1st ODI: NZ down Pakistan by 70 runs, Amir takes three on return
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WELLINGTON: New Zealand pacemen Trent Boult and Grant Elliott shared seven wickets as the hosts bundled out Pakistan for 210 to win the first one-day international at the pacy Basin Reserve by 70 runs on Monday.
Elliott did the early damage while Boult, the world's top-ranked ODI bowler, ran through Pakistan's lower order as the touring side were shot out in 46 overs, chasing a target of 281 in the first of the three-match series.
Pakistan captain Azhar Ali and Ahmed Shehzad fell early to Elliott but Mohammad Hafeez (42) and Babar Azam (62) added 81 for the third wicket to put them back on course.
A mid-innings collapse, however, saw Pakistan lose their last seven wickets for 68 runs despite New Zealand being a bowler short in the absence of Mitchell McClenaghan, who suffered a blow to his eye while batting and was forced to retire hurt.
New Zealand, put in to bat, were reduced to 99-6 in the 23rd over before man-of-the-match Henry Nicolls rescued them with a knock of 82.
The left-hander, playing only his sixth ODI, added 79 for the seventh wicket with Mitchell Santner (48) before Matt Henry and McClenaghan launched a late assault to power New Zealand to 280-6 in their 50 overs.
Henry hit four sixes and the same number of fours in his 30-ball 48 while McClenaghan, who was hit by an Anwar Ali bouncer that went through the gap in his helmet, smashed 31 in 18 balls as New Zealand scored 71 off their last five overs.
The left-arm fast bowler suffered a small fracture above his left eye and will undergo a minor surgery on Friday, local media quoted a Black Caps spokesperson as saying.
The injury is likely to keep the 29-year-old out of the remaining matches against Pakistan.
“Thanks for all the concerns. Everything is as good as it can be just a few broken bones. Great win for the boys!” McClenaghan tweeted with a picture showing heavy bruising around his left eye.
Mohammad Amir was the most successful Pakistan bowler with 3-28 but had to leave the field injured after bowling the first delivery of his ninth over. Anwar took 3-66.
The second match of the series will be played in Napier on Thursday.
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Jan 25, 2016 08:00am
99/6 and then 280/8, azhar iterates we have best bowling side in the world.
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Jan 25, 2016 08:13am
Pakistan will loose, they do not scan the fielders and do reckless hitting. They are not strong enough to hit six; they hit six in desperation. They have to scan the field and play intelligent boundaries. If they plan hitting six like Shezad, they will loose in no time. NZ fielding excellent and they do not miss a single catch. Ball up in air inside field is a definite catch with NZ. Pakistan should not relay on tail-enders, they have zero batting experience. Shezad be history, he start the cascade of failure in every game.
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Jan 25, 2016 08:20am
When I was a kid growing up in Delhi, my cricket coach always used to stress on the fact of having a good defense and improving your batting technique. He used to say if you have a good defense and a powerful cover drive you are a good batsman. If you have a good technique then you can become a good slogged too. This theory is lost on the Pakistani batsmen. They just want to slog probably every ball out of the ground and become heroes. Azhar Ali was probably trying to do the same thing when he got out today
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Jan 25, 2016 08:23am
Credit goes to NZ for recovery from 166/7 in 37 overs to the present total. Professional maturity, focus on the game, and no erratic gameplay.
Credit to Anwar al amid M Amir for their steady bowling. Yes, 'line and length' was there and not wayward bowling. Salams
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Jan 25, 2016 08:25am
PK desperately miss Ajmal.
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Jan 25, 2016 08:30am
Young batsman Henry Nicholls, a late replacement for injured Ross Taylor, led New Zealand's rally with a spirited innings of 82.
Azhar Ali best bowliing side could not get Nicholls out and the young man turned the tide of the game. Should Azhar Ali be the Captain of Pak ODI team?
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Jan 25, 2016 08:35am
After 99/6 Azhar should have continue with his main bowlers to bundled out New Zealand under 150. ... poor captaincy...
Selectors should get rid of Ahmed Shehzad and Hafeez .
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Jan 25, 2016 08:36am
When will Wahab and Anwar Ali learn to maintain their line and length,I think just before retirement.
Why our bowlers can not bowl like New Zealand''s bowlers,just look at Elliot ,C.Anderson and Santner,they are not giving batsmen any chance to hit.wow!
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Jan 25, 2016 08:40am
Pak has been trying to control Amir...you don't need to control him, you have to unleash him. A fast bowler without passion and aggression is like a toothless tiger.
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Jan 25, 2016 08:41am
This is really heart breaking to see that we face odds either with bat or ball or both. What do we expect when our captain goes back to the dressing room so cheaply? I think the time has come to punish our players for their bad performance since Pakistan prestige is at stake. I certainly wish that we should win this match though on the face of it one sees very gloomy picture. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / zaidi.former.diplomat@outlook.com / Cell +965-66229897
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Jan 25, 2016 08:42am
Wahab and Anwar use too much slow deliveries but they bowl off line or very short pitch.
Why they are always unable to contain the batsmen?
They should learn lesson from NZ bowlers.
Irfan shouldn't give runs more than 35 in his quota of ten overs.Spin deptt is also pathetic.
Amir is only quality bowler in the side.
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Jan 25, 2016 08:50am
Why we keep on persisting with selfie master Ahmed Shazad? Why can't we open with Azhar Ali and Hafeez and bring Asad Shafiq in the team in place of Ahmed Shazad? why is Baber Azam not in the T20 team? He has a lot of talent. Batting order would look a lot better if we have Shoaib Malik in place of Sohaib Maqsood but unfortunately he is injured.
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Jan 25, 2016 08:58am
If we are scoring at 4.13 and the run required is 6.85 the quite naturally it will become difficult and more difficult to square it up unless the present couple which has steadied the innings in any case double up because slow scoring will lead to defeat not win. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / zaidi.former.diplomat@outlook.com / Cell 00965-66229897
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Jan 25, 2016 09:11am
Babar and Hafeez are playing well but are slow and run rate is increasing and it may become impossible to square up the score unless they gear it up now. I must give credit to the pair to at least keep us alive. Hurry up! Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / zaidi.x.diplomat@hotmail.com / Cell 00965-66229897
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Jan 25, 2016 09:16am
Williamson who is a batsman took the ball and sent back Hafeez who was fighting for us proves that captain is captain to steer out the team as and when required. Hafeez is a big loss and now we are titling towards negative and not positive. I wish we still win the game, aameen. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / zaidi.x.diplomat@hotmail.com
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Jan 25, 2016 09:20am
Run rate is increasing pressure on us and it looks like that even if we have some wickets we may not be able to catch up. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi
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Jan 25, 2016 09:33am
Something wrong with this picture. As irfan and Amir depart Anwar and Wahab are taken to the cleaners by tail Enders. There is no spin attack to speak of. Batsman think they are playing test match..
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Jan 25, 2016 09:35am
My goodness! Shoaib Maqsood is gone for ever. He did not do any good in T 20 and today also he proved failure. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait
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Jan 25, 2016 09:41am
Batsmen very weak and do not look into field, hitting very weak. No power player in Pakistan ODI. Umar Akmal was the only power player who is capable of changing the game is absent. Shoaib , Shezad and Azher Ali hope and weak players, not capable of making boundries. The pace Bowlers are not all-rounder like NZ players. If Pakistan front line fail, no backup. This is one of the weakest team ever put for ODI, the batsmen have no physical strength and have no power techniques. They can live on singles and Doubles. Hitting six means out. .
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Jan 25, 2016 09:41am
8.2 is the demanding run rate which I have my very serious doubts we can achieve particularly now we do not have explosive arsenal any more. May be prayers of those watching will help if not the players themselves. Baffling situation when my blood pressure is rising for none of my fault. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait
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Jan 25, 2016 09:54am
I am not only on high blood pressure medication (10mg Norvasc) but also 72+ and thus at this point of time my team is playing not only against NZ but me also and I wish at the end of the game I need not an ambulance to seek medical help. Why our batsmen cant score speedily. Slow and steady wins the race is not applicable here if they realize. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / zaidi.x.diplomat@hotmail.com / Cell +965-66229897
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Jan 25, 2016 09:56am
End of the story! Babar is gone and I go to hospital to bring down my blood pressure instead if watching the match any more. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / zaidi.x.diplomat@hotmail.com / Cell 00965-66229897
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Jan 25, 2016 10:00am
6 out and yet 111 is to scored means defeat or win? I say defeat but what about you? What a poor performance to be honest. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi
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Jan 25, 2016 10:07am
Sarfraz is the only batsman with us who can score but he is fat too slow who is caring more the save his wicket than scoring runs and the result is that run rate is 9.72 which at least Pakistan cannot achieve. What we need-save wickets or runs? Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait
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Jan 25, 2016 10:12am
We gave or more correctly gifted 20 extra runs to NZ whereas they have given 10 extra in 40 overs means we are too generous without realizing that such generosity is like digging your own grave if our bowlers can realize. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait
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Jan 25, 2016 10:14am
Let's accept it , just like hockey Pak does not have the talent - does not matter who they play , who is their coach, selectors, management etc. sad but true
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Jan 25, 2016 10:14am
187-6 41.2 overs.. Match is fifty fifty now..
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Jan 25, 2016 10:14am
@Iqbal Hadi Zaidi
I don't think Sarfaraz is playing slowly. He is trying his best. NZ is bowling at a very tight line and length. Infact Sarfaraz is batting well to negotiate with this bowling attackn
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Jan 25, 2016 10:21am
"New Zealand rallied from 99-6 to reach 280-8 in the first one-day international on Monday"
This is what Team Pakistan is missing, the fighting instinct from 99/6 to 280/8. Team Pakistan needs to learn this quality.
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Jan 25, 2016 10:26am
SAB SAY PEHLAY PAKISTAN! Simple and blunt question, if not annoying. What is the target-win the match or loose the match? Can you guarantee, I very much doubt, to win the match if Sarfraz or others score at this rate. One must be result oriented and not otherwise. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi
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Jan 25, 2016 10:27am
We need new modern coaching staff who can teach our boys how to play limited overs cricket. I fail to understand why PCB is continuing with Waqar and Mushtaq after these results.
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Jan 25, 2016 10:29am
Our team is not unpredictable but its unmanageable .
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Jan 25, 2016 10:30am
I had said long time back, 'End of the Story' which is likely to be confirmed as 8 are back in the dressing room and run rate is nearing 12 run per over. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait
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Jan 25, 2016 10:33am
Poor fielding costs Pakistani team.
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Jan 25, 2016 10:33am
@Nazir Aslam yes and today he will win the match with bat also.. Inshaallah..
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Jan 25, 2016 10:33am
Pakistani team: please don't play more cricket anymore. That is the only honorable thing to do now.
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Jan 25, 2016 10:36am
Maybe if we bring Haris, Kamran and Salman for Hafeez, Azhar and Shehzad, we may have some chance in the future.. that is assuming Sohaib is replaced by Shoaib. And where is Sohail Khan? He was the only impressive bowler from Pakistan in the world cup.
