Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI - 18th Nov 2011

[Nikema]

Re: Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI - 18th Nov 2011

About Razaak… Thats what I said few months ago when we heard that he is going to play county this summer.

@Nikema

When I first heard this news, I was sure that he would play couple of very handy innings and take a few wickets afterall he is going to be playing against non international bowling sides and non international batsmen…and today he proves me rigth…He did great today, after all this is the level (read non international cricket) where he belongs!

This is what I said when people were impressed by his couple of good knocks in county (as i predicted beforehand)and people on KK were asking for his amazing talent to be included in team

@Nikema

Thank You Skipper as forgot to mention Razzak in any of my above posts.

Razaak does produce at least one or two inning in a season (or lets say 25 games) where he gets Pak out of trouble by scoring 27 ball 50, But what he also does is in rest of the 24 games(where he gets to play because of that one or two prior innings), a part from not contributing enough with bat,

• leaks runs left and right and destroys any pressure that is getting build from bowling at other end
• 9 times out of ten escortes the ball (Usually a defensive push by batsman for a single) to the boundry.

Is getting all the above worth keeping him side for 20+ games after one/two good games?

Regarding Misbah: Even Waleed Bhai will tell you how amazing talent Misbh is, and I am not denying his ability to score enough runs in any demanding, pressure situation to gets selected for next tour.

All of his fielding, bowling and batting might cost Pak this game today…Like they have been for last 4 years