TEAM INDIA MOVES TO ICC RANK - 1
INDIA ON TOP WITH THUMPING VICTORY
India beat srilanka again !!!! wins series 2-1 , both INNINGS victories. MOves to the TOP of the ICC TEST RANKINGS!!!!
!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS TEAM INDIA!!!!!!!!!!
Viredra Sehwag lost world record short7 runs, got out at 293. He would have been the first cricketer to hit a third tripple.His 250 was the fastest ever. Touchesd 200 in just 168 balls.
ICC Test Championship
Team Matches Points Rating
INDIA 32 3957 124
South Africa 30 3672 122
Australia 31 3600 116
Sri Lanka 31 3574 115
England 39 4102 105
Pakistan 17 1424 84
New Zealand 25 2001 80
West Indies 25 1910 76
Bangladesh 19 255 13
ICC ODI Championship
29 Nov 2009 Team Matches Points Rating
Australia 39 5080 130
India 37 4522 122
South Africa 26 3085 119
New Zealand 25 2789 112
England 33 3606 109
Pakistan 28 3012 108
Sri Lanka 31 3298 106
West Indies 21 1589 76
Bangladesh 28 1548 55
Zimbabwe 32 823 26
Ireland 6 152 25
Kenya 14 28 2
http://www.cricinfo.com/rankings/content/current/page/211271.html
Proteas lost by 153 runs at Gwalior........
Sachin have proved to the World that Age is just a number and not a hurdle in his ways in climbing mountains......What a stylish and comfortable game he played and made all his critics quiet for another couple of years with HIS great performance.
Saeed Anwar says he has no regrets at losing his ODI record as it's broken by a great like Sachin
Jai Ho Indians!
we've been privileged
and much obliged
By verisimilitude at 2010-02-24
After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says W T F...
NEW WORLD RECORD
by SACHIN in ODI.......200 unbeaten
India at 401/3 in 50 overs...WOW
Gwalior....Madhavrao Scindhia's place.....an extremely fond cricket lover!
SACHIN made all of us feel PROUD.....
India's pride "Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar"
FIRST 200 ever in the history of ODIs..wow
You made the nation and its 1.2 billion people proud Sachin.
such a terrific game today..i was glued to the tv set till end..it was amazing to see sachin scoring 200..but i really prayed hard for sachin that he shld make more then 200 so that no other player can break his record in near future in ODIs..HATS OFF TO U THE GREAT MASTER BLASTER..and yes a very commendable support by DHONI and PATHAN..
Sachin !!!!!! Man !!! You made it !!!!!!!!!! wwWoWww !! HISTORY !!!
Go India Go !!!!!!!!
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300-3 / 41.1 Overs
Pathan: 36
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crossed 150 Brilliantly....Young Man Sachin!
India consistently playing above 7 runs per over.....means 340+ Target for SA
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Duh!! been a damn busy day at work guys..
whats happenin.. Sachin again !! wow
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India lost Karthik.. 79 Runs. Well played Karthik!!
India: 219 - 2
33.5 Overs.
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Another Century for Tendulkar!!
Sachin: 100 (90 Balls)
KArthik:61 (67 Balls)
Keep going guys!!
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Karthik completed his half century and Sachin completed his 46 ODI century!
Great Man, he is quite close to reach his 100th century soon, just 7 centuries away from 'A Huge Landmark in Cricket History'
Come on INDIA ! ! !
Amla..Indian.:). looks like India was playing against India..:)
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Can We Fix It?
Yes We Can!
Whatever A victory is VICTORY! even by ONE run.....
Nodoubt it stops my heartbeats for a few moments.....with a leopard dive sachin stopped one run when they need 6 runs in 2 balls and finally we WON!
Today....it seems we will make over 320 and put real pressure on Proteas to close the series at 2-0; I may sound very optimistic but what to do, it is our most passionate game.
At 22 overs India 145/1; with Sachin standing strong!
Come on INDIA;
am I yelling, yes I am ;)
Should have been a comfortable win which ended up in a narrow escape..Grrr
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I missed the match :-(
I saw the highlights though...
This SA tour is turning out to be fantastic
Now anyone playing with India is a treat...
be in SA, Australia or Pakistan...
Congrats to all of you :-)
----------------------------------------------------------------Give me some SunShine......Give me some Rain
Give me another Chance...I wanna grow up once Again
what a game it was y'day...man!awesome would be an understatement....i thought we'd busted it in the end!i mean,one run????!!!!had i been another 40 years older,i'd have died of a cardiac arrest! :-S
Also great save by Nayyar earlier on, that was a certain boundary, he saved three runs for sure...
but I am pretty certain Tendulkar's dive was a boundary...
But I think SA settled for three to keep Parnell on strike so that's a moot point...
WTF ... 20th over five down...
71 runs required when just 2 wickets left..and the game reaches to a stage where 1 ball 3 to win??
we need bowlers guys ... we are zahir less, yuvraj and ghambir less.
Tendulkar .. wht a dive to save that crucial boundry which decided the match.!!!!
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Welldone India!
What a thriller!!!! Bravo, Dhoni & MEN
Bloody hell, what a game... I am all out of cigarettes.. Thankfully they won by 1 run...
"Live with passion, Die with style"
1 Over 10 Runs required... What the hell just happened in the match..
"Live with passion, Die with style"
Huh.. true verisi
SA on a RR 5.96 and great Sree has given out 7.57 an over..Grrrrrrrrrrrr
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To keep SA in the game...
Supper match, INDIA No.1
Grate contest between both team, it should have been 3 match series
Amla 490 runs in two tests, one double , two hundred , got out only once .. wow
deserves the manof the match and series ..
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with India and South Africa playing such few number of tests, according to the current calendar, India's top ranking will not be challenged until June or probably even longer...
That's 'assuming' there are no other tours that get fixed in the mean while which would probably happen... and hopefully so...
a superb match till end of the day.
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A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose! Dr. Choc
Amla... whadda playah !!
Thanks for yesterday's rain for the thrilling victory
Nail biting finish, India haven't been put in a spot like this for a long long time I am sure... but what a win!!!
Hats off to SA though... well played... worthy opponent
Not easy to bat all the way through the fifth day with two spinners operating in India... great advertisement for Test Cricket...
India win thriller to retain top spot!!!
Congratz and thanks to all my Indian buddies and Khanan bhai!!!
Looking forward for 3 ODI's series to start from this Sunday :)
India won by an innings and 58 runs. Congrats India. Keep Going.
a perfect MATCH between two TOP teams.......!! Really enjoyed the fight (i must say dog fight) in these two matches.
I can just imagine what will happen in Indian TV channels today!!!! Many demigods in cricket by media...:)-:)-
Thanks Khanana.. :)
UKeng - lets re read your comment and my reply up there :)
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Bajji the hero... delighted to see the team together as one towards the end.
WE ARE THE WORLD NO 1 Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Thanks Khanan bhai...!
India won by an innings and 58 runs
What the hell.....I've never been so tense in any TestMatch....at last they WON....Gr8 WIN INDIA
NO1 again..hurreeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Bhajii........... to the rescue.
It was fantastic!!
Kudos to the Dhoni and Co. for the RISE UP!
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I don't believe in taking right decisions;
I take decisions and make them right.
Bhajji the GREAT.........
Finally WE MADE IT...........and sustained Number ONE Status ! ! !
what a fabulous and thrilling game!
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What a Fight for number ONE place till NOW......
Sticky Amla on crease....just 6 overs to go and
We just need ONE wicket! uuuhhhf
Dhoni makes all anticipated attempts to finish the game asap!
Icemaiden.. do u have hit spray? try it on your tv screen pls.. :)
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exactly my thoughts verisi.. on a plowd turf when the wicket is slow , pacers should be able to do that. I think Ishant managed to do that , not sure what sort of deliveries did the trick though.
1 wicket away...
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some reverse swinging yorkers would have been handy right about now!
Amla stuck to the crease like a leech...ish...
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"We live life forward, but understand it backward"
I think new ball will finish the game quickly....sharma at one end and bhajji at other end...bravo guyz!!!
i guess it's doe to pitch supporting spinners......I want it to get finished prior to Tea....
Huh, I am dissapointed on the pacers performance. its pathetic. All wickets to the slowers.
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the man standing for SA hope is only Amla.
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I can smell the WIN now......what a reply to SA!!!
Weldone Dhoni & Co.!!!
Hope they make it.
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Rains biggest foe....matched delayed....but hopefully it would help us post rains :)
Kallis Falls ..
