T-20 World Cup - Winner ?

BAKIYA_2K12 · 7th June 2009, 02:10

Professional cricket by Indian team,yuvi excellent bating

good bowiling by ojha

simply_sunny001 · 7th June 2009, 02:19

Absolutely, i agree

These 2 guys made the difference otherwise india would have been in trouble as Bangladesh is always capable of producing a stunning performance to be giant killers.

And this T-20 world cup has started with big surprises with Netherlands beating England and then West Indies beating Australia.

kannan666 · 7th June 2009, 09:36

In fact, Australia now has to beat Sri Lanka to stay in the tournament and likewise for England to beat Pakistan, some interesting matches coming up !

straight6 · 7th June 2009, 12:44

I'm so happy Australia got thrashed

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pedrolourenco · 7th June 2009, 15:19

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Originally Posted by straight6

I'm so happy Australia got thrashed

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Yea me too. But Englands loss was even better

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sam_boy · 7th June 2009, 15:40

India won but few questions ... Why Dhoni is promoting himself at no 3 ?? When the scorecard looks good and you have an accumulator Gambhir at the crease then why not send Yuvi or Raina .. If left hand and right hand combination is needed then Yusuf Pathan can chip in ..from 8th till 15th over they put immense pressure on India... Had Yuvi not played the cameo things would have been different ..

Dhoni did the same mistake in the IPL semis .. What a pity Yusuf Pathan got 1 ball to play. Gambhir and Dhoni played 67 balls and scored 76 which is definitely not a strike rate to be mentioned. There was only one difference between India and England innings, that is Yuvi's cameo .. Its high time for Dhoni to realize that he needs to deliver when he promotes himself in a T20 game.

BenjiRoss · 7th June 2009, 18:15

While the win for India looks convincing on paper, the fact that Bangladesh came within 30 runs of the target means that if they had had 2 good overs anytime (say of 15 each) India would have lost - typical T20 scenario.
its not unlikely that teams like Australia, new Zealand etc could not have done that.
Since India is the easiest group, I feel they'll enter the quarters a little too casually.
India needs to analyse this game they won very carefully as a lot of their weaknesses were visible - slow middle overs, few fielding lapses, etc.
Recurrent experimenting with openers and batting order can ruin a game - and from the quarters you get only once chance!

Aditya · 8th June 2009, 09:03

Pakistan's in big trouble. Huge loss to England. They may not even make it to the second round. Honestly, they don't deserve to. They've not been playing well enough. Why is Afridi still in the team?

DriverR · 8th June 2009, 11:07

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Originally Posted by sam_boy

India won but few questions ... Why Dhoni is promoting himself at no 3 ??

Dhoni did the same mistake in the IPL semis Its high time for Dhoni to realize that he needs to deliver when he promotes himself in a T20 game.

My thoughts exactly!

He should be thanking his lucky stars that India won, as he was repeating the same mistake of the IPL match of wasting balls without scoring.

neofromcapone · 8th June 2009, 11:24

As a team, pakistan looks like its being forced to participate, I have been a huge fan of Imran and how he built the team. The way Pakistan cricket is going they will just be a ghost of its illustrious past. There is no will to fight, and thats a pity coming from what we all hated them for (remember Miandad)........... Wrong people running PCB.

esteem_lover · 8th June 2009, 11:50

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Originally Posted by rsjaurr

Batting order should be Sehwag,Gautam,Yusuf,Yuvi,Raina,Rohit and Dhoni.

You are right. I would have it like this

1. Sehwag
2. Gambhir
3. Raina
4. Rohit
5. Yuvraj
6. Yusuf
7. Dhoni

All said & done, we do not bowl well at the beginning & at the death. If this is not corrected, even SF is not possible. OTOH, SA, NZ & WI are doing great.

T_Girl · 8th June 2009, 12:05

Yuvi was terrific. Happy for India.

Eddy · 8th June 2009, 12:44

What do you guys think about Irfan Pathan ?

On current form, anyone in the squad would be a better replacement. Can't bowl, don't need his batting.

Agree or disagree ?

esteem_lover · 8th June 2009, 12:56

Bring back Joginder Sharma !

normally_crazy · 8th June 2009, 13:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddy

What do you guys think about Irfan Pathan ?

