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

[Showman]

Wheres the Dhoni Dhamaka?

 

[MarathaPride]

Wheres the Dhoni Dhamaka?

Even we are trying to find it.

 

[IMD Walrus]

And he hits his first 4.

 

[dinakar]

) Wonder whats happened to Dhoni today??

may be he playing mind game to the Pakistanis!! to give them an impression that batting turning to be difficult on this pitch

 

[azfar wali]

first boundary for dhoni

 

[MarathaPride]

may be he playing mind game to the Pakistanis!! to give them an impression that batting turning to be difficult on this pitch

LOL!!!

Chalo I am off. A good Indian innings and hopefully the bowlers will click as well.

 

[Easa]

Dhoni 8 off 32 balls

what the hell is going on?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

I wonder how many India wants on the board, 700?

 

[siimo]

Butt- man with golden arm is back

 

[Afridi_Fan]

may be he playing mind game to the Pakistanis!! to give them an impression that batting turning to be difficult on this pitch

Got a point dude

 

[IMD Walrus]

FFS, hit Salman Butt out of the ground already!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Butt- man with golden arm is back

And 3 dot balls to Dhoni, why he didnt bowl in the ODIs?

 

[IMD Walrus]

Tanvir now bowling the negative line!

 

[Showman]

Butt mesmerizing Dhoni lol.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Ok what you guys want

1.Dhoni to keep playing like this?

2.Dhoni hitting pak bowlers out of park so that India can declare and we can bat?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Tanvir now bowling the negative line!

How will you bowl when opposition is 552/5

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

india is being way too overconfident by wasting all these balls...they think they will walk over our batting....maybe but maybe not

 

[Afridi_Fan]

india is being way too overconfident by wasting all these balls...they think they will walk over our batting....maybe but maybe not

90% May be

10% may be not

 

[Showman]

Well I'm done for the day.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Well I'm done for the day.

Be good

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Afridi I miss you

 

[IMD Walrus]

And so do the Indian batsmen (and bowlers).

 

[Afridi_Fan]

And so do the Indian batsmen (and bowlers).

Excuse me?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Play abt to resume, will there be a test player Dhoni an ODI one or even a 20-20 will do for India

 

[siimo]

Sami offering tips to Akhtar.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Sami offering tips to Akhtar.

How to get hit for fours?

 

[Sparhawk]

Theres hardly any chance we can win this match so we just have to play for time, and the way india are batting they are doing that job for us.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Dhoni moves into double figures as Laxman reaches his ton

 

[Sparhawk]

555-5

 

[siimo]

555-5. Amazing they have been on all from 111-1 to 555-5

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Sohail Tanvir to Dhoni, no run, length delivery on the stumps, mistimes a swipe across the line to mid-on


Dhoni now seems to be in a hurry

 

[slix10]

Last 10 ovs 16/0 RR 1.60

Anyone know Kumble's plan? Slowing down why? Doesn't make any sense.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

555-5. Amazing they have been on all from 111-1 to 555-5

Dont worry if we can get one wicket 666/6 is not far away

 

[siimo]

Finally a 4! Seems Kumble has given them the message during tea that you don't have very long

 

[Afridi_Fan]

dhoni gets his second boundary off tanvir

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Finally a 4! Seems Kumble has given them the message during tea that you don't have very long

dont think so, 2 overs a one four

 

[Sparhawk]

With that boundary dhoni is on 16(50)... Mishbahesque

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Is anyone here missing Boom Booom he would have been very handy on this track

 

[Afridi_Fan]

141.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, ooh ... more signs of wear and tear on the track. A slower one, landed well outside off stump and the puff of dust comes up; the top layer is coming off and it kicks up at Laxman who stabs it to the leg side. Interesting.



I am afraid signs are not looking good for us

 

[Afridi_Fan]

There is a patch on a length outside off stump from this end and Harbhajan must be eying it really closely


Ok cricinfo India won

 

[siimo]

Are Indians ensuring there will not be enough time for Pakistan to make a comback to win this test? Why play so slow now....

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

india is making sure they bat long enough to use the good pitch...and then make sure pak gets to bat when the pitch is really bad..

