Why are everybody defending Rohit for he started the slide with a rash shot when he needed to carry on the good work of Gambhir and then got run out when his only job was to run for the country? Just because he played one or two good innings and got PEPSI doesn't mean he has become another Sachin. He has to learn to put his head down and play well for being selected ahead of Raina and Tiwary who performed better than him in the domestic season due to Mumbai quota.
RE:Why are we defending Rohit Sharma
by Cool Customer on Feb 18, 2008 10:50 PM
No one is defending Rohit Sharma for his rash shot. The issue of Rohit's game and Dhoni's run out is different. Rohit got out on a terrible shot not offering any footwork. But then so did Yuvi, and Gambhir and Uthappa. Id Dhoni doesnt expect Yuvi to score a half century every time why Rohit?
Anyway, Rohit is in the shoes of greats like Laxman and Dravid and Ganguly who have stabilized innings many times. He is just a kid. But blaiming him when Dhoni himself took poor decisions and went for an irresponsible run is ridiculous.
The way everybody played callously seems to have a plausible root in instructions. Dhoni may have been overconfident in instructing to play ggressively for the bonus point. He seems to think (through his numerous comments and strategies) that India can blast their way out of Australia 20-20 style. THAT my dear is foolish.
Dhoni blaming Rohit, defending Yuvi and blaming only the top order batsmen makes me wonder, is he really smart and brave or is he just street smart and bossy. He made some choices which the pundits thought "brave". But his bravado seems to be scuttled when he is facing obvious failure of his judgement
He has chosen Rohit, Pathan as the crucial upper order. He sees himself, Uthappa and Yuvi has convinient sloggers and not responsible if there is a top order collapse. I dont see how that is smart and intelligent. He has substituted the crucial positions of Laxman/Dravid/Ganguly for inexpereinced AND raw unreliable talents. Expecting Rohit and specially Pathan to deliver is foolish. More foolish is justifying that if he and Yuvi come up to such positions when a situation demands, they can continue to be reckless and still blame the top order!
His criticism of Rohit is silly! rohit started a fraction late- which is obvious- he is a runner. Dhoni needs to use his mind about risks when calling a short run with a runner. It is always a gamble.
He is a leader who has stared blaming the grass for not being green enough, and the sky not being blue enough even while he cant figure out the difference of green from blue.
If he really wants to excel as captain, it is time he learns modesty and leanrs to respect and hear the seniors he has got in his team. Else it would be a sad inevitablity of disaster for poor Dhoni!
Dhoni said,"It was bad reaction from Rohit. Even with the cramps I could have run and made it easily".
If it was Yuvraj running for Dhoni and gets run out, then Dhoni would have said,"I will keep Yuvraj as runner for me in every match because he is my ....
1) It is unfair on Dhoni's part to blame Rohit Sharma for his runout. When you have a runner, co-ordination and running betn wickets for sharp singles becomes usually difficult. This is a well-known fact. If Dhoni could have run properly even with cramps, then why did he ask for a runner ? Pretty strange logic by Dhoni.
2) Dhoni's tactics were faulty in this game: a) Pathan at no 3 ? At best Pathan is a bowling allrounder. He is not more than a no 8.
b) Dhoni is giving himself a false sense of a long batting line-up till no. 7, by putting Pathan at 3.
c) Uthappa is an opener and is really wasted at no. 7. Robin can not work his way through with smart singles at that position.
d) Most of the bastmen are equipped for 20-20 and do not have the technique and temperament to play in a 50-over game.
I think Dhoni's captaincy is terrible. He did not bowl the fullquota of Ishant Sharma & Shreesanth. Unnecessarily bowled Yuvraj at a time when it was required to put pressure on the Australian batsman.This somewhat released the pressure and Australia got away with a total of more than 200. Sending Pathan at no 3 was a blunder.
RE:My Indian Team
by heroraja on Feb 18, 2008 05:33 PM
u tell this to sunny.he will be lot happier and say a great team composition.sunny and ravi may say "this by far the best team composition we ever had in our INDIAN cricket history".May be PAWar would also be happy to see this along with Insane vengsarkar
hearing gavaskar and shastri in the commentary box you feel that sachin can do no wrong--extraneous reasons are given for his dismissal but he is never at fault--the other day rohit sharma was scoring and shastri was letting eveyone know that he (shastri) was from mumbai too-as regards harsha bhogle the less said the better--the moment he starts talking about sachin sounds as if he is having an orgasm just sitting there!!
RE:strange commentators
by mpc on Feb 18, 2008 05:13 PM
Shastri adds no value in his commentary...he just gets excited about a wicket falling or a batsman hitting a six...all he has is a decent accent...even akram adds more value with his comments...
gavaskar...he does add value but should say he is the most biased commentator in cricketing circles...not too different from Healy and co...as if it was just one team that is playing and that is India..
RE:strange commentators
by heroraja on Feb 18, 2008 04:41 PM
u r perfect mr.vox populi.u deserve 10 out of 10.both ravi and sunny tuned harsha as their first pupil as well.
The Indian batting looks terrible.It is brittle.Sachin has no hunger and plays with a bored look.It does not seem to matter to him.Yet another game to him.No hunger.Sehwag just cannot deliver in ODI format.Noone can say why he is good for only ten runs each match.Gambhir will always be a bunny to the short ball.Rohit Sharma seems organised and can possibly deliver consistently but has been ticked off by the captain.Yuvraj in my view has not returned to form.Could have been out several times.His shot to get out from a winning position was horrible.Shows the worst attitude.Irfan being pushed around.Don't we have a regular number 3?Uthappa is a flash in the pan and Dhoni has killed him by moving him down.What a mess?Who is accountable?It is the great Dhoni no doubt. There is a case for having Dravid or Ganguly in each series to provide some middle order stability.Yuvraj is not cut out for this.So bad move by Dhoni getting rid of them .
RE:Re:The batting looks terrible
by Calspadeaspade on Feb 18, 2008 08:22 PM
Good point. Yuvi is no good. In my opinion Yuvi ws bad most of the time. he has no technique. The time he hit 6 six and centuries was just a very pleasant surprise for me. People were making a Don Bradman out of Yuvi and india is paying the price for it. he has played 11 matches in Aus and not performed. His getting out was never a chance or for a beauty from the bowler. It isjust he was clueless.
I request all the ghaatees with the folded hands that they should request their fellow ghaatee Tendulkar to retire gracefully. By hanging around, he is not gaining anything except extra money. But, he has so much money already, what will he do with the extra money? Since I am a bhaiya, he will not listen to me. But, he might listen to the ghaatees. So ghaatees, be patriotic for a change, and ask your God to retire now.
RE:A request to the ghaatees!
by ramana murty on Feb 18, 2008 04:33 PM
last statement is gud.be patriotic for a change.gud one.but Practically sachin wont retire nor his Ghatees ask him to retire.first of all Sunny and ravi wont have much to blow up his trumpet if sachin retires.tough to see that happen.he will hang till 2011 Wc.
