Salman Butt saying he was fasting in the day time and thats why he had cramps. Wow thats some kinda courageous thing to do. He probably didnt have enough energy even after he had iftaar.
India were outplayed, says Ganguly
November 14, 2004 00:36 IST
Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly admitted his team was outplayed by Pakistan who he said batted very well in chasing a huge total of 292 in the commemorative one-day cricket international in Kolkata on Saturday.
Ganguly did not think the dew factor was responsible for his team’s six-wicket defeat and credited the visitors for their good batting.
“We never looked like winning the game, they took the game away from us,” he said.
“There was a bit of dew, it is expected at this time of the year but I think they played better than us,” the skipper said as India lost their fourth consecutive match to Pakistan.
Ganguly said his team did well to post a big score and played some “outstanding” cricket but in the end Pakistan “batted very well”.
On his team suffering the fourth defeat on the trot to Pakistan, he said: “yes, I am counting. They have beaten us four times in a row, obviously they have been playing better than us.”
Ganguly said it was indeed a proud moment for him to lead the side in this Platinum Jubilee match.
“I am proud to captain the side on such an important day. I had hoped to finish on the winning side, but that’s the way it is.”
Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul Haq said 292 was indeed a big total but his boys were determined to do well.
Asked whether he thought 292 was chaseable, he said: "every total is chaseable. 292 was a big total but the boys were determined to do well.
“Shoaib Malik and Salman Butt gave a good start and the team just got going after that,” he said.
Inzamam said his vulnerability to the short ball today was due to the fact that he had been suffering from a back problem and had not practised playing the short ball for the last 10-12 days.
Man-of-the-match Butt, who cracked his maiden ODI century braving cramps, said he was told by his seniors to just bat through.
“And that was just is what I did. I did not think about playing shots, I just thought about batting through the end. Inzamam also told me to just stay in there.”
Butt said he suffered the cramps because he was on fast.
“The physio told me never to do this again.”
On his 108-run unbeaten knock, he said, “I could not have asked for anything else. It is a great gift from Allah.”
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Yaani ke WoW! How refreshing.