Atlast all sorts of confusions are out of the way and Moin has been retained which i think is a good move but Moin must improve on his performance i.e. Big hitting like old days and no more drop catches.
I cant wait till the series starts…
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fantastic1 yeh PTV thaa ya radio pakistan?
The squad: Moin Khan (capt), Saeed Anwar, Imran Nazir, Inzamam-ul-Haq (vice capt), Yousuf Youhana, Shahid Afridi, Saqlain Mushtaq, Abdur Razzaq, Muhammad Sami, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis, Saleem Elahi, Imran Farhat, Azhar Mahmood and Mushtaq Ahmed.
AS STORNG AS THEY COME! GOOD LUCK LADS
The squad: Moin Khan (capt), Saeed Anwar, Imran Nazir, Inzamam-ul-Haq (vice capt), Yousuf Youhana, Shahid Afridi, Saqlain Mushtaq, Abdur Razzaq, Muhammad Sami, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis, Saleem Elahi, Imran Farhat, Azhar Mahmood and Mushtaq Ahmed.
AS STORNG AS THEY COME! GOOD LUCK LADS
Khan sahib GupShup broadcast it was.
NZ loses the 2nd ODI too and things are looking good for pakistan. I dont know why Mushy is in the side. One side PSB says they want to breed youngies and on the other side they do no good to youngies like Kenaria and opt for mushie who lacks desire to play. It would be interesting to see how saqlain go because his form recently has been pretty orinary and seletors have opted him over 2 very good offies shoaib malik and arshad khan.
Is Muhammed Sami a fast bowler or medium fast ? Anyone know how good he is ?
Do you think Shoaib is still as fast as say Brett Lee ?
Everyone says that Samee is very fast, we will just have to wait and see. In case of Shoaib we will also have to wait. The reason I am not commenting on youngsters is because first I want to see their performance before I say something and also their capacity to adjust at international level.
Can anyone tell me what kind of pitches they have in New Zealand?
Should be like the hard bounce pitches of Aus, I would think.
salam dostoun, Brett Lee is not as fast a Akhtar used to be. if akhtar is still bowling at his old pace which he thinks he is then he is way faster. Sami is quite quick and they reckon he has got very god control too. You guys can go and check his pic out at crickinfos player profiles. he looks pretty hardout to me. fingers crossed.
NZ has loq/slow wickets and obviously thick cloud covers and moisture in the air makes conditions very similiar to english conditions.
Pakistan should do well though there is little more bounce which paki batsmen may find hard to cope with. First 15 OVERS should be the key. Pakistan should take the ODI 4-1 and tests 2-0 rain permiting.
Brother Pathan Bhai;
ODI seems probable but test - I just don't think we know how to play long innings. Our batsmen lack patience and this may be our achilles heel.
Let's hope for the best.
Thanks for yr input.
Well a1shah PCB has made it quite clear that this is "do or die" situation for Moin, both as a captain and a keeper.
I am sure Pakistan will do well and would not let their nation down this time as they did against pommies.
I am sure this time they will play sincerly. Fingers crossed.
About pitches I have read that New Zealand has been preparing dead pitches for quite some time. The recent example is the test against Zimbabwe.
Salamz all,
New Zealand has slow pitches - thats true but their grounds are also extremely small it`s easy to clear the fence with big hits. Their bowling is also rather flat, but still can be effective. Nevertheless, we should do well and win both the series. Saeed Anwar got his test career started with that magnificant 169 in his 3rd test, Inzamam played the innings of his life in Eden Park in 92, and Wasim and Waqar were devastating last time around. So the seniors have good memories of Kiwi Land and hopefully they should come out with a victory again. We have a good record against the Kiwis, especially since 1990.
Mohd Sami, as Pathan Bhai said, is extremely quick..in my opinion he isent quicker than Shoaib but perhaps just as quick. Either way, he`s one of the quickest we've got - although Mohd Zahid is bowling fast again and if he gets back to what he used to be, then he would probably be 2nd quickest to Shoaib.
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Check this out guys.
