Dhoni has done a great job by motivating young team.No doubts his motivation helps india to capture world cup but there is still some question unanswered like is Dhoni capable of leading team from the front? ...In the last few month he is strugling in his bating.He is not natural stroke player but still at the starting of his carrier he able to make good runs and also helped india to win matches but now he is strugling with his stroke.so it is interesting to see whether he is able to perform with his bat or not,if yes then only he leads india from front.
RE:RE:IS DHONI A GREAT CAPTAIN ?.....
by jagadish achar on Sep 27, 2007 04:24 PM
TILL HOW MANY MATCHES,TILL HIS POCKET IS FULLL OF ADVERTIMENTS THEN SEE HIS BATTING IT WILL BE 000000
RE:IS DHONI A GREAT CAPTAIN ?.....
by sanju mathew on Sep 27, 2007 04:15 PM
very true...Dhoni was defnetely a great CAPTIAN to lead the team in frount with COOL. but he already lost his form. time for dhoni to prove himself, and if not, to think how long would he be captain!!!
RE:IS DHONI A GREAT CAPTAIN ?.....
by Unni on Sep 27, 2007 04:31 PM
Sanju, I think a captain shud be like a manager which means one who does nothing himself but manages to get every thing done by others; in that sense, even if the captain does not score, the overall performance of the team shud be managed in such a way so that there will not be any shortcomings in every field whether batting, bowling,fielding, or stumping etc.etc.
RE:IS DHONI A GREAT CAPTAIN ?.....
by Unni on Sep 27, 2007 04:31 PM
Sanju, I think a captain shud be like a manager which means one who does nothing himself but manages to get every thing done by others; in that sense, even if the captain does not score, the overall performance of the team shud be managed in such a way so that there will not be any shortcomings in every field whether batting, bowling,fielding, or stumping etc.etc.
RE:IS DHONI A GREAT CAPTAIN ?.....
by ram kumar on Sep 27, 2007 04:48 PM
Unni, a manager first needs to manage himself before trying to manage others. In the sense that he should lead from the front by playing to his potential. If he doesn't then nobody would want to be under a captain who just talks and does nothing. That is the reason you have had most captains saying that captaincy affects their batting or bowling performances. If it was as easy as what u say, then we would have had everybody being captain fit.
RE:IS DHONI A GREAT CAPTAIN ?.....
by Unni on Sep 27, 2007 04:32 PM
Sanju, I think a captain shud be like a manager which means one who does nothing himself but manages to get every thing done by others; in that sense, even if the captain does not score, the overall performance of the team shud be managed in such a way so that there will not be any shortcomings in every field whether batting, bowling,fielding, or stumping etc.etc.
RE:RE:IS DHONI A GREAT CAPTAIN ?.....
by vishal SHINDE on Sep 27, 2007 04:48 PM
dhoni's early innings has built lot of expectations from him.it's also true that he struggled with his bat in latest innings but no reason to worry on flat pitches he will regain his rythem.
RE:IS DHONI A GREAT CAPTAIN ?.....
by Marchem (Ravichem) on Sep 27, 2007 04:19 PM
HOW CAN WE DECIDE ON ONE TOURNAMENT? MAY BE HE IS GOOD, BUT DON'T START RIGHT NOW, LET HIM TO DO 3 OR 4 TOURNAMENTS AND THEN DECIDE
RE:IS DHONI A GREAT CAPTAIN ?.....
by Prasad on Sep 27, 2007 04:21 PM
He was playing 20/20 matches not tests or odis where you hv time to score 100s. Even then, he was part 3 imp. partnerships in 3 matches.
He gave support to Utappa v Pak in the first match, He gave support to Rohit v SA(85 runs partnership). He gave support to Yuvi V Aus(scored 36 off 18 balls). He failed in finals. But that was cracking over from Gul.
RE:IS DHONI A GREAT CAPTAIN ?.....
by Prasad on Sep 27, 2007 05:02 PM
He saved the first test by his innings of 76, although rain played its part too. In the 3rd test, he scored some 80 in next to no time to set a challenging first innings plus in the 2nd innings he scored some 20-30 runs at run a ball after drawid's 12 of 100 balls.
in next series india is goin to get back in its old form because again first three players would be those oldies due to whom players like rohit sharma could not get chance
RE:ind will getback on track
by nandwana yogesh on Sep 27, 2007 04:10 PM
u r right dude, again these so called senior players will not be playing for the country but for their personnel records!
