England tour of India, 2008/09

i dont like Munaf in there - wud have preferred Amit Mishra as a 3rd spinner. and Virat kohli, played well in one or two innings

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DH, wat u think abt india squad...
Heard M Vijay is a big hitter.... Very Happy

also not sure whether M Vijay wud get a chance unless he does something significant in this last test. i like yusuf in the squad

but really strong team nevertheless

From: Sourav on Wed Nov 5 22:33:09 2008.

Not a single T20 match in this tour....

From: Sourav on Wed Nov 5 22:35:37 2008.

i dont like Munaf in there - wud have preferred Amit Mishra as a 3rd spinner. and Virat kohli, played well in one or two innings Rolling Eyes

also not sure whether M Vijay wud get a chance unless he does something significant in this last test. i like yusuf in the squad Razz

but really strong team nevertheless

Virat kohli romba thadavi thadavi adichanu kelvipatten..

Yusuf... //enakku avana pudikkala dont know y...

From: directhit on Wed Nov 5 22:37:54 2008.

sourav wrote:

Viral kohli romba thadavi thadavi adichanu kelvipatten..
Yusuf... //enakku avana pudikkala dont know y... //
Still remember his six of his first ball against aus and IPL too showcased his big hitting. and a not bad bowler too (but funny action for such a tall guy)
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 5 23:24:02 2008.

Most runs

England v India - One-Day Internationals

Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
SR Tendulkar (India) 1990-2007 34 34 4 1274 105* 42.46 1438 88.59 1 9 0 155 12
SC Ganguly (India) 1996-2007 26 26 1 975 117* 39.00 1281 76.11 1 7 1 104 20
M Azharuddin (India) 1985-1999 24 23 9 911 95* 65.07 1093 83.34 0 8 1 70 9
R Dravid (India) 1996-2007 25 24 3 888 92* 42.28 1146 77.48 0 10 1 94 5
Yuvraj Singh (India) 2002-2007 23 22 4 804 103 44.66 871 92.30 1 5 1 84 11
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 5 23:25:52 2008.

Sachin scored only one century against Eng?
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 5 23:36:19 2008.

Poll options for ODI's MOS.
1.Sehwag
2.Gambhir
3.Pietersen
4.Bell
5.Cook
6.Flintoff
7.Zaheer Khan
8.Ishant Sharma
9.Sidebottom
10.Not in the list

//Should i add sachin?...He is going to play only 4 matches... //
From: littlemaster1982 on Wed Nov 5 23:56:52 2008.

sourav wrote:

Sachin scored only one century against Eng?

Yes, and that match was abandoned due to rain
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 6 3:13:35 2008.

AF,DH,LM,HR etc... reply to my poll qn...
(Boring here in office)
Naane 2 years kazhichu ippo than oru thread start pannirukken...
No proper response...
From: littlemaster1982 on Thu Nov 6 3:24:10 2008.

Indha poll avvalavu interesting-a illai How about a poll on winning margin of the series
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 6 3:33:34 2008.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Indha poll avvalavu interesting-a illai How about a poll on winning margin of the series

U mean
india 7-0
india 5-2
England 4-3 like this???
From: littlemaster1982 on Thu Nov 6 3:39:51 2008.

Hehe, amaam. Yaar correct-a solraangalo avangalukku neenga oru prize kudunga
From: ThalaNass on Thu Nov 6 4:16:38 2008.

Murali Vijay tamil Nadu va?
From: P_R on Thu Nov 6 4:24:09 2008.

ThalaNass wrote:

Murali Vijay tamil Nadu va?

Yes. Scored prolifically last season in Ranji.

He just put on a record opening stand with Abhinav Mukund against Maharashtra in a match that will end in a draw today.
From: directhit on Thu Nov 6 4:24:54 2008.

ThalaNass wrote:

Murali Vijay tamil Nadu va?
yeah he opened the batting in today's match and scored 33 too
From: ThalaNass on Thu Nov 6 4:27:09 2008.

Thanks PR and anoop... sorry for my bad knowledge on cricket
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 6 22:25:48 2008.

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Vetta pora aattukku maalai potta maathri irukku...
Vaangada vaanga....
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 6 23:08:23 2008.

Sourav

England recently trashed SA 4-0
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 6 23:12:12 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

Sourav

England recently trashed SA 4-0

S...I saw some of the matches...
Flintoff...
From: Nerd on Thu Nov 6 23:25:44 2008.

sourav wrote:

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Vetta pora aattukku maalai potta maathri irukku...
Vaangada vaanga....

Pieterson is the Dhoni there. Captain Lucky Should be a close contest.
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 6 23:29:12 2008.

k....kasi,
Suggect a poll to this thread... MOS ok?
From: Nerd on Thu Nov 6 23:34:16 2008.

sourav wrote:

k....kasi,
Suggect a poll to this thread... MOS ok?

pathinanju pEr dhAn vote pOduvaanga, idhukku vERa poll-eh

Anyway MOS is OK. Bell-a thookkittu, Dhoni-ya include pannunga!!
From: thamizhvaanan on Thu Nov 6 23:55:47 2008.

directhit wrote:

aen chennai la matches ae illa ippollaam

Yes

They say they follow a rotation policy for stadium selection. B'lore hosted test match, and weeks later it is hosting ODI. Anyway, nothing explains back to back ODI's in Mumbai.

7 One day la onnu kooda chennai la vekka mudilaya?
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 7 0:01:01 2008.

Poll added...
Voted for flintoff...

From: directhit on Fri Nov 7 0:12:47 2008.

Poll options for ODI's MOS.
1.Sehwag
2.Gambhir
3.Pietersen
4.Bell
5.Cook
6.Flintoff
7.Zaheer Khan
8.Ishant Sharma
9.Sidebottom
10.Not in the list

//Should i add sachin?...He is going to play only 4 matches... Confused

MSD illama modhalla poll pottittu response illainu complaint vera

From: directhit on Fri Nov 7 0:14:04 2008.

thamizhvaanan wrote:

They say they follow a rotation policy for stadium selection. B'lore hosted test match, and weeks later it is hosting ODI. Anyway, nothing explains back to back ODI's in Mumbai.

7 One day la onnu kooda chennai la vekka mudilaya? Huh?!

aen chennai la matches ae illa ippollaam Rolling Eyes

Yes

one day chennai la was with Windies in jan 07 - atleast test match wud be there once a while, ippo adhuvum kaanom. chirikanth edhana seyvaaru

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 7 0:14:27 2008.

Poll options-a paarunga....
From: directhit on Fri Nov 7 0:19:47 2008.

sourav wrote:

Poll options-a paarunga....
i know and voted too modhalla add pannalaila
From: Nerd on Fri Nov 7 0:21:48 2008.

directhit wrote:

MSD illama modhalla poll pottittu response illainu complaint vera

adhaanE.. yaaru avara vida nallA aadinaalum MOM/MOS ellAm MSD-kkku dhAn
From: directhit on Fri Nov 7 0:27:18 2008.

indha andhasthellam naanga thedi poradhilla, adhuva thedi varudhu
From: HonestRaj on Fri Nov 7 0:31:20 2008.

Voted Shewag.... payyan edhavadhu pannuvan (wkts + runs)
From: hamid on Fri Nov 7 5:43:48 2008.

SS/PR,

any googly for Ind - Eng series??
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Fri Nov 7 5:47:00 2008.

hamid wrote:

SS/PR,

any googly for Ind - Eng series??
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 7 5:50:20 2008.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

hamid wrote:

SS/PR,

any googly for Ind - Eng series??

Hamid, Googly undu...
Aana neenga kedayathu...
Varanumna, Ore oru kandisan.... "Dont ask Questions"... okay?
From: wrap07 on Fri Nov 7 5:55:09 2008.

seriously, both of them have spent quality time in this. great effort. after queries/discsns., konjam vitta pothumnu irukkum

From: hamid on Fri Nov 7 5:55:20 2008.

SS/PR,

any googly for Ind - Eng series??

Hamid, Googly undu...
Aana neenga kedayathu... Laughing

Varanumna, Ore oru kandisan.... "Dont ask Questions"... okay? Laughing

een enRa keelvi ingu keetkaamal googly illai.
naan enRa ennam konda sourav jeyithathillai

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 7 6:02:15 2008.

hamid wrote:

een enRa keelvi ingu keetkaamal googly illai.
naan enRa ennam konda sourav jeyithathillai
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 7 21:33:26 2008.

Tough task for England: Pietersen

Special Correspondent

— Photo: Vivek Bendre

Kevin Pietersen.

MUMBAI: England captain Kevin Pietersen believes that competitive experience against Australia is the best preparation. Looking ahead to the seven-match one-day series, he stressed, “I don’t think we have an edge over India. Playing against Australia is the best preparation any team can have and any side which has done well will be going into the series full of confidence.”

M.S. Dhoni’s approach to the game and influential role as the captain became the topic of conversation. “A lot of positive things can happen because of the way Dhoni plays. He leads from the front, doesn’t get too emotionally wound up and lets his cricket do the talking. He does a good job behind the wicket and at the end of the day, players who look up to him, play with him, just want to do well.” Pietersen is clear about his team’s objective in the forthcoming series. “Dhoni oozes confidence, so does his presence in the dressing room. We are going to try and keep that confidence down. England have a task on hand, from the way his counterpart is marshalling resources against Australia.

“India is playing good cricket and is led by a fantastic leader. It will be hard for us.”

England’s one-day fortunes have been on the up, since Pietersen took charge, especially the 4-0 rout of South Africa. “I like to give our players confidence that they can go out there and throw their talent around. Just be confident to know that we support them.”
Backing players

Pietersen’s approach in getting things done and backing players whom he believes in, sounds similar to his Indian counterpart’s outlook. “I am a great believer in trying things, not scared of trying, not afraid to make mistakes,” said the England captain.

He is positive about excitement in the squad at the prospect of facing India. “The boys are so keen. To play in a country where cricket is religion, the boys are just excited,” said Pietersen, using the CCI media briefing on Friday to wish Sourav Ganguly, playing his last Test at Nagpur, and V.V.S. Laxman, figuring in his 100th. “I want to congratulate Sourav, a great servant of Indian cricket. I wish him well, so too V.V.S. Laxman for his 100th Test.”
A bonus

England coach Peter Moores said: “India always got a strong batting side. I have heard that Sachin (Tendulkar) is sitting out the first three games. It is a bit of a bonus for us.”

The visitor plays two one-day games against Mumbai Cricket Association XI at the Brabourne stadium on November 9 and 11 before heading to Rajkot for the first ODI.
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 7 21:38:59 2008.

SKIPPER TALK ENGLAND TOUR OF INDIA
KP & Co ready for Indian winter
Derek Abraham I TNN

Mumbai: Rule No. 1: Do not undermine your opponents.
When the Australians arrived in India last month for a Test series, skipper Ricky Ponting remarked the Indians play “old-school cricket”, as against his boys who play “new-age cricket”. By now, Punter and his men have surely got a taste of the Indian style of play.
England skipper Kevin Pietersen, in contrast, has wasted no time in realising his opponents’ strenghts and form, admitting that the forthcoming series - seven ODIs and two Tests - is going to be a test of character.
“This series is going to be a difficult one. It’s tough to beat India in India,” the England skipper said at the Cricket Club of India here on Friday. The team later sweated it out at the Brabourne nets for over two hours.
So, how difficult is it going to defeat a pumped-up Indian side?
“India are playing fantastic cricket right now and beating them is going to be anything but easy,” the South African-born Pietersen said.
The 6’6’’ Englishman, however, was quick to add that his boys were no pushovers.
“Well, England are playing some good cricket too. We just beat South Africa 4-0 and that’s a great result against a great side. Had it not rained during the fifth ODI in Cardiff, it would’ve been 5-0. And yes, we will be playing to win,” he said in a matter-offact manner.
It was indeed heartening to see the lanky, broad-shouldered skipper heaping praise on his Indian counterpart, MS Dhoni. “He is an inspirational captain. Giving him the job of leading the side is a right move. He is just so cool and composed, it’s amazing.”
So sugar and honey was KP in his first interaction with the media that a British scribe couldn’t resist asking him, “Are you putting on your best behaviour so that you and your teammates can land some IPL contracts in this trip?”
An embarrased Pietersen replied, with a sheepish grin: “Absolutely not. My teammates and I are always at our best behaviour everywhere around the world!”
England coach Peter Moores said the key will be to score runs consistently.
“The fact that Steve Harmison and Freddie (Andrew Flintoff) are back will lend solidity to our attack. They can very well use their height to extract bounce from Indian wickets,” Moores said.
England have an injury concern as left-arm pacer Ryan Sidebottom hasn’t recovered from a niggle he picked up in Antigua.
The ODI series starts at Rajkot on November 14.

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From: thamizhvaanan on Fri Nov 7 23:28:09 2008.

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England coach Peter Moores said: “India always got a strong batting side. I have heard that Sachin (Tendulkar) is sitting out the first three games. It is a bit of a bonus for us.”

Sachin shd retire nu sonnavanga gavanikkavum... Oppositions still think sachin is a problem for them.

The most accurate evaluvation of ur strengths comes from ur enemies.
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 7 23:31:23 2008.

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Indaatha inikidabbi... inikidabbi indaatha

//
TV, Wats it?
//
From: thamizhvaanan on Fri Nov 7 23:37:28 2008.

Adhu onnum illainga
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 7 23:40:19 2008.

thamizhvaanan wrote:

Adhu onnum illainga

Appuram yethukku sign-la pottu engala confuse panreenga...
From: thamizhvaanan on Fri Nov 7 23:53:24 2008.
From: Sourav on Sat Nov 8 21:20:40 2008.

FREDDY NOT TO BARE IT ALL
Will Need Some Abs To Remove Shirt This Time, He Jokes
Nitin Naik | TNN

Mumbai: Most passionate cricket lovers in India have one lasting image of talismanic English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff. That of the cricketer removing his shirt after castling Javagal Srinath at the Wankhede Stadium. It was after Nasser Hussein’s boys had levelled the six-match series in February 2002.
Flintoff didn’t do any of that shirt removing when he inspired England to a series-levelling win in Mumbai in the Test series in March 2006. Ask him if he will be tempted to bare it all if England win a series for the first time since David Gower’s team in 1984-85, and he chuckles, ‘‘Depends. I will have to find some abs in the next few weeks to do that.’’
He may just have found some abs actually. The Lancastrian looks fit and lean not showing any signs of having underwent four ankle operations. India has been kind to Flintoff. He made his mark as a cricketer here on the 2001-02 tour when he even hustled every Laxman, Sehwag and Tendulkar.
In 2006, he made his captaincy debut in India, and even won a Test to level the series 1-1. Flintoff reciprocates those good showings. ‘‘I think any cricketer wants to do well in India. More so against this current team. Seeing the way they have been performing against Australia, they possibly are the best team in the world at the moment.’’
The 30-year-old feels if a modern cricketer wants to make a reputation for himself, he should do it in India. ‘‘It has always been like that. Australia, India and Sri Lanka are the big trips now. Each tour you have different challenges and India has got a lot of them,’’ he says.
Part of the challenge is avoiding the numerous distractions that a cricket crazy nation and media present. With the IPL and agents and teams scouting for talent for the 2009 season, concentration on this tour could be a task especially for top stars like Flintoff and skipper Kevin Pietersen. But Flintoff ’s priorities are set. ‘‘If you think about the distractions like the IPL, endorsements, media attention and stuff, you will struggle. My job is to score runs and take wickets in an England shirt,’’ he said.
Clearly, Flintoff is a changed man. The 18-month lay-off post ankle surgery has made him realise what it means to play for England. ‘‘It was tough. Especially with the time I was out and having so many operations. The big thing was to put the England shirt back on. Each time you have it on, you want it back on time and again.’’
The 2005 Ashes hero revealed that there was a time he doubted whether he could play the game again. ‘‘After my fourth ankle operation, if I didn’t think I could play better cricket than before, I probably wouldn’t have.’’
Flintoff is an important player for a team that has started playing well under a new skipper, Kevin Pietersen. He has a new role too. ‘‘I’ve to help out youngsters. I’ve had a go at captaincy. Along with batting and bowling, it turned out to be too much. I’ll try and impart my knowledge and experience to the young guys,’’ he says.
Part of that knowledge would be giving inputs on reverse swing, an art he is excellent at. Flintoff also had success with the SG Test ball, something the Aussie quicks have struggled with. What could be the reason? ‘‘I am not in a position to comment. I have not tracked a lot of the series, but the SG ball isn’t really a factor. It wasn’t a problem for us on earlier tours. It (SG) isn’t too different from Duke or a Kookaburra. The Kookaburra does get softer, quicker. The SG ball has a more pronounced seam for a bit longer. It’s not something we’ll worry about.’’
If there is something to worry about though, it’s the fact that two top teams are playing just a two-Test series. ‘‘I enjoy playing Tests especially against India in India. We should have played at least three Tests if not more,’’ he laments.
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From: Sourav on Sat Nov 8 21:33:50 2008.

Sidebottom is not going to play for 1st 2 ODIs...

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From: Sourav on Sun Nov 9 22:04:16 2008.

PRACTICE MATCH MUMBAI XI VS ENGLAND
Freddie warms up with ton
England Thrash Mumbai XI By 122 Runs
Derek Abraham | TNN

Mumbai: Kevin Pietersen & Co had a near-perfect outing as England thrashed a select Mumbai XI by a whopping 122 runs in the first of their two practice Oneday games here at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday. Star allrounder Andrew Flintoff came to the party to smack 100 runs (85 balls, 12x4, 1x6) as his side posted 297-4 in 50 overs.
The Poms got all that they wanted: a typical Indian batting beauty and enough batting practice. In fact, they were lucky to have faced two medium-pacers, a left-arm spinner, an offspinner and even a legspinner. The only blot was their inability to dis-miss the Nilesh Kulkarni-led side.
After being offered the chance to bat, England weren’t exactly off to a flier as expected. The ball was moving in the first hour and medium-pacer Vinit Sinha made the most of the conditions castling Matt Prior with an inswinger in the fifth over. At 22-1, Owais Shah walked in to join Ian Bell. The duo added 78 runs in quick time as England crossed the 100-run mark in the 20th over. Bell was then foxed by a flighted one from offspinner Vikrant Yeligati and was stumped by Sufiyan Shaikh. Skipper Pietersen (6) lasted just 15 minutes as a quicker one from veteran Kulkarni hit him high on the bat and Shaikh pouched a sharp chance.
England were 115-3 in the 25th over when `Freddie’ walked in. The Lanchashire allrounder, who was given a warm welcome by the sparse but loud crowd, then joined Shah as the two took England to 248 in 45 overs.
Shah and Flintoff played contrasting knocks as the latter went about his business with urgency. It was a complete package. It had straight drives, flicks, glances, clean hits and many slogs. A fullblooded shot even injured bowler Sinha, who managed to take his face away from the line of the ball, only to hurt his right shoulder. Lady luck, however, smiled on the burly allrounder as he was dropped thrice England Thrash Mumbai XI By 122 Runs — on 7, 25 and 55 — en route to a century.
He took special liking to Dinesh Salunkhe, who conceded 63 in 8.4 overs. Shah, on the other hand, laboured his way to a defiant 83 (99 balls, 6x4, 1x6) before spooning Yeligati to square-leg in the 45th.
Mumbai lost opener Rohan Bagade with the scoreboard reading 11 in the fifth over. Sushant Marathe (36) and Abhijeet Shetye (50) then defied the English pacers with a 60-run stand. Once they departed, wickets fell at regular intervals even though Mumbai frustrated the visitors by playing out the overs. James An-derson (3-15) and Samit Patel (2-38) did maxi-mum damage.

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From: hamid on Tue Nov 11 7:02:39 2008.

England all out for 98 againt mumbai in their practice game

scorecard
http://content-www.cricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361041.html
From: Sourav on Tue Nov 11 7:50:32 2008.

mumbai team-la kooda agarkar illaya?
From: Sourav on Tue Nov 11 21:42:06 2008.

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From: Sourav on Wed Nov 12 20:55:59 2008.

Ishant Sharma, the man of the series against Australia, the boy who picked up 15 wickets and also a swanky car for his toil, won’t be available for the first match of the ODI series against England, starting at Rajkot on Friday. The reason: an ankle sprain that he also picked up during the Nagpur Test.

England run the risk of going into the first One Dayer against India with a severely depleted bowling unit, after Ryan Sidebottom was ruled out because of an Achilles injury, while a knee injury rendered fellow pacer Stuart Broad doubtful for the Friday tie.
From: directhit on Wed Nov 12 21:13:03 2008.

lucky it aint serious he would be back the second match itself
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 12 22:03:00 2008.

directhit wrote:

lucky it aint serious he would be back the second match itself

Did u watch WI vs Pak thriller sterday?
Last over 17 runs needed....1-6-6-3-1..
Akmal...
Gayle..
From: directhit on Wed Nov 12 22:09:06 2008.

oh nope, wud try to youtube later
From: hamid on Thu Nov 13 12:02:49 2008.

are these new rules be effective for IND-ENG ODI series? intresting..

Powerplay changes will be interesting - Dhoni

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/378064.html
From: hamid on Thu Nov 13 12:04:32 2008.

Pitch will favour seamers early

Dhoni said the Rajkot pitch looked soft and unlikely to break.
Dhiraj Parsana, the BCCI's West Zone curator-in-charge, said the pitch is expected to assist seamers for the first hour and a half. "We have left some grass on it and there would be some sweating under the covers before the 9am start," Parsana said. "We have tried to see that there is good carry for the bowlers throughout. If I was India captain I would field first on winning the toss as the team has the bowlers to exploit the conditions in the first hour or so." India will miss fast bowler Ishant Sharma, out of the match because of an ankle sprain, in such conditions.
"It would be good for the stroke-makers too as more shots can be played on the back foot rather than when they are forced to play on the front foot on wickets that afford only knee-high bounce," Parsana said.
From: hamid on Thu Nov 13 12:09:37 2008.

Although it seems a long time ago now, England's recent 50-over form is outstanding after they thrashed South Africa 4-0 at home.

have to be careful.. hope for a good contest tomorrow..

c u guys t'row afternoon..
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 13 22:18:45 2008.

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From: Sourav on Thu Nov 13 22:23:38 2008.

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From: Kalyasi on Thu Nov 13 23:20:50 2008.

England won the toss and have decided to bowl...
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 13 23:49:35 2008.

No vijay,kohli....But, Yusuf pathan is in....

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 0:04:57 2008.

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Anderson to Gambhir, FOUR, walk walk walk. Flick flick flick. Four four four. Sorry about that. It was so predictable from Gambhir. He should feature in the Johny Walker ad. He just walked down and across and flicked it over square leg.

2000 ODI runs...Gambhir...

From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 0:07:45 2008.

sourav wrote:

No vijay,kohli....But, Yusuf pathan is in....

he is our favorite - vaanga kalyan
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 0:13:27 2008.

As per the new ICC rules, the batting team will decide when to introduce either the second or the third Powerplay during their innings...

DH, who is our fav?
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 0:19:17 2008.

yusuf i mean when compared to vijay/kohli - avaru oru 5-6 six vaicha nalla irukkum
From: Kalyasi on Fri Nov 14 0:21:36 2008.

directhit wrote:

sourav wrote:

No vijay,kohli....But, Yusuf pathan is in....

he is our favorite - vaanga kalyan

Itho Vanthuten......... 59/0 in 11 overs........ good going.....being put into bat

Anoop aana naa thoonga poren ippo...... inga enakku 12:00 mani aaguthu..... so see u tomm........ hope Yusuf plays a cameo with just 5 sixes in it!!!
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 0:23:59 2008.

directhit wrote:

yusuf i mean when compared to vijay/kohli - avaru oru 5-6 six vaicha nalla irukkum

TN player-a vida avan vanthu six adikkanuma ungalukku..10 run adikkirananu paarunga...avan entha match-la adichirukkan? .fyi...Vijay is also a big hitter...Not valachukattifying like yusuf....he is like viru....
From: HonestRaj on Fri Nov 14 0:32:08 2008.

Another good open combination is emerging (sehwag+Gambhir)

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 0:50:44 2008.

Quote:

16.2 Collingwood to Sehwag, SIX, carnage! And thats the 100 stand, and Sehwag's fifty with six more, this one disdainfully slogged over midwicket, what a batsman he is
16.1 Collingwood to Sehwag, SIX, oh, hello, Sehwag greets him with a slog over mid-off for six, its all going terribly wrong for England this morning! Sehwag just clears the leg and swings, fab shot
Pietersen turns to Collingwood immediately after the interval. This is his 150th ODI. Sehwag takes strike.

Viru.....

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 1:25:04 2008.

India 154-2 (24.5) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
G Gambhir c Shah b Patel 51 63 8 0 80.95
V Sehwag c Bell b Patel 85 73 10 3 116.44

From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 1:46:21 2008.

- avaru oru 5-6 six vaicha nalla irukkum

yusuf

i mean when compared to vijay/kohli Razz

TN player-a vida avan vanthu six adikkanuma ungalukku..10 run adikkirananu paarunga...avan entha match-la adichirukkan? Surprised

.fyi...Vijay is also a big hitter...Not valachukattifying like yusuf....he is like viru.... Smoke Smirk

evan six adichaa enna

vijay wont surely come in at 5 drop or so - IMO unless gambhir/sehwag is injured/ or gambhir elbows someone else again

vijay might not find the place. or if we win the series well in advance maybe

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 2:07:18 2008.

I think vj wil get in the team in 3rd match...
After 2 ducks or low scores from yusuf....
//As PR says :Enakku unna pudikkalada...athanala adikkirenda...to yusuf.. //
Wat abt Kohli ?
He did well in last odi series....
From: selvakumar on Fri Nov 14 2:11:02 2008.

Or otherwise Sehwag finds his old touch and starts scoring less runs for many matches for which he was famous for ..
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 2:13:39 2008.

kohli - mm not gr8 so far
india - 225/2 in 35 overs and no crowd here - blaady sachin fans

From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 2:15:14 2008.

couple of cricinfo stuff

Quote:

14.3 Broad to Gambhir, 1 run, on the hips, tucked to fine-leg region. Broad is attacking the bum. He can find better places to fire his balls. Huh! I am really sorry.

Quote:

19.5 Patel to Gambhir, OUT, England have got their first wicket. Gambhir came down the track and chipped it to left of long-off. He didn't hit it hard, just sort of chipped it and couldn't find the distance. I didn't notice it but SMG on air says, "Sehwag gave him a mouthful for not hitting it hard!" There you go. Simple policy.

and sourav, looks like yuvi wont play next match - vijay in Razz

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 2:20:51 2008.

directhit wrote:

and sourav, looks like yuvi wont play next match - vijay in

k...
But, yusuf....
Avan ennatha kizhichanu ulla eduthanga...
Avana squad-la eduthathe thappu...team-kulla vera!
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 2:21:06 2008.

Flintoff to Raina, OUT, Caught by the diving Collingwood at backward point. Dipping low full toss outside off, Raina slices it to right of Colly who dives to take it. India have lost their third wicket.
SK Raina c Collingwood b Flintoff 43 (44b 0x4 3x6) SR: 97.72
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 2:22:46 2008.

Pathan comes in!
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 2:23:22 2008.

ayyoo gone
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 2:32:08 2008.

Harmison to Pathan, OUT, 141.4 kmph short pitched delivery and YK Pathan pulls it weakly to midwicket. India 247 for 4.
YK Pathan c Bell b Harmison 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Naan sollala duck than-nu...venna vetti paya...
From: Thirumaran on Fri Nov 14 2:39:34 2008.

detailed score please.. With the new powerplay i think bowling team can take advantage and England might win
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Fri Nov 14 2:40:25 2008.

Powerplay for the batting team - I dont like this idea at all!

and why these kind of new things are tested when India is playing? Before review system and now powerplay.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Fri Nov 14 2:41:57 2008.

268/4 41 overs

Dhoni - 12*

Y.Singh - 61*

From: Thirumaran on Fri Nov 14 2:44:36 2008.

Ennamo india mattum thaniyaa aadura maathiri paesureenga

Powerplay for the batting team - I dont like this idea at all! Evil or Very Mad

and why these kind of new things are tested when India is playing? Before review system and now powerplay. Twisted Evil

From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 2:46:58 2008.

India 289/4 (42.3 ov)
Yuvraj Singh 73
MS Dhoni 21
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 2:51:39 2008.

India's 300 up in 43.3 overs
From: Thirumaran on Fri Nov 14 2:52:14 2008.
From: MrIndia on Fri Nov 14 2:53:28 2008.

Yuvi enna book cricket maathiri aaduraaan..

4 6 4 2 6 1 6 4 ennaley chilla pulla thanama irruku
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 2:53:50 2008.

kb - Many more happy returns
From: MrIndia on Fri Nov 14 2:55:33 2008.

directhit wrote:

kb - Many more happy returns

Thanks machi
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 2:59:21 2008.

Ind 322/4 (45 overs)
Yuvi 90*
MS 36 *
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 3:06:15 2008.

Yuvi century - india 342 (highest against england) 4 more overs to go
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Fri Nov 14 3:09:24 2008.

370-380+

ஓழிந்தார்கள் ஆங்கிலேயர்கள்
From: HonestRaj on Fri Nov 14 3:14:25 2008.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

370-380+

ஓழிந்தார்கள் ஆங்கிலேயர்கள்

Yuvi test teamla illaingra kaduppula adikkirana.

Who is going to replace Sourav?

Yuvi or Rohit sarma
From: Thirumaran on Fri Nov 14 3:17:22 2008.

Wait pannunga... Pieterson and Flintoff irukaanga
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 3:17:24 2008.

sourav wrote:

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/MADHURAI/2008/11/14/Article//016/14_11_2008_016_014.jpg

Honestu,
Thalaivar yuvi patthi enna sollirukkar paarunga...
Thalaivar eppavumae correct-a than solluvaru....
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 3:17:48 2008.

rendu perum illa - Raina

Quote:

Vikram: "Am I watching highlights or is it a live match?"

Ind 369/5 (48.3 overs)
Yuvi 129* (off 75 balls)
Rohit 2*
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 3:19:48 2008.

MrIndia wrote:

directhit wrote:

kb - Many more happy returns

Thanks machi

Machi, B'day-va?
Happy b'day machi!
From: HonestRaj on Fri Nov 14 3:21:09 2008.

directhit wrote:

rendu perum illa - Raina

Atleast in Indian pitches, yuvi-ku chance kudukkalam... when we think that everything is over, he could blast a 100, like the last pakistan series (160+ in a single day)
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 3:22:16 2008.

directhit wrote:

rendu perum illa - Raina

DH, yusuf test team-la edukkalam....enna solreenga...
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 3:26:16 2008.

Ind 387/5 (50 overs)
Yuvi 138*
Rohit 11*

Eng - 388 adingappa
HR - test match la edhukku quick fire 100 ellam, adha sehwag pathupaaru
Sourav
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Fri Nov 14 3:26:21 2008.

Yuvi - 138* (78b 16x4 6x6)

388 Target!
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 3:29:10 2008.

directhit wrote:

Eng - 388 adingappa

Kandippa 300-ku mela adippanga....
From: HonestRaj on Fri Nov 14 3:29:41 2008.

directhit wrote:

HR - test match la edhukku quick fire 100 ellam,

nan sonnadhu, when we think that everything is over, adhavadhu counter attack
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 3:31:29 2008.

HonestRaj wrote:

directhit wrote:

HR - test match la edhukku quick fire 100 ellam,

nan sonnadhu, when we think that everything is over, adhavadhu counter attack
Athukku than dhoni irukkare...nalla vanthu vettu vettu-nu vettuvaru.... Cut shots-a sonnampa...
From: omega on Fri Nov 14 3:32:50 2008.

Watched some of Yuvi's shots. Just amazing, how a short arm punch takes the ball almost to the maximum. He was just in great touch. Could have beat any record on this day, if had an oppurtunity to bat for few more overs!!!!
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 3:36:13 2008.

Ramal but ur rite- Viru and MS kku mela edhukku counter attack
HR - am jus stating my preference, with this century and some more good scores he'd defnly find his place
From: wrap07 on Fri Nov 14 3:36:50 2008.

yuvi
highlights package thaan. 387.
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 3:48:51 2008.

* ENG 12/0 in 3 Overs

* Current Run rate:4.00
* Required Run rate:8.00
To win: ENG needs 376 runs in 47 overs.
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 4:05:50 2008.

Last Wicket: Matt Prior c Virender Sehwag b Munaf Patel 4 (9) FoW: 12/1(3.2 over)

M Patel to Prior, M Patel bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. OUT, Edged by Prior. It's been taken in the slips by Sehwag. England have lost their first wicket.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Fri Nov 14 4:42:44 2008.

England 40/4, Zak picks 3!
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 4:48:54 2008.

Thirumaran wrote:

Wait pannunga... Pieterson and Flintoff irukaanga
From: Thirumaran on Fri Nov 14 4:50:12 2008.

directhit wrote:

Thirumaran wrote:

Wait pannunga... Pieterson and Flintoff irukaanga

rendu paerum out aa
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 4:51:11 2008.

Flintoff gaali - pieterson thaniya poraduraar
From: selvakumar on Fri Nov 14 5:13:26 2008.

Yuvraj polanthu katti irukkan pola
From: wrap07 on Fri Nov 14 5:47:12 2008.

eng 150-7 Pietersen runout.
From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 5:50:54 2008.

Hi Guys.. KP Out.. good time to enter HUB
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 5:52:03 2008.

oh KP win panni kuduthuduvaronnu vera nanacheengalaa

winning margin of more than 200 runs
From: villan007 on Fri Nov 14 5:55:21 2008.

enaku Broad-a paarthale sept. 2007 thaan nyabaham varuthu
From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 5:58:13 2008.

villan007 wrote:

enaku Broad-a paarthale sept. 2007 thaan nyabaham varuthu

I think this will be the biggest winning margin against ENg.. letz see..
From: villan007 on Fri Nov 14 5:58:54 2008.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Powerplay for the batting team - I dont like this idea at all!

powerplay vechi bowling team enna panna mudium ? this is good
From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 5:59:18 2008.

Just formalities need to be completed now.. siikiram mudingappa..

Is Yuvi fielding???
From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 6:01:52 2008.

villan007 wrote:

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Powerplay for the batting team - I dont like this idea at all!

powerplay vechi bowling team enna panna mudium ? this is good

Innovative Idea.. As Dhoni said..when the bowling captain plan something other team might ask for it and might disrupt him..

have to wait and see them impact whether this is favouring any side batting first or second as the match progresses.. aana thukku tight contest venumee.. intha maathiri one sided contestla onnum theriyaathu..
From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 6:02:29 2008.

Harbhajan Singh to Broad, 1 run, Dropped by Sehwag at first slip. It was the quicker one outside off, really full in length, Broad stabbed it to left of Sehwag who couldn't hold on. It was traveling
From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 6:12:43 2008.

England have taken the third Powerplay. Just three men outside the circle

33.5 Sehwag to Bopara, SIX,

anaiya pora vilakku pirakaasama eriyumam
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 6:14:01 2008.

che margin less than 200
From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 6:21:40 2008.

35.6 Sehwag to Bopara, OUT, Harmison is run out. It was turned to harbhajan Singh at short fine-leg and they go for the risky single. The throw comes in right on target and Dhoni breaks the stumps.
SJ Harmison run out 0 (0b 0x4 0x6) SR: -

35.5 Sehwag to Bopara, SIX, biffed away. He went down on his knee and didn't propose. But sent the ball soaring over midwicket

35.4 Sehwag to Bopara, SIX, friendly full toss and Bopara clubs it to deep midwicket boundary

35.3 Sehwag to Broad, OUT, Again too much elevation and it drops into Gambhir's hands at long-on. Eight wickets down. Bopara now, no one is going to argue hopefully, left with tail enders
SCJ Broad c Gambhir b Sehwag 26 (25b 2x4 0x6) SR: 104.00
From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 6:29:04 2008.

what is happening out there??

Bopara has scored 4 sixes, 2 fours , 2 singles in his last 9 balls (34 runs of last 9 balls)
From: wrap07 on Fri Nov 14 6:29:18 2008.

win by 158 runs
From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 6:29:39 2008.

Formalities Over.. India won by 158 runs..
From: villan007 on Fri Nov 14 6:36:39 2008.

hamid wrote:

what is happening out there??

Bopara has scored 4 sixes, 2 fours , 2 singles in his last 9 balls (34 runs of last 9 balls)

aaata konjam oda vittu vettunathan oru thrill irukum

From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 6:37:55 2008.

(34 runs of last 9 balls)

what is happening out there?? Evil or Very Mad

Bopara has scored 4 sixes, 2 fours , 2 singles in his last 9 balls Sigh2

aaata konjam oda vittu vettunathan oru thrill irukum

From: viraajan on Fri Nov 14 6:46:39 2008.

hamid wrote:

what is happening out there??

Bopara has scored 4 sixes, 2 fours , 2 singles in his last 9 balls (34 runs of last 9 balls)

anaiya pora jothi pragasama yeriyum-nu neenga kelvi pattadhu illaya
From: viraajan on Fri Nov 14 6:47:44 2008.

Beautiful... Marvellous.... Wonderful...

Congrats Dhoni and Yuvraj
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 7:20:37 2008.

viraajan wrote:

Congrats Dhoni and Yuvraj

Yen matthavanunga ellam unga kannuku therilaya?
From: viraajan on Fri Nov 14 7:42:15 2008.

sourav wrote:

viraajan wrote:

Congrats Dhoni and Yuvraj

Yen matthavanunga ellam unga kannuku therilaya?

mukkiyamanavanga ivanga rendu per thana

Unga aasaiya yen keduppane?

Virender Sehwag
Gautham Gambhir
Yuvraj Singh
Rohit Sharma
Suresh Raina
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Yusuf Pathan
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Munaf Patel
RP Singh
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 7:49:20 2008.

Water bottle thookkitu vanthavanallem ungalukku manushana therlaya?
From: viraajan on Fri Nov 14 7:50:47 2008.

sourav wrote:

Water bottle thookkitu vanthavanallem ungalukku manushana therlaya?

sorry enakku time illa...

On my behalf, neenga solliduinga
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 7:53:33 2008.

viraajan wrote:

sourav wrote:

Water bottle thookkitu vanthavanallem ungalukku manushana therlaya?

sorry enakku time illa...

On my behalf, neenga solliduinga

Nan solla matten...thuttu vaanguranga illa...summava aaduranuga...
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 8:08:55 2008.

viraajan wrote:

Yusuf Pathan
From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 8:09:57 2008.

directhit wrote:

viraajan wrote:

Yusuf Pathan
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 8:12:34 2008.

we will meet
will meet
meet in nesstu match
From: hamid on Fri Nov 14 8:13:50 2008.

directhit wrote:

we will meet
will meet
meet in nesstu match

we will meet.. but yusuf wont meet the playing eleven
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 8:42:35 2008.

he will
From: villan007 on Fri Nov 14 8:49:58 2008.

correet.. vandhu thirumba duck aavaru
From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 8:52:04 2008.

oru chinna payyana paathu ungalukkellam porama
From: villan007 on Fri Nov 14 9:05:35 2008.

keda maadu kanaka irukan... chinna payanam
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 14 10:00:28 2008.

villan007 wrote:

keda maadu kanaka irukan... chinna payanam

DH, Yusuf-ku support-a?
From: littlemaster1982 on Fri Nov 14 11:20:30 2008.

Saw few shots played by Yuvraj. Golf vilaiyaadara maadhiri six adikkkiraan
From: ThalaNass on Fri Nov 14 11:33:18 2008.

India unbeatable
From: ThalaNass on Fri Nov 14 11:33:35 2008.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Saw few shots played by Yuvraj. Golf vilaiyaadara maadhiri six adikkkiraan
From: wrap07 on Fri Nov 14 12:28:37 2008.

highlights innings thaan. yuvi with a strap around his back, stand and deliver shots. amazing. oda vendiya avasiyame illa.
From: ajithfederer on Fri Nov 14 12:30:38 2008.

Yuvi 138

Ingilaandhu la spinnersae illaya
From: P_R on Fri Nov 14 13:44:29 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

Yuvi 138

Ingilaandhu la spinnersae illaya

MaNdi payalai koottittu varalai pOla irukku.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Fri Nov 14 13:47:25 2008.

Prabhu Ram wrote:

ajithfederer wrote:

Yuvi 138

Ingilaandhu la spinnersae illaya

MaNdi payalai koottittu varalai pOla irukku.

Vandhirundhaalum onnum panniruka mudiyadhu IMO! Yuvi was in excellent form, Golf shot-nu pudhusa onnu kandupidichirukaapula!
From: ajithfederer on Fri Nov 14 13:58:24 2008.

Freakkin unneccessary Don't put words in my(our) mouthsss

Egobitha aadharavu to BCCI team will start from game 4. .

directhit wrote:

kohli - mm not gr8 so far
india - 225/2 in 35 overs and no crowd here - blaady sachin fans
From: Nerd on Fri Nov 14 14:07:57 2008.

adhaanE, sav.. chi yuvraj century adichA enna, BCCI win panninA enna? Sachin veLayANdArunA I (we) ll watch. IllayA, Tony Raja, Seven Stones etc. follow pannuvOm
From: P_R on Fri Nov 14 14:18:59 2008.

Nerd wrote:

adhaanE, sav.. chi yuvraj century adichA enna, BCCI win panninA enna? Sachin veLayANdArunA I (we) ll watch. IllayA, Tony Raja, Seven Stones etc. follow pannuvOm

saPling theriyin, tikilOna theriyin....adhu enna Tony Raja ?
From: Nerd on Fri Nov 14 14:38:24 2008.

Tony Raja is a famous gOli game. In this game, a hit is called tony and if you are able to displace the gOli out of the circle by hitting it, its called raja. I have no clue why it is called tony raja and I dont remember the rules much. Also I dont know if the name is exclusive to the board of control for gOli in trichy..
From: P_R on Fri Nov 14 14:45:19 2008.

Oh ok

From: crajkumar_be on Fri Nov 14 14:49:52 2008.

adhaanE, sav.. chi yuvraj century adichA enna, BCCI win panninA enna? Sachin veLayANdArunA I (we) ll watch. IllayA, Tony Raja, Seven Stones etc. follow pannuvOm Razz

saPling theriyin, tikilOna theriyin....adhu enna Tony Raja ?

"lumba kedaikkin"

From: directhit on Fri Nov 14 19:52:35 2008.

AF Nerd
From: Sourav on Sat Nov 15 0:21:51 2008.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOIM/2008/11/15/23/Img/Ar0230003.png

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Nov 15 13:12:41 2008.

Tony Raja is a famous gOli game. In this game, a hit is called tony and if you are able to displace the gOli out of the circle by hitting it, its called raja. I have no clue why it is called tony raja and I dont remember the rules much. Also I dont know if the name is exclusive to the board of control for gOli in trichy..

Do you know French Cricket Nerd? Trichy-la thaan andha game-a kathukiten.

From: Nerd on Sat Nov 15 13:36:56 2008.

Of course maams. indha kaala stump a vechi under-arm bowling pOttu, wherever the ball lands ange irunthu next ball pOttu etc., adhaanE, I thought French cricket was famous throughout TN...
From: Sourav on Sat Nov 15 23:09:51 2008.

Most probably yuvi out, vijay in for 2nd ODI...

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sun Nov 16 1:59:53 2008.

Of course maams. indha kaala stump a vechi under-arm bowling pOttu, wherever the ball lands ange irunthu next ball pOttu etc., adhaanE, I thought French cricket was famous throughout TN...

adhe adhe! ippo nenacha sirppa varudhu.

From: selvakumar on Sun Nov 16 6:49:53 2008.

I have changed my opinion on yuvraj.

Sachinukku appuram oru player kattu adi adikkuratha paarthathu shock aanathu Yuvraj kitta thaan..

wow ! enna adi ! marana adi !

I was impressed with sehwag at times. But yuvraj adichathula oru veriyae theriyuthu !

paya consistent ah aaduvaanah ?
From: Sourav on Sun Nov 16 7:10:52 2008.

selvakumar wrote:

I was impressed with sehwag at times. But yuvraj adichathula oru veriyae theriyuthu !

Yuvraj is noway near to sehwag IMO...
Sehwag adi enna...shots enna.... The one player who dominates every spin attack after sachin and sourav.... romba easy-a aaduvaru...

From: Kalyasi on Sun Nov 16 10:11:02 2008.

Of course maams. indha kaala stump a vechi under-arm bowling pOttu, wherever the ball lands ange irunthu next ball pOttu etc., adhaanE, I thought French cricket was famous throughout TN...

adhe adhe! ippo nenacha sirppa varudhu.

oru circle potruvaanga, athukullaye batsman ninnikittu podara balla adichuttu bat aala nammala naame oru vaati suthuna oru run, ippadi bat aala nammala naame ethna vaati sutharomo avvalo run...... ippadi thaan naanga french cricket aaduvom!!

From: omega on Sun Nov 16 10:21:20 2008.

I was impressed with sehwag at times. But yuvraj adichathula oru veriyae theriyuthu ! Clap

Yuvraj is noway near to sehwag IMO... Smile

Sehwag adi enna...shots enna.... Not Worthy

The one player who dominates every spin attack after sachin and sourav.... Razz

romba easy-a aaduvaru... Smile

and the best part is, you wont feel as if he is being aggressive (not the typical kaattadi you would notice in a Afridi or Sanath). I would rate Sehwag better than anyone else when it comes to handling spin. He is completely at ease & will start belting them right away. No respective at all.......

Yuvi on the other hand is also so smooth when he is on song. Very crispy & effortless the way he handles pacers. That follow thru'

. For a batsman who dominates pace (unless angled away from him) with elan, he is a sitting duck when facing spin. It would take only about 4 deliveries for a quality spinner to get him out (may be not on his day..).

From: ajithfederer on Sun Nov 16 20:49:51 2008.

Blasphemy.
Yuvraj is extremely good in facing pace bowling ONLY. Shewag is good at handling both pace and spin.

I have changed my opinion on yuvraj.

Sachinukku appuram oru player kattu adi adikkuratha paarthathu shock aanathu Yuvraj kitta thaan.. OMG

wow ! enna adi ! marana adi ! Not Worthy

From: ajithfederer on Sun Nov 16 21:06:45 2008.

Anoops, dig

One of the greatest moments of cricketing history ala avatar dig ends//
From: Sourav on Sun Nov 16 22:08:03 2008.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2008/11/17/17/Img/Ar0170103.png

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2008/11/17/17/Img/Ar0170601.png
From: Sourav on Sun Nov 16 22:21:44 2008.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/MADHURAI/2008/11/17/article/016/17_11_2008_016_002.jpg

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/MADHURAI/2008/11/17/Article//016/17_11_2008_016_004.jpg
From: directhit on Sun Nov 16 23:45:07 2008.

thx Stan
From: Kalyasi on Sun Nov 16 23:52:03 2008.

enna 2 wicket athukulla gaali
From: Sourav on Sun Nov 16 23:55:02 2008.

Kalyasi wrote:

enna 2 wicket athukulla gaali

dhoni-ku velayada chance kodukkuraanga..vera onnum illa...
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 0:08:15 2008.

India 29-3 (7.4) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
G Gambhir not out 18 19 3 0 94.74
V Sehwag b Broad 1 4 0 0 25.00
S Raina c Patel b Broad 9 8 2 0 112.50
Rohit Sharma c Shah b Broad 3 13 0 0 23.08
Yuvraj Singh not out 0 1 0 0 0.00

Superrruuuuuuuuuuuu!
From: Nerd on Mon Nov 17 0:16:01 2008.

nimmadhiyA FM kEtka mudila.. In the middle of a song, "Yuvraj-kku oru free hit kidaichirukku, enna panraaru-nu pArppOm". Back to song, 30 seconds, "And that's a six people".. rembba mukkiyam

From: ajithfederer on Mon Nov 17 0:58:15 2008.

To quote GM from Karagattakaran

Naatula ivanunga mattum dhan porandhaanugala, naama ellam thevai illama porandhutomaa Twisted Evil

nimmadhiyA FM kEtka mudila.. In the middle of a song, "Yuvraj-kku oru free hit kidaichirukku, enna panraaru-nu pArppOm". Back to song, 30 seconds, "And that's a six people".. rembba mukkiyam Twisted Evil

From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 1:08:47 2008.

Ellathukkumae GM kitta punch lines irukku...
From: selvakumar on Mon Nov 17 1:14:00 2008.

Opinion differs. As omega said, he likes someone who doesn't portray as if he is aggressive on a given day. I differ on that. Having seen that innings, I was lot more shocked at the way he treated the bowling and how he dominated them. That was something special. I was only comparing this with Sachin. The *FEEL* provided was close to Sachin.

I know that Yuvraj can't play spin well.
From: wrap07 on Mon Nov 17 1:17:42 2008.

India 130/3 from 29/3

gautam 50
yuvi 50
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 1:28:29 2008.

G Gambhir not out 58 64 6 0 90.62
Yuvraj Singh not out 55 67 6 2 82.09
From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 1:38:08 2008.

Gambhir this guy is performing so consistently
Yuvi looks all set for the test come back!
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 1:45:29 2008.

directhit wrote:

Yuvi looks all set for the test come back!
Monty paya....
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 1:58:26 2008.

Yusuf is in the team...
Ivana enna m**irukku sekkuranga...
Avanukku DH support vera...
Avan innaikkum onnum adikka maattan...paarunga.
I expected vijay wil play today...
From: crajkumar_be on Mon Nov 17 2:12:21 2008.

directhit wrote:

Gambhir this guy is performing so consistently

ennudaya vaakkai Gamhir-ke alithen
From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 2:14:53 2008.

sourav wrote:

Avanukku DH support vera...
From: wrap07 on Mon Nov 17 2:15:18 2008.

Yuvi century
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 2:15:22 2008.

consecutive centuries for yuvi....
From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 2:15:47 2008.

and not dismissed so far (hope i dont jinx it )
From: wrap07 on Mon Nov 17 2:16:55 2008.

dhoni out
From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 2:17:56 2008.

naansense - it worked differently
From: wrap07 on Mon Nov 17 2:18:51 2008.

pathan is in anoops
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 2:19:49 2008.

directhit wrote:

naansense - it worked differently
From: Thirumaran on Mon Nov 17 2:31:40 2008.

Yuvi Century

What is the score now
From: wrap07 on Mon Nov 17 2:32:23 2008.

223/5

yuvi 105
pathan 11
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 2:33:37 2008.

TM anna,
India 223-5 (42) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
G Gambhir b Pietersen 70 76 6 1 92.11
V Sehwag b Broad 1 4 0 0 25.00
S Raina c Patel b Broad 4 9 1 0 44.44
Rohit Sharma c Shah b Broad 3 13 0 0 23.08
Yuvraj Singh not out 105 116 13 2 90.52
*MS Dhoni b Collingwood 15 26 1 0 57.69
Yusuf Pathan not out 11 9 1 0 122.22
From: Thirumaran on Mon Nov 17 2:50:23 2008.

sourav
From: mgb on Mon Nov 17 3:18:19 2008.

Quote:

Yusuf Pathan celebrates his 26th birthday with his maiden ODI fifty!
From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 3:19:56 2008.

Mr. Ramal avargalai varuga varuga ena varaverkkiren
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 3:20:55 2008.

mgb wrote:

Quote:

Yusuf Pathan celebrates his 26th birthday with his maiden ODI fifty!

B'day-va athan athisayama adichuttan... innum 4 match-ku duck adichalum prachanai illa....
DH...epdi adichan...
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 3:25:10 2008.

India 292-9 (50) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
G Gambhir b Pietersen 70 76 6 1 92.11
V Sehwag b Broad 1 4 0 0 25.00
S Raina c Patel b Broad 4 9 1 0 44.44
Rohit Sharma c Shah b Broad 3 13 0 0 23.08
Yuvraj Singh c Prior b Broad 118 122 16 2 96.72
*MS Dhoni b Collingwood 15 26 1 0 57.69
Yusuf Pathan not out 50 29 2 4 172.41
Harbhajan Singh run out (Pietersen) 8 10 0 0 80.00
Zaheer Khan run out (Patel) 1 7 0 0 14.29
RP Singh b Harmison 4 5 0 0 80.00
Munaf Patel not out 0 1 0 0 0.00
Extras: 18 ( b:3 lb:9 nb:2 w:4)
Total: 292-9 (50) | Curr. RR: 5.84

FOW: V Sehwag (4-1, 1.2), S Raina (15-2, 3.4), Rohit Sharma (29-3, 7.3), G Gambhir (163-4, 30), *MS Dhoni (206-5, 39), Yuvraj Singh (239-6, 43.4), Harbhajan Singh (258-7, 46.3), Zaheer Khan (261-8, 47.5), RP Singh (274-9, 49.1)
England O M R W Nb Wd RPO
J Anderson 6 0 26 0 0 1 4.33
S Broad 10 1 55 4 1 2 5.50
A Flintoff 9 0 49 0 1 0 5.44
S Harmison 7 1 50 1 0 1 7.14
S Patel 5 0 37 0 0 0 7.40
P Collingwood 8 0 43 1 0 0 5.38
*K Pietersen 5 0 20 1 0 0 4.00

Y only 6 overs for anderson?
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 3:28:14 2008.

directhit wrote:

Mr. Ramal avargalai varuga varuga ena varaverkkiren

Kundoosi vithavan punnakku vitthavanellam thozhil athibara?
10-la 9 match duck adichu 1 match 50 adichavannellam playera?
Yetthana catch vittanga?
From: Madhu Sree on Mon Nov 17 3:42:35 2008.

sourav wrote:

England O M R W Nb Wd RPO
J Anderson 6 0 26 0 0 1 4.33
*K Pietersen 5 0 20 1 0 0 4.00

Y only 6 overs for anderson?

wondering abt pietersen too

From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 3:47:01 2008.

Madhu Sree wrote:

England O M R W Nb Wd RPO
J Anderson 6 0 26 0 0 1 4.33
*K Pietersen 5 0 20 1 0 0 4.00

Y only 6 overs for anderson? Surprised

wondering abt pietersen too Neutral

ur wondering why he bowled 5 or why he bowled only 5

From: Madhu Sree on Mon Nov 17 3:47:42 2008.

, the latter

From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 3:50:24 2008.

Kundoosi vithavan punnakku vitthavanellam thozhil athibara?
10-la 9 match duck adichu 1 match 50 adichavannellam playera? Laughing

Mr. Ramal avargalai varuga varuga ena varaverkkiren Hammer

Yetthana catch vittanga? Rolling Eyes

avanae paavam 5 avadhu innings dhaan aaduran. chinna payyana valara vidungappa

From: SoftSword on Mon Nov 17 3:50:40 2008.

bell run out....
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 3:53:10 2008.

//Sondha kuralil paada roumba naala aasai..... //
Paadungov...paadungov....

Mere therae thujukkuthayya....Mere therae thujukkuthayya....
Hamme...hamme...hamme....hammaaeeee...

From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 3:54:21 2008.

Madhu Sree wrote:

, the latter Embarassed

i think he came in jus to bowl few overs since yuvi/gambhir were going great and since he got a wkt - tried a few more overs

Quote:

Zaheer to Bell, out Bell Run Out!! Length delivery on the off, Bell pushes it into the covers and sets off for a quick single, would be a tight one, Raina charges in like a gazelle, collects the ball cleanly, dives full length forward and sends an under arm throw, bang on, direct hit finds Bell short of the crease, spectacular effort, reminiscent of Jonty Rhodes there!

nethikku dhaan avatar vachen

Ramal

From: mgb on Mon Nov 17 3:55:18 2008.

//Sondha kuralil paada roumba naala aasai..... //
Paadungov...paadungov.... Smile

Mere therae thujukkuthayya....Mere therae thujukkuthayya....
Hamme...hamme...hamme....hammaaeeee... Razz

adhukku munnadi "ramal ochchaavayaa ramal ochchcaavayaa" line vittutingale

From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 3:55:40 2008.

SoftSword wrote:

bell run out....

sangu started....

From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 3:59:01 2008.

//Sondha kuralil paada roumba naala aasai..... //
Paadungov...paadungov.... Smile

Mere therae thujukkuthayya....Mere therae thujukkuthayya....
Hamme...hamme...hamme....hammaaeeee... Razz

adhukku munnadi "ramal ochchaavayaa ramal ochchcaavayaa" line vittutingale Razz

Enga ponalum GM dialogues use pannama irukka mudila...

From: Madhu Sree on Mon Nov 17 4:50:32 2008.

//Sondha kuralil paada roumba naala aasai..... //
Paadungov...paadungov.... Smile

Mere therae thujukkuthayya....Mere therae thujukkuthayya....
Hamme...hamme...hamme....hammaaeeee... Razz

adhukku munnadi "ramal ochchaavayaa ramal ochchcaavayaa" line vittutingale Razz

Enga ponalum GM dialogues use pannama irukka mudila... Very Happy

From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 5:00:42 2008.

RP Singh a promising bowler performing pathetic off late - Ishant vandhappuram unakku sangu dhaan
From: mgb on Mon Nov 17 5:09:02 2008.

directhit wrote:

RP Singh a promising bowler performing pathetic off late - Ishant vandhappuram unakku sangu dhaan
even if ishant doesnt make it for next match, they should recall Irfan Pathan.. atleast he is an allrounder

From: viraajan on Mon Nov 17 5:12:25 2008.

even if ishant doesnt make it for next match, they should recall Irfan Pathan.. atleast he is an allrounder

RP Singh

a promising bowler performing pathetic off late - Ishant vandhappuram unakku sangu dhaan Embarassed

From: wrap07 on Mon Nov 17 5:35:02 2008.

yuvi takes two wkts
From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 5:36:14 2008.

wrap07 wrote:

yuvi takes two wkts
yeah poor Raina might not get the chance or if RD is 'resting' then yeah!!
From: viraajan on Mon Nov 17 5:37:27 2008.

Yuvi thaan MOM ah

Two consecutive centuries is rare in Cricket

Gambir -
From: mgb on Mon Nov 17 5:39:40 2008.

directhit wrote:

wrap07 wrote:

yuvi takes two wkts
yeah poor Raina might not get the chance or if RD is 'resting' then yeah!!
It could also be Vijay retained in the 11 and Gambhir moving to No.3 and RD to No.6

From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 5:48:10 2008.

viraajan wrote:

Two consecutive centuries is rare in Cricket Bow

and he had jus 8 before this series i guess

or if RD is 'resting' then yeah!!

yuvi takes two wkts Razz

yeah

poor Raina might not get the chance Confused

It could also be Vijay retained in the 11 and Gambhir moving to No.3 and RD to No.6

gambhir 3 aa

maybe one down yeah. RD vendaam

Yuvi at 5/6 is good

From: mgb on Mon Nov 17 5:50:41 2008.

