Kevin O'Brien-The Irish Superstar | How Long Before England get him to Play for Them?

[YorkshireTrust]

With O'Brien tonking it all over the place, how long do you reckon before they try and turn him English like Morgan and Joyce before him!!!

[James]

Joyce and Morgan played for England because they wanted to, as does Dockrell. They all said it in public. Takes two to tango.

[Amjid Javed]

I think England will be asking and begging straight after this match!

[Sledger]

haha, had a feeling this thread would pop up.

[James]

these threads used to provide a laugh, bit old now though.

[malakian]

yawn

[IAJ]

He is smashing the english bowlers all over the place. Hope he can get his well-deserved century!

[Statsman]

hit a nerve, the thread

[Hando]

No

Irelands Razzaq!

[Afridi_Fan]

Anything possible with England.

[infinite786]

one fast and big innings and he is razzaq/afridi? lol, he can never be on the same level as those two.

[ahmadalikhan2010]

good talent by Ireland

[IAJ]

^Of course he can't! I just had two write something to make it more attractive

[drkilljoy]

Man these Irish are awesome. They need to play more competitive cricket against top teams.

[ahmadalikhan2010]

depends on performance

[IAJ]

Come on. just two more runs to one of the best centuries ever in ODIs!!!

[IAJ]

Congratulations with the ton Kevin!!!!!!

[Hando]

Don't be surprised if in the next match he is playing for England

[Prince_Pathan]

the o briens are irish and proud

will never go and play for the english lol

[IAJ]

Originally Posted by Hando Don't be surprised if in the next match he is playing for England

They might have already signed him!

[acer]

Better than afridi

[Amjid Javed]

Brilliant hundred! One of best ODI knocks ive ever seen!

[talha3]

Ireland's Razzaq! The Razzaq that beat SA

[nsaviguru]

He is a "Legend" in the makings, or maybe he already is?

[taxzu]

I think icc should make a rule which prevents player from changing thier national team. At least there should be time limit/gap of atleast 4 years for representing different contries. It will help in establishing cricket in associated countries. And ecb should also show some guts by not inducting players from other countries.

[IAJ]

But he has to take his side home as well. Then the century will taste even better for him!

[Mian Hassan]

I hope they win....today

[Rana]

He's gonna be England's Afridi very soon.

[WithLoveFromCanada]

Boom boom Mooney

Bang bang O'brien

[ScotRaz]

Kevin O' LaLa

[Amir]

Does anyone know his immigration status? I really don't want ENgland to snatch him.

[RehanG]

lolz these kevins first Pakistan now England next India!..

[s2k]

When did Afridi scored a WC century?when did he scored a century againist England?

[KingKhanWC]

The innings of the World Cup. Brilliant!

[cric_fan82]

one of the best innings ever chasing a large total!

[Markhor]

Originally Posted by Amir Does anyone know his immigration status? I really don't want ENgland to snatch him.

Born in Dublin...though so was Morgan

[AZ]

he's more of a Chris Cairns, really.

[junoonis]

To be honest, his hitting was better than afridi any day. Afridi gives many chances in his inning and many of his shots are never timed. Kevin only gave one proper chance and couple of edges, beside that every hit was from the middle of the bat and went long way. I love his power hitting, what a player.

[Waq]

Hundreds of post on him and Ireland so far but how fast was his century??!!

Somebody tell me in balls please

[in_cutter]

Ermmm Afridi is yet to score a WC hundred..

[Kray_jackson7]

Originally Posted by s2k When did Afridi scored a WC century?when did he scored a century againist England?

When did kevin score the fastest ODI century of all time? when did he take 6 wickets Vs aus? when did he hit the most 6's ever in limited overs cricket?

[AZ]

Originally Posted by Waq Hundreds of post on him and Ireland so far but how fast was his century??!! Somebody tell me in balls please

50 balls

fastest in WC history, 6th fastest overall.

[IAJ]

Originally Posted by Waq Hundreds of post on him and Ireland so far but how fast was his century??!! Somebody tell me in balls please

50 balls!

