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Dasa
International Vice-Captain
Sure, because Tendulkar knew when he was making those 99 runs in the first innings that his team would go on to lose the match.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Great innings by Younis. I honestly didn't think Sachin's innings could be upstaged in this game but an outstanding effort from Younis and well backed up by guys like Salman Butt, Afridi and Misbah and to an extent, the skipper himself. Very good batting effort, well planned chase... They took advantage of the predictability of the Indian bowling attack very well, I thought. Just look at the way they were able to manipulate the left armer's line to their advantage...
Sachin was something else though. The way he was clinically going after the bowling, if he hadn't played that nervous poke on 99, I think Pakistan bowlers would have been on a serious leather hunt. He was just too good, I think. But the Pak bowlers, esp. Gul and Akhtar and to an extent Tanvir and Afridi, came back very well.
I hope Richard watched this game... 2-56 off 10 looks bad on the scorecard but it was an outstanding effort for those who had actually watched the game. THAT is the difference between reading the scorecard and actually watching the match and I hope some of the stats buffs here understand this.....
Shoaib bowled well as well, esp. in that second spell of his and to finish off with a maiden when the slog was on was completely amazing. I know it was Zak and Bhajji but look what they were able to do to the other bowlers....
India should seriously reconsider playing 3 left armers. It is just getting way too predictable on how they are going to bowl and it seems to me it offsets whatever the 3rd left armer brings to the table compared to a Sreesanth or even an AA. Maybe for the next game, bring in Sree for a batsman...
And why was Sehwag never even considered? He is easily the best part time bowler we have in terms of being consistent on a given line and length. Dhoni looks like one of those guys who likes to follow a pattern about his bowling line up, to me. I hope he can get in a bit of flexibility there....
Sachin was something else though. The way he was clinically going after the bowling, if he hadn't played that nervous poke on 99, I think Pakistan bowlers would have been on a serious leather hunt. He was just too good, I think. But the Pak bowlers, esp. Gul and Akhtar and to an extent Tanvir and Afridi, came back very well.
I hope Richard watched this game... 2-56 off 10 looks bad on the scorecard but it was an outstanding effort for those who had actually watched the game. THAT is the difference between reading the scorecard and actually watching the match and I hope some of the stats buffs here understand this.....
Shoaib bowled well as well, esp. in that second spell of his and to finish off with a maiden when the slog was on was completely amazing. I know it was Zak and Bhajji but look what they were able to do to the other bowlers....
India should seriously reconsider playing 3 left armers. It is just getting way too predictable on how they are going to bowl and it seems to me it offsets whatever the 3rd left armer brings to the table compared to a Sreesanth or even an AA. Maybe for the next game, bring in Sree for a batsman...
And why was Sehwag never even considered? He is easily the best part time bowler we have in terms of being consistent on a given line and length. Dhoni looks like one of those guys who likes to follow a pattern about his bowling line up, to me. I hope he can get in a bit of flexibility there....
Or even try Praveen Kumar. Less of a tradeoff in the batting side if 7-8-9-10-11 is Pathan, Praveen, Harbhajan,Zaheer and one of (Sree/RP/Murali) depending on the track.
Xuhaib
International Coach
Got this from another website.
KARACHI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shoaib Malik will retain the Pakistan captaincy until December 2008, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday.
The 25-year-old all-rounder, who was appointed in April after Pakistan's poor showing at the World Cup, was granted a one-year extension by the PCB.
"Malik has shown enough promise to warrant more time as captain," PCB chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf told reporters.
"He has led the team well and all the players are comfortable with him.
"We are looking to have continuity in the captaincy as this is instrumental in the improvement of the team. Malik is young and learning and the perfect choice," he added.
Malik, who is leading the team on its tour of India, has appeared in 20 tests and 147 one-day internationals for the national side.
Ashraf said the vice-captain would be announced on a series- to-series basis. Younis Khan is the vice-captain for the Indian tour.
