1999 team was the best ever. Now theyr just a national embarrassment with the odd win here or there due to individual brilliance.When did Pakistan cricket excite you last? Misbah era? Afridi era? Butt era? Malik era? Inzamam era? Imran era?
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1999 team was the best ever. Now theyr just a national embarrassment with the odd win here or there due to individual brilliance.When did Pakistan cricket excite you last? Misbah era? Afridi era? Butt era? Malik era? Inzamam era? Imran era?
What a shot by Hashim bhai. Creamed for four![]()
I would back Bangladesh to beat us in a Test series today.
We give our bowling too much protection because of our awful batting. They have followed up the worst fourth innings display of 2018 with a completely flat performance.
If our bowling was anywhere as good as some people make it to be, we would be winning games in spite of batting poorly.
I don’t want to hear the nonsense about Amir’s average of 19. It means nothing for a strike bowler when you cannot run through lineups.
We give our bowling too much protection because of our awful batting. They have followed up the worst fourth innings display of 2018 with a completely flat performance.
If our bowling was anywhere as good as some people make it to be, we would be winning games in spite of batting poorly.
I don’t want to hear the nonsense about Amir’s average of 19. It means nothing for a strike bowler when you cannot run through lineups.
Do wish some posters would find a different hobby then showing up when Pakistan dont do well.
Sorry, but you have to have absolutely zero insight into the game to think any bowling attack could win their team matches with this sub-standard batting line-up.We give our bowling too much protection because of our awful batting. They have followed up the worst fourth innings display of 2018 with a completely flat performance.
If our bowling was anywhere as good as some people make it to be, we would be winning games in spite of batting poorly.
I don’t want to hear the nonsense about Amir’s average of 19. It means nothing for a strike bowler when you cannot run through lineups.
I would back Bangladesh to beat us in a Test series today.
We give our bowling too much protection because of our awful batting. They have followed up the worst fourth innings display of 2018 with a completely flat performance.
If our bowling was anywhere as good as some people make it to be, we would be winning games in spite of batting poorly.
I don’t want to hear the nonsense about Amir’s average of 19. It means nothing for a strike bowler when you cannot run through lineups.
Sorry, but you have to have absolutely zero insight into the game to think any bowling attack could win their team matches with this sub-standard batting line-up.
A team can be expected to score 300+ consistently nowadays but you can't expect any team to bowl out teams for under 200 consistently.
Its always better to have great batsmen and poor bowlers rather than having great bowlers and poor batsmen.
You can always chase 300+ if bowling does poorly but you can't honestly defend 150-200 that often.
It's easy to criticize the bowling, but the fact is the pathetic batting has let the team down once again. The bowlers also need something to work with.
Amir has a bowling average of 31.
A team can be expected to score 300+ consistently nowadays but you can't expect any team to bowl out teams for under 200 consistently.
Its always better to have great batsmen and poor bowlers rather than having great bowlers and poor batsmen.
You can always chase 300+ if bowling does poorly but you can't honestly defend 150-200 that often.
Amir has a bowling average of 31.
Amir wasted the new bowl. He has forgotten how to swing the bowl back in with a kookaburra. Failed to nip back in. Gave Markram alot of help to survive and damage other bowlers psychologically as well. He is bowling at 129-132 speed really an embarassment.
Mir Hamza should've gone ahead of him. Hasan Ali looked more threatening and moves the delivery both ways, He was sacrificed to accomodate the garbage batting lineup.
Better not watch this match or even series until some changes are made at the top who are managing this team, the selectors.
They have kept us somewhat competitive, while the batting has been found wanting since TWO years now in EVERY test.They have let the team down many times. Just because our batting is worse doesn’t mean that we have to overrate our bowling.
South Africa is a wonderful holiday destination, and Yasir is getting paid for it.
That’s true, but I would argue that our bowling is still overrated.
They have kept us somewhat competitive, while the batting has been found wanting since TWO years now in EVERY test.
