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Garg: "While we wait for the rain to go away - How does a side batting first take into account the possibility of D/L coming into play? Is the cautious start by India a possible tactic to keep wickets in hand? How does slow run rate affect in side batting first in a truncated match? Some help needed to analyse potential scenarios." -- I think most teams just bat normally. The weather is too complicated and dynamic a beast to plan specifically for.
Sajid: "Pakistan always had the tendency to destroy players because of selection inconsistencies. The wrath falls on Junaid this time. Better bowler than Wahab in every department. Took 4 wickets in the last game. Swings it better than even Amir. But has to spend most of his career on the sidelines. Such a waste!"
9.45am "It is a very good surface, it is getting orange-ish, which says the moisture content is not much. It is hard and overall good for batting. Whoever wins the toss will look to bat first," Sourav Ganguly says in his pitch report
"It is more than a cricket game," says Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The next moment he says "it is just a cricket game". Well, well....
Kavzy: "Dear rain, you are not welcomed in Birmingham today. We will accept you with open arms later. Kindly postpone your arrangements for today."
Fahad Amin: "That likely XI from Nagraj looks so strong and might be the team to beat in this tournament. I mean if guys like Ashwin and Rahane can't get into the team, it just speaks volumes of how good a lineup it is."
9.35am Pakistan had named their 12 on the eve of the match. Zaman, Junaid, and Haris are out.
Pakistan's 12: Sarfraz Ahmed, Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali,Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz
Jiten Chandaran: "Would have picked Ashwin given the overhead conditions being sunny. The pitch looks a bit used with not much grass on it. The lack of left handers in the Pakistani batting line up must have played a huge part. India may need Yuvi's spin today, hopefully he has been bowling in the nets enough."
Pakistan have a strong, varied bowling attack, as always, but they don't have an experienced power-hitter. Could Faheem Ashraf, who is expected to debut today, be that power-hitter? Here is a handy primer on Faheem from Umar Farooq
Naeem Qamar: "Everyone's talking about the pressure on players. What about the pressure on fans especially the thousands who will mark attendance at the ground. I myself feeling some heat and want this game to wrap up soon...."
Inbiased fan: "Acknowledge the fact that Pakistan are not a child's play and never were. Overall it should be an interesting contest. My bet is with Pakistan, since its a team with an energetic and enthusiastic captain, new vision with new attitude. Fingers crossed. Time for Pakistan cricket revival." --- Of course, if the batting clicks Pakistan can topple India
Umair: "Looks like Pakistan is gonna go ahead with Shehzad, Azhar and Hafeez. All three have strike rates in the lower 70s which is completely unacceptable in this era. Pakistan needed to get Haris Sohail in."
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Garg: "While we wait for the rain to go away - How does a side batting first take into account the possibility of D/L coming into play? Is the cautious start by India a possible tactic to keep wickets in hand? How does slow run rate affect in side batting first in a truncated match? Some help needed to analyse potential scenarios." -- I think most teams just bat normally. The weather is too complicated and dynamic a beast to plan specifically for.
Sajid: "Pakistan always had the tendency to destroy players because of selection inconsistencies. The wrath falls on Junaid this time. Better bowler than Wahab in every department. Took 4 wickets in the last game. Swings it better than even Amir. But has to spend most of his career on the sidelines. Such a waste!"
9.45am "It is a very good surface, it is getting orange-ish, which says the moisture content is not much. It is hard and overall good for batting. Whoever wins the toss will look to bat first," Sourav Ganguly says in his pitch report
"It is more than a cricket game," says Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The next moment he says "it is just a cricket game". Well, well....
Kavzy: "Dear rain, you are not welcomed in Birmingham today. We will accept you with open arms later. Kindly postpone your arrangements for today."
Fahad Amin: "That likely XI from Nagraj looks so strong and might be the team to beat in this tournament. I mean if guys like Ashwin and Rahane can't get into the team, it just speaks volumes of how good a lineup it is."
9.35am Pakistan had named their 12 on the eve of the match. Zaman, Junaid, and Haris are out.
Pakistan's 12: Sarfraz Ahmed, Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali,Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz
Jiten Chandaran: "Would have picked Ashwin given the overhead conditions being sunny. The pitch looks a bit used with not much grass on it. The lack of left handers in the Pakistani batting line up must have played a huge part. India may need Yuvi's spin today, hopefully he has been bowling in the nets enough."
Pakistan have a strong, varied bowling attack, as always, but they don't have an experienced power-hitter. Could Faheem Ashraf, who is expected to debut today, be that power-hitter? Here is a handy primer on Faheem from Umar Farooq
Naeem Qamar: "Everyone's talking about the pressure on players. What about the pressure on fans especially the thousands who will mark attendance at the ground. I myself feeling some heat and want this game to wrap up soon...."
Inbiased fan: "Acknowledge the fact that Pakistan are not a child's play and never were. Overall it should be an interesting contest. My bet is with Pakistan, since its a team with an energetic and enthusiastic captain, new vision with new attitude. Fingers crossed. Time for Pakistan cricket revival." --- Of course, if the batting clicks Pakistan can topple India
Umair: "Looks like Pakistan is gonna go ahead with Shehzad, Azhar and Hafeez. All three have strike rates in the lower 70s which is completely unacceptable in this era. Pakistan needed to get Haris Sohail in."