Pakistan V India | 2nd Test Faisalabad | Official Day 1 Thread [21/1/06]

[cavin420]

cracking pull shot for 44444444444444 !!!

[Shayan]

too short, pulled for 4 by Butt.

40-0

[Nawazb]

4 from butt 40-0

[desi_larka420]

Just got home! How's this pitch?

[Bailan]

Za Bar Dast !!!!

[mooz]

not a bad start so far, India getting some swing but have not put it to great use.

[the true passionist]

Butt looking in decent form!

[Gasherbrum]

that was an angry salman butt shot!

[cavin420]

swings disapearing now.........n the patnership is nudging closer to the 50 mark....40 pak , 6 runs from that over!

[Shayan]

not swinging as much any more.

40-0

[Nawazb]

40-0 off 9 overs

23 from butt
15 from malik

[cavin420]

Just got home! How's this pitch?
a batting paradise i would say!!!

[mooz]

match heading towards a draw.

[Slugger]

draw

[cavin420]

alrighty peeps time for me to take it eazy when something exciting happens will pop back! malik on 19 with that boundary ..butt on 23 n pak to 44

[the true passionist]

a batting paradise i would say!!!

not quite...the new ball has swung pretty decently for both bowlers

[Shayan]

beautiful straight drive from Malik. 44-0

[mooz]

alrighty peeps time for me to take it eazy when something exciting happens will pop back! malik on 19 with that boundary ..butt on 23 n pak to 44

ja ke chai shai banao
U won't miss anything.

[Shayan]

U can't say its gonna be a draw already. The pitch is expected to do a bit from day 3 onwards.

[Somali Pirate]

not quite...the new ball has swung pretty decently for both bowlers


pitch does not affect swing

[the true passionist]

ja ke chai shai banao
U won't miss anything.

except for a dew boundaries

[Shayan]

zaheer khan on to bowl.

[mooz]

U can't say its gonna be a draw already. The pitch is expected to do a bit from day 3 onwards.

akalmand ko ishara kafi he

[cavin420]

not quite...the new ball has swung pretty decently for both bowlers
it always does first morning of a test match the first hour or a session esp the bowl being brand new...........it wont swing as much now!!!! :30:

[the true passionist]

pitch does not affect swing

doesn't affect but does help....
otherwise why didn't we get in the first test

[Slugger]

faisalabad is a bakwas ground i don't know why they play tests there

[Gasherbrum]

butt on the back foot, pushes it away through the covers for four.

[Slugger]

bowled him

[Oxy]

faisalabad is a bakwas ground i don't know why they play tests there

What the hell are you talking about??

[Gasherbrum]

faisalabad deserves as many tests as they can get. passionate crowd, great first class team, one of the largest cities in pakistan. not really bakwas in my book.

[Shayan]

akalmand ko ishara kafi he


and you've got more akalmand than Waqar Younis, Dean Jones, Michael Holding and Arun Lal...... all of whom think the pitch will do something later in the game, i.e. keep low / turn / reverse swing.

Think about what you say sometimes.

[Imy]

its the 4th biggest city in Pakistan man if i am not mistaken

[Asim2Good]

hey guys,
how's crowd today ?

[The_Cricket_Devil]

hey guys hows it going pakistan looking good here

49-0 butt 27 malik 19

[Slugger]

more akalmand? hahahhahaha and having more akal than those guys isn't saying much

[The_Cricket_Devil]

malik almost french cuts it onto his own stumps

[Slugger]

the pitches always make for terrible tests

[Asim2Good]

bowled him

don't post wrong info in this thread :12:

[Oxy]

bowled him

What???

[mooz]

and you've got more akalmand than Waqar Younis, Dean Jones, Michael Holding and Arun Lal...... all of whom think the pitch will do something later in the game, i.e. keep low / turn / reverse swing.

Think about what you say sometimes.

yeah, I am a doctor.

[Oxy]

Slugger-stop pi55ing about on this thread...if you want to continue posting here!

[The_Cricket_Devil]

"dont do anything silly" -waqar

Malik does a retarded pull shot

[Slugger]

it was a glitch on cricinfo

[The_Cricket_Devil]

leaving his bat up in a "parachute position" and malik is caught at slips a la salman butt in 2005

[cavin420]

what a dumb dismisal reminds me of butt dismissal in india when he was ducking n ball hit the bat n went to slip shoaib goes out ..49 for 1 now pak

[Shayan]

the pitches always make for terrible tests

i dont get this. We're 49-0 and people are complaining saying its gonna be a draw coz the balls not doing anything. Would you prefer it if we were 20-3 :20:

Malik gone. Leaving his bat hanging in the air whilst trying to duck. Caught at slip.