Bad light is the villain!!!!
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Amla (not India's hair oil) and Kallis stick for long partnership......not a good sign :(
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somehow exact Role reverse of Nagpur Test for South African this time :D
What a TEST performance by Indian team 4 centuries in an inning and Sachin's 4 consecutive centuries, deserves a big applause........
Can we make it tomorrow, Yes we will!
This is exactly the scenario I had at the back of my mind when I said that India should get SA to bat as close to the fourth day as possible... I didn't want to say it explicitly so as not to sound too optimistic but it has come to pass any way... If SA can bat out the fourth day and a good part of the fifth which they need to ensure that India does not walk away with this test, then the series win for them would be well deserved... but that's highly unlikely, India is all over them...
Oh boy.. he failed again.
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A comfortable situation for Badri to bat and prove himself..
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what a back to back support.....sachin also depart following sehwag....
Badri_Laxman (new duo) should make another big partnership :)
Duminy does Sehwag in on 165
what an awesome sight it must have been for Graehme Smith to see Laxman walking in to bat at Eden Gardens with India on 331/3 :-)
Hope the two old guns hold fort till the end of the day...
Keep going guys.. long way to go...
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Going Great so far......bowlers did their jobs and now its batsmen turn to show and bring back the lost glory!
Congratz... Sehwag and Sachin for their commendable century and half centuries resp. Shall continue the show and be victorious ! ! !
just trailing by 100 runs now... gotta bat long enuff to get SA out there as close to the fourth day as possible.... perfect excuse for Indian batsmen to indulge themselves, if possible...
Maestro makes half century!!! Congrats!!
Congrats Sehwag........101 in 87 balls and 76 runs in fours and sixes.....delight to watch sehwag!!
in to three figures now...
He's cross with himself over running out Gambhir, will that bring out the best in him? (which is usually a triple century scored in a day) :-)
"I don't think there is a more devastating batsman around, nor one who can take the game away from the opposition as fast as Sehwag. Even Gayle and Ponting are a distant 2nd and 3rd. He plays each ball on its merits regardless of the bowler, and really stamps his authority on the attack. Just an amazing presence."
(source:cricinfo)
Vijay couldnt contribute again.. huh.
Hopes on Veeru and Tendulkar.. Morkel's pace is deadly.. touching 150km often, wow.
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in beer there is freedom,
in water there is bacteria. - Ben Franklin
What an inning by Viru....44 runs from 22 balls.......thraced steyn & co......and show is still ON..welldone Viru!!
Will regain the GLORY on Feb 14.....See you then...
Raina, Karthik, Sreesanth and Laxman are back at Eden Gardens :)
UKeng- Yes you are right.But winning the next and a series draw would keep us there. :)
terrible stuff!!
I am worried with the prospects that Ukengqatar has raised too :-(
Arien my dear.. I think this thread needs to be rephrased soon.. Looks like the Indians will not be able to keep their place as No.1 for long.
Beating SL and Bangaldesh was one thing.
Anyway good luck to the Indians for the next and final text against the mighty South Africans..
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Dissapointing indeed. It happens. Hope they realise their mistakes and comeback strong in the second one. A series draw or you lose your no1 slot
we lost only 3 times, by inning defeat at Home in last one decade and all the time playng against South Africa!
Wake up TEST Champs and show up in second test to save our Face :)
depressing!
Veeru again, Badri.. I had my faith in him long back.
Selecotrs . we have some questions for you.. idiots.
No issues He will get many more chances.......
Dhoni on strike, Saha in queue!
God listened so quick.....Viru...gone!!!!\hahahha,
Thats the magic of this game, called cricket!!
Thank God....Sehwag played patiently today...even Badri showed a matured game!
Wow...Common Sehwag......Go for another double century!
here Goes VIRU.....another 100...against Genuine Bolling attack!!
Congrats 18th century!!!
India lost 3 crucial wickets
Dhoni to come early to save match.
Indians more interested in SrK episode then Boring test matches.
SA played a very safe and secured game, all Indian bowlers failed to stop Amla (unbeaten 253). Bhajji shows his skills in saving runs and fetched 2 wkts. Lets wait and watch how India could manage to save this test and take it towards draw!
Hi.. crucial match.. messd up situation at choosing the playing 11 , no enough reserves in teh batting ..
Excellent come back by SA after the tqo quick wickets.. SA looking sound. :(
First day of test and no comment on this thread?
bad day at the office for everyone...
except the South Africans and Saha I guess :-)
Hmmm.. racist cows..
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"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words never hurt me."
he had that dazed look on his face...
he was absolutely STONED for sure!
and Symonds made such a hue and cry when the Indian fans 'gestured' in a certain manner... seriously?
Sometimes it seems like the fact that we are hardy works against us!
Imagine if an Australian was tackled that way by an Indian...
Ponting would be shouting his head off and would've cancelled the other games on the tour...
the Australian player's wife would be on TV clutching her son and sobbing even :-)
and England would have send a security officer and then decided to go ahead with their tour later in the year...
Hippo one :)
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"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words never hurt me."
how bout the tholi katti... !!
I watched it again and again. this guy must be having a good pair of Canines lol
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"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words never hurt me."
that (what Afridi did) is to me... the most bizarre thing I have seen a person do on a cricket field...
Holly cow!!!!! Afridi was that desperate I guess..Ooops
shame...
How about the Aussie Gay in the video?? lol
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"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words never hurt me."
Pakistan lost again in 5th ODI & it was a clean sweep in ODI as well. I think they should be ready for stones & bricks.
proper direction is the result of failure....poor paki lost against Aussies in both fronts....Better luck next time
At least U19 team reached till final..is an achievement
Pakistal lost U19 but I can't get over the thrashing pakistan got in 4th ODI. 142 all out. They should consider jumping in the sea.
pitches, we need two full time spinners.
I was amazed to see the height difference between Pak (Azeem) and Aussie (Marsh) Captains!
ALL THE BEST for PAK U19 team to thrash Aussies on Saturday :D)
Go Pak Go.. show your seniors how to beat Aussies :)
Happy for Badri.... but why no nehra? Only three pacers?
Mithun, Saha named in India's Test squad against South Africa
Indian squad for the first Test: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Murali Vijay, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, S Badrinath, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Sudeep Tyagi, Pragyan Ojha, Abhimanyu Mithun, Wridhiman Saha
Verisi.....vijay is there :)
But Wassim Jaffer anyone?...
bats and helmets....
he is a good fileder, he will be a sub when old man sachin get tired....hahahaaaaaaa
salim000 Not at all.. he was given enough chances....
we have Vijay, Raina, Kohli... but may be becauseof yuvrajs injury they are calling more reserves.
for SA series?
Great Well done India!
ICC Test Rankings
Team Matches Points Rating
India 35 4359 125
South Africa 35 4197 120
Australia 39 4586 118
Sri Lanka 31 3574 115
England 44 4712 107
New Zealand 29 2337 81
Pakistan 25 2008 80
West Indies 29 2224 77
Poor guys padded up for scoring 2 runs :) and the bowler gives two bye runs.
Wow.....2-0 series win for India!
Well done Zaheer! at his best Today...this is what Cricket all about....228/3 and now 312/9 :D
remaining :) , guys will have to pad up for sure..
My bet is on Vijay... especially given the position that Rahul plays in the team...
I am kinda happy with the latest developments in the game, Bangladesh being 228/3... gives Gambhir a final shot at breaking Bradman's record :-)
My vote for Vijay too. Good that its a home series and we have enough options. If it was a tour to SA , in those bouncy pitches we would have missed Dravid bad.
lol.. Gambhir might get a chance to reach Don :)
Thanks a lot for the hot article about this good topic. I couldn’t notice such kind of graduate thesis in Internet and was going to buy the dissertation writing. Thus, I get all needed stuff at this moment.
Pakistan ddnt give it a fight even this time, Plenty of talents in the camp but something is missing ,calls for a proper teambuilding.
Verisi - Thats a bad news :(
IND declares with 311 lead.
Australia is clear winner of ODI series. 246 all out was quite shameful for visitors.
suffering from hairline fracture of Jaw....very painful, he will return back to India and may miss SA series. Very bad :( Raina have more chances to replace Dravid.
Bangla going good today at 103/1 in 23 overs.
Good luck for Gambhir.....atleast he reached so close to DON and attained Richards record.
that doesn't bode well for India with South Africa coming to India...
If he doesn't play, who will replace him?
Vijay? Rohit Sharma? Suresh Raina?...
