Peaceful Strokes

re: # 14 malik99


``Gavasker too was a master batsman in scoring on slllooooooowww indian pitches. Just look at where he scored most of his centuries.``

Is that why the West Indians sing paens about him?...Against the most fearsome attack to date, with paarfum balls flying around, he stood his ground and made double centuries at that...Yeah he was dustbowl batsman allright!!!

A lot of attention for a warm-up match.

As far as I can tell, this shows nothing that we didn`t already know. The Indian
bowling was weak to begin with - not having Kumble or Harbhajan (and an
injured Zaheer) is not helping matters much. The Indian batting pretty much
did what it was supposed to.

PM,

Precisely. The openers took the game away for Pakistan. From an Indian
perspective, I hope the Indian bowling is somewhat more disciplined in the
real matches. These guys really need a bowling coach like Akram. Zaheer`s
early overs are the most wasteful I have ever seen.

Johnny_bravvo,

Irfan Pathan/Wasim Akram....please check the stats for Malcolm Marshall
during his first visit to India during 79-80 and then 4 years later in 83-84.
By all accounts, Irfan has an admirable work ethic. So, we will see.

Malik99,

``Most of the matches where he scored centuries ended up in draw. His
centuries never helped india win or saved it from defeat.``

Ended up in draw/never saved it from defeat....a disconnect there. I assume
you are willing to extend the same generosity to Brian Lara. I have always
wondered, why can`t the other guys build up similar personal records as Sachin
and Lara? They are playing the same pool of bowlers, after all.

i have always loved cricket but if the info i got proves to be correct...then it will be the end..

first one day and the series to be won by India.
test series to be won by Pakistan.

lets wait and see..
and dont blame me, if this turns out to be either true or false.

Going back to my earlier post about Zaheer`s discipline, he apparently
bowled 12 no-balls and 10 wides in this game !!!! Unbelievable.

All Chowkies,

Please remember it is just a game, win or loose.... its all part of the game. We can raise our blood pressure if we want but in the end we will be at the loosing end with players enjoying a nice massage after a long day on the field.

I will be up all night watching the game, I hope you will enjoy the match or should I say game...

Go Pakistan! Go India! show us some good cricket

Here is pakistan`s star bowler:

Look at the frikkin bend in that elbow:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Screen/7931/shoaib9.htm

...almost 90 degrees.


And here it straightens:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Screen/7931/shoaib5.htm

THIS, dear chowkies, IS CALLED A THROW (as in javelin throw)...not a bowl.

A throw uses elbow snap, a bowl is not supposed to. A bowler using elbow snap is cheating.

Who the frik cleared this guy??????

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Most likely, he was cleared due to non-tech reasons like `its good for the game to have a 100 mph bowler`, etc.

INDIA - PAKISTAN Cricket. It is just a game. Yeah right ....

#10 by jang
``Overall, this mach is economical boon to Pakistans treasury.. 21 M from TV, and 15M from not having to shoot off another Shaheen/Ghoury for 40 days.``
Tells you how important it is to have trade with the wily Indoos!
This is a small price to pay for the political comprise that has been worked out between Mushy and ABV to settle the Kashmir problem once and for all. Cricket is being used to create a fund of goodwill. More political concesssions from either side will follow once the new govt takes office in India. Already, i hear LK Advani talking about give and take on Kashmir.
Sridhar

......cricket is for sissies

............ it really is a sad commentary on the ignorant people of india and pakistan when the future of their kids hangs by the unravelled thread on a cricket ball ..........oh, so let`s forget about kashmir and the fact that we have been figthing over a ``principle`` for the last fifty years and let`s go and play a child`s game taught to us by the sahibs .............. what did all those people die for in all those wars that we fought in the name of god and country ?............ was all that just another silly game like cricket? ........ what happened to all that talk about ``kashmir is in our blood`` by the pathetic paki converts and all that crap about ``akhand bharat`` by the horrible hindoos who are still upset at the converts for the partition of mother india ............ now, wouldn`t this make al-lah`s beard bristle and the elephant nosed god`s trunk twitch? ............ what will they make of the childish antics of their followers?

............. and do we really think that playing a white man`s game will make the natives behave like civilized people and sit down to tea and crumpets instead of hacking each other and then devouring their foe`s pancreas ............ cricket did not prevent the englishman, the man who invented this silly game, from going out and killing the french, the papua new guineans, the dutch, bushmen, bedouins, the spanish, american indians, chinks and other uncivilized people who didn`t play cricket .............. now here we are, a bunch of lalloo come latelys, who have yet to get over the novelty of wearing pants with two legs, going around claiming that cricket will bring peace to the land of kali ma and ghazni pa ............fat chance!........... even if the guy at deep long-on does not killed by the crowd or the fool at silly mid-on does not get killed by a fat batsman, we will soon be yorking shells over the loc to kill some poor peasent relieving himself in the fields ........... and if the position is that silly, then why do they put some poor fool out there?..............

...........i think we should just take our bats and balls and stumps and go home - how can you even begin to play with people you simply don`t like ...........it is like having sex with a woman who who gave you clap, beat you over the head and stole your wallet ..........cricket is for sissies - we should settle our disputes like real men instead of running around a field chasing a ball .......... let`s play kabbadi ............

hamidm2: you should watch `Stumped`, you remind me of the guy going around putting up posters.....

do you play sports and enjoy it? what`s the harm in our youngsters enjoying it? what`s the harm in pouring all of the aggression and passion into the style of delivery?


all:

The series are on!!!! Tendulkar disappoints quite often, but let`s see - hopefully the Indian team sticks together. The lack of our good bowlers is really worrying, i guess we`ll find out the fate of this match in a few hours.

I only wish I had the access to watch it live (or planned to do it with few friends here)....reading the live scorecard just doesn`t cut it.

Good luck to both sides - and regardless of who wins - it`s great to watch/observe the game and cheer our teams!!

What a way to start this special series...

Great game from both the sides....

Let`s hope the rest of the series will be as interesting as this...

Avkrishna

So India won by a nailbiting margin. The heads of SHoaib and Sami played bigger than the game.
Pakistani batsmen put up a fighting show.

RShridhar No.12 ``What binds the Paki team is intense rivalry and hatred of India and Indians. These things are inculcated from childhood. As i have said before, cricket is perhaps the only sport where Pak can hope to defeat India (India today is way better than Pak in Hockey). ``
Everybdy was talking cricket and you come in about Pakistani`s hatred of India. How come all you harp about is the ``Pakistani`s hatred of India`` than Pakistani`s harping about ``Indian`s hatred of Pakistan``. Kabhi apnay dil may jhank kay dekho to...

ironman # 24
could you please show me how do you throw by bending your arm ``almost 90 degree`` backwards? Needs a freak to do that? isnt it. Why dont you guys come out with the truth. You are scred shit of that fellow.

I am okay with the loss. Congrats to the INDIAN side and better luck next time for PAKISTANIS. It was a wonderful cricket especially, by the batting side. It was one of the matches that couldn`t be predicted, till the last ball. and my body was introduced with adrenalin once again, after quite some time. :)

Moin missed the chance of becoming a real time HERO. wasn`t the last ball, a halwa? :)

laurels

--cricket fans all over in general and
--karachi fans in particular ( for behaving nicely)
--indian cricketers for fielding, batting and captaincy
--pakistani cricketers for batting only

darts
--dish network logo (for spelling cricket as crichet)
--pakistani bowlers for running up all those extras
--inzamam for poor decisions...
(--for bowling changes: for not altering the batting order; miandad for `communicating` from the gallery etc.)