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Is the Pakistan fans love-affair with the Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan partnership over?

Is the Pakistan fans love-affair for Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan partnership over now?

  • Yes, time to move on and find better players

    Votes: 29 67.4%

  • No, Babar-Rizwan partnership still have value for Pakistan

    Votes: 14 32.6%
  • Total voters
    43
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The love affair is over.

The lover affair is now with Iftikhar. No joke. Ifti Chacha has captured the hearts, minds and souls of the nations to an extent that people are now blaming Babar and Rizwan for tuk tuking in the UAE and depriving us of more Ifti time :))
 
DeadlyVenom said:
The love affair is over.

The lover affair is now with Iftikhar. No joke. Ifti Chacha has captured the hearts, minds and souls of the nations to an extent that people are now blaming Babar and Rizwan for tuk tuking in the UAE and depriving us of more Ifti time :))
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What if they win us the World Cup?
 
MenInG said:
What if they win us the World Cup?
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Then the awaam will fall in love again :))

But for now I am glad that some less valued players like Ifti, Haris and Shan have received some praise from packed crowds and online forums.
 
What if the world ends tomorrow. Everything is possible, yet some things are improbable. So far, probability has outnumbered the possibility in this tournament. Those who know the AU conditions knew that this pair would look ugly while opening and it did. Is it too late to change - yes. The time has passed to change the pair. Leave it as it is. They better come to the party soon. I expected them to survive the pop gun attack, which they did while failing miserably throughout the rest of the tournament.

Now, they have been playing for pretty much 3 weeks in these conditions. Except for Ferguson, NZ does not have any speedster. SCG wicket is a perfect avenue where this pair can make a comeback. All they need is to shrug off the failure and look at the brigh side. SCG poses no more the threat than that NZ triangular final wicket did. After that, if we survived, MCG is for our bowlers to make amends. They are our strength. We will discuss hopefully in our Final thread - God willing.
 
The big game players show up in a World Cup semi-final.
 
as-95 said:
Shame on all the posters (in majority) who voted yes
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Something to watch also

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It takes special degree of incompetence to bring two out of sorts and mentally shot players back in form like this.

This is probably the worst bowling performance I have seen in this tournament so far.

Apart from the dropped catch when Babar was on 0, NZ bowlers bowled absolute trash in the PP.

Short, wide and slow. Total buffet bowling.
 
Mamoon said:
It takes special degree of incompetence to bring two out of sorts and mentally shot players back in form like this.

This is probably the worst bowling performance I have seen in this tournament so far.

Apart from the dropped catch when Babar was on 0, NZ bowlers bowled absolute trash in the PP.

Short, wide and slow. Total buffet bowling.
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Trent Boult is that Jobber

He created RizBab originally
 
Both Babar and Rizwan did everything in their power to send Pakistan crashing out of the tournament in the group stage.

The only reason they played this semifinal in the first place is because of two flukes: the washout farce between South Africa and Zimbabwe and Netherlands’ fluke win over South Africa.

After a million chances, they were bound to come good at some point, and the New Zealand fielders and bowlers gave them 100% assistance today.

Now this pair’s arrogance will shoot up again and they will act as if they did a huge ahsaan on the nation by performing today.
 
Mamoon said:
It takes special degree of incompetence to bring two out of sorts and mentally shot players back in form like this.

This is probably the worst bowling performance I have seen in this tournament so far.

Apart from the dropped catch when Babar was on 0, NZ bowlers bowled absolute trash in the PP.

Short, wide and slow. Total buffet bowling.
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My advice is that instead of making a fool of yourself, you do the decent thing and accept your mistake and move on.
 
LOL at those opportunists who were foolishly and eagerly waiiting for the pair to succeed. DO bother to read my predictions. I predicted way before the tournament started that they would FAIL UGLY on bouncier surfaces consequently losing confidence. Also, as recently as yesterday, I predicted for the pair to succeed in this game where the pitch is more to their liking. Yeah, now go enjoy their success (I don't hate them. I am realistic). I hope they play well against all odds @ MCG, but the chances are slim.
 
