Offical Thread (day 1) - 2nd test WI v Pak @ Jamaica [2/6/05]

[Hash]

come on Shoaib!

you can pull through bhai! I know you can.

 

[Shoaib A]

yea nice going...

 

[Shayan]

Malik's into double figures!

 

[Amjid Javed]

come on Shoaib!

you can pull through bhai! I know you can.

inshallah, otherwise its back to hafeez

pak 40/1

 

[Daoud]

Younis Khan playing well.. looking for the singles..

MALIK HITS A 4.. A PROPER 4.. NOT AN EDGE!!

Allah ka bohot Shukkar

 

[Usman]

Look guys Malik has improved a great deal since he started playing the game, ofcourse he is not perfect but he will improve. What you can see now is nerves and pressure to perform but this guy is extreemly talented and as I write he hits a 4. Come on cheer him on here!

 

[Hydro]

maliks hits a NO-EDGE 4 for once

 

[Shoaib A]

 

[Amjid Javed]

2 for YK around the corner

 

[Shayan]

excellent running from these 2.

 

[Raz]

come on Shoaib!

you can pull through bhai! I know you can.

inshallah, otherwise its back to hafeez

pak 40/1

Amjid you promised never to mock Hafeez ever again after seeing him bat in the 20/20 matches

 

[Hydro]

younis hits it to fine leg for 2

 

[Shayan]

Malik beaten outside off. Very good ball.

 

[Hash]

I don't think he is mocking Hafeez.

I agree with Amjid. Hafeez is one of the finest genuine openers Pakistan has ever had. Amjid is being serious, as am I.

 

[Shoaib A]

looking like odi cricket now for me....but the cool thing the runs are coming and thats good

 

[mumtaz]

yeah hafeez was never given an extended run in tests

 

[Amjid Javed]

RAZ, hafeez was never an odi batsmen!

however his 17 off 323 balls wud do nicely in tests!

rmbr he only played 3 tests....!

sadly they persisted with him in wrong format!

 

[Shayan]

I still can't believe they dropped Butt..

 

[Shoaib A]

yea thats right...Hafeez was a gr8 one for tests

 

[Pathan007]

y butt has a license that he cannot be dropped?

 

[Officer Barbrady]

Why do people think Hafeez would do well in tests? Does inability to score mean you are a good test player? Have a look at his FC stats for a start.

 

[Hash]

Hafeez would be a better test batsman than Dravid

 

[Amir_rulez]

To go with Malik is a good choice.... but to drop Salman... doesnt seem too smart thing to do.

 

[Daoud]

To go with Malik is a good choice.... but to drop Salman... doesnt seem too smart thing to do.

Bit of an understatement. Its MADNESS

 

[Shayan]

y butt has a license that he cannot be dropped?

No, its just that he is a genuine rising star for Pakistan cricket. After that tour of Australia, i'm sure many of us felt that he had totally established himself as an opener. Its disappointing to see that he's being treated just like so many of our previous openers.

 

[Usman]

What I don't understand is why is Yasir given so many chances when he has such a huge flaw??? He gets out chassing a wide ball every time so why is he still in the team??? I don't agree Hafeez is a brilliant opener because he is not but Yasir just takes the mick! Is he still getting credit for his centuries against Bangladesh???

 

[Raz]

Malik gone!

 

[Shayan]

Malik gone, edged behind.

 

[Amjid Javed]

fisherman 2 gone

pak 43/2

 

[Shayan]

So.. what are the odds of us having a different opening pair for the second innings? Maybe Afridi and Hameed? lol.

 

[Daoud]

Malik gone!

And so am I - to sleep that is. No shorts eating or no need to purchase a fisherman costume. Thats how predictable they were

 

[Raz]

Malik shouldnt have walked! If he hadnt he still would have been there

 

[Pathan007]

fisherman ka baccha giya

 

[Shayan]

Malik walked I think, umpire wasn't gonna give him, and the bowler and keeper weren't really that interested.

 

[Usman]

Walks before given!!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

inzi almost out lbw...

looking dodgy 2!

 

[Shoaib A]

Malik just out, not gr8.....played a bad stroke

 

[mumtaz]

well pakistanis dont get credit for it but most of them walk while it was made such a big deal when gilchrist started to walk.

the ones that come to mind are butt, malik, afridi and akmal.

 

[Officer Barbrady]

May be the PP criticism got to Malik and he decided enough is enough.

 

[Usman]

Makes me really angry!!! Remember what Gayle and Sarwan did they didn't walk so why did Malik espiecially when the bowler wasn't interested

 

[Raz]

Is anyone else not getting a signal on sky sports?

 

[Daoud]

May be the PP criticism got to Malik and he decided enough is enough.

)
Thats what Amits would have said if Sehwag got out and he was being bagged out this much

 

[Officer Barbrady]

13.5 Collymore to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, huge shout as Inzamam offered
no shot and was very close on the off and umpire Shepherd says no

Was he playing forward?

