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[Faisalabadimunda]

I'm little tense :(

why are you a "little tense"?

[Muhammad Waleed]

yeh dono cuptaan apni taangeyn naheen band kar sakte...

Apna Apna Style hai :yk

[AZ]

surely you mean Andaaz Apna Apna :amar :prem

[Muhammad Waleed]

surely you mean Andaaz Apna Apna :amar :prem

Yeah :sohail

[hazen_batti]

why are you a "little tense"?

WI is dangerous. Dangerous v/s Dangerous. Tension heee Tension :( :( :(

[Faisalabadimunda]

[QUOTE=hazen_batti;3617851]WI is dangerous. Dangerous v/s Dangerous. Tension heee Tension :( :( :([achaa i thought you were tense because you werent feeling right about the match

[Turbokam512]

Pak vs WI --- no tension..

Pak vs Ind ---- Little tension..

Pak vs final team -- lot of tension...

average ---- some what tense.

[Muhammad Waleed]

Pak vs WI --- no tension..

Pak vs Ind ---- Little tension..

Pak vs final team -- lot of tension...

average ---- some what tense.

This is WI, Not canada :facepalm: don't underrate them.
.
In cricket, Never ever consider your opponent 'weak'

[Turbokam512]

Get Gayle ... and ur in the semis..

they are like an army from the medieval era.. if you get the king .. the whole army will surrender..

[Muhammad Waleed]

Get Gayle ... and ur in the semis..

they are like an army from the medieval era.. if you get the king .. the whole army will surrender..

Devon smith
Chanderpaul

? Where did they go?

[Muhammad Waleed]

Dangerous :afridi

[Muhammad Waleed]

Dhaka: Struggling West Indies need look no further than their manager Richie Richardson for inspiration when they clash with buoyant Pakistan in the World Cup quarter-final on Wednesday.

Richardson was captain when the West Indies overturned the form book in the 1996 quarter-final in Karachi and stunned South Africa, who had come through the league phase unbeaten.

Brian Lara smashed 111 off 94 balls to fashion a 19-run victory and a similar effort from Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo or Kieron Pollard could upset Pakistan's applecart.

"Anything can happen in the knock-outs, you don't get a second chance," said the 49-year-old Richardson, who took over as manager for a two-year term in January.

"Every one starts on an equal footing."

Darren Sammy's men will need a desperate last fling at a time when they seem to be falling apart after two inexplicabe defeats against England and India from dominant positions.

They were on the brink of victory against England when, chasing a modest target of 244, they were comfortably placed at 222-6 before losing their last four wickets for three runs.

Against India on Sunday, they caved in again as eight wickets fell for 34 runs after they were 154-2 and lost by 80 runs.

The West Indies, who have now lost 18 successive matches against the leading nations, cannot afford another defeat.

All is, however, not over yet for the West Indies.

They return to the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka where they shot out Bangladesh for their lowest one-day total of 58 in the league to romp home by nine wickets in a match that ended in under two hours.

Gayle and key fast bowler Kemar Roach are set to return after missing the India game, the former with a abdominal strain and Roach due to illness.

Pakistan, in contrast, have been the revelation of the tournament by topping Group A with five wins in six matches.

Shahid Afridi's Pakistan broke three-time defending champions Australia's unbeaten streak of 34 World Cup matches with a four-wicket win in Colombo on Saturday.

It was just the tonic Pakistan needed after being stripped of big-time cricket at home due to security concerns in their volatile nation and tainted by an unsavoury spot-fixing scandal.

The absence of former captain Salman Butt and pace spearheads Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif due to the controversy was not felt as the team rallied superbly under their inspirational captain.

All-rounder Afridi is the tournament's leading bowler with 17 wickets with his fastish leg-breaks, while seamer Umar Gul has kept the pressure on at the other end with 13 wickets.

Afridi may have failed with the bat so far with just 65 runs in six games, but young guns Umar Akmal and Asad Shafiq have shone brightly in their first World Cup.

Akmal has scored 211 runs at 52.75 and Shafiq averages 124 in the two games he has played so far, while seasoned seniors like Misbah-ul Haq and Younis Khan have lent solidity to the middle-order.

Team manager Intikhab Alam, who was coach when Pakistan won the 1992 World Cup under Imran Khan, was delighted with his side's performance so far. The former captain attributed the success to "self-belief, fitness and high energy levels."

"We are peaking at the right time," Intikhab said.


http://cricket.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article?id=item/2.0/-/story/cricket.yahoonews.com/richardson-balm-bruised-windies-quarterfinal-20110322/

[Maula Jutt]

Saaray balm hamari dafa mein hi lagnay hain?

[saeed-sohail]

I am off to work..early night tonight....up nice and early tomorrow.

[james_bond]

I don't know why but iam really very nervous.

[Down2Earth]

we haven't even peaked yet, nowhere near :hafeez :misbah :rehman :yk :razzaq :ajmal :gul :afridi :wahab

[zhivago]

I am really not nervous. This will be an easy win for Pakistan. The only tough match will be the semi final.

[Faisalabadimunda]

I don't know why but iam really very nervous.

same here, i have a werd feeling.

[sam]

Very nervous.

Very, very nervous.

[Noman]

I am really not nervous. This will be an easy win for Pakistan. The only tough match will be the semi final.

Happy for U.. But Pak team never make it easy for them:arafat

[Noman]

Very nervous.

Very, very nervous.

IM TOO:afridi

[Muhammad Waleed]

Any Reason as to why you people are getting nervous?

To me.
Some friends of mine and I were Discussing cricket, they told that the current WI teams is also Unpredictable like Pakistan. They further Added :bow: gayle's short Innings can change the course of the match and blah blah, They praised WI as if the WI is full of players like Don bradman,Tendulkar,Wasim and etc since then I am like :42:

[wiseguy]

Honestly im really nervouse aswell dont think i'll be able to sleep tonight :danish

[sam]

I'm scared of Pakistan more than West Indies.

[Muhammad Waleed]

Honestly im really nervouse aswell dont think i'll be able to sleep tonight :danish

If that's the case, You will probably fall asleep the instant match starts

[zhivago]

I think some people are pretending to be nervous thinking that being confident might jinx the team.
Gayle can at best slog for 4 overs. I don't see him lasting more than that.
Sarwan and Chanders are out of form. They will eat a lot of balls and won't score much.
I don't see Pollard surviving Gul.
Darren Bravo may score a few. But overall, the West Indies batsmen have a propensity to try and hit sixes, no matter what the match situation is. That won't work on a spinning pitch, and against Pakistan.

