Let’s leave it now, just do dua that he does well from now until the day he retires.
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Let’s leave it now, just do dua that he does well from now until the day he retires.
I remember seeing a clip of him in the nets then, he looked in real good touch.
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Thank god no more Asad shafiq Tendulkar a 1 inning wonder boy.
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That was also against South Africa if I’m not mistaken. Sanga and Jaya are absolute legends.
He tried his best, but let’s not jinx someone by putting down the others. Let’s just complement him for his knocks here.
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Lets enjoy fawad for fawad and not needless comparisions.
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Misbah is the one who picked him. And the batting order was a little packed when Misbah was still captain. But when MisYou retired and Inzi was chief selector? No excuse. Inzi is the one who wasted 3-4 years of Fawad’s career.
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Yes there is no point bringing the past, whatever injustice happened to him. But it makes your blood boil if you see something like this happening to someone.
And its coming from an Indian.
Good luck to him.
Yep exactly.
I wanted to write the same but did not bother as Misbah has too many other flaws to defend and I do not have time.
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test match in rawalpindi in this season was never a good idea , should have arranged in multan. I guess security was a big concern.
Mate it warms my heart that Indians like you, Rahul Dravid (huge honour) and Wasim jaffer brought him up. Honestly thanks and this is what I wanna see from Fawad. Maybe these are his wonder years and he bats till 42 (based on his fitness he could certainly achieve that).
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Looks like rain delay for a while.
Yep, if we were in NZ this would’ve been gone in 10 mins. Maybe invest in proper drainage at Rawalpindi.
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Guys do we have any series between this one and the england one in June? Can’t seem to find how this year looks like for Pakistan
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How bad is the rain? Wanna see Babar get his 100
April we have 2 tests vs Zimbabwe away
October we have 2 tests vs WI away (I think that’s right)
November/December 2 tests vs Bangladesh away
He can always get the ton tomorrow. Now it will be overcast thanks to the rain . Hopefully it will be sunshine tomorrow.
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Hopefully the rain goes away.
Babar needs to make this a big hundred, I'd be content with 150+ score. Fawad is also allowing himself to settle, and looks good for another century.
Some runs down the order for Rizwan and Faheem will do nicely as well.
If we can make a huge first innings score, maybe 450+, SAF will be batted out of the game, and we will just have to focus on our bowling.
Babar needs to make this a big hundred, I'd be content with 150+ score. Fawad is also allowing himself to settle, and looks good for another century.
Some runs down the order for Rizwan and Faheem will do nicely as well.
If we can make a huge first innings score, maybe 450+, SAF will be batted out of the game, and we will just have to focus on our bowling.
We have 3 tests vs WI, I'm not sure whether they are in October.
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Easy buddy, couple of wickets and Pakistan will be hoping to get 220
Might be a blessing in disguise if this is stumps cause tomorrow will be good for batting I reckon.
Exactly, let’s hope for stumps
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Covers coming off it seems
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Yes, purely from PCT's perspective it's better for us not to have any play today. Still want the play to start though
1 hour but they can go into extra 30 minutes or 1 hour to accommodate loss of time if light allows.
Rather ask to start play 30 mins earlier tomorrow
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Inspection at 4:20, even if the outfield is deemed OK can't see more than 40 mins play happening due to the clouds causing bad light.
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how long will it take this groundstaff to remove 4 covers???? its sun at the stadium right now.
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dont think there will be anymore play
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Any news on a resumption or is that it for the day?
Bazid Khan is very knowledgeable gets things spot on
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Yes seen umpires talking to Dr kock who is gesturing that it's done for the day
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Outfield is too wet, de kock looks like he couldn’t wait to hear the plays been cancelled
Not bad if true . Babar and Fawad will have a better opportunity to score tomorrow rather than coming on now at end of the day.
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Looking at the scenes on the YouTube stream rain may have come back for a small bit of drizzle
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If bad light won’t get you...rain will!
If bad light won’t get you...rain will!
No rain predicted for tomorrow but in ISB & RWP weather forecast doesn't matter.
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Build a nice looking stadium in Islamabad and borrow some covers from Srilanka.
It was a stupid idea from PCB to host a test in Pindi during winters, for the future if they must use this stadium they need to invest heavily in the drainage system. It's not like it was raining heavily in Pindi but still it costs us a whole session which is pathetic.
No need for a new stadium in ISB, PCB just needs to invest heavily in the drainage system & need to install chairs in the complete stadium & this stadium is good to go.
It literally only!!!! rained for 45 mins . . that's the state of this ground . . had it rained for a few more hours, I guarantee we would have lost tomorrow as well
If we are to have cricket back, we really need to get our stadiums up at international standards!
Weather is weather can’t control that, tomorrow will be better trust me.
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Its a shame thr play ended early because Babar was in total control and has to restart tomorrow. At OT last summer, he had a similar score and the next day he played an airy fairy drive of a loosener from Jimmy and got out. I have an awful feeling that history will repeat itself.
