Never liked him. Not as a batsman and not in terms of his personality.
Preferred Steve Waugh personally.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
- Thread starter The Taurean
- Start date
Never liked him. Not as a batsman and not in terms of his personality.
Preferred Steve Waugh personally.
So semis, Yuvi vs Afridi?
Here is the most important news boys....
I am going to the Mohali Semi!!
I am going to the Mohali Semi!!
Here is the most important news boys....
I am going to the Mohali Semi!!
If we lose it's all your fault
I guess thats true to an extent but the feeling on the street has very little to do with the state of the political relations. For me, most of the excitement was lost because we were playing each other so often. Its tough to get excited about winning when you know you're going to be playing each other enxt week again.
WC Final is on a saturday ? what gives ?
You don't remember the games in the 90's? We played Pakistan a fair deal and it was fecking incredible.
I remember when Hrishikesh Kanitkar hit a boundary with us needing 3 of 2 balls. One of the rare wins back then. I hope my memory is not failing me.
Yeah there were way too many bilateral series going about in early 2000s. Took the sting out.
Yeah the that was Dhaka final. The series with 3 finals. We chased down 326 or there about in pretty dark conditions.
Lol treat Gully with respect, and what about the others? Afridi? Ajmal? Hell, even Akhtar... Atleast 35 overs of your innings will be spent "paying respect" to our bowlers. If you do that, you'll lose.
I actually cannot wait for it. Remember the last time we played you in Mohali? Younis Khan's century
YES
Great game, congrats to Raina and Yuvraj - stunning!
India v Pakistan - need to turn the pakis over, haven't played them at home for a bloody while.
Please keep it clean Pavan.
You know well the connotations of the Paki word in the UK.
Lol treat Gully with respect, and what about the others? Afridi? Ajmal? Hell, even Akhtar... Atleast 35 overs of your innings will be spent "paying respect" to our bowlers. If you do that, you'll lose.
I actually cannot wait for it. Remember the last time we played you in Mohali? Younis Khan's century
To be fair Gul is a league above the others.
I actually remember that...
Was in Dhaka in the Asia Cup if I'm not mistaken..
Was a shot to deepmidwicket/long on by the left hander against a spinner I think to win it..
I even remember Sachin getting out to Saqlain in that game....Scored like 40 something ...
Not sure why I remember that game so fondly, but maybe its cause its one of the times that a 300+ score was chased...back then, it was rare!
Amazing someone else remembers that game too!
God, I remember that. Ijaz had a stormer. Really thought he got us the match...
Honestly, Indo-Pak matches are possibly the greatest set of cricket matches in the world. Absoloutely love them!
Sidhu giving white tissues to Tony Greig in the studio
Robin Singh played a blinder in that innings, IIRC. Ganguly scored a brilliant century.
I do remember that. An Asia cup final or something wasn't it. Anyway, this one's going to be epic. To begin the build up, i'm going to remind everyone of one of the greatest moments in world cup cricket.
Cricinfo said:
They say the hole in the Ozone layer is the biggest over Australia. Well Australia certainly suffered from the UV rays today!
I disagree, Afridi has really grown as a bowler, he's not just getting the wickets against the minnows, its SL, Aus, NZ. He might not get as many against India, but he will definately squeeze the runs, aswell as Ajmal.
Gul just needs to keep his rhythm, he is absoloutely crucial to our hopes.
Must say though, your middle order is in serious need of form, Yuvraj apart. As does our middle order, save for Asad.
It was rare, and it was such an amazing finish from an unlikely source. Slog sweep to mid wicket
wasnt that the match where there umpires wanted to end it because of bad light but the batsmen stayed on and refused to go off?
dada was brilliant in that match
or am I thinking of something else?
We don't have a middle order. Apart from Yuvraj.
Shoaib at the height of his vanity... Bowling 97mph long hops.
Gul's a different beast. not as fast, but definately has better control...
This World Cup, definately. But when they click (and I'm fearing they will against us) they're a frightening prospect.
The toss is going to be absoloutely crucial.
Wonder what the wicket will be like? Green top to counter the spin factor?
Afridi's a good bowler, but more a one day bowler and more an impact bowler.
Gul is a top bowler who if he fulfills his potential and can stay consistent can be in the top 5 bowlers in world cricket for years.
What the hell?
Yuvraj's innings was great, but Reina and Gambhir also played great innings.
I'll back the Indian batting line-up in a battle against spinners...even class spinners any day. They only get me nervous when when they're playing genuine pace in bouncy conditions. A collapse always seems around the corner.Lol treat Gully with respect, and what about the others? Afridi? Ajmal? Hell, even Akhtar... Atleast 35 overs of your innings will be spent "paying respect" to our bowlers. If you do that, you'll lose.
I actually cannot wait for it. Remember the last time we played you in Mohali? Younis Khan's century
Umar's the main threat. Now if you had Asif and Aamer, that would be different story.
What a moment. Talk about bottle from the great man.
at the hight difference between Gavaskar and Tom MoodyTee hee... Sehwag and Sachin will take on Gul no doubt about that. Plus we have played Afridi plenty of times.Lol treat Gully with respect, and what about the others? Afridi? Ajmal? Hell, even Akhtar... Atleast 35 overs of your innings will be spent "paying respect" to our bowlers. If you do that, you'll lose.
I actually cannot wait for it. Remember the last time we played you in Mohali? Younis Khan's century
Can't wait for this feckin semi.. India v Pakistan, been waiting for both of them to feature like this in a genuinely huge match since was a lil boy. I reckon if Pakistan play with genuine effort, no fixing involved.. they can take it, their bowling is stronger and they're a side who can think on their feet better than most. However India's batting lineup is very strong, they're the more disciplined side and they're the home nation.
I think.. I'll back India.
I think.. I'll back India.
I think Pakistan have punched above their weight in this tournament. Still, respect to them with all the issues which have clouded the country and it's cricket.
Thats just absurd. Kohli's looked in fine nick...was very crucial in the West Indies win. Yuvraj as you say is in great form and Dhoni can alwasy grind it out if the occasion demands it. Its the lower order i'm worried about - Raina and the tailenders. Harbhajan and Ashwin need to be able to add those 30-40 runs when needed.
Was a bit harsh but we need Dhoni to get into some form. Yuvraj is the only one who has been consistently good in there. Sachin and Sehwag are the highest and 4th highest scorers in the WC with some 700 runs just between them
Yuvraj for the Man Of the Series if we make it to the final?
We've played some great games. One of my favourites is the Jadeja game. Those incredible last five overs of the India innings. Then Pakistan's flying start and Venkatesh Prasad's incredible comeback. Great stuff!
Nah, their bowling attack is awesome. They are very much in the semis on merit. Infact the only match they lost, they threw away as well by poor fielding and shambolic bowling in the last 5 overs.
I think the key is to make their batting chase a total. Their line up is already weak and generally like to play themselves in and blast a bit in the end to get a respectable total their bowling can defend.
Yeap.. Sohail being bowled by Prasad. One of the sporting moments I will never ever forget.
Afridi has amped his bowling this year, the use of the googly especially has come into its own this tournament. It's given him a new dimension, whereas his stock delivery is very straight and has little spin. He will be a threat for sure, although Gul will be the main man. The off-spin attack of Hafeez and Ajmal though, is also very strong.
However Pakistan's batting lineup doesn't inspire me with much confidence, Younis Khan apart.
However Pakistan's batting lineup doesn't inspire me with much confidence, Younis Khan apart.