satishg Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Tics you are the man, you are legend in opening these kinda threads..What a match and what a chase..Champion team we are!!:icflove:
gaurav92 Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Champion supporter of a champion side the Ticzz
flamy Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 this is because of our great captain played another gem of knock. Sachin scored 214 how much more can one man do, others need to chip in starting with our captain. Sachin is now expected to see India thru with the chase,Sachin must be thinking common 21 years and counting I still have carry this team. honestly,Viru is lottery and there are three rookies. I dont know anyone else who would call Sachin's career common :omg:
Guest Gunner Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Readdddddddddddddddddddddddyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Comeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :hail::hail:
Aaku Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Let's so India!! :two_thumbs_up: A little :secret: Whenever India bats, I put on my gloves and even pads, and bat alongside the batsmen by mirroring their shots. It feels like you're actually in the game and the pressure eases a bit. And it also helps in your game. Double the benefits :--D hahahah soo qweeeeeeeeeet !! :--D Yayyyy 2-0 !! :aha: Wadddaaaiyaaan :aha:
Cricketics Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 :two_thumbs_up: JAI HIND THATS LIKE ME WEARING MY INDIAN JERSEY ALL THE TIME.
gaurav92 Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 :two_thumbs_up: JAI HIND THATS LIKE ME WEARING MY INDIAN JERSEY ALL THE TIME. Arey Ticz Bhai Thanks for opening such a thread, and inculcating positive energy in all fans here. :nice:
Sachinism Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 :two_thumbs_up: JAI HIND THATS LIKE ME WEARING MY INDIAN JERSEY ALL THE TIME. LOL Thats what I used to do back in the day, dress up in the kit to watch matches :cantstop:
Fontaine Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Hell Yeah! King Kahn knocked over the tail and our top order did the rest!! Aussies have been dominated in this match ever since our first innings!!
Shakthi Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 India to take this Last night i said this india to take this and they didnt disappoint me well done team india
fineleg Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Batting Order for the 4th Inn: Pujara at #3 ? We cant have Pujara batting lower down, he does not have the experience to absorb pressure with 4 or 5 wickets down on day-5 and navigate the tailenders. Pujara is too inexperienced for this Day-5 nailbiter! Switch positions of Dravid and Pujara? Dravid is not in good form, but he can at least have experience of having handled pressure, and having more familiarity with tailenders if it comes to that. I wonder if Dhoni will do it, or just stick-to-his-routine. Yoda, Yes, its possible we are 2 down quickly. But like you say it can happen with RD too. I feel we dont have great options for the 4th Inn with our 2nd Inn specialists Gambhir and Laxman absent and Dravid (out of form). These 3 (GG, VVS, RD) are the reliable ones for 2nd Inn. Given the situation, sending Pujara at #3 is the better thing for that young lad. He may succeed, even then its a long shot. Sending Pujara when we are 4 or 5 down will be tremendous pressure on him on Day-5. I like the Raina at #3 that g92 says too. But given that there will be chin music with a new ball at #3, Pujara may be more technically correct than Raina at #3 - perhaps? Also Dravid is himself under the gun. So, he may be bit relieved to bat lower than at 3? We'll see what Dhoni does anyway. He'll probably just stick-to-routine! Thank you Dhoni!!!
King Tendulkar Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Thank you Dhoni!!! After reading your post for years, finally you got something right:--D
fineleg Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 After reading your post for years' date=' finally you got something right:--D[/quote'] I got the :csk: match thread maan! (Tontee-Tontee :girly1: :giggle:) I also got the Gambhir prediction (draw in NZ) - Thats the real deal Test kirket :winky:
Andy Posted October 16, 2010 Posted October 16, 2010 Opinion: No longer ‘the nearly men’ Team India with some brilliant Test wins over the last 3 years have successfully shrugged off a reputation of poor chasers in the fourth innings. The Indian cricket teams have long carried the reputation of being the ‘nearly-men’ in Test cricket. Be it the 1979 Oval Test against England, when India drew the game with victory only 9 runs away, or the famous tied-Test against Kangaroos at Chennai, history is filled with occasions when Team India should have comfortably won a game chasing in the fourth innings. The decade of 90's saw things going from bad to worse. As a cricket fan, growing up in that decade, the memories of the painful defeat to West Indies while chasing a meager 120 at Barbados in 1997 still rankles. The 1999 Test defeat to Pakistan at Chennai was yet another occasion when the saying of 'so near yet so far' held true for Team India. For a team that was long ridiculed over their ability to chase down targets in the fourth innings, the new millennium has brought forth a refreshing change. The Bangalore Test win against Australia by 7 wickets is another case-in-point when India stamped their class and authority while chasing a tricky total in the fourth innings. So, how did the change come about? When Sourav Ganguly took over the reins of Indian cricket, the morale of the team was at the ebb with turbulent match-fixing allegations haunting one and all. But all that was in early 2000. Slowly the team started developing a strong resolve to give it back to their opponents. The India team successfully got a major monkey off its back in 2001 with the Test win against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo while chasing 180-odd runs. This was the team's first Test win outside the sub-continent in over 15 years. Despite some significant Test wins, chasing in the fourth innings wasn’t something that the Indian team was comfortable with. The 2003 Adelaide win was more like a flash-in-the-pan for Team India. But the last three years has seen a significant improvement in this aspect of the game for the Men-In-Blue. Here is a team that is now capable of winning consistently even while chasing totals in excess of 200 in the fourth innings. The Delhi Test win over Pakistan in 2007 was the first in this list. Chasing 200 odd for a win wasn’t an easy proposition against an opposition that boasted of bowler's like Shoaib Akthar, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Sami and Danish Kaneria. But the ease with which India achieved that win, proved sign of things to come. Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar is not surprised with the turnaround. “Previously even targets of 150 would be messed up with. But the emergence of MS Dhoni as ‘captain cool’ has significantly changed the mindset of the Indian team. It helps when you have a captain who maintains a calm demeanor around himself under pressure. These qualities start reflecting on the remaining team members,†mentioned Manjrekar. The trend continued in 2008. Chasing 387 for a win on a wearing fifth day track against England at Chennai was considered an impossible task by many. But Virender Sehwag made one of his most significant contributions in the fourth innings and gave the team a whirlwind start to raise hopes of an unlikely Test win. The task was later finished by Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh to give India a soothing balm in the aftermath of the terrible 26/11 Mumbai attacks. In 2010, Team India proved more than once, why they are the top-ranked Test team in world. The P.Sara Oval at Colombo provided the perfect setting for 'Very Very Special' Laxman to notch up his 16th Test ton as India chased down 256 in dramatic style. And now, the two Test wins against Australia proved a familiar script. While Laxman and Ishant were the chief de mission of the thrilling 1-wicket win at Mohali, India's first Test win at Bangalore in 15 years, was a professional display from the undisputed No.1 Test team in the world. ESPN-STAR expert Manjrekar sums up the situation perfectly; “India have more players now who don’t panic under pressure unlike the 90’s, when the team had only one or two players who would not get tensed in pressure situations. Today, there are a lot of players in the Indian team who believe in themselves and stay sensible even when the situation around them is erratic.†SAUCE
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