The Cricket Thread

v1kram · 21st September 2007, 01:15

wonderful performance!!! waiting for the next one now

rohan_fonseca · 21st September 2007, 02:01

Amazing stuff. They did it. Two amazing performances back to back but will they do it once more!

lohithrao · 21st September 2007, 11:09

great to see india winning! but i was surprised to see SA putting up a cold fight?? am sure it ewas not thier best performance... anyway lets hope that yuvi is back in the team for the semi.

Rtech · 21st September 2007, 11:18

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Originally Posted by khaadu75

Here start the match fixing theories ... why can't we accept that our boys played way better

???

baah! Max was fixed

I've seen better acting in a tamil movie! Only problem was that they couldn't reach their 126 target, and the plan kinda fell apart!

*** Sits back to watch the fun ****

khaadu75 · 21st September 2007, 11:26

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Originally Posted by Rtech

baah! Max was fixed

I've seen better acting in a tamil movie! Only problem was that they couldn't reach their 126 target, and the plan kinda fell apart!

*** Sits back to watch the fun ****

ggrrrrrrrr ... can we pls BAN this Mod from this section somehow ??? We don't want Tamil viewers coming in and telling us how the two are so similar ... go enjoy the movies and BAN the ESPN channel from your TV

Bring on the Aussies now ...

maddy42 · 21st September 2007, 11:27

Lets see who whips whom on th A@# in the semis.....ozzies seem to be in full flow and on their path Are india....best of luck india

Samurai · 21st September 2007, 11:44

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Originally Posted by Rtech

baah! Max was fixed

I've seen better acting in a tamil movie! Only problem was that they couldn't reach their 126 target, and the plan kinda fell apart!

Actually Tamil movies are known for good acting, and this is coming from somebody in Karnataka, so better believe it. Actually you could say you have seen better acting from Esha Deol. Oh boy, she can't act if her life depended on it.

I had retired from watching/following cricket just before the World Cup at WI. Totally lost touch with it. However, I decided to come out of retirement for T20, just to checkout the new format. Like all the veterans I felt I still had some cricket left me.

And it is so.

Damn, I like the T20, it's like starting at slog overs. Doesn't waste the whole day, gets over in 4 hours or less. Very first match I saw ended in tie and bowl-outs. I even got to see six sixers from Yuvi. For me enjoyment has returned to cricket.

sushrutha · 21st September 2007, 11:59

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

First time I've heard a chick doing cricket commentary.

She's Donna Symonds - The female Commentator from West Indies. Chick

?????? .....
She's been commentating since quite long (probably 4+ years ).. She used to do commentary for SET MAX ...

greatDrive · 21st September 2007, 12:02

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Originally Posted by Samurai

I had retired from watching/following cricket just before the World Cup at WI. Totally lost touch with it. However, I decided to come out of retirement for T20, just to checkout the new format. Like all the veterans I felt I still had some cricket left me.

And it is so.

Damn, I like the T20, it's like starting at slog overs. Doesn't waste the whole day, gets over in 4 hours or less. Very first match I saw ended in tie and bowl-outs. I even got to see six sixers from Yuvi. For me enjoyment has returned to cricket.

I agree to Samurai, I think most of cricket fans parted their way from watching cricket. Twenty20 have really brought new life to this game.

Man watching India winning in Boul out was real fun.
Cheers

shuvc · 21st September 2007, 15:33

Surely an India - Pak final now

But SA choked real bad. They needed 27 off 22 to reach 126. Around a run a ball. Wonder how they couldn't manage that.

khaadu75 · 21st September 2007, 15:43

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Originally Posted by shuvc

Surely an India - Pak final now

But SA choked real bad. They needed 27 off 22 to reach 126. Around a run a ball. Wonder how they couldn't manage that.

Coz they were still looking at getting the 154 needed for an outright win ... thus going for BIG shots instead of playing sensibly !!! {Pressure is a strange thing and makes the smartest and wisest crack up and thats what happened

rkbharat · 21st September 2007, 16:08

two wins back to back... hope to see another win today... cheers

esteem_lover · 21st September 2007, 17:25

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

Okay - SA are out of the tournament. Who wants to bet if this was fixed?

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Originally Posted by Rtech

ok...does anyone else think the South Africans have been paid off. I have never seen so many blatant missed catches and fumbles in my life!! Terrible acting!

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Today's match. Isn't it looking too artifitial?

Certainly points to some unnatural cricket by SA, especially towards the end when they just seemed to have forgotten batting. But that cannot take away the brilliant performance of Rohit Sharma(reminds me of Sanjay Manjrekar) & RP SIngh, not to forget Karthik.

lohithrao · 21st September 2007, 18:06

I think the present team is good, the young team should be given a fair chance while the experienced once(Ganguly, Sachin , Dravid) should take a break for a while.
I think Dhoni will make a good captain, jelling well with the team. lets hope it works for the team. though might be early in making this statement.

lohithrao · 21st September 2007, 18:08

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Certainly points to some unnatural cricket by SA, especially towards the end when they just seemed to have forgotten batting. But that cannot take away the brilliant performance of Rohit Sharma(reminds me of Sanjay Manjrekar) & RP SIngh, not to forget Karthik.

Yesterday SA's performance dint look real, they were definately not in the mood to win.... dont know whats the reason.

21st September 2007, 01:15	#841
v1kram BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Coimbatore /YEG Posts: 465 Thanked: 242 Times	wonderful performance!!! waiting for the next one now
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21st September 2007, 02:01	#842
rohan_fonseca BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Panaji Posts: 984 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Amazing stuff. They did it. Two amazing performances back to back but will they do it once more!
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lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	great to see india winning! but i was surprised to see SA putting up a cold fight?? am sure it ewas not thier best performance... anyway lets hope that yuvi is back in the team for the semi.
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maddy42 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coorg Posts: 2,131 Thanked: 1,328 Times View My Garage	Lets see who whips whom on th A@# in the semis.....ozzies seem to be in full flow and on their path Are india....best of luck india
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21st September 2007, 15:33	#850
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,913 Thanked: 352 Times View My Garage	Surely an India - Pak final now But SA choked real bad. They needed 27 off 22 to reach 126. Around a run a ball. Wonder how they couldn't manage that.
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rkbharat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Gurgaon/New Delhi Posts: 1,601 Thanked: 724 Times View My Garage	two wins back to back... hope to see another win today... cheers
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21st September 2007, 18:06	#854
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	I think the present team is good, the young team should be given a fair chance while the experienced once(Ganguly, Sachin , Dravid) should take a break for a while. I think Dhoni will make a good captain, jelling well with the team. lets hope it works for the team. though might be early in making this statement.
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