Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi *Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006*

[intech]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

Mohd bros slam Moin, say proud of Sachin
http://cricket.expressindia.com/fulleistory.php?content_id=62107

[acrobi123]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

After the Pakistan vs India 1st day test match i think that night there is a bryan adams concert in Pakistan I guess the teams will go there

[fkhan2]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

@acrobi123

After the Pakistan vs India 1st day test match i think that night there is a bryan adams concert in Pakistan I guess the teams will go there

Yes the concert is also on 29th

[system]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

Bryan Adam rocks.....far more interesting than this dull test series.

Defensive tactics adopted by both teams makes any result higly improbable, PCB may say whatever they want, they really screwed up big time with test cricket in this country. Inzi+Woolmer completly dominate the decision making process which has made any cricket functioning authority nothing but a plain rubber stamp. In that kind of environment, if anyone is to be blamed it sud be the captain and coach.

[kambakht]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

@Some1

Nice pic from Faisalabad :

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7828/236/1600/faisalabad-pressbox-view.jpg

Thats a really awesome pic man…Thanks…

[Some1]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

@intech

Link not working

Works for me…are you sure ?

[Some1]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

btw, I think it would not be too bad an idea to play Wasim Jaffer (instead of Ganguly) in place of Harbhajan. Jaffer can be played in the middle order if required.

This because ...the 3rd test is a crucial test...and Ganguly will already be under a lot of pressure to perform and also if the pitch is half as bouncy or fast as it is being said, Gangu may find the pressure a bit too much to handle.

Having said that, I do not think the Indian Team Management will take such a courageous decision.

[Mr.Genius]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

@Some1

Works for me…are you sure ?

this is what i get ..
may be the bloggers have to sign in first i.e. its not open to all???

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[Some1]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

^Interesting....I did not have to log in or anything...let me see if I can host the picture somewhere else on the web.

[nikhil25]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

Dravid proving to be a liability for the Indian team…j/k

Younis, the star of the day with the bat as he hit 194, revealed advice from arch-rival Dravid is behind his recent good form.

Younis, who has made four tons in his last fours Tests against India, spoke to Dravid at the 2004 Champions Trophy in England, during a run of poor form.

“I talked with Dravid, he gave me some tips about batting and about life,” he recounted.

“After that everything has changed so have I just followed his instructions and the results are there.”

BBC SPORT | Cricket | India warning on Pakistan pitches

[Some1]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

Interesting bit from Cricinfo :

Sourav Ganguly is likely to make a comeback in the final Test at Karachi, after missing out at Faisalabad, it has been learnt. Ganguly may be recalled in place of Harbhajan Singh if the pitch retains a grassy look, while India are set to go in with only four specialist bowlers unlike the five at Faisalabad.

However, everything is expected to hinge on the fitness of Pakistan's captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq. ** If he is forced to sit out of the match with a bad back, sources close to the Indian team management are anticipating that some of the grass that currently remains on the wicket will be shaved off. In that case, India may be forced to include five bowlers to combat the vagaries of a more benign pitch. **

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Wow, looks like the decision to shave the grass or not depends on whether Inzi is fit to play....Interesting.

[brahmachari99]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

I miss Sami. Hope he plays...

[Captain1]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

^ yaar aap jaa ker uss se ghar pe mil len agar itna ‘miss’ kar rahay hayn, khuda ke liye game mai shamil honay ki dua na karain, plzzz :halo:

[cheetah]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

@brahmachari99

I miss Sami. Hope he plays...

what r u smoking

[acrobi123]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

@Some1

Interesting bit from Cricinfo :
**If he is forced to sit out of the match with a bad back, sources close to the Indian team management are anticipating that some of the grass that currently remains on the wicket will be shaved off. In that case, India may be forced to include five bowlers to combat the vagaries of a more benign pitch. **

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Wow, looks like the decision to shave the grass or not depends on whether Inzi is fit to play…Interesting.

again pathetic Indian source I bet this is rediff

[Some1]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

@acrobi123

again pathetic Indian source I bet this is rediff

For undhey people like you, I put “Cricinfo” in bold…yet…
But then again, it is another ‘pathetic Indian source’.

[acrobi123]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

@Some1

For undhey people like you, I put "Cricinfo" in bold...yet... But then again, it is another 'pathetic Indian source'.

Ditto:), some1 bhai dil pay maat loo yaar:D

[dhobi_bhai]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

@Some1

Interesting bit from Cricinfo :

However, everything is expected to hinge on the fitness of Pakistan's captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq. ** If he is forced to sit out of the match with a bad back, sources close to the Indian team management are anticipating that some of the grass that currently remains on the wicket will be shaved off. In that case, India may be forced to include five bowlers to combat the vagaries of a more benign pitch. **

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Wow, looks like the decision to shave the grass or not depends on whether Inzi is fit to play.

I was really surprised to read it myself. Never would have imagined the entire series would solely depend on the inclusion/exclusion of one man. Truly amazed, to say the least.

[ehsan]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

^ Dhobi jee just because cricinfo said it, does not mean it is correct. It could be the view of one of the two a penny cricket analyst wirting there. Treat it with the contempt it deserve.

[nikhil25]

Re: Pakistan vs India 3rd Test Match @ Karachi Jan 29 - Feb 2 2006

@ehsan

^ Dhobi jee just because cricinfo said it, does not mean it is correct. It could be the view of one of the two a penny cricket analyst wirting there. Treat it with the contempt it deserve.

the article doesn’t say anything about it being true…it only says that this is what Indian team management believes to be true, as per some relevant source.