It is the right strategy for building the team for 2011 WC. Considering that the WC is going to be jointly hosted by India ,winning the Cup must be priority no.1 for BCCI.. As one of the host countries the Indian cricket fans would not like to see a first round exit of the Indian side .Accordingly Dhoni must be suitably advised ,the Coach and the Team mgt committee must play the reserves also as and when the opportunity arises to know the bench strength.. The decision of playing XI should not be left to the Captain alone but it should be a collective decision of the team management.
why are India Playing against Sri Lanka 6th time since 2 years. Why don't they play more against Australia, south Africa, New Zeal Land.....strong teams....Sri Lanka and Bangladesh wont help us more.....!
Re: Stupid BCCI
by x on Dec 30, 2009 07:00 PM
The game is played by only 8 teams competitively. playing against any team in that 8 teams is like playing a strong team only. though srilanka is ranked 7th in odi ranking it can beat any team.
Sri Lanka should also removed Kadamby....his running between the wicket in recent ODI series was very pathethic, which even caused Sri Lanka to loose two matches.
He also goes under pressure when it comes to score fast during chase...Sri Lanka earlier lost the tri series final in ODI series in Sri Lanka against India when he failed to score during chase....and recently in ODI series in India he was unable to score when Sri Lanka was almost to win.
Re: Re: Kadamby should be removed.
by unknown on Dec 30, 2009 04:33 PM
If you are not concerned with Sri Lankan team changes...then why are you in this forum.
Re: This is not an unbeatable team
by S Shrikanth on Dec 30, 2009 04:32 PM
Its going to be an easy walkthrough for Team India as Sri Lanka team will be a B-Team and Bangladesh already a C team.
Its time for Team India to take full revenge from these two weak teams who had kicked them out of WC 2007. :-))
Re: Re: This is not an unbeatable team
by Sameer on Dec 30, 2009 08:42 PM
weak teams ? Sri lanka beat us in 1 game and almost chased the 413 run target. It could very easily have been 2-2
Re: Re: This is not an unbeatable team
by Sameer on Dec 30, 2009 07:29 PM
weak teams ? Sri lanka beat us in 1 game and almost chased the 413 run target. It could very easily have been 2-2
Drop Sachin for Ever and let the youngster bring some pride for the country..
I am least bothered how many runs he has scored or how many centuries he has made. We have never won a world cup in which Sachin has played. We will lose 2011 as well if Sachin plays.
For me country comes first and then Sachin or any individual.
Re: Anti Sachin Campaign
by hariharan on Dec 30, 2009 04:21 PM
Even, Buddha,Jewess, Gandhi, Saibaba etc. were criticized by people like you.
We are proud that we are living in a world where Great Players like Sachin are living. Please play as far as you can and bring pride to our Country and Cricket.
Fools like Sohail were there in the beginingof the world, are there now and will be there. Please do not mind.
Re: Anti Sachin Campaign
by sanath on Dec 30, 2009 04:08 PM
I wonder who is asking you to bother or what comes first for you.
The team selection is entirely in the hands of the selectors, and to enjoy seeing him batting and piling runs is one's personal prerogative - if u don't like, u can switch off ur television, and as we like, we will watch.
we won both the Test & the ODI series, our Board is not as daring as Sri Lankan or Australian, they r more bothered about team wins rather than players personal records & take bold decisions. Our lack of courage in taking bold decisions will ultimately backfire on us because other boards build a team of players by giving them international experience as well as responsibility, who can smoothly take over from senior players in case of need. The way they have groomed Dilshan from a no 7 batsman to a top order batsman who can do better than Jayasuriya is a lesson in man management. Our board does not have any foresight or planning for even next few years.
Re: Even though
by Jayesh on Dec 30, 2009 03:47 PM
They bring in new faces who trouble our bowlers but we r even hesitant to give chances to those who r in the playing 15. We keep citing lack of experience as a reason to not allow newer players, that way a player never gets a chance & gets dropped without playing
Re: Re: Even though
by wifeismylife on Dec 30, 2009 03:52 PM
Whoever plays, if India wins, what is your problem? They are winning consistently in India and Abroad. How does it matter, if a 40yr old or 55yr old plays? India is still winning. You should be preaching these lessons to our political parties to blood youngsters instead of cribbing here...
Re: Re: Re: Even though
by Jayesh on Dec 30, 2009 04:05 PM
India is winning consistently since the last decade because players for whom wins matter have come into the team. The team is not dependent upon a single individual. When a particular single individual dominated the team, the other team members were weak, so his performances seemed superior, now that players have come into the team who can win matches single handedly, it is imperative to build a pool of such players by giving them more exposures who can deliver in vastly differing situations. Y r u preaching about 40 & 55 yr old players, y not preach about 100-120 yr old players? First stop preaching urself & learn to focus on wins, the reason behind the wins & how to continue winning always by focusing on the team rather than on individuals
Re: Re: Re: Re: Even though
by wifeismylife on Dec 30, 2009 04:44 PM
Ultimately all of us want India to win matches! If India wins it with Sachin in team, how is it hurting you? If not today, Sachin will retire from Cricket one day & a youngster will take over his place & still India will win & that is what we are looking forward to. When you say, India does not win only b'coz of one individual, how does it matter when 1 individual is in the team when India is winning irrespective of his age? Why are you crying for Sachin's ouster? As you say, 1 individual does not make a difference to team. So let the team keep winning & we have no complaints.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Even though
by Jayesh on Dec 30, 2009 04:55 PM
I did not post a comment about Sachin. I posted a comment about our Boards functioning. A team can win consistently only when no player becomes irreplaceable, a team keeps winning irrespective of whether that player in a particular match is not able to perform or is not available for a particular match. Hence a pool of players shud be developed who can takeover & replace any other player in the team. This can happen only when u allow exposure to newcomers. As far as Sachin is concerned, I think he shud play in the middle ranks & guide the team in case of a difficulty, allow a younger player to open
Re: Even though
by Karthikeyan Rajendran on Dec 30, 2009 04:28 PM
Dilshan was a makeshift opener. What grooming are you talking about? The same way Sehwag made his way from middle order to opener.
Re: Re: Even though
by Jayesh on Dec 30, 2009 04:37 PM
Grooming means allowing younger players to play at top intl levels & guiding & encouraging them to take on challenges. Like allowing a new comer like Mendis to face tough batsman or Suraj Randiv or S Lakmal to face top batsman as well as giving them hints, ideas & confidance about approaching there tasks, like the senior players taking a backseat & encouraging newcomers to face difficult situation. Giving newcomers support by the management as well as other senior players. Like Sehwag did when he was asked to captain- encouraging the younger players to perform to there best & make a mark for themselves prior to the 2011 world cup.
Re: Re: Re: Even though
by Against Pseudos on Dec 31, 2009 10:21 AM
Jayesh:
What exactly is your grievance?
Judging by the current performance of both India and Sri Lanka I think the Lankan board needs to take some lessons from BCCI on how to manage the team. ;-)
Re: Re: Re: Re: Even though
by Jayesh on Dec 31, 2009 11:04 AM
BCCI is not managing the team, it is the players performances which is resulting in wins. Whereas the Sri Lankan is managing the team even though they lost the series, they have already built a pool of players who can match the established players & take on any opposition. Our board does not do that.
