SA bowling line up is best in this competition. Eng should targeted SA batting line up which performed poorly against NZ. Decision of batting first was wrong here.
Re: Eng made a big mistake........
by Abhijit on Jun 12, 2009 10:21 AM
But the chase too need a strong batting line up. Is this England batting line up enough to chase against SA? NZ failed
Re: Re: Eng made a big mistake........
by Anurag Rathore on Jun 12, 2009 10:23 AM
In T-20 a single player can change the result. If they chase may be an individual performace of a batsman turned the match into favour of Eng. Like Pieterson or L.Wright. It's always good to target the weakness of opposition.
Englands starting was not good in super eight because they loose there match against South Africa. There Decision was wrong that they choose to bat first. If opposition team is strong then you want to choose field first because opposition team give good target then they can chess that target with consistency and they tray to achieve that target. If they choose bat first then they must be give good target to opposition team. Kallis was played very well in last match. Englans batting as well as bowling was so bad in there batsman they have no consistency in last match.
South Africa bowling as well done against England Batsmen. Jacques Kallis is the match winner for it’s game. It’s team chances the win T20 world cup. England team poor score against South Africa. This score is easy chase for South Africa Team.
the way south africa is playing is really fantastic, surely be in finals.almost 90 % team members played in IPL and see what's the result ( vice versa in case of australia).the opponent team will be NEW ZEALAND OR INDIA. west indies can also surprise us........
If Dhoni is such a great captain and he is alone responsible for the wins, then:
1. Why Chennai Superkings lost in both the IPL tournaments?
2. Why did India loose all the T20 matches (post last world cup win) against New Zealand, South Africa and Australia?
India’s wins in test and one day matches are on the back of superlative performances of Sachin, Shewag, Rahul, Laxman and the bowlers of course. I also don’t believe that committed and vastly experienced players like Sachin, Shewag, Rahul and Laxman need to be motivated, guided and managed by any captain, least by Dhoni. Matches are won by team and not by the captain alone.
A captain is only good as good the team is. Take example of Australia. Till couple of years back, under Ricky Ponting’s captaincy, Australia was winning all the matches. Why are they loosing most of the matches now, even though Ricky Ponting is leading the team? Simple, the retirement of Warne, Gilchrist and Haydon has affected the side’s performance.
So, cut the crap that India is winning because of Dhoni’s captaincy. He is simply too lucky to have talented, committed and non egoistic players such as Sachin, Shewag, Rahul and Laxman, who have been consistently performing well.
Re: Dhoni is too lucky.
by Abhi s on Jun 12, 2009 09:02 AM
core of indian test team is the same from 2000-2001 only ganguly has retired an yuvi has replaced him rest all is same
Re: Dhoni is too lucky.
by Grover Omprakash on Jun 12, 2009 09:06 AM
I never noticed anyone saying India is winning because of Dhoni's captaincy but the ground reality is that whether the team wins a tournament or loses, it's always the captain who is framed up whether it is Dhoni or anyone else. Moreover, when you call him 'lucky' you must also consider the losses India had under him, which you did, but didn't call him unlucky. It's a team's game and T20 has a very restricted scope for any individual and its more like on a given day whoever strikes better (as a team) reaps the benefits. I don't know of anything extraordinary Dhoni did so he could be 'framed' even before the tournament started. This will only build pressure on him and ultimately team India. It might sound a win for some people though.
india can easily defeat ozie, safrica, slanka, pak,etc but finds it utmost difficult against likes of wi and nz...i dont know why they succumb to these minnows...
Re: potential threats...
by Swati Kumar on Jun 12, 2009 07:54 AM
west indies and newzealand don't look so stronger on paper but they can surprise other teams. Their aim is:- we will not win but we will not allow others to win also
Re: Re: Re: Re: potential threats...
by Grover Omprakash on Jun 12, 2009 08:51 AM
And who the hell is the mom of Supreme Court? You shouldn't pass indecent and ambiguous comments for Sonia Gandhi.
