Group B - Bangladesh, Bermuda, India, Sri Lanka

[manee]

Just to justify Irfan Pathan's selection:

5+ team tournaments:
batting average: 16.50
bowling average: 16.04

v Sri Lanka
batting average: 33.50
bowling average: 28.44

 

[icyman]

Well the media is busy claiming that we have struck back.
What i'd really like to see is the same form against Sri Lanka also.
If they play well against Lanka,then and only then can you say that Team India has arrived.

Bit stupid on Irvine Romaine's part to bowl first though.

 

[AbBh]

what's more stupid is Irvine Romaine's comment that he was proud of their effort.
"It's a honour to be smashed for 413 runs and lose by record margin."

 

[icyman]

Well he could have easilystopped India from scoring 413 by batting first.
I doubt the run-rate would have been so great then.

 

[handsome]

Next match India'sLine up

Sachin
Sourav
Sehwag
Yuvraj
Dravid
Dhoni
Pathan
Harbhajan
Kumble
Zaheer
Sreesanth

 

[anandbatra]

^

Yep, it is time for (Tomato Onion) Uthappa to enjoy the WI beaches. Irfan needs some work, too.

 

[prarara]

Tomato Onion?

 

[manee]

Next match India'sLine up

Sachin
Sourav
Sehwag
Yuvraj
Dravid
Dhoni
Pathan
Harbhajan
Kumble
Zaheer
Sreesanth

Munaf should be in place of Harbhajan.

 

[SaiSrini]

Well he could have easilystopped India from scoring 413 by batting first.
I doubt the run-rate would have been so great then.

He took the right decision of sending India in to bat first. Under overcast conditions with the ball getting movement, it was the right thing to do.

Next match India'sLine up

Sachin, Sourav, Sehwag, Yuvraj, Dravid, Dhoni, Pathan, Harbhajan, Kumble, Zaheer, Sreesanth

How can you drop Munaf Patel, who has been in great touch? Even against Bangladesh, he was the best bowler, taking 2 wickets and bowling very economically. He is a liability on the field, but more than makes up for it with his bowling these days!

 

[puddleduck]

One thing I didn't expect from India is their bowling proving to be weakness from WI VS India match which India outclassed WI by bowling out 85.

Because obviously the Windies aren't the most hot and cold team in ODI cricket bar Pakistan... If I had to bank on one side to be appaling in their warmup games it was the Windies, people like Gayle, Lara, Shiv, and Bravo are big game players. A trait a few of the Indian players could do with adopting.

 

[manee]

India would want a Bangladesh win from this I guess considering that would mean a win against Sri Lanka would put them through.

Either way, a win against Sri Lanka for India will provide a high chance of qualification.

 

[ZexyZahid]

Will people in India watch the match of Sri Lanka against Bangladesh? I am expecting Sri Lanka to win, but I thought the same that India would win in the previous match against Bangladesh.

 

[AbBh]

Sri Lanka will win definately those Banglas will be clueless against Malinga and the spin of Murali.
We could hav won against them but our bowling let us down.
Bangladesh wins one match and everyone starts considering them as a superpower.

 

[gaurav_indian]

Sri Lanka will win definately those Banglas will be clueless against Malinga and the spin of Murali.
We could hav won against them but our bowling let us down.
Bangladesh wins one match and everyone starts considering them as a superpower.

They arent the superpower ranking or teamwise but form wise they are.Beating New Zealand and India is not a joke.Sri Lanka cant take them lightly like India.

 

[Cricketman]

Well, just finished packing to go to the windies with a nervous gut!
I have a feeling India will play out of their skins, though!
Lets go!