India v Pakistan: Love the excitement and buzz!

[Moeey]

Speak for yourself [MENTION=57110]JibranAnsari[/MENTION]. We must remember that cricket is a sport, and sports fans admire class players, wherever they are from. And there is no doubt that when he is in form, there are not many batsman in the class of Virat Kohli. As a Pakistan fan, I look forward to him getting back into form and showcasing some of those trademark cover drives.

Absolutely. Not. What shaheen said to kohli was simply sycophantic. They are arch rivals. You don't say such things to him. He is useless anyway but that's besides the point. Kohli is finished and he never was a true great anyway. Shaheen really disappointed a lot people with that pathetic statement.

Even Waqar was livid.

 

[AAli98]

Yesterday apart from Babar looked like someone had given the likes of Salman Shafique kushdil Haris Nawaz a cricket bat for the first time.

Thank god Pak don’t play Ind regularly.

You were warned !

 

[Mamoon]

Also love the massive gulf between the two teams. India is light years ahead in all aspects - one fluke in the WT20 changes nothing.

 

[Mamoon]

You were warned !

India will crush Pakistan 9 out of 10 times. The fact that there has been no bilateral cricket between the two countries since 2013 is a blessing for Pakistan.

The dignity of Pakistan cricket would have been ripped to shreds with regular cricket between the two sides.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

India will crush Pakistan 9 out of 10 times. The fact that there has been no bilateral cricket between the two countries since 2013 is a blessing for Pakistan.

The dignity of Pakistan cricket would have been ripped to shreds with regular cricket between the two sides.

Pakistan stand no chance against India with this batting line up. Any match that happens between these two teams will mostly end in an Indian win. Any other result would be an upset.

 

[Bewal Express]

Loved every moment of it. Puts into shade the pointless tripe that is franchise cricket. Well played Ind, a deserved win

 

[Rana]

Also love the massive gulf between the two teams. India is light years ahead in all aspects - one fluke in the WT20 changes nothing.

Lol Panauti comments

 

[Rana]

What a game

The BCCI officials have never ever looked so emotionally invested in a match like the way they were today! It was a personal match for them all!

 

[Rana]

India will crush Pakistan 9 out of 10 times. The fact that there has been no bilateral cricket between the two countries since 2013 is a blessing for Pakistan.

The dignity of Pakistan cricket would have been ripped to shreds with regular cricket between the two sides.

Just like Naseem Shah rips your credibility to shreds?

 

[RexRex]

The truth is .. Indo-Pak cricket rivalry has been dead for twenty years, I would say since W retired. Most indians will agree with my sentiment.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Loved every moment of it. Puts into shade the pointless tripe that is franchise cricket. Well played Ind, a deserved win

Exactly. This one match was much better than all seasons of IPL combined. You could see the excitement in Indian fans eyes after this win. And this is just a group match. More important matches yet to come this year.

 

[Bewal Express]

Also love the massive gulf between the two teams. India is light years ahead in all aspects - one fluke in the WT20 changes nothing.

So your love for PK was very temporary. Scratch faecal matter no what the colour, it will remain thus

 

[Bewal Express]

Exactly. This one match was much better than all seasons of IPL combined. You could see the excitement in Indian fans eyes after this win. And this is just a group match. More important matches yet to come this year.

It's what memories are made of. Franchise cricket creates less memories than a Maccies meal

 

[Moeey]

What a game

The BCCI officials have never ever looked so emotionally invested in a match like the way they were today! It was a personal match for them all!

This was india C side.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

This was india C side.

What is India's full strength team then?

 

[Rana]

This was india C side.

??

Who was India missing besides Bumrah? Don’t say Shami because Arshdeep is a much better T20 bowler than him right now

In that case, this was a D pakistan side?

 

[Moeey]

What is India's full strength team then?

??

Who was India missing besides Bumrah? Don’t say Shami because Arshdeep is a much better T20 bowler than him right now

In that case, this was a D pakistan side?

Bhaiis.
Siraj
Bumrah
Pant
Could say ashwin too given his improvement.
Shubman Gill who also improved


Pakistan missing shaheen.

