After losing T-20 matches series from South Africa, Pakistan’s team started ODI series with a defeat. Pakistan won the toss in all three contests and they had taken the same decision of batting first. The batting for the host team is not performing and they collapse in almost every game.

Shahid Afridi is captain of Pakistan team but he is not taking responsibility as a captain. The shots he played in all three games were simply irresponsible. He even didn’t know what he was trying to do. Batsmen have to take the responsibility if they want to win the contest.

In T-20 match, bowling was very good from Pakistan side but they looked off color in first ODI as SA won before 40 over. 2nd ODI will be played today at Abu Dhabi. Pakistan’s team needs to gather their efforts and emerge as a strong team.

Pakistani squad for ODI’s is Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Imran Farhat, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Shahzaib Hasan, Shoaib Akhtar, Tanvir Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan and Zulqarnain Haider.

South Africans consists of GC Smith, HM Amla, J Botha, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, CA Ingram, JH Kallis, CK Langeveldt, DA Miller, JA Morkel, M Morkel, WD Parnell, RJ Peterson, DW Steyn, J Theron and LL Tsotsobe.

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