first of all, well done Zaheer Khan. As far as the Bangladesh batsmen are concerned, well done to you too.
I, as an India fan, would like to thank all the Bangladesh batsmen to remind the Indians that test cricket will still have its hard days. Days where the wickets would dry up. Days where the end of a wicketless session would mean joy for the fielding team, for it would give them a much needed break from it all.
Bangladesh gave India just that day yesterday, proved their point that they are no pushovers in test cricket. And this is the part where I stop praising them.
Yes, Bangladesh were no pushovers, but only yesterday. They might as well hang a placard signed with:
we were no pushovers on January 26 2010
That’s about it for them not being pushovers. Because, the very next day, which not so surprisingly is today, they were handed their resistance back to them, still in the bubble wrap.
What was it? 290/3 to 312 all out, and after that all we are supposed to do is say “well bowled zaheer”? I disagree, and that is the least I will do.
I have nothing against Zaheer Khan, he bowled brilliantly, but the disarray shown by the Bangladesh middle order defies the qualifications norms of test cricket. What does Jagmohan Dalmia have to say to that?
Coming to the headline of this post. Scroll up, read it.
When India came in to bat in the fourth innings, they needed a massive 2 runs for vistory. Everyone took it seriously, India sending in Gambhir and Sehwag, and Bangladesh relying on their skipper Shakib-al-Hassan to get the requisite 10 wickets to tie the series at 1 game apiece.
One ball into the innings, Hasan realised that Bangladesh couldn’t win the game. An idea instantly burst in his mind. “We can’t win, so we will not let India win as well. They will win eventually, but on my terms. Sehwag would not be allowed to hit a straight six over my head, if I have any say in this”, thought he.
The next ball, the keeper misses a low ball, and the requisite 2 runs are ran.
Bangladesh lose.
India don’t win, but win anyways.
Bangla National Pride Prevails
Bangladesh Cricket Team – giving you reasons to give us more time, all the time.
PS: If you are a cricket blogger, do look at this.
I have so much to write about this game. I am so depressed right now, more depressed that the amount Rahul Dravid used to be when he was captain. Even more depressed than George W Bush on 9/11.
It would be fair to say that India lost the match in the last 5 overs. There is one, and only one person who can be held accountable. the person is Ashish Nehra.
No, I am kidding. There are lots of people responsible. Here is a list. I would come to each of them in a moment.
Mind you, I am just talking about the last 5 overs. Lord knows how many more fucktards caused the entire defeat. But they are for a later day. The major culprits are:
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
- Harbhajan Singh
- Yuvraj Singh
- Parera
- Zaheer Khan
- Ashish Nehra
lets royally rip them off one at a time…
Sunil Gavaskar and L Sivaramakrishnan
with 7 overs to go and India having applied the shackles with the spinners, SL needed around 55 runs to win.
In walked Sunil Gavaskar (who sometimes sounds like Peter Griffin of Family Guy, but only when he is really excited) and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan. If commentators’ curse is a pandemic, these two are the pioneers. Apart from Geoffrey Boycott of course.
The Indian bowlers kept dishing out crap and the two of them kept…well…dishing out crap as well.
It was really irritating. It really grinds my gears when Sivaramakrishnan gets paid for commentating. Try me!
Harbhajan Singh
Parera hit a boundary, but that’s not the problem here. Harbhajan was fielding in the circle, and he dived to try to save the ball. He would anyways never have reached.
The miffing factor was when he got up from his dive-for-the-cameras, disappointed and dejected, not for missing the ball, neither for the cameras. But for a stupid looking watch he had just broken because the dive. Damn the dive.
Pissed me off more than when he went for 78 off 10 some other day.
Yuvraj Singh
He dived on the boundary, and his pants came off. Sort of depicting the situation India found themselves in at that precise moment.
Parera
The reason India were caught pantless
Ashish Nehra
1 over 22 runs. End of game.
I hope even England lose tomorrow and supplement my frustration…
Sri Lanka vs India at Dhaka
Tri Nation Tournament (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh)
5th January 2010
the average indian fan is asking a question for quite some time now. i will come back to the question in a while.
Right now, let’s talk about my roommate. Let’s call him Amar, for fuck’s sake. Let me tell you that he is not a cricket fan. Which means he is not much, considering he lives in Mumbai.
About a few days ago, when India were happily beating Sri Lanka at about the 45 over mark in the first innings of the first ODI at raj400+kot, Amar crept up to me and asked:
“for how fucking long will we keep on playing Sri Lanka”
All i replied with was:
precisely
That my friends, was the question an average indian cricket fan has been asking for quite some time now.
Finally, the tour was over, and the Sri Lankans happily left. Not for home, but to Bangladesh, to welcome us again!
Blast!!!
anyways, we can do nothing to change the fact that Sri Lanka will play India today at Dhaka. So let’s accept it and get on with our wretched lives.
The mood in the team is upbeat as usual, they have been upbeat ever since MSD became skipper. That was more than 2years ago. The drugs should have been wearing off by now. Maybe they are given fresh doses every quarter.
Sri Lankans are tired as usual. Tired of too much cricket. Tired of playing India. Tired of bad pitches. Tired of not getting the referral system. Tired of a well-read skipper. Shit tired.
To know more of the actual cricket geeky stuff, head over to cricinfo.
Amar, if this really is your real name, no offence meant.
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