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As per Inzi's column in The News, he has blasted all ex-players and critics as vindictive, scheming, two-faced morons. Also, he has firmly re-iterated that he will continue with the same batting order for the rest of the series.
Bravo.
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With Afridi out, batting order will be OK. However, Butt should stay, i think he can make a big score and he has the determination to do it. Malik though doing quite well now, but do not be surprized if he gets out early in next two matches. Indians might put short cover and short midwicket for him instead of two slips and he tends to drive in the air, he could get out easily.
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Inzi has a column…the guy who cannot piece together 2 coherent sentences is a columnist…Sorry, but I just cannot picture Inzi sitting on a chair and writing/typing a column for THE NEWS.
Reminds me of Azharuddin…the dude was so tongue-tied all the time…and now he “writes” a column for Indian Express.
Guess…the drafts are done by ghost-writers and these guys only give their approvals.
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I think its more like he sits next to a guy who asks him questions in Urdu, and then write answers in eng in a column…
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That's something I cannot understand. When Rameez interviewed Inzamam, it was clear neither of them were comfortable with English. Why can't they do it in Hindi or Urdu and have a translator? They will convey better and more people in the sub-continent will understand what they are saying!
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Tickets to khair "dastiyaab" hee hongee, magar apni khoon kamai sey ticket lay kar stadium kay andar jaaney ki himmat kaun karega? "Upar walon" ko najayiz tareeqon sey andar jaaney diya jaata hai. Aakhir woh log kiya karengey jin kay haath itney upar tuk nahin puhunch saktey? Kahan sey larayengey woh log apni "sifarish"?
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Is Umer Gul doubtful for the match? Cricinfo is not showing Gul in the likely squad. According to BBC he has some back problem. Is that the reason Rao Iftikhar has been drafted in the squad? If that is true Pakistan have even more problems now in the bowling.
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^ By the time this match starts we might have to borrow players from the Indian squad to make up the numbers.
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Man they are dropping like flies, this seems ridiculous. According to the latest from Geo, Umar Gul has developed a side strain and Iftikhar Anjum Rao has been called in to replace him.
I doubt Rao will be playing since Pakistan cannot afford to drop Rana now. Playing two bowlers who have been out of cricket for a while is not a good idea in a pressure game. This means we will probably have an attack of Rana, Sami, Asif. :(
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Can anyone please give me updates on these cricketers? I saw them playing in the squad at one point or another, but haven't seen them since:
1) Sadagopan Ramesh
2) Nikhil Chopra
3) Rajesh Chauhan (Left-arm spinner)
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I doubt Rao will be playing since Pakistan cannot afford to drop Rana now. Playing two bowlers who have been out of cricket for a while is not a good idea in a pressure game. This means we will probably have an attack of Rana, Sami, Asif. :(
What in the Gosh darn world is happening? What is Mushtaq Ahmed doing to our crop of fast bowlers?
I guess bhatija Sami's inclusion is likely now, since Gul is out of the squad as well.
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For once, for the sake of winning this important one-dayer, it is important for Inzamam to pave way for Younis Khan, and complete his surgery. I don't want to see any ridiculous decisions being made, while, on the other hand, contributions from players such as Malik are not even mentioned, not even once, by the skipper (one of the articles posted at CricInfo).
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http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/pakvind/content/current/story/237186.html
According to Inzi, Butt will probably be dropped in favor of Farhat. Apparently the inability to survive 2 Irfan Pathan balls will cost Butt his place in the side. Akmal will still open with Farhat but Iqbal will replace Afridi in the middle order.
Personally, I am not in favor of such sweeping changes. Four replacements! That’s more than a third of the side. I still think we should stick with Butt and Farhat to open, only this time Farhat takes first strike. We have more than enough middle order players like Moyo, Inzi, Younis, there is no room for Iqbal.
Only tomorrow will we find out whether Pakistan has hit the panic button.
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A thought might cross one's mind as it is too early to "hang" such people.
:)
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now umar gul is injured 
wat the hell is wrong with their fitness??
On tensport’s cricket update they mentione that even sami is doubtful 
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Inzamam laments Shoaib and Afridi’s absence
Cricinfo staff
February 15, 2006
Inzamam-ul-Haq acknowledged that the absence of Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi will hamper Pakistan’s chances in the remaining two one-day internationals against India.
“The Pakistan team is poorer due to the absence of players like Shoaib and Afridi,” he wrote in his column for The News. “Both have very important roles to play as bowlers. Because both Shoaib and Afridi won’t be playing in the next two one-day internationals, this would surely have an adverse effect on the team’s combination. But in this time of crisis we really are helpless. Still, we’d try our best to win the last two one-dayers.”
Inzamam also chose to clear the air about Shoaib’s injury, maintaining that the fast bowler had been ruled out purely on a fitness basis. “Shoaib has been ruled out of the Pakistan team because of his fitness problems,” he said. “His injury has given rise to a new controversy within the country as well as internationally. Almost everyone has termed his injury as something `mysterious’ and rumours have started to fly around in a sickeningly rampant manner.” Inzamam remained skeptical, however, about Shoaib’s chances for the immediate future. “Shoaib’s stress fracture of his left ankle is infinitely more serious and I have a feeling that he won’t be able even to make next month’s tour of Sri Lanka,” he added.
Refuting calls for himself and Younis Khan to bat higher up the order, Inzamam said that Pakistan’s gameplan would remain the same. “In the series against India, we have been playing our matches with a long batting line-up,” he said. “We took a chance with Shahid Afridi by sending him to open the innings. Unfortunately, this decision back-fired. In the remaining matches, we plan to send Shoaib Malik at one-down, Mohammad Yousuf at number four, I will come in at the fifth spot and Younis will bat at the number six position.”
Lamenting Pakistan’s poor performance in the field, Inzamam called on his players to step it up. “Both matches at Multan and Karachi are going to be crucial for us. Where the last two games were concerned, I would lay the blame on our sub-standard fielding for our defeats,” he said. “In Lahore, our fielding was so pathetic that the players couldn’t even block straight fours on eight occasions. We have been trying during our practice sessions that our fielding ability improves. If we are unable to manage that, then I’m afraid we won’t be able to defend the series.”
The remaining fixtures are at Multan on Thursday and on Sunday at Karachi.
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Note - "The Pakistan team is poorer due to the absence of players like Shoaib and Afridi," he wrote in his column for The News.
Ah, poorer due to the absence of these players.........
Takes one last look at *Inzamam's beyhooda captaincy *thread
Prints out a copy and burns it
Yes, yes. We will go by what Inzamam says.
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not only umar gul is injured , cric info is saying that even sami is down with fever:eek:
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oh no!dropping butt wont work,inzi shud be dropped 
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Lets play our Pakistan A team instead :CareBear: