Pakistan will face India in the 2nd Semi Final of ICC Word Cup 2011. It will be really a pressure game for Pakistan. So, therefore, Pakistan has to go with a very cool and calm plan into the ground. There is a need to analyze the situation before the game. Looking on the current team we will find three players who can perform in front of the huge support of Indian team. At number one is Shahid Khan Afridi. He has performed as opener in India against India in crucial matches. He has scored centuries in both Test and ODIs format in India against India. Though I am not in favour of any major change in the current Pakistani team at this crucial moment, but still I think that as opener Pakistan can utilize Shahid Afridi’s batting services more positively in this specific match. The reason is that he has the habit to perform well under pressure. If he succeeded in playing 10 overs as opener, he will really take away the match from India. At number two is Younis Khan. Younis Khan has also scored Centuries in India against India in both ODIs and Test format of cricket. He is also famous for facing pressure successfully. He should play at number 3. Kamran Akmal has also good record in India he should open with Shahid Afridi and Hafeez can replace Shahid Afridi at number 6. These changes can really produced positive results in batting. Shoaib Akhtar must play this game. His short pitch deliveries can pressurizes Indian batsmen who have the weakness of facing short and speedy delivery.
Besides these suggestions, every Pakistani player should take it as a game and should realize that Win and Defeat is part of the game.
Shuffling bating order in semis is not wise.
ReplyDeleteShahid Afridi's opening stand can really help Pakistan in wining the match. So to release the pressure from upcoming batsmen a chance should be taken.
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ReplyDeleteI am not in favor of Afridi going as opener for many reasons. Firstly, for past several months, he is more concentrating on his bowling, which is doing magic for pakistan. His 3-4 wickets in every match are more important to me than his possible 20-40 odd/un-sure/possible runs. So i would ask him not to take out his focus from bowling.
2ndly, in his early departure let stay in 3-4rth over, Younis will be in huge pressure. All of us know very well.... to take the team safely to 40th over, so that remaining guys can start smashing the balls, needs alot of patience, courage and intelligence. In such a HUGE pressure, its hard to find all of this.
My advice to them is, understand the bowling of zaheer, ashwin and harbajan. If you tackle these guys, you are safe. Work on Single & Double no need to become a HERO.
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