The Outsider Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Winning 4 out of 5 games is not really getting your @$$ whooped' date=' is it? :giggle: But yeah beating Pakis in a world tourney is always enjoyable [/quote'] As long as you don't qualify for knockouts it's getting your ass whooped. But yeah we did beat the Pakis in the midst of the third successive ass whooping. :yay: :giggle:
Ultimate_Game Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 As long as you don't qualify for knockouts it's getting your ass whooped. But yeah we did beat the Pakis in the midst of the third successive ass whooping. :yay: :giggle: As long as we actually have more world tourneys than Pakis and we keep on kicking their @$$ in world tourneys yeah it's good. It's not as if Pakis are setting the world alight after getting hammered by Indians as they usually take the flight back home after the next game :giggle:
The Outsider Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 As long as we actually have more world tourneys than Pakis and we keep on kicking their @$$ in world tourneys yeah it's good. It's not as if Pakis are setting the world alight after getting hammered by Indians as they usually take the flight back home after the next game :giggle: Yeah, bro. It feels so good to come back from one flight earlier than Pakis as long as we have have more world tourneys. Personally, I have been completely thrilled by the third successive early exit because 5 years back we won the tourney and sone pe suhaaga we beat the Pakis. :yay: :giggle:
Ultimate_Game Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Hilarious article on India-Pakistan WC 2011 semi-final from American perspective Folks, came across a superb article that covers India-Pakistan WC 2011 semi-final. It's hilarious as hell and I've quoted a few snippets. It's a must read for cricket fan and don't miss this article no matter what you do. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6657523/so-cricket-maybe Suddenly, out of nowhere, Sehwag hits another boundary. And then another boundary, and another. All of these come off balls bowled to his inside, then deftly flicked to his left he's essentially hitting what would be foul balls over the third-base dugout, but getting four runs each time. Gul keeps bowling them there, and Sehwag keeps boundaryizing them. It's like going belt-high inside to Albert Pujols, over and over. Then Gul goes outside and Sehwag gets another, whacking what would be an opposite-field line-drive single to right. 4 4 0 4 4 on the five balls of the over so far. And another. "It's raining boundaries here!" says the announcer, somewhat contradicting Mike's previous assertion in re: the poeticism of European announcers. It quickly becomes clear that this is relatively extraordinary. It's early, but Umar Gul is already having a bad day, and the camera lingers on him like he's Rick Ankiel in the 2000 NLDS. We also get many shots of Gul's captain, Shahid Afridi, a handsomely bearded devil who right now looks like he would be thrilled if Umar Gul suddenly and irrevocably retired from international cricket. When Sehwag is awarded a free hit because of a foot fault by Gul stepping fully over the line while bowling, which gives the batsman essentially a free chance to just whack away with minimal risk Afridi can't even look at Gul he's so angry. The expressiveness with which Afridi displays his displeasure with his teammate, were it shown by Derek Jeter during a bad inning from CC Sabathia, would be the only thing the New York media would talk about for 11 weeks. Gul is back in the game, brought out of the doghouse by Afridi, who speaks to him in a quiet, unanimated, distinctly non-Afridi way, trying to settle him down. "We need you," we imagine him saying. "You can do this. If you don't, I am going to garrote you with piano wire. But you'll be great. Suresh Raina, batting for India, is starting to flex his muscles. He gets a boundary, then another. Poor Umar Gul is being lit up. Afridi is going to burn Umar Gul's house to the ground. Then another boundary. What's happening, Umar Gul?! Shahid Afridi, we learn for some reason right now, is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament. I am suddenly overcome with a wave of love for Shahid Afridi. All of his demonstrative nonsense suddenly feels like intensity to me. All of his cajoling and firing up of his teammates seems both warranted and necessary, in a game that moves this slowly, yet has this much at stake, national-identity-wise. He has a kind of universal athlete intensity gene which I admire. I know nothing of the man, really. He might be a terrible person, or a tax cheat, or a serial adulterer13 , but at work, the man wants to win, and his team is not really helping out. Suddenly, out of nowhere, I am very much rooting for Pakistan. I want to see Shahid Afridi happy. Afridi is now up to bat. Here's Mike with the call: My dreams of his on-strike redemption, of his lifting his whole team onto his shoulders Kemba Walker-style and leading his nation to victory, are buffeted by the Wikipedia-aided knowledge that he has gotten centuries in ODI matches twice in the past year. I also learn that his nickname is Boom Boom. He's going to do it. And it's going to be awesome. So here he is, Afridi, chipping away. Nothing huge, and the future is bleak, but Pakistan is beginning to climb, "gently, gently," as one of the announcers puts it, back into contention. They now need 80 runs from 54 balls. India needs four more wickets to end the whole thing. Oops. I mean three. My boy Afridi just hit one of Singh's slow, twisting balls just about straight up in the air a ball it wouldn't scare me to catch without a glove. "Baffling tactics from Pakistan," says someone with a crazy-looking name who has a better English vocabulary than I do. Afridi strides off, 19 runs in hand. "Cricket isn't so easy, is it, Shahid?" is what I imagine Umar Gul saying to himself (absurdly, since presumably both Gul and Afridi have been playing cricket all their lives). The batting Powerplay is now in effect for these last five overs, meaning only 3 fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard box. The batters need to average 2 runs per ball. It's crunch time, Pakistan. And who should stride in to take Riaz's place, but... ... Umal Gul. They're screwed. 6:58 The ninth wicket falls as Umal Gul is LBW (remember what that means? Why not?! We defined it for you, only 80 hours ago). Umar Gul is, to use the classic cricket term, "bumming super hard." He got only 2 runs, from only 3 balls. He had a miserable, miserable day a kind of athletic day that people in every country can understand.
