Re: Really Grt match
by Koduvayur on Mar 03, 2011 10:52 AM
esp you should watch Kevin O'Brien's innings, it was awesome, magnificiant and out of the world..
There was no pressure and Irish batsmen played their natural game. Hats off to them. Our own Sehwag, Yuvraj and Yusuf Pathan should learn this from O"Brien. Play natural game & succeed. It was a pathetic scene how Yuvraj plays ODI now. Yusuf forgets why he is taken as batsman in the team. Sehwag wishes to play 50 overs and curtain his instinct. Let all the three Indians try to score 100 in 49 balls hereafter. How about our great Sachin Tendulkar!. He must be annoyed by Kevin O'Brien as at least this record of O'Brien he can not snatch & keep.
Re: Ireland
by robbyrocket on Mar 03, 2011 11:01 AM
I’m not happy with batting line up too. We know that how Pathan make impact to other team by his batting with strike rate of 150 or more but we are avoiding to send him at 3-4 down order and giving him 2-3 overs which is not fair with him or india. Why not we give him the chance at upper level after Gambhir. I didn’t understand why dhoni is coming before then him if there is 10-12 overs remaining which we have seen in last tied match.
Re: Ireland
by Sneha Joshi on Mar 03, 2011 10:44 AM
You dont have any right to talk about Sachin. Dont compare the great Sachin with O'Brien for just one good knock. Sachin played almost 100 knocks.
Re: Ireland
by Raj India on Mar 03, 2011 10:42 AM
This is a warning to India as indian bowling attach is very poor. Also, in the last match, i strongly believe that the batting of yuvraj was the reason for tie. He simply wasted the 3rd powerplay. If it was Kohli, he could have taken more singles and rotate the strike. Also, i donno y dhoni is coming before pathan. He will not be ready to bat top in the order against strong bowling line up like australia and south africa.
Re: Re: Ireland
by true speaker on Mar 03, 2011 10:47 AM
Raj: You're right. Unnecessarily Pathan has been demoted & Dhoni is failing to accelerat the run rate. Pathan has to be promoted for team's sake.
Re: Re: Ireland
by Rajaram RG on Mar 03, 2011 10:54 AM
hats off to O'Brien.that was a wholesome feast of delectable variety. the confidence of the youngster the parental joy in the gallery was a real gift of the game. it is a signal for the indian team.they should not allow the complacency which crept in after they scored 300 against england for which they paid dearly. no team is smaller for learning a lesson
Watching this guys innings last nite gave me lumps in my throat!!! India face Ireland on 06th and that too at the same location, BLR..The way the Irish played was truly professional, way above the standards that the Indian team has displayed so far in the WC-11. And the best part of the Irish run chase was that even after O'Brien was out with 39 still needed off 33 balls and 3 wkts in hand, the tailenders kept their cool, rotated the strike, scored ones/twos, and hit the boundaries off loose balls!!! That's how runs r chased, and matches won...contrast that with the Indian run chases....one set batsman falls, and the whole team follows him like nine-pins!!! Won't be surprised if Ireland shock India from their slumber!!!
Congrats Ireland . India and England do not have world class bowlers to win a match. Zaheer and Munaf are average bowlers and Harbhajan is okay. India needs real fast bowlers or bowlers who can bowl intelligently.
Re: India Match with Ireland
by Ravi Iyer on Mar 03, 2011 10:36 AM
They also toppled Pak out of WC2007. So we guys need to take them as seriously as we would take Eng or SA.
