Pakistan Team Discussion
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CerealKiller
Staff Member
My theory is flat pitches and coaches encouraging accumulation by openers
pillowprocter
Panel of Selectors
I mean if you're only looking at runs and averages I feel it's always gonna be the top order players that stand out, regardless of country. And in T20s, everyone wants to open. It's the easiest position to bat in the top 7 imo, and also gives you a better chance of scoring truckloads of runs.
CerealKiller
Staff Member
I don’t disagree, but other countries can produce middle order batters too, we seemingly cannot right now.
wasteyouryouth
Verified
Livingstone was often an opener, he's just to adapt. Phil Salt has played down the order sometimes despite always opening domestically. Bairstow has had to move down for England. Malan opens domestically but had to settle for three. Butter was used in the middle order for ages before going up to open.
I think teams have to be savvy about the roles they want players to perform and players have to be willing and able to perform different roles.
Bevab
Staff Member
I don’t have much if any experience at all with Pakistani domestic cricket but from a general point of view, I’d say @pillowprocter and @wasteyouryouth are spot on. Teams and players have simply had to adapt to what demands they faced especially in T20s. To add on to the England example, the best I’ve seen Stokes play was when he opened for RR, Mo used to be an opener once upon a time around the time of the 2015 ODI WC.
CerealKiller
Staff Member
Babar Azam, a ball boy at the time, takes a great catch, the commentator says "maybe he’s got a future"
CerealKiller
Staff Member
The two best Pakistani cricket writers talking about fast bowling, don't miss it @Na Maloom Afraad @ahmedleo414
ahmedleo414
The Butcher
I'll check it out when I have some free time. Thanks!
CerealKiller
Staff Member
As we were talking about Pakistani pacers in the 2000s, check this out, although it’s in a mix of English and Urdu
Bevab
Staff Member
Is there any truth to the rumour that the Pakistani players are holding out on signing a new contract for much better terms? Saw it on r/cricket but the source didn’t seem reliable by any measure.
CerealKiller
Staff Member
I read it somewhere too, but no journalist has reported it properly.
scoodledoodle
Club Cricketer
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Inzamam, Hafeez join Misbah-led Cricket Technical Committee
The CTC will have the powers to invite additional cricket experts, and shall report to the head of the PCB Management Committee on regular basisActing Director – Domestic Cricket Operations, Junaid Zia, has been included as the ex-officio member of the CTC, and Usman Tasleem is the ex-officio and secretary.
this team will hopefully develop and improve our domestic system
CerealKiller
Staff Member
A similar committee was set up in 2019 as well, and it died a silent and anonymous death. Given that political upheavals mean upheavals in the PCB too, i am doubtful about this committee’s survival.
