The Cricket World Cup Thread

Altair · Post by **Altair** » 25 Mar 2011 00:01

What Aussies needed today was a Priest, not just Ponting. Seriously, Did he really expect 30 overs of spin by Kresza, david hussey or some blond dude can take Indian wickets?. I have followed Aussie cricket and have never ever seen so many wides and no balls. Its crap bowling against the best batting line up.They never stood a chance. India could have finished the match by 40th over had Yuvi taken the "risk" which was unnecessary anyways. He could have simply destroyed the spin bowlers if he wanted to.

I am very eager to see Yuvraj smashing the terrorist captain all over Mohali. Time to put Afridi in his place.
There is a IAF base nearby Mohali right?

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 25 Mar 2011 00:03

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

I think he was taking a dig at 26/11, plain and straight.

he said something like 'pakis have something for mumbai, they like coming there whenever they get a chance so that will be an added motivation'.

I'm pretty sure, knowing his style of understated comments over the years.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 25 Mar 2011 00:11

JEM, please, he had one bad shot. some worthies like ian chappel was saying 'India have one too many grafters in gambhir and kohli, they should drop gambhir'. some BRFite was echoing his 'wisdom' exitedly.

I'm thankful we didn't listen to genius ideas like that. the batting is more or less settled now, I would play sree in stead of munna against the bakpakis, assuming he is in a normal state of mind.

ajit_tr · Post by **ajit_tr** » 25 Mar 2011 00:22

sent ausssies home today now its time to send pakistani team ana all those coming to india from mohali itself via wagha. defeat pak and send all 25000 pakis back home from mohali.

KrishG · Post by **KrishG** » 25 Mar 2011 00:22

If Sehwag is indeed injured then get Pathan in.

Also, I seriously want Munaf to be replaced by Pranthan. Pranthan can extract some swing/rev swing, fields better and has some attitude unlike Munaf dadaji!

Sushupti · Post by **Sushupti** » 25 Mar 2011 00:25

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhsn2y ... shortfilms

Over 47-48

ajit_tr · Post by **ajit_tr** » 25 Mar 2011 00:29

JE Menon · Post by **JE Menon** » 25 Mar 2011 00:29

Rahul, man, I think Virat is good... but I have a feeling he is entering an "out of form" phase... As for Gambhir, well, the man made 50 sure.. .but wtf got into him today, not once, or twice, but three times a suicidal run attempt and of course they got him third time!!! Normally the guy is as stable as anything... anyway, let's see. Seriously, don't know who to kick out - I just want pathan in against the Paks (I get a gut feeling his blood will be up against them), and don't care if pranthan is out or in - but it seems easier to shift bowlers rather than batsmen going by current form...

Sushupti · Post by **Sushupti** » 25 Mar 2011 00:30

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhsmpb ... 011_travel

Gawd's dismissal. Around 3.00

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 25 Mar 2011 00:38

Pah!

If you guys had been following my blog you wouldn't have been arguing like monkeys of very high pedigree. You guys are not in the loop of things,this is exactly what my source in the Royal Challenger's family told me would happen. Please read some of my posts on the previous pages.
My source has told me something very interesting about the semi final, can't say more than that

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 25 Mar 2011 00:46

JEM, hardly off form, he looked in good touch today until he got out. he and GG both avg shade under 40 at a SR of 87 in this WC, that's bloody good from your # 3 and 4.

these are kohli's scores 24, 59, 1, 12, 34, 8, 100*
2 of these came at lower down the order trying to hit out in the slog overs. and there's his fielding that saves 10-15 runs each match.
as for GG's RTW, we all have our bad days.

even he has 3 50's this WC. the scores go like 39, 51, 10, 28, 69, 22, 50

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 25 Mar 2011 00:46

Th party continues aoa aoa....

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 25 Mar 2011 00:46

Mullah M, be sure to have some isaabgul to keep your blogs info highway clear.

archan · Post by **archan** » 25 Mar 2011 00:47

Mahendra wrote:Pah!

If you guys had been following my blog you wouldn't have been arguing like monkeys of very high pedigree. You guys are not in the loop of things,this is exactly what my source in the Royal Challenger's family told me would happen. Please read some of my posts on the previous pages.
My source has told me something very interesting about the semi final, can't say more than that

Please eat more fibre.

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 25 Mar 2011 00:48

Come to think of it, we don't need big hitters for the paki semifinal. They have 2 spinners in hafeez and afridi who can bowl twenty overs during the middle. We need players like GG and Kohli who can rotate the strike without any fuss like today. Raina, Yuvraj and dhoni are enough to do the big hitting down the order apart from what srt and sehwag can provide at the top. I wouldn't bring in pathan. Pranthan is a big q though. I just cant stand munna. He was the only bowler with rr > 6 today.

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 25 Mar 2011 00:52

Only one change in this lineup required against TSP. Bring in bowling mahdi SS in munna's place.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 25 Mar 2011 00:54

+1 to that, esp against the pakis.

btw guys, do get hold of SMG's post match comments in discussion with harsha and co. you would love the snipe at the pakiban !

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 25 Mar 2011 00:55

any links for that sirji ?

ajit_tr · Post by **ajit_tr** » 25 Mar 2011 01:01

Mahendra wrote:Pah!

If you guys had been following my blog you wouldn't have been a...

whats the url of your blog...

Sriman · Post by **Sriman** » 25 Mar 2011 01:03

ajit_tr wrote:whats the url of your blog...

themusharaffprophecies.blogspot.com

ajit_tr · Post by **ajit_tr** » 25 Mar 2011 01:04

Sachin Tendulkar's 100th ton in final at Wankhede?

