Misbah-ul-Haq's invincible record against England

[Hawkeye]

Something incredible, don't think any Asian captain has ever achieved this against a top ranked overseas side.

Misbah has captained against England in 10 test matches and won 7 of them! Plus haven't lost a single series. (credits [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] )

This when England was ranked the number 1 team, then one of the top ranked teams, and again recently when it was arguably number one again.

They've been whipping boys of team Misbah all these years.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

And he's lost only 2,too!

 

[Big Mac]

I need to double check this but I have a feeling he might be the only captain in test history to whitewash both England and Australia.

 

[Major]

White wash against both england and australia. What a legend

 

[szrana007]

I need to double check this but I have a feeling he might be the only captain in test history to whitewash both England and Australia.

Thats true.

 

[fasihulhaq94]

well we have made english our whipping boys!

 

[Big Mac]

My two biggest regrets from Misbah's captaincy:

1) Never played a test series against India

2) That Australian test series was only two test matches, because they would have been beaten so badly that all the Aussies would have retired and there would be no pay dispute with CA right now.

Remember how we battered the Aussies by 221 runs, and then 356 runs, with an attack of Rahat Ali (6 tests), Zulfi Baba (2 tests) and Imran Khan and Yasir Shah on debut? Hafeez was the most senior bowler And there were STILL a couple of people having a moan about run-rates and defensive captaincy because Misbah didn't enforce the follow-on

I love reading through old match threads

Blessing in disguise! Now for god sake send in sarfraz, but knowing misbah selfishness he will come up himself to score some easy slow runs.

Kudos to [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION]

Shoot me in the face or I'll do it myself.

Actually, I'll live on. Misbah is going to pull an Afridi here.

The real fun starts here once Misbah arrived at the crease

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...ia-2nd-Test-2-11-2014-Abu-Dhabi-l-Day-4/page3


Indians were loving it

I'm dead laughing.
Out of all the people Misbah does a boom boom.

Looks like EA cricket. or Ashes cricket. But no, this is real. Test cricket. The highest level that there is.

Negative Nancy himself was loving it

This is the greatest performance by Pakistan in Test cricket I've ever seen.

Even the Aussies were loving it!

So selfish defeatist captain just scored the fastest fifty in Test history? Well that will liven up this forum

Calling WL635 and Savak!

And this is the true miracle, it was so incredible that the haters forgot that they were haters

haha , this is fun!

Come on Misbah..let's do it.

Haters Gonna hate. Misbah.. What a Man!!!

What a time to be alive

 

[Slog]

My two biggest regrets from Misbah's captaincy:

1) Never played a test series against India

2) That Australian test series was only two test matches, because they would have been beaten so badly that all the Aussies would have retired and there would be no pay dispute with CA right now.

Remember how we battered the Aussies by 221 runs, and then 356 runs, with an attack of Rahat Ali (6 tests), Zulfi Baba (2 tests) and Imran Khan and Yasir Shah on debut? Hafeez was the most senior bowler And there were STILL a couple of people having a moan about run-rates and defensive captaincy because Misbah didn't enforce the follow-on

I love reading through old match threads





Kudos to [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION]



The real fun starts here once Misbah arrived at the crease

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...ia-2nd-Test-2-11-2014-Abu-Dhabi-l-Day-4/page3


Indians were loving it





Negative Nancy himself was loving it



Even the Aussies were loving it!



And this is the true miracle, it was so incredible that the haters forgot that they were haters







What a time to be alive

The 2-0 over Australia is arguably the most one sided series in the history of test cricket including against minnows.

It was a phainty for the ages. Never have I seen such utter destruction.

Chris Rogers said in an interview last year that he's never felt so inadequate after a game of cricket and it was 'men against boys.'

 

[Hawkeye]

My two biggest regrets from Misbah's captaincy:

1) Never played a test series against India

2) That Australian test series was only two test matches, because they would have been beaten so badly that all the Aussies would have retired and there would be no pay dispute with CA right now.

Remember how we battered the Aussies by 221 runs, and then 356 runs, with an attack of Rahat Ali (6 tests), Zulfi Baba (2 tests) and Imran Khan and Yasir Shah on debut? Hafeez was the most senior bowler And there were STILL a couple of people having a moan about run-rates and defensive captaincy because Misbah didn't enforce the follow-on

I love reading through old match threads





Kudos to [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION]



The real fun starts here once Misbah arrived at the crease

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...ia-2nd-Test-2-11-2014-Abu-Dhabi-l-Day-4/page3


Indians were loving it





Negative Nancy himself was loving it



Even the Aussies were loving it!