 

[Moeey]

Who was India missing besides Bumrah? Don’t say Shami because Arshdeep is a much better T20 bowler than him right now

In that case, this was a D pakistan side?[/QUOTE]

This is full strength pak side minus shaheen and haider who is nothing special.

 

[Rana]

Bhaiis.
Siraj
Bumrah
Pant
Could say ashwin too given his improvement.
Shubman Gill who also improved


Pakistan missing shaheen.

DK is one of the best finishers in the world right now. He plays ahead of any keeper let alone Pant in the lower order

Bumrah undoubtedly is a miss

Siraj isn’t one of their established T20 bowlers loool

Ashwin plays at a big risk bowling into the right handers….Chahal, Axar, Jadeja are better choices

This was definitely India’s strongest team besides Bumrah. Avesh can be swapped with Shami maybe

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Bhaiis.
Siraj
Bumrah
Pant
Could say ashwin too given his improvement.
Shubman Gill who also improved


Pakistan missing shaheen.

Siraj has an economy of 10
Pant has a strike rate of 125
Ashwin is in the squad. I hope you know only 11 players can play.
Bumrah got injured but India with a pool of fast bowlers have backup bowlers? Haven't they?
Shubman hasn't even played a single T20I.

Shaheen on the other hand makes Pakistani bowling stronger and his absence has made them weaker.

Kindly do some research and look at stats before randomly pulling out names from 'you know that'.

 

[Moeey]

DK is one of the best finishers in the world right now. He plays ahead of any keeper let alone Pant in the lower order

Bumrah undoubtedly is a miss

Siraj isn’t one of their established T20 bowlers loool

Ashwin plays at a big risk bowling into the right handers….Chahal, Axar, Jadeja are better choices

This was definitely India’s strongest team besides Bumrah. Avesh can be swapped with Shami maybe

Nope. Missed 4 or 5 players. Truth hurts.

India C beat pak A side without shaheen

 

[Rana]

Nope. Missed 4 or 5 players. Truth hurts.

India C beat pak A side without shaheen

If you say so mate

 

[Moeey]

Siraj has an economy of 10
Pant has a strike rate of 125
Ashwin is in the squad. I hope you know only 11 players can play.
Bumrah got injured but India with a pool of fast bowlers have backup bowlers? Haven't they?
Shubman hasn't even played a single T20I.

Shaheen on the other hand makes Pakistani bowling stronger and his absence has made them weaker.

Kindly do some research and look at stats before randomly pulling out names from 'you know that'.

All of them are their main players. basically washed up Indian players played today.

 

[Bewal Express]

Only 2 Inds were missing, and we had our main bowler missing. Both teams at virtually full strength.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

All of them are their main players. basically washed up Indian players played today.

Who are washed up Indian players here lol? Kohli made 35 today. Sky, Rahul flopped, Pandya and Jaddu helped India win. Bhuvi took wickets, Arshdeep is a new player. What are you talking about? At least give a solid reasoning.

 

[Moeey]

Only 2 Inds were missing, and we had our main bowler missing. Both teams at virtually full strength.

Bumrah
Siraj who has improved a lot now
Pant
Gill
Ashwin or kuldeep who are both vastly superior to chahal.

So 5

 

[Moeey]

Who are washed up Indian players here lol? Kohli made 35 today. Sky, Rahul flopped, Pandya and Jaddu helped India win. Bhuvi took wickets, Arshdeep is a new player. What are you talking about? At least give a solid reasoning.

Look above. Good bye. Lol at buvi.
He is the first change bowler at best.
Your favourite pandya outbowled all the fast bowlers today. Bowled 140 plus and with bounce. He is indias 4th bowler. Imagine of the other 2 played today.

 

[shamaan]

Keep thinking that. Siraj gas really improved and you are in for a surprise if he gets picked.
All I am saying is Indian fast bowling is better even in LOI. In tests without question Indian attack is one of the best in the world.

