Srilanka in India

Yes Sanga is back in terrific form again. Always a treat to watch him in form.

Except for Harbhajan all the other bowlers were really bad for both teams but I guess it was obviously a batting paradise all the batsmen made full use of it as well. Interesting to see Gambhir come in at No.5. Great knock by Sehwag and Dilshan too.

A dream pitch for the bastmen but a nightmare for the bowlers! Yes it was a thriller but I feel sorry for the bowlers! Limited overs cricket is just becoming a batsman's game! Bowlers have nothing these days!

well I was in office so didn't saw the game but was following it on the net and it really was quite amazing. not a pitch that you'd want for any format of the game. it was a disgrace for the game of cricket. However, The match was very exciting and I must say it could have gone either way. Happy that India came back well to pull it off... losing after scoring 414 would have really hurt bad.

India is known for its flat pitches this is why its a disgrace to see 400 plus scores and on the other hand SA is known for good cricket pitches thats the different between that match and this one.

Edited by mystery - 17 December 2009 at 7:46pm

I fell asleep while watching the highlights. I dunno if I was tired or have a sudden feeling to watch Test cricket or bored of Indian cricket temporarily (cause I don't mind the other series right now). I mainly watched it to see Sanga's innings. I guess I need some more of Gambhir, Dravid, Tendulkar. Whatever, I think its just a phase thats gonna last for 24 hours or so .

I don't think Yuvraj will make it any better SW. He'll either be one of the 3 or 4 that add to the 420-odd but he's not gonna make too much of a difference. Firstly, he needs time to bat. If Sehwag, Gambhir, Tendulkar, Dhoni,etc. bat for 40-odd overs, there not much Yuvraj can do but I get what you mean. He can be destructive once he's set.

The next match might be a little boring unless some players I like make some runs. Hopefully the bowelrs will have something in the 3rd ODI by which time Murali and Yuvraj should be playing

1-1 with 3 two go! Another nail biter. this series has really been good for the future of ODI's in terms of competitiveness.

what terrific form Dilshan is in! He really is one of the most dangerous batsmen these days along with Sehwag. I think unfortunately for IND they are relying a bit too much on Sehwag these days. I mean just look at all past victoies of India in last 12 months or so and in most of them you'll find that Sehwag has done well. If he fails, IND more often than not, lose.

That is a big loss indeed. Dhoni is so very important in the middle order. I hope yuvi comes back for the 3rd ODI.

Looking forward to the game at Eden Gardens after such a long time! by the way it is such a pain this schedule... no games on saturday and sunday and then you have one on monday!!!! How pathetic is this????????

Originally posted by sam_ahmed 1-1 with 3 two go! Another nail biter. this series has really been good for the future of ODI's in terms of competitiveness. what terrific form Dilshan is in! He really is one of the most dangerous batsmen these days along with Sehwag. I think unfortunately for IND they are relying a bit too much on Sehwag these days. I mean just look at all past victoies of India in last 12 months or so and in most of them you'll find that Sehwag has done well. If he fails, IND more often than not, lose.

certainly a full house Zuhair, as is always the case in India!

Sehwag has often provided India with quick starts Mystery and that has helped. we saw that in NZL earlier this year, against England last year in India and again here against SLN. I mean others like Yuvi and Dhoni might have carried on but it is Viru who has given them those quick starts which has been crucial. If he has got out early, Ind has struggled to pace the innings.

Eden's under renovation hence seat availability has been halved. Expect a 40,000 capacity crowd.

Quite a different game today, the way the Lankans started it looked as if they'll score around 350. They were 54/0 in 4 overs!!! 165/1 and collapsed to 239 all out. quite an amazing turnaround that!!! IND though go 2-1 up and I must say IND will win it from here on it. I can't see Lanka coming back in this series.

It's very strange that Jayasuriya has been left out from the side consistently. I think his experience and his bowling would have come in very handy in today's game!!! I'm not complaining though, it's nice if he stays out for one more game and IND wrap up the series!

One more series victory,nothing new about it. Almost for entire of second half of 2009 India never really played with full strength team.Every now and then one or two key players were always missing in team, many players comming back from injury, still they had a decent 2009.

India is good and another young gun making a name, Virat Kohli!

Yes, India's major weakness is their bowling, well, and their fielding too but the bowling is lacking in the pace department.  Sharma has badly lost it and only Khan is bowling well.  Sreesanth is just back so I won't put out the verdict yet.

At least a batting paradise gets a game Sam - this Dehli pitch on the other hand was a disgrace to play on.  Imagine T20 games where the ball isn't seaming around and teams can only get about 120.