Does ICC chief Haroon Lorgat know something that the world doesn't? Or does he have a great crystal ball that allows him to have a dekko at the future. When questioned about the wisdom of staging the World Cup final in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, which has a reduced capacity of 33,442, Lorgat defended the ICC's decision, saying, "You know you have got choices to make.
"Can you imagine a (more) fairytale ending with Sachin Tendulkar getting a hundred in the final and India winning at the Wankhede which is his home ground? And no matter what the number (of seats), we do not have sufficient tickets, "Lorgat said while addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 25 Mar 2011 01:07

Now the two admin advice becomes clear!

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 25 Mar 2011 01:10

Prasad wrote:any links for that sirji ?

I can only hope cricket-online.tv hosts it along with their usual highlights package. seems to be offline right now.

Gus · Post by **Gus** » 25 Mar 2011 01:17

Surya wrote:and the australian gives it this spin

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

75% of that article is about Ponting Ponting Ponting blah blah blah and more blah.

nothing else happened during the entire match.

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 25 Mar 2011 01:18

Mahdi-e-dra is only placing an IED my dear mujs if I read this correctly.

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 25 Mar 2011 01:22

TSP have never won amatch against India in the world cups. My theory is that they always have huge pressure from mango abduls because of the ummah angle in a match this big. They have this extra baggage which makes them panic. We will see this in Mohali also.

Sriman · Post by **Sriman** » 25 Mar 2011 01:26

Beepuls, why is Sidhu causing so much takleef to Bangladeshis? Did he really compare them with roaches?

Gus · Post by **Gus** » 25 Mar 2011 01:40

Yeah..they collapse in batting. But they have a better chance of defending 250 than scoring 250. They have a in-form quickie and spinner. And we do have a few spectacular collapses chasing scores (the chennai test match, and some other match when Afridi bowled us out from a comfortable place, the Aaqib Javid bursts of wickets in Sharjah etc). The 2003 WC match put a stop to that, but my dhoti is not showing it, but I do have some slight shivering...

Vipin_Upadhyay · Post by **Vipin_Upadhyay** » 25 Mar 2011 01:48

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 25 Mar 2011 01:48

he said something like 'when cockroaches start thinking they are birds' etc.

vipin, I don't find the smiley appropriate for this pic. laughing at physical pain is a paki thing to do. and lee is a decent guy for an aussie.
how did that happen btw ?

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 25 Mar 2011 01:49

B.lee.ding!

nachiket · Post by **nachiket** » 25 Mar 2011 01:49

Rahul M wrote: I'm thankful we didn't listen to genius ideas like that. the batting is more or less settled now, I would play sree in stead of munna against the bakpakis, assuming he is in a normal state of mind.

Mahul_R-ul-bredatori, methinks Pranthan in a completely retarded state of mind is still better than munna. We just cannot have munna leaking runs and dropping catches against the Pakis. It will prove very very costly for us. I hope Dhoni realises this quickly.

But for now I have discarded my soiled dhoti and put on a new lungi for the lungi dance! Winning against white pakis feels almost as good as winning against the real ones.

saip · Post by **saip** » 25 Mar 2011 01:53

Lee got hit above his right eye when he dived to stop the ball near the boundary. The ball hit him and it went over the boundary too. Poor guy, he bled for his country.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 25 Mar 2011 01:54

Rahul M wrote:he said something like 'when cockroaches start thinking they are birds' etc.

vipin, I don't find the smiley appropriate for this pic. laughing at physical pain is a paki thing to do. and lee is a decent guy for an aussie.
how did that happen btw ?

Got a bad bounce while giving his 100% sliding to save a boundry for his country. Sometimes I feel he isn't fit to be a WP

Vipin_Upadhyay · Post by **Vipin_Upadhyay** » 25 Mar 2011 01:54

Rahul M wrote: vipin, I don't find the smiley appropriate for this pic. laughing at physical pain is a paki thing to do. and lee is a decent guy for an aussie.

Agree. Lee is a legend. fact that he came back again within 2 overs and bowled his heart out deserves respect. Munna Patel should learn something.

PS: My apologies.

shaardula · Post by **shaardula** » 25 Mar 2011 01:56

he dived to stop a boundary, as he was sliding the ball bounced off his right arm and hit his face and rolled on to the ropes. i agree he seems like a genuine gentleman.

shaardula · Post by **shaardula** » 25 Mar 2011 01:57

where is the mahendra blog and what are his prophecies? musharrar thingie linkie does not work. says blog not found.

after 3G I am totally disillusioned. just the prospect that TSP might be allowed to play in mumbai to me sounds cruel.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 25 Mar 2011 01:58

ramana wrote:Now the two admin advice becomes clear!

I didn't know Kaffir's of the highest degree followed the cricket dhaaga. These predators are everywhere scanning for satellite phone signals of poor Abduls. No place is safe to vent my frustrations of being out of the loop and behind the curve

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 25 Mar 2011 02:00

>> Mahul_R-ul-bredatori, methinks Pranthan in a completely retarded state of mind is still better than munna.

well I won't as far as that. 50 off 5 overs against BD (getting thrashed by imrul kayes, ODI SR all of 65, how many have even heard of this guy ?? that's a 'suicide by drowning in spit' worthy achievement for a fast bowler) is hard to beat.

sree might not look as ungainly on the field as munna but he isn't a much better fielder either, he is lost in thought most of the time during fielding. on his day though, he is as good as steyn. point is we don't know which sree will turn up on match day, that's the gamble a captain might not be willing to take.
O praveen kumar, where art thou ??

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 25 Mar 2011 02:00

shaardula wrote:where is the mahendra blog and what are his prophecies? musharrar thingie linkie does not work. says blog not found

Don't waste your time sir. There is no such blog. The two predators here have declared me to be Raymond Davis and are in the process of setting fire to my Musharaff.