WC 2007 : Who are you supporting today.

khaadu75 · 18th March 2007, 01:12

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

Well now do I get bonus for only predicting a scape through and not a loss ?

We are getting a thrashing out there man.

And Pakistan has been destroyed by some absolutely SUPERB and DISCIPLINED bowling. The Irish batting will be fun to watch. Go IRELAND Go.

NC, Its a long game ... though it doesnt seem that fate is on our side -- all the catches just outta reach, LBWs just missing

, but its a FUNNY game . Dont count ur chickens yet ..We wont lose though umay get a bonus for the scrape thru .

As for Ireland ... Even I say GO IRELAND GO , and Gray was unlucky to be given out .

Cheers

esteem_lover · 18th March 2007, 01:24

Yawwwwwn!!! what a waste of time staying up... could have had a good night's sleep at least.

122/3 in 30 overs

Dippy · 18th March 2007, 02:39

I guess its almost over. 187/5. They beat the crap out of us.

So much for the HOO HAA INDIA AAYA INDIA. An abolute waste. The guys here just hype them too much. Get them losers back here. A loss from minnows team now is all that is needed for icing on the cake

And no Bangladesh is not a minnow team

sreenivass · 18th March 2007, 02:42

Pathetic batting, whats MR. Virendra Mayur Sehwag doing out there ?

khaadu75 · 18th March 2007, 05:01

I KNOW ... I KNOW ... !!!! But Pakistan is out of the WC , that too defeated by Ireland . So if we lose to SL, IF is the magic word , we wud be following Pak to that lil island in the middle of the Pacific and play gulli danda -- Ind vs Pak !!!

But its OK ... no use hollering for us to get them back .... Its a game , even the Aussies have lost to them -- SO BIG DEAL !! We still need to support them .. ;-)

Guess? · 18th March 2007, 05:35

It's sad that we lost but on the bright side at least the team won't be on the same pedestal as we always put them on.

Aditya · 18th March 2007, 06:39

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Originally Posted by Dippy

So much for the HOO HAA INDIA AAYA INDIA. An abolute waste.

Wrong! No a waste. We can still say "HOO HAA INDIA (WAPAS) AAYA INDIA".
Not to forget, "WAPAS AAYA PAKISTAN".
Don't lose heart dear fellows. Going by the way minnows are performing in the Cricket World Cup, India may be the next surprise of the next Football World Cup.

On a more serious note, many of our cricketers don't deserve their place in the team. We've been bearing guys like Sehwag and Tendulkar for too long. A "throw out" did Saurav Ganguly a lot of good. He returned as a much better player. Why not use the same formula for other players as well?

navdeep · 18th March 2007, 07:46

India continue with traditions in WC. Out of 9 opening games India lost 6. With just managing to win against Netherland. India will rise.. lets be supporters and not critical ..

Guess? · 18th March 2007, 07:55

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Originally Posted by navdeep

India continue with traditions in WC. Out of 9 opening games India lost 6. With just managing to win against Netherland. India will rise.. lets be supporters and not critical ..

I think almost everyone is still hoping and supporting for India to win, but the anger is against the team for constantly disappointing after all they get and receive from the public directly and indirectly (fame and money) from the public.

Part of this is blame also rests on the public though for making the cricketers an almost god-like persona.

navdeep · 18th March 2007, 08:16

Pak is packing way back to home. WC over for them.

manson · 18th March 2007, 10:17

Its a blessing in disguise for us, atleast now a fraction of that money going to Cricket will head towards other sports in our country.

manson.

normally_crazy · 18th March 2007, 10:59

Well , I guess the chances are as good as nil now for going into the 2nd stage for India. I don't think we can beat SL looking at our performance yesterday.

Thank God we do not have Ireland in our group. The way Ireland bowled yesterday we would not have reached 100 too.

Now what ? Where does India go from here ?

2 things - Drop Sehwag asap (if only Kaif had this much of support) and simply pull up the socks and get going - all is not lost, not yet !!

sidharth_j · 18th March 2007, 10:59

The cups is not over for India...as yet.
True, Indian hopes hang by a slender thread...but as we have seen with Pakistan in 1992, that may be good enough :-)

danlalan · 18th March 2007, 11:20

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Originally Posted by sidharth_j

The cups is not over for India...as yet.
True, Indian hopes hang by a slender thread...but as we have seen with Pakistan in 1992, that may be good enough :-)

Dude i very much doubt we can even make it past the first round...this poor poor performance looks like it is going to be impossible to get past lanka....CANT even say it if we can win against bermuda..hope we do though!!!

kpzen · 18th March 2007, 11:24

India lost their first match in 1983 too n ended up taking the cup..!!!

18th March 2007, 01:24	#32
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Yawwwwwn!!! what a waste of time staying up... could have had a good night's sleep at least. 122/3 in 30 overs Last edited by esteem_lover : 18th March 2007 at 01:26.
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18th March 2007, 02:39	#33
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,557 Thanked: 2,459 Times	I guess its almost over. 187/5. They beat the crap out of us. So much for the HOO HAA INDIA AAYA INDIA. An abolute waste. The guys here just hype them too much. Get them losers back here. A loss from minnows team now is all that is needed for icing on the cake And no Bangladesh is not a minnow team
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18th March 2007, 02:42	#34
sreenivass BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore India Posts: 932 Thanked: 44 Times View My Garage	Pathetic batting, whats MR. Virendra Mayur Sehwag doing out there ?
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18th March 2007, 05:01	#35
khaadu75 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: same as the proposed venue for F1 ;-) Posts: 1,156 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	I KNOW ... I KNOW ... !!!! But Pakistan is out of the WC , that too defeated by Ireland . So if we lose to SL, IF is the magic word , we wud be following Pak to that lil island in the middle of the Pacific and play gulli danda -- Ind vs Pak !!! But its OK ... no use hollering for us to get them back .... Its a game , even the Aussies have lost to them -- SO BIG DEAL !! We still need to support them .. ;-)
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Guess? BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 146 Thanked: 2 Times	It's sad that we lost but on the bright side at least the team won't be on the same pedestal as we always put them on.
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18th March 2007, 07:46	#38
navdeep BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 892 Thanked: 4 Times	India continue with traditions in WC. Out of 9 opening games India lost 6. With just managing to win against Netherland. India will rise.. lets be supporters and not critical ..
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18th March 2007, 08:16	#40
navdeep BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 892 Thanked: 4 Times	Pak is packing way back to home. WC over for them.
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manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	Its a blessing in disguise for us, atleast now a fraction of that money going to Cricket will head towards other sports in our country. manson.
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18th March 2007, 10:59	#42
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Well , I guess the chances are as good as nil now for going into the 2nd stage for India. I don't think we can beat SL looking at our performance yesterday. Thank God we do not have Ireland in our group. The way Ireland bowled yesterday we would not have reached 100 too. Now what ? Where does India go from here ? 2 things - Drop Sehwag asap (if only Kaif had this much of support) and simply pull up the socks and get going - all is not lost, not yet !!
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18th March 2007, 10:59	#43
sidharth_j BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney, AU Posts: 139 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	The cups is not over for India...as yet. True, Indian hopes hang by a slender thread...but as we have seen with Pakistan in 1992, that may be good enough :-)
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18th March 2007, 11:24	#45
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	India lost their first match in 1983 too n ended up taking the cup..!!!
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