Tonight's Match reminded me of Misbah-Ul-Haq from World T20 2007

[shahrukh619]

What a Performance by the 37 year old.

This is the kind of performance he use to give Pakistan in 2007 World T20 and took us to the finals back then.

First make your place up there, and then aggressive in the last 5 overs

To bad he couldn't get his 50, but he doesn't play for records, he plays for his team

Matching winning performance by him!

[shahrukh619]

A proven Match Winner

[duostyle]

Yeah, but he choked in 07

Anyhow, match winning knock by our skipper and good team performance.

[shahrukh619]

Originally Posted by duostyle Yeah, but he choked in 07 Anyhow, match winning knock by our skipper and good team performance.

he never choked, his team mates choked, it was cause of him Pak survie till the final overs.

[Saj]

Superb innings under pressure.

Cool and calm all the way. Never panicked at all.

However important cameo from Afridi also of 22 from 15.

[duostyle]

Originally Posted by shahrukh619 he never choked, his team mates choked, it was cause of him Pak survie till the final overs.

Lol.

[Statsman]

Originally Posted by shahrukh619 he never choked, his team mates choked, it was cause of him Pak survie till the final overs.

Team mates? He needed to score just 6 off 4. He could have creamed the wide-ish half volley of Joginder Sharma for a boundary and instead he hit the most memorable shot of the decade.

Choked - plain and simple!

[Zaz]

Great innings by misbah! Shades of how well he batted in 07, this is how he should play in odis too!

[Anwar_194]

good games

[cricketworm]

Oh oh people do watch pyjama cricket ... I see.

[insaftak]

Yes reminded me of the same game but this time he did his job and finished the game for us

[nads_rocks]

I think 48* (38) - 3 Fours and 1 Six Sums it up really.

I never expected it and not many did either but he has shown time and time again that he can kick it up a notch when required, sometimes he leaves it too little too late, sometimes he doesn't start at all.

He can hit massive but its just his slow test match approach in ODI and T20 formats that puts us under pressure.

Today it was a case of a total chased perfectly, rotating singles, hitting boundaries, building partnerships.

His knock was crucial and he played a captain's innings today!

Off the field his captaincy is great but today he proved that he can adapt to the context of the requirement the match needs.

If he can do that often then I certainly will change my mind about him coz I am not a fan of his in the LOI formats.

[anakwalajinn]

Originally Posted by cricketworm Oh oh people do watch pyjama cricket ... I see.

a few pyjama cricket a year is okay, but having 70 games in a row is just

[shahrukh619]

Match winning performance by him, too bad he couldn't win the MOM

[anakwalajinn]

the MBA does not care about lousy MOM awards, he cares for the big things :mba

[Looney]

I forgive for Mohali and that final today

[rhussain33]

Too bad he couldnt pull this off in Mohalli,

kept dot balling till he killed the game even for his own big hitting abilities.

Yeah but well played today...

[Shahid20Ten]

Of-cause
very nice performance by the captain

[Afridi_Fan]

Oh boy that scoop.

[cricketworm]

Originally Posted by anakwalajinn a few pyjama cricket a year is okay, but having 70 games in a row is just

I know it is, but that's the way economy rolls! If you check other sports leagues around the globe, they play even more games per season, and make millions and billions. Cricketers barely get 10-20 % of income compare to those leagues.

Did you see how many people show up today?

ECB has been doing that for years, now Big Bash are planning to do it. I don't think there is anything wrong with the format, as long it entertain people.

BTW. Too many tests is also as ridiculous as too many T20s. One test = at least 4 T20s, if we go by length.

[shahrukh619]

^^^^^only 8-10 tests games are played every year

[BoomBoomCricket]

Time for the Misbah critics to eat humble pie. In 12 of his 2nd innings LOI 40s, 9 of them have been unbeaten knocks * in match securing and match finishing knocks. Flashes of his brilliance in the 2007 World T20 in that knock today, one of the few conventional batsmen who has mastered T20 cricket, some feat for a 37 year old. Pakistan undefeated in 11 series with him as captain, winning 9 of them. Also, on the brink of 300 catches in his cricket career, having one of the highest catching ratios per match internationally over an extended career. Pakistan's most stable and intellectual captain since the days of Imran Khan.

