The Cricket World Cup Thread

nithish · Post by **nithish** » 23 Jan 2011 20:56

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 23 Jan 2011 20:57

what can you expect from munna, when all the super idiots play out for single digits.

sum · Post by **sum** » 23 Jan 2011 21:20

Disgusting batting performance from the "elite batsmen" except for Y.Pathan and the 10 and 11 ( Zak and Munna).

All our "batsmen of the future" have failed in ALL 5 matches of the series ( except Kohli). Really worrying trend if this continues ( will be forgotten in the flat pitches of the WC next month but will reappear soon on the next foreign tour since the same folks seen here will be the "core of the batting order")

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Jan 2011 21:30

ok so only kohli and yusuf are in good batting form at the moment. but yuvraj, raina, SRT, gambhir, sehwag do have some good days (and some bad) when they contribute a handsome score.

more worrying to me is the total loss of form of the Mahdi himself - MS Dhoni. I see his career going in three phases
- 1st phase - he was not the captain, batted freely, hit hard and scored lot of runs
- 2nd phase - as captain, he appointed himself 'the finisher' , scored much more cautiously, reduced risk, but did score plenty of runs
- 3rd phase - he is not getting much runs at all

on current batting form, does he make the cut in team as a batsman?

sum · Post by **sum** » 23 Jan 2011 21:38

ok so only kohli and yusuf are in good batting form at the moment. but yuvraj, raina, SRT, gambhir, sehwag do have some good days (and some bad) when they contribute a handsome score.

Hope that is true but sadly, going by recent 1 year performances : Raina, Yuvi, Murali Vijay, MSD and Rohit Sharma have been looking like walking wickets when confronted with even a semblance of bounce, movement or spin in ODIs

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Jan 2011 21:42

+1 to that. all have been ineffective on fast wkts, quality bowlers whether pacers or spinners.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 23 Jan 2011 23:02

I was confident of parthiv patel.. but this chap is like raina.. fails at important venues.

sewag and gambir is definitely the choice for world cup.

nachiket · Post by **nachiket** » 23 Jan 2011 23:45

Terrific innings by Pathan yet again. But none of the other youngistanis supported him. I really expected Dhoni to send him up the order considering the run rate required. But Dhoni promoted himself despite the woeful form he is in. Dhoni seems to be going the Dada way far too early in his career. In the team just because he is the captain. One only hopes Indian pitches will hide all youngistani (and not so youngistani) vulnerabilities.

And I hate the DL method. It never works out in our favor.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 24 Jan 2011 00:43

perhaps dhonis and other top order learn more from yusuf and bhaji how to be attacking and at the same time use their expertise in choosing which delivery that they should chase after. dhoni's kaptaan role is as good as his team.. he is no big kaptan material.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 24 Jan 2011 03:27

Of course, replace Dhoni with the next aira gaira on the block

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 24 Jan 2011 03:32

YP played a brilliant knock. I was of the opinion that YP can only pulverise spinners but it was a pleasant surprise to watch his batting.
Unfortunately for us we have far too many batting gods and no bowling gods, but then who cares as long as we win the WC

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 24 Jan 2011 08:01

anyone remember the last time Dhoni played a pulverising match changing knock in ODI/T20 ? I cant...

Gus · Post by **Gus** » 24 Jan 2011 08:14

csk match at dharamshala

Dileep · Post by **Dileep** » 24 Jan 2011 08:23

I noted something in Yusuf that Yuvraj can learn from.

Yusuf is totally controlled by his eyes. The body just obeys the eye to bring the bat to intercept, ignoring everything else. See those two shots where he makes contact while the body is falling down, completely out of control?

Yuvraj stops tracking when the ball is a few metres away from him, and focus on guidance. Any late movement will fail him.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 24 Jan 2011 09:02

the last time I saw pix of Yuvraj with highly focussed almost bulging eyes was the famous T20 WC run.....he was tracking the ball closely with laser focus and his natural fluid strokeplay and strength did the rest. Unlike Yusuf, his shots have always been much more elegant....a treat to watch if he can get going properly.
as in here, he is watching the ball closely
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/0 ... 68x668.jpg

maybe a lack of peak fitness and injuries slowed him down a shade and affected his split second timing needed to pull his audacious shots off. happens to all athletes eventually. in tennis you are half a step slower and some hungry young kid will be all over you.

Tanaji · Post by **Tanaji** » 24 Jan 2011 13:34

I am not too broken up by the loss: we didnt have 4 first choice players: SRT, Sehwag, GG and Pravin Kumar. We have made it so close inspite of that.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 24 Jan 2011 14:39

singha ji, last time was against the poms in our home series where he singlehandedly destroyed them.

still his record shows he has been trying, doggedly grafting through to see off the bad patch.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... ew=innings

dhoni OTOH has had a far more miserable recent record.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... ew=innings

negi · Post by **negi** » 24 Jan 2011 14:47

Just wondering how did Parthiv make it to the side ? Did he score heavily in the Ranji season ?