**Is there any hope for Shoaib Akhtar?
February 7 2001
Rumman Ahmad
Shoaib Akhtar, Rawalpindi Express, one-time fastest bowler in the world, will make a return to world cricket in a few days in New Zealand. But the question that is on everyone’s lips is, "Will it be the same Shoaib Akhtar, with his fiery pace and fearsome thunderbolts?"
At sportsmasala.com we think not. The stories we hear reveal Shoaib’s attitude as selfish, ungrateful and uncaring. He has almost had to say goodbye to his career after making an astonishing start. He lost major contracts last year – reportedly 150,000 pounds with an English county and probably similar amounts from advertising. That should be enough to jolt anyone into humility and concentrate on his rehabilitation. But not Shoaib.
He has been living in Lahore on PCB’s expense for the last four months, under the care of a doctor specially appointed for him. But his after hours activities remain unchanged. What is more, despite claiming to be totally fit, he refused to play in most of the trial games claiming, "I am fit, I hit imran Farhat on the head didn’t I? It proves my fitness." Apparently, one of his bouncers did find its way to Imran’s head.
His performances during the trial games and the way he bowled in the last one leave a lot to be desired. Gone was his long flowing run-up. He ran in gingerly and did not really bend his back when he bowled. It was all shoulder power alone.
And we have learnt, that he is still bowling with one eye on the radar gun. He is obsessed with bowling at 100 mph. That is not how a team man plays. Under these circumstances, he is probably in the team on reputation and not on current form.
The question to ask is – why is he not proving his fitness by bowling at full pace? We feel the reasons are monetary in nature. The fact is that Shoaib has lost a lot of potential income that he was looking at after the World Cup. He also upped his lifestyle accordingly, looking at the money he was going to make. However, everything is down the drain. Now, his only hope is to make the touring squad, which would guarantee some money in terms of tour fees. Then he can hope to take a few wickets, and maybe bowl a few quick balls, create a little hype about his return, and perhaps get a few advertising contracts. Therefore, he just could not risk a breakdown before the tour selection was made.
And of course, since PCB was paying for his rehabilitation, it was obvious that if he remained on his feet, he would be guaranteed a place in the touring squad. And that is exactly what happened. Now we hear talk of using him sparingly during the series to ensure his total return to fitness and form. For how long? If he still tries to bowl at 100 mph, one can be sure he will breakdown again. So who bears the rehabilitation expenses next time?**
Few days back Javed Miandad in an interview said that Samee and Shoaib will be our strike bowlers according to that Wasim and Waqar would be...... It was real sad to read why leave that to me.
About Shoaib's attitude he is like that and will be like that lets see whether he is fit to perform or not. By the way when is the first match.
hey fantastic1, the first ODI is in AUCKLAND on 17th of Feb.
Boycott is working hard with afridi and with small boundries like there are in Auckland, AFRIDI is a very big threat for the kiwis.
By the way i was going to watch the first ODI but then we decided that we will go the 3rd test in Hamilton rather then the ODI since there r lots of other pakis in AUCKLAND too.
good luck to the pakis.
Interesting article pagluu bhai but u never know, this article might be written by any anti-akhtar journalist.
Anyways we got SAMI as a back up so we got nothing to worry abt.....
what uthink paglu bhai?
c ya
Hey guys check this out
http://www-aus.cricket.org/perl/picture.cgi/021593/QEA
what do you guys think???
nz lost again and are down 4-0 in this 5 match seriez…however they do have the tendency to bounce b very quicly..letz c how they will handle pakistaniz..word is around that ppl wantz NZBC to cancel the tour of pakistan..they don’t want any more embarassmentz…i think nz have a pretty good chance against pakistan..afterall itz cricket vr talking abt…a few good overz[bowlerz / batsmen] can change the whole picture…pakistani team selected 4 the seriez lookz very strong in both departmentz…but then nz pichez do offer a fair bit of bounch and our batsmen definately will find it hard to cope with it..their pitchez are slow 2…
letz hope 4 the better!..
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hey surdar asif, i need to ask u something…
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Alf Allah Chunmbay Di Booti
Mere Maan Vich Murshad Lai Huu..
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The Day She Left…
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Sorry guys i am new to this but dervaish bhai - who is it that left on 26th January its really puzzling and i'm really easy to puzzle!