why don't they send AFRIDI between openers n younis khan rather than razzaq or tryin some other middle order batsman......afridi is a successful bowler against Australia....i mean give it a thought ...its an idea
in case they r playin afridi or he wants to coz i heard he signed contract with ESSEX n hez playin for the world 11 thing...
Afridi no way!
We don't want to loose, the only man who should replace Sami is Kaneria.
Afridi's bowling is only effective in limited overs, where the batsman has limited amount of time to score runs, and gets pressured and plays a bad shot. In test you have unlimited amount of time, and you can bowl infinite amount of overs, and you won't take many wickets. He has been given too many chances, and he ruins all of them.
I would love to Afridi beat the crap out of Shane Warne and others but the way he plays, is not q match winning performances. He has the talent and ability to do what all great batsman can but his brain is the opposite.
He has to prove first that he has the right temprement and patience, both Faisal and Taufeeq played those brilliant innings with those 2 qualities.
I say bring Mizbah to no 3, with Younis at 4 and Faisal at 5.
rashid 6 and razzaq 7.
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Afridi no way!
We don't want to loose, the only man who should replace Sami is Kaneria.
Afridi's bowling is only effective in limited overs, where the batsman has limited amount of time to score runs, and gets pressured and plays a bad shot. In test you have unlimited amount of time, and you can bowl infinite amount of overs, and you won't take many wickets. He has been given too many chances, and he ruins all of them.
I would love to Afridi beat the crap out of Shane Warne and others but the way he plays, is not q match winning performances. He has the talent and ability to do what all great batsman can but his brain is the opposite.
He has to prove first that he has the right temprement and patience, both Faisal and Taufeeq played those brilliant innings with those 2 qualities.
I say bring Mizbah to no 3, with Younis at 4 and Faisal at 5.
rashid 6 and razzaq 7.
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Umair yara afridi hhas test best agaiont aussies, and Afrisi is kind of anik kumble bowler with a little bit more variety so he might be useful
and yeah he give some unpredicateble depth to the batting and bowling both.. but alas he is not int he squad even :)
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In reality, its Australia V Shoiab + side order of 10.
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I disagree. shoaib wasn't the one who scored 88 runs or 81 runs. Shoaib didn't take 20 wickets but 9 wickets, he was the main contributor but Pakistan is no where close to being a one man team. Shoaib should be fired up for the next match, its time for some sweet revenge.
Question, have you talked to your friend in UK about broadcasting matches ? :)
Yaar mera tu dil tut gaya hai..i am still recuperating!
Pakistan was so close to win...that match...
Anyway... for the next match.... I don't want to see Sami in the side.. he never impressed me...he is getting so many chances but still he has'nt proved his worth... I wish Zahid could replace him..
There is huge difference b/w Shoaib, Zahid league..and Sami and other bowlers...
PPl compare Bret lee w/ Shoiab.. I think it's just like comparing F22 raptor w/ F -15 hornet ...Shoaib is his own class...you can see...u can sense--- the vibes of fury when run to bowl..the movement of his face and shoulder muscles..the impassive killer look in his eyes..just like a great white Shark... the apex killer!!
..Bret lee is a barcuda!
Pak is missing Inzy!
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I just dont agree about saving your best player. If he is the best player then why would you save him by sending 2nd or 3rd best.Best player should be given chance to play most of the inning and too score most of the runs.
I think that was dumb decision.
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If Best player out early it will be big collapse later on..
Its the same technique that Pak adopt in WC99 ..Its the same technique thats why tendulkar comes to No 4 nowadays..if u remember that in first test razzak inninng take about 1 hour+ ..now Waqar adopting this techique coz of good bowling attack of ausies..
I dont think so rashid is good player of Fast bowling especially when the ball is new..
Good Team for Second Test ( on papers :) )
- Imran Nazir
- Misbha
- _____________
- Younas Khan
- Farhat
Rashid Latif
Razaq
Danish
Shoib
Saqlain
Waqar
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Good Team for Second Test ( on papers :) )
- Imran Nazir
- Misbha
- _____________
- Younas Khan
- Farhat
Rashid Latif
Razaq
Danish
Shoib
Saqlain
Waqar
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excuse me sir but you are forgetting taufeeq and Faisal Iqbal.....
weell you probably didnt watch the test match becuase its the dumbest team :p... same team should be played exclusind sami for danish :)
i think pakistan can still win the test series if they play the same level of cricket as they did in the first test. they should drop sami and mizbah and bring in hasan raza and danish kaneria. rest of the team should be the same.
imran nazir
taufeeq umar
hasan raza
younis khan
faisal iqbal
abdur razzaq
rashid latif
saqlain mushtaq
waqar younis
danish kaneria
shoaib akhtar
i think this should be the batting order.
the aussies have shown they are scared of raw, express pace a la Shoaib. This suggests we pick Muhammad Zahid too instead of Sami perhaps and def not Kaneria.
