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Originally Posted by Isnaad
Let's not make Tamim look like a villain. He did well to get to 72 and we all know, this is how he plays every time. Yes, he gave his wicket away but still, I don't see any reason why he should be criticized so heavily after scoring 72. His approach was not ideal for Test matches but that does not mean he played badly. Hopefully he will convert next time but once again, 72 in any format is a good innings.
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Lets not pamper him and say he played well.
All's well that ends well.
He is the best batsman of the team and when chasing a mammoth 527 he needed to be circumspective, even more so given the brilliant start he had to his innings. This is the flattest of batting pitches and if you race away to 70 odd in no time, you really need to put your foot in, take the charge and lead the innings of your team.
A cutesie cameo of 70 odd in test cricket means nothing. WI have 527 to defend.
They can afford to give away that many runs just for him to play a rash shot and dig a deep hole for his team. If you can't convert your breezy 50s to 100s, you are never going to be a world class batsman. Those are good for ODI and T20, not for test.
If he got out to a brilliant ball, like Zunaid did, it would have been ok.
Not the way he got out.