Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi
@ahsannagi
Journalist | Mostly cricket
Amazing how these WI openers continue to hit boundaries despite the wind denying them the option of targeting the leg side fence every second over #wivaus
Shaheen Afridi returns to the T20I and ODI squads. Two weeks back, Hesson had said the coaches had ‘identified the areas Shaheen needs to work on’. Seems like all is fixed in the two weeks’ time
Sahibzada Farhan scored truckload of runs to force his way back into the national side and now he is making a case to be the first choice opener. Pakistan cannot look away for too long open.substack.com/pub/ahsannagi/…
This is now the highest score at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in the last five years. The previous best score in an innings was 161-5 by NZ against BAN in 2021 #banvpak
No way that ball was anywhere close to the bat or gloves. Ridiculous! #banvpak
Pakistan's top six batters had hit only one six across the last two T20Is. Sahibzada Farhan has hit five in the first 29 balls he has faced in this match #banvpak
Sahibzada Farhan missed the pitch ‘not acceptable’ memo
He has said A LOT in his innocence
Khurram Shahzad "I took 5 wickets on my Test debut, including Steve Smith twice, with broken ribs" #Cricket
David Warner is among 16 Australian cricketers caught up in the collapse of a T10 league in the Cayman Islands, after players refused to take the field due to non-payment. Angry players have compared the event to the infamous Fyre Festival in the Bahamas theage.com.au/sport/cricket/…
Two of Pakistan's three lowest T20I scores have been at this venue #banvpak
Tough days ahead for Pakistan selectors. They have not yet announced the squad for the WI T20Is and now they will be under immense pressure to bring back RizBar. Will they continue with what they started with the NZ series or roll it back #banvpak
Agha, at toss, had mentioned Pakistan were more comfortable chasing. But, this total is going to push Pakistan. The ball will swing more under lights and the visible footmarks will add to the sharp turn. Stern test awaits #banvpak
THE #CRICKET ROUNDUP: @ahsannagi on PAK's loss, SA beat ZIM, Chappell on Gill, Suresh on Woakes, Paranjpe on Kuldeep, @swildecricket on Bazball, Vaddi on Charani, & @exceedingxpuns on Shafali. All stories at bestofcricket.substack.com/p/roundup-batt…
There is not much room to blame the pitch when your batters throw their wickets Read - open.substack.com/pub/ahsannagi/… #banvpak
On how Pakistan's flirtation with aggression saw them being reckless in Dhaka Read here - ahsannagi.substack.com/p/pakistans-ne…
Emon has been sublime today. He now has two T20I half-centuries. Both have come in successive matches against Pakistan. His only other 50-plus score in the format is a 100 against UAE. #banvpak