[pakcricketfan]

Yep - same here! And I nervous that he might choke this time around as well.
Good that it was left for to finish it

Originally Posted by Looney I forgive for Mohali and that final today

You have big heart

[anakwalajinn]

Originally Posted by cricketworm I know it is, but that's the way economy rolls! If you check other sports leagues around the globe, they play even more games per season, and make millions and billions. Cricketers barely get 10-20 % of income compare to those leagues. Did you see how many people show up today? ECB has been doing that for years, now Big Bash are planning to do it. I don't think there is anything wrong with the format, as long it entertain people. BTW. Too many tests is also as ridiculous as too many T20s. One test = at least 4 T20s, if we go by length.

I never said any of the things you have mentioned, and I agree with you on the economy part and the stuff you mentioned after that.

The stadium is also full when we have our domestic T20 competition that only features Pakistani players. So T20 is a crowd booster!

But IMO T20 should not take over.

A big series consisting of 3 tests, 5 ODI's & 2-3 T20's are perfect, IMO.

[zaid65]

Originally Posted by duostyle Yeah, but he choked in 07 Anyhow, match winning knock by our skipper and good team performance.

Actually, he did not choke, there was somebody else who gifted his wicket ( threw away) to Irfan Pathan on zero.

Misbah tried his best to won the game, but he had no control on choker.

Talk about short term memory!!

[shahrukh619]

I'm surprise that most of the posters on this site don't have a clue about how Misbah took pakistan to the finals of the world t20 2007. All you guys remember is that scoop shot.

Forget about the scoop shot, if Misbah was never selected, Pakistan would had not reached the finals of icc world t20 2007. It was his performance in the group games hat got Pakistan that far.

And in the finals, only Misbah and Nasir tried to saved the game. Everyone including afridi failed.

Where was the so called boom boom back then ????

[duostyle]

Originally Posted by zaid65 Actually, he did not choke, there was somebody else who gifted his wicket ( threw away) to Irfan Pathan on zero. Misbah tried his best to won the game, but he had no control on choker.

Really now? For your sake, let's say he didn't choke. What would you call that shot he played then? Oh wait, you perfectly described it: gifted his wicket (threw away the WC) to Sharma.

Originally Posted by zaid65 Talk about short term memory!!

Indeed. T20, WC, 2009.

You really are a very poor poster, mate.

[shahrukh619]

Originally Posted by duostyle Really now? For your sake, let's say he didn't choke. What would you call that shot he played then? Oh wait, you perfectly described it: gifted his wicket (threw away the WC) to Sharma. Indeed. T20, WC, 2009. You really are a very poor poster, mate.

What about the other 8 players who gave away there wicket???! Only Misbah and Nasir showed a good performance that day.

[duostyle]

Originally Posted by shahrukh619 What about the other 8 players who gave away there wicket???! Only Misbah and Nasir showed a good performance that day.

Shahrukh, unlike some I give credit where it's due. Misbah carried us in that tournament. He was superb till that shot he played. He absorbed all the pressure so brilliantly before but fell at the last hurdle, that's the truth. All that effort for nothing, I define that as a choke.

At least Afridi won us the WC.

[Bullet Drive]

Sharukh is saying this and is also saying he plays for the team? Hmmmm.. I agree with you however I remember that when Misbah did his Mohali heroics, I remember you commenting 'he played like this to get his 2000th run'. I remember exactly!

Anyways, great knock.

[shahrukh619]

Bullet drive you have got a good memory!!

[shahrukh619]

[hafeezrocks]

Originally Posted by duostyle Shahrukh, unlike some I give credit where it's due. Misbah carried us in that tournament. He was superb till that shot he played. He absorbed all the pressure so brilliantly before but fell at the last hurdle, that's the truth. All that effort for nothing, I define that as a choke. At least Afridi won us the WC.

So the situation in which Misbah was batting is equivalent to situation in which Afridi came to bat ?