49-1

[The_Cricket_Devil]

49-1

Malik out on 19...

[the true passionist]

ok 1 down

[cavin420]

waqar younis does it again......curse of the commentator as they say!!

[Slugger]

1 down 39 to go

[Gasherbrum]

terrible terrible dismissal. malik leaves his bat pointing upwards and the ball loops up to be taken by dravid in the slips. well caught in the end, but a sad way to go after getting a decent start once again.

[luvthegame]

What a stupid way to get out. SM left his bat up as the ball kept low.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

in comes the india killer and is greeted by a random lbw shout by slip fielders

[Shayan]

yeah, I am a doctor.


so u can therefore predict a draw after less than an hour of play.... are you being serious :)))

[cavin420]

i feel with that dismisaal of malik u can say preety much bye byz to seeing malik as an opener in the next match or in any test match for that instance.......what a relief for some ppl...........cracking pull by butt .....4 runs 53 for 1 now

[Nawazb]

4 from butt

[The_Cricket_Devil]

samshed by butt for 4 thru midwicket onto 31 now and looking very good

[Blistering Barnacle]

Malik was dismissed the same way against SA in Pakistan a few years ago. Seems he hasn't learned from that.

[the true passionist]

1 down 39 to go

probably less...
a team might have to declare to enforce a result

[cavin420]

what an agressive cover drive 444444444444444444444444 wow nice shot by bytt

[Nawazb]

4 more from butt

[The_Cricket_Devil]

followed by an even better cover drive for 4 to move butt sahab onto 35

[mooz]

so u can therefore predict a draw after less than an hour of play.... are you being serious :)))

its called a prediction, you don't have to watch 5 days to make a prediciton on the result.

[Shayan]

Kesser Jewellers raking in the adverts right now

[Slugger]

11.5 Singh to Shoaib Malik, OUT: short one banged in, Malik ducks,
leaving his bat standing up in the air like a periscope, the ball
hits the bat and goes towards slip where Dravid takes a smart
catch!

according to the cricinfo guy there are apparently smart catches and dumb catches now

[MIG]

MoYo has almost done this a few times so this isnt new in the Pak camp - Malik just got it right !

[Oxy]

Butt is angry today! 2 gorgeous boundaries, Sweet timing

[the true passionist]

Malik was dismissed the same way against SA in Pakistan a few years ago. Seems he hasn't learned from that.

haha...that is a bit too much....

[luvthegame]

Salman is in Top form. I hoep he makes a 100. He is a class act.

[Gasherbrum]

butt continues in angry mode! first ball pulled through midwicket, next one driven to extra cover for a couple of boundaries.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

the more they show this replay the further my blood boils cmon malik this isnt gonna look good on ur test team continuity application

[luvthegame]

Cricinfo is full of crap. Pro Indian.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

another shout for lbw but rudi not interested

[The_Cricket_Devil]

am i the only one noticing the difference in zaheer's action?

[Shayan]

its called a prediction, you don't have to watch 5 days to make a prediciton on the result.

you don't, but i think that 4 former cricketers are likely to have more cricketing akalmand than a doctor. You were implying that you know more than they do. :19:

[Oxy]

Just seen the Malik decison-looks like Ayubi is going to be on fire later on...

[luvthegame]

Shoaib a bit unlucky. But this is cricket. The pitch looks better. A lots happening.

[Imy]

Come on man lets be fair the ball did not bounce much the fact is that on that end there is un even bounce

[the true passionist]

Cricinfo is full of crap. Pro Indian.

The indians say it is anti-indian
We say it is anti-pakistan

what is it? i think they are pretty decent.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Shoaib a bit unlucky. But this is cricket. The pitch looks better. A lots happening.

unlucky or not it is suicidal to leave ur bat hanging in the air

[cavin420]

one thing that should be learned by all the other batters is never duck down in this wicket..better of playing it for 4 or 6 ..or just defend it............

