India v Pakistan | 2nd Test | Kolkata | Day 2 | 1/12/07

[cinderella]

This is possible with a non-technical degree (Biz/Finance/Acct etc.) Would be impossible with a tech or science degree (CS/EE/PHYS etc.) But a good achievement nonetheless.

Anyhow back to game.

does biochem sound like science to ya?
ur posts annoy me cuz they start with " oh no, we're winning but wan wan wan "

 

[Pathan007]

Comment from a Cricinfo reader:

u r right Indian will be peeing on Perth pitch. i heard they will make it one of the fastest pitch.

 

[jackal786]

I say lets go with aggressive game. Try to score at 4-5 runs an over when we are batting. Maybe that could snap us out of this negative spiral.

You are not far off. If you don't play aggressively give an impression that you have mastered the conditions opposition captain will pounce on you.

 

[MarathaPride]

danm bro. 20grand? have u gotten a loan for it?

First and Second sem's TA-ship + summer internship were enough to pay for it....those who dont get 1st year TA-ship (especially if they are coming straight from India/Pakistan) find it a bit tough out here.

 

[jackal786]

u r right Indian will be peeing on Perth pitch. i heard they will make it one of the fastest pitch.

They will definitely won't get out for 72 runs

 

[MarathaPride]

does biochem sound like science to ya?
ur posts annoy me cuz they start with " oh no, we're winning but wan wan wan "

Then your GPA is most likely in the dumps

 

[iZeeshan]

They can't get wickets with the field they have right now!

 

[Pathan007]

They will definitely won't get out for 72 runs

we'll see. but i c India losing 4-0 and that's for sure.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

congrats on your degree Cindy

 

[PlanetPakistan]

ok folks now lets please focus on the game.

 

[MarathaPride]

does biochem sound like science to ya?
ur posts annoy me cuz they start with " oh no, we're winning but wan wan wan "

Ever heard of cautious optimism?

 

[cinderella]

Then your GPA is most likely in the dumps

two honor cords, one medal of some sort, some grad reception dinner thingi next week that only has 2 more students besides me, but what do i know, my gpa is in the dumps *shrugs*
i'm really trying not to brag here, don't ask for it, it makes me sound snotty.

match has resumed and PP is a good guy, let's listen to him.

butt is bowling, sigh.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Last 10 ovs 32/0 RR 3.20

Good sign

 

[PlanetPakistan]

folks lets focus on cricket now...the off topic posts are a) off topic b) you guys aren't being friendly

 

[PlanetPakistan]

110.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, FOUR, another wonderful piece of timing. It was short in length, o nthe middle and leg line, Laxman pushed back and just wristed it through wide midwicket.

 

[SUPERSAMI]

Harmless bowling by Shoaib

 

[cinderella]

folks lets focus on cricket now...the off topic posts are a) off topic b) you guys aren't being friendly

do we have to be friendly?

indians aren't being friendly in the match.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

thanks for understanding Maratha and Cindy.

 

[MarathaPride]

thanks for understanding Maratha and Cindy.

No problem..

 

[JosheelaKaptan]

I am suprised to see, that Sami and Shoaib havent understood yet that short pitch bowling can harm only the bowler on this pitch.

 

[flawed_genius]

You are not far off. If you don't play aggressively give an impression that you have mastered the conditions opposition captain will pounce on you.

huh?

 

[PlanetPakistan]

do we have to be friendly?

indians aren't being friendly in the match.

...then spend ur time doing some duwa

455/4
this is the 3rd time in my life that i am feeling bad for Shoaib. First was in the 1999 WC semifinal where the fielding off his bowling was as poor as it can be. Second time was in 2002 where he bowled a stunning spell against AUS yet PAK lost.

 

[cinderella]

I am suprised to see, that Sami and Shoaib havent understood yet that short pitch bowling can harm only the bowler on this pitch.

sami has never had a cricketing brain to begin with, but i still like the guy, he's really unlucky.

shoaib is our only bowler, but fitness might be keeping him from doing his best today.

