Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
Is he called ‘specialist bowler’ these days? 
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
There are people on this forum who believe that he should open inning for Pakistan because he can also bowl some good over. :Abb Samjhey Keya?
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
There are people on this forum who believe that he should open inning for Pakistan because he can also bowl some good over. :Abb Samjhey Keya?
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I hope the so called all rounder also dont screw up and deliver as all rounder and not just as a bowler which he failed to do against England in ODI's. It will save his supporters from hiding behind the excuse that he is a bowler not a batsmen.
ab samajh gaye? :D
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
All the best for pakistan :k:
why are the timings so off… i won’t be able to watch it 
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
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ab samajh gaye? :D
I said
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There are people on this forum who believe that he should open inning for Pakistan because he can also bowl some good over. :Abb Samjhey Keya?
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Because
I think he is a decent all-rounder to open the innings for now.
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
I said
I know what you said, but you were replying to ehsan bhai when you said that, hence I highlighted ehsan bhai's statement which shows who he is pointing at.
Because
And I still standby my comments.
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
They both should retire as soon as they get to the mentioned milestones :D
LOL. Sachin tu abhi bhi khel sakta hai ODI's :D
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
LOL. Sachin tu abhi bhi khel sakta hai ODI's :D
yee tu umer sharif wali baat ker dee ..... marney sai eik ghanta pehley zinda they ....
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
Go Pakistan Go
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
Still thing the selected 15 are not the best 15 ODI options - I would have liked to see Imran Nazir, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Amin etc be given a go.
Based on the 15 selected however I would go with:
Jamshed
Afridi
Shafiq
Younis
Akmal
Misbah
Azam
Sarfraz
Gul
Ajmal
Riaz
Hafeez has no business being in the side with the way hes playing - might as well push Afridi up the order to slog a few.
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
Still thing the selected 15 are not the best 15 ODI options - I would have liked to see Imran Nazir, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Amin etc be given a go.
Imran Nazir and Jamshed are good T20 players but not so much in ODIs. They have potential like many others but they like to play their shots without using their head, much like Afridi.
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
I hope this is not the only game that we win in this tournament!
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
Pakistan look to erase UAE drubbingThe Preview by Kanishkaa Balachandran
March 10, 2012
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Match facts**
March 11, 2012
Start time 1400 (0800 GMT)
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Big Picture
Bangladesh’s and Pakistan’s last meeting seems like it happened yesterday. Not too long ago, Pakistan toured the country, winning all games quite comfortably, before heading to the UAE. There’s a chance they could face each other again shortly for another series of limited-overs games, in Pakistan, if the tour gets a go-ahead. Their meeting tomorrow is not a bilateral event, but a tournament which has been shoe-horned into an already cramped calendar. Seven games have been crammed into 12 days, with each team meeting the other once before the top two make the final. The flip side to such a format is that a poor start, or a surprise defeat could jeopardise a team’s chances of qualifying.
The head-to-head record suggests that Pakistan are overwhelming favourites. That’s what many would have predicted after they steamrolled England, the top Test side, 3-0 in the UAE. Yet, their 0-4 crash to the same team in the one-dayers confounded many, coming against a side which has traditionally under-performed in the shorter format.
Nevertheless, it was a wake-up call for Misbah-ul-Haq and the rest who took their foot off the pedal after the Test series. Perhaps they were homesick, or plain tired. In that sense, this Asia Cup assumes more context for Pakistan, who would want to sign off their season on a high, synonymous with their performance over the last year-and-a-half.
The Bangladesh players have been a busy bunch themselves. In a sense, the Asia Cup has been positioned aptly for the Bangladesh audience, who are just coming off the hangover of the Bangladesh Premier League. Whether the BPL will have a positive impact on Bangladesh’s stature as an international team or not is a discussion for another day.
The tournament has given local players a chance to mingle with internationals. Despite that, the performances of some of the local players were underwhelming. There was also some off-field drama, with Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, calling the BPL a “disorganised” tournament. Despite some of the farcical behind-the-scenes action causing the organisers a lot of embarrassment, the Bangladesh fans appear to be in a feel-good wave and their enthusiasm will be crucial even in matches not involving their team.
Form guide
Bangladesh LLLWL
Pakistan LLLLW
In the spotlight
Mashrafe Mortaza has made several comebacks from injury. Tomorrow, he opens yet another chapter. A knee injury sidelined him from the 2011 World Cup. He returned for the Australia ODIs shortly after but hasn’t played an international match since. He captained the Dhaka Gladiators to the BPL title, taking 10 wickets with a strike every 24 balls. His presence adds experience to the seam attack.
One of Pakistan’s most consistent batsmen in the last year, Mohammad Hafeez, has suddenly slipped. In the ODI series against England, Hafeez managed just 61 from four games. Pakistan will need him to play a steady hand at the top of the order.
Pitch and conditions
The pitch at the Shere Bangla Stadium has a bit of grass, a deviation from the normally slow surfaces which have prompted captains to bring their spinners on from the second over.
Teams
All Bangladesh players are available for selection, but if the pitch continues to have that layer of grass, then the teams might be tempted to field an extra quick bowler. Bangladesh have recalled the batsman Jahurul Islam so there’s a chance for him to stake a claim in the middle order.
Sarfraz Ahmed will make a comeback as Pakistan’s wicketkeeper, after Adnan Akmal was left out.
Bangladesh (likely) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Mahmudullah, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt and wk), 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Nasir Hossain, 7 Jahurul Islam, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza, 9 Abdur Razzak, 10 Elias Sunny, 11 Shafiul Islam
Pakistan (likely) 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Azhar Ali, 3 Younis Khan 4 Umar Akmal 5 Misbah-ul-Haq, 6 Asad Shafiq, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Aizaz Cheema
Stats and trivia
Shahid Afridi is just one run away from 7000 ODI runs
Bangladesh’s first-ever one-day international was at the Asia Cup in 1986, incidentally, against Pakistan
Bangladesh have previously hosted two editions of the Asia Cup, in 1988-89 and 2000Quotes
“He’s the main player with both ball and bat, so we are focussing on him, but it is a team of 11. Anybody can contribute, so also have to have to a plan against every player.”
*Misbah-ul-Haq knows Bangladesh rely heavily on Shakib Al Hasan
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
Bangla Land will miss ALKA dearly... :(
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
I hope this is not the only game that we win in this tournament!
There could be conspiracy against Whatmore and/or Misbah. I wouldn't get my hopes too high.
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
no one is interested in today's match :@:
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
A very cautious start by Pakistan...
Pak 26/0 off 8.0 overs...
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
We can’t lose to Bangladesh, can we?
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
We have great ability to lose from any team like BD, Ireland etc 
Re: Pakistan v Bangladesh Asia Cup - 11 March 2012
We have great ability to lose from any team like BD, Ireland etc :@:
That is true. We can truly do anything :p
ok ok...sending all good vibes our team's way.