ICC World T20, 2012 SriLanka

[SLICKR392]

Get the Aunties from their fish markets, will do better than these chumps :facepalm:

[Magneto]

we will thrash pakistan :proud:

You have an opportunity of creating a 'Hear India' thread after India gets whitewashed yet again in Round 2 (like the previous two T20 WCs) :cantstop:

[Executioner]

We are the undisputed minnows of world cricket WTF is the use of BPL when you lose to associates?

[Executioner]

you can even count BD and Ireland ouf of the competition if needed

[carnish]

When you are feeling the pressure, doctors often recommend that you find a release a vent that will help you retain a sense of equilibrium and do your best. The Indian team, even after winning the game against Afghanistan, finds itself under a fair bit of pressure. The openers are misfiring, the bowling isnÃÕ firing at all and the less said about the fielding the better. Honestly, all that stress can put the players down a bit. So today, Duncan Fletcher told them to let their hair down after a tough fielding session and after that it rained sixes. And just like that the stress seemed to vanish, the team was smiling again as it walked off the ground after a three-hour practice session. Virat, in particular, seemed content to play the ball along the ground. AP Virender Sehwag got hit on the right thumb by a local bowler during the nets, so he didnÃÕ take part in the ÃÄontest. But he was fit enough to do some knocking right after that, so hopefully no worries there. Irfan Pathan was into the nets early and he started things off by hitting a few balls beyond the boundary line and into the club house at the P Sara Oval ground in Colombo. But for a while, he had no company. Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were in serious mode. There was the odd big shot but mostly the focus was on getting the timing and footwork right. Virat, in particular, seemed content to play the ball along the ground. But the fun started with Mahendra Singh Dhoni taking up the bat in the nets. After taking a few deliveries to get used to the pace of the pitch, the Indian skipper tore into the bowling. It rained sixes but the other batsmen started getting into it only after one of the sixes crashed into the glass window of the press box, which is around two stories high. The loud ÃÄrack echoed around the ground and suddenly the battle was joined. Piyush Chawla, the leg-spinner, was in the mood to give his skipper some competition. You donÃÕ expect the little man to hit the big shots but he sure packs a lot of power. Soon, Harbhajan Singh who was getting a throw-down in the adjacent nets couldnÃÕ resist the urge to launch his tennis shots either. Soon, all the free local bowlers were positioned on the boundary line but they didnÃÕ catch too much for the balls just kept sailing over their heads. It was the kind of hitting that you wonÃÕ see very often in a match but to watch ball after ball disappear into the stands and beyond is awe-inspiring. And even though Pathan, Bhajji, Manoj Tiwary, Gautam Gambhir tried hard, they just couldnÃÕ match Dhoni in the six-hitting stakes. It might have been different if Yuvraj or Raina both power-hitters were around but today, at the P Sara, there was just one winner.

http://www.firstpost.com/sports/indian-team-indulges-in-battle-of-sixes-guess-who-won-464060.html

[bajrang]

tiwari still has long way to go if he has to bowl in t20. i'll get dinda and chawla for zak and pathan againt the english if the track has turn.

[Number]

^ Chawla and Bhajji. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[ganeshran]

Please stick to the topic and dont derail the thread with discussion about other posters and forums.

[Clarke]

Need not discuss all trash published online :asleep:

[carnish]

Need not discuss all trash published online :asleep:

:bye:

[CoverDrive]

gambhir must have hit 6 sixes in an over #battingwellinnets

[vvvslaxman]

Bring in a bowler who can atleast run. Zaheer was abysmal on the field alongwith Balaji.

[vvvslaxman]

tiwari still has long way to go if he has to bowl in t20. i'll get dinda and chawla for zak and pathan againt the english if the track has turn.

Pathan will play no matter what. He is an all rounder.

[maniac]

tiwari still has long way to go if he has to bowl in t20. i'll get dinda and chawla for zak and pathan againt the english if the track has turn.

I would take Pathan over Dhoni anyday in a 36 required from 15 balls kinda situation in this format while chasing

[maniac]

Also to add I would take Leg Stump darts over flighted half-trackers....So Bhajji over Chaiwala

[SLICKR392]

Not a single phrase where they have mentioned about "improving" their bowling.

[SLICKR392]

Bala needs to buckle up his confidence. He is a better bowler than that.

[Stuge]

afganistan gone ..ppor chaps did well against India but were beaten black and blue by England .

[Stuge]

McCullum played too well on his day and took the game away from BD .why nitpick them ,when your own team was struggling against teams like Afganistan .

[vvvslaxman]

Some of our fans were throwing hissyfit when Ashwin termed India as "underdogs". You guys still think we are favorites?