Indian batting conversely is trash. That's reality. Pakistam are a better batting side than India. Period.

Man said Pakistan batting is better than India.

 

[Mahee]

Great performance by this weak indian team against full strength Pakistan... didn't expect India to win this with useless players like Rohit, Kohli, Rahul in the team....these 3 should have retired an year ago ....bcci should stop selecting these players if they want the team to win ICC tourneys

 

[Ab Fan]

Bhaiis.
Siraj
Bumrah
Pant
Could say ashwin too given his improvement.
Shubman Gill who also improved


Pakistan missing shaheen.

Bumrah
Harshal(very hard to hit in death overs on these pitches)
Siraj
Pant

I think these 4 are quality and were missed.

 

[MP2011]

Bumrah was definitely missed for obvious reasons.

However, we are carrying so much deadwood in team.

Rahul, Kohli, Jadeja, Avesh, DK.

Even Rohit isn't much of a T20 player. If he wasn't the captain, he may not even have been in the XI.

 

[Villager6964]

Hey [MENTION=8]MIG[/MENTION] i want to report this guy [MENTION=156461]Moeey[/MENTION] or whatever this is.
He is absolutely clueless about cricket and he knows nothing. He should be banned for this nonsense.
He says India missed siraj who has 10.45 economy and he is not even injured he says India missed shami who has economy of over 9 and has only taken 18 wickets in 17 matches and he says India missed kuldeep Ashwin and gill and these guys are not even injured.

Just ban this guy. Whenever i see his posts my blood boils.

 

[Villager6964]

Man said Pakistan batting is better than India.

The worst poster in this whole forum. He doesn't even know what he is talking about

 

[Smbhayi]

Absolutely. Not. What shaheen said to kohli was simply sycophantic. They are arch rivals. You don't say such things to him. He is useless anyway but that's besides the point. Kohli is finished and he never was a true great anyway. Shaheen really disappointed a lot people with that pathetic statement.

Even Waqar was livid.

arch rivals doesn't mean you can't be friends..

 

[Smbhayi]

Exactly. This one match was much better than all seasons of IPL combined. You could see the excitement in Indian fans eyes after this win. And this is just a group match. More important matches yet to come this year.

You don't watch ipl so how do you know.. there are many memorable games in last ipl..

 

[Smbhayi]

This was india C side.

This is India's A side.. but point is India's B side is better than India's A side at least in batting POV..

 

[Smbhayi]

Look above. Good bye. Lol at buvi.
He is the first change bowler at best.
Your favourite pandya outbowled all the fast bowlers today. Bowled 140 plus and with bounce. He is indias 4th bowler. Imagine of the other 2 played today.

Lol at Bhuvi at first change.. he's the best new ball bowler (along with Boult).. Bulk of his wicket coming in power play..

 

[Smbhayi]

Hey [MENTION=8]MIG[/MENTION] i want to report this guy [MENTION=156461]Moeey[/MENTION] or whatever this is.
He is absolutely clueless about cricket and he knows nothing. He should be banned for this nonsense.
He says India missed siraj who has 10.45 economy and he is not even injured he says India missed shami who has economy of over 9 and has only taken 18 wickets in 17 matches and he says India missed kuldeep Ashwin and gill and these guys are not even injured.

Just ban this guy. Whenever i see his posts my blood boils.

Mig is retired/banned... And you can report him (by report button), shouldn't publicly quote this.. he just giving his opinion, that doesn't worth a ban lol.. many people disagree with you too, did that mean you should be banned too..?

 

[Smbhayi]

Bumrah
Harshal(very hard to hit in death overs on these pitches)
Siraj
Pant

I think these 4 are quality and were missed.

Siraj and Pant not selected (Siraj not in the squad).. So team management thinks their counterparts is better than them.. at current form Sanju/Hooda is better than India's top 3.. does that mean they're missed too..?

 

[Villager6964]

Mig is retired/banned... And you can report him (by report button), shouldn't publicly quote this.. he just giving his opinion, that doesn't worth a ban lol.. many people disagree with you too, did that mean you should be banned too..?