RE:ind will getback on track
by joydip bhattacharya on Sep 27, 2007 05:20 PM
check the series , all your so called juniors will get a chance to play and see how many of them play better cricket the the seniors..leave out scoring more runs ..just see how many of them has the potential to replace the seniors......
RE:RE:ind will getback on track
by KAUSIK DAS on Sep 27, 2007 04:28 PM
dont wory dude these so clld young guns wll put u flat on dis earth soon.Let them show their courage in 50 overs match 1st then say odd things abt seniors.We indians r mostly thankless people.These seniors gave u so much happy moments.now u r discarding them.Aussies wll teach us exactly where we stand in World cricket within next 15 days or so.So just wait n watch.
RE:ind will getback on track
by Umesh M Tambe on Sep 27, 2007 04:26 PM
Raju Kumar,
You are lunatic and have lost ypur thinking ability. Do not be lured by success in T20 which is not cricket but circus. Sachin was the only palyer who is performing consistently in last 3 ODI Series and Tests. My dear, ODI cricket is tougher than t20 circus.
RE:ind will getback on track
by ram kumar on Sep 27, 2007 05:04 PM
Hi Raju. 50 overs is a diff game altogether. It is not a slam bang approach. No wonder Rohit Sharma is a good bat, he needs time to settle in the team. And of course he will have wait for his turn. As regards to the three oldies. I am sure your memory is mighty short. Refresh your memory to the England tour for the contributions of the so called oldies.
RE:ind will getback on track
by siddharth sikka on Sep 27, 2007 04:25 PM
you fool those so called oldies still remain the highest scoring one day batsmen in the world and they still have a much better average, you should have some respect for them as there are no other batsmen in the world with records like theirs. If those oldies hadnt played in england we would have lost 7-0
We have all the right to rejoice this win because we have no other alternatives. One of the banners in 20-20 WC says let em win 20-20 we will have rugby WC. Other developed nations are following sports seriously and it is a part of their life. But in our case it is like watching a bolywood movie to get relaxed from the hardship we are forced to face in this country. See those ugly politicians already done their bit to push back the real heros to 2nd row and claimed the centre stage. We will never give other sports the due they deserve since big corporates are not backing them. Where in a football of hocky or for that matter any other game you can show promos in every 3 minutes. Also the pace of other sports are not suitable for fixing profitable hoardings in sports areana. So we can celebrate this state and corporate sponsored extravaganza for another 2 days.
Bhajji was actually reluctant to bowl either the 19/20 th over against Australia in the semifinals. It was only after Dhoni thought over he asked him to bowl the 18th over. Again in the finals Bhajji never wanted to bowl the final over. He knew the repurcussions of losing the final and wanted to make a scape goat out of Joginder. Bhajji was certainly scared out of his wits in both the games. I would not say selfish but scared. Guys, you have to give credit to Joginder for agreeing to bowl those last overs in both matches. Remember when sachin and Sehwag were slogging Shoaib Akthar in SA WC 2003, he asked waqar younis to remove himself (akhtar)! Same situation here with our own Bhajji. Despite his off spin credentials, I would prefer a good and unafraid soldier like Joginder. He has his own limitations as a bowler but thoroughly a team man and unegoistic!
RE:Joginder the real soldier: bhajji not a team man!
by ajit pal singh on Sep 27, 2007 04:03 PM
very true! leaving aside the fact,my friend, joginder had no choice!!!
