Story Sachin Tendulkar - The Story Of A Master - MAY CONTINUE !!!!

[freddiw]

no not just because of the IPL.....im still unsure whether or not I will use a simulator or cricket 2007...ANY IDEAS????

guys your comments had no pretence

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

no not just because of the IPL.....im still unsure whether or not I will use a simulator or cricket 2007...ANY IDEAS????

guys your comments had no pretence

You should do in Cricket 05 or ICC 3

 

[freddiw]

obviously its hard because of the IPL thing.......I woudlnt use screenshots anyway (look at my story already) so a simulator is perfect really

 

[Highlander999]

no not just because of the IPL.....im still unsure whether or not I will use a simulator or cricket 2007...ANY IDEAS????

guys your comments had no pretence

Hey mine did

 

[freddiw]

yea i know thanks TOM,

others im sad

thanks for all comments

 

[surendar]

Sachin is retiring just casue of IPL ? dont call that a wise decission

Don't even think that Sachin will do that in real life. Just get up from dream, WC

A good thought of trying to integrate with IPL.. but I will only request you to do that after completing the cracking CB series. Looking forward to it

 

[Karachi Xpress]

Hopes and Hussey played really well. Poor guys the Lankans couldn't put up a fight.

Use a simulator as it will be good for the type of story you have.

 

[Roofrom50]

Hopes bowled brilliantly, good work mate, keep it up

 

[freddiw]

ye CB series will be finished update coming today

sorry cannot update now going to a match soon.....will update this evening with the Aus vs Sri Lanaka game

and suren your comment didnt give me a pretence

 

[surendar]

and suren your comment didnt give me a pretence

lol, because I was bit confused why you asked to mention pretence if anyone reading that part of SL vs Aus match update. So I just expressed my worries for Tendulkar alone to WC's comment.

 

[freddiw]

haha, Guys may update tonight but probs tommorow morning depends on length......

 

[freddiw]

Another batting track and the only change is Yuvraj comes in for Dravid. Its just to rest him after the long series so far and give him a chance to get to 100% for the next game. Dhoni was planning on batting first and when we lost the toss they chose to bat. Not the first time its happened and although we have been on top in prity much every innings so far, I know the power of the Australian batting line and with Ponting, Symonds, Clarke and Gilchrist in the middle order they could be incredibly dangerous. With about 5 minutes to go until the start of the match the teams were announced on the big screen.

Ganguly
Tendulkar
Ganguly
Yuvraj
Sehwag
Laxman
Dhoni (wk) (C)
Singh
Kumble
Sharma
Pathan
Sreesanth

Hayden
D. Hussey
Ponting
Clarke
Symonds
Gilchrist
Hopes
Tait
Lee
Johnson
Bracken​

With everybody ready and the teams announced we followed the umpires onto the field and watched Dave Hussey take guard. It was an incredibly hot day with not much wind and the pitch was a rock. Sreesanth was back at his mark and we had a two slips in place for the first ball of the day. Sreesanth ran in, but Hussey backed away pretending he wasn?t ready. As Sreesanth stormed back to his mark I looked at Hussey, 37 and 13 in his two ODI matches, not the best start but now he was winding up the bowler. Was it a mistake or was it the correct choice, only time will tell.

Has Sreesanth won the mental battle?​

The next 10 overs were ours without doubt. They scored 39 runs and the batsmen looked like they were completely different standards throughout. Hussey managed to slowly drag his way onto 15 from 38 balls playing and missing, edging and getting hit on the pads time after time. Hayden on the other hand powered through taking the attack and scoring 21(24). Sharma was again expensive but Sreesanth bowled amazingly. He bowled with aggression, control and knowledge going for 15 from his 5 overs and he could have had a few wickets in that. The spinners are on and the next 20 overs could be theirs if they bowl well.

