^ Fallen pieta- Pakistan bowled 6 wides and 5 noballs too. We gave too many legbyes.
Pakisan can take heart from Shoaib's return. He bowled well today, well within himself. But they would need to improve some degrees in order to compete against India or SL
Thats exactly my point saby: Pakistan's bowling needs extra attention.
^ Today Shoaib and Sami bowled with shorter runups and one cannot produce immediate success but I hope their radars improve in future matches.
Of course, that goes without saying. But keep in mind that the bowlers had these problems prior to a shorter run ups.
I don't know why Shoaib Malik was sent in at no 3 when we have Younis Khan in the team. Younis is a waste of time at no 5 as his hitting is too weak in the final overs whereas Malik can launch the ball into orbit.
Razzaq looked awful with the ball as always, but his late hitting as a batsman is too vital.
Our fast bowlers, namely Akthar, Sami, Gul, and Shabir, have tremendous potential provided they continue to listen to their coaches and work on their skills. Eventually bowlers like Razzaq, who are called upon to bowl ater the fast bowlers have finished their intial spells, will be phased out and will be given the task to concentrate on their batting at the middle to lowerhalf order.
I think we need spinners. Any comments?