Gambhir - Equals Vivian Richards in most number of consecutive 50s in tests, it was the 11th one today.
He missed Bradmans record of 6 cosecutive centuries too today. He slammed 5 of them. what a player !!!
:) Sachin...
truly pride of the nation...
I can't imagine Indian Cricket team without him...
All my life... since I ve started understanding the game.. I ve seen him in the team......
His presence is enough to dampen the opponent and motivate the other 10..... :)
and THE WALL is back in FORM :)
Wish DADA too would make a come back one day :(
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He looks like one to look out for, he made the most of the last chance that he got and looks good this time round too...
India 344/2 .. GO India GO.. :D
Tendulkar made it again!
Wow....Next Dravid, he too made a century!
45th test century by tendulkar the great. My dream of seeing century of centuries in test + ODI is not far.
Be flexible buddy......with time you need to grow up and accept more realistics and practical solutions.
Wow...India get stronger with 2 half centuries and close to another 2 centuries....
Poor Pak team, they got demoralised by IPL....They shall claim financial compensation from PCB, I suppose :(
Good to see Ishant back in form. Hope he maintains it.
ya arien... love cant be forced...
damn you people :(
when in college.. when time you to listen to me...
I used to prefer watching.. test matches...
its more fun. tactics, stamina,skills... its at diff heights all together... :)
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Pak goin through a bad patch. I wanted them to beat Aussies which will stregthen India in the Rankings :)
Pakistan all out for 127 in 37 overs in second ODI against australia today after loosing first ODI badly and thrashing in 2 tests.
How were they dreaming of selection in IPL-3 where performance only counts...
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New stars after Tamim Iqbal, Shakib and NOW Mahmdullah and Shadat!
Victory - that was my second thought too, being a weaker oponent they wana experiment the ones in the reserves.
these are Dhoni and selector's style, they try different options when relaxed. Kohli is already in good books, trying some more wide options within 16 players squad.
Ash - Too much attention will give them more pressure only. Its the nature of this game, being consistent in the lower version of the games is really tough. Thats why India performs better in tests than T20s and ODIs.
Cant force ourself to love any game buddy :D
Victory- I strongly feel we should have given Kohli the chance , not Vijay. That boy is in unbelievable form.
with Ojha and Vijay given chance in the last test against Bangla....good going 171/8 !
Ash dear....we still remember our poor Indian cricket team 2 decades back, now the scenario is differnt but it is for good. Teams are not listening to our comments, they are highly focussed on their performance and money making tricks......They know very well that success and consistent performance is the KEY to remain in LIMELIGHT and FOCUS.
Check a few recent ads about Insurance company by Yuvi and Sehwag :)
Peace
Z Khan - 3
Ishant - 3
P Ojha - 2 Good to see Ishant back in form.
Won't u guys discuss about under-19 cricket world cup??? India has lost to pakistan and now INDIAN SQUAD is out from the league..Its bad coz they were the defending champions..Better luck next time..
By the way anyone saw this in Ranji Trophy Final.
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:) Arien - you guyz are the reason why these cricketers don perform consistently..
pls focus on other sports too.. football n Hockey at least.
let them also earn some money... not jus these snobbish cricketers....
cricket is both a gift n a curse for our country
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Yes Doke , you were terribly wrong :)
:)
I guess I was wrong when I denied the fact tht Cricket was taken more seriously than religion in India :)
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Men will wrangle for religion, write for it, fight for it, die for it, anything but live for it
See this blog about Ponting, he has magical powers :)
http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ricky-ponting-its-possible-to-inflict-self-inflicted-problems-on-your-opponents/2010/01/11/#comments
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None will beat Ponting in blabbering , he is the best after Fleming retired lol
He spices it up, would be fantastic if he gives a conference like this when we are playing the Aussies... :-)
Sehwag should give all the interviews, highly entertaining though he nearly became a laughing stock this time but the guy is amazing :)
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Bad luck for India.Well play Pakistan..
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Pak moves to semis in U19. congrats. Thrilling close encounter and India looses.
Get well soon Srisanth and Laxman!
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He has thigh strain and will be flying back to India this afternoon.
Laxman too injured his hand and has 10 stitches.
After that hard fought series with England... the ultimate scoreline of 1-1 does no justice to the fact that two of the drawn matches ended with SA needing 1 wicket to win in the final overs having taken all 19 wickets in both games...
all Cricket Lovers!
We are at 1-0 in 2 test series.
Looking for next series against South Africa at our home starting from Feb 6 :)
JaiHind!
113 runs victory.
Yes inching towards just another win,That too without dhoni and harbajan.Kohli should be included in the next test. Yuvi is loosing his credibility in tests..
Chappell, Old , damaged and corrupted brain lol
IPL..Our meida huh!!!
to Win the first Test....
We were very complacent in the begining...We have to prove Mr. Chappel was wrong what he commented :)
Check the latest bad news re Pak team in IPL :(
Victory . not just that , I honestly was damn happy when they were included in the bid.
Always enjoyed seeing them play together. It could help a lot in straightening the ties and eradicating the hatred in people.
first test in India's pocket tomorrow.....
350 runs in 75 overs with 8 wickets on Day 5 seems very difficult for Bangla young boys!
Raina, Rohit and Gambhir are quite sincere and well controlled players...need to maintain consistency, regular selection and more chances to prove themselves.....Waiting for Dravid, Laxman to retire to get permanent berth in test/ODI teams.
Agreed on team owners concerns over visas issues
'Pak players' unavailability theory thrown up by IPL
bosses is fiction' check here....
http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2010/jan/200110-Pakistani-players-IPL-auction.htm
Whatever be the reason, it looks amazing to keep the present T20 World Champs out of the Major League Matches Event scheduled on the sub-continent...
We have another wall. :)
None could help it Victory , since its totally the descretion of the Team owner.
I think the visa issue must have been the factor which caused this.
they shall NOT involve politics in Cricket, yes it was a sad news last evening and very poorly managed the whole auction event :(
hat off to lallit Modi & ........
for ignoring all Pakistani's Players.
How badly the politics and hatred influenced in cricket :(
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VIctory . Exactly my thoughts. I hate it too..
too much money involved on IPL a totally Commercial Project.....Mallayas, Shettys, SrK.....big Guns gaining huge profits out from India's passionate game called T20 Cricket!
We follow in similar line with Football League Players......Ronaldo, Beckham, Zidane, etc
Pollard to mumbai 750,000 $
Bond to calcutta 750,000 $
Roach to deccan 720,000 $
Kernell to delhi 610,000 $
Afridi, Kaif unsold still
why not something for Haiti
Ricky and Shane W, were too good!
Pak is in process to revamp the team; need some motivation and they would be back in-form.
My lap-top has multiple windows:
Excel
Auto cad
Google tool bar with calander, time, headlines, photos
Indo-bangla live score cric info
IPL auction cric info
This in in addition to live FM 89.1 with time squeezed in for Qatar Living, Orkut, Facebook etc
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Pak lost 3-0 :( , I wanted them to beat aussies Grrrrrr
Sachin-- once again , 44th one.
and may take it towards test match draw...
All kudos to Sachin for his fabulous 44 century and achieving 13,000 landmark!
Shadat and Shakib well replied to Sehwag's big talk.
Pak lost test series with 3-0
Our rivals are having pathetic times.
third test australia 519/8d, 219/5d
pakistan 301 & 206.
India will pull through the hard day yesterday. They took bangladesh as school going kids.
Schin's century makes my day any time.
the conditions were not bad for bowling... Dhoni losing the toss didn't matter much, the spinners did get purchase...
But yeah the wickets falling initially was unlucky... but I didn't think any of the top order got out to fantastic deliveries... most playing away from the body...
And yeah Nehra not clicking was unlucky
But good job by Raina and the spinners to make something out of the match...
India really has to do something about its recently acquired bad habit of not being able to do well in non bi-lateral tournaments... T20, world cup, champions trophy, this tournament here...
Remember when India used to do well in knock out situations... same can't be said of the team any more...
What a Bad day when our strength didn't work!
Bad start of the year 2010 :(
Check what Dhoni said after the tournament
Looking forward for next tournament with fully energised Team!
Lost the Toss
Top and middle order fails
Sick conditions to bowl second
Nehra gets injured
What a day
if India go on to lose this game, they can't blame the conditions
they have their batting to blame and good bowling from Sri Lanka
As it turned out, without the dew, this was a good toss to lose...
Hmm 245 .. Hats off to Raina, It would have been a disaster otherwise... hope they give it a fight.
holding the Fort....
