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Pakistan V India | 2nd Test Faisalabad | Official Day 1 Thread [21/1/06]

the more they show this replay the further my blood boils cmon malik this isnt gonna look good on ur test team continuity application
 
mooz said:
its called a prediction, you don't have to watch 5 days to make a prediciton on the result.
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you don't, but i think that 4 former cricketers are likely to have more cricketing akalmand than a doctor. You were implying that you know more than they do. :19:
 
Just seen the Malik decison-looks like Ayubi is going to be on fire later on...
 
Come on man lets be fair the ball did not bounce much the fact is that on that end there is un even bounce
 
one thing that should be learned by all the other batters is never duck down in this wicket..better of playing it for 4 or 6 ..or just defend it............
 
i wouldnt say he was unlucky. You shouldnt leave you're bat hanging up there. It defeats the whole point of ducking. You might as well stand there and try and pull it
 
Shayan said:
you don't, but i think that 4 former cricketers are likely to have more cricketing akalmand than a doctor. You were implying that you know more than they do. :19:
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The commentators are not going to tell u the truth that this will be another lifeless boring draw. They want you to tune in and watch the game, thats how they make their money. btw I haven't heard any of the commentators say that it won't be another draw.
 
alright peeps i can smell a run out coming soon will catch u in a bit when something exciting happens again!
 
oh God, Shive and lal are in the commentary box. now they will start shouting for every little indian fielding and ball.
 
the true passionist said:
Asif vs Partap...who is gona end up playing this match better?
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I have a feeling Asif will struggle to match RP's one wicket.
 
how is salman butt looking fellas? is he set for a big innings? unlucky for malik!
 
mooz said:
I have a feeling Asif will struggle to match RP's one wicket.
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and this prediction is based upon...have u ever seen asif bowl? i seriously doubt rp will be nearly as good as asif
 
apparently asif has got more zing in his bowling.. looks sharper, so lets see what he can do and get behind him
 
The_Cricket_Devil said:
and this prediction is based upon...have u ever seen asif bowl? i seriously doubt rp will be nearly as good as asif
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I have seen him bowl
He didn't get a wicket against Australia either.
I was impressed by his two undefeated knocks down the order against aus though.
 
Asif was hammered in Australia in his only test. 12 over and 67 runs, 0 wickets. He is a bad selection. Please bring Umar Gul back. Gul can be the Pakistan Mcgrath.
 
luvthegame said:
Asif was hammered in Australia in his only test. 12 over and 67 runs, 0 wickets. He is a bad selection. Please bring Umar Gul back. Gul can be the Pakistan Mcgrath.
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you are going by one match on his debut versus the best team in the world. How does that make him a bad selection? Umar gul was a one match wonder and that would make him just as bad a selection i personally am looking forward to asif bowl
 
I can't believe that Manjrekar is stuck in the studio while these two monkeys are commentating.
 
mooz said:
The commentators are not going to tell you the truth that this will be another lifeless boring draw. They want you to tune in and watch the game, thats how they make their money. btw I haven't heard any of the commentators say that it won't be another draw.
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They haven't said it won't be another draw. But they haven't said its gonna be lifeless and boring. During the pitch report, Waqar and Arun Lal agreed that this pitch is more abrasive than the Lahore one, reverse swing could come into play, and it will definitely spin later on in the match. In commentary just now, Waqar and Holding mentioned that the ball might start keeping low on day 4/5.

This pitch WILL do more than the Lahore one, thats a fact. Abrasive pitches lead to the possibilities of reverse swing and uneven bounce, as well as spin. That doesnt mean it won't be a draw, its just less likely to be a draw than the last one was. Lets just hope we can produce a result.
 
luvthegame said:
Shiva is already talking about getting YK out. Arun Lal is saying positive things.
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of course he is how else is india going to get yousuf bradman khan's avg lower against them
 
So in the space of an hour, we know its going to be a draw; Asif is a flop; Gul is the next McGrath; Fsbd is a bakwas stadium etc etc etc....only 4.8 days to go!
 
As Micheal Holding said the Golf end is bouncing more
 
Oxy™ said:
So in the space of an hour, we know its going to be a draw; Asif is a flop; Gul is the next McGrath; Fsbd is a bakwas stadium etc etc etc....only 4.8 days to go!
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and soon enuff we will have rant threads of the dropping of mohammad sami and his "potential" :)))
 
Folks this wicket by day 4 will do a lot I hope Pakistan will put in a very good score
 
Oxy™ said:
So in the space of an hour, we know its going to be a draw; Asif is a flop; Gul is the next McGrath; Fsbd is a bakwas stadium etc etc etc....only 4.8 days to go!
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:19: some people have some dodgy crystal balls :))
 
luvthegame said:
Asif has to prove in this test..if he fails then bring Gul back.
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Gul has not played an international test in two years how does that make him any more of a proven player than asif. Asif has a lot of zing and good control and imo a far better choice than gul
 
luvthegame said:
Asif..improved..how. Gul played 5 tests and he has 25 W. so Gul is no one match wonder.
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i am a big fan of his...nd would have preffered him...but we can't really argue based on his performance...that is a bit too early...some tests have been against weaker opps.
 
