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Hey ppl...
How bout a Game of Cricket???
Venue: will be decided...
Cost: QR 65/- per person (or lesser...depending on the number of ppl playing)
Time: After hrs in the evenin under lights
Date: in the forthcoming weeks as per people's availability...
Tennis Ball not a cricket ball...
Its for Fun...everyone invited...to watch...and to support...but only ppl who know to play will be included in the teams...
Come on ppl...lets have a GAME Shall we????
Cricket is boring and slow, how about basketball?
Play in one of the cleared empty areas to begin with (no need to pay money)doesn't matter how many will turn up as long as there are min 8 people turn up. We are not the pro players to demand to play under flood lights. don't we. let's the players ability to speak for themselves. if we even can't do just that stick to BOOK CRICKET.
so where u plannin to play mate
QR 65 to play Cricket ?
And you dont even have a team!!!Nor the venue!!
Sorry mate.... you seem some kind of an Optimist.
Or may be I missed the joke.
Anyway the thread is hijacked & converted into India/Eng match.
we have something here.Charan seems to have started getting his facts right now
He said India zindabad althou his zindabad started with S
Now he agrees that Thailand is not a test playing nation.
Well guys something is better than nothing.Its ok dont get bugged he is slow learner...LOL
Thailand is not a test playing nation but India (paper Tigers)is. read ABC about cricket before commenting on the subject.
Right Test playing nation like THAILAND .....LOL
Rayyz...u r asking Charan to talk bout the Thai...who...which...team...
Come on...guys leave him alone...this thread is getting tooo old...and boring for this argument with Charan...i mean we all know the result so whats the talking bout...
I guess Charan doesnt want to move on from Lord's...O Lord urself please take him away from The Lords...
nottoknow - read odie's post carefully.
Rayyz - there is a huge diffence between a TEST PLAYING NATION and a merely ICC memeber. "Rain save the paper Tigers' next time also
Read your post again!!!!!!
ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! Am falling asleep bro. Can you please sing a song in some other tone? It's getting too monotonous for my liking.
Btw, its interesting to note that you only answer very selective questions of mine. I'd love to ask again, could you please hightlight the heroics your Thai team's achievements, if any?
Why blame others when your team is under pile of bull5hit.
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I was mearly stating the facts about Indian sloppy show during the 1st test. if you Indian can not shallow the facts that's your problem. You are big talkers but big failiers at the playing feild. that's all.
india is realy lucky this time...but for the next one they hav to get more runs on the board...other wise no chance of winnin anything....
Yes Draw is a Draw. but in this case a humaliating DRAW. anyway INDIA syndhabad for the 2nd test :)
WHY WHY ????R u kinda sadist or something.
You seem to be enjoying getting urself kicked all over
You've done it again mate!!! Usual way of making a fool out of yourself.
Don't tell me you weren't there at the Orion last thursday! Oh btw, its Bhangra not Bangara, maybe thats a Thai or a Sri Lankan dance. Dont know!
And the biggest goof up, Nottoknow is Ms. NOT Mr.!!!! Get your eyes checked bro Wonton!
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We party with pipaat duek damban also!!!!! LOL
So you agree u r noone to comment ,so just be quite and accept that....SIMPLE ain't it?
And yes for once you are right i can't hold Ball(CRICKET)properly.I never claimed to it either
He proved it once again with his ignorance...lol Nationality changed..but difficult to change the brain..lolz
ksarat - I saw in this forum how you partied on last thursday at Orion. No need for eleboration.I know how the Indians party with Bangara:)
NTN - I am not qualified to comment with or agaist experts in the field like you Mr. know all.( the whole world agree with the comments made by non other than your own indian experts. who I am I to challenge them. For a fact I know you don't even know how to hold a ball (cricket) properly. :)
Sorry you laughed too much now you got to crying....whether its rain hail or storm what matters is we didnt loose.....And your HAHAHAHAHa that u were giving after every wicket lost is haunting you now
WEll i must say you cry as bad as you laughed.Do you have view of ur own or not??????IF u have just say that much don't copy paste.
Looks like the 1 min of silence hasnt helped him out still...
Alright how bout urself, NTN, GG, Colt...all of us pray for the well-being state of mind of Charan bhai...who is at present in a state of shock due to the result...
