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Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 4th ODI | Dambulla | 07/08/2009 | Pak Innings

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Afridi_Fan said:
Oh come on, gimme a break.It hit the top of off stump and he was charging down the wicket.There is no way that was a no ball.
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looking at umpiring so far it should have been given a no ball, umpires dissappointed this time round :6:
 
There's no pleasing some Pakistani fans, really. They complain when Butt goes at a snail's pace and now complain when Nazir tries to get the team off to a good start. That's the way he plays, sometimes it comes off, sometiems it doesn't. You either take it or leave it.
 
Raz said:
There's no pleasing some Pakistani fans, really. They complain when Butt goes at a snail's pace and now complain when Nazir tries to get the team off to a good start. That's the way he plays, sometimes it comes off, sometiems it doesn't. You either take it or leave it.
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I'll take any day anywhere over buttah but against India Butt is the Bust ohh I mean Best
 
Sheikh said:
Anyways, that was a terrible knock. Could have been out 4 times before the inevitable.

He's certainly not the solution.
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Come on yaar, give the guy a break. It is his first knock in this series and it wasn't as if he was slogging every ball. He did try and apply himself somewhat. He got some good ones from Malinga, but crucially also played some good shots and the most important thing is that he along with Akmal got the team off to a good start. Something to build from.
 
Raz said:
There's no pleasing some Pakistani fans, really. They complain when Butt goes at a snail's pace and now complain when Nazir tries to get the team off to a good start. That's the way he plays, sometimes it comes off, sometiems it doesn't. You either take it or leave it.
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I'll leave it ...
 
I guess Nazir done better then Jamshed or Malik or Fawad...

Just what we need by an opener, a brave quick comfortable agressive 30 and around 60 opening partnership. Better then a first ball duck or 30 ball 10 runs.

He was unlucky to get out, he was way down the ground and that ball was high at that point.

Good luck Nazir, see you at the next ODI and T20 for sure.
 
asslam o alikum


from cricinfo "Nazir's fortuitous stint at the crease comes to an end. But he played a couple of nice shots too".... so nazir has also struggled being a pakistani batter.... i think the problem is with the pakistan team as being PAKISTAN team(having non-professional attitude) not with players.....
 
Raz said:
Come on yaar, give the guy a break. It is his first knock in this series and it wasn't as if he was slogging every ball. He did try and apply himself somewhat. He got some good ones from Malinga, but crucially also played some good shots and the most important thing is that he along with Akmal got the team off to a good start. Something to build from.
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Raz some guys will never understand, so leave them alone mate.
 
Last time i saw Tushara, he wasn't that good. He didn't play well in IPL either so what has he done of late since he has become so dangerous.
 
It seemed everyone here was praying for Nazir's failure. Well done guys great supporter of Pakistan side.
 
Raz said:
Come on yaar, give the guy a break. It is his first knock in this series and it wasn't as if he was slogging every ball. He did try and apply himself somewhat. He got some good ones from Malinga, but crucially also played some good shots and the most important thing is that he along with Akmal got the team off to a good start. Something to build from.
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Recall the snailman Butt ;-)
 
IAJ said:
Last time i saw Tushara, he wasn't that good. He didn't play well in IPL either so what has he done of late since he has become so dangerous.
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He's played against Pakistan.
 
Younus is boring me. I hope he gets out. We are playing too slow. Where is Afridi?
 
IAJ said:
Last time i saw Tushara, he wasn't that good. He didn't play well in IPL either so what has he done of late since he has become so dangerous.
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He is playing against Pakistan.
 
Younis will get Kamran run out today it seems.
 
Raz said:
Come on yaar, give the guy a break. It is his first knock in this series and it wasn't as if he was slogging every ball. He did try and apply himself somewhat. He got some good ones from Malinga, but crucially also played some good shots and the most important thing is that he along with Akmal got the team off to a good start. Something to build from.
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That average of 24 will not be improved upon. That senseless, wild slog has been there for about a decade now. He hasn't learned, he won't learn.

We have better options out there.
 
I really appreciate the Pakistanio fans who want Younis to get out.great going guys.
 