And this is the true miracle, it was so incredible that the haters forgot that they were haters







What a time to be alive

LOL ) )

Another complete ownage, you're on a roll these days man!

The 2-0 over Australia is arguably the most one sided series in the history of test cricket including against minnows.

It was a phainty for the ages. Never have I seen such utter destruction.

Chris Rogers said in an interview last year that he's never felt so inadequate after a game of cricket and it was 'men against boys.'

Mitchell Johsnon was nullified, and then the beating that 'Nice Garry' and O'Keefe got.. they would've been massaging that for months.

 

[Bilal7]

^ [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] predicted a series win for Australia.

Imagine if Ajmal had been able to join in on the fun. I also remember how upset Clarke was throughout that series. Poor Smith was trying to be nice to Azhar and Clarke shuts him up by saying "he has no friends here, his friends are up there" or something to that effect.

 

[ExplicitAI]

The first Test series I've watched against England was the one in the UAE where we whitewashed them 3-0, easily one of the most nerve wracking ones I've been anticipating before the series started because many people were saying how we were gonna lose against Eng since they were number 1 and that we only played against WI and Zim as of recent. After that Test series Misbah came of age as Test captain.

 

[shaz619]

Misbah ul Haq is the only Asian Captain to win 4 or more Test matches against England [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] and has the distinction of holding an unbeaten record over the empire. England have not been able to beat Pakistan in a Test away from home and have not won a series against Pakistan since 2010.

 

[shaz619]

My two biggest regrets from Misbah's captaincy:

1) Never played a test series against India

2) That Australian test series was only two test matches, because they would have been beaten so badly that all the Aussies would have retired and there would be no pay dispute with CA right now.

Remember how we battered the Aussies by 221 runs, and then 356 runs, with an attack of Rahat Ali (6 tests), Zulfi Baba (2 tests) and Imran Khan and Yasir Shah on debut? Hafeez was the most senior bowler And there were STILL a couple of people having a moan about run-rates and defensive captaincy because Misbah didn't enforce the follow-on

I love reading through old match threads



Kudos to [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION]



The real fun starts here once Misbah arrived at the crease

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...ia-2nd-Test-2-11-2014-Abu-Dhabi-l-Day-4/page3


Indians were loving it





Negative Nancy himself was loving it



Even the Aussies were loving it!



And this is the true miracle, it was so incredible that the haters forgot that they were haters







What a time to be alive

[MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] it's really strange and a big de ja vu but it may have been during exam period or somehow I just awoke early around 6am having slept around 2 or 3am doing late night work but I did awake on that day vey early and had an instinctive feeling to tune into the game while I lay in bed half a sleep but then Misbah who had scored roughly 20-30 runs was smashing the aussies all over the place would awaken me, almost as if the ball came through my laptop stream when he'd smash peter siddle over his head for a big 6; he'd go on to equal the fastest hundred record and not not many folk in the UK can say they watched it live given the timings but am so lucky!

 

[Big Mac]

Misbah ul Haq is the only Asian Captain to win 4 or more Test matches against England [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] and has the distinction of holding an unbeaten record over the empire. England have not been able to beat Pakistan in a Test away from home and have not won a series against Pakistan since 2010.

Did you see this one?

I read the best away tests related stat ever this morning, especially fitting in light of Pakistan being recently freed from the yoke of Misbah's cowardly, defensive captaincy.

Since Misbah took over the captaincy in late 2010, the Saffers have comfortably the best away W/L ratio and the lowest away run rate.

Pakistan have the second best W/L ratio, third lowest run rate.

#Aggression

But we have to score quicker )

 

[shaz619]

Did you see this one?



But we have to score quicker )

I read that during lunch time ) munching on lamb kebab sandwich it was almost as if I was eating all the jobbers we've buried over the last couple of days, and as agatha christie once said; AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

 

[On_the_up]

Misbah gave us "closure" from the spot fixing debacle.

Unbeaten against the same team througout his tenure.

Scored a key 100 and 10 pushups for good measure at the very ground (Lords), next time we played there, with Amir taking the final wkt of the match (poetic justice).

Thanks for the memories Misbah.

