Re: Warne performs like 18 year old
by Sachin best on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 AM
True man Shane warne behaves like a m0r0n when it comes to Shilpa shetty :-)
Re: Warne performs like 18 year old
by Pavas Agarwal on Apr 29, 2009 10:47 AM
Yes u r true by his own admission,warne said,he has already slept with over 1000 women.
Delhi would have won yesterdays match if not for two silly errors they committed. 1) Viru dropped Smith when his score was in single digit. 2) The simple catch offered by yusuf at deep square leg was not taken even though the fielder had all the time in the world to take the catch. Should these two opportunities were to be taken, RR would have definitely got defeated. RR is a just a bunch of rookie players except for a few intl stars, and I do not see them going a long way in this edition of IPL. They r losers all the way...
Re: RR is a useless team
by Harish Iyer on Apr 29, 2009 10:44 AM
even DD is usless. Sehwag , gambhir so called stars scoring in single digits for last 4 matches. i agree umpiring also bad in last match devillers got a bad LBW Smith not given plumb LBW
should be banned from participating. they are eyewashing the public by fielding lousy player and having one sided matches. they are just making the numbers.
Re: RCB, KKR , DD
by naveen dhanerwal on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 AM
Can ICC ban Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Kenya, Namibia, Caneda....and so on countries participating WC or similar tournaments?
Re: RCB, KKR , DD
by Pavas Agarwal on Apr 29, 2009 10:45 AM
There should be leimination system of atleast two last placed teams like in English soccer primier league.
Re: yousuf pathan
by Aryan on Apr 29, 2009 10:47 AM
Guest: do not compare a legend with an avg player. Yusuf thrives purely on big shots that involve a huge risk. Yesterday if his catch had been taken when his score was around 20 then the story would have been different. If yusuf is so gr8 a player why is he not given a chance in Tests???? He lacks the capacity to bat for long duration, which is a prerequisite in Tests and the hallmark of a gr8 player.
Re: Re: yousuf pathan
by M Prabhu on Apr 29, 2009 11:35 AM
Aryan,
According to me for Tests there is no need dedication only he should play well and get runs. practically say which one would you like 100 runs from 250balls or 100runs from 120 balls. In earlier days they played very slow and why you expect now also should play in the same manner.
they should not see he is a hitter or not only they should his form only for tests.
if hard hitter could not survive in tests how shewaq, gilly and so many ....
Re: yousuf pathan
by Pavas Agarwal on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 AM
Comparing two different eras is not a great thing with players,Sometimes average players can score heavily and their records look impressive playing against weaker teams.
Re: Re: MI is going to take the IPL2 cup.
by Harish Iyer on Apr 29, 2009 10:42 AM
insult ? this is a compliment considering the DC's performance last year.
Strange! No body's talking about Warne's catch. He's of 40 and what a catch he took yesterday! A 18 years old will be envy of that catch. At this age, he is fielding very well. Amaging!
Re: Re: Warne's catch!
by naveen dhanerwal on Apr 29, 2009 10:48 AM
What is special? First Jonty has taken more spectacular /almost unbelievable catches than anyone in the cricket world, leave Ganguly alone. Second, Warne is of 40 and that is what makes it special. Ganguly is just around 37 and look at his fielding now, compare it with Warne's and think who is better?
Re: Re: Warne's catch!
by Anurag Rathore on Apr 29, 2009 10:40 AM
Why you are comparing Saurav with Warne? Warne is legend while Saurav is only good player.
Only Devillers is playing knocks. Rest all are just participating for sake of it. Sehwag has become a laughing stock with no good since NZ test series. he should be dropped . Gambhir's poor form is also worrying, specially T20 wc round the corner.
1. Dhoni is no magician. CSK's performance so far shows that a captain cannot win matches if his team members under performs. Dhoni is a good captain, but major credit for India's recent success should go to the successful players and not the captain.
2. Team management is very important. KKR is the most mismanaged team amongst all the IPL teams. They lack leadership and direction and that has resulted in their exceptionally poor performance. A good team can get demoralized quickly if the owner and coach indulge in petty politics.
3. 20-20 is not necessarily a young mans game. The best batting performances so far have come from seniors - Gilchrist, Hayden, Tendulkar, Jayasurya, to name a few.
Re: IPL 2009 So Far...
by Orient Mystique on Apr 29, 2009 10:49 AM
I am a great fan of Dhoni, but it is not my business to defend him if he is really indefensible.
But sensible thinking makes me to look at the following:
1. MI boasts of Sanath Jayasuria, Tendulkar, A Nayar, Bravo etc. and to restrict them to a score of 165 was commendable. This, despite a rusty Flintoff (later to reveal his knee injury) choosing to play for the sake of more payment than Dhoni and giving away lollypops to Nayar. The match should have been won hands down by CSK.
2. DD made the highest score of 189, yet CSK came to 180, losing by just 9 runs, unlike KKR fumbling and falling by 92 runs against MI while chasing a similar total.
