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News is that even Misbah is unhappy with the selection
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Some posters on other forums keep yapping on about Sarfraz’s higher FC (First Class) average of 42 (Adnan averages 24 in FC) but from what I have seen in international games, Adnan is a better keeper and batsman. Sarfraz seems a nervous wreck at the crease and he didn’t always pick Ajmal in the ODIs which is a bit of a concern.
My point is once a player has played international cricket judge him by his international stats only.
FC average has absolutely no meaning here. Adnan has been very solid behind the stumps in tests and he has been decent if not brilliant with the bat over the last year or so
55 dismissals in 16 tests and batting average of 27.5 is a pretty decent record
Adnan Akmal | Pakistan Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo
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I don't have any strong views either way but lets see how Sarfraz performs. Adnan's international career to date has been satisfactory.
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Other notable omissions are Wahab Riaz and Fawad Alam
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But good to see that the selectors have gone for youth.
Haris Sohail is a promising batsman Haris Sohail | Pakistan Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo
Ehsan Adil is express pace Ehsan Adil | Pakistan Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo Will he be the next Waqar I wonder?
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Adnan was my preferred choice
However now that Sarfraz has been picked, I think we should support him. Maybe he's a better batsman in the longer format than in LOIs (although batted brilliantly in Asia Cup Final)
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Eshan adil is good but not express pace
Yes heard alot of Harris lets see how he goes
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*Eshan adil is good but not express pace *
Yes heard alot of Harris lets see how he goes
He is listed as 'fast bowler' so lets see.
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He is listed as 'fast bowler' so lets see.
Yeah lets see
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Ehsan Adil - 2nd bowler in the clip
He looks goods..nice height, simple action, hits the seam hard..round arm like Aqib
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Ajju got his wish
Akmal-free squad :D
sounds like khatmal free squad
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Come one man :smack2: Before giving any false statement, always check the records… Misbah and Azhar have average more then 45, Asad 37 and umar 35 :omg: :rotfl:
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo
[TABLE=“class: grid, width: 780”]
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
0
Younis Khan
2000-2012
60
105
10
4667
267
49.12
13
21
12
Misbah-ul-Haq
2001-2012
31
56
11
2142
161*
47.6
3
17
4
Azhar Ali
2010-2012
24
44
4
1811
157
45.27
4
13
5
Asad Shafiq
2010-2012
16
24
3
894
104
42.57
2
6
3
Fawad Alam
2009-2009
3
6
250
168
41.66
1
Mohammad Hafeez
2006-2012
22
42
4
1476
196
38.84
3
6
1
Taufeeq Umar
2002-2012
34
64
4
2249
236
37.48
5
10
6
Umar Akmal
2009-2011
16
30
2
1003
129
35.82
1
6
1
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The warning has been given!
Peter Kirsten: Batsmen should be afraid against South Africa
Match Analysis : South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 2nd day | Peter Kirsten: Batsmen should be afraid against South Africa | Cricket videos, MP3, podcasts, cricket audio | ESPN Cricinfo
Re: Pakistan tour of South Africa 2013 (Test squad announced) Irfan, Ehsan Adil in
Sorry to burst your bubble
But May be you didnt read my post clearly I wrote Overseas and it means in Eng,Aus and SA Where Umar clearly leads from both Misbah and Azhar
And Misbah,Azhar played their matches on Phatta wickets unlike Umar played all his Test cricket outside Subcontinent and thats what Overseas means
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo
Now who got the last laugh :omg:
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Pakistan cricket team leave for SA tour,1/20/2013 1:44:00 PM
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Philander returns for Pakistan series [SA Test Squad announced]
[HR][/HR]VERNON PHILANDER makes his expected return to the Proteas Castle Lager squad for the first Sunfoil Test match against Pakistan to be played at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, from Friday, February 1 to Tuesday, February 5.
The second and third Sunfoil Test matches follow at Sahara Park Newlands and SuperSport Park, Centurion.
“We have given a full vote of confidence to the squad of 13 that did duty in the recent Sunfoil Series against New Zealand,” commented Cricket South Africa (CSA) selection convener Andrew Hudson. “Rory Kleinveldt and Jacques Rudolph will again provide the bowling and batting cover if necessary. At the moment there are no injury concerns.
“We are very happy with the job that Rory did against New Zealand when Vernon dropped out while Jacques provides us with a lot of experience as the cover batsman. We have quite a few inexperienced batsmen in our top order and we feel that a bit of extra experience will be useful should the need arise.”
