Its nothing new, same old story. Indian bowlers ripping through the majority of the opposition team but just not being able to get of rid of one or two of the left handers which turn the game on its head. Whether its Clive Lloyd, Hanif Mohammad, Kepler Wessels, Marcus Trescothic, Sanath Jaisurya, Shivnarayan Chanderpaul, Mathew Hayden, Gilchrist, the list is long. Why, even the current indian coach, Gary Kirsten used to be thorn in indian bowler's flesh during the mid 90s. And yes who can forget Saeed Anwar and Aamir Sohail? Indian bolwers have their task cut out against the left handers. I guess they require much more application to get them out.
Re: Indians done in by left handers yet again!
by Muthu on Mar 18, 2009 07:27 PM
well said. But Jawahal Srinath was very good against left handers. As for as I know Jayasurya never scored one day century against India when Srinath was in Playing 11.
Re: Re: Indians done in by left handers yet again!
by VANAR VEDA on Mar 18, 2009 07:43 PM
U R RIGHT MUTHU. UR CRICKET KNOWLEDGE IS GOOD. ONLY VENKETRAGHAVAN AND JAVAGAL SRINATH WERE TWO BOWLERS IN INDIAN CRICKET WHO COULD CHECK LEFT HANDERS
Re: Indians done in by left handers yet again!
by Manglesh Bhalla on Mar 18, 2009 10:04 PM
yes. u r right. indian bowlers r always struggled against left hand batsmen. today, this is proven again. only jawagal srinath was good against left handers.
Dravid is following the ways of Ganguly who was much criticised for his poor fielding. This one time champion fielder has spilled 17 catches in the past ten matches. Is it slowing down of reflexes with advancing age or sheer lack of confidence?
Re: Dravid in Ganguly's foot steps
by VANAR VEDA on Mar 18, 2009 07:44 PM
GANGULY WAS A BRANDED POOR FIELDER. EVEN AFTER 400 MATCHES HE NEVER LEARNED TO RUN BETWEEN WICKETS ADDING TO HIS PATHETIC FIELDING
Re: Re: Dravid in Ganguly's foot steps
by Saptarshi Choudhury on Mar 18, 2009 09:08 PM
It was media who made built a mole of a hill. If you are cursing Ganguly, you are cursing players like Sehwag and lakshman also. They are stroke makers and run very less and score more in boundaries! The branding was done by media to make their channel popular, appy your own mind!
Dravid is following the ways of Ganguly who was much criticised for his poor fielding. This one time champion fielder has spilled 17 catches in the past ten matches. Is it slowing down of reflexes with advancing age or sheer lack of confidence?
Re: Dravid in Ganguly's foot steps
by Saptarshi Choudhury on Mar 18, 2009 09:09 PM
Excuse me, Ganguly was never short of confidence and i never saw him drop a sitter! Did you??
NZ trip has been very stress free for our players because NZ is such a good host. Players and commentators are very decent people unlike their neighbour country.I loved the sportsman ship exhibited when the young batsman Ryder made his first century. All the Indians came and shook hands. This is what we must see in sports.NZ player have been extreamly decent.
Re: Guys! Enjoy watching the Indian batting
by Abhinav Chauhan on Mar 18, 2009 07:39 PM
Well said! Thats what cricket is all about,you know.Its a complete genltemen's game
Re: Re: Guys! Enjoy watching the Indian batting
by Nathan Somas on Mar 18, 2009 09:17 PM
Yes, I can't agree more on this. NZ players are so decent on and off the field. Even when Sharma had a little pat with Ryder, he took it as a part of the game and there it finished. The commentators were so nice they were cheering for both teams equally if not more for India.
Re: Guys! Enjoy watching the Indian batting
by ravichandran jagadisan on Mar 18, 2009 09:30 PM
you are right.NZ is a great place to tour.unfortunately india does not go there very often.The last time they went there was 7 yrs ago in 2002-3 when they lost heavily.that upset them and so the long gap
rediff has missed one over bowled by O'Brien and that is added to mills.... How it can be? Rediff Sucks. And also if u count the runs given by the bowlers it sums up to 29 and they mentioned one run as an extra which will come to 30 but the socre card reads 29... rediff u r a dubo.The original score card is below
&nbs p; ; Bowling O M R W Econ CS Martin 4 1 9 0 2.25 KD Mills 2 0 18 0 9.00 IE O'Brien 1 0 1 0 1.00
Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by indiafriend on Mar 19, 2009 05:13 AM
VSGiri....good to see you back and tag-teaming up with Ravi Chudran...and heaping brainless moronism on the rest in this forum!
Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Ravi Chandran on Mar 18, 2009 05:11 PM
No regionalism please. We love Dravid, because he is an Indian. We hate Duckda, because he is selfish.
Re: Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Saptarshi Choudhury on Mar 18, 2009 09:18 PM
Ravi your comments are very biased kind. It seems whom you like personally is the best and whom you dont like is the worst? Dravid and Ganguly are one of the best batsmen India has ever produced! SO if you praise one, don't degrade the other! Had ganguly been selfish, he would have ouster Dravid from ODI when he was in pathetic form once. But Ganguly's contribution will be remembered as he made Dravid the wicketkeeper so that Dravid's role in the Indian team in not questioned! Had Dravid been out of the ODI team then, he would have never made it to the Indian team then! But in result what did Dravid do?? He played with Chappel to get Ganguly out?? Now tell me the definition of SELFISH?? Please don't bark with reason! Put your points before you comment!
Re: Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on Mar 18, 2009 05:40 PM
No body is denying Dravid's capability as a batsman, he is one of the most technically correct players in the world. But his recent form raises question about his selection in the present team in the first place.
But it is also well known that Dravid played politics along with Chappall his chamcha Kiran More to remove Ganguly from captaincy which he later forfietted. Presently two of the three members of this alliance More and Chappal is no where to be seen, and this tour is Dravid's last chance to avoid their fate.
Ganguly on the other hand had a royal farewell, showing his capability and becoming one of the few players having centuries in their first and last series.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on Mar 18, 2009 05:55 PM
and Chandran supporting Dravid? isn't that regionalism too?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Saptarshi Choudhury on Mar 18, 2009 09:19 PM
Ravi your comments are very biased kind. It seems whom you like personally is the best and whom you dont like is the worst? Dravid and Ganguly are one of the best batsmen India has ever produced! SO if you praise one, don't degrade the other! Had ganguly been selfish, he would have ouster Dravid from ODI when he was in pathetic form once. But Ganguly's contribution will be remembered as he made Dravid the wicketkeeper so that Dravid's role in the Indian team in not questioned! Had Dravid been out of the ODI team then, he would have never made it to the Indian team then! But in result what did Dravid do?? He played with Chappel to get Ganguly out?? Now tell me the definition of SELFISH?? Please don't bark with reason! Put your points before you comment!
Re: Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Koduvayur on Mar 18, 2009 05:33 PM
but the same dhoni is representing Chennai team in IPL and not any bloody hindi side. South knows how to appreciate quality, but you are narrow minded.
Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on Mar 18, 2009 05:38 PM
No body is denying Dravid's capability as a batsman, he is one of the most technically correct players in the world. But his recent form raises question about his selection in the present team in the first place.
But it is also well known that Dravid played politics along with Chappall his chamcha Kiran More to remove Ganguly from captaincy which he later forfietted. Presently two of the three members of this alliance More and Chappal is no where to be seen, and this tour is Dravid's last chance to avoid their fate.
Ganguly on the other hand had a royal farewell, showing his capability and becoming one of the few players having centuries in their first and last series.
Re: Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Ravi Chandran on Mar 18, 2009 05:43 PM
Duckda scored a duck in his last, innings. 'Royal farewell' when people were sure of 'good riddance'.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Ravi Chandran on Mar 18, 2009 07:45 PM
So,in another 16, Duckda might have scored 3000; with only one 200 plus.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on Mar 18, 2009 06:04 PM
Not same bhai, Dravid played 129 (at the time when Ganguly retired) compared to Ganguly's 113. Ganguly had to bear the pressure of captaincy in the major part of their career.
Ganguly saved Dravid's ODI career, in return Dravid joined hands with Chappal and More and ensured that players like Venugopal Rao and Mohammad Kaif were selected ahead of Ganguly.
Re: Re: Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Saptarshi Choudhury on Mar 18, 2009 09:24 PM
For ODI, Ganguly was the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series in his last ever ODI series which was against Pakistan.
For Tests, Ganguly have a century in his last test match. The Great Don Bradman also has a duck in his last match, does that duck draw any controversy in his batting caliber! Lol....
Re: Re: Re: Rediscovery of Indian Team
by Saptarshi Choudhury on Mar 18, 2009 09:26 PM
You know nothing other than bad mouthing. Did u do anything fruitful in life other than bad mouthing? Praise other, you will be praised in return!
Re: junk messages
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Re: Re: junk messages
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here comes another....mr.mange...because of people like U....this forum has become like an junkyard.....
Re: Re: Re: junk messages
by vijay on Mar 18, 2009 05:13 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: junk messages
by Saptarshi Choudhury on Mar 18, 2009 10:05 PM
read jodha's english , you will get whom he is referring! Don't add you bakwaas oxford comment!
Re: junk messages
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