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Bangladesh's performances were one of the stories of the tournament and I think the fact they can now compete against top ten countries shows that the women's game is beginning to become more competitive.

Bangladesh's performances were one of the stories of the tournament
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All the girls now know there is a lot of hard work to be done before the World Cup 2009 in Australia and there are a lot of places to play for now which hopefully encourages the girls on the fringes of the squad.

India really set the standard during the tournament and they are going to be a tough challenge for anybody when they play at the World Cup.

They really do have great strength in depth and the achievement of Mithali Raj in reaching 3000 ODI runs at such a young age is an incredible effort.

The fact she has had a chance to play so many ODI games though is a reflection on the fact that we need to play more international matches if we are going to compete at this level. We are going to have wait until October to play West Indies, while India, in comparison, have the benefit of going to play a series in England this summer.

As our next competitive cricket is not until July, when we are going to play a Twenty20 domestic competition, and hopefully run a batting camp for some of the leading players, I am considering going overseas for a couple of months as part of my cricketing education.

So if anybody knows somebody looking for an international skipper, good batsman, lively fielder and spin bowler for their club team in England let me know!

It would be a great experience to play abroad and I think it would really help my game as playing in different conditions can only help you become a better player.

While all of my thoughts have been on cricket for the last couple of weeks, I will now allow my mind to wander towards thinking about how I did in my dentistry exams which I finished last month.

But like the wait for my next chance to pull on the Pakistan shirt, I guess I'm just going to have to be patient.

hey kiddo! i am a follower of women's cricket.its gud to see a pakistani girl excel in both studies n a tough game like cricket n my congrats on da team's performance in wcqt but after such a feat its disappointing to see our players lose to a new entered team like bangladesh. i went through da stats n it was really sad to see dat da top order batsmen failed to perform in any of the game u expect them to give a gud start. as far as the bowling is concerned ur bowlers weren't dat impressive either expect for asmavia who perfomed to a better extent in a couple of games n u performed as well as da debutant javeria. i read dat u guys play da west indies in october. i hope dat u get da best available players n put up a gud show... best of luck

well you guys are doing a brilliant job, I would like to advise you to use this break and try and spread the word along with trying to arrange coaching sessions with the national academy and use the services of coaches like Aqaib Javed.

Promoting the game is very important you should try and organize exhibition mathces in schools and universities even with celebrities although it might not help ur form, it will surely go a long way in finding some decent players maybe. I also belive that if we want the women addition to keep growing promotion of the game is necessary and you being the captain need to pressurizes the board.
I hope the qualification is not just a one off ant the progress continues

hope all goes wll with exams p.s need a thoot po

i need a tooth polish

I wouldnt write this but Urooj's Dairy compelled me to open people's eyes.I had been watching the recent tournament on Cricinfo and to be very honest it was desperate to see that none of Pakistani women Players performed well except Asmavia Iqbal with Bat and the debutant Javeria Khan who played only last 3 matches and performed well with both bat and ball and gave Pakistan First Win in Asia Cup.I failed to comprehend why Javeria was not given chance to play all the matches.In my opinion even skipper didn't perform well.no doubt she got wickets but gave plenty and plenty of runs(waht was tthe use of taking wickets then?).Team batting was flopped.Being a skipper Urooj didnt fulfill her responsibilities.her fifty came in 103 balls means less than 50 strike rate.and in rest of the five matches she failed to perform and even couldnt get into double figures.I wondered that she is still satisfied with her performance.Team could have tried some down order batswomen to come up.The skipper should read Indian Captian Mithali's dairy where she didnt blow her own trumpet.I wholeheartedly pray that May all the team members perform well in future despite planning to go to England.
In my humble opinion New talent should be promoted so that we may get fresh players in women cricket and they will change the history.

Ms.Urooj, u r doing a wonderful job - playing international cricket and pursuing ur education. Its a fact that we cant concentrate on two things at the same time. But still, u hve been doing a splendid job trying to build a strong team for the World Cup. Do not lose hope after those defeats in the Asia Cup. Every team goes through a slump of form at some time or the other. Take it as a learning experience and try to work on your positives. Even though I am an Indian, I have been following your matches with keen interest. I WISH U ALL THE BEST FOR THE MATCHES AGAINST WEST INDIES AND THE WORLD CUP. JUST GO OUT AND PLAY, MY FRIENDS.

Urooj, i coach / manage Cheshire in the ECB Div 3 County Championships and Tytherington 1st Xl in the ECB Premiership (the opposition includes current England players). We could offer approx 10 senior matches, but would require you to stay until early Aug. We can put you up and find local employment, but cannot fund the flights. I would need committee approval first so it is a tentative enquiry.... look forward to hearing from you

Regards

Steve Douglas

urooj ,

Being an overseas Pakistan cricket fan , I have been following the women team exploits closely over the internet . The WC qualifier expect the final was a high point , but after that it seems you guys are still under prepared ( especially the batting order ) against quality opposition. One sincere advice for you is that stop blowing your own trumpet . You should acknowledge your good performers in the WC and the recent concluding ASIA CUP ( except a few ) openly . And instead of just making your self available for overseas team make a case for your own team playing more International matches before the WC . And please change the batting order of the team , try to play solid and free playing batsmen up the order instead of players like your self who slow down the run rate so much that the lower order`s task is almost impossible . Get rid of consistent non-performers like sana javed . Plus I think your player of the series in SA ( SANA MIR ) is the right candidate to play up the order

Urooj is unfit to lead the team. There are a lot of frictions in the team because of her thats why the team don't play as a unit. The management of the team are not selecting the right players...Pakistan cricket can never move on unless they stop thinking they are super stars and come back to their level and work hard...these players are not performing because they keep selecting the failed players. There is no competition as the current players know there place is safe even if they don't perform as they are the boards favorites........

Urooj ,
haven't heard anything about the WC preparations as far as the Pakistan team is concerned , rest of the teams are posting their activities on Cricinfo . Do keep us posted about your WC plans , and please do take all our criticisms positively we want the team to flourish and make its mark . Please try to play as many matches with the other World Cup qualifiers before the tournament so that you can settle on a consistent and a permanent batting order.