ICC Champions Trophy 2013 - Final Edition

[pkmishra]

Pitch looks hostile for the batsmen.It is expected to be the same in the second innings as well.It will be interesting to see how the Indian batsmen will cope with it.

 

[mhsabir]

^ If you are talking about ICC event, yes. After world cup, they played in the triangular series in Aus, a series in SL which we won 4-1.

Oh, I missed that...
BTW why is Dhoni bowling today? May be practicing for finals?

Also Asia Cup game.

 

[vicky24]

^Thanks for reminding! So, Rohit and Dhawan have made 50+ partnerships every game in this champions trophy ( 4 consecutive times ) Which was the last pair to do so and when?

 

[ashish]

SL severely missed ajantha mendis, don't know why he was not selected for ct and odi series before ct too.
He is the best spinner sl has currently

 

[ashish]

Gavaskar saying nohit will not get more chances if he continues to bat like this, LOL
he forgot irrespective of his performances he will get all the chances till the completion of wc2015

 

[Hardik7]

Yes. He sometimes bats so irresponsibly. Continuing Sehwag legacy.. somehow but doesn't have the charm of Viru bhai.

 

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[ashish]

"sometimes", i think you meant most of the times
He is not a patch on sehwag. sehwag in his first 100 matches was the most devastating player. any bowler feared bowling to him.
Could to say the same thing about nohit in his 92nd match

 

[mhsabir]

So England book their place in the finals. Looks like SA just can't evade from the chokers tag eh?
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/643565.html?CMP=chrome

Well, I sort of agree with this view. A thrashing is not exactly a choke
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/643587.html

 

[mhsabir]

^Thanks for reminding! So, Rohit and Dhawan have made 50+ partnerships every game in this champions trophy ( 4 consecutive times ) Which was the last pair to do so and when?

Jadeja & Tendulkar in 1994. But to be fair there have been better sequences with a 30ish or 40ish between (But going by the strict rules a)Same pair b ) 50+) this is the 2nd overall !!!
If you allow flexibility like different pairs and/or with same pair but with an intermediate game not featuring one or both of the pair, and/or different batting position in that intermediate game, there are 2-3 more such instances. But even then, thats it. Just about 4 or 5 instances when a pair opened together have put up four 50+ partnerships.
For a complete walkthrough
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;partnership_wicketmax1=1;partnership_wicketval1=partnership_wicket;size=200;team=6;template=results;type=fow;view=innings

 

[moindear]

So India is going to win Champions Trophy!
Would be fun to watch the poms lose