The Cricket Thread

Steeroid · 19th September 2007, 23:05

Yuvraj was un******* believable! I dont know what Flintoff said to him that led to the exchange of words before that incredible over by Chris Broad, but I hope someone says those words to him in every match.

Great bloody display by India so far. Now bowl them out, finish them off. Dont just beat the other team - beat, crush, humiliate them!

MaserQ · 19th September 2007, 23:17

Flintoff has a habit of winding up Indian players and regretting it!! What a display of clean hitting. Lets not forget the openers contribution. Now its up to the bowlers to crank it up. Sreesanth and Bhajji, more theatrics please!

abhibh · 19th September 2007, 23:18

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

I dont know what Flintoff said to him that led to the exchange of words before that incredible over by Chris Broad, but I hope someone says those words to him in every match.

I think he said "I will FU off my 1st delivery" or something like that. But i agree with Mr. Steeroid crush and Humiliate them hehe *evil grin*

iraghava · 20th September 2007, 00:57

NICE! Yuvraj becomes the second cricketer to hit six 6's in an over in an International match!

Good match BUT we have to really, really, really improve our fielding & bowling to do well in the rest of the matches.

Mugen_Power · 20th September 2007, 01:05

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Originally Posted by iraghava

NICE! Yuvraj becomes the second cricketer to hit six 6's in an over in an International match!

Good match BUT we have to really, really, really improve our fielding & bowling to do well in the rest of the matches.

No ishan.. Afaik he is the 4th cricketer who hit 6 sixes in an over.

Now lets see how they perform in tomorrow's do or die match.

CHAK DE INDIA....

Eddy · 20th September 2007, 01:14

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Originally Posted by Mugen_Power

No ishan.. Afaik he is the 4th cricketer who hit 6 sixes in an over.

Now lets see how they perform in tomorrow's do or die match.

CHAK DE INDIA....

4th cricketer overall but only the second to do so in an international match. Gibbs and Yuvi.... Sobers and Shastri

normally_crazy · 20th September 2007, 01:18

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

Great bloody display by India so far. Now bowl them out, finish them off. Dont just beat the other team - beat, crush, humiliate them!

which we did not do as I expected. I was willing them on to crush and destroy England but it got close, too close for comfort.

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Good match BUT we have to really, really, really improve our fielding & bowling to do well in the rest of the matches.

And what about the captaincy ?? That performance by Dhoni as a captain was one of the worst ever. Why is he so averse to taking risks ? No thinking on his feet. Kept Joginder on for his full quota - I know we had runs but we needed a big margin of victory too.

And whose bloody brilliant idea it was to drop Kartick and get Joginder Sharma in ?

In the only other match I saw Joginder play, I never thought he would make it back to the team but........ if India wanted a change why not Yousuf Pathan ?

The unsung hero for us has been the quiet but consistent RP Singh. Bowled beautifully today.

but if we bowl and field like this tomorrow - God help us.

deepakhon · 20th September 2007, 03:24

I am missing all the cricket fun. All mindless games in Uncle Sam's country. It has just been 4 days since I am out of India and I am already missing a lot :(

Nattusbs · 20th September 2007, 08:11

Steeroid,

I think you meant Stuart Broad (son of Chris) in your post #798.

Cheers

Nattusbs

PS: I feel bad for Rohit Sharma - went to England, no matches. Included today, did not get a chance to bat. Then he is not included for the 1st 3 ODI's against Australia.

normally_crazy · 20th September 2007, 10:23

Some hard questions that need immediate answers before today's crucial match .

1) Why was Kartick dropped ?

2) If there is a valid reason for dropping him, why Joginder Sharma ? In fact looking back I feel Agarkar would have been a better choice. Even Yousuf Patahn would have sufficed.

3) Does any thought go into placing fields for different bowlers and opposition batsmen ?

4) What the hell is Dhoni doing ? Agreed Yuvraj was going ballistic but that doesn't give Dhoni the right to take singles in the last over ?? When will he fire ?

lohithrao · 20th September 2007, 10:41

Great batting performance by the Indian team, but i feel bowling is a concern. if not the big score we would have easily lost yesterday.

We need some good fast bowling attack, present attack doesnt seem to be troubling the opponents.

As normally... pointed its been long since Dhoni fired!

diabloo · 20th September 2007, 12:08

Sobers did it first in a county cricket match

YouTube - World Record Six Sixes in an Over by Sir Gary Sobers

Shastri did it first in Ranji Trophy match in India.

Gibbs did it first in an international match and also that was first in ODIs. That was againat Holland

YouTube - Herschelle Gibbs hits six sixes in one over

Yuvraj did it first in T20 match.

Yuvraj's was first against a test playing nation in any (Test, ODIs, T20) international match.

Yuvraj's was also first against a fast bowler

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Originally Posted by iraghava

NICE! Yuvraj becomes the second cricketer to hit six 6's in an over in an International match!

Good match BUT we have to really, really, really improve our fielding & bowling to do well in the rest of the matches.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mugen_Power

No ishan.. Afaik he is the 4th cricketer who hit 6 sixes in an over.

Now lets see how they perform in tomorrow's do or die match.

CHAK DE INDIA....

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Originally Posted by Eddy

4th cricketer overall but only the second to do so in an international match. Gibbs and Yuvi.... Sobers and Shastri

Steeroid · 20th September 2007, 12:14

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

2) If there is a valid reason for dropping him, why Joginder Sharma ? In fact looking back I feel Agarkar would have been a better choice. Even Yousuf Patahn would have sufficed.

Why indeed - he was looking quite pedestrian, almost like a part-time bowler. Yes there were two chances dropped off him, but those were unforced errors by the batsmen, not errors forced by his bowling.

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

3) Does any thought go into placing fields for different bowlers and opposition batsmen ?

Exactly - even worse, the english batsmen were targetting the easy short boundary repeatedly and you could see the frustration on the bowlers faces every time they were hit there. Why wasnt there anyone patrolling the shortest boundary of them all?

That said, we are just a bunch of armchair critics. I guess the guys who make these decisions have a reason for doing so.

kpzen · 20th September 2007, 12:16

Fantastic batting buttttttt horrible fielding and lethargic bowling...
They were too complacent after Yuvi's performance which was quite breathtaking.
Dhoni needs to fire today against SA. Our openers have been performing well in last two matches.

diabloo · 20th September 2007, 15:26

YouTube - Yuvraj 6 Sixes vs England Twenty20 World Cup Match

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Originally Posted by diabloo

Yuvraj did it first in T20 match.
Yuvraj's was first against a test playing nation in any (Test, ODIs, T20) international match.
Yuvraj's was also first against a fast bowler

19th September 2007, 23:05	#796
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	Yuvraj was un******* believable! I dont know what Flintoff said to him that led to the exchange of words before that incredible over by Chris Broad, but I hope someone says those words to him in every match. Great bloody display by India so far. Now bowl them out, finish them off. Dont just beat the other team - beat, crush, humiliate them!
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19th September 2007, 23:17	#797
MaserQ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,196 Thanked: 166 Times	Flintoff has a habit of winding up Indian players and regretting it!! What a display of clean hitting. Lets not forget the openers contribution. Now its up to the bowlers to crank it up. Sreesanth and Bhajji, more theatrics please!
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20th September 2007, 00:57	#799
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	NICE! Yuvraj becomes the second cricketer to hit six 6's in an over in an International match! Good match BUT we have to really, really, really improve our fielding & bowling to do well in the rest of the matches.
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20th September 2007, 03:24	#803
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	I am missing all the cricket fun. All mindless games in Uncle Sam's country. It has just been 4 days since I am out of India and I am already missing a lot :(
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20th September 2007, 08:11	#804
Nattusbs BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 55 Thanked: 0 Times	Steeroid, I think you meant Stuart Broad (son of Chris) in your post #798. Cheers Nattusbs PS: I feel bad for Rohit Sharma - went to England, no matches. Included today, did not get a chance to bat. Then he is not included for the 1st 3 ODI's against Australia.
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20th September 2007, 10:23	#805
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Some hard questions that need immediate answers before today's crucial match . 1) Why was Kartick dropped ? 2) If there is a valid reason for dropping him, why Joginder Sharma ? In fact looking back I feel Agarkar would have been a better choice. Even Yousuf Patahn would have sufficed. 3) Does any thought go into placing fields for different bowlers and opposition batsmen ? 4) What the hell is Dhoni doing ? Agreed Yuvraj was going ballistic but that doesn't give Dhoni the right to take singles in the last over ?? When will he fire ?
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20th September 2007, 10:41	#806
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	Great batting performance by the Indian team, but i feel bowling is a concern. if not the big score we would have easily lost yesterday. We need some good fast bowling attack, present attack doesnt seem to be troubling the opponents. As normally... pointed its been long since Dhoni fired!
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20th September 2007, 12:16	#809
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	Fantastic batting buttttttt horrible fielding and lethargic bowling... They were too complacent after Yuvi's performance which was quite breathtaking. Dhoni needs to fire today against SA. Our openers have been performing well in last two matches.
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