ICC World T20 2014

[Temujin Khaghan]

unleash Rohit Sharma...

[BlueBee]

If we have the choice' date=' we're obviously going to chase. No two ways about it. That's what we're best at and Dhoni knows it too.[/quote'] ++

[BlueBee]

how do we make Saffers chase bowling first:hmmmm2:

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Sonix768]

Definitely Bat First... All the SA's chokes in ICC knockouts, except 50 over WC 2007, have come while they batted second. Their only win in ICC semifinal game to-date, against SL in the first ever ICC knockout in 1998, came when they batted first. And remember T20 WC 2009. We could not even chase 130 odd against them. Both of their wins against us in T20I came when they batted first. And we have won chasing them only once, the first ever match against SA when they chased meagre total of 126 at the very last ball. So definitely Bat First...

[rkt.india]

Did the OP have a change of heart? 2 days ago he wanted us to lose in semis as a win here would be harmful for 2015 WC

:haha:

[jonas10]

NO Joking. I saw that too. :cantstop: Even the pre match presenters were comparing fakekohli with original. :haha:

Wish some Aussie would call him out hard. "he needs to be his own player and stop obessing with trying to look and live the lifestyle of VK". If there is a saving grace the only way he can have VK's $ is to fix matches so lets check in on him in 6 months.:hysterical:

[BlueBee]

Not a surprise that India has never produced a World Class bowler.

Itni jaldi Kumble, Srinath, Kapil, Zak ko bhul gaye :giggle:

[kruiser]

bat first - negate pressure - unleash MishWin on SA..

[BlueBee]

:giggle: Nothing comparable

B-> Not consistent performer, First a 100 then a DUCK :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Gollum]

If you bat 2nd you automatically remove the choke factor and RSA chances will go up by 50%. Defo bat 1st. With Mishraji and Fatwin they won't chase anything mnore than 130.

[Dil Dil India]

If Shehzad plays half of his matches on roads at home he can score as many as centuries as Kohli if not more.

Come back to me when Shehzad wins an ICC trophy anywhere, let alone in England or some such place. Forget Shezad, let the Pak team win an ICC tournament somewhere and then come and talk trash. Kohli has won twice the number of ICC trophies in ODIs that the entire Pak team has in history. talk nah!

[Sidhoni]

how do we make Saffers chase bowling first:hmmmm2:

Oops

[Dil Dil India]

Not a surprise that India has never produced a World Class bowler.

And yet Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar could not do what Zaheer, Munaf and Nehra did - win a WC :--D

[riya]

One way is to keep taking wickets from the other end ' date=' cant allow AB to be settled at any point[/quote'] This....

[maniac]

He will choke anyways

[cowboysfan]

these pitches have become terrible for chasing,pakis would have lost chasing even 140.i would have chased in india but we have to bat first here.

[Laaloo]

Once a choker always a choker

[Laaloo]

bat first and put pressure on the chokers

[kruiser]

OK, you will stop ABDV. What about Amla? Quiney? Dekock? Miller? Morkel? Any one of them can take the game away easily.. Our best bet is to Bat first, post 150+ and then choke them!

[gattaca]

Warne drops in at SA nets to help Tahir before India game

MIRPUR: As the South African spinners geared up to counter a formidable Indian line-up, they had a pleasant surprise awaiting them at the net session when legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne came over to hand them tips ahead of the second semifinal of the ICC World T20 on Friday. "We were all surprised to find him at the nets. May be he was getting bored at the hotel and came over to have a bowl," team's senior batsman Hashim Amla would give nothing away. Warne spent more than an hour at the Proteas nets offering his expertise to help the likes of Imran Tahir get their act right against the in-form Indian top-order comprising Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh. The team's media manager Lerato Malekutu said Warne's visit was a surprise for the team. "We were all surprised to see him out here. He bowled six, seven balls. May be he was getting bored in his hotel room," she said. It was around quarter to 11 in the morning when Warne dropped in at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium and his first question was, "Mate, are the South Africans done with their batting and bowling?" After being told that they were still doing their fielding drills, Warne retired to the VIP lounge of the stadium. Once the net started, he stood behind the stumps watching the spinners with minute attention. He was seen speaking to Tahir especially but he also watched JP Duminy bowl his off-breaks and left-arm slow bowler Aaron Phangiso roll his arm over. He had a long chat with his old mate and rival Allan Donald, who is the South African bowling coach. There are rumours that Warne might have dropped in to guide Tahir on Donald's insistence. Later, Warne bowled a few deliveries to Quinton de Kock at the far nets. He flighted them and although De Kock was not troubled, he could not also get them away for big hits. Twice he gave Warne the charge but checked his shot at the last moment to play copybook forward defensive strokes. By the time, he finished, the local media had arrived and Warne evaded any queries as to what he was doing and had to use his body feint to dodge one of the cameraman, who was taking his shots from the front. "Hello", Warne said and made sure that the cameraman knew that he was not amused. Suddenly, the South African practice had become incidental. Amla did answer a few queries from a handful of scribes who were present. "The preparation has been good. Obviously, we had some time before the semifinals and got some time to rest after back to back games. It's a good opportunity for us. We have played some good cricket, won some close games and that is as hard as our team has ever been," Amla said of their performance so far. He said the South African team is not worried about facing an in-form Team India in the semifinal. "No, I think whatever you get drawn in, it's out of your hand." "My game depends on what team needs at a particular time. The game has to be set up. Our job (partner Quinton de Kock) is to play positively upfront and give the team a good start. Some days it works, some days, it does not. But I am enjoying my role in T20's. I am enjoying this period and the experience. "I think it's all about assessing situations of the game and playing according to it. It's not only about scoring quicker upfront but you have to see what your partner is doing," said South Africa's most prolific batsman in longer version. Amla was all praise for his opening partner De Kock, who he hoped would go big against the Indian team in the semifinal. "Quiney (nickname) is a fearless cricketer and is working very hard to put in a big performance," Amla said. But by the end of the training session, the limelight was stolen by someone who had taken 1001 international wickets in his 15-year career! Post a comment

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