Charan...pls get back to normal...
anyways...ya charan u shud join in for some party...dont worry...we Indians dont treat anyone diff...we allow everyone join in when there is some celeb going on...we have been doing that since a long time that i cant remember...we did it with all the nationalities...so u r also most welcome...
Amen.
See my boy, that is your problem. You have this great habit of first repeating your words again and again and again and then having foot in your mouth whenever possible. I guess you love the taste of your socks, so why don't you just suck on the socks itself?
Now in your previous post as well, you have jumped the gun and already predicted something for the 2nd test. Since you know that Gods are not on your side, they obviously helped us secure a well deserved draw, you should refrain from commenting and making predictions in here! Hehehehehe
Cheers man. Join the party and have fun. You will know how Indians celebrate when they're happy.
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Draw by the courtesy of big Rain. Not beacause of the ability or skills of the Paper Tigers. As the Indian captain Dravid said "We got out of Jail beacause of the rain". Have a toast to the Rain AND hope there will be more rain during the 2nd test to you save you from certain defeat. "Three Hearty cheers for PAPER TIGERS" AMEN.
I can't care to read all that crap my friend. Btw, a good cut and paste job. If I wanted to read this article, I'd have done that on cricinfo.
All that I know is that you have that big foot of yours in your mouth as of now and one thumb up your (_o_). So stop cribbing and crying about it.
I partied to my limits last nite to celebrate the DRAW! :)))))
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If those are stupid comments, read this you cricket pundit. stats never lie.
And why do the Indian galacticos keep getting out to English greenhorns?
At Lord's, three of the big four fell in the first innings to Jimmy Anderson and one to Ryan Sidebottom. In the second, Rahul Dravid fell cheaply to Chris Tremlett (albeit unluckily, as the commentators and their gizmos soon showed), Sachin Tendulkar managed only one great shot, and although Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman played their part in The Great Escape, neither was exactly MS Dhoni. England were missing their four first-choice seamers, yet India were bowled out for 201 in the first innings by the makeshift firm of Sidebottom, Anderson, and Tremlett, who sound more likely to draw up a man's will than to threaten his wicket.
Admittedly, the ball swung, and the bowlers controlled it well, in a way that Andrew Flintoff could have done with when he was trying to stop the flood of Aussie runs last winter. And you can't read too much into one match: the big names may well lord it in the next Test. But there is a pattern here. England have now done the same thing in four series running against India.
They have needed to, because every time they have been missing key bowlers. In 2001-02, Darren Gough and Andy Caddick both declined to tour for different reasons; they never did remotely resemble one another. Poor old Nasser Hussain was left with a new-ball attack of Matthew Hoggard (playing his third Test) and the young Flintoff (looking for his eighth wicket), backed up by Craig White (as much a batsman as a bowler in India) and, for one match, Jimmy Ormond (talented, but never given time to show it). Somehow Hussain made something out of this motley crew, and although England lost the first Test, they held their own in the other two.
The Indian stars are sometimes accused of being grand, but in Tests against England it is only Ashley Giles who has incurred their disdain. It's as if they know they are Goliaths, so they freeze when any little David comes into view
In 2002, Hussain was again missing Gough for the whole series, and Caddick for the first two Tests. The new ball was again taken by Hoggard and Flintoff, supported by White and a brand-new fourth seamer: Simon Jones, who showed some raw promise (partly with the bat). This ragbag, plus Ashley Giles, somehow bowled India out for 221 on a flat Lord's pitch. England, awash with hundreds, set India 568 to win and bowled them out for 397. Ajit Agarkar made a hundred; the big four - or five, if you count Virender Sehwag - didn't.
For the rest of that series, the superstars reassserted themselves. Dravid made an immense hundred at Headingley, Tendulkar and Ganguly emulated him, Sehwag merrily blasted the shine off the new ball, only Laxman struggled, and India fought back to 1-1.
Back in India, this trend might have been expected to continue, although this time England's injuries were mainly to batsmen - their captain and vice-captain, Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick.
Flintoff took over, and he began with a decent hand of seamers - Hoggard, Harmison and himself, but no Jones. With Hoggard putting his hand up, as the players say, the galacticos mostly flopped: India were kept in the first Test only by runs from Wasim Jaffer, Mohammad Kaif and Anil Kumble, with Dravid helping secure the draw in the second innings. A match of no hundreds at Mohali was won by two bowlers, Kumble and Munaf Patel - who showed that Englishmen too could be susceptible to a debutant.
