Among all the desperation Pakistan is facing in the batting department, I think we are overlooking a serious spinner we have on our hands. I remember he performed extremely well in the T20 World Cup tying down the S.A batsmen and also some other notable performances to his credit. I am not sure why he was not selected for the Zimbabwe tour, but what's even more alarming for me as a fan is that this could mean we are not even considering him in the team for the 2015 WC. 

What are your thoughts on this kid's bowling, am I his only fan ? and what chance do u think he's got in the near future ?

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Pakistan opener scored 170 on Day 2 of the 1st Test vs Bangladesh

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Is charisma necessary for the appreciation?

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Ex Pakistan Coach, Mohsin Khan, spoke about the issues regarding selection of Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe and the recent attempts by the three disgraced Pakistani cricketers to apologise to the public.

Where does Pollock rank among all-rounders? Is he the best?

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Is the ODI team being formed properly?

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There are/were many players with outstanding performances throughout their career but they never got the appreciation they really deserve...

There are many examples like Shaun Pollock, Chanderpaul, Sangakkara, Dravid etc

And thn there are examples of some charismatic players like Shoaib Akhtar i personally feel if there was any other bowler thn shoaib it would have been really hard for him to get this much praise...Because there were already 2 world class pacers in same team...


So what you think? Is it because of charisma? 

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Let me state at the outset that I am not a fan of the guy. Despite the "sporting" facade he seems to put on during post match interviews, I find him to be a sore loser on the field. This may or may not be a correct assessment of him but it is my personal opinion. I readily admit that this make me look at him a little differently to most others.

Anyway, here are stats of Batsman A :

1) Average in England 30.58
2) Average in India 36.50
3) Average in South Africa 35.75
4) Average in West Indies 34.00

These are the stats of Kumar Sangakkara. You can check them here :

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...s;type=batting

His away average is about 47-48 but it is heavily helped by the record in Pakistan. He is good in Australia and New Zealand, but that is about it (he is crap in Bangladesh but it would be unfair to include it as I would not have included it if he had had a good record there) I find it interesting that the Inzamams and Sehwags (to name but a few) of the world get a lot of stick for being considerably less effective away from home and in particular away from the subcontinent. However, a batsman who has been mediocre in 4 out of the 7 countries (excluding home, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh) is always championed as if he were a reincarnation of Javed Miandad, Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting. IIRC, Sangakkara barely averages above 40 away from the subcontinent but it is never held against him. Why is it the case?

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How does Pollock compare with his contempories and with all cricketers ever? 

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Imran Khan averaged 37 with the bat and 22 with the ball.

So for a modern day A/R What should be the par statistical achievements?

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