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30th March 2011: India defeated Pakistan in the World Cup semi-final

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Oh what a wonderful day it was. Dream come true.

Always get goosebumps even if I see the highlights after 6 years.

Should have added the word " Mohali " in the Subject to spread terror among the opponents hehe.
 
Big day for Pakistan cricket, all the shops were closed everywhere... but the Indian team proved much bigger and better than our team... the quality of their team was top draw and they deserved to win the world cup that year..
Our team had alot of oldies that carried forward from our t20 world cup win in 2009, but they were nowhere near the level required to sustain the pressure of such a big occassion, Indians held their nerves much better despite being under severe pressure from home team
 
waleed88 said:
Big day for Pakistan cricket, all the shops were closed everywhere... but the Indian team proved much bigger and better than our team... the quality of their team was top draw and they deserved to win the world cup that year..
Our team had alot of oldies that carried forward from our t20 world cup win in 2009, but they were nowhere near the level required to sustain the pressure of such a big occassion, Indians held their nerves much better despite being under severe pressure from home team
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The day when it dawned on me that the streak would never ever end.
 
I rate test cricket higher than LOIs. But sentimentally that was single most important cricket match in my life until now. It was SRT's last chance of winning the WC.

It was dream come true to see team winning the WC at least once in my lifetime as cricket fan.

Ha

Since then I don't have much expectations from the team apart from they should remain very competitive in home tests.

I wouldn't trade that win for anything else, not even away test series win in either Australia or South Africa.
 
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The best and the most important match was against Australia. Thereafter it was a cake walk.
 
The day YK, Misbah and Shafiq let down the entire nation with their tuk tuk batting. The day Umar Akmal proved to the world how much talent and how much IQ he has. The day Kamran Akmal proved his worth with good shots and then out. The day Hafeez proved he was a choker. The day everybody realized that Razzaq and Gul is done. The day Pakistan humiliated themselves in front of India and the rest of the world.
 
Pakistan should've won that match easily. They were 142/4 after 33 overs. Just 119 more in 17 overs with the likes of Misbah, Umar Akmal, Afridi, Razzaq to bat and a 5 over batting powerplay to come. It was clear Misbah was trying to play the full 50 overs. All that was needed was the other batsmen to stick alongside him and we would've won it easily. But Akmal and Afridi as usual have no brains at all.
 
Just before Shafiq's dismissal, Nicholas and Ramiz were talking about who is favourites at this point. Both agreed that Pakistan is slightly ahead. I was skeptical since Younis has sucked the momentum by then and you could sense that a wicket is just around the corner. And then Shafiq got out on the next ball :facepalm:

Although Misbah gets most of the flak for his slow paced innings but there were many culprits in that game. Younis, Gul, Afridi, Razzaq and also Hafeez, Kamran and Umar to a lesser extent.

The superior team won at the end but we had been in a better position multiple times in the match and lost the grip because of our own mistakes.
 
I think Misbah played quite well , considering Pakistan's propensity to collapse. Afridi and Umar Akmal had to stick around and they just left their cricketing brain in the locker room
 
Stallion__ said:
Just before Shafiq's dismissal, Nicholas and Ramiz were talking about who is favourites at this point. Both agreed that Pakistan is slightly ahead. I was skeptical since Younis has sucked the momentum by then and you could sense that a wicket is just around the corner. And then Shafiq got out on the next ball :facepalm:

Although Misbah gets most of the flak for his slow paced innings but there were many culprits in that game. Younis, Gul, Afridi, Razzaq and also Hafeez, Kamran and Umar to a lesser extent.

The superior team won at the end but we had been in a better position multiple times in the match and lost the grip because of our own mistakes.
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Misbah gets the flak because he played the most deliveries and that remains in the mind of the fans. However I never blame Misbah for that loss. Despite Younis' SR of 40, even till the 33rd over we were heavy favorites. 7 RPO with Misbah on the pitch along with the heavy hitting capability of Umar Akmal, Razzaq and Afridi, it should've been a cakewalk. Even if we had left 60 to win in the last 5 overs, we could've done it with that lower order firepower considering the 5 over of batting powerplay. All we needed to do from the 33rd to the 45th over was bat at 4.5 RPO. But Akmal and Afridi couldn't resist trying to finish the match in 40 overs. Intelligence counts a lot. This is where a guy like Miandad alongside Misbah would've won us the match easily.
 
bleaf27 said:
I think Misbah played quite well , considering Pakistan's propensity to collapse. Afridi and Umar Akmal had to stick around and they just left their cricketing brain in the locker room
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Umar akmal got a good ball iirc

actually he had a solid WC

Main culprits before Misbah were YK and Shafiq as they ate up a lot of balls

It was a wierd match for me

Woke up at 4am to watch match with like 4 Pakistanis and 10 indians

I think we did well to restrict them to 260 odd.

And i watched like half hour of Pak batting with Kamran and Hafeez doing well.

Left to take a 2 hr exam

as soon as i got out checked score on my old blackberry

we were 100 odd for 6 (?) and my heart sank. Went to class
 
Slog said:
Umar akmal got a good ball iirc

actually he had a solid WC

Main culprits before Misbah were YK and Shafiq as they ate up a lot of balls

It was a wierd match for me

Woke up at 4am to watch match with like 4 Pakistanis and 10 indians

I think we did well to restrict them to 260 odd.

And i watched like half hour of Pak batting with Kamran and Hafeez doing well.

Left to take a 2 hr exam

as soon as i got out checked score on my old blackberry

we were 100 odd for 6 (?) and my heart sank. Went to class
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I know that feeling, have been there so many times in my life. I remember Sachin getting out first over in 2003 and it was not possible to watch the match after that, and focusing on anything after that (even if you shut down the TV). You tend to shut off from reality for a few days till it sinks in. The perils of being over attached to this sport!
 
Slog said:
Umar akmal got a good ball iirc

actually he had a solid WC

Main culprits before Misbah were YK and Shafiq as they ate up a lot of balls

It was a wierd match for me

Woke up at 4am to watch match with like 4 Pakistanis and 10 indians

I think we did well to restrict them to 260 odd.

And i watched like half hour of Pak batting with Kamran and Hafeez doing well.

Left to take a 2 hr exam

as soon as i got out checked score on my old blackberry

we were 100 odd for 6 (?) and my heart sank. Went to class
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Afridi undoubtedly has been the biggest mistake for Pakistan cricket - He always had the suspence factor but never have I seen him play for the country sensibly. I think throughout his career , he wouldn't have faced more than 20-25 balls in an innings. Being one of the seniormost player in the team , all he had to do was rotate strike .
 
Best day of my life as a cricket fan. I think there was one week Gap for semifinal and every random guy was talking about this match. I had difficulty in sleep before the match lol.
 
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I won't ever trade that match for test series victories in Australia or south Africa. Still remember that Umar Gul over against sehwag.Before the match Gul was in amazing form and ask usual he said something like I will target Sehwag lol
 
It was a team loss. Sure, Younis and Misbah didn't bat quickly in that match.

But the fielding had something to do with it too. They dropped SRT four times, that accounted for forty to fifty more runs.
Or even if you don't want to talk about that, they missed a runout of Raina and he went on to easily add 30 more runs to the board. Excellent fielding in either of those cases would have given Pakistan the win. If they had taken both opportunities, it would have been an easy chase of 200 or so. Even Tuk Tuk batting would have won that.
 
I always expected India to win that WC, just look at that batting lineup. I felt it was destiny, especially with home advantage.

For all the flak Misbah gets, I cannot forget how poorly both Hafeez and Kamran gave their wickets away after a great start. Younis and Shafiq then ground the innings to a halt.

Bangalore 1996 hurts a lot more. Many tipped us to defend our title, we had a very solid batting lineup and experienced players. However Ajay Jadeja mauled Waqar in those death overs, I mean he hit everything that moved.

Anwar and Sohail got us to an absolute flyer. We were 113-2 after 15 overs - we can't match that pace now even in T20s ! They and Ijaz threw their wickets away like imbeciles whilst the middle order choked.
 
for all the people blaming Misbah, YK was the biggest culprit of the match.

So was Hafeez. Was well set and got out playing the most daft shot of the entire match.
 
Markhor said:
I always expected India to win that WC, just look at that batting lineup. I felt it was destiny, especially with home advantage.

For all the flak Misbah gets, I cannot forget how poorly both Hafeez and Kamran gave their wickets away after a great start. Younis and Shafiq then ground the innings to a halt.

Bangalore 1996 hurts a lot more. Many tipped us to defend our title, we had a very solid batting lineup and experienced players. However Ajay Jadeja mauled Waqar in those death overs, I mean he hit everything that moved.

Anwar and Sohail got us to an absolute flyer. We were 113-2 after 15 overs - we can't match that pace now even in T20s ! They and Ijaz threw their wickets away like imbeciles whilst the middle order choked.
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Even then in 1996 we needed 58 off 31 balls with 5 wickets in hand in the end, yet still choked.
 
Munaf patels delivery to knock Razzaqs stumps off was beauty. Razzaqs reaction face was like he had just seen black magic :misbah
 
A match in which Pakistan imploded. Utter rubbish from them and all those dropped catches, jeez!
 
Too many mistakes allowed India to get away with the match. Personally felt that India deserved the victory but it was Pak's mistakes that allowed them to get into the final. Not dropping Tendulkar would've allowed us to bowl out India for 180 and with regards to which Indian player played the best I'd say Raina; just marginally above Sehwag. Also felt that YK didn't take the advantage of mauling the spinners, he had the perfect opportunity with targetting Harbhajan and Yuvraj who aren't that difficult for him to tackle. Afridi and Razzaq disappointed with the bat as well, they could've added more runs to the target. Also felt that Razzaq should've bowled more overs than Gul who leaked runs even after Sehwag got out.
 
Markhor said:
I always expected India to win that WC, just look at that batting lineup. I felt it was destiny, especially with home advantage.

For all the flak Misbah gets, I cannot forget how poorly both Hafeez and Kamran gave their wickets away after a great start. Younis and Shafiq then ground the innings to a halt.

Bangalore 1996 hurts a lot more. Many tipped us to defend our title, we had a very solid batting lineup and experienced players. However Ajay Jadeja mauled Waqar in those death overs, I mean he hit everything that moved.

Anwar and Sohail got us to an absolute flyer. We were 113-2 after 15 overs - we can't match that pace now even in T20s ! They and Ijaz threw their wickets away like imbeciles whilst the middle order choked.
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Yeah. No way PAK should have lost that game. They came out to chase 400. Sohail's sledging of Prasad followed by his dismissal against him, for me, is one of the biggest cricketing fails.

I don't remember much of the 11 sf. All I really remember is Sachin missing out on his 100th international century. Instead he carried on well past his due date and it took him almost a year to get that century.
 
Misbah - a joke of a batman- would never be forgiven for his stupidity and selfishness. Thank god we have rid ourselves of him in the limited format.
 
The match will forever be remembered for Afridi's daughter's comments about Misbah :D :D :D
 
Markhor said:
I always expected India to win that WC, just look at that batting lineup. I felt it was destiny, especially with home advantage.

For all the flak Misbah gets, I cannot forget how poorly both Hafeez and Kamran gave their wickets away after a great start. Younis and Shafiq then ground the innings to a halt.

Bangalore 1996 hurts a lot more. Many tipped us to defend our title, we had a very solid batting lineup and experienced players. However Ajay Jadeja mauled Waqar in those death overs, I mean he hit everything that moved.

Anwar and Sohail got us to an absolute flyer. We were 113-2 after 15 overs - we can't match that pace now even in T20s ! They and Ijaz threw their wickets away like imbeciles whilst the middle order choked.
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That match. It was unreal. I was probably the only one who thought we could win when Sohail and Anwar were going. And that was through youthful optimism and not analysis. Pak were huge favourites by any metric at that stage. People talk too much now about ego dismissals but THAT was an ego dismissal. Pakistan captain bowled trying the kind of shot the villagers played in Lagaan after verbal war with the bowler. The memory we all have of Aamir Sohail would be very different if he hadn't played that shot.
 
Sanzcool said:
The match will forever be remembered for Afridi's daughter's comments about Misbah :D :D :D
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Have to say having watched that interview, Afridi's daughters understand limited overs cricket better than 80% of this board, even at ages 5-8.
 
EliteCynical said:
I know that feeling, have been there so many times in my life. I remember Sachin getting out first over in 2003 and it was not possible to watch the match after that, and focusing on anything after that (even if you shut down the TV). You tend to shut off from reality for a few days till it sinks in. The perils of being over attached to this sport!
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True I left after Sachin got out as well and went out to play,watched cricket religiously till that final after that it was only here and there.
 
India beats in World Cup all the time. Not sure why this is more unique than any other occasion
 
Pete Rose said:
so what?
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For starters you lost one of the easiest chances to win a WC ... thats what happens when you a lose a S/F as far as i know ... but I suppose you have plenty of WC Trophies in stock?
 
