This is one of the most intriguing injuries of recent times. We have most trained support staff,and still Munaf spends most of the time on the bench.He has undergone same trauma on the tour of SA,and final test in SA was lost because we were short of bowler. He played that match because Greg gave an ultimatum. I hope it is not the end of the road for him.
I believe this is the end of the road for Munaf. He is "always" unfit and was hyped as a tear away bowler, I have only seen him bowl from 75 - 82 MPH. India needs someone who can consistently bowl over 87 MPH.
RE:Bowler from kashmir?
by kumpu on May 19, 2007 10:24 AM
Hey Guys, His name is Adid Nabi No wonder as we miss-out him th selectors too miss him out. As for Munaf, he promised and promised but never delivered as a PACE bowler. And even without being pacy he has hurt his back ! OH what a paper tiger!!
RE:The Brahmin team
by mrpaki on May 19, 2007 01:35 AM
i disagree on dhoni and sehwage sehwage like sami(pak) never gets drop even if they dont perfome
RE:RE:The Brahmin team
by on May 20, 2007 10:42 AM
its people like u silly who create rifts between good friends is munaf always fit, form of pathan is down yuvraj was injured for a long time dhoni is permanent yes true about kaif bhajji lost wicket taking form but will be back soon sehwag should be out, infact he is considered superior pawar getting his chances and now considered over bhajji
RE:dirty india politics
by shiju abraham on May 19, 2007 08:08 AM
guys...please lets not bring religion into cricket and not behave like politicians...its their dirty job to get religion into everything...lets behave like educated citizens and responsible critics.
RE:dirty india politics
by S.Prasad on May 19, 2007 12:42 PM
Cricket playing Muslims, christians and sikhs are few in numbers as against Hindus. Let more people come to cricket from these communities, eventhough objection from thier family may arise. We had Rojerbinny, Syed Kirmani, Sandhu, Navjoth etc. before and made remarkable performance for India. But ultimately letus free cricket from communal thoughts....
RE:dirty india politics
by Manoj Babu on May 19, 2007 01:11 PM
you forgot azhar.... he was the captain for quite a long time, eventhough finished his career in a way it should not have been...
RE:dirty india politics
by on May 20, 2007 10:45 AM
who is this guy who is bringing such cheapness in cricket infact itself a religon they r out on form aND FITNESS Kaif i support him but only him
RE:ISHANT SHARMA
by Kushal Sarkar on May 19, 2007 02:01 AM
yes u r right!! what about Ranadeb Bose.....he got 39 wickets the last Ranji season....and became the Best Player throughout India for that season (2006 - 2007)....but Ishant bagged the chance taking only 29 wickets.....perhaps they will tel that they are not taking Ranadeb in coz he is 26 now....then what about Ramesh Powar or Dinesh Mongia....who gets selected in a so called Young Team........as freshers!!!!
RE:ISHANT SHARMA
by Debarshi Choudhury on May 19, 2007 10:01 AM
bcoz bengalis r always hated by the rest of india. they can,t digest the uprising of bengalis in all over the world. be it in the field of sports or in films or in so called INDIAN plitics. its a shame for us that we have not a single PM or Prez. in our 60 years after indipendence. so don,t warry about any Bose or Paul or Ganguly.
RE:ISHANT SHARMA
by vikas salyan on May 19, 2007 05:56 PM
You all are behaving like politicians, let this work for them. Thats the reason why we lost to the bangladesh. Inspite of concentrating on game, we usaually arguments or get involevd in the other issues.
Plz talk about the game, not about the players(so called stars),those who never sparkled.
RE:ISHANT SHARMA
by p on May 19, 2007 12:38 AM
duhhhhhhhh cause he is a bong...one bong (gangu) has created so many issues tow bengalies....oh boy good luck
Munaf definetly needs to work on his fitnes! He was considered as the quickest bowler in country,but surpried everybody with only line and length and no pace. If he has be successful at International level he has to generate more pace with same line which he bowls often.
Why they say MUNAF is injured?? say he lacks pace to torture BANGLADESHIS! by the way whats the point in giving young lad chance against Bangladesh on dull wickets?
