fineleg Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 First of all MSD has the guts to pick Yusuf Pathan over 1. Dinesh Karthik - so called "more experienced" player 2. Craparkar - International "experienced" player. BRAVO - DHONI for dropping KKD and AA. THEN - Yusuf Pathan: 1. First International match 2. A Final 3. Against Pak 4. Muslim guy - against Pak that "adds some pressure" from some "junta" 5. Not in India - but on South African pitch 6. OPENING THE BATTING (we are batting first, no time for nerves to settle) - GASP! SIX of Mohd.Asif and then a brilliant 4! Another nice shot - probably not middle of bat, but a very very good catch by Shoaib Malik BRAVE HEARTS - Yusuf Pathan and MSD for selecting and opening with him. I SALUTE BOTH! Link to comment
sm332 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 yeah a better than decent job there ... no doubt Link to comment
goose Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 he's a monster ! he must be touching 7 feet talll ! think i'm going to like this gentle giant a lot ! Link to comment
kabira Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 can he bowl better than Powar? Link to comment
Lurker Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Yes Sir. It broke so many myths: Myth 1: You should not play a man directly in finals. Myth 2: Agarkar gets to play cos no suitable replacement. Myth 3: KKD is the natural suit as batting replacement(he is not, is cr@p in LOI really) Full marks to Dhoni and good on YK to come up with decent performance, if not great. Link to comment
fineleg Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Yes FULL MARKS to MS Dhoni for doing what he felt rather than going with "experienced" craparkar or "batsman" KKD. YP gave it his best, it was a great catch by Shoaib Malik. Decent bowling by YP and good catch he took also. How old is YP? He is older than IP right? Link to comment
Anakin Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 This guy will be an excellent slogger, does he bowl too or only a pure batsman? Link to comment
yoda Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 This guy will be an excellent slogger' date=' does he bowl too or only a pure batsman?[/quote'] he bowled an over today...off spin. Link to comment
sm332 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 i believe he is 24 only marginally older than Irfan Link to comment
Lurker Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 How old is YP? He is older than IP right? Yes he is. I am guessing he is around 24. Predz keeps asking him to be picked up. Can you imagine how his parents would have felt today? Two sons in WC finals, hell two sons who are now World Champions..this coming from a family of two room mosque household.. Take that Shoaib "I thank all Muslims" Malik.. Link to comment
sm332 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Mukul Kesavan just laid into Malik on CI ... good to see an Indian journo ... taking a strong stance ... I half expected Pathan to say something abt it Link to comment
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