I’m not sure why people are getting riled up by this Pakistan performance. Your superstar team with Younis, Misbah, Ajmal and Gul got humiliated in 2013 in much worse fashion.
May be in the sub continent. Outside, they'll get manhandled.
They have kept us somewhat competitive, while the batting has been found wanting since TWO years now in EVERY test.
I’m not sure why people are getting riled up by this Pakistan performance. Your superstar team with Younis, Misbah, Ajmal and Gul got humiliated in 2013 in much worse fashion.
What did the other bowlers do?
Criticizing the best bowler and only 1 to take a wicket after scoring 22 Not Out hardly makes sense.
Pakistani cricket has gone to dogs
Only sycophants selected... Hard to believe that nobody in country can play short ball
Rofl best bowler for taking one wicket where you need few? He got the best end to bowl the new cherry and he did'nt deliver. He is bowling at 129 km per hour.
A pathetic failure Markram has punched his bowling all over the park where all the bowls and had gone straight without swinging in.
for him Hasan was dropped, SA was going at 5 runs per over and he is best bowler? He has demoralized the rest also.
Rofl best bowler for taking one wicket where you need few? He got the best end to bowl the new cherry and he did'nt deliver. He is bowling at 129 km per hour.
A pathetic failure Markram has punched his bowling all over the park where all the bowls and had gone straight without swinging in.
for him Hasan was dropped, SA was going at 5 runs per over and he is best bowler? He has demoralized the rest also.
Faheem Ashraf should have played to provide a 5th bowling option. Our batting is so **** poor, did we really benefit by playing an extra batsman?
Mickey Arthur should have gotten his way and Shafiq should have been benched.
Hah knew it.Sarfaraz should do something different with the bowling here.Perhaps give shan masood an over.
Shani to bowl... goodness me we need to be ready for innings defeat![]()
Hah knew it.
We also had a much better team, and it was a complete mismatch with Asad Shafiq as our best batsmanThis is a shaky South African lineup. Even last year they had de Villiers who kept them afloat against India.
Elgar is class, but Markram is inexperienced in spite of possessing a lot of ability. Amla is not the same anymore, Faf is decent at best and QdK is out of form.
This lineup will struggle against a high class attack, but our bowlers have been very flat in the last two innings.
The 2013 lineup was much better.
What did the other bowlers do?
Criticizing the best bowler and only 1 to take a wicket after scoring 22 Not Out hardly makes sense.
No way. Shaheen is too inexperienced to get the new ball, as is evident by the floaters he bowls pretty much every over. Disappointed by the lack of short balls by Shaheen on this wicket. His natural length is surprisingly too full for a bowler of his height.[MENTION=139075]Hadi Rizvi[/MENTION]
Is'nt Amir being hit with a 4 every over int the first 5? He completely wasted the new bowl.
If Shaheen ws given the new bowl there would've been some promise. Amir has completely pushed the shoulders down of the team. He is bowling in this match as mainstay strike bowler which is why we are in this situation.
PPers need to acknowledge he has lost the in-swing in to the right hander.
At least Hasan moves the bowl in both directions and hits better length often. Seriously doubt Amir will play next series. Mir Hamza was suppose to tour SA. Coach Arthur took this decision and made a tactical blunder banking on a wasted player like Amir.
[MENTION=139075]Hadi Rizvi[/MENTION]
Is'nt Amir being hit with a 4 every over int the first 5? He completely wasted the new bowl.
If Shaheen ws given the new bowl there would've been some promise. Amir has completely pushed the shoulders down of the team. He is bowling in this match as mainstay strike bowler which is why we are in this situation.
PPers need to acknowledge he has lost the in-swing in to the right hander.
At least Hasan moves the bowl in both directions and hits better length often. Seriously doubt Amir will play next series. Mir Hamza was suppose to tour SA. Coach Arthur took this decision and made a tactical blunder banking on a wasted player like Amir.