^ awww cute 
then why did u beat ur neighbour in the worldcup 2003 
Ps: os waqt parosion ka khayaal nai aaya 
anwayy… Congrats to ur team in advance for wining the semi final..
final will be tough… Australia Vs India 
thnx :k: thats like a good desi and padosi 
proudpakistani007 Ji
Laykin App Bhi To Hamaray Saath PHIPTY-PHIPTY Nahin Kartay!
Have a Nice Day
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Why do you say that? Come onPakistanis! Support India to victory! We're **neigbours*
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Right, and when it comes to playing each other (host/visit) the Indian govt forgets that?
and how do we do that
Key contests: India v Kenya
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Openers
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India changed their opening combination following the first two group games at the World Cup.
Captain Sourav Ganguly believed his partnership with maestro Sachin Tendulkar was not blossoming like he would have wished and therefore elected to drop himself down the order.
In came Virender Sehwag, and the rest as they say is history.
Although Sehwag has yet to shine, he has supported Tendulkar well.
Tendulkar has scored one century this tournament and fallen just short of a couple more on two occasions.
The Kenyan pair of Kennedy Otieno and Ravindu Shah proved their pedigree when they put on 75 runs for the first wicket against India in the Super Sixes.
Otieno made a creditable 79 while Shah is his side’s leading run-scorer with 264.
If the pair can come up trumps again, then it will give Kenya the perfect platform to go on and cause a major shock.
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Advantage: India
Middle order
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This pair-up would have been under some debate had the Indian middle-order continued in the same tepid form as they had done in the first few games of their campaign.
However, after several kicks up the backside both from team management and the press back in India, the players eventually began to show why collectively they are seen by many as the best batting line-up in world cricket.
Should the openers fail, then a fast-improving Rahul Dravid may hold the key to success. The young pair of Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Kaif are also beginning to nurture a reputation for themselves.
Although captain and veteran Steve Tikolo is not Kenya’s leading scorer, his influence on the pitch may prove vital.
The likes of Thomas Odoyo and Maurice Odumbe showed in the Super Six match against Zimbabwe they have the temperament to steer their team to victory - although India’s bowling attack may prove to be too stiff an opposition.
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Advantage: India
All-rounders
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A very even contest.
Kenya have a number of players who fall into the ‘jack of all trades’ category.
Captain Tikolo, Maurice Odumbe and Thomas Odoyo and all very useful with bat and ball.
India captain Ganguly, Sehwag and Yuvraj have chipped in wickets but on most occasions have not been required to help out a bowling attack which has been able to cope with most situations very admirably.
Kenya edge this category because of their star trio’s outstanding statistics.
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Advantage: Kenya :k: :k:
Wicket-keepers
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Of all the pre-tournament mumbles surrounding the India squad, the loudest was that of the non-selection of an established keeper.
India chose two batsmen, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh, to fill in the role.
Dravid, who got the nod ahead of his younger counterpart because of previous experience in the role, has shown his nimble ability with the gloves.
Although his form with the bat suffered in earlier group matches, he has grown in confidence.
He has 12 catches to his name, while his Kenya counterpart Kennedy Otieno Obuya has eight.
The opener will be hoping to be fit in time for Thursday’s contest after picking up an injury as a result of a vicious delivery from Australia’s Brett Lee - brother David Obuya is in line to take over behind the stumps.
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Advantage: India
Fast bowlers
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One of the biggest surprises of the World Cup so far has been the brilliant form shown by India’s pace attack.
Much of the build-up centred around the side’s star-studded batting line-up, but they have been outshone by the likes of Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra.
All three bowlers have enjoyed the spotlight.
Who could forget Nehra’s six-wicket haul against England, Khan’s four for 42 against New Zealand and veteran Srinath’s performance against Sri Lanka.
The medium-fast pace of Kenya’s Martin Suji, along with the three aforementioned reliable all-rounders will need to be at the top of their game against India’s batting attack.
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Advanatage: India
Spinners
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Kenya’s Collins Obuya has the ability to steal the headlines if he performs the way he has been this tournament.
With 13 wickets already to his name, the bowler who took five wickets against Sri Lanka, is the second most prolific spinner in the competition behind Muttiah Muralitharan.
On the other hand India’s Harbhajan Singh has found the going difficult at this World Cup.
The Turbanator has nine wickets to his name and has been expensive at times.
But as they saying goes - form is temporary and class is permanent.
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Advantage: India
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The mod of this forum supports Kenya.
** Advantage: Kenya**
:)
Kenya all the way :k:
kuch tou pare thandak kalejay mein 
^ bhai saahab, aap k kalaijay mai tau thandak perr jaayegi laikin Ganguly ki ***** may jau tappish paida hogi ooska kia hoga?
