Misbah-ul-Haq: (One of the) best players under pressure situations?

[Hawkeye]

Another collapse, another day his troops going down.

The man stands still, in the field, alone, fighting against all the odds. Yet another typical Misbah knock.



Younis has often partnered him in those pressure situations though, helping rebuild the partnership after collapses.

From the modern era, it's a tough tie between YK and Misbah for handling pressure situations in Tests, IMO.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Stop it

 

[Syed1]

2011 WC


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[Big Mac]

He's hardly been alone.

 

[Abdul]

Undoubtedly.

 

[MRSN]

Because of the thread titile I guess you have left it incomplete..

"Misbah ul haq(One of the) best players under pressure situations <b>for oppositions</b>

 

[RickyG]

Yes he has played good knocks under pressure previously.

This has been one of the worst knocks that I've seen in a while. It doesn't matter how many balls he faces if he doesn't score off them.

This is a second tier test team and Misbah should've scored at least another 30 runs.

Pakistan are playing against time in this match and Misbah's innings has made it an even tougher challenge.

 

[Mamoon]

This has been a terrific innings.

 

[Abdullah719]

His ability to play under pressure has never really been in question.

There are many things to criticise about Misbah but he largely does well in pressure situations.

 

[JibranAnsari]

The way he plays it always seems he is under pressure.. Terrefic player though.

 

[waleed88]

Misbah has been very lucky in this innings... not his best, however a typical Misbah grind if you ignore the dropped catches he's had

 

[Hasan123]

He has been good in pressure situations in tests and at times in Odis.


Good innings today.

 

[czar]

Yes agree, how full of hate are people against Misbah?

Without Misbahs contribution, Pakistan lead would have been around 10-20 runs now they are in a much better position.

 

[waleed88]

This innings has been a far-cry from the Misbah who scored a century at Lord's... then got a 50 in Edgbaston on a pitch that was a minefield for the batter's.

Misbah has lost alot of superpowers in just one year...

 

[ExpressPacer]

Dont understand the hate Misbah gets honestly. This has been an amazing innings on a not so easy pitch where most other batsmen failed. Quality player. Pakistan will miss him most when he retires. Right now these guys can cry and bash him all they like but like they, you only know something's worth after its gone.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

How many games has he won Pakistan? Losing with grace is his forte.

 

[Sachin136]

This wasn't a collapse.

 

[Rafa]

How many games has he won Pakistan? Losing with grace is his forte.

First Test in England last summer.

 

[Ab Fan]

This wasnt a great inning under pressure..A good inning which most no.5 bat can play.The bowling attack is just okay.

 

[waleed88]

Misbah bhai has played a similar innings to the one he played against the WI in Champions Trophy 2013... where the whole team got out and he was left stranded on 96*

I think a part of it is Misbah's own doing.. he doesn't come into his own until he starts batting with the tail, until then he is in a slumber with scoring 60 of 170 deliveires.. thats really slow man, too slow infact..

However thats the way he plays... he started taking on the opposition when it was time to be defiant, when the tail had come on the crease... you gotta do that a little earlier... But oh well can't teach an old dog new tricks.

This guy has scored 5000 runs this way...

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

In tests you have a case

 

[waleed88]

Misbah sometimes not reaching landmarks is his own making, if only he played a little quicker in the earlier part of his innings.. strike rate of 30 is just too slow

 

[Abdullah719]

Misbah bhai has played a similar innings to the one he played against the WI in Champions Trophy 2013... where the whole team got out and he was left stranded on 96*

I think a part of it is Misbah's own doing.. he doesn't come into his own until he starts batting with the tail, until then he is in a slumber with scoring 60 of 170 deliveires.. thats really slow man, too slow infact..

However thats the way he plays... he started taking on the opposition when it was time to be defiant, when the tail had come on the crease... you gotta do that a little earlier... But oh well can't teach an old dog new tricks.

This guy has scored 5000 runs this way...

Fair post.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

There was no pressure. He just creates it himself by going into a shell and relying on others to score. Once they get out and he survives multiple chances then goes on to score useless runs which serve no purpose.

 

[Square Drive]

This has been a terrific innings.

Minus all the lives he got, yes, I agree.

 

[New Yorker]

Dont understand the hate Misbah gets honestly. This has been an amazing innings on a not so easy pitch where most other batsmen failed. Quality player. Pakistan will miss him most when he retires. Right now these guys can cry and bash him all they like but like they, you only know something's worth after its gone.

