*** Official *** Pakistan all format tour of South Africa 10 December to 7 January

[SillyCowCorner1]

Brian Charles Rabada is the name coined.

Right! I was just waking up and I tuned into the game. It was just after 4AM for me, so forgive my misconception. lol

 

[slowfinger]

I think when he played that cover-drive today, one of the comms refer to his as 'Rabalara'?

calypso cricket of the highest order, don't know what relationship rabada has to the west indies and it did come across as a somewhat ignorant comment anyhow

i was racking my brain trying to figure it out

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

calypso cricket of the highest order, don't know what relationship rabada has to the west indies and it did come across as a somewhat ignorant comment anyhow

i was racking my brain trying to figure it out

Rabada and our cricketers have a good connection together (when they are not on the cricket field). When SA visited us this year, they spent time together and socialized. So, you know, it's rubbed off on him.

 

[nightprowler10]

Congratulations to SA on a well deserved win. I'll have to catch up on the highlights but sounds like Abbas ran wild. I think our best chance to take this game back was the opening partnership in the 2nd dig. Saim and Shan were looking great, had they added another 50 runs or so, who knows.

 

[Dendarii]

Can we ignore 99 semi loss to corrupt aus theives like warne and waughs?

We didn't lose that semi-final...

 

[Stefan9]

calypso cricket of the highest order, don't know what relationship rabada has to the west indies and it did come across as a somewhat ignorant comment anyhow

i was racking my brain trying to figure it out

Its a nickname kg has that Hashim shared during the test. Apparently he fancies his batting style to be like BC Lara.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

We didn't lose that semi-final...

I know the feeling ...

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Sounds like an amazing match. Why hasn't Abbas been picked for so long?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Sounds like an amazing match. Why hasn't Abbas been picked for so long?

This, supposedly?

All this prompts the question: why haven’t Pakistan selected Mohammad Abbas? The answer is unclear because statistically, it is hard to see why not. He’s enjoyed an excellent 2022. In the County Championship, Abbas played a crucial role in Hampshire fearsome pace attack, taking 50 wickets in 12 matches at a brilliant average of 17.62. More recently, he took 18 wickets for Southern Punjab in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at 24.16. It is easier to see why another relatively experienced Pakistan bowler was omitted in the form of Hasan Ali. Ali has a good Test record, but his performance in this year’s Quaid-e-Azam Trophy doesn’t demand a recall, taking just 14 wickets at 40, after losing his Test place earlier in 2022.

Why have Pakistan not included Mohammad Abbas for their Test series against England?

As the first Test of the England’s historic Pakistan tour fast approaches, it remains an exciting unknown which bowlers Pakistan will select, and in particular which pace bowlers they will select.

www.wisden.com

 

[Daemon]

He got injured and then came back visibly worse iirc. Bowlers like him are also especially susceptible to confirmation bias - once the selectors saw him struggle a bit I think they took it as his trundliness was being exposed.

Taking stacks and stacks in the CC is great but he also appears tailor-made for those conditions which probably didn’t help his perception as a philander lite.

Tbh he probably would’ve been fodder on those home wickets anyways just like everyone else.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

He got injured and then came back visibly worse iirc. Bowlers like him are also especially susceptible to confirmation bias - once the selectors saw him struggle a bit I think they took it as his trundliness was being exposed.

Taking stacks and stacks in the CC is great but he also appears tailor-made for those conditions which probably didn’t help his perception as a philander lite.

Tbh he probably would’ve been fodder on those home wickets anyways just like everyone else.

Yeah, I can't imagine he would've done much on Pakistani roads

 

[kevinw]

I see South African cameramen haven't changed in the last 20 years. Excellent crowd work

I recall when they stitched up poor Bairstow when he had the binoculars on the balcony.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

I recall when they stitched up poor Bairstow when he had the binoculars on the balcony.

Oh yes that was so funny it's worth watching again.

 

[ataraxia]

wtf

 

[Coronis]

So Rabada had his worst home bowling test ever. But managed to save it with his batting. Impressive. iirc Cummins has saved a test with his batting too

 

[honestbharani]

So Rabada had his worst home bowling test ever. But managed to save it with his batting. Impressive. iirc Cummins has saved a test with his batting too

He actually bowled very well no? It was similar to Akashdeep in the last two tests there.

 

[Coronis]

He actually bowled very well no? It was similar to Akashdeep in the last two tests there.

I didn’t watch the match tbh. I’m just going off his figures. 2 wickets in 2 completed innings is easily his worst return at home.

 

[honestbharani]

I didn’t watch the match tbh. I’m just going off his figures. 2 wickets in 2 completed innings is easily his worst return at home.

How very subshakerz of you.

 

[Heboric]

How very subshakerz of you.

I didn’t watch the match tbh. I’m just going off his figures. 2 wickets in 2 completed innings is easily his worst return at home.

In defence of Rabada's bowling, he did have Ishant Sharma level bad luck in the first innings ...

 

[Bahseph]

I think it’s just the universe evening out since he has bowled some rank spells over the years but still always got bags of wickets. He has been the most consistent fast bowler for SA in the last 3 Tests but hasn’t got the wickets to show for it.