Its an irony that Pakistan won its first test against SA in 1998 under the captaincy of Aamir Sohail who was 'stand-in' for Rashid, and in that test instrumental factor was Shoaib.
Youhana did the same when he is stand-in for Inzamam and again Shoaib was once again instrumental.
We lsot the second test match when regular captain came back, i really hope that isnt the case with Inzamam. God Forbid. And i seriuosly doubt the SA bowling lineup. Those days they had bowling firepower in Donald, fanny deVliiers and a very dangerous Pollock. Now they dont have that kind of fire power anymore in their bowling department. But lets see :)
Overall a good win for the team, this is what team effort can bring to us :k:
Even though we have the upperhand, we shouldn’t take things easily as we did in ODI series and lost it. Though we can’t loose the series now, worse we can bring it down to equal level, but I hope that we can keep the upper hand.
Why one shouldn't take his opponents for granted
Here is what Mr. Pat Symcox had to say before the test:
"We’re well equipped to beat them in the Test matches - we’ve got momentum on our side," says Symcox. "Pakistan have also seen that pace is not going to beat us. We’ve shown we can handle Shoaib Akhtar and co., and I would think the guys are pretty confident right now. Pakistan have to look at other avenues now. I don’t know if they have got the batsmen to post really big scores."
I bet he was hidding in a corner after watching his side being butchered, or else blaming the umpires just like Smith.
have u guyz ever realized nething? no matter how much we bash our board, one thing shd be accepted. our board will never discriminate neone based on his religion. youhana was swiftly made captain when inzi wasnt available, n there never were 2 opinions abt it. kaneria has been given enough chances in the last few yrs to establish himself. rite now there are 2 non-muslims in the team , n i think its gr8 for pak cricket. it mite inspire our minorities to play the game more..
its so unlike indian team, where they always seem to hv a strict policy of player a maximum of one Muslim player in a team!
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If pakistan can manage a draw in second test they will rise to fifth position in ICC rankings , above India ofcourse :D
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Okay...to what position Pakistan will rank if we win the 2nd test match too?
Well, personally I don’t want Youhana to be excluded from this match provided he is fit enough to go long the 5 -days test match…and I don’t want either to exert an indirect pressure on him to be on the sideline…I am sure, we will be sorry later…because he has rescued so often the team in troubled times…
Beside that, we should have someone experienced enough to lead the team in case Inzamam get injured during the match…and is unable to play the rest of the match…so, who will lead the Pak team…anybody in sight?
Can we please give this religion thing a rest. Does it matter what religion the player is. They are all playing for Pakistan and their goal is one, to win and enhance Pakistan's reputation in the field of circket. Youhanna and Danish are there because of their talent and their desire to play for their country. Hats off to both of them.
Saying Inshallah becomes part of culture when you are living in a muslim state. I have seen many westerners and even non muslim Indians saying Inshallah and Mashallah when I was living in Saudi. It is as common and part of culture there as hello and hi is in the western world. So get over it and disucss cricket.
well said