Quote:

England RR 3.93
Required RR 9.00

KP and AF are still playing.. but scoring doesnt seem to be happening
From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 5:52:17 2008.

Flintoff - gr8 escape
From: wrap07 on Mon Nov 17 5:56:48 2008.

flintoff 3 sixes off harbhajan
From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 5:57:10 2008.

idhukku sehwag ae pottirukkalaam
From: wrap07 on Mon Nov 17 5:58:05 2008.

yeah. now zaheer to bowl
From: mgb on Mon Nov 17 6:01:03 2008.

wrap07 wrote:

flintoff 3 sixes off harbhajan
hope they give a fight, unlike the last match
From: wrap07 on Mon Nov 17 6:05:04 2008.

mgb wrote:

wrap07 wrote:

flintoff 3 sixes off harbhajan
hope they give a fight, unlike the last match

yes . this pair is crucial for them. both big hitters.
From: SoftSword on Mon Nov 17 6:24:26 2008.

the flint'stone gone...
From: SoftSword on Mon Nov 17 6:26:22 2008.

and pieterson asks him to wait so that he can join him to the pavilion....

yuvi
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 6:26:51 2008.

captain gone...
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 6:30:02 2008.

Madhu Sree wrote:
From: omega on Mon Nov 17 6:30:40 2008.

Yuvi seems to be getting it in pairs,

1) A pair of centuries
2) A pair of wkts in first spell (Shah & Pior)
3) Another pair of wkts in his last over (Flintoff & Pieterson)...
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 6:33:43 2008.

4) A pair of MOM....
From: omega on Mon Nov 17 6:38:23 2008.

sourav wrote:

4) A pair of MOM....

correeettu........
From: Raghu on Mon Nov 17 6:50:00 2008.

come on India, y r u still allowing the MINOWS to bat?
From: wrap07 on Mon Nov 17 7:14:21 2008.

india won by 54 runs
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Nov 17 7:20:30 2008.

Yuvi is in super form, good for us. I thought England would win this match by seeing at their depth in the batting.

What kind of fixture is this? No match is on weekends?
From: wrap07 on Mon Nov 17 7:24:38 2008.

SS,

23rd Nov D/N match at Bangalore on sunday
29th Nov Day match on Saturday

From: Raghu on Mon Nov 17 7:31:35 2008.

Yuvi is in super form, good for us. I thought England would win this match by seeing at their depth in the batting.
What kind of fixture is this? No match is on weekends?

R u serious Sridhar???

From: viraajan on Mon Nov 17 7:36:29 2008.

Go on India!!!

Try to finish the series by 7/7
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 7:37:25 2008.

viraajan wrote:

Go on India!!!

Try to finish the series by 7/7

14 match illapa...7 than...
From: viraajan on Mon Nov 17 7:40:25 2008.

Then 7/7 shd be 1. not 14

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Nov 17 7:46:00 2008.

Raghu wrote:

Yuvi is in super form, good for us. I thought England would win this match by seeing at their depth in the batting.
What kind of fixture is this? No match is on weekends?

R u serious Sridhar??? Shocked

Illaya? I thought KP, Flintoff, Bell, Collingwood are strong players. Shah, Bopara till Broad can also bat.

Thanks Wrap!

From: Raghu on Mon Nov 17 7:51:28 2008.

Raghu wrote:

Yuvi is in super form, good for us. I thought England would win this match by seeing at their depth in the batting.
What kind of fixture is this? No match is on weekends?

R u serious Sridhar??? Shocked

Illaya? I thought KP, Flintoff, Bell, Collingwood are strong players. Shah, Bopara till Broad can also bat.

Thanks Wrap!

they are OK, but India has the best batting line up followed by SL then Aus/SA

England apart from kevin and freddie, the rest are all

in ODI

From: directhit on Mon Nov 17 8:19:26 2008.

Raghu wrote:

they are OK, but India has the best batting line up followed by SL then Aus/SA

England apart from kevin and freddie, the rest are all in ODI
cycle gap la aeroplane ottureenga

From: villan007 on Mon Nov 17 8:32:31 2008.

they are OK, but India has the best batting line up followed by SL then Aus/SA

England apart from kevin and freddie, the rest are all ROTFL

Raghu wrote:

in ODI

cycle gap la aeroplane ottureenga LOL

From: Raghu on Mon Nov 17 8:33:42 2008.

<Deleted> - Mod
From: villan007 on Mon Nov 17 8:34:07 2008.

7-0 is very much on if singam doesnt experiment too much from match 5
From: Ramakrishna on Mon Nov 17 8:37:20 2008.

<Deleted> - Mod
From: Raghu on Mon Nov 17 8:40:17 2008.

<Deleted> - Mod
From: ajithfederer on Mon Nov 17 12:56:51 2008.

Enna egapatta <deleted-Mod> ??
From: ajithfederer on Mon Nov 17 20:55:33 2008.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/current/story/378582.html

England in India 2008-09

BCCI wants Test dates changed for Champions League

Cricinfo staff

November 17, 2008

The BCCI's request will enable Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain, to lead Chennai Super Kings, the IPL runners-up, in the final of the Champions League on December 10 - if it makes the cut. © AFP

The ECB is considering a request from the BCCI to push back the first Test between England and India by a day to create a larger gap between the two-match series that starts on December 11 and the Champions Twenty20 League that ends the previous night.

The request was made during meetings between BCCI and ECB officials over the weekend. Andrew Walpole, the England team's media manager, said the ECB "is yet to take a decision" on the matter and was studying the suggestion."I understand it's connected with their desire to have India players take part in the Champions League," he told Cricinfo.

Apart from easing the logistical difficulties that come with starting the Test series a day after a major tournament ends, the BCCI's request will free Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the India captain, for the final of the Champions League on December 10 - if his team, Chennai Super Kings, makes the cut.

However, if the ECB agrees to the proposal, it will leave the England team with just two days to recover between the two Tests. The first match is currently scheduled from December 11-15 in Ahmedabad, and the second from December 19-23 in Mumbai. The English camp is also understood to be keen on sticking to the departure date from India (December 24), so that the players are home for Christmas.

Dhoni is the only player from either side taking part in the inaugural Champions League and the Test series that follows. Chennai Super Kings - owned by India Cements, headed by N Srinivasan, the BCCI secretary - have been drawn against Middlesex from England, Western Australia and Titans from South Africa in Group A, and will play their last group match against the Titans on December 7.

© Cricinfo
Already we see empty stands. BCCI
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 17 21:33:39 2008.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2008/11/18/18/Img/Ar0180101.png
From: Sourav on Tue Nov 18 1:06:23 2008.

No matches for next two days...
So, a post for fun.... (from a forward SMS)

Cricket players and Tamil actors....a comparison

1) Sachin - Rajini
Both come in to paly at times only...But, both remain at top of all times...

2) Sourav - Ajith
Have huge fan following...

3) Dhoni - Vijay
Both perform rarely but, they have luck so remain in top.
(DH, nan sollala SMS solluthu... )

4) Dravid - Vikram
Time to retire.

5) Sehwag - Surya
Perform well mostly but, very less fan following.

6) Gambhir - Arjun
Both do "fight" well.

7) Yuvraj - Jeyam ravi
Gals-ku remba pidikkum.... (for no reason)

8) Kaif - Dhanush
Performance in field only. pain. no gain.

9)Pathan - Prashanth
Good all-rounder...out of form for a long time.

10)Sreesanth - Simbu
Both wil "cry" in public, Vetti scene, Over- settai.

// Ithu ennudaiya sontha karuthu alla... //

From: selvakumar on Tue Nov 18 5:39:11 2008.

Quote:

he Telegraph said: “All he seemed to do, to create shots possessed of the grace of Garry Sobers, the power of Clive Lloyd and flair of Brian Lara, was to wave his bat somewhere in the vicinity of the ball.”

Found this [url="http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Sports_News&subsection=Cricket&month=November2008&file=Sports_News2008111602326.xml"]here[/url]while I was searching for British media's take on Yuvraj's innings.

From: SoftSword on Tue Nov 18 6:14:40 2008.

let they speak watever they can about the bye-runner thingie... but they should also agree that yuvraj is not a player who relies on others running when he is in on a mission... he is quite athletic in the field and his running between the wickets is a proved one for everybody to know...

watever the reason be, he has proved it again in the second match as well without a runner... that he is capable of things...

according to me, his achievement in the second match is more worthy than the one in the first match...

From: ajaybaskar on Tue Nov 18 7:01:56 2008.

let they speak watever they can about the bye-runner thingie... but they should also agree that yuvraj is not a player who relies on others running when he is in on a mission... he is quite athletic in the field and his running between the wickets is a proved one for everybody to know...

watever the reason be, he has proved it again in the second match as well without a runner... that he is capable of things...

according to me, his achievement in the second match is more worthy than the one in the first match...

Moreover it was a slow pitch too. He smartly adjusted his timing too, which the englishmen failed to do..

From: Sourav on Tue Nov 18 21:46:35 2008.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/MADHURAI/2008/11/19/Article//014/19_11_2008_014_001.jpg
From: directhit on Wed Nov 19 1:48:01 2008.

If they pick this side

Sehwag
Sachin
Gambhir
Raina
Yuvraj
MS
Rohit/Vijay
Yusuf
Harbhajan
Ishant
Zaheer
From: villan007 on Wed Nov 19 1:51:48 2008.

only 3 regular bowlers ? baed idea

but england ku ithuve over
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 2:01:38 2008.

directhit wrote:

If they pick this side

Sehwag
Sachin
Gambhir
Raina
Yuvraj
MS
Rohit/Vijay
Yusuf
Harbhajan
Ishant
Zaheer
yen bhajji, ishanth zaheer maatum vacchirukkeenga...
Avangalayum eduthutu b'men potturunga...
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 2:04:05 2008.

villan007 wrote:

but england ku ithuve over

three much....
2 match adi vaangunaathan adanguveenga...
2nd match 3rd power play paatheengalla?
From: littlemaster1982 on Wed Nov 19 2:27:15 2008.

Dhoni has said "When in form, Yuvraj Singh is better than Sachin and Sehwag" in press conference at Kanpur.

What the hell?
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 2:30:44 2008.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Dhoni has said "When in form, Yuvraj Singh is better than Sachin and Sehwag" in press conference at Kanpur.What the hell?

Dhoni....
From: selvakumar on Wed Nov 19 2:33:24 2008.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Dhoni has said "When in form, Yuvraj Singh is better than Sachin and Sehwag" in press conference at Kanpur.

What the hell?

அவர் அப்படி தான் .. விட்ருங்க
From: ajithfederer on Wed Nov 19 2:39:39 2008.

Eppeppo avaru formla irupaarnnu yaaravadhu ketaangala??.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Dhoni has said "When in form, Yuvraj Singh is better than Sachin and Sehwag" in press conference at Kanpur.

What the hell?

From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 2:40:41 2008.

Eppeppo avaru formla irupaarnnu yaaravadhu ketaangala??. LOL

Spinners bowling podura varaikkum full form-la irupparu..

Dhoni has said "When in form, Yuvraj Singh is better than Sachin and Sehwag" in press conference at Kanpur.

What the hell? Evil or Very Mad

From: ajithfederer on Wed Nov 19 2:50:32 2008.

On a serious Note, Namma ooru mediavae namba mudiadhu. I don't think dhoni would have said that or they might have taken it out of context. Where did u read this LM??
From: SoftSword on Wed Nov 19 2:50:32 2008.

sourav wrote:

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Dhoni has said "When in form, Yuvraj Singh is better than Sachin and Sehwag" in press conference at Kanpur.What the hell?

Dhoni....

that statement was not incomplete...
he would hav meant:
"When in form, Yuvraj Singh is better than not in-form Sachin and Sehwag"
From: SoftSword on Wed Nov 19 2:52:21 2008.

directhit wrote:

If they pick this side

Sehwag
Sachin
Gambhir
Raina
Yuvraj
MS
Rohit/Vijay
Yusuf
Harbhajan
Ishant
Zaheer

Sehwag
Sachin
Gambhir
Raina
Yuvraj
MS
Rohit/Vijay/Yusuf
Irfan
Harbhajan
Ishant
Zaheer
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 3:12:45 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

On a serious Note, Namma ooru mediavae namba mudiadhu. I don't think dhoni would have said that or they might have taken it out of context. Where did u read this LM??
I couldn't find any link for that interview...

From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 3:13:10 2008.

that statement was not incomplete...
he would hav meant:
"When in form, Yuvraj Singh is better than not in-form Sachin and Sehwag"

Dhoni has said "When in form, Yuvraj Singh is better than Sachin and Sehwag" in press conference at Kanpur.What the hell? Evil or Very Mad

Dhoni....

From: directhit on Wed Nov 19 3:20:31 2008.

villan007 wrote:

only 3 regular bowlers ? baed idea

but england ku ithuve over
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 3:30:08 2008.

DH... over aattama?
Camaaannnn england....
From: Thirumaran on Wed Nov 19 3:49:48 2008.

sourav wrote:

DH... over aattama?
Camaaannnn england....

athaanae Next game la Englishkaarana pathi therinjikuveenga

From: SoftSword on Wed Nov 19 3:56:23 2008.

On a serious Note, Namma ooru mediavae namba mudiadhu. I don't think dhoni would have said that or they might have taken it out of context. Where did u read this LM?? Huh?!

I couldn't find any link for that interview... Huh?!

or guess he would hav meant it as "in-form yuvi is more dangerous than sachin and sehwag"

dhoni is not such a guy of loose talks i gues...

From: directhit on Wed Nov 19 4:59:26 2008.

Thirumaran wrote:

sourav wrote:

DH... over aattama?
Camaaannnn england....

athaanae Next game la Englishkaarana pathi therinjikuveenga
rendu perum avatar layum coat potturukeenga - adhukkaga englishkaranukku supportaa
From: crajkumar_be on Wed Nov 19 5:55:13 2008.

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From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 6:19:59 2008.

We will not experiment too much: Dhoni

Zeecric Bureau

Kanpur, Nov 19: Indian captain MS Dhoni on Wednesday told reporters that he would like the team composition to remain fairly the same from the previous matches. “We will not experiment too much” was his response to queries of a possibility about playing an extra spinner.

He also stressed that the best suited combination would be fielded for the third ODI against England at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. Dhoni was all praise for in-form Yuvraj Singh and expressed hope that the southpaw would go on to make a third consecutive century.

"On song, Yuvraj is simply one of the best, even the top bowlers struggle against him," Dhoni observed.

"As a captain, I have noticed that all big players who slog down the order are left-handers, probably because the bowlers have sorted out the right-handers. They can bowl yorker or low full toss to a right-hander but struggle to find the right line for the left-handers.

"Yuvraj really stands out for he is a strong-hitter and hits along the ground," Dhoni said.

Asked what was his advice to Yuvraj, Dhoni quipped "I tell him see the ball, hit the ball. At times when a player goes through bad patch, you have to keep him motivated. But all the players in the team are very talented and you cannot really change their basics. All you can do is to motivate them," Dhoni said.

The trio of Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag were conspicuous in their absence at today`s nets and Dhoni said they had decided to opt out of the session to catch some rest.

"See, all of them have been continuously playing for a long time and that’s why they decided to opt out of practice."

Dhoni said that Ishant Sharma was fit for the next game following speculations over his fitness but also said that the young speedster had to be nurtured well.

"In the Test series against Australia, he bowled long spells and was tired. But even then, bowling his third spell of the day, he gave it his best and bowled his heart out, putting in the same amount of effort. You have to take care of kids like him," he said.

"He is just 19 or 20, you have to make sure that he does not sustain injuries and remains in the right frame of mind."

He said that the team was not thinking about the upcoming Champions League at the moment and were only concentrating on the coming two matches. “We are taking every game, not thinking too much ahead.”

Dhoni asserted that the toss was not a very big factor in the outcome of the match, especially in day matches. Since the Green Park pitch is not prone to a high degree of wear and tear, he was optimistic of a good result despite any outcome of the toss.

Overall, Dhoni was happy with the way the entire team gelled and said it was equally important to enjoy the game.

"We got to enjoy the game as well. At times, pressure mounts on us but we need to overcome that and remain aggressive and expressive on the field. At times, we enjoy going to amusement parks or movies and we also enjoy each others company and success," he said. India lead the seven match ODI series against England 2-0.

http://cricket.zeenews.com/fullstory.asp?nid=14826&pg=2

//He didnt mention anything abt sachin and viru.... // LM....
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Wed Nov 19 6:25:25 2008.

I request all not to bash Dhoni. We don’t have any proof . LM?
From: littlemaster1982 on Wed Nov 19 7:06:08 2008.

Headlines Today...

From: littlemaster1982 on Wed Nov 19 7:11:28 2008.

Quote:

jus now watched dhonis comment...dis is wat dhoni said..'Yuvi is a gr8 player to watch when he is in full flow...even sehwag n sachin tendulkar are gr8 to watch in full flow but, yuvi stands out coz he hits da ball hard n he hits on ground as well,it is gr8 to have a player like yuvi in da side'

If he has to praise yuvi,let him,but y did he get names of sehwag n GOD in between..?

Orkut

From: littlemaster1982 on Wed Nov 19 7:15:04 2008.

Sachin a pleasure to watch but Yuvi stands out: Dhoni

Quote:

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is confident that stylish batsman Yuvraj Singh would go on to complete his hat-trick of tons in the third ODI against England on Wednesday.

"I hope he scores his third consecutive century here and that would suit the team as well," Dhoni said after practice session at the Green Park Stadium on Wednesday.

Yuvraj has been in murderous form against England, hitting a 78-ball 138 in Rajkot and slamming, following it up with a 118 in Indore, apart from four wickets as well.

Dhoni doffed his hat at the Punjab batsman and said it was a pleasure to watch him on song.

"On song, Yuvraj is simply one of the best, even the top bowlers struggle against him," Dhoni observed.

"As a captain, I have noticed that all big players who slog down the order are left-handers, probably because the bowlers have sorted out the right-handers. They can bowl yorker or low full toss to a right-hander but struggle to find the right line for the left-handers.

"Sachin and Sehwag are also spectacular but when in full flow Yuvraj really stands out for he is a strong-hitter and hits along the ground," Dhoni said.

Asked what was his advice to Yuvraj, Dhoni quipped "I tell him see the ball, hit the ball. At times when a player goes through bad patch, you have to keep him motivated. But all the players in the team are very talented and you cannot really change their basics. All you can do is to motivate them," Dhoni said.

From: Vivasaayi on Wed Nov 19 7:45:59 2008.

amama...yuvraj stands out when playing spin bowling

thara pitchula medium pace bowlers veluthu katunadhuku...sachin and sehwagoda comparisona?

ekdi?
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 7:47:02 2008.

Quote:

Sachin a pleasure to watch but Yuvi stands out: Dhoni

oh....
i was not able to find this...
i found a news from zeenews.com site that didnt mention anything abt sachin viru.... thats y confusion...Contents slightly vary from one another sites...
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 7:50:05 2008.

Vivasaayi wrote:

amama...yuvraj stands out when playing spin bowling

thara pitchula medium pace bowlers veluthu katunadhuku...sachin and sehwagoda comparisona?

ekdi?

Vivs...athai vida periya kaamedy ithan...

Quote:

"On song, Yuvraj is simply one of the best, even the top bowlers struggle against him," Dhoni observed.
From: Vivasaayi on Wed Nov 19 8:03:35 2008.

sourav,

mendisa,muraliya marandhutu dhoni pesitapla
From: Nerd on Wed Nov 19 10:53:49 2008.

Naaaansannnss. munnapinna sachin (sehwag) aadi pAthirukkAnA? Cricket-nA ennannu theriyumA??? He is better off watching golf/baseball for obvious reasons.
From: crajkumar_be on Wed Nov 19 11:05:50 2008.

Nerd wrote:

Naaaansannnss. munnapinna sachin (sehwag) aadi pAthirukkAnA? Cricket-nA ennannu theriyumA??? He is better off watching golf/baseball for obvious reasons.

firstu unarchivasapattu avana baed wards use panni thittiten.. apparam dhaan therinjidhu avan -Raj a vechu summa comedy panraan nu....

This piece

Quote:

even the top bowlers struggle against him
From: Nerd on Wed Nov 19 11:14:24 2008.

From: ajithfederer on Wed Nov 19 11:51:27 2008.

munnapinna sachin (sehwag) aadi pAthirukkAnA? Cricket-nA ennannu theriyumA??? He is better off watching golf/baseball for obvious reasons.

Naaaansannnss. Twisted Evil

firstu unarchivasapattu avana baed wards use panni thittiten.. apparam dhaan therinjidhu avan -Raj a vechu summa comedy panraan nu....

This piece

Quote:

even the top bowlers struggle against him

From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 12:14:40 2008.
From: villan007 on Wed Nov 19 12:18:54 2008.
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 12:57:13 2008.

Quote:

even the top bowlers struggle against him

GM Karagattakaaran...
Yuvraj to Dhoni "Epdirra ennai patthi nee intha vaartha sollallam?"

From: Movie Cop on Wed Nov 19 18:27:27 2008.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is confident that stylish batsman Yuvraj Singh would go on to complete his hat-trick of tons in the third ODI against England on Wednesday.

From: Movie Cop on Wed Nov 19 18:32:07 2008.

sourav wrote:

Quote:

even the top bowlers struggle against him

GM Karagattakaaran...
Yuvraj to Dhoni "Epdirra ennai patthi nee intha vaartha sollallam?"

A conversation between Dhoni (in Senthil's tone) and chairman of selectors - K. Srikanth (in GM's tone) will go something like this!

Dhoni: Anne! Namba Yuvi thambi, Broad ball-le six adikurathe paartha - namba Lara McGrath ball-uh six adikara maadhiri-ye irruku anne!
Srikanth: Dei naaye! Un life-le nee muna pinna Lara batting-um McGrath bowling-um paarthirukirya da? Naan unna midikarthukulla appadiye endirichu odidhu!
From: ajithfederer on Wed Nov 19 18:34:06 2008.

MC,
From: Movie Cop on Wed Nov 19 18:43:19 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

MC,

To continue/close the above conversation!

Dhoni: Anne! kovuchikatheenga anne... Valarugira payan... naalu vaarthai vaazhthi pesalaamaunu thaan appadi sonnen...
Srikanth: Dei Naaye! Edhellam oru vaaye... idhe vechukittu vaazhte vandhuthiyaakum! Mavane! Enga da enoda cricket bat... inaikku ivane pottu thallama adhuthe vellai kedaiyathu....
From: ajithfederer on Wed Nov 19 18:44:54 2008.

Mc

Our posts will be yeditad for sure .

From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 20:45:59 2008.

Movie Cop wrote:

even the top bowlers struggle against him

Quote:

GM Karagattakaaran...
Yuvraj to Dhoni "Epdirra ennai patthi nee intha vaartha sollallam?" Evil or Very Mad

A conversation between Dhoni (in Senthil's tone) and chairman of selectors - K. Srikanth (in GM's tone) will go something like this!

Dhoni: Anne! Namba Yuvi thambi, Broad ball-le six adikurathe paartha - namba Lara McGrath ball-uh six adikara maadhiri-ye irruku anne!
Srikanth: Dei naaye! Un life-le nee muna pinna Lara batting-um McGrath bowling-um paarthirukirya da? Naan unna midikarthukulla appadiye endirichu odidhu! Hammer

Hilarious...

From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 21:20:47 2008.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI&BaseHref=TOICH%2F2008%2F11%2F20&ViewMode=GIF&GZ=T&PageLabel=17&EntityId=Ar01701&AppName=1

Yuvraj-a nambi than team-e irukkura maathiri solranuga...
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 22:02:34 2008.

Poll...
'Not in the list' got 4 votes?
Yaara nenaichu potteengannu therila...
sachin is not in the list because he wil play in last 4 matches only...
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 22:44:34 2008.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/MADHURAI/2008/11/20/Article//014/20_11_2008_014_010.jpg

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/MADHURAI/2008/11/20/Article//014/20_11_2008_014_013.jpg
Look at swann's comment...
From: Nerd on Wed Nov 19 23:29:23 2008.

sourav wrote:

Poll...
'Not in the list' got 4 votes?
Yaara nenaichu potteengannu therila...
sachin is not in the list because he wil play in last 4 matches only...

Sachin fans dhAn usual suspetts eh

Yuvraj enga birathar

From: Wibha on Wed Nov 19 23:32:09 2008.

munnapinna sachin (sehwag) aadi pAthirukkAnA? Cricket-nA ennannu theriyumA??? He is better off watching golf/baseball for obvious reasons.

Naaaansannnss. Twisted Evil

firstu unarchivasapattu avana baed wards use panni thittiten.. apparam dhaan therinjidhu avan -Raj a vechu summa comedy panraan nu....

This piece

Quote:

even the top bowlers struggle against him

dhoni

what the hell is wrong with you

such a

From: Sourav on Wed Nov 19 23:52:49 2008.

sachin is not in the list because he wil play in last 4 matches only... Smile

Poll...
'Not in the list' got 4 votes? Surprised

Yaara nenaichu potteengannu therila... Rolling Eyes

Sachin fans dhAn usual suspetts eh Twisted Evil

Yuvraj enga birathar LOL

Naan appadi sollala saar...

Yuvraj yen podanalana avan iruntha form appadi....

From: MADDY on Thu Nov 20 0:04:35 2008.

Dhoni sure has the guts to rub some "sour" egos and people are bashing him without any actual proof of what he said

sachin orkut fan club jokers
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 0:46:34 2008.

eng won the toss and elected to bat first.....

Match reduced to 49 overs per side

England: 22-0 (7.3) | R Bopara 9 (22) & I Bell 13 (23)
R Bopara not out 9 22 2 0 40.91
I Bell not out 13 23 2 0 56.52

From: selvakumar on Thu Nov 20 0:49:26 2008.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/MADHURAI/2008/11/20/Article//014/20_11_2008_014_010.jpg Laughing

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/MADHURAI/2008/11/20/Article//014/20_11_2008_014_013.jpg
Look at swann's comment...

I think the dinamalar news carry some more info on what exactly he said. He says Yuvraj's game will make the people emotional.

Dhoni 90's Sachin ah chinna pullaya irukkum pothu paarthathey illiya

Athu kooda vendaamae.. 2003 WC kooda avarukku nyabagathukku varaliya

From: MADDY on Thu Nov 20 0:54:44 2008.

I think the dinamalar news carry some more info on what exactly he said. He says Yuvraj's game will make the people emotional. Rolling Eyes

Dhoni 90's Sachin ah chinna pullaya irukkum pothu paarthathey illiya Rolling Eyes

Athu kooda vendaamae.. 2003 WC kooda avarukku nyabagathukku varaliya

do u wanna believe in this link??? the entire media is sachin biased - they are twisting words to make sensation........

also, why is that sachin fans want every living/non-living creature in the Milky way galaxy to accept sachin as the best??

cant yuvraaj be dhoni's most favorite batsman??

seri thoduranga dhoni bashing - when moderators are themselves dhoni bashers, what else i can expect

From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 20 1:01:39 2008.

MADDY wrote:

also, why is that sachin fans want every living/non-living creature in the Milky way galaxy to accept sachin as the best?? Huh?!

cant yuvraaj be dhoni's most favorite batsman?? Rolling Eyes

seri thoduranga dhoni bashing - when moderators are themselves dhoni bashers, what else i can expect LOL

sondha karutha ellam western closet la poi avarukku avare sollikattum.. in a post match press conf, he represents the team and i dont think any captain has ever made comparative statements like this. And this is not the first time he has talked through his behind in press conferences

From: Wibha on Thu Nov 20 1:03:06 2008.

MADDY wrote:

cant yuvraaj be dhoni's most favorite batsman?? Rolling Eyes

seri thoduranga dhoni bashing - when moderators are themselves dhoni bashers, what else i can expect LOL

we don't care if he likes yuvraaj....

but comparing yuraj to sachin is a disgrace to sachin

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 1:03:16 2008.

Maddy there is simply no logical reason to draw a comparison towards the likes of sachin and shewag to compliment Yuvraj. Plain COMMONSENSE.
From: selvakumar on Thu Nov 20 1:12:25 2008.

OTOH, I don't have issues with him comparing Yuvraj to Sehwag. But as CR mentioned, comparison is not at all necessary. Commentators kooda ippo compare pannurathu illai..
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 1:15:15 2008.

England 68-0 (13) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
R Bopara not out 26 39 5 0 66.67
I Bell not out 40 41 6 0 97.56
Ishant Sharma 3 0 27 0 2 0 9.00
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Thu Nov 20 1:23:18 2008.

Maddy,

We dont entertain bashing at any cost, I have already requested people not to bash Dhoni. Generally I hate warning, ban etc etc.. until it was an extreme case. Mostly regular hubbers to the sports forum knows that!

Aama how do you say that moderators here are Dhoni bashers? How many time you have seen me or PR bashing Dhoni? I have even had couple of misunderstandings with some of the Sachin fans here because of my moderation! Dont get too emotional Maddy.

All,

Again, please forget this topic and move on.
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 1:24:32 2008.