 

[mumtaz]

its just a personal thing some players have and there are quite a number of them in the pakistan team.

 

[Amjid Javed]

two 4s for yk who looks good!

 

[Shoaib A]

younis looking good for me....real test player...

 

[Shayan]

I don't think Malik realised that bowler, keeper, and umpire weren't interested. He just saw the keeper catch it and walked away immediately assuming he'd be given.

 

[Usman]

Inzi of the mark

 

[Pathan007]

where is the guy who was putting money on malik 50????/// DDDDDDddd

 

[Shayan]

Is anyone else not getting a signal on sky sports?

Yeah Raz, i'm watching it on Sporting Streams, its all screwed up at the moment.

 

[mumtaz]

I don't think Malik realised that bowler, keeper, and umpire weren't interested. He just saw the keeper catch it and walked away immediately assuming he'd be given.

u would always see butt, malik, afridi and akmal walk!! anytime they are out they never look at the umpire.

 

[Imy]

Malik did his job no matter what ,he stayed in for fifteen overs and took th shine off the ball, not like butt and yasir three 4 and then get out

 

[161]

BW needs to make it an official policy - NO WALKING - if our opponents don't walk we shouldn't either.

 

[Hydro]

2 off the over

Pakistan 1st Ing 53-2 (16.0 Ovs)

 

[Aurangzeb]

inzi's having some trouble out there...

 

[Nauman]

Malik did his job no matter what ,he stayed in for fifteen overs and took th shine off the ball, not like butt and yasir three 4 and then get out

Well he would have gotten out alot earlier anyways its nothing to his credit that luck was with him.

 

[mumtaz]

federer against nadal about to begin......for any tennis fans out there.........french open final before the final!!

 

[Hydro]

inzi gets 2 runs

 

[Shoaib A]

hope that he is settled soon....

 

[shan]

we need 600 runs

and then hope for the best

 

[Raz]

federer against nadal about to begin......for any tennis fans out there.........french open final before the final!!

What a match thats gonna be! Nadal is such an impressive player! Yought match this for Federer

 

[Hydro]

2 runs to inzi

 

[shan]

we need 100 from inzy if we gona win 100 from younis won't do any thing

 

[whyhkk]

We need both of them to get a 100 and then afridi can come and demoralize the WI bowling

 

[shan]

We need both of them to get a 100 and then afridi can come and demoralize the WI bowling

i will prefer 100 from inzy then younis

when ever he made 100 pakistan win

 

[Amjid Javed]

4 for inzi off his legs

pak 67/2

 

[Awesome Anjum]

signal challa gaya

 

[shan]

why pakistan is in hurry?

we got bad start and still run rate is 3.5

 

[shan]

younis khan only can play well with inzy with out inzy he's average player

 

[Usman]

A bit harsh shan, in the last match there was no inzi or yohanna so he had a lot of pressure on him as he was basically the middle order with hardly any support.

 

[Hydro]

hits 2 run then another 2

 

[shan]

A bit harsh shan, in the last match there was no inzi or yohanna so he had a lot of pressure on him as he was basically the middle order with hardly any support.

tell me one thing he have ever made 50 or 100 in recent times with out yoyo and inzy? NO

when ever he made 50 or 100 it was only posible because there was yoyo and inzy at other hand

 

[Amjid Javed]

pak 75/2

just got be careful with running between wkts

 

[Muddaser]

younis khan only can play well with inzy with out inzy he's average player

He is looking more comfortable than Inzamam at the crease.

Probably has the best defense of all our batsmen.

 

[Amjid Javed]

LBW appeal v YK not given

 

[Amjid Javed]

younis khan only can play well with inzy with out inzy he's average player

He is looking more comfortable than Inzamam at the crease.

Probably has the best defense of all our batsmen.

its not hard is it...!

 

[Usman]

A bit harsh shan, in the last match there was no inzi or yohanna so he had a lot of pressure on him as he was basically the middle order with hardly any support.

tell me one thing he have ever made 50 or 100 in recent times with out yoyo and inzy? NO

when ever he made 50 or 100 it was only posible because there was yoyo and inzy at other hand

Yes true but is there any other player in our line up who can stick around for a long time? Thats why he has only scored big when Inzi or yoyo are there, if anyone else had stuck around in the last match he could have scored big.

 

[Amjid Javed]

lovely crisp drive by inzi of king for 4

pak 79/2

top shot by inzi

 

[Usman]

younis khan only can play well with inzy with out inzy he's average player

He is looking more comfortable than Inzamam at the crease.

Probably has the best defense of all our batsmen.

its not hard is it...!

) ) )

 

[Amjid Javed]

lovely lovely shot by YK... superb cover drive for 4 off king

pak 84/2