India v Pakistan | 1st Test | Delhi | 22/11/07 | Day 1

[Wicked Fast Bowler]

Hameed falls over trying to play a shot in his typical idiotic fashion...ball hit him smack infront of middle stump...taufel lets it go. That's as straight of an LB as it gets. Some talk of an edge, but I dont see it.

 

[rahulrulezz]

seriously this munaf guy dont deserve to be in the team..with a pace of low 130s, u cant open the bowling... Ishant Sharma is a good prospect and he bowls around 145

 

[rahulrulezz]

man...that was plumb..plain..no inside edge at all

 

[Genghis]

not playing with much confidence at the moment. Hameed lucky to get an inside edge saving him from an lbw decision.

 

[Caved12]

not yet

still Yasir, Malik, Misbah, Kamran

Believe it or not, I am counting on Akmal big time, I hate him as a keeper, but he is a proven test player in terms of his batting, can take the game away from oppositions with his late order batting, may be that's the only reason he is playing today.

 

[Hash]

bit of pressure building here

need to keep things calm for the next hour or so

 

[iZeeshan]

Hameed has gotta play a good one here. If Yousuf comes in too soon, it maybe over with him too soon.

 

[W63L35]

man...that was plumb..plain..no inside edge at all

Yep...you are right. Taufel is not as good as Jayaprakash!

 

[Hash]

3 to the fisher man

what is the crowd like?

 

[khalidali7070]

bit of pressure building here

need to keep things calm for the next hour or so

dont realy see why they should be under pressure here...........Playing on a dead rubber and its not like bret lee and shane bond are on the attack.......

 

[iZeeshan]

Its really hard to watch, tons of fog!

 

[Genghis]

Believe it or not, I am counting on Akmal big time, I hate him as a keeper, but he is a proven test player in terms of his batting, can take the game away from oppositions with his late order batting, may be that's the only reason he is playing today.

When people talk about a good batsmen who is in the team as a keeper, it reminds me of Geraint Jones. Hopefully we don't suffer the same fate as England did in Ashes 06.

 

[Hash]

Its really hard to watch, tons of fog!

where? In your house?

 

[iZeeshan]

Nicely clipped away for 4 from Hameed. Keep it solid, keep it going.

 

[Hash]

dont realy see why they should be under pressure here...........Playing on a dead rubber and its not like bret lee and shane bond are on the attack.......

losing an early wicket=pressure

doesn't matter about the pitch. Just keep things calm. There is no rush.

 

[iZeeshan]

where? In your house?

I'll pretend there was no sarcasm.

I mean at the ground, or well on my tv screen. Its really hard to see the delievery being bowled. Very foggy conditions.

is it just me?

 

[Genghis]

Only the second boundary off the bat ... coming to Hameed.

 

[khalidali7070]

where? In your house?

)

 

[iZeeshan]

)

Tbh, I don't get what's so funny.

 

[khalidali7070]

losing an early wicket=pressure

doesn't matter about the pitch. Just keep things calm. There is no rush.

very true but the way Mr.offside and youni will play for a while with their hearts in their throats its hard to count on............

 

[khalidali7070]

Tbh, I don't get what's so funny.

No disrespect to you it was the way he asked the Q. Sorry if you felt bad.....

 

[Hash]

Tbh, I don't get what's so funny.

it's ok. There are quite a few things you don't quite 'get'

 

[iZeeshan]

There you go again Hash..

Would you be so kind to explain it to me then?

 

[Genghis]

Best way to release pressure is to attack...

 

[antoniorivas1974]

Hameed will ge LBW the way his is playing.

 

[161]

Tbh, I don't get what's so funny.

don't worry about it ..

it's a "hash" joke...

 

[Momo]

Tbh, I don't get what's so funny.

Agreed.
People who think this lame attempt at humor funny have a pretty lousy social life.

 

[Hash]

There you go again Hash..

Would you be so kind to explain it to me then?

my services don't come cheap

 

[iZeeshan]

my services don't come cheap

ooookayy...

Anyhoo, Yasir looks to shifty on the crease.

Nice shot from Younis for 1.

 

[Hash]

Younis off the mark

 

[Hash]

"That is a coat of fog out there, " emails Sandil. "I can barely see the players on TV, wondering how Sid V is able to see them from the commentary box."

well you're not alone zesh

 

[iZeeshan]

Nicely put away by Younis to covers for 2.

Btw, its nice to see that I am not the only one who that joke made no sense at all.

 

[iZeeshan]

Why was Dravid not made captain? Did he refuse?

 

[Hash]

Why was Dravid not made captain? Did he refuse?

he quit

 

[Hash]

26 for 1 after 10 overs

Yasir not out 15
Younis not out 3

 

[Genghis]

Why was Dravid not made captain? Did he refuse?

Isn't that old news ... I beleive he stepped down.

 

[iZeeshan]

Aah, I didn't know.

Nice pull from YK for 4.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Pak 31-1 after 11 overs

 

[omf52]

younis pulls for four to get his first boundary.. if he gets going, he loves batting against india.. scary prospect

 

[khalidali7070]

Agreed.
People who think this lame attempt at humor funny have a pretty lousy social life.