MenInG said:
My advice is that instead of making a fool of yourself, you do the decent thing and accept your mistake and move on.
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You have to give credit to Babar and Rizwan today did well finally after many failures since the India game in the last World Cup.

The circumstances the pitch having similarities to UAE helped but credit to them today.
 
As the saying goes, form is temporary and class is permanent. They both have done it on a huge stage, they are making naysayers eat their words. This is what world class players do, they rise up to occasions. This is how you humiliate your naysayers, by performing on the big ultimate stage. Eat your words, you can already see that regular one having a tough time digesting this :))

All hail the Riz-Babar :)
 
It will be interesting to see the final as that will be a more Australian type wicket and a high scoring match won’t suit Pakistan and the opening duo.
 
Mamoon said:
Both Babar and Rizwan did everything in their power to send Pakistan crashing out of the tournament in the group stage.

The only reason they played this semifinal in the first place is because of two flukes: the washout farce between South Africa and Zimbabwe and Netherlands’ fluke win over South Africa.

After a million chances, they were bound to come good at some point, and the New Zealand fielders and bowlers gave them 100% assistance today.

Now this pair’s arrogance will shoot up again and they will act as if they did a huge ahsaan on the nation by performing today.
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FPOTW ( Funny post of the week )
 
The bowling was trash and the pitch did suit Pakistanis however in a semi final with a mid total to chase against a world class attack is always impressive.

Well done Babar and Rizwan but the opening combination still needs to change.

Maybe not for the final but rather after the tournament, Babar should drop down to 3 and Muhammad Harris opening instead.
 
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Mamoon said:
It takes special degree of incompetence to bring two out of sorts and mentally shot players back in form like this.

This is probably the worst bowling performance I have seen in this tournament so far.

Apart from the dropped catch when Babar was on 0, NZ bowlers bowled absolute trash in the PP.

Short, wide and slow. Total buffet bowling.
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no no no no .... but it was the "momentum" that carried pakistan to win...not shaheen's wicket in first over nor shadab's run out...
 
arif_2021 said:
no no no no .... but it was the "momentum" that carried pakistan to win...not shaheen's wicket in first over nor shadab's run out...
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In terms of playing your best match on a pitch which everyone enjoyed today it was perfect whether it can be repeated in the final remains to be seen.
 
Mamoon said:
Both Babar and Rizwan did everything in their power to send Pakistan crashing out of the tournament in the group stage.

The only reason they played this semifinal in the first place is because of two flukes: the washout farce between South Africa and Zimbabwe and Netherlands’ fluke win over South Africa.

After a million chances, they were bound to come good at some point, and the New Zealand fielders and bowlers gave them 100% assistance today.

Now this pair’s arrogance will shoot up again and they will act as if they did a huge ahsaan on the nation by performing today.
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What a terrible and bitter post. We bleed Green and take the good days with the bad. An amazing day for PK and all PKS.
 
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MenInG said:
My advice is that instead of making a fool of yourself, you do the decent thing and accept your mistake and move on.
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A narcissist would do anything to get attention even if it makes him look like a fool.

Not giving them attention is therapeutical for them.
 
The rest of the team have allowed Babar to stick it out in this tournament to finally peak into form. It's brilliant news for Pakistan that they've found knick and confidence today on a sticky track. I don't disagree that they have been poor before this game, but ultimately they got away with it and their classy aspects have come to the fore now when the team needed it most. Doesn't mean you forgive the previous performances but any actual fan has to credit this one. We have every chance of making it count in the final.

Couple extra stuff I wanted to post about slightly off topic.

1. Tournaments > sustained series success any day of the week. Would never trade places with South Africa's cricket history and they'd take our tournaments and mercurial status in a heartbeat than the never ending disappointments they've faced on the big stage.

2. Mamoon and Rana, having read this forum more than participating it's obvious they care more for their agendas and forum brownie points than participating in being a fan and celebrating any Pakistan win. I don't even deny a lot of their points, but sport does go game by game, series by series, season on season etc. Otherwise India, South Africa, England would be winning everything in every tournament. When you're routing against your team for your own pride and personal idealistic predictions you're not a supporter you're an enemy it's that simple.

