Story India's Journey To WCup,Special Edition-Johnnie Walker is back!

[Gilchrist]

Superb graphics and detail, Surrendar. Great story. Keep it up.

 

[surendar]

SEHWAG DEPARTS....​

Lawson and Edwards bowled with nice pace and length. Sehwag was looking in good form though...But as usual he was not comfortable with short pitched deliveries. Both Lawson and Edwards were trying to utilise this weekeness and Lawson succeeded atlast.

SEHWAG's CARELESS SHOT...

Lawson delivered a quickish bouncer and Sehwag was onto the shot very early and got the top edge... It went so high in the air but it did not get the distance like its height. It was almost vertically straight above Sehwag's head. Ramdin came running and took an watchful catch.

Well, this is an important wicket for Windies.. Windies are looking good right from the time after lunch!!!

DRAVID JOINS JAFFER...

The Skipper replacing the vice captain in the middle with Jaffer. He has lot of role to play!!! Lara has some smile in his face but still a lot of work to do!!! Windies succeeded in the initial part but its going to be a tough contest for both the teams!!!

INDIA : 24/1

 

[Cricket_60]

Good early wicket for the home team. Go Windies!

 

[surendar]

DRAVID FACING TESTING TIMES FROM THE BOWLERS....

After the early wicket, Lara maintained the that tight scenario for Dravid also.. i.e he kept the attacking fielding type. Dravid and Jaffer are both struggling against Windies bowlers. Lawson and Edwards both maintaining the top quality pace... Dravid is really uncomfortable..Jaffer is not working with the footworks!!! So both the batsmen are looking for the bad delivery to punish them but the bolwers are denying them.

HALF SHOUT FROM THE BOLWER....

Edwards bowled to Dravid. The very first ball was the half shout from both the bolwer and wicket keeper. But umpire laughed and turned it down. The ball went without touching the bat and the gap was very very marginal.. A slight movement wud have got an edge... Dravid was lucky to survive in that occassion.

DRAVID GOT HIT

Then Edwards bowled two dot balls which were played by Dravid carefully. Then came a suprise bouncer. Dravid in attempting to defend it, got struck in his hemet and almost fell down. This was a terrible hit!!! It was just similar to Lara's hit by Akthar. Dravid, for some moment, looked retired hurt but got some treatment and he just managed to play that over... He seems to be in pain but he has to play for the team.

Windies bowlers have really applied the brakes on India's score!!! The bowlers have done a terrific job so for!!!!

 

[surendar]

INDIAN SKIPPER DEPARTS...

Both the batsmen were unhappy with the bowlers!!! Also runs were not flowing easily..... After Dravid got hurt by Edwards, he was having some pain while batting.. This turns to be a serious trouble sending the skipper back to pavilion by Lawson.

SKIPPER JOINS " DUCKS " CLUB!!!
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Lawson bowled a beautiful delivery that had a slight outswing which has done all the tricks. Dravid going for a defence, was decieved by the line and the slight swing...As a result, the ball just managed to take the stumps off!!! Dravid cannot belive his eyes... He had a long look at the stumps before he walked back to the dressing room. It was a great shock to Indian supporters in the arena and the crowd remained silent!!!

Lara was the most excited ... He knows that its the Wall of India falling...So Lara and his team seems to be contented!!! But still the dangerman is there... He can change the game at any time... The dangerman is none other than the master who is replacing Dravid at the crease!!!

SACHIN ARRIVES IN PRESSURE..

Sachin Tendulkar is the new batsman in replacing Dravid.. There is lot of pressure on him as its too early for him to arrive!!! He had a long chat with Jaffer and was ready to take the challenge... If Lara can take this wicket like the skipper quickly, then definitely Windies will be right back to this competition. So the contest between two teams is increasing further.

INDIA : 27/2 ( 9 0vers )

Dravid --- 0 dismissed by Lawson.

 

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INDIA IN GREAT TROUBLE!!!!
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It has been a fantastic bowling display by India so for.. They have taken the vital wicket of Indian Skipper... Lara kept attacking the batsmen and the runs were almost denied!!! Its Jaffer who was struggling with his footworks!!! He was not able to rotate the strikes. But Sachin had many duscussion with Jaffer and was trying to help him out!!! Soon Lawson was taken out of the attack and Hinds was brought in.. This troubled more as his slow pace and low bounce wasn't easy to play at Day3!!!

JAFFER's WICKET

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But Edwards was continuing from the other end with his favourite bouncers!!! He was bowling to Jaffer. He suddenly changed his line and bolwed almost a yorker length i.e attempted yorker... Jaffer mispredicted the line and the ball decieved him and hit the stumps!!! This is a poor work by Jaffer at the crease.

EDWARDS's WONDERFUL DELIVERY

Its clearly observed that the delivery was a quite straight one and its a completes suicide by Jaffer. Well, there is lot of dissatisfaction in Indian dressing room... Coach almost walked in from the dressing room..Well, the music of Windies have started... Wind in the direction of Windies now!!!

YUVI ARRIVES IN A CRUCIAL MOMENT...

The new batsman is Yuvraj singh... This is an vital time for him to stay at the crease!!! Still lot of works to do for both the team!!! Its a slight overconfident display by Indians all of a sudden!!! But still master at the crease... Now the whole responsibility is on this pair.... Windies are happy at this moment for having taken the three important wickets!!!

INDIA : 38/3 ( 15 Overs )

Jaffer --- 7(45) Dismissed by Edwards.
Lead by 162 Runs.

