1st Test Pak vs NZ - Jan 7-11

[sherrybaba]

Re: 1st Test Pak vs NZ - Jan 7-11

@Antumul_alona

Great positives for Pakistan:
Taufeeq Umar - much better test opener for a left hander then the previously tried damad…and surely can fill the gap of salmon butts if given time…

Line and length with reasonable pace can keep this somewhat weaker bowling attack still in the running even on placid tracks…

Misbah’s presence in the middle order is a BIG stabilizing anchor

Asad is a great middle order find…much better than the flamboyant Umar Akmal

ABDUR REHMAN can be a great tandem team partner to Ajmal for a 2 pronged spin attack even though we are lacking a wrist spinner…

I’m not sold on Taufeeq Umer..he is definitely better than farhat but he still disco dances on the pitch and looks very shaky ..there is a reason why he was dropped at the first place..

I thought not playing Umer akmal was a mistake, he is one of the few batmen who doesn’t have any technical flaws and is a match winning player.. if he can control his temperament , he will have great future as a test player as well.

Misbah played an awesome inning even more so than Asad shafiq..He is such a tailor made for a test cricket that it was a treat to watch him…Basically NZ bowlers at one point were attacking shafiq more than Misbah..Also I enjoyed Misbah’s captaincy he was rotating his bowlers very wisely and was willing to try out part timers (younis,hafeez)…overall very impressed with the team..they showed patience in the batting..discipline in the bowling and everything worked out well for the team…