I am nervous for the semi final. That will be the match which decides whether we will win the WC or not.

[Faisalabadimunda]

i think we are just thinking/worrying to much about the match.

[Muhammad Waleed]

I think some people are pretending to be nervous thinking that being confident might jinx the team.
Gayle can at best slog for 4 overs. I don't see him lasting more than that.
Sarwan and Chanders are out of form. They will eat a lot of balls and won't score much.
I don't see Pollard surviving Gul.
Darren Bravo may score a few. But overall, the West Indies batsmen have a propensity to try and hit sixes, no matter what the match situation is. That won't work on a spinning pitch, and against Pakistan.

I am nervous for the semi final. That will be the match which decides whether we will win the WC or not.

You made a point :))

[iRfaN_LA]

18 hours to the game :59:

I am planning to sleep early tonite and take first half off from work tomorrow :afridi

[Fawad_Bhai]

Spring break going on for me :D :D Can't miss the game .
Pakistan Will win InshaAllah!

[starchild]

The last time West Indies were in Dhaka, they couldn't have been in more of a rush to get away - in every sense. First there was their on-field performance, as clinical as anything ever witnessed in a World Cup encounter, as a potentially awkward tussle with Bangladesh was done and dusted in barely 30 overs of one-sided action.

Then, however, came the darker aspect of the day's events. As the West Indies team bus pulled out of the Sher-e-Bangla stadium, it was pelted with rocks by an irate section of the Bangladeshi support - in the mistaken belief, it was later reported, that their own defeated countrymen were on board. Chris Gayle's alarmed tweet buzzed around the world in minutes, and though the team was later garlanded with flowers by an apologetic supporters' group, the lack of amusement was tangible. "Is it ok for me to say thank god I left bangladesh???!!!" added Sulieman Benn once the team had departed for India.

But now they are back, amid drum-tight security, and while the venue may not be to their liking, the opportunity could hardly be more alluring. Of all the teams in a tricky Group B, arguably no-one had a smoother on-field run to the quarter-finals than West Indies. Unlike England, whose struggles against the lesser teams turned every one of their subsequent games into nailbiters, the Windies took the polar opposite approach. They won the games in which they were favourites with such ease - with only the Irish coming close to giving them a scare in a 44-run defeat - that back-to-back defeats against England and India couldn't rattle their rock-solid Net Run Rate.

As a consequence they may start as underdogs in the knock-outs, but West Indies have landed the opponents that most suit their hot-and-cold style. Pakistan surpassed expectations to finish top of Group A, and in doing so they bookended the single most remarkable statistic in World Cup history - Australia's 34-match unbeaten run that began in the wake of a Moin Khan-inspired 10-run defeat at Headingley in 1999, and came to an end at the hands of Umar Akmal in Colombo on Saturday. But as their remarkable defeat against the apparent weaklings of New Zealand demonstrated, there's never any point in predicting predictability from Pakistan.

The other three quarter-finals involve clear favourites, and it would be a shock if any of India, South Africa and Sri Lanka failed to advance to the semis. This one, however, is anyone's game. On form, Pakistan should shade it, and a potential semi-final date with India in Mohali will ensure their resolve is at its sharpest. But as West Indies showed on their last trip to Mirpur, when they get on a roll they have players who can prove unstoppable.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/507532.html

Er, What? How is India a clear favourite over Australia? Just because we beat Australia means Australia isn't good enough anymore that India is a CELAR FAVOURITE over Australia?

[cricket47]

This is WI, Not canada :facepalm: don't underrate them.
.
In cricket, Never ever consider your opponent 'weak'

After what happened against Canada in this worldcup.. i dont think Pakistan would take them lightly again !

[Wasim_Waqar]

Give Gayle a yorker and we can rattle through their line-up. West Indies have only faced one quality attack so far (England: had injuries although a good team)

[cricket47]

Give Gayle a yorker and we can rattle through their line-up. West Indies have only faced one quality attack so far (England: had injuries although a good team)

What about South Africa? Styen/Morkel/Tahir/Botha/ etc....

[ZenBowman]

Too much excitement building up now, an absolute cracker of a game coming up tonight!

[Faisalabadimunda]

^ tonight?

[ZenBowman]

Any Reason as to why you people are getting nervous?

To me.
Some friends of mine and I were Discussing cricket, they told that the current WI teams is also Unpredictable like Pakistan. They further Added :bow: gayle's short Innings can change the course of the match and blah blah, They praised WI as if the WI is full of players like Don bradman,Tendulkar,Wasim and etc since then I am like :42:

I don't think the West Indies has players of that calibre, but what they do have is players who can perform just as well on their given day.

The difference between a Tendulkar and a Darren Bravo is that Tendulkar consistently makes big scores, but if Bravo makes a big score, he can be just as devastating on his day as Tendulkar. Similar situation with Gayle and Sehwag.

So they can be a very dangerous side, and their bowling is quite good. They were the only team to restrict India under 280 so far. South Africa was lucky to get us out for under 300 and with England we approached 350. So the West Indies bowling is better than it appears.

[sam]

ZenBowman,

There was no Sehwag Vs WI. Makes a slight difference, I think?

[Maula Jutt]

I'm scared of Pakistan more than West Indies.

Golden words.

[talha3]

^ tonight?

maybe in the part of the world he lives in it's early morning so by the time the match starts it will be night time.

[Wasim_Waqar]

What about South Africa? Styen/Morkel/Tahir/Botha/ etc....

Sorry what I was meant to say was they have only faced one quality attack in SA and that England weren't as they have had injuries e.g. Broad, so I wouldn't count them as quality at this moment in those conditions.

WI struggled big time v spin

[ZenBowman]

ZenBowman,

There was no Sehwag Vs WI. Makes a slight difference, I think?

Yes, certainly does, but there was no Roach either. That guy is very good for cleaning up the tail, which is particularly dangerous if you rely a lot on your lower order, which Pakistan does. If they play Rampaul, he will bother the top order because of his swing.

I still think Pakistan will win, because I don't see any West Indian batsman as having the technique to play Umar Gul. And I think Afridi is also going to do very well with the ball, because their batsmen really struggled against spin even when the track was pretty flat. So the edge goes to Pakistan, but the Windies should not be taken lightly. I think this is the perfect matchup, because both sides weaknesses are going to be thoroughly tested.

[feahmed]

we should play same team! Our spiners must bowl 30 overs. Win the toss bat first ..but there is dew Factor in BD. Batting second is good idea as well, unless we restrict them below 200.

