When Sourav Ganguly scored few runs in South Africa, all hell had broken loose, he had become great and was highest run getter in that series. But it was due to the fact that Sachin, Laxman and Dravid were in the worst form of their lives.
In form Ganguly in SA in 2006/2007 scored 214 runs in 3 Tests with 2 fifties and a average of 42.80, an out of form sachin scored 199 in 3 matches and 6 innings with 2 fifties and a average of 33.16. Again a out of form Laxman scored 180 runs in same 3 tests and 6 innings with 2 fifties and a average of 36. Similary Dravid too was out of form and in same no of innings and test scored 125 runs with no fifties and a average of 20.83.
Now look at Australian tour, in form Ganguly, not just inform the great batsmen who was scoring 100s and 200s on Indian pitches against a depleted bowling attack scored 235 runs in 4 matches and 8 innings, with 2 fifties and a average of 29.35. Sachin now in form scored 493 runs with 2 fifties and 2 hundreds at a average of 70.42, similary Laxman scored 366 runs with 2 fifties and one hundred at a average of 45.75, Dravid's bad form continued and he scored 237 runs with 2 fifties at a average of 33.85.
Moral of the story Ganguly becomes a great batsmen after scoring 200 runs in 3 match series, but when Sachin, Dravid and Laxman are out of form and score 15 to 40 runs less than Ganguly.
If Gilchrist retired gracefully in this series, d flat pitch batting wonder of test cricket shud he forced to retire by BCCI.
RE:Batsmen Comparisions
by Alex Powell on Jan 28, 2008 10:21 PM
Ganguly has no Comparison...Don't compare him with so so players like.. Sochin, rahul and Laxman..OK
RE:BUT FOR KUMBLE.......
by Spitting Cobra on Jan 29, 2008 01:05 AM
had India bowled Austrlia out in 3 hours in both the Innigs, India would have won the Melborn.
had India bowled Austrlia out in 3 hours in both the Innings, India would have won in Sydney.
had India bowled Austrlia out in 3 hours in both the Innings, India would have won the Adeliade.
Had India bowled all other teams out in 3 hours in both the innigs, India would have been number one for last many years..
actually the seiries has ended in a draw. what u say??????????? its all coz of bukner and benson that they r able to clinh the series with a narrow margin anywyas jeet to jeet hi hoti hai no lame excuses
RE:series ended in a draw_reality
by Ridhdhish Amin on Jan 29, 2008 03:31 AM
Well I see it as India won 2-1 but for bukner (or "bunker") & benson. If they had correctly called the appeals - Australia would have folded around 200 in the first innings and India would have piled on runs. Aus-second innings - same thing Hussey would have been out at 45 and we would have prolly won by an innings!
RE:RE:series ended in a draw_reality
by Ridhdhish Amin on Jan 29, 2008 03:34 AM
On the other hand - the second innings batting from India in Adelaide - does show us that after all its the same old India team - if not for Sehwag - we were trying to loose this one too. Someone must have forgotten to tell Sehwag what the other batsmen knew.
Also - i find Dhoni has been completely exposed by Aussies - his batting was horrible - Bhajji batted better than him.
RE:series ended in a draw_reality
by sam on Jan 29, 2008 07:21 AM
yah yah keep guessing you dumb fricking indian asses, australia have won, thats the bottom line, so take your brown A** from this forum.
RE:RE:series ended in a draw_reality
by sam on Jan 29, 2008 07:22 AM
yah yah keep guessing you dumb fricking indian asses, australia have won, thats the bottom line, so take your brown A** from this forum.
RE:series ended in a draw_reality
by Indian on Jan 29, 2008 09:07 AM
Thanks Sam: We very much appreciate this forum.. And you can courteously leave this patently Indian forum and take your racist comments with you as well.. Guess there aren't any decent forums in Australia, so you keep coming here sniffing out opportunities to rile and sledge.. :-) Seems you didn't get enough mates back home to sledge?.. pity..
Congradulations for Indian team. One man who stands tall in the series is none other than Anil Kumble. He is a born leader and a really fighter. He handled the situation and captaincy with much maturity. If he is the captain for next 2 years, India will become the No.1 team no doubt. As he is encouraging and grooming the young players a lot, India will be in the No.1 team in the next decade. I wish him all the best.
RE:Kumble should be made captain lot earlier
by Desi on Jan 28, 2008 09:22 PM
Interesting to see a fighter from the South! I remember reading a few years ago how Manoj Prabhakar was complaining against Azharuddin and southerners in the Indian team who were not willing to 'fight'. Looks like Kumble has addressed this issue!
RE:Kumble should be made captain lot earlier
by Rajesh Prasanna on Jan 29, 2008 03:33 AM
Manoj Prabhakar is an idiot and was in the team after kissing selectors ass... Imagine prabhakar being our strike bowler...
Time and again, ICC Rankings prove that they are the best scale for evaluating a team's performance, justified by India's elevation to the 2nd spot. No doubt, India deservered the rank, and proud to say we are the second best team after Australia.
BCCI loves to play politics with the a winning team. As soon as Tandukler got his award he become his lack luster best. Also why did they drop the players who were playing the test, didn't they know they were hurting their spirit? Shouldn't the selectors waited after seeing how well they played before deselecting them. BCCI will always harm cricket of India.
Austrailians are looser because the cheat to win, and need all the outside help they can get.
It is pleasing to note that India is ranked second officially by ICC, in test matches, ahead of Srilanka and South Africa.
One would however wish that by avoiding controversies, politics, policy of preferential treatment of certain players, selection goofups, focussing attention on development of infrastructure and playing conditions alongside raising large revenues by way of telecast rights, IPL franchise etc., BCCI will ensure that the gap between the first team and India is drastically reduced and the gap between India and the 3rd-5th teams is widened.
Besides the official ranking by ICC, it was also heartwarming to hear Ponting admit to Star Cricket in his interview after Adelaide test that teams like SA and England have lost to Australia in Australia 3-0 or 5-0 and it is India which has shown attitude, grit in checking the march of Australia and that is why he considers India as No.2 team behind his own team.
This view of Ponting, coming as it does from horse's mouth, should silence the tasteless critics of Team India and its players.
Everyone is crtitising & telling that dhoni is not right person to captain the India one -day side. I am sure that dhoni will prove the critics are wrong.
RE:Dhoni - One day side captain
by Rajnarain Gouda on Jan 28, 2008 04:09 PM
Yes sir, I am with you in wishing the very best to Dhoni and his team in T20 and the ODI triseries.
I sincerely wish that just like Kumble, Dhoni will make many critics eat humble pie after the ODI series is over.
anyways well played India...They were simply the best in almost the 3 matches...I wish we had drawn in sydney...anyways these guys did a great job....Now lets see how the dhoni's masala boys will play...
