.

(b) We should not only select players on merit or past performances but, one or two batsmen and bowlers from domestic circuit should also be selected for not only T20I match but for Test and ODI matches, as well (like batsman/WK Haris and speedster Irshad who has the ability to bowl 4-5 lethal Yorker balls in an over ) just anticipating, that given a chance, they can be stars overnight with their sheer fearlessness and big game temperament. Just like as a shrewd jeweler, we should pick a diamond from the rubbles.

6. Team Management.

The team management must be told that business as usual, will not deliver in this most tough series in which all the Test & ODI matches victories will give us valuable points for enabling us to play the finals of the Championship finals, as such, these matches are doubly important for Pakistan. They should know that management is doing THINGS RIGHT. Leadership is doing the RIGHT THINGS. Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; Leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

Best regards,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad
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Lahore