[Slugger]

i blame it on waqar what a paindu

[Shayan]

i wouldnt say he was unlucky. You shouldnt leave you're bat hanging up there. It defeats the whole point of ducking. You might as well stand there and try and pull it

[Shayan]

57-1

[mooz]

you don't, but i think that 4 former cricketers are likely to have more cricketing akalmand than a doctor. You were implying that you know more than they do. :19:

The commentators are not going to tell u the truth that this will be another lifeless boring draw. They want you to tune in and watch the game, thats how they make their money. btw I haven't heard any of the commentators say that it won't be another draw.

[Somali Pirate]

Just seen the Malik decison-looks like Ayubi is going to be on fire later on...
wait till amjid gets here. :)

[the true passionist]

Asif vs Partap...who is gona end up playing this match better?

[cavin420]

alright peeps i can smell a run out coming soon will catch u in a bit when something exciting happens again!

[luvthegame]

oh God, Shive and lal are in the commentary box. now they will start shouting for every little indian fielding and ball.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yk of the mark with a single

[The_Cricket_Devil]

alright peeps i can smell a run out coming soon will catch u in a bit when something exciting happens again!

whoa whoa u dont wanna be pulling a waqar now

[mooz]

Asif vs Partap...who is gona end up playing this match better?

I have a feeling Asif will struggle to match RP's one wicket.

[Jonty]

how is salman butt looking fellas? is he set for a big innings? unlucky for malik!

[The_Cricket_Devil]

I have a feeling Asif will struggle to match RP's one wicket.

and this prediction is based upon...have u ever seen asif bowl? i seriously doubt rp will be nearly as good as asif

[Jonty]

apparently asif has got more zing in his bowling.. looks sharper, so lets see what he can do and get behind him

[the true passionist]

how is salman butt looking fellas? is he set for a big innings? unlucky for malik!

confident and well-set....hope he doesn't take it too easy.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

younis middling everything here good signs

[mooz]

and this prediction is based upon...have u ever seen asif bowl? i seriously doubt rp will be nearly as good as asif

I have seen him bowl
He didn't get a wicket against Australia either.
I was impressed by his two undefeated knocks down the order against aus though.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

pssh yk only avging 118 agnst india wat is this he will have to improve here :)))

[luvthegame]

Asif was hammered in Australia in his only test. 12 over and 67 runs, 0 wickets. He is a bad selection. Please bring Umar Gul back. Gul can be the Pakistan Mcgrath.

[luvthegame]

Shiva is already talking about getting YK out. Arun Lal is saying positive things.

[the true passionist]

i have no doubt about Gul..he is a good bowler...
but as the word goes...Asif has improved a lot since Aus.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Asif was hammered in Australia in his only test. 12 over and 67 runs, 0 wickets. He is a bad selection. Please bring Umar Gul back. Gul can be the Pakistan Mcgrath.

you are going by one match on his debut versus the best team in the world. How does that make him a bad selection? Umar gul was a one match wonder and that would make him just as bad a selection i personally am looking forward to asif bowl

[luvthegame]

I hope YK doesnt field for the Indians when he ran and grabbed the ball. That was stupid.

[mooz]

I can't believe that Manjrekar is stuck in the studio while these two monkeys are commentating.

[Shayan]

The commentators are not going to tell you the truth that this will be another lifeless boring draw. They want you to tune in and watch the game, thats how they make their money. btw I haven't heard any of the commentators say that it won't be another draw.

They haven't said it won't be another draw. But they haven't said its gonna be lifeless and boring. During the pitch report, Waqar and Arun Lal agreed that this pitch is more abrasive than the Lahore one, reverse swing could come into play, and it will definitely spin later on in the match. In commentary just now, Waqar and Holding mentioned that the ball might start keeping low on day 4/5.

This pitch WILL do more than the Lahore one, thats a fact. Abrasive pitches lead to the possibilities of reverse swing and uneven bounce, as well as spin. That doesnt mean it won't be a draw, its just less likely to be a draw than the last one was. Lets just hope we can produce a result.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Shiva is already talking about getting YK out. Arun Lal is saying positive things.

of course he is how else is india going to get yousuf bradman khan's avg lower against them

[luvthegame]

Asif..improved..how. Gul played 5 tests and he has 25 W. so Gul is no one match wonder.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

ooooooooooo butt is very lucky here ball goes over slips off of salman butt's bat's shoulder

[Oxy]

So in the space of an hour, we know its going to be a draw; Asif is a flop; Gul is the next McGrath; Fsbd is a bakwas stadium etc etc etc....only 4.8 days to go!

[luvthegame]

Chuker on...a possible catch...and Shiva is shouting...ball turning a lot...wow.

