When Thala Dhoni's Chennai chanted "Pant! Pant!

[bowl_out]

 

Chennai cricket spectators are among the best lot. Good to see them cheer for Pant... Welcome change after all the jeering that he received at some other venues.

 

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No Dhoni? No problem for India, at least on Sunday. Dhoni's successor Rishabh Pant stepped up on a familiar, sluggish Chepauk pitch and raised the crowd from its stupor. He even unveiled his version of the helicopter shot and had the Chennai crowd chanting: "Pant! Pant! Pant!".

His maiden ODI half-century - 71 off 69 balls - masked India's rare top-order wobble and hoisted them up to 288 for 8

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28303548/when-thala-dhoni-chennai-chanted-pant-pant-pant

 

 

 

 

 

[gattaca]

better than resident Dhoni fans 

[Real McCoy]

16 hours ago, bowl_out said:

 

Chennai cricket spectators are among the best lot. Good to see them cheer for Pant... Welcome change after all the jeering that he received at some other venues.

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28303548/when-thala-dhoni-chennai-chanted-pant-pant-pant

 

 

 

 

 

They also cheered a cracking cover drive from Hope and clapped heartily for Hetmeyer's 50 and 100. Chennaiites are the most chilled out spectators in India and long may it continue. We want India to win but also appreciate the cricketing skills of the opponents.

[bowl_out]

1 hour ago, Real McCoy said:

They also cheered a cracking cover drive from Hope and clapped heartily for Hetmeyer's 50 and 100. Chennaiites are the most chilled out spectators in India and long may it continue. We want India to win but also appreciate the cricketing skills of the opponents.

Reminded me of India v Pak 1999

[Gollum]

Most sporting crowd in India. Now this puts @Laaloo in a real dilemma, he loves Pant and hates anything to do with . So the question is how to piss on Chepauk crowd overlooking their praise for his golden boy (at Dhoni's den )...will he work this out or sit out for the time being?

 

Edited December 16, 2019 by Gollum

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[New guy]

Would be funny if they do it in IPL during CSK games

[Real McCoy]

18 hours ago, New guy said:

Would be funny if they do it in IPL during CSK games

They did it for sachin and still do it for him whenever he appears in the stadium

[Real McCoy]

On 12/17/2019 at 1:25 AM, bowl_out said:

Reminded me of India v Pak 1999

I don't know how they did it. I was shocked to do anything and I was at home. In the stadium it would be even worse. Also, its not just the rich folk. everyday folk from all walks of life show sportsmanship

[New guy]

1 hour ago, Real McCoy said:

They did it for sachin and still do it for him whenever he appears in the stadium

Yes but I am imagining dhoni batting and people shouting Pant, Pant 

[Rasgulla]

56 minutes ago, New guy said:

Yes but I am imagining dhoni batting and people shouting Pant, Pant 

Like they were cheering for DK when sachin was stuck on  96* at the end of the match ? Brilliant sight that was..  Winning shot from DK 

[Real McCoy]

22 hours ago, Rasgulla said:

Like they were cheering for DK when sachin was stuck on  96* at the end of the match ? Brilliant sight that was..  Winning shot from DK 

https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/lsquoKarthik-shouldrsquove-allowed-Sachin-to-complete-tonrsquo/article16854744.ece

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Former cricketers reckoned that Karthik could have given more strike to Tendulkar since there were still some overs left but were not willing to be too harsh on the young keeper whose priority was to take India to victory.

 

“Karthik’s not mature enough. He could have given more strike to Tendulkar to complete a well-deserved hundred.

 

Karthik was too excited to finish off the game himself,” former spinner Bapu Nadkarni said.

Karthik (32 not out), hit the winning runs — a four — to leave his illustrious partner stranded at an unbeaten 96 in a team total of 242 for three.

Nadkarni wondered why Karthik went for a six the over before the target was achieved.

“What was the need for that shot at that stage?” wondered Nadkarni, who was known for his accuracy in bowling.

Too bad that aila had to wait for the 100th ton against minnow bd in a losing cause