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You're right about the existence of such image but you know, this is not created by the public, it is the media who create such value for their own sake. Every other company wants to add value to the Dhoni first, use him in commercial and milk it.

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Originally posted by BlueLobster

I'm not saying I want India to be out, I'd rather the advertisers get their money's worth and India win the WC. I'm just mentioning what would happen if India were ousted in this round.

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Originally posted by shankaracharya

(Or) the other option would be for both Indian and Pakistani team reach Pearson and apply for Asylum under refugee category. Then they can spend their 1095 days in Canada and by the time they obtain their Canadian Citizenship it will be March 2011 right in time for the WC 2011.

They could always represent Canada in the 2011 WC !.

May be Tendulya can start his restaurants in TO; while Saurav Da can do his restaurant business in BC. Dhoni can always get his special hair cut at Square One Salon's. The Othappams and Masala Dosas can find labour jobs in industrial estate(s) in GTA.

I sincerely wish the Indian team should be thrashed by Bermuda and that will be the icing on the cake.This is the best chance for Murali to seal the deal for once and all.

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Live and Let Live

Now when the first half of Ind-Ber is done what do you say guys?

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http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200703200301.htm

India set World Cup record, score 413 for 5 against Bermuda

Port of Spain, March 20 (PTI): Indian top guns, including Virender Sehwag, came out firing on all cylinders as the Men in Blue posted a World Cup record total of 413 for five against a hapless Bermuda in a Group B fixture here on Monday.

The total took them past their own best of 373 for six achieved at Taunton in 1999 as well as the World Cup highest of 398 for five which Sri Lanka had recorded against Kenya during the 1996 World Cup.

Among the batting stars, Sehwag (114) and Sourav Ganguly (89) first led the fireworks with a 202-run second wicket stand and later Yuvraj Singh (83) and Sachin Tendulkar (57 not out) finished off the run-riot with 122 runs for the fifth wicket.

Sehwag warmed the hearts of his dwindling supporters with his first century in 61 games and over two years, whacking 114 from 87 balls with 17 fours and three sixes. Yuvraj, on his part, thrashed 83 off just 46 balls with seven sixes and three fours.

Tendulkar, coming in at number six, did his own bit with 57 from 29 balls, inclusive of two fours and four sixes.

Sehwag, coming to bat at one down after his uncertainty with the new ball had led to Robin Uthappa being promoted as opener, whacked the amateurs from Bermuda to all parts of the ground.

In striking his eighth one-day century -- his first in 61 matches -- Sehwag outscored his partner Ganguly and reached his half century from only 43 balls with seven fours and a six. He was to reach his next 50 from only 38 balls as he peppered the hoardings and stands with ferocious shots.

Sehwag twice hit David Hemp for consecutive sixes, lifting him straight and then over extra cover for maximum shots. He then hoicked Kevin Hurdle for a six over square leg and reached his century from 81 balls with a single off the same bowler.

The opener continued in his same marauding manner before hoisting a catch in the deep but Ganguly built on his impressive half century in the first game against Bangladesh with another sterling knock today though the left-hander struggled in aiming big shots on a slowish wicket.

Bermuda, who won the toss and chose to field first, got an early berakthrough when Malachi Jones struck off his first ball, forcing Uthappa to edge a steer to lone slip Dwayne Leverock who dived to his right to accept the chance, his 120-kg frame heaving up and down in joy.

Ganguly was stumped in trying to heave spinner Dwayne Borden out of the ground and departed cross with himself for missing out on becoming the fourth player to hit five World Cup centuries.

Australians Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh and Indias Sachin Tendulkar share the honour.

Yuvrajs innings was notable for its sweet timing as much as the power he imparted in his strokes. Tendulkar too was all class and finesse and besides big shots also executed some clever hits.

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I'll salute Team India if they will repeat similar performance of 300+ in each of their remaining matches with Tendulya, Dhoni, Sehwag and company coming up with 50+ runs. They will not and when top order collapses the whole team collapses. This is the typical problem. All the Desis will say that we hold the world record for the highest score and it is enough even if we do not win the WC 2007. We always find a reason to justify the lack of desire to win the ultimate prize by talking about nitsy bitsy information. We had the same problem in Tennis with Vijay Amritraj always reaching the semis in Wimbledon but never winning it.

The objective of Team India is to win the WC 2007. Nothing more - Nothing less. If they fail to do it they failed to do what they have set out to do. Look at the paper record of all the Indian stars and we will find we should be the favorite to win the WC 2007.

Champions win matches with majesty and do not sneak through. It is not just the difference in attitude and also that of the skills but they way they win their matches from start to the end.

It is like comparing the swagger of Viv Richards to that of the sneaky nature of many of our Indian batsman.

As they say \\\"Ceasars wife has to beyond all .......................\\\". Whatever they do now and also in the next match the humiliation will always remain. I'll be more interested in the Bangaldesh versus Bermuda match now.

Look at the way Australia has demolished its opponent in both the matches right from start.

May be India stands a chance if the 16 NSG topnotch Government Commandos who have been sent to protect Rahul and Sachin can step into the ground in place of the original team.

This WC belongs to Australia or Sri Lanka.

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Speech by Thomas Friedman of The New York Times....

"When we were young kids growing up in America, we were told to eat our
vegetables at dinner and not leave them. Mothers said, 'think of the
starving children in India and finish the dinner.' And now I tell my
children: 'Finish your maths homework. Think of the children in India
who would make you starve, if you don't.'"

With the way Sri lanka - Bangladesh match is going on....do we stand any chance now?

And did we take Bangladesh too easy a win or we were simply bad?

Chandresh

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Chandresh

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Cricket world cup is not game now it's business now.

Westindies country are getting big attraction for tourism industry and making infrastructure for that.

for world cup INDIA is generating 70% revenue of the all world cup game......
bcos all sponcer are from India and too much people are watching the cup from India.

now the cup is not control by Bookies but control buy ICC itself....

SEE what happened . every poor team is wining the toes but putting opposition team in betting, why to make world record and people come to see.....

for India/Bermuda Bermuda put india in beeting first bcos india can make big score and put the runrate ahead of Bangladesh.

if india will not come in Super 8 then biggest lost is for the ICC not for INDIA.
bcos ICC will lose the viewer and loose sponcer even for telecast .......

so they are trying to enter all good team to super 8 , BAD luck for pakistan.....by even try of ICC they can't enter in super 8

see today's match of pakistan how they played against Zimbabwe............



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