A valuable knock in the end. But Chase, Dowrich, Holder, Babar, YK, and Sarfraz hardly failed. In fact, Misbah never looked so labored as when Sarfraz was batting.

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Yeah absolutely he has won us so many crucial tournament winning games for us was incredible in 2007 T20 Wc and 2011 WC as well a class act in pressure situations.. [MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION]

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Minus all the lives he got, yes, I agree.

It's [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] and knowing his posts; this was a sarcastic post..

 

[Square Drive]

It's [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] and knowing his posts; this was a sarcastic post..

I don't think so.

 

[nads_rocks]

Sorry but this was no collapse. When Misbah came in, there was 17 overs left in the day and him and Asad Shafiq had 17 possible overs to play out. Not 2 or 3 but 17. He started off the dot ball process followed by Asad Shafiq.

Misbah is capable of finding the gaps as well as hitting fours and mighty sixes. It is not justified playing 20 dot balls and then getting off the mark and then playing more dot balls. He right now is still the captain and a captain has to lead from the front and lead by example. Any form of cricket everyone knows that dot balls create pressure. Pressure leads to risk and risk leads to wickets.

Misbah with Asad Shafiq played a very pathetic yes pathetic innings. It was only when Safraz came to the crease he had to up his game because Safraz had outplayed outclassed and outscored Misbah. Had captain showed some positivity in his play he would have been on 130+ and not stranded on 99. Anyway never the less. Misbah did not survive with the tail. The tail will not always get Pakistan out of trouble. His 99 came at a sr of 44 but for the latter part of his innings before Safraz came into action Misbah was striking in the 20-25sr. By his standard that is not good enough especially when you know that after him and Safraz there is not much batting left at all.

Pakistan creates pressure because of the amount of dot balls and maiden overs they needlessly play out giving the opposition a sniff.

If you grind out over 200 balls then any top order batsman is capable of scoring a century. Babar nearly did it and Younis also did the same for his 50.

In the modern game even in test you should aim to score 3-4 an over not 1-2 an over. Aim to score 320-350 in a days play and just grind a borefest day to stumps at 250 in 90 overs!

Pakistan time and again are the ones who create pressure situations which force them to make a move which leads to them crumbling and then a collapse is imminent.

 

[Big Mac]

If you grind out over 200 balls then any top order batsman is capable of scoring a century. Babar nearly did it and Younis also did the same for his 50.

"Anyone can grind it out and score a century. As proof look at these batsmen who were able to grind it out and scored fewer runs at a slower strike rate than Misbah"

 

[daytrader]

Bravo to the man! Once again played a crucial role and saw Pakistan through to a safe total. His entire career has been a pressure situation and he always stands up when it matters

 

[saeedhk]

Too slow; not getting a 100 is his own making.

 

[moghul]

There was no pressure here. Pressure was in New Zealand, In Australia , in 2011 WC and 2007 T20 WC and we all know what he did there.

 

[coy0607]

playing against WI C team on a dead wicket in a comfortable situation after a good start is pressure??

wow... just wow

 

[Junaids]

It was a strange innings.

From 0-30 he completely went into his shell, and ensured that Pakistan can only win if it doesn't rain.

From 30-80 he was superb.

From 80-99 he lost his nerve, first trying to farm the strike but without looking for boundaries, and then suffering a total brain meltdown and coming back for a second run on 97 off the last ball of the over, with Number 11 consequently on strike.

An intelligent man whose brain ended up more scrambled than an Akmal!

 

[captain crook]

Oh yea.. was under immense pressure against the rookie attack of West Indies. However, went missing against New Zealand and Australia. Misbah

 

[Abdullah]

There was no pressure. He just creates it himself by going into a shell and relying on others to score. Once they get out and he survives multiple chances then goes on to score useless runs which serve no purpose.

I expect better from u.
Without him and sarfaraz innings we wold be conceding a 40 run lead which would give us the 2 n a half sessions to save a match batting episode again.
A 7/10 innings which in conjunction with sarfus innings changed the course of the game

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

I expect better from u.
Without him and sarfaraz innings we wold be conceding a 40 run lead which would give us the 2 n a half sessions to save a match batting episode again.
A 7/10 innings which in conjunction with sarfus innings changed the course of the game

Poor analysis we would've gotten the same score had he played a little faster but we'd have 10 to 15 more overs to end WI innings and win the match...
You just can't compare Misbahs innings with Sarfaraz's

 

[Abdullah]

Poor analysis we would've gotten the same score had he played a little faster but we'd have 10 to 15 more overs to end WI innings and win the match...
You just can't compare Misbahs innings with Sarfaraz's

Comprehension fail. I said with sarfaraz ( whose innings was probably better) I didn't compare. We needed both those inmings
If he'd chased one like akmal wudda and made 30 off 45 we wouldn't have got the same score.
He tried to ensure he stayed to the end

 

[Zak_Fan]

Yasir back among wickets, Misbah playing a savior, Amir picking wickets.. I think all this tells more about the quality of West Indian side.

