I am a little uncomfortable with Younis Khan opening. Hafeez will surely be missed. Please dont up Afridi's batting order. He is another bad apple.

my heart stays with India though pakistan is better team overall..pakistan may win this time..!! above all cricket should win !!

Fingers crossed

I wish our Pakistani team best of luck for today's match.

Good Luck Pakistan. Pakistan Zindabad !

WE CAN DO THIS !!!!! PAKISTAN

As an Indian fan, i want to wish all the best to Pakistan team. As great imran khan said, abandon the fear and all mental blocks. Just go out there and express yourself. and make sure you have fun. Darr k aagey ...jeet hai!

Team Pakistan! Nation is looking up on you for an impressive performance today, and will not accept less than a perfect win over India. Best of luck boys.

jitega bhai jitaga India jitaga

YaAllah raiham!

In Sha Allahu, Pakistan Team will win this match and eventually will win world cup. May Allahu Blesseth the team, country and the Nation. Aameen.

Pak'em back MS!!!

Sarfraz OUT!! give me just one good reason? absolute rubbish!

As a Canadian of Pakistani origin, I wish that this game (of cricket), proves the first step for establishing good relations between India and Pakistan!

world war 3 just begun

Despite the cricketing rivalry, the 'togetherness' of Pakistan and India is amazing. Both are emotional. Either we love or we hate. I hope the balance tilts in favor of more love than hate.

Record shows India win, Pakistan has better side. To me it does not matter.

I can't bear to watch

Saeed Ajmal and Junaid khan will be missed , yasir shah will be vital !! Let's do it Pakistan

I wish YK good luck as I really want him to prove his critiques wrong.....go YK.

Pak cheer do unko

General Raheel, just do something. Only you can make the Pakistani team win.

Couldn't get the ticket cheering for pakistan from melb :)

If Saeed Ajmal was cleared then he should have been played. Short sighted ness by the selectors. And Younis Khan as open or, let's see. Why Sarfraz missed out?Looks fishy.

Full house at the adelaide oval today. Guess even if Australia had played there it would not be a full house.

Sarfaraz is a Karachite and that's why he was excluded. However if they get it right now its fine otherwise such discrimination means they will perish i.e. loose the match.

misbah teri kapataani pey fida jaoon merey heeray!!

@Shaneeza "General Raheel, just do something. Only you can make the Pakistani team win" Thank you General Raheel for running out Shikhar Dhawan.

Pakistan is there not to win. Umar Akmal keeping wickets? Haris Sohail should not even be allowed to ball. Indians are playing a very sensible game. Not missing any opportunity for singles. Afridis of Pakistan only believe in 6s. Sadly the outcome is obvious.

@mrme - Agree.

As an Indian I wish Pakistan well. I want India to win but if Pakistan wins, I would celebrate that too. Because it would be a victory of hard work and dedication. Let's celebrate the cricket!

Let the team win who play well. Best of luck for both teams. Just enjoy the game!

@Shaneeza "General Raheel, just do something. Only you can make the Pakistani team win" @ Shaneeza "Thank you General Raheel for running out Shikhar Dhawan" General Raheel, don't allow Virat to score a century. Please call Australian Prime Minister.

@Shaneeza lol

Kohli should thank Pakistani fielders for his 100.

Sohail Khan says "Kohli wohli hoga apne ghar mein". Now Kohli showed him who he is... ha ha

Pk really needs chinese help to overcome in cricket also.

Looks like someone let the chicken out among the foxes.

@Shaneeza general took one more wicket.

India will win easily..Pakistan all out between 240-260.

outstanding performance by Misbah,social khan

@Shaneeza Really? I thought it was Sartaj Aziz...

So, 300? India batting flat track bullies? Where's Sarah and Zak and the rest?

@Zahid - Insha Allah. We are playing so we are friends. Let's get rid of useless ego

Enjoy the game...

There are always a next time for Pakistan :-)

Shehzad is out due to BCCI conspiracy :)

Younis Khan greed cost Pakistan a lot. He blocked Fawad Alam's place for nothing.

If Pakistan loses I will not be disappointed a bit. Dropping in form Sarfraz, from an already crippled batting lineup, shows the amount of merit done in this country. This bunch of XI does not deserve a win. Yunis, I hope you proved your point for selection by wasting A batting position yet again. Umar Akmal dropped Kohli and some part of me was relieved. LikeLeaderLikeNationLikeTeam. Never a surprise no more. period.

Younus was added to the team to help accelerate Pakistan's exit from the tournament. He is right on his task.

I was on home page and there wss this display pic of cricketers hugging and all and there i saw ahmed shehzad with indian written on chest and blue kit .The shock i got. Then well i realized what i realized. Phew!!!

Harris ...there are ghosts in the pitch

Keep going, keep going Pakistan. I like the way you are doing it.

Ok, time for bed. The likelihood of Pakistan chasing down 300 is minuscule. Let's do this again in four years.

Hello Pakistani friends,how are u feeling? ;-) had enough?

Its over for Pakistan. 103/5.

Irfan is appalling...the way he is running on to the pitch while he is bowling, he would be more useful for the opposition. Do 3rd umpires know that commentators don't. I mean are they trained for something people don't see and they see. Umar Akmal's dismissal looks iffy to me.

General Raheel, please hurry up. Akmal is out as well. if you cannot go, please send Bajwa.

If Younis khan has any Shame or respect for him self. Please rule your self out of World Cup. Don't let the nation suffer or beselfish. I am sick of pcb they act like they own the pcb. Remind them it's the tax payers money , good luck to all the Indians they played very well. Pakistan 105/5 . Lost my day pay to watch this game. Never again. Usa ....,

7 - 0 he he he he he .............

it's going to be same old story

Playing Pakistan seemed much easier than an evening walk in the park.

Pakistan can't beat India in wc. ..lol

2015 World Cup belongs to Asian team whether its India, Pakistan or Srilanka We should be proud of our Asian teams. Lets stop hostile nature against each other

The Indian team is very mediocre but Pakistan is just third class.

All those Pak "hopeful" fans... All I can say is.. I told you so. Nothing will change until our mentality doesn't change. PCB needs to be overhauled and that is only possible when the country goes through proper reform, otherwise the same old corrupt people will run the board and Pakistan will produce the same old results! Nothing will change.

PAKISTAN : Time to sell those crackers on OLX;-)

Whoever wins no worries, happy that both the teams are showing sportsmanship on the ground. True cricketing!

