India and Pakistan gearing up for the final epic encounter!!
India and Pakistan are gearing up to what promises to be the most exciting ever clash in cricket!! India, who lost the last test by 5 runs, will be looking to make amends though they didnt play badly last test. Pakistan who are on a high after that win at Chennai, must be looking to lift their game some more notches to get the series win!!! Both teams are now practising heavily at the Eden Gardens, Kolkatta.
The ticket sales for this encounter has been terrific with the tickets being sold out the day after the Chennai test was over!! A full house capacity is expected at the Eden Gardens for the first day of the test starting on March 2nd. The security personnel are on their job to ensure nothing untoward happens during the test. They would do well to remember what happened in 1999 when both teams played in front of an empty stadium. But they can be heartened now that huge grills have been installed in the stadium to prevent any object from reaching the field!
More fans from across the border are flowing into India to watch this match which promises to be the perfect ending to this great series! There are special buses set up to bring the fans from across the border. The whole of India hve now started predicting the result of this match. The betting and fixing people would have a field day during the whole match. But everything has been set up so that they do not get anywhere near the players.
On the teams, India are considering the option of going in with three spinners and a lone seamer and the choice is going to be between Pathan and Zaheer. But Ganguly refuses to give any confirmed news now as he would take a look on the pitch before deciding the final eleven. Pakistan on the other hand have given no hints on how the final XI would be!
Coming to the pitch, it looks a batting beauty and both teams should be in for some tall scores. The pitch would start cracking by middle of Day 3 and would start assisting the spinners on Day 4 and Day 5. I think this could be in mind of India's think tank to pick 3 spinners for this game.
All in all, the stage is set for the series to end in a bang!! 3 more days to go before the clash starts!!
preet said:
fardin, I think you and saisrini80 know each other very closely... That's why you were asking him about his studies...
not much buddy.. I said before in this thread that i have some exams to go. May be he is asking due to that!
To the Pakistani fans here, can some one make up a final XI of the Pakistani team and send me a private message with the attached team file.. Dont attack it directly in the thread. I am planning to make a formal announcement of the teams selected!! Also one more thing, when editing the line up, have a final line up and use it for "Test lineup 1", "Test Lineup 2" and "Test Lineup 3". Of course you can have some batting order changes within those lineups. But have the same players for all 3 lineups.