Pakistan v New Zealand | 2nd Test - Day 2 | Wellington | 4/12/09

[Inswinger]

They talk about home umpires being reintroduced - wait till Asad Rauf or Aleem Dar make a mistake or give a '50-50' decison Pak's way - then we'll have Obama invading us!

Is Billy Bowden the only Kiwi umpire on the elite panel?

 

[Gollum]

Kami is in a very good nick. Well played!

 

[germanboy]

3 run bhag lete

 

[Inswinger]

It's remarkable how some players, like Kamran, bring their best under high pressure situations.

 

[tdigi]

why does akmal have the red thing on his right arm?

I thinks it's the breast cancer ribbon....no thats the pink one. Its AIDS ribbon.

 

[12thMan]

Akmal 54 off 57
Pakistan 213/7 (74.1 ov)

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Gul asking for new gloves

 

[Oxy]

Is Billy Bowden the only Kiwi umpire on the elite panel?

Probably...

 

[Gollum]

Kami is good enough to have a 40+ average at the test level.

 

[Seen Sheen]

They talk about home umpires being reintroduced - wait till Asad Rauf or Aleem Dar make a mistake or give a '50-50' decison Pak's way - then we'll have Obama invading us!

infact I've seen Dar,Rauf and Zamir Haider give a 50-50 decision against us..

 

[Oxy]

KAmran Akmal for captain

 

[don1990]

44444444444 akmal.....

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Short and wide and dispatched by Kami for 4

 

[ali_ed2006]

4 more for Kamran Akmal

218-7

 

[Sparhawk]

4 more.. really impressive stuff from Kami, at this rate we'l get 250 pretty quickly

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Four more to Akmal.

 

[Inswinger]

I thinks it's the breast cancer ribbon.

That would be pink.

December is AIDS awareness month.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

KAmran Akmal for captain

When's the thread starting?!

 

[checkers.llvllaster]

akmal batting close to 2005 level ... good to see him back.

why is Gul rated as a batsman? both ajmal and asif should be ahead of him.

I think their plan maybe just that Gul needs to hold one end and Akmal keeps scoring, because Akmal is a capable batsman and if Gul gets out making a shot, then Akmal might not be able to score as much necessarily...

 

[Oxy]

Good scoring rate this morning

218-7

 

[kingusama92]

Gul asking for new gloves

) ) )

He really does consider himself good doesn't he?

 

[12thMan]

why does akmal have the red thing on his right arm?

it is his blood. He had an injection this morning but it is leaking blood and the bandage is not stopping it

 

[Seen Sheen]

:akmal enjoys batting with the tail because then hes got the license to play his strokes..

 

[germanboy]

218-7

58 not out Kamran Akmal

 

[Oxy]

Stick in there gully!

 

[Inswinger]

Very similar records for Dhoni and Kmaran when it comes to Test cricket.

 

[On_the_up]

25 run Partnership, Gul has 1 of them but no one is complaining.

 

[Juggernaut]

Kami having a good series.

Actually looks like a decent wicket keeper batsman now.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Is Billy Bowden the only Kiwi umpire on the elite panel?

nah,they've Tony Hill as well..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

well left by Gul

 

[umarf76]

I thinks it's the breast cancer ribbon....

our kami has breast cancer?

 

[Oxy]

Vettori having a word with the umpire about Gul's batting action....

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Drinks

 

[Seen Sheen]

didnt pick baazu delivery there..

 

[don1990]

drinks break....

 

[Inswinger]

our kami has breast cancer?

Cancer is not something that should be used in a comedy routine. Shameful post.

 

[Gollum]

Brilliant! Single off the last ball by Gul.

 

[Oxy]

Very similar records for Dhoni and Kmaran when it comes to Test cricket.

"Who is the bestest: Dhoni v Akmal"

 

[12thMan]

Gul takes a single last ball to keep strike
Pakistan 219/7 (76.0 ov)

 

[Juggernaut]

Very similar records for Dhoni and Kmaran when it comes to Test cricket.

Dhoni is a good ODI bat.

Considering how good a batsman he's supposed to be I think he's an under achiever at test level so far

And really thats the true test of any player. His test performances. Same for Yuvraj.

However if you look at Dhoni as a standard wk batsman he's an alright player. Same for Kami

 

[umarf76]

Cancer is not something that should be used in a comedy routine. Shameful post.

chill dude. go get some sleep. i dont need a lecture.

 

[HuZi]

im sleeping

take care and make our boys reach300

allah hafiz

 

[Inswinger]

chill dude. go get some sleep. i dont need a lecture.

You need a lot more than a lecture....

 

[Indiafan]

It's remarkable how some players, like Kamran, bring their best under high pressure situations.

Not to take anyhting from Kami who has played really well, but I have always believed that such situations are when the pressure is least on a batsman as far as individual performance is considered. Because the top order, including the big guns have failed, its a win-win situation. If he clikcs, he will be a hero, if he doesnt, no one blames him. That is also why you sometimes find tailenders play some great knocks becuase they have nothing to lose. Nothing to lose=least pressure.