If we win we will face India or australia in SEMI FINAL..Im glad semi will not be in India. we will play semi in our HOME GROUND.
Sri Lanka!

Inshallah we will !!
Our semi-final against India/Australia will actually be in Chandigarh, India... so playing India in the semi-final would mean a lot of tension. I'm hoping Australia will take care of India.

[Faisalabadimunda]

Golden words.

nothing new about pak.

[sam]

Yes, certainly does, but there was no Roach either. That guy is very good for cleaning up the tail, which is particularly dangerous if you rely a lot on your lower order, which Pakistan does. If they play Rampaul, he will bother the top order because of his swing.

I still think Pakistan will win, because I don't see any West Indian batsman as having the technique to play Umar Gul. And I think Afridi is also going to do very well with the ball, because their batsmen really struggled against spin even when the track was pretty flat. So the edge goes to Pakistan, but the Windies should not be taken lightly.

Of course Pakistan shouldn't take WI lightly.

What I meant to say was that the WI attack is perhaps not better than SA and England. Makes a huge difference when you don't have to tackle an in form Sehwag first up.

[Maula Jutt]

nothing new about pak.

That's what makes it golden. It's hardly ever the opposition that tanks us, it's mostly us.

[Faisalabadimunda]

Our semi-final against India/Australia will actually be in Chandigarh, India... so playing India in the semi-final would mean a lot of tension. I'm hoping Australia will take care of India.
we need to take care of windies first.

[feahmed]

That's true.. but I hate that the general Indian attitude has become: oh Pakistan even beat Australia, of course we can do it.

[Faisalabadimunda]

That's what makes it golden. It's hardly ever the opposition that tanks us, it's mostly us.

whats your feeling/prediction about tmmrws match vs windies then.

[ZenBowman]

Of course Pakistan shouldn't take WI lightly.

What I meant to say was that the WI attack is perhaps not better than SA and England. Makes a huge difference when you don't have to tackle an in form Sehwag first up.

Definitely better than England, I rate South Africa's attack as the best in the world at the moment.

[ZenBowman]

whats your feeling/prediction about tmmrws match vs windies then.

I think this Pakistan team has finally acquired the fighting spirit which is the legacy of Pakistan cricket since Imran Khan. So if I were to bet, I'd put money on Pakistan. Windies are in a losing habit, which is hard to break.

[asian123]

if they cant beat australia even though we did, that will probably be the biggest slap in the face to some of the arrogant indians hahaha

[Sensiemella101]

I think some people are pretending to be nervous thinking that being confident might jinx the team.
Gayle can at best slog for 4 overs. I don't see him lasting more than that.
Sarwan and Chanders are out of form. They will eat a lot of balls and won't score much.
I don't see Pollard surviving Gul.
Darren Bravo may score a few. But overall, the West Indies batsmen have a propensity to try and hit sixes, no matter what the match situation is. That won't work on a spinning pitch, and against Pakistan.

I am nervous for the semi final. That will be the match which decides whether we will win the WC or not.


Gayle is not a pure slogger , he has 19 ODI centuries and is one of the few batsmen with multiple scores in excess of 150. He also has 2 triple centries in test cricket.. Don't be fooled he is dangerous..Be very afraid

[hashmist]

Osman Samiuddin in Mirpur

March 22, 2011

Through their unexpectedly smooth progress to the quarter-finals, the one question that has been asked of Pakistan repeatedly has been about the balance of the side. The Akmal brothers and Shoaib Akhtar hijacked matters temporarily, but the only on-field issue has been whether Pakistan have been playing a specialist bowler short to guard against the insecurities about its batting.

On the surface, much of the uneasiness about the combination is an instinctive, intangible one, a knee-jerk reaction to years of Pakistan sides geared around the bowling. No Pakistan team ever plays a bowler short, do they? It gives this combination initially a defensive feel, designed to make sure they can cover the weaknesses in their batting by taking from the strength of their bowling. And Pakistan play best when they are the aggressor, when they have specialists doing what specialists are meant to do.

In the loss to New Zealand, when Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib and Abdur Rehman bowled the last four, pivotal overs, the folly of this strategy came through. Chasing 300-plus subsequently, it wouldn't have made a difference whether they had six, seven or eleven batsmen in the side. Razzaq, who is a vital but underused component of this strategy, made a half-century at No 8, an effort lost on the game.

But after the win against Australia, a revision was in order and the true intent of what Pakistan have been trying to do seeped through. The comfort of Razzaq at eight was, after all, designed precisely for the kind of small innings he played against Australia, an unbeaten 20 that soothed frayed nerves. More tellingly, his two wickets earlier in the day meant Pakistan's attack looked just as Pakistan's attack is meant to look.

Though not conclusive either way, five wins in six games means the dilemma doesn't matter so much right now. And it matters even less because the attack they have played with, a bowler short or not, has actually done so well. "The way our boys have bowled in this competition has been amazing," Shahid Afridi said, with some justification ahead of Wednesday's quarter-final in Mirpur with West Indies. "All the credit [for our progress] goes to them for that. [Umar] Gul, Rehman, [Mohammad] Hafeez, Razzaq all have been bowling very well, Wahab [Riaz] as well."

They are joint-third on the list of team wicket-takers in the tournament, behind South Africa and India and equal with their quarter-final opponents. But for a rain-curtailed game against Zimbabwe, in which they bowled less than 40 overs, they would likely be higher. They also have the top wicket-taker and joint-fourth top wicket-taker of the competition in Afridi and Gul; the latter is the form paceman currently in the world.

But for variety, they are unmatched. In the first-choice XI they have played in the previous two games, they have every modern-day bowling option you can imagine. They have a right-arm fast bowler, a left-arm fast bowler (and both are fast, not fast-medium or some such dilution), a left-arm spinner, an offspinner, a legspinner, a right-arm medium-pacer; save for the chinaman, each and every angle is covered here. They have new ball wicket-takers, old ball reverse-swingers, death-over specialists, choking spinners through the middle, attacking ones through the same.

Just in case of injury or form, they have Shoaib's pace, Saeed Ajmal's off-spin and Junaid Khan's left-arm angle as back-up. So well-stocked have they been with options, they've even opened with spin, something they hadn't done in 13 years before this, and with some success.

And Razzaq apart, each and every one of them have done precisely what they have been asked to, and done it consistently. Hafeez has bowled nearly six overs a game and been miserly (only 4.08 runs per over conceded). He's picked up big wickets regularly, including Ricky Ponting and Upul Tharanga in the two biggest group games. Rehman has gone for only 4.42 an over, building a hurried and sustained pressure at one end.

These are the sweats, not the glory-seekers.

With this kind of choice, each bowling change Afridi makes has ensured that batsmen are unable to fall into the kind of rhythm they thrive on. Each change has brought a change of pace, a change of angle, a change in the degrees of turn to account for; in short, a different challenge.

On the pitches of the subcontinent, that is often a winning ploy.

Osman Samiuddin is Pakistan editor of ESPNcricinfo

Sauce: Cricindia: http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/507514.html

[hashmist]

Even though I am a big proponent of playing Ajmal due to his wicket taking ability, I do agree that Rehman brings balance to our attack.

[ZenBowman]

Gayle is not a pure slogger , he has 19 ODI centuries and is one of the few batsmen with multiple scores in excess of 150. He also has 2 triple centries in test cricket.. Don't be fooled he is dangerous..Be very afraid

Yeah, he is the x-factor, if he fires, then the whole situation changes. But I think Gul will take care of him.

[Wasim_Waqar]

Who CARES what:-

1- India n fans think
2- Ian Chappell thinks
3- potential further matches lie ahead

When we win we're the best, when we lose heads must roll.

We need consistency and that includes fans keeping their feet firmly on the ground. The tournament starts here

[SameerP]

They didn't play against India but they are all back against Pakistan, Gayle vs :afridi

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/507502.html

[Sledger]

Well Gayle might be the main man, but WI team is still capable without him. I agree with people thinking if Pakistan give the WI side respect, they should perform well enough to win. If the team gets Gayle early, starts a team huddle, lap of honour and/or mooning the West Indian supporters, then someone will score in the middle order and set the game up for Pollard's slogs. Just need to be careful.

[Muhammad Waleed]

I don't think the West Indies has players of that calibre, but what they do have is players who can perform just as well on their given day.

The difference between a Tendulkar and a Darren Bravo is that Tendulkar consistently makes big scores, but if Bravo makes a big score, he can be just as devastating on his day as Tendulkar. Similar situation with Gayle and Sehwag.

So they can be a very dangerous side, and their bowling is quite good. They were the only team to restrict India under 280 so far. South Africa was lucky to get us out for under 300 and with England we approached 350. So the West Indies bowling is better than it appears.

You may not agree with me about restricting India under 280 :P. Indians were going until they gave 5 for 50 runs. and Perhaps not willing to aussies helped WI to restrict India under 280.

I agree with you that they are a dangerous side, and one must not underrate any side because this is world cup. :afridi

And I hope Afridi and the team know how dangerous gayle could be on his day so they will have this thing/Factor on their mind.

[SameerP]

Gayle, roach and Chanderpaul are back. West Indies was trying to surprise Pakistan probably.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/507502.html

[james_bond]

I'm very nervous with a very fst heart beat and still about 16 hours to go, I'm going for a long sleep of 12 hours.

[zhivago]

I'm very nervous with a very fst heart beat and still about 16 hours to go, I'm going for a long sleep of 12 hours.

But James Bond is always calm, no matter what the situation is.

[Amir]

I am more nervous about us playing Windies than say someone like SA. We seem to do better as the underdogs and now I am worried.

[ZenBowman]

I am more nervous about us playing Windies than say someone like SA. We seem to do better as the underdogs and now I am worried.

This is a game Pakistan is heavily favored and expected to win, so in one sense they will be under more pressure than in the games against Australia or Sri Lanka.

[cric-chat72]

Butterflies, nerves, a bit of tension and anxiety.

That's me by the way....not the players. I'm afraid I'm not a good watcher. I tend to shout at the telly and run around the room when there's a wicket. My kids's think I'm strange. I'm quite nervous about tomorrow.

[cric-chat72]

Butterflies, nerves, a bit of tension and anxiety.

That's me by the way....not the players. I'm afraid I'm not a good watcher. I tend to shout at the telly and run around the room when there's a wicket. My kids's think I'm strange. I'm quite nervous about tomorrow.

[KingKhanWC]

These three will change the Windies team in a huge way. A major boost for the West Indies but Pakistan will be confident of dealing with these 3, we have the bowlers to take out Gayle early and our batsmen in the middle order are solid enough to see off Roach.

[salman24]

Man why are they bringing back Chanderpaul. It's gonna be a tough game!

[Fawad2010]

nothing new, always knew it was on the cards

[cric-chat72]

I'm very nervous. Big match nerves. But more so then usual. There's something about this game that makes me like this. If we win and play Aus or India in the SF, I won't be as nervous as I am right now. I can't explain it.

[choclate]

Butterflies, nerves, a bit of tension and anxiety.

That's me by the way....not the players. I'm afraid I'm not a good watcher. I tend to shout at the telly and run around the room when there's a wicket. My kids's think I'm strange. I'm quite nervous about tomorrow.

That's normal, my 6 year old is also getting in a habit now to jump when we take a wicket along with me, and I live in the U.S and making sure he knows what cricket is and not like "it's like a baseball with a different bat" answer. He knows we are at level 7 (7th game) and if we loose we have no more "chances" in Xbox lingo and good guys have a star and a moon on their shirt just like the Pakistan flag
:pkflag:pkflag

[zhivago]

Chanderpaul is the only player I see who can prevent a middle order collapse.

[cricket_fever]

inshallah gul will hv gayle for lunch tmrw! and afridi can do with roach and chanderpaul as afters :P

[ZenBowman]

I'm very nervous. Big match nerves. But more so then usual. There's something about this game that makes me like this. If we win and play Aus or India in the SF, I won't be as nervous as I am right now. I can't explain it.

It's because against India or Australia, Pakistan will not be expected to win, and the pressure will be off. In this match if Pakistan lose there will be massive criticism because the Windies are considered a weak side, nobody wants to be knocked out by them.

[srh]

Chris Gayle looking like a giant. Pakistan needs to do giant killing.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130300/130361.2.jpg

[intothevoid]

This is a nice way to look at the balance of the side - the insurance policy of Razzaq at 8 DID pay dividends against Aus, but it IS a defensive tactic.

Nevertheless, too late to change the balance now I think, the only tinkering I would do is play Ajmal against WI due to the left handers, and bring Afridi up the order ala T20 WC 2009.

[ace4rmspace]

What is Chanders doing back? Go away man!

[sunnykhan]

Good decision by WI by playing chanderpaul. They need him.