The series was India's for the taking at Mumbai, even when England made 400. Flintoff was once again forced to take the new ball with Hoggard because Harmison was now injured. Anderson was drafted in as third seamer, and did so well (4 for 40) that he opened the bowling in the second innings, when an unexpected combination of Flintoff, Anderson, Shaun Udal and the late Johnny Cash shot India out for 100.
Hoggard finished the series with 13 wickets at 17. Tendulkar averaged 20, Sehwag 19, and Laxman, who played one Test, didn't get off the mark. Ganguly was out of favour and only Dravid, who averaged 61, was himself.
It's not just England who get away with pitting understudies against these titans. The bowlers who have done best against India this decade include half-forgotten names like Daryl Tuffey (21 wickets at 16) and Cameron Cuffy (28 at 28). Nor is it just seamers. Besides Udal, Michael Vaughan has flourished against India, taking 4 for 120, while managing 2 for 417 against everyone else. In 2001-02, Richard Dawson managed a Test four-for at Mohali. And once Michael Clarke of Australia took six-for with his occasional slow left-arm.
The bowlers who have done well against India have been the half-forgotten names of this decade, like Darly Tuffey, who took 21 wickets at 16 against them © Touchline Photo
The Indian stars are sometimes accused of being grand, but in Tests against England it is only Ashley Giles (11 wickets at 50) who has incurred their disdain. With the exception of Dravid, they seem unable to dominate. It's as if they know they are Goliaths, so they freeze when any little David comes into view. Anderson, a pie-thrower against Australia, was transformed into a world-beater at Lord's.
In their last 11 Tests against India, England have fielded 13 front-line seamers, with only Hoggard and Flintoff making more than five appearances. In the first innings at Lord's, India's big names were not just unsuccessful but tentative. With the ball moving around corners, the game was there to be won by one attacking partnership. They couldn't produce it; Kevin Pietersen and Matt Prior did.
Individually, they have good-looking records against England since 2001. Dravid averages 65, Tendulkar 52, Ganguly 48, Sehwag and Laxman 32, so together they average 47. But given their class, and the bowlers' lack of it, that figure should be 57. Shane Warne never bothered these guys, but show them a journeyman county seamer and the galaxy falls to earth.
Tim de Lisle is a former editor of Wisden and now edits www.timdelisle.com
© Cricinfo
Great, we'll see you at the 2nd test!
Well atleast for now could you please make us happy by saying that you have foot in your mouth for jumping the gun and making such stupid comments!
Right bro?
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Happily waiting for the 2nd test. will contact you all when the day comes.
It happens...these small things happen in the world of cricket...
Jus for this...pls dont stop seeing cricket or playing (tat u have stopped i believe right)...but anyways...not commenting on ur play...but on ur seeing...ppl say a lot...but u dont take them to ur heart...control urself champ...looks like u r gng around the world to get what other players have said...
Its a Draw Champ...accept it and drink it down ur throat...
LOL...
Am afraid you got it wrong big time dude. The best Indian player there is is Sachin Tendulkar. Ask any of your Thai or Sri Lankan players to match his achievements!
You know what? I can really feel for you mate. You jumped the gun, spoke out of your Azz and now the result wasn't in your favor you obviously wanna defend all the bull5hit talks. So just chill out and wait till the 2nd test. We're gonna spank them this time round :)
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It was the weather that ultimately reprieved India - "RAVI SHASTRI" Former Indian Test Captain. need I say anymore. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
Indians were there until the rain came not until the end with 9 wkts down and tail between their legs
Same cricinfo page gave all the comments which I posted above.don't hide behind the rain. The best Indian player at the moment is "RAIN"
I mean i had to...i jus cudnt do anything else...other than that to comfor my dear friend Charan...i hope he is ok now...are u? or maybe as u said he is still in a shocker...poor thing...may his soul be at peace...after this dramatic result...
But still on the positive side...man it takes a lot for a team to be out there till the end...i mean Dhoni must have played the innings of his life...bugger did keep it in his hands till the end...who knows its a game of cricket anything cud have happened...the Indians were out there till the end...its been long since they have done that atleast...they have been used to the 1-day style...something for India to take away from this...other than a lot other positives...