How nice would it be if we fought poverty & corruption with the same fury and fervour instead to help our poor masses??????????? You are reporting on cricket as if it was the only greatest thing in the world.

@Izhar Minhas this is sport, success and failure are to come whether a fan like you accept or not

Our cricketers can't play cricket. Now Gen Parvez needs to play for us. Hopefully on cricket ground he can do something other than talking.

Down with Moin, Shaharyar and Najam Sethi, if not today then wait after they have lost to zimbabwe and UAE.

And Pakistan lost another battle against India.

@Shaneeza bang on

Proud to see Our Kolkat Boy contributing for our nation ..great job Sami ! That is India ..now it is 7 Up !

Ok, now we know. Congrats India.

I am an Indian fan, but wished Pakistan to win. Unfortunate that wining the toss is what determines the winner here. If Pakistan had won the toss and elected to bat, India would have run into trouble. A world cup match should not be determined by chance, but by the ability of the team.

India have been in Australia for 2½ months and won not single match and look how they undress this pak team. Thanks Moin.

Another match...same result. Same bhoosa team and parchi system. PCb needs to be dissolved and proper elections should take place. Let's start with ground zero.

I feel pity towards pakistan.

No surprising but very predictable Pakistani team and match result!

@Shaneeza this looks utterly nonsense!

Mr. Sirtaj the great :- Yes, Pakistan has lost the match and I see Indian hand behind it. All Word :- Yes, Sir! This time all are agree with your wisdom!!!

Another four more years of agonizing wait for Pakistan......Virat Kohli played like a BOSSMAN.....

Can we get rid of over rated Umar Akmal? Perhaps it's time for Afridi & Yunis to say good bye. Kudos to Misbah for trying on his own. Shehzad & Sohail Haris are a good assets to the team. Yasir Shah was such a disappointment. India always manage to find motivation against Pakistan. Bad luck for us.

@Shaneeza this is where you need army chief for anything and everything. By the way, I guess Australian PM is cheering for India's play

Where all those are, who other day claimed PAK's victory in this Match....?

India came back from the sharjah routes.pak can do the same in WC....let the team mature...

Why are people always bashing Younis khan? What happend to our future young talents Umar akmal and Shoaib Maqsood? Both went for a golden duck the truth is Umar Akmal will never learn shoaib maqsood is not another inzamam kick these 2 out permenteley Harris sohail is definitely looking good for future we needed abdur Razzaq badly in this game.

Don't give up. Keep doing your best. Hope is alive till the last minute of the game.

@Omprakash Ramchandani . Misplaced pride is of no value.

C'mon Misbah, Make a match out of it..

@sagar chill its sarcasm. general raheel

@Shaneeza . Sorry, the general can at best send Hafiz or Great Lakhvi .

Zak ! Where are you my friend ?

Well played India. Better side has won. Pakistan will never learn. The problem is not with Umer or Maqsood or the selection committee or the coach. The problem is with our domestic infrastructure that is not producing quality players anymore. One can argue about the team selection but I am sure this was the best possible 11. Those left out of the side would not have done any better.

@Tanveer OMG, don't know who will save you from this foolishness

Incompetent cheif of Pakistan cricket , the highness prime minister, and the incompetent team. Are we expecting any nicer things? Glad I didnt waste eight odd hours of my life. under present circumstances cricket is a distraction for us as a nation where our sole focus should be on how to get rid of these corrupt and bogus leaders of Pakistan.

This is a game one team has to loose. How we all are trying to get credit for the win or taking responsibility for the loss while being spectators why have we reduced cricket to the level of borders squabbles pl grow up guys enjoy cricket without being judgemental

Man... .lets do one thing.. lets divide the indian team into two groups, one a Indian Batsmen Group(A) of 6 players and indian bowler group(B) of 5 bowlers. Similarly lets divide the pakistani team into two groups, one a pakistani batsmen group(C) of 6 players and pakistani bowler group (D) of 5 bowlers. Then lets mix up these groups. Group (A+D) would become the strongest team ever seen in cricket history and would easily beat south africa and australia. Group (B+C) would become the worst team ever in cricket history and would easily be beaten by all club teams, leave alone bangladesh and ireland.

The UN needs to intervene right now....

From India :- Good Fight Mis Bah , salute.

Now be ready for conspiracy theories as always..LOL

Live to see another day. Sorry about today though.

Two players from Karachi, Fawad Alam and Sarfraz Ahmed Memon were excluded and we know why. This is why we lost as discrimination lead to downfall.

The game was pretty boring, it was not as interesting as it was expected. The game was overall one sided. SA vs ZIM was far interesting than this. Even though Zimbabwe lost the game, it earned respect. If it can give SA such a hard time, then beating India and Pakistan would not be a big deal for them. They even defeated Sri Lanka in warm up match.

India India......

See how Indian players celebrated the win. contrast to Pakistani Hockey players win. That is the difference between INDIA & PAKISTAN. LOL...

India 10-0. See you in 2019 World Cup..... Oops in 2016 in india

@shamain khud ko he cheer diya -:(

Great job indian tigers....salute.

Well tried Pakistan. It is just a game. This day neither team won. Subcontinent won, Cricket won. Chill. take it easy.

Team built on corrupt fundamentals:..cant ball, cant field.. can't bat.......therefore can't win

Hurrah! 6-0 it is :-) Congratulations both sides for good game.

Yet another flop show

YESSSSSSSS! WE WON!!!!!!

YES History repeated,.......................... INDIA ZINDABAD

I have a advice for younow its time to sell your fireworks on olx at least it is better than rusting. don't worry Indians will surely buy it.

It's 6-0 Folks! Congrats Men in Blue.

Misbha take a bow! U r a real star, love U! the rest are just selfie junks!

@Shaneeza I simply love your comments

victory ! :) A great fight by put up by Pakistan nonetheless. All the best to them!

India has won the match but Pakistan has one the deal.

India blasted Pakistan.

Hats off to Misbah. He played very well. If someone had supported him, result cold have been different. I am happy India own this high pressure game.

Pakistan team never deserved to win this match, not even before start of the match. We must congratulate India as the deserved Winners. Ours is a weak team specially after loosing Ajmal, Hafeez, Omar Gul and Junaid. And then we have some selectors who have stupid idea's of playing Younis and Yasir while they could have had Fawad Alam and Said Ajmal instead of them. Let me also salute Younis for his stubornness ad insistance to play ODIs while he himself knows that not a single pakistani of the 180 million wanted him in this team. Shame on him for hurting Pakistan's cause only for his ego and money.