I Bell c Dhoni b M Patel 46 47 7 0 97.87

From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 20 1:28:38 2008.

Aama how do you say that moderators here are Dhoni bashers? How many time you have seen me or PR bashing Dhoni? I have even had couple of misunderstandings with some of the Sachin fans here because of my moderation! Dont get too emotional Maddy.

Maddy,
enna irundhalum namma SS/PR-a paathu Dhoni-bashers nu sollalaama.. Kaipulla solra madhiri "pacha mannu"

rogue elements naanga dhaan

From: Nerd on Thu Nov 20 1:29:03 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

Maddy there is simply no logical reason to draw a comparison towards the likes of sachin and shewag to compliment Yuvraj. Plain COMMONSENSE.

Nail straight on its head. Especially the capitalized word. And Maddy, whats the problem now? Nobody abused dhoni here (No more Thoni, Thooni etc) We were bashing his statement. If somebody makes a dumb statement, he should be ready to face the consequences like (cricket munna pinna pathirukkaana etc. ) and why are you getting emotionally carried away? Take a chill pill.
From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 1:29:16 2008.

I saw the dhoni briefing yesterday.. he was saying how difficult it is for bowlers to bowl to left handed batsmen when compared to right handed batsmen.. then he said, sewag and sachin are a treat to watch when they are on full flow but yuvraj stands out. I dont think he meant to compare Sachin with Yuvraj and for that matter with anybody. On the other hand, I felt he was rude to all the left handed batsmen by saying the bowlers are not prepared enough to bowl yorkers / low full tosses to left handers and hence any left handed batsmen in full flow is unstoppable compared to right handed batsmen.
In the next press conference if this question is brought up, I hope Dhoni will definitely clarify.
From: selvakumar on Thu Nov 20 1:35:09 2008.

MADDY wrote:

do u wanna believe in this link??? the entire media is sachin biased - they are twisting words to make sensation.......

Maddy, neenga comedy keemedy pannaliyae.. ippo entha channel pottalum dhoni puraanam thaan. how can you say that media is biased to Sachin ?
From: Nerd on Thu Nov 20 1:39:31 2008.

mgb wrote:

I then he said, sewag and sachin are a treat to watch when they are on full flow but yuvraj stands out.

Yuvraj stands out which means he is a cut above the rest (Sach, sehwag, sadagopan rames etc.)

Is there an online link to watch the speech?

From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 1:43:39 2008.

I then he said, sewag and sachin are a treat to watch when they are on full flow but yuvraj stands out.

Yuvraj stands out which means he is a cut above the rest (Sach, sehwag, sadagopan rames etc.)

Is there an online link to watch the speech?

From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 1:46:00 2008.

England 103-2 (20.4) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
R Bopara not out 41 55 7 0 74.55
I Bell c Dhoni b M Patel 46 47 7 0 97.87
*K Pietersen c Zaheer b Harbhajan 13 16 0 1 81.25
P Collingwood not out 0 8 0 0 0.00

// Yaarumae match paakalaya....nobody is talking abt today's match... //
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 1:48:21 2008.

collingwood out to harbhajan. third wicket

From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 1:48:31 2008.

I then he said, sewag and sachin are a treat to watch when they are on full flow but yuvraj stands out.

Yuvraj stands out which means he is a cut above the rest (Sach, sehwag, sadagopan rames etc.)

Is there an online link to watch the speech?

It looked like he was commenting only on the ease with which a left handed batsman will be able to score compared to right handed batsman. Yuvraj stands out only in terms of being more dangerous ( like the knock he made at a strike rate of 175% in the 1st one dayer ) if not dismissed early in his innings.. definitely not in terms of class. Thats how the tone seemed to be.
Link pathi theriyala nerd

I think i saw it in eiether CNN-IBN or NDTV..

From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 1:49:35 2008.

wrap07 wrote:

collingwood out to harbhajan. third wicket
bajji on a roll apdiye flintoff wicket'um eduthutta match over
From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 1:54:44 2008.

MADDY wrote:

the entire media is sachin biased - they are twisting words to make sensation........
maddy.. media is biased towards making sensational news.. they need something to fill up their trps

MADDY wrote:

when moderators are themselves dhoni bashers, what else i can expect
this is unwarranted.. to the best of my knowledge, this allegation does not have even an iota of truth.
From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 2:05:15 2008.

Bajji 5 overs 2 maidens 6 runs and 2 wkts

From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 2:06:08 2008.

I then he said, sewag and sachin are a treat to watch when they are on full flow but yuvraj stands out.

Yuvraj stands out which means he is a cut above the rest (Sach, sehwag, sadagopan rames etc.)

Is there an online link to watch the speech?

I think i saw it in eiether CNN-IBN or NDTV..

"As a captain, I have noticed that all big players who slog down the order are left-handers, probably because the bowlers have sorted out the right-handers. They can bowl yorker or low full toss to a right-hander but struggle to find the right line for the left-handers.

"Yuvraj really stands out for he is a strong-hitter and hits along the ground," Dhoni said.

Dhoni's take on left handers seems to suggest the advantages of being a leftie. but some bowlers have sorted this out also.

From: villan007 on Thu Nov 20 2:09:18 2008.

mgb wrote:

Bajji 5 overs 2 maidens 6 runs and 2 wkts

no wonder.. english/Kiwi/SA batsman cant play spin for nuts..
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 2:17:12 2008.

Pardon me for the digression

But this present generation of players(Post 2000) haven't faced the raw talent of bowling attacks of the 90's and early 2000's. The deadly attacks of Walsh, ambrose, donald, wasim, waqar, de villiers, mcgrath, warne, murali and others. I might have missed a few of bowlers. I mean do the present world teams have such an bowling attack? . Playing these gentlemen in the death overs is simply unimaginable. Bowling these days have deteriorated very badly and Thanks to items like tonty tonty, powerplays we see empty stands in Tests and above such farcical statements.
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 2:21:14 2008.

BOPARA OUT!

England 146-4 (31.2) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
R Bopara st Dhoni b Yuvraj 60 82 8 0 73.17
I Bell c Dhoni b M Patel 46 47 7 0 97.87
*K Pietersen c Zaheer b Harbhajan 13 16 0 1 81.25
P Collingwood st Dhoni b Harbhajan 1 11 0 0 9.09
A Flintoff not out 18 29 1 0 62.07
O Shah not out 4 5 0 0 80.00

From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 2:32:43 2008.

Pardon me for the digression

But this present generation of players(Post 2000) haven't faced the raw talent of bowling attacks of the 90's and early 2000's. The deadly attacks of Walsh, ambrose, donald, wasim, waqar, de villiers, mcgrath, warne, murali and others. I might have missed a few of bowlers. I mean do the present world teams have such an bowling attack? Huh?!

. Playing these gentlemen in the death overs is simply unimaginable. Bowling these days have deteriorated very badly and Thanks to items like tonty tonty, powerplays we see empty stands in Tests and above such farcical statements. Embarassed

Stanley.. If you go one level up and compare Joel Garner, Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Bob Willis, Jeff Thompson, Malcolm Marshall, Evan Chatfield, Richard Hadlee etc.. they were even more dangerous.. one has to survive the over, forget about slogging

As time passed, the rules and pitch became more biased towards batsmen and obviously for commercial reasons

To me the most difficult bowler to score off was Joel Garner and the most destructive batsman I have seen is Vivian Richards

Richards never used a helmet despite Thompson bowling 3-4 bouncers an over, directed at the body.

My earlier generation were saying Garner and Roberts were nothing compared to Charlie Griffith and Wes Hall combo. Times change, Generations change and so does the taste and expectations of people

From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 20 2:34:50 2008.

Feddy,
Was about to post the same (similar to mgb's) and i have my issues with comparisons like these...

BTW, Evan Chatfield can never be clubbed with the greats mentioned above IMO
From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 2:38:16 2008.

I agree.. Chatfield was not a dangerous bowler but he was very difficult to score of.. but definitely not in the class of the other bowlers i have mentioned.
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 2:39:31 2008.

yusuf bowling podave illa?

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 2:41:08 2008.

One level Up pogadharku kaaranam, Naan cricket paaka arambichadhe 92 world cuplerndhu dhaan Laughing

But no doubts about those bowling greats. Thalaivaroda Neenda naal varuthangalil(WC win Crying or Very sad

thavira) Fearsome foursome bowlingae face seyyadadhe. Idhe rangela cricket ponaa my interest would fizzle out soon Rolling Eyes

Bala spot on, The instant thought on my mind was the quality of bowling attacks faced by Thalaivar. I give some good amount of credit to shewag in Tests because he withers opening seam attack Smile

. But Yuvraj on the lines of sachin, sirikaradha azharadhannu theriala Smile

As time passed, the rules and pitch became more biased towards batsmen and obviously for commercial reasons Smile

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 2:44:51 2008.

I came across that very video and posted it in one of the threads here. Guess it was the legends thread. Sheer arrogance from both players. Jeff was given a warning on the 4th ball i guess. Viv tries to hook every damm ball w/o a helmet for god's sake. Master blasterna summava Not Worthy

To me the most difficult bowler to score off was Joel Garner and the most destructive batsman I have seen is Vivian Richards Thumbs Up!

Richards never used a helmet despite Thompson bowling 3-4 bouncers an over, directed at the body.

Kelvi pattadhu kooda illa Embarassed

My earlier generation were saying Garner and Roberts were nothing compared to Charlie Griffith and Wes Hall combo. Times change, Generations change and so does the taste and expectations of people Smile

From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 2:45:32 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

But Yuvraj on the lines of sachin, sirikaradha azharadhannu theriala
yuvaraj himself will laugh, so neengalum sirichidunga

From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 2:47:36 2008.

Kelvi pattadhu kooda illa Embarassed

From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 2:48:06 2008.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Griffith ensoi Razz

To me the most difficult bowler to score off was Joel Garner and the most destructive batsman I have seen is Vivian Richards Thumbs Up!

Richards never used a helmet despite Thompson bowling 3-4 bouncers an over, directed at the body.

Smile

heard similar opinion from many.

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 2:56:53 2008.

Continuing the digression found a cricinfo blog comparing sachin and richards for the best ODI batsmen. I havent read the link fully though. Hubbers are requested to ponder over the link .
From: Thirumaran on Thu Nov 20 3:02:06 2008.

Digression naduvula score ennannu sollungappaa
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 3:06:14 2008.

TM

Eng 189/5 off 41.3 overs

shah 28
patel 10
From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 3:07:15 2008.

Thirumaran wrote:

Digression naduvula score ennannu sollungappaa
Eng 192/5 in 42 overs.. 7 more overs to go
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 3:08:16 2008.

TM,

Aus 214 all out
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 3:20:42 2008.

harbhajan takes 200th wkt in 178th match
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 3:48:49 2008.

England 240 all out.
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 3:50:12 2008.

England 240-10 (48.4) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
R Bopara st Dhoni b Yuvraj 60 82 8 0 73.17
I Bell c Dhoni b M Patel 46 47 7 0 97.87
*K Pietersen c Zaheer b Harbhajan 13 16 0 1 81.25
P Collingwood st Dhoni b Harbhajan 1 11 0 0 9.09
A Flintoff lbw b Yusuf Pathan 26 46 2 0 56.52
O Shah c Zaheer b Harbhajan 40 42 2 0 95.24
S Patel c Raina b Ishant 26 29 1 1 89.66
M Prior b Ishant 5 13 0 0 38.46
G Swann not out 5 5 0 0 100.00
S Broad c Dhoni b Zaheer 0 3 0 0 0.00
J Anderson b M Patel 1 3 0 0 33.33
Extras: 17 ( b:0 lb:3 nb:5 w:9)
Total: 240-10 (48.4) | Curr. RR: 4.93
FOW: I Bell (79-1, 14.3), *K Pietersen (102-2, 19.1), P Collingwood (106-3, 21.2), R Bopara (133-4, 28.5), A Flintoff (167-5, 36.2), O Shah (203-6, 43.4), S Patel (231-7, 46.4), M Prior (231-8, 46.5), S Broad (235-9, 47.5), J Anderson (240-10, 48.4)
India O M R W Nb Wd RPO
Zaheer Khan 10 0 45 1 0 1 4.50
M Patel 6.4 0 36 2 0 0 5.40
Ishant Sharma 9 0 60 2 5 2 6.67
Yuvraj Singh 10 0 54 1 0 1 5.40
Harbhajan Singh 10 2 31 3 0 1 3.10
Yusuf Pathan 2 0 7 1 0 0 3.50
V Sehwag 1 0 4 0 0 0 4.00

India team: Zaheer Khan, M Patel, Ishant Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Yusuf Pathan, V Sehwag, S Raina, G Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, *MS Dhoni,

Powerplay 1: 1-10 ovs, 2: 11-15 ovs, 3: 40-43 ovs
From: ajaybaskar on Thu Nov 20 4:06:29 2008.

I think its not going to be a cake walk for the indians...
From: Thirumaran on Thu Nov 20 4:08:43 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

TM,

Aus 214 all out

Nee intha avatar poatathilirunthae ulara aarambichutta
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 4:10:15 2008.

ajaybaskar wrote:

I think its not going to be a cake walk for the indians...
From: ajaybaskar on Thu Nov 20 4:44:25 2008.

Gambhir out for 14
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 4:52:13 2008.

raina out bowled 34/2
From: ajaybaskar on Thu Nov 20 4:52:26 2008.

Raina out for 1
From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 5:23:27 2008.

66 in the first 15 overs with Shewag still at crease.. this i have never seen.. is the ball not coming on to the bat, that even shewag cant score indha lakshanathula nethu ella news channel'layum pitch curator was giving an interview, that it is a 300+ runs pitch it is high time the media stops interviewing curators

From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 5:45:46 2008.

66 in the first 15 overs with Shewag still at crease.. this i have never seen.. is the ball not coming on to the bat, that even shewag cant score Rolling Eyes

indha lakshanathula nethu ella news channel'layum pitch curator was giving an interview, that it is a 300+ runs pitch Mad

it is high time the media stops interviewing curators Evil or Very Mad

Last match Srinath was saying aty the pitch report that this pitch is never going to spin.. and 2 mins later Dhoni after the toss told that one thing is for sure.. it is going to spin a lot

From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 5:47:07 2008.

Swann to RG Sharma, OUT, caught! Sharma moved back to cut the ball but it was too close to off stump, he got a thick edge and Prior took a sharp catch, England have broken through
RG Sharma c Prior b Swann 28 (41b 3x4 0x6) SR: 68.29
From: Thirumaran on Thu Nov 20 5:49:02 2008.

mgb wrote:

it is high time the media stops interviewing curators

Vittaa weather forecast panna koodaathunnu solluveenga poala
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 6:00:06 2008.

sehwag out. 125/4
From: ajaybaskar on Thu Nov 20 6:08:18 2008.

India in a spot of bother at this point.
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 6:10:58 2008.

ajaybaskar wrote:

India in a spot of bother at this point.

Yes.. in olden times it is almost certain India will lose in these kind of situations..

but I do have hopes coz of the way they play offlate. No tame defeats.. which is good

From: ajaybaskar on Thu Nov 20 6:13:43 2008.

India in a spot of bother at this point.

ajaybaskar wrote:

Yes.. in olden times it is almost certain India will lose in these kind of situations..

but I do have hopes coz of the way they play offlate. No tame defeats.. which is good Smile

exactly...

Thats bcoz of the non-reliance on Sachin. That has made the difference.

From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 6:19:19 2008.

ajaybaskar wrote:

India in a spot of bother at this point.

ajaybaskar wrote:

Yes.. in olden times it is almost certain India will lose in these kind of situations..

but I do have hopes coz of the way they play offlate. No tame defeats.. which is good Smile

exactly... Very Happy

Thats bcoz of the non-reliance on Sachin. That has made the difference.

Exactly.. aana itha sonna thitta vanthuduvaangalee

Now they play like a team and compliment each other and enjoy other's succes.. which is soo good to see..

meanwhile seems lots of discussion has happened reg Dhoni saying Yuvi is better.. I dont think he wud have said that.. if he has said it is simply stupid..

From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 6:20:23 2008.

Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR
MS Dhoni 3 19 0 0 15.78
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 6:22:42 2008.

mgb wrote:

Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR
MS Dhoni 3 19 0 0 15.78
innum vetta aarambikkalaiya?
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 6:23:17 2008.

MS Dhoni (rhb) 10 25 1 0 40.00

10 runs of 25 balls now.. wait for a while.. it'll improve( if they stay at crease)..
From: villan007 on Thu Nov 20 6:23:51 2008.

mgb wrote:

Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR
MS Dhoni 3 19 0 0 15.78

aarambam than ipdi... pinishing paarunga
From: ajaybaskar on Thu Nov 20 6:24:02 2008.

Need 98 from 17.5
From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 20 6:28:28 2008.

i think Dhoni is playing defensively to assist Yuvraj to get another century.
From: ajaybaskar on Thu Nov 20 6:29:02 2008.

Dhoni struggling
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 6:30:55 2008.

last 5 overs 13 runs
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 6:34:08 2008.

The asking-rate has just inched over 6 an over. India need 97 off 96 balls with six wickets in hand. They do have a batting Powerplay though

I think this is the time to take powerplay.. England missed it to take at the right time and India shd not do the same mistake.
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 6:34:42 2008.

97 runs of 96 balls. 6 an over
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 6:35:54 2008.

"the light is fading in Kanpur"

If duckworth lewis comes to effect it might be a problem.. Sure Dhoni knows it.. I hope they take the powerplay immediately and score off some good runs..
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 6:41:46 2008.

yuvi six
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 6:42:54 2008.

Yaaruppa inga dhoni patthi thappa pesurathu...
Last 2 overs 25 runs....
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 6:47:29 2008.

flintoff loooong appeal for catch behind
From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 20 6:50:28 2008.

yuvaraj gone.
From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 20 6:53:21 2008.

India need 64 runs off 78 balls. The D-L par score for the loss of five wickets is 166 at the end of 36 overs. India are 11 runs ahead.
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 7:00:59 2008.

pathan two boundaries
From: SoftSword on Thu Nov 20 7:01:46 2008.

if we don give any more wicket to flintoff then we are safe...
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 7:03:32 2008.

yes. he has one more over to go.
umpires checking the light.
From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 7:11:34 2008.

Looks like we have won the match through D-L method.. hopefully the light shouldnt improve
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 7:11:35 2008.

4.39 pm: The par score at the end of the 40th over is 182, so India are 16 runs ahead ... And the umpires have offered the light to the batsmen.
From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 20 7:11:41 2008.

The par score at the end of the 40th over is 182, so India are 16 runs ahead ... And the umpires have offered the light to the batsmen. Dhoni and Yusuf walk off the ground but Pietersen isn't pleased. He's talking to the umpires, the England players are hanging around ... Pietersen's still talking to the umpires ... and now he walks off looking rather unhappy.
From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 20 7:13:40 2008.

There's virtually no chance of the light improving so that will be the end of the game.
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 7:13:49 2008.

There's virtually no chance of the light improving so that will be the end of the game.

It will be very good to win in normal way.. not thro D/L system

anyway India are well ahead and has the match well in control.. unless there is a miracle Eng cant win this game if all 49 overs are bowled...
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 7:14:09 2008.

india 3-0.
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 7:16:13 2008.

wrap07 wrote:

india 3-0.

Caaammmmmmaaaannnnnnn england....
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 7:16:55 2008.

Itz not officially announced yet.. wait guys
From: SoftSword on Thu Nov 20 7:19:40 2008.

its official... india 3-0
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 7:19:40 2008.

India won the match by 16 runs under D/L.. method.
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 7:20:01 2008.

It's official ... the game has been called off and India have won by 16 runs on the D-L method. Dhoni had talked about bad light coming into play at the toss, and it's turned out precisely that way.
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 7:21:01 2008.

MOM?
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 7:21:58 2008.

well done india.. didnt panic when we lost wickets and comfortably won.. great... good signs for Indian cricket..

good to see lot of crowd for the last 2 games hope the series is won in Bangalore
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 7:24:17 2008.

maybe Bhajji or else sehwag..
From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 20 7:25:13 2008.

sourav wrote:

MOM?
bajji?
From: SoftSword on Thu Nov 20 7:25:36 2008.

It's official ... the game has been called off and India have won by 16 runs on the D-L method. Dhoni had talked about bad light coming into play at the toss, and it's turned out precisely that way. India have taken a 3-0 lead in the series.

From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 20 7:28:13 2008.

It's official ... the game has been called off and India have won by 16 runs on the D-L method. Dhoni had talked about bad light coming into play at the toss, and it's turned out precisely that way.

It's official ... the game has been called off and India have won by 16 runs on the D-L method. Dhoni had talked about bad light coming into play at the toss, and it's turned out precisely that way. India have taken a 3-0 lead in the series.

From: ajaybaskar on Thu Nov 20 7:29:30 2008.

sourav wrote:

MOM?

Harbhajan Singh
From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 7:30:39 2008.

MOM - Harbhajan

piet seems to unhappy with light offered. nice there is a reason in this match for them.
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 7:31:35 2008.

"It is frustrating, it would have been nice to get a full game in today," Pietersen said. "We're getting better though, the games are getting closer. It'd be nice if one of our batters got in and scored a 100. "

"At the end of the day the umpire made decisions and unfortunately we came out bottom," Pietersen said when asked about the light.

"In the morning at the toss I said that D-L would come into play," Dhoni said. "It was bound to happen. I had the sheet in my pocket when I went to bat. We knew if we didn't lose wickets we would get ahead of the equation. the pitch was slower when we batted and the odd ball was turning ... but we had D-L in mind and we got of to a decent start and were always ahead of the equation."
From: mgb on Thu Nov 20 7:31:37 2008.

sourav wrote:

MOM?
could be flintoff, bajji or yuvi
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 7:32:04 2008.

ajaybaskar wrote:

sourav wrote:

MOM?

Harbhajan Singh
Bhajji...
Rommmmmmmmmba naalaikku appuram ODI-la MOM vaangurar-nu nenaikiren... Isn't?
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 7:37:18 2008.

wrap07 wrote:

MOM - Harbhajan

piet seems to unhappy with light offered. nice there is a reason in this match for them.

India needed 43 runs in 9 overs(54 balls) with 5 wickets in hand.. India are clear favourites.

It will be good for Eng if they start focussing in next match instead mulling over this.. and Yes.. the matches are getting closer.. but still thr is a big gap b/n two sides.. If England close in that gap it will be good for the sport.

From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 20 7:38:51 2008.

"It is frustrating, it would have been nice to get a full game in today," Pietersen said. "We're getting better though, the games are getting closer. It'd be nice if one of our batters got in and scored a 100. "

he may have to repeat this till 7th match

England atleast try for a draw in test match, if you can.

From: SoftSword on Thu Nov 20 7:38:58 2008.

43 out of 54 balls with 5 wickets left would not hav been a difficult task for us....
so please dont credit the victory to DL method...

From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 7:43:31 2008.

MOM - Harbhajan

piet seems to unhappy with light offered. nice there is a reason in this match for them.

India needed 43 runs in 9 overs(54 balls) with 5 wickets in hand.. India are clear favourites.

It will be good for Eng if they start focussing in next match instead mulling over this.. and Yes.. the matches are getting closer.. but still thr is a big gap b/n two sides.. If England close in that gap it will be good for the sport. Cool

Even if the light was okay, we would have won. with the way match was poised and with the bowlers at his disposal, eng skip getting upset is quite funny.

From: directhit on Thu Nov 20 7:44:03 2008.

Bajji
Sehwag
India

From: wrap07 on Thu Nov 20 7:44:34 2008.

England atleast try for a draw in test match, if you can.

he may have to repeat this till 7th match Laughing

right. I dont think they can match our team in tests too. a draw will be honourable.

From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 7:51:23 2008.

MOM - Harbhajan

piet seems to unhappy with light offered. nice there is a reason in this match for them.

Even if the light was okay, we would have won. with the way match was poised and with the bowlers at his disposal, eng skip getting upset is quite funny.

yes.. It wont help Eng anyway.. better they start focus on improvement and hope we have competetive matches from now on..

Want India to win the next one and try out Vijay and Kohli in rest of the matches. Hope they also click...

From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 7:52:28 2008.

SoftSword wrote:

43 out of 54 balls with 5 wickets left would not hav been a difficult task for us....
so please dont credit the victory to DL method...
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 7:56:14 2008.

Tendulkar likely to return to ODI squad
http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/378877.html

.....
If Tendulkar returns, M Vijay, whose impressive Test debut against Australia in Nagpur earlier this month got him called up for the first three ODIs against England, could be left out. With Ishant Sharma declared match-fit the selectors are unlikely to make any other change to the winning unit.
From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 20 8:01:38 2008.

hamid wrote:

Want India to win the next one and try out Vijay and Kohli in rest of the matches. Hope they also click...
did you mean England by any chance?
MSD cn b restd if India won d 4th too. He cn take sme rest b4 Chmpions league.
Or plz play sme Ranji team so tht England cn try fr a consoling victory.
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 8:04:41 2008.

sgokulprathap wrote:

hamid wrote:

Want India to win the next one and try out Vijay and Kohli in rest of the matches. Hope they also click...
did you mean England by any chance?

If they play better cricket and win I wont complaint much.. but it doesnt seem so.. If they play better cricket India will also raise the bar..
From: villan007 on Thu Nov 20 10:17:18 2008.

inniku yen singam remba thadavuchu nu therla...
From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 20 10:20:18 2008.

villan007 wrote:

inniku yen singam remba thadavuchu nu therla...
From: selvakumar on Thu Nov 20 10:22:09 2008.

Thalaivar Aus against ah aaduna maari aaduna super ah irukkum..
From: villan007 on Thu Nov 20 10:22:38 2008.

oh.. conpees puriuthu.. siruthai nu vechikiduvom ini
From: MrJudge on Thu Nov 20 10:32:16 2008.

villan007 wrote:

inniku yen singam remba thadavuchu nu therla...

avar captain-a irukkumbOthu thadaviyAthu jeikka vappAr
aduththavan captain-nnA konjam assault-A bat-ta suththuvAr.
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 10:42:30 2008.

villan007 wrote:

inniku yen singam remba thadavuchu nu therla...
Poor Light...

From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 10:50:50 2008.

Quote:

Sachin Tendulkar and Irfan Pathan have been drafted in to the Indian one-day team for remainder of series against England. M Vijay, who is yet to play a match in the series, has made way for Tendulkar, whereas RP Singh, whose performance was indifferent in the first three matches has been dropped.

The series is almost won.. We could have gone with new talents and try to find players for the future.

Quote:

The selectors had rested Tendulkar for the first three games on his request. Pathan returned to the squad after a poor performance in Sri Lanka where he picked up one wicket from three matches.

India squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt) Sachin Tendulkar Gautam Gambhir , Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Virat Kohli, Pragyan Ojha, Irfan Pathan

From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 20 10:53:45 2008.

villan007 wrote:

oh.. conpees puriuthu.. siruthai nu vechikiduvom ini

siruthai la endha vagai?
Karunchiruthai na Lara, thennaattu karunchiruthai na Lachumipathy Balaji

From: SoftSword on Thu Nov 20 11:03:50 2008.

MrJudge wrote:

aduththavan captain-nnA konjam assault-A bat-ta suththuvAr.

inniku yen singam remba thadavuchu nu therla... Confused

avar captain-a irukkumbOthu thadaviyAthu jeikka vappAr Evil or Very Mad

he said that he had the DL sheet in his pocket... and as they were already ahead by runs, they did not want to loose wickets which may bring them into trouble... moreover he said that they were carefully picking only singles during the tough overs as they still hav the powerplay to exploit and both broad and flintoff hav very few overs to bowlin the later part of the innings...

From: omega on Thu Nov 20 11:10:17 2008.

Singamgala, paathu, 3 match thodarnthu jeyichirukku sirutha, singam naalavathu matchukku vanthu, team thokkaama iruntha sari!!! Athusari, team enna aana enna, singam vanthu innoru jencury adicha pothaatha??

From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 20 11:15:17 2008.

Singamgala, paathu, 3 match thodarnthu jeyichirukku sirutha, singam naalavathu matchukku vanthu, team thokkaama iruntha sari!!! Athusari, team enna aana enna, singam vanthu innoru jencury adicha pothaatha??

adhaane..
singam paatukku century adikkum.. andha runs ellam team-ka pogudhu? singathoda swiss bank account ku dhaane pogudhu...
singathukku mattum dhaan TEAM poruppu, match win panra poruppellam, matra kozhi kunjugalukku vazhappazhatha saapidradhu dhaan responsibility..

naanga ellam singam duck adicha mattum dhaan nyabagam vechuppom, vayasa pathi pesuvom.. kozhi kunjunga edhuvume seyyattiyum "team", "youthu", -thu nu edho olaritruppom

idhukku munnadi singam adichu "TEAM" winE pannadhilla... singathoda win contribution stats ethana thadava pottalum enga maramandaingalukku puriyadhu.. engalukku therinjadhellam youthu.. s.......

From: sivank on Thu Nov 20 11:17:53 2008.

I think Dhoni was very clever in using the power play to increase run rate. Suddenly 12 runs from Anderson and 14 runs from that spinner and about 10 runs from freddy changed the game for us
From: P_R on Thu Nov 20 11:23:50 2008.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Karunchiruthai na Lara, thennaattu karunchiruthai na Lachumipathy Balaji

Letchumipathy is back with a bang by the way. 9 wickets against in the match against Uttar Pradesh.
From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 11:24:37 2008.

