Asia CUP - UNDER 23 Tournament, Singapore

[Cricketics]

India 129-3 IN 36 overs. Hemang Badani yet to come.

[rkt.india]

I think defeat came at the right time. The playes would be feel a bit ashamed but would put up a strong performance from here on. UAE will be beaten badly and whoever come sin final between Lanka and Pakistan, shall face the same wrath. OMG, INDIA will win another tournament. We are too good.

Ashamed is a bit too harsh a word. They are only U23, many of them never had any exposure to top cricket, some have not even played FC yet. They lost against an Afghanistan international team which has given scares to the likes of Australia and Indian national team.

[Cricketics]

Ashamed is a bit too harsh a word. They are only U23' date=' many of them never had any exposure to top cricket, some have not even played FC yet. They lost against an Afghanistan international team which has given scares to the likes of Australia and Indian national team.[/quote'] Still, I feel the must be feeling low after that defeat. Hence I said, but you are right. Anyways. India better score 250 plus.

[rkt.india]

Still' date=' I feel the must be feeling low after that defeat. Hence I said, but you are right. Anyways. India better score 250 plus.[/quote'] Cannot see 250 scores on these pitches. They are too slow, outfield is heavy and slow. ball is not coming on to the bat. Strike rotation, stroke making is not easy. 150-200 are being defended here.

[saneindian]

Why have they packed the side with 7 batsmen and just 3 specialist bowlers? Dropped a seamer to get in Juneja when they could have picked Vikas Mishra, the specialist spinner. Despite those 8 batsmen, poor batting effort

[rkt.india]

Why have they packed the side with 7 batsmen and just 3 specialist bowlers? Dropped a seamer to get in Juneja when they could have picked Vikas Mishra, the specialist spinner. Despite those 8 batsmen, poor batting effort

Because of the pitch, too slow and heavy outfield. 200 can be defended easily here. Bowlers are not needed here but batsmen. Slow part timers will do the job.

[Iconoclast]

Congratz to Afghanistan :hatsoff: They are playing a one off against Pakistan b4 South Africa series ... Would be nice if the BCCI gave them a match against India too. India u23's ... focusing too much on IPL contracts ? :giggle:

[rkt.india]

Congratz to Afghanistan :hatsoff: They are playing a one off against Pakistan b4 South Africa series ... Would be nice if the BCCI gave them a match against India too. India u23's ... focusing too much on IPL contracts ? :giggle:

This is a winning total on these pitches. These pitches are not conducive for big scores.

[saneindian]

Because of the pitch' date=' too slow and heavy outfield. 200 can be defended easily here. Bowlers are not needed here but batsmen. Slow part timers will do the job.[/quote'] 8 batsman is a little too much especially when you are relying on part timers like Menaria and Surya Yadav. Wonder why they are playing two keepers in the side. Also, in tough batting conditions, shouldn't they have gone with batsmen who have considerable FC experience opening the batting, the likes of Kaustubh Pawar and Jiwanjot ahead of Smit Patel? As things stand, the successful FC cricketers in the squad Jiwanjot, Kaustubh, Vikas Mishra and Harshal Patel have not played a single match so far. Some very poor squad selections.

[saneindian]

Congratz to Afghanistan :hatsoff: They are playing a one off against Pakistan b4 South Africa series ... Would be nice if the BCCI gave them a match against India too. India u23's ... focusing too much on IPL contracts ? :giggle:

And yet thrashing their Paki counterparts with lot of jazba zunoon for their watan?

[jalebi_bhai]

Congratz to Afghanistan :hatsoff: They are playing a one off against Pakistan b4 South Africa series ... Would be nice if the BCCI gave them a match against India too. India u23's ... focusing too much on IPL contracts ? :giggle:

Isn't speaking/thinking/typing/dreaming about IPL haraam in Pakistan?

[rkt.india]

This is the same ground of Kallang we played last match against Afghanistan. Padang has been a better batting pitch till now in this tournament. This is the second highest total on this ground in this tournament. The highest has been 235 by SLU23.

[vvvslaxman]

Pathetic batting by India under-23 Two times in a row.

[rkt.india]

Pathetic batting by India under-23 Two times in a row.

This is the second highest total on this ground. These are not the pitches where you are going to see 250-300 runs. These are slow pitches and with heavy outfield. I always say you play conditions rather than team. How can a second highest total of the tournament on a particular track can be pathetic batting? Lot of people like you are clueless here about the playing conditions. They just see scorecards and start commenting. There are 2 grounds one Padang has decent batting conditions. Second Kallang has been low scoring, highest total being only 235, 208 today by India is second highest. Afghanistan won against us defending 184 here.

[Ghost Buster]

208 Allout, India need early wickets when they bowl

[Ghost Buster]

This is the second highest total on this ground. These are not the pitches where you are going to see 250-300 runs. These are slow pitches and with heavy outfield. I always say you play conditions rather than team. How can a second highest total of the tournament on a particular track can be pathetic batting?

191 was chased by india against pakistan at the same ground.

[rkt.india]

191 was chased by india against pakistan at the same ground.

That too looking difficult until Menaria's quick cameo and the pitch has only gotten slower since then. We could not chase 184 against Afghans last match here. 208 is the second highest total.

[jalebi_bhai]

If the conditions are conducive for swing bowling......and the pitch is offering lateral movement for our bowlers.....the U.A.E. batsmen will struggle......most of their batsmen are Padosi expatriates who are Afridi-loving hacks.......and they pretty much bat like the retard.......

[rkt.india]

If the conditions are conducive for swing bowling......and the pitch is offering lateral movement for our bowlers.....the U.A.E. batsmen will struggle......most of their batsmen are Padosi expatriates who are Afridi-loving hacks.......and they pretty much bat like the retard.......

No pitch is not conducive for swing bowling or lateral movement. It is slow and low, not coming onto the bat, strike rotating or hitting becomes difficult once ball starts stopping on to you, and outfield is heavy.

[Cricketics]

Jadeja alone would have made 208 on this ground