RE:Fitness Problem!
by rahul arora on May 18, 2007 05:17 PM
dont call urself sachha hindustani.. if munaf is injured he is..why dont you believe these guys.. people like you are fanatics who only know how to look towards the negative side of everything...
RE:Fitness Problem!
by Arup Palit on May 18, 2007 05:41 PM
WHY ISHANT ? THE BEST CHOICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RANADEB BOSE FROM BENGAL. HE IS THE HIGHEST WICKET TAKER IN THE RANJI TROPHY.
RE:Fitness Problem!
by Jeyasingh Devanesan on May 18, 2007 05:48 PM
Hi Arup,
Ranadeb Bose is a highest wicket taker in Ranji's but when I had look at his bowling this season I was really surprised to see him bowl military medium for a Guy as tall, with good build as he is. To be frank he might not have the pace to disturb test class batsmen. I May not be right but that is what I felt when I saw him Live...
RE:Fitness Problem!
by CricketLover on May 18, 2007 10:00 PM
I agree. Ranadeb Bode is military medium. Anyone remember Subrota Banerjee, Bharati Arun, Debashish Mohanty. They all took lots of wickets in domestic games and were brought into the test team but were not successful. The common thing amongst them was lack of good pace, they all bowled military medium which is not good enough to get wickets in international games. These kinds of bowlers may succeed in one or two games where the pitches help seam bowling but they cant last long term. We need someone who can bowl consistently at 145kph from one end. Every country has these bowlers, NZ has Bond, Pak have Akhtar, Sami, SL has Bond, WI have Taylor,Edwards, SA has a couple of them, Aus have Lee and Tait. So why cant India produce one bowler who can do that? We need genuine pace bowlers who can win games on any surface and under any situation. In my opinion Munaf should be dropped due to lack of fitness which is the main reason why he cannot bowl quicker
RE:Fitness Problem!
by Abed Jani on May 19, 2007 07:54 PM
Another correction. Only pace will not do either. Direction and quality-less fast bowling is also not enough for International standard. Reason shown for not including Bose before WC was - he is a test prospect. The selectors should say in clear terms what they want and why someone get selected and someone is not. And how important (or useless) domestic performances are. Else it will give a wrong signal to the upcoming players. Though transparecy is the last thing that we can expect from BCCI.
RE:Fitness Problem!
by dr anitha on May 19, 2007 12:11 PM
yaar, ishant is choosen for the test matches, Ranadeb Bose is for the Future Indian ODI player, cool man.
RE:Fitness Problem!
by arvind tekumal on May 18, 2007 05:48 PM
Ranadeb wud hav replaced munaf given a chance ... so they brought in ishant so that munaf cud cumbck... once his back is ok... samjha karo dost...
RE:RE:Fitness Problem!
by ramesh babu on May 18, 2007 06:10 PM
Hey, Cool down! munaf is not fit for the longer version of the game. I think just 2 innings(if plays)out of 2 test match series in subcontinent conditions is not the best way to give chance/introduce a young lad!!
RE:Fitness Problem!
by Kushal Sarkar on May 19, 2007 02:10 AM
yes u are right that Ranadeb bowls medium pace....I have seen him bowling....but tell me...does Munaf bowls raw pace nowadays.....only Sreesanth & VRV Singh can touch 140 kph...Munaf hardly makes it up to 130....Ranadeb bowls at an average of 130kph....moreover his natural swing is the Outswinger...I think that gives him an extra advantage against Right Handed batsman...plus he has that one inswinger coming as a surprise every 2nd or 3rd over......specially I think the wickets at England are just perfect for a bowler like him...moreover he can get bounce as he has the height... I know India desperately needs a bowler who can bowl consisitently at 145 kph....Munaf was like that when he arrived....but all credit to Mr.Chapell & his bowling coaching.....Munaf lost his pace completely that person (Chapell) is responsible for death of talent of Irfan Pathan as well......who I think was the most talented bowler India had in last 5 years.....he really kept the pakistani batsman guessing in his first two tours!!
