Ponting: Made to eat the humble pie

[Ram]

Every time I read Ponting's comment, I am that much more amazed. His comment on Anil's place in the team is a blatant poking of his nose into the opposition team's affairs. Do any of the India players offer opinions on why Aussies should play a specialist spinner ( if they have one that is) instead of the crappy Cameron White? And his reference about Zak is even third-class. It almost seems he is suggesting that if you a world beater, you can get away with whatever comments you make and if you're not a top-notch player after all, you first worry about your own performance. Probably, that is the reason why he thinks he can make whatever stupid statement he wants to! Just lost a whole bunch of respect for this specimen. And trust me, its respect that is hardest to earn in international cricket, more than the runs or wickets. If I were Indian team player, I would totally boycott Ponting from here on, give him the cold shoulder and pretend like he is not even there.

[Rajiv]

Zaheer's comeback Unusual people say unusual things

[flamy]

[punjabi_khota]

^^^^^ :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Fontaine]

[ But Ponting said Zaheer, who was the Man of the Match for his six wickets and first-innings half-century, should worry about his own performance. "He's just happened to have a good game as well, which is pretty unusual for him," Ponting said. "He's had a good game. It's up to him to back it up again. I think a lot of his comments might have been to try and get us to play a different style and different brand of cricket."

This is what the 2nd time Zaheer has picked up three wickets in a handful of deliveries? His three deliveries were the pinnacle of fast bowling. The first one moving in the air into the batsman, leaving Haddin swinging at the outside line while the ball rocketed through the gap and tore aside his stumps. The next one, on a great angle tempting the batsmen to drive when the ball was leaving him to a good catch by Dhoni. And lastly the final ball to Lee which went away from the batsmen. Pitching then moving off the seam towards offstump away from the batsmen who was caught swinging inside the line. Three wickets, three different deliveries in a two overs. 1. All of them had Zaheer hiding the ball by hooking his hand on run up and at delivery action his right hand came over the ball to prevent the batsmen seeing it. 2. All of them had Zaheer using the same wrist position with the seam going vertically from earth to heaven. 3. Two of them had the rough/shiny side different while the one in the middle just was bowled at a different angle/line. Top class premeditated, well thought out, devasting bowling. This type of spell has a huge impact. Now the Australians will the thinking about Zaheer for the rest of the series. Once they review the videos they'll see how he's bowling, getting movement both into and away from the batsmen with a great amount of control and accuracy. I guarantee you that has an effect on the batsmen and with Ishant/Mishra/Bhajji also in top form the Aussies will have a lot on their minds the next time they come to bat. Great players can handle that kind of pressure. A lot of other players crumble and end up doing silly things and playing loose shots and we already saw some of this in Australia's 2nd innings. The Indian bowlers have got into their heads with their feet stomping the Aussi backside. How you like me now punk?

[King Tendulkar]

good post for once fontaine:D

[Shane]

This is what the 2nd time Zaheer has picked up three wickets in a handful of deliveries? His three deliveries were the pinnacle of fast bowling. The first one moving in the air into the batsman, leaving Haddin swinging at the outside line while the ball rocketed through the gap and tore aside his stumps. The next one, on a great angle tempting the batsmen to drive when the ball was leaving him to a good catch by Dhoni. And lastly the final ball to Lee which went away from the batsmen. Pitching then moving off the seam towards offstump away from the batsmen who was caught swinging inside the line. Three wickets, three different deliveries in a two overs. 1. All of them had Zaheer hiding the ball by hooking his hand on run up and at delivery action his right hand came over the ball to prevent the batsmen seeing it. 2. All of them had Zaheer using the same wrist position with the seam going vertically from earth to heaven. 3. Two of them had the rough/shiny side different while the one in the middle just was bowled at a different angle/line. Top class premeditated, well thought out, devasting bowling. This type of spell has a huge impact. Now the Australians will the thinking about Zaheer for the rest of the series. Once they review the videos they'll see how he's bowling, getting movement both into and away from the batsmen with a great amount of control and accuracy. I guarantee you that has an effect on the batsmen and with Ishant/Mishra/Bhajji also in top form the Aussies will have a lot on their minds the next time they come to bat. Great players can handle that kind of pressure. A lot of other players crumble and end up doing silly things and playing loose shots and we already saw some of this in Australia's 2nd innings. The Indian bowlers have got into their heads with their feet stomping the Aussi backside. How you like me now punk?

Legend, again cant fault a word, i must say Zaheer is not the same after his Worcester stint ! He has attained another level !

[Fontaine]

Thanks guys. It was pretty revealing what Ponting said after the first test about Zaheer. After all if you look at it from Australia's view point this was the same bowler they dismantled in the world cup final and who didn't pose a threat in the last series they played in India so Ponting revealed an insight into how Australia viewed Zaheer. Obviously that's all changed now. I can't see who the Australians will target or how considering all four bowlers put Australia under such pressure apart from Watson/Clarke's isolated, brief innings. India really need to seize this opportunity. We can make a real statement here and gather momentum especially when the Pommies are coming in the next few weeks/months.

[flamy]

MOAR PWNting WHINGES Ricky Ponting did not say it in unambiguous terms but the Australian skipper believes Indian cricketers overstepped the line in the war of words that surrounded the just-concluded second Test. Ponting said he did not have problems with friendly banters but suggested the Indians got carried away at times. "Bit of chit-chat is something okay with all and it's only when you overstep the line that the umpires intervene. And umpires intervened a couple of times, like the one involving Zaheer Khan yesterday," Ponting said in the post-match press conference. "India dictated terms in the match and they were probably trying to impose themselves," Ponting said. Matthew Hayden was visibly annoyed with an animated Zaheer after Harbhajan Singh dismissed the Australian on Monday. On his way back, Hayden gestured to square leg umpire Rudy Koertzen, expressing his complete dismay at the incident. Ponting said India played an aggressive brand of cricket and that was very much evident by the way they talked. "They were pretty aggressive the way they were talking, batting and bowling," Ponting said. - me no likey :(( They are supposed to be a defensive sort of people. :nervous: India's stand-in skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, however, sought to play down the war of words that was going in the middle. Inquired about what the umpires told him after that incident involving Zaheer, Dhoni was at his evasive best, saying, "Nothing particular, it was about some chit-chat there." Asked by an Australian journalist if he felt his teammates crossed the line, Dhoni said, "It's upto the Match Referee to decide. We were playing aggressive cricket and I think this kind of chit-chat is okay till we don't cross the boundary." On whether it was part of the ploy to beat the Aussies, Dhoni said, "We played good, consistent cricket to beat them and it was not because of any verbal war. Had it been so, we would have hired a couple of guys who are good at that and won it. "A bit of verbal chit-chat is good, because it brings some excitement to the game," he added with a mischievous smile. http://cricket.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3623441.cms

[satishg]

lol flamy good pictorial description that :haha:

[Dirty_South]

:cantstop:

[Sachinism]

hahah hilarious pic

[Laaloo]

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[manoj_admlab]

:haha::haha::hysterical:

[DomainK]

:hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

[Desi Cartman]

Sorry .. in future we will ask what is acceptable and what is not before the match Ponting ki maaki :finger:

[flamy]

Sorry .. in future we will ask what is acceptable and what is not before the match Ponting ki maaki :finger:

He actually WHINGES abt aggressive BATTING and BOWLING. :cantstop: You can't make this stuff up folks!

[vadodaravictor]

:cantstop: Perfect pictorial description..

[Desi Cartman]

love this pic

[Desi Cartman]