How confident are you feeling of playing India? [Merged]

[asdf0045]

I'm not sure what opponent would have been better for Pakistan, but here we go, its India Pakistan semi final. What are Pakistan's chances?

[Cosmic]

daaaaaaaaaaaar lagra haiiiii

[Shaheerthe2nd]

I'm not confident at all.

[Afridi_Fan]

Reasonably confident. Our bowling can restrict any team on these pitches. And looking at Indian bowling, I can say that our batsmen won't fail.

[tahir_dj]

dar kis baat ka... we bowled aussies out for only 160odd and winides for only 112... plus we toped the group . so who should me more afraid

[ZenBowman]

Originally Posted by Afridi_Fan Reasonably confident. Our bowling can restrict any team on these pitches. And looking at Indian bowling, I can say that our batsmen won't fail.

Zaheer will cause some damage I think, but apart from him, you are right. I think bowlers of both teams will be neutralized to some degree, both teams play spin well.

But at the end of the day, I think on Wednesday it will be 100% based on who can take the pressure!

[imshally81]

I am ready for the big clash

[strongman123]

Guys, we just destroyed Windies, we are the first to beat Aussies on a 2 pace wicket, we are going to WIN THIS!!!!

[zarak]

if your not confident, your not pakistani. we are a confident nation so lets show it

[Dr Khan]

very confident. Pakistan beat Australia with more ease and thrashed WI.

[Muhammad Waleed]

Now this is the 4th time I m posting it

No hopes

[Pk-zindabaad]

Have fun now while it lasts, coz we r waiting for you....

[strongman123]

If our batting can show some back bone, and Afridi slog the spinners, we are going to silence the crowd (SO PUMPED!)

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Originally Posted by zarak if your not confident, your not pakistani. we are a confident nation so lets show it

History doesn't favor us at all.

India have the edge.

[Salman]

Super confident, if both Almals and Shafiq click, India have little chance against Gul and Ajmal.

Come on Pakistan!!!!

[Afridi_Fan]

Originally Posted by Muhammad Waleed Now this is the 4th time I m posting it No hopes

Then stop posting.

[Dr Khan]

shame on those who are doubting us. We have nothing to loose. India will be under immense pressure.

[Afridi_Fan]

Originally Posted by Shaheerthe2nd History doesn't favor us at all. India have the edge.

In the history Kiwis never defeated us in WC. What happen at Kandy?

Remember?

[pak4life]

There batting is strong it will take an extraordinary performance from us to win the match but we are capable! each player will need to give 100% not a place for lightweights.

[James]

India look very tough to actually BEAT.

Had them as favourites before the tournament, and then had my doubts during it, but you did always get the feeling that this was going to be their year.

Then again, Pakistan have been brilliant. Inspirational, even.

Could be the match of the tournament in a tournament that has not been short of great matches!

Very happy to be a neutral this time too

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Originally Posted by Cosmic daaaaaaaaaaaar lagra haiiiii

I remember, with due respect to India, our own over-confidence did us in when we played India last time in a world cup game.

I don't think we are in that position now. We have our feet on the ground and there is a team spirit which is unparalleled. Our team is punching above its weight which is how it should be in a street brawl.

India hasn't exactly blown teams away and therefore I feel we'll be about equal going into the match.

so I am quietly confident. Keep the faith.

[IAJ]

Originally Posted by Cosmic daaaaaaaaaaaar lagra haiiiii

Originally Posted by Shaheerthe2nd I'm not confident at all.

Where are you two from? If you are pakistanis then something is seriously wrong!

[duostyle]

If they play like the QF, it will be a victory like the one against Aussies. Field well, bowl with discipline, etc.

Or else...

[Pk-zindabaad]

Originally Posted by Afridi_Fan Then stop posting.

best post

[Muhammad Waleed]

Originally Posted by Afridi_Fan Then stop posting.

I hope Afridi performs with ball and Bat. And the whole teams Plays exceptionally Good and Win it. InshAllah.

don't let us down.

[spoiled]

Originally Posted by Muhammad Waleed Now this is the 4th time I m posting it No hopes

stop spreading negativity..enough nerves already

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[Shaheerthe2nd]

Originally Posted by IAJ Where are you two from? If you are pakistanis then something is seriously wrong!

It's the nerves and the tension man!

[Hando]

I for one am absolutely pumped, Our bowlers should restrict India under 300, we should chase it down, no excuse, last time we played in Mohali, we chased down 327

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Originally Posted by Afridi_Fan In the history Kiwis never defeated us in WC. What happen at Kandy? Remember?

Yes, yes I do remember.

But you can't say that India don't have the edge.

Hopefully we can pull through.

[saamry]

Let me make things very easy and simple : )

Everything being equal, it will come down to Afridi's batting.