[Maula Jutt]

Man, everyone knows Windies can't win the cup. Even if they get to the semi's, one of either India or Australia will knock them out. So why do this to us, dammit?

[Digital]

Insha Allah we are winning this :D

[hur rizvi]

With bat Bravo , Chanderpaul , gayle , and Pollard are dangerous

And Roach , bell and Russel can trouble any batting line up

I think no team can be called favourite for tomorrows match ...

both Pakistan are W.I are almost on same level but Pakistan have confidence ... i am just hoping they aren't over-confident

[Maula Jutt]

whats your feeling/prediction about tmmrws match vs windies then.

I have no feeling. Just butterflies.

[Sherazkhalid]

Man, everyone knows Windies can't win the cup. Even if they get to the semi's, one of either India or Australia will knock them out. So why do this to us, dammit?

Well they can say the same for us as well, anyways this was expected,

[Faisalabadimunda]

to much worry causes tension.

[SameerP]

Man, everyone knows Windies can't win the cup. Even if they get to the semi's, one of either India or Australia will knock them out. So why do this to us, dammit?

They did the same to Bangla, They don't like asians :viv

[SameerP]

to much worry causes tension.

To deal with tension Pakistan has :kami

[pakcricketfan]

GOD! You guys are making me nervous! :42:

[farazaidi]

Just read the preview on cricinfo, funny comments by Andrew Milller

The other three quarter-finals involve clear favourites, and it would be a shock if any of India, South Africa and Sri Lanka failed to advance to the semis. This one, however, is anyone's game.

What rubbish !

[Faisalabadimunda]

its very unsual to be so nervous before a match for so many pakpassioners. Is there something special/twist in the tail in this match that is making us feel so nervous.

[Levity]

I have a sneaky suspicion the Windies are going to take this one. Our batting just doesn't inspire any confidence whatsoever.

[Faisalabadimunda]

I have a sneaky suspicion the Windies are going to take this one. Our batting just doesn't inspire any confidence whatsoever.

PLZZZZZZZZZZZ dont say this. Ya Allah Khair.

[SameerP]

I have a sneaky suspicion the Windies are going to take this one. Our batting just doesn't inspire any confidence whatsoever.

:gul and :razzaq will open the batting

[Maula Jutt]

its very unsual to be so nervous before a match for so many pakpassioners. Is there something special/twist in the tail in this match that is making us feel so nervous.

It's because we are going into it as favorites. Anyone aware of Pak's history knows that these are valid concerns. Anyway, hoping for the best though.

[Namak_Halaal]

I have no feeling. Just butterflies.

I concur!

[Faisalabadimunda]

If Pakistan lose this match, then im going to go crazzy. How can we lose to the windies in a World cup quarter final, when we have beaten the hosts(sri lanka) and the aussies.

[pakcricketfan]

its very unsual to be so nervous before a match for so many pakpassioners. Is there something special/twist in the tail in this match that is making us feel so nervous.

Nervousness ahead of a crucial match is a norm for PPers during ICC tournaments.
It's just that it is the first knockout game. Earlier in the tournament, a loss didn't matter much. But now a loss would send us packing..hence, the tension, nervousness, worry, butterflies, etc etc. :D

[Faisalabadimunda]

Nervousness ahead of a crucial match is a norm for PPers during ICC tournaments.
It's just that it is the first knockout game. Earlier in the tournament, a loss didn't matter much. But now a loss would send us packing..hence, the tension, nervousness, worry, butterflies, etc etc. :D

Bilkul. But we should manage to beat the windies with ease with the form we are in and the way the windies have played in the last few matches.

[Sledger]

Have Pakistan and West Indies actually met in any ICC tournament since that 07 WC? I can't recall..

[Faisalabadimunda]

Have Pakistan and West Indies actually met in any ICC tournament since that 07 WC? I can't recall..

No they havent.

[afridi_captain]

It's because against India or Australia, Pakistan will not be expected to win, and the pressure will be off. In this match if Pakistan lose there will be massive criticism because the Windies are considered a weak side, nobody wants to be knocked out by them.

I'd be more confident playing against tough opposition than a team that is unpredictable like us. We have proven that we can beat tough teams, but against the weaker side like NZ & WI not so much. A proven fact just look back at the last champions trophy.

[pakcricketfan]

Btw, WI and Pak have played 8 WC matches - Pak has lost 6 of them!
I just got to know of this fact! :O

[Faisalabadimunda]

Btw, WI and Pak have played 8 WC matches - Pak has lost 6 of them!
I just got to know of this fact! :O

Thats a very worrying fact.

[farazaidi]

Have Pakistan and West Indies actually met in any ICC tournament since that 07 WC? I can't recall..

Champions Trophy '09. We made a mountain of a mole hill against second string WI :23:

[Easa]

This is not gonna be a walk in the park by any stretch of the imagination. West Indies have some dangerusssss players.

Win this, though, and I think we'll be sufficiently geared to win the whole damn thing.

[Maula Jutt]

Btw, WI and Pak have played 8 WC matches - Pak has lost 6 of them!
I just got to know of this fact! :O

Oh great. Lots of good topping our group did to us!

I'd rather we had finished 4th and gotten SA. At least, we could always count on their choking abilities. :))

[farazaidi]

Btw, WI and Pak have played 8 WC matches - Pak has lost 6 of them!
I just got to know of this fact! :O

I think 5 of those came during 75-92. Although we did lost against them in 07 and it proved fatal :inzi

[pakcricketfan]

Thats a very worrying fact.

I read it in Jang. So lemme double check it!

[Sledger]

Champions Trophy '09. We made a mountain of a mole hill against second string WI :23:

Oh yeah, forgot about that one. :umarakmal

Don't think Roach played in that match.

[Maula Jutt]

This is not gonna be a walk in the park by any stretch of the imagination. West Indies have some dangerusssss players.

Win this, though, and I think we'll be sufficiently geared to win the whole damn thing.

Exactly what I think. If we win this, something tells me we'll cruise through the rest of the tournament. Can't explain it.

[farazaidi]

hmm ... I think he did, but the cheif destroyer was Tonge. Just checked, he didnt played that game but he was discovered in that tournament.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/415274.html

[Sledger]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/iccct2009/engine/match/415274.html

Last meeting.

Smith and Sammy the only survivors.

[Levity]

PLZZZZZZZZZZZ dont say this. Ya Allah Khair.

Give me reasons to think otherwise.

[Inswinging Yorker]

windies will be beaten comfortably

[pakcricketfan]

Oh yeah, forgot about that one. :umarakmal

Don't think Roach played in that match.

No, he didn't.

There was a Tonge guy who ripped through our top order.

[Faisalabadimunda]

Give me reasons to think otherwise.

Do your feelings normally prove to be correct.Do you have a strong feeling.

[pakcricketfan]

Exactly what I think. If we win this, something tells me we'll cruise through the rest of the tournament. Can't explain it.

I'll have this feeling only AFTER we win the QF tomorrow. :D

[pakcricketfan]

Do your feelings normally prove to be correct.Do you have a strong feeling.

FM, would you please stop panicking?

[Phuzz]

I have a very nervous feeling about this game. I've seen it all before as favourites only to mess up. I hope this isn't the case tomorrow.

[Faisalabadimunda]

I'll have this feeling only AFTER we win the QF tomorrow. :D

Sometimes the Bad feelings (that pak wil loose) are from shaytan or your nafs.

[Levity]

Do your feelings normally prove to be correct.Do you have a strong feeling.

I'm too nervous to recollect my thoughts. I seriously want Pakistan to win this World Cup.

[Faisalabadimunda]

I'm too nervous to recollect my thoughts. I seriously want Pakistan to win this World Cup.

Same here.

[srh]

If Pakistan loose this match I will put the blame on those Pak fans who were looking ahead at semi final match against India.

[iRfaN_LA]

FYI everyone, the game actually starts at 4:30AM (EST) and NOT 5AM as the PP home page suggests.

[d0gers]

FYI everyone, the game actually starts at 4:30AM (EST) and NOT 5AM as the PP home page suggests.Play will start at 5 while 4.30 is when the telecast begins.

Edit: never mind, I think you're right.

[Muhammad Waleed]

October 30, 1987
Scorecard West Indies
258/7 (50 overs) v Pakistan
230/9 (50 overs) West Indies won by 28 runs
National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan


CWC -11 June 1975
Pakistan 266/7 - 267/9 West Indies Edgbaston, Birmingham

In calendar 11 june = thursday :facepalm:

You won't believe me :P

[pakcricketfan]

^11th June is my birthday! :D

Anyway, please stop it already. This thread desperately needs some optimistic PPers.

Inswinger, Afridi_Fan..where art thou? :D

[Maula Jutt]

I just had a bottle of Pakola and, miraculously, it has changed my perspective. As time goes on, I am getting confident we'll win tomorrow. Maybe it's the sugar or whatever, but really, this feels the same as I started feeling the night before the Pak vs Aus match, that we'll win.

[Free Hit]

yes, we will win^

we just need to play our A game

[AZ]

I'm not nervous.

am getting nosebleeds every half hour or so though.

[Muhammad Waleed]

I'm not nervous.

am getting nosebleeds every half hour or so though.

You you serious?

[sam]

I'm not nervous.

am getting nosebleeds every half hour or so though.

Ah! There's the blood of the Blood. Sweat. Tears. Mohali.

Good signs! :D

[iRfaN_LA]

13 Hours to GO !! I can't wait. I have to get at least 6 hours of sleep tonight. Not sure if I will be able to sleep. :(

[pakcricketfan]

yes, we will win^

we just need to play our A game

How simple is that! :D

[AZ]

You you serious?

yes no vaiiiiiit :kami

[Maula Jutt]

Alright then. Turns out it was the sugar. I am back to square one.

[pakcricketfan]

I'm not nervous.

am getting nosebleeds every half hour or so though.

Ah! matlab sab normal hai:D

All is well then.. I can go to sleep now. :D

[Iffitheking]

Guys... as much as I love Pakistan to win... I have these butterflies in my stomoch... and my gut feelings are that west indies might win this.... and if that happens... I will be the saddest person in this world..... having saying this... I will Pray Allah swt to give strenght to our players... to beat not only just west indies but every team they play against ... Imagine we all are not play but we feel the pressure... how come player not feel that pressure... which compare to us.. is 1000% more.....

[octavian]

Relax guys. our spin bowling gives us big edge in this match.

InshAllah we will rather easily.

[pakcricketfan]

Alright then. Turns out it was the sugar. I am back to square one.

:facepalm:
Bass kar dein aap log!

I wasn't nervous even one bit until I opened this thread for the first time. Aur ab dekhein zara..

[AZ]

yaar yeh nervous nervous matt karo, aiween muft ki tension dey rahe ho.

can barely control myself at the best of times!

[Karachi_King]

if our team stays calm & won't panic... Pak will come out victorious.

we are a better team on face than WI. might not be the easiest, but must not bother us much.

[Maula Jutt]

:facepalm:
Bass kar dein aap log!

I wasn't nervous even one bit until I opened this thread for the first time. Aur ab dekhein zara..

You know what made me nervous in the first place?

I logged into PP and saw all these doomsday comments and thought to myself, "Meh. PP is always like this. Wristslitters galore before such matches." So I shut my computer and went and sat with my dad who is never perturbed by any team against Pakistan. No matter how bad we look before the game, he always says we'll win. Of course, after we lose, my dad's gaalis will make the worst gunda out there blush.

So we started talking about the match and I said to him, "We've gotten the easiest team of that group so it shouldn't be a problem."

And he goes, "We shouldn't take WI easy. I am a little nervous about our chances."

:facepalm:

And that's when I came to PP and made a comment about butterflies the size of Boeing 747 flying around in my stomach, with AZ kindly advising me to drink 7up with lemon.

[cricket4life]

Confidence is the key here which WI lacks big time since they have been loosing to major teams. Their wins are against minow teams. Pakistani players will be confident after winning against AUS.

Big games always have greater pressure and at the biggest stage of cricket it must be enormous, but given the form our team is inshallah we will win it and WIN IT BY GOOD MARGIN.

All I pray is KAMI don't drop or miss anything :kami

[Namak_Halaal]

Thats a very worrying fact.

These stats/facts are pointless. It's all about who performs on the day. It can take just one player from PAK or WI to win it for either side.

While I am feeling butterflies, I'm certain that PAK MGT team are playing a master stroke in reverse psychology.

[iRfaN_LA]

exactly12 hours to the showdown :42:

[iHammad]

Why are people getting so nervous? Chill out guys, it will be an easy victory for us Inshallah.

[Watsupdoc]

Spring break going on for me :D :D Can't miss the game .
Pakistan Will win InshaAllah!

Same here! Pak will win Insha'Allah!

[imshally81]

we will win inshallah

[BakuGM]

The only way we lose if Kakmal drops couple of dollies..... Otherwise it's in the bag.

