I have great regards for Dravid. If one looks back at his career he was branded as a Test Player. But he worked hard to get out of the shell and carved a niche in the one-day format as well. And now I think he is getting into the T20 mode slowly. Youngsters should take a leaf out of Dravid's book. I would like to see Dravid in the T20 world cup squad.
Re: Rahul Dravid - hard work personified
by anaida raza on Apr 20, 2009 09:45 AM
but ....Ganguly even does not deserve place in team leave captaincy.
Kolkata Knight Riders - Twenty20 matches 2008 Ganguly is the player who wasted more balls in last IPl Summery of strike rates of players taken as batsman Umar Gul Runs 39 Strike rate 205.26 McCullum Runs 188 Strike rate 204.34 Saha Runs 159 Strike rate 133.61 Shukla Runs 163 Strike rate 133.60 Hussey Runs 319 Strike rate 123.16 Butt Runs 193 Strike rate 119.87 T Taibu 31 Runs Strike rate 119.23 Agarkar Runs 54 Strike rate 117.39 Ganguly Runs 349 Strike rate 113.68 Kartik Runs 30 Strike rate 111.11 Das Runs 17. Strike rate 109.57 Sharma Runs 11 Strike rate 100.00
in 52nd match Played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on 25 May 2008 when Kings XI Punjab was sure of Semi's birth and it was clear that Kolkata Knight Riders will not go to semi's ganguly scored 86 not out his usual style of scoring not out in irrelevant matches to boost averages.
He wasted more balls and made task difficult for others.
and MOM against weak opponents like DC & RC or in irrevelant match? hoot.... Llife should be efforts to win match for a good cricketer.
Does Saurav know that?
IPL 2009 start 1 run in 12 balls. Just not capable
Re: Rahul Dravid - hard work personified
by anaida raza on Apr 20, 2009 09:42 AM
Dravid Sachin Kumble Sehwag etc are class of their own age does not matter.
Re: Re: Rahul Dravid - hard work personified
by Sriram Govindarajan on Apr 20, 2009 03:17 PM
kumble? the one who claims himself to be a spinner but hasnt turned a ball till now...haha. If he had seen shane warne spinning he wud have hid himslef up in a room...Dravid's innings is quite unusual, a fluke innings....
taers roll down my eyes... dravid has to prove even after helping india so many times from dire strait situations... even after taking world record catches.. even after keeping wickets..for the sake of country..etc tec..
as i am writting this, the delhi punjab game is on and i am very disappointed to see sewagh's captaincy and delhi's team selection. bring maharoof or mcgrath back instead of darem nanes. sewagh is a great player, someone sit with him.
By the change of the venue.. IPL is quite less exciting.. Pitches r not upto d mark and whether is affecting the excitment.... in all dis IPL will teach lots of things to BCCI and Indian Government... Although security is very imp but are enough capable to provide security to every Person present in INDIA... So finally 2nd season started n I hope it'll make that heat which wa created in previous 1....
If you see the Cricinfo frontpage, you will see the wagonwheel of Sachin who scored 59 off 49 balls, but not that of Dravid who scored 66 or 48 balls! Why, cricinfo, why? As a matter or fact, most media coverage, in the newspapers too more credence has been given to the Bombay/Chennai match, whereas no importance has been given to the 7th placed team (of last year) beating the current champions. Anil Kumble's effort is probably the best even in a T20 game, but that also has been pushed into the sidelines.... I hope RCB wins this tournament . . . .
Re: What is everybody against Dravid and Kumble?
by Vinod saraf on Apr 20, 2009 10:30 AM
Dear, Its true, RCB had won against the Champions & Dravid had laid the foundation by scoring half century.
BUT DEAR HAV U SEEN THE TEAM SQUAD OF CHAMPIONS.
Last year most successful bowler Tanveer & Watson and a very good fielder & handy batsman Mohd. Kaif too not in the squad.
Thats why Dravids 50 is side lined against Tendulkar.
Dear you have to score the runs against the quality bowlers like Glen Mcgrath,Shane warne,Zaheer,MAlinga,Vaas,Shaun Pollock, Murli ( not karthik), etc.
Re: Re: What is everybody against Dravid and Kumble?
by vishwanath rao on Apr 20, 2009 12:07 PM
u got to score runs no matter who is on the other side ... Dont forget that even royal challengers B lost 3 quick wickets (top ones) ... learn to give credit for true performers :) It's as simple as that ...
Re: What is everybody against Dravid and Kumble?
by Venu Kosigi on Apr 19, 2009 04:58 PM
i fully agree. Once Dravid scored awell deserved century in a test match. And Sachin agreat ZERO. But the great commentators and in press instead of praising Dravid, they were gaga about how sachin played ten difficult balls and how he got out to a beauty. Dravid effort was just a line or two. Ofcourse the great mentor of sachin who sits in commentary box explained each and every ball sachin played with ease but a beauty he was out.
Already the siugns are there....every match is being delayed due to fog, rain, thunder etc...Capetown is a wrong venue...the matches should have been held in Durban and Jo'berg where the weather is far better!!
Wrong choice of venue and wrong selection of centre...unfortunately all matches are going to be held in Capetown it seems...
Australia would have been a better venue in April/May....... Modi it seems has got it all wrong!!
Dravid doesnot require media or any others help. we all his fans are there. rahul score as u like no one can stop you. There might be a number of great cricketers present and past. but you are one and only one great self-less cricketer in world. ( ofcourse Vishy was in that era)
Whether it is Sachin or Dada , they had all the support from Media , their own politicians and Board. Rahul never had these and fought alone and could have become an excellent captain also as he has won several matches for the challenger series as captain and also oneday's and test matches but non-cooperation and interference due to presence of chappel ( bad luck) Rahul had to keep quiet and never spoke when the team mates did not coopetrate in the WC 2007 as he alone scored the highest against Srilanka when others failed. That is Rahul. Today Pieterson is his captain but you saw how he played. He has always played like this but remained an unsung hero as he is a true gentleman cricketer of the modern era
Whether it is Sachin or Dada , they had all the support from Media , their own politicians and Board. Rahul never had these and fought alone and could have become an excellent captain also as he has won several matches for the challenger series as captain and also oneday's and test matches but non-cooperation and interference due to presence of chappel ( bad luck) Rahul had to keep quiet and never spoke when the team mates did not coopetrate in the WC 2007 as he alone scored the highest against Srilanka when others failed. That is Rahul. Today Pieterson is his captain but you saw how he played. He has always played like this but remained an unsung hero as he is a true gentleman cricketer of the modern era
