South Africa finish Day 1 at 82/3 after Pakistan posted 211 in the first innings of the first Test match

[Nikhil_cric]

122 kph and smashed. Slower than Nitish Kumar Reddy

 

[ExpressPacer]

is Abbas the most innocuous looking spearhead we’ve ever had?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Sorry @Devadwal you had to carry your own weight.. Pak team can't help

I don't rate this SA batting line up very much. Against SL Bavuma singlehandedly saved them.

 

[m.shah]

Abass lol

 

[m.shah]

is Abbas the most innocuous looking spearhead we’ve ever had?

He is looking 40

 

[angrypathan]

Don’t think a single of Abbas’ deliveries has targeted the stumps yet

 

[emranabbas]

Abbas looks 40+

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Nice hair transplant but it's not brought him any extra pace.

 

[Champ_Pal]

is Abbas the most innocuous looking spearhead we’ve ever had?

He is slightly more pacier than Praveen Kumar who could swing the ball miles. But at 125k's, he was extremely easy to play.

 

[ExpressPacer]

He is looking 40

He is the worst bowler I’ve seen play for Pakistan. Absolute Country basher. Really calls into question the quality of batters in the English Country circuit.

 

[jnaveen1980]

This Abbas dude bowled faster than this last time he played? He moves the ball significantly off the seam. Don't think it is the speed issue. Even at his pace ball goes over the stumps. He should pitch further up to catch the edge.

 

[ExpressPacer]

He is slightly more pacier than Praveen Kumar who could swing the ball miles. But at 125k's, he was extremely easy to play.

Praveen Kumar had banana swing to compensate for it. This guy is purely like and length with nothing else to offer.

 

[AAli98]

Abbas not only looks like Mr Bean but bowls like him

 

[angrypathan]

This Abbas dude bowled faster than this last time he played? He moves the ball significantly off the seam. Don't think it is the speed issue. Even at his pace ball goes over the stumps. He should pitch further up to catch the edge.

Last time? No he was bowling the same pace, part of the reason he was dropped. When he debuted he was more in the 128-132kph range

 

[ExpressPacer]

Nice hair transplant but it's not brought him any extra pace.

Looks better at least

 

[emranabbas]

I know an uncle in his mid-40s who looks exactly like Abbas. Same hairline and everything

 

[FearlessRoar]

The ball is dancing and swinging in. Abbas constantly tries to hit the stumps.

 

[emranabbas]

Get on naseem instead of wasting swing

 

[angrypathan]

Zero need to come around

 

[Devadwal]

Shot

 

[ExpressPacer]

Women’s cricketers can bowl better than this fraud

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Good catch good ball good cricket

 

[Devadwal]

What a catch

 

[emranabbas]

I'd aim for rickletons elbows

 

[jnaveen1980]

No feet movement from Rickleton. They have two one day hacks in the test set up.

 

[angrypathan]

Zero need to come around

Nevermind

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Praveen Kumar had banana swing to compensate for it. This guy is purely like and length with nothing else to offer.

He was good until his SLAP shoulder injury.

Problem was he was already at the lowest end of the pace necessary to be succesful . After injury , he lost around 2-3 kph average speed and become a completely useless trundler.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Match will be over on day 3.

Pakistan are good but not THAT good.

Will be a spicy affair and could go either way.

 

[NeVerMind]

Brilliant take from Riz

 

[Deewana Mastana]

That's Rizwan's wicket

Brilliant low catch

 

[emranabbas]

Good cricket by Pakistan

Where is the expert today who was saying England was a fluke

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Outstanding catch. Outstanding bowling

 

[Rana]

Good catch

 

[angrypathan]

Where’s the guy that wanted Azam Khan for this match as keeper?

 

[PakPremi]

Rizwan indulging in another Begani shadi, how dare he.

 

[emranabbas]

Very good catch not many would have had that

 

[Nikhil_cric]

South Africa need 260 + to ensure a win. Anything less and PAK are right in it.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Can't overpitch the ball on this surface

 

[Deewana Mastana]

I know an uncle in his mid-40s who looks exactly like Abbas. Same hairline and everything

You know his doppelganger

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Can't overpitch the ball on this surface

Everytime they are they're getting sent to the boundary.

 

[jnaveen1980]

this pitch offers a lot . Abbas may pick up a wicket too

 

[Fazzy321]

Nice hair transplant but it's not brought him any extra pace.

