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Subject: 5877
Posted: 01 March 2012 at 5:04pm

A lot of good things have happened ever since Zaka Ashraf has taken over, not only has he changed the selection panel but has also got a foreign head coach and fielding coach to help the team, that too among the very best of coaches, Dav Whatmore and Julian Fountain. He has also been keen on rehabilitating Mohammed Aamer and has gone on to say Aamer will be considered for selection once he servers his ban and undergoes rehabilitation. He is also close to bringing cricket back to Pakistan should BAN tour in April.

All these are signs of a wise man and I hope Zaka stays on as president for 10 years.

On Farhat and Hafeez, well, I'm no Hafeez fan but may be he can just stay on for the time being. Farhat should go for sure now and his father-in-law is gone, Ahmed Shahzad has scored a 47 ball century in the Semi-Final of the BPL and was the highest run-getter in the tournament, he must get a chance for the Asia Cup. It'll also be good if the selection panel selects Talha or Sadaf ahead of Cheema for the ODI's. I'd also like to see Hammad playing more often and batting higher up the order.

]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:04:10 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220407#220407 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Hafeez cant play in the top 5.... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220406#220406 Author: kahmad
Subject: 5877
Posted: 01 March 2012 at 1:13pm

Hafeez cant play in the top 5. He has to play at 6 or 7. A quality bowler will get him in 1-2 overs.]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:13:58 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220406#220406 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Yes Kahmad finally all idiots... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220405#220405 Author: mystery
Subject: 5877
Posted: 01 March 2012 at 1:07pm

Yes Kahmad finally all idiots are gone but i disagree on Hafeez i still want him in the team you cant compare him to Farhat who was useless.]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:07:21 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220405#220405 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Godd news from Pakistan that Muhammad... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220404#220404 Author: kahmad
Subject: 5877
Posted: 01 March 2012 at 10:29am

Godd news from Pakistan that Muhammad Ilyas (Father in-law of Imran Farhat) has resigned as chief selector. Finally we will get rid of Imran Farhat from the eleven.

Hafeez must also leave. Pakistan have definetly better player than him. He played his best in 2011 but can you look at his average? For me he is a bowling allrounder and is disturbing the balance of the team. Pakistan need top players at the top 4 spots. Hafeez and Farhat definatly not fitting there.
]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:29:26 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220404#220404 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : I thought England won without... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220400#220400 Author: Sledger
Subject: 5877
Posted: 01 March 2012 at 6:52am

I thought England won without really hitting their straps when batting. It's fair to say that one decent partnership in T20 can win a match , but England didn't do that - KP just batted through without much help at all. He showed great maturity on a poor pitch and I always thought 130 would take some getting against this English attack. That Pakistan got into such a fine position and blew it was due to a fine over by Broad and some terrific outfielding - England simply withstood the pressure better than Pakistan.

Edited by Sledger - 01 March 2012 at 7:00am]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:52:10 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220400#220400 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Pakistan's batting is really... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220394#220394 Author: BackwardPoint
Subject: 5877
Posted: 29 February 2012 at 11:44pm

Pakistan's batting is really poor as has been discussed but I think they will fare rather well in the Asia Cup. SLN, IND and BAN bowling attacks are all pretty poor. Only SLN have a semi-decent bowling attack, the other two are below average. Pakistan batted miserably but facing the likes of Broad, Finn, Anderson, Dernbach and Swann is a completely different proposition to facing the likes of Yadav, Vinay Kumar and Jadeja. ]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:44:20 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220394#220394 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : I agree Hafeez is no superstar... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220393#220393 Author: mystery
Subject: 5877
Posted: 29 February 2012 at 10:52pm

I agree Hafeez is no superstar but still he is a very important part of Pakistani team and he will get his form back soon as there is a match against India soon.
]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:52:44 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220393#220393 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Originally posted by kahmadHafeez... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220392#220392 Author: sam_ahmed
Subject: 5877
Posted: 29 February 2012 at 3:25pm

Originally posted by kahmad

Hafeez is not a matchwinner with the ball like Afridi is. He has to perform with the bat to stay in the team. Many Tasilenders in the world have better Batting average then him. every good team have great players at the top but Pakistan begins with players like Hafeez, Farhat, Asad, Zia and leave their better players for the end.
For the last T20 i had the feeling if Asad and Misbah play at least 5 overs together then Pakistan will lose the match. Misbah always want to finish the match on the last ball. Whn they needed 42 off 35 then they should have attacked but they let it for too late. Maybe they forgot that against Dernbach and Broad it will be impossible.