RE:Joginder the real soldier: bhajji not a team man!
by Author on Sep 27, 2007 04:04 PM
You would have saide exactly opposite of what you have written had misbah hit the ball just few yards away from Shreesanth!!!! We were lucky enough that the ball went straight to shreesanth, Joginder has no contribution at all in this wkt, it was all from misbah and a dlooy catch by shreesanth. Joginder still remain useless bowler, especially in ODI's Had Bhajji been sacared to bowl, he would have refused to bowl any of the overs at the end of innings. Look how he managed to bowl against Aussies. Dhoni was so confident on Bhajji that he gave bhajji to bowl 18th over against aussies, a single loose ball and aussies wold have gone on the top. Similarly dhoni gave 19th over to RP and when the entire situation was in hand , he gave ball to Joginder
RE:Joginder the real soldier: bhajji not a team man!
by sanju mathew on Sep 27, 2007 04:20 PM
very true!!!but he was lucky 2 get the wickets in last moments crucial moments of both the match!!! i think its a matter of luck. but he should not be picked 4 ODIs, because he is not fit 4 the job!!!
RE:Joginder the real soldier: bhajji not a team man!
by joydip bhattacharya on Sep 27, 2007 05:26 PM
bit harsh...... let him play in ODI and prove himself...after the success in 20-20 he deseves to get a chance....
RE:Joginder the real soldier: bhajji not a team man!
by aman overseas on Sep 27, 2007 04:10 PM
pehli ball wide kisne daali thi darrrr se pyare bhaiyaa DC ??????
RE:Joginder the real soldier: bhajji not a team man!
by N Vivek on Sep 27, 2007 04:20 PM
You are wrong. Misbah misjudged the cleverly bowled slower delivery. Full credit to Joginder.
RE:RE:Joginder the real soldier: bhajji not a team man!
by Gutur Gutum on Sep 27, 2007 04:09 PM
Dont be that harsh Author. Lets put it this way. Joginder Sharma has to learn so much in international cricket. He is not useless but he is not effective too. And in fact the slowness of the pitch and his slow ball, made that shot go awry. Any other medium pacer/ fast bowler, the ball would have crossed boundary line.
RE:Joginder the real soldier: bhajji not a team man!
by Author on Sep 27, 2007 04:15 PM
Fact are harsh. You have mentioned that if other mediumpacer/ fast bowler, the ball would have crossed boundary line. 19th over was bowled by RP, misbah could not hit him, Only boundray came in last ball and that to it was a thick edge. Dhoni and no choice left except Joginder and Bhajji and misbah had hit bhajji for 3 sixes in previuos bhajji over, so he gave the ball to Joginder. We had almost lost the match, but to our luck shresanth caught a dolly from a to-be-hit ball. Had this ball crossed the boundary, joginder would have been a history today. This would have been his first and last tour with Team India.
RE:Joginder the real soldier: bhajji not a team man!
by Prasad on Sep 27, 2007 04:09 PM
Bhaji might be scared, but its sensible thing to do. Its easy to score runs of off-spinners than medium pacers, well most of the time, esp. during the last 2 overs of 20/20. Hence it makes sense for him to avoid bowling. But remember, vs Aus bhaji did well to give only 3 runs and also took a wkt of 18th over.
MISBAH THOUGHT HE WAS HITTING THE BALL TO A CORNER WHERE THERE WAS NOBODY - BUT BUT HE FAILED TO NOTICE THAT .. IN EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD, THERE IS A MALAYALEE..
RE:PJ
by A A Mathkari on Sep 27, 2007 04:28 PM
Your are exactly right & this habit has saved the day for india on fianl winning combination. The same thing happen when Neil Amstrong reached to moon & got surpriced to hear the voice "Chay ye Chay ye" & it was again the same an Malayalee reached earlier there than Neil Amstrong.
RE:PJ
by A A Mathkari on Sep 27, 2007 04:29 PM
Your are exactly right & this habit has saved the day for india on fianl winning combination. The same thing happen when Neil Amstrong reached to moon & got surpriced to hear the voice "Chay ye Chay ye" & it was again the same an Malayalee reached earlier there than Neil Amstrong.
RE:Want to earn crores
by Gutur Gutum on Sep 27, 2007 04:01 PM
Jingla dear, If we knew the answer, hum yahaan berojgaaron ki tarah baith kar trash nahi likh rahe hote.
RE:Want to earn crores
by Jaya Prakash on Sep 27, 2007 04:03 PM
ask tendulkar to resign and open the innings for india and score a duck, you can be a crorepati