I am afraid Piyush Chawla is no good leggy, even prince despite being a part time finger spinner was getting more purchase off the pitch (from similar areas). I seriously wonder if we would have been better served by having someone like Ojha or even Murali Kartik(how does he field these days ? ) in the team.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 25 Jan 2011 01:42

Negiullahji

Chawla is a wild card, the Anglos always struggle to pick wrist spinners so he might be used mainly against them. Chawla does have a good googly and a straighter one but is let down by the ever so often loose ball. At this point in his career, he lacks control.
Patel is an insurance policy for himself picked by Dhoni, even if Dhoni scores 5 ducks on the trot, the selectors would not drop him because they know that his replacement is worse. Dinesh Karthik on the other hand can be a serious threat to Dhoni's place in the team if Dhoni continues to disappoint with the bat.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 25 Jan 2011 10:00

Nice pic of gawd and dia in cricinfo.

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 27 Jan 2011 17:14

http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/wo ... 110127.htm

The India [ Images ] - England [ Images ] World Cup group stage match on February 27, to be held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata [ Images ], has been shifted following delay in construction work at the venue.

Only one word - "a$$holes".

First CWG and now this, wonder what all scam is being brewed now

negi · Post by **negi** » 27 Jan 2011 18:06

Bhrata Mahdi

>>the Anglos always struggle to pick wrist spinners

Wrist spinners as in Warne, Murali or even Brad Hodge (may be) were good in ODIs against above teams but Piyush is not in same league.

sunnyP · Post by **sunnyP** » 27 Jan 2011 20:38

krishnan wrote:http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/wo ... 110127.htm

The India [ Images ] - England [ Images ] World Cup group stage match on February 27, to be held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata [ Images ], has been shifted following delay in construction work at the venue.

Only one word - "a$$holes".

First CWG and now this, wonder what all scam is being brewed now

Very sad. The morons have had years to prepare for this, what the hell were they playing at. Shame on Dalmiya and the Cricket Association of Bengal

Eden Gardens held 90,000 people and the next biggest venue is 50,000. There are going to be some dissapointed fans around who now cannot watch the match live.

BhairavP · Post by **BhairavP** » 28 Jan 2011 10:27

negi wrote:Bhrata Mahdi

>>the Anglos always struggle to pick wrist spinners

Wrist spinners as in Warne, Murali or even Brad Hodge (may be) were good in ODIs against above teams but Piyush is not in same league.

Hogg, not Hodge.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Jan 2011 13:01

he is over 40? I a bit long in the tooth for ODIs me thinks...

BhairavP · Post by **BhairavP** » 28 Jan 2011 15:45

^Yeah, but there's the small matter of him having announced his retirement from international cricket

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 29 Jan 2011 00:46

BhairavP wrote:^Yeah, but there's the small matter of him having announced his retirement from international cricket

Got mauled by SRT before he hung up his boots

sunnyP · Post by **sunnyP** » 29 Jan 2011 15:15

X-posting from 'India-Canada' thread:

Payback for the ex-BSF officer/Visa incident or just bureaucracy at work?

Pakistan-based Canadian cricketers wait for Indian visa

Quote:
New Delhi: The Canada Cricket Board (CCB) said the Indian High Commission is sitting on the visa applications of its four Pakistan-origin cricketers and it has affected their World Cup preparations.

CCB President Ranjit Saini said the application is lying with the Indian authorities for the last four months and due to non-clearance, these four cricketers could not go to India in November for a preparatory tour ahead of World Cup.

Saini said the other team members were issued visas but no decision has been taken yet on the applications of batsman Rizwan Cheema, all-rounder Umar Bhatti, paceman Khurran Chauhan and stumper Hamza Tareek.

http://content.cricketnirvana.com/news/ ... 8-312.html

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 29 Jan 2011 18:09

Duleep Trophy, 1st Semi-Final: North Zone v West Zone at Vadodara, Jan 26-29, 2011
North Zone 460 & 421

West Zone 397 & 61/3 (23.0 ov)

RA Jadeja not out 170 315 242 21 5 70.24

har har !

Tanaji · Post by **Tanaji** » 29 Jan 2011 19:32

Rahul M wrote:
Duleep Trophy, 1st Semi-Final: North Zone v West Zone at Vadodara, Jan 26-29, 2011
North Zone 460 & 421

West Zone 397 & 61/3 (23.0 ov)

RA Jadeja not out 170 315 242 21 5 70.24
har har !