[phoenix363]

I have to be honest, i was confident before the australia game, probably would have bet that they'd win.
But before this one ive got a very BAD feeling :( was feeling more confident before the t20 final against srilanka

[cricket4life]

If you think Pakistan is going to win tonight give me HELL YEAH :akhtar











too many nervous posters here :hameed

[Faisalabadimunda]

I have to be honest, i was confident before the australia game, probably would have bet that they'd win.
But before this one ive got a very BAD feeling :( was feeling more confident before the t20 final against srilanka

Dont worry, If you have the same BAD feeling on the day of the match then it might be true. But usually on the day of the match your feeling changes.

[IMMY69]

Are we favorites against the windies??

Simple, if you ask them which team they would rather face in the QF what would be their answer?
My guess is kiwis followed by Pakistan!

[Faisalabadimunda]

Normally if a few guys on pp post that they have a bad feeling about the match you can say oh its not true, but if there dozens of pak passioners are posting they have a BAD feeling then its gotta be true.lol.

[james_bond]

Even imran khan is nervous,this is the first time I heard word nervous from him.

[Inzy's Aloo]

ALOO's XI:

Mohammad Hafeez
Kamran Akmal (w)
Asad Shafiq
Younus Khan
Misbah-ul-Haq
Umar Akmal
Shahid Afridi (c)
Abdul Razzaq
Umar Gul
Wahab Riaz
Saeed Ajmal

[Faisalabadimunda]

Even imran khan is nervous,this is the first time I heard word nervous from him.

Omg that spells trouble.

[BoomBoomCricket]

-Pakistan vs. West Indies Head to Head! Pakistan Have Played 114: Won 48/Lost 64/Tied 2 (43% winning record).
-Pakistan have won all of their 4 last and latest one day internationals against them so have had the better of them in recent times. Although West Indies beat Pakistan in the 2007 Cricket World Cup and also during the semi final of the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy in Southampton which are occasions to keep a bearing on.
-After the World Cup these two sides will contest a 5 Match One Day Series with One T20 international commencing on the 21st of April. Therefore, the team which loses will be down and out with only this to focus on as the next major scheduled event whereas the other will get to prepare for the semi final by marching onwards and upwards into considerably bigger and better visions /occasions. Obviously that is only what is resting on their minds at present.
-Misbah Ul Haq has scored 2 half centuries in just 4 appearances against the West Indies before. As always you can count on him to deliver. He may really begin to tuck into this one paced attack and notch up his 3rd tournament half century. The indications are that he has been training really hard and is fully focussed on this encounter so perhaps it will be his day once more, despite failing to trouble the scorers with his golden duck on Saturday against the Baggy Greens. I am tipping Pakistan's Mr Cricket to deliver.
-Kamran Akmal averages a very healthy 35 against the West Indies. This includes his maiden ODI century during a triangular series in Australia from the 04/05 season and a breath taking match winning cameo where he stole an unlikely victory during the final over of an ODI in UAE 2008 from the jaws of defeat with some formidable strokes to totally stun the men from the Caribbean Beaches. 16 runs were required from 5 deliveries and the short figure opened himself up and chanced his arms to clear the boundary over deep cover twice consecutively. In 2005 he once came to the wicket and struck 3 maximums from the final 3 deliveries of the innings. Generally, some of his best memories have come against the West Indies and his record is good against them in ODI cricket.
-Pakistan are being presented a perfect opportunity to reach the semi finals here against a relatively weaker opponent if form, quality and rankings are anything to go by. It's MAKE or BREAK time. All previous matches have been building up to this. Here is where it really begins to count. Pakistan have reached the semi final stages previously in 1979,1987,1992,1992 and all other times in 1975, 1983,1996,2003 and 2007 their campaigns have been heartbreaking forgettable flops. Reaching the semis tomorrow will symbolise a proud respectable campaign and mean a lot even if Pakistan are to go no further afterwards.

[abdulqadir786]

That's normal, my 6 year old is also getting in a habit now to jump when we take a wicket along with me, and I live in the U.S and making sure he knows what cricket is and not like "it's like a baseball with a different bat" answer. He knows we are at level 7 (7th game) and if we loose we have no more "chances" in Xbox lingo and good guys have a star and a moon on their shirt just like the Pakistan flag
:pkflag:pkflag

This is exactly what i look for in my 11-year old brother and his friends, whenever i ask his Pakistan and American about cricket they respond the same by saying "it's like baseball" and that grills me.

[iRfaN_LA]

Less than 10 hours :36:

[*sallu*]

man I am so nervous its not even funny

[The Yorker]

Pak will surely beat the Windies. Wiindies will find it difficult to construct a substantial score. Bowling is the strength for Pak and in their lies the key to Pakistans win.

[akamaka]

Less than 9 hrs left. Cant wait. :yahoo :yahoo :yahoo

[bobwoolmersarmy]

bumbopussyrassclaat :D

[bobwoolmersarmy]

This games giving me the wobbles .

Where's India to calm the nerves , oooh theyve got the ozzies Well they better win so we play them next


come on Pakistan

[JilaWatan]

pakkkk

[hamzie]

Duas go a long way ;)

Weather report?

[akamaka]

Duas go a long way ;)

Weather report?

The weather is set to be humid, with some prospect of dew in the second innings.

Today
Mostly Cloudy
Hi: 34 °C

Mostly cloudy. Temperature of 34°C. Winds SSW 13km/h. Humidity will be 60% with a dewpoint of 26° and feels-like temperature of 43°C.

Tonight
Partly Cloudy
Lo: 25 °C

Partly cloudy. Temperature of 34°C. Winds SSW 16km/h. Humidity will be 94% with a dewpoint of 24° and feels-like temperature of 25°C.


Gonna be a tough toss. Dont know whether to bowl first or bat. :afridi

[hamzie]

THanks for that.
doesnt look like it will rain.

i dont like us chasing.
so eat the ball then decide to bat first

[Sledger]

Anyone nervous?


:)

[*sallu*]

can't sleep

[Sledger]

Hmm, to make you feel better,

just think..







It could all be over tomorrow. :16::28:

[Sohaib011]

Harper is the third umpire, yallah khair

[Inswinger]

I'm usually a very optimistic person but for some reason I've got a terrible knot in my stomach right now. Feeling very nervous about this match. Not because the Windies are a better team than us, but because our players might start out very complacently.

[Kriketer]

The main picture of Gayle smiling on the main page is haunting me.

I am sure a little nervous.

GO Pakistan!!

[Fireworks11]

I can't sleep.