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Ultimate said:
Fishy fishy knock from Misbah.
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Ed Hawkins won a major literary award for "Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy" in which he stated that before Pakistan batted he was given (by a bookie) the details of Pakistan's innings in 10 over increments in terms of both score and fall of wickets.

And the prediction was correct for all five moments in the innings.

To the best of my knowledge, none of the batsmen have ever been required to answer questions about this. And almost all of them are still in the Test or ODI squad.

I make no accusations. But I am baffled that the charges were cleared by lawyers for publication in Ed Hawkins' book, yet the PCB has not merely failed to investigate, it has retained the batsmen concerned in positions of authority.

Even more shockingly, two of them also performed badly in the tainted Sri Lanka Tests in 2009 and in the Sydney Test which Mazhar Majeed has confessed to fixing. And one is already in the West Indies with the other about to follow.
 
That loss still hurts I can never forget that match. Pakistan was doing very well in that WC and they were clear favorites to win after getting India out at low score of 260 but as usual the TTFs Hafeez, akmal, Misbah, Afridi and Younis led us to humiliating defeat it was shameful the way our so called batsmen played. Misbah was the worst of the lot a below average player who wasted so many balls that we lost any chance of winning. No acountability of these TTFS and they're still in our team in 2017. Disgusting.
 
The only memorable moment of that match was Tendulkar looking clueless against saeed ajmal he got out like 8-9 times lol.
 
Without question, the biggest cricket match ever. Before that i had Centurion-2003 on top of my list but the experience of 2011 semi-final surpassed the emotions of 2003.

To be fair, tables had turned by 2011 and while Pakistan were a mediocre bunch to have made it to semi-finals, India fielded arguably their best ODI unit ever. Nonetheless Ajmal and Wahab's spells were top notch and if not for the pressure of the occasion and Pakistan having a backward mentality in chasing, they should have chased that down with ease in Mohali.

Yoni and Misbah going into shell in the crucial middle overs of the match was disgraceful to say the least.
 
Junaids said:
Ed Hawkins won a major literary award for "Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy" in which he stated that before Pakistan batted he was given (by a bookie) the details of Pakistan's innings in 10 over increments in terms of both score and fall of wickets.

And the prediction was correct for all five moments in the innings.

To the best of my knowledge, none of the batsmen have ever been required to answer questions about this. And almost all of them are still in the Test or ODI squad.

I make no accusations. But I am baffled that the charges were cleared by lawyers for publication in Ed Hawkins' book, yet the PCB has not merely failed to investigate, it has retained the batsmen concerned in positions of authority.

Even more shockingly, two of them also performed badly in the tainted Sri Lanka Tests in 2009 and in the Sydney Test which Mazhar Majeed has confessed to fixing. And one is already in the West Indies with the other about to follow.
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So you are suggesting the entire team was corrupt along with the Mgmt ?
 
Junaids said:
Even more shockingly, two of them also performed badly in the tainted Sri Lanka Tests in 2009 and in the Sydney Test which Mazhar Majeed has confessed to fixing. And one is already in the West Indies with the other about to follow.
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The same Mazhar Majeed who claimed to have gone on to the field for drinks? lmao
 
Junaids said:
Ed Hawkins won a major literary award for "Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy" in which he stated that before Pakistan batted he was given (by a bookie) the details of Pakistan's innings in 10 over increments in terms of both score and fall of wickets.

And the prediction was correct for all five moments in the innings.

To the best of my knowledge, none of the batsmen have ever been required to answer questions about this. And almost all of them are still in the Test or ODI squad.

I make no accusations. But I am baffled that the charges were cleared by lawyers for publication in Ed Hawkins' book, yet the PCB has not merely failed to investigate, it has retained the batsmen concerned in positions of authority.

Even more shockingly, two of them also performed badly in the tainted Sri Lanka Tests in 2009 and in the Sydney Test which Mazhar Majeed has confessed to fixing. And one is already in the West Indies with the other about to follow.
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you have a lot of knowledge on this sort of stuff.

wish we could have some chai and discuss it.. i want to know more
 
The day when sachin had 4 lives and still couldn’t manage to get a century, lol.

IIRC Afridi should’ve had Tendulkar 3 times, but Misbah, Younis And Akmals had other ideas.
 
The only time I was scared of 'losing' this game was the previous night, when it was pouring hard across Chandigarh.

If the game was a washout, Pakistan would have automatically qualified.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
Without question, the biggest cricket match ever. Before that i had Centurion-2003 on top of my list but the experience of 2011 semi-final surpassed the emotions of 2003.

