Asia Cup 2016 | India beat Pakistan by 5 wickets

[blue_champion]

Call it a draw than?

No way survival on a pitch like that is a victory too....and then he did smash 2 4's as well

 

[AZulfi]

Wahab leaking runs as always. should be a cake walk for India. 83 was never going to be enough despite the brilliant spell by Amer (can only bowl a maximum of 4 overs)

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

If Yuvi was embarrassing then what word would you use for Rohit and raina

They were even worse today.

Rohit has a certain reputation.

But they become better on a normal pitch.

 

[hussain.r97]

Why is Wahab still on?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Yuvraj was struggling. Sami shouldve bowled to him but Afridi took him out and brought Irfan

 

[mosh101]

Yuvi struggling to hit freebies

 

[Thivagar]

Something wrong with speed gun.

 

[street cricketer]

This is actually a very good knock from Kohli considering the situation.

 

[JaDed]

Yuvi is so sad to watch if the total was a lot it would be trash!

 

[marlonbrowndo]

It's unfortunate for Sami. PAK 'll play Imad or Nawaz next match & THICK TANK don't have the balls or brains to drop Wahab (clocked 150KM, therefore made the day for Pakistanis), so Sami 'll be dropped.

Maybe they drop Irfan

 

[JibranAnsari]

Wahab has no idea where to pitch the ball , most of his wickets are flukes.

 

[JaDed]

Wahab on extras terrible!

 

[dauntless]

Wahab is so poor

 

[aniket1911]

Yuvraj playing with needle in his hand again

Can connect Nothing

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Those were normal attempted and miss and nothing special if you have seen the match.
Only lbw ball and "edge on gully area" ball was close to "he was at sea" balls.

I saw the match aniket.

It was genuinely threatening bowling.

Kohli survived and came back very well.

 

[SunTzu]

Amir definitely had the upper hand on Kohli but wouldn't call it a win. The LBW was 50/50 not 'plumb'. Please watch the game before making ridiculous comments.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Thanks to Wahab's consistency in being inconsistent with his line and length, we are getting few runs here.

 

[SL_Fan]

Man wanna see Amir bowl another over or two That was one heck of a spell.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Yes great logic. Keep bowling short on this pitch with req rr of 3

 

[SunTzu]

Yuvraj has been nothing but frustrating!

 

[dauntless]

What a knock by yuvraj

 

[yasir]

If Yuvi was embarrassing then what word would you use for Rohit and raina

If a batsman did not stay, you cannot blame him a lot. Yvi looked out of sort, even after playing 20+ ball... Where as Kholi looked a class apart... I can imagine if Rohit or Rahane have stayed they would have featured much better than Yvi... Same was true for our Manzoor, he looked like tail under.

 

[Thivagar]

Hardik posts paindu selfies on snapchat. Thought he'd post some dressing room, behind the scenes pics but nope. Just paind selfies of "good match today" and "Poor match'.

 

[aslaisnomasla]

No way survival on a pitch like that is a victory too....and then he did smash 2 4's as well

The Calibre of kohli is way bigger than those two 4's ...Amir won kohli struggled ...accept it

 

[BaaliSoda]

50 partnership up between Kohli and Yuvi

Less than 30 to get

 

[waleed88]

Amir owned Kohli for much of his spell. Amir wins this battle. Kohli was hopping around all over the place. Had him edging the ball atleast twice and him out once

 

[carrom_ball]

If a batsman did not stay, you cannot blame him a lot. Yvi looked out of sort, even after playing 20+ ball... Where as Kholi looked a class apart... I can imagine if Rohit or Rahane have stayed they would have featured much better than Yvi... Same was true for our Manzoor, he looked like tail under.

Lol whatever

 

[TurkishCricketFan]

Well he knew if he survive team wins, so surviving was his goal. He did rotate strike as well a bit. On this pitch against that bowling which batsmen would do the same? Amla? AB? He got a lot of balls in the middle of the bat which any other batsman couldn't do against Amir

I would say it is a draw because as you said he did survive and that was necessary for his team.

But he gave 2 big chances(lbw call and edge to 2nd slip) and for that he did not win IMO.

 

[dauntless]

Sami was not that bad

 

[JaDed]

Shehzad must be enjoying the match Wahab performing bad,batsmen bad lol.

 

[SL_Fan]

Kohli again showing his class. Best T20I bat quite comfortably.

