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*Originally posted by Some1: *
So to all Pak fans... cheer up ! I have a feeling Sunday will bring GOOD NEWS .
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very well said..
Though He HOPES good news will come,he wouldnot like that to happen.
Just to put things in perspective.
Oye.. chal Naz8 me match dekhte hain..
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*Originally posted by Some1: *
I think my Pak friends here are coming too hard on their team.
Lets put things into perspective.
I, for one, consider Pak's team composition ideal and second only to Australia's for one day matches .
Pak has good attacking bowlers and at least three big-hitters (Razzaq, Moin, Malik) to supplement technically well-equipped players like Hameed, Youhana and of course Inzamam. Add coach Woolmer to the mix and this is a lethal combination for One Day Matches.
Now lets look at their performance. They almost chased down India's 340+ total in the first one dayer of the recent one-day series and in fact with only a little bit more application , may have gone on to win the series which was closely fought. The end result was a close 3-2.
I feel the only chink in Pakistan's armor currently is the Spin Department but that is not a big deal as spinners seldom win one day matches for their teams .They require more time than fast bowlers to settle down to a rhythm besides being easier to smack.
I feel Pak's 122 all out in the pervious match was "one bad day at office"...just as Woolmer put it...not indicative of what the team is capable of.
So to all Pak fans... cheer up ! I have a feeling Sunday will bring GOOD NEWS .
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zziiyyaaddaa jjhhoottii ttaassssaalliiyyaann nnaa ddee yyaaaarr..
mmeerree kkeeyybbooaarrdd kkii hhooggaaii bbaallllaayy bbaallllaayy !!!!!!
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*Originally posted by fair_&_balance: *
Oye.. chal Naz8 me match dekhte hain..
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Not at 2 O'clock in the night. Ghar mein biwi-bachche hain.
**Pakistan in must-win situation **
On March 21 this year, India began their fourth match of the one-day series against Pakistan with a do-or-die gong. Being 2-1 down in the series, they simply had to win to stay alive. Pakistan face a similar predicament before Sunday’s match against India at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Inzamam-ul-Haq summed it up in three sentences - “If we win on Sunday, we qualify. If we lose, we don’t. It is as simple as that.”
Nothing was simple for the Pakistan batsmen in their previous game against Sri Lanka as they crumbled for just 122. Bob Woolmer lamented that almost every dismissal being self-inflicted and how the team had to work out a way to avoid such disastrous days. The bowling was off colour in all three games with the extras bug haunting them throughout. Given that 35 wides were conceded in the last two games, one wonders what all the pre-tournament talk about shortened run-ups was about.
India, with no must-win caveat, come into the match after a stroll-in-the-park eight-wicket win over Bangladesh. Sachin Tendulkar made a fine 82 and clarified in no uncertain terms that he still “enjoyed his batting”, while Sourav Ganguly got some batting practice. Among the bowlers, Zaheer Khan has passed a fitness test to play in the game while Irfan Pathan’s recent exploits, including a spell that stunned Pakistan in the last one-dayer that these teams played, have made him a huge threat.
John Wright, the Indian coach, isn’t too cornered about the Shoaib Akhtar factor, and was quoted in The Times of India as saying, “We have done our homework against him and are ready.” India are likely to go into the game with seven batsmen and Harbhajan Singh will make way for the return of Zaheer. India must ensure against losing wickets in a heap, like they did against Sri Lanka, and whether Ganguly will bat at No. 3 or 4 remains uncertain.
Will Pakistan continue to gamble with Shoaib Malik at No. 3? Two failures in that position, apart from the fact that both Inzamam and Yousuf Youhana could occupy that spot, indicate that he may not. Younis Khan might have smashed a modest Hong Kong bowling attack to pulp, but it has been a while since he has performed on the big stage.
Considering recent results and individual form, the odds are definitely stacked against Pakistan. But they just have to look back five months to realise that it may well be possible. India chased 294 that night at Lahore and went on to clinch the series three days later. And whoever said India-Pakistan matches were about form anyway?
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*Originally posted by Some1: *
I think my Pak friends here are coming too hard on their team.
Lets put things into perspective.
I, for one, consider Pak's team composition ideal and second only to Australia's for one day matches .
Pak has good attacking bowlers and at least three big-hitters (Razzaq, Moin, Malik) to supplement technically well-equipped players like Hameed, Youhana and of course Inzamam. Add coach Woolmer to the mix and this is a lethal combination for One Day Matches.
Now lets look at their performance. They almost chased down India's 340+ total in the first one dayer of the recent one-day series and in fact with only a little bit more application , may have gone on to win the series which was closely fought. The end result was a close 3-2.
I feel the only chink in Pakistan's armor currently is the Spin Department but that is not a big deal as spinners seldom win one day matches for their teams .They require more time than fast bowlers to settle down to a rhythm besides being easier to smack.
I feel Pak's 122 all out in the pervious match was "one bad day at office"...just as Woolmer put it...not indicative of what the team is capable of.
So to all Pak fans... cheer up ! I have a feeling Sunday will bring GOOD NEWS .
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screw you and your false hopes.
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screw you and your false hopes.
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Micheal Vick is overrated :p
I agree with you on the false hopes though.
i dont think pakistan stands a chance
Talk about getting confident. I hope Pakistan can represent and put these folks in their place. War reference? Times of India openly believes that if India fired it's "big guns" we would have no chance in Cricket or in reality?
"If your big guns fire, Pakistan have no chance," said the hotel receptionist with the self-assurance and profundity of Richie Benaud, "But it promises to be an exciting battle. I'll be there."
The war metaphor may be a trifle fatigued.....
I would love to see the all those idiots with an egg on their faces. “India is going runaway with the game” and “Five reasons Pakistan will lose”, talk about cocky 
anyone broadcasting the game
ya is anyone broadcasting the game?? If so let us know so that we can PM u for the link. Thanks
lol
yeah, anyone broadcasting? pls help this little angel of a kid.. :(
count me in too for the broadcast thing....
i cancelled my day off cuz i had no hope for winning this one....
and my wife and parents ridicule me a lot if i waste a whole day just for a lost case....
and anyway i'll just miss 2-3 hours of the match (as if pak will hav any batting left after that time)....
im gonna watch it at home:hula:…
my money is on Pak..
Any idea if Imran Farhat or Imran Nazir is going to play tonight?
i hope we dont see nazir playing today....
BS, r u willing to broadcast the macth for ur poor brethren who have been deprived of this gift of watching the match live????
any one boradcasting.
please, you know how i feel.
plz plz plz olz
me too
wat time is the match starting?????