Ultimate_Game Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Yeah' date=' bro. It feels so good to come back from one flight earlier than Pakis as long as we have have more world tourneys. Personally, I have been completely thrilled by the third successive early exit because 5 years back we won the tourney and sone pe suhaaga we beat the Pakis. :yay: :giggle:[/quote'] Don't worry we will get the next one before Pakis do coz Pakis will bottle it against India or in a semi-final :haha: It's not as if we will never reach semis ever and when we do good luck to Pakis :giggle:
The Outsider Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Don't worry we will get the next one before Pakis do coz Pakis will bottle it against India or in a semi-final :haha: It's not as if we will never reach semis ever and when we do good luck to Pakis :giggle: True bro. Someday we will get out of the Super 8s and manage to get in the next round. In the meanwhile we can enjoy beating a team who won the tournament more recently than us and has always reached the knockouts. :yay: :giggle:
Number Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 "Baffling tactics from Pakistan," says someone with a crazy-looking name who has a better English vocabulary than I do. Shastri. :hysterical:
Ultimate_Game Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 True bro. Someday we will get out of the Super 8s and manage to get in the next round. In the meanwhile we can enjoy beating a team who won the tournament more recently than us and has always reached the knockouts. :yay: :giggle: Maybe you can slit your wrist in disappointment but yeah I will be satisfied at whooping Pakis' @$$ in a world tourney and seeing them choke one more time :haha:
The Outsider Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Maybe you can slit your wrist in disappointment but yeah I will be satisfied at whooping Pakis' @$$ in a world tourney and seeing them choke one more time :haha: Slitting wrist? Not at all bro. I am in complete agreement with you and feel so thrilled on getting knocked out third time in succession before the knockouts because we beat the Pakis. :yay: :haha: :giggle:
Jersey #10 Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Gayle And Pollard Batting Together :giggle: OZ WERE CRYING :giggle: SIX SIX SIX AND IT'S BALLE BALLE BALLE :yay:
Utalk Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 I am ill with flu and temperature on the sofa this afternoon. This hitting has made me feel better. Gayle is the most destructive batsman around. Now looking forward to some fun from Warner and Watson.
Old guy Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 I am ill with flu and temperature on the sofa this afternoon. This hitting has made me feel better. Gayle is the most destructive batsman around. Now looking forward to some fun from Warner and Watson. haha same here... i, having bit of fever... exams in between matches like these make u feel better all of sudden B->
Ultimate_Game Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Slitting wrist? Not at all bro. I am in complete agreement with you and feel so thrilled on getting knocked out third time in succession before the knockouts because we beat the Pakis. :yay: :haha: :giggle: :two_thumbs_up:
PaceAttack Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 I am ill with flu and temperature on the sofa this afternoon. This hitting has made me feel better. Gayle is the most destructive batsman around. Now looking forward to some fun from Warner and Watson. Get well soon bro..!!
Vinci Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 aur uthao gayle ke room se ladkiyan...waha tharak poori kar leta, toh aaj ground pe ye live porn toh nahi chalti :D
Old guy Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 aur uthao gayle ke room se ladkiyan...waha tharak poori kar leta' date=' toh aaj ground pe ye live porn toh nahi chalti :D[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
mr cricket Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Imagine if it was our bowlers.:giggle:. They would've scored 300+.
Utalk Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 aur uthao gayle ke room se ladkiyan...waha tharak poori kar leta' date=' toh aaj ground pe ye live porn toh nahi chalti :D[/quote'] Haha, Doherty bechara maara gya.
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