Dt : 26 Mar 2011
Well its the match that everyone has been waiting for .India vs Pakistan in a World Cup game once again and this time they are playing for a place in the finals.It cannot get bigger than this .
While Pakistan seem to be more confident of their bowling .Indians are definitely relying on their batting to take them thru.It will be therefore exciting to see as to what the captains do if they win the toss.Ideally Mohali is a good batting wicket with some help for the seamers.But for this world cup I am not sure of the pitch and how will it behave .Ideally whoever wins the toss would like to bat first and put up a big score on the board.
While India chased well to beat Australia in the quarter finals one must realise that it must be difficult to chase successfully over and over again in a pressure game .
Ideally you would not like to disturb a winning combination but on that Mohali wicket Pakistan may be tempted to play Shoaib Akhtar and I get a feeling that Dhoni must give one another chance to Nehra .Both these bowlers have experience of India -Pak games which can be helpful .
A lot of dimplomacy stunts have also been initated around this game with the Indian PM inviting Pakistan PM and President to watch the match. But one must not forget that the innocnet lives lost on 26/11 have still not been given justice and have been ridiculed in a way by this Pak Government.So even as this creates a perfect landscape for promoting international peace..India must not get carried away and let the world know that we r still upset abt wat happened in Mumbai.
Well if for nothing else at least for 26/11 we must not let Pakistan win the game and come to Mumbai. :-) This can be our small way of revenge but will be a big thing for the people of Mumbai.
Lastly one thing that I dont want to see is people staying in India celebrating Pakistan's success on Wednesday.I believe there arent too many Pakistanis in India with work visas.Yet every now and then during an India Pak game you get to hear fire crackers when Sachin gets out or one of our bowlers gets hit for a six.This one thing disturbs me a lot .There might be some differences amongst ppl belonging to diff religions in our country but its a shame when people confuse religion with nationalism.I appeal to all Indians who will be watching the game on Wednesday to support and root for India till the end !!
Finally its just a game and incase we lose then we must accept it with grace .CHAK DE India ####
[P.S: The writer is not someone who has a religious bias but is a fierce nationalist.]
Well its the match that everyone has been waiting for .India vs Pakistan in a World Cup game once again and this time they are playing for a place in the finals.It cannot get bigger than this .
While Pakistan seem to be more confident of their bowling .Indians are definitely relying on their batting to take them thru.It will be therefore exciting to see as to what the captains do if they win the toss.Ideally Mohali is a good batting wicket with some help for the seamers.But for this world cup I am not sure of the pitch and how will it behave .Ideally whoever wins the toss would like to bat first and put up a big score on the board.
While India chased well to beat Australia in the quarter finals one must realise that it must be difficult to chase successfully over and over again in a pressure game .
Ideally you would not like to disturb a winning combination but on that Mohali wicket Pakistan may be tempted to play Shoaib Akhtar and I get a feeling that Dhoni must give one another chance to Nehra .Both these bowlers have experience of India -Pak games which can be helpful .
A lot of dimplomacy stunts have also been initated around this game with the Indian PM inviting Pakistan PM and President to watch the match. But one must not forget that the innocnet lives lost on 26/11 have still not been given justice and have been ridiculed in a way by this Pak Government.So even as this creates a perfect landscape for promoting international peace..India must not get carried away and let the world know that we r still upset abt wat happened in Mumbai.
Well if for nothing else at least for 26/11 we must not let Pakistan win the game and come to Mumbai. :-) This can be our small way of revenge but will be a big thing for the people of Mumbai.
Lastly one thing that I dont want to see is people staying in India celebrating Pakistan's success on Wednesday.I believe there arent too many Pakistanis in India with work visas.Yet every now and then during an India Pak game you get to hear fire crackers when Sachin gets out or one of our bowlers gets hit for a six.This one thing disturbs me a lot .There might be some differences amongst ppl belonging to diff religions in our country but its a shame when people confuse religion with nationalism.I appeal to all Indians who will be watching the game on Wednesday to support and root for India till the end !!
Finally its just a game and incase we lose then we must accept it with grace .CHAK DE India ####
[P.S: The writer is not someone who has a religious bias but is a fierce nationalist.]
