India vs Australia: CWC 2nd QTF, March 24

[ashok321]

in every team you expect 2-3 players to perform in each game but surely you need to have potent force to tackle with crisis

India has one of the best teams but they need 1 specialist bowler...
Pakistan has one of the best teams too but they need two more reliable batsmen

rest is all ok

Now that is much more balanced view, so you got my thanks...

 

[angel eyes]

Ind vs Aus: Tickets for India-Australia World Cup quarterfinal tie sold out

AHMEDABAD: Tickets for the Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match between defending champions Australia and hosts India to be played at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Motera stadium, have been sold out, the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) said on Monday.

There were huge queues to get entry into over 48,000 capacity stadium as people had started lining up from last night for the high profile match after it became clear that India will play Australia, GCA said.

"All the tickets have been sold out," GCA secretary Rajesh Patel said.

Hundreds of fans had to return disappointed and there was minor lathi-charge by police to control the crowd.

Those who had waited overnight for tickets to the match complained that though officially tickets were sold out, tickets were available in black.

However, Patel said, "How would I know sitting in my office that tickets are available in black?"

Meanwhile, unprecedented security arrangements have been made by the city police for the match which is being played under the threat of possible terror strike.

"Earlier two World Cup matches were played here. Security for the quarters final has been much more robust than the two earlier matches," city police commissioner Amitabh Pathak said.

"We get inputs regarding terror threat time to time. We are also in touch with intelligence bureau officials. But there is no specific threat for this match," Pathak said.

The police has virtually turned the Motera stadium into a fortress. "We have deployed one joint commissioner of police, two superintendents of police, eight DSPs, 26 police inspectors and 100 PSIs for the security of the match," Pathak said.

"Besides, 1,200 policemen will also be deployed for the security of the match," he further said.

Asked about tickets being sold in black, Pathak said, "Good you brought this to my notice. We will check it."

Police has also made elaborate round the clock security arrangements at the hotel in which both the teams will be staying, Pathak said.

"Apart, from this, we will keep sniffer dogs, bomb disposal squads, quick response teams on high alert for the match. Video recording will also be done," he said.

"We have also installed explosive detection devices at entry points of the stadium. Body check will be randomly carried out," he added.

 

[angel eyes]

Ind vs Aus: India should play three spinners against Australia, feels Akram

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels that India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni should use three specialist spinners in the quarterfinal against Australia in order to exploit the weakness of Ricky Ponting's men against slow bowlers.

"If the wicket in Ahmedabad offers turn, then MS Dhoni should definitely opt for three spinners since the Aussies don't play spin that well," Akram told said in an interview.

Sri Lanka had adopted a similar strategy during their clash against the Aussies on a turning track at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo on March 5. However the Lankan spin-trio of Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis and Rangana Herath did not get a chance to showcase their skills as the match got washed out.

However, Akram added that in case the pitch at Ahmedabad is a flat one, then the ploy to stack the side with spinners may backfire on India.

"Playing so many spinners on a batting track may spell doom for India since the slower bowlers will not get much assistance from the surface," Akram said.

India have played with two specialist spinners in four out of the six league games in this tournament. However they haven't played a single match yet with all three spinners ( Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin and Piyush Chawla) in the eleven.

One major worry for Team India, going ahead into the knockout stages, will be the back-to-back batting collapses against South Africa and the West Indies. While they lost nine wickets for only 29 runs against the Proteas in Nagpur, Dhoni and company performed marginally better on Sunday losing their last seven wickets for the addition of only 51 runs.

Akram mentioned that despite this recklessness by the most-famed batting line-up in the world, there is not much reason to worry for the fans.

"Yes, the India batting has collapsed badly twice. But I don't think there is any major reason to worry as these things happen by chance. At the same time, you have to plan your innings and cannot afford to slog every delivery. I am quite sure the experienced Indian middle-order will learn a lot out of their mistakes," concluded Akram.

 

[angel eyes]

Strengths and weaknesses:

INDIA

Strengths:
* Second best batting performance so far behind Sri Lanka
* Openers have the strongest performance, including highest strike rate (109.9); second highest average score (56.3); high average opening stand (57.2)
* In powerplay one and two their performance is the best by a distance but they have a poor average score (37.7) in the batting powerplay
* India have effected the second highest number of run outs (6) and stumpings (3) and taken the third highest number of catches (25)

Weaknesses:
* Poor bowling performance with an economy rate (5.2) and average (27.9). Poor strike rate of 31.9
* The weakest bowling performance from frontline spinners. Average of 38.5 runs a wicket only better than Australia; economy of 4.9 only better than West Indies; poor strike rate of 47.5


AUSTRALIA

Strengths:
* Second highest opening partnership average (71.2)
* Highest strike rate (110.9) by lower middle order
* Best average score per wicket (75.0) while batting during powerplays; only team not to have lost a single wicket during all the bowling powerplays.
* Second best economy rate by the fast bowlers (4.2)

Weaknesses:
* Poor average score per wicket (38.5) in middle order with a relatively poor strike rate (77.9)
* Bowling strike rate is poorest among all qualifiers (34.8 balls per wicket).
* Worst economy rate conceded during batting powerplay (8.7)

 

[JonAsad]

Tim Nielsen, Australia's coach, has said his team were hoping to meet India in the final of the World Cup, and would be treating their quarter-final against the tournament co-hosts in Ahmedabad on Thursday as a "mini-grand final". He said he was aware the atmosphere at Motera would be electric, and his players were looking forward to that.

Hey- how is that possible now? Either India or Australia will be out of world cup- India and Australia final is irrelevant now- why you post it today?- Having difficulties facing the realities eh?-

 

[Secret Service]

battle of nerves ... who control his nerves will be winner ....!

 

[alphamale]

three spinners is not a good choice. players like yuvraj,raina,sehwag can bowl good spin bowling.

 

[Gentle Typhoon]

I dont want Australia to KO India

I dont want India to KO Australia

Why we met in QF ? Why not Semi's or Final ?

It will be lot easier for other teams now, one of bigger threat will be knocked out on Thursday ///////// \\\\\\\\\\\\

 

[Gentle Typhoon]

Hey- how is that possible now? Either India or Australia will be out of world cup- India and Australia final is irrelevant now- why you post it today?- Having difficulties facing the realities eh?-

Coach just expressed his feelings, every fan predicted India vs Aus final before start of WC, both teams have been lethargic so far. It may sound arrogant or cocky that Indians and Australians think they only deserve finals place.

 

[Nirvana]

Quarterfinal No.2 - India Vs Australia

Venue: Motera, Ahmedabad
Pitch conditions: Slow and dusty
Weather conditions: Hot and dry. Maximum temperature expected

Teams' record at this venue:
Team Matches Won Lost
India 12 5 7
Australia 4 3 1

Match results at this venue in World Cup 2011

Australia beat Zimbabwe by 91 runs (Australia 262/6, Zimbabwe 171)
New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets (Zimbabwe 162, New Zealand 166/0)

average score = 260 - 290

pitch will help spinners , there will be good bounce at initial overs will help pacers.

If India wins the toss , should look to bat first.

India should go with two pacers and two spinners , 7 specialist batsmen
spinners - ashwin and bhajji
pacers - zaheer and Munaf or nehra or sreesanth

batting line up - Sach , sehwag , gambhir , yuvi , kohli , dhoni , pathan.

 

[Nirvana]

I dont want Australia to KO India

I dont want India to KO Australia

Why we met in QF ? Why not Semi's or Final ?



It will be lot easier for other teams now, one of bigger threat will be knocked out on Thursday ///////// \\\\\\\\\\\\

Plz Change Your Avatar - Its Hurting My eye

 

[ashok321]

pacers - zaheer and Munaf or nehra or sreesanth

Munaf and Sreesanth are total failures....

It has to be Zaheer and Nehra.....
Bhaji is no good either, Ashwin should be tried with someone else....

 

[Kinetic]

My list of Indian final 11,

Sehwag
Sachin
Gambhir
Kohli
Yuvraj
Dhoni
Pathan
Ashwin
Harbhajan
Zaheer
Munaf

If Zaheer, Munaf, Harbhajan, Pathan and Yuvi can bowl 50 over than we can choose Raina over Ashwin. One extra batsman.

 

[Imran Khan]

you know guys its like dream

if india go out pakistanis will little happy
if aus go out pakistanis will much much happy

both sides will bring smiles on pakistani faces.lolllll its win win situation for pakistani fans.hahahahahahah

 

[ashok321]

Plz Change Your Avatar - Its Hurting My eye

I concur to what you said......With such Avatar, I avoid his posts, however good they may be....I dont wanna waste my precious organ, my eyes....