On this Day a year ago - India beat Pakistan at ICC Champions Trophy league game in Birmingham

[Austin 3:!6]

What a day it was. Like all Ind-Pak game it had hype, anticipation and excitement. That Kohli's six over covers of Hasan Ali was the moment of the match for me. 

 

I still remember the day like yesterday. It was a blazing hot summer in London and there was Derby race on previous day. I got back home from Epsom racecourse via London Bridge station around 9.30pm in the evening on 3rd june. Switched on the tele only to find out that there is a terror attack in London Bridge just 30 mins after I left. I remember watching the news up until late night and then wake up early in the morning to get ready for the game. Got freshened up and went to the nearest grocery store to get lots of snacks, sandwiches and beers for me to cherish the entire game. My wife was in India at that time, so I was all alone at home. Was doing full mc bc with each Pak wickets with no one around When the game ended, it felt in a way a big satisfaction. Great day...great game.

 

Please let us know:

1) Where were you on that day and what are your memories?

2) What is your best moment of that match.

 

http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/16703/ind-vs-pak-4th-match-group-b-icc-champions-trophy-2017

 

P.S - This is for 4th June game only. Strictly no CT Final discussion in this thread. . All desperate Pak posters can rejoice on 18th June and open a thread on that day.

[Ankit_sharma03]

pandya smashing imad wasim, the minute i saw him with bowl i knew pandya will tonk him coz imad bowling is very similar to krunal who he faced his whole life

[Austin 3:!6]

7 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

pandya smashing imad wasim, the minute i saw him with bowl i knew pandya will tonk him coz imad bowling is very similar to krunal who he faced his whole life

Yeah that was epic bashing

[LordPrabhzy]

little did we know we would get a phainty in the final from this very team...

 

[Number]

OP sending invitation card to padosis for 18th June.

[Austin 3:!6]

2 minutes ago, Number said:

OP sending invitation card to padosis for 18th June.

They are all hiding since yesterday's bashing. So giving them something to cheer...Poor souls

[Laaloo]

Good things happen when thalaiva doesn't get a chance to bat

[Gollum]

Most impressive memory of that match is Dhawan's batting, pity he got out to a pie...he looked set for a daddy 100 that day. Once again showed why he is the greatest Indian ODI batsman of this decade...Gabbar doesn't settle for cheap runs, he saves it all for the big stage. 

[Austin 3:!6]

6 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

Good things happen when thalaiva doesn't get a chance to bat

Isme bhi Dhoni ko nehi chorega tu?

[speedheat]

1 hour ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

pandya smashing imad wasim, the minute i saw him with bowl i knew pandya will tonk him coz imad bowling is very similar to krunal who he faced his whole life

Yes that was some thrashing, those 3 huge sixes actually turned me into his fan

[velu]

because we won this game easily , we underestimated padosis in the finals and got got phainta becuase of our crappy team selection 

[Garuda]

38 minutes ago, velu said:

because we won this game easily , we underestimated padosis in the finals and got got phainta becuase of our crappy team selection 

Australia beat India in the 2003 WC group stage pretty badly but they didnt underestimate us in the final. Maybe we should learn from them

[Trichromatic]

2 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

 

Please let us know:

1) Where were you on that day and what are your memories?

2) What is your best moment of that match.

  

I was there at Edgbaston.

 

It was pretty one sided match. Pandya's sixes was easily memorable part.

[Trichromatic]

 

 

 

 

[Trichromatic]

I have been to India-Pakistan match before (World T20 match at Eden Garden) and atmosphere was electric there. 50k+ people on the road and all you wanted to go in there quickly to grab every piece of action. Before the match, I had discussions with a Pakistani guy a day earlier.

 

Even though Eden produced what can be considered as peak of the buzzing atmosphere for a cricket match, you can easily see the missing part - Pakistani fans. Some travelled to India, but it wasn't enough to make us feel their presence. Only when you saw players on ground, you feel like part of a lifetime event.

 

This is where matches in England are different, you get huge crowds from both sides. I got early experience of that when my Pakistani cab driver cursed Pakistani players for fixing and getting involved in other issues, right from airport to hotel. 

 

On match day, I was buys watching other fans before start of the match and when I tried to get in, I realized that I had forgotten the ticket in the bus.

 

When I was going back to parking area, 2 Pakistani guys going towards stadium passed the remark - "Abhi se haar ke wapas laut liye?" That was bit surprising for me and thought it was one off. 

