Pakistan v/s Australia

[Pradeep bhatt]

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

We can safely predict the result.

[R K Singh]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:

We can safely predict the result.

yes .. We got a good excuse now

[Varun Khanna]

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http://www.indopaktour.com
They provide the fastst live ball by ball scorecard on the internet.

[Mani Ram]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:

Full of runs.

No team has crossed 300 in the last 14 innings there (all day/night).
In fact, only 3 times the 250 mark has been crossed in the last 14 innings!
And in the last 7 matches, the team batted second has won 6 times!

[Varun Khanna]

Australia 91/7
(Vs Sri Lanka)

[Mani Ram]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:
Australia 91/7
(Vs Sri Lanka)

Hijack?
Australia 120 All out

[Mani Ram]

Pakistan 54/0 in 7 overs. 10 extras already

[Pradeep bhatt]

Pak will score 450 today.

[Mani Ram]

Pakistan 108/0 in 14 overs. Thanks to Nehra, for with out him, the score might read 140/0 in 14 overs

[Pradeep bhatt]

330 to win.

[Pradeep bhatt]

India lost 2 wickets ..

[R K Singh]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:
India lost 2 wickets ..

are you watching it ??
hmmm .. I try to be optimistic ..

[Varun Khanna]

For me the turning point was Shoaib Akhtar dropping Ganguly.
Had the catch been taken, lesser balls would have been wasted.
15(38) is un-explainable under those circumstances

[Varun Khanna]

Doubts are been raised about the possibility of yesterday's match been fixed !!!
Especially the way Pakistan defended last 100 runs.

[Pradeep bhatt]

I feel that the whole series is fixed. I feel that cricketers, film stars and politicians are fooling the people.

[Varun Khanna]

I heard in a local channel that Pak bookies would have lost million had the series been decided yesterday only !!!

[Pradeep bhatt]

Varun
Why is that match fixing come up when India wins and when it loses. It loses most of the time, right?

[Varun Khanna]

Pradeep
Did India win the match or Pakistan lost it?
Did you noticed - number of wides been bowled by Pakistan / Not appealing vehemently for a caught behind for Kaif by Afridi / The way Pakistan batted first 30 overs / plumb LBW of Kaif / Moin Khan's batting.
Day before yes'day I watched the "Dainik Jagran" reporter from Pakistan saying that as per the bookies, Pakistan will have to and will loose tomorrow's game else there will be big loss of money for *everyone.
btw, Did you watched "Sports centre" on espn yes'day night?
Gavaskar/Shastri too doubted the Pak's approach.
But I still think India won the Match

[Pradeep bhatt]

http://sify.com/sports/cricket/fullstory.php?id=13435999

[Varun Khanna]

Dravid declared with sachin at 194 not out

[Mani Ram]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:
Dravid declared with sachin at 194 not out

Well, the team goal is more important than the individual records. So, I don't have any complaints on Sachin unable to make 200.
But, however, I think the declaration came a fraction too early. Why to give 16 overs to Pakistan. That is more than half a session of play! 12 overs would have been much better, for then, the batsman will try to defend the wickets till the end of day, and the chances of getting them out is more.
Also, 700 runs on board would have given a big psychological advantage to India. Think about the necessity to score 500 runs just to avoid follow-on. The pressure on the Pakistan batsmen would have been tremendous in that case.

[Varun Khanna]

Originally posted by Mani Ram:
Well, the team goal is more important than the individual records.

He should have given 2 overs, with a note that declaration is on cards after that.

Also, 700 runs on board would have given a big psychological advantage to India. Think about the necessity to score 500 runs just to avoid follow-on. The pressure on the Pakistan batsmen would have been tremendous in that case.

Not sure if india will give the follow-on. Considering the heat and temperature, nobody would like to be on field for 2 days.
Remember Australian 700+ match?

[Mani Ram]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:

Not sure if india will give the follow-on. Considering the heat and temperature, nobody would like to be on field for 2 days.

True. But victory doesn't come easy

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:

Remember Australian 700+ match?

Sydney was a different story. The problem with the Australians is the rate at which they score the runs. Say, if India offered follow-on, and Australia piles up a huge total second-innings total quickly, then India will be in all sorts of trouble batting in the last day track.
But that is unlikely with the Pakistan team. It is easy to put pressure on not-so-experienced Pakistan batsmen.
Offering a follow-on, if possible, will be the best chance to win this test.

