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

[the true passionist]

ICC Ranking says India are the third best team. Somebody mentioned in his post that indians are acting as if they are the second best team in the world. Being 3rd in the list and beat England recently, nothing wrong in acting like second best team.

I agree..IND is a good test team but if you lose this game...you will fall in that ICC rankings.

 

[phoenix-suns]

True!

India has all the cricketing nations populations combined X 4 yet we know where they are.

We are third in the list. WE are improving. We were one of the worst team in the world during 90s, could not even beat Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe. But now we are doing well and rightly on 3rd in the list.

 

[phoenix-suns]

I agree..IND is a good test team but if you lose this game...you will fall in that ICC rankings.

We have nto lost yet man. Its just a first day.

 

[the true passionist]

We are third in the list. WE are improving. We were one of the worst team in the world during 90s, could not even beat Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe. But now we are doing well and rightly on 3rd in the list.

Ok you are 4th in the list behind SAF.
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rankings/content/current/page/211271.html

 

[purplehaze]

True!

India has all the cricketing nations populations combined X 4 yet we know where they are.

Is high population symbol of strength or weakness for a nation?

 

[Muddaser]

Is high population symbol of strength or weakness for a nation?

No.

I didnt start this population "Determines Strength" debate.

Was actually agreeing this Phoenix.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Lets see if sami can maintain any pressure here!

65/4

 

[Plasma]

im off to sleep guys, hopefully we will have india all out before 150.


Good Night.

 

[Karma]

for god's sake stop arguing ............updates plz

 

[Amjid Javed]

Runs drying up here! Keep nagging away sami.

 

[phoenix-suns]

Is high population symbol of strength or weakness for a nation?

L) Everytime we talk about economy, they come back with per capita thing ( As Pak are ahead of India in per capita).. why not when we talk about population and standard of cricket.

 

[the true passionist]

65/4

Good start for Sami...Making Ganguly play outside off.
I dont like the change of angle though.

 

[phoenix-suns]

65 for 4. maiden over from sami.

 

[Amjid Javed]

India 65/4 after 26 overs play...

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

arun lal eyeing suhails wife

 

[Amjid Javed]

Arafat to continue to yuvi..

 

[Sparhawk]

Someone must have hit the slow motion button when kaneria was running, that cant be in real time.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Yuvi off mark with wrist flick thru vacant mid-wicket

4 runs..

 

[the true passionist]

Someone must have hit the slow motion button when kaneria was running, that cant be in real time.

I was looking at the ball..it looked as fast forward...what game are you watching?

 

[phoenix-suns]

44444444444444

Yuvraj flicked it nicely..

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

arun lal eyeing suhails wife

Actually I prefer this commentary to the cricket commentary.

 

[Amjid Javed]

another wicket here would be perfect!

 

[purplehaze]

why not when we talk about population and standard of cricket.

Surely we can. I think you missed my point, what I meant was to say in my earlier post was "a team is winning in spite of huge population" is more logical than "a team loosing in spite of huge population".
Hope you got the difference between the two, one depicts population as "might" whereas other one portrays it (rightly) as "curse"!

 

[phoenix-suns]

arun lal eyeing suhails wife

she looks pretty tho..

 

[the true passionist]

Actually I prefer this commentary to the cricket commentary.

Then he referred to lady Priya, who might be on their TV team...he said

"Here is Priya, who does all the works for us"

Shiva was quietly giggling.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sami needs to pitch ball up here!

 

[the true passionist]

now Arun refers to Akhtar as medium pacer saying, "they have 3 medium pacers"

 

[phoenix-suns]

Surely we can. I think you missed my point, what I meant was to say in my earlier post was "a team is winning in spite of huge population" is more logical than "a team loosing in spite of huge population".
Hope you got the difference between the two, one depicts population as "might" whereas other one portrays it (rightly) as "curse"!

I knew man. I agreed what you said.. infact thats why i mentioned this per capita thing.

 

[Sparhawk]

I was looking at the ball..it looked as fast forward...what game are you watching?

I was looking at kaneria.

 

[Amjid Javed]

half-volley dispatched by ganguly for 4

73/4

 

[Amjid Javed]

Akthar back now

YK rotating the bowlers well here.

 

[phoenix-suns]

now Arun refers to Akhtar as medium pacer saying, "they have 3 medium pacers"

ohh god. this is too much man. if you dont like arun's commentary, why dont you just mute? hope next time he will say 2 fast bowlers and 1 medium pacer. then somebody here wud argue, why yasir arafat is medium pace as he bowls around 140s

 

[Amjid Javed]

Leg-glance for 4 by gangs

very deft shot!

