Was This Disrespect? Or Role Definition?
Disrespect is personal.
This was professional distancing.
Smith wasn’t sending a message.
He was answering a question every franchise asks silently:
Who gives me the highest probability of winning this over?
He answered it with his bat.
The Bigger Question Pakistan Cricket Must Ask
This isn’t about humiliation.
It’s about adaptation.
If Pakistan’s senior batters want to dominate franchise cricket:
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Anchoring alone won’t suffice
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Strike manipulation must evolve
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Reputation must convert into impact bursts
The world has moved on.
T20 has become financially Darwinian.
Internal Reading
For deeper context on how modern cricket economics and open-market leagues reshape player valuation, read:
👉 How Open-Market Leagues Redefine Player Value
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