ehsan
February 22, 2012, 6:50am
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Re: Umar Akmal’s Batting Position
I Guess no matter what, you have your own way at looking at akmal, which will not change.
------ At first glance, the shot that brought Umar Akmal’s dismissal seemed thoughtless, to say the least. Maybe at second glance, too. Skipping down the pitch he lofted his drive straight into the hands of long-off to present Danny Briggs with his first ODI wicket. There was some context, however. Pakistan has just gone 50 balls without a boundary and Azhar Ali - who reached 43 from 59 balls but took another 30 to score his next 15 - had become horribly bogged down. Akmal, concerned about his team’s slow progress and frustrated by a tight spell of bowling, eventually buckled under the pressure, but the sedate scoring of his colleague played a part in his demise. - - - - -
Reading your post the highlighted part applies to you as well. The point is when players like Inzi or Yousuf from the recent past used to bat I at least had the confidence that they will stay and score with UA that has never been the case.