[Imy]

As Micheal Holding said the Golf end is bouncing more

[luvthegame]

Asif has to prove in this test..if he fails then bring Gul back.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

So in the space of an hour, we know its going to be a draw; Asif is a flop; Gul is the next McGrath; Fsbd is a bakwas stadium etc etc etc....only 4.8 days to go!

and soon enuff we will have rant threads of the dropping of mohammad sami and his "potential" :)))

[Imy]

Folks this wicket by day 4 will do a lot I hope Pakistan will put in a very good score

[Shayan]

So in the space of an hour, we know its going to be a draw; Asif is a flop; Gul is the next McGrath; Fsbd is a bakwas stadium etc etc etc....only 4.8 days to go!


:19: some people have some dodgy crystal balls :))

[luvthegame]

Holding is the man. He is right...We may have a result in this match. Go BOYZZZZ....

[The_Cricket_Devil]

Asif has to prove in this test..if he fails then bring Gul back.


Gul has not played an international test in two years how does that make him any more of a proven player than asif. Asif has a lot of zing and good control and imo a far better choice than gul

[the true passionist]

Asif..improved..how. Gul played 5 tests and he has 25 W. so Gul is no one match wonder.

i am a big fan of his...nd would have preffered him...but we can't really argue based on his performance...that is a bit too early...some tests have been against weaker opps.

[Shayan]

60-1

butt 37*
younis 1*

[khilari]

Holding is the man. He is right...We may have a result in this match. Go BOYZZZZ....

does draw count as a result of the game?

[Somali Pirate]

Gul has not played an international test in two years how does that make him any more of a proven player than asif. Asif has a lot of zing and good control and imo a far better choice than gul
:))

[the true passionist]

So in the space of an hour, we know its going to be a draw; Asif is a flop; Gul is the next McGrath; Fsbd is a bakwas stadium etc etc etc....only 4.8 days to go!

Welcome to the Subcontinent.... :16: :16: :16: :16:

[mooz]

Atleast Osman Samiuddin seems like he likes Asif's selection

"When he made his debut against Australia at Sydney in January 2005, little suggested that Pakistan's long tradition of happening upon blitzing fast bowlers would continue. Australia wrapped up a whitewash with a nine-wicket win and Asif went wicketless in 18 innocuously expensive overs; he did though pouch a running catch at long-on, making it seem easier than it actually was, and stubbornly resisted without being dismissed for over 100 minutes combined. That determination, however, unveiled itself fully in 2005, when Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, called Asif the most improved player around the national squad. By taking ten wickets in a warm-up game against England, he proved Woolmer right. He narrowly failed to add to his solitary Test appearance during the series, but made an impressive ODI debut one day after his 23rd birthday, dismissing Marcus Trescothick with his third ball; he ended with 2 for 14 off seven incisive overs. Tall, lean and possessed of a little more muscle than on his debut, Asif generates pace a medium-pacer would aspire to and a tearaway would loosen up with, around mid to late 80mph. His action isn't pure, modified slightly since his debut and now involving a Shoaib Akhtar-ish position of the left arm in his jump. Everyone and everything about him though suggests a bright future.
Osman Samiuddin (December 2005)"

[Shayan]

drinks

60-1

[Gasherbrum]

younis taking his time ... hasn't looked uncomfortable at all but he'd much rather have had a few boundaries by this stage. lets hope he doesn't let it get to him.

[luvthegame]

Bring back Manjrekar. Get rid of Shiva. His voice is annoying.

[Shayan]

does draw count as a result of the game?

technically yes, but when someone says that this game should produce a result, they mean a win/loss.

[mooz]

Bring back Manjrekar. Get rid of Shiva. His voice is annoying.

I second that
Infact I'll take Manjrekar over any commentator, **** or bhoora.

[Shayan]

younis taking his time ... hasn't looked uncomfortable at all but he'd much rather have had a few boundaries by this stage. lets hope he doesn't let it get to him.

its alright, he took his time in his last innings as well. got going after his first boundary.

[mooz]

YK needs to start finding some gaps with his shots. He may get frustated.

