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Younis made things happen


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Ahsan Hussain
Re: Re: Younis made things happen
by Ahsan Hussain on Mar 17, 2005 02:56 PM

I agree with the author. Younis did some good captaincy. He was attacking all the time and that resulted Indian middle order crumbling.

I think the Pakistani bowlers did a good job on Day 1. The wicket wasn't doing much till towards the end of the day and it was good toss to win by India. For the most part India reaped the benefits of the toss and a 407 first innings total is still huge. Pakistan needs to cash in on the batting-track which is still difficult to bat on than yesterday but can be utilized well if the batsmen are careful.

Good Luck Inzimam.:)

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Vinod
An interesting statistic
by Vinod on Mar 17, 2005 07:37 AM

I found this interesting piece of statistics online.

Dravid's contributions in India's results:

won by an innings 8 8 1 835 270 160 148 119.28 4 2 1

won defending target 7 14 1 657 180 67 56 50.53 1 4 0

won chasing target 12 21 6 1189 233 200* 86 79.26 2 6 0

lost by an innings 3 6 0 136 36 36 29 22.66 0 0 1

lost defending targ. 13 26 1 735 118 78 63 29.40 1 4 1

lost chasing target 12 24 2 680 92 76 68* 30.90 0 4 2

The conlcusion is quite evident, isnt it? - "Almost always, when dravid plays india wins and when dravid doesnt india loses. "

This is not to take away anything from sachin or anyone else .. But just found this interesting, so sharing with all.

- Vinod


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RM
Younis's captaincy
by RM on Mar 17, 2005 01:58 AM

It was a one-off situation. In the past, standing temporary captains have been aggressive, as they've not much to lose eitherways. Not to take anything away from Younis, but this shouldn't be an indication/test for his leading capabilities. I'm sure he will get many more chances to show his mettle.

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Addy
why dont you give the match report ?
by Addy on Mar 16, 2005 11:01 PM

HI Prem,

I am surprised why you have stopped giving the match report ?

Kind Regards,
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