Opposing bowlers for RAJadeja:

Joginder Sharma 21.5 2 95 2 4.35 (2nb, 2w)

S Narwal 26 4 102 5 3.92 (2w)

P Suyal 2.1 0 17 0 7.84

Vikas Mishra 12 1 52 0 4.33

A Mishra 24 2 108 3 4.50 (16nb)

Yashpal Singh 1 0 4 0 4.00

Jadeja's own bowling:

RA Jadeja 14 1 65 0 4.64
RA Jadeja 21 2 70 1

I am tempted to do a Ha Ha like Nelson

sunnyP · Post by **sunnyP** » 30 Jan 2011 02:48

Thank god this incompetent amateur is away from the India team. To think a few months ago he was ahead of Yusuf Pathan when it came to the spinning all rounders slot.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 30 Jan 2011 03:45

sunnyP wrote:X-posting from 'India-Canada' thread:

Payback for the ex-BSF officer/Visa incident or just bureaucracy at work?

Pakistan-based Canadian cricketers wait for Indian visa

Quote:
New Delhi: The Canada Cricket Board (CCB) said the Indian High Commission is sitting on the visa applications of its four Pakistan-origin cricketers and it has affected their World Cup preparations.

CCB President Ranjit Saini said the application is lying with the Indian authorities for the last four months and due to non-clearance, these four cricketers could not go to India in November for a preparatory tour ahead of World Cup.

Saini said the other team members were issued visas but no decision has been taken yet on the applications of batsman Rizwan Cheema, all-rounder Umar Bhatti, paceman Khurran Chauhan and stumper Hamza Tareek.

http://content.cricketnirvana.com/news/ ... 8-312.html

[/quote]

Naat payback saar, it is standard procedure for anyone of Pawki origin applying for an Indian visa. Great that it is happening given what Sri Sri Coleman Headley ( Bharat Ratna) has done in the recent past.

niran · Post by **niran** » 30 Jan 2011 15:46

sunnyP wrote:Thank god this incompetent amateur is away from the India team. To think a few months ago he was ahead of Yusuf Pathan when it came to the spinning all rounders slot.

he is not incompetent, Yusuf went back to the nets with proper dicipiline sorted out his drawbacks
in temperament and short balls and results show for itself, while Jadeja went the glamorous dollah earning path and is now a joke mascot.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 30 Jan 2011 17:11

ahem jadeja was dropped from IPL due to stoopid rules, his downfall started after that. how did he start earning dollahs saar jee ?

niran · Post by **niran** » 30 Jan 2011 17:28

he was punished for his cavorting with the foes while still under legal contract.
Q. why did he do that?
A. for a few dollah more of course.

instead of refining his game he spend time partying and the result shows, in 50+ matches
he played not one match winning innings to date.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 30 Jan 2011 18:32

raj royals had talked nothing about renewing his contract even when the tournament was over us, unsure of his place in the side he talked to other teams. that deserves a ban from the full tournament ? or may be because the team was raj royals ?

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 30 Jan 2011 21:52

IMO he should be banned from galli cricket too. That way he can't make use of the quota system to get a back door entry into the team.
I'm sorry but there are scores of Jadejas who can be picked for TI, this one has no special talent, doesn't deserve the 150 chances that he got. Now I'm sure FATAji will post his opinion in Crickberrish.

BTW..Thank you Rahul M for saving Jadeja

sunnyP · Post by **sunnyP** » 31 Jan 2011 23:09

ICC's decision unfavourable: Dalmiya

CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Sunday termed ICC's rejection of BCCI's appeal to reconsider its decision to take away India-England cricket World Cup match from Eden Gardens as "unfavourable and disappointing".

The experienced cricket administrator, however, said that the stadium will be cent per cent ready before the February 7 deadline, when an ICC inspection team travels to Kolkata.

Asked about the delayed construction work, Dalmiya said, "Overnight we can't do magic. We had asked for February 7 deadline and if you come on that day, you will see the venue will be ready."

Read more at: http://cricket.ndtv.com/storypage.aspx? ... d=82414&cp

Overnight??? They've had months and months to prepare the stadium.

Anyway, one man's loss is another's gain:

The ICC has confirmed the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore as the venue for the India-England World Cup game that was originally supposed to be held in Kolkata. There was no change in the date of the match - it will be held on February 27.

"This decision now clarifies and gives us certainty over the fixture," ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said. "We can now work with our various partners and stakeholders to make sure that the match - along with the rest of the tournament - is all it should be."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket ... 98970.html

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 01 Feb 2011 17:23

Pakis on a role

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand ... 99007.html

Its time our Media start Hyping the Ghazis so that it gets into thier Head and they get knocked out in the first round. Nothing is better than building a huge expectation from Pakis that they are going to win and then get thrashed.

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 02 Feb 2011 13:09

World Cup: Wall collapses at Chepauk stadium, 2 injured