Group A - India, Bangladesh, Ireland

[Neil Pickup]

Shahadat makes an awful lot of noise for someone bowling mid-70s.

 

[Nate]

Haha Shads! Love him. Could have had two wickets, instead goes the distance.

Awesome atmosphere at the Bridge!

 

[stumpski]

Mahmudullah is that rare breed in Bangladesh, an off-spinner.

Bats a bit as well I gather. Could be a good foil for Shakib in time.

 

[Jono]

"Shahadat 'Sharapova' Hossain comes on."

 

[Prince EWS]

Mahmudullah is that rare breed in Bangladesh, an off-spinner.

Bats a bit as well I gather. Could be a good foil for Shakib in time.

Yeah, the bloke's got an excellent front foot technique with the bat. Really struggles with anything back of a length though.

 

[stumpski]

at that botched stumping, but at least it cost nothing.

 

[Nate]

Shakib, you are incredible.

 

[silentstriker]

India are being choked here by the spinners. Not good, not good at all.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Sehwag would have been valuable at this stage.

 

[grecian]

Bowlers grunting, to think it's come to this?

 

[Dissector]

India are being too casual. You can't treat the middle overs of TT like an ODI and just knock singles around. That may be appropriate if you lose early wickets or if the pitch is doing things but that isn't the case here.

 

[Dissector]

Ha and just as I was writing that, Dhoni hits a six!!

 

[stumpski]

India are being choked here by the spinners. Not good, not good at all.

Made 40 less in the first 10 overs than West Indies managed earlier.

 

[R_D]

Gautham needs to start hitting the ball a little.
Spinners doing well for Bangladesh

 

[ret]

in the 12th over now and 100 still not up

 

[gvenkat]

"Shahadat 'Sharapova' Hossain comes on."

More like Monica Seles than Sharapova...

 

[Jono]

Chill guys. They're not flying, but they're still going at 7.8!

If they're still batting like this after 15 overs, then feel free to complain.

Plenty of batting to come, expect Yuvi or Yusuf to go nuts at the end if they come in.

 

[ret]

Chill guys. They're not flying, but they're still going at 7.8!

that's the prob, you can't be batting like this against an attack like BD's and that too with only 1 wkt down and likes of Yuvi, Raina and YP to come!

 

[Cruxdude]

Well if Yuvi, Raina and Yusuf click it will be ok, but why does Dhoni promote himself ahead of more talented players?

 

[G.I.Joe]

Well if Yuvi, Raina and Yusuf click it will be ok, but why does Dhoni promote himself ahead of more talented players?

Probably to prevent the batting lineup from going nuts and self destructing like it did in New Zealand.