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[PICTURES] 44-year-old Misbah-ul-Haq training with SNGPL

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Pictures from their recent training from SNGPL fb page
 
Still looks to be in a very good shape. He's truly an inspirational personality.
 
Hope he becomes the PCB chairman, what a personality.

Maybe he's training for the upcoming Aus tour, apna record wapis lina hei McCullum sei :misbah
 
hafeez also training, looks like h aint retiring aswell
 
Don't know how to react. Really happy that he's so dedicated to his job, even at this age.

On the other hand, what does he earn by playing at this age?, rather a youngster can be groomed in his place and can also make a living
 
Kohli said:
Don't know how to react. Really happy that he's so dedicated to his job, even at this age.

On the other hand, what does he earn by playing at this age?, rather a youngster can be groomed in his place and can also make a living
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there are many famous cricketers who played domestic after retirement.

Trescothick is one that i remember
 
Misbah is an inspiration. A role model.

I am sure both him and Younis are fit enough to pass SC fitness tests.

Proud of you Misbah and thank you :)
 
Misbah: 2016, 42 years old. At Lord's, against Anderson, Broad and co. First innings: 114 runs.

Team India: bunch of 20-somethings. At Lord's, against Anderson, Broad and co. First innings: 107 all out.

#Champion
 
Usman said:
Misbah: 2016, 42 years old. At Lord's, against Anderson, Broad and co. First innings: 114 runs.

Team India: bunch of 20-somethings. At Lord's, against Anderson, Broad and co. First innings: 107 all out.

#Champion
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That 114 was a fluke: ECB tampered weather .yk [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] and prepared an easy track for Pakistan. Also, English pace attack weren't bowling to their 100% capacity.

The push ups he did afterwards: Earth lowered her gravity pull :yk Fluke as well.









/s just kidding.
 
A cloudy morning on the eve of July 14, 2016; overcast conditions, plenty of cloud cover and typical late-winter English weather.

Mishnah Ul Haq walks out as Pakistan is struggling at 77 for 3 wickets down - routine for him. Broad and Woakes are swinging the ball left, right and centre and 305 minutes later, Misbah stands at 114, having scored a remarkable century at nearly 43 years of age.

It is to be noted, when Misbah ul Haq scored his century, the Pakistani team was not ranked No.1 in the world, England had not gone through its hottest summer and a series's of heatwaves in the last 100 years, th pitches had not been exposed to direct sunlight for months and most importantly, England weren't playing an ageing Anderson and Broad.

Arguably, one of the best knocks by a visiting captain at Lords and likely England too. The best century I've witnessed.
 
ExpressPacer said:
A cloudy morning on the eve of July 14, 2016; overcast conditions, plenty of cloud cover and typical late-winter English weather.

Mishnah Ul Haq walks out as Pakistan is struggling at 77 for 3 wickets down - routine for him. Broad and Woakes are swinging the ball left, right and centre and 305 minutes later, Misbah stands at 114, having scored a remarkable century at nearly 43 years of age.

It is to be noted, when Misbah ul Haq scored his century, the Pakistani team was not ranked No.1 in the world, England had not gone through its hottest summer and a series's of heatwaves in the last 100 years, th pitches had not been exposed to direct sunlight for months and most importantly, England weren't playing an ageing Anderson and Broad.

Arguably, one of the best knocks by a visiting captain at Lords and likely England too. The best century I've witnessed.
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I am watching the 1080p Youtube video to refresh the memory.

Alone at work :P
 
Usman said:
Misbah: 2016, 42 years old. At Lord's, against Anderson, Broad and co. First innings: 114 runs.

Team India: bunch of 20-somethings. At Lord's, against Anderson, Broad and co. First innings: 107 all out.

#Champion
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Come on bro the conditions were exceptionally different
 
Usman said:
Misbah: 2016, 42 years old. At Lord's, against Anderson, Broad and co. First innings: 114 runs.