 

[Sparhawk]

That was almost catchable, dhoni is trying to break the shackles now.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Shoaib Akhtar to Dhoni, 1 run, full and outside off, Dhoni goes for a big stroke but ends up slicing it over wide mid-off



Dhoni goes for big stroke :-?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

That was almost catchable, dhoni is trying to break the shackles now.

Who was the fielder?

 

[siimo]

Dhoni pulls to long off??? strange shot. Baseball like

 

[Afridi_Fan]

I am unable to think whats the thinking behind this spineless batting after Dada's wicket by India, just 26 off last 10 overs

 

[Sparhawk]

I hope Misbah scores 200 off 700 on this pitch.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Murugan is in a cheeky mood: "i think Dhoni has wrongly picked up the bat of Dravid."


LoLz Cricinfo

 

[Afridi_Fan]

I hope Misbah scores 200 off 700 on this pitch.

I hope he is not even rerquired to bat


Wishes never come true, do they?

 

[Sparhawk]

Who was the fielder?

I think it was salman but im not sure, it wasnt a missed catch because it landed just out of reach.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

I hope Misbah scores 200 off 700 on this pitch.

I hope he is not even rerquired to bat


Wishes never come true, are they?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

I think it was salman but im not sure, it wasnt a missed catch because it landed just out of reach.

Out of reach a missed chance?

Hello ye Pakistani fielder hai Australian nahi

 

[Sparhawk]

Laxman 99(157)

 

[Sparhawk]

Out of reach a missed chance?

Hello ye Pakistani fielder hai Australian nahi

I said it was not a missed chance, but dhoni is living dangerously.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

VVS gets his ton

Well played

 

[pak4life]

shoaib bowling at 80mph

 

[Afridi_Fan]

HRG: "Jaffers's, Ganguly's and Laxman's hundreds in this innings provide the first instance of three Indian batsmen registering hundreds in an innings against Pakistan

Three century stands in this innings - 136 for first, 175 for third and 163 for fifth provide the second instance of Indian batsmen posting three century stands in an innings against Pakistan. The first such instance was at Multan in 2004."

 

[siimo]

Declare yaar this is getting boring to watch. No fireworks nor declaration

 

[slix10]

Dhoni trying to scruff up the pitch

 

[Afridi_Fan]

I said it was not a missed chance, but dhoni is living dangerously.

Sorry I read that wrong

 

[nikred]

laxman hyderabad's pride

 

[Sparhawk]

This could be close. For once good work by akmal.

 

[siimo]

Laxman stumped EDIT: given notout now

Message coming out to the batters from RP Singh as he runs some fresh gloves to them.

 

[Sparhawk]

That was as close as it gets.

Lol the 3rd umpire is playing mind games, gives it out and then not out.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Oh please someone please kidnap Laxman, he is painful to watch what a selfsh player

 

[Afridi_Fan]

This could be close. For once good work by akmal.

Now what he has done?

 

[nikred]

Oh please someone please kidnap Laxman, he is painful to watch what a selfsh player

he is india's MoYo
selfish class acts

 

[Sparhawk]

This partnership is 44 runs off 19 overs @ 2.3/over... I'm not complaining.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

what is india doing....oo welll i really think they are trying to kill the pitch by spending more and more time on it

 

[pak4life]

dhoni is playing really ugly today

 

[Saudi]

Pitch is crumbling now after a day and a half of flatness. Toss was way too important in this match though. Although we would probably have been skittled out on this track anyway.

 

[Saudi]

dhoni is playing really ugly today

His play has always been ugly. Very effective player though.

 

[pak4life]

giving our opener a bowl who will be batting soon very good thinking younis

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Sohail Tanvir conceded 163 runs so far in this innings This represents the most expensive bowling figures by a Pakistan fast bowler against India in a test innings. The earlier record was held by Fazl-e-Akbar who conceded 162 runs at Rawalpindi in 2004

 

[siimo]

First 6 of the match!!!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

152.1 Salman Butt to Dhoni, SIX, Dhoni hits the first six of the game. He charges down the track and heaves it over long-on. Declaration coming up soon


Who is compaining now?

 

[The WagonWheel]

616/5 dec

 

[Sparhawk]

Declaration at 616-5

Pakistan need to bat for 8 sessions in both innings combined.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Ok the misery is over