World Cup- Cricket- 2007

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Y O R K E R - 07

innaathithu

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Mar 5 5:24:24 2007.

Ramakrishnan,

It is a prediction game which will be played here, parallely with the worldcup matches.I will come up with the rules and regulations very soon.
From: Raghu on Mon Mar 5 9:47:39 2007.

Dudes,

Where can i get live info on all the warm up matches being played today in W.Indies???

Cricinfo.com does not display it...

BBC only displays ENG Vs Bermuda
From: Nakeeran on Mon Mar 5 10:27:12 2007.

Raghuji

Pl try Cricketnext.com
From: Raghu on Mon Mar 5 10:42:10 2007.

Nakeeran wrote:

Raghuji

Pl try Cricketnext.com

It's Ok NakeeraRe,, the above site is Crap

I have found what i wanted....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2007/3/14098/html/scorecard.stm

thanks any way,.... vatta

From: Nerd on Mon Mar 5 12:26:31 2007.

Coming soon....

A game, which is going to make the world cup-07 more interesting. Get Ready!! Cool

Thank you very much Nerd maams, Kb and Tv Very Happy

Y O R K E R - 07

enna mach.. super selector maathiriyaa

Can't wait

From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 5 12:44:35 2007.

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247447.html

SA 130/8 against reland
From: rocketboy on Mon Mar 5 13:33:53 2007.

Enna world cup aarambichacha

From: kb on Mon Mar 5 13:44:29 2007.

Coming soon....

A game, which is going to make the world cup-07 more interesting. Get Ready!! Cool

Thank you very much Nerd maams, Kb and Tv Very Happy

Y O R K E R - 07

naanga ready neenga readya

From: kb on Mon Mar 5 13:45:39 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247447.html

SA 130/8 against Ireland

7 bowlers used by Ireland
From: kb on Mon Mar 5 13:56:16 2007.

Super 8s : India vs Pakistan, April 15

http://www.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/mar/05icc.htm

March 05, 2007 19:20 IST
Last Updated: March 05, 2007 19:33 IST

Now this takes the definition of breaking news to the next dimension: India will play Pakistan in the Super Eights of the ICC World Cup 2007 on Sunday, April 15.

Book your tickets now: this is as official as it gets.

And if you are planning on catching all of India's Super Eights action, and were waiting for the end of the group phase before making your bookings, don't bother: India will play Australia on Saturday March 31; New Zealand on Monday April 2; South Africa on Saturday April 7; England on Wednesday April 11; and the West Indies on Thursday April 19.

How do I know? Because the ICC the global body that conducts the World Cup -- told me so, right here on its official site.

There you go, the entire Super Eight schedule, all nicely laid out for you -- so now, you don't have to bother going through 13 sleepless nights, and 24 pointless games, to figure out when the big boys play each other.

You do realize the irony, here? The ICC conducts this tournament; the ICC picked the teams and drew up the schedule; the ICC brought together 16 teams and, per its schedule, will spend the first 13 days of the Cup, and 24 matches, to decide who the eight teams in the Super Eight round-robin stage should be.

And the selfsame ICC, by publishing this schedule, effectively tells you it is all eyewash; that eight of the teams in the only global competition cricket has are there purely to make up the numbers; that they are so below par that even before the first ball is bowled in the World Cup, it has drawn up its schedule for phase two.

The ICC also runs a dedicated site for the World Cup, and on it there is a more orthodox schedule. As per this one, B2 plays D1 on Sunday April 15 -- only, we already know that B2 will be India and D1 will be Pakistan.

The ICC has in its time acted in bizarre ways -- but even by the high standards it has set in the past, this one is way out there.

Ask yourself this: what was the rush to draw up the Super Eight schedule?

One logical answer suggests itself: This way, the ICC can schedule marquee games for prime time television exposure. For instance, where India is concerned -- and India has the largest TV audience, and the highest revenues, of them all -- the marquee games in phase two would be the matchups against Australia, South Africa and Pakistan, right? Sure enough, two of those games are on Saturday, and the big one, versus Pakistan, is slated for a Sunday.

Happy viewing, folks, and never say the ICC doesn't keep your interests in mind.

If you aren't done laughing already, here is the clincher. You thought the purpose of the preliminary group was to figure out who tops which group, yes? The more fool you -- the group games do no such thing.

Here, according to the ICC, is how it works -- this part is clipped from the famous tell-tale schedule: "Team names for the Super Eight stage are indicative based on the top two teams from the Group Stage qualifying. If these two teams do qualify they will be seeded in position 1 or 2 as specified regardless of whether they finish first or second in their group. For example, if South Africa wins Group A and Australia comes second, for the purposes of the Super Eights, South Africa will still be A2 and Australia will be A1."

Neat. This way, no way will a surprise result upset the television applecart. Now if the ICC could only tell us who will win the final, we could all get on with our lives.
From: kb on Mon Mar 5 15:15:13 2007.

http://www.indyablue.indya.com/cricket/DisplayArticleDetails-news,cricket,2007,March,News_20070305_24-Cricket.aspx
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 5 17:00:18 2007.

// dig
atlast namma sridarkku porupu vantiruchu

congrats sri

dig //
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Mar 5 22:29:35 2007.

Nandri Af
From: Raghu on Tue Mar 6 6:37:59 2007.

at one stage SA was 67/7
From: Raghu on Tue Mar 6 11:29:03 2007.

Ithu eppadi irruku? (Howz it?)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2007/03/watch_out_for_sri_lanka_1.shtml
From: narayanan on Tue Mar 6 11:48:24 2007.

