Batting Blunders

[Juggernaut]

Absolute pathetic batting from the top order.

4 of those 5 wickets gifted to a third rate Windies side.

Nazir plays across the line to a straight ball. Kamran Akmal, Misbah and Malik chasing wide ones.

If thats the sort of discipline these 4 are gonna show in the rest of the tourney they would be better off playing gali/muhalla cricket.

Never have I seen such hogging of the crease. Before Umar Akmal came in not one of our batsman seemed to have heard the term 'rotate the strike'.

Lala Afridi came in and tried his very best to give his wicket away with a few wild swings upfront. Thank God he settled down later.

There was only one international standard batsman out there today: Umar Akmal. He played a near flawless innings. Discplined, sensible batting. Inzamam would have been proud. Well done mate.

As for the rest of them, take some coaching sessions from Akmal junior not Javed 'We have worked hard on green pitches' Miandad.

I hope this is a real slap in the face of Nazir, Akmal Snr, Malik and Misbah. Outdone by a 19 year old kid.

Rant over.

[Savak]

Misbah is the only one amongst them who looked completely at sea with respect to technique and temprament, the rest got out to poor strokes while Yousaf was unlucky.

[zimran72]

Actually I felt Malik looked fairly comfortable too but he gave away his wicket
Moyo was dropped in the 8th over

[leggie786]

completely agree with you..Pakistan need to sort out he batting problem real quick....i wonder wat miandad was doing....he doesn't have any effect on the team

[insaftak]

Misbah was a nervous wreck out there and everyone expected a mishap from him

[its.raja]

green top wicket and here we are.... i am 100% sure its shararat of someone to put the Pak team on green top wicket.

[Juggernaut]

Actually I felt Malik looked fairly comfortable too but he gave away his wicket
Moyo was dropped in the 8th over

You're post doesn't add anything to the conversation. No offence mate but did you read my post?

Yes Malik looked comfortable but as you point out and as I have done aswell, he gave his wicket away. The fact that he got a start makes it an even more shameful way to get out.

Also, thanks for reminding about Yousuf's drop catch. Should have been taken. All in all a very poor show by the ''top'' order.

[Savak]

Umar Akmal really applied himself on this wicket. Its so rare to find any batsman in domestic cricket or even the national team applying themselves with such will, determination while putting the loose ball away at the same time.

[rhussain33]

Yep, if the top order of batting is going to perform like this we wont stand a chance winning the remaining two games.

I reckon Umar akmal should come way up the order and everyone should play around him.

[TheRazzler]

Umar Akmal played more maturely than the captain himself, Afridi. *Embarrasing*

Not only that but misbah went after each ball, tottaly mis-timing it and just pushing them to the feilder, if your gonna hit the ball please hit it away from the feilder!

However I was impressed, with their bowling very diciplined.

MoYo & Malik looked great.

Solution, Drop Nazir bring YK and open Malik. (Or you can drop misbah)

[Cheguvera]

However I was impressed, with their bowling very diciplined.



Exactly, Tino Best was consistenly hitting 90 MPH...it was a good test of Pakistan's batsmen...hopefully getting them battle ready for the matches coming up...

[Juggernaut]

Umar Akmal really applied himself on this wicket. Its so rare to find any batsman in domestic cricket or even the national team applying themselves with such will, determination while putting the loose ball away at the same time.

Exactly.

Its not hard to show a little mental fortitude and above all RESPONSIBILITY.

I keep saying this but I'm 100 % sure that we'd have been better off if any of todays top 4/5 batters knew how to rotate the strike.

HOGGING one end just creates pressure on one batter.

The key to batting: Knock the ball about and pick up the singles. Put away the loose deliveries not every delivery. Don't stupidly slash at them like Malik did. Time the ball. Play with some patience and some responsibility.

The above shouldn't be difficult to execute for INTERNATIONAL level cricketers.

Umar Akmal played more maturely than the captain himself, Afridi. *Embarrasing*

Not only that but misbah went after each ball, tottaly mis-timing it and just pushing them to the feilder, if your gonna hit the ball please hit it away from the feilder!

However I was impressed, with their bowling very diciplined.

MoYo & Malik looked great.

Solution, Drop Nazir bring YK and open Malik. (Or you can drop misbah)

Great is an over-used word.

[zimran72]

You're post doesn't add anything to the conversation. No offence mate but did you read my post?

Yes Malik looked comfortable but as you point out and as I have done aswell, he gave his wicket away. The fact that he got a start makes it an even more shameful way to get out.

Also, thanks for reminding about Yousuf's drop catch. Should have been taken. All in all a very poor show by the ''top'' order.


I meant to say that he looked the most comfortable apart from Umar, where as Moyo and Afridi did not (the others just didn't stick around long enough).

And I reminded you of Moyo's dropped catch, so therefore my post did add something to the conversation

[Juggernaut]

I meant to say that he looked the most comfortable apart from Umar, where as Moyo and Afridi did not (the others just didn't stick around long enough).

And I reminded you of Moyo's dropped catch, so therefore my post did add something to the conversation

That I agree with. :)

[TheRazzler]

MoYo, was looking GREAT, it wasnt a genuine edge, he guided it down there but it went quite wrong.

[Juggernaut]

MoYo, was looking GREAT, it wasnt a genuine edge, he guided it down there but it went quite wrong.

Have a look at it again.

When he edged it he reacted in a way that suggested that he didn't quite read the bounce.

