Re: 1st test...Pak Vs India at Mohali
I wonder if the pitch is gonna become bowler's heaven when Pakistan comes in to bat.. :)
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Kumble is repeating his 10 for in the second innings....just be ready....He will atleast take 6 wickets....
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Some one needs to die to ENOY heaven I guess 
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^our batsmen are very willing & determined to do that.
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I am seeing this match to go into the last day :k: But the defeat for Pakistan is written everywhere 
Unless our batsmen glue to the wicket till the lunch on the fifth day.
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Totally, disgusted.!?!!?!?!?!?
I just can’t get those dropped catches out of my mind: the keeper and the first waiting for each other to have a go at the catch of Rana’s bowling. Gangs catch straight down Taufeeq’s throat yet he spills it. 
I was simply embarrased to hear the commentator saying that Pak has never been good in fielding (which is true, unfortunately)
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pak batting in their second innings will determine how good of a team pak is...if they fail inzi shud be reminded of all his comments..about "my team has a lion heart" ...and... "we are going to take revenge" blah blah blah...now is the crunch time....come on boys perform...
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I hope we can last two dayz against the indian bowling altough it seems highly unlikely.
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Alrite people, where did the thread with 500 free video posts go.
how do we watch mufta tonite??
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I agree with Che that the bi risk is Kumble the guy is amazing and we will have to watch him very carefully. On the other hand, the Indian medium pacers will be even slower with the track wearing down so our batsmen should be able to hold their own a bit more against them.
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Cakewalk turns complex
March 10, 2005
Damned if I can figure out what the Indian game plan today was - or even if they had one.
Some stats merit consideration, in this context: In the morning session (which began half an hour early, to make up for time lost on day two due to rain), India scored 134 runs in 31 overs, for the loss of Rahul Dravid’s wicket.
India - which began the day on 184/1 made off just 40 frantic overs the previous afternoon – managed in that one session to wipe out the deficit and go into the lead, with eight wickets standing.
This was despite Pakistan starting the day in defensive mode - just one slip for the first over of the day, bowled by Mohammad Sami, indicated the fielding side’s mindset. Pakistan focused largely on packing the off field and getting its bowlers to stay in that corridor around off - the intent obviously being to stem the flow of runs, to try and play for time, to slow down the Indian assault.
Despite this, India managed, thanks largely to frenetic strokeplay from Sehwag and Sachin, to move from 250 to 300 off just 38 deliveries - a rate that shaded even the 48-ball progression from 50-100, when Gambhir and Sehwag were going berserk on the evening of day two.
Cumulatively, these stats convey the impression of a team in a hurry. You had to figure that the Indian plan was to wipe out the deficit in the first session (which they did with ease), and to then, with the luxury of wickets in hand, go flat out in the middle session, when the sun is beating down and conditions are perfect for batting.
That would then set things up nicely for a final session against dispirited bowlers even more than usually tired thanks to the early start, and the steady flow of runs against their names.
Played that way, with India scoring at even four an over - way below the 6-plus they managed on day two - the team would have looked to be between 200- 250 ahead at close; then throw the bat around for an hour on the fourth morning, before inserting Pakistan and hammering it into submission.
That, at least, was what seemed on the cards; it was also the logical way to play this game, against an attack that had already been revealed as lacking in incisors. So what did we get?
A labored afternoon session, when 29 overs produced a mere 59 runs for the loss of Virender Sehwag. And if possible, an even more inexplicable evening session, that produced 70 runs in 30 overs for the loss of Ganguly, Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik.
The progression from 300-350 was in fact so labored, that Sehwag, Tendulkar and Ganguly used up 154 deliveries to get those 50 runs.
For why? Sure, Danish Kaneria was brilliant with the ball, bowling tirelessly, constantly varying angle and flight and loop and extent of turn, using his googlies to superb effect to fox all but Sehwag, and keeping a tight leash on the batsmen. But Kaneria had bowled in the morning session as well, when India went from 250-300 inside 38 balls - so the Kaneria effect, pronounced as it was, does not explain the go slow.
Another knee-jerk reaction would be to blame Tendulkar’s desire to get what would have been a record 35th Test hundred - but remember, at the height of the go-slow, immediately after lunch, Tendulkar was nowhere in sight of his 100, so that does not explain what the batsmen did out there.
What does? Like I said, damned if I know.
What were they thinking? Were they thinking?
It was as if they sat in the dressing room and went, heck, this is too easy, we are getting runs too quick and at this rate, this game will be a cakewalk - so why don’t we make things difficult for ourselves?
They did. They have.
Okay, that is facetious - more likely, the think tank figured on grinding Pakistan down in the middle session, playing the game of attrition, and totally wearying the Pak attack; then, with wickets in hand, launching an assault in the final session.
If that was the thinking, it came unstuck thanks to the loss, in the second session, of both Sehwag and Ganguly - and such loss of wickets is pretty much axiomatic when a team is playing a closed, defensive game.
At close, India is ahead by 135 runs. While that is decent for a track showing signs of wear and tear, it is nowhere close to what the team needs to shut Pakistan out of the game entirely.
So now, India finds itself stuttering, and being forced to make all sorts of calculations. What to do on the fourth morning? Fling the bat around? Or try and accumulate? If the latter, how much is needed to feel really safe - not just to prevent defeat, but to force the win? 200? 250?
Can India afford to bat through the morning session, and - assuming wickets remain – probably for an hour in the afternoon as well, looking to stretch the lead to around the 250 mark? Will the bowlers then be able - keeping in mind that the wicket is slowing down in terms of pace - be able to bowl Pakistan out, over a session on day four and three sessions on day five?
What seemed a cakewalk has suddenly become complex - and you’d have to say that India with its inexplicable go-slow has only itself to blame for not ending day three in a position of absolute command - a pity, given how well Sehwag played to provide the team that launch pad.
http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2005/mar/10prem.htm
Re: 1st test…Pak Vs India at Mohali
The key word.
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^Unfortunately that is VERY true
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Hey guys it's my first post here.
What do you guys think gonna happen today??? I actually have no hope because our batsmen always crumble under pressure and i am not having high hopes for our batsmen doing well. I hope they prove me wrong to restore some pride.
I think the best strategy is to keep it very tight because they will take risks and get themselves out without scoring too many runs and even if they don't get out the slow scoring rate will delay the declaration...................WISHFUL THINKING!!!!!!!!
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yaar does anyone hav the link for this match
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Now that we are looking at India’s tail, they might be able to add another 90-120 runs, which would mean a lead of around 250. Pakistan will most likely be playing after tea and “may be” score another 300 runs (or so) which India will overcome in the last session tomorrow… I hope I am totally wrong and Pakistan get these guys out in next 50 runs and then go on to score 450 ( :halo: ) which will result in a draw.
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no 
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I have similar feelings captain and hopefully we will be proved WRONG!!!
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Intentions are clear here, Laxman and Pathan on FIRE!!!!
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wats the score?