[Varun Khanna]

Originally posted by Mani Ram:

Sydney was a different story. The problem with the Australians is the rate at which they score the runs. Say, if India offered follow-on, and Australia piles up a huge total second-innings total quickly, then India will be in all sorts of trouble batting in the last day track.
But that is unlikely with the Pakistan team. It is easy to put pressure on not-so-experienced Pakistan batsmen.
Offering a follow-on, if possible, will be the best chance to win this test.

You need to have fit and fresh legs for getting 20 wickets. And expecting 4 regular bowlers to bowl contiously for 3 days is too much. And to be realistic, it 4 bowlers on paper ... its going to be kumble only (returning from an injury) and if india enforces follow-on ... it will be second bad decision (first one being today's declaration).

[Ranga Sreenivasan]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:
if india enforces follow-on ... it will be second bad decision (first one being today's declaration).

Indians should enforce a follow-on...that is probably their best chance to win this test :roll:

[Varun Khanna]

Originally posted by Ranga Sreenivasan:

Indians should enforce a follow-on...that is probably their best chance to win this test :roll:

Today they will if they can bowl out Pakistan, but tomorrow I doubt they will do.

[jyothi godavarthy]

Hi,
One of my friends got a mail yeasterday that Dravid had declared when Sachin was on 194 because a bookie had called him and threatened to kill his wife if Sachin hits a double century, thats why he had declared when sachin was on 194. The bookie would have lost crores of rupees had Sachin hit a double ton, do you think this is true.
Regards,
Jyothi
[ March 30, 2004: Message edited by: jyothi godavarthy ]

[Varun Khanna]

Originally posted by jyothi godavarthy:
Hi,
One of my friends got a mail yeasterday that Dravid had declared when Sachin was on 194 because a bookie had called him and threatened to kill his wife if Sachin hits a double century, thats why he had declared when sachin was on 194. The bookie would have lost crores of rupees had Sachin hit a double ton, do you think this is true.
Regards,
Kirti

I also came to know that Sehwag got a message from his wife that she will kill a bookie if sehwag gets out for a score less than 300. :roll: :roll:

[Varun Khanna]

Originally posted by Mani Ram:

Sydney was a different story...

Follow on is enforced. ... lets hope for vicotry ..

[Pradeep bhatt]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:

I also came to know that Sehwag got a message from his wife that she will kill a bookie if sehwag gets out for a score less than 300. :roll: :roll:

Sehwag is not married.
He will marry only after he come from Pakistan.

[Anand Jayaraman]

What do you guys have to say abt the ongoing Ind-Pak series?? Having won the ODI's, I guess the Indians have a great chance of winning the tests. Oh... This statement is purely based on the situation the Pakis have gotten into at Day 4..
What say, guys??

[Mani Ram]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:

Follow on is enforced. ... lets hope for vicotry ..

Very wise decision
4 wickets down and still 177 runs needed to avoid an Innings defeat.
India Shining
[ March 31, 2004: Message edited by: Mani Ram ]

[Varun Khanna]

9 Down.

[Ranga Sreenivasan]

Originally posted by Varun Khanna:
Today they will if they can bowl out Pakistan, but tomorrow I doubt they will do.

Yo baby...9 wickets down...One full day left...
hope our boys don't screw this thing up...
they won't but you never know...what after the last wicket partnership of 38 odd runs in the 1st innings...

[R K Singh]

Originally posted by Ranga Sreenivasan:

Yo baby...9 wickets down...One full day left...
hope our boys don't screw this thing up...
they won't but you never know...what after the last wicket partnership of 38 odd runs in the 1st innings...

indeed great show

[Shalu Ban]

good that Kumble has come back! now we r pretty good at the spin bowling side too

[Varun Khanna]

3 Cheeers for India

[Pradeep bhatt]

Tendulkar did not sleep on the day he was denied 200. :roll:

[Shalu Ban]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:
Tendulkar did not sleep on the day he was denied 200. :roll:

If he is really a good *team member* he would have slept

Great win India!!!
[ April 01, 2004: Message edited by: Shal Ban ]

[Pradeep bhatt]

If he is really a good *team member* he would have slept

Dravid should have allowed him to score 6 runs. It would not have changed the game but would have been a personal mailestone.
Dravid has 4 200s
Tendulkar has 3 200s
:roll: