Misbah vs Younis

Very strange to see Younis Khan complaining about being surprised about not being granted a place in ODIs !

You always get comments from fans 'that if Misbah is in the ODI team then why not Younis.' HERE IS WHY. I have to do this when ever the team is announced for ODIs and have been doing it for a long time. ITS BLINDING OBVIOUS.

Misbah: 11 half centuries in his last 18 ODI innings
Younis: 3 half centuries in his last 18 ODI innings

World Cup Average
Younis : 23
Misbah: 50

Champions Trophy Average
Misbah: 54
Younis: 15

Career Average
Younis: 32
Misbah: 45

Average as ODI Captain
Misbah: 50
Younis: 22

Average in WINS:
Misbah: 57
Younis: 40

This Year:
Younis: No half century in 7 innings (out every time)
Misbah: 11 half centuries in 21 innings with 5 not outs

Anyone who is capable of distinguishing between different formats should be able to reach the conclusion that Younis should not be in the ODI team and his continual exclusion from this format is totally justified. It's disappointing that Younis himself has not retired from ODIs after the 2011 World Cup, 2012 Asia Cup or after the 2012-13 series in India which would have been an appropriate time to go.

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Shane Warne To Commentate For Channel 9 and Sky Sports in 2013/14 Ashes

Shane Warne announced on Twitter a few months ago that he will be commentating for Channel 9 and Sky Sports during the Ashes series in Australia. The iconic legspinner was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame at Lords during the 2nd Ashes Test this year in front of his proud family and on the day of his father's birthday. The 2nd leading test wicket taker in history will not be playing in the forthcoming Big Bash season as he retired from all forms of the professional game at the age of 43, having captained the Melbourne Stars in the last 2 seasons of the BBL. Warne has also captained the Royals in the IPL, Hampshire in the county circuit and briefly captained the Australian ODI side. During the Oval test match Shane presented James Faulkner with his test cap as the left arm seaming all rounder made his debut in the final Ashes test match of the summer. The sporting great missed the first Ashes test match at Trent Bridge due to poker commitments. SKW is now a professional poker player and is currently playing in Paris.

Shane Warne's Commentary Experience

2009 Ashes series
2009 Lords One Day County Final (Hampshire winning)
2009/10 MCG and SCG Tests vs Pakistan
2010 Australia vs Pakistan Tests in England
2010 England vs Pakistan Tests (first 2)
2010/11 Ashes Series
2011 India in England Tests
2012 England vs West Indies 2nd Test
2012 England vs Australia ODIs (first 2)
2012 England vs South Africa Tests (first 2)
2012 India vs England 2nd Test
2013 India vs Australia Tests
2013 ICC Champions Trophy (6 matches)
2013 Ashes (last 4 Tests)
2013 India vs Australia ODIs (first 2)

Jonathan Trott Fielding During ICC Champions Trophy Semi Final

Print Screens

16th June Reaction

From the defeat in Dhaka at the hands of the West Indies in 1998 to yesterday's encounter in Birmingham, the ICC Champions Trophy is a competition that Pakistan have failed in repeatedly. They will not play another encounter in this particular world event as it is being terminated to accommodate a world test championship in a new structure as of 2015. The recent performances in Group B of the ICC Champions Trophy of the side make this arguably Pakistan's worst ever showing in an ICC World event.

They are the only side not to have registered a point from either group. The year of 2013 has been an atrocious one for the side with disastrous results in the test series in South Africa and the ICC Champions Trophy, the two biggest assignments of the year. Pakistan also finished in last position of the Women's World Cup in India back in February. You can expect some interesting developments in the mysterious world that is Pakistan Cricket over the next fortnight as majority of the team and the various officials/backroom staff arrive home to face the disappointed media and fans.

ICC Test Championship Logo Launch

It has the potential to become bigger than a World Cup and any one day tournament. Pakistan will need to be in the top 4 by the end of their Australian tour in 2016/17 to qualify for the 2017 event in England. Initially it was going to happen this year, but broadcasters did not like the idea and were contracted with a Champions Trophy and so the ICC decided they will play a Champions Trophy instead for one final time.

Andrew Strauss Book Signing

Strauss confirmed with me that he will be commentating in the Ashes over in Australia 

Harsha Bhogle and Dada During Champions Trophy Semi Final 1 Interval

Virat Kohli and Ravi Jadeja at Champions Trophy Clash vs Neighbours

Oval Gets Ready For Winter. Photos.

