Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, First Test, Galle, Jul 4-8, 2009

No mate we are gloating over six back to back one day series victory..

BTW lest you guys forget in last ten tests you have not won a single match..

BTW take it easy it's after all a game..

Captain bhia I could not help this tongue in cheek remakr..

I happen to know a certain team who owe a big thank you to their only ODI world cup glory, otherwise even semifinal worth was out of question let alone eventual victory in final... So never undermine the power of rain..

It's all in jest take it easy

Still hurting and samarting from the 20/20 whipping.

I know to happen a certain team who has lost more Test matches than they have won (99 won, 136 lost), and its not Pakistan ;)

Fishy Relax… no need to tax you mind. We all know it is not you. It is the PTSD :slight_smile:

So take a chill pill and while doing that look at this pic.

Though I am sad and disappointed, I think this team will be the better for it. I expect them to bounce back in the next game.

This is not the first time that Pakistan have squandered a golden opportunity to win a test match

Anyone remember this game?
http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63768.html

Was complacency a factor? Did overconfidence kill us?

“We never thought we’d lose this game” is what Younis said in postmatch interview.

We need to have some game plan in case we lose a few quick wickets. Too often we forget the famous adage that its not over until the last ball is bowled.

Sri Lanka too need to work on their batting. **Sri Lanka won but were they the better team over 3.5 days? I think not!! **For three days we played better cricket than the hosts despite having played so infrequently over the past two years, but in less than one session (you could say one over) of madness we undid it all.

In one sense it proves that the twists and turns of test matches beat anything that the limited overs format has to offer

VERY WELL SAID,
guys cheer up.... No big deal if we lost a game, I am still celebrating the T20 worldcup :D
Love Pakistan :p

Re: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, First Test, Galle, Jul 4-8, 2009

I dunno about all of you, but I’m not hugely disappointed over the loss… I personally think that Pak played better cricket than SL for 3 out of the 4 days (barring the fielding lapses), and this 4th day loss seemed more due to complacency and SL playing aggressively than they had during the entire match. Overall, the positives out of this match outweigh the negatives…e.g. Moyo’s return with a bang, Aamer’s stellar performance with the ball, and generally good batting by Misbah and Akmal in the first innings.

I’m looking forward to the next matches - hopefully they’ll be closely contested as well but with a different result in favor of Pak :k: :jhanda:

here from your friend fair_&_balance
6-0-1 for india in WCs.
How about that. You never win a world cup defeating India.

When the overall record is against you than people try and find comfort in other things, like which ground or which tournament they have beaten the other side more times even though overall they have got whipped comprehensively by the other side.

Re: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, First Test, Galle, Jul 4-8, 2009

*Test Cricket is Fun cricket ..... just like WWF
*

6-0-1 for india in WCs. undeniable fact. :champ:

Did not want to do this but since you brought it up

68-45 to Pakistan in 117ODIs between the two sides…so considerable catching up to do for India!! :slight_smile:
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283885.html

And 12-9 to Pakistan in 59 tests between the two teams
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283302.html

You have to go back a little to know where I am coming from.
The fact is you haven’t beaten India in winning the world cup.
Pakistan deserved the T20 world cup but the way some members were poking fun at Indians were just not good.

Re: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, First Test, Galle, Jul 4-8, 2009

^ Just like you are making fun of Pakistan's loss and how they have never beaten India in WC. So it all evens out in the end. :)

Yeh kahaan baba adam ke zamane ke statistics nikaal rahe ho, yaar :wink:

Imran, Wasim, Miandad etc. retired in the 90s…Look at the last 10 years :slight_smile:

HAHAHAHAHAH… this sound so girlish. Man… you seriously sound like a 5 year old grl whinning after losing a hopscotch game

:omg:

Re: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, First Test, Galle, Jul 4-8, 2009

haan wasim or minadaad ney to guli danda haraya tha na ;)

They were great players, but that was the past. Learn to live in the present & look to the future, my friend :)

Loss is painful…I know you are finding some solace here..better luck next time… :slight_smile: