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by ssp
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: The Indian Hockey Forum
Topic: FIH's Hockey Pro League - (Men's and Women's)
Replies: 28
Views: 2222

Re: FIH's Hockey Pro League - (Men's and Women's)

In my opinion, the men's results were better than expected. Performances were a bit up and down -scraping a 1-0 win over Ireland, a draw with Spain and the obligatory collapse in the 1st match v Australia, but we managed to draw 2 games with the Netherlands and one v Australia. That is very encourag...
by ssp
Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: England in India 2024-25 : The Pataudi Trophy
Replies: 541
Views: 7904

Re: England in India 2024-25 : The Pataudi Trophy

England's Bazball tactic is great fun to watch. Scoring at 5-6 runs an over puts the opposition under a lot of pressure. I feel we need another 150+ tomorrow to be safe from defeat. Usually, we lose 2-3 quick wickets to mess up these calculations. Let's hope the wicket breaks up post lunch, or prefe...
by ssp
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: The Indian Hockey Forum
Topic: FIH's Hockey Pro League - (Men's and Women's)
Replies: 28
Views: 2222

Re: FIH's Hockey Pro League - (Men's and Women's)

Our women have beaten Australia 1-0! That's a very encouraging result. Sadly, all these results are a bit late as we messed up 3-4 opportunities to get to the Olympics. Still think we need to replace the coach and of course the joke selectors. The men's side are doing rather better than expected so ...
by ssp
Sun Feb 11, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: Under19 World Cup 2022 : West Indies
Replies: 81
Views: 2641

Re: Under19 World Cup 2022 : West Indies

54/2. We need another 200 @ 6 runs an over. Looking tough from here.
by ssp
Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: The Indian Hockey Forum
Topic: FIH's Hockey Pro League - (Men's and Women's)
Replies: 28
Views: 2222

Re: FIH's Hockey Pro League - (Men's and Women's)

Very pleasant surprise to see us beating Spain4-1. We lost to them in a mini tournament in Spain recently, where we lost to Germany & Belgium (7-2!!) before sneaking a 5-4 win v France. We lost badly to the Dutch in RSA a few weeks ago too (5-1), so I'm hoping we put up a better fight this time....
by ssp
Fri Feb 09, 2024 6:35 am
Forum: The Indian Hockey Forum
Topic: FIH's Hockey Pro League - (Men's and Women's)
Replies: 28
Views: 2222

Re: FIH's Hockey Pro League - (Men's and Women's)

by Sin Hombre » Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:44 am Women have lost 3 games in a row, why are they still being funded? It'll be 4 losses tonight. Good question regarding funding. Wasted so much money on tours and coaches and then make crazy selections- no drag flickers for vital tournaments or drop key player...
by ssp
Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: England in India 2024-25 : The Pataudi Trophy
Replies: 541
Views: 7904

Re: England in India 2024-25 : The Pataudi Trophy

What a shocking performance after being 175 ahead on day 2. Only India can do this. As always our tail contributes almost nothing (last 2-3 batters will get ducks) and the opposition tails routinely gets 80-100 for their last 3 wickets. That's usually the killer. 120/7! Oh, one other thing....every ...
by ssp
Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:02 am
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: England in India 2024-25 : The Pataudi Trophy
Replies: 541
Views: 7904

Re: England in India 2024-25 : The Pataudi Trophy

I think we'll be chasing 250-300 as Pope is going so well. Plus our famed inability to remove the tail enders is going to be very costly. Is the pitch holding up ok?
by ssp
Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: The Indian Hockey Forum
Topic: Hockey at Paris Olympics 2024
Replies: 1
Views: 161

Re: Hockey at Paris Olympics 2024

Hopefully we can get top 4 in our group ;) Then we need to run into Spain or GB. The latter are very tough to beat, so I think a QF loss is the most likely outcome. We have wasted 2 years playing the same old failures. In fact, we've dropped good prospects like Karthi Selvan and Dilpreet. Just like ...
by ssp
Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:26 pm
Forum: The Indian Hockey Forum
Topic: FIH Olympic qualifier
Replies: 56
Views: 1809

Re: FIH Olympic qualifier

Pathetic, but not totally expected. Losing to the USA really was a big let down. I honestly can't see our women improving a lot unless we do something with our domestic system. We select a squad of 20-25 and for 5-10 years and just keep selecting non performing dross, there is no planned replacement...
by ssp
Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:48 pm
Forum: The Indian Hockey Forum
Topic: FIH Olympic qualifier
Replies: 56
Views: 1809

Re: FIH Olympic qualifier

Pleased to progress into the semis. Don't have much confidence in beating Germany, but let's hope we win the play off. Won't be easy, but let's hope for the best.
by ssp
Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: The Indian Hockey Forum
Topic: FIH Olympic qualifier
Replies: 56
Views: 1809

Re: FIH Olympic qualifier

Very pleased to beat NZL. I honestly didn't expect this. Now we don't need to rely on other results to make the semis. The Kiwis are rebuilding but they are always a side that we struggle against because of their physical strength and speed. If we can top our group, then qualification looks a bit ea...
by ssp
Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: The Indian Hockey Forum
Topic: FIH Olympic qualifier
Replies: 56
Views: 1809

Re: FIH Olympic qualifier

We're out. This coach and the selectors are useless. No PC specialist is just dumb beyond belief. We always handicap our teams with incredibly stupid decisions. on and off the pitch. Frankly, our women have regressed badly in the past 2-3 years. we have spent a lot of money on coaches and tours and ...
by ssp
Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:51 am
Forum: The Indian Hockey Forum
Topic: FIH Olympic qualifier
Replies: 56
Views: 1809

Re: FIH Olympic qualifier

Not confident at all of getting out of the group. We always struggle v NZL and I expect USA to be tough too.
by ssp
Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:01 am
Forum: The Indian Hockey Forum
Topic: Misc. news about Indian hockey
Replies: 2098
Views: 366033

Re: Misc. news about Indian hockey

The men's team is off to South Africa for 4-5 matches v France, RSA and Netherlands. here is the squad: Goalkeepers PR Sreejesh, Krishan Pathak, and Pawan defenders Jarmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Sumit, Sanjay and Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem. Midfiel...