Pakistan Zindabad!!
I think someone mentioned Farhat up there....sorry we don't need his talent, im gonna stop watching cricket if they bring him again....prolly he pays em a lot that's y he got that many chances n did nothing.
Let's start talkin about watching the match now....
Is there some kind person who can broadcast it for us
same pak team for second test, except Danish replaces Sami, not because sami played bad, but pak had one too many fast bowlers, i am sure Aus will put one spinner in place of gillespie too, Sharjah wicket might break down from 4rth day onwards.
okk ppl lets get this thing broadcast from somewhere, it will be shown in pak and gulf.
ahh , to inform you sir Asif that Mohammad Zahid is not Raw Pace anymore.. he has lost his pace :)
yeah ony Danish replaces Sami, Infact it has been indicated by Waqar in some article...
Akhtar forewarns: ‘I’ll be more lethal at Sharjah’
Agha Akbar - 9 October 2002
The tearaway fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has given the Australians a warning ahead of the second Test, which begins in Sharjah on Friday. Regardless of the extreme heat, he intends to bowl fast and maintain his wicket-taking ways. Although Pakistan are 1-0 down in the series, Shoaib is fresh from causing two batting collapses at Colombo, and believes the conditions in Sharjah will help him strike again.
“I’m at my best. I am running fast, and the rhythm and flow is there,” Shoaib said after a gruelling net session. “I feel very strong in the legs. I’m always keen to do well against Australia. They are the best batting side in the world, and it gives me a lot of motivation to destroy this line-up.”
The conditions in the desert emirate, where this is not usually the cricket season, are sweltering. The temperature is forecast to remain in the high thirties, but Akhtar relishes the trying conditions.
“There will be more swing for me here. Unlike Colombo, while it is hot, it is not humid here, which suits us. I’ve played enough cricket at Sharjah to know that I’m more effective here. Since it is drier, I’d be quick off the wicket, and the dry surface would scuff the ball early for us to get reverse swing.”
And reverse swing at his pace, he added, is absolutely lethal. “Other people have tried to reverse swing the ball, but it is the pace in our armoury that makes it unplayable.”
Shoaib learned the art from Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, and intends to learn more about the nuances of fast bowling while playing county cricket next season.
“I want to learn more through county cricket but without wrecking myself. Now that two overseas signings are allowed to each county, it is possible to have a lesser workload,” he said. Refusing to mention the county he would join, he added that negotiations were in progress with two counties.
It was evident from his demeanour and his words that he intended to inflict more misery on the Australian batsmen. “I’ve always bowled well in one-day cricket. But my Test average is not good enough, simply because I’ve not played Tests regularly.”
Shoaib believes he can get to 350 to 400 Test wickets. "But my job is to win matches for Pakistan. That is what I want to do.
"The Aussies are beatable. We beat them in June, and that showed the way for Sri Lanka to beat them in the Champions Trophy. We came very close to beating them in the first Test at Colombo. There they were looking at 600 (in the first innings) and I had to manoeuvre to turn things around.
"I was successful in the post-lunch session. I did it again on the fourth day with five wickets in 15 balls. Faisal Iqbal, Taufeeq Umar and Younis Khan batted well, but we could not finish it off, mainly because of our inexperienced batting. But the Aussies now know that despite the inexperienced batting, beating us would not be easy.
“Anyway, it is my job to lead the way, to be the inspiration, to lift the team. And I’m doing just that.”
© CricInfo Ltd
GO AKHTAR GO!!!..We are with u!
PS:Coincidentally I saw four australian cricketers(brett lee,mark waugh,shane watson,and shane warne) at a hotel here in dubai.
AT first I didn’t beleive my eyes…and then these australians are huge!
the telly is deceiving!..
but anyways they came in…and were hitting on girls half their age!(especially brett lee)…probably got drunk later and had to be carried home.I wish i could stay longer to see these words to Brett lee,“Akhtar’s gonna screw u MATE!” :hehe:
well Guys....
good luck to ppl in UAE... go watch match and support shoaib kicking aussie a$$ ;)
Good luck Pakistan!
When the Test match is going to start ?
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When the Test match is going to start ?
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tomm...can't wait!!
dude, dont tell me you are not going to watch the macth??
go atleast for a day or two :k: