Ind v/s SL -> 4th ODI, Pune

India has won the toss and decided to bowl first

match is in Pune :blush:

Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu (c), Kumar Sangakkara (w), Mahela Jayawardene, Russel Arnold, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Nuwan Zoysa, Dilhara Fernando, Thilan Samaraweera

India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid (c), Yuvraj Singh, Venugopal Rao, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (w), Jai Prakash Yadav, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Sree Santh, Murali Kartik, Ajit Agarkar, Rudra Pratap Singh, Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir

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Can't wait for it. I thought Mahela was away to get married in colombo? Anyhow i'm going to watch the match. Will report back later.

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Sri Lanka: 13/0 (2.0 Ovs)

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yes he is not playing …Upul Tharanga is in

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sangakara gone !

all rounder strikes ...
Sri Lanka: 17/1 (3.1 Ovs)

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Upul Tharanga in ..... off the mark ...

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5.1 Agarkar to Jayasuriya, no run, DROPPED!!! full delivery from
Agarkar, and moving away, forces Jayasuriya into the shot, the
ball takes the outside edge and flies to Dravid at slip, who puts
down a regulation chance

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Jaysuria gone, LBW Agarkar.

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Dravid was in two minds when he was trying to take that catch and standing very stiff so after he fumbled he really didnt have any chance to recover. Kinda flet bad for him the way he was shaking his head after dropping the ball. In anycase not a whole lot of damage done, as Jaysuria perished even after the life given to him.

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Agarkar two wickets ..seems he is trying hard to impress Some1

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Good for India - Jaysuria is gone
Bad for India - Agarkar is going to be around

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:smiley:

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Our good friend Shastri just commented how Agarkar doesnt get the due credit for his ODI’s performances :slight_smile:

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Shastri aur Gavaskar cant get enough of their Bambaiyyas

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Due credit my foot…

Agarkar has been around for 7-8 years , yet he has not been able to establish his place in the side. What does that tell you about him.

No other player has got as many chances as him.

Sorry, but a few wickets here and there will not impress me. He remains a pie-thrower.

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tharanga is playing welll

Tharanga15(17)

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This THARANGA guy seems to be playing merrily. Never heard of him before.

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I agree with you on this point …

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Tharanga gone....

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No question about it…There have been so many young bowlers(e.g. Amit Bhandari, Avishkaar Salvi etc) who were introduced to international cricket and dumped forever after a few matches…and here we have Agarkar who continues to get chances.

I also feel sorry for Balaji too. For no reason he is out of the team. He performed creditably in Zimbabwe and against Pakistan - yet he is side lined. btw, Balaji can bat better than Agarkar - as far as I am concerned.