And again we win, pak cannot win with India be it cricket or war. Inshallaha

Congratulations India. Even though Indians were 20 to 30 runs behind, I was confident that Pakistan will find it tough to chase down and I was totally shocked to see Younis Khan open the innings. When he departed and the slow run scoring of Shehzad, I was pretty confident that Pakistan will not chase it and I was right. The wickets of Shehzad, Sohaib and Umar in quick succession is the main cause for the downfall of Pakistan. I thoroughly enjoyed this match. Btw, Afridi should play sensibly. You cannot throw your wicket in a world cup match. Score a blistering fifty is not important, but to play like Virat or Misbah and then launch your attack when you have scored a decent 40 odd runs.

Congratulation team india to maintain winning record against pakistan..

Misbah and team did indeed gave their best...better luck next time...MS Dhoni and the fiery Indian boys have made us proud again...Inshallah we will bring home the cup.

India's performance was clinical today. They were ahead skill, stamina and intelligence wise.

Shaharyar, Najam Sethi and Moin must go. Shaharyar for Guaranteeing Younis a place long before the selection process. Moin being the worst at cricket knowledge a picking people like Younis, Yasir and Ehsan. And Najam Sethi because he is root cause of this total disaster of PCB in all departments.

I thing Chinese are not good at cricket ...............................how to counter India

I really wish Pakistan had won the match! Would have been a national morale-booster. Time for India to make a big mark in Olympics in all sports...too much of this cricket for too long! Would love to see an Indian making a mark in marathon or gymnastics or swimming! Will happen sometime I am sure.:)

Someone found it very funny to use my name and posting random comments. We have lost the match and I hope world cup is not over yet.

Thank you ... for being a blog of hate speech and negativity ... all in the name of freedom of speech. I would like to meet the person who audits the comments section on the articles. The country being ridiculed on a news website of the same country by comments from across the border... (P.S. I am pretty sure this comment is going to get blocked)

India's loss would have been bad for business and Pakistan can come back not all is lost so finally business has won.

@Rienz Its bad in office. Many matches left. Here in India , not much celebrations in my area ..no firecrackers heard. So not that frenzy

Hope PA does not start firing over the LOC because of this loss :-)

Now firing will start on border to beat the blues.

@BlueEarth lol... Yaar.. Don't rub salt on their wounds na. Dear Pakistan friends... Don't worry, theres always a next chance. Yay.... Be happy.

@Ayesha Or maybe you lost because we were the better side???

The target set by India was beyond Pakistan's reach. They could not play for allocated fifty overs. Pakistan team will struggle to get 250 plus runs .

Wait for the next 4 years again. Good luck. We just want to see the face of Ajmal who was sure about Pakistan's win before the game.

Well Done both the teams.Well Played . Personally I felt less rivalry between two teams which is very good.Best Luck to both the teams.Cup should be in Asia :)

@Kranti See the crowd behaved compared to the Indian crowd in hockey match!

The outcome was expected. If the Pakistan team continues with the hype of 'jinx,' they will continue in this way. The less said the better. Salams

No matter what field which players and what venue Pak will always lose to India

go on pakistani's keep building pressure on your team for nothing!! INDIA WILL ALWAYS WIN AGAINST PAKISTAN IN WORLD CUP COZ WE ARE CALM AND COMPOSED UNDER PRESSURE

This match could have been won, had Umar Akmal and Shahid Afridi would have played sensibly and with responsibility like Misbah? The total was doable and achievable. Most of the people have commented that Younus Khan should gracefully retire without any pressure or the time will come that he will be kicked off from the team. Please realize Mr. Younus Khan!

All weather friend china please help pakistan win :P

Congrats to India. They played all round cricket and won. We have only one batsman in our captain and the rest are pretty ordinary, can't lift their game when the situation demands. Throw this umar akmal and Younis khan out and LALA you will never mature as a batsman. Frustrating.

(1) Younis Khan should be ashamed of himself for insisting to play in the ODIs. (2) Moin Khan should have been fired 4 months ago when he selected the team for UAE series. He should be ashamed to know that a common fan has a much better knowledge of the game than these illiterate ex players. Younis, Yasir and Ehsan should never been selected. When Hafeez was sent back, Ajmal should have been called. End of Moin now, he has lost everything since he became selector. (3) Shaharyar, although he is a powerless dummy chairman but he must go too for guaranteeing Younis a place in the squad even before selection process started. (4) Najam Sethi, for God sake get of our back. (5) Congrates to supurb indian team and their fans. May you win the Wc (as we won't go even next round).

Well played Pak. Dont despair my Pak friends, there are a lot of matches left for you to show your potential. May your team use this defeat to channel your energies in the right direction. Misbah is an amazing guy, I always liked him so much. I wonder why he'l so derided by Pak fans. It was a good win from Indian point of view since India has been down under for the last 3-odd months without a win. This will give them confidence boost. I wish there are at-least 3 teams from the sub-continent in the last 4. All the best to all (also to the Lankan-Lions, Bangla-tigers and the Afghans).

Hockey India, Avenged!

Now Pakistanis will say-- Match was fixed by their players.... lol

@Shaneeza Lol.....nailed it....:)

Younis Khan is a great test batsman but his record in one day does not deserve a place in playing eleven. He coaxed selectors to include him in WC team.He should not have been included in playing eleven.

Bhai jitna to India KO hi tha.

I think Pakistan had a golden opportunity this time, it was the weakest ever Indian team you could face. You will never face that much weak team from Indian perspective, as even we were scared this time. Imagine a World Champion Team without Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh. Still India crushed Pakistan, Our TIGERs are are really World Champion !! I m proud of them and hope the same for Indian Hockey Team in future.

Pakistan should concentrate on fielding also as Indian fielding was good but we have to take example of NEW Zealand. Our players run after the ball or ask other player to run when they cannot reach. It is high time that we should field well if we want to be in the game and get rid of Younus Khan.

Well Played India. And hope India-Pakistan will have another encounter in Final Match.

Congratulations to Team India.

Fanastic cricket from India! Well Done guys! Keep up the good work! Winning by 75 runs is emphatic and that's some real thrashing. Its 6-0 now in WC.

