The Cricket World Cup Thread

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 23 Mar 2011 00:53

Common sense says this team does not look like moving beyond QF. How can you win a tournament with 3batsmen and two bowlers?

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 23 Mar 2011 01:09

Chinmayanand wrote:. How can you win a tournament with 3batsmen and two bowlers?

u will see saar on the 2nd

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 23 Mar 2011 01:10

2 bowlers ????

where ????

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 23 Mar 2011 01:11

archan wrote:
Mahendra wrote:His lil bro Dravid Hussey
does he also play like Dravid?

He would have knocked RIP out of the test team if he did

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 23 Mar 2011 01:18

Rahul M wrote:2 bowlers ???? where ????

Zack = 1
Everyone else put together = 1.

1+1 = 2 no?

niran · Post by **niran** » 23 Mar 2011 01:28

one stat i found out of 4 times a player scored 300 runs and got 10 wikits in WC 3 times that team have won the cup
in 83 it was Kapil Dev then it was a whathis name poaky S jayasurya for SL there was a Zimbabwean in between

currently Yuvi has 9 wikits and 284 runs if he gets a wikit and score 16 runs TI is in for a 3 to 1 chance no?

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 23 Mar 2011 01:38

No Hayden, No Gilchrist, No M'cGrath, No Warne and their replacements aren't half as good. If we don't beat them in our own backyard, then we don't deserve to win the WC.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 23 Mar 2011 01:55

What is happening to our MRF pace foundation? did it mature?

We don't send budding pacers to English county cricket to mature. Zhak did.

shaardula · Post by **shaardula** » 23 Mar 2011 02:08

talking of which, did anyone see rampaul bowl? i was so happy to see him bowl.

negi · Post by **negi** » 23 Mar 2011 02:09

Siry Aggy bagged fastest hundred wickets in the ODIs and then Dhakkan Lilly sent him to MRF ostensibly for refining his action rest as they say is history.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 23 Mar 2011 02:16

I thought Raju Kulkarni was the fashtesht... but he was never seen again since those days.

Pranthan and Zhak did bowl fast 147kmph. With line and length none is actually aspiring to be lilee.

Actually, they can bowl couple of b@lls per over at 150 with line and length. That effort is enough to get us to finals. I think, WC final will be won by bowling efforts onlee.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 23 Mar 2011 02:25

Just a Langoor is tipped to take over from Gary Kirsten

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 23 Mar 2011 02:33

They could not find any other better firang especially the one helps our bowling dept?

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one more hundred and you can take the world cup:
http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130300/130375.jpg

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 23 Mar 2011 04:31

Dilbu wrote:Do you really thing I am bursting my blood vessels and crying 'jeehaard' wearing a lungi at these posts?

Who knows what circket bhakts are doing these days

Sushupti · Post by **Sushupti** » 23 Mar 2011 05:16

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 23 Mar 2011 05:33

bhaaat no janvar protein?

nachiket · Post by **nachiket** » 23 Mar 2011 06:21

Just realized. If we don't win on Thursday, it could be His last ODI game. I always knew this day was coming. And I'm not ready for it.

krisna · Post by **krisna** » 23 Mar 2011 06:32

Sushupti wrote:

SaiK wrote:bhaaat no janvar protein?

Virat Kohli

Looks pucca dhoti shivering sdre despite the name of virat (king of birds).

OT-
MMS is a Kohli

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 23 Mar 2011 07:22

nachiket wrote:Just realized. If we don't win on Thursday, it could be His last ODI game. I always knew this day was coming. And I'm not ready for it.

I agree. Gawd's retirement will mark the end of an era. Momentous and saddening. I still remember the '87 WC pic of Gavaskar's stumps clean bowled - the match after which India crashed out of the WC and he ended his int'l career.

Though, something still tells me he will make is ton of tons and then retire at a height the view from where I doubt anyone after will ever get to see.

archan · Post by **archan** » 23 Mar 2011 08:29

Hari Seldon wrote: Though, something still tells me he will make is ton of tons and then retire at a height the view from where I doubt anyone after will ever get to see.

The guy made a 200 in an ODI, at the near-end of his career. Such feats cannot be touched so easily. What more...
One thing is for sure, he is better than most in the team in terms of athleticism, commitment and of course talent. No signs of a guy ready to retire.

asgkhan · Post by **asgkhan** » 23 Mar 2011 09:35

Mahendra wrote:No Hayden, No Gilchrist, No M'cGrath, No Warne and their replacements aren't half as good. If we don't beat them in our own backyard, then we don't deserve to win the WC.