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Jan 25, 2016 10:36am
Instead of scoring 3 or 4 runs per over we should go for hitting six or for instead because this slow scoring is leading us to defeat in any case. If the player is out while hitting six then what when we are just on the verge of collapse in any case so why not to be courageous and hit six. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi
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Jan 25, 2016 10:38am
Fast bowler and convicted spot fixer Mohammad Amir ..... He has already served his time and already shamed plenty
Please can we move on?
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Jan 25, 2016 10:38am
New Zealand won! Good job Azhar, Hafeez, Shehzad and Pakistani selection team. You have dishonored us many times more than the spot fixing trio ever did!
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Jan 25, 2016 10:38am
Shame is our name. NZ which defeated in T20 gas defeated in One Day as well.
Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / zaidi.x.diplomat@hotmail.com / Mobile (00965)66229897
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Jan 25, 2016 10:42am
Having reduced NZ at 99-6 this was the best chance for Pakistan to defeat NZ if they couldnt do it today I doubt they will be able to do it anytime in the series.. The only bright thing in this tour is Amir..
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Jan 25, 2016 10:42am
Another whitewash for Pakistan 5-0.
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Jan 25, 2016 10:48am
Quite predictable defeate. Where are those who were insisting ODI result would be different from T20. We lack basic technique of modern day cricket.
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Jan 25, 2016 10:53am
Never slept before while Pakistan was playing....Well done...had a sound sleep this time. By the time I got up Pak were 196/6. By the the time I brushed my teeth and washed my face 210/10. That was good anticipation...No sleep loss....it is going to be like this for all three matches.
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Jan 25, 2016 10:57am
Pakistani cricket team needs a batting coach, some of the players are over weight, They belong to wrestling team.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:03am
What is boils down to is that Pakistan has very little batting talent.
- Pakistan batting average for top 6 is 30; this give you 6x30=180 runs plus about 50 from the lower order. So, anything above 230 is difficult for Pakistan and above 250 is pretty much impossible because of low talent.
- Other teams like India have the same number equal to 320+ because they have 45 average for the top 6 players!
No other team has batting average for top 6 of 30 or below like Pakistan. This reflects the ODI position of Pakistan in the ranking!
Only way Pakistan can win is if we restrict other teams to less than 230 or at most less than 250.. but getting close to 250 becomes almost impossible based on the data above.
So, it is just pure math. There is no mystery.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:04am
@mirestan That is so funny!
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Jan 25, 2016 11:08am
Not sure why we want to have a tour of India?? Haven't we seen enough humiliation. Shehryar is up to embarrassing us more. Best would be to not play and cancel all trips. That way you can lose your ranking very slowly.. best thing Pakistan can do. So, please cancel all the trips.
If I was Shehryay, I would also pull us out of Champions Trophy.. because that is making the mockery of the tournament. Honorable thing would be to let WI play. We are also tired of watching these games all the way and get depressed. If have no pride, please stop playing to preserve our health!!
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Jan 25, 2016 11:08am
Get rid of Ahmed Shezad and Maqsood for good. Both are useless.
Open batting with Sarfaraz/Azhar.
Sarfaraz needs to lose 20lbs, he looks like a wrestler and so does a couple of other guys
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Jan 25, 2016 11:10am
Imagine if Mohammed Hafeez hadn't dropped a catch of top scorer Nicholls. The score would have been more manageable. What is with Pakistan and their fielding? Are the players so hard headed that they refuse to work on their fielding?
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Jan 25, 2016 11:15am
Perks of a defensive captain.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:16am
@Wasi There is no 5 matches just in case you don't know counting.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:16am
Now because of this loss, Pakistanis will start demanding " sack selectors". "Sack Captain" !!!!!!
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Jan 25, 2016 11:17am
Kick Azhar out ... Captain is only one responsible for this loss .... Very defensive
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Jan 25, 2016 11:21am
Long live sir chairman PCB and long live Mr borewala express...as well as Sethi sb.
As long as these 3 are alive..we cant revive cricket.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:21am
@Naveed,USA Quite honestly Wahab made sure that Pakistan lose the match.Only Amir looked of International class of different breed altogether.Rest fielding,running between wicket and Wahab take a break along with Ahmed Shehzad,Maqsood .All 3 of you are now eye sore for the fans.Fielding and running between wicket is below par.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:24am
99/6, and the Pakistan skipper removes strike bowlers from both ends, and brings on Imad and, surprisingly, himself. Who was making the decisions? Then it took the captain a dozen balls to get of the mark chasing 280. Azhar Ali was always a bad choice for a skipper and coupled with the worst coach Pakistan has got in their history, Waqar Younis, they have ensured that Pakistan will be the laughing stock of cricket for some time in the future. What is it that Waqar Younis is telling these players, I for one would certainly like to know.
Come the T20 championship, Pakistan is there for the taking by India, Australia, and New Zealand. They might just win against the qualifier. JUST!!!