To be fair, tables had turned by 2011 and while Pakistan were a mediocre bunch to have made it to semi-finals, India fielded arguably their best ODI unit ever. Nonetheless Ajmal and Wahab's spells were top notch and if not for the pressure of the occasion and Pakistan having a backward mentality in chasing, they should have chased that down with ease in Mohali.

Yoni and Misbah going into shell in the crucial middle overs of the match was disgraceful to say the least.
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We were on top in our group.
We were actually a decent team in those conditions
 
Pakistan lost it as much as India won that much if you know the difference..

Pakistan played poorly and deserved to lose, just one of those days.
 
Out of the 22 players that took the field, around 20 were crapping their pants. I haven’t seen many games where both teams are under so much stress.

The week long hype, the media pressure and the expectations of the fans had completely overwhelmed the players.

It was the biggest ODI match in history of Pakistan and India rivalry, and bigger than the prospected final.

India were always favorites against Sri Lanka, and I don’t think the latter would have stopped Pakistan from winning the World Cup had they triumphed against India in the SF. In some ways, it was the World Cup final.

India played a poor game of cricket but Pakistan played a terrible game of cricket. I believe that had either team held their nerve, they would have smashed the other.
 
Wahab Riaz was bowling exceedingly fast that day around 145K. He is now trundling in BPL though.
 
Mamoon said:
Out of the 22 players that took the field, around 20 were crapping their pants. I haven’t seen many games where both teams are under so much stress.

The week long hype, the media pressure and the expectations of the fans had completely overwhelmed the players.

It was the biggest ODI match in history of Pakistan and India rivalry, and bigger than the prospected final.

India were always favorites against Sri Lanka, and I don’t think the latter would have stopped Pakistan from winning the World Cup had they triumphed against India in the SF. In some ways, it was the World Cup final.

India played a poor game of cricket but Pakistan played a terrible game of cricket. I believe that had either team held their nerve, they would have smashed the other.
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Who were the ones not crapping their pants? I would say Raina, Sehwag, Wahab, Nehra, Harbhajan

Raina deserved the man of the match though. Played a memorable innings that helped India set a target of 260+ instead of 220.
 
BreadPakoda said:
Who were the ones not crapping there pants? I would say Raina, Sehwag, Wahab, Nehra, Harbhajan.

Raina deserved the man of the match though. Played a memorable innings that helped India set a target of 260+ instead of 220.
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For me, the difference between the two sides was Raina. He played a remarkable innings under pressure and he did it again four years later. A genuine match-winner.

Sehwag’s onslaught set the tone, but he feasted on some terrible bowling by Gul. Raina took the attack to the bowlers when they were on top.
 
Mamoon said:
For me, the difference between the two sides was Raina. He played a remarkable innings under pressure and he did it again four years later. A genuine match-winner.

Sehwag’s onslaught set the tone, but he feasted on some terrible bowling by Gul. Raina took the attack to the bowlers when they were on top.
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Totally agree. He's been one of the most selfless cricketers I've seen.

So many times he walked out to give his all to the team without worrying about his own statistics. Especially during pressure situations when even many "greater" players prefer the safety-first approach (save yourself first and then think about the team).

I have a special respect for people like him
 
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BreadPakoda said:
Totally agree. He's been one of the most selfless cricketers I've seen.

So many times he walked out to give his all to the team without worrying about his own statistics. Especially during pressure situations when even many "greater" players prefer the safety-first approach (save yourself first and then think about the team).

Love such players. I have a special respect for them.
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Raina’s contribution has gone unnoticed at times because he has always been surrounded by 4-5 superstars. If he was in Pakistan or Sri Lanka, he would me treated like a king.

Notwithstanding his fitness issues, India should back him ahead of the likes of Rayudu and Karthik. He is levels above both.
 
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Mamoon said:
Raina’s contribution has gone unnoticed at times because he has always been surrounded by 4-5 superstars. If he was in Pakistan or Sri Lanka, he would me treated like a king.

Notwithstanding his fitness issues, India should back him ahead of the likes of Rayudu and Karthik. He is levels above both.
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Raina in current team? Thanks, but no thanks. with great difficulty, we've got rid of him and now its better if he stays away from the team.

India's Eng ODI series loss is on him and usual suspect, Dhoni.
 
MP2011 said:
Raina in current team? Thanks, but no thanks. with great difficulty, we've got rid of him and now its better if he stays away from the team.

