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2nd Semi Final - Australia v India (26th March)
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G.I.Joe
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You don't deserve that user name.
SJS
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You are right. They beat Pakistan in 1999 and India in 2004.
SJS
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It was not meant to help you overcome the disappointment. I haven't overcome mine. Glad to be of service
artvandalay
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You think i'd know considering where I live. And no most are not like that, the chicks on TV are even thinner in real life. and look worse without the makeup on.
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G.I.Joe
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Hey guys, look at the fresh fashion hater.
OverratedSanity
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Esteemed styleforum member Hendrix would definitely appreciate this conversation.
weldone
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Guys, I am disappointed at India's loss too. BUT I DID NOT GET MAD!
Riggins
International Captain
He obviously wouldn't make the new zealand teams but he's still pretty good.
cnerd123
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Haven't read most of the thread so pardon if this has been said before.
I see a lot of parallels between this semi and the NZ/SA one. NZ and India were both set steep runchases. Both got off to fliers. Both lost the blazing opener and star number 3 batsman in quick succession, leaving a misfiring number 4 and an opener with an ODI 200 at the crease.
When Corey met Elliot at the crease, NZ needed 149 runs in 128 balls at 6.9 RPO
When Dhonit met Rahane at the crease, India needed 221 runs in 162 balls at 8.1 RPO
Dhoni and Rahane had the steeper runchase, sure, but they way they approached it is in stark contrast to how Elliot and Corey did. Those two ran hard, looked for gaps, and tried to find the fence every now and then to ensure the RR never climbed too far out of reach. MSD and Rahane however, just sate back and played each ball on it's merit, let the pressure build, and showed 0 intent. They went 8 overs without a boundary at one stage.
There were other differences in the runchases too. ABDV brought Duminy on after the second wicket fell, and instead of seeing him off NZ attacked him. They didn't let ABDV get cheap overs out of fifth bowler and forced him to bring the strike bowlers back on right away, leaving ABDV himself bowling 3 overs at the death. But when Clarke brought Maxwell on at the fall of the second wicket, India sat back at let him wheel out five overs for just 18 runs.
It was such a disappointing effort from India. As soon as Kohli fell it looked like they gave up. And you can forgive Dhawan for getting out playing his game, you can forgive Kohli for succumbing to pressure on the big stage in a tournament where he has been out of touch, you can forgive Nohit for being a useless **** because he is always a useless ****, and you can even forgive Raina and Rahane being out of their depth. But MSD's inning was just awful. The captain needs to lead from the front. He came out at a time when India weren't totally out of the game yet. He could have counter-attacked. He could have tried to seize some momentum back. He could have hustled quick runs, biffed the odd boundary, fought hard for his side. Instead he tried to nurdle the bowlers around and push them into the gaps. He played soft, weak, pointless cricket, only opening up to hit Watson for two sixes when the match was all but lost.
It was so, so, so disappointing. I would have been okay with us being bowled out for under 200 if we had atleast showed some intent or desire to win the game. Yes the Aussies outclassed us in all 3 departments. Yes they were the better team. But that doesn't mean you sit back and let cruise to the victory. Show some fight. Show some desire. Show some pride ffs.
I see a lot of parallels between this semi and the NZ/SA one. NZ and India were both set steep runchases. Both got off to fliers. Both lost the blazing opener and star number 3 batsman in quick succession, leaving a misfiring number 4 and an opener with an ODI 200 at the crease.
When Corey met Elliot at the crease, NZ needed 149 runs in 128 balls at 6.9 RPO
When Dhonit met Rahane at the crease, India needed 221 runs in 162 balls at 8.1 RPO
Dhoni and Rahane had the steeper runchase, sure, but they way they approached it is in stark contrast to how Elliot and Corey did. Those two ran hard, looked for gaps, and tried to find the fence every now and then to ensure the RR never climbed too far out of reach. MSD and Rahane however, just sate back and played each ball on it's merit, let the pressure build, and showed 0 intent. They went 8 overs without a boundary at one stage.
There were other differences in the runchases too. ABDV brought Duminy on after the second wicket fell, and instead of seeing him off NZ attacked him. They didn't let ABDV get cheap overs out of fifth bowler and forced him to bring the strike bowlers back on right away, leaving ABDV himself bowling 3 overs at the death. But when Clarke brought Maxwell on at the fall of the second wicket, India sat back at let him wheel out five overs for just 18 runs.
It was such a disappointing effort from India. As soon as Kohli fell it looked like they gave up. And you can forgive Dhawan for getting out playing his game, you can forgive Kohli for succumbing to pressure on the big stage in a tournament where he has been out of touch, you can forgive Nohit for being a useless **** because he is always a useless ****, and you can even forgive Raina and Rahane being out of their depth. But MSD's inning was just awful. The captain needs to lead from the front. He came out at a time when India weren't totally out of the game yet. He could have counter-attacked. He could have tried to seize some momentum back. He could have hustled quick runs, biffed the odd boundary, fought hard for his side. Instead he tried to nurdle the bowlers around and push them into the gaps. He played soft, weak, pointless cricket, only opening up to hit Watson for two sixes when the match was all but lost.
It was so, so, so disappointing. I would have been okay with us being bowled out for under 200 if we had atleast showed some intent or desire to win the game. Yes the Aussies outclassed us in all 3 departments. Yes they were the better team. But that doesn't mean you sit back and let cruise to the victory. Show some fight. Show some desire. Show some pride ffs.
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viriya
International Captain
I'm sorry but these 2 situations are so different. India were already in <5% win odds territory while NZ were actually close to 50-50. Blame should be on Dhawan/Rohit/Kohli more than anything.
Contra
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Or maybe Dhoni's way of "showing a fight" wasn't to come in and smash sixes from ball one. Excusing all batsmen but Dhoni for the chase is absolutely ridiculous. He needs some degree of support and he has to play with the approach that he feels he is most comfortable with. I posted this in another thread but I'll post it again:
Also comparing this to the SA chase is rubbish, Australia's bowling attack is way better than Saffas, not to mention that McCullum's innings was a genuine flyer whereas Dhawan's was just a good start. India were outclassed, its as simple as that.
cnerd123
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Oh I blame Rahane too. I'd blame them all bar Dhawan. My point is that even if you could find excuses for every batsman in the side, you can excuse the total indifference of MSD's approach to this runchase.
Sure take a few balls to get your eye in. But he was nudging and prodding until the rrr reached 15 ffs. He just never launched. He took his time, took his time, and killed off the chase.
It's not even a case of him not being good enough, or not being able to clear the fence. He just didn't ****ing try. Atleasr Rahane was trying to score, he just looked out of his depth doing so.
India were outclassed yes, I am not disappointed about the loss. Didn't expect a win to begin with. But I expected them to show some fight and Dhoni was massively disappointing in that regard.
Sure take a few balls to get your eye in. But he was nudging and prodding until the rrr reached 15 ffs. He just never launched. He took his time, took his time, and killed off the chase.
It's not even a case of him not being good enough, or not being able to clear the fence. He just didn't ****ing try. Atleasr Rahane was trying to score, he just looked out of his depth doing so.
India were outclassed yes, I am not disappointed about the loss. Didn't expect a win to begin with. But I expected them to show some fight and Dhoni was massively disappointing in that regard.