I dont think so Victory ,Its just a damn BAD day :(
positive.....totally dependent on Ballers to manage both dept!
Is something wrong with the pitch (like KOTLA) conditions...being all matches played at the same ground.....
Nasty Collapse :(( WTF!!!!!
India 60/5 (10.6 ov)
verisimilitude good for u :P
India 47/4 (9.0 ov)
what the hell!!
the only good thing is that I am not watching it on TV
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BAd Day :(((( Lost Toss , and two quick wickets :(((
Oh yes sorry pajjus , Two centuries and a huge average of 58.23 !!!! way to go boy!!
Arien kohli 2 centory :)
Victory , so true , we are getting better and better in the batting department . Kohli has 4 fifties and 1 century in last 6 matches , wow
BOLO INDIA KI.............................
PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN!!
Virat is in good form in the middle overs and his unbeaten century in the last match boost his morale!
We work hard on our strength rather improving on weaknesses.
lol Arien :)
Pajju - We will move closer to the ODI RANK.1 , No wonder oldies like chappell and jack25 is sleepless lol
Aussies always plays mind/psychological game in and out fields to pressuries the Teams.....we know their tricks which works sometimes.
Even we have had many cricket legends played & still playing and creating more legends all the time.
To sustain at the Top is the major challenge....
We Love Challenges!
YES WK....All Izz and will be Well under India's control ;)
Arien virat also will fire today :)
Sehwag is back .. Hope he fires.
Toss is crucial, who wins the toss will have a clear edge :((
Arien yes .. india will winn :)
of hours time guys....
Will we make it , that will move India closer to the No.1 Slot in ODI too , wow
Chapell was against calling Tendulkar the best batsman once, now its against Team India.. aussies still thinks it works lol
Chappell has a point , in stating Indian bowling need to have champs,agreed. the pacers were not consistent enough, but to our luck one of the lot always will be performing , with some economy and wickets.
Like he said to stay in the slot "long term", we do need to perform consistently, to keep up the win/loose ratio.
Otherwise , like verisi said , India have beaten aussies when all their legents were in.Chappell ddnt reaaly look in to the stati when he bluffed.
I just think they will not stay there for too long without playing. Australia can't be discounted just yet as they have shown with 5 out of 5 wins during Australian summer so far, they will catch up pretty quickly with a Non-playing India. India really need to play more.
**** Aal Izz Well****
what you talking bout man... you don't need to play games to make points... its the win lose ratio that matters... so a leading team that doesn't play teams is actually difficult to catch up with...
Ofcourse India will not be a "long term" Number 1, you have to play test matches to stay there. If BCCI had all the say, India will stop playing test matches altogether.
**** Aal Izz Well****
what he means is not that India does not deserve to be the called the 'Best Team'... for now...
So he has nothing against India being called the No.1 Team
but rather that India right now is not a 'Great Team'
Which is what he means India can't be a 'Long Term' No.1
So the operative word here in 'Long Term'
That being said... why does he say...
"but their success would have tasted much better had they beaten them while they were still a major force in international cricket."
HELLO!! What about Eden Gardens ??
He talks bout "Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Justin Langer and later Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist"
well... how about all of them AND the Waugh brothers getting whupped in 2001?
Australia may have dominated the world cricket scene but they NEVER dominated India...
Check out these stats of India vs. Australia in Tests since 2000...
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;opposition=2;result=1;result=2;result=3;result=4;spanmin1=1+Jan+2000;spanval1=span;team=6;template=results;type=team;view=results
India and Australia have played 20 test matches
And honours are even with seven wins each and six draws...
So Chappell got it wrong when he says
"I would have thought it was a greater achievement if they had caught up with Australia while Australia was still very much a great side, rather than waiting for Australia to come back to the field," Chappell said. "That to me has been the disappointing thing. It seems to me that the other teams have almost thrown their hands and said that 'it's hard to beat them, we will just wait for them to fall back and then we will catch them'."
That's just no good... the numbers don't stand by what he has to say...
Australia, how to retain the top spot for long, by delivering the performance consistently in all the three departments.....
India's fielding and bowling needs major concerns. Its possible but difficult, need good coaches and proper strategy.......players in rotation in form for out form.
This is healthy competition with Aussies & South Africa.
Has he forgotten the hiding they got in India while the 'great' Australian team was at their summit?
http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/443658.html
"I don't rate India a long-term No.1" - Ian Chappell
Former Australian captain and leading commentator Ian Chappell has said India don't have the resources to retain their No.1 spot in the ICC Test rankings for a long enough period to emulate Australia and the great West Indies teams of the past. Chappell said that India's batting alone will not sustain them and to do so, they will have to unearth a couple of champion bowlers.
Chappell and former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar aired their views in Time Out, Cricinfo's new fortnightly audio show hosted by the leading commentator Harsha Bhogle. India bagged the top ranking from Australia after beating Sri Lanka 2-0 in the three-Test series at home last month. India jumped from No. 3 to No.1 for first time since the rankings came into place in May 2001.
Manjrekar said a big reason for India's success is the arrival of a strong opening pair in Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, and the ability to adjust to foreign conditions.
"It's a huge asset to have, a stable opening pair. I noticed a change in India's batting around the time Sourav Ganguly was leading India, John Wright was in charge, and I saw India playing on foreign pitches," Manjrekar said. "I found that the new generation of Indian batsmen could play the pull shot, the cut shot, and they were pretty good against the short deliveries."
However, Chappell felt that India have completed only half the job of being a well-rounded team.
"I don't think great teams are built on opening batting partnerships. But to me, there is a far more important thing, and this is one reason why I don't rate India as a long-term No.1, " Chappell said. "I think you have got to have two champion bowlers in your line-up to be a long-term successful cricket team. That is where India is falling down at the moment.
"When I look at the averages and the strike-rates for India in the last 12 months, I don't see two champion bowlers. In fact, I am struggling to find one champion bowler in that line-up. They've got some good bowlers. Sure, they have got a very good batting line-up, but the bowling is really not good enough to see them win consistently all around the world."
Over the last two years, India have played 20 Tests, winning nine and losing three. Three of those wins have come against Australia, including one in Perth during their last tour in 2007-08. Chappell acknowledged that India had performed above themselves in the last two tours of Australia, but their success would have tasted much better had they beaten them while they were still a major force in international cricket.
Since the collective retirement of their champion players like Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Justin Langer and later Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist, Australia haven't produced the same level of consistency in results.
"I would have thought it was a greater achievement if they had caught up with Australia while Australia was still very much a great side, rather than waiting for Australia to come back to the field," Chappell said. "That to me has been the disappointing thing. It seems to me that the other teams have almost thrown their hands and said that 'it's hard to beat them, we will just wait for them to fall back and then we will catch them'."
Team batting second will win the finals. bulls**t tournament
Are you sure? they were beat by eight wickets man!!
There is only one winner tommorow... the dew...
Coca Cola missed a trick... they should have sponsored the tournament and called it the Mountain 'Dew' Trinations Cup
It would have been remembered forever...
verisim....don't put the legs on marketing media communication guys stomach...(butter and bread)...they are real victims of recession......
they will toss the coin and whoever wins will get the cup...
instead of playing 100 overs of predictable cricket, they will play five hours of continuous ads...
good idea Sirjee!...it seems one sided match yesterday.
Hope it won't repeat on Wednesday....
Anyways India should Win the Final to retain the Top spot!
Lol.. 30 min !!!
due to the dew factor, they decided to start the matches earlier... GOOD IDEA
and they decided to make it earlier only by 30 minutes????... SIRJI WHAT an IDEA!!!
or Rohit Sharma?... any way he won't get a look in to the test side any time soon with the like of Dra, Ten, Lax, Yuv, Dho, Seh, Gau etc. etc. etc...
Less said about Indian ODI pace bowling right now the better... they should just pick Zaheer and along side him whoever fields better so atleast we can be a better fielding side :-)
although Zaheer was looking good against Sri Lanka... man of the match even...
Hmm true. he is yet to get a permenant test cap too.
But its good to have extra players who are consitant, which adds pressure to the ones in the playing 11 :)..
Pacers are stil a worry , Sudip and Sreesanth should work on their economy rates.
he's averaging over 50 now...
Imagine... this guy will be sittin out when Tendulkar comes back... talk about bench strength!!
Verisi , Gud news indeed
Just another Final for TEAM INDIA. GO India GO.
Virad Kohli -- 4 fifties in last 5 Matches- keep the purple patch on Bro Kohli!!!!
