the official CRICKET thread

Me is actually a football fan, but I see many people starting threads on Cricket. So, I'm starting this thread for any damn discussion about cricket related to India's and other teams' cricket performance or matches.

BTW I hate cricket, but I'm a great fan of Sachin. I watch cricket only because of him. The day he retires, I'll stop watching it.

Edit: Discussions related to IPL could be done in its respective thread like we did earlier.

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Re: the CRICKET channel

lol couldn't you have choosen a different name?
the FOOTBALL channel
the CRICKET channel
:lol:

Re: the CRICKET channel

Gimme my remote, I'm in the wrong channel!!!

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Re: the CRICKET channel

lol :lol:

Re: the CRICKET channel

beta testing said:
lol couldn't you have choosen a different name?
the FOOTBALL channel
the CRICKET channel

Lol, I was also thinking the same. I copied it intentionally, so that they look similar.

BTW, if you want, then I can have it changed to 'the CRICKET thread' or anything else.

Kl@w-24 said:
Gimme my remote, I'm in the wrong channel!!!

Haha.

C

Re: the CRICKET channel

gagandeep said:
BTW, if you want, then I can have it changed to 'the CRICKET thread' or anything else.

I don't care what the name is

Anyway, sorry for all the off topic posts.
I'm skipping this thread from now on. I prefer the FOOTBALL channel.

beta testing said:
lol couldn't you have choosen a different name?
the FOOTBALL channel
the CRICKET channel

Lol, I changed it to 'the official CRICKET thread'.....Happy?

beta testing said:
I don't care what the name is
Anyway, sorry for all the off topic posts.
I'm skipping this thread from now on. I prefer the FOOTBALL channel.

No problem for the offtopic posts. BTW, I'm also not going to post anything much here except about Sachin.

Darn it....gagandeep posted just a minute before I could.....

any way, a cricket channel is always welcome...

India may call off Pak tour fearing security
Source:
*cricketnext.in.com/news/india-may-call-off-pak-tour-fearing-security/35496-13.html
England humiliated in practice game
*inhome.rediff.com/cricket/2008/nov/11england-humiliated-in-practice-game.htm

i am going to support english team all the way in both format.Btw its my favourite team.if english looses this time i dont know what to say.
both odi and test squad are pretty balanced,they should have included monty in odi that would benefit greame swann.nevertheless i am looking forward and hope england wins.

ancientrites said:
i am going to support english team all the way in both format.Btw its my favourite team.if english looses this time i dont know what to say.
both odi and test squad are pretty balanced,they should have included monty in odi that would benefit greame swann.nevertheless i am looking forward and hope england wins.

Deshdrohi... :???:

..................................................................

Anyway
you are right, under KP, this team is gelling pretty well after some hugs(/me remembers KP's first test as captain :wink:

)
I just think they let their guard down against the Mumbai XI, they are still a mighty force to reckon with.
/me favourite englishman is James Anderson

Exceptional talent...can bowl at 135/140 KMpH consitently and swing the ball both ways (remember the 8 wickets against New Zealand?)

Even So, even our Indian team is in good form now, So I hope its a well balanced and fun series.

Abey gagandeep yeh kya nautanki laga rahkhaa hai.......cricket thread and that, from you :shock:

It seems you have to watch kirrkiitt as Sachinwa is gonna play till his teeth are all wobbly and full of gaps like the gap he leaves between his bat and pad!!

rahimveron said:
Abey gagandeep yeh kya nautanki laga rahkhaa hai.......cricket thread and that, from you
It seems you have to watch kirrkiitt as Sachinwa is gonna play till his teeth are all wobbly and full of gaps like the gap he leaves between his bat and pad!!

I agree, watching cricket only for tendulkar is not very gratifying...although he is one of the best players of cricket in the world.

rahimveron said:
Abey gagandeep yeh kya nautanki laga rahkhaa hai.......cricket thread and that, from you

Dude, I'll argee Cricket isn't a sport which can be compared with Football. Football is a great sport and Sachin is a great player.

