Pakistan v New Zealand | 2nd Test - Day 1 | Wellington | 3/12/09

[insaaniyat]

Akmal should have at his usual number .However our buzdil seniors didn't want to play at number #3 so they sacrificed Akmal. I hope they don;t destroy his career being shuffling him back and forth

 

[Afridi_Fan]

feel sorry 4 akmal jr....but well played

Welcome to PP

 

[Gollum]

Misbah looked the most composed of all the batsmen. The scorecard would have been different had he come at #3.

 

[hashmist]

I think the return of Misbah will have a good effect on Malik. And he will score some runs here.

I agree.

 

[Zechariah]

Umar is class he can play anywhere, no one can destroy his career.

 

[iafzal]

Umar is class he can play anywhere, no one can destroy his career.

seniors are still going to give it a try

 

[hur rizvi]

If these two can get us to 200 then pakistan would be fine

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Umar is class he can play anywhere, no one can destroy his career.

Going by that logic why can't we ask him to open in the next game?

 

[insaaniyat]

Umar is class he can play anywhere, no one can destroy his career.

Just pray to Allah, otherwise we have enough people in our board to do so.

 

[insaaniyat]

Going by that logic why can't we ask him to open in the next game?

lol

 

[iafzal]

Obrien with some pace in the high 130s low 140s. Good test for these 2

 

[Afridi_Fan]

If these two can get us to 200 then pakistan would be fine

Asking Malik to bat for 70 more runs, is a tough ask.

 

[imshally81]

why playerz put red band on their shoulder ??

 

[tauseefm]

Going by that logic why can't we ask him to open in the next game?

Agar inzi bhai nay kura nakala aur allah ki merzi shamal hoi to woh open bhi ker sakta hay

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Here comes the starting dancing steps.

 

[imshally81]

malik goneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[hashmist]

Could sending chotta Akmal at #3 be a conspiracy by Misbah and Malik to sabotaqe his career? Think about it, whose place in the team is solidified by his failure? The batsmen who were part of YK's brilliant rotation policy...Moyo, Misbah, Malik....hmmmmm, conspiracy theory anyone?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Lol

) )

 

[insaaniyat]

doodhwalla out

 

[hur rizvi]

Asking Malik to bat for 70 more runs, is a tough ask.

and hes gone he cant do it I was dreaming

 

[tauseefm]

I thought Butts shot selection was poor

 

[saeed-sohail]

There goes Kathak maharaj but dil chota nahin karne ka he will be back.

 

[daghetto]

bye malik..bye pakistan

 

[insaaniyat]

I told you, he won't last. Imran. Butt and Milkman keep getting selected and keep failing. Man I wish I had pawaas like that

 

[sali]

Shoib Malika should follow YK...leave cricket and go fishing

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Asking Malik to bat for 70 more runs, is a tough ask.

 

[hur rizvi]

New zealand on top

 

[imshally81]

4444444 from SR

 

[Khabri420]

Kathak Maharaja gone!

 

[shane]

Pakistan's batting continues to be a one-man show and the one man is out. Let's see if they can get 150.

 

[xbox]

I am so glad that Malik failed. *what goes around, comes around)

 

[Syndrome]

Kya baat hai Malik. Kya baat hai.

 

[siccric]

Horrendous shot from Malik to a nothing ball

 

[hur rizvi]

Pakistan struggling to get to 200 now did it once again

 

[the_game]

The great hope of Pakistani cricket, the tiger, the dilair, Malik is gone.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

MALIK needs to be kicked out of the test team! He is not test match material! He is a sorry player..that is 3 stupid shots from him to get out in three innings..maybe he is doing it on purpose?! This is really pathetic from Pakistan! YK come back..so Umar Akmal can go to his original position! Pakistan 131/5..

 

[Afridi_Fan]

bye malik..bye pakistan

A very warm welcome to our friend from India.

 

[sali]

Could sending chotta Akmal at #3 be a conspiracy by Misbah and Malik to sabotaqe his career? Think about it, whose place in the team is solidified by his failure? The batsmen who were part of YK's brilliant rotation policy...Moyo, Misbah, Malik....hmmmmm, conspiracy theory anyone?

I won't be surprised, they already did Fawad. Umer was playing some rash shots today...may be he wasn't happy about his position.

 

[ahsanib]

Even if the team wanted to play 2 frontline openers, why didn't they drop Malik for Misbah and keep Fawad? Would Fawad have played that shot?

 

[saeed-sohail]

This should be enough for malik fans he is simply not good enough to play at this level.Just listen to martin crow.

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Let's see if the last 5 can scratch around to get us to 200.

 

[insaaniyat]

Can anyone kick milkman and iDamaad out?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Akmal goes fishing

 

[iafzal]

WOW these NZ commentators taking Milkman to the cleaner. . . rightly so

that was a very poor shot even from malik's standard

 

[siccric]

Misbah needs to keep things ticking over and Akmal has to hang around as well if we want to get a decent score now :akmal

 

[sali]

No patience, no concentration and no technique....a deadly combination for test cricket.

 

[the_game]

Listen to Crowe's comments on Malik.

 

[insaaniyat]

This should be enough for malik fans he is simply not good enough to play at this level.Just listen to martin crow.

Martin Crow is right

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Kami is not good at fishing.

 

[hur rizvi]

When our openers do well our middle order fails why does that happen every time we get a good opening partnership??

