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*Official* India in Sri Lanka 2010 - Tests

Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
I think this game would be a lot more exciting for me if I was actually supporting someone. I went to place a bet but the odds were pretty meh. Someone to convince me why I should support their team in this game IMO. :p
 
honestbharani

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
Prince EWS said:
I think this game would be a lot more exciting for me if I was actually supporting someone. I went to place a bet but the odds were pretty meh. Someone to convince me why I should support their team in this game IMO. :p
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SehWAG.. He will win this for us with the ball if you placed the bet.. :p
 
Spudsy2061

Spudsy2061

U19 Cricketer
Prince EWS said:
Jeez, it really makes you wonder just how many runs Jayawardene would score if he didn't do things like that. I mean the guy scores double and triple centuries for fun and yet you wouldn't list concentration amongst his best attributes. It's crazy.
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^^^ Fixed.
 
Lostman

Lostman

State Captain
Really tough being a SL cricket fan now.
Can't have my standard knee jerk reaction of "bring on Murali" after every other bowler gives up a boundary.
 
Spudsy2061

Spudsy2061

U19 Cricketer
Lostman said:
Really tough being a SL cricket fan now.
Can't have my standard knee jerk reaction of "bring on Murali" after every other bowler gives up a boundary.
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I honestly think Sri Lanka can cope with his loss. They've got good spinners coming up who are young. They have a very strong bat and a decent bowl. To me right now they are, or at least should be, the No. 1 team, but once India shakes its injuries then it's a different stroy. Not having Harbajan hurts them... A LOT. Alas though I think they have a better, deeper bat than India, but the Indians have a better spin attack that is primarily injured right now. That is what has made these tests, the 1st and 3rd of course, interesting.
 
honestbharani

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
BTW, just how big an advantage is that pause in the bowling action? And is it really "within" the spirit of cricket?


Am not bringing this up coz of Randiv, FTR. Ashwin, Ajmal and a no. of others, including our part timers Raina and Rohit do it... Just think that stopping in the middle of your action to see what the batsman is doing can't have been in the spirit of cricket..


Then again, so much goes against bowlers these days, they should be allowed stuff like this I suppose.. And another thing I have always felt (no way to confirm, juz a feeling I get), the elbow flex MIGHT go to a higher degree... Would it be true?
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
honestbharani said:
BTW, just how big an advantage is that pause in the bowling action? And is it really "within" the spirit of cricket?


Am not bringing this up coz of Randiv, FTR. Ashwin, Ajmal and a no. of others, including our part timers Raina and Rohit do it... Just think that stopping in the middle of your action to see what the batsman is doing can't have been in the spirit of cricket..


Then again, so much goes against bowlers these days, they should be allowed stuff like this I suppose.. And another thing I have always felt (no way to confirm, juz a feeling I get), the elbow flex MIGHT go to a higher degree... Would it be true?
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I have absolutely no problem with it at all. I don't think it gives much of an advantage (not in Test/First Class cricket anyway) but even if I did I'd still think it'd fine. Bowlers need to find new ways to get batsmen out these days and I fail to see how the pause is against the spirit of the game at all tbh.
 
vcs

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If we can bat out the day today, we should be reasonably OK... I was thinking yesterday that we need atleast one 200 run partnership or thereabouts, Sachin and Sehwag couldn't kick on from yesterday, let's hope these two do.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Mendis really deserved that; Laxman looked in all sorts. Really opens the game up too.. huge partnership in the context of the game this next one.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Making the call now - Mendis to rip through India.. if not now, then in the second dig. Starting to bowl real well.

And he gets Raina as I type this. :)
 
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