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**Official** India v Pakistan
- Thread starter dudeurfriend
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I remember he said he couldn't cheer much after some win over India or something due to his wife being indian...mofo123 said:
I am sure she would like Malik to do good and then see others perform badly, hard chocie really.
My ex-wife is a pakistani and she and her family didn't watch cricket so I had no problems there
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Unattainableguy
State 12th Man
Known worldwide for the production of soccer balls.Duncan said:Sialkot... it's well known for it's sporting goods isn't it?
And Pakistan and India happen to be the largest football producers for the world cup as well.
deeps
International 12th Man
in my mind rao ifthikar anjum is a very similar bowler to azhar mahmood. Azhar Mahmood should be in the team ahead of rao, due to his batting prowess.
Pakistan need proper seamers to open the bowling, not dibbly dobly bowlers like rao, rana, khalil etc. Shahid Nazir and Mohamad Sami are both a must and should open the bowling. Rana should be first change with razzaq, and afridi being the 5th bowler
1)Kamran Akmal
2)Salman Butt
3)Younis Khan
4)Inzamam Ul Haq
5)Yousuf Youhana
6)Shahid Afridi b5
7)Abdul Razzaq b4
8)Mohammed Hafeez b6
9)Rana Naved Ul Hasan b3
10)Mohammed Sami b2
11)Shahid Nazir b1
Ideally i'd like to have Shoaib Malik opening the batting with Butt, and Akmal at 8, with hafeez dropping out. But because malik cannot bowl at this stage, the best option is to have hafeez in the team instead.
I have a question on shoaib malik though, what is taking so long for them to clear his action?
Pakistan need proper seamers to open the bowling, not dibbly dobly bowlers like rao, rana, khalil etc. Shahid Nazir and Mohamad Sami are both a must and should open the bowling. Rana should be first change with razzaq, and afridi being the 5th bowler
1)Kamran Akmal
2)Salman Butt
3)Younis Khan
4)Inzamam Ul Haq
5)Yousuf Youhana
6)Shahid Afridi b5
7)Abdul Razzaq b4
8)Mohammed Hafeez b6
9)Rana Naved Ul Hasan b3
10)Mohammed Sami b2
11)Shahid Nazir b1
Ideally i'd like to have Shoaib Malik opening the batting with Butt, and Akmal at 8, with hafeez dropping out. But because malik cannot bowl at this stage, the best option is to have hafeez in the team instead.
I have a question on shoaib malik though, what is taking so long for them to clear his action?
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Because his bend is over the 15 degree mark. That is what I have gathered from some articles. Apparently, a car accident has left him unable to bowl without bending his elbow at more than 15 degrees. IT is bad luck, I guess. But he is still good enough to be there purely as a batter, IMO, atleast in ODIs.deeps said:
shaka
International Regular
I agree with what Sehwag says, he says that he was the only one trying to win that final test.
http://nz.cricinfo.com/link_to_data.../2005/MAR/218536_INDPAK2004-05_31MAR2005.html
http://nz.cricinfo.com/link_to_data.../2005/MAR/218536_INDPAK2004-05_31MAR2005.html
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
Hopefully the Indian camp will actually do some research and development to counter Shoaib Malik's batting as well as Afridi's all-round act, and come up with their own answer for both, if they want to win the series. Bob Woolmer does this a lot more- he knows the weaker links in other sides in any aspect, as well as tries new strategies, which often pay off.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
Preferred Indian ODI XI- They have to leave out Pathan, or get used to bowling figures like 10-0-79-0. The others are just dry weight.
- Sehwag- Attack. Show no mercy. Go for as many fours and sixes as possible and run at least two singles an over. Alternately hold the ball back or slide it in straight, or even turn, but bowl wicket-to-wicket. Field in the inner ring.
- Tendulkar- Give Sehwag the strike in the first 15 overs or hit the odd four or six, then take charge in the middle overs. Run lots of singles. Play for a partnership.
- Kaif- Run hard, run harder, find the gaps. Play for a partnership and a big innings.
- Yuvraj- Run singles, play for a partnership, and hit a few big shots in betwen- but score more than 50% runs in singles.
- Dravid- Run singles in the middle overs, then attack in the final 10 (Innings at Hyderabad, 2003). And DON'T touch the wicketkeeping gloves.
- Ganguly- ???
- Dhoni- Attack everything that comes, but don't forget runs between wickets. Hold on to catches, and complete stumpings quickly.
- Balaji- Pitch the ball close to the bat, withot giving the batsman any room. Alternate between swinging the ball away and straight balls. DON'T bowl wides. Hit a shot or run a single.
- Harbhajan- Bowl wicket-to-wicket, don't give width, bowl higher up.
- Zaheer- Alternate between inswingers, awayswnigers and that odd body-hitting bouncer. Swing the ball a lot more.
- Nehra- Same as above.
shaka
International Regular
Article about Ganguly being under pressure, and that India are slight favourites for the ODI's because of guys like, Tendulkar, Sehwag, Dravid etc.
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,12712829-23212,00.html
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,12712829-23212,00.html
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
The Indians would be five times the ODI side they are if they had Sehwag bowling regularly, picked a bowler who could score runs in big shots and had all eleven players contributing more than a hundred percent on the field, but they DON'T need a so-called wicketkeeper-batsman. Two of these are not too hard, but the selectors have to try hard for the other- then again, they can look at three juniors as future prospects.shaka said:
PAKMAN
State 12th Man
Yeah they have plenty sport factories there ,football,cricket hockey they famous forDuncan said:Sialkot... it's well known for it's sporting goods isn't it?
its also the birth place of the national poet of pakistan DR mohammad iqbal ,who happened to writr the indian national anthem
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
Sehwag would solve a major chunk of the Indians' ODI problems if he bowled 10 overs. Given the form of the 'specialist' bowlers in the Indian side, that should not be a bad idea, and is a good alternative to playing five bowlers.Nnanden said:
Zaheer has to return to the ODI side sooner than later. He's more experienced and potentially more effective than the rest of this 'pace' attack. Irfan should be kept out of international action for a very long time- he was just a rookie and no more. The international experience will prove valuable for him in the domestic matches. Nehra is also worth a try.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
If you look at it carefully you will find that it floats IN to Ganguly a hell of a lot in the air. Thus the line of delivery has changed considerably. Its almost as if the ball is coming in from wide of mid-wicket !!Sehwag309 said:
After that, when it pitches, the deviation in angle is not THAT great from this "new" line. Thus I dont think it really hit a crack. even if it had not deviated at all after pitching, it was headed for off and middle at least.
Look at it again.
What has done the damage is not vicious turn of the wicket but huge amount of "float" in the air.