The game that was never meant to be... [Optimisitic threads merged]

[King Tendulkar]

Dhoni having a shocker

[varun]

I think dhoni trusts his gut instincts more than his brain

[davidcooper]

Because Dhoni needs to complete his mistake quota today.

[davidcooper]

I think dhoni trusts his gut instincts more than his brain

nothing wrong with that but bringing ishant in place on nehra was daft

[King Tendulkar]

Can a Tendulkar special save us? No doubt we will be chasing at least 300! Can the master smash a ton to save us. He is our only hope(just like being back in the 90s:haha:)

[Jersey #10]

dhoni ne paise khaye huve hai ...aur kya...sala shock pe shock deta ja raha hai:wall:

[King Tendulkar]

I think dhoni trusts his gut instincts more than his brain

:hysterical:

[davidcooper]

no he will fail under pressure of chasing a big total gambhir or dravid are more likely to save us

[Sachinism]

Dhoni has gone ridiculously defensive. He feels he has to save Nehra's over for the latter part of the innings, because others will get hammered. He doesn't look to take wickets up front so things would be easier for the others

[DomainK]

Man, some of you guys have THE lowest tolerance levels ever. We came into this tournament ranked no.1, NUMBER ONE! The last test 3 test series we played, we have won ‘em all. The last 6 bilateral ODI series we played, we’ve won them too. The last triangular series we played, we won it. Our only significant defeats in the last 18 months have come in three tournaments – the WC T20, the Kitply cup and the Asia cup. And yet, when the going gets tough for the team, all of ya show your true colors. This isn’t a video game, for us to simply turn up and win every game. This is real-life sport. Things happen, people lose form, confidence. Its natural. If you cannot reconcile with that fact, all of ya will end up being disappointed. Worse, we’re not even totally out of this tourney yet. The pre-tournament favorites, the big-shot South Africans were the first team to crash out. That’s how uncertain the game is. Live with it.

[Sachinism]

Lets have a Sharjah repeat

[DomainK]

no he will fail under pressure of chasing a big total gambhir or dravid are more likely to save us

Good topic. Open a thread on that later...after the match.:two_thumbs_up:

[bear23]

Well as i had predicted a few weeks earlier. This current team without Sehwag is back to looking like those teams of old times. Tendulaker out - game over.

[Dinx - the Jinx]

Lets have a Sharjah repeat

wen some1 criticize sachin for not winning cups for us, you are the first one to pounce and say its a team sport. now why are you praying tat sachin shud get a century.. if everybody chips in with a half century, we can win as a team.. after all its a team sport. stop idol worshiping

[SachDan]

Hope Master fires today. Yes a ton from him will definitely win for us. I'm bit worried about law of averages..his last two knocks against Aussies were a century and a ninety odd !

[SachDan]

wen some1 criticize sachin for not winning cups for us, you are the first one to pounce and say its a team sport. now why are you praying tat sachin shud get a century.. if everybody chips in with a half century, we can win as a team.. after all its a team sport. stop idol worshiping

But dina, you wanted India to win every world cup no?:hysterical:

[Sachinism]

wen some1 criticize sachin for not winning cups for us, you are the first one to pounce and say its a team sport. now why are you praying tat sachin shud get a century.. if everybody chips in with a half century, we can win as a team.. after all its a team sport. stop idol worshiping

Errm what? Yes it is a team sport, there should be contributions from all 11 players not just one. I have more faith in Sachin than others. But that does not make it any less of a team sport. And I want to see a ton from Sachin. When have you ever seen 6 people making 50's when chasing 300 lol Someone needs to go on and I hope that Sachin would do that.

[DomainK]

wen some1 criticize sachin for not winning cups for us, you are the first one to pounce and say its a team sport. now why are you praying tat sachin shud get a century.. if everybody chips in with a half century, we can win as a team.. after all its a team sport. stop idol worshiping

I don't see the idol worship. He wants to see Sachin play like he did in Sarjah. Where is the idol worship?

[jusarrived]

hes gradually bcom like ganguly , way too defensive for my liking ...overall looks petty low on confidence .

[King Tendulkar]

I guarantee when nehra comes back he will ne no were near as effective as he was earlier on. Should have let him bowl an 8 over spell