India v S Lanka | 3rd Test | Mumbai | 2-6 Dec 09

[Romali_rotti]

Well it was all planned by Indian Cricket council. The only way to milk more cash out

But didnt you say inthe Pak/NZ thread, go watch Sri Lanka win ? Dude seriously r u on drugs ? Its ok if you are, I wont judge ya..

 

[Random Aussie]

Yeah you can schedule 5 on the trot in Oz just hope your opponent is not India. This time without your crusader Bucknor you will be handed a gauranteed series defeat...

Never seen an Indian series victory over us at home in my life and I am never going to see one for the rest of it......settle down you just managed to beat NZ away....

 

[Romali_rotti]

Never seen an Indian series victory over us at home in my life and I am never going to see one for the rest of it......settle down you just managed to beat NZ away....

Bucknor buddy, atleast give the retired Oz crusader some respect...

 

[Romali_rotti]

If Gilchrist was captaining Oz well then yeah I give Oz the edge. But with The_Bunny at helm who seems to do nothing but buckle under Indian pressure sorry, you cant beat us without Bucknor..

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

RR = 5.50

 

[Random Aussie]

If Gilchrist was captaining Oz well then yeah I give Oz the edge. But with The_Bunny at helm who seems to do nothing but buckle under Indian pressure sorry, you cant beat us without Bucknor..

*shrugs* Bucknor was handy to have around. But Bucknor or no Bucknor your overrated and overpaid fatboys are not going to beat Australia in Australia in my lifetime. Unless you get some new players.

You have been able to beat NZ at home, good work now maybe you can look at beating oh the WI at home or something. Little steps.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

*shrugs* Bucknor was handy to have around. But Bucknor or no Bucknor your overrated and overpaid fatboys are not going to beat Australia in Australia in my lifetime. Unless you get some new players.

You have been able to beat NZ at home, good work now maybe you can look at beating oh the WI at home or something. Little steps.

Done that in 2006.

 

[insaaniyat]

Done that in 2006.

Just to let you know, you team in batting is solid like a rock

 

[Romali_rotti]

*shrugs* Bucknor was handy to have around. But Bucknor or no Bucknor your overrated and overpaid fatboys are not going to beat Australia in Australia in my lifetime. Unless you get some new players.

You have been able to beat NZ at home, good work now maybe you can look at beating oh the WI at home or something. Little steps.

Finally he admits it ... Too bad after Bucknor was given the royal exit by the Indians your team has not won a single test match against us. YEP HE SURE WAS HANDY ...

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

The teams that we are yet to beat at their home for a Test series are -

Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka.


We got a chance in Sri Lanka last year and made a mess out of it. We'll get a chance in S.A by the end of 2010.

 

[Random Aussie]

Done that in 2006.

Woo.

Don't mean to derail the thread but hey nobody on here is really following this game....

The Indian team of the past few years has contained 4 or 5 of the greatest players ever to represent India. It is pretty optimistic to assume that a team in the near future without Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Ganguly and Kumble is going to be better team....

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Just to let you know, you team in batting is solid like a rock

Equally bad in our bowling unless the pitch has something in it for bowlers.

 

[Random Aussie]

Finally he admits it ... Too bad after Bucknor was given the royal exit by the Indians your team has not won a single test match against us. YEP HE SURE WAS HANDY ...

We liked Aussie Steve. But when you have to point to the flaw of a single umpire as a reason for defeat your team is not that good sunshine.

 

[Xoib]

Equally bad in our bowling unless the pitch has something in it for bowlers.

our batting collapse even when it is flat like today

 

[insaaniyat]

Equally bad in our bowling unless the pitch has something in it for bowlers.

I wouldn't say that, your team won the last test pretty comfortably.

 

[insaaniyat]

our batting collapse even when it is flat like today

At this moment I don't think out team can beat even Bangladesh.

 

[Garuda]

Well deserved 50 for Vijay. This guy looks like a solid opener in the last 3 innings he played.