After loss....pakistani cracker shop put a board outside:::::---- " Becha hua maal wapas nahin hoga"

@Golden Words Vanity is downfall of many people.

Ye patakhe kb fodenge?????

As it happen..history repeat once again..pakistan 11 sink in blue indian ocean...

If only Shahid Afridi could for once convert his big words to runs against India, Pak would have given a fight atleast.

@Muradabadi Your prediction came true :)

As an Indian Salute to Misbah.. Afridi is such a junk . selfie boy only

I have one big Question to Mr. Misbah. Why does he plays all the big shots at the end of innings, if he plays these big shots in the middle of the innings then the pressure goes directly on the opponents. And the biggest shame is Younus kha. Ahmed shahzad has to learn how to build an innings from India players, not to lose your wicket when it is needed the most. If Pak plays with Sarfraz instead of younus, then i think we have some 30 - 40 runs advantage.

@chin music My Son still you need ample years to level the bilateral record as Pakistan is still vividly ahead of India.

India won again. Well played Misbah Ul Haq. Well bowled Wahab Riaz and Sohail Khan but India was better team. It requires experience in playing in big tournaments. Pakistan team was quite inexperienced. Anyway hardluck Pakistan. Being Indian fan, I am happy it's 6-0 now.

This is just the first game and we Indians should not go overboard. We have to improve our performance to defeat the top teams - England, Australia, SA, and win the Cup. Misbah ul Haq was simply outstanding in the face of certain defeat. Not only is he great with the bat, he has nerves of steel and the quiet demeanour of the likes of Roger Frederer.

Pakistani cricket has always been a roller coaster ride. The players are either treated as national heros or trampled as national shame. I cannot even imagine the pain of Pakistani criketeer returning home after losing to India. It is time Pakistani editors understood "it's only a game" and let their boys play.

Good game! Excellent result.

Jab b pak ka koi boler world cup match mai 5 wickets leta hai against India. India hamesha hi jita hai.....Love uteam India!...Well Played!!

kab jitengay yr...hahahahahahahahah.......we won the cup

@jjohn 3 out of the 5-0 record of India Vs Pakistan in world cup..India batted second

@Muhammad india beat Pakistan.

It was unfortunate that Pakistan lost this match. We never believed an Indian attack could fully bowl out another team. Mohammed Shami and the rest showed that it could be done. Misbah Ul Haq played a great innings. Shahid Afridi and other batsmen should have supported him, which didn't happen

Now where is Saeed Ajmal hiding?

hats off to pakistan for digesting 5th great defet,

Is baar bhi patakke reh gaye..phode nahi paya..

6-0 and counting. Pakistan team is the weakest ever I have seen in any world cup. If you qualify for super 6 then take it as blessing. And please next time when Pakistan has a match with India they should hand it over to India as everyone knows the outcome. Misbah is a bad batsman, he wasted so many balls.

6 - 0 ,, ha ha aha what more i can say. Pakistan will always lose against us...

Conspiracy theory coming up from Pakistani troll.

Well done India, congratulation.

Whatever happened..I simply love Mohammed Irfan..mwah

@Izhar Minhas now what happend....

Well Done Team India !!! also well played Misbah, sadly he did not have any mature Batsman to support... For me the biggest hype Mohd. Irfan failed miserably, he is good at a club level for T-20 game, he was panting just after 4 overs given his huge structure, get some committed and talented players. I was also watching SA vs ZIM game, i think all of us learn from that game specially ZIM how they fought...

@Golden Words .Remember Sehwag's words to Akhtar?

Congratulations to Dhoni. You really deserved this win. Commiseration to Misbah. It was only You vs India Eleven.

@Zahid That's because we are brothers who love fighting one another

Imran Khan " World cup mey dhandli hui hey, we will start a new protest in Australia and also in front of Nawaz sharif and Najam Sethi jinone humare 11 ko puncture kiya". Hafeez Sayeed and Hameed Gul " Pakistan world cup ki match harne mein India ka RAW mulfiz hey. Badla lenge"

Best Wishes to Pakistan team for coming matches! Although they have a novice side, still they bowled with maturity in death overs. Congratulations Team India and thank you both the teams for a wonderful game!

I read somewhere some pakistani player saying kohli wohli hoga apne ghar mein........ Koi awaaz te lagaao paaji

Overall great game.. Pak cost because of wickets given by maqsood and akmal And pressure created by sehzaad Overall pak lacks maturity in this game Still there is one man standing for pak Remembering 2007 t20 final Misbah a great player. Other must learn from misbah Overall gud game finished by my country :) Someone must b there wid misbah But it did nt happen. Gud luck for both teams for d coming matches. One gud thing i see today Pepole from ind pak while livibg outside they become close ..they know still they r 1 :) Evn after partition They were sitting in a mixture tym manner :D Ind pak fans sitting together.. By heart we r one And separation is created by govts and some bad people who do not want to see us co operating wid each other

@Tanveer younis out due to BIG 3 Conspiracy! !@!@

Its BOO BOO afraid(i) no more BOOM BOOM Afridi

Afridi don't let the door hit you on your way out. Big players, win big matches! This is your fifth WC. You've been an utter disappointment, and utter failure on all big occasions, and today was no different. And in a way Pakistanis deserve it Every kid with a bat wants to be the next Afridi in the country. This is how badly his glorified mindless slogging has polluted the street cricket culture in Pakistan and overtaken the importance of being a proper attacking batsman a la Miandad, Inzamam style, in the eyes of aspiring youngsters. Good thing he's leaving Pakistan cricket, it is about time, PCB invest some money in proper advertising and awareness campaign that aims to revive the names and services of proper batting legends for the new generation to look up to.

@Fiz Gone to sleep.

feeling sorry for misbah. Two very bad selections cost the pakistan the game, Younis and yasir shah. Sarfaraz and fawad would have been a better choice..Nonetheless, loss to pakistan. Selectors open your eyes please. always pakistan interests prior to everything

Breaking News! India may not play rest of the matches as Indian fans think they got world cup today! Good luck to pakistan for coming matches.

Congrats India. I think its about time I accepted the fact that you have a better team. From a dishearten Paki

Go Nawaz go

Forget about match...Pakistan never won toss against India in world cup

What about Najam sethi ?

Well done India..Gud luck Pakistan for 2019..

Something to look for the toss. All the winners won the toss so far.... I am not a fan of luck for the the so called "luck" should match with determination to win....