Had Misbah won us the match in the 2007 finals then you could say " Misbah won us the world cup "

But in 2009 , it was team effort , in the finals fast bowlers had already restricted Sri Lanka to a below par score , to chase that small target is nothing special to be called as " Won us the world cup "

[shahrukh619]

lol Afridi won a World Cup ? When??

World T20 is not a world cup!

[hafeezrocks]

Originally Posted by shahrukh619 lol Afridi won a World Cup ? When?? World T20 is not a world cup!

Another Good Point . It wasnt a world cup but some world championship of Pyjama Cricket in which likes of Joginder Sharma are legends .

[Asif321]

its funny how ppl blame misbah for 07 Wc loss.. we had lost it alreay at 76/7.. misbah was the one ,, wich gave indians a heart attack
and almost won it.. and he would have if he had enough partners

[cricket_fever]

this man is a wonder. he has proved many wrong today, those who underestimated his ability specially in the shorter formats!

Hats off to misbah !

[Ryankhan]

I think the positivity is getting back into him as mashallah we are on a good winning track so i wish from now on he plays this way and gets out of the tuk tuk mode which always puts pressure on the team and on the other player who is at the crease with him so he needs to adjust that as YK did.

other then that, he has a great temperament.

[shehzi]

Originally Posted by shahrukh619

DOESNT MISBAH LOOK LIKE SHREK ? ... i mean seriously

[Osman]

^ umar akmal and gul

like they are posing for a facebook pic

[alberto]

misbah innings in t20 2007 were some of the best you will see. never forget that 111metre six on bracken and 3 sixes on bhajji

[shahrukh619]

^^^ oh man i still remember that six.

To bad he wasn't number 1 in the highest six. I think it was Yuvraj who was no.1

[ManHOOS]

Originally Posted by Asif321 its funny how ppl blame misbah for 07 Wc loss.. we had lost it alreay at 76/7.. misbah was the one ,, wich gave indians a heart attack and almost won it.. and he would have if he had enough partners

and misbah was the one ,, which gave pakistanis a heart attack FIXED

[Assadrulz]

Originally Posted by Looney I forgive for Mohali and that final today

it's gonna take a world cup win for me to forgive misbah for mohali..

[duostyle]

Originally Posted by hafeezrocks So the situation in which Misbah was batting is equivalent to situation in which Afridi came to bat ? Had Misbah won us the match in the 2007 finals then you could say " Misbah won us the world cup " But in 2009 , it was team effort , in the finals fast bowlers had already restricted Sri Lanka to a below par score , to chase that small target is nothing special to be called as " Won us the world cup "

Dear lord, all that just because I put the last line there. Afridi did play a huge part in getting us to the finals and then finishing it off. But fair enough, let me rephrase it for you:

At least a joint team effort spearheaded by Afridi in the finals won us the WC.

Originally Posted by shahrukh619 lol Afridi won a World Cup ? When?? World T20 is not a world cup!

How did I miss this gem? So now the T20 World Cup isn't a World Cup. Doing a fine job at making yourself look like a fool there.

Oh and thanks for bumping this one Assadrulz, priceless comments would've been missed by moi. g'nite

[kingusama92]

Originally Posted by Osman ^ umar akmal and gul like they are posing for a facebook pic

Even better is the guy who is pointing a peace sign at the trophy.

[shahrukh619]

Originally Posted by kingusama92 Even better is the guy who is pointing a peace sign at the trophy.

Do these guys even know what that sign means?

I hate people who do that.

[shahrukh619]

Originally Posted by duostyle How did I miss this gem? So now the T20 World Cup isn't a World Cup. Doing a fine job at making yourself look like a fool there. Oh and thanks for bumping this one Assadrulz, priceless comments would've been missed by moi. g'nite

How is world T20 a world Cup???????

It was never a world cup, it's just a simple tornament for T20 cricket.

[saeed-sohail]

World T20 cup.

[shokz1408]

Didn;t remind me of that, cos this time he actually played his part to win the game.

[munda_khi]

i don't think he ever choked. this time other players play there role other occasions they don't. i am sure on both occasions if he did the same what his team mates have done i.e., batted irresponsibly, nobody was blaming him