They are the experts on the game unlike you. Their comments are merited all over the world. These are from CRICINFO. of course Raul Dravid's comments are much more merited than all of us.
I loved your 2 mins silence idea for Charan. Hehehehhe.
Good one mate.
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why are you posting other peoples comments here? If you dont have words.... please dont copy paste....
My good friend!!!!! Aren't you just disappointed with the damn result? Oh btw, have you pulled out your thumb from where I asked you to?
And just for the record the official cricinfo scorecard reads the result as something like this, so no more talking buddy:
"Test no. 1840
Pataudi Trophy - 1st Test
England v India 2007 season
Played at Lord's, London, on 19,20,21,22,23 July 2007 (5-day match)
Result Match drawn"
And that is how it will stay forever. Really sorry that you had to wait until 5 PM just to irk, but sigh all invain!
Cheers everyone! Its time to party!!!!!
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Take it easy...we can understand ur anguish over the situation...its understandable...i guess all of us have to stand up and maintain a 2 mins silence for Mr. Charan and his over enthu guessing games...pls can i have a...naaa come on 2 mins is too much...atleast 1 min silence...for Charan...may his Team Rest in Peace...Hail Charan...!!!
Now coming back to the game...whats the result champ...whether Rain saved our A*****, or God saved...or Lord('s) Saved...the Match is a DRAWWWWWWWW.....so relax...
what do u say G.G...
India's lucky escape
S Rajesh
July 23, 2007
India have been at the receiving end of the rain gods' fickleness more than once - most recently against West Indies in Antigua in 2006 - but this time they had the London weather to thank for coming away unscathed. Their escape at Lord's is only the 16th time a team has saved a Test after being nine down in the fourth innings. The table below lists all the instances.
I'm ready to play and have arranged one Opponent to play. Please arrange our team...I can bowl like my star Anil Kumble...
Rain denies England deserved win - CRICINFO
Dravid - "We got out of jail"
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lord's
July 23, 2007
Good morning Ray....cool it was tie..we had very remote chance, still we managed with Draw. Its just the begining...we will win the series...
Where is our Mr. Cahran... please we need your comments..
Good morning bro! Doing just fine. Got super late to work today man. Walked into office only at 7.40 AM!
Great play by India yesterday, Dhoni played remarkable innings despite his technical batting flaws to hang around till the rains arrived. Bad shots by Zaheer Khan, Kumble & RP Singh put us really bad situation.
But nonetheless, I'll this draw as a win. Hehehehhe!
Whats up with you today?
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I was just waiting to get to work today after getting to know that Match was a Draw last nite...and i really wish i had a webcame and also Charan too had a webcam to see his face reactions while reading ur message....ooooooo...i m sure its gonna hurt him (and ofcourse the Brits too...Such as Life as they say...)
So sad...this is what they say...so close yet so far...
Morning chief...how u doing...
LOL LOL LOL. I feel so sad and sorry for you mate. You were the only one waiting until 5 PM to post a fall of wicket on QL to upset us. But just too bad that it didn't happen.
India has earned a well deserved DRAW!!!! Maybe thats how Gods wanted it to be. Someone's prayers got answered for sure.
So Charan why don't you put your thumb up your (_o_) and keep sucking on it until England gets in a better position to win a test? :)
LOL. I am soooo happy that I just cannot express myself!
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Sidebottom to Kumble, OUT, Sidebottom gets his man, the full ball pitches on middle stump and swings back into Kumble who stays on his crease and pushes forward in defense, the ball hits him on the pad in front of middle stump, Bucknor takes his time but eventually raises the finger, Sidebottom is delighted for he's been looking to dismiss Kumble in this fashion
A Kumble lbw b Sidebottom 3 (19b 0x4 0x6) SR: 15.78
Thai international team VS QL international team comprising Indian superstars Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.......
At least come to pay the cheque?
Guys lets not spoil the cricket thread with our talks. What was that Heroes & Zeroes subject all about? Can't a person have a choice of opting in or not?
Colt : I've got a few things lined up this evening. Will let you have fun with the ladies this time! Cheers & have fun ;)
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I wish we could spank you sorry Thai Azz buddy! When are you getting your International team to play against India? Do you even have 11 guys from your country who play cricket or only on by inviting superstars from outside?
