West Indies (184/5) secure a thrilling 5-wicket victory over Pakistan (171/7) via the DLS method, leveling the series 1-1 with one match remaining

[Ali Active]

unpopular opinion hussain talat 's best format is odis and he has been given very less chances

 

[shariqnoor]

This is what I don't understand from Pakistan management. Floating batsmen is a ridiculous idea in longer form cricket. Why can't Hasan Nawaz come in now? Why are they pigeon holing Hasan Nawaz as a striker? Why can't Hasan Nawaz come and build his innings?

 

[Rana]

Bishop with Husain Talat's backstory.

Doubt even his teammates know his story as well, let alone PAK commentators

They don’t want to know it. They want to know Babar, Rizwan, Shadab, Naseem and Shaheen’s story

 

[kingusama92]

Not a fan of having Shafique, Babar, and Rizwan in the same team.

Best case you only have one. Worst case you have two of them.

At no point should you have all three in the same side as it completely limits your ODI's team's ceiling.

 

[Rana]

This is what I don't understand from Pakistan management. Floating batsmen is a ridiculous idea in longer form cricket. Why can't Hasan Nawaz come in now? Why are they pigeon holing Hasan Nawaz as a striker? Why can't Hasan Nawaz come and build his innings?

Because you and your type have no problem with Rizwan with his tailenderesque skills to build an innings at 4.

 

[Ali Active]

at this point i would go with

Saim
farhan
Fakhar
Hussain talat
Hassan nawaz
agha
m haris

as a batting order leave babar and riz they can play tests

 

[shariqnoor]

Imam ul Haq was discarded for Abdullah Shafique. Shafique neither has the average nor the SR to better Imam. If you want to remove Imam, yeh at least bring someone who is better than him in terms of SR.

 

[Rana]

at this point i would go with

Saim
farhan
Fakhar
Hussain talat
Hassan nawaz
agha
m haris

as a batting order leave babar and riz they can play tests

This is fine

I’m happy to give this a long run. Don’t know what Pakistan is hoping with the way world cricket is heading with the rubbish trio of Babar, Rizwan and Shafique

 

[Rana]

Talat trying to assert dominance and Rizwan trying to make him rein his shots in

 

[RidiculousMan]

Rizwan giving tips to Talat how to play off side shots

 

[Rana]

Rizwan 16 off 37

Talat 14 off 15

So what’s wrong with the pitch?

 

[Rana]

Alhamdolillah

Thank you Motie

 

[Rana]

What an innings

16 off 38

 

[Nasty Naz]

I hope that is out. Rizwan deserves it for his horrific batting.

 

[Rana]

I hope that is out. Rizwan deserves it for his horrific batting.

Bad decision for West Indies actually

 

[mominsaigol]

And this ends the most torturous innings of the series, Rizzu Richards

 

[Snowflake]

Another negative contribution by Rizwan.

Anyone keeping count? What a garbage batsman

At least Babar didn’t waste any deliveries.

 

[sweep_shot]

Rizwan is gone for 16.

One of the worst innings he has ever played. 16* off 38 balls.

 

[Rana]

everyone’s positions can shuffle

Not Babar and Rizwan’s.

 

[batandballbattle]

a blessing that his lethargic innings is over early, more time to inject some momentum now

 

[Nasty Naz]

Well deserved out. You deserve this for the total loser way you batted.

 

[Rana]

Rizwan is gone for 16.

One of the worst innings he has ever played. 16* off 38 balls.

Looks like you don’t watch cricket


He does this all the time. He sometimes kicks on to not make it look as bad as it has been.

 

[mominsaigol]

Rizwan is gone for 16.

One of the worst innings he has ever played. 16* off 38 balls.

He's played worse before

 

[Sachin fan]

Scintillating knock by the captian.

 

[topspin]

Imam ul Haq was discarded for Abdullah Shafique. Shafique neither has the average nor the SR to better Imam. If you want to remove Imam, yeh at least bring someone who is better than him in terms of SR.

Oh here we go again. Go on, tell us how "Imam is the most important player in the team". Typical from deluded Misbah fans.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

I like Talat, just didn't see his long term place in this sea of all rounders we select. However he is looking decent just as a batsman.

 

[Rana]

Oh here we go again. Go on, tell us how "Imam is the most important player in the team". Typical from deluded Misbah fans.

Man just turned up trying to sound sensible but ends up getting absolutely roasted

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

Rizwan making Moti look world class

 

[Rana]

Scintillating knock by the captian.

