**Official** Pakistan and Sri Lanka in UAE

[smash84]

comprehensive series win by Pakistan

 

[Z-Man]

Great win. Should have been 5-0 but nevertheless

 

[Xuhaib]

Well done.

very professional effort throughout still there are areas to improve but overall this team is doing a lot of right things.

Bring on Ingerlund!!

 

[Jacknife]

Tabish Khan HAT-TRIC - YouTube

Tabish Khan against WAPDA - YouTube

Saw this on PakPassion. What do you guys think of this guy. Looks pretty quick to me and has a good in swinger.

Is doing really well in the domestic scene at the moment.

Tabish Khan | Pakistan Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

He's certainly all arms when he bowls, looks really short as well especially for a fast bowler. When you watch highlights like this, which is when they have just one camera filming the action and in this case all shots are from behind the batsman, it's hard to get a good look at the bowler imo.

 

[Xuhaib]

yeah seen himbowl a little bit he's short and skiddy not int material I am afraid.

 

[smash84]

not int material I am afraid.

you say that pretty much about every player

 

[Prince EWS]

you say that pretty much about every player

To be fair, very few domestic cricketers are international material.

 

[smash84]

To be fair, very few domestic cricketers are international material.

Trust PEWS to be pedantic when you least expect

 

[Z-Man]

Muhammad Khalil Chosen as a replacement for Junaid Khan.

Lets see how he does. was rubbish when he played but lets see.

 

[Migara]

Mendis to be sacked as the selector. Obviously has some grudge against outstation players. No Randiv for ODIs, or for SAF tour, as well as Senanayake. But his buddies from schools starting with their names with "St." makes way without much problem.

 

[ganeshran]

Lankans seem to have lost the will to win. They are no more that fighting side.

 

[Migara]

There are plenty happening around in SL cricket. Things are not going well. And guys like Mendis who were from Colombo elite where cricket used to be a game of, are notorious to look down upon outstation players. Chandimal, Senanayake, Welegedara, Randiv, Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep are some guys from outstations who were never given a proper run up to now. It's not a secret that Sam is out of the side because he not sucking up to Duleep Mendis, and apparently given a "**** off" when Mendis has raised concerns about Sam's batting.

 

[smash84]

so this kind of terrible management is not unique to Pakistan cricket

 

[Prince EWS]

Samaraweera should probably actually be captain tbh.

 

[Faisal1985]

Pakistan team take a bow....

Of course there is always room for improvement no matter which team.

If there is one thing I really appreciate about Pakistan cricket and our players is that they know how to get back on their feet quickly after being knocked down by tragic incidents, politics etc. I have seen it time and time again and Pakistan team has really played some good cricket over the last 8-10 mnths or so.....

 

[Xuhaib]

Good to see Khalil getting a go.

In recent times Pakistan seems to be backing a lot of FC journeyman and tbf most of them are repaying the faith shown on them pretty well. Even if Khalil does not deliver then no worries the likes of Sadaf still have time on their hands. No need to hand everything on the platter to these 18 year old's let them grind out on the FC circuit.

 

[Prince EWS]

Good to see Khalil getting a go.

In recent times Pakistan seems to be backing a lot of FC journeyman and tbf most of them are repaying the faith shown on them pretty well. Even if Khalil does not deliver then no worries the likes of Sadaf still have time on their hands. No need to hand everything on the platter to these 18 year old's let them grind out on the FC circuit.

Yeah this was always going to happen with Misbah captain. Working well so far.

 

[Jacknife]

LOL I thought when it happened Afridi looked like he bowled him and he did, can't believe Akmal missed it, he did sort of appeal but it was half-hearted.

 

[Prince EWS]

No doubt he will ton up or something now I've said this, but why on earth does Shafiq play T20 Internationals? His domestic record in the format is dire and the style he's shown in the other formats internationally suggests he'd be terrible at it all the same.

It's a worry when Farhat is legitimately not the worst batsman in the side. Has really gunned it in T20 domestic cricket, has Farhat, believe it or not. He *almost* deserves his spot here!

 

[IrishOpener]

Another shocking umpiring decision, two so far in this short game, umpires are ruining the game, some of them. You get these unkown umpires for some series, and it's ruin the series, oh well once the ICC is happy...