Pakistan v India - 2nd ODI - 2012/13

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Chalo jee new year per he buri khabar :sadaf: :sadaf:

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jaisaa bee hai tumhara president hai aur hindustan ja raha hai...

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FLAT TRACK EXPECTED AT KOLKATA :chai:

India v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Kolkata

Kolkata offers more hope for India

The Preview by Siddhartha Talya
January 2, 2013
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Matches: India v Pakistan at Kolkata
Series/Tournaments: Pakistan tour of India
Teams: India | Pakistan

Big Picture
India are again left needing to come from behind, third time in their last four series. A superb display of swing bowling by Junaid Khan crippled India’s batting line-up on an overcast Chennai morning before MS Dhoni rescued his team with a fighting century. Such a procession of batsmen to the pavilion appears unlikely in Kolkata, where overhead conditions haven’t been as bowler-friendly and the curator Prabir Mukherjee has promised a “typical one-day wicket with lots of runs” with the side batting first having an early advantage. But the visitors have been practicing hard to seal their team’s first bilateral ODI series win over India since 2005.Pakistan’s seamers bowled extended spells at the nets on Tuesday, with Umar Gul, Junaid and Mohammad Irfan aiming at one stump. India, on the other hand, missed a session on Tuesday and have an optional one on the eve of the game. They may be short of adequate preparation for a game they cannot afford to lose.
Form guide (Completed games, most recent first)
India: LWWWL
Pakistan: WLWLL
Players to watch
Shoaib Malik was initially picked only for the T20s but has been retained for the ODIs and played a good supporting hand in Chennai. He’s had a good tour so far, guiding Pakistan to victory in the first T20 before giving Nasir Jamshed company in his team’s successful chase on Sunday. A former Pakistan captain, Malik has struggled to keep his place in the side for a while but his experience has come in handy in this limited-overs series.After his century in the first Test against England in Ahmedabad, Virender Sehwag has failed to fire. He was not picked in March last year for the Asia Cup, and could be under pressure to perform, given he’s had just one half-century in his last 10 innings in ODI cricket.
Team news
Rohit Sharma’s poor run of scores in ODIs continued in Chennai and India could consider replacing him with Ajinkya Rahane. However, there is uncertainty over Virat Kohli’s availability, as he limped off the field after slipping while bowling in Chennai. MRI scans revealed no serious damage, but his condition continues to be monitored.
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India** (possible): 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Rohit Sharma/Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Suresh Raina, 7 MS Dhoni (capt and wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Ashok Dinda.

It seems unlikely Pakistan will make changes, even though Mohammad Irfan proved expensive in Chennai.
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Pakistan** (possible): 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Nasir Jamshed, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Kamran Akmal (wk), 8 Junaid Khan, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Mohammad Irfan.
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Stats and Trivia**

  • Rohit Sharma is 22 short of reaching 2000 runs in ODIs.

  • Kamran Akmal is 70 short of scoring 3000 in ODIs.

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Quotes**
“If he keeps on doing that then we will find another great left arm fast-bowler of Wasim Akram’s type.”
Younis Khan on Junaid Khan

Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo

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I think India is going to take this one…

and that manhoos Zardari…why are the politicians always travelling to India when there is a match!!! :grumpy:

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Is it a day n night match?

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^ yes

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Inshallah Pakistan will win it..so long as they bat first and set around 300 to chase...

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^ inshahallah

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buriee baat…after-all he is our elected president…

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Why is Umar Gul guaranteed his place?

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:hinna:

Toss will be crucial again to gain advantage later in the match.

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heard umar gul has some fever....not sure how to react..........................

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as long as we get a better candidate from reserves ... who are the reserve bowlers? If Wahab Riaz is in the squad then this could be a blessing.

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yea wahab is in reserves....

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Jagtay rehna bhai log

Jagtay rehna
Meray tay na rehna lol!

Go Pakistan - Flat wicket

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India has won the toss and elected to field.
Pak will have to set a mammoth total (Kehnay mein kya harj hai)

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Dear God, thank you for the local holiday. Pakistan India Ka Match Foran Shuroo Kiya Jaye. Muhahahaha!

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No umar #facepalm

We need 300 to win this match

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efff :smack:
toss was vital

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Goooo Tigers :indiaflag:, get them goats.