Too much debates in TV channels, lot of comments and suggestions by cricket pundits, overconfidence of country men,blind anti Indian sentiments, underestimation of Indian team and over hype of Pakistani teams ability to beat India by the followers back home gave immense pressure to the team. The players and the team members really wanted to live up to the expectation back home which made them tense. That is the reason. Don't call for Misba,s blood, poor man did his best as a captain and player. All the best Pakistan for next time.

Congratulations Team India......well done!!!

Three day national mourning in Pakistan.

Pakistan Team looked a pale shadow of itself today, we all deserved a better contest. Though India looked strong against Pakistan, the real test would be against Englad, Australia and South Africa. I wish both the teams best of luck for the rest of games.

If not this time, then next. But win is inevitable. Team was good, but planning needed some attention. You us khan should have gone down as no 3, not opener. His getting out left too much pressure on Afridi. Bowlers, did not change line, length and pace, when runs were being given away. This match was lost simply due to unwise strategy and tactics. India just played good cricket.

Pakistani players after loosing match in dressing room - yaar tum log yeh mat dekho ki hum haar gaye hey dekho ki hamare main batting sabki aayi.

@Calcutta Man Add Lafanga and Ahmed USA too

Please bring Pakistan back from world cup, they are an embarrassment

@Zahid there is no togetherness, just two rivals on opposite side of the spectrum. Our closeness is to China, Afghanistan. Those with whom are minds meet on all issues.

India...India...India...

the Don won...!!!

what guys...enjoyed the match... so again lost it... whom are you going to blame now

Pakistan had a good team. I think they come under unnecessary pressure to have lost so many times against Indian team in the world cup. I feel sorry for them. Anyway, there is always a next time. Do not lose heart, Pakistan team.

game ticket - $40; flight ticket - $1200, watching Pakistan loose again - PRICELESS ;)

@mabob inshah Allah.

All these hype is been created by the television companies for TRP's.

Just coming back from the match. Great atmosphere. Happy from the out come. I was sitting in Pakistan supporters zone with Indian flag.

giving moral support to Kashmiri might help...

The predictably unpredictable Pakistan team.

INDIA, a team with weakest bowling line up, batsman out of form and especially team unable to win any match in last 3 month, pulverises Pakistan. That shows where Pakistan's cricket belong. Its time for Pakistan to involve UN and China in persuading India to throw away the match.

Looking at the scorecard one could be forgiven for thinking that Pakistani batsmen were facing Malcom Marshall, Joel Garner, Holding and Ambrose....Indian fast bowlers bowled almost 30 overs, and took 8 wickets for 120 odd runs.. I mean whole Summer this Indian bowling was trashed and thrashed in Australia and we made them look invincible !!

@Zak That's the spirit Zara! !! I Second You whole heartedly. .. you leave hating India , it will give peace.... The same messege to my nationality people to 'Love Pakistan'

@shaneeza dear shaneeza, don't mix politics and army with cricket at least, this is a bad taste, we all love both India and Pak cricket teams

From now onwards India should take off from here and win the world cup.

Cricket is lazy man's game. Let India sponsor cricket in Pakistan, BD and Srilanka and devotes more money on real sports like Football, Gymnastics etc. At some point we were at good position in Chess. But look , there is no good player coming out after Humpi and V Anand..........

i think misbah should open

@Syed Not sure if you passed this comment seeing this match. Misbah is the best bats man Pakistan team has. I will not be surprised if he will take Pakistan to semi's. Only thing he need is a matured batsman who can rotate the strike and leave the hitting to him.

It is 6-love. Inshah Allah.

Pak team was very predictable....in making it 0-6. Younus Khan played for India.Dhoni can be a non playing captain..Nothing great in second class team beating 3 d class team.

India need to raise their game...Pak is a weak unit...SA or Aus would have chased 301 easily.

@Shaneeza like going to china

Cricket match is a friendly professional game and its not a war, the best team wins on that day.

@rodent it has happened

The Pakistani cricketers are in possession of all the techniques and qualities which world best team should have, but are weak in the psychological sector, they lack the courage, boldness, .. every time they fail because they fail to cope the pressure of the game ,,,,,,,,So in this sector work needs to be done.....SO Good Luck for the next time

Our boy are paying the price. Why foreign teams are not coming to Pakistan to play. We need a political party in Pakistan, whose main aim, should be to eradicate, these bombings of innocent. No case to be forgotten till it is solved and those who have done are brought to justice. A political party can ignite this issue, every case has to be solved and criminals should be punished or people who are in position of power to do this job, should resign.

be it cricket or civilian matters---- you need nerves of steel and calm composure. sadly lacking.

@zain so, lucky this time. Btw what was result with Australia. Did they get UNSC seat.

Bleed Blue. Congratulations to India. Well played. Virat and Misbah also played really well.

India are not definitely unbeatable - they just played as one unit. Jadeja is getting worse by the day. Death batting rusty, but still collectively they were spirited in their approach. Heart goes out for Misbah. Respect for him. Afridi should take flight back and start some other business - but should never be allowed close to a cricket ground here onwards.

Pakistan's loss to such an Indian team (perhaps the weakest in the last 2-3 years in 'away' conditions) and making it 6-0 in WC matches in favour of India, shows 2 things: 1) Good cricketing system in India 2) It is 'all-in-the-mind'. Time for Pak to set its home in order and give justice to its huge talent.

Thanks Pakistan, for making our pathetic Indian team look good.

@Indian doubt it, but no harm in dreaming. My guess Australia.

See next in semis or final again

Pakistan should keep their "Patakha" for next time & then again next time....

@Zak First time I am hearing from ZAK without conspiracy theories. LOL...

When Misbah said "we can create history" ... he was serious ... this is the biggest historical world cup win India has had over Pakistan..... Well done!!!!!....Wonder where are the people who made statements like "India's overconfidence may cause it to lose the match".....

Now Pak will play Cricket only with China. Anyway Counter-Terrorism Team Won.

Pak should write to UN about this.

Umar Gul, Hafeez, Ajmal, Junaid .... All down due to injury. Sohail Tanveer, Sarfaraz etc not selected due to intrigue. If India did not win against this second string Pakistan team, it would have been a shame. India did however kept nerve and played well. Don't despair Pakistan. We have felt this bad when our respective Hockey teams were languishing at the bottom of the world. India surely lower than Pakistan.

well..it was not India vs. Pakistan, but it was India Vs. Central Pakistan match....No Baloch and Sindhi speaking person represents the team which means that considering the current demographics, more than 60% area of present Pakistan did not represent the cricket team which played world cup match with India....

