Genghis
Test Debutant
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- Nov 20, 2005
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Hopefully we can play Harby a bit better than we've played the others. At least we've had a good chance to see him in the one day series.
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partnership?15runs?jackal786 said:Pakistan is gradually coming back into the game with this partnership.
W63L35 said:You can differ as much as you want...but your comment was "Pakistan is better on paper".....and let me show why thats not right.
Pak Batting:
Code:[B]Players Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 [/B] Kaneria 48 65 31 256 29 7.52 0 0 20 Kamran 35 59 4 1695 154 30.81 4 7 8 Misbah 8 12 0 207 41 17.25 0 0 0 Sami 30 46 11 382 49 10.91 0 0 8 Yousuf 76 128 10 6641 223 56.27 23 28 8 Salman 16 30 0 850 122 28.33 2 4 4 Akhtar 43 63 12 541 47 10.60 0 0 10 Malik 20 33 5 1065 148* 38.03 1 6 2 Sohail 0 - - - - - - - - Yasir 20 39 3 1292 170 36.87 2 8 0 Younis 55 99 6 4556 267 48.98 14 19 10
Indian battingCode:[B]Players Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 [/B] Dhoni 20 32 4 1019 148 36.39 1 6 1 R Dravid 112 191 23 9492 270 56.50 24 48 6 Ganguly 96 155 14 5812 173 41.21 13 29 9 Harbhajan 57 79 18 986 66 16.16 0 2 11 W Jaffer 22 41 1 1391 212 34.77 4 8 5 Karthik 16 24 1 816 129 35.47 1 6 0 Z Khan 50 66 16 608 75 12.16 0 1 17 A Kumble 118 152 30 2212 110* 18.13 1 4 15 Laxman 83 135 16 5083 281 42.71 10 29 9 MM Patel 7 9 3 32 13 5.33 0 0 3 Tendulkar 140 226 23 11150 248* 54.92 37 45 13 India-Total 721 1110 149 38601 270 40.17 91 178 89
Total Batting averages of BOTH teams;
Pakistan team has scored less than half of the runs that Indian team has scored. Dravid and Sachin has scored more runs than whole Pak team!Code:[B] Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0[/B] Pak-Total 351 574 82 17485 267 35.54 46 72 70 India-Total 721 1110 149 38601 270 40.17 91 178 89
Lets compare both bowling on the paper now;
Code:[B]Pak Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave 5 10[/B] Kaneria 48 2324 442 6830 208 32.83 12 2 Kamran 35 - - - - - - - Misbah 8 - - - - - - - Sami 30 1042 171 3686 77 47.87 2 0 Yousuf 76 1 0 3 0 - 0 0 Salman 16 4 0 18 0 - 0 0 Akhtar 43 1259.2 220 4276 169 25.30 12 2 Malik 20 251.1 37 871 13 67.00 0 0 Sohail 0 - - - - - - - Yasir 20 1 0 5 0 - 0 0 Younis 55 48 7 189 2 94.50 0 0
Code:[B]India Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave 5 10[/B] Dhoni 20 1 0 13 0 - 0 0 R Dravid 112 20 4 39 1 39.00 0 0 Ganguly 96 451.2 95 1506 28 53.78 0 0 Harbhajan 57 2527 520 7108 238 29.86 19 4 W Jaffer 22 11 3 18 2 9.00 0 0 Karthik 16 - - - - - - - Z Khan 50 1621 336 5339 160 33.36 5 0 A Kumble 118 6117 1464 16262 566 28.73 33 8 Laxman 83 43 10 105 1 105.00 0 0 MM Patel 7 250.1 54 725 25 29.00 0 0 Tendulkar 140 619.4 79 2135 42 50.83 0 0
Code:[B] Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave 5 10[/B] Ind Tot 721 11661.1 2565 33250 1063 31.28 57 12 Pak Tot 351 4930.3 877 15878 469 33.86 26 4
Just Kumble has more wickets than the whole Pak team. Just like runs, Pak team has less than half of the wickets taken by India.
..and by the way, Indian team has taken 608 catches while Pak team has 308.
Still think Pak team is better than India on paper?