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Jan 25, 2016 11:26am
I makes me laugh at all those who are commenting here are commenting on team selection, tactics and strategies.... Each one seems to be a genius in retrospect. Please guys let the players be themselves. They don't need your stupid comments.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:39am
Pakistan Cricketers are very low Intelligence.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:40am
Pakistan is a 250 runs team. Period
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Jan 25, 2016 11:41am
Bottom line is pakistan is not going to win any match with this meekness and slow attitude. when the batsmen hit bowl, they have no conviction to clear the boundary as if they did not eat for a long time. You have to hit ball with conviction. Most of the wickets today gone trying to hit but with no confidence. With these bunch of batters Pak odi cricket will go no where. Without aamir and Irfan there are no bowlers as well. Wahab riaz has gone to comma. About other bowlers less we talk better.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:42am
Pak cricket sinking like hockey and all this due to corrupt PCB run by so called democratic politician.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:53am
I am not sure if PCB Management reads all the comments? I would suggest that Dawn make a gist of all valid comments and send it to Management of PCB. I have been writing since long time that Ahmed Shehzad is liabilitiy for team. I also mentioned about Shoiab !aqsood. I am a lay man in Canada but love to watch cricket. No one of the players I know and have no friends or enemy and in the team. I give honest comment what I see and feel.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:59am
@Naveed
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Jan 25, 2016 12:07pm
For a quick fix,bring shahid afridi,omar akmal and Hassan raza back immediately in ODI squad,drop wahab riaz,ahmed shehzad,sohaib,no need for anwar ali,guy has no iq sorry,need to bring another pacer,give any new person a chance but sit whab please.
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Jan 25, 2016 12:18pm
@Nihari Lal 007 maths is different and playing in cold windy NZ conditions is different.. Very easy to calculate. Try hold a catch in cold weather.
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Jan 25, 2016 12:20pm
This is second string NZ bowling attack with flat small pitches otherwise Pakistan can not Score 100
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Jan 25, 2016 12:22pm
@Philosopher (from Japan) Best bowling side in the world that hold the record of not taking a single wicket in a T20 match!
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Jan 25, 2016 12:24pm
Win or loss is just a part of game like india loss against Aussie but every match its so close .. That anybody game .. But pakistan very poor performance team ever.. Even cant fight Well !!
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Jan 25, 2016 12:24pm
.Not impressed very mediocre team.
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Jan 25, 2016 12:24pm
Joke of a proformance!
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Jan 25, 2016 12:28pm
Don't be over concerned over this and such other losses. There are far more important issues that need our attention.
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Jan 25, 2016 12:28pm
@Rajesh Should not call the comments here stupid. I think the people here make sense.. more sense than our captains and selectors. Please have respect for people here.
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Jan 25, 2016 12:31pm
@Rajesh - it's summer time in Australia New Zealand.
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Jan 25, 2016 12:33pm
There is so much criticism on Pakistani players, some are saying we miss A, others are saying we miss B. The fact is that we miss UAE wickets. We want to see a wicket where someone as slow as Misbah could score the fastest century in the history of test cricket. Hafeez batting average is in the in 70's in the UAE and below 20 outside. It is so unfair for him when PCB and ICC made him play outside UAE. Our board should tell ICC that New Zealand is not safe for our players and we could only play them in the UAE.
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Jan 25, 2016 12:34pm
@Rajesh I don't think you understood my comment about players' career averages and how it affects the team average scores. It is just a math of averages.
And, not sure what you are talking about with the cold hands and catches.
What averages tell you is what is going to happen spread out over a period of time; that is why averages are calculated; it predicts behaviors. If a batsman scores an average of 20 runs over 300 ODIs and strike rate of 100%; you can say that in the next 10 matches, he will score a total of 200 runs total.. the score could be slightly different in every match.
That's basically it.
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Jan 25, 2016 12:39pm
@Irfan_Sydney I think the best is that we do not play at all. That is the only way no one can beat us.
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Jan 25, 2016 12:52pm
Hello PCB. Please stop destroying Pakistan cricket with bad decision making. Please send this team for 2nd ODI vs new Zealand!
PAKISTAN VS NEW ZEALAND ODI SQUAD
1. AZAR ALI
2. SARFRAZ AHMED
3. BARBER AZAM
4. ASAD SAFEEQ
5. MOHMMED HAFEEZ
6. SHOAIB MALIK
7. UMER AKMAL
8. IMAD WASIM
9. ANWAR ALI
10. RAHAT ALI
11. MOHAMMED AMIR
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Jan 25, 2016 01:00pm
Keeping Shahzad, hafeez and now sohaib maqsood, pakistan team batting lineup reduces to 8
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Jan 25, 2016 01:01pm
Can anybody please explain why Azhar Ali is in the one-day side. Nothing personal, he is perfect for test and a disaster for limited over cricket
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Jan 25, 2016 01:01pm
@Rahul is there live telecast of this series in India on any sports Channel
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Jan 25, 2016 01:08pm
We are number 8 in ODI ranking and NZ was runner up in last world cup ODIs.
Look at their stamina, physique and fitness.
Why we should have won over NZ?
Stop blaming our players or lack of visiting teams to Pakistan. Other teams are simply better.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:09pm
At least 2 easy catches were dropped as per their fielding standard.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:10pm
Rizwan and fawad Alam can save at least 50 runs, the selectors should call them.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:10pm
@SHAHZ my take is that PCB need their puppet as the captain.. a strong ally. Azhar likely agreed to this task so he is there. Azhar is probably somewhat levelheaded.. less unpredictable.. someone who listens to PCB always. Everyone else is probably too volatile, immature or unpredictable. Good captaincy was probably never a criteria frim PCB.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:11pm
Babar Azam played well. he should continue in the same way he played today. Sarfaraz also looked finding his touch. But, if Sohaib Maqsood is not delivering the goods for you , then what is the question of playing him in the eleven?give him some time in the nets and let him work out his weak areas. Umar Akmal should have been given a chance in place of sohaib.And Please someone tell hafeez to not try to cement his position by scoring 30-40 odds . Can anyone ask azhar if he has hafeez , then why do you take pressure off you by opening an innings despite you do not have that skill to pass first 15 overs in seaming conditions. If you look at his ODI batting record, all his centuries(while playing as an opener) have come in dead wickets.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:12pm
Get rid of Waqar Younis, Mushtaq Ahmed, Azhar Ali, Ahmed Shahzad, Anwar Ali & Hafeez and you will start winning matches in the near future!
