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Azhar might get Babar out here - he was probably 15 or 16 when Babar joined him.
Babar throws it away again
They should have really started upping the tempo a while back... the wicket is great to bat on.. only making things much easier for us batting this way..No, it'll look self boasting, if I say that I could see this. With a 67 deficit, you can't bat for 75 minutes on one score. New ball I understand, but 40 overs old ball, tiered attack & sun shining in 3rd session of a tight Test - you can't bat like that.
It made sense for the first 20 or so overs, but this is getting ridiculous. The sun is out and the front line bowlers are tired... our only wicket taking option now is Wagner.I have seen such a slow approach by any test team. RR 1.47
They should have really started upping the tempo a while back... the wicket is great to bat on.. only making things much easier for us batting this way..
It made sense for the first 20 or so overs, but this is getting ridiculous. The sun is out and the front line bowlers are tired... our only wicket taking option now is Wagner.
Pakistan would be all over this NZ side, if they actually started to bat.inspired batting
Saw it coming. "The ATG" being exposed as we are not playing in the UAE.
Saw it coming. "The ATG" being exposed as we are not playing in the UAE.
No, it'll look self boasting, if I say that I could see this. With a 67 deficit, you can't bat for 75 minutes on one score. New ball I understand, but 40 overs old ball, tiered attack & sun shining in 3rd session of a tight Test - you can't bat like that.
At least he didn't waste balls like Azhar Ali.
Lack of stroke players?Pakistan's problem is like the exact opposite of Australia's problem
Well he is and he's on the crease while Babar isn't.. I would say Azhar has shown why he has been so successful in Test matches, Babar doesn't look like a number 3 if he can't duck on bouncers..
What is wrong with you
So basically Pak are now 3/3. They need to score 150runs from here to have a chance
So far, Imran Khan is still our best Test captain of all time.
Saw it coming. "The ATG" being exposed as we are not playing in the UAE.
right because not like he scored a double ton in England or anything![]()
right because not like he scored a double ton in England or anything![]()
right because not like he scored a double ton in England or anything![]()
Game is not won for staying on the wicket - in that case Boycott would have been Bradman & Akash Chopra would have played 100 Tests & Viv Richards would have been a slogger. Babar has technical issues, which he has to work on, but that has nothing to do on what we are discussing here. I give you a proposition - PAK might make a match of 200 - now which is easier here - batting 150 overs at 1.7 rate or somehow scoring 267? Last time Azhar scored 91 in similar situation till 8th man out - that didn't work.
I appreciate his opening effort, but batting with ZERO intention never helps, particularly from deficit. Azhar is extremely successful Test player, Fawad would have been one as well in ODI - still averages 45+ @ close to 80 SR.
After failing in 6 innings.
Tomorrow morning batting will not be easy, Pakistan cannot afford to bat so slow. Runs will matter in the end.
And anchored the six highest chase in TEST HISTORY in SL....Where apparently the Aussies were just recently butchered 3-0 !! Yup Younis is definitely overrated !! just has 33 hundreds and 53.xx average
I love it how conveniently you ignored the fact that he failed in six innings before that double hundred.
Just to add to that, he has failed in last 14 out of 16 innings outside Asia.
Lets just look at it one session at a time.. we won't be batting tomorrow if we get all out today
YK still remains an ATG. Numbers don't lie. Go whine elsewhere. Got an absolute peach of a delivery today.
Its just that anyone with a MIsbah school of thought of batting is frowned upon.. it has worked for him why does he need to change? He doesn't.. neither does Misbah, it has brought them success and as long as Pakistan plays well I don't think it should bother anyone
YK still remains an ATG. Numbers don't lie. Go whine elsewhere. Got an absolute peach of a delivery today.