New Zealand Invitation XI v Pakistanis | Tour Match | Queenstown | Nov 18-20

[PapaBear]

Everyone bashes the hell outta him when he makes the call, and then praises him by calling him a genius. iQuit

That was my first post, I didn't criticize Yousuf, others did..and I was being a tiny bit cynical, having said that I like captains who try out different bowlers and use some ingenuity when nothing is happening.

 

[sali]

If Rauf plays, who will sit out? Gul or Asif? Can't leave Ameer and Ajmal out. Pak will pick only 4 specialist bowlers with Shoib Malik as a back up.

 

[PapaBear]

He(captain) should bring himself on now

 

[PapaBear]

If Rauf plays, who will sit out? Gul or Asif? Can't leave Ameer and Ajmal out. Pak will pick only 4 specialist bowlers with Shoib Malik as a back up.

Rauf should sit out,

 

[PapaBear]

Fawad is getting a good run here, perhaps bring Asif back on now.
Kaneria's 50 came in 22 overs, not so bad..he is like a workhorse, if others had bowled these overs they would have given away +100 runs in 22 overs.

 

[PapaBear]

3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls (TG McIntosh 35, GD Elliott 16, Ex 1)

 

[Kriketer]

Very disappointing. I wonder if Asif and Rauf are feeling fine. Hope there's no injury scare or anything. Why else Yosuf wouldn't use them is beyond anyone's mind!

 

[mmkextreme_1]

I wonder why Asif and Rauf are not bowling..maybe Yousuf has realized that the pitch is a batting paradise..or Asif and Rauf are certain beginners in the final XI!

 

[PapaBear]

I wonder why Asif and Rauf are not bowling..maybe Yousuf has realized that the pitch is a batting paradise..or Asif and Rauf are certain beginners in the final XI!

You are probably right!! But I like when our second rate bowlers can give less than 4 runs per over.

 

[PapaBear]

On the other hand I don't understand why Rauf has owled only 6 overs, may be injury?

 

[PapaBear]

Drinks break..

 

[PapaBear]

Rauf is back..

 

[12thMan]

Drinks break..

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[insaaniyat]

On the other hand I don't understand why Rauf has owled only 6 overs, may be injury?

What do you expect from a new captain. Absolutely no imagination.

 

[PapaBear]

no score update for the last 20 min. probably bad light has stopped play,

 

[mmkextreme_1]

no score update for the last 20 min. probably bad light has stopped play,

its says match is over..and that the match has been drawn..which is stupid..its a practice..play the whole time!

 

[iafzal]

Moyo wants to make sure he does not have to make difficult decisions. If he had Abdul Rauf bowl a few more overs who knows he may have bagged 3-4 more wkts and then Moyo had to make a difficult decion who to drop from Gul, Asif and Aamer to make room for Abdul Rauf.

 

[Sheikh]

Strange. Rauf bowling 6 and Arafat just a few more. Surely they both didn't pick up injuries? Wonder what the reasoning was.

Still disappointing our bowling was so ineffective. Actually, it's disappointing our batting folded in 70-odd overs. We did twice as much bowling than batting, and that's our own fault.

Very much undercooked going into the first test.

 

[PapaBear]

and we rested our best bowlers, so all in all a pathetic preparation for a test match

 

[Zaid23]

rauf has actually injured himself and has been adviced rest....so tht was the reason y he didnt bowl....geo just mentioned it.....so tht means its Asif,Aamer and Gul for first test

 

[Ayyub]

my bowling line up will be :- asif , aamer , rauf if injured then gul and last ajmal and part timers alam and malik .

 

[Osman]

poor preparation for a 3 match series ....the batsman got only one innings to bat and bear in mind this is a 3 match series in New Zealand in early season .... very poor