Thats why I watch football & cricket both. But I can't play cricket, I can only play football and that too nicely.

rahimveron said:
It seems you have to watch kirrkiitt as Sachinwa is gonna play till his teeth are all wobbly and full of gaps like the gap he leaves between his bat and pad!!

lol? Sachin = technically the best ODI batsman the world has ever seen. He creates strokes. BTW I'm also a Ganguly's fan.

The only shot that I like to see him play is the majestic cover drive. other than that, you decide

thewisecrab said:
The only shot that I like to see him play is the majestic cover drive. other than that, you decide

The shot which I like him to play is coming down the track against Warne and hit him for a six.

And the shot which I consider the best shot ever played by anyone is: *in.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFJexTEv1M - Six #1 against Caddick. That short length ball wasn't meant to be hit out of the ground across the leg side....

And there are many other shots. Like the one he had started hitting above the wicket keeper's head and that too perfectly. Not to forget, the backfoot punch.......

Sachin has become a collector of runs and nothing else

I dont want to turn this into Sachin Bashing thread.

rahimveron said:
Sachin has become a collector of runs and nothing else
I dont want to turn this into Sachin Bashing thread.

Lol, your opinion doesn't even matter.

Enjoy it

: *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82716&page=4

^Exjaaktleee :))

rahimveron said:
^Exjaaktleee

Yup, even my opinion doesn't matter to you. I'll not try to prove you wrong and you'll not try to prove me wrong.

Peace, we know that who is going to win the argument.

^Itna garam kyun ho raha hai.......

Of what use is this 'CRICKET' thread if only 'FOOTBALL' fans post in it?

^Good point abhi

Kl@w-24 said:
Of what use is this 'CRICKET' thread if only 'FOOTBALL' fans post in it?

Well, *may be* because we're the only guys on the forum who are interested in physical sports??

I think football have monopolised this thread :))

Just look at those avatars.....

thewisecrab said:
Deshdrohi.....................................................................
Anyway
you are right, under KP, this team is gelling pretty well after some hugs(/me remembers KP's first test as captain )
I just think they let their guard down against the Mumbai XI, they are still a mighty force to reckon with.
/me favourite englishman is James Anderson
Exceptional talent...can bowl at 135/140 KMpH consitently and swing the ball both ways (remember the 8 wickets against New Zealand?)

Even So, even our Indian team is in good form now, So I hope its a well balanced and fun series.

deshdrohi....muhahaha i like that

it reminds me myself of prem chopra or amrish puri favourite villains.

james anderson is good bowler but i think kevin will not give him much chance he is bit slower than ryan sidebottom and stuart broad and secondly he doesnt know to bat on other hand sidebottom and stuart can both bat under pressure.Thirdly harmisson is returning after a long time.This is also bit shocking to me they even excluded dave mascarenhas a stunner allrounder and gone with luke wright.
anyways it looks to me england has solid depth batting line up.but fresh news is sidebottom will likely to miss odi,even broad is recovering from knee sore

ancientrites said:
deshdrohi....muhahaha i like that it reminds me myself of prem chopra or amrish puri favourite villains.

james anderson is good bowler but i think kevin will not give him much chance he is bit slower than ryan sidebottom and stuart broad and secondly he doesnt know to bat on other hand sidebottom and stuart can both bat under pressure.Thirdly harmisson is returning after a long time.This is also bit shocking to me they even excluded dave mascarenhas a stunner allrounder and gone with luke wright.
anyways it looks to me england has solid depth batting line up.but fresh news is sidebottom will likely to miss odi,even broad is recovering from knee sore

Yes, Sidebottom is out of 1ts 2 ODIs. Even Ishant Sharma is injured (though the physio claims he'll recover within the weeK)

ishant injured Thats a bad news buti think he'll make it for the 1st odi ...
talking about Sachin I dont like Him..

Dhoni's men and Kp's are Pretty evenly balanced hope Micheal Vaughn was in Squad iam a real fan of his Shots and Anderson he's xcellent bowler

Tomorrow's ODI is at Rajkot
Team News:
Ishant Sharma to be rested inorder to prevent risking more injury. Will be available for 2nd ODI onwards.
Ryan Sidebottom is out (indefinitely) from the series due to ankle injury. (This too has to be confirmed, though he is definitely not playing tomorrow)

w00t!