Good comments Kahmed and I agree... Pakistan needs world class openers and at least they should have Shahzad for the Asia cup in there. Nothing can be done about fielding, they have lived with it since ages but have still won, they are getting a specialist fielding coach now so lets see if there is some improvement.

Asia Cup will be a very good test for Pakistan, esp to see where they stand against India.

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:25:33 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220392#220392 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : England deserve to win it. Their... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220390#220390 Author: kahmad
Subject: 5877
Posted: 29 February 2012 at 8:21am

England deserve to win it. Their Batsmen were clever and more skilfull. KP played brillantly since the 3rd odi. Englands fielding was superb, and for me the fielding was the main difference. If the fielding standard was the same Pakistan could have win this match in the 17th over. England saved at least 15-20 runs and Pakistan gave away at least 15-20 runs in the field.
Pakistans biggest problem in odis and t20 was Hafeez and Afridi. Both didnt perform at all. Both are playing as bowlers who can bat a bit and you simply cant have 2 of them in the team. Hafeez is not a matchwinner with the ball like Afridi is. He has to perform with the bat to stay in the team. Many Tasilenders in the world have better Batting average then him. every good team have great players at the top but Pakistan begins with players like Hafeez, Farhat, Asad, Zia and leave their better players for the end.
For the last T20 i had the feeling if Asad and Misbah play at least 5 overs together then Pakistan will lose the match. Misbah always want to finish the match on the last ball. Whn they needed 42 off 35 then they should have attacked but they let it for too late. Maybe they forgot that against Dernbach and Broad it will be impossible.
]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:21:34 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220390#220390 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : absolutely no intent to get ahead... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220388#220388 Author: sam_ahmed
Subject: 5877
Posted: 28 February 2012 at 5:44pm

absolutely no intent to get ahead of the situation in that run chase by pakistan and eventually they just lose. On a wicket like that you simply CANNOT leave things to the last 2-3 overs, no way, I cannot believe they had 7 wickets in hand until the 18th over but they still lost.

Cheema bowling full tosses going for six at the end and Gul bowling wides after wides as compared to some very disciplined bowling by the English bowlers who deserve all the praise. Hammad didn't even bowl a single over in the series despite playing as an all-rounder in a series which pakistan lost is Hilarious.

Good though, a slap in the face of Mohsin Khan and Misbah for playing a completely baseless team full of test players. Pathetic, disgraceful.

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:44:34 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220388#220388 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : I didnt mean that Finn isnt a... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220378#220378 Author: kahmad
Subject: 5877
Posted: 27 February 2012 at 2:25pm

I didnt mean that Finn isnt a good bowler. He is probably the best english bowler with Broad. I just wanted to suggest that the pakistani batting was too bad against finn in odis. Nobody was looking comfortable against him. Even if Zia slogged like a tailender, he managed to give Finn the worst figures of this tour. He managed that what Hafeez, Farhat, Misbah, etc. didnt manage in 4 odis before.
I didnt want to disgrace Finn but to tell that the Pakistani Top Order dont have any plan to build an innings. They want to play out the new-ball overs and in this process they are too slow and also losing wickets. Its better to slog than to play like Farhat and Hafeez did.
Zia is noway near boom boom. The big boom boom has won matches and is respected by all bowlers around the world as he can hit every bowler for long sixes.
]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:25:45 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220378#220378 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Finn is an extremely high quality... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220375#220375 Author: BackwardPoint
Subject: 5877
Posted: 27 February 2012 at 12:58pm

Finn is an extremely high quality bowler. He also seems to be much more consistent then before, which is usually a big worry for these kind of bowlers. Look at Morne, absolutely devastating one day and extremely ordinary the next.

Awais Zia made look Finn look ordinary? What the hell? He connected with a couple of ugly shots across the line before Finn realised what Zia was all about and foxed him with a slower one. How does that constitute making a bowler look ordinary. I can definitely see why Zia is called the next boom boom. He's just like a tailender who can slog a quick 30 once in every 10 or so innings.

