RE:r u guys serious??
by Santhosh Achar on Jun 11, 2007 10:59 AM
Ask yourself this question, else u wouldnt have visited this column. We Indians have become intolerant and can only critise. Try playing this game yourself, you will know what it takes to play at the highest level. I am a positive believer and die hard supporter of my Countrymen...I know only to support my people and know we are in the right direction. Pls dont comment if you are not involved in any ways.
RE:r u guys serious??
by Mohd. Najaf on Jun 11, 2007 10:42 AM
Believe me.. be it politics / religion or cricket it is very easy to fool us Indians... Forget cricket and concentrate on your career and family that will reap much much better results.. Or involve in some Society building activity..
Why not have an intercontinental tournament in which you have India, Pakistan, SL and Bang representing Asia, Zim, SA and Kenya representing Africa, England, Holland and Ireland rep. Europe, Aus and NZ rep. Australia West Indies, and finally Canada and USA representing North America. Have a round robin league between these 6 teams with top 2 qualifying for finals.
in World cup also played by same criketers, it seems they did match fixing in the wolrd cup and did not played and now playing their game. I think we must ban criket in India and save our new generation at least.
Dhoni can hit only chapathi shots!He can play only in slow subcontinent pitches where the ball takes it own sweet time to come to bat and the batsmen get all the time in the world to play the shot. He will fail miserably in any fast tracks as we have seen during the world cup. I would bet on Dinesh Karthik over Dhoni as a batsman. As a keeper he still has an edge over Dinesh.
RE:Chapathi Batsman !
by praveen sharma on Jun 11, 2007 09:47 AM
Does it really matter if it is chappati or tandoori shot ..... as long as he is able to win matches and maintain an AVG. OF 48 & STRIKE RATE OF 99. Karthik is better than Parthiv but Please dont compare him to Dhoni. Thers a light year in between them.
RE:Chapathi Batsman !
by Chandu on Jun 11, 2007 09:55 AM
What I meant is that the chapathi shots will work only in Indian subcontinent and not in the big venues of world cricket.
RE:Chapathi Batsman !
by itla kumar on Jun 11, 2007 10:42 AM
When has Dhoni scored runs overseas,by that i mean in SA,Aus,NZ,ENG or WI.He was a abject failure there? On Subcontinent pitches ,anybody cud a tiger.
RE:Chapathi Batsman !
by praveen sharma on Jun 11, 2007 10:50 AM
well.... Dhoni has never played in Aus, NZ & Eng. Let him play there and then talk abt it rather than assuming that he cant play there.
RE:Chapathi Batsman !
by surya prakash on Jun 11, 2007 09:56 AM
The Little chance he got karthik, has proved and moreover i thnk he has a better technique playing overseas where the ball moves and also bounces. Dhoni record outside sub continent is dismal.He has to prove that he can play well in England, Australia and New Z lead. Playing in sub contient pitches wont make the guy a world class player..Understand my dear friend....
RE:Chapathi Batsman !
by praveen sharma on Jun 11, 2007 10:44 AM
Mr. Surya, Dhoni has NEVER got a chance to play ODI in Eng,Aus & N.Z and thats no fault of his. His Avg. in W.I & S.A combined is 55 (other than W.C) which is i suppose not bad. So can v stop assuming that he wont do well there, my dear friend.
RE:Chapathi Batsman !
by Prazy on Jun 11, 2007 11:57 AM
So right Praveen most of them have no clue about cricket atleast the person chandu who says he failed in fast tracks in WI world cup Hmmm buddy WI world cup tracks were slowest and ball never raised above chest high...it was so much critisized for slow and low wickets..only if u have little sense about cricket talk..also dhoni was 2nd highest scorer in ODIs in south africa for everybody knowldge..
I dont think so Dhoni any serious batsmen. He will fail miserably in bowler friendly conditions abroad. His technique is suited to hit blind when the ball is not swinging.
what are these fools trying to prove by making records in such a match..why did't Dhoni not played well in WC.what is he proving now..He can make thousands of runs against minnows..but are these run valuable...
RE:What a great Dhoni...
by raju kumar on Jun 11, 2007 10:11 AM
in wc if so called gr8 player schin failed how can u expect a player playing his first wc and comming at 7 can turn the match. the main culprit of wc was sachin and sehwag who played for 4o overs and when critical moment comes gave it to dhoni how could dhoni turnover the match in last 8 to 10 overs. see he has good potential that everybody knows only thing he has to work upon is keeping patience. and please dont crtisise dhoni just because he is from jharkhand which was bihar earlier.