I think SA took the Irish too lightly. Thoroughly disappointing for a team I was expecting to win this World Cup.
~~~~~~
India is doing something similar against Netherlands now, 3 down for 82
From: kb on Tue Mar 6 13:21:21 2007.

216/4 in 40 overs.

sachin 61 of 59 balls starts this worldcup with an awesome knock..

dravid 54* of 85 balls
From: Ramakrishna on Tue Mar 6 13:28:20 2007.

kb wrote:

216/4 in 40 overs.

sachin 61 of 59 balls starts this worldcup with an awesome knock..

dravid 54* of 85 balls

Dravid 74 off 92 out
From: kb on Tue Mar 6 19:05:41 2007.

bangladesh beats NZ by two wickets..
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Tue Mar 6 21:54:27 2007.

06\03 Warm-up results

* India beats The Netherlands by 180 runs

* Bangladhesh beats Newzealand by two wickets

* Australia beats Zimbabwe by 106 runs

* Pakistan beats Canada by 77 runs
From: Wibha on Tue Mar 6 21:57:06 2007.

kb wrote:

bangladesh beats NZ by two wickets..
From: rockydeva on Wed Mar 7 0:28:35 2007.

Wibha wrote:

kb wrote:

bangladesh beats NZ by two wickets..

Wibha dont laugh, now a days bangladesh is playing well than zimbabwe
From: Wibha on Wed Mar 7 0:34:51 2007.

rockydeva wrote:

Wibha wrote:

kb wrote:

bangladesh beats NZ by two wickets..

Wibha dont laugh, now a days bangladesh is playing well than zimbabwe

yea i no

From: rockydeva on Wed Mar 7 0:51:37 2007.

Wibha dont laugh, now a days bangladesh is playing well than zimbabwe

kb wrote:

bangladesh beats NZ Embarassed

by two wickets..

yea i no

Hey stay kooollll, yen koovapadra

From: selvakumar on Wed Mar 7 2:18:53 2007.

rockydeva,
unga native keralavaa. Tamil ezhthuratha paartha konjam doubt varuthu
From: sankara1970 on Wed Mar 7 4:42:33 2007.

NZL beat Aus earlier in NZL
Eng bt Aus recently.

Now, Bangladesh bt NZL

Which team next?

We will have more surprises
From: narayanan on Wed Mar 7 6:05:55 2007.

The match was not even an ODI, probably did'nt want to take risks injuring anyone during these practice matches.
From: Raghu on Wed Mar 7 6:41:40 2007.

Yep the Bengal Tigers have beaton top teams like Australia , Sl & Pakistan and an average but MUCH hyped team like England as well
From: Nakeeran on Wed Mar 7 12:27:05 2007.

Raghu wrote:

Yep the Bengal Tigers have beaton top teams like Australia , Sl & Pakistan and an average but MUCH hyped team like England as well

Raghuji

England have just beaten Aussies down under 2-0 in oneday finals. Its the first after so many years.

Who knows. England may be the dark horse.

Remember Freddie and STAR OF THE CENTURY KEVIN PETERSON IS THERE
From: Raghu on Wed Mar 7 12:36:09 2007.

Nakeeran wrote:

Raghuji

England have just beaten Aussies down under 2-0 in oneday finals. Its the first after so many years.

Big deal, remember Bermuda had them Struggling

Nakeeran wrote:

Who knows. England may be the dark horse.

More like white horses, dont you think?

Nakeeran wrote:

Remember Freddie

Nakeeran wrote:

and STAR OF THE CENTURY KEVIN PETERSON IS THERE

u mean the guy who scored 5s and 10s against Srilankan School boys last sumer in england
From: Nakeeran on Wed Mar 7 13:00:10 2007.

Raghuji

Pinniteenga I have lost to you today.

But remember the fact that AFTER VIV RICHARDS, IT WAS KEVIN PETERSON WHO HAD REALLY DOMINATED THE AUSSIE BOWLING .

I dont rememer any other names. Yes , ofcourse our artist VVS

Vataaa
From: villan007 on Wed Mar 7 13:05:31 2007.

Raghu wrote:

Thamizh,

Indian bowling is lot weaker compared to the lankans!!!

But India has slightly better advantage over the lankans in the batting department!

any way, wait and c

Raghu , taunton match nyapaham iruka ? ...

From: thamizhvaanan on Wed Mar 7 13:08:13 2007.

But remember the fact that AFTER VIV RICHARDS, IT WAS KEVIN PETERSON WHO HAD REALLY DOMINATED THE AUSSIE BOWLING .

I dont rememer any other names. Yes , ofcourse our artist VVS Very Happy

Raghuji

Pinniteenga Very Happy

I have lost to you today. Embarassed

Vataaa

I guess you have a selective amnesia of anything regarding our GOD

From: Nakeeran on Wed Mar 7 13:26:37 2007.

Tamilvanaa

Sachin was a relative failure WHEN IT COMES TO SCORING RUNS DOWN UNDER AGAINST THE LIKES OF MCGRATH / BRET LEE / JASON GILLESPIE / WARNE

The 240++ he scored in Sydney was well after the series was dominated by VVS and Wall

Look at the demolition of KEvin recently in Australia ! Amazing stuff !
From: thimuru on Wed Mar 7 13:42:19 2007.

240 adichara illaya....adhuthan matter
From: thamizhvaanan on Wed Mar 7 14:06:24 2007.

Aussies currenbt bowling attack is a joke and you want to judge by that

When I resort to underplay kevin's performance, its not as if our man didn perform well. Sachin averages 53.11 against aussies and it is a well known fact that aussies fear him the most.

ulagathukkey therinjirukkum podhu, namma nakee'ku mattum yeno theriya maatudhu
From: narayanan on Thu Mar 8 1:15:00 2007.

Atleast since late in CB series and entire Chappelle Hadlee series. Australian bowling was a total failure.
From: joe on Thu Mar 8 4:14:07 2007.

Guys,
Cricket paththi enakku athigam theriyathu .irunthaalum enakku oru chinna santhegam.

when we chk the individual record of each players in Indian team ,they are impressive .But look at record of Indian team as a whole ..Why? Why Indians are not team players ? Are they too selfish to play for their own records ,not for team ?

From: selvakumar on Thu Mar 8 4:19:20 2007.

Guys,
when we chk the individual record of each players in Indian team ,they are impressive .But look at record of Indian team as a whole Embarassed

..Why? Why Indians are not team players ? Are they too selfish to play for their own records ,not for team ? Wink

Joe,
"Team Spirit" Oda naanga vilayaadittaa engalukkum matha teamukku enna vithiyaasam

naanga ithula unique

and I will blame it on the team management and the captains. Under Ganguly's captaincy, some "FIRE" was within the team. Ippo etho onnu miss aagura maari thonuthu.

From: Nakeeran on Thu Mar 8 4:23:46 2007.

Guys,
Cricket paththi enakku athigam theriyathu .irunthaalum enakku oru chinna santhegam.

when we chk the individual record of each players in Indian team ,they are impressive .But look at record of Indian team as a whole Embarassed

..Why? Why Indians are not team players ? Are they too selfish to play for their own records ,not for team ? Wink

Very good question Joe sir

Absolutely true . The real reason is that many players have scored runs WHEN THEY WERE NOT NEEDED .
BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO CLICK WHEN IT MATTERED THE MOST.

This harsh reality straight away applies to Sachin . He has scored tons of runs in both versions but look at his performance during finals or during any crunch game. Invariably he would have failed.

WHEN IT HAPPENS TO A GREAT CRICKETER LIKE SACHIN, YOU CANT EXPECT FROM OTHERS.

From: rockydeva on Thu Mar 8 4:24:02 2007.

selvakumar wrote:

Guys,
when we chk the individual record of each players in Indian team ,they are impressive .But look at record of Indian team as a whole Embarassed

..Why? Why Indians are not team players ? Are they too selfish to play for their own records ,not for team ? Wink

Joe,
"Team Spirit" Oda naanga vilayaadittaa engalukkum matha teamukku enna vithiyaasam Huh?!

naanga ithula unique Razz

and I will blame it on the team management and the captains. Under Ganguly's captaincy, some "FIRE" was within the team. Ippo etho onnu miss aagura maari thonuthu. Confused2

FIRE ??? --- Director DEEPA METHAva???

From: rockydeva on Thu Mar 8 4:26:02 2007.

..Why? Why Indians are not team players ? Are they too selfish to play for their own records ,not for team ? Wink

Chellam, atha pathi nee kekakoodathu, Nee yen kekara? ,Nee yen kekara?, TEAM MANAGEMENTe kavalapadala , nee yen kekara??????

From: joe on Thu Mar 8 4:27:52 2007.

..Why? Why Indians are not team players ? Are they too selfish to play for their own records ,not for team ? Wink

Chellam, atha pathi nee kekakoodathu, Nee yen kekara? ,Nee yen kekara?, TEAM MANAGEMENTe kavalapadala , nee yen kekara??????

Indian Cricket council Team -nnu solliruntha kettirukka matten chellam .ella idathulayum 'Indian Team' ,'Indian Team' -nnu sollurathala kekka vendiyatha pochu chellam

From: Nakeeran on Thu Mar 8 4:28:56 2007.

..Why? Why Indians are not team players ? Are they too selfish to play for their own records ,not for team ? Wink

Very good question Joe sir

From: joe on Thu Mar 8 4:33:33 2007.

..Why? Why Indians are not team players ? Are they too selfish to play for their own records ,not for team ? Wink

Very good question Joe sir Very Happy

Nanri nakeeran..I have to agree with you ..

Ippo oru situtaion ,10 over-la 90 run adikkanum ,2 wicket thaan irukku ...Most of the teams ..will try to hit as Mavane ! vantha malai pona mayiru ..But mostly indians in this situation think "Anyway we are not going to win .so instead of hit the ball and getting out ,better 10 over-kku kattai pottu namma kanakkula oru 30 run aduthukkuvom"..This is the attitue I can see ..Sorry If I am wrong ,I am not technically good in cericket (infact I never played cricket in my life)

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Thu Mar 8 4:39:39 2007.

Quote:

Ippo oru situtaion ,10 over-la 90 run adikkanum ,2 wicket thaan irukku ...Most of the teams ..will try to hit as Mavane ! vantha malai pona mayiru ..But mostly indians in this situation think "Anyway we are not going to win .so instead of hit the ball and getting out ,better 10 over-kku kattai pottu namma kanakkula oru 30 run aduthukkuvom"..This is the attitue I can see ..Sorry If I am wrong ,I am not technically good in cericket (infact I never played cricket in my life)

I dont think that it has happened before.Namma aalunga seekiram match-a mudikka thaan paapanga..!

From: rockydeva on Thu Mar 8 4:42:08 2007.

joe,

wt you are saying is correct, but now a days the attitude is totally changed,
after dropping senior players for not performing,every one realise there
part in the team, now wt the team DRAVID having is a good team,but a liitle bit of aggression missing,but in the world cup, we hope they will show the aggression

As per my view is right about the team,

WORLD CUP FOR US IS NOW or NEVER

i guess the final will be between NEEWZEALAND vs INDIA

From: narayanan on Thu Mar 8 4:47:10 2007.

Quote:

This harsh reality straight away applies to Sachin . He has scored tons of runs in both versions but look at his performance during finals or during any crunch game. Invariably he would have failed.

WHEN IT HAPPENS TO A GREAT CRICKETER LIKE SACHIN, YOU CANT EXPECT FROM OTHERS.

Am no psyscologist to predict whats happening to our team. But if your arguement is right. The problem is not with Sachin, it is with the rest of the team. The team should'nt rely on one man's performance, and if he fails everyone else should fall like a pack of cards.

If you note the Srilankan innings in the India-Srilanka series. Each time a set of players helped their team to reach a respectable score. They lost 4 of them is a different issue alltogether, but they did'nt fall one after another and got all out for 100 runs just bcos Sanath Jayasuriya(just an example) got out.

From: Nakeeran on Thu Mar 8 4:48:03 2007.

Joe Sir

Another good question by you.

Let me explain another reverse situation which happened against Pakistan in Bangalore

It was a test match and final day .

Sehwag was in peak form that time and he was keen to win the match ON HIS OWN . He was going great guns but unfortunately got out .

In came Sachin Tendulkar. While the whole country was expecting him to fire and win the match, HE PLAYED THE MOST DEFENSIVE INNINGS .

AN ABSOLUTE NEGATIVE APPROACH TO A MATCH.

Javed Miandad , after the match was astonished and commented that
SACHIN PLAYED TODAY AS IF ITS THE LAST DAY IN HIS LIFE . HE WAS TRYING TO PROTECT HIS TEAM WHEREAS HE SHOULD HAVE BATTED AGGRESSIVELY.

The result. We lost the match.

You know why ?

When Sachin started playing defensively, Inzamam brought all his close in fielders back to catching positions ( the field was widespread earlier when Sehwag was firing ).

Our guys , seeing Sachin, became ultra defensive.

Consequently, all played with a negative mindset.

Tension mounted.

Wickets after wickets fell at regular intervals.

Finally Pakistan won the match

What do you see here Mr. Joe ?

This is just an example of how Sachin had spoilt some of the CRUNCH MATCHES.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Thu Mar 8 4:50:01 2007.

03\08 Warm-Up Matches

Kenya
vs
The Netherlands

Zimbabwe
vs
Bermuda

Ireland
vs
Canada

Scotland
vs
Bangladesh
From: selvakumar on Thu Mar 8 5:02:11 2007.

Nakeeran sir,
Joe was talking about why we FAIL as a TEAM? and Not why we FAIL whenever SACHIN fails?
From: Nakeeran on Thu Mar 8 5:07:24 2007.

selvakumar wrote:

Nakeeran sir,
Joe was talking about why we FAIL as a TEAM? and Not why we FAIL whenever SACHIN fails?

Selva Sir

Very simple. Sachin is India and India is Sachin .

He is ( Y )our God
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Thu Mar 8 5:10:18 2007.

Appo Ganguly sir illanu neengale othukireengala
From: selvakumar on Thu Mar 8 5:20:29 2007.

Nakeeran wrote:

Selva Sir

Very simple. Sachin is India and India is Sachin .

He is ( Y )our God

Nakeeran sir,

Agreed. It was once. But not any more in (Y) our words
I think Joe is asking what we lack as a team than as an individual. For e.g, what do we lack when we unite as a team than what are the +s and -s of every individual Hope I am clear.

From: joe on Thu Mar 8 5:23:06 2007.

selvakumar wrote:

I think Joe is asking what we lack as a team than as an individual. For e.g, what do we lack when we unite as a team than what are the +s and -s of every individual Smile

Selva Sir

Very simple. Sachin is India and India is Sachin . Very Happy

He is ( Y )our God

Nakeeran sir,

Agreed. It was once. But not any more in (Y) our words Very Happy

Hope I am clear.

You are right Selva

From: Nakeeran on Thu Mar 8 5:25:40 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Appo Ganguly sir illanu neengale othukireengala

Hi SS

Sourav is always the champion of one day cricket. You see my thread which was infact opened for one day only

In tests, somehow he survives caz of his fighting abilities and instincts.

Selva Sir

My point is that Sachin is the most accomplished cricketer we have ever had till date ( Sunny was genius in tets , not one dayers ).
Such an immensely gifted guy fails during crunch situations CREATE PANIC IN THE MINDS OF OTHER CRICKETERS.
Consequently we collapse during key matches.

You know our one day record during finals under SOurav's regime.
How may we had lost pathetically. And you will see Sachin failing in many of them either to score runs or would have failed to carry his innings to win the matches.
From: joe on Thu Mar 8 5:29:10 2007.

In many matches I can feel some Indian players think at the end of the match

Operation Success
Patient dead (who cares?)
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Thu Mar 8 5:39:35 2007.

You guys think that small teams will give surprises to the stronger teams?
From: Nakeeran on Thu Mar 8 5:42:41 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

You guys think that small teams will give surprises to the stronger teams?

SS

Always it has happened. Will happen now also.

Ex : Bangladesh may beat a good team . ( It had beaten Pak in 99 WC ).
Kenya may be .
From: Raghu on Thu Mar 8 6:32:28 2007.

Nakeeran wrote:

But remember the fact that AFTER VIV RICHARDS, IT WAS KEVIN PETERSON WHO HAD REALLY DOMINATED THE AUSSIE BOWLING .

Oh yeah, If some one dominates the Kangaroos, does it mean they are great?, well if so, Remember how the "Master Blastaer" known as Sanath Jayasyurya gave a good whopping to Warne & co in Australia??

From: Raghu on Thu Mar 8 6:38:28 2007.

Thamizh,

Indian bowling is lot weaker compared to the lankans!!!

But India has slightly better advantage over the lankans in the batting department!

any way, wait and c Smile

Raghu , taunton match nyapaham iruka ? Wink

...

Villathi Villa,

Kanna summa oru match-a vaichu Film kaata koodathu, pls check the statics of Indian Bowlers Vs Lankan Bowlers, it is a KNOWN fact that INDIA has a WEAK bowling attack and has STRONG batting line up, where else SL has STRONG bowling attack along with the Aussies and NEARLy a strong battig line up as well, but NOT as trong as India, SL are much better in the field than INDIA, SL are second BEST to the Aussies in FIELDING department.

From: Nakeeran on Thu Mar 8 6:44:20 2007.

Raghuji

U are right today !

Currently, SL has a better bowling resources compard to India
From: Raghu on Thu Mar 8 6:53:01 2007.

Ithu epadi iruku?

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/284345.html
From: Raghu on Thu Mar 8 6:53:25 2007.

Nakeeran wrote:

Raghuji

U are right today !

Currently, SL has a better bowling resources compard to India

Thank you
From: Raghu on Thu Mar 8 6:54:39 2007.

Nakeeran wrote:

Raghuji

U are right today !

Currently, SL has a better bowling resources compard to India

NakeeraRe

I think it was ONLY you who voted for 'England' to win the world cup?,

Umaniaya sollunga
From: narayanan on Thu Mar 8 8:39:26 2007.

Nakeeran,
ungalukku Sachin mela avlo enna kaduppu. Sachin is a great cricketer agreed. But he can go out of form too. Do something really stupid and get out. adha paathutu meedhi 9 wicket vizhundhu Sachin'a korai solradhu isnt right. In the last series apart from Ganguly, Dhoni, Karthik also contributed in a few matches.
~~~~~~
I think the Irish would be a good underdog team this WC. They had a very good test series a month or so back. Did something to impress in the practice match against SA.
~~~~~
That Bangladesh vs Pakistan match, did'nt Pakistan lose it on purpose to make it tough for some team (India ?) from qualifying ?
From: ThalaNass on Thu Mar 8 10:55:06 2007.

here in malaysia some stupids ask RM 450 ( Rs 5000) to watch world cup.. cha.. taleyelutu..

but rm50 (Rs 500) to watch only one nations match.. so no choice have to choose india match only.. hopefully india will win WC

malaysia really sucks..
From: narayanan on Thu Mar 8 11:55:51 2007.

In US it is 200 USD for the entire package, atleast you have an option of choosing per nation. It used to be 150 or 170 USD(dont remember exactly) during 2003 World cup.
From: joe on Thu Mar 8 12:12:35 2007.

Raghu wrote:

SL are second BEST to the Aussies in FIELDING department.

I thought it is South Africa
From: joe on Thu Mar 8 12:43:32 2007.

India-Netharland match highlights video

http://wcup2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/india-vs-netherlands-indian-innings.html
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Thu Mar 8 23:07:55 2007.

03\08 Warm-Up Match Results

Kenya
vs
The Netherlands

Kenya beats The Netherlands by 9 Runs

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Zimbabwe
vs
Bermuda

Zimbabwe beats Bermuda by 6 Wickets

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ireland
vs
Canada

Ireland beats Canada by 7 wickets

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Scotland
vs
Bangladesh

Bangladesh beats Scotland by 7 wickets
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Thu Mar 8 23:13:52 2007.

03\09 Warm-Up Matches

India
vs
West Indies

Australia
vs
England

Pakistan
vs
South Africa

New Zealand
vs
Sri Lanka
From: joe on Thu Mar 8 23:16:34 2007.

Arjuna Ranatunga, under whom Sri Lanka won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1996, predicts India will win the tournament this year
From: joe on Fri Mar 9 2:44:23 2007.

http://wcup2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/4.html
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 10 3:08:03 2007.

03\09 Warm-Up Matches

India
vs
West Indies

India won by 9 wickets
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Australia
vs
England

Australia won by 5 wickets

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pakistan
vs
South Africa

Pakistan won by 7 wickets

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

New Zealand
vs
Sri Lanka

Newzeland won by 18 runs
From: ThalaNass on Sat Mar 10 4:51:41 2007.

Quote:

[quote="Sanguine Sridhar"]03\09 Warm-Up Matches

India
vs
West Indies

India won by 9 wickets

yahoooo.. na confirm-a solren.. WC 4 INDIA.. surely..
From: sivank on Sat Mar 10 9:45:57 2007.

I happened to read the Daily Mail today where
it is mentioned that India is having a chance of
1:8 in winning the WC. Where as England,
Newzealand, Pak. and SL have a chance of 1:10. Australia is still the favourite. After seeing
the game against England I feel that Aus. have
their cherries together after losing them while
in NZ recently. One thing for sure it is going to
be very exciting.
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 10 12:17:40 2007.

Raghuji innumum SL bowling better than India-n bit pOdathInga

May be on paper, but
From: thamizhvaanan on Sat Mar 10 12:23:04 2007.

yeah... indian bowling kinda reminds me of the pace trio during 2003 world cup. They were awesome... they used to run through the top order of top teams of that world cup quite consistently.

Even the current bowling combination looks good.... zaheer has been brilliant, munaf is always on the money and quite accurate. Agarkar is also strangely consistent.. so all the bowlers looking in gud nick

And I guess the pitches for the practice matches will be fairly representative of what we can expect in WC. Disciplined bowling attacks will have a nice time I guess
From: thamizhvaanan on Sun Mar 11 0:13:39 2007.

A few good fast men to rule worldcup

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/284774.html

I guess pakistan is very unlucky. They had the chance to be right on top of the list along with SouthAfrica for possessing the most lethal fast bowlers, but they have lost the cream of their bowling. It is going to be very tough for the pakistani's to get into the semi's.
From: sivank on Sun Mar 11 2:20:32 2007.

I have a feeling that Irfan Pathan will be the
star of this WC. I remember Lillee after his
injury was also cleverly bowling not going so
flat and trying to find his rhythem and variation. It should be balsam for his soul to
get 3 wickets. Once he gets his act together he is force to reckon with.
From: sankara1970 on Sun Mar 11 3:03:18 2007.

Team India do have variety and talent.

Left arm bowling and batting-slow bowling as well as fast
experience and youth

All they need is good opening

and charged up at field.

They all know the whole nation is behind them

WORLD CUP IS NOT FAR AWAY

WISH U ALL THE BEST BOYS
From: kb on Sun Mar 11 3:51:38 2007.

A gud partnership.. at the start would be a KEY POINT.

sehwag-ganguly
ganguly-dravid
ganguly-tendulkar
dravid-tendulkar.

its possible..
From: thamizhvaanan on Sun Mar 11 4:42:32 2007.

The team that reaches finals will have atleast a bowler who tops the wicket takers list in the tournament or a batsman with highest average& strike rate ( a successful finisher) in their ranks.

I dont see any Indian bowlers REALLY topping the wicket takers list unless it is a rejuvenated Irfan pathan or deadly harbhajan singh. Munaf & zaheer may be good but they dont get wickets in a heap.

Battingwise, Sachin might top the aggregates list and yuvi or dhoni might top the highest average list.

These are the keyplayers IMO, who will decide India's fortunes at WC. And I also have a feeling that Uthappa is going to be a hit on this tour. He may consistently get quickfire 50's at top.

Plus, this world cup is not going to have really threatening opening bowlers like Shoaib and Brett lee... so its gonna be easier for him. IF he clicks, thats a definite advantage for India, may be as much as wat Jayasurya had on SL's fortune in 96. Just a possibility .
From: sankara1970 on Sun Mar 11 8:51:23 2007.

Top 5 Most Valuable Players based on last 20 matches

Sanath Jayasuriya SL

Shaun Pollock SA

Chris Gayle WI

Jacques Kallis SA

Andrew Flintoff Eng
From: MADDY on Sun Mar 11 9:33:03 2007.

India is going to get a hell-of-a beating this time around.........this is the weakest team/captain that we have fielded since the lacklustre 92 team which went to Australia......

if they dont reach semi-finals this time, all the 11 should be sacked and sent home........that includes Sachin as well........we shuld stop playing international cricki for 2 yrs and then start of fresh again.......

my favs for last 4 are:

Newzeland (stephen deserves a world cup this time )
SouthAfrica
Australia
Pakistan
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sun Mar 11 10:23:22 2007.

Maddy,

Ippo thaan ellarum nalla veladraangale? India won the last two series. India thrashed West Indies in West Indies last week, vera enna venum?
From: narayanan on Sun Mar 11 22:55:07 2007.

Is SET MAX telecasting all the matches ? or only DD is telecasting the important matches ?
From: joe on Mon Mar 12 4:26:50 2007.

உலகக்கோப்பை அணிகள் -ஒரு பார்வை (நன்றி -குமுதம்)

ஒன்பதாவது உலகக் கோப்பை கிரிக்கெட் போட்டி வரும் 13_ம் தேதி மேற்கிந்தியத் தீவுகளில் தொடங்குகிறது. நான்காண்டுகளுக்கு ஒருமுறை நடக்கும் இப்போட்டி, உலகம் முழுவதும் உள்ள கிரிக்கெட் ரசிகர்களின் ஒட்டுமொத்தத் திருவிழாவாகும். இதுவரை நடந்துள்ள எட்டுப் போட்டிகளில் ஆஸ்திரேலியா மூன்று முறையும் வெஸ்ட் இண்டீஸ் இரண்டு முறையும் இந்தியா, பாகிஸ்தான், இலங்கை ஆகிய ஆசிய நாடுகள் தலா ஒரு முறையும் கோப்பையை வென்றிருக்கின்றன.

கடந்த உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டியில் பன்னிரண்டு அணிகள் பங்கு கொண்டன. அவற்றை ஆறு ஆறாகப் பிரித்து இரண்டு குரூப்கள் உருவாக்கப்பட்டு, ஒவ்வொரு குரூப்பிலும் முதல் மூன்று இடங்களைப் பிடிக்கும் அணிகளைச் சேர்த்து �சூப்பர் சிக்ஸ்� அணிகளைத் தேர்வு செய்தனர். அதிலிருந்து முதல் நான்கு இடங்களைப் பிடிக்கும் அணிகள், அரை இறுதி ஆட்டத்திற்கும், அதில் வெற்றிபெறும் அணிகள் இறுதி ஆட்டத்திலும் கலந்துகொண்டு கோப்பையை வென்றன.

ஆனால், இந்த முறை உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டியில் பதினாறு அணிகள் கலந்துகொள்கின்றன. எனவே, நான்கு நான்கு அணிகளாக ஏ.பி.சி.டி. என நான்கு குரூப்கள் பிரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. அதில் ஒவ்வொரு குரூப்பிலும் தேர்வாகும் முதல் இரண்டு அணிகள் �சூப்பர் எட்டு� அணிகளாகத் தகுதி பெறும். இதிலிருந்து நான்கு அணிகள் அரை இறுதிக்கும், அரை இறுதியில் வெற்றிபெறும் இரு அணிகள், இறுதி ஆட்டத்திலும் கலந்து கொள்ளும்படி போட்டிகள் முறைப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளன.

உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டியில் பதினாறு அணிகள் கலந்துகொண்டாலும் சூப்பர் எட்டில் பங்கு பெறப்போகும் அணிகள் பற்றியே எங்கும் பேச்சாக இருக்கிறது. என்றாலும் தென் ஆப்பிரிக்கா, ஆஸ்திரேலியா, இலங்கை, இந்தியா, இங்கிலாந்து, நியூசிலாந்து, மேற்கிந்தியத் தீவுகள், பாகிஸ்தான் ஆகிய அணிகளே சூப்பர் எட்டில் தேர்வாகும் என்கிறார்கள்.

ஆனாலும் இப்படிப்பட்ட கருத்துக் கணிப்புகளையும் தாண்டி, அனைவரையும் ஆச்சரியப்படுத்திவிட்டு கடந்த உலகக் கோப்பையில் கென்யா சூப்பர் சிக்ஸில் தேர்வாகி, அரை இறுதிக்குள் நுழைந்ததை யாரும் மறந்துவிட முடியாது. அப்போது அனைவராலும் எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்ட இங்கிலாந்து, மேற்கிந்தியத் தீவுகள், தென் ஆப்பிரிக்கா, பாகிஸ்தான், நியூசிலாந்து ஆகிய அணிகள் எதுவுமே அரை இறுதிக்குத் தகுதி பெறவில்லை. அதேபோல், 99_ல் நடந்த உலகக் கோப்பையிலும் ஜிம்பாப்வே அணி, அனைவரின் கணிப்புகளையும் தாண்டி அரை இறுதிக்குள் நுழைந்தது. இவை எல்லாம் அதிர்ச்சி கலந்த ஆச்சரியங்களாக இருந்தாலும், நாம் முன்பு குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளது போல், எட்டு அணிகள்தான் அநேகமாக சூப்பர் எட்டுக்குத் தேர்வு பெறும்.

கடந்த உலகக் கோப்பையின்போது சூப்பர் பவராக களமிறங்கியது ஆஸ்திரேலிய அணி. எல்லாக் கருத்துக் கணிப்புகளும் எண்பது சதவிகிதம் ஆஸ்திரேலியாவுக்கே கோப்பை என அறிவித்திருக்க, சொல்லி வைத்தாற்போல் இந்தியாவுடனான இறுதி ஆட்டத்தில், கோப்பையைத் தட்டிச் சென்றது ஆஸ்திரேலியா. ஆனால், இந்த உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டியின்போது ஆஸ்திரேலியா பழைய சூப்பர் பவர் இமேஜை இழந்துவிட்டது. கடந்த ஆறு வருடங்களாக தொடர்ந்து முதலிடத்தில் இருந்துவந்த அந்த அணி சமீபத்திய தொடர் தோல்விகளால், இதுவரை உலக அணிகளின் தரவரிசையில் முதலிடத்திலிருந்து பின்னுக்குத் தள்ளப்பட்டுவிட்டது. எனவே, இந்த முறை இந்த அணிதான் கோப்பையை வெல்லும் என்று போட்டிகள் தொடங்கும் முன்பே கணித்துச் சொல்வது, சற்று கடினமான காரியம். ஆனாலும் ஒவ்வொரு அணியின் பலம் மற்றும் பலவீனங்களை அலசுவதன் மூலம் எந்த அணி முன்னணியில் இருக்கிறது என்பதை ஓரளவுக்குக் கூறமுடியும்.

இனி சூப்பர் எட்டில் இடம் பெறும் எனப் பலராலும் கருதப்படும் ஒவ்வொரு அணியையும் தனித்தனியாகப் பார்ப்போம்.

தென் ஆப்பிரிக்கா

உலகக் கோப்பை சாம்பியனான ஆஸ்திரேலியாவை பின்னுக்குத் தள்ளி இன்று பட்டியலில் முதலிடத்தில் இருக்கும் அணி இது. சுமித் தலைமையிலான இந்த அணி, சூப்பர் எட்டில் தேர்வாகும் அணிகளிலேயே கொஞ்சம் பலமானதாகக் கருதப்படுகிறது. சுமித், கிப்ஸ், கெம்ப், பவுச்சர், டிவிலர்ஸ் எனப் பலமான பேட்டிங் வரிசையிலும், மக்கயா டினிஆன்ட்ரூ நெல், லாங்கர்வெல்த் எனக் கலங்கடிக்கும் பவுலர்களும் இந்த அணியில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளனர் அது மட்டுமின்றி, ஜாக் காலிஸ், போலக் போன்ற தலைசிறந்த ஆல் ரவுண்டர்கள் அணியில் இடம் பிடித்திருப்பதும் தென் ஆப்பிரிக்காவின் கூடுதல் பலம். அதேபோல், கடந்த ஓர் ஆண்டில் மட்டும் ஆஸ்திரேலியா, இந்தியா, நியூசிலாந்து என முக்கிய அணிகளை ஒரு நாள் போட்டிகளில் வென்றிருப்பதும் பாகிஸ்தானை டெஸ்ட் போட்டியில் ஜெயித்திருப்பதும் இந்த அணிக்கு மிகுந்த மனோபலத்தைக் கொடுத்திருக்கிறது. முக்கிய வீரர்கள் யாரும் எந்தக் காயமும் இன்றி முழு உடல் தகுதியுடன் இருப்பதும் இந்த அணியின் சிறப்பம்சம்.

அதே நேரத்தில், இந்த அணியின் பலவீனம் என்று பார்த்தால் அது சுழல் பந்து வீச்சில் மட்டுமே. அதாவது, மேற்கிந்தியத் தீவுகளில் உள்ள கிரிக்கெட் மைதானங்கள் மித வேகப் பந்து வீச்சுக்கேற்ப வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டவை. அதிலும் சுழல் பந்து வீச்சு அந்த மைதானங்களில் நன்றாக எடுபடும். ஆனால், தென் ஆப்பிரிக்கா அணியில் குறிப்பிட்டுச் சொல்லும்படியான சுழல் பந்து வீச்சாளர்கள் யாரும் இல்லை. இது இந்த அணியின் மிகப் பெரிய குறைபாடாகக் கருதப்படுகிறது.

ஆஸ்திரேலியா

சமீப காலமாக இந்த அணி தொடர்ந்து தோல்வியைத் தழுவி வந்தாலும், ஆஸ்திரேலியா மீது உலக நாடுகள் அனைத்துக்கும் அச்சம் இருக்கவே செய்கிறது. காரணம், அணியில் உள்ள வீரர்கள் எப்போது வேண்டுமானாலும் விஸ்வரூபம் எடுக்கக் கூடியவர்கள். கேப்டன் ரிக்கிபாண்டிங் தலைமையில் கட்டுக்கோப்பாக இயங்கும் இந்த அணியின் மனோபலமும் அதிகம்தான்.

அதுமட்டுமின்றி, அணியில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ள வீரர்கள் பலர் மிகுந்த அனுபவசாலிகள். ரிக்கிபாண்டிங், ஆதம் கில்கிறிஸ்ட், ஹைடன், ஹ�ஸே, சைமன்ஸ், மைக்கல் கிளார்க் என பலமான பேட்டிங் வரிசை. அதேபோல மெக்ராத், வாட்சன், ஹாக், பிராக்கன் எனப் பந்து வீச்சாளர் பட்டியலும் சிறப்பாகவே இருக்கிறது. கூடவே, இந்த அணியின் புதியவரான வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் ஷான் டைட் மணிக்கு 150 கிலோ மீட்டர் வேகத்தில் அனல் பறக்கப் பந்து வீசுகிறார். இது அணியின் பலமாக இருந்தாலும், அணியின் அனுபவமிக்க வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் பிரட்லீ இல்லாததும் சிறந்த ஆல்ரவுண்டரான சைமன்ஸ் காயமடைந்திருப்பதும் இந்த அணியின் மிகப்பெரும் பின்னடைவு.

பிரட்லீக்கு மாற்றாக அணியில் இடம்பிடித்திருக்கும் ஷேர்ன் கிளார்க் எனும் வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளரை பிரட்லீக்கு ஈடாகக் கூற முடியாது. காரணம், பிரட்லீ பல நேரங்களில் நல்ல பேட்ஸ்மேனாகவும் விளாசியிருக்கிறார்.

அதே நேரத்தில், ஆஸ்திரேலியாவின் முக்கிய பலம் ஆதம் கில்கிறிஸ்ட் மற்றும் ரிக்கிபாண்டிங். அணியின் விக்கெட் கீப்பரான கில்கிறிஸ்ட் ஓபனிங் பேட்ஸ்மேனாகக் களமிறங்குபவர். இடக்கை ஆட்டத்தில் பந்துகளை பவுண்டரிக்கு அதிரடியாக அனுப்புவதில் இவர் கில்லாடி. கடந்த உலகக் கோப்பை இறுதியாட்டத்தில் நம் இந்திய அணி ஆஸ்திரேலியாவிடம் தோற்றதற்கு கில்கிறிஸ்டின் அதிரடியான தொடக்கமும் கேப்டன் ரிக்கி பாண்டிங்கின் அபார ஆட்டமும் மிக முக்கியக் காரணம். எந்த நேரத்திலும் ஆட்டத்தின் போக்கையே மாற்றியமைக்கக்கூடிய ரிக்கி பாண்டிங்கின் பேட்டிங்கும் ஆஸ்திரேலியாவின் பலம்.

அதேபோல், பந்து வீச்சில் மெக்ராத்தின் பங்களிப்பு மிக முக்கியமானது. மணிக்கு 138 கிலோ மீட்டர் வேகத்தில் இவர் பந்து வீசினாலும், பந்தை அவர் நினைக்கும் திசைக்கு அனுப்பக்கூடிய ஆற்றல்மிக்க வீரர் மெக்ராத். கையிலிருந்து புறப்பட்ட பிறகுகூட பந்தைக் கட்டுப்பாட்டில் வைத்திருக்கும் திறமையுடையவர் என்று முன்னணி வீரர்களே மெக்ராத்தின் புகழ் பாடியிருக்கின்றனர்.

நியூசிலாந்து உலகக் கோப்பைக்குத் தனது அணியை மூன்றாவதுமுறை தலைமை தாங்கி நடத்துபவர் என்ற பெருமைக்குரிய ஸ்டீபன் பிளமிங் தலைமையிலான பலமான அணி நியூசிலாந்து. சிறந்த கேப்டன்கள் பட்டியலில் முதலிடத்தில் இருப்பவர் பிளமிங். இவருடைய அனுபவமும், பொறுப்பான பேட்டிங்கும் அணியின் மிகப் பெரிய பலம். அதுமட்டுமின்றி மெக்மில்லன், ஸ்டைரிஸ், வின்சென்ட், ரோஸ் டெய்லர் என பேட்டிங் வரிசையும் சரி, ஷேன் பாண்ட், ஜேக்கப் ஓரம், விட்டோரி, டஃப்பி என பவுலிங் வரிசையும் சரி படு ஸ்ட்ராங்காக உள்ளது.

அதே நேரத்தில், இந்த அணியின் பந்து வீச்சாளர்கள் அனைவருமே நல்ல பேட்ஸ்மேனாகவும் செயல்படக்கூடியவர்கள். கூடவே, இந்த அணியின் விக்கெட் கீப்பர் மெக்குல்லம் மேட்ச்சின் போக்கையே திருப்பக்கூடிய பேட்டிங் செய்யும் திறமைமிக்கவர்.

அதேபோல், பவுலிங்கில் வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் ஷேன்பாண்ட் இந்த அணியின் முக்கிய நபராவார். ஆரம்பத்தில் இவரது பந்து வீச்சைக் கவனித்த பிரபலங்கள், இவருடைய பந்து வீச்சில் மெக்ராத்தின் நுணுக்கங்களும், சோயிப் அக்தரின் வேகமும் கலந்திருப்பதாகக் கூறியிருக்கின்றனர். ஷேன்பாண்டும் அதைப் பலமுறை நிரூபித்திருக்கிறார். கடந்த உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு முன் நடந்த இந்தியா _ நியூசிலாந்து தொடரில் ஏழு ஒருநாள் போட்டிகளிலும் இந்திய அணியை மிகக் குறைந்த ரன்களில் சுருட்டி எடுத்த பெருமை பாண்டையே சாரும்.

மேலும், இந்த அணியின் புதியவரான அதிரடி பேட்ஸ்மேன் ரோஸ் டெய்லரும் நியூசிலாந்தின் கூடுதல் பலம். அதே நேரத்தில், ஆல்ரவுண்டர் விட்டோரியைத் தவிர, சிறப்பான சுழல் பந்து வீச்சாளர் யாரும் இந்த அணியில் இல்லை என்பது நியூசிலாந்தின் மிகப் பெரிய பலவீனமாகும்.

இங்கிலாந்து

கிரிக்கெட் விளையாட்டையே கண்டுபிடித்த நாடான இங்கிலாந்து அணி எல்லா பலமும் பெற்றிருந்தாலும் இதுவரை ஒருமுறைகூட உலகக் கோப்பையை வெல்ல முடியவில்லை என்பது ஒரு சோகமான விஷயம்தான். இம்முறை மைக்கல்வாகன் தலைமையிலான இங்கிலாந்து அணியில் காலிங் உட், ஸ்டராஸ், வாகன் என அனுபவமிக்க பேட்ஸ் மேன்களும், பீட்டர்சன், மால் லூயி, எட் ஜாய்ஸ் மற்றும் இயன்பெல் போன்ற இளம் வீரர்களின் துடிப்பும், நம்பிக்கையுமுடைய அதிரடி ஆட்டமும் இவ்வணியின் பேட்டிங் பலம். பந்து வீச்சில் லயம் புளுங்கிட்டின் வேகப் பந்து வீச்சு சிறப்பாக இருந்தாலும், அனுபவமிக்க பந்து வீச்சாளர்கள் யாரும் இந்த அணியில் இல்லை என்பது மிகப் பெரிய பலவீனம். இந்த அணியின் முதுகெலும்பாக விளங்குபவர் பிளின்டாப். உலகின் தலைசிறந்த ஆல்ரவுண்டர்களில் ஒருவரான இவரிடமிருந்து இங்கிலாந்து அணி அதிகமாக எதிர்பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறது என்றே சொல்லலாம்.

கடந்த மாதம் ஆஸ்திரேலியாவை காமன்வெல்த் பாங்க் தொடரில் இந்த அணி வெற்றி கண்டது ஒரு பலமாக கருதப்பட்டாலும், கடந்த ஆண்டு தனது சொந்த மண்ணில் இலங்கை அணியிடம் ஒரு நாள் தொடரில் 5_0 என படு தோல்வி அடைந்தது, இது இந்த அணியின் தற்போதைய நிலைக்கு ஒரு நல்ல எடுத்துக்காட்டு. இருந்தாலும், இந்தமுறை எப்படியாவது கோப்பையை வென்றுவிடவேண்டும் என்ற வேகத்தில் களமிறங்கியுள்ளது இங்கிலாந்து அணி. கோப்பையை வென்று நாட்டுக்குப் பெருமை சேர்ப்பது என்பது அணியின் வீரர்களின் கையில்தானிருக்கிறது.

மேற்கிந்தியத் தீவுகள்

முதல் இரண்டு உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டிகளிலும் வெற்றி பெற்றுக் கோப்பையைக் கைப்பற்றிய இந்த அணியின் அசுர வளர்ச்சி, 83_ல் நடந்த உலகக் கோப்பை இறுதியாட்டத்தில் இந்தியாவிடம் தோற்றதில் முடிந்துபோனது. அதன்பிறகு, இந்த அணியில் மிகச் சிறந்த வீரர்கள் பலர் இடம்பெற்றிருந்தும் உலகக் கோப்பையை வெல்ல முடியாதது பெரிய சோகம்தான். இருந்தாலும், இந்த உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டி மேற்கிந்தியத் தீவுகளில் நடைபெறுவதால் சொந்த மண்ணில் விளையாடுவது இந்த அணியின் பெரிய நம்பிக்கையாகும்.

உலக பேட்ஸ்மேன் வரிசையில் முக்கிய இடத்திலுள்ள பிரய்ன் லாரா இந்த அணியின் மிகப் பெரிய பலம். உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டிகளில் நான்குமுறை விளையாடி இப்போது ஐந்தாவது உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டியில் விளையாடப்போகும் அனுபவமிக்க வீரரான லாராதான் இந்த அணியின் கேப்டன். அவருடன் சந்தர்பால், சர்வான் ஆகியோரின் சிறப்பான பேட்டிங்கும் காலிமோர், பிராட்ஷா என அனுபவமிக்க பவுலர்களுடன் சிமன்ஸ், டேரன் பாவல், ஜெரோம் டெய்லர் என மிரட்டும் வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர்களும் இந்த அணியின் பலம்.

இவர்களைத் தவிர, இந்த அணியில் முக்கியப் பங்கு வகிப்பது ஆல் ரவுண்டர்கள்தான். கிறிஸ்கெய்ல், சாமுவேல்ஸ், பிரேவோ ஆகிய இவர்கள் பந்து வீச்சிலும் சரி, பேட்டிங்கிலிலும் சரி தனி முத்திரைப் பதிக்கக் கூடியவர்கள். அதிலும் தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரரான கிறிஸ் கெய்ல் அவுட் ஆகாமல் நிலைத்து நின்று விட்டால், அந்த அணியின் ஸ்கோர் எங்கு போய் நிற்கும் என்பதை யாராலும் கணிக்க முடியாது. அந்த அளவிற்கு அதிரடி ஆட்டத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தக் கூடியவர் கெய்ல். ஆனாலும், குறிப்பிடும்படியான சுழல் பந்து வீச்சாளர்கள் யாரும் இல்லாதது இந்த அணியின் பெரிய பலவீனம்தான்.

அதே நேரத்தில், எந்தச் சூழ்நிலையிலும் பதற்றமடையாமல் அணியை வழி நடத்தும் திறன் படைத்த லாரா, எதிரணி பேட்ஸ்மேன்கள் நூறு ரன்களைத் தொட்டதும் கைதட்டி அவர்களைப் பாராட்டும் குணம் படைத்தவர். பல்வேறு நாடுகளுக்குச் &#
From: joe on Mon Mar 12 4:28:27 2007.

பாகிஸ்தான்

ஐந்தாவது உலகக் கோப்பையில் விளையாடப்போகும் நல்ல அனுபவமிக்க அணித் தலைவர் இன்சமாம்_உல்_அக்சின் கீழான பலமிக்க அணி பாகிஸ்தான். இன்சமாம், முகமது யூசுப், யூனுஸ்கான், சோயிப் மாலிக், இம்ரான் நசீர், சாயித் அப்ரிடி என ஸ்ட்ராங்கான பேட்டிங் வரிசை. ரணா நவீத், உமர்குல், யாசிர் அராபத், முகமது சமி என சிறந்த வேகப் பந்து வீச்சாளர்களுடன் தனீஷ் கனேரியாவின் சுழல் பந்து வீச்சு என அனைத்துப் பிரிவுகளிலும் சிறந்த அணியாகக் களமிறக்கியுள்ளது பாகிஸ்தான்.

அதே நேரத்தில், இந்த அணியின் அனுபவமிக்க நம்பிக்கை நட்சத்திரங்களான இன்சமாம், முகமது யூசுப், யூனுஸ்கான் ஆகிய மூவரும் தற்சமயம் முழு ஃபார்மில் இல்லை என்பது சற்று நெருடலான விஷயம். அதேபோல், இரண்டு முறை உலகக் கோப்பையில் விளையாடிய அனுபவத்துடன் நல்ல ஃபார்மிலும் இருந்த மிகச் சிறந்த ஆல் ரவுண்டரான அப்துல் ரசாக் காயம் காரணமாக அணியில் இடம் பெறாதது பாகிஸ்தான் அணிக்குப் பலத்த பின்னடைவு. சிறந்த பேட்ஸ்மேனான இம்ரான் நசீர் நீண்ட இடைவெளிக்குப் பிறகு, மீண்டும் அணிக்குத் திரும்பியுள்ளார். அவர் மீது பெரிய எதிர்பார்ப்பை வைத்துள்ளது பாகிஸ்தான் அணி.

அதேபோல், பந்து வீச்சில் பாகிஸ்தானின் நம்பிக்கை நட்சத்திரமான �ராவல்பிண்டி எக்ஸ்பிரஸ்� என்று அழைக்கப்படும் சோயிப் அக்தர் மற்றும் முகமது ஆசிப் ஆகியோர் அணியில் இடம் பெறாதது பாகிஸ்தானின் மிகப் பெரிய பின்னடைவு. காயம் காரணமாக அவர்கள் அணியில் இடம் பெறவில்லை. அணிக்குள்ளேயே ஒருவருக்கொருவர் ஏற்படுத்திவரும் பல்வேறு சர்ச்சைகள், பாகிஸ்தானின் பலவீனமாகக் கருதப்பட்டாலும் இன்சமாமின் அனுபவம், பாகிஸ்தான் அணியை ஒழுங்கான பாதையில் வழி நடத்தும் என்பது பலரின் கருத்து.

இலங்கை

மகிளா ஜெயவர்தனே தலைமையில் இலங்கை அணி முழு பலத்துடன் உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டியில் களமிறங்குகிறது. இந்த அணியின் மிகப் பெரிய பலமாக ஜெயசூர்யாவின் அதிரடி ஆட்டமும், முரளிதரனின் மாயாஜால பந்து வீச்சும் பெரிய அளவில் பேசப்படுகிறது. அதிலும் இவர்கள் இருவருக்குமே இது நான்காவது உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டி என்பதால், இவர்களின் முன் அனுபவமும் அணிக்கு முக்கியப் பலமாகக் கருதப்படுகிறது. இதைத் தவிர தாரங்கா, அத்தப்பட்டு, சங்ககாரா, ஜெயவர்தனே, தில்ஷன், அர்னால்டு, மகரூப் என இந்த அணியின் பேட்டிங் வரிசை நீளுவதுடன் புதிய வரவான சமீரா சில்வாவின் அதிரடி ஆட்டமும் அணிக்கு பேட்டிங்கில் கூடுதல் பலத்தைச் சேர்த்துள்ளது. பந்து வீச்சில் மலிங்கா, பெர்னான்டோ ஆகியோருடன் நான்காவது உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டியில் விளையாடும் சமிந்தா வாஸின் அனுபவமிக்க வேகப் பந்து வீச்சும் அணியின் கூடுதல் பலம்.

சில மாதங்களுக்கு முன் இங்கிலாந்தை அதன் சொந்த மண்ணில் 5_0 என ஒரு நாள் தொடரில் வென்றதும் நியூசிலாந்தில் ஒரு நாள் மற்றும் டெஸ்ட் தொடரை சமன் செய்ததும் இந்த அணிக்குப் பெரிய மனோபலத்தைக் கொடுத்துள்ளது. அதேபோல், சமீபத்தில் இந்தியாவில் நடந்த ஒரு நாள் தொடரில் தோல்வியைத் தழுவியிருந்தாலும், இந்த ஆட்டங்களில் தனது சிறப்பான ஆட்டத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தியிருந்தது இலங்கை அணி. மொத்தத்தில் நல்ல ஃபார்முடனும் துடிப்புடனும் களம் இறங்கியுள்ளது என்றால் அது மிகையல்ல.

இந்தியா

உலகிலேயே அதிக கிரிக்கெட் ரசிகர்களைக் கொண்ட இந்திய அணி, ராகுல் திராவிட் தலைமையில் நிச்சயம் கோப்பையை வெல்வோம் என்ற நம்பிக்கையுடன் மேற்கிந்தியத் தீவுக்களுக்குச் சென்றிருக்கிறது.

அனுபவமிக்க வீரர்கள், தரமான பேட்டிங் வரிசை, இளம் வீரர்களின் துடிப்பான ஆட்டம் என, மிகச் சிறந்த அணி என்பதில் சந்தேகமேயில்லை. சச்சின், திராவிட், கங்குலி, சேவாக், யுவராஜ்சிங், ஹர்பஜன் சிங், கும்ப்ளே, அகர்கர், ஜாகீர் கான் ஆகிய வீரர்களின் அனுபவமும் தினேஷ்கார்த்திக், தோனி, உத்தப்பா ஆகிய இளம் வீரர்களின் புதிய உத்வேகமும் இந்திய அணியின் பலம்.

அதேபோல், பந்து வீச்சில் புதிய வரவுகளான ஸ்ரீசந்த், முனாப்படேல் மற்றும் ஆல் ரவுண்டர் இர்பான் பதான் ஆகியோர் இடம் பெற்றிருந்தாலும் நமது அணியின் பேட்டிங் வரிசையளவிற்குப் பந்து வீச்சு அவ்வளவு திருப்திகரமாக இல்லை.

அதே நேரத்தில், இந்திய அணியின் முதுகெலும்பான கிரிக்கெட் உலகின் ஜாம்பவான் சச்சின் டெண்டுல்கர், பல்வேறு உலக சாதனைகளுக்குச் சொந்தக்காரர். உலகின் தலைசிறந்த பந்து வீச்சாளர்களும், பந்து வீச அஞ்சும் ஒரே நபர் டெண்டுல்கர்தான் என்பது இந்திய அணியின் சிறப்பம்சம். எவ்வளவு நெருக்கடியான சூழ்நிலையிலும் இவர் களத்தில் இருக்கும் வரை, இந்திய அணிக்கு நம்பிக்கையையும், எதிரணியினருக்கு அச்சத்தையும் உருவாக்கக் கூடிய திறன் படைத்தவர். ஐந்தாவது உலகக் கோப்பையில் விளையாடும் அனுபவசாலியான சச்சின், சுழல் பந்து வீச்சிலும் தனக்கென தனி முத்திரை பதித்தவர்.

அடுத்ததாக கங்குலி. இடதுகை ஆட்டக்காரர். ஆரம்பத்தில் ஓபனிங் பேட்ஸ்மேனாக வந்து கலக்கி எடுத்தவர். குறுகிய காலத்தில் பல்வேறு உலக சாதனைகளைப் புரிந்தவர். இவர் கிரீஸை விட்டு ஏறி வந்து சிக்ஸர் அடிக்கும் அழகும், எத்தனை வீரர்கள் எதிரில் நின்றாலும் ஸ்கொயர் டிரைவில் பந்தை பவுண்டரிக்கு அனுப்பும் லாகவமும் அலாதியானது.

அதேபோல், இந்தியாவின் தடுப்புச் சுவரான கேப்டன் ராகுல் திராவிட், எந்த ஒரு பதற்றமான சூழ்நிலையிலும் மிகவும் கூலாக நிலைத்து நின்று தனது ஆட்டத்தை நேர்த்தியாக வெளிப்படுத்தக் கூடியவர். இவரின் தடுப்பாட்டம் உலக வீரர்கள் அனைவரையும் கவர்ந்தது. இவர்களுடன் சேவாக்கின் அதிரடி ஆட்டம், யுவராஜ் சிங்கின் நேர்த்தியான ஆட்டம் ஆகியவற்றுடன் தினேஷ் கார்த்திக், தோனி, உத்தப்பா ஆகிய இளம் வீரர்களின் துடிப்பான ஆட்டமும் இந்திய அணிக்குப் பெரும் பலத்தையும் இந்திய ரசிகர்களுக்கு மிகுந்த நம்பிக்கையையும் கொடுத்திருக்கிறது.

கடந்த உலகக் கோப்பையின் போது இறுதி ஆட்டம் வரை முன்னேறிய நம் இந்திய அணி, ஆஸ்திரேலியாவிடம் தோற்று கோப்பையை நழுவ விட்டுவிட்டது. ஆனால், கடந்த உலகக் கோப்பையில் கலந்து கொண்ட நமது அணியைக் காட்டிலும், இந்த முறை கலந்து கொள்ளும் இந்திய அணி எல்லா விதத்திலும் கூடுதல் பலமுள்ளதாகவே இருக்கிறது.

அதேபோல், முதல் இரண்டு முறை கோப்பை வென்ற மேற்கிந்தியத் தீவுகள் அணி மூன்றாவது முறையும் வெற்றி பெற்றால் சுழற்சி முறையில் அளிக்கப்படும் உலகக் கோப்பை மூன்று முறை தொடர்ந்து வெற்றி பெற்ற நாட்டிலேயே இருந்து விட வேண்டும் என்பது விதி. அடுத்த உலகக் கோப்பைக்குப் புதிய கோப்பைதான் செய்யப்பட வேண்டும்.

எனவே, மூன்றாவது முறையும் வெற்றிபெற்றே தீர வேண்டும் என்று முழு பலத்துடன் களமிறங்கிய மேற்கிந்தியத் தீவுகள் அணியின் கனவை உடைத்தெறிந்து 83_ல் கோப்பையை வென்றது இந்தியா.

அதேபோல், கடந்த இரண்டு உலகக் கோப்பைகளில் தொடர்ந்து வெற்றி பெற்றுள்ள ஆஸ்திரேலியா, இந்த முறையும் வெற்றி பெற்றுவிடவேண்டும் என்ற வேகத்தில் களமிறங்கியுள்ளது. இந்த அணியின் கனவுக்கும் முற்றுப்புள்ளி வைத்து, இந்த முறை இந்தியாவே கோப்பையைக் கைப்பற்றும் என்பது இந்திய ரசிகர்களின் நம்பிக்கை. பிரார்த்தனை!

நமது அணி வீரர்கள் முழுத் திறமையையும் வெளிப்படுத்தி விளையாடினால், ரசிகர்களின் நம்பிக்கை நிச்சயம் வீண் போகாது. வெற்றி நமக்கே!
From: sankara1970 on Mon Mar 12 5:31:34 2007.

I remember a song:

"Poga poga purium Indha poovin vasam purium"

We are confident from the two warm up matches win and two home series wins.

We are aware of the West Indies pitches from our 2006 series in West Indies

What we don't know is the strength and weakness of the unknown opponents.

Now our focus is on our first match against Bangladesh on 17th March

We expect to win easily by the current trend.

But B'desh just beat NZL in the warm up match

Anything is possible.

CAN ANY ONE BET WHO WILL WIN?
From: Raghu on Mon Mar 12 6:37:51 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Raghuji innumum SL bowling better than India-n bit pOdathInga

May be on paper, but

Nerd ji

Suma WI team-a 85 tukku out aakeetu excite pannatheenGo, Zimbabve is Not MUCH better team than the WI, remember VASSY bowled em out for the lowets ever total of 30 odd something

summa statistics-ah paakaama pesathinga Sir
From: Raghu on Mon Mar 12 6:38:40 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Raghuji innumum SL bowling better than India-n bit pOdathInga

May be on paper, but

Nerd ji

Suma WI team-a 85 tukku out aakeetu excite pannatheenGo, Zimbabve is Not MUCH better team than the WI, remember VASSY bowled em out for the lowets ever total of 30 odd something

summa statistics-ah paakaama pesathinga Sir
From: Raghu on Mon Mar 12 6:44:19 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Raghuji innumum SL bowling better than India-n bit pOdathInga

May be on paper, but

Kanna

SL bowled out Zimb for the LOWEST ever ODI total, this was SINGLE handedly done by VAASY,

pOi statistics -a parunga sir athuku appuram Indian Bowling and not to mention their SUPERB fielding patri pesalam,
From: Raghu on Mon Mar 12 6:44:42 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Raghuji innumum SL bowling better than India-n bit pOdathInga

May be on paper, but

Kanna

SL bowled out Zimb for the LOWEST ever ODI total, this was SINGLE handedly done by VAASY,

pOi statistics -a parunga sir athuku appuram Indian Bowling and not to mention their SUPERB fielding patri pesalam,
From: Raghu on Mon Mar 12 6:46:12 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Raghuji innumum SL bowling better than India-n bit pOdathInga

May be on paper, but

Kanna

SL bowled out Zimb for the LOWEST ever ODI total, this was SINGLE handedly done by VAASY,

Please c the statisctic about Indian Bowling Vs Lankan Bowling SIR, and not to mention their SUPERB fielding skills,
From: Raghu on Mon Mar 12 6:46:42 2007.

Nerd Sir

SL bowled out Zimb for the LOWEST ever ODI total, this was SINGLE handedly done by VAASY,

Please c the statisctic about Indian Bowling Vs Lankan Bowling SIR, and not to mention their SUPERB fielding skills,
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Mar 12 22:39:06 2007.

Ponting targets Gavaskar over behaviour

Ricky Ponting said it was "high and mighty" of Sunil Gavaskar to complain about poor on-field behaviour as Australia's captain questioned his role in India's lack of recent Test success. Gavaskar said this week Australia's recent losses to England and New Zealand had "gladdened the hearts" of the game's followers.

"There is not the slightest doubt that in the last decade or so the Aussies have been awesome in batting, bowling and fielding, which has taken them to the top of the cricketing ladder," Gavaskar, who regularly highlights Australia's poor behaviour, wrote in India Today, a national weekly. "But they have also been awful in the way they have sometimes behaved on the field much to the chagrin of the traditional fans of the game."

Ponting, who will lead Australia in their opening World Cup game against Scotland on Wednesday, said teams that dominated for a long period did not have too many supporters and then targeted Gavaskar. "We all know the way he played his cricket, don't we?," Ponting said in The Australian. "If he is talking about us, what about the way India have played their cricket over the last few years?"

India won three of 12 Tests last year while Australia were successful in their ten games. "I know who I would rather be going to watch," Ponting told the paper. "Have a look at how many Test matches they have won. He [Gavaskar] has been a big part of that, he has been a selector and he has been on the coaching committee. They might want to start to look at the way they play their own cricket rather than looking at us."

Ponting admitted he had been reported "more than anybody" since becoming captain - he was found guilty of dissent twice in 2006 - but returned to Gavaskar and recalled his attempted walk-off at the MCG in 1980-81. "Given out lbw to Lillee, Gavaskar indicated that he had edged the ball on to his pad, and was so enraged that he wanted to forfeit the match, ordering his partner, Chauhan, to walk off with him," the Almanack reported. India's manager stopped Chetan Chauhan from leaving the field.

"For him to go on about behaviour, not too many captains have dragged their teams off the field, either," Ponting said. "I don't mind if 'Mr Perfect' comes out and goes on about our team, I know we are all not perfect. We are not going to keep everyone happy 100% of the time. But for some of these guys that have done it all themselves, it's pretty high and mighty for them to say that."
From: kb on Tue Mar 13 2:04:26 2007.

guess sachin will have a gud reply for ponting this worldcup
From: selvakumar on Tue Mar 13 2:36:16 2007.

http://www.cricketnext.com/

Sarfraz Nawaz was the original master of reverse-swing. He was such an expert at moving the ball, both old and new, that he was given the soubriquete "Sultan of Swing" by the English media.

He passed on the skill to Imran Khan, who helped his understudies Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis to master the art that made Pakistan pace bowlers feared the world over.

Sarfraz is also known never to mince words. So vociferous have been his comments that not only the Pakistan Cricket Board but even the International Cricket Council have been wary of him.

Sarfraz is blessed with an expert eye in spotting talent. He can judge a fast bowler�s talent from a distance or tell them what fault lies in a bowler's action. He is also an expert in reading pitches and believes that slow and low pitches in the Caribbean would discourage fast bowlers.

Here are excerpts of an interview to Shahid Hashmi of cricketnext.com, on how pitches will behave and what type of bowlers will come good in the Caribbean:

Shahid Hashmi: It is widely speculated that pitches at the World Cup will be low and slow, what is your experience of the West Indian pitches?

Safraz Nawaz: I recently visited the West Indies, saw a few grounds and believe that it is a misconception. The conditions in the West Indies are dry and since every ground is close to the sea there will be a lot of sea breeze which will help swing bowling. Because of the dry conditions, the ball will get older before time and would assist reverse swing, so there would be a lot of help for the fast bowlers. You must know the technique to get the ball to reverse swing and it will wobble.