3. If rain had not washed off the tie against RR, CSK might have won it.
4. Indians in general and Dhoni in particular have been playing non stop cricket - explaining why the likes of Dhoni, Gambhir, Sehwag etc. are failing with the bat while the likes of Ganguly, Dravid are doing well. Only exception being Sachin, who seems motivated to do better for MI than last year.
5. For some strange reason, the CSK franchisee is persisting with the likes of Parthiv Patel and Badrinath, while Murali Vijay and Vidyut are languishing.
6. There are still 9 matches to go at league stage and CSK cannot be written off.
I would like to believe that CSK may play a percentage game and reach the semifinals and then do better to win the trophy this year.
My choice for IPL winner: 1. CSK 2. DC 3. DD 4. KXIP
Re: IPL 2009 So Far...
by Kedar More on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 AM
yes u r rite,,
dhoni is over hyped for his success. he is only fortunate to have agreesive team india for which ganguly should be given the credit for seeding agression into young players
Re: Re: IPL 2009 So Far...
by B M on Apr 29, 2009 10:42 AM
You are wrong about Ganguly as well. Whatever applies to Dhoni also applies to Ganguly. Simply bringing aggression does not bring success. Ganguly won matches because of contribution of players like Dravid, Sachin, Kumble etc. If team members had not played well, India would not have won only because of Ganguly's aggression.
Many times, a captains deficiencies can be easily masked by the teams super performance. One such example is Ponting who is a pretty ordinary captain. But Aussies had a golden run under his captaincy because there were several players in great form - Hayden, Ponting (as a batsman), Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist, to name a few. Ponting was no miracle man and the moment these good players were out of the team, Aussies started losing.
Re: Re: Re: IPL 2009 So Far...
by Orient Mystique on Apr 29, 2009 10:52 AM
Mr BM, think of this: Ponting was captaining a team of stalwarts like Hayden, Gilchrist, Martyn, Langer, McGrath, Warne, Lee etc. To command their respect and be at the helm of affairs is itself a highly creditable achievement.
Re: Re: Re: IPL 2009 So Far...
by naveen dhanerwal on Apr 29, 2009 10:54 AM
Well said BM! But a captain should be cool in tough times and sometimes his decision on the right time counts in team's success or failure. I personally think Yuvraj and Sehwag are wrost captain. They can't lead team India. So Dhoni is a better choice for now.
I do not agree with the way Dravid treating his team by returning to India to see his newborn. When technology is so advanced he could have seen the baby from SA instead of rushing to Bangalore putting his team in trouble. Thousands or Army and police men who serve the Country hardly see their new born for months for want of permission from higher ups for leave. Dravid could have played his match against Kings XI and then moved to India as Mr Mallya has invested so much on him to play in the team. These cricketers are selfish and never ready to sacrifice their personal happiness for the team they play.
Re: Dravid
by naveen dhanerwal on Apr 29, 2009 10:40 AM
Are you married? Doesn't he has the right to see his newborn and his wife? Fine, technology is advanced and he could see then this way but dude what he can feel by staying with then couldn't feel then. You will know when you'll have a child! Have a nice time ahead buddy! And have a lovely time for Dravid and his family too.
Re: Dravid
by Orient Mystique on Apr 29, 2009 10:58 AM
Dravid has almost similar thinking.
You say that in these days of advanced technology he could have seen his baby from SA.
He is proposing to do just the same but in the opposite direction - using advanced technology he will be seeing, contacting, talking to and interacting with his team RCB and motivating them for an excellent performance.
(Well, forget this, I was just joking. Please think - when the franchise owner Vijay Mallya openly castigates Dravid for choosing a "Test" team against his wishes and turning in a bad performance as player and captain, drop him as captain to appoint KP/JK as captain this season, how else do you expect Dravid to react? He perhaps did the right thing from his perspective, knocking up a few fantastic and fast paced T20 innings before leaving the team high and dry! Now Ray Jennings is talking about Dravid being available to lead the team and JK not being automatic choice!)
RCB and KKR are the most hyped IPL teams because of their ownership and one doesn't see them doing well.
Re: Re: Dravid
by Sriram Govindarajan on Apr 29, 2009 11:33 AM
u gotta a point..i agree...My wish is dravid and ganguly shd score high and frustrate the team owners...
he is really jealous about MI and sachin but cant help it human tendency, u have to be jealous about the best thing of else'sorrryyyyyyy payassssssssssss i ll pray that next time u r born in mumbai so that atatleast u can get a chance to support MI.
Re: payas the gay
by naveen dhanerwal on Apr 29, 2009 10:29 AM
Yaar Parshad, there is nothing mile MI or Sachin, he's sick and jealous of fame, money and achivements he's got. He can't get even a single percent of this. So obviously yaar, he'll vomit all crap like this! No?
Re: Re: payas the gay
by prasad on Apr 29, 2009 10:33 AM
i m very happy for him, let him bark and get his pressure high, i m very happy to see his ass burning wow wat a site !!!!!!!!!!!
