India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

Jai Bharath!

Wishing India all the best to win this finals

Indians during this trip have played very well, better than what the records indicate. A series of umpiring errors has cost them the test series. Ofcourse there are sufficient cases of non-performance also.

Australians seem to have either distracted themselves with the non-cricket antics and have been party to a number of controversies. But they have looked a bit more vulnerable against India than anyother team, and in this series than any other in recent past.

I hope we have an enjoyable game culminating in a Indian victory which we so richly deserve.

Sri Rama Jayam!

Re: India vs Australia 2008 Traingular Finals, Sydney

The one change that I would like to see :

Harbhajan Singh OUT ---- Sehwag/Raina IN

Yuvraj Singh/Sehwag/Tendu/Rohit Sharma can bowl 10 overs between themselves.

I just cannot see Harbhajan Singh's utility in the current scheme of things.

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

more likely change is praveen kumar for sehwag
very unlikely Raina will be played in finals without a match under his belt

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

India going with 2 spinners
Chawla hasnt played at all in this series, should be interesting

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

Yes ...Piyush Chawla is a good selection.

In fact I was not aware Piyush was there in the 15 players in Australia.

Why in the world were they playing Harbhajan then .......Harbhajan has done jack with his bowling in this tour......he has been in the limelight for mostly non-cricketing reasons.

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

India in the process of squandering a fantastic start.

Hayden/Symonds taking the Indian bowlers apart at the moment.

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

yes just got home
India got 3 big ones for close to nothing and aussies still made 100/3 in 17 overs courtesy hayden

these 2 guys have something to prove against India, i guess theyre bringing it on now on the field and making the bowling look ordinary

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

bhajji gets symonds
that was a badly needed wicket

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

hahaha ravi shastri says harbhajan takes his friend hayden as well
excellent bowling by bhajji and chawla after symonds wicket, really putting pressure on aussies now

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

Ravi Shastri part of the Sky broadcasting team? Had to think for a moment. Mahaan Star Sports. There is no competition for them. :D

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

sorry i didnt understand^
there are 3 broadcasters - sky, star, and channel nine
ravi does commentary for star

Re: India vs Australia 2008 Traingular Finals, Sydney

10 overs 2/38 (Hayden & Symonds). Enough said.

Re: India vs Australia 2008 Traingular Finals, Sydney

Yes...If you had said that before the game began...you might have come across as a genius.

btw, I am not delighted with Harbhajan still.

He started poorly in his first 3-4 overs......and the Aussie commentator at one stage was saying ..."He is doing nothing practically". Its only when Piyush slowed down things a little from the other end...Harbhajan began to grow in confidence.

Also, don't you think Symonds and Hayden brought about their own downfall....I did not see anything special in those two balls.

Lets get real here.

Re: India vs Australia 2008 Traingular Finals, Sydney

If you want to get real then other than M.Clark's dismisal...none of the deliveries deserved a wicket.

Bhaji is one of the best off spinners around...the only thing missing in his deliveries is the flight. You can't expect a bolwer to be aggressive when Pathan is getting hit all over the park from the other end.

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

Just when Hayden was threatening to do a Symonds-style rescue job, India managed to not only recover but also wrest back the initiative. Now it's upto the batsmen to chase what should be a manageable (below 250) total.

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

All said and done ---- one guy who deserves all the praise in my book is Piyush Chawla.....he bowled superbly....10-0-33-0......its a pity he was not among wickets.

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

Harbhajan has been a revelation in this series. What a magnificient bowler he is.

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dhoni picked the team so i guess you consider him a genius?

still not delighted? ofcourse, you wouldnt be delighted if he took all 10 wickets, you say the same thing about ishant sharma...its getting a little old, but i guess its ur mindset and opinion

and its the pressure that he was building up that mattered...
lets give credit where its due

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

hahaha streaker runs across the field dodging security

Re: India vs Australia 1st Final CB Series @ Sydney, Mar. 2nd (Mar.1st USA)

India looking pathetic out there in the field in the last few overs of the innings, missed a few run outs, plenty of misfields, unecessary throwing