When you click on the cricinfo link to the scorecard for the Eden Gardens’ test the first name you see is Hashim Amla.
That is just how their live scorecard works.
It isn’t making a statement with his name; he was just not out, after facing a few more than a hundred overs to win a series for his country.
He couldn’t win the series, but India must have realised that in order to win this test they were essentially only a chance when he was at the non-strikers’ end.
490 runs for one out in three innings. That is batting.
Before the English series Amla was averaging a very bland 40 with the bat after 37 tests.
On a older test match sofa podcast I said he had talent but had been a massive underachiever.
Now he has conquered India.
His team hasn’t, but he has.
Sometimes you can play in six tests when you are in form and it changes the trajectory of your career, at other times you will remember them as the six tests when you didn’t suck.
And in these two tests Amla definitely did not suck.
His calm head today made his team mates look like they were panic buying before the Mayan prophecies came true.
This isn’t the strongest Indian attack of all time, but Bhajji was humming, Mishra was more than handy, and it wasn’t like the rest of the South Africans looked like staying in. Prince offered 23 runs as second highest scorer if you don’t count Extras.
While two tests is still not a series, what two tests these were.
Steyn’s bowling, Amla’s batting, Sehwagology, and Tendulkar’s hundreds all set this up.
Nothing could beat the end of the day.
At one end you had Amla batting like he was made of granite.
At the other end was a collection of leg spin, off spin and Sachin spin trying to pry out South Africa’s former number 8 as the minutes ticked away.
Match winning hauls, stoic defense, amazing attack, all packed into a seriesette.
Plus the result was right.
It proved that no team really deserved to take the crown, but that both teams could kick some ass when they got their shit together.
India are number one, which seems odd when in 50% of this seriesette they were beaten up.
Ofcourse with South Africa now winning 3 of their last 9 tests, India’s record is looking more and more impressive.
In the end the artificial ranking system means nothing, look at the player and crowd reaction to that win, that means more than anything a statistician can table.
Now all I need to do is stop wishing this was a 5 test series…
Sehwag gave a deadline to chokedulkar to retire. But midget only retire if ponting retire or someone like morkel break his elbow , face ankle, feet.
Until then sehwag has to wait , he will not be able to prop up his average in batting number 4 like sachin does now.
Even God knows number is best position and benign conditions with ball gets old , no swing , just accumulation time.
Before any noob batsman like kohli taking over sachin spot , sehwag threw his hat on the spot.
well done. Time to pressure the midget to retire. :D
Master you do not worry about grammar like that shaitaan. It is only for pseudos who feel good about perfection and waste all their time on correct usage. We only think simple, live free. Like you said no need to worry about purpose of life. Sehwag-style simple living practical thinking. These midget worshipers come from cities all think technique and style is important. God says screw technique, play shots, win matches. My lesson for today :D
Isnt God brilliant… suddenly put midget under lots of pressure. God says screw midget master, I am the new master :D
Now it is very clear. Choose God or midget. Only one. You cannot say you are both god and midget follower. No more possible. Sachin fans run for cover. End is near! hahaha :D
Both of you sound like those insane loonies going “2012 is coming!”
See… :D
“Though I have been successful as an opening batsman, I still feel more comfortable in the middle order. In fact, I would love to play at number four but Sachin plays at that number. I am waiting for him to retire.” Sehwag said laughing.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Sehwag-goes-for-the-kill-hits-risk-factor-for-a-six/articleshow/5594697.cms
I am so happy today, I feel liberated :) Glad to finally come out of sachin misery and take a real look at things. Life is beautiful! I think God also secretly check this blog and admire master and hence today;s comment. He wants to have fun too :D
Midget must learn from Dirty Dirk Nannes as uncleJ just mentioned in his latest blog. Cool, nonchalant, no-shit-abt-records, Sehwag-style. Take a bow! Dirty Dirk will also aim at midget face and ribs this IPL. hehehe :D
Teheehe! Aleks Fan-ny pours out the same shit as Alex’s fanny. Without technique Sehwag would be very Afridi. He has, he transcends. That is genius.
Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust,
Die eine will sich von der andern trennen;
Die eine hält, in derber Liebeslust,
Sich an die Welt mit klammernden Organen;
Die andere hebt gewaltsam sich vom Dust
Zu den Gefilden hoher Ahnen.
Tehehee!
It proves you are just a hardcore statwhore worshiper and fake sehwagologist! Just like midget and his fake patriotism. If you do not have high regards for sehwag what are u doing here? Telling lies and faking (so u learnt german huh?) are so so midgety! Get a life sister :)
PS: I m piss drunk but still defending my master.. am i great or wht! :D
Teehehee! All piss, no vinegar.
You are talking about yourself. Think. It is always about you. :D
Me no attention whore.
I do not exist. if i need attention , i would be doing steyn or sreesanth ..say look at me look at me.
Only sachin stat whore fans needs attention everytime that midget sneak a century. Pathetic losers.
In order to one to exist , opposite must exist.
Alex can exist only sachin idiotic fans exist. Time to make sachin retire by cursing , black magic or through mouths of cricketers…it is time for all non patriotic players should quit.
if you are not ready for a fight , you should quit. Stop decieving people with your accumulations , may be it was ok in the beginning , now sachin play cricket just prop up average , runs , centuries to keep distance between him and ponting.
I find it nauseating!. :D
You play to win , anything that comes along with that is fine.
There can be only one GOD any moment of time. you can’t have two. Then you are a traitor in the other camp.
Evil always makes you think it does not exist!. :D
Fucktard midget now wants more Tests to defend records. He confident about ODI records. Ponting catching up on Test 100s so midget want more Tests. What more proof you idiots want? Read here – http://bit.ly/bdR0H9
In that article midget called ‘master batter’. See, even reporter know he no more master blaster :D
Wow
Uncie J, i have to say CwB is now attracting internet forum type posters … t’is bad
Forum, blog all same. Just people’s opinions and reactions.
I am just giving more life to Jrod’s post by going in tangent when ever possible.Sachin is working on overdrive in getting TESTS so he can get some useless century against weak aussie attacks.
Sachin really wants 5 tests against zimbabwe , but BCCI told him that will make it look like BCCI is servent of Sachin tendulkar , so they are going with AUS. if aus won’t agree there is always srilanka , they can arrange unheard of 5 Tests against them to make pulp out of SLA attack
Sachin stat obsessed fool. :D
Midget choke die break bones crush skull statwhore crack grammar troll idiot attention fake noob exist happy fool whining clueless brainless kill maim murder smash midget flaw die tamilnadu sucked poor opposite pathetic injured pieces –
Master I am learning your vocabulary shower your blessings upon me
’tis I, ’tis I
Antiestablishmentify
’tis Alex, ’tis Alex
The troll tranny and his fan-ny
hahahaha… midget runout ;D
God send strong message to midget.. hit out or get out :D End is near! Midget fans fear!
I can understand Test matches, any logical, sensible reasoning on why midget playing ODIs? He has no business playing ODIs! Him and that Lankan midget Jayasuriya! Retire idiots!
He is n’t bowling , he should n’t play. That is my ODI selection criteria. :D
GOD is excluded from any rule. He can gives runs freely also. It is like talmud law. Jews has one law , Gentiles has different law , :D
Nothing work against me ….you can scream with all the O2 you got , it is just waste of your energy and blood cells. Just say you are not sachin fan , all will be forgiven. :D
I have forgive and forget formula.
Like muslims , you either believe in GOD or non believers. if you believe in sachin , you will be beheaded of all the logic you got. :D
Tranny, and fan-ny, up each others creek
S-u-c-k-i-n-g
One run saved and both go groan
And fan-ny on tranny plays the rusty trombone
Tehehee! I is talking to myself, I is talking to myself. Why is tranny and Fan-ny responding? Think.
May be were not. it is your own echo. :D
Ah, the uneducated echo. All righty then!
learn to see yourself. Laugh at your own stupidity. say to yourself sachin is a chokedulkar million times…
may be may be your disease can be cured. :D
Jrod, fuck all those other pansy brit awards, you deserve a knighthood for discovering Alex.
Master do not exist! Master cannot be discovered :D