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Jan 25, 2016 01:15pm
Forget that Pakistan lost 1st ODI by 70 runs. We should pray that Pakistan do not lose 2nd ODI with 10 wickets or 70 runs again. Just hope and pray that Pakistan ony loses marginally, that is either by 5 wickets or 50 runs. That would be improvement.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:15pm
Imran Khan the real Hero of Pakistan cricket is badly needed in the Pakistan cricket Board, only he can bring the pakistan cricket on track.
Players are not selected on merit basis this is the reason team performance is down , same failure faces are repeating , no consistency at all.
Playing T20 and ODI as test matches . it seems pakistan fails to play attacking cricket.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:16pm
To be a winner captain; Azhar should have some sessions wit IK.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:20pm
58 deliveries between Azhar Ali and Ahmed Shehzad. Scored just 34 runs among them. What is their mind set. Are they playing for themselves or for the team? Don't they watch how other teams start their opening partnership. The coach and team should spend a day or two and just watch the highlights of Australian or Indian teams' first 10 0vers. Hope they learn something.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:22pm
they had to bring back amir cause PCB is a bunch of losers who cannot find a worthy fast bowler in a country full of talent.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:24pm
Still the same story continues! We are not tuned to play with confidence when a top order player gets out. See NZ players scoring right up to the end.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:24pm
@Irfan_Sydney - A couple of days ago on a different article you argued that India hasn't won a single game in Australia since Feb 2012. Well two days ago India did not only win but did so in a record breaking chase in Australia.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:25pm
This is what I meant to say in my earlier post. Team Pakistan needs psychological uplift, technical & physical training is not enough, their weakness lies in low confidence leading to low fighting spirit that in turn make an easy task big.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:29pm
I cannot see Asad Shafiq be coming into the ODI squad when he is much needed in the middle order. If you continue loosing games by palying t-20 temperament-less batsmen , then there should no bad in loosing an ODI game by inducting a test batsman in the middle order and giving him full chance of playing 50 odd ODI matches before decind anything. Like umar akmal, shahid afridi , ahmed shahzad, and azhar ali brought embarracement for a heck of times , why not give him(asad) a chance to play in the ODI eleven.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:31pm
@aryan - no. but I'm not in India at the moment.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:34pm
@syed wasim haider : With all due respect , Imran Khan was a altogether a different class. He was brave right from day one of his career. On the other hand, Azhar Ali didnot deserve a place in the odi team. he is a good test batsman and educated as well., but alongwith very good education , imran had a great cricketing sense as well. Doing sessions with IK can't do a world of good for Azhar.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:09pm
@Rahul But still, Azhar is playing professional cricket and you are commenting on news articles!
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Jan 25, 2016 02:09pm
Like an MNA of the Pak Parliament, do Waqar and other coaching staff also have a five year term? If not, get rid of them
R.S. Menon, Bangalore
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Jan 25, 2016 02:20pm
What happened to best attack in the world, 99-6 to 280-8 that too on a small ground? Where was the so called talent? Guess its easy to taunt India than to look in the mirror.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:24pm
Wow! No Taylor, no McCullum and the tormentors of Pakistan Guptill and Williamson failing against the 'world's best attck' and still they score 280. But after a team crosses 250 against PAK, its usually a formality defending it. Stepping out of UAE is injurious to PAK's health I guess. Mediocre team at best.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:28pm
@Multinational Bhabi - that's your problem. Maybe we could have an exchange program between our two countries. We lend you two or three batsmen for a series in maybe Australia or England and you lend us 2-3 fast bowlers for the same.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:29pm
@Mahen Remember 1-4 aginst mediocre WI bowling in WC? Only PAK can achieve that.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:31pm
@Irfan_Sydney What happened to your World beaters mate? Can't score even on small grounds?
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Jan 25, 2016 02:38pm
Where is Sarah now. I hope she is impressed now that it's not easy to win against top 3 in their own country.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:39pm
If only india had 1 or two bowlers from Pakistan. Just imagine...
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Jan 25, 2016 02:39pm
And India now win against Pak under 19 team by 5 wickets with 11 overs to spare. Pak bowled out on just 197. Feeling good.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:40pm
Azhar Ali doesn't deserve a place in the ODI team and he is the captain! It's high time the selectors understand that persisting with Shahjad and Wahab is foolish.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:52pm
@NIHARI LAL 007: Very well reality check and analysis of Top 6. Numbers don’t lie. If people still complain or expect something good from this Pakistan Team, they live in a different world. I don’t understand how Selectors or any rationale human can differ with your analysis.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:53pm
Based on my crude analysis, having good batsman is more important than having good bowlers. Good bowlers can limit the runs ( like Pakistan does). But if no good batsman, how can they even score the low runs?
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Jan 25, 2016 02:56pm
Pak need to get new batting talent into their team. i noticed that in the A team that is playing against the Lions there are some players with some seriously good List A averages. may be it is time to try out one or two of those players. Fakhar Zaman, M. Nawaaz, and Nauman Anwar
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Jan 25, 2016 02:58pm
Lala at Fault again my dear Pakistani fans! :-)
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Jan 25, 2016 03:00pm
Well done Newzealand cricket team. I think PCB should think in the interest of pak cricket team and please there are plenty of good players. why ahmed Shahzad and other stupid guys are still in team, they played a lot already but they don't have sense of cricket. kindly if you think they are useless for team. please bring misbah and younis khan back, at least they can play better than these stupid so called young guys.
