Irfan Pathan.. this dude is something

[Dydl]

That's a good episode. Going off topic, Frasier's one of the best shows on TV


What about going on topic?

 

[masterblaster]

Going on topic, Irfan Pathan is a really special talent and is an incredibly 'intelligent cricketer' for his age and lack of experience.

A rising star without a doubt.

 

[Dydl]

Yeh, as most people agree that Pathan is a rising star and will be a big success in the future everyone can stop saying that.

 

[masterblaster]

There's not much else to say really other than the 'same old' 'same old'.

 

[Dydl]

Yeh I know

Whatever

 

[Nate]

Because for some reason a lot of people are over-rating his batting abilities.

A genuine all rounder would get in the side if they were a batsman OR a bowler.

ah Marc... always the clear head, thankyou!
Hes a bowler that can bat a bit, period. I doubt he`ll ever be more than that.

 

[TendulkarFan]

ah Marc... always the clear head, thankyou!
Hes a bowler that can bat a bit, period. I doubt he`ll ever be more than that.

I agree with you on the first count. Right now, he is a only a bowler who can bat a bit.

However, I disagree with you on the second point. He is not an Agarkar with a high bat swing with absolutely zero defence, or a Srinath with an axe in his hands. He has good defense against both pacers and spinners and he is a clean striker of the ball, as he proved in this game with his handling of the Aussie bowling. You will be hard pressed to convince me that Pathan looked uncomfortable against any Australian bowler either in the first or the second innings. On top of that, he handled Warne in a way any top class batsman in the world would wish he could. If Pathan develops his batting with guidance from the right people at the right time, he can become a genuine all-rounder - a guy who can average 30-35 at #6/7.

 

[KennyD]

ok Pathan is good sure, but i stil hate $#%! and i was pleased a **** when Haydos smacked a one back at him in the shins. Made me feel good ina sadistic kinda way...

 

[Abdul]

yes a copy of Wasim Akram

 

[Anil]

Could turn into a top player.
Could burn out.
Could turn out distinctly average.

not really saying anything here, are you?

the guy got some potential though....hopefully will turn into a top class player....

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Oi! Leave Dwight Yorke alone!

And Ole Gunnar Solskjær...

Anyway, there's talent around internationally atm...but could anyone just fill me in here (I can't be arsed to look up the stats at half eleven) was McGrath, Pollock, Botham, Marshall, Walsh et al just as awful stats-wise after their first year of Test cricket as the current crop of new fast bowlers (e.g. Nel, Edwards, Pathan, Sami, Bracken, Williams, Mills) who are said to have great talent (not saying that they are in the aforementioned guys' class, though some seem to). I know, the pitches was a fair bit different back then, but still...it is rather worrying for Test cricket if they continue with these 30+ and 40+ averages...

 

[Neil Pickup]

McGrath's early record was poor (12 @ 40 in five tests), but Botham started with wickets left, right and centre before falling away (76 @ 18 in 14 tests). Pollock averaged 24 in his first ten tests, and Walsh's first six yielded 16 @ 32. Marshall's first three yielded just one wicket per match at a cost of 265 runs - so there's nowt to worry about from Edwards & Pathan's stats yet.

Nel, Sami, Bracken, Williams and Mills are not even worth bothering with!

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

McGrath's early reckord

Gasp!

 

[Neil Pickup]

If you note the keyboard layout, the "k" is very close to the "o", so it's very easy to knock them both at the same time!

 

[viktor]

But aren't you the spelling Nazi around here. You can't afford to slip up

 

[Neil Pickup]

My major complaint is with grammatical errors and terrible mis-spellings such as there/they're/their and whether/weather, not innocent typographic errors

 

[nightprowler10]

...glad you realized it's a just a sport, we all hate each other's players at some point esp. Shoaib

Even I don't like Shoaib that much to be honest. I'll support since he plays for the Pak team, but if he weren't, I wouldn't give a flying bleep about him. I never liked his attitude. Quite surprisingly though, I loved Aamir Sohail.

 

[Dydl]

Surprising, but weird things always happen. Not everything can be explained.