Pak tour of SA discussion thread | 3 T20I, 3 ODI & 2 Tests | 12 Dec - 3 Jan

[nitinbwj]

Jansen has been a failure. Performs once in 20 matches 

[putrevus]

No one cares about bilaterals that is why whole ICF was whining about silly series loss in SL.

 

 

Give Pakistan credit, they won Odi series , they have been surprisingly doing okay after the hammering they got in first test against England.

[Lone Wolf]

Pak have a good ODI side developing contrary to their poor T20 side.

CT will be interesting 

[Nikhil_cric]

1 hour ago, Suhaan said:

Pak are serious contenders

 

Looking very settled compared to other teams. 

 

Fakhar

Saim

Babar

Rizwan

Agha

Kamran

 

Abrar

Naseem

Shaheen 

Rauf

 

#7 is still iffy but they have at least found a first XI

[singhvivek141]

1 hour ago, putrevus said:

No one cares about bilaterals that is why whole ICF was whining about silly series loss in SL.

 

 

Give Pakistan credit, they won Odi series , they have been surprisingly doing okay after the hammering they got in first test against England.

Babar & Rizwan are their best batters. ODI format is most comfortable to them.

If bowlers support them then they can be a strong contender.

 

Problem is their bowling will falter when needed.

[Adamant]

54 minutes ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Looking very settled compared to other teams. 

 

Fakhar

Saim

Babar

Rizwan

Agha

Kamran

 

Abrar

Naseem

Shaheen 

Rauf

 

#7 is still iffy but they have at least found a first XI

Where is the firepower?

 

Apart from the openers I can’t see any hitters.

 

Is Ghulam a good hitter? Agha I know is slow and steadt.

[jigjig]

8 hours ago, First class said:

Low class comments , like the person posting it . 

Whole country was created on low class thinking and continues to celebrate that thinking !

Edited December 20, 2024 by jigjig

[Nikhil_cric]

1 hour ago, Adamant said:

Where is the firepower?

 

Apart from the openers I can’t see any hitters.

 

Is Ghulam a good hitter? Agha I know is slow and steadt.

Yeah Ghulam can hit spin very well. 

 

Pure powerhitters are a little overrated in ODI cricket. 

 

Apart from Travis Head and maybe Klassen, nobody scores at an exceptional strike rate in ODI cricket with any consistency nowadays. 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 20, 2024 by Nikhil_cric

[Autonomous]

1 hour ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Yeah Ghulam can hit spin very well. 

 

Pure powerhitters are a little overrated in ODI cricket. 

 

Apart from Travis Head and maybe Klassen, nobody scores at an exceptional strike rate in ODI cricket with any consistency nowadays. 

 

 

 

 

I have high expectations from Saim. 

 

But considering the way he plays - I fear he might be inconsistent and have some low scores in between as well. On some days, he might score huge hundreds as well though..

[New guy]

5 hours ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Looking very settled compared to other teams. 

 

Fakhar

Saim

Babar

Rizwan

Agha

Kamran

 

Abrar

Naseem

Shaheen 

Rauf

 

#7 is still iffy but they have at least found a first XI

Fakhar has been thrown out and is not even part of the central contract

[Serpico]

2 hours ago, Autonomous said:

I have high expectations from Saim. 

 

But considering the way he plays - I fear he might be inconsistent and have some low scores in between as well. On some days, he might score huge hundreds as well though..

Does he score in big matches in psl?

[First class]

7 hours ago, jigjig said:

Whole country was created on low class thinking and continues to celebrate that thinking !

Your ( low ) class is evident in each of your post and this one is no exception. Black sheep among so many good posters here. 

[Iconoclast]

20 hours ago, Lord said:

 

What do you mean?

 

 

Mustache and a chain

 

Too much rizz

 

Ok then J Dogg > Saim

Edited December 20, 2024 by Iconoclast

[Iconoclast]

9 hours ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Looking very settled compared to other teams. 

 

Fakhar

Saim

Babar

Rizwan

Agha

Kamran

 

Abrar

Naseem

Shaheen 

Rauf

 

#7 is still iffy but they have at least found a first XI

 

Need an all rounded for the 7.

 

Right now relying on part timers like Salman, Saim and Kamran as the fifth bowler.

 

Perhaps Abbas Afridi whose batting seems quite good.

[singhvivek141]

10 minutes ago, Iconoclast said:

 

Need an all rounded for the 7.

 

Right now relying on part timers like Salman, Saim and Kamran as the fifth bowler.

 

Perhaps Abbas Afridi whose batting seems quite good.

Where is Shadab ?

[Lord]

11 minutes ago, Iconoclast said:

 

Need an all rounded for the 7.

 

Right now relying on part timers like Salman, Saim and Kamran as the fifth bowler.

 

Perhaps Abbas Afridi whose batting seems quite good.

 

What happened to Nawaz and Shadab

[Iconoclast]

2 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said:

Where is Shadab ?

 

Dropped for his bad bowling.

 

If he could just land the ball consistently on a good line and length, considering his batting and fielding he would be an automatic pick.

[Iconoclast]

10 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

What happened to Nawaz and Shadab

Bowling wasn't good enough.

 

PCB are trying a batsman at the 7 while splitting the 5th bowler between the part timers.

 

On turning pitches it works otherwise they can go for runs.

Edited December 20, 2024 by Iconoclast

[First class]

11 hours ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Looking very settled compared to other teams. 

 

Fakhar

Saim

Babar

Rizwan

Agha

Kamran

 

Abrar

Naseem

Shaheen 

Rauf

 

#7 is still iffy but they have at least found a first XI

Mohd Harris should be at 7 . 

[putrevus]

11 hours ago, singhvivek141 said:

Babar & Rizwan are their best batters. ODI format is most comfortable to them.

If bowlers support them then they can be a strong contender.

 

Problem is their bowling will falter when needed.

Batting flopped during world cup. I think the hammering they took in Asia cup knocked their socks off .They were shot after that match.