The Cricket Thread

karanraheja · 2nd July 2008, 13:36

Cricinfo :" Another loss, and Pakistan could well see a new captain and coach"

Quite harsh IMO. Captain cant do much when there is so much things happening in Pak Cricket ( Asif detained in Dubai, Shoaib Banned).
Seems like Misbah will be the next captain if the PCB does decide for a new captain. Coming to the Coach Lawson has been quite arrogant & over confident at times. And his stir with Pak media is making things worse for him. Do we see another Aussie coach being dropped??

straight6 · 2nd July 2008, 14:48

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Originally Posted by karanraheja

Cricinfo :" Another loss, and Pakistan could well see a new captain and coach"

I think that is inevitable after today's game.

Zappo · 2nd July 2008, 15:09

We all are assuming here that India will once again defeat Pak today. However knowing the way the ball rolls where Indi-Pak matches are concerned I won't be surprised if all of a sudden today the Pak team comes charging back into action. Remember what happened last month in the tri-series?

karanraheja · 2nd July 2008, 16:47

India was off to a flyer 86/0 in 10 overs. Now 94/3 in 12.4 overs.
Courtesy: Useless shots. Malik & Lawson will be praying in the dressing
room to pull this one off. Or they would both loose their post.

normally_crazy · 3rd July 2008, 10:27

Yawn ! So it happened. Pak beat India.

Good - now we loose to SL today and crash out of the Asia Cup. Dhoni will then blame tiredness.

karanraheja · 6th July 2008, 14:41

Finals India vs SL - 1 hr away ! SL have the advantage of the past record .
India has the habit of somehow losing it in the finals . But ill still bet on India to pull this one off. Go India Go!!!

Mission_Safari · 6th July 2008, 14:44

Well for both the teams the openers must fire to give them a substantial total. I am not so confident about the indian bowling where as SL have Vaas and Muralidharan. Mendis can contribute too. In short, it is going to be a battle of batsmen.

snaronikar · 6th July 2008, 16:33

At present Jayasuria is making merry of India's bowling. Dhoni does not have choices as all otehr bowlers except RP have failed miserably in this tournment.

EDIT: SL lost 4th wicket. Its 69/4 in 13 Overs. Good bowling by Ishant today.

karanraheja · 6th July 2008, 19:12

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Originally Posted by snaronikar

Dhoni does not have choices as all otehr bowlers except RP have failed miserably in this tournment.

Ishant has been quite decent . i think Irfan should be given another break ( Sweetest word for "dropped") . Irfan was recalled too fast after being dropped from the side. I think we need some medium pace bowler to slow down the pace between 25-40th over.

India needs 274 to win. Gettable for sure. But they gotta play Vaas & Murali safely. Mendis should be interesting too watch .

karanraheja · 6th July 2008, 21:23

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Originally Posted by karanraheja

Mendis should be interesting too watch .

Damn it he has almost won the match for SL ! Why does India always screw up in the Finals

!!

kb100 · 6th July 2008, 22:59

This is verrrrry predictable!!

We have LOST yet another final!!

PhrozenFire · 7th July 2008, 12:18

As it turned out, it was a masterful move by Jayawardene to 'rest' Mendis for the previous match. The mystery bowler completely bamboozled and foxed the Indian batsmen with his 'carrom' ball! Its simply amazing the way he bowls that particular delivery, and the fact that he can control the line and length while flicking the ball with his middle finger

diabloo · 7th July 2008, 12:35

SL tried the old trick against India - hide a bowler and let lose him in the important match. It has happened in the past (I can recall Aquib Javed, Rana Naved, Klusner, Franklin Rose). It happened again.

I ask what is Mr Gary Kirsten doing? Time for him to come up with some batting strategy in finals.

Eddy · 13th July 2008, 22:49

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normally_crazy · 14th July 2008, 11:37

The Drug Theory rears it's head again. I hope this time atleast the ICC has the guts to ban the offending player (if confirmed). Every time there is this tamasha of Pakistan Players being in the news for such things and still they play.

2nd July 2008, 13:36	#4081
karanraheja Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 436 Times	Cricinfo :" Another loss, and Pakistan could well see a new captain and coach" Quite harsh IMO. Captain cant do much when there is so much things happening in Pak Cricket ( Asif detained in Dubai, Shoaib Banned). Seems like Misbah will be the next captain if the PCB does decide for a new captain. Coming to the Coach Lawson has been quite arrogant & over confident at times. And his stir with Pak media is making things worse for him. Do we see another Aussie coach being dropped??
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2nd July 2008, 15:09	#4083
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,924 Thanked: 2,711 Times	We all are assuming here that India will once again defeat Pak today. However knowing the way the ball rolls where Indi-Pak matches are concerned I won't be surprised if all of a sudden today the Pak team comes charging back into action. Remember what happened last month in the tri-series?
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2nd July 2008, 16:47	#4084
karanraheja Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 436 Times	India was off to a flyer 86/0 in 10 overs. Now 94/3 in 12.4 overs. Courtesy: Useless shots. Malik & Lawson will be praying in the dressing room to pull this one off. Or they would both loose their post.
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3rd July 2008, 10:27	#4085
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 534 Times View My Garage	Yawn ! So it happened. Pak beat India. Good - now we loose to SL today and crash out of the Asia Cup. Dhoni will then blame tiredness.
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6th July 2008, 14:41	#4086
karanraheja Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 436 Times	Finals India vs SL - 1 hr away ! SL have the advantage of the past record . India has the habit of somehow losing it in the finals . But ill still bet on India to pull this one off. Go India Go!!!
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6th July 2008, 14:44	#4087
Mission_Safari BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 449 Thanked: 8 Times	Well for both the teams the openers must fire to give them a substantial total. I am not so confident about the indian bowling where as SL have Vaas and Muralidharan. Mendis can contribute too. In short, it is going to be a battle of batsmen.
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6th July 2008, 16:33	#4088
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	At present Jayasuria is making merry of India's bowling. Dhoni does not have choices as all otehr bowlers except RP have failed miserably in this tournment. EDIT: SL lost 4th wicket. Its 69/4 in 13 Overs. Good bowling by Ishant today. Last edited by snaronikar : 6th July 2008 at 16:35.
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6th July 2008, 22:59	#4091
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,556 Thanked: 21 Times	This is verrrrry predictable!! We have LOST yet another final!!
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7th July 2008, 12:18	#4092
PhrozenFire BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 267 Thanked: 5 Times	As it turned out, it was a masterful move by Jayawardene to 'rest' Mendis for the previous match. The mystery bowler completely bamboozled and foxed the Indian batsmen with his 'carrom' ball! Its simply amazing the way he bowls that particular delivery, and the fact that he can control the line and length while flicking the ball with his middle finger
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7th July 2008, 12:35	#4093
diabloo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 1,480 Thanked: 17 Times	SL tried the old trick against India - hide a bowler and let lose him in the important match. It has happened in the past (I can recall Aquib Javed, Rana Naved, Klusner, Franklin Rose). It happened again. I ask what is Mr Gary Kirsten doing? Time for him to come up with some batting strategy in finals.
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14th July 2008, 11:37	#4095
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 534 Times View My Garage	The Drug Theory rears it's head again. I hope this time atleast the ICC has the guts to ban the offending player (if confirmed). Every time there is this tamasha of Pakistan Players being in the news for such things and still they play.
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