 

[Big Mac]

I read that during lunch time ) munching on lamb kebab sandwich it was almost as if I was eating all the jobbers we've buried over the last couple of days, and as agatha christie once said; AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

All these people who have spent years writing essay length POTW-bait posts full of complete bullcrap with nothing to support them except mealy mouthed words like "aggression", "intent", "defensive", "modern cricket" and when you begin to look at any of the facts it all falls apart

Poor guys can't handle the fact that reality itself has a Misbah bias )

 

[msb314]

The 2-0 over Australia is arguably the most one sided series in the history of test cricket including against minnows.

It was a phainty for the ages. Never have I seen such utter destruction.

Chris Rogers said in an interview last year that he's never felt so inadequate after a game of cricket and it was 'men against boys.'

How about NZ's tour of Pakistan in 2002.

I believe we absolutely destroyed them in that series when Inzy scored his 329. Akhtar was on fire back then tool. Unfortunately - the 2nd Test was cancelled due to a bomb explosion.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63989.html

 

[Big Mac]

How about NZ's tour of Pakistan in 2002.

I believe we absolutely destroyed them in that series when Inzy scored his 329. Akhtar was on fire back then tool. Unfortunately - the 2nd Test was cancelled due to a bomb explosion.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63989.html

Nah.

There is no delicate way to put this. Australia's bowling in the UAE has been the team's worst ever in a series. That is not subjective hyperbole but measurable fact. And here are the numbers that confirm it.

Before this tour, Australia had played 210 Test series. Their worst collective bowling average for any one of those series came when India toured in 1985-86 and drew all three Tests. Allan Border's men claimed 26 victims at an average of 62.46 per wicket.

Pretty bad, huh? Well, get this.

In the UAE, the Australian bowlers have collectively picked up 20 wickets across the series at an average of 80.15 per wicket. Never in their 137-year Test history have Australia leaked so many runs per wicket in a series, including one-off Tests. Never have they even come close.

It is nearly twice as bad as when they were crushed 4-0 last year in India, where each breakthrough cost them 43.80 runs. It is worse than India's worst, than Pakistan's worst, than England's worst, than West Indies' worst, and much worse than South Africa's worst. They have been so toothless it is hard to imagine they ever had teeth at all.

"I want to take 20 wickets," Michael Clarke said before this series began. He meant in a Test, not a series.

It is literally the biggest phainty Australia have ever received.

 

[msb314]

Misbah ul Haq is the only Asian Captain to win 4 or more Test matches against England [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] and has the distinction of holding an unbeaten record over the empire. England have not been able to beat Pakistan in a Test away from home and have not won a series against Pakistan since 2010.

Dhoni has as well.

India beat England 2-0 when they toured India in 2008/09.

Although India then lost a home Test series to England 1-2 in 2012 - they still managed a win in the 1st Test.

Finally - Dhoni's final Test win as captain against England occured during the 2nd Test at Lord's in 2014.

 

[Big Mac]

Dhoni has as well.

India beat England 2-0 when they toured India in 2008/09.

Although India then lost a home Test series to England 1-2 in 2012 - they still managed a win in the 1st Test.

Finally - Dhoni's final Test win as captain against England occured during the 2nd Test at Lord's in 2014.

Dhoni won 3 tests against England. Chennai 2008, Ahmedabad 2012 and Lords 2014.


Kohli has won 4.

 

[msb314]

Dhoni won 3 tests against England. Chennai 2008, Ahmedabad 2012 and Lords 2014.


Kohli has won 4.

Yes you are right - they draw the Mohali Test in 2008.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Haha nice read but come on man I am not a hater.

 

[JibranAnsari]

My two biggest regrets from Misbah's captaincy:

1) Never played a test series against India

2) That Australian test series was only two test matches, because they would have been beaten so badly that all the Aussies would have retired and there would be no pay dispute with CA right now.

Remember how we battered the Aussies by 221 runs, and then 356 runs, with an attack of Rahat Ali (6 tests), Zulfi Baba (2 tests) and Imran Khan and Yasir Shah on debut? Hafeez was the most senior bowler And there were STILL a couple of people having a moan about run-rates and defensive captaincy because Misbah didn't enforce the follow-on

I love reading through old match threads



Kudos to [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION]



The real fun starts here once Misbah arrived at the crease

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...ia-2nd-Test-2-11-2014-Abu-Dhabi-l-Day-4/page3


Indians were loving it





Negative Nancy himself was loving it



Even the Aussies were loving it!



