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29th Match - Pakistan v South Africa (7th March 2015)

Who will win this match?

  • Total voters
    14
  • Poll closed .
Zinzan

Zinzan

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Contra said:
I don't understand why I would have to replace anyone? I'm talking purely in terms of the talent they posses coming into international cricket. It took Rohit Sharma years before he began to justify the talent he has, Virat Kohli in his first few years was a 20 off 40 and out player. Raina, Dinesh Karthik and Robin Uthappa were all given debuts at a young age based on being talented youngsters and dropped soon after, in DK's and Robin's case they still haven't managed to cement a place in the side (although they weren't given as big a leash as Rohit).

You can't be telling me that someone like Umar Akmal can't become as good as the best ODI bats India have at present, I'm not saying he will, but the potential is there. You can just look at England's ODI players and for the longest time they simply didn't have guys who could achieve the next level of batsmenship in limited overs cricket, the Cook, Bell, Ballance, and so many more from previous years and I knew that they were average players who would score occasionally but never had the talent to go beyond it with their limited game.
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Just seems a little pointless to talk about their great batting talent and compare it with India's as being a really close thing. Yet when confronted with the hypothetical question of who would replace from the India line-up, you can't even name one. I mean we might as well say the same about Bangladesh's talent while we're there.

For me Akmal is probably the only one I can't think of currently who smacks of natural ability yet has really under-performed. Him aside, I don't see Pakistan having this great talent you speak of compared to other sides going around at all.
 
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smash84

smash84

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Zinzan said:
Just seems a little pointless to talk about their great batting talent and compare it with India's as being a really close thing. Yet when confronted with the hypothetical question of who would replace from the India line-up, you can't even name one. I mean we might as well say the same about Bangladesh's talent while we're there.
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I think his point about talent is pretty fair.

Temperament is another matter though.
 
Zinzan

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smalishah84 said:
I think his point about talent is pretty fair.

Temperament is another matter though.
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Not when you can say the same about any batting side going around. I mean who's so exceptionally talented from Pakistan compared with other teams going around apart from Akmal?
 
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Jimbo the giant

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Younis was playing well but it still might have been an ideal time for him to get out. Maqsood is a far bigger threat come power play time. If he can get in and stay in until then it may actually work out well. Pak only need one anchor Misbah can do that.
 
smash84

smash84

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Zinzan said:
Not when you can say the same about any batting side going around. I mean who's so exceptionally talented from Pakistan compared with other teams going around apart from Akmal?
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Umar Khatmal is pretty talented. So is sohaib maqsood.

When I see them bat I can see that with good infrastructure and mentoring these guys probably can do very well much more so than probably your ashrafuls and the tamims.
 
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