*Official* Asia Cup 2023

[Shri]

that runout in the last over, i thought crossing like that for next ball was no longer a thing?

 

[slippy888]

Babar has to go after the world cup as captain

 

[number11]

But @trundler says that Booby is the best in the world.
Is he clutch tho?

The answer is no. He is a mental midget.
Pakistan wont make the WC SF. I would be happy to be wrong but I'm confident in my impartial analysis.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Babar has to go after the world cup as captain

Who would you have as his successor?

Shaheen Shah Afridi?

 

[Socerer 01]

that runout in the last over, i thought crossing like that for next ball was no longer a thing?

only for catches

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The answer is no. He is a mental midget.
Pakistan wont make the WC SF. I would be happy to be wrong but I'm confident in my impartial analysis.

Time is of the essence, I guess.

 

[number11]

and yet they made a t20 world cup final last year with all of these GLARING weaknesses

**** me if you listened to some people in this thread you would think they were uncles playing in my backyard

No one remembers the runner up. They messed the bed in that final and likely will 9/10 times in any pressure game.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

No one remembers the runner up. They messed the bed in that final and likely will 9/10 times in any pressure game.

Correct terminology is, wetting the bed

 

[slippy888]

What was with the 3rd slip 2nd last ball

 

[Silver Silva]

This is Asia's copa America final basically

I don't know about that brother , but what I will say is that this cup has been very very important in improving the standard of cricket in the Asian region ..

It really gave Sri Lanka a platform to build their cricket in the 80's , it gave Bangladesh a platform to develop into a Test nation and Afghanistan, the next big hope is Nepal who have a great passion for cricket and can soar to great heights if given the opportunity against top teams ..So this cup must be protected at all costs in my opinion.

 

[number11]

Correct terminology is, wetting the bed

I try to be polite.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I don't know about that brother , but what I will say is that this cup has been very very important in improving the standard of cricket in the Asian region ..

It really gave Sri Lanka a platform to build their cricket in the 80's , it gave Bangladesh a platform to develop into a Test nation and Afghanistan, the next big hope is Nepal who have a great passion for cricket and can soar to great heights if given the opportunity against top teams ..So this cup must be protected at all costs in my opinion.

Bangladesh are monsters at home, preferably there Shere Bangla National Stadium

 

[Socerer 01]

I don't know about that brother , but what I will say is that this cup has been very very important in improving the standard of cricket in the Asian region ..

It really gave Sri Lanka a platform to build their cricket in the 80's , it gave Bangladesh a platform to develop into a Test nation and Afghanistan, the next big hope is Nepal who have a great passion for cricket and can soar to great heights if given the opportunity against top teams ..So this cup must be protected at all costs in my opinion.

if they start treating it more as a regional tournament and less as a sideshow to make an India Pakistan series happen it would do so much more for cricket

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

if they start treating it more as a regional tournament and less as a sideshow to make an India Pakistan series happen it would do so much more for cricket

Money talks; bullish!t walks

 

[Sunil1z]

So , there has never been a IND vs PAK final in Asia cup history This is extremely surprising considering, there have been total 15 Asia cup tournaments.

 

[Silver Silva]

It will happen eventually..Just not today

 

[slippy888]

Pakistan players where emotional after game it not about the money

 

[number11]

Pakistan players where emotional after game it not about the money

Shouldn't be mentally so weak then.

 

[ParwazHaiJunoon]

But @trundler says that Booby is the best in the world.
Is he clutch tho?

As a batsman, he is world class accumulator.
As a leader, he is inept, clueless & meek.
We lost WT20 SF 2021, Asia Cup F 2022, WT20 F 2022 & now this. SL needed 2 to win & 1 run to tie, & Babar didn't call in the field!!! @trundler has questions to answer.

 

[ParwazHaiJunoon]

Why are Pakistan not clutch?

Because they’ve fed with relatively less challenging opponents?

In modern LOI era, almost all clutch batters are excellent strikers. We have only accumulators.

In death overs, Rizwan was trying to slog all outside off balls to leg side & got only 1s 2s, that's his limitation. These (consolidators) Imams Babars Riz of world are contributors, not outright match winners.

I remember a game in 2020 vs ZIM where Babar, on 100+, got out in last overs chasing 275. He can't finish even against ZIM.

Virat finished game for Ind at MCG against us. He once scored 183 against us to chase 300+ target in Asia Cup.


Mental midgetry is another problem. Our fielding was superb in SL test series. Today, under pressure, we dropped some chances.
Rizwan is generally good behind stumps but he dropped Asalanka today.

Their test team though is in another league.

Eng whitewashed us not long ago.