Pakistan v/s Australia

[himanshu patel]

After Australia series again cricket season is zooming up...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/519949.cms
What do you think, should we under estimate Pak ?
Is it easy to defeat Pak on its soil, with its home crowds and ofcource with tremendous pressure?
I m affraid of thinking what would happen if india can not make it?
I think it is more difficult to play against Pak than to Australia becouse
when India and Pakistan plays, it not just a cricket.Its some kind of religion war.Both plays after few year's gap.Both country wants to win anyhow? People from both country can not digest defeat against eachother.
Some time even threating the life of cricketers.
Anyway, when Pak and India plays, i get one reason to use firework .
[ February 25, 2004: Message edited by: himanshu patel ]

[Pradeep bhatt]

Pakistan has the edge over India because they are playing in Pakistan. I am sure that if India are well placed crowd will start troubles.

[himanshu patel]

Pak has said lot about security arragement.Let see and watch..

[Varun Khanna]

I read that India has added a clause saying - if even a single
"stone throwing" incident happens with Indian player during the match, India has right to cancel the tour with being responsible to Pakistan Board for any compensation.
Pakistan has accepted this clause
[ February 27, 2004: Message edited by: Varun Khanna ]

[Pradeep bhatt]

if even a single
"stone throwing" incident happens with Indian player during the match, India has right to cancel the tour with being responsible to Pakistan Board for any compensation.

Even if stones are thrown, India wont withdraw. Vajpayee will tell - Let us continue and give peace a chance. Dalmiya will also agree (he is only intersted in money and indian cricketers in ads)

Even Pak President is not safe.

If Indians lose they will say - We lost becaue of security pressure.

[Pradeep bhatt]

Why is the topic subject Aus..vs Pak?

[Varun Khanna]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:
Why is the topic subject Aus..vs Pak?

Aus..vs Pak?
I am seing it as Pakistan v/s Australia :roll:
[ February 27, 2004: Message edited by: Varun Khanna ]

[Varun Khanna]

If Indians lose they will say - We lost becaue of security pressure.

Also the ever green reason --> Jet Lag
[ February 27, 2004: Message edited by: Varun Khanna ]

[Pradeep bhatt]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:

Aus..vs Pak?
I am seing it as Pakistan v/s Australia :roll:
[ February 27, 2004: Message edited by: Varun Khanna ]

why are u seeing it?

[Pradeep bhatt]

varun
Can we have your expert opinion?

[Pradeep bhatt]

Well, it is not easy for Indians to paly in Pakistan considering the hostile crowd.

[himanshu patel]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:
I read that India has added a clause saying - if even a single
"stone throwing" incident happens with Indian player during the match, India has right to cancel the tour with being responsible to Pakistan Board for any compensation.
Pakistan has accepted this clause
[ February 27, 2004: Message edited by: Varun Khanna ]

This will come to rescue india if she is losing match.It is not cleraly specified that this clause will applicable to pak crowd only.So just in case if india is losing match, indian crowd can stop match by throwing stone.....

[himanshu patel]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:
Why is the topic subject Aus..vs Pak?

The subject is because how easy for india to play with pakistan on its soil
against play with Australia on its soil.

[Varun Khanna]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:
varun
Can we have your expert opinion?

[Pradeep bhatt]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:

hey, dont worry if you predict wrong

[Pradeep bhatt]

So just in case if india is losing match, indian crowd can stop match by throwing stone.....

Is it true that you have purchased tickets

[Varun Khanna]

Agarkar/Kumble not in the squad for Pak.
Again Sachin will have to bear an extra responsibility
[ March 01, 2004: Message edited by: Varun Khanna ]

[Pradeep bhatt]

Again Sachin will have to bear an extra responsibility

Yes, he will have to bowl a few overs.
AW, he does not have much work to do.

[Prakash Dwivedi]

Parthiv patel is again incldued in the squad.
Rahul Dravid is better wicket keeper than him.
I think he is the worst wicket-keeper in the world (followed by Rahul Dravid), worst full-time wicket-keeper india ever had. Yet he is included again and again. Probably he is having some jack.
Cricket is so popular in india, there are so many Ranjit Trophy teams, each having full-time wicket keepers. It is surprising that selection committee couldn't find even single quality wicket-keeper.

