The Cricket World Cup Thread

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 24 Mar 2011 22:35

The most annoying part of the match was having to watch all those annoying advertisements meant to sell stuff to zerrow IQ beebal with zerrow seconds attention span. The most annoying ad was the size zerrow biatch teaching yoga, I felt like Wajib ul Cuttling the person behind the advertisement.

KJo · Post by **KJo** » 24 Mar 2011 22:35

Dhonis has become a paaaltishiyun.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 24 Mar 2011 22:39

^^become!? he fears raina in the long run man!

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 24 Mar 2011 22:39

MSD is losing focus from his batting and focussing more on kaptaanship. Its affecting his overall game. Who knows. maybe he is waiting for the pakis to cut loose. btw do we start the dhoti shivering from now itself ? one week left no?

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 24 Mar 2011 22:39

I thought Raina was MSDs man and he was the reason Raina is in the wc squad in the first place. Weird.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 24 Mar 2011 22:41

not just dhoti, but with msd we have to langoti shiver.

CRamS · Post by **CRamS** » 24 Mar 2011 22:41

Vipin_Upadhyay wrote:Raina clearly took a dig at Dhoni referring "them".

I am not sure what you mean here? Can you elaborate?

I think overall, Raina is a better bet than Pathan, Raina fields brilliantly and is a somehwat more technically better batsman that Pathan. But there are situations where Pathan can destroy the opposition, like nobody else, with his brutal hitting.

Guys, one thing worries me as we go into SF with the terrorists. And that is Dhoni's batting form. He looks out of sorts, and we need him to fire. Today was a great opportunity to show his mettle. Hope his loss of batting form is temporary onlee.

Klaus · Post by **Klaus** » 24 Mar 2011 22:41

Hope the dark forces are on full alert to thwart any untoward incident when India play the finals at Wankhede. By the grace of Almighty Allah, Gawd and the rest of TI will be safe and sound.

All the devious plans of TSP and its cronies shall be crushed by the dark forces outside/inside the stadium(s) and by Gawd on the ground (s).

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 24 Mar 2011 22:42

Prasad wrote:I thought Raina was MSDs man and he was the reason Raina is in the wc squad in the first place. Weird.

He is Dhoni's man. Don't believe the conspiracy theories spun by suppandi

Surya · Post by **Surya** » 24 Mar 2011 22:42

ha ha SMH website has nothing on front page

ba$tards

else it would be all cricket

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 24 Mar 2011 22:45

ek ied mubbarak, aur char thappads - all the same.

whatever, performance is all that matters. that is the focus... the politicks can take spinning all-undies on the side track.

suryag · Post by **suryag** » 24 Mar 2011 22:46

resisted all temptation to watch the score. now all ye bookies get to work

Sumeet · Post by **Sumeet** » 24 Mar 2011 22:50

man i am so excited. honestly Raina is a better choice than pathan anyday. he is more stable and will get you runs more often than pathan would. We just need one blaster in the Indian side. That should be Sehwag. Rest should play adapting to the condition of the match.

I am so happyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy onlyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 24 Mar 2011 22:51

England's Yardy quits WCup with depression
March 25, 2011 - 1:04AM

AFP

England all-rounder Michael Yardy has quit the World Cup suffering from depression just days before the quarter-final against co-hosts Sri Lanka.

The 30-year-old Sussex left-hander, who played in three matches at the tournament, said he felt he had no option but to return home.

"Leaving at this stage of a World Cup campaign was a very difficult decision to make but I felt that it was the only sensible option for me and I wanted to be honest about the reason behind that decision," he said.
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"I would like to wish the squad all the very best ahead of the game on Saturday.

"I would appreciate some privacy over the coming weeks while I spend time with family and close friends ahead of what I hope will be a successful season for Sussex."

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have called up leg spinner Adil Rashid from the England Lions tour of the West Indies.

"I would like to offer my full support to Michael on behalf of everyone involved with the England team and the ECB," said ECB managing director Hugh Morris.

"Michael has been an integral part of the England set up in recent years and while he will be missed, our priority now is to ensure that he returns home to his family and is able to spend time recovering with a strong support network around him."

Left-arm spinner and lower order batsman Yardy had managed just two wickets at an expensive 79.50 apiece and contributed a mere 19 runs at the World Cup.

He was not set to feature in the quarter-final in any event, having been omitted from the team that beat the West Indies by 18 runs to secure England's place in the last eight.

Yardy has though played in 28 one-day internationals since making his debut in 2006 and was a member of the England side that won the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean last year.

England had already lost star batsman Kevin Pietersen and fast bowlers Stuart Broad and Ajmal Shahzad to injury at this tournament.

Yardy's condition appeared reminiscent of the problem that forced former England opener Marcus Trescothick to retire from international cricket.

Yayavar · Post by **Yayavar** » 24 Mar 2011 22:51

Suraj wrote:What's up with the cricinfo commentary folks ? Not a peep about the sledging, but whining that the crowd booed Mr.Integrity. Why do they put spineless buffoons on the live commentary beat ?

cricbuzz padhiye sahab! read cricbuzz instead...it is faster on updates and more in sync with BRF ethos.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 24 Mar 2011 22:52

as promised, my location has changed.

