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Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq has identified the paucity of 50-over cricket at domestic level as the main cause of the teams current ODI struggles. Pakistans domestic structure has undergone several changes in recent years and Misbah said the one-day game has been getting the short shrift.While a Pakistani domestic cricketer may play at least ten to twenty first-class matches a season, he doesnt get the same match practice in the 50-over format, Misbah told ESPNcricinfo. I have long been saying that we need to lay greater emphasis on one-day cricket in our domestic system, and play more one-day games, because you cant evolve by playing a maximum of five 50-over matches a year in the domestic circuit.While Pakistan are the No. 1 Test team in the world, they languish at No. 9 in the ODI rankings. Misbah was clear the discrepancy in the teams fortunes was due to lack of exposure, and not talent.We have just one fifty-over tournament and the format is not even played at club level anymore, he said. Most of the cricket at grassroots level is 20 to 25 overs; this is one big reason that our ODI cricket has deteriorated and we are standing at No. 9. We needed and still need to develop our resources and we can only do so by increasing the number of games in our domestic tournament. The reason we are on top in Tests is because our players are getting enough games and exposure at domestic level. That is the only reason I see.Otherwise, these players are talented and they have shown glimpses of their flair, though not consistently. So this talent needs to be nurtured by giving them more games at domestic level. Exposure to a lot of competitive cricket will enable them to polish their skills.Misbah took over the ODI reins in May 2011 and led the side for almost four years, before stepping down after the 2015 World Cup. Having won 13 of their first 14 matches under Misbah, Pakistans results took a nosedive with 38 losses in the remaining 72 matches of his tenure. Azhar Ali has managed only nine wins in 25 matches. Misbah, however, insisted that the captain should not be the only one blamed for poor performance.In Pakistan, there is a perception that the captain is the only one responsible for everything. Cricket is a team game and every player has to contribute, he said. We used every possible talent in the country but it didnt work. Whenever you are forced to change, that is because team isnt performing. Unfortunately, in one-day cricket, the boys havent performed well, like they have done in Test cricket. The bowling, after Saeed Ajmal, hasnt done enough and the batting has never been consistent.In the search for solutions to the teams ODI slump, Pakistans selectors have tried well over 40 players since the start of Misbahs captaincy, in a seemingly never-ending transition.When the team doesnt perform and keeps losing, then changes are necessary, Misbah said. But when you start winning then you can back the talent and just go into the future with that. But that wasnt really the case for Pakistan. We tried a lot of players in a bid to find a good combination, but it didnt give results and players were dropped because they never gave us a chance to retain them.Nobody wants to carry on with failure and if a player is stuck with his weakness and not improving, regardless of his potential, you have to drop him and move on. This not only good for the team, but also for the player because you cant allow him to play with consistent failure - it is really unfair as it can cost him his career, so you have to be think tactically as well.Pakistan have 14 ODIs scheduled before the window for direct qualification into the 2019 World Cup in England closes and Misbah has backed coach Mickey Arthurs efforts to make sure they are among the top eight teams by the September 2017 deadline.The important thing is that he is trying to bring a structural change from top, Misbah said. There was connection missing in between and that is being connected. Players fitness, bowling actions, batting techniques are being taken into consideration before selecting a squad to represent the country. Fitness is a major component and players must realise that. John Henry Johnson Jersey . 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Lamar McHan Jersey . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. More than two decades after the Finnish Flash took the NHL by storm, a generation of Finns is building on Teemu Selannes unforgettable legacy.Patrik Laine of the Winnipeg Jets leads the NHL in goals at age 18 and is at the forefront of Finlands infusion of young talent. Between the Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho, Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov, Edmonton Oilers Jesse Puljujarvi and San Jose Sharks Joonas Donskoi, this is arguably the strongest wave of Finnish forwards the league has seen.Finland has a proud hockey program that produced Selanne, brothers Saku and Mikko Koivu and plenty of star defensemen and elite goaltenders. Now the Scandinavian country of 5.5 million people is churning out some of the fastest and most skilled young players around.There was a time, a couple of age groups, that we really didnt have any superstars, Finnish goaltender Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins said. We really didnt have any goal scorers or superstars coming. Now, its totally opposite. We have many of them coming up.Finland currently has as many NHL players (33) as it does indoor rinks, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation. By comparison, Canada has 3,250 rinks and the United States has 1,800.A country that big, you look at their sheer population and the numbers, its amazing the players theyre pumping out, Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. Developmentally, theyre doing something right over there thats leading to the success because its amazing based on the sheer numbers what theyre doing.Some of Finlands best are 21 and under, and three of the top five picks in the 2016 draft were Finns: Laine at No. 2, Puljujarvi at No. 4 and defenseman Olli Juolevi to the Vancouver Canucks at No. 5.Thats a long way from a weak 2009 draft that led the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to hold a summit, the result of which was a greater focus on individual skill development. Couple that with the influx of arenas to grow the game that followed Finlands win at the 1995 world championship, and Finland has made a national commitment to growing faster, more skilled players to stack up against the worlds best.Im really proud, Donskoi said. Its great to see that, I think, Finnish hockeys going the right direction.With 11 goals in his first 17 games, Laine is the poster boy for Finlands incredible strides. He has drawn comparisons to Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, a three-time MVP who said Laine could score 500 or 60 goals if he continues to improve.ddddddddddddhile Donskoi looked up to Selanne and the Koivu brothers, Laine considered Ovechkin his idol. Now he wants to be even better.I love the way he scores goals and he wants to score, but I dont want to be exactly like him, Laine said. Yeah, of course, he has an amazing shot and (hes) an amazing player, but I want to be myself. I have a lot to learn about everybody and take something from him, especially his shot. I think I have to grow that if I want to get to his level.Teammates think Laine has limitless potential, just like executives believe Barkov could be as good of a two-way player as three-time Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews. Barkov is just 21.Hurricanes coach Bill Peters has raved about how NHL-ready Aho is at 19 -- well-rounded and committed to defense while also being able to pile up the points. Barkov credits coaches in Finland for developing smart players who dont just look to score.They do everything that youll grow up as a good player and a good sportsman, said Barkov, who had 59 points in 66 games last season. They help you a lot, especially in the junior national team. Have a lot of meetings -- tell us what to do and how to prepare for the games.Players from Finlands biggest rival, Sweden, cant help but notice the increase of top-end talent. Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom called this a special generation of Finns, and Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog believes its a good thing for the NHL and international hockey.Theyve always had such a good team, with the Koivus and Selannes and these guys, said Landeskog, whose Finnish teammate Mikko Rantanen was the 10th pick in 2015. Theyve always had a knack for putting out good goalies and now a lot of young guys coming up, too. I think its exciting.Despite being smaller in size and budget than Canada, the U.S., Russia and Sweden, Finland has medaled at four of five Olympics with NHL players and six of the past 11 world championships. Given Laine and Co., the future is even brighter.Its a really good generation we have coming out now, Rantanen said. We havent seen this kind of wave from Finland in a while.---AP Sports Writer Pat Graham in Denver contributed---Follow Stephen Whyno on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SWhyno . ' ' '