Re: India v Pakistan, T20 WC, Durban, 14th September

by furriner Fri 14 Sep 2007, 21:06

Just came back from a meeting.

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I love 2020s.

by Gary 111 Fri 14 Sep 2007, 21:30

doremi wrote:
Gary 111 wrote:
doremi wrote:India were practising bowl-outs. That explains a few things.

Shouldn't the bowlers practice bowling it where they want it to go every day in the nets...?

Well, the pacers would normally target just outsude off-stump line, and they'd have a batsman in front of them most times.

Silly me, presuming an international class bowler couldn't adjust his line from outside off to middle.

by doremi Fri 14 Sep 2007, 21:33

Gary 111 wrote:
doremi wrote:
Gary 111 wrote:
doremi wrote:India were practising bowl-outs. That explains a few things.

Shouldn't the bowlers practice bowling it where they want it to go every day in the nets...?

Well, the pacers would normally target just outsude off-stump line, and they'd have a batsman in front of them most times.

Silly me, presuming an international class bowler couldn't adjust his line from outside off to middle.

You'd normaly expect intl. class footballers to hit the target in a penalty shoot-out as well. Doesn't always happen.

by filosofee Fri 14 Sep 2007, 21:38

Hmmm, how diplomatic was that tie and how bewacoof are Pakistani bowlers, can't see the stumps for jelly beans!

Well done India, sounds like it was a good fun match (missed it for dinner and 'Run Fatboy Run' at the cinema)

by Gary 111 Fri 14 Sep 2007, 21:39

I remember once seeing Curtly Ambrose bowl at Michael Vaughan. Curtly had spotted a patch on the pitch with a crack he liked the look of, and right in Vaughan's eye-line stood over it pointing with his long, blinged-up right arm and a sadistic grin.

After the end of his next over they should a montage of Curtly's six deliveries. The first five all landed exactly on that spot, inch perfect. The sixth was about half a foot short of it. That's bowling. Do you reckon he could hit a set of unguarded stumps? It would just be a matter of what inch of which stump he wanted to hit.

These so-called professional bowlers who send batsmen up to do their job should be ashamed of themselves.

by Gary 111 Fri 14 Sep 2007, 21:41

doremi wrote:
Gary 111 wrote:
doremi wrote:
Gary 111 wrote:
doremi wrote:India were practising bowl-outs. That explains a few things.

Shouldn't the bowlers practice bowling it where they want it to go every day in the nets...?

Well, the pacers would normally target just outsude off-stump line, and they'd have a batsman in front of them most times.

Silly me, presuming an international class bowler couldn't adjust his line from outside off to middle.

You'd normaly expect intl. class footballers to hit the target in a penalty shoot-out as well. Doesn't always happen.

Mainly only England footballers, and then usually just David Beckham and that's because he has a heart the size of a pea.

If they had an open goal, like the cricketers do though, I might even back England to get 5 out of 5...

by filosofee Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:03

Whoever invented the 'bowl-out' for this Cup needs tea-bag torturing Mad

Bewacoof (useless) Pak non-bowl-outers!

by LeFromage Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:06

The "bowl out" isn't a new concept. It's been around in county cricket limited overs stuff for a while.

Just rarely seen.

by JKLever Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:06

In county cricket the bowl out is known as having a murtagh

by filosofee Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:11

Dello wrote:The "bowl out" isn't a new concept. It's been around in county cricket limited overs stuff for a while.

Just rarely seen.

Oh, okay, thanks.

ps pleased you like pink Very Happy

(your avatar)

by taipan Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:22

Having seen it, the bowl out is the most stupid ""ïnnovation" i have ever seen in cricket.

by Ash Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:25

this isnt the first int'l 20-20 bowl out, NZ and WI had one a couple of years back.

what a game though, i doubt it will be topped in this tournament. something about india v pakistan in world cups held in SA aces

P.S please please please get rid of agarkar. his fragility under pressure almost cost us the match today. a new kid like sreesanth was able to hold his nerve at the end (and for the run out) and this guy has almost 10 yrs of int'l experience - GET RID!

by filosofee Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:29

Ash wrote:this isnt the first int'l 20-20 bowl out, NZ and WI had one a couple of years back.

what a game though, i doubt it will be topped in this tournament. something about india v pakistan in world cups held in SA

P.S please please please get rid of agarkar. his fragility under pressure almost cost us the match today. a new kid like sreesanth was able to hold his nerve at the end (and for the run out) and this guy has almost 10 yrs of int'l experience - GET RID!

Can we swap teams please Very Happy

(India plays for Pakistan and Pak for India- WCs only!)

by Ash Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:42

filosofee wrote:
Ash wrote:this isnt the first int'l 20-20 bowl out, NZ and WI had one a couple of years back.

what a game though, i doubt it will be topped in this tournament. something about india v pakistan in world cups held in SA

P.S please please please get rid of agarkar. his fragility under pressure almost cost us the match today. a new kid like sreesanth was able to hold his nerve at the end (and for the run out) and this guy has almost 10 yrs of int'l experience - GET RID!

Can we swap teams please (India plays for Pakistan and Pak for India- WCs only!)

im almost tempted to accept purely on the grounds that your lot will have to put up with agarkar!

by filosofee Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:44

:D

And you can have our Sheedan Taan Pataas, Punjabi movie type heroes!

by Makaveli Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:51

What a game, we should have won though suprised with Misbah he did prove me wrong, i think the wheels came off our innings when Akmal got run out, what a stupid mix up.

Great opening spell by Asif though.

by filosofee Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:54

It's been a fantastic Twenty20 match. The pitch wasn't your usual
featherbed and it had plenty for the bowlers. Mohammad Asif, the Man of the Match,
was splendid and his 4 for 18 rattled the Indian top-order. Uthappa
scored a plucky half-century and a late flourish from Pathan and Dhoni
took India to 141 for 9.

Pakistan's chase started well but soon went off the rails and when
Afridi was dismissed it looked like India had the match wrapped up.
Irfan Pathan took 2 for 20 in his comeback match and Harbhajan bowled
an excellent spell as well until his final over. Arafat and Misbah,
however, hammered boundaries at will during the last three overs but
couldn't score 1 off the last two balls. The match ended in a tie after
Misbah was run-out and then India prevailed 3-0 in a bowl-out.

From cricinfo

by Makaveli Fri 14 Sep 2007, 22:59

To be fair the Indians bowled well esp Pathan and Harbhajan.

by Aathma Fri 14 Sep 2007, 23:09

What an amazing match. I can't believe not a single Pakistani hit the stumps, I was sure Afridi would hit.

by filosofee Fri 14 Sep 2007, 23:11

Aathma wrote:What an amazing match. I can't believe not a single Pakistani hit the stumps, I was sure Afridi would hit.

Please do not remind Aathma, I feel like inflicting tea-bag torture on our bewacoof!

by LeFromage Fri 14 Sep 2007, 23:13

You do know "tea-bagging" has more than one meaning...?

by filosofee Fri 14 Sep 2007, 23:16

Dello wrote:You do know "tea-bagging" has more than one meaning...?

Sorry? I am referring to the tie-ing up of the Pak players, in their crisp white shulvar kumise and catapulting wet, used Lipton's tea bags at them. Not interested in any other meaning, thanks.