I remember Waqar was Struglling With The Bounce On the bouncy&#92;hard Australian Pitches in the practice matches before the Cup.But his replacement was not much of a bowler at all! Pakis were lucky to reach the semis,but when it mattered most they played brilliant cricket (Inzi made history & Wasim's telling spell in the Finale)I know the answer to my question is yes.But i need your thoghts & analysis.And Does anyone know Waqar's ODI record in subsequent years in Australia? Still they had formidable Attack in Wasim Akram,Aqib Javed,Imran Khan & Mushi, The Leggie!Would 2 W's have destroyed Batting lineups? Or Did they need Waqar That much in 1992 World Cup? Thanks For reading my stuff!
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everyone know that when 2 W's are on fire then no body in the world could challenge them if waqar had played the 1992 worlcup then it had a great impact on the tournament but hos absence does'nt make any difference bcoz pakistan had a great bowling attack..........
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Hello there Hamsterboy,\n\nAll the opinions are flowing...mine too...lol...on the performance of the Brazilian team. Some are saying it was all tactical and they were holding back, some say they do not want injuries to impede them ( but who does).  \nFor me, they were less than dynamic and less than impressive. I don't know what the problem was, maybe they were over confident and took Croatia a little for granted which put them on the back foot against a team that played very well. Croatia impressed me. A bit of polish on their finishing of shots will see them threaten a lot of teams in time to come. Ronaldo has problems, that is obvious but the lack lustre performance was not his problem alone. They did enough to win and whether that was a tactical decision or not we will have to wait and see, but if they are going to win that form and performance will not see it happen a 6th time. They made themselves look over rated today or perhaps Croatia did. Guess it's a waiting game now. I'm really excited to see how my team Australia goes against Brazil now. I can't wait for that game.
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LOOK NILESH..\nNATION'S PRIDE IS MORE IMPORTANT.\nSOURAV WAS GOOD PLAYER.. HE THE BEST PERSON WHO HIT MANY 6' OF MURALIDHARAN.\nBUT HE IS HITTING LOCAL SIXES NOW.\nSHOWING HIS WEAKNESS WHEN THE BALL BOWLED OFF STUMP LINE.
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India were now started to play a different level of cricket. They are started to shifts positions of the batting order. And this makes the opponents in a dilema. And the teams major players like sachin, yuvraj, dhoni, dravid were in fantastic form now. \n\nI would say the pakistanis need to mentally strong they were easily losing their confidence, because of that they are not fighting until the end, and they giving it up easily
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He will not  play a match again until 2007.  Most likely a warm up for the Australian.  You will just have to look at his poster honey.
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I was going through some of the other answers submitted earlier and found them to be fairly rib tickling. Hats off to those ladies / gentlemen for their great sense of (black) humour. \nAs BCCI is under contractual obligation to retain Chappell till World Cup 2007, he can not be removed prior to that. Though his removal would be in order for the sake of better performance. BCCI can at least put his acts under a scanner and not let him have free rein. Some of his recent decisions not only appeared inexplicable to many but plain stupid and devoid of any cricketing sense.\nPlayers who can both bat and bowl reasonably well should be given a chance, though not at the expense of successful specialists. Australia has shown the invaluable contribution of such players in the side.\nFielding has improved, but is still nowhere near world standards. More and more players are finding themselves on the injury list. Wonder, what our imported fielding and fitness specialists are doing out there! \nA bowling coach is most urgently required for plugging the gaping holes in the Indian team. Pathan spearheads the side's bowling attack. He or any other strike bowler must not be burdened with the additional responsibility of batting at number three, except in exceptional circumstances.\nSachin has been a consistent non performer in recent times. If he fails in the West Indies and the other fixtures scheduled before the World Cup, it would be sensible to drop him from the World Cup bound squad, however audacious the idea might appear. BCCI can hardly be expected to be that bold, though.\nThe side is full of new comers and youngsters, who arrived to constitute the next gen team. Sadly, many of them have not performed upto expectations. The objective right now is winning the cup and not experimenting with a view to building the future team. Tried and tested veterans should be included in place of non performing youngsters. The never-say-die Laxman boasts of a good domestic performance. And the doughty Ganguly, India's most successful skipper ever and one of the side's most prolific scorers in the past, is showing signs of a turn around and return to form, with a well scored century in the Duleep Trophy. BCCI should seriously think of including them in order to enrich the team with such highly experienced performing campaigners. Of course Chappell and Dravid will have to swallow their pride for that.
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Firstly from an Aussie thank you for your congratulations and wishes. That is really nice. Now I don't know why you nearly or otherwise felt sorry for Japan, I certainly didn't. They were very nasty and negative verbally toward our boys prior to the tournament and match. They were the more aggressive party and some of their tactics left a lot to be desired also. So I don't feel sorry for them at all and the correct score should have been 3-0 Australia. \n\nI hope they beat Croatia, I believe they have an excellent chance and that isn't an offence to Croatia, but Australia put together a strong finish and their fitness stood out toward the end. That must come into consideration V's Brazil too. That's going to be a hard match for the boys but they can compete if they are in the right frame of mind. Looking forward to that match.
