Thursday, January 20, 2011

Marks Out Of 10?!

The following are my individual marks out of 10 during this recently concluded Test Series against the Black Caps. On the whole everyone contributed at some stage and play their part in a winning effort. Excellent stuff and thoroughly well done. The only disappointing aspect if I am being excessively critical was that nobody actually notched up a ton or claimed a magical 5 for. However, at the end of the day there is very little to complain about and we can look at the outcome with positivity and satisfaction. As ever there is room for improvement and consolidation, but for the moment the boys and supporters can have their heads held up high. So without further ado let’s get on to the marks:-

Hafeez 5/10
Taufiq 8/10
Azhar Ali 6/10
Younis Khan 9/10
Misbah Ul Haq 10/10
Asad Shafiq 6/10
Adnan Akmal 7/10
Abdur Rehman 8/10
Umar Gul 9/10
Tanvir Ahmed 5/10
Wahab Riaz 5/10

Did not get a game: Umar Akmal, Sohail Tanvir & Khurram Manzoor.

PKs next Test assignment isn’t until May where they will tour the West Indies for another brief 2 match series. In their last 10 Tests they have played they have won 30% and drawn 30%. In their last 20 they have played they have lost 50%. Progression and Test form rejuvenation is being made. I will like to set PK a target that by January 2012 they are in the top 3 on the ICC rankings system for Tests and also Misbah remains undefeated as skipper in the format before he retires. In summary, enjoy the moment but this should only be the beginning.

1 comment:

  1. I think Hafeez could have done better and he only played one meaningful innings in the series but bowled well when called upon, but i would give him a 4.

    Also Wahab deserves higher than 5, if not for him we would not have won the 1st test. He was an absolute beast in the 2nd innings.

    Here are my ratings for the series.

    Hafeez 4/10
    Taufiq 7/10
    Azhar Ali 6/10
    Younis Khan 8/10
    Misbah Ul Haq 10/10
    Asad Shafiq 6/10
    Adnan Akmal 6/10
    Abdur Rehman 8/10
    Umar Gul 9/10
    Tanvir Ahmed 5/10
    Wahab Riaz 7/10

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