World Cricket II

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I didn't say anything about sadagopar's game. Enna irundhaalum thamizhan.
Australiala tour game centurykkappuram oru chance (over Chopra) kuduthirundhaa, sehwagai outshine paNNi iruppAn thambi. Avan keragam...

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Adhu vERa topic ofcourse.
Paiyyan OraLavukku settle aayittAn dhAn - record dance ellAm paNNuvAn dhAn pOlirukku. But Sobers comparison ippOve...

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Flau, I'll admit one thing upfront: I have less problems with a match shortened by seaming conditions, pacy greentop etc. compared to a match shortened because it is a minefield turner on day one. And I prefer both to a mottai pitch of pointlessness - think records pugazh SSC.

Idhukku mEla padikkaradhum, padikkaadhadhum unga ishtam.

Frabhu Rau - 2002-03 Nz tour. Theerppu enna vazhanginaanga theriyumA? Tendulkar, Dravid over-rated. Can't play in first day seam friendly pitch. Fleming is a better batsman than both.

Fleming paththi theriyAdhu But for me, it was a test for Sehwag - completely changed my opinion of the guy.

Now why did I wait till NZ. He had made a century on debut in SA? Inherent feeling that seaming conditions is the deal-num sollalaam. Inherent hatred for suththu parties becoming successful-num sollalaam.

There were noises even afer eden gardens this year.

The match vs. SA?? I don't recall anything unusual - like a spin induced collapse on a crumbling pitch

Mumbai 2004 diablic pitchA? Tendulkar and Laxman nallA veLayAdinAngaLe? Adhu skill illaiyA?

Michael Clarke aththini wicket edukkuraan. andha pitch-ai pOyi defend paNNikkittu.

Cook bullying Praveen, Santh, Mishy etc paarkaradhukku kuLumaiyA irukko?

As in against my annoyance with Chennai 2007 vs. SA with Sevagan 300?
Chennai was a dabbA draw with nothing happening. How is that comparable with conditions where a result was produced- admittedly against a substandard bowling attack who had no means to make use of the conditions amply available.

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Tendulkar and Laxman nallA veLayAdinAngaLe? Adhu skill illaiyA?

adhellAn illainnu sollavE illaiyE. It is to their credit that they managed to play as long as they did on such a pitch. adhukkaaga...adhukkaaga!

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Hasini has given a certificate of auth. that Sadagoppar is next only to Hasar in comic timing
ethu avuruku theriyuma?

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I didnt even see Sehwag's 319. My favourite is 201* carrying his bat in Galle.
It is a pity he went undercooked to England. The man's capable of anything on his day. Even on a seaming pitch doing wonders, you never know, he might score a hundred before Lunch. His game is agnostic to pitch, bowlers, situation etc. And it is not really fluke.
When he is crap, though, he is ultra crap.

But tie me up like Ramesh Kanna of Jodi - and I'd prefer that 319 to Cook's 294.

You shouldnt reduce the game to a series of mechanical actions very well reproduced and an oiled machine well capable of endurance and perfect rendering of mechanical actions.

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adhellAn illainnu sollavE illaiyE. It is to their credit that they managed to play as long as they did on such a pitch. adhukkaaga...adhukkaaga!

indha sogathai ellAm pArkAma appan ticket vAngaNungaRIngaLA?
indha pitchlAm ban paNNinA idhelLAm pArkka kediakkAdhE?

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Clarke taking wickets. Repeatedly, we have proven that we'll give wickets in buckets to just about anyone.
Klusener never had it better than his debut in Calcutta against us. Not that he is bad but he wasnt that good.
Krezja just played one test after taking 12 on debut against us. I'd stick my tongue out and say Clarke's wasnt any worse a performance
cheap shot alert - En indha serieslEyE Broadku 6 wkt hauls, under 15 average ellAm kodukkalyA?

Dont judge a bowler or pitch by an Indian batting collapse.

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terrible shot.

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His game is agnostic to pitch, bowlers, situation etc. And it is not really fluke.

Of course. adhila edhuvum sandhEgamE illai.

I'd prefer that 319 to Cook's 294

I'd prefer any innings of Sehwag's to Cook's. idhellAm oru comparisonA? Naan ennamO Cook has got the most beautiful game in modern times sonna maadhiriyin, aduththa Sachin avan dhaan-nu sonna maadhiriyin.

If he keeps scoring at the pace at which he is going - without running out of gas - he is going to have a tonne of runs under his belt - appidinnu sonnEn. Thassaal.
Someone called his game ugly. I said I didn't find it so and there were in fact many pleasing shots he played. Thassaal.