 

[MWaugh]

top work mate. india should still come out on top despite a poor start to this match

 

[mehkar]

ummmmmmmmm Nice story there My mate Surender.........Ur working very hard.........Reps for u
Hope India will back soon
Cheers MHC

 

[Left_Hander]

West Indies have started with a bang.

 

[blackleopard92]

damm them

 

[surendar]

BOWLERS OUTSMARTING THE BATSMEN!!!​

After Windies took three early wickets, thier confidence were increasing over by over..Lawson and Edwards were showing the meaning of top quality pace!!! Both Sachin and Yuvi were watchful though... They have one common intension of not loosing anymore wicket.. But the bowlers intension was to hunt for wickets..As a result the contest between the batsmen and bowler grew bigger and bigger.... The tension prevailed in both the dressing rooms and also over entire stadium!!!

SACHIN AND YUVI ARE UNCOMFORTABLE Vs THE QUALITY PACE ATTACK

Lawson,Edwards and Hinds were the three bowlers operated so for by Lara..All these three have outsmarted the batsmen. YuvrajSingh was missing lot of balls to the keeper while attempting to play at it!!!

Hinds in particular caused a lot of irritation to the batsmen with his slow pace..He was also moving the ball bit...The main irritation is the movement of ball towards legside after pitching it in the middle. It was clearly observed that Sachin wanted to go at those as he did in the first innings, but the early wickets prevented him. He doesnt want to take any risks on any occassions.

Lawson and Edwards almost injured both these batsmen...its really fortunate for Yuvi and Sachin as it did not cause any big injuries... Just a few minutes pain.. But the current situation of the team forced them to forget those pains...

GOOD QUICK FIELDING FROM WINDIES

The important thing for Windies in this test match is the electrifying fielding!!! They are very quick and active... They dont want to miss even a single opportunity...This leads to the limitation in the rotation of strikes!!! Almost Windies are denying most of the runs.. Even the singles seem to be difficult...Batsmen are scoring at very slow run rate!!!

So Windies are bowling well, fielding well in this innings..If they continue the same and bat well in the next innings, the game may change its direction though Indians have a healthy lead!!! If India can set a target around 400 then they will be in safe position..Both these batsmen are well aware of this... The contest between the teams is still on.....

INDIA : 50/3 After 25 Overs ( 3 : 17 pm, Day 3 )

Sachin --- 10*( 46 )
Yuvraj --- 7*( 34 )
Lead by 174 Runs.

 

[gamerkid22]

poor start by India ...now if Sachin goes then India will be in deeper trouble .WI are bowling well.

 

[surendar]

SACHIN DEPARTS!!!
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Sachin and YuvrajSingh were playing very watchful innings though the runs were not flowing easily!!! They were scoring at the rate of two per over... Very smart cricket by the bolwers!!! This may be due to the change in pitch behaviour also..It generally happens in test during last few days!!! Lara this time was clever enough to operate with Lawson and Edwards the most...

EDWARDS OUTSMARTING SACHIN...

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Edwards was bowling the last over before Tea.. He fired a short pitched delivery to Sachin...Sachin was forced to play at it...As a result, it got an edge and carried to the first slip. Bravo was the man there and he generally wont miss the lollypop catches and so Sachin was dismissed by Edwards by a clever delivery making him to play... Sachin usually have the weakness towards this delivery and Edwards utilised it!!!

Sachin went back to the dressing room and everyone including Sachin were disappointed with that delivery. But it was the great delivery... So ball winning the contest with the bat in this occassion. Edwards was excited to get the wicket of great Master. Lara was the most excited as he knows the importance of this wicket. After Sachin departed, Lara was confident that Windies are right back to this contest... All the credit goes to the bolwers!!!

Also, 9 wickets have gone today and not even Tea time is reached...So the pitch has something supporting the bowlers!!! Indian fans started leaving the stadium after the departure of master. There was a stunning silence among Indian fans. But the music never stopped with Windies. Dhoni joins YuvrajSingh in the middle.


INDIA : 61/4
Sachin --- 12 dismissed by Edwards
Just 3 more deliveries left for Tea.

 

[gamerkid22]

Sachin's gone India in real trouble now .All left on Dhoni and Yuvraj.

EDIT: Snickometer looks good Thanks for giving me the credit.

 

[surendar]

DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR INDIA AT TEA!!!

With three balls remaining for Tea time, Dhoni arrived to face Edwards. Lara kept three slips for Dhoni and was very attacking field.Dhoni got ready to face the first ball.

Edwards bowled a quick fast delivery at around 148Kmph. Dhoni went for a defence but he was very unfortunate.... He got an inside edge(bottom edge of the bat) and the ball hitting the stumps clearly... This was unbelivable... Edwards and Lara jumped on each other.

Dhoni stared at the pitch for sometime and the stumps for sometime but he has to return to the pavilion. He was very unlucky there..Also it was one of the most unlucky and worst dismissals in the cricket. But it all counts for the opposition. There was loads of disappointment in Indian dressing room. The face of Indian coach was very red... Its really confusing all for the poor batting display by Indians.

Well, the pitch has assisted the bowlers so for...Batsmen are really finding hard to place the ball correctly... Also there is big question whether India got overconfident in the third innings.

Yuvraj Singh is the only batsman left. IrfanPathan joins Yuvi as Dhoni joins Dravid in " DUCKS " club. Well, after this only the bowlers to come...So Windies are in great position... If they can make a match from here, then it might be the one of the historic matches.... Meanwhile Umpire asked the players to take Tea... So the Session2 of Day3 ends!!!

INDIA : 62/5 ( Tea, Day 3 )

Yuvraj : 12*
Pathan : 0*
Edwards got three Wickets.