LOL i thought mig and meninG is the same person maybe they are the same.

I didn't know about that report button. I KNOW MANY HATE ME BUT ATLEAST I M A FACTUAL PERSON AND NOT FAKE.

This guy even claimed to be a Pakistani in one of his post and in no way in hell he is a Pakistani.

He says the most ridiculous things like he said Pakistani batting in t20is is better than India's which is so false. Pakistan don't even have batsman after openers. Fakhar averages 22 chacha iftikhar is not good khushdil Shah is not even a batsman Asif Ali the legend Asif Ali averages like 20 or something like only scores once in a blue moon.

LOL i think i m gonna get banned soon. Because i m just very truthful especially when it comes to India LOL.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

You don't watch ipl so how do you know.. there are many memorable games in last ipl..

Can't you see the excitement here? How many of you actually post in IPL match threads as compared to Ind vs Pak match threads? Don't have to watch IPL to know that. Just have to observe the buzz around Ind vs Pak match.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

No just 2. Siraj, no, Gill? In place of who, and Ashwin and Kuldip in place of who? Just 2

We were also missing Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

LOL i thought mig and meninG is the same person maybe they are the same.

I didn't know about that report button. I KNOW MANY HATE ME BUT ATLEAST I M A FACTUAL PERSON AND NOT FAKE.

This guy even claimed to be a Pakistani in one of his post and in no way in hell he is a Pakistani.

He says the most ridiculous things like he said Pakistani batting in t20is is better than India's which is so false. Pakistan don't even have batsman after openers. Fakhar averages 22 chacha iftikhar is not good khushdil Shah is not even a batsman Asif Ali the legend Asif Ali averages like 20 or something like only scores once in a blue moon.

LOL i think i m gonna get banned soon. Because i m just very truthful especially when it comes to India LOL.

Yeah I remember reading that here. He is Indian these days.

 

[Rana]

I’m already hyped for the 4th of September

Showdown at Sharjah!

 

[Devadwal]

I’m already hyped for the 4th of September

Showdown at Sharjah!

Next game is at Sharjah ? Thats good news as we might see a high scoring encounter due to short boundaries.

 

[IccKnockout]

Game quality wise nothing trumps Ind vs Aus test matches.

But the sheer excitement, tension, and hype of Ind Pak matches are unparalleled. Plus the viewership numbers.

 

[Bewal Express]

We were also missing Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh.

At one stage the guy was picking a team of 15

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I’m already hyped for the 4th of September

Showdown at Sharjah!

It's Dubai not Sharjah

 

[Rana]

It's Dubai not Sharjah

Yes you are right

It’s Dubai. I misread the schedule. They want to pack in more people in Dubai for ticket revenue but the wicket is quite dead for exciting cricket.

Oh well, Pakistan can prepare for the next game by trying to win the toss.

 

[Rana]

Matches at Dubai

Imagine having team meetings, think tanks and coaching programs on how to win the toss! Terrible venue for a fair game of cricket

 

[IccKnockout]

Bumrah
Siraj who has improved a lot now
Pant
Gill
Ashwin or Kuldeep are both vastly superior to Chahal.

So 5

LOL
We were not missing anyone apart from Bumrah. Harshal and Arshdeep are even. Pant has been horrible in t20 and Gill has a SR of 120 in their IPL career so far.
YOu can't pick everyone sitting out and say we are missing them. That's not how it works.

Pak missed Shaheem India missed Bumrah. That's it. Mohd Waseem was replaced and the replacement Dahani played well

 

[IccKnockout]

Those issues in t20 wc was due to dew. As reported by the commies, there has been absolutely no dew at all in Dubai since a week .

 

[Ashmal]

Matches at Dubai

Imagine having team meetings, think tanks and coaching programs on how to win the toss! Terrible venue for a fair game of cricket

Toss is a factor....but I think it's being overhyped.

It's not that teams have never defended 150/160 totals in Dubai in the past.