I think he always had hair lol

 

[emranabbas]

You know his doppelganger

I do the hair line gives away his age

 

[Champ_Pal]

These Rickleton's and De Zorzi's of the world are such mediocre players. Most of us have enjoyed watching Amla, Graeme Smith, Dean Elgar etc.

 

[ethan hunt]

How can he be inaccurate at his pace.

 

[emranabbas]

Need 1 more here, I know I'm being greedy

 

[Marooned]

Abbas wasting the new ball as expected

 

[emranabbas]

Need to target stubbs

 

[Fazzy321]

Need to bring Naseem in

 

[Marooned]

How can he be inaccurate at his pace.

Ikr.

People here romanticize abbas so much. He was finished in 2019 and a burden for every captain since.

 

[emranabbas]

Abbas needs to go off

Can't let SA build confidence

 

[Champ_Pal]

Need 1 more here, I know I'm being greedy

Stubbs is a LOI batsman. He will be the one that can get out playing an attacking shot. Markram is a seasoned campaigner.

 

[Markhor]

Abbas bowling abysmally in this first spell. His one strength was landing the ball in the same spot over and over but he's bowling both sides of the wicket at an innocuous pace.

 

[batandballbattle]

It's been poor from Abbas. You would want to make a statement after being left out of the team for a while.

 

[emranabbas]

Stubbs is a LOI batsman. He will be the one that can get out playing an attacking shot. Markram is a seasoned campaigner.

Khuram is doing well at one end

 

[shah_1]

How can fazool tareen bowler like Abbas gets picked ahead of Mir Hamza

 

[Champ_Pal]

Pak should throw the ball to Naseem before it gets too old and soft.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Abbas has not bowled in the right areas consistently...too much rubbish on the pads or outside off

 

[aboveandbeyond]

Like the look of Shehzad. Reminds me of Shami, excellent skill set and seam presentation.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Abbas seems to be a trundler of highest order. A pitch where Dan patterson was unplayable at 120-122 kph.. he is offering freebies and releasing any pressure created by Khurram

 

[shah_1]

Shame on you Aaqib for picking Abbas ahead of Mir Hamza

 

[ethan hunt]

Khurram Shehzad is the same pace as Rabada . No idea why people call him a trundler on this forum

 

[mazkhan]

Abbas is terrible it would have been better to pick the left arm swing of mir hamza

 

[emranabbas]

Better to get in a spinner instead of abbas

 

[Champ_Pal]

Khuram is doing well at one end

He is bowling beautifully. Pitching up the ball and letting the pitch do its thing. Abbas is bowling a bit too short.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I think he always had hair lol

Not like he does now.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Khurram Shehzad is the same pace as Rabada . No idea why people call him a trundler on this forum

He will lose his pace big time in second spell.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Need 1 more here, I know I'm being greedy

You're always greedy

 

[m.shah]

Pak should throw the ball to Naseem before it gets too old and soft.

Naseem can get expensive but he can pick up few wickets

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Not like he does now.

He's not had it done

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Shan needs to be proactive to defend a low score.

 

[emranabbas]

You're always greedy

I'll put my hands up to that no more asking babar to up his strike rate

 

[m.shah]

This should be last over of Abass

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Same pace as Rabada lmao. Rabada clocked upto 145 kph today and hits the deck way harder

 

[RehanG]

get Markam and Bavuma.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Rabada got more bounce and more inconsistent bounce than any bowler so far, including Jansen.

 

[shaz619]

Nice hair transplant but it's not brought him any extra pace.

Nobody dare mention fast bowlers with hair transplants without talking about the great Rana Naveed Ul Hassan, it got him a country contract towards the back end of his career.

 

[emranabbas]

Stubbs has a century to his name

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Same pace as Rabada lmao. Rabada clocked upto 145 kph today and hits the deck way harder

Gone are the days when Naseem used to hit the deck hard and clocked upto 145kph.

He mostly operates around the 135-138kph barrier.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Nobody dare mention fast bowlers with hair transplants without talking about the great Rana Naveed Ul Hassan, it got him a country contract towards the back end of his career.

Shami bowled his best - 2023 World Cup after transplant. Rohit also started batting with monster intent after getting one or two .

After a few , even should try for a comeback