Afridi Bole 50 Percent Khele, Phir Bhi 37 Runs Se Jeete
England won the toss and elected to bowl against Pakistan in the second match of the ODI tri-series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Pakistan retained the same XI that beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs, while England welcomed back leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who missed the previous series due to fitness issues.
England captain Harry Brook said, “We will be trying to restrict them and then will try to chase that.” Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said, “I feel we played like 50 percent in batting. A few batsmen are not in touch, but hope things will go in the right direction.” He added that Pakistan had room for improvement with the bat despite their winning start.
Dekho babu, Afridi saab kitne imaandaar kaptaan hain. Jeet ke baad bhi bola, 'hum toh aadhe hi khele.' Ab sochiye, poora khelte toh Sri Lanka ko kitna manna padta. Yeh woh baat hai jo humne apne school ke ‘topper’ se suni thi: 'Maine toh padha hi nahi.' Aur marks 90.
England ne toss jeet ke pehle bowling li. Brook ne bola 'restrict karenge, phir chase karenge.' Plan simple hai: pehle kam run do, phir zyada banao. Humko yeh sunke aisa laga jaise aam aadmi ka mahine ka budget. Kul milake sab theek hai, bas padosi ke cricket ka bharosa na karo, kabhi bhi 50 percent se 150 percent ho jata hai.
FINAL VERDICTPadosi Cricket Ko Honest Captaincy Award: jeet ke baad bhi ‘aadha hi khele’ bolne wale sachche. Prachand Chutiya wo, jo jeet ko bhi shak ki nazar se dekhta hai.