Over exhaustion and too much games played in last six months, could change the performances....internal injuries do matter. We shall rotate between old experienced players and give chances to new talented comers as well....like S Tyagi :)
I suppose you've been listening to the prematch summary :-)
It is formal...
http://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvind2010/content/story/443217.html
He'll be joining before the Bangladesh Tests...
Verisi.. Is it confirmed??
Eric Simons... former South African Coach...
Thanks for adding pics here
this is what game of Cricket all about......it could take any turn and twist anytime.....need continuous hard work and no slippage and complaceny allowed.
Still can't get over the final day of Australia-Pakistan second test match.
Losing is the first step to Victory....!
I am positive :)
blabla dreams do come true :D
Lost to Lanka. :((
Victory, are you dreaming?
Congrats Alfa.
We need an all rounder, we may get in R Jadeja, or Pathan Brothers have to hone their skills further to produce better performance.
It is difficult to mainatain the Title for long....WE need to Win all the matches in Tri Series and Australia is to Lose against Pakistan 4-1.....our title would remain.
All the Best to Team India and our fellow Indian Cricket Lovers....JaiHind!
Jack25....doesn't know what is this sport.. called 'Cricket'.....may be he thought its a BIRD :D
Good going Pak. I wish Amir was also there.
Its a big deal , and it indeed matters..
From a cricketing perspective, I agree with you, I think India lacks a genuine all rounder and a decent pave attack... its a stretch to call them the leading side...
But I just like to indulge the statistician inside me, I like numbers...
Australia 454/5d, 225/8d
Pakistan 258, 251
What a thrashing :)
what is the big deal verisim? whoever plays well will stay on top! Should we take pride in fovorable permutations and combinations? I respect your enthusiasm ..
they will lose a few points... England is ranked fifth... so the gap will go up now...
But its too early to say, the series is not over but one thing is for certain now, India's position at the top is now in their hands... earlier it was not in theirs, in the sense that if SA beat England by a 2-0 margin then SA would have got on top
for sure now India will remain on top till February... if India beat SA or its a draw, their stay will be even longer
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innings defeat for SA :-o
Good for India heh heh heh... :-D
Indian news channels are boring and stupid, though they do lot of hardwork to produce their stuff. Just don't watch. They highlight fall of a wicket while showing president/PM's speach live! It happense even on national channel DD news!!
to really love em... you gotta hate em... that's intensity for you...
but the news channels are a bit tedious man... the way they analyze every bit of news AGAIN and AGAIN... bloody sensationalism...
Usually drama mimics reality... but in Indian news channels its a matter or trying to get reality to mimic those dragging sitcom dramas with music scores and what not...
I don't think the press is really representative of either the serious Indian cricket fan or the casual one...
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hi tell me one thing y india media so loudly...b4 century shewag....a lot of talk..shewag is this shewag is this....and when 2 day out....shewag dont no how to play shots..in indian channel..y like this...expalain borther
shining in the sun, like a pearl upon da ocean
Time tick tok tik tok tik toc
I guessed pak could get out in the first hour or take the match away from aussies but the most likely outcome resulted!
They thought pak was not worth boxing day test and the tourists failed to prove them wrong!!
Thank YOU England
Verisi - SA 60/6 swan and broad rocked thru SA....wow
I feel Pak will do it..lets see. Kamran luks n gud touch.
is equally engrossing...
England have declared... and very unlikely to lose this game
the only other possible outcome is an England win...
Either way... SA's shot at the top will have to wait till February on their tour to India...
I would love Pak to beat the Ozz... but really???
u r right arien. why did he declare 2nd inngs when 4 sessions were still there. he will be in deep trouble if pak chases down..
He would have been in deep shit if Watson didnt hit a century..
Still..If Pak chase 422 he had it.. hope they do it.
Really a bold decision from the Oz...
but to me it seemz a shameful for Pakistan...
Go Pakistan Go
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Anyone Can Die.
from ponting. I am sure Pakistan can make it .... 252 runs 90 overs 7 wickets in hand..GO Pak GO
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http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/441573.html
CSA agree to 'compressed' tour of India
South Africa have agreed to a compressed schedule for the tour of India, comprising two Tests and three ODIs in February next year, if the BCCI is able to assure them that the travel and logistics between venues aren't taxing. According to the dates sent by the Indian board to Cricket South Africa (CSA), the series commences with the first Test from February 4-8 and the second Test between February 12-16; the three ODIs will be played on February 19, 22 and 25. The BCCI will need to send back the final schedule, with the venues, for CSA's ratification.
CSA has in fact, informed the South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) of the schedule sent by the BCCI as well. "We are actually compressing the tour a little bit more than we normally would," Tony Irish, SACA's chief, told Cricinfo. "There has been a process of consultation between SACA and CSA on the schedule and though it doesn't comply strictly with the guidelines, we are happy to compromise in order to ensure that Test matches and ODIs are played."
However, he said CSA was happy to go ahead with the BCCI's proposal. "At the moment there is probably a day's less break between the ODIs and we would've liked to see two more days of break between the Test matches."
The only condition CSA have set is for the minimum possible travel time between the matches for the team. "We are prepared to go ahead if the logistics are okay," Irish said. "The day of travel between the matches should not be too long as we have only two rest and practice days. But if we are travelling between one end to other then we will need an extra day of rest."
The standard ICC guidelines for the break days between the Tests and ODIs are not clear and a glance at the prominent series played in 2009 confirms that fact. The Ashes had breaks ranging from three days to 10 days, the recently concluded three-Test series between India and Sri Lanka had a three-day gap between the first two matches and an extra day before the final Test, while in the ongoing Basil D'Oliveira Trophy between South Africa and England, the minimum break is of five days.
However, South Africa's tour of India is an extraordinary case because India want two Tests and three ODIs instead of the originally listed five-match ODI series under the ICC's Future Tours Programme (FTP).
With India becoming the No.1 Test team after their series victory against Sri Lanka, pressure was mounting on the BCCI administrators who had blindly scheduled a multitude of ODIs but only seven Test matches in 2010 which included the yet-to-be finalised two Test series in Zimbabwe.
Second-placed South Africa though, agreed to co-operate because they were eager to play more Tests, having played only six Tests this year, including the ongoing Boxing Day Test against England in Durban.
Sledging is been in cricket since it started. But Aussies is way too much , if all those wht we read and hear are true. The abuse is beyond our imaginations.
slipfielder misses the catch through his legs, and appologised to the bowler saying " I should have kept ma legs closed" .. bowler said. ''I wish your mom did it".
lol That was one of those.
at the end of the day are honest enuff to speak out against their own. There is one cross section who if they don't like what they see are not afraid to point their fingers on one of their own. Its all a part of the spirit of cricket and sportsmanship...
Indians though tend to be slightly partial. Although I've felt that we've been victimized on several occassions... mostly the default response is for everyone to defend our players when something goes wrong. Except maybe the extreme Bhajji episode where he crossed reasonable limits...
Mark Taylor: "As a captain, you have to make an honest appraisal of whether your players are close to crossing the line" © Getty Images
Mark Taylor believes Ricky Ponting has to do more to stop Australia's on-field exchanges escalating into significant incidents and has called for all players to follow the spirit of cricket. In the final two Tests against West Indies the hosts had four players reported, with Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson and Shane Watson fined for their indiscretions.
The spate of incidents has led to the "ugly Aussies" tag being dusted off and Taylor, a former Test leader, said it was important for a captain to know when the players were close to crossing the line. "I just think the Australians could be a bit more pro-active in trying to nip these things in the bud, rather than letting things escalate," Taylor said in the Sunday Herald Sun. "To be fair to Ricky, it's not always easy.
"It can be hard to control a situation if you're not out in the middle and two of your batsmen are in the heat of battle. But as a captain, you have to make an honest appraisal of whether your players are close to crossing the line."
Taylor, a Cricket Australia director, said as captain it was important to "think a bit from the opposition's point of view - not just your own". "We saw a couple of incidents in Perth and they weren't great," Taylor said. "The Watson appeal I just thought was a bad look for the game. It was embarrassing for all concerned.
"Sometimes there can be a decision where someone feels robbed and it can escalate pretty quickly, but that's where, as a cricketer, you need to keep your head and accept there are ways in which you can't react. It's incumbent upon all sides to play within the spirit of cricket."
Watson was fined for his excessive celebration after dismissing Chris Gayle in Perth while Haddin and Johnson also received small penalties for their involvement in a lengthy exchange with Sulieman Benn, who was suspended for two ODIs. Doug Bollinger escaped with a reprimand in the second Test in Adelaide.