 

[jusarrived]

Hi indian newbie! You might also say you are almost at #1 because you have played oh, 11 of your last 13 matches at home. And the 2 away matches were against NZ (without Bond).

But hey enjoy what will no doubt be a long reign at the top ) unless you all choke in this match.....

Should be a good game, a great contest between bat and ball, seaming bouncy pitch.......

not really , we are almost no1 cos of our performances in the past 4 years , not cos we have played more matches at home lately .

 

[deep82]

not really , we are almost no1 cos of our performances in the past 4 years , not cos we have played more matches at home lately .

Spot On! We have won our last away series in WI, ENG & NZ while running AUS, SA & SL close (lost 1-2 each time). At home, we are king anyways apart from minor hiccup from time to time!!

 

[deep82]

Ind 178/0 (33 overs)

3rd tets in row, there's an ODI going on.....

Sehwag nearing another century...

 

[Gabru]

17th ton for the 'Sultan of Multan', S.R. as usual 100.00!

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

Sehwag needed a flat pancake to inflate his average...

Well done and long may the centuries continue...........NOT

 

[Savak]

Murali please retire after this test match. This is just embarrassing, it was only a matter of time before his playing for records caught up with him and his team. He himself is struggling and doesnt have the support he needs from the other end at the same time as well.

 

[HIT64]

Sehwag needed a flat pancake to inflate his average...

Well done and long may the centuries continue...........NOT

Well same thing applies to inzmam,younis etc as well. Shewag has big runs all over the world.he may not be great with his technique ,but he gets runs alright n also at crucial times.

 

[saqlain]

I donno if there is another playing in the cricket who plays as fluent as Sehwag in all formats of cricket. The only other I can think about is Gayle but I dont think he can come close to Sehwag. I am sure Indian pitches are made for runs but you can not have an average of over 50 if you score only in India. Sehwag has scored runs at a decent average all over the world. A great player to watch.

 

[khalil1986]

Not watched this match but I'm pretty sure as a contest this must be just boring, it seems like the par score for these pitches is like 500

 

[saqlain]

Not watched this match but I'm pretty sure as a contest this must be just boring, it seems like the par score for these pitches is like 500

I am not sure why this is boring. On a very similar pitch India scored big runs and then got SL out twice. How can that be boring???

 

[Gabru]

Yep not been boring at all, first day provided 8 wickets and a bucket load of runs. Today its all been the might of India's batting with pretty ordinary bowling/fielding by the lankans, i hope they fight back hard....as I write Murali departs for 87, well played!

 

[RexRex]

40 overs remaining
They might pass 400 in a day again if Sehwag is still playing.

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

India has now officially retired Muttiah Muralitharan...

I give India credit in that they have attacking, fearless, spiritied and fighting openers in Gambhir, Vijay and Sehwag

Seeing them in comparison to Pakistan does make you wonder how far apart they are in their thinking

 

[adit_sh]

Is this pitch also considered travesty?

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

Is this pitch also considered travesty?

Yes...

 

[deep82]

Tea: 260/1 (45 overs)

SL bowling has been mascared once again.....

If we keep going, I can sense another innings victory!!

 

[Romali_rotti]

Sehwag hands down the greatest opener to come out of Sub-Continent just simply AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe.....

 

[jusarrived]

Is this pitch also considered travesty?

one team staring at innings defeat on a flat pitch ? thats some awesome bowling attack we have .

last match we won cos of the toss and batting first , i wonder what the excuse is going to be this time

 

[adit_sh]

one team staring at innings defeat on a flat pitch ? thats some awesome bowling attack we have .

last match we won cos of the toss and batting first , i wonder what the excuse is going to be this time

Excuse : Day 1 was very good for bowling and later on eased out to be a perfect batting track...'a travesty one'

 

[Seen Sheen]

Nathan Astle's double century was off how many balls?

 

[Random Aussie]

I donno if there is another playing in the cricket who plays as fluent as Sehwag in all formats of cricket. The only other I can think about is Gayle but I dont think he can come close to Sehwag. I am sure Indian pitches are made for runs but you can not have an average of over 50 if you score only in India. Sehwag has scored runs at a decent average all over the world. A great player to watch.

