team BCCI are on real back foot. Only guy who can now save india is caption Sehvag. If he bats for 2 or 3 session only then India can save follow on else we are heading innigs defet if NZ cross 600.
After today's performance, is there any doubt left that we need to drop Harbhajan & play Pragyan Ojha or Amit Mishra instead or perhaps both ?????????????????
although karthik was dropped after 2 tests in lanka recently, he gets another chance ( god knows y) n he keeps his records intact of droping batsman. he cant b in the team as keeper.
Hamilton test: Indian team with Dhoni restricts the Kiwis and beats them. Napier test: Indian team sans Dhoni goes back to its old ways. Only the other day many were seeking to undermine Dhoni's credit by calling this team the best ever and what not.Any comments?
By ordinary Captains and leaders Despite no Zimbabwe Bangla Desh wins All match or series winsagainst quality opposition.
in New Zealand Test Series, 1967/68 - 3 matches won & serie win----- Captain Pataudi in West Indies Test Series 1970/71 – 1 matches won & serie win -----Captain Wadekar in England Test Series 1971 - 1 matches won & serie win --- Captain Wadekar in West Indies Test Series 1975/76 - 1 matches won & serie lost ---- Captain Bedi in Australia Test Series 1977/78 - 2 matches won & serie lost -----Captain Bedi in Australia Test Series 1980/81 -1 matches won & serie drawn ---- Captain Gavaskar in Sri Lanka Test Series 1993 - 1 matches won & serie win ---- Captain Azaruddin
in Bangladesh Test Match 2000/01 - 1 matches won & serie win ---- Captain Ganguly in Zimbabwe Test Series 2001 - 1 matches won & serie drawn --- Captain Ganguly in Sri Lanka Test Series 2001 - 1 matches won & serie lost ----- Captain Ganguly in West Indies Test Series 2001/02 - 1 matches won & serie lost ----- Captain Ganguly in England Test Series 2002 - 1 matches won & serie drawn --- Captain Ganguly in Pakistan Test Series 2003/04 - 1 matches won & serie win ---- Captain Dravid - 1 matches won & serie win ---- Captain Ganguly in Bangladesh Test Series 2004/05 - 2 matches won & serie win --- Captain Ganguly in Zimbabwe Test Series 2005/06 - 2 matches won & serie win --- Captain Ganguly
Re: How Ganguly can be greatest Captain ? ------Part I
by anaida raza on Mar 26, 2009 08:34 PM
How Ganguly can be greatest Captain ? ------Part II
Now Dravid & Dhoni
in South Africa Test Series 2006/07 - 1 matches won & serie lost ----- Captain Dravid in Bangladesh Test Series 2007 - 1 matches won & serie won ----- Captain Dravid in England 2007 - 1 matches won & serie won ----- Captain Dravid in Australia) 2007/08 - 2 matches won & serie win --- Captain Dhoni in Sri Lanka Test Series 2008 - 1 matches won & serie lost ----- Captain Dhoni
Now greatest Gangulian period full of Zimbabwe Bangla Desh wins Series win against quality opposition nil. How can we say him greatest ever captain?
Re: Re: How Ganguly can be greatest Captain ? ------Part I
by Desi on Mar 26, 2009 11:46 PM
SIMPLE - Because he lost WC2003! How many of the previous captains have taken us to a WC final?
Although things can change very quickly in the game of cricket, but the way things are right now, I don't see NZ losing this game from this point on. This seems to be a good batting track, but Indian batting may collapse under the weight of the mountain of runs. I get the feeling that Vettori and Jeetan will give Indian batsmen hard time. India's best bet would be a draw. India may have to bat for almost three days (both innings). My only hope is that NZ may not be able to bowl Ind out twice.
I don't know how serious Dhoni's injury is, but if he was fit enough to bat, maybe Karthik should have been included in place of Yuvraj and Dhoni should have played as a batsman. Without Dhoni, team looks in total disarray. Yuvraj is one of the best ODI player, but even after being around for 8-9 years, he looks totally out of place in tests.
It will be interesting to see how Sehwag bats in this test with pressure of being a captain and chasing a huge score.
Re: A few thoughts
by vinay on Mar 27, 2009 01:16 AM
cant blame ind. its a batting track. blame it on toss. if v had won the toss, thng wud hv been diferent.
I don't think by chanting team chalisa, we are going to land anywhere. Fielding and catching are sub-standard. So does, bowling. Young team mmbrs should thanks to their star as they are getting batting dominated pitches. Except Sachin and Laxman with their fine technique faced Ambrose/walsh/Mcgrath/Waqar & Akram. Otherwise current bunch is good only for T20 matches. Their gloring saga w'l continue another season. India can never be reckoning team to top the rankings. Aussie & SA plays with their heart-out, they won't allow you to blink once. That reflect in the series results. Their pacers hitting the deck in 130-140's where our pacers clocked 120-130's. Sometime Kumble & Harbhajan opened the bowling spells. Pathetic and simple pathetic.
Re: Sachin
by Ashwin Ramaswamy on Mar 26, 2009 05:11 PM
when lesser players get zeros it is fine with you but when Sachin (only sometimes) get a duck you say he is a bad player !! and a team usually does not depend solely on a player . a good team wins on allround performances and not individual ones . out of the matches India has won, 80 % of the matches Sachin has scored. is that not enough for you ?
Re: Sachin
by Saket Gadkari on Mar 26, 2009 05:49 PM
he is one of the Gods of cricket not GOD,if we consider his achievements.Who are you to decide whether others are fools are not