 

[Daytripped]

I'm sleeping too. School in 2 hours. We'll make 300+ Inshallah.

 

[Oxy]

NOt sure what that hit!! BAckof the bat!

 

[Inswinger]

Not to take anyhting from Kami who has played really well, but I have always believed that such situations are when the pressure is least on a batsman as far as individual performance is considered. Because the top order, including the big guns have failed, its a win-win situation. If he clikcs, he will be a hero, if he doesnt, no one blames him. That is also why you sometimes find tailenders play some great knocks becuase they have nothing to lose. Nothing to lose=least pressure.

That thought makes sense too. But I consider such situations to be more stressful.

 

[On_the_up]

Periscope shot gets Umar Gul a couple of runs

 

[Seen Sheen]

Dhoni is a good ODI bat.

Considering how good a batsman he's supposed to be I think he's an under achiever at test level so far

And really thats the true test of any player. His test performances. Same for Yuvraj.

However if you look at Dhoni as a standard wk batsman he's an alright player. Same for Kami

in my opinion,Kami is also an underachiever at odis level..He is extremely talented but cant do justice to his talent in odis which is a shame..

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Akmal has played brilliantly..

 

[Indiafan]

That thought makes sense too. But I consider such situations to be more stressful.

Why is that? Its usually also the time when the ball gets old and the pitch would have eased out from the start.

 

[don1990]

4444444444444

 

[Sparhawk]

4444444444 more to Kami, that was pretty risky!

 

[Oxy]

226-7

I guess anything is a bonus - but 300 ish would be us 'out of jail'

KAmi survives

 

[Juggernaut]

Not to take anyhting from Kami who has played really well, but I have always believed that such situations are when the pressure is least on a batsman as far as individual performance is considered. Because the top order, including the big guns have failed, its a win-win situation. If he clikcs, he will be a hero, if he doesnt, no one blames him. That is also why you sometimes find tailenders play some great knocks becuase they have nothing to lose. Nothing to lose=least pressure.

Good point.

But put it this way, he's got some runs this time round so well played.

 

[don1990]

pak 226/7

 

[Deewana Mastana]

4 for GULLA

 

[12thMan]

Akmal has played brilliantly..

He want's top get to the Farhat instructions of 250 which were misunderstood as a remark for Sehwag

 

[Inswinger]

in my opinion,Kami is also an underachiever at odis level..He is extremely talented but cant do justice to his talent in odis which is a shame..

He's a victim of the juggling routine. If he'd been made an opener in ODIs he would have a better record.

 

[Oxy]

Bit of swing...for Vettori

 

[Inswinger]

Why is that? Its usually also the time when the ball gets old and the pitch would have eased out from the start.

One bad stroke and the innings are over.

 

[germanboy]

What is going on?

Khele tese mager Akalmandi ke sath

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

He's a victim of the juggling routine. If he'd been made an opener in ODIs he would have a better record.

I think he has opened for the majority of his career and has scored 4 of his 5 ODI 100's as an opener !

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Gul trying a slog sweep didnt connect properly but gets 1 for it

 

[Oxy]

Horrible shot by Gull - Malik would have been proud of it

 

[Deewana Mastana]

228-7

 

[umarf76]

gul somehow is still not out!

 

[Oxy]

228-7

The dullest commentary box in history?

 

[Inswinger]

I think he has opened for the majority of his career and has scored 4 of his 5 ODI 100's as an opener !

He's opened 48 times and come in at 6-7 34 times. Should have been given a real run as opener.

 

[Juggernaut]

in my opinion,Kami is also an underachiever at odis level..He is extremely talented but cant do justice to his talent in odis which is a shame..

True say.

From a test point of view they are fairly similar.

But as an ODI player Dhoni is obviously the more accomplished player.

 

[Sparhawk]

One bad stroke and the innings are over.

Yea everyone's counting on you at this point so it can cause more pressure. But i think it depends on the mind set of the batsmen whether they dwell on the negatives or just play their game.

 

[tdigi]

228-7

The dullest commentary box in history?

 

[germanboy]

Horrible shot by Gull - Malik would have been proud of it

i wonder why did you write this?

 

[Inswinger]

These guys are laughing at their own corny jokes. Who would have thought that Waqar would be the life of the party?

 

[Seen Sheen]

He's a victim of the juggling routine. If he'd been made an opener in ODIs he would have a better record.

yup,he was doing a fine job at the top of the order and had almost settled there after the CT..but then all of a sudden,we needed him down the order

 

[Oxy]

True say.

From a test point of view they are fairly similar.

But as an ODI player Dhoni is obviously the more accomplished player.

Style wise, Kami is more pleasing on the eye.

 

[Syndrome]

Remember a year or so ago where everyone was after Kamran Akmal's head on these forums?

 

[161]

Very nice batting conditions today .. not good for us considering we will be bowling most of the day.

 

[Oxy]

i wonder why did you write this?

i wondered why did you have to even ask this?

 

[Inswinger]

i wonder why did you write this?

Not many can outdo Malik when it comes to playing such shots. Something to be proud of.