India in Pakistan
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i have added a new poll so vote
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The bowling was much better this time around and Sehwag has finally hit form. I thjnk the Indian batting line up is at a stage where it can successfully chase down 270 type targets almost every time (but knowing the inconsistency of Indian teams in the past, this may not be true). Tendulkar, Dravid, Yuvraj, and Sehwag all played true to form and India naturally won. I hope they carry this form throughout the series.
The bowling was much better this time around and Sehwag has finally hit form. I thjnk the Indian batting line up is at a stage where it can successfully chase down 270 type targets almost every time (but knowing the inconsistency of Indian teams in the past, this may not be true). Tendulkar, Dravid, Yuvraj, and Sehwag all played true to form and India naturally won. I hope they carry this form throughout the series.
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YES INDIA WON...
...go INDIA GO
YES INDIA WON...
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Happy Birthday Sohum, you must be happy that India won.
Im especially happy the way the openers batted. Sehwag and Sachin were just majestical. Sachin batted like the way he used to in the late 90's. I hope he continues to do so and has a good series.
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Happy Birthday Sohum, you must be happy that India won.
Im especially happy the way the openers batted. Sehwag and Sachin were just majestical. Sachin batted like the way he used to in the late 90's. I hope he continues to do so and has a good series.
Love the pics, Pal.
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but remember, this was against a Pakistan without Shoaib Akthar. Can they deliver the same performance when he's rippin in at 150kph tommorrow?
EDIT: saw today in cricinfo that Shoaib is out for the series. Thats great news for us. Rana naved doesn't have the pace to spearhead the Pakistani new ball attack. I'd rather see Asif opening the bowling first off if i was inzy.
I saw on the news that Sehwag is down with illness and won't play tomorrow. Gives Ghambir a very good opportunity. If he performs, the selectors would have a lot of thinking to do.
but remember, this was against a Pakistan without Shoaib Akthar. Can they deliver the same performance when he's rippin in at 150kph tommorrow?
EDIT: saw today in cricinfo that Shoaib is out for the series. Thats great news for us. Rana naved doesn't have the pace to spearhead the Pakistani new ball attack. I'd rather see Asif opening the bowling first off if i was inzy.
I saw on the news that Sehwag is down with illness and won't play tomorrow. Gives Ghambir a very good opportunity. If he performs, the selectors would have a lot of thinking to do.
indiancricketer
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no Shoaib Akthar
....go team india go
no Shoaib Akthar
....go team india go
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anyways, this match is going to be crucial. Whoever wins at Lahore will have a huge psycological advantage. I have a feeling that Pakistan, without Shoaib, are going to find it hard to pull it off. The key for india is early wickets. If we can get Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal, and Shoaib Malik out early, we have a good chance. Even the Inzamam-Yusuf combo would find it hard to dig themselves out of that hole, as they haven't performed to their best in the last 2 odi's. Then we have Yunis Khan, who's in red hot form. We need him out early aswell. We can't let him settle down. I feel afridi won't be that much of an impact and will get out playing another rash stroke. Powar can't be forgotton and should stay as the SS in Lahore also.
anyways, this match is going to be crucial. Whoever wins at Lahore will have a huge psycological advantage. I have a feeling that Pakistan, without Shoaib, are going to find it hard to pull it off. The key for india is early wickets. If we can get Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal, and Shoaib Malik out early, we have a good chance. Even the Inzamam-Yusuf combo would find it hard to dig themselves out of that hole, as they haven't performed to their best in the last 2 odi's. Then we have Yunis Khan, who's in red hot form. We need him out early aswell. We can't let him settle down. I feel afridi won't be that much of an impact and will get out playing another rash stroke. Powar can't be forgotton and should stay as the SS in Lahore also.
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yeah i guess thats true...we need to win the next match...if we can do what we did in the second odi we can win the third...but team india are inconsistent...we need to win this SERIES
yeah i guess thats true...we need to win the next match...if we can do what we did in the second odi we can win the third...but team india are inconsistent...we need to win this SERIES
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This may be a bit premature and India might not win the game, but from what I saw today, I think Dhoni is a better batsman than Gilchrist.The way he batted coming in when India was faltering at 190/5 is just pure brilliance.
Edit: India wins, riding on the 102-run partnership between Dhoni and Yuvraj. Along with Tendulkar, all three have been in impeccable form of late. Pathan has been bowling well, but as I have said earlier, Sreesanth seems too expensive and rarely takes wickets.
This may be a bit premature and India might not win the game, but from what I saw today, I think Dhoni is a better batsman than Gilchrist.The way he batted coming in when India was faltering at 190/5 is just pure brilliance.
Edit: India wins, riding on the 102-run partnership between Dhoni and Yuvraj. Along with Tendulkar, all three have been in impeccable form of late. Pathan has been bowling well, but as I have said earlier, Sreesanth seems too expensive and rarely takes wickets.
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I think Dhoni is a better batsman than Gilchrist.The way he batted coming in when India was faltering at 190/5 is just pure brilliance.
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Yes..Dhoni is a better batsman than Gilchrist and in the future he will be a Wicketkeeper like Gilchrist, he just need to practice more in keeping. Soon, he will be a number 1 Wicketkeeper in India and might be a batsman..may be a slogger, because Number 1 batsman is Sachin...
[quote="pal ":mgwuwunq]
I think Dhoni is a better batsman than Gilchrist.The way he batted coming in when India was faltering at 190/5 is just pure brilliance.
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Yes..Dhoni is a better batsman than Gilchrist and in the future he will be a Wicketkeeper like Gilchrist, he just need to practice more in keeping. Soon, he will be a number 1 Wicketkeeper in India and might be a batsman..may be a slogger, because Number 1 batsman is Sachin...
indiancricketer
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sreenath had so many wicket chance but it was all dropped, 3 chances dropped, you cant blame the youngester...the youngest is the best...he maintains the pressure on the batsmen...this is how pathan picks up his wickets
sreenath had so many wicket chance but it was all dropped, 3 chances dropped, you cant blame the youngester...the youngest is the best...he maintains the pressure on the batsmen...this is how pathan picks up his wickets
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His career economy is in fact above 6. But that's because he's only played a few games. Even Pathan used to be 5.5+ at the beginning of his career and brought it down to around 4.9-5.2 (along with a severe drop in pace). But I really felt for Sreesanth. If he'd picked up those wickets, the batsmen may have played him with a little more respect.
His career economy is in fact above 6. But that's because he's only played a few games. Even Pathan used to be 5.5+ at the beginning of his career and brought it down to around 4.9-5.2 (along with a severe drop in pace). But I really felt for Sreesanth. If he'd picked up those wickets, the batsmen may have played him with a little more respect.
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It was just unlucky for him...i would love to see him to take wickets agianst pakistan
It was just unlucky for him...i would love to see him to take wickets agianst pakistan
Sachin_007
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Let's see what happens in the next ODI match...
Let's see what happens in the next ODI match...
indiancricketer
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come on team india rap up the series
come on team india rap up the series