[the true passionist]

Atleast Osman Samiuddin seems like he likes Asif's selection

"When he made his debut against Australia at Sydney in January 2005, little suggested that Pakistan's long tradition of happening upon blitzing fast bowlers would continue. Australia wrapped up a whitewash with a nine-wicket win and Asif went wicketless in 18 innocuously expensive overs; he did though pouch a running catch at long-on, making it seem easier than it actually was, and stubbornly resisted without being dismissed for over 100 minutes combined. That determination, however, unveiled itself fully in 2005, when Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, called Asif the most improved player around the national squad. By taking ten wickets in a warm-up game against England, he proved Woolmer right. He narrowly failed to add to his solitary Test appearance during the series, but made an impressive ODI debut one day after his 23rd birthday, dismissing Marcus Trescothick with his third ball; he ended with 2 for 14 off seven incisive overs. Tall, lean and possessed of a little more muscle than on his debut, Asif generates pace a medium-pacer would aspire to and a tearaway would loosen up with, around mid to late 80mph. His action isn't pure, modified slightly since his debut and now involving a Shoaib Akhtar-ish position of the left arm in his jump. Everyone and everything about him though suggests a bright future.
Osman Samiuddin (December 2005)"


regardless of how Asif plays...
i trust Osama (not the bin Ladin )...he seems to be honest with Pak cricket.

[sneekysneeky]

how is the pitch looking as compared to lahore?

[khilari]

dravid drop YK .. .yeahhhhhh
bachat ho gayi

[luvthegame]

Another edge and shiva is shouting. YK survives.

[Blistering Barnacle]

From Cricinfo:

"17.2 Harbhajan Singh to Younis Khan, no run, defensive, Younis doing
well, playing for the draw"

??

[luvthegame]

This pitch is not easy to play. It will do tricks.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yk lucky to still be there cmon guys a little carefulness never hurt anyone

[khilari]

did any one see the team of indian programmers on TV

Ultra tech ppl

what are they chanting?? we want... ?

[The_Cricket_Devil]

salman butt is gone!! inside edge to wicketkeeper

[Blistering Barnacle]

Whoever is writing the commentary for cricinfo really does NOT like Younis Khan. There is some more rubbbish there - "creature of habit", etc.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

gone for 37 pakistan 65-2 in a bit of bother now

[luvthegame]

Shiva and Lal are shouting like crazy. Butt goneeeeeeee.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

in walks moyo can these two play another great innings?

[luvthegame]

Caught behind. This pitch is much better than Lahore. Ball Swinging.

[cavin420]

gud ball came back a touch n salman butt gets the inside edge keeper takes a gud catch...........butt back in the pavilion....now yousaf comes in the middle......pakistan in a spot of bother here ....they only have themselves to blame for.......65-2...

[Gasherbrum]

damn! nice ball though, came back sharply after pitching. another one down after getting a start.

[the true passionist]

Pakistan stutters!

[kashyapdkuri]

salman butt --- c dhoni ... b zaheer -- 37

[khilari]

Moyo n YK --- we need a big one here

on the bright side, pitch is looking much better

[Oxy]

More life in this pitch in the last 10 mins than in 5 days at Lahore-did Butt touch it...looked like pad?

[Tupac]

yea!

[luvthegame]

OH GOD, SHiva and Lal almost burst their Lungs..Biased Commentary.

[khilari]

What a cover drive by Moyo... .Shaabaash

[the true passionist]

Butt was not out!

[cavin420]

any youngsters watching .....never leave any gap btw pad n bat..........what a shot by yousaf 4 handsome drive

[cavin420]

OH GOD, SHiva and Lal almost burst their Lungs..Biased Commentary.
plz get them out of the chairs......really too irritating they are!

[Lightning]

Clipped the pad of Butt. However, very confident appeal.

[the true passionist]

almost a mixup...
the interesting battle would be RP vs Yohana
RP might have a few surprises for him

[luvthegame]

MYO is in Form. I hope he scores another big one. Pak have a decent start. This pitch is suddenly alive.

[Gasherbrum]

looked pretty close to the bat as well ... i think he may have just nicked it.

[khilari]

another choukka... straight drive by YK

[cavin420]

its a bit more livly i agree but still its a 450 first innings pitch..shoaib should luv bowling on this one......what a cracking straight drive by younis 4 ...75 for 2 now pak

[luvthegame]

Shiva is saying Indians will be Happy because they lost the toss.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

down the ground for 4 by younis khan o and butt looked out to me a thin inside edge on his bat there was no real sign of it hitting pad to me or visibly neways lets move on from that

[cavin420]

looked pretty close to the bat as well ... i think he may have just nicked it.
that was out no doubt about it...........u cant complain about that one!

