Australia in India

[Cricketman]

Woah, a four from Irfan. Didn't expect that either.

 

[mattfb]

I would imagine Ponting will take it now.

Or not with Pathan coming out and Ganguly still in there. Oh wait Ponting did take it? Some big hits coming along now!

 

[sohum]

Looks like India are reinstating the pinchhitter. Two left-handers, though, I don't like that.

 

[Gilly Fan]

Gilly! Great stumping! Australia really need to captalise on this and put pressure on India




I would imagine Ponting will take it now.

And he does.

 

[Cricketman]

Pathan has been sent in as the pinch hitter...

Case and point with that on drive.

He's been in horrendous form with the bat for the whole series.
And I don't want another Greg Chappel Incident with Irfan...

 

[Gilly Fan]

Now that the ball is being changed now, will we still have to change this new ball after 35 overs?

 

[mattfb]

Ponting bringing on Bracken, He will need to pitch it up and get that swing he has to keep the runs down.

 

[manee]

Here are some stats for you guys:

Pathan in ODIs

                     Mat    I  NO  Runs HS1  HS2  HS3     Ave 100  50   0
Opening                1    1   0     0   0    -    -    0.00   0   0   1
3rd position          15   15   1   426  83   65   64   30.42   0   3   3
5th position           1    1   1     1   1*   -    -     -     0   0   0
6th position           1    1   1     7   7*   -    -     -     0   0   0
7th position          12   12   1   204  47*  46   38   18.54   0   0   1
8th position          16   16   9   233  64   36*  30   33.28   0   1   0
9th position          10   10   2   105  21*  20   19   13.12   0   0   1
10th position          2    2   0    60  50   10    -   30.00   0   1   0

 

[sohum]

I would have preferred to have had Uthappa sent in and asked to play as pinchhitter. But I guess he is turning into a finisher of sorts.

 

[mattfb]

Here are some stats for you guys:

Pathan in ODIs

                     Mat    I  NO  Runs HS1  HS2  HS3     Ave 100  50   0
Opening                1    1   0     0   0    -    -    0.00   0   0   1
3rd position          15   15   1   426  83   65   64   30.42   0   3   3
5th position           1    1   1     1   1*   -    -     -     0   0   0
6th position           1    1   1     7   7*   -    -     -     0   0   0
7th position          12   12   1   204  47*  46   38   18.54   0   0   1
8th position          16   16   9   233  64   36*  30   33.28   0   1   0
9th position          10   10   2   105  21*  20   19   13.12   0   0   1
10th position          2    2   0    60  50   10    -   30.00   0   1   0

Thanks for that man. Shows he bats best at 8 but hes not bad at 3.

 

[Cricketman]

What's irfan's strike rate at 3?
That was a great shot though from Irfan.

 

[Gilly Fan]

Pathan dropped, then hits a four. Would've been a great reflex catch.

 

[manee]

He's been in horrendous form with the bat for the whole series.
And I don't want another Greg Chappel Incident with Irfan...

It was NOT Greg Chappells fault that Pathan lost bowling form, much less was it because he was put at three. He suffered from a biomechanical flaw.

 

[Cricketman]

Well, I'd love for these two to go on and make a century partnership.
There's nothing more frustrating then a nightwatchman/pinch-hitter getting runs

 

[sohum]

LOL--maybe he has been sent in as a regular batsman.