[shane]

Mostly out to half-volleys and leg-side rybbish - not a single unplayable delivery.

Misbah was especially disappointing because I am a big fan of his and he prodded and poked until he poked one too many.

One of the differences I've noticed between Pakistan's batting and some of the better batting sides is their reaction to pressure. Good batting teams invariably look to be positive, put away the bad ball and score singles off the good. Pakistan's batsmen go completely into their shells, as though scoring runs is a luxury they cannot afford. That is a dangerous tactic. Today it was only once Afridi came in that they looked positive and then the rest was easy.

You cannot keep relying on a 19-yr-old to win you matches!

[Juggernaut]

Mostly out to half-volleys and leg-side rybbish - not a single unplayable delivery.

Misbah was especially disappointing because I am a big fan of his and he prodded and poked until he poked one too many.

One of the differences I've noticed between Pakistan's batting and some of the better batting sides is their reaction to pressure. Good batting teams invariably look to be positive, put away the bad ball and score singles off the good. Pakistan's batsmen go completely into their shells, as though scoring runs is a luxury they cannot afford. That is a dangerous tactic. Today it was only once Afridi came in that they looked positive and then the rest was easy.

You cannot keep relying on a 19-yr-old to win you matches!

I sound like a broken record here but whatever the situation you're in as a batting side its imperative that you rotate the strike.

[Archie]

You're post doesn't add anything to the conversation. No offence mate but did you read my post?

Yes Malik looked comfortable but as you point out and as I have done aswell, he gave his wicket away. The fact that he got a start makes it an even more shameful way to get out.

Also, thanks for reminding about Yousuf's drop catch. Should have been taken. All in all a very poor show by the ''top'' order.

why r u always so hostile ? Take it easy not everyone has time to do a detail analysis of each and every game. Still everyone wants to be a part of the discussion due to their excitement of their teams victory. That's why they post one liners. Iam at work at the moment and I am using my cell phone to read this forum so I can gain some perspective from ur analysis since u saw the live game. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I like ur analysis as u r pretty good and I enjoy ur posts but comments like these should not be a part of ur posts.

[TheRazzler]

I sound like a broken record here but whatever the situation you're in as a batting side its imperative that you rotate the strike.

If you're reffering to misbah ul haq. He was tapping the ball around and getting no singles.

[amar1212]

as long as they keep wining..i really dont care.

[TheRazzler]

as long as they keep wining..i really dont care.

I like your attitude, Mashallah.

[shane]

as long as they keep wining..i really dont care.

One of the messages of this thread is that, against a better team they would probably have lost today. When Pak lost its 5th wicket the first thing that struck me was just how embarrassing it would be to lose to WI C after having them 47-7.

The fact is that the batting has got to show more application. On today's evidence Pakistan is going nowhere in this tournament. I do, of course, realise that the same thing was said about them in the T20 WC - but this is not T20 and they need to apply themselves for a full 50 overs.

[Juggernaut]

why r u always so hostile ? Take it easy not everyone has time to do a detail analysis of each and every game. Still everyone wants to be a part of the discussion due to their excitement of their teams victory. That's why they post one liners. Iam at work at the moment and I am using my cell phone to read this forum so I can gain some perspective from ur analysis since u saw the live game. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I like ur analysis as u r pretty good and I enjoy ur posts but comments like these should not be a part of ur posts.

I'm sorry mate but some of the comments on this forum and the attitude of some posters really pisses me off. You should of heard me when Pakistan was batting. :D Some of the stuff these 'batsman' came out with was nothing short of shoddy. Painfull and frustrating to watch.




If you're reffering to misbah ul haq. He was tapping the ball around and getting no singles.

Nope. I'm not referring to Misbah specifically. I'm speaking in general. Nazir, Kami, Malik, Yousuf, Misbah were all uber **** at rotating the strike. This is something that definately has to be taught at grass roots. I'm sure this is something kids here in England learn when their 12 years old. I mean for all Yousufs shots his attitude to picking up singles, doubles was way too casual.

For all Afridi's short comings even he has the ability and the know how to rotate the strike.

[ahmed16]

My Analysis

Imran Nazir-sorry but this guy doesnt have the technique to do well and rightly he was bowled.POSSIBLY THE MOST OVERHYPED CRICKETER IVE EVER COME ACROSS. drop him

Kamran Akmal- looked at sea, seemed to be in a hurry. Run rate on his mind perhaps?

Malik- Looked alot better than what we saw of him in Sri Lanka, moved his feet a bit more but again that was found lacking when he was dismissed looking to drive a half volley....Look settled. Would push him to open in the next match.

Yousuf- Looked good, in fact was getting into his zone when he got out. Unfairly perhaps but he did get dropped on 8.

Misbah----too defensive and got tied down by his inability to not find singles. Chased a wide one, poor shot. i would give him another chance but Alam in at his expense could be an option.

[Archie]

@juggernaut: well keep up the good work bro. As I won't be able to watch any games untill Saturday and the analysis that u and some other posters do here on pkpassion beats the crapy stuff that cricinfo puts out.

Now I will go back to reading your ball by ball shouts at the pak batsmen I'm sure it will be just like watching live and cursing imran nazir for the useless swing of the bat. I bet he got out today because the bowler was not bowling short but full length and nazir lost concentration. I notice that if u want to get him out all u have to do is pitch the balls full and usually by the 5th ball he is so desprate that he will slash at anything or play across and gift his wicket. I saw wahab riaz doing it to him twice.