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So far we've had:

Best team innings of all time (Pakistan)
Best individual innings of all time (Pandya)
Best bowling spell of all time (Amir)
Best run out of all time (Jadeja)
 

ha_rooney

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Amir should get the final wicket. His spell at the start changed the game.
 

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So far we've had:

Best team innings of all time (Pakistan)
Best individual innings of all time (Pandya)
Best bowling spell of all time (Amir)
Best run out of all time (Jadeja)
:lol:
 

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Wut? :lol:

Aren't you the same guy who lost his shit supporting conservatives and insisting poor people just haven't put in enough and acted all high and mighty about your tax paying record? While all the time leading protests against Drumpf leading many of us to believe you are a liberal when in fact you were just protesting against him because you are a Muslim? If I knew you any better, you are also the guy who felt attacks on the cartoonists who drew cartoons of the prophet merited attacks and wanted no more cartoons drawn.

I'm pretty sure you had epic meltdowns. I do apologize if I've mistaken you for someone else.
That's me. No meltdown from me. But yes, I got death threats and Islamophobic emails from you guys (was it you????) that led to members getting banned. I think you'll find it was not me who had a meltdown but the people in that thread, who were all reprimanded.
I'd suggest you stop RIGHT THERE and not escalate this or make it personal or Ill report you. Are we OK on this?
 
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What a performance!!! India humiliated. Well done Pakistan!!
 

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There were question marks over India's batting coming in to this tournament and I think we have an answer.

Time for some fresh blood in that middle order.
 

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Finally beaten India in a big game!!

Good sportsmanship at the end. About time these teams played a proper series & some test matches.
 

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Congrats @ha_rooney @Samid @MJJ and others, class show throughout the tournament. Deserved winners.

That spell by Amir on a pitch that's been so batsmen friendly was absolutely elite, few things more enjoyable in this sport than watching a fast bowler in that flow.
Thanks Moby, hopefully our cricket gets better from here.

Amir proving some of his early promise today.
 

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Game over!

Congratulations to the resident Pakistanis, thoroughly deserved win with that performance.

Btw, I wish we had a pacer like Amir, it sucks big time to see then produce such quality again and again while we can't produce one :(
 

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There were question marks over India's batting coming in to this tournament and I think we have an answer.

Time for some fresh blood in that middle order.
Agree Yuvraj needs to go. Dhoni has been a class act and hate to say this but he needs to be phased out too.
 

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Game over!

Congratulations to the resident Pakistanis, thoroughly deserved win with that performance.

Btw, I wish we had a pacer like Amir, it sucks big time to see then produce such quality again and again while we can't produce one :(
I wouldn't be too dissappointed, Bhuvi is fantastic.
 

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That's me. No meltdown from me. But yes, I got death threats and Islamophobic emails from you guys (was it you????) that led to a police enquiry and members getting banned.

I think you'll find it was nit me who had a meltdown but people in that thread, who were all reprimanded. I'd suggests you stop RIGHT THERE and not escalate this or make it personal or Ill report you. Are we OK on this?
:lol:

Dude, Brilliant use of CAPITAL LETTERS for added effect in an online forum. If you are the same guy, then in my view you had 2 epic meltdowns at least.
 

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Agree Yuvraj needs to go. Dhoni has been a class act and hate to say this but he needs to be phased out too.
Yuvi for Manish Pandey seems an obvious change. Dhoni's a tricky one. I'm not convinced he's a good enough batsman anymore but are any of the keeper batsmen waiting in the wings good enough glovemen?
 

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There were question marks over India's batting coming in to this tournament and I think we have an answer.

Time for some fresh blood in that middle order.
Absolutely. Dhoni has been done for a while but got a Tier 1 contract just because of his name. Yuvi is almost done. Given how important they were in the middle, it'll be quite a task to replace them. As I said before the chase, it was all on the top 3. You can't have that vs attacks of this quality while chasing big scores.
 

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Dude, Brilliant use of CAPITAL LETTERS for added effect in an online forum. If you are the same guy, then in my view you had 2 epic meltdowns at least.
Can you take this spat elsewhere.
 

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What an incredible performance. Sensational bowling after a terrific batting display. All of them were great.

The way we've responded after the first game has been tremendous & credit to the team & coaching staff. To dominate England & India like we have has been unexpected & superb. Love it!!

There's some very good youngsters in this side. Hopefully they continue to get better & more consistent.
 

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Game over!

Congratulations to the resident Pakistanis, thoroughly deserved win with that performance.

Btw, I wish we had a pacer like Amir, it sucks big time to see then produce such quality again and again while we can't produce one :(
Kumar is excellent as well.
 

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There were question marks over India's batting coming in to this tournament and I think we have an answer.

Time for some fresh blood in that middle order.
Agree with the conclusion but not the reasoning. I don't think this match was evidence of that. Middle order or not, after losing 3 wickets like that we weren't going to win.

Would be nice to see Pandey, Rahul(the next world class batsman from India imo, altho not sure where he fits) get into the regular 11. Problem is replacing Dhoni.. not sure there's anyone knocking the door down.

I would also like to see wrist spinners tried. They're important in this format of the game the way pitches are right now. Jadeja and Ashwin were simply not good enough all tournament.
 

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I'm dying to see that fireworks ad in India :lol:

Resident Pakistani fans, there must be a version of this in Pakistan, do us a favor of linking the latest update in this thread
 

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It would be atrocious if Dhoni is allowed to play 2019 WC
Who do you play?

What's our next top 7? I agree Yuvraj and Dhoni need to go but I just can't see who slots in where. All our backup batsmen are top order, it feels like.

Dhawan, Rohit, Kohli, Rahul, Pandey, Dinesh Karthik? Rishabh Pant?, Pandya

Maybe that.
 

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Mickey Arthur has done a very good job with this side.

Former players can all feck off with their negativity.
 

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Who do you play?

What's our next top 7? I agree Yuvraj and Dhoni need to go but I just can't see who slots in where. All our backup batsmen are top order, it feels like.

Dhawan, Rohit, Kohli, Rahul, Pandey, Dinesh Karthik? Rishabh Pant?, Pandya

Maybe that.
Yes, it is a problem that both Rahane and Rahul fit in better in top 4 if not top 3. 5/6 position is a real problem for us. May be Rohit can be tried as a middle order batsmen.