 

[SUPERSAMI]

Yasir you worthless piece of Sh1t

 

[PlanetPakistan]

i dont know about you guys(other than SuperSami) but to me M Sami has been the bowler of the match.

 

[JosheelaKaptan]

sorry guys spoke too soon. Akhtar and ganguly combo sure can make me eat my words.

 

[Lightning]

Superhuman short ball from Shoaib. Wow... I'm speechless. Un fricking believable delivery on such a slow and dead pitch! ...

 

[Pathan007]

man this is shi8. 2 catches dropped

 

[Usman Chadda]

Do we have any chance of batting today?

 

[cinderella]

man this is shi8. 2 catches dropped

fielding has been worse than a club side's all around, not just the dropped catches. shoaib should go kill yasir.

can't believe they'd drop catches with pak in such situation...drop a couple when we're way winning is slightly acceptable, this is just really sad.

 

[Showman]

i dont know about you guys(other than SuperSami) but to me M Sami has been the bowler of the match.

I agree, he's kept it tight. He should have a wicket, but Akmal dropped it. And I think people forget that Sami was/is also suffering from the flu.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

i am a bit concerned about Dhoni because if he sticks around for an hour or so then that would really be disaster for PAK.

 

[cinderella]

Do we have any chance of batting today?

magic 8 ball says " unless india declares, ' no way ' "

 

[Usman Chadda]

i am a bit concerned about Dhoni because if he sticks around for an hour or so then that would really be disaster for PAK.

462/4 already a disaster for Pakistan

 

[Showman]

fielding has been worse than a club side's all around, not just the dropped catches. shoaib should go kill yasir.

can't believe they'd drop catches with pak in such situation...drop a couple when we're way winning is slightly acceptable, this is just really sad.

You can't really blame Yasir for that. It was far to his right and he didn't have that much time. But obviously, you need to get those at this stage.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

462/4 already a disaster for Pakistan

yeah but that will be a mega disaster and really hurt the confidence of the team.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

You can't really blame Yasir for that. It was far to his right and he didn't have that much time. But obviously, you need to get those at this stage.

yeah i think some of us are getting a bit too negative/upset

 

[Usman Chadda]

The big problem with us is that our batting is even more pathetic than the bowling. Our batsmen can make a flat track look like a WACA pitch and get out for an extremely low score. Lets hope this doesnt happen

 

[Lightning]

Some crazy short balls from Akhtar here...

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Last 10 ovs 26/0 RR 2.60

i like this

 

[cinderella]

man, some awesome deliveries from akhtar...wasted sadly

 

[Showman]

Sri Lanka 50/5...anybody know a link for this match? Seems much more interesting than this one.

 

[IMD Walrus]

50 for Laxman.

Funny replays of Kaneria diving around being shown.

 

[Pathan007]

akmal useless crap behind da wickets

 

[Showman]

Akmal can't stop the ball....4 byes.

 

[Bailan]

Another FOUR byes from Akmal

 

[MarathaPride]

50 for Laxman.

Funny replays of Kaneria diving around being shown.

And a well-deserved one at that. Well done by all (except Dinesh Karthik) for contributing and building around Jaff's 202.

 

[iZeeshan]

Akmal is a farce, but Kaneria is an even bigger one.

Sami on. Oh god I beg you, get mad and get on fire.

 

[MarathaPride]

C'mon India..its time to put the finishing touches on a great innings..lets see you put the pedal to the metal!!!

 

[iZeeshan]

C'mon India..its time to put the finishing touches on a great innnigs..lets see you put the pedal to the metal!!!

How can they do any better then this, besides get like 100 runs in 10 overs? They can only do worse!

 

[MarathaPride]

How can they do any better then this, besides get like 100 runs in 10 overs? They can only do worse!

You said it!

India should declare only after Dhoni's fireworks (assuming that there will be any).

 

[cinderella]

now seems like a good time for that ' 6 wickets in an over' record.

