godofcricket
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yes i can see the excitment u got from that match!amits said:
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*Official* India in Australia Thread
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Neil Pickup
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Did you ever seen Greenidge and Haynes bat?!
Who needs Kapil Dev when there's Ajit, anyway?
Who needs Kapil Dev when there's Ajit, anyway?
Rik
Cricketer Of The Year
Sehwag and Chopra = Greenidge and Haynes??? Come on you must be joking!amits said:
Zaheer = Wasim??? Now I know you are!
Harbhajan = Murali??? Now I know your not :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Seriously none of these Indian players even get close to the greats you mentioned.
amits
Banned
fighting for indian support, was i
i post as "amits" on the indian board.
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before the series started, i was the only one who predicted a indian win.
i was the only one waging a lone war for india. the fake indians on icf were just making fun of me and also fun of india.
by laughing at my patriotic posts and predictions, they were all insulting india.
but now, india has taken a 1-0 lead, something which only 1 guy had predicted before the series.
with this win, i have avoided the embarrasment of having to "stop support india", which i would have done if india hadnt won any test in this series.
i still remeber in january when on the cricinfo forums, i posted as "amit" and was the only one fighting for india and had even made a post saying "india will win the world cup" and despite the guys out there, who made fun of that post, india almost won it and the team of those guys, didnt even come close to winning it. at that time, i started to look for an indian forum, where i thought i will find support. i even set up one myself in march, but that ran dryly.
in july, i finally joined icf and thought here i will find support. but what had happened till now was shocking even even these fake indians making fun of india.
guys, it is shocking that my posts r considered as joke, whereas they r only patriotic and posted from the heart.
the reason y i said that "u guys have no feelings" as u all were laughing on my posts which sai that "india will humiliate aus in aus" and also making fun of a patriotic indian and thats y i said that i am leaving icf.
also, fake indians, come back to india and live here. living outside ind and having bangladeshi friends is washing ur brain. by living outside india, u guys lose ur identity.
guys, i do not make any funny posts. i just make patriotic posts made from the heart.
guys, another thing is that i am not as rich as u all guys r. i dont use the internet that much as u guys and all my internet time goes in these forums fighting for india.
if u c the fans on at the indian stadiums, i am one of those to be exact. those fans at the indian stadiums, support india, no matter what and dont give up hope, no matter what.
those fans get up at 4am to go to support the one and only INDIAN TEAM and support their team with optimism, no matter what. if u dont believe me, then c the videos of the ind-nz series and c the banners where it was still belived that india will win after nz posted 630/6 d. also the banners went like tendulkar 400.
thats the type of support which is associated with indians and thats the way i support the indian team. i have been the only member out here who has supported india with the true indian flavour.
i post as "amits" on the indian board.
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before the series started, i was the only one who predicted a indian win.
i was the only one waging a lone war for india. the fake indians on icf were just making fun of me and also fun of india.
by laughing at my patriotic posts and predictions, they were all insulting india.
but now, india has taken a 1-0 lead, something which only 1 guy had predicted before the series.
with this win, i have avoided the embarrasment of having to "stop support india", which i would have done if india hadnt won any test in this series.
i still remeber in january when on the cricinfo forums, i posted as "amit" and was the only one fighting for india and had even made a post saying "india will win the world cup" and despite the guys out there, who made fun of that post, india almost won it and the team of those guys, didnt even come close to winning it. at that time, i started to look for an indian forum, where i thought i will find support. i even set up one myself in march, but that ran dryly.
in july, i finally joined icf and thought here i will find support. but what had happened till now was shocking even even these fake indians making fun of india.
guys, it is shocking that my posts r considered as joke, whereas they r only patriotic and posted from the heart.
the reason y i said that "u guys have no feelings" as u all were laughing on my posts which sai that "india will humiliate aus in aus" and also making fun of a patriotic indian and thats y i said that i am leaving icf.
also, fake indians, come back to india and live here. living outside ind and having bangladeshi friends is washing ur brain. by living outside india, u guys lose ur identity.
guys, i do not make any funny posts. i just make patriotic posts made from the heart.
guys, another thing is that i am not as rich as u all guys r. i dont use the internet that much as u guys and all my internet time goes in these forums fighting for india.
if u c the fans on at the indian stadiums, i am one of those to be exact. those fans at the indian stadiums, support india, no matter what and dont give up hope, no matter what.
those fans get up at 4am to go to support the one and only INDIAN TEAM and support their team with optimism, no matter what. if u dont believe me, then c the videos of the ind-nz series and c the banners where it was still belived that india will win after nz posted 630/6 d. also the banners went like tendulkar 400.
thats the type of support which is associated with indians and thats the way i support the indian team. i have been the only member out here who has supported india with the true indian flavour.
