India still can win this match. Wicket is going to detoriate much and its the good batting of Ponting and Hayden made Aus to play well. If we can get the last 6 wickets arround 100 arround lunch or just one hour after lunch, we will get get a lead of arround 150-175 and if we can bat for 1 1/2 hours and get another 200 runs and declare overnight, its not easy for Aus to play 2 spinners along with the 2 seemers with ball swining and reverse swinging and Sehwag and mishra getting a lot of turn on this pitch. Batting on this pitch is not easy and we will see tail may not be surviving too much time once we get the wickets of watsdon, clarke and Haddin. Come On India, Go for kill. Only 2 results are possible now. Either India Win or Aus fights well and draws the match.
Either cricket or any other game ,you might have different thoughts about same player at different time. In the same way Every Dog has a day. we are only expected to see the match and enjoy .The excellent player like Sachin scores 0 run too.and critics attack at immediately.Dada has no substitue at a time and today he is barely in the team.So no body is other than time is effective.
In all likelihood, these test is going towards draw; and that means aussies were successfully able to negotiate 600 score. If 600 score is not enough to force the opponent out in our home pitches, it is our bad luck.
Re: Give Sachin and Ganguly some overs too!
by Tomboy India on Nov 01, 2008 04:54 AM
Sachin is extremely good in mixing deliveries! And he can bowl most of the stuff, off spin, leg spin, googly, flippers, doosra's, swing, seam! Everything apart from pace. But he does not bowl because of his elbow and ankle injuries.
Well said Mr. Kaushik..Even iam a person who belives that performance matters above past laurels.. But performances comes with peak and trough.Every bowler went through this phase before. Even Kumble himself went through this in 1997. But came back strongly with a remodeled action. Heroes go through tough period but they'll claw back no matter what! Imagine Kumble was the lone wicket getter for india in docile Indian wickets for the past 15 years or so. Azhar,Sachin,Ganguly,Dhoni everybody turn to one man to get wickets from day one..it's anil kumble. Red ball or white ball!! new ball or old ball!! Kukkabura ball or SG ball!! first innings or second innings..this man had delivered all the time. Before coming down to an Indian tour foreign captains and coaches strategize on playing kumble by watching his videos..they dont spent too much time on sachin,dravid,ganguly videos..This itself speaks volumes for the man's prowess. even if you guys dont want to appreciate,it's fine..but plzz dont humiliate legends..