@Zak we will get that UNSC...!! also we won't speak..!! but action of our's will speak...!!! please be wise...!!!

I am a Pakistani but honestly India is 100 times better in every way comparing to Pakistan. We can't compete with India in anyway. Never the less let us extend our friendship and enjoy our relationship.

Pakistani team deserved to loss. This is the first time I boycotted Pakistani team because of their attitude towards the Peshawar school incident.

@ROHIT PANDEY not too long back, we never expected Indian medals in sports like boxing and wrestling. but now it is not so surprising. give it a few more years. more medals are coming in more sports.

where are the regular pk people,

@Ahmed Shaikh .....and that's BCCI's conspiracy?

@Ahmed Shaikh yes USA 7 China will part Pakistan like in 1971 into Balochistan, Sindh, NWFP. May Pakistan send Chinese cricketers as their representative for win.

The tournament is wide open till the quarter finals. Pakistan has to work hard in all fields - bowling, batting, fielding - to stay as a contender of the Cup. The team that gives its best on the day and is helped by a bit of luck can emerge as the winner. We must not be misled by the hype created by the TV channels about Pakistani teams invincibility. Its just a game, after all. We should be serious about more serious things.

@shaneeza - "Someone found it very funny to use my name and posting random comments. We have lost the match and I hope world cup is not over yet." - hahahaha.... you have to admit it.. its quite funny! So how many of the General Raheel msges of the last few days were actually yours?

@Sourabh I really hope so,sir. I just love watching individuals excel...the time,effort and discipline required is stupendous!:) Let us pray for a better medal tally in the next Olympics!:):) We need at least half a dozen gold for a starter.:)::)

Well played India - looked like they executed their plans perfectly. India should have been under pressure to perform, but looked like all the pressure was on Pakistan. We have some work and more planning to do. The player's minds should have been clear with such a batting pitch but we seemed confused, though did well to keep them to around 300 which was getable. No opening stand again, Misbah to the rescue again, too many silly shots played, too many dot balls, coudn't handle Ashwin for some reason, gave away too many easy runs in the middle overs. Tough on Yasir with India such good players of spin. He will have a better match against Australia, South Africa, West Indies. All is not lost. Game against West Indies becomes crutial. Keep your chin up boys and forget the past and think ahead.

Forget who won or who lost; India and Pakistan should play each other in all sports, with no western nations in the game. I grew up admiring the great Pakistani cricket players and hockey players; the more the two nations play with each other the better will their friendship be.

@Ali-Indian: well said

Hum na kehte the Beta tumse is baar bhi nahi ho paayega (n)

@Khan - don't be disheartened. Its just a game. There is always next time. Good luck.

There may be one more Ind-Pak match in this WC. Who knows, Pak team can turn the tables. Cheer up!

India zindabad, well done guys

well done INDIA!!!!

I think the Indian team got just lucky today, just like in earlier matches, else it was an easy Indian win.All we needed was Kohli's catch to be taken, Akmal's wrong decison to be over turned and Afridi to have stayed for a few overs and it was a comfortable win for Pakistan !

This is no "War" . We are brothers... Don't listen to the political pygmies...

@dawn - Younis just got unlucky with an unplayable delivery. Younis at the top of the order and Misbah in the middle gives the Pakistani team the solidity to win the world cup ! I think we finally have got the perfect combination !

@mrme Yes.. where is Sarfraz?

Where is Sarfaraz?

@Calcutta Man No win in Austalia in 3 months ? Do we need to say anything more ?? Proves the case of the flat wicket bullies !!

@Saad Younis khan has proved his worth to the country again and again. he may be old and not an exponent of the current ODI methods but he brings a solidity that Pakistan team needs to win the world Cup ! He along with Misbah and Boom Boom will win the world cup for Pakistan !

@mrme Akmal is a proven match winner and a competent Wicket keeper...Sarfaraz loses out to him though I wish he were in the team.

@sid This kind of pessimism is unwarranted. the same team beat Australia after 20 years, we need to be patient and support them.

@Fiz Umarl Akmal, Afridi and Younis are proven match winners, winning for Pakistan again and again over years and decades. We need to keep them and bring in new blood to win the world cup !

@Iram Dont forget the number matches LALA has won for the country. Akmal and Younis need to be persisted with, look at how India sticks with Shikar Dhawan and he delivers when required !

@Babu We will thrash you the next time !

@anonymous You need a little bit of ;luck to win wars, we just needed those little things to win and create history ! Next time for sure !!

Pakistan team....tumse naa hoga...!!!!

Good game people, enjoy it! No need to take anything personally. Wish both teams a good campaign ahead, you may still see another match featuring both teams in this tournament again.

@Fiz Thanks! India won :)

Its a game , India -Pakistan , grow up and enjoy the game.

@Zak We were in the game until Afridi and Misbah were playing together...scoring 120 odd runs in last 15 overs is a child's play these days, if only Afridi had stayed for a few more overs like he did against NZ recently, we would have been easy winners ! It was obvious the amount of pressure the Indian team was feeling when Afridi was batting, that is the kind of fear and respect he evokes in opponents !

India played a much better game . They did worked hard during their batting by not relying on boundaries only keeping healthy run rate and wickets in hand. Pakistan on other hand only two player Shahzad and as always Misbah were showing some intention to win . Other were trying to be hero in one game. Misbah what a player man !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Extremely poor selection, poorly executed plan and most importantly way too many dropped chances. Get rid of Younus Khan, give one more chance to Umar Akmal and find a way to bring Saeed Ajmal. Play Sarfaraz at the top(Sarfaraz Dhokha Nahi De Ga), play umar Akmal(for last time) one down and they will see better results. I would still say get rid of Umar Akmal and bring in Fawad Alam(I hope he will do good since now he will have mountain of pressure on him).

India played better,and Pakistan played much better(with the prevailing composition of its team)the match was very interesting,the crowed was excellent,so what if India won,according to sportman spirit we must CONGRATULATE INDIAN TEAM.

@Zulfi Yes. I think Afridi has overstayed in cricket. We need more Pakistani kids out there who bat like Miandad and bowl like Waseem Akram. Why not emulate Virender Sehwag and Tendulkar too so that we have a two great teams in the subcontinent?