[luvthegame]

Salam didnt get a Knick. Replay shows.. Rudi F&*Ks another one for Pakistan.

[khilari]

man, that looked like NOT OUT.. salman butt;s

[Oxy]

Replays CONFIRM that Butt missed that ball by a good 2-3 inches.

Hear we go again...

[bala977]

plz get them out of the chairs......really too irritating they are!

If you think you have heard it, wait till India starts batting. Especially Arun Lal F*****R. It is very hard to listen to these two idiots even for an Indian Fan.

Although not religious, I prayed all night before the start of this series that these two jokers dont get to comment. Tough luck !

[Gasherbrum]

4 from younis, a little uppish and he wasn't to the pitch there, pushed at it but managed to play it in the gap for four.

[luvthegame]

It was the Pad, not the Bat.

[Pace]

I can't stand Waqar's commentry any more I have put the tv on mute (for a while just to take a break).

[cavin420]

Salam didnt get a Knick. Replay shows.. Rudi F&*Ks another one for Pakistan.
he does most of the time but the last occassion was too close really i would have given that out ma self...........i would say a gud decision!

[Amir]

Wow, bowling first may not be all that bad. With the swing the Indian bowlers getting, wondering if our bowlers could do the same. And Harbhajan getting alot of turn and looking threatening.

[Oxy]

that was out no doubt about it...........u cant complain about that one!
Yes you can....missed it by 3 ins

[luvthegame]

Good thing Simon T is here so we will get some good decisions.

[Gasherbrum]

dean jones not convinced by that decision though waqar doesn't have much of a problem with it. lucky escape once again for younis khan in that over, got an inside edge on to his pad and fortunately for him it didn't carry anywhere near the fielder.

[cavin420]

If you think you have heard it, wait till India starts batting. Especially Arun Lal F*****R. It is very hard to listen to these two idiots even for an Indian Fan.

Although not religious, I prayed all night before the start of this series that these two jokers dont get to comment. Tough luck !
:))):))):))) lifes not fair is it ;-) what happend to ravi shastri i thought he was the best they had!!!

[octavian]

oxy yaar i think he touched it.. snicko touched it too

[khilari]

Taufel putting finger in his ears...

zaheer with second tappa

[mooz]

Yes you can....missed it by 3 ins

are we watching the same game? definetly out.

[cavin420]

Yes you can....missed it by 3 ins
its debatle but i got the feeling it kissed the inside edge onto the pads.......

[luvthegame]

Dean and Waqar on...thank God...

[khilari]

Moyo yar... put the bat down on bouncers
kab samjhein gey yeh loug

[Oxy]

oxy yaar i think he touched it.. snicko touched it too

no way yaar...CLEARLY missed it by 2-3 ins...hit flap of the pad. Deano knows it.

[Shayan]

waqar pointing out that yousuf likes leaving his bat hanging when he cucks as well, just like Malik.

75-2

[luvthegame]

Zaheer is bowling bouncers

[cavin420]

are we watching the same game? definetly out.
thank u indeed sir i need some help out here :D

[mooz]

Good thing Simon T is here so we will get some good decisions.

I can't wait till someone starts a "I hate Simon T" thread. probably by day 3.

[lahori]

Is it just me or does it look like Moyo has grown a beard?

[The_Cricket_Devil]

lol and heres the next milestone the cameraman is covering his 100th test :D

[luvthegame]

Chuker on....

[cavin420]

why dont they come down the wicket evrey now n then to bhajji just to disturb his line o length.............do we have to wait for afridi to come n do that??? 76 for 2 now

[Shayan]

good crowd. well done faisalabad once again.

[Oxy]

Someone should tell Waqar (And some on here) that Faisalabad is NOT a small town and not RURAL!

Its Pak's 4th largest city!!!

[luvthegame]

Good match, Ball moving, Good crowd...Nothing like Lahore, Dull and boring...

[cavin420]

Is it just me or does it look like Moyo has grown a beard?
he is growing a beard yes thats what he said he was doing!!!

[khilari]

good crowd. well done faisalabad once again.
yeah.. nice to see the turn out
just if they could make more noise...

[luvthegame]

Now we need a good partnership. from YK and MY.

[cavin420]

Someone should tell Waqar (And some on here) that Faisalabad is NOT a small town and not RURAL!

Its Pak's 4th largest city!!!
n one would argue ..industerial as well :D

[khilari]

sachin missed the run out... whewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Shayan]

younis wouldve been run out. tendulkar just had to hit. he missed!

