The Cricket World Cup Thread

archan · Post by **archan** » 24 Mar 2011 17:15

CRamS wrote:What the f$%^, Integrity was plumb to Bhajji

If munna hadn't wasted a review, Mr. Ponting would be back in the hut by now.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 24 Mar 2011 17:16

P0rnting will cheat his way to another century now. That bhajji ball was o-so-clear out. Does the umpyre get penalized for wrong decisions even w/o review??

Vipin_Upadhyay · Post by **Vipin_Upadhyay** » 24 Mar 2011 17:16

Why no Simon Taufel in this match?. BCCI babus are dumb.

Lilo · Post by **Lilo** » 24 Mar 2011 17:19

yeah both umpires look like closet Pakis (racists)

Vipin_Upadhyay · Post by **Vipin_Upadhyay** » 24 Mar 2011 17:24

David Hussy is a Tontee-Tontee slogger. Better bring spinners when field is spread.Can't afford a big over here.

armenon · Post by **armenon** » 24 Mar 2011 17:25

Last 4 overs, 42 runs. Hussey should go NOW!!

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 24 Mar 2011 17:27

We get one before 250.

Sridhar K · Post by **Sridhar K** » 24 Mar 2011 17:28

poricky gets his hundred. Simon is an aussie

negi · Post by **negi** » 24 Mar 2011 17:29

Did you see that they stole 2 runs by just hitting it into the hands of the man on the edge of the circle.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 24 Mar 2011 17:29

Last over Bhaaji or Munna?

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 24 Mar 2011 17:31

SwamyG wrote:We get one before 250.

I told you.

amdavadi · Post by **amdavadi** » 24 Mar 2011 17:31

^^^ well done swamyg

armenon · Post by **armenon** » 24 Mar 2011 17:31

Yes.. Ashwin..

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 24 Mar 2011 17:32

260 is going to be touch and go for us. All hail Sehwag Deva

girish.r · Post by **girish.r** » 24 Mar 2011 17:32

SwamyG wrote:
SwamyG wrote:We get one before 250.
I told you.

Pls say we win.......

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 24 Mar 2011 17:33

Aussie batting power play sucked big time for us.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 24 Mar 2011 17:34

girish.r wrote: Pls say we win.......

I predicted that many many pages ago. Look at the energy of Sreesanth outside the field. He is in next match. Mark my words pulled from mushraaf.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 24 Mar 2011 17:34

Are Raja Bose, Purush ityadi watching....TI uses iMac. Go AAPL shares.

girish.r · Post by **girish.r** » 24 Mar 2011 17:35

SwamyG wrote:
girish.r wrote: Pls say we win.......
I predicted that many many pages ago. Look at the energy of Sreesanth outside the field. He is in next match. Mark my words pulled from mushraaf.

I know that Sir......Just reassuring myself.....aal is welll aal is well......

Vipin_Upadhyay · Post by **Vipin_Upadhyay** » 24 Mar 2011 17:35

Sehwag's second innings record is not good. I will rely on GG, VK & Dhoni to take us.
If this award winning batting line can't chase, then we deserve Pawar & IPL.

merlin · Post by **merlin** » 24 Mar 2011 17:37

India is going to rue Dhoni's faith in people like Nehra, Munaf, Piyush Chawla who cannot deliver. Picking friends over performers!

Vipin_Upadhyay · Post by **Vipin_Upadhyay** » 24 Mar 2011 17:39

AoA...261 to chase.

negi · Post by **negi** » 24 Mar 2011 17:39

Swamy maharaj may your shares increase twofold but please get us past 100 in first 15 overs without a loss of wicket.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 24 Mar 2011 17:39

It is going to be a close match; TI needs to show intelligence, dedication and application. {all words pulled out of leadership manuals

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negi · Post by **negi** » 24 Mar 2011 17:41

Har Har Tendulkar ! May everyone in our team today play like Tendulkar.

CRamS · Post by **CRamS** » 24 Mar 2011 17:42

Man, this is going to be a Humdinger, unless India collapses. But the chase is not going to be easy

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 24 Mar 2011 17:46

merlin wrote:India is going to rue Dhoni's faith in people like Nehra, Munaf, Piyush Chawla who cannot deliver. Picking friends over performers!

why on earth do you think those are his friends ?

if anyone is his friend it's his teammates from CSK.
throwing CT's at the drop of a hat has to stop.

sehwag NEVER plays well in chases.

mraghu · Post by **mraghu** » 24 Mar 2011 17:49

Munaf is not the bowler for Indian conditions. He does well in England, SA or Aus conditions as it helps seamers. Sreesanth can definately bring in more energy to the team.

