Day 1 2nd test at Kolkata [16/03/05]

[Flirta-P]

He must be doing somthing right becuase he has kept Tendulkar quiet for some time now.

 

[Hydro]

45.1 Sami to Dravid, FOUR!!, driven to deep extra cover, just a push and the exquisite timing takes it all the way

 

[161]

sami back in...

greeted with a 4....

pleanty more to come...

 

[Hydro]

congrats to dravid on his fifty

now we need to get him out

 

[MIG]

Maybe Sami should try legspin - as a variety and stick to it cos bowling fast is not his scene....

 

[Flirta-P]

Khalil is better then sami, Take sami off.

 

[161]

whats sami's average speed today?

 

[Hydro]

drinks out on field

 

[Hydro]

46.2 Afridi to Dravid, FOUR!!, room offered outside off, Dravid rocks back and cuts it to deep backward point

 

[ali kc]

Kaneria back on field !

 

[tahaqureshi]

yk's first chance at captaincy...inzi off the field

 

[ali kc]

4 by tendulkar
187/2

 

[Hydro]

46.6 Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, driven to extra cover through the gap, that was as good a cover drive you will ever see, probably the best stroke of the day!

 

[ali kc]

First Wicket Partnership 80
Second Wicket Partnership 76

and this third wicket going strong.......

Not looking good

 

[octavian]

Maybe Sami should try legspin - as a variety and stick to it cos bowling fast is not his scene....

agree 1000%

 

[ali kc]

Sami consistently bowling at 87-88 mph and bowling a good line!

 

[Flirta-P]

47.5 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, short of a good length delivery outside the off stump, hint of reverse swing, Tendulkar reads it well and leaves it for the keeper.

 

[Hydro]

kaneria in

 

[MIG]

Just 2 more wickets and things will look totally different - who will get us that breakthru ? Maybe a run out ?

 

[Flirta-P]

Finally!

 

[ali kc]

another Drive by dravid for $
194/2

 

[octavian]

Dravid lookin omnious here.

 

[Hydro]

48.5 Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR!!, comes on the frontfoot and drives it to deep extra cover for another very classy cover drive!

 

[161]

Sami consistently bowling at 87-88 mph and bowling a good line!

what ever happened to the 95 mph sami?

 

[ali kc]

Inzi will be back shortly according to commentators

 

[Officer Barbrady]

Finally a good over by Sami. Many thanks to him.

 

[ali kc]

kashif ...

i dunno but sami has not impressed me yet so far..


he just lacks that killer instinct he had agianst the kiwis a while back

 

[MIG]

Sami Bhai, buhat buhat shukriya kay APNAY BALL SEEDHA DALA !!!

 

[nafajafam]

dravid taking danish apart here.

 

[badxhah]

India will prbbly end up with 400 here on the first day

 

[MIG]

Pak batsman will draw this match - we just dont have the firepower to dislodge Indian batsman - just thank your lucky stars that Shoaib isnt here - in this heat/humidity, he would have lasted approx 3 overs before being carted out

 

[161]

ughhhhh

danish looking very ordinary today as dravid smacks him around.

 

[Officer Barbrady]

A draw will be highly unlikely. The pitch seems the sort to break later in the test. Provided there's no rain I d expect a result. The run-rate is also good.

 

[alghazzali]

Kaneria shud learn 2 keep his gob shut.

 

[MIG]

If India get a mammoth score - which they should now - India may be batting last on this pitch ( Assume that Pak followon ) tell you this game has a long way to go .... just hold on everyone - miracles can and do happen !

 

[Officer Barbrady]

Sami bowling well for a change. Bringing it into Tendu - something he doesn't like. Inside edge just past the stumps and just short of Akmal. We need some luck here.

 

[Bailan]

Can someone tell me more about the ASIM KAMAL and Nehra? with the WATER BOTTLE?

Thanks

 

[ataullah]

hows sami's reverse swing?is his reverse swing good?

 

[Officer Barbrady]

I am not saying Pak will lose at the moment. But I think there will be a decision one way or the other.

 

[Flirta-P]

Good luck and sami doesn't usually be in the same sentence.

 

[badxhah]

If India get a mammoth score - which they should now - India may be batting last on this pitch ( Assume that Pak followon ) tell you this game has a long way to go .... just hold on everyone - miracles can and do happen !

They do happen but not on regular basis.

 

[alghazzali]

I feel 4 the guy, he really has the potential 2 b a world beater but only needs one solid game 2 gain his confidence.

 

[ataullah]

why dont sami etc bowl those yorkers anymore?we're too defensive yaar

 

[Sid9999]

i think they are playing for tea...

 

[badxhah]

U need confidence to bowl yorkers and sami is low on that.Plus if u dont have confidence those yrokers will become half vollies.

 

[alghazzali]

Sami bowling well, but ur ata he needs 2 bowl them yorkers

 

[Flirta-P]

Look on the bright side at least the lad can reverse swing the ball again a few matches ago he couldnt even do that.

 

[ali kc]

is aamir sohail commentating?!?

 

[alghazzali]

Conditions prob do suit reverse, whereas previous matches might not have.