Proteas Castle Lager Test squad: Graeme Smith (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras, capt), Hashim Amla (Sunfoil Dolphins), AB de Villiers (Nashua Titans), Faf du Plessis (Nashua Titans), Dean Elgar (Chevrolet Knights), Jacques Kallis (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras), Rory Kleinveldt (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras), Morne Morkel (Nashua Titans), Alviro Petersen (bizhub Highveld Lions), Robbie Peterson (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras), Vernon Philander (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras), Jacques Rudolph (Nashua Titans), Dale Steyn (Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras)
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**Geoff Boycott: ‘I put my money on South Africa’
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Boycs is right. It is South African seamers v shaky Pakistan batting not the other way around. The last time Pakistan won a test series outside of Asia was way back in 1996 (beat England 2-0)
Saffers are favorites to win the test series. Remember the series is not being played in UAE where our chances against them would be 50-50. Saying the pitches in SA are a little bit quicker than Pakistan is a bit of an understatement by Boycott. If the batsmen perform (300+ is a must), we can be competitive in the test series but that’s a big IF
ST: Coming to Geoffrey’s favourite question for this show. It’s from Andrew Rowe in the UK and Rizwan Bashir in Pakistan. Both of them want Geoffrey to take his pick for a big series coming up, between South Africa and Pakistan in South Africa. They also want to know if you think Pakistan’s bowlers, the likes of Junaid Khan and Saeed Ajmal, can hold back South Africa’s run machine of Amla, Kallis, and Smith.
GB: Good question, but I would turn it around a different way, Andrew and Rizwan. Can Pakistan’s batsmen hold back the seamers of South Africa? That’s where the crux is. It’s not Pakistan’s bowlers against the South African batsmen. The South African batsmen are good - there’s Kallis, Amla, Smith, there’s AB de Villiers, who is a fabulous player as well. But it is not that that would worry me if I was Pakistan. Can Pakistan’s batsmen bat against the best seam-bowling attack in the world? They are definitely going to come at Pakistan really strong. They have also got reserves. Morne Morkel is bowling well, Dale Steyn is the best bowler in the world, and the guy who is injured at the moment picks up wickets every time he bowls, doesn’t he?
ST: Philander.
GB: Philander. Where the hell has he been all our lives? He just gets hold of the ball, it just goes a little bit out, a little bit in, it swings a little bit, he nips it around at pace, gives very few balls to hit. Pakistan have got to get runs. That’s the key - the South African seamers against the Pakistan batting. Not the other way around. South Africa’s bowling is the best in the world, by far. [Philander] would be a cracker-jack bowler in any era, any period, any team, let me tell you. The other two aren’t behind - they are very good indeed, so I put my money on South Africa.
I like Pakistan. I like the fact that whatever trouble they have, whatever happens, if they are fighting among themselves, or politicking, or what have you, switching captains, there are always some young kids with talent who come along. Unknowns come along and play well. But the fact is, when you are playing with the best seam-bowling side in the world, that’s going to be tough. Especially in their own backyard. The pitches here are a little bit quicker than in Pakistan. Remember, Pakistan pitches are a bit like Indian pitches. They don’t turn much in Pakistan. But in terms of the pace, or lack of pace, or the lower bounce, that’s what they have in Pakistan. It’s easier to play the seamers and the newness goes off the ball quicker.
**The newness does not go off the ball so easy in South Africa. **And if you play in Cape Town or Johannesburg, the ball whistles through. You’ve got a Test at Cape Town, for sure. The ball carries, it carries higher, and it demands better footwork, particularly on the back foot, and this is what will test the Pakistan batsmen more than ever.
Watch out for silent assassin Vernon Philander, he has taken 74 wickets in 13 tests at 17.4 with SR of 36.1. He’s a SEAM bowler (it’s about seam position and movement off the pitch), rather than a swing bowler
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Does this mean that Hasan Raza is still injured?
slight correction: it is Raza Hasan
Hasan Raza was a batsman who made his debut at 14 or 15 (PD can correct that) in the 90s and had moderate success at test level
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sorry to make you angry but i was expecting same kind of childish thing from u BTW 
how can u say 41 is round about 45 
Umar was only good in his first 2 series and after this you can check his average was just 33 
aab purani yadoon ko dil say laga kar to team main shamil naheen kia ja skata na 
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I agree he is a good player but he should use his brain and prove his ability in Test and ODI warnah iss k liye bahtar hay kah side par ho kar baithay jaisay aab baitha hay 
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You just hate him thats it nothing more…Even when he performs you are against him…