well i wud say tht kapil sir did injustice wid his talent of batting....he wud hve performed much better thn he did through out in career in batting department...
RE:RE:injustice
by Daniel on Jun 21, 2008 12:22 AM
yes. he was a natural stroke player. he scored more than 5000 runs in tests which is half of the runs scored by gavaskar, around 11000 runs. moreover, he didnt hv to set himself for scoring, he used to start playing strokes immediately on his arrival at the wkt.
RE:very poor interview
by ruzo on Jun 20, 2008 11:26 PM
Dude, Kapil did NOT go to an "English Medium" school nor did he take Call-Centre English training lessons to hone his skills. India is probably the only country in the world where English skills are kept in such high pedestal, that almost no other skills seem to matter. English language skills certainly does open up a lot of opportunities , but why is that somebody lacking in it is looked down upon ?
RE:very poor interview
by mahendra sapa on Jun 20, 2008 11:58 PM
excellent comments.
But it's reality that every parent want their children to learn English. Reasons could be 1) status issue, 2) Open economy 3) Lack of educational opportunity using domestic medium 4) Indian are not proud of their own language.
RE:very poor interview
by S on Jun 21, 2008 02:23 AM
The fact is that he is talking and when you talk you just let it flow. Its the person doing the proof reading before the article was published who needs to go back to school and learn how to report an interview. Or may I suggest " Interviewing for Dummies"
RE:Pathetic !!
by A Sharma on Jun 21, 2008 02:14 PM
u r just a 'pav'sher! dont brag abt ur english! consider the meaning Kapil's words impart to the listener!
RE:Pathetic !!
by SACHIN BHATIA on Jun 20, 2008 11:41 PM
Yaar "Vimalan","Sarvesh", "RB"...tell us all of you Are you 100 percent perfect? No way..then find out what's missing in you?? I know you don't have teh answer of this question, as "tommycat" is saying right about all of you. just ask your mother, sister & wife they know you very well because behind every successful men there is a women might be kapil's wife, sister or mother..okay...Aagey kabhi matt likhna..Improve yourself
RE:Pathetic !!
by Guest on Jun 21, 2008 05:02 PM
kapil was/is/will be a cricketer .Not a Professor or journalist.He brought us a CUP OF JOY which is still overflowing.Just enjoy.
Kapil will remain an All-Time Hero for India. Not just because he captained India's world cup winning team but because of the image we had of him as a Valiant Fighter.
But the fact remains that his potential as a batsman was not fully realized. India may have been served better in the closing years of his career if he had been given more batting opportunities instead giving him a lower-middle order spot. He may not have been a technically correct & compact batsman but he had a natural ability to play strokes.
There are so many vivid memories of him as batsman I personally have (bseides the famed 175): Jeremy Coney waving his kercheif as a whie flag to Kapil to stop hitting him sixes & fours His 4 sixes in a row to avoid India from a follow-on in Lords His patient, discretion-full ton against the aussies in the tied test in Chennai. His magnificient ton against the Windies in Chennia (everybody remembers Hirwain's 16 wkt haul but take a look at Kapil's effort)
There're so many of his cameo knocks in the least of batsman-friedly pitches against tougher oppositions. Check out his knock in the first test of '91 series against the aussies in which we were walloped 4-0
Lastly, watch the India-SA match in world Cup '92. Even at that age, Kapil hit 40-odd in les than 30 balls smacking Donald & Co for couple of fours & sixes with lovely free flowing strokes.
India may have had a fleet of pace bowlers after Kapil's exit from the scene but no of these has ever come close t
RE:Kapil is indeed an All-Time Hero
by Daniel on Jun 21, 2008 12:18 AM
agreed. kapil was the best pacer during his era but not only that, he scored more than 5000 runs ie half the runs gavaskar scored. so he was really a genuine all rounder. above all, he was a good hitter of the ball playing with his instincts and the running catch in wc final is a testimony of his fielding ability.
RE:Kapil is indeed an All-Time Hero
by Gomtesh on Jun 21, 2008 01:09 PM
Yes a Valiant Fighter. his contemporaries could not deafeat him & finally he was defeated by greatest ever cricketer called Sarad pawar,he is such agreat cricketer that he need not to go to the ground he plays cricket from the board room.
RE:Kapil is indeed an All-Time Hero
by A Sharma on Jun 21, 2008 02:19 PM
Sharad Pawar? Who? The lame, paralytic dumb ass?? He is a fine example of the class to which Indian polititions belong to. He didnt disgrace Kapil.. he just disgraced BCCI. Kapil is too 'great' to be dishonoured! Look at how many back him.. rather than SP. We need Gandhijis policy here.. Ignore IPL. Can you??
RE:Kapil is indeed an All-Time Hero
by Raj on Jun 20, 2008 11:33 PM
Yes I agreed, That WC1983 was special because we'd dominated on every front batting,bowling and over we stopped West Ind. dominance. Jai Hind
RE:world cup
by Gomtesh on Jun 21, 2008 01:13 PM
......shame on indian team.... which team. the team which plays (10% of the game) in the eground or the team which plays(90%ofthe game) in the board room comprising of sarad pawar, niranjan shah,etc.etc.
