above mentioned 6 sertain players for world cup may be rested for sri lamka series. this will allow shehwag,yuvaraj,pathan to get in form , this will also allow to try out joginder and other fast bowlers.
RE:drop certain players ganguly,kartik,sachin,dravid,zkhan,agarkar,
by vijay baskar on Jan 30, 2007 03:02 PM
I dont understand why ganguly needs to be rested ? He has just played 2 ODI after such a long gap..he needs good practice to get into world cup as a senior..resting the others is similar to keep them in team as they are useless..
RE:drop certain players ganguly,kartik,sachin,dravid,zkhan,agarkar,
by Nischal Maniar on Jan 31, 2007 12:53 AM
Yuvraj cannot be dropped... he needs as much match practice he can get before the world cup. Pathan is useless I dont know why they even got him into the squad.
Should be a good contest. India's pitches are similar to west-indies so it will be a good practice for the team. But I think they should prepare fast pitches so Indian batsman can get used to playing fast bowler. They will have to face aussies,pakistani and nz quicks.
RE:Khan..
by on Jan 30, 2007 01:32 PM
its the same WI they lost ODI 4-1 to WI dude..don talk abt test victory as world cup are ODI matches...even the test victory was becoz of just rahul dravid in the final test and nobody else..
Winning world cup is out of question.... To win world cup team needs ruthlessness, passion to humiliate the opposition, which India doesnt have and will never have. Aussies do it well because they have quality young players who come out of a excellent system that grooms them into class players. India doesnt have any sort of infrastructure or neither is willing to experiment any such thing that can produce new quality young players. All BCCI cares is of money over TV rights and all that crap... They are the richest board..they should for once stop thinking about the money and utilize the money in building a better infrastructure for emerging players and train them as hard as possible so that they are well prepared at the international level....instead...one guy scores a century in ranjii trophy....OK...bring him into the team.
RE:Not Possible
by abinash singh on Jan 30, 2007 07:24 AM
India are favourites to win the World cup, since the slow nature of the WI pitches with suit Indian slow bowlers more than the Aussies pacers. Forget about all the grooming stuff in Australia. They are groomed on fast pitches not on slow pitches. Greg chappell is only experimenting these days with the team, then how can you say that India is not experimenting?
RE:RE:Not Possible
by Nischal Maniar on Jan 31, 2007 12:49 AM
Dude..i am not talking about experimenting with the team. I am talking about experimenting with the infrastructure of Domestic cricket. For example, introduce Twenty20 tournament, or bring in international players in domestic games to increase the competition level. And remember Australia came to india and defeated us although they are considered bad players of spin.
RE:RE:Not Possible
by Pradeepkumar Tiwari on Jan 30, 2007 09:30 AM
Abinash, u dont have to experiment till the start of the world cup... they shud have put out a final set of 15 top players that will play the WC and persisted with them for some time to make them work together as a team... I am afraid that was not done, so chances are very dim for India... if it does happen, it will be due to extraordinary performances of individuals... not the team
We won or loss against wi, sl, sa and any other team execpt australia. It's not winning. But we must first consider the final target. i.e. in 2007 world cup, if we perform well in leaques. but don't forget, we must meat australia at one level (if it is super 8, semi or final).
So we need to find a team to beat australia. and our target is only aus. but none of our selection commitee or players worried about this. This is the real fact.
We must beat australia at one level to win any of the ICC tournaments like world cup.
RE:the real target...
by Ravi Shankar on Jan 30, 2007 07:04 PM
Not really. The reason why we seem to be losing against the Aussies is because there are people like you in the team who give them too much respect. The key to beating the Aussies is to treat them like any other side & attack their weaknesses.
My point is that no matter who we face, we should sledge them, hit their ribs & toes, hold our catches, trigger top order collapses, take their bowlers on & keep them down when they're down.
I know this is easier said than done, but if we don't do it for a 100 overs every game, we might as well stay home.
RE:the real target...
by vijay baskar on Jan 29, 2007 05:43 PM
No one can be worried for this man..Becoz they all know its something which can never happen overnight.. India can beat australia provided they go out of form..we cant even smell victory against aussies with their form now..hopw u see the scores of VB series against ENG and NZ.. Forget it..once our men in blue sees yellow kangaroos in the ground they will forget how to hold the bat and ball..before the match dravid will be readily prepared with post match interview to media about the loss ..aussies is a team dude..if one fails the next will take over..here thats nt the case..
