What are your thoughts of Lanka defeating India @ Colombo 2008 for 1st Test match?

Question

Congrats to an SL exciting spin bowling finish.

Now, Indan veteran batsman has observed the Lakan spin attacks.

Now will India wake up & be better prepared VS Lakan spin attacks @ Galle, SL for 2nd Test?

Answer 1

defeating or thrashing?

Answer 2

india will loose all the matches - thats 4 sure

Answer 3

better team won...

Answer 4

Certainly India will bounce back. In worst case, they've to workout to avoid complete sweep

Answer 5

its disappointing but they will play well in nexti

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Answer 6

My thoughts are-Ha Ha Ha,Great Win Sri Lanka..(Or should i say what a brilliant thrashing)...

Murali is a legend,brilliant bowling.He deserves to be known as the best spin bowler in the world,yesterdays effort was unreal..Mendis did really well to back him up at the other end,and yeah cant forget those 4 magical centuries neither..

India did not deserve to win that match..Sri Lanka played like champions out there and they and their fans should be proud.

India will never wake up,they think they are invincible,he he he you guys showed them.Sri Lanka will win this series with a complete white wash..

Murali will come out and demolish them again next Thursday.

Answer 7

I think India were physically prepared for the spinners in this match at a broad. But psychologically, i'm not so sure. Taking on two talked about spinners has to be tough.

I think India are physically prepared to take on Sri lanka, there's no doubt about that. But mentally i THINK they doubt themselves a little.

This test match was like watching oppisites take on each other. Jayawardene quoted the match to be a 'perfect game' for them. While Kumble quoted the match to be 'one of those games where nothing went right for us."

Answer 8

This was just too unfortunate.....The great names of Indian Cricket failed to perform....We did not play to our potential...They will be hurt now...so we can expect them to come back strongly.....

Answer 9

We deserved it dude!

Answer 10

An excellent and exciting game-Well for the Sri Lankan fans anyway..

Sri Lanka won by an amazing innings and 239 runs,a mammoth team effort..

4 centuary makers and Murali collecting 5 wickets in BOTH 1st and 2nd innings..And also Mendis doing an excellent job at the other end with the ball..

Goes to show team India that even the 'oldies' can score 100's..

Yes i think this 'thrashing' at the hands of Murali and Mendis will have the Indian batsmen practicing very hard over the next 4 days,until the 2nd test starts,which i also forcast to be another Lankan win...

Maybe Sachin might be able to get over 25 in the next match and become the highest scoring batsman in history,he only needs around 150 more runs to make history..

Answer 11

Amazing defeat...The Lankans performed extremely well and they deserved what they got!!

They also deserve our praises for the piece of magic shown by them on the Cricket field!!

Answer 12

I expected them to, & they didn't disappoint me. Murali was supurb as were the batsmen. But I think India will come out fighting next time after the drubbing their fans & the Indian media have given them!

Answer 13

It is not spin attacks.Both SL mango ball throwers are there. Murali,already has proved himself as a mango ball thrower, and another one added now.

They are not deserving for their victory.SL tries to bring their genuine bowlers,then you see the result.

I feel, SL cant produce any genuine bowlers from their island. They must believe tamil Murali only who is alltime greatest mango ball thrower.

see the SL 99.99 % victories, it is totally got from Murali's mango ball throwing efforts. Is it shame for remaining players.?

Hahaha...

SL board is having plenty of money, to pay their non-performing players.

Without this mango ball thrower, SL can not win a single match.

Answer 14

Indians are just good on paper but not on field. Very big names which are of no use & just a waste to have them, I think it would have been better if the young guns were given a chance. This team is completely playing with a negative frame of mind which is nothing but suicidal.

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Answer 15

lanka played great match

Answer 16

I think SL should maintain the same pressure in the next matches.

India deserve to lose, they have no talent

Kumble is bowling like a school boy... hehe

Answer 17

Congratulations to all SriLankans on their biggest win at Home and no doubt a perfect game of cricket 4 Lions.

4 batsmen scoring 100's to set a score 600 for 6.

The Master and the apprentice destroy the strong Indian batting line up.

Master Murli and carrom king mendis can easily be rated as the best spin duo in history of cricket.

All the credit to the deadly spin duo and the Indian batting had no answer to them.

Answer 18

Sri Lanka has shown a lot of guts and has played some marvellous cricket. Hats off to Murli and A jantha Mendis. They did a great job..................

All I can say is the India was going thru a lot of mental pressure. Physically they were gr8...........but they were seriously scared inside.they were nervous. They took Mendis very lightly.......... They need to chill out for sometime. But its no use criticising them because if we were in their place then we would have conked off with an anxiety attack. So lets just cheer them on.....

lets just hope they do well in the next match.