 

[Hawkeye]

Comprehension fail. I said with sarfaraz ( whose innings was probably better) I didn't compare. We needed both those inmings
If he'd chased one like akmal wudda and made 30 off 45 we wouldn't have got the same score.
He tried to ensure he stayed to the end

Leave it . You're arguing with someone who hates Misbah.

Yasir back among wickets, Misbah playing a savior, Amir picking wickets.. I think all this tells more about the quality of West Indian side.

So how come everyone else couldn't play as good as Amir, Misbah and Sarfraz?

Also..Misbah has been a savior against England, South Africa, Australia , NZ over the last many years. So, why the burn?

 

[Ellipsism]

Yasir back among wickets, Misbah playing a savior, Amir picking wickets.. I think all this tells more about the quality of West Indian side.

The current team is stronger than what India faced.

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Comprehension fail. I said with sarfaraz ( whose innings was probably better) I didn't compare. We needed both those inmings
If he'd chased one like akmal wudda and made 30 off 45 we wouldn't have got the same score.
He tried to ensure he stayed to the end

Yeah that was a sensible approach by him but in the end when he was batting with tailenders he needed to ensure thtat we score quickly and have plenty of overs to make sure we win this match... I think weve lost 15,16 overs which i dont think so will make a difference as far as we win this match...
\BUt if ends up in a draw people will question his innings..

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

Leave it . You're arguing with someone who hates Misbah.



So how come everyone else couldn't play as good as Amir, Misbah and Sarfraz?

Also..Misbah has been a savior against England, South Africa, Australia , NZ over the last many years. So, why the burn?

I dont hate Misbah I admire him but sometime I question his not so aggressive approach but on the same side I dont deserve to question his St rate as I have supported Ahmed Shehzad in the past a lot..

 

[Zak_Fan]

Leave it . You're arguing with someone who hates Misbah.



So how come everyone else couldn't play as good as Amir, Misbah and Sarfraz?

Also..Misbah has been a savior against England, South Africa, Australia , NZ over the last many years. So, why the burn?

No burn, I like Misbah. I am merely commenting on the timing of this thread. A series against current West Indian side does not reaffirm anything.

 

[Zak_Fan]

The current team is stronger than what India faced.

What India faced is irrelevant to the point I made brother. But even if it was relevant, many would argue that Samuels and Bravo playing made West Indies a stronger side.

 

[Mamoon]

Minus all the lives he got, yes, I agree.

It's [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] and knowing his posts; this was a sarcastic post..

I don't think so.

It wasn't a chanceless innings, but the pitch is not easy for batting and except for Sarfraz, all the middle-order batsmen have looked uncomfortable at the crease. Yes he could have played a little quicker, but he showed tremendous grit and the 83 runs that he added with the tail proved to be the difference. All in all, considering the context and match situation as well as his personal form, it was a wonderful knock. People are nitpicking because they have an axe to grind, because he didn't retire after the Australian tour.

 

[Abdullah]

Yeah that was a sensible approach by him but in the end when he was batting with tailenders he needed to ensure thtat we score quickly and have plenty of overs to make sure we win this match... I think weve lost 15,16 overs which i dont think so will make a difference as far as we win this match...
\BUt if ends up in a draw people will question his innings..

But we could have been 330 all out easily if he fell at anytime in the first 40 overs of the day!!
Then it's squeaky bum time later tonight

 

[munda_khi]

No burn, I like Misbah. I am merely commenting on the timing of this thread. A series against current West Indian side does not reaffirm anything.

as far as i understand Inzimam's inning against Bangladesh always refereed as one of his best.

 

[Hawkeye]

Talk nah, [MENTION=141839]moghul[/MENTION] [MENTION=133745]silent ischemia[/MENTION] .

King, like always shutting up his haters with his bat.

We're winning this match BECAUSE of him and Sarfi. The lone warrior, does it again.

 

[Pete Rose]

No. Went missing in his last four/five test matches before this.

