[nirmitkhanna]

Who will win Hyderbad oneday?

I think India if they bat first

[catapult_123]

Originally Posted by nirmitkhanna

Who will win Hyderbad oneday?

I think India if they bat first

belter of a track,lush green outfiled n relatively small boundaries...perfect recipe for sehwag to fire n fire big...hopefully sehwag comes gud dis tym.yuvraj also has a memorable hundred at this ground against the same opposition albeit for a loosin cause.so he wud also b eager to make amends....the kangaroos though short on resources owin to injuries are not short of will and determination...but india clearly start as fav...wid pride to restore after the battin fiasco in da las game

[vinz007]

Aussies in an omnious position, but unlike the last game - India will know which way to appraoch their innings and that should be an advantage

[aksbond4u]

If India bat seconed, then our Bowlers & specially fielders have to work really hard to contain Auss to a achievable total as its a very high scoring pitch.

[aksbond4u]

Even after sudden loss of too many great & irreplaceable players like Mcgrath , gilly , hayden, symonds , warne, etc and even after injury of 5-6 regular players Auss still dominating over India in India's own backyard.

I really doubt over the statement "India the new cricket champion".

No doubt our batting is one of the best in the world but we clearly lags in bowling & very much in fielding. By fielding I didnt mean just catching, it includes throwing from boundru to keeper , direct hits , running , reflexs etc. And these are the thinfs which Aussies are exploiting in this series.

[vinayfantastic]

After yesterday's century by Shaun marsh. Geoff and Shaun have become the only father-son duo to score century in ODI's

[aksbond4u]

wow wow... what a drama in Pak-Nz final match. Is the late end fighting by tailenders but still losing the match is becoming latest vogue or what .

Chasing NZ's paltry score of 211 on a placid wicket, Pakistan combusted in typically dramatic fashion. When all hope was lost, though, there was more drama as Mohammad Aamer scripted a phenomenal comeback with Saeed Ajmal. It was New Zealand, however, who held their nerve to win the decider in the desert. When Aamer came to bat at No. 10, Pakistan needed 126 runs from 26.5 overs with only two wickets in hand, and people were emptying the Sheikh Zayed stadium thinking the game was over. But what is Pakistan cricket without its twists and turns? And what is New Zealand cricket without a struggle to finish games? And when the last batsman Ajmal arrived pak was 101/9 ijn 33.1 ov. Aamer and Ajmal threw their bats around, played conventional and unorthodox shots, and added 103, the 2nd highest last-wicket stand in ODIs. It went to the last over, bowled by Jacob Oram, with Pakistan needing eight runs to win, but Ajmal top-edged the first ball and was caught by Kyle Mills at short fine leg.



So like in the current series of Ind-Aus where we witness great comeback by bhajji & Praveen in the end but still losing in the end. Above one is also more or less same.

[catapult_123]

the series is lost and its tym to analyse why--

many factors contributed to the downfall of Indians.No doubt battin has to share the major blame cuz

we knew we cud never win all alone on our bowling.The batsmen never played to their overhyped

potential.Its a pity that they perform out of their skin only in the commercials.I only hope shehwag

does not drive the way he bats.It is said dat to err once is humane but to repeat it again n again is

foolishness.Shehwag should learn this else he may have to soon face the consequences.It would b

foolishness to question da credentials of sachin tendulkar but even his superlative effort cud not put

india across da line...n rest of the tymes he has been well sorted out by the aussies.Raina's

deficiency to counter short pitched stuff has spread like wild fire.n teams are makin full use of dis..i

guess he shud resort back to domestic level to douse off the flames before he is consumed by it.Now

comin back to other factors..well ganguly hit the nail on da head when he said that the injuries have

actually helped aussies.He said da injuries helped aussies to pick a team most suitable for indian

conditions.I wish to like to add more on it.In today's times cricket has as much becum a game on the

field as much off it..there are technicians monitoring the tapes ...and breifing about the strengths

and weakness of the players.So while it is easier to do this for a guy like brett lee..but for a

newcomer like doug bollinger you may not have sufficient inputs.So new players brought along with

them a sense of novelty and a degree of uncertainty in a sense that u didn knew wot to expect of

them.Secondly injuries also helped aussies in their batting order.Injury to michael clarke meant

Michael Hussey had to bat at a higher position and the Mr Cricket that he is he fully utilized the

opportunity.Shaun marsh had to be drafted in.Initially he batted in middle order....where he looked

completely lost.Injury to Tim Paine meant he relocated to more favored top order where he responded

with a timely century.Last but not the Least the win by aussies presents a study in contrast between

the "big men" of the two teams.ponting was more steady than TEndulkar.Hussey was more responsible

than YUvraj.shane watson was way ahead than shewag.So while aussie superstars stood up and got

counted Indians only flattered to decieve.Also on view is the sharp contrast in the supply line of the

two cricketin powerhouses.