ODI Idea Cup in SL : Views and Review

[Predator_05]

Would you be willing to begrudge SL all the victories they have had in these conditions ?

[jf1gp_1]

ok I say it again.. toss was crucial.

Why is it so hard to accept we are a better team thats why we won. Doesnt SL have home advantage ? All these SL batsman have grown up playing in premadasa all their lives. If they still dont know how to play under lights then its their fault. This whole thread makes our win sound like a fluke.

[umpire]

you guys are not getting it. If India had lost both the games chasing, if I had started this thread, it would have sounded as excuse. thats why being fair supporter, I started this thread. Nothing to take away from the win. Its great win, first time ever we won the series in Lanka, so its great achievement.

[f.b.m]

True, the pitch was one of the factors but so was our seam bowling.

[Sachinism]

today i feel the toss was a big factor we got to bowl 2nd where Yuvi was turning the ball square but then again M&M were getting decent turn too, but they got licked lol

[ORION]

Maybe yuvraj can quit batting and concentrate on becoming a specialist spinner?btw what is/was his plan re: medis the mysterious? Favourite crap bowler: doda ganesh

[flamy]

We won both the matches because of our bowling.

glad our batting finally came thru.. :yay:

[SachDan]

Toss was very crucial in both the matches and dhoni was very lucky to win both the tosses. Especially in this track, Mendis and Murali could have easily made life difficult for the batsmen.

[Holysmoke]

He is a "closeyoureyesandwhacktheballtomars" kind of batsman, just like me.

[gs]

Maybe yuvraj can quit batting and concentrate on becoming a specialist spinner?btw what is/was his plan re: medis the mysterious? Favourite crap bowler: doda ganesh

Plan is to get out before he comes on so as to deny him his wicket - passive aggressive! :giggle:

[gs]

and sl won the first odi cuz they batted first. SL won the 96 wc cuz they batted first Aus won the 03 wc final cuz they batted first SL won the 07 wc group game cuz they batted first wat else?

Srilanka chased in the '96 WC final under lights and won!

[putrevus]

I dont think toss was as huge factor, it was all there to see once dhoni and Raina got out how indian batting folded and were all out within 50 overs. Srilankan thought Indians couldn't play both spinners well in same innings but those two played brilliantly, Mehala even had to remove mendis because he was going for too many runs.

[vsd2006]

he has very little between the ears when it comes to batting, but somehow uses up a lot from the same place when bowling, quite amazing.

[Predator_05]

Ramesh Powar was a similar case. These guys just don't look like they can bat. But then again, when Indian domestic bullies with impressive batting averages have come and gone looking ordinary at international level, what can you expect from guys who average in the twenties. To be fair, he wasn't a proper opening batsman. He batted in the top order so UP could get off to a flying start.

[Sachinism]

He's like Agarkar, everyone kept talking about his potential, but he delivered on rare occasions P Kumar is going to be like that

[flamy]

Ya, basically he is a pinch-hitter and not a very effective one at that. [dsr mode] But, you can trust he will give it all and throw the kitchen sink at every ball he faces. A true Indian. :isalute: Unlike, that Dhoni fellow.[/dsr mode]

[chanakya]

he reminds me of Afridi when he bats. But afridi sometimes hits the ball

[h4te]

he reminds me of Afridi when he bats. But afridi sometimes hits the ball

:giggle:

[flamy]

.. so we escaped..

[Shane]

.. so we escaped..

Well we certainly did, however in future games we seriously need to look to play five bowlers, coz i don't think we will have to play mendis every second game and our batting can hold its own against any other attack