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This will have to be another record chase by India to win it. just like Mohali.
Pitch is in bad shape. I would leave it up to how Sehwag does. He will go for his shots regardless of the situation or the strategy. Let him have fun. If he does well then India would be in good shape it down. Otherwise I would suggest playing it safe and get to the 3rd session without more than 2-3 wks down. Then you can go for the win depending on the runs/overs remaining.
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India won whitewashed Australia
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TENDULKARRED.
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All hail Sachin Tendulkar
Another good win
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One inning by the new boy pujara n indian media made him equal to dravid
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One inning by the new boy pujara n indian media made him equal to dravid
:)
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Congrats to Indian guppies on the series victory :k: … I wish our batsmen could learn a thing or two.
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Jai India!
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It's only the third time India have won all Tests in a series of two or more Tests (excluding series against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe). Their two earlier wins both came in the 1990s, when they achieved 3-0 margins against England (1992-93) and Sri Lanka (1993-94).
The last time Australia lost all the matches of a series was in 1982 in Pakistan, when they lost in Karachi (nine wickets), Faisalabad (innings and three runs) and Lahore (nine wickets).
It's also the first time Australia have lost three Tests in a row since November-December 1988, when they lost to West Indies in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne."
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A sign of the times..
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Ponting
“It’s probably a little bit harsh, isn’t it?” said Ricky Ponting, when asked about the 2-0 scoreline. "We played very well for the majority of the first Test, and pretty well for the majority of this one. **It just goes to show that unless you play five good days of Test cricket - and that’s five, not four or four-and-a-half - you don’t win games. **
“The first Test was a great example of that. Even this Test here … our inability to break the M Vijay-Sachin Tendulkar partnership on day three was crucial to the outcome of this game. There was also our inability to bat for three sessions in the second innings of a Test match. We needed to bat for one hour longer to put India under some pressure. Then it would have been a really good game of cricket.”
http://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2010/content/current/story/481431.html
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Ponting was nearly crying
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brrrruahhhhhhhhhhhhhh .. what a game.. what a chase again.. another record chase on day 5.. good stuff india !!
haha waleed.. punter wanted to cry.. i love to see him lose. 0-2 brownwashed hahahaha...
pujara looks really good.. needs more chances..after years of scoring a LOT of runs in the domestic circuit he is now ready for international cricket..
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Easy on the Salt Plzz! :o
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brrrruahhhhhhhhhhhhhh .. what a game.. what a chase again.. another record chase on day 5.. good stuff india !!
haha waleed.. punter wanted to cry.. i love to see him lose. 0-2 brownwashed hahahaha...
pujara looks really good.. needs more chances..after years of scoring a LOT of runs in the domestic circuit he is now ready for international cricket..
Yeah Sharabee he was nearly crying
cant even win a test under his captaincy in india lol ahahahahah
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^^ hahaha.. ya man.. hes lost the last 2 series in eng and india..
he has improved with his nonsense though.. mainly because his team isnt as good and they lose very often now... that lil prikk is still inside him... he just doesnt get enough chances to come out enough haha.
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Not really, in many many test matches Pakistan had good days but in the end the batsmen pooped and the opponent took the crown (that opponent includes Australia).
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Not really, in many many test matches Pakistan had good days but in the end the batsmen pooped and the opponent took the crown (that opponent includes Australia).
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Can't remember the last when some 1 said "Test matches & Pakistan had good days" in as many as 10 yrs of Pak cricket decline !!! Talking about Australia & India and comparing it to Pkaistan Cricket is little wishful thinking, know?
plz don't mind as I'm a fan too
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You have a point. You CAN win a test match if you have 1 or 2 bad sessions provided that you do not collapse outright with the bat as unfortunately happens so often with Pakistan
Pakistan have been losing test matches in the last decade mainly because of their inept batting. Our bowling is still quite good (or was wiith Aamer and Asif!)
Three tests which Pak should not have lost in the last 15 months
1st Test v SLA @ Galle, July 2009: needing 168 for victory collapsed from 2/71 to 117 all out
http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/engine/match/403367.html
1st test v NZ @ Dundein, Nov 2009: collapsed from 4/161 to 218 all out (target 251)
http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/engine/match/423778.html
2nd Test v Australia @ Sydney, Jan 2010: needing 166 for victory collapsed from 5/103 to 139 all out
http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/match/406200.html
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^ Agreed !
Than again Cricket is a collective game, this taboo on Pakistan cricket is well known to all
There was a time when it was hard to beat the west Indians, Australia and even England. Apart from the later the rest had a good run of sustainability.
Pakistan as a whole only achieved few insignificant odd wins here and there.