If Harby bowls well we can win the game in the next 20 overs​

The next 20 overs were ours with both Kumble and Harbhajan bowling well with turn and bounce. All of the batsmen struggled and by the 30 over mark we had them 108-4. Kumble took 3-33 and Harbhajan 35-1. The batting was poor with all getting starts and no-one going on. Hussey, Hayden and Symonds all got out for between 20 and 30. This was there own faults and getting out after a start is a batsmen?s worst nightmare. Apart from a golden duck, yes Ricky was beaten by Kumble and caught behind by Dhoni first ball. With the score now on 108-4 I am hoping we can really finish this off now and keep them under 200. On this track 300 is a par score so we are all very happy in the field.

Golden for Ricky and 4 wickets for the spinners gives India pole position for the last 20 of the innings​

The next 20 were the worst of the series for us going for 133 at nearly 7 an over. Clarke bashed 76 from 89, Gilly smashed 49 from 66 before an unlucky run out. The bowling from the quicks was really shoddy with Pathan 67-1 from 10, Sharma 55-1 from 10 and Sreesanth 41-0 from 10. I was disappointed with the finish but Sourav and I knew the plan as we padded up. Go slow early, wait for the bad balls, run well and make sure that under no circumstances do we throw It away. We have a solid order and are not chasing many, lets just hope I can play an innings like the last one.

Hoping for another good start​

Well we started well and the first 20 overs have been a dream. Sourav and I put on a quickish 40 in 9 overs before Sourav was caught at point for 26(30) off Hopes. Since then Yuvraj and I have put on 89 in 11 overs and dominated everything. Yuvraj has hit 39*(27) and I just got my 50 now on 60*(67). We are both going really well and the Australians are on the back foot now. The pitch is doing nothing and the Aussies are dead in the field, with 113 from 30 to win I cannot see us losing.

89 in 11 overs and Yuvraj and I are on fire​

Honestly I don?t think I have been in better form for years. The ball was coming on well and I just felt so good out there. We won with 18 overs and 7 wickets remaining so it really was a dominant victory. Yuvraj deserves gull credit and I don?t think he will be dropped for Rahul as he scored a quickfire 76 from 54 ball and hit 4 sixes in the process. His innings was aggressive, mature and magnificent showing he deserves his spot in the side. Laxman finished on 33* and I finished on 97* my fourth score over 50 in four innings. Overall it was a simple victory and a really dominant one for us. ​

Hussey ? C. Laxman B. Kumble ? 25(52)
Hayden ? C. Sehwag B. Kumble ? 22(29)
Ponting ? C. Dhoni B. Kumble ? 0(1)
Symonds ? LBW Singh ? 24(36)
Clarke ? LBW Sharma ? 76(89)
Gilchrist ? run out ? 49(66)
Lee ? C. Dhoni B. Pathan ? 4(9)
Hopes ? not out ? 6(15)
Johnson ? not out ? 19(9)

Australia ? 241-7 from 50 overs

Sreesanth ? 10-2-41-0
Sharma ? 10-0-55-1
Singh ? 10-1-35-1
Kumble ? 10-2-33-3
Pathan ? 10-1-67-1

India need 242 to win on a batsmen?s pitch

Ganguly ? C. Ponting B. Hopes ? 26(30)
Tendulkar ? not out ? 97(102)
Singh ? B. Tait ? 76(54)
Sehwag ? LBW Tait ? 5(5)
Laxman ? not out ? 33(24)

India ? 242-3 from 32 overs

Hopes ? 8-0-42-1
Johnson ? 7-0-49-0
Lee ? 7-0-60-0
Bracken ? 7-0-48-0
Tait ? 5-0-43-2

India win by 7 wickets with 18 overs to play​

WHAT A WIN FOR INDIA​

 

[vaibhav mehta]

Ya India did it again..

 

[Karachi Xpress]

Great win! Looks really unrealistic for Australia to lose this bad!

 

[freddiw]

thanks for commets

sorry guys its hard to lose on purpose and ICC is easy with India....but trust we wont always win like that