NZ tour of Pakistan 2022/23 - Discussion Thread

[Clarke]

21 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

Most ICFers were bashing sodhi in the 1st inning.   Now, he is wrecking havoc for poyzz.  

 

8 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

Sodhi is a match winner.   We need a bowler like this.  Can we import him?  (Now that Ashwin is regressing)

 

He'd be scoring double centuries with the ball in India until not too long ago. 

[AuxiliA]

2 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

Ehh.  There is nothing like Asian cricket.  Most asian teams are bitter rivals. Its not limited to Ind Pak rivalry anymore.   #NaaginDance# being the latest entrant.  

 

Agreed, was kidding. But one downside is that SENA teams will think they do much better in Asia. Even BD would have put a much better fight. 

[Frustrated]

This game is not over yet.   If poyzz stretch this lead to around 100, they could hang on to a draw.   Only 2.5 hrs left...

[AuxiliA]

Sadly this reminds me of our WTC F loss. All that the Trimurti (Chepu, Chiku, Bahane) had to do was play out just 1 session among themselves and we would have been joint winners. This loss hurts me the most. We deserved to win this. 

[AuxiliA]

3 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

This game is not over yet.   If poyzz stretch this lead to around 100, they could hang on to a draw.   Only 2.5 hrs left...

 

NZ can chase 110-120 in 30 overs. Pitch isn't exactly a minefield. 

[Frustrated]

10 minutes ago, AuxiliA said:

 

NZ can chase 110-120 in 30 overs. Pitch isn't exactly a minefield. 

Nz wont get 30 overs to bat.  The day officially ends at 6 pm (IST).  And tea is left. That will take away 20 mins atleast.  

[KevinPet]

44 minutes ago, AuxiliA said:

Sadly this reminds me of our WTC F loss. All that the Trimurti (Chepu, Chiku, Bahane) had to do was play out just 1 session among themselves and we would have been joint winners. This loss hurts me the most. We deserved to win this. 

 

This one and the 5th Test against England hurts a lot. With a little bit of awarenes we could have drawn both the games.

Edited December 30, 2022 by KevinPet

[King6]

49 minutes ago, AuxiliA said:

Sadly this reminds me of our WTC F loss. All that the Trimurti (Chepu, Chiku, Bahane) had to do was play out just 1 session among themselves and we would have been joint winners. This loss hurts me the most. We deserved to win this. 

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Edited December 30, 2022 by King6

[Number]

Pakistan stumbled a bit but should still be a comfortable draw.

[Clarke]

One of the many differences between a kiwi & 3 lions is the knockout punch. 

[KevinPet]

Mamoon on PP

 

Babar is a product of artificially created fan hype. A product of fan desperation.

Pakistan has zero talent & after years of seeing jokers masquerade as batsman, Pakistan finally produced a very good batsman & naturally, the fans couldn’t contain themselves.

The reality is that Babar is no better or worse than players like Agarwal, Iyer, Rahul, Samson etc. They are in the same league.

The only difference is that while they had to compete with Kohli, Rohit, Pujara & Dhawan for a place in the team & for the spotlight, Babar’s competition was Malik, Hafeez, Shehzad, Umar Akmal & other rubbish players.

This is why Babar became a golden boy of Pakistan cricket overnight. The negative outcome was that he drew unnecessary comparisons with Kohli & other vastly superior players.

The gap between Babar’s actually ability & what the fans expect from him & the image they have in their heads became bigger & bigger.

Babar is getting criticized a lot for his recent performances, but the reality is that he has performed extremely well for a B grade batsman.

The issue is that his fans expect him to perform like prime Kohli & Smith but he is not in their class. It is not his fault or his problem.

If you expect a crow to fly like a falcon there is no point in blaming the crow. Babar is doing his best & he is doing really well in his capacity.

If Babar was India, he would not even have played 50% of the matches he has played for Pakistan, he would not be captain & he would not have high rankings & a lot of hype just like the other B grade Indian batsmen do not.

Agarwal scored a 200 & a 100 against a full-strength South African attack in 2019 & he was dropped two series later.

If Babar scores a 200 against Rabada, Philander & Maharaj he would milk it for the rest of his career. In India, no one talks about 200s & 300s after two days. This is why one should never Pakistani & Indian batsmen. It is a completely different world.

India produces 2-3 batsmen like Babar every generation.

[Number]

Terrible pitches. Avg 5 wickets falling per day.

[rollingstoned]

32 minutes ago, KevinPet said:

Mamoon on PP

 

Babar is a product of artificially created fan hype. A product of fan desperation.

Pakistan has zero talent & after years of seeing jokers masquerade as batsman, Pakistan finally produced a very good batsman & naturally, the fans couldn’t contain themselves.

The reality is that Babar is no better or worse than players like Agarwal, Iyer, Rahul, Samson etc. They are in the same league.

The only difference is that while they had to compete with Kohli, Rohit, Pujara & Dhawan for a place in the team & for the spotlight, Babar’s competition was Malik, Hafeez, Shehzad, Umar Akmal & other rubbish players.

This is why Babar became a golden boy of Pakistan cricket overnight. The negative outcome was that he drew unnecessary comparisons with Kohli & other vastly superior players.

The gap between Babar’s actually ability & what the fans expect from him & the image they have in their heads became bigger & bigger.

Babar is getting criticized a lot for his recent performances, but the reality is that he has performed extremely well for a B grade batsman.

The issue is that his fans expect him to perform like prime Kohli & Smith but he is not in their class. It is not his fault or his problem.

If you expect a crow to fly like a falcon there is no point in blaming the crow. Babar is doing his best & he is doing really well in his capacity.

If Babar was India, he would not even have played 50% of the matches he has played for Pakistan, he would not be captain & he would not have high rankings & a lot of hype just like the other B grade Indian batsmen do not.

Agarwal scored a 200 & a 100 against a full-strength South African attack in 2019 & he was dropped two series later.

If Babar scores a 200 against Rabada, Philander & Maharaj he would milk it for the rest of his career. In India, no one talks about 200s & 300s after two days. This is why one should never Pakistani & Indian batsmen. It is a completely different world.

India produces 2-3 batsmen like Babar every generation.

Mamoon is spot on. 

[Frustrated]

40 minutes ago, Clarke said:

One of the many differences between a kiwi & 3 lions is the knockout punch. 

Among SENA teams, Aus and Eng would hv won from this situation.   But not sure about SA.  They are proven chokers.  

[Frustrated]

I initially thought Mir Hamza was blind.  Something seriously looks wrong with his eyes.  

[Number]

Patel is a sunday league cricketer. Don't know how he managed to pick 10 wickets.

[Suhaan]

44 minutes ago, KevinPet said:

Babar is getting criticized a lot for his recent performances, but the reality is that he has performed extremely well for a B grade batsman

[King6]

This azaj guy playing for poyz

[Grand_Design]

Ajaz taking one for the Ummah. Pie chucker.

[Frustrated]

Our overrated batsmen gave this Pie chucker Patel 10 wickets in an inning.