*Official* VB Series - Australia, India & Zimbabwe

[masterblaster]

World Cup 2003 - Aus 359/2, VB Final2 - Aus 359/5.

I say - Drop Tendulkar,Sehwag,Pathan,Balaji,Nehra, Ganguly, Make Dravid Captain, VVS Vice Captain and build a team for futur. :P

And I say, you are clearly and completely insane.

:P :P

**Except for that goose, Ashish Nehra ofcoure**

 

[harry674]

<I say - Drop Tendulkar,Sehwag,Pathan,Balaji,Nehra, Ganguly, Make Dravid Captain, VVS Vice Captain and build a team for futur>


u can leaVE SCHEWAG he is solid player with 94 strike rate

 

[Sanz]

And I say, you are clearly and completely insane.

:P :P

**Except for that goose, Ashish Nehra ofcoure**

Keep worshipping that Choker 'Tendulkar'. He will *Coughs* Choke *Coughs* again. Another Final, Another choke. Most hyped batsman on the earth. Who needs 13000 runs man, I need a win in the Final. CHOKERS.

 

[Sanz]

u can leaVE SCHEWAG he is solid player with 94 strike rate

Afridi has a better strike rate.

 

[Jono]

Everything went down hill when Agarkar was replaced by Pathan. Sure he isn't the best bowler but I'd rather him in my team any day then Nehra, even if Nehra did bowl well early his fielding was appalling and brings down the team.

Balaji and Pathan are young so I am excusing them currently, but how is India supposed to win a one day series final with Pathan, Balaji, Nehra and Kartik as our strike bowlers? What the hell?

Kumble, Harbhajan, Zaheer and Agarkar were definitely missed, they may not of made too much of a difference to the score line, but damn it at least they look threatening.

 

[harry674]

of late tendulkar has been out of form. true he has never batted good in any final matches i think.

this will be nice time to reverse things.

 

[Arrow]

Afridi has a better strike rate.

Pity afridi lasts no longer than an over.

 

[Choora]

Keep worshipping that Choker 'Tendulkar'. He will *Coughs* Choke *Coughs* again. Another Final, Another choke. Most hyped batsman on the earth. Who needs 13000 runs man, I need a win in the Final. CHOKERS.

Give that guy a break.He hasn't even started the inningns yet and you are already calling him chokers and so.

 

[harry674]

dont forget

agrakar can bat a bit too....

 

[masterblaster]

May i remind you that form is temporary, class is permanent.

And besides, has your memory failed you?

Where were you all those times Sachin saved our behinds with the bat?

Sharjah?
Dhaka?
Cricket World Cup [1996, 2003 (man of the series)]
ICC Knockout Trophy?

A man with over 13000 ODI runs shouldnt be dropped.

I agree that he needs to fire in the 'big finals', but with a man of his experience and reputation, im sure this very factor is eating him alive.

I have full faith in Sachin, maybe he wont do anything tonight, but I believe he has saved his best until he gets to Pakistan.

 

[Sanz]

of late tendulkar has been out of form.

Didn't he regain his form after Sydney Test ? How many times he goes out of form in a series, Let me guess 5 times ?

 

[harry674]

that was not coming back to form, he just batted with sheer determination , he was never his usual self.

 

[Kenny]

Everything went down hill when Agarkar was replaced by Pathan. Sure he isn't the best bowler but I'd rather him in my team any day then Nehra, even if Nehra did bowl well early his fielding was appalling and brings down the team.

Balaji and Pathan are young so I am excusing them currently, but how is India supposed to win a one day series final with Pathan, Balaji, Nehra and Kartik as our strike bowlers? What the hell?

Kumble, Harbhajan, Zaheer and Agarkar were definitely missed, they may not of made too much of a difference to the score line, but damn it at least they look threatening.

You make some fair points, however today, at least up until his 7th over, Nehra was perhaps the best of your bowlers, and I doubt whether Harbajahn and Kumble would have both played anyway.

Pathan was bowling well, but got a little carried away with the by-play with Hayden and that silly send off of Martyn........he needed to concentrate.

It is difficult to win games without your main strike bowlers isn't it?

 

[Choora]

I have full faith in Sachin, maybe he wont do anything tonight, but I believe he has saved his best until he gets to Pakistan.

Look,chasing 359 is impossible (nearly) .Sachin is no God, and if India loses then it will be unfair to brand Sachin as a failue and a choker,after all its our bowlers and fielders that led us down today!

 

[Sanz]

Look,chasing 359 is impossible (nearly) .Sachin is no God, and if India loses then it will be unfair to brand Sachin as a failue and a choker,after all its our bowlers and fielders that led us down today!

Here is a list of all the finals (QF,SF, F) since 2000, please check yourself and determine Sachin Tendulkar's performance. I know 359 is an impossible target and I dont expect him to win us the game today.

http://statserver.cricket.org/perl/...sbowledhigh=&bpobowled=0&bowlevent=0&submit=1

 

[harry674]

schewag first ball six and someone wanted him out of team.

possibly best hitter of all time.

 

[Eclipse]

Australia added some 120 odd runs in the last 8 overs!!!!

dam thats amazing.

 

[Sanz]

that was not coming back to form, he just batted with sheer determination , he was never his usual self.

The guy scored almost 200 runs in first 3 games of the VB series including 2 half centuries against australia, what do you call that. If you are defending him then at least be honest.

 

[harry674]

i dont know how much u watch cricket but if u have see real tendulakar bat u will know iam and everyone is talking about.

 

[Adamc]

Australia added some 120 odd runs in the last 8 overs!!!!

dam thats amazing.

In the last 7 overs only 2 balls weren't scored off - and one of them was a wicket.