The conception that the West Indies pitches are slow has generated from the fact that the West Indies have not produced quality fast bowlers in the last few years so they kept the pitches grass-less which gave the impression that their pitches do not support fast bowling. You cannot change the nature of the soil and the nature of the West Indies soil to assist fast bowling.

Like when we played a Test in Jamaica in 1976 a ball reared up and went for six byes. I think the only slow pitch in the Caribbean has been the one at Port of Spain.

Shahid Hashmi: What type of bowlers do you think will be successful on the West Indian pitches?

Sarfraz Nawaz: I think the Australian Glenn McGrath type of bowlers will be successful. Australia will miss Shane Warne badly because he would have been very successful on the Caribbean pitches. You need to be accurate and should have pace. Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar will be badly missed because these two would have been very successful.
From: selvakumar on Tue Mar 13 2:38:15 2007.

Raghu - Some news for you !!
SL can walk away with trophy : Akram

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has tipped Australia as favourite for the cricket World Cup but says he would not be surprised if Sri Lanka gatecrashes into the party and runs away with the silverware.

"It is impossible to predict who will win the World Cup. Certainly Austalia appears to be the favourite on paper. But Sri Lanka, as a team, has impressed me the most and I would pick them as the dark horses of the World Cup. They have the capability to surprise anyone," Akram said.

The former left-arm fast bowler, who featured in Pakistan's 1992 World Cup winning team and also captained them to the final in 1999, said Sri Lanka had a very strong batting line-up and a balanced bowling attack.

"Plus their fielding is of excellent standard. They are a very, very good team," said Akram who finished with 502

one-day and 414 Test wickets in an illustrious career.

Akram, who appeared in five World Cups, said that he had no idea how the Pakistan team would perform but he felt the team lacked a specialist opening pair.

"Having a specialist opening pair is very important in any form of cricket. If I had to do it this time, I would take a chance and open with Kamran Akmal and give him a long run in the tournament."

Akram, meanwhile, took a dig at his former new ball colleague Waqar Younis and said Pakistan fared badly in the 2003 World Cup because Waqar, who didn't merit a place in the one-day side, was leading the team.

"We lost because there was no place for the captain in the side. Again this time also, I feel Inzamam-ul-Haq has to bat at number four and play a lead role in inspiring the team on the field", he said.
From: selvakumar on Tue Mar 13 2:40:21 2007.

Dhoni fan to sell kidney for WC

Jamshedpur: A cricket-crazy man is threatening to kill himself if he is not allowed to sell a kidney to fund a trip to the World Cup in the Caribbean.

Tarun Sharma, 23, said on Monday that he would set himself on fire later this week if no one came forward to help him sell the organ.

"I will kill myself if I am denied a chance to watch the Indians play in the West Indies," Sharma said.

"Anybody can survive with one kidney but you will never get the opportunity to watch India win the Cup in the West Indies,� he added.

The World Cup begins on Tuesday, while India open their campaign on March 17 with a Group B match against Bangladesh.

Selling body organs is banned by law and only family members can donate organs to their relatives after obtaining approval from authorities.

Officials said they would not allow Sharma to sell a kidney and indicated he could be prosecuted.

"We are keeping a constant watch on the situation," F K N Kujur, a senior police official said.

Sharma, a salesman earning Rs 3,000 every month, hopes to earn more than 30 times that by selling his kidney.

He has even set up a donation box near his house in Jamshedpur in Jharkhand.

A fan of wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who also hails from Jharkhand, Sharma says he never misses an opportunity to watch cricket
From: joe on Tue Mar 13 2:44:24 2007.

selvakumar wrote:

"I will kill myself if I am denied a chance to watch the Indians play in the West Indies," Sharma said.

It is better this guy kill himself ,better for India.
From: selvakumar on Tue Mar 13 2:49:17 2007.

Exactly Joe ! Paavam Avanoda Parents

'Ponting can think what he wants'

Montego Bay (Jamaica): This World Cup will not just be about the established teams. Cricket fans will get a chance to see the talent of some teams that aren't quite superpowers by any stretch of imagination, but will be keen to show off their quality too.

Here are some of the captains of the teams described as 'minnows' speaking of their expectations from the World Cup.

Steve Tikolo, Kenya captain

"After our performance in the 2003 World Cup, we thought that Kenya had turned a new page. But lack of enough games at the top level is an issue, and yes, I am disappointed."

Luke Van Troost, the Netherlands captain

"For the rest, we are amateurs, we all have got a job. For example, as I have mentioned a few times, I am the headmaster of a school. I had to take unpaid leave to be here. So this tournament cost me money."

Trent Johnstone, Ireland captain

"Ricky (Ponting) is entitled to say what he thinks, but my opinion would be that we have to be a part of this, we have to witness what goes on here to know the things like being here in media conferences and walking around hotels and seeing the likes of these guys. It's all a learning experience."

Irvine Romaine, Bermuda captain

"What I can say is the whole country of Bermuda can fit inside a stadium in India. The island consists of 60,000 people, our league consists of eight premier teams and eight first-division teams. The structure is okay, but we are dealing with the problem of not having enough amount of cricketers."

Craig Wright, Scotland captain

"We have played for the last three or four years against English county teams and their One-Day competitions. And in terms of the profile of the sport, it has certainly increased significantly. And obviously, participating in events like the World Cup, I know we have qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup later this year as well, can only help that to continue."
From: sankara1970 on Tue Mar 13 3:53:27 2007.

He is no more Ponting!

POINTING!
From: Raghu on Tue Mar 13 6:57:17 2007.

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From: kannannn on Tue Mar 13 10:22:13 2007.

Raghu, neenga football hooliganism-lam kelvi pattadhillaya? Football world cup appo nadakkadha attagasama?
From: raaja_rasigan on Tue Mar 13 10:53:31 2007.

gayle gone for single digit

Gayle - 2
From: narayanan on Tue Mar 13 12:25:26 2007.

Pakistan's bowling in darn tight. Except for Sarwan, everyone else is struggling to score.
From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 13 13:19:29 2007.

lara out

169/4

another walk without waiting for the decision
From: Nerd on Tue Mar 13 13:57:26 2007.

GO windies.. you guys can bowl Paki out cheaply..
From: thamizhvaanan on Tue Mar 13 14:01:46 2007.

Windies 241/9
From: kb on Tue Mar 13 14:34:52 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

lara out

169/4

another walk without waiting for the decision

same as GHILLY
From: mokshani on Tue Mar 13 17:19:54 2007.

Hi guys! World cup 2007 official started, today its West Indies VS Pakistan at Jamica. WI : 241/9 and Pak is still batting with a current score of 125/6, 35.3 overs. Any comments??? Guess who will win???!!!
From: Nerd on Tue Mar 13 17:52:27 2007.

Yay!!!!!!!!
From: mokshani on Tue Mar 13 17:55:01 2007.

Pak is loosing, still bating with 166/7, 43.3 overs
From: mokshani on Tue Mar 13 18:41:02 2007.

West Indies won by 54 runs. Pakisthan 187/10 47.2 overs
From: Wibha on Tue Mar 13 19:53:59 2007.

mokshani wrote:

West Indies won by 54 runs. Pakisthan 187/10 47.2 overs
From: narayanan on Tue Mar 13 23:17:01 2007.

Bravo wow what a catch were those, especially that left handed caught and bowled
From: sankara1970 on Wed Mar 14 1:42:10 2007.

Again captain's mistake-opting to field after winning toss.

Pak bowling dept was good. Batting -probably over confidence from some of senior players.

WI very good performance from Sarvan and MOM alround performance from Smith
From: thinkfloyd on Wed Mar 14 3:00:46 2007.

Machaan saachupta machaan
(Not that i support Pakistan... Infact i like W.I)

Amaam,
yaaravadhu pitch notice panneengala? It was a very sporting wicket - equal opportunity employer. Something in it for the batsmen and bowlers....

Why is Karunchiruthai batting at #5?????
He should bat 1 down or at the most 2 down...
From: selvakumar on Wed Mar 14 3:07:27 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

Why is Karunchiruthai batting at #5?????
He should bat 1 down or at the most 2 down...

WC vanthutta ellaam maaridum pola. Sachin batting at #4 and Lara at #5
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Wed Mar 14 3:54:03 2007.

Rombha aada koodathuna idhu thaanO...Ponting interview - Jan 25th 2007

It will take a very special effort to beat us: Ponting

Q: There doesn't seem to be much of a competition for you right now...
A: That's not our style and we never think that way. Remember we lost to Bangladesh! It's a funny old game out there and it is full of surprises. But yes, when we are playing at the top of our game - and that seems to be happening right now - it will require a very special effort to beat us.

Q: What do you mean by a 'special effort'?
A: I mean the other guys have to do something extraordinary to beat us. Like the South Africans did when they chased down a score of 400 plus. Now, that's incredible. We never give up and the opposition has to be in the game hundred per cent all the time to run us close.

Q: Don't you think the slow nature of pitches in West Indies might suit your opponents a bit more?
A: That's the beauty of our team. We have won everywhere. We did extremely well in the ICC Champions Trophy in India where the wickets were difficult, we have done well overall in the sub-continent, we have won in the West Indies, in England... We pride ourselves on this fact.

Q: Critics also say that the Australian side is ageing...
A: Dad's Army and all that stuff. Yeah, I have heard about it all but what matters is the performance. If my bowler is 40 years old and he gets me five for 20 every match, no problem.

Q: Is the tag of defending champions put extra pressure on you?
A: There's always pressure. It's about how you look at things. For some, it can be a pressure thing and for some, it can be a motivating aspect. We like to look at the positive side of the things.

Q: You seem to have found a great one-day batsman in Mike Hussey...
A: Yeah, he's been sensational in recent times. He is a great athlete and he's been doing a great job for us. Hope he continues in the West Indies.
From: narayanan on Wed Mar 14 3:59:13 2007.

I want South Africa to beat Australia on the 24th March. It shud be one hell of a match to watch. Another one shud be on the 1st or 19th of April
From: sankara1970 on Wed Mar 14 5:14:24 2007.

Cricket Ganesha bats, bowls and fields for Team India

March 14, 2007

Om Boundary marne wala-ya namah
Om Sixer marne wala-ya namah
Om All rounder-aayah namah
Om Wicket lene waal-ya namah
Om Wicket keep karne wala-ya namah
If someone were to recite such mantras while doing his morning puja, for sure he would be called crazy. But there is a man in Chennai who recites 108 such slokas. Yes, he is a crazy fan of cricket. Old readers of rediff.com would remember him, K R Ramakrishnan (in the picture), a resident of Anna Nagar in Chennai.

Let us have a replay of what had happened six years ago. It was March 11, 2001. The second Test match between India and Australia was going on at Kolkata. India was in a very bad situation. It so happened that Ramakrishnan had installed a statue of Lord Ganesha in an obscure corner of his apartment complex. He went down and prayed to Ganesha, 'If you are really powerful, let India win the match.' Soon after that, Harbhajan Singh took a hat-trick. Though India was asked to follow on, it made a huge total of more than 600 runs. Laxman made 281, and Rahul Dravid scored 180. Harbhajan took 13 wickets in the match and India won the Test match!

That was the beginning. Ramakrishnan tested the power of Lord Ganesha in the Madras Test also. And, India won that test too. After India won the Test series, he decided to call his idol Cricket Ganesha.

Needless to say, Cricket Ganesha soon became a favourite among all the kids in the neighbourhood.

Thanks Rediff
From: Raghu on Wed Mar 14 8:38:20 2007.

Jayasuriya aims to inspire 1996 repeat

Cricinfo staff

March 14, 2007

Sanath Jayasuriya's impulsive strokeplay continues to be a plus point for Sri Lanka � Getty Images

In his fifth and final World Cup, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka's veteran opener, says his batting is as explosive as it was in Sri Lanka's 1996 title triumph. Jayasuriya briefly retired from the game in 2005, but said the memory of that World Cup victory pushed him back.

"It's a great feeling to be back, I'm still the same batsman and hoping to revive Sri Lanka's glory days," said Jayasuriya. "The slump in my form in 2005 was the worst phase of my life. I was injured and I lost form. I had a poor tour of India and there was a lot of flack from the media that made me decide on retiring from international cricket.

"But the new selection committee seemed to have a lot more faith in my ability and recalled me. I feel my comeback has been a good one, it's a good feeling to be able to live up to the expectations yet again."

Jayasuriya enjoyed a successful 2006, hitting 1153 runs at 48.04, with five hundreds, in 26 one-day internationals. In Sri Lanka's 5-0 whitewash of England at home last summer, he hit two hundreds and followed it up with a third against the Netherlands just after.

Having led Sri Lanka to the semi-finals at the 2003 World Cup, before giving up the captaincy, Jayasuriya, 37, said he wanted one final crack at cricket's biggest tournament. "It's a fantastic memory that continues to stir me. It's a feeling one cannot forget, the greatest memory for any cricketer. Those of us who were in that team now tell the younger boys how we won the tournament, how we planned it match by match until the very end."

He added, on the Caribbean conditions: "We feel very much at home ... the greenery, the sea and the climate," he said. "It should bring out the best out of the Sri Lankan team." Sri Lanka play their first game of the World Cup against Bermuda on Thursday.

� Cricinfo
From: selvakumar on Wed Mar 14 8:56:02 2007.

Dravid's Dadas: Go For It!

In a few days from now, India�s long awaited campaign for the prestigious World Cup will commence against Bangladesh at Trinidad. Come 7.30 pm in the evening, and people will huddle in front of their television screens, mostly shifting the dinner congregation to their living rooms.

At 9 pm there will be a minor family tussle over catching up briefly with the latest witticisms of Shah Rukh Khan on KBC while the doting grandmother will be resigned to seeing Kyun Ki in it�s repeat episode the following afternoon. Dad�s will be behaving with the same degree of impetuous infantile delight as their teenage wonders, while wives will pretend to possess a cool demeanor even as they seethe within with impatience and exasperation bundled in a neat concoction wondering what is the big deal if a certain long-haired chap called Mahendra Singh Dhoni has walked in like a bull-fighter to the crease, and is looking restless even before he has faced the first delivery.

Potato chips, coke, brownies, nachos, and readymade junk food will continue to be consumed as if the living room has been transported to Barbados itself. And listening skills will be at a severe discount. Everyone will have an opinion on everything, and the expert commentators will differ with the popular verdict in the living room at their own risk.

People will crowd showrooms selling consumer electronics on the road-sides, watching the matches live on 50 TV screens simultaneously, putting a moral compulsion on the shop owners to delay pulling down the shutters. Clubs, bars, discos and hang-out joints will show the game on giant-screens frequently eliciting collective sighs of relief, and sometimes a painful anguish when Sachin Tendulkar walks back to the pavilion, carrying a billion plus emotions and hopes once again on his strong yet human frame.

Taxi-drivers will refuse to take some of us passengers even if that means 300 bucks foregone, a big chunk of his daily earnings. And a small girl will still ask for scores as she sells her colorful balloons of various shapes with messages of love.

CEOs will walk in bleary-eyed to Boardroom meetings and power-point presentations early morning, often wondering why they have to go through such a monotonous existence when the world only celebrates a man who hits the ball high and hard. And no matter how desperately ageing icon Amitabh Bachchan tries to keep himself and his so-called First family of Bollywood in the media spotlight by making us speculate on his son�s wedding dates, the truth is that Mandira Bedi and her noodles, spaghetti and other forms of pasta will overshadow his green eyed daughter-in-law �to-be.

The Sensex will bounce back and forth, and Page 3 parties will continue unabated, but it is Page 21 which will be most read.

Mothers will pray longer and yellow daffodils shall adorn the top of TV sets imploring heavenly benedictions. Many will sit with legs folded or left leg stretched while the right is tucked in, all these being yogic asanas borne out of deep sentimental superstitions. Office productivity will fluctuate as wildly as the heavy bat of Virendra Sehwag, and some cool dates will be cancelled at short notice, breaking a few hearts temporarily.

Multiplexes will show a perceptible drop in box-office collections, and even the Prime Minister may be well advised to hold cabinet meetings at appropriate times, as the Left may not want to miss Sourav Ganguly in action, and we do not want mid-term elections just as yet.

Even as the year-end exams hit the school-kids and attendance is higher in college canteens than in the classroom, I am sure the teachers will themselves be checking on SMS scores discreetly on mobile phones.

Amidst all this, politicians of all colours will fight a bitter election in the rural hinterlands of Uttar Pradesh, and life will roll on. The ballot box and the red cherry will keep the media on a happy-hunting spree.

We can all make a difference. Let us all stand and support our boys, the Men in Blue. Let�s wish Sachin a glorious ending to his World Cup dreams and hope MS Dhoni rocks the citadel of Australian domination. Let�s pray that Veeru Sehwag finds form and the fence with his usual panache and Irfan Pathan weaves a hat-trick once again. And Anil Kumble spins a magic web with the ball even as Yuvraj Singh saves a scorcher at gully.

Let us respect Rahul Dravid�s tenacity and back him fully for the amazing pressures he must be under, and admire Sourav Ganguly for showing the team that anything is possible. Therefore this term, Dravid�s Dadas. Because with tenacity and grit, the word impossible ceases to exist. And dreams can become a reality.

As Dravid�s Dadas take on the world in the far-off Caribbean, I see the first signs of a post-Holi warmth in the sunshine on the leaves outside of my window. The Indian summer may have perhaps just begun.
From: Jabroni on Wed Mar 14 9:44:13 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Rombha aada koodathuna idhu thaanO...Ponting interview - Jan 25th 2007

he said it before ashes, before last world cup, but what happened?

there is no team to match their batting line up. bowling is also very good even without Lee. only SA comes close and pakistan if asif and akthar played.
From: Jabroni on Wed Mar 14 9:48:21 2007.

narayanan wrote:

I want South Africa to beat Australia on the 24th March. It shud be one hell of a match to watch

unpredictable now, but if shane warne is playing, i'll put my money on Australia

From: raaja_rasigan on Wed Mar 14 10:36:27 2007.

Jabroni wrote:

narayanan wrote:

I want South Africa to beat Australia on the 24th March. It shud be one hell of a match to watch

unpredictable now, but if shane warne is playing, i'll put my money on Australia

I want india Australia final with India winning it.......

kaasa panama naamalum solli veippomae

the real thing is... Australiava paarthale indian teamukku bayam vandhurum like in 2003.... & it makes it easier for aussies

From: narayanan on Wed Mar 14 12:31:54 2007.

Aargh! it rains in Caribbean now I hate this Hope it doesnt rain on some key match this time as it did in 1992
From: Raghu on Wed Mar 14 12:35:54 2007.

raaja_rasigan wrote:

the real thing is... Australiava paarthale indian teamukku bayam vandhurum like in 2003.... & it makes it easier for aussies

athuku thaan namma Singangal (SL) Kangaroos-iku nalla Dharma adi podaporangha Final-la

vatta

Lakalakalaklakal Lankans...
From: thamizhvaanan on Wed Mar 14 12:58:31 2007.

modhalla india'va thokkadikka sollungaba
From: podalangai on Wed Mar 14 16:20:06 2007.

Let us have predictions. By how many wickets will Sri Lanka lose to Bermuda tomorrow?
From: kb on Wed Mar 14 16:25:13 2007.

7 to 8 if SL bats first
3-4 if second
From: Wibha on Wed Mar 14 17:19:28 2007.

thamizhvaanan wrote:

modhalla india'va thokkadikka sollungaba

india is the most unpredictable team

From: mokshani on Wed Mar 14 18:25:34 2007.

Cricket Ganesha bats, bowls and fields for Team India
March 14, 2007
Om Boundary marne wala-ya namah
Om Sixer marne wala-ya namah
Om All rounder-aayah namah
Om Wicket lene waal-ya namah
Om Wicket keep karne wala-ya namah
If someone were to recite such mantras while doing his morning puja, for sure he would be called crazy. But there is a man in Chennai who recites 108 such slokas. Yes, he is a crazy fan of cricket. Old readers of rediff.com would remember him, K R Ramakrishnan (in the picture), a resident of Anna Nagar in Chennai.
Let us have a replay of what had happened six years ago. It was March 11, 2001. The second Test match between India and Australia was going on at Kolkata. India was in a very bad situation. It so happened that Ramakrishnan had installed a statue of Lord Ganesha in an obscure corner of his apartment complex. He went down and prayed to Ganesha, 'If you are really powerful, let India win the match.' Soon after that, Harbhajan Singh took a hat-trick. Though India was asked to follow on, it made a huge total of more than 600 runs. Laxman made 281, and Rahul Dravid scored 180. Harbhajan took 13 wickets in the match and India won the Test match!
That was the beginning. Ramakrishnan tested the power of Lord Ganesha in the Madras Test also. And, India won that test too. After India won the Test series, he decided to call his idol Cricket Ganesha.
Needless to say, Cricket Ganesha soon became a favourite among all the kids in the neighbourhood.
Thanks Rediff

Wow fasinating, iam sure there are people like ramakrishnan around the world, luck defenitely counts here.

From: narayanan on Thu Mar 15 1:30:43 2007.

Quote:

modhalla india'va thokkadikka sollungaba

adhu right dhaan. I have a feeling the 1996 Lankan way of playing wont work out in this world cup. They shud be doing what Aussies did with Scotland yesterday. It was a totally effortless innings and yet reached 334.
From: kb on Thu Mar 15 3:02:21 2007.

in1996, ranatunga and arivinda de silva were two pillars.. i remember people used to tell only way of getting ranatunga out is RUNOUT.(inzy was also like that once)

dont think srilankan middle order is as strong as that now..
From: cancer on Thu Mar 15 5:58:29 2007.

My prdiction and wish is India have more chance to win the Cup,

Our batting order is very very strong.

"Yaarukkum Salathavarkal alla Nam sakothararkal"

We have "medium Pace " Bowler, thats our big advantage.

Sachin always given More important for World Cup matches, hope u all remember the last world cup match against England. the Sixer in Caddic's ball.. Those are the spl shots, he only used in World cup matches.

And "Dada" is in Full form... expecting much from him..

Young Guns.. Uthappa, Yuvaraj, Dhoni, Pathan...
From: cancer on Thu Mar 15 6:00:01 2007.

and i like W. indies team much, they are my second wish, i m going to support W.indies..

My favplayes is there , Ramnaresh Sarvan...
From: Raghu on Thu Mar 15 7:49:11 2007.

Wibha wrote:

thamizhvaanan wrote:

modhalla india'va thokkadikka sollungaba

india is the most unpredictable team

apadi solunga Sir, itha thaan solrathu BLIND Fanatism-nu ......
From: Raghu on Thu Mar 15 7:54:53 2007.

podalangai wrote:

Let us have predictions. By how many wickets will Sri Lanka lose to Bermuda tomorrow?

Podalanga na Podalanga thaan
From: Raghu on Thu Mar 15 7:57:17 2007.

thamizhvaanan wrote:

modhalla india'va thokkadikka sollungaba

Kavanam Paathu adutha Match vanthu BENGAL Tigers oda
From: Raghu on Thu Mar 15 8:01:41 2007.

kb wrote:

dont think srilankan middle order is as strong as that now..

Agreed, but Chamara Silva, Russel Arnold, Dilshan, Marvan & Farveez are all Good
From: Nakeeran on Thu Mar 15 8:05:04 2007.

Raghu wrote:

kb wrote:

dont think srilankan middle order is as strong as that now..

Agreed, but Chamara Silva, Russel Arnold, Dilshan, Marvan & Farveez are all Good

AND DONT FORGET MAHELA J

I will vote for Srilanka. They have better prospects compared to Indians
From: Raghu on Thu Mar 15 8:13:50 2007.

NakeeraRe

Mahela has really been Disappointing with the bat, he is far more talented than how he is playing at the moment, it is PATHETIC!
From: Raghu on Thu Mar 15 8:15:14 2007.

NakeeraRe,

Ungalluku eEn ivalavu kadupu India mela??
From: Nakeeran on Thu Mar 15 8:35:04 2007.

Raghu wrote:

NakeeraRe

Mahela has really been Disappointing with the bat, he is far more talented than how he is playing at the moment, it is PATHETIC!

No no Raghuji. What matters is Mahela will score when it matters the most Forget his recent flop shows.
Wait for the key matches. He will succeed. He is a big match player
From: Nakeeran on Thu Mar 15 8:39:25 2007.

Raghu wrote:

NakeeraRe

Mahela has really been Disappointing with the bat, he is far more talented than how he is playing at the moment, it is PATHETIC!

No no Raghuji. What matters is Mahela will score when it matters the most Forget his recent flop shows.
Wait for the key matches. He will succeed. He is a big match player
From: sankara1970 on Thu Mar 15 8:59:52 2007.

Current look at the captains of each team,

The following seem to be strong in the same order:

Aussie-intimidating as usual

India-humble and modest

NZL-optimistic

SA-confident

WI-too friendly approach

SL-inexperience-
have some problems with batting and Mahela is not at his best-Sangakara seems out of form. Jayasurya, Attapattu the same.

Pak -fatigue (have many problems)

So may be the 2003 Finals repeated-but result in our favor

I think I am tooooooooooooooooo fast.
From: narayanan on Thu Mar 15 9:10:44 2007.

Quote:

dont think srilankan middle order is as strong as that now

Wasnt it the Srilankan middle order that rescued them in every match in the series against India It is their top order thats faltering, losing quick wickets in the powerplay.
From: Raghu on Thu Mar 15 10:29:58 2007.

Bermuda v Sri Lanka, Group B, Trinidad

Sri Lanka choose to bat

The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

March 15, 2007

'Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga and Farveez Maharoof make up a well-rounded pace attack' � Getty Images

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v Bermuda

Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details

Mahela Jayawardene decided to bat first in their opening game of the Group B clash at Port-of-Spain. Irvine Romaine, leading Bermuda in their World Cup debut, was glad his side had made it so far but urged his new-ball bowlers to capitalise early on.

Pre-game predictions hinted at a sluggish surface at the Queen's Park Oval but it appeared to be a good batting surface at the outset. The sun was already beating down and there is likely to be some assistance for the spinners later on.

Sri Lanka's batsmen will hope to make hay first up - Sanath Jayasuriya isn't one to hang about anyway - and would want to emulate Australia's ruthless performance against minnows Scotland yesterday. Chamara Silva, who cracked a sensational hundred in Sri Lanka's final pre-World Cup ODI at Vishakapatnam was preferred ahead of the experienced Marvan Atapattu while Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga and Farveez Maharoof make up a well-rounded pace attack.

Bermuda will be initially hoping for damage control, playing against a side that piles up 300-plus scores for fun. Their bowlers wouldn't have come across such destructive talents like Jayasuriya earlier and would do well to stick to the basics and move the ball around early on. Dwayne Leverock has already attained cult status during the warm-up rounds, more for his girth rather than the his left-arm spin, but Sri Lanka will do well to not simply laugh it off.

From: kb on Thu Mar 15 15:58:48 2007.

Forget his recent flop shows.
Wait for the key matches. He will succeed. He is a big match player Smile

No no Raghuji. What matters is Mahela will score when it matters the most Very Happy

yeah.. he really played well against bermuda..

i would rate sangarakara more than mahelaJ

From: Nerd on Thu Mar 15 17:14:21 2007.

Common zimbabwe.. no way you could lose to ireland
From: Nerd on Thu Mar 15 18:39:42 2007.

Its a tie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: kb on Thu Mar 15 19:22:48 2007.

ellarum point pochi
From: ajithfederer on Thu Mar 15 19:51:22 2007.
From: narayanan on Thu Mar 15 22:59:37 2007.

Brilliant, they tied the match from a score of 213 in 43.2. Now now! Can Irish get past Pakistan now :ee:

Lankan batting did'nt look convincing at all Too many 3rd man shots, gave a lot of chances to gift their wicket away. I dont think they'll make it past India this time.
From: selvakumar on Fri Mar 16 5:19:35 2007.

Sachin turns Samaritan in Trinidad

Trinidad: Sachin Tendulkar inevitably is known to use his profile to promote important causes. Even in Trinidad, the master spared the time to help out with the ICC's campaign against AIDS.

An off day for Team India but not for this man. Sachin Tendulkar was out in the scorching sun to support the ICC's pledge to fight against HIV-AIDS.

This area in Port of Spain has been hit by crime and poverty. And Sachin's presence was needed for one simple reason: to infleunce the locals to live a better life.

"The way we inspire the next generation is much more important than just the records, or the number of runs scored, or number of wickets taken. I'm glad to be in this position that I have had some share in inspiring the next generation and that is what matters to me." Tendulkar says.

Tendulkar spent quite a bit of time with the locals, sharing his views and playing with them. He was clearly happy to help out, aware that his status as an icon can only send out a positive message.

Stuart Sutton Jones, a Consultant for UNICEF, says: "Somebody like Tendulkar has a natural talent. He has a gift, but you don't become a great star just with a gift. You have to discipline yourself and work at it in practice. And his success is an example to the rest of the world and to any child growing up in this community."

Sachin of course found himself on the home patch of his great friend and rival Brian Lara. So even though he was at his charming best, he couldn't get the locals to change their loyalties.

"He's good, but Lara's better," a child says.

From Goregaon to Gonzalves, someone like Sachin Tendulkar will always attract the crowds. He is a hero off the field and on the field. And that is why someone like him will always motivate the youth.
From: selvakumar on Fri Mar 16 5:23:06 2007.

A toast to the fighting Irish

It didn't quite have the drama of the Edgbaston finish of 1999, but this was a tie that Irish cricket will savour for years to come. With some of the game's luminaries having questioned the role of the minnows at the World Cup, it needed a match like this to illustrate just what they can offer. Both the Irish players and their magnificent fans deserve enormous credit for making this a memorable occasion.

This was a contest between a side that needed to win, and another for whom victory would have been a bonus after the achievement of qualifying for their first World Cup. The gulf in experience should have been enough for Zimbabwe to prevail. After all, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Brendan Taylor and Vusi Sibanda had 166 caps between them, significantly more than the Irish team put together.

But numbers count for little at times, and the verve and enthusiasm of the Irish kept them in the game even when it appeared that Matsikenyeri and Taylor would apply the finishing touches. Taylor's unfortunate run-out, after a brisk 70-run partnership, changed everything, and Zimbabwe's dramatic wobble at the death only emphasised just how young and callow the side is.

On a day when the country's greatest-ever batsman, Andy Flower, called for sporting sanctions to be imposed, Zimbabwe's performance was always going to be scrutinised closely. In many ways, it was hard not to feel sorry for Prosper Utseya's young side. Like the team from the Duvalier-ruled Haiti at the 1974 World Cup, whatever they do on the field is likely to be overshadowed by the actions of the regime back home. But to target them for the acts of their government is as illogical as considering Ali Bacher and Mike Proctor racists merely because they played at a time when South Africa was ruled by oppressors like Hendrik Verwoerd and John Vorster.

And in the general euphoria over Ireland's achievement, it would be easy to forget that this result was largely made in Australia. Jeremy Bray, whose outstanding 115 fetched him Man-of-the-Match honours, is a New South Welshman, as are Trent Johnston, the captain, and Dave Langford-Smith, the opening bowler. With no other batsman going past 28, Bray was left to pilot the innings solo, a role he appeared to relish.

Tall and strongly built, there were echoes of Matthew Hayden at times as he creamed the ball through the covers or flicked it powerfully off the pads. Most impressive though was his temperament. Like every good opener should, he bided his time, mixing periods of circumspection with passages of belligerence. Right to the end, he ran hard, making sure that the innings finished with something of a flourish.

It was the sort of innings that Sibanda threatened to play for Zimbabwe, but slippery feet ended his beautifully compiled 67. Even then, Matsikenyeri and Taylor should have won it, but for Kyle McCallan's outstretched hand to apply a decisive twist. Johnston, Andre Botha and Andrew White then showed off nerves of high-tensile fibre, but in truth, Zimbabwe scripted their own semi-demise.

No mention of the match would be complete without an allusion to the Irish fans. Right from the leprechaun who led the conga to the others who never stopped singing and dancing, they were a class apart, as good as anything seen on a big night at Anfield or Lansdowne Road.

Cotton Eye Joe may be a folk song from America's Deep South, but for one day in the Jamaican sun, the music piped out from the stadium speakers was adopted by these lobster-red folk. It might not have stirred the emotions quite like a rendition of Fields of Athenry or Molly Malone, but it certainly helped keep the spirits high - helped immeasurably by the Red Stripe of course.

We're often harsh on these teams that we see as interlopers at a fancy do, but watching the frenzied celebrations and the team's communion with the crowd at the end, you were reminded of the essence of sport, and the soul that it has irrevocably lost to the forces of commerce. There's no time like now then to take a bow in honour of those who'll be singing in the bars tonight of "Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty".
From: selvakumar on Fri Mar 16 5:26:10 2007.

Aussie official, Greig slam Gavaskar

New Delhi: Former India skipper Sunny Gavaskar seems to be losing friends by the day in Australia after he said that Australia are not a popular team.

The latest to criticise Gavaskar's comments is former England captain Tony Greig, now an Australian resident.

Greig isn't too happy about Gavskar citing the example of former Australian cricketer the late David Hookes to make his point about the behaviour of the Aussie team.

"It's inappropriate and I really don't see any great value in this sort of sledging," Greig said.

The former India skipper had said that the death Hookes after he was punched outside a Melbourne bar three years ago is an example of Aussie behaviour.

Meanwhile, Cricket Australia spokesman Peter Young, too, expressed his annoyance with Gavaskar�s remarks.

He said: "It's very disappointing. The World Cup is about to start and our players' actions will speak for themselves as they now go into that tournament."
From: karthik_sa2 on Fri Mar 16 5:42:22 2007.

of any other world cups,this world cup first time i feel extremely confident that india will clinch it.it looked a very strong team long back after the inclusion of dhoni,yuvi etc but most of the players lacked form but now almost all the players r in form.ganguly man this guy is going to play the pivotal role ,he is just oozing with confidence after his come back .sachin -just saying he performed in all the world cups well is irrelavant to this world cup.at the moment he is in good form.thats what we have to look for.yuvi-a solid player gives lot of strength to team middle order and fielding.no matter what the situation is he can be extremely free flowing in his shots.his biggest asset.dhoni-amazing cricketer can play both aggressive and patient innings as well.his inclusion in the team has raised the team to a higher level.one word he is dangerous.sehwag-well if this man comes to form then we can be pretty sure we can lift the cup.last we have a wonderful captain who is flexible to anything and extremely solid at no3.even if we r five or six down we can be sure the wall stays there to aleast take the team to a decent total in the end.overall india looks strong with a melange of youth and vastly experienced players. my choice-INDIA
From: Raghu on Fri Mar 16 6:47:11 2007.

narayanan wrote:

Lankan batting did'nt look convincing at all Too many 3rd man shots, gave a lot of chances to gift their wicket away. I dont think they'll make it past India this time.

Naryana Naryana

Let's wait and c, remember the GREATEST SPINNER in the world is back in the team now, and OLD FOX VAAS is there as well, let's wait and c,
From: Nakeeran on Fri Mar 16 10:19:59 2007.

Raghuji

Vaas is no longer a medium pace bowler.

He is a fast running spinner .

Look, most of the times, Sangakara stands upto the stumps !

But U r right. He is a wily fox. Sachin struggles against Vaas !
From: mokshani on Fri Mar 16 10:24:57 2007.

New zealand VS England, New zealand won the toss and decides to field, the result, first ball they got a wicket followed by a wide
From: narayanan on Fri Mar 16 11:06:01 2007.

Quote:

first ball they got a wicket followed by a wide

its the other way around. First was a wide next was Ed Joyce's wicket.
From: mokshani on Fri Mar 16 11:24:23 2007.

narayanan wrote:

Quote:

first ball they got a wicket followed by a wide

its the other way around. First was a wide next was Ed Joyce's wicket.

yes yes my mistake, u r right , second wicket also down isnt it? Iam watching it on Isaitamil.net, its a live stream.
From: villan007 on Fri Mar 16 12:33:44 2007.

bond is rocking
From: kb on Fri Mar 16 12:51:08 2007.

Surly India will win the world cup!!!
> Ithukkune ukkanthu yosipangaloo?

Hi Friends,

Here are some of the Interesting Facts!!!!!!!

Year 1981
1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes
4. Pope Died
5. 2 years later India won the world Cup!!!

Year 2005
1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes
4. Pope Died
5. 2 years later will India win the world Cup?????

1982 Football World Cup won by Italy
1983 Cricket World Cup won by India

2006 Football World Cup won by Italy
2007 Cricket World Cup: INDIA ???

1975 - West Indies
1979 - West Indies
1983 - India (Hat -trick breaker)

1999 - Australia
2003 - Australia
2007 - India??????? ?(Will be a Hat-trick breaker
once again)
From: villan007 on Fri Mar 16 12:52:55 2007.

kb wrote:

2006 Football World Cup won by Italy
2007 Cricket World Cup: INDIA ???

rendukum blue uniforms...

From: mokshani on Fri Mar 16 12:54:38 2007.

kb wrote:

Surly India will win the world cup!!!
> Ithukkune ukkanthu yosipangaloo?

Hi Friends,

Here are some of the Interesting Facts!!!!!!!

Year 1981
1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes
4. Pope Died
5. 2 years later India won the world Cup!!!

Year 2005
1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes
4. Pope Died
5. 2 years later will India win the world Cup?????

1982 Football World Cup won by Italy
1983 Cricket World Cup won by India

2006 Football World Cup won by Italy
2007 Cricket World Cup: INDIA ???

1975 - West Indies
1979 - West Indies
1983 - India (Hat -trick breaker)

1999 - Australia
2003 - Australia
2007 - India??????? ?(Will be a Hat-trick breaker
once again)

2007 sure india will win. Hope for the best and Goodluck to India.

From: ajithfederer on Fri Mar 16 13:00:04 2007.

paapom

kb wrote:

From: Nakeeran on Fri Mar 16 13:45:59 2007.

Raghu SIr enge

SUPER STAR Kevin Pietersen clicks in day 1

Top scorer with 60 .

but poor England could get 200 + only.

Lets see, Eng has a good bowling attack

Vataaaaa
From: kb on Fri Mar 16 14:00:48 2007.

gibbs.. 6 balls 6 sixes
From: Nerd on Fri Mar 16 14:16:08 2007.

kb wrote:

gibbs.. 6 balls 6 sixes

Thats no mean achievement.
From: Jabroni on Fri Mar 16 14:26:42 2007.

boucher is not the person you want to bowl at after getting gibbs out

now violence, massacre continues. boucher and kallis continue from where gibbs left off it's only a 40 over game, or else 500
From: ajithfederer on Fri Mar 16 14:40:07 2007.

6 balls 6 sixes...........
From: kb on Fri Mar 16 14:44:43 2007.

naalaiki epidi utappa,sehwag and dhoni adikaraanga mattum gavanikareenga

From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 3:04:48 2007.

]appa bayangarama yosichirkeenga.idhukagavae india win pannanum

Quote:

Hi Friends,

Here are some of the Interesting Facts!!!!!!!

Year 1981
1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes
4. Pope Died
5. 2 years later India won the world Cup!!!

Year 2005
1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes
4. Pope Died
5. 2 years later will India win the world Cup?????

1982 Football World Cup won by Italy
1983 Cricket World Cup won by India

2006 Football World Cup won by Italy
2007 Cricket World Cup: INDIA ???

1975 - West Indies
1979 - West Indies
1983 - India (Hat -trick breaker)

1999 - Australia
2003 - Australia
2007 - India??????? ?(Will be a Hat-trick breaker
once again)

From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 3:07:26 2007.

Quote:

gibbs.. 6 balls 6 sixes

boundary pakathula bat pannaaro.really amazing
From: mgb on Sat Mar 17 3:48:22 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

Quote:

gibbs.. 6 balls 6 sixes

boundary pakathula bat pannaaro.really amazing

each of the sixes were towering.. and the first one hit the terrace.. he decided to go for six sixes after the third six, i guess.. gauging by his body language..
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 3:57:29 2007.

Quote:

each of the sixes were towering.. and the first one hit the terrace.. he decided to go for six sixes after the third six, i guess.. gauging by his body language..

hi mgb
nice to see ur msg quoting mine.
s must be.anybody would be tempted for that esp after three sixes in a row.

From: mgb on Sat Mar 17 4:07:16 2007.

each of the sixes were towering.. and the first one hit the terrace.. he decided to go for six sixes after the third six, i guess.. gauging by his body language..

Quote:

hi mgb
nice to see ur msg quoting mine.
s must be.anybody would be tempted for that esp after three sixes in a row.

more so when the bowler is also tense

hi karthik

From: ThalaNass on Sat Mar 17 4:24:19 2007.

Quote:

karthik_sa2 wrote:

Quote:

gibbs.. 6 balls 6 sixes

boundary pakathula bat pannaaro.really amazing
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 5:11:25 2007.

Quote:

more so when the bowler is also tense

really i pity that bowler.its the worse thing a bowler can witness.
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 5:13:43 2007.

btw bangladesh is in form.think it will be slightly a tough victory for the indians today
From: Nakeeran on Sat Mar 17 5:47:47 2007.

Its very important that Sehwag clicks today so that in the forth coming matches, we will get a good start with healthy runrate.

Sehwag is actually a key player in this context, somebody who scores runs at double pace .
From: MADDY on Sat Mar 17 10:56:18 2007.

Sachin out - India 38-3 v Bangladesh

yeanda maanathha vaangareenga ......thirumbi veettukku vaangada vennaingala

From: MADDY on Sat Mar 17 11:01:08 2007.

Its very important that Sehwag clicks today so that in the forth coming matches, we will get a good start with healthy runrate.

Sehwag is actually a key player in this context, somebody who scores runs at double pace .

From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 11:42:49 2007.
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 12:05:00 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

btw bangladesh is in form.think it will be slightly a tough victory for the indians today

From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 12:05:59 2007.

ada avara yen izhukareenga... avar official-a oor sutha poirukar

From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 12:07:07 2007.

Pakistan aniyum thathalithu kondirukkiradhu
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 12:11:29 2007.

eksi....

pak 72/6
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 12:30:44 2007.

all depends on dhoni now
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 12:33:42 2007.
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 12:40:00 2007.

One hubber voted for Ireland!!!! vevaramana hubber
Anyone voted for Bangladesh??
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 12:40:26 2007.

suberabbu

intha kodumayilum santhOsham ennannA pakistan isnt doing any better
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 12:40:46 2007.

159/8
All-out for no-loss a???
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 12:41:25 2007.

Nerd wrote:

suberabbu

intha kodumayilum santhOsham ennannA pakistan isnt doing any better

Amaam amaam!!!
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 12:42:40 2007.

Pakis will be out of the tournament right if they lose ??

India Pak illAma enna world cup..

India might win today but Paki
From: sivank on Sat Mar 17 12:43:45 2007.

Nalla venum Indiakku. Pathanaiyum dinesh karthikaiyum aada vittuirundha indha problem vandhu irukkadhu.

159/9

Aiyyo Aiyyo.
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 12:45:58 2007.

sivank wrote:

Nalla venum Indiakku. Pathanaiyum dinesh karthikaiyum aada vittuirundha indha problem vandhu irukkadhu.

159/9

Aiyyo Aiyyo.

Pathan-a?? Avar irukkara form-la avara eduthirundhaalum Bangladesh-ku dhaan aduvaru!

KKD Karthik sollunga vasthavam... yenna avan Thamizhan.. Thamizhana edukkadha Indhi pasangalukku nalla venum
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 12:48:34 2007.

168 / 9
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 12:49:26 2007.

oru 200 aavadhu vanthiruvaingannu pAthen

Paki konjam consolidate panraainga.. 150+ vandhuttainganna ball tamper panni jeyichiruvaainga
From: sivank on Sat Mar 17 12:50:14 2007.

I think pathan would have been a asset. The way how I see the pitch is very good for swingers. Pathan has got a very good outswinger moreover is a very handy batsman.
Definitely better than sehwag rightnow.
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 12:56:46 2007.

Bowling figures of an Irish player against Paki

AC Botha 8 4 5 2 0.62
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 12:57:05 2007.

sivank wrote:

Definitely better than sehwag rightnow.

karthik shud ve played instead of sehwag
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 12:58:03 2007.

vills and others i am not able to watch the match.. Pitch epdi ?? batsman's paradise eh ??
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 13:03:19 2007.

Nerd wrote:

batsman's paradise

idha than aatam aarambikayile sonnnainga
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 13:05:57 2007.

Thanks vills

So 192 is the target. I would say 70-30 to India.

ipdi thAn pOna WC first match-la holland-Oda 201 adichaainga

Paki 109/8
From: sivank on Sat Mar 17 13:09:33 2007.

All out for 191 on 49,3 overs.

Perhaps the bowlers can win the match for us.
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 13:12:49 2007.

And Pakistan 'rested' Danish Kaneria and Naved for this match
