If we have a look at these three captains which have made their teams through to the semis of this WT20..we will find that all of them have been able to bring out the best from their other super heroes in their team ..Bailey and Sammy are perhaps the least convincing players of their sides but what they have done remarkably well is to get the freedom and space to discuss with their coaching staff and team m,anagement about strategies to play well in different times in this tournament and make clever adjustments to their teams against differoff their ent oppositions.Performance wise they have allowed their super power stars to take all the pressure .Bailey was also succesful in playing a blinder of an innings in the semis which gave aussie fans something to cheer for thier team during the otherwise forgettable match because the captains performance always bring a smile to the cricket maniacs of a country and makes experts believe that the captain has the mettle to bring out his best in times of crisis..It was a splendid performance by bailey as it turned out to be one of the fastest fifties of the tournament.Hafeez unlike bailey and sammy has been consistent throughout the tournament and is counted as one of the match winners and stars of the pakistan team .Like bailey though he scored points in the losing semi final for his team and he looked by far the best pakistan batsman against the versatile srilankan bowlers.These are performances which MSD coundnt make us happy with
The Aussies had lost the match because of Gayle.It is one freak batting performance.Then, the WI sledged Warner before he opened the innings and that must have affected his concentration a lot.
After all all is fair in love and war. The final would be won by Sri lanka.The stage has been set for that. Honesty in a cricket match is long since gone.
Re: Aussies
by indira on Oct 06, 2012 01:03 PM
very happy that the Aussies lost. They purposely lost to Pakistan to prevent India from entering SF. Good.
Re: West Indies won because all Indians pray for this
by Venugopalan on Oct 06, 2012 11:47 AM
most probably they will win the cup because host country can't win the title...but sri lanka can unexpectedly can become good..
Re: Re: West Indies won because all Indians pray for this
by santosh deshpande on Oct 06, 2012 12:04 PM
WI is dependent on Gayle to a great extent, the same way Aus were on Watson
Re: Re: West Indies won because all Indians pray for this
by Cool Indian on Oct 06, 2012 12:07 PM
How much redifff or mooderator has been paid by jehaddis and d-gang to block all messages relating to match fixed between pakis and aussies??? what a shame!
When i see Lara playing the flick shot across the line and raising his front leg it was a great feeling seeing the ball raising towards the boundary.But almost the same shot Chris Gayle is playing with less effort (or less footwork) the ball is disappeared to the stand and it is so breathtaking.if Bradman is arguably the greatest test batsman Viv Richards holds that position in ODI(If combine both definitely Sachin).Likewise we can say Chris Gayle is the greatest batsman in T20 Cricket.
Very happy for the west indies cause of few things 1) Their cricketers are some of the strongest and powerful athletes over the years but never have they ever abused batsmen....nor give sharp words...or nast glances (like most australians ) 2)Carrabean style needs revival and it feels so enjoyable to watch their brand of cricket... 3) A strong west Indies is extremely imp in world cricket..... 4) The arrogance of australians and Ian chappel and co...needed to be thrashed and wat a tharshing tey got....Gayle ur possibly the greatest striker the game has or will ever see !!!
Re: True sportsmen... West Indies...
by Ratnakar Mankad on Oct 06, 2012 07:48 AM
CG certainly has a claim to being the greatest stiker of a cricket ball in present era. About all time greats, there are many including Clyde Walcott, Garfield Sobers and Normal ONeill.
Re: True sportsmen... West Indies...
by ganesh rajamani on Oct 06, 2012 07:59 AM
True. Wonderful display by Gayle and WI team. Aussies got what they deserve. It will be nice to see two teams which earned their place in finals by their commitment and hard work.