@Cosmic Lion Why it looks jiffy it was a faint edge but it was there . May be you would have thought differently if it would happened with India.

I think Irfan did bowl well ,he gave too many runs as well as Afridi. In batting either Haris or Ahmed should have played a long inning as both got out after occupying the crease later Sohaib or Umer Akmal should played the part but I don't know when will they become reliable and consistent performers for Pakistan? especially Umer Akmal. And we can not make Afridi understand after playing so much matches he is the same. Pakistan bowling did well overall but they need to be more disciplined especially Irfan,Afridi,and Yasir.

@Amal I don't think Umar Akmal decision was wrong . There was clearly a sound in sneakometer when ball ws passing the bat. it was faint and Dhoni went for appeal and after that review instantly without any hesitation.

Yonus Kh and Akmal brothes must be excluded from Pakistan team as they are useless.

Pakistan can't break the jinx till the time Rahul Gandhi gets married!

C'mon fellow Indians. It's a game. Keep it light. Ease up on the politics...

If Pakistan team fielding was good, it would have been a good fight, between otherwise balanced teams.

@vasudhaiva kutumbakm shows the only objective to attain for indians. Well done pakistan, you are superior.

@Amal agree 100%

@Kranti see how Australian crowds behaved and how obedient indian crowds were, not like indian crowds at the hockey. That is the difference in playing away from India. No manipulation and psycho games here.

@Zak what about the NZ results in U AE

@JBR then you are not a gambling man. Don't bet, you will lose.

ridiculous team selection by pakistan ahead of a psychological thriller. Three spinners?....really?

@Saima. Don't lose heart. Pak was defeated by India also in the World Cup won by Pak. Good wishes to all Pakistani fans.

Indian team is far far better and they proved it again. Hats off to them.

This was an evenly played match and in my view both teams showed good sportsmanship. Media needs to stop calling this rivalry. It's game and one Team will win and other will loose. India and Pakistan can improv

@Zak Pakistan lost.

Pakistan Team looks so weak i have never seen such a weak team in ma life. Rest all Team Looks really good. But Pakistan i doubt will qualify for super 6.. Need to have more partnership or else even Afghanistan will beat pakistan

@jjohn You are not an India fan. No fan wishes other party to win ever. Keep hiding.

I love Canada

Well played India. Misbah you were excellent but missed the crucial support from the team. Surely you are a fighter. All the best to Team Pakistan.

@Zak hey wait till your team meets Zimbabwe or Ireland. They are not your "iron brother" but loose you will surely to them. UNSC, don't split your hair. It will take exactly billion years for Pakistan to be even associated with that.;-)

@anonymous it is simple India played as a team, and Pakistan did not , and when one does not play as a team, they give away a lot of unnecessary runs, and eventually loose the match.

Very happy that we won, really wasnt expecting to win this time around. Respect to Misbah, he has got some attitude.

@Amal we are not even that. Why do we waste money on cricket? Money spent on these losers could have brought 100 families out of poverty.

A word on Misbah. He is a true and loyal servant of Pakistan.He didn't just bring stability to an otherwise unruly team but he also improved the global image of Pakistan after the nation's fall from grace because of the spot fixing scandal. Pakistan has a lot to thank him for. He is a class act.

Pakistan team has lot of potential, good job by both team... Who cares who wins as long as they play well...

@Zak I am talking about players not crowd. LOL...

Why does the Pakistani team not have any players from Sindh? Punjab and NWFP produces wonderful bowlers but they have not produced any good consistent batsmen for a long time. Even Afridi produces some results versus the duck batsmen of todays team. Sarfaraz and Fawad Alam and several other good batsmen are waiting on the sidelines. Kindly make it a true Pakistani team and we might have a chance.

@Pankaj come on don't be that sarcastic buddy.

@Amal and then the same team beats Pakistan. Now where does Pakistan stand? I do expect you to talk from both ends. Keep doing that.

@Amal I think you are just giving some emotional statements here. Afridi was never a threat . Only threat India had was Misbah and Shahzad to some extent.

@Zak : Whenever India loses to Pakistan by the skinniest of margins, I've noticed you say that India "was thrashed" by Pakistan. So what do you think of today's margin of Indian victory?

@aaptard ---- BJP loss was worst then Pakistan lost... here it was expected and in Delhi election it was not..

@kashmiri The Best Team won! India did not look strong however on field they were spot on. Unbiasely watching India batting, I found Misbah made mistakes by choking his bowlers despite they were getting no help. Irfan was made to bowl 7 overs, instead he could have been brought back for a couple of overs between 20-30 overs. Catches went down as Kohli was given nearly 3 lives like Sachin was given 4 in last world cup. Indian bowlers looked weak on the book but their bouncers, short deliveries and spin on a non spinning track was quite effective. Respect for Misbah for once again standing alone and trying however feel sorry that Afridi and Misbah would now retire without being able to break he jinx.

@Anil Singh Both are lower grade team.One is Number 05 and gradually going down and Pakistan ODI current team is useless.Where other team like New Zealand,Australia ,England can have two teams of 22 players.Pakistan find it hard to have one ODI team of 11 player.As usual it is one man army in Batting which is just Misbah.Younis Khan keeps on playing whether he can bat or not in ODI.I don't see them winning against minnows too based on current performance.India's only win will be the only one against Pakistan because with 3 spinners they will find difficult to go further in Tournament.Both team is heading Hockey way anyway as far as ODI is concerned.

@Zulfi Pakistan batsman even struggled against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka bowlers.So that tells the story where problem lies.It is hard to believe that all will be out for duck in same match.Pakistan ODI team performance looks very suspicious especially since many players have gate crashed in ODI team.

heartening to see warm handshakes after match.

I think India played much better & won. This time as well Pakistan failed to jinx for tow reasons, one concerning poor play by the players & the second Pakistan media hype that made the players nervous even before the start of the game.

@Zulfi Lets not forget the T20 WC in England. Afridi single handedly made Pakistan win that tournament.

Both teams are good. Both need to make further improvements if they are to challenge their rivals in the QFs and beyond. All the best to Misbah, MSD and their hugely talented squads.

The best team always wins......and India's been best for about quarter of a century against Pakistan in the WC........Now that's a statistic to behold......

