We do not need to go aerial but rotating strike is important. Improvement in running between the wickets is the damning requirement in the middle overs. Rizwan with his personal goals has shamed Pakistan. He made sure that he gets to his fifty and this undermined Saud Shakil’s role. Wasting ball is his case.
However, harassing Rizwan in your own country and on your own ground. What has he done to deserve this? The man has never disrespected your religion. But acting like this undermines the grace of Indian fans who often claim the moral high ground. It’s a pathetic behavior.
Timid. Saud Shakil in his ancestral place behaved like a complete surrender. He was completely nervous. Almost gave away his wicket with reckless first ball run. Hit and go chance.
Iftikhar looks Afghan by his appearance. Got unlucky on trying to hit a sweep as the ball kissed the leg stump after kissing his glove.
Let’s set a target of 225 from here. Anything above that would be a bonus.
Now Shadab and Nawaz have to justify why they are in the team. If they can’t bat for 50 overs, then they must be replaced by Usama Mir.
