India v Pakistan | 3rd Test | Bangalore | Day 1 | 8/12/07

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

bring back shoaib

 

[Amjid Javed]

Effortless square drive for 4 by ganguly

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

maybe you should look at the replay, it was far from him and hit hard. That was going for 4.

And what a first wicket for Arafat!! Dravidddd

with his pathetic fielding ability he makes every stop looks like impossible....he didnt need to dive

 

[Plasma]

with his pathetic fielding ability he makes every stop looks like impossible....he didnt need to dive

He did need to dive or let it go for 4.

 

[Amjid Javed]

50 up for india as ganguly whips thru sqaure leg

50/2

 

[Plasma]

Shoaib back on the field!!

 

[the true passionist]

Good start by Kaneria here..making the batsman drive.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

DUK with another maiden

 

[Plasma]

I love Younus' captaining.!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Kaneria still probing away and another maiden from DK.

 

[Logical]

another wicket, Pakistan on fireeee !!!!

 

[purplehaze]

BIG wicket! Jaffer plumb LBW and departs

 

[Amjid Javed]

Good ball from arafat! beats jaffer with a jaffer!

 

[iZeeshan]

WOw what a debut for Arafat.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

youngster gets jaffer

 

[the true passionist]

Another inswinger gets Jaffer..

 

[tmac4real]

no tendu no, dhoni, and dravid just gout out and Jaffer just got out. Ind in trouble.

Yuvi, we need a sensatonal knock!

 

[the true passionist]

Asif like delivery!!!!!!!!!

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

pplumbo...please show ms. jaffers face now..

 

[Amjid Javed]

jaffer gone lbw!

arafat strikes again!

 

[Amir]

ANOTHER! Arafat proving why he should be in the test team!

 

[Plasma]

What a wicket!! Arafartttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee you!!!

 

[Showman]

Arafat AGAIN! JAFFER GONE!!!!

 

[Kashif]

Arafat!!! 2nd wicket...pitching it up and bowling at the stumps. Sami you watching?? Increasingly looking like a good toss to loose....early days though.

 

[Sparhawk]

51-3 what a start, and no tendulkar!

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

what delivery...that came in sharp....come on one more before lunch...lets not give it away...come on shoaiby join the fun too

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

if he bowls similar bowl to laxman...he won't have a clue

 

[nikred]

no tendu no, dhoni, and dravid just gout out and Jaffer just got out. Ind in trouble.

Yuvi, we need a sensatonal knock!

dont forget the great laxman. watch out he will score a century.

dont pull this post if he gets out cheaply

 

[Plasma]

pplumbo...please show ms. jaffers face now..

hahah i would like to see her expression too!

Looks like Domestic cricket does wonders for people. 500+ wicket for him has given him the knowledge to bowl well.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

ahhhh

ASIF would have been something on this pitch...we miss you ASIF...come back soon

 

[Amjid Javed]

VVS the new man in...

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

shoaiby on...

 

[Sparhawk]

Shoaib akhtar to Ganguly.. time for some chin music!!

 

[the true passionist]

Ganguly to face the music.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Akthar back on now... good move!

 

[Pak_cricketer]

hahah i would like to see her expression too!

Looks like Domestic cricket does wonders for people. 500+ wicket for him has given him the knowledge to bowl well.

500+ wickets must mean that he's good enough to make the International Squad if not the XI.

 

[Plasma]

another humiliating exit for Ganguly today??

Go shoaib!!

 

[purplehaze]

no tendu no, dhoni, and dravid just gout out and Jaffer just got out. Ind in trouble.

Yuvi, we need a sensatonal knock!

I'm not missing Tendu much here, since Yuvi is almost in form of his life. Dhoni surely is a loss unless Kartik scores a big knock

 

[kablooee87]

Kind of feel bad for Kaneria here. He was actually in good rhythm.

 

[Amjid Javed]

akthar needs to fire in a toe-crusher!

 

[Easa]

edged for 4, unlucky Shoaib

56/3

salam everyone!

 

[Easa]

That bouncer took off!

"WHAT was that" - Yardley

 

[Amjid Javed]

VVS gets a streaky edge thru vacant 3rd slip area for 4!

 

[Plasma]

W/salam, unlucky shoaib.\

VVS looks uncomfortable

 

[Amjid Javed]

India 56/3

 

[nikred]

ganguly and laxman at crease ----expect only 1's and 4's.

 

[purplehaze]

Indian batsman appear to be playing way too many shots out there!
Back to ODI mode is it?

 

[siimo]

India in all sorts of trouble here. Laxman and Ganguly need a Kolkata-esque partnership!

 

[Plasma]

Haha nice tactics from shoaib, trying to distract the batsmen.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Flashing drive for 4 by ganguly.

60/3

 

[J-Essence]

crazy field settings by younus

 

[the true passionist]

Arafat looks a very good prospect on supportive wickets.

 

[Amjid Javed]

India 60/3

approx 10 mins till lunch.. 1 more wicket would be great!

 

[Amjid Javed]

slower ball from akthar and VVS gets a single down to fine leg!

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Not at all. One more wicket would be very bad,

 

[Plasma]

I love shoaibs slower one, so deceiving and looks amazing,

 

[phoenix-suns]

Arafat looks a very good prospect on supportive wickets.

as good as asif/gul in helping condition.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Yuvraj babu ka chehra dekah abhi- lagta hai chaddi thodi tight ho rahi hai.

 

[phoenix-suns]

I love shoaibs slower one, so deceiving and looks amazing,

you like everything shoib does. dont you?

 

[the true passionist]

as good as asif/gul in helping condition.

i wont say as good as Asif...
He is a master..and has done at on flat pitches at the test level.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Akthar toying with ganguly here! sadly no edge!

 

[Plasma]

you like everything shoib does. dont you?

what can you say, i appreciate quality stuff.

 

[siimo]

Laxman is gone for ALL money!

 

[Logical]

anotherr oneeee YES

 

[Sparhawk]

Yasir's da man!!! 4 wickets down in the first session... who'd have thought?

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

i told you....i told you

 

[siimo]

Arafat on FIRE here.

 

[the true passionist]

Oh boy...i am wondering what would Asif be doing with Laxman in this series.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

i told you guys....another in cutter to laxman and he will be gone....ahhh Asif style...

 

[Plasma]

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[nikred]

laxman gone

 

[J-Essence]

laxman bowled

 

[Amjid Javed]

Laxman gone!

arafat again the wicket taker!

61/4

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

best batting lineup in the world in tatters in one session

 

[Plasma]

Off stump!!!! VVS takes a long walk back!!!!! Afrafatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt you are freaking amazing !!!!!!!!!

 

[iZeeshan]

Jesus crhist! Arafat on fire!

 

[Amjid Javed]

come on arafat! lets have india 5 down before lunch plzzzzzz!

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

In the patois of my univ days: Lag gai.

 

[siimo]

Yuvi will fail as usual under pressure. Akhtar will charge at this man. Ganguly is the key man here.

 

[umarbeast]

Finally a quality bowler found. Curse you selectors for not giving him a game earlier. Great job Younis Khan to push for Yasir Arafat to play this match.