England appear to have a good T20 side. Canny bowlers and exciting young batsmen. The rankings suggest they are the best T20 side but I still think they have some improvements to make.

Edited by BackwardPoint - 27 February 2012 at 12:59pm]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:58:23 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220375#220375 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : All I have to say is that Steven... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220372#220372 Author: spin wizard
Subject: 5877
Posted: 27 February 2012 at 12:54am

All I have to say is that Steven Finn is the most rapidly improving fast bowler. The kid can really bowl. He's gotten stronger, pacier, more accurate, strong bounce, a true fast bowler in the making. I have been really impressed by him lately.]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:54:59 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220372#220372 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : well Awais Zia looked like a tailender... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220366#220366 Author: sam_ahmed
Subject: 5877
Posted: 26 February 2012 at 9:19am

well Awais Zia looked like a tailender slogging yesterday, even tailenders will slog better!

Terrible team selection, still can't figure out why Cheema is preferred over Wahab Riaz every time, when Cheema is not that good a bowler. Hammad played such good shots yesterday, he looks like a very good all rounder in the making yet he is hardly given a role in the team, there has to be some changes for the Asia cup, for a start I'd be desperate to see Shehzad and Jamshed in for Farhat and Malik and Wahab in for Cheema.

]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:19:21 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220366#220366 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : I agree on Hammad, PAK need to... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220361#220361 Author: sam_ahmed
Subject: 5877
Posted: 25 February 2012 at 3:46pm

I agree on Hammad, PAK need to try him out because it's high time they start finalizing players for WT20. There won't be many T20 internationals and their players are not in IPL, so they need to look at their options now.

I also agree on Cook and Pietersen, as much as I wanted to see pakistan win, it was good to watch KP answering his critics and proving the match winner that he is. and Cook proved to everyone that you don't have to be flamboyant or hit Sixes to score centuries in ODI's that too at a good, very good Strike rate.

]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:46:00 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220361#220361 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Originally posted by Sledger Originally... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220358#220358 Author: mystery
Subject: 5877
Posted: 25 February 2012 at 8:33am

Originally posted by Sledger

Originally posted by mystery

The only way for England to win any of the Odi is to bat first otherwise i dont see them chasing anything over 150 against Ajmal, Afridi and Hafeez.

Off the mark somewhat Mystery !

I must say that 4-0 was a real surprise after the test debacle - well done England and I must apologise to Pietersen - the man is back.

Yes Sledger it was a big surprise everyone expected Pakistan to win but England played quality cricket and deserved to win but as Kahmad said pitches made a huge difference but still the better team won and it was so good to see that proper players like Cook and Pietersen doing well when everyone else were struggling and Afridi should bowl like a spinner otherwise he will struggle. Misbah's captaincy is impressive but i really dont like the way they are treating Hammad Azam first they bat him at 8/9 than they dont even give him a chance to bowl and they are doing this with him from along time.
]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:33:22 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220358#220358 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : I won't say he made Finn... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220355#220355 Author: sam_ahmed
Subject: 5877
Posted: 24 February 2012 at 6:47pm

I won't say he made Finn look ordinary but he certainly made him think and got him frustrated, that is the difference when you have an attacking opener at the top, LOI's are about players who can step it up, gone are the days of 90's when ODI and test team used to be the same. PAK needs to realize that.

Anyways, very happy with the win yesterday, Gul was the star and Hafeez and Afridi bowled really well, Ajmal was once again nerveless at the death! and finally after many years Shoaib Malik played well!

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:47:38 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220355#220355 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : there are stupid experts who... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220354#220354 Author: kahmad
Subject: 5877
Posted: 24 February 2012 at 10:37am

there are stupid experts who are thinking now that england would win the test series if this would be played afre the odis. but i dont think so because test wickets were compeletly different. Pieterson was exposing his all stumps in odis and playing with ease but it wasnt possible in test matches as there was sharp turn. I couldnt see any turn in odis. Ajmal, Rehman, Monty were unplayble at times on test pitches because of the turn. Pieterson came every second ball out of the crease because there wasnt any turn in odis.
Unfortunatly Pakistan couldnt relise that played 4-5 spinners instead of fast bowlers.

Awais Zia made Finn a very ordinary bowler who was unplayble in odis. If he wasnt there yesterday Finn could have again figues of 4-15-3 wickets. Someone has to take risks and attack the bowler.