And this is the true miracle, it was so incredible that the haters forgot that they were haters







What a time to be alive

Fun read man but come on man i am.not a hater.

 

[msb314]

Nah.





It is literally the biggest phainty Australia have ever received.

Waisay is it the worst bowling average of all time in ANY test series played?

 

[Hasan123]

Brilliant record

 

[Mamoon]

^ [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] predicted a series win for Australia.

Imagine if Ajmal had been able to join in on the fun. I also remember how upset Clarke was throughout that series. Poor Smith was trying to be nice to Azhar and Clarke shuts him up by saying "he has no friends here, his friends are up there" or something to that effect.

That was the most dominant performance by Pakistan in any Test series as far as I can remember. A shame that we haven't come close to replicating it though. Following that series, we drew vs New Zealand, lost a Test vs the West Indies and beat England but where literally minutes away from losing a Test.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Everyone has there own opinions but I will always stand by the fact that Misbah is arguably one of the greatest captains of all time. Leagues ahead of other Asian captains without a doubt. Maybe only IK is ahead of him. Kardar, Akram, Ranatunga, Dev, Ganguli, Dhoni aren't even worth the dirt on his shoes. The way he utilized average cricketers with little or no talent speaks of his abilities as captain and man management.

 

[Mamoon]

Nonetheless, underestimating a team in home/favorable conditions is never a great idea, reminds me of [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION] predicting a 2-1 win for Pakistan in Australia with Yasir running circles around them.

 

[Amjid Javed]

We should wheel Misbah back out as captain when we tour england again )

 

[shaz619]

Dhoni has as well.

India beat England 2-0 when they toured India in 2008/09.

Although India then lost a home Test series to England 1-2 in 2012 - they still managed a win in the 1st Test.

Finally - Dhoni's final Test win as captain against England occured during the 2nd Test at Lord's in 2014.

Misbah ul Haq is the only Asian Captain to win 5 or more Test matches against England [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] and has the distinction of holding an unbeaten record over the empire. England have not been able to beat Pakistan in a Test away from home and have not won a series against Pakistan since 2010.

What you gotta say about that now?

 

[shaz619]

Nonetheless, underestimating a team in home/favorable conditions is never a great idea, reminds me of [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION] predicting a 2-1 win for Pakistan in Australia with Yasir running circles around them.

Allah ni marzi Mamoon, am sorry Pakistan/Misbah have this record over your beloved crumpet eating silver spoons

 

[shaz619]

Everyone has there own opinions but I will always stand by the fact that Misbah is arguably one of the greatest captains of all time. Leagues ahead of other Asian captains without a doubt. Maybe only IK is ahead of him. Kardar, Akram, Ranatunga, Dev, Ganguli, Dhoni aren't even worth the dirt on his shoes. The way he utilized average cricketers with little or no talent speaks of his abilities as captain and man management.

Agree with your post, although Kardar deserves more respect; respected historians/experts rate him highly although Misbah does top their list

 

[shaz619]

We should wheel Misbah back out as captain when we tour england again )

) high 5

These guys with superior domestic structure, talunt and facilities have been owned repeatedly by a team that was severely handicapped on many levels; sorry again [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

 

[Bilal7]

Nonetheless, underestimating a team in home/favorable conditions is never a great idea, reminds me of [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION] predicting a 2-1 win for Pakistan in Australia with Yasir running circles around them.

Pakistan came within 40 runs and one good bowling performance from fulfilling that prophecy.

It wasn't that you were wrong about the series result. It was that you were predicting doom and gloom for Pakistan, when the reality was much different.

 

[Bilal7]

Everyone has there own opinions but I will always stand by the fact that Misbah is arguably one of the greatest captains of all time. Leagues ahead of other Asian captains without a doubt. Maybe only IK is ahead of him. Kardar, Akram, Ranatunga, Dev, Ganguli, Dhoni aren't even worth the dirt on his shoes. The way he utilized average cricketers with little or no talent speaks of his abilities as captain and man management.

He had access to the best spinner in the world throughout his tenure along with an ATG batting master so that last sentence is not true.

His man-management does shine through in the way he kept everyone on board and did not suffer any humiliating controversy while he was in charge.

Pakistan's greatest captains:

1) Imran Khan (undisputed)
2) Misbah ul Haq
3) Inzamam ul Haq