Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Nice work on changing the narrative completely. Your posts before this series predict Pakistan getting smashed 5-0.There is a considerable difference between an okayish South Africa and England. Yes we saw this team "punching above its weight" in New Zealand 12 months ago and in the Asia Cup.
This South African side has no chance of beating India or England in a series. They would probably get thumped in New Zealand as well. On the other hand, only India is capable of beating England in ODIs at the moment, and vice versa.
A 4-1 thrashing in England would actually be an achievement for Pakistan. A 3-2 loss would be a miracle, and let's not even talk about the possibility of winning that series.
Nice work on changing the narrative completely. Your posts before this series predict Pakistan getting smashed 5-0.
I myself did too, but the performance has been a pleasant surprise. Won't make you a smaller man to admit that Pakistan is one of the favourites to make the semi-finals.
I hope we arent favorites.
Whenever we have that tag, the boys "crumble".
There's a song that comes to mind, it was part of a movie called Delhi Belly.
I think it was Bhaag Bhaag BOSS.... something like that.![]()
Pakistan the team has bossed a series that they lost![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
This is just mild BOSSing, the ODI series they truly BOSSED was in NZ.
Don't you just love it when pakistan loses the match and then indian fans come out to add salt to the wound
Don't you just love it when pakistan loses the match and then indian fans come out to add salt to the wound
Don't you just love it when pakistan loses the match and then indian fans come out to add salt to the wound
Pakistan played well, with a bit more luck and mental toughness they should have won this series. If it were a tennis GS match the scoreline would read 7-5, 5-7, 6-7, 6-0, 2-6. Nothing much to choose, SA edged the key moments and stepped up big time in the decider.
Yeah, just finished watching the ODI and how well we BOSSED the Proteas. The SA player's are so distressed that they are traveling back to their homes individually, in disguise.
After all who would guarantee their safety after the hammering that they got from our team
Imagine India played like this, now think what would be your statement.
This is bossing in disguise..... like blessing in disguise.
What is there to think?
I don't take results of bilateral ODI/T20 contests very seriously. Our ODI series loss in Eng or wins in NZ/Aus/SA didn't affect me one bit. I am more interested in what we learnt from those encounters, whether our youngsters gained experience, whether deadweights were exposed and suitable action taken, whether our tactics/strategy ran into a wall, those kind of thoughts. Ultimately the big tournaments like WC, Champs Trophy, Asia Cup etc matter and the teams should build their teams around these big events, peak at the right time. Similar to other sports like hockey, football, tennis and I can back up with examples.
Now we lost the SA series in 2011 just 2 months before a home WC, we saw how it turned out. Before 2003 WC we were smashed in NZ, we did great after that. Before 2007 WC we were on a rampage, smashing teams like Sri Lanka, England, Pakistan, West Indies and setting a world record in consecutive successful run chase, what happened after that?
Come on fitcricfan bhai. It's just friendly banter. You can give it back when we lose.![]()
Which is true all I'm saying is will your statements be similar? Also don't think this is a 2007 team reason being everyone is happy with their batting positions and we have same set playing at those positions and bowling as well.
Not winning the WC though
Since we played Aus and NZ, I can answer regarding that. No, I am not completely happy even though we won both the series, Shami and Jadhav are the only positives. Our main flaws remain, and I think it is too late in the day to rectify them. Doesn't matter if we win the NZ series 5-0 and the Aus series (home) 5-0, we have put ourselves in a very difficult spot as far as WC knock out matches are concerned. No team in history has won a WC with such a pathetic middle order.
Even Faf admitting Pakistan bossed the first 4 games.
Naw, he said PCT were better, not Bossed.
Even Faf admitting Pakistan bossed the first 4 games.
Only Pakistan can lose a series after BOSSING it. Congratulations.
Yes but, SA can loose matches in WC after bossing sessions, its good for them that they don't do that is less meaningful series.
One team bossed the series and other team won the series.
Both teams should be happy with this outcome.
Nobody likes a person who gloats after victory.
Don't you just love it when pakistan loses the match and then indian fans come out to add salt to the wound
You gotta be kidding me! Lol CT17 just a post other day on it!
I guess you are too young to remember the kind of trolling Pakistan fans had to endure before the final took place.You gotta be kidding me! Lol CT17 just a post other day on it!
That should have been the case as just before the final there were so many posts by indians that were so very infuriating, even Harbhajan was seen mocking Pak team just before the final in a video.
I guess you are too young to remember the kind of trolling Pakistan fans had to endure before the final took place.
The banter was downright insulting tbh, but it led to Pakistan fans enjoying a nice honeymoon period until our team decided to troll us real nice for being cocky the past year.I do remember, I was there for the final on the forum.. was very similar to this Bossed around no..
Nobody likes a person who gloats after victory.
If you got hurt by this loss (overall it should have been a satisfying series) then you shouldn't watch cricket in future, coz we are going to loose big matches in near future.
Pak definitely fought hard, had some good moments and that's about it. It is sad to see how far below standard of Pak cricket has fallen that a series loss, albeit a closely contested one' is being cherished and celebrated.
Maybe in india, as its certainly not being celebrated in Pak.Pak lost a very close series, but there have been an overall improvement in the team, Pak is not a contender for the WC but is likely to be better if there is an improvement in team selection.
Bhai, I didn't mean to be rude and by celebrating I mean in this this forum only.
Agree with rest of your post.