 

[Hawkeye]

King does it in style again. When others were looking like clowns.

 

[shaz619]

King does it in style again. When others were looking like clowns.

Backhand Slap from Misbah

 

[idrizzy]

Misbah has played with pressure all his life whether it's from the media, fans or scorecard. Most definitely the best at handling it for sure.

 

[Hawkeye]

Backhand Slap from Misbah

Bro,

 

[pakistani pride]

Like a Boss.

 

[pakistani pride]

After misbah wins 1 more test this thread calls for a big mac gif.

 

[Hasan123]

Another sad day for the haters.

 

[shaz619]

Bro,

) that's incredible

 

[ExpressPacer]

[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=139150]aliasad1998[/MENTION] a collapse was on the cards even today despite having to chase only 30.. And the KING saves us yet again. When will you guys stop hating on the great man?

 

[Sachin136]

Misbah has played with pressure all his life whether it's from the media, fans or scorecard. Most definitely the best at handling it for sure.

Almost every player in an international team faces pressure from the media or fans.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=139150]aliasad1998[/MENTION] a collapse was on the cards even today despite having to chase only 30.. And the KING saves us yet again. When will you guys stop hating on the great man?

When do I hate on him? I have supported Misbah many times and criticized him when he deserved it. When I said stop it on this thread I was talking specifically to hawkeye

 

[Square Drive]

It wasn't a chanceless innings, but the pitch is not easy for batting and except for Sarfraz, all the middle-order batsmen have looked uncomfortable at the crease. Yes he could have played a little quicker, but he showed tremendous grit and the 83 runs that he added with the tail proved to be the difference. All in all, considering the context and match situation as well as his personal form, it was a wonderful knock. People are nitpicking because they have an axe to grind, because he didn't retire after the Australian tour.

Agreed.

I was dead serious btw, when I said "minus the chances he got".

Still gutted for Misbah regarding his missed ton. Shouldn't have ran 2 there.

 

[shaz619]

That is my tribute song for Misbah ul Haq [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] he's still a young troubadour for us!

 

[shaz619]

Agreed.

I was dead serious btw, when I said "minus the chances he got".

Still gutted for Misbah regarding his missed ton. Shouldn't have ran 2 there.

Probably in the top 3 greatest Misbah knocks ever, special player. I want to coin a new game for him, THE MAGIC MAN [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] [MENTION=47617]Red Devil[/MENTION]

 

[shaz619]

He thoroughly deserved the MOM award for his 99* but good for Yasir could do with a confidence booster

 

[Hasan123]

[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=139150]aliasad1998[/MENTION] a collapse was on the cards even today despite having to chase only 30.. And the KING saves us yet again. When will you guys stop hating on the great man?

Alisad1998 is fine. Syed1 will critizce Misbah at any chance he gets.

 

[idrizzy]

Almost every player in an international team faces pressure from the media or fans.

Not every player. Dhoni had his critics but he was known as a 'finisher' which is something positive. Misbah was known as 'tuk tuk'.
When Misbah took over the side it was from the controversial Lords test which had all the spotlights on Pakistan. He handled that well off field and on the field with a calm demeanour. His batting approach was always questioned but he's won us more matches than any other captain with both bat and tactics (in tests). Was never truly loved by the fans as per Afridi and was never given credit because of his defensiveness. Always had to bail the Pak side after a collapse due to shoddy openers. He carried that burden. Pressure everywhere. If only he was in the ODI side with Haris and Babar would he really be a Pollard-esque big hitter #6 as he's shown he can do. Ah well.

 

[Big Mac]

That is my tribute song for Misbah ul Haq [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] he's still a young troubadour for us!

I am going to buy the biggest speakers I can find and blast this song as my entrance music when I walk out to bat this weekend

 

[Hawkeye]

Dayem.

Proving it again why he's one of the best. Two ducks already in the top order!

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Two times continuously stranded on 99. Proves why he one of the worst players under pressure

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Two times continuously stranded on 99. Proves why he one of the worst players under pressure

210 runs in 3 innings, what a trash post.

 

[Hawkeye]

Two times continuously stranded on 99. Proves why he one of the worst players under pressure

LOL do you understand cricket?

You're telling me, two back to back 99 when the team was down is not doing good? Or doing good under pressure?

 

[Big Mac]

LOL do you understand cricket?

You're telling me, two back to back 99 when the team was down is not doing good? Or doing good under pressure?

He's one of those guys you should ignore.