The Great Cricket Thread!

type-r · 24th January 2011, 05:59 PM

well they lost the match but hey, look at this way, they know that there is one man who believes in hope and that is YUSUF PATHAN!! He is godly and wow what shots he was playing. Had he stayed there for another 20-30 runs, India would have easily won!

diabloo · 25th January 2011, 02:53 PM

Bharat Ratna for Tendulkar? If Obama can get Nobel, then why not the greatest one

cooldhaya · 26th January 2011, 05:55 PM

+1 to Archit! Man Yusuf was amazing to watch that day! I am sure each one present at the ground would have enjoyed his batting! Who would have thought India would reach so close to the target!

type-r · 26th January 2011, 07:56 PM

i think Sachin already got the Bharat Ratna? anyways he just got a new Audi Q7.

diabloo · 27th January 2011, 12:41 PM

Only major achievement of Sachin is playing for 20+ years ! Rest of the achievements are outcome of this primary achievement.

I feel Kapil Dev deserves BR than Sachin because:
1) He won the World Cup and it forever changed the cricketing ecosystem. It is what is called 'tipping point' in CEO parlance. India changed from underdog to a power to be reckon with. BCCI being a financial clout now is due to what happened in 1983.

2) Like Sachin's test runs, at one point of time he held the record for highest number of wickets in test cricket (there is no reason why somebody cannot overtake Sachin's record).

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Bharat Ratna for Tendulkar? If Obama can get Nobel, then why not the greatest one

type-r · 27th January 2011, 01:44 PM

yes, there are people like Kallis and Jayawardene who can and will beat SRT's record.

AMG · 27th January 2011, 02:06 PM

Cricket?

Isnt it dead already?

cooldhaya · 30th January 2011, 08:55 AM

Are you crazy buddy! The WC is just around the corner and you call it dead??!!

type-r · 30th January 2011, 01:58 PM

exactly my thoughts! The WC is just about to happen... plus cricket is a junoon in India so it was never dead and i think, never will die as welll!

type-r · 7th March 2011, 06:22 AM

comfortable win for India yday against Ireland.
Surprising defeat for SA to England!!

cooldhaya · 8th March 2011, 06:34 PM

Yup , liked Yusuf's innings! And SA i never though would lose , they were cruising comfortably at one stage!

And man what an innings by Ross Taylor against Pak now , brilliant! 28 runs in one Akhtar over and 30 runs in one Razzaq over!

safire90 · 8th March 2011, 07:22 PM

This tournament now has turned into a jungle where you can be ambushed by anyone, I mean just look at the upsets in the recent matches.
Who says ONE DAY CRICKET is dead?

type-r · 9th March 2011, 07:13 AM

Ross Taylor was just amazing yday! He was back in form!

searchingheaven · 9th March 2011, 08:50 AM

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Ross Taylor was just amazing yday! He was back in form!

It was Ross Taylor's birthday yesterday. Awesome innings. He got a perfect birthday present.

cooldhaya · 15th March 2011, 05:32 PM

Interesting times in WC now , both the groups are competing fiercely for top four spots , and glad that the weaker teams are performing so well this time , especially Bangladesh and Ireland!