From: joe on Sat Mar 17 13:12:57 2007.

GOD of the cricket scores only 7 of 26 balls against Bangaladesh
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 13:13:46 2007.

It is a descent score!

157\4 ----> 159\9 stage vandha podhu I was !!

Very good batting by Munaf and Zaheer Khan

Bangladesh bowlers bowled so straight, very few balls moved away from the batsman's body!!

Still 50:50! It all depends on first 10 overs

Harbhajan singh Thenga Thalayan even a school boy can play so smartly!!
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 13:16:11 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Bangladesh bowlers bowled so straight, very few balls moved away from the batsman's body!!

yea..and their fielding was top notch...
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 13:16:59 2007.

joe wrote:

GOD of the cricket scores only 7 of 26 balls against Bangaladesh

Adhuvum out-aana murai remba kevalam
(Coming down the track and snicking an inside-edge to the keeper!)
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 13:18:05 2007.

GOD starting trouble dhaan.. SL Oda paarunga Joe..

ipdiyE solli solli yE pOittAru
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 13:20:34 2007.

Fielding was splendid!! They saved many boundries....! Aaah ooo-na keezha vizhundhu save pannuranaga.... Ganguly sir superb performance ...but sir school padikkum podhu running race-la kadsiya thaan varuvaar pola irruku

First 30 overs absolutely a perfect mokkai

From: joe on Sat Mar 17 13:21:09 2007.

(Coming down the track and snicking an inside-edge to the keeper!)

GOD of the cricket scores only 7 of 26 balls against Bangaladesh Rolling Eyes

Adhuvum out-aana murai remba kevalam Embarassed

Thinkflyod,
TV channel susbcribe panniteenga pola..Naan pannala..online score mattum thaan parthen .

From: sivank on Sat Mar 17 13:23:09 2007.

Matcha livela parkiravangalai kanda poraamaiya irukku. Yenga paazha pona oorla football thaira oru mannaiyum katta maattanga. Naan yedho cricinfo punniyathule score follow pannikitu irukken. Adhukelaam oru kodupinay venum saamy.
From: joe on Sat Mar 17 13:24:55 2007.

Pakistan 120/8 (36.1 ov)
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 13:25:24 2007.

joe wrote:

Thinkflyod,
TV channel susbcribe panniteenga pola..Naan pannala..online score mattum thaan parthen .

Amaam Joe...
From: Ramakrishna on Sat Mar 17 13:27:23 2007.

My predictions for today were India and Pakistan. I think i should be ready to lose 10 points today.

From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 13:27:26 2007.

sivank wrote:

Matcha livela parkiravangalai kanda poraamaiya irukku. Yenga paazha pona oorla football thaira oru mannaiyum katta maattanga. Naan yedho cricinfo punniyathule score follow pannikitu irukken. Adhukelaam oru kodupinay venum saamy.

online neRaya links irukku.. I cant watch India match for some reason.. it aint connecting.. but am watching paki match

From: Ramakrishna on Sat Mar 17 13:27:59 2007.

online neRaya links irukku.. I cant watch India match for some reason.. it aint connecting.. but am watching paki match Sad

sivank wrote:

where?

From: joe on Sat Mar 17 13:33:54 2007.

Pothuva India setha paambu nalla adippanga ..Ippo enna theriyuthunna ,Bangaladesh setha paambu illa.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 13:35:41 2007.

Naan oru 5 over match paaka poradhilla...2,3 wicket pochuna poi paaka poren ... Illana thoonga poren
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 13:35:41 2007.

http://pakcricketlivestream.blogspot.com/

techsatishtv.blogspot.com for India matches
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 13:36:47 2007.

if IRELAND wins they are into super8
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 13:38:00 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Naan oru 5 over match paaka poradhilla...2,3 wicket pochuna poi paaka poren ... Illana thoonga poren

pOi pilla kutingala padika vekkira vazhiya paarungappa
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 13:44:02 2007.

Irish bowlers reverse swing ellAm panraainga
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 13:45:59 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Irish bowlers reverse swing ellAm panraainga

ada yEnga neenga vera..eriyura nerupula petrol-a oothureenga
From: joe on Sat Mar 17 13:46:55 2007.

New teams or teams with most of freshers have advantage ,that nobody knows individual player's strength and weekness ,where as they know about others.
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 13:47:15 2007.

Vills neenga Pro-Paki eh
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 13:47:30 2007.

Bangladesh 0/0 after 0.2 overs
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 13:49:35 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Vills neenga Pro-Paki eh

ada naan namma team nilamai pathi sollindu iruken

chinna team lam padam poduthu..naama ipdi agitom..adha sonen
From: Ramakrishna on Sat Mar 17 13:49:39 2007.

6/0 fun
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 13:51:02 2007.

a no-ball boundary from agarkar.... superabbu
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 13:51:55 2007.

Appdi podu!!
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 13:52:53 2007.

1.4 overs 11\0

Naan po poradhilla...poi paaka poradhilla....
From: joe on Sat Mar 17 13:54:56 2007.

Thinkfloyd,
$105 -kku motham 3 match thaan paapeenga polirukku
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 13:54:59 2007.

extras neraya pOgudhe
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 13:56:11 2007.

Villa 11.30 aaga pogudhu Maa TV, F Tv, SS music-nu channel-a maathi paaru; Idhu velaikkaagadhu
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 13:57:11 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Villa 11.30 aaga pogudhu Maa TV, F Tv, SS music-nu channel-a maathi paaru; Idhu velaikkaagadhu

ippO hot hotter hottest varuthA SS la
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 13:57:15 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Villa 11.30 aaga pogudhu Maa TV, F Tv, SS music-nu channel-a maathi paaru; Idhu velaikkaagadhu

no..

enna vena nadakalam.... ..... nadakanum
From: Ramakrishna on Sat Mar 17 13:57:17 2007.

Pak 132 allout
Thunbathilayum oru Inbam
From: joe on Sat Mar 17 13:58:09 2007.

Pakistan 132 all out
From: joe on Sat Mar 17 14:00:39 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

Pak 132 allout
Thunbathilayum oru Inbam

Pakistan thokkurathu oru inbama? ..ithaan india urupadama poguthu.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:00:53 2007.

Jolly Jolly ... Bangladesh-um 132 all out aagum
From: joe on Sat Mar 17 14:01:45 2007.

Bangladesh 22/0 (3.3 ov)
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:02:19 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Jolly Jolly ... Bangladesh-um 132 all out aagum

velangirchu... rendu bowlers um run-a vaari vazhangitu irukainga.. ithula engatha 132 all out-u
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:02:50 2007.

first wicket down
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:02:55 2007.

Seriously when India losed 5 wickets for 2 runs they played Team India Pepsi advertisement...Oorula irrukura ketta vaartha ellam vandhathu ... Kadasila Puli maadhri morphing panni vera
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:03:42 2007.

villan007 wrote:

first wicket down

Eppadi sonnomula!!
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:03:49 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

.. Kadasila Puli maadhri morphing panni vera

puli-kum cricket ada theriathu engalukum ada theriathu nu symbolic-a solrainga pola
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:05:12 2007.

villan007 wrote:

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

.. Kadasila Puli maadhri morphing panni vera

puli-kum cricket ada theriathu engalukum ada theriathu nu symbolic-a solrainga pola

Kozhambula karaikira puli-pola ...
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 14:07:03 2007.

thread maaari vanthutaeno

today pitch report was the worst i guess
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:13:04 2007.

We want Munaf!!
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:15:50 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

We want Munaf!!

evan pOtalum adipanuga

back to back boundaries now ...35/1 in 7 overs
From: thimuru on Sat Mar 17 14:16:31 2007.

worlds best batting line up -am...goyyla...aalugalum mandaigalum....satti neraya sotha thinnutu anga poi pitchula mulikuranuga
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:17:22 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

We want Munaf!!

singam kalam irangirchu
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 14:18:33 2007.

Finally I got to watch and consecutive fours
From: joe on Sat Mar 17 14:23:00 2007.

Ennada ithu Indian team-kku vantha sothanai..
From: thimuru on Sat Mar 17 14:23:52 2007.

wy did agarkar bowl first....when patel is in form
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 14:24:22 2007.

matchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:25:41 2007.

Innum 2 overs-la wicket vizhulana Senthil-ngara pera namma Villan maathikka poradha sabadham eduthurukkan
From: mokshani on Sat Mar 17 14:26:28 2007.

joe wrote:

Ennada ithu Indian team-kku vantha sothanai..

very bad batting isnt it!! never expected that indian team will do less than 200 runs on the world cup, Will see how the bowling will be??? Very disappointing
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 14:27:40 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Innum 2 overs-la wicket vizhulana Senthil-ngara pera namma Villan maathikka poradha sabadham eduthurukkan

villain enna peru vechukka poreenga
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 14:28:37 2007.

thimuru wrote:

worlds best batting line up -am...goyyla...aalugalum mandaigalum....satti neraya sotha thinnutu anga poi pitchula mulikuranuga
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:30:35 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Innum 2 overs-la wicket vizhulana Senthil-ngara pera namma Villan maathikka poradha sabadham eduthurukkan

indha kudhirai ya nambi panam katta thayara illai.....

50 up for bangaldesh adra adra
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 14:30:55 2007.

sabash da..

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Innum 2 overs-la wicket vizhulana Senthil-ngara pera namma Villan maathikka poradha sabadham eduthurukkan
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:32:06 2007.

sixer lam kaaturaingappa..... aaha.. ivanuga avunaga thana
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:32:25 2007.

Idhukke ippadi solreenga...India thothutta Pall-ey velakka maataanam namma Villan ... Coimbatore-a kaapathunum adhukkagavavathu India jeikanum
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:33:30 2007.

61 in no time
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 14:33:34 2007.

six six adikaraanga
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:34:23 2007.

munaf ... kizhikiranunga
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 14:34:32 2007.

enna nadakudhu angae
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 14:34:34 2007.

ippo wicket vizha poguthu
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:36:20 2007.

Shakthiprabha wrote:

ippo wicket vizha poguthu

adhukulla match mudinjirum
From: thimuru on Sat Mar 17 14:38:18 2007.

pongapa...poi vivasayatha parunga....pula kuttingala padika vainga,,,indha vetti pasangala paathu enna aaga pogudhu...match over
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:38:32 2007.

half-century ver oruthan pottuputan
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 14:38:32 2007.

50
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:38:56 2007.

Vidunga Vidunga .... Newzealnd-um thothurukku warm-up la..... Bangladesh-na summava?? David Whatmore is the coach for Bangladesh he was the coach for the Srilankan team when they won the world cup...yaaru kanda Bangladesh jecihaalum jeichurum world-cup-a
From: MADDY on Sat Mar 17 14:39:20 2007.

we are losing man

India-voda manathha vaangittanga

Make dada captain and get back some pride

From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:40:23 2007.

Vidunga Vidunga .... Newzealnd-um thothurukku warm-up la..... Bangladesh-na summava?? David Whatmore was the coach for Bangladesh he was the coach for the Srilankan team when they won the world cup...yaaru kanda Bangladesh jecihaalum jeichurum world-cup-a Embarassed

vetti saaku solliye team ippadi agirchu

From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 14:41:49 2007.

eppidi unga nala mattum ippdi ellam sinthikka mudiathu Embarassed

Vidunga Vidunga .... Newzealnd-um thothurukku warm-up la..... Bangladesh-na summava?? David Whatmore is the coach for Bangladesh he was the coach for the Srilankan team when they won the world cup...yaaru kanda Bangladesh jecihaalum jeichurum world-cup-a Embarassed

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:41:55 2007.

Adiyum udhayum kalandhu vachu

Vidiya Vidya Virundhu vacha

Bangladesh Pongal...Bangladesh Pongal
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 14:42:53 2007.

Naan sonna athu nadakkama poguma
From: thimuru on Sat Mar 17 14:43:49 2007.

icc announced indni vs pakistan encouter date..rendu teamum modhlla super eight pogudhau terila
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 14:44:12 2007.

outtuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
From: Ramakrishna on Sat Mar 17 14:44:15 2007.

thimuru wrote:

icc announced indni vs pakistan encouter date..rendu teamum modhlla super eight pogudhau terila
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:45:58 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

outtuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 14:46:19 2007.

villan007 wrote:

ajithfederer wrote:

outtuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:46:58 2007.

Singam Porapatruchuuuuuuu ....

Munaf
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 14:47:18 2007.

intha ball-kku namba team vizhunthu namaskaram panra alavu ulagathula yarum pannirukaa mataanga.
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 14:47:24 2007.

Innoru murai sollungaa........

Shakthiprabha wrote:

Naan sonna athu nadakkama poguma
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 14:49:29 2007.
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 14:49:52 2007.

Pakistan onto the field
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:50:28 2007.

Tamim Iqbal-ku periya Jayasuriya-nu nenappu...
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 14:50:29 2007.

innoru murai sonnathu 3rd umpire kku sariya kaathula vizhala.

anyway RIGHT decision.
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:51:14 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

Pakistan onto the field

konja neram idhai paarkalam.....
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 14:54:30 2007.

catch vuttutaan
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 14:55:27 2007.

outtttttttttttttu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:55:37 2007.

yay !
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:56:17 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

catch vuttutaan

2 drop catches
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:56:34 2007.

Naan poi paakava 3 wicket poche...??!!
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 14:56:49 2007.

thankssssssssssssssssssssss

Shakthiprabha wrote:

outtttttttttttttu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 14:58:13 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Naan poi paakava 3 wicket poche...??!!

vanam... vanam... apdiye gammunu irunga... vuzhura wicket-um vuzhama poida pogudhu
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 14:59:45 2007.

Okay Okay .... India jeikiradhukaaga nee mottai poduranu vendi irrukum podhu .. idhu kooda panna maatena?
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 15:00:43 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Okay Okay .... India jeikiradhukaaga nee mottai poduranu vendi irrukum podhu .. idhu kooda panna maatena?
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 15:03:05 2007.

This should happen

90-100 Runs kulara 4 th wicket

100 - 110 Runs kulara 5h wicket

120-130 Runs kulara 6th wicket

130 - 140 - All out
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 15:04:05 2007.

apidi nadantha unga vaaiku naalu spoon VSOP...
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 15:05:47 2007.

Nadakkum
From: crazy on Sat Mar 17 15:07:41 2007.

just wanted to say Hi to u all!
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 15:11:16 2007.

hi crazy
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 15:13:58 2007.

hey crazy
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 15:14:33 2007.

1 wicket gonnnnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

IRELAND kku
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 15:15:33 2007.

Bangladesh 88/3 (need 104 to win from 29.4 overs )
From: crazy on Sat Mar 17 15:15:37 2007.

hi akka and AF

wont bother you all. Good luck to India
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 15:16:24 2007.

crazy wrote:

just wanted to say Hi to u all!

Hi crazy
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 15:18:21 2007.

hi & bye Vaasi :waving:
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 15:20:46 2007.

100 up
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 15:20:53 2007.

pesaama naan thoonga poporen
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 15:22:29 2007.

LIC 50 years UNBEATEN aam!

pesama athai aaada vitrukalaam indiakaaga :lol;
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 15:22:29 2007.

naan dhaan appove sonnene, Agarkar asingam vendaamnu.. ketteengala??

And Zaheer -
Mattama pottutu guard-change pannina adikkama vitruvaangala?
Pirichu menjuptainga
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 15:23:14 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

naan dhaan appove sonnene, Agarkar asingam vendaamnu.. ketteengala??

And Zaheer -
Mattama pottutu guard-change pannina adikkama vitruvaangala?
Pirichu menjuptainga

:true:
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 15:23:16 2007.

Naan bakery pongal paaka porein
From: crazy on Sat Mar 17 15:24:25 2007.

senthil why

hi des!

India 191( for 49.3 ov) pesaama bangladesh mela bet pannirukkalaam pola

ippo thaan scorecard paartten
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Mar 17 15:25:37 2007.

Next meet pannren
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 15:27:29 2007.

crazy wrote:

senthil why

hi des!

India 191( for 49.3 ov) pesaama bangladesh mela bet pannirukkalaam pola

ippo thaan scorecard paartten

Naangalaam bet la thothaalum india mela thaan bet kattuvom.

Last minute miracle mela enakku nambikkai undu
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 15:29:14 2007.

crazy wrote:

senthil why

india thOka povuthu
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 15:29:25 2007.

aahaa.. aRputham.. pramaadham.. enna our line enna our length..
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 15:30:03 2007.
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 15:30:09 2007.

Shakthiprabha wrote:

Last minute miracle mela enakku nambikkai undu

....
From: bingleguy on Sat Mar 17 15:30:09 2007.

Marana adi vaanguraangale namma pasanga......
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 15:31:20 2007.

Oh!! every body is around ... naanum match paathuttuthaan irukkEn.. 106/3...
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 15:33:25 2007.
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 15:34:18 2007.

Worst Case Scenario - If our Bermuda match gets "rained" out

From: crazy on Sat Mar 17 15:34:34 2007.

Shakthiprabha wrote:

crazy wrote:

senthil why Sad

hi des!

India 191( for 49.3 ov) Embarassed

pesaama bangladesh mela bet pannirukkalaam pola

Ashamed

ippo thaan scorecard paartten

Naangalaam bet la thothaalum india mela thaan bet kattuvom. Evil or Very Mad

Last minute miracle mela enakku nambikkai undu Very Happy

akka
naama ellam enna thaan India mela oru affection irunthaalum apdi thaan pesuvom adhemaadhiri SL mela yenna thaan veruppu irunthaalum........SL WC win pannumnu bet pannuvom

From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 15:35:07 2007.

or if something comes outa Bermuda Triangle and something happens

thinkfloyd wrote:

Worst Case Scenario - If our Bermuda match gets "rained" out
From: bingleguy on Sat Mar 17 15:35:12 2007.

indha match la minimum 4 wicket tak tak nnu vizhundhaa thaan oru nambikkai yaavadhu varum ... illai nna it is very difficult to win this match ....
From: crazy on Sat Mar 17 15:36:13 2007.

villan007 wrote:

crazy wrote:

senthil why

india thOka povuthu

dont worry, miracle may happen
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 15:37:04 2007.

Designer wrote:

or if something comes outa Bermuda Triangle and something happens

And if they don't make it to the super-8, Bermuda traingle would be a better option than India!
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 15:37:51 2007.

sachins gonna bowl..smething may happen
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 15:38:00 2007.

yaaro pilli soonyam vachitaanga
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 15:38:06 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

Worst Case Scenario - If our Bermuda match gets "rained" out

Bala, ippavE "pessimistic" Ayiteenga.. nambikkaiyai thaLara vida vENdaam.. Ethaavathu athisayam nadakkalaam.. 159-la indian wickets sarijnja maathiri..
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 15:39:39 2007.

Roshan wrote:

159-la indian wickets sarijnja maathiri..

adhu enga company secret-u.... ...velila yaarukum theriadhu

From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 15:39:49 2007.

And if they don't make it to the super-8, Bermuda traingle would be a better option than India!

Designer wrote:

or if something comes outa Bermuda Triangle and something happens Confused

amam, avangallam thirumbi vanthaal, malar maalai varavErpu kidaiyaathu Airport la.
verum vibhuthiya kuduthu "well, come" nu solluvaanga

From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 15:41:02 2007.

LBW tharala
From: crazy on Sat Mar 17 15:41:20 2007.
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 15:41:36 2007.

was not that OUT?
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 15:42:00 2007.

thala bowling.. LBW yemaathitaanga

edra vandiya
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sat Mar 17 15:42:01 2007.

villan007 wrote:

LBW tharala
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 15:43:27 2007.

"yaarange, OOdi pOyi antha Umpire-ai 50 hammers pOttu vaarungaL"
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 15:44:17 2007.

Thamizhan KKD Karthik-ai aniyil edukkadha vada naattu sadhiyinal nam Indhia ani tholviyai thazhuviyadhu - Headlines in Murasu, Karan and Thandhi...
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 15:45:29 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

Thamizhan KKD Karthik-ai aniyil edukkadha vada naattu sadhiyinal nam Indhia ani tholviyai thazhuviyadhu - Headlines in Murasu, Karan and Thandhi...
From: crazy on Sat Mar 17 15:45:30 2007.
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 15:46:02 2007.

Indian fielding padu sothappal.. B'desh feilding nallA irunthuchu..
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 15:46:09 2007.

also pathan
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 15:47:05 2007.

adhuvum oru karanam.......

thinkfloyd wrote:

Thamizhan KKD Karthik-ai aniyil edukkadha vada naattu sadhiyinal nam Indhia ani tholviyai thazhuviyadhu - Headlines in Murasu, Karan and Thandhi...
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 15:48:27 2007.

Oh God, Ind vs Ban match

Enna kodumai ithu
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 15:49:23 2007.

3.3 RPO - very difficult ...
From: MADDY on Sat Mar 17 15:49:59 2007.

Ireland - 35/2 - Pakistan slowly inching towards exit

its a thittammitta sadhi on asian teams by ICC to get back at those controversies (hair and murali, hair and pakis)

nondi saakku veerargal-a aakkittangalae nammala
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 15:52:51 2007.

Designer wrote:

3.3 RPO - very difficult ...

to win or lose ?
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 15:53:58 2007.

for us to win,
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 15:55:42 2007.

MADDY wrote:

Ireland - 35/2 - Pakistan slowly inching towards exit

Pak mattuma allathu Indiavuma?
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 15:57:53 2007.

Sanjeevi wrote:

MADDY wrote:

Ireland - 35/2 - Pakistan slowly inching towards exit

Pak mattuma allathu Indiavuma?

koodiya viraivil ethirparkalam
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 16:04:32 2007.

Please see the poll results of this thread
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 16:05:54 2007.

india vs srilanka would be a superb match to look out for..

DECIDER FOR INDIA
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:06:19 2007.

kb wrote:

india vs srilanka would be a superb match to look out for

for SL fans ?
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 16:06:24 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

Please see the poll results of this thread

Majority said India will win, and Bangladesh is in 'others'
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:07:24 2007.

what the **** is wrong with the indians i mean what the ****

From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 16:08:01 2007.

pulamba vachuranga pola irukae

Sanjeevi wrote:

MADDY wrote:

Ireland - 35/2 - Pakistan slowly inching towards exit Embarassed

Pak mattuma allathu Indiavuma? Embarassed

koodiya viraivil ethirparkalam Thumbs Up!

From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:09:06 2007.

y the **** is yuvaraj or sehwag not bowling in this slow pitch.what the **** has happened to the spirit.
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 16:09:08 2007.

Designer wrote:

ajithfederer wrote:

Please see the poll results of this thread

Majority said India will win, and Bangladesh is in 'others'

kakaikum than kunju pon kunju
From: MADDY on Sat Mar 17 16:09:18 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

what the **** is wrong with the indians i mean what the ****

its us..... .....if we block them from entering India again, they will improve.....
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:09:51 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

y the **** is yuvaraj or sehwag not bowling in this slow pitch.what the **** has happened to the spirit.

freeya vudunga...

match fixing nu vena ninachikuvom
From: crazy on Sat Mar 17 16:10:19 2007.

villan007 wrote:

kb wrote:

india vs srilanka would be a superb match to look out for

for SL fans ?

eppo SL India match?
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:11:01 2007.

crazy wrote:

eppo SL India match?

23rd
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 16:11:52 2007.

I always hate ajith agarkar

avaru eppothan nalla vilaiyadi irukaru
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:12:07 2007.

epidi murali , vaas-a lam face panna porangalo
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:12:31 2007.

everybody is so **** lethagic..and now yuvarj bowls too late.i knew as i posted before it would be a tight match but never anticipated a indian defeat .no spirits no enthu no emotions y the **** r they playin
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:12:54 2007.

Sanjeevi wrote:

I always hate ajith agarkar

avaru eppothan nalla vilaiyadi irukaru

remember the 1999 WC match with southafrica ?
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 16:14:52 2007.

"Nail biting finish - Ajit Agarkar was biting his nails towards the finish"
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 16:15:13 2007.

villan007 wrote:

epidi murali , vaas-a lam face panna porangalo

romba build up vEnaam.. namma ALungaLum sothappuvaangannu naan nenekiREn.. even with B'desh
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:17:22 2007.

Quote:

"Nail biting finish - Ajit Agarkar was biting his nails towards the finish"

well i was so angry and nervous .but i couldn just contol my laughter after seeing this .thanx designer
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 16:20:22 2007.

Ethavathu athisayam nadakuma

i am eagerly watching
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 16:21:23 2007.

get a TICKET for mohamed kaif..

a return ticket would also be handy
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 16:23:37 2007.

A huge SIX ..
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:26:46 2007.

i think we can expect a srilanka 1996 worldcup from bangladesh this time.they shocked newzealand and had a convincing win over scotland in their warm up matches and now a win against india in their first match.
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 16:27:24 2007.

Appu Indiavukku
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:28:36 2007.

indha world-cup namaku super collectionma...
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:29:22 2007.

kb wrote:

get a TICKET for mohamed kaif..

a return ticket would also be handy
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 16:29:36 2007.

Ireland 51/2 (18 ov) .........Pak is atleast containing them they would have done a better job if they had our target 192, IMO

innoru six
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 16:31:53 2007.

4th wicket gone ..
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:32:15 2007.

Quote:

its us..... .....if we block them from entering India again, they will improve.....

maddy
apporam ellarum vera vera team'ku vilayada aaramichiduvanga.money minded people.
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 16:33:06 2007.

2.6 RPO - very easy for Bang
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:33:32 2007.

Roshan wrote:

4th wicket gone ..

too late
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:34:01 2007.

Quote:

4th wicket gone ..

optimism
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 16:36:10 2007.

5th wicket
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 16:36:58 2007.

Sanjeevi wrote:

5th wicket

????
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:39:18 2007.

Sanjeevi wrote:

5th wicket

enna avasaram..adhan aaditirukangalla
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 16:40:10 2007.

whats this conpeesaan
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:41:03 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

whats this conpeesaan

aadhangam
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:41:14 2007.

Quote:

freeya vudunga...

match fixing nu vena ninachikuvom

s match fixing only .how did bangladesh lose 4th wicket?surely match fixing.atl4east 4 wickets'avadhu naanga eduthkurom'nu dravid match fix pannitaaru.actually bang would have won without losing any wickets
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 16:42:07 2007.

villan007 wrote:

Sanjeevi wrote:

5th wicket

enna avasaram..adhan aaditirukangalla

athuvunkuda nappaasaiya poividumo
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:43:08 2007.

agarkar is ready for another nail biting finish
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:45:07 2007.

have switched on my tv again.expecting some miracle
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:45:27 2007.

dravid's captaincy is absolutely dumb... doesnt react well in pressure situations...
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 16:45:28 2007.

4
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:46:27 2007.

Sanjeevi wrote:

5th wicket
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:46:29 2007.

enga ore post'ayium kaanom.match'la romba theeverama aagitingala
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 16:46:34 2007.

Roshan wrote:

Sanjeevi wrote:

5th wicket

????

ippo vizhunthudichu
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:48:26 2007.

naan match paakalinaa wicket vizhudhu
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 16:49:36 2007.

Sanjeevi wrote:

Roshan wrote:

Sanjeevi wrote:

5th wicket

????

ippo vizhunthudichu

aamaa.. good.. because I want a exciting finish.. illEnnaa ivvaLavu nEram muzhichittu irunthathukku artham illAma pOyidum..
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 16:51:27 2007.

6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th wicket
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:51:38 2007.

agarkar namma post'laam padichitaara .bowling well??
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:51:59 2007.

Sanjeevi wrote:

6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th wicket

Ireland : 70/4
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 16:52:47 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

agarkar namma post'laam padichitaara .bowling well??

adhan no-ball pOtara ?
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:53:22 2007.

no ball
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 16:53:37 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

agarkar is ready for another nail biting finish
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 16:54:55 2007.

villan007 wrote:

Sanjeevi wrote:

6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th wicket

Ireland : 70/4

surely ireland will win
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 16:55:14 2007.

Agarkar 4 nalla ball pottaarna 3 bad balls poduvaaru (1 no-ball incl)...
ilavasa inaippu
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 16:56:25 2007.

10 runs from 33 balls ..
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 16:56:45 2007.

misfielding [/quote]
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 16:57:40 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

Agarkar 4 nalla ball pottaarna 3 bad balls poduvaaru (1 no-ball incl)...
ilavasa inaippu

appo kuti kazhichu partha oru nalla ball poduvarnu sollunga
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 16:58:53 2007.

Yuvraj izuthu oru kottAvi vittAru... that says everything

From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 17:00:07 2007.

Sanjeevi wrote:

Agarkar 4 nalla ball pottaarna 3 bad balls poduvaaru (1 no-ball incl)...
ilavasa inaippu

appo kuti kazhichu partha oru nalla ball poduvarnu sollunga Laughing

From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 17:01:00 2007.

Roshan wrote:

Yuvraj izuthu oru kottAvi vittAru... that says everything
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 17:01:11 2007.

Roshan wrote:

Yuvraj izuthu oru kottAvi vittAru... that says everything
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 17:01:52 2007.

ellam mudinju pochu
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 17:03:11 2007.

5 runs away from bangladesh winnig a historic match
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 17:04:00 2007.

shabba..seekiram adinagada dei.. thoonganum
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 17:04:30 2007.

2 from 20
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 17:04:36 2007.

time for all the indian players to get into inzi's ass
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 17:06:28 2007.

Congrats and wishes to Bangladesh

Indian team
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 17:08:14 2007.

pongada poi pillaiyangala padika vayingada..
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 17:11:09 2007.

history
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 17:11:10 2007.

Congrats Bangladesh
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 17:11:30 2007.

Great finish:cool:
Welldone Bangaldesh .you guys truly deserve this great victory
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 17:12:12 2007.

evenavan veetla kalladi vizha pogudhoo
From: Wibha on Sat Mar 17 17:13:43 2007.

congrats BANGLADESH

india v r playing WORLD CUP
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 17:13:49 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

evenavan veetla kalladi vizha pogudhoo

mandira bedi is upset
From: Designer on Sat Mar 17 17:14:21 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

evenavan veetla kalladi vizha pogudhoo

kaLyanam aanavanga vootla puri kattai adi
weight-aan party a iruntha, kallOral adi
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 17:14:55 2007.

Wibha wrote:

india v r playing WORLD CUP

tea cup ku kooda inniku vilayadala

ellarum oru vaarathuku avatar maathungappa
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 17:15:20 2007.

hmm..already -5 points..

ippa pakistan aduthu -5 points..

ellam naasama pochi
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 17:15:38 2007.

Manthra is looking good though upset
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 17:15:51 2007.

kb wrote:

hmm..already -5 points..

ippa pakistan aduthu -5 points..

ellam naasama pochi

kali muthidichu ngrathu idhan
From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 17:16:05 2007.

CONGRATULATIONS BANGLADESH !!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a well deserved victory .. They did everything right today.. Remarkable bowling, excellent fielding and batting sollavE vEnaam. Every batsman knew his limitations and planned and batted accordingly... !! Great performance overall !
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 17:16:15 2007.

romba mukyam..... .....ingae avanavan india toturuchunu kadupla irukan.......

kb wrote:

hmm..already -5 points..

ippa pakistan aduthu -5 points..

ellam naasama pochi
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 17:16:36 2007.

its raining... pakistan ...
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 17:17:15 2007.

dei.. india adutha rendu match jeychi..super 8 vanthurum..

this is irreparable loss
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 17:18:43 2007.

kb wrote:

dei.. india adutha rendu match jeychi..super 8 vanthurum..

this is irreparable loss

sri lanka-um Bangladesh-um entry aagumnu niniakren
From: Sanjeevi on Sat Mar 17 17:18:58 2007.

intha cricketa mattum illama tennis footballnu valarungadana ketkureengala neenga
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 17:20:26 2007.

congrats bangladesh!!!!
From: Wibha on Sat Mar 17 17:20:45 2007.

villan007 wrote:

kb wrote:

dei.. india adutha rendu match jeychi..super 8 vanthurum..

this is irreparable loss

sri lanka-um Bangladesh-um entry aagumnu niniakren

india will not enter da 8.sutham namba team.yellar veetleyum rendu kallu aditaal dan namma 8-a enter aavoam
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 17:20:50 2007.

enaku adhula konjam nambikkai iruku

villan007 wrote:

kb wrote:

dei.. india adutha rendu match jeychi..super 8 vanthurum..

this is irreparable loss

sri lanka-um Bangladesh-um entry aagumnu niniakren
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 17:21:35 2007.

Forgot to wish bangladesh
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 17:24:09 2007.

Indian bowlers were not aggeresive...and the fielding was sloppy asusual too many chances went down nad mukkiama batting ..sollavE venam... amsamana batting... dhristi suthi podanum

From: Wibha on Sat Mar 17 17:28:07 2007.

..sollavE venam... amsamana batting... dhristi suthi podanum

Indian bowlers were not aggeresive...and the fielding was sloppy asusual too many chances went down Crying or Very sad

nad mukkiama batting LOL

thanks to DADA illati irukara maanamum poirukkum

From: kb on Sat Mar 17 17:29:33 2007.

..sollavE venam... amsamana batting... dhristi suthi podanum

Indian bowlers were not aggeresive...and the fielding was sloppy asusual too many chances went down Crying or Very sad

nad mukkiama batting LOL

thanks to DADA illati irukara maanamum poirukkum

gapla keda vetra paaru

From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 17:30:22 2007.

kb wrote:

Wibha wrote:

thanks to DADA illati irukara maanamum poirukkum

gapla keda vetra paaru

From: Wibha on Sat Mar 17 17:30:30 2007.

kb wrote:

..sollavE venam... amsamana batting... dhristi suthi podanum

Indian bowlers were not aggeresive...and the fielding was sloppy asusual too many chances went down Crying or Very sad

nad mukkiama batting LOL

thanks to DADA illati irukara maanamum poirukkum

gapla keda vetra paaru

appadina

From: Roshan on Sat Mar 17 17:31:32 2007.

ok.. ellOrukkum good night
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 17:34:09 2007.

Roshan wrote:

ok.. ellOrukkum good night

dont think many will sleep happily today
From: Wibha on Sat Mar 17 17:35:31 2007.

kb anna did u watch da match??????

i didn't adukku dan tothu ponoama?
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 17:36:16 2007.

most importantly we lacked the spirit and enthu throughout the match.dhoni what shot he played?unbelievable lokked like match fixing.bowling-dravid should have brought yuvi or sehwag a lot earlier or should have even tried a hand at ganguly.the slow pitch would have suited these players rather than zaheer who simply hits the deck.this loss should be a wake up call .lets still hope they do better in the coming matches.vaas,murali'a ninaichaale bayamaa irruku.

hope they don lose to bermuda
From: bingleguy on Sat Mar 17 17:39:30 2007.

Designer wrote:

or if something comes outa Bermuda Triangle and something happens

thinkfloyd wrote:

Worst Case Scenario - If our Bermuda match gets "rained" out

... idula bermuda mela nambikkai vekkardhu
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 17:39:44 2007.

4.35pm It's has cleared a little, but still not very bright ... the covers remain in place and nobody is looking inclined to emerge from the higher ground.

4.20pm Now it's raining quite hard and the tarpaulins are in place and wet. Lots of emails ... just to clarify. If there is no more play today, Ireland will win under Duckworth-Lewis. The reserve day would only be used if the second innings had not reached 20 overs.

4.15pm Because we have completed 20 overs, there will be no coming back tomorrow. The game will have to be finished today, and if there is no more play then Ireland will win the match as they are ahead on D/L. The question has to be, why on earth did Inzamam not turn to his spinners when it became clear that the light was fading and he was behind?

there is very little chance of india vs pakistan this worldcup..

yeah arshu watched..pathetic.. happy i didnt see india batting..

iqbal was like young ganguly
From: villan007 on Sat Mar 17 17:46:14 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

hope they don lose to bermuda

epdi irundha naan ipdi aiten ngra kadhai airchu

all....
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 17:47:36 2007.

kumble enna aanaru??injury'aa??
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 17:50:54 2007.

Quote:

all....

night
From: thinkfloyd on Sat Mar 17 17:59:16 2007.

Chappel innum 'experiment' pannikitte irukkapporaara???
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 18:07:18 2007.

irish goin on strong . 91/4
From: karthik_sa2 on Sat Mar 17 18:10:04 2007.

Quote:

irish goin on strong . 91/4
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 18:11:58 2007.

inzy bodylanguage yuvraj oda mosama irruku..
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 18:26:53 2007.

pakistan is back into the game.. 7 down.. 17 to win

bowling-na ipidi podanum.. hope indians are seeing this
From: Wibha on Sat Mar 17 18:39:51 2007.

india and paki r fighting for who will lose better
From: Wibha on Sat Mar 17 18:50:15 2007.

123/7 ireland

9 runs to win
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 18:53:49 2007.

IRELAND wins..

6 to end the game and have indeed.. crosses 132 the original total

PAKISTAN bye bye from worldcup..
From: sivank on Sat Mar 17 19:06:38 2007.

St.Patrick�s day ya kokkannan. Ireland kitta inniku yaaralaiyum avlavu seekirama jaikka mudiyaathu. Somrasam kuditha thenbu undu avangalukku
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 19:15:15 2007.

Winning the toss and electing to bat

Sehwag being in the team and opening the innings

Horrendous batting/bowling

negative approach

Chappell/Dravid

sooberabbu..
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 19:18:10 2007.
From: ajithfederer on Sat Mar 17 19:20:18 2007.

enna solrarthunae theriala
From: Nerd on Sat Mar 17 19:23:05 2007.

Ireland They deserve special appreciation.. antha last ball six dhAn weight.. shoved straight into their a**es
From: kb on Sat Mar 17 19:25:40 2007.

I wish tendulkar opens the innings with ganguly..

india have to work hard to get a very gud.. runrate..

this worldcup is FULL OF SURPRISES
From: Sinthiya on Sat Mar 17 20:31:13 2007.

Ireland wins ...i knew St.Patrick's Day will give them the boost.......

India loses..........saw 5-10mins of Ganguly batting...
From: thamiz on Sat Mar 17 21:03:34 2007.

Saturday, 17 March 2007
ICC World Cup
Bangladesh: 192-5 ( 48.3 overs )
India: 191 ( 49.3 overs )
Bangladesh beat India by 5 wickets
From: joe on Sat Mar 17 21:14:58 2007.

Congrats to Bangaladesh

Indian Team-kku AaLntha anuthaapangal

Yaarayum saatharanama eduthukka koodathu . bangaldesh-nna romba yegathalama? .

Good lesson for India
From: Wibha on Sat Mar 17 21:19:48 2007.

kb wrote:

I wish tendulkar opens the innings with ganguly..

india have to work hard to get a very gud.. runrate..

this worldcup is FULL OF SURPRISES

everyone wants dat

y didn't sachin open? DRAVID is not a proper captain

tata PAKISTAN ...........
From: dsb101 on Sat Mar 17 23:34:39 2007.

look its india......noo pakistan......hell no..its SRI LANKA
From: thamizhvaanan on Sat Mar 17 23:42:16 2007.

Why the hell sehwag opened the batting and why didnt munaf open the bowling

Indians were still not out of practice match mode... they were all cool and relaxed
From: joe on Sat Mar 17 23:53:53 2007.

thamizhvaanan wrote:

they were all cool and relaxed

cool and relax-a irunthiruntha win panniyirukkalam..

I think they were thinking about their oncoming shooting for advertisements.

From: Wibha on Sun Mar 18 0:06:30 2007.

first v shuld stop dem 4m doing ads..............

they were all cool and relaxed Hammer

cool and relax-a irunthiruntha win panniyirukkalam..

I think they were thinking about their oncoming shooting for advertisements. Evil or Very Mad

kaasu jaasthi iruku

From: thamizhvaanan on Sun Mar 18 0:12:55 2007.

ovvoru vaatiyum India thokkum podhu vara reaction thaan
From: Wibha on Sun Mar 18 0:30:38 2007.

thamizhvaanan wrote:

ovvoru vaatiyum India thokkum podhu vara reaction thaan
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sun Mar 18 0:44:02 2007.

Missed all fun Actually I was in hub till Bangladesh reached 100!

Congrats Bangla Lions and Ireland too...
From: Shakthiprabha. on Sun Mar 18 1:12:28 2007.

SHEESH what is WORLDCUP

wihtout INDIA and PAKISTAN

Pakistan is out...

My interest in worldcup is reduced to half... wihtout india pakistan match
From: rocketboy on Sun Mar 18 1:34:07 2007.

I am very happy that both India and Pakisthan lost their respecive matches . Its party time folks I dedicate 'move your body' by eiffel 65 to all hubbers to celebrate this occasion
From: sankara1970 on Sun Mar 18 1:40:05 2007.

After the match against SL

The following should happen

1. Dravid resigns
2 Chappel flies to Aus(he gets life time achievement award)
3. Sehwag gets award from Bangladesh as goodwill ambassador
among Asian countries
4. Ganguly asked to captain the team India
5. Tendulkar says this World Cup will be in memory of cricket fans for ever-
6. Indian fans threw stones wherever cricket ads were shown in TV or any other media
7. Indians don't buy any product promoted by indian cricketers.
8. Rames Powar, Suresh Raina happy not part of the team
9 Vengsarkar happy that he did not support Sehwag selection
10 ICC announces India and Pak will have to play next four years against minnows to qualify for next world cup
11 Indian Govt takes control of BBCI and its funds.
From: sankara1970 on Sun Mar 18 2:00:15 2007.

Within a day about 20+ pages posting in this thread-this surprises me than India losing against Bangladesh

I am also sorry for those friends who voted for India.

Those who have watched Indian Cricket since 1983 world cup and
those who regularly play cricket will know really what requires to reach finals of cricket world cup

I wonder how channels just blindly project who will play in finals.

One projection of Pak not in the run for world cup is proved.

But India-supposed to play in the Finals against Aus

Even if they win match against SL, they do not deserve respect any more.
From: narayanan on Sun Mar 18 2:20:13 2007.

match appo commentary'a kekkanume set max'la 17 year old, 18 year old'nu avamana paduthitu irundhanga. nalla seruppala adicha madiri badhil sonnangala Awful batting by India, how could a team crash from 157/4 to 159/9

Now how many are with supporting Bangladesh in their match against Srilanka
~~~~~~
People who watched the Ireland-Pakistan match. Did you guys catch the priceless moment of Inzamam crying when bad light stopped play at 81/4

Full marks to the Irish who gave a fitting reply to the intimidating looks of the Pakis The spirited team needs to be in the Super 8, I hope Zim loses the Pakistan match.
From: narayanan on Sun Mar 18 2:27:08 2007.

Quote:

1. Dravid resigns

Quote:

4. Ganguly asked to captain the team India

I dont want both these happening. Tendulkar and Ganguly are awfully at bat when they captain. Ganguly is good as he is now, he shouldnt be mounted with the captaincy pressure again.

5 people getting out in 2 runs cant be blamed on the captain.

One thing to do is to train the Indian team in bowler assisting pitches, rather than the flat pitches we have all across the sub-continent.

Quote:

10 ICC announces India and Pak will have to play next four years against minnows to qualify for next world cup

Please dont call them minnows again.
From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 2:43:03 2007.

Quote:

Sehwag gets award from Bangladesh as goodwill ambassador
among Asian countries

think its more appropriate on kumble.why is he picked and not playing in the first match??
From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 3:05:20 2007.

narayanan wrote:

People who watched the Ireland-Pakistan match. Did you guys catch the priceless moment of Inzamam crying when bad light stopped play at 81/4

Video link irukkaa?
From: thinkfloyd on Sun Mar 18 3:20:40 2007.

Dravid 194-la declare panna sollumbodhe avan tharadharam therinju pochu...
What is the logic of sending Uthapa 1 down? Was this tried before? Or are
Chappel/Dravid still 'experimenting'? idhu enna musical chair-a, evan endha match la endha down-ne theriya mattengudhu...

Aana onnu (avanna dhaan rendu), Ganguly must be laughing his guts out inside
From: joe on Sun Mar 18 3:32:32 2007.

Urgent ICC meeting ..fun to read

http://asifmeeran.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_18.html
From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 3:44:47 2007.

Quote:

ovvoru vaatiyum India thokkum podhu vara reaction thaan

no tis time the reaction would be more stronger from indian fans.never looked like they played for the world cup.extremely careless batting,lack of application as whom to bat where,poorest bowling<cant they bowl wicket to wicket reduce the pace a bit and aim on accuracy>,kaevalamana fielding most importantly most of the players were so dumb and lacking any spirits or encouragement.thats y u need someone like robin sing,kaif or jadeja. am a cricket lover and i know the game is unpredictable.i never throw my reactions like i did yesterday if its a india lose.i know its part of the game.but losing so badly,not trying to put in any effort and lethagic attitide<yuvaraj yarning,some fielders picking up the ball and throwing like already the match is over> throughout the game that too on a world cup is unpardonable. better they don return back to india
From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 4:10:21 2007.

If India win the next two matches and Srilanka beat Bangladesh, then the three teams will have 4 points each. What will happen now? Does the progress to the next stage purely depend on net run rate alone ? or is there some other criteria for qualification?
From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 4:43:39 2007.

ramakrishna
Where two teams are tied on points, the following methods in turn will be used to decide which team goes through:

Most wins in their group
Higher Net run rate
Higher number of wickets taken per ball
Winners of head to head matches
The drawing of lots
From: thamizhvaanan on Sun Mar 18 4:45:22 2007.

yes RK... it boils down to NRR

And sad enough .... Bangladesh plays the last game of the group against bermuda. By that time, they will pretty much know what to acheive. Plus they would be playing that game against toothless Bermuda which means they can milk NRR at their will

From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 4:51:06 2007.

Quote:

yes RK... it boils down to NRR

And sad enough .... Bangladesh plays the last game of the group against bermuda. By that time, they will pretty much know what to acheive. Plus they would be playing that game against toothless Bermuda which means they can milk NRR at their will

knowing this we have to play against bermuda.we have to use it to maximum extent.having said that ,we also should be prepared if bermuda defeats us

From: thamizhvaanan on Sun Mar 18 4:53:40 2007.

All the above that I said are assuming India beats SL ... if it doesnt... then its packoff time
From: kb on Sun Mar 18 5:10:04 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

Aana onnu (avanna dhaan rendu), Ganguly must be laughing his guts out inside

when ganguly was asked to stand in the slip he called sachin tendular from thirdman and to take the slip position and he went to third man..

something fishy

From: kb on Sun Mar 18 5:11:02 2007.

And sad enough .... Bangladesh plays the last game of the group against bermuda. By that time, they will pretty much know what to acheive. Plus they would be playing that game against toothless Bermuda which means they can milk NRR at their will Sad

yes RK... it boils down to NRR Crying or Very sad

one more thing is that... srilanka thrashed a 243 rin win against bermuda..

india shud win more comprehensively

From: kb on Sun Mar 18 5:17:45 2007.

joe wrote:

Urgent ICC meeting ..fun to read

http://asifmeeran.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_18.html
From: sankara1970 on Sun Mar 18 5:35:29 2007.

Inzamam was fined 50 per cent of his match fee for slow over rate

-it's difficult to be captain of Pak team

We misread the pitch: Dravid

we(fans) also misread Mr Dravid-thanks for the compliments
From: sankara1970 on Sun Mar 18 5:46:34 2007.

one more thing is that... srilanka thrashed a 243 rin win against bermuda..

india shud win more comprehensively [/quote]

Please don't have too much hope

and also don't compare two teams esp India with other teams.

From: sankara1970 on Sun Mar 18 5:48:13 2007.

kb wrote:

Aana onnu (avanna dhaan rendu), Ganguly must be laughing his guts out inside ROTFL

when ganguly was asked to stand in the slip he called sachin tendular from thirdman and to take the slip position and he went to third man..

something fishy Rolling Eyes

May be he thought he will slip away-it is good that he did not call 12 th man

From: Sanjeevi on Sun Mar 18 5:55:36 2007.

http://jeeno.blogspot.com/2007/03/250.html
From: Sanjeevi on Sun Mar 18 5:58:46 2007.

http://vettipaiyal.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_17.html
From: thinkfloyd on Sun Mar 18 6:37:27 2007.

India out...
let's start looking at other teams who will make it..

My money is on the Aussies....
From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 7:09:51 2007.

south africa
From: pepsi on Sun Mar 18 8:58:10 2007.

Srilanka will definitely go thru to the super 8's as their NRR is +4.8 now.

Bang is +0.14 and india is --0.14 ... so india have improve their relative net run rate over bangladesh by 0.3 . which is not very difficult if they beat srilanka.

and india will definitely beat bermuda more convincingly than bangladesh..

hence, my bet is on india and srilanka going thru to the super 8's
From: villan007 on Sun Mar 18 10:19:20 2007.

kb wrote:

when ganguly was asked to stand in the slip he called sachin tendular from thirdman and to take the slip position and he went to third man..

something fishy

catch edhuna drop panna namala than team thOtha maari pazhiya potruvainga nu sootipa othungitar
From: ajithfederer on Sun Mar 18 12:01:47 2007.

bala.........

thinkfloyd wrote:

India out...
let's start looking at other teams who will make it..

My money is on the Aussies....

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sun Mar 18 12:03:23 2007.

Srilanka will definitely go thru to the super 8's as their NRR is +4.8 now.

Bang is +0.14 and india is --0.14 ... so india have improve their relative net run rate over bangladesh by 0.3 . which is not very difficult if they beat srilanka.

and india will definitely beat bermuda more convincingly than bangladesh..

hence, my bet is on india and srilanka going thru to the super 8's Cool

Exactly!!! Even I was thinking of the same!

From: mgb on Sun Mar 18 12:16:29 2007.

If Bangladesh repeat their feat on 21st.. and we give a decent performance on 23rd.. it could be even Bangladesh and India
From: Nerd on Sun Mar 18 12:34:42 2007.

Already pakistan is out. If India is also shown the door, who will watch the matches ???? athanaala sponsors/organizers ellAm fix panniruvaainga

Anyway inniku england-um Aus-um minnows-a minnows maathiri nadathuraainga
From: villan007 on Sun Mar 18 12:45:01 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Anyway inniku england-um Aus-um minnows-a minnows maathiri nadathuraainga

naalaiku naamalum nadathuvOmla

From: thamizhvaanan on Sun Mar 18 12:45:31 2007.

neenga last match Bangladesh thaan vilayadu'nradha marandhuttu pesureenga... if India is going to improve its NRR by just 0.3 ... how difficult is it going to be for Bangladesh to leapfrog India against Bermuda... Bermuda is one such team, against which, anything possible by anyone

The problem for India is that it doesnt have a clearcut target in the match against Bermuda. They have to really put it beyond Bangladesh's grasp. Clearly... India's fate is in the hands of other teams also.

From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 12:55:53 2007.

What if India beat Bermuda in a similar fashion to Srilanka and then beat Srilanka in a reasonably convincing manner?
From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 12:56:40 2007.

villan007 wrote:

Nerd wrote:

Anyway inniku england-um Aus-um minnows-a minnows maathiri nadathuraainga

naalaiku naamalum nadathuvOmla

Ipdithaanya nethu match start ku munnaadiyum sonneenga
From: Nerd on Sun Mar 18 12:59:07 2007.

India needs a 200 run/ 8 wickets victory tomorrow. Seriously
From: ajithfederer on Sun Mar 18 12:59:16 2007.

yappa dai.... pasangalaa.......velayandu tholaingadaa
From: villan007 on Sun Mar 18 13:05:37 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

yappa dai.... pasangalaa.......velayandu tholaingadaa

ippadilam pressure poda kodathu....

first la yaaru thOkurangarthu mukkiam illa... finals la yaaru jeikra ngrathu than mukkiam

From: ajithfederer on Sun Mar 18 13:09:42 2007.

punch dialogue lam onnum korachal illai Angry2

yappa dai.... pasangalaa.......velayandu tholaingadaa Mad

ippadilam pressure poda kodathu....

first la yaaru thOkurangarthu mukkiam illa... finals la yaaru jeikra ngrathu than mukkiam Cool

From: ajithfederer on Sun Mar 18 13:11:44 2007.

Do u think cricket watching public will be least bothered about this theory let the team which plays good cricket move on.....

Nerd wrote:

Already pakistan is out. If India is also shown the door, who will watch the matches ???? athanaala sponsors/organizers ellAm fix panniruvaainga
From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 13:19:34 2007.

Nerd wrote:

India needs a 200 run/ 8 wickets victory tomorrow. Seriously

yaa, 200+ run margin if they bat first. If they field first they got to get Bermuda out for 60 -70 runs and get those runs in 7 or 8 overs. Even if they lose 5 or 6 wickets no problem. Is it possible?
From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 13:40:07 2007.

Tommorrow India shud bat first and score 500 and bowl Bermuda out for 50.
From: podalangai on Sun Mar 18 14:30:11 2007.

Bob Woolmer is dead.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/6464831.stm
From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 14:45:25 2007.

Quote:

Bob Woolmer is dead.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/6464831.stm

am shell shocked just couldn believe it.has pakistans defeat to do anything with this??my deepest condolances
From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 14:47:41 2007.

He dies off heart attack. He collapsed in the bathroom of his hotel room.

From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 14:51:37 2007.

Quote:

yaa, 200+ run margin if they bat first. If they field first they got to get Bermuda out for 60 -70 runs and get those runs in 7 or 8 overs. Even if they lose 5 or 6 wickets no problem. Is it possible?

what calculation is this???still bermuda hasn played with banglades?what logic is this??

From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 14:57:24 2007.

what calculation is this???still bermuda hasn played with banglades?what logic is this??

Quote:

Yes net run rate calculation

Average runs scored per over by the team minus Average runs scored per over against the team.

From: Sanjeevi on Sun Mar 18 15:02:48 2007.

podalangai wrote:

Bob Woolmer is dead.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/6464831.stm

sad
From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 15:03:54 2007.

Quote:

Yes net run rate calculation Average runs scored per over by the team minus Average runs scored per over against the team.
From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 15:04:34 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

Quote:

Yes net run rate calculation Average runs scored per over by the team minus Average runs scored per over against the team.

This is how they calculate net runrate
From: MADDY on Sun Mar 18 15:11:09 2007.

Deepest condolonces and shock for the death of one of the most innovative coach in cricket history

how did he die right a day after Pakistan's exit????

Greg, better go back home....dont come to India.......we'll pack ur things from ur b'lore villa and send it to australia.......dont worry abt it......
From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 15:11:59 2007.

Quote:

This is how they calculate net runrate

but when bangladesh has not yet played with bermuda how can u fix the difference as 200 plus and all.dont u think it will depend the nrr of that match also for qualifying.how will u know in what margin banglades defeats bermuda
From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 15:15:06 2007.

presently,the net runrate of different teams in group B are as follows

srilanka +4.86
bangladesh +0.14
india -0.14
bermuda -4.86

if india score atleas a minimum of 320+ against bermuda and

if we restrict them within say 100 after bowling nearly 25 overs, wich is very much possible, we will gain a nett runrate of +4.00 as srilanka did in their opening encounter.

so we wud be with -0.14+4.00= 3.86 approx,

even if we bat second, we shud chase the target with runrate over 6.5 to achieve the above condition.......

then we have to toil to beat the srilankans with a gain of +1.00 and above

if it happens, then we will land up with runrate say around +5.00 approx

so this will give us a upper hand

am damn sure that the b'desh wudnt beat bermuda with as much big margin as we wud do

so srilanka and india will pass thru!
From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 15:15:10 2007.

Quote:

Greg, better go back home....dont come to India.......we'll pack ur things from ur b'lore villa and send it to australia.......dont worry abt it......

maddy romba thitaadhinga paavam.. bayamaa irruku

From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 15:24:43 2007.

Quote:

srilanka +4.86
bangladesh +0.14
india -0.14
bermuda -4.86

if india score atleas a minimum of 320+ against bermuda and

if we restrict them within say 100 after bowling nearly 25 overs, wich is very much possible, we will gain a nett runrate of +4.00 as srilanka did in their opening encounter.

so we wud be with -0.14+4.00= 3.86 approx,

even if we bat second, we shud chase the target with runrate over 6.5 to achieve the above condition.......

then we have to toil to beat the srilankans with a gain of +1.00 and above

if it happens, then we will land up with runrate say around +5.00 approx

so this will give us a upper hand

am damn sure that the b'desh wudnt beat bermuda with as much big margin as we wud do

so srilanka and india will pass thru!

y should we attain the nrr 5. will it not be enough if we just get past the nrr of bangladesh??

From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 15:44:49 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

y should we attain the nrr 5. will it not be enough if we just get past the nrr of bangladesh??

Actually Bangladesh will play the last match of the group, so we will not know how much they will end up with. And also they will know exactly in what rate they have to score against Bermuda in that last match to get past India's NRR. So a NRR of 5+ for India will be very handy.Whatever our entry into the next stage is not fully in our hands. Very tough

From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 15:50:33 2007.

Quote:

Actually Bangladesh will play the last match of the group, so we will not know how much they will end up with. And also they will know exactly in what rate they have to score against Bermuda to get past India's NRR. So a NRR of 5+ for India will be very handy.Whatever our entry into the next stage is not fully in our hands. Very tough

s it will be tough for india.let them face it.they should realise what it means playing in a world cup.lets see..

From: Ramakrishna on Sun Mar 18 15:57:29 2007.

s it will be tough for india.let them face it.they should realise what it means playing in a world cup.lets see..

Quote:

Greg Chappelku enna aaga pogutho

From: karthik_sa2 on Sun Mar 18 16:07:42 2007.

Quote:

Greg Chappelku enna aaga pogutho

same even i was thinking.pavam too much pressure now
From: joe on Sun Mar 18 21:11:47 2007.

Pakistan defeated India
http://vettipaiyal.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_17.html
From: joe on Sun Mar 18 21:19:26 2007.

Shattered Inzamam retires from one-day cricket
From: thinkfloyd on Sun Mar 18 22:12:50 2007.

It's very important that we remember this about our "tiger's" match against Ilangai...
I reiterate

1. First batting edutha thothuruvom.
2. Second batting edutha kandippa thothuruvom.

varudhu varudhu, vilagu vilagu.......
From: kb on Sun Mar 18 22:31:09 2007.

Wicketkeeper Dhoni's home attacked after Indian loss
Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:20:02 GMT

RANCHI, India (AFP):
Indian protestors burn a poster of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni outside his home in northern India following the Indian team's defeat by Bangladesh in their opening game of the ICC World Cup.
Indian protestors burn a poster of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni outside his home in northern India following the Indian team's defeat by Bangladesh in their opening game of the ICC World Cup.
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Furious Indian cricket fans stormed the home of national wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to protest a five-wicket rout by Bangladesh in their opening World Cup match, police said.

Some 200 fans Sunday brought down walls and pillars of Dhoni's house, which is under construction, in the eastern city of Ranchi to protest the 26-year-old player's performance in India's shocking defeat in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

India were all out for 191, with Dhoni returning to the pavilion without scoring in India's match Saturday, a shock to the cricket-mad country of 1.1 billion people.

"Dhoni die, die," protesters chanted, burning effigies of the long-maned player, who has scored 1,958 runs in 68 one-day international matches and is counted among India's most aggressive batsmen, an AFP reporter at the site reported.

Dhoni's hometown, Ranchi, is the capital of Jharkhand state, which last year gave Dhoni a 360 square metre (4,000 square feet) plot of land to build a house on.

The protesters screamed anti-Dhoni slogans and demanded the withdrawal of the prime residential plot worth five million rupees (110,000 dollars).

"It seems Dhoni is banking more on modelling than wicketkeeping and batting," said Sohan Mahto, one of the protesters.

State authorities, meanwhile, deployed paramilitary units at the nearby home of the under-fire player's family to prevent possible attacks, a police spokesman said.

Similar protests were reported from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, where irate fans were out on the streets after India's humiliating defeat, the Press Trust of India said.

They burned effigies of Indian captain Rahul Dravid and screamed slogans against out-of-form batsman Virender Sehwag, who scored just two runs before being bowled out.

"They have betrayed the faith of the entire nation," the fans chanted.

"Players like Sehwag should not be taken into the team," the news agency quoted one fan as saying.

Protests were also reported in the eastern city of Kolkata.

The dream victory was Bangladesh's biggest in the tournament since making their debut in 1999. They beat Pakistan in England in that tournament, but there were later suspicions of match-fixing.

Dravid's India will now have to comprehensively beat debutants Bermuda and seasoned Sri Lanka to stay in the World Cup trophy chase.
From: kb on Sun Mar 18 22:32:54 2007.

link for above.

http://www.cricbuzz.com/index.php?option=com_cbznews&page=dtl&storyId=258
From: thinkfloyd on Sun Mar 18 22:50:43 2007.

The first/main/only reason why incidents like these happen is when we associate patriotism, playing for the country, and other such bull siht with what is a sporting activity. Playing for the team? - Yes (its like being loyal to your job, not necessarily the company), country? - No... I mean why should they? Why should they be playing for THE COUNTRY??? Are we writing code "for the country" or doing whatever we are doing "for the country"???? Why should they be any different? Shockingly, i saw comments like these here in the hub also!
First of all, they represent a private entity BCCI and they don't represent the Indian state. If BCCI goes public and FDI (hypothetical) comes in, they will be playing for foreign investors. There is nothing wrong in that, may i add.

The protestors etc... ivan naattukkaaga oru hair-um p***irukka maattaan ana he talks about "playing for the country" and burning effigies...
ivanungala thookki vida vendiyadhu, apparam over-react panna vendiyadhu...

velayaatta velayaatta pakkanum.. illenna ippadi thaan...

These guys must be huddled together in the cow-belt area and nuked.. this goes for the cola companies too....

From: joe on Sun Mar 18 23:00:52 2007.

The first/main/only reason why incidents like these happen is when we associate patriotism, playing for the country, and other such bull siht with what is a sporting activity. Playing for the team? - Yes (its like being loyal to your job, not necessarily the company), country? - No... I mean why should they? Why should they be playing for THE COUNTRY??? Are we writing code "for the country" or doing whatever we are doing "for the country"???? Why should they be any different? Shockingly, i saw comments like these here in the hub also!
First of all, they represent a private entity BCCI and they don't represent the Indian state. If BCCI goes public and FDI (hypothetical) comes in, they will be playing for foreign investors. There is nothing wrong in that, may i add.

The protestors etc... ivan naattukkaaga oru hair-um p***irukka maattaan ana he talks about "playing for the country" and burning effigies...
ivanungala thookki vida vendiyadhu, apparam over-react panna vendiyadhu...
velayaatta velayaatta pakkanum.. illenna ippadi thaan...

These guys must be huddled together in the cow-belt area and nuked.. this goes for the cola companies too....

From: MADDY on Sun Mar 18 23:13:40 2007.

bang on.......u need not show patriotism by supporting Indian cricket team.....these are acts of stupidity done by jobless ppl......now how jobless they are to attack a crici players' house when they could have done constructive work in that time........i always say this - did the Indian 11 pledge to u personally that we will win everytime 4 u???

but sports is a integral part of a nation's pride........Australia prides itself of its sporting achievements........so, its a matter of pride but if we lose it, we shouldnt go to such extents......a nation cannot have everything - we have good sound economy, booming trade and business but yes we are lacking in sports.....so be it, we are a big country yet and a powerful one at that

From: great on Sun Mar 18 23:15:29 2007.

It's very important that we remember this about our "tiger's" match against Ilangai...
I reiterate

1. First batting edutha thothuruvom.
2. Second batting edutha kandippa thothuruvom.

varudhu varudhu, vilagu vilagu.......

From: joe on Sun Mar 18 23:18:52 2007.

Thinkfloyd,
You are obsolutely right ..I even mentioned before ,I don't like to call this team as 'Indian team' ,it is 'Indian cricket counsil team'.

Moreover ,I can see most of indians ,who don't even has basic responsibility towards country ,doing all irresponsible things in soceity can became a patriot just by supporting Indian cricket team blindly .

Ofcourse ,we need to have sentiment ,I wish our countrymen to win when they play against any team ,at the same time appreciating opponent team when they play good also taken as un-patriotic.

when India play against Pakistan ,ofcourse we wish India win ..But I don't understand when people support any other team playing agsinst Pakistan ..when Pakistan playing aginst England ,logically our sentiments should be with Pakistan ,since pakistan is close to us culturally ,geographically and they are like our brothers ..But here ,opposing pakistan blindly is also considered a 'Patriotism' ,I don't understand this .Pakistanis and bangaladeshis are our PangaLis ,eventhough we have political differences.
From: Nerd on Sun Mar 18 23:22:26 2007.

Floyd,

Good post. But fanaticism towards sports and cinema is almost the same. You are shocked to see some of the posts in this thread. But a casual hubber might get shocked if he sees some of the posts in the tf threads (Fanatic posts, that is). Well we need these things to spice up our life, IMHO. ethukkAga FDFS pAkkurOm?? ethukkAga India Pak match-a friendsOda sErnthu engEyAvathu *nalla * edathula pAkkurOm ??

Anyway end digression. Lets cheer Indian cricket team tomorrow (rather today)

From: ajithfederer on Sun Mar 18 23:23:00 2007.

venaam

From: thinkfloyd on Sun Mar 18 23:30:09 2007.

Floyd,

Good post. But fanaticism towards sports and cinema is almost the same. You are shocked to see some of the posts in this thread. But a casual hubber might get shocked if he sees some of the posts in the tf threads (Fanatic posts, that is). Well we need these things to spice up our life, IMHO. ethukkAga FDFS pAkkurOm?? ethukkAga India Pak match-a friendsOda sErnthu engEyAvathu *nalla LOL

* edathula pAkkurOm ??

Point

However, there is a difference. I don't *pretend* to do something unlike the effigy-burning type who thinks he is patriotic when he supports the Indian cricket team.
I don't burn effigies, don't have unrealistic expectations from my thalaivar etc

One point of yours i have to agree and take back my words on is the "taking sport just as a sport"

From: thamizhvaanan on Sun Mar 18 23:34:58 2007.

Enga mr.raghu'va kaanom?
From: Nerd on Sun Mar 18 23:36:06 2007.

thamizhvaanan wrote:

Enga mr.raghu'va kaanom?

anyway friday mattum india jeyikkattumm appuRam raghujiya pAthukkalAm

Floyd: *ahem* oops.. some other thread
From: joe on Sun Mar 18 23:37:20 2007.

Nerd,
For me ...I will support kamal against Rajini ..But at the same time ,when I am around other state people ,Rajini-yai vittukodukka matten . Same ,I will support India against Pakistan or any team ..But I wish Pakistan to win when they play against any team other than india .
From: Nerd on Sun Mar 18 23:48:19 2007.

Joe

An interesting observation. I you add up the number of international runs scored by ALL the BD players, it will still be less than the no. of runs DRAVID has in ODIs
From: joe on Sun Mar 18 23:55:48 2007.

when India lost one game against Bangaladesh in cricket ,magazines says it is 'Avamaanam' and most of indians also think so ..But when China takes more than 50 golds in olympics and india didn't even get 1 ,most of us don't call it as 'Avamaanam' .

almost 1/4 of the world population are Indians ,but still in olympics we are not even in the picture whereas very small ,poorer countries can get golds ..this is the real shame.
From: joe on Mon Mar 19 0:02:28 2007.

Here in hub also ,I noticed some people brand all pakistan people as our enimies and we call ourselves wise people compare to pakistanis public ..But the welcome and response Indian cricket team received in pakistan ,pakistan public tells us opposite .They treated indian team better than we treat them in india (except some places like chennai ,where people are matured)

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 0:06:16 2007.

when India lost one game against Bangaladesh in cricket ,magazines says it is 'Avamaanam' and most of indians also think so ..But when China takes more than 50 golds in olympics and india didn't even get 1 ,most of us don't call it as 'Avamaanam' .

almost 1/4 of the world population are Indians ,but still in olympics we are not even in the picture whereas very small ,poorer countries can get golds ..this is the real shame.

Excuse me? who told you that? every time India sends its Olympic squad there media speculates should we really send a team out there? Or should we opt out of the Olympics until we have a team the can do well enough? Doesn't it seem good enough to you?

In the olympics India are well known underdogs but not in cricket, so strong reactions are expected in case of bad performance like the one we have had now.

From: Jabroni on Mon Mar 19 0:08:55 2007.

joe
it's avamaanam because we lost what we know best, but you have a good point

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 0:21:35 2007.

The first/main/only reason why incidents like these happen is when we associate patriotism, playing for the country, and other such bull siht with what is a sporting activity. Playing for the team? - Yes (its like being loyal to your job, not necessarily the company), country? - No... I mean why should they? Why should they be playing for THE COUNTRY??? Are we writing code "for the country" or doing whatever we are doing "for the country"???? Why should they be any different? Shockingly, i saw comments like these here in the hub also!
First of all, they represent a private entity BCCI and they don't represent the Indian state. If BCCI goes public and FDI (hypothetical) comes in, they will be playing for foreign investors. There is nothing wrong in that, may i add.

The protestors etc... ivan naattukkaaga oru hair-um p***irukka maattaan ana he talks about "playing for the country" and burning effigies...
ivanungala thookki vida vendiyadhu, apparam over-react panna vendiyadhu...

velayaatta velayaatta pakkanum.. illenna ippadi thaan...

These guys must be huddled together in the cow-belt area and nuked.. this goes for the cola companies too....

I agree that burning of effigies is nonsense, but you asked:

"country? - No... I mean why should they?Why should they be playing for THE COUNTRY???"

Thats not correct. BCCI represents the country in international cricket events.

Memorandum of Association

2). s. To select teams to represent India in test matches, official or unofficial played in India or abroad, and to select such other teams as the Board may decide from lime to time;

http://sportal.nic.in/frontdetails1.asp?maincatid=52&linkid=110&headingid=39

Seems to an old memorandum so it misses ODI's

Just because they are an independent body it doesn't mean the Indian cricket team has nothing to with India. Just as the Election commission of India is Indian though they are an independent body.

If you don't represent the Nation you have no business using the name of India.

From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 1:03:16 2007.

c4ramesh,
Election commission is not a privately owned business entity
From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 1:26:08 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

c4ramesh,
Election commission is not a privately owned business entity

Neither is BCCI, it is governing body which earns revenue by selling cricket rights in India. No body owns BCCI, it is just an autonomous Governing body of Cricket thats it.

I never said ECI was a privately owned business entity. I only said it is a autonomous body like BCCI and yet it still represents India and being autonomous doesn't mean it can't represent India.

No where does it say in the MOA that BCCI is a business entity, it only says it a governing entity of cricket and it gets revenue by selling cricketing rights in India.

your point was Indian team is not playing for INDIA which I proved wrong. The Memorandum of Association clearly says they represent India.

More over BCCI is registered under Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, the terms of which dictate the following:
Which is not possible if BCCI is a privately owned business entity.

From: joe on Mon Mar 19 1:40:49 2007.

c4ramesh,
Election commission is not a privately owned business entity

Neither is BCCI, it is governing body which earns revenue by selling cricket rights in India. No body owns BCCI, it is just an autonomous Governing body of Cricket thats it.

I never said ECI was a privately owned business entity. I only said it is a autonomous body like BCCI and yet it still represents India and being autonomous doesn't mean it can't represent India.

No where does it say in the MOA that BCCI is a business entity, it only says it a governing entity of cricket and it gets revenue by selling cricketing rights in India.

your point was Indian team is not playing for INDIA which I proved wrong. The Memorandum of Association clearly says they represent India.

Eventhough Election Commission is autonomous body ,it is funded by Central Govt ,from our Tax money.

From: thamizhvaanan on Mon Mar 19 1:48:07 2007.

the point is BCCI is not funded by public money ... only when the cricketerrs do well in WC's or win a test series in pakistan Indian govt announces rewards.

I guess Nerd's analogy of Films holds much sense than comparing to ECI.

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 1:48:14 2007.

c4ramesh,
Election commission is not a privately owned business entity

Eventhough Election Commission is autonomous body ,it is funded by Central Govt ,from our Tax money.

So what? I don't deny it. the MOA clearly says it represents India. CASE CLOSED.

The means of revenue is the difference here, election commission does the job for the government, i.e. is to conduct elections. Therefore it is paid by the Govt.

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 1:50:05 2007.

the point is BCCI is not funded by public money ... only when the cricketerrs do well in WC's or win a test series in pakistan LOL

Indian govt announces rewards.

I guess Nerd's analogy of Films holds much sense than comparing to ECI.

Wrong, The MOA clearly says it represents INDIA.

further more The BCCI, inter alia, enjoys tax exemption and other benefits such as the right to use any stadium across the country at a nominal annual rent. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Control_for_Cricket_in_India)

My comparison with ECI was not to prove ECI and BCCI are exactly analogous but BCCi being autonomous doesn't mean BCCI can't represent India.

Whose money is that?

From: joe on Mon Mar 19 2:07:43 2007.

c4ramesh wrote:

Whose money is that?

Yenpa ! India -la bomb vaikkuravan kooda namma kitta irunthu sampathicha kaasula thaan bomb vaangi vaikkuran ..ada pongapa
From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 2:15:34 2007.

joe wrote:

c4ramesh wrote:

Whose money is that?

Yenpa ! India -la bomb vaikkuravan kooda namma kitta irunthu sampathicha kaasula thaan bomb vaangi vaikkuran ..ada pongapa

So going by your own analogy, the Govt. isn't liable to the Indian Public. And BTW don't you call such a person as a "Traitor"

Any way it is irrelevant, the MOA clearly states it REPRESENTS India, why is that I always have to show this and people always have to overlook this?

From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 2:16:56 2007.

Quote:

The first/main/only reason why incidents like these happen is when we associate patriotism, playing for the country, and other such bull siht with what is a sporting activity. Playing for the team? - Yes (its like being loyal to your job, not necessarily the company), country? - No... I mean why should they? Why should they be playing for THE COUNTRY??? Are we writing code "for the country" or doing whatever we are doing "for the country"???? Why should they be any different? Shockingly, i saw comments like these here in the hub also!
First of all, they represent a private entity BCCI and they don't represent the Indian state. If BCCI goes public and FDI (hypothetical) comes in, they will be playing for foreign investors. There is nothing wrong in that, may i add.

The protestors etc... ivan naattukkaaga oru hair-um p***irukka maattaan ana he talks about "playing for the country" and burning effigies...
ivanungala thookki vida vendiyadhu, apparam over-react panna vendiyadhu...

velayaatta velayaatta pakkanum.. illenna ippadi thaan...

These guys must be huddled together in the cow-belt area and nuked.. this goes for the cola companies too....

what the hell of a statement is this this??there r so many people out there with so much talent but not finding a place in the team.they all want to represent india.they want to play for their country.thats their dream and their dream is not to represent bcci.
the reaction is so strong this time mailny cos the way they played that too agains bangladesh in their first match of world cup.ofcourse indian fans wouldn mind if we had put a great fight back.but what the bloody **** did we play.did u see any spirits in the team,it was like already they lost the game.yuvaraj yarning,dhoni smiling after dropping a catch.i can tell u there r millions of talent not even finding a place in the state team .it needs money influence everything.for people like them when they see players doing so badly makes them extremely angry.don u think all the players in our team earn too much in advertisements.its a heavy distraction and sort of giving contentment that they don have to depend on the game.don mind in whatever way they earn but when it comes to performance they have to.when lot of pepole's dream is to play for a nation,they must consider themselves lucky having picked and show fullest justification in performance.otherwise in a emotionally bounded country like india u ahve to be ready such harsh reactions from fans.losing is not a problem but losing so badly and playing without any spirits will obvioulsy evoke such reactions from fans.they know all this even before they come into the team.bettter they face it!!

From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 2:29:01 2007.

http://sify.com/khel/wc_fullstory.php?id=14411611
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 2:32:50 2007.

cricket is such a passion in our country.we have seen kapil getting rotten egg on his face when he didin perform well and now even he reacts very strongly on this indias defeat .one day when sachin retires he too will react strongly if the team performs so badly.what am trying to say is u cant avoid such reactions .the players shouldnt take it as a discouragement.its should be a wake up call for them...

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 2:33:28 2007.

Inzamam was fined 50 per cent of his match fee for slow over rate

-it's difficult to be captain of Pak team

We misread the pitch: Dravid

we(fans) also misread Mr Dravid-thanks for the compliments

That is nonsense if a team which has man who has 10+ yrs of International cricket as its captain. A man who has 15 + yrs of International cricket & 300+ ODI caps as its Vice-captain and a graet Legend as its coach can't read the pitch then who can?

From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 2:36:06 2007.

ramesh/karthik_sa2,
While we may be justified in being angry at the apalling non-performance of the Indian team, effigy burning/pelting stones/burning M.S Dhoni's house is not justified, nor is confusing patriotism in the scheme of things here...

From: mgb on Mon Mar 19 2:40:55 2007.

Inzamam was fined 50 per cent of his match fee for slow over rate

-it's difficult to be captain of Pak team

We misread the pitch: Dravid

we(fans) also misread Mr Dravid-thanks for the compliments

Adhellaam summa.. ozhungadhan read panni iruppaanga.. ivanungalukku thenaavattu

first avanga bat panni seekram all out aytaanganna, ivanga ellaarkum batting practice kedakkadhu illa

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 2:44:03 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

http://sify.com/khel/wc_fullstory.php?id=14411611

This is nonsense, of course India got defeated being complacent, why shouldn't sport be commercialized? It only helps to develop the sport. Try to find a sport that is popular without money?

Bangladesh is talking BS, Even Aus got defeated by BD does that mean they are also responsible for not taking sport as a sport?

If two wins over India gives BD the audacity to talk so arrogantly, I don't know where is "the sense of taking sport as a sport" that Mr. Tareq Mahmood is talking about.

India has tour of BD coming up, and there are some lessons to teach.

From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 2:48:24 2007.

This is nonsense, of course India got defeated being complacent, why shouldn't sport be commercialized? It only helps to develop the sport. Try to find a sport that is popular without money?

I posted the article to highlight especially this stand..
adhavadhu Bangladesh enna free-a adi kudukkaraingala?

Professional sports naale business dhaan...
Oru match jeichadhukke ippadiya?

From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 2:48:31 2007.

Quote:

ramesh/karthik_sa2,
While we may be justified in being angry at the apalling non-performance of the Indian team, effigy burning is not justified, nor is confusing patriotism in the scheme of things here...

right but these r done only by slums or shiv sena kinda people and the team shouldn really bother about this and need to show up what they can do on the ground.we need that veri to win the world cup.we should see that in their faces if they really want to make their country proud.100 percent effort.other countries should know that we r confident and we want to win.emotions play a important role in cricket and u cant be as numb as the players were against bangladesh.am angry the way india played their last match but still i pin so much hopes they will come back .there r millions of pepole like me will support completely forgetting the previous loss .the team should see that and not worry about effigy burning.afterr all all these reactions last only till next good performance.they have to keep this in mind and perform well

From: joe on Mon Mar 19 2:57:02 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

afterr all all these reactions last only till next good performance.

That is true ,eththanai match kevalama viLayadinaalum oru match nalla vilayadina makkal ellathaiyum maranthiduvanga-nnu theriyirathaala ivanungalukku kuLir vittu pochu.

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 3:00:38 2007.

ramesh/karthik_sa2,
While we may be justified in being angry at the apalling non-performance of the Indian team, effigy burning/pelting stones/burning M.S Dhoni's house is not justified, nor is confusing patriotism in the scheme of things here...

I can't agree more, this was the same thing I wanted to covey:

http://mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?p=957758#957758

Everybody makes mistakes.

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 3:03:54 2007.

This is nonsense, of course India got defeated being complacent, why shouldn't sport be commercialized? It only helps to develop the sport. Try to find a sport that is popular without money?

I posted the article to highlight especially this stand..
adhavadhu Bangladesh enna free-a adi kudukkaraingala? Laughing

Professional sports naale business dhaan...
Oru match jeichadhukke ippadiya?

yeah right! Assuming BD becomes a reckoning force in world cricket will its players be playing for the same money as they now get? Will its board be accepting the same amount of money from the sponsors?

BD is getting too arrogant from their captain's remark at the post match press conference to their News papers, its time to make them bleed in the upcoming series.

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 3:09:45 2007.

A good Analysis of what we have to achieve today:

Quote:

now NRR is the key.

Group B Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR For Against
Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 0 2 +4.860 321/50.0 78/50.0
Bangladesh 1 1 0 0 0 2 +0.139 192/48.3 191/50.0
India 1 0 1 0 0 0 -0.139 191/50.0 192/48.3
Bermuda 1 0 1 0 0 0 -4.860 78/50.0 321/50.0

I am not sure whether the mgmt is aware of this NRR thing. We are NOT known to crush the opposition, minnows or not. lankans are the kings, last wc they bowled out a team for some 36 an scored those runs in 4 overs !!!!

should we bat first or bowl first.

NRR is calculated by diference of runs scored per over and runs conceded per over.

if we bat first, score around 330 and get them all out for 120. NRR is 4.2

if we bowl first, bowl them for 140 and score those runs in 25 overs. NRR is 2.8

looks to me batting first is more benefacial in NRR. thats why most teams like AUS, RSA are batting first

should we bowl first, then i want the team mgmt to think differently and change the batting order, send sachin, uthappa as openers, followed by dhoni, yuvraj. even if we keep losing wkts, we should not let the rate slip. i am execting some common sense in thinking here

my target is to achieve a NRR of atleast 4.5

play sehwag against bermuda, he might score a 100

also sachin will be bowled by that 200 pound Left arm spinner. dravid will be LBWed by the same guy

remove agarkar and play sreesant

http://www.sportnetwork.net/boards/read/s119.php?f=118&i=581870&t=581870&sid=119

From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 3:25:31 2007.

Quote:

remove agarkar and play sreesant

yorkers,reverse and slow deliveries can prove handy against minnows.so i prefer agarkar.may be we can drop zaheer
From: thimuru on Mon Mar 19 3:40:20 2007.

kumble will be great against minnows...

bat first...get a huge score bwl them out.

uthapa ganguly open

sachin
shewag
yuvaraj
dhoni

munaf zaheer kumble bajji/srisanth
From: thamizhvaanan on Mon Mar 19 3:52:27 2007.

yeah ... kumble... I thot we missed him in the first match

podi pasangalukku cricket'na ennanu kathu koduthirupaaru ... he is the best person to mop up tail in indian bowling ... I am sure inexperienced Bangladesh wud have DEFINITELY failed against kumble.

From: pepsi on Mon Mar 19 3:55:08 2007.

ur right Thamaizhvannan.

but bangladesh should not go thru to the super 8's. because india wont be able to carry 2 points. if srilanka goes thru, then we will get those 2 points.

after the super 8's .. each team wud have played 7 matches, which will be contribute to the points tally. out of that 7, 4 matches must be won to go the semis.

if india and BD go to the super 8's, india need to 4 out of the 6 mathces in the super 8's

if india and SL go thru, then india need to win 3 out of the 6.

but first india must beat bermuda convincingly today. we need players like sehwag, dhoni, uthappa, yuvaraj, to fire .. they have to just smash the bowling.. go for the world record i say ..

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 3:57:03 2007.

Why doesn't chappell admit it was a bad decision at the toss:
Chappell says - We should have played well even though the pitch was bad to begin with. But isn't that an entirely different issue?

The fact remains that we took a wrong decision and we don't see our coach accepting it. If he fails to accept mistakes how is that he is going to overcome it?

From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 3:57:29 2007.

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yeah ... kumble... I thot we missed him in the first match

podi pasangalukku cricket'na ennanu kathu koduthirupaaru ... he is the best person to mop up tail in indian bowling ... I am sure inexperienced Bangladesh wud have DEFINITELY failed against kumble

also he would have been a great asset in lifting the spirits of the team

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 4:02:15 2007.

INDIAN 11 (likely):

1 Sourav Ganguly
2 Sachin Tendulkar
3 Robin Uthappa
4 Yuvraj Singh
5 Rahul Dravid (capt)
6 Virender Sehwag
7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk)
8 Harbhajan Singh
9 Anil Kumble
10 Zaheer Khan
11 Munaf Patel

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/285968.html
From: thamizhvaanan on Mon Mar 19 4:05:39 2007.

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Why doesn't chappell admit it was a bad decision at the toss:
No, that wud be like admitting that their team wont perform if they lose the toss. He is just trying to underplay that toss ... which is the right way to go.

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 4:05:53 2007.

This piece of news makes me laugh!

Quote:

Dravid warns against complacency

Rahul Dravid, the India captain, has warned his side against complacency in their opening encounter against Bangladesh at the Queens Park Oval in Trinidad on Saturday. Bangladesh shocked New Zealand with a two-wicket warm-up win and Dravid said they were not a side to be underestimated.

"I expect the team to put up a very professional and clinical performance, irrespective of who we play against," Dravid told AFP. "We respect Bangladesh. We have seen what they have done against New Zealand. We have to be switched on for that game. I expect everyone to be switched on for every game in the World Cup."

Both teams will play their group matches at the Queens Park Oval and Dravid said India were fortunate to be based in a country with a strong Indian contingent, almost simulating the conditions and support they enjoy back home.

"We are happy to be in Trinidad," Dravid said. "We do enjoy a lot of support here. We are looking forward to playing that game and I think the atmosphere will be very exciting."

While India will rely largely on their experienced top order, Dravid said the contributions from the lower order will be just as important if India are to progress in the tournament. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has shown in the past he can shift gears according to the situation of the game and Irfan Pathan's ability as a batsman has been exploited. Dravid also hoped for a consistent showing from the allrounders.

"There might be stages in a game where they have to make crucial contributions," he said. "Credit to them that a lot of them have really improved. They are really working hard on it. We expect runs from them."

India have had a break since their last warm-up game against West Indies and Greg Chappell, the India coach, said the players were raring to go. "The guys have enjoyed a few days of peace and quiet before the tournament, so in a way that's been good," Chappell said. "Now everyone is keen for the tournament to start. We've have been practising, relaxing, swimming, sailing and snorkeling. We have been doing things you would expect to do in the West Indies, things that sometimes the guys don't get an opportunity to do."

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/285338.html

Either Dravid doesn't follow his own words or Dravid doesn't have control over his team. Both of them are dangerous!

From: thamizhvaanan on Mon Mar 19 4:08:35 2007.

I think we left out munaf's performance last match ... he was absolutely great. Bang on target right from the first over. Generated quite a few chances ... I remember atleast 3 of them going down. He should have opened the bowling.

Sachin also got a wrong decision i remember

But our bowlers were defending 200 on a 300 run pitch .

From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 4:09:26 2007.

http://mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?p=957758#957758

Everybody makes mistakes.

OK, here goes....

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The BCCI filed a very interesting response. In it, the Board argued that it was a private body and thus not subject to interference and/or regulation by either the government, or the courts.
The BCCI filed a very interesting response. In it, the Board argued that it was a private body and thus not subject to interference and/or regulation by either the government, or the courts.
Bizarrely, the Board also argued that the team picked by the BCCI is not in point of fact the national side, but merely a team picked by the BCCI itself without government imprimatur.

Not my stand or the Court' stand by any means, but BCCI's own stand - http://us.rediff.com/cricket/2005/may/12msg.htm

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The BCCI's response to both cases was the same: it pointed out that it was a private body, and was only answerable to its members. Not only this, it also claimed, presumably with a straight face, that the team that Sourav Ganguly leads represents the BCCI, and not India.

As Manu Joseph pointed out in his characteristic tongue-in-cheek manner in The Economic Times recently, "The players are employees of a private society registered as an association under Tamil Nadu's Society Registration Act of 1860. This association, The Board of Control for Cricket in India, is affiliated to a limited company registered in British Virgin Islands called the International Cricket Council." Even India's sports minister Sunil Dutt had attested that the board does not take money from the government, and thus is not answerable to it.

That said, this article also points out the obvious, that BCCI ARE answerable and accountable.. it also rightly dreads the alternative, which is far worse!
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/142386.html

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However, the Board contended that it neither received any financial grant nor recognition from the government and that it was a private, autonomous body.
When the Government said that it held the key for participation of the Indian cricket team in international events, the court said: "You have the power not to give the permission for travelling abroad and not to give them foreign exchange. Apart from these what else do you do to exercise control over the BCCI?"

"Most of your arguments fail when have no material to show that you have even granted recognition to the BCCI as an apex body in the field of cricket," the judges said.

http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/01/stories/2004100104831200.htm

There are two things here, what/how the BCCI ought to be, and what/how they are on the ground.
That said, BCCI is not alone in this and a team purely 'representing' the Govt has (probably worse) different implications.

And yeah, everybody makes mistakes Wink

P.S: In light of this, how do we view players playing for a different 'state' in domestic cricket?

From: Roshan on Mon Mar 19 4:12:36 2007.

Jadeja on NDTV was saying that "India went in to play expecting B'desh to perform badly and lose, rather than for India to perform well and win" Sariyaathaan solli irukkaaru but "look who is talking-nu" - manasukuLLa oru chinna confusion
From: sankara1970 on Mon Mar 19 4:15:45 2007.

[quote="c4ramesh"]INDIAN 11 (likely):

1 Sourav Ganguly
2 Sachin Tendulkar
3 Robin Uthappa
4 Yuvraj Singh
5 Rahul Dravid (capt)
6 Virender Sehwag
7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk)
8 Harbhajan Singh
9 Anil Kumble
10 Zaheer Khan
11 Munaf Patel

They should opt for Karthick instead of Sehwag
and Sreesanth instead of Bajji for match against Bermuda

From: sankara1970 on Mon Mar 19 4:18:01 2007.

This piece of news makes me laugh!

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Either Dravid doesn't follow his own words or Dravid doesn't have control over his team. Both of them are dangerous!

Dravid may announce resignation now itself and admit Ganguly is better captain to handly the situation that it becomes worse

From: sankara1970 on Mon Mar 19 4:19:47 2007.

Jadeja on NDTV was saying that "India went in to play expecting B'desh to perform badly and lose, rather than for India to perform well and win" Sariyaathaan solli irukkaaru but "look who is talking-nu" - manasukuLLa oru chinna confusion Cool

What was Sidhu's reaction after Team India's loss?

From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 4:27:23 2007.

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1 Sourav Ganguly
2 Sachin Tendulkar
3 Robin Uthappa
4 Yuvraj Singh
5 Rahul Dravid (capt)
6 Virender Sehwag
7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk)
8 Harbhajan Singh
9 Anil Kumble
10 Zaheer Khan
11 Munaf Patel

two spinners'a

think evn pathan should get a nod.no use in just keeping him outside

From: Roshan on Mon Mar 19 4:30:16 2007.

What was Sidhu's reaction after Team India's loss?

He was quite aggressive and critical about everything India did, starting from the wrong decision to bat first, bowling, batting, attitude, body language etc... sema dose vittaaru. He admitted that B'desh outplayed India in all departments.

KadaisiyA avar style-la onnu sonnAru..

"Disappointments should be cremated than embalmed- if India to win the other matches "

From: sankara1970 on Mon Mar 19 4:41:20 2007.

What was Sidhu's reaction after Team India's loss?

I think more depends on captaincy-Dravid is not aggressive enough-this is not a friendly match he is playing

Captain should plan well his strategy!

From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 4:47:11 2007.

Not my stand or the Court' stand by any means, but BCCI's own stand - http://us.rediff.com/cricket/2005/may/12msg.htm

OK, here goes....

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Doesn't matter, No govt. chooses the Indian team for any sport only the respective boards do.

The memorandum of Association clearly says it chooses team to represent India:

2. s. To select teams to represent India in test matches, official or unofficial played in India or abroad, and to select such other teams as the Board may decide from lime to time;

Just because BCCI says so it doesn't mean so...

The court replied:

In essence, the Hon'ble Court ruled that Article 226 of the Constitution applied not just to state governments or statutory bodies, but equally to "a private body discharging public duty or positive obligation of public nature".

Thus, the Court suggested, the BCCI did fall under the purview of the courts of the land.

http://us.rediff.com/cricket/2005/may/12msg.htm

Regarding the claim BCCI does not in effect pick the national side, the Court replied:

The team that it selects to represent India is known as the Indian team and wears the India logo.

http://us.rediff.com/cricket/2005/may/12msg.htm

Moreover its own MOA says it represent India, so to take this line of argument in the court is a preposterous lie

The Report also says:

the Court said that the BCCI discharges a public function when it picks the national team; therefore, the BCCI is accountable to the public.

the judgment STYMIES the BCCI's effort to argue that it is a totally private body accountable neither to the government, nor to the courts, nor indeed to the public.

Nothing is proven by this, it was once BCCI's stand ok! but it flies in the face of the MOA and the courts ruling. So nothing is proven.

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This is riddled with errors from the part of BCCI, the memorandum of Association clearly says it chooses team to represent India:

To select teams to represent India

But BCCI seems to have forgotten this.

The rules under which it is registered says this:

may be utilised only for the objects set forth in the Memorandum.

the Government have right to dissolve the committee and to appoint Special Officer to administer the societies.

http://igregn.tn.nic.in/tel05.htm

So it can't be right in claiming it is not liable to answer the govt. under the rules of which it has been registered.

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However, the Board contended that it neither received any financial grant nor recognition from the government and that it was a private, autonomous body.

http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/01/stories/2004100104831200.htm

Again a lie, the BCCI gets TAX EXCEPTIONS and cricket grounds for nominal fees. Which are in fact financial grants from the govt.

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There are two things here, what/how the BCCI ought to be, and what/how they are on the ground.
That said, BCCI is not alone in this and a team purely 'representing' the Govt has (probably worse) different implications.

BCCI's stand doesn't matter.... it has been shown that it is against the foundation on which it is formed. Some one claiming something isn't a proof.

BCCI is answerable to PUBLIC. Thats what the rules I point out and the articles you posted show.

Quote:

And yeah, everybody makes mistakes Wink

I said that in the context of India loosing to BD.

Quote:

P.S: In light of this, how do we view players playing for a different 'state' in domestic cricket?

Could you be more specific in asking what you want to know?

From: thamizhvaanan on Mon Mar 19 4:56:55 2007.

so ramesh enna solla vareenga? Dhoni veetla innum rendu kal extra'va veesi irukkalamnu solreengala?
From: pepsi on Mon Mar 19 5:01:55 2007.

the indian team have to use its common sense. Pathan is a very good batsman now much better than sehwag play him. consider his bowling as a bonus.

but do not drop sehwag. because he is a good ODI bowler. consider the overall capability of sehwag and pathan as cricketers.
From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 5:03:14 2007.

ramesh,
You needn't have taken the pain to point out the obvious. Infact that's why i had said

Quote:

That said, this article also points out the obvious, that BCCI ARE answerable and accountable.. it also rightly dreads the alternative, which is far worse!

In theory, they are answerable/accountable, but are they? That was the question. The whole cricketing world knows what the priorities of BCCI are and how 'accountable' they are. Imagine a minister endorsing their stand (court judgement is immaterial here). A classic case of thanga mutta podra vaatha kolradhu....
From: pepsi on Mon Mar 19 5:13:35 2007.

Bermuda scored only 78 against srilanka.

india must bowl first . say bermuda gets only 100 or less

India must get those 100 in 10 overs..

we can gain a NRR of +8 or above. .

this should be safe enough, if we beat srilanka. bangladesh will be kicked out
From: thamizhvaanan on Mon Mar 19 5:28:39 2007.

no .. i think to have NRR @ 8+ bermuda have to play all 50 overs and score only 100 whereas india shud score the same in 10 overs.
From: rockydeva on Mon Mar 19 5:33:00 2007.

we all unsatisfied with indian team, but i still hope the TEAM INDIA has enough tallent to win the cup, but as of now we have to concentrate in entering super 8 games

look at my pick

Ganguly
Uthappa
Dinesh karthik
Tendulkar
Dravid
Yuvaraj
Dhoni
Irfan pathan
Harbhajan / Kumble
Munaf patel
Zaheer khan
From: pepsi on Mon Mar 19 5:33:04 2007.

thamizhvaanan wrote:

no .. i think to have NRR @ 8+ bermuda have to play all 50 overs and score only 100 whereas india shud score the same in 10 overs.

no, ur wrong.

even if bermuda scores 50 in 5 overs and get all out, their runrate will be considered as only 1 ..
From: thamizhvaanan on Mon Mar 19 5:35:51 2007.

oh... then let them be 50 all out
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 5:44:28 2007.

Yes, India needs to bowl first and get them out for less than 100. Even if they get out in 30 overs, their runrate will be calculated for 50 overs only, then they have to get them in 10 overs even if they lose few wickets no problem. But batting first is dangerous, i don't think they can be able to maintain a run rate of 8 or 9 while batting for 50 overs.
If they bat first and score 350, they will have a runrate of just 7. If they chase a score of 90 or 100 in 10 overs even at the loss of 4 or 5 wickets, they will end up with a run rate of 9 or 10 so that NRR will be higher.
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 5:45:53 2007.

but all the players should come into groove again.they should gain their confidence.sehwag has to bat a long innings to get back his confidence will play a vital role in the rest of the series.this is the best chance.so i prefer they bat first and score 350plus
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 5:48:05 2007.

Ippo coming to groove, match practise ku ellaam edame illa, run rate thaan mukkiyam. Marana adi kudukkanum in such a way that Bermuda should never play cricket
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 5:58:44 2007.

s rk u r perfectly right .but marana adi kodukanum'nu mudivu panniyachu.first aadi huge score adichu ella batsmen'um form'ku vandha adhu bonus dhaane.even with bermuda if we r not able to maintain a run rate 7 throughout that too in must needed situation,i think we can better stop playing cricket
From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 6:41:00 2007.

thamizhvaanan wrote:

so ramesh enna solla vareenga? Dhoni veetla innum rendu kal extra'va veesi irukkalamnu solreengala?

No, what I set out to prove was BCCI represents INDIA and INDIAN CRICKET TEAM plays for India. I in fact called such activities as nonsense:
From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 7:00:20 2007.

Young cricket fan dies after India's World Cup defeat
IANS

Patna, March 19: A 17-year-old boy in Bihar died of a heart attack soon after India's shocking defeat at the hands of Bangladesh in the cricket World Cup, media reports said Monday.

Ramparvesh Rai, 17, an emotionally-charged student and a die-hard cricket fan, died Sunday after India lost to Bangladesh Saturday.

"India's defeat cost my son's life. He was so shocked that his heart stopped beating minutes after the winning stroke by Bangladeshi batsman Mushfiqur Rahim," said Ramparvesh's father Sita Ram Rai, a resident of Adalpur village in Samastipur district, about 70 km from here.

"He could not digest the defeat as he fell unconscious and on the way to the hospital he died of a massive heart attack," Sita Ram Rai said.

According to Rai, he and his family were watching the India-Bangladesh match live on national broadcaster Doordarshan.

"He was upset after the poor performance of the Indian batsmen," a tearful Rai said.
From: c4ramesh on Mon Mar 19 7:14:17 2007.

Reaction understandable: BCCI
Ehtesham Hasan

The Indian team has stumbled at the first hurdle in the Caribbean and, understandably to a certain extent, the reactions have been bitter across the country.

Bangladesh, after all, are regarded as pushovers in international cricket by average cricket fans and the emotions have swelled and have spilled into the streets in shape of anger.

The Indian cricket board, too, has been left seething in frustration over the team�s shocking five-wicket loss on Saturday that has almost but put paid on the hopes the fans.

OUTRAGE JUSTIFIED

�The sentiments of the countless fans have been hurt and the reactions that we are witnessing are quite natural. I don�t think they are exaggerated,� said Prof Ratnakar Shetty, the chief adminstrative officer of the board.

�To see India, who were drummed up by the media as one of the contenders, being outplayed by a team like Bangladesh was unthinkable,� he said.

Shetty, however, said that cricket after all is an unpredictable game and upsets are part and parcle of the game.

Chairman of national selection committee Dilip Vengsarkar when contacted, refused to offer any reactions. �It�ll be unfair for me to say anything at this point,� Vengsarkar who was in Delhi said.

However, a top member of BCCI we spoke with said that the chairman of selectors should have been in West Indies and not New Delhi for the Ranji one-dayers.

�The Indian think-tank of Rahul Dravid and coach Greg Chappell are quite capable of taking some bizarre decisions as we have seen in the past and Vengsarkar is quite capable of putting his foot down on strategies he doesn�t agree with,� the source said.

The BCCI has decided not to send the former India captain to the Carribbean, their logic being that Sanjay Jagdale, who is a national selector from Central Zone, is also doubling up as a manager and sending another selector would be waste.

�The selectors have done their bit by picking the players. Had Dilip Vengsarkar been there, would he have taken the responsibility for the defeat? Or for that matter would anyone else have taken the blame?� questioned Shetty when asked if it woudln�t have been better for the board to let someone as experienced as Vengsarkar to travel with the team.

Insiders say Jagdale is too soft and doesn�t have the personality to counter Dravid and Chappell, something Vengsarkar has done regularly since he took over in September.

A case in point is the recall of Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan, two men who were left out to dry by the coach and captain, and have performed outstandingly since their return. With his wealth of experience, picking Vengsarkar�s brain will only help India, but as of now there are no plans to air-dash him to West Indies � like they did during the tour of South Africa.

Ironically, one understands that neither the captain or coach have bothered to get in touch with the chief selector since leaving for Caribbean.
From: Nakeeran on Mon Mar 19 8:31:56 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

Ippo coming to groove, match practise ku ellaam edame illa, run rate thaan mukkiyam. Marana adi kudukkanum in such a way that Bermuda should never play cricket

Dont worry Ramks

our Sachin will create a world record today . He might score 200
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 8:42:21 2007.

its cloudy
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 9:05:27 2007.

india loose toss put to bat
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 9:06:56 2007.

its cloudy can expect some early movement.first 15 overs crucial
From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 9:41:59 2007.

Uthappa out

India 4/1 ........dont tell me, we are losing this match also
From: Nakeeran on Mon Mar 19 9:44:09 2007.

MADDY wrote:

Uthappa out

India 4/1 ........dont tell me, we are losing this match also

Dont worry Maddy. Sachin is all set to create a world record today.
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 9:45:13 2007.

Oooooothappaaa ivan ooothapam saapda thaan laayakku

These guys are testing our patience.

From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 9:50:30 2007.

so ramesh enna solla vareenga? Dhoni veetla innum rendu kal extra'va veesi irukkalamnu solreengala?

No, what I set out to prove was BCCI represents INDIA and INDIAN CRICKET TEAM plays for India. I in fact called such activities as nonsense:

I agree that burning of effigies is nonsense

http://mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?p=957758#957758

excellent arguement Ramesh.........they cannot say BCCI and its players are some private entities who need not answer anyone.....

Nakkeera - adhu panna kooda mathha 9 perukku thuppu illa ippo........only Dada and Sachin can get us out of this hole....

From: Raghu on Mon Mar 19 9:53:46 2007.

Ippo coming to groove, match practise ku ellaam edame illa, run rate thaan mukkiyam. Marana adi kudukkanum in such a way that Bermuda should never play cricket Evil or Very Mad

Dont worry Ramks Very Happy

our Sachin will create a world record today . He might score 200

Ennappa, Nakalla solra mathiri irukku?

From: joe on Mon Mar 19 9:58:57 2007.

Annan Uthappa-kku 2 uthappam parcelllllllll
From: Raghu on Mon Mar 19 10:03:48 2007.

Yo, Ennappa, ellarum nakala pesureengha,
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 10:06:58 2007.

ganguly pumbing..

sehwag swinging.. but first three balls played away from the body
From: joe on Mon Mar 19 10:07:30 2007.

Raghu wrote:

Yo, Ennappa, ellarum nakala pesureengha,

PuN patta nenjai Nakkal seithu Aatru
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 10:07:57 2007.

Sehwag oru oru ball aadurathukku munnaadiyum bakku bakkunguthu
From: Wibha on Mon Mar 19 10:08:46 2007.

india has to score ataleast 300 and odd 2day
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 10:10:12 2007.

i thought 300 is even

ganguly is kevalapaduthifying himself
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 10:11:25 2007.

500 needed
From: Wibha on Mon Mar 19 10:11:44 2007.

kb anna mokkai podadheenga

im not watching da match
From: Wibha on Mon Mar 19 10:12:18 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

500 needed

and bermuda should bcome all out by 100 or 150
From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 10:12:42 2007.

kb wrote:

i thought 300 is even

ganguly is kevalapaduthifying himself

summa irukkaela neenga sethha neram?? Ganguly, oru plan-oda vandhirukkaru
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 10:12:54 2007.

Wibha wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

500 needed

and bermuda should bcome all out by 100 or 150

40 allout
From: Wibha on Mon Mar 19 10:14:47 2007.

kojam iru ba.modalla velayadatam
From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 10:16:43 2007.

its drizzling in the ground

oh god, please, dont be so cruel on our boys......

(bala unga naakkin color enna )
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 10:17:06 2007.

go and see the match

Wibha wrote:

kb anna mokkai podadheenga

im not watching da match
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 10:22:16 2007.

sehwag is back
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 10:22:26 2007.

Sehwag Kozhapparaampa, ivan nallavanaa kettavanaa
From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Mar 19 10:27:05 2007.

Theriyalayeppa....
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 10:27:41 2007.
From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 10:33:30 2007.

Sehwag - 50
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 10:34:27 2007.

50 for shewag .......
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 10:34:41 2007.

congrats sehwag
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 10:36:17 2007.

Sourav catch dropped. For a moment i thought the ball went out of the stadium.
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 10:36:29 2007.

but for sehwag india would be 20 or 30 only.ganguly struggling at the other end.thats y u need sehwag in form.
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 10:37:53 2007.

dravid saved
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 10:39:07 2007.

gangulieeeeeeee
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 10:40:14 2007.

i dono how others can bat in this pitch.its very slow
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 10:42:27 2007.

have to play late the pitch is slow.shouldn repeat the mistake we did in the previous match.
From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 10:42:45 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

gangulieeeeeeee

aama irukkaru......ninnu aadararu ........out-aaga sollareegala???
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 10:43:54 2007.

out aga naan sonnein aa

MADDY wrote:

ajithfederer wrote:

gangulieeeeeeee

aama irukkaru......ninnu aadararu ........out-aaga sollareegala???
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 10:44:58 2007.

40 balls 1 boundary... athuvum outside edge

but bermuda bowling for lefthander is awesome
From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 10:49:52 2007.

sehwag - 2 straight sixes.....

Ganguly is the sheet anchor and will play like that only.....if he gets out now, varisaya 4-5 wicket vizhum.......thevaya??? avaru boundary adikkararo illayo, strike rotate panraru.......not blocking sehwag.........

adhu seri, andha aalu enna pannalum thappunna adhu thappa dhaan theriyum.....
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 10:50:45 2007.

Sehwag two sixes Innaikku 500 thaan
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 10:51:27 2007.

Pottu thaakku
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 10:52:05 2007.

MADDY wrote:

avaru boundary adikkararo illayo, strike rotate panraru.......not blocking sehwag.........

true...

mavane 40 oversku mela ithey maaathiri aadinaanu vaiyaaen
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 10:55:18 2007.

thappu panna thappa than therium ........ pannalaina theriatyhu

MADDY wrote:

adhu seri, andha aalu enna pannalum thappunna adhu thappa dhaan theriyum.....
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 10:56:51 2007.

still not even one boundary for dada.thattells the story.its a hard pitch to bat.
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 10:58:17 2007.

Quote:

avaru boundary adikkararo illayo, strike rotate panraru.......not blocking sehwag

he is trying to hit boundary but couldn
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 11:02:01 2007.

ganguly also settled now ....yeah great six
From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 11:17:39 2007.

Ganguly - 50
From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 11:22:30 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

Worst Case Scenario - If our Bermuda match gets "rained" out

ellaam ok but did you guys notice the cloud cover??
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 11:24:52 2007.

Thonguli Get the **** out of the ground.... GOD varuvaaru
From: sivank on Mon Mar 19 11:25:08 2007.

Sehwag 6 96 not out
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 11:25:39 2007.

90's la irukum podhu kooda 6 adikraan ya
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 11:26:47 2007.

nerd.....let him do the sheet anchor role......kattai vechalum parava illai

Nerd wrote:

Thonguli Get the **** out of the ground.... GOD varuvaaru
From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 11:35:18 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

thinkfloyd wrote:

Worst Case Scenario - If our Bermuda match gets "rained" out

ellaam ok but did you guys notice the cloud cover??

summa irunga ayya

Sehwag - 100
From: sivank on Mon Mar 19 11:36:10 2007.

Ganguly 62 runs in 88 balls. I think it is not at all bad while the other one blazes away.
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 11:36:10 2007.

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

shewag 100
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 11:36:26 2007.

Has he already got his 100?? 99 la thadavittu irukkAru
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 11:36:33 2007.

sehwag 100
From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 11:36:59 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Thonguli Get the **** out of the ground.... GOD varuvaaru

.......avaru thongalanna India ivalavu neram thongittu irukkum......summa otkaarndhu match-a paarumayya
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 11:37:50 2007.

ma**ru.. Sach/Dravid innum better-eh aadirupppaainga.. avaru technique romba mOsamA irukku.. thadavittu irukkAru..
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 11:41:07 2007.

sehwag superabbu and signal has come from dravid..

stay long .. stay hungry..
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 11:41:39 2007.

ennappA vaanam kaRuppA irukku
From: rocketboy on Mon Mar 19 11:43:53 2007.

Stop watching cricket. Watch football and become enlightened and wise
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 11:46:10 2007.

Ok.........Mr enlightened might

rocketboy wrote:

Stop watching cricket. Watch football and become enlightened and wise
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 11:48:19 2007.

ayyooooooooooooooooooo
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 11:48:21 2007.

Sehwag out atlast.
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 11:48:31 2007.

Sehwag gone

One too many.......

GOD has entered
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 11:48:51 2007.

atlast aa?

Ramakrishna wrote:

Sehwag out atlast.
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 11:51:47 2007.

DHONI in ..

its muscle mania..

JAI HANUMAAN
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 11:52:50 2007.

Dhoni I was expecting Sach..
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 11:53:12 2007.

national highways lorry tyre adipatta thavala maathiri paduthirundha
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 11:54:42 2007.

kb wrote:

national highways lorry tyre adipatta thavala maathiri paduthirundha
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 11:55:14 2007.

Dhoni in. I am sure they are aiming for a 500
From: sivank on Mon Mar 19 11:55:47 2007.

Sehwag gone for 114. Not bad
From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 11:58:39 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Sehwag gone

One too many.......

GOD has entered

ennaya idhu GOD-a otkaara vechhi asinga padutharaanga???

yedu makka vandiya, chappell-a naalu thattu thattittu varuvom

(TF, unga naakkin color enna??? vaanam innum dark-a aiduthhu )
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 11:59:49 2007.

350-400...... 500 is 2 much i say

Ramakrishna wrote:

Dhoni in. I am sure they are aiming for a 500
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 12:02:33 2007.

avainga Bangladesh kooda panna velaiku 500 rombo kammi 600-700 they have to get.

ajithfederer wrote:

350-400...... 500 is 2 much i say

Ramakrishna wrote:

Dhoni in. I am sure they are aiming for a 500
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 12:06:07 2007.

guys......sorry 2 ask this

what will happen if rain comes now or after indian innings is over?
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 12:08:45 2007.

reserve day.. if match stops before 20 overs being bowled for bermuda
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 12:12:24 2007.

bermuda keeper *current* stumps ganguly
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 12:12:33 2007.

Sourav out
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 12:13:33 2007.

yuvraj in..
guess dravid is atheist
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 12:14:09 2007.

kb wrote:

yuvraj in..
guess dravid is atheist

This is F****** atrocious
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 12:17:14 2007.

dravid
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 12:18:20 2007.

Ata ur rehman (the commentator): How can you get sach/dravid on form if they dont get to play enuf overs in this match??

avanukku theriyudhu, dravid
From: Raghu on Mon Mar 19 12:20:58 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

Dhoni in. I am sure they are aiming for a 500

R u kidding?

Maximum 350 Possible, Nothing beyound that...
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 12:21:27 2007.

Raghu wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

Dhoni in. I am sure they are aiming for a 500

R u kidding?

Maximum 350 Possible, Nothing beyound that...
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 12:21:34 2007.

is 400 possible???i think they r looking only for 350
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 12:22:28 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

is 400 possible???i think they r looking only for 350

It all depends on how many sixes Dhoni hits
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 12:22:49 2007.

350 is possible now..........any whacking after that should be good ....370-400 is a good total i would say
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 12:24:47 2007.

Quote:

bermuda keeper *current* stumps ganguly
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 12:25:43 2007.

Dhoni special #1
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 12:26:04 2007.

Dhoni out. Stunning catch
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 12:26:18 2007.

What an AMAZING catch
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 12:26:53 2007.

Quote:

It all depends on how many sixes Dhoni hits

dhoni gone.hope atleast now God wil be in.want one of his sharja innings
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 12:27:19 2007.

GOD is in..

get ready to get blessing..

watch the style,the grace, and get moksha
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 12:29:03 2007.

Maapi......

kb wrote:

GOD is in..

get ready to get blessing..

watch the style,the grace, and get moksha
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 12:34:07 2007.

thadavuraan yuvi
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 12:42:26 2007.

6...........
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 12:43:10 2007.

307/4 in 43. Next target 400.
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 12:43:15 2007.

and again
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 12:43:55 2007.

I would be happy with 375
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 12:44:14 2007.

7overs la 93 aa??

Ramakrishna wrote:

307/4 in 43. Next target 400.
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 12:46:10 2007.

even thats what i think anything above 375 is a welcome bonus

Nerd wrote:

I would be happy with 375
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 12:51:02 2007.