Pakistan themselves have done it on many occasions....and even y'day they almost pulled it off inspite of having unfit bowlers

 

[MenInG]

Kapil was reacting to the latest game between the two arch-rivals in the Asia Cup 2022. For the record, the Men in Blue thumped Pakistan by 5 wickets.

“I can only say cricket won and it is not India-Pakistan. Match was really fantastic. I think both teams played so well. Team which wins get much more joy while those who lose can say that they’ll try next time. That’s what sport is about,” he told ANI.

https://crictoday.com/cricket/news/...t-won-and-it-is-not-india-pakistan-kapil-dev/

 

[MenInG]

Stop posting irrelevant posts in this thread.

 

[Rana]

Essentially,

If Canada had one proper bowler and one better partnership, they should have chased down the total against India.

Also, Surya was plumb lbw in the 18th over only to not be reviewed by Canada. He scored 26 runs in the final over

 

[Rajdeep]

Essentially,

If Canada had one proper bowler and one better partnership, they should have chased down the total against India.

Also, Surya was plumb lbw in the 18th over only to not be reviewed by Canada. He scored 26 runs in the final over

Canada in Asia Cup?

 

[Rana]

Canada in Asia Cup?

Hong Kong sorry

They had shirts the same as Canada this time and I got mixed up thinking of them

 

[latecut]

Undoubtedly in terms of excitement and buzz, nothing beats an India- Pakistan match. India vs Australia off late has been exciting too and it is two top teams playing vs each other so quality is highest too. India vs Pakistan quality wise is pretty top notch too but the buzz, hype and a bit of ********* overshadows that which I feel isn't the case in India vs Australia.

The India vs Pakistan cricket is "exciting" mainly because of non cricketing reasons. Media creates hype for non cricketing reasons and gullible public buys into it.
Many decades ago, similar hype got created when these two countries played Hockey matches. What happened to that hype now. It has vanished because the two teams are no longer powers in Hockey.

Why there is no hype for India Pakistan matches in other games ? Because they are not well matched in any other sports be it Chess (India world number 4 Pakistan world number 106) or Badminton (India Thomas Cup Champion and Pakistan nowhere), Table Tennis, or Vollyball or Basketball or football (both teams suck in these games).

The hype for cricket matches between these two teams is artificial. I sincerely hope that India vs Pakistan cricket matches will suffer the same lack of hype in future as we see for their hockey matches now a days.

 

[Hitman]

The India vs Pakistan cricket is "exciting" mainly because of non cricketing reasons. Media creates hype for non cricketing reasons and gullible public buys into it.
Many decades ago, similar hype got created when these two countries played Hockey matches. What happened to that hype now. It has vanished because the two teams are no longer powers in Hockey.

Why there is no hype for India Pakistan matches in other games ? Because they are not well matched in any other sports be it Chess (India world number 4 Pakistan world number 106) or Badminton (India Thomas Cup Champion and Pakistan nowhere), Table Tennis, or Vollyball or Basketball or football (both teams suck in these games).

The hype for cricket matches between these two teams is artificial. I sincerely hope that India vs Pakistan cricket matches will suffer the same lack of hype in future as we see for their hockey matches now a days.

What makes you dislike this fantastic rivalry?

 

[Ab Fan]

The India vs Pakistan cricket is "exciting" mainly because of non cricketing reasons. Media creates hype for non cricketing reasons and gullible public buys into it.
Many decades ago, similar hype got created when these two countries played Hockey matches. What happened to that hype now. It has vanished because the two teams are no longer powers in Hockey.

Why there is no hype for India Pakistan matches in other games ? Because they are not well matched in any other sports be it Chess (India world number 4 Pakistan world number 106) or Badminton (India Thomas Cup Champion and Pakistan nowhere), Table Tennis, or Vollyball or Basketball or football (both teams suck in these games).

The hype for cricket matches between these two teams is artificial. I sincerely hope that India vs Pakistan cricket matches will suffer the same lack of hype in future as we see for their hockey matches now a days.

I agree completely..It is just an artificial rivalry and hype due to non cricketing reasons. If they play together, the quality of these matches would also be low.

