From: ss733645@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Sohban Shahid)
Subject: Re: Problems with RR and SM
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 05:37:34 GMT
Reply-To: ss733645@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu
Organization: Colorado State U. Civil Engineering

In article <1992Dec20.233930.17063@walter.bellcore.com>, shamim@bellcore.com (Shamim Naqvi) writes:
|> In article <Dec20.222427.23649@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>, ss733645@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Sohban Shahid) writes:
|> > 
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|> I did not declare an open season on SMalik. There is no doubt that he
|> stays in my test team and in my OD team. It is just that he does not
|> like the number 3 sopt. This forced Imran to play himself in the WC
|> and this is causing some problems now. I believe we will see a change
|> in the batting order. Perhaps the one I suggested, perhaps Inzi at no.
|> 3. Let's see. 
|> 
   Shamim, in the present Pakistani team there is only one dependable
   batsmen.  Few netters have predicted that he has passed his peak
   but Javed is not the type of batsmen who will hang on for a long
   time without any progress.  We have seen him playing in WC with
   no real form but he got runs with shear determination and lots of
   concentration.  But look at others, they are all talented players
   and are still grooming.  They might will take some time but my
   point was that RR and SM are senior players they have played lot
   of cricket and should show some kind of maturity that a consistant
   batsmen normally carries with him.  Its so frustrating when I see
   RR and SM thorwing their wickets like club cricketers.  In your 
   opinion Inzi is the best choice but frankly dude he is not.  You
   need a batsmen that has some capability of changing the pace of 
   the game.  I mean if it is going too fast then he should slow it 
   down. Inzi may will accelerate but he has not played a real big
   inning so far.  In my opinion for this job, we have at present two
   very talented players and sure they are Asif and Shoaib.  I am
   surprised why the selectors and Miandad has little confindence in
   Shoaib eventhough he has played some very good cricket for
   Pakistan.  His last inning in England was very good by any means
   and I think so that he has quite impressive domestic record.
    
|> > Has a tendency of 
|> > playing bowls outside the off stumps 
|> 
|> And who doesn't? Seriously, folks, this phrase "tendency to play
|> outside the off stump" used to be the stock phrase of journalists who
|> wanted to slam a batsman. When you can not find anything wrong, 
|> take out the good old standby. I vote that this be stricken from the
|> collective vocabulary of RSC. 
|> 
   Ok,  I agree it is a very common thing but isn't it insane that
   they keep repeating this mistake. Shamim, I am not discrediting
   Malik but believe it or not if you feed him outside the off stump
   he will go after it no matter how far it is from his body and that
   is wrong.  Especially with WI bowlers who likes to give bate before
   claiming a wicket, this kind of attitude is not appropriate.

|> > The only thing which he has to show is that he has the capacity
|> > of holding one end safely 
|> 
|> Well, you claim you saw his innings in England so what about 80+ not
|> out in both innings at Leeds? I think what you want to say is that,
|> like Azhar, Malik is not very consistent and this is frustrating. He
|> did have the best average in the county season. I suspect that the
|> 3-test WI tour will be quite revealing.
|
   Yes, those were really good innings but do you remember a test
   match where lewis and the other, i forgot his name, Malcom or ... 
   someone, decieved Malik outside the off stump a number of times
   and in the same session they got Malik caught behind.  I may have
   to see that tape again ... either I am mixing things or it is
   close  enough.  This is not the first time I have seen him giving
   his wicket like this, that fellow sometime take things very easy.
   I am not saying that it is his weak area, but he needs little more
   than what he possessed.  I really wish him good luck in all the
   coming matches.  May all of us see his true charisma.
-- 
Ooh, those cover drives and square cuts at Leeds were awesome.
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SOHBAN SHAHID                
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