But he’s better than Tendulkar apparently because Tendulkar didn’t show up in ICC tournaments crunch games according to @AZulfi

 

[mominsaigol]

I remember talking to @daytrader and advocating for talat at no 4 at one point and he told me Rizwan was a better odi batsmen

 

[Rana]

Rizwan sitting with Faheem.

You’ve got to be at the lowest point of your life if you end up sitting with the guys who you actively tried to indirectly not return to Pakistan cricket

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Motie gets a wicket and Shai Hope gets him out of the attack immediately?

Don't understand this guy's captaincy off late

 

[Ali Active]

rizwan and babar should also leave odis hopefully sense prevails

 

[Rana]

rizwan and babar should also leave odis hopefully sense prevails

They haven’t left T20i yet

They are actively waiting for injuries or regime change

Aap ODI ki umeed lagain bethe hain?

 

[topspin]

Man just turned up trying to sound sensible but ends up getting absolutely roasted

Imam is so bad in white ball cricket, he can't even get a PSL contract. ODIs in the modern game are an extension of T20Is. The fundamentals remain the same, so it makes no sense for Imam to be playing white ball cricket at the highest level.

Misbah-tards are something else man.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

I also hate that we randomly play specialist batsmen at number 7. There is no situation where a batter should be at 7. We have done this with Niazi too in T20s and often used to bury Asif Ali and Iftikhar down the order.

 

[Ali Active]

They haven’t left T20i yet

They are actively waiting for injuries or regime change

Aap ODI ki umeed lagain bethe hain?

This is common sense why are alot of people blind atleast shuffle them in odis
they are immovable from their positions

 

[Rana]

Imam is so bad in white ball cricket, he can't even get a PSL contract. ODIs in the modern game are an extension of T20Is. The fundamentals remain the same, so it makes no sense for Imam to be playing white ball cricket at the highest level.

Misbah-tards are something else man.

Imam is finished. He should have been finished around 2023.

The issue is that Misbah mindset has ruined Pakistan cricket

 

[Ali Active]

I also hate that we randomly play specialist batsmen at number 7. There is no situation where a batter should be at 7. We have done this with Niazi too in T20s and often used to bury Asif Ali and Iftikhar down the order.

problem is babar rizwan are occupying positions at top order

 

[batandballbattle]

Talat in a nice groove now

 

[Rana]

This is common sense why are alot of people blind atleast shuffle them in odis
they are immovable from their positions

Common sense?

Next game Rizwan might score 50 off 60….and people will be telling us he’s the GOAT white ball keeper+batter of Pakistan.

It doesn’t exist in Pakistan cricket mate.

 

[Ali Active]

Talat in a nice groove now

gone

 

[Rana]

What a great catch by Hope

 

[Ali Active]

Common sense?

Next game Rizwan might score 50 off 60….and people will be telling us he’s the GOAT white ball keeper+batter of Pakistan.

It doesn’t exist in Pakistan cricket mate.

hopefully some sense prevails like in t20s they atleast went for change

 

[mominsaigol]

Soft dismissal.

Hasan Nawaz or Bust now

 

[Rana]

MashaAllah Nawaz at 7 in a team where Rizwan is at 4

This has to be the strongest ever Pakistan ODI team in history!

 

[Ali Active]

ball went low

 

[DeadlyVenom]

problem is babar rizwan are occupying positions at top order

Babar should be in the top, we gotta be more flexible with Rizwan.

 

[batandballbattle]

gone

nazar laga diya
was looking good as well

 

[Katwalindian]

Okay this is some progress from you in embracing his decline.

Only thing I would say is at most he can play tests outside Asia since he's got no game against spin.

Yeah he was decent in South africa tour but can't put bat to ball during westindies hime series

 

[Rana]

hopefully some sense prevails like in t20s they atleast went for change

The vultures are waiting for Aqib, Hesson and Wahab to be gone.

They will get their way with Misbah, Tanveer Ahmed and Basit Ali types getting the jobs after them.

 

[mominsaigol]

MashaAllah Nawaz at 7 in a team where Rizwan is at 4

This has to be the strongest ever Pakistan ODI team in history!

We got unlucky in CT and unlucky to lose to NZ 6x in a row and unlucky vs Wi.

Its just bad luck.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

MashaAllah Nawaz at 7 in a team where Rizwan is at 4

This has to be the strongest ever Pakistan ODI team in history!

Its ridiculous.

He comes in with a HUGE burden now the team is 5 down.

Whereas if he came in earlier he could play his natural game knowing that he had a cushion if things failed.

