Imagine that our Bowling is Being Spear Headed By Zaheer Khan who Bowls at Speeds of 130 kph, He does not Even Have Control Over his Swing(Remember 2003 World Cup Finals), and he is a One Dimensional Player, And he was Able to make a Comeback in this Indian Team Only Bcoz he Changed his Ranji Team From Vadodara to Mumbai, So That Clearly Shows Bias in Selection Process, How can Zaheer Khan make a Comeback and Why Ashish Nehra Cannot make a Comeback That Clearly Shows BCCI Mumbai Monopoly.
RE:Weather is good. The match is likely to start at 9:30 AM
by American Indian on Oct 02, 2007 08:49 AM
Pitch and outfield: The outfield is in good shape, thanks to the spectacular work of the ground staff using innovative methods like fire to dry it up. However, the pitch is a little damp and that's holding up the start. There are a few cracks around, bringing the slow men into play.
We did mention earlier that there would be an inspection at 9.00, about 15 minutes from now. More details to follow. In the meantime, you may read Jamie's preview of the game.
RE:Weather is good. The match is likely to start at 9:30 AM
by American Indian on Oct 02, 2007 08:52 AM
India (likely): 1 Sachin Tendulkar, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Robin Uthappa, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Rahul Dravid, 6 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), 7 Irfan Pathan, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Zaheer Khan, 10 Sreesanth, 11 RP Singh.
Australia (likely): 1 Adam Gilchrist (capt/wk), 2 Matthew Hayden, 3 Brad Hodge, 4 Michael Clarke, 5 Andrew Symonds, 6 Brad Haddin, 7 James Hopes, 8 Brad Hogg, 9 Brett Lee, 10 Mitchell Johnson, 11 Stuart Clark.
RE:Weather is good. The match is likely to start at 9:30 AM
by Vasavdathha Pillai on Oct 02, 2007 09:46 AM
Red Indian? Techie sttled in US for more bucks? What job do you do in US?
RE:nyanum variyum?
by nyanum varium on Oct 02, 2007 08:45 AM
8.28 local time: Dileep Premachandran, one half of our dynamic duo at the ground, says that the players have gone through their warm-ups. We have news now that a pitch inspection has been scheduled for 9.00 local time. What this means is that the toss has been delayed by half an hour, at least.
Now Jamie Alter, the other half of the duo, makes his observations: "The gates were open as early as 4 am here in Kochi, and by 8.15 the stadium had filled up sizeably with many still flocking in."
He adds: "And while it's warm outside, the press enclosure is like a fridge. Its freezing in here." Well we know how humid Kochi can get, so hang in there guys....
Well after the scenes yesterday, it's quite a miracle really that we're actually talking about getting a game, let alone hope for a 20-over shootout.
Hello and welcome to Cricinfo's coverage of the second ODI between India and Australia in Kochi. I am Kanishkaa Balachandran, your commentator for the moment. Siddhartha Vaidyanathan will join us later.
The main, and probably the only talking point right now is the weather. There is bright sunshine at the moment at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The covers are off and our sources at the ground have informed us that there is a very good chance of getting a game.