Hmm Captain has matured in his talks too lol
Looks good, sounds good , hope n pray they maintain it. :)
Yestrdays pitch and the abandoned match is a shame to BCCI
http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/441445.html
India's captain MS Dhoni is confident that his side can hold on to the No. 1 spot in Tests for a long time, even though they are scheduled to play only two Tests - against Bangladesh in January - in the next 11 months.
A proposal to include two Tests during South Africa's visit in February is under consideration by the two boards, and India are also slated to host New Zealand in October next year for a three-Test series according to the Future Tours Programme (FTP), which has been widely criticised by some teams for the disparity in series distribution.
Dhoni though, was confident that they will play more than four Test matches next year. "Quite a few Test matches are proposed and I don't think that we will play only four Tests next year. We will play more than that."
India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs in the third Test in Mumbai earlier this month, thereby winning the three-Test series 2-0 and jumping from No. 3 to No.1 on the Test ladder for first time since the rankings came into place in May 2001.
On receiving the Test Championship mace from ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat in Delhi, Dhoni said, "It is a special feeling to receive this mace. I am taking this on behalf of the team and the BCCI. Being an Indian, it is a proud moment. We have really worked hard as a team in the last 14 months to get to this position. We want to remain here longer and everything depends on our performance."
"I'm proud to be leading a team that has displayed a penchant for translating potential into performance. Our ascent to No. 1 commenced several years ago. The efforts put in by our seniors in making the Indian cricket team a force to be reckoned with, will never be forgotten. They inspired us to follow in their footsteps.
"Our priority in the months to follow will be to prove that we are as capable of staying at the top as we are at reaching it."
Lorgat said he would be happy if the South African and Indian Cricket Boards can work out on having the two Tests in February. "Under the FTP, two countries will have to work out their bilateral series in four or six years time," he said. "It is up to them when to visit each other considering their interest. I would be happy if the proposal for inclusion of the two Tests in February is through. India deserved to be a Test No. 1 side."
For me the 'turning point' of the series was the match at Cuttack... when Sri Lanka was off to a flyer and then Jadeja dismissed a settled Tharanga with an incredible delivery in his very first over...
It was funny watching Tharanga looking so confused... he couldn't believe he was bowled... can't blame him
Even the umpires couldn't believe he was bowled!! they had to refer to the third umpire to make sure :-)
Sri Lanka who looked on course for another 300+ score capitulated rapidly and Tendulkar nailed the coffin with a finely composed innings... beautiful...
The more games you play, the more points you get
But the rating is based on points scored per game played (or something along those lines)...
Arien.. Too complicated for me.. lol. I thought the Team with the most points should at the top? lol
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based on the points.. but the margin, oponent...etc etc
England has this point from 39 matches where India has played only 32 :)..
Come on Arien.. England have 39,4102,105 points clearly more than INDIA 32,3957,124.
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ICC Test Championship
Team Matches Points Rating
INDIA 32 3957 124
South Africa 30 3672 122
Australia 31 3600 116
Sri Lanka 31 3574 115
England 39 4102 105
Pakistan 17 1424 84
New Zealand 25 2001 80
West Indies 25 1910 76
Bangladesh 19 255 13
According to above points posted in this Thread England should be on Top?
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INDIA IS THE BEST !!!! Will pray for their success..They shld go more ahead of this..And may sachin keeps on making all world records...
What a pity.. The curator(spell) should be put behind the bars.. idiot
He got and lost his first international ODI wicket even before he got a chance to celebrate it...
I can't even remember the last time I was able to watch an ODI... I took the day off today so I can watch the game and the pitch turns out bad?!?!...
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Sudeep Tyagi n the playing eleven
Zahir strikes early..Pitch looking tricky and favoring bowlers.
Lanks 36/2 in 11 overs
the duel he had with Ponting was really something...
but I think the present crop of Indian pacers have chinks in their armour when it comes to one days or T20s
cos they don't vary their lengths and pace too well...
you don't see too many toe crushing yorkers, rib crunching bouncers or deceiving slower balls...
I think that's what Dhoni meant when he kept saying we have to work on our death bowling... and that seems to be happening now... I think Zaheer was bowling yorkers pretty consistently in the past ODI series in the final overs...
I saw sudeep bowling in person and he looked really fast to my untrained eye... The star batsman of our university couldn't get a bat on any of his deliveries. Hopefully he shines on world stage..
http://skadian-lifeinqatar.blogspot.com/
I am trying to remember who Ganguly opened the bowling with... if it were Ganguly and Kumble, that would be perfect :-)
Sandy .. Remember his ODI debut?? opend against pak and hit 106.. and then..
Sudeep is in for Bangladesh Tri series , They have dropped Ishant.
Gambhir/Kohli -- wow wht a partnership. Chasing 315 for just 3 wickets was unbelievable.
I loved Prabhakar.. Politics and Jayasuriya took care of him sadly :(
Watch out for sudeep tyagi in the long run for pace bowler..
http://skadian-lifeinqatar.blogspot.com/
I have high hopes on Jadeja too, he is a clever bowler and can keep his bat straight too.
lol.. Pacers- lets have hopes. It has improved from manoj prabhakar and chetan sharma :)
what the Indian team is missing is a genuine all rounder and a pace bowler who can strike fear in the hearts of batsmen... at one time Irfan was shaping up to be the all rounder and he kinda got lost... lots of batsmen who can bowl so we are able to brush the lack of the all rounder under the carpet... But Ravindra Jadeja looks promising...
As for the fast bowler who strikes fear... we can wait until India and Pakistan unite for that to happen...
Ya you have a point there. The ODI scoring is skyrocketing.. 300 plus is becoming common, which kills the bowlers.
But wht I still dont understand is,the talents we had like , Irfan , Ishant..etc who came in to the seen storming is seen dieing later. They are failing to maintain their performance levels. Are they getting carried away with money n fame!!
that is shocking...
but I have a theory...
the average score of matches played in the subcontinent is probably higher than of those matches played outside... mostly batting pitches and scores often go 300+
Considering that Indian players play half their matches on these pitches which favour higher scores, it is only natural that Indian batsmen would tend to have higher averages and Indian bowlers would have low averages...
And it is true... most Indian batsmen have pretty good batting averages compared to other team... as well, the batsmen tend to have higher averages at home than they do abroad except for Yuvraj I think probably cos of his problem with spin... and like you illustrated, the bowling figures are embarassing...
But thats just one factor, the main reason why Indian pace bowler averages are poor is cos they are pretty ordinary...
Its a tall theory... baked in an idle mind during test match lunch breaks :-D
Evrything is in place, But
Pacers need to improve and work on their consistency.. Only Zahir has a runrate below 5 in the ODI records.
a keeper who is a top class batsmen and a great cricketing head
Decent pace bowling
and explosive batting... that includes the world's best AND the most destructive batsmen
as well as some of the finest finishers in the game...
Yes,The issue was lack of bowlers , no keeper who can bat, no allrounders.. which use to be a pain n the AA.
6batsmen 1keeper 4bowlwer .. and oponents were waiting for the 5th parttime bowler to come to bowl to capitalise. lol
Dhoni's entry.. improved pacers..thaks to MRF foundation and Sir.D.Lilly... We are there now. :)
And remember earlier (late 90s, early 2000s) when we had to chase and hunt down targets even in the 250s, the batsmen used to play it safe till the last 10 overs from where they would need to score at 10 an over types if they wanted to win!
Every match they won those days were matches that went down to the wire
Now the team and the way they play looks so different... they can seal it as early as in the 40th over in the match even while chasing 300+
Its not just the team, the game itself has changed, but the transformation of the Indian team is still unbelievable...
Verisi.. nice inputs man. Team looks solid, like you said even without dhoni and Yuvi, sehwag and Sachin gettin out in the opening spell itself.. still we cud chase 315 with just another wicket,,wow un believable.
Gambhir becoming consistent and promising.. proud of you dude!!
check out this predictor tool
http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/match_zone/test_predictor.php
I predicted India would win all both its matches against Bangladesh (fair assumption) and that South Africa and Australia would win all the forthcoming matches
According to this predictor, India would zoom ahead 7 points while SA and Aus are just going to make a measly 2 points at max... don't ask me how it works
But I do know that the way the Test ranking works, teams don't accumulate points by just winning matches... its more dependent on your win ratio and who you win against rather than the number of matches you win...
So if India zooms to the 131 points, they are almost unassailable from a points perspective for a good time to come, that can't be bad...
