India vs Hong Kong | Asia Cup | Karachi | 25/06/2008|

[Dhonifan]

180/3 in 30.
this is turning into a spinners paradise

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

Associate Members need more exposure to the game...

Hong Kong have performed admirably in these 2 games

Ireland.....ask any Pakistan fan about this cricket team

UAE made a fight to reach the Bangladeshi total yesterday

 

[TruSachFan]

Associate Members need more exposure to the game...

Hong Kong have performed admirably in these 2 games

Ireland.....ask any Pakistan fan about this cricket team

UAE made a fight to reach the Bangladeshi total yesterday

absolutely. Ireland hasnt played any credible opposition after playing against ind and saf. I wanna see the canadian team again. Davidson was an awesome hitter. Holland team wasnt bad that either.

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

looks like India have cranked it up in the last 5 overs. RR = 8.2

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

India blitzing now

294 - 3

 

[Poison]

LOL for everyones information, Sri Lanka are kicking the **** out of Bangladesh lolol
264-4 after 37

 

[SameerM]

after 37@ SL - world ODI record going to be set??

Cmon India, wheres the collapse we're waiting for

 

[DOOSRA95]

india 304/3 after 44 overs

 

[DOOSRA95]

HK is better than bengalies at cricket.
Begalis are getting a one hell of a thrashing at the hands of Lankn's.

 

[Dhonifan]

Raina makes brilliant 100 finally! Now why couldnt these 2 have blitzed a little earlier. Pitch has no demons

hope India can reach 400 but difficult. 380 more likely.

 

[cars112]

after the last ind/pak match he had admitted his mistake at coming down the order and said he will not do it any more.

Well, let's see where he bats against us and Lanka then - coming in at no.4 against this attack means not a jot.

 

[Romali_rotti]

400 still on, with 3 overs to go

 

[Dhonifan]

Well, let's see where he bats against us and Lanka then - coming in at no.4 against this attack means not a jot.

You will see him at 4 tomorrow guaranteed
About to make his ton today, and mind you no Pak batsman made a 100 yesterday against this same attack

 

[Indiafan]

Well, let's see where he bats against us and Lanka then - coming in at no.4 against this attack means not a jot.

He has a very decent average against Pak and won many matches. He doesnt need to hide against Pak at least

 

[Dhonifan]

Don't think Lanka can reach 400 now with Sanga gone

 

[cars112]

You will see him at 4 tomorrow guaranteed

Guaranteed? OK, I look forward to seeing Captain Fantastic stay true to his word...

mind you no Pak batsman made a 100 yesterday against this same attack

Yep, Pakistani batsmen like Younis and Butt can't score 100's in ODIs, can they?

 

[Romali_rotti]

Too late 400 not on

 

[Romali_rotti]

Guaranteed? OK, I look forward to seeing Captain Fantastic stay true to his word...



Yep, Pakistani batsmen like Younis and Butt can't score 100's in ODIs, can they?

Yes I have to agree with you, that wasnt a smart thing to say as he may look silly like you did for hyping up Riaz and how he was going to sink us

 

[cars112]

Yes I have to agree with you, that wasnt a smart thing to say as he may look silly like you did for hyping up Riaz and how he was going to sink us

Are you talking about the Riaz who was a member of the Kitply Cup winning squad of players - which beat India?

 

[Dhonifan]

Yep, Pakistani batsmen like Younis and Butt can't score 100's in ODIs, can they?

when did I say that??
You said Dhoni''s coming at 4 meant jot against this attack, so I just pointed out that making a 100 againt any attack is not a piece of cake, as we saw yesterday

bottom line is: Dhoni has proved to be too good up the order and he will not be 'hiding' from Pak bowlers

 

[Indiafan]

Are you talking about the Riaz who was a member of the Kitply Cup winning squad of players - which beat India?

Kitply cup ) ) ) Is that the new World cup?

 

[Dhonifan]

shucks, only 375 for HK to get, not the projected 475

 

[Dhonifan]

Kitply cup ) ) ) Is that the new World cup?

It's a DIY cup. You get the plywood kit and it takes only a few minutes to set it up
j/k

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

Dhoni cashed in.

Keeps his average inflated. If India lose 2 early wickets tomorrow - do you really think he will come in at 4?

He spent the whole of IPL batting at 7 or 8, its what he does.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Are you talking about the Riaz who was a member of the Kitply Cup winning squad of players - which beat India?

Umm no sunshine, I am talking about the Riaz who had his self esteem beaten to dust and was eventually dropped for the final of the Kitply cup , mind you had he played we would have won ..

 

[maamrut]

Dhoni cashed in.

