India vs Pakistan (1st Test)

[al]

yes. interesting game.Now, lead of almost 250 runs for pak and 34 overs remaining. draw is on the horizon.
250-260 runs in 34 overs unlikely for india that is if the remainig two batsmen goes soon. cricket is unpredictable and so is pakistani team. balaji again proved himself as a star. good for him. who would have thought this late turn around in the game. next game will be more competitive if this pattern follows

Edited on, March 12, 2005, 9:18 AM GMT, by al.

Edited on, March 12, 2005, 9:20 AM GMT, by al.

[Sam]

It's no more interesting now. It's heading toward a tame draw. All credit goes to Akmal and Abdur Razzaq. But the 9th and last pair also did a good job.
With a lead of 292 Pakistan has declared, but Shehwag could not play as expected from him.

[shujan]

Congrat pakistan! They were maganged to save their skin.

[Tintin]

Brilliant comeback by Pakistan, though it hurts to say it

[Spinner]

One of the amazing comebacks in Pakistan Cricket. A new star on the horizon, Kamran Akmal.

[Akib]

Yes Akmal has a future. Pak played well for this draw. I only wished that there was a winner.

[Fazal]

In this game,

Some players made things happen (Sehwag, Balaji, Akmal , Akmal, Razzaq , Kaneria, etc)

Some players saw things happend ( Tendulkar, Youhana, etc)

And some players just said "what happened, what happened?"

Who are the nomineees for the last catagories?

My selections are Butt, Younis Khan & and ofcourse Mr. Ganguly.

[Shehwar]

Originally posted by Shehwar
Agreed.....Indians have the batting depth to inflict innings defeat in every single of the three test matches....Infact..when u look at the two sides its a complete mismatch with India not only having a far more experienced side but also the advantage of playing at home.....So I feel a whitewash wud be normal.....However, the game is played on the ground and not on paper and STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED...!!!.....

I SIMPLY LOVE STRANGE THINGS !!!

[Ameer]

Awesome comeback... it seems India vs Pakistan matches always bring out a new hero for Pakistan. The last time they faced, they brought out Salman and now Akmal as well as Kamal.

A draw it was but an entertaining one... such a good five days of cricket... I wish there was a result.

[AsifTheManRahman]

very depressing for the indians - they should've been able to win this one. all credit to pakistan - those two were exceptional. i mean scoring a century against a team like india on a fifth day of a test match on a green top especially when you're so new to test cricket, and that too so lower down the order, is not a matter of joke. with two tests left in this series (am i right?), this is getting interesting.

[chyicarus]

completely agree with Asif,......India had the upperhand in at least 90% of the sessions except for the final day. It seemed like they were a toothless attack. ppl were saying Pak had a weak bowling team- but in this case Ind's bowling attack couldn't come up with the goods. Come to imagine, they couldn't get Pak out(allout) in almost 2 complete days(since the end of the third day).
I haven't seen the match- so can't really say who is to be blamed here- but i think Ganguly needs to be a little less conservative in his approach. I still can't understand the mystery of not scoring fast enough in the post lunch session on the 3rd day.
I praise Razzaq more than anyone else for keeping cool and not belching at the bowling which he tends to do. Very mature show by him- shows that he's a thinking cricketer.
I think Ind needs to find a genuine all-rounder, like Shastri, Prabhakar, Kapil!

[Bat-PadTogether]

Forget White wash.Pak gonna win the series 2-0

[Bat-PadTogether]

Any Live Video Free?I watched live video on Day 1 at a link from mufta tv(www.pakmusic.com ).But there was no Video for the rest of 4 days.What a comeback by Pakistan.Great pat of Razzaq /Akmal.