Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
Pakistan should look to score 400+, the more the better. The openers have laid a solid platform
I know it is test cricket but Azhar is painfully slow and boring (even slower than Mudassar Nazar which is not saying much)
This is his 14th test and it is about time he exerted himself on the international stage ... does not mean you bat recklessly like Afrifi or Umar Akmal but Azhar certainly needs to work on his strike rotation skills
Agreed his techique is quite good he just needs to rotate the strike n take singles
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
Agreed his techique is quite good he just needs to rotate the strike n take singles
I mean look at another newbie, Shaun Marsh of Australia. He is solid + scores his runs much quicker than Azhar
Omar Khawaja had his chances but he just did not grab them or was not good enough, was painfully slow and ultra cautious like Azhar and lost his place to Shaun in the end
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
This is why I like Hafeez. He has this aggressive mentality. Taufiq and Azhar are too damn slow and this is why we won't get to the level of England, India, SA and Australia.
I understand the need to draft and chip away but once an opposition is down, one must have the required mentality to crush it.
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
^^ Exactly,
Had Srilanka posted 400+ runs, both Taufeeq Azhar might have been in the dressing room by now... there is time to stick around and then there is time to make some runs... they are too slow to score... their partnership runrate is 1.79 runs per over... what are they thinking???
Maybe Pakistanies are thinking, it is too hot out there, lets kill the playing spirit of Lankans..
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
I mean look at another newbie, Shaun Marsh of Australia. He is solid + scores his runs much quicker than Azhar
Omar Khawaja had his chances but he just did not grab them or was not good enough, was painfully slow and ultra cautious like Azhar and lost his place to Shaun in the end
Ya Shaun Marsh is one hell of a find for Aussie......Even look at Trott of England
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
This Sort of play paired with Jayasuriya + Waqar’s attempt to do some commentary in a language still alien to them is the perfect plan to bore away the few left still cheering Test Cricket
the only life induced into this match is by Tony Greig who is doing his best to keep things/PPL awake
That’s a matter where ICC should step in … Since the ICC is based in Dubai it shouldn’t be that much of Problem to sent in some guy to investigate this almost Perfect Plan to Kill Test Cricket
