MundaPakistani Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Picking Faisal Iqbal is a good move. I don't know why Pakistanis keep slaughtering him on their boards. He is an attacking batsman who can use his feet superbly against the spinners - playing him in the middle order would allow PAK to counter Harbhajan and Kumble. Good player of spin but a very poor player of pace. Link to comment
Predator_05 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Good player of spin but a very poor player of pace. Isn't that a good thing ? India won't be hitting Pakistan with pace. Link to comment
MundaPakistani Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 As if things couldnt get any worse..enters Mohammad Sami! yaar M Sami is ok unless they try to turn him in to a medium pacer. yeah ... i mean Kaneria is going to be meat and drink ... no spinner does well against India (tests) .. period. Kaneria will deliver a 5-135 in one match or the other. But it wont be enough to do anything. In indian batting conditions, especially if a patta comes up somewhere Afridi may have been a useful player down the order. He would have batted at #7 and would have allowed PAK to play an extra seamer(something which they really lacked in the series against SA). Now if the Indians prepare spinning pitches then the ICFers won't get their wish(M Sami won't be selected) Link to comment
sm332 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 dont think you will see anything turning too much aside from Mumbai ... I think india will prefer to go the swing and seam route since we only have to counter Actor for his first spell Gul is a honest trier ... may get a good innings return once .... the rest are tripe Link to comment
MundaPakistani Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Isn't that a good thing ? India won't be hitting Pakistan with pace. Probably but i would have much rather had A Kamal. Link to comment
MundaPakistani Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 dont think you will see anything turning too much aside from Mumbai ... I think india will prefer to go the swing and seam route since we only have to counter Actor for his first spell Gul is a honest trier ... may get a good innings return once .... the rest are tripe Yeah the bowling is really starting to look thin now. What could have been a bowling attack of Akhtar, Asif, Gul, Kaneria and Afridi has now been reduced to Akhtar, Gul, Kaneria and A Rehman(or M Sami) Link to comment
sm332 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Yeah the bowling is really starting to look thin now. What could have been a bowling attack of Akhtar' date=' Asif, Gul, Kaneria and Afridi has now been reduced to Akhtar, Gul, Kaneria and A Rehman(or M Sami)[/quote'] MP - that pace trio is like a pipe dream ... have those three ever played together yet? It wont happen ... but then again India has this silly habit of playing to their opponents level ... you will rarely see us destroy oppositions ... we will raise our game and yet also play below average based on the opposition. We will create a new batting star and some new bowler will create a buzz against us. Happens every test series Link to comment
kablooee87 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Pakistan will miss Afridi dearly. Link to comment
Guest dada_rocks Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Pakistan will miss Afridi dearly. That's eternal line , pakistan always misses those who get dropped for $hitty show.. Then there is lionization of pace attack socalled AAG attack has never come to fruition yet already folklores are being written about it.. Link to comment
Guest dada_rocks Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Guys M Sami is fast and if he has picked his line and length as his domestic form suggetss then he can be cause of headache in test series.. don't be so over confident.. Link to comment
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MundaPakistani Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 That's eternal line ' date=' pakistan always misses those [b']who get dropped for show.. . hmm...then i wonder why some one is wanting sehwag to come back in the team? Link to comment
MundaPakistani Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 MP - that pace trio is like a pipe dream ... have those three ever played together yet? It wont happen ... but then again India has this silly habit of playing to their opponents level ... you will rarely see us destroy oppositions ... we will raise our game and yet also play below average based on the opposition. Yeah but why should it be a "dream"? It's not as if we are expecting a trio of Wasim, Fazal Mahmood and Imran khan. All 3 of them are contemporary players and should be avaliable for at least 60% of the matches. We will create a new batting star and some new bowler will create a buzz against us. Happens every test series Yeah may be it's Sohail Tanvir's turn. Link to comment
fineleg Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 hmm... i wonder why some one is wanting sehwag to come back in the team? LOL. MP, By now, I'm sure you have realized there is like 65% cricket posts, and 35% pure pak bashing posts in this forum :-) ps: not talking abt Gen Discussion forum, but cricket board only :-) Link to comment
sm332 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Yeah but why should it be a "dream"? It's not as if we are expecting a trio of Wasim, Fazal Mahmood and Imran khan. All 3 of them are contemporary players and should be avaliable for at least 60% of the matches. Yeah may be it's Sohail Tanvir's turn. yeah they have been comtemporaries for 2+ yrs and yet havent played a single game together. that says it all ... Actor will be done in 12 months since his body is falling apart Link to comment
MundaPakistani Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 LOL. MP, By now, I'm sure you have realized there is like 65% cricket posts, and 35% pure pak bashing posts in this forum :-) ps: not talking abt Gen Discussion forum, but cricket board only :-) No- i didn't realize that it was only 35% yeah they have been comtemporaries for 2+ yrs and yet havent played a single game together. that says it all ... Actor will be done in 12 months since his body is falling apart that makes it even more frustrating! Link to comment
Brainfade Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 I wish Asif was healthy and bowling at his best. He has always troubled our batsmen, and it would have been nice to have faced him (and hopefully figured him out) before going to Australia. Link to comment
Bumper Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Afridi will be missed by Pakistan for sure. His run-ins with Gambhir, his cr@ppy wicketless bowling spells @ 7 rpo or his explosive 4 off 2 balls at 200 SR will all be a huge bonus for Pakistan. I wish we had a player like him in our ranks! Link to comment
Bumper Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 A gem on Afridi by some Pak fan from another board. An insightful view expressing a simple point: Guys......Afridi does NOT belong in test matches becuase; 1) He is not a specialist batsman. 2) He is the best ODI bowler in Pak team but he is not a test bowler because of his wicket taking ability. 3) He is not an test all rounder.....because of the above two reasons. If we play him as a batsman, we'll be ONE batsman short. If we play him as a bowler, we'll be one bowler short! Link to comment
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