Zaheer picks up speed as he progresses. He is coming in after a good layoff also (yes he bowled in that Somerset match but still he didnt get his flow back in that match and didnt bowl in the 2nd innings).
England In India - October 2011/12
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Zaheer picks up speed as he progresses. He is coming in after a good layoff also (yes he bowled in that Somerset match but still he didnt get his flow back in that match and didnt bowl in the 2nd innings).
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Yes, quite imposing coming from a guy who is also known as honey...
Y'know, if I were Zak, I'd roll over a few left arm spinners to KP early just for the lulz. Shorten the runup, come around the wicket, toss up some finger spinners. Will annoy him, be a slant on his ego, and might even get a rash shot or two. And it'll be epic lulz.
lewissaffin
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Is it fair to say that Indian fans (and all non-English fans in general) rate Kevin Pietersen slightly too highly? I remember he commanded a seven-figure contract in one of the IPLs, the other year but I'm not sure whether or not that is an indication of how highly KP is rated overseas.
Maybe you guys rate him a little too low because you don't have that British connect with him.
j/kI think Pietersen is rated high enough for his stature. He is a dangerous player and can hurt the opposition if he is let to stay far too long.
lewissaffin
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Maybe you guys rate him a little too low because you don't have that British connect with him.
I think Pietersen is rated high enough for his stature. He is a dangerous player and can hurt the opposition if he is let to stay far too long.
That's interesting.
Personally, I think he is a very enigmatic player but I would agree with Zoraxdoom in saying that Cook, Trott and Bell are the ones to worry the opposition. Strauss is slightly out of nick and Eoin Morgan is still unproven at Test level, in my opinion.
It is a bit like the situation with Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan. I see them get absolutely slated on these boards and yet, from what I remember of them, they are world-class players. I don't see a terrible lot of them, mind, but the innings I remember are Yuvraj's 36-over against Stuart Broad and Pathan's 37-ball century in the IPL.
Yuvi gets a lot of unfair flak, he's a world class ODI player. He's failed quite a bit in Tests though.
Yusuf's nothing but a high calibre slogger. Love the guy, but keep him far away as possible from the test side. He's done what's needed of him in ODIs though.
Zak and PK are off the field. Hmm. Bhajji and Ishant to operate for a while it seems. Ishant still struggling for rhythm.
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Oh, PK's on. And swing from ball one
Hope he uses the inswinger.
Yusuf's nothing but a high calibre slogger. Love the guy, but keep him far away as possible from the test side. He's done what's needed of him in ODIs though.
Zak and PK are off the field. Hmm. Bhajji and Ishant to operate for a while it seems. Ishant still struggling for rhythm.
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Oh, PK's on. And swing from ball one
Hope he uses the inswinger.
lewissaffin
Club Cricketer
Dhoni comes up to the stumps as Pietersen decides to "lunge" down the track at Kumar.
He comes down the track to Shaun Tait's 95mph bouncers, KP.
He comes down the track to Shaun Tait's 95mph bouncers, KP.
Zaheer needs to have a fresh spell now. Ishant bowled good for an over or two, but he has been pretty listless. Praveen has been swinging it but his pace is too friendly for these guys out there and with the older ball, his skills seem diminished.
lewissaffin
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Surely it is time for Harbhajan Singh to try to induce the drive from KP?
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