 

[iZeeshan]

One of the few days I get to watch cricket, and this is what I get to watch.

 

[IMD Walrus]

Pakistan bowling the negative line.

 

[iZeeshan]

Kaneria bowling WAYYYY too legside. Does he have ANY plan?

 

[jackal786]

Laxman overtook Dravid in Eden Gardens and ready to overtake Azharuddin here. Azharuddin though average 107 in 7 tests with 860 runs.

 

[Asim2Good]

Kaneria bowling WAYYYY too legside. Does he have ANY plan?

that's the plan
bowl a negative line, atleast stop the runs flow now

 

[cinderella]

Kaneria bowling WAYYYY too legside. Does he have ANY plan?

NO! he never does, he's an idiot. he gets the odd wicket now and again through sheer luck and of course, when akmal's gloves aren't too hot, and that's why he's still in, but he's really not a great bowler, mediocre at best.
plus he has no body-brain coordination.

 

[IMD Walrus]

Appealing for every dot ball.

 

[MarathaPride]

Kaneria bowling WAYYYY too legside. Does he have ANY plan?

I thought you would be happy with the maiden??

 

[cinderella]

Appealing for every dot ball.

i wonder where they picked that from.
couldn't be the indians, nooooo.

 

[Pathan007]

sami needs to get rid oh his retarded hair. one reason y he is not picking up the wickets.

 

[siimo]

What a comeback by Ganguly after being left out in the cold for 1 year! He has been very constant since the South Africa series. He deserves a hundred here I hope he gets it, on his home ground too.

 

[MarathaPride]

i wonder where they picked that from.
couldn't be the indians, nooooo.

or perhaps b/c they are desperate to avoid another drubbing



hey....just following ur advice and cheering/sledging (ur side ) for the team.

 

[sohaibsyed]

lol man this is just brutAal

 

[Pathan007]

laxman lucky making these runs. his Master(ASIF) is injured.

 

[IMD Walrus]

Nice shot.

 

[MarathaPride]

RR falls before 4 after quite a while. At this point, one of the two batsmen should be going all out..

 

[sohaibsyed]

holy this isnt even test cricket anymore....4 4

 

[funky4u]

India is playin so slow now...they need to speed up...
480 runs and not even a single six in the innings.....thts bad....

Ahaa....As soon as I said this...they hit two 4`s...

Plz hit sixes too...

 

[MarathaPride]

RR falls before 4 after quite a while. At this point, one of the two batsmen should be going all out..

And I take that back..

 

[IMD Walrus]

i wonder where they picked that from.
couldn't be the indians, nooooo.

Well atleast one part of Pakistan, however small and useless, has seen the light and are religiously copying India. Good sign.

 

[jackal786]

India is playin so slow now...they need to speed up...
480 runs and not even a single six in the innings.....thts bad....

Ahaa....As soon as I said this...they hit two 4`s...

Plz hit sixes too...

That is why they score big. They are all carpet drives.

 

[slix10]

I think they will declare at 650.

Or it might be prolonged by someone's 100.

 

[cinderella]

Well atleast one part of Pakistan, however small and useless, has seen the light and are religiously copying India. Good sign.

if they copy with the bat too, i wouldn't really have a problem.

 

[Pathan007]

HOLY SHI* what was that? pitch is becoming a MINEFIELD.

 

[MarathaPride]

I think they will declare at 650.

Or it might be prolonged by someone's 100.

I seriously hope not...things tend to get dead slow when our batsmen gets close to a 100.

 

[iZeeshan]

I think they will declare at 650.

Or it might be prolonged by someone's 100.

You mean 200.

 

[siimo]

HOLY SHI* what was that? pitch is becoming a MINEFIELD.

Kumble has a big smile on his face seeing that.

Harbhajan should come good on this track.

 

[IMD Walrus]

Even ODI fields are more attacking. India have all the time in the world and Dhoni to come. We can wait Pakistan out.