Green Shirts making big strides towards the top
Pakistan cricket has always been in the headlines, but all for the bad reasons. The era of the ex-head of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128, was full of controversies, and the biggest embarrassment for the Men in Green was the recent spot-fixing scandal
of the trio, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-Butt-c2418.
Despite the entire hullabaloo, the Cornered Tigers have been performing outstandingly at the big stage. After thumping http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in New Zealand, the side impressed the whole cricketing fraternity with their superb work in the World Cup 2011, where the
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-c89347 Afridi-led crew reached the semi-final clash.
Soon after the mega event, the Green s***s toured http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, where they were at their best, winning the competition comprehensively.
Afridi’s captaincy issue emerged after the trip to West Indies, but the guys kept on doing well, as they won two-game ODI series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 convincingly.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE). They did a wonderful job in the Tests and subsequently clinched a comfortable victory in the one-dayers.
At the moment, the Men in Green are on the tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, and doing a terrific job. It is quite amazing that despite all the controversies, the side has been producing good results in all three formats of the game.
Furthermore, the present crew is immensely strong and a fine blend of young and experienced players. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 are the young guns
who are well capable of destroying any side in the world.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 is undoubtedly world’s best off-spinner in the contemporary cricket.
The team has always been a subject of criticism due to its inconsistency; however, the way the players have been performing over the last 12 months, it is good enough for the critics to seal their http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Claydon-c1973. Admittedly, they surprised a lot of cricket experts
by displaying a magnificent show over the last few years.
The next big challenge for the Pakistanis is to do something special against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, the world’s best Test team. The two teams are scheduled to meet in UAE at the start of next year, and the gurus of the game are anticipating an exciting contest.
Considering Pakistan’s recent good work, it will not be wrong to say that side is heading in the right direction to become the number-one team in the world.
A few weeks ago, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 a tough time. And with the spirit in the team that I have
seen, I am optimistic of good results.”
The strength of the present Pakistani team can be judged by the fact that Ajmal is at the top position in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 and Afridi are among the top 10.
The way Pakistan have been performing, one can expect the side to improve its ODI and Test rankings in the coming months. They have definitely picked up the momentum and now it is all about continuing good run of form.
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