Shikhar does a Sehwag

Shikhar does a Sehwag

Post by Call Centr » Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:33:27


Well done Shikhar. Hope this is the first of many.
 
 
 

Shikhar does a Sehwag

Post by D Ramapriy » Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:11:02



Quote:
> Well done Shikhar. Hope this is the first of many.

Me too, although he'll need to tighten up outside the off-stump to
succeed on pitches that afford lateral movement and pace/bounce. The
Sehwag debut ton was in more challenging circumstances.

I felt for Clarke today. You could be the world's best skip but if
your bowlers bowl tripe the way his chaps did, you can pretty much do
zip.

Ramapriya

PS: Since he at least picked up some 4 wickets at Hyd and couldn't
have done any worse than Hughes with the bat, I think Oz should've
persisted with Maxwell.

 
 
 

Shikhar does a Sehwag

Post by RSX » Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:23:17


Quote:
> Well done Shikhar. Hope this is the first of many.

Sehwag only in scoring rate. Dhawan style is quite different. His feet
move much more than Sehwag though he seems to be primarily a front
foot player. Let us not forget the Australian generosity: Before he
faced a single ball, he was mankaded through by accident. Neither the
bowler nor the captain appealed. Not sure if they knew he was out. In
any case, the Australian team (and their captain) should be applauded
for this.

 
 
 

Shikhar does a Sehwag

Post by Venka » Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:55:28

Quote:


> > Well done Shikhar. Hope this is the first of many.

> Sehwag only in scoring rate. Dhawan style is quite different. His feet

> move much more than Sehwag though he seems to be primarily a front

> foot player. Let us not forget the Australian generosity: Before he

> faced a single ball, he was mankaded through by accident. Neither the

> bowler nor the captain appealed. Not sure if they knew he was out. In

> any case, the Australian team (and their captain) should be applauded

> for this.

They knew it well enough. Clarke jokingly suggested a replay.

--Venkat

 
 
 

Shikhar does a Sehwag

Post by Tweedle De » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:29:06

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> Well done Shikhar. Hope this is the first of many.

BTW, if a movie 11 is compiled based on current players, Dhawan would undoubtedly get the role of the villain. After scoring his century, when he headed back to the pavilion for the tea break, he twirled his moustache in a very smug fashion, as if he was a cheesy Bollywood villain who had just trained his sights on a fetching village belle.

Phil Hughes is a shoo-in for the role of the clueless bumbling sidekick of the hero.

Cheers,

TD

 
 
 

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Post by Tweedle De » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:23:38

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> > Well done Shikhar. Hope this is the first of many.

> BTW, if a movie 11 is compiled based on current players, Dhawan would undoubtedly get the role of the villain. After scoring his century, when he headed back to the pavilion for the tea break, he twirled his moustache in a very smug fashion, as if he was a cheesy Bollywood villain who had just trained his sights on a fetching village belle.

> Phil Hughes is a shoo-in for the role of the clueless bumbling sidekick of the hero.

> Cheers,

> TD

BTW, check this out :-)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/6253...

The villain analogy seems obvious, or maybe Coverdale reads rsc :-)

-TD

 
 
 

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Post by MensSan » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:51:34


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> > > Well done Shikhar. Hope this is the first of many.

> > BTW, if a movie 11 is compiled based on current players, Dhawan would undoubtedly get the role of the villain. After scoring his century, when he headed back to the pavilion for the tea break, he twirled his moustache in a very smug fashion, as if he was a cheesy Bollywood villain who had just trained his sights on a fetching village belle.

> > Phil Hughes is a shoo-in for the role of the clueless bumbling sidekick of the hero.

> > Cheers,

> > TD

> BTW, check this out :-)

> http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/6253...

> The villain analogy seems obvious, or maybe Coverdale reads rsc :-)

> -TD

He has been nicknamed "The One".
 
 
 

Shikhar does a Sehwag

Post by John Hal » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:39:10

In article


Quote:
>Well done Shikhar. Hope this is the first of many.

The king (Sehwag) is dead; long live the king.
--
John Hall

          "Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
                                                             Oscar Wilde

 
 
 

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Post by alve » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:45:37

Quote:

> The villain analogy seems obvious, or maybe Coverdale reads rsc :-)

Maybe he does. He mentions something that has been noted here; Clarke seems
to have no clue about how to stop attacking batsmen.  

Wonderful days play yesterday. Apart from the superb quality of the Indian
batting, those of us who believe that Arthur c. Clarke are mad as cut
snakes, enjoyed seeing their obvious self-satisfaction in Oz scratching and
swishing their way to 400 being so very quickly demolished and replaced by
black ***. But not to worry Oz fans! As all the Wellness Reports
are now being fastidiously completed and punctually returned it's only a
matter of time before Aus are #1 again.

alvey

 
 
 

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Post by John Hal » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:38:42


Quote:

>Wonderful days play yesterday. Apart from the superb quality of
>the Indian batting, those of us who believe that Arthur c. Clarke
>are mad as cut snakes, enjoyed seeing their obvious self-
>satisfaction in Oz scratching and swishing their way to 400 being
>so very quickly demolished and replaced by black ***. But
>not to worry Oz fans! As all the Wellness Reports are now being
>fastidiously completed and punctually returned it's only a matter of
>time before Aus are #1 again.

