1st Semi Final - India v New Zealand

[trundler]

**** off Moanju

 

[stephen]

Don't think Ferguson is the man to Dhoni.

Want that test style channel e.g. Henry

He'll test his aging reflexes though.

 

[Flem274*]

hendrix talking good sense here

 

[SkyBlue]

This game proves ODI 'rankings' are so **** and insignificant. Hate when commentary team give them the undeserved weightage.

Big pressure game and NZ dispatch the No.1 and No.2 batsmen according to 'rankings' with ease

Kohli and Rohit's record in important semis and finals needs to be seriously questioned

I guess this is what sets Dhoni and even Gambhir apart from others. Both played a huge part in India's previous two world cup wins.

 

[ajdude]

haha so brilliant from dhoni saying "left hander left hander" gee wiz he's a genius hahaha

 

[trundler]

It never looked out in real time one of the poorer decisions you will see

Hit plumb in middle on the knee roll, **** off

 

[wrongun]

10 runs from the last 6 overs. Unbelievable!

 

[h_hurricane]

The new benchmark for RRR to worry is 9

No, new benchmark is to give it up when it reaches 9.

 

[straw man]

Ferguson's running style is so weird

 

[Arachnodouche]

Does anyone have any idea what Kohli was saying?

He never appears to me to be this cool guy he's often touted as (a bit like that recent failed Manchester United football manager - that moaner guy). He always looks so agro.

He's a Delhi brat who thinks like all other Delhi brats that the rest of the world come equipped without a sharp tongue and a fist.

 

[DriveClub]

India missing a middle order veteran in the middle order. That proved to be their undoing in The knockout

 

[trundler]

India would've chased this in 35 in a JAMODI though

 

[Flem274*]

smithys voice sounds slightly out, like he's been drinking heavily and yelling a lot

good man

 

[hendrix]

Love Dhoni's pads

 

[Spintolose]

How are people now who disbelieved my ODI program when it gave only 51.3% chance to Indian win before the start of the match?

But that's still a majority win for India.

Let's see. If anyone can do it, Dhoni can, and Jadeja can help finish it off. It could still be close.

 

[slippy888]

smithys voice sounds slightly out, like he's been drinking heavily and yelling a lot

good man

What wagner

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oh btw if NZ win this they better win the final, like seriously STOP CRUSHING HOPES OF OTHER TEAMS AND THEN LOSING IN THE FINAL! ITS NOT FAIR!

This is why I was dreading losing to them. Win the whole thing, you stupid ****s.

 

[wrongun]

He's a Delhi brat who thinks like all other Delhi brats that the rest of the world come equipped without a sharp tongue and a fist.

Being a Bombay boy, I can attest to this being true. It's just great watching a delhiite lose their marbles. Entitled people a lot of them. But watching Shastri get fired after this will be sweeter.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Feel for Dhoni despite myself. Stayed on for far too long and now has to go out ignominiously or as the ultimate legend. No middle ground now.

 

[cnerd123]

What's disappointing here is how we all (on CW) have been expecting this and saying this could happen from Day 1.

Over reliance on top 3 + strong pace attack + moving ball = recipe for disaster

It has played out to a tee. We said it so often. 'Wait till we're 20/3 in a WC KO game' in the leadup, and during, this tournament.

And now MSD is going to do exactly what we all know he's going to do - just bat for time, bat for himself, let the RRR creep up, and when the game is well and truly lost, smash a few boundaries to raise his SR.

That would have been fine if he had come in earlier but he's decided to bat 7 today for some reason. Maybe to protect himself from blame - can't really say it's his fault we lost today.

We really need to figure out how to develop our middle order better in the leadup to the next WC.