Bhaijaan
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Brilliant knock today. Youngsta beauty 


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18.6
Rampaul to Hales, OUT, gone! And Hales is denied a hundred, bowled middle stump
AD Hales b Rampaul 99 (68b 6x4 4x6) SR: 145.58
99 to Hales...
Looks a good player doesn't he.
A clean striker of the ball and someone who bowlers do not find it easy to bowl to.
Going from strength to strength.
England's new Trescothick, only better.
Going from strength to strength.
England's new Trescothick, only better.
I think, for future reference, any player not willing to commit to playing the Pak leg of the tournament should not be given contracts at all.
I think, for future reference, any player not willing to commit to playing the Pak leg of the tournament should not be given contracts at all.
Exactly
Don't understand why teams do this to themselves particularly Quetta Gladiators
Why pick players unwilling to tour for the main stage.
Can't blame him or any other players for the choices they make. Their choice and I assume franchises already know this. And in case franchises are unhappy with that they should have asked the question before and replaced them with the player who is willing to come.
There will be very few international players left. It will be more like Fysal Bank t20 competion otherwise. It will take time to convince good players with already filled pockets to play in Pakistan. I think persistence is they key, if one or two break with every season we might have them visit in next five years.
There will be very few international players left. It will be more like Fysal Bank t20 competion otherwise. It will take time to convince good players with already filled pockets to play in Pakistan. I think persistence is they key, if one or two break with every season we might have them visit in next five years.
So he's only coming for 3 matches? What a waste of place in the squad. Not needed anyway with Duminy and Ronchi already opening.
England teammates Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy and Sam Billings have reportedly made the same choice.
The team that has all (or most) of its foreigners willing to go Pak, Peshawar Zalmi, aren't even going to qualify
Also as MIG posted, this is not final decision by Hales.
PakPassion have been told by an Islamabad United official that this news report is incorrect.
Alex Hales will be meeting ICC and Islamabad United management on 16th March to decide on this issue
PZ will probably qualify as I do not expect Multan to triumph over Islamabad United.
Even if MS lose, PZ have to win both their matches and that too with good margins. Tough ask.
Morgon and Roy are coming for only two matches.
Don’t understand all the hate towards the players that decide not to go
You have to understand it’s not an easy decision to make and have to respect the decision either way
If Pakistan fans keep being rude and keep abusing players when they decide not to come, you are yourself giving a bad image of the country.
As for the players, although some will decide against coming, I expect to see a lot of big names travelling to Pakistan- all of this is good for the PSL and Pakistan cricket
Really don’t want to see Misbah win yet another trophy, what will the rest of the world think.
No we don't have to respect the decision. We will accept it, but not show any love. Pakistan security situation has improved. We have successfully hosted matches without incident. Its high time these stuck up colonialists got off their high horse and let go of their prejudices.
So how many test matches have Pakistan hosted in this improved security situation?
How many teams have done a full tour of Pakistan?
Except a limited number of players no one is willing to visit Pakistan. Thats the reality. Abusing players wont change it.
I wish you did some research and understood the reality a bit better.
WI national team is touring Pak in April, they also value their lives like others and same was the case with SRL and ZIM. If they are coming they must have thought that security is not an issue anymore.
With Hales coming in and Rochi and Duminy going all guns blazing the only person that seems likely to be dropped to accommodate Hales is unfortunately Talat. Misbah will never drop his friend Asif Ali and he himself is undroppable just because he is captain.
How many SRL players withdrew from the match? Any idea?
Which WI players are coming? How many are not coming?
Any match played in Pakistan sees a certain number of players withdrawing. Others may choose to play but no team has played a test match in Pakistan for almost a decade.
Pakistan isnt safe in view of majority of cricket playing nations. Thats the reality.
How many SRL players withdrew from the match? Any idea?
Which WI players are coming? How many are not coming?
Any match played in Pakistan sees a certain number of players withdrawing. Others may choose to play but no team has played a test match in Pakistan for almost a decade.
Pakistan isnt safe in view of majority of cricket playing nations. Thats the reality.
And the majority of cricket playing nations are ignorant and prejudiced.
I dont know what reality you are talking about. It is just a perception and can change overtime.
I disagree with the majority of posters here that KP or Alex Hales should not have signed up if they had doubts. If you want to go this route then why play in UAE, just bring entire PSL to Pakistan so only players that want to play in Pakistan will be joining.
PSL needs these players to add value to its brand. With every succesful PSL tornament played in Pakistan and other cricketing nations visiting us perception will slowly change. If PSL can convince one or two top players every year, it might help teams to visit us in next 4 to 5 years if majority are playing in PSL.
How many SRL players withdrew from the match? Any idea?
Which WI players are coming? How many are not coming?
Any match played in Pakistan sees a certain number of players withdrawing. Others may choose to play but no team has played a test match in Pakistan for almost a decade.
Pakistan isnt safe in view of majority of cricket playing nations. Thats the reality.
Only you and people like you are knowledgable?
Only you and people like you are knowledgable?
Yes the ones who live in Pakistan are more knowledgeable of the situation on the ground. And if they believe its safe, then its safe.
The PSL needs some foreign star power and Hales is one of the best in T20s. Besides that, a final slot is not guranteed and they need to play the best available to get them there, it's not like a final is already guranteed so it doesn't make sense to question why are they being played. An inferior talent could be backed and given experience but he may not have the X factor of a Hales so you can understand his selection regardless off whether or not he will go Pakistan.
They can believe that. Its their belief. Others are free to believe what they want to.
Its called freedom of choice. Respect it.
And the only way to change the view is if the teams will tour like SRL (All of them were here except few), ZIM and now WI. World XI which toured had a lot of big names like Du Plesis, Bailey, Amla and Morkel.
So its more about other nations and cricketers accepting the reality that Pakistan is a safe country to play cricket. Now its more to do with the rigidness of some nations and players.
Yes but if the belief of others is stupid and not grounded in facts, then it can be mocked and criticised. And that is what we are doing here. Criticising the silly outdated notion that Pakistan is not safe for cricket.
Those who believe its safe to go to Pakistan will go. But no board will force its players to go to a place they consider unsafe. Neither will most boards send weakened teams.
At this point in time majority of people dont consider Pakistan to be safe.
What one considers and what is true are two very different things. Pakistan is no less safe than India, Bangladesh, SL, SA or the WI. It's problems are not unique yet the response to them has been.