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Note that the finals are in Brisbane and Adelaide where Indian population is not significant. Had it been Sydney or Melbourne they would have worried about loss of ticket sales given strong Indian support in these two cities. I agree with your second point. Given our pathetic performance this summer, we do not deserve to be in the finals. We are mediocre in the field and inconsistent in bowling and batting departments. One good performance and majority of the fans will forget how bad we were throughout the summer. It was actually embarassing during the test series. | |
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| ![]() It's too early to jump to a conclusion. Srilanka is a strong team and will get back with lot of fire and vengeance in the next game. Australia's form has been doubtful, either they have done well or have just played badly. So anything can happen in the final decider game. |
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| ![]() After watching the match yesterday, I began to wonder.. where was this form all these months? When we could not manage to score beyond 250 on a regular basis, how did we surpass a 320 target in just under 37 overs? And the most important question I have is.. How in the Word did Malinga, popularly considered to be the best bowler today, get thrashed for 24 runs in one over and ended up with figures of 7.4 - 0 - 96 - 1 - 12.52? Beats me! But I'm glad that the Indian team is back with a bang. We were pushed to the wall and shackled. Even SL found it easy to beat us. And with controversy within our team, it was just going down-hill. Kohli has showed the World that he is one of the future greats. What a class-act he is. 3233 runs in 82 matches, with 9 centuries, 20 half-centuries, a strike rate of 85 and an average of 45 shows the talent and class of this lad. |
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| ![]() Why did Sri Lanka opt for a bowling power play when they knew that match was as good as over after 40 overs. From a Sri Lankan point of view this move just baffles me. Nevertheless it was a remarkable batting performance from Kohli ![]() |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() I am so glad i decided to work from home yesterday and got to see Kohli's wonderful innings and Malinga's thrashing. Well done, boys. Maybe the placid pitch and the short boundaries had something to do with it but i dont care. I am just happy to see the Indian team win a match comprehensively! |
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@N_C, matches these days are played to the TV audience, no one gives a damn whether there is any crowd on the field or not. The TV rights money takes care of everything whenever India plays. We are the fools who are stuck with watching little cricket in between the stupid ads. As someone already explained, the new rules state that both the batting and bowling PP have to be taken between the 11th and 40th overs. | |
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if his hand was slightly on a different angle from the body then it is a different argument, though I agree with you that it could be intentional too. | |
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| ![]() Asia Cup squad announced. Sachin would be playing whereas Dhoni, Zaheer and Sehwag are being rested. Gambhir would lead the team. EDIT: Looks like TOI got some wrong information from it's sources. ![]() Last edited by prateekm : 29th February 2012 at 14:41. |
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Check- Asia Cup 2011-12: Virender Sehwag dropped, Sachin Tendulkar picked | Cricket News | Asia Cup | ESPN Cricinfo | |
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If Mahela had not brought back Malinga and some other bowlers were taken for runs, we would be saying - "Why didn't he bring Malinga back? He's a great bowler in the end overs and what's the probability that he'd be taken for runs in every over?" Last edited by StarrySky : 29th February 2012 at 20:00. | |
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| ![]() Don't understand the logic behind appointing Virat as the Vice-Captain of the team! What wrong did Gambhir do to be demoted?! Sehwag & Zaheer rested for Asia Cup as they are having fitness issues , don't be surprised to see them playing in the finals if we do qualify. ![]() |
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![]() But it kinda does make sense considering he is our batting mainstay and the only player who looks set for a decade of international cricket. | |
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| ![]() Making Virat the VC was quite an early move. I wouldn't have done it. The lad needs more experience under his belt. But he is shaping up nicely, and could be a good contender for the Captain's crown once Dhoni steps-down/retires. |
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| ![]() Kohli was the captain of a Under-19 India team which won the World Cup in 2008 and also Virat Kohli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Good Move, should shut up the post match conference voices, even if you have a valid point, how does it help if you create friction in the team. If you are not happy about something change it, if you cant move on. Why hold the entire team ransom to ego issues and not play as per the fans expectations. |
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