ICC WT20 | Group A | India VS Afghanistan | Colombo, 19th Sep 2012

[Death Magnetic]

India (possible): 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 MS Dhoni (capt. &wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Irfan Pathan, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 L Balaji/Ashok Dinda.

Afghanistan (possible): 1 Mohammad Shahzad (wk), 2 Javed Ahmadi, 3 Karim Sadiq, 4 Nawroz Mangal (capt.), 5 Asghar Stanikzai, 6 Mohammad Nabi, 7 Samiullah Shenwari, 8 Dawlat Zadran, 9 Shapoor Zadran, 10 Gulbodin Naib, 11 Izatullah Dawlatzai

First match for us. Should be an easy win although you never know in this format.

Predictions:

Kohli-Rohit 50's

 

[ahamedirshad123]

Polio awareness amid cricket

 

[Lethalweapon]

India (possible): 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 MS Dhoni (capt. &wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Irfan Pathan, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 L Balaji/Ashok Dinda.

Afghanistan (possible): 1 Mohammad Shahzad (wk), 2 Javed Ahmadi, 3 Karim Sadiq, 4 Nawroz Mangal (capt.), 5 Asghar Stanikzai, 6 Mohammad Nabi, 7 Samiullah Shenwari, 8 Dawlat Zadran, 9 Shapoor Zadran, 10 Gulbodin Naib, 11 Izatullah Dawlatzai

First match for us. Should be an easy win although you never know in this format.

Predictions:

Kohli-Rohit 50's

Gambhir 30 run bhi banayega? If he doesn't get some runs here what will happen afterwards?

 

[Wasim_Waqar]

It said on cricinfo that Afghanistan and India are neighbours. How?

 

[Executioner]

It said on cricinfo that Afghanistan and India are neighbours. How?

you dont know that they are neighbours?

 

[style_guru]

It said on cricinfo that Afghanistan and India are neighbours. How?

Bhai, neighbor ka neighbor bhi neighbor hota hai na, as Pakistan is the common neighbor for both of them

 

[Wasim_Waqar]

you dont know that they are neighbours?

I classify a neighbour as being adjacent to me but maybe that's just me!

They will find it hard to stop one of the strongest teams in the World Cup. The only way is by stopping Kohli.

 

[Death Magnetic]

Actually a small part of Afghanistan touches India (in Kashmir).

 

[kungfu90]

I classify a neighbour as being adjacent to me but maybe that's just me!

I think Azaad Kashmir does have common border with north-east Afganistan. So if you count POK(Azaad Kashmir ) in India then they are neighbors.
But that's not the case.

 

[Wasim_Waqar]

Actually a small part of Afghanistan touches India (in Kashmir).

No, it doesn't. Read an international map

 

[Wasim_Waqar]

Back to the cricket, Afghanistan can go after the Indian bowling. But it depends whether that's chasing 200+

 

[TalhaSyed]

It said on cricinfo that Afghanistan and India are neighbours. How?

I was thinking the exact same thing when I read the preview

 

[Lethalweapon]

I think Azaad Kashmir does have common border with north-east Afganistan. So if you count POK(Azaad Kashmir ) in India then they are neighbors.
But that's not the case.

No, it doesn't. Read an international map

A country actually needs to touch the 'border' to be a neighbour?
SL is supposed to be Pakistan's neighbour. so is Bangladesh.

 

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

Well that doesn't matter to me how its quoted on there as long as India have to be mentioned. Give it break guys they are cricket gurus not Google map. Well on the note about match, me wonders how many people want the game to be good or some indian fans just want it to be one side encounter.

 

[kungfu90]

^ I think a high scoring game would be good. So India should bat first.

 

[style_guru]

^ I think a high scoring game would be good. So India should bat first.

You seriously think that if India bowl first, they would restrict Afghans to a minimal score??

 

[Love Pakistan]

I want Afghanistan to chase around 165-175

 

[Wasim_Waqar]

I do think that they could restrict Afghanistan to not many especially if there's an early collapse.

