The Cricket Thread

[zolayes 14,489]

Aussies fight back ALL OUT 47 ..Was that statistically the best ever last wicket stand ,,,only 26 runs BUT MORE than Doubled the score.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Aussies fight back ALL OUT 47 ..Was that statistically the best ever last wicket stand ,,,only 26 runs BUT MORE than Doubled the score.

Was just watching it, amazing.

That South African bowler is very impressive.

[Madmax 9,219]

Sachin to get his 100th ton in Australia.

Meaningless marketing gimmick. It's something that's better suited to a pub conversation ... 'Hey you know if you add Tendulkar's ODI and Test hundreds, he's on 99 at the moment!" Sad part is, everyone's falling for it. You simply cannot escape the constant focus on it here in India. Takes away from the team performance. News flash, India > Tendulkar.

[bluephoenix 1,131]

Meaningless marketing gimmick. It's something that's better suited to a pub conversation ... 'Hey you know if you add Tendulkar's ODI and Test hundreds, he's on 99 at the moment!" Sad part is, everyone's falling for it. You simply cannot escape the constant focus on it here in India. Takes away from the team performance. News flash, India > Tendulkar.

Tendulkar is a true "Legend" of the game. He is the one of the few players who constantly performs when we play i outside of the sub continent and thats undeniable.

[Madmax 9,219]

That's besides the point. My gripe is about the constant focus on this so called milestone. 99 or 95 or 75 or 125 hundreds wouldn't make him any more or less great. In the meantime, the efforts of the other members go unnoticed because people can't seem to comprehend that India > Tendulkar.

[warnie_666 1,081]

Tendulkar has been always greater than India for the last decade and a half. I don't buy into it. He is good but Team India is always greater than Tendulkar.

By the way. I wish someone could strike a death nail into Yuvraj Singh's test career. Big Flop!!.

Give chance to Pujara or Sharma.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

That's besides the point. My gripe is about the constant focus on this so called milestone. 99 or 95 or 75 or 125 hundreds wouldn't make him any more or less great. In the meantime, the efforts of the other members go unnoticed because people can't seem to comprehend that India > Tendulkar.

Incredibly harsh.

I don't know about there, but here people were going on more about the consistency of Dravid & Laxman than Tendulkar's century. You must share the sentiment though, it's not just a milestone for Tendulkar, but for Indian cricket as a whole. It's one the whole country will share and embrace him, one Laxman & Dravid will say they helped with.

99 centuries is a feat that's a record that seemed untouchable. It's special and that's why there's a lot of emphasis on it, I don't believe it's clouding anyone's support of the other players.

[Madmax 9,219]

Incredibly harsh.

I don't know about there, but here people were going on more about the consistency of Dravid & Laxman than Tendulkar's century. You must share the sentiment though, it's not just a milestone for Tendulkar, but for Indian cricket as a whole. It's one the whole country will share and embrace him, one Laxman & Dravid will say they helped with.

99 centuries is a feat that's a record that seemed untouchable. It's special and that's why there's a lot of emphasis on it, I don't believe it's clouding anyone's support of the other players.

Well you're lucky you're over there. The incessant focus on this darned century is about to send me looney. It started during the WC - "what better occasion than Pak in semis?" That changed to the final at Mumbai. That then changed to the Lord's. Then Delhi, now Kolkata. Now of course he's saving it for the home ground back in mumbai. Pfft.

And about Rahul or VVS, it's little more than a passing mention. If the WC was about "doing it for Sachin", everything after it has been about this hundred. It's like India is a side note, this guy's hundred is all that matters.

He was untouchable at 99, he will be untouchable at whatever he ends up with eventually. It tells us nothing more about him as a player than we already know. Meaningless, contrived 'milestone'.

[Madmax 9,219]

Great win. Bat them out of contention and then watch as their tired legs chase the game.

Really think we should take this lad Yadav to Oz. Zak, Ishant, Praveen and Yadav in the pace department, Ashwin and Ojha for spin. Perfect.

[warnie_666 1,081]

Great win. Bat them out of contention and then watch as their tired legs chase the game.

Really think we should take this lad Yadav to Oz. Zak, Ishant, Praveen and Yadav in the pace department, Ashwin and Ojha for spin. Perfect.

I don't think Praveen would e a good option. Aussie pitches don't support swing but support pace and bounce. In which case I would take Zak, Ishant, Yadav, Aaron, Sreesanth and Ojha and Ashwin.

Btw how is this guy Yadav? Never saw him play but heard he is as fast as Aaron if not Faster. Someone even said he is the fastest in India

[Blue Armour 4,436]

Lol...some clown must have thought it would be a good joke and sent it, while most of the people in the health ministry wouldn't recognize any sportsperson that doesn't play cricket

[zolayes 14,489]

would have thought they should have used "Aussie pace bowlers ,,and Ponting and Hussey " KILL AGAIN........

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

would have thought they should have used "Aussie pace bowlers ,,and Ponting and Hussey " KILL AGAIN........

Don't know if this was an Insult or Not but Ponting, Hussey and the Aussie Cricket team are Champions

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

Don't know if this was an Insult or Not but Ponting, Hussey and the Aussie Cricket team are Champions

Ponting is a LEGEND.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Ponting is a LEGEND.

And a c*nt. Just sayin'