I am sorry if u had a disturbing childhood and you cant share a smile with someone

 

[161]

butt got 1 run from 20 balls ... was he in T20 mode again

 

[iZeeshan]

I am sorry if u had a disturbing childhood and you cant share a smile with someone

I am sorry that you never developed a sense of humor.

 

[iZeeshan]

Very lucky Hameed, goes thru far slips for 4.

 

[khalidali7070]

I am sorry that you never developed a sense of humor.

Well the same can be said for you brother, well lets not argue over it any more i apologized to you earlier if you cant accept that i will still leave it there.

 

[iZeeshan]

Another ecstatic appeal turned down by Taufel. Going way down leg.

 

[inzibhai]

anyone any link?

 

[iZeeshan]

Well the same can be said for you brother, well lets not argue over it any more i apologized to you earlier if you cant accept that i will still leave it there.

I did accept it. I just didn't like how you chose to attack the guy.

Same can be said for me? Arite.

Just forget about it.

 

[Hash]

Well the same can be said for you brother, well lets not argue over it any more i apologized to you earlier if you cant accept that i will still leave it there.

the words 'lighten' and 'up' come to my mind but who cares anyway

 

[iZeeshan]

the words 'lighten' and 'up' come to my mind but who cares anyway

You do.

But can't you just rest it Hash? I know made a mistake, can't you forget about it and give a person a chance.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Younis goes.......!!

 

[iZeeshan]

Crap. ****. Crap. Fudgesicles.

 

[Wicked Fast Bowler]

another half ass shot....the ball is over your head and you're trying to hook it...brilliant stuff.

 

[UP]

Younis out

 

[Genghis]

Younis gone ... now its up to the other two Ys to do their bit.

 

[Hash]

You do.

But can't you just rest it Hash? I know made a mistake, can't you forget about it and give a person a chance.

hmmmm

Younis is a massive blow

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

What a terrible blow for Pak !! Now all is upto Moyo... lets see if he can hold this innings together cos Hameed has been really lucky so far and it's only a matter of time before he heads back to the pavillion. Though i would love to be proved wrong.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

good stuff from Zaheer...hopefully the pitch will ease out a bit.

 

[antoniorivas1974]

come on pakis!!!!!!!!!

 

[Plasma]

i think its the haze...

 

[UP]

come on 2 Y's

 

[khalidali7070]

Its turning out to be one of those games where Allah khair karay....................Just gona hit the best best of luck Pakistan..............hope yasir come out big and yousuf tooo........
Allah hafiz all

 

[waqas99]

MoYo looks in good touch already.. Watch out India!

 

[Plasma]

guys, i've been noticing that Yousaf is very lazy in the beginning of his innings. He gets hit on the pads every game in his first couple over...

 

[Genghis]

I hope these guys are fined for excessive appealing. Reading cricinfo, it seems like they are appealing every ball.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Moyo off the mark with a boundary

 

[slix10]

It's the haze...

Why didn't Malik bowl because of overcast? You can barely see the players in this fog...

 

[SUPERSAMI]

Pak need Moyo to score a double ton

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

I hope these guys are fined for excessive appealing. Reading cricinfo, it seems like they are appealing every ball.

Yeah man you are right. These guys are appealing for everything.

 

[SUPERSAMI]

oy what a drive

 

[Genghis]

couple of boundaries from Moyo to release the pressure...

 

[omf52]

LOL kumble into attack already..

 

[iZeeshan]

Yousuf looking in deadly touch already.

 

[W63L35]

Hi guys, I have a good feeling about this test series, Pakistan is clearly a better side on the paper, let's see if they could really bring it this time, as always I am staying positive and have a good feeling that Pakistan will win this series, they better......

Sorry I beg to differ W63L35, India's batting is good, In fact I believe that they probably have the best batting line up in the world, but this is the test cricket, a whole different ball game, and in test cricket, you only manage to win games with your bowling, Pakistan have proven bowlers, who can take wickets with their longer spells where as India is going with Munaf patel, Zaheer khan, Bhaji, and Kumble, Only kumble is up to the mark in test cricket, but we dont know how good a form is he in? No doubt India's batting is good, but we have Moyo, Yk, Salman butt,and malik, all dancing to their own rhythm, so I say we are definitely a better side on the paper.

You can differ as much as you want...but your comment was "Pakistan is better on paper".....and let me show why thats not right.