Even though the first day's play was lost and Australia made over 400,
going by the tempo at which India batted they must still think that they
have a chance of victory. And they could well prove to be right.
--
John Hall

          "Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
                                                             Oscar Wilde

 
 
 

Shikhar does a Sehwag

Post by alve » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:09:34

Quote:



>>Wonderful days play yesterday. Apart from the superb quality of
>>the Indian batting, those of us who believe that Arthur c. Clarke
>>are mad as cut snakes, enjoyed seeing their obvious self-
>>satisfaction in Oz scratching and swishing their way to 400 being
>>so very quickly demolished and replaced by black ***. But
>>not to worry Oz fans! As all the Wellness Reports are now being
>>fastidiously completed and punctually returned it's only a matter of
>>time before Aus are #1 again.

> Even though the first day's play was lost and Australia made over 400,
> going by the tempo at which India batted they must still think that they
> have a chance of victory. And they could well prove to be right.

Which is odd as I thought that India weren't really interested in getting
the Oz tail out. It appeared as if they thought; "Oh well, the longer they
bat the less we'll have to. A draw's good enough."

Aside: I don't know what the weather forecast is but Betfair has the Indian
win at $3.60. Hmmmmm. I'm just off to check the Mohali weather forecast...

alvey

 
 
 

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Post by Luke Curti » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:38:24

On Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:39:10 +0000, John Hall

Quote:

>In article


>>Well done Shikhar. Hope this is the first of many.

>The king (Sehwag) is dead; long live the king.

One innings on a batting paradise (If Starc can get 99...) against
what by all reports is a frankly terrible bowling attack in a team
riven by disharmony could give a very false idea of his ability.

-
XBox 360 GT: Broton69

--
ButIstillneedtoknowwhat'sinthere! Thekeytoanysecurity
systemishowit'sdesigned! Thatdependsonwhyitwasdesigned!
Ihavetoknowwhatwhoeverdesigneditwastryingtoprotect!
(Blakes 7, City on the Edge of the World  - Vila in typical panic mode)

 
 
 

Shikhar does a Sehwag

Post by Luke Curti » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:43:27



Quote:

>> The villain analogy seems obvious, or maybe Coverdale reads rsc :-)

>Maybe he does. He mentions something that has been noted here; Clarke seems
>to have no clue about how to stop attacking batsmen.  

>Wonderful days play yesterday. Apart from the superb quality of the Indian
>batting, those of us who believe that Arthur c. Clarke are mad as cut
>snakes, enjoyed seeing their obvious self-satisfaction in Oz scratching and
>swishing their way to 400 being so very quickly demolished and replaced by
>black ***. But not to worry Oz fans! As all the Wellness Reports
>are now being fastidiously completed and punctually returned it's only a
>matter of time before Aus are #1 again.

>alvey

Looking at the in-play odds is interesting, NZ are following-on,
already 1 wicket down, still need 134 runs to avoid an innings defeat
and are 100/1 to win.

Aus still have a first innings lead of over 100 and are 125/1 to win!
-
XBox 360 GT: Broton69

--
ButIstillneedtoknowwhat'sinthere! Thekeytoanysecurity
systemishowit'sdesigned! Thatdependsonwhyitwasdesigned!
Ihavetoknowwhatwhoeverdesigneditwastryingtoprotect!
(Blakes 7, City on the Edge of the World  - Vila in typical panic mode)

 
 
 

Shikhar does a Sehwag

Post by John Hal » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:57:58



Quote:
>Looking at the in-play odds is interesting, NZ are following-on,
>already 1 wicket down, still need 134 runs to avoid an innings
>defeat and are 100/1 to win.

>Aus still have a first innings lead of over 100 and are 125/1 to win!

I think it's right that Australia should be at longer odds. At this
point Australia still need to take 20 Indian wickets for victory to be
possible, which they will have to do in far less than two full days
since they will also need to have their own second innings, whereas NZ
only need to take 10 English wickets. Both Australia and NZ will also
need to score a fair number of runs in their second innings to have a
chance, of course.
--
John Hall

          "Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
                                                             Oscar Wilde

 
 
 

Shikhar does a Sehwag

Post by anivik.. » Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:06:04

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> > Well done Shikhar. Hope this is the first of many.

> BTW, if a movie 11 is compiled based on current players, Dhawan would undoubtedly get the role of the villain. After scoring his century, when he headed back to the pavilion for the tea break, he twirled his moustache in a very smug fashion, as if he was a cheesy Bollywood villain who had just trained his sights on a fetching village belle.

Indeed.  In fact, Gavaskar said in commentary that "Veeru" had taken over for Viru.

He was of course likening Dhawan to the real life villain Veerappan.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/42/Veerappan_the_poacher.jpg