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- why on earth did Ashwin not bowl his full quota? bizarre! ditto Yuvraj not bowling at all.

- loved Kohli bowing gesture to Tendulkar

- Amitabh singing the national anthem was a treat, what a amazing voice he has

- loved Amitabh waving the Indian flag like a maniac at the end, pure unadulterated joy from a fan.

- almost the perfect day, all my childhood heroes in one place...Tendulkar, Amitabh...just the one missing :-(

 

 

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- why on earth did Ashwin not bowl his full quota? bizarre! ditto Yuvraj not bowling at all.

- loved Kohli bowing gesture to Tendulkar

- Amitabh singing the national anthem was a treat, what a amazing voice he has

- loved Amitabh waving the Indian flag like a maniac at the end, pure unadulterated joy from a fan.

- almost the perfect day, all my childhood heroes in one place...Tendulkar, Amitabh...just the one missing :-(

 

 

It was a great day yesterday. Amitabh being there was superb and the national anthem. :isalute:

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It was a great match and the atmosphere throughout it was amazing. It is unfortunate that because of political issues we will not have another match until the 2018 Asia Cup (assuming India and Pakistan don't meet in the final). 

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It was a great match and the atmosphere throughout it was amazing. It is unfortunate that because of political issues we will not have another match until the 2018 Asia Cup (assuming India and Pakistan don't meet in the final). 

Maybe 2017 CT.

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Maybe 2017 CT.

Rest assured there will be a India Pakistan game. ICC is compensating for these teams no longer playing regularly. Frankly, it is becoming predictable.

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Why didn't Afridi select the real spinner instead of a fast bowler on a pitch which had dampness? sochnewali baath.

No one thought it will turn so much. Dampness helps pacers but pitch wasn't damp at all. Now, it is just hindsight.

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It was great little ceremony at start... For Pak I wonder who chose Shafqat Amanat for Anthem, totally unsuitable for this task. Still he might have done reasonable if he had to sing himself. They played traditional instrumental which has totally different pace so he just kept trying to sync with track and failed, even made couple of mistakes...  Im sure Amitabh wuldv got uncomfortable if he had to perform like that... unbelievable stuff!

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Yeah it was a great day. That bowing down of Kohli was epic. Just shows how much Sachin is respected by his peers still. National anthem by Amit ji was great too. Enjoyed the day 

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The issues I have

 

-- Form of both openers. I feel Rohit will come good eventually. Dhawan I have doubts. I dont see a satisfying solution to this.

-- Form of Raina with the bat. He is a good player of spin. Should not be dropped due to his bowling but is number 4 a bit too high? MSD appears to be in better form and maybe should bat there. Raina should bat at 6.

-- Pandya. Whats his role? If pitches are spin friendly (not even ultra spin decks) Raina and Yuvi are better bets. Should we replace him with Negi or Bhajji? Bhajji himself is no slouch with the bat and is good for 10-15 runs. Which is ok for number 7.

-- MSD and his handling of spinners.One match Ash bowled through the first 6. Another he comes on in the 4th over with Bumrah bowling up front.

-- Our main spinners also seem to be bowling a bit under par. Once again no solution as such for this apart from trust Bhajji at 7.

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Slightly disappointed to hear Amitabh collected a tidy sum for singing the anthem, ah well that's the world we live in.

Regarding selection, i generally trust them to pick the right team nowadays (Ishant the one exception). Also, experience, even in failure, counts for a lot in these games. Yuvraj, enemy no.1 just a few days ago, is quietly building towards something special i reckon. The others will come good too. 

 

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Slightly disappointed to hear Amitabh collected a tidy sum for singing the anthem, ah well that's the world we live in.

Regarding selection, i generally trust them to pick the right team nowadays (Ishant the one exception). Also, experience, even in failure, counts for a lot in these games. Yuvraj, enemy no.1 just a few days ago, is quietly building towards something special i reckon. The others will come good too. 

 

He didn't charge anything

http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-pakistan-amitabh-bachchan-didnt-charge-a-penny-for-singing-the-national-anthem-says-cab-official/

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Slightly disappointed to hear Amitabh collected a tidy sum for singing the anthem, ah well that's the world we live in.

Regarding selection, i generally trust them to pick the right team nowadays (Ishant the one exception). Also, experience, even in failure, counts for a lot in these games. Yuvraj, enemy no.1 just a few days ago, is quietly building towards something special i reckon. The others will come good too. 

 

Goosy, I know how you feel about Yuvi.  And I share a lot of that - but he does look like he's fading.  He's at best 60-70% of what he was.  Still useful, but I would keep expectations low for him.  

Then again, you do manage to pull something special with some of your predictions so ghee shakkar  and all that...:winky: 

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That's good to know, shouldn't have doubted him.

Here's a clip of him celebrating. Reminds me of my own father. 

He's a class act:)

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