On current form, anyone in the squad would be a better replacement. Can't bowl, don't need his batting.

Agree or disagree ?

You know my views about Irfan Pathan.

The only reason he is there because Dhoni has this strategy of getting Ishant Sharma to bowl after the 10th over or something - so he needs some one to bowl with the new ball. And Irfan's batting prowess helps him nudge ahead of the rest.

I would get in Jadeja asap in place of Pathan.

View Poll Results: Who will win the 2009 T-20 World Cup ?
Australia	6	6.45%
Bangladesh	0	0%
England	1	1.08%
India	66	70.97%
Ireland	0	0%
New Zealand	5	5.38%
Netherlands	1	1.08%
Pakistan	0	0%
Scotland	0	0%
South Africa	12	12.90%
Sri Lanka	1	1.08%
West Indies	1	1.08%
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7th June 2009, 02:10	#46
BAKIYA_2K12 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 190 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Professional cricket by Indian team,yuvi excellent bating good bowiling by ojha
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7th June 2009, 02:19	#47
simply_sunny001 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London & Rohtak Posts: 1,340 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	Absolutely, i agree These 2 guys made the difference otherwise india would have been in trouble as Bangladesh is always capable of producing a stunning performance to be giant killers. And this T-20 world cup has started with big surprises with Netherlands beating England and then West Indies beating Australia.
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7th June 2009, 09:36	#48
kannan666 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KA-02 Posts: 1,002 Thanked: 128 Times View My Garage	In fact, Australia now has to beat Sri Lanka to stay in the tournament and likewise for England to beat Pakistan, some interesting matches coming up !
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7th June 2009, 12:44	#49
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,548 Thanked: 296 Times	I'm so happy Australia got thrashed .
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7th June 2009, 15:40	#51
sam_boy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: OD10 -> KA-01 Posts: 225 Thanked: 147 Times View My Garage	India won but few questions ... Why Dhoni is promoting himself at no 3 ?? When the scorecard looks good and you have an accumulator Gambhir at the crease then why not send Yuvi or Raina .. If left hand and right hand combination is needed then Yusuf Pathan can chip in ..from 8th till 15th over they put immense pressure on India... Had Yuvi not played the cameo things would have been different .. Dhoni did the same mistake in the IPL semis .. What a pity Yusuf Pathan got 1 ball to play. Gambhir and Dhoni played 67 balls and scored 76 which is definitely not a strike rate to be mentioned. There was only one difference between India and England innings, that is Yuvi's cameo .. Its high time for Dhoni to realize that he needs to deliver when he promotes himself in a T20 game.
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7th June 2009, 18:15	#52
BenjiRoss Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tamilnadu Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 1,330 Times	While the win for India looks convincing on paper, the fact that Bangladesh came within 30 runs of the target means that if they had had 2 good overs anytime (say of 15 each) India would have lost - typical T20 scenario. its not unlikely that teams like Australia, new Zealand etc could not have done that. Since India is the easiest group, I feel they'll enter the quarters a little too casually. India needs to analyse this game they won very carefully as a lot of their weaknesses were visible - slow middle overs, few fielding lapses, etc. Recurrent experimenting with openers and batting order can ruin a game - and from the quarters you get only once chance!
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8th June 2009, 09:03	#53
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,845 Thanked: 77,082 Times View My Garage	Pakistan's in big trouble. Huge loss to England. They may not even make it to the second round. Honestly, they don't deserve to. They've not been playing well enough. Why is Afridi still in the team?
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8th June 2009, 11:24	#55
neofromcapone BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 413 Thanked: 439 Times	As a team, pakistan looks like its being forced to participate, I have been a huge fan of Imran and how he built the team. The way Pakistan cricket is going they will just be a ghost of its illustrious past. There is no will to fight, and thats a pity coming from what we all hated them for (remember Miandad)........... Wrong people running PCB.
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8th June 2009, 12:05	#57
T_Girl BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 68 Thanked: 3 Times	Yuvi was terrific. Happy for India.
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8th June 2009, 12:44	#58
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9,388 Thanked: 13,307 Times	What do you guys think about Irfan Pathan ? On current form, anyone in the squad would be a better replacement. Can't bowl, don't need his batting. Agree or disagree ?
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8th June 2009, 12:56	#59
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Bring back Joginder Sharma !
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