[zainkhan]

Originally Posted by in_cutter Ermmm Afridi is yet to score a WC hundred..

yup its due soon

[Waq]

Originally Posted by AZ 50 balls fastest in WC history, 6th fastest overall.

Not bad at all.

Irish are known as a strong breed, I just saw some highlights and it seemed like pure power.

The victory against Pakistan in 2007 was just a shambolic performance by us but England put on a decent total.

Well done O'Brien and I hope you go on and make a fortune in IPL or similar leagues and feed your family with some big money.

[junoonis]

no credit away from afridi.. he's been doing it for years after years but give credit where it's due. We all know afridi fastest century was against poor SL and ground was quite small. Kevin's inning was against a very good bowling attack and his clean hitting was something to be amazed. I love afridi but this inning from Kevin was priceless because Ireland was chasing and there were 5 down. Nothing beats playing under pressure and come out with 50 ball century.

[IAJ]

Let me try to clarify again:

Afridi was mentioned in the title because Kevin was on his way to a fast-scoring century and we all know in what fashion Afridi scores his centuries!

[cricketindiafan]

Where does this knock by Kevin O'Brien rank among the best ODI 100s in a chase?

Came in with his team at 106/4 in 22 overs chasing 328, which soon became 111/5 in 24.2 overs. 25 overs left, 217 runs to be made,only the tail to follow. To play such a knock at that stage was an unbelievable effort.

113 in 63 ball with 13 4s and 6 6s at a strike rate of 179.36, says it all

Given the stage it has been played at, IMO this was the best ever 100 in a chase.

What's the general opinion on this?

[James]

greatest ODI 100 in a chase that I've seen

[asifp]

Afridi can never play an innings like that period.

[StraightHit]

LOL, this question popped up in my head as Ireland was hitting the winning runs. You never know

[Fawad2010]

they are probably talking to him right now!

[cricwiz]

Originally Posted by asifp Afridi can never play an innings like that period.

He may have had played such an innings in very early part of his career ONLY... Since the day Afridi made 37 ball 100 (in his 1st batting innings), expectations have been really really sky high

K O Brien has had nothing to lose, and no big expectations were of him now... But it would be hard for K O Brien to replicate such an innings again, as people would start expecting from him now...

[amit]

kevin o brien played only a few limited overs matches in county back in 2009. and he didnt play at all last year. if he were to star now, then he wont qualify for england before 2015

and the o brien brothers are very patriotic & would never play for england unlike the traitor morgan

[Sledger]

I'm pretty sure Niall said he was targetting a place in the England team.

[cricket_fever]

top 100!!

but i m hoping afridi thinks this "abay saala, apnay aap ko kia samajh ta hay? fastest 100 records mayra right hay, abhi batata hoon mayn, next match men toroon ga yeh record"

[amit]

^he only said that he wanted to play test cricket & would prefer it if it was for ireland

[Amir]

Originally Posted by Whippy greatest ODI 100 in a chase that I've seen

Gibbs 175 surely tops this?

[Amir]

Originally Posted by cricketindiafan Where does this knock by Kevin O'Brien rank among the best ODI 100s in a chase? Came in with his team at 106/4 in 22 overs chasing 328, which soon became 111/5 in 24.2 overs. 25 overs left, 217 runs to be made,only the tail to follow. To play such a knock at that stage was an unbelievable effort. 113 in 63 ball with 13 4s and 6 6s at a strike rate of 179.36, says it all Given the stage it has been played at, IMO this was the best ever 100 in a chase. What's the general opinion on this?

Herschelle Gibbs 175 was better. Though both great knocks respectively but Gibbs helped chase down 434!

[Sledger]

Doesn't make him 'very patriotic' if it's simply a preference.

[Pak_NM]

Close thing between Razzaq's against SA and O'Brien's. Maybe Kevin Just shades it.

