***Official*** India in Pakistan

[Xuhaib]

Razzaq for Rana is not a bad move. I mean Rana isnt miles ahead of Razzaq especially at the test level.

Razzaq easily the more superior batsman.

 

[nehrafan]

Rana Naveed might not be a great bowler but still he is million times better than Razzak.

Why has Razzak replaced Rana is beyond me, an extra batter on this wkt isn't required.

India and Pakistan have adopted diff approach here, India wen't into the match with an addiotional bowler while Pak went into the match with an additional batter.

I think India want to win this match while Pakistan want to make sure that it remains a draw.

 

[nehrafan]

Razzaq for Rana is not a bad move. I mean Rana isnt miles ahead of Razzaq especially at the test level.

Razzaq easily the more superior batsman.

I am a big fan of Razzak, as i love his batting in ODI, but i must say that Razzak is hardly a bowler he once was. A younger Razzak was good for test matches as an allrounder, but now i think Razzak can only make the test team coz of his batting

 

[Xuhaib]

R.P Singh looks good like Deano said "He bowls 2-3 wicket taking balls every over".

This may be exagerating (typical of Deano) but he is still quite usefull.

 

[OZOZ]

Is the wicket any better than Lahore??? or is it the same old dead track ??

 

[Mecnun]

This certainly reeks of a defensive mindset by the Pak captain.

Agree and it is extremely foolish IMO. Gul instead of Razzaq would have been a better move. Even Yasir Arafat instead of Razzler would have been a better move. We are packing our team with bits and pieces players and in tests you need 'specialists'.

 

[vandemataram]

Indian pace attack has great depth. Out goes Agarkar and comes in RP Singh, a great talent!!

 

[vandemataram]

Agree and it is extremely foolish IMO. Gul instead of Razzaq would have been a better move. Even Yasir Arafat instead of Razzler would have been a better move. We are packing our team with bits and pieces players and in tests you need 'specialists'.

Bob loves Allrounders, when he was the coach of SA, the SA team was packed with AR's.Therefore i'm not surprised to see Malik,Afridi and Razzak , all in one Pak team.

 

[Tony Blade]

Is the wicket any better than Lahore??? or is it the same old dead track ??

Some early movement and turn... so yes its better.

 

[Mecnun]

Indian pace attack has great depth. Out goes Agarkar and comes in RP Singh, a great talent!!

I would not quite go that far but give the lad a chance. I did not think he looked all that special to be honest.

 

[vandemataram]

A bit early to say but i don't think its a result pitch, unless Pak bat too badly, or Indian bowlers produce some magic stuff.

 

[vandemataram]

I would not quite go that far but give the lad a chance. I did not think he looked all that special to be honest.

I'm only called him a great talent, that doesn't mean that he's a great pacer.

 

[vandemataram]

Younis Khan hammering Bhajji for consecutive fours!!

Looks like Pak batters love Bhajji

 

[Mecnun]

Harbie was the one who again looked like getting a wicket but I bet pitch is drying out and becoming easy to bat on until it crumbles .

 

[a10khan]

This certainly reeks of a defensive mindset by the Pak captain.

You know what, its not that. Abdur Razzaq is his best pal and he has seldom dropped him when fully fit. Either that, or he thinks very highly of Abdur as a test bowler.

 

[Tony Blade]

Brilliant catch by Yuvraj..that ball was racing to the boundary.

 

[JustTool]

in case you did not notice it was because india went with 5 bowlers. make sure you send ganguly a card on valentine's day

So why are the openers not in the team now ?? Let me guess this time it is Zaheer and are RP Singh's damn connections.

 

[PY]

Sedate effort from Afridi so far, a mere SR of 78.4.

Not bad score so far, these two still in at the end of the day and from what I hear I reckon it'll just be Pakistan's day but if they lose any more then it has to be India in the ascendency.

 

[Nate]

Singh seems impressive, especially in this match.

...go Afridi.

 

[marc71178]

In that case, why not have one Munaf Patel in the team in place of Ganguly and Yuvraj? Not only is he decently fast and also more than a few inches taller than Agarkar (and a lot better built), he's also a good hard hitter of the ball.

This is Test Cricket, where batsmen are needed, not hitters.