The Cricket World Cup Thread

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 02 Apr 2011 18:14

Thisara seems to be a close relative of Cthulhu himself. a monster. run and save youself!

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 02 Apr 2011 18:14

I have never ever seen a more azhukku player than mahela jayawardane. roshan mahanama comes a very very close second. And we never seem to be able to tie him down. Giving singles to a just-in batsman and not having a slip for the new batsman are basics and we let go there.

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 02 Apr 2011 18:15

Stalingrad will be defended. Deserters will be shot. Street by street building by building we will defend. Death before dishonour. Believe kaafirs believe.... India will lose onlee

Anantha · Post by **Anantha** » 02 Apr 2011 18:15

Prasad wrote:275 is still gettable if we get a good start and we dont get docked a couple of overs for the pathetic beyond pathetic over rate.

Sheesh zack gave 35 off his last 2 overs. MSD seems to have been hung up on getting zack to bowl 48 and 50. even in the last match we had that problem.

No docking of overs. Only fine for Dhoni, that docking overs rule is gone

Vril · Post by **Vril** » 02 Apr 2011 18:17

zaheer does a 2003 on us again

Anantha · Post by **Anantha** » 02 Apr 2011 18:18

Now the time has come for singing

Chuck de Chuck de muraliya
Chuck de Chuck de muraliya

Vivek Kumar · Post by **Vivek Kumar** » 02 Apr 2011 18:18

I'm taking a call here...should I go back to sleep onlee

here goes my target of completing 100 posts tonight on BRF

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 02 Apr 2011 18:19

even the HALO Master Chief and his boys would have a rough ride on this one

Neela · Post by **Neela** » 02 Apr 2011 18:20

Alright .....boils down to the first 20 overs. Must reach 120. After that the pressure builds up.

rsharma · Post by **rsharma** » 02 Apr 2011 18:20

Dilbu wrote:Stalingrad will be defended. Deserters will be shot. Street by street building by building we will defend. Death before dishonour. Believe kaafirs believe.... India will lose onlee

Me yand my beer believe it birather. InYindia will loose onlee

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 02 Apr 2011 18:20

someone has to score a century and two people half centuries for sure.

battle of britain - either go under or finest hour.

mraghu · Post by **mraghu** » 02 Apr 2011 18:22

We need to create a poll and find out how many on the board now are confident of a win

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 02 Apr 2011 18:23

After careful thinking, I've come to only one conclusion,

We are going to lose onlee!

Vivek Kumar · Post by **Vivek Kumar** » 02 Apr 2011 18:23

jokes aside, It's not over till it's over.

mraghu · Post by **mraghu** » 02 Apr 2011 18:23

2 good partnerships around 100 each will take us closer and then it will be a battle of mental strength

Patni · Post by **Patni** » 02 Apr 2011 18:24

its going to be tough grind and hoping that it will show real steel of India. All the batsmen found it easy to work singles once bowl got older and pitch is playing true..

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 02 Apr 2011 18:24

Imagine us chasing this down. I refuse to give up. India will lose onlee

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 02 Apr 2011 18:25

I have created a poll titled "can stalingrad be defended?"

RoyG · Post by **RoyG** » 02 Apr 2011 18:26

Seems like yuvi and sachin will make this match.

mraghu · Post by **mraghu** » 02 Apr 2011 18:26

Zak should not feel like Chetan Sharma, the batsmen owe it to Zak to get us through. At crucial times in the WC Zak gave us good breaks and it is time to collect his dues from the other team members.. Come on India, Not for SRT but do it for Zak

Vivek Kumar · Post by **Vivek Kumar** » 02 Apr 2011 18:26

noooooooooooooooooooooo...poor guys facing chuckers

VikramS · Post by **VikramS** » 02 Apr 2011 18:26

Vril wrote:zaheer does a 2003 on us again

He was really badly managed today by MSD. He is used to coming in around the 30th over for an over or two, and then get a third spell near the end. He also seems to have hurt himself in one of the dives he took.

You can imagine the amount of frustration all the other bowlers in the team would have been feeling, when Pranthan was going all over and MSD was persisting with him. That decision to bring Pranthan in after a wicket fell was not right. It just takes the air out of the other attacking bowlers.

MSD typically is a percentage and probability captain. Today he was a hope captain. He was hoping that Pranthan will get a wicket or two, instead of looking at how he was letting the pressure slip. Further if the goal was to get a wicket or two, MSD should have put in a slip in which he did not.

I think TI did not have anything left in the emotional tank after the SF. The SL team played a very calculated innings. There were no big hits till the end. All wrist, touch and placement, which did not allow TI to put in the choke.

The body language said it all today. SL were able to break what TI was planning, and they became dominant as the game progressed further. The worst part is that when I woke up the first 7-8 overs were already gone and saw the pressure dissipating. The same thing happened in the Paki game, I woke up just when Shewag got out and it was a tense game after that.

Dipanker · Post by **Dipanker** » 02 Apr 2011 18:27

Unless Indian batting rises to the the occasion the extra 20 - 25 run given in the last power play may prove costly.

Anyway, it is doable!

RoyG · Post by **RoyG** » 02 Apr 2011 18:28

Ugh, bad vibes, bad vibes.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 02 Apr 2011 18:28

Sehwag Out!

RoyG · Post by **RoyG** » 02 Apr 2011 18:29

Hard hitting partnerships will be crucial, especially in the first 15-20 overs. This will help india keep pace.

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 02 Apr 2011 18:30

OUT in review

Vivek Kumar · Post by **Vivek Kumar** » 02 Apr 2011 18:30

I ain't watching it...that watta ball

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 02 Apr 2011 18:30

er, I am setting up a new defence line in Baku. stalingrad is lost !

Victor · Post by **Victor** » 02 Apr 2011 18:30

Kalamiti ho gaya.

RoyG · Post by **RoyG** » 02 Apr 2011 18:30

Oh shit. we lost.

RoyG · Post by **RoyG** » 02 Apr 2011 18:31

Germans got us by the nuts lol.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 02 Apr 2011 18:31

ohhhhhhh my. I said no wickets till 10 overs. WTF they start playing across the line.

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 02 Apr 2011 18:31

I am going down in this fight. Good bye fatherland. India will lose onlee

krisna · Post by **krisna** » 02 Apr 2011 18:32

Vipin_Upadhyay wrote:Sehwag has never played well in second innings. This match is lost already

has come true yet again.
but this is normal. no worries.
this is factored into equation normally.

India will lose onlee...

RoyG · Post by **RoyG** » 02 Apr 2011 18:32

4!!!!!!!

SandeepA · Post by **SandeepA** » 02 Apr 2011 18:32

thats it...i'm out of here guys...

rsingh · Post by **rsingh** » 02 Apr 2011 18:33

Diyar mullah how to break my flat screen Pioneer without making much noise. What is the halal way?

krisna · Post by **krisna** » 02 Apr 2011 18:34

Chinmayanand wrote:SL have scored 50 runs less.

bositiv nez amidst gloom.
still India will lose onlee...

RoyG · Post by **RoyG** » 02 Apr 2011 18:35

India lost. no bragging rights for me.