You're not "striving for excellence in this permanently incompetent nation", you've just lost the plot of what it is to be a fan. You've forgotten your place and role as fans. You're self hating and ignorant. The only credit you deserve is being brave enough to still show yourselves after holding onto your agendas, looking like mugs instead of crawling under a rock and hiding. Can't accuse you of hiding.

I know for a fact if we lose the final, these two brothers will be running their mouths celebrating our loss. Don't care if you're a "good poster" on a forum, no one should respect any "fan" that actively prays for their teams pain and failure.
 
Lots of excuses coming from the gossip pawns about what needs to be cooked for dinner. While the king and prince take their place near the throne respectively.
 
The Babar and Rizwan opening pair still needs to go. We need an aggressive opener to pair with one of Rizwan and Babar. Or one of Babar and Rizwan needs to change their approach.
 
Gharib Aadmi said:
The Babar and Rizwan opening pair still needs to go. We need an aggressive opener to pair with one of Rizwan and Babar. Or one of Babar and Rizwan needs to change their approach.
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It will die out NATURALLY but there wasnt a better alternative for this WC. It didnt help that Babar lost form but good players do come back to form and Babar is a top player
 
Babar & Rizwan silenced all critics with a gladiatorial display at Sydney cricket Ground.

They have taken pakistan to workd cup final

Music in ears.
 
As expected, the usual suspects are in full damage control mode. Funny but also a little cringey, if I'm being honest.

Anyone with class would simply come out and say that they were wrong and that Babar and Rizwan are, in fact, the best T20 partnership of all-time.

9 hundred runs partnerships, 3 in T20 world cups in crucial encounters. This is the stuff of legends.

Masha'Allah and Alhamdulillah.
 
Mamoon said:
It takes special degree of incompetence to bring two out of sorts and mentally shot players back in form like this.

This is probably the worst bowling performance I have seen in this tournament so far.

Apart from the dropped catch when Babar was on 0, NZ bowlers bowled absolute trash in the PP.

Short, wide and slow. Total buffet bowling.
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Lmao :)))

Hilarious to see the hatred being spewed for the New Zealand team, lol.

No team in the world was stopping Babar and Rizwan today, MashaAllah. You could bring prime Malinga, Starc and Steyn and they would all get smacked the same.
 
I wrote long time ago Form is temporay and class is.permamnent, they score runs against the group winners yet more excuses come out, so predictable.
 
Bilal7 said:
Lmao :)))

Hilarious to see the hatred being spewed for the New Zealand team, lol.

No team in the world was stopping Babar and Rizwan today, MashaAllah. You could bring prime Malinga, Starc and Steyn and they would all get smacked the same.
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Its not if the duo did not do the same to Bumrah, Bhuvi, Sami and co.
 
Babar and Rizwan are tailored made for 150 chases.

Problem is when setting or chasing bigger scores.
 
Pakistan cricket has supposedly been dying for decades but we are in the finals of the T20WC, Asia Cup, won a CT not too long ago, and have players ranked in the top 10 across all formats.

Yes - they have their weaknesses. But as do all squads.

Babar and Rizwan had a bad tourney - as is something that happens to all players.

They played well when it mattered.

It’s about entertainment. I’m entertained. We’re going to the finals!
 
msb314 said:
No he’s not - instead of targeting individuals players yourself and [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] should instead focus on the positives and the fact that we reached a WC final.

Don’t be ungrateful for what you already have..

If it helps - I can GUARANTEE that Sharjeel would have struggled on this slow pitch :)
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Yeah like Rizwan has struggled 5 times on fast and bouncy wickets?
 
Mamoon said:
Both Babar and Rizwan did everything in their power to send Pakistan crashing out of the tournament in the group stage.

The only reason they played this semifinal in the first place is because of two flukes: the washout farce between South Africa and Zimbabwe and Netherlands’ fluke win over South Africa.

After a million chances, they were bound to come good at some point, and the New Zealand fielders and bowlers gave them 100% assistance today.

