Re: Final - India v Sri Lanka, (06 April 2014) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
for a very long time, i have supported SL after Pakistan and i dont know why ... but somehow i dont like SL anymore....my heart is not there for them anymore...i think SLankans are behaving bad with our players for sometime and it is catching up
call be biased but i do believe that Pakistani cricketers are one of the most friendliest cricketers (or at least least aggressive) on the field and even with them, SL players have been continuously misbehaving....sangakara fighting with poor younis khan for no reason...and idiot sanga was completely wrong on that occasion....plus sanga has shown unnecessary aggression all the time
and how can i forget the height of unprofessional-ism SL players showed towards pakistan when we beat them in that infamous text match few months ago in dubai..they refused to shake hands with our players and all senior SL players were yelling at the umpire that why didnt he finish the game amid bad light? Mattehws was so harsh in his post match conference.....
anyway.....I DO NOT LIKE SL ANYMORE
so i am kind of neutral....may the best team win the match but i do like dhoni a lot...so you get my point!
Re: Final - India v Sri Lanka, (06 April 2014) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
for a very long time, i have supported SL after Pakistan and i dont know why ... but somehow i dont like SL anymore....my heart is not there for them anymore...i think SLankans are behaving bad with our players for sometime and it is catching up
call be biased but i do believe that Pakistani cricketers are one of the most friendliest cricketers (or at least least aggressive) on the field and even with them, SL players have been continuously misbehaving....sangakara fighting with poor younis khan for no reason...and idiot sanga was completely wrong on that occasion....plus sanga has shown unnecessary aggression all the time
and how can i forget the height of unprofessional-ism SL players showed towards pakistan when we beat them in that infamous text match few months ago in dubai..they refused to shake hands with our players and all senior SL players were yelling at the umpire that why didnt he finish the game amid bad light? Mattehws was so harsh in his post match conference.....
anyway.....I DO NOT LIKE SL ANYMORE
so i am kind of neutral....may the best team win the match but i do like dhoni a lot...so you get my point!
You mean the third test at Sharjah? They infact shook hands with Pak players.
Re: Final - India v Sri Lanka, (06 April 2014) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
for a very long time, i have supported SL after Pakistan and i dont know why ... but somehow i dont like SL anymore....my heart is not there for them anymore...i think SLankans are behaving bad with our players for sometime and it is catching up
call be biased but i do believe that Pakistani cricketers are one of the most friendliest cricketers (or at least least aggressive) on the field and even with them, SL players have been continuously misbehaving....sangakara fighting with poor younis khan for no reason...and idiot sanga was completely wrong on that occasion....plus sanga has shown unnecessary aggression all the time
and how can i forget the height of unprofessional-ism SL players showed towards pakistan when we beat them in that infamous text match few months ago in dubai..they refused to shake hands with our players and all senior SL players were yelling at the umpire that why didnt he finish the game amid bad light? Mattehws was so harsh in his post match conference.....
anyway.....I DO NOT LIKE SL ANYMORE
so i am kind of neutral....may the best team win the match but i do like dhoni a lot...so you get my point!
Re: Final - India v Sri Lanka, (06 April 2014) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
World Twenty20 2014: India chase historic win against Sri Lanka
“India will be chasing a historic treble when they face Sri Lanka in Sunday’s World Twenty20 final in Dhaka.
Victory would make them the first team to hold all three world one-day titles.”
**Sri Lanka v India in Twenty20 internationals **(3-2 to India)
2009, Colombo: **India **won by three wickets
2009, Nagpur: **Sri Lanka **won by 29 runs
2009, Mohali: **India **won by six wickets
2010, St Lucia: **Sri Lanka **won by five wickets
2012, Kandy: **India **won by 39 runs
Re: Final - India v Sri Lanka, (06 April 2014) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
My opinion about Sri Lanka has changed over the years as well.
In the 80s and 90s, I regarded the Sri Lankan team as a quiet and humble unit especially compared to other South Asian Teams - the kind who would go about their business quietly without too much flaunting or chest-thumping. I thought similar of Sri Lankan fans.
However in recent years, I have noted that, among other things, some Sri Lankan players can even stoop to cheating if the opportunity presented itself. Dilshan, for example, in one recent game, gestured to the Umpire that he had not nicked the ball as soon as the bowler started appealing (TV replays showed he had clearly done so). The Umpire did not give him OUT. I read that Dilshan has been accused of cheating before as well.
Sangakarra lost all my respect after his unprofessional behavior during the toss at the start of the World Cup 2011 Final. For all his batting talents and eloquent language skills, he does not come across as being graceful in handling defeat and other setbacks.
Also, some years ago I visited a Sri Lankan Cricket forum (as a read only visitor - never posted anything). The filthy and foul language used by the fans there while discussing almost anything was astounding to me. That kind of language would make even India and Pak cricket fans seem like polite puppies.
That being said - I have never interacted with any Sri Lankan in my offline life, so my above characterization may not be accurate.
As for the final tomorrow - one thing that the Indian team should worry about is that it does not bat deep. By which I mean there are no big hitters after Number 6 (you get into the Jadejas and Ashwins - followed by the tail). This is in contrast to Sri Lanka whose even number 11 Malinga can tonk sixes if required. India saw a glimpse of this problem in the Australia match where India were 5 down in the 18th over (I think) and could not score much after that.
Re: Final - India v Sri Lanka, (06 April 2014) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
lol'd @ all these Pakistani fans wanted to see India win tomorrow.
Times are changing!
Poll results on pakpassion (Q: Who will you be supporting in tomorrow's Final?)Who will you be supporting in tomorrow's Final?
Sri Lanka 78 56.12%
India 61 43.88%
Re: Final - India v Sri Lanka, (06 April 2014) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
India, Lanka better win the Final tomorrow warna mere pass gana tayyar hai delegate (sorry dedicate) karne k liye respective guppies ko and no it is not Salma Agha's dil k arman aansoon mein beh gaye!!!
Re: Final - India v Sri Lanka, (06 April 2014) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
lol @ PD and SOme1’s star plus drama style of analysis. this is T20 cricket, not a character award show. and reading arlittar’s posts make me want to support SL. go lankans!!!
Re: Final - India v Sri Lanka, (06 April 2014) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
I wouldn't be surprised if Sri Lanka is the first team to visit Pakistan, when cricket resumes in Pakistan. If i'm correct their fans usually support us whenever Sri Lanka isn't playing us. I'm just going by past games in Sri Lanka tho.
Re: Final - India v Sri Lanka, (06 April 2014) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
past games mean nothing. what counts is the day you play the BIG game. players are all pumped up and perform way better than their normal games. agree? the winning streak must continue for India and that's enuf to make them play harder. :)
merii du'aayeN jiske saath hoN vo to kabhii haar hii nahiiN saktaa! :D ;) :p
