So last week after I shared the numbers on Pakistan’s percentage of dot balls, a number of people asked to know how it compared with some of the other teams. I looked at the top 3 teams in terms of win/loss percentage over that period - Australia, South Africa, and India - and pulled some more data.
Here’s what it looks like (Pakistan's numbers having been updated to include the last 2 one-dayers):
We hear a lot these days about how a player is a batting allrounder or a bowling allrounder. We have afridi fan boys who call him a batting allrounder when he scores a 30 and a bowling allrounder when he takes a wicket. Hafeez came into the team as a batsman, then he was termed as a batting allrounder, and now he is known as a bowling allrounder "who plays in the top order".
What will be your changes to the Pakistan playing XI for 2nd T20I against South Africa this Friday?
Ever since Moin Khan has been made manager, unofficial selector, unofficial coach, unofficial off the field captain, there have been alot of issues going around.
Was introducing Moin Khan in PCB and team management a recipe for disaster?
Sami Aslam has been in great form in the domestic circuit scoring 109, 126, 191 and 96 in his last 4 innings. Is it time selectors gave the youngster a go?
From October 2014, we'll be playing staggering 32 tests over a two and half year period.
With team struggling badly and some real tests lying ahead, PCB needs to wake up and plan ahead.
Till date, Pakistan has lost all the 3 T20I played against SA in UAE. Let's see if they can beat SA in next T20I and break the shackles...