Embarrassing Moment for Sanjay

Shane Watson - Excellent One Day Cricketer

Player of the tournament in the 2008 IPL
Player of the tournament in the 2012 IPL

Player of the tournament in the 2012 ICC World T20

Player of the final in the 2009 Champions Trophy
Player of the final in the 2006 Champions Trophy

West Indies - ICC World T20 Winners 1 Year On

Gangnam Celebrations For The West Indies

Written on 08/10/12

There is a huge sense of joy for West Indies amongst the cricketing circles as they have been in the doldrums for a while. This triumph could see the spark of a revival in West Indies cricket and the world game will be all the better for it. They have a reputation to pride on and build on with their invincible test side of the 70s and 80s. With all the turmoil, disputes and internal problems they have faced it’s pleasing from a neutral perspective to see them smiling, dancing, singing aloud and enjoying each other’s company.

Darren Sammy has taken plenty of stick with his bits and pieces cricketer tag, questions regarding his place and usefulness in the side, but even after triumphing as a world cup winning captain, he doesn’t take it out on anyone. We could certainly do with more characters like him. As a leader he is tactically astute, knows how to get the best out of his players, keeps the side together and is now letting the results do the talking.

Marlon Samuels played a brilliant hand yesterday night in Colombo. West Indies got off to a shaky start, but he absorbed pressure, counterattacked, backed himself & took one of the finest fast bowlers in this format to the cleaners. He is one of the most watchable and versatile players in the world game and was instrumental last night and throughout the tournament & that’s evident with him being named in the side of the tournament today for his consistent contributions.

Your 2012 WT20 Playing XI?

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World T20 2012

Mine is

1) Chris Gayle

2) Shane Watson

3) Mahela Jayawardene (C)

4) Kumar Sangakkara (WK)

5) Marlon Samuels

6) Luke Wright

7) Yuvraj Singh

8) Lasith Malinga

9) Saeed Ajmal

10) Ajantha Mendis

11) Mitchell Strac

Notable omissions: Brendon McCullum, Kohli, Narine, Finn

West Indies on the rise

ICC emerging player of the year 2011 was a West Indian

ICC emerging player of the year 2012 was a West Indian

IPL 2012 player of the tournament was a West Indian

They have comprehensively defeated New Zealand in all forms of the game at home (8-1)

They drew an ODI and T20 series at home against Australia

During the year they had a batsmen number 1 on the test rankings at Chanderpaul

They indisputably have the best Twenty20 player in the world aka Crystal Gayle

Asian Cricket Looking Healthy

Sri Lanka have featured in 4 WC finals in the last 5.5 years

Pakistan is the highest ranked Asian test side & Asia Cup winners

India are holders of the ODI WC and U-19 WC

Stats

In both the 2009 and 2012 T20 final the score was 0-1 after the first 5 balls, 4 dots followed by a wicket

In both the 2007 and 2012 T20 WC the first delivery of the tournament went to the fence for 4

Both of the previous 2 winners of the T20 WC have won it after hosting the previous one

In 2009 and 2012 the winner of the final lost the super eight game against the same opposition

West Indies only won 3 of their 7 matches in conventional style, including the semi final and final

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The Good

Mohammad Hafeez concluded with the highest run aggregate
 
Umar Akmal had the highest batting average, only dismissed twice in 6 matches, averaging in excess of 60
 
Saeed Ajmal unsurprisingly had taken the most number of wickets
 
Raza Hasan was the most economical bowler on show, going at under 5 after bowling 15 overs
 
Imran Nazir and Shoaib Malik both held on to 3 catches each which was the most in the field
 
Nasir Jamshed scored half century more than once and was the only one to do so
 
Imran Nazir made the highest individual score
 
Saeed Ajmal claimed the best figures in a single game
 
The Bad

Shahid Afridi only claimed 4 wickets in 6 matches & 8 matches if you include the warm-ups as well. In the 6 matches he averaged 6 with 30 runs for 5 dismissals. If you include the warm-ups as well he averaged 5 runs with 35 runs for 7 dismissals including 4 1st or 2nd ball dismissals. Prior to this, Afridi averaged 3.5 in the ODIs vs. Australia. Afridi did not hit any sixes in the competition and only managed 2 4s in the match vs. New Zealand & India with no further boundaries coming off his bat in the following 5 matches
 
Kamran Akmal was dismissed for below 5 runs in 4 of his 6 innings in the tournament and averaged below 13 for the tournament
 
Umar Gul had a higher batting average than Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal and Shahid Afridi
 
MOMs


New Zealand match = Nasir Jamshed
Bangladesh match = Imran Nazir
South Africa match = Umar Gul
Australia match = Raza Hasan
 
