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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Results, anyone?(-worma)

Nope, this match doesn't look going anywhere. Botham, during lunchbreak, on being asked about the chances of Pakistan forcing quick runs and declaring said, "why would they?"

So, if any chances of a result remain in this match, I would think they're for England to make something of it. But I won't lose my sleep(or in this case, day's work) over it :-)

Anyway, open thread...as usual...anything cricket..

Meanwhile, I'm just wondering.....could it be that, atleast at the back of their minds, a draw here is probably what both teams would be happy with?...given the events of the match...hmm..

posted by worma at 3:11 AM

61 Comments:

  • chetan: today

    By Blogger worma, at 03:34  

  • SG bags two quick wickets for WB...6 overs, 1 maiden , 6 runs, 2 wickets

    By Blogger RR, at 03:41  

  • what happened to Balaji...why isn't he playing for TN? He recently said he's gonna play

    By Blogger worma, at 03:44  

  • Two more wickets have fallen after lunch...No info on who got the last two...Cricinfo does not seem to update

    By Blogger RR, at 03:44  

  • U have to hand it to SG....inspite of the pressure and the disappointment...cool

    By Blogger RR, at 03:46  

  • galli: Sehwag, Gambhir are from Delhi And SRT AA from Mumbai. But not much new talent as of now.

    Hey Ganguly was taken 4 wkts already??

    By Blogger worma, at 03:46  

  • hm...SG probably as a specialist bowler ;-)

    By Blogger worma, at 03:46  

  • 4 wkts for SG...way to go Dada

    By Blogger RR, at 03:47  

  • The selectors decided that he had done well as an allrounder recently and chose to pick him as a bowling allrounder

    By Blogger worma, at 03:47  

  • and this probably even without knowing his today's performance

    By Blogger worma, at 03:48  

  • What does Kiran More have to say on SG's inclusion?? Any news on that??

    By Blogger RR, at 03:49  

  • galli: yeah probably the selection is more performance based (ok not 100% but close to) so the bias towards big centers is gone.

    VRV missing from Punjab team...injured? Or probably getting a callup for last two ODIs against SA?

    By Blogger worma, at 03:50  

  • can someone plz list the team ?

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 03:53  

  • Has the team been announced only for the first test??

    By Blogger RR, at 03:53  

  • ravi: it was said couple of weeks. But that was around ODI 3 right?

    Chawla missing from UP squad because of Afro-Asian U19 tournament

    By Blogger worma, at 03:53  

  • if it has been declared

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 03:54  

  • galli: from what I hear (from earlier generations) there were deserving cricketers in those corners earlier also. But never got a look-in. But what you say is also correct. The spread of game (mainly due to tv, and then some local heroes like Kaif, Das, Mohanty etc) has lead to more aware and 'next generation' cricketers coming out, like Dhoni

    By Blogger worma, at 03:55  

  • comeon this is a joke right ? u dont have ganguly listed in that anyway

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 03:55  

  • Virender Sehwag,
    Gautam Gambhir,
    Rahul Dravid (capt),
    Sachin Tendulkar,
    VVS laxman,
    Yuvraj Singh,
    Mohammad Kaif,
    Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk),
    Irfan Pathan,
    Ajit Agarkar,
    Harbhajan Singh,
    Murali Kartik,
    Anil Kumble,
    RP Singh.....Am I missing something...This is the list in Cricinfo...SG does not figure in this list

    By Blogger RR, at 03:57  

  • I am really surprised that Zaheer Khan has been 'dropped' !

    By Blogger worma, at 03:57  

  • no galli i cant open cricinfo from office, cud u plz copy paste ?

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 03:58  

  • ravi, gk: those are 14 players. Squad is of 15.

    By Blogger worma, at 03:58  

  • Cricinfo has screwed up big time

    By Blogger RR, at 03:58  

  • why is cricinfo posting 14 players ? is SG in or not ?

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 03:59  

  • Worma...from when have we started picking 15 for games played in India??

    By Blogger RR, at 03:59  

  • ravi: dude...read what I wrote :-)....the squad is of 15. That list is of 14 players. Ganguly is 15th. Although not in that order ;-)

    By Blogger worma, at 03:59  

  • worma, surely this deserves a separate post ?!?!