Rudi hater said:
It seemed everyone here was praying for Nazir's failure. Well done guys great supporter of Pakistan side.
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When he got a start I thought could be Nazir's day .... 150 anyone ... then i realised he's never got a century against a big cricket nation so i lowered my expectations
 
Sheikh said:
That average of 24 will not be improved upon. That senseless, wild slog has been there for about a decade now. He hasn't learned, he won't learn.

We have better options out there.
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Name them.

Butt?

Jamshed?

Shehzad?

Whoo?
 
Any1 tried the Jaado-box here? You can receive Geo Super with that outside Pakistan.
 
Juggernaut said:
When he got a start I thought could be Nazir's day .... 150 anyone ... then i realised he's never got a century against a big cricket nation so i lowered my expectations
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Thats ok we will have Hafeez back..lol
 
Rudi hater said:
Yeah leave it and have Pakistan down 1-1...lol With nazir at least we have a better chance of scoring more.
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he fails 9 and a half times out of 10 ... so forgive me if i'm a little less thankful of the start he gave us
 
Since the departure of Brainless slogger, we have scored 9 runs in 3 overs inside a powerplay.
 
Afridi_Fan said:
Name them.

Butt?

Jamshed?

Shehzad?

Whoo?
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Any one of those would do a better job. Not to mention Raheem, Ghumman, Ali, Amin, or even Ghani if we want.

They're all deserving, not a guy who averages 24 after 75 games. But hey, let's stick with mediocrity, shall we?
 
Juggernaut said:
he fails 9 and a half times out of 10 ... so forgive me if i'm a little less thankful of the start he gave us
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The start we had in the last three ODIs..lol so you want Pakistan to be 1-2 after 2 overs.
 
Sheikh said:
That average of 24 will not be improved upon. That senseless, wild slog has been there for about a decade now. He hasn't learned, he won't learn.

We have better options out there.
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Barring perhaps Jamshed, I really don't see any better options.
 
saeed-sohail said:
I thought his name was thilan tushara yeh miranda kahan se aagya bhai??
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Bhai jaan us ki shirt per jab sey wo khelna start hua hai Mirando he likha hota hai
 
iZeeshan said:
Really hope they send Umar in next and not Yousuf or Misbah
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Seniority-factor in our team can be a hinder for that..
 
saeed-sohail said:
I thought his name was thilan tushara yeh miranda kahan se aagya bhai??
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Yeh Miranda-Mirando uska Laqab hai.
 
Pakistan are certaining missing a winning formula this series. They need a decent start from their openers which they have got in the 4th ODI, then look after the fall of 1st wicket they should be looking to consolidate specially the No. 3 i.e. Younis Khan, the other opener however can continue to attack and take advantage of the power play overs. during the overs 15 - 35 i.e. the 20 mid innings overs they can afford to loose may be 2 move wickets but not more so that when 36th over starts they should have their No. 4 and 5 at the middle (in the current team they should have Umar Akmal there) and be in a position to dictate terms on the opposition by utilizing the batting power play effectively and efficiently between the overs 36 -.50th. With Power hitters to come towards the end Pakistan can easily post 300+ scores in the ODIs. Well just take the example of the 4th ODI we were 107/4 when YK got out. Fawad and U Akmal consilidated for a while and with power hitters coming at the end Pakistan still managed to score 288 a competitive score on any venue in the world. Its just the middle order which needs special attention while batting and I am pretty much sure we can overcome the batting collapses.
 
A good start, lets hope we can keep things going and post a good total

Not the greatest of innings from Nazir BUT despite looking uncomfortable he was scoring runs, which is a good thing. It was a daft way to get out, silly stuff and if he continues playing shots like that he will be out of the team soon enough
 
Sheikh said:
Any one of those would do a better job. Not to mention Raheem, Ghumman, Ali, Amin, or even Ghani if we want.

They're all deserving, not a guy who averages 24 after 75 games. But hey, let's stick with mediocrity, shall we?
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We stuck around with Afridi for so long why double standards. I know people give is bowling advantage but he was primarily selected as an opner for so long till he came down the order as a bowler/batsman. I think these guys like Afridi and Nazir should be respected for what they do. You either love them or hate them. They bring alot of excitement to cricket. I am all for fun then dull boring Hafeez type batsman.
 
