venky has to get his act right. He knows the english conditions very well. He should now focus on our three prime bowlers , zaheer, rp and sreeshant . If India has to win the first test and get things in the right perspective, venky should do something very quickly.
RE:Venkatesh Prasad has to do something
by sanjay on Jul 15, 2007 08:21 PM
if they do not perform as per our expectation. We are goner...... Then blame game for the batsmen.
RE:Venkatesh Prasad has to do something
by sweetguy on Jul 15, 2007 08:34 PM
Recall Irfan Pathan to Indian team. He has shown much improvement in bowling under Lillie's guidance. His exprearance and also attitude shall held Indian team in England.
RE:Venkatesh Prasad has to do something
by sweetguy on Jul 15, 2007 10:03 PM
Pillai, did u forget his bowling (incl Hatrick) against Pakistan front line batsmen?
The calls for Agarkar are getting louder. Rahul has his say: "Awful bowling by India after a masterful display by Tendulkar. Bose and Sharma have looked very mediocre, after all the hype surrounding them. All the talk of swing, seam and bounce seem a joke! Get Agarkar on the next flight to Heathrow!"
RE:Indian bowling
by Rams on Jul 15, 2007 09:39 PM
There is no doubt Agarkar has a god father. But His performances are in way way inferior to that of other fast bowlers in th team as far as ODIs are concerned.
RE:Indian bowling
by psycho on Jul 16, 2007 09:27 AM
agarkar is the only option left india don't have any bowlers and won't have one in india nobody cares about bowlers only cares about batsmen don't know why. agarkar is ok , he has taken lots of wicket. he is the best option we have got as of now
RE:RE:Indian bowling
by Golden on Jul 15, 2007 08:09 PM
yeh agarkar kya kar lega? agar kuchh karne ki taqat hoti to team se bahar kyon hota bechara. continuous performance karne wale ko koee bahar naheen nikal sakta.
RE:Indian bowling
by sweetguy on Jul 15, 2007 08:29 PM
Both Randeb and ishant are much better bowlers compared to Agarkar if you consider giving runs to opposition. Inclusion of Agarkar shall boost England chances.
RE:RE:Indian bowling
by jay pillai on Jul 15, 2007 09:35 PM
agarkar ,bose , rp singh ----------- we will never have a decent bowling attack and we will loose all ends-- so start crying for tendulkars blood now you idiots
RE:Indian bowling
by on Jul 16, 2007 12:21 AM
Agarkar is best choice in current situation. Ask SA (especially Kalis) if he can swing the ball in English conditions. As for other pace bowlers, Balaji is in hibernation, Nehra still striving for 1st Ranji wicket since 2005, Munaf is unfit yet again, new crop (VRV, Bose, Ishant) is, well.. new, inexperienced and still mediocre. We don't need a 140KmPh bowler in English conditions, we need a 135KmPh bowler with ability to swing and reverse the ball. Agarkar is the best bet IN CURRENT SITUATION.
Indian Team has done fairly good in batting by scoring 383. This appears to be high scoring match with both teams batting very well. Bowling looks very weak especially India has suffered a lot with only Jahir Khan bowling well. Romesh Pawar will be a big failure in England with both bat and ball. He and Kumble have not made any impact on opposition. Lions going strong at 172 for 2 will definitely challenge India by scoring 300 plus in the second innings also. Jaffer, Saurav, karthik should bat well in the second. This should be a final chance for Wasim jaffer to stake his claim in the test.
RE:Match vs lions
by ansari mohdzafir on Jul 15, 2007 08:42 PM
you can't say that its a final chance for Wasim Jaffer. he is much better and dependable player. he has shown great temperament in the recently played cricket he is just the rt choice opener compared to any other opener. its just the practise match and that shall not b counted.....he deserves more chances. he has lived india in england as well as WI........
RE:RE:Match vs lions
by V S on Jul 15, 2007 08:53 PM
Wasim Jaffer has only performed on flat pitches. How he performs on bouncy pitches or in swing conditions remains to be seen.
RE:Match vs lions
by Susobhan Ghosh on Jul 15, 2007 08:30 PM
I though today is the last day with 40-2 overs left. Is it not not 3-day game? But England may declare to see how the iNdian fare in the 2nd innings? or should they ? It will do a favor to Indian team by providing them a good real situation batting practie.
dear frnds!!!! ...now tht u r havin expectations frm sachin....u'll surely be biting ur tongue....sachin will be a big flop in the series!! remeber s. africa series....how sachin let us down!!...remember england series at home.....all the mumbai booed him!! if he can't ccore against england at home.....y shud we expect him to deliver against england in england!!! plz retire sachin....u were a gr8 cricketer once ...i can't see u in these pathetic performances!! buhuhuhuhuuuuuuuuuu
RE:all sachin supprters!!LISTEN!!
by karan joshi on Jul 15, 2007 09:42 PM
take a stat mr.dhiraj chaMAR.. last ten matches shud b fine.. tendulkar and anyone.. see it for yourself.. all the mumbai never booed him.. there were some GUYS who with passes came to see the match that booed him.. real fans stand by him ..chamar like u will always be chamar.. ab sachin ke jootey polish kar dhiraj se
RE:all sachin supprters!!LISTEN!!
by Akshay Kulkarni on Jul 15, 2007 09:24 PM
IMAGINE....Tomorrows Newspapers : Sachin Tendulkar Retires from International Cricket!!! What do we have left in the team then. It is easy to ask him to retire. If he does.....you will stop watching the game. He is a support ... a fear for the opposition. Only the name is enough....SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR
scoring 171 in an inconsequential match is no big deal!! tell u wt??.....sachin will definitely fail at lords.....as always....he always fails in the crucial times!!! & this is nt a lie....his past records say so.. once a failure.....always a failure!!!