Keeps his average inflated. If India lose 2 early wickets tomorrow - do you really think he will come in at 4?

He spent the whole of IPL batting at 7 or 8, its what he does.

Hey,hey...he is a wicket keeper batsman and by no means our front-line batsman..With Yuvraj coming back tomorrow,don't think you'll get him that high.

 

[cars112]

Keeps his average inflated.

Reminiscent of a certain Indian batsman (actually batsmen come to think of it!), isn't it.

 

[Indiafan]

Dhoni cashed in.

Keeps his average inflated. If India lose 2 early wickets tomorrow - do you really think he will come in at 4?

He spent the whole of IPL batting at 7 or 8, its what he does.

Yes genius, but that was before he made a statement saying that he will come up the order from now. He also has great average and hogh scores coming up the order against both Pak and SL.

 

[cars112]

Kitply cup ) ) ) Is that the new World cup?

Its yet another Cup which you lost to us, that's what it is!

 

[TruSachFan]

Reminiscent of a certain Indian batsman (actually batsmen come to think of it!), isn't it.

u've been eating a lot of humble pies lately, mainly by aussie and indian posters, and heck even ur own pakistani counterparts are serving u humble pie. :miandad

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

Yes

I will have to see it.

According to another Indian poster - he will not come in that high. Internal conflict?

 

[cars112]

Internal conflict?

) )

 

[Indiafan]

I will have to see it.

According to another Indian poster - he will not come in that high. Internal conflict?

i think 4-5 is high enough

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

i think 4-5 is high enough

Fair enough.

He is one of Indias top ODI batsmen, so he should come in earlier (compared to the recent cup final for example). Anything lower than 5 is too low I feel.

 

[maamrut]

^^ hey,i said he won't come in at 4,doesn't mean he will come in as the last recognozed batsman!!! anyways with Pak they have a rubbish new-ball bowling attack.And i don't think anybody will be "scared" to face spinners.The only real challenge is to play well during the death overs(Gul and co. are terrific there)

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

^^ hey,i said he won't come in at 4,doesn't mean he will come in as the last recognozed batsman!!! anyways with Pak they have a rubbish new-ball bowling attack.And i don't think anybody will be "scared" to face spinners.The only real challenge is to play well during the death overs(Gul and co. are terrific there)

If we can get a couple of early wickets with the new ball, there may be a collapse.

I feel we can constrict India during the middle overs with Rao "Roa Constrictor" Iftikhar and Shahid "Leading wicket taker in 2008" Afridi, thus put pressure on the lower order.

Gambir and Shewag will be key.

 

[maamrut]

If we can get a couple of early wickets with the new ball, there may be a collapse.

I feel we can constrict India during the middle overs with Rao "Roa Constrictor" Iftikhar and Shahid "Leading wicket taker in 2008" Afridi, thus put pressure on the lower order.

Gambir and Shewag will be key.

Yes i agree with you..defnitely.Collapses like the final are bound to happen,those are the times to push Yuvi and Dhoni really higher up the order.Otherwise i like to see youngsters like Raina,Rohit bat before these guys.

 

[DHONI183]

Yuppi !!!!

Hhmmmm ........ Well done Dhoni !!!

 

[Dhonifan]

I will have to see it.

According to another Indian poster - he will not come in that high. Internal conflict?

I am willing to betthat Dhoni will come in at 4 unless we lose 2 quick wkts or something, in that case he might come at 5 but no lower. What say Cars?
Time to rest this Dhoni-is-scared myth forever

 

[Random Aussie]

Kitply cup ) ) ) Is that the new World cup?

No apparently CB series is the new World Cup ) )

 

[TruSachFan]

goneeeeee.. 4/1 RP singh

 

[maamrut]

I am willing to betthat Dhoni will come in at 4 unless we lose 2 quick wkts or something, in that case he might come at 5 but no lower. What say Cars?
Time to rest this Dhoni-is-scared myth forever

Dhonifan...think Yuvi will come ahead of him.5 is high enuf

 

[maamrut]

RP getting it to swing at pace...showing how to use the new ball.Gets one.4\1.Inswinger to right hander.Bowling around 139-140 kph.

 

[maamrut]

Yippe...Rp back in form.Swinging it both ways and clocking 140+ now.We really have a lot of options now.Hope Gony comes well too.will be interesting to see what sort of speeds he attains.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

At this rate RP Swing should play tomorrow

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Indian team looks a lot better with Dhoni coming in at # 4 and RP Swing in the side.

 

[Dhonifan]

Dhonifan...think Yuvi will come ahead of him.5 is high enuf

quite possible maamrut
gut feeling says he will cash in on todays performance and not take the risk of keeping himself back like in finals. rohit sharma might just be sitting out, so all the more reason to come at 4

 

[Dhonifan]

umpire wkt kha gaya!!!!!!

 

[maamrut]

Bowlers bowling rubbish here...this sort of umpiring doesn't help either.

 

[Hari Sombar]

what channel is the match on PLEASE ????

 

[shabs100]

is chawla taking lessons with warne?? this is from he commentry on cricinfo:

12.3 Chawla to Tabarak Dar, OUT, stumped by a lovely leg break. He ran down the track, the ball dipped in front of him on the middle stump line and turned past the outside edge. Chawla was guilty in his earlier days of bowling too many googlies and not concentrating enough on the conventional one but he is making amends these days. A session with Warne recently has helped.

If so, his spell today and in this tournament will be interesting.

 

[dblock]

what channel is the match on PLEASE ????

I'm not sure, Setanta 1 are showing SL v BD.

Only other channel broadcasting legally in UK is Geo TV (SKY 815) but that too has gone subscription based.

 

[Hari Sombar]

I'm not sure, Setanta 1 are showing SL v BD.

Only other channel broadcasting legally in UK is Geo TV (SKY 815) but that too has gone subscription based.

Yeah, I've got setanta and i really wanna see the match

 

[Pak_mystery]

Hk doing prety well atm..can they play out the full 50 overs?..

 

[Dhonifan]

3rd wkt falls and no one realised. batsman walks off silently, no howzzat or cheers. dhoni casually whips off the bails and chawla smiles slightly, almost shyly.

newvr mind

 

[McBoom]

When will the Chinese beast come in to bat ?

 

[Dhonian]

The Burkha gurl is happy to be SEEN on TV...

 

[McBoom]

ooh the Chinese dude just played a Chinese cut to get a single.

 

[Xshazero]

HK....95 for 6

 

[McBoom]

The Chinese Beast played a delicate late cut right between the legs of the slip fielder.

 

[McBoom]

Daymn, the HK got out

 

[Xshazero]

101/7..............

 

[Sheikh]

Wow the Indian pacers really ran through the Hong Kong team eh?

 

[sayed.jaffar]

Good job by Indian team. I think this is the way a test level team is suppose to display against minnows, not like the way Pakistan batted yesterday.

 

[cars112]

Good job by Indian team. I think this is the way a test level team is suppose to display against minnows, not like the way Pakistan batted yesterday.

And who won the last India v Pakistan game? Is it more important to win such games or beat a minnow by 200 runs rather than 100 runs?

 

[sohailalam]

And who won the last India v Pakistan game? Is it more important to win such games or beat a minnow by 200 runs rather than 100 runs?

lol

 

[Dhonifan]

And who won the last India v Pakistan game? Is it more important to win such games or beat a minnow by 200 runs rather than 100 runs?

256 runs

 

[Dhonifan]

Dhoni is soooo cooool
saying it was not a hard match, but was important to win well nevertheless
and that it will be a pleasure to play Pakistan when it's doing so well

 

[OZGOD]

Gratz to Dhoni for an awesome unbeaten hundred against Hong Kong!

 

[OZGOD]

When will the Chinese beast come in to bat ?

Are there any Chinese players in the Hong Kong squad btw?

 

[cars112]

Gratz to Dhoni for an awesome unbeaten hundred against Hong Kong!

) ) )

 

[Xshazero]

Gratz to Dhoni for an awesome unbeaten hundred against Hong Kong!

 

[Mohsin]

Wats with the bowling! 3 spinners (only 1 of whom is half decent).

Which bowlers were India resting today?

 

[cars112]

Guys do you know Dhoni's last two hundreds were against HK and Africa XI? Not outs too!

 

[Xshazero]

Guys do you know Dhoni's last two hundreds were against HK and Africa XI? Not outs too!

where is dhoni183?

 

[cars112]

where is dhoni183?

) )

 

[Xshazero]

c'mon dhoni183 turn up...no need to hide under the bed..... we are all waiting for you.....

 

[switchblade]

Guys,

How did Gony bowl today ? lots of hopes on him !

also heard that RP was impressive.. Chawla got 4-fer, did he get them on his own or because of batsmen's mistakes ?

 

[Dhonifan]

I smell something, its not my orange juice...it must be...jealousy

 

[Xshazero]

Guys,

How did Gony bowl today ? lots of hopes on him !

also heard that RP was impressive.. Chawla got 4-fer, did he get them on his own or because of batsmen's mistakes ?

i myslef dont know... coz i didnt watch the match..... can someone plz let us know....?