It's in our DNA: Youthful Pakistan race to T20 domination

Sarfraz-led unit have won 29 of 33 T20Is with only four defeats

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Brash young players, peak fitness and a winning mentality &quot;in their DNA&quot;, Pakistan are the current kings of T20 cricket.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">The last two Sundays have seen Pakistan race to series whitewashes in the game&#39;s shortest format against Australia and New Zealand.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">They also have registered 11 consecutive series wins &mdash; a world record.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">The rapid-fire cricket of T20 mirrors the helter-skelter nature of life in a country of 220 million where people.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Former captain-turned-commentator Ramiz Raja believes Pakistan&#39;s T20 flair comes naturally.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">&quot;It&#39;s partly our DNA,&quot; said Raja. &quot;But our successes have a lot to do with skills and fitness. Pakistan is a damn good team in this format, bowling out the opposition at will.&quot;</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">With their powerful and penetrative bowling unit, Pakistan have dismissed rival teams the most times &mdash; 31 in all &mdash; while, in the last two years, they have defended a total of under 150 for 40 times out of 44, with three failures and one tie.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Sunday&#39;s win against New Zealand in Dubai was their ninth match victory in a row &mdash;their biggest winning streak.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">&quot;Pakistan take this format very seriously and play with regular players most of the time,&quot; said Raja.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">The greatest of all the surprises is Pakistan&#39;s fielding &mdash; not a strong point in the past. Their fielders have effected 25 runs outs in the last 28 matches.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Pakistan&#39;s wicket-taking ability is second to none, having bowled out opposing teams (all 10 wickets) on 31 occasions &mdash; the most by any team.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Following their first round exit from the 2016 World T20, Pakistan have a new captain in Sarfraz Ahmed while the coaching reins were handed to South Africa&#39;s Mickey Arthur, a former Australia coach.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq, one of Pakistan&#39;s greatest batsmen, had no reservations over selecting youngsters.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">It completely changed the scenario as since September 2016, Pakistan have won 29 of 33 T20Is with only four defeats.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">The current year has been phenomenal for Sarfraz and his young side, winning 17 of their 19 matches with two losses.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">So what has changed?</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Analysts say it is linked to the youthful nature of the country.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">According to the Election Commission of Pakistan figures, 42.4 million out of the nearly 97 million registered voters in this year&#39;s poll which saw former cricket captain Imran Khan become Prime Minister were between the ages of 18 and 35.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">&quot;The prime reason for the success in T20 is the power of youth,&quot; ex-captain and coach Waqar Younis told AFP. &quot;Young players are hungry for success, they do the hard work and want to achieve and that has changed the whole picture.&quot;</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Pakistan&#39;s latest pace sensation, Shaheen Shah Afridi, is only 18. He became the youngest bowler to take three wickets in a T20I against New Zealand in Dubai on Friday.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">World number one T20 batsman Babar Azam became the quickest to 1,000 runs in the shortest format in just 26 innings, beating India&#39;s maestro Virat Kohli&#39;s feat by an innings.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Azam is only 24 and so is Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf while leg-spinnner Shadab Khan is only 20.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">&quot;The key difference is that we are a very young team and our fielding stands out and that has made us a good team,&quot; said Sarfraz. &quot;We have introduced youth and the results are obvious. We want to rise and rise and maintain that position.&quot;</span></span></p>
