Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
phool samajh ker aayeeN hooNgee honey bees 
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
phool samajh ker aayeeN hooNgee honey bees :)
LOL :D
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
phool samajh ker aayeeN hooNgee honey bees :)
true. april is around the corner :D
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
Dont worry guys, Alritter got your back. he is supporting you will his full heart :)
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
Kenya ko support karne wale is dhaaage se door rahien 
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
May the best team win… Naturally I am going to be cheering for the comrades! 
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
Pakistan will be the best team for sure 
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What a Picture
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
Guess who will umpire again a Pakistan Match
Yes yes ur concerns are true
It’s this madham-Nabina D. Harper 
Allah hi khair karey 
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:k:
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Satya Naas
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Good luck Pakistan
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I saw that on cricinfo....that is the worst photo ever..
:D
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
I think its all good if they bat first.. they can defend the score well under lights in humid conditions.. but what if they have to bat second.. that is the biggest concern since paki batting has been the most unreliable so far.. :(
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
phool samajh ker aayeeN hooNgee honey bees :)
:D
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
Phir hafeez .. :smack:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/504614.html
Hafeez confident of better openings
Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele
March 7, 2011
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Mohammad Hafeez, and his opening partner Ahmed Shehzad, have not had a substantial partnership in this World Cup © AFP
Three matches in and murmurs over Pakistan’s opening combination are increasing. Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad have put on 11, 28 and 16 against Kenya, Sri Lanka and Canada but on two occasions the middle order has bailed the side out. There is no move from the team management to change things just yet - in fact there is a commendable rigidity to stick, as much as possible, to the same winning XI - but the need for a substantial stand is growing.
Hafeez has looked the more fluent of the two, particularly in his 32 against Sri Lanka, where a disastrous run-out ended a promising knock. The surfaces they have come across, while good for batting, have been more competitive than some seen in the World Cup and that Hafeez concluded has also played a part.
“When you assess the pitch as an opener, you have to plan out what it would be like, and both pitches at Hambantota and at the Premadasa had a lot of movement and swing,” Hafeez said in Pallekele, a day before his side’s game with New Zealand. “We need some time to build a good partnership but you get one good delivery or a decision goes against you, which are a part of the game, and you have to take it positively. Here there has been some lateral movement with the new ball and swing as well.”
Hafeez’s return to the ODI set-up in the last English summer has brought Pakistan a sense of stability at the top, though his most productive partnership has been with Kamran Akmal, now batting at one down. Hafeez averages nearly 33 in 19 ODIs since, with a hundred - in New Zealand - and three fifties. The figures don’t look outstanding, but he has chipped in otherwise, with wickets (13) and a safe presence in the field.
“In the three series against England, South Africa and New Zealand I think I’ve been consistent,” Hafeez said. “It’s only that I haven’t performed in three World Cup matches. In one match I got run out and in another I got a bad decision. To perform in cricket you need luck other than your own potential as well sometimes.”
A good start also gives Pakistan greater flexibility in their batting order. Because the openers have not so far come off, Pakistan has stuck with bringing Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq together behind Kamran Akmal, in order to insure against a collapse. But there are indications within the camp that if the openers provide a substantial, pacy start, Abdul Razzaq or even Shahid Afridi could be pushed up the order, as high as one-down.
Having scored his first and only ODI hundred against tomorrow’s opponents in the series in January, a change of results, Hafeez believes, is due. “As an opener I know we have not given good starts to the team, but there’s no lack of confidence. We just need one good partnership to get back the confidence. We handled New Zealand’s bowling very well [in New Zealand], I also scored a century against them so the confidence is very high.”
Osman Samiuddin is Pakistan editor of ESPNcricinfo
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
Its time to bounce back....better now than being kicked out :D
Re: Pakistan VS New Zealand | 8th March
And the strange thing is that on the majority occasions it doesn't seem to be a form issue. Its mental strength to not take pressure and grind it out.
Again the innings against kiwis coming up is an excellent opportunity if Afridi wins the toss again...