Margins

Warm Ups
 
India match = Won by 5 wickets
England match = Lost by 15 runs
 
Main Event
 
New Zealand match = Won by 13 runs
Bangladesh match = Won by 8 wickets
South Africa match = Won by 2 wickets
India match = Lost by 8 wickets
Australia match = Won by 36 runs
Sri Lanka match = Lost by 16 runs
 
Wins by World T20

2007 = 5/7
2009 = 5/7
2010 = 2/6
2012 = 4/6
 
Leading performer by tournament


2007
Most runs = Misbah ul Haq
Most wickets = Umar Gul
 
2009
Most runs = Kamran Akmal
Most wickets = Umar Gul
 
2010
Most runs = Salman Butt
Most wickets = Saeed Ajmal
 
2012
Most runs = Mohammad Hafeez
Most wickets = Saeed Ajmal

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Pakistan have played Sri Lanka, 9 times in this format winning 6 and losing 3

Pakistan has a 2-1 record against them in T20 WCs 

Pakistan has a 2-1 record against them in T20s played in Sri Lanka

Pakistan is the only side to reach the final 4 of the World T20 in all editions

Australia and Sri Lanka are next in line with 3 appearances

Sri Lanka have only beaten Pakistan once in WCs (WCs and T20 WCs) 

Shahid Afridi has been awarded Man-of-the-match in 3 Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka 

In all of those man-of-the-match awards Afridi has scored a half century with 3 of his 4 half centuries in this format coming against the Islanders

Pakistan has won 16 out of 25 WT20 matches

Pakistan has a 38-23 record in their favour across all internationals played in this format since their debut in Bristol 2006

Mohammad Hafeez has only lost 3 in 10 Twenty20 internationals as captain

Pakistan and Sri Lanka have met in 20 internationals over the last year with Pakistan winning 9, losing 6 and 4 tests were drawn with 1 ODI having a no result

When Pakistan and Sri Lanka played in the 2 match Twenty20 series in early June, both teams won 1 each with the side batting first successfully defending fewer than 150 at Kandy

Dav Whatmore was coaching Sri Lanka when they triumphed in Lahore in 1996. He’s now coaching Pakistan when they are 2 wins away from triumphing in Colombo 16 years later.

When they last met at an ICC world tournament, Pakistan won in Colombo on Saturday 26th February 2011 by 11 runs with Shahid Afridi being adjudged man-of-the-match for a 4 wicket haul.

Pakistan in ICC men’s tournaments since 2007 WT20

2007 World T20 = Finalists 
2008 Under-19 World Cup = Semi finalists
2009 World T20 = Winners
2009 Champions Trophy = Semi finalists
2010 Under-19 World Cup = Finalists
2010 World T20 = Semi-finalists
2011 World Cup = Semi-finalists 
2012 Under-19 World Cup = Quarter Finalists
2012 World T20 = At least semi-finalists

Barring the recent disappointments of the junior side in Townsville, Pakistan have reached 8 semi-finals in ICC tournaments over the last 5 years

Raza Hasan Player Factfile Author: Maaz; Views: 1164; Comments: ; Date: 1-10-2012, 02:32;

He was Pakistan’s joint leading wicket taker at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand with 9 wickets from 6 internationals at the age of just 17

He was selected for Pakistan ‘A’ vs. England ‘A’ in the UAE for a 3 match 50 over series in February of the same year, taking 3 3 wicket hauls in the series, majority of his wickets were either bowled or LBW

He was on Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010 for the final 3 test matches after Danish Kaneria was axed from the squad for a poor performance at Trent Bridge

He was selected for the Asian Games in China in November of the same year and had tournament figures of 7-48 in Twenty20 matches

He has played in 5 domestic 20/20 competitions, winning the competition 3 times with 2 different sides, Rawalpindi Rams and Sialkot Stallions respectively
 
He was the leading wicket taker in the Faysal Bank Super 8s at Rawalpindi in March of this year with 12 wickets in 5 matches

He was the man-of-the-match in the Faysal Bank Twenty20 Cup final in October 2011 against his former team Rawalpindi Rams

He was one of the top 3 leading wicket takers in the inaugural Faysal Bank Twenty20 Super 8s edition, best remembered for bowling a magical super over in a tied final between Rawalpindi Rams and Karachi Dolphins

He has played 2 seasons of league cricket in England for Budleigh Salterton in 2010 Whitmore in 2012, both times having a highly impressive season
 
He was selected for Pakistan ‘A’ to play in a 3 day match against England in January this year and scored a half century against the number 1 ranked attack

Afghanistan Qualify For 2015 World Cup Winning Moment

Tension