PAK's recent performance in the 2nd innings

[PlanetPakistan]

As we all know that PAK have been undefeated since losing to AUS in AUS!

IMO the main reason why we have done so well in the recent past is because our batting in the 2nd innings has been excellent
Here is the list of 2nd innings scores posted by PAK starting from that famous Mohali test match

1- 496/9 @ Mohali
2- 226 @ Kolkata( the game that we lost)
3- 284/2 @ Bangalore.

4- 296 @ Barbados..... we were without Yousuf, Inzi and Malik
5- 309 @ Kingston

6- 341 @ Multan
7- 268/9 @Faisalabad
Not required to bat at Lahore(twice)

8- 490/8 @ Faisalabad
9- 599/7 @ Karachi

10- 337/4 @ Colombo
11- 195/2 @ Kandy!

In the 2nd innings it is very important to play the spinners well and apparently our batsmen have done exactly that. Pakistanis have not been fazed by the likes of Murli, Kumble, Giles or Harbajan, we have been especially severe on the off spinners!, bowlers like Harbajan, Giles and Udal have had a terrible time against the PAK batsmen, even a great bowler like Murli has found it very hard to dislodge our batsmen!

[z10]

how you can mention giles amongst murali and kumble and be serious about it is beyond me

[PlanetPakistan]

Originally Posted by z10 how you can mention giles amongst murali and kumble and be serious about it is beyond me

oh!!
make that Murli, Kumble and bajji!!

[Lightning]

Not to mention our bowling in the second innings. Kaneria, Shoaib, Asif and even Razzaq have figured and really run riot, bowling sides out.

[Monsee]

Originally Posted by PlanetPakistan oh!! make that Murli, Kumble and bajji!!

Let me ask a similar question AGAIN "how you can mention Chuck.ie amongst murali and kumble and be serious about it is beyond me"

[aggarwald]

Originally Posted by PlanetPakistan As we all know that PAK have been undefeated since losing to AUS in AUS! IMO the main reason why we have done so well in the recent past is because our batting in the 2nd innings has been excellent Here is the list of 2nd innings scores posted by PAK starting from that famous Mohali test match 1- 496/9 @ Mohali 2- 226 @ Kolkata( the game that we lost) 3- 284/2 @ Bangalore. 4- 296 @ Barbados..... we were without Yousuf, Inzi and Malik 5- 309 @ Kingston 6- 341 @ Multan 7- 268/9 @Faisalabad Not required to bat at Lahore(twice) 8- 490/8 @ Faisalabad 9- 599/7 @ Karachi 10- 337/4 @ Colombo 11- 195/2 @ Kandy! In the 2nd innings it is very important to play the spinners well and apparently our batsmen have done exactly that. Pakistanis have not been fazed by the likes of Murli, Kumble, Giles or Harbajan, we have been especially severe on the off spinners!, bowlers like Harbajan, Giles and Udal have had a terrible time against the PAK batsmen, even a great bowler like Murli has found it very hard to dislodge our batsmen!

You are right. As a team, as of today, it wouldn't be wrong to say that Pak are the best players of spin along with Australia. Giles had done well against Pak during 2000/01 series while he was totally ineffective last year. And please, don't even mention Bhajji's name in the same breath as other good bowlers. As Boycott said, even my grandma can bowl better than him.

[Osman]

Originally Posted by aggarwald You are right. As a team, as of today, it wouldn't be wrong to say that Pak are the best players of spin along with Australia and Giles had done well against Pak during 2000/01 series while he was totally ineffective last year. And please, don't even mention Bhajji's name in the same breath as other good bowlers. As Boycott said, even my grandma can bowl better than him.

Uh oh.... u mentioned that Boycott said that about Harbhajan ... lets hope Navjot Singh Sidhu iz not a member here at PP .... or he mite be calling 4 your head !!!

[aggarwald]

Originally Posted by Osman Uh oh.... u mentioned that Boycott said that about Harbhajan ... lets hope Navjot Singh Sidhu iz not a member here at PP .... or he mite be calling 4 your head !!!

No, Boycott didn't say that about Bhajji. I was just using his patent dialogue "My grandma can do better than blah, blah, blah" to express my feelings about Bhajji (just took some poetic liberty ).