Thinking about the India game next Wed. Fireworks.

[iHammad]

We will win!! Pakistan Zindabad.

[Sohaib011]

When does the pre match conference come about ?

[NZPakistanFan]

Has anyone mentioned the possible effect that the Windies leg spinner Bishoo will have? I have a sneaking feeling that Pakistan may not do too well against his loopy deliveries. Everyone is expecting Windies pace in Roach etc, but that guy Bishoo looks awkward to face for technically deficiant players and has me worried.

[Fireworks11]

Bishoo is a quality bowler. A genuine leg spinner. His delivery to Dhoni was Warnesque. He presents a challenge to the Pak batsmen. Expect him to impress.

[Sohaib011]

lol look at us, Pakistani team is known for its aggressive attitude and we're all acting like wimps

We will never win anything with this attitude

[zainkhan]

Good Luck Pakistan, We need to play normal game and win is waiting for us, just need to pick pollard and Gayle early.

[nosferatu372]

Like most of you I too am worried about Akmal dropping an early catch. That will inevitably infect our fielding energy and a few misfields later like a cancer spread to the bowling.

[Sohaib011]

we're gonna win this inshallah just cant wait for the damn thing to start..its still six hours away ugh

[GOAT]

I'm not nervous. We've made it further than anyone thought we would. And if we do happen to lose, then I'd want it to be a team like the Windies. Either way an underdog gets into the semi final folks.




We better be that underdog though :akhtar

[GOAT]

Whats the par score on this pitch lads? I recall hearing it was a spinning track :yk

[usman2321]

Jeetay ga bhai jeetay ga Pakistan.......................................... ...................................JEETAY GA>

[ZenBowman]

I have a feel Kamran is going to provide us with some heart stopping moments in this match, either good or bad....

:kami

[iRfaN_LA]

I'm usually a very optimistic person but for some reason I've got a terrible knot in my stomach right now. Feeling very nervous about this match. Not because the Windies are a better team than us, but because our players might start out very complacently.

Pakistan is not usually complacent in knock-out games but I am still nervous.

[donsrk]

why are you guys nervous..there aint no team which can hold Pakistan down..chill guys..we ll be standing tall tommorow and in the following 2 games as well..and we will see Aus - Ind fall down Inshallah

[insaaniyat]

I'm usually a very optimistic person but for some reason I've got a terrible knot in my stomach right now. Feeling very nervous about this match. Not because the Windies are a better team than us, but because our players might start out very complacently.

you are absoultely right. May be this time we have learned our lesson

[insaaniyat]

I have a feel Kamran is going to provide us with some heart stopping moments in this match, either good or bad....

:kami

true. But you know what Afridi is ready to shine with the bat now:)

[sohaib17]

lol

i m so excited that i can't sleep so i m gonna try stay up until the game start ....

havn't slept in 2 nights now ... yesterday had a Biology mutation written test so was studying for it all night long


then todat i just can't go to bed lol


wht is wrong with me

[Obeid]

Im nervous and bored...can some MOD open up the pp chat room for the game lets have some interesting discussions on life before the game.

[hamzie]

Anyone else dreamt about the quarter finals?

In my dream it was Pak Eng quarter finals though
and i saw the score and it was 80/7 and i was angry/upset/sad then i realized that england were batting

[Decipher]

According to GEO, Saeed Ajmal will play. Just saw on the news ticker.

Who do you think will be replaced?

[Decipher]

Anyone else dreamt about the quarter finals?

In my dream it was Pak Eng quarter finals though
and i saw the score and it was 80/7 and i was angry/upset/sad then i realized that england were batting

To all our surprise, this dream means that Pakistan will win this world cup. Inshallah.

[arsalan660]

No Load Shedding Today - Now I can see full match

[Digital]

Match Day !

[sohaib17]

According to GEO, Saeed Ajmal will play. Just saw on the news ticker.

Who do you think will be replaced?

i dont mind that at all :ajmal

[hamzie]

According to GEO, Saeed Ajmal will play. Just saw on the news ticker.

Who do you think will be replaced?

:facepalm::facepalm:

[ZenBowman]

Manjrekar rates Pakistan as "clear favorites"

[feahmed]

I think we're nervous because we KNOW the team can do it, they ARE capable of it.. but we're scared of them screwing up because they're also capable of that and that would mean a very very sad exit. I guess this is what the knockouts do.

[praveen]

I have a feeling India is going to follow Pakistans fortunes. so you guys better win today :)

[desiblue]

all the best Pakistan......

Karlo duniya muthhi mein.....


fellow Indian..:malik

[Obeid]

Thanks Indian fans...hope Pakistan wins this. Im studying organic chem killing time :(

[MRSN]

The main picture of Gayle smiling on the main page is haunting me.

I am sure a little nervous.

GO Pakistan!!

:))) :))) looks like he is ready to give us good phainty. :asif

[Civil]

I\m very confident pakistan will win,

we have the easiest quarter final tie thanks to the hardwork in the group stages.

Gayle and pollard are talented but lets be serious they don't care if they win or lose.

Look at the eyes of our men in green! They want this bad!

Dont bother about nervousness everyone the real reason you are nervous is because this feeling is relatively new. That feeling of Pakistan being favourites!!

[raff]

Suffering from anxiety before the game!!!! :junaid
Cant wait!!!!

[ddss]

guys give me a good movie to watch (suspense/thriller/comedy)

[WellWisher]

xanax 1mg will chill you perfectly for this game - and you will watch like a king...why torture your brain for this long....

[MRSN]

guys give me a good movie to watch (suspense/thriller/comedy)

Watch Pakistan vs West Indies @ 2 P.M PST

[imshally81]

yaaar i am little nervous..... why ??? i don't know :(

[Strike!]

Wasim Akram is gonna be talking on geo super soon.

[Fawad_Bhai]

less than 2 hours left now!! :D SOO EXCITED! Must stay awake!

[Strike!]

Wasim says the boys look very relaxed

[Afridi_Fan]

Horses for courses. According to :wasim :ajmal in for :rehman

[Afridi_Fan]

No issue with :akhtar he is unable to make place in playing 11. Thats the only reason he is dropped. :wasim

[Afridi_Fan]

It will be a packed house. Players are laughing and look very relaxed and not looking under any stress. :wasim

[sam]

Wasim says the boys look very relaxed

Encouraging signs.

PP has been witnessing nervous breakdowns. :))

[AZ]

what a terrible night's sleep! way too much tension in the air.

[ShehryarK]

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=123339