Pakistan vs India| T20 WC - Final | Jo’burg| 24/9/07 | Ind Inngs

[PlanetPakistan]

Good luck to both teams!
Match going to start in about 55 minutes.

 

[Hash]

jingle bells jungles smell bhangra all the way

oh what fun is it to say that auntie viru smells

 

[W63L35]

jingle bells jungles smell bhangra all the way

oh what fun is it to say that auntie viru smells

I hope they don't play Yousaf in place of Sehwag.....I have heard arguably he the hardest hitter of the ball in India!

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

huge support for India in the stands

 

[W63L35]

huge support for India in the stands

How do you know?

 

[Hash]

huge support for India in the stands

we normally play better when the crowd is against us!

We have never lost an ODI at Calcutta!

 

[MIG]

Bismillah parho aur kood jao maidane jang mai....

 

[Hash]

right, i am off to my TV

will be back at various points if i can lift myself from the sofa

 

[P4K1 #1]

lets get this match rolling.. yeh it also seems theres alot of support for india the stands... it looks like pak fans will be outnumbered

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

How do you know?

on tv yaar...i can see

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

malcolm being interviewed by Ravi....he says T20 Cup every 2 years...unless there is the 50 over WC n then with a 3 year gap...

 

[W63L35]

on tv yaar...i can see

..really??? I didn't think they (what channel) would start the feed so early. I waiting for my stream to be turned on.

 

[Wasif]

when does the match start guys .. ? i thought it was suppose to start at 7 EST

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

my stream has some ATN channel on

 

[tauseefm]

ATN(in canada) is showing pre match interviews and they have been live since 7 am EST.
damn, so many indain flags .. thank god i can see some pakistani flags too..

hahahahahaha some punks are wearing shirts "PUNKISTAN" lol

 

[darkmoon459]

Good luck to both teams ,it will be a very close game and inshallah pakistan will win.

 

[W63L35]

malcolm being interviewed by Ravi....he says T20 Cup every 2 years...unless there is the 50 over WC n then with a 3 year gap...

if they can hold two WCs this year then whats wrong it doing in future?

 

[Mo.]

Sky Sports News did a short report on it and showed the ground.

Pakistan were jogging round the field, and from we could see, looked like many more Indian fans.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Come on pakistan! crush india!

 

[W63L35]

Come on pakistan! crush india!

I'll take 1 runs win also... I am not greedy!!

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

yea not sure...but thats what Malcolm said...also that cricket boards have agreed to 4 home and 3 away T20's a year

 

[PlanetPakistan]

malcolm being interviewed by Ravi....he says T20 Cup every 2 years...unless there is the 50 over WC n then with a 3 year gap...

In that case they shouldn't have the champions trophy any more

 

[W63L35]

In that case they shouldn't have the champions trophy any more

agree...and it will go away. ODIs will fade!!

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

yuvraj being interviewed in hindi...'start is important'....'both teams under pressure'....'team that play well...will win'...hehe...duh yuvi

 

[PlanetPakistan]

folks don't forget about your fantasy teams...this is your last chance to make changes.

 

[invincible]

Chaudvin ka chand ho ... **beeeeeeeeeep** Ye jazba junoon hain ...**beeeeeeeeeep** CHAK DE INDIAAAAAAA ... **beeeeeeeeeep** Chaudvin ka chand ho !!!

Man ! This tension's driving me crazy I wonder how the players are coping with it ...

 

[D BHAI]

sehwag out dinesh kartik in

Fawad alam out yasir arafat in

 

[12thMan]

Sky is saying if you are neutral, you couldn't ask for a better final

 

[Islamabadi]

I'm stuck in traffic on bqe...trying to get to my cousin's place in queens 2 watch this great event...

 

[kashmiri]

ATN(in canada) is showing pre match interviews and they have been live since 7 am EST.
damn, so many indain flags .. thank god i can see some pakistani flags too..

hahahahahaha some punks are wearing shirts "PUNKISTAN" lol

better that way, there will be a lot of upset bharatwasis today, inshallah

 

[Monsee]

sehwag out dinesh kartik in

Fawad alam out yasir arafat in

If true, Arafat for Fawad is the most retarded decision ever

 

[W63L35]

If true, Arafat for Fawad is the most retarded decision ever

He may have been brought in for his batting plus....Indians are better players of spin and he have Malik, Hafeez and Afridi.....so we'll see how this decision plays out!

 

[Amjid Javed]

I agree with monsee...! what a stupid move!

 

[UJ]

Just hope Arafat doesn't leak runs today.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

hmmm.....i would think they would want a solid batsmen not a hitter...so doesn't make sense to put arafat in....n i hope this doesn't mean he will get a 4 over bowl..bc indians will take him apart

 

[PlanetPakistan]

sehwag out dinesh kartik in

Fawad alam out yasir arafat in

Seems like Asif's last over vs NZ is the reason for this change!

 

[invincible]

Sehwag is not playing ?? Huge blow to India's chances ... he has been instrumental in giving good starts and Dinesh Karthik who is in a very bad form will be nothing but a liability in this format

 

[tauseefm]

India has won the toss and they are bating

Yousuf Pathan is playing insted of Sehwaq

 

[PlanetPakistan]

IND will be batting

 

[Gunner786]

India has won the toss and they are bating

where did you read that?

