Hats off to Pakistan team

[_Passionate]

Obviously nothing should be taken away from how well we played before this SF. But that doesnt mean that we cant be mad about this stupid stupid defeat!

[Rainbow09]

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I totally agree, brilliant thread! :k:

Pakistan Zindabad

[Arleitter]

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Result is important.Pakistan has lost the tourney.....

Anyway no need to whine abt past things.Just move on..................Thats all :)

[FrozenFire]

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yes pakistan was pretty good.. i was proud of pak when they defeated india.. it was an impressing win.

[hhunaeh]

Pakistan have a very good team. They will always do well in international tournaments if they keep the team fresh and hungry for success by not playing in long tournaments like IPL.

[Reverse_Swing]

Osman Samiuddin draws some positives from the disappointing loss against NZ and is also right on the money about powerplays

There have been good things about Pakistan here. They have seemed more together than in many campaigns, no scandal has rocked their boat. Key players have returned and others have continued their growth.** The younger Akmal looks, with each innings, a proper find. There is a smartness and thoroughness to his work that has been missing in most young Pakistani batting talent, an ability and willingness to complement his natural range of strokes, with less flash matters, such as running well and rotating the strike.** **Likewise Mohammad Aamer, who from the moment he bowled his first ball for Pakistan has looked - scarily actually given how young he is - like he has been doing it for the last ten years. He was outstanding again tonight with ball; and surely with the bat he deserves to be higher than Umar Gul? **
Saeed Ajmal has brought a real edge to the middle overs. Though he aims to stem the scoring first, he is a wicket-taking threat and that is something they missed often under Shoaib Malik’s captaincy. And Mohammad Asif is around again, though that must be a meticulously-handled comeback.
**“It has been a good experience for us,” said Younis. “We finished in the top four and it has always been my aim to finish in the top four. After that, in the semis and final you need some luck, a good catch, a good run out, an umpiring decision. But we didn’t get any so we lost. But overall, after a long time, we looked like a team and we fought as a team. Overall in this tournament I think we looked good. We have two excellent young players in Mohammad Aamer and Umar Akmal, who is a very mature batsman. Even Saeed Ajmal, who has been around, has done really well. If our youngsters are performing well, then the future is bright.” **

Pakistan need to have a better strategy for powerplays

The Pakistan ODI way has always been to expect a poor start, then consolidate and build and end strong. It is the batting template that has most often seen them reach 300-plus totals and to be fair, it hasn’t been without success since 1992. But Powerplays allow you to begin the onslaught early, at your choosing and ideally when batsmen are set. There is no need now to wait till the very end, as Pakistan have done, for in the death overs, common sense dictates that you will hit out in any case.

http://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/current/story/428244.html

[hollowman]

I do not agree, Pakistan lost to **weaker **side of the two teams who reached in the semi finals according to Mr. Ehsan … so this should be shame shame

[aramis]

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pakistan wasted batting....i wonder what wud be the result if umer akmal was not given out or younis had held onto that catch .....

think
think
think

[xephyr]

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Hats off? Why? for loosing to a weaker team.. LMAO..

[xephyr]

pakistan wasted batting....i wonder what wud be the result if umer akmal was not given out or younis had held onto that catch .....

think think think

Would have been ..could have been.. take it easy..Better team won..
Send Younis for some catching practise.....

[nGenius]

Long term strategies should be to introduce more talented players from "A Team".

Misbah, Rana, Nazir and Malik should be replaced by more talented players.

Pakistan ODI team
1) Kamran Akmal
2) ??? Ahmed Shezhad (ReTry Yasir Hameed)
3) Umar Akmal
4) ???
5) Fawad Alam
6) ???
7) ???
8) ???
9) ???
10) Mohammad Aamir
11) Saeed Ajmal

[Dubaiwali]

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LOL all the Indian haters are coming out now.

[FairyTale]

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Well done Pakistan :k:

Haar jeet is part of game. Not one team can always be the winner. We need to give chance to others too…

[aramis]

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yes but we were better than INDIA...i am very happy withthat.

[Sheroz]

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Even though i am really dissapointed because of yesterday defeat but I still love you PAK TEAM

In summer we won the 20/20 when the whole world thought we wont even make it Super 6, media wrote us ‘off’ even before we started our matches but yet our boys came in the field and gave a slap on everyone’s face and won the CUP.

In this tournament everyone thought India & Aus will qualify but we made it to semis, gave India a kick in their ar** and tortured them while playing against Aus.

For me beating India & later on torturing them and making sure they kicked out was more than enough, i fully enjoyed it. Yes we lost in Semis but unlike Indians, our team making this far was enough for us. We as a nation have suffered a lot in past few years, no international cricket in Pak etc. It really does affect our players but yet we played great and came this far. I salute Pak team , Pak Team Zindabad

[Sheroz]

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No doubt we didnt played like we shoul've played yesterday, to be honest NZ was a better side and they deserved it. Bad umpiring played a part in y'day game but it is a part of the game so we just had to accept it. Had younis caught that catch & rana didnt bowled 'no balls' then it would've made a huge difference but if you look at overall performance of Pak then you will agree with me that it was no way near 'enough' and NZ was far better than us. They deserved it and they WON it. Congratz to them and i hope they win the final this time.

[coOoLBreeze]

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thank you all and Pakistani team

[coOoLBreeze]

Would have been ..could have been.. take it easy..Better team won.. Send Younis for some catching practise.....

he had a fracture to start with, he was clearly trying to protect his finger while taking the catch, thinking that its too easy to be dropped...

have you ever ever tried to open your zipper with a fractured finger???

[cadet018]

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[ChicaGurl]

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well done pakistan must say i was very upset wen dey lost but at the end of the day they gave it their best shot kismat me jeet nahin tee the umpires were very mean and i hope pakistan take action agaist them