However, not playing tests in general when you are atop the ranking and the team is playing so well is criminal
We are being denied the final stages of illustrious players such as Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman... 11 months considering the stage of the careers they are in is gold dust...
And the younger players are also losing the chance to gain the experience to step in to those shoes
But still... it is not for certain that India WILL only play two matches... these are very dynamic things and BCCI have shown the right intent by trying to sign up SA for the Test series so there is hope...
Kohli looking good... Sehwag and Tendulkar out early and team playing without Dhoni and Yuvraj...
But Sangakkara handed the match to India even before the game started by deciding to bat first...
But Ishant Sharma... :-/
India won by 7 wicket.congrats india
Gambir 150 not out
V Kohli 107
Good going India
WTF..............power failure???
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
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Sure Arien .. dilshan gone :)
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Lion - Its not just the consistency. the schedule is the issue. BCCI makes much more on ODIs and T20s and those idiots always schedules according to that
2010 Calendar just has 2 tests scheduled as of now, now they realised and trying to get SA play couple of tests. Lets see
India is No2 in ODI ranking too. :)
Great effort by the Indian team, however, maintaining the top rank is more challenging, it requires some quality stuff throughout many seasons to come...
Hmm He gota work hard on his transition to a professional.
BAD... and that stumping off Sangakkara was not too convincing either
and running in to Tendulkar... what was he trying to do? What if someone got injured? What if Sachin got injured!
If he did that to Bhajji, he would have needed the helmet to save his teeth...
Just makes you appreciate Dhoni that much more...
Karthik did a blunder missing that runout..Oops bloody hell, they were going at a rate more than 10 an over that time!!!
Yes he has to improve behind the sticks.. its the same with Parthiv Patel too.. he is too good with the bat but weak behind the stumps.
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not good behind the stumps... but he was looking good with the bat...
BTW... Jadeja's ball that dismissed Tharanga... BEAUUUUUUTTTTTY!!!
Bhajji's spell was unsung, he was the first to stem the tide and brought down the run rate before Jadeja was brought on and that built the pressure
Ishant Sharma's comeback was nice... lot to like in that game...
There had a great twist in the match yesterday.. i loved it !! keep going India !!!!
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Verisi True .. :(
http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/current/story/440674.html
Excellent performance by young Jadeja , this guy is talented and will be an asset , he can bat a bit too. We lack allrounders!!
Assuming that Flan doesn't get his rumcake... which is most likely the case that next time India wins... there is not enuff critical mass to keep this thread alive... we need more cricket buffs
A very fluent 96 not out ffrom 104 balls. Keep goin Maestro...
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did you see Karthik after he hit the last boundary leaving Sachin stranded at 96*... that must have been the most sober reaction to hitting winning runs in an ODI...
I didn't know SA agreed... SA in India (No.1 vs. No.2)... bwahahaha!!! rubbing my hands with glee!!!!
an indian family just baked me a delicious rum cake.
now i'm thinking if india stay no. 1, flanostu gets more rum cakes....go india!!!!
by the little matser again!! 96 not out :D
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verisim Yeah. pls keep posting here :D
I read that , imagine!! coming 6 months Team India is scheduled for just two tests with Bangladesh!!!!!!!!!!!
Bloody BCCI knows how to make money. SA agreed it seems , being SA ..wow No1 and 2 will fight for the slot.
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So this is the official Cricket India of QL thread eh?
I was even happier that England held off SA... that takes India just one step closer to retaining its no.1 status...
BTW... BCCI have invited SA on tour to accommodate two tests in their India tour... which means they will play fewer ODIs...
Can you believe that? calling off ODIs to play tests?!?!
Who said tests are dead??...
What a twist the game had.. Lanka was on a runrate of 15 plus in the begning ..kudoes to the spinners
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Sri Lanka 239 (44.2 ov)
India 106/1 (15.4 ov)
India RR 6.76
Last 5 ovs 35/0 RR 7.00
Required RR 3.90
Sri Lanka RR (5.39) 4.78
India require another 134 runs with 9 wickets and 34.2 overs remaining
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja has described Indian opener Virender Sehwag as the most destructive and entertaining batsman in modern cricket.
Lavishing praise on the right-hander, who is in scintillating form right now, Rameez said Sehwag is the only batsman in the world he would pay to watch.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Sehwag-is-most-entertaining-destructive-batsman-Rameez-Raja/articleshow/5343944.cms
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Arien - you are right... technically speaking India won the game.. But SL's played an awesome match.. worth watching :)
Anyways, India WON.. Happy for that..
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
825 runs scored in one day ..wow
Lankans deserved a win.. hard luck.
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Alf Mabrook to all Indian players...
Good chase Lankans... !!
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India 414/7 (50 ov)
Sri Lanka 411/8 (50.0 ov)
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Looks easy for the Lankans. chasing 414..wow
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40 runs in 6 overs with 5 wkts in hand... keeping my fingures crossed...
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What a Chase. Hats off to srilankans. The rocked back!!!
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SL's are chasing pretty well now ! !
151/0 (overs - 19.4)
Sri Lanka RR 7.74
Last 5 ovs 27/0 RR 5.40
Required RR 8.65
India RR 8.28
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Sri Lanka 138/0 (17.0 ov)
300 in 34th Over.. and just 114 in next 16 overs :(
Middle order dissapointed me.
Anyways .. 414.. A mountain to treck for Lanka.
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Excellent come back by lanks... 347..5 down .. 42 overs.
still ots of batting to come.. VKohli, Jadeja, PKUmar
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sewhag departs ... bugger could touch the 200 milestone today :(
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Oh so sad, Viru missed 150...but anyways he has done the damage for SL...
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Kandamby to Sehwag, SIX, somebody call the doctor please, they are hurting SL bad, Sehwag charges down again, is beaten in the flight and has to take it from away from his body, but he does that does that and goes over the sightscreen. Equals his previous best in ODIs
Good work buddy.. Keep Updating...
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wow wow .. go india go .... Dot.com around ? :P
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;o) Arre waahh !!! Goo India go !!!!!!!!!!
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Yet another Firework By Sehwag .. Batting on 117 from just 76 balls with 13 fours and 5 Sixes. What a Player!!!!
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Sreesanth down with swine flu :-(
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
TEAM INDIA chased the highest ever T20 total to beat Lanka yestrday. The series is drawn.
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oooooooooooops I missed all the fun
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yup- It was a very close match.
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i could remember the two neighbors, when they were close to tie in the first T20.
A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose! Dr. Choc
EmN - nothing can beat Diarrhea gud luck.
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Dot.com , you sure? India was the first worldcup champions in T20 , beating Pak in the finals ;D
blabla- Pacers are assesd not just with the speed, variation and accuracy is much more important.
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good pacers? both india and lanka rarely cross 130..
Also home ground advantage is always talked about positively..
Nevertheless, good to be no.1
T20 format are best suited to Pakistan's cric team.
A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose! Dr. Choc
give me some nice ideas to apply leave on the 9th to watch the first T20:-)
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
Well, The venue and country where the matched were held are not considerd Exile :D
Total tests played in 2008 15
Won ; 8
Lost ; 1
Drawn; 6
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It seems fully deserving of their no.1 ranking then.
2008 overseas
Only Toured NewZealand and Srilanka.Both India won.
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What about the overseas series in 2008?
congrats for indian team
Jai ho..
its 2-0 not 2-1
Mabrooooooooooooooook
We have seen the the bouncy ones turned to normal by Eng, Aussies and SA offlate since the subcontinent teams having good pacers. lol
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IMHO,rankings should be based on just the total games played....and not differentiated on the basis of grounds or against which teams and things like that.those will just be stats.but only one ranking!
(wonder why everybody is having a problem in seeing India at the top for once....sheesh!talk of insecurity,man!this is unbelievable!) Jai Hind! :-) )
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Exile - The pitches in the subcontinent have changed from dust to bouncy ones since long.The pace bowlers will have an edge on those green picthes, which benefits both the teams. India have won test series abroad consistantly offlate.
India in Zimbabwe 2006 won 2-0
Indian in Australia Won 2-1
India in Pak 2006 won 1-0
India in windies 2006 won 1-0
India in Bangladesh 2007 won 1-0
India in Lank 2007 won 2-1
India in Newzealand won 1-0
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but when they face more nightmare seamers on that english pitches , they and their reporters start whining.
