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29th Match - Pakistan v South Africa (7th March 2015)
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smash84
The Tiger King
He's forcing the batsmen onto the backfoot with his extreme pace.
Fusion
Global Moderator
Was just about to post that. Genius.
Zinzan
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I watched very carefully when NZ toured the UAE, & while there are some talented young batsmen going around, I didn't see anything any more special than talent coming through from the likes of England or the Windies for example. Contra said that as if all this amazing potential is about to be unleashed...when outside Akmal (who I'm not sure will ever reach his potential), I don't see it.
anil1405
International Captain
haha. Seriously that was an atrocious stroke. Trying to flick the ball on leg side way away from body with the hands held high on the handle.
Agree, would say all three countries are producing decent cricketers but nothing more with maybe each having a high potential talent (Root, Akmal, Darren Bravo). Might put Buttler in there as well. .
smash84
The Tiger King
You do see Akmal's potential but probably haven't seen much of Maqsood to comment. Also if 2 batsmen can be developed to be world class that is pretty good for a side.
And as contra (and myself) said earlier that temperament is another matter so the potential might never be utilized.
And which of England's batsman show you great promise? I would be interested in knowing. I haven't followed them too much.
It's pretty dark here, they've got the lights on
Contra
Cricketer Of The Year
That's because talent isn't everything (Rohit Sharma being the biggest example from India), why would I want to swap players who are currently inferior but have the potential to become a lot better? Pakistani bats need to be more consistent, and if they worked on things like batting temperament, match situation awareness, running between wickets and strike rotation they can produce the kind of results India currently are. West Indies are in the same boat and their batsmen need to work on the same set of skills. It's a little unfortunate that guys like Robin and Suresh Raina can hire personal coaches by paying money to work on their techniques and games while Pak players make enough to get by a reasonable living.
Anyhow just my opinion, from what I've seen some of these guys have the goods to be really successful players in the future if they keep working on their game.
Root has to have shown more promise than any Pakistani batsmen surely? Buttler has to be up there with them as well.
smash84
The Tiger King
well, there goes potential down the drain
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Rain's probably not far away now. But hopefully it'll blow through quickly.