Pak Batting:

[B]Players Mat Inns   NO 	Runs 	 HS 	 Ave 	100	50	 0 [/B]
Kaneria 48    65   31	 256	 29	 7.52	 0	 0	20
Kamran	35    59    4	1695	154	30.81	 4	 7	 8
Misbah	8     12    0	 207	 41	17.25	 0	 0	 0
Sami 	30    46   11	 382	 49	10.91	 0	 0	 8
Yousuf 	76   128   10	6641	223	56.27	23	28	 8
Salman	16    30    0	 850	122	28.33	 2	 4	 4
Akhtar	43    63   12	 541	 47	10.60	 0	 0	10
Malik	20    33    5	1065	148* 	38.03	 1	 6	 2
Sohail  0      -    - 	 - 	 - 	- 	 - 	 - 	 - 
Yasir  	20    39    3	1292	170	36.87	 2	 8	 0
Younis 	55    99    6	4556	267	48.98	14	19	10

Indian batting

[B]Players     Mat   Inns  NO    Runs  HS    Ave  	100	 50	 0 [/B]
Dhoni 	     20	   32	 4    1019  148	 36.39	 1	  6	 1
R Dravid    112	  191	23    9492  270	 56.50	24	 48	 6
Ganguly      96	  155	14    5812  173	 41.21	13	 29	 9
Harbhajan    57	   79	18     986   66	 16.16	 0	  2	11
W Jaffer     22	   41	 1    1391  212	 34.77	 4	  8	 5
Karthik      16	   24	 1     816  129	 35.47	 1	  6	 0
Z Khan 	     50	   66	16     608   75	 12.16	 0	  1	17
A Kumble    118	  152	30    2212  110* 18.13	 1	  4	15
Laxman 	     83	  135	16    5083  281  42.71	10	 29	 9
MM Patel      7	    9	 3	32   13	  5.33	 0	  0	 3
Tendulkar   140   226	23   11150  248* 54.92	37	 45	13
India-Total 721  1110  149   38601  270	 40.17	91	178	89

Total Batting averages of BOTH teams;

 	  [B]  Mat  Inns  NO   Runs   HS 	 Ave 	100  50	 0[/B]
Pak-Total   351	 574   82   17485  267	35.54	46   72	70
India-Total 721 1110  149   38601  270	40.17	91  178	89

Pakistan team has scored less than half of the runs that Indian team has scored. Dravid and Sachin has scored more runs than whole Pak team!

Lets compare both bowling on the paper now;

[B]Pak 	 Mat 	Overs 	Mdns 	Runs 	Wkts 	Ave 	5      10[/B]
Kaneria  48	2324	442	6830	208	32.83	12	2
Kamran	 35	  - 	  - 	- 	 - 	- 	 - 	- 
Misbah	  8	  - 	  - 	- 	 - 	- 	 - 	- 
Sami 	 30	1042	171	3686	 77	47.87	 2	0
Yousuf 	 76	   1	  0	   3	  0	- 	 0	0
Salman	 16	   4	  0	  18	  0	- 	 0	0
Akhtar	 43	1259.2	220	4276	169	25.30	12	2
Malik	 20	 251.1	 37	 871	 13	67.00	 0	0
Sohail    0	   - 	 - 	   - 	  - 	- 	 - 	- 
Yasir  	 20	   1	  0	   5	  0	- 	 0	0
Younis 	 55	  48	  7	 189	  2	94.50	 0	0

[B]India     Mat	 Overs 	 Mdns 	 Runs 	Wkts 	Ave 	 5     10[/B]
Dhoni 	   20	    1	    0	   13	   0	- 	 0	0
R Dravid  112	   20	    4	   39	   1	39.00	 0	0
Ganguly    96	  451.2    95	 1506	  28	53.78	 0	0
Harbhajan  57	 2527	  520	 7108	 238	29.86	19	4
W Jaffer   22	   11	    3	   18	   2	 9.00	 0	0
Karthik    16	  - 	   - 	   - 	  - 	- 	 - 	- 
Z Khan 	   50	 1621	  336	 5339	 160	33.36	 5	0
A Kumble  118	 6117	 1464	16262	 566	28.73	33	8
Laxman 	   83	   43	   10	  105	   1   105.00	 0	0
MM Patel    7	  250.1	   54	  725	  25	29.00	 0	0
Tendulkar 140	  619.4	   79	 2135	  42	50.83	 0	0

	 [B] Mat 	Overs 	Mdns 	Runs 	Wkts 	Ave 	5      10[/B]
Ind Tot	  721	11661.1	 2565	33250	1063	31.28	57     12
Pak Tot	  351	 4930.3	  877   15878	 469	33.86	26	4

Just Kumble has more wickets than the whole Pak team. Just like runs, Pak team has less than half of the wickets taken by India.

..and by the way, Indian team has taken 608 catches while Pak team has 308.

Still think Pak team is better than India on paper?

 

[iZeeshan]

Btw, for those asking, I think Malik batted because batting on Day 5 would have been extremely hard.

 

[Plasma]

the second boundary was class.

 

[omf52]

i thought munaf and zaheer were bowling ok so unless they were tired, i dont see why ganguly is bowling rite now. there is still a new batsmen at the crease

 

[W63L35]

Indian bowlers are appealing too much for nothing. I hope match referee is taking notice!!!

 

[antoniorivas1974]

stop appealing on everthing

 

[omf52]

good lbw decisions by both bowden and doctrove so far..

 

[iZeeshan]

So many excellent appeals, not excessive appealing.

Yousuf looking extremely troubled now.

That's 4 in 4 balls!