[al Furqaan]

based on the above, our batting is extremely EVEN.

this is not only a surprise, but highly disappointing as well. with all our talent, we aren't even ahead of zimbabwe. of course, the likes of alok, SN, and rajin would add another 5-6 big scores, giving us the edge, but if ZIM had Sean Ervine, i'm sure he alone would make up that difference easily. the zimbabwe batsman are just as young, and even less experienced. this basically sums up how pitiful our batting is. it is several degrees poorer than zimbabwe's all things considered. the excess talent means nothing.

our big wins in the same period (after ZIM's crisis) however stand at 7 (India twice, SL twice, Aus, NZ, and RSA) vs just one for zimbabwe (against WI). this is largely due to our vast bowling superiority, which is currently largely negated with the absences of both razzak and rasel.

as an overall team we are better than zimbabwe by a fair margin, since our batting is equal (or perhaps slightly worse) but our bowling is considerably better than theirs at full strength. even a heath streak in his prime wouldn't change that equation.