World T20 2016 | India v Pakistan | 19th March 2016

[Shak]

Re: World T20 2016 | India v Pakistan | 19th March 2016

@Jolie

So where are those people who said it’s Indian batting versus Pakistani bowling? Yeah Pakistani bowling is so out of the world great that Indian batters were expected to give their wickets on the platter.

Cricket has truly become an all round sport, this whole culture of being so intimidated by bowlers is becoming a thing of the past, batsmen have embraced the fast, calculated approach to batting, it’s about time Pakistani captain, coach and fans come out of this wild fantasy, in fact the standard expectations of always defending low totals. It happens every now and then, but it cannot become the norm.

It was so embarrassing to read how Waqar and Afridi going all Amir, Amir, Amir…I mean what is this, Amir is just one bowler who can only 4 overs, what do you expect him to do - throw fireballs at the batsmen and do a hat-trick in every over to make up for your rubbish batting performance? Cricket is a team support, cannot always expect two or three bowlers to pour their heart and soul into every single delivery just to make up for your less than average bits and pieces batsmen.

Look how Afghani batsmen are spanking South African bowlers. Sheer confidence.

Bold bit is very true, its depressing to see our tail start after we are only five down. Every single teams bats deep, players like Broad, Ashwin, even Malinga can smash runs. But we can’t even do that.

I wasn’t a fan of Misbah as the way we slid down with poor cricket and poor ODI ranking was his fault as captain, however Afridi seems to escape this ‘criticism’. Had it been Misbah, or any other player, who’d lost about last 13/16 T20’s or had the worst win/loss ratio as captain he’d been absolutely destroyed. But people still seem to find excuses for Afridi.