A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose! Dr. Choc
very easy, start burning the sitting chairs, when the team is about to lose the game at home ground. :-)
A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose! Dr. Choc
svelte the make up of the pitches varies, for instance a rain soaked green pitch in England is very different to a dust bowl in India!!! This then effects how the ball reacts and the type of bowlers used. England traditionally produces a lot more seam bowlers and India spinners due to this fact.
but then icc started ranking system?
A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose! Dr. Choc
can someone tell me how playing on home grounds can alter team performances?from a layman's point of view,there are the same players,the same bats and balls,the same varying pitches and the same turf.....so what is it that alters performances?duh!
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Actually 77 years of test history Dot.Com but since these rankings were introduced very recently, there was no official number one for a long long time.
this is the first time in 60+ years of their test cric history, they achieved it???
A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose! Dr. Choc
India Played NewZealand in 2008/2009 cric calendar Exile AND India won the series 1-0.
You are rigth about the number of tests...Its all about money. and thats how BCCI has become the richest Cricket board in the world now.
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Its a shame that India doesn't play test cricket and the ranking system really needs to be looked at. When was the last time India played a series against New Zealand for instance? I think more points should be awarded for test wins away from home than at home grounds. For all test nations being at home is a huge advantage and probably even more so for the Indian Subcontinent teams.
Also the Indian cricket board is doing its best to kill test cricket as it makes more money from other forms of the game and that is a real shame....
LOL sandeep...quite true!he needed that
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Lol Sandeep. Thanks to Harbhajan.
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svelte one tight slap can change lots of people :)
nice thoughts Arien, they looks strong :)
yeah,it's a gud thing to know that sreesanth has finally decided to grow up!god!the scenes he used to create on and off the pitch!O_O
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You are right Saggi..Hopefully not again :D - Team looks balanced, MS Dhoni plays at NO.7 , imagine. thats a long strong line up. Not easy to beat
First test we were 32/4 and we won it for an Inning and 40 plus runs. This proves.
Bowling - excellent comeback by Sreesanth, hope he stops his pranks and focus on the game
Zaheer always my favorate.. he will keep going.
Ishant - I want him to join the party :D , then they will be almost unbeatable.
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Tendulkar Said.........‘We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. The last 18-20 months have been very good for us. This is a reflection of what we have been able to achieve in the last 20 months or so. It is a special day for me, and all the Indians. It is great to be sitting on top,’ he declared proudly.
i have a gut feeling that as usual this elated team is going to let this success go to their heads and fall flat on their faces in the very next match....i mean,that's what's been happening over the years!one mega victory and then they come hurtling down like a landslide...naaranathu bhranthan story!duh!
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
dammit!i forgot all about it....gimme a day's time....got a bit carried away with all the lazing around during the hols!
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Am gud maggi.. howz u??. Yes 2 matches won for an INNING and few runs !! wow.. to become the WORLDS BEST TEST TEAM.
But not for long. We just have 2 tests scheduled in the next 6 months!!!!!. Money is in ODIs and T20s and stupid BCCI is always after money.
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hala!hala!how's u doing??great match,eh?a real visual treat!
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
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Where are my E-Books? !! :X
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and our mallu sreeshanth .. wat a bowlin :P
Hi Maggi.. Indeed he is a Gem. :D
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he's such a gentleman,that tendulkar chap! :-)
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Tendulkar said, "All credit goes to Gary (Kirsten) and (mental conditioning coach) Paddy (Upton), along with Robin Singh and Venkatesh Prasad. They handled the team brilliantly. Also all the players have worked very hard in the last 18 months.
just can't get enuf of admiring this pic!Way to go,home team!u guys rock!!! \m/
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
BCCI rewards the players with 2.5m rupees each.
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Ah ok.. So we are halfway there now :)
One for each point...
Everything's gonna be alright!!!
Why 124 shreeya?
Great Going India.
Shreeya , next 6 months they have just 2 tests ..against Bangladesh. after that nothing scheduled. maintaining the slot will be tough.
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Where are you hiding, guys? This thread should get at least 124 comments....
Everything's gonna be alright!!!
Pajju stop hijackin ma thread .. Grrrrrrr
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shreeya :)
shreeya :)
Congratulations, all of you guys!!!!!
Hey Pajju, me and FS missed you ...:)
Everything's gonna be alright!!!
lol Ice :) boss called me .. but dint see him :(
oops
lol FS
@Pajju, you can go home, but please redirect the food packages from home to my address. :))
Yippee ! The Master Blaster waited a long long time for this. Feels sooooo good.
Welcome back Pajju. Hope you spent good time with family. BTW, if you dont keep some Kallumakkaya for me, you wont live to see another day. :)
sandee danx :)
Welcome back LOL Pajju ;)
Lol Pajju
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lol Arien :)
Pajju welcome back...
dont give anything to this mean Arien..see he didnt welcome you..lol
Pajju///Before welcoming..wher the heck is the bananchips/kinnathappam/kallummka??????
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EMN thanx buddy :)
pajju wellcome back......
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
congrats India
Verisim... - lol , we will remain there. Hopefully.
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I hope England beat South Africa in the test series so India can remain at the top for longer... actually, England just has to win one of the three matches and that would be enuff to keep India on top... I think...
It would be an added bonus if the Kiwis torture the Kangaroos...
NEW DELHI: President Pratibha Patil, on Sunday, congratulated the Indian team for becoming the world's number one Test side after beating Sri Lanka
by an innings and 24 runs in the third and final Test in Mumbai.
"It is well deserved and reflects the depth of talent of our cricketers," Patil said in her compliments to the team members.
India clinched the three-match series by a 2-0 margin. The triumph took Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men to the top of the International Cricket Council's world rankings.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/sri-lanka-in-india-2009/top-stories/President-congratulates-Indian-team/articleshow/5307238.cms
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Yeah Arien just got busy with some stuff
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Indeed EmN - a dream comeback. a 5 wicket haul and bowled really well in the second test to0. Hope he keeps his cool and focus on the game.
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Thnx Arien........
back to the topic a very good comeback for sreesanth as well.
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
Emn - done ;)
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ok Incase u see him tell him im waiting for my banana chips.
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
Emn- yes he has landed already
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Arien pajju comming today???
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
Yes EmN - If he plays some 6 to 8 overs , we are done.
Rms - lol, Paavam Pajju . bringing Kinnthappam and kallumakka ;)
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Hope shewag continues his form in the T20s.......
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
Thanks Dot.com, we are just next to them(Aussies) in the ODI rankings too ;)
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ye ye..
like salim kumar said.. 'Kochi ethi' !! - I can feel that.. lol !
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hope to keep it up for long time, i don't like the kangroo's more on the ground.
A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose! Dr. Choc
Daa stergey jaadoogarey dee, daa meena lewanai da!
Janaan......
Dekh lega India:-) it was a plesure to watch shewag one of the best test matches of recent times.
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
Thx Omar, you are lost dude :)
rms - Pajju the great landing today lol
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Alf Mabrook to Indian Team !! Keep going !!!
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Many Many Congratulations to Indian Team
Very Well Played
Cheers :)
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Viru Rocks!!!!!
India rocks... go india go....
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
PrinceOfDoha - Thanks bro.
Kudoes to Pak in beating NZ :) Good to see Asif regains his form, a good 5 wicket haul.
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21 Overs 5 maidens 72 Runs 5 Wickets RR 3.42
Zaheer Khan's five wickets bowled India to an emphatic win, one that took them to No. 1 in the ICC Test rankings
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congrats for the win and ranking no 1 ....
GOOD NEW --- HOPE THEY WILL SATY MORE TIME AT NO. 1
Thanks MODs for adding the pic.
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Great work guys....keep it up...we all are proud of you...
lage raho...
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100 not out Helped India reach 726 /d.Played with responsibility with the tail enders to reach a handsome lead.
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Wow...Indian Cricket Team Rocks!!
Jack25 - Let the Dogs bark brother, its their mealticket. You and me have watched n enjoyed him.remember the Multan 300?? , he fall short of 7 this time, or it would havebeen History. The First one to hit three tripples ever in the history.He lost it :-(
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Runs 263 .. Balls faced 254 .. Fours 40 .. Sixes 7
strike rate ..115.35.
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hi tell me one thing y india media so loudly...b4 century shewag....a lot of talk..shewag is this shewag is this....and when 2 day out....shewag dont no how to play shots..in indian channel..y like this...expalain borther
shining in the sun, like a pearl upon da ocean
After test cricket, we look forward to be number one in all forms of cricket
Cheers to Gary Kirsten, MS.Dhoni and the Boys who made the country proud.
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GO INDIA GO!!!