Declining batting orders making rookies look good?

[Agent Nationaux]

Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Umar Akmal say hello. And don't worry all the top teams have decent prospects waiting in the wings when the legends retire.

As for batting declining. T20 is causing a lot of the batsmen to forget where their off stump is.

 

[Jacknife]

The only thing I've noticed recently that's helped the bowlers out, is that there have been some very good sporting pitches, which in turn have created exciting test matches. Some batsman's techniques have been found wanting soon as the deck has some life in it, which has been a bit of a surprise tbf.

 

[Athlai]

We've had a few matches that offered something for the bowlers recently, and it has been awesome.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Umar Akmal say hello. And don't worry all the top teams have decent prospects waiting in the wings when the legends retire.

As for batting declining. T20 is causing a lot of the batsmen to forget where their off stump is.

Did i even mention Pakistan? also Akmal has been dropped several times lately so questions have to be asked about whether he's gonna make an impact in the future, the guys you name may have potential but what are Pak gonna do when Ul Haq and Khan hang up their bats? it will leave a huge hole imo.

 

[Flem274*]

Chanderpaul retiring will have the same effect, likewise Sangakara for Sri Lanka, and perhaps Kallis for South Africa.

On the bright side, England, South Africa, NZ and the Windies have very few batsmen on the verge of retirement. The English blokes are hitting their straps, the South Africans have Smith, AB and Amla (with Elgar and Rossouw in the wings) to bridge the Kallis gap and despite the Australian speed wobbles NZ have batsmen on the rise, and the West Indies have just brought in new blood.

Test match batting will be fine tbh.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Think it's more to do with some more sporting wickets giving the bowlers some movement for all 80 overs between new balls.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Chanderpaul retiring will have the same effect, likewise Sangakara for Sri Lanka, and perhaps Kallis for South Africa.

On the bright side, England, South Africa, NZ and the Windies have very few batsmen on the verge of retirement. The English blokes are hitting their straps, the South Africans have Smith, AB and Amla (with Elgar and Rossouw in the wings) to bridge the Kallis gap and despite the Australian speed wobbles NZ have batsmen on the rise, and the West Indies have just brought in new blood.

Test match batting will be fine tbh.

I think SL are gonna be in serious trouble as most of their key batsmen are around 33/34, so unlike us missing one in Chanders they are likely to miss three or four at the same time, i agree about NZ and England but i do think SA will have a problem when Kallis goes and they will have to change their line-up due to him being an alrounder,

In closing even though Chanders will be missed it was very encouraging that we managed to get 590 in India without him, it was a glimpse into the future that i very much enjoyed!! .

 

[Athlai]

33/34 year old batsman still leave them 2-4 years to replace them though. Not like Mathews and Chandimal haven't shown a lot of promise either.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Did i even mention Pakistan? also Akmal has been dropped several times lately so questions have to be asked about whether he's gonna make an impact in the future, the guys you name may have potential but what are Pak gonna do when Ul Haq and Khan hang up their bats? it will leave a huge hole imo.

Replacing Younis will be difficult, but we have Misbah type players in the domestic circuit.

Umar Akmal is back in the team for England.

Fawad Alam can be a potential replacement for Younis.

You don't need to worry about Pak, we are never short of talent.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Replacing Younis will be difficult, but we have Misbah type players in the domestic circuit.

Umar Akmal is back in the team for England.

Fawad Alam can be a potential replacement for Younis.

You don't need to worry about Pak, we are never short of talent.

I think lacking that experience in the middle order is bound to hurt, but what may hurt more is when Ajmal, Rehman and Cheema call it a day!!.. .

 

[WindieWeathers]

33/34 year old batsman still leave them 2-4 years to replace them though. Not like Mathews and Chandimal haven't shown a lot of promise either.

Yeah Mathews has been a revelation this year and Chandimal looks very talented, but the problem for SL is that most of their middle order are old, so they are gonna have to replace them in pretty much the same time frame, which is gonna be very hard to do imo, and it's the same thing India are gonna be facing soon!!..i can't wait to see how they deal with that!! .

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Lol at Cheema and Rahman.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Lol at Cheema and Rahman.

Aren't they key figures in your impressive bowling unit right now?

And please tell me who's gonna replace Ajmal?!!

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Cheema isn't even in my Pakistan XI squad. Gul, Junaid, Wahab all ahead of him. In fact we also have Talha in the squad for England and he is the quickest Pak bowler. Even faster than Wahab.

Ajmal can be replaced by Raza Hasan, or Usman Qadir (Abdul Qadir's son).

 

[Prince EWS]

Pakistan really need to find an opening bowler who's actually good at opening the bowling.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

There was Tanvir Ahmad. Hopefully Sadaf will be good.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Cheema isn't even in my Pakistan XI squad. Gul, Junaid, Wahab all ahead of him. In fact we also have Talha in the squad for England and he is the quickest Pak bowler. Even faster than Wahab.

Ajmal can be replaced by Raza Hasan, or Usman Qadir (Abdul Qadir's son).

You mean the same "Raza Hasan" i saw Kraigg Brathwaite toy with at the u19 world cup? ok then!!..not sure he has the same "mystery" as Ajmal though!! , Usman Qadir doesn't have much of a FC record right now either, not sure it's healthy to be relying on kids, i could name Yannic Cariah (Trinidad Leggy) and Amir Khan (Guyana Leggy) and say they could be the next "superstars" but i'd just be guessing really, right now all our hopes are on Sunil Narine and for good reason too.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

You guys can't even play spin anyway, so stop worrying about Pakistan's future prospects and start worrying about your own.

As I have said, Pakistan is never really short of talent.

 

[Prince EWS]

So this thread has officially become a chest-beating pissing contest. Coolos.

 

[Flem274*]

So this thread has officially become a chest-beating pissing contest. Coolos.

That's giving it some serious benefit of the doubt in the first place.

In other news, Ross Taylor will be the best batsman in the world, Kane the second best, and Jesse the third. Doug Bracewell will take 500 wickets at 21 and Boult 450 at 23.

I am also writing this with a straight face.