MundaPakistani Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Zaheer is getting the credit for putting in such a great position(rightly so) but what about RP Singh? Before the series i thought this guy was a waste of time but he has totally proved me a wrong and his ball to Pieterson reminded me of none other than the great Akram! Link to comment
ludhianvi Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 good point, even in Bangladesh tour, RP was getting some swing and bowling pretty fast. He looked a lot dangerous today. Coming around the wicket surely helped him. That delivery to get KP out was exceptional. Link to comment
Holysmoke Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Same here. I thought RP was a piece of crap. He's looked better this series. Link to comment
Cricketics Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 ball to peterson?? i thought ball to prior.. the ball on which prior got out was amazing.. just freakin fantastic.. ekdam hilaa ke rakh di england aur prior kii.. ghagre mein dhaam dhooooooooomm.. may be prior got bowled hence the ball lookz much better then the one to kp.. actually both were similar and good:dance::dance::dance: Rudra Punjabiiiii Singh Link to comment
gs Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I think, not being a big name/ being underrated helps his cause. All credit to him though for fully utilizing his underdog status and landing some telling blows!! Link to comment
varun Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Haha, nice name for him there MP .. "RP Swing" indeed Link to comment
veer Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 ekdam hilaa ke rakh di england aur prior kii.. ghagre mein dhaam dhooooooooomm.. how did ya come up with this?? :haha::haha: thats hillarious.. Link to comment
Gaurav Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 RP is my boy. I had faith in him! Link to comment
Cricketics Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 how did ya come up with this?? :haha::haha: thats hillarious.. well i tend to make one liners when i am on field and an opposition batsman has comfortably settled.. so to irritate and frustrate him.. i often make few one liners.... they just come to me.. Link to comment
gs Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 ekdam hilaa ke rakh di england aur prior kii.. ghagre mein dhaam dhooooooooomm.. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment
MundaPakistani Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Haha, nice name for him there MP .. "RP Swing" indeed :Dthanks... Yeah the ball to Prior was also very good! Link to comment
living Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Haha, nice name for him there MP .. "RP Swing" indeed Actually Nasser Hussain keeps calling him that on Star Cricket Link to comment
MundaPakistani Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Actually Nasser Hussain keeps calling him that on Star Cricket oh...i didn't know about that:giggle:...sorry Nas Link to comment
Dhondy Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 MP, it's pretty amazing, isn't it? The deliveries that got Pietersen and Prior, bowled round the wicket with the old ball, reversed like a banana. This was happening under a completely cloudless sky as well. Don't know what surprised me more really- RP Singh's prodigious conventional and reverse swing or Zaheer's consistency in moving the ball in both directions. I have never rated Zaheer before this series. I have always felt he didn't have the temparament to be a top class bowler- too sated after one or two good shows, too complacent and lazy. But there's no arguing with the effort he has put in at improving himself since his comeback. He seems to be a more well rounded bowler, with some genuine skill. A return of 5 for 76 in the second innings under perfect batting conditions represents a phenomenal effort from the former naughty boy. Even with Sreesanth underperforming big time, India has managed to bowl out this very strong batting line up relatively cheaply. You need look no further than a return of 15 and 10 wickets for the two left handers in the first two Tests. Link to comment
Gambit Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Like everyone else in the world, apart from RP and maybe his mother, I also thought he was pathetic. But he has been an excellent first change seamer. Everyone's golden boy, including me, Sreesanth has bowled like a moron. His attitude stank last night and today. Needs to be dropped for a test. Link to comment
varun Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 The deliveries that got Pietersen and Prior, bowled round the wicket with the old ball, reversed like a banana. The one to Prior was just 10 overs old Dhondy. Didn't see the Pietersen wicket, but the Prior one wasn't reverse. Link to comment
Dhondy Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 The one to Prior was just 10 overs old Dhondy. Didn't see the Pietersen wicket' date=' but the Prior one wasn't reverse.[/quote'] Apologies Varun. Yes, only the Pietersen dismissal reverse swung. Prior's was conventional swing. Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Agree with Gambit. Santh has to be dropped for a test. With rubbish bowling and his bachon jaisa attitude. I have never somebody behave like him in my test cricket viewing experience (since 1984). I fault him for his deliberate no-ball-bouncer to Colly. I don't care how much verbal barrage he does, but physical intimidation is a big no-no in test cricket. Link to comment
sm332 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 he has attitude to spare ... but it seems like he isnt concentrating hard on his day job ... getting wickets ... but it is unlikely that we will change a winning combo Link to comment
Holysmoke Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 who do u replace santh with? if dropped? Link to comment
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