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I have decided to cheer for Kenya ![]()
Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
I have decided to cheer for Kenya ![]()
Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
Who will cheer for India then ![]()
Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
Kenay doesnt need your cheer, especially with your record. ![]()
Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
so kal aap kis ko support kar rahe hain ![]()
Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
billi tu aap ho nai sakte
is liay e
old bille ko chichorhoo k khawab ![]()
Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
support Kenya ko ar FC mai ik b player Kenya ka chose nai kiya kal k match k laiye ![]()
kaya ye khula tazaaad nai ![]()
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I don't have any problem that Pakistan losing from minnows as long as they don't lose from biggows... :D
Tot Ziens... :)
Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
kisi ko pata hai ke uk ke kis time pe shuru hoga match.
Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
kisi ko pata hai ke uk ke kis time pe shuru hoga match.
9 am and it will be on sky sports.
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9 am and it will be on sky sports.
haye itni subah
anyhow thanks ehsan. :)
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Both will be cheered by Decent…lolz…he is india’s official mascot on KK and unofficial mascot for all other teams except Pakistan…
done deal. ![]()
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lolz…:k:
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Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
Jau Pak team ka ghaddar heay…woh M**t ka haqdaar heay…
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aab bata dia hay to sub ko mat batao ![]()
BTW pakistani opener will be out in first 5 overs ![]()
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They will play full 50 overs ![]()
Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
Deewany ka Khawab :cobra:
oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee waleed Moderator
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Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
Kya howa Karachi say ho ker aa rahey ho. ![]()
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^ lol! ![]()
Re: Pakistan VS Kenya | 23rd FEB
Pakistan look for flexibility in batting order
Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota
February 22, 2011
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The emergence of [(http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/41434.html) at the top in the ODI series win over New Zealand coming into the World Cup. Both players had successful series, notching up a maiden century each but didn’t put on a significant partnership in any of the five games they batted together.
Shehzad’s return has meant Kamran Akmal moving down one spot to No. 3 in the order. But Akmal and Hafeez formed a successful partnership in the ODI series against England last September and would, in all likelihood, have been the first-choice pair here had it not been for Akmal’s brief exile from the side in between. That absence allowed Shehzad to return to the side for the first time since 2009, an opportunity he has fully utilised.
Hafeez has also been a stabilising influence since his own return to the ODI set-up last summer, averaging 35.73 in 16 ODIs since then, with a hundred and three fifties. He has also turned in useful spells of offspin, picking up 11 wickets. Hafeez and Shehzad will start as the opening pair but the pushing down of Akmal and the return of Misbah-ul-Haq in a middle order that also includes Younis Khan often resulted in Pakistan not gathering enough momentum in the middle overs of an innings.
Pakistan are keen on keeping both Younis and Misbah in the XI as insurance against collapses. But batting them at four and five as happened in New Zealand has meant that Umar Akmal, potentially Pakistan’s best batsman in the format, has come in with too few overs left to have an impact. It is an issue that will require flexibility, said Pakistan’s captain Shahid Afridi ahead of their tournament opener against Kenya.
“If we lose the first wicket early, then Kamran, who has been an attacking batsman and has opened, comes in so we will have advantage with him and fielders in the circle,” Afridi said. “After that it will depend on how many overs we have so Umar can come after Younis. We don’t want Misbah and Younis batting together so that we can keep momentum and the scoreboard ticking.”
Pakistan also look set to include Shoaib Akhtar in the line-up for Wednesday, despite concerns over his match fitness; only yesterday coach Waqar Younis said Shoaib was improving but not fully fit just yet. That means Saeed Ajmal is likely to miss out as Pakistan open up with three fast bowlers. Junaid Khan, the late call-up who impressed in a warm-up game against England in Dhaka and has experience of Hambantota, will also probably sit out. Irrespective of the opponent, Afridi said, Pakistan will be at full strength.
“I don’t think it’s an easier game for us,” he said. “The first game is always very important for us. There are a number of examples where big teams have lost so we want to be at full strength.”
Pakistan chose not to train on Tuesday, having arrived in Hambantota on Monday and undergone a distinctly energetic and enthusiastic practice session soon after arriving. Afridi acknowledged there was more attention on off-field issues surrounding the side but maintained that a semi-final place was a realistic target. “I take that as challenge that no one is considering us for the semi-final. I want to see my team in the semi-finals.”
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