 

After collecting the ticket, when I was going back to stadium, I noticed 2 Pakistani guys sheepishly looking at me. I had face painted with Indian flag. Just when I crossed them, the shouted "Pakistan zindabad" twice and started laughing.

 

Just outside the stadium there were fans drumming and celebrating from both sides. A bus full of Pakistani fans had came. 

 

During the match, there were 2 Pakistani waiters who were just praying and shouting for a wicket after every ball. We were all shouting at sixes and they were sad. 

 

After the match situation completely changed. Pakistan fans were going back silently and all Indians were celebrating.

 

Doubt that kind of experience we can get anywhere else.

[Austin 3:!6]

56 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

I have been to India-Pakistan match before (World T20 match at Eden Garden) and atmosphere was electric there. 50k+ people on the road and all you wanted to go in there quickly to grab every piece of action. Before the match, I had discussions with a Pakistani guy a day earlier.

 

Even though Eden produced what can be considered as peak of the buzzing atmosphere for a cricket match, you can easily see the missing part - Pakistani fans. Some travelled to India, but it wasn't enough to make us feel their presence. Only when you saw players on ground, you feel like part of a lifetime event.

 

This is where matches in England are different, you get huge crowds from both sides. I got early experience of that when my Pakistani cab driver cursed Pakistani players for fixing and getting involved in other issues, right from airport to hotel. 

 

On match day, I was buys watching other fans before start of the match and when I tried to get in, I realized that I had forgotten the ticket in the bus.

 

When I was going back to parking area, 2 Pakistani guys going towards stadium passed the remark - "Abhi se haar ke wapas laut liye?" That was bit surprising for me and thought it was one off. 

 

After collecting the ticket, when I was going back to stadium, I noticed 2 Pakistani guys sheepishly looking at me. I had face painted with Indian flag. Just when I crossed them, the shouted "Pakistan zindabad" twice and started laughing.

 

Just outside the stadium there were fans drumming and celebrating from both sides. A bus full of Pakistani fans had came. 

 

During the match, there were 2 Pakistani waiters who were just praying and shouting for a wicket after every ball. We were all shouting at sixes and they were sad. 

 

After the match situation completely changed. Pakistan fans were going back silently and all Indians were celebrating.

 

Doubt that kind of experience we can get anywhere else.

Been to many games in England but never been to one Indo-Pak match unfortunately. During the CT, I went for Warm up games & Ind-SL, Ind-SA matches but couldn't get a ticket for Ind vs Pak. The day before the finals, I went to the oval to see the teams practice and met Chacha Pakistan there. He was sitting under a tree outside the stadium and was farting non-stop (not kidding). He thought me as some Pak supporter and said 'Beta Kal subah aa jao...ticket dilata hu.'   I could sense he was giving full goli...so didn't bother to go the morning.

 

This time I have registered my interest in Family ballot box for 19th June game...so hopefully my application will be successful.

 

Edited June 4, 2018 by Austin 3:!6

[Ankit_sharma03]

2 hours ago, LordPrabhzy said:

little did we know we would get a phainty in the final from this very team...

 

ACTUALLY I WAS EXPECTING THAT ONCE PAK WAS IN SEMI

SARFRAZ HAS BETTER NERVES FOR FINALS THEN KOHLI as captain. Also the kumble n kohli spat wud have had its affect 

[Ankit_sharma03]

also another memory was yuvraj scoring runs coz when he gets going their is no better sight but then u worry also this will screw us also which it did

[asterix]

I was at Edgebaston in this match. Fultu fun and banter. At the end when Pak fans were leaving, everybody joined in to give them Ta-Ta, Bye-Bye...

[LordPrabhzy]

3 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

Been to many games in England but never been to one Indo-Pak match unfortunately. During the CT, I went for Warm up games & Ind-SL, Ind-SA matches but couldn't get a ticket for Ind vs Pak. The day before the finals, I went to the oval to see the teams practice and met Chacha Pakistan there. He was sitting under a tree outside the stadium and was farting non-stop (not kidding). He thought me as some Pak supporter and said 'Beta Kal subah aa jao...ticket dilata hu.'   I could sense he was giving full goli...so didn't bother to go the morning.

 

This time I have registered my interest in Family ballot box for 19th June game...so hopefully my application will be successful.

 

Me too! its on the 16th btw