Before we criticize Pakistan Women’s cricket, let's have a look at Men’s team when it was in a DEVELOPING PHASE to know how much time it requires to build a team irrespective of gender.
Between 1960 and 1972, Pakistan Men won 2 out of 35 Tests - the worst team in the world. 🧵
For those who have a problem with Bismah Maroof’s batting average (29 in ODIs and 27 in T20Is), Pakistan’s first cricket captain Abdul Hafeez Kardar averaged only 23 in 26 Tests still he was one of the first cricket heroes in the country and rightly so.
Because if you focus on averages alone it will make you miss the larger picture – like Kardar was a fatherly figure and an inspiration for many budding cricketers of his generation.
A thread on interesting stats, records and facts from every match of Cricket World Cup 2019. Everything mentioned below is from personal memory. I only had a look at the schedule while writing this. Let's take a trip down memory lane.
# 1 (Eng vs RSA) – Imran Tahir becomes first spinner in history to bowl opening over of a World Cup. Ben Stokes takes a blinder and Nasser Hussain’s commentary clip gets viral on internet. You can not do that Ben Stokes. Easy win for England.
# 2 (WI vs Pak) – Pakistan’s losing streak extends to 11 games, their all-time low in ODIs. Their batting was listless against WI’s short bowling and could only put 105. A thumping win for WI.
A THREAD on some very interesting numbers, facts and myths related to cricket. You will be reading some of the following quirky facts for the very first time.
Virat Kohli has batted in Peshawar, Sheikhupura, Rawalpindi and Lahore. He did that on an U19 tour to Pakistan in 2006.
Adam Gilchrist never missed an international match because of fitness or injury. He played 96 Tests, 287 ODIs and 13 T20Is for Australia.
Sheikh Zayed Stadium and Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi situated about 90 meters apart are the two closest international cricket grounds.
Pakistanis have no idea what is coming their way. People are chilling on roads, malls, markets thinking Coronavirus is a joke. Yesterday, Pakistan reported 144 new cases, the fourth highest for any country outside of Europe. Total cases in next ten days could be 4000!! [Thread]
The numbers from other countries are alarming. In a space of ten days, cases in UK have gone from 373 to 3269. In Italy, they have surged from 9712 to 41,035. In Iran, from 9000 to 18,000. And these countries have a far better health system than Pakistan.
The only way to stop the spread is social distance. We need to stay at home. You might be a young, super-fit individual but you could be a carrier of this virus and will be risking lives of many, especially the older ones, including your parents.