[James]

Originally Posted by Amir Gibbs 175 surely tops this?

not sure. the circumstances make today's knock incredible

[uzy99]

Superb effort from this man. Kudos. Keep it up.

[Sledger]

Should rename this Dublin Dynamite.

Also, yes, Gibbs' innings was better.

[James]

Ireland were reported to be 400/1 to win when Swann took the fifth wicket. that's some comeback knock.

[insaftak]

England needs to become a truly UNXI so they should get him as soon as possible.

[James]

I can see why Aussies play for the associates and foreign players play for England. These guys have short careers, they want to get as much cash, exposure and top-level cricket as they can

[Proud To Be A Pakistani]

International law states that if they want to represent another country .. the gap between leave the 1st team & joining the second team .. is suppose to be 2 years

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Sledger I'm pretty sure Niall said he was targetting a place in the England team.

Don't see how given that he doesn't have a British passport.

[Sledger]

PakPassion.Net: You'll be plying your trade with Northants for the 2007 season - and by October, you will be 'England qualified'.Can you realistically see yourself breaking into the England setup - esp as there are quite a few contenders for that role (G Jones, C Read, P Nixon, P Foster etc). Niall O'Brien: For the time being I am concentrating on performing well for Ireland and breaking into the Northants First team. Those are my aims for the immediate future. When I qualify for England nothing will have changed in my view, I will need to play well at County level for a good length of time before any thoughts of me breaking into the England side come into my head. I want to play Cricket at the highest level and hopefully I am going in the right diretcion.

I'm not sure about the specifics regarding qualification for England but I remember an interview after this one where he said he'd like to play tests for England.

[wasi90lk]

i will not be surprised if kevin gets selected for england. i believe pieterson will retire very soon from ODI, kevin can take that spot.

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Sledger I'm not sure about the specifics regarding qualification for England but I remember an interview after this one where he said he'd like to play tests for England.

I don't think he played for a county in 2010 and has gone back to play for Ireland so he's at square one again. He couldn't play for England until 2014 even if he stayed in a county job for four years IIRC.

[Sledger]

No, what I was referring to in my original post was from around 08 iirc. Point being in response to;

the o brien brothers are very patriotic & would never play for england unlike the traitor morgan

I don't think he is interested in England now.

[riasat]

Originally Posted by Whippy these threads used to provide a laugh, bit old now though.

This threads may be at one point was meant as a jokes, now it is meant for real....

Dude, its true tho....
This can really happen....

[Amir]

Originally Posted by Whippy I can see why Aussies play for the associates and foreign players play for England. These guys have short careers, they want to get as much cash, exposure and top-level cricket as they can

Yeah I can't blame them and now with the World Cup, not really a World Cup (next time), what opportunities are for the associates? People cry, oh don't put them in tests, how can they play in the longer format? Now they are reduced to T20s and when they do win people start crying, "Oh it just T20, they can't do it in longer format."

Well if you don't give them a chance or opportunity too, then yes, they will never be abel to do it. Ireland deserve test status. They have produced some decent cricketers in Morgan and Joyce. They are not world class but that is how all test nations started. Sri Lanka at Rampanke or whoever, but I am sure guys like Sangakarra grew up watching them. And then Bangladesh had Mohammad Rafique and look how many left hand spinners they got. ICC needs to capitalize on this while Ireland is doing well so they can grab more attention from the public.

[ApolloX]

I don't think he will ever play for england looks like an irish man unlike morgon

[Prince_Pathan]

o brien brothers will neevr do that...patriotically irish...

they never will play even if given the chance to do so...the intense hatred will probably always be present amongst every republic of irelander

[Xohaib]

if morgan and ed joyce can play for ireland they have a very good team.

[kingusama92]

Originally Posted by Schickelgruber Ha! Tendulkar who? This guy is much better than Tendulkar hands down! I always knew Tendulkar was overrated by everyone.

Where did Tendulkar come from?

Anyway, brilliant knock from O'Brien. One of the finest we'll ever see.

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

He played a great innings today, fantastic player.