If he bats well, Pak will win; otherwise, India wins.

[Afridi_Fan]

Naar-E-Lala Land.

Hooooooooooooooooooo

[starchild]

I think both teams are evenly matched. It'll all be about who can hold their nerve. We don't have anything to lose because frankly, I am quite happy even being in Semis. India, on the other hand, are playing at home.

Yes, India will start off as favourites but realistically, I think Pakistan can win this.

[saad1024]

Originally Posted by Shaheerthe2nd I'm not confident at all.

Look at your sig man!

[Dr Khan]

Originally Posted by Afridi_Fan Naar-E-Lala Land. Hooooooooooooooooooo

Have a feeling Afridi will dominate the SF both with ball and bat

[Afridi_Fan]

Originally Posted by Shaheerthe2nd Yes, yes I do remember. But you can't say that India don't have the edge. Hopefully we can pull through.

India have better batsmen. We have better bowlers. How the hell they have an edge?

[sehsan]

Not very confident to be honest. Our strength is Spin and india plays spin well. I think it would be a batting wicket. Pakistan need to bat first and put 280-300 on board.

Pakistan also must play Shoaib and Ajmal.

[cricketpassion]

I am confident of beating india . India has only good bowler and rest of them are average . We shouldnt have problem playing their spinner at all.
Our bowling is good to restrict them , dont forget they are more under pressure than Pakistan. One of the favourites playing infront of their home crowed and playing against Pakistan .

[Hassan0987]

Let Them come inshAllah we Will win


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[Maula Jutt]

Between now and the 30th, Pakistan needs to learn how to play successfully against a 12 member team. The Indian crowd is their 12th man. And a very effective one.

If I had butterflies in my stomach before we played WI, I now have Taliban rocket launchers flying around!

But we're the underdogs and I like the attitude of the current Pakistan team and captain.

[Zaz]

Confident, inshallah we will spoil their party in their own back yard

Come on pakistaaannnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Digital]

I am fully confident that Insha Allah Pakistan will beat India

[cricwiz]

My sixth sense tells me a very very special performance from the Skipper with his bat is on the way...

[Usman]

There are two players we just have to get out early - Sehwag and Yuvraj. In the past, both have consistently performed against us. Having said that, you take these guys out and you've still got to contend with Tendulker and Gambhir. Not easy, but it can be done. Gul is key for us. India I feel are better players of spin, so it's unlikely that our spinners will get a heap of wickets, although with Afridi's form, anything is possible.

Can't wait!

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Originally Posted by Afridi_Fan India have better batsmen. We have better bowlers. How the hell they have an edge?

Our strength so far in this tournament has been spin and India has great players of spin.

So that basically negates that.

We struggling chasing down scores of over 240+. (ex: NZ game and had trouble chasing 170 odd against Australia)

But I'm just throwing out my opinion.

Hopefully we can beat India and lift the Cup!

[Uzzy]

I just have to look at past WC clashes between the two including the T20 WC. Pak have never beaten Ind. I think there will be pressure on Pak with this in mind just as much as there will be pressure on Ind playing in front of their home crowd. But yeah, to be honest not that confident, Pak usually seems to bottle it against Ind in the WC's.

[Levity]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH! We should win easily.

[Pakistani93]

Extremely confident, InshaAllah we will trash India by 10 wickets or 100 runs

[ElRaja]

if we play well we will win, it all depends on where the guys heads are at come match day. it wil b an epic occasion.

[sunnykhan]

We just need to get their opener out quickly. They will be on backfoot and this will help PAK

[Schickelgruber]

It will all depend on how well Afridi bats... mark my words and this post.

[JibranAnsari]

Going to be a one sided game and Afridi gona steal the show.

[tripz_shahab]

very tense...need a cardiologist ... having a heart attack every alternate minute, thinking about mohali, ever since india won against australia...

[hamzamunir]

Originally Posted by Schickelgruber It will all depend on how well Afridi bats... mark my words and this post.

that's a huge insult to the other Pakistani players. You can't always rely on Afridi or put him under the spot light. All of them are match winners not just 1 player

[Krishnan]

Originally Posted by Whippy India look very tough to actually BEAT. Had them as favourites before the tournament, and then had my doubts during it, but you did always get the feeling that this was going to be their year. Then again, Pakistan have been brilliant. Inspirational, even. Could be the match of the tournament in a tournament that has not been short of great matches! Very happy to be a neutral this time too

going by what england has done so far in the tournament,sri lanka vs england could be the match of the tournament.

[Patriot]

My heart, gut and mind is saying that we are going to win InshAllah. So MashAllah I'm quite confident that we are going to beat India. Plus everything I have been praying for has happened so far Alhamdulilah.