RE:RE:the real target...
by laxman vernekar on Jan 29, 2007 11:14 PM
How a person by name VIJAY can feel or writ like this. At least hope vijay for team India.
RE:RE:RE:the real target...
by vijay baskar on Jan 30, 2007 10:52 AM
Laxman,I did have hopes long back which has faded away seeing their carelessness and dull headed dedication for their nation..so no use trusting these blues still.. If u don trust my words let me write to u after the great loss of india in world cup
Two to one, like any other times? But I am not sure, going by the round-robin approach, resting some players, fielding some new players ... if we are focussing on winning the series, or wondering what the team-mix should be for the world cup. If we are attempting at a team-balance even at this late stage, well then, we should be whining if we lose the series to W.I. or Sri Lanka. Let us decide on the approach, and concentrate on that. Now that, for example, Robin Uthappa played a cracking innings will he be in. Now that, Kumble got only one wicket, will he be dropped from WC team. Now that Gambhir went for a blob, will he be written off? Will Karthik make it? Will Powar go to WI? Where are your 15 players, or 16 for WC, have they been chosen? Then, get going with them for all the remaining matches, and give them intensive coaching. Play them here for the upcoming full series unchanged, and see if a team emerges. No point guessing the combination even now from a huge group of 30 probables. Probables were for last year, now who ever comes must be certain, and already working! With deadly or dud pitches no reflection at all of the pitches our cricketers will face in W.I., with the fear of a loss lurking in their minds, with the performance being 'closely watched' now, do we believe what we may see may be the real potential? I doubt. All that matters for the players now is the knowledge that they are in, and that they need to work hard to get into the final eleven.
Think positive, work hard and give your best , we indians know you can do it,Grab the cup it is all yours.All the best! we are waiting for positive result.You can continue the magic again.Wake boys we love to see you winning. By best wishes from shubha shetty
I dont know whats the purpose of publishing such news ergd the arrival of indian team..nobody cares on how they play becoz everybody is confident that india is going to underperform in world cup for sure..
RE:Useless!
by vinod kalra on Jan 29, 2007 03:23 PM
Vijay, every dog has its days , Don't count the chickens before eggs. Wait for time for giving such remarks. This is more and what going to be the same team who has played last world cup exception the captain is changed now . Effect of the change will be seen ?????????
RE:RE:Useless!
by vijay baskar on Jan 29, 2007 03:59 PM
Dear vinod, The basic problem is australia,SA and Sri lanka are not the same old teams which they had for 2003 WC but they are even more stronger..No words to describe australia.A for Awesome thats it ! Last time the same team performed well but do u accept that they started they world cup so badly and they realised the importance of the game only when violence started taking place in india seeing their performance ? Internal motivation and spirit is lacking in these players.No human can shine when this is missing..External motivation can contribute but cannot lead vinod..
RE:RE:RE:Useless!
by vardhamshetty gautham on Jan 29, 2007 04:04 PM
dont worry buddies none of ur brains nor my brain can conclude what may happen and who may win world cup just sit back and enjoy and i am sure if indian wins u wud be the first guy to forget what you told about freshness and other things and suck and eat ur own words......understood.......
RE:RE:RE:RE:Useless!
by vijay baskar on Jan 29, 2007 04:12 PM
Ha ha , We know our standards...ITS MISSION IMPOSSIBLE for indian team..even if indians raise as a titanic..thr is an iceberg called australia to demolish it which we have been witnessing each and every time..forgot the 2003 Final ? am sorry to call it a final..as it was one sided from over 1 to 50 of both innings..its just a time pass for aussies..
RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Useless!
by vardhamshetty gautham on Jan 29, 2007 05:09 PM
how many ever haha's u say one more ha back to you u seem to forget a simple fact that nothing is impossible u being a human was the most mission impossible thing but god made it look all possible.......,right u AH
RE:RE:Useless!
by Amod Gokhale on Jan 29, 2007 03:41 PM
Vinod, Thats the basic problem...The same old team. U wont use ur sailing boat to race against a motor boat. U will buy a motorboat urself !!! Similarly India need fresh talent...
