Gul not playing first test....

[beetle]

Back injury..... time for more substitutions....

[apocalypse]

so many last minute changes for many people

[beetle]

NDTV mein tha....official news aane tak ruk jao....:D

[apocalypse]

aapne keh diya to aur kya chahiye official news se badhkar hai

[chamatkar]

cricinfo also has it mentioned in their preview. Tanvir is the likely sub for him. Likely Pak team - hameed, butt, Yo, Yo, Misbah, Malik, Akmal, Akhtar, Sami, Tanvir, Kaneria.

[coffee_rules]

This will balance the team to India's favor (Gul not being there). The likely Indian team: WJ, KKD, RD, SRT, SCG, VVSL, MSD, AK, HS, ZK, MP/IS

[Predator_05]

What a boring test series. Niether team is at full strength.

[Chaos]

What a boring test series. Niether team is at full strength.

u mean india dont have bowling strength, but lets hope they entertain us with their bats :two_thumbs_up:, its all depends on little masters style of play :D

[Ram]

I know one guy who will be elated to hear this - Sachin Tendulkar. Gul's late movement and bounce have always troubled Sachin. Sachin wont have that much trouble negotiating the extra pace of Akhtar , as much as he would have facing the bounce of Gul. Sachin must be breathing a sigh of relief i tell ya. Gul bowling to him with 3 slips and a gully is just a wicket waiting to happen.

[Chaos]

I know one guy who will be elated to hear this - Sachin Tendulkar. Gul's late movement and bounce have always troubled Sachin. Sachin wont have that much trouble negotiating the extra pace of Akhtar , as much as he would have facing the bounce of Gul. Sachin must be breathing a sigh of relief i tell ya. Gul bowling to him with 3 slips and a gully is just a wicket waiting to happen.

buddy, sachin went thru all the phases in his peak years, all teams tried everything they could, but the result? a stunning innings everytime :cantstop:. Also lets hope our boring openers eat up the new ball spell by aktar and co.

[MundaPakistani]

What a boring test series. Niether team is at full strength.

It's the norm with PAK.

[Guest dada_rocks]

Are iski batti to series shuru hone se pahle hi Gul ho gai hai

[Bumper]

This is real bad news for Pakistan. Akhtar wont last more than half a test match, if he is the lone striker. AAG attack to AG attack to A attack to a possible heart attack for Pakistan.

[apocalypse]

This is real bad news for Pakistan. Akhtar wont last more than half a test match' date=' if he is the lone striker. AAG attack to AG attack to A attack to a possible heart attack for Pakistan.[/quote'] AAG has turned into ASS

[Gambit]

I know one guy who will be elated to hear this - Sachin Tendulkar. Gul's late movement and bounce have always troubled Sachin. Sachin wont have that much trouble negotiating the extra pace of Akhtar , as much as he would have facing the bounce of Gul. Sachin must be breathing a sigh of relief i tell ya. Gul bowling to him with 3 slips and a gully is just a wicket waiting to happen.

He'll be a walking wicket period. I feel this series is going to spell the end of Sachin's career. Kaneria will snare him twice, Akthar atleast thrice. He began his career with a series against Pak and he's going to end it against the same opposition.

[Ram]

He'll be a walking wicket period. I feel this series is going to spell the end of Sachin's career. Kaneria will snare him twice' date=' Akthar atleast thrice. He began his career with a series against Pak and he's going to end it against the same opposition.[/quote'] Thank you so so much Gambo ! :two_thumbs_up: Sachin is well and truly jinxed ! We are good to go !

[Guest BossBhai]

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[fineleg]

He'll be a walking wicket period. I feel this series is going to spell the end of Sachin's career. Kaneria will snare him twice' date=' Akthar atleast thrice. He began his career with a series against Pak and he's going to end it against the same opposition.[/quote']

Yeah Iam afraid its going to be Endulkar on front page ... :cry_smile: :cry_smile: :confused_smile:

I too think Tendulkar is going to struggle in the Test series. Dont get swayed by ODI form, his Test form is still a far cry from his best. Lets see.

[jim-jams]

an unfit gul is a huge set back for pakistan, despite his lacklustre performance against south africa it'll also mean sami is likely to start, unless the team management is dumb enough to play rehman and tanvir together

[Guest dada_rocks]

It all depends on openers if they can get upto 70 80 odd then dravid tendulkar everyone will come into his own......Chukhtar needs to be demoralized upfront ala sehwag