The fourth match of the series will be played in Bangalore on Sunday while Cuttack will host the fifth match on November 26. India are currently leading the seven match series 3-0.

The national selectors will meet again in Cuttack to pick the team for the last two One-dayers.

Although the selectors were supposed to announce the team for the remaining four matches of the series, they chose to name the squad for the next two matches.

In case India manage to clinch the series in the next two matches, the selectors may probably give rest to some of the senior players and try out a few youngsters in their place.

Hope they bring in Vijay and try out few more fresh talents for the last two matches

From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 20 11:25:05 2008.

Omega,
Do you have stats to prove that having Singam in the team results in Indian team losing? Especially in the recent past?

From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 20 11:25:56 2008.

Karunchiruthai na Lara, thennaattu karunchiruthai na Lachumipathy Balaji Razz

Letchumipathy is back with a bang by the way. 9 wickets against in the match against Uttar Pradesh.

Great!
With the same action run-up he had in the IPL?

From: P_R on Thu Nov 20 11:28:37 2008.

crajkumar_be wrote:

singam paatukku century adikkum.. andha runs ellam team-ka pogudhu? singathoda swiss bank account ku dhaane pogudhu...
From: Nerd on Thu Nov 20 11:29:59 2008.

hamid wrote:

The series is almost won.. We could have gone with new talents and try to find players for the future.

By which hamid Saar means why even pick sachin. Cricket has lost the *sport* tag long back, thanks to BCCI and now its simply an entertainment thing. As sachin fans, we also want to be entertained. Now I shudder to think what would our geniuses say if sachin fails to score big and BCCI loses in the 4th

From: P_R on Thu Nov 20 11:32:04 2008.

Karunchiruthai na Lara, thennaattu karunchiruthai na Lachumipathy Balaji Razz

Letchumipathy is back with a bang by the way. 9 wickets against in the match against Uttar Pradesh.

Great!
With the same action run-up he had in the IPL?

Only followed it on cricinfo.
Ranji match broadcast paNrAingaLA ? They used to show in Saturday afternoon Sports Vision on DD - summary highlights from all matches that week during the season. Now only tonty tonty for face painting cricket louuers.

TN started the season well with a win and 2 draws which TN dominated. appidiyE maintain paNNi viduththA.

From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 20 11:33:06 2008.

The series is almost won.. We could have gone with new talents and try to find players for the future. Sigh2

Now I shudder to think what would our geniuses say if sachin fails to score big and BCCI loses in the 4th Shaking With Fear

adhe dhaan.

Maddy,
appadi mattum nadandha inga unga gumbalukku kondattam dhaan ponga.. aana onnu (avanna dhaan rendu).. please dont project MSD as a victim among makkal here/media for heaven's sake!

Sachin lost a golden chance to retire in OZland. kali muthiduthu

From: hamid on Thu Nov 20 11:34:45 2008.

The series is almost won.. We could have gone with new talents and try to find players for the future. Sigh2

By which hamid Saar means why even pick sachin. Cricket has lost the *sport* tag long back, thanks to BCCI and now its simply an entertainment thing. As sachin fans, we also want to be entertained. Now I shudder to think what would our geniuses they if sachin fails to score big and BCCI loses in the 4th Shaking With Fear

yes Nerd, I would have preferred to have Vijay in team instead of bringing in Sachin at this situation. There is nothing much sachin is going to lose If he didnt play the rest of matches.. But for Vijay ot was not the case..

But as for Sachin fans who want to see him play I dont have much complaints.. As for the series situation and for future cricket I would have preferred Vijay and others ahead of Sachin...

Actually I expected Raina to move out and make way for sachin.. which position will Sachin play.. opening is fine for us.. one down is a problem and I thought achin will fit in there.. so Raina can be removed...

From: villan007 on Thu Nov 20 11:39:10 2008.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Sachin lost a golden chance to retire in OZland. kali muthiduthu

2011 WC jeyichu kudthutu than singam veliya poganum

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 12:03:24 2008.

Any logic behind this puke??? LOL

From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 12:11:07 2008.

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 12:09:37 2008.

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 12:13:34 2008.

Engalukku olara than therium, ippadi ellam ketta engalukku pesa theriadhu Evil or Very Mad

Omega,
Do you have stats to prove that having Singam in the team results in Indian team losing? Especially in the recent past?

From: Vivasaayi on Thu Nov 20 12:17:53 2008.

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 12:16:15 2008.

Yen pa yen..illai yennu kekkurein ??

Andha aalai nimmadhiya retireaavadhu aaga vidunga please .

villan007 wrote:

crajkumar_be wrote:

Sachin lost a golden chance to retire in OZland. kali muthiduthu

2011 WC jeyichu kudthutu than singam veliya poganum

ingayellam nallathan pesureengappuuu...aastraliavula rendu finalla singam century illaati team naari poyirukkum

onnuthukum aagadha thara pitchula padu sumarana bowling attack kooda jeyuchutu egathalatha paaru...lolaithanatha paaru

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 12:21:20 2008.

Chinna pasanga ellarum adutha varusham NZ, WInnu tour poraanugaa. Appo paakalam di

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 12:22:50 2008.

Nerd/Bala

Onnu notice panneengala. Team win panna athanai creditum annachikke pogudhu. Thotha mattum LOL

Nalla naari pona logic da saami Not Worthy

The series is almost won.. We could have gone with new talents and try to find players for the future. Sigh2

Now I shudder to think what would our geniuses say if sachin fails to score big and BCCI loses in the 4th Shaking With Fear

From: Vivasaayi on Thu Nov 20 12:23:29 2008.

now i realise that the likes of mendis and murali are needed for the self realisation of these players and the youth-supporters in india!
From: villan007 on Thu Nov 20 12:23:59 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

Chinna pasanga ellarum adutha varusham NZ, WInnu tour poraanugaa. Appo paakalam di

NZ lam sappa matter WI in WI thaan konjam kastapadanum
From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 20 12:24:25 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

Chinna pasanga ellarum adutha varusham NZ, WInnu tour poraanugaa. Appo paakalam di

WI pitch ippo ellam mann tharai aiduchu
From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 20 12:27:30 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

Nerd/Bala

Onnu notice panneengala. Team win panna athanai creditum annachikke pogudhu. Thotha mattum Nalla naari pona logic da saami

adhula paatheenganna (edhula?)...
Its a strange co-existence. They fart about "TEAM" etc but its always one man who wins and who should win, depensing upon their convenience. Whats the use of Sachin's century, the TEAM lost.. What did Sachin do? he scored a duck and the TEAM lost?

OTOH, siruthai moonu match jeichiruchu (dei ippo enga pochu andha TEAM? siruthai enna chess a vilayadichu?)
From: villan007 on Thu Nov 20 12:31:10 2008.

crajkumar_be wrote:

siruthai enna chess a vilayadichu?

From: omega on Thu Nov 20 12:41:18 2008.

Omega,
Do you have stats to prove that having Singam in the team results in Indian team losing? Especially in the recent past?

Actually I was also speaking for Sachin only.......Seems like everyone has took it as a starting point to vent out something else........

Peace!!!!

From: omega on Thu Nov 20 12:43:19 2008.

Any logic behind this puke??? LOL

For your kind inpormation, this was not a puke!!!...
All I said was, lets be alert for some section of people to take this oppurtunity to bash Sachin..........Shabba!!!!

From: omega on Thu Nov 20 12:44:36 2008.

Engalukku olara than therium, ippadi ellam ketta engalukku pesa theriadhu Evil or Very Mad

Omega,
Do you have stats to prove that having Singam in the team results in Indian team losing? Especially in the recent past?

Just relax dude......Mind your words first......

From: omega on Thu Nov 20 12:45:33 2008.

Vivasaayi wrote:

Appu naanum atheyethaan solren..........Konjam purinjukkonga!!!

From: P_R on Thu Nov 20 12:46:55 2008.

Chinna pasanga ellarum adutha varusham NZ, WInnu tour poraanugaa. Appo paakalam di LOL

NZ lam sappa matter Razz

WI in WI thaan konjam kastapadanum Confused

endha dhairiyathula ippidi ellAm pEsureenga ?

Last time we played there was before the 2003 World Cup.
sariyAna bulb vaanginOm. Lost the 2 match series 2-0. We also lost the ODi series 5-2.

From: omega on Thu Nov 20 12:48:01 2008.

Nerd/Bala

Onnu notice panneengala. Team win panna athanai creditum annachikke pogudhu. Thotha mattum LOL

Nalla naari pona logic da saami Not Worthy

adhula paatheenganna (edhula?)...
Its a strange co-existence. They fart about "TEAM" etc but its always one man who wins and who should win, depensing upon their convenience. Whats the use of Sachin's century, the TEAM lost.. What did Sachin do? he scored a duck and the TEAM lost?

OTOH, siruthai moonu match jeichiruchu (dei ippo enga pochu andha TEAM? siruthai enna chess a vilayadichu?)
Huh?!

Annaatha thevaillaama enmela paayatheenga....Naan ellathayum ore maathiri rasikkura aalu.............

From: omega on Thu Nov 20 12:48:57 2008.

Chinna pasanga ellarum adutha varusham NZ, WInnu tour poraanugaa. Appo paakalam di LOL

NZ lam sappa matter Razz

WI in WI thaan konjam kastapadanum Confused

endha dhairiyathula ippidi ellAm pEsureenga ?

Last time we played there was before the 2003 World Cup.
sariyAna bulb vaanginOm. Lost the 2 match series 2-0. We also lost the ODi series 5-2.

Atha sollunga....Antha series adicha ore aal Sehwag mattum thaan. Two centuries if I am not mistaken. Better not to talk about anyone else I guess...

From: littlemaster1982 on Thu Nov 20 12:58:19 2008.

Omega,
Do you have stats to prove that having Singam in the team results in Indian team losing? Especially in the recent past?

Actually I was also speaking for Sachin only.......Seems like everyone has took it as a starting point to vent out something else........

Peace!!!!

Satthiyama unga post-ai paartha adhu maadhiri theriyala

From: omega on Thu Nov 20 13:02:27 2008.

Omega,
Do you have stats to prove that having Singam in the team results in Indian team losing? Especially in the recent past?

Actually I was also speaking for Sachin only.......Seems like everyone has took it as a starting point to vent out something else........

Peace!!!!

Satthiyama unga post-ai paartha adhu maadhiri theriyala Confused

I also have the same feeling when people around criticize Sachin (for teams failure). That was a sarcastic comment against them. Ambuttuthen. Maybe I didn't make it clear enough. Like I said, I like cricket as a team game, more than any particular individual (be it singam/sirutha/nari/kozhi/anthai etc).

From: Nerd on Thu Nov 20 13:06:41 2008.

irundhAlum gOshti-nu onnu irukkulla..
From: omega on Thu Nov 20 13:07:36 2008.

Nerd wrote:

irundhAlum gOshti-nu onnu irukkulla..

Naan entha gostiyayum serathavan.......

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 13:10:24 2008.

Adhaane!!!
Omega,

Your posts certainly doesnt sound like that. Ilaati enaku enna vendudhaala kaalangathala ippadi post panradhukku ?? Rolling Eyes

Omega,
Do you have stats to prove that having Singam in the team results in Indian team losing? Especially in the recent past?

Actually I was also speaking for Sachin only.......Seems like everyone has took it as a starting point to vent out something else........

Peace!!!!

Satthiyama unga post-ai paartha adhu maadhiri theriyala Confused

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 13:12:06 2008.

There was a heavy controversy on the nature or on the preparation of the pitches used in that tour. Bulb naalum bulbu remba asingama pochu. The then Kiwi captain(Stephen Fleming) gave a statement that they wanted to spoil India's WC 2003 preps.

Chinna pasanga ellarum adutha varusham NZ, WInnu tour poraanugaa. Appo paakalam di LOL

NZ lam sappa matter Razz

WI in WI thaan konjam kastapadanum Confused

endha dhairiyathula ippidi ellAm pEsureenga ?

Last time we played there was before the 2003 World Cup.
sariyAna bulb vaanginOm. Lost the 2 match series 2-0. We also lost the ODi series 5-2.

From: Vivasaayi on Thu Nov 20 13:19:35 2008.

Nerd wrote:

irundhAlum gOshti-nu onnu irukkulla..
From: villan007 on Thu Nov 20 13:19:47 2008.

Prabhu Ram wrote:

endha dhairiyathula ippidi ellAm pEsureenga ?

ippothaiku namba bowling/batting is 200% better than kiwis..

bond/Astle/tuffey/McMillan/Fleming ellam illa.. ippo pudhu pasanga than neriya peru.. Their Top order leaves a lot to be desired..Taylor/Styris ellam remba inconsistent..

Zaheer/Ishanth/Munaf/Bhajji combination is anyday better than Gillespie/Mills/Martin/Vettori.... and is light years ahead of Srinath/Agarkar/Nehra

Vettori isnt as good as Fleming.. and I find Dhoni's captaincy to be effective compared to Saurav's..

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 13:21:31 2008.

Leave out the hub and general internet platforms like orkut etC, such an general ignorance is so deep widespread among our Populesan. Pesi puria vekkaradhukkula vidinjaradhu, Fatigue

Nerd/Bala

Onnu notice panneengala. Team win panna athanai creditum annachikke pogudhu. Thotha mattum LOL

Nalla naari pona logic da saami Not Worthy

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 13:28:07 2008.

Oru pechukku seri, vechukkuvom .

villan007 wrote:

ippothaiku namba bowling/batting is 200% better than kiwis..

Nalla velai, Thappichom

villan007 wrote:

bond/Astle/tuffey/McMillan/Fleming ellam illa.. ippo pudhu pasanga than neriya peru..

Aveenga bowling paathadhu illai. Aaana yeah light years ahead of srinath/agarkar/nehra...the other BCCI Finds..

villan007 wrote:

Zaheer/Ishanth/Munaf/Bhajji combination is anyday better than Gillespie/Mills/Martin/Vettori.... and is light years ahead of Srinath/Agarkar/Nehra

Wokay....

villan007 wrote:

Vettori isnt as good as Fleming.. and I find Dhoni's captaincy to be effective compared to Saurav's..
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 13:31:54 2008.

Vills aana innaikku aus/nz 1st day score paatheeengala??
From: villan007 on Thu Nov 20 13:36:10 2008.

H/Ls kooda paathEnga... OZs bundled out for 214....so kiwi bowling enna dangerous-a

neenga vena paarunga NZ mattum illa... ippo irukra team engitu ponalum jeyikum
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 13:39:58 2008.

I've got to admit the current TEAM is the best all round INDIAN team ever with so much bench strength. I guess many wouldn't disagree.
From: P_R on Thu Nov 20 13:58:48 2008.

Good reasoning villan007 but I have my doubts. anga pitch, swing ellAm negotiate paNNuvAingaLA-ngradhu sandhEgam. namma batting saayam veLukkum idam NZ.. Zaheer and Srinath both bowled well last series. I expect Zaheer and Ishant will do well when we go this time. Surely a series worth watching with some quality challenges for batsmen.
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 14:33:08 2008.

Reminds me of sachins blazing innings in 1994 Nz tour. The match started early morning 4 am something and thalaivar was opening batting for the first time in ODI's for India. He blasted 82(84??) off just 49 balls. Well those are the days

From: P_R on Thu Nov 20 14:37:11 2008.

Reminds me of sachins blazing innings in 1994 Nz tour. The match started early morning 4 am something and thalaivar was opening batting for the first time in ODI's for India. He blasted 82(84??) off just 49 balls. Well those are the days Sigh2

Danny Morrisson-nu oruthar paavam sikki sedhanju pOnAr.

From: littlemaster1982 on Thu Nov 20 14:37:14 2008.

Reminds me of sachins blazing innings in 1994 Nz tour. Thalaivar was opening batting for the first time in ODI's for India. He blasted 82(84??) off just 49 balls. Well those are the days Sigh2

82 off 49 balls. 15 fours and 2 sixes. The commentator said "Sachin Tendulkar is editing the highlights too faast". Amazing innings

From: P_R on Thu Nov 20 14:46:14 2008.

Was just checking out that match.

Salil Ankola-va ellAm ticket pOttu NZ koottittu pOyirukkOm
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 14:47:23 2008.

There was another trail blazing innings during that 94/95 series in that Tasmanian-NZ Region. I don't know which series was that. India had to chase 256. Warne was met with extreme contempt and he was blasted everywhere. Yeah, India won the match .
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 14:50:46 2008.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/match/66022.html
From: P_R on Thu Nov 20 14:53:31 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/match/66022.html

Prashant Vaidya - idhai ellAm kEppAr yaarumE illayA.
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 20 14:53:39 2008.

Vaidyannu oruthar above matchla irukaar.

Prabhu Ram wrote:

Was just checking out that match.

Salil Ankola-va ellAm ticket pOttu NZ koottittu pOyirukkOm
From: Movie Cop on Thu Nov 20 17:30:03 2008.

Vivasaayi wrote:

now i realise that the likes of mendis and murali are needed for the self realisation of these players and the youth-supporters in india!

After reading your post I got myself reminded of Yuvarasu!
I would love to see our Yuvarasu batting in a ODI with M & M bowling in tandem!

From: directhit on Thu Nov 20 21:07:46 2008.

Karunchiruthai na Lara, thennaattu karunchiruthai na Lachumipathy Balaji Razz

Letchumipathy is back with a bang by the way. 9 wickets against in the match against Uttar Pradesh.

wow, hope he is bowling fast and not as in IPL

From: directhit on Thu Nov 20 21:09:40 2008.

whts with all the sachin supporters?!?!?! you guys cant take it that the team won 3 matches in a row without him or what This is a sappa series for his calibre anyways. seriously dont understand the frustration - no one credited the first two wins to MS. It was Yuvi who won it for India. In the third match Bajji and Sehwag did their part - and ofcourse MS was a bit intelligent enuf to take the DL scoresheet with him to the middle and play accordingly its you guys who come and jump up and down if the team loses and blame it on MS - then you guys shud be prepared to credit him if the team wins. Sachin vishayathula idha edhirpaarkura neenga why do u change when its for MS. Either credit/blame the players(not the skipper) when India wins the game or credit/blame the captain always Dont think anyone credited the first two wins to MS
From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 21:40:30 2008.

Vivasaayi wrote:

Nerd wrote:

irundhAlum gOshti-nu onnu irukkulla..

GM: Ettanavukku kallai vaangi koduthuttu ghoshti sekkuriya?

From: Sourav on Thu Nov 20 21:47:46 2008.

Reminds me of sachins blazing innings in 1994 Nz tour. Thalaivar was opening batting for the first time in ODI's for India. He blasted 82(84??) off just 49 balls. Well those are the days Sigh2

82 off 49 balls. 15 fours and 2 sixes. The commentator said "Sachin Tendulkar is editing the highlights too faast". Amazing innings Not Worthy

94-laye ivlo athiradiya aadirukkara?

Great....

i started to watch cricket around 96 world cup only...

I thought jayasuriya is the first player who started to play aggressively....

From: Kalyasi on Thu Nov 20 23:21:40 2008.

Reminds me of sachins blazing innings in 1994 Nz tour. Thalaivar was opening batting for the first time in ODI's for India. He blasted 82(84??) off just 49 balls. Well those are the days Sigh2

82 off 49 balls. 15 fours and 2 sixes. The commentator said "Sachin Tendulkar is editing the highlights too faast". Amazing innings Not Worthy

94-laye ivlo athiradiya aadirukkara? Shocked

Great....

i started to watch cricket around 96 world cup only... Smile

I thought jayasuriya is the first player who started to play aggressively.... Embarassed

No Way it was thalaivar Krishnamachari Srikanth!!

From: Kalyasi on Thu Nov 20 23:23:27 2008.

Sachin was very aggressive even when he came in at no.4.... but intha 15 over kulla adikarathu ellam Srikanth thaan kandu pidichaar!!! antha pakkam katta shastri irunthathu naala run rate edupadala!!

From: Kalyasi on Thu Nov 20 23:25:08 2008.

whts with all the sachin supporters?!?!?! you guys cant take it that the team won 3 matches in a row without him or what Embarassed

This is a sappa series for his calibre anyways. seriously dont understand the frustration - no one credited the first two wins to MS. It was Yuvi who won it for India. In the third match Bajji and Sehwag did their part - and ofcourse MS was a bit intelligent enuf to take the DL scoresheet with him to the middle and play accordingly Huh?!

its you guys who come and jump up and down if the team loses and blame it on MS - then you guys shud be prepared to credit him if the team wins. Sachin vishayathula idha edhirpaarkura neenga why do u change when its for MS. Either credit/blame the players(not the skipper) when India wins the game or credit/blame the captain always Wink

Dont think anyone credited the first two wins to MS Rolling Eyes

Freeya vidunga Anoop!!

From: Nerd on Fri Nov 21 0:20:40 2008.

Kalyasi wrote:

No Way it was thalaivar Krishnamachari Srikanth!!

Mark Greatbatch. Not sure who started it first (as in pioneering the art)

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 0:38:11 2008.

Sachin was very aggressive even when he came in at no.4.... but intha 15 over kulla adikarathu ellam Srikanth thaan kandu pidichaar!!! antha pakkam katta shastri irunthathu naala run rate edupadala!!

but, srikanth oda avg just 26...he opened the innings all the time but scored only 1 century...isn't? dont know exactly...romba rare-a than adippara?

.dont know abt old cricket players.....

From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 1:02:27 2008.

Nerd wrote:

Kalyasi wrote:

No Way it was thalaivar Krishnamachari Srikanth!!

Mark Greatbatch. Not sure who started it first (as in pioneering the art)

Srikanth started it, even in the late 80s I think. Greathbatch did it in the 92 WC and was more visible - particularly because Srikanth flopped in that WC.
From: Movie Cop on Fri Nov 21 1:12:51 2008.

Nerd wrote:

Kalyasi wrote:

No Way it was thalaivar Krishnamachari Srikanth!!

Mark Greatbatch. Not sure who started it first (as in pioneering the art)

During the 1980's, 15-over field restrictions were applied mainly in the ODI's played in Australia (during their annual B&H tri-series)! In In other countries this restriction was optional, I guess. The first batsman who actually exploited the field restrictions was Ian Botham. There was this B & H ODI between Eng & NZL. England batted first and scored 290+. Botham went in as an opener in that game and scored 80+ or something, fully using the field restrictions! 290+ in those days were a huge total! When Kiwis were chasing, Glenn Turner used Botham's technique of hitting over the top! Turner went on to score a century and Kiwis won the game comfortably (by 7 wickets or so)!

But then it was our own Srikanth who gave headache to all new ball bowlers around the world with "hitting over the top" approach in the ODI's! Botham/Turner was just a "one-off" thing! Technically, it was Srikanth who started this! And of course Greatbatch/Crowe borrowed this idea from Srikanth and took it to the next level during '92 WC!
From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 1:13:35 2008.

Sourav, Srikanth was very inconsistent. Plus those were the days without media hounding expecting a player to score fifties/centuries in every match. I remember an engrossing 50 over match - between India-WI, in the B&H series prior to the 92 WC. One of the first matches I remember seeing. India made 126 in 40 odd overs and WI were bowled out for 126 in 40 odd overs. Exciting match in the old WACA pitch.

We had them down and they came back. Azhar brought in Sachin who took the last wicket when the scores where tied.

ippo overukku oru six irundhA dhaan match pArppOm-nu adam pidichchi ellA pitch-aiyum keduththu vacchitaanunga.
From: Movie Cop on Fri Nov 21 1:20:46 2008.

This is the match I was talking about! Check out Botham in the scorecard!

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65348.html

Correction: Turner didn't score a century in that game! Probably, I got confused with some other game
So, we can safely conclude that Botham is the first batsman to show the world how to utilize the field restrictions!

P.S: This game featured in one of the episodes of "Sunil Gavaskar presents" program that used to be telecasted in DD during the late 80's!
From: directhit on Fri Nov 21 1:31:51 2008.

Kalyasi wrote:

Freeya vidunga Anoop!!
summaa oru vilambaram

Prabhu Ram wrote:

ippo overukku oru six irundhA dhaan match pArppOm-nu adam pidichchi ellA pitch-aiyum keduththu vacchitaanunga.
From: ajithfederer on Fri Nov 21 1:32:23 2008.

Prabhu Ram wrote:

ippo overukku oru six irundhA dhaan match pArppOm-nu adam pidichchi ellA pitch-aiyum keduththu vacchitaanunga.

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 1:50:30 2008.

Sourav, Srikanth was very inconsistent. Plus those were the days without media hounding expecting a player to score fifties/centuries in every match. I remember an engrossing 50 over match - between India-WI, in the B&H series prior to the 92 WC. One of the first matches I remember seeing. India made 126 in 40 odd overs and WI were bowled out for 126 in 40 odd overs. Exciting match in the old WACA pitch.

We had them down and they came back. Azhar brought in Sachin who took the last wicket when the scores where tied.

ippo overukku oru six irundhA dhaan match pArppOm-nu adam pidichchi ellA pitch-aiyum keduththu vacchitaanunga.

Thanks PR!

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 1:54:08 2008.

directhit wrote:

Prabhu Ram wrote:

ippo overukku oru six irundhA dhaan match pArppOm-nu adam pidichchi ellA pitch-aiyum keduththu vacchitaanunga.

DH, yusuf pathan-ku support panravanga, ipl-ku 4 thread start pannavangalam itukku sirikka koodathu...

From: mgb on Fri Nov 21 2:15:08 2008.

Movie Cop wrote:

Vivasaayi wrote:

now i realise that the likes of mendis and murali are needed for the self realisation of these players and the youth-supporters in india!

After reading your post I got myself reminded of Yuvarasu! ROTFL

I would love to see our Yuvarasu batting in a ODI with M & M bowling in tandem! LOL

he will definitely fail.
If i remember correctly, in that entire tour only Shewag, Gambhir and Virat were able to play the M & M combo better, may be to some extent dhoni as well.

From: mgb on Fri Nov 21 2:17:28 2008.

naama 125 runs adichu kooda win panni irukkom sharjah'la

and the way Ashraf Ali got out searching to spot the ball was hilarious

From: Thirumaran on Fri Nov 21 2:25:11 2008.

3 - 0. Sachin vaera varaar, inimae 1 match la thoathaaalum, sachin retire aaganumnu pandits solluvaangalae
From: SoftSword on Fri Nov 21 2:53:20 2008.

aamaa... ellaarum yaen youth vera sachin veranu pirichu pesareenga....
sachin batku apdi enna vayasaagiduchu....

From: mgb on Fri Nov 21 3:12:05 2008.

Sachin was very aggressive even when he came in at no.4.... but intha 15 over kulla adikarathu ellam Srikanth thaan kandu pidichaar!!! antha pakkam katta shastri irunthathu naala run rate edupadala!!

but, srikanth oda avg just 26...he opened the innings all the time but scored only 1 century...isn't? dont know exactly...romba rare-a than adippara? Rolling Eyes

.dont know abt old cricket players..... Embarassed

He scored 4 centuries. His average was close to 30, with a strike rate more than 70 and that was considered very good in eighties.
Any total more than 250 was considered a tough one to chase.. the field restrictions were not in place until 90s so even in the first over you can have all your fielders on the boundary.. but still he used to smack the bowlers all over the ground.. very rarely he defended any ball back to the bowler.. and he used to get out to very innocuous deliveries..
Imran once commented, "what can you bowl to a batsman who smacks all good deliveries for boundaries and all long hops straight to the fielders"

From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 3:17:33 2008.

92 WC...got up early in the morning to watch NZ-India match.

5 minutes into the match, Srikanth picks the only fielder in the deep to get out to Dipak Patel off a stupid shot. My annoyed grandfather switched off the TV and asked us to go back to sleep.
I missed what was to be a very good innings from Sachin and Azhar.
From: mgb on Fri Nov 21 3:46:17 2008.

prabhu.. we lost that match with that our chance of going to the semifinals.. andha match'la kapil scored a 30+ at 200+ strike rate, adhanala we crossed 200, or else azhar potta mokkaikku
namma kitta adi vaangina pakistan cup jeyuchiduchu

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 3:54:28 2008.

Sachin was very aggressive even when he came in at no.4.... but intha 15 over kulla adikarathu ellam Srikanth thaan kandu pidichaar!!! antha pakkam katta shastri irunthathu naala run rate edupadala!!

but, srikanth oda avg just 26...he opened the innings all the time but scored only 1 century...isn't? dont know exactly...romba rare-a than adippara? Rolling Eyes

.dont know abt old cricket players..... Embarassed

4-a?...k

wat abt other batsmen? I heard r.sasthri smashed 6 sixers in a over...

but, y that was not considered as a record for 'max runs per over'?

j'surya's 30 runs of harris over was a record for some years...then gibbs broke that record with 36runs...

// doubts...

From: crajkumar_be on Fri Nov 21 3:56:46 2008.

Kalyasi wrote:

Sachin was very aggressive even when he came in at no.4.... but intha 15 over kulla adikarathu ellam Srikanth thaan kandu pidichaar!!!

And then Mark Greatbatch
From: mgb on Fri Nov 21 3:58:37 2008.

Ravi Shastri was basically a very mokkai batsman and hence provided nice foil to Srikkant to hold one end intact.
His 6 6s of an over was in a Ranji match against Baroda. Nevertheless that is a rare distinction.

