Pakistan tour to Srilanka 2012

[Asim]

Conspiracy ofcourse but I think few guys including coach now want to get rid of Misbah from ODIs... u can understand everything else :D

[Asim]

In other news, Sohaib akhtar plans a comeback http://www.kircut.com/2012/06/17/akhtar-plans-for-intl-cricket-comeback/

ThankU Shoaib bhai, Sami is handling ur job quite nicely...

[bajrang]

[vvvslaxman]

i have to say Misba played a big part. You have 50 overs at your disposal to manipulate overs of Sami. You couldn't get Sami to complete his quota before 50th over means problem is Yours.

[Cricket Tragic]

Yeah but Gul has been in poor form.

[SLICKR392]

Pakistan will win the test series 1-0. Misbah will make sure of that by sleeping on the wicket.

Atleast he wins matches by sleeping on the wickter unlike Afridi.

[Asim]

hamarey Afridi b nahi chaltey aur unkay Mendis b kaam dikha jatey hain :((

[Clarke]

i have to say Misba played a big part. You have 50 overs at your disposal to manipulate overs of Sami. You couldn't get Sami to complete his quota before 50th over means problem is Yours.

The captain should be the last person to blame when the batting was poor in the death (27 runs from last six overs), two of the seamers were avg or below and fielding as usual pathetic.

[vvvslaxman]

The captain should be the last person to blame when the batting was poor in the death (27 runs from last six overs)' date=' two of the seamers were avg or below and fielding as usual pathetic.[/quote'] Their batting is a big problem always one way or the other. They have time and again proved that in a matter of 7 or 8 over they can completely go from winning position to losing position. At premadasa under lights chasing is hard against slower bowlers in the death overs. So he should have left enough spinners overs at the death.

[Blue-no1]

The soccer type four at 15.5 by "Hinduon ki Zehniyat" fame Tanvir was hilarious. Pakis are a riot (no pun intended) on and off the field where 45 year old players masquerade as Olympic style athletes. Today the paki bowling matched Paki batting and fielding every ball

[Sidhoni]

Mathews :hatsoff: Sami :cantstop:

[Number]

You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot force it to drink. Perhaps what we need is more "Thirsty Horses"

Pakistan's fielding coach Joulian Fountain's tweet. :haha:

[achilles]

I feel sorry for Pakistan Cricket. The worst part, they are too obsessed with India to realize there is something wrong with them in the first place.

[Mariyam]

Devaaa What more could Pakistan ask for?

[Square Drive]

Pakistan will win the test series 1-0. Misbah will make sure of that by sleeping on the wicket.

:hysterical::hysterical: ..and our test bowling attack will oblige him by bringing him a pillow and a blanket.

[Crookbond]

Their batting is a big problem always one way or the other. They have time and again proved that in a matter of 7 or 8 over they can completely go from winning position to losing position. At premadasa under lights chasing is hard against slower bowlers in the death overs. So he should have left enough spinners overs at the death.

Despite their fairly ordinary batting stats, Pakistan have won more than their fair share of matches, thanks to their outstanding bowling attack. During these two years, Pakistan have taken their wickets at 30.62 runs each, and are one of only three teams to concede less than five per over. The biggest stars for them have been the spinners. Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi and Hafeez have achieved superb numbers during this period, taking full advantage of conditions in the UAE and the subcontinent, where Pakistan have played a fair number of their matches. Among them, they've covered most bases. Hafeez bowls with the new ball and invariably chokes the runs - he has an economy rate of 3.73 against the top teams during this period - while Ajmal is the wicket-taker in the middle overs. Afridi has shown superb consistency with the ball too, regularly putting in economical spells and chipping in with useful wickets. Together those three have combined to take 146 wickets at an average of 28.79 and an economy rate of 4.25. Thanks to them, Pakistan's spinners have taken more wickets than their fast bowlers and have a far better economy rate as well.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/568369.html

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Perera, Kulasekara in Sri Lanka Test squad Allrounder Thisara Perera and fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara have been included in Sri Lanka's 15-man for the first Test against Pakistan More... Perera, Kulasekara in Sri Lanka Test squad ESPNcricinfo staff June 19, 2012 Sri Lanka squad for 1st Test v Pakistan Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Angelo Mathews (vice-capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Parnavithana, Kumar Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera, Dinesh Chandimal, Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Chanaka Welagedara, Suraj Randiv, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Nuwan Pradeep, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis In: Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Jeevan Mendis, Chanaka Welegedara, Nuwan Pradeep Out: Suranga Lakmal, Dhammika Prasad, Shaminda Eranga, Lahiru Thirimanne Allrounder Thisara Perera and fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara have been included in Sri Lanka's 15-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan. Allrounder Jeevan Mendis, who is yet to earn a Test cap, has also been picked. Angelo Mathews has been named vice-captain, replacing Thilan Samaraweera who was the second in command in Sri Lanka's last Test series, against England in March-April. Left-arm fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara, who was ruled out of the second Test against England in that series with a groin injury, also returns. That means Sri Lanka will field a new-look pace attack: Suranga Lakmal, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Pradeep and Shaminda Eranga - who had come in for the injured Welegedara - have not made it to this squad. Batsman Lahiru Thirimanne has also missed out. Perera had not played the Tests against England, the last of his five Tests being against South Africa in January. He was Man of the Series in the recently concluded ODIs against Pakistan, and this has seemingly prompted his inclusion in the Test squad. Following his six-wicket haul in the second ODI, Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford had said that Perera could establish himself in the Test side, if he could replicate that bowling performance with more consistency. Kulasekara has not played a Test since the rain-marred home series against West Indies in November 2010, while Pradeep has played just the one Test, against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi last October. He was picked for the tour of South Africa that followed, but tore a hamstring during a warm-up game and had to fly home. He returned to competitive cricket in March, playing a first-class game for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club. The Test begins on Friday in Galle.

[Sidhoni]

Only team with more than 500 ducks. :cantstop:

:cantstop:

[Asim]

Only team with more than 500 ducks. :cantstop:

But with highest number of ODI wickets B->

[panther]

if pak win the test series it will be a good tour. the odi losses should help to remove some deadwood.