Horrible watching Hafeez.

Hafeez may well go on to score a run a ball ton, but shockingly slow start. If he was out then, so much pressure on the next men to make up for his wastefulness.

Hafeez out. 37 off 59 is just not good enough. Luckily Sharjeel has been scoring well with 65 off 42.

Sharjeel gets a ton. Off 61 balls.

Sharjeel should really be targeting a double ton here. He won't get a better chance.

Drinks break. A few balls later Babar is out to a loose shot.

350 on the cards, though I think they'll fall short of that if Ireland keep pressing.

337-6 is a good score for 47 overs. Nice contributions from several players

Well, that was over quickly. Ireland 82 all out.

5 wickets for Wasim too, Don't even know what our strongest 11 is for ODI cricket.

Ireland aren't a good enough test to work that out. All I know is Hafeez's time is up.

I still have faith in Hafeez. I also really want Afridi to be recalled, mainly just because I want him to get 400 ODI wickets that must surely be very annoying for him being stuck on 395.

Afridi
Hafeez
Same team, drop MoHo

Am I the only one desperate for Afridi to get 400 ODI wickets, no one else seems concerned whatsoever.

Arsenal,

I told u bro way before that Pak will give lot better fight in tests and you can see the results yourself. Lucky now due to rain mercy Pak will be No:1 in tests for the first time but for how long?

fact taker hello where have you been hiding bro?

To be fair you were correct. Overall I was pleased with the 2-2 draw and it will be interested to see how Pakistan can do in New Zealand and Australia! I cannot believe how bad the weather has been in West Indies! India could have won the series 4-0 if it wasn't for the weather. It would be nice seeing Pakistan number 1 Hope it can last at least a month lol.

The rankings have an odd look to them with south Africa languishing near the bottom. They've just played too much poor cricket for a couple of years now. Afridi is the past, no place for sentiment

Arsenal,

Just kinda busy with work bro and trying to get my CPA license soon. Anyways I'm happy that your team will get chance to be No:1 and to be fair they have been playing good test cricket for some time. My team India don't really deserve it especially when we keep playing same losers like Ishant Sharma, Nohit Sharma, Dhawan punk etc. To be frank I don't care for rankings much and would rather prefer us winning test series in Aus, SA and England on their turfs..

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Arsenal,

Just kinda busy with work bro and trying to get my CPA license soon. Anyways I'm happy that your team will get chance to be No:1 and to be fair they have been playing good test cricket for some time. My team India don't really deserve it especially when we keep playing same losers like Ishant Sharma, Nohit Sharma, Dhawan punk etc. To be frank I don't care for rankings much and would rather prefer us winning test series in Aus, SA and England on their turfs..
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Ahhh I see well good luck with it all
It's weird because 10 years ago Pakistan were poor in Test Cricket but good in ODI and now it's the other way round. I still think India have been playing good Cricket lately and I still rate Dhawan and Sharma, you just need to sort your bowling attack out. I will be looking forward to the India vs England series, it will be nice to see how both teams do, still 3-4 months away though!

Thanks bro.. U are right we need to sort our bowling out but at present we have one of the worst line up in test playing nations.. Ur lucky with so many options in that department and that is the main reason Pak is able to compete lot better in tests. For me tests shows real skills and Odis/T20 are just like fast food to me!

And of-course looking forward for India-England series but I won't be surprised if we mess up like last time as long as we play that lanky Ishant type players!

I think in terms of spinners you have plenty of options i.e. Ashwin, Jadeya, Mishra but the pace bowlers is something you are lacking a bit. Pakistan are the other way round, we have a good bowling attack but out batting usually lets us down. Once Younis and Misbah retire it will be very difficult for us to replace them both.

I think India will be favourites in that series but it can still go either way. I'm scared of the ODI series between Pakistan and England. Pakistan need to be competitive and avoid a whitewash lol.

I have a gut feeling that Pak will do well. I may be wrong but most of the times I have been correct. Anyways good luck bro!

Also enjoy ur team No:1 test status for the first time till it lasts😛

It will be a good series I'm sure of that and thank you Who do India play after West Indies? any series before England or no?

I think India will play New-Zealand at home after Windies.. Hopefully we should be able to win that series but cannot take it for granted especially with our team. Anything is possible with these jokers