April 2 - India v Sri Lanka - The Final!

[riz7khan12]

wtf? wasn't vaas going to replace mathews if he wasn't going to play? i doubt sri lanka will go with 3 spinners let alone 4 on a pitch and against a opposition like that.

this is how i think the sri lankan lineup will look like

1. Upul Tharanga
2. Tillakaratne Dilshan
3. Kumar Sangakkara
4. Mahela Jayawardene
5. Thilan Samaraweera
6. Chamara Silva
7. Thissara Perera
8. Nuwan Kulasekara
9. Lasith Malinga
10. Ajantha Mendis
11. Muttiah Muralitharan

if their top order collapses in a chase of more than 260 then sri lanka are in big trouble.

 

[1iram1]

^ Their middle order is the weak point this WC. Samaraweera and Silva need to play out of their skins because Mathews isn't there.
I expect India winning like last match.

 

[Kabooka]

i was completely rooting for india during the QFs and SFs. now, i have resorted to "May the best team win!"

Same here, Somehow all that cricket frenzy has calmed down.

 

[Lassana Dias]

Good morning my friends, are we ready to rumble ???????????????????

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Same here, Somehow all that cricket frenzy has calmed down.

I think the both countries have loads of respect to each other!!! And Asians have already won the world cup after 15 years, it’s a wonderful feeling

Mood in sri lnak is incredible, most of the people are in temples, kovils, churches, doing their religious observances. National flags every where. The country is united, its beautiful

 

[Params7]

Good morning my friends, are we ready to rumble ???????????????????

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I think the both countries have loads of respect to each other!!! And Asians have already won the world cup after 15 years, it’s a wonderful feeling

Mood in sri lnak is incredible, most of the people are in temples, kovils, churches, doing their religious observances. National flags every where. The country is united, its beautiful

Only regret I've had in recent times is not being in India for this. Seriously, I can't imagine the mood over there right now. But I had my moment in 2007 when Ind beat Pak and me and my friends went out to the streets to celebrate and it was wonderful just dancing and celebrating with complete random strangers, all social classes together. And it was nearly the middle of the night but city was more alive than Diwali of that year. Its only going to get more crazy in whichever country ends up winning this today.

 

[AkshayS]

Come on man, winning against Pakistan is not the end of the World Cup.
This match is not getting even half the hype India vs Pak got.
Most of the people think that winning against Pak and Aus is like winning WC.
SL are familiar opponents but they are dangerous.

I'm very pumped up for this match, surely the most important match of my life I'd ever see. Yeah there was 2003 match but I was 9yo then, This is gonna be better.

Come on Sachin, time to bring up 100th 100.

 

[Aditya]

Can't wait for the match to start. Hopefully, it will be a good game of cricket but in the end as a Indian, I do want my team to win. I'd also like to see a good end to Murali's career, he has been a great player. Also, this might be Sachin's last world cup game, so I'm looking forward to see him bat as well, hope he does well.

 

[AbhishekS]

Why do some people spell 'come on' as 'common'? :P

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And why did my 'stick out tongue' smiley become the spy smiley. Is it all because of the Easter?

 

[Lassana Dias]

hmmmm waiting for the game to start

 

[SaiSrini]

I am not seeing this again , am I ?? Yet another twist from MSD

India (Ind) vs Sri Lanka (SL): Dhoni may pick Sreesanth in place of Nehra

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And one has to accept should India take the cup , Dhoni will officially become the most undeserving captain to kiss the cup . He's been lucky enough to be even in the final given his horror form with the bat . That said , Clarke was woeful for Australia in the World t20 2010 and ended as runner up .

Bull crap! If the team wins it, the team deserves it. There have been World Cup winning teams which has carried through players in bad form throughout the tournament. Doesnt matter that here the captain has been out of form. If India can win the cup with this bowling attack, they certainly deserve the victory because they would have played above expectations.

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We consider Sri Lankans more like cousins from the South.

The Rivalry and Animosity which we have with Pak and Aus is just not there.

Agree. An India-Sri Lanka final is not as spicy as an India-Pakistan, India-Australia or even an India-South Africa final. But Sri Lanka are a good team and so we need to be careful about them

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Geared up for the game. Being right now in Chennai, the atmosphere is very lively and having people to watch the game together is so much fun. Hope India wins and gives the nation a reason to celebrate again. If we win, our celebrations should as much "OTT" as possible and irritate all those who say we celebrate too much.

 

[Haarithan]

Bull crap! If the team wins it, the team deserves it. There have been World Cup winning teams which has carried through players in bad form throughout the tournament. Doesnt matter that here the captain has been out of form. If India can win the cup with this bowling attack, they certainly deserve the victory because they would have played above expectations.

India deserve to win this WC 100 % , no doubt , no complaints . Dhoni doesn't . Two completely different statements though both merged together mean the same .

 

[Iridium]

Just imagine if Tendulkar scores his 100th international ton and India win the world cup. People in the stadium and on the streets would go berserk.

 

[mohit_dude10]

India deserve to win this WC 100 % , no doubt , no complaints . Dhoni doesn't . Two completely different statements though both merged together mean the same .

So you say Dhoni has got nothing to do with Indian wins so far? You're mistaken, though he hasn't performed with bat, he has led the team well. A captain can't be lucky for over 4 years, lead the team to the heights it has achieved. I don't understand the hate towards Dhoni from some fans, I mean every player goes through bad phase (just look at his ODI stats) but it is not affecting his captaincy and it is because of his crucial decisions which have won India many matches.

 

[Owzat]

While I don't really want a team with two suspect bowling actions (I know one isn't viewed as suspect, but frankly it is barely 'overarm') to win the World Cup, I don't think Indian fans need bigger heads than they have already so COME ON SRI LANKA.

 

[jkartik]

While I don't really want a team with two suspect bowling actions (I know one isn't viewed as suspect, but frankly it is barely 'overarm') to win the World Cup, I don't think Indian fans need bigger heads than they have already so COME ON SRI LANKA.