nightprowler10
Global Moderator
I think Kumble's trying to win it from here.SJS said:Harbhajan will win it for India
Come on Bhajji, lets have your chopper blade shot !!
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**Official** India v Pakistan
- Thread starter dudeurfriend
- Start date
This is going to be a thriller, Afridi having one of the best matches of his Test career now. India's tail isn't the worst, but as SJS has said, they can't expect to hang around if they keep defending with that many men around the bat.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
22 overs to go now. Surely Kaneria will be thrown the ball soon, he's got to have a good chance of dislodging one of these two.
Unattainableguy
State 12th Man
They should bring on Kaneria. Sami is crap! Can't bowl out bowlers??? 
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I think some of the Pakistan fans here have gotten a little too excited by this game. Take a deep breath guys, regardless of the result of this match, your team will have scaled new heights. 
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Hey, what do you know?FaaipDeOiad said:
Unattainableguy
State 12th Man
I still think it'll be a draw. All they need to do is play out 7 overs/wicket. Not hard since Kumble and Laxman added around 50 runs on the last wicket in last inning. And we all know Irfan Pathan can bat.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Eighteen years ago, it was the same month of March, the same Chinnaswami stadium and the same opponents, Pakistan.
The difference was that Pakistan had a much better bowling side with Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Salim Jaffer, Iqbal Qasim and Tausif Ahmed,
The second difference was that the wicket was WICKED ! It was a vicious turner. So much that Imran did not take the new ball himslef but asked Iqbal Qasim (left arm spinner) to open with Akram and bowled Wasim for only 11 overs and bowled none himself or by Jaffer.
In 97 overs, India, chasing 221 for victory, were all out 16 runs short. Even this was a great performance since ten of their batsmen contributed 81 runs between them. One man alone stood between Pakistan and victory and almost defeated them single handedly scoring 96 before he was 8th out at 180.
He too was from Bombay like Sachin. He too was called the little master. He too had scored 10000 runs and 34 test centuries. But on that day the difference between what he did and what Tendulkar tried was that he played 254 deliveries for his 96 while Sachin played 98 for 16.
Yes he was trying for a win and Sachin may have not been doing that but if he had attempted to play like Sachin did today, I doubt if he would have survived 264 deliveries on that spiteful wicket.
I watched that game too and I am sorry to say, Sachin did not measure up today.
The difference was that Pakistan had a much better bowling side with Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Salim Jaffer, Iqbal Qasim and Tausif Ahmed,
The second difference was that the wicket was WICKED ! It was a vicious turner. So much that Imran did not take the new ball himslef but asked Iqbal Qasim (left arm spinner) to open with Akram and bowled Wasim for only 11 overs and bowled none himself or by Jaffer.
In 97 overs, India, chasing 221 for victory, were all out 16 runs short. Even this was a great performance since ten of their batsmen contributed 81 runs between them. One man alone stood between Pakistan and victory and almost defeated them single handedly scoring 96 before he was 8th out at 180.
He too was from Bombay like Sachin. He too was called the little master. He too had scored 10000 runs and 34 test centuries. But on that day the difference between what he did and what Tendulkar tried was that he played 254 deliveries for his 96 while Sachin played 98 for 16.
Yes he was trying for a win and Sachin may have not been doing that but if he had attempted to play like Sachin did today, I doubt if he would have survived 264 deliveries on that spiteful wicket.
I watched that game too and I am sorry to say, Sachin did not measure up today.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Starting to look like it. Its too bad though, Pakistan worked hard to win this, and they really do deserve to win it from here.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Yes!!!! Arshad strikes again!!
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
The decision apparently went to the third umpire.
Adamc
Cricketer Of The Year
The third ump can only adjudicate on whether than catch was taken cleanly or not, I think. The third umpire would have told Taufel that it had indeed been taken cleanly - it is up to Taufel to decide whether or not the batsman had hit the ball (which he hadn't). Doesn't bother me though, I want Pakistan to win.SquidAU said: