Date and Time: December 25th 2012, 18:30 PST
Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, India
Coverage: PTVSports
Teams:
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (c), Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal (wk), Umar Akmal, Umar Amin, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Asad Ali, Zulfiqar Babar, Ahmed Shehzad
Pakistan - India series kicking off tomorrow. Strangely, koi excitement hee nae hai.
After Sachin has gone and India up in arms protesting the delhi rape there is rarely any excitement here. May be overseas Indians are more excited about it.
After Sachin has gone and India up in arms protesting the delhi rape there is rarely any excitement here. May be overseas Indians are more excited about it.
So, no one coming to India?
Yeah even here not many people are excited..........
Pakistan - India series kicking off tomorrow. Strangely, koi excitement hee nae hai.
The old rivalry of the 80s doesn't exist anymore despite what the media & fans might tell you (see below). Times have changed. Besides the present teams lack big names. If we win I will be happy, if we don't, congrats to India ... it is not the end of the world! The two teams might meet again in CT next year
It is just a limited overs series. Had tests been included as well the series would have carried much greater significance imo
Besides if India win, it won't tell us things we didn't already know, that our current batting is just not good enough, that our our players can't handle pressure etc.
If we do manage to spring a surprise and beat them it won't suddenly mean that our batting is world class
All we want to see is a good tight contest, some fight
courtesy of pakpassion
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"There will never be another cricketer like Sachin Tendulkar" : Saqlain Mushtaq**
The world of one day cricket has suffered a huge loss with Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement from one day internationals. There will never be another cricketer like Sachin Tendulkar. He’s been at the top of the game for twenty three years which is simply amazing and the way he has conducted himself throughout his career has been exemplary and a lesson to all young cricketers around the world.
Tendulkar has been an icon not just in India but all around the world and I’ve always held him in high regard and have always had the utmost respect for him. But all good things come to end, nothing goes on forever. It’s like weather seasons, summer replaces spring and is subsequently replaced by autumn and then winter arrives and the winter of Sachin’s career has now arrived. He will not be forgotten though when he does call it a day from all formats.
Sachin leaves one day cricket with some great memories for fans all around the world, some brilliant and unforgettable moments that his fans will always cherish. His array of stroke play has been phenomenal, he has had every shot in the book and wherever he has played he has been quite rightly adored.
Sachin’s retirement from one day internationals must have been a well thought out decision involving team mates, friends, family and of course the selectors. I think it’s the right decision and it will benefit Sachin in Test cricket and also the Indian one day cricket team as a whole in one day internationals. Sachin has served his country well and he can bow out from one day cricket with his head held high. He has been Indian cricket over the years and he can look back at his one day career with great pride.
I feel honoured to have played cricket in an era when Sachin Tendulkar has been playing cricket. It’s been an honour to have bowled to Sachin. I’ve dismissed him, been hit for four, hit for six by Sachin, beaten him with deliveries. He’s out thought me at the crease and sometimes I’ve got the better of him and it’s always been an absolute pleasure.
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I’ve always got on very well with Sachin and when I was playing for Sussex alongside Mushtaq Ahmed, the touring Indian team was playing a three day match against the County. Most of the Indian squad had dinner at Mushtaq’s house every night during that match and I was present too. We had a few great evenings with the Indian squad in Sussex, all sat on the floor eating and talking about past matches that we had played in and it was an honour to be in the company of Sachin, memories that I still cherish. **
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1.Ahmed Shahzad
2.Nasir Jamshed
3.Hafeez ( I hope he comes at 3 and doesnt open)
4.Umar Akmal
5.Shoaib Malik
6.Kamran Akmal
7.Shahid Afridi
8.Mohammad Ifran
9.Saeed Ajmal
10.Umar Gul
11.Junaid Khan
1.Ahmed Shahzad
2.Nasir Jamshed
3.Hafeez ( I hope he comes at 3 and doesnt open)
4.Umar Akmal
5.Shoaib Malik
6.Kamran Akmal
7.Shahid Afridi
8.Mohammad Ifran
9.Saeed Ajmal
10.Umar Gul
11.Junaid Khan
good choice apart from Mohammed Irfan. isnt this the tall guy who played for Pak in tests in England. we already have 6 bowlers without playing Irfan, so why play him, bring in another batsmen instead, maybe umar Amin.
