it has been a relief after going through the article, cause it is seen that india has every chance and being positive is good.So hope to see another article 2morrow. CHEERS EVERYBODY.
To Rediff and Other media Please dont sensationalise this Match. Dont put too much pressure on Players. Let the Best team wins. IF INDIA LOSES, Lets accept the reality. Dont fuel the emotions and take the people to street against our beloved cricketers. Its high time Our Cricketing culture changes. LETS Watch CRICKET as a Game. Its not LIFE and DEATH, MIND IT.
RE:RE:MEDIA DONT HYPE THIS MATCH
by BALAJI VISWANATHAN on Mar 22, 2007 07:32 PM Permalink
I agree. Its afterall a game. Let's not get it onto our heads. Watch it and enjoy the game no matter whoever wins.
Indians are mentally weak, always have been. Look for them to crumble under pressure. They should pray and hold havans (are you reading this, Ramdev?) so that Bermuda can upset Bangladesh.
Above calculations are wrong for the case if Bermuda bats first and get all out on 50, If BD makes those run in 5 overs then BD will overtake India NRR.
At present NRR: India = 5 (commulative, 2 matches) BD = -4 (commulative, 2 matches)
If india beats SL by narrow margin say 1 run or in the last ball then their NRR remain same as 5 (commulative, 3 matches).
So BD has to cover a difference of 9 (-4 to 5).
if Bermuda gets out on 50, it means their RR is 1 in that match. so if BD makes that runs in 5 overs it means their RR is 10. So the difference is 9 (10-1). In tat case BD will overtake India
RE:Wrong Calculation
by Siva on Mar 22, 2007 07:26 PM Permalink
You are wrong. The net run rate is calculated based on the run rate managed from the number of overs used by a team - the run rate managed in the number of overs by its opponents ( in all the matches that was played).
RE:Wrong Calculation
by sameer naik on Mar 22, 2007 07:23 PM Permalink
lol...not that easy...else everyone wud have loved to bat second...This is not how the cumulative averages are calculated. Its the total of runs .... leave it i dont have the patience to explain..check some of the bloags somewhere
RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Wrong Calculation
by sameer naik on Mar 22, 2007 08:06 PM Permalink
lets just bet, if i explain, then i dont think you will want to bet ;)
RE:Wrong Calculation
by Jay on Mar 22, 2007 07:38 PM Permalink
You are wrong. Brush up your math. It's not the average of NRRs in each match, it is NRR for all the matches.
RE:RE:Wrong Calculation
by Pankaj Garg on Mar 22, 2007 07:57 PM Permalink
you are on right track Jay. NRR is calculated in each match then added for all matches.
RE:Srilankan bowlers are chuckers
by DEBASISH FirstCapital on Mar 22, 2007 07:12 PM Permalink
malinga is the guy who really chucks, unbearable bowling, wonder how they have quality bowler like vaas.
RE:Srilankan bowlers are chuckers
by Srinivasan Ramiah on Mar 22, 2007 07:40 PM Permalink
Malinga has a side-arm Action and from a TV
viewing angle it might appear to be chucking.But it is Legal.Otherwise the Umpires wont keep quiet for this long. As for as Murali is concerned there was a dispute about the angle at which the Ball is released, but close scrutiny by neutral Umpires has certified the Action as Legal. Let us not discuss this at this stage.
dear readers!!!!! this is a game...but i am very much surpeised when our TV media and Paper maedia are talking nonsense about winning the WORLD CUP.... we all have seen what happened last year to team india after winning few matches at home we cant say our TEAM INDIA is BEST...why this much hope from a LOOSER TEAM...
rahul hv to drop spin bowler and uththapa and they hv to include shreesant and pathan n karthik. shresanth in place of agarkar pathan in place of robin utthappa karthik is in place of spinner
still we hv spin bowling option of sachin,yuvi and sehwag so we dont need any special spin bowler.. but we need to hv even more depth in batting as out unpredictable batting
any way we r weak in bowling department its not make any diff if sachin is bowling or kumble or harbhajan or rahul dravid itself
RE:RE:india
by j p on Mar 22, 2007 07:17 PM Permalink
pooja what i mean to say is no differece to opposition... as kumble,harbhajan r not the best ever rahul dravid can bowl better than them so exclude them from team and inclued batsmans as we hv other bowling option like sachin,sehwag,yuvi and pathan is allrounder....
RE:RE:RE:india
by Pooja K on Mar 22, 2007 07:22 PM Permalink
Anoop, I had no idea. Thanks for bringing that to my attention ;) j p, but dont you feel that part-timers lack the capability to take wickets in the middle overs? Often this has been the case. India gets 2 to 3 quick breakthroughs but then there are loooong partnerships because the opposition exploits the part-timers. We need a regular bowler who can take wickets between 25-40 overs. Kumble...I dont know, for some reason he keeps bowling 1 bad ball per over ( often down the leg side, as witnessed with Bermuda). Harbhajan, if he gets a wicket early in his spell, can be a handful.
RE:RE:india
by Anoop KN on Mar 22, 2007 07:15 PM Permalink
dont laugh, pooja. rahul was the key bowler for the ODI vs SA in kochi in march 2000. http://www.yehhaicricket.com/odiscorecard/oneday/1572.html
RE:RE:RE:india
by desi bhai on Mar 22, 2007 07:31 PM Permalink
wasnt that the same match in which it was suspected of bookie's role... ? Hmmmmm Dravid bowling and Jadeja scoring 90 odd runs...
RE:RE:india
by prakash dialani on Mar 22, 2007 07:25 PM Permalink
POOJA U ARE NOT A TRUE INDIAN IF U SAY SO.EAST OR WEST INDIA IS BEST.KEEP YOUR TRUST ON THEM.
RE:RE:RE:india
by Pooja K on Mar 22, 2007 07:32 PM Permalink
No Prakash, its not a matter of trusting or not. I'm being realistic. Like every other true Indian I will be hoping and praying for an Indian win tomorrow, it's cautious optimism.
It will interesting to watch if Bermuda wins against B'desh. They have already lost They are eager to win one match. Then we can say bermuda still has extra gravition for which it is known popularly as "Bermuda triangle".
RE:Will Bermuda triangle stop B'desh ?
by Pooja K on Mar 22, 2007 07:05 PM Permalink
We'd love to dream of that happen haha. Dean Jones suggested the Indian sponsers offer free trips to India for the Bermuda people to play well against Bangladesh....I wonder if the sponsers caught on.
It is seen from the past records, when India is under pressure, they collapse, what is lacking is the mental attitude and approach, will to survive, give a good fight to win, nevermind, if lost in end, but as a good loser. So many coaches and managers have come and gone but one thing they have not been able to bring a change in their mental approach, specially when under pressure, their body language exhibits it for all to see. I hope they focus on this issue very seriously and save heartaches for all Indian fans, when we see them in stress and distress on field. At this hour, all the best and good luck for the remaining matches and to Win the World Cup with Style and Dignity.
RE:India Vs Srilanka
by krishnan rajan on Mar 22, 2007 07:10 PM Permalink
Agreed matched can and are being fixed, but there is an element of economic viability associated with the fix. You might ward off India's loss to b'desh as a fixed match, but that match was most certainly not fixed because fixing that match would not be economically viable for the players. The consequences of a loss to b'desh are severe and players and management would have to be really stupid to have the match fixed against b'desh, and the same goes against SL. The verdict was simple, they played bad and they lost. So if they play like morons against SL, thats not going to help.
