The way in which the first 20-20 is played will more or less show the result of the whole series. i wish India to win the series and emerge as No1. in world cricket.
Dhoni is a positive and intelligent man. He appears to have picked up the thread from where Saurav left, although he appears to be more professional. Dravid was an miscalculation. He is always introvert and conspiring. If they can drop Ganuly, no place remains for Dravid either. But this is the way things go. Conspirators get scot free while real heroes are chased out of the arena. Good that Eastern Zone dominates the rest. First Saurav, now Dhoni.
Re: Dhoni
by Ashish Kumar on Feb 21, 2009 02:55 PM
There is nothing like East Zone's dominance. But old players are being phased out. As they play, they manifest their inadequacies and fall by the way side. More oldies are expected to go into the shadow after the NZ series. Only time will tell who they would be.
Re: Dhoni
by Ashish Kumar on Feb 21, 2009 02:53 PM
There is nothing like East Zone's dominance. But old players are being phased out. As they play, they manifest their iadequacies and fall by the way side. More oldies are expected to go ito the shadow after the NZ series. Oly time will tell who they would be.
Jacob Oram and Ross Taylor have returned from injury and been named in New Zealand's 13-man squad for two Twenty20s against India, but there appears growing concern for Kyle Mills. Mills missed New Zealand's last Twenty20, a one-run loss to Australia in Sydney recently, due to an Achilles tendon problem, and his situation was still unclear.
"He's had an ultrasound scan which showed no tear in the tendon so it might be inflammation of the sheath, we are just not quite sure," said New Zealand's convener of selectors Glenn Turner.
Mills has been replaced by Ewen Thompson, the Central Districts left-arm fast bowler, who made his debut in a Twenty20 against West Indies in December.
Oram, who missed the Australia tour owing to a calf strain, has been included but will play only as a batsman. Jesse Ryder, the hard hitting left-hander, had his tour of Australia cut short after the rotator cuff injury that flared up in training earlier did not respond sufficiently to treatment. He has replaced Peter Fulton and Taylor's return, after missing the SCG clash due to a leg injury, strengthens the batting. The Otago pair of Nathan McCullum and Ian Butler have been retained after solid debuts in Sydney.
The Twenty20s will be played on February 25 and 27.
NZ Twenty20 squad: Daniel Vettori (C), Neil Broom, Ian Butler, Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (wk), Nathan McCullum, Iain O'Brien, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Ewen Thompson.
There is an interview with John Wright (former India coach, now New Zealand selector) published in today's TOI, in which it is stated that Wright has some ideas, which he will pass on to NZ team, to ensure India's defeat.
John Wright left as coach in 2005 and in the over 3 and half years since then, much water has flown under the bridge, so to say.
One recalls how Greg Chappell, who unashamedly took up assignment as Assistant Coach of Austrlian team on their recent tour of India (under a relatively unknown Tim Nielsen, who was the Head or Principal Coach of Aussies)was made to bite dust.
I wish John Wright's "ideas" on Indian players also fail to help NZ team to have any advantage whatsoever.
Honestly, I am not expecting Team India to vanquish NZ in the forthcoming series. But I am there waiting to clap, applaud, appreciate, anything constructive that Dhoni and his men can do on this tour, even if it means close matches, playing the tests for over three or four days (remember, the tests were over in 2 days on the last tour in 2002-03 under the great Ganguly with stalwarts like Sachin, Dravid, Laxman, Ganguly et al), winning some of the ODIs or T20s.
What is important for me is that the players like Dhoni, Gambhir, Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Raina etc. are getting to play under NZ conditions on this tour, which will add to their learning and training and stand them in good stead on future tours of NZ, England etc.
And no one is better than Vettori when it comes to that. He is the best example of a bowler who is very successful in getting results (not wickets necessarily) with his limited armory he has.
Re: He is right about bowlers being shrewd
by Ashish Kumar on Feb 21, 2009 03:02 PM
Daniel Vettori would be getting a surprise when he plays Indians. He will be hit for big sixes by Yuvi, Raina and Rohit Sharma. I am quite sanguine India will win not only the T20 but also the ODIs. About tests, one cannot be too sure with unreliable oldies around.
Re: Re: GO... GO.. GET THE CUP ...
by Ridhdhish Amin on Feb 21, 2009 12:37 AM
Hey stop - the ICC may prosecute the producer and director for Racial Abuse (remember the word "Monkey"?)
Re: Re: GO... GO.. GET THE CUP ...
by Joseph John on Feb 21, 2009 12:27 AM
ur thoughts about dhoni prove that you are one....good on u man!! sorry ...TRIBAL MAN.
