There’s nothing wrong with supporting your team. But don’t put everyone else down because your team doesn’t perform well. Give credit where its due. You have to give Pakistan the credit. They played better cricket thus they are in semi final.
No one thought they would win T/20 WC, but they won, No one thought they would reach that far here in CT, but they did. :k:
Unlike other Indian fans, I dont support my team blindly :) India played bad cricket against Pak so they deserve to be out. Unfortunately, the weather did not give them a second chance.
Ameeen sum Ameeeeen!!
Pak played beyond their potential, so they deserve credit for sure :k: But Indian team played below their potential 
Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
Afridi dropped a sitter and perhaps with it any chance of Pakistan coming back into the game !
Five wickets down would have made things really interesting, with the lower-order to come.
spin is an art, pak has had some of the best (qadir taufiq mush saq. etc) but never have we "relied" on spin like today, for the first time since 60s. today I was waiting for the first ten to be over so that spin can kick in and do the trick LOL
Akhter is injured a lot ... but so was Waqar when he missed 92 WC, Muhammad Zahid's severe back injury that put an end to his international career, Lee was also out for a while - Holding, Imran, Garner all had fitness probs.
Teh difference between Shoaib and the bowlers you have mentioned is that these bowlers had genuine injuries not faked ones. I never saw an injured Waqar leaving his team to go jet skiing or dancing the night away with Indian actresses but not fit enough to bowl.
Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
OMG HUSSEY OUTTTT
175/5
Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
Naved to Mike Hussey, out Bowled!! That is the ball of the tournament! Excellent inswinging yorker, Mike Hussey late to get down on that, and the ball crashes into the middle stump! Can Pakistan do India a favour here? Another wicket here would put the cat amongst the pigeons! **Mike Hussey b Naved 64(87) [4s-6 6s-1]
174/5
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spin is an art, pak has had some of the best (qadir taufiq mush saq. etc) but never have we "relied" on spin like today, for the first time since 60s. today I was waiting for the first ten to be over so that spin can kick in and do the trick LOL
Akhter is injured a lot ... but so was Waqar when he missed 92 WC, Muhammad Zahid's severe back injury that put an end to his international career, Lee was also out for a while - Holding, Imran, Garner all had fitness probs.
I dont know where are you coming from but in SAQI's good days, he was the match winner for Pakistan and Pakistan relied on him as much as Pakistan relied on fast bowlers
**Update:
Hussey gone..big wicket .. if only Afridi were to hold on to that dropped catch in last over, Aus would have been 6 down**
Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
Australia 5 down. Pak/Indian fans having heart attack.
Better do Pak fans a favor by living up to their expectations 
I am sure Pak is scared of meeting India in the finals…since flukes & miracles are seldom repeated 
Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
lets see what happens now.
Australia 5 down. Pak/Indian fans having heart attack.
I am certainly bout to have one!
Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
OUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
175/6
*JR Hopes c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33 *
Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
6 down. Dang
For that reason, Pakistan should look forward to India
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UPDATE:
another gone ..oh boy oh boy !
Aus 6 down :)**
Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
much as I hate to say it, I am now officially rooting for Australia.
WI score is too low, it'll be too easy for the Indians to qualify.
Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
wow. it is getting so interesting.
Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
If Pak can pull this one off, they deserve to lift the cup :k:
Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
Asif to Hopes, out Caught by Younis Khan!! fuller length on off, stops on the batsman, Hopes early into the stroke, checks his shot at the last moment and spoons it to Younus Khan at mid off! Anything can happen now, that wicket would send the Aussie fans in a tizzy! Can India sneak in through the backdoor here?**Hopes c Younis Khan b Asif 1(3)
175/6
Well Aus is not going to make 300 today like they were on target against some other teams.
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Re: Champions Trophy - Pakistan v Australia - Sep. 30, 09
Asif to White, out Bowled!! **White b Asif 5(16
Asif to White, **out Bowled!! Gone, that came from nowhere, excellent inswinger from Asif, White plays outside the line of the ball, and the ball crashes into middle! Australia down in the dumps here, can Pak cause a huge upset here? Still 30 runs away from the win Australia! White b Asif 5(16)
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176/7
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