Edited by kahmad - 24 February 2012 at 10:41am]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:37:32 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220354#220354 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Originally posted by mysteryThe... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220352#220352 Author: Sledger
Subject: 5877
Posted: 24 February 2012 at 6:08am

Originally posted by mystery

The only way for England to win any of the Odi is to bat first otherwise i dont see them chasing anything over 150 against Ajmal, Afridi and Hafeez.

Off the mark somewhat Mystery !

I must say that 4-0 was a real surprise after the test debacle - well done England and I must apologise to Pietersen - the man is back.
]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:08:39 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220352#220352 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Awais Zia... what a crazy start... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220350#220350 Author: sam_ahmed
Subject: 5877
Posted: 23 February 2012 at 4:03pm

Awais Zia... what a crazy start the first two balls!!! always fun watching a youngster debut!]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:03:26 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220350#220350 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Hafeez has had a prolific 2011... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220348#220348 Author: sam_ahmed
Subject: 5877
Posted: 23 February 2012 at 3:31pm

Hafeez has had a prolific 2011 Kahmed and that is why the selectors won't give up on him so early, his plus point is that he can bowl and can also score faster than Azhar Ali, although I do agree that talent wise Azhar is ahead of Hafeez, in fact Hafeez only last year really turned it around, otherwise his career had never really took off.

I do agree with BP Though, I'm not in favor of Azhar getting a run in ODI's, why not Shahzad? and why not Jamshed? at the moment, and I hate to say this, but I won't mind Kamran taking over the gloves for ODI's rather than Adnan, at least Kammu can bat and there are no other options. Asad is also a very good player, but like Azhar I will not prefer him for ODI's.

As pointed out by BP there is far too much reliance on Umer Akmal and Afridi to step it up which is unreasonable. The other thing is now with two new balls, one from each end the ball doesn't get "Old" really so to rely on as many as 4 spinners and one fast bowler is ridiculous. You've got to back your pace bowlers, the spinner now with two new balls are easy to get away for 5-6 runs an over and they won't get you many wickets normally, so I think Pakistan's over reliance on spin was also a reason for failure.

Having said all that I think the new think tank with Whatmore and Fountain coming in will change things, hopefully fountain can improve the fielding standards which are desperately in need of improvement. Pakistan are easily the worst fielding side among all ODI playing nations, even worse than BAN and KEN.

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:31:30 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220348#220348 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : i agree with you that he is slow... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220347#220347 Author: kahmad
Subject: 5877
Posted: 23 February 2012 at 12:40pm

i agree with you that he is slow but Pakistan dont have any option at the moment. Look at the strike rates of Farhat or Hafeez and their average too. Azhar Ali is looking much better at the crease then the other 2. He is new to the odis. If he gets more chanses maybe he can work on that.]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:40:13 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220347#220347 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : I agree that Azhar is talented... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220346#220346 Author: BackwardPoint
Subject: 5877
Posted: 23 February 2012 at 12:13pm

I agree that Azhar is talented but he should stick to Tests, he just doesn't have the gears to play ODI cricket, or at least I haven't seen anything that would indicate he can score at 80-90 SR in ODIs. People often reference Kallis with regards to players playing an anchor role at the top but Kallis can step it up whenever he wants to. Look at most of his recent innings, consistently scoring at 80-90 SR and capable of taking it up well over 100 come powerplays. He also has the fastest Test half century of 24 or so balls. The only reason Kallis SR is as low as it is because he played a lot of his matches a decade or so ago when that kind of SR was considered good and also because he had attacking players around him like Gibbs. With Azhar, I don't think he can score faster than 50-70 and he doesn't have attacking players around him, they are all at the bottom of the order at 6 and 7. ]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:13:02 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220346#220346 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Azhar Ali is very talented and... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220345#220345 Author: kahmad
Subject: 5877
Posted: 23 February 2012 at 11:44am

