Re: 3rd ODI - India v Australia Hyderabad, 5th October 2007
^ bottom line, india lost. wht else do u need to know?
Yes, bottom line is India lost to Australia.
And another very bolded line under it is that Pakistan choked against the chokers. I know this statement is unrelated to the discussion at hand; mods please remove my post if you feel so :D.
Re: 3rd ODI - India v Australia Hyderabad, 5th October 2007
i don’t even support team pakistan. read my signature to burn a bit more. :k: 
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Re: 3rd ODI - India v Australia Hyderabad, 5th October 2007
Even I dont support Indian team, choker kahin ke… 
Re: 3rd ODI - India v Australia Hyderabad, 5th October 2007
^Man, it wasn't the worst match for India.
Harbhajaan seems to have found a bit of form, was bowling very wel. Had Ponting confounded with the doosra.
Dhoni, though got out at really inopportune time, batted well. He's hitting the ball well and his keeping was excellent. Standing up to Pathan isn't a piece of cake.
Tendulkar may have 40+ next to his name on the scorecard but it was very clear he was struggling. After the fielders were dropped back, he repeatedly failed to get the ball past the infield even with only 4 fielders in it.
Pathan, again, was okay but gave away few easy runs. He probably bowls a few too many slower balls. Don't surprise as much.
Uthappa has a huge problem with getting across a long way. Reminiscent of early Ponting but he could play around it pretty well. Aus have figured Uthappa out pretty well though.
Yuvraj played a phenomenol knock. Paced it to perfection. He really is a class player. Backlift is a touch like Lara's and he plays with a lot of style.
Opening bowlers and top order let India down. That a game was still on till 40 overs shows there is potential there.
Anyway, I'm just hoping for a competitive series. Seems unlikely with top order crumbling though.
i was thinking along the same lines
except i thought pathan bowled well and put the pressure on after our opening bowlers did nothing
utthapa and gambhir have this crossing over problem, it a good way to flick balls on offstump to the leg side, but if u miss...its over.
dhoni was amazing, his keeping was brilliant, almost had clark stumped as well
India needs solid opening partnership to get them off to a good start otherwise they usually dont do as well...
Re: 3rd ODI - India v Australia Hyderabad, 5th October 2007
Its time to bring back,
Sir Sehwag: The destroyer of bowlers from all over the world