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Pathetic from PCB. How can they not have international standard drainage system in stadium. Unacceptable!!!
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There should be a high quality stadium in Islamabad regardless.
One of the better cities in the country.
So you want him to implement drainage system same as lords? This is the first test match at Rawalpindi and the covers were satisfactory in my opinion.
No, same as SL? Is that too much to ask?
This isn't the 1st test in Pindi, this is 3rd test match Pindi stadium is hosting since the resumption of International cricket in Pakistan; 1st vs SL which ended as a draw because of rain, 2nd vs Ban which Pakistan won & this is the third one. IMO Wasim Khan is at fault for not upgrading the drainage system of Pindi Cricket Stadium.
Full covers would not have made the difference. The fact is funds are limited and have to be used where its needs most. I am sure over time they will order more covers.
Same thing happened at this Rawalpindi ground last year when Babar was 143* overnight against Bangladesh, next morning he got out in the very first over.
Then Wasim Khan should't boast about PCB if we cannot even match SL. PCB is wasting too much money on non-sense posts but acts stingy with National Fielding coach, bowling coach and head coach along with minimum/basic stadium/ground requirements.
He has increased domestic players earning which was the most important thing. Other things can wait.
RAWALPINDI: Keshav Maharaj lead a bright start to the second Test for the Proteas before Pakistan hit back to end a rain-hit day one strongly in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
The slow left-armer had to shoulder some extra responsibility after an injury to George Linde early on in the match, but responded admirably by claiming two for 51 in an excellent 25 overs, although the hosts recovered to reach the close on 145 for three.
Maharaj’s early double, added to a wicket for Anrich Nortje (1/30), had initially put the visitors in control on 22 for three.
But Pakistani captain Babar Azam lead the fightback with an unbeaten 77 (125 balls, 12 fours) and shared in an unbroken 123-run partnership with Fawad Alam (42) that shifted the tide of the game.
The day had started out with the home side, already 1-0 up in the two-match series, winning the toss and opting to bat first at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
South Africa had drafted in Wiaan Mulder in place of Lungi Ngidi as their only change to their XI, but it was Maharaj that did the early damage – which looked imminent from the time he was introduced to the attack in the eight over and had Imran Butt dropped first ball.
He continued to pose a threat and was rewarded in his third over by drawing an edge from that same batsman that was snapped up by Quinton de Kock for 15.
In his next over, the spinner had Azhar Ali trapped leg before wicket for a duck and Abid Ali (6) departed shortly after caught expertly by Aiden Markram off Nortje at short leg.
That left Pakistan in a big hole after the opening hour.
However, Babar and Fawad then batted together for 43 overs to bring their side right back into the contest, before rain intervened and ended play 32 overs short
The slow left-armer had to shoulder some extra responsibility after an injury to George Linde early on in the match, but responded admirably by claiming two for 51 in an excellent 25 overs, although the hosts recovered to reach the close on 145 for three.
Maharaj’s early double, added to a wicket for Anrich Nortje (1/30), had initially put the visitors in control on 22 for three.
But Pakistani captain Babar Azam lead the fightback with an unbeaten 77 (125 balls, 12 fours) and shared in an unbroken 123-run partnership with Fawad Alam (42) that shifted the tide of the game.
The day had started out with the home side, already 1-0 up in the two-match series, winning the toss and opting to bat first at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
South Africa had drafted in Wiaan Mulder in place of Lungi Ngidi as their only change to their XI, but it was Maharaj that did the early damage – which looked imminent from the time he was introduced to the attack in the eight over and had Imran Butt dropped first ball.
He continued to pose a threat and was rewarded in his third over by drawing an edge from that same batsman that was snapped up by Quinton de Kock for 15.
In his next over, the spinner had Azhar Ali trapped leg before wicket for a duck and Abid Ali (6) departed shortly after caught expertly by Aiden Markram off Nortje at short leg.
That left Pakistan in a big hole after the opening hour.
However, Babar and Fawad then batted together for 43 overs to bring their side right back into the contest, before rain intervened and ended play 32 overs short
You can’t do anything about the drainage, Pakistan’s wastewater/storm water management is not as advanced as other parts of the world otherwise locals could drink the tap water.
To be fair hardly any matches get played there and now I see why because of the unpredictable U.K. like weather.
Tomorrow is a new day, let’s call this a wash (pardon the pun).
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The performance of the openers is more reflective of the quality of players selected, not much to do with the pitch.
Quality batsmen deliver regardless of conditions (Fawad recently), incompetent batsmen perform once in a dozen innings (Shan and Abid)
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What? Why don't you also blame him for the rain
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Fawad puts a huge price on his wicket. That is the approach great players require in Test Cricket.
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Even days play and good fightback by Babar and Fawad. Hope we can get atleast 350 here batting 1st.
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