Indian Domestic cricket 08-09 : Irani Trophy

[Dravid]

kumble faster then a reg. spinner.. i rate dravid's catch better too.. kaif was at 3rd slip i think..little bit more time...though it was still great

[Sachinism]

delhi wickets - http://www.ziddu.com/viewfile/2252868/wkts.mpg.FLV.html source - ecric dhoni's diving catch >>> all

thanks for the vid good catch from Kaif, but Dravid's was better

[SachDan]

Kaif's was the better one..ball was dying on him at a very good pace.it almost kissed the ground when he took it..for many fielders that would have been one pitch stop to prevent it from going to the fence. In Dravid's case it was more of a good anticipation which fine slip fielders possess.

[Lord]

Kaif's was the better one..ball was dying on him at a very good pace.it almost kissed the ground when he took it..for many fielders that would have been one pitch stop to prevent it from going to the fence. In Dravid's case it was more of a good anticipation which fine slip fielders possess.

:dito:

[Online]

delhi wickets - http://www.ziddu.com/viewfile/2252868/wkts.mpg.FLV.html source - ecric dhoni's diving catch >>> all

thanks! y is bhajji bowling round the stumps?!

[satishg]

Kaif's was the better one..ball was dying on him at a very good pace.it almost kissed the ground when he took it..for many fielders that would have been one pitch stop to prevent it from going to the fence. In Dravid's case it was more of a good anticipation which fine slip fielders possess.

nope RD din have any time to react..this was a split second catch and if u had watched it closely he plucked the ball after it almost crossed him..pure reflexes and hey that was more of a shot by Veeru so the ball was traveling at a rapid pace and RD is standing very close also compared to Kaif who was standing quite some distance coz Munaf was operating.. ok cutting all the crap RDs catch was a gem and as Salil pointed out it remings me of the Damien Martyn Catch that he took at Adelaide of Sachins bowling..wat a catch that was..RD is a gem :icflove::yay:

[riya]

:hysterical:

what is there to laugh ? Dravid used to be a wicket keeper .Sorry for the bad english .

[beetle]

Dravid is the best slip catcher ever! He is also the best looking slip catcher ever! :two_thumbs_up:

[Willow_on_fire]

Very amazing catches !!! gr8 effort....:wtg:

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Delhi complain against Rest of India player Delhi captain Virendra Sehwag has lodged a complaint against a Rest of India player for his ungentlemanly conduct during the ongoing Irani Trophy match in Vadodara. More... Delhi complain against Rest of India player Harish Kotian in Vadodara September 26, 2008 19:10 IST Delhi [images] captain Virendra Sehwag has lodged a complaint against a Rest of India player for his ungentlemanly conduct during the ongoing Irani Trophy match in Vadodara. Match Referee Rajendra Jadeja confirmed on Friday that a complaint was lodged at the end of play on Day 2 of the match, but refused to divulge details. He said he would do so only after analyzing the complaint. It is likely that the complaint is against Rest of India pacer Munaf Patel [images], who had got into an altercation with Delhi batsman Aakash Chopra in the first innings. Things did not go out of hand as Sehwag, who was at the crease with Chopra, intervened and calmed the players.

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3rd Day :Dhoni and Zaheer give ROI the edge Delhi came back well to dismiss Rest of India for 302, thanks mainly to Chetanya Nanda's five-wicket haul, but lost three wickets before stumps on day three to leave the match in the balance. More... Delhi v Rest of India, Irani Cup, 3rd day, Vadodara Dhoni and Zaheer give ROI the edge The Bulletin by Nagraj Gollapudi in Vadodara September 26, 2008 Delhi 113 for 3 (Gambhir 51*) and 177 need another 265 runs to beat Rest of India 252 and 302 (Dhoni 84, Dravid 69, Nanda 5-48) Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Mahendra Singh Dhoni's assault helped the Rest of India gain a considerable lead over Delhi © Getty Images Mahendra Singh Dhoni's quickfire assault and a probing new-ball spell from Zaheer Khan put Rest of India in the driver's seat against Delhi in the Irani Cup. Chasing 378 for victory, Gautam Gambhir, unbeaten with a belligerent half-century, remained Delhi's strongest hope with two days left. When Dhoni walked in at the fall of the fourth wicket, Rest of India were 227 ahead and Rahul Dravid, on 50, was in need of some support. Dhoni immediately went after the weakest link in Delhi's bowling attack: Virender Sehwag. He slog-swept and pulled him for fours before reverse-sweeping to the point boundary and stepping out to hit another in to the sightscreen. While legspinner Chetanya Nanda maintained a tight line, Sehwag's off spin lacked guile and dip. But after lunch Dhoni attacked the other bowlers as well; clubbing Nanda for a six over the long-off boundary, reverse-sweeping Sehwag thrice to reach his fifty, hooking Ashish Nehra for four and slapping Ishant Sharma through cover. By the time he left, caught off Ishant at gully, the lead had nearly doubled. Before his onslaught, it was Dravid who had steadily built on Rest of India's 75-run first-innings lead. Delhi had earned the first points of the day after Ishant took two wickets in three balls without conceding a run in his first five overs. He removed S Badrinath with a quick lifter that dragged on to the stumps and two balls later produced a jaffa that Mohammad Kaif edged to the keeper. Nehra lured Dravid in to false strokes on a couple of occasions but Dravid mostly waited till the last moment before reacting. He maintained his focus throughout a near five-hour stay and only fell trying to cut a Nanda delivery that bounced more. Not a big turner, Nanda focused on the basics of flight, mixed with regular, quick legbreaks to keep the batsmen in check. Having dismissed Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh in the same over, his first spell eventually read 16-6-29-4. Later when the quicks failed to break the last-wicket pair of RP Singh and Munaf Patel, Sehwag tossed the ball to Nanda, who trapped RP with a faster legbreak. With Aakash Chopra having sprained his ankle while fielding and uncertain to bat tomorrow, Sehwag opened with Gambhir. But his was not a long stay; Zaheer exploited his reluctance to move his feet and bowled one that cut in to catch Sehwag plumb in front. Zaheer maintained the same line for an edgy Virat Kohli, who played across the line, and was trapped in front. Gambhir lead the fightback and was in no mood to allow the opposition to dictate terms. Munaf Patel, the second day hero, was ineffective and erratic. When he pitched one short Gambhir opened the face and dabbed to the third-man boundary. When Munaf attacked his off stump Gambhir waited and opened up at the last moment to steer it for another boundary. He negated any movement by walking down the pitch and brought his fifty up by charging and lofting Harbhajan for four over long-off. That was Delhi's last hurrah, for Rajat Bhatia, who had till then proved a fine foil for Gambhir, tried to pull the day's last ball before but only managed to edge to Dhoni.

[Guest Hiten.]

Cricket is not for pansies, you delhi-ites :D.

[DomainK]

Must have been something serious. Delhities will never fall behind in hurling abuses...I know that for a fact.:D

[Cricketics]

Must have been something serious. Delhities will never fall behind in hurling abuses...I know that for a fact.:D

I know what would have happend Munaf would have said to Chopra - "Mar ke dikha chopra Che" Chopra being the decent, sophisticated person would have ignored his comments but Big man VEERU WOULD Have entered and said to Muanf "Bhen ke bhai apna kaam kar, aur rasta naap" :hysterical:

[Sachinism]

nothing new here Munaf has been known to abuse players in the past he always does it, you blatantly see him swear at players the other day i was watching India A vs NZ A and even Chawla was swearing lol, taking it out on the Kiwi's after he got slaughtered by the Aussies

[DomainK]

Swearing is fast becoming a problem for India. Players of say Australia would sledge in a cool head in a thought out way as part of a strategy. Indians just lose temper and abuse frequently running into trouble and losing concentration.

[beetle]

Munaf is such a potty mouth.....dilli wallon ko bhi bura lag gaya! Hadd hai!

[rahulrulezz]

wtf is wrong with Sehwag... cricket is not for wussies...sala kal ek do gali or dena Munaf

[vadodaravictor]

Man..WTF..we don't want bad blood amongst Indian players. After all, at some point they represent our country. I hope they maintain professionalism and play as a team India at that time.

[Cricketics]

i remember Sreesanth doing this drama too during challenger series in 2006. He was trying to stare at Tendulkar