**Official** India v Pakistan

[Sanz]

Okay there is the declaration lead of 421 runs. 23 more overs to go.

 

[infiniti]

422 to win. Pakistan have an impossible run chase on their hands.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Pakistan would be looking for a draw, but this time there won't be lucky escapes, Pakistan escaped the first time but this time they will face defeat

Escaped? Pakistan had a big lead by the time they finally declared in the first test. You talk about it like they scraped home by blocking out the dying overs with 8 or 9 down in the fourth innings - they actually had a fair chance at winning the game it there was another day to play.

 

[honestbharani]

well, good to see Kaarthick do something with the bat. Hopefully, with God's grace, this will be the start of plenty more innings like this to come. Dravid has been phenomenal. I know I criticized him during the Aussie series but he is more than compensating for it now. Still, India will have to bowl EXTREMELY well to win this match from here.

 

[krishneelz]

its vital for pakistan not to lose a wicket today and therefore not open with afridi

 

[shaka]

20 if bad light occurs again.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Anyway, this is ridiculous from Ganguly, it reminds me of Ponting's daft declarations in Sri Lanka last year. 400 is a mammoth total on a fifth day Eden Gardens pitch. Pakistan will do well to bat out a day, let alone score 400+ in the process. Ganguly should declare and get Pathan and Balaji out there.

 

[vandemataram]

Escaped? Pakistan had a big lead by the time they finally declared in the first test. You talk about it like they scraped home by blocking out the dying overs with 8 or 9 down in the fourth innings - they actually had a fair chance at winning the game it there was another day to play.

Is this a joke????

 

[deeps]

shocking captaincy here by ganguly.

There is no way pakistan are going to even try to chase 400 in a day. A declaration of 300 would have been sufficient, on a crumbling final day. This is overkill, and now india have gone from a good chance of winning, to a very slight chance

I think there is one batsman that influenced the indian thinktank into declaring so late, and that man is shahid afridi. India are wary that if he comes off, 350 in a day will be nothing. 400 is out of even afridi's reach.

I expect Afridi to come out with all guns blazing as he always does, and the rest of the team will just bat out the day.

A great test-match, but spoilt in the end by ganguly.

India still have a chance, but it's very unlikely now

 

[krishneelz]

pakistan cant win and india cant lose

 

[Sehwag309]

I feel this ploy by Ganguly will win India the match, dunno why but get the feeling the Figure will play on Pak minds (everything said and done except afridi fator)

 

[Nate]

shocking captaincy here by ganguly.

There is no way pakistan are going to even try to chase 400 in a day. A declaration of 300 would have been sufficient, on a crumbling final day. This is overkill, and now india have gone from a good chance of winning, to a very slight chance

I think there is one batsman that influenced the indian thinktank into declaring so late, and that man is shahid afridi. India are wary that if he comes off, 350 in a day will be nothing. 400 is out of even afridi's reach.

I expect Afridi to come out with all guns blazing as he always does, and the rest of the team will just bat out the day.

A great test-match, but spoilt in the end by ganguly.

India still have a chance, but it's very unlikely now

apparently there is still 15-20 overs left in the day. if pakistan knock of 60 of those runs today, thats only 340 in a day. a huge target, but not impossible.

 

[Sehwag309]

BTW, do ppl think Woolmet, Inzi Ego might have a go at this score fiercely

 

[vandemataram]

India still have a chance, but it's very unlikely now

Conisder this, Pakistan loses two wkts today(can be 3 or 4 too) then is it impossible for India to bowl out Pak tomorrow????

ON such a pitch Pak have very little chance of saving the match.

 

[deeps]

I don't think many ppl dislikes Afridi, a guy of limited potential but is very entertaining.

limited potential??? afridi? ok, u are seriously biased mate, he has unlmited potential. if he put his mind to it, he could be better than sehwag.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Is this a joke????

No...

The Indian target after the declaration was 293... that's a pretty significant total to chase in the fourth innings. To speak about it like an Indian victory was a foregone conclusion and say that Pakistan "escaped" is ludicrous... not that it isn't par for the course for you.

 

[krishneelz]

422/105 = 4 Rpo App Good To have such RRPO

 

[Nate]

limited potential??? afridi? ok, u are seriously biased mate, he has unlmited potential. if he put his mind to it, he could be better than sehwag.

i guess thats fair...

he has a huge amount of potential, without a doubt, but he often fails to apply it.

 

[vandemataram]

apparently there is still 15-20 overs left in the day. if pakistan knock of 60 of those runs today, thats only 340 in a day. a huge target, but not impossible.

U are thinking like an Australian captain, Pakistan doesn't think that way.They know their team's potential and they aren't that positive.

I can bet any amount of money that Inzi won't be thinking of a win, a draw is something he will be praying for.

 

[infiniti]

Such incidents happens, you wanted Pathan to bowl Afridi for a duck, when Pathan himself happens to be the most misbehaved cricketer.

I would have liked to agree with you on that. But Afridi & Akhtar have been behaving badly for years before Pathan entered the Indian team. And all I would like to say in defense is that India needed to stand up to the sledging and bad conduct showed by the Australian and Pakistani players on the field. Btw, I rank Inzamam as the most well behaved and gentle man of all the cricket players at present. And I cant help myself from laughing when he says "Boyz are working hard."