*Official* Compaq Cup 2009 in Sri Lanka

[Pratters]

Good test for Karthik facing Bond upfront.

 

[Pratters]

That was such a classy shot by Tendulkar to start his inning score. What an absolute pleasure to watch.

 

[Athlai]

Good test for Karthik facing Bond upfront.

Mills is hardly chopped liver either.

 

[Uppercut]

Fun fact: Jesse Ryder has played 19 ODIs and Taylor 65. Ryder has also scored most of his runs to date in his 3 big innings. The guy is nowhere near as boundary reliant as Taylor in his game.

Perhaps. But you can see where the impression of Ryder as a big hitter comes from.

 

[Uppercut]

That was such a classy shot by Tendulkar to start his inning score. What an absolute pleasure to watch.

Have trouble enjoying it these days. The joy is killed by the commentators creaming every time he cover-drives a ball to the fielder.

 

[Pratters]

Have trouble enjoying it these days. The joy is killed by the commentators creaming every time he cover-drives a ball to the fielder.

Which is why I have my tv on mute.

 

[Athlai]

Mills is hardly chopped liver either.

 

[Uppercut]

Which is why I have my tv on mute.

Great call

What's this, a wicket

 

[Days of Grace]

Ha ha. Dhamasena really is a bowler's umpire.

No surprise. The game really needs ex-bowlers to become umpires with all these flat decks around.

 

[inbox24]

This game is set up for a Dravid.

 

[Athlai]

Perhaps. But you can see where the impression of Ryder as a big hitter comes from.

Yeah definitely, but he is hardly a player who tries to force shots. His game is based around playing the hittable balls, which could see him as far more valuable down the order in the long run. Would like to see Baz not trying to bat till the 40th over and get back to his top hitting game and Guptill play the role of batsman to stick around with a SR of 70-80 like How was.

 

[Pratters]

Bond almost got Dravid there.

Dravid hasn't looked solid at all in this inning.

 

[Athlai]

Bond bowling absolutely brilliantly.

 

[Pratters]

Tendulkar - forget the runs he has scored till now. He has middled every thing and is looking in top form.

 

[vicky]

Cricinfo reveals latest gender scandal:

10.2
Butler to Tendulkar, FOUR, and he/she watches Tendulkar smack that between point and cover for a boundary, short and wide, he rocked back and gave it the treatment

 

[Athlai]

Can't really fault the bowling of Bond and Mills, Tendulkar was just too good.

 

[Uppercut]

Bond didn't bowl much to Tendulkar tbf. Was unlucky for me.

 

[Pratters]

That was plumb surely. It was hitting middle but there is doubt whether it hit the bat. I don't know.

Vettori v Tendulkar is a mouth watering prospect with Tendulkar looking to attack.. You don't often get on top of Vettori, whoever you are.

 

[kingkallis]

Cricinfo reveals latest gender scandal:

10.2
Butler to Tendulkar, FOUR, and he/she watches Tendulkar smack that between point and cover for a boundary, short and wide, he rocked back and gave it the treatment

It was regarding a doggy

 

[Pratters]

Vettori is flighting the ball, getting awesome loop. Pleasure to watch.

EDIT - The pitch being a turner makes it all the more difficult to counter him here.

Now, if only Tendulkar tries attacking him and we see a classic duel.