5 overs left........ 329 /4.

common lets predict what will be the final score??

390 ........
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 12:51:26 2007.

yaa it is possible But if a wicket falls now then 375 wud be fine.

ajithfederer wrote:

7overs la 93 aa??

Ramakrishna wrote:

307/4 in 43. Next target 400.
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 12:54:28 2007.

Thalaivar two sixes. 343/4 in 45.4, 400 definite
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 12:57:11 2007.

32(20) -- Adhu sach.. coming to bat under a lot of pressure
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 12:59:07 2007.

358/4 in 47
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 13:00:10 2007.

3 overs la 42 adingapaaaaaa
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 13:02:08 2007.

378/4 in 48
Yuvaraj 77 off 44
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 13:02:22 2007.

378 48 over
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 13:02:38 2007.

22 off 2 overs needed
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 13:03:51 2007.

410 please ........
From: great on Mon Mar 19 13:03:57 2007.

384/4
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 13:05:54 2007.

391/5 in 48.4, Yuvi out for 83 off 46.
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 13:06:19 2007.

Biggest
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 13:06:52 2007.

yuvraj :dance:
From: great on Mon Mar 19 13:07:55 2007.

Tendulkar on 46
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 13:08:06 2007.

Thalaivar 46, he is trying reverse sweeps and got four this time. But y when he can hit sixes?
From: great on Mon Mar 19 13:10:21 2007.

Tendulkar 50
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 13:10:24 2007.

396/5 in 49
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 13:10:29 2007.

Thalaivar 6 off sweep.

402/6
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 13:11:12 2007.

GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 50
From: great on Mon Mar 19 13:12:34 2007.

30 boundaries 18 Sixes
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 13:13:08 2007.

dravid 6
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 13:14:01 2007.

413/6 in 50.

Dravid 50 to finish it off
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 13:14:56 2007.

18 sixes in an innings. Is it the highest ever ? How much did SA hit against Holland?
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 13:16:17 2007.

Sehwah though entirely not convincing

Ganguly though not convincing at all

Yuvi : Superb innings, though shaky at the start

Sach: Superb innnings - very convincing

Dravid: His stupidity will be forgiven since the team did not let him down. Sach should have come down at #3 or #4

Superb score I would say. They played much much much better than SL (against bermuda). Because:

1. Lush outfield
2. Huge ground

Bermuda: splendid catching/fielding
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 13:16:54 2007.

indian shattle records:

highest total
hightest number of sixes: 18 equals SA(but SA 40 overs)

GOD smiles on us
From: joe on Mon Mar 19 13:17:57 2007.

413 - Highest Total in WC history
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 13:18:42 2007.

kb wrote:

GOD smiles on us

Porumai porumai, Srilanka match is the real test.
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 13:18:50 2007.

413 sachin yuvi
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 13:19:53 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

kb wrote:

GOD smiles on us

Porumai porumai, Srilanka match is the real test.

athulaiyum GOD poonthu vilayaduvaaru..
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 13:20:45 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

kb wrote:

GOD smiles on us

Porumai porumai, Srilanka match is the real test.

Indian batting on form, will make SL look slightly better than bermuda
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 13:20:47 2007.

k.. we have to get bermuda out within 150

now the ball is in the bowlers hand
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 13:21:10 2007.

Quote:

Sehwah though entirely not convincing

From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 13:22:03 2007.

Yuvi : Superb innings, though shaky at the start

Sach: Superb innnings - very convincing Cool

Sehwah

though entirely not convincing

Ganguly Clap

though not convincing at all LOL

Dravid: His stupidity will be forgiven since the team did not let him down. Sach should have come down at #3 or #4 Razz

Superb score I would say. They played much much much better than SL (against bermuda). Because:

1. Lush outfield
2. Huge ground

Bermuda: splendid catching/fielding Shocked

Where is MR.Nakkeeran?????
Team game, "selfish" etc etc......?
Yaaru team game yaar self game?

From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 13:24:00 2007.

kb wrote:

k.. we have to get bermuda out within 150

Under 100 preferably 50
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Mar 19 13:25:36 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

18 sixes in an innings. Is it the highest ever ? How much did SA hit against Holland?

It was Srilanka scored against Kenya 398 was the previous best....

Yuvaraj...whoaaaa!!! that gundu uncle paavam

Thalaivar asusual ....Sehwag was good too, so as Ganguly sir!!

To be fair last 5 overs even boundry was not satisfactory for me, I want every ball to be hit to 6!!

Bermuda pasangalukku marana adi!!
From: rocketboy on Mon Mar 19 13:29:17 2007.

Ithellam Bermuda kitta than panna mudiyum,
Srilanka kitta bum beating and white washing
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 13:29:22 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Bermuda pasangalukku marana adi!!

Naan thaan sonnnen la

Aana Bermuda Bangladesh koodaiyum ithe maathiri Bowling pottuda poraanga
From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 13:29:34 2007.

Yuvraj da man today
Good innings by Sehwag and good support from Ganguly too, albeit a tad slow...

Singam demonstrated to doubting morons why he was till not very long ago the best batsman by a mile. Endha role-kum adapt pannum thiramai vaindha TEAM player...

P.S: Mathavanga yaar adichaalum praise, Singam adicha mattum "Bermuda" dhaane shorts dhaane nu solluvaanga...
From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 13:31:19 2007.

avasaram vendam.. indha match-e innum mudiyala
Mandira ippove thulludhu
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 13:31:55 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

Y
P.S: Mathavanga yaar adichaalum praise, Singam adicha mattum "Bermuda" dhaane shorts dhaane nu solluvaanga...

Uthappa out aana udanE pads katti ready aagi okkAndhu.. 40 over kazhichu iRangi 50 adikka thiRamai mattum illa extra-ordinary talent veNum. That too he edged just ONE ball and he was at his innovative best. vakk*** dhonikku bathiilA vanthirundhA 120 dhaan innikku
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Mar 19 13:33:43 2007.

Now we can expect the same performance against Lankans...!!

But Bermuda players paatha romba paavama irruku, matha group-la naachum 2 Strong team, 2 weak team-nu irrukaanga, indha group-la Bangladesh team dheeder hero aanadhunaala, Bermuda team oorugaya aaiduchu NRR Yethanuma irrukave irruku Bermuda team apadingira nelama vandhuduchu!!
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 13:33:54 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

avasaram vendam.. indha match-e innum mudiyala
Mandira ippove thulludhu

somebody upload in youtube
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 13:35:13 2007.

kb wrote:

thinkfloyd wrote:

avasaram vendam.. indha match-e innum mudiyala
Mandira ippove thulludhu

somebody upload in youtube

u want Mandira's video to be uploaded?
From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Mar 19 13:35:36 2007.

I thought India would get 370-380, but 413 . Sehwag and Ganguly . Yuvraj Sachin .

Glad that Indian batsmen made the most of the ordinary bowling. Should give them some confidence.

From: kb on Mon Mar 19 13:36:05 2007.

Uthappa out aana udanE pads katti ready aagi okkAndhu.. 40 over kazhichu iRangi 50 adikka thiRamai mattum illa extra-ordinary talent veNum. That too he edged just ONE ball and he was at his innovative best. vakk*** dhonikku bathiilA vanthirundhA 120 dhaan innikku Cool

yeah.. that too.. runs were all over the ground.. many stylish shots..
a touch to fine leg.. few reverse sweeps.
28 ball 57 .. RR almost 200

From: kb on Mon Mar 19 13:37:12 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

u want Mandira's video to be uploaded?

atha thaan ketaen..

match live-a paathukittu thaan irrukaen.. mandira bedi is not coming online..next time antha connection paathu vaanganum
From: rocketboy on Mon Mar 19 13:37:19 2007.

I want India to be kicked out. Other sports will get a life.
From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 13:37:49 2007.

Zaheer/Agarkar kannugala
For a change innikki opponent-ku vilayadadheenga pa
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 13:51:16 2007.

Superb ball - Zaheer
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 13:54:56 2007.

Its very gloomy
From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 13:59:16 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Its very gloomy

Just like i feared.
Had we won the toss and put them in, we would have had more time atleast (dismissing them cheaply and thereby having fewer overs to face)
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 14:00:53 2007.

rain... play delayed
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 14:01:24 2007.
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 14:02:21 2007.

What if no play is possible today? Will they have to start over tommorrow from first or from where they have left today?
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 14:02:24 2007.

rain
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 14:02:33 2007.

Usually we would pray the rain Gods so that it rains, but this time I guess we need to do the reverse
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 14:02:56 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

What if no play is possible today? Will they have to start over tommorrow from first or from where they have left today?

They will start from scratch
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 14:03:48 2007.

no they will continue from where they left
From: rocketboy on Mon Mar 19 14:04:00 2007.

Rain Superabbu
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 14:05:19 2007.

rocketboy wrote:

Rain Superabbu

play goin to start
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 14:05:26 2007.

y the rule doesn permit to play in rain like soccer??y the hell they have matches that too worldcup in places wher ther is rain
From: rocketboy on Mon Mar 19 14:07:07 2007.

In soccer there is nothing like pitch.
From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 14:07:41 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

y the rule doesn permit to play in rain like soccer??y the hell they have matches that too worldcup in places wher ther is rain

That's one of the reasons cricket sucks when compared to a beauty like football
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 14:08:52 2007.

Yabbaaa rain stopped
From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 14:09:52 2007.

Rain stopped play
Rain stopped, play!
From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Mar 19 14:10:13 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

Yabbaaa rain stopped
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 14:11:11 2007.

m_23_bayarea wrote:

Ramakrishna wrote:

Yabbaaa rain stopped

Bambaat avatar Bay
From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Mar 19 14:12:03 2007.

Heard India lost to Bangladesh!
From: joe on Mon Mar 19 14:12:34 2007.

Thinkflyod,
I didn't subscribe TV channel .But I am watching from http://cricketlivestreams.blogspot.com/
From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Mar 19 14:12:49 2007.

And I'm hearing that India is kickin Bermuda's ***!
From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Mar 19 14:13:29 2007.

joe wrote:

Thinkflyod,
I didn't subscribe TV channel .But I am watching from http://cricketlivestreams.blogspot.com/

Hi Joe, got it! Thanks...
From: joe on Mon Mar 19 14:14:32 2007.

m_23_bayarea wrote:

joe wrote:

Thinkflyod,
I didn't subscribe TV channel .But I am watching from http://cricketlivestreams.blogspot.com/

Hi Joe, what's the channel number?

55099
From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 14:14:55 2007.

joe wrote:

Thinkflyod,
I didn't subscribe TV channel .But I am watching from http://cricketlivestreams.blogspot.com/

naan inga cricket channel + world cup package Kollai adikkaraanunga...
From: rocketboy on Mon Mar 19 14:16:10 2007.

Chinna pasanga kitta poi skills ellam Srilanka matchla papom. Appo therinchirum.
From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Mar 19 14:18:37 2007.

So I'm hearing that India MUST win Sri Lanka to even stay in the tournament! Why do we always place ourselves in such awkward situations in every major tournament?
From: Nakeeran on Mon Mar 19 14:19:07 2007.

m_23_bayarea wrote:

And I'm hearing that India is kickin Bermuda's ***!

Hi Bay A

I wish they do it against superior teams . Lets see how they perform against Srilanka & especially against Murali
From: thamizhvaanan on Mon Mar 19 14:23:37 2007.

2 wickeys down

From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 14:24:18 2007.

And I'm hearing that India is kickin Bermuda's ***! Razz

m_23_bayarea wrote:

Hi Bay A

I wish they do it against superior teams . Lets see how they perform against Srilanka & especially against Murali Rolling Eyes

Srilanka is going to get one sweet little slap from India this time around.....

......trust me.....

From: kb on Mon Mar 19 14:24:23 2007.

m_23_bayarea wrote:

So I'm hearing that India MUST win Sri Lanka to even stay in the tournament! Why do we always place ourselves in such awkward situations in every major tournament?

villain kitta oru adi vaangitu.. rathaththa thodachitu.. aprom thaan adika aaramimpaaru hero..

nambaalungala padam paaka vidakudaathu

From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Mar 19 14:27:38 2007.

kb wrote:

m_23_bayarea wrote:

So I'm hearing that India MUST win Sri Lanka to even stay in the tournament! Why do we always place ourselves in such awkward situations in every major tournament? Rolling Eyes

villain kitta oru adi vaangitu.. rathaththa thodachitu.. aprom thaan adika aaramimpaaru hero.. Confused

nambaalungala padam paaka vidakudaathu

Maddy, Sri Lanka whether they lose or win, is all about DEDICATION and HARDWORK! I wish I could say the same about our folks.... Maybe if we cut down on the number of ads and the adulations! Have we built any new temples in the last 5 years for our Gods?

Whatever it is, I wish we win, at the end...

From: thamizhvaanan on Mon Mar 19 14:28:47 2007.

agarkar spraying the ball arnd
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 14:32:22 2007.

score enna pa.......cricinfo website load agarathukulla
From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Mar 19 14:33:08 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

score enna pa.......cricinfo website load agarathukulla

27/2 (8.2 ov)
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 14:35:45 2007.

thanks and welcome back bay

m_23_bayarea wrote:

ajithfederer wrote:

score enna pa.......cricinfo website load agarathukulla

27/2 (8.2 ov)
From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Mar 19 14:36:24 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

thanks and welcome back bay

m_23_bayarea wrote:

ajithfederer wrote:

score enna pa.......cricinfo website load agarathukulla

27/2 (8.2 ov)

Thanks AF! No work at all for the next 15 days!
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 14:48:09 2007.
From: joe on Mon Mar 19 14:58:00 2007.

3rd wicket gone..ellorum enggaiya poonaga Actually not out ..wrong call by umpire
From: joe on Mon Mar 19 15:01:00 2007.

Again agarkar playing for Bermuda
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 15:10:38 2007.

57/4 kumble in
From: MADDY on Mon Mar 19 15:11:28 2007.

joe wrote:

Again agarkar playing for Bermuda

Agarkar-ukku namma payyan Balaji-a koottittu poi irukkalam........i dunno y BCCI wants to persist with that dumbo??we have

Ashish Nehra
RP Singh
VRV singh
L.Balaji
Avishkar Salvi (my frnd )

and so many more guys......
From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Mar 19 15:12:53 2007.

joe wrote:

Again agarkar playing for Bermuda
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 15:20:06 2007.

The suns out looks like

And yeh bowling well under par
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 15:20:41 2007.

Kumble: Perfect leg spinners deliver
From: joe on Mon Mar 19 15:21:44 2007.

wicket no 5 -kumble
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 15:56:12 2007.

agarkar
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Mar 19 16:14:52 2007.

110/8

Agarkar 3 wickets
From: thamiz on Mon Mar 19 16:23:11 2007.

Record total!

We always set a record against weakest team!
From: mokshani on Mon Mar 19 16:27:43 2007.

2 fours by bermuda with a total of 130/8 kumble bowling
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 16:28:43 2007.

still india shows extremely poor body language in the field ganguly what was he doing ?easy catch-he ran slowly picked the ball and throwed as if balll boy.stiil i feel india is not ready to face lankans.they find it extremely difficult to bowl out a team .everybody looks so lazy in the field

From: mokshani on Mon Mar 19 16:31:00 2007.

ran slowly picked the ball and throwed as if balll boy.stiil i feel india is not ready to face lankans.they find it extremely difficult to bowl out a team .everybody looks so lazy in the field

still india shows extremely poor body language in the field Embarassed

ganguly what was he doing ?easy catch-he Banging Head

true!!! ganguly waited, i guess couldnt see the ball, picked it up and throwed casually.

From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 16:32:28 2007.

even that gundu uncle spirit is not with our boys .they r just playing as it comes
From: mokshani on Mon Mar 19 16:34:04 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

even that gundu uncle spirit is not with our boys .they r just playing as it comes

Who is the gundu uncle?? just wondering!!!
From: mokshani on Mon Mar 19 16:43:40 2007.

one more 4 from leg side !!! 144/8
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 16:45:23 2007.

17 runs 2 wickets
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 16:52:58 2007.

their highest score is against zimbabwe 137 in their warm up match.now 153 still india coldn get them all out
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 16:54:31 2007.

god!!!!!where were u so far appadi atlast a wicket
From: Movie Cop on Mon Mar 19 16:56:54 2007.

Bermuda 152/8 in 41 overs
Oh boy! When will we produce a genuine fast bowler in the mould of Brett Lee or Shane Bond who can rip through a batting order with sheer fire power?

Btw, why the hell are we still persisting with Agarkar?
I thought we should have played Sreeshanth instead of Agarkar. For the next game against SL we should play 5 bowlers - Zaheer, Sreeshanth, Munaf, Kumble and Harbhajan!
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 19 16:57:08 2007.

is it an off spin or inswing.ivalo swing aagudhu
From: mokshani on Mon Mar 19 17:03:00 2007.

wooo hoooo india won by 257
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 17:08:08 2007.

karthik_sa2 wrote:

is it an off spin or inswing.ivalo swing aagudhu
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 17:08:17 2007.

And it needed a tendulkar to break that irritating partnership
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 17:17:42 2007.

its not new for him inzy is his fav victim
From: Wibha on Mon Mar 19 19:23:43 2007.

india WON!!!!!!!!!!!

naan nenachadhu palichudhu

sehwag

DADA

sachin
From: villan007 on Mon Mar 19 21:12:20 2007.

shabba...oru kadal thaandiyachu.. innonu keedhu.. konjam periya kadal
From: Wibha on Mon Mar 19 21:18:59 2007.

villan007 wrote:

shabba...oru kadal thaandiyachu.. innonu keedhu.. konjam periya kadal

irupa modala varatam
From: villan007 on Mon Mar 19 21:52:10 2007.

Wibha wrote:

irupa modala varatam

kadichiradhu ?
From: Wibha on Mon Mar 19 21:59:23 2007.

mokkai vera
From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 22:04:57 2007.

Adhula paarunga.....

oore therandu Agarkar asingam, adhu vendam nu katharom... yaaravadhu kekkarala???

Struggling to bowl out Bermuda is a sign of our bowling 'power'!

Chasing would be the better option for sure against Ilangai.... both for the early morning seam and our own toothless bowling...

Kuil Kumble will have an important role considering the fact that Agarkar will surely be the 12th man for Ilangai...
aana Kumble can't bowl to left-handers for nuts....
pappom...
From: villan007 on Mon Mar 19 22:17:26 2007.

thinkfloyd wrote:

Chasing would be the better option for sure against Ilangai.... both for the early morning seam and our own toothless bowling...
.

dravid toss jeicha batting than pannuvar
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Mar 19 22:37:21 2007.

I think Srilanka is going to suffer because

* India has to beat Srilanka comprehensively.So Srilanka cant beat India very easily.

* Bangladesh will be a tough component for Srilanka because their body language is absolutely positive after beating India and Newzealand. They like to beat Srilanka because they wont take any risk till the very end!

*Srilanka first team was against Bermuda, eventhough they won the match, if the played against that team later they would have scored more runs and there by they could have increased their NRR.Since they didn expect this much twist in this group they played bit casually against Bermuda.

* The worst part for Srilanka and India is that final league match Bermuda Vs Bangladesh. Bangladesh will get some plan and target,say NRR, restrict Bermuda within this score\over, score this much run, in this much over, will qualify them, then they will really work on that.

Lets see
From: thinkfloyd on Mon Mar 19 22:43:36 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

* India has to beat Srilanka comprehensively.So Srilanka cant beat India very easily.

Why not? Puriliye...
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Mar 19 22:51:32 2007.

Because, it is do or die situation for India, they will do everything to win that match.

For India, in past the result is always positive, in this kind of wobbly situations! Let us hope for the best!!
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 22:52:17 2007.

I seriously dont think srilanka is an easy opponent for india......Ok.we have beaten them twice in india but thats our homeground......

India still has a acid test to pass
From: villan007 on Mon Mar 19 22:53:35 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

India still has a acid test to pass

pass aitangana keda vettira vendiyathu than
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Mar 19 22:58:01 2007.

21st March will give us some idea!!

From: thimuru on Mon Mar 19 23:15:58 2007.

I think Srilanka is going to suffer because

* India has to beat Srilanka comprehensively.So Srilanka cant beat India very easily.

* Bangladesh will be a tough component for Srilanka because their body language is absolutely positive after beating India and Newzealand. They like to beat Srilanka because they wont take any risk till the very end!

*Srilanka first team was against Bermuda, eventhough they won the match, if the played against that team later they would have scored more runs and there by they could have increased their NRR.Since they didn expect this much twist in this group they played bit casually against Bermuda.

* The worst part for Srilanka and India is that final league match Bermuda Vs Bangladesh. Bangladesh will get some plan and target,say NRR, restrict Bermuda within this score\over, score this much run, in this much over, will qualify them, then they will really work on that.

Lets see Shaking With Fear

this is the crucial thing.....bangladesh would try to win by big margi nd lose the match

From: kb on Mon Mar 19 23:33:54 2007.

i think we will win SL atleast by 100 runs or 6 wickets
From: thimuru on Mon Mar 19 23:38:19 2007.

wut if bermuda wins bangladesh...
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 23:41:40 2007.

thimuru wrote:

wut if bermuda wins bangladesh...

I think we guys are overestimating BD here.. They are still minnows mind you. Though they wont lose against bermuda they cant win with such a huge margin for pete's sake
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Mar 19 23:42:44 2007.

Accepted! Who will win tomorrow's match then? Bangladesh or Srilanka?
From: Thirumaran on Mon Mar 19 23:49:05 2007.

Seems people are still dreaming that India will reach Super Eight

Sehwag scored a brilliant century against number 1 team in the world and came to form

So he will be part of next world cup too

From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 23:50:06 2007.

Ayya..........unga naatu patru ennai kan kalanga vekkuthu Crying or Very sad

wut if bermuda wins bangladesh...

thimuru wrote:

I think we guys are overestimating BD here.. They are still minnows mind you. Though they wont lose against bermuda they cant win with such a huge margin for pete's sake Twisted Evil

From: thimuru on Mon Mar 19 23:50:30 2007.

nerd,
if bermuda wins bangladesh...we will enter the super eight easily i guess
From: Nerd on Mon Mar 19 23:54:31 2007.

AF kuzhanthaai

BD degrade pannurathukkum en nAttuppatRukkum enna sambantham

thimuru: If India goes in w/o beating SL I dont see them winning even a single match in the super 8s. Its a must that India beat SL on friday Well for that we need to sack agarkar
From: villan007 on Mon Mar 19 23:54:52 2007.

thimuru wrote:

nerd,
if bermuda wins bangladesh...we will enter the super eight easily i guess

100 % chance-E illa
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 23:55:19 2007.

Thirumaran wrote:

Seems people are still dreaming that India will reach Super Eight

kanavugal periya kanavugal kaana kannuku sollikudu nanba
sir abdul kalaam munmozhinthathu pola kanvugal kaanbom nanba
From: villan007 on Mon Mar 19 23:55:59 2007.

Thirumaran wrote:

So he will be part of next world cup too
From: kb on Mon Mar 19 23:56:59 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Well for that we need to sack agarkar

yeah.. bring back pathan..

if not atleast bring pathan instead of utappa
From: ajithfederer on Mon Mar 19 23:58:14 2007.

Nerd gaaru

Meeru , antha tholviyin kadupula irunthu innum meelalai garathu enaku theriathaa

Nerd wrote:

AF kuzhanthaai

BD degrade pannurathukkum en nAttuppatRukkum enna sambantham
From: villan007 on Mon Mar 19 23:58:28 2007.

adhu inna agarkar mela ellathukum thani paasam
From: Nerd on Tue Mar 20 0:00:08 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

Nerd gaaru

unnai naan appuRam pAthukkurEn

Anyway bring back dinesh/Pathan. Aana pAthanum SLkku dhAn veLayaaduvaan how about two spinners
From: kb on Tue Mar 20 0:01:19 2007.

pathan will be a handy all rounder
From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 0:02:19 2007.

Pathan yen pa team la illai
From: villan007 on Tue Mar 20 0:02:41 2007.

kb wrote:

pathan will be a handy all rounder

ipdi lam yEThi vida kuudathu
From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 0:04:32 2007.

avar mela inga ellarthukkum oru verithanamanaa anbu ...........avvalo than

villan007 wrote:

adhu inna agarkar mela ellathukum thani paasam
From: kb on Tue Mar 20 0:08:59 2007.

villan007 wrote:

kb wrote:

pathan will be a handy all rounder

ipdi lam yEThi vida kuudathu

i guess he can hit more runs than utappa

and take more wickets than agarkar..

with the swing happening in WI..pathan will be deadly in first spell..

tendulkar swing panraan.. agarkar
From: villan007 on Tue Mar 20 0:10:10 2007.

kb wrote:

tendulkar swing panraan.. agarkar

ungaluku theriadha... agarkar late overs la reverse swing lam pannnuvan
From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 0:10:22 2007.
From: villan007 on Tue Mar 20 0:12:26 2007.

pathan is not fully fit yet i guess adhan annatha agarkar-a allada vidrainga
From: kb on Tue Mar 20 0:13:38 2007.

villan007 wrote:

ungaluku theriadha... agarkar late overs la reverse swing lam pannnuvan

eppa match mudinja appurama
From: villan007 on Tue Mar 20 0:14:39 2007.

kb wrote:

eppa match mudinja appurama

avanuku therinjadha thana pannuvan... andha pacha mann-a pOi ippadi aalalauku thitreenga ...
From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 0:18:30 2007.

why isnt ganguly bowling in carribean
From: kb on Tue Mar 20 0:19:48 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

why isnt ganguly bowling in carribean

emoticon maathita

its too much to ask from him.. may be if everyone else is hammered he will come into play

From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 0:21:33 2007.

i seriously think he is a potential bolwer in the carribean
Cool

kb wrote:

its too much to ask from him.. may be if everyone else is hammered he will come into play

why isnt ganguly bowling in carribean Rolling Eyes

emoticon maathita Laughing

From: Thirumaran on Tue Mar 20 0:25:10 2007.

Let the Indian Team Come back by not entering into super eight

In the future at least, politics in team selection may reduce to some extent which could be good for future
From: thimuru on Tue Mar 20 0:25:14 2007.

why was munaf rejected new ball?
From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 0:27:22 2007.

y???

Thirumaran wrote:

Let the Indian Team Come back by not entering into super eight
From: Thirumaran on Tue Mar 20 0:32:09 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

y???

Thirumaran wrote:

Let the Indian Team Come back by not entering into super eight

y not They got all the potential to do so
From: Thirumaran on Tue Mar 20 0:33:28 2007.

thimuru wrote:

why was munaf rejected new ball?

Probably he may not be knowing how to give runs with the new ball

From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 0:33:37 2007.

No mokkais please........tell us why u dont want them to enter super 8!! Cool

y???

From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 0:39:20 2007.

Let the Indian Team Come back by not entering into super eight Embarassed

y not

They got all the potential to do so Embarassed

From: Thirumaran on Tue Mar 20 0:35:02 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

No mokkais please........tell us why u dont want them to enter super 8!!

Read the post again. You will get the answer
From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 0:36:05 2007.

i know they have the potentail to both enter/fail......but my question is why do u wish them not to enter

Thirumaran wrote:

ajithfederer wrote:

No mokkais please........tell us why u dont want them to enter super 8!!

Read the post again. You will get the answer
From: Thirumaran on Tue Mar 20 0:37:46 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

i know they have the potentail to both enter/fail......but my question is why do u wish them not to enter

My answer is read that post once again where i mentioned india should not enter super 8.
From: kb on Tue Mar 20 0:38:47 2007.

thimuru wrote:

why was munaf rejected new ball?

may be agarkar wont be so effective with old ball

politics illatha vishhayam engae india la.......take it easy tm anna Smile

i know they have the potentail to both enter/fail......but my question is why do u wish them not to enter Cool

My answer is read that post once again where i mentioned india should not enter super 8. Cool

From: Thirumaran on Tue Mar 20 0:49:07 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

politics illatha vishhayam engae india la.......take it easy tm anna

yes. Politics is there every where, accepted. If there comes a chance, when these politics could be reduced to some extent in some field then i would welcome that chance. Here there is a chance now for that to happen

Cricket la jeyicha ivangala thalayila thooki vachi aadurathum, thoatha enna vaenumnaalum panrathum kurayanum

Cricketers sambaathikara panam pathathunnu Government ivangalukku thaniyaa Land kodukarathum, tax exemption panrathum, bharat ratna kodukalaamaa vaenamannu parliament time waste pannaama irukarathukkum, intha maathiri yaethaavathu nadanthaa thaan undu. At least to some extent

I still could find a valid reason for including Sehwag, Agarkar and Pathan into the world cup squad
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Tue Mar 20 0:50:31 2007.

Sehwag scored his first century after 60 matches
From: Thirumaran on Tue Mar 20 0:54:24 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Sehwag scored his first century after 60 matches

Dont calculate in that way and come to a conclusion that his next century will be after 60 matches. He may get to play bermuda, Canada, etc in the near future before 60 matches

From: rockydeva on Tue Mar 20 1:05:27 2007.

Dont calculate in that way and come to a conclusion that his next century will be after 60 matches. He may get to play bermuda, Canada, etc in the near future before 60 matches Wink

Sehwag scored his first century after 60 matches Surprised

Thirumaran i disagree with you, Shewag is a kind of batsman who blast any bowler, But for the past recent time he is in search of his form and he got it in this match

Dont think that i am shewag's fan , i am just telling the fact

Let hope this form will continue through out the WORLDCUP, when he is in form ,he is the king ,and a match winner, his return form would increases the INDIA's WORLD CUP DREAM

i still wonder is DADA's form , his 4 th consecutive half century give him lot confidence to go before the BIG GAME , IND vs SL

As per my predictions are true, INDIANs are in the ROAD OF GLORY

From: Nerd on Tue Mar 20 1:10:12 2007.

Ganguly's run amazes me. I mean how can a batsman score 50s, edging almost half the balls that he faces ethu epdiyO nallathu nadanthA seri
From: rockydeva on Tue Mar 20 1:13:00 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Ganguly's run amazes me. I mean how can a batsman score 50s, edging almost half the balls that he faces ethu epdiyO nallathu nadanthA seri

Nerd yenakku puriyala,

Nee Ganguli-ya nakkal pandraya, illa paraturiya

From: Thirumaran on Tue Mar 20 1:25:43 2007.

1. Thirumaran i disagree with you, Shewag is a kind of batsman who blast any bowler, But for the past recent time he is in search of his form and he got it in this match

2. Dont think that i am shewag's fan , i am just telling the fact

3. Let hope this form will continue through out the WORLDCUP, when he is in form ,he is the king ,and a match winner, his return form would increases the INDIA's WORLD CUP DREAM

4. i still wonder is DADA's form , his 4 th consecutive half century give him lot confidence to go before the BIG GAME , IND vs SL

5. As per my predictions are true, INDIANs are in the ROAD OF GLORY

1. Team selection commitee and Dravid are generous enough to give sehwag a chance in World cup as if World Cup is like Ranji Trophy matches

Even Balaji, if in form can blast any bowler. That is not enough to be selected for World Cup Squad.

2. No. I did not. I think i have better things to do

3. But which world Cup

I hope it does not go like my predictions on the world cup matched and the future super star

From: Thirumaran on Tue Mar 20 1:26:32 2007.

Ganguly's run amazes me. I mean how can a batsman score 50s, edging almost half the balls that he faces LOL

Nerd yenakku puriyala,

Nee Ganguli-ya nakkal pandraya, illa paraturiya

Neenga romba nallavar sir

From: Thirumaran on Tue Mar 20 1:28:49 2007.

Is there any possibility to include Ireland in the Poll options

I want to vote for that team
From: joe on Tue Mar 20 1:35:36 2007.

Thirumaran got a point.

Record win against bermuda can't justify ugly politics and poor selection method in Indian cricket council.
From: rockydeva on Tue Mar 20 1:42:07 2007.

joe wrote:

Thirumaran got a point.

Record win against bermuda can't justify ugly politics and poor selection method in Indian cricket council.

joe, neengaluma

Plz believe in TEAM INDIA ,they will do wonders, ofcourse there is politics in ICC, but this is not the time to discuss about that, it all set with a bunch of players to wrift the WORLD CUP,

Plz encourage TEAM INDIA
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Tue Mar 20 1:44:16 2007.

Rockydeva,

Please konjam ellarukkum mariyaadhai kodunga! He might be elder or even younger to you. vaanga,ponga-nu pesuradhula onnum aaga poradhilla

Thanks
From: rockydeva on Tue Mar 20 1:46:29 2007.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Rockydeva,

Please konjam ellarukkum mariyaadhai kodunga! He might be elder or even younger to you. vaanga,ponga-nu pesuradhula onnum aaga poradhilla

Thanks
From: kb on Tue Mar 20 1:46:40 2007.

whom would u suggest instead of sehwag,agarkar,pathan

it would be a gamble to bring new players for such a BIG competition..

utappa is now struggling...

with few lucks.. this team can make it to finals
From: thinkfloyd on Tue Mar 20 1:57:10 2007.

I haven't watched S.A and OZs play so far in this world cup...
Are they in the best of their form?

From: Thirumaran on Tue Mar 20 2:03:06 2007.

kb wrote:

whom would u suggest instead of sehwag,agarkar,pathan Rolling Eyes

it would be a gamble to bring new players for such a BIG competition..

utappa is now struggling...

with few lucks.. this team can make it to finals Cool

Now also it is a gamble only.

Their out of form is not just in one or 2 series. It was for long. They play good in one or 2 matches and then another 10 matches they used to play bad cricket. Saying that we could not find better players in a country where almost from all states cricket are being conducted is like, muzhu poosanikaya soathula maraikarathu

Are the selectors do their plan of developing a world cup team in the last moment only

From: thamizhvaanan on Tue Mar 20 4:07:46 2007.

Nerd wrote:

Ganguly's run amazes me. I mean how can a batsman score 50s, edging almost half the balls that he faces ethu epdiyO nallathu nadanthA seri
Yes, he was not comfortable even against bermuda. But still he manages to stay there
From: narayanan on Tue Mar 20 4:10:32 2007.

inniku 2ume wastu match. nalaikku 2ume nalla match. Zimbabwe kitta nalaikku Pakistan odhai vangina enna pannuvanga
From: rockydeva on Tue Mar 20 4:16:20 2007.

narayanan wrote:

inniku 2ume wastu match. nalaikku 2ume nalla match. Zimbabwe kitta nalaikku Pakistan odhai vangina enna pannuvanga

Hmm.. nadanthalum nadakalam

From: mgb on Tue Mar 20 4:55:39 2007.

Ganguly's run amazes me. I mean how can a batsman score 50s, edging almost half the balls that he faces LOL

rendu perum enna solla varinga.. sourav uncomfortable-a irundha out aagi poidanumnu solringala

Yes, he was not comfortable even against bermuda. But still he manages to stay there Banging Head

please look at the runs he is scoring and the grit he showing to stay there and fight it out

From: rockydeva on Tue Mar 20 5:01:14 2007.

mgb wrote:

please look at the runs he is scoring and the grit he showing to stay there and fight it out

MGB tension agathenga, ipaditha ivanga kitta nan matikitten

i am sure. Gangulys great innings must deliver in SRILANKA MATCH
From: thamizhvaanan on Tue Mar 20 5:27:56 2007.

I dont have problems with ganguly staying in or scoring... if he clicks its gud for the team.

But it seems like he is genuinely playing for himself rather than the team. Over after over he kept on scoring singles in the 6th ball denying Sehwag the chance to play next over. Adutha over ozhunga aaduna parava illa... he gropes arnd and manages only dot balls. Even commentators mentioned once that "AGAIN ganguly has scored single off the last ball".

His intention was all too clear in one over when he nudged the ball perfectly into the gap in midoff. Everyone in the world knew there was a single in it ... sehwag even went half way down the pitch. Namma aalu kuthu kallatum grease'kulla irundhu tata kamikraaru it turns out that it was the 5th ball of the over I thot he is upto score a big shot ... but the immediate next ball he drives nonchalantly to long on for a single... He denied the exact same single the ball b4

From: littlemaster1982 on Tue Mar 20 5:47:49 2007.

I dont have problems with ganguly staying in or scoring... if he clicks its gud for the team.

But it seems like he is genuinely playing for himself rather than the team. Over after over he kept on scoring singles in the 6th ball denying Sehwag the chance to play next over. Adutha over ozhunga aaduna parava illa... he gropes arnd and manages only dot balls. Even commentators mentioned once that "AGAIN ganguly has scored single off the last ball".

His intention was all too clear in one over when he nudged the ball perfectly into the gap in midoff. Everyone in the world knew there was a single in it ... sehwag even went half way down the pitch. Namma aalu kuthu kallatum grease'kulla irundhu tata kamikraaru Banging Head

it turns out that it was the 5th ball of the over Irked

I thot he is upto score a big shot ... but the immediate next ball he drives nonchalantly to long on for a single... He denied the exact same single the ball b4 Irked

This is not new to Ganguly. He had done the same during the late 90's too, when he was opening with Sachin.

Yesterday he had 70 dot balls as against 145 dot balls in Indian Innings (almost 50%). I agree he palyed the anchor role but he could have scored atleast 20 runs in those 70 balls.

Hope he corrects this in upcoming matches.

From: thinkfloyd on Tue Mar 20 6:09:04 2007.

I thot he is upto score a big shot ... but the immediate next ball he drives nonchalantly to long on for a single... He denied the exact same single the ball b4 Irked

it turns out that it was the 5th ball of the over Irked

Yes. Playing an 'anchor' role proved to be OK on hindsight. However, he was lucky that Sehwag got going in the other end. To be fair, it was not easy in the first match but yesterday he was too slow, though his contribution certainly helped.

Sachin bashers, take note.
Team man is what Sachin is - adapt to roles, give what the team management asks, irrespective of his preference.
In a test match, scoring at 4 an over was considered 'slow' and he wasn't allowed just 6 more runs. Nethu Ganguly strike rate paarunga...
And if Ganguly runs between the wickets like this, its gonna prove very costly soon...

