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
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
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
The way Azhar and Taufeeq are batting, it looks like they are trying their best to not to surpass the Srilankan score today…
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
Taufeeq Umer 67 from 208 Balls SR 32.05
Azhar Ali 28 from 95 Balls SR 29.47
Are they intentionally playing for draw…
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
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
Thats why KP is there for England…In the middle order
We need Umar Akmal …Atleast he can play aggressively
Yeah coaches need to work on him
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
Can Azhar Ali Score a 50 here…
He is currently on 34 and have played 115 balls
there are only 20 more overs to be bowled… is it possible for him to reach his fifty today?
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
Taufeeq has played 221 balls 
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
and still he is not even close to his hundred…
think about Herath… he must be furious…
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
Younis is very anxious in dressing room for some reason
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
No he wont be cz all are playing him safely no chances at all
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
No run on half-volley…
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
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Batsmen
Runs
B
4s
6s
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*Taufeeq Umar](http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/current/player/43363.html) (lhb)
75
228
3
0
Azhar Ali (rhb)
36
120
4
0
Nice batting :cheer: :lajawab:
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
Their main Job seems to bore out SL’s spirit to play test cricket … sofar they r doing it quite well
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
Trail by 3 runs
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
May be stomach problem 
Re: 1st Test :Pakistan v Sri Lanka 18th-22Oct 2011
Damn it, despite all the efforts from Azhal and Taufeeq, lead is now Zero Runs…
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