+ 1 to that.

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 23 Mar 2011 10:02

What if pranthan plays today ?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Mar 2011 10:02

I think better to keep a left-right combo going - send in GG & Sehwag. send in SRT next no matter who falls. by this time the initial shine would be off the ball. next fall send in Yuvraj/Kohli/Raina depending on whether we need a L or R. Dhoni to bring up the rear and 'rally the tail around him'

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 23 Mar 2011 12:36

I hope he won't 'tail the rally' instead.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 23 Mar 2011 12:56

^^^ROFL. Good one.

Beer n popcorn time...soon... WIsh ours were the last QF instead of the 2nd. That way, we could've gotten to ensoi the other 3 QFs w/o India's result weighing on the mind.

Me, I plan not to watch the rest of the WC should India exit. I know, I feel for 'em marketers and advertisers and all..../am using the dishtv commercial-free HD broadcast. No ads anyway. And such awesome-ish reception. good fun. IPL would be a fun watch on this.

sum · Post by **sum** » 23 Mar 2011 14:18

Windies are wobbling against the Poak spin...18/3.

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 23 Mar 2011 14:59

Pakis have won thier quater final WI 38/3 in 17 overs, Sarwan and Chanderpaul have played 13 overs inbetween them and scored 18 runs.

Looks like Pakis have thier hands on the World CUp. I dont in any way how they can lose.

The wicket looks very easy for batting and I would say a par score is 310-320.

I don't see any batting line up dominating the Paki bowling attack and scoring 300-350, I dont see the Paki batting also collapsing and getting out cheaply

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Mar 2011 15:11

55/3 in 22 overs.

and chanderpaul and sarwan are just the duo to play until 50 overs at 2 rpo

Dmurphy · Post by **Dmurphy** » 23 Mar 2011 15:22

Sarwan gone too! Both are Rahul Dravids of WI.

amdavadi · Post by **amdavadi** » 23 Mar 2011 15:25

Pollard gone too....

Ok India vs pakis semi final...How about arresting all the paki players when they are in India & exchanging them once
paki handover D company & rest of wanted terrorists

sum · Post by **sum** » 23 Mar 2011 15:25

65/5

Pretty sizable amount of cheering for Pak even in BD..

I don't see any batting line up dominating the Paki bowling attack and scoring 300-350, I dont see the Paki batting also collapsing and getting out cheaply

With the Poaks, one never knows....

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 23 Mar 2011 15:28

69/5 - Pollard fails against spin again, now 69/6 THomas out, SHahid Afridi is unplayable. . this Game is over.

I think the MEA needs to issue 25000 visas since Pakis need to see thier team win the WC at Wankade.

I think Aussie Batting line up has only failed against the Pakis who no batting line up has been able play well against. It will be totally wrong assumption to expect Aussie Batting will fail against Indian Pie Chuckers.

sum · Post by **sum** » 23 Mar 2011 15:29

70/6....

And the hat trick ball of ball biter also manages to take the edge but no one at square leg to catch it!!!

Edited : 71/7....WTF?? has the spirit of the "tigers" entered the Windies?

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 23 Mar 2011 15:30

71/7 - Unless I see the results it is impossible to belive Pakis will ever lose or India will ever win.

These are Deer in Headlights SYndrome.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 23 Mar 2011 15:30

worst thoughts sometimes turn true, if it is in DiSCo format. it is happening.

they may be pacqies.. but they are damn well getting everything right.

...and...

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 23 Mar 2011 15:31

Dmurphy wrote:Sarwan gone too! Both are Rahul Dravids of WI.

nokol hoite sabdhan ! beware of fakes ! WI would have been hoping they had a real RD in this situation.

sum · Post by **sum** » 23 Mar 2011 15:32

71/8...

The wicket column is ticking faster than a Abdul can say "zam zam"

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 23 Mar 2011 15:33

71/8 - This is shameful quaterfinal, what a poor advetisement for Cricket, lets hope India don't perform like this against Australia, Johnson Tait and Lee are aldready licking thier lips.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 23 Mar 2011 15:34

pathetic... and we have a team here for dhoni men to smile!

amdavadi · Post by **amdavadi** » 23 Mar 2011 15:35

i am worried India may top WI by scoring 17/8 against tait & lee...