**Official** India v Pakistan

[EnglishRose]

I think Pakistan will win the ODi's 3-2 largely because India's ODI team is in a bit of a mess.

I'd be very surprised if Pakistan won the tests though - personally, the best I see for them there is 1-1.

 

[Sehwag309]

Still hate to put up predictions in Ind/Pak matches.

But thats the best part, anything can happen

 

[wahindiawah]

rana has impressed me alot i didnt really like him b4 but now hez turning into a hero,and butt ,malik,inzi youhana can do some real damage with the bat

In Oneday he can perform well, but do you actually think Rana can become a frontline bowler at test level?

 

[vandemataram]

If Imran Khan was leading this Pakistani side(even as a non-playing captain) then i would have given Pakistan some chance in the series.Unfortunately for Pakistan the captain is Inzi , as such they stand little chance of avoiding a 3-0 defeat in the test matches.

And i don't think Akhtar's absence will make any difference, Indian batsmen knows how to take good care of Akhtar.If he comes to India then he should be prepared to get hammered.

 

[SJS]

Eitherway its going to be a close affair. Difficult to predict.

If one hadt to hazard a guess I would say the test series to India 2-1 and the one dayers to Pakistan 3-2.

I think Shoaib's absence will benefit Pakistan in the one dayers. They will keep things tighter without him.

 

[PAKMAN]

In Oneday he can perform well, but do you actually think Rana can become a frontline bowler at test level?

yeah sure he can do some serious damage with the old ball ,he could be a little expesive at times but he is a wicket taking bowler and taking wickets is the best thing a fast bowler can do in tests

 

[pakster]

The main worries for pak are gonna be kumble and harbhajan. No doubt India will prepare dustbowls, so if they can manage these 2, I expect to see a pak win in both tests and ODI's.

India's batting IMO is no better than pakistans, Tendulkar and Ganguly arent in the best of form (and havnt been for a while!), people like yuvraj, kaif, chopra and laxman are probably at the same level as malik, razzaq and butt. Then we have Yoyo and Inzi, both of whom are playing very well and should thrive on sub-continent pitches.

With regards to bowling, India's pace attack leaves a lot to be desired. Zaheer and Nehra are hit and miss, whereas balaji hasnt played in a while. Pathaan will be tricky to handle but pak batsmen have got the better of him in the recent ODI's. Rao and Khalil showed promise in Aus but are still very inexperienced. If Sami, Akhtar, Rana and Shabbir are fit - they will be tough to negotiate, add to that Kaneria, Afridi and pakistan will have a very solid bowling attack.

My prediction:

ODI Pak 4 - Ind 1
Test Pak 2 - Ind 0

 

[SJS]

My prediction:

ODI Pak 4 - Ind 1
Test Pak 2 - Ind 0

Willing to take a bet on that ?

You name the odds .

 

[biased indian]

My prediction:

ODI Pak 4 - Ind 1
Test Pak 2 - Ind 0

what about a 5-0 ,3-0

 

[Jono]

The main worries for pak are gonna be kumble and harbhajan. No doubt India will prepare dustbowls, so if they can manage these 2, I expect to see a pak win in both tests and ODI's.

India's batting IMO is no better than pakistans, Tendulkar and Ganguly arent in the best of form (and havnt been for a while!), people like yuvraj, kaif, chopra and laxman are probably at the same level as malik, razzaq and butt. Then we have Yoyo and Inzi, both of whom are playing very well and should thrive on sub-continent pitches.

I respect your opinions and predictions, and I am far from a blind patriotic Indian who despises Pakistan and believes India are the greatest, but...

Did you honestly put Laxman... VVS Laxman, in the same league as Malik, Razzaq and Butt? What the hell?

And why even bring up Chopra and Yuvraj when they aren't even in the test team? They're reserves, and I doubt either of them will get a game. Plus Chopra isn't half as bad as people believe.