Rik
Cricketer Of The Year
Just read an artical in which Sourav Ganguly says he thought India was the 2nd best team in the world before the series but if they can win this one then they should be classed as the best in the World. Rubbish. Sorry but India have the worst bowling attack, even at full strength, of any of the top nations. They also have not won away from home for so long it's getting past the joke and they only win at home on raging turners prepared for their 2 spinners. Even if India win this series (which I really doubt), Australia and South Africa would still be the best 2 sides in the world by quite a margin. There is a reason why India are 6th in the ICC Test Championship Table. Far cry from Best Side in the World :rolleyes:
luckyeddie
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Amits, no-one questions your patriotism, your passion for Indian cricket.
It is NOT a war, though - it is a game, and the sooner more people realise that the better.
It is NOT a war, though - it is a game, and the sooner more people realise that the better.
Neil Pickup
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I understand your point, but posts such as "Chopra & Sehwag = Greenidge & Haynes" don't help. Greenidge and Haynes are the probably the best opening partnership ever.
Until Sehwag stops playing brain-off shots there is no comparison - and Chopra I doubt will never be comparable to the two West Indians because he is so obdurate!
When was the last time Harbhajan bowled really well? In India in 2001? Murali's been doing it for years. Which is why he has 470 Test wickets and takes 60,70,80 a year and Harbhajan doesn't.
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What is it about the Australian batting that renders them unable to stick about so often? Think about it, when there has been a need just to drop anchor and kill something (like NZ and England have done so well lately) everything's gone wrong under a tirade of hoiks? There really could do with being some degree of moderation occasionally.
Until Sehwag stops playing brain-off shots there is no comparison - and Chopra I doubt will never be comparable to the two West Indians because he is so obdurate!
When was the last time Harbhajan bowled really well? In India in 2001? Murali's been doing it for years. Which is why he has 470 Test wickets and takes 60,70,80 a year and Harbhajan doesn't.
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What is it about the Australian batting that renders them unable to stick about so often? Think about it, when there has been a need just to drop anchor and kill something (like NZ and England have done so well lately) everything's gone wrong under a tirade of hoiks? There really could do with being some degree of moderation occasionally.
Mister Wright
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Even so, they are improving.Rik said:
CDAK
U19 Debutant
Neil Pickup said:
What is it about the Australian batting that renders them unable to stick about so often? Think about it, when there has been a need just to drop anchor and kill something (like NZ and England have done so well lately) everything's gone wrong under a tirade of hoiks? There really could do with being some degree of moderation occasionally. [/QUOTE]
Neil, amit knows all these.I think, for the sake of arguement only, he is commenting like this( ofcourse, he is so India-spirited that he wants to say and see the Indian players to be the best.)
But all know that Grienidge & Haynes are the best opening pair so far.Nobody can question Akram's and Murali's uniqueness.No wicket keeper was so exciting like Adam Gilchrist. That's y I isted them in my India-to be-best side.
Neil Pickup
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It was to Amits, for comparing them to Sehwag & Chopra. I saw the end of their powers in England in 1991.CDAK said:
And yes, I am joking about AA. Or am I? :saint:
my apologies to james...it only seemed inappropriate that he should ban the indian out of the two who were arguing. anyway, i believe india is the second best team in the world; this can be seen from the fact that australia went undefeated in the world cup, and india also went undefeated except against australia. so in odi's at least, i'd say its aust. then ind...tests i'm not so sure about as yet. anyway, IMO india has the best batting lineup in the world atm, even better than the australian lineup, the only problem is their bowlers are nowhere NEAR the class of the aussie attack and thats why overall, australia is a better side. but in time i think india could come up very close if not become a better team! once again..apologies for my earlier post...i got carried away.
V Reddy
International Debutant
Rik i really doubt validity of that article. Ganguly has always said that they are the second best team but he was also quick to add everytime that Aus are the no.1 b'coz they have and still continue to win consistently. So i doubt he would alter from that positionRik said:
. That sentence was just trash talk
I actually think Chopra is the weak link in the Indian batting at the moment........but he is young and will improve.
Dravid, Laxman and Tendulkar are brilliant, with good support from Sehwag and Ganguly. I still think (hope) Lee's extra pace and aggression will trouble especially Dravid though.
The next test may see an Australian attack of Lee, Bichel and Bracken!! If Gillespie is unfit that is.......3rd different attack in as many tests.
In answer to queries about Australia's seeming inability to temper their batting sometimes, I just think that they have a belief that they are invincible.......it is arrogance mixed with self belief, and I guess the attacking nature of their play has won them many games and many series in the past, why not stick with it.
Myself, I think some application of the sort that Dravid showed in this match would not have gone astray with the Aussie batsmen in the 2nd innings.
Ponting, Martyn, Waugh and Katich in particular all got out to unneccessary, irresponsible shots. They didn't pay the bowling enough respect, and paid the price.
Again, well done to India.
Dravid, Laxman and Tendulkar are brilliant, with good support from Sehwag and Ganguly. I still think (hope) Lee's extra pace and aggression will trouble especially Dravid though.
The next test may see an Australian attack of Lee, Bichel and Bracken!! If Gillespie is unfit that is.......3rd different attack in as many tests.
In answer to queries about Australia's seeming inability to temper their batting sometimes, I just think that they have a belief that they are invincible.......it is arrogance mixed with self belief, and I guess the attacking nature of their play has won them many games and many series in the past, why not stick with it.
Myself, I think some application of the sort that Dravid showed in this match would not have gone astray with the Aussie batsmen in the 2nd innings.
Ponting, Martyn, Waugh and Katich in particular all got out to unneccessary, irresponsible shots. They didn't pay the bowling enough respect, and paid the price.
Again, well done to India.
CDAK
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Ramesh is the best replacement India can do for next test,for Chopra.Kenny said:
No, Dravid can manage any type of bowling (even the so called Chin music).He is the best Indian batsman in overseas. But I never say, lee won't get his wicket ; if at all he gets, it will be like of any other bowler." Extra pace" cannot work always well in tests.
On the other hand, Sourav and Sehwag may face problem.( sehwag may hit some flashy stroke, but is vulnerable. He is the new version of Krish Srikkant)
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Ponting, Martyn, Waugh and Katich in particular all got out to unneccessary, irresponsible shots. They didn't pay the bowling enough respect, and paid the price.
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Exactly..they didn't respect the bowling atall.
The unwanted urgency aus have been showing all these years, in my opiniion, takes the beauty and class off test cricket.(they might have got good result but it has been only exhibition of stroke play...oneday matches are there meant for that. What did they gain after making 400 in a day? !!! Gave india more time to concentrate)
Yeah, they didn't gain a damn thing by scoring 400 on the first day - as you say, all that happened is that India had more time to concentrate and bat properly to set up the match!!
Though I love the Aussie side, I am starting to think they are believeing their own publicity......as the Indians showed, we are not invincible by any means.
I am hoping for our sakes this is a wake up call.
Also I think Damien Martyn needs some big runs - he hasn't scored a test century for a while and there is only so many times you can say 'He looked completely in control and elegant in scoring 37'
Though I love the Aussie side, I am starting to think they are believeing their own publicity......as the Indians showed, we are not invincible by any means.
I am hoping for our sakes this is a wake up call.
Also I think Damien Martyn needs some big runs - he hasn't scored a test century for a while and there is only so many times you can say 'He looked completely in control and elegant in scoring 37'
IsuraE
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IF you look at Australia's win-loss-draw record in the last 10 years you will notice that their ratio of wins to draws is much higher than any other team in the world. What is not classy about brillant strokeplay? Australia have won more often than anyone else by playing their style, yes sometimes they will lose matches that a lesser team would be happy to draw, but they also win a lot of matches that weaker teams would be doomed to draw (eg. Sri Lanka vs England 2nd test 2003). India and Australia are playing their cricket the right way, and more teams should take their lead.