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***Official** Malaysia Tri-Series
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ClownSymonds
U19 Vice-Captain
Yeah, I'm a fan of playing your best team every match, in proper order.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Did Lara go down the order so they can purposefully lose the match?
Somehow, I doubt it.
Somehow, I doubt it.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
The whole million dollar thing is some thing which is uneasy for me. Why should Windies get money for India reaching the final when it is assumed Windies will play to their best?ClownSymonds said:
The second scenario of choosing your opponent for the final is some thing I don't have a grouse against even though it is assumed it doesn't occur as a team reaches a position they can choose an opponent, they why should they not as that is in the interest of them winning the over all tournament.
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James90
Cricketer Of The Year
Because it's not right that all the effort goes into organising the event, and the crowd arrives to see a team not neccessarily trying to win the match. West Indies didn't throw the match as such, the players selected gave it their best as you'd expect before the Champions Trophy and World Cup.
C'mon...Lara at #9 and opening the bowling with Dwayne Smith, funnily enough they were the two best performances but you can see what was done.
C'mon...Lara at #9 and opening the bowling with Dwayne Smith, funnily enough they were the two best performances but you can see what was done.
alternative
Cricket Web Content Updater
I aint complaining about Lara's decision to bat at 9, i am just damn happysilentstriker said:
that their trick didn't work..
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Yeah for that a series on twenty20 (three maybe) can be played between the teams if Windies want to choose India for the final and have reached a position to do it or increase chance of desired result.James90 said:
That is just my opinion cos I firmly believe a team should do every thing in a tournament to increase their chances of winning the whole thing. I can see why others maynot agree with it.
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Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
AA was inspired today. Adelaide Oval 2003, 6-for stuff. Awesome bowling.Pratyush said:
Yeah its time to ressurect that thread. The kid may be no star, but he's the best we've got.adharcric said:Sreesanth's speeds this over: 88, 89, 90, 87, 88. This is the guy we left out for the CT.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
He scored runs + took wickets. Could have gone either way.Nnanden said:Windies don`t seem fussed at all. Bit strange. Hinds` innings.
Well played Tendulkar. You are a gun. Harbhajan MOTM? Why?
Hinds' knock was disgraceful. Some of the worst batting I've seen in a long long time.
masterblaster
International Captain
It was awesome to see AA firing. I think he's getting closer and closer to 300 ODI wickets, quite an achievement. I was most impressed by Sreesanth today, why on earth did the selectors leave him out of the Champion's Trophy?Jono said:
As Jono said, the guy isn't star material yet, but he looks like a real athlete with real potential who can actually bowl quick. Top effort by all the bowlers, although Australia is going to be tough especially with the current form Yuvraj, Dhoni and Sehwag seem to be in.
masterblaster
International Captain
Slightly disagree with Hinds there. I thought he tried to play a role, sort of hang around and ensure that he would be there until the very end. I mean he didn't play well, and sure it didn't pay off, but the intent was sort of right. There were plenty of overs to go, with very little runs. But his whole approach was really just a half measure, and it didn't turn out too well in the end with that soft dismissal.Jono said:
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
But he didn't try and play it safe and occupy the crease. He was wafting every 3rd ball outside his off stump. Harbhajan almost had him 4-5 times. Its not his S/R or amount of runs which was bad, its the manner he played. India had a sniff every ball they bowled to him, and they knew it too.masterblaster said:
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Okay a bit on Munaf and why he is curtailing the pace. He addressed the point in an interview in The Hindu some time back.
1) Such pitches leave little margin for error and so he is focussing on line and length.
2) He is focussing first on getting line and length at a better level.
A lot of Indian team mates are urging him to bowl faster as well but this is the way he is going. Pace is a weapon you should not curtail as not every one has pace although obviously line and length are important as well. With Munaf - he extracts superb bounce off an awkward length. So if he puts in a bit more pace and has better control, it would work very well for him.
So if this is a short term strategy, I have no qualms with it.
1) Such pitches leave little margin for error and so he is focussing on line and length.
2) He is focussing first on getting line and length at a better level.
A lot of Indian team mates are urging him to bowl faster as well but this is the way he is going. Pace is a weapon you should not curtail as not every one has pace although obviously line and length are important as well. With Munaf - he extracts superb bounce off an awkward length. So if he puts in a bit more pace and has better control, it would work very well for him.
So if this is a short term strategy, I have no qualms with it.