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Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 3rd ODI | Dambulla | 3 Aug 2009 | Pak Innings

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the true passionist said:
I have not seen Nazir recently but i doubt that he has improved his technique since he last played for Pakistan. He has played 70+ matches, even more that Salman Butt.

He may be good for T20 but absolutely not good enough for ODIs. He is a hit and miss player. Afridi will do a better job opening the innings than Nazir.
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I really cannot see Nazir doing any worse than Akmal at the moment. Akmal in the first two matches had starts and then gave it away. Nazir, when he gets a start usually makes the most of it.

And now as I say that Akmal plays two excellent shots, once smashed over the on side for 4, the second a beautiful drive through the covers for 4.
 
Younis khan joining the party, another 4,
 
the true passionist said:
1- His technique is not fine; he is absolutely horrible against the incoming delivery.

2- The place to judge his temperament is not international cricket but domestic/A-level cricket. Just as we did with Fawad/Umar Akmal.
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What? This is Imran Nazir you are talking about right? I have watched almost every single innings Nazir has played, the only delivery he might be susceptible to might be the inswinging yorker. Frankly, I don't quite remember Nazir ever struggling against a bowler. Even against the Irish in WC07 where our 'big three' got found out big time, he was looking like he could hold his own

Its his own stupidity that makes him lose his wicket almost every time!
 
z2_daredevil said:
does anyone no the avg score and history of this pitch ???
wat kind of score will be good ???
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pitch report says score around 235-240 would be challenging
 
Omar Malik said:
Life badi kutti cheez hai - Kaminey :P
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Nice to know I am not the only one to wake up so early in the morning.making myself a cup of chaae do you want one?
 
GLORY OF '92 said:
Yeah very flat pitch. Need to get a lot of runs today and then bowl well.
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man forget the pitch flat or not flat if ths batsmen play sensibly there shud be no prob
 
Another four from Akmal. looks like a good batting wicket
 
Raz said:
I really cannot see Nazir doing any worse than Akmal at the moment. Akmal in the first two matches had starts and then gave it away. Nazir, when he gets a start usually makes the most of it.

And now as I say that Akmal plays two excellent shots, once smashed over the on side for 4, the second a beautiful drive through the covers for 4.
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1 - Nazir is not competing for Akmal's spot. He is fighting for Butt/Jamshed's position since by opening with Akmal we create space for an additional middle order batsman.

2- If Nazir is competing for Akmal's spot, it is not sufficient that he is as good as Akmal. He has to be much better because Akmal also keeps the wicket and a makeshift opener, back to point 1.
 
saeed-sohail said:
Nice to know I am not the only one to wake up so early in the morning.making myself a cup of chaae do you want one?
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lol sure mate! Btw, I was saying the dialogue from the movie "Kaminey" :P
 
We should have stuck with Gul. This pitch is not the typical semaing pitch and so Rana will probably be useless.

Kami hits another one. if only he can last 20 overs we will be set.
 
Don't think Nazir is better than Akmal, who looks in awesome form at the moment

As I say that, another boundary to Akmal
 
Good start this, but it's danger time for Akmal in the mid-20's. Surely he can't throw away another start?
 
we have recovered from the loss of the first. It's time Pakistan capitalizes on this recovery.

I really want to see Omar Akmal play a longish innings today.
 
iafzal said:
We should have stuck with Gul. This pitch is not the typical semaing pitch and so Rana will probably be useless.
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Need to rotate the bowlers; Gul's had 3 tests and 2 odis on the trot. Remember this is a guy who's had back problems since '04.

I would have liked Aamer to have been rested as well.
 
what do you make of this - a comment from a supported submitted to cricinfo:

Auwais Ahmed: "For all those bashing Nasir and Younis, I would like to say that Nasir came into this series with and avarage of 40+ and no major failure in his career. The reason he was out of team was beacuse of injury not bad form. So he definitely deserved a chance and was not fair to drop him without playing him. What happened to Nasir has happened so many times to Imaran Nazir as well in his career."


fair enough, no?
 
the true passionist said:
1 - Nazir is not competing for Akmal's spot. He is fighting for Butt/Jamshed's position since by opening with Akmal we create space for an additional middle order batsman.

2- If Nazir is competing for Akmal's spot, it is not sufficient that he is as good as Akmal. He has to be much better because Akmal also keeps the wicket and a makeshift opener, back to point 1.
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My opinion is that he should be competing for Akmal's spot as I'm in favour of giving Nasir a run in the team as an opener. At the moment, Akmal can slot into the middle order and Malik need not play.

Nazir needs confidence, that is the only thing he has lacked from team management. We all know what he can do and it's high time everyone backs him to do just that. I've never really liked Akmal opening the innings on a permanent basis. For me, you need two specialist openers. Only exception could be Afridi, if the team needs to get off to a fast start.
 
So Sanga doesnt play Malinga and pakistani batsmen fire on the same day :P
 
Nearly edged that one, didn't need to do that after hitting a good four in previous delivery
 
Nasir is like Hameed a big fan of fishing. You put anything wide he goes for it.
It undid hameed so many times and not amount talent can save you if you make it a habit.
 
z2_daredevil said:
aithayyy rakh oyeee
nice shot
KAMMI ON FIRE
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no other language on the planet can convey sentiment like that.

amen.
 
Im watching Ten Sports's broadcast of this and I'm loving the music in the "Danube Buildmart" ad which they keep playing!
 
huh Nasir Jamshed moves very slow, looks like a 45 years old batsman in those replays
 
godzilla said:
what do you make of this - a comment from a supported submitted to cricinfo:

Auwais Ahmed: "For all those bashing Nasir and Younis, I would like to say that Nasir came into this series with and avarage of 40+ and no major failure in his career. The reason he was out of team was beacuse of injury not bad form. So he definitely deserved a chance and was not fair to drop him without playing him. What happened to Nasir has happened so many times to Imaran Nazir as well in his career."


fair enough, no?
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Jamshed does deserve a chance in the team but doesn't warrant a place in the team because of his 40+ average since that was against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. He still needs to prove himself at the international stage.
 
50 is up for Pakistan, within 10 overs, amazing MashaAllah
 
I said Nasir would score 5 runs atleast for $10. Thank God no one took me on :D
 
Nice to see Pakistan taking the attack to the Sri Lankan bowlers.
 
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