A good fight by Pakistan side, don't get side tracked by this loss. Get back to the drawing board and come up with a strategy. Trophy is what matters. Good job team, put your heart in it and believe you will win. Good luck!

PM Shariif deserves all the credit for team's defeat;indeed he has Sathized Pakistan cricket!

Kick the poor performers out,wahab riaz,umar akmal, concentrate on batting ,cricket is batting,bowling and fielding .Selection is the criteria. Kick the old poor performers enough is enough

Congrats to India team.

There's no jinx but there's nepotism that's keeping the best players out the imran khan era was a glorious era where players were given a chance on ability without him there would no inzaman no waqar no akram no qadir unfortunately that era was a fleeting era and our team has never reached those heights since

oouchh....Again..??? Players played well.. just a wrong strategy. Misbah.. keep going buddy.. well played...

I am proud to be Indian but my second best wishes are always with my Pakistan friends!

In other words ...India helped Pakistan from extra expenses of fireworks, so they can purchase patrol and can pay electricity bills...... take it in positive way, players undergoing an immense amount of pressure playing against Indian players. .....!!!!

Pakistan would have lost even Misbah had won the toss & elected to bat.. Misbah deserves applause for being Captain & batsman.

This match revealed several deep flaws with Pakistan team : 1. Afridi is past his best-by date and has been for last 10 years. Occasional flashes have let him keep his place in team but now surely he has to retire after this tournament. 2. Irfan is always unfit and seems to be struggling towards the latter part of his spells. This suggests weakness with his physique. This cannot be improved as has been seen over the past so many years and its time he is put to pasture. Just because he is over 7 feet tall doesn't mean he is a good bowler. Marshall was about 5'8' inches but the most feared fast bowler amongst his contemporaries. 3. Misbah is still a better batsmen/fielder than about 90% of the team, despite his age. Hopefully the team can improve as the tournament progresses. It is better to take your loss earlier than to lose later in the latter games.

Jai Hind!

What Jinx?! - let us see the facts: - India has a stronger and bigger economy than pakistan - India has a stronger and bigger military might than pakistan - India has a stronger and better education system than pakistan - pakistan has a bigger population than S. Korea and Japan - but hardly keep up with bangladesh on all economic indicators - Indian cricket team is stronger than Pakistan - Indian cricket team has the guts and balls to win at the big stage, such as world cup, T20 and Champions Trophy So what Jinx? - pakistan simply lost to a far superior India team - simple.

@Ayaz :crowd behavoiur cannot be controlled, onus always rest onthe sports men...i think you missed this important point, while trying to be critical of india

@Zak :You dont even understad the difference of a crowd and being a sportsman..... pity you...get some understanding buddy

@Ample reverence For Pak Army & Saudi Arab you are delusion.

Pakistan lack wicket taking bowlers currently..plus our fielding as usual was bad yesterday the dropped catches of Kohli made a difference, otherwise India could have been contained < 300 The other big difference Indian batsmen rotated strike easily ...poor bowling & field adjustments by Misbah & company e.t.c...while Dhoni was very smart adjusting field placements and suffocatting both Sohail & Shezad (both at one stage were scoring well) in the middle of the innings. Indian spinners bowled a lot better than Pakistan 300 was always going to be a tough chase especially knowing Pak batting limitations. Everyone talks about 92 WC ...but we had great wicket-taking bowlers like Wasim,Mushtaq and Aaqib...and batsmen like Maindad, Imran and Inzi..in present team unfortunately we dont have anyone of that caliber either in bowling or batting so this result is predictable. There is no shame in admitting we are not a good balanced team currently either in bowling or batting. On present form & team, Pak may only be good enough to beat UAE sadly. Unfortunately, we did not plan well for the WC ahead of time either. Players like Younis, Afridi and Akmal are not a good fit for this WC in Australian/Kiwi conditions and are hurting the balance of the team but unfortunately our culture is such that folks are selected based on seniority and nepotism rather than merit and taking into account playing conditions in Australia/Kiwi

Pakistan team please watch how score of West Indies of 300 plus is being chased by Ireland team.At least learn from associate members of ICC how to bat and pace the innings.There two batsman in Succession doesn't goes out for 0 and there opener doesn't goes out for 6 like Younis khan.Pakistan had lost WC day they selected wrong team members.

@Amal West Indies wud win

@Zak see how Pakistani crowd was. Better than their players and rulers. Zak, if any country allows you, try to relocate.

Boring match. Not much excitement in India for cricket due to unpopular BCCI, Dhoni and our arrogant players. Yes we beat Pakistan but its just a game, no big deal. Winning losing is part of it. Contrary to the past years, the malls and cinema houses were full which means only the die hard cricket fans were watching the match. New generation youngsters are not into Cricket much and an India-Pakistan league match does not mean much for them. I have heard that the number of kids taking up the game in large cities has gone down substantially in the recent years and as a result, BCCI is looking more into the rural places and small cities.

@Jamil No because BJP didn't loose to Muslim League or the other parties which I can't even pronounce.

@Ajay vikram Singh, thanks u showd a sportsman spirit.sports should be treated like sports..

Sorry for pak fans, the reality is poor batting. If they struggle against a near empty indian bowling attack, they are very unlikely to survive south africa and australia. Many bad decisions including going with younis and afridi is a fluke player. He has faired well against kenya, zimbabwe etc., but cant put off a full-toss. He needs to retire.. pakistan should encourage young talent and revamp their batting big time. wahab & sohail were good - but indian batting is too strong in this instance atleast..

India played well and they have own...thats it. Keep the game as game and not war....

@sagar Pakistan mixes Politics, Judiciary, Governance with military. Why not Cricket?

@Munir Khan Yes my friend, appreciate your thought.

@Zak_ka_baap I totally agree.There is NO jinx. I haven't followed cricket in years,but even a very cursory look at the Pakistanis tells me that they have lost all professionalism/ They seem to be involved in betting scandals,something seems to be working against them in selection,and there seems to be a lot of intra team politics ...one thing or another! I am sure that Pakistan has got plenty of talent and with a bit of firefighting the team should be back on it's feet again. Jinxes or soothsaying or pointing fingers is not going to help?

In my book there is no such thing as jinx, more like incompetent management, incompetent bowling, incompetent fielding and of course incompetent batting. They seem to have lived up to their expectations. We need to reward them appropriately, what better than a kick up their backside. Start afresh with a clean slate and this time keep the political gundas well away from the gentleman's game.