Now this pair’s arrogance will shoot up again and they will act as if they did a huge ahsaan on the nation by performing today.
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So Pakistan’s loss against Zimbabwe is not fluke but South Africa’s loss against Netherlands is. ?
Also I believe you never know South Africa might have lost the Zimbabwe game had the full game being played.
 
That was a pretty horrible opening stand today.

29 runs from 26 balls.
 
srh said:
but thats how they usually play so nothing to be surprised about.
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Well no.

Look at the boundaries, they should have realised that there are plenty of 2s available if you place the ball. Instead they scratched around and struggled to put bat on ball.
 
Saj said:
Well no.

Look at the boundaries, they should have realised that there are plenty of 2s available if you place the ball. Instead they scratched around and struggled to put bat on ball.
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if they were that intelligent, they would have gone to management log time ago and ask to move down and instead play aggressive openers like Sharjeel and Fakhar
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Babar Azam will be disappointed with his tournament numbers:<br><br>Innings 7<br>Runs 124<br>Average 17.71<br>Strike-rate 93.23<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/T20WorldCupFinal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#T20WorldCupFinal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1591717548684443649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Babar lead T20 team will always be a step or two behind on sporting wickets. This guy single handedly reduced Pakistan chances of winning the cup by a long way. One has to look how many Pak bats got out trying to force the issue AFTER field restriction - crazy and completely idiotic. Why can't the leadership go for similar approach in the first 6 overs?
 
Good stuff now from Babar and Rizwan after a slow start
 
Fans who love babar and rizwan will do anything to justify their style of play.

Yes the bowlers bowled poorly today but they should have retired, just look at the way NZ was playing.

Rizwan can't strike freely just like imam, that's the issue. Rizwan is decent but he just can't willingly accelerate like saud can.

Babar can willingly accelerate though but he loves milestones so expect him to slow down when it matters.
 
mominsaigol said:
Fans who love babar and rizwan will do anything to justify their style of play.

Yes the bowlers bowled poorly today but they should have retired, just look at the way NZ was playing.

Rizwan can't strike freely just like imam, that's the issue. Rizwan is decent but he just can't willingly accelerate like saud can.

Babar can willingly accelerate though but he loves milestones so expect him to slow down when it matters.
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Bro what evidence you have to support the claim that Saud can accelerate at will? I like Saud but pls stop handing out statements based on 1 match. No person who has seen Saud play can make the statement you made.

Please dont take me as a Saud hater but we should speak facts.

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Moiza said:
Bro what evidence you have to support the claim that Saud can accelerate at will? I like Saud but pls stop handing out statements based on 1 match. No person who has seen Saud play can make the statement you made.

Please dont take me as a Saud hater but we should speak facts.

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Stats argument again? When will our people learn
 
mominsaigol said:
Stats argument again? When will our people learn
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I cant replay the matches in the thread hence I make use of stats.

Just tell me one thing, have u ever seen Saud bat in LOIs before today? You wouldnt be making these statements if you did. Saud is a great player but he cant accelerate at will like you claim.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
While they didn't have the chance to bat together but their bond remains unbreakable. :love:


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I think rizzu is more relived at the backlash ending then the win lol 😂😂.

Atleast now he can rest easy no genuine person will critise him, it'll only be troll comments from now on.

But fr Rizzu, I wish I could tell him I'm sorry to his face. Cheetah innings yar. Even if he fails, this innings you can't forget, and if trolls try again, I'll remember this innings and bring it up.

As they say, Stats don't matter, but performing when it matters the most does. 🫡🫡.
 
Mamoon said:
Both Babar and Rizwan did everything in their power to send Pakistan crashing out of the tournament in the group stage.

The only reason they played this semifinal in the first place is because of two flukes: the washout farce between South Africa and Zimbabwe and Netherlands’ fluke win over South Africa.

After a million chances, they were bound to come good at some point, and the New Zealand fielders and bowlers gave them 100% assistance today.

Now this pair’s arrogance will shoot up again and they will act as if they did a huge ahsaan on the nation by performing today.
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@Rana @Mamoon

Different time different place 😴
 
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