faizanali Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 The West Indies were a good side man.. But I always thought that Sri Lanka will win the final and win a world trophy after 16 years.... Looks like we will be runners-up forever... Don't sweat it....................SL are a great team. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1061802159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwalker83 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 The Sydney Sixers made the Final of the Champions League final against South Africa's Highveld Lions. I hope the Sixer's win although, I'm from South Australia one should still support their fellow country men/women. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1061802198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Banger Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 India mauled by England IN India. As much as I like Sachin, it is time for the maestro to retire. Sad but true. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062000062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafia Drive Gunner Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Speaking of maestros retiring, Ricky Ponting has said the Perth Test against South Africa beginning tomorrow will be his last. He is Australia's highest Test run scorer, and with his cap tomorrow will tie with Steve Waugh for the most Tests for Australia. He basically said that he doesn't feel he can contribute at a level that will be competitive in international cricket and judging by how he has batted so far this series he's right. He's looked simply pedestrian. This is one of the balls he was dismissed with in the last test at Adelaide, great delivery but it shows just how poorly he is seeing it at the moment. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062000188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Banger Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Oh no!! Punter is such a majestic batsman, a brilliant fielder and was a decent captain. He was an all-time-great. Sad to see him hanging up his boots. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062003165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Banger Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Good article from cricinfo: "We have seen in the last three Tests matches and even in England, there was a lot of grass and that helped their seamers. Once these people come to India we should not be hesitant in making turners, and that's where we would get to know whether they are mentally strong, and [what happens to] the kind of chit chat do they do when we go overseas and they talk about our techniques." - Gautam Gambhir, January 22, 2012, Perth Two days after India had lost by an innings inside three days at the WACA ground. "We also won 2-0 in India." - Virender Sehwag, January 28, 2012, Adelaide Third day of the Adelaide Test, when a second whitewash in two away series was imminent. "Why not [turning pitches]? We were given flattest of tracks during practice matches in England and Australia, and then suddenly presented with a green-top during the Tests. During practice matches, we would face those 120kmph bowlers …If they wanted to be fair to us, they could have provided us with same kind of tracks for practice matches, like what were used in Tests. Especially, when they knew that visiting teams get very less time to practice. Now they would be playing on turning tracks and definitely would know where they stand." - Virat Kohli, October 27, 2012 Justifying the tactic of not letting England face any spin in the tour games before the start of the Test series, in the process imagining "green tops" in Australia and England "We also need to consider that immediately after that series when England came to India, we beat them 5-0, which cannot be forgotten." - Sachin Tendulkar, November 8, 2012 Before the start of this Test series, drawing comfort from an ODI series win last year "One has to recognise the advantage of home conditions, and this applies across the board. So I don't think we should run down our players by saying we did not do well abroad. Other teams don't do well when they come to India. In England, except Rahul, the batting did not click. But in both England and Australia, we had super-fast pitches." - N Srinivasan, December 4, 2012 Asking people to not say "we did not do well abroad" "So what if we have lost a home Test? Not as if we have never won at home… It's not that we have lost the series." - Gautam Gambhir, November 29, 2012 After the defeat in Mumbai when everything - pitch, toss, first-innings runs - was in their favour "If you look at the records at this ground, India have played really well. The way the wicket is playing, I am confident our guys will do really well." - Pragyan Ojha, today, Eden Gardens After India have conceded a 193-run lead by end of day three with four wickets still in England's hand Also today, Joe Dawes, India's bowling coach, told - well, who else - the BCCI in an interview that Zaheer Khan is one of the best six bowlers in the world, that Indian bowling is headed in the right direction, that he has begun the process of achieving the aim of developing a group of seven to eight fast bowlers who can be called upon any time. You can accuse the BCCI of many things, but it doesn't lack humour, as is evident through the timing of this piece. One of these days, India will admit they have become an ordinary side. That currently they are arguably the worst bowling unit in the world, bar Bangladesh. That they are the worst fielding side in the world without any argument, which they kept on proving on the third day as Ishant Sharma dropped his third simple return catch in the fourth match he is playing this year. That the whitewashes in England and Australia didn't happen on doctored green tops. That a proud home record alone doesn't ensure future Test wins. That the ideal response to overseas batting failures is to work on techniques, and not to seek comfort in statistics at home. That no side won an away series with that kind of attitude. When India admit that, they will start improving as a Test side. Until then, they can hope for a miracle to the tune of Kolkata 2000-01. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062023393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.I.M. Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 India mauled by England IN India. As much as I like Sachin, it is time for the maestro to retire. Sad but true. True story. He is he God of Cricket or whatever you might say. But when you gotta go you gotta go. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062040435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoumaker Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) I just wanted to mock some Australian player, that's all. Sehwag is more consistent than Gayle though. But yeah, both are risky players. And I really don't know which genuine legend you're referring to in your last statement. Would you care to rephrase that statement now that we've seen Gayle's true form? Edit: I know it's been long but I asked just for the heck of it. Edited December 14, 2012 by shoumic Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062041561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrrhic Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Cirrentky watching Aus VS SL. We're looking in pretty good form ATM. Declared on 5/450. Things aren't looking so good for Sri Lanka on 2/43 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062042812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwalker83 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Cirrentky watching Aus VS SL. We're looking in pretty good form ATM. Declared on 5/450. Things aren't looking so good for Sri Lanka on 2/43 Yeah, it's a good match. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062042840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Banger Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 ..and the maestro retires from ODI's. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062064675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 About f*cking time. I was getting sick of reading all the whining about how he wasn't performing. He should have retired immediately after the WC and he would have gone out on a high. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062064881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Banger Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 About f*cking time. I was getting sick of reading all the whining about how he wasn't performing. He should have retired immediately after the WC and he would have gone out on a high. My thoughts, exactly. I was actually surprised back then, that he didn't retire from ODI's immediately after winning the cup. It would have been quite poetic. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062065227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrrhic Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 It was definitely time he retired, but nevertheless, I still enjoyed watching him to the end. After all, he was the king. It didn't matter to me how many runs he made or how many boundaries he hit, it was just great to watch him where he belongs, on a cricket pitch. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062066447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Banger Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 It was definitely time he retired, but nevertheless, I still enjoyed watching him to the end. After all, he was the king. It didn't matter to me how many runs he made or how many boundaries he hit, it was just great to watch him where he belongs, on a cricket pitch. Even though it was time, it's pretty depressing for an indian fan who has been watching Sachin donning the blue since the time he (the fan) was a kid. I am one of those fans. I don't know what to say, honestly. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062069410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAIViztehbestasd Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Heads UP! Tomorrow's match IND vs PAK 1st ODI Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062079393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrrhic Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Things aren't lookin' good for you Sri Lankans are they? Unless there was some sort big time score f*ck up for the whole match which is literally impossible at this point in time. Ah well, keep your heads high on the way to Sydney. You're gonna be in for it! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062080339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Just looked at the scorecard. What the hell happened there? Sanga retired hurt and two players absent. ??? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062081026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrrhic Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 One of them got whacked in the hand, it was swelling up big time. Not sure about the absentees though. Maybe they chickened out. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062081484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Gold Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Tony Greig dies. Genuinely sad to hear this. I'm not a big cricket person, but his, and Richie Benaud's, voices will forever echo in my ears as a crucial part of my childhood summers. Truly "morvellous" life. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062081769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Banger Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Tony Greig dies. Genuinely sad to hear this. I'm not a big cricket person, but his, and Richie Benaud's, voices will forever echo in my ears as a crucial part of my childhood summers. Truly "morvellous" life. Oh..f*ck. RIP, great man! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062085399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) And Pakistan wins the series, by beating India in India, haha! Junaid Khan, looks to be a promising player, Dhoni was so not in the mood to leave the pitch Edited January 3, 2013 by M.A.K Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062098159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoumaker Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Well, prior to this test series I had expected India to win but after watching them play we can see how desperately they are in need of new pace bowlers. Ishant Sharma and Ashok Dinda are not good enough in my opinion. Pakistan on the other hand have one of the best bowling attacks in the world, this was the deciding factor in the series. The batting really wasn't really because Pakistan have a fairly strong lineup in this particular field. Even though India's batting lineup is stronger than Pakistans, it's not enough to even out with the bowling attack of the Pakistan National team. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062126135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Banger Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Well, prior to this test series I had expected India to win but after watching them play we can see how desperately they are in need of new pace bowlers. Ishant Sharma and Ashok Dinda are not good enough in my opinion. Pakistan on the other hand have one of the best bowling attacks in the world, this was the deciding factor in the series. The batting really wasn't really because Pakistan have a fairly strong lineup in this particular field. Even though India's batting lineup is stronger than Pakistans, it's not enough to even out with the bowling attack of the Pakistan National team. Ishanth was actually bowling well in the Pak series. But Dinda.. I feel that the coach has been a negative influence, for sure. Ateam just can't fall to such depths suddenly. It surely justcan't be a coincidence. Ps. If you don't mind, can you guys send in Mashrafe and Shakib over to India? Edited January 19, 2013 by Ferocious Banger Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062126893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoumaker Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Mashrafe sure, Shakib NO! . But for Mashrafe we wan't Sehwag or any of the other top order batsman in your arsenal. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062135849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrrhic Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 That was a f*cking disgrace by Australia tonight. All out for 74. Our third lowest score in Test history. Currently am feeling very ashamed to be an Australian cricket fan right now. Nevertheless, congratulations to Sri Lanka in their bowling and fielding. They were getting wickets left, right and centre and were keeping the run rate to an absolute minimum. Some of the best cricket I've seen... ...and some of the worst I've seen by us. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062144271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Banger Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Next test between India and Aus begins tomorrow. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062264393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 Good to see India kicking the sh*t outta the Aussies for a change. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062274789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master of San Andreas Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 linx should be ashamed. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062274991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrippinJaws Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Wow. Clarke and teammates practicing even after losing the test match to check out how the Indian pitches behave on Day 5?? They surely have got the mind to learn from their mistakes. +Respect. Some senior Indian players must get some advice from Aussies. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/734925-general-cricket-thread/page/7/#findComment-1062281519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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