Pakistan in India

[SaiSrini]

First time, a team batting second wins the match in this series!!!

SERIES IS NOW SET UP VERY WELL.. I WISH INDIA WINS THE NEXT TWO THOUGH IT LOOKS HIGHLY UNLIKELY!!!

 

[rahulk666]

Wow! My prediction still holds true. Now Pakistan should win the next one too. Then the tabloids and journalists will start bashing the Indian team for losing three matches in a row and ask for Ganguly's head on the platter. But our Dada will regain form in the last match (don't be surprised if he gets many chances) and thump Pakistan to win the last match. The series is tied 3-3. The Sadbhavna series is a success!!

EDIT: Ganguly may not come in form this series. He has been banned for six matches.

 

[SaiSrini]

I feel India might win the next one at Kanpur. But still I hold that the series is not decided 3-3 even before it started!!! It might become 3-3 but i feel it has not been decided by anyone!

 

[shahid6995]

OK I will be the first to admit, I was wrong. Pakistan's batting proved me wrong actually, finally a team batting second wins a match. What will this do to Pakistan's confidence? Excellent match. Although I really wish that the enthusiasm shown just by the people here at planetcricket would have been mirrored by the crowd. The deathly silence in the end was just stupid sportsmanship. The Karachi match in the last series was a similar high scoring match, and even though Pakistan lost, the crowd gave a standing ovation to both teams. I guess thats too much to ask from an Indian crowd now. Even though they did it once in that test match on Pakistan's last tour.
But on to the next game... Pakistan should be in the driving seat now.

 

[Thurya]

What a game,
now i'm watching the Indo-Pak series, not the SL-Kiwi one.

 

[shahid6995]

What a game,
now i'm watching the Indo-Pak series, not the SL-Kiwi one.

Oh you mean that snore-fest?? Its still going on??

 

[shahid6995]

Wow... Ganguly banned for SIX matches because of bad over rate. Seems a little excessive and I bet it will be appealed. This will be terrible for Pakistan because it means the one out of form batsman will now not be in the team. India might win the next two with Dravid in charge. Pakistan should lobby the referee to keep Ganguly in the team and lift the ban!

 

[aditya123]

Great match .
Inzamam , what a player he is ! Coooool ! A fantastic innings .
Also my predictions about sachin tendulkar getting it right at ah`bad proved to be right . Ganguly banned for 6 matches could be a blessing in disguise both for the poor man himself and for the team as well
ATM , the momentum is with Pakistan but from today`s game , I do not think either side has a distinct advantage but Pak have a slight edge
I expect India to come back now with a crushing performance in the next one
One must also give credit to the little man for the fantastic last over . I don`t think that ven many frontline bowlers in world cricket would fancy bowling in that kind of a situation . HAts off to both teams :hpraise
Great match
IT reminded me of the karachi game in 2004 but the result was different :hpraise

 

[durrani1]

Thats why we call it a match winner not like a individual scorrer(poor sachin).inzimam had proved before,now he has proved once again. how u make ur team win batting secend.
Ever Sachin played this kind of inning batting second till last run of the match.Although he is a good stroke player,BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTTT???????.

 

[sohum]

Actually you can look up those stats. He has played simply too many brilliant innings for me to sit and look for the ones he has proved to be a matchwinner. Its just an overwhelming amount of data. And he has definitely been a matchwinner for India. In fact he has probably played many such matchwinning innings. Again...it's up to you to look at all his brilliant knocks to find out which ones are good because I can find many better things to do with my time.

This series is looking good. I'm disappointed with Pathan's performance and one must admit that he deserves to be dropped (as he has been) due to his disgusting performance. Let's hope he can boost himself to selection in the next series though. And Ganguly's suspension--well what can I say but: "THANK YOU, CHRIS BROAD". It's for the good of both the team and the captain.

 

[ravigoteti]

i have to agree with most people here. Wonderful and rather cool performance from Imzi, the saviour of pakistan. Sachin played a magnificient innings and did not deserve to be in the losing side but nevertheless a great try in the last over. Now, regarding ganguly's ban it indeed is a blessing in disguise. he can look over the basics again and i think he will be back for the last ODI against SL, so he has enough time to concentrate and get his form back.

Its kind of surprising because remember, he played couple of matches from West Bengal and scored one or two big hundreds, just just before the pakistan series. So i wonder what happened to him after that.

Durrani, why make useless comparisons? Sachin opens the innings, while imzimam comes down the order. Both are wonderful players and STOP.

 

[sohum]

Its provocation, baby. Some people thrive from all the attention.

 

[bharat]

This has been the best match of the tournament.Close end-1 run to win of 1 ball.
I hoped for a tie but Inzaman's exprience gave them victory.

I'm happy that Ganguly is out of the series.Let's see what Dravid's style of captency can do.
Dinesh Mongia would get a chance.If he scores a century grabing the opportunity Savrav can't get to 10,000 runs for some time.

 

[cheaterr]

Wow! My prediction still holds true. Now Pakistan should win the next one too. Then the tabloids and journalists will start bashing the Indian team for losing three matches in a row and ask for Ganguly's head on the platter. But our Dada will regain form in the last match (don't be surprised if he gets many chances) and thump Pakistan to win the last match. The series is tied 3-3. The Sadbhavna series is a success!!

EDIT: Ganguly may not come in form this series. He has been banned for six matches.

Best thing that could've happened to the Indian team in years. Ganguly has been banned!!!

 

[ravigoteti]

good thing is kumble is back! and his experience would boost the indian hopes now. I always thought he is india's most important bowler. Karthik did well too, 5.4 per over with two wickets is not bad at all.