[RedMuffin]

We bat first, make 280+
India capitulate under extreme pressure and get bowled out for 180-210

[pakfan4life]

Not very confident, yet I'm scared of saying this here because of being called an 'untrue Pak fan'. Put it this way, My nerves were all over the place when we played West Indies.... but playing India, you can only imagine how bad they (my nerves) are. InshAllah we will win though. Remember the world and their odds may be against us but Allah SWT is surely with us InshAllah. Just make lots of Duas and prayers.

[skittles]

I am honestly a little more confident that we can beat Pakistan than I was of beating the Aussies. Reasons being that they rarely lose 2 in a row. Also, I was afraid that 3 bowlers bowling 90+ mph would create problems for Yuvraj and Raina, but I was proved wrong there, and happily so.

Here's some food for thought:

India top 4 run scorers (Sachin, Sehwag, Yuvraj and Gambhir) have scored a total of 1331 runs at a combined average of 57.89 and Pak's top 4 have scored 763 @ 42.38.

Pakistans top 2 bowlers (Afridi and Gul have taken a combined 35 wickets at an average of 12.23, while India's top 2 (Zak and Yuvraj) have taken 28 @ 19.53.

To me, the gulf in batting is far greater than the gulf in bowling, and India has proved they can handle tough bowling on a tricky track to bat on against the Aussies. Today's performance gave me a lot of joy, but there are still 2 really tough matches to go.

It's going to be a cracker! :shastri

[mrk]

Originally Posted by ZenBowman Zaheer will cause some damage I think, but apart from him, you are right. I think bowlers of both teams will be neutralized to some degree, both teams play spin well. But at the end of the day, I think on Wednesday it will be 100% based on who can take the pressure!

No Sir u are wrong. India have one bowler who can reverse and all pakistani bowlers can reverse sving. And remeber Australia bowling was crap. There spinners was ****.

But i think India have edge over Pakistan since playing in India but watch out since Afridi love to play against India in India

[Patriot]

Originally Posted by skittles I am honestly a little more confident that we can beat Pakistan than I was of beating the Aussies. Reasons being that they rarely lose 2 in a row. Also, I was afraid that 3 bowlers bowling 90+ mph would create problems for Yuvraj and Raina, but I was proved wrong there, and happily so. Here's some food for thought: India top 4 run scorers (Sachin, Sehwag, Yuvraj and Gambhir) have scored a total of 1331 runs at a combined average of 57.89 and Pak's top 4 have scored 763 @ 42.38. Pakistans top 2 bowlers (Afridi and Gul have taken a combined 35 wickets at an average of 12.23, while India's top 2 (Zak and Yuvraj) have taken 28 @ 19.53. To me, the gulf in batting is far greater than the gulf in bowling, and India has proved they can handle tough bowling on a tricky track to bat on against the Aussies. Today's performance gave me a lot of joy, but there are still 2 really tough matches to go. It's going to be a cracker! :shastri

It's about even really. And we haven't let anyone make 300 against us throughout this contest (except NZ which was unlucky tbf). But despite whoever wins it will be a great contest and may the best team win.

[qamar84]

the pressure will be on india!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PB]

Not confident at all...

[qamar84]

Originally Posted by Patriot It's about even really. And we haven't let anyone make 300 against us throughout this contest (except NZ which was unlucky tbf). But despite whoever wins it will be a great contest and may the best team win.

it will be pakistan who will win

[z2_daredevil]

oh yeah ready for it !!!

WE guna thrash india INSHALLAH !!!!!!!

[desiblue]

Originally Posted by cricketpassion I am confident of beating india . India has only good bowler and rest of them are average . We shouldnt have problem playing their spinner at all. Our bowling is good to restrict them , dont forget they are more under pressure than Pakistan. One of the favourites playing infront of their home crowed and playing against Pakistan .

the problem with pakistani batsmen that they get out to weak bowlers.. where we have an edge..

[talha3]

I don't want to be too confident, otherwise I'll be even more devastated if we lose.

It's going to be one of those games, if we win, it will never be forgotten, but if we lose, it will also never be forgotten, for the wrong reasons. It will be even worse than 2007 T20.

[desiblue]

Originally Posted by qamar84 the pressure will be on india!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just like today .. and what Aussie coach had said...

[kkmix]

VERY confident, Pakistan will trash India Inshallah.