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Sumeet · Post by **Sumeet** » 24 Mar 2011 22:52

And another comment this was team performance. Every one chipped in. this is the kind of cricket that wins you fame, cups and confidence. Muhaaaaaaaaa

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 24 Mar 2011 22:56

Ashwin did a wonderful job

Vipin_Upadhyay · Post by **Vipin_Upadhyay** » 24 Mar 2011 22:58

CRamS wrote:
Vipin_Upadhyay wrote:Raina clearly took a dig at Dhoni referring "them".

I am not sure what you mean here? Can you elaborate?

Immediately after India win, there was a short interview with Raina, he was very blunt in saying that I proved it to "them" and thank you Gary for backing me till end.I guess he referred Dhoni as "them" .

Usually, Raina comes as a very polite speaker, I have seen him when captaining CSK. But here his tone was really different.

Vipin_Upadhyay · Post by **Vipin_Upadhyay** » 24 Mar 2011 23:02

Mahendra wrote: He is Dhoni's man. Don't believe the conspiracy theories spun by suppandi

In geopolitics there are no permanent friends or foes

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 24 Mar 2011 23:05

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 24 Mar 2011 23:06

Will we finally get to see SS against TSP? (sigh)

Vipin_Upadhyay · Post by **Vipin_Upadhyay** » 24 Mar 2011 23:09

Sehwag need to step-up against porkies. After that opening century against BangBros he has not tried to play 40+ overs again.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 24 Mar 2011 23:11

Vipin_Upadhyay wrote:
Mahendra wrote: He is Dhoni's man. Don't believe the conspiracy theories spun by suppandi
In geopolitics there are no permanent friends or foes

Saar! I was referring to Suppandi, why do you apply it to yourself ?

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 24 Mar 2011 23:11

Vipin_Upadhyay wrote:Sehwag need to step-up against porkies. After that opening century against BangBros he has not tried to play 40+ overs again.

He looks injured. He better not play on wed if he is not going to be 100% fit

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 24 Mar 2011 23:12

Unleash the Kraken , bring back Pranthan.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 24 Mar 2011 23:13

We got quality match practice batting against a good quality pace attack today, hopefully it will work in our favour on Wed against the Taliban

Lilo · Post by **Lilo** » 24 Mar 2011 23:15

Chinmayanand wrote:Unleash the Kraken , bring back Pranthan.

Sumeet · Post by **Sumeet** » 24 Mar 2011 23:16

Seriously, the difference in this match was presence of Raina instead of Pathan

Sumeet · Post by **Sumeet** » 24 Mar 2011 23:16

Cricket is won by cricketers not by shot guns who randomly fire

Vipin_Upadhyay · Post by **Vipin_Upadhyay** » 24 Mar 2011 23:21

For Paaki na-mards this match will be everything. These lowlifes have no IPL, not much high profile games against quality teams. The Londonistan experience turned sour with 3 jehadis getting banned.

To play against India is their only chance to get the limelight back.

We need to defeat prorkies by huge margin and disrupt any sudden orgasm of Burkha Dhutt and cabal.

Sriman · Post by **Sriman** » 24 Mar 2011 23:22

Greg Chappal
Mel Gibson
Kevin Rudd
Crocodile Dundee
Leyton Hewitt
Kylie Minogue
Victoria Police
Andrew Symonds

Your boys took a hell of a beating! You hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating!

Surya · Post by **Surya** » 24 Mar 2011 23:33

still nothing but a immersed by line at SMH

mofos have the Indigo stuff on page one

and the australian gives it this spin

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sp ... 6027675767

our papers need to learn

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 24 Mar 2011 23:35

need to keep an eye on umar gul...pak has the kind of bowling attack which raina and pathan both can lay into..if sehwag cannot play both can surely play together.

Gus · Post by **Gus** » 24 Mar 2011 23:36

The 'pagerate' has been high nowadays. Looks like we will hit 200 by the end. Let's keep this thread please...

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 24 Mar 2011 23:42

Sickening situation - Why India always gets into this crap. Had Pak lost to WI there would be no need for these to enter India. Now we have a Indo-Pak match in Mohali and all the candlekissers will line up. crap,.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 24 Mar 2011 23:43

are there any Oz cric forums ?

devesh · Post by **devesh** » 24 Mar 2011 23:43

i thought it was over when gambhir and dhoni were gone quickly. luckily raina and yuvraj kept rotating strike with 4's to add muscle. nice job. now, let's finish off the Pakis spectacularly and head for the final

Sridhar K · Post by **Sridhar K** » 24 Mar 2011 23:54

SMG said on starcricket that knowing the porkis , they would want to conquer mumbai and be hell bent on that.

JE Menon · Post by **JE Menon** » 24 Mar 2011 23:57

We all need to recognise the amazing job Yuvraj has done in this world cup with bat and ball!!! Truly amazing. Four half-centuries, and I don't know how many wickets + catches!

That said, Pathan will play in the next game and lay into the Paks like the Pakisatan does not exist... Dudes, the guy is a butcher and we need one like him. I think we can live without pranthan... but if they want to replace munaf with him, no objections there... maybe leave out Virat and keep Raina. Looks like Virat has run out of steam and is entering an "out of form" phase... although I think that guy is an awesome batsman... Aganist the Paks, bloody hell, cant we play 12?