In terms of pure quality and competitive cricket, Ashes and India- Australia matches are superior as far as mine is concerned.

 

[Ab Fan]

Lol dk is a geriatric 38 year old washed up player
Chahal is trash
Axar is good yes. He dint play
Siraj is a brilliant bowler now in t20

Anyway ind pak is always a good rivalry In Cricket.

Anyone who thinks Siraj is not an international class bowler has no clue what he is talking about.

Siraj has won test matches for his team in Gabba and Lords with game changing spells in second inning. He has higher ceiling than Shami and purely on performance, he is the second best Asian test bowler going around after Jasprit Bumrah.

 

[MenInG]

****

This thread is about the rivalry and not merits of players etc

Stick to the topic

 

[SpiritOf1903]

99% chance of a slow death in tournament cricket. A trillion hearts hold too much energy

 

[JibranAnsari]

That is not true for most of my fellow indian fans though especially when it comes to guys like Babar or Shaheen.

this is unnatural bro , we may say that we want a start indian bowler batsman in form but deep down we dont.

 

[Firebat]

Mohammad Rizwan "this match isn't just watched in Asia, or India or Pakistan, it's watched all around the world. The value of this match is in front of everyone it's like a final every time India plays Pakistan"

 

[CricketAnalyst]

The hype is very much alive. It's very refreshing to see thrillers again. In recent years it was very even, and even when Pakistan won it was a thrashing.

I'm so impressed by this Pakistan side, and I think Pakistan should expect to win the T20 World Cup.

 

[pakistani pride]

2 amazing games, really great to see such thrillers between pak and india.

 

[Rana]

Now the final will be so hyped!

 

[Marooned]

2 amazing games, really great to see such thrillers between pak and india.

Not so great for the heart tho.

 

[KingKhanWC]

2 amazing games, really great to see such thrillers between pak and india.

Agree, when matches are competitive, the pressure appears making it very entertaining.

I have no idea how this Asia Cup format works lol

Will be see a Pak v Ind final next Sunday?

 

[Slim]

Back to back exciting matches. India - Pakistan is peak sports entertainment.

 

[Slim]

Agree, when matches are competitive, the pressure appears making it very entertaining.

I have no idea how this Asia Cup format works lol

Will be see a Pak v Ind final next Sunday?

High possibility as both teams are expected to beat SRL and AFG.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Jai Sri Lanka! Rather save energy for next month

 

[JaDed]

Now the final will be so hyped!

There is not guarantee India will make it now.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Now the final will be so hyped!

Lol the Final could pretty much be between Pakistan and SL now.

 

[zamana]

Agree, when matches are competitive, the pressure appears making it very entertaining.

I have no idea how this Asia Cup format works lol

Will be see a Pak v Ind final next Sunday?

It seems highly unlikely. India will have to win both games with a higher NRR . Their bowling and also the batting has been underwhelming. Will need a massive turnaround to reach the finals.

 

[MenInG]

New Delhi: In a bizarre incident, cricket fans wearing Indian jerseys were denied entry at Dubai International Cricket Stadium ahead of the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan on Sunday. The fans described their ordeal in a video that is now going viral on the internet. The video has now also been shared by the Bharat Army on Twitter. In the video, one can see three fans saying that they were not given permission to enter the stadium as they were wearing Indian jerseys.

In the video, the trio said that they were asked by the security personnel to retune back. They also expressed disappointment over the discrimination against Indian jerseys.

They added in the video that they were not disallowed by the fans but by the security guards

Notably, this is the final match between both the country in Asia Cup 2022. India lost its chance to play the final after Pakistan defeated Afghanistan.

https://newsroompost.com/sports/pak...stadium-bharat-army-shares-video/5183529.html

 

[MenInG]

"My wife told me that there were barely 10% Pakistani fans in the stadium and the rest were Indian fans. Pakistani flags were not available there so my younger daughter was waving the Indian flag. I received the video, but I was unsure about whether to share it online or not": Shahid Afridi!

 

[jnaveen1980]

Two middling sides. 50/50 at this point.