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What did you do? Water the plants? Walk the dog? Walk the wife? How do you cope when the team's been knocked out, and so have you? Do you let loose on MSD, like some son-of-a-gun would at his harami baap? Or do you switch off? Whatever gets you through the night.
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Showing posts with label bye bye t20 wc. Show all posts
What do you do ??
When you know that someone is going to definitely get you out...
Run yourself out !!
The height of boredom
An India v South Africa Preview
(If you come by any on the playing for pride game, you're welcome to link up here)
FEAR OF LOSING led to India's downfall
When Zaheer Abbas-led Pakistan lost the 1979-80 Test Series in India 2-0, Imran Khan criticized his captain for being too defensive as he was playing with the fear of losing since he knew there would be a huge backlash in his country if his team lost. "ZED did not show the intent to win but he wanted to draw the Test matches and ended up losing" said Imran.
It was a similar story for India at the 2009 Twenty20 World Championship. The "fear of losing syndrome" gripped Dhoni and his boys and as a result they crashed out. Two moments that stood out for me:
1. Harbhajan feared being hit on a couple of occasions and thus darted it in - result on both occasions - wide and a boundary. 10 runs gifted - margin of loss - 3 runs.
2. Fake one down player and one-time captain courageous Dhoni wanted to shield himself and Yuvraj from the fiery spell of the English at the start and sent in inexperienced Jadeja who is not a boundary-hitter. Result - Jadeja crumbled under pressure - run rate shot up - game turned on its head. (Mind you, Yuvraj looked as if he was raring to go in at number 4)
Lesson for Pakistan - don't fear losing - put your best foot forward and send Afridi to open (he's useless at number 6 and Pakistan would be better off sending him to fight the Taliban instead).
Well played England!
A - moment from India v/s England Super Eights Match
I slept through most of the match after the 15th over of the English innings!
But then so did Team India!
Who said that ??
"This loss is disappointing but the loss in 2007 ODI World Cup was the worst loss of my career"
And also tell us why he / she does't consider this the worst loss (or one of them)
Quote thanks to www.cricinfo.com
Jatman on the India v England match result.
"When the first ball of the 20th over was not hit for six, I nude we had lost"
It's complicated. (a swan song for MSD's team)
We're not like the Jatman
He thinks too little
We thinks too much
Much too much
Our thinking is a crutch
Jatman is simple
But it's complicated
Eleven players
When? Where? What? Who will?
Bat? Bowl? Field? Catch?
Point? Leg-slip? Mid-off? Piss-off?
It's complicated.
I had a vision
I saw it clear, the winning score
Ravindra Jadeja at number four
He was to be my man of the match
Little did I know how he would scratch
It's complicated.
I recall Shane Warne doing the same
I think it is he who is to blame
I had a vision
I saw it clear, three quicks, yeah, that's my bowling order
Little did i know, tall boy would bowl this much fodder
But y'kno he is the face and heart of Indian cricket
Sponsor's pay for him to play
Who am I to have any say
It's complicated
We're not like the Jatman
He thinks too little
We thinks too much
Much too much
Our thinking is a crutch
Jatman is simple
But it's complicated
What happened to MSD's Young _ _ _ks
I mean Turks of course...
What happened to the fearless incredibly talented New India , the Brave New World of Captain Doodh
To all the little chokdas , those chintu Raina Shainas, those teenda Sharma Warmas , ....?
Badly found out ....
And pundits like Java Srinath - "India has the best new ball attack in the world" ...ahahahahaha....Choose your pick : ZAK, RP , IP , MP , PK , JK , and of course the incredible IS - Ishant 'India's Own Answer To Speed' Sharma - a ripping faster-than-light 135 kmph delivery delivered from a 270 kmph run up , fastest bowler in the history of the game because BCCI can buy your soul with their money dude.... Cemented his place for eternity on one - yes , one - spell bowled to Punter a couple years ago...I mean , who the fu*k are Steyn and Malinga and Gul and - heck , even Broad dammit - in comparison , right ?
And MSD ....WTF happened to him ?
All that remains now is for Mr Modi to keep the India Flaunts It spirit going - sponsor a Closing Ceremony maybe , get them racy cheerleaders to flank as he takes centerstage and thanks his staff and his wife and his kids ?
'Scuse me while I barf.
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