Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
Happy with the session. A little concerned about the inexperienced seam attack and lack of a second spinner
Yeah I get those reasons..but I still don't think this is the ideal comboAmir is obviously an automatic pick. Both he and Abbas bowled well in WI IIRC. Hasan Ali didn't do great, but his Champions Trophy heroics probably got him in.
UAE pitches reward patience, it's going to be an attritional game. SL could have lost the game by losing too many wickets in the first couple of sessions, they've avoided that. Let's see if they can build on this start.
I know it would be pointless to have two leg-spin bowlers in but where is Shadab & his longer version game now ?Happy with the session. A little concerned about the inexperienced seam attack and lack of a second spinner
Had a poor debut and they finally realized that he needs FC overs under the belt. Both Shadab and his coach Mushtaq have mentioned now that they are focusing on FC in the immediate future. Asghar who has been the second spinner in the squad for a while before Shadab is back in the reckoning. A bit disappointed he didnt get a debut here.I know it would be pointless to have two leg-spin bowlers in but where is Shadab & his longer version game now ?
Selectors are just in it for the lols at the moment and are randomly trying to bring back players who have failed to fill in the captaincy void.Can someone tell me why Thirimanne got a recall?
Don't know where to put this, but I feel a bit sorry for Akmal there."I then went to talk to the chief selector (Inzamam-ul-Haq), but he referred me to Mickey Arthur. Arthur took me back to Inzi bhai's room and started scolding me and using bad language in front of Inzi bhai, which I found demeaning and insulting.
"It's not even my fault, and I find it painful that anyone should be allowed to swear at me. I accept my fitness isn't up to the mark, and I am trying to work on it, and I asked to be allowed a trainer to help me. But Mickey said I shouldn't even have come to the NCA, and should be playing club cricket instead."