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Jan 25, 2016 03:04pm
@Nihari Lal 007 : Or, we have baseball players as our batsmen !
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Jan 25, 2016 03:06pm
@Northeast Indian IND will win U-19 for sure.
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Jan 25, 2016 03:17pm
the main issue is definitely captaincy
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Jan 25, 2016 03:23pm
@Philosopher (from Japan) until new zealand being 99 for 6, everyone thought this is one hell of a good pace bowling attack. New Zealand got away as soon as azhar ali turned to spin in the form of imad wasim and himself. New zealand milked our spinners and gradually went from strength to strength.
If only we had 5 fast bowlers in the form of rahat ali to back the quartet of irfan, aamir, wahab and anwar. Do not blame the bowling attack. I'd rather blame azhar ali for his defensive captaincy. Because at 99 for 6, it was time to go for the kill !.
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Jan 25, 2016 03:27pm
I have never seen Pakistan team this much helpless and hopeless before...I think it's all because of Azhar Ali, I thought this guy will learn over time but he is not showing any improvement at all. When will the PCB take some action regarding this?
Also Ahmed Shehzad & Sohaib Maqsood need to be kicked out of the team asap.
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Jan 25, 2016 03:37pm
@bilal Agreed
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Jan 25, 2016 03:39pm
get rid of waqar as soon as possible. he is good for nothing . he doesn't have cricketing brain. bring wasim akram as pakistan coach
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Jan 25, 2016 03:40pm
Dear all run chase is a science now especially after the advent of T-20. To chase 280 you just required 130 in 30 overs at the rate of 4.33 without loosing more than 2 wickets. Remaining it was a T-20 game requiring 150 in 120 balls with NZL one bowler short. Please get rid of Waqar Younus, hafeez, shazad, Maqsood and sarfraz.Also give some rest to Wahab Riaz to bring him to earth. Team should be Azhar, Kamran Akmal, Haris sohail, Shoib Malik, Umer Akmal, Babar Azam, Muhammad Nawaz (left handed all rounder), Muhammad Aamir, Rahat Ali, Irfan and Karamat (U-19 legie). Suddenly we are facing shortage of good express fast bowlers and quality spinners. Selectors please have mercy on this nation which is already suffering a lot
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Jan 25, 2016 03:46pm
Pakistan getting all out on 210 against a NZ team which is much below in ranking. And the other day India chased down 330 with 6 wickets remaining against Number 1 team Australia, and on other occasion almost chased down 350.
So stop worrying about our whitewash and try to prevent your own whitewash.
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Jan 25, 2016 03:48pm
I left them at 120/7 and woke up to find out they have scored 280 and our beloved wannabe super stars all folded for 210, its now time to get rid of Shahzad and Maqsood.
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Jan 25, 2016 03:50pm
Azhar has no place in the team. Umer Akmal should play at # 3.
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Jan 25, 2016 03:51pm
99/6 I thought our bowlers were doing a fantastic job until they were removed and then things just changed. I just wish Amir didn't have to go off hurt as he really was doing a fantastic job. Nice to see him back. Now then coming to our batsmen what a joke . They just can not bat to save their life.
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Jan 25, 2016 04:09pm
@Indian I guess you are spot on!. With this altitude you cannot win matches. Better to have XI yes man from PCB head office management team instead of players.
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Jan 25, 2016 04:28pm
@ashar Agreed. Azhar Ali should not be the captain. He lacks the skills and basic common sense to make good decisions in crucial situations.
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Jan 25, 2016 04:32pm
Some of my Indian friends have asked me about My feelings after Pakistan defeat from New Zealand. I was surprise that they didn’t read my earlier comments criticizing Pakistani team. I always call spade a spade. But I can assure my Indian mates that they should not enjoy Pakistani one day international defeat because of following reasons.
1) Pakistan is a much smaller country compare to India in population. Majority of foreign teams stopped coming to Pakistan over 10 years ago. When the world plays IPL , Pakistan is not invited. But after all, let me give you a statistics which will surprise you.
2) Pakistan has played 127 one day internationals with India. Pakistan has won 72 and India has won 51.
I would request my Indian mates, please don’t make yourself embarrassed by comparing Pakistani cricket team to Indian cricket team.
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Jan 25, 2016 04:44pm
The fragile Pakistani batting exposed yet again with selection of Ahmed Shezad an absolute joke. Shezad failed miserably in T-20 series but selectors learnt nothing making him their first choice opening batsman. Did selectors find not a single talent in the last domestic games? It is time Sethi, Sheyar Khan and Waqar Younus are replaced before a ball is bowled in the present series.
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Jan 25, 2016 04:49pm
@Irfan_Sydney I knew it! When you run out of arguments, this population card and overall head to head records had to come as a saviour, right? Well, this population makes BCCI powerful in case you failed to notice. It makes us 4th greatest economy and right now leading in the world. But tell me something, going by your logic Pakistan is 2nd most populous country so why AUS have 7 ICC trophies, SL-3, WI-4 trio of which if combined fails to be 1/3 of your population? And when you mention head to head records, please don't forget ICC encounters.
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Jan 25, 2016 04:56pm
@Ismail You are right - it dosent take a genius to know that Ahmed Shezad and Sohaib Maqssod should have been sacked on lack of form and performance. Add to a defensive mindset we have a poor quality of players. Oh God forgive them not for they not what they do!!!!!!!
