tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post5482581032810375093..comments2024-03-19T01:30:17.812-07:00Comments on The Old Batsman: The Fifth Annual OB Innings Of The YearThe Old Batsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-28561104905042414962013-01-08T17:17:28.843-08:002013-01-08T17:17:28.843-08:00niceniceGerrardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-60594757306705452482013-01-06T14:51:37.699-08:002013-01-06T14:51:37.699-08:00I wouldn't rate it the innings of the year, bu...I wouldn't rate it the innings of the year, but in a list of T20 blitzes, it is worth a mention: Paul Stirling's 79 off 38 balls against a very good Afghanistan attack was pure mastery. He didn't get going in September, which is a pity, but this carried the weight of being a final (albeit where both teams had qualified, but he had hit 59* off 32 only a few hours earlier to sort that out).Russhttp://idlesummers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-90771901619959613192013-01-03T20:03:29.687-08:002013-01-03T20:03:29.687-08:00I won't quibble about KP but Faf's innings...I won't quibble about KP but Faf's innings was just a little step ahead of that.ShakaZulunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-74713932657004880502012-12-31T14:17:21.344-08:002012-12-31T14:17:21.344-08:00Great choice, I'm not complaining. KP fully de...Great choice, I'm not complaining. KP fully deserved it. <br /><br />@Vinay - yeah, same here. That 133* off 86 balls vs SL from Kohli deserved a mention, masterclass. His 183 vs Pak was equally magnificent. <br /><br />Pietersen made just three Test tons this year, just three. But three admirable, majestic and solid centuries. 151 vs SL in SL, to save the #1 ranking was a marvelous effort. Then the 149 vs SA in Eng to, again, save the #1 ranking and the series. Finally, the 186 vs Ind in Ind was the icing on the cake, where India totally struggled on a tailor-made pitch for them.<br /><br />KP, take a bow. You deserve the "OB Innings of the Year". :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Sai RamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-65924362730509499832012-12-31T06:43:27.297-08:002012-12-31T06:43:27.297-08:00Vinay - just didn't see em apart from as edite...Vinay - just didn't see em apart from as edited highlights i'm afraid. am a big kohli fan though. The Old Batsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-49525965988263033122012-12-31T06:26:28.389-08:002012-12-31T06:26:28.389-08:00Good choice of innings & picking up the best o...Good choice of innings & picking up the best one. <br /><br />One does however feel a bit disappointed that Kohli's superlative ODI centuries do not figure in the discussion at allVinayhttp://vinayvasan.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-24177029573087845972012-12-31T06:23:31.823-08:002012-12-31T06:23:31.823-08:00I'd go for Faf's, but I shan't quibble...I'd go for Faf's, but I shan't quibble about KP's.Gary Naylorhttp://nestaquin.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-71230006353573239852012-12-31T05:50:23.037-08:002012-12-31T05:50:23.037-08:00i saw tnat Mumbai innings live. deserves every wor...i saw tnat Mumbai innings live. deserves every word that can be used to appreciate it! pure genius!Rachit Tiwarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374243201976249964noreply@blogger.com