Younis asked teammates to lift standards

KARACHI: The blame game is already started by the captain himself after Pakistan was defeated by England. After losing that match, Pak has only a single game to get a berth for super eight. Pakistan captain said in a tv interview that the teammates should lift their standards ahead of the crucial match against the Netherlands in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament. He said that he can not scold or shout with every misfield. It may spoil the confidence of the players.

Pakistan dropped at least four chances and misfielded several times as they collapsed under the pressure of their first match in the Twenty20 World Cup. Former Test players and critics have said that Younis needed to be more strict and aggressive on the field with his players to stop the declining fielding standards of the team. But Younis disagreed, insisting he could not teach the players, at this level, how to field.

"Look, if I start scolding or shouting at new players like Saeed Ajmal or Ahmed Shahzad every time they misfield then they will lose confidence even as bowler and batsman," the Pakistan skipper said. He said that Pakistan had fielded below-par against England and in fact their fielding had been average even against other teams in recent matches.