ehsan
October 3, 2009, 5:23pm
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samb:
against India, it was Yousuf who took the initiative first… even though Malik became the aggressor… and even today, Yousuf played slower than usual because we were down to our last batting pair around the 21st over… there was nothing behind him. so he had to make sure that he didn’t lose his wicket and had to guide Umar akmal to at least the 35th over… both of which he did.
imo, there’s nothing wrong with Yousuf’s strategy. Yousuf has a real strategy that has been really successful over the years. the problem is others around him. he used to bat with Inzi and both would go around 70ish S/R and end up with at least 90 S/R…he would pick up lots of singles and then accelerate after the 50… now he has to bat with Younis who wastes balls, doesn’t pick up singles and then gets out… he has no support.
the real question should be - what exactly is Younis’ batting strategy in ODIs… you can’t just play 30 balls in the name of keeping wickets, score 7 runs and then get out over and over again like Younis does. yes, I know he has a broken finger. but if his finger is hampering his batting, isn’t the professional thing to sit the match out?
very well said. :k:
we are going after Yousef who is trying to say at the wicket and retrieve the position after younis puts up a miserable show and gets out. No one is saying anything about Younis’s consistent failures.