 

[badxhah]

even Danny boy body language is not lookin good

 

[alghazzali]

well the scoreboards not helping our cause

 

[Flirta-P]

Tendulker is a joker u soooo know he is playing for his 23 runs so he can get his 10,000 run landmark.

 

[alghazzali]

Dravid has been dismissed by Warne quite a number of times in the past but can Kaneria take his wicket?

 

[Sid9999]

Well everybody cherishes personal milestones... probably.. Wasim his 502 wickets... or Brian Lara 400*.. Hayden 380... everybody does that...

Plus it is not everyday that u get to be the fastest batsman to 10,000 runs...

 

[MIG]

Sami going 1 noball an over - what are the odds that a chance will come our way on one of those balls !!!

Cant believe he hasnt been able to solve this problem !!

 

[alghazzali]

Times not looking gud this is one of Dravids fav grounds which his average 0f 56.00 reflects

 

[karachiite]

decent over by sami, first baal apart. Reversing it both ways. First beat the outside edge then a couple of yorkers reversing in.

 

[Flirta-P]

Sami bowled a yorker just a min ago it shows hes getting some sort of confidence back. He is bowling really well mashallah keep it up Sami

 

[alghazzali]

Hes been the best bowler by far 2day.

 

[karachiite]

Dani not looking great today. Bowling outside off consistently. Looks like he hasnt taken warne's advice on board. But credit to indians specially dravid. He is reading the deliveries very well, levaing all the leggies outside off or cutting them. And playing the googly or toppie accordingly.

 

[DM]

HI GUYS!!!! I've just been able to log in

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! AFRIDI IN!! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :?d :?d :?d :?d :?d :?d :?d

Fantastic news!!!!!

But as i've always said, I WOULD NOT OPEN with Afridi!!! I really wish they'd play him down the order. I can't stand seeing him face the new ball, moving and seaming and wasted. He could score massively down the order i feel. Unless they are planning to open to someone else with Taufeeq? Can anyone else open?

I'm actually really nervous with Afridi opening.


BUT HE ALREADY HAS TAKEN THE WICKET OF SEHWAG and has bowled with GOOD ECONOMY!!!! :-D :-D :-D


Also good to see SAMI and Kaneria bowling well. Now all i need is Sony TV. I just cant get through.

And i think it's a pity we dont have someone in our squad better than Khalil to replace Ranbo.

 

[MIG]

SRT 2 short of 10K runs!

 

[alghazzali]

Samis going 2 b exhausted after all this.

 

[karachiite]

Hes been the best bowler by far 2day.

I think that has been our problem. Sami being our best bowlers shows more about how the others have bowled than what sami has done himself.

 

[Flirta-P]

Sami get teddy out b4 he get 26 plzzzzzz.

 

[alghazzali]

Hes been the best bowler by far 2day.

I think that has been our problem. Sami being our best bowlers shows more about how the others have bowled than what sami has done himself.

Its nothing 2 do with the other bowlers, hes been consistently beating Tendulkar with reverse.

 

[karachiite]

and its teatime. another india dominated session. Only wicket was of sehwag throwing his wicket away. credit to afridi for containing him then provking him to play that shot across the line and against the spin. Great catch by inzi running back and diving(read falling). tendu looking a bit shaky against sami whose been our best bowler today. Dravid looking absoloutely imperious. He looks set for a big one here. Pitch is an absoloute batting beauty

 

[Flirta-P]

Welldone sami!

 

[MIG]

Thank goodness for Tea Time !! BW and Inzi need to think here - one session can change the whole match - will it be the last one today ?

 

[Officer Barbrady]

The problem is that Sami doesn't seem to get it right half the time and is thus expensive. When he bowls well (the other half) he has no luck.

What to do?

 

[badxhah]

Pitch is batting beauty on the first day here but i think it wil turn on day 2-3 that y it was a more imp toss to win and bat.

 

[Flirta-P]

One of them needs to have a word with kaneria. If kaneria can put them on the backfoot like the last series and Sami can continue to bowl well from the other end Pakistan can be back in this.

 

[DM]

It seems like Sami has been our best bowler. It's a matter of time before he transforms his talent into wickets here.

 

[MIG]

Solution: Get it right ALL the time and fix the **** No Ball problem !!!

 

[zulfiqar]

Sorry for not posting while my tiger was performing beautifully out there

Sami's bowling very well and denied tendulkar his 10,000th in STYLE!! He needs to mix in some more yorkers with bouncers, and becuz he's not getting good swing he might as well keep it in middle/off stumpe line. SPECIALLY to dravid he needs to keep it straight, sometiems full and sometimes short; mixing up variation in length with sheer pace!

 

[ali kc]

Congratulations on Tendulkar for reaching 10K runs...

lara and tendulkar reaching 10000 in same innings.

Matches
Tendulkar 122
lara 112

 

[MIG]

62.5 Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR!!, makes room outside off and cuts it to deep backward point, this time it was not a loose delivery but a great shot

62.4 Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR!!, full toss on his legs, dispatched to the mid wicket boundary, loose delivery punished

 

[badxhah]

Any chances of Rain

 

[ali kc]

Afridi need to come back and bowl a spell....

not looking good for pakistan

243/2

 

[DM]

Come on Danny!

Daniel Kaneria