@ Ganguly ki tappish
Fielding.
Advantage Kenya
Ihope and pray India will win the semi AND the finals! India aaaalllllllll the waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy!
skin color and decibles of voice pollution (their keeper is just 2 much ;))
** advantage Kenya **
Kenya’s fairy-tale faces reality check against India](http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2003/MAR/158987_AAP_19MAR2003.html)
DURBAN, South Africa, March 18 AP - Sourav Ganguly and his Indian line-up will be more surprised than anyone if Kenya continues its fairy-tale run at the cricket World Cup and reaches the March 23 final.
India, on a seven-match winning roll, is against the African minnow in a semifinal at Kingsmead on Thursday.
Kenya is the first non-Test nation to reach the semifinals at a World Cup, and is concerned less about who it plays than how will it plays.
The Kenyans managed something of a dress rehearsal for the semis when they met India at Newlands, Cape Town, on March 7 in a Super Six match.
Although Kenya lost by six wickets, it took enough heart out of that game to lift themselves for a victory over Zimbabwe in Bloemfontein on March 12 to seal their place in the penultimate round.
Now, the thinking in the Kenyan camp is that a hard match against Australia in the final Super Six match last Saturday has prepared them for what seems to be an impossible task in the rematch with India.
The Indians have lifted themselves to a new level since their last match with Kenya, and look as if they can take on and beat any team.
“We still have a long way to go and, as is the case against any opposition and in any circumstance, we have to achieve our game plans and play well,” said India coach John Wright.
“If we do that the result will take care of itself.”
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said: “We have the best batting lineup in the world.”
With Sachin Tendulkar spearheading that lineup with a World Cup record 586 runs so far, there aren’t many who’d disagree.
Ganguly and Virender Sehwag add extra explosiveness, while Rahul Dravid brings solidity to the middle order in an extraordinarily well-balanced batting list.
The real revelation for the Indians has been the ability of their fast bowlers to effect an early breakthrough throughout the tournament.
With the “old man” Javagal Srinath at the helm, Ashish Nehra and Zaheer Khan have developed into genuinely quick bowlers.
Of their top batsmen, none of the Kenyans has been particularly consistent here.
Kennedy Otieno was the man who got runs against India in Cape Town. His 79 there will have given him confidence against the Indian opening attack which was unable to break the Kenyan opening stand.
Skipper Steve Tikolo batted himself back into form with a determined 51 against Australia, and, as Kenya’s best batsman, it is almost imperative that he succeeds if Kenya is to get into a winning position.
Maurice Odumbe and Thomas Odoyo are both hard-hitting batsmen who can lift the run rate in the latter stages of an innings, but they will need a platform laid for them by Otieno, his fellow-opener Ravindu Shah, who scored 46 against Australia, and Tikolo.
Kenya’s bowling depends heavily on varied pace and the find of the tournament - legspinner Collins Obuya. The 21-year-old has taken 13 wickets for 396 runs, and he only looked vulnerable against Australia.
“I have seen him grow up into a good player, and I’m sure he will be able to bounce back from that bad day,” said Tikolo.
He will have to be at his best against the Indian batsmen, who are perhaps the best players of spin in the world.
Kenya coach Sandeep Patil, a member of India’s World Cup-winning squad from 1983, says he feels very much as he did when he was part of that surprise victory.
“People have labeled Kenya reaching this stage a big surprise, but it is the result of hard work by every one of the boys,” Patil said.
Patil refused to be drawn on what he considered the weakpoints of India.
“That would be revealing my game plan,” he said. “Just say I am plotting their downfall.”
Teams
India (from): Sourav Ganguly (captain), Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Dinesh Mongia, Parthiv Patel, Sanjay Bangar, Ajit Agarkar, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif
Kenya (from): Steve Tikolo (captain), Thomas Odoyo, Maurice Odoyo, Martin Suji, Kennedy Otieno, Hitesh Modi, Ravindu Shah, Tony Suji, Peter Ongondo, Collins Obuya, David Obuya, Joseph Angara, Brijal Patel, Asif Karim, Alpesh Vader
Umpires: Steve Bucknor, West Indies and Daryl Harper, Australia
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Sorry .........
ur late ........
Story could have been different, if u have told this thing to pakistani players
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:D....
There is 70% chance of rain.
So it might be D/L Uncle again.
:(
that will be the sorry tale of the “great” WC’03. I hope it does not happen.
What happens if it rains for two days and no match is possible, who goes through.
Whoever won the last encounter between them - That means India goes to the Finals in that case.