***Official*** India in Pakistan

[Deja moo]

I predict Pakistan winning, just because the last time 'round, Pakistan spectacularly turned my prediction on its head.

 

[Mecnun]

Should be a closely fought series. India will be hungry after the test series loss and I hope Pak do not get complacent.

Afridi & Dhoni are the ones to watch for explosive batting!! Pathan & Rana in bowling.

 

[danish]

Thought Arumpnoo8 might not be an Indian, you can find those qualities in many CW members. Jono, Pratyush, SJS, Sanz are just a few that come to mind right now. There are others. Of course there are trolls as well, but as SJS once advised me, just ignore them and they'll go away (I sometimes fail to follow this advice). I'm a Pakistani BTW, just to add perspective.

I know that these noble people exist and that's why I made sure not to generalise in my earlier statement.
I thought Arumpnoo was Indian because in an earlier post, I thought he referred to Indians as 'my countrymen'. I must have misinterpreted the quote.
Btw, this new guy Ramu seems an interesting prospect for world peace.

 

[luckyeddie]

Thanks for the mention.


I thought I was unbiased.

I notice I didn't get a look-in.

 

[Nishant]

India will win and im sure of it. We are in form in the one day arena and we have a lot of youngsters such as Raina, Sreesanth etc that can help in terms of fielding.

Dhoni and sehwag will hopefully perform and lead the indians to victory

 

[Armadillo]

I know that these noble people exist and that's why I made sure not to generalise in my earlier statement.
I thought Arumpnoo was Indian because in an earlier post, I thought he referred to Indians as 'my countrymen'. I must have misinterpreted the quote.
Btw, this new guy Ramu seems an interesting prospect for world peace.

You'd sound really full of yourself if you hadn't been browsing this forum for 3 years under 'Armadillo'.

 

[aussie]

India will win and im sure of it. We are in form in the one day arena and we have a lot of youngsters such as Raina, Sreesanth etc that can help in terms of fielding.

Dhoni and sehwag will hopefully perform and lead the indians to victory

India may have a good ODI record of recent but ton paper Pakistan look so much stronger than India, for me like the last series in 2004, the fact that Pakistan one the test series means they can really hurt India in the one-dayers...

 

[aussie]

My guess what the teams may look like:

PAKISTAN:

Butt
Akmal
Younis
Mohammad Yo
Inzamam
Malik
Afridi
Razzaq
Naved
Akhtar
Asif
Arshad or Arafat - super sub

INDIA

Gambhir
Tendulkar
Sehwag
Kaif
Dravid
Yuvraj
Dhoni
Pathan
Agarkar
Harbhajan
Khan
Karthik - super sub

 

[Nishant]

i understand what ur saying but i still think that india have a betta chance. On paper, we have players that are better than the pakistani players. eg. sehwag is betta than Butt, Tendulkar is betta than farhat, Dhoni and akmal and Dravid v Inzamam are as good as each other.

In terms of all rounders, pathan is showing good qualities with da bat and so comparing him with Razzaq would put pathan ahead. So, yes pakistan are strong on paper but india are as good,if not better.

 

[aussie]

i understand what ur saying but i still think that india have a betta chance. On paper, we have players that are better than the pakistani players. eg. sehwag is betta than Butt, Tendulkar is betta than farhat, Dhoni and akmal and Dravid v Inzamam are as good as each other.

In terms of all rounders, pathan is showing good qualities with da bat and so comparing him with Razzaq would put pathan ahead. So, yes pakistan are strong on paper but india are as good,if not better.

ok maybe India top 2 are a better than Pakistan's but thats only a little area where India are better than Pakistan, everything else, bowling, middle-order, all-rounders pakistan have a huge edge.

 

[Arumpnoo]

i understand what ur saying but i still think that india have a betta chance. On paper, we have players that are better than the pakistani players. eg. sehwag is betta than Butt, Tendulkar is betta than farhat, Dhoni and akmal and Dravid v Inzamam are as good as each other.

In terms of all rounders, pathan is showing good qualities with da bat and so comparing him with Razzaq would put pathan ahead. So, yes pakistan are strong on paper but india are as good,if not better.

You forgot about Afridi, Yousif, Shoaib, and Rana.

 

[Anil]

i understand what ur saying but i still think that india have a betta chance. On paper, we have players that are better than the pakistani players. eg. sehwag is betta than Butt, Tendulkar is betta than farhat, Dhoni and akmal and Dravid v Inzamam are as good as each other.

In terms of all rounders, pathan is showing good qualities with da bat and so comparing him with Razzaq would put pathan ahead. So, yes pakistan are strong on paper but india are as good,if not better.

these player to player comparisons don't mean a whole lot in a team game as has been proved again and again....

 

[Nishant]

i agree that cricket is game that depends on teamwork like most sports. But, it is also true that certain individuals can change the whole scenario of the game in less than an hour, especially in one day cricket. For example, a quick fire 30 or 40 runs of 15-20 balls from a player like dhoni or afridi could change the game. It is because of this that players such as sehwag, Dhoni, Afridi, Tendulkar are feared by most teams in the world

 

[Neil Pickup]

i understand what ur saying but i still think that india have a betta chance. On paper, we have players that are better than the pakistani players. eg. sehwag is betta than Butt, Tendulkar is betta than farhat, Dhoni and akmal and Dravid v Inzamam are as good as each other.

In terms of all rounders, pathan is showing good qualities with da bat and so comparing him with Razzaq would put pathan ahead. So, yes pakistan are strong on paper but india are as good,if not better.

Really, that's immensely spurious. Farhat is far from a regular in the Pakistan side.

I'd be more looking at Inzamam > Tendulkar. And Pathan is not even close to Razzaq as an all rounder. And you forget the entirety of the pace attack. And Afridi. And Akmal is far better with the gloves.

 

[adharcric]

i agree that cricket is game that depends on teamwork like most sports. But, it is also true that certain individuals can change the whole scenario of the game in less than an hour, especially in one day cricket. For example, a quick fire 30 or 40 runs of 15-20 balls from a player like dhoni or afridi could change the game. It is because of this that players such as sehwag, Dhoni, Afridi, Tendulkar are feared by most teams in the world

In matches like these between two talent-abundant teams in India & Pakistan, who both have so many game-changers ... Sehwag, Tendulkar, Dhoni, Inzamam, Afridi, Akhtar ... you can say all that you want about how the teams match up on paper, but it won't mean much. This match is tough to predict; if Sreesanth plays he could well end up becoming the new "difference-maker". That's how unpredictable it is.

 

[pug]

Inzamam > Tendulkar

Perhaps Inzy's doing better in the recent past, but nonetheless HERESY!

 

[Jono]

Let's just see how the match goes. Shall be interesting.

 

[nehrafan]

AS such i don't see a very bright future for Pakistan team, however i do see a very bright future for the Pakistani grounds men, some of whome might even end up being an M.N.A in national assembly for the great services rendered to the national team, by enabling them to overcome a better team in India by preparing mind blowing wkts!

Or maybe they should be rewarded by sending them over to India to learn as to how pitches are really made!

 

[nehrafan]

I'd be more looking at Inzamam > Tendulkar. And Pathan is not even close to Razzaq as an all rounder. And you forget the entirety of the pace attack. And Afridi. And Akmal is far better with the gloves.

Pathan is better than Razzak in bowling while Razzak is slightly better than Ptahn in batting.Overall, Pathan has an edge and is a better player to bet on.

Inzi is better than Tendu only coz Tendu is out of form otherwise Tendu is far better.

Dhoni is much much better player than Akmal in OD, as his batting makes him the most feared man on earth in ODI

 

[nehrafan]

I think it will be a "shock and owe" series for Pakistan as Indian young guns in Santh, Raina,Kaif and Karthik will play a big role in demolising Pakistan!! Pak haven' t seen most of these players, so they will be surprised by the talent, while India will be facing the same old Pakistan team.

INdia to win 4-1, or 3-2