India's Eng ODI series loss is on him and usual suspect, Dhoni.
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Dropping Raina for a youngsters with great potential such as Gill, Shaw, Pant, Samson etc. would be justified. However, I don’t see any purpose in keeping him out of the side for the likes of Rayudu and Karthik.

The chances of him playing valuable, high impact knocks are much higher.
 
One of the weirdest games I've ever seen. The dropped catches, the tuk tuk, Sehwag smashing Gul, Wahab's 5 fer. There was just no momentum to either side.
 
Mamoon said:
Dropping Raina for a youngsters with great potential such as Gill, Shaw, Pant, Samson etc. would be justified. However, I don’t see any purpose in keeping him out of the side for the likes of Rayudu and Karthik.

The chances of him playing valuable, high impact knocks are much higher.
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He lost his touch. Simple. He's not good enough based on the few innings he played after his comeback
 
Worst possible day.Earned Misbah his notorious title.
Should have won this though.

First time i cried for cricket.Absolutely heartbroken i was after this match,especially more so when India lifted the World Cup couple days later :therethere
 
Mamoon said:
Dropping Raina for a youngsters with great potential such as Gill, Shaw, Pant, Samson etc. would be justified. However, I don’t see any purpose in keeping him out of the side for the likes of Rayudu and Karthik.

The chances of him playing valuable, high impact knocks are much higher.
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Just because Karthik and Rayudu are duds,doesn’t mean we replace him with another dud.

Raina unfortunately missed the bus long ago especially when his only ‘productive’ stroke is that ugly hoik towards leg side. It was extremely desperate from Indian team to have him inducted in Indian team last year.

Raina is way past it.
 
Green Patriot said:
Worst possible day.Earned Misbah his notorious title.
Should have won this though.

First time i cried for cricket.Absolutely heartbroken i was after this match,especially more so when India lifted the World Cup couple days later :therethere
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Umar Akmal's wicket was the key. A nice looking flower vase was broken by my dad of all people when he got bowled. It was a slow, sticky wicket and the plan was for Younis and Misbah to stick around at one end with others hitting at the other. Like I said, very weird game.
 
If anyone ask me what's my happiest moment ever , I'd say the uprooting of that middle stump after Asad Shafiq missed a Yuvraj Singh delivery on that glorious night in Chandigarh. Nothing tops that . Absolutely nothing.
 
Stalin said:
If anyone ask me what's my happiest moment ever , I'd say the uprooting of that middle stump after Asad Shafiq missed a Yuvraj Singh delivery on that glorious night in Chandigarh. Nothing tops that . Absolutely nothing.
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i think mine would be amir beating kohli with one ball, getting him out and then azhar dropping the catch and then getting him out again twice in two balls
 
Best sporting gesture was from Nehra. A catch of Afridi....was almost about to be given...when he Nehra signalled he had not taken it cleanly.
 
Not nearly as memorable as the QF encounter in 1996. That game had the drama and subplots worthy of its reputation. The match in 2003 is a distant second.
 
Stalin said:
If anyone ask me what's my happiest moment ever , I'd say the uprooting of that middle stump after Asad Shafiq missed a Yuvraj Singh delivery on that glorious night in Chandigarh. Nothing tops that . Absolutely nothing.
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Lol wasn’t the match in Mohali?
 
Nothing hurts me more than this loss. I remember I was 13 in Pakistan on holiday and glued to the TV. Dropping Sachin over and over was killing me but the feeling when afridi finally took the catch omg.

We was on track to win this game. Had Umar Akmal stayed for another 5 overs we would of won. Simple as that.

To this day I can’t go back and watch this game it hurts that’s much.

Beauty of sport. Evokes such emotions.
 
CricketDon said:
Nothing hurts me more than this loss. I remember I was 13 in Pakistan on holiday and glued to the TV. Dropping Sachin over and over was killing me but the feeling when afridi finally took the catch omg.

We was on track to win this game. Had Umar Akmal stayed for another 5 overs we would of won. Simple as that.

To this day I can’t go back and watch this game it hurts that’s much.

Beauty of sport. Evokes such emotions.
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yk, misbah and shafiq did their best to lose us the match
[MENTION=2501]Savak[/MENTION]

i disagreed with savak but then i went back and checked out the ball by ball on cricinfo..

yk and misbah were the main culprits and shafiq slowed down the scoring as well when he was batting with hafeez
 
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