The_Cricket_Devil said:
Gul has not played an international test in two years how does that make him any more of a proven player than asif. Asif has a lot of zing and good control and imo a far better choice than gul
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:))
 
Oxy™ said:
So in the space of an hour, we know its going to be a draw; Asif is a flop; Gul is the next McGrath; Fsbd is a bakwas stadium etc etc etc....only 4.8 days to go!
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Welcome to the Subcontinent.... :16: :16: :16: :16:
 
Atleast Osman Samiuddin seems like he likes Asif's selection

"When he made his debut against Australia at Sydney in January 2005, little suggested that Pakistan's long tradition of happening upon blitzing fast bowlers would continue. Australia wrapped up a whitewash with a nine-wicket win and Asif went wicketless in 18 innocuously expensive overs; he did though pouch a running catch at long-on, making it seem easier than it actually was, and stubbornly resisted without being dismissed for over 100 minutes combined. That determination, however, unveiled itself fully in 2005, when Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, called Asif the most improved player around the national squad. By taking ten wickets in a warm-up game against England, he proved Woolmer right. He narrowly failed to add to his solitary Test appearance during the series, but made an impressive ODI debut one day after his 23rd birthday, dismissing Marcus Trescothick with his third ball; he ended with 2 for 14 off seven incisive overs. Tall, lean and possessed of a little more muscle than on his debut, Asif generates pace a medium-pacer would aspire to and a tearaway would loosen up with, around mid to late 80mph. His action isn't pure, modified slightly since his debut and now involving a Shoaib Akhtar-ish position of the left arm in his jump. Everyone and everything about him though suggests a bright future.
Osman Samiuddin (December 2005)"
 
younis taking his time ... hasn't looked uncomfortable at all but he'd much rather have had a few boundaries by this stage. lets hope he doesn't let it get to him.
 
khilari said:
does draw count as a result of the game?
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technically yes, but when someone says that this game should produce a result, they mean a win/loss.
 
luvthegame said:
Bring back Manjrekar. Get rid of Shiva. His voice is annoying.
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I second that
Infact I'll take Manjrekar over any commentator, gora or bhoora.
 
Gasherbrum said:
younis taking his time ... hasn't looked uncomfortable at all but he'd much rather have had a few boundaries by this stage. lets hope he doesn't let it get to him.
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its alright, he took his time in his last innings as well. got going after his first boundary.
 
YK needs to start finding some gaps with his shots. He may get frustated.
 
mooz said:
Atleast Osman Samiuddin seems like he likes Asif's selection

"When he made his debut against Australia at Sydney in January 2005, little suggested that Pakistan's long tradition of happening upon blitzing fast bowlers would continue. Australia wrapped up a whitewash with a nine-wicket win and Asif went wicketless in 18 innocuously expensive overs; he did though pouch a running catch at long-on, making it seem easier than it actually was, and stubbornly resisted without being dismissed for over 100 minutes combined. That determination, however, unveiled itself fully in 2005, when Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, called Asif the most improved player around the national squad. By taking ten wickets in a warm-up game against England, he proved Woolmer right. He narrowly failed to add to his solitary Test appearance during the series, but made an impressive ODI debut one day after his 23rd birthday, dismissing Marcus Trescothick with his third ball; he ended with 2 for 14 off seven incisive overs. Tall, lean and possessed of a little more muscle than on his debut, Asif generates pace a medium-pacer would aspire to and a tearaway would loosen up with, around mid to late 80mph. His action isn't pure, modified slightly since his debut and now involving a Shoaib Akhtar-ish position of the left arm in his jump. Everyone and everything about him though suggests a bright future.
Osman Samiuddin (December 2005)"
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regardless of how Asif plays...
i trust Osama (not the bin Ladin )...he seems to be honest with Pak cricket.
 
From Cricinfo:

"17.2 Harbhajan Singh to Younis Khan, no run, defensive, Younis doing
well, playing for the draw"

??
 
did any one see the team of indian programmers on TV

Ultra tech ppl

what are they chanting?? we want... ?
 
Whoever is writing the commentary for cricinfo really does NOT like Younis Khan. There is some more rubbbish there - "creature of habit", etc.
 
gud ball came back a touch n salman butt gets the inside edge keeper takes a gud catch...........butt back in the pavilion....now yousaf comes in the middle......pakistan in a spot of bother here ....they only have themselves to blame for.......65-2...
 
damn! nice ball though, came back sharply after pitching. another one down after getting a start.
 
Moyo n YK --- we need a big one here

on the bright side, pitch is looking much better
 
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