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Jan 25, 2016 04:57pm
@Irfan_Sydney I am embarrased Pakistan was very good 30 years ago! CONGRATULATIONS!In TESTS India beat Pakistan in India in 2008 and beat Pakistan in Pakistan in 2004.
Pakistan has not beaten India in India since 1986! Embarrassing also Pakistan has NEVER come close to beating India ia a word cup!. Embarrasses also that while India scores over 300 against the worlds best team and fielders, Pakistan barely manages 200 against a low rated side! BUT AS THE SAYING GOES-U R ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION!!!
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Jan 25, 2016 05:01pm
Replace maqsood and shehzad. Add one spinner.
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Jan 25, 2016 05:31pm
@Nihari Lal 007 Your comment require a comment. Whereas Shezad should be axed and never given another opportunity to play for Pakistan, consideration be give to Hafeez, an old warrior though but talented. Hafiz may find comforting and bring stability in the middle order playing lower down at 5th or 6th spot. A revamp by Selectors (both Sethi and Sheyar Khan are not cricketers) is an absolute must if anger expressed by Support Group is to be avoided.
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Jan 25, 2016 05:32pm
I would like to add some more facts for my Indians mates.
I had never said India didn’t get a genuine fast bowler for such a long time. I said India Never had a fast bowler. I would request you to see on the cricinfo website and check Kapil Dave, He was also medium fast. Population of over a billion, 60 plus years of cricket and not one fast bowler? Why no energy?
Now Pakistan batting. A question for you. Who scored highest number of runs in a calendar year ? No. no. Not Tendulkar or Bradman. It is Muhammad Yousuf. Second Question. Who played over 100 Tests matches and maintained average above 50 from the very first inning to the very last (That is all his career). There is only one, Javed Miandad. So my point is we have had great batsmen, you NEVER had ONE genuine fast bowler.
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Jan 25, 2016 05:44pm
Will Azhar+Maqsood+Shahzad deserve to be team member, captaincy is too far, poor fielding wrong planning, bowling changing, Azhar wrong man for wrong job, winner match lost 99/6 NZ, highly paid foreign National Aust coach Bowler Waqar getting salary of $ 16K p/m. Ahmad Shahzad 10 match less than 100 runs. Need overhauling PCB management, Chief selector, Coach and Captain ( Loser Captain never win) this match lost due to Captaincy. Why always Azhar,Maqsood & Shahzad.
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Jan 25, 2016 05:45pm
Bring back Misbah and Younis because we do not have any quality batsman in the squad. All of them are 30-40 run players. Non of them can play a long innings with a decent pace. Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam and Haris Sohail are the only hopes but Haroon Rashid is sleeping a deep sleep after having a bowl of satoo drink.
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Jan 25, 2016 05:51pm
what happen after match in hand 99/6, Nichlos, Henry hammered Pak bowling, Will Ahmad Shahzad, Azhar ali, Maqsood lost wkts and Pak lost, Fired coach Waqar, selector Haroon and Captain Azhar.
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Jan 25, 2016 05:55pm
@khan how come shezad be responsible for bowling also
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Jan 25, 2016 06:10pm
@Irfan_Sydney - yes Pakistan has produced great fast bowlers and India has none. Yet there's not a single Pakistani bowler (fast or otherwise) in the top 10 list of highest test wickets. The top three are all spinners and Anil Kumble is one of them. India has three bowlers in the top ten and the first Pakistani bowler shows up at number 11. And not a single one of your bowlers have ever taken 10 wickets in an innings. So what are you gloating about? Speed alone is not important. Wickets should also be taken.
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Jan 25, 2016 06:36pm
@Rahul
Wisden ranking of the all time best eleven can be seen on many websites. There is one of the link.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-24/don-bradman-named-captain-of-wisden-world-xi/5042254
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Jan 25, 2016 06:44pm
Tbh, Wahab has been poor since Australia game in wc. After that spell and dropped catch, he was carted all over the place.
Today's game Hafeez dropped Nicholls on 4 and he finished with 82. Extra 78 runs. NZ shud have got 202 and Pak would have won a stunner.
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Jan 25, 2016 07:01pm
@khan What about Sohaib Maqsood? He is a constant reminder that someone very strong baby sitting him.
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Jan 25, 2016 07:04pm
@Irfan_Sydney - Don't go by what sudden says. Everyone has their own opinion. In that logic your Mohammed Yousuf should have also been included who was the highest run getter in a calendar year. Numbers speak for themselves my friend. And the numbers say that there are three Indian bowlers in the top ten list of highest test wicket takers and no one from Pakistan. And two of them are spinners. That's what's important.
On a side note. The other day you said that India has never won any games in Australia since February 2012. Two days ago we not only won a game but also did it in a record chase. Since you were so quick to criticize then, do I hear a congratulation coming?
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Jan 25, 2016 07:12pm
@Irfan_Sydney ICC rated Laxman's innings of 281 the best test performance ever. End of discussion!
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Jan 25, 2016 07:19pm
@khan - Well said. I agreed.
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Jan 25, 2016 07:24pm
Unmanageable team. Once again top order bating failed. At one point Kiwi's were
99/6 and our spinners failed. Selectors and Coach have another excuse to blame.
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Jan 25, 2016 07:29pm
Pakistan is still suffering from 'Misbah syndrome'. Their slow approach will never allow them to make more than 250, batting first or chasing. They need to change their defensive mindset and play modern cricket as Australians, New Zealanders, Indians and other teams do, that is to play with good strike rate from the beginning. This set of players is not capable of this and drastic changes are needed in PCB setup.
