http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 v West Indies - Pakistani batsmen put up a good show against Guyana before the Test Series
The Pakistani Test side suffered a huge blow as veteran batsman, Younis Khan, had to return back home from West Indies due to his brother’s tragic death.
However, the team did a decent job in their 2-day game against Guyana on May 8, 2011 at the Bourda Georgetown, in the Caribbean.
The Test team’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 led from the front, scoring an unbeaten ton for his side before the innings was declared on 330 for the loss of seven wickets.
The pitch in Georgetown was conducive for batting but it had some assistance for the spinners as well. The coin rolled in favour of Misbah, who elected to bat first without any hesitation.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890. The pair batted brilliantly, giving a solid start to the team.
Pakistan have struggled to find a good opening pair since the departure of class acts, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aamer-Sohail-c41418. Both left-handers complemented each other very nicely and guided their national side to many victories.
Although the Men in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 have struggled to find consistency at the top of their order, Hafeez has done a reasonable job in the recent past. He was unable to make an impression in the early phase of his career but has shown a lot of maturity since his comeback
last year.
The stylish right-hander scored 52 runs for his team in the tour match. He would be pleased with his performance, but needs to convert starts into big innings.
Hafeez’s opening partner, Azhar, has shown good technique since he appeared on the international scene against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 last year. He has good temperament and has scored runs with consistency, pleasing the national selectors and the coaching staff.
Azhar also contributed a half-century in the tour match and managed 57 runs before being dismissed. He has been batting as a first-drop for the team and might be considered as a regular opener following his impressive show against Guyana.
The promising youngster, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208, batted at number three for his team, but was unable to make a big impression. He managed 21 runs before getting out but has the potential to build stable innings. The 25-year-old was given a chance to represent his national
side in the ICC World Cup 2011 and made most of the opportunity.
Asad scored runs with consistency and impressed one and all with his temperament and technique. He has the potential to fill in the shoes of the legendary batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Yousuf-c77465, who is currently taking part in English County matches.
In the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325, the skipper of Pakistan team is the most experienced batsman. He has only featured in 23 matches until now, but has a solid record in first-class cricket. The cool headed cricketer top-scored the inning with 101 runs for his
team and will be expecting similar performances against the Caribbean Kings once the Test series kicks off on Thursday, May 12, 2011.
The main concern for Pakistan is their lower-order, it includes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Salman-c77287. They were unable to build on the start provided by the top-order and gave their wickets away against Guyana.
Although Pakistan’s batting was decent in the tour match, they will have to be cautious against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. The current Pakistani makeup has no player who has toured the Caribbean before.
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