Raz said:
Barring perhaps Jamshed, I really don't see any better options.
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Including Jamshed, I'd add Shehzad, Afaq Raheem, Umar Amin, Azhar Ali, Azeem Ghumman, and Shehryar Ghani.

There are plenty of options and guys who deserve a run. Pity we keep going back to failures.
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
A good start, lets hope we can keep things going and post a good total

Not the greatest of innings from Nazir BUT despite looking uncomfortable he was scoring runs, which is a good thing. It was a daft way to get out, silly stuff and if he continues playing shots like that he will be out of the team soon enough
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See he has been out then ban and now first game back at International lever you will be more than just a nervous.
 
YK is master of playing great shots straight to the fielders.Every time he middles the ball it goes to fielders.
 
The Run Rate is 5.44 - hopefully they can maintain that for the next 15 overs before upping it if we have wickets in hand
 
Rudi hater said:
We stuck around with Afridi for so long why double standards. I know people give is bowling advantage but he was primarily selected as an opner for so long till he came down the order as a bowler/batsman. I think these guys like Afridi and Nazir should be respected for what they do. You either love them or hate them. They bring alot of excitement to cricket. I am all for fun then dull boring Hafeez type batsman.
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No, he was primarily selected as a bowler who could take advantage of the powerplays.

I'd rather Afridi open than Nazir, who's plays as a pure batsman and averages mid-20's.

I'd play Nazir in T-20's. Every single time.
 
Rudi hater said:
See he has been out then ban and now first game back at International lever you will be more than just a nervous.
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I can more than understand him being nervous, thats fair enough BUT the way he got out is something he has been doing for years - if he doesnt cut out the daft shots he wont be in the side for much longer regardless of how quickly he scores his 20 runs
 
Hm, we don't need 3 players like Younus in the ODI side.

One of Younus, Yousuf, and Misbah is enough!

And here we are playing all 3 tuk-tuk players.
 
Sheikh said:
No, he was primarily selected as a bowler who could take advantage of the powerplays.

I'd rather Afridi open than Nazir, who's plays as a pure batsman and averages mid-20's.

I'd play Nazir in T-20's. Every single time.
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why are we ready to settle for specialist batters up the order that average a pathetic 20 ... Kami is a wk therefore 25-30 runs from him is good enough for me
 
Bandara lol.. some one remember Afridi scoring 32 runs of this guy?
 
Didn't Afridi smash this Bandara guy for around 32 runs in an over in Abu Dhabi/ Dubai a couple of years ago?
 
Ramiz says we don't play spinners well .... What the ****? ... last time i looked it was just left arm spinners
 
Juggernaut said:
Ramiz says we don't play spinners well .... What the ****? ... last time i looked it was just left arm spinners
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You believe in what he says?
 
Pakistan are certaining missing a winning formula this series. They need a decent start from their openers which they have got in the 4th ODI, then look after the fall of 1st wicket they should be looking to consolidate specially the No. 3 i.e. Younis Khan, the other opener however can continue to attack and take advantage of the power play overs. during the overs 15 - 35 i.e. the 20 mid innings overs they can afford to loose may be 2 move wickets but not more so that when 36th over starts they should have their No. 4 and 5 at the middle (in the current team they should have Umar Akmal there) and be in a position to dictate terms on the opposition by utilizing the batting power play effectively and efficiently between the overs 36 -.50th. With Power hitters to come towards the end Pakistan can easily post 300+ scores in the ODIs. Well just take the example of the 4th ODI we were 107/4 when YK got out. Fawad and U Akmal consilidated for a while and with power hitters coming at the end Pakistan still managed to score 288 a competitive score on any venue in the world. Its just the middle order which needs special attention while batting and I am pretty much sure we can overcome the batting collapses...
 
Juggernaut said:
why are we ready to settle for specialist batters up the order that average a pathetic 20 ... Kami is a wk therefore 25-30 runs from him is good enough for me
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That was my point; we can do better than specialist batsmen who average in the mid-20's and that even Afridi would be a better option because he brings a whole lot more to the table than just runs.

Having said that, I'd take Nazir and his quickfire 20's in T-20 cricket.
 
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