India vs Pakistan in Abu Dhabi

[SA87]

Heh! So the series ends a draw. I say India did better, but thats my opinion-plagued by bias.

India were certainly the better team, but for a change Pakistan ended up on even term and didn't end up as the "bitter team".

Pakistani fan should be proud of their team, drawing a series with India is no easy task, Inzi's men certainly did well (thanks to some senseless run outs by Indian players in first match).

Its funny to see how Sehwag destroys the Pak bowling attack even when he's in the worst of form, he certainly has no respect for any Pak pacer.

I liked the way Yuvi thrashed As-If for 18 runs in 6 balls, that very over pretty much ended Pak's hope of a possible win.

 

[MohdIrshaad]

Pathetic performance by Pakistan team, most of the bowlers (except for Afridi and Rana) were crap, couldn't even get Sehwag out who's so badly out of form, while batting is a joke in cricket world.

Sending Afridi at one down was a mistake as it started the batting collapse, i think this team badly need one good solid batsmen like Inzi, unfortunately we don't have one.

This is the best team we have and unfortunately there isn't much we can do to improve, atmost Rao can be made to make way for Akhtar, still it will remain a weak team.

 

[cricket_lover]

Yousuf would have been a better person. He takes time to settle down, and then scores big...bringing him down the order is a mistake.

 

[harishankar]

I was not really interested in this series, as such, but it's a bit strange to have just two ODI games. Maybe a 3-match series would have been a better option, but I must admit that I'm glad it's over.

Most inconsequential and apart from the cause for which it was played, it wasn't anything to talk about.

 

[MohdIrshaad]

It should just have been a one off game, why play a full series for charity purpose.

I hope it doesn't become a regular feature, too much Indo_Pak cricket won't be good for the game.

 

[harishankar]

Yeah, I want a bit more variety in cricket. As of late India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka seem to have played each other a lot more than other countries.

I wonder why the tours of some countries like New Zealand or South Africa are spaced out for India... We seem to have played a lot against Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the last four or five years than other countries.

 

[aziz_4_ever2003]

well played India.India deserve to win this one they really played well.Inzy wasnt given out by umpire but he was out.Farhat wasnt out.but well played both teams.a good friendship series

 

[Gunner786]

whats the point of having 2 matches anyway when their is a cup up for grabs!!
should have been a 3 match series

 

[usy]

India were certainly the better team, but for a change Pakistan ended up on even term and didn't end up as the "bitter team".

So as India, They did'nt end as "better team" too, I think everyone agree's with me here.

 

[alfa_beta]

Disagree... India were indeed a better team and if someone had to pick a team on points, it would be india. India self-destructed in the first game due to 4 run-outs! As soon as they fixed the problem they spanked Pak easily in the 2nd game.

So as India, They did'nt end as "better team" too, I think everyone agree's with me here.

 

[sohum]

I think it was a 2-match series to allow a possibility of a drawn series.

 

[usy]

Well you can't Say India was "better", a Final would have been fair call.

 

[sohum]

Perhaps, but from what we have, we can conclude that India was better. Pakistan choked their way to a victory in the first game, whereas India won pretty conclusively in the 2nd. Since India's win > Pakistan's win, one can claim that India were better. It's not always so logical, though.

 

[alfa_beta]

At no point in series Pak looked a better team in the series. India played idiotic cricket in the first odi, there is no other way to explain 4 run outs, to lose the match. And wn the 2nd easily when they rectified the mistake. Basically Ind was doing the hard-running and at no point in the series was Pak a real factor.

Well you can't Say India was "better", a Final would have been fair call.

By the way the fact that india is a better odi team than Pak was proved during the recent odi series in Pak, which India won easily 4-1.

 

[usy]

Alfa_beta It's a 1-1, both team are equally balanced, end of story, k.