It is very simple guys.. Couple things why Dravid chose not to give a follow on- 1. The bowlers had bowled 103 overs. They were tried and maybe not quite ready for another 100 or so overs. 2. The pitch is flat. You cant expect England batters to make the same mistakes they did in the second innings. 3. With the series comfortably in the grasp, why take a risk with tired bowlers and risk injury? A long season awaits. 4. There was still lots of time in the match to push for a positive result. India still have 112 overs to bowl at England. If they cant get England out on 5th day with 112 overs, forget about getting them out on fourth day, with tired bowlers.
All it takes is a bit of cricketing acumen and sense. That is why we all are sitting here watching them play and not part of the team ourselves..
RE:Dravid's decision absolutely right...!
by Sudheendra K on Aug 15, 2007 01:39 AM
Friends... Why r we unnecessarily commenting on the decision already taken ?? Does that really make sense ?? We have won the test series after 21 years.. All are settled....!!! Isn't that enough ?? Please let us not split our united nation into diff parts... commenting on Ganguly or Dravid or Sachin..!!! Let us see them playing and enjoy the results...!!!!
Jab koi hal hamein needle se mil sakthi hain tho usey sword ki kya zaroorat hain ??
RE:Dravid's decision absolutely right...!
by harish nair on Aug 13, 2007 08:06 PM
I agree with u prateek, commenting is an easy job, u never know why the decision was taken so, and more over wearing the shoes of captain, he only know the heat what he is feeling about the current situation. We should not go according to person whether it is Tendulkar or Dravid or Ganguly, they can decide, that's why they are there.
RE:Dravid's decision absolutely right...!
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RE:Dravid's decision absolutely right...!
by SHISHIR ASTHANA on Aug 14, 2007 05:47 PM
yaar sethi tere ko dravid se badi sympathy hai or tu pitch ke baare me aise bata raha hai jaise abhi abhi Holding or manjrekar ko training dekar aa raha hai yaar itna negative approach nahi honi chahiye, dusra agar khiladi is level ke bhi nahi hain ki woh 5 dinon tak khel bhi nahi sakte to accha yahi hoga ki league me khelte raho bade events me bhaag lena chhod do
He is Damn Selfish in his own Words... He is damn Jealous Of Sachin Tendulkar... N i want to tell him, in his lifetime he cannot beat Sachin Tendulkar.. Sachin Tendulkar Greatest Batsman Of World Cricket.....
Hi What the hell Dravid was doing yesterday,we were 319 runs ahead of England before the 1st ball was bowled in Ind-2nd Inn.What the hell he was scared of .If we were planning to give them target of around 500 rund then he should have sent Dhoni insteade of coming him self @ no.3
RE:RA-HELL DRAVID
by Alok Gopalka on Aug 13, 2007 03:05 PM
Hi Vj, I too agree with u. One more thing u could have added that when he came himself what he did? Alok
