musaarthali
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7 tests 71 avg
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7 tests 71 avg
70 FC 58 avg
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And Pujaras 153 in South Africa vs a full throttle SA pace attack, wow some next level bias for Azhar or hate for Pujara. I'm pretty sure everyone would have pujara in their team rather than Azhar....Azhar is still a very good player tho...just needs more 150+ scoresWell well.....
Both in similar situations. Azhar Ali with a magnificent match winning ton. Time for Pujara to step up but he failed...
And Pujaras 153 in South Africa vs a full throttle SA pace attack, wow some next level bias for Azhar or hate for Pujara. I'm pretty sure everyone would have pujara in their team rather than Azhar....Azhar is still a very good player tho...just needs more 150+ scores
Pujara is way ahead of Azhar he was brilliant in SA yeah they weren't greentops but they weren't exactly roads they were good sporting wickets and Azhar was pathetic in SA cost us the Cape Town Test I think calling a potential ATG is a bit much but he will be a top draw player in the years to come
Pujara has similar averages to yasir hameed and umar akmal after a similar amount of matches
I certainly rate him as high as hameed
Pujara's average drops by 20 against south africa, and his failure again in todays match shows he's not one for the big occasion
Pujara has similar averages to yasir hameed and umar akmal after a similar amount of matches
I certainly rate him as high as hameed
"A 153 in South Africa vs Steyn, Philander & Morkel" - sounds great doesn't it but honestly anyone who watched that series will know it was a complete farce. Nothing like South African conditions at all therefore I do not rate those knocks as highly as I usually would rate an Asian ton in SA.
What if Umar Akmal would have scored those runs in the same conditions? This website would have crashed because of your 1 million posts per second.
Umar Akmal is very hyped around these parts.
There was a time when every second thread was about him. Yes he scored a good ton first up against Bond but everything since then has been bog average. He doesn't play tests anymore does he?
Pujara is a good bat! Haven't seen much of Azhar Ali outside of a few tests vs Eng and SA.
Well well.....
Both in similar situations. Azhar Ali with a magnificent match winning ton. Time for Pujara to step up but he failed...
"A 153 in South Africa vs Steyn, Philander & Morkel" - sounds great doesn't it but honestly anyone who watched that series will know it was a complete farce. Nothing like South African conditions at all therefore I do not rate those knocks as highly as I usually would rate an Asian ton in SA.
This thread. This is the sole reason why they compare their trundlers with out fast bowlers. If we just accept
1. Pak > Ind (In bowling)
2. Ind > Pak (In Batting)
Life on PP would become relatively easywouldn't it guys
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Where have I said Azhar is the best test batsman in the world?
What I posted is fact and truth:
Azhar stepped up when it mattered most and Pujara did not.
Another rubbish argument but why am I not surprised?
There is no "best time" to score and neither is there a time where your team needs you "the most".
It is completely subjective and used by people like you to suit their agenda.
When Pujara scored double hundreds vs Australia and England, didn't India need those runs?
When he scored a hundred in South Africa, didn't India need those runs?
Azhar Ali scored a match winning hundred vs SL, but what about the fact that was garbage with the bat throughout 2013?
When his poor batting contributed to Pakistan losing a Test in Zimbabwe of all places, didn't Pakistan require him to score runs at that time? was it a bad time to score?
Who decides what is a bad or a good time to score? Who decides when does your team need you the most?
Give me one example of a situation past or present where a batsman was required not to score runs OR not to play well.
If a batsman scores a match winning double hundred in a difficult chase and fails for the next 10 games, does that make him a batsman who scores when the team needs him?
Why didn't the team need him for the next 10 games.
A similar argument is used by people to defend Shafiq. He is a good Test batsman in my opinion but he has been very ordinary and inconsistent for a long period now and deserves to be dropped.
The argument they make is that he scores in pressure situation or when he is needed the most. Again, a flawed and lame argument. Read the double hundred-10 games example again.
Funnily enough, you don't back Shafiq because of two reasons:
1) Your contract doesn't cover players above the age of 25 (Azhar is a rare exception).
2) He has taken the place of your boy Umar Akmal.
Frankly I am tired of taking your senseless and supremely biased arguments to the cleaners time and time again.![]()
Chasing a big total under pressure to win the game.
Both faced similar situations, Azhar did well whilst Pujara failed
Are you blind? Its simple.
Stop twisting everything. Nobody takes you seriously anyway.
Chasing a big total under pressure to win the game.
Both faced similar situations, Azhar did well whilst Pujara failed
Are you blind? Its simple.
Stop twisting everything. Nobody takes you seriously anyway.