Team India: bunch of 20-somethings. At Lord's, against Anderson, Broad and co. First innings: 107 all out.

#Champion
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Anderson (and Stokes) didn't play. Also that was on a drier and flat Lords wicket without overcast conditions.

Once Anderson and Stokes returned for the remaining 3 tests, he was the same as these Indian batters with a load of low scores - top score was just 50.
 
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And was a complete flop after that century in aus and NZ . Though I respect him but sometimes it’s good to tell the truth.
 
topspin said:
Anderson (and Stokes) didn't play. Also that was on a drier and flat Lords wicket without overcast conditions.

Once Anderson and Stokes returned for the remaining 3 tests, he was the same as these Indian batters with a load of low scores - top score was just 50.
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With the exception of Kohli, no one has scored even that in the two tests so far and 4 innings amongst 10 players LOL
 
If Misbah keeps performing in domestics then he has the right to play in the XI but it is no doubt controversial and reinforces the seniority cricket that surrounds Pakistan cricket in general.

From a PSL perspective, Misbah needs to step aside because he has been medicore for the last 2 seasons. Time for an upcoming young batsman or at least a better established player to take his place.
 
Kohli said:
Don't know how to react. Really happy that he's so dedicated to his job, even at this age.

On the other hand, what does he earn by playing at this age?, rather a youngster can be groomed in his place and can also make a living
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Our FC wages are pretty less. 40K PKR as per [MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION]
He said he started playing cricket for fitness and he clearly wants to remain fit. He usually sits out for a few FC games.
Our domestic coaches are one of the worst. Basit Ali used to be th coach of SNGPL, the team Misbah captains.
The domestic guys can learn a lot about training, fitness, batting etc from a seasoned captain like Misbah than they will from others. Misbah also likes to engage in discussions with domestic players and I think it's really beneficial for the guys to be around a former national captain as they can learn so much from him. As far as I know, only SSGC team has a proper fitness coach who got his certifications from England i think.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Our FC wages are pretty less. 40K PKR as per [MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION]
He said he started playing cricket for fitness and he clearly wants to remain fit. He usually sits out for a few FC games.
Our domestic coaches are one of the worst. Basit Ali used to be th coach of SNGPL, the team Misbah captains.
The domestic guys can learn a lot about training, fitness, batting etc from a seasoned captain like Misbah than they will from others. Misbah also likes to engage in discussions with domestic players and I think it's really beneficial for the guys to be around a former national captain as they can learn so much from him. As far as I know, only SSGC team has a proper fitness coach who got his certifications from England i think.
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Respect to him for his commitment and work ethic.

He has been a great servant of Pakistan cricket but I think it's time he hung up his boots- he was clearly being beaten for pace in the PSL.
 
Dont see the big deal. Good on him on staying fit, but in this modern era with higher health standards a lot of men in their 40s, 50s, even 60s do rigorous activity to stay fit who are well off.

What is the point of him playing this anyway, should find a job.
 
Suleiman said:
Dont see the big deal. Good on him on staying fit, but in this modern era with higher health standards a lot of men in their 40s, 50s, even 60s do rigorous activity to stay fit who are well off.

What is the point of him playing this anyway, should find a job.
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easy for you to talk.

Cricketers spend their whole life training and working hard for cricket.

fine he has retired from International, but at domestic level he should be allowed to earn a living.

Many players go on to play after retirement even if they are not for natioanl consideration. Ramprakash, Trescothick etc.
 
Major said:
easy for you to talk.

Cricketers spend their whole life training and working hard for cricket.

fine he has retired from International, but at domestic level he should be allowed to earn a living.

Many players go on to play after retirement even if they are not for natioanl consideration. Ramprakash, Trescothick etc.
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Suleiman is right on the money. It's not a big deal and to be frank PP has moved on from him as shown by the number of posts in the Sarfraz v Kohli thread.

Pakistan cricket in LOIs has also moved forward after Misbah evident from the CT win and the fact that the team has moved up the rankings. Still an average side but under Misbah Pakistan were among the worst side of all test nations in ODIs.