[Abdullah Zubair]

Wahi hoga jo manzoor-e-khuda hoga....
histroy wistory bhaad me jaye

[Desi]

Originally Posted by skittles I am honestly a little more confident that we can beat Pakistan than I was of beating the Aussies. Reasons being that they rarely lose 2 in a row. Also, I was afraid that 3 bowlers bowling 90+ mph would create problems for Yuvraj and Raina, but I was proved wrong there, and happily so. Here's some food for thought: India top 4 run scorers (Sachin, Sehwag, Yuvraj and Gambhir) have scored a total of 1331 runs at a combined average of 57.89 and Pak's top 4 have scored 763 @ 42.38. Pakistans top 2 bowlers (Afridi and Gul have taken a combined 35 wickets at an average of 12.23, while India's top 2 (Zak and Yuvraj) have taken 28 @ 19.53. To me, the gulf in batting is far greater than the gulf in bowling, and India has proved they can handle tough bowling on a tricky track to bat on against the Aussies. Today's performance gave me a lot of joy, but there are still 2 really tough matches to go. It's going to be a cracker! :shastri

lolz the thing about cricket is that there are more than two bowlers used in ODIs

why don't you compare the 4 main bowlers of each team when comparing bowling stats...kinda says something when Yuvi is your #2 bowler

x-x

[James]

Originally Posted by Krishnan going by what england has done so far in the tournament,sri lanka vs england could be the match of the tournament.

Nah. Sri Lanka to win by 80 runs or six wickets.

[Maula Jutt]

Sorry but the idea of having another T20 WC 2007 final is unbearable to me.

[sohailmm]

On paper India is strong ,but from history its evident that our batting have always made 260-270 against them . So if they make 260-270 then still the game is slightly in India's favor.
I guess its 60- 40 India's favour.
For me Umar Gul's bowling will clinical if Pakistan are to win .

[GOAT]

The statistics about our batsmen should be taken with a grain of salt, our bowing has given away a lot less then India's and in the process they've had little runs to play with. We did have a poor outing against NZ but we can chop that one up to Akmal, Canada game was poor but we won by a comfortable margin in the end. Thats 1-2 bad games out of 7 batting wise.

Otherwise, we've only had to chase 170 for our last two group matches and 112 yesterday. India's bowling has been rubbish and I believe our fielding edges them out too.

With that being considered, we beat them out in 2/3 categories with their being a small gap in batting favouring India. This is gonna be a very close game, the mentally stronger side will win and I doubt we'll see a rout on either side.

[skittles]

Originally Posted by Desi lolz the thing about cricket is that there are more than two bowlers used in ODIs why don't you compare the 4 main bowlers of each team when comparing bowling stats...kinda says something when Yuvi is your #2 bowler x-x

I chose top 2 bowlers as they had taken the bulk for each team, unlike the batsmen where it's pretty even...

but as you wish...top 4 pak bowlers 47 wkts at 15.62.
Top 4 indian bowlers 43 @ 25.9

How is yuvi being #2 in any way, shape or form worse than Afridi being #1??

[sohailmm]

Originally Posted by LowkeyP The statistics about our batsmen should be taken with a grain of salt, our bowing has given away a lot less then India's and in the process they've had little runs to play with. We did have a poor outing against NZ but we can chop that one up to Akmal, Canada game was poor but we won by a comfortable margin in the end. Thats 1-2 bad games out of 7 batting wise. Otherwise, we've only had to chase 170 for our last two group matches and 112 yesterday. India's bowling has been rubbish and I believe our fielding edges them out too. With that being considered, we beat them out in 2/3 categories with their being a small gap in batting favouring India. This is gonna be a very close game, the mentally stronger side will win and I doubt we'll see a rout on either side.

But one has to considers the difference in proportions.India can literally bat us out of the game if they score 290-300.

And i guess thats on the cards.

[skittles]

Originally Posted by LowkeyP The statistics about our batsmen should be taken with a grain of salt, our bowing has given away a lot less then India's and in the process they've had little runs to play with. We did have a poor outing against NZ but we can chop that one up to Akmal, Canada game was poor but we won by a comfortable margin in the end. Thats 1-2 bad games out of 7 batting wise. Otherwise, we've only had to chase 170 for our last two group matches and 112 yesterday. India's bowling has been rubbish and I believe our fielding edges them out too. With that being considered, we beat them out in 2/3 categories with their being a small gap in batting favouring India. This is gonna be a very close game, the mentally stronger side will win and I doubt we'll see a rout on either side.

Fair enough.

The way I see it, the most likely scenario for:

1) India to lose:
to be dismissed for a low total, or for Pakistan to bat first and score a large total.

2)Pakistan to lose:
Bat first and score a low total or chase a high total and collapse.

Which is more likely?

[jattafridi]

I have no confidence on my team tbh but my prays are with them

[chacha kashmiri]

To be honest, not very

India's batting line up is very strong and i presume it's going to be a batsmen friendly pitch, in which case pakistan will only win if they can post/score 300+

plus i have a feeling it's going to be an india vs england final

iA pak will win but it won't be easy