From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 4:00:57 2008.

prabhu.. we lost that match with that our chance of going to the semifinals.. andha match'la kapil scored a 30+ at 200+ strike rate, adhanala we crossed 200, or else azhar potta mokkaikku Mad

namma kitta adi vaangina pakistan cup jeyuchiduchu Sad

I thought Azhar and Sachin put on a great partnership. I saw Kapil's innings I think.

I also remember Kapil's innings against South Africa. poRi parakkum innings against Snell and Donald. We lost that match too

If only the Pak-Eng matched hadn't rained out we would have made it to the semis right ? That and out SL match getting rained out.

From: crajkumar_be on Fri Nov 21 4:10:20 2008.

Srinath arumaya pottaapla.. And that was the debut series for Subroto Banerjee.. adhukkappuram enna aanaru nu nyabagam illa..

From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 4:35:09 2008.

Srinath arumaya pottaapla.. And that was the debut series for Subroto Banerjee.. adhukkappuram enna aanaru nu nyabagam illa..

Here is the match.
Subroto Bannerjee's debut.
Look at Ambrose's figures: CEL Ambrose 8.4 3 9 2

...and Ravi Shasthri 33 in 110 balls

they need to keep the scoreboard ticking-nu innikku commentary sonnA, mike-ai koNdu adikkaNum.

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Fri Nov 21 4:41:56 2008.

Srinath arumaya pottaapla.. And that was the debut series for Subroto Banerjee.. adhukkappuram enna aanaru nu nyabagam illa..

vengayam maadhri velayaditu ippo periya LLD maadhri pesuradhu! My father hates Arun Lal because of this. Everytime he appears on the screen he says "ivanellam mike pidichitu commentary panraan" Evil or Very Mad

From: Thirumaran on Fri Nov 21 4:45:59 2008.

Srinath arumaya pottaapla.. And that was the debut series for Subroto Banerjee.. adhukkappuram enna aanaru nu nyabagam illa..

btw, Office la team member aa irukkumboathu ozhungaa vaelai seyyaama, PL aavo, PM aavo aanathukku appuram enna pannalaam

From: mgb on Fri Nov 21 4:51:33 2008.

prabhu.. we lost that match with that our chance of going to the semifinals.. andha match'la kapil scored a 30+ at 200+ strike rate, adhanala we crossed 200, or else azhar potta mokkaikku Mad

namma kitta adi vaangina pakistan cup jeyuchiduchu Sad

azhar romba mokka pottaaru.. for the first 50 balls or so he scored 10 runs only, it was after Sachin took up the fight with the NZ bowlers, Azhar strated freeing his arms.. Sachin right from his debut was an unperturbed batsman and used to give useful tips to the batsman at the other end, regardless of the greatness of the other batsman

Kapil's innings against SA, particularly the nataraja pull of Donald's close to 150km/hr delivery

the ball landed over the square leg boundary and he picked from well outside the off stump

but donald bowled an yorker next delivery and packed kapil off

From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 4:52:01 2008.

Ah ! TM, nenjai kurukurukka vachchitteenga
From: mgb on Fri Nov 21 4:55:11 2008.

Prabhu Ram wrote:

...and Ravi Shasthri 33 in 110 balls

they need to keep the scoreboard ticking-nu innikku commentary sonnA, mike-ai koNdu adikkaNum.
idhellaam avarukku sarva saadharanam.. 92 world cup'laye Aus won by just one run despite some great batting by Azhar and Sanjay.. mainly because of the tortoise innings played by Shastri http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/match/65129.html
From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 4:56:50 2008.

Azhar seems to have had a great WC.
From: Thirumaran on Fri Nov 21 4:58:43 2008.

Prabhu Ram wrote:

Ah ! TM, nenjai kurukurukka vachchitteenga

Paavam Ravi.. Thitaatheenga
From: crajkumar_be on Fri Nov 21 5:06:21 2008.

And between the B&H series and the WC, Ravi went to India, had a knee surgery and came back i think.. idhukku thaana?
From: mgb on Fri Nov 21 5:31:28 2008.

sourav wrote:

wat abt other batsmen?

ungalukkaaga i will comment on one of my favourite batsmen

Sandeep Madhusudhan Patil

He hardly played 40 odd ODIs ( between 1980 to 1984) and had an ordinary average of 25. But his strike rate was more than 80 He played some 30 test matches and the average was around 37. And i guess his strike rate was more than 70

He is the one who smashed a half century of 32 deliveries and won the semi-final match in the 83 world cup.
He repeated the feat again 4 months later. This time against Pak and the half century was made in 28 deliveries.

Against Pak he hit a six which went out of the stadium and crossed the near by star hotel and the ball fell into the swimming pool
In SL's very 1st test match (Chennai) also one of his six went out of Chepauk stadium.

In Adelaide test match he hit 174 runs against the likes of lilee, pascoe and hogg.
6 months later Indians toured England and when Bob Willis was asked, what he felt about the new sensation from India, Patil ? He arrogantly replied, "I am not Lillee or Pascoe, I am Bob Willis". Patil reacted to that comment by hitting Bob willis for 6 boundaries of a single over of Bob willis

From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 5:36:33 2008.

6 months later Indians toured England and when Bob Willis was asked, what he felt about the new sensation from India, Patil ? He arrogantly replied, "I am not Lillee or Pascoe, I am Bob Willis". Patil reacted to that comment by hitting Bob willis for 6
boundaries of a single over of Bob willis Thumbs Up!

And I heard Viv Richards - who had a cold relationship with Willis - sent Patil a magnum of champagne as a note of appreciation

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 5:50:23 2008.

mgb sir....

Quote:

fifty in 28 balls....

Quote:

Patil reacted to that comment by hitting Bob willis for 6 boundaries of a single over of Bob willis

i think, he is the coach for india-a team now?
From: hamid on Fri Nov 21 6:04:25 2008.

hmm. enna maathiri fixture ithu? Day match on weekdays and day night match on weekend

Reg Sachin innings.. can anyone forget the innings he played against australia .. India lost the match against AUS but qualified for the finals against australia.. Australia didnt want India to come to finals..
after getting India qualified for the final ( which looked impossible) he went on trying to win the match. He hit a century in that match.

I can still remember the commentators screaming.. "he is going for the win.. it is unbelievable"

The next day was final and it was Sachin's B'day i think.. he hit another century and won the final and got man of the series
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 6:10:57 2008.

hamid wrote:

hmm. enna maathiri fixture ithu? Day match on weekdays and day night match on weekend

s...
If matches on weekdays are d/n i can watch the matches fully...
weekend-la day match vacha enna d/n vacha enna?

From: littlemaster1982 on Fri Nov 21 6:15:05 2008.

Sandeep Madhusudhan Patil

In Adelaide test match he hit 174 runs against the likes of lilee, pascoe and hogg.
6 months later Indians toured England and when Bob Willis was asked, what he felt about the new sensation from India, Patil ? He arrogantly replied, "I am not Lillee or Pascoe, I am Bob Willis". Patil reacted to that comment by hitting Bob willis for 6 boundaries of a single over of Bob willis Thumbs Up!

The video of this innings is used to show the young Aus cricketers in training academy to teach how to face fast bowling.

From: hamid on Fri Nov 21 6:15:27 2008.

hmm. enna maathiri fixture ithu? Day match on weekdays and day night match on weekend Huh?!

s...

If matches on weekdays are d/n i can watch the matches fully... Sigh2

weekend-la day match vacha enna d/n vacha enna? Sigh2

I am not talking about you watching the match... I am talking about the people who will come to stadium..

If it is a day night match in sunday the match will over after idnight.. people may not prefer to come to stadium coz it will be difficult to goto office next day.

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 6:21:06 2008.

hmm. enna maathiri fixture ithu? Day match on weekdays and day night match on weekend Huh?!

s...

If matches on weekdays are d/n i can watch the matches fully... Sigh2

weekend-la day match vacha enna d/n vacha enna? Sigh2

hamid: Naan unna patthi pesala....
sourav: naan ennai patthi than pesuren... gounderism...

From: Kalyasi on Fri Nov 21 9:32:47 2008.

92 WC...got up early in the morning to watch NZ-India match.

5 minutes into the match, Srikanth picks the only fielder in the deep to get out to Dipak Patel off a stupid shot. My annoyed grandfather switched off the TV and asked us to go back to sleep.
I missed what was to be a very good innings from Sachin and Azhar.

And also Manjerakar Dropped Greatbatch when he was on a single digit score!

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 9:49:09 2008.

And also Manjerakar Dropped Greatbatch when he was on a single digit score!

yenpa....ungalukkellam enna vayusu.....kozhanthaiya irukkum bothe cricket paakka start pannitteengala...

naan romba late-nu nenaikiren.....

From: mgb on Fri Nov 21 9:54:49 2008.

And also Manjerakar Dropped Greatbatch when he was on a single digit score!

adhukku indian commentator vera chappakkattu.. indians are not used to such cold weather, so their hands are stiff'nu

From: SoftSword on Fri Nov 21 10:01:31 2008.

And also Manjerakar Dropped Greatbatch when he was on a single digit score!

yenpa....ungalukkellam enna vayusu.....kozhanthaiya irukkum bothe cricket paakka start pannitteengala... Huh?!

naan romba late-nu nenaikiren..... Embarassed

adhanae...
i feel belittled by the knowledge of these people...

From: directhit on Fri Nov 21 10:11:51 2008.

sourav wrote:

yenpa....ungalukkellam enna vayusu.....kozhanthaiya irukkum bothe cricket paakka start pannitteengala...
naan romba late-nu nenaikiren.....
unga vayasu dhaan kalyan kku

aana kalyan/LM/PR/CR ellaam cricinfo scoresheet ellam kettavudane vandhiyeduppanga
missed mgb in the list

From: mgb on Fri Nov 21 10:18:36 2008.

And I heard Viv Richards - who had a cold relationship with Willis - sent Patil a magnum of champagne as a note of appreciation Smile

WC'83 semi final'la Willis came for bowling.. during the run up the commentator was lauding "Bob has been the most economical bowler in this series.. blah blah.. " and even before he could finish his comment, the ball disappeared in the mid wicket

and immediately the commentator said, "Oh No.. Patil has a liking for Bob's bowling"

Patil used to make a mockery of all established bowlers

From: mgb on Fri Nov 21 10:20:20 2008.

The video of this innings is used to show the young Aus cricketers in training academy to teach how to face fast bowling.

and he even used to sweep fast bowling

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 10:44:30 2008.

directhit wrote:

unga vayasu dhaan kalyan kku

aana kalyan/LM/PR/CR ellaam cricinfo scoresheet ellam kettavudane vandhiyeduppanga
missed mgb in the list

ipppo enna solla varrennga?
namma brain-la ithellam store panna space illapa...
match mudinju 2 naal kazhichu kettale yaar jeichanu 2 mins yochichu solra alavukku...
From: directhit on Fri Nov 21 10:49:03 2008.

sourav wrote:

ipppo enna solla varrennga?
namma brain-la ithellam store panna space illapa...
match mudinju 2 naal kazhichu kettale yaar jeichanu 2 mins yochichu solra alavukku...
public pannapdadhu

seriously i get amazed by their memory

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 10:53:57 2008.

Athanala than naan ipdi post pannen....compared to them... 92-la 100-ku appuram 3 four fine-leg la adicharu....etc,...

ipppo enna solla varrennga? Twisted Evil

namma brain-la ithellam store panna space illapa... Embarassed

match mudinju 2 naal kazhichu kettale yaar jeichanu 2 mins yochichu solra alavukku... Laughing

public pannapdadhu Shhh

seriously i get amazed by their memory Bow

yeah...

me....

Quote:

match mudinju 2 naal kazhichu kettale yaar jeichanu 2 mins yochichu solra alavukku... Laughing

From: villan007 on Fri Nov 21 11:26:53 2008.

sourav wrote:

Quote:

match mudinju 2 naal kazhichu kettale yaar jeichanu 2 mins yochichu solra alavukku...

vayasaanale ipdi thaan
From: ajithfederer on Fri Nov 21 11:28:08 2008.

villan007 wrote:

sourav wrote:

Quote:

match mudinju 2 naal kazhichu kettale yaar jeichanu 2 mins yochichu solra alavukku...

vayasaanale ipdi thaan
From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 11:29:44 2008.

villan007 wrote:

sourav wrote:

Quote:

match mudinju 2 naal kazhichu kettale yaar jeichanu 2 mins yochichu solra alavukku...

vayasaanale ipdi thaan

From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 11:39:00 2008.

and immediately the commentator said, "Oh No.. Patil has a liking for Bob's bowling" ROTFL2

Patil used to make a mockery of all established bowlers Thumbs Up!

Yashpal Sharma hit a six of Bob Willis I remember. Full but straight, he moved to across his offstump and hit it over square-leg/mid-wicket. I was amazed when I saw it the first time. Perhaps one of the best shots he ever played.

From: sivank on Fri Nov 21 11:41:31 2008.

prabhu andha score sheet paatheengalaa?

From: ajithfederer on Fri Nov 21 11:50:40 2008.

Srinath arumaya pottaapla.. And that was the debut series for Subroto Banerjee.. adhukkappuram enna aanaru nu nyabagam illa..

From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 11:54:43 2008.

sivank wrote:

prabhu andha score sheet paatheengalaa?
Searching...cricinfo seems to be down.

When WC season comes they used to telecast the '83 match highlights. appo 2-3 thadavai paathirukkEn. Very impressive six. That and Botham's wicket by Kirti Azad are the memorable moments of that SF match.
From: sivank on Fri Nov 21 12:00:06 2008.

prabhu, you remeber the last ball of the SF match. very funny
From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 12:01:43 2008.

sivank wrote:

prabhu, you remeber the last ball of the SF match. very funny

Was that the last ball ?
I thought Kapil faced the last ball. Crowds ran in one ball earlier. Even in the last ball, he will hit and run away from the crowds
From: sivank on Fri Nov 21 12:03:40 2008.

I think patil faced the last ball. willis brought all his fielders on the on side and as soon has patil has tapped the ball all the fielders would run towards the pavilion. very funny to watch

crowds ran in as the scores were tied

From: hamid on Fri Nov 21 12:04:55 2008.

sivank wrote:

I think patil faced the last ball. willis brought all his fielders on the on side and as soon has patil has tapped the ball all the fielders would run towards the pavilion. very funny to watch

Sivan,
I do remember this..

From: P_R on Fri Nov 21 12:08:34 2008.

Oh Patil is it.. I remember Kapil running for his dear life

In one match Aus-WI ODI, in West Indies Aus needed 5 to win off the last ball. Steve Waugh hit the ball, it was not a boundary the crowds ran in, but in the midst of confusion Steve Waugh completed running 4 runs and the scores were tied.
From: hamid on Fri Nov 21 12:08:41 2008.

sivank wrote:

crowds ran in as the scores were tied

I just remembered Chanderpaul's century against India.. I think it was his first century.. He was on 98 or 99 and run 2 or 3 runs.. the crowd rushed in to congratulate..it took some time to move the crowd out..do u know what happened after that??
From: sivank on Fri Nov 21 12:17:33 2008.

I don´t know Hamid. I lost touch with cricket after 85.

Prabhu, Hamid there was a very funny incident with glenn turner as he played against india in 1976. Turner was on 99 and as he tapped the ball and ran for his 100 the crowds stromed in the field, in the mean time turner was run out but the umpire didn´t give him out so turner got his century

From: hamid on Fri Nov 21 12:23:03 2008.

sivank wrote:

I don´t know Hamid. I lost touch with cricket after 85.

Prabhu, Hamid there was a very funny incident with glenn turner as he played against india in 1976. Turner was on 99 and as he tapped the ball and ran for his 100 the crowds stromed in the field, in the mean time turner was run out but the umpire didn´t give him out so turner got his century

I didnt know this

Umpire signalled legbyes.. after all those celebrations.. anyway Chanderpaul hit century after that.. he scored another century int hat series I think. His first (two) centuries in test and also in ODI all came against India in the same series.

Okay see you sivan. leaving for the day.. thought of waiting a bit and see the cricketers

.. their flight is delayed

. bye

From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 12:25:17 2008.
From: crajkumar_be on Fri Nov 21 16:24:01 2008.

Omega,
enga/side sarcasm nu inga oruthar ku kooda thonala. None of us could interpret it that way.
From: Sourav on Fri Nov 21 22:29:21 2008.

‘D/L could have been avoided’

London: England skipper Kevin Pietersen feels that a flexible approach to the third One-Day International could have avoided the Duckworth-Lewis system (D/L) by which the match outcome was decided.
The match had a 45-minute delayed start due to the morning mist and it was called off in the fading evening light. India were ahead of England in Duckworth-Lewis charts and were awarded the match and the hosts now lead the seven-match series 3-0.
“It is a very bitter pill to swallow. We tried to have a chat to see if we could get the lunch break shortened but we were told it was an ICC regulation that it had to be 30 minutes,” England skipper Kevin Pietersen was quoted as saying in The Guradian.
Pietersen warned India that the same problems could occur in the sixth ODI in Guwahati - a venue that England have tried to get switched without success. “I knew there was no way we were going to get the game finished,” Pietersen said. “They don’t have floodlights, and even though we are starting at 8.30 it could be dark up there by 3pm. Somebody needs to look at it,” he said.
Pietersen seeks tons
New Delhi: England need big scores in India if the tourists are to turn around a 3-0 deficit, Pietersen said on Friday.
“We knew coming to India we needed to score hundreds to stay competitive and we have not got a hundred yet,” Pietersen said. “Hopefully in the next four games we can try and get four.” England were outplayed in the first two matches after scintillating centuries from Yuvraj Singh, before losing a closer contest in Kanpur. Agencies
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI&BaseHref=TOICH%2F2008%2F11%2F22&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T&PageLabel=18&EntityId=Ar01804&AppName=1

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat Nov 22 10:26:36 2008.

Selection-meeting leaks 'disgusting' - Dhoni

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/current/story/379217.html

Quote:

The Kolkata-based Anandabazar Patrika reported on Saturday that Dhoni favoured the inclusion of RP in the squad for the next two ODIs, and offered to step down when the selectors insisted on replacing him with Pathan. The report said Shashank Manohar, the board president, had been informed of the argument.

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sun Nov 23 1:10:07 2008.

India v England, 4th ODI, Bangalore

Under-pressure England face Tendulkar challenge

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/current/story/379204.html

Quote:

Tendulkar hasn't played an ODI since March but he was in fluent form in the recent Tests against Australia, against whom he scored 396 runs at 56.57. His return to the top of the order will add experience to a batting line-up full of dashing stroke-players.

Quote:

Tendulkar's return is a certainty but what is less clear is whom he is going to replace. Rohit Sharma's scores in this series are 11 not out, 3 and 28 and it's likely that he will make way for Tendulkar. Gambhir will drop down to No. 3, giving India's top order the look it had when winning the tri-series in Australia earlier this year. Ishant had a poor game in Kanpur, conceding 12 of India's 17 extras, but India are unlikely to change their bowling attack

Quote:

Bangalore has had daily showers in the run-up to the match and the meteorological department has predicted moderate to heavy rain over the weekend. The pitch at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, however, is expected to be full of runs. "It's a sporting wicket, and should assist the batsmen more than the bowlers," the curator Narayan Raju said. "The ball will come on to the bat nicely." In the last ODI at this venue, in September 2007, Australia scored 307 for 7 before rain interrupted play shortly into the Indian innings and forced the match to be abandoned.

From: thamizhvaanan on Sun Nov 23 2:09:47 2008.

Quote:

"It's a sporting wicket, and should assist the batsmen more than the bowlers," the curator Narayan Raju said.

How can a wicket which assist batsmen more than bowlers called sportive?
From: Nerd on Sun Nov 23 4:39:12 2008.

Sachin to bat in a bit
From: Sourav on Sun Nov 23 4:40:43 2008.

Nerd wrote:

Sachin to bat in a bit
india batting-a?
No Delay due to rain?
From: Sourav on Sun Nov 23 4:41:57 2008.

sachin-viru....
Yuvaraasukkellam chence-e kudukka koodathu..
From: Nerd on Sun Nov 23 4:44:21 2008.

They say its overcast. We wont probably see full 100 overs. D/L for sure
From: directhit on Sun Nov 23 4:46:22 2008.

Nerd wrote:

D/L for sure
y
From: Nerd on Sun Nov 23 4:53:03 2008.

I mean KP will probably be happy with D/L system for once. Favoring the team that chases you know..
From: directhit on Sun Nov 23 4:57:07 2008.

oh ok then we shud get a 350+ score
well its a damp pitch though - hope we put in a decent score of 260-280.
any one knows good live links? http://www.freedocast.com/watchcricket2 is ok quality
From: omega on Sun Nov 23 4:59:53 2008.

Nerd wrote:

I mean KP will probably be happy with D/L system for once. Favoring the team that chases you know..

Nerdgaaru enna sivaraathiriyaa??
From: directhit on Sun Nov 23 5:01:04 2008.

first ball
From: wrap07 on Sun Nov 23 5:01:17 2008.

Sehwag starts with a boundary

India is playing their 700th one day match

From: omega on Sun Nov 23 5:01:25 2008.

well its a damp pitch though - hope we put in a decent score of 260-280.
any one knows good live links? http://www.freedocast.com/watchcricket2 is ok quality

oh ok

then we shud get a 350+ score Razz

Checkout www.ecric.net there are few links which work..

From: directhit on Sun Nov 23 5:04:13 2008.

omega - worked like a charm
From: Nerd on Sun Nov 23 5:04:22 2008.

omega wrote:

Nerd wrote:

I mean KP will probably be happy with D/L system for once. Favoring the team that chases you know..

Nerdgaaru enna sivaraathiriyaa??

neenga oruthar dhAN bAkki
From: wrap07 on Sun Nov 23 5:09:50 2008.

Sachin flick & a boundary.

& two boundaries by sehwag
From: Nerd on Sun Nov 23 5:36:41 2008.

Singam is animated Tried for the pull twice. Got the square cut right..
From: wrap07 on Sun Nov 23 5:40:57 2008.

a break for setting bowlers runup .
sachin gets out.
From: Nerd on Sun Nov 23 5:42:59 2008.

He looked restless and the break dint help either..
From: wrap07 on Sun Nov 23 6:05:48 2008.

Sehwag stunning shots 4 & 6 from outside off to midon.

Sehwag completes 6000 runs in oneday.
From: HonestRaj on Sun Nov 23 6:07:52 2008.

Nerd wrote:

He looked restless and the break dint help either..

just got a 4 in the previous ball.. a small break & off-stump gone....
From: Sourav on Sun Nov 23 6:29:25 2008.

HonestRaj wrote:

Nerd wrote:

He looked restless and the break dint help either..

just got a 4 in the previous ball.. a small break & off-stump gone....

rain....
From: Sourav on Sun Nov 23 6:38:19 2008.

Nerd wrote:

He looked restless and the break dint help either..

i have seen sachin out like this of in swingers few times..
Abdul razzaq, nash...

From: villan007 on Sun Nov 23 7:25:48 2008.

I mean KP will probably be happy with D/L system for once. Favoring the team that chases you know.. Razz

From: Sourav on Sun Nov 23 8:48:54 2008.

neenga oruthar dhAN bAkki Crying or Very sad

From: selvakumar on Sun Nov 23 8:03:07 2008.

Sachin
Disappointed with the way he got out.

Gambir kku oru runout miss pola..
From: wrap07 on Sun Nov 23 8:32:20 2008.

Sehwag 50
9 boundares and 2 sixes

I mean KP will probably be happy with D/L system for once. Favoring the team that chases you know.. Razz

From: Ramakrishna on Sun Nov 23 9:08:19 2008.

neenga oruthar dhAN bAkki Crying or Very sad

nan innum sollala...

From: Sourav on Sun Nov 23 9:07:51 2008.

Quote:

Proper rain now. Does not look good. I don't see this match going further.
oothi mooda porangappa....

I mean KP will probably be happy with D/L system for once. Favoring the team that chases you know.. Razz

innum ethukku waitning? Start pannida vendiyaththaane

neenga oruthar dhAN bAkki Crying or Very sad

nan innum sollala... Razz

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sun Nov 23 9:39:16 2008.

Nerd wrote:

He looked restless and the break dint help either..

Yeah, true.

In the pre-match discussions Srinath was complaining that Dhoni should not have broken the inform Sehwag/Gambhir opening pair and said that Sachin should be in No:3 or 4.

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sun Nov 23 9:49:56 2008.

Quote:

For non-cricket related queries ... yes, there were a couple from fans who want to be entertained during the rain interruption ... I'm at a loss at the moment. Anyone seen any good movies lately? I've really want to see Tropic Thunder. Death At A Funeral was funny.

Here's an email from Chuck: "Was counting on the commentary to keep me awake while I was gassing out my rural project report. Is anyone from Gobichettipalayam here?" Umm, not me, but if there is someone out there ... go ahead.

Kurt emails: "I've only heard of Gobi Manchurian." Hehehe.

From: selvakumar on Sun Nov 23 10:41:35 2008.

Quote:

Kurt emails: "I've only heard of Gobi Manchurian." Hehehe.
From: selvakumar on Sun Nov 23 10:43:13 2008.

I think england drew their last ODI series in india if I am not wrong (flintoff shirt ah kalatti veesunathu). Since there is no reserve day, eng can only draw the series (that too, looks bleak)
From: wrap07 on Sun Nov 23 11:51:41 2008.

match is on 22 overs a side. we have just 5 overs to go for it.
From: cancer on Sun Nov 23 12:03:49 2008.

Yuvaraj amazing 3 sixes..

dhoni first ball to 6
From: wrap07 on Sun Nov 23 12:08:20 2008.

166 runs.

last 5 overs 60 runs
From: villan007 on Sun Nov 23 12:12:16 2008.

166 runs of 22 overs.. very much possible.. but england
From: cancer on Sun Nov 23 12:13:22 2008.

wrap07 wrote:

166 runs.

last 5 overs 60 runs

it is now like 20-20 ,
From: wrap07 on Sun Nov 23 12:13:33 2008.

villan007 wrote:

166 runs of 22 overs.. very much possible.. but england

villa, i think they need 198 to win as per D/L method
From: wrap07 on Sun Nov 23 12:14:41 2008.

cancer wrote:

wrap07 wrote:

166 runs.

last 5 overs 60 runs

it is now like 20-20 ,

absolutely. bang
From: villan007 on Sun Nov 23 12:17:49 2008.

198 ya ya ippo thaan paarthen 20-20 chituation now..
From: wrap07 on Sun Nov 23 12:20:31 2008.

brilliant catch by ishant
From: cancer on Sun Nov 23 12:20:52 2008.

wrap07 wrote:

villan007 wrote:

166 runs of 22 overs.. very much possible.. but england

villa, i think they need 198 to win as per D/L method

198
From: Nerd on Sun Nov 23 12:24:01 2008.

nalla vELai England thOthuruvaainga
From: villan007 on Sun Nov 23 12:24:06 2008.

another snorefest is on the cards
From: cancer on Sun Nov 23 12:24:50 2008.

Munaf laam nalla podurapla
From: villan007 on Sun Nov 23 12:27:12 2008.

cancer wrote:

Munaf laam nalla podurapla

after playing under Warne, Munaf is totally a different bowler now
From: cancer on Sun Nov 23 12:29:17 2008.

villan007 wrote:

cancer wrote:

Munaf laam nalla podurapla

after playing under Warne, Munaf is totally a different bowler now

he he

appa 4-0 thaanaa... oru interesting ye illapa
From: Nerd on Sun Nov 23 12:36:34 2008.

Ishant also sledges these days eh
From: wrap07 on Sun Nov 23 12:40:02 2008.

19 runs off 5 overs.

good bowling by all. not giving much width.
From: cancer on Sun Nov 23 12:46:25 2008.

Nerd wrote:

Ishant also sledges these days eh

yes
From: ajithfederer on Sun Nov 23 12:50:32 2008.

Fielding restrictions for how many overs??

From: ajithfederer on Sun Nov 23 12:58:36 2008.

Ramakrishna wrote:

I mean KP will probably be happy with D/L system for once. Favoring the team that chases you know.. Razz

From: ajithfederer on Sun Nov 23 19:15:44 2008.

neenga oruthar dhAN bAkki Crying or Very sad

nan innum sollala... Razz

innum ethukku waitning? Start pannida vendiyaththaane Laughing

From: villan007 on Sun Nov 23 12:59:21 2008.

Pieterson-um outtu.. ini itha paakarthuku thoonga polam
From: Nerd on Sun Nov 23 13:24:31 2008.

villan007 wrote:

Pieterson-um outtu.. ini itha paakarthuku thoonga polam
From: ajithfederer on Sun Nov 23 13:27:04 2008.

Aaha Indha match India thothuchunaa Sachin lucknnu solluvaaingale
From: thamizhvaanan on Sun Nov 23 13:35:28 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

Aaha Indha match India thothuchunaa Sachin lucknnu solluvaaingale

thalaivar puli madhiri fielding panraaru.. paatheengala...

His 24x7 dedication
From: ajithfederer on Sun Nov 23 13:44:53 2008.

Good to see zaheer attempting yorkers 6/6
From: Nerd on Sun Nov 23 13:46:22 2008.

Thalaivar catching + fielding esp when other youngsters are dropping sitters!
From: ajithfederer on Sun Nov 23 13:49:11 2008.

