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Originally Posted by ManiaX
Gul hasnt done much either...I know Rana shouldnt be in the team but Gul's record of late isent all that impressive either. He leaks runs and doesent get wickets against top sides in tests and ODIS....this is a worrying trend.
People keep saying Gul is our strike bowler but being the standout bowler in 20-20 cricket isent anything to write home about.
For all his issues, Asif is a strike bowler who gets wickets...so does Shoaib Akhter. Gul needs to be told we expect more of him...otherwise Pakistan's first choice attack should be - when fit - Shoaib Akhter, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif..with Gul carrying drinks..
As for Rana, having the Captain as one of your best buddies doesent hurt....
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yep,Iagree about gul ..
rana will be dropped for good....he was just filling the gap…...but if u really need to fill the gap, what is wrong with Rao....consistent line and length, great outswinger....decent pace...
but gul is a bigger problem…..i said this in my post after India's match as well…and I will just copy paste from there:
“But all is not well with Pakistani cricket team. Umar Gul was absolutely a piece of crap today. I mean absolutely crap! he bowled really bad against Sri Lanka in test matches and 50 over matches as well... what is wrong with him? The reason I sound little frustrated is because it is beyond my comprehension that how come a bowler who bowled so many good yorkers and unplayable balls amid reverse wing in 20/20 worldcup becomes such an ordinary proposition in test cricket and 50 over matches? ....May be bowling yorkers requires some extra pace as well as immense concentration and rhythm and it is easier for bowlers to maintain that level of stamina and concentration for 4 overs vs 10 overs but then that is the difference between ultimate greatness and sporadic brilliance . Waqar Younis bowled yorkers and produced reverse swing at will in all forms of cricket for almost 10 years non-stop (1989 – 1997)”