***Official*** Pakistan in South Africa

[FRAZ]

What a weak team this SA is ? How the heck Graeme Smith got out and how the hell minnows got passed 150 !
Booooo SA !!

 

[nightprowler10]

What a weak team this SA is ? How the heck Graeme Smith got out and how the hell minnows got passed 150 !
Booooo SA !!

 

[haroon510]

i can't belive they left out azahr mahmmod for rana navid. i am sure azhar would have batted well with malik and the total would have been much higher.
the pcb is being so generous with hafiz. we all know his bad form but he is being given chances again and again. he is going to play the world cup also. in Sa he didn't even made a fifty in any of the matches. guys like farhat and hamid are out of world cup squad despite scoring runs. very unfair selection.

with that bating line up espacially if hafiz is going to open with nazir in all the matches pakistan has no chance to even qualify in super six round.

 

[shortpitched713]

Do we have any good ODI players any more? Like seriously, I can't think of any one of our players right now besides Yousuf whos been any good in the last couple of matches.

 

[irfan]

Pathetic performance by Pak. And they better not use the "we lost our equipment so couldn't prepare properly" excuse either!

I hate to think 'typical Johannesburg airport' but there is a bit of history. We're still hoping the stuff will turn up but time is running out and we need the equipment to have any hope of being prepared," Woolmer said. - From cricinfo

Sorry Fusion.

 

[Prince EWS]

i can't belive they left out azahr mahmmod for rana navid. i am sure azhar would have batted well with malik and the total would have been much higher.
the pcb is being so generous with hafiz. we all know his bad form but he is being given chances again and again. he is going to play the world cup also. in Sa he didn't even made a fifty in any of the matches. guys like farhat and hamid are out of world cup squad despite scoring runs. very unfair selection.

with that bating line up espacially if hafiz is going to open with nazir in all the matches pakistan has no chance to even qualify in super six round.

Hafeez is a good opening batsman, form or not.

I keep reading in various threads how Pakistani cricket supporters just want the selectors to pick a pair of openers and stick with them for a while. Well it seems they've done that with Hafeez - so even if he isn't your first choice, you got your wish in a way. The fact that these young opening bats get dropped every time they lose form is exactly why you don't have a settled opening pair who is an automatic selection.

Hafeez is being picked on his ability, not his form. It's a good thing IMO.

Oh, and it's Super Eight now.

 

[shortpitched713]

Hafeez is a good opening batsman, form or not.

I keep reading in various threads how Pakistani cricket supporters just want the selectors to pick a pair of openers and stick with them for a while. Well it seems they've done that with Hafeez - so even if he isn't your first choice, you got your wish in a way. The fact that these young opening bats get dropped every time they lose form is exactly why you don't have a settled opening pair who is an automatic selection.

Hafeez is being picked on his ability, not his form. It's a good thing IMO.

Oh, and it's Super Eight now.

Tell me one thing about his ODI record that would imply that he has the ability required. And sure its great to say your going to stick with a guy, but why the hell would you pick the player with the worst record and stick with him.

Hafeez is a good opening batsman in Tests. His recent form in ODIs isn't really the reason that one would have beef with his selection, but rather that he has never been particularly good in the format.

 

[Perm]

Good to see South Africa romping to another series victory, they look very strong ahead of the World Cup.

 

[FRAZ]

Good to see South Africa romping to another series victory, they look very strong ahead of the World Cup.

I was reading a comment by Mxyzptlk and he chose SA as the favorites to win the WC . I know it was a pretty strong statement but my judgement lead me to back Australia and Srilanka . SA might have been quite successful recently but they are potential chokers on those sorts of wickets . Australia to lift the cup or Srilanka (If Murali and Vaas play) ........ Pak will get out in the super 8's and India might end up in the same fashion . England may also choke as they are supposed to . Aus ,Sri , WI and NZ to reach the semis and Aus to win ....

 

[alternative]

Good to see South Africa romping to another series victory, they look very strong ahead of the World Cup.

Indeed. Even more i love the way Pollock is bowling these days.

 

[haroon510]

Tell me one thing about his ODI record that would imply that he has the ability required. And sure its great to say your going to stick with a guy, but why the hell would you pick the player with the worst record and stick with him.

Hafeez is a good opening batsman in Tests. His recent form in ODIs isn't really the reason that one would have beef with his selection, but rather that he has never been particularly good in the format.

agree with u
what is wrong with giving yasir hamid another chance. his one day record is good and he isn't in bad forum. he wasn't given a chance to play in one day matches. opening with yasir hamid and nazir and bringing malik down to number 3 with younis, yousuf, and inzi followed. or opening with malik playing yasir hamid in the position where he is good at number 3.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Pakistan have named 5 reserve players for the WC

Salman Butt
Azhar Mahmood
Mohammed Sami
Shahid Nazir
Zulqarnain Haider

IMO Rehman should defienetly be there in front of Nazir.That is really harsh on him as he has done well in his short career.

 

[pup11]

Look guys basically cricket in this series was one-sided so that was really a shame. But the black out during the game is really one thing that would go done as one of the highlights of the series;-).

 

[shortpitched713]

Pakistan have named 5 reserve players for the WC

Salman Butt
Azhar Mahmood
Mohammed Sami
Shahid Nazir
Zulqarnain Haider

IMO Rehman should defienetly be there in front of Nazir.That is really harsh on him as he has done well in his short career.

Pakistan need pace bowlers though, tbh. Although Shahid Nazir is a little . Personally I would rather have gone with a young gun like Yasir Arafat.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Personally I would rather have gone with a young gun like Yasir Arafat.

Yeah forgotten about him.Decent allrounder and better with the bat and maybe just on par with Mahmood in terms of his bowling.

 

[IndianByHeart]

Pakistanis are slow learners, i have been saying since long that Butt remains their best bet for opening along with Malik, yet they initially ignorged him for WC squad, and when Nazir and Hafeez flunked in the final onedayer, they realised that they probably need Butt in the WC and hence has named him in the reserve list.

Now i guess if two or more players get injured and replacement are needed then Butt will get a place into the team

 

[FRAZ]

Pakistanis are slow learners

 

[silentstriker]

Pakistanis are slow learners, i have been saying since long that Butt remains their best bet for opening along with Malik, yet they initially ignorged him for WC squad, and when Nazir and Hafeez flunked in the final onedayer, they realised that they probably need Butt in the WC and hence has named him in the reserve list.

Now i guess if two or more players get injured and replacement are needed then Butt will get a place into the team

TBH, being a slow learner is better than the neighbor to the east who learns not at all.

 

[Jono]

Another baseless statement from SS? Nooooooooooooooo.

In terms of selection, and running through players and then forgetting about them 6 months later, I think India haven't done too badly. Not like the PCB anyway.

Can anyone actually tell the difference between Hameed, Umar, Butt, Farhat and Hafeez? They've all blended into one player.

Note: the last comment was said in jest.

 

[silentstriker]

Another baseless statement from SS? Nooooooooooooooo.

Hardly. I know you are aware of our history and infrastructure. How much talent has been wasted or not utilized at all?