The Cricket Discussion

[Dhruv]

well caddick is having a calf injury , gough has been out for a while so that might be the brighter side for india.
but fact is that if they couldn't play merv dillon and co. in west indies , how the hell are they gonna play dominic cork and alex tudor ( may be ) on pitches which assist bowlers and are more bouncier than w.i.

 

[rahulmvora]

but i think dhruv , we have great bowlers especially ajit agarkar who can really swing the bowl and.. is the fastest indian bowler . he has taken 8 wickets in 3 matches in the caribbean and he's in form . i dont think zaheer will prove a threat to england . nehra can but only with his swing and not pace.

 

[Dhruv]

oh c'mon you and i know that ajit may well swing and sometimes bowl yorkers but he's really quite expensive in the one-dayers..
zaheer khan is the best of the lot
nehra and yohannan are average....
i can expect tendulkar and sehwag and maybe ganguly to bowl there as well...

but i think that agarkar will come out good if he plays in test matches

 

[rahulmvora]

i dont think dhruv ,zaheer is a good bowler but hopeless in batting .. (except the 3 sixes that too in 1 match). ajit though lost his batting form in aus is a very good hitter in the last 5-6 overs and a good bowler . yes he's expensive in odi's but he always takes 2-3wickets in every match.

 

[rahulmvora]

btw , england won the 3rd test match . i think arnold played superbly but had no support . and i really enjoyed the 5 overs of the england inings.

 

[Dhruv]

i heard india are paying 4 test matches...well thats odd , i mean even they should play 5 matches

 

[rahulmvora]

yup thats pretty wierd ... but where did u get this info ?

 

[Dhruv]

i heard it on sportsline

 

[Larry]

Well NZ beat the Windies bond got lara and heaps others out. He is very good. WHat does every1 think of Shane Bond?

 

[Dhruv]

i saw him in the australian tri series and he looks pretty quick...

 

[rahulmvora]

WTF ??????

india lost against kent . i didnt expect this from india. lost against kent , what will happen when they will play against england ....

 

[Dhruv]

yeah , what a bad start ?

but yesterday i watched the match between india and leicestershire and ganguly really hit them all over the park.

david lyod at one time said that " our commentary is ltd. to 4 6 and 4 coz' he's not dealing in 1's 2' and 3's "



Indians innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
*SC Ganguly c Flower b Crowe 68 57 43 12 2
V Sehwag run out 98 117 85 9 3
VVS Laxman c Adshead b Grove 15 38 31 0 0
Yuvraj Singh c Ward b Flower 1 4 7 0 0
M Kaif c Maddy b Grove 52 82 65 4 0
D Mongia c Wright b Stevens 8 29 24 0 0
AB Agarkar c Stevens b Whiley 21 32 29 1 0
+A Ratra not out 8 13 8 0 0
Harbhajan Singh not out 8 8 9 0 0
Extras (b 5, lb 13, w 17, nb 1) 36
Total (7 wickets, 50 overs) 315

DNB: A Nehra, T Yohannan.

FoW: 1-132 (Ganguly), 2-187 (Laxman), 3-190 (Yuvraj Singh),
4-204 (Sehwag), 5-231 (Mongia), 6-294 (Agarkar),
7-299 (Kaif).

Bowling O M R W
Whiley 10 0 57 1 (1nb, 7w)
Grove 10 1 58 2 (2w)
Maddy 4 0 40 0 (2w)
Crowe 10 1 62 1 (1w)
Flower 7 0 34 1 (1w)
Stevens 9 0 46 1

Leicestershire innings (target: 316 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
TR Ward c Ganguly b Yuvraj Singh 95 129 110 8 3
*IJ Sutcliffe run out 50 108 59 6 0
DI Stevens c Kaif b Yuvraj Singh 3 6 7 0 0
DL Maddy c & b Harbhajan Singh 30 53 48 0 1
GW Flower c & b Yuvraj Singh 26 27 35 1 0
RJ Cunliffe not out 28 35 25 1 1
AS Wright b Agarkar 9 14 14 1 0
+SJ Adshead lbw b Mongia 0 3 3 0 0
CD Crowe not out 2 1 2 0 0
Extras (lb 3, w 12, nb 3) 18
Total (7 wickets, 50 overs) 261

DNB: JO Grove, MJA Whiley.

