5th ODI at Kanpur : 1st innings discussion [14/04/05]

[octavian]

Cricinfo says, there is something in the pitch for seamers!!

What do u guys think. Did Dravid misread the pitch ?

no comments ???

 

[Hash]

waqar- lol

 

[Annie]

chakkk dhe phattaayyyy

can some1 tell me wat the heck that means...u hear it all the time in those indian soaps...and it bugs me...no clue wat it means...and is it indian-punjabi phrase cuz never really heard pakistanis use it (well except now)??

drinks

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

pak incharge!!!

 

[octavian]

Annie it means

Keep it up. it usuallu said to buck somebody up

 

[sajjad]

ball has kept a bit low
but the bowlers have used that really really well!

kaif starts with a 4

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

4 for kaif

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

will be harder for us in seond innings though sajjad - this variable bounce will get worse

 

[sajjad]

lol @ annie.
it means something like

cmon just do it

or better still

CMON ROCK THEM

 

[Annie]

it usuallu said to buck somebody up

thanx octavian

yea figured this bit out...but it was just annoying that I cudn't make any sense of the actual words...

 

[feather]

I think the bounce will settle down a little and Pakistan batsmen will be well aware of it...so they shouldn't really have to much problems well least I hope so!

 

[Hash]

63 for 4 after 17 overs (3.71)

Even the biggest pessimists amongst us cannot deny that Pakistan are well and trully on top!

 

[Gasherbrum]

anyone notice yuvraj's reaction? it was almost like the ball hit him in the groin, rather than the bottom of his bat....

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

we are definitely on top - must ram home the advantage

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL@gasherbrum

 

[octavian]

your welcome Annie.

I have figured it out after hanging out with Sardar guys here in NYC.

 

[Annie]

hey I usually can make some sort of sense of punjabi, but not this phrase...it feels good to finally know wat the hell it means...

no ball...these extras X)

 

[sajjad]

Rao bowling his 9th over

 

[feather]

finally some good words for inzi from the ravi n co

 

[Annie]

i haven't kept up on my fav. player ganguly...why isn't he playing...he appealed and I thought he wud be able to play today???

 

[Mercenary]

chakk dhe phattay = throw down the boards

or at least something like that

 

[octavian]

good ttactic to bowl Rao his full quota of overs.

 

[Hash]

annie- he was allowed to play but has been dropped.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

if we can get rao to bowl through ten then that is great

 

[feather]

i haven't kept up on my fav. player ganguly...why isn't he playing...he appealed and I thought he wud be able to play today???

he has been dropped as he could still play as the ICC hearing is still pending...

 

[sajjad]

ganguly was DROPPED

 

[sajjad]

WIY....the pitch will get tougher to bat towards the end...itll spin too

Razzaq beats the wall...oooh!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

it is true as board of india could have picked him

 

[gfx]

Gusy, why is Rao bowling so many overs str8t off???

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i like the field set by inzi!!

 

[sajjad]

razzaq gets an edge...1 to 3rd man

pakistan bowling very well! the line is whats doing it.

Rao will bowl all ten here!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

gfx - rao isnt great at bowling at death

 

[Hash]

sajajd- not sure it will get tougher to bat. I swear they have said that every single game in this series and it never has.

Uneven bounce could settle down
early morning juice will have gone

Pitches break up after 3/4 days not half a day.


We are in a superb position.

 

[Gasherbrum]

good over good over. keeping it nice and quiet.

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

another good over by razzaq - just a single from it

 

[161]

this pitch was tailor made for kumble IMO

 

[Hash]

65 for 4 after 19 overs

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

65/4 off 19

 

[gfx]

So who will bowl at the death then?
Razzaq and Rana?
I hope they dont put a spinner in, Malik got hit hard last game
Also seems like a lot of variable bounce out there.

 

[sajjad]

Arshad in!

 

[MecnunK]

Good move by Inzy to bring in Arshad..

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

afridi could be used towards end. Arshad khan into attack

 

[sajjad]

So who will bowl at the death then?
Razzaq and Rana?
I hope they dont put a spinner in, Malik got hit hard last game
Also seems like a lot of variable bounce out there.

this is a diff wkt
spinners will be handy @ the end.
malik may well bowl

 

[ataullah]

Whats the pitch playing like?what would be a good score on this pitch?

 

[Annie]

master ganguly dropped...this is so unfair...(we didn't have too much trouble with india's top order...so I guess I cannot complain...lol)

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i like spinners on in these situations - overs whittle by!!

 

[gfx]

hmmm,, I see
Well I hope our batsmen hold their nerve. I think that we should try restricting them to below 210-200

 

[sajjad]

Dravid almost paddling it onto his stumps

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

low scoring pitch - cracks and low bounce

 

[sajjad]

these kanpur chicks r pretty too
just like ahmedabad..they were prettier though

 

[161]

i don't want to see arshad do well - becuase if he does - we can expect kumble to very very well on this pitch !!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL - that sweep was funny, he would have been so mad - a strange way to play on

 

[gfx]

We should at least have some advance knowledge of the pitch. Seems like Sehwag and Tendy and co were trying to blaze at the usual 7 an over. Thats what got them. Plus of course some great bowling by Rana

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

kashif - not necessarily

 

[octavian]

good first over from arshad. kept it tight

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

nice start by arshad k- him and razzaq can hopefully tighten it further

 

[catwoman]

Where's Sami today?

 

[sajjad]

this is a good wkt for kumble

some nice chicks on the cam
good stuff

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

MONA - he has a heel injury

 

[Annie]

some1 with a banner

"afridi swap your gf with mine" /

wonder wat afridi's response wud be

 

[Hash]

mona- his twisted his ankle while running away from you

 

[sajjad]

these 2 batsmen looking to build and doing well at it.
we need 1 more

Inzi fields real well there!!!!

 

[Annie]

yea vicky on!

 

[161]

Where's Sami today?

he's getting his hair done today OL

 

[sajjad]

rao did well as replacement....Sami was really happy when Sehwag got out..shows his happines for the team!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

nice over from razzaq - 3 from it

 

[MecnunK]

Something's gotta give under this pressure Inzy is applying..I fancy kaif is gona crack..

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i agree sajjad - sami is very much a team player

 

[Annie]

of course the first person mona mentions has to be sami...miss him already?

i do

 

[octavian]

good diving stop by inzi.

 

[catwoman]

Sami's injured?! YES! No wonder we've done so well today

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

mona - he was there when we won past 2 games???

 

[Hash]

mona- could also be because Actor isn't playing

 

[sajjad]

kaif gets a good four
good timing there

 

[161]

come on - 1 more wicket and it's into the tail !!!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

run rate now 3.32 - HEADING IN RIGHT DIRECTION FOR US!!

 

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

nice shot by kaif - good placement

 

[catwoman]

of course the first person mona mentions has to be sami...miss him already?

i do

Miss him? I'm going to celebrate his injury. Best thing to happen to Pakistani cricket in a very long time.

 

[octavian]

Kaif has a temprament of a test batsman. He is not gonna crak easily.

 

[Annie]

mona was sleeping then WIY

mona- his twisted his ankle while running away from you

mona won't tell us this...hehehe