Actually Sehwag is not much chop in ODI. Great Test player though.

Reminds me a bit of Michael Slater, gun attacking Test opener but doesn't seem to click at ODI so well.

 

[Random Aussie]

not really , we are almost no1 cos of our performances in the past 4 years , not cos we have played more matches at home lately .

Correct me if I am wrong but you have played:

Pakistan at home
Aus away
SL away
South Africa at home
Aus at home
England at home
NZ away
Sri Lanka at home

5 series at home and 3 away of which you lost 2 and beat NZ.

 

[pun500]

Actually Sehwag is not much chop in ODI. Great Test player though.

Reminds me a bit of Michael Slater, gun attacking Test opener but doesn't seem to click at ODI so well.

hes better than slats avgs around 34 with 12 hundereds

and as i type this he smokes another double ton

 

[Seen Sheen]

2nd Fastest Double ton..

 

[adit_sh]

56.6
Kulasekara to Sehwag, FOUR, 6th double hundred for Sehwag. Whaddaplayaaa. Fullish delivery on the middle stump and Sehwag has walloped it high over midwicket. Dravid envelops him with a hug. This is the 38th double ton by an Indian. The crowd roar and roar. It has been a special treat

56.5
Kulasekara to Sehwag, 2 runs, full delivery and finally on the stumps, hint of inswing, Sehwag goes for the big drive down the ground and gets the in side edge on to the pad and the ball rolls behind square0leg . Will he go for the 200 next ball?

56.4
Kulasekara to Sehwag, FOUR, three in a row. 196 now. 100 of the partnership is also up. It was going down the leg side, poor delivery, and Sehwag plays the leg glance

56.3
Kulasekara to Sehwag, FOUR, moves to 192 with a flick shot. Angelo runs across from deep backward square-leg but is unable to cut it off

56.2
Kulasekara to Sehwag, FOUR, short in length and outside off stump, flashed away to the point boundary. Dravid likes it and punches the gloves

 

[Random Aussie]

hes better than slats avgs around 34 with 12 hundereds

and as i type this he smokes another double ton

Averages have not risen in ODI cricket have they? I posted what I thought was a decent observation and this is the lame response I get. No wonder spend most of my time bagging India, hard to get any of you to have a discussion about anything other than India are great.

Anyway India flogging SL in this game, India are great.

 

[Muhammad]

Magnificent knock this from Sehwag, really adding superlatives just won't do him justice.

Poor Lankans you gotta feel for them!

I reckon India will be about 20 infront by the end of play.

 

[Oxy]

i'd happily trade 8 Pak players for Sehwag

 

[17]

Great player to watch. Say what one may - every team would want to have an opener like him.

 

[pun500]

Averages have not risen in ODI cricket have they? I posted what I thought was a decent observation and this is the lame response I get. No wonder spend most of my time bagging India, hard to get any of you to have a discussion about anything other than India are great.

Anyway India flogging SL in this game, India are great.

his job is quick start not long innings ..
i agree to the fact that he is a better test bat than odi but he is certainly better than slater

 

[adit_sh]

Correct me if I am wrong but you have played:

Pakistan at home
Aus away
SL away
South Africa at home
Aus at home
England at home
NZ away
Sri Lanka at home

5 series at home and 3 away of which you lost 2 and beat NZ.

Agreed RA. still better than most of the team and better than any previous Indian team. We dont deserve no 1 spot but we should be place 2 0r 3 as my take. India still doesnt have arsenal in bowling to be claiming no.1

 

[Random Aussie]

his job is quick start not long innings ..
i agree to the fact that he is a better test bat than odi but he is certainly better than slater

Maybe they don't teach some basic comprehension skills at Indian cheerleader boi school. I was not saying who is better I was pointing out that like Slater, Sehwag is a world class attacking Test opener who has not really been able to make the same impact in the ODI game.