My predictions are 2-0 tests for India and 3-2 ODIs for Pakistan. I am much more confident predicting India to win the tests though, but if Pakistan suprise me and win the test series than so be it. My predictions for the ODIs are just gut feelings going by Pakistan's potential and India's ODI problems, but if India beat Pakistan I wouldn't be surprised at all.

 

[biased indian]

The main worries for pak are gonna be kumble and harbhajan. No doubt India will prepare dustbowls, so if they can manage these 2, I expect to see a pak win in both tests and ODI's.

India's batting IMO is no better than pakistans, Tendulkar and Ganguly arent in the best of form (and havnt been for a while!), people like yuvraj, kaif, chopra and laxman are probably at the same level as malik, razzaq and butt. Then we have Yoyo and Inzi, both of whom are playing very well and should thrive on sub-continent pitches.

u missed some one Rahul 'The Wall' Dravid

 

[Jono]

And Mr. 309 Sehwag

 

[SJS]

I respect your opinions and predictions, and I am far from a blind patriotic Indian who despises Pakistan and believes India are the greatest, but...

Did you honestly put Laxman... VVS Laxman, in the same league as Malik, Razzaq and Butt? What the hell?

And why even bring up Chopra and Yuvraj when they aren't even in the test team? They're reserves, and I doubt either of them will get a game. Plus Chopra isn't half as bad as people believe.

My predictions are 2-0 tests for India and 3-2 ODIs for Pakistan. I am much more confident predicting India to win the tests though, but if Pakistan suprise me and win the test series than so be it. My predictions for the ODIs are just gut feelings going by Pakistan's potential and India's ODI problems, but if India beat Pakistan I wouldn't be surprised at all.

Very well said Jono. My feelings exactly.

 

[Sudeep]

If Akhtar doesn't play in the tests, I'll be quietly confident that India will come out on top fairly comfortably. They need an all-out strike bowler in the tests. ODIs they can get away with their current bowling line-up due to their long and quite strong batting line-up who when on song can destroy any opposition. If Afridi and Razzaq can put away McGrath, Gillespie and Kaspa, they will definitely be a danger against our ODI bowlers.

Should be a great series.

Afridi's rise to maturity has been quite shocking really. I never thought he would prove his worth, but the way he continued his natural game in Australia put together with the steady head he showed, it seems to me it wasn't a one off, and there are better things to come for him.

 

[Sudeep]

Very well said Jono. My feelings exactly.

I definitely agree that India will most likely take the series, but I doubt if they don't lose a Test. India is known to be inconsistent, and it'll take at least 6-7 Tests without losing one to make me believe we can maybe whitewash an oppostition.

 

[Jono]

I definitely agree that India will most likely take the series, but I doubt if they don't lose a Test. India is known to be inconsistent, and it'll take at least 6-7 Tests without losing one to make me believe we can maybe whitewash an oppostition.

Well 2-0 wouldn't be a whitewash, since its a 3 test series It'd just be like the 1-0 win over South Africa

Anyway I understand what you are saying, those are just some predictions I've made. Like I said, I think the ODI series is going to be a flip of the coin but I think India can get out of the series without losing a test. That's not saying they won't, but its just a gut feeling.

 

[C_C]

My prediction : 2-0 Tests for IND ( lookfor the first test to be very competitive) and 3-2 to either team in the ODIs.

 

[imranrabb]

One day series will go to pakistan probably 4-1 or 3-2 and test will be 2-0 to india or 2-1.But dont underestimate pakistan in test matches and it wouldnt be a surprise if they win it.

 

[Tony Blade]

So, basically..the consensus is anything can happen

 

[SJS]

I definitely agree that India will most likely take the series, but I doubt if they don't lose a Test. India is known to be inconsistent, and it'll take at least 6-7 Tests without losing one to make me believe we can maybe whitewash an oppostition.

Yes but thats not TOOOO different. I had predicted , on this very thread I think, 2-1 to India in tests and 3-2 to Pak in ODI's.

But then a match can sometimes end in a draw from a winning situation

The main thing is it will be close, India having the edge in tests and Pakistan a slight rdge in one dayers. Thats how it appears today at least.