[luvthegame]

MY is playing well. Zaheer is bowling well.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

run out missed on an absolute disaster here..

[cavin420]

dear ooo dear didnt i say i smell a run out coming........boy .....how close was i.......younis khannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn lucky escape....sachin could have ran him out but decided to throw n missed it he was half way down the pitch

[The_Cricket_Devil]

wth are these 2 doing...younis had given up dammit guys

[mooz]

MoYo and YK should just hit fours, no need to runs these singles or doubles.

[luvthegame]

Ohhhhhh...almost a run out.......What are these guys doing. Tendulakr missed. Thank God.

[luvthegame]

YK and MY should hit 4s only. forget the singles.

[luvthegame]

Dean wanted YK run out bad.

[khilari]

chalo, thats only fair as YK got a very unlucky run out at 199 in last test...
Allah ka shukar hai...

[lahori]

what is Moyo's problem? he is the worst caller in cricket history. Just touch and go. the word 'call' is not in his dictionary.

[khilari]

luvthegame and mooz... r u related?

[mooz]

YK and MY should hit 4s only. forget the singles.

haha
we were thinking the same thing
scary.

[luvthegame]

THis is dumb cricker from MY and YK. YK almost gave up. They have to be patient.

[The_Cricket_Devil]

superb shot by yk for 4

[khilari]

4 by Younis to harbajan... good square cut

[luvthegame]

No we arent ...?

[mooz]

luvthegame and mooz... r u related?

yeah, I trace my ancestory back to Hazrat Adam.

[luvthegame]

A beauty from Yk. 4.....

[octavian]

very nice to see some crowd come in and enjoy

[luvthegame]

MY almost got YK out.....

[mooz]

very nice to see some crowd come in and enjoy

Not uncommon in the rural areas.
or so waqar says.

[khilari]

yeah, I trace my ancestory back to Hazrat Adam.

mubarak hou.. mein bhi aap ka bhai hoon :14:

[Oxy]

Waqar has a different accent for every ball of the over-how does he do it??

[cavin420]

kumble comes into the attack..i reckon hes the one we should play a bit more carefully!

[mooz]

Moyo mila hua hein Indians ke saath.

[luvthegame]

We should also have Tests in Hyderabad. PCB should build a new stadium there.

[cavin420]

Waqar has a different accent for every ball of the over-how does he do it??
tries to copy an aussie one ball...an english the other, then comes the turn of the s.africans n then american.........

[Gasherbrum]

waqar's secret is that he makes sure no one mucks around in the dressing rooms

[mooz]

waqar is cracking me up.

[cavin420]

We should also have Tests in Hyderabad. PCB should build a new stadium there.
i rather have them play in pindi then hyderabad!

[mooz]

i rather have them play in pindi then hyderabad!

Pindi gets test matches all the time, Hyderabad should get some matches too.

[khilari]

crowd getting louder...
good chants...

88/2 --- 25 overs

[cavin420]

25 overs 88 for 2

[Shayan]

88-2

[luvthegame]

Hyderabad deserves it. Pindi is already a venue.

[sneekysneeky]

i hear naray Haidery in the background.... Faisalabad never disappoints with the crowd... stadium mostly full

[cavin420]

crowd getting louder...
good chants...

88/2 --- 25 overs
i smell chacha cricket around!

[cavin420]

sweeps n 4 runs after sometime finally a boundary pak 93 now

[khilari]

Choukka on fineleg by YK.... Nice Crowd ...

[luvthegame]

Hyderabad is a big city. We should have more cricket in other parts of Pakistan like Quetta and Peshawar.

[mooz]

25 overs 88 for 2

Not a bad ODI score
India probably ahead on points so far, however we only got 9 more runs from our openers in the first match so its not all bad.

[cavin420]

a late cut another 4 ..gud runs starting to flow now 2 fours to younis 97 for 2 now thats more like it

[luvthegame]

anothe 4 by YK. A sweep.

[luvthegame]

Another cut. 4...by YK off Bhajiii

[mooz]

Deano overplaying YK's lack of confidence in MoYo's running. This is not the first time MoYo has sold his partner up the river with his running.

[Blistering Barnacle]

That near run-out of YK seems to have woken him up and made him more aggressive. Probably thinking - I might have been run-out for a low score without having opened up! Better open up now!

[khilari]

Kumble looking much whiter... Pakistan Zindabad