But you want to think that means "who is better Sehwag or Slater"?

Next time someone talk about SRT and Bradman similarities I will just post that Bradman was better. Should make for good cricket discussion.

 

[deep82]

Agreed RA. still better than most of the team and better than any previous Indian team. We dont deserve no 1 spot but we should be place 2 0r 3 as my take. India still doesnt have arsenal in bowling to be claiming no.1

The top 3 are close - Aus has declined considerably and SA too blew hot and cold. India don't have bowlers for flat pitches ( but then which team has??)

Its a combination of circumstances that we are doing good and the other top two are performing poorly....

Still take it anyday! feels good to be at top of the table!!

 

[Random Aussie]

Agreed RA. still better than most of the team and better than any previous Indian team. We dont deserve no 1 spot but we should be place 2 0r 3 as my take. India still doesnt have arsenal in bowling to be claiming no.1

Series in South Africa should be fascinating adit. That will really be the true decider - those 6 Tests home and away between top dog and challenger.

To my mind the no 1 team should be able to have a good chance at beating any team away - which is why if either India or SL are to be number 1 would prefer India. SL are pretenders who are barely competitive away from home.

 

[Random Aussie]

The top 3 are close - Aus has declined considerably and SA too blew hot and cold. India don't have bowlers for flat pitches ( but then which team has??)

Its a combination of circumstances that we are doing good and the other top two are performing poorly....

Still take it anyday! feels good to be at top of the table!!

I thought we were 4th?

 

[pun500]

Maybe they don't teach some basic comprehension skills at Indian cheerleader boi school. I was not saying who is better I was pointing out that like Slater, Sehwag is a world class attacking Test opener who has not really been able to make the same impact in the ODI game.

But you want to think that means "who is better Sehwag or Slater"?

Next time someone talk about SRT and Bradman similarities I will just post that Bradman was better. Should make for good cricket discussion.

ok i get it ...fine yes they have similarities in their game. though i would find sehwag more comparable to gilchrist except gilly didnt bat at top in tests but they are more similar.

slater could go slow if he wanted to with sehwag it is very difficult he either gets out or gets runs . you wont see him buckle down to score runs

 

[deep82]

Maybe they don't teach some basic comprehension skills at Indian cheerleader boi school. I was not saying who is better I was pointing out that like Slater, Sehwag is a world class attacking Test opener who has not really been able to make the same impact in the ODI game.

But you want to think that means "who is better Sehwag or Slater"?

Next time someone talk about SRT and Bradman similarities I will just post that Bradman was better. Should make for good cricket discussion.

Its you who has dragged ODIs here and comparing to slator when a 'test' match is going on.....

Your mediocre posts of dragging India at every opportunity is repeatitive and boring...

 

[Random Aussie]

Its you who has dragged ODIs here and comparing to slator when a 'test' match is going on.....

Your mediocre posts of dragging India at every opportunity is repeatitive and boring...

Posted an observation about similarities in their games. Wasn't even bagging India. But hey go nuts!

 

[deep82]

sehwag has raced to 220 in no time....

Can he do a triple in a day?

 

[deathstreak]

ok i get it ...fine yes they have similarities in their game. though i would find sehwag more comparable to gilchrist except gilly didnt bat at top in tests but they are more similar.

slater could go slow if he wanted to with sehwag it is very difficult he either gets out or gets runs . you wont see him buckle down to score runs

gilchrist was phenomenal in ODIs as well.

Sehwag has been decent in ODis in the last year i think.
especially since against the Kiwis.

 

[saqlain]

Actually Sehwag is not much chop in ODI. Great Test player though.

Reminds me a bit of Michael Slater, gun attacking Test opener but doesn't seem to click at ODI so well.

Well I am not an expert but what I know about cricket, it is fair to say that you dont have to score 50s or 100s in every game especially ODIs. Those quick runs comes very handy and I am sure Sehwag is fully capable of scoring that. It is like Afridi, he has to score quick runs, just enough to get the momentum going for the team.