 

[Rana]

What the hell was Wasim Akram smoking recently?

he demanded Babar’s return in T20is

Shahid Afridi too.

What’s wrong with these jackasses? Why do they want to destroy the team every time it’s starting to find the right track?

 

[cricfan432]

pathan abrar ahmed replaces sufyan muqim, it is rizwan running the show instead of hesson

 

[Nasty Naz]

Sacrificing your bowling to have as many batters as possible, including allrounders and this is the level of batting you get...

Pakistan played with 7 batsmen in Tri-series + CT and it was horrible then too. Add this to the list of shameful performances by the batting group once again. Anything but a flat track and its a massive struggle for them.

 

[mominsaigol]

Agha goes as well. Game over for Pakistan. Thank you ba/riz and Abdullah.

3 walking wickets in the team

 

[Rana]

Rizwan at 4 unsettles the entire line up

Talat being pushed up for proactive approach

Salman who’s good at 5 shoved to six

Pakistan’s best six hitter of spin being shoved to 7 where pace Bashers usually bat.

 

[batandballbattle]

same old short ball weakness in our players

 

[Rana]

What’s that iconic line of Nana Patekar? Aik Machar….

 

[Energy]

A little bit of juice in the wicket and the ODI ranking legends are shown their place.

Rain dance incoming. King needs to lead it.

 

[mominsaigol]

Rizwan at 4 unsettles the entire line up

Talat being pushed up for proactive approach

Salman who’s good at 5 shoved to six

Pakistan’s best six hitter of spin being shoved to 7 where pace Bashers usually bat.

Only rain can save Pakistan now

 

[RidiculousMan]

unpopular opinion hussain talat 's best format is odis and he has been given very less chances

It's actually List A. Better stay in domestic

 

[Nasty Naz]

I doubt they can even get to 200 runs or bat out the 50 overs.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Hasan Nawaz right now is your best no. 4, 5, 6, 7.

 

[zahid01]

Hassan left with the tail ideally he should bat at no4 position

 

[Ali Active]

It's actually List A. Better stay in domestic

dont judge by one innings

 

[Rana]

Nawaz 0 off 6

Another legend

 

[Rana]

Bazid keeps mentioning Mohammad Nawaz scoring 170 in a list A game

Who were the bowlers? Sana Mir and Fatima Sana?

 

[mominsaigol]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1954554158205296870

The picture does it for me

Rizzu is basically the Ahmed Shehzad of this era except even more annoying

 

[topspin]

What the hell was Wasim Akram smoking recently?

he demanded Babar’s return in T20is

Shahid Afridi too.

What’s wrong with these jackasses? Why do they want to destroy the team every time it’s starting to find the right track?

They haven’t grasped the modern game. The way they see the game it’s as if it was played during their era.

This is why Pakistan and all domestic sides require overseas expertise.

Pakistani ex-players cannot be trusted. Those who aspire to go into coaching need to go on courses and study cricket in places like England, Australia and New Zealand.

 

[RidiculousMan]

dont judge by one innings

I've seen his progress and career. He's not cut for it.

 

[mango_bite77]

If you can't rotate strike at will, you are not international standard.

 

[topspin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1954554158205296870

The picture does it for me

Looks a lot older than 33. It wouldn’t surprise me if he was 37-38 and what we’re seeing now is a loss of reflexes.

 

[mominsaigol]

Looks a lot older than 33. It wouldn’t surprise me if he was 37-38 and what we’re seeing now is a loss of reflexes.

Even in 2015 he played the exact same way. Age fudging or not.

 

[sweep_shot]

PAK - 130/6 (31.4 overs).

 

[Rana]

They haven’t grasped the modern game. The way they see the game it’s as if it was played during their era.

This is why Pakistan and all domestic sides require overseas expertise.

Pakistani ex-players cannot be trusted. Those who aspire to go into coaching need to go on courses and study cricket in places like England, Australia and New Zealand.

They keep changing their tune too..

Was it not Wasim Akram clamouring about completely wiping out the team after the India 2024 loss and making a new team? So why did he backtrack and that too after Farhan smashed that 75 against Windies?

Afridi for me is clearly a chameleon who keeps changing his colours. He advocates for Babar and Rizwan because he cannot openly advocate and defend his son in law Shaheen. So he picks the so called seniors in Pakistan who are struggling and tries building the case of “backing the seniors”.

 

[Rana]

I've seen his progress and career. He's not cut for it.

Who are we talking about?

 

[Rana]

H Nawaz needs to line up and take down chase

He ain’t getting the strike back from M

 

[RidiculousMan]

Nawaz² building something.