India Or Pakistan

[Richard]

Pakistan for me - still haven't properly recovered from the terrace element c. 2002, and incessant proclamations of everyone in the Indian side's world-beater-ness.

Because Pakistan in 2001 were so much better with their "terrace element", weren't they?
At least India's fans behaved.

 

[Richard]

He must have been referring to Ganguly who can sometimes come across as a tad aloof and arrogant IMO.

And that petulant attitude is what makes his team so good at punching above themselves, taking the rough with the smooth, knuckling down and proving people wrong.

 

[Richard]

who would u want to win if u not an indian or pakistani

I'd like to see Pakistan avenge the defeats (particularly in the ODIs) of last year but I never like seeing India get beaten in India in Tests (except if it's England or South Africa doing it).
So I'd like Pakistan to win the ODIs and, well, maybe to dominate a drawn Test-series. Reckon they've a good chance in the ODIs and frankly I think India will smash them in the Tests.
Could be interesting, though.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Ideally I'd like the series drawn with Tendulkar, Inzamam and Sehwag failing, whilst Butt, Ganguly and Dravid do very well. Nothing personal though.

 

[GladiatrsInBlue]

who would u want to win if u not an indian or pakistani

For talent, class and for providing good entertainment India should be everyone's fav

 

[GladiatrsInBlue]

Pakistan for me - still haven't properly recovered from the terrace element c. 2002, and incessant proclamations of everyone in the Indian side's world-beater-ness.

[AKA India's answers to Halsey]

What do you mean by that? You mean they haven't recovered from match fixing allegation? or you mean to say they haven't recovered from '03 WC's bad result? sorry i wasn't able to get it really.

 

[GladiatrsInBlue]

Personally I'd love to see Pathan and Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan taken apart.

Well i can bet any amount of money on IKP performing very well and shattering Pakistani weak batting lineup.

As for Rana, he simply doesn't desrve a mention, its not that i don't like him, its just that i do think he's of international class.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

What do you mean by that? You mean they haven't recovered from match fixing allegation? or you mean to say they haven't recovered from '03 WC's bad result? sorry i wasn't able to get it really.

Before your time. Basically, it got a lot of people on here immensely annoyed by "fans" of Indian cricket.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

For talent, class and for providing good entertainment India should be everyone's fav

No bias ey?

 

[Richard]

Well i can bet any amount of money on IKP performing very well and shattering Pakistani weak batting lineup.

As for Rana, he simply doesn't desrve a mention, its not that i don't like him, its just that i do think he's of international class.

Personally I think neither are close, they're both ordinary.

 

[Richard]

Ideally I'd like the series drawn with Tendulkar, Inzamam and Sehwag failing, whilst Butt, Ganguly and Dravid do very well. Nothing personal though.

Hmm...
Failures I'd like to see:
Sehwag, Gambhir, Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Nehra, Balaji, Yuvraj Singh (in the Tests), Salman Butt (in the Tests), Yasir Hameed, Shoaib Malik (in the Tests), Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Sami, Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Mohammad Khalil, Youhana (in the Tests).
Successes I'd like to see:
Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman (in the Tests), Ganguly, Karthik (in the Tests), Dhoni (in the ODIs), Kumble (in the Tests), Harbhajan Singh, Inzamam-Ul-Haq, Youhana (in the ODIs), Asim Kamal (in the Tests - which is all I think he'll play), Shoaib Malik (in the ODIs), Abdur Razzaq (with his batting), Salman Butt (in the ODIs), Yuvraj Singh (in the ODIs).

 

[marc71178]

Because Pakistan in 2001 were so much better with their "terrace element", weren't they?

I don't think you understnad that of which Neil speaks.

 

[Richard]

From what I remember it's similar sort of stuff that inspired the AAAS; the Indians who turned-up on here and talked above their station.
Just pointing-out that Pakistan in 2001 had far more disgrace from their "fans" than India did in 2002.

 

[wahindiawah]

Hmm...
Failures I'd like to see:
Sehwag, Gambhir, Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Nehra, Balaji, Yuvraj Singh (in the Tests), Salman Butt (in the Tests), Yasir Hameed, Shoaib Malik (in the Tests), Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Sami, Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Mohammad Khalil, Youhana (in the Tests).
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You mentioned ten Pakistan whome you want to see fail in test matches!! Well even if the 11th guy do wonders the team you end up in a big hole like that!

 

[wahindiawah]

Personally I think neither are close, they're both ordinary.

Irfan is anything but ordinary!


Ordinary are pacers like Ajit Agarkar, Rana,Khalil, Nehra and Sami.

 

[marc71178]

From what I remember it's similar sort of stuff that inspired the AAAS; the Indians who turned-up on here and talked above their station.
Just pointing-out that Pakistan in 2001 had far more disgrace from their "fans" than India did in 2002.

The terrace fans were in 2002, it can't have been 2001 as the site didn't even exist.

 

[Richard]

I know... I wasn't talking about the site...

 

[marc71178]

Which is why you didn't understand what Neil said.

 

[Richard]

Irfan is anything but ordinary!

Ordinary are pacers like Ajit Agarkar, Rana,Khalil, Nehra and Sami.

Really?
A Test-match average of 41.19 is extremely ordinary.
You also missed Zaheer Khan from the list of ordinaries.

 

[Richard]

Which is why you didn't understand what Neil said.

I understand about the Indian fans of 2002 on the site - I've even read a few of the posts in my archive-surfing.