Ennadhu Ishanth mudi vettitaanaa .

Adayaalame theriala
From: thamizhvaanan on Sun Nov 23 13:52:57 2008.

terrific over from zaheer

and ishy gets a wicket with slower ball
From: omega on Sun Nov 23 18:36:29 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

Ennadhu Ishanth mudi vettitaanaa .

Adayaalame theriala

Appo weight paathi kurainjirukkume!!!
Match abandon ayidumnu ninechein, oru sema match nadanthirukkumpola......

Congrats to the BCCI team on a much deserved series win.

Omega, It was almost a tonty tonty affair. Not a full match.

Appo weight paathi kurainjirukkume!!!
Match abandon ayidumnu ninechein, oru sema match nadanthirukkumpola......

Congrats to the BCCI team on a much deserved series win. Clap

Ennadhu Ishanth mudi vettitaanaa Laughing

.

Adayaalame theriala ROTFL

From: Sourav on Sun Nov 23 21:25:14 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

Ennadhu Ishanth mudi vettitaanaa .
Adayaalame theriala

Aaama...onan maathiri irukkan...

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/MADHURAI/2008/11/24/photographs/015/24_11_2008_015_001_001.jpg

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI&BaseHref=TOICH/2008/11/24&PageLabel=17&EntityId=Ar01705&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Nov 24 1:55:35 2008.

4-0 thats good! Now they can drop Sehwag,Gambhir etc.. and bring in Vijay, R.P etc..

I feel this D/L method is a crappy thing. 22-22 logic sucks!
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 2:07:19 2008.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

4-0 thats good! Now they can drop Sehwag,Gambhir etc.. and bring in Vijay, R.P etc..

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

I feel this D/L method is a crappy thing. 22-22 logic sucks!

ivlo chance, ridiculous rules against india irunthum England jeikka mudila...
From: MrJudge on Mon Nov 24 2:08:56 2008.

sourav wrote:

ivlo chance, ridiculous rules against india irunthum England jeikka mudila...

Dhoni-kku machcham pala roobaththula varuthu
From: villan007 on Mon Nov 24 2:14:35 2008.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

I feel this D/L method is a crappy thing. 22-22 logic sucks!

Cricket is to entertain and I think they've done just that. Match drop panna vandhavinga paavamla

From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 2:21:26 2008.

I feel this D/L method is a crappy thing. 22-22 logic sucks!

Cricket is to entertain and I think they've done just that. Match drop panna vandhavinga paavamla

But, Ithuve final match 3-3-nu iruntha namma nilaimai...

5.5 rr-la irukkum bothu innum 5 overs than unnala evlo mudiyumo adichikkona epdi...3rd powerplay kooda namma ishtathukku choose panna mudila....

After the indian innings, I thought Eng wil win easily....

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Nov 24 6:18:42 2008.

What Raina did yesterday was hilarious. Great save near the boundary line [Shah completed just one run at that time], Gambhir or someone was approaching him, instead of throwing the ball to Gambhir he threw it to the boundary. Yuvraj was laughing and Dhoni was
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 6:21:22 2008.

yeah....
Commentator said "rare to see a bowler laughing for misfield"....
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Nov 24 6:23:16 2008.

sourav wrote:

yeah....
Commentator said "rare to see a bowler laughing for misfield"....

Even now I am

The best part is Raina and Gambhir's face expressions
From: directhit on Mon Nov 24 6:24:57 2008.

poi utube la paakanum
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Mon Nov 24 6:29:38 2008.

directhit wrote:

poi utube la paakanum

DH, Please share the video if you have, I like to see again
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 8:12:04 2008.

no Centertop for rest of the ODI series...
From: viraajan on Mon Nov 24 8:17:38 2008.

sourav wrote:

no Centertop for rest of the ODI series...
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 8:19:09 2008.

viraajan wrote:

sourav wrote:

no Centertop for rest of the ODI series...
From: viraajan on Mon Nov 24 8:19:47 2008.
From: selvakumar on Mon Nov 24 8:20:12 2008.

sourav wrote:

yeah....
Commentator said "rare to see a bowler laughing for misfield"....

The beauty he did it by closing his mouth. I liked dhoni's expression during that time.

But I have seen Raina doing this before in this series. Not sure about which match that was. It was successful at that time. Nethu comedy aayiduchu.
From: viraajan on Mon Nov 24 8:21:47 2008.

someone pls post the video link. am eager to see. missed it yesterday
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 8:24:28 2008.

viraajan wrote:

someone pls post the video link. am eager to see. missed it yesterday
watch it in neo cricket...24 hours repeated highlights only...
From: viraajan on Mon Nov 24 8:26:08 2008.

Will watch it tonight
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 8:30:41 2008.

This is the official Youtube Channel for the Board of Cricket Control for India, the BCCI.
http://in.youtube.com/bcci
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 8:47:24 2008.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

directhit wrote:

poi utube la paakanum

DH, Please share the video if you have, I like to see again

hey i found it....
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=0wXaRyVeYeo
watch 6th min...
From: viraajan on Mon Nov 24 8:53:01 2008.

Watched it

ore chippu chippa varudhu
From: directhit on Mon Nov 24 9:01:50 2008.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

directhit wrote:

poi utube la paakanum

DH, Please share the video if you have, I like to see again
http://videos.sapo.pt/WOhckUf4z3TAkUHMLZ1H
superb highlights

Ishant's wonderful catch
Sachin wonderful piece of fielding
Raina poor guy, guess gambhir overran a bit Yuvi laughs and MS is not amused
Gambhir fumbling a catch and MS hands him the wicket keeping gloves
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 9:06:59 2008.

directhit wrote:

Gambhir fumbling a catch and MS hands him the wicket keeping gloves
ya...i watched that...
From: ShereneAndrew on Mon Nov 24 9:50:10 2008.

i felt MSD was bit tensed yday during the match.. did anyone feel the same..
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 9:53:40 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

i felt MSD was bit tensed yday during the match.. did anyone feel the same..

morning-lerunthu full-a hub-laye irunthu ippo than first post panreenga...
From: directhit on Mon Nov 24 9:54:53 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

i felt MSD was bit tensed yday during the match.. did anyone feel the same..
i didnt see the eng innings but match reports speak abt the cool MS the only time i saw him diff was for Raina misfield
u might be rite - he might have been still angry abt the selector's leak
From: directhit on Mon Nov 24 9:56:43 2008.

sourav wrote:

directhit wrote:

Gambhir fumbling a catch and MS hands him the wicket keeping gloves
ya...i watched that...
and gambhir kept that with him - our team is enjoying every bit (as wud any team on a winning streak )
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 9:59:52 2008.

DH, dhoni vettunathai paatheengala?
Ellorum aadurathu Cut shot...
Dhoni aadurathu vettu shot...
From: ShereneAndrew on Mon Nov 24 10:00:04 2008.

directhit wrote:

u might be rite - he might have been still angry abt the selector's leak

athu pathi ennaku theriyathu.. .. aana when he gave his gloves to gambhir i felt he was lil irritated with the way guys were fielding..
From: selvakumar on Mon Nov 24 10:01:27 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

i felt MSD was bit tensed yday during the match.. did anyone feel the same..

Yup ! Even the commentators were referring to this. When Flintoff - Shah partnership was growing in boundaries and sixes, he was lot more tensed. But soon he became natural and started getting inputs from others. For a while, he was doing ricky ponting in the ground (discussion between overs) and with the powerplay not taken, I thought we are going to lose. When things doesn't go the way you perceive, anyone (any captain) will look tensed. Moreover, Dhoni has been believed to inherit sourav. Hence, it is pretty natural

From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 10:02:35 2008.

avare 2 3 catch vittaru athellam yarru thitturathu?

u might be rite - he might have been still angry abt the selector's leak Evil or Very Mad

athu pathi ennaku theriyathu.. Twisted Evil

.. aana when he gave his gloves to gambhir i felt he was lil irritated with the way guys were fielding.. Rolling Eyes

Enna solreenga DH....

From: ShereneAndrew on Mon Nov 24 10:04:27 2008.

i felt MSD was bit tensed yday during the match.. did anyone feel the same..

Yup ! Even the commentators were referring to this. When Flintoff - Shah partnership was growing in boundaries and sixes, he was lot more tensed. But soon he became natural and started getting inputs from others. For a while, he was doing ricky ponting in the ground (discussion between overs) and with the powerplay not taken, I thought we are going to lose. When things doesn't go the way you perceive, anyone (any captain) will look tensed. Moreover, Dhoni has been believed to inherit sourav. Hence, it is pretty natural Wink

i agree on the bolded lines selva.. aana MSD was known for his cool show during match.. but nethu athu yetho miss aana maadiri irunduchu..

From: ShereneAndrew on Mon Nov 24 10:05:48 2008.

From: Sourav on Wed Nov 26 3:51:38 2008.

u might be rite - he might have been still angry abt the selector's leak Evil or Very Mad

athu pathi ennaku theriyathu.. Twisted Evil

.. aana when he gave his gloves to gambhir i felt he was lil irritated with the way guys were fielding.. Rolling Eyes

avare 2 3 catch vittaru athellam yarru thitturathu? Rolling Eyes

Enna solreenga DH.... Twisted Evil

neenga thitunga..

From: selvakumar on Mon Nov 24 10:36:25 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

i agree on the bolded lines selva.. aana MSD was known for his cool show during match.. but nethu athu yetho miss aana maadiri irunduchu..

I was also referring to the same. It is natural for anybody in that position
From: directhit on Mon Nov 24 20:56:50 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

i agree on the bolded lines selva.. aana MSD was known for his cool show during match.. but nethu athu yetho miss aana maadiri irunduchu..
avaru oru litre paal kammiya kudichirupparu

sourav wrote:

DH, dhoni vettunathai paatheengala?
Ellorum aadurathu Cut shot...
Dhoni aadurathu vettu shot...
vethu shot nu solladha varaikkum sandhosham
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 21:13:31 2008.

Zaheer is now man of the moment
Harsha Bhogle

England's cricket is looking, at the moment, like an average Hindi film production where you make up the plot and the script as you shoot. And so, nobody seems to have a clear idea of what the end result is going to look like. I suspect, rather than making things happen, they are letting things happen to them.
A target of 198 in 22 overs is always going to be difficult, especially if you have a lot stacked against you; the quality of the opposition’s new-ball attack, their new vigour in the field and the approach of your own top-order. As an Indian, I was bewildered by what I saw in the first six overs. If I was an Englishman watching on a cold evening, I’d have gone berserk. 21 in 6 overs of power play is like taking an hour and a half out of three hours to do the multiple choice section in an exam! If there was a plan, England did a very efficient job of hiding it!
Having said that Zaheer Khan bowled beautifully and should have been man of the match. Admittedly Sehwag set it up, and he is looking solid at times and destructive at others, but at every crucial moment in the England reply, Zaheer was the centre-stage. He got searing movement away from the right handers, followed them down the leg side when they were making room and generally gave the impression that he had seen the batsman’s hand before playing his card.
Clearly he is the leader of this attack now. He is advising bowlers, setting fields for them and I must confess I have never seen him so involved. There is a side to him that had remained hidden for some time and which Dhoni, Kirsten and Venkatesh Prasad seem to have spotted. Hitherto, coaches and trainers had returned exasperated from knocking on his door, he seemed as moody as the tide and question marks adorned his life. Now, he is here, there and everywhere, playing with the excitement of a kid in a video game parlour. Maybe there comes a time in everyone's life. He is bowling as well as anyone in world cricket at the moment.
And India are looking a happy side. The smile hasn’t gone off Sehwag’s face for months, Yuvraj is being spotted again at backward point and the spontaneous laughter after Yusuf Pathan’s last ball six was indicative of great bonhomie.
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 21:13:54 2008.

CAPTAIN SPEAKS INDIA ON A ROLL
Dhoni aims for a 7-0 whitewash

Bangalore: India’s skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is aiming at a 7-0 whitewash in the ODI series against England, despite having clinched the series by taking an unassailable 4-0 lead after winning a thriller here.
The Indian team for the fifth match in Cuttack is likely to undergo changes in order to rest some senior players, who have played a lot of cricket in recent months.
“You will see a few changes in the side in the next three matches. Some of the people who have not played in the series so far will play but we still look to win games,” Dhoni said after leading his team to a 19-run win via Duckworth-Lewis method. “Three more matches to come and we want to win those games,” he said.
With the match reduced to 22-overs-a-side following two rain-interruptions, Indian bowlers survived some anxious moments before taming the opponents and Dhoni said the task was not easy.
“Because of the wet outfield, the ball became soggy and it was not easy to grip the ball. We have one specialist spinner (Harbhajan Singh) and part-time spinners. It was really difficult for them to grip the ball.
“But then Zaheer (Khan) bowled very well, along with Ishant (Sharma) and Munaf (Patel). Overall it was a very good team effort,” Dhoni said. Asked how he was marshalling his bowlers in such tense situation, Dhoni said, “I was not giving much advice. First I like them to bowl to their own plans and if that does not work I ask them to bowl according to my plans. But Zaheer has been of great help throughout the series and has taken the extra initiative to help others. It has worked for us and we should be thankful to him,” Dhoni added. PTI
From: Sourav on Mon Nov 24 21:31:06 2008.

Ishant’s full length gets a square cut

Ishant Sharma got his long locks chopped in Bangalore but not from his regular hairstylist, and now he’s reportedly quite dis-tressed over the way it’s turned out

PIYALI DASGUPTA Times News Network

It’s been locks, shock and a fuming Ishant Sharma recently – the 20-year-old bowler got his long, curly locks cut in Bangalore, but it wasn’t his usual Delhi hairstylist who did the deed. Ishant’s manager, Ruby Sehrawat, says he wanted to get de-s-tressed because it interfered with his bowling. “Ishant had been wanting to get his hair trimmed for a long time. It had grown very long and it bothered him while bowling. Earlier, he had planned to get a haircut done in Delhi from his regular stylist, but somehow, he couldn’t manage it because of his busy match schedule. So, finally, he got a haircut done a day before the match in Bangalore.”
But it obviously didn’t turn out the way he wanted it to, because Ruby says that Ishant is quite distressed now with his new look. “He had asked the stylist to trim his hair, but after the haircut was over and he saw himself in the mirror, he was very disappointed and got very upset. He called me up immediately and said that he was quite disappointed with the new hairstyle,” she says.
Amzadd Habibb, Ishant’s regular hairstylist in Delhi, says he hasn’t seen the new Ishant, un-locked, but adds philosophically that it must be good if he’s gone in for a change of locks… er… look. “Ishant got his haircut and perm done just a day before his birthday a few months ago at my salon. He had, in fact, told me that he would grow his hair and then come for a new haircut once he’s free after his matches. Frankly, I haven’t seen his new look. But it’s good if he has experimented with a new look from a different stylist. It’s always good to go for change,” says Amzadd.
The buzz was also that MS Dhoni had taken Ishant to his hairstylist for the cut, and that’s where trouble began. Sapna Bhavnani, Dhoni’s hairstylist in Mumbai, however, says she doesn’t even know Ishant. “Who is Ishant? I don’t even know him… I only can tell you that I have recently given Mahi a new haircut. He was in Mumbai last week for a day and had visited my salon. I gave him a short cut that is quite neat and tidy. To add more style to his new hairdo, I have kept a small piggy tail at the back, which looks cool and smart,” she says.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI&BaseHref=TOICH%2F2008%2F11%2F25&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T&PageLabel=23&EntityId=Ar02302&AppName=1
From: Sourav on Tue Nov 25 22:08:27 2008.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2008/11/26/17/Img/Ar0170401.png
From: Sourav on Tue Nov 25 23:31:30 2008.

expect some changes in our team.....
innaikkum full match paakkalaam.... (power iruntha..... )
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 3:47:43 2008.

India are expected to throw in new faces for the rest of the series as the selectors attempt to build a strong base for the 2011 World Cup, to be hosted in South Asia. National under-19 captain and top-order batsman Virat Kohli, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha and recalled all-rounder Irfan Pathan could make their first appearances in the series on Wednesday while Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan, all of whom haven't had much of a break could get some much needed rest.

India are expected to throw in new faces for the rest of the series as the selectors attempt to build a strong base for the 2011 World Cup, to be hosted in South Asia. National under-19 captain and top-order batsman Virat Kohli, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha and recalled all-rounder Irfan Pathan could make their first appearances in the series on Wednesday while Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan, all of whom haven't had much of a break could get some much needed rest.

No viru?

From: SoftSword on Wed Nov 26 3:55:44 2008.

hopefully sehwag and sachin would open...
and gambhir will be rested wherein kohli will get the chance...

No viru?

From: Sourav on Wed Nov 26 4:24:57 2008.

hopefully sehwag and sachin would open...
and gambhir will be rested wherein kohli will get the chance...

No viru?

From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 4:34:48 2008.

Irfan Pathan will replace Munaf Patel while Gautam Gambhir makes way for Rohit Sharma.

India have won the toss and decided to bowl first
From: sgokulprathap on Wed Nov 26 4:50:03 2008.

Kevin Pietersen says he's surprised India chose to field, and says he would have definitely batted first.

so its as gud as Peterson won the toss.

ippavaachum jeipaangala?
From: sgokulprathap on Wed Nov 26 5:02:55 2008.

Teams:
India: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma

England: Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara, Owais Shah, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Matt Prior, Samit Patel, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Steve Harmison

From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 5:04:41 2008.

Kevin Pietersen says he's surprised India chose to field, and says he would have definitely batted first.

so its as gud as Peterson won the toss.

ippavaachum jeipaangala?

as per the pitch report, "Dew could be factor from 7 pm onwards and the spinners finding it difficult to grip the ball. " // so it is possible that dhoni has selected to bowl first based on this.. who know whats on his mind

From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 5:08:23 2008.

Kevin Pietersen says he's surprised India chose to field, and says he would have definitely batted first.

so its as gud as Peterson won the toss.

ippavaachum jeipaangala?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and chosen to field because of the dew factor.

From: sgokulprathap on Wed Nov 26 5:09:28 2008.

9 runs frm 9 balls, but no runs frm batsmen yet.

From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 5:13:29 2008.

Kevin Pietersen says he's surprised India chose to field, and says he would have definitely batted first.

so its as gud as Peterson won the toss.

ippavaachum jeipaangala?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and chosen to field because of the dew factor. Razz

appa naan sonnathu correct thana

From: sgokulprathap on Wed Nov 26 5:28:48 2008.

Cook gone.
AN Cook c Tendulkar b Khan 10 (15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

England 33/1 (6 ov)
From: SoftSword on Wed Nov 26 5:31:21 2008.

any live links please
From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 5:38:35 2008.

SS - http://ecric01.110mb.com/livecricket1.html
From: sgokulprathap on Wed Nov 26 5:39:19 2008.

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/engine/current/match/361047.html
http://imsports.rediff.com/score/in_match9247.html
http://beta.cricket.yahoo.com/cricket/livematch?mid=22874
From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 5:39:23 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

appa naan sonnathu correct thana
cricinfo sonnadhu correct
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 5:46:40 2008.

second wk down. zak
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 5:50:13 2008.

directhit wrote:

ShereneAndrew wrote:

appa naan sonnathu correct thana
cricinfo sonnadhu correct

hello.. it was from cricbuzz... i juz asked whether he wld hv selected to bowl first becos of this pitch report.. read my statement clearly..
From: sgokulprathap on Wed Nov 26 5:51:06 2008.

England 68/2 (10.0 ov)
their 2nd best score in dis series in 1st ten overs, best being 69/3 in last match chasin 198 in 22 ovrs.
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 5:52:00 2008.

Powerplay 2 has been taken, by the way

From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 5:52:12 2008.

From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 5:52:46 2008.

appa naan sonnathu correct thana Twisted Evil

cricinfo sonnadhu correct Razz

hello.. it was from cricbuzz... i juz asked whether he wld hv selected to bowl first becos of this pitch report.. read my statement clearly.. Evil or Very Mad

saringammani

From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:40:58 2008.

appa naan sonnathu correct thana Twisted Evil

cricinfo sonnadhu correct Razz

hello.. it was from cricbuzz... i juz asked whether he wld hv selected to bowl first becos of this pitch report.. read my statement clearly.. Evil or Very Mad

saringammani Confused

adhu

From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 5:53:56 2008.

engaalu presentation la vera reason solluvaaru - appo ungalukku irukku
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 5:54:50 2008.

directhit wrote:

engaalu presentation la vera reason solluvaaru - appo ungalukku irukku

avaru match result-a vachi reason solluvaru.. athukku naan enna panrathu..
From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 5:56:42 2008.

naansense madhiri pesadheenga. engaalu nostradamus oda thathu peran

modhalla indha pietersen a thookungappa
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 5:59:01 2008.

wat do u think.. r we gonna win this match.. .. i hv my doubts..
From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 6:02:10 2008.

eng have no gr8 spinners to worry abt dew anyways. wud depend on viru/yuvi clicking IMO. guess 70-30 favoring india. anything above 290 wud be tuf i guess
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:06:32 2008.

directhit wrote:

eng have no gr8 spinners to worry abt dew anyways. wud depend on viru/yuvi clicking IMO. guess 70-30 favoring india. anything above 290 wud be tuf i guess

mm.. i agreee
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:07:36 2008.

hmm.. he has not scored any runs for sometime.. 2(13)
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:08:13 2008.

but antha pakkam Pietersen velasikitu irukaaan.. 28(23)
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:08:38 2008.

GP.. y u deleted your post
From: sgokulprathap on Wed Nov 26 6:10:36 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

GP.. y u deleted your post
by d time i post colli yet to get off d mark, he scored a run. tatsy.
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 26 6:11:16 2008.

enna madam innaiku neraya posts panreenga...
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:11:38 2008.

sgokulprathap wrote:

ShereneAndrew wrote:

GP.. y u deleted your post
by d time i post colli yet to get off d mark, he scored a run. tatsy.

now 6(19) - hit a four
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:12:34 2008.

sourav wrote:

enna madam innaiku neraya posts panreenga...

chumma thaan.. watching match in cricbuzz athaan.. apparam aan... aan... err... err.... konjam vettiya vera iruken...
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:15:35 2008.

Only 13 runs were scored in the second powerplay
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 26 6:16:30 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

konjam vettiya vera iruken...
ithu onnum puthusillayae...
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:17:08 2008.

sourav wrote:

ShereneAndrew wrote:

konjam vettiya vera iruken...
ithu onnum puthusillayae...

yaarukku ungalukka.. ennaku ithu pudusu thaan
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 26 6:17:22 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

Only 13 runs were scored in the second powerplay
flintoff vanthu saetthu adipparu...
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:21:17 2008.

sourav wrote:

ShereneAndrew wrote:

Only 13 runs were scored in the second powerplay
flintoof vanthu saetthu adipparu...

shah vera irukaan
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 6:29:50 2008.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/26/stories/2008112660291900.htm

http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/26/stories/2008112653022000.htm

England’s problem is muddled thinking

The lack of flexibility was really disappointing, writes Geoff Boycott

"Think about it: when you need nine an over, do you send in Boycott and Gavaskar or Botham and Kapil?"
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 26 6:37:22 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

sourav wrote:

ShereneAndrew wrote:

Only 13 runs were scored in the second powerplay
flintoof vanthu saetthu adipparu...

shah vera irukaan
bell ennachu?

flintoof vanthu saetthu adipparu...

Only 13 runs were scored in the second powerplay BlueJump

shah vera irukaan Crying or Very sad

bell ennachu? Confused

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Wed Nov 26 6:41:37 2008.

Mani velayaadula, adhukku badhila thaan samayalkaran velayaaduraar.
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:42:28 2008.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Mani velayaadula, adhukku badhila thaan samayalkaran velayaaduraar.

samayalkaran vilaiyadi out ayitaaar
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 6:42:48 2008.

bowlers are tightening up
runrate around 5 now.

//sourav, super picture //
From: salaam_chennai on Wed Nov 26 6:43:17 2008.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Mani velayaadula, adhukku badhila thaan samayalkaran velayaaduraar.
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:43:35 2008.

wrap07 wrote:

bowlers are tightening up
runrate around 5 now.

mm.. they started with 7.2 i guess
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:45:41 2008.

we are half way in the match and only 122 runs till now..
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 6:46:06 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

wrap07 wrote:

bowlers are tightening up
runrate around 5 now.

mm.. they started with 7.2 i guess

yeah. now they are back to form, courtesy spinners.
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 26 6:50:32 2008.

wrap07 wrote:

//sourav, super picture //

Thanks shankar....

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Mani velayaadula, adhukku badhila thaan samayalkaran velayaaduraar.
From: ShereneAndrew on Wed Nov 26 6:52:28 2008.

Yuvraj to Pietersen, 1 run, dropped! driven back hard, Yuvraj stretches his right hand out but can't hold onto the low catch
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 26 6:53:43 2008.

ShereneAndrew wrote:

Yuvraj to Pietersen, 1 run, dropped! driven back hard, Yuvraj stretches his right hand out but can't hold onto the low catch

yuvraj-a mothalla drop pannanum team-lerunthu...
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 7:01:19 2008.

collingwood out for 40
& flintoff is in & gone
From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 7:05:46 2008.

a masterstroke to bring in ishant
From: sgokulprathap on Wed Nov 26 7:05:59 2008.

A Flintoff c Tendulkar b I Sharma 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
From: sgokulprathap on Wed Nov 26 7:10:20 2008.

Just a reminder, England haven't taken their Powerplay yet.

Let them take the powerplay aftr losing Pieterson and Shah.
From: sgokulprathap on Wed Nov 26 8:00:13 2008.

Powerplay3 taken fr 41-45 ovrs.
From: sgokulprathap on Wed Nov 26 8:15:42 2008.

32 runs in powerplay3. With wickets in hand, england cud hav done lot better than dis.
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 8:18:51 2008.

yes. bowling has been good.
piet hits century.
From: crajkumar_be on Wed Nov 26 8:26:44 2008.

Indhiya veerargal abaara pandhuveechu at the death

And Sehwag Yuvraj irukkara form la indha total pathaadhu pola irukku. Series ivvalavu one-sided a irundha apparam yedhu kudhugalam?
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 8:34:01 2008.

271 the target.. under lights.. better batting display by England..
From: Sourav on Wed Nov 26 8:38:09 2008.

zaheer....

From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 8:52:49 2008.

And Sehwag Yuvraj irukkara form la indha total pathaadhu pola irukku. Series ivvalavu one-sided a irundha apparam yedhu kudhugalam?

Indhiya veerargal abaara pandhuveechu at the death Shocked

rembba overra kalaikkireenga

From: Nerd on Wed Nov 26 9:27:32 2008.

singam kaLathula irukku
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 9:40:01 2008.

sehwag 25 with 6 boundaries
From: crajkumar_be on Wed Nov 26 9:40:58 2008.

Nerd wrote:

singam kaLathula irukku

Living dangerously

(Hey Ram la Girish Karnad solra madhiri 'irukka, avlodhaan')
From: Nerd on Wed Nov 26 9:46:22 2008.

Innum konja nErathula pArunga..

Unable to watch.. In aabis already.
From: Vivasaayi on Wed Nov 26 9:50:48 2008.

variable bounce it seems.
From: selvakumar on Wed Nov 26 9:53:35 2008.

For Last match, I was comparing Shah to Dravid when he came to bat. payalukku ketruchu pola
From: Nerd on Wed Nov 26 9:54:51 2008.

50 partnership. Cricinfo-la beaten, outside/inside edge etc. against sachin's name wonly
From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 9:59:33 2008.

selvakumar wrote:

For Last match, I was comparing Shah to Dravid when he came to bat. payalukku ketruchu pola
avanukku last match ae kettiruchu namma Rohit a pathiyum edhana sollunga - adikkave matenguraan
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 10:02:32 2008.

classic straight shot rather push by sachin
for a boundary

From: selvakumar on Wed Nov 26 10:02:52 2008.

atha thaan naanum sonnaen.. When he came to bat, my roommate (who wasn't following cricket for the last few years) asked me how he will bat. I told him that he is not a hitter and will bat like dravid.

athukkapuram avan adicha shot ovvonnum en moonjilayae vizhunthathu..

For Last match, I was comparing Shah to Dravid when he came to bat. payalukku ketruchu pola Embarassed

avanukku last match ae kettiruchu Laughing

namma Rohit a pathiyum edhana sollunga - adikkave matenguraan Embarassed

From: Nerd on Wed Nov 26 10:02:54 2008.

rendu boundary. Onnu outside edge, innonnu inside edge

From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 10:07:19 2008.

From: Sourav on Thu Nov 27 1:25:17 2008.

From: Nerd on Wed Nov 26 10:08:23 2008.

Two outstanding boundaries now
From: Vivasaayi on Wed Nov 26 10:13:35 2008.

thalaivar starting to feel better - middling it well now!
From: Vivasaayi on Wed Nov 26 10:14:29 2008.

part time spinner to sehwag in a powerplay
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 10:15:54 2008.

boundary and a six by sehwag
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 10:17:22 2008.

sehwag 50
From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 10:17:31 2008.

Swann Sehwag
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 10:18:28 2008.

21 runs from the over
From: Nerd on Wed Nov 26 10:19:08 2008.

Sehwag
ippa konjam thalli ninnukka, thalaivar aadattum
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 10:20:36 2008.

Sehwag
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 10:21:35 2008.

Sachin starts with a four

itz Diwali time here
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 10:23:43 2008.