RE:RE:real test!!
by ABHIJIT MURLIDHAR MAHADIK on Jul 15, 2007 09:33 PM
Mr.dhiraj pls check score card for this practice match.where all other batsman failed to make a mark.only sachin makes some impact.deduct 171 from total of 383.in cricket each day is new. dont go with records.
RE:real test!!
by ashok pai on Jul 15, 2007 07:45 PM
crap. 171 is inconsequential true. but if he clicks its well and good. being a critic will have us one foot firmly lodged in our mouth, the foot-in-mouth syndrome. i think its good to criticize sachin. see, all the 10dulkar baiting ha him totally focussed now :))
RE:real test!!
by sweetguy on Jul 15, 2007 07:59 PM
Please spare Sachin. Why people are after his blood even if he scores well I don't understand. Why people still talk about WC? Now that Indian team playing well let us support them. In India critising National teams in forums has become fashion. By doing so some people think that they will be considered experts in the game. Shit. Those critics are those who do not know abcd of Cricket but want their team to win on everyday!!
RE:real test!!
by Aalsi on Jul 15, 2007 07:35 PM
I think that 171 was a pretty good score in a warm up match.However,I believe that Tendulkar cannot lead the Indian team.He does not have the skills required of a leader.He does not know who to bowl and who not to.In that respect I reckon Dravid and Ganguly are better leaders.Infact even Sehwag has leadership qualities. However,there is no doubt that Tendulkar is a batting genius.I wish him all the best for his future. It is true that it is not necessary that the batsman/bowler of a team is also a good captain or for that matter a good leader is always the best player in the team.
RE:real test!!
by dhiraj chahar on Jul 15, 2007 07:44 PM
aalsi bhai...now tht u r havin expectations frm sachin....u'll surely be biting ur tongue....sachin will be a big flop in the series!! remeber s. africa series....how sachin let us down!!...remember england series at home.....all the mumbai booed him!! if he can't ccore against england at home.....y shud we expect him to deliver against england in england!!! plz retire sachin....u were a gr8 cricketer once ...i can't see u in these pathetic performances!! buhuhuhuhuuuuuuuuuu........
In India and Pakistan , if you want to revive cricket , then work is needed at the grassroot level. We are just producing bogus cricketers through faulty selections and politics. These people are not doing anything positive for the global image of Indian cricket. We also need to work on our pitches and make them faster. Why don't we look at the model followed in Australia and implement it here? Of course some modifications will be required. All we'll be doing is importing the structure which is well -proven and mature.
RE:Imran Khan said...
by Rams on Jul 15, 2007 09:45 PM
I dont't agree with you. In India and Pakistan most of the stars are naturally talented. The only unfortunate thing is they can not get more professional and improve fitness even after playing 100 matches.
RE:Imran Khan said...
by sweetguy on Jul 15, 2007 08:01 PM
Imran does not have any say in Pakistan cricket. No one cares to read his comments in his own country. Let me conentrate only on Pak cricket which is undergoing worse patch now.
RE:Imran Khan said...
by Beamer Bees on Jul 15, 2007 07:29 PM
talking like a true politician ... " ..work needed at the grassroot level". standing for the next elections, mr khan ? :)
What this shows is SACHIN will play only when he is the captan and not when anybody else is the captan. SACHIN is after personal records and not country's interest
RE:Sachin is Selfish
by Seshadre Ramakrishnan on Jul 15, 2007 07:26 PM
Come on Man! If he hadnt played well yesterday, then you people would have told that Sachin is not a good captain, he fails to perform when the team is in crisis etc. Remember India was tottering at 14/3 & 65/4 and he alongwith Yuvraj & then with Dhoni did the rescue part. I guess you forgot the two successive 90 scores he scored in the recently concluded Ireland tour against SA. Under whose captaincy did he score? I do agree that Sachin was not the sachin who used to be some 5-6 years back but for that matter, blindly criticising someone doesnt augur well. Please be reasonable when you pinpoint faults at others.
RE:Sachin is Selfish
by dhiraj chahar on Jul 15, 2007 07:46 PM
indian team is down in the dumps...u duffer ...cant u see it is languishing at the bottom!! are u blind...dint u see tht india for the first time failed to enter 2nd round at world cup..courtesy sachin & sourav!! indian team can only resurrect itself if the useless old cricketers sachin,sourav etc. are kicked out of the team!!
RE:Sachin is Selfish
by ABHIJIT MAHADIK on Jul 15, 2007 09:40 PM
i dont understand what do you expect from these senior players to do? just imagine TEAM INDIA without sachin and saurav. can they capable of playing matches or making game interesting. still team india need sachin for next minimum 2 yrs. his presence in team make opposition to think and also brought moral boost in our team. dont forgot still SACHIN IS GOD OF INDIAN CRICKET.
RE:now you know.....
by jay pillai on Jul 15, 2007 07:04 PM
Indian team without sachin is still a big bunch of loud mouth jokers backed by regional chauvinists over the net and media
RE:now you know.....
by dhiraj chahar on Jul 15, 2007 07:33 PM
indian team is down in the dumps...u duffer ...cant u see it is languishing at the bottom!! are u blind...dint u see tht india for the first time failed to enter 2nd round at world cup..courtesy sachin & sourav!! indian team can only resurrect itself if the useless old cricketers sachin,sourav etc. are kicked out of the team!!
