New Zealand vs Pakistan | 1st T20I | Rawalpindi | 18th February, 2024 | Match Thread

[Nikhil_cric]

7 hours ago, Chaos said:

@Nikhil_cric  w t f amir the cheat is back? Even u-19 nz is better than this. But cant believe this cheat is back, he will get destroyed by normal teams. Wow king bubur scores his typical run a ball. 

 

He has got pretty good defensive skills - cutters and uses the crease well .  Can swing the ball in the right conditions. 

 

I wouldn't be too confident of Rohit and Kohli facing both Shaheen and Aamir 

 

Need Jaiswal to open 

[Gollum]

Tbh, Pak bowling for T20s is pretty good. 

 

Shaheen, Amir, Naseem, Imad Wasim, Shadab.....most of these guys are crap in ODIs but their deficiencies are tough to expose in 4 overs. 

 

Their batting OTOH 

[MediumPacer]

This pitch reminds me of Dubai.

[MediumPacer]

Shaheen 1st over is terrific ,hope we play it out, probably the best first over bowler in the world.

[Lone Wolf]

34 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Tbh, Pak bowling for T20s is pretty good. 

 

Shaheen, Amir, Naseem, Imad Wasim, Shadab.....most of these guys are crap in ODIs but their deficiencies are tough to expose in 4 overs. 

 

Their batting OTOH 

Not impressed...  Shaheen still trundling  and bowling as quick as Ben lister lol....  Naseem bowling  135k @the don ye bhi gaya but outswing acha hai... 

 

Amir is a solid defensive bowler for T20 format...  Undercutter with some actual skills Tbh. 

 

Batting line up is laughable without Fakhar.

@Nikhil_cric as much as terrible we are Poyzz looked worse to me. 

[Kron]

1 hour ago, MediumPacer said:

Shaheen 1st over is terrific ,hope we play it out, probably the best first over bowler in the world.

He is like a massive balloon that bursts after one over. 

[MediumPacer]

14 minutes ago, Kron said:

He is like a massive balloon that bursts after one over. 

I am going through Cricinfo commentry ,they are really hyping it up,even "mistyped" his 133k delivery as 143.

[Chaos]

3 hours ago, Nikhil_cric said:

 

He has got pretty good defensive skills - cutters and uses the crease well .  Can swing the ball in the right conditions. 

 

I wouldn't be too confident of Rohit and Kohli facing both Shaheen and Aamir 

 

Need Jaiswal to open 

we need left n right hand combo. Parag n abhi walks in to this team with no hesitation. I feel like thisnwc they will stone pelted by fans by picking disgusting n pathetic team. This jay shah needs it tho

[Chaos]

2 hours ago, Gollum said:

Tbh, Pak bowling for T20s is pretty good. 

 

Shaheen, Amir, Naseem, Imad Wasim, Shadab.....most of these guys are crap in ODIs but their deficiencies are tough to expose in 4 overs. 

 

Their batting OTOH 

lol bro, lets them face wi n aus in wc. Pakka reality check for them

[Chaos]

One win against nz Z team, we see threads like “pak had the best bowling line up on the world” on pooofashion. These guys have zero iq.  Any team that picks azam khan have no standards n should be banned from playing cricket. Even elephant runs better than him

[Nikhil_cric]

4 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

Not impressed...  Shaheen still trundling  and bowling as quick as Ben lister lol....  Naseem bowling  135k @the don ye bhi gaya but outswing acha hai... 

 

Amir is a solid defensive bowler for T20 format...  Undercutter with some actual skills Tbh. 

 

Batting line up is laughable without Fakhar.

@Nikhil_cric as much as terrible we are Poyzz looked worse to me. 

 

Not sure , man.  We need to see the full T20 series against NZ and England to come to any conclusion. 

 

But these 17/18 players are definitely the best players they have in the country. 

 

The same can't be said for our selections 

[Nikhil_cric]

2 hours ago, Chaos said:

we need left n right hand combo. Parag n abhi walks in to this team with no hesitation. I feel like thisnwc they will stone pelted by fans by picking disgusting n pathetic team. This jay shah needs it tho

 

I dislike that fat crook as much anyone else but to be honest , this is bigger than him. 

 

This is a World Cup in America and India, as usual , will bring in 80 % of the revenue .

 

So , there will be huge pressure from ICC sponsors , media partners , franchises who want to expand into the American market and from brands that these guys promote to select them.

 

I still remember 2018 Asia Cup and how Disney threw a hissy fit because Virat wasn't playing.

 

No other team faces so much pressure from external stakeholders.