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 04:00  

  • ravi: boss...haven't we had 15 players for all ODIs against SL....now against SA also?

    By Blogger worma, at 04:00  

  • gk: ahh....well...yeah I would think so....esp because there are some other key names missing. Ok mate :-)

    By Blogger worma, at 04:01  

  • did the selectors really publicly say that SG was picked as a bowling all rounder, if that is true i am ROFL .... this is just great !!

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 04:01  

  • and bowling allrounder, of his calibre, for a test match!

    By Blogger worma, at 04:02  

  • well if the selectors have indeed picked him as a bowling all rounder it is clear that they have picked him under pressure .. bowling all-rounder for merlin's sake

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 04:03  

  • Worma...true..but for tests, we have always been announcing 14 and for tours it is 16.Correct me if I am wrong.

    Anyways, makes it even more interesting. If SG needs to be included, RP Singh, Murali Karthik and MK or YS and one of AK or Hs need to sit out. If it means playing 2 spinners, then AA loses out and SG will have to open with IP;)....the pitch is getting queered

    By Blogger RR, at 04:05  

  • sahir
    clearly he has been selected under pressure from jaggu and the selectors want to let everyone know that they wudnt have selected him if it were not for that ... hence the bowling all rounder thing

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 04:05  

  • ravi, surely u r not suggesting that SG has been picked as a new-ball bowler ??

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 04:06  

  • By making that statement, the team management will not be under pressure to play him in the XI...This is an insult ot SG....GC is having his way...screwing up an illustrious career big time...i'm out of this blog...Will wait for events to unfold in the first week of December...See u guys...happy blogging

    By Blogger RR, at 04:08  

  • Couldn't help coming back...here is the full news item...batting allrounder and not bowling allrounder

    Ganguly included in Test squad

    Cricinfo staff

    November 23, 2005

    Sourav Ganguly has been included in the Indian squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chennai. Ganguly, who was earlier stripped of the Test captaincy, was included in the team as a "batting allrounder" after a marathon meeting of the five-member selection committee.

    "We thought we'll use him as a batting allrounder in the team," said Kiran More, the chairman of selectors. "We discussed it for a long time and after deliberations we decided to have him in the team as an allrounder. It will give more comfort to the team balance."

    Mahendra Singh Dhoni has replaced Dinesh Karthik as the wicketkeeper. The selectors also picked VVS Laxman and Anil Kumble in the squad while Rudra Pratap Singh was rewarded for his consistent performances in the one-dayers.

    Zaheer Khan and Dheeraj Jadhav, who were part of the Test team in the last series against Zimbabwe, didn't find a place. "We discussed several names," said More. "RP Singh has done well in the one-dayers and we have found a few young bowlers who are promising. If they perform well in domestic cricket, they will definitely get opportunities. We missed out on Zaheer Khan also. He's performed outstandingly in domestic cricket and it was a tough call to leave him out."

    Team for first Test against Sri Lanka 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Rahul Dravid (capt), 4 Sachin Tendulkar, 5 VVS Laxman, 6 Yuvraj Singh, 7 Sourav Ganguly, 8 Mohammad Kaif, 9 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), 10 Irfan Pathan, 11 Ajit Agarkar, 12 Harbhajan Singh, 13 Murali Kartik, 14 Anil Kumble, 15 RP Singh.

    By Blogger RR, at 04:11  

  • THIS IS JUST PRETTY PATHETIC !! ITS A SHAM !! ITS A SCANDAL !!! IT IS BLOODY POLITICS AT ITS PATENT BEST .... worma do something abt it

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 04:11  

  • From Cricinfo :

    "We thought we'll use him as a batting allrounder in the team," said Kiran More, the chairman of selectors. "We discussed it for a long time and after deliberations we decided to have him in the team as an allrounder. It will give more comfort to the team balance."

    By Blogger Kansultant, at 04:13  

  • yeah batting all-rounder is much better ... altho it is still an insult to the word "all-rounder"

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 04:15  

  • coolhead
    the ruckus becoz he was picked as an all-rounder

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 04:19  

  • Squad for first Test against Sri Lanka 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Rahul Dravid (capt), 4 Sachin Tendulkar, 5 VVS Laxman, 6 Yuvraj Singh, 7 Sourav Ganguly, 8 Mohammad Kaif, 9 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), 10 Irfan Pathan, 11 Ajit Agarkar, 12 Harbhajan Singh, 13 Murali Kartik, 14 Anil Kumble, 15 RP Singh.

    By Blogger ரிஷி, at 04:20  

  • anyone,
    team for the last 2 odis ?

    By Blogger Gaurav, at 04:22  

  • gk: what do I do mate :-)...More is giving strange statements no....he shouldn't even have given out that reason...how would it have mattered? Its not as if no-one was expecting him to be picked, right?

    Anyway....made another post on this.....can move this team thread there.

    By Blogger worma, at 04:23  

  • ravi krishnan: mate thats done in most countries...picking more than 12. You need atleast 3-4 substitute fielders also, no? And yes in England, Australia etc some of those selected, and not making it to 12 are released if there are domestic matches going on

    By Blogger worma, at 04:26  

  • jiet: how was that marginal...can you explain a bit?

    By Blogger worma, at 04:33  

  • I Get this feeling that SG will have a relapse of Tennis Elbow before the first test and not play

    By Blogger Karrileaf, at 05:35  

  • ohh...match getting interesting...would Eng look to chase it down...if they get around 250 target in 70-80 overs??

    By Blogger worma, at 06:10  

  • sahir: yep I know the kind of positive cricket Eng is playing...its most likely....but then that would also mean risking a loss...instead of going for a draw approach. Anyway, for sure, the openers would look to win...interesting point would be how soon they look to reign in and play it out....what would be that point?

    But first...they've to take Inzy out

    By Blogger worma, at 06:24  

  • Freddie looks to be bowling his guts out once again...

    By Blogger worma, at 06:25  

  • another exciting match featuring Eng :-)...wonder why they keep everything for the last

    By Blogger worma, at 06:40  

  • sahir: its definitely going to be more than interesting if Eng refuse light offer and Inzy brings on Sami and Akhtar ;-)

    By Blogger worma, at 06:42  

  • galli: nope the umps can't do anything except offering light to Eng

    By Blogger worma, at 06:45  

  • galli: boss the point here is that if Eng are in a winning position and they keep refusing light offer...then Inzy can bring in those two. So, are you saying that umps can call off the play due to bad light and dangerous circumstances? Well that would be what Inzy wants, no? I don't remember the SA match you mention (was it against Eng?)What happened then?

    By Blogger worma, at 06:52  

  • yeah, read that. But still don't understand. I thought it was entirely upto batting side to decide on light? Do you know more about this? What reasons were given for call-off ?

    By Blogger worma, at 06:58  

  • Wow...thats really news to me. What grounds did Bucknor have for this offer? Is it a new rule? Because it wasn't offered to Pak in those two earlier cases (test against Eng, ODI against Ind) when they lost in darkness

    By Blogger worma, at 07:05  

  • well the more likely result for this is still a draw, even without this light rule. Getting these last 4 wkts isnt going to be very easy for them. Anything more than 10 overs into the morning and it would be difficult to chase

    By Blogger worma, at 07:06  

  • thx sahir, galli for those updates. Probably it would still be controlled by Eng batsmen....since they would get the offer much before the fielders. Anyway....first 10 overs tomorrow...that should be interesting.

    By Blogger worma, at 07:18  

  • galli: there was extra playing time today (to make up 6 overs)..but anyway that didnt help

    By Blogger worma, at 07:19  

  • Neither team will not be happy with a draw, at least their fans wouldn't be.

    I'd fancy our chances of bowling England out in 2 and half sessions, but we need to get 250 to or at least 220. Inzi, will be the focus of my special pre-epic test match finish prayer session. If God listens to what I say, there's no chane in the world England will win :)

    I'm very nervous though. Understandably.

    By Blogger Unknown, at 09:29  

  • zainub, I mentioned teams being happy with the draw 'given the events of the match'...something a subconscious level....kind of feeling of guilt...since both have made erred in..mm...'non cricketing' aspects in this match....so probaly a win would be less of a burden???...naah...that was just a thought...not sure of much substance behind that...in this professional era :-)

    By Blogger worma, at 09:40  

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