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Knee-jerk changes are not the solution, says Mudassar Nazar after Pakistan crashes out
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Knee-jerk changes are not the solution, says Mudassar Nazar after Pakistan crashes out

Former Pakistan cricketer Mudassar Nazar said knee-jerk changes are not the solution after Pakistan crashed out of the Champions Trophy following successive defeats to New Zealand and India.“Every loss doesn’t mean you upset the whole thing. Stick to what you should be doing, have stability and shut out the noise. Stick to it, and give them a reasonable run. After all, you can’t change all 11 players,” urged Nazar. “You make one or two changes, fresh ones, who come without the baggage and want to make a name for themselves and they start to make a difference. You don’t change five, six or seven players.” The 68-year-old, who is based in Dubai, even recently met the Pakistani team ahead of the match against India earlier this week. With growing calls for removing the captain an...
It’s beyond a game, that’s the beauty of India-Pakistan cricket, says Pakistan coach Aaqib Javed
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It’s beyond a game, that’s the beauty of India-Pakistan cricket, says Pakistan coach Aaqib Javed

If one thought Pakistan coming to Dubai could ease the pressure of them playing in front of home fans, in a must-win contest against India, their head coach Aaqib Javed seemed more intent on treating Sunday’s clash as ‘beyond a game’. He wouldn’t stop there, and even claimed: ‘If you remove this pressure, what’s left in the Pakistan-India game? Passion and pressure is what is needed to show a player his performance.” Already facing pressure of expectations of doing well in the first ICC event they are hosting in 29 years, they go into the game against India with the added pressure of this being a must-win fixture. “There is no game you can say you play without pressure. The first game we lost, okay. New Zealand is a very strong team. They have good balance… After losing a game there is ano...