With the greatest of respect his preference for seniors, sub 75 batting SR and his defensive captaincy is all he had to give in LOIs.
 
topspin said:
Suleiman is right on the money. It's not a big deal and to be frank PP has moved on from him as shown by the number of posts in the Sarfraz v Kohli thread.

Pakistan cricket in LOIs has also moved forward after Misbah evident from the CT win and the fact that the team has moved up the rankings. Still an average side but under Misbah Pakistan were among the worst side of all test nations in ODIs.

With the greatest of respect his preference for seniors, sub 75 batting SR and his defensive captaincy is all he had to give in LOIs.
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oh bhai, what the hell am i suppsoe to do if pp has moved on from Misbah?

This is a thread about him still practising and looking to play another season at such an age which is extraordinary knowing the cricekting culture of Pakistan.
 
Major said:
easy for you to talk.

Cricketers spend their whole life training and working hard for cricket.

fine he has retired from International, but at domestic level he should be allowed to earn a living.

Many players go on to play after retirement even if they are not for natioanl consideration. Ramprakash, Trescothick etc.
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That's fine, but why do we need a Misbah worship thread every month. The guy is retired, leave him be, what's the point of a circle jerk of his achievements every month.

There's cricketers even bigger than him and even their achievements aren't even recycled as much as Misbah's.

He's gone, get over it.

The job thing in my post was just tongue in cheek lol.
 
People dont understand the significance of this and to understand it you need to know the history of Pakistan cricket.

I remember guys like Mohammad Yousuf did not bother to play first class cricekt because they considered themselves seniors and wouldn't bother to play or show up first class games. They always acted as theyw ere above the game.

Even razzaq did this aswell.

ANd this was happening when they were playing members. When they were kicked out of the team, they would bash PCB and the selectors but they never looked back at their own mistake. Even during the period when they were out fo the team or kicked out, they didnt return back to first class duty, they would keep fighting on media until they got their spot back.


Misbah even while as captain, always reported back to First class duty. And not after retirement playing for SNGPL isnt a big deal if you knw what Misbah has done reently.

This guy showed up for a Grade 2 tournament just so that he could get his faisalabad team qualified back to frist class. ANd he was able to pull that off aswell.

This is the dedication misbah gave to cricket.

He truly carries the cricket spirit in Pakistan.
It shows that this guy has no ego, and only plays cricket for his love of the sport.

If this attitude was their in the national team, trust me half of our problems would be solved.
 
Suleiman said:
That's fine, but why do we need a Misbah worship thread every month. The guy is retired, leave him be, what's the point of a circle jerk of his achievements every month.

There's cricketers even bigger than him and even their achievements aren't even recycled as much as Misbah's.

He's gone, get over it.

The job thing in my post was just tongue in cheek lol.
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its a positive thing, to see a guy at such an age still have the ability to do it, while most cricketers have fitness problems or dont bother to work on it.

If you have a problem, then ok, why not ask the mods no thread could ever be made on retired cricekters, this goes for imran khan, javed miandad and everyone else because we dont want to be reminded about them..
 
Major said:
oh bhai, what the hell am i suppsoe to do if pp has moved on from Misbah?

This is a thread about him still practising and looking to play another season at such an age which is extraordinary knowing the cricekting culture of Pakistan.
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This has set a bad precedent as we're seeing with Hafeez, Abdul Razzaq and others who are all following his example of 40+ retirement age. I wouldn't be suprised if Misbah's ISU pick Razzaq in the next PSL given his historical preference for seniors.
 
Suleiman said:
That's fine, but why do we need a Misbah worship thread every month. The guy is retired, leave him be, what's the point of a circle jerk of his achievements every month.

There's cricketers even bigger than him and even their achievements aren't even recycled as much as Misbah's.

He's gone, get over it.

The job thing in my post was just tongue in cheek lol.
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Precisely - he's being made out as if he's one of the greats of the game.
 
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