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INDIAN WIN WAS A MIRACLE BECAUSE THEY LOST 5 WICKETS ON 125 ONLY, YUVRAJ & KAIF PLAYED VERY WELL AND INDIA WON THE MATCH.\n\nAFRICA PLAYED VERY WELL FROM STARTING AND ALL THE INNING TIME, THEY LOOKS LIKE WINNING TEAM.\n\nBUT I WANT TO SAY THAT AFRICA PLAYED VERY WELL AND THEY HAVE DONE VERY HARDLY.
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I think the team and the management people should concentrate more on the game and the strategies to win...including a good batting line-up, bowlers and plzzzz...teach them how to field...coz this is one of their negative aspects....to be honest, there's nothing much we fans could do...it really depends upon the entire team to play with all their abilities...as it's still not too late..they can do it...IF..they want to..which is a 'BIG QUESTION MARK??'!!
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GANGULY LOST HIS SELF-CONFIDENCE.\nCAN YOU SAY FRANKLY, HOW MUCH MATCHES HE TOOK TO SCORE  9000-10000 RUNS?\n\nFIRST HE NEEDS A COUNSELLING.\nHE MUST RE-GAIN HIS SELF-CONFIDENCE FIRST.\nAFTER THAT, SELECTORS AND COACH FIND NO WAY TO IGNORE GANGULY.
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It's good to see Sehwag and Kaif performing. Other batsmen have spent a lot of time on Indian pitches, and Sehwag and Kaif have not. I guess they are adapting faster then the others. There isn't a problem in the team. The games were all close. Middle order batting needs some finetuning. The rest is fine.
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AFRIDI IS LITTLE RUDE.\nONCE IN WC 2003 KAIF HIT A SHOT TOWARDS AFRIDI.\nAFRIDI PICKS THE BALL QUICKLY.\nKAIF RETURNS HIS CREASE LITTLE SCARLY.\nAFRIDI TEASED KAIF AND TELL HIM TO RUN..WITH THE BALL IN HIS HAND.\nTHE NEXT BALL..KAIF HITS A SUPERB COVER DRIVE TO MAKE AFRIDI CHASE DESPERATELY.\nAFTER THAT AFRIDI GONE INTO HIS SHELL.!
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Nothing wrong with him. He needs a bit of encouragement from the media as well commentators. For an emaple, Patel, missed a stumping chance in Aus. against Pointing, he was very badly condemned & we lost the match. Similarly, Dhoni,missed a stumping chance against Kamal Akmal of Pakistan we lost the match. However, neither the media nor the commentators criticised him ..Being a young load, we had shown lot of guts against Aug. bowlers by opening the innings. Above all, he is victim of cricket politics. Had we encourage this chap probably, he would have become the best opener for Indian team.
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Yes, Ganguly is batting on 118.  He came in a 5-2 and played a decent unbeaten knock. But, what I did not like was the fuss he created about security concerns after twin ULFA related blasts in the city, postpoining the start of play by 45 minutes.\n\nBut then I know how the media manipulates news. If the game was put off by 45 minutes, all it takes is a douchebag-of-an-Indian-scribe to call the delay due to Ganguly.\n\nGrow up you bunch of Indian-arssehole-journos.
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i dont know Dona...maybe "mo mab" is rite...coz while playing with Ukraine,Yaser slipped a loooooots of time! and u knw why the Saudis couldn't perform well with Ukr? bcoz of the wet field. it rained b4 their match ....thts why yaser slipped...hey dona? did u see yaser's face in the end of UKR Vs.KSA's match? i cried..i really cried...he was looking so tired and unhappy....tht he sat in the ground as the match ended without looking or shaking hands with anyone...i felt so bad so bad....... i thought i will see Al Qahtani playing 4 the last time...but ..everyting went wrong. i missed him soo much! ..NO MATTER WHT HAPPENS ....SAUDI ARABIANS ARE REALLY HONEST WHILE PLAYING …dona? Would u join my group? I want to support the Saudis for the rest of my life..! >>>>THANKS<<<
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Before the world cup starts,in the practice matches and in the WINDIES tour,India shuold give chance to AASHISH NEHRA and LAKSHMIPATHI BALAJI.If they succeed,they should be given a chance in the world cup.I fnot,my five bowlers are:AGARKAR,ZAHEER KHAN,SREESANTH,PATHAN.
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Yes, it was a classic display of swing bowling by pathan... A batsman cant do much about these type of deliveries... But yeas the way middle stump was uprooted... it makes me very happy..... :-)\n\nI think at that moment afridi would have forgot all his styles...