I have always found Misbah and Afridi as one of the most jealous personalities ever. They could never become worldclass and neither could their teams when they were in charge, it speaks their mindset. Whether we do well in this WC or not, this team has already achieved what Misbah could not, that too by a country mile. Indeed the grapes are sour.
I have always found Misbah and Afridi as one of the most jealous personalities ever. They could never become worldclass and neither could their teams when they were in charge, it speaks their mindset. Whether we do well in this WC or not, this team has already achieved what Misbah could not, that too by a country mile. Indeed the grapes are sour.
Kids these days have been watching cricket since Wasim Akram was at the helm. Same kids don't forget anything. btw, Babar won ODI series in SA too, with a ton, yes with a century. Tell me about Misbah's ODI centuries ?
View attachment 137092South Africa wasn't C but you defo are.
It took me 2 minutes to show the reality mr. big boy with small brains.
Yh I saw what misbah said. Honestly as much as I don't like him during his time on the field and as a coach, gotta give the guy credit where its due,
I mean, I still don't like misbah when he was on the field as a captain. He isn't a clueless captain but defo a nepotisitc one, so being an analyst =/= being a good captain or being non nepotistic a few years ago.
I have always found Misbah and Afridi as one of the most jealous personalities ever. They could never become worldclass and neither could their teams when they were in charge, it speaks their mindset. Whether we do well in this WC or not, this team has already achieved what Misbah could not, that too by a country mile. Indeed the grapes are sour.
I didn't say that. But let me ask you something, do you remember seeing Pak as the number 1 ODI side?
@Dr_Bassim You can check one of the attacks here.View attachment 137092South Africa wasn't C but you defo are.
This is not possible for them.
You get to play what is in front of them, the same Ravindra, Matt Henry and Sodhi which were mocked as C attack when they were on Pakistan tour would be hailed as world beaters after today's match (Henry and Ravindra) There shouldn't be any double standards
Yeah we toured them in Aug 2022.
How the matches went against the Netherlands last time when Pakistan toured we can't confidently predict that Pakistan will win easily this time.
To say Misbah achieved nothing is unfair. He lead Pakistan after one of its darkest times , had some great test series, won our first odi series in South Africa against a full strength side .I have always found Misbah and Afridi as one of the most jealous personalities ever. They could never become worldclass and neither could their teams when they were in charge, it speaks their mindset. Whether we do well in this WC or not, this team has already achieved what Misbah could not, that too by a country mile. Indeed the grapes are sour.
i dont think they will drop Fakhar and Shadab and it wil probably cost them many matches.
It will be a travesty if quota selection Salman Agha plays ahead of Saud Shakeel. I also do not believe the hype around Abdullah Shafique. To pair him with Imam is like a 1980s opening partnership where openers are sent out to negotiate the new ball and dull the attack on a dodgy pitch. There is no place for both in the side. Despite Fakhar's form I will still start with him. Quite a dumb decision from our "thick" tank to not have another opening option in the mold of Fakhar.
No way in a hundred years is Bobby Kaptaan going to drop his buddy Shadab, even though everybody and their aunt can see he is not up for it right now. What's worse is if Shadab feasts on the poor Dutch he will start the rest of the tournament and bowl his 4 long hops an over. Rohit Sharma is looking forward to those easy "vadapavs".
My playing eleven for tomorrow will be:
Fakhar
Imam
Babar
Saud
Rizwan
Ifti
Shadab
Nawaz
Hasan
Shaheen
Rauf
Yup! They should ask Misbah what kind of Australia and NZ he beat in the UAE to get to no1. He won’t talk about that.I have always found Misbah and Afridi as one of the most jealous personalities ever. They could never become worldclass and neither could their teams when they were in charge, it speaks their mindset. Whether we do well in this WC or not, this team has already achieved what Misbah could not, that too by a country mile. Indeed the grapes are sour.
That was NL at home. Now, it’s Pak at (nearly) home conditions. I would be surprised if it isn’t one sided.
You get to play what is in front of them, the same Ravindra, Matt Henry and Sodhi which were mocked as C attack when they were on Pakistan tour would be hailed as world beaters after today's match (Henry and Ravindra) There shouldn't be any double
Yup, Shadab is a given because of the quota. I am surprised people are still preferring Nawaz over Usama though. Yes Nawaz can bat a bit, but Usama is a must.It will be a travesty if quota selection Salman Agha plays ahead of Saud Shakeel. I also do not believe the hype around Abdullah Shafique. To pair him with Imam is like a 1980s opening partnership where openers are sent out to negotiate the new ball and dull the attack on a dodgy pitch. There is no place for both in the side. Despite Fakhar's form I will still start with him. Quite a dumb decision from our "thick" tank to not have another opening option in the mold of Fakhar.
No way in a hundred years is Bobby Kaptaan going to drop his buddy Shadab, even though everybody and their aunt can see he is not up for it right now. What's worse is if Shadab feasts on the poor Dutch he will start the rest of the tournament and bowl his 4 long hops an over. Rohit Sharma is looking forward to those easy "vadapavs".
My playing eleven for tomorrow will be:
Fakhar
Imam
Babar
Saud
Rizwan
Ifti
Shadab
Nawaz
Hasan
Shaheen
Rauf
I don't think Agha has done anything wrong in his role. In fact, he's been surprisingly good imo. Take a look at his ODI stats - he averages almost 40 at a s/r of 96. Can't ask for much more than that. He's always seemed like a brave cricketer to me. And in tests he averages around 47-48, with a 2 centuries and 4 50s. So yeah, he can bat. He's not a fraud.
