Comments on: Who’d Be A Pakistan Fan?

By: TJ for Stani Army

TJ for Stani Army — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:35:50 +0000

Maz,
I just posted again and it vanished! I did the Name/URL option but it’s not working for me. I’ll ask Q if he can help.

By: maza786

maza786 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:12:54 +0000

The curse of nelson has been a superstitious theory which has been raised in this Lords test. A wicket has occurred several times when a score has reached the palindrome figure. This reminds us all of the former international umpire, David Sheppard and his hopping movements whenever the landmark had been silenced.

By: TJ for Stani Army

TJ for Stani Army — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:43:05 +0000

Wasim,
I tend to agree with you. I’m not the biggest fan of Iqbal either. The problem is, if we do drop the ‘untouchables’, we should do it for a game that matters rather than this dead rubber. Reason is so that the ‘untouchables’ don’t just think that the only reason they are dropped is because of it being a dead rubber.

You know what will happen then? They will start hating the captain and cause immature feuds.

I’m slightly upset with Yusuf. He of all should be grasping his chance having been in the wilderness for a while.

By: Wasim

Wasim — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:21:24 +0000

Read as not indispensable.

By: Wasim

Wasim — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:19:14 +0000

Just to prove a point to some of these players that they are indispensable.

By: Wasim

Wasim — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:18:10 +0000

The way Yousaf, Misbah and Malik batted in the last match any first class player in Pakistan could have performed better than them I am not a fan of Faisal iqbal but even he could have stayed on the wicket and have performed well, I really wish if the bench consisted of better players but I think Razzak and Faisal should play in the next match.

By: TJ for Stani Army

TJ for Stani Army — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:56:50 +0000

Maz,
I think we need to put out our strongest team as though it is just a three match series, a white wash is a white wash. The Lankans will probably experiment a little which will mean that if they still beat us, it will be even more embarrassing.

I agree, it must be very gloomy. How they will lift themselves I do not know. Maybe another youngster will have to step up and show the way.

By: maza786

maza786 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:53:32 +0000

Pakistan’s two defeats at the hands of Sri Lanka has been a shambolic performance. In both matches Pakistan found themselves in a commanding position, in the sense that they were ready to seal victory but made some school boy errors especially when batting. Psychologically I feel there was a lapse of concentration in the batting department but at the same time Sri Lanka bowled very attackingly and was able to exert a squeeze of pressure on the Pakistani batsmen.

With the exception of Fawad Alam’s sparkling emergence it must be gloomy times in the touring side’s camp. The final test is now a “dead rubber” so the board should take the opportunity to experiment with the line up in order to find some sort of winning combination and restore pride and confidence for both players and supporters.

By: TJ for Stani Army

TJ for Stani Army — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:39:57 +0000

Wasim,
Over the years, I’ve learnt to take it in a more relaxed manner as I found there was no point me beating myself up about it. The players just don’t care if they lose but are happy to come home to a heroic welcome, collect awards money and do interviews with their sunglasses on.

They should interview them now and tell them to explain themselves.

By: Wasim

Wasim — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:55:13 +0000

It’s tough to be a Pakistani cricket fan, just at the moment you give up on these b******* they perform like world beaters and when you are most confident of their winning they disappoint you in the ugliest way.

As I said before what ever the odds are for Pakistan team it performs quite the opposite there is a hint for everybody. Either it is factionalism or something else but this is not normal three collapses in two test matches is a bit too much to digest for me.