Chasing a big total under pressure to win the game.
Both faced similar situations, Azhar did well whilst Pujara failed
Are you blind? Its simple.
Stop twisting everything. Nobody takes you seriously anyway.
Where have I said Azhar is the best test batsman in the world?
What I posted is fact and truth:
Azhar stepped up when it mattered most and Pujara did not.
Joke of a thread. Look at Ali strike rate and Pujara. There's a massive difference. Ali is overrated.
This thread. This is the sole reason why they compare their trundlers with out fast bowlers. If we just accept
1. Pak > Ind (In bowling)
2. Ind > Pak (In Batting)
Life on PP would become relatively easywouldn't it guys
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Knew this was coming but right now Azhar is the better player. Played all his cricket away from home and is averaging 45+ without playing in Pakistan. He also has no real quality batsman in the line up to look up to bar Younis whereas Pujara has Sehwag, Gambhir, Sachin & others.
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Bullet Drive strikes again.
Pujara is miles better than Azhar.
BD was correct again.
Azhar is a quality batsman and a lot better then the overrated Pujara.
We all saw what Pujara was capable of in England. Similarly I remember Azhar on his first tour ever going to England alongside a young team of nobodies yet scoring 92* against a world class attack on very very tough pitches.
Azhar averaging 41 in test cricket. 7 tons without playing a single game in his home country. Remarkable.
Pujara is not miles better but he's definitely better.
I like Azhar a lot but he cannot compete with Pujara.![]()
I like Pujara a lot but Azhar's game has improved and who's to say he won't continue with this form. Of course Pujara is still the superior talent.
Pujara is a far better batsman. Stop it.
He's overrated because he's Indian, if he was Pakistani, you'd be hyping him up as the next Bradman.
2 double hundreds against England and Australia, enough said.
Yes he struggled in England, but what about SA? What did Azhar do there?
Some of you don't watch much cricket.
Still has the same old problem. It takes nothing away from Azhar who's also been brilliant this year but Anyone who watches cricket will know that Pujara would decimate Azhar. One failure of a tour away doesn't change this.And Pujaras 153 in South Africa vs a full throttle SA pace attack, wow some next level bias for Azhar or hate for Pujara. I'm pretty sure everyone would have pujara in their team rather than Azhar....Azhar is still a very good player tho...just needs more 150+ scores
Meaning?
I don't get 'Pujara's Gifts' to be honest there are many Indian batsmen more talented than him but yeah they might not have the temperament that he has but i'm pretty sure that's not a gift.
Lol who's more talented other than Rahane? Kohli Fisher? Sticker Chawan? FTB Sharma?
Pujara's a class batsman. Yeah, his technique against pace might not be textbook perfect but it's effective as anyone's. Has all the shots in the world. He is your best player of spin.
Had he been fully healthy against England, I've no doubt he would've put a ton or two.
Don't look at games on Cricinfo.
I watched the SA series every ball and Azhar looked one of our best bat. He got stuck in almost every time but he eventually either got out to a beauty. Once was run out. He had no problem with SA pace attack and handled them very well. Keppler said exact same thing.
Also by me saying Pujara is overrated doesn't mean I dislike him. Pujara is a very good batsman in his own right and a very likeable guy however he is seriously overrated by many.
Once again your love for your home country coming through.
Why are you never as positive you are to Indians then you are to Pakistanis? Please answer.
Time will tell how good a player he is Gambhir looked mighty scoring double centuries while playing in SC also very good against spinner and we saw what he was outside SC ,Pujara looks to be on similar line and weaker mentally.Its just IMO.
Gauti was massive in tests looked better than Pujara at that time as for wc he played the all important final knock.But looks like his time is up although we could go for him rather than Dhawan but Dhawan scores that odd LOI century once in a while.Gambhir had good tours of New Zealand and South Africa. He fell apart after the 2011 World Cup against all opposition - be it home or away.
Gauti was massive in tests looked better than Pujara at that time as for wc he played the all important final knock.But looks like his time is up although we could go for him rather than Dhawan but Dhawan scores that odd LOI century once in a while.
I don't get 'Pujara's Gifts' to be honest there are many Indian batsmen more talented than him but yeah they might not have the temperament that he has but i'm pretty sure that's not a gift.
Ravi shastri and some other commentators say that he the most gifted batsmen of recent time.
I don't rate Dhawan at all to be honest. Glad that we at least have solidified on Vijay as one of the opening spot though.
Pujara is overrated for now ,SC fans are hyping their players like crazy nowadays..i wonder if Gautam would had made his debut now he would had been hailed as the biggest thing.