*Official* India in Bangladesh

[Pratters]

Haha nice spot.

 

[cricman]

War of Words Between Shakib and Viru ...

 

[Uppercut]

If a side that's won 0 matches and lost 52 is "ordinary", do "bad" teams no longer exist?

 

[Sir Alex]

seWAG!

 

[Shri]

If Ponting had said that, I swear we would have been on the 50th page now arguing about Lara Vs Sachin Vs Ponting.

 

[silentstriker]

Haha totally, we would have. Crazy comments from Sehwag.

Not factually wrong, but not something you'd expect from a visiting captain towards a host country. I could just imagine if Ponting had said that upon his visit to India.

Not diplomatic at all. Maybe this will fire up the Bangladeshi team and we'll have a real match on our hands.

 

[silentstriker]

Really hope England escape with a draw here. They're just so overdue a little bit of luck. The weather Gods have been so against them the past few series they've played...

Right....been hitting the sauce tonight mate?

 

[jeevan]

If Ponting had said that, I swear we would have been on the 50th page now arguing about Lara Vs Sachin Vs Ponting.

probably because he wouldn't have said what Sehwag said on his previous press conference - something like "I was jinxing Sri Lanka by cheering for them." when SL came close to chasing down the 400-odd. Not everyone is a zen master like our Viru.

 

[Burgey]

Right....been hitting the sauce tonight mate?

Haha, no mate - just finished a beach run and posted in wrong thread from my Blackberry. Apologies

 

[NUFAN]

If a side that's won 0 matches and lost 52 is "ordinary", do "bad" teams no longer exist?

I don't get why you have to comment on Bangladesh's record incorrectly all the time. You've mentioned it for a while now and they've played 2 Test matches in this time and won them both.

Also obviously Sehwag isn't taking into account how Bangladesh were back in 2002, he's talking about now so a countries overall record doesn't matter.

 

[Sir Alex]

Got to love Jamie siddon's reply to the same. He says the comments will come back to bite Sehwag in the bum in a few years. I guess i can use that line whenever someone disparage India's chances of winning some golds in the Olympics.

 

[Jono]

I personally would have preferred Sehwag didn't call them ordinary, but him outright saying Bangladesh couldn't take 20 Indian wickets is okay. I don't mind that.

Just has to make sure it doesn't happen now of course.

 

[Furball]

Lol'd at the "haven't seen it" remark.

Absolutely love reading interviews Sehwag's done.

 

[Anil]

I don't get why you have to comment on Bangladesh's record incorrectly all the time. You've mentioned it for a while now and they've played 2 Test matches in this time and won them both.

"tests" are different from tests though...."tests" are technically international competition but in reality closer to club-level cricket..they are 0-52 or whatever in test matches...

 

[NUFAN]

"tests" are different from tests though...."tests" are technically international competition but in reality closer to club-level cricket..they are 0-52 or whatever in test matches...

Well this current Bangladesh team has only played 1 Test (excluding the series victory) in the past year.

Also, Bangladesh have beaten Zimbabwe before, spose that was a club-level match.

 

[cricman]

Shakib you are not Captaincy Material

Letting the Deepest Lineup in the World Bat vs the Likes of Shahdat Hossian in a day 1 pitch.

I don't care about the Overcast, this is not South Africa

 

[NUFAN]

Islam bowled a very good first over in Test Cricket.

I don't think it's a bad move by Shakib, as like Sehwag has said, 20 Indian Wickets will be tough so they might as well bowl when the conditions are the best for bowling.

Also, I don't think India have the deepest lineup today with Dhoni and Harbajhan out injured.

 

[Nate]

Nafees is back!

 

[NasserFan207]

So whats sehwag gettin? single, double, triple?

Going with double.

 

[Nate]

Pretty unimpressed with Shakib's decision here.