I think SL's bowling would look like this..You definitely are superstitious about praising your own side.......
............ before the series is over
PS But you are right. I did not realise the Sri Lankan resting of three top players.
It evens things out.
Most likely one of older guys Jayasuriya or Atapattu will get the vice captaincy. Dilshan would be a good option and has done it at club level, and actually would be the favorite if they go for someone outside Atapattu and Jaysuriya. But i think the guys might be struggling to keep his spot in the side unless he improves his batting.
Yes I realise that. My mistake. I had not taken Sri Lankans resting top players into account.
What crimes did I commit in my earlier life that I have watch crap like Imran Nazir,Abdul Razzaq,Salman Butt,Kamran Akmal,Mohammad Sami,Shahid Afridi,Mohammad Hafeez & Rao Iftikhar playing again & again for Pakistan?
If you look at our squad and players coming through, most likely the next long term capatin will be choosen from the following players Maharoof, Kapugedera, Lokuarachchi and K Silva. All four aren't regulars yet in the national side. Also i did say before that Malinga is unlikely to be our next, but letting him play as vice captain for this series, until one of the above four guys get a regular run in the national side, will let him develop as player that can be in our leadership group until the next World Cup, or atleast after Vaas and Murali go.
Have you seen how many fast bowlers that the selectors have brought through at A Level. Its clearly a major priority, its just that none of them have really stepped up, or got a decent run when they were taking wickets.
man agree with u except i would exclude shahid afridi's name from that list. Shahid Afridi can do wonders not only with his bating but his bowling also. hope he proves me right in this series.
Nothing wrong either with Abdul Razzaq and Imran Nazir too, ones a very decent cricketer whose won countless games for Pakistan over the years and the latter regardless of his general ineptness plays one day cricket the way it really should be played on the sub-continent (and compared to Mohammed Hafeez, Nazir’s a different class). Anjum, is also a decent enough bowler, who has a nice action and is usually rather unfortunate to be paired with the Mohammad Sami’s of this world.
For sure his not much but his better than Hafeez and if he does come off like in South Africa or indeed in the World Cup, the game is effectively nearly gone for opposition, his that destructive. Big time fly by night but that's evocative of Pakistani cricket and rather endearing for the arm chair supporter.
But its terrible weather to be playing any cricket both in Abu Dhabi and Bangla Desh.
It seams a lot in Abu Dhabi.