What a match
Yuvraj made mince meat of england's attack with 138* in just 76 balls
Our final score 387/5

Now, England are 157/7 on the verge of a massive defeat.
Now that's a match :wink:

387 was a massive score and earlier best was 349.anyways i still say england game was not bad.still 6 more matches england will come back.

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^^Conceded 387 runs and their game still not bad?

ancientrites said:
387 was a massive score and earlier best was 349.anyways i still say england game was not bad.still 6 more matches england will come back.

Previous best was in that infamous WC 2007 in West Indies when India scored 420 runs against bermuda :lol:

We Won

Yay.......We Won. In your face England

1 down, 6 to go

@ThinkFree
He is a deshdrohi. he supports england (plz take this with a pinch of salt :wink:

)

T

thewisecrab said:
Previous best was in that infamous WC 2007 in West Indies when India scored 420 runs against bermuda

India had scored 413/5 against Bermuda
But the highest score in an ODI is 443 by SriLanka
And how can you forget the historic SA-Aus match, which SA won by 1 wicket.
Aus 434
Sa 438

ThinkFree said:
^^Conceded 387 runs and their game still not bad?

i was referring to england team saying theydidnt play badly.by the way 387 is a huge score and any team would have a nervous breakdown. i knew it england will never make that nor even surpass 250.still i am looking forward.

ThinkFree said:
India had scored 413/5 against Bermuda
But the highest score in an ODI is 443 by SriLanka
And how can you forget the historic SA-Aus match, which SA won by 1 wicket.
Aus 434
Sa 438

I was refering to India's best
Off topic:
That SA Aus match was the best cricket match ever. :twisted:

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^^But 387 is the highest total ever conceded by England.

ThinkFree said:
^^But 387 is the highest total ever conceded by England.

Yeah We ripped them apart..limb for limb

Off topic:
Anyone knows from where I can see that Epic SA VS Aus match?

Lolz, India also won the 2nd ODI. Great all-round performance by Yuvraj.

Yes ! It was a really great match. Yuvraj - a one man show. Y. Pathans performance was mind blowing too

w00t

Chasing 387 was going to be difficult.

Sachin scores a ton.

Great performances by Yuvraj, Sehwag and Gambhir too.

Dravid flopping gain.

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Cometh the hour cometh the man! Tendulkar does it again. Fantasic Win, its the best chase ever!

NZ wins again.

I'm switching on India TV for some entertainment now.

What an exciting match! Result of the last ball...I wonder what Dhoni was doing today while batting! What a pathetic innings from him..Probably one of his worst!

India VS NZ update

India scored 391 against NZ. :shock:

After loosing the T20 matches :shock:

That's some coming back :grin:

As I had said earlier, Sachin FTW. :lol:

hmmm Dhoni wasted so many balls in the end.

We could have easily surpassed 400. Now a days, I feel that he just wants to get runs to his name.

UPDATE-

India has won the match

Tendulkar FTW.

D

'm a great fan of Sachin......i want to know more update abt circket

Cricket sux, All other sports FTW!!!

^Yeh Scouse ko yahaan se bhagaao

^ ^ ^
*www.msn-smiley.net/upload/images/62/1178177415415.gif

Yeah, Cricket sucks bigtime.

But Sachin is great.

bump! 8)
i hates character l1m1t :mad

lol, my thread has been bumped.

ico said:
Yeah, Cricket sucks bigtime.

But Sachin is great.

If u think cricket sucks then why did u start this thread?

Now don't start that crap again. :/

I enjoy playing it, watching it and I used to religiously follow at one time. I always go to watch @ Feroz Shah Kotla whenever India or DD plays.

The thing is, Hockey is a better sport. I also play Hockey and Football. Cricket involves too much of statistics and all. I prefer straightforward games.

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ico said:
Now don't start that crap again. :/

I enjoy playing it, watching it and I used to religiously follow at one time. I always go to watch @ Feroz Shah Kotla whenever India or DD plays.

The thing is, Hockey is a better sport. I also play Hockey and Football. Cricket involves too much of statistics and all. I prefer straightforward games.

looks like you like more of Physics than Maths