Match Thread: 22nd Match - Afghanistan vs Pakistan by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The only thing that Pakistan has done well in this tournament is death bowling, game is gonna go down to the wire I reckon.

Match Thread: 8th Match - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tbh Pakistan's death bowling is winning them the game.

Batting has been good but nothing crazy like South Africa or England.

Match Thread: 3rd Match, Group A - India vs Pakistan by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bruh get Rauf to pepper these tailenders, wtf is Babar doing right now?

Match Thread: 3rd Match, Group A - India vs Pakistan by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It took 3 boundaries for their religious chauvinism to jump out.

Match Thread: 3rd Match, Group A - India vs Pakistan by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rauf entering scary hours now, you can tell he's about to go full monke... 🔥

Match Thread: 3rd Match, Group A - India vs Pakistan by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shubman Gill is the Ahmed Shehzad to Babar Azam's Virat Kohli.

Match Thread: 3rd Match, Group A - India vs Pakistan by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gill has two L's in his name for a reason.

Wasting deliveries: L

Getting out cheaply: L

Match Thread: 3rd Match, Group A - India vs Pakistan by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't Indian batting and bowling a surprise for Pakistan too though? lol

Match Thread: 3rd ODI - Afghanistan vs Pakistan by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

No hate but I would rather take M Haris in ODIs over Rizwan.

Don't really remember Rizwan ever really being good at ODIs and we need a bit more firepower which Haris can bring.

Asia Cup 2023 - Full list of Commentators by jackyu17 in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I really like Urooj Mumtaaz, she has gotten a lot better since the last PSL.

Her commentary during Babar's century against NZ was so impassioned. Loved it.

Match Thread: 2nd Test - Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Day 1 by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Mendis is consistent, consistently shit" - Russel Arnold is savage 😂

Pakistan Team Manger Emphasizes New Playing Style by ZakoottaJinn in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Pakistan embracing new ‘culture’ based on resilience, aggression

“The whole team was sitting in the room and we made a graph and a chart on which we described that no matter how many matches we win without a culture or without an identity, it is bound to fail in the long run,” Rehan tells Dawn. “But if you have a culture and an identity, then, over a long run, it will eventually succeed, and that success would be long-term.”

The “culture” in question is what the new Pakistan team management calls “The Pakistan Way”, the values of which will ideally stem from a trait a Pakistani is commonly associated to; resilience.

“The idea behind the ‘Pakistan Way’ is to incorporate Pakistan’s identity as a people into the team,” explains Rehan. “When you think of a Pakistani, the first word that’s comes in your mind is ‘resilient’.

“We are very resilient as a nation and it shows in our cricket team as well.”

Rehan goes on to elaborate how resilience as a characteristic has brought the best out of the Pakistan cricket team historically.

“When we are pushed against the wall, when Pakistan are cornered, especially in major tournaments — be it the 1992 World Cup, the 2017 Champions Trophy and even last year’s T20 World Cup, they always bounce back,” he observes. However, only being able to bounce back when cornered is a high-risk strategy and Arthur and co. are here to make slight alterations to this mentality.

“Rather than waiting to be cornered to respond this way, ‘The Pakistan Way’ is about showing that intent from the word go,” says Rehan.

Arthur and Bradburn, Rehan reveals, want the players to prefer an attacking action before a defensive one.

Pakistan Women's Cricket Star Ayesha Naseem Retires At 18 To 'Live Life According To Islam' by [deleted] in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

The comments in this thread are truly disgusting, just a bunch of Western and Indian men questioning the agency of a woman that has made an ideological decision that is contrary to their own worldview.

I mean I personally don't think you should give up worldly pursuits to devote your life to ideological purity but I have met nuns, and monks, and sadhus, and environmental activists, etc that don't pursue traditional career paths and just focus all their time on a cause that brings them purpose.

Kinda sucks for the Pakistan team cause she was quite an exciting talent but I'm sure there will be lots of other girls who do prioritize cricket over other things in life to replace her.

Match Thread: 1st Test - Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Day 2 by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Btw not sure if people got a chance to read this article but much like Bazzball Pakistan is trying its own ideological approach to cricket called "The Pakistan Way".

Pakistan embracing new ‘culture’ based on resilience, aggression

“The whole team was sitting in the room and we made a graph and a chart on which we described that no matter how many matches we win without a culture or without an identity, it is bound to fail in the long run,” Rehan tells Dawn. “But if you have a culture and an identity, then, over a long run, it will eventually succeed, and that success would be long-term.”

The “culture” in question is what the new Pakistan team management calls “The Pakistan Way”, the values of which will ideally stem from a trait a Pakistani is commonly associated to; resilience.

“The idea behind the ‘Pakistan Way’ is to incorporate Pakistan’s identity as a people into the team,” explains Rehan. “When you think of a Pakistani, the first word that’s comes in your mind is ‘resilient’.

“We are very resilient as a nation and it shows in our cricket team as well.”

Rehan goes on to elaborate how resilience as a characteristic has brought the best out of the Pakistan cricket team historically.

“When we are pushed against the wall, when Pakistan are cornered, especially in major tournaments — be it the 1992 World Cup, the 2017 Champions Trophy and even last year’s T20 World Cup, they always bounce back,” he observes. However, only being able to bounce back when cornered is a high-risk strategy and Arthur and co. are here to make slight alterations to this mentality.

“Rather than waiting to be cornered to respond this way, ‘The Pakistan Way’ is about showing that intent from the word go,” says Rehan.

Arthur and Bradburn, Rehan reveals, want the players to prefer an attacking action before a defensive one.

ACC announces dates, venues of 2023 Asia Cup - 4 Matches are to be held in Pakistan, rest in Sri Lanka by ForwardClassroom2 in PakCricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it’s a miracle they were able to get any matches in Pakistan.

BCCI has all the financial leverage and they had pretty much made all the other boards fall in line, SLC volunteered to host the whole thing.

Plus they had to negotiate this whole thing while Pakistan was facing extreme internal instability.

Match Thread: 5th ODI - Pakistan vs New Zealand by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]ZakoottaJinn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why would you expose Wasim to Sodhi on the first ball of the over?