 

[nitrous]

Man, will we miss sehwags bowling....

For leaking runs that is...

 

[Oxy]

1st surprise - Fawad out...Arafat in. Wonder if Malik will explin the reasoning?

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

yusuf pathan in

 

[Moyo_The_Great]

I have heard this news on AJtak.India wins toss and bat.
YOusaf Pathan comes in for Sehwag

 

[W63L35]

India has won the toss and they are bating

Yousuf Pathan is playing insted of Sehwaq

You watch guys......Yousaf is the trump card.....HARDEst HITTING batsman in India... not a good sign for Pak!!!

 

[tauseefm]

where did you read that?

i am watching it live on ATN(Rogers cable)

 

[Amjid Javed]

India to bat 1st!

 

[pak4life]

fawad would have given us a left arm option. 4 seamers is abit too much. arafat can become predictable at times. just hope yuvraj isnt in when his bowling.

 

[UJ]

India batting

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

yusuf will open...no explanation from malik about why arafat

 

[Moyo_The_Great]

Why arafat ahead of Fawad?????????????
India has history failing against Left arm spinners.He could disturb indian batting.

 

[Oxy]

India team
G Gambhir, RV Uthappa, MS Dhoni, YK Pathan, RP Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, IK Pathan, S Sreesanth, RP Singh

Pakistan team
Imran Nazir, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Yasir Arafat

 

[D BHAI]

Dhoni calls heads and it is a head. India have won the toss and chosen to bat against Pakistan

 

[tauseefm]

1st surprise - Fawad out...Arafat in. Wonder if Malik will explin the reasoning?

The only reason i can think of, we have already 3 spiners ..
i don't understand what the hell malik was thinking..
but my wishes are with pakistan..i don't care whoever is playing inshallah pakistan he jeetay ga

 

[pak4life]

below 170 should be the target. anything more we will struggle

 

[jackal786]

First time after a long time in Indian cricket brothers are playing together. Quiet an achievement from these two guys whose father was treated like a sweeper in the mosque and whose family went through some harrowing poverty.

 

[W63L35]

OK.....totally opposite plan....

India brings in spinner (Yousaf Pathan)
Pak brings in Arafat seamer - drops a spinner (Fawad).....!!

 

[Usman Chadda]

MADNESS! Dropping Fawad who contributed in the last win with two very important wickets and picking a guy who got smashed all over the place by the Indians. Suicidal to say the least. We have also lost a batsman in the process!

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

very short bounderies on the side....55 meters to 60 meters max...WOW

 

[Serendipity]

Poor Fawad - if it is true - did not do any the wrong, never mind.

who is yousuf pathan and what's his background and info?

 

[kashmiri]

Shoaib Malik, for his part, says he's not too disappointed at losing the toss. He would have bowled first in any case. His aim is to keep India down to 150-160.

is that true?

 

[tauseefm]

I think just because of short boundries, pakistan brought Yasir Arafat.

 

[Mercenary]

Dropping fawad is a bad move, his batting may be needed

 

[W63L35]

who is yousuf pathan and what's his background and info?

Irfan Pathan's brother....

One of the HARDEST hitting batsman in India. Another Afridi! Not a good news!

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

is that true?

TRUE

 

[Monsee]

Yasir has leaked runs faster then a Ferrari in most games...Malik, hope you don't regret this decision

 

[tauseefm]

Poor Fawad - if it is true - did not do any the wrong, never mind.

who is yousuf pathan and what's his background and info?[/QUOTE]


Irfan pathans brother.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

who is yousuf pathan and what's his background and info?

All rounder! Big hitter of the ball who bowls a bit of non spinning off breaks

 

[Noman]

Fawad should have played the match,

 

[Saj]

I'm not surprised at Fawad being dropped.

He did nothing wrong, but the Indians play spin very well and also given the short boundaries.

 

[jackal786]

Poor Fawad - if it is true - did not do any the wrong, never mind.

who is yousuf pathan and what's his background and info?

He is off spinning all rounder. Brother of Irfan Pathan.

 

[W63L35]

I think just because of short boundries, pakistan brought Yasir Arafat.

Yes.

 

[D BHAI]

Shoaib Malik, for his part, says he's not too disappointed at losing the toss. He would have bowled first in any case. His aim is to keep India down to 150-160.

 

[Oxy]

Geo plagued by technical problems in the last hour! Black screen every 10 secs. Bad omens....

 

[hellopak]

Every team captain after his interview wait for the second captain and then shake hand before leaving, while Malik looked at Dhoni to shake hand but Dhoni left without shaking his hand.

No matter how civilize Indian may get they will always be Indian when it comes to pakistani.

 

[W63L35]

He is leg spinning all rounder. Brother of Irfan Pathan.

Off spinner!

 

[kashmiri]

so this is yusuf's debut?

 

[jackal786]

Off spinner!

Ya. sorry. my mind was thinking about Piyush

 

[PlanetPakistan]

so this is yusuf's debut?

Yeah!

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

Every team captain after his interview wait for the second captain and then shake hand before leaving, while Malik looked at Dhoni to shake hand but Dhoni left without shaking his hand.

No matter how civilize Indian may get they will always be Indian when it comes to pakistani.

I CAN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE