Once it has been proved that cricket is a team game. Sri Lanka must have learnt a lesson that one Mendis, even combined with Murali cannot win games for them. Most members of the team need to fire in all departments for teams to win consistently. Depedence on one or two members will not help
Re: Cricket is a team game
by vivian vivek on Aug 28, 2008 02:18 PM
why dont the same msg is applied to indian team and sachin.... most of us bash sachin irrespective of him scoring runs in a loosing match.. whats the mistake of him when others do not support...
It is a great series win considering India started the series with a disasterous loss. I expected if Mendis had his way, India may never recover. Now Mendis has been tamed and put in place at least in ODIs Creditable performance. Kudos to Dhoni and his team
Kaif is far better than Badrinath what is your say on this my friends.Else both be in the team to provide solidarity which is missing after the exit of Jammy Dravid
Re: Kaif is far better than Badrinath
by Anurag Rathore on Aug 28, 2008 02:09 PM
You are right. Kaif is better than Badrinath. He has finished some matches with Dravid in past. He is good match finisher like Dhoni. He deserve one more chance.
Re: Kaif is far better than Badrinath
by Tushar kant on Aug 28, 2008 02:22 PM
Kaif like Dhoni? Why do u people talk like idiots? He finished just one game with yuvi that too some 7-8 years back after that he failed misrably. How many years do u want to carry that legacy?
Re: Kaif is far better than Badrinath
by Anurag Rathore on Aug 28, 2008 02:27 PM
He has finished so many matches with Dravid like in Pak tour 2004 4th ODI(Do or die match). In chappel coachin he has made runs with more than 40 avg. I am talking about his avbility to match finishing like Dhoni. I am not talking he plays like Dhoni.
Re: Kaif is far better than Badrinath
by Shanawaz Malik on Aug 28, 2008 02:27 PM
Not one game Mr Tushar please think in 2002 mini world cup when india playing against zimbabwe, india were 85/5 when kaif stepped in he had a century 111 not out and india made to the finals of icc mini world cup and another game is with pakistan when we were 2 - 2 down in the series kaif along with dravid got india through and many more matches he helped india to victory. Okay Mr Tushar
Re: Kaif is far better than Badrinath
by ajay on Aug 28, 2008 02:35 PM
hey badrinath played only 3 matches. we have given 150 chances to kaif. He is worst. At present he is performing poor even at domestic level
Re: Kaif is far better than Badrinath
by Shanawaz Malik on Aug 28, 2008 02:13 PM
Thanks anurag atleast u have welcomed my comment. thanks once again. Many players have comeback and performed very well for the nation like sehwag ganguly etc. So kaif deserves a chance. So selectors include kaif in the australian series to bring back his confidence.
Re: Kaif is far better than Badrinath
by Hari Varma on Aug 28, 2008 02:34 PM
How many chances are given to Kaif friends, but he failed. VVS Laxman is a good batsman than these guys, even some other foreign players are also says it.
We have won the series and its a great feeling. Just a small suggestion for last match. May be drop Gambhir 2 down, open with Yuvraj and put Raina 1 st down. Reason, Gambhir is another guy other than Dhoni and Raina very comfortable against spinners. He will be able to score off them with ease. Yuvraj has beyond doubt put it on wall that he is not good on spin. Opening would give him chace to play in and also score some runs before spinners come in.
Re: Suggestion for last match
by Anurag Rathore on Aug 28, 2008 02:03 PM
I feel Yuvraj should come at 6 or 7 in last match when only 8-10 overs remaining. When he will play naturally he will got his confidence back. He is in good touch but only need some confidence.
"The rest helped him to approach the ODI series with a fresh mind. The break must have helped him a lot. He was very clear in his thinking and led superbly," Vengsarkar observed.
Re: Best Team for 2011 World cup
by Shanawaz Malik on Aug 28, 2008 02:03 PM
Excluding kaif and pathan were the other team members are not my brothers, come on yaar dont bring religion in to cricket. cricket is a universal religion dont mingle with your sada religous politics.
Re: Best Team for 2011 World cup
by rna on Aug 28, 2008 02:05 PM
So what motivated you to drag Kaif and Pathan here, that too by dropping Gambhir-inform batsman?
