The Cricket World Cup Thread

archan · Post by **archan** » 19 Mar 2011 16:42

OMG!! I wake up and I see what? 78!

Tigers!!
Do they "still believe" ?

damn I have to read the whole friggin thread for pearls. Not fun anymore though... they don't hate yindia as much after getting mardhandled by Sehwag.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 19 Mar 2011 16:42

white pakis' zero-loss streak in successive WCs now coming to a close...unless frantic calls are made to bookies in Doobai and krachi betting huge sums on an ozland win. The bookies will then ensure the paki pakis doob and krash only, just like they managed so spectacularly in the NZ match.

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 19 Mar 2011 16:43

If Aus beat Pak, Group A : 1.Aus 2. SL 3. NZ 4.Pak
If Pak beat Aus , Group A : 1.Pak 2. SL 3. Aus 4. NZ
If IND beat WI , Group B : 1. SA 2. IND 3. Eng 4. WI
If WI beat IND , Group B : 1. SA 2. WI 3. IND 4. ENG

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Looks like IND will play SL , Sehwag may not be fit for next match.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2011 16:54

I would not put it past the pakis to be all out for 120.

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 19 Mar 2011 17:12

AUS all out for 176.

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 19 Mar 2011 17:39

Pak will get out for less than 150

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2011 17:49

I too am skeptical if their batting can manage.

James B · Post by **James B** » 19 Mar 2011 17:55

The pitch is very slow and the ball is stopping. Anything can happen.

If white Pakis win, we will face NZ in QF (provided TI defeats WI) and if real Pakis win, then we have to face white Pakis in the QF.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2011 18:29

am supporting the Aus today..crush the backpacks.

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 19 Mar 2011 18:38

Yeah if we will get NZ in QF then go AUS..

saip · Post by **saip** » 19 Mar 2011 19:27

All India matches will be played in India only (cricinfo)

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 19 Mar 2011 19:52

pacquies on their way their way! all-touba-heck..

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 19 Mar 2011 20:16

this is what happens when you have 4 pace attack in indian pitches, its bound to fail somehere, it worked till now

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 19 Mar 2011 20:19

They should have grown little bit more grass for Oz vs Pacq

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2011 20:27

other than Lee who bowled well ; johnson, watson and tait looked quite harmless today...pakis will win this one

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 19 Mar 2011 20:39

hmmm, anyone watching it live, any signs of the match being fixed, like the ausie body language and all. Looks like they want to meet us in QF

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 19 Mar 2011 20:48

All matches are fixed until proven not-fixed

It is kaliyugam where we suspect every match.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 19 Mar 2011 20:52

Singha wrote:other than Lee who bowled well ; johnson, watson and tait looked quite harmless today...pakis will win this one

They looked like Nehra spraying the ball. Ponting provided three slips and they kept pitching at least 2 balls on middle and leg; and out of remaining four, one was close to wide. Then he send in one close ball with good line and length.

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 19 Mar 2011 21:04

Looks like the Paquis are world Cup favourites for now, If I were there teamand fans I would start celebrating with late night parties.

They need a NZ type game in the QF.

On the other hand, with the SA vs BD match, India through to QF. SO no Dhoti Shivering until March 23 atleast

James B · Post by **James B** » 19 Mar 2011 21:08

So, we meet white Pakis in the QF provided we win against Windies if not we have to face SL.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2011 21:37

its better to lose tomorrow and face SL than meet the Aus in QF. somehow we always manage better against SL without ugly collapses.

Dmurphy · Post by **Dmurphy** » 19 Mar 2011 21:51

Singha wrote:somehow we always manage better against SL without ugly collapses.

Don't be so sure. link

I'm feeling cocky and want to go one up on the pakis and knock the gora pakis out of the world cup in the quarters.

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 19 Mar 2011 21:59

Have a feeling we are heading for a ultimate showdown

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 19 Mar 2011 22:08

I can never stop DiSCo till the last ball bowled in the WC,(of course this is true only if TI is active). So, please don't assume we can't do that.. also it helps keep this thread core basics in tact.

Dhoti Shiver Cower

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 19 Mar 2011 22:50

Marten wrote:Saar, what are you saying? Forgot Eden Gardens, 120 all out?
Azhar ~~bhai~~bchd's wonderful decision making zindabad.

ahem, we weren't actually AO by the time match was stopped. 120/7 IIRC.
I remember hoping against hope that kambli and kumble might win us the game somehow.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 19 Mar 2011 23:13

Would be strengthening if pranthan+raina+ashwin play the next game replacing futhan+nakra+chaval.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 20 Mar 2011 02:53

Sridhar K wrote:As SwamyG said, the media and the Kaptaan have unnecessarily hyped Aswin. Very unfair.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket ... 06785.html

On the flip side, it will separate the men from the boys

I have watched a few matches in Chepauk, including the last day when Ind-Aus tied the test match; there is lot of energy in general, but the home-pitch advantage is hyped one. Considering the amount of cricket the guys (note the use of guys instead of boys) play these days, I don't see a very big boost. Cricket is different today, so no point in picking Ashwin for the sake of him being from Chennai. I do not see any added benefit.

