Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
another maiden from kumble
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
Good session for Pakistan. At lunch, only one wicket lost, mashallah.
Pak: 37/1 at Lunch.
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
salman butt is reading harbhajn extremely well
impressed with him
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
Harbhajan is not too difficult to pick either....u only have to look for his chuck ball.......his doosra is the his chuck ball....and if the batsmen sees him chuck...they know its the dossra and i think thats what Butt has been doing for last few overs.....playing at the Chuck balls while letting the Non chuck ones just go as they spin towards first slip, even when they are pitched at leg stump.
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
ahhha how easily people can blame others but they can't look at themself. "apnay giraybaan may bhi zara jhank lo" and kick out that Bhaji too.
As I have said many times --- kick out Harbhajan too if you will ---- I am not defending him at all.....all I am saying is that it is a disgrace to cricket that the World's highest Wicket Taker and the World's fastest "bowler" are both CHUCKERS....that is all.
Why does it have to become such a nationalistic thing when you call a chucker a chucker.
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
yeah n don’t forget shoaib chuckter. in swingers, out swingers, chucker [yorkers]…they all come from chucking…HUGE CHUCKING…so evident that even commentators have started to to point it out now.
PS : CHUCK DE INDIA…
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
btw, there is only one result possible in the game now and that is a DRAW.
From what I have seen today morning - the pitch is playing as easy as it was on the first day.
For me , the turning point of this match was Tendulkar dropping Misbah when he was less than 20.....and then Patel letting off Kamran and Dravid doing the same for Sami further shut the door on India.
ON TO BANGALORE.
I hope they don't play Munaf. He is a waste of space in the team and on the field - he simply sucks as a fielder - good at only escorting the ball to the boundary. And his bowling is like he is helping the batsmen get some batting practice.
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
It is quite unfortunate that after the DARREL HAIR affair - gora Umpires would think twice before reporting any South Asian player for chucking lest they be called RACIST.
The blatant manner Shoaib has been chucking his effort balls (most notably the BOUNCERS), he should have been prevented from bowling any further right away.
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
btw, there is only one result possible in the game now and that is a DRAW.
From what I have seen today morning - the pitch is playing as easy as it was on the first day.
For me , the turning point of this match was Tendulkar dropping Misbah when he was less than 20.....and then Patel letting off Kamran and Dravid doing the same for Sami further shut the door on India.
ON TO BANGALORE.
I hope they don't play Munaf. He is a waste of space in the team and on the field - he simply sucks as a fielder - good at only escorting the ball to the boundary. And his bowling is like he is helping the batsmen get some batting practice.
agreed
tho that tendulkar catch was a tough one, the rest should have been taken
i dont know what happened to munaf, i thought he could swing the ball both ways, now hes bowling like you said, giving them batting practice. and his role is further nullified with kumble opening the indian bowling attack lol
i dont know how on earth they even got pakistan out in the 1st innings with this attack, rp singh hopefully will bring some life into this attack next match
It is quite unfortunate that after the DARREL HAIR affair - gora Umpires would think twice before reporting any South Asian player for chucking lest they be called RACIST.
The blatant manner Shoaib has been chucking his effort balls (most notably the BOUNCERS), he should have been prevented from bowling any further right away.
yup ICC have f'ed up royally
even though i dont like him, they way he got kicked out was pathetic
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
guys can we come out of this continuous winging debate, my Pak fellows and indians....daym its so boring you guys keep talking about chucking and all that....batsman have a bat and he should play no matter how a bolwer is bowling....damn fedup with this criticism from both sides.....Ok shoaib is a chucker but cleared by ICC, ok harbajan is a chucker but cleared by the ICC....damn we don't stop winging.....Kamran out and enjoy the match.
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
Pakistan RR 1.86
Last 10 ovs 13/1 RR 1.30
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
pitch is playing well for batsmen
bhajji just pushing the ball through with no purpose
if they dont get a wicket seen, bowling will become a formality
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
Its sad to see both teams lacking killer instinct. Back in the day of Imran, Dev, Javed and Wasim, Pakistan vs India games were thrilling. Both teams went for the kill, now a days, they are happy with the draw.
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Just do not understand the purpose behind blocking all deliveries, even the ones that can be pushed around for ones and twos. Such a defensive mindset, do we really have anything to lose at this point besides possibly going down with a fight and then not getting passed the finished line afterwards? Not happy with this progress that Pakistan has made. Showing positive signs of struggle and a fight has become a foreign concept. Draw is now seen as hitting a jackpot, even that, with all your cards intact.
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
Its sad to see both teams lacking killer instinct. Back in the day of Imran, Dev, Javed and Wasim, Pakistan vs India games were thrilling. Both teams went for the kill, now a days, they are happy with the draw.
wht do u mean by both teams? indians may be were 7-8 overs, 20-30 runs late to declare but still to score 345 off 81 overs was not impossible, diffucult yes but not impossible. in the last 7-8 years many teams had tried to chase over 400+ runs to win n most were not successful. but atleast they tried. the very recent being the 2nd test between australia & sri lanka where sangakkara played out of his skin to chase down a huge target. though they lost by some 90 odd runs but the intent to win was there. here you see pakistani batsmen coming out to play out for a draw. apart from hamid, no one else have shown any real intent to play aggressively and put the indians under pressure. indians, despite with a draw, will still go with a 1-0 lead in the 3rd test thus knowing they can't lose the series. pak, however knows that will be a do-or-die test for them to win to draw the series.
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
wht do u mean by both teams? indians may be were 7-8 overs, 20-30 runs late to declare but still to score 345 off 81 overs was not impossible, diffucult yes but not impossible. in the last 7-8 years many teams had tried to chase over 400+ runs to win n most were not successful. but atleast they tried. the very recent being the 2nd test between australia & sri lanka where sangakkara played out of his skin to chase down a huge target. though they lost by some 90 odd runs but the intent to win was there. here you see pakistani batsmen coming out to play out for a draw. apart from hamid, no one else have shown any real intent to play aggressively and put the indians under pressure. indians, despite with a draw, will still go with a 1-0 lead in the 3rd test thus knowing they can't lose the series. pak, however knows that will be a do-or-die test for them to win to draw the series.
you are asking a team to score at 4.25 runs/over in the last innings of a Test match? A team who almost lost the game on the 3rd day of the match would definitely not like to lose after that comeback.
Srilankan example doesn't fit in this situation. Srilanka started their innings in the early part of 4th day in that test match. There was no possibility of a draw there. It was either victory or defeat over there.
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
misbah gone 
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Have lost faith ever since Hameed departed. It would have been better to keep the momentum going. Again, a draw is taken at a much higher face value than what it is originally meant to be.
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so much for the future captain 
Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
misbah gone. he was due a failure and wht a time to fail. thats wht happen when u are in a defensive frame of mind. then even the likes of munaf become unplayable.