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Jan 25, 2016 07:39pm
Amir's 3 wkts are hyped but anwar ali too took 3 wkts
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Jan 25, 2016 07:58pm
As I had advised PCB in my previous write up's to hand over captaincy to Shoib Malik and make AA his deputy so that he can learn how to run the show.When NZ were 99/6 he should have put maximum pressure on them and continued with Amir and Irfan, but his immaturity took over and he continued with himself and Imad and rest is history.And people should be thankfull to people like me who had vouched for Amir to be in the team.
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Jan 25, 2016 08:05pm
@Philosopher (from Japan) No wonder he felt necessary to bowl 4 overs in the midst. That was the turning point in the game.
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Jan 25, 2016 08:17pm
FIRST - Waqar and Mushi need to be sacked and kept away from the team for at least 10 years!!
NEXT - Team needs lefties in batting - PCB must bring Shan Masood, Hammad Azam, and Haris Sohail as permanent members of the squad. Anwar Ali needs to play tests to develop his skills, and Rahat Ali has to play (that dude is unplayable in NZ).
FINALLY - Azhar Ali is not a winning captain, though he is the most honest cricketer on this team, and it's time for either Shan Masood or Wahab Riaz to be captain & VC.
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Jan 25, 2016 08:42pm
@Rahul Congratulations to India on the victory in the last one day international. . Also on the republic day.
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Jan 25, 2016 08:45pm
Shoaib , Shezad and Azher Ali are the weakest link in the team
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Jan 25, 2016 08:57pm
At 99/6 NZ were let off the hook. Azhar should have gone for the kill but instead let NZ back in the game . Grant Flower is 100% correct, "We didn't use our brain". 71 runs of 5 final overs is unacceptable . Wahab Riaz the worst culprit and not first time either. Riaz tries to over power the batsman with short pitch stuff but most of them ends up in the stands for sixes, he may have the speed but he has no control. If he keeps on like this Junaid Khan will be better prospect , even half fit is better than what's happening.
As for Pakistan batting, probably the worst ever I have seen in 50 years as Pakistan supporter. The basic fundamental of batting is missing, I can only assume they are not listening to Grant Flower , in one ear out from the other.
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Jan 25, 2016 09:02pm
210 on a flat batting track??? What a mediocre team.
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Jan 25, 2016 09:23pm
Bring deserving Fawad Alam, Muktar Ahmed, Akbe ul rehman and Khurrum Manzoor in a team.
Inshallah Yassir Shah will join team soon
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Jan 25, 2016 09:27pm
Fawad Alam must included in the team
His records speaks for him
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Jan 25, 2016 10:02pm
The captain lost the game by doing the bad captaincy. I have seen the match. At 99/6, why he chose Imad and Wasim to bowl to let the new batman settle. I have never seen Javed Minded and Imran Khan doing the captaincy this way. NZ scoring 280 was a shame for the captaining abilities of Azhar. Any street person could have done better captaincy with those bowlers in hand. Azhar's decision is mind boggling.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:06pm
They would have lost by 170 runs if amir was not playing
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Jan 26, 2016 12:57am
Pakistan team does not has a strong temperament, but the worst thing is that both bowlers and batsmen are too predictable. While sitting in front of my TV watching match I can predict every delivery of Pakistani bowlers whether it is going to be a bouncer, slow ball, short pitched etc. Same with batsmen, you can predict when our batsmen get frustrated they will hit a half hearted short and get out. SO PREDICTABLE. We have good players but we don't have smart players at all. We need a Psychiatrist for our team who can help players make their mind strong.
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Jan 26, 2016 03:19am
@arshad
I am happy that someone has written about Wahab and bro what about Anwar Ali?
I have never seen him bowling economically,he gives too many runs like Wahab.
PCB please get rid of them.
My suggestion is to M.Irfan be consistent in performing and be economical,he also gives too many runs,in quota of 10 overs,he should give 40 runs with 2 to 3 wickets.Hei is not making the best use of his height and bowls waywardly.
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Jan 26, 2016 03:36am
@Saima Malik
Another rubbish player!
Why don't you groom a talented young lad?
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Jan 26, 2016 03:38am
@Rais Ansari
This is what I talked about over phone to my friend that why Azhar gave a NZ batsmen to settle after they had lost 6 wickets.
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Jan 26, 2016 03:43am
@Peter P Masud
90 miles is very common speed ,it's not exceptional,in fact he doesn't know to put the ball in the right areas,he has just become a show-piece after one bowling spell in the last WC, and remember that was not match-winning spell for Pakistan.
He should land now as his flight time is over.His bowling is totally non-sense.
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Jan 26, 2016 03:49am
@ENGR OSMAN
What Anwar Ali needs to play tests?
He only needs to play domestic cricket for himself as he may bowl well to mediocre players at home.He is not a player of international caliber,I have been watching him since long.
G.Elliot is a medium pacer and Corey Anderson is a medium fast bowler,Pakistani bowler should learn from them ,the way the contain the batsmen,but it requires brain to use which pakistani players don't have,same is the case with out batsmen.
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Jan 26, 2016 04:13am
No problem green-shirts. Keep it up and hang on tough.
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Jan 26, 2016 06:05am
@Rajesh It is summer in New Zealand. Please don't defend a loosing side.
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Jan 26, 2016 06:12am
@Ghulam Qasim
Who was successful coach in your eyes during last 10 years?
Many came ,but the results remain the same.
I think the faults are in the players who don't perform in the field rather don'the stick to the cricket basics,don'the use their brains.
I bet you bring the most successful coach of the world,Pakistani cricket team will tarnish his reputation.
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