From: Raghu on Tue Mar 20 6:27:24 2007.

Thread Title-ku peyar 'World Cup Cricket' aana pesurathu poora Indian Cricket patri...hmmmm

may be title should be changed
From: mgb on Tue Mar 20 6:29:55 2007.

Thinkfloyd, littlemaster1982 and Thamizhvaanan: hence what is the recommendation ? Should the team management rest sourav for the Srilanka match and open with robin and viru..
From: mgb on Tue Mar 20 6:32:18 2007.

Vaanga Raghu Sollunga, naalaikku matchla yaar jeyuppaanga ? Bangladesh or Srilanka
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue Mar 20 6:34:06 2007.

mgb wrote:

Thinkfloyd, littlemaster1982 and Thamizhvaanan: hence what is the recommendation ? Should the team management rest sourav for the Srilanka match and open with robin and viru..

I just expressed my hope that Ganguly would work on this weakness of him. I didn't ask the management to rest Ganguly for the next match.

If he reduces the number of dot balls, he would be a better player than now. Let us see...
From: Raghu on Tue Mar 20 6:41:54 2007.

mgb wrote:

Vaanga Raghu Sollunga, naalaikku matchla yaar jeyuppaanga ? Bangladesh or Srilanka

Intha LoLLu thaane venamrathU

Lakalakalka Lankans of Course, hopefully by a HUGE margin, so Lanka's NET run rate would go above 6!
From: mgb on Tue Mar 20 7:15:24 2007.

Ponga Raghu.. Indian cricket pathiye pesaraanganu kora pattukittingalenu, World cricket pathi pesinaalum, neenga lollu pesarennu solringa

From: cancer on Tue Mar 20 7:20:51 2007.

Intha LoLLu thaane venamrathU

Lakalakalka Lankans of Course, hopefully by a HUGE margin, so Lanka's NET run rate would go above 6!

mgb wrote:

Vaanga Raghu Very Happy

Sollunga, naalaikku matchla yaar jeyuppaanga ? Bangladesh or Srilanka Confused

Impossible !!

Srilanka may win the match, but end of the day , their Run rate will be 3+ or 2.5 +

From: Raghu on Tue Mar 20 7:52:16 2007.

mgb wrote:

Ponga Raghu.. Indian cricket pathiye pesaraanganu kora pattukittingalenu, World cricket pathi pesinaalum, neenga lollu pesarennu solringa

aha summa thamsuklu sonnenpa
From: thamizhvaanan on Tue Mar 20 7:58:13 2007.

Sri Lanka has an edge over India while playing against BD, in that their batting lineup is stacked with left handers. BD relies a lot on its three left arm spinners. Left arm bowlers are normally easy fodder for Left hand batters. Even in India vs BD match, the lone two left handers in the lineup shined. Likewise, SL as a team might find it a bit easier. Likewise BD seamers have their best chance only if they bowl first on a juicy wicket. I dont think they have the talent to hold back Sanath and tharanga on a dry wicket.

SL should also be wary of the ebullient kids in BD batting lineup . On their day they can give some tough nerves for any bowling teams. Where India missed Kumble in the last match, SL always possesses murali. These are the kind of bowlers who can easily exploit lack of experience.

So in short, SL will have it easier than wat India had

From: Raghu on Tue Mar 20 8:02:41 2007.

cancer wrote:

Intha LoLLu thaane venamrathU

Lakalakalka Lankans of Course, hopefully by a HUGE margin, so Lanka's NET run rate would go above 6!

mgb wrote:

Vaanga Raghu Very Happy

Sollunga, naalaikku matchla yaar jeyuppaanga ? Bangladesh or Srilanka Confused

Impossible !! Not That Way

Srilanka may win the match, but end of the day , their Run rate will be 3+ or 2.5 + Smile

If SL scores 300+ and bowls out Bangladesh for 100, then the net run rate would be 5.2 somthing, so it is possible!!!

From: thamizhvaanan on Tue Mar 20 8:05:18 2007.

mgb wrote:

Thinkfloyd, littlemaster1982 and Thamizhvaanan: hence what is the recommendation ? Should the team management rest sourav for the Srilanka match and open with robin and viru..
Adhu eppadi drop panna mudiyum? adhukku thaaney pakkava plan panni vilayaduraaru

Besides ippo avaru irukka form'la drop panna namma oorla uruva bommai erikka mataanga?
From: thamizhvaanan on Tue Mar 20 8:12:56 2007.

raghu wrote:

If SL scores 300+ and bowls out Bangladesh for 100, then the net run rate would be 5.2 somthing, so it is possible!!!

Raghu... you have not lost ur sense of humor yet

PS: I do wish that SL beats BD convincingly so that whatever SL gains in NRR BD will lose by the same amt.

From: cancer on Tue Mar 20 8:19:04 2007.

If SL scores 300+ and bowls out Bangladesh for 100, then the net run rate would be 5.2 somthing, so it is possible!!!

raghu wrote:

Raghu... you have not lost ur sense of humor yet Thumbs Up!

PS: I do wish that SL beats BD convincingly so that whatever SL gains in NRR BD will lose by the same amt. Very Happy

But the final match is BD against BER.

But i don think they will win with huge margin...

If BD win against SL, Then India SL match will be more interesting..

From: Roshan on Tue Mar 20 9:10:13 2007.

I am not going to say or predict anything. I am just keeping my fingers crossed Anything can happen and Sri Lankan team too is capable of disappointing and shattering dreams specially the frontline batsmen. sila nEram orEyadiyA ellArum ottumothamA kaala vaaruvaanga

Anyway, romba ethirpaarka koodathunnu butthi sonnaalum .. manasu vERa maathiri solluthu
From: narayanan on Tue Mar 20 9:11:03 2007.

inga enna Ganguly drop panradha pathi pechu nadakkudhu mudhalla Uthappa'va drop pannanum.
From: Roshan on Tue Mar 20 9:14:50 2007.

narayanan wrote:

inga enna Ganguly drop panradha pathi pechu nadakkudhu mudhalla Uthappa'va drop pannanum.

I also feel the same..
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Tue Mar 20 9:31:12 2007.

I said that Uthappa wont shine in West Indies long back! It is very clear that he is good in Indian pitches but at West Indies you need some initial temperament which lacks 200% in his case!

I also said Ramesh Powar would be more effective in this kind of pitches and there you are pitches are so slow, how it would be if Powar is playing
From: sankara1970 on Tue Mar 20 9:48:54 2007.

ICC should allow two teams from each country to participate in group stage-the better team qualify(we can have Powar, Raina, RP Singh and others.

B'caz BCCI is not able to pick the best 15 players.
From: thamizhvaanan on Tue Mar 20 10:14:06 2007.

then we will have Australia A vs Australia B final
From: joe on Tue Mar 20 10:38:41 2007.

Raghu wrote:

If SL scores 300+ and bowls out Bangladesh for 100, then the net run rate would be 5.2 somthing, so it is possible!!!

Raghu,
Yen ivvalavu kanjathanam ..summa srilanka 400 ,BD 50 -nnu aLLi vidunga ..kaasa paNama
From: thamizhvaanan on Tue Mar 20 10:45:23 2007.

Pakistan or zimbabwe

From: villan007 on Tue Mar 20 11:08:00 2007.

Ganguly's run amazes me. I mean how can a batsman score 50s, edging almost half the balls that he faces LOL

thala , pesama WC mudinja odane retire aayiru

Yes, he was not comfortable even against bermuda. But still he manages to stay there Banging Head

ivinga nalla aadinalum ethuna noLLai sollitE than irupainga

From: villan007 on Tue Mar 20 11:08:57 2007.

If SL scores 300+ and bowls out Bangladesh for 100, then the net run rate would be 5.2 somthing, so it is possible!!!

Raghu,
Yen ivvalavu kanjathanam ..summa srilanka 400 ,BD 50 -nnu aLLi vidunga ..kaasa paNama

From: joe on Tue Mar 20 11:10:59 2007.

Srilanka ,India,Bangaladesh -what are the possibilities...

http://wcup2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_19.html

From: Raghu on Tue Mar 20 11:16:59 2007.

If SL scores 300+ and bowls out Bangladesh for 100, then the net run rate would be 5.2 somthing, so it is possible!!!

Raghu,
Yen ivvalavu kanjathanam ..summa srilanka 400 ,BD 50 -nnu aLLi vidunga ..kaasa paNama

anNe,

India-ve 400+ score pannum pothu SL, holding the HIGHEST ODI record score panna mudiyaatha?? come on AnNe, Give me a BREAK!

From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 11:18:12 2007.

http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/cricket_newsdetail_5018556.html
From: Raghu on Tue Mar 20 11:18:19 2007.

joe wrote:

Srilanka ,India,Bangaladesh -what are the possibilities...

http://wcup2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_19.html

I feel SL and BD would go through!
From: joe on Tue Mar 20 11:19:04 2007.

Raghu wrote:

come on AnNe, Give me a BREAK!

Ok.Take a break

From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 11:21:12 2007.

Ganguly's run amazes me. I mean how can a batsman score 50s, edging almost half the balls that he faces LOL

ivinga nalla aadinalum ethuna noLLai sollitE than irupainga Sad

Yes, he was not comfortable even against bermuda. But still he manages to stay there Banging Head

thala , pesama WC mudinja odane retire aayiru Crying or Very sad

From: villan007 on Tue Mar 20 11:21:36 2007.

Raghu wrote:

joe wrote:

Srilanka ,India,Bangaladesh -what are the possibilities...

http://wcup2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_19.html

I feel SL and BD would go through!
From: Raghu on Tue Mar 20 11:21:57 2007.

joe wrote:

Raghu wrote:

come on AnNe, Give me a BREAK!

Ok.Take a break

yep me having me Kit Kat

From: Raghu on Tue Mar 20 11:27:37 2007.

Srilanka ,India,Bangaladesh -what are the possibilities...

http://wcup2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_19.html

I feel SL and BD would go through!

silar siripaar silar azhuvar silar sirithukondo azhuhindar

From: villan007 on Tue Mar 20 11:29:24 2007.

Raghu wrote:

silar siripaar silar azhuvar silar sirithukondo azhuhindar

23rd therium adhu yaarunu ...
From: Ramakrishna on Tue Mar 20 11:37:56 2007.

If India beat Srilanka on 23rd they will go through even without bothering about run rate or margin or whatever.
From: joe on Tue Mar 20 11:42:47 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

If India beat Srilanka on 23rd they will go through even without bothering about run rate or margin or whatever.

You mean head to head will be considered more than run rate?

From: Ramakrishna on Tue Mar 20 11:49:04 2007.

If India beat Srilanka on 23rd they will go through even without bothering about run rate or margin or whatever. Cool

You mean head to head will be considered more than run rate? Rolling Eyes

Not Head to head. if they beat SL even by a 10-run margin, they are 80-90 % chances of India's NRR being higher than BD. Because if India beat SL by a 10-run margin and SL beat BD even by a 25- run margin, then BD shud beat Bemuda by 250+ margin i.e., BD shud break India's record against Bermuda.If BD beat SL, then NRR is not required at all if India beat SL. So in any case, it is a win-win situation for India if they beat Srilanka

From: Raghu on Tue Mar 20 11:53:05 2007.

villan007 wrote:

Raghu wrote:

silar siripaar silar azhuvar silar sirithukondo azhuhindar

23rd therium adhu yaarunu ...

KanNu

India Jeiyithaalum qualify panra chance romba Kammi pa Kammi
From: pepsi on Tue Mar 20 11:54:37 2007.

Ramakrishna wrote:

If India beat Srilanka on 23rd they will go through even without bothering about run rate or margin or whatever.
yes ur right. please keep in mind that if SL beats BD , BD's NRR will drop. hence they have to overcome that also. hence, it will become very difficult for BD .

From: Ramakrishna on Tue Mar 20 11:59:53 2007.

If India beat Srilanka on 23rd they will go through even without bothering about run rate or margin or whatever. Cool

yes ur right. please keep in mind that if SL beats BD , BD's NRR will drop. hence they have to overcome that also. hence, it will become very difficult for BD . Cool

If SL beats BD even by a 20-run margin then BD's NRR will drop under minus. So they will have to break India's world record against Bermuda to have NRR higher than India's. All these calculations are done assuming that India beats SL

Kavuthudaatheengada

From: Nerd on Tue Mar 20 12:08:23 2007.

Yeh and If India beats SL by 50 runs then BD have to beat bermuda by 275+ runs
From: thamizhvaanan on Tue Mar 20 12:10:15 2007.

New Zealand 198/3 (35.0 ov)
From: thinkfloyd on Tue Mar 20 12:17:35 2007.

"Pakistan team told not to leave the country by Jamaican police until investigation is complete" says Sun TV. They are probing a possible (but not confirmed) "betting" angle. ie, bookmakers might have had a hand, according to Sun Seidhigal
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Tue Mar 20 12:19:49 2007.

I saw some spectacular fielding by A B Devilliers! Fielding coach Jonty would be very much pleased by ABD's performance!

In the other match Ross Taylor played a magnificient innings! He scored most of the runs by running between the wickets.He converted 1 to 2, 2 to 3.
From: thinkfloyd on Tue Mar 20 12:22:27 2007.

http://www.ndtv.com/ndtvcricket/showstory.aspx?id=21662&site=ndtv
From: kannannn on Tue Mar 20 12:23:38 2007.

Pardon my ignorance , but what happened to Balaji ? Has he not recovered from injury or was he simply not selected?
From: thinkfloyd on Tue Mar 20 12:37:52 2007.

kannannn wrote:

Pardon my ignorance , but what happened to Balaji ? Has he not recovered from injury or was he simply not selected?

Yes, he didn't have enough time/matches to prove his match-fitness
From: kannannn on Tue Mar 20 12:44:37 2007.

Thanks Bala . I should keep track of things.
From: Raghu on Tue Mar 20 12:49:39 2007.

kannannn wrote:

Pardon my ignorance , but what happened to Balaji ? Has he not recovered from injury or was he simply not selected?

yaaru namma S.Balaji anNe avarghalaiya, aama avara romba naala kaanOm,

Balaji anNe,

Engapa irukeengha?
From: kb on Tue Mar 20 13:03:04 2007.

ple are unaware of the net run-rate calculations and
hence do not actually see the great improvement made by INDIA in today's
encounter.

Heres the analysis.

From the matches held so far in Group B..

Sri's NRR : +4.86
Ind's NRR : +2.5 (its avg between -0.1 (vs Ban) and +5.1(vs Ber) not
addition)
Ban's NRR : +0.1

From the remaining three matches, no doubt India has to win SriLanka, if at
all it aspires a super 8 Berth. Thats a known fact.
Hence from India's point of view, lets assume India defeats Srilanka in a
very tight encounter so that both India and Srilanka have more or less the
same runrates.

So the Effective NRR for India at the end of group matches would be
[-0.1(vs Ban) + 5.1(vs Ber) + 0.01(Vs Sri) ]/3 = +1.67

Also, its very obvious that Bangladesh are going to win Bermuda, but the
margin here is very important.

For that, we need to analyse the crucial Sri-Ban match.

Case 1: Sri wins Ban (if so , we can safely assume that its going to be by
50 runs margin difference at the least)
ie Sri RR: +1 / Ban RR: -1
Hence Effective Srilanka's NRR : [ +4.86(vs Ber) - 0.01 (vs ind) +1 (vs
ban) ] / 3 = +1.95

Hence Srilanka are through, and for Bangalesh to overtake India NRR of 1.67
and get into Super 8, they have to beat Bermuda with a RR difference of X.
ie [ +0.1 (Vs Ind) -1 (vs Sri) + X(vs Ber) ] / 3 > 1.67 (India's NRR)
ie X = +4.1 ie a defeat margin of 205 runs,
ie If Bangladesh bats first against Bermuda, they have to defeat them with
a 205 run margin !!!!

If Bermuda bats first and scores 150 (safe bet), then Bangladesh has to
reach the target in 21 overs.

Case 2: Ban wins Sri (then Sri wud end up with 2 points, India with 4 and
banglashesh with 6, no NRR into play, as India and Ban go thru)
From: thinkfloyd on Tue Mar 20 13:08:09 2007.

KB
From: thinkfloyd on Tue Mar 20 13:09:52 2007.

kb wrote:

If Bermuda bats first and scores 150 (safe bet), then Bangladesh has to
reach the target in 21 overs.

Very much possible

From: Ramakrishna on Tue Mar 20 13:11:13 2007.

kb wrote:

Hence Srilanka are through, and for Bangalesh to overtake India NRR of 1.67
and get into Super 8, they have to beat Bermuda with a RR difference of X.
ie [ +0.1 (Vs Ind) -1 (vs Sri) + X(vs Ber) ] / 3 > 1.67 (India's NRR)
ie X = +4.1 ie a defeat margin of 205 runs,
ie If Bangladesh bats first against Bermuda, they have to defeat them with
a 205 run margin !!!!

hey actually in this case the victory margin for Bangladesh shud be more than 250 against Bermuda.

See if SL beat BD by 20 runs and India beat SL by 5 runs, then the victory margin for BD shud be 250+. Even if it is exactly 250, then also BD wud be behind India. So India has a very gud chance.

From: kb on Tue Mar 20 13:12:09 2007.

do u think india crossed 150 in first 21 overs against bermuda..

with sehwag in full form.. it wasnt possible..

i dont think.. BD can do this.. with the bermuda fielding so impressive
From: kb on Tue Mar 20 13:15:27 2007.

i guess dravid would be planning to increase the RR against SL match..

india second highest total 373 in worldcup came against SL.

will this record be broken

it all depends on JAI HANUMAAN and YUVRAJ SINGH IN THE END

From: thinkfloyd on Tue Mar 20 13:15:28 2007.

kb wrote:

do u think india crossed 150 in first 21 overs against bermuda..

with sehwag in full form.. it wasnt possible..

i dont think.. BD can do this.. with the bermuda fielding so impressing..

illa.. we were batting first and hence we didnt have a definite target in mind. but if BD bat second, they know exactly what to do, and they dont have to last the full 50 overs to score 300+.. 150 in 20 (even if they lose wickets) will be VERY difficult but not impossible...

From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 13:15:40 2007.

@ kb for ur NRR post and siggie
From: Nerd on Tue Mar 20 13:18:39 2007.

If India beats SL, the margin will be > 5 runs I am looking at atleast 50 runs or 40-45 overs

From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 13:19:33 2007.

If they need to do it , then they will go for it Embarassed

kb wrote:

do u think india crossed 150 in first 21 overs against bermuda..

with sehwag in full form.. it wasnt possible..

i dont think.. BD can do this.. with the bermuda fielding so impressive

From: Nerd on Tue Mar 20 13:20:29 2007.

Good show by the scots

From: Ramakrishna on Tue Mar 20 13:24:28 2007.

do u think india crossed 150 in first 21 overs against bermuda..

with sehwag in full form.. it wasnt possible..

i dont think.. BD can do this.. with the bermuda fielding so impressing..

kb wrote:

150 in 21 is gettable but the target for Bangladesh will be much more tougher.They will have to get 150 in 17 or 18 overs to get the NRR above India's if India beat srilanka.

From: narayanan on Tue Mar 20 13:25:26 2007.

Quote:

Pakistan or zimbabwe

Pakistan indha match jeyikkama avanga naatukulla vara vitturuvangala enna adhukkavadhu jeyippanga.

From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 13:25:32 2007.

and what if bermuda thinks to revenge for thier loss against india Embarassed

do u think india crossed 150 in first 21 overs against bermuda..

with sehwag in full form.. it wasnt possible..

i dont think.. BD can do this.. with the bermuda fielding so impressing..

kb wrote:

150 in 21 is gettable but the target for Bangladesh will be much more tougher.They will have to get 150 in 17 or 18 overs to get the NRR above India's if India beat srilanka.

From: rocketboy on Tue Mar 20 13:27:52 2007.

I think India will lose to Srilanka by 100 or more runs.
From: kb on Tue Mar 20 13:28:19 2007.

Nerd wrote:

If India beats SL, the margin will be > 5 runs I am looking at atleast 50 runs or 40-45 overs

hehe.. i am expecting more than that..

the situation taken into account is worst case for india
From: ajithfederer on Tue Mar 20 13:28:40 2007.

please yaaravathu ivar joke kku sirichidungaa romba naala try panraar

rocketboy wrote:

I think India will lose to Srilanka by 100 or more runs.
From: kb on Tue Mar 20 13:29:44 2007.

ajithfederer wrote:

and what if bermuda thinks to revenge for thier loss against india

they will try to record their first win in worldcup..

they know bangladesh is not as gud as india and srilanka.. they would go for it..

leverock and hemp can do it
From: Ramakrishna on Tue Mar 20 13:43:13 2007.

I just now calculated. If India beats Srilanka even by any margin, they will end up with an NRR of 1.65+. If Srilanka beats Bangladesh by a margin of 20 runs and Bangladesh gets 150 in 17 overs against Bermuda, even then they will end up with +1.03. This is aappu no. 1 for BD
If BD beats Bermuda by a margin of 250, then they will end up with +1.56 which is still below India's.This is aappu no. 2 for BD.
Srilanka's NRR will be similar to that of India's. So it will be India and Srilanka going through.
From: kb on Tue Mar 20 15:52:00 2007.

only one thing will be in indian players mind when they enter the field against srilanka..

"veedu badthiram veedu badthiran"..
From: Wibha on Tue Mar 20 19:09:48 2007.

kb wrote:

only one thing will be in indian players mind when they enter the field against srilanka..

"veedu badthiram veedu badthiran"..

adukkaagavea velayadanum
From: Movie Cop on Tue Mar 20 20:41:45 2007.

kb wrote:

only one thing will be in indian players mind when they enter the field against srilanka..

"veedu badthiram veedu badthiran"..

Whenever our players have "external pressure" like these - we perform well... I'm dreaming and hoping for a "repeat" performance of the '99 WC match against SL from our guys. In that game Ganguly and Dravid tore apart SL bowlers including Vaas and Murali who were treated like "club level" bowlers! Andha match-la Sri Lanka oda pattaiya kelapinoomla

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC99/SCORECARDS/GROUP-A/IND_SL_WC99_ODI21_26MAY1999.html

Wouldn't it be nice if we repeat that performance? Repeatu!
From: thinkfloyd on Tue Mar 20 22:28:11 2007.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/286445.html

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/286421.html

From: narayanan on Tue Mar 20 23:43:51 2007.

Quote:

I just now calculated. If India beats Srilanka even by any margin, they will end up with an NRR of 1.65+. If Srilanka beats Bangladesh by a margin of 20 runs and Bangladesh gets 150 in 17 overs against Bermuda, even then they will end up with +1.03. This is aappu no. 1 for BD LOL
If BD beats Bermuda by a margin of 250, then they will end up with +1.56 which is still below India's.This is aappu no. 2 for BD. LOL

idhenna. enakku oru kannu ponalum parava illa. avanukku rendu kannu poche. adhula sandhosham madiri irukku

From: mgb on Tue Mar 20 23:50:04 2007.

Nammala ipdi various permutation and combination poda vechutaangale namma pasanga

From: Wibha on Tue Mar 20 23:50:19 2007.

If BD beats Bermuda by a margin of 250, then they will end up with +1.56 which is still below India's.This is aappu no. 2 for BD. LOL

Srilanka's NRR will be similar to that of India's. So it will be India and Srilanka going through. Very Happy

only if india wins against srilanka

From: rockydeva on Wed Mar 21 0:06:36 2007.

Wibha wrote:

only if india wins against srilanka

i really dont know why u guys dint believe TEAM INDIA,

Wibha plz believe india will will SRILANKA,

As per Super8 , it is consider as a fresh start

my guess, NZ and IND in finals

From: Wibha on Wed Mar 21 0:12:28 2007.

i really dont know why u guys dint believe TEAM INDIA,

Wibha plz believe india will will SRILANKA,

As per Super8 , it is consider as a fresh start

my guess, NZ and IND in finals

only if india wins against srilanka Shaking With Fear

even i wanna trust.aanal tesnion-a iruku...

namma team-la unity0ea illa..dravid is so selfish

bowlers r

feilding kekavea vendaam......... :bangehad: orutanum ozhinga pannardilla...........

NZ finals ok

INDIA

super-8 varatam modhalla

From: rockydeva on Wed Mar 21 0:18:37 2007.

Wibha wrote:

NZ finals ok

INDIA

super-8 varatam modhalla
From: narayanan on Wed Mar 21 0:35:57 2007.

Quote:

i really dont know why u guys dint believe TEAM INDIA,

Wibha plz believe india will will SRILANKA

1 million vettunga Wibha believe pannuvanga :p
From: joe on Wed Mar 21 0:53:48 2007.

Pak coach Bob Woolmer was murdered: Geo TV report
From: rockydeva on Wed Mar 21 1:04:39 2007.

joe wrote:

Pak coach Bob Woolmer was murdered: Geo TV report

Joe roomba sad news, Yaru panni irrupanga
From: narayanan on Wed Mar 21 1:05:50 2007.

Joe,
I was following that story on CNN-IBN today morning. They started with murder, then reported that Woolmer had been poisoned (thro some Jamaican police). Then finally ended up saying that it was still under suspicion.
From: Sinthiya on Wed Mar 21 1:17:27 2007.

Team reluctant after losing Woolmer
Chairman tells Pakistan to play final game

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/286453.html

"The match is inconsequential for Pakistan, who have been knocked out of the tournament, but hugely significant for Zimbabwe and Ireland, whose progress depends on it. Ireland have their noses ahead at the moment, with superior points and net run-rate, but Zimbabwe would have drawn level if Pakistan did not play and could have squeezed ahead if Ireland suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of West Indies on Friday."

...seems like an important game for Zimbabwe......
From: joe on Wed Mar 21 5:19:21 2007.

Chappel Saved
http://chennaicutchery.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_19.html

From: Raghu on Wed Mar 21 6:17:20 2007.

Movie Cop wrote:

kb wrote:

only one thing will be in indian players mind when they enter the field against srilanka..

"veedu badthiram veedu badthiran"..

Confused

Whenever our players have "external pressure" like these - we perform well... I'm dreaming and hoping for a "repeat" performance of the '99 WC match against SL from our guys. In that game Ganguly and Dravid tore apart SL bowlers including Vaas and Murali who were treated like "club level" bowlers! Andha match-la Sri Lanka oda pattaiya kelapinoomla Laughing

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC99/SCORECARDS/GROUP-A/IND_SL_WC99_ODI21_26MAY1999.html

Wouldn't it be nice if we repeat that performance? Smile

Repeatu!

aama,

Summa English kaaran mathiri pazhaiya perumaiyai ninaichu kitu irunga, england 1966la football cup eduthatha ipavum niniachu epam viduvanga

sari neenga 1999 world cup patri pesureenga, 1996 semi finals calcutta-la maranthu poicha, aravinda & arjuna and Kalu ellarum unga bowlers-a panthadeenanga maranthu poicha

From: thamizhvaanan on Wed Mar 21 6:22:34 2007.

:that was an unfair match raghu... dont u have a better match to quote? the teams played on almost different pitches in either innings..

Ok... 1999 might feel too long back.. wat abt 2003?

adha ellathaiyum ignore panna kooda past 2 series thaan nyabagam varudhu...

From: Raghu on Wed Mar 21 6:28:24 2007.

:that was an unfair match raghu... dont u have a better match to quote? LOL

the teams played on almost different pitches in either innings..

Ok... 1999 might feel too long back.. wat abt 2003? LOL

adha ellathaiyum ignore panna kooda past 2 series thaan nyabagam varudhu... LOL

Konja neram porunga ungaluku statsistics post panren!

aama athu yen unga oorila ellarum Cricket players-a kadavul Mathiri pooja panrangha?

From: joe on Wed Mar 21 6:32:17 2007.

Raghu,
SL is one of the better teams .Nobody denies ..But neenga romba over-a pesureenga .99 -la oru match paththi pesureenga ..innum konjam pinnala poi paarunga. SL was a team everybody wanted to play against to create all records ..AaLaukku thuvachu thonga podurathukunne SL team irunthathu .Now they became a good team..appreciate it ..But neenga mathavangalukku sollurathu maathiri ,neengalum konjam pazhasa marakkama irungalen
From: Nakeeran on Wed Mar 21 6:32:57 2007.

Raghuji

that was caz, Indians won against Bermuda ! Great achievement .
From: joe on Wed Mar 21 6:33:46 2007.

Raghu wrote:

aama athu yen unga oorila ellarum Cricket players-a kadavul Mathiri pooja panrangha?

Intha maathiri sweeping statements vidurathula ungalalai minja aaLu kidayathu.
From: thamizhvaanan on Wed Mar 21 6:42:55 2007.

Nakeeran wrote:

Raghuji

that was caz, Indians won against Bermuda ! Great achievement .
nakee... are u attempting sarcasm? if so pls tell... coz next time if we want sarcasm.. we would rather go to our grandmas

From: Raghu on Wed Mar 21 6:46:27 2007.

aama athu yen unga oorila ellarum Cricket players-a kadavul Mathiri pooja panrangha?

Intha maathiri sweeping statements vidurathula ungalalai minja aaLu kidayathu. Smile

illa Joe anNe,

I am observing this topic for long time, every1 talks here like INDIA is the ONLY team in the WORLD, and seriously underestimate every opponents, this is EXACTLY what happened against BD, India team FULL of arrogance thought that they can take BD for an easy ride, and look what happened!!!, now some lunatics here are chanting the same CRAP about SL

Now did i come here TEASING indian team after they LOST to BD???, I maintained my DECENCY!!!

Little do these lunatics know Indias' ODI history VS lanka in SL!!?

That's all, Kutta Kutta Kuniyiravan Madaiyan illapa

SORRY, if i have hurt any 1, any way eagerly waiting for SL Vs BD match now

From: Raghu on Wed Mar 21 6:49:12 2007.

Nakeeran wrote:

Raghuji

that was caz, Indians won against Bermuda ! Great achievement .

what is Caz?
From: joe on Wed Mar 21 6:57:18 2007.

Raghu,
I have been noticing you for long ,You always generalised things when it comes to India ,shows your ignorance.

Many times I noticed you made fun for some 2 idiots built a temple for Kushbu ,you always mentioned as if the entire TN people together built temple for kusboo..Recently I heard that same thing happened in Srilanka ,some countable people built a temple for actress 'Pooja'.

Here again you stated all people in India treat cricketers as GOD .how do you know man? There are majority people who give a damn about cricket ..Even I am not a cricket fan .My favourite games are Volleyball and Football .I never even touch a cricket bat in my life and I never mixed cricket with patriotsm or whatever.

So better you avoid sweepeing statements.
From: joe on Wed Mar 21 7:00:41 2007.

and regarding most of the discussions are on India ,it is obvious most of the people participating in this thread are from India ..why don't you post your anlaysis on SL rather than your famous one line judgements ..Anybody here blocking you from analysing SL team ?
From: Nakeeran on Wed Mar 21 7:03:12 2007.

Joe Sir

I will vouch for Raghuji this time. Recently Damyn Martyn ( a class player IMO & far far better than some of the so called GODS of Indian cricket ) was interviewed by some Indian channel & U know what he says :

I am really unable to believe why the Indian cricketers are worshipped to a GODly status !
In Australia, we are being respected whenever any fan comes across but not this Godly status !

Pavam Martyn. A great cricketer but retired on his own before the world cup ! May be alarm bells by selectors.

Its only in India , we look at some stupid past records & believe that guy will do well in future. Result, zero

From: joe on Wed Mar 21 7:05:34 2007.

Joe Sir

Recently Damyn Martyn ( a class player IMO & far far better than some of the so called GODS of Indian cricket ) was interviewed by some Indian channel & U know what he says :

I am really unable to believe why the Indian cricketers are worshipped to a GODly status !
In Australia, we are being respected whenever any fan comes across but not this Godly status !

Pavam Martyn. A great cricketer but retired on his own before the world cup ! May be alarm bells by selectors.

Its only in India , we look at some stupid past records & believe that guy will do well in future. Result, zero

I don't deny any of your points ,infact I support it .But I am just anginst Raghu's sweeping statements.

From: Nakeeran on Wed Mar 21 7:11:25 2007.

Here again you stated all people in India treat cricketers as GOD .how do you know man? There are majority people who give a damn about cricket ..Even I am not a cricket fan .My favourite games are Volleyball and Football .I never even touch a cricket bat in my life and I never mixed cricket with patriotsm or whatever.

So better you avoid sweepeing statements.

Joe Sir

MAJORITY OF INDIANS WORSHIP CRICKET ONLY. Enna solreenga neenga ?!

From: joe on Wed Mar 21 7:13:59 2007.

Do you think People in cities and towns are majority compare to people in Villlages and rural areas?

In my village ,90% of the people give damn about cricket.

Joe Sir

MAJORITY OF INDIANS WORSHIP CRICKET ONLY. Enna solreenga neenga ?! Rolling Eyes

From: Nakeeran on Wed Mar 21 7:17:27 2007.

Joe sir

Ur village is not a sample .
From: joe on Wed Mar 21 7:18:53 2007.

Nakeeran wrote:

Joe sir

Ur village is not a sample .

Ok.Neenga sonna sariyaa thaan irukkum
From: joe on Wed Mar 21 7:20:39 2007.

nakeeran,
FYI ,In my villlage ,the literacy rate is 98% and 85% of the people are accessable to TV.
From: thamizhvaanan on Wed Mar 21 7:29:54 2007.

Raghu... I dunno abt others... but whatever I said, I said in a lighter mood only. When I claim with surety that India would win, I am saying it out of childish fun . I am not dumb enough to bet on an unpredictable game like ODI cricket.

Even when India lost to BD.. I was looking for you only ... thot I will have some fun

So, next time...dont take me serious. Its all in the game

PS: I do enjoy it though, when I have a statistical advantage
From: thamizhvaanan on Wed Mar 21 7:34:11 2007.

To all those who talk abt Indians worshipping cricketers as God.

Pls DO know the difference btwn a metaphor and reality.

Do they burn pictures/dolls of God in India, everytime their God fails them (i.e, unlucky things happen to them)?

Do they throw stones at temples to express their contempt?

I am sure Bollywood actors have more temples in India than any cricketers do...

From: Raghu on Wed Mar 21 7:35:03 2007.

Raghu... I dunno abt others... but whatever I said, I said in a lighter mood only. When I claim with surety that India would win, I am saying it out of childish fun Mr. Green

. I am not dumb enough to bet on an unpredictable game like ODI cricket.

Even when India lost to BD.. I was looking for you only ... thot I will have some fun LOL

So, next time...dont take me serious. Its all in the game Wink

PS: I do enjoy it though, when I have a statistical advantage Devil

TV

Aum Shanthi dishathihey, point taken

From: Nakeeran on Wed Mar 21 7:37:24 2007.

joe wrote:

nakeeran,
FYI ,In my villlage ,the literacy rate is 98% and 85% of the people are accessable to TV.

Sorry Joe Sir

Literacy % is no basis for this FACT. In the past 50 years, no other game had eroded the cricket base .

See the crowd that flock to matches for cricket & for other sports.

The only exception is soccer in Bengal & Kerala
From: Nakeeran on Wed Mar 21 7:39:44 2007.

joe wrote:

nakeeran,
FYI ,In my villlage ,the literacy rate is 98% and 85% of the people are accessable to TV.

Sorry Joe Sir

Literacy % is no basis for this FACT. In the past 50 years, no other game had eroded the cricket base .

See the crowd that flock to matches for cricket & for other sports.

The only exception is soccer in Bengal & Kerala
From: joe on Wed Mar 21 7:58:36 2007.

Sorry Nakeeran,
I insists literacy rate since I feel you assume my village may be full of adivasis ,who never know about cricket ,so that can't take as a sample..

Oh! Yes,All the people flock to watch cricket stadium ..FYI ,India has more than a Billion,sorry again.
From: thinkfloyd on Wed Mar 21 8:03:30 2007.

joe wrote:

Oh! Yes,All the people flock to watch cricket stadium ..FYI ,India has more than a Billion,sorry again.

So, according to our Nakkeeran, Chennai, Kochi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Baroda, Ahmedabad, Goa, Cuttack, Indore, Gawlior, Jaipur, Rajkot, Delhi, Mohali, Faridabad, Lucknow, Kanpur, Kolkatha, Guwahati - all these are villages, eh??? Very interesting...
From: Ramakrishna on Wed Mar 21 8:03:47 2007.

So what could be the team composition for Srilanka match?

I want Harbhajan to replace Agarkar and maybe Pathan replacing Uthappa. Uthappa is not bad but Pathan gives more options.
From: thinkfloyd on Wed Mar 21 8:13:28 2007.

How many left-handers are there in the SL team? We don't bowl well to left-handers, ESPECIALLY Kuil Kumble.

Agarkar or Sreesanth? We all know about Agarkar but sometimes Sreesanth has been erratic too. Our bowling is definitely a worry...

If we are put into bat, half the battle is lost.
From: narayanan on Wed Mar 21 8:22:03 2007.

Quote:

Uthappa is not bad

yeah right!
From: Nakeeran on Wed Mar 21 8:23:05 2007.

[quote="thinkfloyd"]How many left-handers are there in the SL team? We don't bowl well to left-handers, ESPECIALLY Kuil Kumble.

Agarkar or Sreesanth? We all know about Agarkar but sometimes Sreesanth has been erratic too. Our bowling is definitely a worry...

If we are put into bat, half the battle is lost.[/quote]

Enna ippadi romba thanadakathoda post panreenga
Oru Little Monster irukare , yen avarala mudiyadhadhu edhavadhu unda ? Unga kadavul nichayam adiparu . Dont worry.

And dont count on Dada this time , caz the law of average will catch up with him. He has been carrying the load for too long

From: c4ramesh on Wed Mar 21 8:40:33 2007.