 

[the true passionist]

Ganguly seems to be settled in...Let get him out. This has been a dream test series for him against PAK.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Ganguly on 21*

 

[Amjid Javed]

Quick single for gangs.

 

[phoenix-suns]

I am really surprised to see ganguly taking quick single..LOL

 

[the true passionist]

ohh god. this is too much man. if you dont like arun's commentary, why dont you just mute? hope next time he will say 2 fast bowlers and 1 medium pacer. then somebody here wud argue, why yasir arafat is medium pace as he bowls around 140s

why are you being so defensive...We make fun of Ramiz as much as we do of Arun...Infact if you look around, we have several threads dedicated to our commentators.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Good short ball and yuvi lucky it flies past short leg!

 

[Amjid Javed]

India 80/4

current partnership 19 runs..

 

[iZeeshan]

Pakistan is still on top, but it can run away. We should try and get a wiket before they hit 100.

 

[Sparhawk]

Ganguly's done pretty well against akhtar, the old horse still has some fight in him.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Yuvi drives next over and gets 2 thru the covers.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

why are you being so defensive...We make fun of Ramiz as much as we do of Arun...Infact if you look around, we have several threads dedicated to our commentators.

Fair comment. In fact Rameez gets it worse.

 

[phoenix-suns]

why are you being so defensive...We make fun of Ramiz as much as we do of Arun...Infact if you look around, we have several threads dedicated to our commentators.

Yes I have seen that. Here i thot it was little too much..

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sami starting to spray ball both sides of wicket here!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Shot of the day! Gun barrell straight drive for 4 by yuvi!

 

[phoenix-suns]

Shot of the day! Gun barrell straight drive for 4 by yuvi!

yep that was as good as the straight drive that sachin plays.

 

[Amjid Javed]

India 88/4 - Gangs 23* Yuvi 12*

 

[Amjid Javed]

Gangs now slaps one thru deep midwicket for 4

India counter attacking here!

 

[phoenix-suns]

looks like akthar is breaking his back. i bet he is going to break down anytime..

ganguly treat him like someone who bowls in 120s..

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan bowlers not using there heads here!

 

[the true passionist]

4 fours in last 4 overs.

Akhtar surprise Gang.

 

[161]

haah gangs and kami both fooled by the slower one !!

 

[Amjid Javed]

India 92/4

akthar almost bowls gangs with a slower ball

 

[siimo]

Ganguly has to hang in there. Akhtar will break down eventually

 

[Amjid Javed]

almost a run out, akmal flattens the stumps!

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

chance missed there

 

[phoenix-suns]

MIX UP....

yuvraj almost gone.. I knew it happens when ganugly is one of the two playing..

 

[Amjid Javed]

India 92/4

Maybe kaneria should be tried for a few overs.

 

[the true passionist]

Kaneria comes into the attack...He should keep it tight.

 

[siimo]

almost a run out, akmal flattens the stumps!

That was Akhtar.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Kaneria is on.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

shoaib doing half push ups for lower back....idiot you have do like a set of 10 ...not one...that won't do anything

 

[phoenix-suns]

either yuvraj or ganguly will come down and hit kaneria for huge six..

its going to happen if not this over, atleast in few overs..

 

[siimo]

Good move to bring on Dani boy. Yuvraj can be suspect against spinners early on.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Yuvi looking to dominate here!

kaneria bowling well...

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

ahhh we gotta take our chances

 

[Amjid Javed]

edge and YK gets half a hand to it.

would have been a superb catch.

 

[purplehaze]

and yuvi drives it four runs, lovely shot! Sachin who? lol

 

[Genghis]

Nice start boys ... tough one dropped by YK.

 

[Amjid Javed]

sami back on now...

 

[Amjid Javed]

Typical bollox half volley and 4!

 

[purplehaze]

another flick to 4 on leg ... excellent timing

 

[Amjid Javed]

India 97/4

India starting to dominate this session here!

 

[iZeeshan]

Runs flowing now for India...

 

[purplehaze]

and another flick to leg got 3 ....


11 off the overs so far!

 

[Imy]

Shoaib is turing in to a liability

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

phainti by yuvraj...he is doing a jaffer

 

[161]

two full tosses in a row .. well done sami ...