Azhar Ali is very talented and should play ahead of Farhat and Hafeez. Pakistan dont have any Batsmen at the top who can play for 10 -15 overs. Azhar Ali looks solid. he needs to work on his strike rate and could be a Kallis for Pakistan. I think Afridi and Hafeez cant play together in odi as they both are playing for their bowling reputation. You can have one of them but both in the team is damaging the balance. They need just 2 allrounders in the team and that should be Afridi and Razzaq / Hammad. Hafeez has to deliver with the bat to stay in the team. He hasnt win an matches for Pakistan yet and against quality bowling attacks he failed always.
]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:44:39 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220345#220345 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : ENG's ODI squad really looks... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220341#220341 Author: BackwardPoint
Subject: 5877
Posted: 22 February 2012 at 5:07pm

ENG's ODI squad really looks fresh and talented, I thoroughly expected them to get walloped but they have been very impressive. I still think the middle-order needs some work though, there is an over-reliance on Morgan to deliver and if Cook or KP get out early, they will be exposed. In all four ODIs, either Cook or KP has gone to get a hundred but that won't happen all the time and it will be interesting to see how ENG cope when they both fail.

Pakistan were shockingly poor, the batting is terrible if I am being honest. It's far too slow at the top because they are setting it up for Afridi and Akmal, which is an outrageous policy to be frank. Akmal is extremely talented but his position is still not really settled and you can't keep expecting him to tee off and bail you out of trouble and Afridi is a straight up bowler who can hit it a bit (extremely occasionally). After that, you have guys like Rehman who can barely put bat to ball. Azhar Ali should never be playing ODIs, they only got him in because the top order was playing Finn horrendously.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:07:30 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220341#220341 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : ... and Pakistan's TEST team... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220339#220339 Author: sam_ahmed
Subject: 5877
Posted: 22 February 2012 at 4:56pm

... and Pakistan's TEST team lose 4-0 in ODI's. No surprises there!

well played Kevin Pietersen... back to back centuries... what a way to answer your critics!!!

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:56:52 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220339#220339 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : If you are playing Kamran as a... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220320#220320 Author: sam_ahmed
Subject: 5877
Posted: 19 February 2012 at 8:06am

If you are playing Kamran as a batsmen and still playing a keepr then that doesn't help the balance of the side either kahmed. I'm fine with Razzaq but his of late has been very patchy, both bowling and batting, still until Hammad or someone else challenges for a place in the side, Having Razzaq is OK.]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:06:27 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220320#220320 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : Kamran Akmal could pla in the... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220319#220319 Author: kahmad
Subject: 5877
Posted: 18 February 2012 at 8:32pm

Kamran Akmal could pla in the odi side but never as a keeper. He is wa better than Imran Farhat and Hafeez as a Batsman.
Pakistan need an fast bowling allrounder like Abdul Razzaq who can bowl 7-8 overs and bat. This is very important for balance of the spinner heavy attack.
]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:32:09 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220319#220319 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : I think they do have several good... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220318#220318 Author: sam_ahmed
Subject: 5877
Posted: 18 February 2012 at 7:42pm

I think they do have several good fast bowlers in the frame already, Wahab and Junaid for instance are a MUST in ODI's, I don't know what Aizaz Cheema is doing there, Talha and may be Sadaf can be brought into the frame too.

Nasir Jamshed is in terrific form in the BPL, Ahmed Shahzad is a fine talent, but they are hell bent on playing a test team in ODI's which is quite baffling, may be they got carried away by their good performances in test matches.

The only major problem I see is the wicket keeper's slot, Adnan is perhaps not up for it in ODI's, so should they go back to Sarfaraz? He is not that good with the bat though, so what now? Go back to Kamran and resign to the fact that they'll have to take 12-13 wickets per game? he is doing well in the BPL.

Hafeez, Jamshed, Shahzad, Umer Akmal, Misbah, Kamran, Afridi, Gul, Ajmal, Wahab, Junaid, Younus, Razzaq, Yasir Shah, Talha. This will perhaps be a very good squad for the Asia Cup. Hammad will have to wait, while Kamran can get lucky as there is no other suitable replacement.

Also I'd like to see Pakistan drop younus from the eleven and play Umer at no.4. he MUST get more overs to bat.

]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:42:13 +0000 http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220318#220318 England v Pakistan (in U.A.E) 2012 : England played very well and deserve... http://www.cricketworld.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5877&PID=220317#220317 Author: kahmad
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Posted: 18 February 2012 at 6:35pm

England played very well and deserve to win this series 4-0.
Its amazing how quickly they learned to play spin that well even if Pakistan had a better spin attack in odis with Afridi and Malik in the squad too.

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