 

[insaaniyat]

WOW these NZ commentators taking Milkman to the cleaner. . . rightly so

that was a very poor shot even from malik's standard

Poor shot at the wrongtime, that is Milkman for you

 

[CricketBuff]

MALIK needs to be kicked out of the test team! He is not test match material! He is a sorry player..that is 3 stupid shots from him to get out in three innings..maybe he is doing it on purpose?! This is really pathetic from Pakistan! YK come back..so Umar Akmal can go to his original position! Pakistan 131/5..

So very true!!!!

 

[sali]

Martin crow is good. He is disopointed to see Pakistani cricket (batsman) sinking to this low level. he is always talking about the great bastman PaK produced in past tours.

 

[tauseefm]

Martin Crow is right

What did he say? sorry i missed it since i was releasing the pressure

 

[hashmist]

Even if the team wanted to play 2 frontline openers, why didn't they drop Malik for Misbah and keep Fawad? Would Fawad have played that shot?

You have already forgotten the shot Fawad played to get out in the 2nd innings of 1st test?

 

[jazba]

butt, farhat and malik got out very cheaply today.

 

[xbox]

Bottom line is if there is nobody wants to bat at No.3 then drop malik and play with 3 openers.

 

[imshally81]

very difficult sitution for pak

 

[insaaniyat]

When our openers do well our middle order fails why does that happen every time we get a good opening partnership??

Openers didn't do anything either. Why do we keep saying that. Do you consider a score of 29 and 32 good in test? Some won't even consider it good in T20. com'n please don't say our opener did good. pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

 

[sali]

MALIK needs to be kicked out of the test team! He is not test match material! He is a sorry player..that is 3 stupid shots from him to get out in three innings..maybe he is doing it on purpose?! This is really pathetic from Pakistan! YK come back..so Umar Akmal can go to his original position! Pakistan 131/5..

What do you expect from an average off spinner who became all rounder at the age of 21? It's our selection who should be blamed for not giving proper players a chance.

 

[daghetto]

When our openers do well our middle order fails why does that happen every time we get a good opening partnership??

cause we are pakis. thats how we play. when our openers make a good total then **** up, theres too much pressure on the middle order. when the middle order ****s up too, then the tailenders go on to make a 100 partnership(ala aamer and ajmal). and when we play vs **** teams we do **** cause we dont try enough. when we play vs teams like aussies we try hard because we know there good, hence we get close to winning. its all about pressure for us. more pressure we are put under before the match, better we do.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Lets now jinx Misbah, shall we?

 

[siccric]

butt, farhat and malik got out very cheaply today.

Yousuf too

 

[Liverpool_Faizan]

bad shot by malik. but to be fair all the batsmen who got out have been out to irresponsible or bad shots. and yousuf has been as bad as malik in the last three innings.

people have to open their eyes in this forum.

 

[insaaniyat]

Bottom line is if there is nobody wants to bat at No.3 then drop malik and play with 3 openers.

How about tell Milkman to bat at # 3 or sit out the match

 

[hashmist]

Pak selection defies all logic. Malik only deserves a spot in ODI and T20.

 

[Imy]

Are these guys that in disciplined that they cant even cconcentrae for 3 hours each, wow, they are getting themselves out, I guess we really are an awful awful team

 

[insaaniyat]

Are these guys that in disciplined that they cant even cconcentrae for 3 hours each, wow, they are getting themselves out, I guess we really are an awful awful team

Now that I could agree with

 

[Liverpool_Faizan]

Pak selection defies all logic. Malik only deserves a spot in ODI and T20.

if u had dropped malik u wud have had to drop yousuf and misbah shud never have bee called back

face it. like it or not malik is one of the best batsmen in this country.

 

[saeed-sohail]

Now doul is ripping into Kathak maharaj.

 

[amar1212]

i see us all out at 194..
lol not even 200..

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Openers didn't do anything either. Why do we keep saying that. Do you consider a score of 29 and 32 good in test? Some won't even consider it good in T20. com'n please don't say our opener did good. pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Stop acting like a kid? Were you expecting 29 and 32 when they walked out to bat? By looking at the scorecard how many you can see who scored more than the openers. So sit tight no need to jump uselessly.

 

[slix10]

Make that double hundred Misbah.

Prove us wrong.

 

[CricketBuff]

Malik was never Test match material. Wonder how he keeps getting selected in the Test side.

 

[USaqaf]

If we are bad , NZ batters will suck even more.
We're winning this one in a canter.

 

[ali110]

Gang of four is back and this time, they are gunning for MOYO. Mark my words, unless these selfish and useless players are part of this team, don't ever think of winning or expecting something +ve from these bunch of losers. (Butt, MAlik, Misbah and Akmal) needs to be kicked out.

 

[godzilla]

maybe we need miandad back in charge of coaching with a danda. its almost as though these players are sleeping. i dont think it complete lack o talent, but it seems to be some mental dysfunction in applying themselves.

 

[Liverpool_Faizan]

Gang of four is back and this time, they are gunning for MOYO. Mark my words, unless these selfish and useless players are part of this team, don't ever think of winning or expecting something +ve from these bunch of losers. (Butt, MAlik, Misbah and Akmal) needs to be kicked out.

good to know ur not running the PCB

plz englighten us who wud have picked for this match.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Gang of four is back and this time, they are gunning for MOYO. Mark my words, unless these selfish and useless players are part of this team, don't ever think of winning or expecting something +ve from these bunch of losers. (Butt, MAlik, Misbah and Akmal) needs to be kicked out.

Why Akmal?!

 

[hashmist]

if u had dropped malik u wud have had to drop yousuf and misbah shud never have bee called back

face it. like it or not malik is one of the best batsmen in this country.

And you say that despite watching the last shot he played?