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Is Umar Akmal captaincy material?

he might think he is capable of holding that position but what is the reality?

Will we ever see fast/bouncy pitches in the West Indies again?

Up until the last 7-8 years WI pitches were notorious for being fast and bouncy but now they are slow low SC style turners why has their been such a change in WI pitches.

Which pace bowler has / had the best bowling action?

2 parts to this thread.

Firstly which of today's pace bowlers has the best bowling action?

James Anderson perhaps? Jerome Taylor maybe? Dale Steyn? Or someone else?

and secondly, which pace bowler in the history of the game has had the best bowling action?

Kapil Dev, Dennis Lillee, Mike Hendrick, Imran Khan (later in his career), Shaun Pollock are just some that spring to mind.

Discuss.

BCCI - Long term future?

The BCCI now dominates and effectively controls world cricket on the back of the vast wealth that it generates by being at the helm of cricket in India, due to India's population size and cricket in India having virtually no competitors in the sporting arena.

What is the future of the BCCI?

Your opinion of Chris Gayle as a Test batsman?

On the eve of his 100th Test I want to see what PPers think of Gayle as a Test opener. Gayle is often derided as a T20 hack who can only destroy IPL trundlers but his Test record, is more than decent.

Discuss.

Congratulations to Chris Gayle on 100 Tests!

Chris Gayle plays his 100th Test today, how do you think he'll go against the NZ bowlers?

Discuss!

Saudi Arabia post 438/4 in 50 overs

In the ACC Elite League game, SA posted 438/4 in 50 overs against Bhutan. Hammad Saeed made a blistering 181 off 121 balls, further supported by Afzal Saleem and Abdullah Qureshi with scores of 108 and 76 respectively.