Sachin is hitting Flintoff balls better than Sehwag and sehwag finds a little difficult to play flintoff anyway there are other 4 bowlers at least
From: Nerd on Wed Nov 26 10:26:28 2008.

100 partnership

NaaisEkar (not verbatim): pathu nimisham, pathinanju nimisham adichA paravalla. Oru aaLa koottittu pOyi reNdu moonu maasam adichA epdi
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 10:33:50 2008.

Nerd wrote:

100 partnership

NaaisEkar (not verbatim): pathu nimisham, pathinanju nimisham adichA paravalla. Oru aaLa koottittu pOyi reNdu moonu maasam adichA epdi

Nerd, ODI kke ippadinna. ODI series mjudinchu vara antha rendu test matcha ninaichaa

I just remember one song which was sung for Azhar sometime back.. perfectly fits for Pietersen now,.,

soothanai meel soothanai pothumada saami.

oru naalum naan ithu pool adithavan (100) alla..
antha thirunaalil thoolvi vanthathai yaaridam solla...

full song goes like this,. dont recollect fully
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 10:42:13 2008.

Sehwag 2 successive boundaries (after the powerplay.)
From: villan007 on Wed Nov 26 10:42:21 2008.

naaansens.. ivanungala vara sonnathuku Bangladesh-a kooptrukalam
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 10:43:24 2008.

IND 122/0 in 17 Overs
To win: IND needs 149 run(s) in 33 over(s)
Current Run rate:7.18| Required Run rate:4.51

with 10 wkts in hand
From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 10:43:45 2008.

villan007 wrote:

naaansens.. ivanungala vara sonnathuku Bangladesh-a kooptrukalam
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 10:50:44 2008.

walking singles levelku vanthachu. so easy.
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 10:52:18 2008.

sachin 90th fifty
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 10:52:23 2008.

10dulkar facing on 49 ...
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 10:52:50 2008.

50

seems these two will finish the match
From: Nerd on Wed Nov 26 10:52:51 2008.

Sachin 50 Yeh dil maange more.
From: crajkumar_be on Wed Nov 26 10:53:15 2008.

90th ODI 50
From: crajkumar_be on Wed Nov 26 10:54:15 2008.

Sehwag is making Sachin's 55-ball 50 slow!
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 10:54:54 2008.

Half the total is already scored in less than 20 overs with no wickets.. great going..

enna england ippadi vilayaaduraanga
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 10:55:52 2008.

sachin gets out to harmison

was looking good for a big score
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 10:56:08 2008.

tendulkar out...
From: Nerd on Wed Nov 26 10:56:22 2008.

EKSI vazhakkam pola inside edge OR succumbing to in-cutter??
From: crajkumar_be on Wed Nov 26 10:56:38 2008.
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 10:57:52 2008.

Nerd wrote:

EKSI vazhakkam pola inside edge OR succumbing to in-cutter??

went for a drive and missed the line
From: crajkumar_be on Wed Nov 26 11:01:25 2008.

Just like last match??
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 11:03:49 2008.

yeah. almost similar shot
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 11:05:25 2008.

Sehwag is going great.. on 86 of just 68 balls..
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 11:08:20 2008.

90 of 69
From: crajkumar_be on Wed Nov 26 11:08:55 2008.

England might as well give vaakku-moolam for the rest of the matches
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 11:10:02 2008.

Yuvi out
From: Nerd on Wed Nov 26 11:11:33 2008.

hamid wrote:

Yuvi out

Bopara spinner illiyE
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 11:11:57 2008.

sehwag also gone
From: Nerd on Wed Nov 26 11:13:23 2008.

MSD irukkApla, 50 adichittu MOM vaangikkuvaapla
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 11:14:22 2008.

Nerd wrote:

hamid wrote:

Yuvi out

Bopara spinner illiyE

Sehwag deserved a century ..anyway well played..
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 11:15:35 2008.

Nerd wrote:

MSD irukkApla, 50 adichittu MOM vaangikkuvaapla

athaan 50 adicha sachin irukkare.. kuduthudalaam
From: HonestRaj on Wed Nov 26 11:15:55 2008.

wrap07 wrote:

Nerd wrote:

EKSI vazhakkam pola inside edge OR succumbing to in-cutter??

went for a drive and missed the line

50 adicharu... odane suththa aarambichuttaru..
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 11:19:29 2008.

sehwag LBW.. ball would have been missing leg??????? anybody watching?
From: ajithfederer on Wed Nov 26 11:32:51 2008.

Kaali indha manushan

Shewag

crajkumar_be wrote:

90th ODI 50
From: ajithfederer on Wed Nov 26 11:36:02 2008.

Nyayamnnu onnu irukkula

Shewag dhan MOM

hamid wrote:

Nerd wrote:

MSD irukkApla, 50 adichittu MOM vaangikkuvaapla

athaan 50 adicha sachin irukkare.. kuduthudalaam
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 11:41:36 2008.

hamid wrote:

sehwag LBW.. ball would have been missing leg??????? anybody watching?

yes. it was a doubtful decision..
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 12:16:14 2008.

50 partnership bwn dhoni & raina
pretty onesided contest.
From: hamid on Wed Nov 26 12:56:50 2008.

India nothing more to say.
From: wrap07 on Wed Nov 26 13:01:17 2008.

India all the way
clinical. everyone contributing.

Sehwag MOM
From: ajithfederer on Wed Nov 26 14:07:37 2008.

Best BCCI team since 1992 (from what I have seen).

wrap07 wrote:

India all the way
clinical. everyone contributing.

Sehwag MOM
From: ajithfederer on Wed Nov 26 14:11:13 2008.

What has happened to the likes of Simon Jones, Matthew Hoggard, Sidebottom in England ??
From: Kalyasi on Wed Nov 26 16:08:17 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

What has happened to the likes of Simon Jones, Matthew Hoggard, Sidebottom in England ??

Kaayam Karanamaaga avargal aniyil idam pidikkavillai!!
From: directhit on Wed Nov 26 21:12:45 2008.

Nerd wrote:

MSD irukkApla, 50 adichittu MOM vaangikkuvaapla
good - thelivayitteenga

HonestRaj wrote:

vazhakkam pola inside edge OR succumbing to in-cutter??

EKSI

went for a drive and missed the line

50 adicharu... odane suththa aarambichuttaru.. Banging Head

ya....the way he out was....

innings start pannumbothu konjam thadumarunaaru....then, nalla aada aarambicharu....i thought he wil make it to another ton..

From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 27 2:28:47 2008.

England in urgent talks with BCCI

November 27, 2008

The rest of England's tour of India hangs in the balance with the team management holding discussions with N Srinivasan, the BCCI secretary, about the security situation in the country after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai since Wednesday evening. A decision maybe taken by Thursday afternoon.

England are scheduled to play a Test in Mumbai beginning on December 13. Andrew Walpole, the team's media relations manager, would not be drawn into any speculation about the team returning home immediately.

"We are speaking to Mr Srinivasan and we will wait before any decision is taken," Walpole said. "Let's wait for the meeting to end." Walpole refused to comment on television news reports that England have refused to go Guwahati for the sixth one-dayer on November 29. Guwahati was also a victim of terror attacks last month when more than 60 people were killed by blasts in the city. The seventh and final ODI is in Delhi next week.

BCCI officials said it was too early to comment on the situation, but one was quoted by The Guardian as saying: "This has been a terrible day for India but at the moment it's far too early to talk about cancelling England's tour or the Champions League."

Meanwhile, England's High Performance squad, which is currently training in Bangalore, is waiting for guidance from the British government on the future of its tour. The squad, which includes Michael Vaughan, Monty Panesar and Andrew Strauss, is scheduled to reach Mumbai on December 3 to play a practice game and train with the England Test squad. When asked about the squad's tour status, an ECB spokesperson said, "We are and continue to be guided by the British foreign office and await further guidance."
From: directhit on Thu Nov 27 2:29:08 2008.

Eng's tour of India called off
From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 27 2:31:51 2008.

I think ECB is afraid of Dhoni's men rather than terror attacks.

Pietersen must have pleaded to England Cricket Board, "idhuku mEla thAngAdhu, azhudhuduvEn".
From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 27 2:36:59 2008.

directhit wrote:

Eng's tour of India called off
England
Now entire media focus will b on their decision to call off the tour.
England's 5 match losing streak wud b forgotten.
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 27 2:38:21 2008.

GP
Looking at the attacks cornered on British/American citizens in India they have every reason to get scared. Namakke inge security illa. Why would they want to be here?

And No sport is greater than a man's life Idhula enna sirippu?
From: directhit on Thu Nov 27 2:39:42 2008.

AF - 100% TRUE!!

From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 27 2:45:47 2008.

GP
Looking at the attacks cornered on British/American citizens in India they have every reason to get scared. Namakke inge security illa. Why would they want to be here? Huh?!

And No sport is greater than a man's life Huh?!

Idhula enna sirippu? Rolling Eyes

agreed, but v hv to luk at wat exactly were discussed at their meetin wit BCCI.
v shud c whethr BCCI was willing to transfer d test matches to secure grounds lik chennai?
if it ws impossibl fr BCCI to transfer the matches to secured places, thn v cant complaint abt England's decision.

From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 27 2:49:30 2008.

Secure grounds Laughing

. r u joking?

Can you/anybody/any state Government/central govt can give an guarantee that there would be no such terrorist incidents in the future? Huh?!

. It started from delhi/ahmedabad/bangalore/agartala and now mumbai. Nalaikki engayo??

Avanavanukku uyir mukyama kariket match mukyama? Rolling Eyes

GP
Looking at the attacks cornered on British/American citizens in India they have every reason to get scared. Namakke inge security illa. Why would they want to be here? Huh?!

And No sport is greater than a man's life Huh?!

Idhula enna sirippu? Rolling Eyes

From: SoftSword on Thu Nov 27 2:53:47 2008.

Well said AF...
though it is shameful to send them home due to lack of security, that better when compared to the situation when something worst happens...
From: sgokulprathap on Thu Nov 27 2:58:26 2008.

naa sonnadha serious sa yeduthuka vEndaam.
actualy i ws disapointd tat dis series wil b notd fr security concerns rather than d gud cricket playd by India.
but on a lighter note, if a guarantee has to b givn fr no future teror atacks, thn nowhere in dis world v cn play cricket.
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 27 3:15:42 2008.

gp

i have answered in my prev posts itself. cricket is an entertainment, not an neccessity.
From: selvakumar on Thu Nov 27 3:25:32 2008.

http://kidukuveli.blogspot.com/2008/11/blog-post_26.html
From: MrJudge on Thu Nov 27 3:26:39 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

gp

i have answered in my prev posts itself. cricket is an entertainment, not an neccessity.

Yes, that is true. Looks like terrorists search for US and UK passport holders. Can the England team play here after hearing this??
From: joe on Thu Nov 27 3:27:21 2008.

ajithfederer wrote:

i have answered in my prev posts itself. cricket is an entertainment, not an neccessity.
From: selvakumar on Thu Nov 27 3:33:11 2008.

Gokul anna, Pearl harbour padathula oru dialogue varum
"An intelligent enemy will strike you only, where you think you are safe"
I agree with Feddy there. We shouldn't forget the fact that several teams have avoided places like SL, Pak and zim in the past.

From: SoftSword on Thu Nov 27 3:44:04 2008.

actualy i ws disapointd tat dis series wil b notd fr security concerns rather than d gud cricket playd by India.
but on a lighter note, if a guarantee has to b givn fr no future teror atacks, thn nowhere in dis world v cn play cricket. Huh?!

naa sonnadha serious sa yeduthuka vEndaam. Embarassed

boss, we cant take it so lightly....
cricketers and other sportspersons who travel to other countries are like the ambassodors of their nation...

for instance if something happens to any of them, then it would become an international issue...

From: ajaybaskar on Thu Nov 27 3:52:18 2008.

Yeah....Its better that England leave India before being demolished further by terrorists like Sehwag,Yuvraj and Dhoni.
From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 27 5:09:41 2008.

Kurudhippunal la varra vari madhiri, engayum safety illa, evanukkum safety illa
Agree with the ppl here.. not worth taking the risk
From: SoftSword on Thu Nov 27 5:39:51 2008.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Kurudhippunal la varra vari madhiri, engayum safety illa, evanukkum safety illa
Agree with the ppl here.. not worth taking the risk

boss... naama agree pannaalum, pannaattiyum, england players hotel roomla endha tv on pannaalum, they would be watching the blasts and happenings.... avanga pad'a kaanom, bat'a kanom'nu oada thaan paappaanga...

From: crajkumar_be on Thu Nov 27 5:41:40 2008.

Kurudhippunal la varra vari madhiri, engayum safety illa, evanukkum safety illa
Agree with the ppl here.. not worth taking the risk

boss... naama agree pannaalum, pannaattiyum, england players hotel roomla endha tv on pannaalum, they would be watching the blasts and happenings.... avanga pad'a kaanom, bat'a kanom'nu oada thaan paappaanga... Smile

Adhaane..

The irony is Pakistan was looking up to us for support (Rameez Raja's appeal) for the series against them... inga namma nelamayo ippadi

From: SoftSword on Thu Nov 27 6:29:32 2008.

apdi paattha.. namma nelamai innum mosam....
there are reports like sachin and dhoni are not willing to go to pakistan... idhae nilamai dhaan england players'kum... bcci avangala samaadhanap'paduthradha vittuttu.... charted flight arrange panni batthiramaa veetla kondi vittuttu, "package delivered"nu sign vaangittu varalaam...
From: ajithfederer on Thu Nov 27 15:07:49 2008.

http://cricket.ndtv.com/cricket/ndtvcricket/enginind08/news_story.aspx?ID=SPOEN20080074360&Keyword=news
Eight of India's 15-member squad, including Mumbai's Sachin Tendulkar, on Thursday headed back to their homes after the series against England was prematurely scrapped in the wake of the Mumbai terror strikes.

Tendulkar along with Zaheer Khan, Rohit Sharma, Munaf Patel, Irfan and Yusuf Pathan boarded a Mumbai flight at 6 pm, around 45 minutes after Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir left for Delhi at 5.15 pm.

Bowling and fielding coaches Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh also left the city.

The Indian team was next scheduled to play its sixth match in Guwahati on Sunday while the seventh and final ODI was slated to be played in Delhi under floodlights. India was leading the series 5-0.

Over 100 people, including nine foreigners, and some policemen have lost their lives while about 300 people were injured in the worst terror attacks seen in the country in which desperate men fired indiscriminately at people.

From: Sourav on Thu Nov 27 23:36:48 2008.

GP
Looking at the attacks cornered on British/American citizens in India they have every reason to get scared. Namakke inge security illa. Why would they want to be here? Huh?!

And No sport is greater than a man's life Huh?!

From: sgokulprathap on Sat Nov 29 0:03:03 2008.

England Tests to go ahead: BCCI

England will play two Test matches in India as scheduled next month despite militant attacks in Mumbai, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Lalit Modi said on Thursday.

Modi said the first Test would go ahead in Ahmedabad from December 11-15 but the second, scheduled for Mumbai from December 19-23, could be moved to a southern Indian city.

"The ECB [English board] has requested that and we are examining it," Modi said, referring to a possible change of venue. "The Test series will go on."

The final two games in the seven-match one-day series were cancelled on Thursday after militants killed more than 100 people in Mumbai on Wednesday.
From: sgokulprathap on Sat Nov 29 0:05:19 2008.

BCCI shifts Mumbai Test to Chennai

The BCCI has shifted the second Test between India and England to Chennai, following Wednesday's terrorist strikes in Mumbai. The Indian board's announcement is a reiteration of their unequivocal stand of Thursday, when Lalit Modi, a vice-president and head of its fixtures committee, said the series would go ahead.

The ECB has said that it was in agreement with the BCCI on continuing with the Test series after both boards agreed to call off the last two ODIs of the series following the strikes in Mumbai.

Friday's announcement, by N Srinivasan, the BCCI secretary, said the second Test would be shifted from Mumbai but start as scheduled on December 19. The pre-Test practice match against the Board President's XI will be in Vadodara from December 5-7, effectively giving the England team - which leaves Bangalore for London on Saturday morning with the ODI series postponed - five days at home.

Modi told Cricinfo that while the first Test will start as scheduled from December 11 in Ahmedabad, the second Test was shifted on a request from the ECB, which wanted the match to be held at a venue in southern India.

The decision to postpone the remaining two ODIs of the seven-match series was taken during a meeting between Srinivasan, ECB's managing director Hugh Morris, and the Indian team management in Bhubaneshwar. England did not travel to Guwahati on Thursday as scheduled but flew to Bangalore on Friday before boarding a plane home early on Saturday.

The Indian team, which had a meeting mid-day on Thursday, was informed by the BCCI about England's position. "We have been told England are going back home. So we are going to our homes," Venkatesh Prasad, India's bowling coach, told Cricinfo. As of now, the Indian team has been asked to assemble in Ahmedabad on December 8, three days before the scheduled start of the first Test start against England.

The ICC said they had "no role to play in the current situation" regarding the England tour of India. "The arrangements for the tour itself is strictly a bilateral matter," an ICC spokesperson said. "The only time we would play a part is if there is a disagreement between the boards about whether the tour would proceed or not. In that case there would be a security assessment binding with the two boards."

England's High Performance squad's tour has also been called off and the players, currently training in Bangalore, will travel home immediately. The squad, which includes Michael Vaughan, Monty Panesar and Andrew Strauss, was scheduled to reach Mumbai on December 3 to play a practice game and train with the England Test side.

The strikes, including blasts and shooting incidents, were spread out across the city but the majority of them were in south Mumbai, the main tourist hub. On Friday, security forces were still engaged in an encounter with terrorists inside the Taj Mahal hotel, a city landmark which was to host the two Test teams and was where the England side stayed during their warm-up period in Mumbai.

The Taj Mahal hotel was also where Middlesex were set to check-in on Thursday for their Champions League fixtures. Middlesex were due to leave London for Mumbai at 10am on Thursday to prepare for the Champions League but postponed their departure by 24 hours after being told that matches scheduled for Mumbai would be switched to Bangalore.

The Brabourne Stadium, which was the original venue of the second Test and scheduled to host three Champions League games, is in the middle of the area where most attacks have taken place. The attacks have taken place in the vicinity where most foreign tourists are likely to stay.
From: sgokulprathap on Sat Nov 29 0:09:16 2008.

Becoming sidelined a concern - Modi

Lalit Modi, the BCCI vice-president, has said India could go Pakistan's way in losing out on international series if terrorist attacks continue. In 2008 India has witnessed blasts in Jaipur (during the IPL), Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Guwahati (during Australia's tour), and now Wednesday's terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

"It [India's chances of holding international cricket] is something we need to think about seriously because becoming sidelined like Pakistan due to security threats is something that is logical," Modi told the Times of India. "We have to ensure that the security measures we take are the best. As I said, we shouldn't allow such attacks to disrupt our determination."

Modi, who is also the Champions League chairman, felt the terrorist attacks should not discourage India. "At the end of the day we have a problem and it is of a magnitude never seen before. To deal with it, the government and the Indian Army are working together. On the other hand, we cannot allow anybody to deter us," he said. "The safety of players is paramount and keeping that in mind, the England team left. In the past we have had a blast in Jaipur during the IPL but cricket continued. That's because the security forces understood the situation and gave us the go-ahead."

The BCCI has shifted the second Test between India and England to Chennai, following the Mumbai strikes, with Modi firm the series would go ahead. "In a conversation with our board secretary they [the ECB] discussed the issue and themselves said they would like to come back. Again, the memories of the Taj for an English cricketer can make them sentimental but let's keep sentimental issues aside here," he said.

"In fact, we spoke about rescheduling the remaining two one-dayers because now the Champions League has been postponed. Their only request was to move the Test match out of Mumbai. We said we would examine that and as chairman of tournament and fixtures committee, I was given the task of looking at another venue. They asked us if it could be somewhere down south. Looking into the interest of the ECB, keeping in mind what is logistically possible, we moved the game to Chennai."

However, Kevin Pietersen, England's captain, refused to place pressure on any player who wants to opt out of the series.
From: sgokulprathap on Sat Nov 29 0:11:58 2008.

Players could decide fate of series - Pietersen

The fate of England's Test tour to India lies in the hands of the players themselves, according to their captain, Kevin Pietersen, as the team prepares to fly home from the country in the wake of the terrorist atrocities that have rocked Mumbai over the past two days.

Officials from both England and India are adamant that the Test series will go ahead, particularly after the BCCI agreed to shift the second Test from Mumbai to Chennai on a request from the ECB. But according to Pietersen, the situation is not so cut-and-dried. If his team-mates have reservations about taking part, he will not be forcing them to re-join the tour.

"We need to make sure the security's right - but if it's not safe then we won't be coming back," Pietersen told Sky Sports. "People are their own people, I'll never force anyone to do anything or tell them to do anything against their will. On the field I may ask people to do things in a certain way but people run their own lives. We'll have to see how the security is."

Despite the postponement of the final two ODI fixtures in Guwahati and Delhi, England are still scheduled to take part in a planned warm-up match in Baroda on December 5-7, which effectively means that the players will have no more than five days to reach a concensus and return to the country. However, a senior BCCI official admitted that the Indian board is aware that the fate of the series now lies in the hands of the England players.

"Both the boards are in complete agreement on going ahead with the Test series," the official told Cricinfo. "But it seems the stand adopted by the England players will be crucial. At this point, I doubt whether even the ECB can confirm what their [players] position will be. The next few days will be important, but that issue is for the ECB to resolve. As far as the BCCI is concerned, there are absolutely no doubts about the Test series."

"We're going to London to re-evaluate the situation but the Test series is still in place," Hugh Morris, ECB managing director, said as England left Bhubaneswar for Bangalore to catch a connecting flight to London. "This is a tragic event and the players feel desperately sorry for all that are caught up in the events in Mumbai. They're very disturbed by it as we all are.

"To get back to a home environment will be a good thing," said Morris. "It's been an awful tragedy that this has happened in Mumbai and the players have felt very close to it because they have been in the hotel and in the rooms and the restaurant only a couple of weeks ago and getting back home for a few days will serve them well."

Sean Morris, the PCA chief executive, said any decision would be based on reports from the players' security advisors. "They will look at it in the cold light of day and ask, is it safe to return or not?" he was quoted as saying in the Daily Telegraph. "They will go with that advice assuming the situation in India does not deteriorate further. The players have full faith in Reg Dickason [England team security officer] and will be guided by him."

The content of that report will be eagerly awaited. A spokesman for AKE Group, a leading UK-based security firm, told Cricinfo that the level of risk faced by the England team "should not be overstated". He did, however, concede that the high-profile nature of the team, coupled with the fact that their itinerary is widely publicised, could be a justifiable cause for concern. "India is not Iraq, it is not a naturally hostile environment," said the spokesman. "But Britain is a front runner in the war on terror, and therefore an attack on one of their sporting teams would be high political capital, and a fair strike, so to speak."

In the opinion of Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, there is little chance of England feeling safe enough to return to India in the foreseeable future. Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Vaughan - who has been in Bangalore with the England performance squad - told how he might well have been staying in the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai on the night of the attacks, had it not been for a late change of itinerary. He underlined the proximity of the attacks by pointing out that England's white kit for the Test series is all being stored in a room at the hotel, which was partially gutted by fire on Thursday morning.

"It's getting closer," Vaughan wrote. "I remember watching on TV a few weeks ago as the lorry-full of bombs went off at the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, where England were due to stay for the Champions Trophy, and thinking crikey, it's getting close. Now it's Mumbai, where the Middlesex players were due to stay on Thursday night. There seem to be these triggers, or warnings, that it is getting closer to cricket.

"I didn't think we were under threat in Bangalore," Vaughan continued, "and history to date says cricketers are safe. But our security man said we couldn't go in our England kit to the hotel where we eat 60 yards across the road from the stadium, and we'd have to go in cars, we couldn't walk. We were told we couldn't go to any of the hotels in Bangalore that westerners use."

Another former England captain, who preferred not to be named, told Cricinfo that he believed that the Test series would have to be postponed in the wake of the atrocities, although he predicted a tricky round of negotiations between the English and Indian boards before the matter could reach a conclusion. If previous political stand-offs were anything to go by, the two boards were likely to present conflicting security reports, with the players caught very much in the middle.

One significant voice in support of the tour, however, is Michael Atherton, another former captain, who wrote in his Times column that he intended to travel for the series unless the Foreign Office advice changed in the meantime. "While it may seem inappropriate to say so right now, I hope the Test series in two weeks' time can still go ahead," he wrote. "One thing is for sure, however: since 9/11, much of the fun and spontaneity of watching sport has disappeared beneath an avalanche of security requirements. Sadly, sport, long regarded as a playground for those who want to abscond from the grim realities of daily life, is no longer immune."
From: Sourav on Thu Dec 4 12:13:08 2008.

India squad for test series: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, M Vijay, S Badrinath, Pragyan Ojha.
From: Raghu on Fri Dec 5 11:10:15 2008.

OK, England are coming there for further humiliations and for another 3-0 white wash, saary in this case 'Brown wash'
From: Sourav on Fri Dec 5 22:32:01 2008.

I think no chance for vijay in the final 11...

This maybe the team: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma

Munaf Patel, M Vijay, S Badrinath, Pragyan Ojha.
From: Sourav on Fri Dec 5 22:35:58 2008.

There was no man of the series for ODI series?
Poll ellam pottathu waste-a poche...
From: sgokulprathap on Mon Dec 8 2:36:53 2008.

Raghu wrote:

OK, England are coming there for further humiliations and for another 3-0 white wash, saary in this case 'Brown wash'
only 2 test matches to b playd.
From: Sourav on Mon Dec 8 21:52:19 2008.

Sachin, Viru, gambhir, dhoni, VVS, yuvraj all r in superb FORM from AUS test series and/or Eng ODI series...Dravid also scoerd some good knocks in ranji matches...So, Its our best batting team as per their current form???... Chennai is batsmen's pitch...so we can expect big scores...

Neo cricket channel analysis...
Yuvraj or Laxman may come at No.3...
Dravid at No.5...
From: SoftSword on Tue Dec 9 3:52:22 2008.

3000 policemen, and around 100 commandos...
should this match happen now in chennai with all these pains...?
From: sgokulprathap on Tue Dec 9 5:51:45 2008.

Cyclone scare looms over Chennai Test

December 9, 2008

The first Test between India and England in Chennai, starting on Thursday, faces the strong possibility of rain disruptions and the fallout from a weakened cyclone over the state of Tamil Nadu over the next few days.

England arrived in Chennai on Monday to resume their tour of India but the team could be denied adequate practice if the rain persists in the city. Showers early this morning flooded the outfield at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and the Indians were forced to remain indoors. England are due to train later in the day but that may also be affected.

The official website of the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted thunderstorms with rain in Chennai on Wednesday and Thursday, suggesting that at least the first day of the Test could be affected. On Sunday, it said a depression over the Bay of Bengal had moved further westwards towards the Tamil Nadu coast but had weakened.

However, other weather sites are more optimistic - CNN has predicted showers only from Saturday.

The weather will doubtless affect the pitch as well. The rainfall over the past month, on account of the North-East monsoons, has complicated matters for the head groundsman, K Parthasarathy. "We need bright sunshine to prepare a good wicket but there has been a lot of rain," Parthasarathy was quoted as saying in the local newspapers.

The Test was originally scheduled for Mumbai but the terror attacks in the city and fears of player security prompted a complete overhaul of the venues for the Tests. England returned home midway through the one-day series after the terror strikes and while negotiations were on between the respective cricket boards to resume the tour, the players trained in Abu Dhabi. Unfortunately, rain disrupted their preparations for a day last week.

Chennai has had a history of washouts and rain-affected draws since 2003. Tests against Australia and Sri Lanka were drawn and a one-dayer with South Africa in 2005 was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The Challenger Trophy final the following year was also affected and the teams had to share the trophy.
From: mgb on Tue Dec 9 5:57:01 2008.

SoftSword wrote:

3000 policemen, and around 100 commandos...
should this match happen now in chennai with all these pains...?
adheppadi vida mudiyum.. naama saapaatukku illama kooda irundhuda mudiyum but cricket illama irukka mudiyaadhe

From: Sourav on Tue Dec 9 6:12:26 2008.

3000 policemen, and around 100 commandos...
should this match happen now in chennai with all these pains...?

adheppadi vida mudiyum.. naama saapaatukku illama kooda irundhuda mudiyum but cricket illama irukka mudiyaadhe Mad

omakuchi: cricket score enna?
GM: pocket-la evlo vacchirukka?
om: 10 paisa...
GM: thinga soru illa...unakku cricket scoru kekkutha?

From: MrIndia on Tue Dec 9 14:17:37 2008.

SoftSword wrote:

3000 policemen, and around 100 commandos...
should this match happen now in chennai with all these pains...?

stadium full aayidum-nu sollunga
From: directhit on Tue Dec 9 21:06:42 2008.

http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/09england-to-donate-half-of-match-fee-to-mumbai-victims.htm

England to donate half of match fees to Mumbai victims
From: Sourav on Tue Dec 9 21:11:44 2008.

directhit wrote:

http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/09england-to-donate-half-of-match-fee-to-mumbai-victims.htm

England to donate half of match fees to Mumbai victims

Wat abt indian team?

From: SoftSword on Wed Dec 10 2:07:22 2008.