[himanshu patel]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:

Is it true that you have purchased tickets

Unfortunately I am software engineer.

[Pradeep bhatt]

Originally posted by himanshu patel:

Unfortunately I am software engineer.

[Varun Khanna]

AW, he does ......

So you also started this "AW" thing

Yes, he will have to bowl a few overs.

May be more than a few ....
AW, we will find this out in another 10 days
[ March 02, 2004: Message edited by: Varun Khanna ]

[Pradeep bhatt]

So you also started this "AW" thing

[ChanSan Mehbubani]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:

[Pradeep bhatt]

Few days to go.

[Pradeep bhatt]

Here we go
Batsmen: R B 4s 6s S/R
V Sehwag (RHB) 75 67 13 1 111.94 Striker
SR Tendulkar (RHB) 56 58 9 0 96.55 Non-striker

[Pradeep bhatt]

Indians 173/2 (24.1 ov)

[Pradeep bhatt]

Indians innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4 6
V Sehwag c Bazid Khan b Qaiser Abbas 75 68 13 1
SR Tendulkar b Qaiser Abbas 76 82 11 0
*SC Ganguly c & b Umar Gul 5 8 0 0
VVS Laxman b Junaid Zia 28 47 1 0
+R Dravid not out 92 69 13 1
Yuvraj Singh c Faisal Iqbal b Yasir Arafat 10 13 1 0
M Kaif run out (Umar Gul) 20 24 1 0
IK Pathan not out 0 0 0 0
Extras (lb 4, w 13, nb 12) 29
Total (6 wickets, 50 overs) 335

[Mani Ram]

Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6
JL Langer lbw b Jayasuriya 32 113 106 4 0
ML Hayden c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 130 211 12 2
*RT Ponting run out (Chandana/Sangakkara) 28 110 78 2 0
DR Martyn not out 109 245 10 0
DS Lehmann not out 105 186 13 1
Extras (b 15, lb 26, nb 2) 43
Total (3 wickets, 137.2 overs) 447

[Mani Ram]

Oops. Wrong scorecard
Here is the one
Pakistan A innings (target: 336 runs from 50 overs) R B 4 6
Imran Nazir b Khan 65 32 10 4
*Taufeeq Umar not out 57 43 8 1
Naumanullah not out 16 20 2 0
Extras (b 4, lb 5, w 11, nb 13) 33
Total (1 wicket, 14.2 overs) 171

[Pradeep bhatt]

I think India will be thrashed by Pakistan.

[Pradeep bhatt]

The series starts tomorrow. Pakistan starts as favourites since India has a poor bowling attack as was demonstrated yesterday.

[Pradeep bhatt]

349 is not good enough, India should have score 450.

[Pradeep bhatt]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:
349 is not good enough, India should have score 450.

I was right.

[Prakash Dwivedi]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:

I was right.

You were wrong.

[Mani Ram]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:
349 is not good enough, India should have score 450.

Well, 349 proved just enough - thanks to the Pakistan bowlers for the 30 extra runs & deliveries
India could have scored more runs easily. I think the Ganguly's wicket was crucial. If he could have stayed there for another 10 overs, things would have been very different.
But what a chase it was from Inzi led Pakistan players. Great work & Congrats

[Prakash Dwivedi]

I think india should go with 5 bowlers, also i think Murali Karthik should be replaced. Next match will be far more difficult for India, because i believe Shaid Afridi and Saqlain Mustaq will be back, Also pakistani bowlers will ball much better, i.e. less no of wides and no-balls.
Next match is at Rawalpindi, any idea what kind of pitch is that?

[Varun Khanna]

Originally posted by Prakash Dwivedi:

Next match is at Rawalpindi, any idea what kind of pitch is that?

Full of runs.
But since its a day night match ... toss can be a crutial factor

[Varun Khanna]

Ganguly, Nehra doubtful for tomorrow's match :roll:

[Pradeep bhatt]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:
Ganguly, Nehra doubtful for tomorrow's match :roll:

We can safely predict the result.