Review Of the Champions

[Paki007]

If you want to talk about your team then don't forget their miserable performance last time

Beated only Ban and Ireland

 

[ksduded]

on paper it looks difficult for Pakistan to make it far....

Umar Gul is out of form
Aamer is injured and not sure when he will be back
Abdul Razzaq's bowling is nothing to write home about and might have to make way when Asif and Aamer are back
Imran Nazir hasn't done anything of late to warrant his place.

 

[Paki007]

paki007 added 1 Minutes and 36 Seconds later...

Aamer is not that serious injured He will be available for the WC

 

[Dabi]

I hate how Pakistanis always have the "don't forget we are unpredictable" excuse.

Yes they are unpredictable, but they are also predictably awful most of the time.

Honestly I give them no chance of winning it again, there is too much turmoil in the side right now with the horrid tours of NZ, AUS, Afridi eating balls and the new match fixing deal.

The way Australia has suddenly taken a shine to Twenty20 and there new pace duo makes methink they will win this time around.

They were genuinely unpredictable throughout the 90s and even till the noughties. It is only recently that they've become predictably awful. Thus it'll take some time for the 'unpredictable' tag to be worn off.

That said, the format itself is unpredictable, where big hitting and spin can take you home. The spin department for limited overs is threatening while the team does possess big hitters who can potentially score. So it's not too much of a stretch to think that they can perform well in this edition.

As for Australia, they will be formidable this time, more so than the Pakistanis, Sri Lankans and South Africans I feel. However none of those teams can be counted out and let's not forget India.
All in all, it seems we just might have a better tournament this time around!

Dabi added 4 Minutes and 21 Seconds later...

Oh yeah. unpredictable, to get complete Whitewash is one of a kind prediction.


The team needs a captain, one who can lead the team, acting as per situation. dunno who, but a good captain is still missing

While I agree, the captaincy issue is a serious one and personally I don't consider Afridi much of a captain but most of our captain's haven't been tactically astute and some of them have been successful into moulding the team into a competitive unit. Whatever the reasons (ones I cannot fathom) the players seem to respond to Afridi (atleast for now) so in the coming few weeks when they appoint him captain for the WC, that issue should go away.

 

[pcfan123]

All my real money is on Australia. Less then a year ago there was all this talk about "Australia is a weak new team now" blah blah blah. They are quickly becoming a powerhouse again and I think this will be there first big step (unless you count the Champions Trophy)

CT - World T20 - Ashes - WC11 and the cycle will continue

 

[Dabi]

on paper it looks difficult for Pakistan to make it far....

Umar Gul is out of form
Aamer is injured and not sure when he will be back
Abdul Razzaq's bowling is nothing to write home about and might have to make way when Asif and Aamer are back
Imran Nazir hasn't done anything of late to warrant his place.

Razzaq can contain and Aamer isn't too seriously injured. Imran Nazir is the sort of batsman that can provide you with a quick 20-25 and that's all you need in T20 from an opener. I'm not saying Pakistanis are favorites, not by a long shot; all I'm trying to point out is that one shouldn't write them off just yet.
After all we started the previous edition losing to England which lost to Netherlands. We didn't look to comfortable against those boys either. However we somehow managed to win it!

Dabi added 3 Minutes and 5 Seconds later...

All my real money is on Australia. Less then a year ago there was all this talk about "Australia is a weak new team now" blah blah blah. They are quickly becoming a powerhouse again and I think this will be there first big step (unless you count the Champions Trophy)

CT - World T20 - Ashes - WC11 and the cycle will continue

They are definitely becoming a powrhouse again, there's no doubt about that. Sure the Windies and Pakistan are no match these days but they aren't so bad as to be whitewashed. (Talking about limited over cricket here).

However I just feel that the format itself, being so short tends to make matches unpredictable. If both teams are competitive, you need one good burst to take your team over the line as opposed to sustained excellence throughout the match.

 

[ksduded]

Razzaq can contain and Aamer isn't too seriously injured. Imran Nazir is the sort of batsman that can provide you with a quick 20-25 and that's all you need in T20 from an opener. I'm not saying Pakistanis are favorites, not by a long shot; all I'm trying to point out is that one shouldn't write them off just yet.

I am not writing them off.... but its not a good time to post "Review of the Champions" after getting a 10 match drubbing.

There is a time and place to beat your chest.... and this is certainly not one....

 

[Dare]

Imran Naizr

On his day you can't do anything but pray to the god

O yea the world trembles when Imran Nazir is at the crease.

Dude is a hack, he will pull out one innings every 10 matches and all of a sudden he is amazing.

If I got paid for praying every time Imran Nazir did something special I would owe the church allot of money.

 

[Dabi]

I am not writing them off.... but its not a good time to post "Review of the Champions" after getting a 10 match drubbing.

There is a time and place to beat your chest.... and this is certainly not one....

Oh yeah, agree wholeheartedly with that!

 

[CaptainOZ]

I'd rather be a team that is consistently losing but getting better and better each game, than one who is "unpredictable". Pakistan are lame.

 

[pcfan123]

Agreed, the "unpredictable" tag has got to go. When was the last time they upset anyone (besides Twenty20). This whole "unpredictable underdogs" buisness started after they won the 1992 WC. Some folks seem to forget that was close to 2 decades ago.

 

[ballers101]

I'd rather be a team that is consistently losing but getting better and better each game, than one who is "unpredictable". Pakistan are lame.

When have they been "unpredictable" in T20 they lost to Australia a good team, England played well against Pakistan in the 1st T20 and then Pakistan won. There is still no doubt in my mind that Pakistan is the best T20 you have no evidence why as well, Pakistan had a terrible series in Australia they were playing like crap so what? Australia has only been to the semis in the T20 World Cup where Pakistan has been to both finals, I would be damn surprised if Pakistan doesn't make a run for the T20 World Cup.

 

[rocky_g]

If you want to talk about your team then don't forget their miserable performance last time

Beated only Ban and Ireland

beated
quitted
hitted


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boney_g added 1 Minutes and 24 Seconds later...

Agreed, the "unpredictable" tag has got to go. When was the last time they upset anyone (besides Twenty20). This whole "unpredictable underdogs" buisness started after they won the 1992 WC. Some folks seem to forget that was close to 2 decades ago.

unpredictable, underdogs, cornered tigers, etc etc.

Between nice sig.

boney_g added 2 Minutes and 20 Seconds later...

All my real money is on Australia. Less then a year ago there was all this talk about "Australia is a weak new team now" blah blah blah. They are quickly becoming a powerhouse again and I think this will be there first big step (unless you count the Champions Trophy)

CT - World T20 - Ashes - WC11 and the cycle will continue

Exactly. Look at their bowling attack. A good allround team. Plus they won the last ODI world cup in Caribbean.

 

[pcfan123]

and they just won the CT with this "new, inexperienced" attack

 

[pcfan123]

At least bet the vcash you won!