Re: A "face-saving" thread
exactly my thoughts DB. i've said it b4 many times that wht is this FACE SAVING stuff? i seriously felt that its was a chase-able target. yeah pitch was tricky but other than there was no threat to worry about. only batsman who played aggressively was hamid and was caught n bowled while playing his shots. other than that no one else really tried to put the indians under any pressure to make them rethink their strategy, whatever it was. i fully agree with kumble that there is no moral victory for pak. bcos they simply never tried to even remotely think of winning the test. kumble will be thanking his luck that they are going into 3rd test with a 1-0 lead thus all the pressure will be on pak to win n level the series.
i remember when pakistan won the 5th ODI it too was labelled as a FACE SAVING win and a morale booster. surely that morale didn't follow the team into the first test. seems like this team just doesn't know how to win or don't have the confidence to take risks for a win. there are lots of individuals in the team with talent but as a team they lack aggression, determination, planning and above all confidence.
waise for once, i would like to see team pak play a FACE SAVING INNINGS against teams like Australia / South Africa. :p
But still;
PAK 66-43 India in 113 ODIs
PAK 12-9 India in 58 TESTS :p