If TI gets this total then we should definately be the favs to win the cup as no other team has chased 250+ in a difficult pitch to win

SA did chase 298 but the conditions were far too good for batting in Bengaluru

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BhairavP · Post by **BhairavP** » 24 Mar 2011 17:52

BhairavP wrote:I don't get it.. they are still only at 4.6-4.7/over, three wickets down, why all the self flagellation? I predict they will make 260-270 max, we'll chase it easily.

You can all call me the new Mahdi.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 24 Mar 2011 17:53

I have no hopes... if munna can't open bowling, wtf he is there for? dhoni is trying one strike two players falling policy. he is mean. On failure, both munna and ashwin will be dispatched to bench.

I may have hopes on kohli and bhojraj, and perhaps gambhir to plod. The struggle begins.

back to anti jinx.

btw, Those who hate sreesanth seek confession for their sins.

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 24 Mar 2011 17:54

Looks like White pakis have this match in the bag, I think they should relax in the feild this match is beyond India's grasp.

The groundsmen should alter the Aussie bowler runups by 6 inches during the break.

The ball boys should touch the balls with wet hands so that the Ball gets soggy.

Some thoughts for India to chase this humungous Totally.

This SDRE is totally shivering in his Dhoti in a dark corner.

VikramS · Post by **VikramS** » 24 Mar 2011 17:56

Ponting played really well for the pitch. Very few boundaries, mostly singles. Since this was not a big ground the chances to convert ones into twos were limited, which helped TI.

If Ponting had been taken early, the Aussies would have struggled. Even 225 would have been tough on this pitch for a team of stroke-players. He really held the innings together.

TI bowling was good but it lacks penetration. Very few if any, wicket taking deliveries. Most dismissals were due to the batsmen pushing it on a tough pitch. Ashwin was quite impressive. Bhajji's 5 freebies in the last over were unacceptable for a person with his experience. This was a pitch where every run had to be earned so there was no need to get fancy. TI fielding was reasonable; no howlers.

India needs at least two players to bat 20 overs, and keep the runs coming. Keeping the strike rotating is going to be the key to this chase.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 24 Mar 2011 17:58

261 atleast is not outrageous which 300+ would been. keeping the big bad wolves quiet in last 5 overs was no mean feat.

Dipanker · Post by **Dipanker** » 24 Mar 2011 17:59

Now all TI batsmen need to do is apply themselves, 261 is getable.

habal · Post by **habal** » 24 Mar 2011 17:59

All our guys tend to choke heavily in second innings. Dhoni is hopelessly out of form, and there is no Yusuf. Who do you think can make all these runs. Agreed Raina does tend to plod around on flat wickets, but Sehwag etc tend to go in first over itself. There is no hope here,

mraghu · Post by **mraghu** » 24 Mar 2011 18:01

it is still gettable if the first 4 batters get us to 200, otherwise it will be a lost cause.

Klaus · Post by **Klaus** » 24 Mar 2011 18:03

And thus the convicts struck down the pagans, with grave vengeance and furious anger!

And the pagan shalt fall to the ground, convulsing in his own blood, while the convict of broad shoulder stand proud and upright, holding the broad sword that dripped with the blood of the lowly fallen dark creature!

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 24 Mar 2011 18:05

Marten wrote:God will not do well, not with this kinda pressure on him. Unless Sehwag frees him to play as "he" wants. Can't see TI winning this one - unless there is dew and the pitch eases up a little.

But friends tell me Sehwag has not been doing well against Aussie. This calls for sensible cricket, not getting bogged down nor rash cricket. Keeping 4.25 rr for the fist 20 overs without a loss of a single wicket will do a lot to the confidence of the rest and of course BRFites.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 24 Mar 2011 18:10

We saved at least 15 runs in our fielding. Good kaptaani by Dhoni so far. We did not allow them to pile 300+; most of the time we bowled well except few lose deliveries. But then we were not bowling to some Somali Pirates, we were bowling to one a good cricket team, albeit not as great as in the past years.
Sab log, give yourselves a huge pat for the performance so far. Now it is up to our much heralded batting line up. Cool heads will take the match away from Aussies.