There is no short cut, men have to pass through the "boyhood" phase. Looks like he is very tall

In India, players have to be prodigies, sooper-di-dooper excellent or have full backing of captain and selectors. Otherwise they are one innings or two match wonders/failures.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 20 Mar 2011 02:56

I don't think he is being picked because he is from chennai.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 20 Mar 2011 02:59

Ya'lla, in most likelyhood we will be playing white-PAwkis in the quarters!

Oh mere pyare groundsmen, prepare a slow, low track that will offer zerrow assistance to the pace bowlers and we should be through. Prior to the match the Indians should make media statements about how the Aussies can't handle slow and low turning tracks and how rooted to the crease they are when playing quality spin.

Tait looks a bit off colour, hopefully he will breakdown after Sehwag carts his first ball to the boundrystan.

Since the PAwkis haven't played in the IPL, they haven't had a good look at Ashwin, if we meet the Pawkis at all then Ashwin should play onlee.

My ICC chaiwala says that Dhoni will bat at no 3 tomorrow and score a century onlee

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 20 Mar 2011 03:53

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7dC481z ... ature=fvwp
What! they both went to school together? nexus in shall haaaaa!

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 20 Mar 2011 09:13

So Say Whack has developed allergic reaction to a pain killer jab. Mmm.. not nice there.

Futhan will play, and Raina can be in, while GG and gawd are now the new openers. Now, it looks like nakra will be taken off for ashwin.

What is good about ashwin is, he can bat as well. I guess he started his kirikut career as an opening batsman, and then became a pace bowler before he tried his spin.

Stan_Savljevic · Post by **Stan_Savljevic** » 20 Mar 2011 10:12

Marten wrote: Chennai is not a home ground for TI. It has a "secular" crowd that consistently cheers for "visiting" teams. Having watched a match there, I can say at least 75% of the crowd thinks it is the right thing to do.

There were a whole buncha dravidian prics who were applauding that oiseaule on his 194 with a runner when I was there. Thankfully, someone broke that pigsty record. I hear even during the SRT's famous knock, there were calls for "sportsmanship". As MacArthur would say, sportsmanship is for losers. And so is, the game comes first.

niran · Post by **niran** » 20 Mar 2011 10:17

i did noticed a stand full of bearded males(of course) with white tunic cheering Hasim Amla at Chennai, who were they?

BTW on the festive festival of Holi

Why was Madras renamed as Chennai?

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 20 Mar 2011 11:21

niran wrote:i did noticed a stand full of bearded males(of course) with white tunic cheering Hasim Amla at Chennai, who were they?

BTW on the festive festival of Holi

Why was Madras renamed as Chennai?

OT and Long Story,

Gist of Long story, British rented land from Chenna Mudalaiar, it used to bew called Chennai Thope and which became Chennai Nagaram and then Chennai Managaram in Tamil, hence Tamil name Chennai was adopted in 1996.

Protugese around 5Km away from the British set up a Chruch in Santhome Called St. Madre- Deus. Hence, the BRitish called it Madras.

sum · Post by **sum** » 20 Mar 2011 11:23

i did noticed a stand full of bearded males(of course) with white tunic cheering Hasim Amla at Chennai, who were they?

Another similar HUGE bunch of bearded white tunic wearing Dawoodi Bohra dudes were at TI matches in Bengaluru also

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 20 Mar 2011 11:27

The same answer why Bombay renamed as Mumbai. See wiki to get more details..

..on the questions regarding various bearded people scares the cr@p here man! are these TSPeans unleashed?

BhairavP · Post by **BhairavP** » 20 Mar 2011 11:27

niran wrote:i did noticed a stand full of bearded males(of course) with white tunic cheering Hasim Amla at Chennai, who were they?

BTW on the festive festival of Holi

Why was Madras renamed as Chennai?

Bunch of Bohris. Damn nice guys.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 20 Mar 2011 11:32

amla has relatives in gujarat, some of them might be cheering for him.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 20 Mar 2011 11:36

hope so.

Yayavar · Post by **Yayavar** » 20 Mar 2011 12:09

SaiK wrote:The same answer why Bombay renamed as Mumbai. See wiki to get more details..

..on the questions regarding various bearded people scares the cr@p here man! are these TSPeans unleashed?

All those Amar Chitra Katha Rishi-muni's must be giving you nightmares