Ashraf added that paceman Mohammad Asif might be sent to Australia for treatment on the elbow injury which forced him out of the Indian tour.
"We have two reports on his injury. One specialist says he requires surgery, another feels he can recover without surgery, We have sent his reports to a top specialist in Australia and we are awaiting his response," Ashraf added.Asif also missed four of the five one-day matches at home against South Africa last month and pulled out of the Indian tour on the day the team left for New Delhi
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I hope he is not rushed back and comes back only after making a complete recovery, the elbow injury seems to be effecting his control and movement recentley.
KARACHI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shoaib Malik will retain the Pakistan captaincy until December 2008, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday.
The 25-year-old all-rounder, who was appointed in April after Pakistan's poor showing at the World Cup, was granted a one-year extension by the PCB.
"Malik has shown enough promise to warrant more time as captain," PCB chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf told reporters.
"He has led the team well and all the players are comfortable with him.
"We are looking to have continuity in the captaincy as this is instrumental in the improvement of the team. Malik is young and learning and the perfect choice," he added.
Malik, who is leading the team on its tour of India, has appeared in 20 tests and 147 one-day internationals for the national side.
Ashraf said the vice-captain would be announced on a series- to-series basis. Younis Khan is the vice-captain for the Indian tour.
Ashraf added that paceman Mohammad Asif might be sent to Australia for treatment on the elbow injury which forced him out of the Indian tour.
"We have two reports on his injury. One specialist says he requires surgery, another feels he can recover without surgery, We have sent his reports to a top specialist in Australia and we are awaiting his response," Ashraf added.Asif also missed four of the five one-day matches at home against South Africa last month and pulled out of the Indian tour on the day the team left for New Delhi
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I hope he is not rushed back and comes back only after making a complete recovery, the elbow injury seems to be effecting his control and movement recentley.
haroon510
International 12th Man
shoaib akhtar>>> gun
hope he can play the whole series this time.. it is fun watching him bowle.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
SS disagrees strongly.
Unattainableguy
State 12th Man
What I meant was is that person would be correct in saying his 100( had he got it) was not scored in a winning cause as India lost. This is just obvious. Whether his contribution was enough or not to give India chance is not what I was talking about.
Unattainableguy
State 12th Man
Those three were the best deliveries in the match. And they all came from the bowling of Shoaib!
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
I would love his bowling too - if his action didn't make me cringe every time I see it.
BhupinderSingh
Banned
No Sir,Shoaib Akhtar is not a chucker.
haroon510
International 12th Man
u mean his bowling action? or on field or off field actions?.. lol clearly i don't see anything wrong with his bowling action..
Bouncer
State Regular
Waaoo the last one was beauty, had everything one would want to see from fast bowler....speed...line, length and it swung away
.....was just an absolute beauty!
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
In my opinion, he needs to be tested again. It seems quite egregious and he doesn't have the deformity that could be the cause for any illusion. I would be astonished if his results come back as within the rules. I wouldn't call no-ball during the game, but if I was an umpire, I'd certainly report him for further testing.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
His action is no different to in 1999, 2003 etc.
If you have a problem with his action, that's fine its your opinion. But that will also mean you have a problem with the rules/limitations in place, because I don't think he's extending his elbow/arm any more than he was in previous years.
If you have a problem with his action, that's fine its your opinion. But that will also mean you have a problem with the rules/limitations in place, because I don't think he's extending his elbow/arm any more than he was in previous years.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
I think he is. That's why I want him tested. I could be wrong of course - but he ought to be tested again.
Unattainableguy
State 12th Man
He has been tested many times and cleared by the ICC. You can't just keep reporting a player, especially when time after time it has been proved he doesn't chuck. The umpires out there are a lot more educated on this issue, so if they ever feel during the series he's action is illegal, they will report him.
Last time, it was Greg Chappell who came out saying he was chucking it. I hope no one does it this time because I can clearly see him taking a lot of wickets in the ODI series as well as the Test series.
CrazY GirL
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
I would say as long as they can play good cricket nothing else matters!!!