WC 92, 99, 07, 09, stretch to fifty or twenty overs, play-offs or an important league fixture, Pakistan have on all occasions trounced the poor caps to march ahead triumphantly and this time too they only have to extend that trend. Though, it ain’t easy, or may be it never was on any occasion.
To be brief, things are muddled.
Confused roles are to be ironed out. Play Fawad Alam up in the order or offer him the bench. He's equally capable to replicate what Shoaib Malik did for Pakistan in last T20 WC. Another brave move I may endorse would be to choose one among the so-tagged-package Hafeez & past-relic Misbah ul Haq. Instead, rookie Hammad can be tried, the guy will bring some fresh legs on the field plus you don't need every batter in the touring squad for a 20 over affair, of course, only if managed properly.
Asif's outing against the Poms can be excused to roughness. But he should resume the normal services tomorrow onwards, while Aamir & Ajaml are bowling neatly, Afridi's tasteless outings and Razzaq's confusing role in either discipline is a bottleneck that is hurting the entire XI
The game is again at Kensington Oval; true bounce and short boundaries - a catch-22? Not if you bring your backfoot game into play and simultaneously backfoot can be back tracked by sharp nippy pace bowling.. I still am not ruling out another Sami outing!
On the other hand Kiwis, always more than their actual sums, enjoyed a rare ODI series victory against Pakistan last year, though lost both the T20s. However, Vettori do have more than a couple of match turners at his deployment this time. Other than the skipper, McCullum, Ryder, Taylor, Styris, Oram & specially Bond can turn the game upside down just on their own.
Black Caps are expected to be clinical with their ground fielding and Pakistan have to pick lessons from the ashes of their latest no-show.
It will be a clash of Kiwis method and Green's flair! in the end one skool-of-thought standing..
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
The Acid Test - Greens locking horns with the Oz at Beausejour!
After rather extended smart media talk Bangladesh were quickly brushed aside for the stage to be fitly set for Acid Test.
Notwithstanding all the fluff about aussies not good at TT will stand null and void on a fresh day, with learned lessons and a more sharp approach towards the slam bang version of the game. Tame stats can be quoted to point their past vulnerabilities but the fact of the matter is that whilst they were busy handsomely managing their post-superstars exodus period (compared to mid-eighties) they rather loss focus on the latest hottie in town - T20!
However, as professionally brutal as they are, they have finally learned their lessons and in recent times have modeled their strategy around T20 specializers a-la Nannes, Cam. White, David Hussey, David Warner, Steven Smith etc. many of them will never have a notable or no test career but they may well earn their nation the only trophy they are yet to get their hands on..
A grand opening partnership yesterday, 3rd best ever, rather marred few niggles that the Oz would love to exploit. for instance, Ajmal should be used more diligently, running is to be tightened up a notch or three, and one got to find space for Muhammad Asif ahead of Razzaq (tight call) or more appropriately Fawad Alam for a more covered and balanced bowling armory.
Aussies are out to prove and naturally they will come hard. Pakistan needs to grind it out for 240 legal deliveries and may be more, if need be. Greens ought to realize, optimistically I believe they do, that an attack comprising Tait, Nannes, Harris & Watson is more potent in totality then Bangla's quartet of slow southpaws.
whatever may happens, Afridi's men will give it their all is the belief I want to believe..
Go Greens!
Notwithstanding all the fluff about aussies not good at TT will stand null and void on a fresh day, with learned lessons and a more sharp approach towards the slam bang version of the game. Tame stats can be quoted to point their past vulnerabilities but the fact of the matter is that whilst they were busy handsomely managing their post-superstars exodus period (compared to mid-eighties) they rather loss focus on the latest hottie in town - T20!
However, as professionally brutal as they are, they have finally learned their lessons and in recent times have modeled their strategy around T20 specializers a-la Nannes, Cam. White, David Hussey, David Warner, Steven Smith etc. many of them will never have a notable or no test career but they may well earn their nation the only trophy they are yet to get their hands on..
A grand opening partnership yesterday, 3rd best ever, rather marred few niggles that the Oz would love to exploit. for instance, Ajmal should be used more diligently, running is to be tightened up a notch or three, and one got to find space for Muhammad Asif ahead of Razzaq (tight call) or more appropriately Fawad Alam for a more covered and balanced bowling armory.
Aussies are out to prove and naturally they will come hard. Pakistan needs to grind it out for 240 legal deliveries and may be more, if need be. Greens ought to realize, optimistically I believe they do, that an attack comprising Tait, Nannes, Harris & Watson is more potent in totality then Bangla's quartet of slow southpaws.
whatever may happens, Afridi's men will give it their all is the belief I want to believe..
Go Greens!
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