CSK has the reputation of getting its famous stars retiring/ announcing retirement. The jinx continues..... Fleming, then Hayden, then (it was well almost) Oram (from tests), then Flintoff, then Murali, soon it will be Hussey?? and hopefully NOT Dhoni...haha
...eventually catch up w/ you. True greatness is measured in sustaining averages over a 20 year period not a one night stand. Besides, having an average of 50 has become a joke nowadays with all the batsmen catered pitches that have sprung up everywhere. So one cannot take very seriously these inflated numbers posted by the likes of Mohd Yousaf, S'kkara, Younis, Hussey and the likes. Personally I rate Clarke much better than Hussey. He's also a more attractive player (graceful in strokeplay). SRT and that generation are anyday better than this crop.
Re: Re: Re: Ponting
by Great on Aug 17, 2009 04:27 PM
Ritwik..Ur mother was found in Pontings Rooms. and after that this news was flashed. PONTING RAPED!!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Ponting
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Aug 17, 2009 06:14 PM
did you marry asshis's s!ster mate? Sorry you have been p!ssd. asshis's s!s isn't a virginn dude.
What goes up must come down. Mark Waugh must remember about his own performance on Sri Lanka tour and Indian tour. Why preach such a thing about Hussey when you yourself battled poor form for long time? Do you remember you and Warne getting fined for passing pitch report? Ex cricketers excercise no constraint in condemning current players without taking in accout their own careers. You might have been a good player not necessarily a great thinker or analyser. Already Hussey was inducted into playing eleven quite late and now we are thinking of finishing career. Does Dino remember what he said of a bearded fielder? Say what you have been asked not what you want to impose on current players.
Michael Bevan who had very good average vanished. Similarly Michael Hussey who had good average will vanish soon. Reason being both entered International Cricket lately in their 30's.
Re: Michael Hussey follows Michael Bevan
by rifle on Aug 16, 2009 08:38 PM
s he entered in the age of 24; but if he was in good form he would not vanish age does not matters in criket jayasurya is playing in 40's
Re: Dhoni
by Pratap Ghule on Aug 18, 2009 11:46 AM
abey he has average of more than 90 in one day n above 50 in test in last year wht else is rquired whn one comes to bat at no6 or 7 posn... he is great of all time....
Re: Re: Dhoni
by ratnadeep ray on Aug 17, 2009 10:18 AM
scoring 100 at no.7 is not an easy task. On the other hand Gambhir is opening. So it is not fair to compare Dhoni's score with Gambhir's score.
Re: Dhoni
by aishwarya patil on Aug 16, 2009 07:31 PM
Dhoni qualifies for the team as the best WK in the country. His batting and captaincy are bonuses.
Re: Dhoni
by ratnadeep ray on Aug 17, 2009 10:16 AM
Dhoni has 50 average in both tests and ODIs in last one year. So obviously the selectors are lenient to him. Also there is no better keeper batsman than him in India. So Dhoni's place is safe as of now.
Re: Dhoni
by thewalk on Aug 16, 2009 07:23 PM
and why not , look at Dhoni's record as the Indian captain, simply outstanding besides he has a team with power packed hitters from top to bottom Dhoni is sitting pretty at the moment
Re: Re: Dhoni
by Atul Thakur on Aug 17, 2009 03:14 AM
rifle, lol!!! lol!! Why should his batting be compared with Gambhir, he is best keeper/batsman india has and very good captain too...
Re: No one has a God-given right to be in the team,'' Waugh sai
by subbu on Aug 16, 2009 06:51 PM
Oops you r wrong. Indian cricketers themselves are gods. They now almost dictate who must do what at what time and buy what at what time.
Re: No one has a God-given right to be in the team,'' Waugh sai
by C M on Aug 16, 2009 07:15 PM
Come outta mental slavery my friend...Why Indian cricketers need to ponder when someone Aussi or any other gora says something..? Dont we have our own brains and thougts to ponder on...?? The same guy. Mark Waugh didnt say the same line when his bro Steve was there in the Aus team...Some ex players loves to be in focus and..Some stupid reporters dotn get hold of current players so they tap these Ex cricketers for their comments...Good readers, need to ignore such bad journlism tactics...rather than draw some "Follow" mentality.....
Re: who called him Mr cricket????????
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Aug 17, 2009 04:22 PM
Mostly for personal records and importantly a sore losing captain all times.
Re: who called him Mr cricket????????
by Great on Aug 17, 2009 04:25 PM
U R right...Plus the Bowlers SRT and Company Faced were much better than the current generation of Bowlers. COmpare Wasim Akram,Waqar Younis, Donald,Mcgrath,Warne,Kumble,Srinath,Aqlain to the ZAheers,Guls,Johnson,Anderson etc.