 

[pun500]

poor murali what a treatment

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

Sehwag has scored more than Pakistan did in one entire day's play

 

[deep82]

Posted an observation about similarities in their games. Wasn't even bagging India. But hey go nuts!

just check your last 40 posts in this thread amd you might find 35 of them taking a dig at us! I call it repetative!

 

[HuZi]

viru is gogmn down town

 

[deep82]

20 overs to go , sehwag needs another 72 to a triple ton!!!

Go Tiger!

 

[HuZi]

sehwag has raced to 220 in no time....

Can he do a triple in a day?

like obama wouls say:

'' yes he can!!!'' deffo look at this man raining boundaries hope din jinx him

 

[pak4life]

Sehwag is a freak! Such nonchalance and no fear at all with plenty of skill to go with it

 

[Random Aussie]

Well I am not an expert but what I know about cricket, it is fair to say that you dont have to score 50s or 100s in every game especially ODIs. Those quick runs comes very handy and I am sure Sehwag is fully capable of scoring that. It is like Afridi, he has to score quick runs, just enough to get the momentum going for the team.

Yup. But he is not the force in ODI cricket that he is in Test cricket.

In sight of two of the biggest records in the game, Donald Bradman's 309 in a day and also Bradman's 2 triple centuries. Sehwag can go past both of those records.....

 

[adit_sh]

Counting on from Ahmedabad, Muralitharan has bowled 63 overs without a maiden

 

[saqlain]

Yup. But he is not the force in ODI cricket that he is in Test cricket.

In sight of two of the biggest records in the game, Donald Bradman's 309 in a day and also Bradman's 2 triple centuries. Sehwag can go past both of those records.....

I agree if there is a batsman in the current setup who is capable of shattering records I guess it would be Sehwag. I am positive that Ponting would end up with scoring most runs in Test cricket but as far as single double or triple tons are concerned the chances of Sehwag getting all of those are very high.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Sehwahhhhh ?? Sri Lankans saying Sehwahhhhh ... Sehwag once again the top dawg, the greatest opener from the subcontinet amen...

 

[Romali_rotti]

Yup. But he is not the force in ODI cricket that he is in Test cricket.

In sight of two of the biggest records in the game, Donald Bradman's 309 in a day and also Bradman's 2 triple centuries. Sehwag can go past both of those records.....

Sheez and you say Indian wickets are flat ) ) ..

 

[adit_sh]

looks like the same thing that Jayasurya used to 10 years back making tons of runs against our spinners like prasad

 

[pun500]

102 balls remaining with sehwag 67 short .. if he gets to play 40+ of these he will smoke a triple

 

[jusarrived]

Correct me if I am wrong but you have played:

Pakistan at home
Aus away
SL away
South Africa at home
Aus at home
England at home
NZ away
Sri Lanka at home

5 series at home and 3 away of which you lost 2 and beat NZ.

England , SA and WI away ?

 

[Romali_rotti]

COngrats Murali on his 100, well played...

 

[RexRex]

Deja vu ? Sehwag finished off Saqlain's career with a 300.

 

[Saudi]

Magnificent knock from Sehwag but this pitch has just got nothing to offer for any bowler, which is strange because it was spinning quite a bit on the first day. I doubt Sehwag would have scored as quickly had he batted on the first day.

That said its a joy to watch him bat like this.

 

[Muhammad]

COngrats Murali on his 100, well played...

Top effort from him today, look at the strike rate better than a run a ball!

 

[Muhammad]

Magnificent knock from Sehwag but this pitch has just got nothing to offer for any bowler,

The bowlers can at the very least bowl a decent line and length, admittedly even then they may occasionally be hit but the fact is their discipline has been appalling both here and in the last test. Sanga's been friendly with his field settings too.

Welegedera looks a decent bowler and has been the best of an extremely sorry bunch.

 

[hur rizvi]

sehwag another 300

 

[Oxy]

Deja vu ? Sehwag finished off Saqlain's career with a 300.

Saqlain was finished before then - it was a 'last hurrah' for him!