 

[Big Mac]

Yuvraj playing with needle in his hand again

Can connect Nothing

This test innings from Yuvraj has been invaluable tbf, weathered the storm and hung around with Kohli until the ball stopped swinging. If he had tried to play some shots and throw his wicket away then India could have been in a situation like Pakistan found themselves in, instead India are going to walk this.

 

[blue_champion]

Safe to say...Yuvi is done.....Get him out before he loses some more games....I think he has done well to survive today but he has struggled on easier pitches too

 

[MMHS]

Maybe they drop Irfan

Shouldn't - he is bowling well. Also, today, Aamir had an exceptional spell therefore cheerleader went with 4 overs of him at a stress. Normally, PAK 'll need to use 3rd seemer from over No. 5 - the way Wahab is bowling with the new ball, even UAE batsmen 'll have a swing at him. He should never play T20 - only Test & selective ODI. On this type of wicket (Or in UK), Wahab shouldn't be even picked in the LO squad.

 

[waleed88]

Then the ball stopped swinging and Kohli had one four that was beautifully timed, and another aerial shot that could've been caught out.
Ultimate ownage.

 

[dauntless]

Sami is looking good

 

[blue_champion]

That coverdrive of Wahab needs to be win a special award....wow

 

[BaaliSoda]

man, this is too much of one man effort. Yuvi gotta either hit out or get out.

Kohli meanwhile does his usual stuff that is of scoring runs (4 of them) for the team

 

[JibranAnsari]

sami hasnt changed one bit ..bowls both sides of wicket. Still as useless.

 

[blue_champion]

We would have chased 130 here too I guess

 

[Big Mac]

That's a top shot

 

[castortroy]

Sami is like a bowling machine

 

[Thivagar]

Didn't know Bangladesh played Sri Lanka yesterday.......................

 

[hussain.r97]

Sami has bowled well, but Wahab is undroppable to the selectors, he's still living off the Adelaide spell.

 

[blue_champion]

First Sachin in big games against Pak....now Kohli....the tradition is alive

 

[Shafi]

We need complete revolution in selection of players!!! Need to get rid of Afridi, Shafiq, Azhar, Kurram, Iftikar, Sharjeel, Hafeez, Akmal, Malik, Irfan from shorter format

 

[Acricketfan]

The Calibre of kohli is way bigger than those two 4's ...Amir won kohli struggled ...accept it

Amir made Kohli his personal b...h. Happy?

 

[BaaliSoda]

21 to get

Yuvi on a solid 11 not out of 26 balls

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Thank you Virat, saved my bet

 

[Thivagar]

India must surely have better players than Rehane and Yuvi...

 

[BaaliSoda]

India must surely have better players than Rehane and Yuvi...

Negi is the answer

 

[blue_champion]

Yuvi has played an innings regardless of the conditions...it worked today but won't work again....get Negi in

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

21 to get

Yuvi on a solid 11 not out of 26 balls

Chor doh becharay ki jaan You guys are winning and still you would pick on your LOI legend Yuvi At least is fighting it out there unlike some of our batsmen who just heave across the line like there is no tomorrow

 

[SL_Fan]

Thank you Virat, saved my bet

Your shout donnie

 

[Ankit007]

21 off 48.. Only one man in Pak XI is I can say a champion player. And unfortunate for him teams dont win with one man attack. I have respect for Amir now.

 

[yasir]

It's unfortunate for Sami. PAK 'll play Imad or Nawaz next match & THICK TANK don't have the balls or brains to drop Wahab (clocked 150KM, therefore made the day for Pakistanis), so Sami 'll be dropped.

On these wickets Sami will be lot more useful than Wahab... But Wahab is too powerful now a days to be dropped... But in WCT20 he will be more useful.

 

[blue_champion]

Unfortunate that the only stream working for me is the Hindi commentary....Yuck

 

[battler]

Then the ball stopped swinging and Kohli had one four that was beautifully timed, and another aerial shot that could've been caught out.
Ultimate ownage.

That aeriel shot was very far off from the fielder and kohli had one edge and one 50/50 lbw call. Considering the pitch and match situation (india being 8/3). It is hardly ownage. Upper hand yes. Ownage no. Please remember the context before you pass ott comments.

 

[aniket1911]

This test innings from Yuvraj has been invaluable tbf, weathered the storm and hung around with Kohli until the ball stopped swinging. If he had tried to play some shots and throw his wicket away then India could have been in a situation like Pakistan found themselves in, instead India are going to walk this.

Look at him Right now. Can't connect anything even when pitch is flat now.

He will cost us more matches then he can win for us, if we continue with him.

 

[jusarrived]

Thank you Virat, saved my bet

That was a good call , I wudnt have risked my money on Virat today

 

[yasir]

This has being an excellent innings by Kholi, he is class apart!!

 

[Indiafan]

I would say it is a draw because as you said he did survive and that was necessary for his team.

But he gave 2 big chances(lbw call and edge to 2nd slip) and for that he did not win IMO.

Yes of course, a draw, never said Kohli won

 

[Thivagar]

Thank you Virat, saved my bet

what were the odds ?

 

[blue_champion]

21 off 48.. Only one man in Pak XI is I can say a champion player. And unfortunate for him teams dont win with one man attack. I have respect for Amir now.

To be honest it was a bowlers paradise....Pandya looked awesome too

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

man, this is too much of one man effort. Yuvi gotta either hit out or get out.

Kohli meanwhile does his usual stuff that is of scoring runs (4 of them) for the team

Today his knock was good when you look at the context.

He shouldn't be in the team but this knock is fine for this game.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Garbage stuff. Another no ball

 

[JaDed]

Again Yuvi gets the free hit!

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Whenever the broadcaster is Star Sports I get extremely pathetic online streams that won't even work on normal viewing - forget HD. However, when Ten Sports or some other company is the braodcaster then streams area much better. It's seriously frustrating

 

[Mr Consistent]

No Ball

 

[carrom_ball]

This test innings from Yuvraj has been invaluable tbf, weathered the storm and hung around with Kohli until the ball stopped swinging. If he had tried to play some shots and throw his wicket away then India could have been in a situation like Pakistan found themselves in, instead India are going to walk this.

Thank you, some people don't understand the value of this innings

 

[blue_champion]

Freehit...cmon Yuvi

 

[Ankit007]

Amir made Kohli his personal b...h. Happy?

Amir did well but Kohli was on par if not better than him.

 

[castortroy]

Look at Kholi technique compared to every Pak batter

It's pretty embarrassing

 

[Pete Rose]

There will be plenty of postmortem of Pakistan's batting but what it boils down is how mentally weak they are and nothing else.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Chor doh becharay ki jaan You guys are winning and still you would pick on your LOI legend Yuvi At least is fighting it out there unlike some of our batsmen who just heave across the line like there is no tomorrow

LMAO! I am not a hater of Yuvi. It's just that he is no more the batsman he used to be. A liability in our top order as well as on the outfield. He may have survived here on chasing a small total, but when the need for quick fire runs arises he isn't as reliable hitter as he once was. It would be good for our batting line up to have someone like Negi who is a good lower order hitter, decent slow leftie and fielder.

 

[Big Mac]

Look at him Right now. Can't connect anything even when pitch is flat now.

He will cost us more matches then he can win for us, if we continue with him.

I'm looking, I see someone who helped you win this match comfortably.

 

[Pete Rose]

Afridi hoping match finishes before he has to come to bowl

 

[blue_champion]

Oh god....no timing whatsoever

 

[Jabo]

Didn't expect us to win, 80 was nothing. But hopefully Amir's spell has lit a fire under under the backside of our players (batsman)

 

[MMHS]

Then the ball stopped swinging and Kohli had one four that was beautifully timed, and another aerial shot that could've been caught out.
Ultimate ownage.

No, he had the maturity to stay till the ball lost it's swing. Even every kid knows Kookaburra loses swing after few overs & PAK batsmen gifted wickets to run out & Panday after a decent start. VK is pulling it from 8/3, PAK top order threw it from 22/1.

Of all the sports & games, cricket is the most mental game, even more than chess. Because in chess both players can see the pieces, therefore better player (or more skilled players) 'll do better planning & faster calculations in a chess game. Cricket is a skilled base game where mental aspects dominate 80%+ of your success.

Watching this game today, I felt I am watching a Test side playing against associates - AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF SKILL GAP, RATHER BECAUSE OF THE GAP IN MENTAL TOUGHNESS & TACTICS. You know, what I say about PAK domestic cricket - these are the products after County stopped picking PAK players AND it's nothing to do with skills or TAL*NT