I can clearly smell such thing whithout your consent!
Re: Best Team for 2011 World cup
by Shanawaz Malik on Aug 28, 2008 02:11 PM
yaar be optimistic why r u not interested in kaifi and pathan please explain Mr RNA dear
Re: Best Team for 2011 World cup
by rna on Aug 28, 2008 02:15 PM
I am not against anyone, I just believe "Perform OR Persih"....Now looking at Kaifs performance and a long gap He cant rejoind in a similar fashion what he used too.
Rather we do have lot of talented player which are awaiting their turn to get establish..
Optimism comes in picture where u have no choice, here its a different case, u ve plenty of time and choice to select star player for WC-11.....
Re: Best Team for 2011 World cup
by rakesh esh on Aug 28, 2008 02:16 PM
BEFKUFO KYA YEAH TEAM KA CHUUNAV KARE GA AKAL KAI ANDHO HAAN MAIN HAAN MILA RAHE HO SABH.
Re: Best Team for 2011 World cup
by sonali rao on Aug 28, 2008 02:40 PM
bhai sab tum jaise logn se musalman log hindu se aur bhi nafrat kartye hai.........
Dhoni bashers were telling before ODI series that Dhoni fears from Mendis. He knew we will lost the series. He can't play Mendis. What happen? Three back to back match winning knock by Dhoni, all in pressure. We have won the ODI series(without Sachin, Sehwag,Ishant) with 1 match remaining. What you say now?
Re: Re: Dhoni bashers.........
by jeevan on Aug 28, 2008 01:52 PM
its better to miss a series citing phsical, personal, financial, pyschological reasans than forcibily occupy a slot like ganguly,sachin even if they themselves know that they are past their prime and virutally killing the careers of many youngsters.
Re: Dhoni bashers.........
by Anurag Rathore on Aug 28, 2008 02:10 PM
"The rest helped him to approach the ODI series with a fresh mind. The break must have helped him a lot. He was very clear in his thinking and led superbly," Vengsarkar observed.
Re: Dhoni bashers.........
by shalvin on Aug 28, 2008 02:00 PM
Great cpatain. We won because he won the toss. The ball is purely dancing in second innings
Re: Dhoni bashers.........
by jeevan on Aug 28, 2008 01:44 PM
i guess, we won because of discliplined bowling by the pacers. pls look at the match again and decide for yourself. Having said that, i feel dhoni played wonderfully and his committment is excellent.
Re: Dhoni bashers.........
by Anurag Rathore on Aug 28, 2008 01:47 PM
In this series all the bowlers from both side performing well. But how many fifties came in this series. It shows the value of Batting performance by Dhoni.
Re: Dhoni bashers.........
by Anurag Rathore on Aug 28, 2008 01:54 PM
Only Jayawardene, But Tushara, Mendis, Fernando, Zaheer, P.Kumar, Bhajji look at their bowling average in the series. And then look all the batsman average in the seriers. Only Dhoni got 48 avg. All other batsnam are below 35. Most of below 20.
india can drop sachin tendulkar but sri lanka cannot drop sanath jai surya after 37 age. India can play without his master blaster sachin but lanka does not want to play without his Jai surya. SO ENJOY CRICKET WITH BATTING LIKE ORAM, SURYA, YUVI, HAIDEN, AFRIDI
Re: Santh Jai Surya Vs. Sachin Tendulkar
by jeevan on Aug 28, 2008 01:39 PM
Hi, You are right, On comparision Sanath Jayasurya is a better Match winner and more feared compared to Tendulkar. I guess, Tendulkar lost it, when he changed his batting style to start milking runs instead of attacking bowlers.
Re: Santh Jai Surya Vs. Sachin Tendulkar
by Anurag Rathore on Aug 28, 2008 01:44 PM
Match can't win by SR only. Look the average consistency also. Otherwise Sehwag will be the best ODI player of all time. Sachin is much-much better than Jayasurya.
Re: Santh Jai Surya Vs. Sachin Tendulkar
by Anurag Rathore on Aug 28, 2008 01:24 PM
India can win without Sehwag, Sachin, Gambhir, Ishant but Srilanka can't win without Jayasurya, Sangakara, Mendis, Murali.