Caved12 said:not trying to be stubborn here, or trying to go against you for the sake of proving my point, "looking at teams on paper" has a whole different meaning to me than what it is to you I believe, absolutely not saying that your way of looking at teams on paper is wrong, that's one way of looking at it, but those stats of india are not completely against us, Indian team has taken 608 catches, are those all against us? ditto for batting and bowling averages as well, now you can dig in and find out head to head stats for these two teams specifically, and even those could prove that indian players have better stats, but to me it does not prove anything, cause kumble took most of his wickets against a different pakistani team, and this pakistani team is different, by looking at the paper, you can also matter things like "kumble has been absent from cricket for quite some time"
now let's take test cricket, I think most of you guys might believe that batting wins matches, and you can look at the paper and see which team has better batting line up and go from there, people think differently. I am simply looking at these both teams "on paper" in terms of which team has better bowling, cause to me, bowling wins matches in test cricket, now you can disagree with that as well, and that would be completely okay, cause that's the way you think, and I have all the respect for your views and the way you analyze stuff, all I am trying to say is that people can compare and look at teams on paper in different ways, and that could be
skills, stats(just like you did), bowlers recent averages or skills(ditto for batting), fielding, catching abilities and etc etc.
In basketball, I don't know if you have heard of Toronto Raptors, they are said to be an unbelievable team on paper, and 80% of their players have only played 1-3 years, see stats don't come into play here, but still most of the Tv commentators say that Raptors are a good team on paper, that's because they are looking at it in a different way.
BTW thanks for the stats, It definitely made some interesting reading and allowed me to look at these teams in a different manner as well.![]()
JosheelaKaptan said:just forget "on paper".. and everything in the world will be easy.
shahidrazzaq said:lolz.....pakistan need Misbah and Yousuf to fight back for atleast until tea and make centuries. Easier said that done, but its better to hope then disbelieve.
Hash said:first session of the 1st morning of a test is always a little difficult to bat....regardless of the pitch.
This next session is crucial for us. If we can get through it without losing a wicket or maybe losing 1 tops then we will be on course.
Its not the old delhi pitch. Its a relaid wicket. Looks flattish but will take longer to crack. Its november in Delhi so expect a bit for faster bowlers in first session every day. Second seesion will be best for batting and third will have some light related issues etc.. 4th and fifth day, it will become even lower and slower.. Whoever doesnt score 400 on this pitch in first inings will lose the match. India has to take min 100 runs lead in order to win else they will lose. Result look a good probablity.ogredastur said:What do you reckon is a good score on this surface?
ogredastur said:What do you reckon is a good score on this surface?
Caved12 said:was watching the replays of the lbw appeals by india,)
Point of impact was just marginal..TigersFan said:Malik just survives......hawk eye says OUT but it's good decision by the simon tofel
nikred said:yea but the best one was where gangu got the wicket)
Yeah.. in the past they hardly got a bat since the first 4 were enough till declration..overlord said:If anything this is a clear oppertunity for the Misbah, Malik and Akmal to actually show themselves as worthy players ...
i think we should be able to get around 220~250 ...
Re-Verse said:250 is distance away and that is by no means enough on this pancake track...Guys this is a batting wicket it is not Headingly
Caved12 said:You must be indian, right?
UsmanhailsAfridi said:what a joke performance up to this point....making the indians look likke the best attack in the world
nikred said:what??? there is no way you could have known that from my comment.![]()
XFactor said:The test match could as well be on Mars - with the brown haze and all that. Somewhat surreal.
say what now?UsmanhailsAfridi said:malik out for 0...in his first test match for captain...hmmm...83 for 5...and watch as soon as the indians land on the pitch to bat ....it will be the easiest pitch to bat on
i have a question...is this test match in south africa somewhere?
History often repeats.. Afridi did so recently in Kanpur too..Hash said:In Karachi 2006 we were 39 for 6 and won by 340 odd runs
we will win this test too....maybe not by 340 runs but we will win.
aussiecricketer said:Guys its no suprise. India to win this series easily. Pakistan have forgotten there only chance, and sent him home (Afridi). I knew this would happen.
aussiecricketer said:Guys its no suprise. India to win this series easily. Pakistan have forgotten there only chance, and sent him home (Afridi). I knew this would happen.
JosheelaKaptan said:History often repeats.. Afridi did so recently in Kanpur too..
kablooee87 said:say what now?
invincible said:India need to focus here ... Should not get carried away ... Hope they have the memories of 39/5 and 26/5 ! No way can they relax ... They should relentlessly push forward for the wickets and wrap up the innings for less than 200 ...
invincible said:) When the most successful batsman in the Test circuit at the moment (Yousuf) struggles, you know a guy like Afridi would be a walking-wicket !