Also makes me wonder if you're really a Thai or something else!!! Hmm....
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You bleedy loser... re-think it... you havta be there yaar... wtf come at least for sometime and then fcuk off... we dun need you for longer than that...lol!!!
No really... can you really not make it? Or do you wanna leave GG, NTN and Han all for myself??? Yay!!!
India require another 220 runs with 5 wickets remaining
India have scored 17 runs in 48 minutes this morning. Shows how accurate England's bowlers have been.- CRICINFO
Now who is Hero and who is Zero..deceide yourself..lol
Ray we gonna miss you today! You wanna rethink?
India 154/5. way to go Ha Ha Ha :)
If i am on your team, we will probably be too strong for the opposition and so i chose the other side... now i'm sure ksa will wanna be in your team, so there has to be a balance you know... besides if we have enough non-asians, we cud make it an Asians vs Non-Asians match or watever... sumthing on those lines...
C'mon... where are them Brits, Aussies or even Kiwi's for that matter???
I knew you liked to hide behind the skirts, but a Thai azz? That's strange. You seem to switch loyalties pretty soon. R7 isn't really gonna like your behavior for changing male azzes all that too quickly.
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I'm in for a game of cricket... and i havta be in Charan's team... lets make it a 5 or 7 a side team for now and if we get more players, we can always add up the numbers... but let's make it happen...
So this is your QL project... do not fail us... include women if you wanna... no sweat...
Wow, Charan is no mean chicken. He has now thrown down the gauntlet and set up a great challenge for NTN. Lets see what she can come up with!
Am all ready with my bag of popcorn :)
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find 21 players and call me. this challenge is for you. if you are upto six-side find 11 players + 1 umpire and call me.
Was going thru Cricinfo stats. Stumbled across something really amazing!
Can you believe that Muttiah Muralitharan is only bowler to take over a 100 wickets at one ground?? Infact, the top three names of any bowler taking maximum wickets on a single cricket ground is Murali again! LOL. That's what we call the best of beating the minnows in their own backyard.
Quote: "Muttiah Muralitharan is the only bowler to have taken 100 wickets at a single ground, with 143 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo and 108 at Kandy's Asgiriya Stadium. And he also lies third on this list with 87 at Galle."
Q : Who is Victor Fuller Eberle?
A: His claim to fame is to have dropped probably the most expensive catch in cricket history: as the youngest player (at 11) in a junior house match at Bristol's Clifton College in June 1899, he dropped the 13-year-old AEJ Collins, who went on to score 628 not out, the highest score known in any form of organised cricket. The 1975 Wisden carried a brief obituary of Eberle, which says he dropped Collins at 20, so his lapse would have cost 608 runs.
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just stop finding reasons ,just say you dont want to play or cant whichever is correct
LOL.
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ksarat forget about it we will not find enough players.
There are more ppl to cheer than players!!!!!!
well, i have no idea about this game, but i'd come to cheer and watch!
If you're looking for a problem, you're probably gonna find one.
Too bad the result of the final was way too predictable as well! Hehehe.
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I am not a hardcore cricket fan..when India in good form I do watch cricket... I like to watch Assuies as well. World cup was so predictable...so just watched final.
never face a fast baller JoHnY
or u will get injured and have to get retire...lolzz
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You rock girl! I've yet to meet a good woman cricketer or a girl who knows how to play cricket at all, for that matter.
I do know of a lady who is my friends wife, she's such a cricket freak! She wont even miss Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe games on the TV. LOL. Can you beat that?
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ksarat16
its a gd idea...havnt played for long time nw....
We used to play inter-collegiate matches...In India Women's Cricket was getting popular those days....
I Remember the Quote of George Barnard(sp)
"Drink Beer Save Water"
i really like to play but i cant play with tennis ball.
i am used to that red hard ball damn my finger is still broken :D
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make it a mixed game (inclde both sexes)what is a hard tennis ball
cricket not bad.....Did the team play?LOL
We can go towards the end if weather is good till then these guys can sweat it out :)
But I'll be there to cheer.
Ladies invited? I was the Capt. of my college Cricket (women's) team..I studied in a girls college. But i don't want to play now..lol
Sarat - Wait for the climate to get better...otherwise you wont have any audience...
but will cheer the winining team only...................!!!
Post.Just a thought should'nt you make it simple and straight.