To expect same things always is only foolishness and to think beating India in mind game before the semis is showing the disturbed aussie psyche.Let he know about India beating an all powerful Windies to lift the WorldCup in 1983,and India was playing with very little wins against that powerful legendary Windies before that series.The current Aussies are a formidable bunch,but are always beatable and only half as good as that carribean team.Anyways,let you and your team play on the field,and with a positive aggression for a sporting contest,really respecting the spirit of the game.May the day's best advance.BoL
Re: a gentle reminder
by Sri Das on Mar 21, 2015 08:55 PM
lets not dwell in the past buddy...match on...enjoy it...irrespective of the results. Anyways, it is day for India
Re: a gentle reminder
by Against Pseudos on Mar 22, 2015 11:00 PM
Your article (by your own logic) shows your disturbed psyche. :-) Looks like bad news for India. Eh? :-)
felt like IPL to Glen Maxwell because there were only 3 Australians in the crowd of reporters !
Looks like India is not news and does not interest the native population in Australia even after reaching the semi-final and are set to face the hosts !
As a TOI columnist said long ago, "Sorry, India is hardly news" !
If the situation was reversed, i.e., if the world cup was on in India and Australia and India are to play a semi-final, the Indian media would have been splashed completely yellow with the Aussie jerseys !
I think Maxwell needs to take a chill pill.....if he comes out to bat against Ashwin and Jadeja, it will take them 2 overs max to sort him out.....and it is a new season, new game..... The real danger for India is Steven Smith.....very dangerous batsman...get him out early...
Re: Having said that....
by piri on Mar 21, 2015 05:52 PM
But the fatal danger for the Indian team in the semi final would be Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazelwood and Mitchell Johnson !!
It is this trio that would in all probability, shoot India out for a paltry score !
Re: Re: Having said that....
by Amod Karnik on Mar 21, 2015 06:49 PM
That would have happened had it been at Perth or Brisbane....not at Sydney....i don't think Sydney is a fast bowlers's paradise...in fact, the extra pace of Starc or Johnson might help us...
This is a new season.India entered the the semis without loosing a game and knocking out all the opposition wickets.Lucky they didn't faced Irfan. In the league stage India handled Pakistani bowlers with ease and won that game lot comfortably compared to Australia which struggled a bit. I hope Australia stays in denial mode and take India lightly so that it will loose the semifinal Against India due to overconfidence and arrogance and left licking their wounds. Jai Hind Jai Bharat
Re: My reminder to Maxwell
by Amod Karnik on Mar 21, 2015 05:36 PM
If India bats first and posts 240 plus, it is game, set and match India.....if Australia bat first and post 240 plus, and if we reduced to 20 for 2, then it is game, set and match Australia....as simple as that... Batting first in Sydney is very very crucial....you can't chase under lights at Sydney.......definitely not against Shami/Yadav or against Starc/Johnson.......
It will be a minor miracle if the team batting second in Sydney will win on 26th March.....and i think that will happen only if the team batting first cannot even put 225 on board....
Re: Re: My reminder to Maxwell
by Prakash Sharma on Mar 21, 2015 05:47 PM
stop this nonsense..!! Real champions dont worry whether they bat first or second.. whatever the conditions , night or day .. first bat or second bat .. champion side is always ready to kick some aas