 

[Farhan2c]

if india is chasing then they will win the game.

 

[ahamedirshad123]

Afghans to bowl first

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Afghanistan won the toss and will bowl.

 

[kungfu90]

Afghanistan should back themselves to chase any total. Good Luck.

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Indians to bat first

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

200 on the board.

 

[Moh@n]

Teams:

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Karim Sadiq, Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Shahzad(w), Nawroz Mangal(c), Mohammad Nabi, Shafiqullah Shafiq, Gulbodin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Najibullah Zadran

India (Playing XI): Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Zaheer Khan

What on earth is stopping India from giving Ashok Dinda a chance? He has one of the best stats in this format. An average of 10.55 and a strike rate of 8.6.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Let the carnage begin

 

[Asif321]

Gud luck afghan ...... Zadran to take 5 wicket haul

 

[Farhan2c]

same pitch as aus vs Ir so expect a low scoring

 

[sazz]

Good to see KP in studio, seems to be good analyst.

 

[sazz]

Good support for Afganistan.

 

[Asif321]

afghan national anthem best among all ......... love it

 

[Farhan2c]

i like afghan jersey so much better then ours smh

 

[sazz]

Good to see Asad Rauf

 

[DRS]

Indians, here are favs without any doubt. Inexperience would cost Afghanistan this match though they have player of Sehwag's potential.

 

[DRS]

Good to see Asad Rauf

Wish he doesn't get an appeal of lbw by the players

 

[kungfu90]

 

[sazz]

to start

 

[DRS]

Perfect shot to start with, followed with a perfect chase.

 

[sazz]

nice shot by gauti

 

[sada90]

i am looking for an upset

 

[sada90]

Good to see Asad Rauf

haha .. hehe

 

[sada90]

indian chicks...

 

[DRS]

Why there is no speed gun?

 

[asif9138]

sehwag looks dangerous! he will attack aafghans

 

[sazz]

good support for India

 

[asif9138]

we still left three days in our game

 

[mithun_minhas]

Gambhir is badly out of form.

Normally he would have put away those short balls.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

that was not a 150 km delivery

 

[asif9138]

this first bowler looks fast

 

[lilFlip]

150KPH

 

[asif9138]

there was haf chance..miss it

 

[asif9138]

run out was missed

 

[sazz]

Wow first a leading edge and then risky single.

 

[bforme]

150.3 kph by Shapor.Amazing!

 

[asif9138]

ground is not that big today

 

[sazz]

dawlat's action reminds me of Akhter

 

[asif9138]

another leading edge

 

[sazz]

another leading edge.

 

[asif9138]

444444

 

[sazz]

to gauti.

 

[TalhaSyed]

World Cup Crowd

 

[Smiling Creed]

Four.....

 

[AFG_Brit]

c'mon afghanistan..

 

[sazz]

Gambhir trying to hit the ball hard

 

[mithun_minhas]

150.3 kph by Shapor.Amazing!

Harsha is saying that Wasim Akram was 20kmph faster than Shapoor??

 

[DRS]

You'd find more crowd in America than it is, in the stadium

 

[sazz]

Who are the key players in this Afghan team?

 

[DRS]

Harsha is saying that Wasim Akram was 20kmph faster than Shapoor??

Might be referring to the avg bowl by shapoor

 

[DRS]

 

[sazz]

Gambhir's poor form continues.

 

[AFG_Brit]

Zadran got gambhir.. Yes!

 

[mithun_minhas]

Glad that Gambit is gone.

He is badly out of form. Just wasting deliveries there.

Kohli needs as many overs to bat as possible.

I would drop Gambhir and include Rahane.

 

[sazz]

Poor shot no feet movement.

 

[bforme]

Oh,Gauti was in my fantasy.
But very happy...

 

[sazz]

Sehwag is so careless

 

[sazz]

India needs minimum 160

 

[sazz]

good delivery to Sehwag

 

[sazz]

to Sehwag

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Shapoor Bowling Well

 

[RehanG]

wow i put my money on Aghanistan