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| ![]() Feeling really happy for the Windies!!! Did anyone read the comment comparing Samuels's innings of 78 to 281 by Laxman at Kolkata. Awesome and correct !!! |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Sri Lanka literally succumbed to the pressure and that too on the home turf. Windies did everything right except for a few moments when Kulasekara was on fire, thought he would take Lanka home but never happened. Thats Gangnam dance is simply awesome, wonder what Indian dance would have been if they had won the cup. Kudos to the Windies team effort and esp Samuels. The dusting of Samuels scene was simply hillarious. |
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BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: mumbai
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| ![]() It was a well deserved win for West Indies. I am happy for them. Looks like the team has come together again with their full brutal force (Gayle and all back). With Lara have they won any major tournaments? Kiran |
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi
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Reading cricket throwing laws. Malinga does not throw. Murali threw for all to see. So did Shoaib. But Malinga doesn't throw. In cricket, a throw is when a bowler straightens his arms while bowling. Malinga's arm doesn't straighten. See the bowling action of Jeff Thomson - very similar to Malinga. Thomson was also never even suspected of throwing. If you feel Malinga throws you haven't read the laws - not talking about 15% or anything - but the actual age old chucking laws. | |
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore
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And I dont know who Jeff Thomson is. Am not his contemporary methinks. | |
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_un...wling_incident Before that it was allowed. Underarm doesn't give any extra advantage to the bowler, except that it's difficult to hit the ball for a 6. Malinga's action is called a slinging action & is perfectly within the laws of cricket. You probably wouldn't have heard of Dennis Lillee, but Lillee and Thomson formed one of the most fearsome new ball bowlers in the world. As per Rod Marsh, Thomson was much faster than Lillee. Lillee and Thomson decimated England in a series or two. Thomson then suffered some injuries and was never as fast or good as he was before. | |
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Coming back to the WT20, I feel that Dhoni and his team were far more superior to this overrated SL team. In the 2011 WC final, India chased a BIG total with such cool even after they lost Sachin & Sehwag cheaply very early in the chase. Jaya & Sanga were looking like rank newbies compared to how Gambhir & Dhoni played under similar or worse conditions. Got to give this to Dhoni, for all the flak that he is receiving for being a non proactive captain. He has instilled a cool, collected mind in every Indian cricketer. Guys like Raina, Kohli, Tiwary, Gambhir, Pathan etc have all reaped the benefits of his cool head. I for one am not at all disappointed with India's performance in this WT20 though there are some serious issues to be addressed. Last edited by suhaas307 : 9th October 2012 at 00:06. Reason: Fixed quote tags :) | ||
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore
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Seriously first thing they should do is to keep Prasad as far from the fast bowlers as possible. Talk about bad influences.. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Anyone watching the IPL teams in CLT20 ? KKR Knocked out, CSK on the verge, MI do not look good, DD looks a bit promising. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() DD going in to semis with zilch match practice while Sydney and highveld get in on a roll. Good thing to drop Mahela though. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: May 2012 Location: Bengaluru
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| ![]() Does anyone know where can I purchase tickets to the second India Vs Eng test in Mumbai, 23-27Nov? What are the rates? Checked bcci.tv, bookmyshow.com did not find anything. Mumbai Cricket Assosication's website is blocked from office for some reason. Anyone else planning to attend? |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bombay
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| ![]() Kyazoonga.com has the ticketing rights for the India - England series. But the only ones on sale are the 3rd test in Kolkatta. Yeah, even I dont get it. Anyways MCA website has the following info Quote:
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Mangalore
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| ![]() Dear BHPians, How come not even a single post regarding the Ind-Eng Test series? India are in a strong position at 120-0 at lunch. Sehwag as usual has a run rate of >120!! But I also feel that we have to improve a lot in overseas tours. Here's hoping India thrash England 4-0 & give some of the drubbing back!! |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore
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They're at 501/6 right now with Pujara at 193 and Ashwin at 20. My guess is that they'll declare at 600 or after Pujara gets to 250. There was some stray talk about Sachin having gotten out to a NO ball. I couldn't watch the replay. Any idea if that's true ? Last edited by vinu_h : 16th November 2012 at 14:11. | |
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