FoW: 1-136 (Sutcliffe), 2-143 (Stevens), 3-167 (Ward),
4-210 (Flower), 5-228 (Maddy), 6-246 (Wright),
7-251 (Adshead).

Bowling O M R W
Nehra 9 0 41 0 (4w)
Yohannan 4 0 24 0 (1w)
Agarkar 8 0 39 1 (1w)
Ganguly 3 0 23 0 (2nb)
Harbhajan Singh 10 0 50 1 (2w)
Yuvraj Singh 10 0 48 3 (1nb)
Sehwag 4 0 18 0 (1w)
Mongia 1 0 5 1
Kaif 1 0 10 0

 

[Dhruv]

next match : 29 England v India Lord's

yesterday eng beat sri lanka by 44 runs and flintoof blasted fastest 50 off 28 balls becoming 1st englishmen to hit the fastest 50.

 

[rahulmvora]

yes !!!!!!!

india won the match against england by 6 wickets !!! i thought jammy and yuvraj played very well at the end . even sehwag played superbly during the first 15 overs .

the next match is .tomorrow between sri lankans i hope that it would be a thrilling encounter !

 

[Dhruv]

yeah india won...woooohooo !
i was busy watching the wimbledon , the match and the wld cup so i couldn't post
thanks rahul

 

[rahulmvora]

woopie !!!!!!!!!!!!

top class performance from bowlers especially ajit agarkar paved the way towards victory by 4 wickets against sri lanka . sri lankans are struggling in this tournament , i think they have less chances to enter the final , i think ...but anything's possible in cricket though

 

[Dhruv]

its just like a dream coming true after a really long time...

 

[man united forever]

It's great to see India doing well abroad, even though it's in the one-dayers. All we get to see here in NZ are stupid highlights packages that are so badly presented that one can't make head or tail of what's happening. We lost to England two days ago, but I guess it's good to get the loss out of the way and prepare ourselves to beat England on Saturday Our batsmen still seem to have a problem with the faster bowlers, such as Dilhara Fernando and Darren Gough. This does not augur well for he upcoming World Cup on the faster South african tracks. I'm not sure if I'm right in this respect, as I do not have access to live TV coverage of the series, but doesn't Zaheer Khan have a tendency to drop the ball a fraction too short at times? I realise that he does this more during the start of an innings when bowling short of a length would unsettle batsmen, but the line of his short deliveries needs work, as it is not aimed at the batsman, but more often than not sliding away from him, giving guys like Jayasuriya room to cut. He has a lot of pace, but he loses a fair amount when he pitches it that short. His yorkers, in my opinion, are his deadliest weapon. Ashish Nehra has bowled really well this series, as has Agarkar. He's shortened his runup to good effect and is now concentrating on placing the ball on the right spots instead of bowling flat-out pace. This team balance seems to be good, though if Ajay Ratra works on his batting, he would be our ideal wicketkeeper. Rahul Dravid is running an unnecessary risk of injury to his hands if he keeps wicket regularly. Anyway, let's hope we thrash the Lankans and get back in the groove for the final.

P.S. Congratulations on getting admission into the American university Dhruv

 

[man united forever]

Man, what a victory! Tendulkar was magnificent! Looking good for the final!

 

[rahulmvora]

Originally posted by man united forever
Man, what a victory! Tendulkar was magnificent! Looking good for the final!

yes , tendulkar is mangificient . and yes , he's fit for the final. i hope the final should be a cracker of a match . hope the best team wins.by the way , r u NRI (non residental indian)?